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Sat, 09 Dec 1995
ASEAN members forge closer cooperation
ASEAN members forge closer cooperationBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): ASEAN senior economic officials made great strides yesterday in forging closer economic cooperation, particularly in investment, despite the hampering deadlock on Indonesia's plan to withdraw a number of items from the...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
On human rights
On human rights With Human Rights Day right at our doorstep it is interesting -- and rather disconcerting -- to look at some of the figures the Institute for Social Study and Advocacy has compiled over the past five years.As made public by the institute's executive director, Abdul Hakim G.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
RI soccer team crushes Malaysia in SEA Games
RI soccer team crushes Malaysia in SEA Games CHIANG MAI, Thailand (JP): Fachry Husaini scored twice to blast Indonesia's way to a convincing 3-0 win over Malaysia in the 18th Southeast Asian Games soccer match here yesterday.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Micronesia offers bilateral cooperation
Micronesia offers bilateral cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Micronesian President Bailey Olter offered cooperation with Indonesian parties in forestry, fishery and agriculture during his meeting with President Soeharto here yesterday.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Regent's office worth billions
Regent's office worth billions TUAL, Southeast Maluku: Governor M. Akib Latukonsina told Southeast Maluku Regent H.A. Rahayaan on Thursday that his new office building, worth Rp 5.8 billion (US$2.55 million), should not make him forget his duties.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Poor reporting
Poor reporting In Wednesday Dec. 6, 1995, edition of The Jakarta Post your article on page two, entitled Indonesians the worst drivers in the world, contains a number of misquotations and is generally totally misrepresentative of my speech given at the Traffic Management Workshop at the University...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Habibie receives greater support for ICMI chair
Habibie receives greater support for ICMI chair JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) entered the second day of its congress oiling the machinery for the re-election of old chairman B.J. Habibie.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Astra gets $70m loan
Astra gets $70m loan JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed car producer PT Astra International has secured a loan of US$70 million from 15 Japanese banks arranged by the Singapore branches of Fuji Bank and Long-Term Credit Bank, the company announced yesterday.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Australia, Indonesia to tie up on transport
Australia, Indonesia to tie up on transport CANBERRA (AFP): In another sign of closer bilateral ties, Australia announced yesterday an agreement with Indonesia to increase cooperation on transport issues, including transport infrastructure development and aviation security.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Man arrested for killing prostitute
Man arrested for killing prostitute JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a man for last week's killing of a prostitute at an unauthorized red-light district in Cakung, East Jakarta.Abdul Fatah, 22, was arrested yesterday evening at his house in Jatinegara.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Firm 'intimidates' Cibitung residents
Firm 'intimidates' Cibitung residents BEKASI (JP): Some 900 families from two villages in the Cibitung district, 30 kilometers east of here, are accusing a local developer of intimidation.According to the residents, the developer, PT Bekasi Fajar, has built small trenches around each plot they want...
Sat, 09 Dec 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, 09 Dec 1995
Loan for Citra Marga
Loan for Citra Marga HONG KONG (Reuter): The three-year floating rate note issue for Citra Marga Finance BV, guaranteed by PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada, has been increased to US$175 million from $150 million due to oversubscription, lead manager Peregrine Fixed Income said yesterday.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Obituary
Obituary Ganes Tiar Santoso, the comic book artist that created the Si Buta Dari Goa Hantu (The Blindman from the Ghost Cave), died of a heart attack yesterday. He was 59 years old.Better known by his pen name Ganes Th, he was one of the few Indonesian comic writers who weathered the invasion of...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Three die in floods
Three die in floods MALANG, East Java: The Lesti River, which flows through the South and East Malang subdistricts, burst its banks on Tuesday, causing floods which have killed three people.Local residents reported to the Malang police office that Ely, an 8-year-old girl, Gendut, 18, and Sarkiah,...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Graha Iskandarsyah to be built
Graha Iskandarsyah to be built JAKARTA (JP): Three state-owned companies, PT Istaka Karya, PT Jasa Marga and PT Waskita Karya, will jointly construct and manage an office building on Jl. Iskandarsyah, Blok M, South Jakarta.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 8, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 -50 6,000 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,725 -25 87,500 Aneka...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Training centers to focus on skilled tourism staff
Training centers to focus on skilled tourism staff JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's push for greater tourism revenues has given rise to new training centers, which hope to produce a more professional tourism staff by the year 2005.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Plywood may lose export market share
Plywood may lose export market share JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday that exports of forest products would, in the future, rely more on commodities made from small-diameter, fast- growing tree species and less on plywood.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Freeport extends Grasberg's mine life
Freeport extends Grasberg's mine life NEW ORLEANS, USA (Reuter): Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc said proved and probable recoverable reserves associated with its Grasberg copper/gold/silver deposit in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, have increased by some 600 million metric tons of ore, increasing the...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Rotterdam reveals true story behind the Lombok Treasures
Rotterdam reveals true story behind the Lombok Treasures ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (JP): An unusual exhibition at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam running to Dec. 10 claims to reveal the true story behind the Lombok Treasures while celebrating 50 years of Indonesia's independence.Over 100 years ago, on Nov.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Determinan to expand business
Determinan to expand business JAKARTA (JP): PT Determinan Indah, a subsidiary of publicly- listed aluminum extrusion company PT Alumindo Perkasa (Alkasa) plans to expand its business next year at a cost of Rp 15 billion (US$6.53 million).A director of Alkasa, Adjie B.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
One ban in 11 days in the last five years
One ban in 11 days in the last five years JAKARTA (JP): A leading human rights campaigner has every reason to be displeased with Indonesia's record in respecting the freedom of expression, which is guaranteed by the constitution.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Hospitals asked to treat waste
Hospitals asked to treat waste JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja urged hospital managements to take care the environment by, among other things, processing hospital waste properly.Polluted environment and improperly-treated waste could contaminate the surrounding area which, could mean a big...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Distortions spoil property business
Distortions spoil property businessBy Benget Simbolon Tnb. JAKARTA (JP): As the national congress of the Indonesian Association of Real Estate Developers nears, property business has come into the spotlight during the last few weeks.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
RI seamen stranded in Iran brace for long, cold winter
RI seamen stranded in Iran brace for long, cold winter JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen Indonesian seamen stranded in Iran since last June are bracing for a long and cold winter as no agency appears to be willing to extend help.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Tourism development needs more private participation
Tourism development needs more private participation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave encouraged private firms here yesterday to improve their contribution to the development of the country's tourism, post and telecommunications sectors.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Materialism connection
Materialism connection The Speaker of the House of Representatives Wahono's remarks on the lack of sensitivity and vision in relation to people's problems (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 2, 1995), are a reality in our society.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Nineteen families face eviction
Nineteen families face eviction JAKARTA (JP): Nineteen families facing eviction from their land in the Tugu Selatan subdistrict of North Jakarta have asked the City Council to press the developer concerned to pay them greater compensation for the loss of their homes.H.D.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
S'pore Power, PLN tie up
S'pore Power, PLN tie up SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore Power (SP), the newly formed state electricity and gas monopoly, and Indonesian power firm PT PLN have signed a memorandum of understanding on closer cooperation, SP said yesterday.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Industrial estate expanded
Industrial estate expanded JAKARTA (JP): PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka, the country's largest industrial estate firm, yesterday started a 230-hectare expansion project in Cikarang, West Java.The company's president, Ismail Sofyan, said at the ground- breaking ceremony yesterday that the expansion...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
ICMI asked to block bid to politicize religion
ICMI asked to block bid to politicize religion JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung appealed to the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) yesterday to help the government's efforts to block any attempts to politicize religion.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
YLBHI gives thumbs down on rights record
YLBHI gives thumbs down on rights record JAKARTA (JP): Despite a few bright points, the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) gave Indonesia's overall performance in upholding human rights this year the thumbs down yesterday.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
S. Korean slush scandal, coup probes gather pace
S. Korean slush scandal, coup probes gather pace SEOUL (Reuter): A South Korean court froze former president Roh Tae-woo's assets yesterday as prosecutors investigating kickbacks grilled him and an ex-defense minister over a multi- billion dollar U.S. warplane purchase.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
'ICMI is Habibie', say scholars
'ICMI is Habibie', say scholars SEMARANG (JP): The Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) has become too identified with its incumbent chairman B.J. Habibie, two political analysts said."ICMI would not have gotten this far if it wasn't for Habibie," Amir Santoso of the University of Indonesia...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Guest jazz players fire first night of Jak Jazz '95
Guest jazz players fire first night of Jak Jazz '95By Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): It rained, but thanks to the top performance of guest musicians, the first night of Jak Jazz '95 was a delight.The organizers provided a lot of space for local jazz musicians in an effort to bring more Indonesian...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Balikpapan 2:35 TV Series: Ninja Turtles 3:05 Sports 4:00 Regional News 4:05 Sports (Continued) 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 News 5:25 Travels: Balikpapan 5:30 Circus: Bill Bixby's Wonderful Magic 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: DKI Jakarta 6:15 Village Program 6:30...
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Halla's Indonesian plant
Halla's Indonesian plant SEOUL (UPI): The Halla Group, a South Korean business group, has signed an agreement for a joint venture with PT Surya Sinaga Sakti of Indonesia to build a cement plant, a group spokesman said.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Ex-ICRC representative in Indonesia dies
Ex-ICRC representative in Indonesia dies JAKARTA (JP): Cedric Neukomm, a senior official of the International Commission of the Red Cross (ICRC) who worked in Indonesia in the late 1970s, died on Dec. 5 of heart failure. His last position was chief delegate of the ICRC in Pakistan.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Fine Arts Foundation's auction goes well
Fine Arts Foundation's auction goes well JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's art market is stretching it wings. The first auction organized by the Indonesia Fine Arts Foundation, held at the Regent Hotel on Thursday, sold more than two-thirds of the 137 paintings on sale.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Team to follow up ministries' merger
Team to follow up ministries' merger JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon form a team to expedite the restructuring of the former ministries of trade and industry, which have been merged into one ministry under the terms of a Presidential decree announced on Wednesday.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Mahathir denies aide's plan to quit
Mahathir denies aide's plan to quit KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has denied that his top economic adviser Daim Zainuddin plans to quit and attacked inaccurate news reports, local newspapers said yesterday.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
ASEAN officials review documents to be signed
ASEAN officials review documents to be signedBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a joint meeting yesterday to fine tune 11 documents which are to be signed next week by ministers and leaders of ASEAN member countries.
Sat, 09 Dec 1995
Swampland can help boost rice output
Swampland can help boost rice outputBy Kardono JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to convert 1.3 million hectares of Central Kalimantan swampland into rice fields (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 29) reveals the potential of such land.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
RI urged to ratify UN rights treaties
RI urged to ratify UN rights treaties JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Jose Ayala Lasso urged the Indonesian government yesterday to immediately ratify various UN treaties on human rights.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
PPD workers want to meet minister
PPD workers want to meet minister JAKARTA (JP): Some 40 employees of the state-owned transportation company PPD will go to the Ministry of Transportation on Dec. 14 to discuss PPD's management, which has refused to heed their complaints.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
BRI issues deposit notes
BRI issues deposit notes JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), acting through its Cayman Islands branch, has launched floating rate certificates of deposits worth US$120 million in Hong Kong.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Local artists lament fixed standards
Local artists lament fixed standards JAKARTA (JP): Performing artists from across the country are lamenting the imposition by bureaucrats and urban experts of what they say are impossible standards for local and traditional artists.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
MNLF attacks rival faction
MNLF attacks rival faction ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): The Philippines' main Moro insurgent group, involved in peace talks with the government, attacked a rival faction which is not participating in the talks, a military spokesman said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Sheraton Lagoon Nusa Dua Beach: Poolside Terrace - Janger Cultural Performance, Friday. Pasar Ikan Seafood Market, Saturday. Frog Dance Cultural Show, Wednesday. Cafe Lagoon Restaurant - Yodel Group Entertainers, Friday/Sunday/Monday/Thursday.