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TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Family Matters 3:05 Performances: Dendang Ria 3:30 Tour and Travel: Dream of Flight 4:05 Science Film: A Writer's Exchange 4:30 Sports: Olah Raga dan Prestasi 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Arabic...

Walsin Lippo gets ISO

Walsin Lippo gets ISO JAKARTA (JP): PT Walsin Lippo Industries, a subsidiary of PT Lippo Industries and Taiwan's Walsin Lihwa corporation, has received ISO 9002 certification for its products.The company was certified by Switzerland-based Societe General De Surveillance.

Dharmala Intiland gets Rp 60b loan

Dharmala Intiland gets Rp 60b loan JAKARTA (JP): Property developer PT Dharmala Intiland, through its subsidiary PT Taman Harapan Indah, secured a Rp 60 billion (US$25.21 million) syndicated loan yesterday from eight domestic banks.

Component plant to open

Component plant to open JAKARTA (JP): PT Guna Elektro has set up a joint venture with German company Trumpf GmbH & Co to build a 5 million deutschemark (US$2.9 million) sheet metal components plant in Bekasi, West Java.

12 workers escape warehouse fire

12 workers escape warehouse fire JAKARTA (JP): Twelve men and women escaped unharmed from a burning plastic and paper recycling warehouse in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, yesterday.Some of the employees of PT Inti Plastik on Jl.

U.S. should sell F-16s: Gen. Powell

U.S. should sell F-16s: Gen. Powell JAKARTA (JP): Washington should proceed with the plan to sell F-16 jetfighters to Indonesia which has been delayed because of human rights concerns, former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell said yesterday.

Police question two S'poreans

Police question two S'poreans JAKARTA (JP): Two Singaporeans are now under police investigation for receiving a package from overseas which contain hundreds of Ecstacy pills.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Radisson Hotel, Jl. Pecenongan 72, Central Jakarta: - Lobby Lounge Bar; Vino on Bass and Yudi on Piano, Mona and Nongky (Singers), Monday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Ancol Travelodge, Jl. Lodan Timur No.

Press body named in defamation trial

Press body named in defamation trial JAKARTA (JP): A man on trial for defaming President Soeharto by printing unlicensed Suara Independen magazine told the court yesterday the printing order came from a private organization.

Six arrested in West Timor riot

Six arrested in West Timor riot KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Six people have been arrested on charges of inciting a riot Monday in Kafemananu, West Timor, 200 kilometers east of here, police said yesterday.East Nusa Tenggara police inspector Colonel Taufik S.

German state's firms seek RI partners

German state's firms seek RI partners JAKARTA (JP): Executives of 32 companies from Germany's federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg are visiting Indonesia to tap into Indonesia's growing business activities.

Better haj management

Better haj management One thing stands out in this year's haj operation, which enters its seventh day today: it's relatively trouble-free compared to the chaos of previous operations. What has been described by some people as the "biggest peace-time airlift operation" in history is also the most...

More UK tourists expected to fly in

More UK tourists expected to fly in JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects to see more tourists from Britain as state-owned Garuda Indonesia will link Batam in Riau of southern Sumatra with London next month.Director of the Indonesia Tourist Office in London, Arifin Pasaribu, said here yesterday that...

Puri Dewata Indah housing complex

Puri Dewata Indah housing complexFrom Media IndonesiaI have been living at Puri Dewata Indah in Cipondoh, Tangerang, West Java for the last six years. The housing complex is the responsibility of the developer PT Cahaya Baru Raya (CBR) which has since changed its name to PT Cahaya Baru Raya Realty...

Duta Pertiwi to issue bonds worth Rp 500b

Duta Pertiwi to issue bonds worth Rp 500b JAKARTA (JP): PT Duta Pertiwi, a property arm of Sinar Mas Group, will issue five-year bonds worth Rp 500 billion (US$210 million).The bonds carry a fixed interest rate of between 15.25 percent and 15.

Police summons more Megawati loyalists

Police summons more Megawati loyalists JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's deputy, legislator Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno, will be questioned by South Jakarta police today as their investigation continues into the Jan. 10 gathering at her home.

Fishing company reports 154% rise in profit

Fishing company reports 154% rise in profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Daya Guna Samudera Tbk, a publicly-listed integrated fishing company, yesterday announced a 154 percent increase in its after-tax profit to Rp 116.36 billion (US$48.2 million) last year from Rp 45.8 billion in 1995.

Students league staged here

Students league staged here JAKARTA (JP): The city administration, the Indonesia Basketball Association Jakarta chapter and the privately owned SCTV are to jointly stage the first Students Basketball League.The league, an imitation of the U.S.

Festival for children opened

Festival for children opened JAKARTA (JP): The second annual World of Children's Festival (Pesta Dunia Anak)-Edufair Jakarta '97 is open, featuring services and products geared toward children's development.Z.A.

PRD activists walk out of district court

PRD activists walk out of district court JAKARTA (JP): The trial of three Democratic People's Party (PRD) activists continued in the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday without them or their lawyers, who had left because the judges turned up 90 minutes late.

Operation on baby goes well

Operation on baby goes well JAKARTA (JP): A team of 40 doctors and paramedics at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, West Java, has successfully operated on a baby girl born with four feet and other deformities, Antara reported yesterday.

Ansett adds flights

Ansett adds flights JAKARTA (JP): Ansett Australia will operate an additional flight every Thursday using a Boeing 747-300 aircraft from Jakarta to Sydney, bringing its total service between the two cities to seven flights a week, the airline announced yesterday.

Low paid customs officials could hinder trade: WCO

Low paid customs officials could hinder trade: WCO JAKARTA (JP): The World Customs Organization (WCO) warned yesterday that overworked and underpaid customs officials could bring about negative impacts on a country's international trade.WCO secretary-general James W.

Second bishop installed in East Timor

Second bishop installed in East TimorBy Lourenco Vicente Martins BAUCAU, East Timor (JP): More than 50,000 people from across the province flocked here yesterday to watch the colorful inauguration of Bishop Basilio do Nascimento.

PT Pos to buy 20 percent of Bank Rajawali

PT Pos to buy 20 percent of Bank Rajawali JAKARTA (JP): Bank Rajawali is waiting for the go-ahead from the Ministry of Finance to sell around 20 percent of the bank to state-owned postal company PT Pos Indonesia.

Govt urged 'give priority to trains not toll roads'

Govt urged 'give priority to trains not toll roads' JAKARTA (JP): The government should prioritize trains and railways in its transportation policy instead of toll roads, a seminar concluded yesterday.But railways are too costly and unprofitable to investors, compared to toll roads which yield...

Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel, Jl. Rancabentang 56 - 58: Job (Pianist), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Mixed Voices Accapela (Singer) and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.

Attack and robbery

Attack and robbery I'm an expatriate woman working in the travel industry and I have been living in Bali for several years. As a woman, I have always felt safe walking and driving around the island. However, over the past year, there have been an increasing number of muggings involving women,...

Hundreds of herbal medicines found

Hundreds of herbal medicines found KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A research team found recently that 449 kinds of traditional herbal medicines were still widely used in the province, Antara reported yesterday.

Badminton starts dominate sports reporters' awards

Badminton starts dominate sports reporters' awards JAKARTA (JP): Badminton stars dominate the list of nominees for the 1996 Anugerah Awards run by the Jakarta Chapter of the Sports Journalists Association.

Center for German firms to open in Serpong

Center for German firms to open in Serpong TANGERANG (JP): A center for small and medium German companies will open next year in Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang, about 25 kilometers west of Jakarta.The German Center for Industry and Trade will be the second of its kind set up in Asia after Singapore.

Indonesia to lodge complaint against EU

Indonesia to lodge complaint against EU MELBOURNE (Antara): The secretary general of the association of Indonesian textile manufacturers (API) has said that Indonesia will lodge a complaint against the European Union which has imposed additional anti-dumping taxes on Indonesian unbleached cotton...

Wiranto new karate chairman

Wiranto new karate chairman JAKARTA (JP): Lt. Gen. Wiranto, the Army Strategic Reserves Commander, is to chair the Indonesian Karate-do Federation until 2001.Wiranto, who is currently the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association chairman and the Indonesian Taekwondo Association's vice chairman, was...

Youths demonstrate support for Bintang

Youths demonstrate support for Bintang JAKARTA (JP): A group of 20 youths staged a peaceful demonstration outside the Attorney General's Office yesterday, protesting the arrest of rebel politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas.

Local fruit potential

Local fruit potentialFrom MerdekaI have felt for some time that our country is fast loosing what it has, like local fruits, which are increasingly becoming a rarity. A few of these are kesemek, gowok, kebembem, cereme, jamblang, rambutan si nyonya, rambutan lengkeng, etc.

Bonded zones seen reducing RI's current account deficit

Bonded zones seen reducing RI's current account deficit JAKARTA (JP): Bonded zones, despite hosting export-oriented companies, cannot help but reduce the country's current account deficit, legislators have said.

RI and Malaysia discuss barriers

RI and Malaysia discuss barriers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian and Malaysian businesspeople will meet tomorrow to assess the problems and constraints of doing business in the two countries.Indonesian businessman Sofyan Wanandi said yesterday the one- day Jakarta Dialogue, focusing on the...

Classrooms demolished in school dispute

Classrooms demolished in school dispute JAKARTA (JP): About 75 students of the Central Jakarta De la Salle senior high school have been on "holiday" since Monday after public order officials demolished half their school Sunday.

Thai Bank enters Jakarta

Thai Bank enters Jakarta BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai Farmers Bank Plc, Thailand's third largest commercial bank, said yesterday it would open a representative office in Jakarta.The bank said in a statement that the Jakarta office, its 16th overseas representative office, would open on Thursday and would...

No anticipation for congestion

No anticipation for congestionFrom JayakartaTraffic congestion seems to have become worse this year. And sadly, such conditions do not seem to have been anticipated. Traffic jams occur at any time of the day, mornings, afternoons and evenings.

Rights body in awkward position

Rights body in awkward position JAKARTA: East Timorese are scared to report possible violations to the local representative of the human rights commission because the office is near a military base.The observation came from Marzuki Darusman, deputy chief of the National Commission on Human Rights...

PSN to launch M2A satellites in 1999

PSN to launch M2A satellites in 1999 JAKARTA (JP): PT Pasific Satelit Nusantara (PSN) will spend about US$340 million making two Multi-Media Asia (M2A) satellites.PSN's operating director, Achadiat Djajawinata, said here yesterday the two satellites would be launched by the first quarter of 1999,...

Human rights courses planned for universities

Human rights courses planned for universities JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights is developing courses in human rights to be taught at universities.Commission chairman Munawir Sjadzali said that currently the subject could not be taught at primary or secondary schools.

Here, here, Amien Rais!

Here, here, Amien Rais!From MerdekaBeing a veteran of the 1945 independence struggle, a former national businessman, and a new order journalist (1966) as well, I was proud to read the front page of Merdeka (March 17) which published a comment from Muhammadiyah general chairman Amien Rais.

ACPC predicts coffee output will fall 25%

ACPC predicts coffee output will fall 25% SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters (ACPC) predicts the country's coffee output will fall about 25 percent to 350,000 tons this year from 469,000 tons in 1996 because of bad weather.

Stamp expo in Bandung

Stamp expo in Bandung BANDUNG: PT Pos Indonesia is to sponsor the Bandung Philately Festival 97 from March 27 through March 31, the state-run company announced yesterday.Part of the 75th anniversary of the Indonesian Philatelies Association, the exhibition will feature stamp collections that have...

Parrots, cockatoos face extinction

Parrots, cockatoos face extinction MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Protected parrots and yellow- crested cockatoos are on the brink of disappearing from the province due to poaching, a local official said here yesterday.

Indonesia standardizes ecolabeling procedures

Indonesia standardizes ecolabeling procedures JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is standardizing ecolabeling procedures and criteria for its timber companies.The minister of forestry, Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo, said yesterday the standardization of ecolabeling procedures would be completed by April.

Medicine prices

Medicine pricesFrom NeracaI had to buy some medicine at a private hospital where a relative of mine was hospitalized. I was greatly astounded at the high price of the medicine prescribed. A woman then advised me to buy the medicine elsewhere.

City to investigate disappearing buses

City to investigate disappearing buses JAKARTA (JP): Deputy governor of economic and development affairs Tb. M. Rais asked the City Land Transportation Agency yesterday to investigate why some regular buses have disappeared from their designated routes.