Search Indonesian News Archive - 1995/11

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

300 people netted in discipline drive tried en masse

300 people netted in discipline drive tried en masse JAKARTA (JP): More than 300 people netted in the discipline drive were tried in two big tents set up in the yard of the Tangerang police office yesterday morning.Most of them, 193 people, were ticketed for traffic violations.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Science Program 3:30 Science 4:05 Student Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Face of My country 5:30 Library World 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: South Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News...

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Jakarta airport wins Aga Khan Award

Jakarta airport wins Aga Khan Award JAKARTA (JP): The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the main gateway to Indonesia's capital of Jakarta, has been named one of the 12 winners of this year's prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

House backs tourism project in Kapuk Naga

House backs tourism project in Kapuk Naga JAKARTA (JP): A commission of the House of Representatives yesterday said it fully supports the government's plans to develop a huge tourism project on the coast at Tangerang, West Java, as long as it complies with environmental regulations.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Will APEC experiment work?

Will APEC experiment work? The excitement of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting has just ended and the leaders of 18 economies are back home. Noted economist Mari Pangestu, who attended the talks, look at the tasks lying ahead for each country.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Traffic jam at Ciledug Raya

Traffic jam at Ciledug RayaFrom KompasIt was a relief to me after I moved to Cinere from Petukangan, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta. During my four-year stay at Petukangan, I never had a day without being stuck in a traffic jam on my way to the office and back home.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Thousands resettlers accepted in Fakfak

Thousands resettlers accepted in Fakfak MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Fakfak Regent Suparlan Pasambuna said around 5,000 families of resettlers from some of the most densely populated islands, particularly Java, have so far been accepted in the region.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Romana shoots for golden sweep in SEAG tennis

Romana shoots for golden sweep in SEAG tennis JAKARTA (JP): Women's singles defending champion Romana Tejakusuma vowed yesterday to play her best at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai -- but refused to talk about her silent rivalry with teammate Yayuk Basuki.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

RI and Egypt should forge closer relations: Soeharto

RI and Egypt should forge closer relations: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Egypt should forge an even closer relationship, President Soeharto said on Wednesday.In his speech accepting the credential letters of Egypt's new ambassador to Indonesia, Mahmoud Mohamed Osman, the President said...

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Gang rape trial starts under heavy security

Gang rape trial starts under heavy security JAKARTA (JP): The trials of 11 men charged with rape and robbery of a mother and her teenage daughters in Bekasi last July opened yesterday under tight security measures.The men were tried in three separate trials in Bekasi, 30 km southeast of here.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Alta Moda opens 2nd store

Alta Moda opens 2nd store JAKARTA (JP): A second store of Alta Moda, a boutique of designer fabrics sporting names such as Versace, Chanel and Armani, was opened yesterday.Spokesperson for the boutique Swantomo said the second store on Jl.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Maspion signs PVC deal

Maspion signs PVC deal BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai Plastic and Chemical Plc. said yesterday Siam TPC Singapore Co. Ltd. had signed a joint venture agreement with Maspion Group of Indonesia to set up a plant producing a PVC resin in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Palm oil-based lubricant on sale

Palm oil-based lubricant on sale KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia yesterday launched the world's first palm oil-based synthetic automotive lubricant after a two years' research to expand the commodity's use for industrial purposes, a minister said.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Fire on Jl. K.H. Hasyim Ashari

Fire on Jl. K.H. Hasyim Ashari JAKARTA (JP): Fire caused by a cooking accident gutted three stalls, a house and part of the file room in the Tax Office building on Jl. K.H. Hasyim Ashari, Central Jakarta yesterday.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Salomon names RI chief

Salomon names RI chief HONG KONG (Reuter): Salomon Brothers said yesterday that Bharat Parashar was appointed president director of PT Salomon Brothers Nusa Securities of Indonesia, its joint venture with PT Bakrie Finance Corp.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

$893m pulp project starts

$893m pulp project starts JAKARTA (JP): PT Adindo Hutani Lestari, a timber company partly owned by businesswoman Siti Hediati Prabowo, is developing a timber estate and pulp industry with a total investment of Rp 2.01 trillion (US$893 million) in Bulungan, East Kalimantan.

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Basketball parade to boost SEAG bid

Basketball parade to boost SEAG bid JAKARTA (JP): A massive parade involving 7,000 people will cap the month-long celebration of the 44th National Basketball Day on Sunday morning.Basketball enthusiasts will walk along a seven-kilometer main road from the National Monument to the ABC field at...

Fri, 24 Nov 1995

Ayala buys Menara shares

Ayala buys Menara shares MANILA (Reuter): Ayala Land Inc. said it signed a deed of sale for a 25 percent equity acquisition in PT Menara Duta, the property arm of Indonesian conglomerate Tigaraksa.The deal was worth US$110 million, the real estate giant told the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

UIC, Nikki sign deal

UIC, Nikki sign deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Unggul Indah Corporation (UIC) and Nikki Universal, a U.S.-Japanese joint venture, signed here yesterday an engineering and licensing agreement to develop the third unit of detergent allkylate process in Merak, West Java.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

BI tightens control of bank owners

BI tightens control of bank owners JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, announced on Tuesday its intention to curb the excessive intervention of commissioners in the management of state-owned and private banks.Bank Indonesia Governor J.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

RI in Hanover Fair '96

RI in Hanover Fair '96 JAKARTA (JP): PT Prodin, a trade promotion company, expects 60 Indonesian firms to take part in the Hanover Fair '96, which will be held on April 22 to April 27, the company's chief operation officer, Thareq K. Habibie, said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Floods inundate many houses

Floods inundate many houses CILACAP, Central Java: Incessant rains on Saturday and Sunday have caused the Cibereum River and its six tributaries to overflow, inundating about 1,150 houses in six villages nearby.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Malaysian stocks soar

Malaysian stocks soar HONG KONG (Reuter): Aggressive foreign-led buying inspired local funds yesterday to propel Malaysia's stock market to more than double recent average volumes, traders said.Elsewhere in Asia, stock markets were mixed.In Kuala Lumpur, the Composite Index soared 17.79 points or 1.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Council faction protests over cemeteries plan

Council faction protests over cemeteries plan JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party faction of the city council protested the administration's plan to move 550 private cemeteries.Deputy chairman of the faction, Saud Rachman, said that the plan is in direct contradiction to the program to...

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Mini trawlers in Jakarta Bay

Mini trawlers in Jakarta Bay JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of mini trawlers operating in Jakarta Bay have frustrated local fishermen.The chief of traditional fishermen in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, H. Achmad Royani, said that the fishermen's catch has been dropping since the mini trawlers began operating...

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Metro opens in Plaza Senayan

Metro opens in Plaza Senayan JAKARTA (JP): PT Metropolitan Retailmart will open its second store in Plaza Senayan in December.Christine Barki, the company president director, said she hoped that the Metro Senayan would be able to contribute to the lifestyle needs of the local residential and...

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Taxi business

Taxi businessFrom Media IndonesiaThe problem of taxis in Jakarta is complex. It ranges from driver behavior to uniformity of tariff to the proliferation of new taxis on the roads.Operating a taxi can be a promising business, and to be a taxi driver is a laudable profession.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

French architects rebuild Cambodian temple on sand

French architects rebuild Cambodian temple on sandBy Leo Dobbs ANGKOR THOM, Cambodia (Reuter): Foreign experts, backed by computers, modern technology and a keen local work force, are returning to this ancient royal citadel to complete vital restoration work that war forced their peers to abandon.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

RI shuttlers lead GP finals placing

RI shuttlers lead GP finals placing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian shuttlers dominate the placing of the world badminton grand prix finals in Singapore next week, the International Badminton Federation announced yesterday.

Thu, 23 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.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Right activist says path he chose is hard

Right activist says path he chose is hard JAKARTA (JP): Dutch-born human rights campaigner H.J.C. Princen celebrated his 70th birthday on Tuesday with a confession that the path he chose was rocky.At a reception, during which he launched a book recounting his years of standing in opposition to the...

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Official testifies in fake reclamation paper case

Official testifies in fake reclamation paper case JAKARTA (JP): A West Jakarta Environment Board official told the South Jakarta District Court yesterday that because he suspected foul play in a land reclamation project last year, he refused to issue a license to a private company.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Persib receives approval to host Asia Club quarters

Persib receives approval to host Asia Club quarters BANDUNG (JP): Persib Bandung received formal approval to host the Asia Club Championship quarterfinals from the Asian Football Confederation, but then complained about the whopping deficit it may suffer.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Rubber prices projected to increase even more

Rubber prices projected to increase even more TOKYO (Reuter): Soaring rubber prices on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (Tocom) are expected to climb even higher due to persisting supply tightness caused by torrential rain delaying rubber output in producing countries, traders said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Military mobilize 2,500 personnel to back up police

Military mobilize 2,500 personnel to back up police JAKARTA (JP): City Military Command, without much publicity, has fielded 2,500 troops to back up a police anti-crime operation, an official says.Spokesman for the City Military Command, Lt. Col.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Amien Rais backs moves to end monopolies

Amien Rais backs moves to end monopolies YOGYAKARTA (JP): Muhammadiyah, one of the most influential Moslem organizations, yesterday said it supports current moves to break up the various economic monopolies in Indonesia.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

OPEC faces up to weak oil prices, quota-busting

OPEC faces up to weak oil prices, quota-busting VIENNA (Reuter): OPEC ministers entered a closed session of their Vienna conference yesterday, near consensus on a production freeze and vowing to confront the quota-busting often blamed for weak world oil prices.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Free comedy on AIDS

Free comedy on AIDS JAKARTA (JP): This weekend, people will be able to enjoy a free comedy on AIDS starring popular artist Ira Wibowo.Ira and other artists from SIMAS group are scheduled to perform lenong, a Betawi-style comedy, entitled Jauh Di Mata Dekat Di Mati (Far from Sight, Close to Death).

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Britain wants RI to lower tariffs

Britain wants RI to lower tariffs JAKARTA (JP): British Minister of Trade Anthony Nelson suggested here yesterday that Indonesia lower its import duties used to protect local industries.He said after a seminar on privatization that Indonesian tariffs on the imports of many industrial products, such...

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Govt plans to deregulate state firms

Govt plans to deregulate state firms JAKARTA (JP): The government will deregulate state-owned enterprises to prepare them to compete with private firms, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 22, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 975 75 10,500 AHAP Insurance 3,225 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,575 -25 137,000 Aneka...

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Britain's dishonorable exit

Britain's dishonorable exit Hong Kong's transition from British to Chinese sovereignty, due to be completed at midnight on June 30, 1997, is not going smoothly. One reason lies in the British refusal to solve one small post-colonial anomaly, The Jakarta Post's Asia Correspondent Harvey Stockwin...

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Libraries asked to draw public by advertising

Libraries asked to draw public by advertising JAKARTA (JP): Libraries must try to sell themselves more to the public, by placing advertisements in newspapers, radio and televisions, an expert said.Agus Rusmana, the head of the library department of the Bandung-based University of Padjadjaran, said...

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Journalists from 'Tempo' ready to publish again

Journalists from 'Tempo' ready to publish again JAKARTA (JP): Journalists from Indonesia's respected magazine Tempo said yesterday they were ready to publish again after winning an appeal against a government ban.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

AMEX responds

AMEX responds With regards to Ms. Ong MY's letter which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 21, 1995, we would like to take this opportunity to apologize for the unnecessary problems that she encountered with her application for a supplementary card.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

SPSI pledges autonomy despite ties with Golkar

SPSI pledges autonomy despite ties with Golkar CARINGIN, West Java (JP): The new chairman of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI), Bomer Pasaribu, vowed to make the only officially sanctioned labor union independent despite its ties with Golkar.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Thailand will beat RI in SEA Games: Observer

Thailand will beat RI in SEA Games: Observer CIPAYUNG, West Java (JP): Indonesia does not have much of a chance to defend its title at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, a noted sports observer says.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Jasa Marga loses Rp 2.1b in markup

Jasa Marga loses Rp 2.1b in markup JAKARTA (JP): PT Jasa Marga, the state-owned toll-road developer and operator, has lost Rp 2.1 billion (US$917,030) in bad credits due to mark up practices by some officials of the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises, a spokesman said.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Current electoral system seen most suitable

Current electoral system seen most suitable DEPOK, West Java (JP): Amidst debates on electoral reforms, academics agreed yesterday that the proportional representation system is still the most appropriate one for Indonesia.

Thu, 23 Nov 1995

Holiday transportation prepares

Holiday transportation prepares JAKARTA (JP): To meet the anticipated increase in passenger- activity during the Christmas and year-end holidays, the government will provide additional transportation services from Dec. 18 to Jan. 8, 1996.

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