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Tue, 19 Sep 1995
No clear trend set for Asian palm oil prices
No clear trend set for Asian palm oil prices KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): There is no clear trend for Asian palm and laurics oils, with the outcome of the World Oilseed Congress in Malaysia this week possibly providing market direction, regional traders said.
Tue, 19 Sep 1995
Rape pretrial security beefed up
Rape pretrial security beefed up JAKARTA (JP): Police will intensify the security during the last session of the Bekasi rape pretrial, which will be held today at the Bekasi district court, an officer said yesterday.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.
Tue, 19 Sep 1995
Court concludes hearing of Freeport case
Court concludes hearing of Freeport case JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court concluded yesterday the hearing of a lawsuit filed by the Indonesian Forum for the Environment against the government for approving the environmental conservation program of the giant American copper...
Tue, 19 Sep 1995
New Zealand 'regrets' flag burning incident
New Zealand 'regrets' flag burning incident JAKARTA (JP): New Zealand has formally expressed its regret to Jakarta about another incident on its home soil in which an Indonesian flag was set on fire during an anti-Indonesia demonstration.
Tue, 19 Sep 1995
Mountain climbers evacuated
Mountain climbers evacuated PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): At least 22 mountain climbers have been evacuated from Mt. Slamet after being trapped by a forest fire.They were evacuated yesterday by firemen from the local military and police offices and a University of Soedirman Search and Rescue team.
Tue, 19 Sep 1995
China not hopeful at Asian c'ship
China not hopeful at Asian c'ship JAKARTA (JP): China admitted yesterday that the absence of supercoach Ma Junren and his women runners would jeopardize its title defense attempt at the 11th Asian Track and Field Championships here."I think we have suffered a big loss since Mr.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
HIPMI and eastern Indonesia
HIPMI and eastern IndonesiaFrom NeracaThis is a rather belated letter, but as an observer of the performance of young businessmen, I take pride in the establishment of the Association of Young Indonesian Businessmen (HIPMI).
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Higher education budget sought
Higher education budget sought JAKARTA (JP): The City Council urged the city administration on Saturday to increase the allocated budget for the renovation of state elementary schools.Siti Maryam Achmad, secretary of the City Council's Commission E, which oversees welfare affairs, said the existing...
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Malaysian crash clues sought
Malaysian crash clues sought TAWAU, Malaysia (Reuter): Investigators were sifting through the wreckage of the Malaysian Airlines' Fokker 50 yesterday for clues to the crash that killed 34 people, officials said.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
600 migrants take refuge
600 migrants take refuge DILI, East Timor: About 600 migrants have fled to Atambua in the neighboring West Timor province since ethnic and religious violence broke out here more than week ago, the governor said Saturday.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Proposed ban on ads resisted
Proposed ban on ads resisted SEMARANG, Central Java: The proposal to scrap cigarette advertisements on TV is meeting strong resistance from the Association of Indonesian Cigarette Producers.Achmad Djuffan, chief of the association, said Saturday that if it is enforced, the total ban would seriously...
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Aryaduta Jakarta has new name
Aryaduta Jakarta has new name JAKARTA (JP): The Aryaduta Jakarta has changed its name, as of Aug. 17, to Hotel Aryaduta Jakarta as part of the government- sponsored Indonesianization program.Naomi Tinambunan of the hotel said on Saturday that the change shows the hotel's respect to abide by the...
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Garrison I holds various activities
Garrison I holds various activities JAKARTA (JP): Garrison I/Jakarta is currently holding a variety of activities ranging from blood donating to race walking in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Armed Forces (ABRI).The activities were initiated last week by Garrison Commander Maj. Gen.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 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 Culture Program 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Budha 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV...
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Bappenas clarifies
Bappenas clarifiesFrom Media IndonesiaWith reference to the article in Media Indonesia on Sept 5, 1995, entitled : Test TOEFL di Bappenas mengecewakan (TOEFL test in Bappenas disappointing) we would like to clarify the matter.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Drums beat their way to Islamic fiesta
Drums beat their way to Islamic fiesta SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Ancient Javanese rhythms launched the long trip of various 13th-century gamelan instruments to the Islamic festival in Jakarta.Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad, who also chairs the Istiqlal Festival's organizing committee, was...
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Code for Soekarno-Hatta
Code for Soekarno-Hatta In his letter of Sept. 9, 1995, Yatmono asked whether it would not be better to use SKH or SHT as the airport code for Soekarno- Hatta, instead of the present CKG.A three-letter airport code may only be used for one destination.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Death sentence stirs outrage in RP
Death sentence stirs outrage in RP MANILA (Reuter): A United Arab Emirates court's death sentence on a teenage Filipina maid provoked widespread uproar in the Philippines yesterday and denunciations that the UAE was barbaric.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Tower of indifference?
Tower of indifference? This country is never short of controversy. Today, the fuss is about several local business tycoons and their plan to build a 500-meter-high Jakarta Tower in the capital. The monument, already billed as the world's third tallest tower after the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada,...
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Constraints on technology (1)
Constraints on technology (1)By David Ray How does Indonesian industry move up the technological ladder? In the face of low industrial productivity levels, low value added export production as well as the threat of increased regional competition in low-tech labor-intensive manufacturing from...
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Youth forum to be held at Senayan
Youth forum to be held at Senayan JAKARTA (JP): A large-scale youth's festival called Gebyar Orang Muda 1995, consisting of various competitions, discussions and promotional activities, will be held in Senayan Stadium in Central Jakarta between Oct. 10 and 16.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Highest tower in Kemayoran?
Highest tower in Kemayoran?From Media IndonesiaI could not help wondering after reading an article entitled Dibangun di Kemayoran Menara Tertinggi Ketiga di Dunia (The world's third highest tower to be built in Kemayoran) in a city newspaper on Sept. 13, 1995.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Susi bows to old foe Ye as Alan loses to Joko
Susi bows to old foe Ye as Alan loses to Joko JAKARTA (JP): World champion Ye Zhaoying of China clawed her way back to a hard-earned 12-9, 2-11, 12-9 victory over Susi Susanti in the US$180,000 World Cup badminton championships yesterday.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Persib stuns Bangkok Bank
Persib stuns Bangkok Bank JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian league champion Persib got off to a flying start in its the Asian Champion's Cup campaign by stunning host Bangkok Bank 2-0 in their first round first leg match in Bangkok on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Yogie withdraws remark on PPP chief
Yogie withdraws remark on PPP chief JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Yogie S.M. is working to placate the United Development Party and the feelings that were hurt last week when the minister issued a statement calling the party's chief "sick".
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Arms for Southeast Asia
Arms for Southeast Asia In this decade of ethnic warfare, international legal and illegal arms sales and trafficking is on the increase and has become a multi-billion dollar business with plenty of room for growth.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Dozens missing in boat fire
Dozens missing in boat fire SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: About 20 people were reported missing as a boat carrying dozens of people from Tarakan to Tawao in eastern Malaysia caught fire on Friday, police said Saturday.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Sudwikatmono defends Kemayoran tower plan
Sudwikatmono defends Kemayoran tower plan JAKARTA (JP): Business tycoon Sudwikatmono has defended his plan to build a 500-meter tower, billed to be the third highest in the world, in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Garuda profitable
Garuda profitable In reference to the letter by Soelaiman S. published in The Jakarta Post Sept. 12, 1995, issue entitle Garuda losses, which was picked from Neraca daily, we would like to give the following comments.* The reporter of Neraca daily who wrote on Aug.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Banks offer hedging business
Banks offer hedging business JAKARTA (JP): ABN AMRO Bank, the Netherlands-based international bank, held a treasury seminar entitled Hedging Forex and Interest Rates at the Grand Hyatt hotel over the weekend.The bank's manager for Indonesia, C.J.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Kapuk clash lamentable, understandable: Councilor
Kapuk clash lamentable, understandable: Councilor JAKARTA (JP): Last week's clash which occurred between residents and security and order officers in the Kapuk district of West Jakarta during a forceful eviction was understandable, a city legislator said on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Ulemas deny pardoning Harmoko
Ulemas deny pardoning Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): The Ulemas Council (MUI), an umbrella group for Indonesian Moslem organizations, denies forgiving Information Minister Harmoko for allegedly offending Islam by twisting a verse from the Koran.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Judge swept away by volcanic mudflow
Judge swept away by volcanic mudflow MANILA (AFP): Police yesterday retrieved the body of a trial court judge who was swept away by volcanic mudflow from Pinatubo volcano north of Manila while waiting to cross a bridge, a senior police official said.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Share prices up 5.33 points at JSX
Share prices up 5.33 points at JSX JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) closed mixed across the board last week, amid a lack of fresh incentives.The JSX composite index closed the week up 5.33 points from the week's opening of 489.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk I was shocked and saddened to read an article in Kompas of June 26, that Prof. Jonas Salk, discoverer of the polio vaccine, died of heart trouble at the age of 80, in Green Hospital, La Jolla, San Diego, U.S. on June 23, 1995.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Indonesian killed in bridge collapse
Indonesian killed in bridge collapse KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): An Indonesian laborer was killed and five others injured when an overhead bridge they were working on collapsed at a Malaysian factory, news reports said yesterday.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Keating rejects report on Labor Party coup
Keating rejects report on Labor Party coup NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuter): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating on Sunday rejected reports that members of his own Labor Party were preparing to overthrow him and replace him with his deputy, Kim Beazley.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Irian veterans criticize handling of Timika case
Irian veterans criticize handling of Timika case JAKARTA (JP): A number of senior Irianese veterans that fought for Irian Jaya's integration with Indonesia in the early 1960s have criticized the military's handling of the situation in their home province.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Students advised to prepare for globalization
Students advised to prepare for globalizationBy Achmad Nurhoeri DEPOK, West Java (JP): Indonesian university students must be able to grasp and interpret rapid world change in order to safeguard the nation from the pitfalls of globalization, several academics said over the weekend.
Mon, 18 Sep 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, 18 Sep 1995
New envoy not likely for a while
New envoy not likely for a whileBy Meidyatama Suryadiningrat UNGASAN, Bali (JP): Indonesia's President Soeharto and Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating concluded their meeting here yesterday with a mutual understanding that it will be some time before a new candidate is chosen to fill...
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Seminar on banking crime
Seminar on banking crime JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman is scheduled to give the keynote speech at a seminar on contemporary economic crime portrayal in the flow of money among banks.The one-day seminar, to be held at the Atlet Century Park Hotel on Thursday, Sept.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Importers' group postpones boycott threat
Importers' group postpones boycott threat JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Importers, which last month threatened to halt imports from Australia, beginning today, in response to a flag burning incident, announced Saturday postponement of the threat.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Soeharto concerned over trade rows in Asia-Pacific
Soeharto concerned over trade rows in Asia-Pacific JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has expressed concern over an increase in trade disputes occurring between countries in the Asia-Pacific region and called for peaceful settlements which would not cause harm to others, an official says.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Humpuss, Karat tie up
Humpuss, Karat tie up JAKARTA (JP): PT Humpuss Trading, a subsidiary of Humpuss Group controlled by Hutomo (Tomy) Mandala Putra Soeharto, plans to set up a joint venture company with Karat of Thailand to manufacture sanitary ware with an investment of US$27 million.
Mon, 18 Sep 1995
Stress rising in today's kids
Stress rising in today's kids JAKARTA (JP): Demanding parents, school pressure and eating too much fast food have one thing in common -- they cause stress in children.This was clear from a seminar on Saturday looking into the causes of stress among children, now a common occurrence, especially in...
Sun, 17 Sep 1995
Life and music inseparable for Aida Swenson
Life and music inseparable for Aida SwensonBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Life and music is inseparable for Aida Swenson Simanjuntak.Her eyes shine brightly, as she says, "Music has enriched my whole life.
Sun, 17 Sep 1995
Score Roundup
Score RoundupBadminton (players Indonesian unless stated)Men's singles: Alan Budi Kusuma bt Ardy B. Wiranata 15-10, 15-3 Joko Suprianto bt Chen Gang (Chn) 15-2, 15-7Women's singles Susi Susanti bt Lim Xiao Qing (Swe) 11-2, 11-5 Ye Zhaoying (Chn) bt Mia Audina 11-6, 4-11, 11-7Men's doubles Sakrapee...
Sun, 17 Sep 1995
Foreign tourists opt for traditional Balinese weddings
Foreign tourists opt for traditional Balinese weddingsBy Intan Petersen DENPASAR (JP): Bali offers tourists more than just beaches and exotic culture, but also a place to solemnize and celebrate one of the most important events in life -- their wedding.
Sun, 17 Sep 1995
Indiscriminate pickpocket
Indiscriminate pickpocket SURABAYA (JP): Where there is sugar, there are ants, goes a well-known Indonesian proverb. Where there is festivity, even a religious occasion, there are pickpockets. That was what happened at the Istiqlal Festival II 1995's Tabligh Akbar (great sermon), held at Surabaya's...