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Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Tony crashes but rateins rally title
Tony crashes but rateins rally title JAKARTA (JP): A last-ditch collision cost Tony Hardianto a season-ending victory in Bandar Lampung Sunday, but it did not cost him his national rally championship throne.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Alcohol: Give it a chance
Alcohol: Give it a chanceFrom Suara KaryaThe Jakarta Decree No.8/1996 concerning the regulation of distribution of alcoholic drinks in Jakarta has provoked reactions from religious leaders, social-political organizations and others. Some propose that the Home Minister should revoke the decree.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Shrimp farmers may lose jobs
Shrimp farmers may lose jobs PATI, Central Java: Hundreds of shrimp farmers may have their saltwater ponds seized by Bank Rakyat Indonesia because they failed to pay their credit on time.The farmers, who used their ponds as collateral, said they could not pay their debts because a disease affecting...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
RP economy to grow 7.1%
RP economy to grow 7.1% MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos forecast yesterday the country's gross national product (GNP) would grow 7.1 percent year-on-year in 1996."The latest reports indicate that economic growth this year is likely to hit 7.1 percent, up from 5.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
On the Nobel Prize
On the Nobel Prize I wish to comment on the recent awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1996 to Jose Ramos-Horta, the former chief of foreign affairs and information for East Timor's Fretilin movement.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Service sector needs serious attention: Marzuki
Service sector needs serious attention: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Facing the 21st century, Indonesia should modify its service sector to create more employment and reduce the country's huge deficits in the sector, an expert said here yesterday.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Gas station explodes
Gas station explodes TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Two people were badly injured in a gas station explosion on Jl. Imam Bonjol, Karawaci, yesterday.A gasoline pump and a public transport minivan were burned in the explosion which eyewitnesses said was caused by because the minivan driver repairing his...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Malaysian to be IMF boss
Malaysian to be IMF boss KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's central bank announced yesterday that its assistant governor Zamani Abdul Ghani was being appointed as an executive director in the International Monetary Fund from Nov. 1, this year.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Republicans zero in on foreign contributions
Republicans zero in on foreign contributions WASHINGTON (Reuter): Republicans zeroed in on foreign campaign contributions to President Bill Clinton on Sunday, with Sen. John McCain calling for a special prosecutor and an independent counsel to investigate the matter.McCain (R-Ariz.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
'Soeharto fits Golkar's criteria'
'Soeharto fits Golkar's criteria' JAKARTA (JP): The ruling political organization Golkar did not necessarily refer to incumbent President Soeharto when it announced a set of criteria for the next president, according to political observer Rudini.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Iraq friendly cancelled over flight problem
Iraq friendly cancelled over flight problem JAKARTA (JP): An Asia Cup finals warmup match pitting Indonesia against Iraq tomorrow has been called off following flight problems that hit the Iraqis as they were about to depart.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Packard upbeat on leading printer market
Packard upbeat on leading printer market JAKARTA (JP): Hewlett Packard, a United States-based printer producer, is upbeat about maintaining its leadership in Indonesia's printer market despite growing competition from other international printer producers.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Song 3:05 Music: Dilentasia 3:30 TV Series: Beyond Tomorrow 4:05 Science and Technology 4:30 TV Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 English Lesson 6:00 News: Lintas Berita 6:05 Travel 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Filler and...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Karate body plans national training
Karate body plans national training JAKARTA (JP): The 19th Southeast Asian Games is still one year away, but the Indonesian Karate Federation has begun preparing for its long-term national training program.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
New toll road segments planned
New toll road segments planned JAKARTA (JP): At least five districts will be affected by a planned project for a new outer toll ring road from west to east Jakarta and another from north to south Jakarta.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Seminar to discuss export opportunities
Seminar to discuss export opportunities JAKARTA (JP): Economist Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti and a number of foreign marketing consultants will discuss macroeconomics and overseas marketing opportunities at a three-day seminar which begins here tomorrow, the organizer said.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Police deny suspect died in custody
Police deny suspect died in custody BOGOR, West Java (JP): The police are denying that a man detained in connection with a fatal robbery who died yesterday passed away while in custody.Bogor Police Chief Col.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
State plantation company to get ISO 9002
State plantation company to get ISO 9002 JAKARTA (JP): State-owned plantation firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) III will be awarded an ISO 9002 certificate for quality management tomorrow for its downstream rubber products, a company executive says.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Tondano festival opens next week
Tondano festival opens next week MANADO, North Sulawesi: The province is bracing itself for next week's Rp 3 billion (US$1.2 million) four-day Tondano Cultural Festival.The festival to be held on the banks of the renowned Tondano Lake near Paleloan Village will be opened by the Minister of Tourism,...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Hartarto asks OIC to focus on economic issues
Hartarto asks OIC to focus on economic issues JAKARTA (JP): The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) should now focus more on economic cooperation rather than political issues to promote the welfare of Islamic countries, a senior Indonesian minister said yesterday.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Soeharto backs local contractors' appeal
Soeharto backs local contractors' appeal JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto supported a call yesterday to involve more local contractors in the construction of buildings and roads by the private sector, a building executive said.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
'State protects religious communities'
'State protects religious communities' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto restated yesterday the state's responsibility to protect all religious communities and to support their continued development.A mutually supportive relationship should exist between religious communities and the state, said...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Indonesia and Australia launch labor cooperation
Indonesia and Australia launch labor cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Australia agreed yesterday to boost cooperation in manpower development.Visiting Australian Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs Amanda Vanstone and Indonesian Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 21, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,050 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 800 -50 81,500 Andayani Megah 1,000 0 282,000 Aneka...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Utut claims second win
Utut claims second win JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Utut Adianto scored his second straight win at the Gunadharma Grandmaster Chess Tournament yesterday, beating Slovakia's Lajos Ftacnik after 39 moves.Playing the disadvantageous black pieces, a victory-hungry Utut followed up a Reti opening with a...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Japanese veterans visit Manokwari
Japanese veterans visit Manokwari MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: About 25 Japanese war veterans are currently in town to commemorate their tour of duty in World War II against the allied forces in the area.The visit marks a commitment to improving ties between Indonesia and Japan, said Benny Lesomar,...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Jeddah service via Batam
Jeddah service via Batam PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Passengers from Padang intending to fly to Saudi Arabia will be able to depart from Batam instead of Jakarta when the national air carrier Garuda Indonesia begins to make transit stops on the island in its Jakarta-Jeddah route starting Oct. 30.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Keep your shirt on
Keep your shirt on Is there an error in the list of winners of The Jakarta Post Lifestyle Raffle (refer to the announcement in the Oct. 15 paper)?Rusmaniah, P.T. Dermaga Perkasa, Balikpapan, is included twice in the list of fourth prize winners.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Women's equality with men remains distant: Minister
Women's equality with men remains distant: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Women have much to overcome before they can equalize their roles with men's, State Minister of Women's roles Mien Sugandhi said yesterday.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Sinar Mas to use Amcol to expand
Sinar Mas to use Amcol to expand SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas Group aims to use Singapore-based Amcol Holdings to spearhead its regional expansion into the food, palm oil and property sector, a company official said yesterday.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Maternal mortality rate still high
Maternal mortality rate still high JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health admitted yesterday that the government has made little progress in is efforts to reduce the maternal mortality rate.Director General of Community Health Kumara Rai said that women's health is still vulnerable as indicated by...
Tue, 22 Oct 1996
Conrad seeks loans
Conrad seeks loans JAKARTA (JP): PT Arthayasa Grahatama, the owner of the Conrad International Center project, appointed Korea First Bank of South Korea yesterday to underwrite and arrange syndicated loans worth US$232.7 million from foreign and local banks.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
OIC businesses want more intra-Islamic trade
OIC businesses want more intra-Islamic trade JAKARTA (JP): The Islamic private sector meeting in Bandung, West Java, and Jakarta is expected to produce a declaration on Wednesday calling for concerted efforts to enhance trade and investment flows between Islamic countries.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Girls caught for 'robbing' taxi driver
Girls caught for 'robbing' taxi driver BEKASI, West Java (JP): Two teenage girls were caught in a rice field near a remote West Java village yesterday shortly after they had allegedly robbed a taxi driver.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Focus on BNI's offering may weaken the JSX
Focus on BNI's offering may weaken the JSX JAKARTA (JP): Several analysts are predicting that the concentration on the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of the state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) 1946 will cause a weak sentiment on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Humpuss to build refinery
Humpuss to build refinery JAKARTA (JP): The Humpuss Group plans to establish an oil refinery in Blora, Central Java, with an investment of Rp 163 billion (US$69.45 million), the Investment Coordinating Board says.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
South Jakarta has 36 flood spots
South Jakarta has 36 flood spots JAKARTA (JP): About thirty-six spots in four districts of South Jakarta are vulnerable to flooding, a municipal official has said.The four districts are Kebayoran Lama, Pesanggrahan, Pancoran, and Tebet, South Jakarta Mayoralty Spokesman D.J. Siboro said on Friday.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Truth and power
Truth and power The writing of history, and the news, depends on who has the power -- how they remember, what they forget, how they devise standards of truth -- threatening us all with the same patterns of remembering and forgetting.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
PT LEN Industry expects profit to triple
PT LEN Industry expects profit to triple JAKARTA (JP): PT LEN Industry, the state-owned electronics manufacturing company, expects that its profit will triple to Rp 6 billion (US$2.55 million) this year from Rp 2 billion last year, Commercial Director Dody Hidayat Rivai said.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Magawati loyalists open secretariat
Magawati loyalists open secretariat YOGYAKARTA: Local loyalists of the deposed chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri opened a secretariat in a modest ceremony near here yesterday.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Situbondo slowly returning to normal
Situbondo slowly returning to normalBy Ainur R. Sophiaan SITUBONDO, East Java (JP): The town is breathing normally again. The marketplaces, schools and offices that were closed for days after the riots that killed five people here on Oct. 10 are now open again.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Pickpockets in public vehicles
Pickpockets in public vehiclesFrom KompasI am a daily commuter on public vehicles like PPD buses, Metromini, and Kopaja and feel that pickpocket operations have increased in buses and at bus stops.The condition on routes via Jl. Kuningan, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jl. Jend. Sudirman and Jl.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
RBI relaxes credit stance for the next six months
RBI relaxes credit stance for the next six months BOMBAY (Reuter): The Reserve Bank of India announced on Saturday a series of measures aimed at relaxing credit conditions in the second half of 1996/97 (April-March).
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
HK, S'pore sign repo deal
HK, S'pore sign repo deal HONG KONG (Reuter): The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the territory's de facto central bank, and its Singaporean counterpart, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, signed a bilateral repurchase agreement on Saturday, the HKMA said in a statement.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Rice shortage hits regency staff
Rice shortage hits regency staff BEKASI, West Java (JP): Dozens of Bekasi regency staff have complained that they did not get their monthly rice allowance over the weekend.The regency employees cooperative, which distributes the monthly rice allowance, began issuing the rice on Thursday.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Student senates make plea for greater tolerance
Student senates make plea for greater tolerance JAKARTA (JP): Concerned over the recent religious violence in Situbondo, East Java, several prestigious Christian Protestant universities called Saturday for greater tolerance.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Eight countries eye N-250 aircraft
Eight countries eye N-250 aircraft JAKARTA (JP): Eight countries, including Turkey, Argentina, the United States, Pakistan, Columbia, Saudi Arabia, Burkina Faso, and Sweden, have expressed interest in buying N-250 commuter aircraft produced domestically by Indonesia.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
RI's industrialization faces serious obstacles
RI's industrialization faces serious obstacles JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's industrialization process is facing serious obstacles due to uncertainties in cost fluctuations, machine quality variations, delayed delivery time, poor after- sales services and lack of trained operators, an analyst said.
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:05 Science Film 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Travel 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News...
Mon, 21 Oct 1996
Psychiatrist says law ignores rape victims
Psychiatrist says law ignores rape victims JAKARTA (JP): A noted psychiatrist charged over the weekend that law enforcers often fail to consider the psychological trauma suffered by rape victims and allow rapists to get away with light punishment.Dr.