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Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Murder suspect's boss ready to lose his job
Murder suspect's boss ready to lose his job BOGOR, West Java (JP): The superior of the main suspect in Tjetje Tadjudin's death, yesterday said he was ready to take any responsibility for his subordinate's actions.Lt. Col. M. Ruslan Riza acknowledged he was under fire after First Lt.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
RP President Ramos supports APEC infrastructure talks
RP President Ramos supports APEC infrastructure talks MANILA (UPI): Philippine President Fidel Ramos said yesterday he will support a recommendation by the region's businessmen to conduct roundtable discussions between the private and public sector on the country's infrastructure needs.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Soeharto to decide on SEA village
Soeharto to decide on SEA village JAKARTA (JP): The organizing committee of the 19th Southeast Asian Games is scheduled to meet President Soeharto today to report on the preparations for the biennial event to be held here next year.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Soeharto, Kohl discuss right issues
Soeharto, Kohl discuss right issues JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl yesterday engaged in "an intensive exchange of views" on human rights issues and the question of East Timor.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Replacement of 'bemo' begins
Replacement of 'bemo' begins JAKARTA (JP): Forty-seven minivans were launched at a ceremony in East Jakarta yesterday by the chief of the Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency, JP Sepang.The ceremony marked the first wave of new vehicles which will replace three-wheeled bemos.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Scholars criticize development strategies
Scholars criticize development strategies JAKARTA (JP): Observers yesterday criticized flaws in the current development strategy with its focus on economic growth, and called for changes to be made.Senior journalist Jakob Oetama of the Kompas daily, economists Sri Edi Swasono and Dorodjatun...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
TIL quits Bali Nirwana
TIL quits Bali Nirwana JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie Investindo, a subsidiary of the widely diversified Bakrie Group, has taken over all shares owned by Timeswitch Investment Limited (TIL) in Bali Nirwana Resort.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
New body launched to boost Asian infrastructure
New body launched to boost Asian infrastructure NEW DELHI (AFP): A new organization aimed at revitalizing Asia's infrastructure through private investment was launched here yesterday.Indian transport minister T.G.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Robbery suspects' wives seek justice
Robbery suspects' wives seek justice JAKARTA (JP): The wives of armed robbery suspects yesterday visited the National Commission on Human Rights in East Jakarta seeking justice over allegations that suspect Tjetje Tadjudin died after police torture.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
125 compete in IFCII golf
125 compete in IFCII golf JAKARTA (JP): A total of 125 executives of Indonesia-based French companies took part in a one-day golf tournament at Pondok Indah course in South Jakarta Sunday.Jointly organized by Mercure Grand Residence and the Indonesian-French Chambers of Commerce (IFCII), the...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Myanmar's military government frees Suu Kyi's aide
Myanmar's military government frees Suu Kyi's aide YANGON (Reuter): Myanmar's military government yesterday released a top National League for Democracy (NLD) official detained last week for questioning over a recent student protest, a family member and NLD sources said.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
W. Java mission to Japan
W. Java mission to Japan BANDUNG, West Java (JP): A delegation of businessmen and government officials from West Java will go to Fukuoka, Japan, next week to promote investment in agribusiness and other industries, Governor of West Java H. Nuriana said yesterday.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
RI sets high goals in SEAG hockey
RI sets high goals in SEAG hockey JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Hockey Association hopes to collect gold from the women's team and silver from the men's team at the 19th Southeast Asian Games here next year, providing the sport is played on artificial turf.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Asia-Pacific oil refiners squeezed: Expert
Asia-Pacific oil refiners squeezed: Expert SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia-Pacific oil refiners are facing a squeeze on margins for the next two years amid expanding regional capacity, competition from imports and a glut of oil products, an expert forecast yesterday.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Try wants youth to lead drive to buy RI goods
Try wants youth to lead drive to buy RI goods JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno urged Indonesian youth yesterday to pioneer the national drive to buy locally- manufactured goods."To love our domestic products and services is crucial in this era of global competition and liberalization," Try...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Expats in soccer
Expats in soccerFrom MerdekaI suggest to the All-Indonesia Soccer Association to be selective in importing foreign players to play in the Dunhill or Indonesian leagues.The players may have big names, but they should not be past their prime. Mario Kempes is a case in point.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Cellular phones
Cellular phones Thank you for your articles about cellular phones in Sunday's edition, Oct. 27, 1996. However, the part about PhoneRent should read:Arnaud Brandt of PhoneRent, a Jakarta-based GSM rental service, said that since the business started last year, about 40 customers per day rent...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Mayor scolds careless developers
Mayor scolds careless developers JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi has blamed floods in the area on the careless waste disposal by four developers.The developers disposed of cement waste into canals that run through some Central Jakarta areas, narrowing the canals to only 30...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Malaysia, RI to open medical school
Malaysia, RI to open medical school PADANG, West Sumatra: The Negri Sembilan state of Malaysia will open a medical school here in conjunction with Andalas University and Baiturrahmah College.A memorandum of understanding to boost cooperation in trade and education has recently been signed here by a...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
More people buying life insurance: Report
More people buying life insurance: Report DEPOK (JP): Indonesia's life insurance industry is growing, with the number of policy holders rising 3.52 percent in 1995 to 18.4 million from 17.8 million in 1994, according to a report released yesterday.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
German parliamentarians meet local NGOs
German parliamentarians meet local NGOs JAKARTA (JP): A visiting delegation of German parliamentarians met with the National Commission on Human Rights and several non- governmental organizations yesterday to discuss human rights protection in Indonesia.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Reinventing KNPI
Reinventing KNPI "The youth of a nation are the trustees of posterity." This phrase by the great 19th century British politician and author, Benjamin Disraeli, has been proven time and again in the history of this nation. The Youth Pledge promulgated in Jakarta on Oct.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
World symposium on psychotherapy opens
World symposium on psychotherapy opens JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): More than 200 Asia Pacific psychotherapists yesterday harnessed their efforts towards promoting mental wellbeing in the region noted for having more cultures and religions and a denser population than anywhere else in the world.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Daewoo enters Philippines
Daewoo enters Philippines MANILA (AFP): Keang Nam Enterprises Ltd., a member of South Korea's Daewoo Group, has entered into a joint venture with Philippine property developer Puerto Azul Land Inc., the local firm said yesterday.The new joint venture company called Grand Keang Nam Inc.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Toffler wants an end to mass tourism
Toffler wants an end to mass tourismBy Rita Widiadana and R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): Futurologist Alvin Toffler yesterday called for an end to "mass tourist industry", claiming it destroys a nation's cultural heritage.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
RI loses points but likely to qualify
RI loses points but likely to qualify JAKARTA (JP): With four matches left, Indonesia's men's team looked certain yesterday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 10th Bridge Olympics on Rhodes Island in Greece despite losing points after a late protest from Argentina on Sunday.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 28, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,050 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 775 -25 15,000 Andayani Megah 1,000 0 543,500 Aneka...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Globetrotters plan social activities
Globetrotters plan social activities JAKARTA (JP): The American basketball entertainers the Harlem Globetrotters arrived in Surabaya, East Java, yesterday and will mark their Indonesian visit with a variety of social activities.
Tue, 29 Oct 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 Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday,...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
New global challenge inspires new corporate identity
New global challenge inspires new corporate identityBy Wisaksono Noeradi JAKARTA (JP): For about half a century, the Cadillac, made by General Motors, was viewed by the American public as the proudest achievement of automobile manufacturers. Just about everyone aspired to own a Cadillac someday.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
KIPP activist arrested
KIPP activist arrested JAKARTA (JP): An activist from the Independent Election Monitoring Committee's (KIPP) Jakarta Branch was arrested yesterday.KIPP sources said Andi was arrested for having of copies of Suara Independen, a publication without a Ministry of Information publishing permit.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Experts say 12,000 die yearly of AIDS
Experts say 12,000 die yearly of AIDS JAKARTA (JP): A research group from the University of Indonesia predicted yesterday that between 12,000 and 31,000 people are already dying in Indonesia every year due to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Three die in road mishap
Three die in road mishap PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: A truck carrying 47 people from the SMPN-3 junior high school to a marching band contest overturned, killing three students instantly.The students were traveling to Sampit, about 220 kilometers from Palangka Raya, for the competition on...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Satya wins national motocross title
Satya wins national motocross title JAKARTA (JP): Satya Sunarso from Yogyakarta clinched the National Motocross Championship title despite finishing second in the season-ending race at Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang, West Java Sunday.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Less CPO exports predicted this year
Less CPO exports predicted this year JAKARTA (JP): Total crude palm oil (CPO) exports will be lower than projected this year, says the Ministry of Agriculture's Joint Marketing Board, which markets the produce of state plantation firms.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Interest rate hits auto sales: Analyst
Interest rate hits auto sales: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): Domestic automobile sales tumbled in the first nine months of this year, falling 17 percent over the same period last year to about 230,000 vehicles, according to the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
PAM privatization plan queried
PAM privatization plan queried JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor yesterday urged the Jakarta administration to inform the council of its plan to invite private firms to manage the city water company, PAM Jaya.The chairman of the council's commission B for economic affairs, Sahala P.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
132 students get scholarship
132 students get scholarship JAKARTA (JP): Scholarships worth Rp 6,465,000 were awarded to 132 students from low-income families yesterday by the Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals Association's (ICMI) Jakarta branch and the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Toyota to launch 'Asia car'
Toyota to launch 'Asia car' TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said yesterday it would launch its "Asia car" in Thailand early next year, but declined to disclose further details of the project."We plan to launch the Asia car in Thailand in early 1997, but cannot comment on details of the...
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
Horta and the Nobel Prize
Horta and the Nobel Prize There seems to have been some arbitrary editing decisions made by The Jakarta Post in my Oct. 22, 1996 letter on Jose Ramos Horta and the Nobel Peace Prize. Of course, it is any newspaper's prerogative to edit letters, but allow me to make the following comments.
Tue, 29 Oct 1996
RI did not request ban on Horta: Alatas
RI did not request ban on Horta: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas yesterday said Jakarta had nothing to do with Manila's decision to bar East Timorese separatist leader Jose Ramos Horta from entering the Philippines during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation...
Mon, 28 Oct 1996
Fruit association dismisses worries about imports
Fruit association dismisses worries about imports JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Fruit Association (HPI) has given assurances that fruit importation has not reached a level that could damage Indonesia's domestic fruit production and marketing, despite recent media reports suggesting the contrary.
Mon, 28 Oct 1996
Wonosobo hotel agreement
Wonosobo hotel agreement JAKARTA (JP): PT Southern Pacific Indonesia, a subsidiary of Australia's Southern Pacific Hotel Corp., will run Centra Wonosobo, a star-rated hotel in the city of Wonosobo, which is on the Dieng plateau in Central Java.
Mon, 28 Oct 1996
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize It is a shame that Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos Horta has been banned (again) from entering the Philippines.It would be better if Indonesia welcomed the presence of Horta at next month's APEC Summit and took the golden opportunity to show the world that Horta was not the...
Mon, 28 Oct 1996
Rare hospitality
Rare hospitality Many of your letters complain about some aspect of life in Jakarta. The writers cite the problems they encounter, or complain about some of the people that live here. To try and redress the balance, I would like to share my experience after a recent thunderstorm.
Mon, 28 Oct 1996
Fahmi blames govt for poor business ethics
Fahmi blames govt for poor business ethics JAKARTA (JP): A business leader calls the level of violations of business ethics in Indonesia deplorable, and puts the blame squarely at the government's door.
Mon, 28 Oct 1996
Argo Pantes secures $42m loan
Argo Pantes secures $42m loan JAKARTA (JP): Integrated textile producer PT Argo Pantes has received a $42 million syndicated loan from domestic and foreign banks to finance its expansion program, managing director Chan Wing Wah said yesterday.
Mon, 28 Oct 1996
Southeast Asian tiger economies earn their stripes
Southeast Asian tiger economies earn their stripes The United Nations says the export-led growth model of Southeast Asian tigers is a proven anti-poverty strategy. Dipankar De Sarkar, in this Inter Press Service analysis, says things are not that simple.
Mon, 28 Oct 1996
City buses not safe
City buses not safeFrom Berita BuanaCity bus passengers welcome the presence of a police detective unit (Reserse Mobil) in civilian dress to curb criminal action, which has been on the rise in Jakarta lately.My work compels me to leave late from the office.
Mon, 28 Oct 1996
Garuda launches its first cargo jet
Garuda launches its first cargo jet JAKARTA (JP): Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia launched yesterday its first cargo jet in a bid to cash in on the booming Asian airfreight business.Syahrul Tahir, vice president for cargo planning and development, told reporters after the inaugural flight of the B-...