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Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Unexpected desire
Unexpected desireFrom Bisnis IndonesiaWe are all very concerned about the various evil deeds prevailing these days. Life seems to be unsafe, people are haunted by the crimes and violence that may befall them.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Man-made gases
Man-made gases Lately The Jakarta Post has featured many excellent articles about air pollution. Clearly, both Earth's atmosphere and its inhabitants are choking on man-made gases. Here are some basic solutions to consider:* teach environmentalism.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Industrialization not viable in eastern Indonesia: Hadi
Industrialization not viable in eastern Indonesia: Hadi JAKARTA (JP): An economist warned yesterday that the development of the manufacturing industry in Indonesia's eastern provinces will not be viable in the long run.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
N-250 finally flies
N-250 finally flies Indonesia's 190 million people, with a per capita income of US$885, should feel extremely proud that their first wholly domestically made airplane, once rejected as a futile, wasteful project by detractors and pessimists, did fly after all.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
JSX photo display
JSX photo display We are referring to the article published in the "Focus on Jakarta" column of The Jakarta Post, Aug. 2, 1995 concerning comments made by a number of artists represented by Adi Kurdi.The committee of the Photo Exhibition of the 1995 Stock Exchange wishes to give the following...
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Students demonstrate at embassy over flag burning
Students demonstrate at embassy over flag burning JAKARTA (JP): A group of students staged a demonstration at the Australian Embassy yesterday to protest reports of an Indonesian flag being burned in Australia two weeks ago.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
$33.7 million grant from Japan for two projects
$33.7 million grant from Japan for two projects JAKARTA (JP): Japan signed diplomatic notes with Indonesia yesterday on 3.09 billion yen (US$33.7 million) in grant assistance for two projects aimed at increasing food production and conserving biodiversity.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
'Johnny Mnemonic' best left buried in memory
'Johnny Mnemonic' best left buried in memoryBy Jason Tedjasukmana JAKARTA (JP): With the blockbuster summer in full swing in the States, it seems some alternative rockers off the Lollapalooza roster have found work elsewhere -- in Johnny Mnemonic, the latest film by New York artist Robert Longo.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Improving public services
Improving public services The Minister for State Administrative Reform, TB Silalahi, has disclosed that tokens of appreciation will be presented to departments in the administration which are regarded as having given the best service to the public.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Hight-rise housing drive faces funding hurdles
Hight-rise housing drive faces funding hurdles JAKARTA (JP): The city administration's determination to promote the development of high-rise housing is facing various problems, ranging from low personal incomes to escalating land prices, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Prosecutors receive Danasonic dossiers
Prosecutors receive Danasonic dossiers JAKARTA (JP): City police have handed over the dossiers on the controversial Danasonic savings scheme to the prosecutors' office, along with an elderly couple known as executives of a firm which ran the business.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
RI's N-250 first flight successful
RI's N-250 first flight successful BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Indonesians witnessed yesterday the successful maiden flight of the country's first domestically- designed medium-range commuter aircraft, the N-250.President and First Lady Tien Soeharto, Vice President and Mrs.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
RI to enter jet aircraft industry, Soeharto says
RI to enter jet aircraft industry, Soeharto says BANDUNG, West Java (JP): With experience in the aviation industry going back to 1976, Indonesia is now ready to undertake more sophisticated technology by manufacturing passenger jets, President Soeharto said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Work training center for Irianese
Work training center for Irianese JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Fak Fak regency government and copper company PT Freeport Indonesia are building a vocational training center for indigenous people in Timika.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
U.S. congressmen to visit E. Timor
U.S. congressmen to visit E. Timor DILI, East Timor: An 18-member delegation of the American Congress will make a two-day visit starting today to collect information on development in the province, a local official said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
'Abolish subsidies to flour industry'
'Abolish subsidies to flour industry' JAKARTA (JP): Government control of the wheatflour industry has benefited only the Salim business group with its virtual monopoly of the upstream and downstream factories, economists alleged yesterday.Didik J.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Yayuk upsets Fernandez in Acura Classic
Yayuk upsets Fernandez in Acura Classic MANHATTAN BEACH, California (Agencies): Indonesia's best tennis player, Yayuk Basuki, played one of her most enchanting games as she tuned-up for the U.S. Open with a second-round win over seventh seed Mary Joe Fernandez in the Acura Classic championships on...
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
S. Korea seeks talks with North on ship
S. Korea seeks talks with North on ship SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea sought yesterday to open talks with communist North Korea to negotiate the return of its rice ship and 21 crew held by the North on spy charges.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Youth murder bus station
Youth murder bus station JAKARTA (JP): A youth was beaten and stabbed to death yesterday at Kampung Rambutan bus station, East Jakarta, police reported.According to Ciracas police precinct, the victim, identified as Basroni, 18, was stabbed in the stomach. The motive for the killing is unknown.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Possibility of chaos in 1998 ruled out
Possibility of chaos in 1998 ruled out JAKARTA (JP): Noted economist Sjahrir predicts an average growth rate of more than seven percent for Indonesia's economy during the 1995-2000 period and rules out the possibility of chaos during the succession of the national leadership in 1998.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
Robbers make off with valuables
Robbers make off with valuables BEKASI (JP): Four robbers armed with sharp weapons broke into the house of a resident in the Lemang Abang subdistrict of Bekasi on Tuesday night, making off with a Kijang van, a television set, 35 grams of gold jewelry and Rp 1 million in cash.
Fri, 11 Aug 1995
'Inter-generation dialog could allay differences'
'Inter-generation dialog could allay differences' JAKARTA (JP): Although the process of one generation taking over from the one before it is natural, it needs sincerity as well as mental and intellectual preparedness, according to City Military chief Maj.Gen. Wiranto.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Cleaning up Jakarta
Cleaning up Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Mandarin Oriental Jakarta is holding a campaign to clean up Surapati Park and Sunda Kelapa Mosque in Central Jakarta on Saturday.The activity, to involve 50 of the hotel's workers, is being conducted in conjunction with the commemoration of the golden anniversary...
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Wall climbing competition
Wall climbing competition JAKARTA (JP): The City Tourism Office will hold a wall climbing competition at the site of the Flora and Fauna Competition in Lapangan Banteng, Central Jakarta, from Aug. 11 to 13.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Perumnas to use confiscated wood
Perumnas to use confiscated wood JAKARTA (JP): Perum Perumnas, the state-owned housing developer, is still waiting for government instructions authorizing them to use wood confiscated from illegal logging in the construction of low and medium-cost public housing, said its president, Srijono.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Intellectual group seeks top leader
Intellectual group seeks top leader JAKARTA (JP): A new intellectual organization founded last month by lecturers at General Soedirman University in Purwokerto, Central Java, is looking for a leader of national stature in line with its goal to expand beyond its campus borders.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
ASEAN symbol to get a new face due to Vietnam
ASEAN symbol to get a new face due to Vietnam JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will need to change its symbol to accommodate the entry of its seventh member, Vietnam, which joined last month.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
City Council abjures parking management plan
City Council abjures parking management plan JAKARTA (JP): City Council has rejected a proposal on parking management by PT Ikabina Karya Sukses, on the grounds that the idea contains several weaknesses, including elements of gambling and poor services.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Scientists mixed on tests...
Scientists mixed on tests...By Sujatmiko Jakarta (JP): France's decision to resume its nuclear testing in South Pacific is a symbol of continued French arrogance and disregard on the life of other peoples.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Pressure up on France over nuclear tests
Pressure up on France over nuclear tests SYDNEY (AFP): Japan and Australia stepped up their war of words with France yesterday after it shrugged off a New Zealand threat to go to the international court over its planned South Pacific nuclear test program.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
INRO raises reference price by five percent
INRO raises reference price by five percent KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) Tuesday raised its buffer stock reference price by five percent to 206. 68 Malaysian/Singapore cents a kilogram (2.2 pounds) at a special session here.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Arab to finance RI projects
Arab to finance RI projects RIYADH (AFP): The Arab investment firm Hi-Tech International Group said it would finance the construction of two oil refineries in Indonesia and one in Djibouti for a total cost of US$3.4 billion.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
German MPs concerned at Bintang case
German MPs concerned at Bintang case JAKARTA (JP): The head of a visiting German parliamentary delegation has expressed discontent with the legal action against former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas for his remarks about President Soeharto during his visit to Germany in April.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Kramat Tunggak hookers to get three-day holiday
Kramat Tunggak hookers to get three-day holiday JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration has ordered prostitutes in the Kramat Tunggak red-light district in North Jakarta to stop working between Aug. 17 to 19 during Indonesia's independence celebrations, an official said.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Beijing assures Manila of positive talks on Spratlys
Beijing assures Manila of positive talks on Spratlys MANILA (AFP): China yesterday assured the Philippines it was willing to discuss "constructive measures" to resolve a dispute over the Spratly islands as the two sides began high-level talks here, the Philippine foreign secretary said.
Thu, 10 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.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
...but protests keep going on
...but protests keep going on JAKARTA (JP): Protests against the French nuclear testing program at Mururoa atoll, French Polynesia, are not new. Similar protests and acts of sabotage have been conducted since the beginning of the tests but the results have been almost zero in terms of influencing...
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Motive of Bekasi rape still under study: Police
Motive of Bekasi rape still under study: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police announced on Tuesday that there has been no indication that the robbery and brutal rape of a mother and her two teenage daughters in Bekasi might have been masterminded by a property developer.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
S. Korean champ nips local stars
S. Korean champ nips local stars JAKARTA (JP): South Korean basketball league champion KIA Motors warded off a stiff challenge from local stars for a lackluster 66-60 win in a friendly match at the Senayan Basketball Hall on Tuesday.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Rp 500b earmarked for infrastructure
Rp 500b earmarked for infrastructure JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry will set aside Rp 500 billion (US$224.6 million) from the interest on its reforestation fund to finance the construction of the infrastructure facilities needed to create new rice fields in Central Kalimantan.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Indonesia accused of dumping dry pasta
Indonesia accused of dumping dry pasta JAKARTA (JP): Three Australian dry pasta companies accused Indonesia and Italy of having dumped their exports of dry pasta products into their country.The three companies, Nestle Ltd., San Remus Coy. and Uncle Toby's Ltd.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Takeover of Bank Papan shares violates rules
Takeover of Bank Papan shares violates rules JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) Chairman Bacelius Ruru said Tuesday that the sale of around 22 percent of Bank Papan Sejahtera's shares to businessman Jopie Widjaya violated the agency's disclosure procedures.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
New retail concept opens in Jakarta
New retail concept opens in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A new retail center, Kelapa Gading Mall in North Jakarta, will open this month, and is expected to draw the attention of international shoppers, Jakarta's large expatriate community and the city's wealthy Indonesians.The opening of the US$37.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Swines disarray football practice
Swines disarray football practice PEKANBARU, Riau (JP): A herd of swines overran a soccer field, where villagers were practicing for the much-coveted Independence Cup, and killed one player, a report said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Four held on assault charges
Four held on assault charges JAKARTA (JP): The Ciracas police detectives in East Jakarta have arrested all of the four suspects believed to have severely battered three women early last week.City Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Colin McRae seeking third straight win
Colin McRae seeking third straight win KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Colin McRae will seek a third straight win in the Asia-Pacific championship when he takes his Subaru into the Malaysian rally on Saturday.In the race for the driver's title, the Scot's 100 percent record has opened up a 17 point gap between...
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Singapore thumps chest on 30th anniversary
Singapore thumps chest on 30th anniversary SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore yesterday celebrated 30 years of independence with a chest-thumping display of patriotic fervor and economic triumph, tinged with nagging doubts about its long- term future.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Pyongyang spurns Seoul's overtures
Pyongyang spurns Seoul's overtures SEOUL (Reuter): North Korea has shelved rice talks with the South, accusing a sailor on a South Korean rice ship of spying, Seoul's Vice-Unification Minister Song Young-dae said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
PT Astratel allocates $228m for telecom project
PT Astratel allocates $228m for telecom project JAKARTA (JP): PT Astratel Nusantara, a subsidiary of the Astra International group, has allocated US$228 million for its equity capital in a project to install 516,000 fixed-telephone lines, worth $570 million, in Sumatra within the next four years.
Thu, 10 Aug 1995
Manipulating invoices
Manipulating invoices The submission to the Attorney General's Office of dossiers on 51 companies in Greater Jakarta charged with tax fraud by the tax directorate general last week, is more evidence of the extensive use of false or fabricated sales invoices in Indonesia.