Archive: 5 January 1995
61 articles found
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Seven die in bus collision
Seven die in bus collision SEMARANG, Central Java: At least seven people were killed and dozens of others badly injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Karanganyar yesterday. All victims, several of which have yet to be identified, have been moved to the Karanganyar general hospital. Sources at the provincial police headquarters said that the collision occurred when Giri Indah, which was on its way from Karanganyar to Jakarta, skidded and hit the oncoming Gaya Putra.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Phone call ends RP hostage drama
Phone call ends RP hostage drama MANILA (UPI): A long-distance telephone call from Japan yesterday ended a 12-hour hostage drama staged by a love-struck man who took two people hostage after his girlfriend refused to answer his overseas telephone calls. A telephone conversation between Jose Quinto, 37, and his girlfriend, 20-year-old Myra Fajardo, was aired nationwide by Manila radio station DZMM early yesterday.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asia's first cross-border oil linkage in the offing
Asia's first cross-border oil linkage in the offing SINGAPORE (AFP): A spillover of petroleum-related investments from Singapore to Malaysia's southern Johore state is likely to create Asia's maiden cross-border linkage of the oil and petrochemical industry, a report said yesterday.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Instilling a sense of discipline
Instilling a sense of discipline On Jan. 3rd, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police declared a number of selected streets under its jurisdiction -- including Jakarta, Tangerang, Bekasi and Depok -- "zones of orderly traffic". This was done as part of the efforts that are being taken to implement the new traffic law, or Law No. 14/1992.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Officer dies of stab wounds at fish market
Officer dies of stab wounds at fish market JAKARTA (JP): A street tough stabbed and killed an on-duty police officer he feared was coming to arrest him for theft at the fish auction market in Muara Baru, North Jakarta. Captain Syaiful, head of Operational Affairs of the On-the- Alert City Police Unit, told reporters yesterday that the victim, Corporal Johannes Jeffry Woworuntu, 27, was stabbed to death on Tuesday evening.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI faces democratization challenge
RI faces democratization challenge By Juwono Sudarsono JAKARTA (JP): In the East Asian Miracle survey of economic growth and public policy 1965-1990, the World Bank attributed the success of eight High Performing Asian Economies (HPAEs) to getting the fundamentals right: stable macro-economic policy, high human capital investment, effective financial system, limiting price distortions, openness to foreign technology and sound agricultural policies.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, Australia unite againts illegal fishing
Indonesia, Australia unite againts illegal fishing SYDNEY (Reuter): Australia and Indonesia tomorrow will launch a 10-day campaign against the wave of Indonesian fishermen illegally fishing in Australia's northern waters. Australian Fisheries Management Authority officials will join Australian embassy officials in Jakarta and Indonesian officials tomorrow for a two-week tour of regional Indonesian fishing areas.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Swiss keen on Balinese dances
Swiss keen on Balinese dances DENPASAR, Bali: The Swiss government has asked the provincial government to send a dancing troupe to Switzerland to perform for three days in April. The invitation was conveyed by the visiting Swiss Minister of Education Peter Pscheid when he met with governor Ida Bagus Oka on Tuesday. Oka said like many other European countries, Switzerland was currently "crazy" for traditional arts and that he would consider the request.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Obituary
Obituary K.H. Achmad Syaichu, 74, speaker of the "Gotong Royong" House of Representatives between 1966 and 1972, died at the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital in Jakarta yesterday, after a long illness. The veteran politician of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) political party is survived by his wife and eight children. NU was a political party between 1952 and 1984 before it returned to its original mission as an Islamic educational group.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
PPP predicts Indonesia is stable this year
PPP predicts Indonesia is stable this year JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem-oriented United Development Party (PPP) predicts that Indonesian politics will be "stable and calm" this year, in contrast to the rather turbulent 1994. Speaking to reporters at the party's headquarters here yesterday, PPP chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum said he was convinced that 1995 would be a year of political stability for all political groups in the country, including PPP.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
All state auditors to use standardized system soon
All state auditors to use standardized system soon JAKARTA (JP): All government supervisory agencies will start using a standardized system on April 1 for auditing government institutions, companies and projects, says the chief of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), J.B. Sumarlin.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Baby dies due to lack of skin
Baby dies due to lack of skin BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A baby who became the talk of the town for being born without abdomen skin on Jan. 1 died in hospital on Tuesday. "We did our best to save the baby's life but it died at about 11 a.m. Tuesday," Zainal Abidin, one of the doctors who treated the baby, told Antara. The baby, whose sex was unknown, was born otherwise healthy to a farmer's wife in Ingin Jaya district with the help of a traditional midwife.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Megawati promises to sort out PDI's problems
Megawati promises to sort out PDI's problems JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri yesterday pledged to the government that she would sort out the conflicts within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), including the reports that one of its leaders was a communist, without turning to outside help. Megawati, who chairs Indonesia's smallest political party, yesterday went to see Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
City to hold food bazaar
City to hold food bazaar JAKARTA (JP): The Coordinating Agency for the Development of the Informal Sector in Jakarta will hold a food bazaar in which various kinds of traditional food, including those served during Idul Fitri, an Islamic religious festivity, will be featured. The bazaar will be held from Feb. 1 through 25 at the Monas Square, Central Jakarta.(mas)
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Public parks to replace gas stations
Public parks to replace gas stations JAKARTA (JP): The Chief of West Jakarta Park Office, Abuhir Siara, said the mayoralty will remove six gas stations in its area to make way for the development of public parks. Abuhir said the decision to demolish the gas stations was made because their operational licenses have already expired. "The stations are also located on medians," he said. He said two of the six gas stations are located on Jl. Kyai Tapa, while the other four are located on Jl.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Firms must pay new minimum wage: Idroes
Firms must pay new minimum wage: Idroes JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Idroes urged companies yesterday to obey the new regulation on minimum wages which will take effect on April 1. Idroes told reporters that companies should prepare themselves to implement the new regulation as the city administration will not tolerate its violation. "I urge companies to be ready to implement the new regulation by April 1.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Immigration deported 450 aliens in last year
Immigration deported 450 aliens in last year JAKARTA (JP): The immigration authorities deported 450 foreigners from Indonesia last year, largely because they had overstayed their permits. In 1993, Indonesia deported 488 foreigners. Director General of Immigration Roni Sikap Sinuraya announced that Malaysians topped the list of people deported in 1994 with 73, Australians came second with 66 and Taiwan third with 62.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Korindo concerned about plywood prospects in 1995
Korindo concerned about plywood prospects in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): Not long after the government announced its determination to curb timber production, the Korindo Group, a major plywood manufacturer, has expressed doubts about the industry's prospects this year. "Doubt is present in the thoughts of every plywood producer in Indonesia due to the price fluctuations and supply situations," Iskandar JR, Korindo's president, told newsmen yesterday.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
U.S. keyboard player detained
U.S. keyboard player detained JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta Immigration Office is still investigating Paul Edward, an American keyboard player who was arrested at the Assembly Hall of the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center on Dec. 31 for abusing his stay permit. Edward is a member of a jazz band whose lead singer is Patti Austin, a noted black American singer. He came to Indonesia on Dec. 30 on a visitors visa (BV-KS), which cannot be used for business purposes.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
New rulings on tax laws announced
New rulings on tax laws announced JAKARTA (JP): The government issued here yesterday 18 more rulings regarding the new tax laws, including a provision that will significantly reduce the tax rate applied to corporate interest earnings. Corporate taxpayers are subject only to a final tax of 15 percent on any earnings obtained from savings, time deposits or Bank Indonesia Certificates, according to one of the rulings.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN countries told to be more self-reliant
ASEAN countries told to be more self-reliant JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas is urging the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to become more self-reliant in order to counter wavering financial aid and the imposition of conditionalities by aid donor countries. "ASEAN must strengthen its self-reliance, particularly in developing its resources, so it can fund ASEAN cooperation projects and programs," Alatas said during his annual briefing to journalists yesterday.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Navratilova gives Yayuk tennis lesson
Navratilova gives Yayuk tennis lesson JAKARTA (JP): World top tennis players differ from other players in the way they avoid making too many unnecessary mistakes during their games. This rule of thumb ruled when just retired Martina Navratilova played the home crowd's darling Yayuk Basuki in an exhibition match at the Senayan indoor tennis stadium yesterday.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Electric situation
Electric situation Whilst a couple of recent letters have addressed a concern (whether founded or not) about the effects of electro magnetic fields from high voltage transmission lines may I comment on a far more dangerous electrical situation that is ignored daily? I'm talking about the practice of producing metal framed electrical appliances without an earth conductor.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
What is zebra crossing for?
What is zebra crossing for? From Neraca Many motorists tend to ignore the existence of zebra crossings. Pedestrians have a difficult time trying to cross the road at zebra crossings because motorists do not stop at crossing for pedestrians. Pedestrians have to wait until the road is clear of passing vehicles. So, what are zebra crossings for if motorists do not pay attention to them? The government has spent a lot of money establishing zebra crossings.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt maintains ceiling on luxury sales tax
Govt maintains ceiling on luxury sales tax JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to maintain the sales tax ceiling on luxury goods at 35 percent, even though the new tax laws, which went into effect early this month, allow for the rate to be raised as high as 50 percent. "The government does not yet see it necessary to apply the maximum luxury sales tax rate," Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier said.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Children's Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Miniseries 8:05 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna 9:00 World News 9:30 People & Event 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Dead Man's Curve Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Endorsable tickets to end discount war among airlines
Endorsable tickets to end discount war among airlines JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association will begin issuing endorsable tickets and form a clearing house to end discount wars among domestic airliners, says the association's chairman, Soelarto Hardisoemarto.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Low-cost housing for C. Jakarta
Low-cost housing for C. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty will build over 5,000 low-cost apartments in four subdistricts. Musbir MM, head of the local housing office, said that the 5,004 units will be built in stages on a total area of 15.5 hectares up to the year 2000. He explained that 1,874 of the units will be built in Bendungan Hilir subdistrict, 1,202 in Karet Tengsin, 678 in Jatibunder and 1,250 in Tanah Tinggi.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt may cut sporting goods import duties
Govt may cut sporting goods import duties JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said here yesterday that the government is considering lowering some import tariffs as far as zero percent on raw materials for sporting goods in hopes of improving the competitiveness of local products.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
ABRI maintains seven battalions in East Timor
ABRI maintains seven battalions in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) currently has seven battalions stationed in East Timor as requested by the provincial government. Maj. Gen. Adang Ruchiatna, the chief of the Udayana Military Command, said the military has no immediate plans either to increase or reduce the number of troops in the province, at least for the time being, the Antara news agency reported.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI-Australia ties solidifying (2)
RI-Australia ties solidifying (2) The following is the second of two articles based on an excerpt of a paper presented by former minister of defense and security Gen. (ret.) L.B. Moerdani at a conference mid-last month in Canberra hosted by the Australian Defense Studies Center. CANBERRA: At this point, allow me to elaborate on the importance of regional initiatives and efforts towards confidence building.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Manpower supplier sought
Manpower supplier sought AMBON, Maluku: Police are investigating reports that a manpower supplier illegally sent eight local job seekers to Malaysia last year. Chief of the provincial office of manpower Sadjid said that the suspect, identified only as AA, may have fled the province on learning that he was wanted by the police.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto to unveil draft budget
Soeharto to unveil draft budget JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled today to unveil the government's budget plan for 1995-1996, which will likely rely more on revenues from private sector activities and offer a salary increase for civil servants and Armed Forces members. The President will deliver the budget plan in a speech at a plenary session of the House of Representatives (DPR), which is expected to pass it into law without substantial changes after two months of deliberation.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Artist challenges art establishment to take another look
Artist challenges art establishment to take another look By Sarah Murray JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian art has revolved around style and ..isms for too long. People have forgotten that the very essence of Indonesian art has to do with the environment. "The main aspirations of Indonesian modern art from Soedjojono and Affandi's era have been forgotten," says Yos Suprapto as he stands in front of stacks of his boldly executed paintings.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Autopsy on Lorenza's body
Autopsy on Lorenza's body MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A medical team of the general hospital in the city has performed an autopsy on the body of Lorenza Cuomo, 42, an Italian who was found dead in the tourist resort of Gili Air on Tuesday. The autopsy was performed by a six-member medical team at the hospital on Wednesday, said Umar Sagaf from the local health office yesterday. The results will be made available tomorrow, Antara quoted Sagaf as saying.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gatotkaca song on 'ANteve'
Gatotkaca song on 'ANteve' From Media Indonesia I am a retired person and love the stories of wayang kulit (shadow play with leather puppets). On Dec. 31, 1994 I watched an ANteve program featuring a song entitled Gatotkaca (an important character in the Pandawa dynasty). The program, as a whole, was interesting because it was adapted from Indonesian traditional culture. But there was something that irritated me, i.e.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Manan reappointed rector
Manan reappointed rector BANDUNG, West Java: Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro swore in Manan P. Rukmana as rector of the Pajajaran University for a second term yesterday. In his speech, Wardiman reiterated the government's stand that academic freedom should not be misused for political purposes, saying that freedom should be understood strictly in an academic context.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Local tennis body vows to build stronger team
Local tennis body vows to build stronger team JAKARTA (JP): The newly elected president of the Indonesian Tennis Association, Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, has vowed to build a strong national team, comprising of talents with equal standards. Upon announcing his executive board on Tuesday Sarwono said he plans to set up a special department in charge of scouting for talented players, training them and sending them to events where national pride is at stake.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thai FM travels to Singapore
Thai FM travels to Singapore BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Foreign Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left here yesterday for Singapore as part of a familiarization tour of Southeast Asian nations. Thaksin, a millionaire businessman who was appointed foreign minister in October, was scheduled to fly on to Jakarta the following day, returning to Singapore for a two-day private visit over the weekend.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Father, son jailed for murder
Father, son jailed for murder BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The district court in Rantau, Tapin, has sentenced Capt.(ret) Mansyur and his son, Mansyah, to 20 years and eleven years, respectively, for killing two people last year. The panel of judges, presided over by Djumadi Notodihardjo, said in the verdict that the two were found guilty of murdering Daniel Merah Bangsawan and his son Indra Merah Sakti Bangsawan in Rantau in May, last year.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
No more minibuses on Major Jakarta roads in the future
No more minibuses on Major Jakarta roads in the future JAKARTA (JP): Owners of city minibus companies have agreed to replace every two minibuses, crossing or operating along major thoroughfares, with one big-capacity bus.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Experimentalism thrives in local modern art
Experimentalism thrives in local modern art By Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): A surge of creativity heightened the spirit of experimentalism here in the 1990s, particularly last year. No longer satisfied with painting and sculpture to convey their social, political and artistic aspirations, artists turned to new forms, continuing the Indonesian New Fine Arts movement which began in the 1970s. One visible result is in installation arts.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued its gaining streak on the first three days of this year's share trading with the broad-based Composite Index strengthening yesterday by over two points to 474.48 from 472.38 on Tuesday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also continued gaining ground to close at 112.56 from 111.66. Trading volume increased to 11.48 million shares worth Rp 51.01 billion (US$23.18 million) from 7.79 million shares valued at Rp 33.33 billion.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
New public phone charges
New public phone charges JAKARTA (JP): The government has set new rates for public telephone calls, effective since Jan. 1. The state-owned domestic telecommunications company PT Telkom now applies different charges at different times of day to long distance calls made from public card phones. Under the new arrangement, long distance calls from public card telephones will be charged at a rate of 100 percent between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., 125 percent between 9 a.m.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia signals active role in UN security council
Indonesia signals active role in UN security council JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will oppose the use of force in resolving international disputes during its two-year tenure in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which begins this month. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said in his annual policy briefing to the media yesterday that force should only be used as a last resort, where all other peaceful and diplomatic attempts at resolution had failed.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Team to probe prostitution case
Team to probe prostitution case JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police have formed a special team to investigate allegations a young area woman was lured into prostitution on Batam Island. The investigation follows a report from Samin, a man living in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, that his daughter was forced into prostitution on the island of Batam. "We are now making arrangements to apprehend members of a suspected syndicate," a West Jakarta police officer told Suara Karya daily.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Abduction threat lends terror to Pope's RP visit
Abduction threat lends terror to Pope's RP visit ISABELA, Philippines (Agencies): Moslem fundamentalists in this southern island of Basilan are threatening to kidnap and behead Catholic priests during Pope John Paul II's visit to this country next week, a police official said yesterday.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Taxi fares
Taxi fares From Bisnis Indonesia When you arrive at Kebon Kelapa bus terminal in Bandung you will soon feel the coolness of the air of this Flower Town, as the people call it. But as soon as you get a taxi to continue your journey to your destination the taxi driver changes the atmosphere altogether. Drivers fix fares at their own will, without using the taxi meter. One day I arrived in Bandung at about 11 p.m. and took a taxi to make the journey quicker.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Illegal land appropriation
Illegal land appropriation JAKARTA (JP): A member of the local Legislative Council wants the Tangerang administration to take stern action against speculators who appropriate land from local villagers through intimidation. Fauzi HI, vice chairman of the council, was quoted by the Suara Pembaruan daily as saying that villagers in Kedaungwetan, Selapajang Jaya, Neglasari and Karangsari were being forced to sell their land at a maximum of Rp 15,000 (US$6.8) per square meter.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Public telephone needs repair
Public telephone needs repair From Neraca I would like to call for the attention of PT Telkom. On Jan. 2, 1995, I wanted to make call to my relative, but was very surprised to learn that the public telephone is gone. The local telephone office knows that the public phone located at Gang Tengah, Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, has been removed. Two other public telephones at Gang Waspada, in the same area, are out of order. I reported the matter to Telkom, but they did not respond.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ulemas support anti-crime raid
Ulemas support anti-crime raid JAKARTA (JP): The city chapter of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI-DKI) yesterday pledged support for the military- sponsored anti-crime operation in the greater Jakarta area. Operation Cleansing will be continued with the support of all parties to fight against any type of city crime, M. Syafi'i Hamzah of the council said in his speech in the MUI-DKI meeting in Cipayung, Bogor. City Military spokesman Lt. Col.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police believe they have Hutagalung killer
Police believe they have Hutagalung killer JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police and relatives of Herbin Hutagalung left for Surabaya, East Java, yesterday to help establish the identity of a man suspected of killing six members of the family a year ago. "The group flew to Surabaya at 2:30 p.m. today," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. IK Ratta told reporters here yesterday. Ratta would not disclose the precise number of police officers, nor which of Hutagalung's relatives had flown to East Java.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Two dead in Baucau riot, regent says
Two dead in Baucau riot, regent says BAUCAU, East Timor (JP): Two persons were killed in last Sunday's ethnic riot here, according to the first full official account of the latest conflict in East Timor. Baucau Regent Virgilio Diaz Marcel told visiting reporters on Tuesday that the killing of an East Timorese by a migrant from South Sulawesi triggered the riot on Sunday. Earlier unconfirmed reports had suggested a higher casualty figure.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cina or Caina
Cina or Caina From Neraca The state television (TVRI) has been pronouncing Cina (China) as Caina lately. The TVRI newscaster sometimes makes a slip of tongue and says Cina instead of Caina. The public may wonder why Cina should become Caina. The term Cina has in fact been used for decades here without causing any problems in society. Or is it because Indonesia has reestablished diplomatic relations with China that the pronunciation has been changed to Caina? Name and address withheld
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
100 buses impounded every month
100 buses impounded every month JAKARTA (JP): At least 100 public transportation vehicles are impounded every month in West Jakarta for allegedly violating traffic regulations, a local officer said. Antara reported that head of the West Jakarta branch for Traffic and Land Transportation Control Agency, Loren Simatupang said yesterday the impounded vehicles are part of the 2,461 public buses and minibuses listed in the area.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Angkasa makes deal with Dutch firm to improve airports
Angkasa makes deal with Dutch firm to improve airports JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to assign Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from the Netherlands to assist PT Angkasa Pura II in expanding commercial facilities at airports operated by the state firm. An Angkasa Pura executive, Soebagyo, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that Schiphol has signed an agreement with his company to check the feasibility of the project.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Buddhist sect to go back to original teachings to end bickering
Buddhist sect to go back to original teachings to end bickering JAKARTA (JP): The Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist will reaffirm its resolution to stick to its original religious teachings when it convenes a grand synod later this month, members say. "The grand synod is expected to put the sect back on its original track as a religious body to prevent further internal conflict," Rusdi Rukmarata of the Buddhist Center said.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mosque no place for political activities: Try
Mosque no place for political activities: Try JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno told Moslems yesterday not to use mosques for political activities, such as persuading the congregation to vote for a particular political organization in an election. Meeting with leaders of the Indonesian Mosques Council (DMI), Try stressed that the mosque was a good place to undertake social activities.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
More public transport needed
More public transport needed From Jayakarta The number of motorcycle taxis in residential areas is increasing all the time. During peak hour, in the morning and in the afternoon, the entrance to residential streets turns into a sea of motorcycles. Residential areas are full of these motorcyclists, who take up most of the road. This obstructs cars trying to enter or leave the area. If a car happens to graze one of them, dozens of these motorcyclists will swarm all over the driver.
Thu, 05 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Monument for Bekasi
Monument for Bekasi From Media Indonesia We can be proud of the progress made in the town of Bekasi, West Java. Housing complexes are being established and industries set up. These achievements are not extraordinary considering the important role Bekasi played in the first few years after Indonesia gained its independence--Aug. 17, 1945.