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Sun, 14 Jan 1996

IAIN Sunan Ampel facing more complicated challenges

IAIN Sunan Ampel facing more complicated challengesBy Ainur R. Sophiaan SURABAYA (JP): The first state university encountered after leaving Juanda Airport is the Sunan Ampel Institute for Islamic Studies. Strategically located on one of this city's thoroughfares, Jl.

Sun, 14 Jan 1996

Malaysia's satellite launched

Malaysia's satellite launched KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday hailed the successful launch of the country's first communications satellite as a major step in the country's bid to attain developed status.

Sun, 14 Jan 1996

Sunan Ampel Mosque a witness to religious devotion

Sunan Ampel Mosque a witness to religious devotionBy Santi W.E. Soekanto and Wisnu Pramudya SURABAYA (JP): It's 3:50 a.m. Only minutes before the call for the subuh (dawn) prayer was sounded by the muezzin of the Sunan Ampel Mosque.

Sun, 14 Jan 1996

Heidi Auwy a talented local harpist

Heidi Auwy a talented local harpistBy Veronica Soediro JAKARTA (JP): Her face hasn't changed much from when it was splashed across Indonesia by the media more than 10 years ago. So many pictures were published of Indonesia's pioneer harpist Heidi Auwy, mostly of her standing beside her harp looking...

Sun, 14 Jan 1996

Change sought in SE Asia nuclear free pact

Change sought in SE Asia nuclear free pact BANGKOK (Reuter): The United States was seeking changes in a southeast Asian nuclear weapons free zone pact to address worries it had about rights of navigation in the region, a U.S. official said yesterday.Winston Lord, a U.S.

Sun, 14 Jan 1996

5,000 homeless after fire sweeps crowded slum

5,000 homeless after fire sweeps crowded slumBy Wahyudi M. Pratopo JAKARTA (JP): The fire that razed 2,000 houses in Muara Baru, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, has been extinguished, but the anguish remains.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Mass burial for fish

Mass burial for fish PURWAKARTA, West Java: The Jatiluhur Reservoir Management Agency, with the help of local farmers, have managed to remove about 900 tons of dead ikan mas (carp) which have been floating on the dam leaving a powerful stench for the past week.The dead fish were buried on the shore.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Aussie firms seek greater share of food market

Aussie firms seek greater share of food market JAKARTA (JP): Several Australian companies and cooperatives are holding a three-day food festival here with a view to expanding their share of the rapidly-expanding foreign food market.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

KL judge found dead

KL judge found dead KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's former Supreme Court judge, Eusoffe Abdoolcader, was found dead with a gunshot wound in his home in northern Penang state late on Thursday.The 71-year-old judge, who was in his pajamas, was found sprawled on his bed by his Filipina maid.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

52 still missing in Morotai

52 still missing in Morotai JAKARTA (JP): Fifty two people are still missing after a motorized sailing boat sank off the Morotai Island in Maluku on Dec. 28, Antara reported yesterday.The Navy and Search and Rescue Agency are still looking out for the shipwrecked, although officials are resigned to...

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Banned photos displayed

Banned photos displayed YOGYAKARTA: Two photographs that had been barred by police from a photo exhibition were put on display on Wednesday after the organizer secured police permission, Antara reported.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Modern Sun Life to open

Modern Sun Life to open JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien will attend the inauguration of a joint venture company between PT Inti Putra Modern, a subsidiary of the Modern Group, and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, here on Wednesday.Wayne H.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Telkom privatizes W. Java phone management

Telkom privatizes W. Java phone management BANDUNG, West Java (JP): State-owned PT Telkom yesterday handed over the management of telecommunications services in West Java to PT Aria West International under a joint operation scheme.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Arya Duta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48,Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 1 p.m.; Los Morenos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

City Police to probe fraud at HongkongBank

City Police to probe fraud at HongkongBank JAKARTA (JP): The City Police has assigned a number of senior detectives to investigate a massive fraud at the branch office of HongkongBank here.The police said yesterday that it will also cooperate with Interpol in other Asian countries to probe the...

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Newspapers allowed up to 24 pages daily

Newspapers allowed up to 24 pages daily JAKARTA (JP): The Press Council, the industry's watchdog agency, yesterday agreed to allow broadsheet daily newspapers to expand to 24 pages to allow them to better inform their readers as well as compete with the growing broadcasting media.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

UI student still suspended

UI student still suspended JAKARTA (JP): University of Indonesia (UI) Rector M.K. Tadjudin has not yet carried out the court's decision on the postponement of a student suspension.Tadjudin's lawyer Zulfa Djoko Basuki told the Jakarta State Administrative Court yesterday that the rector has yet to...

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Human Rights commission seeks governor's help

Human Rights commission seeks governor's help JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has written to the Jakarta administration requesting help in settling the alleged illegal flattening of houses in the Ancol and Penjaringan subdistricts in North Jakarta last week.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Journalist urged to write the truth

Journalist urged to write the truth JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday urged journalists to improve their writing skills because many write untrue stories which mislead the public.Surjadi said that many newspapers often print inaccurate, groundless and sensational stories.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Sahid sets up hotel firm

Sahid sets up hotel firm JAKARTA (JP): The Sahid Group announced yesterday the establishment of PT Sahid International Hotel Management & Consultant Corporation, which will manage its hotels with an investment of Rp 50 billion (US$21.7 million).

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

City reviews decree on labor welfare

City reviews decree on labor welfare JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is reviewing the seven- year-old decree on workers' welfare, deeming it now ineffective.The head of social welfare department of the city manpower agency, Suwardja, said on Thursday that decree No.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

TV film series

TV film seriesFrom SinarNearly all private TV stations in Indonesia now show telenovella (Latin American soap opera series) and sinetron series (local films made for TV).These two genres have gained wide audiences.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

A recurring problem

A recurring problem In the past few weeks cement has become rather difficult to obtain. As a result of this shortage, prices have begun to increase. Cement producers united in the Cement Association of Indonesia are meanwhile preparing to propose an increase in the commodity's bench price based on...

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Travex records $500m in tourism transactions

Travex records $500m in tourism transactions SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The Travel Exchange (Travex), a tourism mart held during the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) here this week, recorded transactions worth about US$500 million.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Banks to discuss Marcos funds

Banks to discuss Marcos funds ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP): The three sides feuding over hundreds of millions of dollars stashed in Swiss banks by the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos meet next week in Hong Kong in a bid to resolve the dispute.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Kresna qualifies for Atlanta Olympics

Kresna qualifies for Atlanta Olympics JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian judo king Kresna Bayu will have a rare international outing in Atlanta during the Olympic Games this summer.Deputy Secretary-General of the Indonesian Judo Association, Aji Kusmantri, said here yesterday that according to the latest...

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Miss Tjitjih's theater strives on

Miss Tjitjih's theater strives onBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The lamps in the 200-capacity hall were turned off. The play would soon begin. The red curtain covering the eight-meter-wide stage slowly opened to reveal the living room of a bygone king.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Diarrhea outbreak on remote island

Diarrhea outbreak on remote island MANADO, North Sulawesi: Five people in the remote Marore Island near the Philippine border, died on a boat as they were being taken to hospital for treatment for diarrhea.Antara reported that hundreds of the islanders have been affected by the outbreak.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Fighting flares up on Bougainville

Fighting flares up on Bougainville PORT MORESBY (Reuter): Fighting had flared up again on the Papua New Guinea (PNG) island of Bougainville with continuous rebel attacks on pro-government villages this week, Bougainville Premier Theodore Miriung said yesterday.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Coastal communities need empowerment, Sarwono says

Coastal communities need empowerment, Sarwono says JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to draw up a development model specifically for coastal communities because they have been impoverished by current economic development programs, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

JSX closes 3.2 percent higher

JSX closes 3.2 percent higher JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) closed 3.2 percent higher yesterday, supported by a large inflow of U.S and European funds.The JSX composite index closed up 17.21 points at 550.99, a new high for the last 22 months.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

More quakes hammer Palu

More quakes hammer Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale shook the city in the early hours on Friday, the latest to hit the area since one on New Year's Day.There were no reports of casualties, according to Antara.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

RI considers possibility of importing logs

RI considers possibility of importing logs JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may have to import logs for wood-based industries which cannot obtain timber from existing natural forests, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Polls committee provides hotline, mail box services

Polls committee provides hotline, mail box services JAKARTA (JP): The National General Elections Monitoring Committee will open hotline telephone and mail box services for people to report of any wrongdoing committed in the run up and during the 1997 general elections, a committee official says.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Expert says impotence no shame

Expert says impotence no shame JAKARTA (JP): The bad news for diabetes mellitus sufferers is that they are twice to five times more likely to become impotent than those who do not have the disease. The good news is that the condition is reversible.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 12, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Dharmala Insurance 2,100 0 0 Ades Alfindo 750 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,675 -50 473,500 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Argha Karya...

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Jakarta starts operating Proton cabs

Jakarta starts operating Proton cabs JAKARTA (JP): A local taxi company began operating 200 Proton cabs imported from Malaysia yesterday, the first batch of 1,000 such vehicles designated for Jakarta and its surrounding areas this year.

Sat, 13 Jan 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, 13 Jan 1996

Minister Azwar underlines virtues of small families

Minister Azwar underlines virtues of small families JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Azwar Anas urged organizations concerned with child welfare to join in the government's campaign to promote the concept of "small and prosperous" families.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

ADB approves aid for Indonesia, China, RP

ADB approves aid for Indonesia, China, RP MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday it had approved grants and loans for Indonesia, China, the Philippines, India and Kazakhstan.A statement from the ADB headquarters in the Philippine capital said it had approved US$2.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

PDI wants officials to declare their wealth

PDI wants officials to declare their wealth JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) called on government officials yesterday to declare their wealth before and after they hold positions in a bid to help create a clean government.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Chretien visit means business in Indonesia

Chretien visit means business in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien will be arriving for a three day visit here on Tuesday with a 300-strong delegation including two ministers and six provincial premiers, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Coping with floods

Coping with floods A week after the worst floods in living memory swamped large sections of Jakarta last weekend, it seems that the repercussions of the disaster continue to preoccupy the Indonesian capital city.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Timorese women win safe passage to Portugal

Timorese women win safe passage to Portugal JAKARTA (JP): Two East Timorese women left for Portugal last night after spending two days in the Australian Embassy. A few hours earlier, two separate groups of East Timorese attempted to break into the Japanese and New Zealand embassies.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

S. Jakarta gets new apartments

S. Jakarta gets new apartments JAKARTA (JP): P.T. Bumimas Megahprima held a topping off ceremony yesterday.The 21-story Bumimas Apartemen, a change of name from Hilltop Residency following the government requirement for property developers to drop foreign names, is scheduled to be opened in...

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Tunky revamps ministry

Tunky revamps ministry JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo yesterday shook up his ministry, which is a merger of former ministries of industry and trade, by installing first and second echelon officials in a hastily-prepared inauguration ceremony.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Malaysians get marching orders

Malaysians get marching orders PADANG, West Sumatra: The immigration office in Padang has asked two Malaysian students to leave the country, one for committing petty theft, and another for violating his stay permit, Antara reported.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Bambang to take over Summa's assets

Bambang to take over Summa's assets JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, confirmed yesterday that President Soeharto's son Bambang Trihatmodjo and Johannes Kotjo have formally proposed to take over the remaining assets of the dissolved Bank Summa.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Haarhuis moves into Indosiar semifinals

Haarhuis moves into Indosiar semifinals JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands held off a persistent challenge from Guillaume Raoux of France at the US$328,000 Indosiar Men's Open tennis championships yesterday, surviving the thriller for a semifinal berth.

Sat, 13 Jan 1996

Crude and product prices plunge in Singapore

Crude and product prices plunge in Singapore SINGAPORE (Reuter): Crude oil and product prices in Singapore plunged early yesterday, reflecting the erosion in the West, but traders said well-supported fundamentals in Asia will limit any downside potential in prices.

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