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Tue, 07 Nov 1995
AdAsia '95 Album
AdAsia '95 AlbumPhoto A: PressJP/msaPRESS TALK: The Director General of Press and Graphics, Subrata (left), takes time for a friendly interchange with the assistant chief editor of Kompas daily, August Parengkuan (right).
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Don't overact
Don't overactFrom Berita BuanaSupermarkets should learn an important lesson from the Nov. 3 incident Purwarkarta, West Java, in which a big group of people smashed a number of shops, damaged seven cars and two motorcycles and burned two warehouses.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
New management at Merpati
New management at Merpati On Friday, Dr. Budiarto Subroto was inaugurated as chief director of the government-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA), replacing Ridwan Fataruddin. Budiarto's inauguration puts an end to the controversy which has drawn many reactions from the public, including from...
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
New customs law will boost exports: Mar'ie
New customs law will boost exports: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said here yesterday that the new customs and excise bills, currently being deliberated in the House of Representatives, will stimulate export activities.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Singaporeans held on drug charges
Singaporeans held on drug charges BANGKOK (AFP): Three Singaporean tourists and a Thai national have been arrested in the southern Thai city of Hat Yai for alleged possession of 24.7 kilograms of heroin, police said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Selling local products
Selling local products One of the many problems in a developing country is difficulties with marketing a local product. Constraints include less proficiency in management, a shortage of funds and a general lack of national pride.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Tony Hardiyanto retains national rally crown
Tony Hardiyanto retains national rally crown JAKARTA (JP): Tony Hardianto overcame the grueling Gembala Sriwijaya track at Ogan Komering Ulu, South Sumatra, on Sunday to win the final leg of the national rally championship series.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Copolymers produced
Copolymers produced JAKARTA (JP): Polypropylene producer PT Tri Polyta Indonesia announced yesterday that it has started production of copolymer polypropylene resin at its West Java plant.Copolymers are a special grade of plastic.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Australia coal output set to expand in Asia market
Australia coal output set to expand in Asia market SYDNEY (Reuter): Australian coal producers are gearing up for a massive increase in supply to the Asian export market despite Japanese buyers' resentment over current year price increases.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
APEC enlarged in membership, capacities
APEC enlarged in membership, capacitiesBy Mie Kawashima TOKYO (Kyodo): Over its short history, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has grown in membership from its original 12 members to 18, while its scope has expanded beyond mere economic consultation into a joint pursuit of free...
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Rubber prices forecast to continue increasing
Rubber prices forecast to continue increasing SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian traders said yesterday rubber prices are expected to continue rising this week as demand from Japan, China and Western tire companies exceeds supply.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Pertamina's two Japan subsidiaries to merge
Pertamina's two Japan subsidiaries to merge TOKYO (Reuter): Pertamina's two Japanese crude and oil product subsidiaries, Far East Oil Trading Co Ltd. and Japan Indonesia Oil Co Ltd., said yesterday they will merge into a 50-50 venture effective Jan. 1, 1996.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Sacking of Bintang defended
Sacking of Bintang defended JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers defending President Soeharto against a lawsuit filed by Sri Bintang Pamungkas said yesterday that the head of state was within his constitutional right when he removed the politician from the House of Representatives.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Sucaco's rights shares
Sucaco's rights shares JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of PT Supreme Cable Manufacturing Corporation (Sucaco) approved yesterday the company's plan to issue 22.84 million rights shares at Rp 3000 (US$1.31) each, Sucaco president Elly Soepono said.Of the Rp 68.5 billion (US$29.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Trade issues will move to job protection: Subroto
Trade issues will move to job protection: Subroto NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Senior Indonesian economist Subroto predicted yesterday that the most important trade issues between nations would not be the nationality of products but rather, where would trade generate jobs, and to whom.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Thai elephant 'teachers' coming
Thai elephant 'teachers' coming BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Twelve elephant 'teachers' bought from Thailand will be transported overland through Malaysia and Singapore, to enter Indonesia through Aceh, Antara reported.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Dutch man dead in hotel
Dutch man dead in hotel JAKARTA (JP): A 64-year-old Dutch man died in an East Jakarta hotel room on Sunday, police said yesterday.John Japper died on Sunday night of a heart attack in room number 101 of a hotel on Jl. Jatinegara Barat, police sources said.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Construction noise
Construction noise Thank you very much, Mr. Sam Suhaedi, for your good advice (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 23, 1995) on the problem of noise pollution, which I explained in my letter published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 18, 1995.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
RP rescue teams scour towns for typhoon victims
RP rescue teams scour towns for typhoon victims MANILA (Reuter): Rescue teams fanned out in typhoon-hit areas to scour devastated towns and villages for the victims of the most powerful storm to hit the Philippines in a decade, relief officials said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Ethics important issue among journalists
Ethics important issue among journalists JAKARTA (JP): The question of ethics emerged as an important issue among local journalists on the third day of the 19th Asian Advertising Congress at a Nusa Dua resort yesterday.
Tue, 07 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.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Beijing's absence a blow to ad congress
Beijing's absence a blow to ad congressBy Lela E. Madjiah DENPASAR, Bali (JP): China's absence from the 19th Asian Advertising Congress has not affected the meeting but it is a blow to the Asian Federation of Advertising Association (AFAA), says AFAA chairman Yusca Ismail.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Taxi robber caught
Taxi robber caught JAKARTA (JP): A man was arrested for holding up a taxi driver in the city's north yesterday.Police said that Ucok Simorangkir, 27, was caught by a mob after being seen attempting to rob the driver of a taxi belonging to the Royal Taxi company at the intersection in front of the...
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Asia faces hurdles in energy futures contract
Asia faces hurdles in energy futures contract SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia's dream to have a popular indigenous energy futures contract to manage oil-price risks is being frustrated by key Western exchanges which have entered the market, an industry journal said.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
House speaker supports formation of new groups
House speaker supports formation of new groups JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the House of Representatives Wahono yesterday said he fully supported the recent establishment of new "brotherhood" organizations, that they help reverse the trend towards potentially divisive sectarian politics.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
China wants to join WTO as developing nation
China wants to join WTO as developing nation BEIJING (Reuter): Premier Li Peng said yesterday China would not accept entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a developed country since its economy was still too backward to meet such criteria.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Group of 15 forum seeks to make its presence felt
Group of 15 forum seeks to make its presence feltBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BUENOS AIRES (JP): The Group of 15 (G-15) forum must solidify cooperation between its members to prove itself worthy of attention by the industrialized countries, if North-South dialog is to be rejuvenated.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
10 years jail sought in police murder case
10 years jail sought in police murder case JAKARTA (JP): A public prosecutor demanded yesterday that two defendants on trial for attacking police officers be sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.One of the two officers died in the attack, which took place at Blok M shopping area on March 6.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Choosing an ad agency: How should it be done?
Choosing an ad agency: How should it be done? JAKARTA (JP): From an agency's perspective, pitching for a campaign is always a risky option. They have to devote a large number of man hours to preparing their presentation. They may also have to invest in materials.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Soeharto sends condolences
Soeharto sends condolences JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto sent a personal letter to Israel yesterday offering condolences over the death of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Religious teachers wanted
Religious teachers wanted JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A local church leader said many schools in Irian Jaya have been without teachers of Christianity.Father M.F.Rumsarwir, the head of the Kristen Injili Church synod, which runs hundreds of schools in the province, blamed the shortage on a central...
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Civil Servants Corps
Civil Servants CorpsFrom Forum KeadilanMembers of the Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) cannot channel their aspirations freely and have to leave their jobs if they want to join a minority political party. This was said by Waskito Reksosoedirdjo, the Secretary-General of the Civil Servant Corps, in a...
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Salary raise insulting
Salary raise insultingFrom SinarI have been a civil servant for four years and was in the IIa category. I was just promoted to the IIb, which should have happened last April. I was delighted with the promotion and expected to be equally pleased with the raise I was to receive.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Indonesian press enjoys freedom: PWI
Indonesian press enjoys freedom: PWI JAKARTA (JP): The local media industry enjoys freedom although not to the same degree as that found in the West, the leaders of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Earthquake felt in Bengkulu
Earthquake felt in Bengkulu BENGKULU, Bengkulu: A powerful earthquake shook two regencies in the Bengkulu province on Sunday shortly before midnight, but there were no reports of casualties.The local Meteorology and Geophysics agency said the tremor measured 6.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
RI completing SEA Games team line-up
RI completing SEA Games team line-up JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Sports Council (KONI) is completing its final selection for the 18th Southeast Asian Games, after receiving the names of 455 athletes yesterday.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Habibie may face competition for ICMI's top post
Habibie may face competition for ICMI's top post JAKARTA (JP): The re-election of B.J. Habibie as chairman of the Indonesian Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) at the group's congress next month is by no means a foregone conclusion, the organizers said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
French toddler killed in crash
French toddler killed in crash DENPASAR, Bali: A five-year old French boy, vacationing with his father, died after he was hit by a car while crossing the road in the Legian resort city last week, Antara reported.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Don't forget motherhood role, Try advises career women
Don't forget motherhood role, Try advises career women JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno warned yesterday that career-minded women with children should not abandon their role as mothers.As more and more women in Indonesia take up careers outside of their homes, they must remember that they...
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Duta Pertiwi dismisses residents' complaint
Duta Pertiwi dismisses residents' complaint JAKARTA (JP): PT Duta Pertiwi, the developer of Mangga Dua Court Condominium, has denied reports that it has failed to build sports facilities for the residents.
Tue, 07 Nov 1995
Price set for Grati power plant
Price set for Grati power plant JAKARTA (JP): The government has approved the price of electricity from a private gas-fueled power project at Grati in Pasuruan, East Java. The price per kilowatt hour (kWh) will be 5.88 U.S. cents, an official announced here yesterday.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Postal service needs upgrading
Postal service needs upgrading Indonesia's postal services badly need upgrading.I have been traveling in Indonesia for four months now (with the necessary detour to another country after the first two months) and had beforehand given my friends, family and colleagues information on when, how and...
Mon, 06 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.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Bus firm losses blamed on 'too many drivers'
Bus firm losses blamed on 'too many drivers' JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned bus company has explained long- standing financial losses by saying it has too many employees.PPD also blamed high operating costs and the poor condition of its bus fleet for years of financial misfortune.Spokesman M.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
PPD bus and passengers
PPD bus and passengersFrom KompasOn Oct. 20, 1995 at about 7:30 p.m. I took a PPD bus at Kebon Nanas bus stop in East Jakarta. No sooner had I seated myself when a double-decker stopped behind my bus. There was an exchange of angry words between the crew of the two bus.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Bus fare increase
Bus fare increaseFrom TirasThe plan to increase bus fares by between 40 percent and 100 percent has caused great concern to low-income people -- those earning between Rp 100,000 and Rp 300,000. A raise in the cost of transportation will be followed by an increase in the cost of living, because toll...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
This business of ad creativity: What is it?
This business of ad creativity: What is it?By S. Vaidyanathan JAKARTA (JP): The creative department in an advertising agency is where all the action is. Its importance to an advertising agency can be likened to that of the heart to the working of the human body.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Semen Cibinong gets loan of $175m
Semen Cibinong gets loan of $175m JAKARTA (JP): PT Semen Cibinong, a privately-owned cement producer, has gained a five-year term loan facility of US$175 million from a syndicate of 28 international banks.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Terminal built despite dispute
Terminal built despite dispute JAKARTA (JP): PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II has resumed work on the Koja cargo terminal project. Work was disrupted for three months because of residents' protest over land compensation.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
RI lacks skilled workforce in the advertising industry
RI lacks skilled workforce in the advertising industry JAKARTA (JP): Education has become the main focus of government efforts in raising the quality of human resources in this country. Soon after stepping into office, our present Minister of Education and Culture, Prof.