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Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Crux of condom quandary
Crux of condom quandary Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome is not only the most- feared demon in the modern world, but also a devil standing between the state and religious scholars. Debates about the distribution of condoms as a means to stop the spread of AIDS are in full swing.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Bag snatchers apprehended
Bag snatchers apprehended DENPASAR, Bali: Police arrested on Monday four men believed to have snatched a handbag from a Japanese tourist.Col. Togar M. Sianipar, chief detective of the Nusa Tenggara Police said the four men, who were in a rented jeep, grabbed the bag from 30-year-old Masayuko Iweno...
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Graves in Karet to be relocated
Graves in Karet to be relocated JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will relocate 867 graves from the Karet Bivak cemetery to the Srengseng Sawah cemetery in South Jakarta between Aug. 7 and 25 to make way for the construction of an overpass.H.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
'Bule' and racism
'Bule' and racism On July 29, 1995 The Jakarta Post published two letters On racism (1) and (2).Originally, Mr. Baskoro wrote a letter entitled Western view (June 22, 1995), which may, or may not, have been his title.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Japanese on nostalgic visit
Japanese on nostalgic visit JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: About 57 Japanese tourists visited the peace monument in Sarni, Jayapura, to pay homage to family members who died during the World War II.I. Iskandar, manager of the local branch of Natrabu travel agency, said the tourists also visited a monument...
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Forests reduce methane emission
Forests reduce methane emission BOGOR (JP): Forested land is good for absorbing methane, one of the greenhouse gases that can lead to global warming, a researcher from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture has found.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Special team to catch pirates
Special team to catch pirates TARAKAN, East Kalimantan: The local military has formed a special team to deal with armed pirates who have been terrorizing fishermen in the Sebatik village, Antara news agency reported.Col.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
RI excludes 26 products from CEPT
RI excludes 26 products from CEPT JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of agricultural products need protection prior to the full implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Go for universal education, leading American expert says
Go for universal education, leading American expert says JAKARTA (JP): Students in developing countries should go for basic universal education rather than specialized studies because they will be better placed to adapt to a constantly changing world, a leading American education expert says.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Litterers face pay cut
Litterers face pay cut KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Governor La Ode Kaimuddin has warned that he will cut the salary of any of his employees found littering, particularly in the disposal of cigarette butts.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Rhythms of A Nation: Traditional cultures in Indonesia
Rhythms of A Nation: Traditional cultures in IndonesiaBy Catherine Brown JAKARTA (JP): It is unusual for traditional cultures to be the focus of a seminar at an internationally recognized think-tank and policy center like CSIS (Centre for Strategic and International Studies).
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Keep calm
Keep calm This is in response to Mr. Ross Gulliver's letter On racism in The Jakarta Post, Aug. 3, 1995.Mr. Gulliver, I follow your comments and those of others regarding street insults or "racism" as it has been labeled in the titles of the letters published recently.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Two men die in apartment project
Two men die in apartment project JAKARTA (JP): Two men died and four others were seriously injured yesterday during the construction of an apartment building in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, Gambir police reported.Police said the victims were PT Pulomas Lentera Konterindo construction workers.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
MiG monument inaugurated
MiG monument inaugurated UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Rilo Pambudi has inaugurated a new monument in the front yard of the Air Force Base -- an old Russian-built MiG 17 fighter jet.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Special TV program for independence
Special TV program for independence JAKARTA (JP): Debbie Gibson, Rick Price, the Nelsons, music groups Real McCoy and IVxample are among some of the international rock stars who will feature in a special Asia MTV program to mark Indonesia's 50th independence anniversary.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Blunder leads Utut to second defeat
Blunder leads Utut to second defeat JAKARTA (JP): A blunder cost Indonesia's Utut Adianto a golden chance to climb to the top place in the Biel Master Invitation chess tournament in Switzerland on Thursday.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 4, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,350 50 2,000 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,000...
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Telkomsel starts GSM expansion in N. Sumatra
Telkomsel starts GSM expansion in N. SumatraBy I. Christianto MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): PT Telkomsel, a cellular mobile telephone operator, has embarked on its program here to expand its operations nationwide.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
RI writers blast Magsaysay Award foundation
RI writers blast Magsaysay Award foundation JAKARTA (JP): Twenty six leading Indonesian writers and literary figures have criticized the Manila-based Magsaysay Award Foundation for its decision to grant Pramoedya Ananta Toer this year's prestigious award for literary.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Tutut sometimes loses tender for govt projects
Tutut sometimes loses tender for govt projectsBy K. Basrie PASURUAN, East Java (JP): Businesswoman Siti Hardiyanti Indra Rukmana, President Soeharto's eldest daughter, insists people are wrong to believe she always wins government projects.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Scientists told to be ready to anticipate AFTA policy
Scientists told to be ready to anticipate AFTA policy JAKARTA (JP): An expert has urged scientists' organizations to prepare themselves to face the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) plan which will be put into operation in 2003.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
BCA holds independence eve
BCA holds independence eve JAKARTA (JP): Bank Central Asia (BCA) is holding a five-day party in conjunction with the golden anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day at Citraland Mall in Grogol, West Jakarta until Sunday.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Communism still a threat
Communism still a threat It was only to be expected that the release of Soebandrio, Omar Dhani and Soetarto would lead to the venting of appeals and views involving the various aspects of the 1965 communist coup attempt.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Military officers ordered to jump into security mode
Military officers ordered to jump into security mode JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Wiranto ordered yesterday local military officers not to wait for a command from their superiors in tackling security problem and disturbance in their territories.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Dangdut music in Ancol
Dangdut music in Ancol JAKARTA (JP): The National Committee for the Indonesia's golden anniversary will hold a dangdut music show in Ancol, North Jakarta, this evening.This year's show is completely different from performances in the past and will be the biggest ever held, the committee stated,...
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Susi regains
Susi regains her top spot JAKARTA (JP): Badminton queen Susi Susanti regained her reign, bumping her strongest rival Bang Soo-hyun of South Korea to second place, according to the world-ranking list released by the International Badminton Federation on Thursday.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
RI asks Japan to help Natuna gas project
RI asks Japan to help Natuna gas project JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has asked Japan, the largest buyer of Indonesia's liquefied natural gas (LNG), to help with the development of the Natuna gas project.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Governor declares war on street vendors
Governor declares war on street vendors JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja vowed yesterday to continue the fight against street vendors operating illegally along strategic spots throughout the city.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Housing bank refuses to cut hiked rates
Housing bank refuses to cut hiked rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Tabungan Negara, a state-owned bank specializing in housing credits, ruled-out reversing its decision to increase interest rates on its housing loans, in spite of appeals from legislators.
Sat, 05 Aug 1995
Japanese mission due here
Japanese mission due here JAKARTA (JP): Twenty members of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Shizuoka are expected to arrive here on Aug. 11 for a 10-day mission to improve trade and investment relations with Indonesia, an executive said.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Kartika holds painting exhibition
Kartika holds painting exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Kartika Affandi, daughter of the late Affandi, is holding a painting exhibition at the gallery of the Ministry of Education and Culture in Gambir, Central Jakarta, to celebrate her 20-year career as an expressionist painter.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Risjad Brasali activates plastic factories in West Java
Risjad Brasali activates plastic factories in West Java JAKARTA (JP): Risjad Brasali Industries, a group of four private companies, inaugurated a plastic material plant and a chemical factory yesterday in West Java.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Poet seeks revocation of award for Pramudya
Poet seeks revocation of award for Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): An intellectual and a human rights campaigner were of differing opinions yesterday over the government's ban imposed on writer Pramudya Ananta Toer from going to the Philippines to receive his Magsaysay award.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Rule on margin trading
Rule on margin trading JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plans to issue a margin trading ruling at the end of this year to prepare for the introduction of such transaction activities, says the exchange's president, Hasan Zein Machmud.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Flooding hits Gorontalo
Flooding hits Gorontalo GORONTALO, North Sulawesi: Flash floods triggered by three days of incessant rains have inundated hundreds of houses in two districts, reports said yesterday.In places worst-hit like the Kota Selatan district, water levels were up to two meters high yesterday.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Soeharto tells district heads to boost field inspection
Soeharto tells district heads to boost field inspection JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told district heads yesterday to conduct site inspections to make sure that farmers are properly using urea tablet fertilizer to bolster the country's self sufficiency in rice.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Textile factory fires 600 workers
Textile factory fires 600 workers PURWAKARTA, West Java: A financially troubled nylon factory, PT Yusung Mayer Textile (Yumatex), has dismissed roughly 600 employees including a number of managers.It stopped operations last week after it could not afford to purchase raw materials, whose prices have...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 3, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,300 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,025 -25 351,000...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Public telephones under repair
Public telephones under repair With reference to the article in your paper entitled Public phones damaged (July 21, 1995), we would like to give the following comments.* There are 11 card-operated public telephones (TUK) and 24 coin-operated telephones (TUC) in the Curug, Cimone and Karawaci areas...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Utut still on track for chess title
Utut still on track for chess title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Utut Adianto stole the Europeans thunder in the Biel Master Invitation chess tournament in Switzerland after outwitting home favorite L. Brunner in a 10th round game on Wednesday evening.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
The revolution fund issue
The revolution fund issue The old issue of a "revolution fund" has surfaced again, as soon as (former foreign minister) Soebandrio was granted a pardon by President Soeharto. Everyone -- including people who know and those who only want to know -- is joining the debate.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
U.S. archers shrug off compound bow challenge
U.S. archers shrug off compound bow challenge JAKARTA (JP): The United States benefited from its experience to establish world records in the compound division at the 38th World Archery Championships yesterday.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Rao's visit to Malaysia protested
Rao's visit to Malaysia protested KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's trip to Malaysia to enhance economic ties was marred yesterday by a fundamentalist group protesting against his failure to help Moslems in India.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Washington aims to strengthen ties with KL
Washington aims to strengthen ties with KL KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuter): U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, in Kuala Lumpur for talks expected to focus on Bosnia and American investment, said yesterday he aimed to strengthen ties "with this dynamic country".
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Japan dominates Asia's economies
Japan dominates Asia's economiesBy Chris Johnson SINGAPORE (Reuter): Fifty years after Japan's army was expelled from Southeast Asia at the end of World War II, the country's economic sway over the region is greater than ever.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
U.S. emphasizes its support for investment in Asia
U.S. emphasizes its support for investment in Asia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher met here yesterday with U.S. business people who expressed concerns about investing in Malaysia and Vietnam, Christopher's next stop on his Asian tour.
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Rapper Vanilla Ice Sweetens up local audience
Rapper Vanilla Ice Sweetens up local audience JAKARTA (JP): Robert van Winkle, better known as rapper Vanilla Ice visited Indonesia last week. Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya were the towns he visited for the Indonesian leg of his world concert tour.
Fri, 04 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 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Music 9:00...
Fri, 04 Aug 1995
Production expansion still allowed: Hartarto
Production expansion still allowed: Hartarto JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto reaffirmed yesterday that large business groups are still allowed to expand their production capacities despite their leading position in the local market.