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Freeport to continue investment

Freeport to continue investment JAKARTA (JP): The cancellation of PT Freeport Indonesia's political risk insurance does not affect its commitment to continuing investment for mineral exploration in the country, a company director, Adrie Machribie, said yesterday.

SBSI discussion stopped for security reasons

SBSI discussion stopped for security reasons JAKARTA (JP): Police yesterday broke up a discussion on people's rights held by the independent labor union, SBSI, citing security reasons.An officer of the East Jakarta police precinct said it was better for the Indonesian Welfare Trade Union (SBSI) to...

World customs body moves HQ from Brussels

World customs body moves HQ from Brussels NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The Netherlands, Germany and Morocco are vying to become the new headquarters of the World Customs Organization (WCO) now based in Brussels.A senior executive of the organization, V.P.M.

Seeds of trouble still exist in regions: Soeharto

Seeds of trouble still exist in regions: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged the military yesterday to coordinate efforts to defuse potential troubles in the region with civilian administrators and local community leaders.

Three arrested with stolen telephone box

Three arrested with stolen telephone box JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested three people for stealing a telephone exchange box from Jl. Yos Sudarso, North Jakarta.Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira, chief of the North Jakarta Police Precinct, said on Monday that the three, identified only as Har, Ras,...

Prices of New Year's Eve shows won't rise

Prices of New Year's Eve shows won't rise JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will not increase the special ticket prices for the shows offered by entertainment centers on New Year's Eve 1995/1996 from last year's levels of between Rp 200,000 and Rp 750,000 (US$328).

Ramos declares war on terrorists

Ramos declares war on terrorists MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday declared war against terrorists, a day after four people, including a Singaporean boy and a prominent ethnic Chinese businessman, were ambushed and killed.

The making of ASEAN's vision

The making of ASEAN's visionBy Bantarto Bandoro JAKARTA (JP): The fifth ASEAN summit opening tomorrow in Bangkok deserves special attention, as it will demonstrate the seriousness of ASEAN leaders to accelerate regional cooperation.In its 28 years of existence, ASEAN has had only four summits.

City traffic

City trafficFrom NeracaTraffic is a burden on all Jakartans. Is the city administration (DKI Jaya) doing anything about it?Automobiles carrying fewer than three passengers cannot enter Sudirman/Thamrin boulevards from 6:30 to 10 a.m..

Money plays big role in SEA Games

Money plays big role in SEA Games CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Reuter): As elsewhere in the sporting world, many athletes at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games are striving for dollars as well as for gold medals.

East Timorese youths protest flag burning

East Timorese youths protest flag burning JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of youths staged a demonstration in front of the Australian embassy yesterday in protest against the burning of the Indonesian flag in Australia last week.

Media sees respite from rising paper cost

Media sees respite from rising paper costBy Anil Penna SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian publishers whose earnings have been squeezed by soaring newsprint costs are seeing a welcome respite from the price spiral as they prepare to tap rising regional incomes and literacy.

ASEAN now on Internet

ASEAN now on Internet BANGKOK (JP): ASEAN yesterday inaugurated the ASEANWEB which will allow internet users to access general information and profiles of individual member states.The ASEANWEB was inaugurated by ministers yesterday during the closing day of a two-day ministerial meeting.

No excuses for rights violation, say experts

No excuses for rights violation, say experts SEMARANG (JP): The violation or denial of one's basic rights cannot be justified for any reason, including the two most often cited by governments: the maintenance of security, and the level of the people's welfare, a group of experts said.

Missing rescue worker found dead

Missing rescue worker found dead YOGYAKARTA: Rescue workers yesterday found the body of a colleague, 42-year-old Gatot Hawibowo, who went missing during a picnic at the beach on Sunday.The Antara news agency reported that the body of Gatot, a member of the local search and rescue team, was found...

Bangkok Declaration ready for leaders approval

Bangkok Declaration ready for leaders approvalBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): Economic and foreign affairs ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday concluded their two-day meeting by adopting the Bangkok Declaration, which will be signed by the heads of...

Chiang Mai's sky turns gray for Indonesian camp

Chiang Mai's sky turns gray for Indonesian camp CHIANG MAI, Thailand (JP): It was another gray day for Indonesia yesterday in the Southeast Asian Games as host Thailand sprinted away to widen the lead in the chase for gold.

Eindhoven to visit Surabaya, Manado

Eindhoven to visit Surabaya, Manado JAKARTA (JP): Dutch first division runner-up PSV Eindhoven will appear in a friendly against Mitra Surabaya in the Gelora 10 November stadium in Surabaya.Three days after Epiphany day, on Jan.

SEA games finals results

SEA games finals results CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AFP): The official results of finals events at the Southeast Asian Games here:AthleticsHigh jump women: 1. Rassamee Teamsri (Tha) 1.85m 2. Jaruwan Jenjadkarn (Tha) 1.85 3. Vu My Hanh (Vie) 1.74Shot put men: 1. Jittakorn Krasaeyan (Tha) 16.27m 2.

House approves customs bill

House approves customs bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives passed two bills yesterday on customs and excise which will become effective on April 1, 1996.Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said in a plenary meeting with the House of Representatives that the new laws would serve as...

Ulemas and AIDS

Ulemas and AIDS The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a serious disease for which no cure has been discovered. With more and more cases recorded in Indonesia, what is the role and responsibility of ulemas in preventing the spread of the disease.

ASEAN summit marks the beginning of a new era

ASEAN summit marks the beginning of a new era Leaders of the seven-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will meet in Bangkok tomorrow. Political analyst Dewi Fortuna Anwar speaks of the summit's importance.

Obituary

Obituary Mohamad Sanusi Hardjadinata, a former home affairs minister and co-founder of Bandung's Padjadjaran University, died in Bandung, West Java, early yesterday morning. He was 81.Hundreds of academics, friends and relatives attended the funeral service at Sirnaraga Moslem Cemetery, Bandung, in...

Two-day strike at Menteng Hotel

Two-day strike at Menteng Hotel JAKARTA (JP): A second strike by more than 200 workers of Menteng Hotel I on Jl. Gondangdia, Central Jakarta, was staged yesterday.The first strike, which ended on Sunday evening, was triggered by the management's refusal of the workers' demands on wages and benefits...

Medal Tally

Medal Tally CHIANG MAI (Reuter): Medals standings on Tuesday at the 10- nation Southeast Asian Games: Gold Silver Bronze Total Thailand 55 33 32 120 Indonesia 24 25 30 79 Malaysia 12 12 20 44 Philippines 10 18 13 41 Singapore 8 7 15 30 Vietnam 3 8 10 21 Myanmar 2 10 12 24 Brunei 0 1 1 2 Laos 0 0 2...

Resettlers need more land

Resettlers need more land SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: It won't be long before resettlement programs in the province will experience a shortage of land to develop, an official said.The increasing number of investors in agro-industries and mining industries is the reason why there has been less land...

Driving in Indonesia

Driving in Indonesia The simultaneous publication (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 9, 1995) of the letters from David Stewart and Greg MacDonald to comment on the article entitled Indonesian the worst drivers in the world, which was published three days earlier, may not have been completely fortuitous.

Motive behind Timorese sit-in remains mystery

Motive behind Timorese sit-in remains mystery JAKARTA (JP): The motive behind last week's protests staged by 113 East Timorese and non-East Timorese at the Russian and Dutch embassies here is unknown.Jakarta Police Department Spokesman Lt. Col.

RI ambivalent on calls by U.S. nuke ships

RI ambivalent on calls by U.S. nuke shipsBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): Indonesia remains ambivalent on whether it will allow the United States' nuclear armada to make port calls to Indonesian docks, saying that such a request will have to be studied when the time comes.

A role for ICMI

A role for ICMI There are at least three aspects of last week's congress of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) which deserve the nation's attention. First, the re-election of B.J.

Soeharto inaugurates Hang Nadim airport

Soeharto inaugurates Hang Nadim airport JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto inaugurated the Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, Riau, yesterday, calling for further development of the new facility with a view to making it an international transportation hub.

PT Asiana plans company with Wang Film Production

PT Asiana plans company with Wang Film Production JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed toy manufacturer PT Asiana IMI Industry plans to establish a joint-venture toy-production company with Taiwan-based Wang Film Production Company next year, an executive said yesterday.

RP warned of free trade

RP warned of free trade MANILA (Reuter): The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) yesterday warned of dire consequences if the country agrees to lower all trade barriers by year 2000."Practically, all domestic and foreign investments in manufacturing for the domestic market will grind to a...

Habibie's wife is on ICMI board of patrons

Habibie's wife is on ICMI board of patrons JAKARTA (JP): Ainun Habibie can now give her husband B.J. Habibie advice at home and at work having been elected to the advisory board of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI).

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.

Builders asked to build more low-cost houses

Builders asked to build more low-cost houses JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno called on developers yesterday to help close economic welfare gaps by building more low-cost houses.Speaking at the Indonesian Developers Association's 8th congress, Try pointed out that developers should...

Prosecutors grill U.S. firm's rep, Roh aide

Prosecutors grill U.S. firm's rep, Roh aide SEOUL (Reuter): South Korean state prosecutors probing business kickbacks to ex-president Roh Tae-woo questioned the Seoul head of U.S. firm Lockheed Martin yesterday over a huge warplane purchase.

Bailey Olter in Bali

Bailey Olter in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Micronesian President Bailey Olter arrived here yesterday for a three-day visit to the province.Olter and his entourage were greeted on arrival by Bali Governor Ida Bagus Oka and Maj. Gen. A. Rivai, chief of the Udayana Military Command.

Managing East Aceh's mangroves a dificult task

Managing East Aceh's mangroves a dificult task LANGSA, Aceh (JP): It's never easy to manage natural resources; balancing people's needs and the goals of conservation.For the local administration of East Aceh, the question is how to keep what's left of the regency's 75,000 hectares of mangrove...

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Music: Dilentasia 3:30 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 4:30 Science Program: IPTEK 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: Face of My Country 5:30 English Program 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Yogyakarta 6:15 Village Program...

None too peaceful

None too peacefulFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOn Sept. 1, 1995 I read in a Jakarta newspaper about burglaries taking place in the Bumi Serpong Damai (damai meaning peaceful) housing complex in the Tangerang region, 36 kilometers southwest of Jakarta.

Bekasi facing severe water pollution problem

Bekasi facing severe water pollution problem BEKASI (JP): More than 4,000 families in the Sukatani district in Bekasi, some 30 kilometers east of Jakarta, have complained to the regency about the poor quality of tap water supplied by state-owned water company, PDAM.

Halla Group in RI venture

Halla Group in RI venture SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea's Halla Group said it would build a cement plant with an annual production capacity of 3.5 million tons and other facilities in Indonesia.A Halla spokesman said the group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia's West Sumatra...

New Corolla launched

New Corolla launched JAKARTA (JP): PT Toyota-Astra Motor yesterday launched a new Corolla with more components made in Indonesia.The new sedan, called Twin Cam 16 with a 1,600 cc engine, has an increase of local components, from 10 percent to 24 percent, the company's marketing director N.

Transactions on Batam in rupiah soon

Transactions on Batam in rupiah soon JAKARTA (JP): Business transactions on Batam Island in Riau must use rupiah, not foreign currencies, Chairman of the Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) B.J. Habibie said yesterday.

E. Timorese sent to S. Sulawesi

E. Timorese sent to S. Sulawesi DILI, East Timor: As many as 75 East Timorese workers are to be sent to work in South Sulawesi.Josef Susanto, an official of the East Timor provincial manpower ministry office, said the East Timorese workers would be sent to 10 manufacturing companies in South...

More HIV/AIDS cases reported

More HIV/AIDS cases reported JAKARTA (JP): Four more people have tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the city, and one new case of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been reported, bringing the total official figure for the capital to 123 people with...

Protests mark Rights Day

Protests mark Rights Day YOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of students staged separate demonstrations at campuses here yesterday to mark International Human Rights Day.About 200 students of the National Islamic Institute held an open forum, allowing student leaders take turns in expressing their views on the...

German found dead in river

German found dead in river BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The body of a German tourist who was drowned in the Mamas River in southeast Aceh regency last week was cremated and the ashes flown home by his brother on Sunday.

Talks on women held

Talks on women held JAKARTA (JP): Convention Watch, a group monitoring the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, is holding a one-day seminar today.