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Thu, 11 May 1995
Chinese president to visit Seoul
Chinese president to visit Seoul BEIJING (Reuter): Jiang Zemin will visit Seoul in November, the first Chinese president to go to South Korea, a sign of warming relations with the South and worsening ties with the North.
Thu, 11 May 1995
PM Goh makes visit to China
PM Goh makes visit to China SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will make a working visit to China for 10 days from today to meet his Chinese counterpart, Li Peng, and other Chinese leaders.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Prose writing competition
Prose writing competition The Prose Writing & Poetry Reading Competition that was held on May 6, 1995, at Pusat Dokumentasi Sastra HB. Yassin, TIM was not decided by the Joint Committee of PT Gramedia Multi Utama, Ikatan Pengajar Indonesia di Sekolah International (IKAPINSI), and Lembaga Antar...
Thu, 11 May 1995
Military urges PDI to solve conflict through dialog
Military urges PDI to solve conflict through dialog JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) has appealed to the bickering camps within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) to resolve their differences through dialog.Maj. Gen.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Dutch team to confirm agenda
Dutch team to confirm agenda JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesia Soccer Association (PSSI) has yet to appoint a national team to take on the Dutch First Division club PSV Eindhoven, PSSI's secretary-general Soeparjo Pontjowinoto said on Tuesday.
Thu, 11 May 1995
East Timorese talks to be held in June
East Timorese talks to be held in June UNITED NATIONS (AFP): Reconciliation talks between pro- and anti-Indonesian East Timorese will be held in Austria next June 2-5, the United Nations announced on Tuesday.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Garment companies hit with strike to reopen
Garment companies hit with strike to reopen JAKARTA (JP): Two garment companies, PT Rajabrana and PT Wisindo Agung, which stopped activities following a week-long labor strike, have agreed to begin operations again and employ all workers, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Thu, 11 May 1995
More universal environmental laws urged
More universal environmental laws urged JAKARTA (JP): A University of Indonesia law expert is calling for more universal environmental legislation to stop countries from using strict environmental rules as a way of protecting their local industries against foreign competition.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Kadin and Golkar launch credit guarantee fund
Kadin and Golkar launch credit guarantee fund JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) together with the ruling Golkar party have established a credit guarantee fund with a planned initial paid-up capital of Rp 50 billion (US$22.5 million).
Thu, 11 May 1995
Freeport cuts aid for BLK
Freeport cuts aid for BLK JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: PT Freeport Indonesia, a Jayapura-based gold and copper mining company, recently stopped financing a local vocational training center, known as BLK.In a ceremony marking the closing of the fifth training session Tuesday, an official of the company...
Thu, 11 May 1995
Mulia expects robust growth in 1995 sales
Mulia expects robust growth in 1995 sales JAKARTA (JP): Mulia Industrindo, a manufacturer of glass and ceramic tiles, listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, expects a sharp increase in sales this year on higher demand and production capacities, an executive of the company said.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Idul Adha security
Idul Adha security JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police precinct deployed 499 police officers to safeguard security during the commemoration of the Islamic Day of Sacrifice (Idul Adha) yesterday.Col. Edi Darnadi, head of the police precinct, told reporters that the 499 officers were posted at 59...
Thu, 11 May 1995
RI teams on way to W. Youth Cup finals
RI teams on way to W. Youth Cup finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boys' and girls' tennis teams improved their chances of advancing to the World Youth Cup tennis team championship finals with well-deserved victories on the second day of their Asia Oceania qualifying round matches at Senayan yesterday.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Thai pledges KO victory
Thai pledges KO victory JAKARTA (JP): Jodsingh Sarina of Thailand vowed to make short work of Indonesian Nico Thomas in their bout for the vacant Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation mini flyweight championship title at the Senayan Basketball Hall tonight."I will stop Nico in the seventh round.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Three nabbed for drug trafficking
Three nabbed for drug trafficking DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Police arrested three Balinese men suspected of drug trafficking in three separate raids at Kuta Beach last Sunday.Lt. Col. Lalu Budiardja, the spokesman for the Nusra Police, said one of the men was a tourist guide and the other was an...
Thu, 11 May 1995
Army captain's name will be restored
Army captain's name will be restored JAKARTA (JP): East Java's military commander has promised to restore the name of a convicted Army officer after serving nine months in jail for being an accomplice to the murder of labor activist Marsinah.Maj. Gen.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Police to keep open mind about Marsinah case
Police to keep open mind about Marsinah case JAKARTA (JP): The police force will be open minded in renewing the investigation into the murder of labor activist Marsinah and will use every piece of material evidence available to resolve the mystery of who killed her in May 1993.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Albert advances to last eight in boxing c'ships
Albert advances to last eight in boxing c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian middleweight Albert Papilaya outscored Kyrgyzstan's Malik Borbaschev 8-1 during the preliminary round of the world amateur boxing championships in Berlin on Tuesday.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Not over yet
Not over yet Marsinah, the murdered labor activist, is long gone. But her specter, raised once again last week when the Supreme Court exonerated seven people previously convicted of complicity in the crime, may be with us for a long time to come.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Property tax
Property taxFrom KompasI would like to have some information as to how the Directorate General of Taxes sets the amount of the property tax (PBB) that I am supposed to pay annually.In 1993 my PBB was fixed at RP 297,480. In 1994 this figure went up to Rp 382,180, which is an increase of 28.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Soeharto approves Harmoko's appeal
Soeharto approves Harmoko's appeal JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko says he has the full support of President Soeharto in his move to appeal against a court ruling which found his decision to close down Tempo weekly news magazine last year to be unlawful.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Multi Bintang will build new brewery
Multi Bintang will build new brewery JAKARTA (JP): PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, one of the major brewers in Indonesia, plans to set up a new brewery in East Java next year in a bid to further strengthen its market footholds in the country.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Ministry warns RI's biggest pulp maker
Ministry warns RI's biggest pulp maker JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said on Tuesday his office has sent a warning to the listed PT Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper, Indonesia's biggest pulp manufacturer, regarding the company's management of its forest concessions.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Agro-tourism attracts Seattle businessmen
Agro-tourism attracts Seattle businessmen SURABAYA, East Java: A number of businessmen from Seattle, United States, have reportedly expressed interest in investing in developing agro-tourism here.Governor Basofi Sudirman said on Tuesday that, the businesses also wished to export coffee, cocoa,...
Thu, 11 May 1995
Firm to build oil refinery
Firm to build oil refinery JAKARTA (JP): PT Asia Pasifik Petroleum Indonesia, a British- Indonesian joint venture led by businessman Bambang Trihatmodjo, will start construction of an oil refinery in East Java in 1997.Company president Soedradjat P.K.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Hydropower plant damaged
Hydropower plant damaged BENGKULU, Bengkulu: The local office of the state electricity company, PLN, has announced there will be power blackouts in parts of the province in the next few months.The blackouts will occur on a rotating basis pending completion of repairs to the main hydropower plant...
Thu, 11 May 1995
Integrated service system plan
Integrated service system plan JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Idroes said on Tuesday that he will order all of the capital's five mayors to establish an integrated service system for processing building permits.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Nissan, Salim Group set up car venture
Nissan, Salim Group set up car venture TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. announced Tuesday plans to set up a 3.4-billion-yen (US$40 million) car assembly venture in Indonesia with local group Salim and Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Expert questions use of multiple choice tests
Expert questions use of multiple choice tests JAKARTA (JP): A senior education expert is questioning the effectiveness of using multiple choice tests to assess the intelligence and capability of students.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Garbage coupon expected to help raise revenues
Garbage coupon expected to help raise revenues JAKARTA (JP): City administration is confident that the implementation of a garbage coupon system, effective as of last month, will substantially raise city revenues from the sanitation sector.Helmy A.R.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Idul Adha celebrated nationwide
Idul Adha celebrated nationwide JAKARTA (JP): Millions of Moslems here celebrated the Islamic Day of Sacrifice yesterday with solemn prayers in mosques and in fields, and with the slaughtering and distributing of livestock to the poor.
Thu, 11 May 1995
Two jailed for attack on teenager
Two jailed for attack on teenager BANDUNG: The local district court sentenced one men on Monday to six years for raping a teenager and another to four years imprisonment for attempting to rape the same girl.
Tue, 09 May 1995
Has NAM failed on NPT?
Has NAM failed on NPT?By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): When ministers of the 112-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) recently ended their meeting in Bandung, West Java, most headlines, both local and foreign, emphasized the Movement's failure to reach a consensus on the extension of the...
Tue, 09 May 1995
Government to revamp seaport management
Government to revamp seaport management JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to improve the efficiency of the Tanjung Priok seaport in North Jakarta, the government will revamp the port's management system, reform policies and upgrade its hardware facilities, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanudirto said.
Tue, 09 May 1995
S. Korea to host golf club tour
S. Korea to host golf club tour JAKARTA (JP): Top amateur golfers from 16 Asian country will tackle each other at the Johnnie Walker International Club in Cheju, South Korea in November.The annual championships, the country's biggest amateur golfing event, will see three new entrants, Japan, Guam...
Tue, 09 May 1995
Karet residents complain over land compensation
Karet residents complain over land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Forty-five residents of the Karet Tengsin subdistrict in Central Jakarta filed a complaint yesterday with the city council over the compensation they have been offered for their land, which is to be cleared as part of the Krukut river...
Tue, 09 May 1995
Floods claim 50 lives, wipe out crops
Floods claim 50 lives, wipe out crops JAKARTA (JP): At least 50 people were killed and 43 others are still missing in floods that swept through North Sumatra, Bengkulu and Central Java during the past week.
Tue, 09 May 1995
BII to issue bonds
BII to issue bonds JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia, a private commercial bank listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange since 1989, announced yesterday that it will issue bonds worth Rp 388 billion (US$174 million) to finance housing loans.
Tue, 09 May 1995
Coordinating on sports programs to be improved
Coordinating on sports programs to be improved JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs held a one-day workshop yesterday, with the objective of improving coordination with other government agencies involved in the implementation of national sports programs.
Tue, 09 May 1995
Hutomo wins opening rally
Hutomo wins opening rally JAKARTA (JP): Hutomo Mandala Putra drove his Subaru Impreza to victory in the opening leg of the national rally championships series in Pekanbaru, Riau over the weekend.Partnering with Anthony Sarwono, Hutomo set the pace from the onset of the two-day race, easing past the...
Tue, 09 May 1995
Service of PLN is poor, YLKI survey reveals
Service of PLN is poor, YLKI survey reveals JAKARTA (JP): A recent survey of PT PLN's service record in the city shows that the complaints most often lodged by consumers regard the recording of its electricity meters, unstable voltage levels and unannounced blackouts.
Tue, 09 May 1995
Message from the EU representative in Indonesia
Message from the EU representative in Indonesia It is my pleasure to present to you on the occasion of "Europe Day" this special issue, dedicated to the European Union and its relationship with Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Tue, 09 May 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Children's Program: 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 6:30 School Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05 Modern Drama 9:00...
Tue, 09 May 1995
ABRI bill before house
ABRI bill before house JAKARTA (JP): Just two months after the idea was broached by President Soeharto, the government has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives proposing to reduce the number of military seats in the House.
Tue, 09 May 1995
Street vendor sites to be demolished
Street vendor sites to be demolished JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta mayoralty will demolish eight street vendor sites, to make way for the establishment of parks, as part of the local authority's effort to beautify the mayoralty.
Tue, 09 May 1995
Reserved seats in the House show lack of democracy
Reserved seats in the House show lack of democracy SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): If Indonesia really wants democracy to prevail, no seats should be reserved for any group in the House of Representatives, a political analyst says.
Tue, 09 May 1995
Integrated underground duct system costly
Integrated underground duct system costly JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's proposal for the development of an integrated system of water pipe, telephone and electricity cable ducts to prevent unnecessary excavation of streets would be impossible to implement due to the large cost involved, an...
Tue, 09 May 1995
Japan fears ban on luxury car exports to U.S.
Japan fears ban on luxury car exports to U.S. TOKYO (Reuter): Japan's automakers could be forced to halt exports of luxury cars to the United States if Washington imposes tough sanctions after the breakdown of bilateral trade talks, company officials said yesterday.
Tue, 09 May 1995
Homework for Copenhagen (2)
Homework for Copenhagen (2)By Mely G. Tan This is the second of two articles on the what, who and how to address some of the issues discussed at the Copenhagen summit. JAKARTA (JP): Now about civil society.
Tue, 09 May 1995
Thanks a million my friends ...
Thanks a million my friends ...By Anhar K. Kramadisastra Saturday, September 26, 1992, was a very special day for me as it marked the beginning of my one-year fellowship in Ireland. On a chilly, though unexpectedly sunny morning, I arrived at Dublin airport, greeted by a cabin attendant with the...