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Tue, 22 Aug 1995
South Korean honored as Indonesian hero
South Korean honored as Indonesian hero JAKARTA (JP): A South Korean citizen, Yang Chil Sung, who joined Indonesia's independence struggle and died at the age 30 during an armed clash with Dutch troops in West Java on Aug. 10, 1948, was honored as an Indonesian hero on Saturday.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
One year sought for soothsayer Permadi
One year sought for soothsayer Permadi JAKARTA (JP): Government prosecutors demanded yesterday that the Sleman District Court in Yogyakarta sentence Permadi Satrio Wiwoho to one year's imprisonment for allegedly blasphemous remarks the prominent soothsayer made during a seminar last year.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Proposal to limit number of taxis 'unfair': Councilor
Proposal to limit number of taxis 'unfair': Councilor JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor has dismissed as unfair a proposal that the number of taxis operating in the city be limited, arguing that even the current number is not enough to meet public demand.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Dutch rule caused pain: Beatrix
Dutch rule caused pain: Beatrix JAKARTA (JP): Queen Beatrix yesterday acknowledged the great pain and suffering inflicted on the Indonesian people by Dutch colonial rule, but she stopped short of an explicit apology or a recognition of 1945 as the year of Indonesia's independence.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Pick-up truck dragged by train
Pick-up truck dragged by train BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A 40-car coal train hit a truck, dragging it for around one kilometer and killing three people on the spot over the weekend, reports said yesterday.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Govt to probe hospital's alleged anti-AIDS policy
Govt to probe hospital's alleged anti-AIDS policy JAKARTA (JP): The government has ordered an investigation into the conduct of Medistra, a private hospital in Jakarta, following allegations that it has discriminated against AIDS patients.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
'Macapat' contest aims to help keep Javanese traditions alive
'Macapat' contest aims to help keep Javanese traditions alive JAKARTA (JP): The nearly-forgotten Javanese tradition of Macapat, or sung poems, will be 'remembered' during a three-day contest to be held at the Stage restaurant in Ratu Plaza, South Jakarta, starting today.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Bukit Asam to raise output to 13.5m tons
Bukit Asam to raise output to 13.5m tons JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned coal mining company PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam will soon open four mines at Tanjung Enim, South Sumatra to supply the three new units (V, VI and VII) at the Suralaya coal-fired power station in West Java.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Economic growth and poverty
Economic growth and povertyBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): The development of Indonesia in the past three decades has been amazing. No one can deny that, under the leadership of President Soeharto, Indonesia has achieved significant progress in many fields.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Looking for synergy in Indonesian-Dutch ties
Looking for synergy in Indonesian-Dutch tiesBy Kwik Kian Gie JAKARTA (JP): Queen Beatrix's on-going visit to Indonesia is of great significance. This is the first visit by the Queen to a country that rejected Dutch aid and dissolved the Inter- governmental Group on Indonesia in 1992.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
More companies to join apprenticeship program
More companies to join apprenticeship program JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has enlisted 9,000 manufacturing companies to provide apprenticeships for students of state-run vocational high schools.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 21, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,025 -25 5,000 Aneka...
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Seven killed in road accident
Seven killed in road accident SITUBONDO, East Java: Police have established "human error" as the cause of a traffic accident which killed seven people here Saturday.Local police chief Lt. Col. Suharto said on Sunday that 18- year-old Sugeng Haryanto, the driver of a truck involved in the accident,...
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Dutch, Indonesian businessmen sign agreements
Dutch, Indonesian businessmen sign agreements JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Dutch business executives and their Indonesian counterparts signed 31 documents on trade, investment and financial cooperation yesterday worth more than one billion Dutch guilders (US$625 million).
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Criticism can be beneficial, court told
Criticism can be beneficial, court told JAKARTA (JP): Critique from the press and the people does not always mean opposition to government policies, two witnesses testified at the trial of two activists of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) yesterday.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
TV and independence anniversary
TV and independence anniversaryFrom Forum KeadilanI felt there was something missing on Indonesian television in relation to the 50th anniversary of the country's independence. The state-owned TVRI and the private TV stations such as TPI, RCTI, SCTV, ANteve and Indosiar should continuously...
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Govt encourages farmers to plan 'gogo' rice
Govt encourages farmers to plan 'gogo' rice JAKARTA (JP): The government is encouraging farmers to plant high-quality gogo rice on one million hectares of dry rice estates over the next three to four years in a bid to increase their incomes and to secure Indonesia's self-sufficiency in rice.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Don't react excessively to flag burnings: ABRI
Don't react excessively to flag burnings: ABRI JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) urged the public yesterday to refrain from "disproportionate" reactions to the burning of Indonesian flags in Australia, saying that these could jeopardize the good relations between the two countries.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Huge rice cone in Madura
Huge rice cone in Madura BANGKALAN, East Java: A businessman celebrated Indonesia's 50th anniversary on Aug. 17 in a unique way: he provided his whole neighborhood with a giant rice cone, with more than enough rice for all.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Jambi dance group proves a hit
Jambi dance group proves a hit JAKARTA (JP): Of the 14 dance troupes participating in the National Arts Festival at the Jakarta Convention Center on Saturday evening, the group from Jambi province received the most enthusiastic audience response.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Hospitals urged to keep accepting AIDS patients
Hospitals urged to keep accepting AIDS patients JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Medical Association has urged hospitals to keep their doors wide open to people with AIDS, following a report that one of the association's members was asked to stop treating AIDS patients at a private hospital in Jakarta.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Six more bodies recovered
Six more bodies recovered JAKARTA (JP): Search and rescue workers recovered six more bodies over the weekend from the wreckage of a Bouraq HS 748 plane which crashed into an Irian Jaya mountain with 10 people on board on Aug. 9.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Australian Embassy expresses concern over its safety
Australian Embassy expresses concern over its safety JAKARTA (JP): The Australian Embassy expressed concern yesterday over its safety following a rowdy demonstration on Friday during which protesters managed to enter the embassy grounds and vandalized a flag pole.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Robbers make off with gold jewelry
Robbers make off with gold jewelry JAKARTA (JP): Six burglars armed with sharp weapons broke into a house in the Budi Agung housing complex in Bogor, some 60 km from here, early Saturday morning, making off with 30 grams in gold jewelry and Rp 500,000 in cash.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Women's group holds talks on rape
Women's group holds talks on rape JAKARTA: In light of the widely-publicized cases of rapes against women, girls and underaged boys reported in a number of regions, the public has been invited to join in an open dialog on rape.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Diversify diet to regain rice self-sufficiency
Diversify diet to regain rice self-sufficiency JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will likely regain self-sufficiency in rice by 2000, when the middle class abandon their dependency on rice and diversify their diets, an official of the Ministry of Agriculture says.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Five companies sued over river pollution
Five companies sued over river pollution JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court is scheduled to begin hearing today a lawsuit filed by a shrimp company in Serang, West Java, against five firms, including the giant PT Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper, over alleged pollution of the Ciujung river.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Five killed in road accident
Five killed in road accident JAKARTA (JP): Five people were killed and five others injured when a Suzuki Carry van rammed into a trailer on the Cikampek toll road at dawn on Saturday, Antara reported.The fatal accident took place near Wanasari village in the Karawang regency.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Foreign investors may dominate RI businesses
Foreign investors may dominate RI businesses JAKARTA (JP): Foreign direct investment will likely become the country's largest contributor of capital necessary for steady economic growth during the current Sixth Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI) period.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Soeharto wants free but responsible youths
Soeharto wants free but responsible youths JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called on Indonesian youths to develop their creativity and initiative in the face of global challenges without neglecting their responsibilities and identity as Indonesians.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
A gift from Dutch community
A gift from Dutch community JAKARTA (JP): The Dutch business community will present a gift to Indonesia in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Republic's independenceThe gift is in the form of the renovation and restoration of the National Archives Building, a 18th century monument located...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Poultry breeders lament high feed prices
Poultry breeders lament high feed prices JAKARTA (JP): Small-scale poultry breeders, many of whom are facing bankruptcy as a result of increasingly high feed prices, are asking the government to help them shift to other businesses to avoid manipulation by feed-producer cartels.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Protests to greet Ramos on return
Protests to greet Ramos on return MANILA (Reuter): Philippine militant groups in an uproar over rice and sugar shortages vowed yesterday to greet President Fidel Ramos with street protests and marches when he returns from a foreign trip this week.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Subsidies sought for low-cost housing
Subsidies sought for low-cost housing JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has urged the City Administration and high-income people to subsidize the public purchase of low-cost apartments to make them more affordable.Lukman F.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Traders vie for stalls at bazaar
Traders vie for stalls at bazaar JAKARTA (JP): More than 350 participants will take part in the second Istiqlal Festival on Islamic culture from Sept.23 to Nov.8 at the Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Forgive Pramoedya, say intellectuals
Forgive Pramoedya, say intellectuals JAKARTA (JP): Intellectuals are pursuing "cultural reconciliation" among literary figures and seeking official forgiveness for the banned "leftist" author, Pramoedya Ananta Toer.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Pumice stone business in Lombok
Pumice stone business in Lombok The report in Kompas on Aug. 12, 1995 on the situation of Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara) pumice stones proves what we stated in our last letter.The purpose of our writing again is to express our protest against a Lombok official's denial that the Lombok pumice stone...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Jakarta host Philately expo
Jakarta host Philately expo JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave opened on Saturday the eighth Asia Philately exhibition at the Jakarta Fair compound in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.The Jakarta '95 philately exhibition, which will last through Aug.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
RP sugar millers fears AFTA
RP sugar millers fears AFTA MANILA (Reuter): Philippine sugar millers warned on Saturday that an ASEAN free trade area that will reduce tariff barriers on the sweetener will seriously harm the ability of local sugar farmers to survive.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Mahathir to visit South Africa
Mahathir to visit South Africa KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will leave today for his first official visit to South Africa.Mahathir, who will be accompanied by a 250-strong delegation, will witness the signing of several private-sector deals and the transfer of a...
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
JAL-Thai joint flights
JAL-Thai joint flights TOKYO (AFP): Japan Airlines and Thai Airways International have agreed to expand their joint flights between the two countries to meet growing demand, the Japanese economic daily Nihon Keizai reported Saturday.
Mon, 21 Aug 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, 21 Aug 1995
Foreman not interested in Tyson match
Foreman not interested in Tyson match JAKARTA (JP): Who could resist a 50-inch screen being about to display live the long-awaited comeback match of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a very comfortable room yesterday?George Foreman could.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Rp 1.2b project without tender
Rp 1.2b project without tender PURWOREJO, Central Java: Contractors plan to file a complaint with Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto over the local government's award of a Rp 1.2 billion (US$530,269) railway project without tender.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Two die at massive Monas celebration
Two die at massive Monas celebration JAKARTA (JP): Two people died and two others were seriously injured during the Kenduri Nasional grand fiesta held on Saturday night at National Monument (Monas) Park in honor of the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence, police reported.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
'RI economy may grow by 7.7%'
'RI economy may grow by 7.7%' JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch, a U.S. securities company, estimates that Indonesia's economy will grow by 7.7 percent this year, as compared with 7.3 percent in 1994.Merrill Lynch's estimate is much higher than the government's revised growth projection of 7.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Anti-Indonesia draft resolution voted down
Anti-Indonesia draft resolution voted down JAKARTA (JP): A meeting of the Subcommittee for the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities in Geneva has voted against a draft resolution addressing the situation in Indonesia.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
19-year old activist faces prison term
19-year old activist faces prison term JAKARTA (JP): The prosecutor trying an office helper of the unrecognized Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) is demanding that the defendant be sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
Renewing old relations
Renewing old relations Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrives in Jakarta for a ten- day visit today amid the exuberance of 50th anniversary celebrations. Needless to say, the Queen's visit at this particular time is bound to raise a few comments, particularly, it seems, in her own country.
Mon, 21 Aug 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Voltron 3:05 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Wayang-Puppet 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Budhism 7:00 Evening News 7:30...