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Sat, 03 Feb 1996

Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Sat, 03 Feb 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturday Maghrib 6.20 p.m.Sunday Imsak 4:26 a.m. Subuh 4.36 a.m.

Sat, 03 Feb 1996

Science Club is extraordinary club

Science Club is extraordinary clubBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The Biological Science Club, which has been in the news with the kidnapping of four of its members while on a scientific expedition in Irian Jaya, is anything but a club.In the opinion of its executive director, Yuda N.

Sat, 03 Feb 1996

Japan wary of regional currency safety net in Asia

Japan wary of regional currency safety net in Asia TOKYO (Reuter): Japan is cautious about joining a "safety net" in Asia to protect regional currencies from speculative attacks, monetary officials said.The reason is that it has a bigger commitment to a safety net run on a global basis, they said.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Prison riot causes Rp 30m losses

Prison riot causes Rp 30m losses DILI, East Timor: An official said yesterday that the riot at the Bekora Correctional Institution on Tuesday, in which one person was killed and several others injured, caused an estimated Rp 30 million (US$13,129) in losses.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Soeharto stops beer levy

Soeharto stops beer levy JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday ordered Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo to stop the private company PT Arbamass Multi Invesco (AMI) from collecting levies on beer sales on the tourist island of Bali.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana Dance, Thursday. Legong Dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Science Film: Dublin, Ireland 3:30 Education Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 News Feature: Exodus as a tradition...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Extra food for students

Extra food for students LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh: Beginning in July, elementary school students outside Java and Bali will be given extra food to improve nutrition, announced Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Indomobil sets up venture

Indomobil sets up venture JAKARTA (JP): PT Indomobil Investment Corporation signed a joint venture agreement here yesterday with Fuji Univance Corp. and Marubeni Auto Sales Corp., both of Japan, to set up a joint venture company to produce automotive components.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Sports Academy receives car

Sports Academy receives car JAKARTA (JP): The newly established Indonesian Sports Academy received a Toyota Kijang station wagon from President Soeharto on Wednesday.Mien Gondowidjojo, a lecturer at the academy, said after the handing-over ceremony at the National Sports Council office that the...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Asian rates may not be swayed by U.S. cut: Analyst

Asian rates may not be swayed by U.S. cut: Analyst SINGAPORE (AFP): Battling high current account deficits and inflation fears, most Asian central banks are unlikely to match the latest U.S. interest-rate cut, analysts said yesterday.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Jailed banker sues woman for defamation

Jailed banker sues woman for defamation JAKARTA (JP): Former banker Dicky Iskandar Di Nata, who is serving an eight-year jail term for bank fraud, has filed a lawsuit against a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

The rent seekers

The rent seekers To protect the public, governments often intervene with measures which seem to limit business or restrict a particular group of people. For example, the Indonesian government collects Rp 250,000 (US$108.5) every time an Indonesian resident travels overseas.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Four Timorese families 'repatriated' to Lisbon

Four Timorese families 'repatriated' to Lisbon JAKARTA (JP): While dozens of East Timorese have resorted to scaling embassy walls to attain political asylum in Portugal, 29 more left with little fanfare on Wednesday under a joint repatriation program between Indonesia and Portugal.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

PPD bus drivers complain over ambiguous status

PPD bus drivers complain over ambiguous status JAKARTA (JP): Some 40 people, mostly drivers, from the state- owned bus company PPD filed a complaint with the House of Representatives yesterday to seek help over their uncertain status and poor working conditions.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

ADB gives aid to private schools

ADB gives aid to private schools BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The Asian Development Bank will give Rp 15 million (US$ 6,564) each to 43 private junior high schools in the regency of Banjar and in the Banjarmasin municipality, Antara reported.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Palapa-C1 blasts off into orbit

Palapa-C1 blasts off into orbitBy I. Christianto CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, U.S. (JP): The Atlas IIAS rocket lit up the night sky as it thrust the Palapa-C1 satellite into orbit at 8:15 p.m. on Monday (8:15 a.m. Jakarta time yesterday), 25 minutes later than scheduled.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Homebuyers wary of developers

Homebuyers wary of developersBy Wahyudi M. Pratopo JAKARTA (JP): Many people have been cheated by developers who do nothing after accepting down-payments for houses they have offered to build.Many people have also been cheated by developers who claimed that the housing complexes they are building...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Inti Indorayon gets management certificate

Inti Indorayon gets management certificate MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): PT Inti Indorayon Utama, one of Indonesia's largest producers of pulp and rayon, accepted an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9002 certificate yesterday as international recognition of the overall quality of...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

RI thanks PNG for helping free hostages

RI thanks PNG for helping free hostages JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government thanked Port Moresby yesterday for helping to release two Indonesian high school students who were abducted by Irian Jaya separatist rebels and taken across the border to Papua New Guinea.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

RI golfers to better SEA Games performance

RI golfers to better SEA Games performance JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia struck its worst showing in the Southeast Asian Games ever in Chiang Mai, Thailand last year, an official admitted yesterday.Taufik Aziz, secretary general of the Indonesian Golf Association said after a hearing with the National...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Businesses set up foundation to fund Sports Council

Businesses set up foundation to fund Sports Council JAKARTA (JP): Eleven of Indonesia's business heavyweights signed a historic agreement yesterday to set up a foundation to collect funds to finance the country's sports activities.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Pusri denies allegation of urea crisis

Pusri denies allegation of urea crisis JAKARTA (JP): PT Pusri, the sole authorized distributor of urea fertilizer on the domestic market, denied yesterday that the recent shortage of urea supply was caused by an increase in exports.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Goodyear Plantation's stake sold

Goodyear Plantation's stake sold JAKARTA (JP): PT Berdikari, a state-owned business group directly overseen by President Soeharto, has taken a 20 percent stake in Goodyear Sumatra Plantation.Bustanil Arifin, an executive of the company, said here yesterday that the President has approved the US$22...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

E. Java to build technology park

E. Java to build technology park SURABAYA: The East Java provincial administration has picked a 40 hectare lot on the campus of the Surabaya Institute of Technology for its Technology Park, Antara reported.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

State company takes over 22 forest concessions

State company takes over 22 forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): The government has assigned state-owned PT Inhutani III to take over 22 forest concessions covering 1.6 million hectares from private companies in Central Kalimantan whose licenses have been revoked.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Labor needed for Asian ties: Keating

Labor needed for Asian ties: Keating SYDNEY (AFP): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating said yesterday Asian leaders such as Indonesian President Suharto would not take seriously a government led by his election rival, John Howard.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Astra Nusantara records 24% growth

Astra Nusantara records 24% growth JAKARTA (JP): Digital Astra Nusantara, owned by Digital Equipment Corporation of the United States and PT Astra Graphia of Indonesia, recorded a growth rate of 24 percent last year, the highest since it was established in 1993.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Rioters volunteer to leave Malaysia

Rioters volunteer to leave Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): All 84 people identified as instigators of a riot at a Malaysian transit camp for Vietnamese boat people last month have volunteered for repatriation, the national Bernama news agency reported yesterday.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

RP anti-terrorism bills put on the back-burner

RP anti-terrorism bills put on the back-burner MANILA (AFP): Bills intended to curb terrorism and crime have been put on the back-burner until economic bills are passed despite reports of possible threats from Moro rebels, Philippine Justice Secretary Teofisto Guingona said yesterday.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Tokyo's Nikkei leads way as Asian bourses gain

Tokyo's Nikkei leads way as Asian bourses gain HONG KONG (Reuter): Tokyo stocks hit a 19-month high yesterday as most Asian stock markets gained, buoyed by the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts overnight.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Stock Exchnage

Stock ExchnageStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 1, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 0 11,000 AHAP Insurance 3,000 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,150 75 714,500 Aneka Kimia...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Prostitute outwits playboy con-man

Prostitute outwits playboy con-man PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A wanted con artist who posed as a playboy and preyed on rich girls ended his love adventures in police custody yesterday.Amin Muhamad, 33, was outwitted by a 23-year-old prostitute he went with to a cheap motel in Kebumen.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Bazaar held for office workers

Bazaar held for office workers JAKARTA (JP): Office workers in one of Jakarta's business centers should be able to fit in some more shopping time next week.A bazaar at the World Trade Center from Feb. 6-9 will cater to hundreds of employees working in buildings along one of Jakarta's business...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

PDI can't sue government over leadership rift

PDI can't sue government over leadership rift SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has no legal ground to settle its conflict with the government over the East Java leadership rift, an expert says.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

University to form culture laboratory

University to form culture laboratory JEMBER, East Java: Jember University will soon set up a laboratory to study the local cultures of the Tengger on Mt. Bromo, the Maduranese, and the Osing in Banyuwangi, Antara reported.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Banks invited to join $350m Pramindo loan

Banks invited to join $350m Pramindo loan HONG KONG (Reuter): Banks have been invited to join a US$350 million loan facility for PT Pramindo Ikak Nusantara, arranger Chase Manhattan Bank Asia said yesterday.The company is a consortium including Indonesia's Astra Group and France's Cable et Radio.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Transportation Ministry to store Bulog's rice imports

Transportation Ministry to store Bulog's rice imports JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Transportation said yesterday that the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) can use the port's warehouses to store its rice imports which have been held up on waiting vessels and causing congestion in local seaports.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Managing firms in ASEAN

Managing firms in ASEANBy Bob Widyahartono The following article is based on a paper presented at the opening of the Magister Management program at the Institute for Management Development in Indonesia on Jan. 27, 1996. This is the first of two articles.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Govt fails to control aid for NGOs

Govt fails to control aid for NGOs JAKARTA (JP): The government has admitted defeat in its drive to control the flow of foreign aid to local non-governmental organizations, including those critical of state policies.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Competitiveness: Reforms and quick fixes

Competitiveness: Reforms and quick fixes The government introduced a new reform package last week to boost the country's exports. Economist Mari Pangestu argues that quick fixes to improve the nation's competitiveness are no longer the answer since more fundamental issues are at stakes.

Fri, 02 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.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Indonesian bank in India

Indonesian bank in India BOMBAY (AFP): Indonesia's Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) plans to open a branch here by the end of March, the Economic Times newspaper said yesterday.Bank chief executive officer Raghu Palat told the daily the Indonesian bank would offer corporate banking services as...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaFriday Maghrib 6.20 p.m.Saturday Imsak 4:26 a.m. Subuh 4.36 a.m.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Motorbike force intensified

Motorbike force intensified JAKARTA (JP): The City Military Command's Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Sutiyoso has said the activities of his motorbike force are being intensified during the fasting month of Ramadhan and the Idul Fitri holiday.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Kempes vows to upgrade Indonesian football

Kempes vows to upgrade Indonesian football JAKARTA (JP): Mario Alberto Kempes, whose skills helped Argentina lift the 1978 World Cup, yesterday pledged an all-out effort to lift Indonesian soccer to a new high.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Dutch painter to hold expo

Dutch painter to hold expo JAKARTA (JP): A Swiss-born Dutch painter, Paul Husner is to display his works at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, Jakarta, from Feb. 7 to March 8.Dr. Toety Heraty is scheduled to open the exhibition.

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

Electricity and nuclear

Electricity and nuclearFrom JayakartaThat the European community has downright rejected the nuclear project reflects the political impact of the Chernobyl disaster on the European region. With this new awareness, the European community is totally opposed to the policy which concerns development of...

Fri, 02 Feb 1996

S'pore upgrades defense capability

S'pore upgrades defense capability SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's defense chief said in remarks published yesterday that the city-state was determined to develop a strong and modern security force that may include submarines, but ruled out a regional arms race.

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