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Fri, 27 Jan 1995
Robbed by policeman?
Robbed by policeman?From KompasOn Nov. 6, 1994 at about 10 p.m. on our way to Cinere, South Jakarta by car we were stopped by a man dressed in a police uniform. We pulled over to the side of the road, believing we may have violated a traffic regulation.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
Milla free to play, says Pelita Jaya
Milla free to play, says Pelita Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian soccer club Pelita Jaya will keep Cameroon star Roger Milla on the field despite a law breaking allegation of still being contracted by his former club, Tonnere Kalara Club de Yaounde, Pelita Jaya club owner says.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
Royal fiesta made interesting
Royal fiesta made interesting SURAKARTA, Central Java: The cultural and art shows at the next Royal Court Festival in Surakarta (Solo) should be more varied and interesting this year, an official of the Director General of Tourism said.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
Defunct weekly 'Editor' is back under new name
Defunct weekly 'Editor' is back under new name JAKARTA (JP): The defunct magazine Editor hit the streets yesterday, more than six months after it was closed down, with a new name and some changes in the shareholders.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
Dengue kills four in Irian
Dengue kills four in Irian JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: An outbreak of dengue fever in the Manokwari and Jayapura regencies has killed four people, the head of the provincial health office said.Slamet Hardjosuwarno told Antara yesterday that 11 others with the disease were hemorrhaging badly and required...
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
President to dedicate oil refinery in W. Java
President to dedicate oil refinery in W. Java INDRAMAYU, West Java (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled on Monday to inaugurate the country's first export-oriented oil refinery (Exor I) in Balongan with a processing capacity of 125,000 barrels per day (bpd).
Fri, 27 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, 27 Jan 1995
Jakarta bourse plans two trading sections
Jakarta bourse plans two trading sections JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plans to divide listed companies into two categories, each of which will have its own trading section, in an effort to stimulate trading activities.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
Political scientists launch 'civil society' talks
Political scientists launch 'civil society' talksBy Pandaya KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A group of Indonesian political scientists has added yet another item to the government's political agenda, already lengthy with issues like democracy and human rights -- the development of civil society.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
Roadside food sellers upset
Roadside food sellers upset YOGYAKARTA: Many roadside food vendors along Jl. Malioboro are uncertain about the future of their businesses because the exceptionally high prices set by a few sellers has scared away customers, mostly tourists.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
400 Villagers demand housing compensation
400 Villagers demand housing compensation JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of villagers demanded compensation on Wednesday from PT FMP for demolishing their houses in Citeureup District, Bogor. Their homes were destroyed to make way for a housing estate and a golf course.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
'Tempo' closure is baseless: Witnesses
'Tempo' closure is baseless: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to revoke the publishing license of Tempo weekly was groundless, two former editors of the current affairs magazine said yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
RP seeks return of convicts' remains
RP seeks return of convicts' remains MANILA (AFP): The Philippines will Saudi Arabia to return the remains of three Filipinos executed in connection with a hostage- taking case, President Fidel Ramos said yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
PLN and DPR
PLN and DPRFrom Media IndonesiaIn relation to the article published in Media Indonesia on Jan. 25, 1995 under the title 'Dirut PLN Dinilai Abaikan Pimpinan Komisi VI DPR' (PLN president is said to have ignored the head of the House Commission VI), we give the following explanation.1.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
More funds earmarked for poverty alleviation
More funds earmarked for poverty alleviation JAKARTA (JP): The government has allocated Rp 330 billion ($150 million) for the development of basic infrastructure during the next 1995-1996 fiscal year in 7,800 of the 22,097 villages classified as poverty areas, Director General for Rural Community...
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
Use of foreign terms deplored
Use of foreign terms deplored JAKARTA (JP): A commission of the House of Representatives yesterday deplored the increasing use of foreign terms at the expense of the proper usage of Bahasa Indonesia in the nation's major cities.
Fri, 27 Jan 1995
The PDI puzzle
The PDI puzzle It cannot be denied that the internal conflicts plaguing the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) have worsened with the recent controversy surrounding the party's secretary-general, Alex Litaay.
Fri, 27 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.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
No more decorated graves
No more decorated graves JAKARTA (JP): Head of the city cemetery office Sjafril Zainuddin said yesterday that in an effort to fulfill plans to turn cemeteries into green areas, the office will not give permits to build boarders around graves.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
'Don't intervere with BPS operations'
'Don't intervere with BPS operations' JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono warned government institutions here yesterday not to interfere with the independence of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) in fixing its data.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
A television program watchdog?
A television program watchdog? The idea to establish a formal organization to protect the public against programs that are "incompatible with the nation's identity" is being tossed about again. This time, the idea was proposed by House of Representatives member Suko Waluyo and a number of other...
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Susi edges to third round in Japan Open
Susi edges to third round in Japan Open TOKYO (AFP): World number one Susi Susanti stretched her match winning streak to 15 when she outgunned Japan's Chikako Nakayama in the second round at the US$125,000 Japan Open badminton championships yesterday.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Govt to convert swamp into productive areas
Govt to convert swamp into productive areas JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to transform large tracts of swamp into commercially productive areas such as paddy fields, cash crop plantations, fisheries and even residential areas, a senior official from the Ministry of Public Works says.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Jakartans to get more information about city plans
Jakartans to get more information about city plans JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja assured ulemas (Moslem leaders) yesterday that the city administration would actively disseminate information about city planning programs to Jakartans as one means of reducing conflicts.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
More disclosures expected from new forestry method
More disclosures expected from new forestry method JAKARTA (JP): The government expects greater disclosures and an increased collection of levies from the forestry industry after the implementation of a new standardized accounting method, a minister says.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
RI urges Third World countries to improve ties
RI urges Third World countries to improve ties JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has urged fellow developing countries to strengthen their trade ties in the face of new attempts by rich industrialized countries to attach labor and other social clauses to their trade relationships.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Radio to support tourism
Radio to support tourism JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Radio Communications Users (RAPI) will support the development of the country's tourist industry by installing radio rigs at remote tourism destinations.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
China's energy thirst a regional concern
China's energy thirst a regional concernBy Rizal Sukma JAKARTA (JP): China's rapid economic growth in the last 15 years has brought about a number of serious problems for the country. One of those problems is that China has to deal with energy problems as a result of its heavy concentration on...
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Informal training
Informal trainingFrom MerdekaI wonder why the Jakarta Office of the Department of Education and Culture instructed the Principals of the Junior/Senior High Schools to attend an informal training program in a hotel in Puncak, West Java, which costs Rp 350,000.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Man gets 20 years for murder
Man gets 20 years for murder KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (AFP): An Indonesian pig farm worker was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a Malaysian court yesterday for killing his one-year-old daughter because he believed his wife had been unfaithful.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
NEW DEPUTY:
NEW DEPUTY:JP/bsr Outgoing City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto (foreground) installed Col. Hamami Nata (right) as the new deputy chief of the city police yesterday. Hamami, 48, still an adjutant to President Soeharto, replaces Brig. Gen.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
TV programs
TV programsFrom Media IndonesiaThe existence of several private television stations -- RCTI, SCTV, ANteve and quite recently Indosiar -- indicates that Indonesia has made considerable progress. This is possible thanks to the development progress in all sectors.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
OIC stresses need for coordinated propagation
OIC stresses need for coordinated propagation JAKARTA (JP): Religious leaders from 22 member nations of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) concluded their two-day meeting here yesterday, agreeing to coordinate their Islamic da'wah, or propagation, efforts.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
When RP 1st lady learns badminton
When RP 1st lady learns badminton JAKARTA (JP): Basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines, but badminton may move up on the popularity list under first lady Amelita Ramos, the country's new chairman of badminton association.Mrs.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
PT Duta Anggada to issue bonds worth Rp 100 billion
PT Duta Anggada to issue bonds worth Rp 100 billion JAKARTA (JP): PT Duta Anggada Realty, a property company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), announced its plan here yesterday to issue bonds worth Rp 100 billion (US$46.5 million) to finance new property projects.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Mollusks polluted not fish
Mollusks polluted not fishFrom KompasI would like to make a correction to the article about Minamatabyo (Minamata disease) in Kompas on Jan. 8, 1995. The article states that the people of Minamata became ill after eating mercury polluted fish.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Launch of Proton in Manila
Launch of Proton in Manila KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is to launch in Manila this week the first of his country's Proton car imported by a Philippines' joint venture auto firm, officials said yesterday.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
New police chief for East Java
New police chief for East Java SURABAYA: Brig. Gen. Roesman Hadi was inducted yesterday as the new chief of the East Java police, taking charge of the province that has the third-highest crime rate in Indonesia.Roesman, formerly chief of the North Sumatra Police, replaced Maj. Gen.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
HK firm starts Jepara power plant project
HK firm starts Jepara power plant project JEPARA, Central Java (JP): PT Consolidated Electric Power Asia (CEPA) Indonesia, a subsidiary of CEPA Ltd. of Hong Kong, has begun construction of a US$2 billion coal-fired power plant in Tanjung Jati amidst a controversy on land appropriation.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Settlers refuse to be resettled
Settlers refuse to be resettled JAKARTA: A group of Javanese settlers, moved to Lampung under the government's transmigration program, visited the National Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday complaining that they were being harassed by the local authorities to move once again.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Soeharto may run again in 1998, Scholar says
Soeharto may run again in 1998, Scholar saysBy Pandaya KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): President Soeharto may opt to stay in power beyond 1998 if political conflicts among interest groups continue unabated, a political scientist said yesterday.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Telkom promises better service to customers
Telkom promises better service to customers JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the Jakarta office of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom, John Welly, told a special gathering of customers yesterday that the company is always trying to give better service to its customers.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Hitachi products
Hitachi productsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaReferring to the report titled PT Mekardaya markets heavy equipment Halla-Hitachi to KTI we would like to make a correction. We, PT Hexindo Adiperkasa as an exclusive distributor of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Seeking aid
Seeking aidFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOur child, 6 years-old, was born with male and female genitals. It is our intention to have this operated on so that our child can live a normal life. But we do not have the financial resources to help our child.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Packaging firm reports profit
Packaging firm reports profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Fajar Surya Wisesa, a paper board producer which listed its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last month, yesterday announced a 223 percent increase in its after- tax profit to Rp 37.2 billion (US$16.87 million) last year.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Rendra protests censorship
Rendra protests censorship BANDUNG, West Java: Rebel poet W.S. Rendra attended a poetry reading event at the Saparua Sports Hall on Tuesday but declined to take the stage after learning that police had forbidden him to read four of the 12 poems he had been scheduled to read.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Aussie-RI ties beyond just good neighbors
Aussie-RI ties beyond just good neighbors JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian-Australian relations are moving beyond being simply two good neighbors, and into a more pragmatic one, that promises to be mutually beneficial.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Kartika Plaza gets new GM
Kartika Plaza gets new GM JAKARTA (JP): The Kartika Plaza Beach Hotel in Bali said yesterday that it had appointed a new management team.The hotel, whose management was assumed by PT Jakarta International Hotel & Management this year, said in a statement made available that it appointed Paulo Fill...
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Lippo Village and surroundings
Lippo Village and surroundingsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe Lippo Village project in Tangerang has become a topic of discussion in the community. Lippo has succeeded in constructing high-rise buildings in a very short time.
Thu, 26 Jan 1995
Cambodian FM here for 3-day visit
Cambodian FM here for 3-day visit JAKARTA (JP): Cambodian foreign minister Ung Huot, who was scheduled to arrive here this morning, hastened the start of his three-day visit here and touched down at Soekarno-Hatta international airport yesterday evening.