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Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 9, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,700 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,350 300 337,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Thamrin defends building of small apartments
Thamrin defends building of small apartments JAKARTA (JP): Director of city-owned construction company PD Sarana Jaya Thamrin Djamain defended yesterday the city administration's determination to build 18-square-meter low cost apartments.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Bureaucrats routine snag in research
Bureaucrats routine snag in research SEMARANG, Central (JP): Scientific research on the Indonesian electoral system has historically been complicated by byzantine bureaucratic procedures and tight-lipped bureaucrats, an academic confided yesterday.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Visa, work permit and human rights
Visa, work permit and human rights I refer to the letters of Kevin J. Dunphy (Feb. 28, 1995), George Goring (March 2, 1995) and the "answer" of Hario Subayu (March 6, 1995) to The Jakarta Post and to myself, married to an Indonesian woman since 1977, staying with my family in Indonesia without...
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
No reference for ban of 'Tempo': Press Council
No reference for ban of 'Tempo': Press Council JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Press Council, the country's mass media watchdog, did not recommend that the government ban Tempo magazine in June last year, according to the testimony of one of its executives in court yesterday.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Derivatives trading is unavoidable
Derivatives trading is unavoidable JAKARTA (JP): Developing derivatives trading remains a priority in the long-term program of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) despite growing concern over its negative impact on investors, says the exchange's top executive.
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
Toilet fee
Toilet feeFrom NeracaRecently I was shopping in Pasaraya Blok M and I needed to go to the toilet. I was shocked to be required to pay Rp 300 for the facility.I know that in all other big department stores using the toilet is free. For Rp 300 I could pay for an ordinary bus fare.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Balinese dance
Balinese danceFrom RepublikaIn response to the letter of I Gusti Bagus Sutarta Bagong Kussudiardja: Memperkosa Tarian Bali? (Balinese dance is badly improvised) in Suarapublika column (Feb. 6, 1995), I hereby would like to thank him for his remarks.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Cultural, political factors obstruct women's progress
Cultural, political factors obstruct women's progress JAKARTA (JP): Cultural and political factors hinder efforts toward empowerment of women to the extent that it appears that women collaborate with their own oppression."This is not an issue of men versus women...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Culture Program 3:30 TV Series: Dibawah Kilatan Pedang 4:30 Women's World 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 Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
No more tax relief for foreign-funded projects
No more tax relief for foreign-funded projects JAKARTA (JP): In a government attempt to support locally- funded projects, all contractors, suppliers and consultants involved in government projects financed by foreign loans will no longer be exempt from income tax.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
11 men questioned over land dispute
11 men questioned over land dispute JAKARTA (JP): Police are questioning eleven people who where involved in a recent physical clash over a highly disputed 30 hectare plot of land at Cijayanti village in Bogor, West Java.Bogor police chief Lt. Col.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Brokers at police office
Brokers at police officeFrom NeracaIt is true that the intervention of middlemen at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Headquarters is still rife. They are there ready to bribe the police in charge of issuing driving licenses and car documents in order to speed up the process.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Dollar's fall may dent SE Asian exports
Dollar's fall may dent SE Asian exports SINGAPORE (AFP): The booming Southeast Asian economies may have their export competitive edge dented by the weakening U.S. dollar even as most of their currencies appreciated against the greenback in Singapore foreign exchange trade, some analysts said...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
East Timor's reguest for right branch office hailed
East Timor's reguest for right branch office hailed SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): East Timorese's request for a branch office of the National Commission on Human Rights shows that people in the territory mean to settle their problems without foreign intervention, a rights activist said yesterday.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
NBC Asia leases satellite
NBC Asia leases satellite JAKARTA (JP): PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) announced yesterday the lease of an extended C-band transporder on the Palapa C1 satellite to the Hong Kong-based NBC Asia Ltd., NBC's newly-established Asian affiliiate.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
RP, S'pore open joint exercises
RP, S'pore open joint exercises LAUR, Philippines (AFP): As the Philippines and Singapore opened joint military exercises here yesterday, Philippine officials announced plans to go "shopping" in Singapore for Manila's military modernization program.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
South Jakarta police hunt for cop killers
South Jakarta police hunt for cop killers JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police detectives are still searching for at least four other street hoodlums allegedly involved in an attack of two police officers, with one fatally stabbed in the abdomen.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Agro-tourism center built in Ragunan
Agro-tourism center built in Ragunan JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is currently building an agro-tourism center in the Ragunan area, South Jakarta, in line with the municipality's determination to maintain the southern part of the city as a catchment location.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Rainstorm hits Liquisa
Rainstorm hits Liquisa LIQUISA, East Timor: Rainstorms sweeping the area over the past four days have destroyed five houses, damaged crops, and knocked down a bridge and a dam.There has been no word of casualties but the disaster has disrupted land communication between Dili and Atambua, East Nusa...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Names of tax dodgers to be revealed TV
Names of tax dodgers to be revealed TV JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor Sutarjianto said yesterday that his office will announce the names of those who failed to pay property tax last year.Sutarjianto said this announcement will be made on television and in newspapers next month because about 1,500...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Land speculators start their work in Natuna
Land speculators start their work in Natuna JAKARTA (JP): Land speculators have begun to swarm Natuna, the northwestern-most island of Indonesia which the government plans to develop into an economic center, the Riau governor reported.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Optic fiber warehouse burnt
Optic fiber warehouse burnt BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The police are investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed a warehouse full of optic fiber cables worth several hundred million rupiah on Monday.The storehouse belonging to PT.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Merapi spews volcanic ash
Merapi spews volcanic ash SEMARANG, Central Java: Mount Merapi, at the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta, spewed burning ash again on Monday but there has been no reports of injuries, an official said.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Forensic agency probes the Ancol fire
Forensic agency probes the Ancol fire JAKARTA (JP): A team from the National Police Forensic Laboratory Center is investigating the cause of the fire that gutted the Mystery Castle in the Fantasy Land complex at Ancol Dreamland recreation center in North Jakarta last Sunday night.Lt. Col.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Soesilo's office issues clarification on meeting
Soesilo's office issues clarification on meeting JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman had his office issue a statement yesterday to address rumors about a meeting he led with 17 cabinet-level officials on Tuesday.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 8, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,700 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,275 -25 25,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
60 small airports to be expanded
60 small airports to be expanded JAKARTA (JP): The government will expand 60 small airports, mostly in the eastern region of the country, to enable them to accommodate aircraft of up to the N-250 airplane.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Govt firm on greater regional autonomy
Govt firm on greater regional autonomy JAKARTA (JP): The government is steadfast in its plan to delegate, for a trial period, greater autonomy to 26 selected regencies despite several ministries' objections, a senior official said yesterday.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
SilkAir to serve Sumatra
SilkAir to serve Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): The SilkAir of Singapore will begin later this month direct services to two cities in Sumatra, Padang and Pekanbaru, three times a week with Fokker-70 jets.The airline's executive in Jakarta Tintin Sophia told The Jakarta Post here yesterday that service to...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Texmaco to make car parts
Texmaco to make car parts JAKARTA (JP): Texmaco Perkasa Engineering (TPE), a subsidiary of the Texmaco Group, will expand into automotive component industry in cooperation with BTR Engineering of Australia.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
India recognizes Indonesia first
India recognizes Indonesia first In the article President sets up committee for RI anniversary (The Jakarta Post, March 7, 1995), Emil Salim is quoted as stating that "Saudi Arabia and Egypt were the first countries to recognize Indonesia."Surely that is not correct.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Malaysia bans 80 players
Malaysia bans 80 players KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Eighty players implicated in match- fixing by police have been barred from the Malaysian League this season, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) announced yesterday.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Soeharto off to Copenhagen for UN Summit
Soeharto off to Copenhagen for UN Summit JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto and his entourage left last night for Copenhagen to attend the ongoing United Nations World Summit on Social Development.The trip will also take him to the Croatian capital of Zagreb and to Sarajevo, the besieged capital of...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Aussie officers visit RI on cultural exchange
Aussie officers visit RI on cultural exchange JAKARTA (JP): A group of military officers from the Australian Joint Services Staff College are currently on a whirlwind tour of Indonesia to familiarize themselves with the country's customs and people.Headed by the college's commandant, Brig. J.B.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Platini to play friendly here
Platini to play friendly here JAKARTA (JP): One of soccer's former greats, Frenchman Michel Platini, plans to lead his veteran squad in a friendly match against Indonesia's past-time All Stars in December.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Government turns down U.S. request to expel Oki
Government turns down U.S. request to expel Oki JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has turned down a request by the United States government for the expulsion of Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, the main suspect of a triple murder in Los Angeles.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
A grassroots celebration
A grassroots celebration This year is monumental for the Republic of Indonesia, which will reach 50 years of age in August. And it seems the world will be celebrating to. The anniversary committee has announced that several other nations have expressed interest in taking part in the celebration...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Freeport McMoRan and RTZ Corp. enter tieup
Freeport McMoRan and RTZ Corp. enter tieup JAKARTA (JP): RTZ America Inc. of the United States has given preliminary commitments to investing around US$1.72 billion in the U.S. Freeport McMoRan Cooper & Gold Inc. for the development of the latter's mining activities in Indonesia.Paul S.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Wheatflour mills expanded
Wheatflour mills expanded JAKARTA (JP): PT Bogasari Flour Mills, a unit of the Indocement group, is expanding the annual capacity of its mills in Jakarta and Surabaya each by 365,000 tons.Bogasari's Director Franciscis Welirang said the expansion projects, scheduled to be completed later this year,...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Dengue fever strikes Dili
Dengue fever strikes Dili DILI, East Timor: Fifteen people have been hospitalized in an outbreak of dengue fever in the East Timorese capital, a local health official said yesterday.Chief of the city health office, Rustam S.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Company president sentenced to 4 years
Company president sentenced to 4 years JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced Salim Said, 45, president of PT Eden Mutiara Pasifik, to four years imprisonment yesterday for embezzling Rp 8.3 billion (US$3.77 million) in state money.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Lippo Bank service
Lippo Bank serviceFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI would like to relate my unpleasant experience with Lippo bank on Feb. 28, 1995.I wanted to deposit Rp 205,000 into my savings at the Lippo branch in the Metropolitan Mall in Bekasi.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Demand for gold crises in SE Asia
Demand for gold crises in SE Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): Demand for gold in four Southeast Asian countries rose some 23.6 percent last year to 269.4 tons, the World Gold Council said yesterday.The council said Thailand, the region's fastest growing market for the precious metal, consumed 124 tonnes, 29...
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Garuda service
Garuda service Because of an extreme desire to see as much of the world as I can, I have been fortunate enough, at the age of 33 years, to have seen places that most people will never see in their lifetime.This love for travel is what leads me to your beautiful island of Bali.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
PPP, Bintang set for 'all-out' legal battle
PPP, Bintang set for 'all-out' legal battle JAKARTA (JP): Leading members of the United Development Party (PPP) looked set to engage in a legal battle with legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas, who is suing the party for dismissing him from the House of Representatives.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Number of errant bus firms up
Number of errant bus firms up JAKARTA (JP): Head of City Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ) J.P. Sepang announced yesterday that the number of bus companies found guilty of violating regulations during Idul Fitri transportation operation increased to 21.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Biak-Honolulu route
Biak-Honolulu route Last summer I wanted to make a trip from Irian Jaya to Honolulu and back here to Irian Jaya. I struggled for several weeks to finally get a seat on the Biak-Honolulu flight, but then had to take a First Class rather than coach seat because everything was full.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Hight Court to probe soothsayer's tapes
Hight Court to probe soothsayer's tapes SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The High Court will investigate the illicit circulation of audio cassettes containing a well- known psychic's predictions on this year's political turbulence.
Thu, 09 Mar 1995
Thai king advised to rest
Thai king advised to rest BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been told by his doctors to rest after he suffered from brief chest pains, the Bureau of the Royal Household said in a statement.