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Wed, 07 Feb 1996

President backs war on levies

President backs war on levies JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday gave his full backing to Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief's plan to phase out various business levies charged by his ministry, and suggested that other government agencies should follow suit.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

RI wants wushu at the 1997 SEA Games

RI wants wushu at the 1997 SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council should try its best to include wushu, a Chinese martial art, in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games here next year, an official said yesterday.Inclusion of the sport has been supported by seven southeast Asian countries.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

101 golfers from 20 countries to compete in Kosaido Open

101 golfers from 20 countries to compete in Kosaido Open JAKARTA (JP): A total of 101 golfers from 20 countries will compete in the US$100,000 Kosaido Ladies Indonesia Open golf championship from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17 in Pandaan, a small town 60km south of Surabaya.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Nickel resources surveyed

Nickel resources surveyed JAKARTA (JP): Queensland Nickel Ltd. of Australia is surveying Obi island in Maluku for nickel resources."Queensland Nickel is one of the three Australian mining companies interested in surveying nickel resources in Maluku," the chairman of the surveying team of the...

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Pakistan envoy to discuss Bhutto's visit

Pakistan envoy to discuss Bhutto's visit JAKARTA (JP): A senior Pakistani official was slated to arrive in Jakarta last night to discuss preparations for Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's visit to Indonesia next month.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Govt encourages sectarian politics

Govt encourages sectarian politics YOGYAKARTA (JP): The way the government has been treating the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) as one of its political support bases has contributed to the re-emergence of sectarian politics in Indonesia, a political observer said yesterday.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Middlemen no strangers to local legal system

Middlemen no strangers to local legal system JAKARTA (JP): Traffic violators routinely avoid lengthy court procedures and hearings by using middlemen, said a junior secretary for the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

KONI set to induct new volleyball leaders today

KONI set to induct new volleyball leaders today JAKARTA (JP): The secrecy which has overshadowed the negotiations on who will take the top jobs at the Indonesian Volleyball Association will end only when chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar swears in them today.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Free markets, violence and world progress

Free markets, violence and world progressBy Arief Budiman SALATIGA (JP): When I visited the Australian National University last year, I had the opportunity to attend a seminar presented by Dr. Heinz Arndt.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Ancient Islamic Art of Indonesia

Ancient Islamic Art of Indonesia The United Arab Emirates Ambassador Mohammad Saeed Al-Kindi is slated to open the Ancient Islamic Art of Indonesia at the Maruzen Gallery, Mega Pasaraya, Blok M on Thursday.The opening ceremony will coincide with the breaking of the fast meal.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Ruling on CPs eased

Ruling on CPs eased JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, has eased its ruling on the issuance of commercial papers (CPs) on the local money market.In a ruling issued last week, the central bank stated that it will allow the trading of CPs even if their ratings are still being processed...

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

East Java PDI branch dissidents strike back

East Java PDI branch dissidents strike back JAKARTA (JP): Dissidents of the rift-plagued Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) from East Java struck back at their opponents yesterday.They turned up at the House of Representatives to respond to accusations hurled by Subagio, a PDI House member of the...

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: Solo Pianist, daily from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 11 a.m to 1 a.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

City to enforce Ramadhan curfew

City to enforce Ramadhan curfew JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has promised to take stern action against amusement centers violating regulations, especially those concerning closing hours during the fasting month.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Worker kidnapped and tortured

Worker kidnapped and tortured JAKARTA (JP): A group of drunk men recently abducted and tortured a factory worker in Tangerang, west of here.City police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna told reporters yesterday that Sanudin, 24, was having his breaking of the fast meal at a rice stall on Monday when...

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Roadwork disrupts telephones

Roadwork disrupts telephones JAKARTA (JP): Some 5,000 telephone lines from the Balaraja telephone exchange in Tangerang have been out of order since Jan. 26 due to roadwork on Jl. Raya Serang.Fiber optic cables connecting the Tangerang and Balaraja exchanges were unintentionally cut by the road...

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Thursday Imsak 4:27 a.m. Subuh 4.37 a.m.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 6, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 50 21,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 -200 2,500 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,075 -50 145,000...

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Market rent up by 50 percent

Market rent up by 50 percent JAKARTA (JP): Market management fees will be raised by 60 to 150 percent in five years, the director of the city-owned market company, PD Pasar Jaya, has said."The fees set by the municipality in 1990 are quite outdated," Soedradjat Soeleman announced on Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Observers consider Indonesian press weak

Observers consider Indonesian press weak SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian contemporary press is in a bind: it has been made so weak by the government that it is unable to function as a social control, while poor solidarity erodes its strength from within.This observation has been made by four experts.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Official denies Israeli outing

Official denies Israeli outing JAKARTA (JP): An official denied yesterday a plan to send an Indonesian team to the Israel Bridge Festival in Tel Aviv, scheduled to begin next week.JA Wowor, chairman of the North Sulawesi Bridge Association, told Antara yesterday that there was no official request...

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

German group sues Habibie

German group sues Habibie BONN (Reuter): Rights activists are bringing a libel suit against an Indonesian minister for disparaging demonstrators who heckled Indonesia's President Soeharto during a visit to Germany last year, their lawyer said on Monday.State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Semarang-Blora road

Semarang-Blora roadFrom KompasThe upcoming Idul Fitri holiday reminds my family of a road accident around this time last year. When riding a Cokro Kembang bus we collided with a Karya Jaya bus on the Semarang to Blora road. Among the injured was our nephew Luthfi Ansori.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Murder suspect arrested

Murder suspect arrested SURABAYA: Police have arrested a woman suspected of murdering a woman whose mutilated body was found here recently.The head of the East Java Police Office, Maj.Gen. Roesmandi, said that police arrested the suspect, whom he identified as Mrs.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Southeast Asian oil output seen declining

Southeast Asian oil output seen declining CANBERRA (Reuter): Crude oil production in the Southeast Asian region will decline to around 4.6 millions barrels per day (bpd) in 2005 from a 1996 peak of around 5.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

RI to host workshop on forestry conservation

RI to host workshop on forestry conservation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host a debate next month on forest conservation programs in Asia, bringing together business executives and environmental activists as well as community leaders and government officials.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Child workers not given recognition

Child workers not given recognition JAKARTA (JP): A respected social researcher has accused the government of trying to sweep the embarrassing issue of child workers under the carpet by denying its existence.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

LG to invest $500m in RI

LG to invest $500m in RI SEOUL (Reuter): LG Electronics Co said on Tuesday it planned to invest US$500 million over the next five years to set up a major production base in Indonesia for electronic and home appliance goods.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Mar'ie warns of demand for accountability

Mar'ie warns of demand for accountability JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has predicted the burgeoning middle class in Indonesia will soon be demanding more public accountability, transparency and good governance.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Gold exhibited in Padang

Gold exhibited in Padang JAKARTA (JP): The World Gold Council will hold a three-day international gold exhibition in Padang, West Sumatra, early in April, the chairman of the council's Indonesian branch, Leo Hadi, said.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Extra transport for Idul Fitri

Extra transport for Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has prepared extra transportation facilities in anticipation of the Idul Fitri exodus.The extra services at nine bus terminals, seven train stations, two airports and one seaport will start on Feb.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

RP, Moro peace getting closer

RP, Moro peace getting closer ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): The Philippines government and the country's main Moro rebel group are closer to a full peace accord after agreeing on the size of an autonomous Moslem region, a source said yesterday.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Arbamass denies levy collecting

Arbamass denies levy collecting JAKARTA (JP): PT Arbamass Multi Invesco denies that it used alcohol-content stickers to collect more taxes from brewers and refutes claims that it monopolizes the beer business on the tourist island of Bali."We're not selling stickers and we're not collecting taxes.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Malaysia's parties calm internal row

Malaysia's parties calm internal row KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Political tremors in Malaysia' Kelantan state between the ruling fundamentalist Parti Islam (PAS) and its moderate ally Semangat 46 have been soothed -- at least for now, officials said yesterday.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Soeharto's staff barely keeps up

Soeharto's staff barely keeps up JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono revealed a secret yesterday about the pressure of working in the office that takes care of the day-to-day activities of President Soeharto: The staff can barely keep up with the head of state.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

January's inflation at 2%

January's inflation at 2% JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Central Bureau of Statistics, Sugito Suwito, reported on Monday that January's inflation rate might have reached 2 percent due to high food prices last month.Sugito said the actual inflation figure for January is now being computed.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Int'l gamelan festival

Int'l gamelan festivalFrom Suara KaryaWatching western women in sarong kebaya and men in blangkon playing gamelan in the International Gamelan Festival at Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta recently on television, I felt myself transported to the future."Where is Indonesia?" asks a tourist.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

House divided on election monitoring

House divided on election monitoring JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives was divided down the middle on the question of whether or not an independent commission to monitor the election in 1997 is necessary.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Railway system gets new cars

Railway system gets new cars PURWOREJO, Central Java: Five train cars will provide a new service to the railroad line between Purworejo and Jakarta, an official here has said.The head of the state-owned railway company Perumka, Soemino Ekosaputro, said yesterday that the new cars had been brought...

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Landslide kills four in Manado

Landslide kills four in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: Four people have been found buried under a mound of earth following the landslides that hit Molas village, near here, over the weekend, an official said here yesterday.Village chief S. Mokoagow said that the victims were all women.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

SOS sought from to central bank as rupee crashes

SOS sought from to central bank as rupee crashes NEW DELHI (AFP): The Indian government yesterday sent an SOS to the central bank as the rupee crashed to an all-time low of 38.50 against the dollar but the industry said the situation was still far from serious.The rupee crashed to 38.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Indosat buys Global stake

Indosat buys Global stake CHICAGO (Reuter): Privately-owned discount telecommunications firm, USA Global Link Inc, said Monday that PT Sisindosat, a subsidiary of PT Indosat of Indonesia, had taken a 20 percent equity stake in USA Global for US$20 million.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Ericsson to provide ACeS phone handsets

Ericsson to provide ACeS phone handsets CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (JP): PT Asia Cellular Satellite System (ACeS), a Jakarta-based telecommunications firm, has signed a contract with the Swedish telecom group, Ericsson, for the purchase of 250,000 telephone handsets.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Government told to deregulate shipping further

Government told to deregulate shipping further JAKARTA (JP): The government must follow up its recent reform measures with further steps if it wants to prevent national shipping companies from going out of business, an executive of the Association of National Shipping Companies says.

Wed, 07 Feb 1996

Gas stations to use digital systems for accurate counting

Gas stations to use digital systems for accurate counting JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Pertamina oil company will soon introduce digital systems in all gas stations to ensure accurate counting.The head of the company's Jakarta and West Java divisions, Soesanto Hoesadi, said yesterday that...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Isolated tribes need teachers

Isolated tribes need teachers AMBON, Maluku: Isolated tribes in the Tobelo district, North Maluku, need more elementary school teachers, Antara reported yesterday.An activist of a foundation for the development of isolated tribes, Otha Soselisa, said that most of the elementary schools in the areas...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Government cuts allowances for its researchers

Government cuts allowances for its researchers JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to cut the allowances it pays researchers at ministries and state-run research institutions.The chairman of the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), Soefjan Tsauri, announced yesterday that researchers have...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

PP complains to govt over night-life hours

PP complains to govt over night-life hours JAKARTA (JP): More than 50 members of the Pemuda Pancasila youth organization filed a complaint with the city council yesterday over the city administration's alleged failure to enforce Ramadhan hours at local bars, restaurants, nightclubs and discotheques.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

'Lee's health not a factor in polls'

'Lee's health not a factor in polls' SINGAPORE (AFP): Elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew is back in shape after treatment for a heart problem and his health would not affect the timing of the next elections, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in remarks published yesterday.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Scholars must make ideological stand

Scholars must make ideological stand JAKARTA (JP): Scholars in Indonesia must assert their ideological beliefs instead of remaining on the sidelines as "objective observers", Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.

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