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Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Motorists tried in S. Jakarta
Motorists tried in S. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Judge A. Rasyid Noor of the South Jakarta District Court presided over the trial of 667 traffic offenders in South Jakarta mayoralty yesterday.According to police, 310 cases came from city police headquarters while the other 357 cases came from South...
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
INACA, CAAS agree to meet regularly
INACA, CAAS agree to meet regularly JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia National Air Carrier Association (INACA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have agreed to arrange regular discussions following a meeting on air traffic control around the island republic and Batam Island.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
No beauty sleep for cigarette kiosk owner
No beauty sleep for cigarette kiosk ownerText and photo by Arief Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): Dedi Achmad runs his tiny kiosk selling cigarettes, cookies and candies with the simplest concept of management: Wake up early and stay awake as late as possible.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Why doesn't 'TVRI' take ads?
Why doesn't 'TVRI' take ads?From Pos KotaMinister of Information Harmoko once said that TVRI, the state television station, did not broadcast advertisements. Television advertisements were only broadcasted by private television stations, and TVRI would receive a certain percentage of the yields.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Pope holds private and fruitful talks with Ramos
Pope holds private and fruitful talks with Ramos MANILA (Reuter): Pope John Paul II and Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday sought through personal contact to heal a rift between state and church in Asia's only Catholic country.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Bad road in Ciledug
Bad road in Ciledug I am living at the housing complex of the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Ciledug area. Every day, on my way to my office and back home, I pass Jl. Ciledug Raya. The road is always heavy with traffic.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
East Kalimantan has unique tourist industry
East Kalimantan has unique tourist industry BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Adventure, ecotourism, historical cultures and natural resources are East Kalimantan's main attractions.Formerly known as Borneo, Kalimantan is the third largest island in the world and the native land of the Dayaks,...
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Protest for better pay
Protest for better pay JAMBI, Jambi: More than 300 employees of the Loka Rahayu Plywood Industries company demanded higher wages in a demonstration yesterday.They also demanded that the company pay their wages it has withheld over the past seven months.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued to tumble yesterday as investors felt the impact of the recent devaluation in Mexico. Similar to previous closings, several bluechips booked heavy losses in active trading.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
NU chairman plays down rival's exit
NU chairman plays down rival's exit JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Abdurrahman Wahid is playing down the resignation of Yusuf Hasyim from the organization's advisory board."No problem, really.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Floods inundate over 200 villages in Riau province
Floods inundate over 200 villages in Riau province JAKARTA (JP): The floods striking two regencies in Riau province inundate more than 200 villages, claiming three lives."Floods submerge 159 villages in Indragiri Hulu regency alone," Y.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Tighter control for state banks
Tighter control for state banks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that consolidation measures in state-owned banks will continue despite improvement in their performance in the last two years.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Netherlands may debate colonialism after 50 years
Netherlands may debate colonialism after 50 years THE HAGUE (AFP): A proposal being floated in the Netherlands for a national debate on the role of Dutch troops during the Indonesian war of independence has found little popular support and provoked the furor of Dutch army veterans.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Japan warming to EAEC idea
Japan warming to EAEC idea KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Japan's Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura said here yesterday that Tokyo was warming to the idea of a caucus for East Asians to confer on economic issues affecting the region.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Award for Mulialand's arm
Award for Mulialand's arm JAKARTA (JP): PT Sanggar Mustika, a subsidiary of the publicly listed Mulialand, has received a 1994 Zero Accident Award from the government for its achievement in handling the safety and health of its workers.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Cycling c'ship at Rawamangun
Cycling c'ship at Rawamangun JAKARTA (JP): The annual cycling championship at the Rawamangun velodrome, East Jakarta, scheduled for Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, will see a number of foreign participants and eight cyclists from Yogyakarta this year.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Political parties face difficulties from hegemony
Political parties face difficulties from hegemony SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Hegemony and pragmatism in Indonesian politics have denied political parties of their right to be independent, an expert here has said.Dr.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Pasar Minggu traders protest gate closure
Pasar Minggu traders protest gate closure JAKARTA (JP): Small-scale traders at the Pasar Minggu marketplace protested yesterday at the authorities's decision to close the west entrance because they say it hurts business.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Merpati puzzled over F-28s from Garuda
Merpati puzzled over F-28s from Garuda JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, which filed an order for eight aging Fokker-28 aircraft from its principal company Garuda Indonesia, is puzzled by an offer for the leasing of the same planes from three private firms.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Haarhuis strolls into semis of Indonesia Men's Open
Haarhuis strolls into semis of Indonesia Men's Open JAKARTA (JP): Second seed Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands overcame a slow start to roll over big serving Greg Rusedski of Canada for a semifinal berth at the Indonesia Open men's tennis championships yesterday.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Councilor gives thumbs up to new parking plan
Councilor gives thumbs up to new parking plan JAKARTA (JP): A City Council member hailed the plan to bring the private sector into the management of Jakarta's parking facilities.Helmy A.R. Syihab, who chairs the council's Commission C on financial affairs, told reporters yesterday that he believes...
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Mistrust of labor
Mistrust of labor Why are businessmen so reluctant to allow units of the All Indonesia Workers Association (SPSI) to be established in their companies? This attitude is linked to the basic characteristic, or logic, that is innate in business: to acquire as much profit as possible by keeping...
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
KL to launch its own micro-satellite in 1997
KL to launch its own micro-satellite in 1997 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia has set up a space consortium to design, manufacture and launch a micro-satellite the size of a filing cabinet in 1997 under its newly-launched space program, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Police chief takes stringent measures
Police chief takes stringent measures UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Head of the provincial police Brig. Gen. Karyoso said that 1,657 of his subordinates were punished for disciplinary reasons last year.He said three of those were expelled from the police force, Antara reported.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Circus Lights 3:15 Sports: Dunhill League (live) 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Culture Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Traditional Pop Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35 Late...
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
SE Asian central banks to check currency slide
SE Asian central banks to check currency slide SINGAPORE (AFP): Central banks intervened yesterday across Southeast Asia to support local currencies after heavy sell offs, with some dealers warning the worst was not yet over for emerging economies after the Mexican crisis.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Nomadic farmers resettled
Nomadic farmers resettled JAMBI, Jambi: Some 300 semi-nomadic families have been resettled under the state-sponsored transmigration program and employed at a plantation company.Head of the local office of the Ministry of Transmigration Hartadi was quoted by Antara as saying that this is the first...
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Protection for Chandra Asri still undecided
Protection for Chandra Asri still undecided JAKARTA (JP): Speculation on whether PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center will win the government's tariff protection is still looming after the first meeting of the reshuffled tariff team did not decide the matter yesterday.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Aruan to defend OPBF title
Aruan to defend OPBF title JAKARTA (JP): Boy Aruan will defend his Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight title against South Korean Chang Kyun-oh at the Senayan Basketball Hall on Jan. 19, promoter Tourino Tidar said yesterday.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Now or never for mass transit system
Now or never for mass transit systemBy Rita A. Widiadana and Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Transportation experts say the time for the Jakarta municipal administration to develop a mass rapid transit system is now, before its construction becomes much more costly.Falatehan M. Siregar Ph. D.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Six rebels killed in East Timor shootout
Six rebels killed in East Timor shootout JAKARTA (JP): Six East Timorese rebels were killed during a skirmish with security troops in the remote village of Gauana, 80 kilometers west of East Timor's provincial capital of Dili.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Three plane crash victims identified
Three plane crash victims identified JAKARTA (JP): Of the seven bodies that were badly mutilated in the crash of a Merpati Nusantara Airlines plane in the Molo Strait, East Nusa Tenggara, three have been identified.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Four killed in bus crash
Four killed in bus crash SURABAYA, East Java: Four people were killed and six injured when a mini bus crashed into a food stall in Jombang early Wednesday morning, Antara reported yesterday.Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
BKPM promotes officials
BKPM promotes officials JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment Sanyoto, also Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), installed five senior officials in a ceremony here yesterday.He installed Sunaryo as Assistant on Fund Resources Development to the State Minister of Investment,...
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Phony reporter
Phony reporterFrom Sinar PagiThe Board of Executives of the Association of Indonesian Journalists from the Jakarta Branch deem it necessary to warn the public against the malpractice of phony reporters. They tend to exercise extortion in the name of the journalist association.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Wismoyo to end term of office
Wismoyo to end term of office JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar will end his term of office on his retirement age of 55 in February.Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung, told reporters on Thursday, after addressing a meeting of the Islamic Propagation Council in Pondok...
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Three-in-one kids
Three-in-one kidsFrom NeracaKudos to the police personnel who are now enforcing the implementation of traffic regulations. However, there is one thing I have a question about. When are the 3-in-1 kids going to be disciplined?I admit that those kids are not easy to handle, especially when we...
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 14 Jan 1995
Two more provinces receive wage hike
Two more provinces receive wage hike JAKARTA (JP): The central government has now raised the regional minimum wage level in both Central Java and East Nusa Tenggara, following minimum wage increases in the other 25 provinces.
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
Aid program for poor villages goes on despite obstacles
Aid program for poor villages goes on despite obstaclesBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): The government aid program (IDT) set up to alleviate poverty in poor villages will continue this year, despite having encountered numerous obstacles in just nine months of existence.
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
Plywood market may not improve in the near future
Plywood market may not improve in the near futureBy Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Major plywood manufacturers have expressed doubts about a recovery in Indonesia's exports in the near future, citing keener competition from other suppliers, notably Malaysia, and importers' resentment about Indonesia's...
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
Cambodian to have bright future
Cambodian to have bright future PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Cambodia's First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh said yesterday 28,000 jobs had been created by new foreign investment in his country since August and more investment was being planned."I think the future of Cambodia is very bright.
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
More young women become prostitutes
More young women become prostitutes JAKARTA (JP): The authorities are concerned over a sharp increase in the number of young prostitutes throughout the country.Director of Social Rehabilitation at the Ministry of Social Services, Istikanah Soepardo, said yesterday that the number of young women...
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
KL to cane fraudsters
KL to cane fraudsters KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, which just amended a law to cane corporate cheats, is making changes to regulations to whip stock market fraudsters as well, officials were reported yesterday saying.
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
Govt vows enough stocks for holiday
Govt vows enough stocks for holiday JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday summoned three ministers and instructed them to coordinate efforts to guarantee adequate supplies of food in the lead-up to the Idul Fitri holidays in early March.
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
Bridge collapses, two die, 10 hurt
Bridge collapses, two die, 10 hurt KATILAMA, South Sumatra: Two persons were killed, 10 other seriously injured and one went missing early this week when the bridge they crossed collapsed, a press report said yesterday.
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
KL wants S'pore to clean up act
KL wants S'pore to clean up act KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia, which announced seven more soccer-related arrests on Wednesday, says neighboring Singapore must clean up the game there before the start of the new season in March.
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
Vietnam, U.S. to open offices
Vietnam, U.S. to open offices HANOI (AFP): Vietnam's UN ambassador has said that Hanoi and Washington could open liaison offices -- a big step towards normal diplomatic links -- "in the next few weeks," a report said here yesterday."The preparation is nearly finished.
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
OPEC chief Sudjana to visit Arab state
OPEC chief Sudjana to visit Arab state JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana will start an OPEC mission on Sunday with visits planned to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to get input on Gabon's request to quit the petroleum organization.
Fri, 13 Jan 1995
Planned power plants in Laso upset green activists
Planned power plants in Laso upset green activists Landlocked Laos wants to develop its vast hydropower potential, but experts say this is not the only way for it to get rich quick. Leah Makabenta of Inter Press Service reports.