Archive: 29 November 1995
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Wed, 29 Nov 1995
'E. Timor given no special treatment'
'E. Timor given no special treatment' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto declared yesterday that East Timor will not receive special treatment in any area, including the establishment of religious organizations.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
'Hoodlums hired to appropriate land'
'Hoodlums hired to appropriate land' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono charged yesterday that many developers resort to intimidation to coerce land owners into selling their property.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Bird mating attracts photographers
Bird mating attracts photographers DUA ISLAND, Seribu Islands: A number of famous photographers are expected to flock to the Dua Island in Banten bay, Serang regency, next month to picture the mating of thousands of migrating birds from Europe and Asia.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Rambing brothers win boxing title for C. Java
Rambing brothers win boxing title for C. Java JAKARTA (JP): The Rambing brothers, Arthur and Sonny, inspired Central Java's domination at the Golden Gloves amateur boxing championships in Cirebon, West Java.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Hospital refuses critical patient
Hospital refuses critical patient BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A private-owned hospital has reportedly refused to treat M. Musa, who was in critical condition after he was stabbed twice by a group of robbers, unless the patient paid Rp 500,000 (US$ 220) in advance.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
NGOs told to take anti-AIDS drive to prostitutes
NGOs told to take anti-AIDS drive to prostitutes JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is reluctant to launch drives against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in areas where prostitution is rampant, fearing the campaigns would lead the public to think they were authorized red-light...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
KL starts shipping Proton cars here
KL starts shipping Proton cars here KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia began shipping Proton cars to Indonesia yesterday under a complex trade deal that will see Kuala Lumpur buying Indonesian-made military aircraft in return.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Stress can lead to blindness, expert warns
Stress can lead to blindness, expert warns JAKARTA (JP): Stress can lead to blindness, an expert warned yesterday. Stress is the main cause of Glaucoma, an eye disease which is the third main cause of blindness in Indonesia, said Arleen Djohan Wirawan, the President of the Indonesian Glaucoma...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
BZW to expands securities service in Indonesia
BZW to expands securities service in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Barclay de Zoete Wedd Ltd. (BZW) of Britain, which acquired a stake in PT Niaga Securities yesterday, wants to expand its services to Indonesian companies by bringing in more international investors.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
French aid to Indonesia
French aid to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The French government agreed here yesterday to provide soft loans amounting to 671 million French francs (US$138 million) to Indonesia. The agreement was made in line with the French commitment made during the July meeting of the Consultative Group for...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
'High-cost economy, exit tax stunt economic growth'
'High-cost economy, exit tax stunt economic growth' JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) took aim yesterday at the country's high-cost economy and overseas traveling tax, saying that they stunt economic growth and discourage export activities. Agus G.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Nuke-free pact set for summit
Nuke-free pact set for summit BANGKOK (AFP): The seven ASEAN nations will sign a treaty here next month declaring the region a nuclear free zone but still allow the five nuclear powers free passage, a foreign ministry official said yesterday.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 28, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 -75 500 AHAP Insurance 3,200 -25 2,000 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,550 25 149,000...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
City water at Muara Karang
City water at Muara Karang From Neraca Because of the floods in the Muara Karang area in North Jakarta, PAM Jaya's water facilities in the area have not been operational since noon on Nov. 24. The facility will start operating again as soon as the floods have receded.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
A-Mild Jak Jazz festival to present more ethnic music
A-Mild Jak Jazz festival to present more ethnic music JAKARTA (JP): This year's A-Mild Jak Jazz music festival will give more space to groups performing ethnic music, festival organizers have announced.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Persib knocked out of Asian club championship
Persib knocked out of Asian club championship BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Persib Bandung's dream of joining Asia's best when it crashed 2-5 to favorite Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea in the Asian club championship quarterfinal league yesterday.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Giant rice field project to cost over $217 million
Giant rice field project to cost over $217 million JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to establish 1.3 million hectares of new rice fields in Central Kalimantan will involve private companies with the fields being farmed by transmigrants, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
No Christmas break in police crackdown
No Christmas break in police crackdown JAKARTA (JP): There will be no rest for drug dealers, gamblers, hoodlums, prostitutes and other criminals during the coming Christmas and New Year's holidays. City police yesterday said they are prepared to continue the current crackdown on criminals for as...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Minister plants 11,110 trees
Minister plants 11,110 trees JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar symbolically planted 11,110 trees along the Sunter riverbank, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, Central Jakarta yesterday. Accompanied by State Minister for Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja and Deputy Governor Tubagus...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
'Salah Asoehan'
'Salah Asoehan' Correction: Salah Asoehan, which won three awards at the first Indonesian Sinetron Festival last year, was directed by Ami Priyono, not by Marissa Haque as mentioned in the photo caption on page one in Sunday's paper. Marissa, director of PT Rana Artha Mulia, was the producer.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Resettlement successfully alleviates poverty
Resettlement successfully alleviates poverty JAKARTA (JP): Participants in the international seminar on population resettlement agreed yesterday that, despite differences in background, transmigration programs have proven successful in reducing social disparity.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
RI attracting foreign media
RI attracting foreign media JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is drawing greater international media interest, judging from the growing number of foreign journalists working in the country, particularly over the past year.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Bekasi's drainage system
Bekasi's drainage system From Bisnis Indonesia In the past, floods caused by heavy rains only inundated the BTN housing complex in Bekasi, a dormitory town 20 kilometers east of Jakarta. Now floods also invade other housing complexes.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Developers complain about land brokerage
Developers complain about land brokerage JAKARTA (JP): The association of real estate developers voiced their complaints yesterday about land brokers who dictate their prices to developers, whose business tend to suffer as a result.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Gas stations to greenbelts
Gas stations to greenbelts From Neraca I have often read in newspapers that some of Jakarta's gas stations are built on greenbelt areas. These days, the contrary is taking place: Some gas stations will be converted into greenbelts.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Court asked to exonerate teacher of murder charges
Court asked to exonerate teacher of murder charges JAKARTA (JP): A teacher being tried for killing a police major asked the East Jakarta District Court yesterday to be cleared of all charges. Lawyer Luhut M.P. Pangaribuan said that his client Baskoni Wahab stabbed Maj.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Rights body reviews UN pact on civil rights
Rights body reviews UN pact on civil rights JAKARTA (JP): The National Human Rights Commission is currently studying the 1966 International Covenant on Civilian and Political Rights before calling for ratification by the government.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Whole class suspended
Whole class suspended BENGKULU, Bengkulu (JP): Lisam Tantawi, the principal of Argamakmur High School, suspended for a week a whole class of 39 students after they went, without his permission, to pay their last respects to a schoolmate who died last week.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Canadian artist shows lithographs
Canadian artist shows lithographs JAKARTA (JP): "Litho Madness" opened last night at the Dutch Cultural Center, Erasmus Huis, on Jl. Rasuna Said in Kuningan. The exhibition, which will last through Dec. 8, features 35 lithographic works by Canadian artist Ken Pattern.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
ICMI to discuss civil servants at congress
ICMI to discuss civil servants at congress JAKARTA (JP): Next month's congress of the Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals Association (ICMI) will discuss various current political issues. "The ICMI congress will scrutinize the attitudes of government officials and economic policies," Adi Sasono, the...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Teenagers are indifferent about danger of AIDS
Teenagers are indifferent about danger of AIDS By Veronica Soediro JAKARTA (JP): "How would you feel if a family member contracted AIDS?" "Let him be, who cares," she shrugged. "Seriously!" "I dunno." Where else would you hear answers like that except from a happy go lucky teenager.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
French slow to exploit business opportunities
French slow to exploit business opportunities JAKARTA (JP): French investors acknowledged yesterday that they lag behind in business opportunities in Indonesia. A deputy director of the confederation of French industrial and service companies (CNPF), Jean Dromer, said here yesterday that French...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Exporters told to find distributors
Exporters told to find distributors JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday awarded 65 distinguished exporters while encouraging companies to expand their businesses overseas and deal with foreign enterprises to facilitate the distribution of the country's non-oil exports.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Coffee producing countries fail to stabilize prices
Coffee producing countries fail to stabilize prices By Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC) has failed to stabilize coffee prices on the world market, an executive said.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Kurniawan joins national soccer team
Kurniawan joins national soccer team JAKARTA (JP): International footballer Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto joined the national soccer team yesterday for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, amid concern about his familiarity with the squad.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
The purpose of bureaucracy
The purpose of bureaucracy The citizens of Surabaya have to meet 14 requirements to be eligible for an identity card. In West Java, textile mills have to pay 36 kinds of levies to be allowed to operate. Both issues have been widely discussed in the media in the past few days.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Indonesia to breach tin quota next year
Indonesia to breach tin quota next year JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned tin mining company PT Tambang Timah will continue increasing its production and exports next year, in breach of Indonesia's tin export quota, an executive said yesterday.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Educators must adapt to global changes: Wardiman
Educators must adapt to global changes: Wardiman YOGYAKARTA (JP): The education world must constantly adapt itself to meet the changing needs of the community, education experts said yesterday. But while Indonesia's Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro emphasized the need for...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Hectares of land critical
Hectares of land critical MALANG, East Java: Around 34,000 hectares of land in the regency is in "critical condition", while the local administration can only re-green three to four thousand hectares of land annually.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Pribadi buys Amcol shares
Pribadi buys Amcol shares SINGAPORE (Reuter): Businessman Kang Hwi Wah has sold a final block of 10 million shares in Amcol Holdings Ltd. to Indonesian investor Henry Pribadi, lawyers acting for Kang said in a letter to the Singapore Stock Exchange yesterday.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
New bus routes needed
New bus routes needed From Bisnis Indonesia Greater Jakarta needs long distance transportation as a result of the rapid development of areas surrounding the capital. I think the opening of a new bus route from Pasar Minggu in South Jakarta to Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta, passing the areas of...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Muliakeramik loan raised to $47.5 million
Muliakeramik loan raised to $47.5 million HONG KONG (Reuter): The five-year loan issue for PT Muliakeramik Indahraya has been increased to US$47.5 million from US$40 million due to oversubscription, arranger Bankers Trust Hong Kong said yesterday. The loan was launched on Oct.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Doubts linger about prospects of new Masyumi
Doubts linger about prospects of new Masyumi JAKARTA (JP): Skepticism hangs over the future of the newly formed Masyumi organization as more analysts expressed doubt yesterday and spurned its intentions to become a political party.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Jl. Wahid Hasyim to be beautified
Jl. Wahid Hasyim to be beautified JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to beautify the sidewalks and parks along Jl. Wahid Hasyim in Central Jakarta. The head of the city park agency, Syamsir Alam, said yesterday that the project is expected to cost more than Rp 2 billion (US$888,888) and be...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
The 'new' Masyumi
The 'new' Masyumi From the very beginning, when the two Moslem activists, Ridwan Saidi and Agus Miftach, declared their intention last month to establish a new organization called Majelis Syariat Ummat Muslimin Indonesia (Masyumi), the responses were mostly negative.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Puppet show in Suriname
Puppet show in Suriname Suriname, a small country formerly under Dutch rule, is part of Latin America. Part of its citizens are of Javanese origin. President Soeharto paid a visit to the country recently when interesting things happened.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Hotel PR reps set up group
Hotel PR reps set up group JAKARTA (JP): Public relations executives of star-rated hotels in Jakarta have set up an association to share experiences and promote tourism in the city. The new association, called H3, was officially introduced on Monday evening by Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi...