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Wed, 12 Apr 1995
New way of earning money?
New way of earning money? JAKARTA (JP): In many big cities like Jakarta, people have found various ways of earning money, including illegally using the names of high-ranking officials.Recently, city police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko almost fell victim to such a scheme.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
British education expo in 3 cities
British education expo in 3 cities JAKARTA (JP): The British Education Exhibition, traveling to Surabaya, Bandung and Jakarta, commenced yesterday.Participating in the event are 54 universities, colleges of higher and further education and schools specializing in preparing overseas students to...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Business as usual at Tanamur, Cafe Batavia
Business as usual at Tanamur, Cafe Batavia JAKARTA (JP): Well known night spots Tanamur and Cafe Batavia have resumed normal operations.A.F. Lapian, head of the City Law and Order Office announced on Monday that the city administration had temporarily closed down Tanamur, a discotheque in the...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Two officials may be questioned on 'arisan'
Two officials may be questioned on 'arisan' JAKARTA (JP): National police are considering questioning two officials of the City Trade Office in relation to the investigation of the controversial Danasonic arisan savings chain scheme.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Govt raises prices of low-cost houses by 12%
Govt raises prices of low-cost houses by 12% JAKARTA (JP): Following the 40 percent increase in cement reference prices, the government yesterday announced an average increase of 12 percent in the prices of low-cost houses.State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung explained that his ruling No.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Iglesias concert postponed
Iglesias concert postponed JAKARTA (JP): The planned concert of Julio Iglesias, scheduled to take place from April 14 to 16 at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center, has been postponed until November due to the crooner's ill health.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Indonesian growth outlook
Indonesian growth outlook The Manila-based Asian Development Bank is bullish about the prospects of Indonesia's economic growth in the next two years, projecting Indonesia's gross domestic product to grow by at least seven percent a year.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Islamic schools look to modernization
Islamic schools look to modernizationBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): For a sufficiently large part of the Moslem community in Indonesia, pesantren (the traditional Koranic school) and madrasah (the more recent version of Koranic school) still constitute the preferred institutions where parents...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Delhi conference vital to Indonesia
Delhi conference vital to IndonesiaBy Jai Singh Yadav This is the first of two articles describing the critical role a conference in New Delhi played in consolidating international support for the newly formed Republic of Indonesia in the 1940s.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Beach volleyball debuts in Atlanta
Beach volleyball debuts in Atlanta JAKARTA (JP): Bali has been named one of the 29 stops of the world two-a-side men's and women's beach volleyball championships series this season, in which top spikers are vying for berths at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Let Nike rest in peace: PWI council
Let Nike rest in peace: PWI council JAKARTA (JP): The Honor Council of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) criticized the national media yesterday for going overboard in their coverage of the death of TV starlet Nike Ardila to the point of sensationalism.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Supreme Court blasted over reversal
Supreme Court blasted over reversal JAKARTA (JP): The supreme court came under criticism yesterday for reversing its own earlier decision to award an Irianese man Rp 18.6 billion (about US$8.5 million) in compensation in a land dispute with the local government.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Universities deny radicalization among students
Universities deny radicalization among studentsBy Haryoso and Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): The top administrators of Indonesia's leading universities appealed to the government to ease control over campuses, and personally assured that official concern about the radicalization of students was...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
NAM art show this month
NAM art show this month JAKARTA: Singapore and China signed a loan agreement yesterday with the Indonesian ministry of education and culture, pledging their participation in the Non-Aligned Movement's contemporary art exhibition which will be held here later this month.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Sony's market targets
Sony's market targets TOKYO (AFP): Sony Corp. is targeting eight countries as priority markets in a new strategy to cope with the rising yen and rapidly changing market structure, a spokeswoman said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Puppet Show 3:05 Children's Program: Gita Wicara 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Family Program: Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesia Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Nature festival to be held soon
Nature festival to be held soon JAKARTA (JP): A unique festival featuring potted plants as well as other plants, natural artistic stones, wild chicken and bamboo products will take place at the Senayan sports stadium in Central Jakarta early in June.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Asian banks cut US dollar balance
Asian banks cut US dollar balance HONG KONG (Reuter): Asia's central banks are reducing the weighting of U.S. dollars in their coffers in favor of other major currencies as the dollar loses its eminence, economists said yesterday.Hong Kong and Australia have owned up to cutting the proportion of U.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Two bodies oppose regional games
Two bodies oppose regional games JAKARTA (JP): Two national sports organizations voiced their opposition yesterday to a plan to treat the Nusa Tenggara regional games as one of the qualifying rounds for the 1996 National Games (PON).
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
E. Javanese join synchro swim team
E. Javanese join synchro swim team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Association has named three East Javanese students to represent Indonesia in the Japan Open synchronized swimming championships in Tokyo at the end of this month.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Bank Indonesia to introduce benchmark interest rates
Bank Indonesia to introduce benchmark interest rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will soon introduce benchmark interest rates to meet the need for more reliable reference rates in the country, says an executive of the central bank.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Satelindo approves third stake-acquirer
Satelindo approves third stake-acquirer JAKARTA (JP): A subsidiary of Germany's Deutsche Telekom, which agreed last week to buy a 25-percent stake of PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo), may sell a part of its newly- acquired stake to a third party, according to a Satelindo commissioner.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Rising yen could affect growth, analysts warn
Rising yen could affect growth, analysts warn JAKARTA (JP): Domestic and foreign analysts warned yesterday that the steady appreciation of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar might adversely affect Indonesia's economic growth.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Singapore dismisses RP findings
Singapore dismisses RP findings MANILA (Agencies): Philippine President Fidel Ramos called on Singapore yesterday to reopen its investigation into the double murder for which Filipina maid Flor Contemplacion was hanged.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Malaysia practices democracy
Malaysia practices democracy In The Jakarta Post of March 29, 1995 you published your translated version of Kompas' editorial which had appeared in the Bahasa Indonesia daily on March 28, 1995. The translated version was published under The Jakarta Post's "Other Opinion" column and given the title:...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Labor trafficking in Batam to be probed
Labor trafficking in Batam to be probed JAKARTA (JP): The government will investigate the recent smuggling of hundreds of workers to Malaysia through Batam Island, Riau.Director General for Manpower Placement Abdul Rachim told journalists that the government would ask Malaysia to deport 274 illegal...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 11, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,675 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,250 50 65,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Inflation and growth
Inflation and growth Head of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Sugito Suwito MA warned last week that the rate of inflation might reach double digits this year. According to Sugito, this could happen if the parties concerned fail to exercise restraint in raising the prices of goods.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Hockey wouldn't win at SEA Games: Hindarto
Hockey wouldn't win at SEA Games: Hindarto JAKARTA (JP): The training director of the National Sports Council (KONI) Mochammad Hindarto yesterday defended the council's decision not to send the national hockey team to the upcoming Southeast Asian Games.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Discipline needed for bus drivers
Discipline needed for bus drivers JAKARTA (JP): Instilling a high sense of discipline into public transportation drivers is very important if the number of road accidents is to be reduced, according to a traffic police officer.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Ad campaigns, licensing key to toy firms' success
Ad campaigns, licensing key to toy firms' successBy Lenah Susianty JAKARTA (JP): A banner at Si Kancil, a restaurant in southern Jakarta, reads, "If your children know Mickey Mouse, why don't they don't know si kancil?"Kancil (mouse deer) are often described in Indonesian fables as the cleverest of...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Seaport police strive to maintain law and order
Seaport police strive to maintain law and orderBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Violent robberies, smuggling, prostitution and vehicle theft are among the crimes recorded by the Tanjung Priok Seaport Police, known locally as KP3, during the past few years.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Give Permadi a fair chance: Scholars
Give Permadi a fair chance: ScholarsBy Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): As pressures mount to prosecute psychic Permadi Satrio Wiwoho for his alleged blasphemous and libelous remarks, two Moslem leaders and a human rights official have joined the minority chorus calling for a cessation of...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Satya Wacana rector to quit
Satya Wacana rector to quit SALATIGA, Central Java: The controversial rector of Satya Wacana Christian University, Jon JOI Ihalauw, says he will resign in November to allow the election of a new rector.Ihalauw has been under heavy fire for dismissing his critic, lecturer Arief Budiman, last year.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
State-owned firms should manage forests
State-owned firms should manage forests JAKARTA (JP): A seminar recommended yesterday that state- owned companies take over managing forests from private concession holders for the benefit of the public.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Asian economies to lead world growth: WB
Asian economies to lead world growth: WB BOMBAY (Reuter): Asian economies will lead global growth in the next century with those in East Asia continuing to fuel the rise, the World Bank's managing director said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Apr 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.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Ancol fire not caused by short circuit: Police
Ancol fire not caused by short circuit: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police have ended their investigation of the fire that gutted the Mystery Castle in the Fantasy Land complex at Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta early last month.North Jakarta police chief Lt. Col.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Judge orders arrest of fraud
Judge orders arrest of fraud SINGAPORE (AFP): Former Asian biscuit king Rajan Pillai, convicted here for defrauding his company, failed to appear in court for his sentencing yesterday, prompting the judge to issue a warrant for his arrest.Pillai, former managing director of Britannia Industries Pte.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: MITMIT EXECUTIVES: MIT's Senior Executive Program director, Charles Grader (left), shakes hands after exchanging souvenirs with PT Indosat's technical director, Safwan Natanagara (center), who was accompanied by Indosat's administrative director, Herman Simanjuntak (right).
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
KL is set to revamp its composite stock index
KL is set to revamp its composite stock index KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange is set to revamp its barometer composite index (CI) next week by increasing the number of component stocks to 100 from 86, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995
ADB assists RI health care
ADB assists RI health care MANILA (UPI): The Asian Development Bank has approved an US$840,000 technical assistance grant for Indonesia's reproductive health care program, Bank officials said yesterday.
Tue, 11 Apr 1995
Rupiah not affected by dollar plunge: Analysts
Rupiah not affected by dollar plunge: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): Although the U.S. dollar fell against the Japanese yen to reach another post-war record low yesterday, analysts said the rupiah was holding firm and that monetary instability was unlikely in the near future.
Tue, 11 Apr 1995
Dollar falls to new low in Tokyo
Dollar falls to new low in Tokyo TOKYO (Agencies): The dollar renewed a global low to hit 80.15 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market early yesterday despite greenback-supporting market intervention by the Bank of Japan.It was quoted at 82.92-82.97 yen in afternoon trading, against 83.89-83.
Tue, 11 Apr 1995
Pulp, paper exports surge
Pulp, paper exports surge JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's exports of paper and paperboard increased by 40 percent from 591,800 tons in 1993 to 826,300 tons last year and those of pulp by 98 percent from 123,600 tons to 243,000 tons, according to the industry's association.
Tue, 11 Apr 1995
Police look for alleged killer of tattooed woman
Police look for alleged killer of tattooed woman JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives are searching for a man who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend on Friday, a spokesman for city police headquarters said.
Tue, 11 Apr 1995
KONI ruling upsets PHRI
KONI ruling upsets PHRI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian hockey association will abide by the National Sports Council's decision to bar the hockey team from participating in the 18th Southeast Asian Games, despite disagreeing with the council's reasoning.
Tue, 11 Apr 1995
Multibreeder to distribute bonus shares
Multibreeder to distribute bonus shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Multibreeder Adirama Indonesia will distribute a cash dividend of Rp 65 per share and one bonus share with a face value of Rp 1,000 for each two existing shares.
Tue, 11 Apr 1995
City foregoes billions due to illegal billboards
City foregoes billions due to illegal billboards JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration suffers huge financial losses every year due to the unauthorized setting up of billboards across the capital, the head of the city's revenue office said yesterday.
Tue, 11 Apr 1995
17 temas to attend world bridge tourney
17 temas to attend world bridge tourney JAKARTA (JP): Seventeen countries representing their respective zones have confirmed their entry in the 5th World Junior Bridge Team Championship to be held in Bali in July.