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Thu, 15 Aug 1996
Sampoerna joins Transmarco
Sampoerna joins Transmarco SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian tobacco tycoon Putera Sampoerna has bought a substantial stake in trading company Transmarco Holdings, a company official said yesterday."We have been notified that Mr.
Thu, 15 Aug 1996
Maid's murder reenacted
Maid's murder reenacted TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The Tangerang Police have reconstructed the murder of a 23-year-old maid.Ropingah, the victim, was allegedly tortured to death by Managar Sinaga, 39, and his wife, Fransiska Viona, 28, on July 29.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
South Korea's ex-president trial creates waves abroad
South Korea's ex-president trial creates waves abroadBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "We need a new history," said Sohn Hak-kyu, official spokesman of South Korea's ruling New Korea Party. "This means not only redefining Kwangju as a democratic movement, but also punishing those who suppressed it.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Broke teachers go on strike
Broke teachers go on strike SORONG, Irian Jaya: Thirty elementary school teachers from five isolated villages in Ianwatan subdistricts have gone on strike after receiving no salary for the past four months.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Venture to serve ASEAN
Venture to serve ASEAN SINGAPORE (AFP): Sembawang Capital Pte. Ltd. of Singapore has joined hands with AT and T Credit Corp. of the United States to provide financial services in Southeast Asia, officials said yesterday.The joint venture, called the Capita Corp. Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Beddu named ASAE chief
Beddu named ASAE chief JAKARTA (JP): Beddu Amang, the chairman of the National Logistics Agency, has been elected president of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE) for a three-year term.Masykur Sulaiman, a spokesman for the agency, announced on Monday that Beddu had been unanimously...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Thai fishermen deported
Thai fishermen deported MEDAN, North Sumatra: The local immigration office will deport six Thai fishermen who have just completed jail terms for entering Indonesian territories illegally.Spokesman for the office Pardamean Siagian said the authorities have contacted the Thai embassy in Jakarta for...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Marzuki denies any pressure on rights body
Marzuki denies any pressure on rights bodyBy Ati Nurbaity MANILA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights denies being pressured by the military during its investigation into the July 27 riots in Jakarta.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Oki tells court he stored Gina's body in LA locker
Oki tells court he stored Gina's body in LA locker JAKARTA (JP): Harnoko Dewantono admitted in court yesterday that he stored the body of Gina Sutan Aswar in a locker in Los Angeles in 1993.The unexpected admission came in the final stages of the Central Jakarta District Court hearing which is...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Manhunt for subversives continues
Manhunt for subversives continues JAKARTA (JP): After capturing Budiman Sudjatmiko of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) for allegedly masterminding the July 27 riots, the military has vowed to continue its hunt for subversives.Armed Forces Chief Gen.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Punish disobedient bus companies: Minister
Punish disobedient bus companies: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto has urged the Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ) to take stern measures against bus operators failing to run 30 percent of their fleets as regular buses.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Government opens old wound
Government opens old wound DENPASAR, Bali: The dispute over the government's intention to make the Besakih Temple on Mount Gunung Agung a natural reserve has flared again.After four years of relative quiet, the issue was raised again earlier this month by chief of the National Archeology Agency...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Collusion feared behind escape of Ecstasy suspect
Collusion feared behind escape of Ecstasy suspect JAKARTA (JP): A senior police general, a councillor and the public have called on the city police to perform an in-depth investigation to prove that collusion was not behind Friday's escape of a female Ecstasy suspect.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Official fears for future of Timor sandalwood firms
Official fears for future of Timor sandalwood firms JAKARTA (JP): Businesses related to sandalwood (santalum album), the main export commodity from the island of Timor, are under threat of collapse due to the over-exploitation and poor regeneration of resources, an official said.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
System fault disrupts trading activities on JSX
System fault disrupts trading activities on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) were suspended for more than one hour during the afternoon session yesterday due to a fault in the trading system.Share prices declined 1.18 percent in thin trading.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
S.E. Asia faces currency volatility
S.E. Asia faces currency volatility SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian central banks, facing slower export growth, a welter of domestic issues and the specter of offshore speculation, may be forced to tighten their grip on their currencies, economists said.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Table tennis players to undergo training
Table tennis players to undergo training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Table Tennis Association says it will select eight men and six women at the National Games next month to join its long-term national training program for international events.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Floating state firms
Floating state firms The successful initial public offerings of the four state companies over the past two years seems to have convinced the Indonesian government that public listing is the best method for its privatization program.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
No major change likely before 2000
No major change likely before 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia can expect more democratization of its economic and political life only when a new generation assumes power after the turn of the century, experts believe.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
10 projects to start at Bekasi anniversary
10 projects to start at Bekasi anniversary BEKASI, West Java (JP): Bekasi Regent Moch. Djamhari will celebrate the regency's 46th anniversary tomorrow by inaugurating 10 projects worth Rp 19 billion (US$8.5 million).
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Utut seeks top five place in Donner meet
Utut seeks top five place in Donner meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's chess wizard Utut Adianto left for the Donner Memorial International Tournament in Amsterdam yesterday with his patron expecting him to finish in the top five.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
New paradigm needed to face globalization: Economists
New paradigm needed to face globalization: Economists JAKARTA (JP): Several noted economists have suggested that Indonesia applies a new paradigm to its economic development to anticipate changes resulting from globalization.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Indonesia hopes to avoid early clash with Thailand
Indonesia hopes to avoid early clash with Thailand JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia does not want to risk an early clash with favorite Thailand in the initial ASEAN Tiger Cup soccer tournament in Singapore from Sept. 1 to 15, according to the team manager.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Top stars to miss Malaysia Open
Top stars to miss Malaysia Open JAKARTA (JP): Many of the world's best badminton players will be absent from the Malaysian Open, scheduled from Aug. 21 to Aug. 25.Following Olympic champion Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen's decision to skip the grand prix tournament, Indonesia announced yesterday that it...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Cambodia rice market
Cambodia rice market PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Singaporean rice traders, after touring Cambodia's rice markets, said they were optimistic about the prospect of developing Cambodia into an important rice producer for international markets.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
RI privatization too slow: Economist
RI privatization too slow: Economist JAKARTA (JP): Privatization in Indonesia is very slow, leaving most of the country's state-owned companies far from being market oriented, a noted economist said yesterday.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Bank Tiara, HLG Capital to buy securities house
Bank Tiara, HLG Capital to buy securities house JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta-based Bank Tiara Asia and HLG Capital Berhad (HLG Capital) of Malaysia have agreed to purchase PT Intisekuriti Investama, an Indonesian securities house.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
KL's rubber output expected to decrease
KL's rubber output expected to decrease KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's rubber output is expected to fall 3.23 percent to 1.05 million tons this year as estates convert land to other uses and growers cut crop size because of lower prices, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Diarrhea hits Kupang
Diarrhea hits Kupang KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: At least three people have died and 17 others have been hospitalized as diarrhea hit Oekabiti subdistrict, officials said yesterday.Sammi Nalle from the Kupang General Hospital said the number of people admitted with diarrhea to the hospital has been...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Human rights, anti-corruption must be linked: Sociologist
Human rights, anti-corruption must be linked: Sociologist MANILA (JP): Human rights activists, particularly in Southeast Asia, have yet to link their campaigns with anticorruption awareness, a sociologist said.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Six arrested for robbery on bus
Six arrested for robbery on bus JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested six men for robbing bus passengers in Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira said the men -- identified as Ayut, 32, Andi Irnanto, 24, Palma Oloan Siregar, 29, Oki, 20, Helmi Firdaus, 24 and Dody...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
How to protect children from TV's bad influence
How to protect children from TV's bad influence Anak-anak dan Televisi By Milton Chen, Ph.D. Published by Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta, 1996 219 pages, Rp 15,000 JAKARTA (JP): However busy you are in your daily work, I trust that as a responsible parent you exercise control over your children...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
'August mob' rocks Ambon
'August mob' rocks Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): Bank employees across the city were dumbfounded Monday when they opened their doors only to find huge crowds fighting their way in to have bank notes with serial numbers ending in 23 and 73 exchanged for 10 times the nominal value.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Traders say RI Minas oil prices can slump further
Traders say RI Minas oil prices can slump further SINGAPORE (Reuter): Prices for Indonesia's benchmark Minas crude oil have slumped in recent weeks but could still fall further, traders said yesterday.August liftings of the crude have traded at wider than a 20- cent discount to the Indonesian...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Rukmana's claim on land denied
Rukmana's claim on land denied JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court has turned down the lawsuit filed by a private firm against the state minister of agrarian affairs over a 214-hectare plot in Rancamaya, Bogor, West Java.Judge Lintong A.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 13, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,050 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 750 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,200 -50 802,000 Aneka Kimia...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
'August mob' rocks Ambon
'August mob' rocks Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): Bank employees across the city were dumbfounded Monday when they opened their doors only to find huge crowds fighting their way in to have bank notes with serial numbers ending in 23 and 73 exchanged for 10 times the nominal value.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Discrimination continues despite new ruling
Discrimination continues despite new rulingBy Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): One month ago Indonesians of Chinese descent sighed in relief when a ruling was issued in an attempt to end administrative discrimination against them.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, nightly except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday,...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
'RI being undermined by foreign groups'
'RI being undermined by foreign groups' JAKARTA (JP): A senior cabinet minister alleged yesterday that some foreign interest groups were trying to sabotage Indonesia's efforts to become a prosperous and influential nation.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Pesticide content in fruit to be regulated
Pesticide content in fruit to be regulated JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon issue a ruling on the standardization of content of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables to protect consumers, says a senior official.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 Game Show: Fun House 3:05 Children's Program: Arena 123 3:30 TV Series: Just The Ten of Us 4:05 TV Drama: Permohonan 4:30 Documentary 4:55 Filler 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Travel: Bali 6:15 Village...
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Pilot's brother gets ring
Pilot's brother gets ring WASHINGTON (AFP): Indonesia handed over a college ring yesterday to the brother of an American fighter pilot who crashed over Japanese-occupied Irian Jaya in World War II, 52 years after the airman's death.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
The kind of stability we desire
The kind of stability we desire Security and order appear to have returned to Jakarta following the "Gray Saturday" incident. This is evident from Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso's statement that some security personnel posted in public places will be withdrawn this week.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
APEC to firm up free trade policy: Senior official
APEC to firm up free trade policy: Senior official MANILA (AFP): Senior officials from the 18-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meet in the southern Philippines next week to firm up commitments to free trade, a senior official said yesterday.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Serviceman held for stealing
Serviceman held for stealing JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested a low-ranking Army officer yesterday for allegedly stealing the purse of a shopkeeper on Jl. Kramat Bunder, Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
The pride, price and problems of peaceful German unification
The pride, price and problems of peaceful German unificationBy Oei Eng Goan The Federal Republic of Germany invited 11 Asian journalists last month to visit a number of German cities, research institutes and economic locations.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Equal partnerships in int'l cooperation vital: Soeharto
Equal partnerships in int'l cooperation vital: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto underlined yesterday the importance of equal partnership in international cooperation, in which countries could interact on a balance footing, despite underlying differences in perception.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
HongkongBank to sue govt arbitrator
HongkongBank to sue govt arbitrator JAKARTA (JP): HongkongBank plans to take the Ministry of Manpower's arbitration body to the Jakarta High Administrative Court for having ruled in favor of the bank's striking employees."We are in the process of suing the arbitrary body," said the bank's lawyer, R.
Wed, 14 Aug 1996
Ruwiyati wins Bimantara car
Ruwiyati wins Bimantara car JAKARTA (JP): Women's long-distance runner Ruwiyati won a Bimantara Cakra car after breaking the national 10-kilometer record in her win at the Caltex 10K run on Sunday.The 19-year-old runner and SEA Games marathon gold medalist clocked 35 minutes, one minute and 31...