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Archive: 27 March 1995

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Prizes to attract youths to museum

Prizes to attract youths to museum JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has urged the City Museum Office to find a way to attract students to museums. Assistant for the City Secretary Soenarjudardji said at the opening ceremony of a culture preservation exhibition over the weekend that young...

RI can wipe out poverty by year 2000: Soeharto

RI can wipe out poverty by year 2000: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said over the weekend that by the beginning of the 21st century there will be no more Indonesians living below the poverty line.

RI exports urea to Vietnam

RI exports urea to Vietnam JAKARTA (JP): PT Prima Comexindo, controlled by businessman Hasyim Djojohadikoesomo, will export 100,000 tons of urea fertilizer to Vietnam, one of the world's largest rice producing countries.

Thailand to lobby for pipeline route

Thailand to lobby for pipeline route BANGKOK (AFP): A senior Thai official, citing the safety of Thai oil workers, will lobby his government to reroute an international natural gas pipeline away from Myanmar's southern rebel territory following a recent attack, a local daily reported yesterday.

Sri Bintang still star of PPP

Sri Bintang still star of PPP From Pikiran Rakyat I was confused when I heard about the recalling of Sri Bintang Pamungkas from his position as a member of the United Development Party (PPP) in the House of Representatives.

Travel document

Travel document From Prospek The regulation of the Jakarta Administration requires visitors to Jakarta, even only for a short period, to take travel documents with them. This indicates that the bureaucracy is still maintaining a feudal attitude and retaining 400-year Dutch colonial law.

RI to buy Hungarian buses

RI to buy Hungarian buses BUDAPEST (AFP): Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, the daughter of President Soeharto of Indonesia has arrived here for a three-day unofficial visit, the Foreign Ministry said. Hardiyanti, a main shareholder of an Indonesian company trading with Hungarian-made Ikarus buses, is...

Experts told to help fishermen

Experts told to help fishermen JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro called on experts in ocean engineering this weekend to retrieve Indonesia's many fishermen from the jaws of poverty.

Distrusted taxpayers

Distrusted taxpayers After more than a decade of impressive achievements in the tax system, as indicated by the significant broadening of the tax base and the annual average increase of 24 percent in tax receipts, we were surprised to learn that tax assessment is now the biggest problem faced by...

Asita raises $20m from savings scheme

Asita raises $20m from savings scheme JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agencies (Asita) collected some Rp 43 billion (US$19.54 million) as of last January from its "Plan Save 5" program, an arrangement aimed at limiting discounted airfares for international flights.

Sipadan-Ligitan dispute

Sipadan-Ligitan dispute In a hearing in the House of Representatives on Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas made it clear that the dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over the islands Sipadan and Ligitan would be resolved through political channels.

Parts of Jakarta flooded after rain

Parts of Jakarta flooded after rain JAKARTA (JP): Heavy rains poured down on part of the city on Saturday, flooding hundreds of houses and causing traffic jams in a number of areas. Among the hard hit by the two-hour rain was Sukabumi Udik district in West Jakarta, and its neighbor Cipulir district...

Two negligent firms to face trial

Two negligent firms to face trial JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower will file a lawsuit against garment companies PT Meditra Inti Ragam and PT Cenin Indonesia for failing to abide by the regulation on minimum wages and on Idul Fitri allowances. Amrinal B.

Money offered to protesting workers

Money offered to protesting workers SEMARANG, Central Java: A senior official concedes that the ministry of manpower is not responsive enough to the plight of workers. Workers like to refer their problems to institutions like the House of Representatives, Legal Aid Institute and the National...

'Batavia Fantasy' music concert

'Batavia Fantasy' music concert JAKARTA (JP): The Betawi music concert, held over the weekend at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, was highlighted by Batavia Fantasy, a composition which combines both traditional and modern music.

RealMagic Rave: MPEG plus Windows Accelerator

RealMagic Rave: MPEG plus Windows Accelerator By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Oops, I messed up again. In this column last Monday I wrote that the MO disk cartridge was backed with a five year warranty from Sony.

W. Java's industrial growth

W. Java's industrial growth JAKARTA (JP): Industrial growth in West Java slowed to 9.4 percent last year from 12.3 percent in 1993 due to the relocation of some manufacturing plants from the province to other countries, an official said.

Manhole lids stolen

Manhole lids stolen From Neraca More than five people fell down manholes on Jl. TM Taruna in Tangerang, West Java because the lids had been stolen. The local official are very slow to take action to improve the situation.

Paper price hike hurts children

Paper price hike hurts children JAKARTA (JP): Next month's rise in the price of newsprint, prominent intellectuals warn, will not only push up book prices but threaten the reading habits and ultimately the education of Indonesian children. Poet Taufik Ismail and educator J.

Dollar sentiment drives shares lower

Dollar sentiment drives shares lower JAKARTA (JP): Uneasiness over the U.S. dollar continued to weaken the regional sentiment, driving share prices lower across the board on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last week. The JSX Composite Index closed last week at 422.13, down 4.

Indonesia's struggle

Indonesia's struggle From Tiras In a TV interview, a national figure said that there was a difference between Indonesia's struggle during colonial times and during the independence period. During the colonial period we fought against the colonial government with the objective of freeing Indonesia...

Three die of dengue fever

Three die of dengue fever MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Three out of 25 residents hospitalized in hospitals here for dengue fever have died, a spokesman for the Manokwari health office, F.H. Widodo, said over the weekend.

Bottlers warned over poor quality

Bottlers warned over poor quality JAKARTA (JP): The government warned Saturday it would revoke the business license of companies producing packaged drinking water which fail to meet the national industrial standards.

Man stands on one foot for 12 hours

Man stands on one foot for 12 hours SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): M. Ikhlas of Indonesia improved on his standing-on-one-foot world record yesterday when he managed more than 12 hours. Ikhlas, a Jakarta resident, was able to stand on one foot for 12 hours, 12 minutes and 12 seconds.

Recommendation revoked

Recommendation revoked From Merdeka The Board of Executives of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI Jaya) Jakarta, in its March 20, 1995 meeting, decided that its recommendation once given to Goenawan Mohamad to become Chief Editor of Swasembada weekly is null and void, because his...

Rimarodhi, Johansson in men's badminton final

Rimarodhi, Johansson in men's badminton final PARIS (AFP): Indonesia's George Rimarohdi and Sweden's Tomas Johansson met in yesterday's men's singles final at the French Open badminton championships. Rimarodhi, 20, beat Germany-based teammate Dharma Gunawi 15- 11, 15-7 in a one-sided match.

Amir Syamsuddin quits battle to defend Oki

Amir Syamsuddin quits battle to defend Oki JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers from the Amir Syamsuddin & Partners announced on Saturday that they were no longer defending Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, the main suspect in a triple murder in Los Angeles.

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.

Highly professional criminals

Highly professional criminals When I stopped my car at the traffic lights on Jl. Merdeka Utara in Central Jakarta, two men came up on both sides of my car. They took off the side mirrors in almost no time. It was totally unbelievable.

Kanindo's fate in hands of bank creditors: Mar'ie

Kanindo's fate in hands of bank creditors: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad denied on Saturday all reports that a consortium led by businessman Bambang Trihatmodjo has taken over the debt-ridden textile companies of the Kanindotex Group.

Wismoyo opens 10-K Dili walk competition

Wismoyo opens 10-K Dili walk competition JAKARTA (JP): A huge field of 7,375 running enthusiasts took part in the 10K walk in Dili, East Timor, which was opened by the chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar on Saturday.

TV today

TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Puppet Show 3:00 Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series 4:00 News 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Welfare 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: East Timor 6:15 Village Program 6:30 National Defense and Security 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series:...

USA golfer wins Pro-Am tourney

USA golfer wins Pro-Am tourney JAKARTA (JP): Aaron Meeks of the U.S. fired a 66 and triumphed at the Bali Sempati Golf Pro-Am tournament yesterday to mark the closing of the US$250,000 event at the Bali Golf and Country Club.

Fire destroy 258 kiosks

Fire destroy 258 kiosks PADANG, West Sumatra: Fire razed the Atas market in the Bukittinggi regency and the Lawang market in the Agam regency almost at the same time on Saturday, Antara reported. At the Atas market the fire started at about 1:30 p.m.

Army course for hoodlums praised, attacked

Army course for hoodlums praised, attacked JAKARTA (JP): The authorities' decision to provide a two-week training course for city street hoodlums at police and military training centers has been received with mixed reactions from the public.

Humpuss refrains from seeking protective tariff

Humpuss refrains from seeking protective tariff JAKARTA (JP): The Humpuss Group, which is now constructing a major plant to produce methanol in East Kalimantan, promised over the weekend not to ask the government to introduce a protective tariff on the importation of the chemical.

Hanged maid given emotional burial in RP

Hanged maid given emotional burial in RP SAN PABLO, Philippines (AFP): Up to 50,000 people attended an emotionally-charged funeral here yesterday for Flor Contemplacion, as a communist hit squad claimed responsibility for the bombing of the Singapore Airlines office in Manila to protest her hanging.

Toxic waste heightens needs for new facilities

Toxic waste heightens needs for new facilities KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Environmentalists yesterday stepped up calls for a central toxic waste treatment plant after enough cyanide was dumped in a holiday resort to kill seven million people. "It should have been set up long ago.

What lies behind Philippines-Singapore row

What lies behind Philippines-Singapore row By Harvey Stockwin HONG KONG (JP): Two national inferiority complexes are hard at work as relations have rapidly deteriorated between Singapore and the Philippines, two allies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).