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Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Educational reform in SE Asia
Educational reform in SE AsiaBy Kasina Olarnriksupuck BANGKOK: Southeast Asian countries, which recently adopted the basic educational reform concept of UNESCO's education for all people program, are facing problems and the most critical of which is a shortage of capable teachers.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
People still live in misery
People still live in misery Indonesia has been an independent nation for 50 years, and it is said that the development is enormously successful with the Gross Domestic Product reaching on average US$900 per capita (an increase of seven percent is expected annually).
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Parents, son await execution
Parents, son await execution SAMPANG, E.Java: The East Java police are preparing a 90- member firing squad for the execution of two parents and their son convicted of murdering Lt. Col. Purwanto.The convicts will be executed now that their plea for clemency has been rejected by President Soeharto.
Thu, 03 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.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 2, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,300 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,050 -50 132,000 Aneka Kimia...
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
City military open to dialog with students: Wiranto
City military open to dialog with students: Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): City Military chief Maj. Gen. Wiranto encouraged college and university students yesterday to continue holding talks with military and government officials to enable them to properly channel their aspirations and demands.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
RI mission to China to forge bilateral trade
RI mission to China to forge bilateral trade JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia-China Foundation for Economic, Social and Cultural Cooperation will send a delegation of 35 business executives and government officials to China to promote bilateral trade, chairman of the foundation said.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Curbing condoms at drugstores
Curbing condoms at drugstores JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council has proposed a regulation that, if accepted by the government, would force you to produce your marriage certificate to buy a condom.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
RI denounces flag burning
RI denounces flag burning JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced Monday's anti-Indonesian government protest in Melbourne during which the nation's red and white flag was set on fire."That's too much," Irawan Abidin, the ministry's director of information, told Antara news agency...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
MOU on subway project signed
MOU on subway project signed JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and representatives of a multinational consortium signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to prepare a basic design for Indonesia's first subway system.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
House enters debate on revolution fund
House enters debate on revolution fund JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives stepped into the renewed debate yesterday over the claim that a soon-to-be- released political prisoner is responsible for the billions of dollars in a "revolution fund" that reportedly went missing more than 30 years...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Indonesia cautious over acceleration of AFTA
Indonesia cautious over acceleration of AFTA JAKARTA (JP): Government officials and business executives are cautiously approaching Brunei's call for members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to speed up the completion of trade liberalization by the year 2000.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Malaysia plans palm oil ad blitz in Singapore
Malaysia plans palm oil ad blitz in Singapore SINGAPORE (AFP): The Malaysian Palm Oil Promotional Council will plug the product in a week-long blitz here next month that will focus on the nutritional and health benefits of the vegetable oil, the council said.The Palm Oil Week from Aug.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Jaksa Fair starts tomorrow
Jaksa Fair starts tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): Jl. Jaksa, the most well known street among international backpacker tourists, will, for the second time, host a four-day street party called Jaksa Fair starting tomorrow.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
In remembrance of Subagio
In remembrance of Subagio On July 18, 1995, my father, Subagio Sastrowardoyo, died. Many knew him as one of Indonesia's prominent writers. I knew him as a dear father, a wonderful friend.In recent days many have paid tribute to him, both in the television and print media, including your newspaper.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Preshipment inspection maintained
Preshipment inspection maintained JAKARTA (JP): The government will maintain the pre-shipment inspection system by extending its contract with PT Surveyor Indonesia (PT SI) to carry out the inspection of Indonesia's imports.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Ministry restructures foreign trade bodies
Ministry restructures foreign trade bodies JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Trade will restructure its Directorate General of Foreign Trade to cope with the growing trend of globalized trade, Minister of Trade Satrio B. Joedono said yesterday.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
RI educational mission to U.S.
RI educational mission to U.S. JAKARTA (JP): A. R. Ramly, former Indonesian ambassador to the United States and now chairman of the widely-diversified PT Astra International, is excited about an educational mission to be conducted by Indonesian businessmen in the U.S. next month.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Labor disputes
Labor disputes Six thousand workers went on strike recently in one of Indonesia's largest garment factories to demand higher wages. At the same time we hear calls from high government officials and intellectuals to redress the social imbalances in this country as the situation could easily become...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
City launches offensive against foreign names
City launches offensive against foreign names JAKARTA (JP): The city administration yesterday started deploying security and order officers to cover billboards, office building names and other signs using foreign names in the city with white cloth.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
ASEAN and EU divided over nuclear issue
ASEAN and EU divided over nuclear issueBy Oei Eng Goan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): The European Union (EU) and other members attending the second ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) remained divided on how to ban underground nuclear testing at the close of the forum's meeting here yesterday.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Six arrested for riots
Six arrested for riots DILI, East Timor (JP): Police have arrested several people that they believe masterminded the July 20 ethnic riots in Baucau, in which several people were injured and 20 shops burned down, the local police chief said yesterday.East Timor police chief Col.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Investment commitments reach US$1.28 billion
Investment commitments reach US$1.28 billion JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board licensed 129 foreign and domestic projects, with combined investment commitments of US$1.28 billion, in the first six months of this year.Latest data at the agency's Jakarta office show that about $350.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 1, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,300 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,300 50 2,500 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,100 0 160,000 Aneka...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
55,000 civil service posts open
55,000 civil service posts open JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to recruit 55,000 new civil servants in the current 1995/96 fiscal year as vacancies become available chiefly through the retirement of existing employees.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
KL launches tourist drive in Indonesia
KL launches tourist drive in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia has launched tourism promotions, the first ever held, here and in Surabaya, East Java, to attract more tourists."Indonesia is one of our major tourist markets and we are looking for more tourists from the country in the coming years,"...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Indonesian children's art show travels U.S.
Indonesian children's art show travels U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Curator and critic Joseph Fisher, who played a leading role in the KIAS exhibition of Modern Indonesian Art that toured the United States in 1990 in conjunction with the Festival of Indonesia, has once again curated an exhibition that is...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Environmental audit planned by Freeport
Environmental audit planned by Freeport JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia says its voluntary environmental audit is not a response to recent criticism.Hoediatmo Hoed, president of mining company, which is located in Tembagapura, southern Irian Jaya, said yesterday the audit to be conducted at the...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Openness may stop apathy
Openness may stop apathy JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the House of Representatives Wahono yesterday asserted the need for political openness and freedom to circumvent the growth of political apathy in society."We should neither hinder nor diminish the people's political life.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
KL's MP forced to vacate seat
KL's MP forced to vacate seat KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A senior Malaysian opposition Member of Parliament was forced to vacate the seat he won in recent polls after a high court found his victory invalid, the national Bernama news agency reported yesterday.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Singapore bunker rules hit independent suppliers
Singapore bunker rules hit independent suppliers SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Singapore port began to finetune its ship refueling procedure yesterday, but smaller bunker fuel suppliers said they feared stricter rules would force them out of business.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
'Kiyai' politically important in Indonesia
'Kiyai' politically important in Indonesia REMBANG, Central Java (JP): Kiyai, the venerated Islamic teachers, have become prominent in Indonesian politics because of the rise of Islamic influence in Indonesia's political equation, noted political scholar Arief Budiman said yesterday.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
S. Korea fields new faces but still favorite
S. Korea fields new faces but still favorite JAKARTA (JP): If there is a country which clearly understands William Shakespeare's "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown", it would have to be South Korea.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Evans and Alatas agree to let envoy row cool off
Evans and Alatas agree to let envoy row cool offBy Oei Eng Goan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): The foreign ministers of Indonesia and Australia yesterday agreed to let tensions ease between the two countries before a new candidate is chosen to head the Indonesian embassy in Canberra.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Best taxi, bus drivers to get gifts
Best taxi, bus drivers to get gifts JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned radio station will give Rp 50,000 (US$22.1) in cash to each taxi and bus driver in Jakarta considered to have truly adhered to traffic rules during the months of August and September.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Marcos Jr. vows to return to RP
Marcos Jr. vows to return to RP MANILA (AFP): The son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos said in a statement issued here yesterday that his conviction for tax evasion was "pure harassment" and vowed to return to the Philippines this week to appeal the decision.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Artists object to organizer's flags
Artists object to organizer's flags JAKARTA (JP): A number of local artists protested what they called the desecration of Indonesian flags by the organizer of a photo contest held by the Jakarta Capital Market and the Jakarta Stock Exchange at the Cipta Gallery, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center,...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Ali Sadikin issues new book on his interviews
Ali Sadikin issues new book on his interviews JAKARTA (JP): Noted book editor Ramadhan K.H. yesterday presented former Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin with a belated 69th birthday gift -- a new book which is a compilation of a series of press interviews the controversial statesman has given.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Christopher urges peaceful settlement of Spratly disputes
Christopher urges peaceful settlement of Spratly disputes BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): The United States yesterday urged China and rival claimants to the Spratly islands to work out a settlement and pledged to keep 100,000 troops in Asia to preserve regional stability.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
'Bule' for westerners
'Bule' for westerners In her letter On racism (The Jakarta Post, July 29, 1995) Mrs. Olvia Reksodipoetro inadvertently debunks her generalization of Indonesians as being "...extremely pleasant...." when she writes: "...as a bule (as Indonesians refer to Westerners)..." .
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Female spikers miss Fukuoka Games
Female spikers miss Fukuoka Games JAKARTA (JP): Misunderstanding has left the Indonesian women's volleyball team out of the University Olympic Games in Fukuoka, Japan, at the end of this month.The female spikers being prepared for the Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, were not included...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Sharp to produce semiconductor
Sharp to produce semiconductor JAKARTA (JP): Sharp Corporation, a major electronics manufacturer from Japan, will establish a semiconductor factory in Karawang, West Java."The agreement to establish PT Sharp Semiconductor, as a wholly foreign-owned company in Indonesia was signed last Thursday, but...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Preshipment inspection
Preshipment inspection The government's decision to extend the contract for import inspection with PT Surveyor Indonesia for another two years starting yesterday should be welcomed. The move also automatically guarantees the continued use of the preshipment inspection system for Indonesian imports...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
New Japanese restaurant
New Japanese restaurant JAKARTA (JP): Hero Group, one of the country's largest retail businesses, has entered the fast food industry by opening Yoshinoya restaurant at Citraland Mall in Grogol, West Jakarta.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Local banks asked to unite on foreign competition
Local banks asked to unite on foreign competition JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad called on local banks yesterday to join forces in facing the growing competition from foreign financial institutions.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
26 footballers named for Chiang Mai SEA Games
26 footballers named for Chiang Mai SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) announced yesterday the 26-strong soccer team for the Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with teenage star Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto missing from the list.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Accept the challenge
Accept the challenge Both recent letters from Mr. Farid Baskoro, particularly his last (Saturday, July 29, 1995) lambasting Ross Gulliver for his comments regarding life in Jakarta, were quite amusing. It would seem that no matter what lament one could come up with regarding life in Indonesia, Mr.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Indianwoman found dead
Indianwoman found dead JAKARTA (JP): A young Indonesian woman of Indian descent was found dead in her room in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, yesterday. Police suspect suicide.The Kemayoran police precinct reported that Kiren, 23, unemployed, was found dead by her family yesterday morning.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Three die from food poisoning
Three die from food poisoning BANYUMAS, Central Java: Three people have died and 40 others have been hospitalized for food poisoning from a wedding party last week, an official said yesterday.Chief of the Banyumas health office Mambo Diyanto said that the victims are believed to have consumed food...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
West Jakarta sets up land dispute team
West Jakarta sets up land dispute team JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto has assigned a team to handle and settle disputes over two plots of land in Tegal Alur and Kalideres.The team, led by the mayor's assistant for administrative affairs, Solichin, has been assigned to inspect the...