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Wed, 07 Jun 1995
PDI's consolidation efforts hit snag
PDI's consolidation efforts hit snag JAKARTA (JP): Consolidation efforts within the rift-ridden Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has hit snags in East Java and South Sulawesi, party chief Megawati Soekarnoputri said yesterday.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Big names will make debut in next Indonesian rally
Big names will make debut in next Indonesian rally JAKARTA (JP): World auto racing fans will set their sights in Medan, North Sumatra, next month when several new but outstanding entries will be battling neck to neck against customary drivers in Indonesia's rally championships.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Motorists stranded by landslide
Motorists stranded by landslide PALU, Central Sulawesi: A landslide triggered by a downpour blocked a main road in Donggala, brought traffic to a standstill and stranded hundreds of motorists for about six hours on Monday.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
$132.5 million for textbooks
$132.5 million for textbooks JAKARTA: The World Bank has approved a loan of US$132.5 million to make school textbooks available to poor children in Indonesia.The assistance is almost a third of a US$355 million project designed to increase access to textbooks and encourage reading.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Piracy still haunts Southeast Asian waters
Piracy still haunts Southeast Asian watersBy Tan Ee Lyn SINGAPORE (Reuter): The gray speedboat halted abruptly alongside the fishing vessel and before the fishermen knew what was happening, a salvo of gunshots shattered the silence and punched holes into the trawler.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Prisoners' appeal for clemency sparks debates
Prisoners' appeal for clemency sparks debates JAKARTA (JP): The appeals of three political detainees for special clemency from the President provoked a fierce debate among legal observers and human rights campaigners yesterday.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Boxing tourney in big hotel
Boxing tourney in big hotel JAKARTA (JP): Boosted by the upbeat atmosphere of Indonesia's golden anniversary celebration, the national amateur boxing association will stage the President's Cup in August at the four- star Hotel Indonesia.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
NBA finals live TV broadcast
NBA finals live TV broadcast JAKARTA (JP): Private television station SCTV will broadcast the NBA Finals, which is pitting Orlando Magic against defending champion Houston Rockets, and is also allocating, starting tomorrow, one-minute stop press segments, six times a day during the best-of-seven...
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Satelindo to issue debt instruments later this year
Satelindo to issue debt instruments later this year JAKARTA (JP): Telecommunication firm PT Satelindo is expected to issue debt instruments later this year to generate additional funds required to finance its operations, a company executive says.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 6, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,200 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 222,500 Andayani Megah 2,925 25 476,000...
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Mayor apologizes for land clearance
Mayor apologizes for land clearance JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi has apologized to residents whose buildings were demolished under his leadership."We do not intend to make the people poor. What we have done is just for the sake of having a nice and lovely town," the mayor said Monday...
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Apartments are the last choice: Professor
Apartments are the last choice: Professor JAKARTA (JP): Low-cost apartments are not the only way to solve the city's housing problem, Johan Silas, a professor of the Surabaya-based Technology Institute, said yesterday.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
India-ASEAN ties improving slowly
India-ASEAN ties improving slowlyBy Ganganath Jha NEW DELHI (JP): The annual meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers is scheduled to be held in Brunei next month and important matters to be deliberated are appraisal of the success of the ASEAN Free Trade Area and other vital issues of economic...
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
RI supports Myanmar's bid for ASEAN membership
RI supports Myanmar's bid for ASEAN membership JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia supports Myanmar's wish to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday that the possibility of Yangon becoming a member of ASEAN had been touched upon during a...
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
'No evidence against Briton'
'No evidence against Briton' MANILA (Reuter): Philippines investigators said yesterday they had no evidence against a British tour operator accused in a British television report of supplying Filipino children for sex with paedophiles.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Indonesia to face political vacuum in future: Expert
Indonesia to face political vacuum in future: ExpertBy Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): A prominent American expert on Indonesia warns against a "great vacuum" and pervasive uncertainty in the country if President Soeharto steps down from power.R.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Alatas cautious on new Timor dialog prospects
Alatas cautious on new Timor dialog prospects JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government is reacting cautiously to the prospect of a second meeting between opposing East Timorese factions.Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday such a proposal must be examined further and discussed with...
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Indonesians to address Islam seminar in Sweden
Indonesians to address Islam seminar in Sweden JAKARTA (JP): Three authoritative Indonesian experts on Islam will address a major conference in Stockholm, this month, aimed at bridging the gap between European culture and Islam.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Street vendors to be relocated
Street vendors to be relocated JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's Commission B, in charge of economic affairs, wants the East Jakarta mayoralty to speed up the relocation of street vendors into area markets as soon as possible.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Catching up with others
Catching up with others Whether we like it or not, a country such as ours, Indonesia, must make greater efforts to catch up with others. We must think more seriously about how to step up our national development efforts to improve cohesion, solidarity and the spirit of nationalism among us.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Minister's name used to defraud
Minister's name used to defraud JAKARTA (JP): City police investigators will soon summon the executive of a private firm believed to have cheated a local entrepreneur.Mohammad A. Tabrani, the executive, introduced himself to Nova, the entrepreneur, as a son-in-law of Coordinating Minister of...
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Publishers seek end to monopoly
Publishers seek end to monopoly JAKARTA (JP): Newspaper publishers and book printers, faced with a crisis in newsprint supplies, asked the government yesterday to intervene to alleviate what they said were monopoly conditions in the paper market.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Operation against 'preman' questionable: Lawyer
Operation against 'preman' questionable: Lawyer JAKARTA (JP): A professor of law at Airlangga University, Surabaya, questioned yesterday the legal basis for the continuing police and military operation against suspected street hoodlums, known locally as preman.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Liquisa military chief testifies
Liquisa military chief testifies DENPASAR, Bali: An East Timor military leader testified yesterday that inadequate telecommunication equipment and rough terrain did not enable him to control the Jan. 12 military operation that killed six unarmed villagers.Chief of the Liquisa military command, Lt.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Govt asked to lower tariffs on plastics raw materials
Govt asked to lower tariffs on plastics raw materials JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Plastic Producers called on the government yesterday to gradually lift tariff protection on polyethylene and polypropylene.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Legislators brand wanted scientist 'coward, hypocrite'
Legislators brand wanted scientist 'coward, hypocrite' JAKARTA (JP): Two legislators reacted strongly yesterday to the news that social scientist George Aditjondro was seeking permanent resident status in Australia to avoid criminal charges in Indonesia.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Inhutani II takes over forest concessions
Inhutani II takes over forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned timber firm PT Inhutani II has been assigned to takeover forest concessions in Kalimantan and Sulawesi totaling 1.67 million hectares, the company's president said.
Wed, 07 Jun 1995
Bira environment study still being considered
Bira environment study still being considered JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja denied yesterday reports which said that the city administration has accepted, with annotation, the results of an environmental impact analysis on the controversial Bira island.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Govt reasserts recognition of Megawati's leadership
Govt reasserts recognition of Megawati's leadership JAKARTA (JP): The government reiterated yesterday that it rejects the rival leadership of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) under Yusuf Merukh."The government does not recognize Yusuf Merukh.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Idroes asks for openness on Bira
Idroes asks for openness on Bira JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor Idroes urged the Environmental Impact Analysis Commission yesterday to report the result of its study of the environmental conditions on Bira Island to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja as soon as possible.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Satelindo appoints U.S. firm to launch satellite
Satelindo appoints U.S. firm to launch satellite JAKARTA (JP): The government confirmed yesterday that PT Satelindo, a telecommunication firm, has appointed Martin Marietta and General Dynamics of the United States to launch the second of the country's new generation telecommunication satellites,...
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Unity needed to save world's coral reefs
Unity needed to save world's coral reefs DUMAGUETE, Philippines (AFP): The world's coral reefs could be lost in the next century unless urgent remedial measures, requiring international cooperation, are adopted, delegates at an international conference here said last Friday.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
RI growth will remain strong in 1995: Econit
RI growth will remain strong in 1995: Econit JAKARTA (JP): The high inflation rate over the past few months, the appreciation of the yen and the government's slow response to new economic developments may affect Indonesia's economy in the short term, an economic think-tank said yesterday.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Gambling rampant in East Timor
Gambling rampant in East Timor DILI, East Timor: Prominent legislators criticized the government yesterday for taking no action to stop gambling, which they say has gone unchecked in Indonesia's youngest province.Umar Balafid and Manuel C.G.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Dualism in the economy
Dualism in the economy The address made on Saturday by Prof. Dr. Ginanjar Kartasasmita during his initiation as professor at Brawijaya University, Malang, is worth noting. According to Ginanjar, the strategies adopted for the development of the modern and traditional sectors of the economy should...
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Govt plans to change import inspection system
Govt plans to change import inspection system JAKARTA (JP): The government will gradually reduce the use of the pre-shipment inspection system for Indonesia's imports to cut costs.Director General for Customs and Excise Suhardjo said here yesterday that the pre-shipment inspection system, used...
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Reckless bus drivers to be disciplined
Reckless bus drivers to be disciplined JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transport Control Agency will soon launch an operation to discipline reckless drivers of public transit vehicles, an official said yesterday.J.P.
Tue, 06 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, 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, 06 Jun 1995
Mass firing at UKSW opposed
Mass firing at UKSW opposed SALATIGA, Central Java: The mass dismissal of teaching staff at Satya Wacana Christian University (UKSW) is strongly opposed by the Javanese Christian Church, which is one of the university's founders.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Summer not September
Summer not September Thank you for your article in The Jakarta Post, June 3, announcing the appointment of our general manager.However, we have a correction to make on the opening month of the hotel, which should read Summer 1995 instead of September 1995.Sorry for the inconvenience. MIRNA A.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Parallel, Surabaya exchanges go ahead with merger plan
Parallel, Surabaya exchanges go ahead with merger plan JAKARTA (JP): PT Bursa Parallel Indonesia (BPI) and the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSE) are going ahead with their merger plan despite their thorny relationship with the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), executives said yesterday.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
PDI and PPP still insist on election reforms
PDI and PPP still insist on election reforms JAKARTA (JP): Both minority parties PPP and PDI renewed their demand for changes in the election system as the House of Representatives discussed a bill on the reduction of the number of House seats allocated to the military.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Travel and amusement spending up
Travel and amusement spending up JAKARTA (JP): Large companies operating in Indonesia spend an average of Rp 270 million (US$121,348) per annum on traveling and entertainment, a survey has shown.Bill Pardos, vice president and general manager for Indonesia's branch of American Express Travel...
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Discipline for all levels
Discipline for all levels In this 50th anniversary year of Merdeka (independence), President Soeharto has launched the National Discipline Movement.I saw the advanced forces of this movement in action recently in my suburb of Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, and it was not a pretty sight.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 5, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,200 0 7,000 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 5,000 Andayani Megah 2,900 100...
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
George Aditjondro wants to stay in Australia: Report
George Aditjondro wants to stay in Australia: Report PERTH, Australia (AFP): Indonesian academic and human rights activist George Aditjondro, facing serious political charges in Indonesia, wants to stay permanently in Australia, the West Australian reported Monday.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Natuna island secure: Kumaat
Natuna island secure: Kumaat PEKANBARU, Riau: Regional military chief Maj. Gen. Arie J. Kumaat assured investors yesterday that there were no security problems on the disputed Natuna Island."I guarantee that we can control security on Natuna.
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Business climate in Indonesia
Business climate in Indonesia It was really surprising to read the statement by Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto a few days ago. The minister said before more than 200 economic students in Yogyakarta, that protection, monopoly and oligopoly should be stopped, as these...
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Gresik to take over two firms
Gresik to take over two firms JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed state-owned cement company PT Semen Gresik announced yesterday that it will acquire two other state-owned cement companies, PT Semen Padang and PT Semen Tonasa, at a total price of Rp 1.06 trillion (US$479 million).
Tue, 06 Jun 1995
Police writing contest open
Police writing contest open JAKARTA (JP): The National Police is holding a writing and photography competition on the partnership between police and the public concerning disciplinary actions, in order to create further public security.