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Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Police catch haunted fugitive
Police catch haunted fugitive BEKASI, West Java (JP): Bekasi Police arrested yesterday a man who had been on the run for the past three months for the alleged murder of a female food vendor and two burglars accused of robbing jewelry and money from a local resident here.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Use of unleaded fuel
Use of unleaded fuel It is really good news to hear about the proposed and planned introduction of unleaded fuel. I also guess that this will be a much-discussed matter soon. My personal opinion is that there are three matters that should be well-considered when implementing this positive project.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Zarima's capture
Zarima's capture Zarima, alias Zarina, the escaped Ecstasy drug trafficking suspect, has finally been caught. Like a scene from a movie, the comely woman was apprehended by FBI agents while shopping in a Houston, Texas supermarket in the USA.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Razor blade-armed con
Razor blade-armed con Like many expatriates in Jakarta, I have enjoyed the development of shopping malls in South Jakarta, most notably Pondok Indah Mall, or PIM. Last Sunday, I took my teenage daughter to the mall, but it became a bit more memorable outing than I had anticipated.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
GE expands turbine services in W.Java
GE expands turbine services in W.Java JAKARTA (JP): PT GE Nusantara Turbine Services is expanding its turbine service center in Bandung, West Java, from 300 to 1,500 square meters to repair and service more GE gas and steam turbines.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Villages hit by windstorms
Villages hit by windstorms SURABAYA: Hundreds of people are working together to repair and rebuild houses and other buildings damaged by the windstorms that hit eight villages in Lamongan regency on Sunday.Antara reported yesterday the villages were in the Sekaran and Laren districts.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Condoms don't fit RI culture
Condoms don't fit RI culture BATAM, Riau: Indonesia would not promote the use of condoms to prevent the spread of the killer Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) because they were unsuitable, said Minister of Health Sujudi in an Antara report.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Soerjadi's men threw stones first: Witnesses
Soerjadi's men threw stones first: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): Two witnesses for the defendants in a hearing from the 27 July riot told the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday that the supporters of Soerjadi, the officially-backed Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader, were the first to throw...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 6, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 850 0 6,000 Andayani Megah 1,025 25 476,500 Aneka Kimia...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Lawyers need legal protection too, govt says
Lawyers need legal protection too, govt says JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers say their profession needs legal protection and guarantees of independence.Legal practitioners at a panel discussion held by the Ministry of Justice yesterday called on the government and the House of Representatives to introduce a...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Boston Ballet is in town to entertain Jakartans
Boston Ballet is in town to entertain Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): Ballet is not new to Indonesians. People have known it for decades. The first ballet performance in the country took place long before Indonesia gained its independence 50 years ago. But ballet is not really very popular here yet.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
The dilemma of achieving improvements in education
The dilemma of achieving improvements in educationBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Participation in a two-day seminar on the problem of quality and equity in secondary education in Indonesia, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, has opened my eyes regarding the...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Mixed cocktail kills three
Mixed cocktail kills three WONOSOBO, Central Java: Hoping to get high sooner three local people mixed their alcoholic drinks with paint thinner, and died.Suharyono, 42, was an alcohol vendor in the village of Manglongsari, Wonosobo regency.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel: Jl. Rancabentang 56-58: Job (Piano), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Mixed voices Accapela singer and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
RI gets ADB loan
RI gets ADB loan MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$1.12-million technical assistance grant to Indonesia to improve irrigation management.The technical study will undertake a half-way review of a 1987 policy to gradually transfer the operation and maintenance of...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Asian stocks rally after U.S. elections
Asian stocks rally after U.S. elections HONG KONG (AFP): Asian stocks rallied yesterday after U.S. elections, with Hong Kong share prices soaring 2.2 percent to set their second record close in three sessions.The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong's key Hang Seng index closed 272.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
PT Indosat buys stake in Japanese cable TV firm
PT Indosat buys stake in Japanese cable TV firm JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Indosat has spent US$2.1 million acquiring a 5 percent stake in the Japanese cable-television firm Suginami, majority owned by Jupiter, in its bid to enter the cable television business in developed countries.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
NGOs subject to law on mass organizations
NGOs subject to law on mass organizations JAKARTA (JP): All non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are subject to the 1985 law on mass organizations, Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. said yesterday.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
District court rejects lawsuit reclaiming Pramoedya's house
District court rejects lawsuit reclaiming Pramoedya's house JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court rejected on Tuesday a lawsuit filed by the wife of writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer who is seeking to reclaim their house in East Jakarta.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Kia faces tough competition in commercial auto market
Kia faces tough competition in commercial auto market JAKARTA (JP): The entrance of South Korea's tax-exempt commercial vehicles into Indonesia will not erode the market shares of the existing commercial vehicles, two market experts have forecast.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Screens for city taxis to be evaluated: Organda
Screens for city taxis to be evaluated: Organda JAKARTA (JP): A trial period for the use of partition screens in taxis will begin at the end of the month, the chairman of the city branch of Organda, a private-run public transport organization, said yesterday.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Rain peak in January: BMG
Rain peak in January: BMG JAKARTA (JP): The highest rainfall levels for Jakarta and its surrounding areas is expected to be in January, according to Widodo, the head of prediction services at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG).
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
42 million in RI at risk from diet
42 million in RI at risk from diet SEMARANG: Minister of Health Sujudi announced yesterday that the health of at least 42 million Indonesians was at risk due to a lack of iodine in their diet.Sumarmo Purwosudarmo, on behalf of the minister, told a discussion group on iodine-related health problems...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Australian Embassy responds
Australian Embassy responds In response to the letter from Mrs. M. Zainal (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 5, 1996), I would like to apologize if Mrs. Zainal felt that she and her in-laws had been given the "runaround" by immigration staff at the embassy.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Eight die of dengue fever
Eight die of dengue fever SEMARANG: Dengue fever attacked 476 people here during April to October, killing eight.Dr. Hadi Wibowo, head of the Semarang office of the Ministry of Health, said the number of fatalities was lower than last year when dengue fever hit 1,901 people and killed 25 people.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Squatters go nowhere after fire
Squatters go nowhere after fire TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Forty five families who planned to move their shacks to make way for a public project have now lost even the remnants for rebuilding.The fire, which destroyed their homes last Tuesday in the Karawaci subdistrict, broke out shortly after...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Festive crowds watch Clinton romphome in election win
Festive crowds watch Clinton romphome in election win JAKARTA (JP): In a gathering resembling a festive gala, the United States Information Service (USIS) and the American Chamber of Commerce hosted an election watch of yesterday's U.S. presidential elections.The election watch began at 7 a.m.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:45 TV Series: Family Matters 3:05 Dance Performance 3:30 TV Series: 13 Wonder 4:05 Film: Here Comes the Stars 4:30 Information 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:25 My Country 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Science Film 6:15...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Nelwan Anwar's clothes revel in a golden opulence
Nelwan Anwar's clothes revel in a golden opulenceBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): Nelwan Anwar is a fashion designer who believes in the creation of exclusive designs for exclusive people. The collection of 120 outfits unveiled at a recent fashion show at the Hotel Shangri-La, Jakarta,...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Indonesia congratulates Bill Clinton over victory
Indonesia congratulates Bill Clinton over victory JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto congratulated yesterday United States President Bill Clinton on his re-election, and expressed his confidence that the two countries, as sovereign states and friends, would overcome any differences that may exist.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Canadian coach crucial in Indonesian bridge success
Canadian coach crucial in Indonesian bridge success JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian men's bridge team, which finished a creditable second in the just-concluded 10th Bridge Olympics on Greece's Rhodes Island, attributes much of its accomplishment to internationally acclaimed bridge coach Erick Kokish...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
House calls for independent watch body no nuclear power
House calls for independent watch body no nuclear power JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives called yesterday for an independent body to be established to supervise the use of nuclear power.Muhammad Buang of the United Development Party (PPP) faction made the proposal in a meeting of the...
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Another Choice hotel
Another Choice hotel JAKARTA (JP): PT Choice Hotels Indonesia, the domestic franchiser for Choice Hotels International, signed an agreement yesterday with PT Karsindo Utama to manage its Quality Suites Juanda building, Choice's 10th Indonesian hotel.Under the agreement signed by Choice executives I.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Man dies in fire
Man dies in fire MEULABOH, Aceh: Fire on Tuesday gutted 360 shop-houses downtown and caused estimated financial losses of Rp 3.6 billion (US$1.5 million), Antara reported.One man was later found dead, reportedly dying of a heart attack after watching his shop reduced to ashes.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
'Love Motherhood' drive launched
'Love Motherhood' drive launched YOGYAKARTA: The office of State Minister for Women's Role in cooperation with non-governmental organizations will launch a "Love Motherhood" drive, a campaign to reduce maternal mortality rates and improve women's welfare.Dr.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Student brawl injures passers-by
Student brawl injures passers-by JAKARTA (JP): At least five passers-by were injured yesterday when about 100 students from two senior technical high schools brawled in front of a shopping center on Jl. KH. Hasyim Ashari, in Central Jakarta.
Thu, 07 Nov 1996
Nimpuno named WTC chief
Nimpuno named WTC chief JAKARTA (JP): The first Indonesian has been elected chairman of the Board of World Trade Centers Association, a statement from the World Trade Center Jakarta said yesterday.Harjo Nimpuno was elected to the post for the 1996-1998 period at a recent annual meeting of the...
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
PR skills given awards
PR skills given awards JAKARTA: The Public Relations Association of Indonesia will honor 16 individuals and institutions for outstanding contributions to public relations development.The Perhumas 1996 awards will be presented on Nov. 11, said association chairman Teddy Kharsadi yesterday.
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
Opposition on Timor meeting defied
Opposition on Timor meeting defied KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian human rights groups said yesterday they were going ahead with a planned conference on East Timor, defying government pressure to cancel the meeting.
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
Zarima caught in Houston
Zarima caught in Houston JAKARTA (JP): The notorious Ecstasy-case fugitive, Zarima, who escaped in August, was nabbed by Jakarta police detectives in a supermarket in Houston, the United States, National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo announced yesterday.
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
SE Asian economic growth to slow
SE Asian economic growth to slow MANILA (AFP): Rapid economic growth in Southeast Asia is expected to slow in 1996 and 1997 while South Asian growth accelerates, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday.
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
Great River, Cerruti tie up
Great River, Cerruti tie up JAKARTA (JP): PT Great River International (GRI), a publicly- listed garment producer, yesterday secured a licensing agreement with Italy's Cerruti 1881 SA to produce garments designed by Nino Cerruti for export.
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 5, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 900 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 850 25 32,000 Andayani Megah 1,000 0 216,000 Aneka Kimia...
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
Cargo center at seaport
Cargo center at seaport JAKARTA (JP): The cornerstone of a new cargo distribution center was laid at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok seaport yesterday by Director General of Sea Transportations Soentoro.The center, which will occupy a 10,214-square-meter section of the seaport, is being developed by the...
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
Who controls who?
Who controls who? Prof. Suhardiman, deputy chief of the Supreme Advisory Council, suggested that after the general session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in 1998, a report of the chief justice's position, clarifying his authority and responsibility, should be drawn up by the assembly.
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
Hundreds of shops gutted in fire
Hundreds of shops gutted in fire BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Fire destroyed more than 700 shops and houses in Pasar Minggu market, Kampung Baru village, Batulicin district late Sunday.Batulicin district chief Abd.
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
KL to introduce Internet laws
KL to introduce Internet laws KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia hopes to introduce comprehensive laws governing information flow on the Internet, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday.Commonly referred to as cyberlaws, they will initially be introduced in the Multimedia Super Corridor,...
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: SupermarketSEIBU SUPERMARKET: Usman Jafar (third from left), president of Pasar Raya Nusa Karya, cuts a jasmine ribbon to open the new Seibu Supermarket at Pasar Raya, Blok M, South Jakarta recently.
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
New rulings on tourism and telecoms
New rulings on tourism and telecoms JAKARTA (JP): The government will issue eight new and revised regulations on tourism, post and telecommunications later this week.Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications' Secretary- General Jonathan L.
Wed, 06 Nov 1996
Mulialand to issue bonds
Mulialand to issue bonds JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed property developer PT Mulialand will float five-year bonds worth Rp 150 billion (US$64.7 million) this month to improve its financing efficiency, the company announced yesterday.The company did not disclose its interest rate.