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Searching for all articles published on 1995-07-05 ...

48 articles.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Russian bear not ready to bite

Russian bear not ready to biteBy Theo Sommer BONN: Is the honeymoon between post-Communist Russia and the West over? Are we inexorably slithering into another Cold War? And must the industrial democracies once again fear Muscovite expansionism -- the reappearance of a deadly menace ...

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Telkom to slash 6,000 jobs by end of this year

Telkom to slash 6,000 jobs by end of this year JAKARTA (JP): After cutting the number of offices as a part of its restructuring program, the state-owned domestic telecommunications firm, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), plans to scrap 6,000 jobs by the end of this year.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/City plans to expand Pulogadung estate

City plans to expand Pulogadung estate JAKARTA (JP): City administration, in cooperation with a private company, plans to expand the Pulogadung industrial estate, East Jakarta by 80 hectares.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Look back in anger 2

Look back in anger 2 * McEnroe's behavior had not improved a year later. He argued with both a linesmen and the umpire during a semifinal match against Rod Frawley, earning himself a US$5,000 fine.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Aussie paper returns

Aussie paper returns JAKARTA (JP): The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper is once again to be represented here after an absence of 14 years.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Australia set to help with 'people's car'

Australia set to help with 'people's car' JAKARTA (JP): Australian automotive suppliers are interested in participating in Indonesia's low-cost "people's car" project, which is expected to reach the road by 1997.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Cultural norms slow growth of professionalism

Cultural norms slow growth of professionalism JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has to undergo a major cultural transformation before it can improve the level of professionalism lacking in its society, a management expert said.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Bank Rama pays dividends

Bank Rama pays dividends JAKARTA (JP): Bank Rama, a commercial bank listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), plans to pay cash dividends of Rp 85 (3.8 U.S. cents) per share for its 1994 operations.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Schools ineffective in English lessons

Schools ineffective in English lessons JAKARTA (JP): Most English classes at formal schools have been ineffective in encouraging pupils to speak the language, an expert in language teaching says.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Boris Yeltsin's opportunity

Boris Yeltsin's opportunity Boris Yeltsin's confrontation with Parliament has given the Russian leader an unexpected opportunity to clean out the benighted high command of Moscow's military and internal security forces.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Costly hair-dresser

Costly hair-dresser I couldn't resist adding a short, companion piece to Mr G.S. Edwin's letter on Cameron, the hair-dresser, in The Jakarta Post, July 3, 1995.Some years ago, a friend of mine went to New Delhi from Madras (South India) on a business visit.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Firms seek delay on minimum wage

Firms seek delay on minimum wage JAKARTA (JP): A total of 82 companies nationwide have applied to the government to be exempted from the new minimum wage levels which came into force on April 1, Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said yesterday.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/10 killed in road crash

10 killed in road crash SURAKARTA, Central Java: Ten people died and two others were injured when a bus slammed into a van near Karanganyar on Monday, Antara reported.All the victims were passengers of the Rosalia Indah transit van which served the Malang-Surabaya-Surakarta route.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/'No pardon for former communists'

'No pardon for former communists' JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) yesterday ruled out granting a pardon to political prisoners convicted in connection with the abortive coup attempt by the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) 30 years ago, saying that they remain a threat to security.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Movie house owners want viewing tax cut

Movie house owners want viewing tax cut JAKARTA (JP): The association of movie house operators (GPBSI), many of whose members are now threatened with bankruptcy, is urging the government to cut its high 33.3 percent tax on admission tickets.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Municipality asked to punish PT Inti Utama Dharma over land

Municipality asked to punish PT Inti Utama Dharma over land JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor has urged the city administration to take firm action against PT Inti Utama Dharma Real Estate, developer of the Cipinang Indah housing complex in East Jakarta, because it has failed to build social ...

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Lampung flood inundates 1,300 houses

Lampung flood inundates 1,300 houses BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Floods inundated approximately 1,300 houses and at least 2,700 hectares of plantations and paddy fields at a transmigration camp in North Lampung regency.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 4, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,250 0 ...

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Amoco Mitsui to expand PTA capacity in Indonesia

Amoco Mitsui to expand PTA capacity in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): PT Amoco Mitsui PTA Indonesia, a Japanese- American joint venture, has started the construction of a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant in Merak of West Java with a production capacity of 350,000 tons per year.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/12 listed firms fined for late reports

12 listed firms fined for late reports JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) has fined 12 bond and share issuers a total of Rp 150.99 million (US$68,500) for the late submission of their annual financial reports for 1994 operations.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/One killed in road accident

One killed in road accident JAKARTA (JP): One passenger was killed and several dozen others injured, many seriously, in a bus accident on the Jagorawi toll road, Bogor, on Monday, a press report said yesterday.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Gatherings still need permit: Police

Gatherings still need permit: Police JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro yesterday defended the policy of requiring people to obtain a police permit for any gathering, saying that it is designed to prevent untoward incidents.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Blind Sunday 3:05 Talk Show 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Family Program: Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesia Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Science Program 7:00 Evening News ...

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Muhammadiyah yet to agree on candidates

Muhammadiyah yet to agree on candidatesBy Santi WE Soekanto and Wisnu Pramudya BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): After hours of tough deliberation yesterday, Muhammadiyah leaders failed yet again to name the 39 candidates for chairman.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Only elite few may determine succession issue

Only elite few may determine succession issueBy Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): The question of who will succeed President Soeharto, if and when he steps down, is very likely to be settled by the ruling political elite, a political scientist says.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Police need psychiatrist to question young mother

Police need psychiatrist to question young mother JAKARTA (JP): Police questioning a 25-year-old mother who killed her two infant boys last month said they need a psychiatrist to help them question her about the incident.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/PT Sandang to assist in textile industry crisis

PT Sandang to assist in textile industry crisis JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo says state- owned PT sandang I and PT Sandang II will assist small and medium-scale textile companies to cope with the shortages of textile materials.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/No leprosy by 2000

No leprosy by 2000 UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: An accelerated target policy in South Sulawesi is expected to free the local people from leprosy by the year 2000, a local official of the Ministry of Health has said.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Trains service disappointing

Trains service disappointing JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of passengers on the morning train from Bekasi to Senen were enraged yesterday when they were told to alight at the Gambir station on the grounds that their destination was "too busy" to enter.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Private sector investments on the rise in Batam

Private sector investments on the rise in Batam JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday that total investments on Batam Island reached US$5 billion as of the end of last year, with $4.2 billion or 83 percent coming from the private sector.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Rorotan farmers bring eviction case to House

Rorotan farmers bring eviction case to House JAKARTA (JP): Holding an Indonesian flag aloft, a group of farming families from Rorotan, North Jakarta, gathered at the House of Representatives yesterday to protest against their forceful eviction from land which they have been cultivating since the ...

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Democracy in Thailand

Democracy in Thailand Thailand, whose rulers until only a few years ago were notorious for trampling on the people's democratic rights, has just held a general election which is comparatively democratic compared to those organized in many other developing countries.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/The Russian-Iranian deal

The Russian-Iranian deal The Iranian problem is the most delicate in U.S.-Russian polemics. It will obviously be discussed by Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and U.S. Vice President Albert Gore in Moscow.Americans see the deal as an indicator of Moscow's democratic maturity.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Fire in Jambi

Fire in Jambi PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Five people were injured when 192 houses and stores were razed by fire in Tanjung Jabung regency in Jambi on Sunday, Antara reported yesterday.Lt. Col.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Two killed as fire razes ship

Two killed as fire razes ship KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Two men were killed and two others are missing following the sinking of a ship after it caught fire Monday off Pasar Wajo in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Big firms may expand only for exports: Sanyoto

Big firms may expand only for exports: Sanyoto JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said yesterday that industrial companies with 50 percent or more of the domestic market will still be allowed to expand capacity if any additional production is destined for the export ...

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/New driver's license in October

New driver's license in October JAKARTA (JP): The police, in cooperation with a private company, will introduce new driving licenses in October.The driving licenses will be launched on Oct. 5 in collaboration with PT Citra Permatasakti Persada.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Prudence leading banks onto sound growth path

Prudence leading banks onto sound growth path JAKARTA (JP): As part of Indonesia's economic revival of the early 1980s, banking was the first sector to be deregulated.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Bank Tiara: Success in being different

Bank Tiara: Success in being different As the first bank to set up after the landmark "Pakto" banking deregulation package of October 1988, Bank Tiara is quite a young establishment.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Industries under BPIS to be restructured

Industries under BPIS to be restructured JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday that state-owned enterprises overseen by the Management Board for Strategic Industries (BPIS) will be restructured financially.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/HongkongBank, the largest network in the region

HongkongBank, the largest network in the region A tourist to Jakarta curiously observed: "I have never seen so many banks in one city." This observation leads one to ponder on the factors which tip the scales on the choice of a particular bank.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Social mission hampers state-owned companies

Social mission hampers state-owned companies JAKARTA (JP): The government policy that expects state-owned companies to operate as full business entities while also serving as social organizations is unrealistic, says a senior auditor.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Councilors urge mayor to solve Koja land dispute

Councilors urge mayor to solve Koja land dispute JAKARTA (JP): Councilors urged North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito yesterday to keep calm in settling the growing dispute over a plot of land in Koja Utara which is earmarked for port development.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/SCTV responds

SCTV responds Regarding the SCTV program Dwi Bahasa, which was mentioned in "Your Letters", (Use of foreign language) on Aug. 29, 1995, pleased be informed that the program is aired in two languages--Indonesian and English--via two separate channels.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Destruction of coral reef

Destruction of coral reef Has anyone been to Carita recently and noticed that in some areas, be it high-tide or low-tide, the reef near the shore can no longer be seen? At first, I thought that maybe it was only at high-tide that it was covered, which is perfectly normal.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/No monopoly, cartel in cement trading: Association

No monopoly, cartel in cement trading: Association JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Cement Association flatly rejected yesterday claims that it was a cartel or that the Indonesian cement industry was oligopolistic.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Govt impartial on Muhammadiyah chief

Govt impartial on Muhammadiyah chief JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman said yesterday that the government has no preference as to who should lead Muhammadiyah, the huge Moslem organization currently holding its congress.

Wed, 05 Jul 1995

JP/Don't generalize!

Don't generalize! I write in response to Mr Piero Ronci's reply (The Jakarta Post, July 4, 1995) to the letter of Mr M. Gliwitzki (The Jakarta Post, June 24, 1995) and his sentiments regarding the attitude of Mr Farid Baskoro towards expats.