Archive: 21 August 1995
40 articles found
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Five killed in road accident
Five killed in road accident JAKARTA (JP): Five people were killed and five others injured when a Suzuki Carry van rammed into a trailer on the Cikampek toll road at dawn on Saturday, Antara reported. The fatal accident took place near Wanasari village in the Karawang regency.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pumice stone business in Lombok
Pumice stone business in Lombok The report in Kompas on Aug. 12, 1995 on the situation of Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara) pumice stones proves what we stated in our last letter. The purpose of our writing again is to express our protest against a Lombok official's denial that the Lombok pumice stone...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Forgive Pramoedya, say intellectuals
Forgive Pramoedya, say intellectuals JAKARTA (JP): Intellectuals are pursuing "cultural reconciliation" among literary figures and seeking official forgiveness for the banned "leftist" author, Pramoedya Ananta Toer.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traders vie for stalls at bazaar
Traders vie for stalls at bazaar JAKARTA (JP): More than 350 participants will take part in the second Istiqlal Festival on Islamic culture from Sept.23 to Nov.8 at the Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Subsidies sought for low-cost housing
Subsidies sought for low-cost housing JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has urged the City Administration and high-income people to subsidize the public purchase of low-cost apartments to make them more affordable. Lukman F.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Protests to greet Ramos on return
Protests to greet Ramos on return MANILA (Reuter): Philippine militant groups in an uproar over rice and sugar shortages vowed yesterday to greet President Fidel Ramos with street protests and marches when he returns from a foreign trip this week.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Poultry breeders lament high feed prices
Poultry breeders lament high feed prices JAKARTA (JP): Small-scale poultry breeders, many of whom are facing bankruptcy as a result of increasingly high feed prices, are asking the government to help them shift to other businesses to avoid manipulation by feed-producer cartels.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
A gift from Dutch community
A gift from Dutch community JAKARTA (JP): The Dutch business community will present a gift to Indonesia in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Republic's independence The gift is in the form of the renovation and restoration of the National Archives Building, a 18th century monument...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto wants free but responsible youths
Soeharto wants free but responsible youths JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called on Indonesian youths to develop their creativity and initiative in the face of global challenges without neglecting their responsibilities and identity as Indonesians.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Foreign investors may dominate RI businesses
Foreign investors may dominate RI businesses JAKARTA (JP): Foreign direct investment will likely become the country's largest contributor of capital necessary for steady economic growth during the current Sixth Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI) period.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta host Philately expo
Jakarta host Philately expo JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave opened on Saturday the eighth Asia Philately exhibition at the Jakarta Fair compound in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The Jakarta '95 philately exhibition, which will last through Aug.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Five companies sued over river pollution
Five companies sued over river pollution JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court is scheduled to begin hearing today a lawsuit filed by a shrimp company in Serang, West Java, against five firms, including the giant PT Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper, over alleged pollution of the Ciujung river.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Diversify diet to regain rice self-sufficiency
Diversify diet to regain rice self-sufficiency JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will likely regain self-sufficiency in rice by 2000, when the middle class abandon their dependency on rice and diversify their diets, an official of the Ministry of Agriculture says.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Women's group holds talks on rape
Women's group holds talks on rape JAKARTA: In light of the widely-publicized cases of rapes against women, girls and underaged boys reported in a number of regions, the public has been invited to join in an open dialog on rape.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Robbers make off with gold jewelry
Robbers make off with gold jewelry JAKARTA (JP): Six burglars armed with sharp weapons broke into a house in the Budi Agung housing complex in Bogor, some 60 km from here, early Saturday morning, making off with 30 grams in gold jewelry and Rp 500,000 in cash.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Australian Embassy expresses concern over its safety
Australian Embassy expresses concern over its safety JAKARTA (JP): The Australian Embassy expressed concern yesterday over its safety following a rowdy demonstration on Friday during which protesters managed to enter the embassy grounds and vandalized a flag pole.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Six more bodies recovered
Six more bodies recovered JAKARTA (JP): Search and rescue workers recovered six more bodies over the weekend from the wreckage of a Bouraq HS 748 plane which crashed into an Irian Jaya mountain with 10 people on board on Aug. 9.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hospitals urged to keep accepting AIDS patients
Hospitals urged to keep accepting AIDS patients JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Medical Association has urged hospitals to keep their doors wide open to people with AIDS, following a report that one of the association's members was asked to stop treating AIDS patients at a private hospital in Jakarta.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jambi dance group proves a hit
Jambi dance group proves a hit JAKARTA (JP): Of the 14 dance troupes participating in the National Arts Festival at the Jakarta Convention Center on Saturday evening, the group from Jambi province received the most enthusiastic audience response.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Huge rice cone in Madura
Huge rice cone in Madura BANGKALAN, East Java: A businessman celebrated Indonesia's 50th anniversary on Aug. 17 in a unique way: he provided his whole neighborhood with a giant rice cone, with more than enough rice for all.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
19-year old activist faces prison term
19-year old activist faces prison term JAKARTA (JP): The prosecutor trying an office helper of the unrecognized Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) is demanding that the defendant be sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Reconciliation embraces politics, economics, culture
Reconciliation embraces politics, economics, culture The following is an interview with Harry Tjan Silalahi, a student leader turned politician who was involved in the anti- communist campaign of the mid-1960s and later became a member of the House of Representatives and the Supreme Advisory...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
What's new out there in the PC world?
What's new out there in the PC world? By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): It's been a while since we've had a quick look at whatever has come out in our ever-changing world of computing. For sure, the release of Windows 95 is getting very close. In Singapore, it will be launched in three days.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
S'pore is RI's 4th largest investor
S'pore is RI's 4th largest investor SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore has become Indonesia's fourth largest investor on a cumulative basis, the Straits Times said. The paper quoted Indonesia's ambassador to Singapore, Soedibyo Rahardjo, as saying the city-state had moved up one position from end-1994,...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta, Bangkok, KL sign 40 deals
Jakarta, Bangkok, KL sign 40 deals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have signed 40 agreements worth US$3.2 billion for business activities in their sub-regional cooperation areas, an official said.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Post office sells air ticket
Post office sells air ticket JAKARTA (JP): The Yogyakarta branch of the state-run postal service company PT Pos Indonesia is now selling airline tickets in a bid to promote tourism in the city and its surrounding areas.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dutch Queen arrives amid controversy
Dutch Queen arrives amid controversy JAKARTA (JP): Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is scheduled to arrive here today for an 11-day visit set to be marked by controversy in her country over whether the Dutch nation should apologize for its colonial rule over Indonesia and recognize 1945 as the...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Remember Hiroshima
Remember Hiroshima I read with grief the news article captioned 'Hiroshima commemorates world's first atomic bombing' on page 16 of The Jakarta Post of Aug. 7, 1995. I cannot help but feel grateful to The Jakarta Post for the concern and compassion it demonstrated by printing on the front page the...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Voltron 3:05 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Wayang-Puppet 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Budhism 7:00 Evening News 7:30...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Renewing old relations
Renewing old relations Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrives in Jakarta for a ten- day visit today amid the exuberance of 50th anniversary celebrations. Needless to say, the Queen's visit at this particular time is bound to raise a few comments, particularly, it seems, in her own country.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Share prices drop 18.5% percent on JSX
Share prices drop 18.5% percent on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed lower amidst consolidation on the Jakarta Stock Exchange last week, with its composite index dropping 18.5 points (3.6 percent) from the week's opening of 519.18 to close at 500.65.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Anti-Indonesia draft resolution voted down
Anti-Indonesia draft resolution voted down JAKARTA (JP): A meeting of the Subcommittee for the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities in Geneva has voted against a draft resolution addressing the situation in Indonesia.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
'RI economy may grow by 7.7%'
'RI economy may grow by 7.7%' JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch, a U.S. securities company, estimates that Indonesia's economy will grow by 7.7 percent this year, as compared with 7.3 percent in 1994. Merrill Lynch's estimate is much higher than the government's revised growth projection of 7.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Two die at massive Monas celebration
Two die at massive Monas celebration JAKARTA (JP): Two people died and two others were seriously injured during the Kenduri Nasional grand fiesta held on Saturday night at National Monument (Monas) Park in honor of the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence, police reported.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rp 1.2b project without tender
Rp 1.2b project without tender PURWOREJO, Central Java: Contractors plan to file a complaint with Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto over the local government's award of a Rp 1.2 billion (US$530,269) railway project without tender.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Foreman not interested in Tyson match
Foreman not interested in Tyson match JAKARTA (JP): Who could resist a 50-inch screen being about to display live the long-awaited comeback match of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a very comfortable room yesterday? George Foreman could.
Mon, 21 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.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
JAL-Thai joint flights
JAL-Thai joint flights TOKYO (AFP): Japan Airlines and Thai Airways International have agreed to expand their joint flights between the two countries to meet growing demand, the Japanese economic daily Nihon Keizai reported Saturday.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir to visit South Africa
Mahathir to visit South Africa KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will leave today for his first official visit to South Africa. Mahathir, who will be accompanied by a 250-strong delegation, will witness the signing of several private-sector deals and the transfer of a...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP sugar millers fears AFTA
RP sugar millers fears AFTA MANILA (Reuter): Philippine sugar millers warned on Saturday that an ASEAN free trade area that will reduce tariff barriers on the sweetener will seriously harm the ability of local sugar farmers to survive.