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Sat, 28 Oct 1995
PSSI pursuing Kurniawan for its SEA Games team
PSSI pursuing Kurniawan for its SEA Games team JAKARTA (JP): Top striker Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto is being pursued by the All-Indonesia Soccer Federation (PSSI) for its Southeast Asian Games-bound soccer team.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Donor bodies to meet in Manila
Donor bodies to meet in Manila MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Philippines' Credit Information Bureau Inc. will jointly host the third annual conference of the ASEAN Forum of Credit Rating Agencies here in December, the Manila-based bank said yesterday.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Thai Rajpracha misses key players
Thai Rajpracha misses key players JAKARTA (JP): Rajpracha of Thailand will resume its Asian Cup Winners Cup campaign in Gresik, East Java, today without key players who are on international duty.But Rajpracha team manager Supridee Pravitra shrugged off the absence of Rungphet Charoevong, Saman...
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
'Republika, 'Kompas' win
'Republika, 'Kompas' win JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta-based Kompas and Republika morning dailies have been declared the best in covering the Istiqlal Festival II.The organizing committee announced on Thursday that Republika was awarded for the most articles on the festival, while Kompas was praised...
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
PLN, foreign firms to form joint ventures
PLN, foreign firms to form joint ventures JAKARTA (JP): State-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) plans to form joint ventures with seven foreign companies to build several power plants, PT PLN's President Djiteng Marsudi said yesterday."We are now negotiating with them.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Four colleges receive grant
Four colleges receive grant JAKARTA (JP): Vice Governor on Economics and Development Tb. M. Rais handed over about Rp 1.4 billion (US$622,000) in grants to four state universities yesterday.The money will be used to finance scientific projects, including research and seminars.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Soeharto meets with scholars, other leaders
Soeharto meets with scholars, other leadersBy Rikza Abdullah WASHINGTON (JP): President Soeharto held separate meetings with leaders of 16 U.S. think tanks, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and executives of the CARE Foundation here Thursday.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Seibu department store opened
Seibu department store opened JAKARTA (JP): Department stores operating in Indonesia under franchises from foreign retail chains have been asked to cooperate with local manufacturers to prevent excessive imports of consumer goods.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Singapore oil products mostly up with crudes
Singapore oil products mostly up with crudes SINGAPORE (Reuter): Most spot Singapore oil product prices were up with crudes yesterday. Continued shutdown of Indonesia's largest refinery at Cilacap provided additional support.Gas oil and jet fuel prices rose along with crudes.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Moeliono gets honorary degree
Moeliono gets honorary degree JAKARTA: Professor Anton M. Moeliono, one of Indonesia's linguists, will be conferred with an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Melbourne next week.In a statement made available to The Jakarta Post yesterday, the university said that Moeliono has played a...
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Legal foundation 'not a political party': Buyung
Legal foundation 'not a political party': Buyung JAKARTA (JP): Outgoing chairman of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Adnan Buyung Nasution says the people should not expect too much from the foundation in promoting democracy in Indonesia because it is not a political organization.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Three decades of Indonesia's economic growth (4)
Three decades of Indonesia's economic growth (4) This is the fourth of four articles on Indonesia's economic development by Yoshihara Kunio, an economics professor at Kyoto University. KYOTO, Japan (JP): The high-growth economic design described in part three would have been a daydream a decade...
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Indonesian consulate attacked
Indonesian consulate attacked JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Free Papua Movement rebels, who seek independence for Irian Jaya, attacked the Indonesian consulate in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, yesterday, a press report said.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Indonesia imports rice from Taiwan
Indonesia imports rice from Taiwan Taipei (DPA): Indonesia has sent a freighter to Taiwan to pick up the 50,000 tons of rice it has bought from Taiwan to ease its rice shortage, it was disclosed Thursday.The Cambodian-registered Un Bong arrived in the Taichung Harbour on Sunday.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Telenovela series
Telenovela seriesFrom TirasI am surprised to learn that the members of the House of Representatives (DPR) want to stop the airing of telenovela films on the private television stations. In fact, we like to watch the films -- most of them from Mandarin and Latin America, which contain morality,...
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
New venture capital firm
New venture capital firm JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad inaugurated yesterday PT Sarana Sulut Ventura, a venture capital company based in Manado, North Sulawesi.According to the company's director, A.N. Mokodompit, Sarana Sulut Ventura has a paid-up capital of Rp 3.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Manila's rice import plan
Manila's rice import plan MANILA (UPI): The Philippines plans to spend 12.5 billion pesos (US$483 million) to solve a major rice shortage that has caused inflation to soar to its highest level in four years.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
'Formless organizations'
'Formless organizations' I am becoming increasingly irritated by your newspaper reports on clandestine activities by "communists" and "formless organizations."A classic example appears is the article in The Jakarta Post titled "Communists behind protests" on Thursday, Oct.
Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Dance festival for teenagers
Dance festival for teenagers JAKARTA (JP): A two-day Dance Festival for Teenagers is slated to be staged on Oct. 30 and 31 at the Jakarta Playhouse to celebrate Youth Pledge Day on Oct. 28.The participants are the winners of previous dance contests held by the mayoralties, Adhiek Sri Mulyani,...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Clean river program comes under fire
Clean river program comes under fire JAKARTA (JP): City councilors are criticizing the city administration's handling of its clean river program, which usually results in the demolition of shanties along the riverbanks.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Documentary: Langka & Unik 3:30 Science: Pushing The Limits 4:05 Student Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Culture: Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional News: Negeri tercinta Nusantara 5:30 Cultural Circle: Siaran Pedesaan 6:05 Nusantara,the Beloved Country: Negeri...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
RI expects five medals in TT at SEA Games
RI expects five medals in TT at SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian table tennis team does not expect to repeat a clean sweep in the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, but has vowed to maintain its strong grip on the men's competition."Our men's players are not in question.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 26, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,575 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,950 -25 1,000 Aneka Kimia...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
City to hold jet-ski competition
City to hold jet-ski competition JAKARTA (JP): A competition in the sport of jet-ski racing, little-known locally, will take place at the Horison Beach Hotel in Ancol, North Jakarta, on Sunday.The event, the second of its kind to be held in Indonesia, will feature two divisions, "Run Boat" and...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Coral reefs endangered
Coral reefs endangered UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: A recent survey has found that 33 coral reefs in Indonesian waters have sustained massive damage.Oceanologist Anugrah Nontji of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences said here yesterday that only 6.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Lawyers criticize regent's decision
Lawyers criticize regent's decision JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing suspects in the Bekasi rape and robbery case say the plan to try the defendants at the civil servants' hall, instead of the court building is against the law.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
PDI chief now allowed to meet party leaders
PDI chief now allowed to meet party leaders JAKARTA (JP): East Java military authorities gave the green light yesterday to chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri to meet with local party leaders.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Transformation of economic system needs a boost
Transformation of economic system needs a boost JAKARTA (JP): The transformation of Indonesia's economic structure, which has generated a 6.9 percent average growth rate over the past three decades, has not been followed by a sound transformation of its economic system, an economist says.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Stop orientation program
Stop orientation programFrom MerdekaI would like the orientation program for freshmen in several universities to be stopped because it has a very negative impact. The following cases are a good example of the unjustifiable practice.In University of Indonesia: TVRI on Aug.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Rights body to focus on political cases
Rights body to focus on political cases JAKARTA (JP): Deputy chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Marzuki Darusman, says that in the future the commission will be more "politically oriented".
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Vietnam exports TV tubes
Vietnam exports TV tubes HANOI (DPA): Vietnam started to export television tubes, with a first shipment sent to Indonesia earlier this week, a company official said yesterday.The TV tubes are the result of a 178-million-dollar joint venture, Orion-Hanel, between Daewoo, a South Korean firm, and...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Crimes at traffic lights
Crimes at traffic lightsFrom KompasI have experienced two criminal incidents taking place only about 100 meters from the Merdeka Palace gate, at the junction between Jl. Merdeka Utara and Jl. Veteran II. It was about 6.30 a.m.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Equestrian meet starts tomorrow
Equestrian meet starts tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): Trijaya Equestrian Center will hold the Indonesian leg of Group V's FEI Samsung International Dressage Competition tomorrow in Ciganjur, South Jakarta.Group V comprises India, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Smuggling heist foiled in Batam
Smuggling heist foiled in Batam BATAM, Riau: The Batam police precinct foiled an attempt to smuggle electronic goods worth Rp 100 million (US$44,228) off Sambu Island, near Batam island, this week.Chief of the police precinct Lt. Col. R.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
U.S. transport chief to Asia
U.S. transport chief to Asia WASHINGTON (Reuter): Transportation Secretary Federico Pena will include Vietnam and Indonesia in a two-week trip to Asia starting on Nov. 6, his office said on Wednesday.In addition to Vietnam, he will visit Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines in...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
South Sulawesi on AIDS alert
South Sulawesi on AIDS alert PALU, Central Sulawesi: An AIDS prevention campaigner warned yesterday that the province should remain wary of the deadly AIDS, despite no case having been reported in the area so far.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Insurance to be paid for train crash victims
Insurance to be paid for train crash victims JAKARTA (JP): State-owned life insurance company PT Jasa Raharja promised yesterday to compensate all victims of Monday's train disaster in Tasikmalaya, West Java, which killed 20 people and injured more than 90 others.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Total's new Indonesian deal
Total's new Indonesian deal PARIS (Opecna): French oil group Total has signed an agreement with Asamera, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gulf Canada Resources, to participate in a production-sharing contract in Indonesia, Total announced here Tuesday.
Fri, 27 Oct 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. Poolside - BBQ Night with Hawaiian Band, Wednesday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Bank of New York enters Jakarta
Bank of New York enters Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Bank of New York, America's oldest bank, has opened a representative office here to improve services to its Indonesian clients."We have been providing services to Indonesian clients for 40 years.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
BI warns of economic overheating
BI warns of economic overheating JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono warned yesterday that the country's economy is running an increasing risk of overheating."We have felt indications of an overheating economy since last year," Soedradjad said in his keynote speech to a...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Three decades of Indonesia's growth (3)
Three decades of Indonesia's growth (3) This is the third of four articles on Indonesia's economic development by Yoshihara Kunio, an economics professor at Kyoto University's Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
City urged to form body to supervise street vendors
City urged to form body to supervise street vendors JAKARTA (JP): The city council yesterday urged the city administration to form a new independent agency to handle street vendors.Head of the Council's Commission B for economic affairs, Abdulgani B.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Indonesia to restructure state plantation firms
Indonesia to restructure state plantation firms HAMBURG (Reuter): Indonesia's state plantation companies PT Perkebunan (PTP) would be restructured in a bid to improve the quality and productivity of plantations, Agriculture Minister Syarifudin Baharsyah said.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Try to open librarians meeting
Try to open librarians meeting JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno is slated to open the seventh national librarians congress in Jakarta next month.The congress, organized by the Association of Indonesian Librarians, is scheduled to take place at Hotel Indonesia from Nov. 20 to Nov.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Police arrest drug dealers, seize 12kg of marijuana
Police arrest drug dealers, seize 12kg of marijuana JAKARTA (JP): City Police have arrested four people for drug trafficking and confiscated 12 kilograms of marijuana worth about Rp 30 million (US$15,000) in an anti-narcotics raid.Maj.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Income tax
Income tax Based on Law No. 10/1994 on income tax which came into force as of Jan. 1, 1995, a foundation is liable to income tax. Law No. 7/1983 on income tax was withdrawn. If I am not mistaken, Educational Management Contribution is also taxed.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Man caught using fake phone card
Man caught using fake phone card JAKARTA (JP): An employee of a private company was escorted to the police yesterday after he was found using a fake telephone card.Endang Budiman, 25, was calling at from public phone on Jl.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Minister summons Merpati president over refusal
Minister summons Merpati president over refusal JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto has summoned Merpati's president Ridwan Fataruddin in response to Ridwan's widely-publicized refusal to lease CN-235 aircraft made by the state-owned aircraft manufacturer.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
RI rice crop in 1995 estimated at 49m tons
RI rice crop in 1995 estimated at 49m tons HAMBURG (Reuter): Indonesia's 1995 rice (unhusked) crop was estimated at 49 million tons, up 3.89 percent from last year, agriculture minister Syarifudin Baharsyah told Reuters.