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Rotary Int'l chief to visit here

Rotary Int'l chief to visit here JAKARTA (JP): The president of Rotary International, Herb Brown, is scheduled to arrive here on Jan. 5, 1996 for a four-day visit in connection with Rotary's involvement in the polio eradication program in Indonesia.

20% minimum wage rise proposed for Jakarta

20% minimum wage rise proposed for Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesia Workers' Union (SPSI) has proposed an increase of 20 percent in the minimum wage for Jakarta and its surrounding areas."We have proposed a minimum wage increase from Rp 4,600 ($2) to Rp 5,400 for Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang...

Merpati and IPTN sign deal for 16 CN-235 aircraft

Merpati and IPTN sign deal for 16 CN-235 aircraft JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara, the airline subsidiary of state-owned Garuda Indonesia, signed a deal yesterday with the state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT IPTN on the supply of 16 CN- 235 aircraft worth US$147.2 million.

Betamix to relocate unlawful factory

Betamix to relocate unlawful factory JAKARTA (JP): A spokesman for PT Betamix, a concrete mixing company owned by former deputy governor Bun Yamin Ramto, confirmed the company will follow the city administration's order and relocate.H.A.

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. - The Tavern Pub: Yeah Yeah Boys, Sunday and Thursday,9.

Golkar against three-in-one

Golkar against three-in-one JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Jakarta chapter of Golkar ruling group, Tadjus Sobirin, urged the city administration to lift the three-in-one policy on certain roads in Jakarta.

Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Rimba Niaga loses Rp 1.5b

Rimba Niaga loses Rp 1.5b JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed textile and garment exporter PT Rimba Niaga Idola reported losses of Rp 1.5 billion (US$650 million) for the year ended on June 30.The company's president Haresh Dhalomal said in an annual shareholders meeting yesterday that the company failed...

Car makers promote their environmental credentials

Car makers promote their environmental credentialsBy Russell Williamson As the Indonesian car market expands, many of its relative newcomers, particularly from Europe, are realizing the potential value in promoting their environmental credentials.

Ford plans to sell small cars in Indonesia

Ford plans to sell small cars in IndonesiaBy Alastair Doak Ford is planning to sell the European-designed Escort and Fiesta, and perhaps the company's all-new micro car the Ka, in Indonesia.The Ka, the smallest car the company has designed for Europe, goes on sale in Europe late next year.

Instill a love of science and technology: Soeharto

Instill a love of science and technology: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian scientists should not only develop technology, but also help instill a love of science and technology in members of the public, President Soeharto said yesterday.

S'pore rubber market quiet

S'pore rubber market quiet SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore rubber futures were marked higher by midsession yesterday but trading was quiet with most houses closing early ahead of the long New Year holiday.

Peugeot 306 ST sedan, an affordable alternative

Peugeot 306 ST sedan, an affordable alternativeBy Russell Williamson Peugeot has high hopes for its 306 ST sedan, due to go on sale from Jan. 9 next year.According to Julius Iskander, general manager of Peugeot's Indonesian distributor, PT Multi France Motor, the company is expecting to have at...

Derivatives trading regulated

Derivatives trading regulated JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank, issued new guidelines on derivatives trading by local banks yesterday in an effort to prevent major losses in the future.

Asian airlines in race to expand fleets

Asian airlines in race to expand fleets SINGAPORE (Reuter): Major Asian airlines are competing to expand their fleets with a rash of orders for Boeing Co and Airbus Industrie aircraft worth about US$20 billion, airline officials and analysts said yesterday.

Vibrant Audi reveling in booming sales

Vibrant Audi reveling in booming salesBy Alexander Corne Audi may not be familiar to Indonesian car buyers yet, but it soon will be.Internationally, Audi is rapidly becoming regarded as a peer of its more well-known German competitors, Mercedes Benz and BMW.

Ruwiyati gets Rp 10m bonus

Ruwiyati gets Rp 10m bonus JAKARTA (JP): Women's marathon runner Ruwiyati will receive a Rp 10 million (US$4,500) cash bonus from the state-owned railway company Perumka for her victory at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Bouraq disappointing

Bouraq disappointingFrom NeracaFirst of all I would like to thank Bouraq for the reduction of ticket price given me for my Jakarta-Banjarmasin return trip. My flight from Jakarta to Banjarmasin was excellent. However, the return flight on Nov. 17, 1995 was not without problems.

Minister opens traditional medicine center

Minister opens traditional medicine center JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi yesterday inaugurated a unit for traditional medicine at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Jakarta, now an increasingly popular alternative to modern medicine.

RI withdraws troops from Bosnia, Croatia

RI withdraws troops from Bosnia, Croatia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has begun withdrawing troops from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia following the deployment of NATO troops to replace UN peacekeeping forces in the former Yugoslav republics.Armed Forces (ABRI) chief spokesman Brig. Gen.

New 850 brightens Volvo's image

New 850 brightens Volvo's imageBy Tim Britten The Volvo 850 GLT could easily be confused with any other square Volvo of the past decade. This would be a mistake.Although it carries Volvo's trademark emphasis on safety and practicality, the newest car from Sweden joining the Indonesian market is not...

Language and unity

Language and unity This is in response to Mr. Stephen G. Krecik's comments (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 28, 1998) on my letter dated Dec. 8, 1995 concerning efforts towards a more unified Indonesia.Mr. Krecik states that I: "...

Small traders

Small tradersFrom Forum KeadilanI have a small stall on Jl. Jamin Ginting in Medan where I sell breakfast rolls, cigarettes and other merchandise.For some years now the area has been a parking zone. The parking attendant charges Rp 300 for each motor vehicle stopping in front of my stall, even...

Govt announces names of worst river polluters

Govt announces names of worst river polluters JAKARTA (JP): Two plywood producers, two paper mills and a paint factory were named the worst river polluters by the government yesterday.The Environmental Management Impact Agency (Bapedal), the government's environmental watchdog, disclosed yesterday...

Production of unhusked rice up only 4% this year

Production of unhusked rice up only 4% this year JAKARTA (JP): Unhusked rice production this year is estimated to increase only 4 percent to about 52 million tons, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday.

Central bank expands its intervention band

Central bank expands its intervention band JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, announced yesterday that it will widen its intervention band for the buying and selling rates of the rupiah against the American dollar to 3 percent or Rp 66 (3 U.S cents) from Rp 44, effective on Jan. 2.

Nigeria expresses thanks to Indonesia

Nigeria expresses thanks to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Nigeria has sent a special envoy to deliver a sealed message to President Soeharto to express gratitude for Indonesia not condemning Lagos over alleged human rights violations.

Arianespace eying Asian market

Arianespace eying Asian market LANGKAWI, Malaysia (JP): Arianespace has deployed many of its marketing personnel to Asia to meet rising demand for its satellite launching service.The increased demand for Arianespace services in Asia has prompted the world's leading commercial space transportation...

Southeast Asia to spend $40b to manage waste

Southeast Asia to spend $40b to manage waste SINGAPORE (AFP): Rapidly-growing Southeast Asian countries are expected to spend a whopping US$40 billion annually on disposing household and industrial waste within a decade, a regional study showed yesterday.

Obituary

Obituary Tino Sidin, one of Indonesia's most famous drawing teachers, died of cancer in Jakarta yesterday. He was 70 years old.Tino was being treated in the Dharmais Cancer Hospital for cancer of the colon since he was first diagnosed with the disease a year ago.

Locals grab two boxing titles in KO downpour

Locals grab two boxing titles in KO downpour JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesians filled the vacant titles of the newly introduced Pan Asia Boxing Association in bouts which saw all the three international cards stopped before the distance here on Thursday night.

City crime rate lowered through public assistance

City crime rate lowered through public assistance JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta, a city that never sleeps, has recorded a remarkable drop in the crime rate this year compared to 1994, thanks to increasing public cooperation and hard work by police in fighting crime.City Police Chief Maj. Gen.

SEAG veterans rule swimming championships

SEAG veterans rule swimming championships JAKARTA (JP): Members of Indonesia's 18th Southeast Asian Games team dominated an interclub swimming championships at the Soemantri Brodjonegoro pool, South Jakarta yesterday.

Law enforcement in 1995 pitiful, says YLBHI

Law enforcement in 1995 pitiful, says YLBHI JAKARTA (JP): A respected legal aid body noted that the many cases of mass violence this year were a result of the restricted role and ability of the law to deal with both latent and manifest social conflicts.

Iran-Vietnam rubber estates

Iran-Vietnam rubber estates HANOI (AFP): Iran and Vietnam are to set up a joint venture to plant 20,000 hectares (49,400 acres) of rubber trees in the central highland province of Kontum, an official said yesterday.

Gamelan festival opens

Gamelan festival opens YOGYAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno opened an international gamelan festival at the Prambanan temple compound yesterday.Fifteen groups from seven countries are taking part in the festival to show the global reach of the traditional Javanese percussion orchestra.

Peace remains elusive for East Timor in 1995

Peace remains elusive for East Timor in 1995By Yacob Herin and Endy M. Bayuni DILI, East Timor (JP): Peace remained as elusive as ever in East Timor, 19 years after the territory integrated with Indonesia.

SES reprimands Johannes Kotjo

SES reprimands Johannes Kotjo SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Stock Exchange of Singapore publicly reprimanded Indonesian businessman Johannes Kotjo for creating a false market in the shares of United Pulp & Paper and banned him and his nominees from holding new directorships for 30 months.

Business size measured by different criteria

Business size measured by different criteria JAKARTA (JP): Different government agencies define the size of a business by different criteria, with the Central Bureau of Statistics using employment numbers and the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises using asset figures.

RI will import cement

RI will import cement JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to import 800,000 tons of cement next year because demand is expected to grow by 15 percent to 27.9 million tons while total domestic production is only 27.2 million tons, the chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association, Soeparjo, said yesterday.

Free naturalization for Chinese

Free naturalization for Chinese SEMARANG, Central Java: The authorities are offering a free naturalization service for some 12,000 "stateless" people of Chinese descent here.Antara quoted Kristanto, an officer in charge of the application for naturalization, as saying that a "one-stop service" has...

Builders upset at irregularities in tander process

Builders upset at irregularities in tander process JAKARTA (JP): Building contractors are complaining about rampant irregularities in the process of tendering government projects.Daniel Hutapea, chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the Association of Indonesian Building Contractors, cited the...

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel 2:35 TV Series: Ninja Turtles 3:05 Sports 4:00 Regional News 5:30 Science: Bill Bixby's Wonderful of Magic 6:05 Karya dan Upaya 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Pusaka Kekayaan Nasional Takaboneka 7:00 Evening News 7:30 News: Dian Rana 8:05 A Week of Traditional Cinema: Sarip...

National car unlikely without incentives: Camaro

National car unlikely without incentives: CamaroBy Alexander Corne and Mitchell Mackey Progress on the development of an Indonesian national car is unlikely without significant government assistance, said Angky Camaro, Indomobil's marketing and business development managing director.

Dengue outbreak kills dozens

Dengue outbreak kills dozens PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: An outbreak of dengue in several regions has killed 17 people and hospitalized 100 in the past three months.A spokesman from the provincial office of the Ministry of Health told Antara on Thursday that the disease, caused by Aedes Aegepty...

Disasters in Aceh in 1995

Disasters in Aceh in 1995 BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The province recorded a total of 166 natural disasters, including flash floods, fires, windstorms and landslides in 1995.All of the disasters caused a financial loss of Rp 4.4 billion (US$ 1,925,601), Antara reported.

Traffic normal at toll road

Traffic normal at toll road JAKARTA (JP): The traffic flow on the Jakarta-Bogor-Ciawi (Jagorawi) toll road was seen normal yesterday despite the exodus of Jakartans to their hometowns for holidays.Antara reported traffic flowing to Puncak looked very smooth, without any backup of vehicles.

Singapore oil products prices dip slightly

Singapore oil products prices dip slightly SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore oil products prices came off on news that Singapore Refining Company has scheduled to bring back on-stream its largest crude distillation unit on Saturday, a day earlier than expected.

Hyatt to build $37 million five-star hotel in Kathmandu

Hyatt to build $37 million five-star hotel in KathmanduBy Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuter): Hyatt Corp. plans to set up a US$37.4 million five-star hotel on the outskirts of Kathmandu to attract affluent western tourists to the Himalayan kingdom, the hotel's co-promoters said on Thursday.

Transport Ministry pursues delinquent door

Transport Ministry pursues delinquent door JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Air Transportation is investigating why the door of a Sempati Fokker-100 fell off while the plane was in flight.The plane was over Tangerang, West Java, on Thursday when the door fell off, airline spokesman Arief R.