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Sun, 19 Nov 1995
More Malaysian booters banned for life
More Malaysian booters banned for life KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The football association of Malaysia's northern Kedah state has banned five players for life for match fixing as officials stepped up bids to clean up Malaysian soccer, news reports said yesterday.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Try closes second Istiqlal Festival
Try closes second Istiqlal Festival JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno closed the two-month long second Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Arts and Culture during an impressive ceremony at the Grand Istiqlal Mosque last night.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso 7:40 TV Series: Space Keteers 8:05 Pariwisata Program: Hasanah Bangsa 8:35 Children Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Indonesian Music: Album Kita 10:45 Youth Program: Temu Remaja 11:45 Sports:...
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Politics comes before economics at APEC meeting
Politics comes before economics at APEC meetingBy Endy M. Bayuni OSAKA, Japan (JP): Political and security issues come before economics at a gathering of the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, although they are discussed on the sidelines, rather than in the forum proper.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Sarinah shopping center survives tough competition
Sarinah shopping center survives tough competitionBy Ahmed Kurnia Soeriawidjaja JAKARTA (JP): The Sarinah shopping center, a 14-story building on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta, was a symbol of modernization and affluence when it was built in 1963.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Shopping malls turn into recreational sites
Shopping malls turn into recreational sites A few years ago, Jakarta experienced a mega-shopping mall boom. How is the situation today? Is it feasible to develop new shopping malls? The Jakarta Post looks into the issue. More stories on Page 7.By Rita A.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Roekmini dares to speak the truth
Roekmini dares to speak the truthBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): People with great spirit usually get upset when they retire, but not Brig. Gen. (ret.) Roekmini Koesoemo Astoeti.She has enjoyed greater freedom to speak up after retiring from the police force in 1993.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Balinese children dance for spiritual life, money
Balinese children dance for spiritual life, moneyText and photos by Intan Petersen DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Ni Luh is eight years old and very shy. It is 9 p.m. and the sleepy girl would have already been in bed if she didn't have to dance. She sits with her chin leaning on her hand.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Christie's auction opposed
Christie's auction opposed BANGKOK (DPA): A Thai princess who says she is heir to hundreds of royal letters to be auctioned by Christie's later this month has flown to London to try to stop the sale, news reports said yesterday.Christie's sale of autographed letters and manuscripts set for Nov.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Some shopping centers fail amid tight battle
Some shopping centers fail amid tight battle JAKARTA (JP): Many shopping centers have lagged behind the rapid growth in the Indonesian retail industry because they lack proper strategy and creativity.Some shopping centers, like Ratu Plaza and Aldiron Plaza in South Jakarta, and Menteng Plaza and...
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Bold strategy needed to attract potential customers
Bold strategy needed to attract potential customersBy Rita A. Widiadana and Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Shopping centers in Jakarta are racing to upgrade their appearances and services to draw more tenants and, most importantly, customers.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Big bikes fashionable among urbanities
Big bikes fashionable among urbanities JAKARTA (JP): Ten years ago Yusuf Chandra bought an old motorcycle from a scrap dealer for Rp 50,000 (US$22.80) and turned it into a precious vintage machine which is now worth more than Rp 50 million ($22,800).Yusuf is not a magician.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Indonesians like athletes' village
Indonesians like athletes' villageBy Robert Soelistyo CHIANG MAI, Thailand (JP): Seeing is believing. This saying expresses what the Indonesian team of sports officials visiting the athletes village for the Dec. 9 to Dec. 17, 18th Southeast Asian Games feel.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Col. Prabowo to head Kopassus special forces
Col. Prabowo to head Kopassus special forces JAKARTA (JP): Col. Prabowo Subianto, 43, will head Indonesia's special forces (Kopassus) next month to become the country's youngest general in the last decade.
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Jakarta needs its billboards
Jakarta needs its billboardsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaJakarta has become less attractive ever since the city administration announced a 200 percent hike in taxes for billboards and name boards recently.Many owners have removed their billboards and name boards from high-rise buildings following the...
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Wholesale centers still popular among visitors
Wholesale centers still popular among visitorsBy Imran Rusli JAKARTA (JP): Pasar Pagi has changed. Its image as a crowded, stifling, crummy, noisy and disorderly wholesale center has faded. Since officially occupying its new location on Jalan Raya Mangga Dua almost six years ago, Pasar Pagi has...
Sun, 19 Nov 1995
Not Baygon
Not Baygon This is to refer to your article The elusive ethics of Indonesian advertising written by T. Sima Gunawan which appeared on your newspaper on Sunday, Nov. 5.In this article, you stated that "A TV commercial for Baygon mosquito coils has a popular artist boasting that the product 'smells...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
RI, South Korea to develop coal technology
RI, South Korea to develop coal technology JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and South Korea will cooperate in developing coal briquette technology, in a bid to promote the use of that fuel in households and small industries.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Would you like a basketball with that, sir?
Would you like a basketball with that, sir?By Sam Greenhill JAKARTA (JP): It was a small price to pay: one juicy hamburger and a plate of crispy nachos.That was what Jakarta's newest restaurant paid Yayuk Basuki in exchange for the Indonesian tennis queen's racket, a signed portrait and her ringing...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Pertamina concludes new oil and geothermal deals
Pertamina concludes new oil and geothermal deals JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company Pertamina signed two production-sharing contracts, five technical assistance agreements and five deals on geothermal power with domestic and foreign companies yesterday.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Executives join golf tourney
Executives join golf tourney JAKARTA (JP): At least 160 business executives and government officials are expected to join a golf tournament at the Bumi Serpong Damai golf course in Tangerang, West Java, tomorrow.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Standard Chartered Bank sit-in continues
Standard Chartered Bank sit-in continues JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of sales promotion workers for Standard Chartered Visa credit cards continued a sit-in protest for the third consecutive day yesterday, asking for commission they say is owned to them by Standard Chartered Bank.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Indian troupe to highlight cultural night
Indian troupe to highlight cultural night JAKARTA (JP): A group of eight Indian classical dancers will take part in a cultural evening on Nov. 20 at Sahid Jaya Hotel on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta.The dance troupe, headed by Usha Venkateswaran, will be performing such well-known pieces as...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Pramoedya's Magsaysay award about human rights
Pramoedya's Magsaysay award about human rightsBy Margaret Agusta KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Malaysia's intellectuals and educators see the objections to Pramoedya Ananta Toer's recent acceptance of the Ramon Magsaysay Award from the Philippines as the result of a narrow view of the man and his works.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
All Indonesian Workers Union to be led by presidium
All Indonesian Workers Union to be led by presidium CARINGIN, West Java (JP): The structure of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) will be changed from a centralized organization into a federation, which will give greater say to industrial sectors.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
KL-S'pore shipping war
KL-S'pore shipping war KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia is to double terminal handling fees for cargo shipped via Singapore as it steps up shipping rivalry with Singapore, officials said yesterday.The Malaysian authorities are bent on retrieving shipping business lost to neighboring Singapore.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Prices go up, sizes go down
Prices go up, sizes go down Pizza Hut -- Is ingenuity thy name?Fast food businesses in Jakarta must indeed be a cut-throat competition, but I didn't know that customers' throats are so deliberately targeted.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
National discipline
National disciplineFrom PelitaThe campaign on national discipline has been very intensive and widely carried out. But the implementation was 100 percent focused on ordinary people, as if they are the only members of society that needed disciplining.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Suspension of Sun Hung hailed
Suspension of Sun Hung hailed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Association of Publicly-Listed Companies yesterday hailed the suspension of securities firm PT Sun Hung Kai from capital market activities, saying the move was right in terms of ensuring fair play in the sector.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Residents reject transportation money
Residents reject transportation money JAKARTA (JP): Most slum dwellers in North Kedoya and Kembangan subdistricts in West Jakarta have rejected the Rp 7,500 (US$3.28) offered to them by the West Jakarta mayoralty as a transportation fee for them to leave the areas.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Biodiversity talks end, making little progress
Biodiversity talks end, making little progress JAKARTA (JP): A United Nations meeting on the environment ended here yesterday with a mixture of success and continuing challenges.The participants in the UN Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity agreed to enhance cooperation in...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 17, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,225 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,625 -50 221,500 Aneka...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Collection of door-to-door donations illegal: Official
Collection of door-to-door donations illegal: Official JAKARTA (JP): The city administration does not permit any social organization to collect donations door-to-door, an official said yesterday.The head of the city social agency, Emon Setia Sumantri, said that social organizations are allowed to...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
No comment on Rp 1b swimming pool
No comment on Rp 1b swimming pool JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi regency officials are keeping quiet about the construction of a Rp 1.2 billion (around US$6m) swimming pool at the regent's official residence.The head of the local development agency, who is believed to be involved in the project, has been...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Freeport tries to clear name in insurance row
Freeport tries to clear name in insurance row NEW YORK (Reuter): Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. has moved to clear its name following a move by the company's insurer to cancel cover for the company's PT Freeport Indonesia mining operations because of environmental concerns.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Killer tomato or wonder fruit?
Killer tomato or wonder fruit?By Sam Greenhill Genetically engineered food is beginning to reach household tables but critics fear health and environmental disasters, particularly in developing countries, if biosafety measures are not improved.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Three jailed for poaching
Three jailed for poaching PANDEGLANG, West Java: The district court sentenced three men Thursday to a total of two years in jail for poaching sea slugs (tripang) in the Ujungkulon National Park.The council of judges sentenced Jemi bin Jarsa to 10 months, Tedi Bin Roma to seven months and Mamad bin...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Formula Asia in Sentul
Formula Asia in Sentul JAKARTA (JP): The Sentul circuit in Bogor, West Java, will host the final four races of this season of the Formula Asia championship series on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3.Sentul was to have hosted only the 13th and 14th races, but two advanced races have been added because Zhu Hai...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Arya Duta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48,Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 1.p.m.; Los Morenos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m to 11 p.m. - The Tavern Pub: Yeah Yeah Boys, Sunday and Thursday,9.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Subsidy proposed to lower land prices
Subsidy proposed to lower land prices DILI, East Timor: State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung said the government intends to give housing development in the youngest province higher priority.After meeting with 13 regents and one East Timorese mayor on Thursday, Akbar called on the...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Foreign words
Foreign wordsFrom TirasIndonesia has been free from colonialism for 50 years. The President wishes to get rid of the remnants of the colonial influence, including the abolishment of the usage of foreign words for names of shops, products, and also some related institutions, and change them all into...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Free trade agenda endorsed
Free trade agenda endorsedBy Endy M. Bayuni OSAKA, Japan (JP): The 18 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum agreed yesterday to move forward under the APEC framework, while allowing each country latitude in its pursuit of regional free trade.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
City councilors oppose elevated railway project
City councilors oppose elevated railway project JAKARTA (JP): City councilors are opposed to the development of an elevated railway project, from South Jakarta to downtown Kota, saying the plan is not included in the city plan.Chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party faction, Lukman F.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Separatist rebels kill one soldier
Separatist rebels kill one soldier JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: One soldier was killed and another injured in a clash this week with separatist rebels in Merauke regency, Irian Jaya province, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Soeharto arrives for APEC leaders meeting
Soeharto arrives for APEC leaders meeting OSAKA, Japan (JP): President Soeharto arrived here yesterday to attend the third informal meeting of the leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, scheduled for tomorrow.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
For a safer Jakarta
For a safer Jakarta All megacities have their dark sides. Calcutta has long been known for its slums and homeless population, Rio de Janeiro for its street children, New York for its crime and Bangkok for its traffic jams.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
W. Jakarta dam idle
W. Jakarta dam idle JAKARTA (JP): The new dam built by a developer in Wijayakusuma subdistrict, West Jakarta, has not yet been operated.West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto said yesterday the dam had not yet been officially transferred by the developer, PT Duta Pertiwi, to the local administration.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Illegal logging rife in Bengkulu
Illegal logging rife in Bengkulu BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Governor Adjis Achmad has come under mounting pressure to take prompt action to stop illegal logging in the southern part of the province.The worsening deforestation, including that in protected areas, was brought to the governor's attention by a...
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Oil price
Oil price The world has suddenly "discovered" Nigeria is a tough place. I lived eight and a half years there. It has always been brutal.Now we have a bogey man in Libya, Iraq oil exports shut off a blockade against Iran, outrage against Nigeria and a bomb in Riyadh.
Sat, 18 Nov 1995
Government offers loans to silkworm farmers
Government offers loans to silkworm farmers JAKARTA (JP): The government is providing revolving funds to support silk development, which will help conserve forests and eradicate poverty, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday.