Archive: 14 February 1995
40 articles found
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Martial arts for Irian journalists
Martial arts for Irian journalists JAKARTA (JP): Journalists working in Irian Jaya have been advised to take lessons in martial arts to protect themselves against beatings from officials, one of the occupational hazards increasingly encountered in their line of work nowadays.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sidewalk vendors in Binjai
Sidewalk vendors in Binjai From Merdeka At a discussion to commemorate 75 years of TB Simatupang in Jakarta on Jan. 31, 1995, many participants deplored the involvement of the Armed Forces in raids to clear out sidewalk vendors to the benefit of entrepreneurs or certain officials.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 13, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 2,000 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,425 277,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
APEC begins first talks for Osaka summit
APEC begins first talks for Osaka summit FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP): Senior officials of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum kicked off a three-day meeting here yesterday, the first talks since leaders of the 18-member group agreed to work towards the goal of free trade and investment in...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Manila licenses 10 banks
Manila licenses 10 banks MANILA (Reuter): For the first time in nearly 50 years, Manila has granted full banking licenses to foreign institutions -- and more may be on the way, Philippines Central Bank Governor Gabriel Singson said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Dilentasia 3:30 TV Drama: Di bawah Kilatan Pedang 4:30 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Wawasan 8:05 Music: Dangdut...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
New policy to boost 'the east'
New policy to boost 'the east' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is considering the introduction of new tax incentives to companies planning to invest in eastern provinces of Indonesia, a minister said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dili residents live in fear of `ninja' attacks
Dili residents live in fear of `ninja' attacks DILI, East Timor (JP): Residents are hiding in their homes under a self-imposed curfew as reports about mysterious gangs in "ninja" hoods terrorizing the capital spread like wildfire.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Textile factories told to move to cheaper areas
Textile factories told to move to cheaper areas JAKARTA (JP): Can't pay your workers the minimum wage? Then relocate your plant to areas where the official minimum wages are relatively lower. That's the message given yesterday by Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief to 70 textile and garment...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bambang's fate to be decided today
Bambang's fate to be decided today JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) are expected to make a decision today on Golkar's proposal to expel its outspoken House member Bambang Warih Koesoemo.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Three elephants die in action
Three elephants die in action BUKIT KEMUNING, Lampung: Three elephants that security authorities used to destroy illegal coffee plantations have died in action, a press reports said yesterday. It is unclear why the trained animals died but the operation's leader, Subari Effendi, said that the...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mayor wages war on brothels
Mayor wages war on brothels JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor H. Sutardjianto is waging war on brothels operating in his mayoralty. "I'm firmly determined to wipe out prostitution places located in my area," the mayor said as quoted by Antara yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dropping of charges against Kim questioned
Dropping of charges against Kim questioned JAKARTA (JP): Law practitioners questioned the government's decision to drop criminal charges against textile businessman Kim Johannes Mulia, saying that he needs to do more than just repay his debts and pay "administrative" penalties.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Flood fighters face difficult challenges
Flood fighters face difficult challenges JAKARTA (JP): The municipal agencies responsible for flood prevention face three tremendous problems which must be solved or ever larger portions of the capital will continue to vanish under water every rainy season.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Man denies forcing wife to become a prostitute
Man denies forcing wife to become a prostitute JAKARTA (JP): A man alleged to have sold his wife into prostitution denied the charges in court yesterday in a last ditch attempt at his defense. Yudhi Haryadi Sutikno told Judge Doris A.A.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traffic jams
Traffic jams From Bisnis Indonesia Traffic congestion is a daily scene in the capital city. Even the toll roads are not spared the daily traffic jams. Actually there are many ways to overcome traffic jams.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Manila to seek UN help on Spratlys
Manila to seek UN help on Spratlys MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines said yesterday it was considering elevating the issue of China's occupation of a coral reef in the disputed Spratly islands to the United Nations Security Council and the World Court.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Army's strength still below ideal, Gen. Feisal says
Army's strength still below ideal, Gen. Feisal says JAKARTA (JP): The strength of the Indonesian Army is still below an ideal level, given its immense task to defend the nation and maintain security and order in the huge archipelago, Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
PLN under fire for cooperation
PLN under fire for cooperation JAKARTA (JP): The state electricity company PT PLN was under fire yesterday over its dealing with private investors involving power generation, which has caused high prices of electricity for subscribers and PLN.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Man imprisoned for vandalism
Man imprisoned for vandalism DILI, East Timor: The district court yesterday sentenced a man to 17 months in jail for burning houses and pelting stones at a fire brigade in the wake of ethnic rioting in November. Judge Barita Sinaga said Agustino Belo was found guilty of inciting rioting on Nov.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Four arrested for murder in Bongkaran
Four arrested for murder in Bongkaran JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested four of the five men suspected of brutally killing a prostitute's client in the low- class Bongkaran red-light district in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam to buy S. Korean boats
Vietnam to buy S. Korean boats SEOUL (AFP): Vietnam is seeking to buy patrol boats from South Korea, raising hope for the first arms purchase between the two countries since they normalized ties in 1992, a defense ministry spokesman said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 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.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Legal Aid Foundation delays graffiti removal
Legal Aid Foundation delays graffiti removal JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Legal Aid Foundation refrained yesterday from removing the obscene graffiti that was scrawled on the exterior of their office building, saying that police would still need the graffiti as material evidence.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
4,000 vendors to be removed
4,000 vendors to be removed JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will relocate approximately 4,000 sidewalk vendors to a number of markets, an official said yesterday. Aris Djazuli, head of the Informal Sector Development Agency, told Antara that the vendors have to be relocated because their...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Last student convicted in insult case freed
Last student convicted in insult case freed JAKARTA (JP): The last of 21 students convicted of defaming President Soeharto during a demonstration at the House of Representatives in December 1993, was released yesterday after serving his fourteen month jail sentence.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Landslide victims presumed dead
Landslide victims presumed dead PEMALANG, Central Java: The search for seven people buried in last week's landslide was halted yesterday after four days of futile toil and no hope of survivors. The landslide, from Mount Kupit, caused by heavy rain on Feb.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lawyer, client murdered
Lawyer, client murdered MEDAN, North Sumatra: A lawyer and his client were murdered last week in connection with a land dispute in the Samosir subdistrict, police said yesterday. Spokesman for the North Sumatra police command Lt. Col.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam wants time before joining AFTA
Vietnam wants time before joining AFTA SINGAPORE (AFP): Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam said yesterday that Hanoi should be given a few years to merge into a regional free trade plan after joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July this year.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Telecommunications in eastern regions
Telecommunications in eastern regions JAKARTA (JP): The development of telecommunication and tourist facilities in eastern provinces will be accelerated in cooperation with foreign parties, Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Trade relations hampered by a lack of information
Trade relations hampered by a lack of information JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN Secretary-General Ajit Singh, in a joint commission meeting with India yesterday, cited a lack of information as the main impediment to better bilateral trade relations.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Edhi holds Russian in Dhaka tourney
Edhi holds Russian in Dhaka tourney JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number two Grand Master Edhi Handoko squandered a winning chance only to draw with Russia's GM Krasenkov in an international chess tournament in Dhaka on Sunday. The tie put Edhi in the fifth place with 4.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Tuesday Maghrib 06.19 p.m. Wednesday Imsak 04.30 a.m. Subuh 04.40 a.m.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Research on Walter Spies
Research on Walter Spies I have been doing research on Walter Spies, a painter of German nationality, to make a documentary film on this cultural man. When he arrived Indonesia in 1923, Walter Spies lived in Bandung and Yogyakarta, before he lived permanently in Campuhan, Ubud, Bali.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
KL worried over isles in RI's map
KL worried over isles in RI's map KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia was investigating reports that Indonesia had included two islands claimed by both countries in its latest national map, local reports said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
People start thronging city pawn shops
People start thronging city pawn shops JAKARTA (JP): Many people start thronging pawn shops to mortgage their belongings ranging from house utensils and jewelry to luxury cars in a bid to get cash easily and quickly during the Ramadhan month.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
President wants more exports of textiles
President wants more exports of textiles JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked yesterday that the Indonesian Textile Association make concerted efforts to increase exports of textiles and textile products, which last year dropped 8.1 percent to US$5.6 billion over the previous year.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pay rise threatens shoe factories
Pay rise threatens shoe factories SERANG, West Java: Shoe makers received the government's policy to raise workers' minimum wages with fears that it will lead many small and medium scale companies to bankruptcy. Deputy chairman of the Indonesian Shoe Producers Association Anton J.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fighting soccer hooliganism
Fighting soccer hooliganism We do not doubt that the State Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Hayono Isman, meant well when he urged that soccer hooligans be punished with severe penalties -- even by using the anti-subversion law if necessary.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Goverment urged to drop taxes on CPO, oleins
Goverment urged to drop taxes on CPO, oleins JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of Edible Oil and Fats Associations yesterday called on the government to drop export taxes on crude palm oil (CPO) and oleins -- CPO products for cooking oil production -- to regain Indonesia's stake in overseas markets.