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Fri, 11 Oct 1996
'Market needs govt intervention'
'Market needs govt intervention'By Vincent Lingga and Prapti Widinugraheni MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad asserted here yesterday the need for government intervention in a managed market economy, but underlined that it should be rule- based, transparent and aimed at...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
ASEAN societies to use condoms to combat AIDS
ASEAN societies to use condoms to combat AIDS SINGAPORE (Reuter): ASEAN countries said yesterday their conservative societies would increasingly use condoms to fight the spread of AIDS, which experts predict will infect two million people in the region by 2000.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Soeharto to inaugurate Sulawesi gold mine
Soeharto to inaugurate Sulawesi gold mine JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to inaugurate a gold mine operated by PT Newmont Minahasa Raya in North Sulawesi soon. The mine is expected to produce 93,000 ounces of gold this year, North Sulawesi Governor E.E.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Southeast Asian art auctions all the rage in Singapore
Southeast Asian art auctions all the rage in SingaporeBy Amir Sidharta SINGAPORE (JP): Art at auction was certainly the theme in Singapore last weekend, when two auctions of approximately 330 Southeast Asian paintings were offered by the world's two major auction houses.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
ABRI's role in politics expected to increase in future: Syarwan
ABRI's role in politics expected to increase in future: Syarwan JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) chief of sociopolitical affairs, Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid, is predicting that the military will play a greater role in sociopolitics in the next five to ten years.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Indonesia to move events to Asian PGA
Indonesia to move events to Asian PGA JAKARTA (Agencies): The Indonesia PGA on Wednesday switched their top three tournaments, worth more than US$750,000, from the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation to the rival Asian PGA tour.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Five people arrested for violent burglary
Five people arrested for violent burglary JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Police have arrested four men and a woman from a group of six who allegedly stole five 100-gram gold bars, Rp 2 million (US$854.70) in cash and some jewelry from a shop house, while wounding the shop's owner and her maid.Lt. Col.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Kaltim Methanol secures market for its exports
Kaltim Methanol secures market for its exports JAKARTA (JP): PT Kaltim Methanol Industri, wholly-owned by the Humpuss Group, has secured an export market through a long-term off-take agreement with Nissho Iwai Co. of Japan, the company's president Abdul Wahab said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Five ships nabbed for illegal fishing
Five ships nabbed for illegal fishing JAKARTA: The Navy has captured five local ships manned by foreigners for fishing illegally in Natuna Island waters.Chief of the Navy's Western Fleet, Rear Admiral Achmad Sutjipto, said here Wednesday the ships carrying Indonesian flags were seized by three...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
U.S. congressmen seek information on RI labor
U.S. congressmen seek information on RI labor JAKARTA (JP): Two American congressmen met with executives from the All-Indonesia Workers Union Federation yesterday to obtain first-hand information about labor issues in Indonesia.
Fri, 11 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,...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Dutch ambassador doubts pilot will be extradited
Dutch ambassador doubts pilot will be extradited JAKARTA (JP): Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Reitze Brouwer hinted yesterday that Holland may not extradite the Indonesian pilot who was arrested at Schiphol airport late last month for allegedly trying to smuggle 8,000 Ecstasy pills.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Taiwan gives RP another look
Taiwan gives RP another lookBy Rita Raagas MANILA (UPI): Taiwan's investments in the Philippines are loose change compared with the money it puts into other Southeast Asian nations, but its neighbor is now getting a second look.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Herve Dangla holding 2nd photo expo on Jakarta
Herve Dangla holding 2nd photo expo on JakartaBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): In Herve Dangla's eyes, Jakarta is a belantara, an "organized" forest where the extremes coexist. However, despite the existence of the extremes, such as extreme human characters or unusual styles of architecture, Jakarta is...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Scavenger tried for raping children
Scavenger tried for raping children JAKARTA (JP): A 61-year-old scavenger was charged in the East Jakarta District Court yesterday for raping 12 boys, all street children aged between 11 and 16 years.The suspect, a resident of Pondok Gede, Bekasi, committed the alleged crimes between January 1994...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
'Tifa' reporters still on strike
'Tifa' reporters still on strike JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Journalists from the local weekly Tifa continued their strike yesterday. The publication has been closed since the second week of September.A journalist from the weekly, Anthon Kelangename, said one of their demands was the removal of chief...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Soeharto says financial services will be protected
Soeharto says financial services will be protected JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto stressed yesterday that the government will not open financial services in the country too much to foreign investors, even though many of them want to enter the country.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
53rd Armed Forces Civic Mission opens
53rd Armed Forces Civic Mission opens JAKARTA (JP): City military commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso said yesterday that the soldiers taking part in the 53rd edition of the Armed Forces Civic Mission would join forces with the public and students to handle floods in the capital and its surrounding areas...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Dolce & Gabbana benefits from lingerie boom
Dolce & Gabbana benefits from lingerie boomBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Modern-day feminist films such as The First Wives Club may be making headlines (and the cover of Time magazine), but Wonderbra ads are stopping the traffic.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Gas oil price at 5-year high
Gas oil price at 5-year high SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore gas oil traded yesterday at a five-year high of $30.00 per barrel on expectations of renewed buying interest from China and Indonesia, traders said.Traders said Shell Singapore sold 150,000 barrels loading Oct.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
2,000 workers continue strike
2,000 workers continue strike TANGERANG, West Java (JP): At least 2,000 employees of PT Starwin Indonesia continued their strike yesterday, demanding that the company pay their attendance allowances, which have not been given to them in the past six months.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Indonesia won't quit WTO despite car dispute: Tunky
Indonesia won't quit WTO despite car dispute: Tunky JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will not resign its World Trade Organization (WTO) membership and it wants a peaceful solution to its car dispute with the world's three largest trading powers, Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Accused drug dealer may get 8 months
Accused drug dealer may get 8 months TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The prosecutor in the trial of a 37-year-old man charged with trying to hawk 711 Ecstasy pills demanded at the Tangerang District Court yesterday that the defendant be sentenced to eight months imprisonment.Prosecutor R.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Try warns against materialism
Try warns against materialism JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno said yesterday that the country's focus on economic development must not create a materialistic society.He called for a reinforcement of moralistic values to protect against hedonistic and individualistic tendencies that often...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Flights of Ecstasy
Flights of EcstasyFrom Media IndonesiaOnce more Ecstasy is in the news. This time a Garuda pilot was nabbed by the Dutch police with 8,000 pills stashed in his vest.The government has made it known through attorney general Singgih that the hearing should be held in Indonesia, which he says would...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Legal associations rally behind Megawati's lawyers
Legal associations rally behind Megawati's lawyers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian lawyers are rallying to support R.O. Tambunan who has been accused of playing politics by being the principal legal counsel of the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Businessman 'abducts' 4 girls
Businessman 'abducts' 4 girls SEMARANG: A building contractor was arrested yesterday and charged with abducting four teenage girls and taking them to a hotel here.The four girls -- three aged 16 and the other 17 -- met up with the man and were taken to a hotel where they were allegedly held for...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Clemont changes name
Clemont changes name JAKARTA (JP): PT Clemont Finance Indonesia Corporation, a multifinance arm of the KORINDO Group, yesterday changed its name to PT DongNam Clemont Finance Indonesia due to the entrance of DongNam Bank of Korea as its new partner.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Ulemas urge city to improve alcoholic beverage decree
Ulemas urge city to improve alcoholic beverage decree JAKARTA (JP): Hasan Basri, the head of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI), urged the city administration to form a team to improve the provincial decree on alcoholic beverages, which is now at the Ministry of Home Affairs awaiting approval.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
'Gender not an issue in rights body's membership'
'Gender not an issue in rights body's membership' SURABAYA (JP): National Commission on Human Rights member Soetandyo Wignyosoebroto disregarded a colleague's suggestion that the commission recruit women to fill four vacant posts."Gender is not a consideration in the composition of the commission.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Soeharto to be 'father of integration'
Soeharto to be 'father of integration' DILI, East Timor: President Soeharto will be honored as the "Father of East Timor Integration" by the local community during a visit here next week.The ceremony will begin with an official show of traditional East Timorese attire led by the speaker of the...
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Military
Military Correction: In our front page story "Military and civilians have equal chance at presidency" yesterday, we stated that the late former president Sukarno was a military leader, which is incorrect. Also on this page in the article on Maj. Gen.
Fri, 11 Oct 1996
Govt raises its target for telephone lines
Govt raises its target for telephone lines JAKARTA (JP): The government says it will install even more telephone lines during the ongoing Sixth Five-Year Development Plan period to end in March 1999, raising its previous target for new telephone lines by 54 percent from five million to 7.7 million.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Encroaching kiosks
Encroaching kiosksFrom NeracaEmergency kiosks have been erected along the slow lane of Jl. Kramat Raya following the fire that razed Pasar Kenari some time ago. This was done to help the vendors to rehouse their merchandise and resume their business activities.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
'Forbes' magazine takes a closer look at Indonesia
'Forbes' magazine takes a closer look at IndonesiaBy Endy Bayuni JAKARTA (JP): When the top executives of Forbes come to Indonesia, they don't only update their list of local tycoons for inclusion in the American business magazine's annual list of billionaires all over the world.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Brokerage firms urged to sack errant brokers
Brokerage firms urged to sack errant brokers JAKARTA (JP): Securities companies should establish an internal control system to monitor their employees, Chairman of the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) I Putu Gede Ary Suta said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
New cement plant ready
New cement plant ready CILACAP, Central Java (JP): PT Semen Nusantara Cilacap will start commercial operations at its new cement plant here in December to triple its production capacity to 4.1 million tons per annum.The company's general affair manager Tri Bowo R.H.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Army leaders to meet local veterans
Army leaders to meet local veterans BANDUNG (JP): Army leaders plan to hold talks with retired senior officers to discuss their perceptions about state affairs.Army Chief of Staff Gen. R. Hartono said yesterday he has yet to set the date and venue for the forum where the participants can express...
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 9, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,100 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 725 0 28,500 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 292,000 Aneka...
Thu, 10 Oct 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, 10 Oct 1996
Govt raises domestic airfares by 4 percent
Govt raises domestic airfares by 4 percent JAKARTA (JP): The government has raised domestic economy airfares by up to 4 percent due to the appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the rupiah, a ministerial decree showed yesterday.Based on a decree signed on Oct.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
MBf to buy Indonesian firm
MBf to buy Indonesian firm KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's MBf Capital Bhd said it had agreed to acquire a 51 percent stake in an Indonesian finance company for Rp 9.18 billion (around US$3.8 million).
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Makro opens in Tangerang
Makro opens in Tangerang TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A new Makro outlet was opened yesterday at the Alam Sutera housing complex, Tangerang, bringing the number of the retailer's outlets to seven throughout the country.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Economists' gathering
Economists' gathering The 13th Congress of the Indonesian Economists Association, which begins this afternoon at the Tiara Convention Center in Medan, North Sumatra, has chosen "Managed market economy in the run-up to the 21st century" as the central topic for its three days of discussions.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
GE Lighting chooses RI as regional production base
GE Lighting chooses RI as regional production base JAKARTA (JP): GE Lighting, a unit of widely diversified General Electric of the United States, has chosen Indonesia as its main production base to serve Southeast Asian countries, the company's top executive said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Myanmar may exhaust ASEAN's patience
Myanmar may exhaust ASEAN's patience SINGAPORE (Reuter): Myanmar's governing generals must move towards political pluralism or risk exhausting the patience of ASEAN and others investing in the country, Singapore's leading newspaper said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Three-in-one bike riders die in crash
Three-in-one bike riders die in crash SEMARANG: Three high school students died yesterday afternoon after their motorcycle slammed into a mahogany tree.According to witnesses, the three teenagers, students at the Muhammadiyah technical high school in the Boja village, were speeding as they rode on...
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Telkom directors 'adopt' quintuplets
Telkom directors 'adopt' quintuplets BANDUNG: The five members of the board of directors at the state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, will become the foster parents of Indonesia's first quintuplets born here on Monday.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
House hopes to deliberate drug bill soon
House hopes to deliberate drug bill soon JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives hopes to begin deliberating the long-awaited bill on psychotropic substances next month as soon as it ratifies the 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
Thu, 10 Oct 1996
Pressure mounts against govt on alcohol bill
Pressure mounts against govt on alcohol bill JAKARTA (JP): Pressure is mounting on the government to scrap a bill that would impose a fee on alcohol distributors and regulate the number of places allowed to sell alcohol as well as the amount allowed to be sold.