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Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Padang ready for Beatrix
Padang ready for Beatrix PADANG, West Sumatra: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands during her brief visit here next month is expected to stop by Padang City Hall to take a picture by a big tree that her grandmother Queen Yuliana planted last century, Antara reported.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Police intensity operation
Police intensity operation JAKARTA (JP): City police will intensify a security operation, code-named Kilat Jaya, to secure the capital during the celebration of Indonesia's independence day on Aug. 17.Head of the City Police for Operation and Command Center, Col.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
No bars on officials' children
No bars on officials' children JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Administrative Reform T.B. Silalahi said yesterday that there is no regulation banning the children of government officials from running businesses.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Indonesia still trailing in junior world bridge c'ships
Indonesia still trailing in junior world bridge c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has not yet succeeded in lifting itself out of the last position at the 5th World Junior Bridge Team Championship at Kuta, Bali. It lost 5-25 to the US-1 team in the third session on Monday.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Our foreign loans
Our foreign loans Members of the House of Representatives have urged the government to ask the Consultative Group for Indonesia (CGI) consortium for loans totaling about US$6 billion. As House member A.A. Baramuli said, if the CGI were to approve only US$5.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Firms face obstacles in joints projects
Firms face obstacles in joints projects JAKARTA (JP): Private sector companies, in partnership with state-owned companies, face many obstacles in the development of infrastructure projects, businessman Ciputra said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
S'pore military chief due here
S'pore military chief due here JAKARTA (JP): Singapore Armed Forces Commander, Lt. Gen. Ng Jui Ping is scheduled to arrived today.Ng Jui will visit City Military Command headquarters in East Jakarta, where he will meet with City Military Chief Maj. Gen. Wiranto.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Soeharto to sail from Surabaya to Jakarta
Soeharto to sail from Surabaya to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): After dedicating a new ship constructed by the state-owned ship-building firm PT PAL on July 20, President Soeharto will travel aboard the ship from Surabaya in East Java to Jakarta to test its comfort.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Zimbabwe fears SA trade dominance
Zimbabwe fears SA trade dominanceBy Susan Njanji HARARE (AFP): The 15-month-old democratic South Africa which many regional countries expected would act as a magnet to attracting investment to the sub-continent is now being viewed as a threat, particularly by neighboring Zimbabwe.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Jail sought for pamphleteer
Jail sought for pamphleteer BANDUNG: The government prosecution office is calling for a four-year jail term for a man alleged to have insulted President Soeharto through pamphlets he produced and distributed.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
More leaders hail release of Suu Kyi
More leaders hail release of Suu Kyi WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States, United Nations and Southeast Asian countries welcomed the release of Myanmarese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and saw the move was a step toward democracy by the military junta.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Worker's body found hanged
Worker's body found hanged JAKARTA (JP): The body of a welding shop worker was found hanging by the neck from the ceiling of his employer's home in Meruya Utara, West Jakarta, yesterday.Sources at the Kebon Jeruk police precinct said that the case is still under investigation to determine whether...
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Councilor wants graft at parking agency revealed
Councilor wants graft at parking agency revealed JAKARTA (JP): A senior city councilor demanded yesterday that the city administration reveal the results of its investigation into corruption among parking officials.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Cambodia's hight birth rate adds fuel to fire
Cambodia's hight birth rate adds fuel to fireBy Matthew Lee PHNOM PENH (AFP): Cambodia faces a population explosion unless strong measures are taken to educate the largely illiterate population about family planning, according to the United Nations.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
School costs a mounting burden
School costs a mounting burdenFrom MerdekaThe coming of a new academic year is always a headache for parents who struggle to keep up with the costs of enrolling their children in either government or private schools. Enrollment is only the beginning.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Cambodia to attend ASEAN meeting
Cambodia to attend ASEAN meeting KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Cambodia has taken preliminary steps to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and will attend an upcoming meeting of the group as an observer, a top Malaysian official said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Private producers slow to supply CPO
Private producers slow to supply CPO JAKARTA (JP): The chief of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) expressed concern that private sector producers have not been earnest in fulfilling their commitments to allocate crude palm oil (CPO) to a buffer stock.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: TaizoJP/26Japanese Ambassador for Indonesia Taizo Watanabe (right) shares a laugh with Indonesian tycoon Sofyan Wanandi (left) and his wife. The two met during the Japan Self Defense Forces Day program at the Japanese ambassador's residence on Jl. Daksa, Friday June 30.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
'More decentralization essential for Indonesia'
'More decentralization essential for Indonesia' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday stressed that Indonesia must reassess the role the central government plays in the country."In an increasingly fast changing and interdependent world, there will no place for a centralistic government, where...
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Vietnamese face U.S.-Vietnam ties
Vietnamese face U.S.-Vietnam tiesBy Karen Lowe LOS ANGELES (AFP): Many Vietnamese refugees in the United States seem sadly resigned to Washington normalizing ties with Hanoi, though some hope it will be the wedge to pry open their homeland to democracy.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Big drug bust on Bali
Big drug bust on Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Police have arrested a man believed to be one of the major drug suppliers on the holiday island.They seized 828 grams of heroin, with an estimated street value of Rp 240 million ($110,000), from the suspect, identified as 31-year-old YS of North Sumatran...
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
54,000 to attend independence bash at Monas
54,000 to attend independence bash at Monas JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is planning a big party at the National Monument (Monas) square on Aug. 19 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.Indonesia's 50th birthday will fall two days earlier, on Aug. 17.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Fire razes 145 houses
Fire razes 145 houses SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Nearly 1,000 people were left homeless by a fire which razed 145 houses in Tarakan, a city northeast of here, on Monday night, Antara reported yesterday.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Story To Remember 3:05 Music 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Around Us 4:30 Documentary Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05...
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Malaysia, RI call for an end to tin quota system
Malaysia, RI call for an end to tin quota system KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia said yesterday it would support Indonesia's call for an end to the quota system of the Association of Tin Producing Countries (ATPC) at a ministerial meeting in Bolivia in September.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Entrepreneurship drive to be launched today
Entrepreneurship drive to be launched today JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to launch a national entrepreneurship drive to coincide with today's celebration of Cooperatives Day.Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya said here yesterday that the main aim...
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Many out of TVRI's reach
Many out of TVRI's reach MANADO, North Sulawesi: More than half of the North Sulawesi population cannot tune in to TVRI, the state television station, because they live in areas known as "blind spots."The head of the TVRI Manado broadcasting station, Zainuddin Nabeng, said that in all, 53.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Pulp and paper plants in RI still hazardous
Pulp and paper plants in RI still hazardous JAKARTA (JP): Although they have been converted from the use of chlorine gas to organo-chlorine chemicals, all of Indonesia's pulp and paper plants continue to use toxic substances for bleaching, according to an Australian ecologist.
Wed, 12 Jul 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, 12 Jul 1995
Internet users warned over immorality
Internet users warned over immorality JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Internet users should be aware of the impact of the electronic media, Information Minister Harmoko said yesterday.The government wants Internet users to only look at the positive information not the negative, Harmoko told a press...
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Judge criticize police over Marsinah inquiry
Judge criticize police over Marsinah inquiry JAKARTA (JP): Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto criticized the police yesterday for pursuing their investigation of two men charged with the murder of labor activist Marsinah last year, despite the Supreme Court's decision to acquit them both.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
Awards planned for best public services
Awards planned for best public services JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to present awards to some of the country's top public service institutions, in connection with Indonesia's 50th independence anniversary this August.State Minister of Administrative Reform T.B.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
RP wants release of jailed maid
RP wants release of jailed maid DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - The Philippine ambassador to the United Arab Emirates said yesterday he has appealed for the immediate release of a Filipina maid jailed for seven years for killing her employer.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
World top stars to race Yogyakarta championships
World top stars to race Yogyakarta championships JAKARTA (JP): The top 15 finishers, after the France world moto cross championships, headed by Italian Alessandro Puzar, will see action when Yogyakarta hosts the 11th series of the world championships on July 30.
Wed, 12 Jul 1995
RI students in Europe call change
RI students in Europe call change JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian students in Europe sent a strong message home over the weekend, urging the government to respect freedom of expression as guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
BI unlikely to lower rates in line with U.S.
BI unlikely to lower rates in line with U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said here yesterday that lower interest rates in the United States are not likely to affect domestic rates."There will be no immediate adjustment.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Ciller's plan faces problems in parliament
Ciller's plan faces problems in parliamentBy Suna Erdem ANKARA (Reuter): Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Ciller is back at square one this week in her bid to democratize the country's constitution after a conservative alliance in parliament sniped relentlessly at her every proposal.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Asia-Pacific told to open up skies ahead of travel boom
Asia-Pacific told to open up skies ahead of travel boom SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia-Pacific nations were urged yesterday to adopt a bold and liberal multilateral aviation regime to ride on a 21st-century tourism boom fueled by Asian wanderlust.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Mails stuck in Denpasar
Mails stuck in Denpasar KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The local branch of PT Pos Indonesia, the state-owned post office, has decided to charter a special plane to transport approximately half a ton of mail for delivery to the province which has been piling up in Denpasar.Tenan P.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
NGOs target young people in anti-AIDS drive
NGOs target young people in anti-AIDS drive JAKARTA (JP): As sex becomes a common practice among city teenagers, non-government organizations are targeting young people in their anti-AIDS work.They are targeting junior and senior high school students, university students and young people who work...
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Banharn elected Thai party president
Banharn elected Thai party president BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai members of parliament elected a trusted stalwart of the Chart Thai party as their president yesterday with the power to nominate party leader Banharn Silpa-archa as the country's 21st prime minister.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
'Piracy surges in Indonesia'
'Piracy surges in Indonesia' KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Indonesia is witnessing a surge in piracy, with nearly a third of the world's sea robberies taking place in its water during the first five months of this year, an official report said yesterday.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Manado airport to be expanded
Manado airport to be expanded MANADO, North Sulawesi: The runway at the Sam Ratulangi airport will be extended later this year from 2,500 to 3,000 meters in anticipation of increased traffic by business executives between Manado and cities in the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Indonesia continues its losing streak
Indonesia continues its losing streak JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian team again failed to win in the second session after its 1-25 VP defeat by the Australian team in the 5th World Junior Bridge Team Championships in Kuta, Bali, on Sunday.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Pertamina to build lube oil plants
Pertamina to build lube oil plants JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company Pertamina will build four lube oil blending plants in cooperation with Mobil Oil of the United States, Shell of the Netherlands, Caltex of the United States, China Petroleum Company and domestic firms.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
PWI to defend 'Sinar' reporters charged with trespassing
PWI to defend 'Sinar' reporters charged with trespassing JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta branch of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) formed a team of lawyers yesterday to defend two reporters facing prosecution for trespassing while spying on a daughter of the late president Sukarno.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Govt to crack down on illegal gold mining
Govt to crack down on illegal gold mining JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon launch coordinated efforts to crack down on illegal gold miners in West Kalimantan, which have threatened to damage 50,000 hectares of forests, Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said yesterday.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Date set for Mantra's cremation
Date set for Mantra's cremation DENPASAR, Bali: The family of Ida Bagus Mantra, the former Bali governor who died last Friday, has set July 22 as the date for his cremation ceremony, popularly known as Ngaben.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
How will APEC reach its targets?
How will APEC reach its targets?By Anwar Nasution The following article is based on a paper presented at the Conference on the Future of Asia-Pacific, held in Tokyo, 30 May-2 June 1995, jointly organized by George Washington University and Yomiuri Shimbun.
Tue, 11 Jul 1995
Islamic schools included in compulsory program
Islamic schools included in compulsory program JAKARTA (JP): The government expects all Islamic schools to take part in the compulsory education program implemented since last year.Andi Rasdiyanah, director general of development of Islamic Institutions of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, told...