Search Indonesian News Archive - 1995/03

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Western oil firms clamor for Iraqi deals

Western oil firms clamor for Iraqi deals BAGHDAD (Reuter): Western oil executives are holding talks in Iraq to finalize deals that could be activated when sanctions on Iraq are eased or lifted, Iraqi oil sources and diplomats said yesterday."They now want to remain undercover.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

On birth certificates

On birth certificates In reply to a letter, March 18, 1995, The Jakarta Post, concerning the legalization of a birth certificate at the Dutch Embassy, I was told by an also very unfriendly female employee (like every time) that the legalization cost, if arranged by the Embassy, would cost me Rp...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Budget pre-empted yen surge

Budget pre-empted yen surge JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that the yen's surge against the U.S. dollar was no cause for panic because the Japanese currency's sharp rise had been anticipated.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Oil exporters spared from flagging dollar

Oil exporters spared from flagging dollar KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Global oil earnings, transacted in U.S. dollars, may have been dented by the flagging greenback but long- term adverse effects were unlikely, oil experts said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Pro-RI leader slams Lisbon TV station

Pro-RI leader slams Lisbon TV station JAKARTA (JP): A pro-Indonesian Portuguese leader in Lisbon has criticized the TVI Portuguese television station for condoning an attempted entry into Indonesia by one of its journalist through fraudulent means.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Income tax

Income taxFrom SinarMinister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad recently announced the list of the biggest income tax payers in Indonesia for the year 1993. For private individuals, the first on the list was Sinta Dewi Sampurno, holder of PT HMS shares in Surabaya, East Java.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Manila may stop sending domestics to Singapore

Manila may stop sending domestics to Singapore MANILA (AFP): The Philippines is to review its policy on the mass deployment of overseas workers and may ban domestics from working in Singapore following the hanging there last week of a Filipina maid, an official said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Satellite pact signed

Satellite pact signed KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Telekom Malaysia Bhd. signed an agreement with seven foreign telecom companies and agencies yesterday to set up a satellite communications network for aircraft, called Skyways Alliance, by year's end.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Major earthquake rocks Nabire

Major earthquake rocks Nabire JAKARTA (JP): A series of earthquakes, the strongest measuring 6 on the Richter scale, struck Nabire yesterday, in the Irian Jaya regency of Paniai, but there is no immediate word on casualties.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Dilentasia 3:30 TV Series: Willing And Abel 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 University Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Wawasan 8:05 Traditional Drama 9:00...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Madura bridge project may be delayed

Madura bridge project may be delayed JAKARTA (JP): The development of a six-kilometer bridge connecting Surabaya and Madura scheduled to commence in August may be postponed because the land acquisition process is far from over, a minister said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

UI to hold exhibition

UI to hold exhibition JAKARTA (JP): The University of Indonesia will hold a three- day technology and arts exhibition at its campus in Depok, about 30 kilometers south of here.The exhibition, which will be opened on Friday and is in conjunction with the commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

PSSI will select the best from East, West

PSSI will select the best from East, West JAKARTA (JP): A national soccer team with players from the Indonesian league's West and East divisions will be prepared for the incoming South East Asian (SEA) Games."We will form two teams.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

State TV, radio to merge in face of challenge

State TV, radio to merge in face of challenge JAKARTA (JP): The government is revamping the management of its radio and television networks, RRI and TVRI, in anticipation of the advent of the era of information superhighways, a senior official of the Ministry of Information says.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 20, 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 25 133,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Justice and solidarity

Justice and solidarity Last week's hanging of a 42-year-old Filipino maid, Flor Contemplacion, convicted of a double murder by a Singaporean court, seems to be straining the relations between Singapore and the Philippines, our friendly neighbors and allies in the Association of Southeast Asian...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Police continue probe of 'arisan'

Police continue probe of 'arisan' JAKARTA (JP): City Police say they will continue their investigation of two executives of the Danasonic chain arisan savings enterprise. Arisan is a periodic gathering to draw lots for a sum of money"We strongly believe that the system used by these people has...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Indies-Dutch suffered most

Indies-Dutch suffered mostBy Onghokham JAKARTA (JP): A big row is at present going on in Holland over the planned royal visit to Indonesia, on Aug. 20, of Queen Beatrix and her consort, Prince Claus. Although that is three days after the day of the 50th anniversary of the "Indonesian rebellion", as...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Human resources to be developed further: Try

Human resources to be developed further: Try JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno said yesterday that Indonesia's service industry and human resources are in need of improvement and reformation."The government and people are determined to continue their efforts to improve the quality of human...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Malaysian navy opens fire on boat

Malaysian navy opens fire on boat KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Navy patrol boats opened fire on an armed Chinese trawler which encroached into Malaysian waters, after the vessel refused to heed warnings to stop, police said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Gunmen kill four men

Gunmen kill four men COTABATO, Philippines (Reuter): Gunmen shot and killed four men, including an army sergeant, in the southern Philippines, police said yesterday.The four were traveling on a motorcycle and sidecar in Makilala village of Mindanao island on Sunday when they were ambushed by...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Soeharto calls for joint efforts to help women workers

Soeharto calls for joint efforts to help women workers JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto encouraged the public yesterday to help solve the myriad problems facing women workers in Indonesia today.Speaking at the opening of a national seminar on women workers at Merdeka Palace yesterday, Soeharto said...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

1m children don't attend school

1m children don't attend school SEMARANG, Central Java: Almost one million children aged between 13 and 15 years, throughout the province, do not attend school because of economic reasons, a local official said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Pemalang bans toy hammers

Pemalang bans toy hammers PEMALANG, Central Java: The local government has banned hammer-shaped blow up toys for fear that the toys may "introduce the symbol of communism" to children.The socio-political department of the regency government issued the decree on the ban after the local security...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Iranians may buy seven Puma helicopters

Iranians may buy seven Puma helicopters ABU DHABI (AFP): Indonesia is negotiating with Iran to sell seven civilian Puma helicopters it produces under license from the French giant Aerospatiale, and the deal could be clinched this year, visiting Indonesian state minister of research and technology B.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Wood exports predicted to rise by 12%

Wood exports predicted to rise by 12% JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forestry Society expects exports of wood products to grow by 12.3 percent this year to a value of US$7.19 billion.The society's chairman, Mohamad Hasan, told a hearing with the House of Representatives' Commission on Forestry,...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Sprinter saves falling toddler

Sprinter saves falling toddler KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A former national sprint champion caught a two-year-old child who fell 15 meters from an escalator at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the New Straits Times newspaper said yesterday.G.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Scratch-to-win parking system being studied

Scratch-to-win parking system being studied JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has yet to give the green light to a parking system involving prizes which was proposed by a private company.Governor Surjadi Soedirdja told reporters yesterday that his subordinates are still studying the proposal...

Tue, 21 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.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Sucofindo, SI, extend accords with SIRIM

Sucofindo, SI, extend accords with SIRIM JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Sucofindo and PT Surveyor Indonesia signed agreements with Malaysian Technology Consultants (MTC) here yesterday on technical assistance for quality certifications of medium and small scale industries.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Taspen pulls out of five companies

Taspen pulls out of five companies JAKARTA (JP): PT Taspen, the state-owned company handling life insurance and pensions for civil servants, has pulled out its equity participation in five companies, says the top executive of the company.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

New chief commands air defense

New chief commands air defense JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung installed yesterday Rear Marshal Irawan Saleh as the new chief of the National Air Defense Command (Kohanudnas) replacing Rear Marshal F.X. Suyitno.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

War on 'preman' may not solve the problem

War on 'preman' may not solve the problem Mulyana W. Kusumah, a noted criminologist, argues that the success of the current battle against criminals will be short- lived unless it is accompanied by a crackdown on their support system.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

2,200 college graduates jobless

2,200 college graduates jobless SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: More than 2,200 college graduates are unemployed throughout the province because their skills do not match with the qualifications needed by the job market."They are part of the 96,000 job seekers in East Kalimantan," governor H.M.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Photo Exhibition

Photo Exhibition I would like to refer to the news article entitled Photo exhibition on development (The Jakarta Post, March 13, 1995), which was picked up from Antara.The photo exhibition is scheduled from May to June and not from July to August, 1995, as reported in the article.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Literacy campaigns to be intensified

Literacy campaigns to be intensified SURAKARTA, Central Java: The government will be intensifying literacy campaigns because 5.8 million Indonesians are still illiterate, a senior official said.The campaigns will be intensified in all provinces and the government has allocated huge amounts of funds...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Mastercard enters Vietnam

Mastercard enters Vietnam HANOI (AFP): Mastercard is to license four banks in Vietnam to issue its cards, becoming the first international credit card to establish a network of member banks here, a company executive said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Help! Teachers can't keep up with science

Help! Teachers can't keep up with scienceBy Prapti Widinugraheni MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Educators in remote areas must compensate for the lack of information and an inadequate infrastructure to produce qualified graduates, a rector says.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Al-Azhar boarding school opened

Al-Azhar boarding school opened JAKARTA (JP): An international high school that combines a formal modern education with religious aspects was opened in Lippo City, Bekasi, on Sunday.A release made available to The Jakarta Post says that the first-ever boarding school of its kind in Indonesia,...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

War issue a nightmare for Japanese government

War issue a nightmare for Japanese governmentBy Harvey Stockwin TOKYO (JP): The longevity of Japan's current coalition government is increasingly in doubt, while the coalition's inability to rule effectively is increasingly apparent.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Fire guts 1,200 kiosks

Fire guts 1,200 kiosks JAKARTA (JP): Around 1,200 kiosks were reduced to ashes when a fire gutted a makeshift traditional market on Jl. Wijaya Kusumah I in Klender, East Jakarta, Sunday night.The blaze, believed to have been caused by a short-circuit, broke out at 6.30 p.m.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Investment in RP soars

Investment in RP soars MANILA (Reuter): Investment interest in the Philippines soared 300 percent in the first two months of 1995, compared to the same period last year, according to government figures released yesterday.The Board of Investments (BOI) said it had approved 36.553 billion pesos (US$1.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Seminar on archives

Seminar on archives JAKARTA (JP): The City Archives Office held a one-day seminar on archives yesterday.The seminar, which was opened by H. Fauzi Alvi Yasin, administration and general assistant for the City Secretary, was attended by 10 officials of the city's archive and documentation section.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Klestil to boost RI-Austria ties

Klestil to boost RI-Austria ties JAKARTA (JP): Austrian President Thomas Klestil will hold bilateral talks with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace this morning to discuss ways to boost economic ties between the two- countries.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Council seeks rise in clinic fees

Council seeks rise in clinic fees JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the City Council, M.H. Ritonga, urged yesterday for people not to object to a plan to raise health service fees at Puskesmas (community health centers) throughout the city.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Noted psychic Permadi undergoes accused of 'blasphemy'

Noted psychic Permadi undergoes accused of 'blasphemy' JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office yesterday questioned noted mystic Permadi Satrio Wiwoho over allegations that he had insulted Islam.Permadi, facing a sudden Moslem backlash including accusations of blasphemy, voluntarily turned...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

China, RP open talks on Spratlys

China, RP open talks on Spratlys BEIJING (Reuter): China and the Philippines opened talks on the disputed Spratly Islands yesterday after Philippine President Fidel Ramos accused Beijing of a military build-up in the South China Sea archipelago.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Rift in PPP threatens unity, experts say

Rift in PPP threatens unity, experts say JAKARTA (JP): Political commentators called on leaders of the United Development Party (PPP) on Saturday to control the damage incurred by growing dissension in the Moslem-based party.Dr. Afan Gaffar from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta and Dr.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Goh puts off Manila visit over hanging

Goh puts off Manila visit over hanging SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday announced he was postponing a visit to the Philippines as his government stoutly defended its controversial execution of a Filipina despite pleas for mercy from Manila.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Merrill Lynch predicts 7.5% growth for RI

Merrill Lynch predicts 7.5% growth for RI JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch of the United States estimates that the growth of Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will likely top 7.5 percent this year, rising from an estimated 7.1 percent in 1994."The real GDP growth should top 7.

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