Archive: 4 August 1995
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Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rao's visit to Malaysia protested
Rao's visit to Malaysia protested KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's trip to Malaysia to enhance economic ties was marred yesterday by a fundamentalist group protesting against his failure to help Moslems in India.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police finish dossier on Oki murder case
Police finish dossier on Oki murder case JAKARTA (JP): The dossiers on 30-year-old Harnoko Dewantono, better known as Oki and suspected of killing two Indonesians and an Indian in Los Angeles, will be handed over today to the Prosecutor's Office.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan to move plant to RI
Taiwan to move plant to RI TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan's state-run Chinese Petroleum Corp. (CPC) is planning to move a mothballed naphtha cracking plant to Indonesia, CPC officials said yesterday. CPC will team up with local and Indonesian petrochemical firms to relocate the cracker at a cost of US$500...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japanese firms, Pertamina renew in LNG contracts
Japanese firms, Pertamina renew in LNG contracts JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company Pertamina signed agreements yesterday to extend two liquefied natural gas export contracts with Japanese buyers worth a total of US$20.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramos 'sexiest Filipino man'
Ramos 'sexiest Filipino man' MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos is the "sexiest" man in the Philippines, says a socialite once romantically linked to the Filipino leader. Rosemarie "Baby" Arenas had the 67-year-old former general at the top of her list of the "12 Sexiest Filipino Men," in an...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Firm told to pull down wall in Sungai Bambu
Firm told to pull down wall in Sungai Bambu JAKARTA (JP): Head of the North Jakarta District Court, Soemarjono, has ordered developer PT Agung Podomoro to pull down the wall surrounding a 29,268 square-meter plot of land in Sungai Bambu, North Jakarta.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
500-meter TV tower to be built in Kemayoran
500-meter TV tower to be built in Kemayoran JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to build a 500-meter television tower in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, in a bid to improve the quality of television broadcasts, Minister of Information Harmoko said here yesterday.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Production expansion still allowed: Hartarto
Production expansion still allowed: Hartarto JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto reaffirmed yesterday that large business groups are still allowed to expand their production capacities despite their leading position in the local market.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Kabuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Student Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Music 9:00...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rapper Vanilla Ice Sweetens up local audience
Rapper Vanilla Ice Sweetens up local audience JAKARTA (JP): Robert van Winkle, better known as rapper Vanilla Ice visited Indonesia last week. Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya were the towns he visited for the Indonesian leg of his world concert tour.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
U.S. emphasizes its support for investment in Asia
U.S. emphasizes its support for investment in Asia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher met here yesterday with U.S. business people who expressed concerns about investing in Malaysia and Vietnam, Christopher's next stop on his Asian tour.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan dominates Asia's economies
Japan dominates Asia's economies By Chris Johnson SINGAPORE (Reuter): Fifty years after Japan's army was expelled from Southeast Asia at the end of World War II, the country's economic sway over the region is greater than ever.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Washington aims to strengthen ties with KL
Washington aims to strengthen ties with KL KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuter): U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, in Kuala Lumpur for talks expected to focus on Bosnia and American investment, said yesterday he aimed to strengthen ties "with this dynamic country".
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
KL, U.S. sign deals
KL, U.S. sign deals KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher yesterday watched the signing of several business deals here, notably one between the Malaysian national oil firm and Occidental Petroleum.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
U.S. archers shrug off compound bow challenge
U.S. archers shrug off compound bow challenge JAKARTA (JP): The United States benefited from its experience to establish world records in the compound division at the 38th World Archery Championships yesterday.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
The revolution fund issue
The revolution fund issue The old issue of a "revolution fund" has surfaced again, as soon as (former foreign minister) Soebandrio was granted a pardon by President Soeharto. Everyone -- including people who know and those who only want to know -- is joining the debate.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Utut still on track for chess title
Utut still on track for chess title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Utut Adianto stole the Europeans thunder in the Biel Master Invitation chess tournament in Switzerland after outwitting home favorite L. Brunner in a 10th round game on Wednesday evening.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Public telephones under repair
Public telephones under repair With reference to the article in your paper entitled Public phones damaged (July 21, 1995), we would like to give the following comments. * There are 11 card-operated public telephones (TUK) and 24 coin-operated telephones (TUC) in the Curug, Cimone and Karawaci areas...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 3, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,300 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,025 -25 351,000...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Textile factory fires 600 workers
Textile factory fires 600 workers PURWAKARTA, West Java: A financially troubled nylon factory, PT Yusung Mayer Textile (Yumatex), has dismissed roughly 600 employees including a number of managers. It stopped operations last week after it could not afford to purchase raw materials, whose prices...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto tells district heads to boost field inspection
Soeharto tells district heads to boost field inspection JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told district heads yesterday to conduct site inspections to make sure that farmers are properly using urea tablet fertilizer to bolster the country's self sufficiency in rice.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Flooding hits Gorontalo
Flooding hits Gorontalo GORONTALO, North Sulawesi: Flash floods triggered by three days of incessant rains have inundated hundreds of houses in two districts, reports said yesterday. In places worst-hit like the Kota Selatan district, water levels were up to two meters high yesterday.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rule on margin trading
Rule on margin trading JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plans to issue a margin trading ruling at the end of this year to prepare for the introduction of such transaction activities, says the exchange's president, Hasan Zein Machmud.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Poet seeks revocation of award for Pramudya
Poet seeks revocation of award for Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): An intellectual and a human rights campaigner were of differing opinions yesterday over the government's ban imposed on writer Pramudya Ananta Toer from going to the Philippines to receive his Magsaysay award.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Risjad Brasali activates plastic factories in West Java
Risjad Brasali activates plastic factories in West Java JAKARTA (JP): Risjad Brasali Industries, a group of four private companies, inaugurated a plastic material plant and a chemical factory yesterday in West Java.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kartika holds painting exhibition
Kartika holds painting exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Kartika Affandi, daughter of the late Affandi, is holding a painting exhibition at the gallery of the Ministry of Education and Culture in Gambir, Central Jakarta, to celebrate her 20-year career as an expressionist painter.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
18 killed in Karachi violence
18 killed in Karachi violence KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuter): Bullet-riddled bodies of 12 people were found dumped in a mini-bus while six others were killed in attacks by unidentified gunmen in a fresh wave of violence yesterday in the port city of Karachi, police said.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
The elite blamed for cynicism
The elite blamed for cynicism JAKARTA (JP): The majority of the Indonesian people have grown cynical to the values of nationalism, chiefly because of the behavior and attitude of the elite, according to Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police promise to collaborate with rights body
Police promise to collaborate with rights body JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights yesterday secured police cooperation concerning the observance of human rights in the country. Four members of the Commission, led by Secretary General Baharuddin Lopa, met yesterday with National...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
NGOs strive to defend scavengers
NGOs strive to defend scavengers JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of 18 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) merged in the Alliance for Land Disputes in Greater Jakarta have strived to defend the rights of evicted scavengers and farmers in Rorotan, North Jakarta.
Fri, 04 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.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Five lives lost in train crash
Five lives lost in train crash KENDAL, Central Java: Five people died and two were seriously injured when their van crashed into a train in the Pegandon district on Tuesday evening. The accident involved a van carrying employees of a plywood firm, PT Kayu Lapis, Antara reported.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Library lagging behind
Library lagging behind From Media Indonesia I am commenting on the statement by Melling Simanjuntak, Director of Library of the United States Information Service (Media Indonesia, July 27 1995). He said: "So, if compared to Singapore, our library is lagging far behind.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Nine years in jail for killer
Nine years in jail for killer JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court sentenced a 19- year-old man, found guilty of committing murder, to nine years in prison yesterday. Presiding judge Soaloon Siregar stated in his verdict that Sutrisno, alias Enok, was found guilty of killing Fret Tomson,...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Singapore oil trade declines after 10 years
Singapore oil trade declines after 10 years SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's physical oil trade, led by a sharp fall in product exports, is headed for its first year-on- year decline after 10 years of strong growth, a leading oil journal forecast yesterday.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Angry farmers burn down more buildings in Jember
Angry farmers burn down more buildings in Jember JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of angry tobacco farmers in Jember, East Java, continued venting their anger at a government's plan to take over their land for a plantation project, reports said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday. Poolside - BBQ Night with Hawaiian Band, Wednesday. Coffee Shop - Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Non-Hindu gamelan players at pura
Non-Hindu gamelan players at pura By Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): It may be the first time in Hindu history that worshipers of Pura Natarsari in the Apuan village, Tambanan district, consisted of non-Hindu gamelan players, who volunteered their services.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Law and conscience
Law and conscience The Jakarta metropolitan police deserve honors for arresting a gang of brutal rapists in a village near Bekasi, 20 kilometers southeast of here, on Wednesday. The 10 young men will face charges of robbery and raping a housewife and her two underage daughters after tying up the...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
U.S. military presence sought
U.S. military presence sought BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuter): ASEAN foreign ministers' talks, dominated by a worsening rift between China and the United States, ended yesterday with a call for a continued U.S. military presence in the booming region.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Revolution Fund doesn't exist: Sudharmono
Revolution Fund doesn't exist: Sudharmono JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Sudharmono yesterday denied the existence of a Revolution Fund and offered to anyone who can prove otherwise a share of the Fund as a reward.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mrs. Suprapto okays detainees' release
Mrs. Suprapto okays detainees' release JAKARTA (JP): The widow of Suprapto, one of the six generals slain during a communist-backed coup attempt 30 years ago, said yesterday that she supported the government's decision to release three prisoners, who were convicted for the 1965 abortive coup.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Comic and music contest to be held
Comic and music contest to be held JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture will hold a contest on comic strips and adaptation of poetry to music. Edy Sedyawaty, director general of culture of the ministry, told the press here yesterday that the contest, which will be held in Jakarta...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Motive of rape suspects still perplexes police
Motive of rape suspects still perplexes police JAKARTA (JP): Police still do not know why the 11 suspects robbed and brutally raped a mother and her two teenage daughters in a small, isolated village in Bekasi, 30 kilometers east of Jakarta. City police chief Maj. Gen.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dialog on security gains momentum
Dialog on security gains momentum By Jusuf Wanandi SINGAPORE: The first ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) held in Bangkok in July last year agreed to continue the process of consultation and dialogs on political and security issues in the Asia Pacific region.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI supports Japan's APEC action plans
RI supports Japan's APEC action plans JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto supported yesterday Japan's action plans for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, which will be announced at its third leadership meeting in Osaka in November.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Modern bus terminal planned for Rawabuaya
Modern bus terminal planned for Rawabuaya JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is exploring the possibility of building a modern terminal in Rawabuaya, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, to replace the Kalideres bus terminal.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pirates scare Sebatik fishermen
Pirates scare Sebatik fishermen SEBATIK, E. Kalimantan: At least 400 fishery families on the Sebatik island bordering Malaysia live in fear with pirates waging a terror campaign in the area bordering Malaysia.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Economic system brushes aside common people
Economic system brushes aside common people JAKARTA (JP): The common people will never benefit if the system of Indonesia's economy continues to favor the influential and the haves, experts warned yesterday.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stigma bearing ID cards
Stigma bearing ID cards What about the (ex-communists) who are now living in freedom in our society? It is said that they have their ID cards stamped with the ET (ex-political detainees) mark. Because of that code, they are easily detected whenever they must deal with government offices.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Warrant holders must be protected from price dilution'
'Warrant holders must be protected from price dilution' JAKARTA (JP): Warrant holders should be protected from a possible price dilution, which might occur as the impact of share splits or the issuance of rights and bonus shares, says an executive of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX).
Fri, 04 Aug 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia considering U.S.'s F-16 offer
Indonesia considering U.S.'s F-16 offer JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to study first a United States offer of 20 F-16 fighter jets that had originally been intended for Pakistan, the Armed Forces (ABRI) said yesterday. ABRI chief spokesman Brig. Gen.