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Searching for all articles published on 1995-06-16 ...

44 articles.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Political economy of Russian arms deal (2)

Political economy of Russian arms deal (2)By J. Kusnanto Anggoro This is the second of two articles examining the surge in Russian arms sales in recent years. JAKARTA (JP): The regression of the government's subsidies has affected Russia's arms industry.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/City detectives get new badges

City detectives get new badges JAKARTA (JP): City detectives are being issued with new chrome yellow plated badges, one of several by-products of the recent investigation of the triple murder in Los Angeles.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Foreign ministry to help policy in scholar case

Foreign ministry to help policy in scholar case DILI, East Timor (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that his ministry was prepared to assist the police in the criminal prosecution of scholar George Aditjondro, who is seeking permanent residency in Australia.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/'RCTI' still the most popular TV station

'RCTI' still the most popular TV station JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first privately owned television station, RCTI, is still the main choice for viewers in Greater Jakarta despite strong competition from new stations.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/S'pore to lure back shoppers through sale event

S'pore to lure back shoppers through sale event JAKARTA (JP): Singapore will launch what it bills as the biggest-ever shopping event for one month starting in the middle of next month to bolster its retail sector which has increasingly been hurt by keener competition from other tourist ...

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 15, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,450 75 2,500 ...

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Money is a bad ruler

Money is a bad ruler As a daily commuter on public buses or Metro Minis, I must put up with every inconvenience and discomfort imaginable during a bus ride.First of all, more often than not the buses are over-crowded.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Strings, choirs and organs for local classical music fans

Strings, choirs and organs for local classical music fansBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): "At long last... a chamber orchestra in Jakarta!"The above is not my evaluation but Dr. Richard Haskin's, a prominent personality in Jakarta's classical music circles.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/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 - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Students protest paper price hike

Students protest paper price hike SEMARANG, Central Java: Hundreds of students rallied at the provincial legislative council Wednesday to demand that the government move to bring down paper prices.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Rector plays down pressure

Rector plays down pressure DENPASAR, Bali: The Rector of Udayana University, Nyoman Sutawan, is feeling the pressure of a flood of memos from parents wanting their children admitted to the state college.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Mentally ill get greater attention

Mentally ill get greater attention JAKARTA (JP): As many as 20 percent of the city's 12 million residents suffer from some form of mental disturbance, higher than the 18.5 percent average for 11 other cities, according to Deputy Governor for Welfare Affairs R.S. Museno.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Music ensemble: 'Kreasi Baru'

Music ensemble: 'Kreasi Baru' I wanted to write to thank The Nusantara Chamber Orchestra for such a wonderful cultural experience. Recently, the orchestra performed my work Kreasi Baru (New Creation) at the Golden Ballroom in Jakarta's Hilton Hotel.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Cikarang Baru market project

Cikarang Baru market project BEKASI (JP): Bekasi Regent Moch. Djamhari is still refusing to officially open the Cikarang Baru market in the Bekasi Regency because the developer has not yet completed the construction of the market.PT Metrik El Cipta, the developer of the Rp 30.9 billion (US$14.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Shop lacks new stock

Shop lacks new stock A group of us who regularly prowl through the dark, funky atmosphere of the Bumi Ayu Duty Free Shop in Kemang, are increasingly bewildered at the store's inability to obtain their new stock.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/YLKI warns of illegal imported food

YLKI warns of illegal imported food JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) says 50 brands of illegally-imported food and beverage products are being sold in Jakarta's supermarkets.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Investigation of Bintang continues

Investigation of Bintang continues JAKARTA (JP): Former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas went through another round of questioning yesterday concerning his alleged role in a series of activities opposing the Indonesian government in Germany in April.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Aluminum firm's profit soars

Aluminum firm's profit soars JAKARTA (JP): PT Alumindo Perkasa, a publicly-listed aluminum extrusion company, announced yesterday a 70 percent increase in its after-tax profit in 1994 to Rp 1.75 billion (US$781,250) from Rp 1.02 billion in 1993.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/RI needs law on presidency

RI needs law on presidency SEMARANG, Central Java: A senior politician reiterated his demand yesterday that Indonesia should have a law regulating the presidency.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/DPR passes bill on military's seats in House

DPR passes bill on military's seats in House JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) passed a bill on the reduction of military seats in the legislative body from 100 to 75 to be effective after the 1997 general elections.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Anonymous letter

Anonymous letter I let a day pass to see if anybody wished to comment on "Name and address withheld", Football and Rugby, letters, The Jakarta Post, June 13, 1995.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Kemayoran board to help area residents relocate

Kemayoran board to help area residents relocate JAKARTA (JP): The Kemayoran Area Development Board has asked local residents to cooperate in the relocation of their houses, in line with city planning.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/61 concessions to be used in forestry pilot project

61 concessions to be used in forestry pilot project JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forestry Society is assessing 61 concessions as a pilot project on the criteria for, and indicators of, sustainable forest management.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/RI to import more Australian cattle

RI to import more Australian cattle JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will import 170,000 head of cattle from Australia this year, representing an increase of 38 percent, an official said yesterday.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Military, diplomacy mutually supportive, says Soeharto

Military, diplomacy mutually supportive, says Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that the military and diplomacy are mutually supportive, as attested by the Indonesian campaign in 1962 to win Irian Jaya from Dutch hands.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Discipline move in Bekasi

Discipline move in Bekasi BEKASI (JP): Bekasi Regent Moch. Djamhari has instructed to his subordinates to take strong action against regency employees caught hanging around during working hours.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Experts debate best methods of HIV screening

Experts debate best methods of HIV screening JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to curb the fast spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), senior local experts are debating the most effective ways to detect symptoms of the killer disease, predicted to affect more than 500,000 Indonesians by ...

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Family attacks officers

Family attacks officers JAKARTA (JP): City police have charged a family of four in Central Jakarta for allegedly having attacked and wounded at least five police officers, including a policewoman, and three civilians.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Bigger and longer Istiqlal festival held in September

Bigger and longer Istiqlal festival held in September JAKARTA (JP): Following the success of the first festival on Islamic culture four years ago, the government plans an even bigger, merrier and longer fiesta this year to expose the cultural richness of Indonesia's main religion.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Stop Merukh, activists demand

Stop Merukh, activists demand PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Officials of the local branch office of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) urged the local government yesterday to ban rival party chief Yusuf Merukh.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Indonesia to produce railway locomotives

Indonesia to produce railway locomotives JAKARTA (JP): General Electric of the United States will set up a joint venture with state-owned Indonesian companies to produce railway locomotives here, an executive says.Charles "Chuck" E.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/China, Australia prevail in archery warm-up meet

China, Australia prevail in archery warm-up meet JAKARTA (JP): Foreign archers were not the winners but they taught the Indonesians a dear lesson as they warmed up for the 38th World Championships yesterday.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/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, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Judges, scholars call for battle against crime

Judges, scholars call for battle against crime JAKARTA (JP): Judges and scholars choired together in a seminar held here yesterday to strongly support the police war against any prototype of organized crime syndicates in the city.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Sumalindo's profit drops due to tumbling demand

Sumalindo's profit drops due to tumbling demand JAKARTA (JP): Decreasing demand and fierce competition from Malaysian plywood producers have slashed the profit of PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya and prompted it earlier this year to acquire the shares of a medium density fiberboard (MDF) firm.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Rudini for abolition of permits

Rudini for abolition of permits JAKARTA (JP): Former home affairs minister Rudini called yesterday for the abolition of the policy requiring people to obtain government permission to hold gatherings, saying that Indonesia was not in "a state of war".His successor, current Minister Moch. Yogie S.M.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Narco-terrorism

Narco-terrorism The stark face of narco-terrorism was seen in Thailand last week. The heroin warlord Khun Sa and a reputed "Mr. Big" of Prachin Buri province tried to trade guns for drugs.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * You'd think that the ad writers for Sekolah Pelita Harapan would be able to get their English right, considering the zillion dollars per child charged for tuition.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Market share of state banks continues sliding

Market share of state banks continues sliding JAKARTA (JP): The market share of the country's seven state- owned commercial banks is likely to continue to decline unless immediate measures are taken to consolidate their operations.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Kabuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Culture Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 ...

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Jakarta Fair transportation

Jakarta Fair transportation JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Control Agency will deploy 833 buses to serve Jakartans who wish to visit the Jakarta Fair in Kemayoran, North Jakarta, which begins on Saturday.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/No permit needed

No permit needed Readers rang the editorial offices of Media no less than 90 times yesterday. The gist of the all the calls was the same.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Deplorable nuclear move

Deplorable nuclear move Barely than a month after assuming office French President Jacques Chirac made a decision on Tuesday that has drawn protests and condemnation worldwide.

Fri, 16 Jun 1995

JP/Fireworks boss reports to police

Fireworks boss reports to police BREBES, Central Java: Edi Sukamto, owner of a fireworks factory which exploded early this week, reported to the local police upon his arrival from China yesterday."He appears to be a responsible man.