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Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Banks forge reports, evade taxes
Banks forge reports, evade taxes JAKARTA (JP): A number of private banks manipulate their financial reports to evade tax payments, Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier disclosed yesterday.Fuad refused to name which banks were engaged in such practices but said that one of them was caught "red-handed"...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Successful in Asia Zone, Utut joins elite circle
Successful in Asia Zone, Utut joins elite circle JAKARTA (JP): A year of endless efforts deserved a reward as Indonesia's Utut Adianto finally assured himself of a coveted place in the world's society of Super Grand Master.The memorable moment came after his impressive win in the Asia Zone 3.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Investors want cement price reference removed
Investors want cement price reference removed JAKARTA (JP): Investors planning to set up cement plants in Indonesia suggested yesterday that the government abandon the use of local references on the pricing of cement.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Fighting corruption and collusion
Fighting corruption and collusion According to Dr. Anwar Nasution, an observer of economic affairs, the practice of collusion could have far-reaching effects on the Indonesian economy. Japan, for instance, once threatened it would no longer invest capital in Indonesia because of the huge costs...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Manggarai plan faces criticisms
Manggarai plan faces criticisms JAKARTA (JP): House members criticized yesterday the government's plan to build a major integrated transport terminal in Manggarai, South Jakarta, insisting that every detail of the project should be clear and transparent.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Boxer pledged house as reward
Boxer pledged house as reward JAKARTA (JP): Adrianus Taroreh, the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight champion, will soon find his dream of owning a house come true thanks to North Sulawesi Governor E.E. Mangindaan.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Indonesian food items more popular in Holland
Indonesian food items more popular in HollandBy Solita Sarwono AMSTERDAM (JP): An Indonesian friend came to Holland for a postgraduate study program. Besides books, she brought with her a big bottle of sweet soya sauce.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Houses for fishermen
Houses for fishermen UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tanjung has pledged support and assistance for the local administration's plan to build 400 houses for poor fishermen.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Lopes suspects foul play at Vienna meeting
Lopes suspects foul play at Vienna meeting JAKARTA (JP): A senior East Timorese politician suspects foul play in the wording of the final declaration for the All- Inclusive East Timor Dialog that took place earlier this month.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Role of NGOs
Role of NGOsFrom Media IndonesiaVarious newspapers published the statement on NGOs made by the Commander of the Jakarta Military Command during a seminar in Jakarta. The statement, among other things, said that the wrong perception of NGOs must be changed.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Japan strives to win over Indonesian students
Japan strives to win over Indonesian students JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to lure Indonesian students away from the United States and other countries for overseas study, Japanese educational institutes held their sixth annual exhibition last weekend.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Imposing export tax on paper not essential: Mar'ie
Imposing export tax on paper not essential: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad hinted yesterday that he would not introduce a tax instrument to curb exports of paper in spite of the current shortage of supply.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Legislator calls for termination of national exam
Legislator calls for termination of national exam JAKARTA (JP): Following reports of manipulation of elementary school pupils' final scores, a legislator has suggested that the government scrap the national examinations altogether.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
City Hall promises to consult House on major projects
City Hall promises to consult House on major projects JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja assured yesterday that no major development project in the city will start without prior consultation with the House of Representatives.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995
Housing developer may lose permit
Housing developer may lose permit JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is threatening to revoke the development permit granted to PT Setdco Grahamandura to build a US$400 million condominium in Tebet, South Jakarta, unless the firm also builds low-cost flats for low-income people.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Jetro survey wide of the mark: Sanyoto
Jetro survey wide of the mark: Sanyoto JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said yesterday that the latest survey of the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro), which describes Indonesia's bureaucratic procedures and customs services as the most difficult in ASEAN,...
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
E. Jakarta terminal to be expanded
E. Jakarta terminal to be expanded JAKARTA (JP): The Kampung Rambutan bus station in East Jakarta will be expanded to accommodate a section dedicated to inter-city buses, an official said yesterday.J.P.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Telecom acquisition planned
Telecom acquisition planned SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Telecom, the largest publicly- listed company in this city state, is to acquire a 24.5 percent stake in Australia's long distance telephone company AAP Telecommunications Pty. Ltd. (AAPT), it was announced here.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
International kites to fly in RI sky
International kites to fly in RI sky JAKARTA (JP): It remains uncertain when, exactly, the tradition of kite flying began in Indonesia. There is no historical record found concerning this meaningful pastime.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Women's dress
Women's dress Lenah Susianty's letter Why not regulate men's dress? (The Jakarta Post, June 5, 1995), prompts me to make some comments. Lenah Susianty was responding to an earlier letter by Zamroni Mahsun published in Gatra magazine and reprinted in The Jakarta Post on June 1, 1995, under the...
Tue, 27 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.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
My car stolen
My car stolenFrom Pikiran RakyatOn Wednesday, April 5, 1995 at about 2.30 a.m. my Saloon car, Corolla SE, was stolen from the parking lot of Asia-Afrika Plaza (Discotheque) on Jl. Alkateri, Bandung. Following a careful examination, I found that the theft was masterminded by my friend, who shared...
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Bukaka, Singtel win E. Indonesia contract
Bukaka, Singtel win E. Indonesia contract JAKARTA (JP): The government has selected a consortium led by Indonesia's Bukaka Group and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. as the winner of the joint operation contract for the telecommunications network in Indonesia's eastern islands.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Middle class will stay quiet until crisis
Middle class will stay quiet until crisis JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian middle class is an established, albeit latent, political force that will remain dormant until prompted by a national crisis, noted political thinker Jusuf Wanandi said yesterday.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
'50% of paper, pulp plants polluters'
'50% of paper, pulp plants polluters' JAKARTA (JP): The Environmental Impact Management Agency (Bapedal) has reported that half of the 62 paper and pulp plants here routinely pollute the environment.Deputy chairman Nabiel Makarim told a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) here yesterday...
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Golkar aims to win over women to retain majority
Golkar aims to win over women to retain majority JAKARTA (JP): After months of extensive campaigning for the support of villagers and the poor, including beggars and shoe polishers, Golkar is now targeting women.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Separatism fears haunt regional autonomy plan
Separatism fears haunt regional autonomy plan JAKARTA (JP): Fears of renewed separatism and the trauma of federalism have continued to haunt the government as it launched this year a long standing plan to give the regions greater autonomy, experts said yesterday.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Sumarecon cancels sales
Sumarecon cancels sales JAKARTA (JP): PT Sumarecon Agung, a publicly-listed real estate developer, has canceled its plans to establish more apartments due to weakening demand, the company said in a repot yesterday.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Waste dumped in Aikwa river
Waste dumped in Aikwa river JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The provincial Jaya administration has decided to allow PT Freeport Indonesia, a copper mining company, to dispose of its waste into the Aikwa river in the Mimika subdistrict, Fak-Fak regency.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Vehicle office's new move not a blow for brokers
Vehicle office's new move not a blow for brokers JAKARTA (JP): City police may have simplified the notoriously complicated procedures for renewing registration of motor vehicles, but for the brokers who have long been involved in the registration process it is business as usual.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
ASEAN formula could work elsewhere: Experts
ASEAN formula could work elsewhere: Experts JAKARTA (JP): After its successful adoption by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the concept of "regional resilience" should now be touted as a possible paradigm for regional security arrangements in other parts of the world, Indonesian...
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
KONI designs another fund-raising program
KONI designs another fund-raising program JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) is designing a new fund raising program to replace Tapornas, the controversial bank savings account scheme, in order to come up with the huge budget set for national sports development.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Environment and mass transit interlink
Environment and mass transit interlinkBy Dr. Bambang S. Pujantiyo JAKARTA (JP): In selecting and determining a type of mass public transportation, there is much to be considered. But the most important matter is selecting which type has the biggest positive impact and the smallest negative impact.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Gus Dur supports progressive tax
Gus Dur supports progressive tax WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): Noted Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid, popularly known as Gus Dur, said yesterday that he supported the idea of introducing more progressive tax rates, whereby the wealthy contribute more to state coffers than the less well to do.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: Willing And Abel 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Economic News 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05 Drama 9:00 World...
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Use gas for fuel
Use gas for fuelFrom Bisnis IndonesiaJakarta city buses are always overcrowded. This is accepted as an ordinary daily phenomenon by commuters, as long as they can get to their place of work on time. The condition is worsened by cigarette smoke puffed out by bus passengers.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Apartment dwellers demand compensation
Apartment dwellers demand compensation JAKARTA (JP): Former occupants of the low-cost Rawabilal residential and business apartments in Tebet, South Jakarta, demanded that city-owned developer PD Sarana Jaya compensate them for the homes the company illegally demolished.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Canada consulate open in Surabaya
Canada consulate open in Surabaya SURABAYA, East Java: Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien has appointed Alim Markus, president of an Indonesian plastic goods manufacturer, an honorary Canadian consul in Surabaya.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Laborers' case adjourned
Laborers' case adjourned JAKARTA (JP): The hearing of a law suit filed by laborers against the city government was adjourned yesterday, with the judge saying that the plaintiff's dossier was imprecise.Presiding judge Benjamin Mangkoedilaga said the session would be reopened after the plaintiff,...
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Discotheque catches fire
Discotheque catches fire JAKARTA (JP): All shops at the Glodok Jaya shopping center in Mangga Dua, West Jakarta, were closed yesterday after a fire at the Regent Discotheque on the 9th floor of the building in the early hours of the morning.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
SE Asian fund endorsed
SE Asian fund endorsed MANILA (AFP): Senior officials from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have endorsed the proposal for a special fund for an East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA), Philippine Finance Secretary Roberto De Ocampo said yesterday.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
House calls for action on port
House calls for action on port JAKARTA (JP): House members voiced concern yesterday over the havoc at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port, saying that privately- managed terminal operators should be dissolved, if necessary.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Kazakhstan President ends visit
Kazakhstan President ends visit DENPASAR, Bali: Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his wife Sara concluded their official five-day visit here yesterday, departing for home from the Ngurah Rai Airport.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Taxi passenger assaulted
Taxi passenger assaulted On Tuesday afternoon, June 6, 1995, at approximately 2.30 p.m., a colleague and I hailed a President taxi on Jl. Pecenongan in Central Jakarta. Our destination was Jl. Lautze near Pasar Baru.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Chase closes financing for Poiton
Chase closes financing for Poiton JAKARTA (JP): Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. of the United States announced yesterday that the syndication has closed for the financing of two coal-fired power units with a combined generation capacity of 1,230 megawatts in Paiton, East Java.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Police arrest naked couples
Police arrest naked couples JAKARTA (JP): A dozen of uniformed police officers stormed the Tonight Bar, which is allegedly also used as a massage parlor, and arrested four naked couples last week, police said yesterday.Police also detained a suspected panderer.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Jakarta needs strict, consistent law enforcement
Jakarta needs strict, consistent law enforcement JAKARTA (JP): The city administration should improve law enforcement to overcome the numerous social problems emerging along with rapid economic development, two observers say.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Seoul-Denpasar direct flights open
Seoul-Denpasar direct flights open DENPASAR, Bali: Governor Ida Bagus Oka says the direct flights from Seoul to Jakarta via Denpasar to begin next month are expected to increase the number of South Korean visitors to the island.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Malaysia's robots to go on duty
Malaysia's robots to go on duty KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will produce its first robots in two years to tap rubber and harvest oil palm, Bernama news agency reported yesterday.The acute labor shortage in local plantations spurred the authorities to set up a 12 million ringgit (US$4.
Tue, 27 Jun 1995
Alatas says no to talks on South China Sea border
Alatas says no to talks on South China Sea border JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas dismissed yesterday an offer from a Chinese official to discuss border delineation in the South China Sea, saying that Indonesia and China did not share any border in the area.