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Tue, 23 May 1995
Tapornas scheme not gambling: Minister
Tapornas scheme not gambling: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman reiterated his full support of the new bank saving scheme expected to be introduced to collect funds to finance national sports activities.
Tue, 23 May 1995
Sleman needs more officials
Sleman needs more officials YOGYAKARTA: More autonomy means more work for the Sleman regency administration, which says it needs between 12,000 and 14,000 new staff to cope with the additional load work."We need them to handle services ...
Tue, 23 May 1995
Bank offers rights shares
Bank offers rights shares JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali, a private commercial bank listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, announced yesterday that it will offer more than 65 million rights shares and about 37 million warrants to its existing shareholders.
Tue, 23 May 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, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tue, 23 May 1995
Thousands stage noisy anti-American protest
Thousands stage noisy anti-American protest JAKARTA (JP): About 4,000 students and young Moslems staged a noisy but peaceful demonstration outside the American embassy here yesterday, condemning Washington for vetoing a pro- Palestinian draft resolution at the United Nations.
Tue, 23 May 1995
No stock table
No stock tableNotice: Due to technical problems at the Jakarta Stock Exchange last night, today's table of shares is not available. -- Editor
Tue, 23 May 1995
City simplifies permit process
City simplifies permit process JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is offering a new mobile service to issue disturbance permits, which must be obtained for any business that could inconvenience a community.
Tue, 23 May 1995
Building owners told to replace foreign names
Building owners told to replace foreign names JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja reminded the owners of buildings along the city's main roads yesterday to replace their foreign names with Indonesian terms.
Tue, 23 May 1995
Hotels won't change names
Hotels won't change names DENPASAR, Bali: Many owners and operators of hotels and inns in Bali are objecting to the government call that they drop foreign names in favor of names using the Indonesian language, chiefly on the basis that the changeover would be very expensive.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Enteos Club reopens after 6-month hiatus
Enteos Club reopens after 6-month hiatus JAKARTA (JP): The Enteos Bankers' and Industrialists' Social Club, an exclusive club which has 1,087 members, mostly prominent bankers and industrialists, is back in business after six months of inactivity.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Australian attitudes to Indonesian reviewed
Australian attitudes to Indonesian reviewedBy Rob Goodfellow WOLLONGONG, New South Wales (JP): A finding of my research about how little Indonesia is known in Australia was published in The Jakarta Post in November last year.
Mon, 22 May 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, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Negligence causes fire
Negligence causes fire AMBON, Maluku: A city shopping center caught fire on Saturday night, destroying two shops and a billiard hall,Antara reported yesterday.It took five fire trucks more than an hour to put out the blaze.Chief of Ambon police precinct Lt. Col.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Hariyanto to take on mighty Joko in world c'ships
Hariyanto to take on mighty Joko in world c'ships LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP): Indonesia's top seed Hariyanto Arbi has an early test against 1993 winner and compatriot Joko Suprianto in this year's world badminton championships.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Mutiari
Mutiari Mutiari, the first victim of the mistrial in the Marsinah murder case and whose story appeared on this page on May 20, was not dragged into an armored vehicle by the officer who arrested her but into a van. -- The Editor
Mon, 22 May 1995
Appointed legislators
Appointed legislatorsFrom Suara KaryaThere has been much discussion about the legislators who hail from the Armed Forces. As we know, 100 armed forces members are appointed as legislators. The problem, in my opinion, is not whether the number should be reduced or not, but their commitment to the...
Mon, 22 May 1995
Britain's Saunders earns top spot in Formula Asia
Britain's Saunders earns top spot in Formula Asia JAKARTA (JP): Britain's Brian Saunders regained top position in the Formula Asia auto racing championship yesterday at the Sentul circuit in West Java as strong challengers scrambled with engine problems.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Student regiments' field work
Student regiments' field work JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-four members of Jakarta student regiments have finished three-month's field work in East Timor.They were received by chief of staff of the Jakarta Military Command Brig. Gen. Sutiyoso in Jakarta over the weekend.
Mon, 22 May 1995
New rule wreaks havoc on Iran currency market
New rule wreaks havoc on Iran currency market TEHRAN (AFP): Iran's currency exchange market was left in confusion on Saturday following the introduction of tough new government measures to try to tackle the country's economic crisis.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Major polluters' names to be announced: Sarwono
Major polluters' names to be announced: Sarwono SOLO, Central Java (JP): Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja promised on Saturday to announce next month the names of 200 major industries which pollute the environment.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Profit-taking sends prices down on JSX
Profit-taking sends prices down on JSX JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) failed to sustain its upward momentum last week, following heavy bouts of profit-taking during the early part of the week. The JSX Composite Index lost 2.82 points (0.6 percent) to close the week at 458.71.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Apartments for factory workers
Apartments for factory workers JAKARTA (JP): The Tangerang administration is currently developing low cost apartments for factory workers at Alam Jaya village.Tangerang Mayor Djakaria Machmud laid the cornerstone marking the start of the construction of the apartments on Saturday.
Mon, 22 May 1995
RI loses to China in Sudirman Cup
RI loses to China in Sudirman Cup LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Agencies): China celebrated its return to the badminton world's top spot with a victory in the Sudirman Cup mixed team final against hot favorite Indonesia.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Apartment blocks to become hotels
Apartment blocks to become hotels JAKARTA (JP): Four money-losing apartment complexes in Jakarta are to be converted into hotels in a bid to make them more profitable, according to an official of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Vietnam to make Reebok
Vietnam to make Reebok HANOI (AFP): A Ho Chi Minh City shoe manufacturer has signed a US$7million deal with U.S.-firm Reebok to produce 650,000 pairs of sports shoes for the U.S. market, a news report said yesterday.The first consignment of Vietnamese-made Reeboks -- made by Hiep Hung Shoe Co.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Ethnic tension rising in Chinese province
Ethnic tension rising in Chinese province KUQA, China (AFP): Officials in Xinjiang sing a sweet song with a repetitive refrain -- that life among four dozen ethnic groups that make up China's far northwestern province is one of untroubled harmony.
Mon, 22 May 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Voltron 3:00 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Hankamnas 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Santa...
Mon, 22 May 1995
'Yogya Post' reappears
'Yogya Post' reappears YOGYAKARTA: The Yogya Post daily, which stopped publishing in 1992 because of financial difficulties, has resumed as a weekly with a circulation of 10,000.Yahya Ombara, president of the daily's publisher PT Citra Masa Kini, said on Saturday that the paper plans to appear...
Mon, 22 May 1995
Amien tells Moslems not to be easily provoked
Amien tells Moslems not to be easily provoked SEMARANG (JP): Moslems should be more discerning and not be drawn into polarizing debates on sensitive issues such as human rights and social gaps, a prominent Moslem leader said yesterday.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Results of research
Results of researchFrom KompasI was saddened to read the report about Dr. Mochtadi in Semarang, Central Java (Kompas, May 13, 1995). He will be stripped of his position because he unveiled the outcome of his research on the sexual behavior of teenagers in Semarang.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Korean man makes maid sex model
Korean man makes maid sex model SEMARANG, Central Java: The provincial legislative council is taking reports that a Korean worker has photographed his maid in the nude seriously.The council has called for an investigation into the reports that have been circulating among local newspapers.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Indovision
Indovision Correction: The eighth paragraph of an article on Indovision on Page 9 of the Saturday edition should have read: In order to relay the programs, subscribers need to own a parabola antenna and a decoder worth Rp 1.24 million (US$559) -- instead of Rp 4.35 million, as printed.
Mon, 22 May 1995
26 people injured in quake-hit C. Sulawesi
26 people injured in quake-hit C. Sulawesi JAKARTA (JP): The number of people injured in a weekend earthquake in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu has reached 26.The earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the open-ended Richter scale, also damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings.
Mon, 22 May 1995
DBS Bank opens branch
DBS Bank opens branch SHANGHAI (AFP): DBS Bank, one of Singapore's Big Four banks, officially opened a branch office here Saturday, becoming the 35th foreign financial institution to do so in China's financial center.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Relations with Israel
Relations with IsraelFrom ProspekOpening diplomatic channels with Israel would be tantamount to an unconstitutional act since our Constitution is against any form of colonialism and imperialism. If we do this, it means that we indirectly approve of and support Israel's imperialism against the...
Mon, 22 May 1995
Economic plan for Mindanao
Economic plan for Mindanao ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos yesterday launched a 15-year development plan for the Philippines' most politically volatile region but said it had little chance of success unless Moslem extremism was curbed.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Publishers insist on lower book prices
Publishers insist on lower book prices JAKARTA (JP): Soaring newsprint prices have forced publishers to once again pressure the government to exempt books from numerous taxes in order to make books affordable.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Traffic chaos
Traffic chaosFrom Media IndonesiaIt would be more appropriate to welcome the "National Discipline Movement" by first focusing our attention on the traffic problem. In spite of the traffic lights, traffic continues to be congested at several intersections like Jl.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Implementation of Constitution discussed
Implementation of Constitution discussed JAKARTA (JP): Observers have bemoaned shortcomings in the implementation of the 1945 Constitution, including the concentration of capital in the hands of a privileged few.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Govt pressed to ban imports of toxic waste
Govt pressed to ban imports of toxic waste JAKARTA (JP): Seventeen environmental, consumer and legal aid organizations joined hands this weekend to pressure the government to reimpose the total ban on importing toxic and hazardous waste.
Mon, 22 May 1995
'Rice fields not to disappear'
'Rice fields not to disappear' JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says that the rapid development of the capital is not being carried out at the expense of rice fields.The governor made the remark in a speech on Friday to mark the beginning of the harvest of rice planted under an agriculture...
Mon, 22 May 1995
Student on silence and hunger strike
Student on silence and hunger strike JAKARTA (JP): A student entered his second day of hunger and silence strike on Saturday at the University of Indonesia's campus in Depok, in protest of various human rights abuses.He began the strike on Friday at the House of Representatives building.
Mon, 22 May 1995
The go-nuclear issue
The go-nuclear issue Last Friday, for the third time in six months, a public debate on nuclear energy organized by the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) was canceled. This was reportedly because the Ministry of Home Affairs refused to issue a recommendation for the organizers to enable...
Mon, 22 May 1995
Bambang Wiyogo elected as new Hipmi chairman
Bambang Wiyogo elected as new Hipmi chairman JAKARTA (JP): Executives of the Association of Indonesian Young Businessmen (Hipmi) elected Bambang Atmanto Wiyogo, son of former Jakarta governor Wiyogo Atmodarminto, as the association's chairman for the 1995 to 1998 term at the end of their congress...
Mon, 22 May 1995
Golkar for review of Tapornas
Golkar for review of Tapornas JAKARTA (JP): Golkar chairman Harmoko said that the government's plan to fund-raise for national sports development with a savings scheme next year should be studied and discussed in the House of Representatives and with mass organizations.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Pluit to have mega-mall by end of year
Pluit to have mega-mall by end of year JAKARTA (JP): Megamall Pluit, a new exclusive shopping center being built at a cost of about US$100 million in Pluit, North Jakarta, is scheduled to open this December.
Mon, 22 May 1995
Vietnam gets help with English for ASEAN countries
Vietnam gets help with English for ASEAN countries HANOI (Agencies): Friendly governments are helping Vietnamese officials learn English before the country becomes a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July, diplomats said yesterday.
Mon, 22 May 1995
BNI to float shares
BNI to float shares JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has announced that it will offer shares to the public by next year."Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has agreed to this plan and we expect BNI to float its shares by 1996," Winarto Soemarto, the bank's president, was...
Mon, 22 May 1995
Promotion of democracy hits obstacle: Scholar
Promotion of democracy hits obstacle: Scholar YOGYAKARTA (JP): Efforts to strengthen the House of Representatives as the pillar of democracy in Indonesia have hit a wall, an academic says.Ichlasul Amal of Gadjah Mada University said during a seminar last week that the House's internal rules are far...
Sun, 21 May 1995
18 injured in Palu quake
18 injured in Palu quake JAKARTA (JP): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Palu, Central Sulawesi, at dawn yesterday, injuring at least 18 people.J.R. Pua, an officer at the Palu command post which accommodates reports on developments related to the earthquake, told The Jakarta...