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Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Asia's first cross-border oil linkage in the offing

Asia's first cross-border oil linkage in the offing SINGAPORE (AFP): A spillover of petroleum-related investments from Singapore to Malaysia's southern Johore state is likely to create Asia's maiden cross-border linkage of the oil and petrochemical industry, a report said yesterday.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Instilling a sense of discipline

Instilling a sense of discipline On Jan. 3rd, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police declared a number of selected streets under its jurisdiction -- including Jakarta, Tangerang, Bekasi and Depok -- "zones of orderly traffic".

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Officer dies of stab wounds at fish market

Officer dies of stab wounds at fish market JAKARTA (JP): A street tough stabbed and killed an on-duty police officer he feared was coming to arrest him for theft at the fish auction market in Muara Baru, North Jakarta.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

RI faces democratization challenge

RI faces democratization challengeBy Juwono Sudarsono JAKARTA (JP): In the East Asian Miracle survey of economic growth and public policy 1965-1990, the World Bank attributed the success of eight High Performing Asian Economies (HPAEs) to getting the fundamentals right: stable macro-economic...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Indonesia, Australia unite againts illegal fishing

Indonesia, Australia unite againts illegal fishing SYDNEY (Reuter): Australia and Indonesia tomorrow will launch a 10-day campaign against the wave of Indonesian fishermen illegally fishing in Australia's northern waters.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Swiss keen on Balinese dances

Swiss keen on Balinese dances DENPASAR, Bali: The Swiss government has asked the provincial government to send a dancing troupe to Switzerland to perform for three days in April.The invitation was conveyed by the visiting Swiss Minister of Education Peter Pscheid when he met with governor Ida Bagus...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Obituary

Obituary K.H. Achmad Syaichu, 74, speaker of the "Gotong Royong" House of Representatives between 1966 and 1972, died at the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital in Jakarta yesterday, after a long illness.The veteran politician of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) political party is survived by his wife and eight...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

PPP predicts Indonesia is stable this year

PPP predicts Indonesia is stable this year JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem-oriented United Development Party (PPP) predicts that Indonesian politics will be "stable and calm" this year, in contrast to the rather turbulent 1994.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

All state auditors to use standardized system soon

All state auditors to use standardized system soon JAKARTA (JP): All government supervisory agencies will start using a standardized system on April 1 for auditing government institutions, companies and projects, says the chief of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), J.B. Sumarlin.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Baby dies due to lack of skin

Baby dies due to lack of skin BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A baby who became the talk of the town for being born without abdomen skin on Jan. 1 died in hospital on Tuesday."We did our best to save the baby's life but it died at about 11 a.m.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Megawati promises to sort out PDI's problems

Megawati promises to sort out PDI's problems JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri yesterday pledged to the government that she would sort out the conflicts within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), including the reports that one of its leaders was a communist, without turning to outside help.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

City to hold food bazaar

City to hold food bazaar JAKARTA (JP): The Coordinating Agency for the Development of the Informal Sector in Jakarta will hold a food bazaar in which various kinds of traditional food, including those served during Idul Fitri, an Islamic religious festivity, will be featured.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Public parks to replace gas stations

Public parks to replace gas stations JAKARTA (JP): The Chief of West Jakarta Park Office, Abuhir Siara, said the mayoralty will remove six gas stations in its area to make way for the development of public parks.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Firms must pay new minimum wage: Idroes

Firms must pay new minimum wage: Idroes JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Idroes urged companies yesterday to obey the new regulation on minimum wages which will take effect on April 1.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Immigration deported 450 aliens in last year

Immigration deported 450 aliens in last year JAKARTA (JP): The immigration authorities deported 450 foreigners from Indonesia last year, largely because they had overstayed their permits.In 1993, Indonesia deported 488 foreigners.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Korindo concerned about plywood prospects in 1995

Korindo concerned about plywood prospects in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): Not long after the government announced its determination to curb timber production, the Korindo Group, a major plywood manufacturer, has expressed doubts about the industry's prospects this year.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

U.S. keyboard player detained

U.S. keyboard player detained JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta Immigration Office is still investigating Paul Edward, an American keyboard player who was arrested at the Assembly Hall of the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center on Dec. 31 for abusing his stay permit.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

New rulings on tax laws announced

New rulings on tax laws announced JAKARTA (JP): The government issued here yesterday 18 more rulings regarding the new tax laws, including a provision that will significantly reduce the tax rate applied to corporate interest earnings.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

ASEAN countries told to be more self-reliant

ASEAN countries told to be more self-reliant JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas is urging the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to become more self-reliant in order to counter wavering financial aid and the imposition of conditionalities by aid donor countries.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Navratilova gives Yayuk tennis lesson

Navratilova gives Yayuk tennis lesson JAKARTA (JP): World top tennis players differ from other players in the way they avoid making too many unnecessary mistakes during their games.This rule of thumb ruled when just retired Martina Navratilova played the home crowd's darling Yayuk Basuki in an...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Electric situation

Electric situation Whilst a couple of recent letters have addressed a concern (whether founded or not) about the effects of electro magnetic fields from high voltage transmission lines may I comment on a far more dangerous electrical situation that is ignored daily?I'm talking about the practice of...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

What is zebra crossing for?

What is zebra crossing for?From NeracaMany motorists tend to ignore the existence of zebra crossings. Pedestrians have a difficult time trying to cross the road at zebra crossings because motorists do not stop at crossing for pedestrians.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Govt maintains ceiling on luxury sales tax

Govt maintains ceiling on luxury sales tax JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to maintain the sales tax ceiling on luxury goods at 35 percent, even though the new tax laws, which went into effect early this month, allow for the rate to be raised as high as 50 percent.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Children's Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Endorsable tickets to end discount war among airlines

Endorsable tickets to end discount war among airlines JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association will begin issuing endorsable tickets and form a clearing house to end discount wars among domestic airliners, says the association's chairman, Soelarto Hardisoemarto.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Low-cost housing for C. Jakarta

Low-cost housing for C. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty will build over 5,000 low-cost apartments in four subdistricts.Musbir MM, head of the local housing office, said that the 5,004 units will be built in stages on a total area of 15.5 hectares up to the year 2000.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Govt may cut sporting goods import duties

Govt may cut sporting goods import duties JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said here yesterday that the government is considering lowering some import tariffs as far as zero percent on raw materials for sporting goods in hopes of improving the competitiveness of local products.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

ABRI maintains seven battalions in East Timor

ABRI maintains seven battalions in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) currently has seven battalions stationed in East Timor as requested by the provincial government.Maj. Gen. Adang Ruchiatna, the chief of the Udayana Military Command, said the military has no immediate plans either...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

RI-Australia ties solidifying (2)

RI-Australia ties solidifying (2) The following is the second of two articles based on an excerpt of a paper presented by former minister of defense and security Gen. (ret.) L.B. Moerdani at a conference mid-last month in Canberra hosted by the Australian Defense Studies Center.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Manpower supplier sought

Manpower supplier sought AMBON, Maluku: Police are investigating reports that a manpower supplier illegally sent eight local job seekers to Malaysia last year.Chief of the provincial office of manpower Sadjid said that the suspect, identified only as AA, may have fled the province on learning that...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Soeharto to unveil draft budget

Soeharto to unveil draft budget JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled today to unveil the government's budget plan for 1995-1996, which will likely rely more on revenues from private sector activities and offer a salary increase for civil servants and Armed Forces members.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Artist challenges art establishment to take another look

Artist challenges art establishment to take another lookBy Sarah Murray JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian art has revolved around style and ..isms for too long. People have forgotten that the very essence of Indonesian art has to do with the environment.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Autopsy on Lorenza's body

Autopsy on Lorenza's body MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A medical team of the general hospital in the city has performed an autopsy on the body of Lorenza Cuomo, 42, an Italian who was found dead in the tourist resort of Gili Air on Tuesday.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Gatotkaca song on 'ANteve'

Gatotkaca song on 'ANteve'From Media IndonesiaI am a retired person and love the stories of wayang kulit (shadow play with leather puppets). On Dec. 31, 1994 I watched an ANteve program featuring a song entitled Gatotkaca (an important character in the Pandawa dynasty).

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Manan reappointed rector

Manan reappointed rector BANDUNG, West Java: Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro swore in Manan P. Rukmana as rector of the Pajajaran University for a second term yesterday.In his speech, Wardiman reiterated the government's stand that academic freedom should not be misused for...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Local tennis body vows to build stronger team

Local tennis body vows to build stronger team JAKARTA (JP): The newly elected president of the Indonesian Tennis Association, Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, has vowed to build a strong national team, comprising of talents with equal standards.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Thai FM travels to Singapore

Thai FM travels to Singapore BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Foreign Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left here yesterday for Singapore as part of a familiarization tour of Southeast Asian nations.Thaksin, a millionaire businessman who was appointed foreign minister in October, was scheduled to fly on to Jakarta...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Father, son jailed for murder

Father, son jailed for murder BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The district court in Rantau, Tapin, has sentenced Capt.(ret) Mansyur and his son, Mansyah, to 20 years and eleven years, respectively, for killing two people last year.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

No more minibuses on Major Jakarta roads in the future

No more minibuses on Major Jakarta roads in the future JAKARTA (JP): Owners of city minibus companies have agreed to replace every two minibuses, crossing or operating along major thoroughfares, with one big-capacity bus.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Experimentalism thrives in local modern art

Experimentalism thrives in local modern artBy Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): A surge of creativity heightened the spirit of experimentalism here in the 1990s, particularly last year.No longer satisfied with painting and sculpture to convey their social, political and artistic aspirations, artists...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued its gaining streak on the first three days of this year's share trading with the broad-based Composite Index strengthening yesterday by over two points to 474.48 from 472.38 on Tuesday.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

New public phone charges

New public phone charges JAKARTA (JP): The government has set new rates for public telephone calls, effective since Jan. 1.The state-owned domestic telecommunications company PT Telkom now applies different charges at different times of day to long distance calls made from public card phones.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Indonesia signals active role in UN security council

Indonesia signals active role in UN security council JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will oppose the use of force in resolving international disputes during its two-year tenure in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which begins this month.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Team to probe prostitution case

Team to probe prostitution case JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police have formed a special team to investigate allegations a young area woman was lured into prostitution on Batam Island.The investigation follows a report from Samin, a man living in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, that his daughter was...

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Abduction threat lends terror to Pope's RP visit

Abduction threat lends terror to Pope's RP visit ISABELA, Philippines (Agencies): Moslem fundamentalists in this southern island of Basilan are threatening to kidnap and behead Catholic priests during Pope John Paul II's visit to this country next week, a police official said yesterday.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Taxi fares

Taxi faresFrom Bisnis IndonesiaWhen you arrive at Kebon Kelapa bus terminal in Bandung you will soon feel the coolness of the air of this Flower Town, as the people call it. But as soon as you get a taxi to continue your journey to your destination the taxi driver changes the atmosphere altogether.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Illegal land appropriation

Illegal land appropriation JAKARTA (JP): A member of the local Legislative Council wants the Tangerang administration to take stern action against speculators who appropriate land from local villagers through intimidation.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Public telephone needs repair

Public telephone needs repairFrom NeracaI would like to call for the attention of PT Telkom. On Jan. 2, 1995, I wanted to make call to my relative, but was very surprised to learn that the public telephone is gone.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Ulemas support anti-crime raid

Ulemas support anti-crime raid JAKARTA (JP): The city chapter of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI-DKI) yesterday pledged support for the military- sponsored anti-crime operation in the greater Jakarta area.

Thu, 05 Jan 1995

Police believe they have Hutagalung killer

Police believe they have Hutagalung killer JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police and relatives of Herbin Hutagalung left for Surabaya, East Java, yesterday to help establish the identity of a man suspected of killing six members of the family a year ago."The group flew to Surabaya at 2:30 p.m.

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