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Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Students to establish anti-AIDS foundation
Students to establish anti-AIDS foundation JAKARTA (JP): Senior high school students in the city plan to establish a forum for exchanging ideas about means of preventing the spread of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Garuda to carry new local routes next month
Garuda to carry new local routes next month JAKARTA (JP): The country's flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, will resume on July 1 serving three domestic routes which are currently served by its subsidiary, Merpati Nusantara Airlines, an executive says.
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Govt urged to abolish permit rules
Govt urged to abolish permit rules JAKARTA (JP): Nine non-governmental organizations, led by the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute and the Indonesian Forum for Environment, yesterday urged the House of Representatives to abolish all laws which require people to obtain official permits for various...
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Govt wants university to solve crisis
Govt wants university to solve crisis JAKARTA (JP): The government has expressed serious concern over the ongoing turmoil besetting Satya Wacana Christian University, but has indicated that solving the dispute is an internal matter for the university."Every (private) university has its own statutes.
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Should political prisoners be pardoned?
Should political prisoners be pardoned? As the nation celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, its conscience turns to three well-known political prisoners. Mulyana W. Kusumah examines the judiciary instruments that deal with this issue.
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Amien says Muhammadiyah has no conflicts
Amien says Muhammadiyah has no conflicts JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Muhammadiyah reformist Moslem organization, Amien Rais, denies any internal rift occurring in connection with next month's chairmanship election.
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Foreign telecoms operators
Foreign telecoms operators For the first time in Indonesia's 50-year history, foreign companies will be allowed to directly provide domestic public telecommunications services. This will be done under 15-year joint operation contracts with the state domestic telecommunications monopoly, Telkom,...
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
RI, U.S. to promote cooperation
RI, U.S. to promote cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto (center), as well as A.R. Ramly (left), adviser, and Tony Agus Ardie (right), chairman, of the Indonesia-U.S.
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Former governors criticize Manggarai project
Former governors criticize Manggarai project JAKARTA (JP): Former Jakarta governors have criticized the plan to build a massive integrated transport terminal in Manggarai, South Jakarta, saying it is in contradiction with the existing city development plan.
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Forensic lab goes high-tech
Forensic lab goes high-techBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Only a few people know that the National Police's Forensic Laboratory Center is home to an array of the world's latest forensic technologies."We dare to claim that our laboratory is the best police forensic laboratory in Southeast Asia," said...
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Regular checks on pay phones
Regular checks on pay phones JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta office of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom will check on the condition of its pay phones in public places twice a week.Office chief Rizal Saat said yesterday that the he has 300 female employees to check on public...
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Investors favor short-term fixed income instruments
Investors favor short-term fixed income instruments JAKARTA (JP): Lehman Brothers Asia Limited of the United States has discovered that institutional investors in Indonesia favor short-term fixed-income instruments.Lehman Brothers' vice president and head of credit research, Stephen M.
Fri, 23 Jun 1995
Indonesia to host philately expo
Indonesia to host philately expo BANDUNG, West Java: Indonesia will host the eighth Asia- Pacific philately exhibition, to be held in Jakarta from Aug. 19 to 20.The head of the postal service's public relations department, Sutjipto, said here yesterday that his office is organizing the "Jakarta...
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
48 tollway bidders passed
48 tollway bidders passed JAKARTA (JP): Out of the 87 consortia filing bids with the government for the construction of 19 tollway segments in Java and Sumatra, only 48 met the requirements, PT Jasa Marga, the state-owned highway company, announced yesterday.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Surjadi promises cleaner bureaucracy
Surjadi promises cleaner bureaucracy JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja pledged yesterday to straighten out the bureaucracy and improve public service in an effort to make the city one of the world's foremost cities.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
IFC gives $115m in equity to RI firms
IFC gives $115m in equity to RI firms JAKARTA (JP): The International Financial Corporation (IFC), an affiliate of the World Bank, has provided US$115.01 million in equity participation and another $296.88 million in loans to Indonesian private companies as of March.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Art week opens tomorrow
Art week opens tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja is scheduled to open Arts Week at the Jakarta Arts Institute here tomorrow.The festival organized by institute will feature various arts performances, music shows, dances, bazaars, photo exhibitions, seminars and demonstrations.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Christie's works: Light and shadow on bamboo
Christie's works: Light and shadow on bambooBy Benito Lopulalan DENPASAR, Bali (JP): "I've grown up with bamboo, in Georgia," Allison Christie said at the Agung Rai Museum of Arts in Ubud where she is exhibiting twenty water colors, all depicting bamboo in light and shadow.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Instilling learning discipline in schools worth retaining
Instilling learning discipline in schools worth retainingBy John Phillips This is the first of two articles exploring the good and bad sides of American and Indonesian school learning processes. YOGYAKARTA (JP): My wife, Ati, and I can hardly contain ourselves in our pride about our two daughters...
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
KL ready for explosion in an aged population
KL ready for explosion in an aged population KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Fewer births and longer lives will mean elderly Malaysians will make up a growing percentage of the population in the next few decades, pitting the government and social groups in a debate over who will bear the burden of caring for...
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Neighbors rescue burned bride
Neighbors rescue burned bride BOMBAY (AFP): Neighbors rescued a Bombay bride of one month who was set on fire by suspicious in-laws who "doubted her character," reports said yesterday.Newspapers said Meena Sawant's parents-in-law poured gasoline on her and set her alight late Tuesday as they...
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Why demolished?
Why demolished?From Media IndonesiaHistorical facts show that the Proclamation building, situated at 56 Jl. Pegangsaan Timur, Jakarta, is where Bung Karno, flanked by Bung Hatta, proclaimed Indonesia's independence, on Friday, Aug. 17, 1945, at 10 a.m.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
28,000 to start apprenticeships
28,000 to start apprenticeships JAKARTA (JP): About 28 high school students will participate in the apprenticeship programs organized by the city education office to teach practical skills during the current month-long holiday.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Govt close to choosing firms to build subway
Govt close to choosing firms to build subway JAKARTA (JP): The investment value of the Jakarta subway project, which will start construction early next year, is currently being calculated by the government, Governor Suryadi Soedirdja said yesterday.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Canadian naval ship in town
Canadian naval ship in town JAKARTA (JP): Canada's newest ship, which it proudly claims as "one of the world's most technologically advanced", will visit Jakarta from June 23 through 25.The Halifax class frigate HMCS Regina commissioned on Sept. 30, 1994, can carry 224 sailors.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Ministry vows to end exam scam
Ministry vows to end exam scam JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has promised to handle the complaints from some parents that their children's final scores have been tampered with."We have asked for a report from the West Java office of the ministry," Zainal A.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
'Active learning method' to be reviewed: Minister
'Active learning method' to be reviewed: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The 15-year-old "active learning method" is being evaluated amid doubts of its ineffectiveness, due to problems in changing old teaching and learning ways.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Over 4,000 deployed for discipline drive
Over 4,000 deployed for discipline drive JAKARTA (JP): The City Military Command has mobilized 4,600 officers and volunteers to reinforce the implementation of the city administration's discipline campaign.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
UNICEF noble performance
UNICEF noble performance The Jakarta Post of June 15, 1995, on the front page, raised the acute problem of the malnutrition of Indonesian children, that was divulged by a recent Progress of Nations report issued by UNICEF.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Man to destroy own horses
Man to destroy own horses SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesian horse-owner Herry Cahayadi Si has threatened to destroy all his horses if the Malayan Racing Association (MRA) bars him from entering its four clubs, The Straits Times reported yesterday.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Newsprint price to increase 35% next month
Newsprint price to increase 35% next month JAKARTA (JP): The producers and consumers of newsprint agreed yesterday on a 35.88 percent increase in the price of newsprint to Rp 2,310 (US1.03) per kilogram for the July-September period, from the current level of Rp 1,700.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Official admits error in detaining 9-year-old boy
Official admits error in detaining 9-year-old boy JAKARTA (JP): A senior Ministry of Justice official admitted yesterday that it was wrong for the authorities to have put a nine-year-old boy in a Yogyakarta correctional institution designed for adults.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Bad debts higher in April: Bank Indonesia
Bad debts higher in April: Bank Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The number of bad loans at commercial banks rose again to 4.24 percent of total outstanding credits as of April, up from 3.99 in December and 3.88 percent in September last year.Governor of Bank Indonesia J.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Govt to investigate Bank Papan takeover
Govt to investigate Bank Papan takeover JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said here yesterday that the government is investigating the controversial takeover of the publicly-listed Bank Papan Sejahtera.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Jakarta to host baseball meet
Jakarta to host baseball meet JAKARTA (JP): Ten countries from the Asia-Pacific region are expected to take part in the Far East Little League Baseball championships to be held here July 29 to Aug. 7.Indonesia will be represented by Jakarta Little League.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Policemen jailed for leasing guns, desertion
Policemen jailed for leasing guns, desertion JAKARTA (JP): The city military tribunal sentenced yesterday two policemen to 45 months and three months for leasing guns and desertion.A panel of three judges, led by Army Col.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Western view
Western view Here is a tale showing how some Westerners view the world.A Scottish acquaintance, a year after arriving in Jakarta, asked me if I knew any other expatriates, as she was trying to enlarge her circle of friends.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Fishery exports to increase 15%
Fishery exports to increase 15% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects fishery export revenues to increase 15 percent this year to US$1.91 billion, despite unfavorable conditions for such commodities as shrimp and tuna, a senior official said.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Sakra Bima to expand despite criticisms
Sakra Bima to expand despite criticisms JAKARTA (JP): PT Sakra Bima Mandala, a private company handling the administration of payments for vehicle registration documents, has not been deterred by recent criticism of its monopoly of the service.
Thu, 22 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 University 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, 22 Jun 1995
Mitra Global to invest $724m in Central Java
Mitra Global to invest $724m in Central Java JAKARTA (JP): PT Mitra Global Telekomunikasi Indonesia, a consortium which this week won a contract to install 400,000 telephone lines in Central Java, plans to invest A$1 billion (US$724 million) in the next three to four years in the project.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 21 1995: Shares Close Change Volume ---------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,200 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,275 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 3,100 -50 102,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,000 0...
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Legislators warn of envy
Legislators warn of envy JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives are urging the management of the plush Sentul race circuit, about 40 kilometers south of here, to employ local residents to avoid social envy.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Towards a new spirit in local architecture
Towards a new spirit in local architectureBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Almost ten years ago Udo Kultermann, professor of architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, wrote, in his essay "Architecture in Southeast Asia 2: Indonesia" (Mimar 21, July-Sept.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Government bans not lawful: Rights body
Government bans not lawful: Rights body JAKARTA (JP): The Secretary General of the National Commission on Human Rights said yesterday that the government's recent bans on people making public speeches and bans on seminars and cultural performances are illegal.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Finance Minister ready to fight rising inflation
Finance Minister ready to fight rising inflation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad declared war on inflation yesterday, citing its climb to more than five percent during the first five months of this year.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: ConcertJP/27BIRTHDAY CONCERT: Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djoyonegoro (front row, fourth right), his wife Atiek Wardiman (left of the minister), and former minister of education and culture Fuad Hassan (front row, second left) listen to a performance of nyatrik...
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
SOKSI to review presidential succession
SOKSI to review presidential succession JAKARTA (JP): One of the mass organizations that form the basis of Golkar, SOKSI, will review this week the national preparations for a change in presidency, which its chairman, Suhardiman, says could still happen in 1998.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Thirteen sailors still missing
Thirteen sailors still missing KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Thirteen sailors on the KM Sinar Samudra freighter, which capsized in the Linta Strait off Flores Island on Sunday, were still missing as of yesterday.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
U.S. supports APEC goals
U.S. supports APEC goals SINGAPORE (Reuter): The United States and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum said yesterday that Washington was firmly committed to APEC's proposed regional free-trade targets of 2010 and 2020.The U.S.