Search Indonesian News Archive - 1995/02

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Liquisa nearly a rebel base

Liquisa nearly a rebel base JAKARTA (JP): Fretilin, the East Timor armed separatist movement, had been turning the Liquisa regency into its major base camp when the military moved into the area last month, Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Dairi villagers take their case to Feisal

Dairi villagers take their case to Feisal JAKARTA (JP): Villagers from the Dairi regency in North Sumatra took their case of a land dispute that turned violent to Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung yesterday.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Page Kodim, you're safe

Page Kodim, you're safe JAKARTA (JP): City Military Headquarters has urged residents to page immediately its military offices' special forces on motorcycles for any type of crime they witness.City military spokesman Lt. Col.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Anti-counterfeiting unit works quietly

Anti-counterfeiting unit works quietly JAKARTA (JP): Even if there hasn't been much in the news about currency counterfeiting lately, it doesn't mean that all's well.Chief of the State Intelligence Board (Bakin) Soedibyo disclosed yesterday that a special unit dealing with cases of currency...

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Mien supports sending maids to Saudis

Mien supports sending maids to Saudis JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi said yesterday that she supports the export of maids to Saudi Arabia provided that the workers are covered by adequate legal protection.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Govt may end SGS contract this year

Govt may end SGS contract this year JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the government might not extend the contract of the Geneva-based Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) to inspect Indonesia's imports at points of loading.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Soeharto wants anti-narcotic drive intensified

Soeharto wants anti-narcotic drive intensified JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday said that Indonesia should conduct an intensive campaign against drug abuse even though narcotic are a relatively small problem in the country.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Foreign investors reject Hanoi's plan

Foreign investors reject Hanoi's planBy Marc Lavine QUANG NGAI, Vietnam (AFP): Vietnam's plan to create an Asian oil and industry hub in one of its poorest regions is threatened by investors rejection of the controversial location.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

When two legislators have affair...

When two legislators have affair... JAKARTA (JP): East Java governor Basofi Sudirman will withdraw a legislator from the ruling Golkar party serving at a local legislative council for having a love affair with a House of Representatives member, a press report said yesterday.Antara said that Mrs.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Cambodia is seeking $500 million in aid

Cambodia is seeking $500 million in aid PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Finance Minister Keat Chhon said yesterday the government was seeking US$540 million in aid from a meeting of international donors in Paris next month.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

SPSI and labor productivity

SPSI and labor productivity On Monday Feb. 20 the All Indonesia Workers Association (SPSI) celebrated its 22nd anniversary. Apart from wishing the organization well, we could perhaps use the occasion to reflect on its role in the New Order era.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

PGN to start two gas pipeline projects in 1996

PGN to start two gas pipeline projects in 1996 JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned gas company Perum Gas Negara (PGN) plans to construct two gas pipeline networks from the Asamera gas field in South Sumatra to Duri and Batam Island, both in Riau, and to Muarakarang in North Jakarta next year.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

PPP chapter members want recognition

PPP chapter members want recognition JAKARTA (JP): Dissenting members from the United Development Party (PPP) Jakarta chapter yesterday demanded that the central executive board recognize its chairman.Arifin Arbain, who said he was legitimately elected during the recent chapter meeting, told the...

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

21,800 students join apprentice program

21,800 students join apprentice program JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for People's Welfare RS Museno launched yesterday the latest round of a holiday apprenticeship program for students.Museno said the program was aimed at helping students spend their holidays engaged in positive activities.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 20, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 7,000 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,350 25 5,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

RP, Vanuatu to boost ties

RP, Vanuatu to boost ties MANILA (AFP): Vanuatu Prime Minister Maxime Carlote Korman and Philippine President Fidel Ramos agreed yesterday to strengthen bilateral trade ties, the Filipino leader said after meeting his South Pacific counterpart.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Vietnam to start slow as new ASEAN member

Vietnam to start slow as new ASEAN memberBy John Rogers HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam will take time to join in all the political and economic activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after the Communist country becomes the grouping's seventh member this July.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Few Indonesians patent inventions

Few Indonesians patent inventions JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks Nico Kansil said yesterday that few Indonesians have registered their inventions, products, or trademarks.Nico told the House of Representatives yesterday that, as of December 1994, only 2.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Number of fake export documents decline

Number of fake export documents decline JAKARTA (JP): The number of document manipulations for the exports of rattan, wood and leather goods exports decreased last year, an executive said here yesterday.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

East Javanese more fertile

East Javanese more fertile SURABAYA, East Java: An increase in East Java's total fertility rate by 0.09 points from 2.134 to 2.223 means it has dropped from second to fourth place on the list of the most successful provinces in birth control.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Duta Pertiwi's profit soars

Duta Pertiwi's profit soars JAKARTA (JP): PT Duta Pertiwi, a property company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), yesterday reported a 326 percent increase in its net profit to Rp 81 billion (US$37.67 million) in 1994 from Rp 19 billion in 1993.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

KONI to announce new board

KONI to announce new board JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) plans to announce the recently-completed lineup of its new leadership board by this Friday."Barring unforeseen circumstances, the lineup is 99 percent fixed," Rudolf Warouw, the closest assistant of new KONI president...

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Plaza Indonesia's 5th anniversary

Plaza Indonesia's 5th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Plaza Indonesia will hold a series of activities, including fashion shows, modern and traditional dances and exclusive product exhibitions, from Feb. 24 to March 1 in conjunction with its fifth anniversary.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Answers needed

Answers needed This letter takes as background a Dutch proverb which says: Only my friends tell me my shortcomings (free translation). Please consider this letter in that light.A. I notice that your paper translates Dewan Pertahanan Nasional as National Resilience Institute, which in my opinion is...

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Team to fight phony newsmen at police HQ

Team to fight phony newsmen at police HQ JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Indonesian Journalists Association posted at Jakarta police headquarters have been asked to guard against phony reporters operating at police headquarters.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Pontianak takes night flights

Pontianak takes night flights PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Supadio Airport is presently being prepared to take night flights in anticipation of the passenger rush during the Idul Fitri holidays.Head of the provincial transportation office Budiman was quoted by Antara as saying that he estimated the...

Tue, 21 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, 21 Feb 1995

Lava threatens Yogyakarta

Lava threatens Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA: Two dams located in the upstream of Boyong river are unable to accommodate further volcanic material from Mt. Merapi after heavy rains on Sunday flushed down thousands of cubic meters of lava into the river, the Antara news agency reported.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Telkom expands phone services in Jakarta

Telkom expands phone services in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): In a move to improve its services, state-owned telecommunication company PT Telkom has set up eight new telephone exchanges, one outdoor plant maintenance center and four new district offices.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Soeharto wants tougher control on land use

Soeharto wants tougher control on land use JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto wants stricter control of land use and ownership to prevent further reduction of the country's agricultural areas due to land conversion.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

City revokes 35,004 old permits

City revokes 35,004 old permits JAKARTA (JP): The city administration announced yesterday it was revoking 35,004 old licenses of sub-contractors for city administration projects.Harun Al Rasyid, chief of the sub-contractors assessment committee said that after conducting reassessment tests, 26,730...

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Idul Fitri gifts for the poor

Idul Fitri gifts for the poor JAKARTA (JP): About 500 poor residents of Kampung Tengah, in the Kramat Jati district, East Jakarta, have received Idul Fitri gift packages from Yayasan Nanda Dian Nusantara, a non-profit foundation.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Sukanto's paper firm to raise funds in U.S.

Sukanto's paper firm to raise funds in U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Sukanto Tanoto, Chairman of the widely- diversified RGM Group, is intensifying his efforts to become one of Indonesia's largest pulp and paper producers by raising funds on the New York Stock Exchange.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Give IPTN, PAL time to make profits: Habibie

Give IPTN, PAL time to make profits: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday that the strategic industries under his control should be given two to three years to prove that they can bring home profits, provided export credits are granted for the sales...

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Perth to host Indian Ocean meeting

Perth to host Indian Ocean meeting KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Australia said yesterday it has drawn up a list of 37 nations to be invited to a meeting it was hosting in June to discuss South Africa's plan for an Indian Ocean trade and security grouping."We have identified 37 countries. It depends ...

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Firm proposes hike in highway toll rates

Firm proposes hike in highway toll rates JAKARTA (JP): PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada, a private company operating a 17.6km toll road in Jakarta, proposed yesterday an increase in highway toll fees to help it to repay loans.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

APEC forms council

APEC forms council TOKYO (AFP): Osaka and vicinity set up a special council yesterday to provide support for this year's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum scheduled for November, officials said.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Aussies accused of kidnapping released on bail

Aussies accused of kidnapping released on bail JAKARTA (JP): The city prosecutor's office released on bail on Friday two Australian private detectives and a German woman who were arrested last year for allegedly abducting her children from a house in East Jakarta.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Claims of foul play at parking authority probed

Claims of foul play at parking authority probed JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja ordered City Administration Inspector Djoko Brotosurjono yesterday to investigate alleged corruption at the city parking authority.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

The top taxpayers

The top taxpayers The Indonesian government has made its annual announcement of the 200 top individual and corporate taxpayers as part of its campaign to inculcate a sense of pride in the people about fulfilling one of their basic civic duties -- paying taxes.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

ICMI manages village funds

ICMI manages village funds BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Indonesian Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) has started a pilot project for the management of government aid for impoverished villages, Antara reported.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Man jailed for forcing wife into prostitution

Man jailed for forcing wife into prostitution JAKARTA (JP): A 40-year-old man was sentenced to one year's imprisonment by the South Jakarta District Court yesterday after he was convicted of "selling" his own wife into prostitution from 1986 until 1994.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Statistics office to hold economic census soon

Statistics office to hold economic census soon JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics will hold an economic census and set up a business information center in the near future, an official said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

Legislators concerned over teachers' fates

Legislators concerned over teachers' fates JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives criticized yesterday the arduous official procedures that underpaid teachers must carry out for promotion.In a hearing with officials from the Civil Servant Administration Agency, house members also expressed...

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

GKBI is likely to remain care taker of Kanindotex

GKBI is likely to remain care taker of Kanindotex JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of Indonesian Batik Cooperatives (GKBI) is likely to remain the caretaker of the debt-ridden Kanindotex despite a possible change in the textile company's ownership.

Mon, 20 Feb 1995

Pokphand excels in information system

Pokphand excels in information system A new management information system, coupled with an office automation program, was introduced last January by PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia to face the challenges of the coming globalization era.

Mon, 20 Feb 1995

Export problems face Kalimantan plywood plants

Export problems face Kalimantan plywood plants JAKARTA (JP): Plywood plants in East Kalimantan, which contribute 25 percent to Indonesia's total plywood production, are facing difficulties in exporting their products, an executive said over the weekend.

Mon, 20 Feb 1995

Unfair treatment by Bellevue Court

Unfair treatment by Bellevue Court I am writing this letter to complain about the treatment I have received from the management of Bellevue Court Townhouses in Kemang, South Jakarta. I moved to Bellevue Court in March 1994. The usual rent is US$2,200 per month for a two year lease.

Mon, 20 Feb 1995

Share prices mixed with index unchanged

Share prices mixed with index unchanged JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mixed across the board on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last week as gains, booked early in the week, eroded on local profit taking and uncertain regional sentiment.The JSX Composite Index closed the week at 453.

Mon, 20 Feb 1995

Thailand-S'pore train

Thailand-S'pore train KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's Pilgrims Management and Fund Board, Tabung Haji, plans to operate an electric train network between Thailand and Singapore with technology from Germany's Siemens, the Bernama news agency reported Saturday.

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