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Fri, 05 May 1995

New deregulation agenda

New deregulation agenda The three-day conference on the deregulation of the Indonesian economy co-sponsored by the World Bank in Jakarta last week recounted the great achievements of the massive packages of economic reform measures over the past 10 years, while also charting out the next agenda of...

Fri, 05 May 1995

U.S. embargo on Iran regretted

U.S. embargo on Iran regretted JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has expressed its regret over the embargo on Iran unilaterally imposed by the United States."In light of the recent decision by the United States to impose an economic and trade embargo on Iran, the Indonesian government regrets...

Fri, 05 May 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 4, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,725 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,175 100 387,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...

Fri, 05 May 1995

Muhammadiyah keeps out of political power play

Muhammadiyah keeps out of political power playBy Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's reformist Moslem organization, will reaffirm its policy of keeping out of politics when 2,500 of its leaders meet in Aceh in July.

Fri, 05 May 1995

C. Java needs 5,000 midwives

C. Java needs 5,000 midwives SEMARANG, Central Java: The province needs about 5,000 midwives in 35 regencies to help the government make community health improvements.Chief of the provincial health office Djaka Handaya said the local government hoped to recruit all 5,000 midwives by the end of the...

Fri, 05 May 1995

Seven developers fined for building without licenses

Seven developers fined for building without licenses JAKARTA (JP): The Municipal Administration has reprimanded seven large-scale developers for constructing luxury apartments, shopping centers, office buildings and other projects without licenses.

Fri, 05 May 1995

Binariang all out for high-tech

Binariang all out for high-tech KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Politically well-connected Binariang unveiled ambitious plans yesterday to introduce advanced telecommunications systems and confirmed a December launch for Malaysia's first satellite.

Fri, 05 May 1995

Foreign investments exceed domestic ones

Foreign investments exceed domestic ones JAKARTA (JP): Approved foreign investments in Indonesia, recorded at US$15.6 billion (Rp 34.5 trillion) in the first four months of this year, for the first time ever overtook approved domestic investments, which reached Rp 20.74 trillion.

Fri, 05 May 1995

Taiwan investors eye Medan

Taiwan investors eye Medan JAKARTA (JP): Fifty-five entrepreneurs from Taiwan announced here yesterday they will do a feasibility study on investing in Medan, North Sumatra.US$10 million has been allocated by the Taiwanese government to cover the cost.William Y. L.

Fri, 05 May 1995

Buddhists work to fight poverty

Buddhists work to fight poverty JAKARTA: The Indonesian Buddhist Council (WALUBI) is asking all Buddhist business people to lend their participation to the government-sponsored programs designed to eradicate poverty.

Thu, 04 May 1995

KL's L&G buys RI firm

KL's L&G buys RI firm KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Diversified Malaysian company Land and General Bhd. yesterday sealed a US$108 million deal to acquire a major stake in an integrated timber complex in Indonesia in a move to bolster its timber division.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 3, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,725 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,075 125 440,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,400...

Thu, 04 May 1995

Southern Java prone to rabies

Southern Java prone to rabies CILACAP, Central Java: The local health office has warned that the regencies of Cilacap, Ciamis, Banjarpatoman, Majenang, Pangandaran and Kampunglaut as currently susceptible to rabies.

Thu, 04 May 1995

The West and Islam

The West and Islam The AFP report published in The Jakarta Post dated March 30, 1995, entitled UK told to bridge gap between Islam and the West is to me refreshing to read.Prince Charles' call to Britain to play the role of bridge builder between the west and Islam, openly recognizes the existence...

Thu, 04 May 1995

Companies back transmigration

Companies back transmigration JAKARTA (JP): Fourteen Jakarta-based companies have expressed interest in a program for establishing industrial services at the Landasan Ulin transmigration project in Banjar, South Kalimantan.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Mahathir inducts five new faces into cabinet

Mahathir inducts five new faces into cabinet KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday announced five appointments to his new cabinet but left key ministerial positions unchanged.

Thu, 04 May 1995

S. African Mbeki visits Malaysia

S. African Mbeki visits Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): South African deputy president Thabo Mbeki arrives today for a one-day visit to strengthen bilateral ties, foreign ministry officials said yesterday.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Philippine investment down

Philippine investment down MANILA (AFP): Foreign investment in the Philippines fell 14.12 percent on the previous year to US$1.459 billion in the three months to March, but the country appears to have escaped the worst of the fallout from Mexican crisis, the Central Bank said yesterday.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Malaysian central bank unveils Labuan plans

Malaysian central bank unveils Labuan plans KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's top banking official has invited the world's best banks to make home on the eastern Labuan island to turn the tiny offshore financial center into the biggest in the region, a report published yesterday said.

Thu, 04 May 1995

RI would welcome Japanese textiles

RI would welcome Japanese textiles JAKARTA (JP): Japan would be better off relocating its textile manufacturing activities to Indonesia rather than invoking protectionist measures against imports, Chairman of the National Agency for Export Development Rudy Lengkong said yesterday.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Army chief on Timor, Irian tour

Army chief on Timor, Irian tour DENPASAR, Bali: Chief of the Army Gen. R. Hartono is scheduled to tour Dili, East Timor and Jayapura, Irian Jaya, after a one- day visit to Bali yesterday.Hartono was quoted by Antara as saying that his visit, during which he would meet with local senior officers,...

Thu, 04 May 1995

Mandela's threat harks back to apartheid age

Mandela's threat harks back to apartheid ageBy Rich Mkhondo JOHANNESBURG (Reuter): By threatening to cut funds to rebellious KwaZulu-Natal, President Nelson Mandela appears to have adopted the tactics used by South Africa's former white governments against errant black homelands, analysts said.

Thu, 04 May 1995

First phase of haj operation completed

First phase of haj operation completed JAKARTA (JP): The first phase of this year's haj operation was completed when the last plane carrying Indonesian pilgrims to Mecca left from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma airport on Tuesday night.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Pasar Jaya employee questions dismissal

Pasar Jaya employee questions dismissal JAKARTA (JP): A former employee of Petojo Ilir market, in Central Jakarta, managed by the city-owned market company PD Pasar Jaya, questioned yesterday a decision made by the management to dismiss him as the market's security chief.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Importing cement

Importing cement Shortly, a number of state enterprises, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, will be importing cement from Jordan and Mexico, amounting to 2.4 million tons, which is about the equivalent of the capacity of a new cement mill.

Thu, 04 May 1995

New customs bills an improvement: economists

New customs bills an improvement: economists JAKARTA (JP): Economists grouped in the Econit think tank are applauding the new bills on customs and excise, calling them more consistent with international trade rulings and more accommodative to the roles of the country's authorities.

Thu, 04 May 1995

RI seeks clemency for workers on death row

RI seeks clemency for workers on death row JAKARTA (JP): The government is seeking clemency for five Indonesian workers on death row in Malaysia, a senior official of the manpower ministry said yesterday.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Adrianus Taroreh's career threatened

Adrianus Taroreh's career threatened JAKARTA (JP): A stunning blow was thrown Adrianus Taroreh's way yesterday, perilously threatening his bid for the world championship title bout.Bian Sondakh is not Adrianus' sparring partner, but his stinging decision to dissolve his boxing club could send the...

Thu, 04 May 1995

Murayama pledges peace with China

Murayama pledges peace with China BEIJING (Reuter): Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama marked the first day of a visit to China yesterday by touring the site of a 1937 clash that triggered all-out war. He called the 50th anniversary of the war's end a new starting point in ties.

Thu, 04 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.

Thu, 04 May 1995

RI to host stores' meeting

RI to host stores' meeting JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Duta Prima will host the 49th general assembly of the Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS) in June."I have prepared a range of activities to promote Indonesia's tourism industry," Hari Dharmawan, president of Matahari Duta Prima,...

Thu, 04 May 1995

Court rules in Tempo's favor

Court rules in Tempo's favor JAKARTA (JP): An extraordinary landmark was made in Indonesia's press history yesterday when the Jakarta State Administrative Court ruled in favor of the ex-Tempo employees and their lawsuits against Minister of Information Harmoko for the revocation of the magazine's...

Thu, 04 May 1995

Govt denies barring journalist

Govt denies barring journalist JAKARTA (JP): The government denied press reports yesterday that it has barred a senior journalist of the Sydney Morning Herald from entering Indonesia.Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Sabam Siagian told The Jakarta Post that David Jenkins had obtained a visa from...

Thu, 04 May 1995

Newcomer designer Populo offers elegant simplicity

Newcomer designer Populo offers elegant simplicityBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): As fashion shows go, this was different. The man strolled out in a white T-shirt and white cotton trousers, dark sunglasses masking a famous face.

Thu, 04 May 1995

India could again help Sri Lanka

India could again help Sri LankaBy Rohan Gunasekera COLOMBO (Reuter): India could help Sri Lanka fight Tamil guerrillas with a naval blockade and logistics support, but it is unlikely to commit troops to the island again, defense analysts and diplomats said on Tuesday.

Thu, 04 May 1995

ASEAN, EU agree on Asia-Europe summit

ASEAN, EU agree on Asia-Europe summit SINGAPORE (AFP): ASEAN and the European Union (EU) set the ball rolling yesterday for an inaugural summit of Asian and European leaders to guide relations between the two continents into the next century.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Bintang a suspect in German protests

Bintang a suspect in German protests JAKARTA (JP): Controversial member of the House of Representatives Sri Bintang Pamungkas has been formally named as a suspect in the police investigation into anti-government protests in Germany last month, Attorney General Singgih said yesterday.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Alatas honored by Australia

Alatas honored by Australia JAKARTA (JP): Australian Governor-General Bill Hayden yesterday honored Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas by investing him as an Honorary Officer in the Order of Australia.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Ancol park's overdue parking fees payment reaches Rp 11b

Ancol park's overdue parking fees payment reaches Rp 11b JAKARTA (JP): Overdue parking fees payable by PT Pengelola Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, which manages the Ancol Dreamland park in North Jakarta, have reached about Rp 11 billion (US$5 million), a city councillor said yesterday.H. Helmy AR.

Thu, 04 May 1995

RI to hold overseas expos

RI to hold overseas expos JAKARTA (JP): PT Humpuss Madya Pratama announced yesterday that it plans to promote Indonesia's production and services capabilities at exhibitions in Singapore between Aug. 2 and Aug. 6 and in Beijing between Oct. 5 and Oct. 9.

Thu, 04 May 1995

More cash needed to finance city dredging program

More cash needed to finance city dredging program JAKARTA (JP): The dredging of the city's rivers are being hindered by a lack of funds, according to City Public Works Office chief Soeharto.Soeharto said that the city administration should provide more funds from its budget to facilitate the...

Thu, 04 May 1995

40m Indonesians cannot speak 'Bahasa': Expert

40m Indonesians cannot speak 'Bahasa': Expert JAKARTA (JP): As the government prepares to launch a campaign encouraging the proper and correct use of the Indonesian language, a linguistics expert has claimed that as many as 40 million of the country's 193 million people have no knowledge of the...

Thu, 04 May 1995

Security for Asia

Security for Asia Until now, many Asians assumed they could do without the sort of security infrastructure that contained the much more straightforward East-West rivalry in Europe.Like it or not, ASEAN needs others' support to counter Chinese power.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Ramos predicts victory in polls

Ramos predicts victory in polls MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos predicted yesterday overwhelming victory for his candidates in elections to the Philippine Senate next week, saying the recent hanging in Singapore of a Filipina would not affect the outcome.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Who owns toll roads

Who owns toll roadsFrom GatraWhen replying to reporters' question, on Dec. 5, 1994, the Minister of Public Works stated that the toll road business was very promising and very profitable simply because the number of vehicles kept increasing and vehicle products kept growing.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Coordination called for to curb inflation rate

Coordination called for to curb inflation rate JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ordered his cabinet ministers yesterday to curb the inflation rate, which unexpectedly surged to its highest level of 1.6 percent last month.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Comments on succession draw sharp reactions

Comments on succession draw sharp reactions JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Advisory Council's chairman, Sudomo, has drawn fire for claiming that President Soeharto wants the future president and vice president to be civilians.

Thu, 04 May 1995

Taxable income

Taxable incomeCorrection: The minimum taxable income levels for an unmarried worker and a married worker without children, according to the new tax law, have been set at Rp 1.7 million and Rp 2.5 million per year, respectively; not Rp 2.4 million and Rp 2.

Thu, 04 May 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Chocky Children 3:05 Special Program: A Day With Mr. Umar Wirahadikusuma 3:30 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 Boy Scout 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...

Thu, 04 May 1995

Judge proud of 'Tempo' verdict

Judge proud of 'Tempo' verdict JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court erupted into thunderous applause and cries of joy yesterday as nearly a hundred people in the courtroom cheered the decision to restore Tempo magazine's publishing license.

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