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Wed, 02 Oct 1996
Munawir elected rights body chief
Munawir elected rights body chief JAKARTA (JP): Munawir Sjadzali, an advisor to President Soeharto and a former minister of religious affairs, was elected chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights last night.
Wed, 02 Oct 1996
Bogor to get water treatment plant
Bogor to get water treatment plant BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor mayoralty's tap water company (PDAM) is building another treatment plant with a capacity of 400 liters per second to support its existing plant which has a capacity of 650 liters per second.
Wed, 02 Oct 1996
Student advised to drop lawsuit
Student advised to drop lawsuit BANDUNG: Judge Satri Rusad suggested yesterday that the two disputing parties in the case of the dismissal of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) student Budhi Sumarso should seek an out-of-court settlement before the court proceeds with their case.
Wed, 02 Oct 1996
Philips to launch new phone handsets
Philips to launch new phone handsets JAKARTA (JP): Philips, an electronic manufacturer of the Netherlands, will launch its new cellular telephone handsets later this month to tap Indonesia's cellular phone market.Simon J.G.
Wed, 02 Oct 1996
Nation marks crushing of coup attempt
Nation marks crushing of coup attempt JAKARTA (JP): Roughly 100,000 Jakarta Moslems turned up last night for a thanksgiving prayer at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque, marking the peak of the week-long 31st commemoration by Moslem groups of the crushing of the 1965 communist coup attempt.
Wed, 02 Oct 1996
Challenges to SE Asian resilience
Challenges to SE Asian resilienceBy Juwono Sudarsono This is the first of two articles on Southeast Asia based on a paper presented at the 30th Anniversary of Indonesia Petroleum Ltd., (INPEX) in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
Wed, 02 Oct 1996
Massive buy into Astra
Massive buy into Astra The identity of buyers of large shares of PT Astra International, Indonesia's largest automobile company, came to light yesterday when tobacco tycoon Putera Sampoerna, as required by stock exchange regulations, reported all his deals to the Capital Market Supervisory Agency...
Wed, 02 Oct 1996
Police arrest ATM busters
Police arrest ATM busters SEMARANG: Police caught two university students trying to break open a Jaya Bank Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at the Citraland Simpang Lima shopping complex yesterday.The two students were in the process of stealing money from the ATM when they were arrested by two...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Rubber prices may slide further on weak demand
Rubber prices may slide further on weak demand SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian rubber prices, which have been battered for weeks by soft demand, may slide further because of continuing weak consumer interest, regional traders said yesterday.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
A one-stop investment service
A one-stop investment service On almost every occasion where businesspeople meet, the problem of levies invariably becomes a major subject for discussion. Not infrequently, in conversations with government officials, too, businesspeople complain about the sluggish manner in which officials handle...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Communism may infiltrate RI press, Harmoko says
Communism may infiltrate RI press, Harmoko says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko warned the Indonesian media yesterday to remain leery of the latent danger of communism."Even though the PKI (Indonesian Communist Party) is already disbanded, communism as an ideology will not fade away...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Elephant caught while taking stroll
Elephant caught while taking stroll PEKANBARU, Riau: A wild elephant strolling in the southwest of the town was caught by tamers from the Natural Resource Conservation Agency Sunday, a report said yesterday.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Host Indonesia sets date for 19th SEA Games
Host Indonesia sets date for 19th SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is scheduled to host to the 19th Southeast Asian Games from Oct. 11 to Oct. 19 next year.Chairman of the 19th SEA Games board of patrons, Azwar Anas, said the date was set after he met with President Soeharto yesterday.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
City to rule on closure of Hailai discotheque
City to rule on closure of Hailai discotheque JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja is expected to decide whether the Hailai discotheque in Ancol, North Jakarta will be closed for good following a court ruling which sentenced its owner to six months probation for possessing marijuana and Ecstasy...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Housing development
Housing developmentFrom PelitaHousing developers have recently overwhelmed us with their offers of well-located houses in Greater Jakarta. There is a similarity in their advertisements which extol a natural environment with a plantationlike ambience and a congenial climate as if on mountain slopes.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Putera Sampoerna buys 9.8% stake in Astra
Putera Sampoerna buys 9.8% stake in Astra JAKARTA (JP): Tobacco tycoon Putera Sampoerna confirmed yesterday that he and his son, Jonathan Sampoerna, had bought up to 9.81 percent or about 114 million shares of PT Astra International for investment purposes.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
'Belantara Jakarta' to be staged at CCF
'Belantara Jakarta' to be staged at CCF JAKARTA (JP): A Belantara Jakarta (Jakarta Jungle) performance will be staged at the French cultural center (CCF) on Oct. 4.The show will complement the solo exhibition of French photographer Herve Dangla.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Political trials acquire new meaning
Political trials acquire new meaning The Indonesian public is in for a treat as the mass media prepares to cover a series of prolonged political trials T. Mulya Lubis says the trials are to serve as political education as well.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Integrated bus stop
Integrated bus stopFrom Pikiran RakyatIt appears that most facilities in Jakarta and other large Indonesian towns are placed in a haphazard manner. Just imagine, a pedestrian bridge here, a few steps farther away is a bus stop, public telephones somewhere within sight, a post box not far from the...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Private seaport
Private seaport The Bojonegara seaport project in West Java, designed to be a new international freight gateway to Indonesia, will contribute greatly toward facilitating cargo flows and accelerating this country's industrial development.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Bill on drugs almost ready for deliberation
Bill on drugs almost ready for deliberation JAKARTA (JP): The long-awaited bill on psychotropic drugs, which stipulates that trafficking Ecstasy and other similar substances will carry a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of up to Rp 500 million (US$212,000), is almost ready for deliberation.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Law needed to promote gender equality
Law needed to promote gender equality JAKARTA (JP): Any campaigns to promote gender equality would be rendered useless with the absence of legal infrastructure, observers agreed in a seminar here yesterday.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Suwito wins world boxing title
Suwito wins world boxing title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Suwito Lagola reclaimed his World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight title last night in a tough match against American's Jaime Larma.Suwito, won by unanimous decision after a tough 12-round bout.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Army will make use of vocal retired generals
Army will make use of vocal retired generals JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Hartono has expressed regret over statements made by some retired generals, but promised to make the best of their outspokenness by inviting them to speak at the influential Army Staff and Command School (Seskoad).
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Misuari takes oath as governor
Misuari takes oath as governor COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Former Moslem rebel chief Nur Misuari yesterday took the oath as governor of a four-province Moslem autonomous area and was called "a friend and brother" by President Fidel Ramos, who had once fought against him.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
President Soeharto to visit Malaysia
President Soeharto to visit Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indonesia's President Soeharto is to make a two-day visit to Malaysia beginning Sunday, a Malaysian foreign ministry official said yesterday.Soeharto had originally planned a working visit to Malaysia on July 9 but it was canceled because he...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Japan tin imports down
Japan tin imports down TOKYO (Reuter): Japan imported 2,250 tons of refined tin in August, off 12.4 percent from 2,568 tons in the same month last year, Finance Ministry data released yesterday showed.Tin imports from Indonesia, however, increased to 1,157 tons in August, from 878 tons in July and...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Local foundation stresses the benefits of adoption
Local foundation stresses the benefits of adoption JAKARTA (JP): An orphanage which has been arranging adoptions for decades is still trying to educate people that foster parents' love is not inferior.A foster parent's bond with a child can be stronger than a natural parent's if the foster parent...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Collusion in land disputes criticized
Collusion in land disputes criticized SURABAYA (JP): Legal practitioners reproached the government yesterday for its continued siding with businesses, rather than the people, in various land disputes.The Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute's head of environmental and land affairs, Rio...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sep. 30, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,100 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 3,000 Andayani Megah 1,050 0 175,500 Aneka Kimia...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Judge Asmar rebuked by upset witness
Judge Asmar rebuked by upset witness JAKARTA (JP): A witness protested to a judge in court yesterday over his unsympathetic manner of questioning her while she was testifying on behalf of a student on trial for allegedly assaulting a police officer last June.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Idris Sardi gives different color to ABRI anniversary
Idris Sardi gives different color to ABRI anniversaryBy Lela E. Madjiah JAKARTA (JP): The commemoration of the Armed Forces (ABRI) 51st anniversary will be different from previous celebrations, thanks partly to Idris Sardi.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Senior officials to discuss illegal timber trade
Senior officials to discuss illegal timber trade JAKARTA (JP): Alarmed by rampant illegal logging, several high-ranking officials will meet tomorrow to discuss how to improve forest protection, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Rubber dealer gets loan
Rubber dealer gets loan SINGAPORE (AFP): Rabobank Nederland said yesterday it had arranged a US$150 million syndicated trade finance facility here for Lewis and Peat (Rubber) Holdings Pte. Ltd., a member of Indonesia's Bakrie group.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
RI upbeat on SEA Games rowing
RI upbeat on SEA Games rowing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's rowing and canoeing teams finished first in the 5th SEA Rowing Championship in Purwakarta, West Java on Sunday, buoying its hopes for another triumphant run at the 19th Southeast Asian Games here next year.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Six-day working week
Six-day working weekFrom Pikiran RakyatI admire Minister of Administrative Reforms T.B. Silalahi's reinstatement of the six-day working week because he is one of the rare breed of courageous and sportsmanlike people who has admitted the failure of a policy, in this case the five-day working week.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Briton and Filipino face murder charge
Briton and Filipino face murder charge KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Briton and a Filipino have been jointly charged in a court in Labuan island, off Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah, with the murder of a man and a woman, the British High Commission confirmed yesterday.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
RI favors undervalued rupiah
RI favors undervalued rupiah WASHINGTON (Reuter): Indonesia's Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad said that his country would rather have its rupiah be undervalued than overvalued.The minister, speaking to a conference sponsored by the Institute of International Finance, said Sunday that the country...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Tourist arrivals growth rate down in August
Tourist arrivals growth rate down in August JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave expressed concern here yesterday over the slowdown in the number of tourist arrivals in August, traditionally a peak season for foreign visitors.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Indonesia protest after Cup Winners' Cup loss
Indonesia protest after Cup Winners' Cup loss JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Football Association protested to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday for alleged bad treatment received by Mastrans Bandung Raya during its 0-4 rout by South China in their Asian Cup Winners' Cup in Hong...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
City vows to close more offices in residential areas
City vows to close more offices in residential areas JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has vowed to continue to close down offices located in residential areas, Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Idroes said yesterday"We will close down such offices because it is obvious that they are...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Operations free of charge
Operations free of charge BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The local government here has planned free cataract operations for 500 poor people.Chief of the provincial health office Soejono said Monday that the local government has linked up with several social foundations and hospitals to implement...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Mitra Global to sign loan accord of $480m
Mitra Global to sign loan accord of $480m JAKARTA (JP): PT Mitra Global Telekomunikasi Indonesia, a private firm responsible for the development of telecommunications networks in Central Java, will sign later this month a US$480 million loan facility extended by overseas banks.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 8:00 a.m. Special Report: Hari Kesaktian Pancasila '96 (The Sanctity Day of Pancasila) (live) 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid 's Song 3:05 Library Program: Gemar Membaca 3:30 TV Series: Beyond Tomorrow 4:05 Science and Technology 4:30 Culture: The Tradition of Banjar...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Don't be provoked by rumors: Surjadi
Don't be provoked by rumors: Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja is urging Jakartans not to be easily provoked by rumors and false information about things happening in the capital.The governor said yesterday at the State Institute for Islamic Studies in Ciputat, south of here, that...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
RI designer wins fashion award
RI designer wins fashion award JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian designer Yongki Prima Tresnadi Suadi won the Seiko Award for his Treasure of Sumatra design at the Third Asian Fashion Design Contest held early last month in Tokyo, Japan.
Tue, 01 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 Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday,...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
SE Asian nuclear treaty faces last hurdles
SE Asian nuclear treaty faces last hurdles This is the second of two articles on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone treaty.By Agus Tarmidzi GENEVA (JP): In contrast to the treaties of Rarotonga and Tlatelolco, the treaty for the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone has identified the...
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Three arrested for attacking police officer
Three arrested for attacking police officer JAKARTA (JP): City police have arrested three suspected holdup men, one of whom is believed to have wounded a traffic policeman who acted to protect students that the men were chasing in South Jakarta over the weekend.Police Spokesman Maj. Nyoman S.
Tue, 01 Oct 1996
Govt aids independence pioneers
Govt aids independence pioneers JAKARTA (JP): The government is hastening to improve the welfare of hundreds of pioneers of Indonesia's independence movement, many now in their 80s, by expediting the distribution of Rp 1.5 million (US$638) in house renovation allowance for each of them.