Search Indonesian News Archive - 1995/02

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 23, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 1,800 -600 2,000 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 8,000 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,300 104,500 ANEKA...

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Soeharto backs KONI's restructuring plan

Soeharto backs KONI's restructuring plan JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto gave his full support yesterday to a restructuring plan initiated by the newly-elected chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

PPP 'star' legislator also in hot water

PPP 'star' legislator also in hot water JAKARTA (JP): With news of the sacking of legislator Bambang Warih Koesoemo just beginning to sink in yesterday, the House of Representatives was already abuzz with rumors of another impending dismissal.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Mar'ie's stance on credit

Mar'ie's stance on credit The Minister of Research and Technology, B.J. Habibie, makes a lot of sense in his argument about the crucial importance of export credits for pushing the sales of such high-tech and big- ticket products as aircraft.

Thu, 23 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.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Collapsed bridges disrupt Java traffic

Collapsed bridges disrupt Java traffic PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Floods have knocked out two bridges in Brebes and Cilacap, disrupting traffic along both the northern and southern highways connecting the province with West Java.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

No cholera outbreak in Bali: Ministry

No cholera outbreak in Bali: Ministry JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health says it is puzzled by a report suggesting 77 Japanese tourists have been affected by cholera after returning from the holiday island of Bali.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Rp 21b, 4 lives lost in floods

Rp 21b, 4 lives lost in floods RENGAT, Riau: Floods that have been sweeping through the Indragiri Hulu regency over the last two months have caused an estimated Rp 21 billion (about US$10 million) in material losses.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Wahono endorses Bambang's firing

Wahono endorses Bambang's firing JAKARTA (JP): House Speaker Wahono finally decided yesterday to endorse the expulsion of outspoken Golkar legislator Bambang Warih Koesoemo from the House of Representatives (DPR).

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

KNU area

KNU area We thank The Jakarta Post (Feb. 22, 1995) for carrying the report on the fall of Kawmoora, but regret to point out that Reuter's reports from Thailand on the subject have been consistent in interviewing and quoting only the views of the Karen National Union (KNU) terrorists-remnants.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Prosecutor's office probes cases of corruption

Prosecutor's office probes cases of corruption JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has been investigating 18 cases of corruption, including some in state banks, which were recently discovered by the Government Audit Agency (BPKP), Chief Justice Singgih said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Sentul developer upset over burning of buildings

Sentul developer upset over burning of buildings JAKARTA (JP): The project manager of Rainbow Hills, an exclusive housing estate and golf course at Pasir Karet village in Sentul, Bogor, expressed concern over the burning of two of its buildings by unidentified men, allegedly working for PT FMP.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

City police join narcotics meeting

City police join narcotics meeting JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Narcotic Division of the City Police Crime Investigation Directorate, Lt. Col. Djoko Satrio, has been assigned to represent Indonesia at a two-week conference on drug related crimes, to be held next month in Phuket, Thailand.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

A flicker of threat to region in the Spratly Islands?

A flicker of threat to region in the Spratly Islands?By Rizal Sukma JAKARTA (JP): It was reported that China had quietly enforced its claim again in the Spratly Islands. This time, it was the Philippines which felt intimidated by the most recent Chinese move.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Leading golfers to tee off in Bali

Leading golfers to tee off in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Leading Australian golfers Todd Hamilton and Lucas Parsons are expected to lead a pack of foreign golfers at the Sempati Bali Open, slated to tee off at Bali Golf and Country Club on March 22.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Waste land turns productive

Waste land turns productive BANDA ACEH: Approximately 175,000 hectares of unproductive farm land in the Aceh Besar and Piddie regencies will be turned into timber estates to maintain forest conservation, Governor Syamsuddin Mahmud said.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Indonesia likely to play active role at global summit

Indonesia likely to play active role at global summit JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will have an opportunity to help shape the course of a global development program at next month's World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, a top official says.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

New global rubber pact can reduce price volatility: INRO

New global rubber pact can reduce price volatility: INRO KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The new international rubber pact finally adopted in Geneva last week could help reduce price volatility and benefit both the world's natural rubber producers and consumers, officials said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Dangers of urbanization

Dangers of urbanization The same problem confronts the Jakarta City administration every time after Idul Fitri. Jakarta's population continues to swell because, after spending the holidays in their respective home towns and villages, people come back to Jakarta with relatives or other people who...

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Australian cattle for Asia

Australian cattle for Asia CANBERRA (AFP): Exports of live cattle to Southeast Asia jumped 53 percent to a record 290,000 head in 1994, the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation (AMLC) said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Govt to open one-stop ticketing counters

Govt to open one-stop ticketing counters JAKARTA (JP): The ministry of Transportation will coordinate cooperation among transportation companies to provide one-stop reservations for packages of various transportation services throughout the country, a senior official says.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

House approves bill on 1995-1996 state budget

House approves bill on 1995-1996 state budget JAKARTA (JP): The Budgetary Commission of the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday approved a bill on the government's 1995-1996 budget, which calls for an 11.9 percent increase in both revenue and spending.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Minimum pay must be maintained

Minimum pay must be maintainedFrom MerdekaReports in the media say that the Indonesian Textile Association (API) has appealed to the government to review its policy on minimum regional wages on the grounds that it will cause an increase in total textile company costs.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

NGOs call for 60 percent reduction in CO2 emissions

NGOs call for 60 percent reduction in CO2 emissions JAKARTA (JP): Local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on the government yesterday to commit itself to a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of at least 60 percent by the year 2030.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Monopolistic practices denounced

Monopolistic practices denounced JAKARTA (JP): The speaker of the House of Representatives, a business analyst and a lawyer yesterday all denounced monopolistic business practices in the country and called for legal reforms to ensure fair competition.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Ships alerted to piracy threats

Ships alerted to piracy threats KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Ships in Southeast Asia were alerted to renewed piracy threats yesterday after gun-wielding masked pirates hijacked a cargo vessel off Vietnam and escaped with its cargo last week.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Additional bus terminals prepared

Additional bus terminals prepared JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta and West Jakarta mayoralties have prepared eight additional bus terminals in anticipation of a sharply rising number of travelers for the Idul Fitri holidays.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 22, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume -------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,300 -50 112,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Girl without anus undergoes surgery

Girl without anus undergoes surgery SEMARANG, Central Java: Surgeons have successfully made an artificial anus for seven-year-old Astriani, a press report said yesterday.The girl, from a village in Temanggung, underwent the medical operation at the Dr.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Sudwikatmono denies failing to donate

Sudwikatmono denies failing to donate JAKARTA (JP): Prominent businessman Sudwikatmono said yesterday that he was surprised at reading newspaper reports about the failure of conglomerates to donate Rp 3 billion to the 1994 National Social Solidarity Day organizing committee.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

McDonald's gives parcels to orphans

McDonald's gives parcels to orphans JAKARTA (JP): The management of McDonald's Indonesia donated Rp 500,000 in cash and parcels to 50 orphans from the Kebon Melati orphanage in Central Jakarta.The presentation was made at McDonald's Sarinah building outlet on Jl. MH Thamrin yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Provinces asked to give govt jobs to Timorese youth

Provinces asked to give govt jobs to Timorese youth JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked regional administrations across the country yesterday to consider recruiting university graduates from East Timor to help Indonesia's youngest province out of its unemployment predicament.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

PPP and PDI cautious on changing election system

PPP and PDI cautious on changing election system JAKARTA (JP): Golkar says it is ready for changes in the electoral system away from the current system of proportional representation, as hinted at by President Soeharto, but the two minority parties are more cautious about the issue.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

KL wants new talks on islands

KL wants new talks on islands KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday urged Jakarta enter into fresh talks to resolve a 25- year-old dispute over the ownership of two small islands.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Savings in BRI

Savings in BRIFrom KompasI am the youngest child in my family. When my parents died the inheritance was divided among the children (there are six of us). Since I was still a small child at the time, the money was kept for me by my elder sister Lisna Juwita.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Eleven fired for misuse of villages aid funds

Eleven fired for misuse of villages aid funds JAKARTA (JP): Eleven low-level bureaucrats have been fired for embezzling government funds, earmarked for the development of impoverished villages, an official said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Bank Bira's after-tax profit up almost five fold

Bank Bira's after-tax profit up almost five fold JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Bira announced yesterday a surge in its after-tax profit last year to an audited Rp 18 billion (US$8.18 million), up from Rp 3.64 billion in 1993.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Indonesian workers

Indonesian workersFrom KompasI am delighted with the way our Police are tackling the case involving the murder of Gina Sutan Anwar, Eri Tri Harto Darmawan and Suresh Michandani, with Harnoko Dewantono (Oki) as the suspect.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Poor police know-how leads to fireworks blast

Poor police know-how leads to fireworks blast JAKARTA (JP): Inexperience and a lack of fireworks knowledge led to a huge explosion at the Bekasi police precinct on Tuesday, a spokesman for the City Police says.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

On 'puasa' and fasting

On 'puasa' and fasting My sincere thanks to Pujo Broto and Sanjoto W. for their reinforcement of my contention that the words puasa and `fasting' are not suitable to translate their meanings, one for the other.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaThursday Maghrib 06.17 p.m.Friday Imsak 04.31 a.m. Subuh 04.41 a.m.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Matahari store in Jatinegara warned

Matahari store in Jatinegara warned JAKARTA (JP): The Municipal Law and Order Office warned the management of the Matahari department store in Jatinegara Plaza, East Jakarta, yesterday that it will be closed down if it doesn't get an operation permit.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Land developer refuses to talk to protesting Dairi villagers

Land developer refuses to talk to protesting Dairi villagers JAKARTA (JP): A group of villagers from Dairi regency in North Sumatra yesterday marched to the Jakarta office of PT Agro Citra Wahanamas Gemilang, the land developer and plantation company that plans to acquire their land.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

U.S. should hand over Oki evidence: Singgih

U.S. should hand over Oki evidence: Singgih JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has once again asked the United States government to hand over all material evidence regarding a triple murder in Los Angeles, to enable the main suspect, Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, to be tried here.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Catchments

CatchmentsFrom KompasAs a layman I do not know much about geology. But I need some explanations about catchment systems, which are often discussed in the media.The problem of the development of such areas as North Bandung and Puncak never fails to attract the media.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Lampung strict on expired food

Lampung strict on expired food BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The provincial government is seeing to it that Idul Fitri food parcels bought from shops are in good condition.The local health office has formed a special team in charge of supervising the condition of Idul Fitri food parcels, Antara reported.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Philippines must take steps to avoid Mexican crisis

Philippines must take steps to avoid Mexican crisis MANILA (AFP): The Philippines must act on its fiscal position and trade deficit if it hopes to avoid a Mexico-style currency crisis and enjoy East Asian growth rates, economists said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

China agrees to talk with RP about Spratlys

China agrees to talk with RP about Spratlys MANILA (AFP): China has agreed to hold talks with the Philippines over Beijing's occupation of a reef claimed by both countries in the disputed Spratly island chain, the Chinese ambassador to Manila said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

UN and Vietnam pressured to end refugee saga

UN and Vietnam pressured to end refugee saga KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A global meeting on Indochinese refugees yesterday called on the United Nations and Vietnam to speed up repatriation of 40,000 Vietnamese still languishing in refugee camps in Asia, with forced return debated as a last resort.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Navy to put off sub purchase

Navy to put off sub purchase BANGKOK (AFP): Defense Minister Vichit Sookmark has told the Thai navy to postpone its plans to buy two diesel-powered submarines, saying the 15-billion-baht (US$600-million) price tag is too high.

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