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Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sep. 25, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 -850 1,000 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,925 75 275,000...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Big businesses told not to bully smaller enterprises
Big businesses told not to bully smaller enterprises JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno yesterday called on large-scale businesses to refrain from making difficulties for their small and medium-sized counterparts, saying such practices were inconsistent with the country's system of...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Special food crop project planned
Special food crop project planned JAKARTA (JP): Three government institutions agreed yesterday to carry out a pilot project on the establishment of food reserves for emergency situations by planting food crops in unproductive forests.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Ample food in W. Nusa Tenggara
Ample food in W. Nusa Tenggara MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: West Nusa Tenggara Governor H. Warsoti assured people in the province that there is enough rice in stock in the event of a food shortage during the coming dry season."We still have 37,000 tons in stock.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Official embezzles World Bank money
Official embezzles World Bank money JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: An official from the Family Planning Board office in the Piniai regency is being held by police under suspicion of embezzling millions of aid money from the World Bank.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Collapse won't affect Philippine deal: Citra
Collapse won't affect Philippine deal: Citra JAKARTA (JP): PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada does not expect the recent collapse of a part of the partially-constructed tollway between Tanjung Priok and Pluit in North Jakarta to affect its contract to build a toll road in the Philippines, an executive...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Surjadi opens new road
Surjadi opens new road JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja inaugurated on Sunday a 4.8-km road linking sub-districts Rorotan, Marunda and Pusaka Rakyat in Bekasi.The Governor expressed hope that the new road would help develop economic activities in the areas while easing land transportation...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Thai floods damage rice crop, raise export prices
Thai floods damage rice crop, raise export prices BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's worst monsoon flooding in at least 12 years has destroyed more rice crops and sent Thai rice prices soaring this week, officials said yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Create more tourist attractions: Joop
Create more tourist attractions: Joop JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave has called on tourism-oriented investors to focus on the establishment of new tourist attractions, saying they are currently concentrating too heavily on the hotel business.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Tunky studying possible US$27m loss by PT Dok
Tunky studying possible US$27m loss by PT Dok JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo disclosed yesterday that he was scrutinizing the Supreme Audit Agency's report on the possible losses of Rp 61.5 billion (US$27 million) by state shipbuilder PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
'Uproar over rape no cause for optimism'
'Uproar over rape no cause for optimism' JAKARTA (JP): The public uproar seen over recently-reported rape cases does not guarantee that there will be fewer rapes in future, say two feminists.According to criminologist Syarifah Sabarudin, the only hope for a reduction in rape and other forms of...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
London studies asylum for East Timor youths
London studies asylum for East Timor youths JAKARTA (JP): The British government is studying the possibility of asylum for five East Timorese youths who filed their request at the British Embassy in Jakarta, an embassy official said yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Rivals pessimistic about RI target
Rivals pessimistic about RI target JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's aim of winning between 11 and 13 gold medals in track and field events at the upcoming 18th Southeast Asian Games is unrealistic, according to Thai athletics coach Suchart Jaesuraparp.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Natuna LNG to come on stream in 2004
Natuna LNG to come on stream in 2004 JAKARTA (JP): The first two production trains of the Natuna liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the South China Sea are expected to come on stream at the end of 2004, Pertamina's president Faisal Abda'oe said yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
'Employees may vote for any party'
'Employees may vote for any party' JAKARTA (JP): Government employees are free to vote according to their personal choice in general elections, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.Moerdiono said government regulation No.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Tondano lake to be excavated
Tondano lake to be excavated MANADO, North Sulawesi: The central government is allocating Rp 20 billion ($8.7 million) in the 1996/1997 budget to correct the dropping water levels of the Tondano lake.According the head of the Minahasa Planning Bureau (Bappeda), Hengky Toloh, the lake has dropped...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Soeharto invited to Egypt
Soeharto invited to Egypt JAKARTA (JP): Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, through the visiting Syeikh (grand imam) of Al-Azhar University, Syeikh Gadil Hal All Gadil Haq, yesterday extended an invitation for President Soeharto to visit Cairo in the near future.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Deceived
DeceivedFrom Media IndonesiaOn Thursday, Sept. 29, 1995, four young men of Indian descent visited my house hawking framed calligraphic designs for Rp 25,000 each. They greeted me in the Islamic tradition. Speaking fluent English, they told me that they came from India.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Synthetic fiber manufacturers ask for help
Synthetic fiber manufacturers ask for help JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian synthetic fiber manufacturers have asked for governmental support in boosting the competitiveness of their products on both the domestic and international markets.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Local governments asked to be more proactive
Local governments asked to be more proactive JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Yogie S.M. urged governments in the region yesterday to be more proactive, which would enable them to face comprehensive trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Corruption stems from Western economic values
Corruption stems from Western economic values JAKARTA (JP): Western economic values, which stress the maximizing of profit at all costs, are to blame for the rampant corruption in Indonesia, noted economist Emil Salim said yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
House to hold plenary session on East Timor
House to hold plenary session on East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will hold a plenary meeting later this week to discuss the latest developments in East Timor, which has been troubled by racial and religious tensions in recent weeks.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Badminton clean sweep in SEAG
Badminton clean sweep in SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is eying a clean sweep in badminton during the Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in December.Chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia, Soerjadi, said at the opening ceremony of the national badminton circuit in Surakarta,...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
'PCSs must work with state firms'
'PCSs must work with state firms' JAKARTA (JP): Any satellite-based personal communications services provider planning to enter the Indonesian market will be required to work with the state-owned telecommunications operators, a senior official said yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
IDB asked to continue assistance
IDB asked to continue assistance JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday asked the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to continue its efforts to help solve problems in developing countries.After meeting with Soeharto here, the bank's acting president Abdullah Al-Qomar also quoted Soeharto as calling...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
High prices encourage illegal timber trading
High prices encourage illegal timber trading JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday that the low purchasing power of timber users combined with the rising price of timber has led to a significant increase in the illegal trade and distribution of timber.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Training on cognac by Martell
Training on cognac by Martell JAKARTA (JP): Martell Commando, a marketing team of France's Martell Cognac, formed in England in early 1950s, will hold training courses and lectures on cognac in Jakarta from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Squatters given collection deadline
Squatters given collection deadline JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned housing company Perum Perumnas has given squatters in Kapuk, West Jakarta, three days to collect their compensation."They must take their compensation in three days.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Classical music on 'Radio Top FM'
Classical music on 'Radio Top FM' JAKARTA (JP): Those who like classic music can now tune in to 'Radio Top FM' (89.7 Mhz)As of Oct.1, the popular privately run radio, will broadcast classic music composed by such noted composers as Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
'Courts can sentence rapists to death'
'Courts can sentence rapists to death' JAKARTA (JP): Justice Bismar Siregar says ordinary courts can sentence rapists to death by applying Islamic law, even though the Indonesian criminal code prescribes a maximum penalty of only 12 years imprisonment for the crime.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Unknown ape found on Mt. Kerinci
Unknown ape found on Mt. Kerinci JAKARTA (JP): Researchers from Flora and Fauna International have confirmed the existence of a primate not previously known in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Kompas daily newspaper reported yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Suspected burglars held
Suspected burglars held JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police District arrested on Saturday members of a gang suspected of having robbed the house of a Chinese embassy diplomat, police said.Chief of the South Jakarta Police district, Lt. Col.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Defective water
Defective waterFrom KompasI have been a consumer of Oasis drinking water for the past four years. Every week the company delivers a new bottle to our house in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta, and takes the empty one.On Thursday, Aug.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Rape in women's perspective
Rape in women's perspectiveBy Nursyahbani Katjasungkana JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta weeps. That was the title of the piece Kompas ran when Acan's wife and children were robbed, then raped. In fact, humanity has been crying for some time, particularly women.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
FIVB complains of bad turn-out
FIVB complains of bad turn-out JAKARTA (JP): Ruben Acosta, chairman of the world volleyball governing body, FIVB, took off his hat to Indonesia for a well- organized beach volleyball tournament in Kuta, Bali, but complained about the poor spectator turn-out at the two-week event.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Another play banned
Another play banned SURAKARTA, Central Java: Police have banned a play by the Indonesian Labor Theater, which was scheduled to perform two sold out plays here on Saturday and Sunday."The ban was imposed by the local police.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Yayuk seeded first in Beijing
Yayuk seeded first in Beijing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki is favored to retain her title in the US$100,000 Nokia Open women's tennis championships, which begin in Beijing this week.Organizers announced on Sunday that world number 25 Yayuk topped the seeding list in the 32-field...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Tropical belt has advantage
Tropical belt has advantage I refer to your article Economy still not efficient (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 21, 1995). Indonesia has a comparative competitive advantage: It is nicely spread across the tropical belt.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995
Indonesian diplomats
Indonesian diplomats Indeed, very few of our diplomats can speak a foreign language well enough to communicate effectively with their foreign counterparts. The suggestion by Minister Alatas to recruit children of diplomats who have studied abroad and speak foreign languages is good.
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
Surjadi warns public to ignore rumors
Surjadi warns public to ignore rumors JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja wants Jakartans to be on guard against potentially divisive issues he says are being dredged up to create conflicts.
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta 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, 25 Sep 1995
President opens festival of Islamic arts and culture
President opens festival of Islamic arts and culture JAKARTA (JP): The Second Istiqlal Festival of Islamic arts and culture opened to the thunder of 50 drums here on Saturday night.President Soeharto was given the honor of sounding the first beats, striking the 13th century bedug (leather drum)...
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
China remains Asian best in track and field
China remains Asian best in track and field JAKARTA (JP): China has preserved its long-standing grip on the Asian track and field but it is not as strong as it was.After five days of struggle, the Chinese closed the 11th Asian Track and Field Championships here yesterday with a belting medal...
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
Military exercises begin over S'pore
Military exercises begin over S'pore SINGAPORE (AFP): British, Australian and New Zealand fighters and battleships yesterday joined a five-nation military exercise against a mock aerial invasion of Singapore and Malaysia, officials said.
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
Asian athletes still chasing world status
Asian athletes still chasing world status JAKARTA (JP): When East meets West in track and field, West, with its world-class athletes, is sure to have the better side. Will they ever stand equal?The answer is "yes, event for event" according to Lou Dapeng, one of the Asian Amateur Athletic...
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
PMI unveils 8 cases of HIV-contaminated blood
PMI unveils 8 cases of HIV-contaminated blood JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) recently discovered that eight bags of blood in its blood bank were contaminated with HIV, an executive said on Saturday.HM.
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
Don't put your mouse out to pasture yet
Don't put your mouse out to pasture yetBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): You move your mouse around, but the mouse pointer on the screen doesn't budge. "Oh, oh!" you say. You think that yours is dead already and you wonder how much a new mouse would cost.
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
Prices of rice increasing across the country
Prices of rice increasing across the country JAKARTA (JP): Rice, the staple food of the majority of Indonesia's population of over 192 million, has lately become a public concern as a scarcity of the grain was reported countrywide over the last couple of months.
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
Garuda set to employ Air Force pilots
Garuda set to employ Air Force pilots JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia will hire 14 air force first officers to work as co-pilots on some of its B-737 flights, the national flag carrier disclosed recently.
Mon, 25 Sep 1995
On Jakarta Tower
On Jakarta TowerFrom MerdekaTalking about the plan of building Jakarta Tower by tycoons Henry Pribadi, Prayogo Pangestu and Sudwikatmono, we should not necessarily link it to the issues of the social gap or people still living under the poverty line, etc.Why don't we look back to the Old Order era.