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Fri, 12 May 1995

BFS said closer to winding up

BFS said closer to winding up SINGAPORE (Reuter): High Court yesterday allowed ING Bank to begin settling at least $126 million (US$90 million) of the known debts of Baring Futures Singapore (BFS).The plan was to eventually wind up the company and a new firm, Baring Futures International, would...

Fri, 12 May 1995

'It's just a matter of form in Sudirman Cup c'ship'

'It's just a matter of form in Sudirman Cup c'ship' JAKARTA (JP): Whether or not Indonesia succeeds in taking home the Sudirman Cup is a matter of form, according to ace shuttlers Susi Susanti and Ardy B. Wiranata.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Rapid melting of Carstensz ice

Rapid melting of Carstensz ice SYDNEY (Reuter): Asia's only permanently ice-capped tropical mountain is rapidly losing its mantle of ice in a further sign that man-made emissions of greenhouse gases are warming the planet, an Australian scientist said yesterday.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Committee to handle returning pilgrims

Committee to handle returning pilgrims JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has established a special committee to welcome Jakartans returning from the pilgrimage to Mecca.Mubarok, head of the Jakarta Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, told reporters that the committee is meant to help...

Fri, 12 May 1995

AFTA must include all fisheries

AFTA must include all fisheries JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Fisheries Federation (AFF) yesterday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to include all fish products in its free trade arrangements.Federation chairman J.A.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Cost of passport

Cost of passportFrom KompasThe government has been trying hard to abolish the practice of getting things done through middlemen. We know that officials involved in this practice were replaced, so consumers should be happy.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Treatment of Sri Bintang questioned

Treatment of Sri Bintang questioned JAKARTA (JP): As police questioned legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas yesterday, his colleagues in the House of Representatives debated about the way the authorities were treating him.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Trade of imported meat

Trade of imported meat JAKARTA (JP): The City Livestock Office will intensify its control over the trading of imported meat, which is no longer sold only in modern supermarkets, but in traditional markets as well.

Fri, 12 May 1995

PPP, PDI not impressed with poll reforms

PPP, PDI not impressed with poll reforms JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) say they are not impressed by the government's gesture to strengthen monitoring of the voting and ballot counting at the next general election in 1997.B.N.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Telstra bids for networks

Telstra bids for networks JAKARTA (JP): Telstra Corporation Ltd. of Australia reported yesterday that it is bidding for the expansion of local telecommunication networks in Central Java and Sumatra under a build, operate and transfer agreement with PT Telkom.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Textile workers testy

Textile workers testy PURWAKARTA, West Java: About 400 workers of PT Yusung Mayer Tekstil, a textile company, believe they could lose their jobs after management told them not to turn up for work until further notice.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Facilitating deregulation

Facilitating deregulation The government is expected to announce shortly further deregulation measures which, according to Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono, will affect key sectors of the economy. Moerdiono did not say which categories will be deregulated.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Lippo group to use Indonesian names

Lippo group to use Indonesian names JAKARTA (JP): Lippo group, owned by businessman Mochtar Riady, has agreed to replace the foreign names of its branches with Indonesian names.A memorandum of understanding was signed on Tuesday by Mochtar Riady and head of the Language Development Center, Hasan...

Fri, 12 May 1995

U.S.-Japan trade row may lower currencies

U.S.-Japan trade row may lower currencies SINGAPORE (AFP): The latest U.S.-Japan trade row could temporarily deflate the currencies of booming Southeast Asian economies against the U.S. dollar, but the greenback's medium- term prospects are still bearish, analysts said yesterday.

Fri, 12 May 1995

University needs more lecturers

University needs more lecturers JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Cendrawasih University urgently needs more lecturers, Rector August Kafiar says.Kafiar was quoted by Antara as saying that the university has only 478 staff lecturers, 111 of whom hold masters degree and doctoral qualifications.

Fri, 12 May 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, 12 May 1995

Cigarette producer pays last year's dividend

Cigarette producer pays last year's dividend JAKARTA (JP): PT BAT Indonesia, a cigarette producer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will pay a cash dividend of Rp 920 (41.25 U.S. cents) per share for the fiscal year ending in December 1994.

Fri, 12 May 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 Culture Program 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 Music 9:00...

Fri, 12 May 1995

Bintang responds to police summons

Bintang responds to police summons JAKARTA (JP): Legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas entered the National Police headquarters yesterday for another round of questioning, his third in the past month, after backing out of an earlier threat to ignore the police summons.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Better skilled workers needed to anticipate trade liberalization

Better skilled workers needed to anticipate trade liberalization JAKARTA (JP): Labor and business experts warn that unless immediate action is taken, Indonesian workers won't be able to withstand the liberalization of the flow of goods and services, including labor, in the next century.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Golkar vying for young voters for 1997 election

Golkar vying for young voters for 1997 election JAKARTA (JP): Although the general election is still two years away, the dominant political organization Golkar has begun serious preparations to woo the support of the young people, particularly of 21 million who will be voting for the first time.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Forestry consultants warned

Forestry consultants warned JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo warned that his office would take measures against several forestry consultants if the forestry association could not discipline them."Some forestry consultants have manipulated their environmental audits...

Fri, 12 May 1995

Students protest against students

Students protest against students SEMARANG, Central Java: A number of Diponegoro University students staged a protest on Tuesday to object to their campus being used for the political activities of a student organization.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Army to help PNG village

Army to help PNG village JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Army Chief of Staff Gen. R. Hartono said his soldiers are prepared to help in some civic works in a village in Papua New Guinea just across the border of Irian Jaya.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Gold panners out of work

Gold panners out of work PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Thousands of people who came to Sampit regency to pan for gold are in dire need of jobs after the administration clamped down on illegal gold panning.Col.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Floods inflict heavy losses

Floods inflict heavy losses BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Weekend floods and landslides caused material losses of Rp 10 billion ($4.5 million), officials said.Deputy Governor Usup Supriyadi said that the disaster destroyed 2,500 hectares of rice fields, hundreds of houses, infrastructure facilities and...

Fri, 12 May 1995

Manpower to get tough on permit violators

Manpower to get tough on permit violators JAKARTA (JP): City Immigration Office will take action against expatriates found to have misused their work permits, the office's chief said yesterday ."We will not hesitate to take stern action against any expatriate found misusing their work permit," Moh.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Replacement of Bemo soon

Replacement of Bemo soon JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has given authority to the Organization of Land Transportation Owners to replace bemo, a three-wheel public vehicle, with another type of small vehicle.

Fri, 12 May 1995

RI teens continue their unbeaten run

RI teens continue their unbeaten run JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian youths maintained their winning streak at the World Youth Cup Asia Oceania qualifying round tennis team championships with a 3-0 crushing of Hong Kong yesterday.

Fri, 12 May 1995

KONI secures Rp18b for SEA Games programs

KONI secures Rp18b for SEA Games programs JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council treasury official Setia Novanto told reporters yesterday that the council has secured a fund of Rp18 billion (US$8 million) for the Southeast Asian Games programs from prominent Indonesian businessmen.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Government's rice policy hurts farmers: Study

Government's rice policy hurts farmers: Study JAKARTA (JP): A recent study carried out by a government official states that the government's policy on rice, in which the price and importation of the staple are tightly controlled, have hurt the country's rice farmers.

Fri, 12 May 1995

No stock table

No stock tableNotice: Due to technical problems at the Jakarta Stock Exchange last night, today's table of share prices is not available. -- Editor

Fri, 12 May 1995

Use 'Bahasa' Indonesia

Use 'Bahasa' Indonesia The recent call for the renaming of housing projects and prominent buildings in Jakarta has gotten a great deal of publicity. There is also an Indonesian flair for abbreviations. For example, Direktur Utama becomes Dirut or Tanah Abang Timur becomes Tanamur.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Fashion parade for charity

Fashion parade for charity JAKARTA (JP): The British Women's Association (BWA) will hold its 15th annual charity dinner and fashion show with prominent local designers at the Mandarin Hotel on May 22 to 23.

Fri, 12 May 1995

City council urges mayors to relocate street vendors

City council urges mayors to relocate street vendors JAKARTA (JP): The City Council urged the five city mayors to implement an integrated program to relocate street vendors to markets in their areas.Deputy Chairman of the City Council's Commission B, in charge of economic affairs, Nitra Arsyad told...

Fri, 12 May 1995

Wedding party turns lethal

Wedding party turns lethal BANYUMAS, Central Java: One person has died and 51 others have been hospitalized for suspected food poisoning.All fell ill after attending a wedding party in the village of Kedungbanteng.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Indonesia's foreign debt

Indonesia's foreign debtFrom Sinar PagiThere is, indeed, cause for concern about the foreign debt to be faced by our children and grandchildren.If I am not mistaken, our foreign debt has reached Rp 200 trillion -- 60 percent of which is the government's debt, with the remaining 40 percent belonging...

Fri, 12 May 1995

Congratulations!

Congratulations! I would like to congratulate The Jakarta Post on its 12th anniversary, which was celebrated April 25, 1995.I have been reading The Jakarta Post for about two years. I feel that I am better informed by your paper and that my horizons have been widened.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Marhaen group protest against discrimination

Marhaen group protest against discrimination JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of a mass organization, based on the teachings of the late president Sukarno, protested yesterday the government's discriminatory treatment of it.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Ruling party leads RP polls

Ruling party leads RP polls MANILA (Agencies): Candidates loyal to President Fidel Ramos cemented their commanding lead in Philippine polls, but violence continued to rumble in the aftermath of national elections, officials said yesterday.

Fri, 12 May 1995

Pro-RI Timorese to attend Austrian talks

Pro-RI Timorese to attend Austrian talks JAKARTA (JP): A senior East Timorese politician yesterday confirmed that 16 pro-integration Timorese are slated to attend next month's All-Inclusive Intra-East Timor dialog in Austria.

Thu, 11 May 1995

Labor union honors Marsinah

Labor union honors Marsinah JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Workers Union (SPSI) has declared May 9 a national day opposing violence against workers in honor of Marsinah, the murdered labor activist."Beginning this year, May 9 will be marked as a day of anti- violence.

Thu, 11 May 1995

Assistance for transmigrants

Assistance for transmigrants JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is providing Rp 500,000 (US$227.27) for each Jakarta family intending to transmigrate to the outer islands voluntarily.Haryo K.W., head of the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Transmigration, told reporters that the fund includes...

Thu, 11 May 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.

Thu, 11 May 1995

Set lower paper prices for textbooks: Tunky

Set lower paper prices for textbooks: Tunky JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo called on local pulp and paper producers Tuesday to set lower prices for paper used for the production of textbooks.

Thu, 11 May 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 9, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,150 -575 1,000 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,150 75 149,000 ANEKA KIMIA...

Thu, 11 May 1995

Jailed Xanana has medical checkup

Jailed Xanana has medical checkup JAKARTA (JP): Jailed East Timor guerrilla leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao left the Cipinang Correctional Institution on Tuesday for a medical checkup, a senior Ministry of Justice official announced."There was nothing special about it.

Thu, 11 May 1995

Oki to face 5-year imprisonment

Oki to face 5-year imprisonment JAKARTA (JP): Public Prosecutor Abdul Muis Gassing demanded at the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday that Harnoko Dewantoro, alias Oki, be sentenced to five years imprisonment for falsifying passports and repeatedly using more than one passport.

Thu, 11 May 1995

University's programs closed

University's programs closed JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has ordered the University of North Sumatra (USU) in Medan to close two degree programs after two years of operation because they were introduced without Jakarta's permission.

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