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Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Pulp and paper need $7b fund
Pulp and paper need $7b fund JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's pulp and paper industry needs an additional investment of at least US$7.28 billion during the next four years to meet the growing domestic demand, an official said over the weekend.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Armed bandit, killer arrested in Klender
Armed bandit, killer arrested in Klender JAKARTA (JP): Police in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, have arrested a man wanted in connection with a series of robberies and the fatal shooting, on Friday, of two gas station employees.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
'Students should beware of ideas at odds with govt'
'Students should beware of ideas at odds with govt' JAKARTA (JP): Students should be selective in adopting criticisms and opinions that come from outside the campus, especially views which contradict government policy, according to a communications expert.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
China signs trade pact with U.S. grudgingly
China signs trade pact with U.S. grudgingly BEIJING (Reuter): China and the United States signed a landmark accord on Saturday to protect copyright in an awkward ceremony that revealed daunting trade differences between the two Pacific giants.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Photo exhibition on development
Photo exhibition on development JAKARTA (JP): A photo exhibition on developmental progress since the colonial era will be displayed at the National Archives building ahead of the official commemoration of Indonesia's 50th anniversary.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
New bill allows customs to stop pirated imports
New bill allows customs to stop pirated imports JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Customs and Excise Duty will be empowered to stop the importation of pirated goods when the bill on customs is enacted later this year.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Elephants find gainful employment
Elephants find gainful employment PEKANBARU, Riau: Thirty elephants, graduates from the School for Elephants in Sebanga, Duri, have finally found work in logging companies around the province, Governor Soeripto says.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995
Women's rights
Women's rights I read with interest the celebration of International Women's Day at the British Council, led by leading Feminist Julia Suryakusuma and many high Diplomatic names.Yet the real issue is on what is faced daily by the common people.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
RI urges Third World debt cuts
RI urges Third World debt cuts COPENHAGEN (JP): President Soeharto used the World Conference on Social Development once again yesterday to press for reductions in the foreign debts of developing countries.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Soeharto's Bosnia visit raises expectations
Soeharto's Bosnia visit raises expectations COPENHAGEN (Agencies): President Soeharto's plan to visit Sarajevo tomorrow is expected to contribute to the ongoing international effort to end the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Pelita Jaya sinks Persebaya 4-0
Pelita Jaya sinks Persebaya 4-0 JAKARTA (JP): Pelita Jaya crushed Persebaya 4-0 (1-0) in a friendly at the Gelora 10 November stadium in Tambaksari, Surabaya, on Friday.The Jakarta-based club, which tops the Indonesian League's West Division, zeroed in on two of the goals through Buyung Ismu at the...
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
English courses
English courses In reply to the letter "Deceitful Courses" on March 5 concerning tourists teaching English in Indonesia, I would like to make the following comment.The government, through many of its ministries, tries to maintain an acceptable standard of foreign teachers in Indonesia.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Expatriates in Indonesia
Expatriates in Indonesia I was deeply offended by the article which appeared last Sunday entitled A piece of experience in a corner of Borneo, by a Mr. Gary Gentry. What is the point of publishing such drivel?I have had the pleasure of working in East Kalimantan since 1982.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Modern reconstruction of Balinese dances
Modern reconstruction of Balinese dancesBy Benito Lopulalan DENPASAR (JP): Dancers come and go, but its tradition that feeds and bonds the movement. This cliche is half-true in Bali. While several dances have laid dormant, others have been lost in the rush of time.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
The timeless allure of Indian dress
The timeless allure of Indian dressBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): No color is too bright, no hue too dull when it comes to designing Indian apparel. Of all the rage in Indian fashion, the salwar kameez returned with a bang in the early 1980s from the back of the closet in the 1970s.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fresh 7:40 TV Series: Vicky The Viking 8:10 Cultural Program 8:40 TV Series: Voltron 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Beauty Program 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang 12:45 p.m.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Promotion of the arts better than complaining
Promotion of the arts better than complainingBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): Artists had something to be grateful for in the past year even as they complained that the government pays little attention to their efforts.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Our Heritage
Our HeritageBy Ktut Sugiartha "Actually we were rich, once," my father told me, as I sat with him in the bale gede, one hot afternoon.I remember it was in October, but cannot remember the year. The sun of the dry season stung the earth's surface cruelly.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Mobile phones spells importance
Mobile phones spells importance JAKARTA (JP): She sashays into the trendy restaurant in her authentic Gianni Versace black jeans touting the signature gilded lion on the rump pockets. Leaving a trail of Escada's heady scent in her wake, she knows that everyone has noticed her.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Young professionals dominate golf membership
Young professionals dominate golf membershipBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): Members at the undulating seas of grass called golf courses aren't lining up to buy Grecian Formula.The gray haired diehards, made up mostly of top government officials and top-notch businessmen, remain the predominant...
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
China blasts Washington as Kantor begins visit
China blasts Washington as Kantor begins visit BEIJING (AFP): Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Wu Yi accused Washington yesterday of failing to meet its obligations under a 1992 market access agreement, saying Beijing was entitled to "take corresponding actions.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Boutros-Ghali to Bandung
Boutros-Ghali to Bandung JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali will visit Indonesia next month for the 30th commemoration of the Asia-Africa Conference.Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying that Boutros-Ghali has...
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
Trade between China and Vietnam brisk
Trade between China and Vietnam brisk Where is the vibrant border trade between China and Vietnam heading? Liu Zhi sheds some light on the issue. The two southern Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi border six provinces of Vietnam.
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
FIM endorses Pugeran circuit
FIM endorses Pugeran circuit JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of International Motocross (FIM) approved the Pugeran Maguwoharjo circuit in Yogyakarta to host the 11th leg of the World Motocross Championship series slated for July 30.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Mitsubishi boosts output
Mitsubishi boosts output TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said it was considering upgrading its plants in the Philippines and Thailand to meet rising demand there.Mitsubishi is considering raising its capacity in the Philippines to up to 57,500 units a year from the current annual...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
BI calm about yen surge
BI calm about yen surge JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said yesterday that the yen's surge would not have an adverse impact on the Indonesian economy, even though nearly 40 percent of the country's external debts is denominated in the Japanese currency.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
35 factories pollute rivers
35 factories pollute rivers JAKARTA (JP): The Tangerang administration has discovered that 35 factories in the regency have polluted Cimandiri, Cilongok and Cirarab rivers by discarding their industrial wastes into the rivers.Head of Tangerang's office in charge of environmental pollution H.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
RI maid tortured in Malaysia
RI maid tortured in Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): The government has left a Malaysian court to handle the case of an Indonesian housemaid that was brutally burned and tortured by an Irishman and his Malaysian wife near Kuala Lumpur.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Govt will start airport expansion projects soon
Govt will start airport expansion projects soon JAKARTA (JP): The government, in cooperation with several foreign companies, will start expansion projects at a number of airports this year, including the Juanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java, the Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar, Bali, and the...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Myanmar sets eye on ASEAN membership
Myanmar sets eye on ASEAN membership HANOI (Reuter): Myanmar wants to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and believes this will strengthen regional security, Myanmarese Foreign Minister U Ohn Gyaw said in an interview published yesterday.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Obituary
Obituary JAKARTA (JP): Senior actor Dicky Zulkarnain died of a heart attack here yesterday. He was 56.Famous for his portrayal of Si Pitung, the legendary hero of Jakarta during Dutch colonialism, Dicky Iskandar Zulkarnain was born in Jakarta on Oct. 12, 1939.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Accident caused Filipino's death
Accident caused Filipino's death NABIRE, Irian Jaya: A Philippine business consultant's death was caused by accident, the Paniai Police said yesterday.Announcing the result of a three-month investigation, Paniai Police Chief Maj.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Thailand laments rival Games plan
Thailand laments rival Games plan JAKARTA (JP): The 18th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Organizing Committee strongly opposed yesterday a proposal to stage a rival sporting meet in Hanoi, labeling the plan a threat to the region's harmony.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Midwives wait for pay checks
Midwives wait for pay checks PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Ninety-two midwives working in several villages in Purbalingga regency say they have not received their monthly pay checks since January.The midwives, who have been working in the region for the last six months, visited the Purbalingga branch...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Student detained for libel
Student detained for libel MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: A student of the state-run Cenderawasih University in Jayapura has been arrested for allegedly defaming the Manokwari police.Lt. Col. Tjahjo Hernoadi, Manokwari police chief, said he ordered the arrest of the student, identified by Antara only by...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
22,000 telephone lines for Bogor
22,000 telephone lines for Bogor JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor Telecommunications Office has 22,000 telephone lines available for residents of the town and will distribute application forms to all sub-districts.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
God saves my life
God saves my life I am writing this as I recover from serious injuries sustained while climbing Mt. Agung, Bali. Foolishly I chose to climb solo without the aid of a guide. This mistake nearly cost me my life.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Manila's steel mill
Manila's steel mill MANILA (AFP): The construction of the Philippines' first integrated steel mill will start in June, this time using technology from the Voest-Alpine company of Austria rather than a mothballed British plant, the industrial group spearheading the project said Friday.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Govt remains hopeful of intra-E. Timor dialog
Govt remains hopeful of intra-E. Timor dialog JAKARTA (JP): The Foreign Ministry asserted its hope yesterday that the all-inclusive intra-East Timor dialog facilitated by the United Nations would still proceed as scheduled.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Sports 3:30 Entertaiment: Circus Lights 4:30 Culture Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:45 Late News...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Achieving stability by democracy, not vice versa
Achieving stability by democracy, not vice versaBy Makmur Keliat JAKARTA (JP): It is an obvious truism that democracy has its limits. Boundless democracy certainly will turn a nation into a politically anarchic society.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Rights commission backs war on 'preman'
Rights commission backs war on 'preman' JAKARTA (JP): Members of the National Commission for Human Rights said yesterday they supported the decision of the city police and military to combat street hooliganism.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Tour of duty at Sriwijaya
Tour of duty at Sriwijaya PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (JP): The Chief of the Sriwijaya Military Command, Maj. Gen. Yunus Yosfiah, yesterday installed Brig. Gen. A.P. Siregar as his new chief of staff to replace Maj. Gen. Makmun Rasyid.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
AIDS cases may reach one to two million by 2000
AIDS cases may reach one to two million by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): The number of people contracted by the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Indonesia may reach one to two million by the year 2000 if preventive steps are not taken seriously from now, Minister of Health Sujudi said.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Immigration responds
Immigration responds First of all I would like to thank Mr. Ulrich O. Zimmer for his elaborate letter, mixed with certain perceptions and emotions, if I may say so, due to the fact that he is married with an Indonesian woman.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Greedy bus firms face punishment
Greedy bus firms face punishment JAKARTA (JP): The government has said it will punish bus owners who unlawfully raised their fares during the Idul Fitri holidays.Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto told journalists yesterday that not a single recalcitrant bus company would escape...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Jakarta student injured
Jakarta student injured CILACAP, Central Java: A university student from Jakarta was injured after he fell off a train at the Kroya station on Thursday.Didi Cahyadi, 25, a resident of Johar Baru sub-district in Jakarta and student of the Borobudur University, fell off the Empujaya train that was...
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
Police raid NGO office, arrest two and look for more
Police raid NGO office, arrest two and look for more JAKARTA (JP): The police have raided the headquarters of Pijar Foundation, a non-governmental organization well-known for its outspokenness, arresting two of its activists.
Sat, 11 Mar 1995
City to introduce receipts for sanitation fees
City to introduce receipts for sanitation fees JAKARTA (JP): The City Sanitation Office will soon introduce receipts for sanitation collection fees in a bid to help increase revenues.Head of the office M.