Archive: 19 August 1995
54 articles found
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ford to enter India
Ford to enter India BOMBAY (AFP): Indian jeep maker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., yesterday announced that its tie-up with US auto giant Ford Motor Co. would begin commercial production of passenger cars in India in May next year.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hotels fully-booked for tonight's fiesta
Hotels fully-booked for tonight's fiesta JAKARTA (JP): Hotels along Jl. Thamrin have been fully booked by people wanting to see tonight's fireworks display, which is part of the Kenduri National gala party, held at the National Monument (Monas) square to celebrate the country's 50th Independence...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Science center planned for East Jakarta
Science center planned for East Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The project to build a science center at the Indonesia in Miniature Park in East Jakarta should help motivate people, particularly youths, to work hard to master high technology, an official of the recreation complex says.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Foreman is coming to town
Foreman is coming to town JAKARTA (JP): To see Santa Claus, you'll have for December. But if you want to meet George Foreman in person, today is the day. Yes, Big George is coming to town! The middle-aged man, who took the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation crowns after...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
S. Korea, RP deplore China nuclear tests
S. Korea, RP deplore China nuclear tests SEOUL (AFP): South Korea and the Philippines yesterday joined the international outcry against China's latest nuclear test, as Japanese politicians said Tokyo's retaliatory economic sanctions on Beijing did not go far enough.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Racial discrimination
Racial discrimination I almost choked on my nasi goreng (fried rice) when I read in The Jakarta Post letters section (On racism, July 29, 1995) that my words "It has never been this writer's intention to draw attention to his family and his person" had somehow metamorphose into" ...Mr.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Indonesia Emas' gives new shine to fashion
'Indonesia Emas' gives new shine to fashion JAKARTA (JP): Seventeen top Indonesian designers paraded their collections in a fashion show called "Parade Mode Indonesia Emas" at Plaza Indonesia Tuesday. Each of the 17 designers, including Carmanita, Iwan Tirta, Ghea Sukarya, and Harry Dharsono,...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Examination of Malayan war atrocities
Examination of Malayan war atrocities By Barani Krishnaan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Eighteen-year-old Masashi Watanabe clicked away excitedly with his pocket camera. Before him, standing bare-bodied, was a Malaysian with scars of five stabs from a rifle bayonet on his back.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Queen Beatrix to witness signing of 30 business deals
Queen Beatrix to witness signing of 30 business deals JAKARTA (JP): Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is scheduled to witness the signing of business agreements between Indonesian and Dutch companies on Aug. 22, Indonesian Ambassador in The Hague J.B. Soedarmanto Kadarisman said.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 8:40 a.m. Special: Parade Kapal Perang Arung Samudera 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Force 5 Danguard Ace 3:05 Sports 4:00 Special: Pesta Rakyat (live) 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Variety Show:...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN to cancel meet
ASEAN to cancel meet SINGAPORE (Kyodo): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will have to give up a plan to convene a meeting between its trade ministers and their Japanese, Chinese and South Korean counterparts in Brunei in early September due to the Japanese minister's schedule,...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Debate on racism
Debate on racism Though not married, like Mr. Gulliver (Your Letters, Aug. 3, 1955), I have been dating an attractive and petite woman of Javanese ancestry. I'm a rather large white American. From my limited experience (two months) of walking with my girlfriend through the streets of Bali and...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Demand drives 1995 world gold sales
Demand drives 1995 world gold sales SINGAPORE (AFP): Robust demand in Japan, India, Southeast Asia and South Korea boosted world gold sales in the first half of 1995, an industry association said yesterday.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Awards for law officials
Awards for law officials JAKARTA: Seven senior officials of the Ministry of Justice were granted Bintang Jasa Utama awards from the government during the ceremony of the Indonesian 50th independence anniversary at the ministry on Thursday.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Electioneering ideas only of benefit to Golkar
Electioneering ideas only of benefit to Golkar JAKARTA (JP): The proposed in-door election campaigns will benefit the ruling Golkar party, which has the most human and financial resources among the three contesting parties, observers say.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Transformation of Indonesian education: 1945-1995 (2)
Transformation of Indonesian education: 1945-1995 (2) By Mochtar Buchori This is the second of two articles examining the transformation of Indonesia's education system from 1945 to 1995. JAKARTA (JP): Against the powerful intrusion of politics into the educational system during the Guided...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 18, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,050 0 67,500 Aneka Kimia...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Importers threaten Australia
Importers threaten Australia JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian importers urged the Australian government yesterday to expel all Fretilin members from its territory, otherwise imports from Australia would be stopped as of Sept. 18.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
How to deal with environmental rift?
How to deal with environmental rift? JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations should try to work closer with the government in helping to settle environmental disputes, the deputy of the Environmental Impact Management Agency says.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Foreign vets join freedom fest
Foreign vets join freedom fest JAKARTA (JP): Eighteen foreigners who took part in Indonesia's independence struggle were invited by the Armed Forces as special guests of Indonesia to take part in the various events to celebrate the nation's golden anniversary.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Students demonstrate at two embassies over flag burning
Students demonstrate at two embassies over flag burning JAKARTA (JP): More than 80 youths staged demonstrations yesterday at the embassies of Australia and the Philippines, protesting against flag burning incidents which reportedly occurred in those countries during the celebration of Indonesia's...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bapepam issues ruling on hostile takeover
Bapepam issues ruling on hostile takeover JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) finally issued a long-awaited ruling yesterday which is designed to prevent the takeover of listed companies.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
WINNERS AGAIN:
WINNERS AGAIN: President Soeharto congratulates Central Java's long-distance team leader Suryono (left) after the province won the Tri Lomba Juang triathlon championship. The awards were presented yesterday at a ceremony at the Jakarta Convention Center.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Land for transmigration
Land for transmigration SORONG, Irian Jaya: Tigori, one of the indigenous tribal groups living in the Sorong regency hinterland, has voluntarily rendered 30,000 hectares of communal land to the local administration to be developed into a transmigration site.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
KL's motor vehicle output up
KL's motor vehicle output up KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia revved up a 195 percent increase in output of motor vehicles in the first half year, but made no significant progress in the development of engineering and design, a minister said yesterday.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thousands offer special prayers at Istiqlal mosque
Thousands offer special prayers at Istiqlal mosque JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Moslems gathered at the grand Istiqlal mosque yesterday to praise God on the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence. Men and women, old and young solemnly bowed in surrender to God's will after their Friday prayers,...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Man arrested, charged with brutal murder
Man arrested, charged with brutal murder JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police have arrested a 28-year-old man and charged him with the murder on Wednesday of an motorcycle taxi driver. The suspect, identified only as "RI", was arrested less than one day after the brutal murder.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fun regatta to start next week
Fun regatta to start next week JAKARTA (JP): About 60 yachts from 20 countries, who participated in the 1995 Arung Samudra race from Bali to Jakarta, will refresh their competitions in two races around the waters of Jakarta's Seribu Islands on Aug. 26 and Aug. 27.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Illegal tennis court
Illegal tennis court JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the city administration yesterday to take stern action against PT Inti Utama Dharma Real Estate developer for its failure to abide by an instruction to demolish a tennis court built illegally in its housing complex in East Jakarta.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Javanese culture: Scapegoat of all evils?
Javanese culture: Scapegoat of all evils? The course of the nation in its 50-year voyage appears to have been marked by the dominant position of Javanese culture and people are often tempted to link all social illnesses to this particular culture.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
IDs for independence pioneers
IDs for independence pioneers JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Social Services Endang Kusuma Inten Suweno handed over special identification cards to independence pioneers for their meritorious contributions to the nation.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Two great leaders
Two great leaders Sukarno is not Soeharto. Each has his own strengths and shortcomings. Nevertheless, those shortcomings should not become a reason for us to formally disclaim their merits. Sukarno launched the era of independence. Soeharto took this nation into the year of its golden jubilee.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Unleaded gasoline introduced
Unleaded gasoline introduced JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company Pertamina introduced yesterday unleaded gasoline, called Super TT, with a retail price of Rp 1,000 (US$0.44) per liter, including the 10 percent value added tax.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Developer sued over land use
Developer sued over land use JAKARTA (JP): A housing developer is facing two lawsuits in a land dispute in Meruya Udik, West Jakarta, where it constructed a housing complex. The first lawsuit is to be filed by its customers, while the other will be filed by the West Jakarta Mayoralty.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bartender c'ship to be held here
Bartender c'ship to be held here JAKARTA (JP): T.G.I. Friday's Jakarta, a franchise of the Dallas-based restaurant chain, plans to hold a bartending competition, called the 1995 T.G.I. Friday's Jakarta Market Bartender Championship, on Sept. 1.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Founder sells 20 million shares of PT Matahari
Founder sells 20 million shares of PT Matahari BOGOR, West Java (JP): The majority shareholder of the publicly-listed retail company PT Matahari Putra Prima has sold 20 million of its shares to the public, to get capital gains of more than Rp 50 billion (US$22.1 million).
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Holiday Inn to open soon
Holiday Inn to open soon JAKARTA (JP): Holiday Inn Worldwide, the hotel division of Bass Plc. of Britain, will soon operate a 372-room hotel in Jakarta called the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza. A spokesperson for the hotel, Marlene Franz, said here yesterday that the 19-story hotel will have its soft...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Wall collapses, killing six people
Wall collapses, killing six people JAKARTA (JP): Six people were crushed to death and dozens of others injured on Aug. 17 when a concrete wall outside of a sport stadium packed with people celebrating Independence Day collapsed.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Graft convict escapes from jail
Graft convict escapes from jail SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Wijanarko Salim, the convict in a Rp 2.6 billion (US$1.1 million) embezzlement case escaped while he was under medical treatment at a hospital Wednesday, a report said yesterday.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
The right to social justice
The right to social justice Recent calls to pay greater respect to the people of Indonesia became louder after President Soeharto promised to pay more attention to them in his state of nation address on Wednesday. With the Republic reaching 50 years of age the calls are logical and reasonable.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakartans invited to attend festivity at Monas Square
Jakartans invited to attend festivity at Monas Square JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has invited Jakartans to come to the National Monument (Monas) square to attend the Kenduri Nasional grand festivity held for the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence tonight.
Sat, 19 Aug 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.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Eco-labeling violations will face no penalties
Eco-labeling violations will face no penalties JAKARTA (JP): Consumer countries of tropical timber will not impose penalties on wood producers that fail to meet eco-labeling requirements, but will provide incentives for those which prove to be environmentally friendly.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
New book on Bali to be launched
New book on Bali to be launched JAKARTA (JP): The Puri Agung Gianyar will release a book entitled Fire, A Balinese Journey of the Soul and the first showing of a movie called Cycles of the God at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Central Jakarta, on Aug. 22.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pam oil producers hope to gain from health concern
Pam oil producers hope to gain from health concern SINGAPORE (AFP): Malaysian palm-oil producers launched a promotional blitz in Singapore yesterday to flaunt the virtues of their product as part of a campaign to increase its share in the world oils and fats market.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Muhammadiyah chief says corruption must be stopped
Muhammadiyah chief says corruption must be stopped SEMARANG, Central Java: The 28-million strong Muhammadiyah appealed yesterday to Indonesians to honor independence with an end to corruption and the abuse of power.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Amnesty for separatist members
Amnesty for separatist members DILI, East Timor: Chief of the East Timor Military Command Col. Mahidin Simbolon says the government's offer of amnesty for rebels who surrender voluntarily still holds. "General amnesty will be given to GPK members (rebels) who repent and are willing to contribute to...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
13 foreigners' sentences reduced
13 foreigners' sentences reduced DENPASAR, Bali: Jail terms of 13 foreign criminals, detained at the Denpasar prison, have been reduced by four to nine months, Antara reported on Thursday. They are part of 357 convicted criminals who had their jail terms reduced in honor of Indonesia's 50th...
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
In anticipation of ASEAN-10
In anticipation of ASEAN-10 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) just added its seventh member, yet another step toward a united Southeast Asia. Johanna Son of Inter Press Service reports.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Massive grooming key to Dutch tennis success
Massive grooming key to Dutch tennis success JAKARTA (JP): A massive program to groom juniors is the key to preparing world-class players, says Ruurd de Boer, president of the Dutch tennis association (KNLTB).
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sanitation at Kenduri Nasional
Sanitation at Kenduri Nasional JAKARTA (JP): The City Sanitation Office will deploy 700 personnel and provide 260 trash bins during the Kenduri Nasional gala party at the National Monument (Monas) square tonight, an official said. Chief of the office, M.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Filipino blasts Magsasay choice
Filipino blasts Magsasay choice MANILA (AFP): Honoring controversial Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer with the Ramon Magsaysay Award would be akin to honoring Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos for his writings, a former Filipino winner of Asia's most prestigious prize said.
Sat, 19 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
India interested in freedom of Asian people (2)
India interested in freedom of Asian people (2) By Jai Singh Yadav This is the second of two articles on the Asian Relations Conference held in New Delhi in 1947. YOGYAKARTA (JP): When news of the Asian Relations Conference traveled abroad, the western media, ever ready to pollute the minds of the...