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Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Flag burning
Flag burning The recently reported flag burning incident in Australia which has caused sadness and anger among Indonesians should be seen in context. Australia has its share of uninformed, its ignorant and politically mischievous. Every nation has.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Medistra denies turning away AIDS patients
Medistra denies turning away AIDS patients JAKARTA (JP): The Medistra Hospital has denied charges that it discriminates against people suffering from the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), but is keeping tight-lipped over claims that it has barred one of its medical interns from treating...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
'Yellownization' campaign criticized
'Yellownization' campaign criticized PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The military is trying to tone down the controversy surrounding the government's "yellownization" program, considered by many to be a covert campaign for the ruling Golkar party.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Alatas, Mierlo discuss human rights questions
Alatas, Mierlo discuss human rights questions JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas and his Dutch counterpart Hans van Mierlo discussed human rights during their meeting on Monday, according to a joint statement issued by the two ministers yesterday.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Surabaya hosts karate c'ship
Surabaya hosts karate c'ship JAKARTA (JP): More than 400 karateists from Indonesia's 27 provinces will kick and punch each other at a national championship from Aug. 24 to Aug. 27 in Surabaya."Provinces whose male karateists finish in the top eight and their female ones in the top four will be...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Palembang hosts rally c'ship
Palembang hosts rally c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Leading national rally driver, Hutomo Mandala Putra, and his navigator Nuki will be among top drivers to compete in a national rally starting on Aug. 25 in Palembang, South Sumatra.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Takeover fever grips Singapore bourse
Takeover fever grips Singapore bourse SINGAPORE (Reuter): Takeover fever is sweeping the Singapore stock market following a spate of purchases of small local firms by Indonesian entrepreneurs, dealers said yesterday.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Beatrix urged to apologize to Indonesians
Beatrix urged to apologize to Indonesians JAKARTA (JP): A noted Dutch scholar is calling on Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to use her current 11-day tour of Indonesia to apologize for the Dutch atrocities in this country, particularly those that took place between 1945 and 1950.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Australian ambassador receive NGO members
Australian ambassador receive NGO members JAKARTA (JP): Five representatives of NGOs were received by Australian Ambassador Allan Taylor yesterday over the flag- burning incidents, an embassy official said.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Public debates needed
Public debates needed Minister of National Development Planning/Chairman of the National Development Planning Board Ginanjar Kartasasmita in his speech on the occasion of accepting an honorary doctor's degree in development administration from Gajah Mada University in Yogyakarta on April 15, said...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
'Australia allowed to join ASEAN'
'Australia allowed to join ASEAN' CANBERRA (Reuter): Australia's push for greater involvement in Asia was boosted yesterday when Philippines President Fidel Ramos said Canberra could be allowed to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Cilacap regency seeking new investors
Cilacap regency seeking new investors JAKARTA (JP): The administration of the Cilacap regency, Central Java, launched a business presentation yesterday to attract more investors to the area.In a business luncheon attended by Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Soeharto to attend 'Majelis Taklim'
Soeharto to attend 'Majelis Taklim' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to attend a grand religious presentation of Majelis Taklim, a Moslem study group sponsored by the Majelis Taklim Contact Bureau, at Senayan stadium on Saturday morning, a member of the organizing committee said.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Execution awaits two political prisoners
Execution awaits two political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said yesterday that two political prisoners on death row, convicted for their roles in the 1965 coup attempt blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), will be executed in the near future.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Writing contest extended
Writing contest extended JAKARTA (JP): A writing contest on the discipline campaign being staged by the city administration, originally scheduled to end on Aug. 20, will be extended until Sept. 10."The extension of the contest is expected to get more input from the public about the implementation...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Cuba spikers likely to dominate volleyball GP
Cuba spikers likely to dominate volleyball GP JAKARTA (JP): World champion Cuba arrived yesterday for the Women's World Volleyball Grand Prix championship, parading its all-conquering spikers in a bid to maintain its winning tradition.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Businessman's killers get 20, 15 years' jail
Businessman's killers get 20, 15 years' jail JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court sentenced two men yesterday to 20 years and 15 years imprisonment, respectively, after convicting them of murdering a businessman.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Spectacular show on 'SCTV'
Spectacular show on 'SCTV' JAKARTA (JP): A spectacular show, called Gelar Terima Kasih which features a mixture of traditional and modern art forms, will be the highlight of the private-owned TV station SCTV's fifth anniversary on Aug. 27.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Bintang makes headway in lawsuit against state
Bintang makes headway in lawsuit against state JAKARTA (JP): Controversial politician and ousted legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas yesterday made little but significant headway in his lawsuit against the government for slapping a ban on overseas travel.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Chief Justice endorses plan for mediation system
Chief Justice endorses plan for mediation system JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice Soerjono yesterday gave his personal backing to the calls to establish an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system to supplement the courts of law in resolving disputes.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
'Beatrix need not apologize'
'Beatrix need not apologize' JAKARTA (JP): Although one influential scholar has expressed disappointment over the absence of any formal apology in the speech of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on Monday, most statesmen, politicians and scholars say the queen's presence in Indonesia in the month of...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
De Cuellar, Naisbitt to talk on tourism
De Cuellar, Naisbitt to talk on tourism YOGYAKARTA (JP): Former UN secretary-general Havier Perez de Cuellar and futurist John Naisbitt will address a three-day International Conference on "cultural tourism" at Gadjah Mada University here, which begins today.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Batik Keris factory on fire
Batik Keris factory on fire SURAKARTA, Central Java: Fire broke out at the Batik Keris garment factory on Monday, reportedly causing substantial damage and slight injuries to four workers.The Antara news agency reported yesterday that the fire, which broke out at about 9.30 a.m.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
'Let government solve wheat issue'
'Let government solve wheat issue' Bogor, West Java (JP): Sudwikatmono, president of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, said here yesterday that he will not get involved in the current wheat trading debate and will let the government deal with the issue."Everything is in the government's hands.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Four die in Sulawesi floods
Four die in Sulawesi floods POSO, Central Sulawesi: Four people were killed in major floods that swept through the province on Sunday, a press report said yesterday.The floods triggered by incessant rains also destroyed a bridge connecting the Banggai and Poso regencies, cutting off the land...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Assets
Assets Correction: The estimated assets of Eka Tjipta Widjaja, Prayogo Pangestu and Mochtar Riyadi should have read Rp 18 trillion, Rp 16 trillion and Rp 12 trillion, respectively, not in billions as printed in the article "Economic growth and poverty" on this page yesterday. -- Editor
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Plywood prices
Plywood prices In your edition of Saturday, Aug. 12, 1995, in the Business Column entitled Plywood exports tumble due to declining prices, among others you wrote that "Tjipto said that APKINDO spent a large amount of money to cooperate with the Mexicans," ...etc.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Cheap apartments in Muara Angke
Cheap apartments in Muara Angke JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled on Friday to inaugurate low-cost apartments for fishermen in Muara Angke, North Jakarta.Minister of Social Services Endang Kusuma Inten Suweno told reporters after meeting with the President at the Merdeka Palace on...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Spratlys divide China, ASEAN
Spratlys divide China, ASEAN Following China's surprise bold announcement to the ASEAN foreign ministers in Brunei earlier this month, that it would follow the convention in the UN Law of the Sea over the Spratlys, Beijing has further offered an olive branch to the Philippines.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Govt to keep ET code in database system
Govt to keep ET code in database system JAKARTA (JP): The government's insistence on maintaining the ET (ex-political prisoner) code in the population management system's database has drawn fire from a prominent human right activist.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Ali Alatas's complaint
Ali Alatas's complaint Indonesian diplomats should be more articulate in defending their country's interests abroad and not be merely reactive. They should not limit themselves to analyzing developments and reporting on criticism hurled at Indonesia abroad, but be more assertive and proactive.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Local language campaigns for billboards go on
Local language campaigns for billboards go on JAKARTA (JP): The crackdown on billboards and other signs using foreign words will continue next week after being suspended for several days during the official celebration of the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Indonesia's non-oil exports recover: Minister
Indonesia's non-oil exports recover: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The rate of growth of Indonesia's non-oil exports, which declined sharply in 1994, has seen a recovery in the first few months of this year, Minister of Trade Satrio B. Joedono said yesterday.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Fishermen held in Sri Lanka
Fishermen held in Sri Lanka PURWOKERTO, Central Java: At least 19 fishermen from Pati and Pekalongan have been detained by security authorities in Sri Lanka on charges of poaching in their territory.The Pekalongan port administrator, Abdulrochim, said yesterday that the fishermen left early this...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Jakartans to use new ID cards by early next year
Jakartans to use new ID cards by early next year JAKARTA (JP): City administration will start implementing a new type of identity card early next year, a high-ranking city official announced yesterday.Deputy Governor for Government Affairs Idroes said that first, city administration should provide...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Unemployed men arrested for beating friend to death
Unemployed men arrested for beating friend to death JAKARTA (JP): Police in Tebet, South Jakarta, have arrested five men, aged between 16 and 23, on charges of causing the death of a member of their own group of friends after the victim lost a drinking competition.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Govt prepares measures to promote investment
Govt prepares measures to promote investment JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing special measures to improve the business climate, to attract more investment, so that the investment target of Rp 815 trillion (US$360.3 billion) can be achieved within the Sixth Five Year Development Plan period.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Wal-Mart to enter RI
Wal-Mart to enter RI JAKARTA (JP): Another foreign retail business will enter Indonesia through a franchising mechanism.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of the United States announced yesterday that it will enter Indonesia early next year following the signing of an agreement between Wal-Mart Stores and the...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Cooperatives help potato farmers
Cooperatives help potato farmers JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Cooperatives Council (Dekopin), in cooperation with the Canadian Cooperatives Association, will help potato farmers improve their management in production, distribution, financing and marketing, an executive said.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Indonesia yet to see triumph of people's rights
Indonesia yet to see triumph of people's rightsBy T. Mulya Lubis JAKARTA (JP): Literature about people's rights contain many debates on individual rights, rights of groups, rights of the state and rights of the people. Most often debated are, indeed, individual rights.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Debunking Dutch colonialism
Debunking Dutch colonialismBy Onghokham JAKARTA (JP): It is perhaps a good idea to do some reminiscing on colonial history on the occasion of the Dutch Queen's visit to Indonesia.It is at least a good idea for one in his early 60s and once a subject of the late Queen Wilhelmina, queen Beatrix's...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Flag burning insults people
Flag burning insults people My heart ached profoundly when I watched, on TV, the Red-and- White flag burning incident in Australia, the scribbling in the Philippines, and when I learned of a similar incident in New Zealand.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Meekatharra buys RI project
Meekatharra buys RI project SYDNEY (Reuter): Meekatharra Minerals Ltd. said it has agreed to buy out the 52 percent stake held by its partner, Aurora Gold Ltd., in Indonesian gold mining firm Natarang Offshore Pty. Ltd.
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Wage increase for independence
Wage increase for independence JAKARTA (JP): PT Tensia manufacturing Indonesia, a foreign investment company, has decided to raise the wages of its 350 workers 2.5 to 10 percent next month.Pangestu Hartono, an executive of the company which deals with the services in the manufacture of cosmetic...
Wed, 23 Aug 1995
Mayor wants control over development intensified
Mayor wants control over development intensified JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has instructed the South Jakarta mayor to get control of development in the South Jakarta mayoralty and to cut back on the threats of demolition.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
No apology needed
No apology needed Now, after 50 years of independence and as we are welcoming Queen Beatrix, the question is whether it's still relevant to debate the issue of 350 years of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Another milestone recorded at PTUN
Another milestone recorded at PTUN JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) yesterday recorded another dramatic decision when its judges ruled in favor of 25 West Jakarta residents in their lawsuits against Mayor Sutardjianto for the demolition of their houses.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Mr. Fust
Mr. Fust I read the letter of Mr. T.C. Scott in The Jakarta Post, Aug. 8, 1995 which informed that a German national named Guenther Fust passed away.I did not know the late Herr Fust personally but I had heard of his contribution to the kelurahan (village) of Pulau Kelapa.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Pancasila morals
Pancasila moralsFrom Media Indonesia It should be regretted if there are still some Indonesians who cannot accept Pancasila morals to be included in school subjects.Pancasila morals are a means to unite school children who have different creeds.
Tue, 22 Aug 1995
Germany to open trade house here
Germany to open trade house here JAKARTA (JP): Germany plans to open a trade house in Jakarta to anticipate Indonesia's increasingly strong economic role in Southeast Asia, a senior German official says.