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Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Young robber dies from fall off truck

Young robber dies from fall off truck BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A young suspect of a spate of road robberies, identified only as 19-year-old Her, died over the weekend of severe blood loss after falling from a truck he was allegedly robbing.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Companies should train workers

Companies should train workers JAKARTA (JP): The government is urging more state and private companies to undertake vocational training to help prepare their employees tackle the era of globalization.After reporting to President Soeharto here yesterday, Coordinating Minister for Production and...

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Rival NU leader announces his executive board

Rival NU leader announces his executive board JAKARTA (JP): Undeterred by remarks from senior government officials, who insist that his election as NU chairman last week is illegitimate, Abu Hasan announced the lineup of his executive board yesterday.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Mandarin hotel in Surabaya

Mandarin hotel in Surabaya SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The Hong Kong-based hotel management chain, Mandarin Oriental, has opened a five-star hotel called the Majapahit Mandarin Oriental Surabaya.The property, first known as Hotel Majapahit, was constructed in 1910.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Cemeteries visited before Ramadhan

Cemeteries visited before RamadhanBy Veronica Soediro JAKARTA (JP): A total gridlock-move-nowhere traffic jam is unusual even in the perpetually busy Tanah Kusir area. But thousands of people, in thousands of cars, have crept toward the Central Jakarta graveyard to perform the tradition of nyekar...

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Harsher measures against unruly banks welcomed

Harsher measures against unruly banks welcomed JAKARTA (JP): Legislators and business analysts supported Bank Indonesia's plan to impose stricter measures against banks violating the Legal Lending Limit regulation.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Mandala's executive class

Mandala's executive class JAKARTA (JP): Mandala Airlines, one of the country's scheduled airlines, will introduce an executive class starting on Feb. 1 for its services using Boeing B-737-200 aircraft.Mandala's commercial executive, Soegiarto, said yesterday that the new executive class service...

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

RI second in bridge tournament

RI second in bridge tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's most seasoned bridge pair, Henky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo, just fell short in the final day to finish second in the Cap-Volmac international bridge invitational tournament in The Hague on Sunday.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Anti-nuclear groups demand action against Batan boss

Anti-nuclear groups demand action against Batan boss JAKARTA (JP): Two anti-nuclear groups urged the government yesterday to take firm action against the director of the National Atomic Agency (Batan) for speaking prematurely about the bidding for Indonesia's first nuclear power plant project.M.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Consortium to build $200m power plant

Consortium to build $200m power plant JAKARTA (JP): A consortium of the state electricity company PT PLN, the state mining company PT Aneka Tambang, a private firm PT Iroda, and a foreign company will build a 96-megawatt (MW) hydro- power plant in Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Dai-ichi Hotel, 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, 23 Jan 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Wednesday Imsak 4:21 a.m. Subuh 4.31 a.m.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

PDI unrepresented on East Java electoral board

PDI unrepresented on East Java electoral board SURABAYA (JP): East Java governor Basofi Soedirman left the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) unrepresented on the local electoral committee as the government-set deadline to solve its leadership rift passed unheeded yesterday.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

National Library vows to implement 1990 law

National Library vows to implement 1990 lawBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Book publishers and visual and audio recording companies be warned. If you have not handed in copies of every work you have published to the National Library, you are liable to six months imprisonment and/or a Rp 5 million...

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Coal demand projected to jump by 70%

Coal demand projected to jump by 70% SYDNEY (Reuter): Demand for internationally traded steaming coal is forecast to jump by 70 percent to 395 million tons between 1995 and year 2005, a major study of the world coal trade by Australian Mineral Economics Pty Ltd (AME) said.

Tue, 23 Jan 1996

Removal of remains halted

Removal of remains halted JAKARTA (JP): The exhumation of more than 28,000 bodies from North Jakarta's Dobo public cemetery to Semper cemetery has been suspended until March 3 due to the fasting month of Ramadhan.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Thailand-U.S. air accord

Thailand-U.S. air accord BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand and the United States have agreed on a new three-year air traffic accord that will allow each to operate 31 passenger and 24 cargo flights to the other country per week, a news report said Saturday.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

PDI ready for elections, targets young people

PDI ready for elections, targets young people SEMARANG (JP): Despite some internal conflicts, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) is ready to compete in the 1997 general elections, its chairwoman stated over the weekend.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Fire razes factory, warehouse

Fire razes factory, warehouse SEMARANG: Fire gutted on Saturday two buildings at the Tanjung Emas Industrial Port, causing an estimated loss of over Rp 4 billion (US$ 1.75 million), Antara reported.Hundreds of pieces of furniture at the warehouse belonging to the PT Nostalgia Handcrafted Furniture...

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

S'poreans snap up plots in Malaysia

S'poreans snap up plots in Malaysia SINGAPORE (AFP): Singaporeans are snapping up burial plots at an upmarket cemetery in a neighboring Malaysian province, some looking at it a property investment rather than as a final resting place.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Metro opens in Senayan Plaza

Metro opens in Senayan Plaza JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Social Welfare R.S. Museno officially opened on Friday the Metro department store in Senayan Plaza, South Jakarta.Museno said he hoped the store would be able to accommodate Jakartans' desire to buy high quality goods.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Groups pursue litigation against President

Groups pursue litigation against President JAKARTA (JP): Six environmental organizations are pursuing their litigation against President Soeharto for what they claim as misappropriation of Rp 400 billion ($175 million) of forestry funds, although they previously lost their case at the high court.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

900 workers fear of dismissal

900 workers fear of dismissal JAKARTA (JP): Nine hundred workers of an electronics factory in Bogor, West Java, are afraid of losing their jobs as the Sony Corporation has canceled the company's license, the company's unit of the All-Indonesia Labor Union Federation has said.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Hitching ride on information superhighway

Hitching ride on information superhighway JAKARTA (JP): A big game was taking place in Hal Sullivan's home of Maryland in the U.S. Sport lovers packed the stadium while the ticketless multitude watched it on their TV sets at home.Hal was in Indonesia. Too bad.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

'Current account deficit may rise to over $8b'

'Current account deficit may rise to over $8b' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's current account deficit is likely to increase to more than US$8 billion next fiscal year due to the government's inability to further boost exports, economist Sjahrir said here Saturday.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

C. Jakarta to get new apartments

C. Jakarta to get new apartments JAKARTA (JP): Amid tough competition in the property sector, a developer is completing a new apartment building in Central Jakarta.PT Duta Pertiwi held a topping off ceremony of the Graha Cempaka Mas apartments on Friday, a change of name from Grand Cempaka,...

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Inmates join Koran reading contest

Inmates join Koran reading contest PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: A total of 64, including two local prison inmates, are participating in the Koran reading contest held by the state-owned radio and television stations, RRI and TVRI.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Most city firms have yet to abide Law on Safety

Most city firms have yet to abide Law on Safety JAKARTA (JP): The implementation of the occupational health and safety program (Hiperkes) among city companies is still poor, despite the fact that it was introduced and passed into law 26 years ago, an official says.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Dai-ichi Hotel, 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.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Moslems flock to mosques on the eve of fasting month

Moslems flock to mosques on the eve of fasting month JAKARTA (JP): Moslems flocked to mosques across the country last night to say the taraweh prayers, the first of the 29 to be said every evening during the holy fasting month of Ramadhan.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Discounted fares for early birds

Discounted fares for early birds JAKARTA (JP): Travel early, pay less. That's the message from the government to people planning to spend their Idul Fitri holidays in their home villages.Perum Perumka, the state-owned railway company, is offering up to 15 percent off all fares for those who travel...

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaMonday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 4:20 a.m. Subuh 4.30 a.m.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Japan under U.S. watch

Japan under U.S. watch WASHINGTON (Reuter): Japan and Turkey will remain on the "priority watch list" under U.S. trade law, U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor announced, citing some progress in patent and copyright protection.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

UEA organization helping flood victims

UEA organization helping flood victims JAKARTA (JP): An Abu Dhabi-based social service organization have provided free medical services and donated food supplies for some 1,200 people affected by the recent floods here.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Students eager, parents divided on AIDS program

Students eager, parents divided on AIDS program JAKARTA (JP): Students are enthusiastic and school principals are supportive, but many parents and teachers are divided about the recent introduction of an HIV and AIDS education program at 10 senior high schools in Jakarta.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Market sentiment causes decline in property prices

Market sentiment causes decline in property prices JAKARTA (JP): Negative market sentiment, rooted in a common assumption that property companies might suffer problem loans, has caused a steady decline in the prices of most property stocks since last September, a securities analyst said.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

City night life hours shortened

City night life hours shortened JAKARTA (JP): Clubgoers and pub crawlers will have to go to bed a little earlier during Ramadhan as the city imposes a curfew on entertainment establishments around Jakarta.Night clubs, discotheques and karaoke halls have to close by 2 a.m.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Thailand to bar Horta's entry

Thailand to bar Horta's entry BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand has rejected an appeal by Thai human rights and pro-democracy groups to allow East Timor resistance leader Jose Ramos-Horta to enter the country during the Asian-European Summit in March, the Nation newspaper said yesterday.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Hopes dim as death toll rises

Hopes dim as death toll rises JAKARTA (JP): Hopes of finding more survivors from this weekend's ship accident off Aceh are fading as only one person was found alive yesterday, a search and rescue official in Aceh said.Col.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Clergymen set to begin talks with Irian kidnappers today

Clergymen set to begin talks with Irian kidnappers today JAKARTA (JP): Three clergymen will meet with kidnappers to mediate the release of the remaining 14 people who have entered their third week of being held hostage by members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in Irian Jaya.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Candies replace small change

Candies replace small changeFrom MerdekaIt seems that Rp 25 has no value nowadays. If it has, its the price of a small candy, as we frequently discover at supermarkets in Jakarta. Supermarkets use candies to replace small change owed to customers.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Central bank message

Central bank message Soedradjad Djiwandono, the Governor of Bank Indonesia (the central bank), has much to tell domestic and foreign bankers. His institution shoulders the responsibility of coping with a potential macro-economic imbalance caused by the high inflation rate and a large deficit in the...

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Dengue fever affects children

Dengue fever affects children PROBOLINGGO, East Java: At least 140 children under five have been hospitalized since an outbreak of dengue fever last November, one of which died because the parents were too late in seeking medical help.Director of Waluyo Jati Hospital R.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Indonesia's ailing economy

Indonesia's ailing economy The Indonesian economy at present is seriously ailing, which can be seen from the high inflation rate and the US$7.9 billion current account deficit in the balance of payments. What causes this condition is, at present, the subject of much public debate.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Firm to build MSG plant

Firm to build MSG plant TAIPEI (DPA): Taiwan's food giant Ve Wong Corp. will build a US$20 million joint venture monosodium glutamate (MSG) factory in Indonesia, the company said Saturday.Ve Wong will hold a 49 percent stake in the factory.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Workers face mass dismissal

Workers face mass dismissal BANDUNG, West Java: Dozens of PT Bintertex textile company employees went to the local manpower office on Saturday to report that they have been forced to resign and accept a compensation that was set by the company itself.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Foreign con men

Foreign con menFrom KompasThe following experience of mine may be useful for other women to ward off hoaxes by foreigners.On the afternoon of Jan.9, 1996, I was waiting for public transport on Jl. Warung Buncit, South Jakarta in front of Madrasah Fatahillah.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Backlash against rival NU members begins

Backlash against rival NU members begins JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) have started to punish the dissenters who held an extraordinary congress and established a rival board last week.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

Sahid Group to manage six more hotels

Sahid Group to manage six more hotels JAKARTA (JP): The Sahid Group, one of the country's leading business groups, will manage six more hotels throughout the country through its newly-established hotel chain, PT Sahid International Hotel Management & Consultant.

Mon, 22 Jan 1996

English teachers lack communication skills

English teachers lack communication skills JAKARTA (JP): Low communication skills among most English language teachers in Indonesia is undermining the new English teaching methods introduced in 1994, a linguist expert said.

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