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Tue, 09 Jan 1996

Govt intent on correcting high cost economy

Govt intent on correcting high cost economy JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto assured a delegation of American business executives yesterday that the government would continue to pursue liberalization, prudent policies and cut down economic costs.

Tue, 09 Jan 1996

Explosives used to catch fish

Explosives used to catch fish AMBON, Maluku: Traditional fishermen in the Rum Island, Banda Neira subdistrict, Central Maluku, are worried about fishermen from other regions operating in the Banda waters using explosives.

Tue, 09 Jan 1996

Denmark eyes power projects

Denmark eyes power projects JAKARTA (JP): Danish businesses want to cooperate with Indonesian partners in building small-scale power plants using natural gas and coal as energy sources, Danish Environment and Energy Minister Sven Auken said here yesterday.

Tue, 09 Jan 1996

Bank Utama rated BB plus

Bank Utama rated BB plus LONDON (Reuter): Cyprus-based bank rating agency Capital Intelligence said yesterday it had assigned a long-term rating of BB plus and a short-term rating of A3 to Indonesia's PT Bank Utama.

Tue, 09 Jan 1996

Two weight lifting records shattered

Two weight lifting records shattered JAKARTA (JP): Two national clean and jerk record were shattered by their holders yesterday at the national weight lifting, power lifting and bodybuilding championships at Hall B Senayan.

Tue, 09 Jan 1996

Veteran status for Timorese

Veteran status for Timorese JAKARTA (JP): Three East Timorese freedom fighters who have returned to Indonesia after being exiled by Portugal 35-years ago are to be given "veteran" status by the government.

Tue, 09 Jan 1996

ASEAN to boost tourism cooperation

ASEAN to boost tourism cooperation SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Tourism ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are considering a possible multilateral air accord to boost tourism in the region.

Tue, 09 Jan 1996

President's daughter tipped for volleyball chair

President's daughter tipped for volleyball chair JAKARTA (JP): Prominent businesswoman and daughter of President Soeharto Siti Hardijanti Rukmana is expected to take over the top job at the Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) later this week.She would succeed the incumbent chairman Gen. (ret.

Tue, 09 Jan 1996

U.S. embassy reopens visa service

U.S. embassy reopens visa service JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of visa applicants turned out at the United States Embassy yesterday when it reopened after being closed for three weeks."We did not issue any previous formal statement," Craig J.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Manila buries maid who died in S'pore

Manila buries maid who died in S'pore MANILA (Reuter): Hundreds of Filipinos gathered yesterday to bury a Filipina maid who fell to her death from a Singapore apartment building last month, and her mother rejected an official finding that she might have committed suicide.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Freedom of expression is central to Islam

Freedom of expression is central to Islam JAKARTA (JP): Freedom of expression, a highly exalted right in Western liberal democracies, has always been central to Islamic teachings, says a Pakistani scholar.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Navy hospital fire contained

Navy hospital fire contained JAKARTA (JP): A small fire swept the employees' cooperative office at Mintohardjo Navy Hospital, on Jl. Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta, on Friday.An official of the hospital told The Jakarta Post that the fire started at 5:30 a.m., but he did not know the cause.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

RI-Australia agreement

RI-Australia agreement The signing last month of an Agreement on Maintaining Security between Indonesia and Australia truly represents a very important watershed in the bilateral relations between the two countries.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Hospital keeps patient for not paying medical costs

Hospital keeps patient for not paying medical costs JAKARTA (JP): Labor activists have come to the aid of a female worker in Bogor who is being detained by a hospital for not being able to pay her medical expenses.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Garment factory workers seeking salary increases

Garment factory workers seeking salary increases JAKARTA (JP): Garment factory workers are demanding that their companies not only raise the minimum wage but that salaries be based according to seniority, said the head of the Bekasi chapter of the All Indonesia Workers Union (SPSI).

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Rotary International pledges more support

Rotary International pledges more support JAKARTA (JP): Rotary International pledged to help Indonesia again in the country's anti-polio immunization drive this year, its president said.Herb Brown said in a press conference on Saturday that his organization would likely donate US$1 million to this...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Earnings growth of listed banks likely to decline

Earnings growth of listed banks likely to decline JAKARTA (JP): The growth rate of earnings at 22 banks listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is likely to decline this year but no sharp fluctuations in share prices are expected.An analyst from W.I.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Diarrhea, skin rash attack flood victims

Diarrhea, skin rash attack flood victims BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Diarrhea and skin rashes have afflicted the people evacuated from last week's floods, a health official said."We've been getting two to three patients with diarrhea and skin rashes per day since Wednesday," Rianti, a staff member at Langsa...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Sheraton hotel opens in Surabaya

Sheraton hotel opens in Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): One more international hotel chain has begun operation in Surabaya, East Java, as the city shows significant growth in the economy, including the tourism industry.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Bambang chairs L&M

Bambang chairs L&M SINGAPORE (Reuter): Construction and engineering company L&M Group Investments said it had appointed Indonesian President Soeharto's son Bambang Trihatmodjo as a director of the company and as its new chairman.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Land problem in Tangerang

Land problem in Tangerang JAKARTA (JP): As of last year, Tangerang ran out of land for industrial and housing estates, the head of regency development planning board, Agus Rachmad said.Agus said over the weekend that his office had to turn down any requests for permits to develop new industrial and...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Sri Lanka refugees face tug-of-war

Sri Lanka refugees face tug-of-war COLOMBO (Reuter): More than 250,000 refugees are at the center of a tug-of-war between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebels seeking a homeland called Eelam in the island's north and east, political commentators said yesterday.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Weightlifting meet starts today

Weightlifting meet starts today JAKARTA (JP): Around 488 athletes from Indonesia's 26 provinces will take part in the National Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Championship, scheduled to start here today and run until Jan. 16 at Hall B Senayan.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

S'pore rejects Kotjo's appeal: Paper

S'pore rejects Kotjo's appeal: Paper SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) has turned down an appeal by Indonesian businessman Johannes Kotjo against sanctions imposed on him for "misleading the market", the Business Times newspaper said on Saturday.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Market distortions, offshore borrowing may boost inflation

Market distortions, offshore borrowing may boost inflation JAKARTA (JP): Experts warned that market distortions and uncontrolled inflows of private offshore borrowing could send the country's inflation rate higher this year.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Facing the opposition to ASEAN free trade

Facing the opposition to ASEAN free tradeBy James Fahn BANGKOK: Social issues were supposed to be one of the highlights of the fifth ASEAN summit. In their opening addresses many of the leaders remarked that it was necessary to bring social cooperation up to the level of economic and political...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Senayan not healthy

Senayan not healthyFrom KompasIt is now very difficult for Jakartans to find a green field to enjoy in Jakarta. Many people use the outer ring of Glora Senayan, South Jakarta, for some sports such as morning runs, roller-skating and other games.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Flood kills three in Jakarta

Flood kills three in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Three people were killed and thousands were forced to flee their homes over the weekend in the worst floods to hit the capital since 1976.The floods began pounding several areas of Jakarta on Wednesday, when relentless torrential rains caused river banks...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Radio station offers locals rock nostalgia

Radio station offers locals rock nostalgiaBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): Fans of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Uriah Heep, Grand Funk Railroad, Genesis, or other rock bands dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, now can enjoy their songs on local radio all day long.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Student brawls still alarming

Student brawls still alarming JAKARTA (JP): Despite the long struggle by police and teachers to curb student brawls in the capital, the number of teenagers killed in clashes last year was 20 percent higher than in 1994.

Mon, 08 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.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

'Govt can impose solution to PDI row'

'Govt can impose solution to PDI row' JAKARTA (JP): East Java Governor Basofi Soedirman has the political right to force an end to the protracted chairmanship conflict at the provincial chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), observers say.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Firm get $56m from overseas fairs

Firm get $56m from overseas fairs JAKARTA (JP): Small and medium Indonesian enterprises and cooperatives earned a combined revenue of US$56 million from their participation in overseas trade fairs and exhibitions in the April to December period of last year, the National Agency for Export...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

28,000 bodies to be moved

28,000 bodies to be moved JAKARTA (JP): At least 28,000 bodies will be moved from North Jakarta's Dobo public cemetery to Semper, North Jakarta, to make way for the expansion of the Tanjung Priok container port.The exhumation and moving of the bodies starts today and will last until April 30.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

E. Timor leader stresses reconciliation

E. Timor leader stresses reconciliation JAKARTA (JP): An East Timorese separatist leader based in Europe is urging all Timorese to reconcile their differences and work together in the development of the territory.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Adrift in the fishless seas

Adrift in the fishless seas When fish disappear, so do fishermen. Millions of Asians who depend on the sea may soon be out of work. Mukul Sharma reports for Inter Press Service. COCHIN: Indian yellowfin tuna and skipjack may soon be more common in the supermarket shelves of Japan and Europe than in...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Senen bus terminal

Senen bus terminalFrom NeracaThe chaotic situation of the Senen bus terminal in Central Jakarta is reason enough for both road users and commuters to be concerned. Everyday hundreds of city buses and private cars wind up in traffic jams in front of the terminal, while the sidewalk vendors freely...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

KONI needs Rp 4.5 billion

KONI needs Rp 4.5 billion JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) will need Rp 4.5 billion ($1.9 million) to take part in this year's Olympic Games in Atlanta.KONI treasurer Setia Novanto told reporters on Friday that 40 percent of the estimated sum will be spent on preparing Indonesian...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Yogie to attend PDI birthday

Yogie to attend PDI birthday AMBON, Maluku: Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. is expected to attend a reception to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Indonesian Democratic Party this Wednesday, a party official said on Saturday.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Asia back on Australia political agenda

Asia back on Australia political agenda SYDNEY (AFP): The government has again dragged the country's relationship with Asia onto the domestic political agenda, saying an ability to strengthen Australia's bond with its neighbors was a leadership requirement.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Officers face tribunal

Officers face tribunal DILI, East Timor: The East Timor Military Command plans to try 46 officers to by military tribunal for offenses ranging from insubordination, immoral conduct and desertion to traffic violations, Antara said.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

That's a lot of pork

That's a lot of pork BENGKULU, Bengkulu: A total of 77,665 boars, regarded as enemy number one to most farmers, were killed during the year, exceeding the administration's target of 50,000, an official said.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Davomas Abadi predicts exceeding profit target

Davomas Abadi predicts exceeding profit target JAKARTA (JP): PT Davomas Abadi, a cocoa butter and powder producer listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, expects to surpass its profit target of Rp 22.83 billion (US$9.9 million) for its 1995 operations, a company executive said.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Local plice help secure fertilizer distribution

Local plice help secure fertilizer distribution JAKARTA (JP): Local police are safeguarding the distribution of fertilizers to farmers in East Java, where supplies have been declining.The chief of the Kediri police office in East Java, Col. Mudayat M.T.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Students raid police office

Students raid police office BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Some 600 students from three high schools in the Krui district, West Lampung, attacked the local police precinct after reports of a police chief punching a teacher in the face, Antara reported.Their target was Second Lt.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

'Stiffer penalties for sex offenders'

'Stiffer penalties for sex offenders' KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Moslems in Malaysia's southern Johore state caught committing adultery or cohabitation will face public caning under a new bill to be tabled later this year, news reports said.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Curbing import growth

Curbing import growth The 1995/1996 current account deficit of nearly US$8 billion, twice as large as the original estimate made early last year, is regarded by most analysts and the government as the biggest obstacle to sustaining high economic growth.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

Blue Bird offers container handling

Blue Bird offers container handling JAKARTA (JP): The Blue Bird group, a private transportation company, will establish a US$15-million container handling facility here in cooperation with a domestic freight forwarding firm and a Malaysian transportation company.

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel:...

Mon, 08 Jan 1996

'Comedy, romance getting boring'

'Comedy, romance getting boring' JAKARTA (JP): Noted playwright and film director Ali Shahab predicts that Indonesian television viewers will soon be bored with romances and comedies, and begin craving "something informative".

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