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Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Former hoodlums need jobs: Rights activist
Former hoodlums need jobs: Rights activist JAKARTA (JP): The government should help repentant street hoodlums find employment because joblessness will only drive them back to their old habits, a human rights activist said yesterday.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Plywood company fires 2,400 workers
Plywood company fires 2,400 workers JAKARTA (JP): Some 2,400 workers, dismissed without warning on Monday by plywood manufacturer PT Dayak Besar in East Kalimantan, began moving out of their barracks yesterday.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Pilgrimage to JerusalemFrom TirasIn the hearing with the Commission IX of the House of Representatives on Feb. 13, 1995, Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher stated that Indonesians can visit Jerusalem which is under the jurisdiction of Israel.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Hashim joins Bank Pelita
Hashim joins Bank Pelita JAKARTA (JP): Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo, the president of PT Semen Cibinong, has acquired a majority stake in Bank Pelita, according to a report yesterday in the leading business daily, Bisnis Indonesia.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Police arrest 45 protesters in Yogyakarta
Police arrest 45 protesters in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): Police arrested 45 students and human rights activists who were protesting the recent arrest of journalists demanding greater freedom of the press.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Doubts mar regional autonomy project
Doubts mar regional autonomy project The government will implement the long awaited pilot project for regional autonomy soon. Noted sociologist Kastorius Sinaga discusses the reservations and hesitation displayed by certain officials in implementing it.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
RI, world's largest swallow nest exporter
RI, world's largest swallow nest exporter SEMARANG, Central Java: Indonesia is currently the world's largest exporter of swallows' nests, with more than 80 percent of the total swallow nest products world wide coming from Indonesia.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Indonesia to host Asia fashion contest
Indonesia to host Asia fashion contest JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian fashion is at last targeting the international market earnestly. In celebration of Indonesia's 50th independence anniversary, the Indonesian Fashion Designers' Association (AAPMI) will hold its first Asia Fashion Design Competition...
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Australian optimistic about Timor Gap potensial
Australian optimistic about Timor Gap potensial ADELAIDE (Reuter): Australian oil explorers are cautiously optimistic about the potential of the Timor Gap after three promising oil strikes and one gas strike over the past year, an oil conference heard this week.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Most Temanggung farmers poisoned
Most Temanggung farmers poisoned SEMARANG, Central Java: More than 75 percent of farmers in the Temanggung regency suffer from pesticide and insecticide poisoning, the public relations office of the provincial government says.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Thailand closer to gymnastics title
Thailand closer to gymnastics title JAKARTA (JP): Panasda Tubbunjong and Aunchana Yeaksukon bagged two gold medals in the girls' rhythmic sportive gymnastics to help Thailand move closer to the overall title at the second Southeast Asian Junior Gymnastics Championships yesterday.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Between feudalism and democracy
Between feudalism and democracyBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): At a seminar I attended in the United States recently, the questions I was asked by the audience were most often about democracy. In essence, people asked why the democratization process in Indonesia had been proceeding at such a slow...
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Government may import sugar
Government may import sugarBy Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Retail prices of white sugar are expected to stay at their current levels, even though Indonesia may have to import sugar this year because of a drop in output, an official says.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Night club hostesses lack labor right
Night club hostesses lack labor right JAKARTA (JP): They may seem well dressed, joyful, friendly and very hospitable, and they may earn a lot, but night club hostesses and other women working at the city's burgeoning night entertainment places are among the least protected workers.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Padang rejects Sampdoria visit
Padang rejects Sampdoria visit JAKARTA (JP): Semi-professional club Semen Padang, West Sumatra, has turned down an offer from Italian giant Sampdoria to make its second trip to Indonesia, a club official says.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Services and tourism
Services and tourism I want to protest strongly at the various unsavory activities that appear to occur on a regular basis in and around the bus station at Probolinggo, East Java. And no doubt I am not the first to complain.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
No consensus in Islamic state debate
No consensus in Islamic state debate DEPOK, West Java (JP): Moslems do not need to establish an Islamic state in order to fulfill their political aspirations, according to a prominent scholar.Nurcholish Madjid and a number of other Moslem scholars engaged in lengthy debates here yesterday over the...
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Economic management
Economic management We can't avoid reading a great deal into the suggestion by the World Bank's Vice President for Asia and the Pacific Region, Russell Cheetham, that Indonesia should maintain great prudence in its economic management.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
20 Nigerians hold local hostage
20 Nigerians hold local hostage JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested 20 Nigerians and an Indonesian man, Mulyadi, who was being held hostage by the Nigerians for allegedly cheating them over a garment business.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Oki's lawyers pounce on technicalities
Oki's lawyers pounce on technicalities JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers of Harnoko Dewantono, a triple murder suspect on trial for passport forgery, are hoping to capitalize on several technicalities in order to have the prosecutors' forgery indictment rejected.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Mixed results for RI in Asia badminton
Mixed results for RI in Asia badminton JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia opened the women's event of the Asia Badminton Championships with a shaky start when its women's doubles team of Nonong and Deyana Lomban were dumped out of the event.
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Thailand to protest shooting on border
Thailand to protest shooting on border BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand is to protest the recent shooting of a Thai civilian at the border with Myanmar, a Thai official said yesterday.Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has ordered the defense and foreign ministries to lodge an official protest, deputy...
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 5, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,625 100 4,500 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,250 81,500 ANEKA KIMIA...
Thu, 06 Apr 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Cartoon: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Boy Scout Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Miniseries 8:05...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
European investments in Indonesia
European investments in Indonesia Europeans, particularly Germans, are being called upon to pay greater attention to Asia, especially Indonesia. The countries of the Asia-Pacific region have grown to offer huge potentials for investment and trade as their economic systems get more and more...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Turtle poaching rife in Aceh
Turtle poaching rife in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Aceh governor Syamsuddin Mahmud has ordered authorities on Banyak islands, southern Aceh, to stop green turtle poaching and the use of explosives for fishing.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
More boxers wanted for SEA Games
More boxers wanted for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The national amateur boxing association (Pertina) plans to recruit more pugilists for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in December.Chairman of the association, Paul Toding, said during a cash rewards presentation officiated by...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Exhibition of Nashar's paintings
Exhibition of Nashar's paintings JAKARTA (JP): Works by the prominent Indonesian painter Nashar will be exhibited next week in commemoration of the artist's death one year ago.The exhibition will be held between April 10 and April 16 at the Balai Budaya gallery on Jl.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Bali hosts language talks
Bali hosts language talks DENPASAR, Bali: The tourist island will host the second international conference on language in development in Nusa Dua from April 10 through 12.The conference is being organized by the Indonesia-Australia Language Foundation in cooperation with the Asian Institute of...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Two cops slain, five inmates escape
Two cops slain, five inmates escape COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Two policemen were killed and another was injured when a grenade was thrown at a jail in the nearby town of Makilala, allowing five prisoners to escape, police said here yesterday.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Malaysians stall on Proton scheme
Malaysians stall on Proton scheme MANILA (AFP): Malaysian officials are reluctant to approve an ASEAN Industrial Joint Venture (AIJV) scheme involving the assembly in the Philippines of Malaysian-made Proton cars, a Trade Department official said here yesterday.Under a 2.19 billion peso (US$84.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
RI to ask compensation from EU
RI to ask compensation from EU JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday asked Germany to help resolve problems caused to Indonesian exports by the recent expansion of the European Union.Speaking in Bonn at the launching of the Indonesia-Germany Economic and Technology Cooperation Forum, Soeharto...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Poor little beggars
Poor little beggarsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThere is a tendency for some parents to let their little children (under five years of age) beg at night, between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., at the traffic lights of the Jl. S. Parman and Tomang intersection.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Secretaries for listed firms
Secretaries for listed firms JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) will soon issue a regulation requiring listed companies to appoint corporate secretaries to specially handle capital market- related activities.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Puppet Show 3:05 Children's Program: Gita Wicara 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Family Program: Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesia Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Retailers substantially raise cement price
Retailers substantially raise cement price JAKARTA (JP): Many city retailers have raised the price of cement beyond the recent government-decreed 40 percent price increase.As of yesterday, five days after the official price rise, the retail price of cement was between Rp 8,500 and Rp 9,500 (US$3.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Govt to protect larger coastal area
Govt to protect larger coastal area JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to extend its coastal protected zones to 20 million hectares within the next five years, up from 2.6 million at present, a government official says.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
New team established to enforce wage hikes
New team established to enforce wage hikes JAKARTA (JP): The government has formed an integrated team to enforce the new minimum wage regulations in Jakarta and surrounding areas, a senior official said.
Wed, 05 Apr 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.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Trouble at Cengkareng airport
Trouble at Cengkareng airportFrom Pikiran RakyatOn March 6, 1995 my daughter arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport from the USA. As soon as she left the plane, her passport was examined and she was taken to the immigration office.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Offender or hero
Offender or hero Over the past several days, The Jakarta Post has printed detailed coverage of the recent prison release of former world heavy weight champion Mike Tyson.Those of you familiar with the case know that Tyson was convicted of rape and subsequently served three years of a six year...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
C+C Music Factory in Jakarta
C+C Music Factory in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The American group C+C Music Factory, winner of five American Music Awards and five Billboard awards, will rock their fans at Senayan's indoor tennis stadium in South Jakarta tomorrow night.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Govt offers toll roads to public
Govt offers toll roads to public JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar yesterday offered the job of constructing 770 kilometers of new toll roads to both local and foreign private investors.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
BBL Dharmala to sell bonds
BBL Dharmala to sell bonds Jakarta (JP): PT BBL Dharmala Finance, a Thai-Indonesian finance company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, will issue 45 million bonus shares for its shareholders and float bonds worth a maximum of Rp 100 billion.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
RI to lead reckoning of nuke pact
RI to lead reckoning of nuke pactBy Stephanie Mills LONDON (JP): This month Indonesia will be playing a key role at the most important conference in the history of the nuclear age. Indonesia, leading the non-aligned group of states, will be pivotal in the decision over the future of the nuclear...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Army's decision on Liquisa applauded
Army's decision on Liquisa applauded JAKARTA (JP): Politicians lauded yesterday the Army's decision to court-martial two of its members over the killings of six East Timorese, although they were not in full agreement with some of the findings of the military investigation into the affair.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
U.S. funds Indonesia's biodiversity program
U.S. funds Indonesia's biodiversity program JAKARTA (JP): The United States has agreed to provide $19 million in grants to finance Indonesia's efforts to promote its biological diversity.In addition, the money, an unusually large sum for grants, will be managed by a private Indonesian organization,...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: HirstMandarin OrientalNEW CHANCELLOR: The Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, held a cocktail reception at the Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta, last month to introduce and welcome their new Chancellor, Dr. Cherrell Hirst (center). Dr.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Cement prices raised
Cement prices raised The government finally bowed to the "market forces" by legalizing the prevailing cement prices which have been hovering at more than 40 percent above the 1993 fixed local price references since last July.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995
Arpindo's executives
Arpindo's executives JAKARTA (JP): The newly-established Association of Indonesia Radio Paging Operators (Arpindo), which held its first conference here last week, will announce its executives next week.