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47 articles.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Establish 'twin cities' to redress gaps: Soeharto

Establish 'twin cities' to redress gaps: Soeharto YOGYAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has called on people in the western part of the Indonesian archipelago to establish "twin city" relationships with cities in the less developed eastern region as a means of closing economic gaps.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Observers call for laws to protect former presidents

Observers call for laws to protect former presidentsBy Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): Two political observers have called for the establishment of laws to protect former presidents and vice presidents.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Thrill of Victory...

Thrill of Victory... * Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki is one of the two Asian women to have reached the final 16 at Wimbledon during its 111 years.Yayuk and Japan's Naoko Sawamatsu both made the fourth round in 1992, and Yayuk repeated this feat in 1993 and 1994.

Fri, 30 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, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Police vow not to drop cases

Police vow not to drop cases JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo gave assurances yesterday that no criminal cases would be "frozen", as many have feared.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/'The Net' looks like a slam dunk

'The Net' looks like a slam dunkBy Dave McNary LOS ANGELES (UPI): Very few movies are sure things, but The Net is shaping up as close to a certain hit as Hollywood can come.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Monitoring of NGOs should be eased: Emil

Monitoring of NGOs should be eased: Emil JAKARTA (JP): A former state minister has advised the city administration to ease up on its mistrust of Non-Governmental Organizations and, instead, embrace them as partners in development.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Internet and information

Internet and information The amazing growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web is partly due to its lack of structure. This, however, is also its greatest weakness.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/More work needed on rights: Barry

More work needed on rights: Barry JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must continue to improve its human rights record as it faces increasing scrutiny, resulting from the country's ascendancy in the international arena, the United States Ambassador said yesterday.Robert L.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Tommy pledges best showing in Medan

Tommy pledges best showing in Medan JAKARTA (JP): National leading driver Hutomo Mandala Putra vowed yesterday to steal a little bit of thunder in the Indonesia Rally Championship in Medan, North Sumatra, next week by besting his Asian rivals.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/A venting of displeasure

A venting of displeasure The armed attack on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appears to have been an objection to the Middle East peace which Mubarak has tried to promote.The advocates of the Middle East peace have always made two mistakes.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Bank PDFCI's divestment in Bank Papan for profit

Bank PDFCI's divestment in Bank Papan for profit JAKARTA (JP): The president of Bank PDFCI, Bistok Hutasoit, said yesterday that the sale of its 11.13 percent stake in Bank Papan Sejahtera was purely based on a business reason.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/National monument under restoration

National monument under restoration JAKARTA (JP): Restoration of the famed national monument, Monas, in the heart of the city, is 60 percent completed, project officials say.To complete the project, workers are racing against time to beat the Aug.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Develop writing skills and city

Develop writing skills and city JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is sponsoring a writing contest in connection with the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence in August.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Former top goalie dies from cancer

Former top goalie dies from cancer JAKARTA (JP): Former Indonesian Olympic goal keeper Paidjo died at 59 at the Tebet Hospital in South Jakarta from prolonged cancer yesterday.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * Foreign words in English, when employed in prose writing, can pose particular difficulties for Indonesian writers.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Eighty graves to be relocated

Eighty graves to be relocated JAKARTA (JP): In this rapidly-developing city of about 10 million people, even the dead have to make way for development.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/New masters expected

New masters expected JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is expecting to produce three more international masters during a two-week competition in Yogyakarta now gets underway.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/40 films to enter Asia-Pacific festival

40 films to enter Asia-Pacific festival JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the forthcoming 40th Asia-Pacific Film Festival announced that 30 movies and 10 documentary films from 13 Asia-Pacific countries will participate in the festival to be held here from July 23 to 26.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/'UN itself violates freedom of expression'

'UN itself violates freedom of expression'By Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): "One of the fundamental purposes of the United Nations is to defend freedom of expression. Today that right is being violated by the UN itself.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Delta Djakarta building new brewery in Bekasi

Delta Djakarta building new brewery in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): PT Delta Djakarta, a publicly listed brewery, is building a 16-hectare plant in Bekasi of West Java with a total investment of US$62.8 million for the relocation of its Jakarta plant.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Big banks' lending rates use as JIBOR's basis

Big banks' lending rates use as JIBOR's basis JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia is using the lending rates of 24 major commercial banks as the basis for the newly-launched Jakarta Inter-bank Offered Rates (JIBOR).

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Russian politics crazy

Russian politics crazy The unruly state of Russian politics was captured aptly the other day on a television talk show when Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the nationalist leader, tossed a glass of orange juice in the face of a reformist governor after he suggested Zhirinovsky had syphilis.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Juveniles send to adult jail for petty crime

Juveniles send to adult jail for petty crime JAKARTA (JP): The Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) office in Bandarlampung, capital of Lampung province, discovered yesterday another case of juveniles convicted of a petty offense being sent to an adult prison.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Not Hotel Indonesia

Not Hotel Indonesia A somewhat carelessly written headline in your June 19, 1995 (Hotel Indonesia deep in the red) might misled some readers, since the story which follows details the finances and future prospects of our owning company (PT Hotel Indonesia International/Natour), rather than those ...

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Bechtel to build Humpuss' aromatic plant

Bechtel to build Humpuss' aromatic plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Humpuss Aromatic has selected Bechtel of the United States to commence engineering, procurement and construction works on an US$850 million grassroots condensate processing and aromatics petrochemical facility in Aceh.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/N. Korea aims to destroy armistice (2)

N. Korea aims to destroy armistice (2)By Harvey Stockwin This is the second of two articles on the North Korean strategy to demolish the armistice agreement and the United States' deficient response. HONG KONG (JP): When a U.S. helicopter was downed last December, the U.S.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Diarrhea claims four lives

Diarrhea claims four lives SURABAYA: Four people have died and more than 100 others have been hospitalized as a result of an outbreak of diarrhea in three villages in the Lumajang regency, East Java.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/RI, Singapore to set up tourist promotion body

RI, Singapore to set up tourist promotion body JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Singapore agreed yesterday to set up a joint marketing group, consisting of businessmen and government officials, to identify tourism trends, potential markets for tourist promotion and product development.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Bakrie Sumatra Plantation to acquire PT Multi Jaya

Bakrie Sumatra Plantation to acquire PT Multi Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Bakrie Sumatra Plantation, a publicly listed company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the West Kalimantan administration and Bank Pembangunan Indonesia to acquire a palm oil plantation firm, PT Multi Jaya Perkasa.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Eva Air serves Surabaya

Eva Air serves Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Eva Air of Taiwan made its inaugural flight from Taipei to Surabaya yesterday, carrying 226 tourists on a Boeing 767-200 aircraft with a capacity of 240 passengers.Eva Air's regional manager for Indonesia, Paulus K.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Police to probe examination scam

Police to probe examination scam BANDUNG: City police say they are prepared to investigate allegations that school administrators and teachers have been "fixing" the grades awarded in relation to the national elementary school final examinations in return for money from parents.Bandung Police Col.

Fri, 30 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 Culture Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Economy Program 6:05 Karya & Upaya 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Parlementaria ...

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 29, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,250 ...

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/More students demand Tunky resignation

More students demand Tunky resignation JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students and newspaper vendors protested yesterday the government's inability to resolve the newsprint crisis, demanding that Minister Tunky Ariwibowo resign.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Use of Bahasa Indonesia

Use of Bahasa Indonesia A mistake frequently made by foreigners with rudimentary Indonesian is to refer to the Indonesian language as Bahasa.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Fictitious bank reports

Fictitious bank reports Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier's disclosure on Tuesday that several banks had filed fictitious financial reports was not a complete surprise.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Prajogo to pursue bid for CASH, despite rejection

Prajogo to pursue bid for CASH, despite rejection JAKARTA (JP): Prajogo Pangestu, the majority shareholder of the publicly-listed timber giant PT Barito Pacific Timber, said yesterday he will pursue his bid for Malaysia's Construction and Supplies House (CASH) despite a rejection over the deal.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Permadi trial set for July 6

Permadi trial set for July 6 YOGYAKARTA: The authorities have set July 6 as the first day of the trial of popular mystic Permadi Satrio Wiwoho on charges of blasphemy.The trial is widely expected to draw a huge crowd because of Permadi's popularity and the nature of the controversy.Lt. Col.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Pembangunan Jaya Ancol to reclaim 300 ha coast

Pembangunan Jaya Ancol to reclaim 300 ha coast JAKARTA (JP): PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol plans to reclaim 300 hectares of the Ancol coast over the next 10 years to expand its famed Ancol Dreamland, the company announced yesterday.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Horas bah?

Horas bah? Having read Aloysius Haryono's letter Javanese language (The Jakarta Post, June 1, 1995) in response to a reader's opinion about his mother tongue, I think it is not fair for him to use a mistaken expression from another local language as a comparison.Mr.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Govt tells PDI leaders to end bickering

Govt tells PDI leaders to end bickering JAKARTA (JP): The government, professing neutrality in the endless bickering within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), urged party leaders yesterday to resolve the conflict before Indonesia's 50th anniversary of independence on Aug. 17.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Indonesia defends appointment of envoy to Australia

Indonesia defends appointment of envoy to Australia JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday defended the appointment of Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.B.L. Mantiri as Indonesia's next ambassador to Australia after criticisms were voiced by some parties in Australia.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Malaysian, S'porean bosses raise wages of RI workers

Malaysian, S'porean bosses raise wages of RI workers JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian and Singaporean employment agencies finally agreed yesterday to raise the minimum wages of Indonesian workers hired in their countries.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/N. Jakarta police gets new chief

N. Jakarta police gets new chief JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo yesterday installed Lt. Col. Abu Bakar Nataprawira, 44, as the new head of the North Jakarta police precinct.Abu Bakar replace Lt. Col.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Medco Energi to buy Lasmo's Malacca Straits

Medco Energi to buy Lasmo's Malacca Straits JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed oil company PT Medco Energi Corporation is acquiring a 23.4 percent interest in the Malacca Straits Production Sharing Contracts area from Lasmo Oil (Malacca Straits) Ltd. of Britain and its affiliates.

Fri, 30 Jun 1995

JP/Man makes oath of silence

Man makes oath of silence JAKARTA (JP): A 36-year-old man in Tangerang has made an oath of silence to last 50 days to demonstrate his concern over corruption, soaring paper and cement prices, as well as the suppression of the freedom of expression.