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Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Police continue probe of 'arisan'

Police continue probe of 'arisan' JAKARTA (JP): City Police say they will continue their investigation of two executives of the Danasonic chain arisan savings enterprise. Arisan is a periodic gathering to draw lots for a sum of money"We strongly believe that the system used by these people has...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Indies-Dutch suffered most

Indies-Dutch suffered mostBy Onghokham JAKARTA (JP): A big row is at present going on in Holland over the planned royal visit to Indonesia, on Aug. 20, of Queen Beatrix and her consort, Prince Claus. Although that is three days after the day of the 50th anniversary of the "Indonesian rebellion", as...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Human resources to be developed further: Try

Human resources to be developed further: Try JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno said yesterday that Indonesia's service industry and human resources are in need of improvement and reformation."The government and people are determined to continue their efforts to improve the quality of human...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Malaysian navy opens fire on boat

Malaysian navy opens fire on boat KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Navy patrol boats opened fire on an armed Chinese trawler which encroached into Malaysian waters, after the vessel refused to heed warnings to stop, police said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Gunmen kill four men

Gunmen kill four men COTABATO, Philippines (Reuter): Gunmen shot and killed four men, including an army sergeant, in the southern Philippines, police said yesterday.The four were traveling on a motorcycle and sidecar in Makilala village of Mindanao island on Sunday when they were ambushed by...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Soeharto calls for joint efforts to help women workers

Soeharto calls for joint efforts to help women workers JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto encouraged the public yesterday to help solve the myriad problems facing women workers in Indonesia today.Speaking at the opening of a national seminar on women workers at Merdeka Palace yesterday, Soeharto said...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

1m children don't attend school

1m children don't attend school SEMARANG, Central Java: Almost one million children aged between 13 and 15 years, throughout the province, do not attend school because of economic reasons, a local official said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Pemalang bans toy hammers

Pemalang bans toy hammers PEMALANG, Central Java: The local government has banned hammer-shaped blow up toys for fear that the toys may "introduce the symbol of communism" to children.The socio-political department of the regency government issued the decree on the ban after the local security...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Iranians may buy seven Puma helicopters

Iranians may buy seven Puma helicopters ABU DHABI (AFP): Indonesia is negotiating with Iran to sell seven civilian Puma helicopters it produces under license from the French giant Aerospatiale, and the deal could be clinched this year, visiting Indonesian state minister of research and technology B.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Wood exports predicted to rise by 12%

Wood exports predicted to rise by 12% JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forestry Society expects exports of wood products to grow by 12.3 percent this year to a value of US$7.19 billion.The society's chairman, Mohamad Hasan, told a hearing with the House of Representatives' Commission on Forestry,...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Sprinter saves falling toddler

Sprinter saves falling toddler KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A former national sprint champion caught a two-year-old child who fell 15 meters from an escalator at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the New Straits Times newspaper said yesterday.G.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Scratch-to-win parking system being studied

Scratch-to-win parking system being studied JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has yet to give the green light to a parking system involving prizes which was proposed by a private company.Governor Surjadi Soedirdja told reporters yesterday that his subordinates are still studying the proposal...

Tue, 21 Mar 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, 21 Mar 1995

Sucofindo, SI, extend accords with SIRIM

Sucofindo, SI, extend accords with SIRIM JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Sucofindo and PT Surveyor Indonesia signed agreements with Malaysian Technology Consultants (MTC) here yesterday on technical assistance for quality certifications of medium and small scale industries.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Taspen pulls out of five companies

Taspen pulls out of five companies JAKARTA (JP): PT Taspen, the state-owned company handling life insurance and pensions for civil servants, has pulled out its equity participation in five companies, says the top executive of the company.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

New chief commands air defense

New chief commands air defense JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung installed yesterday Rear Marshal Irawan Saleh as the new chief of the National Air Defense Command (Kohanudnas) replacing Rear Marshal F.X. Suyitno.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

War on 'preman' may not solve the problem

War on 'preman' may not solve the problem Mulyana W. Kusumah, a noted criminologist, argues that the success of the current battle against criminals will be short- lived unless it is accompanied by a crackdown on their support system.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

2,200 college graduates jobless

2,200 college graduates jobless SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: More than 2,200 college graduates are unemployed throughout the province because their skills do not match with the qualifications needed by the job market."They are part of the 96,000 job seekers in East Kalimantan," governor H.M.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Photo Exhibition

Photo Exhibition I would like to refer to the news article entitled Photo exhibition on development (The Jakarta Post, March 13, 1995), which was picked up from Antara.The photo exhibition is scheduled from May to June and not from July to August, 1995, as reported in the article.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Literacy campaigns to be intensified

Literacy campaigns to be intensified SURAKARTA, Central Java: The government will be intensifying literacy campaigns because 5.8 million Indonesians are still illiterate, a senior official said.The campaigns will be intensified in all provinces and the government has allocated huge amounts of funds...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Mastercard enters Vietnam

Mastercard enters Vietnam HANOI (AFP): Mastercard is to license four banks in Vietnam to issue its cards, becoming the first international credit card to establish a network of member banks here, a company executive said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Help! Teachers can't keep up with science

Help! Teachers can't keep up with scienceBy Prapti Widinugraheni MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Educators in remote areas must compensate for the lack of information and an inadequate infrastructure to produce qualified graduates, a rector says.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Al-Azhar boarding school opened

Al-Azhar boarding school opened JAKARTA (JP): An international high school that combines a formal modern education with religious aspects was opened in Lippo City, Bekasi, on Sunday.A release made available to The Jakarta Post says that the first-ever boarding school of its kind in Indonesia,...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

War issue a nightmare for Japanese government

War issue a nightmare for Japanese governmentBy Harvey Stockwin TOKYO (JP): The longevity of Japan's current coalition government is increasingly in doubt, while the coalition's inability to rule effectively is increasingly apparent.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Fire guts 1,200 kiosks

Fire guts 1,200 kiosks JAKARTA (JP): Around 1,200 kiosks were reduced to ashes when a fire gutted a makeshift traditional market on Jl. Wijaya Kusumah I in Klender, East Jakarta, Sunday night.The blaze, believed to have been caused by a short-circuit, broke out at 6.30 p.m.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Investment in RP soars

Investment in RP soars MANILA (Reuter): Investment interest in the Philippines soared 300 percent in the first two months of 1995, compared to the same period last year, according to government figures released yesterday.The Board of Investments (BOI) said it had approved 36.553 billion pesos (US$1.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Seminar on archives

Seminar on archives JAKARTA (JP): The City Archives Office held a one-day seminar on archives yesterday.The seminar, which was opened by H. Fauzi Alvi Yasin, administration and general assistant for the City Secretary, was attended by 10 officials of the city's archive and documentation section.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Klestil to boost RI-Austria ties

Klestil to boost RI-Austria ties JAKARTA (JP): Austrian President Thomas Klestil will hold bilateral talks with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace this morning to discuss ways to boost economic ties between the two- countries.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Council seeks rise in clinic fees

Council seeks rise in clinic fees JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the City Council, M.H. Ritonga, urged yesterday for people not to object to a plan to raise health service fees at Puskesmas (community health centers) throughout the city.

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

Noted psychic Permadi undergoes accused of 'blasphemy'

Noted psychic Permadi undergoes accused of 'blasphemy' JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office yesterday questioned noted mystic Permadi Satrio Wiwoho over allegations that he had insulted Islam.Permadi, facing a sudden Moslem backlash including accusations of blasphemy, voluntarily turned...

Tue, 21 Mar 1995

China, RP open talks on Spratlys

China, RP open talks on Spratlys BEIJING (Reuter): China and the Philippines opened talks on the disputed Spratly Islands yesterday after Philippine President Fidel Ramos accused Beijing of a military build-up in the South China Sea archipelago.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Rift in PPP threatens unity, experts say

Rift in PPP threatens unity, experts say JAKARTA (JP): Political commentators called on leaders of the United Development Party (PPP) on Saturday to control the damage incurred by growing dissension in the Moslem-based party.Dr. Afan Gaffar from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta and Dr.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Goh puts off Manila visit over hanging

Goh puts off Manila visit over hanging SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday announced he was postponing a visit to the Philippines as his government stoutly defended its controversial execution of a Filipina despite pleas for mercy from Manila.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Merrill Lynch predicts 7.5% growth for RI

Merrill Lynch predicts 7.5% growth for RI JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch of the United States estimates that the growth of Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will likely top 7.5 percent this year, rising from an estimated 7.1 percent in 1994."The real GDP growth should top 7.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Mahathir scolds airport authorities

Mahathir scolds airport authorities KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has told airport authorities to get on with their jobs and stop blaming each other over a spate of security breaches at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, local newspapers reported yesterday.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Court accepts Oki dossier

Court accepts Oki dossier JAKARTA (JP): Chief of South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office Heru Mustofa has submitted the dossier concerned with the alleged passport forgery of Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, to Judge Soedjatman at South Jakarta District Court.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

AJI members formally charged by police

AJI members formally charged by police JAKARTA (JP): Police announced on Saturday that they have formally detained three members of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), whom they accuse of spreading anti-government sentiment by means of an unlicensed bulletin, Independen.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Violation of human rights

Violation of human rightsFrom Forum KeadilanFollowing the financial fiasco of the Golden Key Group, owned by tycoon Eddy Tansil, the Kanindotex Group, led by businessman Robby Tjahyadi took its turn in grabbing media headlines.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Indonesia must get the most out of GATT

Indonesia must get the most out of GATT JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister of Trade and Industry Hartarto said last night that Indonesia must implement all the provisions in the new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in order to reap as many benefits as possible from the agreement.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Simvastatin effective against heart disease

Simvastatin effective against heart disease JAKARTA (JP): A Scandinavian study has found simvastatin tablets effective in treating patients with coronary heart disease, a foreign professor claims."The study shows that long-term treatment with simvastatin is safe and improves survival in coronary...

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

KL sees 8.7% growth

KL sees 8.7% growth KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian economy grew by 8.7 percent last year, compared to 8.3 percent in 1993, Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim was reported saying Saturday.The growth, which surpassed expectations, "was an achievement which should be maintained or enhanced in future...

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Weak dollar pulls stock prices down

Weak dollar pulls stock prices down JAKARTA (JP): Share prices fell on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last week as investors remained concerned over the weak U.S. dollar.The index dipped to a mid-week low of 425.22 from the week's opening of 432.73, before rebounding slightly on Thursday.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Singaporeans in fear after maid's hanging

Singaporeans in fear after maid's hanging MANILA (AFP): Singapore nationals have stepped up security and some even left the Philippines because of the controversy over a Filipina maid who was hanged in their country, sources said yesterday.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

French photo expo to be held soon

French photo expo to be held soon JAKARTA (JP): The French Cultural Center will hold a special photo exhibition, presenting famous French photographer Jean-Loup Sieff, from March 27 to April 14.The exhibition, which will be held at the French Cultural Center on Jl.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Hoyer Larsen gives final touch to Indonesian woes

Hoyer Larsen gives final touch to Indonesian woes BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuter): Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen completed a miserable All-England championships for the Indonesian favorites.The 29-year-old Dane capped the eclipse of the previously all- conquering Indonesians with a 17-16 15-6 triumph over...

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Urbanization

UrbanizationFrom NeracaThree days after Idul Fitri, newcomers began to flow in from the regions to Jakarta. They are potential household maids, vendors, and job seekers who are trying their luck in this metropolitan city.

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Five vessels on fire

Five vessels on fire JAKARTA (JP): A fire, believed to have started in the engine room of a cargo vessel docked at the Sunda Kelapa quay in North Jakarta, spread to four other ships.There were no fatalities but the fire caused hundreds of millions of rupiahs in losses and damages as all the cargo...

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Save Bandung!

Save Bandung!From Forum KeadilanDestruction of the environment and natural resources in this beloved country has been going on since the early years of the First Five-Year Development Plan 1969-1973.Then certain people, who claimed to have the authority and the right to manage the forests, began to...

Mon, 20 Mar 1995

Daewoo to invest in RI

Daewoo to invest in RI JAKARTA (JP): South Korea's leading Daewoo Group will send a special delegation to Indonesia to sound out the possibility of establishing joint venture companies here.The group's president, Kim Woo-Choong, told visiting Indonesian State Minister of Investment Sanyoto...

Mon, 20 Mar 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.

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