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Tue, 13 Jun 1995
German businessmen seek investment chances in RI
German businessmen seek investment chances in RI JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of businessmen from the German state of Baden-Wuttenberg are here on a five-day mission to look at investment possibilities in Indonesia.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Art exhibition from Australia
Art exhibition from Australia JAKARTA (JP): "Classroom Connection 2", an art exhibition featuring 49 works of students from 12 schools in Victoria, Australia, will be held at the STEKPI campus in Kalibata, South Jakarta, the Australian Embassy said.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Man imprisoned for burning wife
Man imprisoned for burning wife SEMARANG, Central Java: The district court sentenced a man to 15 months in prison yesterday for setting his wife alight and causing her permanent disfigurement.Wahono, 35, admitted during an earlier session that his action was "sadistic" and that he never imagined it...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Harmoko swears in new officials
Harmoko swears in new officials JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko installed yesterday Willy A. Karamoy as his expert staff on political and security affairs, replacing Nurdin Syam, who will retire.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
City to get new police spokesman
City to get new police spokesman JAKARTA (JP): City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko will be replaced by Lt. Col. Bambang Permantoro, a senior staff member of the Police School for Middle Ranking Officers, next week.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
City to enforce rules, discipline
City to enforce rules, discipline JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will launch a special operation to promote public discipline, particularly in relation to road use, deputy governor Idroes said yesterday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Statesmanship needed
Statesmanship needed Neighboring countries which have repeatedly proven their capability in coming up with fresh ideas to solve international conflicts in the past do well to solve any disputes that may exist between them on a bilateral basis, rather than inviting a third party to mediate.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Rising sea levels threaten China
Rising sea levels threaten China BEIJING (UPI): An alarming rise in sea levels is threatening central China's Yangtze River Delta, one of the country's fastest growing and prosperous regions, the official media reported recently.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Ducks fight human poverty
Ducks fight human poverty SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Local military chief Maj. Gen. Imam Utomo plans to give ducks to laborers and farmers to help them escape the jaws of poverty.The general hope is that the ducks will help impoverished farmers and laborers develop a spirit of entrepreneurship,...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
We won't interfere: Harmoko
We won't interfere: Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Chairman Harmoko vowed yesterday that the ruling political organization would stay out of the upcoming chairmanship election of the 28 million-strong Islamic organization Muhammadiyah.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Rights body's plan welcomed
Rights body's plan welcomed DILI, East Timor: The plan of the National Commission on Human Rights to set up a branch office here has been warmly welcomed by Oscar Da Costa Belo, an influential local scholar.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Chili's restaurant to open soon
Chili's restaurant to open soon JAKARTA (JP): A new family restaurant will be operating in the city soon.American Chili's Grill and Bar Jakarta, located in the Sarinah shopping complex on Jl. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, will open on Friday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Traffic: New law needed
Traffic: New law needed In the name of all Jakarta residents in this fiftieth year of Indonesia's independence form the Netherlands, there is one piece of colonial law which must be removed and revised--the traffic laws.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Free schools to be opened to support education
Free schools to be opened to support education JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture will launch five new open junior high schools next month, the beginning of the 1995/1996 school year.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Six arrested for cutting mangroves
Six arrested for cutting mangroves INDRAMAYU, West Java: Police have arrested six people for cutting down mangrove trees without a permit early this week.Spokesman for the local forestry office Dadang S.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
State-owned PPD to operate 1,678 new buses
State-owned PPD to operate 1,678 new buses JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned bus company PPD will soon operate 1,678 new buses in the city in cooperation with six private companies, an official of the company said yesterday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
New Moslem magazine to start next week
New Moslem magazine to start next week JAKARTA (JP): A new current affairs magazine with an impressive line up of top notch Moslem intellectuals is set to hit the streets next week.What's more, Ummat (Community), as the new magazine which will be published every two weeks is called, will not...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Developed to death
Developed to death In 1992 the United Nations Development Program sponsored studies of tourism in Bali. The studies conducted by teams of international and local consultants found that hotel occupancy rates throughout the year averaged at around 50 percent.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Indonesia stands firm on UN reform
Indonesia stands firm on UN reform JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is continuing its campaign for reform at the United Nations Security Council, reiterating that the current structure no longer reflects the existing world power.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Banda Aceh all set for meeting
Banda Aceh all set for meeting BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Local hotels and inns are ready to accommodate the 3,000 people expected to participate in the congress of the Muhammadiyah Moslem organization next month.Spokesman of the organizing committee, T.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
N. Jakarta police net 120 hoodlums
N. Jakarta police net 120 hoodlums JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police in cooperation with local military personnel have detained over 120 suspected hoodlums in a series of operations since last Thursday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Cable plant constructed
Cable plant constructed JAKARTA (JP): PT Catur Yasa, a privately owned construction firm, and Sapura Holding of Malaysia will build a $500 million cable plant in Medan, North Sumatra, to support its plan to install 500,000 telephone lines in Sumatra.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Thais to gain from Vietnam rice shortage
Thais to gain from Vietnam rice shortage BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand is hoping to capitalize on rice shortages in Vietnam to boost its exports of the commodity worldwide this year to around six million tons, government sources said in reports yesterday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
18 countries to join RI's int'l kite festival
18 countries to join RI's int'l kite festival JAKARTA (JP): To enliven the commemoration of its 50th Independence Day in August, Indonesia will host an international kite festival from June 28 through July 16.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
State treasurers lax on tax collection: Fuad
State treasurers lax on tax collection: Fuad JAKARTA (JP): Many treasurers of government offices either omit to pass on tax payments made by government suppliers or help those contractors to pay less tax than they owe, according to Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Made where?
Made where?From KompasOn Memorial Day Weekend (May 28, 1995) I bought a Fuji Discovery 1000 Zoom camera in Gilroy outlet, California. On the box was written: Camera Made in Japan, Printed and Packaged in the USA by Fuji Photo Film, USA Inc.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Women archers expect to shine in W. C'ships
Women archers expect to shine in W. C'ships JAKARTA (JP): National level archers have set their sights on maintaining their world-beating performance in the women's events at the 38th World Championships here in August."Our women athletes have proven they can match their rivals.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
New bourse bill must anticipate hostile takeovers
New bourse bill must anticipate hostile takeovers JAKARTA (JP): Christianto Wibisono, director of the Indonesian Business Data Center, suggested yesterday that the government and the House of Representatives eliminate loopholes in the stock market bill to prevent hostile takeovers and privatization...
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Annual student sports event
Annual student sports event JAKARTA(JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja urged the city's students to achieve their best at the third annual national student sports competition to be held from June 14 to June 19 in Surabaya, East Java.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Getting down to the roots of deforestation
Getting down to the roots of deforestationBy Susilo JAKARTA (JP): Left to its own devices, the Earth would be a forested planet. If our ancestors had never descended from them, trees would still cover about half the planet's surface.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
No stock table
No stock table Notice: Due to a technical problem on computer links between the Jakarta stock Exchange and The Jakarta Post, today's table of shares is not available. -- Editor
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
S'pore port authority plans more expansion
S'pore port authority plans more expansion SINGAPORE (AFP): The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) has unveiled plans to expand beyond its home base after reporting another robust performance in 1994 when it retained its position as the world's busiest port.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Acrimonious debate
Acrimonious debate Mr Farid Baskoro seems to be prescient. It is as if he anticipated my own protest against acrimony and beat me to it, in June 12, 1995 issue of The Jakarta Post. Mr Baskoro is well known for his negative bias against certain orientations, particularly sporting ones.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Soldier faces six years over Liquisa killing
Soldier faces six years over Liquisa killing JAKARTA (JP): Army prosecutors have urged a military tribunal in Denpasar, Bali, to sentence a soldier to six years and nine months imprisonment for ordering the killing of six unarmed civilians in the Liquisa regency of East Timor in January.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
Sri Bintang dismissive of taped evidence
Sri Bintang dismissive of taped evidence JAKARTA (JP): Former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas yesterday rejected as useless a tape recording which police say proves that he made insulting remarks about President Soeharto during a lecture the legislator gave at a German University.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
ABRI, democracy not incompatible' general says
ABRI, democracy not incompatible' general saysBy Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): The military in Indonesia has played a major role in laying the foundations for democracy and it intends to continue to play that role well into the future, Brig. Gen. Taheri Noor said yesterday.
Tue, 13 Jun 1995
700 industrial companies to show at Indonesia Expo '95
700 industrial companies to show at Indonesia Expo '95 JAKARTA (JP): An estimated 700 private and state-owned companies will take part in Indonesia Expo '95, exhibition of industrial products held every five years.President Soeharto is scheduled to open the display at the Jakarta Fairgrounds on Aug.
Tue, 13 Jun 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, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m.
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
Stricter law on golf courses urged
Stricter law on golf courses urged MANILA (Reuter): A Philippine senator said yesterday he would ask Congress to pass a new law calling for stricter regulation of golf courses to lessen damage on the environment.
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
Librarians
LibrariansFrom Suara KaryaA fundamental change in librarians' mentalities is needed to improve the image of libraries, which are regarded as conservative and rather slow in accepting change. This statement was made by Prabowo Tjitropranoto, head of Central Library of Agriculture and Communication...
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
Police arrest two swindlers
Police arrest two swindlers BANYUMAS, Central Java: Police arrested two men on charges of embezzling hundreds of millions of rupiah from job seekers, to whom they had promised well-paid jobs in neighboring Malaysia.
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
City eyes convention business
City eyes convention business JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will continue the aggressive promotion of tourism linked to the convention business, an official of the City Tourism Office says.Fauzi Bowo, head of the office, told reporters over the weekend that the promotion is being conducted...
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
NU promises to defend Presiden Soeharto
NU promises to defend Presiden Soeharto KENDAL, Central Java (JP): The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, has reiterated its promise to defend President Soeharto against any attempt to unseat him by unconstitutional means.
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
Back in business in the heart of Asia
Back in business in the heart of AsiaBy President Fidel V. Ramos As we begin another year, we stand on new ground of confidence in ourselves and hope for the future.We can see what is within our capacity to attain higher growth in the economy, further empowerment of our people through jobs and...
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
'Civil servants need military mentality'
'Civil servants need military mentality' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's civil servants need to acquire a new, more disciplined mentality if they are to cope with the growing challenges confronting them, according to a senior official of the home affairs ministry.
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
China returns to satellite business
China returns to satellite business BEIJING (AFP): China has bounced back from its latest satellite launch disaster, winning two fresh contracts to send communications satellites into orbit for U.S. and Philippine companies.
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
Cahaya Sakti to increase production
Cahaya Sakti to increase production JAKARTA (JP): PT Cahaya Sakti Furintraco, which claims to control 60 percent of the panel furniture market in Indonesia with its Olympic brand, plans to expand its manufacturing capacity by up to threefold.
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange As of June 9, 1995--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Name Price Previous Change Volume Value Market PER P/BV week Cap.
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
'Pollution caused by ignorance'
'Pollution caused by ignorance' JAKARTA (JP): The top managers of many manufacturing companies are either ignorant or misinformed about the pollution that their plants are emitting, according to State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja.
Mon, 12 Jun 1995
KONI needs the best for Games
KONI needs the best for Games JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar warned all sport officials on Saturday against giving false reports on the athletes being groomed for the 17th Southeast Asian Games in December.