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Wed, 15 Feb 1995
Decision on Bambang postponed
Decision on Bambang postponed JAKARTA (JP): House Speaker Wahono, defying speculation that he would buckle under Golkar pressure, decided yesterday to postpone a decision on expelling legislator Bambang Warih Koesoemo until next week.
Wed, 15 Feb 1995
RI will host NAM ministerial meeting in April
RI will host NAM ministerial meeting in April JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host a ministerial-level meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Bandung, West Java, this April, a government official said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Man imprisoned for vandalism
Man imprisoned for vandalism DILI, East Timor: The district court yesterday sentenced a man to 17 months in jail for burning houses and pelting stones at a fire brigade in the wake of ethnic rioting in November.Judge Barita Sinaga said Agustino Belo was found guilty of inciting rioting on Nov.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
PLN under fire for cooperation
PLN under fire for cooperation JAKARTA (JP): The state electricity company PT PLN was under fire yesterday over its dealing with private investors involving power generation, which has caused high prices of electricity for subscribers and PLN.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Army's strength still below ideal, Gen. Feisal says
Army's strength still below ideal, Gen. Feisal says JAKARTA (JP): The strength of the Indonesian Army is still below an ideal level, given its immense task to defend the nation and maintain security and order in the huge archipelago, Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Manila to seek UN help on Spratlys
Manila to seek UN help on Spratlys MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines said yesterday it was considering elevating the issue of China's occupation of a coral reef in the disputed Spratly islands to the United Nations Security Council and the World Court.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Traffic jams
Traffic jamsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaTraffic congestion is a daily scene in the capital city. Even the toll roads are not spared the daily traffic jams.Actually there are many ways to overcome traffic jams.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Man denies forcing wife to become a prostitute
Man denies forcing wife to become a prostitute JAKARTA (JP): A man alleged to have sold his wife into prostitution denied the charges in court yesterday in a last ditch attempt at his defense.Yudhi Haryadi Sutikno told Judge Doris A.A.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Flood fighters face difficult challenges
Flood fighters face difficult challenges JAKARTA (JP): The municipal agencies responsible for flood prevention face three tremendous problems which must be solved or ever larger portions of the capital will continue to vanish under water every rainy season.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Dropping of charges against Kim questioned
Dropping of charges against Kim questioned JAKARTA (JP): Law practitioners questioned the government's decision to drop criminal charges against textile businessman Kim Johannes Mulia, saying that he needs to do more than just repay his debts and pay "administrative" penalties.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Mayor wages war on brothels
Mayor wages war on brothels JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor H. Sutardjianto is waging war on brothels operating in his mayoralty."I'm firmly determined to wipe out prostitution places located in my area," the mayor said as quoted by Antara yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Martial arts for Irian journalists
Martial arts for Irian journalists JAKARTA (JP): Journalists working in Irian Jaya have been advised to take lessons in martial arts to protect themselves against beatings from officials, one of the occupational hazards increasingly encountered in their line of work nowadays.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Bambang's fate to be decided today
Bambang's fate to be decided today JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) are expected to make a decision today on Golkar's proposal to expel its outspoken House member Bambang Warih Koesoemo.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Textile factories told to move to cheaper areas
Textile factories told to move to cheaper areas JAKARTA (JP): Can't pay your workers the minimum wage? Then relocate your plant to areas where the official minimum wages are relatively lower.That's the message given yesterday by Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief to 70 textile and garment...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Dili residents live in fear of `ninja' attacks
Dili residents live in fear of `ninja' attacks DILI, East Timor (JP): Residents are hiding in their homes under a self-imposed curfew as reports about mysterious gangs in "ninja" hoods terrorizing the capital spread like wildfire.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
New policy to boost 'the east'
New policy to boost 'the east' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is considering the introduction of new tax incentives to companies planning to invest in eastern provinces of Indonesia, a minister said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Dilentasia 3:30 TV Drama: Di bawah Kilatan Pedang 4:30 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Wawasan 8:05 Music: Dangdut 9:00...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Manila licenses 10 banks
Manila licenses 10 banks MANILA (Reuter): For the first time in nearly 50 years, Manila has granted full banking licenses to foreign institutions -- and more may be on the way, Philippines Central Bank Governor Gabriel Singson said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
APEC begins first talks for Osaka summit
APEC begins first talks for Osaka summit FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP): Senior officials of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum kicked off a three-day meeting here yesterday, the first talks since leaders of the 18-member group agreed to work towards the goal of free trade and investment in...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 13, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 2,000 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,425 277,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Sidewalk vendors in Binjai
Sidewalk vendors in BinjaiFrom MerdekaAt a discussion to commemorate 75 years of TB Simatupang in Jakarta on Jan. 31, 1995, many participants deplored the involvement of the Armed Forces in raids to clear out sidewalk vendors to the benefit of entrepreneurs or certain officials.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Three elephants die in action
Three elephants die in action BUKIT KEMUNING, Lampung: Three elephants that security authorities used to destroy illegal coffee plantations have died in action, a press reports said yesterday.It is unclear why the trained animals died but the operation's leader, Subari Effendi, said that the...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Goverment urged to drop taxes on CPO, oleins
Goverment urged to drop taxes on CPO, oleins JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of Edible Oil and Fats Associations yesterday called on the government to drop export taxes on crude palm oil (CPO) and oleins -- CPO products for cooking oil production -- to regain Indonesia's stake in overseas markets.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Fighting soccer hooliganism
Fighting soccer hooliganism We do not doubt that the State Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Hayono Isman, meant well when he urged that soccer hooligans be punished with severe penalties -- even by using the anti-subversion law if necessary.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Pay rise threatens shoe factories
Pay rise threatens shoe factories SERANG, West Java: Shoe makers received the government's policy to raise workers' minimum wages with fears that it will lead many small and medium scale companies to bankruptcy.Deputy chairman of the Indonesian Shoe Producers Association Anton J.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
President wants more exports of textiles
President wants more exports of textiles JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked yesterday that the Indonesian Textile Association make concerted efforts to increase exports of textiles and textile products, which last year dropped 8.1 percent to US$5.6 billion over the previous year.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
People start thronging city pawn shops
People start thronging city pawn shops JAKARTA (JP): Many people start thronging pawn shops to mortgage their belongings ranging from house utensils and jewelry to luxury cars in a bid to get cash easily and quickly during the Ramadhan month.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
KL worried over isles in RI's map
KL worried over isles in RI's map KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia was investigating reports that Indonesia had included two islands claimed by both countries in its latest national map, local reports said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Research on Walter Spies
Research on Walter Spies I have been doing research on Walter Spies, a painter of German nationality, to make a documentary film on this cultural man.When he arrived Indonesia in 1923, Walter Spies lived in Bandung and Yogyakarta, before he lived permanently in Campuhan, Ubud, Bali.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesday Maghrib 06.19 p.m.Wednesday Imsak 04.30 a.m. Subuh 04.40 a.m.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Edhi holds Russian in Dhaka tourney
Edhi holds Russian in Dhaka tourney JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number two Grand Master Edhi Handoko squandered a winning chance only to draw with Russia's GM Krasenkov in an international chess tournament in Dhaka on Sunday.The tie put Edhi in the fifth place with 4.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Four arrested for murder in Bongkaran
Four arrested for murder in Bongkaran JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested four of the five men suspected of brutally killing a prostitute's client in the low- class Bongkaran red-light district in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Telecommunications in eastern regions
Telecommunications in eastern regions JAKARTA (JP): The development of telecommunication and tourist facilities in eastern provinces will be accelerated in cooperation with foreign parties, Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Vietnam wants time before joining AFTA
Vietnam wants time before joining AFTA SINGAPORE (AFP): Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam said yesterday that Hanoi should be given a few years to merge into a regional free trade plan after joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July this year.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Lawyer, client murdered
Lawyer, client murdered MEDAN, North Sumatra: A lawyer and his client were murdered last week in connection with a land dispute in the Samosir subdistrict, police said yesterday.Spokesman for the North Sumatra police command Lt. Col.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Landslide victims presumed dead
Landslide victims presumed dead PEMALANG, Central Java: The search for seven people buried in last week's landslide was halted yesterday after four days of futile toil and no hope of survivors.The landslide, from Mount Kupit, caused by heavy rain on Feb.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Last student convicted in insult case freed
Last student convicted in insult case freed JAKARTA (JP): The last of 21 students convicted of defaming President Soeharto during a demonstration at the House of Representatives in December 1993, was released yesterday after serving his fourteen month jail sentence.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
4,000 vendors to be removed
4,000 vendors to be removed JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will relocate approximately 4,000 sidewalk vendors to a number of markets, an official said yesterday.Aris Djazuli, head of the Informal Sector Development Agency, told Antara that the vendors have to be relocated because their...
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Legal Aid Foundation delays graffiti removal
Legal Aid Foundation delays graffiti removal JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Legal Aid Foundation refrained yesterday from removing the obscene graffiti that was scrawled on the exterior of their office building, saying that police would still need the graffiti as material evidence.
Tue, 14 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.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Vietnam to buy S. Korean boats
Vietnam to buy S. Korean boats SEOUL (AFP): Vietnam is seeking to buy patrol boats from South Korea, raising hope for the first arms purchase between the two countries since they normalized ties in 1992, a defense ministry spokesman said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Feb 1995
Trade relations hampered by a lack of information
Trade relations hampered by a lack of information JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN Secretary-General Ajit Singh, in a joint commission meeting with India yesterday, cited a lack of information as the main impediment to better bilateral trade relations.
Mon, 13 Feb 1995
Sustained rally pushes shares up
Sustained rally pushes shares up JAKARTA (JP): Sustained rally from the preceding week lifted share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) higher last week.Last Tuesday saw the index reaching the week's high of 457.33, up by 2.8% from the week's opening.
Mon, 13 Feb 1995
Elephant victims' houses rebuilt
Elephant victims' houses rebuilt BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Dozens of houses in the Mesuji subdistrict, destroyed by wild elephants over the last couple of months, have been rebuilt, the Antara news agency reported.
Mon, 13 Feb 1995
Many C. Java judges corrupt
Many C. Java judges corrupt SEMARANG, Central Java: A legislator said on Saturday that many judges in the province are corrupt, in complete contrast to Justice Minister Oetojo Oesman's recent claim.Djuhad Masdja, deputy chairman of the provincial legislative council's Commission A, which is...
Mon, 13 Feb 1995
Greater Jakarta needs more traffic signs and lights
Greater Jakarta needs more traffic signs and lights JAKARTA (JP): The Greater Jakarta area badly needs additional traffic signs, along with traffic lights and bus stops along major roads.The shortage of traffic signs along major streets prevents police from enforcing the law as fully as possible,...
Mon, 13 Feb 1995
Bulog urged to streamline its operations
Bulog urged to streamline its operationsBy Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Amid a current crisis concerning the nation's rice supply, leading analysts are calling for redefinition of the role of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) to anticipate trade liberalization and to increase efficiency.
Mon, 13 Feb 1995
Police barracks razed by fire
Police barracks razed by fire JAKARTA (JP): Fire destroyed two police barracks located on Jl. Daan Mogot, Pesing, West Jakarta, over the weekend but no casualties were reported.Wiyono Wiryo, an official of the West Jakarta Fire Office said that the fire caused an estimated financial loss of about...
Mon, 13 Feb 1995
Investors ruin land
Investors ruin landFrom RepublikaWe highly appreciate the government's achievement in developing this country. Our village in Bandulu, Anyer, Serang in West Java not withstanding. Ours is a beautiful village with cool air.
Mon, 13 Feb 1995
Five killed in motorcycle crash
Five killed in motorcycle crash CEBU, Philippines (AFP): Three men and two women, riding aboard a specially-modified motorcycle, were killed when they crashed into a bus in the southern province of Agusan, a police report issued here yesterday said.