Archive: 20 June 1995
40 articles found
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Newsprint makers, consumers fail to reach agreement
Newsprint makers, consumers fail to reach agreement JAKARTA (JP): Newsprint producers and newspaper publishers failed again yesterday to reach agreement on a new price for newsprint for next month. Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo told journalists after a meeting with the negotiating parties...
Tue, 20 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, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Riau feels the brunt of workers problems
Riau feels the brunt of workers problems JAKARTA (JP): The provincial administration of Riau is feeling the brunt of the flow of Indonesian workers being deported from Malaysia as it has to finance their trips to their home villages.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tin firm to be listed on London stock market
Tin firm to be listed on London stock market JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad announced yesterday that PT Tambang Timah will be the second state-owned firm to be listed on overseas stock exchanges this year, after PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT Telkom).
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Select team to oversee security in Blok M area
Select team to oversee security in Blok M area JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta mayoralty has set up a special team, with personnel taken from different agencies, to be in charge of reinforcing security at the Blok M shopping area.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 19 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,200 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,275 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 3,025 -50 55,000 Aneka Kimia...
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yogie concerned at political aspects of Sukarno anniversary
Yogie concerned at political aspects of Sukarno anniversary JAKARTA (JP): As the government expressed concern over the possible "politicization" of today's 25th commemoration of the death of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, an organizer said that politically controversial figures will address...
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soldier jailed over Liquisa killing
Soldier jailed over Liquisa killing JAKARTA (JP): A military tribunal yesterday sentenced an Army lieutenant to four years and six months imprisonment for ordering a subordinate to kill six unarmed East Timorese suspected of supporting separatist guerrillas.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mar'ie reaffirms govt's ability to pay debts
Mar'ie reaffirms govt's ability to pay debts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad reaffirmed yesterday that the government had no intention of applying for a rescheduling of its foreign debts, currently estimated to be about US$58 billion.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Encourage initiative
Encourage initiative One more note must be made concerning the regrettable occurrence which happened to the lecture by Dr. William Hefner and the Indonesia Baru Foundation. It concerns the initiative, which was taken by young people who, of their own free will, set aside some of their time, their...
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt to announce tollway tender results in July
Govt to announce tollway tender results in July JAKARTA (JP): The government expects to announce the results of the tender of 19 tollway segments next month, Minister of Public Works Minister Radinal Moochtar said yesterday.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
ADB provides buses, collector
ADB provides buses, collector AMBON, Maluku: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has presented the Ambon municipal administration with nine buses and 10 garbage trucks for its cleanliness campaign. Mayor Yohanes Sudiyono said here on Monday, however, that his office had yet to receive all the...
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Arbitrary action
Arbitrary action From Kompas While waiting for a friend of mine, I went shopping in the Hero supermarket at the Gajah Mada Plaza on May 18, 1995. I sensed I was being watched. Understandable, because I might look like a "criminal." A plain-clothed (security) person was watching me suspiciously.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police officer jailed for adultery
Police officer jailed for adultery JAKARTA (JP): A military tribunal sentenced yesterday two policemen to six months and seven months in jail, for adultery and dealing in stolen vehicles. A panel of three judges, led by Army Col.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam risk guaranteed
Vietnam risk guaranteed HANOI (Reuter): The Multinational Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a World Bank agency, has issued its first guarantee contract for Vietnam to Citibank, the U.S. bank said yesterday. The MIGA guarantee of US$13.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Trading gallery opened at Roxymas
Trading gallery opened at Roxymas JAKARTA (JP): PT Bursa Paralel Indonesia, the operator of the over-the-counter stock market, opened yesterday its first trading gallery on the Roxymas shopping center to promote the retail trading of stocks.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Two killed in bus collision
Two killed in bus collision PURWOKWERTO, Central Java: Two people were killed and dozens of others injured in a traffic accident on Sunday in the Banyumas regency. A passenger bus from Surabaya, East Java, en route to Tasikmalaya in West Java, collided head-on with a truck while attempting to...
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Woman murders boys, tries to kill herself
Woman murders boys, tries to kill herself JAKARTA (JP): Police investigating the slashing of two infant boys by their mother, who then turned the knife on herself, said yesterday economic hardships and marital disharmony apparently triggered the tragedy.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
ABRI reminds public of basis for permits
ABRI reminds public of basis for permits JAKARTA (JP): The controversy over the requirement that people obtain official permission to hold gatherings continues with the Armed Forces (ABRI) reminding the public that the policy has its origins in the Constitution. ABRI spokesman Brig. Gen.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Swedish pair regains ground
Swedish pair regains ground JAKARTA (JP): The Swedish pairing of Jan Apell and Jonas Bjorkman reached their highest ranking of the season yesterday in a boost to their bid for a come-back in the ATP World Doubles championships here in November.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police complete questioning Bintang
Police complete questioning Bintang JAKARTA (JP): Police yesterday completed their investigation of Sri Bintang Pamungkas before considering their next move against the controversial politician. "The investigators told me that the questioning session was over," Bintang told reporters at the...
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Organizers complaining of difficulties getting permits
Organizers complaining of difficulties getting permits By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): For organizers, preparing for a seminar or a cultural performance may be easier than going through the bureaucratic haze and ambiguous restrictions necessary to obtaining a permit.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto wants better business cooperation
Soeharto wants better business cooperation JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called for better cooperation among large, medium and small businesses in a bid to strengthen the unity of the nation.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ferry capsizes, one missing
Ferry capsizes, one missing KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Lim Nenabanu, a student in Kupang, western Timor, went missing yesterday when the Hasenda Baru ferry on which he and 60 other passengers were traveling capsized 30 nautical miles west of the provincial capital.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cambodia takes green-conscious stance
Cambodia takes green-conscious stance By Mark Dodd CHILLI RIVER, Koh Kong, Cambodia (Reuter): Cambodia has taken a green-conscious stance in a battle to preserve a dwindling mangrove forest ecosystem being threatened by Thai-financed Cambodian shrimp farmers.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
The Sukarno factor
The Sukarno factor Twenty-five years after his demise, the memory of the late first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, still looms over this country's political scene. Last week's decision by the East Java provincial authorities to take charge of the commemoration in Blitar of the 25th anniversary of...
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
WB loan to Philippine bank
WB loan to Philippine bank MANILA (AFP): The World Bank has granted a US$150 million loan to the state-run Land Bank of the Philippines for relending to small- and medium-scale businessmen, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
China ends Indonesian run
China ends Indonesian run JAKARTA (JP): China strolled to a thumping win and a sweet revenge over Indonesia in the world dragon boat championships in Yue Yang, China, on Sunday. Playing before their home crowd, the spirited Chinese scullers won all of the eight gold medals up for grabs.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ye to miss Indonesia Open
Ye to miss Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): China's star-studded singles players account for most of the absentees of the Indonesia Open badminton championships here next month. The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) announced yesterday that world champion Ye Zhaoying and China's top two men's...
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
CILECT conference in Jakarta
CILECT conference in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Centre International de Liaison et des Ecoles de Cinema et de Television (CILECT) has chosen Jakarta to play host to its second Asia Pacific Association conference from July 21 to 27. The conference will bring together 24 delegates from 15 countries.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan banks, Lippo tie up
Taiwan banks, Lippo tie up TAIPEI (AFP): Three Taiwanese banks and Indonesia's Lippo Group will jointly establish a bank with a capital of US$50 million in the southeast Asian country, the Economic Daily News said yesterday.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Telecoms winners announced
Telecoms winners announced JAKARTA (JP): The ministry of tourism, post and telecommunications announced yesterday the winners of four joint operation contracts for telecommunications facilities in Kalimantan, Central Java, Sumatra and West Java.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Emeralda's body due here today
Emeralda's body due here today JAKARTA (JP): The body of Emeralda Siswono, the third daughter of State Minister for Public Housing, is expected to arrive at the Soekarno-Hatta airport from Jerusalem today.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government urges growth of independent towns
Government urges growth of independent towns JAKARTA (JP): Self-contained towns where people work and study near to their homes are the answer to congestion and the rising costs of urbanization, State Minister of Housing Akbar Tanjung said yesterday.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Some expect too much from openness: Feisal
Some expect too much from openness: Feisal SEMARANG (JP): The greater political openness allowed by the government since the late 1980s has encouraged some Indonesians to call for unlimited freedom, Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bureau says wet dry season possible
Bureau says wet dry season possible JAKARTA (JP): The national weather bureau says that rain, which has been drenching many parts of Indonesia this past week, may continue all through to August and beyond, raising the prospect of a "wet summer".
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Developer denies abducting family
Developer denies abducting family JAKARTA (JP): The developer of the Rancamaya Estate in Bogor, about 30 kilometers from here, denies the claim that the company "abducted" a resident who refused to surrender a house for which he is behind in payments.
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Probing revival of shadow puppet shows
Probing revival of shadow puppet shows By Darmanto Jatman SEMARANG (JP): Well-known poet Rendra has noted a new vogue in Jakarta: people are lining up at ticket offices to attend traditional Javanese puppet shows (wayang kulit).
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor to publish book
E. Timor to publish book DILI, East Timor: The provincial administration plans to publish a book on development progress in the territory to mark Indonesia's 50th anniversary of independence in August. Spokesman Rajakarina Brahmana told the Antara news agency yesterday that the book, to be called...
Tue, 20 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cheppy to fight with mighty Choi
Cheppy to fight with mighty Choi BANDUNG (JP): National junior lightweight champion Cheppy Holman has vowed to win the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation crown. Cheppy will fight title holder Choi Yong-soo before his home crowd at the Saparua sports hall on Saturday night in a scheduled 12-round...