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Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Short circuit sparks fire
Short circuit sparks fire JAKARTA (JP): The fire which ravaged the main building of the National Police Headquarters on Monday evening was caused by a short circuit, a police officer said.National police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
No limitation of foreign ownership in mutual funds
No limitation of foreign ownership in mutual funds JAKARTA (JP): The government issued a decree yesterday allowing foreign investors to buy 100 percent of mutual fund shares listed on the local stock exchange.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Foundation helps flood victims
Foundation helps flood victims JAKARTA (JP): The vice chairwoman of the Dana Gotong Royong foundation, Mrs. Umar Wirahadikusuma has donated sarongs and money to the victims of the recent floods in East and South Jakarta, on behalf of the foundation.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Education for working life
Education for working life I read with interest Mr. Mochtar Buchori's opinion about superschools and education. He raises a valid point in Misperceptions hinder changes in education (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 11, 1996).
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
City Hall urged to issue warnings on demolition
City Hall urged to issue warnings on demolition JAKARTA (JP): The City Council wants the local administration to announce clear public plans on the future demolition of illegally constructed houses, especially those built by squatters.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Daihatsu to raise exports
Daihatsu to raise exports TOKYO (Reuter): Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. forecast that exports of kit parts will reach 263,000 sets in calendar 1996, up 3.9 percent from a year earlier, mainly due to higher demand in Indonesia and Malaysia, an executive said.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Djarum signs $75m loan
Djarum signs $75m loan HONG KONG (Reuter): Clove cigarette maker PT Djarum's US$75 million syndicated loan issue has closed, arranger American Express Bank Singapore said yesterday.The five-year loan pays a margin of 112.5 basis points over the London Interbank Offered Rate.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Indonesia to host Camel Trophy again
Indonesia to host Camel Trophy again JAKARTA (JP): The 17th Camel Trophy adventure expedition will be held in Kalimantan, Indonesia's largest island, and the world's third largest island, from April. 1 to April. 22.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Prevention better than cure
Prevention better than cure Heart warming though it is to see local Jakartans uniting to gather goods and money for distribution to those affected by the recent floods, two questions must be asked in regard to this situation.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Design school set up
Design school set up JAKARTA (JP): The Indotex Foundation of the Indonesian Textile Association signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding with LaSalle College Group of Canada on the establishment of a garment fashion design college here.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Military, rebels in standoff over Irian hostages
Military, rebels in standoff over Irian hostages JAKARTA (JP): Irian Jaya separatist rebels and the military appeared to be facing off yesterday on the question of the 14 people still being held captive by the rebels, with no progress reported from their talks.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Though weak, OPM still a time bomb, officials say
Though weak, OPM still a time bomb, officials say JAKARTA (JP): The Free Papua Movement (OPM) may be weak and divided, but it could still be a time bomb for Irian Jaya, local officials said.Irian Jaya governor Jacob Pattipi said the OPM is divided into one camp which is led by Kelly Kwalik, who...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Delivery of last warships this year
Delivery of last warships this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia hopes to take delivery of the last four of the 39 warships it ordered from Germany within the year, a Navy spokesman said.Col. Totok M.K. Laksito said on Tuesday that the four remaining corvettes are still being renovated in Neustadts,...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
RI, KL banks tie up
RI, KL banks tie up JAKARTA (JP): Bank of Commerce (M) Berhad of Malaysia and PT Bank Danamon of Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding in Kuala Lumpur to establish an arrangement for cross-border remittance of funds between the two countries.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Gold coins a new investment alternative
Gold coins a new investment alternative JAKARTA (JP): Another investment alternative became available to ordinary investors yesterday with the launching of a new range of gold coins by Gold Corporation of Australia at the Mercantile Athletic Club of Indonesia.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Government states donation rules
Government states donation rules JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has issued a ruling on the mechanism for raising funds from individuals and companies willing to donate to the state-sponsored poverty eradication program.The minister's Decree No. 17/1996, dated Jan.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Prosecutor seeks severe punishment for students
Prosecutor seeks severe punishment for students JAKARTA (JP): The public prosecutor urged the South Jakarta District Court yesterday to sentence six students to nine years imprisonment each for assaulting another student, causing his death.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
83 regulations issued to support Capital Mart Law
83 regulations issued to support Capital Mart Law JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) issued 83 regulations here yesterday to support the implementation of the newly introduced Capital Market Law.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
New police chief in S. Kalimantan
New police chief in S. Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Col. Sanimbar was sworn in yesterday as the new provincial police chief, replacing Col. Memet Sanusi.Local police spokesman Lt. Col. Suryo Sudewo said Memet, who commanded the local police for a year, will retire after devoting 33...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Bandung artist afraid to die
Bandung artist afraid to die BANDUNG: An artist hanged himself in public yesterday -- not to commit suicide but to entertain the public and dramatize his protest against an unpopular policy of the local government.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Little progress at East Timor talks
Little progress at East Timor talks LONDON (Agencies): Indonesia and Portugal made little progress in negotiations in London on Tuesday over how to solve the status of East Timor but described their talks as constructive and agreed to meet again.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Govt urged to pursue greater investment equity
Govt urged to pursue greater investment equity JAKARTA (JP): Economists want the government to adopt integrated economic rulings, dismantle barriers of entry in all business sectors and give more autonomy to local administrations to create greater equity.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Overcoming democratic deficits
Overcoming democratic deficitsBy Juwono Sudarsono This is the second of two articles on developing countries coming to terms with the democratic wave sweeping the globe after the Cold War. JAKARTA (JP): Local and national governments in North America and Western Europe in the 19th and early 20th...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
NU dissenters hold extraordinary congress
NU dissenters hold extraordinary congress JAKARTA (JP): Dissenters of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization, taking advantage of the authorities' ambiguous stance over their existence, held an extraordinary congress yesterday to establish a rival executive board.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
APEC upbeat on trade deadline
APEC upbeat on trade deadline SINGAPORE (Reuter): A senior Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) official said yesterday the group would meet its 1997 deadline for beginning the move to free trade among its 18 members, even though much remained to be done.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Japan-British PC firm to enter RI market
Japan-British PC firm to enter RI market JAKARTA (JP): Fujitsu ICL Trading Asia Pte. Ltd. (FITA), a Singapore-based distributor of Fujitsu ICL personal computers, has committed to entering the Indonesian market in a new joint venture, managing director Alex Leung said.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Police arrest drug trafficker
Police arrest drug trafficker BANDUNG: Police have arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of being a major dealer of the designer drug Ecstasy in the city.The suspect, whose identity was not disclosed, was caught selling the pills in a car repair shop, spokesman for the provincial police command Lt.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Ardy cancels Japan tour
Ardy cancels Japan tour TOKYO (AFP): An injury to a right foot ligament forced three- time champion Ardy Wiranata to withdraw from the US$150,000 Japan Open badminton tournament without hitting a shuttle yesterday.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Why we need an international curriculum model
Why we need an international curriculum modelBy John Phillips This is the first of two articles about an international curriculum model. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Most international schools are international in name only since they often mirror an existing school system from one of several "home" countries...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Fire victims must vacate Penjaringan site: Mayor
Fire victims must vacate Penjaringan site: Mayor JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of squatters, whose houses in Penjaringan were burned down last Friday, have to quit the area as it is needed for the Pluit reservoir expansion project.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Kenny Rogers Roasters in town
Kenny Rogers Roasters in town JAKARTA (JP): Here comes a new chicken selection under the famous country music singer Kenny Rogers. Unlike the ubiquitous fried chicken restaurants in town, the Kenny Rogers Roasters grills its fowl."Grilling is a healthier way of preparing them.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Mt. Merapi active again
Mt. Merapi active again SEMARANG: Officials in Yogyakarta monitoring Mt. Merapi recorded 19 tremors on Jan. 16, an indication that the 2,968 meter high volcano is highly active.Head of the Mt. Merapi monitoring post, Mas Atje Purbawinata, said in Yogyakarta that he has put his staff on alert for a...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Radisson Jakarta: Jl. Pecenongan 72, Central Jakarta. Club Spats featuring Live Entertainment, nightly, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Happy hour from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., nightly. Wall street Lobby Lounge featuring a three piece acoustic band Monday to Saturday, from 6:30 p.m.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Singaporean found dead
Singaporean found dead JAKARTA (JP): A Singaporean man was found with his head crushed in the parking lot of the Radisson hotel on Jl. Pacenongan, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday afternoon.People have speculated that the foreigner, identified as Yo Aek Leong Leonard, 35, had killed himself by jumping...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Legal Aid Institute files lawsuit against Islamic school
Legal Aid Institute files lawsuit against Islamic school JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta branch of the Legal Aid Institute (LBH) has filed a lawsuit against the Syifa Budi Perguruan Islam Al Azhar Kemang Foundation for firing 23 teachers of the school in 1994.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Restriction on unrated hotels
Restriction on unrated hotels MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: West Lombok regent Lalu Mudjitahid said recently that the Senggigi beach resort is closed to the development of "non-star" rated hotels.He said the authorities are allocating 300 hectares for tourism, and non-rated hotels have already...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Fair play and NU
Fair play and NU Curious is probably the most appropriate way to describe the "grand congress" of the "Coordinating Board for the Executive Board of Nahdatul Ulama" (KPPNU) -- the rival leadership board within Nahdatul Ulama (NU) -- which opened yesterday at the Haj Dormitory in Pondok Gede, East...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Hotels asked not to raise rates during air show
Hotels asked not to raise rates during air show JAKARTA (JP): The government has called on star-rated hotels in the city not to raise their room rates during the Indonesian Air Show '96, which will be held on June 22 to June 30 this year.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Aquino downplays martial law threat
Aquino downplays martial law threat MANILA (Reuter): Former president Corazon Aquino played down yesterday fears that martial law could return to the Philippines, saying Filipinos would fight it."It will be extremely difficult, almost impossible, to institute martial law in this country," Aquino...
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
RI, Canada sign deals worth $2b
RI, Canada sign deals worth $2b JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien witnessed here yesterday the signing of 54 new business deals between Indonesian and Canadian businesspeople worth C$2.76 billion (US$2.02 billion).
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Warming may hit RP, RI rice output
Warming may hit RP, RI rice output MANILA (Reuter): Rice production in Indonesia and the Philippines is threatened by global warming, scientists told a climate conference yesterday.They said a rise in global temperature could be caused by burning fossil fuels.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Police still in dark over HongkongBank scam
Police still in dark over HongkongBank scam JAKARTA (JP): The city police are still in the dark over the negligence of the staff of HongkongBank's branch office here in checking the fake money transfer orders which have caused losses of about Rp 79 billion (US$34.35 million).
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Cornucopia of calendars marks new year
Cornucopia of calendars marks new yearBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): We are reminded of the new year by the various calendars that appear in the mail, included as give-aways when you make a purchase in shops, or are offered for sale in bookstores.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Students offer weak defense for Bintang
Students offer weak defense for Bintang JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesian students flown from Germany to testify for Sri Bintang Pamungkas failed to clear the controversial politician from the accusations of slandering President Soeharto in their court testimony yesterday.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Canada to help RI promote human rights
Canada to help RI promote human rights JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien defended his policy of close ties with Indonesia yesterday, arguing that cooperation, not confrontation, would help improve the human rights situation here.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Wardiman defends 'initiation week'
Wardiman defends 'initiation week' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro refused yesterday to abolish the "initiation week" at state universities, after one student died while undergoing one of the introductions to campus life this month.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
City gets modern fire engine
City gets modern fire engineJP/byi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief handed over a new automatic fire engine to the city administration yesterday in connection with the promotion of health and occupational safety in the work place, known locally as the K3 program.
Thu, 18 Jan 1996
Police credibility at stake
Police credibility at stake When fire drills are held, police officers are generally among the instructors invited to explain how fires can be prevented. If a fire breaks out, they caution, don't panic. Put it out in a systematic manner to prevent it from spreading and causing greater damage.
Wed, 17 Jan 1996
Canadian PM arrives
Canadian PM arrives JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and his wife Aline arrived here yesterday evening for a three-day visit aimed at boosting commercial ties with Indonesia.He was met at the airport by Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman,...
Wed, 17 Jan 1996
Executive blasts new capital market law
Executive blasts new capital market law JAKARTA (JP): The new capital market law to some degree impedes the movement of publicly-listed companies which have no major shareholders, an executive said yesterday.Rini M.S.