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Tue, 14 Jan 1997
S'pore retailers fight slump with govt help
S'pore retailers fight slump with govt help SINGAPORE (DPA): Singapore's slumping retail sector is to receive a boost from a new government a program, reports said yesterday.In future, retailers who provide consistently good customer service will be given free publicity by the state Singapore...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Pakpahan trial proceeds in spite of illness
Pakpahan trial proceeds in spite of illness JAKARTA (JP): The subversion trial of labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan continued at the South Jakarta District Court yesterday, in spite of his illness.But the hearing, held with the defendant's consent, was adjourned after two hours when it became apparent...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Orders given to shoot on sight
Orders given to shoot on sight MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: West Lombok Police Chief Lt. Col. Djunaidhy has ordered his men to shoot on the spot anyone caught stealing cows.The drastic measure was taken in response to reports that thieves have been using homemade guns to threaten people and...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Moslems told to pay alms
Moslems told to pay alms JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja transferred yesterday more than Rp 1.8 billion collected by Bazis, the board overseeing Islamic alms collection, to charity groups.The money would be used to help house orphans and the elderly, assist small traders and to build...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Preserving Indonesia's lakes requires adequate research
Preserving Indonesia's lakes requires adequate researchBy Badruddin Machbub and Pasi Lehmusluoto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is home to a unique collection of more than 500 tropical lakes, in addition to 100 reservoirs.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Expert calls for action on police who back hoodlums
Expert calls for action on police who back hoodlums JAKARTA (JP): Criminologist Mulyana W. Kusuma has urged security forces to use internal disciplinary action on any officers caught backing hoodlums in extorting money from vendors and other people.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Gus Dur says NU not involved in Tasikmalaya riot
Gus Dur says NU not involved in Tasikmalaya riot JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, was not involved in the religious and sectarian violence that killed four in the West Java town of Tasikmalaya last month, its leader said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
'SEA Games' training should be centralized'
'SEA Games' training should be centralized' JAKARTA (JP): All sports organizations preparing for the forthcoming SEA Games should centralize their training sessions, an official said yesterday.Djoko Pramono, Indonesia's SEA Games training director, said centralized training was designed to improve...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Status of land project questioned
Status of land project questioned MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Transmigrants from the Prafi district are demanding that authorities investigate what they say are irregularities in the development of 2,155 hectares of agricultural land.Work on the Rp 2.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Thief mobbed to death
Thief mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): Local residents beat to death a man for stealing a pair of jeans belonging to a neighbor on Jl. Kampung Bulak, Klender, East Jakarta on Saturday.Police said local residents mobbed the suspect, identified as Fredy, after he stole the jeans which were drying in the...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Farmers still using pesticides banned 10 years ago: NGO
Farmers still using pesticides banned 10 years ago: NGO JAKARTA (JP): A survey conducted by a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Semarang shows that 30 percent of the pesticides used by farmers in Sumatra and Java were banned 10 years ago.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Sawah Besar fire kills two and destroys 31 houses
Sawah Besar fire kills two and destroys 31 houses JAKARTA (JP): Two men were killed yesterday in a fire which ravaged 31 houses and left 48 families in the Sawah Besar district homeless.The victims, identified as Hasan Basri, 40, and Kurniawan, 18, were all residents of Jl.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Honoris makes circuit packs
Honoris makes circuit packs JAKARTA (JP): PT Honoris Industry, a Modern group subsidiary, and Lucent Technologies of the United States have finished making circuit pack telecommunications equipment for state-owned PT Telkom.Circuit pack is essential equipment for telecommunications switching.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Economist urges better mining contract terms
Economist urges better mining contract terms JAKARTA (JP): An economic advisory group reiterated yesterday its suggestion that the government review the terms of its mining contract policy because the current scheme was outdated and failed to generate the greatest possible benefits for Indonesians.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Korn/Ferry opens local office
Korn/Ferry opens local office JAKARTA (JP): Korn/Ferry International, the executive search group, plans to officially open its Jakarta office on Feb. 20.The Jakarta office, which has been operating since December, will work closely with Korn/Ferry's offices in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Fatoele'oe told to build plant
Fatoele'oe told to build plant KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The East Nusa Tenggara administration told PT Semen Fatoele'oe Permai yesterday to start building its planned cement plant with an annual capacity of one million tons.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 13, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 2,500 Alter Abadi 1,175 25 6,250,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,350 -25...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Tasikmalaya incident
Tasikmalaya incident I was startled when I received a phone call from my brother saying that something terrible was happening in Tasikmalaya. He did not reveal what was happening but suggested I watch the evening news broadcast on RCTI or SCTV.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Guruh won't campaign for any party
Guruh won't campaign for any party JAKARTA (JP): Guruh Soekarnoputra, a senior member of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and younger brother of ousted chief Megawati Soekarnoputri, declared yesterday he will not campaign for any of the political parties contesting the general elections in May.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
'Unregistered school closures not simple'
'Unregistered school closures not simple' JAKARTA (JP): A suggestion to close down unregistered private technical schools must consider the interests of students, an educator and legislator said yesterday.J.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Siswono denies calling officials and public 'sick'
Siswono denies calling officials and public 'sick' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo denies having called Indonesian people and officials "sick" as widely reported in the media last week.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
SARA issues
SARA issuesFrom NeracaAs a densely populated, complex country we have achieved huge success in several fields. These advances are the result of hard work by all parties in their effort to develop the nation. Achievement was possible because of strong tolerance and solidarity among the people.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Fourteen ABRI members arrested
Fourteen ABRI members arrested JAKARTA (JP): Fourteen Armed Forces members and 13 brothel operators were arrested during raids on nightspots Saturday, an official said yesterday.Head of the City Public Order Office's entertainment division, Toha Reno, said nine ABRI members were found in Malioboro...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
SEA Games torch to be lit at Borobudur temple in C. Java
SEA Games torch to be lit at Borobudur temple in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): The SEA Games Organizing Committee plans to light the Games torch from the sun at the Borobudur temple, Magelang, Central Java, instead of lighting it from the natural flame in Mrapen, Grobogan, Central Java.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Smuggled textile products harm local industry
Smuggled textile products harm local industry JAKARTA (JP): Local producers of textiles and textile-related products fear that textile products being smuggled onto the local market will damage the country's struggling textile industry.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
City to have toll roads to Tangerang and Depok
City to have toll roads to Tangerang and Depok JAKARTA (JP): Two new toll roads, from Jakarta to Tangerang and Jakarta to Depok, are to be built, a senior official at the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Paraguas Vocal Group, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 7:15 p.m. to 411 p.m.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Politician, scholars advocate public debates
Politician, scholars advocate public debates JAKARTA (JP): A politician and scholars proposed yesterday that Indonesians develop the habit of resolving state problems through public debate.They said that public debates would minimize suspicions that could arise between members of society.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesdayMaghrib 6.17 p.m.WednesdayImsak 4:17 a.m.Subuh 4.27 a.m.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
'No election campaign in campuses'
'No election campaign in campuses' JAKARTA (JP): Election campaigning should not be conducted on college and university campuses because it goes against the mission of higher learning institutions, according to a rector.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Misplaced criticisms
Misplaced criticisms We share the great concern of mining consultants and analysts over what they call misplaced and groundless criticism of foreign contractors' participation in Indonesia's mining industry.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Religious leaders told to be close to followers
Religious leaders told to be close to followers JAKARTA (JP): The government has reminded religious leaders in Indonesia how increasingly prone the public has become to violent behavior and how they need to get closer to their congregations to help nip unrest in the bud.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Budget bill to streamline accounts
Budget bill to streamline accounts JAKARTA (JP): A bill presented at the House of Representatives yesterday stipulates that the government's non-tax revenues must now be accounted for in the annual state budget.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
National shuttlers consider contract dispute settled
National shuttlers consider contract dispute settled JAKARTA (JP): National shuttlers consider the contract dispute between players and the Badminton Association of Indonesia as settled."The contract deal disagreement is finished now, since Pak Soerjadi (the association's chairman) promised to give...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Cows served herbal tonics
Cows served herbal tonics JAKARTA (JP): Drinking herbal tonics has long been popular among mothers after giving birth, but in the Central Java district of Boyolali it is most popular among nursing cows.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
'Transit system needs presidential decree'
'Transit system needs presidential decree' JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's three-level transit system requires a presidential decree before construction can begin, Deputy Governor Tb. Rais said yesterday.Rais said this was contrary to statements made by the Minister of Public Works, Radinal Moochtar.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Yogyakarta's 1997 art festival a rejuvenating effort
Yogyakarta's 1997 art festival a rejuvenating effortBy R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): The ongoing 1997 biennial art festival in Yogyakarta appears to be a departure from previous biennial art fests, at which paintings were exclusively exhibited.This year's art biennial, running from Jan. 5 until Jan.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997
Work accidents commonplace
Work accidents commonplace SEMARANG: The head of the Ministry of Manpower's provincial office, Bambang Hudi, has reported that 1,112 work-related accidents took place in 1996 in the municipality of Semarang and in the regencies of Kendal and Demak.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
Megawati might reconcile given certain conditions
Megawati might reconcile given certain conditions JAKARTA (JP): The deposed leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, has insisted she would only be willing to reconcile with her ouster Soerjadi if she is reinstated.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
Thirty arrested in raid
Thirty arrested in raid JAKARTA (JP): Personnel from the Jakarta Military Garrison and the City Public Order Office netted 30 men and women in raids on entertainment establishments in the city yesterday.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
'Close unregistered technical schools'
'Close unregistered technical schools' JAKARTA (JP): The director general of basic and middle education, Zaenal Arifin Achmady, wants unregistered privately owned technical high schools closed down.Achmady said there were many technical high schools which operate in any old way.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
Vietnam tries to forget bitter past and enter new peroid
Vietnam tries to forget bitter past and enter new peroidBy Olaf Kanter SAIGON: Vietnam underwent a veritable apocalypse. In the late 1960s and early 1970s more bombs fell on the small South-East Asian country than on the entire German Reich throughout World War II.Three million people were killed.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
Attakcs on mining firms misplaced
Attakcs on mining firms misplaced JAKARTA (JP): Mining analysts here have expressed great concern over what they see as misplaced and groundless criticism of the role of foreign contractors in Indonesia's mining development.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
Nokia expands Thai network
Nokia expands Thai network HELSINKI (AFP): Finnish telecommunications group Nokia has signed a framework agreement with Thailand's Total Access Communications Public Company Ltd to expand its cellular network, Nokia said on Friday.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
Hashimoto arrives in Singapore
Hashimoto arrives in Singapore SINGAPORE (Reuter): Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto arrived in Singapore yesterday on the last stage of a five-nation tour of Southeast Asia that will culminate in a major policy speech on his country's ties with the region.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
Banking developments in 1996 and policy directions for 1997
Banking developments in 1996 and policy directions for 1997 The following article is an excerpt from an address delivered by Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono at an annual bankers' meeting on Jan. 8. This is the first of two articles.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
Electronic clearing system should cover other cities
Electronic clearing system should cover other cities JAKARTA (JP): The electronic interbank clearing system planned for the capital should eventually cover other cities in the country to improve the efficiency of the national payment system, bank analyst I Nyoman Moena said over the weekend.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
Air ambulance
Air ambulanceFrom MerdekaThe Indonesian Association of the Disabled (HPCTI) in the Bogor area concerns itself with monitoring what's going on in society. The situation on the toll roads and the fly-passes is also a focus of our attention.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
In Surakarta, colors have political meaning
In Surakarta, colors have political meaning SURAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) and the Surakarta (Solo) mayoralty are locking horns over what color things in public places should be painted.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997
'Strong political will may reduce hoodlum influence'
'Strong political will may reduce hoodlum influence' JAKARTA (JP): Strong political will is needed to reduce the influence of hoodlums, a researcher said.The country's second-largest city, Surabaya, had proved this possible by organizing its vendors, Isono Sadoko of the Bandung- based Akatiga...