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Thu, 25 Jan 1996

ADB lends Indonesia US$150m

ADB lends Indonesia US$150m MANILA (UPI): The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$150 million loan for Indonesia for the improvement of a 210-kilometer (130-mile) stretch of road in the northern coastline of Java.

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Indonesia, Iraq sign economic agreement

Indonesia, Iraq sign economic agreement JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Iraq signed yesterday an agreement on economic, scientific and technical cooperation and the formation of a joint commission of a ministerial level.

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Govt braces for Idul Fitri transport rush

Govt braces for Idul Fitri transport rush JAKARTA (JP): The government is making preparations for a greater than usual number of holiday makers at Idul Fitri this year because the Moslem holiday coincides with Imlek, the Chinese new year.

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Killing two boars with one stone

Killing two boars with one stone JAKARTA (JP): An official in Jambi, the latest province eager to prove itself as one of Indonesia's latest tourist destinations, has come up with a novel plan to attract visitors and kill boars, a major pest to local farmers, at the same time: boar hunting.

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

'Lifestyle' shows you where to find what you're looking for

'Lifestyle' shows you where to find what you're looking for The Jakarta Post Lifestyle Published by PT Media Dutaservisindo & Integrated Information Pte Ltd Edited by Hartoyo Pratiknyo 307 pp JAKARTA (JP): Guidebooks ...

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

The 'Gurita' ferry lesson

The 'Gurita' ferry lesson The sinking of the ferry Gurita happened suddenly and so far the cause remains uncertain. Was it because of a storm? Did it hit a rock, or -- and this is the most important possible cause -- was it because it was overloaded? The Gurita was an old passenger transportation...

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Govt won't abolish teachers' colleges

Govt won't abolish teachers' colleges JAKARTA (JP): The government has denied that it wanted to dissolve the state teachers' colleges when it announced its plan to upgrade and change them into universities.

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Government to curb Puncak development

Government to curb Puncak development JAKARTA (JP): The office of the state minister for agrarian affairs will control and supervise all building construction in the tourist resort of Puncak, West Java, following an edict by President Soeharto.

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Office of rights body opens in Dili

Office of rights body opens in Dili JAKARTA (JP): East Timor's first branch office of the National Commission of Human Rights was officially opened in Dili, yesterday.The secretary of the provincial administration, Radjakarina Brahmana, symbolically handed over the office keys to two commission...

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Denmark gives aid to Aceh

Denmark gives aid to Aceh JAKARTA: The Danish Embassy in Jakarta is donating Rp 82 million (US$36,000) worth of medical and food supplies to the victims of the flood which hit East Aceh this month.The donation is scheduled to be delivered by Danish Ambassador Michael Sternberg in Langsa, East Aceh,...

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Manila urged to eradicate terrorism, respect human rights

Manila urged to eradicate terrorism, respect human rights MANILA (AFP): The Philippines should take a tougher stand against international terrorism but must guard against threatening human rights and democracy, a senior US official and Filipino legislators said.

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Capital inflows to stay strong despite deficit

Capital inflows to stay strong despite deficit JAKARTA (JP): Capital inflows are expected to remain strong this year despite the projected increase in the country's current account deficit, according to JP Morgan.

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Kotjo bids for UPP stake

Kotjo bids for UPP stake SINGAPORE (Reuter): United Overseas Bank Ltd and N.M. Rothschild said yesterday a group of prominent Indonesian investors had exercised a series of options to buy a large stake in United Pulp & Paper (UPP) at Singapore $1.

Thu, 25 Jan 1996

Chinese travel more

Chinese travel more BEIJING (dpa): Overseas travel, once an unattainable dream for the majority of Chinese living under communist rule, has become a reality for a fraction of society, the official media reported yesterday.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Harmoko to go on Ramadhan safari

Harmoko to go on Ramadhan safari JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko begins his annual Ramadhan trip today with a promise that, unlike in previous years, he will not hold meetings with Golkar supporters.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Grade fakers go on trial

Grade fakers go on trial BANDUNG: An elementary school teacher and a superintendent went on trial yesterday for allegedly manipulating a student's examination scores in order to help her enter a prestigious junior high school.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Govt, businesses must improve communication

Govt, businesses must improve communication JAKARTA (JP): An analyst here has blamed the absence of effective dialog between the government and private businesses as one of the factors behind a weak Indonesian industrial sector.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Human dignity and the will to live with AIDS

Human dignity and the will to live with AIDS The following article is written by a group of HIV carriers and was presented by Susan, a volunteer with Yayasan Pelita Ilmu, a foundation focusing on AIDS issues. Issued on Jan.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

RI gold discovery bolsters stocks

RI gold discovery bolsters stocks CALGARY, Alberta (Reuter): Gold fever has swept stock markets in Canada as analysts grow increasingly confident that a discovery by Bre-X Minerals Ltd. in Indonesia might turn out to one of the world's biggest mines.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

4,400 Indochinese boat people are still on Galang island

4,400 Indochinese boat people are still on Galang islandBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): An estimated 4,400 Indochinese boat people are currently living on Galang, after the government's deadline of Dec.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Fired taxi drivers sue PT Gamya

Fired taxi drivers sue PT Gamya JAKARTA (JP): Five former Gamya taxi drivers filed a lawsuit at the East Jakarta District Court yesterday, claiming the company unfairly dismissed them.Six other former drivers filed the same lawsuit at the same court last November.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Timber companies told to sell logs to locals

Timber companies told to sell logs to locals JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaluddin Suryohadikusumo has required forest concessionaires to sell, at least five percent of their log and sawn timber production to local people, an official said yesterday.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Pertamina offers LSWR

Pertamina offers LSWR TOKYO (Reuter): Indonesia's state oil concern Pertamina has decided to allocate about 3.5 million barrels of February-lifting low sulfur waxy residue (LSWR) to its affiliates, traders said yesterday.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Oil revenues projected to exceed target

Oil revenues projected to exceed target JAKARTA (JP): Amidst concern about a possible drop in crude oil prices, the government expects that its revenues from the oil sector will exceed its target of Rp 9.8 trillion (US$4.3 billion) for the current fiscal year, ending in March.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Traffic policy on rerouting

Traffic policy on reroutingFrom Media IndonesiaStrong controversy reigns over the policy that only vehicles with at least three occupants are allowed to use Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Thamrin between 6:30 and 10 a.m..

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Official upset over quarry trucks

Official upset over quarry trucks BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Vice Governor Bachtiar Murad is upset with the damage being caused by a number of trucks which are hauling sand from local quarries."The drivers drive at such high speeds that they not only endanger themselves, but cause accidents as...

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Manila stock mart biggest mover in mixed Asia trade

Manila stock mart biggest mover in mixed Asia trade HONG KONG (Reuter): The Philippines' composite index was the most active of the Asian share markets on a mixed day of trade yesterday, in contrast to the previous day's flurry of positive activity.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

S. Korea ahead with W. Cup bid

S. Korea ahead with W. Cup bid SEOUL (AFP): South Korea plans to push ahead with its solo 2002 World Cup bid until contacted by North Korea, which has expressed interest in co-hosting the event, a senior official said here yesterday."We don't know when and how North Korea will make its proposal.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Thai banking assets up

Thai banking assets up BANGKOK (AFP): The total assets of Thailand's 15 commercial banks reached 4.5 trillion baht (US$180 billion) in 1995, a 20.1 percent jump over the previous year, the Thai Farmers Research Center said yesterday.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Lippo Bank service

Lippo Bank service On Nov. 11, 1995 my mother withdrew money through the ATM at the Sunter Agung Podomoro branch of the Lippo bank in North Jakarta. The machine announced that the allowable withdrawal was limited to Rp 200,000. As my mother needed Rp 400,000, she went through the procedure twice.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

For you in the heaven: Bramasto

For you in the heaven: Bramasto We lost on Friday, Jan. 19, 1996, at 11:30 p.m. one of the most famous painters in Indonesia: Bramasto. He was born in Malang, East Java, in 1939 and died in Jakarta in 1996 of an heart attack.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Transportation on Idul Fitri

Transportation on Idul FitriFrom Media Indonesia.The government has always paid attention to the problem of transportation and security during the Idul Fitri holiday. Jakartans who want to visit their hometowns during Idul Fitri for a get-together with relatives welcome the government's concern...

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Houses destroyed in rainstorms

Houses destroyed in rainstorms CILACAP, Central Java: At least 25 houses in the Sudagaran village, Sidareja subdistrict, were destroyed, while dozens of others were damaged to various degrees in the rainstorms which hit the area on Sunday and Monday.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Taiwan's MSG project in RI

Taiwan's MSG project in RI TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan's Ve Wong Corp, one of the island's major food manufacturers, said yesterday it signed a contact to invest in a US$20 million joint-venture producing monosodium glutamate (MSG) in Indonesia.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Plan to import chili shocks the House

Plan to import chili shocks the House JAKARTA (JP): Clear reasons must be given for why the government plans to import chilies and meat, according to a member of the House of Representatives.Imam Churmen, deputy chairman of Commission IV, which deals with, among other things, agriculture, said he...

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Internet expands its tentacles across Asia

Internet expands its tentacles across Asia Authoritarian governments, military juntas and freedom fighters across Asia are scrambling to get wired. Johanna Son reports for Inter Press Service. MANILA: Vietnam's premier gets electronic mail from his foreign counterparts.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

More supporters nominate Megawati for president

More supporters nominate Megawati for president JAKARTA (JP): Activists of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) are ripening their plan to push party chief Megawati Soekarnoputri into the 1998 race for the presidency.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

VA Tech wins order in RI

VA Tech wins order in RI VIENNA (Reuter): Elin Energieversorgung, a subsidiary of VA Technologie AG, said yesterday it had won a 250 million schillings order to equip a power plant on the Besai River in Indonesia.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Pros and cons of new JSX nomination rules

Pros and cons of new JSX nomination rules JAKARTA (JP): The new procedures for nominating stock exchange directors, included in a new regulation issued last week by the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam), have been criticized as unfair by a number of smaller securities companies.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Corruption

CorruptionFrom RepublikaThe concept of a clean administration isn't new. Both state- owned companies and government institutions are supposed to be free from corruption. The government has tried to improve the welfare of employees. Pertamina has the best paid employees among government companies.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Kerosene lamps for hire at night markets

Kerosene lamps for hire at night marketsBy Imran Rusli JAKARTA (JP): There are lots of different jobs in Jakarta. It takes only some creativity and willingness for those who cannot find employment to earn a living.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Advertising censorship

Advertising censorshipFrom NeracaThe establishment of private television stations in Indonesia caused advertising to boom. Companies greatly benefit from placing advertisements on television. However, many of us are not aware of the negative effect the ads have on viewers.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Eleven countries attend judo c'ship

Eleven countries attend judo c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Eleven countries are expected to take part in an international judo championship which will be held in Medan, North Sumatra from March 16 to March 19, an official announced yesterday.Maj. Gen.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Fire victims to get apartments

Fire victims to get apartments JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to build low cost apartments at Rawa Bebek, North Jakarta, for homeless victims of the Penjaringan fire, an official said.The head of the city housing agency, Ongky Sukasah, said on Monday that the city administration will...

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 23, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 675 0 23,500 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,975 100 1,352,500 Aneka...

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Thursday Imsak 4:22 a.m. Subuh 4.32 a.m.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

PDI's exclusion from electoral body questioned

PDI's exclusion from electoral body questioned JAKARTA (JP): Politicians yesterday questioned the government's decision to exclude the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) from the electoral committee in East Java, saying the move will reduce the significance of next year's election.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Bank NISP chief gets award

Bank NISP chief gets award JAKARTA (JP): The managing director of Bank NISP, Parwati Surjaudaya (second left), won the Young Business Achiever Award, beating four other competitors after her presentation on her company's performance before a jury here yesterday.

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

Vendors allowed to use Monas park

Vendors allowed to use Monas park JAKARTA (JP): Street vendors are allowed to use the National Monument (Monas) park as their business sites during the fasting month of Ramadhan as of today.Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi said yesterday that 200 street vendors can operate at the western side of...

Wed, 24 Jan 1996

EU amends duties on MSG

EU amends duties on MSG BRUSSELS (Reuter): The European Commission said it was amending definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of monosodium glutamate from Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan because of continued price undercutting.

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