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Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Anti-crime drive set for Ramadhan
Anti-crime drive set for Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Wiranto has said that the municipal branch of the National Stability Coordination Agency (Bakorstanasda) will go all out to prevent crime during the coming fasting month of Ramadhan.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
HMI elects Taufiq as its new chief
HMI elects Taufiq as its new chief JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem Students Association (HMI) elected a chairman in the early hours yesterday morning after an all night session with candidates, which included compelling them to recite the Koran, at its congress in Surabaya, East Java.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
EC chief, Goh push for European-Asian summit
EC chief, Goh push for European-Asian summit DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuter): A summit of European and Asian heads of government to discuss strengthening economic and political links is becoming more of a possibility, two key leaders from the regions said on Saturday.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
WordPerfect for Windows revisited: Some tips
WordPerfect for Windows revisited: Some tipsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Recently I accepted a task that required me to use WordPerfect, the word processor that I abandoned more than three years ago when I moved to Windows.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Buddhist group vows loyalty to RI
Buddhist group vows loyalty to RI JAKARTA (JP): A Buddhist group, whose members are largely of Chinese descent, reaffirmed their loyalty to Indonesia Saturday and promised to support the government's assimilation drive.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Vietnam-born Indians return home
Vietnam-born Indians return home Saigon's former Indian residents return to their roots. Satyanarayan Sivaraman of Inter Press Service reports. HO CHI MINH CITY (IPS): French, Vietnamese, Tamil -- it is a strange mix of tongues that greets the ear inside Delhi, Ho Chi Minh City's only Indian...
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Hero Customer Club Card
Hero Customer Club Card JAKARTA (JP): The Hero Supermarket Club expanded services to its members over the weekend by launching a new card with multi functions.The Hero Customer Club Card, issued jointly by the Hero Supermarket retail chain and Bank Bali, can be used not only to pay shopping bills...
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Sanitation drive
Sanitation drive JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko launched a sanitation drive on Friday with the aim of creating a clean and healthy environment for area residents.The ceremony kicking off the drive was held at the Al Ittihad Mosque in Tebet district.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Rude Dog & The Dweebs 3:00 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Culture Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Profesi 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV...
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Prizes for parking
Prizes for parking JAKARTA (JP): City parking authority, BP Parkir, plans to increase parking revenues by offering prizes to motorists.The idea was first put forward by BP Parkir back in 1988. Under the earlier scheme, regular draws would decide the winners."Under the new scheme there are no draws.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Indonesia needs local, healthy fast food
Indonesia needs local, healthy fast foodBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): Just like any other country in the world which has enjoyed outstanding economic growth, Indonesia is facing various changes which have changed people's behavior, including eating habits.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Shrimp ponds polluted
Shrimp ponds polluted SEMARANG, Central Java: Dozens of hectares of shrimp ponds in the Demak regency are being polluted by industrial waste, causing farmers to suffer losses of hundreds of millions of rupiah, Antara reported yesterday.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Office set to boost U.S. business in Hanoi
Office set to boost U.S. business in Hanoi HANOI (Reuter): The new U.S. diplomatic mission in Hanoi, which starts work later this week, will help U.S. companies do business in Vietnam, American residents said.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Mahathir breaks ground at car plant
Mahathir breaks ground at car plant MANILA (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad broke ground yesterday for an assembly plant in the northern Philippines that will put together his country's Proton Wira cars.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Shanghai trims number of money-losing state firms
Shanghai trims number of money-losing state firms SHANGHAI (Reuter): Shanghai has slashed by more than one-half the number of money-losing state enterprises in the space of a single year, according to Deputy-Mayor Jiang Yiren.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Manpower problem in East Timor
Manpower problem in East Timor DILI, East Timor: Commander of the East Timor Military district Col. Kiki Syahnakri said yesterday that the poor quality of manpower is the main social problem in the region.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Bogor short of cemetery space
Bogor short of cemetery space JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor regency administration is having difficulty finding land for public cemeteries due to the rapid development of residential and industrial centers.Of the 33 districts in the town, located 70 kilometers from Jakarta, only 30 percent have allocated...
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Rights commission to mediate dispute
Rights commission to mediate dispute SEMARANG, Central Java: The National Commission on Human Rights has offered to mediate in the ongoing land dispute between the provincial government and the residents of Kedungombo, a commission member says.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Flower park
Flower parkFrom Media IndonesiaThe condition of the Flower Park located at Cengkareng Timur village, West Jakarta, is bad. Many of the trees are dying because of neglect. The park was spruced up in the fiscal year 1993-1994. But after three months the park returned to its neglected state.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Revised tax laws
Revised tax lawsFrom GatraEarly in September 1994, the Government presented four Bills on Revised Tax Laws to the House of Representatives. Law No 6/1983 concerned general regulations and tax procedures; Law No 7/1983 concerned Income Tax; Law No 8/1985 concerned Value Added Tax and Tax on Luxury...
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Susi, Hariyanto Arbi win Japan Open tournament
Susi, Hariyanto Arbi win Japan Open tournament TOKYO (Agencies): Susi Susanti and Hariyanto Arbi reinforced Indonesia's domination of the sport, winning the women's and men's singles titles at the US$125,000 Japan Open badminton championships yesterday.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Fasting won't affect work, top ulema says
Fasting won't affect work, top ulema says JAKARTA (JP): The Ramadhan fasting month, which begins this Wednesday, should not slow down the daily activity of Moslems even though they will be going without food and drink for the entire day, says the chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Confusion, conflict surround land cases
Confusion, conflict surround land cases JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Agrarian Affairs/Chairman of the National Land Agency (BPN) Soni Harsono admits that he shares in the public's confusion regarding the Supreme Court and a number of their land dispute decisions.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Toyota distribution in RI
Toyota distribution in RI NAGOYA (Kyodo): Toyota Tsusho Corp., a midsize trading house of the Toyota group, said it will jointly establish an auto parts distribution company in Indonesia in early February with Okamoto Freighters Ltd.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Financial sector told to prepare for free trade
Financial sector told to prepare for free trade JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad is encouraging domestic financial and banking institutions to improve efficiency in a bid to prepare themselves for entering an era of free trade in services.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
The cost of documents
The cost of documentsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaNow that the government is trying to eliminate excessive bureaucracy so that the business sector can function effectively, I hope deregulations will also be introduced in administrative procedures.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Rights activists ask govt to free political prisoners
Rights activists ask govt to free political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigners called on the government on Saturday to release political detainees and prisoners and to discontinue the practice of political detention, because Indonesia means to be a democratic country which highly...
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Police say judge to decide venue for Oki's trial
Police say judge to decide venue for Oki's trialBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The site of the trial of Hernoko Dewantono, alias Oki, the only suspect in a triple murder in Los Angeles, is once again up in the air.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Diamonds, dragons on European pens
Diamonds, dragons on European pensBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): A pen that doesn't conk out when you're in the middle of signing something important is all the average writer wants; but when pens come beautifully engraved, in shiny cases and priced at millions of rupiah, there must be something...
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
JSX down on rumors of likely U.S. interest hike
JSX down on rumors of likely U.S. interest hike JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices fell sharply across the board on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last week as the market took another plunge ahead of the possible rise in U.S. interest rates at the end of the month.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Deductions from teachers' salaries
Deductions from teachers' salariesFrom KompasIn Magelang regency, Central Java, amounts are deducted from the salaries of teachers without the approval of the teachers concerned. The deductions are Rp 5000 per month from kindergarten teachers' wages and Rp 7000 from junior and senior high school...
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
No short cuts to change: PPP chairman
No short cuts to change: PPP chairman JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) has affirmed its customary stance by rejecting the revolutionary "people's power" and, instead, advocating gradual change and reforms.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Tycoons to be honored for donations: Minister
Tycoons to be honored for donations: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The names of 23 prominent business tycoons will be engraved on a plaque which will be unveiled by President Soeharto in March when he dedicates a low-cost housing complex in Bidaracina, Jatinegara, East Jakarta.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Invitation to seminar
Invitation to seminarFrom GatraIn November 1994, I was supposed to attend a one-day seminar on Enhancing the role of the private sector and the community in support of the government's effort to curb hepatitis B. According to the invitation the seminar was scheduled for Dec, 19, 1994.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Double digits loom as inflation rate rises
Double digits loom as inflation rate rises JAKARTA (JP): The inflation rate is likely to approach the psychological barrier of 10 percent this year in spite of the government's pledge to keep it below, a senior economist says.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Lack of facilities slow development
Lack of facilities slow development MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Inadequate infrastructure is hampering development in Irian Jaya and Maluku, says chief of the Trikora military command Maj. Gen.I Ketut Wirdhana, who oversees security in those provinces.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
MNLF chairman sees hope in talks
MNLF chairman sees hope in talks MANILA (AFP): Philippine Moslem rebel leader Nur Misuari said yesterday he was hopeful the rebels could reach a settlement with Manila to end 20 years of fighting, but warned against "unexpected developments" that could derail peace talks.
Mon, 30 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.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Moslems need greater political roles
Moslems need greater political roles CILOTO, West Java (JP): A senior political scientist has lashed out at Moslem organizations and the Indonesian government for preventing Indonesian Moslems from playing more than a merely marginal role in politics -- internationally and also at home.
Mon, 30 Jan 1995
Red Cross has new members
Red Cross has new members JAKARTA (JP): Chairperson of the Indonesian Red Cross Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana has sworn in 4,000 students as new members of the Adolescent Red Cross.The 4,000 Red Cross members, who were sworn in at the East Jakarta mayoralty office on Friday, are students of 168...
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
Samin Kitjot, the forgotten parking attendant boss
Samin Kitjot, the forgotten parking attendant bossBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): He was feared by vehicle thieves across Jakarta for decades. He once reigned over parking lots throughout the city and created the unique parking attendant system the city administration continues to inflict upon...
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
Guess What?
Guess What?Nova Television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Doel, the student), on RCTI every Friday night, is not only popular in Indonesia but also in Saudi Arabia.Rano Karno, the actor who plays Doel, is not pleased.
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
Guess What?
Guess What?JP/alx Nothing was different in the appearance of Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono when he installed Dr. Soefjan Tsauri as the new chairman of the National Institute of Science last Monday.
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
Jakartans underline need for better parking service
Jakartans underline need for better parking service JAKARTA (JP): Paying Rp 500 to park your car on the side of the street just to get some air in a tire is only one frustrating part of parking in Jakarta.There are simply no rules when it comes to parking in the city.
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
Indonesia dominates Japan Open finals
Indonesia dominates Japan Open finals TOKYO (Agencies): Indonesia confirmed its badminton superiority at the US$125,000 Japan Open championships, assuring itself of two men's titles and all places in today's finals.
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
Police exile drag racers to Senayan area
Police exile drag racers to Senayan areaBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Most Jakartans find Saturday night a relief. It allows them time to wind down at the few entertainment places in the city.Some teenagers have their own way of relaxing.
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
Ramadhan fasting month is good training ground
Ramadhan fasting month is good training groundBy Santi W.E. Soekanto The holy month of Ramadhan starts this week. Moslems will not eat or drink from dawn to dusk for the entire month. Non-Moslems often wonder how those observing the holy month stay healthy.
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
Guess What?
Guess What?JP/arh West Nusa Tenggara Governor Warsito should know from his, military experiences, on how to act as quick as possible to solve critical problems."Making a wrong decision is better than making no decision at all," Warsito declared when he chaired a special congress of the National...
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
KL-Manila ties warmer
KL-Manila ties warmer MANILA (Reuter): Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who arrives in the Philippines yesterday, says ties between Kuala Lumpur and Manila have warmed considerably, despite last year's roundups of Filipina maids in Malaysia.
Sun, 29 Jan 1995
Gorbachev's grand-nephew holds exhibition
Gorbachev's grand-nephew holds exhibitionBy Greg Doyle JAKARTA (JP): These days as we think of the former Soviet Union we are apt to think of civil disturbances, urban squalor and a rampant mafioso providing former Party apparatchiks with stolen fur coats and thousand dollar bottles of undrinkable...