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Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Motul has no synthetic base: Research
Motul has no synthetic base: Research JAKARTA (JP): Motul lubricants, which are widely sold in Indonesia, have no synthetic base and are purely mineral lubricants, research conducted by a foreign company has found.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Business as usual in Pontianak, says governor
Business as usual in Pontianak, says governor JAKARTA (JP): West Kalimantan Governor Aspar Aswin said yesterday the provincial capital Pontianak had returned to normal and residents had resumed daily activities.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Toyo wins Chandra deal
Toyo wins Chandra deal TOKYO (Reuter): Toyo Engineering Corp (TEC) said yesterday it had received a 14 billion yen contract to revamp an ethylene plant owned by Indonesian petrochemical firm PT Chandra Asri.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Vietnam's oil output up
Vietnam's oil output up HANOI (AFP): Vietnamese crude oil production totaled 1.2 million tons in the first two months of this year, a record for the period, a newspaper reported here yesterday.Ngo Thuong San, general director of monopoly state-owned oil company Petrovietnam, said 1997 output was...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Color war escalates in Surakarta
Color war escalates in Surakarta SURAKARTA (JP): Trees, fences, telegraph poles, sidewalks, zebra crossings and bus shelters changed color for the sixth time yesterday as the political war of colors here reached new heights.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Telephone consumers among most critical
Telephone consumers among most critical JAKARTA (JP): The classic complaints about telephone services keep cropping up because telephone users are among the most critical of consumers, a consumer advocate said.Zoemrotin K.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Oki admits to killing his brother, woman friend
Oki admits to killing his brother, woman friend JAKARTA (JP): The defendant in the Los Angeles triple murder trial admitted here yesterday to killing his brother and one of his business partners.Harnoko Dewantono, better known as Oki, told the Central Jakarta District Court he retracted a statement...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
More people suffer from dengue
More people suffer from dengue JAKARTA (JP): The number of dengue sufferers in Jakarta rose again recently although there had been a marked decrease earlier last year, an official said yesterday.The city administration's head of public relations, Soesila Darmoadji, said yesterday the number of...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Chequers; The World Premier Band from USA, daily (except Sunday), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. * Millennium Sirih Jakarta, Jl. Fachrudin 3, Jakarta: - The Lobby Lounge; Sahata Group, daily, 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Electrindo and Alcatel form international joint venture
Electrindo and Alcatel form international joint venture JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian telecommunications firm PT Elektrindo Nusantara has set up an international joint venture to install and maintain underwater cables.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
China asked to arrest fugitive Tansil
China asked to arrest fugitive Tansil JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia asked China yesterday to arrest Eddy Tansil if the fugitive businessman was indeed living in China as many have speculated.Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman and Chinese Vice Justice Minister Xiao Jianzhang also discussed a possible...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
The dynamics of peace in society
The dynamics of peace in societyBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): Peace is a nice word and also a beautiful reality. "Peaceful" is related to being "blissful". In socio- political life it is usually seen as a precondition for living together.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Boat people return to Lombok
Boat people return to Lombok LOMBOK, West Nusa Tenggara: Seventy Indochinese boat people expelled from Lombok last week returned to the island Monday evening for engine repairs, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Strong governance needed to maintain economic growth
Strong governance needed to maintain economic growth JAKARTA (JP): Asian countries need to maintain their strong governments but improve their accountability to maintain their high economic growth momentum, an expert said yesterday.James R.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Expert hails Soeharto's contribution to ASEAN
Expert hails Soeharto's contribution to ASEAN JAKARTA (JP): An American political scientist has hailed President Soeharto for unceasingly promoting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and allowing it to grow into a preeminent global organization.Frederick Z.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
The wonders of Thai food served up at Grand Hyatt
The wonders of Thai food served up at Grand Hyatt There is good news for connoisseurs of fine Eastern cuisine, tired of Jakarta's local fare. Grand Hyatt Jakarta's Grand Cafe is promoting Thai food, serving an array of authentic Thai food prepared by guest chefs from Grand Hyatt Bangkok, led by...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Citizens have freedom to vote or not to vote, says observers
Citizens have freedom to vote or not to vote, says observers JAKARTA (JP): Voting in a general election is every eligible citizen's basic right and people breach no law if they do not exercise it, observers said yesterday.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Moro rebels resume peace talks with RP
Moro rebels resume peace talks with RP SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines (AFP): Moro guerrillas yesterday resumed preliminary peace talks with the government here and agreed to a common agenda for proposed formal negotiations, a lawyer who represents the insurgents in the talks said.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Myanmar urged to join trans-Asian rail system
Myanmar urged to join trans-Asian rail system KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged Myanmar yesterday to join a proposed trans-Asian railway network that would stretch from Singapore to China.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Sofyan rejects Kadin's affirmative action idea
Sofyan rejects Kadin's affirmative action idea JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Sofyan Wanandi supported the idea of empowering indigenous people but rejected what he called a partisan proposal put forward by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
U.S. most popular foreign study destination
U.S. most popular foreign study destination JAKARTA (JP): The United States is the most popular destination for Indonesian students wishing to study abroad, according to coordinators of overseas education.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
15 hurt in attacks in Philippines
15 hurt in attacks in Philippines COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): A bus and a jeep were ambushed and a grenade was tossed into a house in separate attacks in the southern Philippines which left 15 people wounded, police and witnesses said yesterday.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: PoliceJP/SuyotoNEWS GATHERING: Seventy police officers from all over the country pay a visit to The Jakarta Post's editorial office on Jl. Palmerah Selatan in Central Jakarta. During their tour Thursday the officers, from the police information department, were informed about the...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Indonesian, RP illegals allowef to stay in Sabah
Indonesian, RP illegals allowef to stay in Sabah KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's Sabah state and Labuan island will allow about 400,000 undocumented workers from Indonesia and the Philippines to legitimize their status but will ask other illegal aliens to leave by April 1, it was reported here...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Probe into doping at Asian Cup begins
Probe into doping at Asian Cup begins KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Asian football supremo Peter Velappan said yesterday an investigation was underway into the results of doping tests on players of four top teams at the Asian Cup in December.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
ISO certification for two more firms
ISO certification for two more firms JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed telecommunication provider Indosat and PT Krakatau Engineering Corporation received yesterday ISO certification for their services.Indosat, which is listed on Jakarta and New York stock exchanges, received ISO 9002 certification...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
BP Chemicals to ago ahead with China chemical project
BP Chemicals to ago ahead with China chemical project SINGAPORE (Reuter): BP Chemicals, a unit of giant British Petroleum, is pressing ahead with multi-billion dollar investments in China, dispelling energy industry fears of changes to investment policies after Deng Xiaoping's death.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Ruwiyati to take test before Games
Ruwiyati to take test before Games JAKARTA (JP): The training director for the 19th SEA Games, Djoko Pramono, said the decision to include Ruwiyati, the marathon record breaker at the 1995 Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, will be made in June following a physical examination.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Outcry on parking upsets Surjadi
Outcry on parking upsets Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday he was surprised by the enormous public outcry about the city's plan to increase parking fees.Speaking to reporters during a break in the governors' meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Surjadi said he had...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Fire razes houses and a truck
Fire razes houses and a truck JAKARTA (JP): Fire gutted two houses and a truckload of methanol Monday night causing financial losses estimated at more than Rp 10 million (US$62,800), but nobody was injured.Fire destroyed J.M. Siahaan's house on Jl. Cawang II/19, Makasar, East Jakarta.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Indorama posts $51.5m net profit
Indorama posts $51.5m net profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed polyester producer PT Indorama Synthetics recorded an unaudited net profit of Rp 122 billion (US$51.5 million) in 1996, up from Rp 120.32 billion in 1995.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Police shot robber to death
Police shot robber to death JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead yesterday a man who had just robbed a woman on a Metromini bus in Grogol, West Jakarta.West Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Bakat Purwanto said the police were forced to shot Parlindungan Situmorang, 23, for trying to escape.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
'Handle foreigners with care': Mayor
'Handle foreigners with care': Mayor JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito told subordinates foreigners in the area must be handled extra carefully because there were so many of them passing through the port.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Govt to lobby Japan, U.S. and EU over Timor car disputes
Govt to lobby Japan, U.S. and EU over Timor car disputes JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will dispatch a team to lobby Japan, the United States and the Europe Union not to dispute its controversial national car policy.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Opinions vary on Amien's exit from ICMI experts body
Opinions vary on Amien's exit from ICMI experts body JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman has strongly refuted speculation that Moslem scholar Amien Rais was a victim of government meddling in Moslem organizations.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
'Developers must keep projects'
'Developers must keep projects' BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Developers of railway networks in Indonesia will probably be required to retain ownership, Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie indicated yesterday.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
VIP Tours, local firm launch travel package
VIP Tours, local firm launch travel package JAKARTA (JP): England's VIP Tours and PT Gerbang Sarana Angkasa launched a flexible individual travel package yesterday called VIP-Europe A la Carte, for Southeast Asian travelers.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Ever Shine earns $11.5m
Ever Shine earns $11.5m JAKARTA (JP): Textile and garment producer PT Ever Shine Text recorded an unaudited net profit of Rp 27.4 billion (US$11.5 million) for 1996, up 13 percent from 1995's net profit of Rp 24.2 billion.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 25, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 239,000 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 895,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,275 0 16,000...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Witnesses defy court summons
Witnesses defy court summons BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The district court trying the case of the 1996 Gurita ferry accident suspects has threatened to force six people to testify after they defied two summonses.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Health care inadequate: Sujudi
Health care inadequate: Sujudi MASOHI, Central Maluku: Minister of Health Sujudi said only 80 percent of Indonesians have access to health care facilities, Antara reported.In poor areas, however, only 40 percent of the population can be reached by medical services due to distance and difficult...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Mining
MiningFrom MerdekaMinister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana's explanation on Feb. 5 on general mining indicates the application of the pattern of work contracts based on Article 10 of Law No.11/1967, in which the government acts as the owner and the mining company becomes the contractor.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Petrochemical complex to be built in Tuban
Petrochemical complex to be built in Tuban BOSTON (Reuter): Stone & Webster Inc said Monday it signed a lump sum, turnkey contract to build a large grassroots petrochemical complex at Tuban, East Java.Stone & Webster said the contract, valued in excess of $1.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
'Lifting land-use ban may cause speculation'
'Lifting land-use ban may cause speculation' JAKARTA (JP): Land speculation and black market trading of land-use permits will become rampant following the withdrawal of the National Land Agency's ban on issuing land permits in Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi, an observer said.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Palu to host beach volleyball meet
Palu to host beach volleyball meet JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association has appointed Central Sulawesi to stage a national beach volleyball championship in the capital city of Palu in early June.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Most firms not yet linked up with customs EDI
Most firms not yet linked up with customs EDI JAKARTA (JP): The associations of textile companies, shipping lines and car makers said yesterday none of their members had been linked up with the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) which the Customs and Excise Tax Directorate General plans to operate...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Resettlers get power after 20 years
Resettlers get power after 20 years GORONTALO, North Sulawesi: Several hundred transmigrant families in Marisa subdistrict have had power installed in their neighborhood after 20 years of waiting.The transmigrants from Java, Bali and West Nusa Tenggara occupy eight of the 23 villages in Marisa, 600...
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Telkomsel
TelkomselFrom Media IndonesiaI have been a subscriber to Telkomsel's GSM cellular telephone for a few months. Their service was satisfactory. Every month I received my bill by mail with specification, free of charge.On Feb.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
Disruptive bargirls to be expelled
Disruptive bargirls to be expelled KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Shocked by the rising incidence of divorce, the authorities in Kalabahi, on Alor island, have expelled 20 prostitutes they believe are responsible for marital break-ups.Alor military commander Lt. Col.
Wed, 26 Feb 1997
House's plan to pass nuclear bill protested
House's plan to pass nuclear bill protested JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of antinuclear activists marched to the House of Representatives yesterday demanding that legislators cancel their plan to endorse the government-sponsored bill on nuclear power today.