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Tue, 24 Jan 1995
ASEAN economic mission in Vietnam
ASEAN economic mission in Vietnam HANOI (AFP): A senior ASEAN economic delegation has begun a six-day visit to Vietnam to determine what economic role the communist country will play in future ties with its richer neighbors, a senior diplomat said yesterday.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Police finally name Oki as main suspect in murder
Police finally name Oki as main suspect in murder JAKARTA (JP): Police finally named Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, 30, yesterday as the main suspect in the murder of two Indonesians and an Indian national in Los Angeles.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
RI still studying ASEAN forces
RI still studying ASEAN forces JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said here yesterday that Indonesia is still studying the prospect of a joint Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) peacekeeping force to be placed under the aegis of the United Nations.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
RP's VP to visit Jakarta
RP's VP to visit Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Philippine Vice President Joseph Estrada will make a three-day private visit to Jakarta on Thursday, an embassy spokesman said here yesterday.Estrada, accompanied by a party of eight people, arrives in Bali today where he is scheduled to deliver a keynote...
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Bank Swadesi moves to capital
Bank Swadesi moves to capital JAKARTA (JP): Bank Swadesi has moved its headquarters to the capital from Surabaya to further tap the growing business opportunities here.The bank announced yesterday that the relocation of headquarters to Jakarta followed a sharp increase in the bank's activities in...
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Patent right forgery
Patent right forgeryFrom Bisnis IndonesiaBisnis Indonesia of Jan. 20, 1995 published an article concerning an investigation of the illegal producing of a patented jelly (Swallow Sun) product. The patent owner, Efendy, has complained about this forgery for 20 years.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Military to clamp down on poison-arrow gangs
Military to clamp down on poison-arrow gangs MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Bukit Barisan Military chief Maj. Gen. Arie J. Kumaat has ordered his troopers to clamp down on criminal gangs which use poison arrows to knock out their victims.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
RI failures in sports lamented
RI failures in sports lamented JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto expressed concern yesterday over Indonesia's performance in sports, citing as an example the national contingent's poor showing at the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima last year.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Property tax
Property taxFrom KompasIt is the obligation of every citizen to pay their land and building tax. But what if the tax is quite disproportionate. Should we pay it to show that we are loyal citizens?My father owns a piece of land in East Bandung mayoralty, on which he has a workshop for repairing...
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Private sector must invest $1t in infrastructure: ESCAP
Private sector must invest $1t in infrastructure: ESCAP JAKARTA (JP): The private sector is expected to shoulder most infrastructure development in the Asia-Pacific region, as governments can only provide one-third of the funds required over the next five years.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Sanyo to hold music show
Sanyo to hold music show JAKARTA (JP): PT Sanyo Industries Indonesia will hold a music show called "Sanyo Indonesia Music Festival 1995" on June 24 at Istora hall, Senayan, Central Jakarta.According to a press release made available to The Jakarta Post in Jakarta yesterday, the show will feature...
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Over 700 workers denied wages
Over 700 workers denied wages JAKARTA (JP): Over 700 West Java workers urged the National Commission of Human Rights yesterday to make a government-owned plantation company pay them their past 20 months wages, which it has denied them.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
PLN to offer bonds in two phases for its expansioan
PLN to offer bonds in two phases for its expansioan JAKARTA (JP): The state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) announced its plan yesterday to offer five- year bonds worth Rp 1 trillion (US$454.55 million) to the public to help finance its expansion projects.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Nasreen trial put back again
Nasreen trial put back again DHAKA (AFP): The trial of exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen was put off yesterday until Feb. 9 by a magistrate's court, legal sources said.This is for the fourth time the trial in absentia of the exiled writer has been postponed.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Sluggish trading extended on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with share prices falling across the board.After falling above five points on Friday, the JSX Composite Index further plunged to close nearly 10 points lower at 436.15 yesterday.
Tue, 24 Jan 1995
Surya Dumai Industry to build fiberboard plant
Surya Dumai Industry to build fiberboard plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Surya Dumai Industry (SDI), which plans to go public this year, announced yesterday that it will build a new medium density fiberboard (MDF) plant in Riau, with an investment of US$35 million.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Garuda receives down payment in F-28 plane deal
Garuda receives down payment in F-28 plane deal JAKARTA (JP): A finance executive of Garuda Indonesia, the national flag carrier, said Saturday that the airline had already received a down-payment from a group of private firms for the controversial sales of its eight idle F-28 aircraft.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Ticket scalpers rife in airport
Ticket scalpers rife in airportFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIn most airports, including Soekarno-Hatta, we can see a notice which advises passengers to buy their tickets at the official ticket counters, not from ticket scalpers.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Transportation Museum service
Transportation Museum service JAKARTA (JP): The Transportation Museum at the Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII) will improve services by providing information on the history of transportation.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
100 women hired for street patrol
100 women hired for street patrol JAKARTA (JP): The city's peace and order office (Kamtib DKI) plans to add a woman's touch in its future operations against prostitutes and vagrants -- by recruiting women.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
JSX recovers from speculation
JSX recovers from speculation JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) rebounded on speculation by domestic investors at the beginning of last week. The rise was boosted by solid performance on Wall Street and the government's strong intervention to support the rupiah.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Don't worry about nuclear reactor
Don't worry about nuclear reactor SEMARANG, Central Java: State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie defended the government's plan to build nuclear reactors near here but stressed that the final decision would lie with the people.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
NGO activist arrested
NGO activist arrested BANDUNG, West Java: The police have arrested a 31-year-old activist they suspect of having slandered President Soeharto, extorted people and encouraged workers to strike for better pay.City police chief Col.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Oki's father allowed to encounter son today
Oki's father allowed to encounter son today JAKARTA (JP): Police finally allowed the father of Hernoko Dewantono, alias Oki, to meet his 30-year-old son, who has been in police custody for two weeks on allegations of passport forgery and a triple murder in Los Angeles.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Islamic factors in ex-USSR
Islamic factors in ex-USSRBy Riza Sihbudi JAKARTA (JP): Chechnya, the lesser known mini-states in the Caucasus region in the former Soviet Union (USSR) "may seem an unimportant little place that few people in the West could find on a map even now", according to The Economist.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Malaysia bans magazine defaming Moslem states
Malaysia bans magazine defaming Moslem states KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia has revoked the permit of a Moslem magazine which Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said reviled Moslem nations and slandered the image of Moslem leaders, the New Sunday Times reported.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Govt to enforce new wage laws
Govt to enforce new wage laws DILI, East Timor: The government will punish employers who fail to pay the new minimum wage of Rp 3,800 (US$1.7) which comes into effect as in April, says a local official.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Bird market
Bird market While traveling in Indonesia my husband and I were shocked at the inhumane treatment of animals at the Yogyakarta bird market. As the market was described in a variety of travel guides we thought it would be an interesting place to visit.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Environment
Environment Over past months unabated sand mining has occurred on Pulau Opak Besar in Pulau Seribu (The Thousand Islands). Beach sand from this popular local recreation spot is being taken to be spread about nearby Pulau Kaliage Besar after much protective undergrowth was recently removed.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Final exam for high achievers
Final exam for high achieversFrom NeracaTo the best of my knowledge, an exceptionally bright second grader in Junior High School is allowed to take the final examination intended for the third graders. But, to my surprise, the official from the Jakarta Office of the Department of Education and...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Soedradjad gives elements in economic achievement
Soedradjad gives elements in economic achievement The following article is based on a paper presented by the Governor of Bank Indonesia, Soedradjad Djiwandono, at the annual bankers' meeting in Jakarta on Jan. 19, 1995. This is the first of a two-part article.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Kobe quake to help RI timber sales
Kobe quake to help RI timber sales JAKARTA (JP): An executive predicted that Japan, rocked last week by the worst earthquake in 50 years, will import more plywood to reconstruct damaged houses in Kobe."It's a good moment for Indonesia to concentrate on plywood exports to Japan to increase our...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
NU row
NU rowFrom Suara KaryaIn its 29th Congress held in Cipasung, West Java, on Dec. 1-6, 1994, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) elected the Board of Executives for the 1994-1999 term with Abdurrahman Wahid (popularly addressed as Gus Dur) as its Chairman.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
President taxi
President taxiFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOn Jan. 5, 1995, at about 5.30 a.m. I took a President taxi (serial No. 5718) to go to Cengkareng airport from Gambir railway station. After a short argument, the driver reluctantly used the taxi meter for calculating the fare of the journey.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Paying extra for phones in Bekasi
Paying extra for phones in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Some prospective customers of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom in the Bekasi area are disappointed upon finding out that to have their phone lines installed they have to give extra money to officials.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
No cut expected in Japan aid to RI
No cut expected in Japan aid to RI JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia does not expect any reduction in the foreign aid it will receive this year from Japan in the wake of last week's earthquake that devastated the Japanese city of Kobe.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Garuda gets new chief
Garuda gets new chief There were no explicit phrases in Transportation Minister Haryanto Dhanutirto's prepared speech enlightening us of the reasons behind the retirement of Wage Mulyono as the president of Garuda Indonesia after only three years in that position.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Work accident rate worrying
Work accident rate worrying PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Forty-six workers have been killed and 300 others injured in work accidents here and neighboring Batang over the past year, official statistics have revealed.Pekalongan and Batang are among most industrialized areas in the province.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Gus Dur questioned over his comments in Schwarz's book
Gus Dur questioned over his comments in Schwarz's book JAKARTA (JP): The controversial chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Abdurrahman Wahid, has been questioned by the National Intelligence Coordinating Body (Bakin) regarding his reportedly critical statements about President Soeharto's leadership...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Bureaucracy still far from ideal
Bureaucracy still far from ideal JAKARTA (JP): Government bureaucracy in Indonesia has been improved over the years but must still make progress if it is to be effective in its role of supporting national development, a top official says.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Missing PDI leaders says he was abducted by rebels
Missing PDI leaders says he was abducted by rebels JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Secretary General Alexander Litaay finally made a public appearance yesterday to reaffirm his allegiance to the party leadership of Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Pavements must serve purpose
Pavements must serve purposeFrom NeracaI would like to draw the attention of the department concerned with pavements and bus stops. Some of these facilities are being used by vendors as a location for selling their merchandise.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
'Dalangs' must learn Pancasila
'Dalangs' must learn Pancasila JAKARTA (JP): Dalangs, the puppet masters in the highly- popular art of Javanese wayang, must also be masters of Pancasila, according to President Soeharto.During a meeting with the leaders of the association of Indonesian dalangs on Saturday, Soeharto said the puppet...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
HMI advised to face development challenges
HMI advised to face development challenges JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has told the Association of Islamic Students (HMI) to rise to the challenges of the increasingly competitive world by developing all its resources.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Sidewalk vendors crowd Blok M shopping area
Sidewalk vendors crowd Blok M shopping area JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of street vendors are indiscriminately operating along alleyways and roads at the Blok M shopping area, regardless of the prohibition from the South Jakarta mayoralty.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
New grading for hospitals: Sujudi
New grading for hospitals: Sujudi SURABAYA (JP): The government is introducing an accreditation system for hospitals in order that the public may be better informed about the quality of their facilities.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Governor urges press to think positively
Governor urges press to think positively JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has urged journalists to think positive, to help create better journalism from which the people can get information about city administration programs without creating negative presumptions.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Hayono inaugurates new sports compound in Sentul
Hayono inaugurates new sports compound in Sentul JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman yesterday opened a Rp 4 billion (US$1.8 million) sports compound in Sentul, Bogor.Situated near the international motor racing circuit, the new facilities are owned by the Indonesian...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Diamond expo at National Museum
Diamond expo at National Museum JAKARTA (JP): Sixty six diamond collections from various regions throughout Indonesia will be displayed in an exhibition at the National Museum from Jan. 26 to Feb. 12.Suwati Kartiwa, chairperson of the museum, said that the exhibition to be held jointly by the...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Late delivery
Late deliveryFrom Pos KotaI often receive express letters sent from Medan, North Sumatra, very late. Sometimes the delay can be weeks. When I investigated the matter I found that the letters were not delivered directly to my address as on the envelope but to a nearby shop.