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Sat, 02 Sep 1995
National anthem 'Indonesia Raya' can be orchestrated ...
National anthem 'Indonesia Raya' can be orchestrated ...By Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Palace will once again make history. After the APEC forum last year, the palace will host, for the first time in its history, a concert by Twilite Orchestra, one of the few such groups in the country, which...
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Questioned raised over Ancol reclamation work
Questioned raised over Ancol reclamation work JAKARTA (JP): A member of the City Council questioned yesterday a reclamation project being conducted along the East Ancol shoreline, North Jakarta, by a private company because the work is being done at a time when a decree on reclamation in the area...
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Musical poetry contest to be held
Musical poetry contest to be held JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate of Culture of the Ministry of Education and Culture will hold a musical poetry contest for adolescents as part of its activities designed to develop human resources.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Silence TV better?
Silence TV better? I refer to the letter by Mr. Piero Ronci in your newspaper dated Aug. 31, 1995.I have over the past six years of living in Jakarta, resisted any temptations to write a letter to your readers column, even in answer to some of Mr. Ronci's ridiculous statements over British sports.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Soccer and commentaries
Soccer and commentaries On Aug. 31, 1995, Mr. Piero Ronci wrote to say foreigners should have to view their televised soccer programs with commentaries in Bahasa Indonesia rather than in English. I have no argument with that. But because Mr.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
New service from Telkom
New service from Telkom JAKARTA (JP): The Regional Division II of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom will open a special phone number -- 162 -- next month to give customers installation information.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Abolition of permit act shows govt cognizant
Abolition of permit act shows govt cognizant The government is planning to abolish the notorious gathering permits which have allowed a number of discussions and cultural performances to be banned in recent months.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Sempati changes schedules
Sempati changes schedules JAKARTA (JP): Sempati Air, one of Indonesia's six scheduled air carriers, set several new schedules yesterday, which are targeted to make travel more convenient for passengers.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Award upholds human rights: Pramoedya
Award upholds human rights: Pramoedya MANILA (Reuter): Indonesian novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer says his winning of a prestigious Southeast Asian award was a triumph for human rights in Indonesia and will inspire change in his country.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
PSSI insists on continuing Italian stint
PSSI insists on continuing Italian stint JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) insisted on dispatching junior players to Italy for a second successive period yesterday, despite the failure of their predecessors to meet their targets.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Bapepam to be empowered to break banking secrecy
Bapepam to be empowered to break banking secrecy JAKARTA (JP): The Stock Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) is set to receive authority to examine the files of publicly-listed banks in the course of investigations of stock market related crime.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Students protest over fee hike
Students protest over fee hike JAKARTA (JP): More than a hundred students of the state-owned Technical High School for Aviation Studies in South Jakarta refused to attend classes yesterday in protest over a recent increase in their school fees.
Sat, 02 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.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
... but, learning Japanese is not that easy
... but, learning Japanese is not that easy JAKARTA (JP): Learning Japanese may bolster one's resume, but unless one has a knack for mastering foreign languages, Japanese is probably one of the most difficult tongues to master.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Another 34 labor exporters licensed
Another 34 labor exporters licensed JAKARTA (JP): The government will not limit the number of labor export companies in the country as long as they comply with regulations, Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said yesterday.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Signs of non-compliance
Signs of non-compliance If newspaper reports are to be believed, the Jakarta city administration has moved one step forward and two steps backwards in its present campaign to mandate the use of Indonesian on all billboards and signs in the city.
Sat, 02 Sep 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, 02 Sep 1995
Polio immunization
Polio immunization JAKARTA (JP): The City Health Office will provide polio immunization services for about 928,100 children under five years old throughout the city on Sept. 13 and Oct. 18.Aslan Lasman, head of the office, said yesterday that the city's immunization services are part of the...
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Strict rules on AIDS needed
Strict rules on AIDS needed JAKARTA (JP): In the wake of a scandal involving a private hospital's refusal to treat AIDS patients, the Forum for HIV/AIDS Awareness is calling on the government to veraciously pursue and implement regulations against such discrimination.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Reward offered for politician killers
Reward offered for politician killers NEW DELHI (AFP): India's authorities yesterday announced a reward of one million rupees (US$33,000) in a bid track down the assassins of chief minister of the northern state of Punjab.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Bomb scare on MAS plane
Bomb scare on MAS plane KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian police evacuated 230 passengers from a Malaysia Airlines airplane at Kuala Lumpur airport after a bomb scare during a flight from Brussels, local news reports said yesterday.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Not sometimes cruel but...
Not sometimes cruel but... This is in response to the letter of Ina Sumarsono (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 31, 1995).I did not write "sometimes cruel," but wrote "I admit the fact that the Japanese armies had done various cruelties to the Indonesians.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Swedish tourists convicted
Swedish tourists convicted JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The district court here sentenced five Swedish tourists to 10 months of probation and fined them Rp 200,000 (US$88) each this week for illegally capturing protected butterflies at the Syklop mountains in July.The five tourists, K. Anderson, H.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Indomulti's profits up
Indomulti's profits up JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Indomulti Inti Industri, a subsidiary of the Salim Group, announced yesterday a 278 percent increase in its net profit to Rp 18.19 billion (US$8.1 million) in the first half of this year.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Nemo quits boxing despite getting trophy
Nemo quits boxing despite getting trophy JAKARTA (JP): Nemo Bahari, who was declared Best Boxer at the conclusion of the 17th President's Cup international boxing tournament on Thursday, has quit boxing forever."This sport is too hard for me. It's against my inner consciousness.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Irian loses Rp 5.1 billion
Irian loses Rp 5.1 billion SORONG, Irian Jaya: The local state audit agency has revealed 58 cases of irregularities in a development project between January 1993 and March 31, causing the state to lose Rp 5.1 billion (US$2.2 million), a local official says.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
PAM promises tap won't run dry
PAM promises tap won't run dry JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned water company PAM Jaya yesterday gave assurances to its customers that there will be no shortages of tap water supply as the dry season reaches its peak this month.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Buddhists gives to needy
Buddhists gives to needy JAKARTA (JP): A number of orphanages and homes for elderly and poor people in Greater Jakarta were given 25 tons of rice, dried noodles, clothes and school equipment by Buddhists of the Nimmala Buddhist monastery in Tangerang, West Java.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Jakarta bourse to acquire SSE next year
Jakarta bourse to acquire SSE next year JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plans to acquire the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSE) early next year to create a single Indonesian stock market.The JSX's chief commissioner, Marzuki Usman, said yesterday that the planned acquisition of the SSE...
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Apartment sales predicted to rise next two years
Apartment sales predicted to rise next two years JAKARTA (JP): A property executive predicted yesterday that demand for apartments among Indonesia's middle class will boom in the next two years.Henry Tjokrohartono, the marketing director of Colliers Jardine's residential sales division, said that...
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
No more poverty within 10 years, expert says
No more poverty within 10 years, expert says JAKARTA (JP): The government expects to free its people of poverty throughout Indonesia in another ten years, an expert said.Mubyarto, an assistant to the state minister/chairman of the national development planning for improvement of equity and the...
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Freeport should at least be morally responsible: NGO
Freeport should at least be morally responsible: NGO JAKARTA (JP): A non-governmental organization said yesterday that the giant American mining company, PT Freeport Indonesia Company, is still responsible for the alleged deaths of a number of people in Timika, Irian Jaya, near its mining operation.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Next year's haj pilgrimage fee set at Rp 7.2 million
Next year's haj pilgrimage fee set at Rp 7.2 million JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday that the 1996 official fee for the pilgrimage to Mecca will be Rp 7,290,000 (US$3,230), roughly 3 percent higher than this year's fee.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Japanese getting popular here ...
Japanese getting popular here ...By Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Some knowledge of Japanese is a major advantage in today's fiercely competitive job market in Indonesia, although English and computer skills are more in demand.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Drought affects more areas
Drought affects more areas SEMARANG, Central Java: Drought has affected more regencies throughout the province.The local social services office has been supplying clean water to another two regencies: Blora and Wonogiri. Since last week, it has sent water to four stricken regencies.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Pijar activist denies insulting Soeharto
Pijar activist denies insulting Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): An activist facing four years in prison for allegedly insulting President Soeharto denied all charges against him in his defense statement at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
... but many sing it either improperly or at wrong tempo
... but many sing it either improperly or at wrong tempoBy Ahmed Kurnia Soeriawidjaja JAKARTA (JP): Can you sing the national anthem Indonesia Raya properly?Most Indonesians would be indignant if asked this question and would surely answer "of course"!But wait a minute. That may not be the case.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 1, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,400 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 50 2,500 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,825 25 118,500...
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Fretilin rebels kill 3 civilians
Fretilin rebels kill 3 civilians DILI, East Timor (JP): Fretilin separatist rebels raided a village and killed three civilians in Baucau on Monday night, local military commander Col. Mahidin Simbolon said yesterday.Simbolon told journalists the attack occurred in the village of Sanagai.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Computer expo to begin
Computer expo to begin JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Computer Traders Association will hold its fourth exhibition, IndoComtech '95, at the Jakarta Convention Center from Sept. 6 to Sept. 10, an executive said yesterday.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Telkom prepares two join ventures
Telkom prepares two join ventures JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) is negotiating with private firms to set up two joint ventures which will operate in cellular telecommunications services.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Australia should invest in manufacturing: BKPM
Australia should invest in manufacturing: BKPM JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's investment mission to Australia has strongly recommended that Australian companies invest in manufacturing rather than in short-term trading.
Sat, 02 Sep 1995
Indonesian cacao exports still poor: Minister
Indonesian cacao exports still poor: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian exporters have to pay US$300,00 per ton of cacao exported to the United States as an additional cost for automatic detention and fumigation due to the cacao's poor quality, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday.
Fri, 01 Sep 1995
Filipino boxers shine at President's Cup
Filipino boxers shine at President's Cup JAKARTA (JP): Filipino boxers knocked Indonesia out of the President's Cup championship title race here yesterday, denying the host team of a record third victory in a row.
Fri, 01 Sep 1995
PSSI fails to spot talent at Coke Cup tournament
PSSI fails to spot talent at Coke Cup tournament JAKARTA (JP): A number of provincial teams competing in the National Coke Cup Under-15 soccer tournament in Surabaya, where the second round begins today, have expressed disappointment that the All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) has failed to...
Fri, 01 Sep 1995
RI seeks to regain artifacts from Dutch
RI seeks to regain artifacts from Dutch JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian embassy in the Netherlands is currently trying to retrieve artifacts which are considered national heritage from Dutch museums, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 01 Sep 1995
Soeharto, Keating to meet in Bali
Soeharto, Keating to meet in Bali JAKARTA (JP): The government said yesterday that Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating and President Soeharto will meet in Bali on Sept. 17, to discuss regional and bilateral issues.
Fri, 01 Sep 1995
Telkomsel to launch 'public' GSM phones
Telkomsel to launch 'public' GSM phones JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkomsel, one of the country's digital cellular mobile telecommunications operators, will install 'public' phones for the exclusive use of subscribers to its global system for mobile (GSM) communications network.
Fri, 01 Sep 1995
Inmates moved to new facility
Inmates moved to new facility BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: To avoid another jailbreak at the Kota Agung prison, which presently is under renovation, the authorities have transferred 20 inmates to the Rajabasa correctional facility in BandarLampung, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 01 Sep 1995
Italian foreign minister arrives today
Italian foreign minister arrives today JAKARTA (JP): Italian Foreign Minister Susanna Agnelli is slated to arrive today to begin a two-day visit to promote bilateral ties and discuss preparations for an Asia-Europe summit planned in Bangkok next year.