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Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Four days off for workers

Four days off for workers JAKARTA (JP): Companies are being urged to give workers at least four days off to celebrate the Idul Fitri holidays in their hometowns, the head of the East Jakarta office of the All- Indonesia Workers Union Federation, Syarifudin Pondungge, said over the weekend.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

'New leftist' fears questioned by legislators

'New leftist' fears questioned by legislators JAKARTA (JP): The military's fresh warning on the dangers of a "new leftist" movement was greeted yesterday with skepticism by many people, including two prominent legislators.The warning came on Sunday from Maj. Gen.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

BDNI in Philippines

BDNI in Philippines MANILA (AFP): Two Indonesian and Hong Kong banks have recently been given permission to expand operations in the Philippines, the Central Bank said.The Central Bank said Sunday that its policy-making body, the Monetary Board, recently approved the applications of Dao Heng Bank...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

'Genius children should be allowed to skip grades'

'Genius children should be allowed to skip grades' JAKARTA (JP): Exceptionally gifted children should be allowed to skip grades at school, an education expert said yesterday.Wuryanto, the former rector of the state teachers' training college IKIP in Semarang, said that this policy would allow...

Tue, 06 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.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Train connection back to normal

Train connection back to normal MUARAENIM, South Sumatra: Railroad transportation connecting Palembang and Lubuklinggau has returned to normal after a train crash which killed five passengers and injured eight others over the weekend temporarily closed the line.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Lentera International School closed

Lentera International School closed JAKARTA (JP): The Lentera International School in Cibubur, a Jakarta suburb, was closed last week, said chairman of the school board Keith Cameron."The coup de grace was delivered Feb. 2," said Cameron in a statement made available to The Jakarta Post.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Clampdown urged on firms ignoring labor safety

Clampdown urged on firms ignoring labor safety JAKARTA (JP): The government should impose firmer sanctions on construction companies that fail to ensure the safety of their workers, according to a member of the House of Representatives.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Cambodia seeks UN help in its fight against drugs

Cambodia seeks UN help in its fight against drugs PHNOM PENH (Agencies): Cambodia asked the United Nations yesterday for help in its fight against drug abuse and trafficking.Cambodia's co-premier Hun Sen made the request in talks with Giorgio Giacomelli, executive director of the United Nations'...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Dirty drinking water

Dirty drinking waterFrom Media IndonesiaI bought a small plastic bottle of "A.21" drinking water at the Jl. Tubagus Angke and Jl. Latumeten intersection in West Jakarta. It cost me Rp 500. Fortunately, a small child warned me that the water was unclean before I drank it.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Moerdiono tells Davis Cup squad to give their all

Moerdiono tells Davis Cup squad to give their all JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Davis Cup team received a morale boost yesterday when the country's top tennis figures Moerdiono and Sarwono Kusumaatmadja attended a training session prior to the tie against South Korea this weekend.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

IKA set to build Cawang-Cikarang elevated freeway

IKA set to build Cawang-Cikarang elevated freeway JAKARTA (JP): PT Investa Kusuma Artha (IKA) will start the development of a 30-km Cawang-Cikarang elevated toll road above the Malang river in June with an investment of more than Rp 900 billion (US$394.74 million).

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Landslides block transportation

Landslides block transportation MANADO, North Sulawesi: Land transportation between Minahasa regency and other areas has been disconnected following the heavy downpour Sunday night which caused landslides and damaged a bridge.The disaster has killed six people and submerged tens of houses.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Difficult logic

Difficult logic I was shocked to read your reportage Canada protests RI ambassador (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 4, 1996). I simply cannot understand how the foreign minister of Canada can so completely disregard international decency; all the while trying to sell to Indonesia a nuclear reactor...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

SE Asian rubber likely to trade lower

SE Asian rubber likely to trade lower SINGAPORE (Reuter): Rubber is likely to trade lower this week with pre-festive holiday selling, ahead of the Chinese New year break from Feb. 19, and thinning consumer demand, weighing on prices, some Southeast Asian traders said yesterday.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

What are audits for?

What are audits for? The uncovering of numerous irregularities in the implementation of the state budget reported by the State Audit Agency is not surprising. After all, we are still in the early stages of creating a clean government.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Wednesday Imsak 4:27 a.m. Subuh 4.37 a.m.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Bintang may link up with PPP or PDI

Bintang may link up with PPP or PDI YOGYAKARTA (JP): Former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas says he may link up with one of the country's two minority parties to strengthen the chances of his new party, the Indonesian Democratic Union Party.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Asia-Pasific region vital to global aerospace industry

Asia-Pasific region vital to global aerospace industry SINGAPORE (AFP): The global aerospace industry is poised for a recovery on the back of mega deals in Asia which hold the key to the fortunes of civil and military plane-makers, industry officials said yesterday.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Tubemakers expands in Indonesia and New Zealand

Tubemakers expands in Indonesia and New Zealand SYDNEY (Reuter): Tubemakers of Australia Ltd is progressing with its overseas growth plans through a joint-venture in Indonesia and an acquisition in New Zealand, the company said yesterday.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Rice imports no shame

Rice imports no shame All the fuss about Indonesia importing rice has made people ask whether we are now short of food. Is Indonesia no longer self-sufficient in the production of rice?The Ministry of Agriculture however reports there is no need for Indonesia to import rice this year because dried...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Aceh fish still edible: Official

Aceh fish still edible: Official JAKARTA (JP): The health authorities in Banda Aceh told people living in north of Aceh province yesterday that it is safe to eat fish from the sea.Most people in Aceh have been put off eating fish since the Gurita ferry sank off Banda Aceh two weeks ago.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 5, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 750 50 7,500 AHAP Insurance 3,000 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,125 -25 17,500 Aneka...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Union proposed to boost fishery industry

Union proposed to boost fishery industry JAKARTA (JP): Workers in fishery-related businesses have proposed the creation of a national association to unite different perceptions on fisheries development.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Minister to revamp state firms

Minister to revamp state firms JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said here yesterday that the government would restructure state- owned companies in a move to boost their efficiency.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Nine killed in Cilacap train collision

Nine killed in Cilacap train collision CILACAP, C. Java (JP): Nine people were killed and 13 others seriously injured in a collision involving an intercity bus with a train yesterday evening.Singgih Abadi, chief of the Purwokerto branch of the state railway company Perumka, told The Jakarta Post...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Floods in Riau subside

Floods in Riau subside PEKANBARU, Riau: Waters 2.5 meters deep which have covered the road to West Sumatra since Saturday have started to subside but several villages are under threat of landslides, Antara reported yesterday.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Police use masks

Police use masksFrom Media IndonesiaI learned from a TV broadcast that traffic police in Jakarta are equipped with masks while on duty. This is to stop them inhaling polluted air which is mainly caused by the exhaust fumes emitted by cars.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Pencak silat proposed for Asiad

Pencak silat proposed for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia Mohammad Hasan has proposed that Indonesian martial arts pencak silat be included in the 13th Asian Games in 1998 in Bangkok.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

CN-235 displayed at S'pore air show

CN-235 displayed at S'pore air show SINGAPORE (JP): The Asian Aerospace '96 show is scheduled to open here today with some 70 aircraft from around the world on display, including the Indonesian-made CN-235 turboprop.Managing director of Asian Aerospace Pte. Ltd.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Hostage crisis drags on, special troops withdrawn

Hostage crisis drags on, special troops withdrawn JAKARTA (JP): The military withdrew some of the Army's Special Forces from the Irian Jaya town of Wamena yesterday, in another sign that the hostage crisis is likely to drag on for some time.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Lightning kills five in Irian Jaya

Lightning kills five in Irian Jaya MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: Lightning killed five inhabitants of Jasa Mulia village in the Semangga Tanah Miring transmigration resettlement Sunday afternoon."The five victims were a mother and her four children. They were hit while working in the field close to a statue.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Obituary

Obituary Muhammad Zamroni, a former youth activist who was involved in the 1960s students' uprising against the Old Order administration of the late president Sukarno, died of a stroke in Jakarta yesterday. He was 60 years old.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Groups protest over election preparations

Groups protest over election preparations JAKARTA (JP): The general election is still more than one year away, but two organizations held separate protests yesterday, one in Jakarta and another in Semarang, about the way the election is being prepared, one even calling for a postponement.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

U.S. appeases Seoul over aid to N. Korea

U.S. appeases Seoul over aid to N. Korea SEOUL (AFP): U.S. presidential security advisor Anthony Lake yesterday tried to ease South Korean jitters by playing down Washington's unilateral decision to give two million dollars in new aid to North Korea.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Australia, Asia and the new regionalism

Australia, Asia and the new regionalism The following article is an excerpt of Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating's "Singapore Lecture" on Jan. 17. This is the first of two articles. SINGAPORE: The nearly forty percent of immigrants to Australia who now come from Asia are playing their part in...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

TIM renovation not to halt art activities

TIM renovation not to halt art activities JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has asked the Taman Ismail Marzuki Art Center not to halt art activities completely while the complex is renovated.Speaking at the breaking of fast dinner with artists on Sunday, Surjadi said that the renovation was...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Labor or Liberal, no difference to Indonesia

Labor or Liberal, no difference to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): While Australian party leaders continue to jeer at one another over the other's foreign policy approaches, analysts here believe the outcome of the Australian election will have little bearing on relations with Indonesia.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Adrianus to fight Nasarov in Japan

Adrianus to fight Nasarov in Japan JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Adrianus Taroreh has signed a contract to fight World Boxing Association lightweight champion Orzubek Nasarov in Tokyo in April 15.The contract, signed over the weekend, ended months of doubt about the title fight caused by a dispute...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

RI archers to enter Asian meet

RI archers to enter Asian meet JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian trio of women who won the bronze medal in the world championships last year will spearhead their team in the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand on Feb. 24.D. E.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

BA Asia to advise RI firm

BA Asia to advise RI firm HONG KONG (Reuter): BankAmerica subsidiary BA Asia yesterday announced it has been named as financial adviser for a major US$700 million telecommunications project to build land-based telephone lines in Indonesia.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Glodok shopping bridge finally evacuated

Glodok shopping bridge finally evacuated JAKARTA (JP): The authorities finally evacuated the Glodok Metro Bridge shopping strip yesterday, one week after a deadline imposed by the West Jakarta mayor.The evacuation brought to a climax a prolonged dispute involving 60 shop owners, PT Binacitra...

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Beer levy dispute needs inter-ministerial solution

Beer levy dispute needs inter-ministerial solution JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Domestic Trade Djoko Mulyono said yesterday that the best way to solve the beer levy dispute in Bali is for several ministries to discuss it.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Preachers not to be screened

Preachers not to be screened JAKARTA (JP): The City Military Commander Maj. Gen. Wiranto said yesterday that his office will not screen preachers who are scheduled to deliver sermons during Idul Fitri prayers on Feb. 20.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Civil servants need education and training

Civil servants need education and training JAKARTA (JP): A weakening sense of morality is just one sign that more needs to be spent on the education and training of the city's lower level civil servants, said a councilor of the Indonesian Democratic Party.

Tue, 06 Feb 1996

Journalists hurt in East Java accident

Journalists hurt in East Java accident JAKARTA (JP): A group of journalists touring cities in East Java were involved in an accident yesterday in Purwosari village, Magetan regency, some 190 km southwest of Surabaya.

Mon, 05 Feb 1996

The case of emerging hills

The case of emerging hills JEMBER, East Java: Geography books said there are 43 hills here, but aerial photos taken recently by experts at the Jember University revealed there were 100 more, Antara reported.Rector K. Santoso said on Saturday that the hills in Jember were rich in minerals.

Mon, 05 Feb 1996

Domestic rates to remain high

Domestic rates to remain high JAKARTA (JP): The drop of interest rates in the United States will not affect interest rates at home, according to analysts.The analysts said recently that interest rates in Indonesia will remain high as banks will continue to compete to raise funds in the tight market.

Mon, 05 Feb 1996

RI businesspeople in Hanoi

RI businesspeople in Hanoi JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian businesspeople in Vietnam agreed last week to establish an association in a bid to promote their business activities in the country.The entrepreneurs also agreed to elect Hernowo of the Prima Comexindo trading house as chairman of the new business...

Mon, 05 Feb 1996

Fidal Ramos orders hunt for abductors

Fidal Ramos orders hunt for abductors MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos yesterday ordered a manhunt for kidnappers of a wealthy Filipino-Chinese architect seized by gunmen in a Manila street three days ago, the presidential palace said.

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