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Thu, 07 Sep 1995
Best athletes warm up at Asian meet
Best athletes warm up at Asian meet JAKARTA (JP): Asian Games gold medalists will test their mettle at the 11th Asian Track and Field Championships to be held at the Madya Senayan stadium from Sept. 20 to 24.
Thu, 07 Sep 1995
Yogie rejects call to set up opposition parties
Yogie rejects call to set up opposition parties JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. yesterday firmly rejected the proposal to turn the two minority political parties in Indonesia into opposition forces from their current role as "partners" of the government.
Thu, 07 Sep 1995
National Logistics Agency confirms losses Rp 1.66b
National Logistics Agency confirms losses Rp 1.66b JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang confirmed auditors' findings yesterday that the agency lost more than Rp 1.66 billion (US$748,000) between 1993 and 1994 from the sales of rice and soymeal.
Thu, 07 Sep 1995
Police probe funny leaflets
Police probe funny leaflets SEMARANG, Central Java: Police are investigating the Proklamasi III leaflets, which contain mockeries of the government and have been widely circulated.The leaflets, many of which have been seized by the authorities, twist the wording of the historic 1928 pledge by...
Thu, 07 Sep 1995
RI-Korean financial firm
RI-Korean financial firm JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI) and Saehan Merchant Banking Corporation (SMBC) of South Korea commenced the operation of their joint venture firm here yesterday.
Thu, 07 Sep 1995
RI suffers trade deficit
RI suffers trade deficit JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's trade in June ran a deficit for the first time in several years due to increasing imports of machinery and auxiliary materials for industrial production, Minister of Information Harmoko announced yesterday."Our exports reached US$3.
Thu, 07 Sep 1995
Four telecom consortia sign joint venture deals
Four telecom consortia sign joint venture deals BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Executives from the four consortia which won contracts to build some two million telephone lines in various parts of Indonesia signed joint venture agreements yesterday which will enable them to start construction early next...
Thu, 07 Sep 1995
Study of nuclear reactor project nearly complete
Study of nuclear reactor project nearly complete JAKARTA (JP): The government has commissioned two foreign consultancy companies to give a one-last overview of the various feasibility studies conducted for Indonesia's first commercial nuclear power plant.
Thu, 07 Sep 1995
Firms agree to drop the names of heroes
Firms agree to drop the names of heroes JAKARTA (JP): Ten companies who use the names of national heroes have agreed to omit the names of the heroes from their companies' titles.Priyono, an official of the City Security and Order Office, said that the agreement was reached in a meeting with 10...
Thu, 07 Sep 1995
Maestro & Cirrus member
Maestro & Cirrus member JAKARTA (JP): MasterCard International announced yesterday that Bank Universal has joined the Maestro on-line, point-of-sale debit program and the MasterCard/Cirrus ATM Network.MasterCard said in a statement that Bank Universal plans to issue 75,000 of FLEXI-SAVE debit cards...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Airshow '96 to highlight national aviation capability
Airshow '96 to highlight national aviation capability JAKARTA (JP): Besides aerobatics and a major exhibition, the Indonesian Air Show '96 will offer the nation an opportunity to showcase its potential in the field of aviation, the chairman of the show's organizing committee said yesterday.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Outstanding athletes to receive top honors
Outstanding athletes to receive top honors JAKARTA (JP): A thanksgiving ceremony will be the highlight of the 12th National Sports Day celebrations on Sept. 9, with the government to award special medals to Indonesia's 32 leading sportsmen and women.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Apartment project protested
Apartment project protested JAKARTA (JP): About 15 residents of Bendungan Hilir subdistrict in Central Jakarta filed a complaint yesterday with the City Council over PT Sari Lembah Hijau's development of the Park Royale apartment complex.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Surgery activities at RSCM resume
Surgery activities at RSCM resume JAKARTA (JP): The operating room of the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM), which was closed down on Monday after being burglarized, returned to normal yesterday.Thieves reportedly broke into the operating room early Monday.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Claim on W. Irian in 1950s
Claim on W. Irian in 1950s This is a response to Mr. B. Ubany's letter published in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 4, 1995. I still stand firm by what I said in my previous letter (Aug. 31, 1995) that during the many years Indonesia was conducting a campaign to regain West Irian from Dutch control, I...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Women's rights are human rights: Hillary
Women's rights are human rights: HillaryBy Santi WE Soekanto BEIJING (JP): Thousands of women activists and official delegations to the ongoing Fourth World Conference on Women gave United States First Lady Hillary Clinton a standing ovation after she asserted yesterday that "women's rights are...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
World's top doctors meet in Bali
World's top doctors meet in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Some 600 doctors from 60 countries are currently meeting in Bali to discuss ways of enhancing their profession.Vice President Try Sutrisno addressed the participants of the 47th World Medical Assembly held at the Nusa Dua resort yesterday, Antara...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Filipinos dig way out of tons of mud and ash
Filipinos dig way out of tons of mud and ash MANILA (Agencies): Filipinos started yesterday digging their homes and roads out from under tons of volcanic debris washed down from Pinatubo volcano by heavy rains spawned by tropical storm Nina when it hit the Philippines.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Freeport commissions environmental audit
Freeport commissions environmental audit JAKARTA (JP): Giant American copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia has commissioned two U.S.-based consultancy firms to conduct independent environmental studies of its operations in Irian Jaya.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Asian stock markets close weaker
Asian stock markets close weaker HONG KONG (Reuter): Most Asian stock markets weakened yesterday although Tokyo shares closed marginally stronger on the back of the dollar breaking through the 98-yen barrier, brokers said.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Traffic police overwhelmed
Traffic police overwhelmed JAKARTA (JP): Traffic in the city is so bad that the police have conceded "defeat" in their struggle to ease congestion in many areas."We will raise our hands (in a gesture of powerlessness) whenever the people raise the demand that we make traffic flow freely...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Building expo opened
Building expo opened JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar opened a five-day building and construction exhibition yesterday at the Jakarta Fair grounds.About 550 companies from various countries are taking part in the exhibition, called Building and Construction Indonesia '95.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Asian must break taboos to fight AIDS
Asian must break taboos to fight AIDSBy Thomas Fox BANGKOK (AFP): Conservative societies in Asia and the Pacific must broach the taboo subject of sexual relations to change the risky behavior of men and halt the spread of the regional AIDS epidemic, experts said.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Protests rock two cities
Protests rock two cities DILI, East Timor: The cities of Liquisa and Maliana were rocked by protests on Monday after the results of a recruitment drive at the respective regency offices was announced.In Liquisa, hundreds of youths attacked the regency office after not finding their names on a list...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
APEC meeting to be held here
APEC meeting to be held here JAKARTA (JP): Government officials and business leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will meet here this month to discuss problems in the infrastructure sectors, an executive said yesterday.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Beijing talks enter tough phase
Beijing talks enter tough phaseBy Santi WE Soekanto and Carla Bianpoen BEIJING (JP): As world leaders at the World Conference on Women discussed the need to respect and promote women's rights, delegates began haggling behind the scenes over the wording of some of the documents and resolutions to be...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Jakarta, West Java to clash in Coke final
Jakarta, West Java to clash in Coke final SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Young West Java looks set to follow in the winning steps of its senior team Persib Bandung as it marches into the Haornas Coke Cup under-15 soccer championship final after beating home favorite East Java 4-3 yesterday.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Comedian Benyamin S. dies of a heart attack
Comedian Benyamin S. dies of a heart attack JAKARTA (JP): Thousands crowded the Karet Bivak cemetery in Central Jakarta yesterday for the funeral of noted Indonesian comedian/actor/singer Benyamin Sueb, who died of a heart attack at the Harapan Kita Cardiac Hospital at 5:20 a.m. yesterday.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
1,600 factories guilty of dumping toxic waste
1,600 factories guilty of dumping toxic waste JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta City Deputy Governor for Economic and Development Affairs Tb. M. Rais said yesterday that at least 1,600 factories in Jakarta are guilty of dumping poisonous waste.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Military training for civil servants
Military training for civil servants DILI, East Timor: The provincial administration has introduced basic military training courses for its employees in a move to strengthen their discipline.Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares warned that those who refused to take part in the course would be...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Rating commercial paper
Rating commercial paper The central bank's ruling imposing stricter requirements on the issuance and trading of commercial paper has at least two main objectives: To protect both investors and banks and to bring Indonesia's commercial paper market up to international standards.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Bill will protect small businesses
Bill will protect small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The bill on small businesses, when enacted, will imply responsibilities on the part of large firms to support the growth of smaller partners, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya said yesterday.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Indonesia works to curb forest fires in Kalimantan
Indonesia works to curb forest fires in Kalimantan SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan (JP): Indonesia is attempting to contain the threat of large forest fires feeding off the coal reserves in Kalimantan.The Indonesian government is currently escorting officials from neighboring Malaysia and Singapore on...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Business declaration
Business declaration Ninety-six Indonesian big businessmen gathered in Jimbaran, Bali, to discuss the application of Pancasila ethics to national economic practices. The deliberations resulted in the issuance of a joint statement called "Bali Declaration.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
High prices good for forest management
High prices good for forest management JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday that high international prices of forestry products would help Indonesia maintain sustainable forest management.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Telkom, AT&T sign deal
Telkom, AT&T sign deal JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with AT&T of the United States for the expansion and extension of fiber- optic routes in Java.
Wed, 06 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.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Bridge Of Adam Rush 3:05 Talk Show 3:30 Science Film 4:05 Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 5, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,450 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,875 -25 90,000...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Exports of medicinal herbs
Exports of medicinal herbs JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's export of medicinal herbs, which has been steadily increasing, has room to increase even more, the acting chairman of the National Agency for Export Development said yesterday."Exports of medicinal herbs steadily increased from US$1.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Astra affiliate to build power plant
Astra affiliate to build power plant BANDUNG, West Java (JP): PT Astratel Nusantara, a subsidiary of the Astra International Group, announced yesterday that it plans to construct a combined-cycle power plant in Palembang, South Sumatra.Company president Thomas B.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Islamic schools need teachers
Islamic schools need teachers BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Many Islamic schools, whether privately run or state-owned, in South Kalimantan are in dire need of teachers.Aini Hagan of the provincial office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, said that the shortage of teachers has led to a fall in...
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
RI maintains ban against trade in toxic waste
RI maintains ban against trade in toxic waste JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will continue to ban all trade in hazardous waste, irrespective of the outcome of an upcoming international conference on the enforcement of a global ban, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Govt urged to review tax on private schools
Govt urged to review tax on private schools JAKARTA (JP): Education exerts have urged the authorities to review their policy of imposing a property tax on private schools, arguing that the burden is too heavy for the schools to shoulder.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Eighty-five families in E. Jakarta face eviction
Eighty-five families in E. Jakarta face eviction JAKARTA (JP): Eighty-five families living in Cipinang Besar Selatan, East Jakarta, urged the City Council yesterday to help them obtain fair compensation for the homes they have to surrender for a development project.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Government ends stamp crisis
Government ends stamp crisis JAKARTA (JP): The city post office headquarters plans to distribute tax stamps (meterai) to main post offices in the five mayoralties today in a bid to end the tax stamp crisis that has gripped the city over the past several days.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
RI offers energy training
RI offers energy training JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia offered yesterday energy training facilities, including hydro stations, to the delegations attending the Sectoral Review Meeting of the Group of 77, a senior official said.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
ASEAN conducts survey to boost direct investment
ASEAN conducts survey to boost direct investment JAKARTA (JP): The secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is conducting a survey on the promotion of direct foreign investment into and throughout the region.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
Satya Wacana in lawsuit
Satya Wacana in lawsuit SALATIGA, Central Java: Satya Wacana Christian University, barely over internal conflicts, has been hit with a Rp 365 million ($160,000) lawsuit by 15 villagers alleging that the college's foundation took their land.
Wed, 06 Sep 1995
U.S. firm wins contract
U.S. firm wins contract JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed company Jakarta International Hotels and Development, the owner of Borobudur Inter-Continental Hotel, has appointed Flour Daniel of the United States to renovate and redesign the hotel.