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Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Humanism obliges reciprocity of cultural studies
Humanism obliges reciprocity of cultural studies The following is an interview with Dr. Mohammed Arkoun, a professor of history of Islamic thought at Sorbonne University.Dr. Arkoun, who likes to call himself an Islamic humanist, visited Indonesia recently in connection with the presentation...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Housemaid's two sons arrested for murder
Housemaid's two sons arrested for murder JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta police have arrested two sons of a housemaid for their alleged role in Sunday's killing of their mother's employer.The suspects have admitted to killing Oos Rosidin, 41, in revenge for the victim's attitude toward their...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Soebagyo moves to Central Java
Soebagyo moves to Central Java SEMARANG (JP): Maj. Gen. Soebagyo, a rising Army general, was installed yesterday as the new chief of the Diponegoro Military Regional Command which oversees Central Java and Yogyakarta.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Products offered to Yemen
Products offered to Yemen JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday that Indonesia had offered a variety of high-tech products to Yemen.After accompanying Yemen Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Kader Bajaman to a meeting with President Soeharto here, Habibie...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
The saga of Billy Joedono
The saga of Billy Joedono Wednesday's merger of the trade and industry ministries, which resulted in the removal of Trade Minister Satrio Budiardjo (Billy) Joedono from the cabinet, surprised almost everyone.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
118 former servicemen to sue Air Force chief
118 former servicemen to sue Air Force chief JAKARTA (JP): As many as 118 former Air Force members living in the Halim Perdanakusuma housing complex in East Jakarta will sue the Air Force chief over an order to leave the houses.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
City refuses to take action against erring bus firms
City refuses to take action against erring bus firms JAKARTA (JP): The city land transportation control agency has refused to take measures against companies which refuse to operate part of their fleets at night.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Inflation
InflationFrom JayakartaAccording to economic science, the higher the demand for a commodity, the lower its price will be. Development economics also teaches us that development which steps up production and services will result in lower tariffs.However, in this country the reality is different.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Use of biogas as energy to be studied
Use of biogas as energy to be studied JAKARTA (JP): State-owned gas company PT Gas Negara is exploring the possibilities for the use of biogas, processed from garbage, as an alternative energy source, the company's president said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
'ICMI must help no-Moslems'
'ICMI must help no-Moslems' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged the increasingly powerful and influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) yesterday to dedicate their work to Moslems and non-Moslems alike.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Satelindo gets $230m loan from U.S. bank
Satelindo gets $230m loan from U.S. bank JAKARTA (JP): Private telecommunications provider PT Satelindo has secured a loan of US$230 million from the Export Import Bank of the United States to expand its operations.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Cabinet reshuffle no slap in ICMI's face: Habibie
Cabinet reshuffle no slap in ICMI's face: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's decision to drop Satrio Boediardjo Joedono from the cabinet has nothing to do with Joedono's membership in the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI), its chairman B.J. Habibie said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Putu's 'Bor' depicts man's struggle against injustice
Putu's 'Bor' depicts man's struggle against injusticeBy Oei Eng Goan JAKARTA (JP): Absurdist Putu Wijaya's Bor brought the house down last night, despite the absence of plot in the 90-minute theatrical performance presented by Teater Mandiri.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Military warns college over PKI
Military warns college over PKI SEMARANG: Maj. Gen. Yusuf Kartanegara, the outgoing chief of the Diponegoro Military Command, urged the Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga to stop employing three staff lecturers who turned out to have had past links with the outlawed Indonesian Communist...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Protests, counter protests at two embassies
Protests, counter protests at two embassies JAKARTA (JP): The embassies of Russia and the Netherlands in Jakarta became the targets of a series of demonstrations and counter-demonstrations over East Timor yesterday.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Rare Indonesian music presented
Rare Indonesian music presented JAKARTA (JP): More than 1,000 cassette and video recordings of rare traditional Indonesian music, the fruit of more than 25 years work by two Australian professors, were presented to the Indonesian government yesterday.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Erwin in Paris for rapid chess
Erwin in Paris for rapid chess JAKARTA (JP): Chess whiz kid Erwin Yulianto will represent Indonesia at the Second Disneyworld Rapid Chess Championships scheduled from Dec. 15 to Dec. 18 in Paris.Erwin, 14, has won the junior national chess championship title four times in a row.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
RI shuttlers seen to grab all gold medals
RI shuttlers seen to grab all gold medals JAKARTA (JP): A former top Thai badminton player predicted that the Indonesian badminton team will not face tough competition from other countries at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
RI steadfast on protecting sensitive products
RI steadfast on protecting sensitive productsBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): Indonesia remained steadfast yesterday in its position on the withdrawal of a number of products from the list of immediate tariff reductions, despite strong criticisms from fellow members of the Association of...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * You're probably stressed out from stress by now if you've been following this column for the last couple of weeks. Well please bear with me: this is important to get right. I know from the experience of teaching here for seven years that misplaced stress on English words and...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
BTN pledges to help small house buyers
BTN pledges to help small house buyers JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) will continue to direct most of its credits to small-house purchases despite its' growing services to non-housing sectors.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Wajah Negeriku: Padang 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Science: Bush Babies 3:30 Science: Safari Ocean 4:05 Student Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Culture 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Wajah Negeriku: Padang 5:30 Entrepreneurship 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Lampung 6:15 Village...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
RI designers face greater retail competition
RI designers face greater retail competitionBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): It's a good thing that copyrights remain an alien concept in the fashion world, or else many designers would be out of business.Including Indonesian designers.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Ginandjar urges ICMI not to become elitist group
Ginandjar urges ICMI not to become elitist group JAKARTA (JP): A senior official acknowledges that it is not possible for the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) to entirely avoid "political reactions" from the public.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
RP aims to spur APEC economic liberalization
RP aims to spur APEC economic liberalization MANILA (AFP): The Philippines plans to spur economic liberalization among Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation members (APEC) when it hosts a summit of the forum in 1996, President Fidel Ramos said yesterday.
Fri, 08 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.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Shoe firm gets loan
Shoe firm gets loan SURABAYA, East Java (JP): PT Ganda Wangsa Utama, a listed shoe company, got a syndicated loan worth US$20 million yesterday from eight foreign banks with an interest rate of 2.75 percent above Singapore Inter-bank Offered Rate.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Towards a more unified Indonesia
Towards a more unified Indonesia The recent international conference on population settlement held in Jakarta has prompted me to write this letter. In his opening speech at the conference, President Soeharto was reported (Kompas, Nov.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 7, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 975 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,200 600 3,500 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,750 -50 119,000 Aneka...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Fretilin leader arrested
Fretilin leader arrested DILI, East Timor: The military yesterday announced it has arrested one of the top commanders of Fretilin, the armed separatist movement.Antara reported that Pascoal Ximenes Pereira, alias "Nixon", known as the Fretilin's political assistant chief, was arrested during a...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Late Arifin wins award for 'Keris'
Late Arifin wins award for 'Keris' JAKARTA (JP): The late Arifin C. Noer was named Best Director last night for his Keris at this year's television drama festival.Arifin, who died in May at the age of 54, also won the award for best teleplay.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Freeport, Telkom sign telecoms deal
Freeport, Telkom sign telecoms deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia Company has signed a US$10-million deal with PT Telkom for the installation of telephone lines and integrated service digital networks in the newly-established town of Kuala Kencana in Irian Jaya.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Kideco signs coal deal
Kideco signs coal deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Kideco Jaya Agung, a coal mining firm based in East Kalimantan, secured a 30-year contract here yesterday to supply 1.8 million tons of coal per year to PT Jawa Power's Paiton power project.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Inflation rate fell to 0.42% in November
Inflation rate fell to 0.42% in November JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad announced yesterday that the country's inflation rate fell to 0.42 percent last month from 0.64 percent in October.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
New Masyumi confusing
New Masyumi confusingFrom Media IndonesiaThe news reports on the new Masyumi, or Masyumi-Ridwan, published in the media are confusing and difficult to digest.First, I think the name of the new Masyumi was adopted from a popular Islamic party that was banned in the 1960s because of its association...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
'The Godfather' shot dead
'The Godfather' shot dead JAKARTA (JP): A policeman shot dead a hardcore criminal known among thieves as 'The Godfather' during Wednesday's pre-dawn raid in an unauthorized low-class prostitution area.Gunawan, a repeat offender, was shot in his stomach as he tried to attack a police officer with a...
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
List of potential leaders emerge in ICMI congress
List of potential leaders emerge in ICMI congress JAKARTA (JP): Reports about the effort of the "bureaucracy" to influence leaders' elections at the congress of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) emerged only hours after opening ceremony yesterday.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
SE Asia to adopt nuclear-free treaty
SE Asia to adopt nuclear-free treaty BANGKOK (Reuter): Ten southeast Asian countries are expected to sign an agreement on a nuclear weapons-free zone in the region at a summit in Bangkok next week, officials said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Two killed in train crash
Two killed in train crash SEMARANG: Two villagers were killed when a train overturned in Poncowolo village near here yesterday. The accident also halted rail services between Jakarta and Semarang, Antara reported.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Inco working contract set to be extended
Inco working contract set to be extended JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives is likely to approve the plan of PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) to extend its working contract for coal mining in southern Sulawesi for another 30 years, House members said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Balisani's policy
Balisani's policy The management of Club Balisani would like to thank The Jakarta Post for printing Club Balisani's response, Balisani clarifies (The Jakarta Post, "Focus on Jakarta" Dec. 4, 1995), to a complaint, PT Balisani Indicted ("Focus on Jakarta", The Jakarta Post, Dec.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Indorama sets up int'l school
Indorama sets up int'l school JAKARTA: India's ambassador to Indonesia Sudhir T. Devare on Wednesday laid the foundation stone to launch the construction of a day-cum-residential international school in Purwakarta, West Java.
Fri, 08 Dec 1995
Bali hotels fully booked
Bali hotels fully booked DENPASAR (JP): Hotels in Bali have been fully booked by local and foreign tourists for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays."Several days ahead of Christmas and New Year, tourism in Bali will be booming," Tommy Raka, chairman of the Bali chapter of the Indonesian...
Thu, 07 Dec 1995
Real estate agents' body calls for city land bank
Real estate agents' body calls for city land bank JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Real Estate Agents has urged the city administration to set up a land bank to manage ready-to-build plots of land as well as reclaimed land.
Thu, 07 Dec 1995
ICMI begins second congress
ICMI begins second congressBy Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will open today the second congress of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals, a Rp 2 billion (US$ 878,734) gathering of some 1,000 leading members.
Thu, 07 Dec 1995
Internet providers have good business prospects
Internet providers have good business prospects JAKARTA (JP): Business prospects for service and information- providers of the Internet superhighway are still good, but the network's rapid growth in Indonesia may slow down if the government decides it has a negative impact, an academician says.
Thu, 07 Dec 1995
Political worries
Political worries On Monday, November 12, 1995, The Jakarta Post reported that a Golkar official had made his worries known about the emergence of new organizations under the names of defunct political parties.Mr. Gafur suspects that such organizations could undermine nationalism and unity.
Thu, 07 Dec 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Face of My Country 2:35 TV Series: Ultraman 3:00 Talks Show: Mr. AT Machmud 3:30 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:00 Regional News 4:05 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna (continued) 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:00 Regional News 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Bengkulu 6:25 Koran...
Thu, 07 Dec 1995
The ICMI phenomenon
The ICMI phenomenon For a five-year-old organization, the special spotlight focused on the second congress of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI), which starts today in Jakarta, is unusual. But, then again, ICMI is no ordinary organization.
Thu, 07 Dec 1995
Adrianus to take on Amando here
Adrianus to take on Amando here JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation lightweight champion Adrianus Taroreh will take on Mexico's Amando Ignacio Yaco Me in a non-title bout here on Sunday.