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Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Entertainment centers punished

Entertainment centers punished JAKARTA (JP): The number of the entertainment centers reprimanded by the city administration for violating performance regulations during the fasting month of Ramadhan and Idul Fitri holidays has increased to seven.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

'Use foreign languages in the proper context'

'Use foreign languages in the proper context' JAKARTA (JP): Use the national Indonesian language with pride. After all, 190 million people are using it, Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro says.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Influx of holiday travelers less than estimated

Influx of holiday travelers less than estimated JAKARTA (JP): The wave of travelers returning from their Idul Fitri holidays has escalated in the city's inter-city bus terminals and railway stations over the past two days.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Fire razes two shops

Fire razes two shops JAKARTA (JP): Fire razed two shops on Sunday evening, one at the Senen Inpres market on Jl. Batu Ceper and the other at the Roxi Mas shopping complex on Jl. Hasyim Asyari in Central Jakarta.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Timorese's trust in military needs restoring: Muladi

Timorese's trust in military needs restoring: Muladi SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The army has been urged to give soldiers involved in the Jan. 12 killing of six people in Liquisa, East Timor, the freedom to defend themselves in the military tribunal.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

National discipline relevant

National discipline relevant Although we have finished celebrating the Idul Fitri holiday we would like to note the special need to continue the national discipline movement. According to information from the police, road accidents during Ramadhan 1995 decreased sharply compared to those during the...

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Central Asia pledges action over Aral Sea

Central Asia pledges action over Aral SeaBy Douglas Busvine DASHKHOVUZ, Turkmenistan (Reuter): Cash-strapped Central Asian states pledged action on the Aral Sea ecological disaster zone but their one-day summit on Friday last week was marked by divisions over joint funding of a clean-up.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Myanmar replies again

Myanmar replies again We are referring to Vitit's article on March 2, 1995 (in Bangkok on Feb. 18, 1995). Most of the distortions in the article do not merit a response.The mischief in this insidious article lies in the thrust to cause misunderstanding and conflict between Thailand and Myanmar, and...

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

HK stock prices slip due to dollar

HK stock prices slip due to dollar HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong stock prices slipped 1.11 percent yesterday due to the weakness of the U.S. dollar, with the key blue-chip benchmark Hang Seng Index losing 91.24 points to close at a two-week low of 8,093.91.Turnover thinned to HK$1.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

More Asia tourists traveling to Australia

More Asia tourists traveling to Australia SYDNEY (AFP): The rapid growth in travel from the booming economies of Asia helped boost tourist arrivals in Australia to another record high of 3.36 million in 1994, according to data released yesterday.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Ramos visits Netherlands

Ramos visits Netherlands AMSTERDAM (AFP): President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines began yesterday a three-day official visit to the Netherlands which officials said would be devoted largely to economic issues.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

RP cuts duties on cement

RP cuts duties on cement MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos cut yesterday import duties on cement and cement clinker, opening the market further to imports amid a property boom, the presidential palace said.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

KL to start futures exchanges amid hurdles

KL to start futures exchanges amid hurdles KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will proceed to launch two financial futures exchanges by year's end despite being jolted by the downfall of British merchant bank Barings plc due to failed derivative deals, officials said yesterday.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Japanese bank to fund LNG plant in E. Kalimantan

Japanese bank to fund LNG plant in E. Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): The Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Japan will provide a loan to finance 70 percent of the total costs to construct a $969 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan, an executive says.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Deception

DeceptionFrom KompasA gentleman who claimed to be a Singaporean living in Malaysia patted my shoulder and asked where he could change his Bolivian dollars. He said he worked on a ship that was berthed in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Injured detainee flees hospital

Injured detainee flees hospital SERANG, West Java: The police are searching for an injured detainee who escaped from the hospital where he was undergoing medical treatment.The detainee, identified as Jali, 33, sneaked out from the hospital on Friday night after breaking the window in the bathroom...

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

ABRI's fate under review

ABRI's fate under review My questions here are solely based on an article written by Wahyudi M. Pratopo, which appeared in The Jakarta Post's Sunday issue, Feb. 26, 1995. If the article written is not accurate, then my questions based on that are not accurate either.Mr.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Basofi unaware of ban gathering

Basofi unaware of ban gathering SURABAYA, East Java: Governor Basofi Sudirman claims he knows nothing about the cancellation last week of a religious event organized by the minority Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI's) Probolinggo branch.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Beware of organized crime embryos: Hindarto

Beware of organized crime embryos: Hindarto JAKARTA (JP): Organized crime syndicates have begun to develop in the city through small groups of gamblers, extorters and pimps, warns a senior police officer.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Government asked to tighten bolts of inflationary pressures

Government asked to tighten bolts of inflationary pressures JAKARTA (JP): The chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics is calling on the government to make a stronger commitment to maintaining the inflation rate below 10 percent this year.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Lawyers' association seeks law for members' protection

Lawyers' association seeks law for members' protection JAKARTA (JP): An organization of lawyers urged the government and the House of Representatives to make a law regulating all matters dealing with attorneys.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Rainstorm smashes 15 houses

Rainstorm smashes 15 houses PROBOLINGGO, East Java: A rainstorm hit several subdistricts over the weekend, destroying 15 houses and knocking down trees.No casualties were reported, but power cuts occurred.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Indonesia still hopes for lifting of Iraqi embargo

Indonesia still hopes for lifting of Iraqi embargo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia remained steadfast in its wish to lift sanctions imposed against Iraq despite a written message yesterday from United States President Bill Clinton soliciting support for their maintenance.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Hyundai wins tanker order

Hyundai wins tanker order KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): South Korea's Hyundai Group signed a deal yesterday with Malaysian International Shipping Corp. Bhd. (MISC) to build two tankers at US$40 million each to boost pal oil shipments.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Erring bus operators found

Erring bus operators found JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 inter-city buses, whose crew members were found guilty of substantially raising ticket prices over the Idul Fitri holiday, will soon be reported to the Directorate General of Land Transportation.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Indochina experts work together to save tiger

Indochina experts work together to save tiger HANOI (Reuter): Experts from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have agreed to work together to save the Indochina tiger from extinction, international specialists said yesterday.

Tue, 07 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, 07 Mar 1995

Legislator Sri Bintang plans to sue PPP leaders

Legislator Sri Bintang plans to sue PPP leaders JAKARTA (JP): Outspoken legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas announced yesterday his intention to sue the leaders of his United Development Party for their plans to dismiss him from the House of Representatives.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

RP power industry left behind Asia neighbors

RP power industry left behind Asia neighbors MANILA (AFP): Despite an increase of independent power producers in the Philippines, competition in the country's power industry is not developing as fast as those of its Asian neighbors, an economist said yesterday.

Tue, 07 Mar 1995

Fishing firms use potassium

Fishing firms use potassium SORONG, Irian Jaya: The Sorong legislative council has called on the local administration to take action against fishing companies using toxic substances which have contaminated the sea.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Findings on Timor don't jar military

Findings on Timor don't jar military DILI, East Timor (JP): The local military is not shaken by the National Commission on Human Rights' recent finding that troops violated basic rights when they killed six people in a Jan. 12 operation in Liquisa.Chief of the Udayana Military Command Maj. Gen. R.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Bird poaching

Bird poaching In a recent article in the "Across the Archipelago Section," (Bird poaching declines in Irian Jaya, Saturday, Feb. 25, 1995), I am quoted as saying that poaching of Birds-of-Paradise in Irian Jaya is declining.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Clarification on visa

Clarification on visa Reading your letter in The Jakarta Post of Feb. 28, 1995 issue, I would like to clarify the situation to prevent any misunderstandings and subsequent disrespect of the Immigration Rules and Regulations set forth in Immigration Act No: 9/1992.We have several types of visas:1.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

UNHRC report not a setback

UNHRC report not a setback JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia played down a United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) statement of concern on East Timor and denied there were any negative aspects to UN human rights commissioner Jose Ayala Lassio's trip to the province.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Weekly Stock Exchange Review

Weekly Stock Exchange Review JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued its course sideways last week. A strong support line at 450 and resistance line at 455 kept the market trading within those limits.The JSX Composite Index closed the week at 452.88 on Wednesday, down 1.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Thais to make electric car

Thais to make electric car BANGKOK (Reuter): U.S. Electricar Co and CEO Private Club Company Ltd of Thailand have formed a joint venture to make a wide range of electric vehicles for sale in Thailand, the companies said.The new venture, U.S.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Ramos wants modern military

Ramos wants modern military BAGUIO, Philippines (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos on Saturday said the Philippines needs a modern military to protect and nurture the economic development of the southeast Asian country.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

ASEAN ministers to meet

ASEAN ministers to meet BANGKOK (Reuter): Economic ministers from the six members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet next month on the Thai resort island of Phuket to discuss enhancing economic cooperation in the region, a Thai Foreign Ministry official said on Friday.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Three imprisoned for Dili rioting

Three imprisoned for Dili rioting JAKARTA (JP): The Dili District Court here has sentenced three people to a total of 26 months in prison for their roles in the ethnic rioting late last year.A panel of judges chaired by Barita Sinaga sentenced Joao Alexio to 14 months, Julio Guteres to one year and...

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Bali needs grade school teachers

Bali needs grade school teachers DENPASAR, Bali: The regencies of Karangasem, Bangli and Buleleng are running short of elementary school teachers because few educators are interested in working in remote areas.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Vietnam's coal production

Vietnam's coal production HANOI (AFP): Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet has approved a general development plan for the coal industry through 2010, with a production target of 6.3 million tons of clean coal in 1995, the daily Vietnam News said.

Mon, 06 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.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Letter writing movement

Letter writing movementFrom Suara KaryaNo less than the President and the Vice president have introduced the national letter writing movement in the context of the observance of the Indonesia's 50 years of independence.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

The significance of Idul Fitri

The significance of Idul Fitri As we celebrate Idul Fitri, a sense of release prevails because we have completed the effort. We would like to emphasize that Moslems have performed the month-long fast in order to find a new balance on both personal and community levels.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Environmental damage

Environmental damageFrom Bisnis IndonesiaPresident Soeharto recently approved a plan for the reclamation of 2500 hectares of land along the north coast of Jakarta. According to the Jakarta Administration, the aim of the reclamation program is to preserve more land in the midst of continuous...

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Towards Indian Ocean cooperation

Towards Indian Ocean cooperationBy Hasyim Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Australia is reportedly planning to organize an informal conference in Perth in the middle of this year to study the possibility of developing a Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference (PECC) type of cooperation for the Indian Ocean.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Award for city journalists

Award for city journalists JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta branch of Indonesian Journalists Association will name an award after Muh. Husni Thamrin, a pioneer of Indonesian journalism. The journalistic award will be given to Jakarta-based journalists.

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Nurhuda's fails to grab Vuyani Bungu's belt

Nurhuda's fails to grab Vuyani Bungu's belt JAKARTA (JP): This year's Idul Fitri was perhaps the most dismal ever for Indonesia's junior featherweight Mohammad Nurhuda.While his family celebrated the end of the Ramadhan fasting month at home, Nurhuda, out in Africa, not only broke into a sweat, but...

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Bali's sky alive with 1,000 descents

Bali's sky alive with 1,000 descents JAKARTA (JP): Up to March 17 the skies over the island of the gods, Bali, and its eastern neighbor, Lombok, will be seeing 1,000 descents a day.But it will not be the numerous Balinese gods descending against the islands' colorful sunsets, just 190 parachutists...

Mon, 06 Mar 1995

Merpati to complete split from Garuda

Merpati to complete split from Garuda JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportations Haryanto Dhanutirto said Merpati Nusantara Airlines will be completely separated from its holding company, Garuda Indonesia, later this year.

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