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Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Moro rebels ready for peace talks with govt
Moro rebels ready for peace talks with govt COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Moro guerrillas in the southern Philippines yesterday said they were ready to begin formal peace talks with the government, despite a weekend clash which left 10 dead near here.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
No polio cases reported this year
No polio cases reported this year JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi said there were no new cases of polio this year and only four reported last year.At the launch of the second phase of this year's immunization program in Pandak Bandung village in Bali yesterday, Sujudi said he hoped that...
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Families resettled in South Sulawesi
Families resettled in South Sulawesi UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The local government is busy resettling 315 people, from densely populated Central and East Java, in Sidrap regency.The resettlers arrived at the Bepao transmigration site on Monday, Antara reported.Sidrap Regent A.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
PDI supports unification of Greater Jakarta
PDI supports unification of Greater Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) faction of the City Council has urged the government to join Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek) under one authority to harmonize the development in the areas.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
KL cocoa's fate in smallholders' hands
KL cocoa's fate in smallholders' hands KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The fate of Malaysia's cocoa industry is falling into the hands of small farmers as bigger plantations scramble to get out of the crop which they claim is facing its worst times.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
NU denies church attacks fueled by religious hatred
NU denies church attacks fueled by religious hatred JAKARTA (JP): The attack on churches, Christian schools and public buildings in East Java on Oct. 10 was a criminal act which was not fueled by religious hatred, an influential Moslem organization stated yesterday.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
APEC officials leave key issues for Manila summit
APEC officials leave key issues for Manila summit MANILA (Reuter); APEC officials due to begin this week their last meeting before a summit in November will leave several contentious topics for their leaders to resolve, such as expanding the group's membership, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Reporter's murder remains unsolved
Reporter's murder remains unsolved YOGYAKARTA: The Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) believes Bernas journalist, Fuad Muhammad Syafrudin, was murdered in August because of his articles about corruption within the Bantul regency government.R.B.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
'Bondo Nekad' is another dimension of hooliganism
'Bondo Nekad' is another dimension of hooliganismBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): The soccer match between Mitra of Surabaya and Mastrans of Bandung 10 days ago was marred by hooliganism primarily by Mitra supporters from Surabaya.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
The Riady connection
The Riady connection The American media's disclosure that Indonesian billionaire James Riady of the Lippo Group has been making financial contributions to the Democratic Party's campaign coffers is not new. The Wall Street Journal reported it as far back as March.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Indonesia to test Iraq's skills in Asia Cup soccer warm-up
Indonesia to test Iraq's skills in Asia Cup soccer warm-up JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to play a friendly soccer match against Iraq at the Senayan Stadium next Wednesday.This will be Indonesia's first-of-seven planned warm-up matches before the Asia Cup finals in the United Arab Emirates, which...
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
CSIS displays 165 years of Indonesian painting in Jakarta
CSIS displays 165 years of Indonesian painting in JakartaBy Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has entered its 26th year of existence and it appears that a much broader definition of the institution may be in the offing.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Singapore launches new index for regional stocks
Singapore launches new index for regional stocks SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore launched a new regional share index yesterday in an effort to boost its position as one of Asia's top equity trading centers.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
RI canoe polo team lies 11th
RI canoe polo team lies 11th JAKARTA (JP): Despite finishing 11th at the world canoe polo championships in Adelaide, Australia, Indonesia's seven-man team has achieved a spectacular feat by beating strong teams from Canada, Brazil and Hong Kong.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Water purifiers for Palangka Raya
Water purifiers for Palangka Raya PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Farmers being resettled to the peat land project will not have to worry about drinking water.The government is building about 3,000 water purifiers on the one-million-hectare site to ensure that the transmigrants will not have...
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
ASEAN officials to meet in Bali
ASEAN officials to meet in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are scheduled to meet in Bali next week to discuss the development and utilization of industrial minerals in the region.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
KL reiterates Myanmar's right to join ASEAN
KL reiterates Myanmar's right to join ASEAN KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday reiterated Malaysia's belief that Myanmar has a right to join ASEAN, but said the timing of the membership was still not decided.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Chess body optimistic over televised duel
Chess body optimistic over televised duel JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chess Association is optimistic that it will strike a deal with a private television station in two weeks to broadcast live a 50-minute exhibition duel between Indonesia's number one chess player Utut Adianto and Judith Polgar...
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Low consumption of fish lamented
Low consumption of fish lamented BOGOR (JP): The low consumption of fish by pregnant women and children could have an adverse effect on the development of a child's intelligence, a nutrition expert said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Delays expected in tendering Natuna projects
Delays expected in tendering Natuna projects JAKARTA (JP): The government may delay the tendering of development projects in Natuna until next week from the original schedule of Oct. 1 because it is still finalizing the projects' legal framework, a minister said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Parking at Sarinah
Parking at SarinahFrom Media IndonesiaI intended to shop at Sarinah on Jalan Thamrin on Oct. 10 but was unable to find a parking space. Like a number of other motorists, I found myself driving around and around the parking lot in a long line, without being able to park.
Wed, 16 Oct 1996
Reduce transaction costs to boost exports: Experts
Reduce transaction costs to boost exports: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Economists said yesterday that trade transaction costs must be reduced if the country is to improve the competitiveness of its exports."Problems like transaction costs are escaping our attention and are already hurting our economy,...
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Quality Hotel in Solo
Quality Hotel in Solo JAKARTA (JP): PT Quality Indah, the franchise holder of Choice Hotels International, said yesterday that it has begun the construction of its Quality Hotel in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java.The construction, which started on Sunday, is expected to be completed in early 1998.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Fish bombing rife in Maluku
Fish bombing rife in Maluku TERNATE, Maluku: The military vows to take harsh punitive action against fishery companies and individual fishermen caught damaging marine resources in their operations.Fish bombing and the use of chemical substances for catching fish is common in Ternate and elsewhere...
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Sluggish Roy claims title
Sluggish Roy claims title JAKARTA (JP): Roy Nirwan won the National Sprint Rally Championships with a poor sixth place in the series' final race at Bumi Serpong Damai circuit in Tangerang, West Java, on Sunday.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
ITB students get ATM cards
ITB students get ATM cards BANDUNG, West Java: Freshman students at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) this year will receive a student card that also functions as an automated teller machine bank card at Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI).
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Aspac race to end motocross series
Aspac race to end motocross series JAKARTA (JP): The Asia Pacific Motocross Championships at Bumi Serpong Damai circuit in Tangerang, West Java, on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28 will decide the national championships overall title.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Bomb threat embarrasses RI
Bomb threat embarrasses RIFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe recent bomb threat at the Dutch Embassy in Jakarta, should really embarrass Indonesia. Even more so if the bomb had actually existed.The police department should find out who made the bomb threat and hunt that person down.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Probe looms over Riady's U.S. campaign donations
Probe looms over Riady's U.S. campaign donations WASHINGTON (Agencies): House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich predicted on Sunday that congressional and criminal investigations would be launched into a $425,000 contribution by Indonesian businessman James Riady to the Democratic Party.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Henry to sell Amcol shares
Henry to sell Amcol shares SINGAPORE (Reuter): Amcol Holdings' single largest shareholder, Indonesian businessman Henry Pribadi, has put his 17.92 percent stake in the company up for sale, the Business Times said yesterday.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
BPS defends statistics bill to regulate surveys
BPS defends statistics bill to regulate surveys JAKARTA (JP): The Chairman of the National Statistics Agency (BPS), Sugito, yesterday defended the government-sponsored draft law on statistics and said it would not restrict surveying activities.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Poor geological data damages environment: Rais
Poor geological data damages environment: Rais JAKARTA (JP): A deputy governor says many irregularities discovered in various development aspects in the capital that have damaged the environment are mainly due to the absence of accurate geological data.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Bali authorities seize 29,295 Ecstasy pills
Bali authorities seize 29,295 Ecstasy pills DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Customs and excise authorities at Ngurah Rai Airport found 29,295 Ecstasy tablets yesterday in two suitcases which had been left unclaimed for three months.It was the largest drug seizure in Bali this year.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Two arrested for attempted robberies
Two arrested for attempted robberies JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested two people yesterday for attacking ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers in Bekasi, 35 kilometers east of here, and in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, thanks to the rapid response by local inhabitants.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Village chiefs steal aid
Village chiefs steal aid KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Governor La Ode Laimoeddin was furious over reports that three village chiefs in the province have embezzled presidential aid for poor villages.One of the corrupt village chiefs reportedly used assistance funds to pay his children's school fees.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Three firms to invest $211m in palm oil
Three firms to invest $211m in palm oil JAKARTA (JP): Three local businesses -- PT Barito Pacific Timber Group, PT Gunung Sawit Bina Lestari and PT Sumarco Makmun Indah -- plan to invest a total of Rp 495 billion (US$211.5 million) in crude palm oil (CPO) estates and industry.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Car policy row may lead to trade war: Economist
Car policy row may lead to trade war: Economist JAKARTA (JP): A senior economist warned yesterday that the dispute between Indonesia and the world's three trading powers over the former's controversial national car policy may lead to a trade war.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 14, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,100 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 775 0 70,500 Andayani Megah 1,025 25 243,000 Aneka Kimia...
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Sabah launches first Malay paper
Sabah launches first Malay paper KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (AFP): The first Malay newspaper in Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah on Borneo island hit the streets yesterday, with publishers saying it would be distributed free for a week.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Asians shun Australia
Asians shun Australia PERTH, Australia (AFP): Multi-million dollar investments in the Western Australian ostrich industry are being threatened by the fallout from Australia's bitter debate over Asian immigration, The West Australian reported yesterday.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
OPEC to discuss quota violations
OPEC to discuss quota violations ABU DHABI (AFP): OPEC oil ministers will discuss quota violations by some member states when they hold their semi-annual conference in Vienna next month, OPEC president Rakad ibn Salim ibn Rakad said here yesterday.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
APEC to streamline customs procedures
APEC to streamline customs procedures MANILA (UPI): The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation's efforts to streamline customs procedures between and among its 18 members will help increase trade in the region, an official said at a three-day meeting here ended yesterday.
Tue, 15 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 Cultural: Pelangi Budaya: Permata Ibu Pertiwi 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 English Lesson 6:00 News: Lintas Berita 6:05...
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Highway robbery
Highway robbery On Sept. 24, 1996, I came back to Jakarta after having spent several days in Singapore. I arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport at around 7 p.m. and, even though I have stayed in Jakarta for four months I still don't have a car, I had to take a taxi to get to my house in West Jakarta.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Walhi pledges to maintain stance on the environment
Walhi pledges to maintain stance on the environment JAKARTA (JP): Prominent environmental group Walhi celebrates its 16th birthday today. It has pledged to continue its current work despite growing criticism that it has deviated from its original mission.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
More Megawati supporters go on trial
More Megawati supporters go on trial JAKARTA (JP): Another 60 supporters of Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ousted chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), appeared in court yesterday charged with assault in the July 27 riots.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
U.S. airlines delay RI service again
U.S. airlines delay RI service again JAKARTA (JP): Two U.S. air carriers, United Airlines and Northwest Airlines, have again delayed services to Indonesia due to the unsettled aviation dispute between Japan and the United States.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Stolen paintings
Stolen paintings I thank The Jakarta Post and Kompas for printing stories about the paintings stolen from the National Museum in Jakarta recently. I have observed that these two dailies have great appreciation for Indonesian art.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Chatterbox Cafe
Chatterbox CafeFrom Media IndonesiaOn Thursday evening Oct. 10, my family and I went to dine at Chatterbox Cafe in Plaza Indonesia. The occasion we were looking forward to ended very unsatisfactorily because of the service.
Tue, 15 Oct 1996
Soeharto to pay closer attention to eastern provinces
Soeharto to pay closer attention to eastern provinces KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): President Soeharto pledged yesterday to pay closer attention to the development of the country's eastern provinces.