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Sun, 30 Jul 1995
Tears fill my eyes
Tears fill my eyesFrom Berita BuanaMy heart bled when I read the newspaper article on the rape by a group of burglars of a mother and her two daughters in Bekasi on July 24.Although I am a man, unconsciously, tears filled my eyes when I read the news.Their act is barbaric. I can't imagine the agony.
Sun, 30 Jul 1995
Guess What? Djisman Simanjuntak
Guess What? Djisman Simanjuntak Have you ever heard Djisman Simanjuntak talk about press freedom?Probably not.Simanjuntak is the executive director of the Prasetiya Mulya Graduate School of Management and he is popular for his sharp analysis in the field of economics.
Sun, 30 Jul 1995
Architecture only surviving key to Nias origins
Architecture only surviving key to Nias originsText by Ibnu Basori Photos by Arief Hidayat NIAS (JP): The origins of the Nias people are uncertain. But the elders of the island are convinced that one place, Gomo in Central Nias, is the origin of their ancestry.
Sun, 30 Jul 1995
Guess What? Koos Arumdanie
Guess What? Koos Arumdanie Collector of traditional Indonesian textiles Koos Arumdanie couldn't hide her disappointment upon seeing that the Borobudur Inter-Continental Hotel's Flores room -- where a one-day seminar on Indonesian traditional woven cloths was held on Thursday -- was almost empty.
Sun, 30 Jul 1995
Rendra: When love borders ruin, failure and death
Rendra: When love borders ruin, failure and deathBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Rendra, "The Peacock", strutted out of his socio-political garden to read his collection of love poems this week."Amidst the uncertainty over the social, economic and political life nationally and internationally,...
Sun, 30 Jul 1995
ASEAN told to move faster on free trade
ASEAN told to move faster on free tradeBy Oei Eng Goan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Brunei leader Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday to move faster in implementing free trade in the region.
Sun, 30 Jul 1995
Asia-Pacific Film Festival lacks focus and direction
Asia-Pacific Film Festival lacks focus and direction JAKARTA (JP): The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (APFF) must develop a specific focus in order to become respectable.Indonesian film critic Marselli Sumarno said the APFF does not have any particular character or theme.
Sun, 30 Jul 1995
Guess What? Toeti Adhitama
Guess What? Toeti Adhitama Some people are against lotteries, which are considered gambling. But not Toeti Adhitama, editor of Eksekutif, a business monthly.She organized a special lottery during the launching of the two volumes of The Eksekutif Interview Friday in conjunction with the magazine's...
Sun, 30 Jul 1995
Grief hangs heavy over Bekasi farmer's modest home
Grief hangs heavy over Bekasi farmer's modest homeBy Johannes Simbolon BEKASI (JP): Grief hangs over the house which stands a stones throw away from the dirty river that separates the Bekasi and Bogor regencies.
Sun, 30 Jul 1995
Rape, violence rock the country
Rape, violence rock the countryBy T. Sima Gunawan and Rita A. Widiadana Reports on the brutal rape of a mother and her two teenage daughters in Bekasi, east of Jakarta, on Monday had not yet died down when police announced they had arrested four teenagers several hours after allegedly raping a...
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Vietnam's ASEAN membership
Vietnam's ASEAN membership Vietnam's membership in ASEAN brings us closer to the ideal which was expressed at the time the association was founded: to unite all the 10 countries of the Southeast Asian region.Two countries, Cambodia and Laos, are already recognized as observers.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
City threatens to force builders into obligation
City threatens to force builders into obligation JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will continue pressuring the private developers reluctant to build low-cost apartments in return for the issuance of land appropriation permits, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Four missing in boat accident
Four missing in boat accident KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Four people are missing after a speedboat carrying nine government and Unesco officials capsized in rough seas on Thursday, an official said yesterday.The boat was on its way from an island west of Flores to Komodo Island park.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
'Be more selective in hiring foreigners'
'Be more selective in hiring foreigners' JAKARTA (JP): Even though the number of expatriates employed by companies in Greater Jakarta is falling, firms are urged to remain selective in hiring foreign workers, an official at the Jakarta office of the Manpower Ministry said yesterday.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Batak people celebrate Independence Day
Batak people celebrate Independence Day JAKARTA (JP): Batak people living in the greater Jakarta area have organized several cultural activities to take place over two days, starting today, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Ministers to feature at export seminar
Ministers to feature at export seminar JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen ministers will outline government policies, business possibilities and export opportunities at a two-day seminar at the Jakarta Fairground on Aug. 14 and Aug. 15 to coincide with an export product exhibition.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Hasjim joins with British company to produce olefin
Hasjim joins with British company to produce olefin JAKARTA (JP): PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical, an Indonesian- British joint venture, will establish an integrated olefin and aromatic center with a total annual production capacity of 2.2 million tons in Tuban, East Java, a reliable source said.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
55 companies fail to protect night-shift workers
55 companies fail to protect night-shift workers JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has discovered that the rights of night-shift employees at 55 companies in the city are being violated.Head of the Jakarta Office of the Ministry of Manpower Freddy Tuamelly said that the violations were...
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Overnight operation nabs 631 people
Overnight operation nabs 631 people JAKARTA (JP): City police arrested 631 people, including 65 women and eight transvestites, in a massive overnight security- and-order operation in Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi on Thursday.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Bazaar at Istiqlal Festival
Bazaar at Istiqlal Festival JAKARTA (JP): The second Istiqlal Festival on Islamic culture, to be held from Sept. 23 to Nov. 23, will feature a handicraft and food bazaar.The food bazaar will feature various kinds of traditional edibles from all 27 provinces across the country.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Top model's wedding became a hometown extravaganza
Top model's wedding became a hometown extravaganza NGAWI, East Java (JP): She was no Lady Di, but Indonesian top model Ratih Sanggarwati created a royal atmosphere last Saturday when she waved back to a crowd which lined the streets of Ngawi, a small town in East Java.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Four teenagers arrested for rape, two others at large
Four teenagers arrested for rape, two others at large JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested four of the six teenagers believed to have raped a girl on Thursday morning in an empty house on Jl. Hankam in Ragunan South Jakarta.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Minister reshuffles Danareksa's management
Minister reshuffles Danareksa's management JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad reshuffled the management of the state-owned Danareksa securities company yesterday following mass dismissals at the firm.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Clemency granted to political prisoners
Clemency granted to political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has granted clemency to three political prisoners linked with the abortive 1965 communist coup, the government announced yesterday.Under the clemency, Soebandrio, Omar Dhani and Raden Soegeng Soetarto will go free on Aug.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
ABRI to monitor freed prisoners
ABRI to monitor freed prisoners JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces, accepting President Soeharto's decision to release three political prisoners linked with the 1965 communist coup, said yesterday that it will continue to monitor their activities once they are out of jail.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Persib sets up final showdown with Petrokimia
Persib sets up final showdown with Petrokimia JAKARTA (JP): Persib Bandung and Petrokimia stormed into the grand final of the Indonesian soccer league championship after surviving hard fought semifinals yesterday.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Bank Bira gets IC and LC ratings
Bank Bira gets IC and LC ratings JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Bira has won an intra- country issuer (IC) rating of B/C and a short-term local currency (LC) rating of LC-2 from Thomson BankWatch of New York.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Economists warn of unfair competition
Economists warn of unfair competition JAKARTA (JP): Economists warned yesterday that the government's excessive market-driven policies would only widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots if the government could not ensure fair competition.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Marijuana growers arrested
Marijuana growers arrested BANDUNG, West Java: Police have arrested four people on charges of involvement in growing marijuana at their boarding house.The police are still tracking down another tenant they believe actually grows the weed at the boarding house in Ciumbuleuit.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Chiodi out to win in Yogyakarta c'ship
Chiodi out to win in Yogyakarta c'ship YOGYAKARTA (JP): Winning the 10th leg of the World Motocross Championship is the main goal for Italian Alessio Chiodi in coming to this sultanate, where he and 30 other world top crossers will compete in the 125cc race at Maguwoharjo track tomorrow.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Pribadi raise Amcol stocks
Pribadi raise Amcol stocks SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian tycoon Henry Pribadi said he would buy 20 million Amcol Holdings Ltd shares from former Amcol managing director Kang Hwi Wah.Pribadi, who currently holds 26 million shares or 8.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Reforms won't address regional gap
Reforms won't address regional gap MANADO, N. Sulawesi (JP): Deregulation measures alone will not effectively address the development disparity between Indonesia's eastern and western regions, economists said here yesterday.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Force 5 Danguard Ace 3:05 Sports 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Documentary on Science 6:05 Features: Pelangi 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Features: Our Ocean 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Air Magazine: Dian Rana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Dang-dut Music:...
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
ASEAN urged to join opposition against French nuclear tests
ASEAN urged to join opposition against French nuclear tests CANBERRA (Reuter): Support is growing for a resolution at next week's ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting condemning France's planned resumption of nuclear tests in the South Pacific.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Govt should gear up development in eastern region
Govt should gear up development in eastern region MANADO, N. Sulawesi (JP): The central government has been challenged to deliver on its 1990 promise to accelerate the pace of economic development in the country's eastern islands.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
On racism (2)
On racism (2) I was truly amazed by the letter of Mr Ross Gulliver in your issue of July 17, 1995. I moved to Indonesia in 1974, have been married to an Indonesian for 18 years and cannot recall any occasion when, as mixed couple, my husband and I have been "bombarded with insults.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Satelindo expands GSM in Surabaya, Bandung
Satelindo expands GSM in Surabaya, Bandung JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) is preparing the expansion of its Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) operations in Surabaya, East Surabaya, and in Bandung, West Java, as well as opening a roaming service with Singapore.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Tears, joy and prayers greet news of clemency
Tears, joy and prayers greet news of clemency JAKARTA (JP): They shed tears and some kowtowed in prayer when they heard the news that their husbands and fathers were to be released soon.They also expressed their gratitude to the government, President Soeharto in particular, for his decision to...
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Funds for E. Timor forests
Funds for E. Timor forests DILI, East Timor (JP): The government has earmarked Rp 10 billion for forestry development in East Timor this fiscal year, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Garuda gets eight pilots
Garuda gets eight pilots JAKARTA (JP): The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has hired eight new graduates of the Massey School of Aviation at Massey University, New Zealand, the airline announced yesterday.The eight pilots, who will fly A-300-B4 planes, were former engine crew members.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Gas firm gets loan
Gas firm gets loan JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned gas company Perum Gas Negara and the European Investment Bank have signed a Rp 138 billion (US$62.72 million) loan agreement for the construction of a natural gas pipeline from South Sumatra to the central part of the island.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Involve medical students in anti-AIDS campaign: Expert
Involve medical students in anti-AIDS campaign: Expert JAKARTA (JP): An Australian expert has proposed that Indonesia use medical students in its anti-AIDS campaign among school teachers and students.Robert V.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Siswono says unity chosen over democracy
Siswono says unity chosen over democracy JAKARTA (JP): If ever Indonesia has to choose between democracy and unity, it will certainly pick the latter, says Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Mayors empowered to handle developers
Mayors empowered to handle developers JAKARTA (JP): The city's five mayors now have greater authority in insisting that real estate developers honor their obligation to build social and public facilities as required by law, an official said.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Israel opts out of world archery meet
Israel opts out of world archery meet JAKARTA (JP): Israel, with which Indonesia has never had diplomatic ties, has chosen of its own volition not to participate in the 38th World Archery Championships here next week.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Vietnam accepted as the seventh member of ASEAN
Vietnam accepted as the seventh member of ASEANBy Oei Eng Goan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Vietnam became the only communist country to join ASEAN, the regional economic grouping set up 28 years ago by staunchly anti-communist Southeast Asian nations, when it was accepted as the seventh member of the...
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
RI, Singapore to regulate hazardous waste shipment
RI, Singapore to regulate hazardous waste shipment JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's and Singapore's ministers of environment signed yesterday a memorandum of agreement on the shipment of hazardous waste between the two countries.
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 28, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,300 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,025 75 459,500 Aneka...
Sat, 29 Jul 1995
Koja people to go to Supreme Court
Koja people to go to Supreme Court JAKARTA (JP): Koja Utara residents plan to take their case over the appropriation of the state-owned land they are occupying to the Supreme Court after the Jakarta Administration Court said it had no authority to decide their fate, an executive of the Legal Aid...