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Searching for all articles published on 1995-10-17 ...

44 articles.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Britain's obligation in HK

Britain's obligation in HK The old House of Commons cry of reproach "For shame!" is warranted by the uproar in Britain over granting right of abode to British subjects in Hong Kong. The issue was reignited by Chris Patten, the colony's governor, when he said recently that 3.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Serious art forms needed: Official

Serious art forms needed: Official JAKARTA (JP): A recently-concluded national arts festival has shown that people need more than just entertainment; they need more serious art forms, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/'Soeharto unlikely to face contender in 1998 election'

'Soeharto unlikely to face contender in 1998 election' SEMARANG (JP): A nod from President Soeharto is all it will take to settle the presidential election in 1998, noted political scholar Riswandha Imawan said yesterday.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Danamon acquires Bank Delta

Danamon acquires Bank Delta JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of publicly-listed PT Bank Danamon agreed yesterday to the company's proposal to acquire the remaining 85.45 percent of Bank Delta's shares which were owned by PT Danamon International.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Muladi urges intellectuals to take risks

Muladi urges intellectuals to take risks SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Noted scholar Muladi told intellectuals yesterday to be honest, defend what's right and be courageous in facing the risks involved in such a stance.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/On abortion (2)

On abortion (2) I was deeply shocked and distressed after reading Ms. Rita Soemarno's letter captioned 'Yes' to abortion in The Jakarta Post of Oct. 11, 1995.The most basic of human rights is the right to live.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Two students die on Mt. Cartenz

Two students die on Mt. Cartenz JAKARTA: Two students at Brawijaya University in Malang, East Java, were found dead on Mt. Cartenz in Irian Jaya yesterday, a press report said.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Morenitos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7:15 p.m.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Kim Jong-il debate is baffling

Kim Jong-il debate is baffling A British expert on Korea has given a fresh answer to the current growing controversy over why de facto North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has not yet become head of state and party: Kim gains by not formally taking the top jobs.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Nobel winners

Nobel winnersThe caption for the photographs appearing with the story Nobel winners found atomic blocks which appeared in yesterday's issue of The Jakarta Post erroneously identified the people pictured. It should read "Stanford professor Martin L.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Consumer group decries hikes in freeway tolls

Consumer group decries hikes in freeway tolls JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers' Foundation (YLKI) decried yesterday the latest increases in the city's toll road charges, of between 13 percent and 25 percent, saying the move runs counter to the government's avowed objective of ...

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Robbers murder 12-year-old girl

Robbers murder 12-year-old girl PADANG, West Sumatra: Police arrested three men on Sunday on charges of robbery and murder of a 12-year-old girl.Chief of the Padang police precinct Lt. Col. Sutigno Subrata told journalists on Sunday the suspected robbers were aged between 17 and 20.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Lifting of Balabagan's death sentence hailed

Lifting of Balabagan's death sentence hailed JAKARTA (JP): Local activists, praising the lifting by the United Arab Emirates of the death sentence passed on Filipina maid Sarah Balabagan, called yesterday for better protection for Indonesian migrant workers.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Urban turnpike toll hikes

Urban turnpike toll hikes In 1978, when the authorities began collecting tolls on the Jagorawi turnpike connecting Jakarta and Ciawi, a hilly weekend resort 60 kilometers south of the capital city, people complained about the high cost of using that road.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/New train to Surabaya

New train to Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned railway company Perumka started operating their Sembrani train yesterday, which will make the Jakarta-Surabaya trip in 10 hours.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Internet network planned for eight Asian economies

Internet network planned for eight Asian economies TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Sumitomo Corp. and three other companies will establish an Internet telecommunications network directly linking eight nations and territories in Asia, a Sumitomo spokesman said yesterday.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/When 'the underground king dragon' gets angry...

When 'the underground king dragon' gets angry...Text and photos by Mulkan Salmona JAMBI (JP): Earthquake! It always comes without warning when everybody is preoccupied with their daily lives or sound asleep, forgetting that it may happen any time and that it always comes with the mission to ruin ...

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/E. Jakarta police chief replaced

E. Jakarta police chief replaced JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo yesterday appointed Lt. Col. Gregorius Mere, previously head of general crimes of the city crime investigation directorate, the new East Jakarta police chief to replace Lt. Col. Miyanto.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Mr. Coelho's position

Mr. Coelho's position With the most recent installment of his letters, Mr. Osvaldo Coelho's position has become clear.Mr. Coelho is of the opinion that environmentalism is unscientific, religious and Western.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Indonesia-Malaysia timber pact criticized

Indonesia-Malaysia timber pact criticized JAKARTA (JP): A House member criticized the Indonesian- Malaysian cooperation agreement on tropical timber yesterday, saying that the agreement doesn't address such strategic issues as optimum utilization of natural resources and border-crossing trade.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/World's poets to perform here

World's poets to perform here JAKARTA (JP): An international poetry reading is slated to start tomorrow to Oct. 22 at the Graha Bakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki in Central Jakarta.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Fire razes market place

Fire razes market place PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Fire destroyed 13 shops in the Kahayan market here at midnight on Saturday, Antara reported yesterday.Eyewitnesses said that the fire started in a gasoline kiosk and quickly spread to the adjacent shops due to the blowing wind.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Foreigner suspected of murder, detained

Foreigner suspected of murder, detained JAKARTA (JP): A 26-year-old woman was found dead in a corridor on the 12th-floor of a five-star hotel in Central Jakarta yesterday morning.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 16, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Questions arise about the future of NAM

Questions arise about the future of NAMBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesia hands over the chairmanship of the 112 nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to Colombia this week, questions arise about the past three-years and the commitment of the new chairman towards the movement.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Call for MPR reform gets positive response

Call for MPR reform gets positive response JAKARTA (JP): The latest call for the highest law making body, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), to be more active received a positive response from a senior official of the body yesterday.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/ABRI names faces behind incidents

ABRI names faces behind incidents JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) announced the names of three people whom it has identified with the "formless" organizations that have been blamed for recent acts of provocation.ABRI Chief of General Affairs Lt. Gen.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/40 officers sent to Bosnia, Philippines

40 officers sent to Bosnia, Philippines JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will soon send 40 military and police officers to Bosnia-Herzogovina and the southern Philippines to replace its teams of cease-fire observers who have completed their tours of duty in the war-torn areas.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Natural forests inadequate

Natural forests inadequate JAKARTA (JP): A scientist warned yesterday that timber logged from Indonesia's natural forests would not be adequate to meet the domestic demand for both the medium and long term period.M.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/RI ousted from bridge meet semis

RI ousted from bridge meet semis JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's struggle to elbow its way into the semifinal of the Bermuda Bowl men's team world bridge championship in Beijing ended in defeat on Sunday.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/River water quality still deteriorating

River water quality still deteriorating JAKARTA (JP): The quality of the city's river water is deteriorating as a result of the dumping of household and industrial waste, a city official said yesterdayPrawoto S.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Councilors worry about quality of school buildings

Councilors worry about quality of school buildings JAKARTA (JP): The city council has urged the city administration to tighten its supervision of the construction of school buildings to ensure quality.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/RI makes NAM a more relevant movement

RI makes NAM a more relevant movement President Soeharto is slated to hand over the chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement today.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Fire sweeps Ujungpandang

Fire sweeps Ujungpandang UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: More than 200 people lost their homes as fire destroyed dozens of houses in a crowded housing area in the Wajo district over the weekend.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Singen 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Belief in God the Almighty 7:00 Evening ...

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Higher transport rates?

Higher transport rates? Public transport rates in Jakarta have again become a subject of public discussion. Public response arose after the transportation companies in Jakarta requested, through their association Organda, that the government allow them to raise the tariffs.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/NAM meeting divided over Bosnian issue

NAM meeting divided over Bosnian issue CARTAGENA, Colombia (JP): Senior officials of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) concluded their two-day meeting here on Sunday without a decision on the admission of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Costa Rica as new members.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/India woos RI tourists

India woos RI tourists JAKARTA (JP): India aims to increase the number of Indonesian tourists by at least 25 percent this year and double the frequency of direct flights between the two countries, a senior Indian official says.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/On abortion (1)

On abortion (1) It was very surprising to read the letter of Rita Soemarno in The Jakarta Post of Oct. 11, 1995 about abortion. Assuming that Rita is an Indonesian national, it's more surprising that as an Indonesian woman, she is wondering why abortion should not be legalized in Indonesia.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/CTHV, Mitraguna tie up in licensing of movie titles

CTHV, Mitraguna tie up in licensing of movie titles JAKARTA (JP): Columbia Tristar Home Video (CTHV) and PT Mitraguna Likorindo announced yesterday an agreement which will enable the licensing of CTHV titles on video cassettes and laser discs in Indonesia.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Developers pocketing subsidies: Minister

Developers pocketing subsidies: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Many developers of small and very small basic houses have pocketed some of the government subsidy designated for buyers of low-cost houses, Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono said yesterday.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Theater group's lawsuit dismissed

Theater group's lawsuit dismissed JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court yesterday turned down a lawsuit filed by the Indonesian Labor Theater Group against a city official who banned the group from performing.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Hartarto's honorary degree

Hartarto's honorary degree JAKARTA (JP): Erasmus University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands has awarded an honorary degree -- equivalent to a doctoral degree in science -- to Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto Sastrosunarto.

Tue, 17 Oct 1995

JP/Jasindo-INTI insurance

Jasindo-INTI insurance JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Jasindo) signed yesterday the extension of an insurance agreement with the state-owned telecommunications equipment manufacturer PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (INTI).