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Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Korea's Posco to develop two steel mills in W. Java
Korea's Posco to develop two steel mills in W. Java JAKARTA (JP): South Korea's Pohang & Iron Steel Co. (Posco) has embarked on the development of two joint venture steel mills in West Java with a total investment of US$675 million.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
ASEAN leaders informal summit set for Nov. 30
ASEAN leaders informal summit set for Nov. 30 JAKARTA (JP): An informal summit of ASEAN leaders will be held here on Nov. 30, also attended by heads of government from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday the one-day meeting at the Hilton Hotel...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Telstra enters Bandung
Telstra enters Bandung BANDUNG (JP): PT Jastrindo Dinamika, which operates Telstra Fleetcoms' radio trunking services, has invested US$25 million in telecommunications services in Bandung and Cilegon (West Java), Surabaya (East Java), Semarang (Central Java) and the greater Jakarta area.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Revising our curriculum requires a proper model
Revising our curriculum requires a proper modelBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Curriculum has always been considered as the key issue in raising the quality of education. Every time we feel that the existing standard of our schools has become unsatisfactory, we start remedying the problem by...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Sumitro blasts zig-zag interest rate theory
Sumitro blasts zig-zag interest rate theory JAKARTA (JP): Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, Indonesia's most senior economist, supports the view of most analysts that State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie's zig-zag theory on interest rate reduction is entirely unfeasible.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Task force proposed for estates
Task force proposed for estates JAKARTA (JP): The government should set up a special task force to coordinate the development of the country's industrial estates, a member of the House of Representatives said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Village, daily, Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday, Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, Balinese dance parade - Rejang dance, Puspawresti Dance, Belibis Dance & Jaran Teji Dance, Monday,...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Improve public services: Surjadi
Improve public services: Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has asked City Hall civil servants grouped in Korpri to improve public services, Antara reported yesterday."Civil servants must be creative in serving the public and cut any unnecessary bureaucratic chains," the governor said...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Suwandi off to fine start on national selection trail
Suwandi off to fine start on national selection trail JAKARTA (JP): A rejuvenated Suwandi, bronze medalist at last year's Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, got off to a blistering start as he breezed past Muhamad Syahid, 6-4, 6-2 on the opening day of the preselection tournament for...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Police did nothing to stop riot: Witnesses
Police did nothing to stop riot: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): Two witnesses told a court yesterday that police did nothing to stop rioters in the July 27 riot.Aziz Buang, 64, vice chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) Jakarta branch, told the Central Jakarta District Court he arrived at...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
G-15 vows to improve members' welfare
G-15 vows to improve members' welfare JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday the Group of 15 nations (G-15) is reflecting on how to take a leading role in helping to promote the welfare of developing countries.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Microsoft signs agreement with PC manufacturers
Microsoft signs agreement with PC manufacturers JAKARTA (JP): Microsoft, a leading United States software company, signed up four Indonesian computer manufactures yesterday to preinstall its software in their computers for domestic distribution.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Soeharto to visit Jordan, attend food summit in Italy
Soeharto to visit Jordan, attend food summit in Italy JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will leave on an overseas trip next week that will take him to Jordan and Italy, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.The visit to Jordan on Nov.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
'Parties behind Zarima's escape face punishment'
'Parties behind Zarima's escape face punishment' JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo warned yesterday any parties that plotted Zarima's escape and knew her whereabouts before she was arrested in Houston on Tuesday (Jakarta time) face punishment.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
ODS phase out poses no problem
ODS phase out poses no problem JAKARTA (JP): Ninety percent of Indonesian industries would cease using ozone-depleting substances (ODS) by 1998, an official said here yesterday."Our campaign has proven effective because 50 percent of companies have shifted from using ODS substances to non-ODS...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Watch current account deficit: IMF chief
Watch current account deficit: IMF chief JAKARTA (JP): Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Michel Camdessus yesterday warned Indonesia and other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members over their high current account deficits and their financial systems' soundness.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Death sentence for robbers, killers
Death sentence for robbers, killersFrom Suara KaryaI am deeply saddened on hearing about the robbery and murder of a great number of taxi drivers recently. It is pure savagery.The robbers cum killers should receive the death penalty. They are too lazy to find honest work.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Four arrested for selling drugs
Four arrested for selling drugs JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested yesterday three men and a woman and seized 13,500 barbiturate pills from the suspects in a rented house on Jl. Kebon Pala, Tanah Abang district, in Central Jakarta.Tanah Abang Police Chief Maj.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 7, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 825 -25 16,500 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 42,000 Aneka Kimia...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke/Disco, Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
BI chief sees BoP surplus
BI chief sees BoP surplus JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono predicted yesterday that Indonesia will continue to enjoy a surplus in its balance of payments next year, despite investors' jitters over the coming general election.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
ASEAN's China-Taiwan policy
ASEAN's China-Taiwan policyBy Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): Questions are being asked about ASEAN's (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) policies on China-Taiwan relations, because ASEAN member countries (except Singapore) have said almost nothing about the tensions across the Straits at the...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Nobel prize not by accident
Nobel prize not by accident As a history professor from the United States, I am somewhat reluctant to provoke my Indonesian friends regarding recent events. Many were dismayed about this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Japan, S. Korea World Cup row over
Japan, S. Korea World Cup row over ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP): South Korea and Japan kicked into touch their traditional bitterness here Wednesday to agree on all key points on cohosting the 2002 World Cup, including who would stage the final.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Waterfront city project still has water problems
Waterfront city project still has water problems JAKARTA (JP): A plan for a waterfront city in North Jakarta, which will incorporate housing, business centers and recreational facilities, has yet to find a way to get adequate clean water.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
City to have no new taxi companies
City to have no new taxi companies JAKARTA (JP): A city official said yesterday no new taxi companies could start up because the industry was at saturation point and new companies would not be viable.Harri Sandjojo, head of the local Economic Development Bureau, said the measure was taken because...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Turmoil strikes Pakistan after Bhutto sacking
Turmoil strikes Pakistan after Bhutto sacking ISLAMABAD (Reuter): President Farooq Leghari sacked the government of Pakistan's most industrialized province yesterday as tremors from the dismissal of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto reverberated through the political system.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Rights body doubts arrest of killer
Rights body doubts arrest of killer JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights yesterday said it still doubted that police had caught the killer of Yogyakarta journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
RI acrobats win special prize
RI acrobats win special prize JAKARTA: Three Indonesian girls won a special prize for their extraordinary performances at the eighth International Acrobatic Festival in China.Shinta, 12, Empi, 12, and Susi, 14, of the Indonesian Safari Park Acrobatic group were awarded a trophy, a token of...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Vikrama New Year lights up Jakarta
Vikrama New Year lights up Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Celebrations of the five-day Hindu Diwali festival, also known as the Feast of Lights, started yesterday in a low-key fashion in Jakarta.While Jakarta's Hindus usually celebrate the festival, which marks the Vikrama-calender New Year, at home, an...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Driver clubs more convenient and efficient in Jakarta
Driver clubs more convenient and efficient in JakartaBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Hiring a driver is a lottery. If you win, you'll get a driver that will give you excellent service for many years. If you're unlucky, he will start denting your car on the third day.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Sweden envoy praises rights commission
Sweden envoy praises rights commission JAKARTA (JP): Sweden praised Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights and promised to assist with a campaign to promote human rights, yesterday.Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia Michael Lindstrom delivered the praise and promise at a meeting with the...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Unemployed graduates
Unemployed graduates The government has again expressed great concern over the increasing number of educated people, including university graduates, among Indonesia's unemployed ranks. And, as in the past, whenever the issue of the educated unemployed surfaces, the government stresses the need for...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Top Russian coach polishes Utut's skills
Top Russian coach polishes Utut's skills JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chess Association's training director, Eka Putra Wirya said yesterday his chief intention of hiring internationally reputed chess coach Mark Dvoretsky of Russia was to further polish and sharpen the skills of the country's No.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Treasurer missing with money
Treasurer missing with money DILI, East Timor: The Aileu regency administration have lost Rp 150.7 million (US$64,136) and their treasurer Abdul Malik Jaing Semata, police said yesterday.Dili police chief Beno Kilapong said Abdul was last seen on Oct. 23 withdrawing the money from a bank. (03/05)
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Securitization suggested to help small businesses
Securitization suggested to help small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The government can securitize loans extended to small businesses and trade them on capital markets if it wants to provide more finance to small businesses, noted economist Rizal Ramli said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Two killed by guests
Two killed by guests JAMBI, Jambi: Two women were killed and one wounded on Tuesday night in what appears to have been a robbery attempt, Antara reported.Febrita, 30, was found dead with her 14-year-old niece, Yike Routh.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Partnerships urged to stop monopolies
Partnerships urged to stop monopolies JAKARTA (JP): We must work hard to promote partnerships between large businesses and small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to eliminate monopolies and oligopolies, the state minister for national development planning said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco, Asian Force Band, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday: 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Acid Speed Band, Firday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Platinum Band, Wednesday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Malaysian govt bans meeting on East Timor
Malaysian govt bans meeting on East Timor KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim warned yesterday that action would be taken against the organizers of a regional conference on East Timor if they proceeded with the meeting.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Cellular phones
Cellular phones I refer to the article: Ringing in the era of cellular phones in The Jakarta Post, Oct. 27, 1996.If the adage "knowledge is power" holds true, then The Jakarta Post readers in the market for new cellular phones must be considered fairly weak.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Weight lifters to hold centralized training
Weight lifters to hold centralized training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Weight lifting, Power lifting and Bodybuilding Association is due to stage a centralized training program next month in preparation for the 19th Southeast Asian Games here next year.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
RI relying on Susi and Joko in Grand Prix Finals
RI relying on Susi and Joko in Grand Prix Finals BOGOR, West Jakarta (JP): Indonesia is banking on veterans Joko Suprianto and Susi Susanti for gold medals at the Lipton World Grand Prix Badminton Finals in Denpasar, Bali, next month.Defending champion Joko, the country's No.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Words won't lower interest rates, Soedradjad says
Words won't lower interest rates, Soedradjad says JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said yesterday that words alone would not lower interest rates."Interest rates are high...Yes.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco, Asian Force Band, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday: 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Acid Speed Band, Firday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Platinum Band, Wednesday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Mangunwijaya lauds ethics of Sjahrir's generation
Mangunwijaya lauds ethics of Sjahrir's generation JAKARTA (JP): Scholar Y.B. Mangunwijaya yesterday lauded the ethics upheld by Indonesia's first prime minister, Sutan Sjahrir, comparing them with prevailing misperceptions about power, state and society.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Officials believe they can bring Zarima home
Officials believe they can bring Zarima home JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih and City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata expressed yesterday their optimism about bringing Ecstasy-case fugitive Zarima home from Houston for trial even though Indonesia and the U.S. have no extradition treaty.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
RI's open unemployment reaches 6.3 million: Minister
RI's open unemployment reaches 6.3 million: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government warned yesterday that unemployment was getting out of hand with rising open unemployment and a steady rise in the number of unemployed university graduates.Open unemployment last year was estimated at 6.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
The disabled lament limited employment
The disabled lament limited employment JAKARTA (JP): Government and society have a long way to go toward constructively employing the disabled, an association of the disabled said yesterday.Otje Soedioto, secretary-general of Persatuan Penyandang Cacat Indonesia (the Indonesia Disabled Peoples'...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Judge delays verdict for jail guard
Judge delays verdict for jail guard JAKARTA (JP): A judge adjourned yesterday the trial of a penitentiary guard accused of letting corruption convict Eddy Tansil escape.The hearing at the East Jakarta District Court was originally scheduled to hear the judge's sentencing.