Archive: 13 June 1995
47 articles found
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Man imprisoned for burning wife
Man imprisoned for burning wife SEMARANG, Central Java: The district court sentenced a man to 15 months in prison yesterday for setting his wife alight and causing her permanent disfigurement. Wahono, 35, admitted during an earlier session that his action was "sadistic" and that he never imagined...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Free schools to be opened to support education
Free schools to be opened to support education JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture will launch five new open junior high schools next month, the beginning of the 1995/1996 school year.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traffic: New law needed
Traffic: New law needed In the name of all Jakarta residents in this fiftieth year of Indonesia's independence form the Netherlands, there is one piece of colonial law which must be removed and revised--the traffic laws.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Chili's restaurant to open soon
Chili's restaurant to open soon JAKARTA (JP): A new family restaurant will be operating in the city soon. American Chili's Grill and Bar Jakarta, located in the Sarinah shopping complex on Jl. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, will open on Friday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rights body's plan welcomed
Rights body's plan welcomed DILI, East Timor: The plan of the National Commission on Human Rights to set up a branch office here has been warmly welcomed by Oscar Da Costa Belo, an influential local scholar.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
We won't interfere: Harmoko
We won't interfere: Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Chairman Harmoko vowed yesterday that the ruling political organization would stay out of the upcoming chairmanship election of the 28 million-strong Islamic organization Muhammadiyah.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ducks fight human poverty
Ducks fight human poverty SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Local military chief Maj. Gen. Imam Utomo plans to give ducks to laborers and farmers to help them escape the jaws of poverty. The general hope is that the ducks will help impoverished farmers and laborers develop a spirit of entrepreneurship,...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rising sea levels threaten China
Rising sea levels threaten China BEIJING (UPI): An alarming rise in sea levels is threatening central China's Yangtze River Delta, one of the country's fastest growing and prosperous regions, the official media reported recently.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Statesmanship needed
Statesmanship needed Neighboring countries which have repeatedly proven their capability in coming up with fresh ideas to solve international conflicts in the past do well to solve any disputes that may exist between them on a bilateral basis, rather than inviting a third party to mediate.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
City to enforce rules, discipline
City to enforce rules, discipline JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will launch a special operation to promote public discipline, particularly in relation to road use, deputy governor Idroes said yesterday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
City to get new police spokesman
City to get new police spokesman JAKARTA (JP): City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko will be replaced by Lt. Col. Bambang Permantoro, a senior staff member of the Police School for Middle Ranking Officers, next week.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Harmoko swears in new officials
Harmoko swears in new officials JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko installed yesterday Willy A. Karamoy as his expert staff on political and security affairs, replacing Nurdin Syam, who will retire.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Six arrested for cutting mangroves
Six arrested for cutting mangroves INDRAMAYU, West Java: Police have arrested six people for cutting down mangrove trees without a permit early this week. Spokesman for the local forestry office Dadang S.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Art exhibition from Australia
Art exhibition from Australia JAKARTA (JP): "Classroom Connection 2", an art exhibition featuring 49 works of students from 12 schools in Victoria, Australia, will be held at the STEKPI campus in Kalibata, South Jakarta, the Australian Embassy said.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
German businessmen seek investment chances in RI
German businessmen seek investment chances in RI JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of businessmen from the German state of Baden-Wuttenberg are here on a five-day mission to look at investment possibilities in Indonesia.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP ready to fire strikers
RP ready to fire strikers MANILA (AFP): The general manager of the Philippines' only overhead railway system said here yesterday the railway was ready to fire some 800 striking workers and hire replacements.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
President hopefuls encouraged
President hopefuls encouraged SURAKARTA, Central Java: Former home affairs minister Rudini said no laws would be violated if President Soeharto is re- elected to a seventh term as president in 1998. Rudini, who now heads a research and study center, told the Post that "if the People's Consultative...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Progress made in Bekasi murder case
Progress made in Bekasi murder case JAKARTA (JP): Police are waiting for the results of a post mortem examination at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital before they charge an unemployed man in the recent brutal killing of a married woman in Bekasi. "We can't yet give details on how ...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Forestry workshop opens
Forestry workshop opens JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Forestry Entrepreneurs, in conjunction with the British-Indonesia Tropical Management Project's Overseas Development Agency, launched a four-day forestry training workshop yesterday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
New Coca Cola promoted
New Coca Cola promoted JAKARTA (JP): PT Coca Cola Indonesia, which dominates the domestic market of carbonated drinks, announced that it will soon start a local TV campaign and other promotional activities to promote its new international graphics.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: Willing And Abel 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Open University's Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05 Drama...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guarantee firm set up to help Asian companies
Guarantee firm set up to help Asian companies JAKARTA (JP): The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an affiliate of the World Bank, and the Financial Security Assurance (FSA) will soon establish a financial guarantee company to operate in Asia.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sarwono announces five best performers
Sarwono announces five best performers JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja announced yesterday the names of five manufacturing companies rated by the government among the best in managing their waste.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pakistani tourists questioned
Pakistani tourists questioned JAKARTA (JP): City police are investigating two visiting Pakistanis and their hosts in connection with the charges they are leveling against each other. "We have to be careful in investigating this case to find out which side is right," City Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Made where?
Made where? From Kompas On Memorial Day Weekend (May 28, 1995) I bought a Fuji Discovery 1000 Zoom camera in Gilroy outlet, California. On the box was written: Camera Made in Japan, Printed and Packaged in the USA by Fuji Photo Film, USA Inc.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
700 industrial companies to show at Indonesia Expo '95
700 industrial companies to show at Indonesia Expo '95 JAKARTA (JP): An estimated 700 private and state-owned companies will take part in Indonesia Expo '95, exhibition of industrial products held every five years.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
ABRI, democracy not incompatible' general says
ABRI, democracy not incompatible' general says By Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): The military in Indonesia has played a major role in laying the foundations for democracy and it intends to continue to play that role well into the future, Brig. Gen. Taheri Noor said yesterday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sri Bintang dismissive of taped evidence
Sri Bintang dismissive of taped evidence JAKARTA (JP): Former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas yesterday rejected as useless a tape recording which police say proves that he made insulting remarks about President Soeharto during a lecture the legislator gave at a German University.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soldier faces six years over Liquisa killing
Soldier faces six years over Liquisa killing JAKARTA (JP): Army prosecutors have urged a military tribunal in Denpasar, Bali, to sentence a soldier to six years and nine months imprisonment for ordering the killing of six unarmed civilians in the Liquisa regency of East Timor in January.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Acrimonious debate
Acrimonious debate Mr Farid Baskoro seems to be prescient. It is as if he anticipated my own protest against acrimony and beat me to it, in June 12, 1995 issue of The Jakarta Post. Mr Baskoro is well known for his negative bias against certain orientations, particularly sporting ones.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
S'pore port authority plans more expansion
S'pore port authority plans more expansion SINGAPORE (AFP): The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) has unveiled plans to expand beyond its home base after reporting another robust performance in 1994 when it retained its position as the world's busiest port.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
No stock table
No stock table Notice: Due to a technical problem on computer links between the Jakarta stock Exchange and The Jakarta Post, today's table of shares is not available. -- Editor
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Getting down to the roots of deforestation
Getting down to the roots of deforestation By Susilo JAKARTA (JP): Left to its own devices, the Earth would be a forested planet. If our ancestors had never descended from them, trees would still cover about half the planet's surface.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Annual student sports event
Annual student sports event JAKARTA(JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja urged the city's students to achieve their best at the third annual national student sports competition to be held from June 14 to June 19 in Surabaya, East Java.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
New bourse bill must anticipate hostile takeovers
New bourse bill must anticipate hostile takeovers JAKARTA (JP): Christianto Wibisono, director of the Indonesian Business Data Center, suggested yesterday that the government and the House of Representatives eliminate loopholes in the stock market bill to prevent hostile takeovers and privatization...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Women archers expect to shine in W. C'ships
Women archers expect to shine in W. C'ships JAKARTA (JP): National level archers have set their sights on maintaining their world-beating performance in the women's events at the 38th World Championships here in August. "Our women athletes have proven they can match their rivals.
Tue, 13 Jun 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, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
State treasurers lax on tax collection: Fuad
State treasurers lax on tax collection: Fuad JAKARTA (JP): Many treasurers of government offices either omit to pass on tax payments made by government suppliers or help those contractors to pay less tax than they owe, according to Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
18 countries to join RI's int'l kite festival
18 countries to join RI's int'l kite festival JAKARTA (JP): To enliven the commemoration of its 50th Independence Day in August, Indonesia will host an international kite festival from June 28 through July 16.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thais to gain from Vietnam rice shortage
Thais to gain from Vietnam rice shortage BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand is hoping to capitalize on rice shortages in Vietnam to boost its exports of the commodity worldwide this year to around six million tons, government sources said in reports yesterday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cable plant constructed
Cable plant constructed JAKARTA (JP): PT Catur Yasa, a privately owned construction firm, and Sapura Holding of Malaysia will build a $500 million cable plant in Medan, North Sumatra, to support its plan to install 500,000 telephone lines in Sumatra.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
N. Jakarta police net 120 hoodlums
N. Jakarta police net 120 hoodlums JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police in cooperation with local military personnel have detained over 120 suspected hoodlums in a series of operations since last Thursday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Banda Aceh all set for meeting
Banda Aceh all set for meeting BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Local hotels and inns are ready to accommodate the 3,000 people expected to participate in the congress of the Muhammadiyah Moslem organization next month. Spokesman of the organizing committee, T.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia stands firm on UN reform
Indonesia stands firm on UN reform JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is continuing its campaign for reform at the United Nations Security Council, reiterating that the current structure no longer reflects the existing world power.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Developed to death
Developed to death In 1992 the United Nations Development Program sponsored studies of tourism in Bali. The studies conducted by teams of international and local consultants found that hotel occupancy rates throughout the year averaged at around 50 percent.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
New Moslem magazine to start next week
New Moslem magazine to start next week JAKARTA (JP): A new current affairs magazine with an impressive line up of top notch Moslem intellectuals is set to hit the streets next week. What's more, Ummat (Community), as the new magazine which will be published every two weeks is called, will not...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
State-owned PPD to operate 1,678 new buses
State-owned PPD to operate 1,678 new buses JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned bus company PPD will soon operate 1,678 new buses in the city in cooperation with six private companies, an official of the company said yesterday.