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Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Government to ask Soebandrio about `Revolution Fund'
Government to ask Soebandrio about `Revolution Fund' JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to question Soebandrio, the former deputy prime minister who will be released from prison later this month, about the existence of a special fund President Sukarno established during his reign in the 1960s.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
I.B. Sudjana opens two new oil fields
I.B. Sudjana opens two new oil fields JAKARTA (JP): The opening of two new oil fields in the Kakap block with a combined daily production of 60,000 barrels makes the Natuna Sea the third largest oil producing area in Indonesia after mainland Riau and the Java Sea.Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
On racism
On racism Thank you so much for continuing to address the problem of racism here in your letter column. My apologies for confusing several of your readers. I do hope that I am able to clarify one or two things for them.My problem is, in truth, possibly not really a problem at all.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Bon Odori: Proof of Japanese cultural wealth
Bon Odori: Proof of Japanese cultural wealthBy Tetet Srie WD JAKARTA (JP): Japan does not only have one of the best technologies of the automotive industry in the world. Aside from economic, social, industrial development and modernization in various sectors, it is also known as a nation of various...
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Registration for contractors
Registration for contractors JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has extended the deadline for the registration of pre-qualification for contractors to Aug. 31 because most of them failed to return the forms before the original deadline of July 31.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Stories to Remember 3:05 Talk Show 3:30 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 School Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV...
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: OrphanJP/alxLUNCHEON FOR ORPHANS: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's independence, head of PT Maha Djaja group Rudy Hartono (second left) invited children from the Al-Barkah orphanage to a luncheon in Kozuko Japanese restaurant in South Jakarta on Sunday.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
51 companies face trial for alleged tax fraud
51 companies face trial for alleged tax fraud JAKARTA (JP): The government will take 51 trading companies to court for allegedly manipulating the 10 percent value added tax.Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier alleged here yesterday that the 51 companies, based in Jakarta, Tangerang and Bekasi,...
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Air pollution killing children, says Sarwono
Air pollution killing children, says Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja made an impassioned appeal yesterday for the phasing out of leaded gasoline in the country to spare the deaths of more Indonesian children.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
State-owned companies reshuffled
State-owned companies reshuffled JAKARTA (JP): The government has revamped the top management of 10 state-owned companies overseen by the Ministry of Industry.When installing the new presidents of the 10 state-run companies at his office yesterday, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said the...
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
S. Korea, U.S. steal the show at archery meet
S. Korea, U.S. steal the show at archery meet JAKARTA (JP): South Korea and the United States shared the limelight in the first day of the 38th World Archery Championships when they topped the qualifying round standings in recurve and compound events.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Indonesia seeks U.S. support for EAEC plan
Indonesia seeks U.S. support for EAEC plan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia asked the United States yesterday to dispel any remaining doubts it may harbor about the plan to establish the East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC), a regional trade lobby group, proposed by the Association of Southeast...
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Quiet in Bali surprises PDI
Quiet in Bali surprises PDI DENPASAR, Bali: The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) was surprised to find that the provincial government has done nothing grand to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence on Aug. 17.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
'Peace with rebels within reach'
'Peace with rebels within reach' MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos said Wednesday that a negotiated settlement with Moslem rebels in the southern Philippines was "finally within reach," after the two sides reported progress in the latest round of peace talks ended last week.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Mine workers need certification: Expert
Mine workers need certification: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Experts suggested yesterday that a system be developed to certify and standardize the technical qualifications of heavy machinery operators in the country.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Prepare for free trade: Soeharto
Prepare for free trade: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto instructed all related government institutions yesterday to improve the coordination of efforts to increase Indonesia's competitiveness on the world market.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Lombok harvests tobacco
Lombok harvests tobacco MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): West Nusa Tenggara Governor Warsito launched yesterday the start of a five-month long "grand tobacco harvest" during which an estimated total of 10,500 tons of Virginia and blended tobacco leaves will be yielded.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Kapuk residents seeking proper compensation
Kapuk residents seeking proper compensation JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Kapuk in West Jakarta have insisted to continue demanding appropriate compensation for their houses which will be demolished by the state-owned housing company Perum Perumnas.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
EU resists ASEAN's calls on Bosnia, nuclear test
EU resists ASEAN's calls on Bosnia, nuclear testBy Oei Eng Goan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): The calls made by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the cessation of nuclear tests and the lifting of the arms embargo imposed on Bosnia were resisted by some of its dialog partners at the...
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Islamic teachers urged to empower community
Islamic teachers urged to empower community REMBANG, Central Java (JP): Controversial, enigmatic Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid has dismissed as "naive" the notion that Islamic ulemas play an important role in politics.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Singapore, Canada to teach English
Singapore, Canada to teach English SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore and Canada are to jointly train officials from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in the use of the English language to facilitate their integration into ASEAN.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
City to hold flora and fauna expo
City to hold flora and fauna expo JAKARTA (JP): The City Park Agency will hold Flona 1995, a flora and fauna exhibition, at Lapangan Banteng, in front of the Borobudur Intercontinental hotel, Central Jakarta, from today to Aug. 20.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Govt to rule on code for ex-detainees
Govt to rule on code for ex-detainees JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. disclosed yesterday that the government will rule this month on whether or not to do away with the controversial ex-Tapol (ET) code for former political detainees.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Five suspects arrested
Five suspects arrested JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested five suspects, reportedly hailing from Jakarta and Bandung, for allegedly forging telephone cards.City police spokesman Let. Col. Bambang Permantoro told reporters on Tuesday that police caught the five -- identified as Adriana, 19, Ane...
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Educational reform in SE Asia
Educational reform in SE AsiaBy Kasina Olarnriksupuck BANGKOK: Southeast Asian countries, which recently adopted the basic educational reform concept of UNESCO's education for all people program, are facing problems and the most critical of which is a shortage of capable teachers.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
People still live in misery
People still live in misery Indonesia has been an independent nation for 50 years, and it is said that the development is enormously successful with the Gross Domestic Product reaching on average US$900 per capita (an increase of seven percent is expected annually).
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Parents, son await execution
Parents, son await execution SAMPANG, E.Java: The East Java police are preparing a 90- member firing squad for the execution of two parents and their son convicted of murdering Lt. Col. Purwanto.The convicts will be executed now that their plea for clemency has been rejected by President Soeharto.
Thu, 03 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, 03 Aug 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 2, 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 2,050 -50 132,000 Aneka Kimia...
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
City military open to dialog with students: Wiranto
City military open to dialog with students: Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): City Military chief Maj. Gen. Wiranto encouraged college and university students yesterday to continue holding talks with military and government officials to enable them to properly channel their aspirations and demands.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
RI mission to China to forge bilateral trade
RI mission to China to forge bilateral trade JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia-China Foundation for Economic, Social and Cultural Cooperation will send a delegation of 35 business executives and government officials to China to promote bilateral trade, chairman of the foundation said.
Thu, 03 Aug 1995
Curbing condoms at drugstores
Curbing condoms at drugstores JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council has proposed a regulation that, if accepted by the government, would force you to produce your marriage certificate to buy a condom.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
RI denounces flag burning
RI denounces flag burning JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced Monday's anti-Indonesian government protest in Melbourne during which the nation's red and white flag was set on fire."That's too much," Irawan Abidin, the ministry's director of information, told Antara news agency...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
MOU on subway project signed
MOU on subway project signed JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and representatives of a multinational consortium signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to prepare a basic design for Indonesia's first subway system.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
House enters debate on revolution fund
House enters debate on revolution fund JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives stepped into the renewed debate yesterday over the claim that a soon-to-be- released political prisoner is responsible for the billions of dollars in a "revolution fund" that reportedly went missing more than 30 years...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Indonesia cautious over acceleration of AFTA
Indonesia cautious over acceleration of AFTA JAKARTA (JP): Government officials and business executives are cautiously approaching Brunei's call for members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to speed up the completion of trade liberalization by the year 2000.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Malaysia plans palm oil ad blitz in Singapore
Malaysia plans palm oil ad blitz in Singapore SINGAPORE (AFP): The Malaysian Palm Oil Promotional Council will plug the product in a week-long blitz here next month that will focus on the nutritional and health benefits of the vegetable oil, the council said.The Palm Oil Week from Aug.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Jaksa Fair starts tomorrow
Jaksa Fair starts tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): Jl. Jaksa, the most well known street among international backpacker tourists, will, for the second time, host a four-day street party called Jaksa Fair starting tomorrow.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
In remembrance of Subagio
In remembrance of Subagio On July 18, 1995, my father, Subagio Sastrowardoyo, died. Many knew him as one of Indonesia's prominent writers. I knew him as a dear father, a wonderful friend.In recent days many have paid tribute to him, both in the television and print media, including your newspaper.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Preshipment inspection maintained
Preshipment inspection maintained JAKARTA (JP): The government will maintain the pre-shipment inspection system by extending its contract with PT Surveyor Indonesia (PT SI) to carry out the inspection of Indonesia's imports.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Ministry restructures foreign trade bodies
Ministry restructures foreign trade bodies JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Trade will restructure its Directorate General of Foreign Trade to cope with the growing trend of globalized trade, Minister of Trade Satrio B. Joedono said yesterday.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
RI educational mission to U.S.
RI educational mission to U.S. JAKARTA (JP): A. R. Ramly, former Indonesian ambassador to the United States and now chairman of the widely-diversified PT Astra International, is excited about an educational mission to be conducted by Indonesian businessmen in the U.S. next month.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Labor disputes
Labor disputes Six thousand workers went on strike recently in one of Indonesia's largest garment factories to demand higher wages. At the same time we hear calls from high government officials and intellectuals to redress the social imbalances in this country as the situation could easily become...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
City launches offensive against foreign names
City launches offensive against foreign names JAKARTA (JP): The city administration yesterday started deploying security and order officers to cover billboards, office building names and other signs using foreign names in the city with white cloth.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
ASEAN and EU divided over nuclear issue
ASEAN and EU divided over nuclear issueBy Oei Eng Goan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): The European Union (EU) and other members attending the second ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) remained divided on how to ban underground nuclear testing at the close of the forum's meeting here yesterday.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Six arrested for riots
Six arrested for riots DILI, East Timor (JP): Police have arrested several people that they believe masterminded the July 20 ethnic riots in Baucau, in which several people were injured and 20 shops burned down, the local police chief said yesterday.East Timor police chief Col.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Investment commitments reach US$1.28 billion
Investment commitments reach US$1.28 billion JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board licensed 129 foreign and domestic projects, with combined investment commitments of US$1.28 billion, in the first six months of this year.Latest data at the agency's Jakarta office show that about $350.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 1, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,300 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,300 50 2,500 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,100 0 160,000 Aneka...
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
55,000 civil service posts open
55,000 civil service posts open JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to recruit 55,000 new civil servants in the current 1995/96 fiscal year as vacancies become available chiefly through the retirement of existing employees.
Wed, 02 Aug 1995
KL launches tourist drive in Indonesia
KL launches tourist drive in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia has launched tourism promotions, the first ever held, here and in Surabaya, East Java, to attract more tourists."Indonesia is one of our major tourist markets and we are looking for more tourists from the country in the coming years,"...