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Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Midwives wait for pay checks
Midwives wait for pay checks PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Ninety-two midwives working in several villages in Purbalingga regency say they have not received their monthly pay checks since January.The midwives, who have been working in the region for the last six months, visited the Purbalingga branch...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Student detained for libel
Student detained for libel MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: A student of the state-run Cenderawasih University in Jayapura has been arrested for allegedly defaming the Manokwari police.Lt. Col. Tjahjo Hernoadi, Manokwari police chief, said he ordered the arrest of the student, identified by Antara only by...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
22,000 telephone lines for Bogor
22,000 telephone lines for Bogor JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor Telecommunications Office has 22,000 telephone lines available for residents of the town and will distribute application forms to all sub-districts.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
God saves my life
God saves my life I am writing this as I recover from serious injuries sustained while climbing Mt. Agung, Bali. Foolishly I chose to climb solo without the aid of a guide. This mistake nearly cost me my life.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Manila's steel mill
Manila's steel mill MANILA (AFP): The construction of the Philippines' first integrated steel mill will start in June, this time using technology from the Voest-Alpine company of Austria rather than a mothballed British plant, the industrial group spearheading the project said Friday.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Govt remains hopeful of intra-E. Timor dialog
Govt remains hopeful of intra-E. Timor dialog JAKARTA (JP): The Foreign Ministry asserted its hope yesterday that the all-inclusive intra-East Timor dialog facilitated by the United Nations would still proceed as scheduled.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Sports 3:30 Entertaiment: Circus Lights 4:30 Culture Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:45 Late News...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Achieving stability by democracy, not vice versa
Achieving stability by democracy, not vice versaBy Makmur Keliat JAKARTA (JP): It is an obvious truism that democracy has its limits. Boundless democracy certainly will turn a nation into a politically anarchic society.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Rights commission backs war on 'preman'
Rights commission backs war on 'preman' JAKARTA (JP): Members of the National Commission for Human Rights said yesterday they supported the decision of the city police and military to combat street hooliganism.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Tour of duty at Sriwijaya
Tour of duty at Sriwijaya PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (JP): The Chief of the Sriwijaya Military Command, Maj. Gen. Yunus Yosfiah, yesterday installed Brig. Gen. A.P. Siregar as his new chief of staff to replace Maj. Gen. Makmun Rasyid.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
AIDS cases may reach one to two million by 2000
AIDS cases may reach one to two million by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): The number of people contracted by the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Indonesia may reach one to two million by the year 2000 if preventive steps are not taken seriously from now, Minister of Health Sujudi said.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Immigration responds
Immigration responds First of all I would like to thank Mr. Ulrich O. Zimmer for his elaborate letter, mixed with certain perceptions and emotions, if I may say so, due to the fact that he is married with an Indonesian woman.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Greedy bus firms face punishment
Greedy bus firms face punishment JAKARTA (JP): The government has said it will punish bus owners who unlawfully raised their fares during the Idul Fitri holidays.Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto told journalists yesterday that not a single recalcitrant bus company would escape...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Jakarta student injured
Jakarta student injured CILACAP, Central Java: A university student from Jakarta was injured after he fell off a train at the Kroya station on Thursday.Didi Cahyadi, 25, a resident of Johar Baru sub-district in Jakarta and student of the Borobudur University, fell off the Empujaya train that was...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Police raid NGO office, arrest two and look for more
Police raid NGO office, arrest two and look for more JAKARTA (JP): The police have raided the headquarters of Pijar Foundation, a non-governmental organization well-known for its outspokenness, arresting two of its activists.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
City to introduce receipts for sanitation fees
City to introduce receipts for sanitation fees JAKARTA (JP): The City Sanitation Office will soon introduce receipts for sanitation collection fees in a bid to help increase revenues.Head of the office M.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Usman Hasan needed by foreign ministry, Golkar chief says
Usman Hasan needed by foreign ministry, Golkar chief says JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Chairman Harmoko said yesterday that the foreign ministry has asked him to reassign legislator Usman Hasan to an ambassadorial position.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
European Union to ease GSP procedures for ASEAN
European Union to ease GSP procedures for ASEAN JAKARTA (JP): A leader of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) predicted yesterday that the European Union would reduce its aid to the world's least-developed countries but that it would facilitate entry of imports through the...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Tiger kills villager
Tiger kills villager BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The badly mutilated body of a farmer was found near a park with tiger footprints around it yesterday. It is believed he was attacked and killed by a tiger.The farmer, identified as Sumarno, lived in Tanjung Tirto village.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Gold mining in Maluku
Gold mining in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): PT Prima Lirang Mining, a gold mining company operating in Southeast Maluku district, will expand its exploration activities in the district with a total investment of US$2 million.
Sat, 11 Mar 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.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Diponegoro gets new chief
Diponegoro gets new chief SEMARANG: Army chief of staff Gen. R. Hartono yesterday installed Maj. Gen. Yusuf Kartanegara as the new chief of the Diponegoro Military Command which oversees security in Central Java and Yogyakarta.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Stone film heaven-sent, earthbound
Stone film heaven-sent, earthboundBy Jane Scott JAKARTA (JP): Heaven and Earth is a recent film from American director Oliver Stone that has arrived in Jakarta after being released overseas early last year.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
S'pore oil complex
S'pore oil complex SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore has appointed Japan's Penta-Ocean Construction Co. to reclaim land off Singapore's southern shore, to merge seven islands into a massive offshore petrochemical production complex, officials said Thursday.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
RI seeks world commitment to education
RI seeks world commitment to educationBy Rikza Abdullah COPENHAGEN (JP): President Soeharto urged other world leaders yesterday to throw their weight behind the "education for all" concept as one way of improving the welfare and prosperity of mankind.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
City Police nab all suspects of Blok M incident
City Police nab all suspects of Blok M incident JAKARTA (JP): City Police announced yesterday that they had apprehended all members of a group of street hoodlums believed to have attacked and killed one plainclothes police officer and wounded another on Monday.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Clean up the hoodlums
Clean up the hoodlums A few days ago a policeman was stabbed to death in a shopping district of Jakarta. This incident has woken up the police from their negligence of the mushrooming of street gangsters.Hoodlums can be easily seen collecting money from public transportation drivers on the streets.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 10, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,700 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,225 -125 243,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
U.S. positive about SEA nuclear free zone
U.S. positive about SEA nuclear free zone JAKARTA (JP): The United States said it was sympathetic to the formation of a nuclear weapons free zone in Southeast Asia."We are positively inclined towards such an arrangement," said Robert Einhorn, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for political and...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
NAM states to exhibit joint contemporary arts next month
NAM states to exhibit joint contemporary arts next month JAKARTA (JP): Member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) plan to hold a joint contemporary arts exhibition here next month to enhance "spiritual understanding", an official said yesterday.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
'Disclosure' reveals War of the sexes
'Disclosure' reveals War of the sexes Disclosure; Michael Crichton; Ballantine Boos, New york, 1994; 497 pages JAKARTA (JP): We are in the middle of World War III and most of us don't even know it. The potent opponents maintain opposite tenements on the two sides of a magnet -- a love-hate...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
New joint venture to produce color picture tubes
New joint venture to produce color picture tubes JAKARTA (JP): PT Tabung Gambar Indonesia yesterday clinched a deal with Toshiba Corp, Sumitomo Corp, both of Japan, and Orion Electric Co. Ltd. of South Korea for setting up a new joint venture to produce color television picture tubes in Bekasi,...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Mass circumcision at Kramat Jati
Mass circumcision at Kramat Jati JAKARTA (JP): The Usaha Mulia Abadi Social Foundation (YUMA) and the Pondok Labu Al Izhar Islamic Boarding School held a mass circumcision for 150 children from poor families in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, on Thursday.YUMA chairperson Mrs.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Cleaning up hoodlums
Cleaning up hoodlums Police officer First Lieutenant Budi Prasetyo Utomo was killed and his friend Capt. Arman Depari is suffering from injuries because a group of hoodlums attacked them in Blok M, Jakarta recently.The cause of the fight is unimportant.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Two suffocate to death in RP
Two suffocate to death in RP MANILA (AFP): Two Filipino employees suffocated to death yesterday in the hold of a power barge anchored off a suburb of the Philippine capital, an official of the company that owns the barge said.Jose Reyes, vice-president of East Asia Power Corp.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Here come the migrants
Here come the migrants In the wake of Idul Fitri, officials at the Jakarta city administration are busy counting the newcomers coming into the capital along with the millions of people returning from their hometowns where they celebrated the Moslem post-fasting holiday with relatives.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Sempati responds
Sempati responds Sempati would like to respond to statements attributed to Sri Bintang Pamungkas in The Jakarta Post of Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, in the article titled Agency uncovers more than 220 corruption cases.
Fri, 10 Mar 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.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
'Pure' tourists enjoy Timor trip
'Pure' tourists enjoy Timor trip DILI, East Timor: Foreign tourists visiting the province "purely" for relaxation can enjoy their stay without thinking of political rumors about the territory, a local official said yesterday.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Reclamation needs Amdal
Reclamation needs Amdal JAKARTA (JP): The government will continue to monitor the environmental impact analysis (Amdal) being conducted in relation to the planned reclamation project along the northern coast, an official said. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2010.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Local crossers to race in Yogya
Local crossers to race in Yogya JAKARTA (JP): A huge field of some 300 local crossers are expected to take part in the National Motocross Championships on March 18 in Yogyakarta.The championship is the first of the season's seven scheduled events, sponsored by the Indonesian Motosport Association,...
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Aneka Tambang to export nickel to Taiwan
Aneka Tambang to export nickel to Taiwan JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned general mining firm PT Aneka Tambang yesterday signed a long-term contract with the giant stainless steel producer Yieh United Steel Co. of Taiwan for the sale of 25,100 tons of ferronickel for three consecutive years.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
NGOs and social development
NGOs and social developmentBy Bambang Ismawan This article is based on a paper presented at a seminar on social development organized by the United Nations and the Social Services Ministry on Feb. 28. JAKARTA (JP): Attention to the grass roots community, a disadvantaged people, remains of high...
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Mayor orders demolition
Mayor orders demolition JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta mayor, Sutardjianto, has ordered about 1,500 families living along the railway tracks between Duri station and Tangerang station to demolish their houses to make way for the construction of double tracks connecting the two stations.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
'Troops erred in Liquisa incident'
'Troops erred in Liquisa incident' CILODONG, Bogor, West Java (JP): The army has acknowledged that troops deviated from standard procedures in the incident which took place on Jan. 12 in Liquisa, East Timor, in which six East Timorese were killed.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Foreign doctors
Foreign doctorsFrom KompasSince rumors are rife that foreign doctors will be allowed to practice in Indonesia following the "free market scheme for health services," I am anxious about the fate of local doctors.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Soeharto busy in Copenhagen
Soeharto busy in Copenhagen COPENHAGEN (JP): President Soeharto got down to business straight away yesterday morning, after his 16-hour flight from Jakarta.Settling down at the Hotel D'Angleterre, Soeharto received a progress report from Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare Azwar Anas and...
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Kabuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 TV Series: Zero One Magazine 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Economy Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05...
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
'Asia should open doors wider for foreign goods'
'Asia should open doors wider for foreign goods' SINGAPORE (Reuter): East Asian states should open their doors wider to foreign goods and promote liberalized global trade, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Thursday.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Rival Games planned ahead of Chiang Mai
Rival Games planned ahead of Chiang Mai JAKARTA (JP): The 18th Southeast Asian Games may not turn out as planned with four of the region's countries considering the set up of a rival sporting meet to contest the events that have controversially been dropped from the Games.