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Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Malaysian cocoa exports
Malaysian cocoa exports KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's national cocoa board signed Monday a pact with a Chinese state institute to boost export of cocoa products and beans to China.Under the agreement with the Wuxi Institute of Light Industries, Kuala Lumpur's cocoa products will be widely marketed...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Former bank staff on trial for swindling
Former bank staff on trial for swindling JAKARTA (JP): Iwan Setiawan, 28, a former employee of state- owned Export-Import (Exim) Bank, was arraigned at Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for his alleged involvement in embezzling Rp 2.6 billion (US$ 1.1 million).Prosecutor T.S.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Police arrest Metromini driver
Police arrest Metromini driver JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police have arrested a man who they claim is the Metro Mini bus driver who ran over a man, named Iwan, and then dumped his dead body in a swamp in the Cakung area in East Jakarta.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Thousands stranded in Tegal
Thousands stranded in Tegal TEGAL, Central Java: Thousands of people planning to return to Jakarta were left stranded on Sunday at the local bus terminal over the weekend due to a shortage of buses.Most of the people in transit from the nearby towns of Purwokerto, Bumiayu, Brebes and Pekalongan...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Soeharto's world on Bambang's dismissal awaited
Soeharto's world on Bambang's dismissal awaited JAKARTA (JP): The Central Executive Board of Golkar has not yet received words from President Soeharto about its proposal to dismiss Bambang Warih Koesoemo from the House of Representatives (DPR), deputy chairman Abdul Gafur said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
23 missing at sea
23 missing at sea MANADO, North Sulawesi: Rescue workers are searching for 23 people who went missing after their fishing boat sank near Taliabu Island in North Maluku on March 5.PT Sari Cakalang, the operator of the ill fated boat, has also sent two of the vessels to take part in the search for...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
1994/95 budget to post surplus of Rp 10.4 billion
1994/95 budget to post surplus of Rp 10.4 billion JAKARTA (JP): The 1994-1995 state budget is likely to record a small surplus of Rp 10.4 billion (US$4.8 million), as compared with a deficit of nearly Rp 1.8 trillion ($837 million) in the 1993-1994 fiscal year.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Armed visitor to court apprehended
Armed visitor to court apprehended JAKARTA (JP): Police carried out a raid yesterday against suspected armed visitors at the West Jakarta District Court and arrested one person.According to City Police spokesman Bambang Haryoko, the suspect, identified as Salomo H.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Probe on fictitious export continues
Probe on fictitious export continues JAKARTA (JP): The government is continuing the investigation of alleged falsification of export documents involving textile tycoon Kim Johannes Mulia, Attorney General Singgih says."The investigation on Kim Johannes is not over yet.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Stock exchange
Stock exchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 13, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,700 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,225 0 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,000...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Haj pilgrims
Haj pilgrimsFrom RepublikaI am commenting on the statement of Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher published in Republika on Feb. 13, 1995 entitled 'Warga Muhammadiyah Sebaiknya Menahan Diri tidak Berhaji lagi' (Muhammadiyah Moslems should refrain from making another haj pilgrimage).
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Persiraja extends winning streak
Persiraja extends winning streak JAKARTA (JP): Persiraja Banda Aceh extended its unbeaten streak on Sunday with a 2-1 away win over Persija as the Indonesian soccer league resumed at Menteng stadium in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Bus fare hikes caused by lack of coordination
Bus fare hikes caused by lack of coordination JAKARTA (JP): A lack of coordination between government institutions was behind the unlawful bus fare increases during the Idul Fitri holidays, the head of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda), Aip Sjarifuddin, said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Young people and politics
Young people and politicsFrom MerdekaIt is very strange if Ismail Hasan Metareum of the United Development Party (PPP) says that Sri Bintang Pamungkas' rejection against the renomination of Soeharto as a presidential candidate is regarded as a mistake.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Aceh has new police chief
Aceh has new police chief BANDA ACEH: Deputy Chief of the National Police Maj. Gen. Aji Komaruddin swore in Col. A. Hamid Busra as the new chief of the provincial police to replace Brig. Gen. M. Nurdin, who has been appointed as director of the detective department at the National Police...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
RI-Croatioa oil deal agreed
RI-Croatioa oil deal agreed ZAGREB (JP): President Soeharto and Croatian Prime Minister Nikica Valentic witnessed the signing of a letter of understanding here Sunday evening between Indonesia's state oil company Pertamina and its Croatian counterpart on several business cooperation projects.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Tycoons asked to fund KONI
Tycoons asked to fund KONI JAKARTA (JP): Prominent businessmen such as timber tycoon Prayogo Pangestu, real-estate developer Ciputra and paper baron Eka Tjipta Widjaja will be among 60 billionaires invited to a discussion tomorrow with the National Sports Council (KONI) on how to raise funds for...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Kanindotex still open to other bidders: Mar'ie
Kanindotex still open to other bidders: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the debt ridden Kanindotex is still open to other bidders despite the entry of a major consortium to take over a major stake of the textile company.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
UK dance troop to perform here
UK dance troop to perform here JAKARTA (JP): The Mark Baldwin Dance Company, a famous contemporary dance group from Britain, is scheduled to perform on Saturday and Sunday.The dance troop's Indonesian visit is sponsored by the British Council, as part of its cultural exchange program between...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Vegetable cold storage
Vegetable cold storage JAKARTA (JP): The North Sumatra office of the Ministry of Trade will install new cold storage facilities for vegetables produced in the Karo regency, an official says."The trade ministry will build a cold storage facility at an estimated cost of Rp 200 million (about...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Environmental protection a matter of attitude
Environmental protection a matter of attitude JAKARTA (JP): Pollution has become an evil enemy of the living world. Slowly but surely, with its invisible tentacles, it kills plants, animals and humans.The level of pollution in different parts of the world varies.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Indonesia's Palapa-C1 launching rescheduled
Indonesia's Palapa-C1 launching rescheduled JAKARTA (JP): The government is lobbying the European Space Agency to have French Arianespace launch Indonesia's Palapa-C1 satellite as originally scheduled.PT Satelindo's Director of satellite systems, Sahala Silalahi, said that the Palapa-C1 was...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
They play it unsafe in Surakarta
They play it unsafe in Surakarta Surakarta, Central Java (JP): Health Warning: The Silir red light district is a health hazard because 93 percent of its customers do not wear condoms.This was the advice of doctor Guntur Hermawan, a medical expert at Solo's Sebelas Maret University, when he...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Soeharto offers help for peace
Soeharto offers help for peaceBy Rikza Abdullah ZAGREB (JP): President Soeharto made a brief junket from here to the embattled Sarajevo yesterday to offer his good offices to the current international drive for peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Man nabbed for robbing driver
Man nabbed for robbing driver JAKARTA (JP): An ex-student of the prestigious privately-owned Trisakti University has been arrested for his alleged role in robbing of at least 10 taxi drivers in and around the city.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Women's contribution
Women's contribution I think it unlikely that, by his letter (The Jakarta Post, March 11, 1995), Mr. Hario Subayu is actually enhancing public relations for the Department of Immigration. Many Indonesian career women like myself (including those who have attained high government positions), must...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Regulation on domestic helpers effective soon
Regulation on domestic helpers effective soon JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is poised to carry out a regulation on the welfare of domestic helpers next month, Head the City Manpower Office Suhatman said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Asian countries told to be choosy in accepting foreign capital
Asian countries told to be choosy in accepting foreign capital SINGAPORE (AFP): Instead of completely slowing down financial deregulation in the wake of the Mexican peso crisis, Asia should be more selective in absorbing foreign capital, US brokerage Merrill Lynch said Monday.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Govt plans campaign to make people queue
Govt plans campaign to make people queue JAKARTA (JP): One of the targets of the government's national discipline campaign this year will be to teach Indonesians a discipline which they notoriously lack -- queuing.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Music, dances to support AFS
Music, dances to support AFS JAKARTA (JP): U.S. Ambassador for Indonesia and Mrs. Robert L. Barry will host a cultural evening featuring the cultural richness of Central Sulawesi.The event, to be held on Friday, is to support the student exchange program of the American Field Service (AFS).
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Yogyakarta wins double deal
Yogyakarta wins double deal JAKARTA (JP): The international motor federation, FIM, has granted Yogyakarta the right to host the world motocross championship race, for the second time, next year.FIM announced the decision during its annual conference in Geneve earlier this month, a foreign affairs...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Taiwan-PRC to relax relation
Taiwan-PRC to relax relation TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan yesterday offered to recognize China's head of state, in an unprecedented attempt by the Chinese nationalist island to thaw relations with the communist-ruled mainland.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Wardiman denies accusation of 'ethical decadence'
Wardiman denies accusation of 'ethical decadence' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro has denied that his ministry is sliding into a state of moral degeneration.Speaking after the installment of several new high-ranking officials yesterday, Wardiman dismissed the...
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Marcos Jr. pushes for reinvestigation
Marcos Jr. pushes for reinvestigation MANILA (AFP): The son of late Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos yesterday pushed for a reopening of the investigation into the 1983 murder of popular opposition leader Benigno Aquino, which signaled the fall of the Marcos dictatorship.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
50 years of independence
50 years of independence Yugoslavia was once Indonesia's democratic counterpart. But that country is now disintegrating. In 1966, Pakistan's and Nigeria's economies were better than Indonesia's economy. Now, our economy is better than theirs. Therefore, Indonesia is rightly thankful to God.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Congestion at harbors
Congestion at harbors As an aftermath of the Kobe quake, the impact is felt keenly in Indonesia, thousands of kilometers away. My writing concerning SGS was published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 7, 1995.
Tue, 14 Mar 1995
Indorama's net profits up 23 % to Rp 62 billion
Indorama's net profits up 23 % to Rp 62 billion JAKARTA (JP): PT Indorama Synthetics, a textile company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, announced yesterday that its after-tax profits rose by 23.5 percent to Rp 62 billion (US$28.18 million) from Rp 50 billion in 1993.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Why no school lunch break?
Why no school lunch break? Indonesian schools have long school hours without a proper lunch break. In this letter I am commenting mainly on junior high schools. The school my daughter attends is a private school in Bogor, but I think that school hours are the same in every school because the...
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Firm after Ancol port project
Firm after Ancol port project JAKARTA (JP): A private company is interested in building a multi-purpose port, with an investment commitment of about Rp 1 billion (US$454,545), in Ancol, North Jakarta, Director General of Sea Transportation Soentoro said.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Little Wizards 3:00 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Environment Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Foreign Reports 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV...
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Taiwanese investment
Taiwanese investment I am writing to point out a couple of mistakes in your report on Taiwanese investment in Indonesia that appeared in The Jakarta Post on March 8, 1995.First, the report quoted the number of Taiwanese affiliates in Indonesia (49, which was mistaken to be 39), that were...
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Islam's revival: A threat or a challenge?
Islam's revival: A threat or a challenge? JAKARTA (JP): The revival of Islam is not a threat to the modern, established, and secular Western countries, an Islamic expert says."Western countries cannot merely generalize and say that the revival of Islam is a threat to their national interests and...
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
More useful tips to make the most out of your Lotus 1-2-3
More useful tips to make the most out of your Lotus 1-2-3By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): It's no secret that many of you out there are using Lotus 1-2-3, and because I've been working with 1-2-3 Release 5.0 for Windows pretty much lately, I'd like to share some tips that you may find useful in your...
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
17 warships arrive for naval show
17 warships arrive for naval show DARWIN, Australia (AFP): The biggest naval build-up seen in Australia's tropical northern waters since World War II was under way here in preparation for a seven-nation exercise starting today.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Eight killed in accident
Eight killed in accident SEMARANG, Central Java: Eight people, five of whom belonged to the same family, were killed in an accident involving a bus and two vans in Ungaran, just south of here last week.The family members killed were Jakartans visiting Central Java for their Idul Fitri vacation.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Weekly Stock Exchange Review
Weekly Stock Exchange Review JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices tumbled last week, following a steep downward slide of the index from its narrow sideways trend over the last few weeks.The Jakarta Composite Index closed the week at 432.73, a big drop of 20.15 points (4.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Injured Alan out of All-England team
Injured Alan out of All-England team JAKARTA (JP): Barcelona Olympic badminton gold medalist Alan Budikusuma has been dropped from Indonesia's All-England team due to a foot injury, says Iwan Setiawan, an official from the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI).
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
JSX to elect president and draw up strategy
JSX to elect president and draw up strategy JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will hold a meeting tomorrow to elect the exchange's new president and to formulate a new business strategy.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Soeharto, Li Peng assure smooth transfer
Soeharto, Li Peng assure smooth transferBy Rikza Abdullah COPENHAGEN (JP): President Soeharto and Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng assured on Saturday that national leadership succession in their countries would be smooth given the existing constitutional mechanisms.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
City's anniversary logo launched
City's anniversary logo launched JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja introduced the official logo for Jakarta's 468th anniversary at the Shangri-La Hotel on Saturday evening.Besides being used during the celebration of the city's 468th anniversary, which falls on June 22, the logo, created by...