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Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Government sets deadline for mending refinery

Government sets deadline for mending refinery JAKARTA (JP): The government has set a six-week deadline for contractors to repair a newly completed export-oriented oil refinery in Balongan of West Java, of which technical troubles have delayed its dedication.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Just a question

Just a question This question is put forward because of my political ignorance. In The Jakarta Post, Jan.31, 1995, page 2, I read (under the picture of Golkar Chief Harmoko and Chief Justice Soerjono) the following caption: "Harmoko chief of the Government backed political party Golkar etc. etc.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Govt upset by TV's 'gambling in disguise'

Govt upset by TV's 'gambling in disguise' JAKARTA (JP): The government will reprimand managers of private television stations for organizing "gambling", under the guise of quizzes and sweepstakes, without official permits.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Golkar exposes sins of discharged legislator

Golkar exposes sins of discharged legislator JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the ruling Golkar party declared their reasons for firing Bambang Warih Koesoemo, a legislator well known for his whistle-blowing practices.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Telkom to install 126,000 lines

Telkom to install 126,000 lines JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, in cooperation with PT Lippo City Dev., will install 126,000 telephone lines in East Jakarta this year.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Mooy to head UN agency

Mooy to head UN agency JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Ambassador to the European Union Adrianus Mooy has been appointed as Executive Secretary of the United Nation's Economic and Social Commission of Asia-Pacific.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

WW II plane wreckage found

WW II plane wreckage found SORONG, Irian Jaya: Residents collecting trepang (sea slugs) have found the wreckage of two American war planes at the bottom of the sea off this town, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Kool & the Gang entertain with past hits

Kool & the Gang entertain with past hitsBy Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): The stage at the Blue Note Jakarta is fairly spilling over with musicians this week -- eleven of them, all told. They're members of Kool & the Gang, in town until tomorrow evening to please local fans who well remember their...

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

'Tempo' stories did not disturb stability: Fikri

'Tempo' stories did not disturb stability: Fikri JAKARTA (JP): The former Deputy Chief Editor of Tempo magazine said yesterday that the news weekly did not disturb national stability as claimed by the government to justify its decision in banning it last year.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Meeting starts to discuss future tourism

Meeting starts to discuss future tourism JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said yesterday that the government will begin discussing the future of the country's tourist industry tomorrow.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Soeharto wants provinces to be self reliant, competitive

Soeharto wants provinces to be self reliant, competitive JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged leaders of Indonesia's 27 provinces yesterday to strive to become more self reliant and competitive in order to face the advent of the global free trade era.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Elephants make good farmers

Elephants make good farmers JAKARTA (JP): There are two kinds of elephants in Sumatra. Bad ones and good ones. The bad ones attack villages and eat their crops. The good ones help plow farmlands and do odd jobs.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

RP steel firm to go public

RP steel firm to go public MANILA (AFP): Debt-saddled National Steel Corp., the Philippines' largest steel maker, said yesterday it will go public as part of a deal allowing Wing Tiek Holdings Bhd. of Malaysia to acquire the firm.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

RP to allow foreign banks

RP to allow foreign banks MANILA (AFP): Central Bank Governor Gabriel Singson said yesterday that 10 foreign banks would be allowed entry into the Philippines with representation from five regional groupings -- North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and Australia-New Zealand.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

BI likely to follow Fed move

BI likely to follow Fed move JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, is likely to increase the discount rates of its short-term money market securities by a half-percentage point, in line with the rise in U.S. interest rates on Wednesday.Bank Indonesia Governor J.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Military against PDI rebel's move

Military against PDI rebel's move SEMARANG, Central Java: Rebel leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Jusuf Merukh plans to set up rival local executive boards throughout the province.Jusuf chairs a rival board of leadership which he set up last year to challenge the...

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Non-smoking bus

Non-smoking bus On Jan. 24, 1995 a friend and I traveled by bus from Yogyakarta to Denpasar. When we purchased the tickets the manager of the bus company assured us that the bus was air-conditioned and non-smoking.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Government raises nearly $6 million for SEA Games

Government raises nearly $6 million for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The government has earmarked Rp 12.6 billion (US$5.7 million) to finance the national team's preparations for the Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in December.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Skeleton may be tourist's

Skeleton may be tourist's DENPASAR, Bali: Skelital remains discovered recently by a farmer the slopes of Gunung Agung may be those of Vermer Carel Conraad, a Dutch tourist missing since 1987, police said yesterday.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Legislator questions banking secrecy ruling

Legislator questions banking secrecy ruling JAKARTA (JP): Outspoken legislator A. A. Baramuli questioned yesterday the legality of the central bank's new regulation on banking secrecy.Bank Indonesia, the central bank, announced earlier this week that third parties, such as the press and...

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Road development in Greater Jakarta

Road development in Greater Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): West Java Governor H. Nuriana has said that Jakarta and its satellite cities -- Bekasi, Tangerang and Bogor -- share the responsibility for road development in their border areas.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaFriday Maghrib 06.20 p.m.Saturday Imsak 04.26 a.m. Subuh 04.36 a.m.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Heckling, demonstrating continue in student trial

Heckling, demonstrating continue in student trial JAKARTA (JP): Heckling and demonstrating continued at the trials yesterday of 12 National University students charged with assault and brawling.Judge Moegihardjo of South Jakarta District Court opened the first session at 10:45 a.m.

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Indonesia refutes U.S. rights report

Indonesia refutes U.S. rights report JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia strongly refuted allegations of abuses in response to the U.S. State Department's annual global human rights report which condemned Jakarta as being "repressive" and "authoritarian".

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Illegal buildings along river pulled down

Illegal buildings along river pulled down JAKARTA (JP): The law and order officers of the West Jakarta mayoralty are currently launching a cleanup operation along Cisadane river.Hundreds of illegal buildings along the river are being demolished in line with the mayoralty's drive to clean up illegal...

Fri, 03 Feb 1995

Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

RI human rights concept respected

RI human rights concept respected JAKARTA (JP): A top U.S. diplomat yesterday praised Indonesia's concept of human rights only three days after Washington criticized Jakarta for extending the prison sentence of a local labor union leader convicted of instigating a riot last year.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Sinatra gets 20 months

Sinatra gets 20 months JAKARTA (JP): Judge Abbas Soemantri of the Central Jakarta District Court has sentenced Evry Sinatra, 21 years old, to 20 months in jail for possession of seven grams of cannabis.The jail term is much lighter than the 30 months demanded by prosecutor Hanief H.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Firm to raise tea output

Firm to raise tea output JAKARTA (JP): State-owned tea company PTP XII aims to increase production by 34.69 percent to 66,000 tons this year, up from last year's level of 49,000 tons, an executive says.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Lee warns S'pore of western influence, populist policies

Lee warns S'pore of western influence, populist policies SINGAPORE (AFP): Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew warned in an interview published yesterday that Singapore's economic progress could be wrecked if the younger generation aped the West and the government pursued populist policies.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

RI companies to manage an airport in China

RI companies to manage an airport in China JAKARTA (JP): PT Angkasa Pura I, a state-own company operating nine airports throughout the country, plans to manage an airport in Guangzhou of China in cooperation with an Indonesian private firm.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Revealing civil servants' wealth

Revealing civil servants' wealth We are impressed, among other things, by HMI's (Islamic Students Association) recommendation regarding the wealth which civil servants possess. The organizations suggests that a record of this wealth be made before and after a person joins the civil service.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Prostitutes tested for STDs

Prostitutes tested for STDs DILI, East Timor: About 750 prostitutes working here have been tested for sexually transmitted diseases, including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).They assembled in the hall of the Dili regency government offices last weekend where five doctors were ready to...

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Film dubbing

Film dubbingFrom JayakartaI now can enjoy watching foreign films dubbed in bahasa Indonesia. At first I felt something lacking in the dubbed films and it sounded strange to hear Indian or Mexican actors, for instance, speaking fluent Indonesian. But this feeling disappeared after some time.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Kotjo and Trihatmodjo acquire Mayatexdian

Kotjo and Trihatmodjo acquire Mayatexdian JAKARTA (JP): Businessmen Johannes Kotjo and Bambang Trihatmodjo have acquired PT Mayatexdian, a listed garment firm previously controlled by a former convict who was implicated with a bad-debt scandal.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Concern for Strait of Malacca prodded

Concern for Strait of Malacca prodded KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has reported to be prodding Indonesia and Singapore yesterday to show more concern over the Strait of Malacca after six ships suspected of dumping toxic waste fled the waterway of the three nations.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaThursday Maghrib 06.20 p.m.Friday Imsak 04.26 a.m. Subuh 04.36 a.m.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Cheap housing to be included at Indah Kapuk

Cheap housing to be included at Indah Kapuk JAKARTA (JP): PT Mandara Permai, the company developing the posh Pantai Indah Kapuk housing project in West Jakarta, plans to include low-cost apartments as part of its housing complex in a bid to meet regulations set by the city administration.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

3,000 apply for building permits

3,000 apply for building permits JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko revealed that a total of 3,034 people applied for building permits in his area last year.He said the mayoralty received more than Rp 1 billion from the applications.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Elephants used to destroy crops

Elephants used to destroy crops BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The authorities have used 17 trained elephants to destroy several hectares of coffee plantation cultivated by nomadic farmers on state land.The coffee plants, in an area bordering the regencies of South, North and West Lampung, were uprooted...

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Indonesian waters highly prone to oil spills

Indonesian waters highly prone to oil spills JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, a vast archipelago located in a busy international sea-lane, is highly prone to oil spills which are disastrous to the environment, an official says.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

18 months sought for man accused of 'selling' wife

18 months sought for man accused of 'selling' wife JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Esther Datu Rante requested yesterday that Judge Doris A. A. Taulo of South Jakarta District Court sentence Yudi H. Sutikno, the husband accused of "selling" his own wife to panderers, to one-and-a-half years imprisonment.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Love of the sea

Love of the seaFrom Sinar PagiThe Central Board of PELMI (Indonesian Young Seamen) asked the House of Representatives to propose to the Government an establishment of a sea institution, in which we can inculcate a true love of sea.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Middle class is nobody's fool: Expert

Middle class is nobody's fool: Expert SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Indonesia's middle class, a burgeoning group with growing political clout, cannot become a tool for either the lower or the upper class, a political scientist says.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Village head probed over illicit land sale

Village head probed over illicit land sale JAKARTA (JP): Bogor city authorities are questioning Kosasih, head of Citaringgul village in Citeureup district for his alleged involvement in the illegal sale of land.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

RI, India to set up joint ministerial commission

RI, India to set up joint ministerial commission JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and India have agreed to establish a joint ministerial commission to promote economic and trade relations between the two countries.

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

Fire-crackers

Fire-crackersFrom NeracaJakarta Governor Surjadi Sudirdja appealed to Jakartans not to light fire crackers during the month of Ramadhan. The noise of fire crackers, especially at night, causes quite a disturbance to the environment and the sacredness of the taraweh (Ramadhan night prayers) and...

Thu, 02 Feb 1995

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