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Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Land reclamation causes floods

Land reclamation causes floods JAKARTA (JP): The City Council urged the governor yesterday to put a halt to PT Cakra Bina Lestari's reclamation project in Cengkareng Barat, West Jakarta, which is causing floods in a nearby housing complex.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Food trucks to be left alone, some escorted: Police

Food trucks to be left alone, some escorted: Police JAKARTA (JP): For the time being traffic police have been instructed not to stop and examine trucks loaded with staple foods, in particular rice, due to the growing concern over the steep rise in food prices in the city on the days leading up to...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

KL timber tycoon wins Bakun dam deal

KL timber tycoon wins Bakun dam deal KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian tycoon Ting Pek Khiing's Ekran Bhd. said yesterday said it had won a deal to implement the much- criticized US$6 billion Bakun dam project in eastern Sarawak state.Ting, executive chairman of the property and timber-based Ekran.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Cooperatives to get forestry venture shares

Cooperatives to get forestry venture shares JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry has issued a new regulation requiring joint forestry ventures between state and private firms to set aside a portion of their shares to be used by cooperatives and local administration-run companies.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Irian rebels receiving foreign aid

Irian rebels receiving foreign aid JAKARTA (JP): An Irian Jaya separatist movement has been receiving foreign assistance from groups in the Netherlands and Sweden, a local military leader said yesterday.Maj. Gen.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Flood strikes northern Java

Flood strikes northern Java SEMARANG, Central Java: The police have called on Idul Fitri holidaymakers to avoid northern Java highways because the flooding in several areas may continue and disrupt traffic.Central Java police chief Maj. Gen.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

37 brothels demolished

37 brothels demolished JAKARTA (JP): Municipal security and order officers demolished 37 buildings used as brothels in the Kalijodo red-light district in West Jakarta on Thursday."The buildings were being used as brothels by 29 pimps and more than 350 prostitutes," Karsidin, head of West Jakarta's...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Army battalion fetes anniversary

Army battalion fetes anniversary JAKARTA (JP): The 7/105 GS Biring Galih Artillery Battalion commemorated its 18th anniversary in a ceremony at its headquarters in Cikiwul, Bekasi on Wednesday.The battalion, which was formerly based in Medan, North Sumatra, was moved to Jakarta last year.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Woman leaders blast sending of maids abroad

Woman leaders blast sending of maids abroad JAKARTA (JP): Two prominent women have deplored the government's inability to stop the sending of young Indonesian women to work as domestic helpers abroad despite repeated pledges to phase out the practice.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Christian students are calling for political reform

Christian students are calling for political reform JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Christian Students Movement is calling for political reform to allow public participation in both political and economic activities.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995

Australian FM in Malaysia for talks

Australian FM in Malaysia for talks KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Gareth Evans arrived here yesterday from Brunei for a four-day visit for talks that officials said would focus on regional security as well as bilateral issues.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

U.S. seeks RI support on nuclear treaty

U.S. seeks RI support on nuclear treaty JAKARTA (JP): U. S. President Bill Clinton sent a special envoy to Indonesia this week to muster support for an indefinite extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a move Jakarta is reluctant to accept.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Stop exploiting North Bandung

Stop exploiting North BandungFrom Sinar PagiThe whole exploitation of the North Bandung area, West Java, should be put to an end, mainly because it will result in the degradation of ecology to a wider area which, in turn, will be hazardous to the ecosystem in Bandung and its surrounding areas.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Indosat expands and improves competitiveness

Indosat expands and improves competitiveness JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosat, the state-owned international telecommunications operator, is expanding its operations into three telecommunication-related businesses while improving its competitiveness domestically and globally, its president says.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Subway project approved

Subway project approved JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto instructed Transportation Minister Haryanto Dhanutirto yesterday to go ahead with the building of a subway and an elevated railway to help ease the increasingly chaotic traffic in the capital.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Logistics agency gets new boss

Logistics agency gets new boss JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government separated the function of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) from the office of the state minister of food yesterday amid growing concern over the steep rise food prices, in particular the price of rice.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

New logistics chief

New logistics chief State Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan's relinquishing of his concurrent post as chief of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) yesterday seemed rather unusual. After all, we have long been accustomed to the normal bureaucratic scheme of things whereby the official postings for...

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Take care of your pets

Take care of your pets I was pleased to read the article in The Jakarta Post titled Bali to control dog and cat population. Why not Jakarta?I live in Kelapa Gading and I am saddened to see the number of roaming, and seemingly homeless, animals, especially cats.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Limited crude oil supply affects refinery projects

Limited crude oil supply affects refinery projects JAKARTA (JP): A limited supply of crude oil and the lack of financing resources have slowed down the construction of oil refinery projects in the private sector, an executive of the state-owned oil company Pertamina says.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Count forestry funds in state budget: DPR

Count forestry funds in state budget: DPR JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives urged yesterday that reforestation funds be counted in the state budget as government revenues, to ensure the accountability of the funds.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Persebaya Surabaya holds spectator record

Persebaya Surabaya holds spectator record JAKARTA (JP): Persebaya Surabaya has accumulated a record of 155,000 spectators during its six national soccer league matches at home since the league kicked off on Nov. 27 last year.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

'Ministers too busy for sports groups'

'Ministers too busy for sports groups' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman reiterated yesterday his idea not to let sports organizations give cabinet ministers top jobs any longer.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

'Indosiar' shows same boring stuff

'Indosiar' shows same boring stuffFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe newly established Indosiar fails to accommodate the prevailing social-cultural conditions in the country. It was hoped that this television station would be able to present something refreshing that the other private stations lacked, but in...

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Rights body begins E. Timor visit

Rights body begins E. Timor visit DILI, East Timor (JP): The National Commission for Human Rights arrived yesterday to investigate the recent killings in Liquisa of six people the military believes were rebels.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Bus fare increase allowed for Idul Fitri

Bus fare increase allowed for Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): The government has allowed bus operators to raise their fares by up to 25 percent during the two weeks of Idul Fitri holiday rush, it was announced yesterday.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Pension funds get more protection

Pension funds get more protection JAKARTA (JP): Ministry of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad issued three new regulations on the activity of pension funds yesterday to give stronger protection to pension fund members.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Survivors mark recapture of rock

Survivors mark recapture of rock CORREGIDOR, Philippines (AFP): American and Filipino veterans and one of their surviving Japanese World War II enemies returned to this ancient fortress yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of one of the bloodiest scenes of combat in the Pacific theater.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Congested toll road

Congested toll roadFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe toll road between Bekasi and Cawang, Jakarta, has been increasingly congested during the past two years. A long queue occurs at the Bekasi toll gate every morning.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Four children die of dengue

Four children die of dengue SEMARANG, Central Java: Dengue fever has hit Tegal and Wonogiri, killing at least four children and hospitalizing dozens of others over the past week, an official said yesterday.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Obituary

Obituary Maj. Gen. (ret.) Djoko Moeljono, a Roman Catholic figure and member of the National Commission on Human Rights, passed away at his residence in Jakarta yesterday. He was 71 years old.After retiring from the army, Moeljono served as director general of Catholic Affairs at the Ministry of...

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

RP fighters sent to Spratlys

RP fighters sent to Spratlys MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines has sent a fleet of five aging fighter planes to keep watch over a reef in the disputed Spratly islands occupied by China, the air force said yesterday.Air force spokesman Col.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Street blockade protested

Street blockade protested JAKARTA (JP): Several residents of the Ketapang Indah residential complex in the Lebak Bulus subdistrict, South Jakarta, have filed a complaint with the Municipal National Stability Coordination Agency about a street being blocked in the area.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 16, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume -------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,400 -25 52,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Trigger-happy policeman shoots student to death

Trigger-happy policeman shoots student to death JAKARTA (JP): City Military Police have arrested a senior officer alleged to have fatally shot a 19-year-old high school student."We're still interrogating the officer," head of the Jakarta Military Police, Lt. Col. Anwaruddin, said yesterday.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

World rice supply is expected to tighten

World rice supply is expected to tighten MANILA (AFP): Global rice supply is expected to tighten amid a population boom and declining arable land, and Asia's low-income countries will come under severe pressure, economists warned yesterday.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Australian FM to visit Thailand

Australian FM to visit Thailand BANGKOK (Reuter): Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans will visit Thailand briefly next week and the situation in Myanmar is expected to dominate talks with Thai government officials, an embassy spokesman said yesterday.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

RI grooms six pairs for world bridge tournament

RI grooms six pairs for world bridge tournament JAKARTA (JP): Fired up by a series of victories in the Far East Bridge Federation Championship, Indonesia has set its sights on winning a world title in the near future, says Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) chairman Wiranto.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Philippines rattles saber against China

Philippines rattles saber against ChinaBy Malcolm Davidson MANILA (Reuter): China's occupation of a reef in the Spratlys claimed by the Philippines and Wednesday's saber rattling by Manila have raised the temperature in the South China Sea but are unlikely to lead to conflict, analysts say.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Mahathir mounts attack on opposition

Mahathir mounts attack on opposition KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has intensified attacks on an opposition Islamic party, highlighting a sex scandal involving one of its leaders to back charges the group was falsely pious.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Asian financial news

Asian financial news SINGAPORE (AFP): Agence France-Presse has signed a joint venture agreement with three major media groups to launch a specialized economic and financial news service in Asia, AFP chairman and chief executive Lionel Fleury announced yesterday.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Killer gets 10 years in jail

Killer gets 10 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta District Court, led by Judge Yudo Sumarto, has sentenced Fansuri, alias Kecil, 19, to 10 years imprisonment for murder.The crime happened in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, in January last year.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Kukdong wins RI order

Kukdong wins RI order SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Kukdong Construction Co. has signed a US$56-million contract with Indonesian highway corporation PT Jasa Marga to build an elevated expressway in Jakarta, a company spokesman said yesterday.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Suspected murderer of woman arrested

Suspected murderer of woman arrested JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police detectives arrested yesterday the main suspect in the murder of a 59-year-old woman in the Johar Baru subdistrict.Police also confiscated gold and diamond jewelry worth approximately Rp 10 million (US$4,520) and several other...

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

City Council expects higher city revenues

City Council expects higher city revenues JAKARTA (JP): The City Council said that the city administration could collect more revenue if it increased tax- collection and improved efficiency in city-owned companies.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Govt to probe dismissal of 1,100 workers

Govt to probe dismissal of 1,100 workers JAKARTA (JP): The government promised yesterday to investigate reports that over 1,100 workers of 14 companies in Jakarta and Bandung have been fired for demanding better pay.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Cirebon-Indramayu road dangerous

Cirebon-Indramayu road dangerous CIREBON, West Java: The 50 kilometer section of highway between Cirebon and Indramayu is in bad condition and will be prone to traffic congestion during the forthcoming Idul Fitri holidays, police warned yesterday.Cirebon police chief Col.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Policy revision urged in Myanmar

Policy revision urged in MyanmarBy Yindee Lertcharoenchok BANGKOK: Outgoing Foreign Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made a rather late remark recently when he stated that ASEAN and Thailand may have to review their "constructive engagement policy" towards Myanmar if the Myanmarese offensive against...

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaFriday Maghrib 06.19 p.m.Saturday Imsak 04.31 a.m. Subuh 04.41 a.m.

Fri, 17 Feb 1995

Not manager

Not manager I would like to call your attention to the much appreciated article on Clipper's American Seafood Restaurant published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 15, 1995, page six, entitled Abundant seafood, too little wine at Clipper's.

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