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Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Automobile sales slump following deregulation
Automobile sales slump following deregulation JAKARTA (JP): Last month's deregulatory measures, which cut back tariffs on imported vehicles, has caused a decline in automobile sales of up to 30 percent.Chairman of the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association Herman Z.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Perumka to lay more tracks
Perumka to lay more tracks JAKARTA (JP): The state railway company Perusahaan Umum Kereta Api (Perumka) will complete the construction of 6,908 kilometers of railway tracks in Java and Sumatra by the year 2000, the firm's director said yesterday.
Thu, 22 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, 22 Jun 1995
Portuguese invited to take part in youth march
Portuguese invited to take part in youth march JAKARTA (JP): The people of Portugal have been invited to take part in the National Youth March in July and August, which is being planned as part of the celebrations surrounding Indonesia's 50th anniversary of independence.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Kemayoran residents seek councilors' help
Kemayoran residents seek councilors' help JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Kebon Kosong and Gunung Sahari Selatan subdistricts in Central Jakarta urged city councilors yesterday to help them get fair compensation for property the government plans to use to create an ultramodern township.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Islands cut off after quake
Islands cut off after quake KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Two small islands have been virtually cut off from the rest of the world since Saturday's powerful earthquake shook the Flores island and its surroundings.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
A show of immaturity?
A show of immaturity? This country has been called a place where anything can happen, although many things are impossible. In Indonesia, so the notion goes, one can see both possibility and impossibility at work.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Improve Timor scene: Alatas
Improve Timor scene: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): The international solution to the East Timor problem depends to a large extent on Indonesia's ability to develop the province and to improve its human rights record there, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
No license for executive ferry
No license for executive ferry SERANG, West Java: A local ferry operator has failed to secure the license to operate a luxury liner linking Merak with Bakauheni because the ship is still flying a Panamanian flag.Merak port chief administrator H.M. Thamrin A.R.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Alatas puzzled over exclusion from ocean forum
Alatas puzzled over exclusion from ocean forum JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that he was puzzled by Indonesia's exclusion from a recent meeting in Mauritius to form an Indian Ocean economic grouping.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Indonesia out to field a full team
Indonesia out to field a full team JAKARTA (JP): Host Indonesia is determined to wipe out the memory of its upset Sudirman Cup mixed team championship last month as it deploys its strongest team for the July 12-16 Indonesia Open here.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
South Kalimantan divers shine
South Kalimantan divers shine JAKARTA (JP): No major upsets of record breaking feats were set during the opening day of the national diving championships, though South Kalimantan dominated the day.The national diving powerhouse, fielding an eight-strong team, splashed to a wealthy medal collection...
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Hyundai sells plant to RI
Hyundai sells plant to RI SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Hyundai Precision and Industry Co. has signed a US$10.3-million contract to export a steel wheel plant to an Indonesian auto firm, a company spokesman said yesterday.Under the turn-key deal, Hyundai will provide PT Auto Korindo Pratama Co.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995
Make Sukarno memorial national event: PDI
Make Sukarno memorial national event: PDI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has seized upon the controversy surrounding yesterday's 25th anniversary of the death of former Indonesian president Sukarno to propose that the government turn the June 20 commemoration into a national...
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Mar'ie asked to clarify bank takeover
Mar'ie asked to clarify bank takeover JAKARTA (JP): House members demanded an explanation from Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad yesterday regarding the controversial takeover of the publicly-listed Bank Papan Sejahtera by businessman Joppie Wijaya.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Astra to hold RI's longest touring rally
Astra to hold RI's longest touring rally JAKARTA (JP): The longest touring rally covering some 7,000 kilometers from Banda Aceh, on the western tip of Sumatra, to Larantuka in East Nusa Tenggara will be held early next month.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Dutch reunion in S. Sulawesi
Dutch reunion in S. Sulawesi UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Over 100 Dutch nationals who at one time lived in the city of Makassar returned on Sunday for a reunion as part of the "International Makassar Reunion 1995 to Ujungpandang".
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Bira environmental study could set precedent
Bira environmental study could set precedentBy Hisar Sitanggang JAKARTA (Antara): What would have become of the hundreds of little islands of the Seribu group, to Jakarta's north, had the case of the destruction of Bira Besar Island not come to public attention?The concern that has been aired over...
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Heavy floods sweep C. Java
Heavy floods sweep C. Java PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Heavy rains have caused severe floods in at least three regencies in Central Java, killing one person and forcing residents to evacuate their homes.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Yayuk faces toughest ever Wimbledon draw
Yayuk faces toughest ever Wimbledon draw JAKARTA (JP): This year's Wimbledon tennis championships will give Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki her heaviest task ever, despite the fact that she will play on her favorite grass court.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Athletes to train in South Korea
Athletes to train in South Korea JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian tae kwon do athletes have chosen South Korea as the right place to seek both performance enhancing exercises and a confidence boost in preparation for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in December.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Coordinators of PT Timah share offering named
Coordinators of PT Timah share offering named JAKARTA (JP): The government has appointed British investment bank Barclays Zoette Wedd as the global coordinator for the initial public offering (IPO) of the state-owned tin mining company PT Tambang Timah.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
U.S. disrupts preparations for APEC Osaka Summit
U.S. disrupts preparations for APEC Osaka Summit SINGAPORE (AFP): The United States has disrupted preparations for the November summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum by backing out of a proposed regional free-trade mechanism, a top APEC official said yesterday."The U.S.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Japanese envoy visits war cemetery
Japanese envoy visits war cemetery JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Taizo Watanabe, and his wife visited yesterday a hero's cemetery in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, where over 21,000 local residents were killed by Japanese troops.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Reduce debts, add investment: Economist
Reduce debts, add investment: Economist JAKARTA (JP): Economist Djisman S. Simandjuntak warned yesterday that Indonesia's debt payment level is so high that the government must try to reduce its balance of payment impact by improving the investment climate.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Residents ask for compensation
Residents ask for compensation JAKARTA (JP): Forty-three families from Rawamangun, East Jakarta, are pressing their demand that the mayoralty pay them compensation before evicting them from their homes to make way for a drainage canal project.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Govt to keep its hands off Muhammadiyah
Govt to keep its hands off Muhammadiyah SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The government promised the 28 million members and supporters of the reformist Moslem organization Muhammadiyah that it would not interfere in its congress next month.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Constitutional Court needed to uphold laws
Constitutional Court needed to uphold laws Controversy around permits to hold public gatherings has resurfaced. Legal expert Frans H. Winarta offers his view on the issue. JAKARTA (JP): A public debate on the government's rulings that stipulates the requirement of a permit for a gathering is going...
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Administration sets up task force in city clean-up
Administration sets up task force in city clean-up JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is intensifying its routine public order operations in connection with the national discipline campaign and the city's 468th anniversary.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
RI pushes plan for OIC's Islamic village
RI pushes plan for OIC's Islamic village JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is proposing the creation of an international Islamic village, which will function as a cultural, education and economic center for member states of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Town residents to hoist flag
Town residents to hoist flag JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has urged ordinary Jakarta residents, as well as government and private institutions, to fly the national flag tomorrow in commemoration of the city's 468th anniversary.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Police to closely monitor vehicle registration firm
Police to closely monitor vehicle registration firm JAKARTA (JP): The police promised yesterday to tightly supervise a private company to which it has given a monopoly over the administration of vehicle registration documents.National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Minister, realtors blast new townships
Minister, realtors blast new townships JAKARTA (JP): The association of real estate developers and the Ministry of Housing said that self-claimed 'towns' are developed by the private sector without regard to their adjacent poor areas.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Authorities demolished kiosks in Pinangsia
Authorities demolished kiosks in Pinangsia JAKARTA (JP): Security and order officers demolished yesterday 24 shops, which make packing boxes, on the bank of the Ciliwung river, at Pinangsia in West Jakarta.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Second soldier jailed for Liquisa killing
Second soldier jailed for Liquisa killing JAKARTA (AFP): In the second sentence passed in relation to the Liquisa incident, a military tribunal in Denpasar, Bali, yesterday sentenced a soldier to four years imprisonment for shooting dead six unarmed East Timorese captives during a military patrol.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
RP's debt notes sells out
RP's debt notes sells out MANILA (AFP): The auction of the Philippines' first five-year Fixed Rate Treasury Notes (FXTNs) received an enthusiastic response with an oversubscription for the entire three-billion- peso (US$115.4-million) block, the Central Bank said yesterday.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Students stage protest against permit policy
Students stage protest against permit policy JAKARTA (JP): Approximately 60 students staged a protest at the House of Representatives yesterday, calling for the abolition of the government policy of requiring permits to hold gatherings.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Journalists warned over 'Tempo' dummy
Journalists warned over 'Tempo' dummy JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko has warned former journalists of the banned Tempo newsweekly that he will take action if they go ahead with their plan to launch an "introductory" new edition of the magazine for limited readership today.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
High production costs hit small textile firms
High production costs hit small textile firms JAKARTA (JP): Increasing production costs and weakening demand have forced 10 percent of the textile producers in the Central Java city of Pekalongan to shut down their factories and another 50 percent to slow down operation, an executive said.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Try reaffirms belief in marriage
Try reaffirms belief in marriage JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno defended the institution of marriage yesterday, amid an increasing trend among young urban Indonesians to shun marriage in favor of cohabitation.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
University detains student jockeys
University detains student jockeys SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Diponegoro University has had to confine 57 of their students to an unspecified location to prevent their involvement in "jockeying" activities.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Legislator questions 1992-93 budget deficit
Legislator questions 1992-93 budget deficit JAKARTA (JP): The Budgetary Commission of the House of Representatives questioned yesterday the Rp 551.2 billion (US$220.54 million) deficit in the 1992-93 state budget, which was earlier estimated to book a surplus of Rp 2.24 billion.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Beware of scam using Try's name
Beware of scam using Try's name JAKARTA (JP): The State Secretariat has warned of a fraudulent scam using Vice President Try Sutrisno's name to extort money.The Assistant to the Vice President's Secretary for documentation, Ismet Herdy, was quoted by Antara as saying yesterday that a foundation...
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Deaths a daily affair on Jakarta roads
Deaths a daily affair on Jakarta roads JAKARTA (JP): An average of two persons were killed in road accidents on the city's streets every day last month, according to the police.Data that the police released yesterday shows that a total of 52 people lost their lives in 116 traffic accidents recorded...
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
USTR's team arrives for labor review
USTR's team arrives for labor review JAKARTA (JP): A visiting team of United States trade officials, in town to study labor conditions here, has raised the issue of the imprisonment of independent labor union activists with Indonesian officials.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 20, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,200 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,275 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 3,150 125 139,000 Aneka Kimia...
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Shopping in supermarket
Shopping in supermarket I read Dwi Bagus' letter reprinted from Kompas by The Jakarta Post (June 19, 1995). I can imagine how he felt when the security guards of the Gajah Mada Plaza and the plain-clothed guard of the Hero supermarket searched him but found no evidence of his suspected misdeed.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Thousands turn out to remember Sukarno
Thousands turn out to remember Sukarno JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people crammed the streets leading to the house of former Indonesian president Sukarno in Blitar, East Java, yesterday to pay homage to the leader on the 25th anniversary of his death.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Police plan fun with bikes
Police plan fun with bikes JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Headquarters will hold a fun bike race on Sunday morning in commemoration of the upcoming 49th police anniversary."We will be highly appreciative of expatriates who can join the competition," said spokesman Brig. Gen. I.
Wed, 21 Jun 1995
Termites cost city billions
Termites cost city billions JAKARTA (JP): Termites have turned out to be the city administration's number one underground enemy. They have eaten away about 50 percent of government buildings.The alarm was sounded on Monday by M.