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Searching for all articles published on 1995-07-19 ...

49 articles.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Alatas denies ban on Roeslan speech in the Netherlands

Alatas denies ban on Roeslan speech in the Netherlands JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas denied yesterday that the Indonesian embassy in The Hague has prevented senior statesman Roeslan Abdulgani from making a public speech before Indonesian students in the Netherlands.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Experts query exclusion from nuclear preparations

Experts query exclusion from nuclear preparations JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Nuclear Medicine Experts queried yesterday its exclusion from Indonesia's preparations for the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Home economics education not yet developed: Observer

Home economics education not yet developed: Observer JAKARTA (JP): Home economics education in Indonesia remains underdeveloped, despite the fact that it was introduced here 44 years ago, an observer said yesterday.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Stocking cooking oil

Stocking cooking oil We don't see any urgent reason compelling the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) to build up 75,000 tons of olein and crude palm oil buffer stocks to bring down the cooking oil price to Rp 1,400 (US$0.62) from about Rp 1,550 per kilogram now.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Garment firm disrupted by massive workers' strike

Garment firm disrupted by massive workers' strike BOGOR, West Java (JP): Production at two factories of the giant garment company PT Great River Industries was disrupted yesterday when most of its 13,000 workers went on strike to demand wage increases.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Sugar, flour brokers in chili business

Sugar, flour brokers in chili business JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Sugar and Flour Distributors (Apegti) will assist the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) in stabilizing the prices of chili and onions, which have largely contributed to the country's inflation rate.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/ASEAN: Moving on the right track (2)

ASEAN: Moving on the right track (2)By Vitit Muntarbhorn This is the second of two articles examining the path the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has taken thus far. The 1995 ASEAN Ministerial Meeting will take place at the end of this month.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Extensive use of artesian wells causes land to sink

Extensive use of artesian wells causes land to sink JAKARTA (JP): The city public works office has discovered ground subsidence in some 300 parts of the city which it says is due to the extensive use of artesian wells along with other aspects of the development process in those areas.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Policeman denies torture of suspected killers

Policeman denies torture of suspected killers JAKARTA (JP): A policeman testifying in last year's murder case of an entertainment tycoon denied a key witness' claim that he tortured suspects to extract confessions.First Lt.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Indonesia must revise its laws constantly: Try

Indonesia must revise its laws constantly: Try JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia should stick to the 1945 Constitution in facing rapid global change but should also be prepared to review laws which are no longer applicable, Vice President Try Sutrisno said yesterday.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Tracking the jungle of Indonesian business info

Tracking the jungle of Indonesian business info JAKARTA (JP): Foreign businesses intending to enter the Indonesian market or seek local partners for joint ventures have often discovered how extremely difficult it is to get reliable information on local companies.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Minister wants Priok railway station to be reactivated

Minister wants Priok railway station to be reactivated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto asked the state-owned train company Perumka yesterday to reactivate the now idle Tanjung Priok railway station for use as a freight and container railroad transport terminal.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Le Mayeur's works in danger: Artist

Le Mayeur's works in danger: Artist JAKARTA (JP): As many as 89 paintings of the Belgium-born master Le Mayeur are in danger of being damaged due to poor storage and exposure to the weather.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Overseas importers threaten to give up on Indonesian goods

Overseas importers threaten to give up on Indonesian goods JAKARTA (JP): Overseas importers are threatening to seek alternative sources of manufactured goods if congested conditions at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port do not improve, an official says.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/State-owned transportation firms make Rp 331b to June

State-owned transportation firms make Rp 331b to June JAKARTA (JP): State-owned companies overseen by the Ministry of Transportation gained total profits of Rp 331.6 billion (US$147.3 million) in the January-June period, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Dealing calmly with China better for Asia-Pacific future

Dealing calmly with China better for Asia-Pacific futureBy Tomatsu Asami TOKYO: Those concerned are still trying to determine how to diagram the overall structure. But most are converging on the awareness that coping with "the problem" is the main issue.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/New Casas to replace Merpati's Twin Otters

New Casas to replace Merpati's Twin Otters JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday that the government would replace aging aircraft operated by the state-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines with new Casa-212s in order to minimize accidents.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Big business fights back green activists

Big business fights back green activists Big business fights green activists over big dams. Binod Bhattarai of Inter Press Service reports.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Reproductions to be sold

Reproductions to be sold JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of reproductions based on the works of the late Indonesian painter Affandi are being sold at an exhibition at the Enteos Club until July 25.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Indonesia in French expo

Indonesia in French expo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, the partner country at the Hannover Messe '95 fair last April, will be the guest of honor at the SITEF '95 high technology exhibition in Toulouse, France, from Oct. 24 to Oct. 28, 1995.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Seminar urges equal chance for all groups

Seminar urges equal chance for all groups JAKARTA (JP): Efforts to reduce the dominance of Indonesia's ethnic Chinese over the country's commercial activities should be accompanied by measures that allow all ethnic groups to enter any field of activity, says a leading figure in the campaign ...

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Step up efficiency

Step up efficiency From Paris it was reported yesterday that the World Bank--one of the donors in the Consultative Group on Indonesia--warned of three challenges that face the Indonesian economy as it strives to maintain its high growth.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Australian not Italian

Australian not Italian In the July 17, 1995 issue of The Jakarta Post my letter was published in the "Your Letters" column under the title East Timor.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Water catchment rule hard to uphold

Water catchment rule hard to uphold JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has found it difficult to keep South Jakarta as the city's water catchment area because the government's rules on housing development do not support the policy.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 18, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,250 0 ...

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Bosnia's unsafe havens

Bosnia's unsafe havens To admit that Srebrenica had been lost to a deliberate, prepared Serb assault would be to expose the sham of UN protection so glaringly that it would be impossible to stay on.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Ambassador and press

Ambassador and press I was astonished to read a report in The Jakarta Post on July 14, 1995, attributing comments to me in a casual conversation during the lunch break at an Indonesian Institute of Sciences seminar.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Give Arafat credit

Give Arafat credit Yasser Arafat as tough-minded political boss cracking down on Palestinian terrorists seems an incongruous image, but that roughly describes the latest step in his shift from Israel's enemy to its partner in peace.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Senior teacher arrested over murder of police officer

Senior teacher arrested over murder of police officer JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested yesterday the man they believe is responsible for the death of a police major, ending days of speculation about who fatally stabbed the officer.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Mayor promises better service

Mayor promises better service JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto has asked his staffers to improve public service.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Korean car firms to erode Japanese market share

Korean car firms to erode Japanese market share JAKARTA (JP): South Korean car companies, Daewoo and Hyundai, will join force to weaken the market shares of Japanese automobiles which now dominate the domestic market, an automotive businessman said yesterday.

Wed, 19 Jul 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.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/RI, Kyrgyzstan sign investment memo

RI, Kyrgyzstan sign investment memo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan, a former state of the dissolved Soviet Union, signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday on the promotion and protection of investments.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Bank Industri under BRI control

Bank Industri under BRI control JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia has been assigned caretaker manager of Bank Industri, a private bank controlled by Hashim S. Djoyohadikusumo.Bank Industri's president, M.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Indonesia Open track and field c'ship to start July 27

Indonesia Open track and field c'ship to start July 27 JAKARTA (JP): This year's Indonesia Open track and field championships will be held at its usual venue, the Senayan Madya stadium, from July 27 to 30.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/No-Nukes incident

No-Nukes incident Many of us in Indonesia--from government to opposition alike--are chagrined by the fact that often the West does not practice the democratic principles that it professes to espouse.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Secessionists rob villagers

Secessionists rob villagers JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Commander of the regional military command Maj. Gen. I Ketut Wirdhana said the villagers of Hoya in the hinterland of Ilaga, Paniai regency, have often been the target of robbery and assault launched by a group of secessionist.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Padang ready for mass immunization

Padang ready for mass immunization PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial health authorities will immunize more than 507,000 children under five-years old against polio.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Obituary

Obituary Subagio Sastrowardoyo, one of Indonesia's finest poets and literary critics, died in Jakarta yesterday morning. He was 71 years old.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Japan to renew deal of RI LNG

Japan to renew deal of RI LNG JAKARTA (JP): Japanese buyers will soon renew their long-term contract for the purchase of Indonesia's liquefied natural gas (LNG) for another 20 years.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Residents unaware of museum's appropriation plan

Residents unaware of museum's appropriation plan JAKARTA (JP): The National Museum is planning to go ahead with its expansion despite the fact some residents of the affected area claim they have not been informed of the plan.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/A gigabyte of drivel

A gigabyte of drivel This letter is in response to Bob Atteridge's letter (The Jakarta Post, July 18, 1995).Allow me to paraphrase Winston Churchill..."Bob, I'm in the smallest room in my house, and have your letter before me, shortly it will be behind me.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Assyabaab threatens to quit Liga Danhill championship

Assyabaab threatens to quit Liga Danhill championship JAKARTA (JP): A row over a disciplinary measure taken against an Assyabaab SGS player heated up on the eve of the Indonesian soccer league quarterfinals yesterday, with the Surabaya-based club threatening to pull out of the competition.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. Children Film Week 3:05 Indonesian Lesson 4:05 Dunhil League (Live) 5:00 Regional News 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Documentary 8:05 Humoria 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Kamera Ria ...

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Islamic museum at Taman Mini

Islamic museum at Taman Mini JAKARTA (JP): The government will build a museum, Baitul Quran, which will display Islamic works of art, on 7,500 square meters of land at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Act now

Act now In spite of Chirac's transparent strategy to appear as a "man of steel," surely he deserves the whole world's support in his calls for action now.We are witnessing genocide, slaughter and the capture of UN "troops" -- all flaunted in the face of the western powers.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Ciputra's company raises $100m from floating rate notes

Ciputra's company raises $100m from floating rate notes NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The Amsterdam-based Ciputra Development International B.V., a subsidiary of the publicly-listed PT Ciputra Development, yesterday issued floating rate notes worth US$100 million with Keppel Bank of Singapore Ltd.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Swedish pair join ATP top ten

Swedish pair join ATP top ten JAKARTA (JP): The ATP Tour World Doubles Championship victors Jan Apell and Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden charged ahead in their bid for a second appearance here in November when they moved into the top 10 of the world rankings this week.

Wed, 19 Jul 1995

JP/Pantomime show this week

Pantomime show this week JAKARTA (JP): Sena Didi Meme, Indonesia's only professional pantomime group, will perform Gangster and Your Friends at the Jakarta Art Gallery from July 21 through 23.The theater's director, Sena A.