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Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Non-oil export plan has hurdles

Non-oil export plan has hurdles JAKARTA (JP): Reaching the non-oil export target of US$36.2 billion for the 1995-96 fiscal year, an increase of 16 percent from the current fiscal year, will be a serious challenge, Trade Minister Satrio B. Joedono said yesterday.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

440 new doctors placed in Irian

440 new doctors placed in Irian JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The government has placed 440 medical personnel throughout the province over the past year in an effort to improve the health of local residents.Suyono, a spokesman for the provincial health office, said yesterday that of the number deployed,...

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Kumaratunga hopes truce will be extended

Kumaratunga hopes truce will be extended COLOMBO (Reuter): Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said yesterday a two-week truce between government forces and Tamil rebels fighting for independence was going very well and could be extended.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Jakarta far too crowded

Jakarta far too crowded JAKARTA (JP): The average population density in Jakarta has now reached an average of 13,000 people per square kilometer, and is as high as 40,000 in some areas, according to a senior city official.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Autonomy expected to improve education

Autonomy expected to improve education JAKARTA (JP): Local administrations should make the best use of the greater autonomy from the central government to develop the educational system, Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro said yesterday.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

PDI's row

PDI's rowFrom Sinar PagiAs an activist of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) I am very concerned about the prolonged row prevailing in the organization. As Indonesian citizens who abide by Pancasila principles, we have to exercise introspection and let the General Chairperson of the party,...

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Aid for credit institution

Aid for credit institution JAKARTA: Australia has contributed Rp 61 million (about US$27,000) to help along a community-based income-generating project in Southeast Sulawesi capital of Kendari.The aid provided through the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau will be used to assist...

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell sharply yesterday due to growing fear that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise its interest rates. A number of bluechips booked significant losses in active trading.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Telephone disfunctioning

Telephone disfunctioningFrom KompasI live in a housing complex in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta. Since November 1994 my telephone has not been functioning. I have informed PT Telkom a number of times about the matter, but there has been no change up to the present time.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

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, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Yusuf Hasyim leaves Nahdlatul Ulama post

Yusuf Hasyim leaves Nahdlatul Ulama post JAKARTA (JP): Influential Moslem scholar Yusuf Hasyim announced yesterday he has resigned from the advisory board of the 28 million-member Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).Hasyim said he resigned because the present executive board was formed "in a manner that deviates...

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Court handling conflicts over sects

Court handling conflicts over sects JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court has ordered the government to suspend the expulsion of two Buddhist denominations, Majelis Buddhayana Indonesia (MBI) and Sangha Agung Indonesia (Sagin), from the Indonesian Buddhist Council (Walubi), an...

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Soeharto wants improvement of work safety

Soeharto wants improvement of work safety JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto wants employers and workers alike to improve their awareness of health and occupational safety in the workplace in efforts to boost productivity and efficiency.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

City project to face hitches

City project to face hitches JAKARTA (JP): The municipality's planned pilot project to do away with fences between various high-rise buildings situated within one city block will face many hitches, a leading city planning expert said.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Museno asks businesses to prepare for the new wage standard

Museno asks businesses to prepare for the new wage standard JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Public Welfare Affairs R.S. Museno urged all businesses in Jakarta yesterday to prepare for the new minimum wage standard which will go into effect in April.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Residents urged to demolish houses

Residents urged to demolish houses JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Mayor H. Suprawito yesterday urged residents living on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan to immediately demolish their houses to make way for the development of public parks along the street.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

More Merpati crash victims found

More Merpati crash victims found JAKARTA (JP): Two more bodies of victims of a Merpati Nusantara Airlines plane crash were found in the Molo Strait, East Nusa Tanggara, yesterday.This brought the number of deaths since the Twin Otter went down on Tuesday to seven as of yesterday evening.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

EU to cement ties with ASEAN region

EU to cement ties with ASEAN region KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The European Union (EU) is developing its commercial ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to end a long history of lost opportunities in the booming region, officials said yesterday.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Gina family wants Oki tried in U.S.

Gina family wants Oki tried in U.S.By K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The family of the late Gina Sutan Aswar urged the police to hand Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, over to the United States to face the charge that he murdered their daughter.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Malaysia to accept bids for radar

Malaysia to accept bids for radar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia will start accepting bids for a second mobile radar at Kuala Lumpur's Subang international airport by the end of the month, Transport Minister Datuk Ling Liong Sik said yesterday.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Osaka summit 'crucial' to Bogor accord

Osaka summit 'crucial' to Bogor accord SINGAPORE (AFP): Japan's Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura stressed yesterday the need for unity within the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to flesh out an ambitious accord removing tariff barriers within a quarter-century.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

RI fertility rate drops sharply by 50% in 20 years

RI fertility rate drops sharply by 50% in 20 years JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's fertility rate has declined sharply over the past two decades as the country's family planning program gains more and more participants, a survey on Indonesian demography reveals.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Crimes in Lampung

Crimes in LampungFrom KompasBandar Lampung, my dear home town, used to be peaceful and serene. But that is not the case now. Robberies often take place, particularly in the Pringsewu district, South Lampung.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Eighteen bidders pull out of parking tender

Eighteen bidders pull out of parking tender JAKARTA (JP): Eighteen private companies have withdrawn their bids from the potentially lucrative, yet high risk, project of managing the city's parking facilities."Most had thought that parking management is a lucrative business.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Cemeteries to be cleaned

Cemeteries to be cleaned JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Cemetery Office will clean all cemeteries in the city as part of its program of activities to welcome the Moslem holy month of Ramadhan next month, the head of the office announced yesterday.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Indonesia-Netherlands forum set up

Indonesia-Netherlands forum set up JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and the Netherlands, whose relations hit rock bottom in 1992 when Indonesia barred Dutch development aid, yesterday launched a non-government forum to improve ties.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

The invisible costs

The invisible costs Rosidah, 30, a female worker at a shoe factory in Bogor, West Java, reportedly had a miscarriage last month after the company's executives punished her by making her stand in the hot sun in the factory compound because she had been absent from work several days earlier.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Man to face trial for fraud

Man to face trial for fraud JAMBI, Jambi: The high court will begin the trial of a businessman suspected of embezzling Rp 1.2 billion (US$545,000) in reforestation funds.Earlier, the district court refused to try HT alias Apai, 43, because it considered the dossier invalid.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Public hospital

Public hospitalFrom Bisnis IndonesiaPublic Hospital Cipto Mangunkusumo is the largest and best equipped hospital in Indonesia. The hospital also functions as a training ground for medical students from the University of Indonesia, Jakarta.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Job seekers extorted

Job seekers extorted SORONG, Irian Jaya: The government has taken punitive actions against three employees of the local manpower office for extorting job seekers.Office chief Kaharuddin Latarang told Antara that the three were punished because they had tarnished the image of government bureaucracy.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Preferential given to small firms

Preferential given to small firms JAKARTA (JP): Tenders for all municipal government projects worth under Rp 200 million would be offered exclusively to less capitalized enterprises as of this April, an official of the pre- qualification committee said yesterday.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Thai jewelry expo

Thai jewelry expo JAKARTA (JP): A 20-strong delegation of leading gems and jewelry entrepreneurs from Thailand will visit Indonesia from Jan.16.Five of the delegation's members will hold a special exhibition of top quality gem and jewelry products at the Sahid Jaya Hotel in Central Jakarta on Jan.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Prince Ranariddh to visit Vietnam

Prince Ranariddh to visit Vietnam PHNOM PENH (Kyodo): Cambodian First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh will pay an official visit to Vietnam from Sunday through Tuesday, an Information Ministry spokesman announced Wednesday.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

'Metromini' bus driver charged with murder

'Metromini' bus driver charged with murder JAKARTA (JP): The driver of a "Metromini" (smaller-sized) bus was charged in court yesterday with the murder of 33 passengers who died when his bus plunged into the Sunter River, North Jakarta, in March last year.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Best athletes get cash bonus

Best athletes get cash bonus JAKARTA (JP): Twenty of Indonesia's record breaking track and field athletes who performed commendably in the Asian meet last year were awarded cash bonus by the Indonesian Athletics Association (PASI) on Wednesday.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Seeking pen pals

Seeking pen pals I am a 43-year-old teacher of English. I come from Perth, Western Australia. At the moment, I am studying Indonesian at the Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta and I would like to correspond with Indonesian people.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Myanmar, Indonesia ties

Myanmar, Indonesia ties YANGON (Reuter): Myanmar and Indonesia have agreed to step up cooperation in agricultural technology, livestock breeding and fisheries, state-run newspapers reported yesterday.The two countries signed two memorandums of understanding on Wednesday covering the exchange of...

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Rebel faces life sentence

Rebel faces life sentence BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for 46-year-old Teungku Btk., the leader of the religious sect Bantaqiah accused of financing underground activities through drug proceeds.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Monkeys in Muara Karang

Monkeys in Muara KarangFrom KOMPASI am very concerned over conditions of the monkeys that live in Muara Karang forest, North Jakarta.While it is true that development must be continued, we must not forget that animals are also creatures that God has created and thus they have the right to exist.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Takemura in KL for trade talks

Takemura in KL for trade talks KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Japanese Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura arrived in Malaysia yesterday for a four-day visit that is expected to focus on trade issues as well as the rising value of the yen.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

More flights to London

More flights to London JAKARTA (JP): British Airways will increase its Jakarta to London flights from three to four times a week, starting on March 27.With the additional flight, the airline's Boeing 747-400 aircraft will depart from Jakarta via Kuala Lumpur every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and...

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Dismissed cabbies protest to human rights body

Dismissed cabbies protest to human rights body JAKARTA (JP): Eleven employees of Gamya Taxi and their families filed a complaint with the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday over their dismissal by the company for trying to form a workers' union.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Park your car, and win a new one

Park your car, and win a new one JAKARTA (JP): If the administration's new plan is approved, very soon parking lot receipts could carry lucrative prizes. The plan, now under review, is the city's latest attempt to encourage motorists to insist on obtaining tickets from parking attendants.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Subway needed for big city

Subway needed for big city The number of motorized vehicles in large cities seems to be increasing faster than the number of roads. As a result traffic is becoming increasingly congested in Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya. The traffic jams have become virtually unmanageable.

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 TV Series: Developing Stories 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Kiat Manajemen 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05...

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Trying to re-discover an Asian soul

Trying to re-discover an Asian soul So you thought you had heard the last of the Eastern vs. Western values debate? No, you've not, says Kunda Dixit of Inter Press Service. MANILA (IPS): The magazine covers and newspaper headlines of 1994 said it all: `Asia Ascendant', `Asia Unleashed', `The Rise...

Thu, 12 Jan 1995

'Indosiar' asked to put idealism first

'Indosiar' asked to put idealism first JAKARTA (JP): The government gave its blessing to the launching of Indosiar, the country's fifth private televison station, with the proviso that, without sacrificing its commercial interests, it should put the public interest first.

Thu, 12 Jan 1995

500 low cost houses dedicated

500 low cost houses dedicated JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Public Housing Siswono Judohusodo will dedicate 500 low cost houses today at the Bumi Serpong Damai complex in Tangerang."The houses are part of the scheduled 1,409 low cost houses now under construction," Bumi Serpong Damai's director,...

Thu, 12 Jan 1995

Bappenas, UNDP launch booklet

Bappenas, UNDP launch booklet JAKARTA: The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have published a report entitled Indonesia's Development Partners.

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