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Fri, 12 Jan 1996
S. Korea's Chun to be indicted of bribery
S. Korea's Chun to be indicted of bribery SEOUL (Reuter): South Korean prosecutors said yesterday that former president Chun Doo Hwan will be formally indicted on bribery charges today, the second former head of state to be charged with corruption in as many months.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Listening to new voices
Listening to new voices Indonesia's current economic progress has undeniably spurred rising demands for improvement in other social domains. This is nothing new. History tells us that such trends have become needs in other developing countries.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Two killed in lanslide
Two killed in lanslide MANADO, North Sulawesi: Two people were killed, four are missing and seven others injured in a landslide in the Paal Dua subdistrict on Thursday morning, Antara reported.Three houses caved in and two others were damaged in the landslide, the news agency said.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Alternative traffic plan
Alternative traffic planFrom KompasThe worst traffic jams seem to take place in the morning when government employees and private sector workers leave their homes almost at the same hour (8:00) and when they return home at around 5:00.Traffic jams cause physical and psychological fatigue.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Pramindo seeks $350m loan
Pramindo seeks $350m loan HONG KONG (Reuter): PT Pramindo Ikat Nusantara, a consortium including Indonesia's Astra Group and France's Cable et Radio, will seek US$350 million in commercial financing for a telecommunications venture, arranger Chase Manhattan Bank Asia said.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Coconut tosser gets five months
Coconut tosser gets five months JAKARTA (JP): A man was jailed for five months for hitting another in the head with coconut, Antara reported yesterday.The Medan District Court found 33-year old Antoni Aritonang guilty of injuring Sutan Parlindungan Siregar, 55, last October.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Vehicle theft boss shot dead in Cipanas
Vehicle theft boss shot dead in Cipanas JAKARTA (JP): City police have shot dead one of the most wanted repeat offenders who is also a ganglord of an extensive vehicle theft syndicate, in a night raid in Cipanas, about 90 kilometers south of here.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Wedding jewels on display
Wedding jewels on display BANDAR LAMPUNG: The Negeri Ruwa Jurai Museum here is displaying more than 242 ornaments worn at traditional weddings from various Sumatran regions, Antara reported.The chief organizer, Mohammad Asswans said the exhibition includes collections brought from museums in Aceh,...
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Flood destroys rice crops
Flood destroys rice crops PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: About 1,000 hectares of ricefields have been swamped by water for the past three days in the worst flood to hit the North Barito regency this week.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Ministry gets new structure
Ministry gets new structure JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has issued a presidential decree ruling that the newly-merged Ministry of Industry and Trade is to be streamlined into 10 first-echelon departments under the leadership of Minister Tunky Ariwibowo.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Council seeks talks on Tebet Barat market
Council seeks talks on Tebet Barat market JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's Commission B for economic affairs yesterday urged the city market office to discuss with its traders its plan to rent out part of Tebet Barat market.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Pre-shipment inspection under fire
Pre-shipment inspection under fire JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Customs and Excise Soehardjo Soebardi suggested yesterday that the system of pre-shipment inspection applied to Indonesian imports since 1985 be ended to facilitate the implementation of free trade in ASEAN in 2003.
Fri, 12 Jan 1996
Sanchez upsets Eltingh on way to quarterfinals
Sanchez upsets Eltingh on way to quarterfinals JAKARTA (JP): Emilio Sanchez of Spain produced the biggest upset of the day at the US$328,000 Indosiar Men's Open tennis championships yesterday when he sent fourth seed Jacco Eltingh of the Netherlands packing.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Asia to experience cement oversupply
Asia to experience cement oversupply JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's annual cement production in 1998 will probably reach 44.4 million tons, far higher than the domestic demand of 37 million tons, Chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association Soepardjo said.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Traffic trouble spot
Traffic trouble spot Traffic is getting worse at the Cirendeu-Sandratex intersection on Jl. Ciputat Raya, South Jakarta, where potholes and ineffective sewers exacerbate the problem.Trucks and other heavy vehicles are further destroying the road and the condition will continue to get worse unless...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Neighbors to help Afghan peace
Neighbors to help Afghan peace ISLAMABAD (Reuter): Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati and Pakistani leaders agreed yesterday to work together for peace in Afghanistan."Iran and Pakistan agreed to support efforts to bring the fratricidal fighting in Afghanistan to an end and to...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
PDI joins campaign against election fraud
PDI joins campaign against election fraud JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) joined the United Development Party (PPP) yesterday in calling for changes in the electoral rules to ensure a clean general election in 1997.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Sentul prepares for motorcycling grand prix
Sentul prepares for motorcycling grand prix JAKARTA (JP): The Sentul circuit in Bogor, West Java is gearing up for the world motorcycling championship races planned for April 5 to April 7 with an improvement project on safety facilities.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
ABRI reports 14 kidnapped in Irian Jaya
ABRI reports 14 kidnapped in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) is looking into reports that 14 people, including seven westerners, have been kidnapped in Irian Jaya.The 14 people may have been kidnapped by Free Papua Movement (OPM) rebels at the famous Baliem Valley in the...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
PT Air Liquide starts new operation
PT Air Liquide starts new operation SERANG, West Java (JP): PT Air Liquide Indonesia, a French joint venture company, inaugurated its air separation plant here yesterday, which was established with an investment of US$35 million to produce industrial gases.
Thu, 11 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.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Legislators testify in Bintang trial
Legislators testify in Bintang trial JAKARTA (JP): Four members of the House of Representatives and a journalist testified in court yesterday that they met with politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas in Germany in April, but none could shed any more light on his activities.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Aqua campaign
Aqua campaignFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe Aqua drinking water company is campaigning, through a private television broadcast, to the effect that the used plastic bottles can be sold back to the company. Using animated cartoons in the campaign, the company is showing concern about the environment and...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Garbage in Cidurian River
Garbage in Cidurian RiverFrom Suara KaryaIn the 1980s the Cidurian River in Bandung, West Java, often overflowed and flooded houses when heavy rains fell. This was caused by, among other things, the fact that the riverbed was not deep enough to hold the extra rain water and garbage piled up in the...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
The art of listening
The art of listening We are exalted by the recent statement of Dr. Koesnadi Hardjasoemantri. The professor from Gadjah Mada University said that our leaders need to learn the art of listening to the people.He said the right to express one's opinion is stipulated in the 1945 Constitution.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 10, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,750 25 616,500 Aneka Kimia Raya...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Major taxpayers urged to give more to the poor
Major taxpayers urged to give more to the poor JAKARTA (JP): The government is drumming up support for a new presidential decree which calls on big corporate and individual taxpayers to contribute more to the campaign to eradicate poverty.Presidential Decree No.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Bad weather delays ASEAN-U.S. dialog
Bad weather delays ASEAN-U.S. dialog NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The ASEAN-U.S. dialog scheduled to begin today has been postponed due to blizzards in the United States that grounded the American delegation in Washington.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
APEC ministers pass labor market information system
APEC ministers pass labor market information system MANILA (AFP): Ministers of the member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday endorsed the creation of a labor market information (LMI) computer network among themselves at a conference here.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Marubeni to form RI venture
Marubeni to form RI venture TOKYO (Reuter): Japanese trading firm Marubeni Corp said yesterday it would form a joint venture in Indonesia with PT Mekar Armada of Indonesia to process steel coils and sell processed products.PT Marubeni Steel Processing Indonesia, to be capitalized at $6.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Police take anti-riot training
Police take anti-riot training JAKARTA (JP): Sixty police officers are taking courses on defusing explosives and combating terrorism with an eye to next year's elections. The 12-day course for the City Police Mobile Regime (Brimob) was opened by Maj. Gen.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Rising demand causes vegetable prices to soar
Rising demand causes vegetable prices to soar JAKARTA (JP): The increasing demand for vegetables before the Islamic fasting month of Ramadhan has caused the prices of vegetables in the city to soar, an official says.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Toll road
Toll roadFrom Bisnis IndonesiaAccording to some developers, the widening of the Cibitung- Cawang toll road will solve the problem of traffic jams in that area. This might be true, but it will only cause traffic jams in other areas.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Putri inspires E. Java to glory
Putri inspires E. Java to glory JAKARTA (JP): Putri Hasibuan chalked up two key victories to lead East Java to win the women's team title at the national table tennis championships in Bandung, West Java on Tuesday.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Experts says science is male dominated
Experts says science is male dominated JAKARTA (JP): Science and technology is still essentially a man's world, at least in Indonesia, an expert said yesterday.Jajah Koswara, a senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture, said the various decision-making and advisory boards in the...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Investors wary in wake of Enron plant revival
Investors wary in wake of Enron plant revivalBy Clarence Fernandez BOMBAY (Reuter): The revival of Enron Corp's multibillion dollar power plant in western India has rescued the country's largest foreign investment project but leaves as many uncertainties for investors as it resolves.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Air exercise launched
Air exercise launched UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The Chief of the Air Force Second Command, Rear Marshal Mahpudin Taka, yesterday opened an air exercise codenamed Sikatan Daya.The exercise, which will last until Jan.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
UI's first on-campus dormitory opened
UI's first on-campus dormitory opened JAKARTA (JP): University of Indonesia (UI) Rector M.K. Tadjudin opened yesterday dormitories for new students on the university's Depok campus, 20 kilometers south of here.It is the first on-campus dormitory the 46-year-old university has ever had.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Forest companies told to raise workers' pay
Forest companies told to raise workers' pay JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo urged forest-related companies yesterday to pay their workers more than the new minimum wage levels announced recently by the government.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Hyatt Int'l, ALatieF sign hotel agreement
Hyatt Int'l, ALatieF sign hotel agreement JAKARTA (JP): ALatieF Corporation, a private firm founded by Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief, signed here yesterday an agreement with the U.S.-based Hyatt International on the management of a star-rated hotel in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Hayono plans dialogs
Hayono plans dialogs DILI, East Timor: Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman is slated to visit the province on Jan. 16-17 for a series of dialogs with East Timorese youths, Antara reported.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Suwito loses world boxing title
Suwito loses world boxing title JAKARTA (JP): Suwito Lagola has lost his World Boxing Federation welterweight title after his manager canceled a rematch against William Magahin of the Philippines.The Chairman of the North Sumatra chapter of the Indonesian Boxing Commission Robert Siregar said...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
No new records set at lifting championships
No new records set at lifting championships JAKARTA (JP): The record breaking streak ended on the third day of the national weight lifting, power lifting and bodybuilding championships here yesterday, but it did not worry national coach Harry Wibowo much.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Police post upgraded
Police post upgraded JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The police post in the mining town of Tembagapura has been upgraded to a special precinct which also oversees the newly inaugurated town of Kuala Kencana.Chief of Irian Jaya Police Brig. Gen.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Jakarta expects 2 million tourists
Jakarta expects 2 million tourists JAKARTA (JP): The city targets two million foreign tourists by the end of the current Five-year Development Plan, which will end in 1999.The tourists are expected to stay an average of 7.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Asahimas expands plant
Asahimas expands plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Asahimas Flat Glass Co. Ltd. has started constructing its fourth float production line in Surabaya, East Java, at a cost of US$100 million.The company said in a statement here that the construction of the new manufacturing facility, whose ground breaking was...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Nagpur stadium cleared as World Cup venue
Nagpur stadium cleared as World Cup venue NEW DELHI (AFP): A cricket stadium in the Indian city of Nagpur, where a wall collapse killing 10 fans during an international in November, was confirmed yesterday as a venue for next month's World Cup.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Kuwait lends RI $40m
Kuwait lends RI $40m KUWAIT (Reuter): Kuwait said yesterday it had agreed to lend Indonesia 12.2 million dinars (US$40 million) to help fund construction of roads and a bridge in Bandung city.The loan from the state-owned Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development is repayable over 20 years and...
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Schaller moves into quarterfinals
Schaller moves into quarterfinals JAKARTA (JP): Second seed Gilbert Schaller of Austria survived a second-set thriller on his way to a 3-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 win over Hungarian Sondar Noszaly for a quarterfinal berth of the US$328,000 Indosiar Men's Open tennis championships yesterday.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Two arrested for killing bird's nest businessman
Two arrested for killing bird's nest businessman JAKARTA (JP): A businessman dealing in swallow nests was killed yesterday morning by two robbers in his four-story shop/house in the Robinson shopping complex in Pejagalan, North Jakarta.