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Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Use of Bahasa Indonesia
Use of Bahasa Indonesia A mistake frequently made by foreigners with rudimentary Indonesian is to refer to the Indonesian language as Bahasa. It is unfortunate to see a quality newspaper like The Jakarta Post make the same mistake (Bahasa must coexist with other languages, The Jakarta Post, June...
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Fictitious bank reports
Fictitious bank reports Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier's disclosure on Tuesday that several banks had filed fictitious financial reports was not a complete surprise. The findings of the tax auditors only serve to confirm pervasive rumors that many banks and companies, notably those which have...
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
'Piracy on high seas becomes a major threat'
'Piracy on high seas becomes a major threat' KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indonesian ports, East African waters and the triangle between Hong Kong, Luzon in the Philippines and Hainan in China are becoming hotbeds for piracy, which is increasing worldwide, a top maritime official said yesterday.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Prajogo to pursue bid for CASH, despite rejection
Prajogo to pursue bid for CASH, despite rejection JAKARTA (JP): Prajogo Pangestu, the majority shareholder of the publicly-listed timber giant PT Barito Pacific Timber, said yesterday he will pursue his bid for Malaysia's Construction and Supplies House (CASH) despite a rejection over the deal.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Permadi trial set for July 6
Permadi trial set for July 6 YOGYAKARTA: The authorities have set July 6 as the first day of the trial of popular mystic Permadi Satrio Wiwoho on charges of blasphemy.The trial is widely expected to draw a huge crowd because of Permadi's popularity and the nature of the controversy.Lt. Col.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Pembangunan Jaya Ancol to reclaim 300 ha coast
Pembangunan Jaya Ancol to reclaim 300 ha coast JAKARTA (JP): PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol plans to reclaim 300 hectares of the Ancol coast over the next 10 years to expand its famed Ancol Dreamland, the company announced yesterday.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Horas bah?
Horas bah? Having read Aloysius Haryono's letter Javanese language (The Jakarta Post, June 1, 1995) in response to a reader's opinion about his mother tongue, I think it is not fair for him to use a mistaken expression from another local language as a comparison.Mr.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Govt tells PDI leaders to end bickering
Govt tells PDI leaders to end bickering JAKARTA (JP): The government, professing neutrality in the endless bickering within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), urged party leaders yesterday to resolve the conflict before Indonesia's 50th anniversary of independence on Aug. 17.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Indonesia defends appointment of envoy to Australia
Indonesia defends appointment of envoy to Australia JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday defended the appointment of Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.B.L. Mantiri as Indonesia's next ambassador to Australia after criticisms were voiced by some parties in Australia.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Malaysian, S'porean bosses raise wages of RI workers
Malaysian, S'porean bosses raise wages of RI workers JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian and Singaporean employment agencies finally agreed yesterday to raise the minimum wages of Indonesian workers hired in their countries.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
N. Jakarta police gets new chief
N. Jakarta police gets new chief JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo yesterday installed Lt. Col. Abu Bakar Nataprawira, 44, as the new head of the North Jakarta police precinct.Abu Bakar replace Lt. Col.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Medco Energi to buy Lasmo's Malacca Straits
Medco Energi to buy Lasmo's Malacca Straits JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed oil company PT Medco Energi Corporation is acquiring a 23.4 percent interest in the Malacca Straits Production Sharing Contracts area from Lasmo Oil (Malacca Straits) Ltd. of Britain and its affiliates.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Postmaster named as tourism minister
Postmaster named as tourism minister MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday named Eduardo Pilapil, the Philippines' postmaster general, as the new secretary of the Tourism Department, replacing incumbent Vicente Carlos who has resigned.
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
Man makes oath of silence
Man makes oath of silence JAKARTA (JP): A 36-year-old man in Tangerang has made an oath of silence to last 50 days to demonstrate his concern over corruption, soaring paper and cement prices, as well as the suppression of the freedom of expression.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Hanil leasing sets up joint financial venture
Hanil leasing sets up joint financial venture JAKARTA (JP): The Hanil Leasing Company Ltd. of South Korea and its Hong Kong-based Hanil Leasing & Finance Ltd. affiliate have joined with PT Bakrie Capitanindo Corporation to establish a financial company, PT Hanil Bakrie Finance Corporation.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Bekasi bus terminal expansion necessary
Bekasi bus terminal expansion necessary BEKASI (JP): The notorious traffic congestion in and around the 1.3 hectare bus terminal has reach such a level that the Bekasi administration plans to expand the terminal.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Three killed by pesticides
Three killed by pesticides BOGOR, West Java: An elderly woman and two children from Sinangbhakti village died after taking a drink of coffee contaminated by pesticides.Mrs. Acih, 50, and her grandchildren, Fitri, 5, and Rudi, 3, were found last Friday in bad condition by neighbors, who then took...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Police chief supports Sakra Bima's business
Police chief supports Sakra Bima's business JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro has thrown his weight behind a controversial move by a firm working with the city police to tie up with little-known banks.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Protest over France's nuclear test
Protest over France's nuclear test JAKARTA (JP): More than 40 environmental activists staged a protest outside the French embassy yesterday, calling on the government to break off diplomatic ties with Paris and for a boycott of French products if France goes ahead with its plan to conduct nuclear...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
President Ramos score well on economic front
President Ramos score well on economic frontBy Cecil Morella MANILA (AFP): Filipinos no longer curse the dark, and renewed investor confidence has ushered a modest economic rebound as Fidel Ramos reaches the half-way mark tomorrow of his six-year term.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 28, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,250 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,275 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 3,200 25 244,500 Aneka Kimia...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Over 90 buildings to be demolished
Over 90 buildings to be demolished JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta mayoralty has ordered the demolition of 92 buildings, which are in violation of the government's regulation on city development.Chief of the mayoralty's development supervision agency Adi Sarnadi, said yesterday that the crackdown on...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Hyundai to raise loan
Hyundai to raise loan SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Hyundai Electronics America Inc. (HEA) will issue floating rate notes (FRNs) worth US$340 million July 10 in Hong Kong, an official said here yesterday.The FRN float by HEA, an American subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics Co.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Ulemas protest striptease show
Ulemas protest striptease show SURABAYA: Chairman of the local branch of Indonesian Council of Ulemas KH Misbach called on the provincial administration to ban striptease shows in a number of pubs, night clubs and karaoke bars.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Singapore expects lower economic growth in 1995
Singapore expects lower economic growth in 1995 SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's economic growth is expected to moderate to seven-to-eight percent in 1995, lower than that projected by the government, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Soybean cake imports raised
Soybean cake imports raised JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday instructed a boost in imports of soybean cake to cut down the prices of cattle feed.State Secretary Moerdiono was quoted by Antara as saying that Soeharto has asked for imports of more soybean cake -- an important ingredient in...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Malaysian bosses unwilling to raise RI workers' wages
Malaysian bosses unwilling to raise RI workers' wages JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian employers are unwilling to raise the minimum wage of Indonesian workers hired in their country because of their low skill levels.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Psychic disturbance and the power of 'Pulp Fiction'
Psychic disturbance and the power of 'Pulp Fiction'By Jason Tedjasukmana JAKARTA (JP): Imagine turning over a rock and finding that the weevils underneath are all wielding 9mm handguns. Such a sensation awaits viewers of Pulp Fiction, a long-awaited release that will rescue Jakartans from the...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Govt to review plywood export mechanism
Govt to review plywood export mechanism JAKARTA (JP): Trade Minister S.B. Joedono said yesterday that Indonesia's plywood export system was being evaluated to reinvigorate exports, which have been declining steadily since last year.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Malaysian booters held for bribery
Malaysian booters held for bribery KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian police yesterday arrested five premier league footballers as part of the clampdown on match- fixing which has so far led to the detention of some 150 soccer players and officials.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
KL 5th largest rubber consumer
KL 5th largest rubber consumer KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, once the world's top natural rubber producer, has emerged as the world's fifth largest consumer of the commodity as it focuses more on developing rubber-based products, officials said.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
New sports savings scheme criticized
New sports savings scheme criticized JAKARTA (JP): The raising of funds for sports development is yet again enveloped in controversy.The sale of disinfectant swabs for cleaning telephones by the Danubian Rungkaya Foundation, which claims to have obtained a license to monopolize the business, has...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Vanuatu PM to arrive on Sunday
Vanuatu PM to arrive on Sunday JAKARTA (JP): The Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Maxime Carlot Korman, will arrive in Indonesia on Sunday for a three-day official visit which will be highlighted by the opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
'Waiting-list' haj pilgrims asked to re-register
'Waiting-list' haj pilgrims asked to re-register JAKARTA (JP): Approximately 40,000 haj applicants who failed to go on pilgrimage the last time around will be required to re- register between July 1 and August 31 in order to qualify for next year's haj season.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Deforestation at alarming level
Deforestation at alarming level KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Governor Herman Musakabe says the degree of deforestation in the province has reached an alarming level and needs to be dealt with seriously."Reforestation efforts should be conducted annually," Herman was quoted by the Antara news agency...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Volunteers to replace troops in East Timor
Volunteers to replace troops in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to withdraw two battalions of troops currently stationed in East Timor and replace them with volunteers recruited from among the local people.Minister of Security and Defense Gen. (ret.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
SC rejects Prajogo deal
SC rejects Prajogo deal KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Construction & Supplies House Bhd (CASH) has confirmed market rumors that a proposed reverse takeover of the company by Indonesian tycoon Prajogo Pangestu has been rejected by the Securities Commission (SC).
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
No relative of Tjakraningrat
No relative of Tjakraningrat I am seeking some clarification on particular points in the Insight column by Mulyana W. Kusumah (The Jakarta Post, June 23, 1995), dealing with the subject of pardon for political prisoners.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
30 years of 'Kompas'
30 years of 'Kompas' It was typically in the style of Kompas to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its existence by inviting the advertising community and its distribution agents to its celebration yesterday. Some of the invited guests came with their families to a big party at a five-star hotel.
Thu, 29 Jun 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, 29 Jun 1995
Foreigners swindle with hypnosis
Foreigners swindle with hypnosis PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial police office is investigating the case of three citizens of Malta who reportedly swindled locals using techniques of hypnosis.Antara reported Chief Col.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Assistance for Fatmawati hospital
Assistance for Fatmawati hospital JAKARTA (JP): The Australian government together with the Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters and Bethesda Hospital of Victoria has provided a grant of Rp 26.7 million (US$11,000) to the Fatmawati Hospital to renovate its hydrotherapy pool.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Achieving standards of quality, the ISO 9000 (2)
Achieving standards of quality, the ISO 9000 (2)By Simon Potter This is the second of three articles on ISO 9000, the international quality system standard. It looks at how to implement an ISO 9000 quality system in your facility.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Use of foreign language
Use of foreign language I have recently returned from a trip to Eastern Indonesia and would like to add my comments to the ban-English move among the xenophobes in Jakarta.Other than the "How low can you go?" question posted everywhere, the Coca Cola signs and the pervasive Kentucky Fried Chicken...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Fake health cards sold
Fake health cards sold BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Two local officials of the South Muko-Muko subdistrict in North Bengkulu have reportedly sold thousands of health cards, instead of distributing them free to residents.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Chocky's Challenge 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 Science 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...
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
National lifters to Asian meet
National lifters to Asian meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's weight lifters and body builders are hoping to put preparations for the 18th Southeast Asian Games into a higher gear when they enter the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Pusan, South Korea, tomorrow.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
'Pancasila democracy maturing'
'Pancasila democracy maturing' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Pancasila democracy is now in the process of reaching maturity, although some segments of society remain dissatisfied, Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat said yesterday.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
RI to meet Denmark in world bridge meet
RI to meet Denmark in world bridge meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will meet Denmark in the opening round of the 5th World Junior Bridge Team Championships on July 8 in Bali, the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) announced yesterday.
Thu, 29 Jun 1995
Freeport sells plane, aviation assets
Freeport sells plane, aviation assets JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia announced here yesterday that it has sold some of its aviation-related assets in return for cash and an equity stake in a newly formed entity, PT Airfast Aviation Facilities Company (AVCO).