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Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Foundation offers awards, grants to young researchers
Foundation offers awards, grants to young researchers JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian-Japanese foundation is, for the second time, encouraging young researchers to apply for grants to finance their projects.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
U.S. backs APEC mediation in trade disputes
U.S. backs APEC mediation in trade disputes SAPPORO, Japan (AFP): The chairman of an advisory group to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum said yesterday that the United States was ready to promote a new multilateral approach to trade disputes.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Malaysian buys RI brokerage
Malaysian buys RI brokerage KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's largest brokerage, Rashid Hussain Bhd., has bought an 85-percent stake in the Indonesian stockbroker PT Seruni Tunggal, amid rising local interest in Indonesia's financial sector, officials said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Officials shamed into obedience
Officials shamed into obedience KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Employees of the Kupang Regency Administration who turn up late for work are being punished by being ordered to sweep the street, each one carrying a huge banner that says "I came to the office late".
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Another irksome game
Another irksome game With the crime rate in this country, especially Jakarta, rising ever higher, the police have had to redouble their efforts to curb the alarming trend. And so far police authorities have yet to devise an effective way to deal with the increasing rate of vehicle theft.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
ASEAN members end 2-day meeting on free trade laws
ASEAN members end 2-day meeting on free trade laws SINGAPORE (AFP): ASEAN member-states ended two days of talks here yesterday that centered on a legal framework to introduce a more liberal trade regime within the regional bloc that will lower tariff and investment barriers.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Mantiri affair a test of RI-Australian relations
Mantiri affair a test of RI-Australian relationsBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's withdrawal of Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.B.L. Mantiri as ambassador to Australia marks a low in the up-and-down relationship between Jakarta and Canberra and comes at a time when relations were at a very...
Sat, 08 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 p.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, 08 Jul 1995
Tourist board to extend promotion in major marts
Tourist board to extend promotion in major marts JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board (ITPB) will continue promoting in major overseas markets including Singapore, Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Germany, to attract more foreign visitors.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Fashion Cafe to open in town
Fashion Cafe to open in town JAKARTA (JP): Fashion Cafe (FC), owned by top models Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Elle Macpherson and Christy Turlington, is slated to open here early next year, it was reported yesterday.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Shanghai ballet next week
Shanghai ballet next week JAKARTA (JP): The Shanghai Ballet Troupe will enliven the 5th anniversary of the restitution of Indonesian-Chinese diplomatic relations here next week.Chairman of the organizing committee Tadjudin Hidayat said that the troupe will perform on July 10.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Ruined road
Ruined roadFrom KompasMost of Jl. Raya Jatipadang in South Jakarta is damaged and a hazard to motorists. At night the area is dangerously dark because there are no streetlights. I have reported the matter to the authorities but have received no response.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Landslide closes vital road
Landslide closes vital road PALU, Central Sulawesi: A landslide has buried a crucial part of the Trans-Sulawesi Highway between Palu and Donggala in Central Sulawesi, disrupting transportation in that part of the island.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Contraceptive implant study not complete yet
Contraceptive implant study not complete yet JAKARTA (JP): The National Family Planning Board has delayed the introduction of one-pellet implants called Implanon pending the result of further study by the University of Indonesia.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
RI troupe bound for Europe
RI troupe bound for Europe JAKARTA (JP): A troupe of 90 singers and dancers will leave for Europe next week for a series of cultural performances called Indonesian Night 1995.The trip has been organized by the Jodi Utomo Foundation in cooperation with state-owned television station TVRI, the...
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Rp 45 billion needed to fund anti-polio drive
Rp 45 billion needed to fund anti-polio drive JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi said yesterday that the government needed Rp 45 billion (US$20 million) to support an ambitious national program to eradicate polio.The program, which will run for a week from Sept.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Aussie citrus to flood market
Aussie citrus to flood market JAKARTA (JP): Australian citrus fruit producers announced yesterday a major export campaign, designed to boost the number of Australian oranges sold in Indonesia.The campaign is aimed at increasing Australian citrus exports by more than 100 percent to US$15 million in...
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Visiting 'nouveau riche' restaurants in Kemang
Visiting 'nouveau riche' restaurants in Kemang JAKARTA (JP): The nouveau riche may be growing, but judging by the quality of nouveau riche restaurants which have recently opened in Jakarta, they're not eating.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
City administration told to help poor fishermen
City administration told to help poor fishermen JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has urged the administration to do more to lift the economic status of about 7,000 Jakartan fishing families who live in utter poverty.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Local firms given until August to alter names
Local firms given until August to alter names JAKARTA (JP): The city administration reminded companies throughout Jakarta yesterday that time is running out for them to change their names into Indonesian.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
N. Jakarta mayoralty rebuked for demolition
N. Jakarta mayoralty rebuked for demolition JAKARTA (JP): A leading member of the National Commission on Human Rights criticized the North Jakarta mayoralty yesterday for demolishing the homes of more than 800 families in the Cilincing and Rorotan subdistricts.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Govt prioritizes issuing of timber estate permits
Govt prioritizes issuing of timber estate permits JAKARTA (JP): When issuing new permits for industrial timber estates, the government will give priority to paper producers that still rely on pulp sources outside their concession areas, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Workers file complaint rights body
Workers file complaint rights body JAKARTA (JP): Thirty eight workers from two textile factories met with members of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday to complain about unfair treatment by their employers.The workers were employees of PT Rajabrana and PT Ever Shinetex Garment.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Ever been to sea?
Ever been to sea? JAKARTA (JP): Some 300 junior and high school students are participating in a five-day discipline course conducted by the Navy on a warship that set sail from Jakarta on its way to Lampung yesterday.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Krakatau Steel cuts jobs
Krakatau Steel cuts jobs JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Krakatau Steel in Cilegon, West Java, has received early retirement applications from 125 of its 530 laid-off employees.The company's president, Soetoro Mangoensoewargo, said the 125 employees had been discharged in May and had been offered an...
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Muhammadiyah elections draw closer
Muhammadiyah elections draw closerBy Santi WE Soekanto and Wisnu Pramudya BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The ongoing 43rd congress of Muhammadiyah has seen the emergence of many people widely believed to be chairman material.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 7, 1995: ------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,250 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 3,300 50...
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Mantiri's withdrawal
Mantiri's withdrawal Had (Lt. Gen. Herman) Mantiri become the Indonesian ambassador to Australia, he would be representing the Indonesian government and the Indonesian people. As (Foreign Minister Ali) Alatas said, it would be inconceivable for us to allow our ambassador to be made a target for...
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
China gets airport loan
China gets airport loan WASHINGTON (AFP): The U.S. Export Import Bank said Thursday it has authorized a US$27 million loan to China to help finance the sale of U.S. exports for the expansion of the Harbin International Airport in Manchuria.The Annapolis, Maryland-based firm ARINC, Inc.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Detainee escapes women's jail
Detainee escapes women's jail BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: A woman under detention in a women's correctional institution escaped after fooling the guards by pretending to be a visitor at the jail.The 45-year woman, identified only as Wer, was put in the care of the Metro Lampung Tengah correctional...
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
China firm on Taiwan issue
China firm on Taiwan issue BEIJING (AFP): The issue of Taiwan is "the only obstacle" to setting up Sino-South African diplomatic ties, China said yesterday, as it rejected any possibility of letting Pretoria recognize both Beijing and Taipei.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Upset parents and students protest school enrollment
Upset parents and students protest school enrollment JAKARTA (JP): Enraged parents and students flocked to the Jakarta Office of Ministry of Education and Culture yesterday to protest questionable school enrollment criteria.
Sat, 08 Jul 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.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Transit project pact accepted
Transit project pact accepted BANGKOK (AFP): A leading Thai environmentalist has accepted a court brokered disclosure agreement and withdrawn a lawsuit that sought to block construction of a mass transit system in Bangkok, a statement seen yesterday said.
Sat, 08 Jul 1995
Evans comes under fire for RI envoy's retreat
Evans comes under fire for RI envoy's retreat SYDNEY (Agencies): Foreign Minister Gareth Evans came under sharp fire in the press here yesterday for his role in Indonesia's retreat on the appointment of Indonesian Lt. Gen. Herman Mantiri as ambassador designate.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Mantiri's withdrawal
Mantiri's withdrawal Somehow we could not help but be a bit saddened upon learning of the government's decision yesterday to withdraw Lt. Gen. Herman B.L. Mantiri from his nomination as Indonesia's new ambassador to Australia.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Yorrys says he'll take police to court
Yorrys says he'll take police to court JAKARTA (JP): An executive of Pemuda Pancasila youth organization has threatened to sue the police for libel for implicating him in a 1993 fatal beating of a male servant.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Slum residents to sue developer
Slum residents to sue developer JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Scavengers Association plans to sue a land developer and the North Jakarta mayoralty for forcefully evicting its members in Rorotan and Cakung.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Keeping human resources human (2)
Keeping human resources human (2)By Ignas Kleden This is the second of two articles probing the link between human resources and development. JAKARTA (JP): It is hopefully clear that the matching-and- linking principle has more complicated ramifications than we used to believe.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * Canada Day 1995 is the occasion for this column, and the companion radio broadcast of "The Listening Post." The contrasts and cooperation between two great nations, as seen from the point of view of expatriate Canadians (and a friend of Canada) living and working in Indonesia...
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Public telephone not functioning
Public telephone not functioningFrom KompasAs a loyal customer to "Warung Nasi Tim Baru" (Rice food stall) on Jl. Mangga Besar Raya, Jakarta, I was very pleased to know that a card-operated telephone has been installed in the stall. The community in that area badly needs such a telephone.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Unruly drivers
Unruly driversFrom NeracaWe are often irritated by the way the drivers of public buses behave on the roads. They like to overtake each other and pick up and drop passengers in inappropriate places.It is worse still when a driver asks passengers to move to another bus, without showing the least...
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Walhi makes progress in Freeport lawsuit
Walhi makes progress in Freeport lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) moved one step ahead yesterday in its lawsuit against the government over the environmental protection measures granted to PT Freeport Indonesia, the giant American copper mining company.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Soedarpo pays dividends
Soedarpo pays dividends JAKARTA (JP): A sharp decline in profits has prompted shareholders of the publicly-listed PT Soedarpo Corporation to not give dividends to its founders.The company's president, Santi L.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
City vows to develop four additional bus terminals
City vows to develop four additional bus terminals JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is determined to continue the development of additional city bus terminals despite a plan to build an integrated multi-million-dollar terminal in Manggarai, South Jakarta.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Germany offers RI power training
Germany offers RI power training JAKARTA (JP): The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is offering Indonesia a training and workshop program in the use of wind power energy as the demand for electricity has been increasing steadily in Indonesia."We plan a workshop on wind energy power plants.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Soeharto to rule on clemency for ex-communists
Soeharto to rule on clemency for ex-communists JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman says that President Soeharto still has to evaluate clemency requests from three political prisoners, despite Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung having ruled out the possibility of releasing them."Gen.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Harmoko denies monopolizing TV coverage
Harmoko denies monopolizing TV coverage JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko denies that Golkar, the ruling political organization which he also chairs, has monopolized news coverage on the state-owned TVRI, which falls under his official jurisdiction.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
Pancasila not in conflict with religion: Soeharto
Pancasila not in conflict with religion: SoehartoBy Santi WE Soekanto and Wisnu Pramudya BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Loyalty towards the state ideology Pancasila does not require a negation of people's adherence to their religions, President Soeharto told thousands of Muhammadiyah members yesterday.
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
University status
University statusFrom KompasI am student of an academy in Jakarta. The academy is registered with the government. I am also a graduate from a private university in Jakarta which has the same status as a government university.