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Fri, 18 Aug 1995
Soeharto's speech hoped to boost investor interest
Soeharto's speech hoped to boost investor interest JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's rosy economic statement should improve investor confidence in the domestic capital market, securities analysts say.David Chang, Sigma Batara's research director, said that the President's speech reflected the...
Fri, 18 Aug 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Kabuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Student Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Teenage Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Cultural Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05...
Fri, 18 Aug 1995
Activists hold own anniversary celebration
Activists hold own anniversary celebration JAKARTA (JP): Leading human rights campaigners and government critics mingled with 2,000 youths and members of non-governmental organizations holding a high-spirited celebration of Indonesia's 50th anniversary of independence yesterday.
Fri, 18 Aug 1995
Manila seeking more Indonesian investments
Manila seeking more Indonesian investments MANILA (UPI): The Philippines said Wednesday it is currently crafting an investment guarantee agreement with Indonesia in a bid to further enhance bilateral economic relations between the two countries.
Fri, 18 Aug 1995
Astra to produce vehicles in China and Vietnam
Astra to produce vehicles in China and Vietnam JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra International -- the country's largest automotive manufacturer -- has established two joint-venture companies in China and Vietnam to produce Daihatsu Zebra and Daihatsu Espas cars, the company's executives said on Wednesday.
Fri, 18 Aug 1995
RI still ranks low on human development index
RI still ranks low on human development index JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's rank in terms of the Human Development Index (HDI), as assessed by the United Nations Development Programme, remains the second lowest among the ASEAN countries.
Fri, 18 Aug 1995
Sumitro to get doctoral degree
Sumitro to get doctoral degree JAKARTA (JP): The Erasmus University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands will award an honorary doctoral degree in November to a senior Indonesian economist, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, for his distinguished contribution to economics.
Fri, 18 Aug 1995
Taiwan, Pertamina to sign LNG deal
Taiwan, Pertamina to sign LNG deal JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company Pertamina will sign a new 20-year contract with the Chinese Petroleum Corporation of Taiwan for the sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth US$6.8 billion, an executive said yesterday.
Fri, 18 Aug 1995
Sea piracy rampant worldwide
Sea piracy rampant worldwide KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Piracy is surging sharply worldwide, with Indonesia remaining the hottest bed for sea brigands and Somalia a dangerous hideout for heavily armed pirates, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
103 Irianese get remissions
103 Irianese get remissions JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: As many as 103 convicts serving sentences in the Abepura prison will have their jail terms reduced in recognition of good conduct.The government will extend the remissions in honor of the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence, which falls...
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Monopolies can benefit consumers, says minister
Monopolies can benefit consumers, says minister JAKARTA (JP): The concentration of industrial activities from the upstream to downstream levels in a certain group of companies will benefit consumers as long as their operation is efficient, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
A 50-year journey
A 50-year journey It was on June 1st, 1945, that Sukarno, then a prominent 44- year-old nationalist leader, asked the 62 members of the Preparatory Committee for the Investigation of Indonesian Independence: What is freedom? When can one say if a nation is ready for independence?He received several...
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Jakarta to host philately expo
Jakarta to host philately expo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the Asian International Philately exhibition, from Aug. 19 to Aug. 25, Director General of Post and Telecommunications Djakaria Purawidjaja said.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Taxi service
Taxi service Like some previous correspondents, I, too, have to rely heavily on taxis in order to get around Jakarta.Incidents, which seem to be recently occurring, are worth noting.Firstly, certain taxis are refusing to carry passengers who wish to travel shorter distances; according to the...
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Police told not to use guns at 'Kenduri Nasional'
Police told not to use guns at 'Kenduri Nasional' JAKARTA (JP): About 5,500 security personnel, from the city police, military and related agencies, have been ordered not to use bullets in safeguarding the Kenduri Nasional grand party at the National Monument (Monas) park on Saturday.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 15, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,050 0 169,500...
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
More students join anti-AIDS campaign
More students join anti-AIDS campaign JAKARTA (JP): More than forty students of the private Indonesian Christian University (UKI) completed yesterday a two- day training course on AIDS awareness.They will join thousand of students from other universities, as well as high schools, in holding regular...
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Inco gets new president
Inco gets new president JAKARTA (JP): PT Intercontinental Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced yesterday that Rumengan Sumu will replace James D. Guiry on Sept. 1 as its new president and chief executive officer.The company said in a statement here that M.V.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Indonesia to host Asian advertising congress
Indonesia to host Asian advertising congress JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host a gathering of top Asian advertising executives in November to review the state of the industry which has been growing robustly in virtually all countries in the Asia region.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Move 'Kramat Tunggak' to a coastal area: Mayor
Move 'Kramat Tunggak' to a coastal area: Mayor JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta mayor has suggested that the 11-hectare Kramat Tunggak red-light district be relocated to a coastal area in the Jakarta Bay reclamation project instead of Rawa Malang in Cilincing, North Jakarta.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
PSSI's nominee choices still up in the air
PSSI's nominee choices still up in the air JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) is holding back all junior players from joining the centralized training program for the Southeast Asian Games pending their completion of their Olympic Games qualifying round duty.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Moerdiono dashes hopes of national reconciliation
Moerdiono dashes hopes of national reconciliation JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono yesterday dashed all hopes for a reconciliation between President Soeharto and some of his staunchest critics as urged by some of the country's elder statesmen.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Kiani Lestari defends delay in share offering
Kiani Lestari defends delay in share offering BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Timber mogul Muhammad Hasan has denied that the delay in the planned initial public offering of shares in his integrated wood-based firm, PT Kiani Lestari, reflects investor wariness, saying that the company is simply...
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
After 50 years RI democracy needs reform
After 50 years RI democracy needs reform As the nation fetes its 50th anniversary of independence this month, noted political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono examines our political life and the challenges that lie ahead. JAKARTA (JP): Half a century is a young age for a nation.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Subic visa-free for 14 days
Subic visa-free for 14 days MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos said yesterday the Subic freeport zone in the northwestern Philippines would be made a visa-free area for foreigners visiting for up to 14 days.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Protesters demand release of more political prisoners
Protesters demand release of more political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): Around 50 students and youths calling themselves members of the Majelis Penyelamat Kedaulatan Rakyat (Rescuers of the People's Sovereignty) staged a demonstration in front of the Cipinang prison yesterday, urging the government to...
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Pramoedya may travel: Immigration authorities
Pramoedya may travel: Immigration authorities JAKARTA (JP): Immigration authorities have no objection to issuing travel documents to writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer for a trip to Manila later this month to fetch his Magsaysay award, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Globalization: A challenges to RI diplomacy
Globalization: A challenges to RI diplomacyBy Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's foreign policy has always been based on national interest and other objectives, namely to take part in common efforts to establish a world order based on freedom, peace and social justice.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Heroes of Indonesia's revolution
Heroes of Indonesia's revolution JAKARTA (JP): Beginning today, The Jakarta Post will be carrying a series of articles which the editors hope will help readers put the momentous events surrounding Indonesia's independence, proclaimed on Aug.17, 1945, in better perspective.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Police destroy marijuana field
Police destroy marijuana field BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Police have destroyed a 750-square-meter marijuana plantation and arrested a farmer in the Seulimun district, about 50 kilometers west of here.Local police chief Lt. Col. Soedarmadji said yesterday the authorities had also confiscated 2.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
PT CSU to complete barter process this month
PT CSU to complete barter process this month JAKARTA (JP): PT Catur Swasakti Utama (CSU), the developer of the Taman Rasuna Said apartments, is scheduled to complete its barter process with the city administration on Aug. 21, one of the company's executives disclosed yesterday.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
'Dewa Ruci' wins President Cup
'Dewa Ruci' wins President Cup JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Navy's sailboat Dewa Ruci was declared the overall winner of the Arung Samudera 1995 tall ship sailing race yesterday, although it was not the first to reach Jakarta in the 480-mile regatta across the Java Sea.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Not all in Asia happy with Japan war apology
Not all in Asia happy with Japan war apology HONG KONG (Reuter): Asian nations welcomed Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama's apology yesterday for World War II actions, but some governments, veterans and victims of Japan's aggression demanded more to ease their painful memories.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Asia's rice supply expected to improve
Asia's rice supply expected to improve SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asia's rice supply crunch is likely to end by early 1996 on expectations of good harvests in Thailand, Vietnam and other major producer countries, traders said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Ministry announces winners of student science contest
Ministry announces winners of student science contest JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) announced the winners of their scientific contests for teenagers yesterday.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Domestic companies told to invest abroad
Domestic companies told to invest abroad JAKARTA (JP): The government is encouraging private companies to invest abroad to control global distribution and marketing networks, Minister of Trade Satrio B. Joedono said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Aug 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, 16 Aug 1995
Indonesia athletes try out in Malaysia
Indonesia athletes try out in Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): After four months of training, national track and field athletes will have to prove whether practice makes perfect during two tournaments in Malaysia and Singapore which start this weekend.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Maritime security key to creating stable environment
Maritime security key to creating stable environment JAKARTA (JP): Senior naval officers from 17 Asia-Pacific countries are currently in Jakarta to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation and maritime security which is an important factor for economic development.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Who wrote the proclamation of independence text?
Who wrote the proclamation of independence text?By Hermawan Sulistyo PHOENIX, Arizona, U.S.A. (JP): It has never been clear who actually wrote the draft of the text of the proclamation of independence in 1945.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
BNI gets $170m in loan
BNI gets $170m in loan JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has issued floating rate notes in Hong Kong to raise US$170 million.The issue, which was arranged by eight banks, carries a coupon of 0.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Bodies of crash victims recovered
Bodies of crash victims recovered SURABAYA: Search and rescue workers have recovered the bodies of all of the 11 people killed in a boat crash on Saturday at Tanjung Perak Port, Antara reported yesterday.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
New phone lines for E. Jakarta
New phone lines for E. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): To commemorate the golden anniversary of Indonesia's independence, the East Jakarta office of the state- owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom is offering 10,578 new telephone lines in 14 East Jakarta districts.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Holiday
Holiday In observance of the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence, The Jakarta Post will not be published tomorrow. The Post will appear again on Friday. -- Publisher
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Mini marathon
Mini marathon JAKARTA (JP): A five-kilometer mini marathon will be held on Aug. 20 by Yayasan Pelita Ilmu, a foundation which deals with AIDS problems.The marathon, titled Indonesia in AIDS Awareness, will start from Jalan Ageng Baris Raya in South Jakarta and finish in Tebet Timur, South Jakarta.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Complicated land permit processing intentional: Official
Complicated land permit processing intentional: Official JAKARTA (JP): An official of the city administration said yesterday that the so-called arduous, most bureaucratic and time consuming procedures to obtain land use licenses (SIPPT) constitute a mechanism created on purpose to protect...
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Private trains to operate soon
Private trains to operate soon JAKARTA (JP): The Greater Jakarta area is likely to be served by privately-owned electric trains as early as next year, Director General of Land Transportation Soejono said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Veterans look back to Independence Day
Veterans look back to Independence Day JAKARTA (JP): The proclamation of Indonesia's independence 50 years ago was an "eruption of the energy of the people" to free themselves from the shackles of colonialism and to achieve glory for the nation, a former freedom fighter said last night.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
Perth tour package launched
Perth tour package launched JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia launched yesterday a new tour package to the Australian city of Perth, in an effort to boost competitiveness of its service.Garuda Indonesia's general manager for Jakarta, I.H.
Wed, 16 Aug 1995
LPG used for cars
LPG used for cars JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana launched yesterday the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for motor vehicles, which he said is 50 percent cheaper than gasoline.