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Sat, 25 Feb 1995

ABRI says error made in Liquisa

ABRI says error made in Liquisa JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) admitted yesterday that some of its soldiers had made a mistake when they killed six civilians who were members of an East Timor rebel group in the Liquisa regency last month.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Graves should be of standard shape

Graves should be of standard shape JAKARTA (JP): Sooner or later all graves and tombstones in Jakarta will have to be of a standard shape and size, chief of the Jakarta Cemetery Agency Syahriel Zaenuddin said yesterday.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Oki's case

Oki's caseFrom Media IndonesiaMuch has been said in the media about Oki's case, but there is something that does not quite make sense. Ipunk, ex-fiancee of Oki, said that she did not know anything about Oki's job and education. She argues that she does not want to disturb his privacy (Tiras, Feb.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Taspen's invested Rp 8.3t last year

Taspen's invested Rp 8.3t last year JAKARTA (JP) The total investment of PT Taspen, the state- owned company handling insurance and pensions for civil servants, reached Rp 8.3 trillion (US$3.86 billion) as of last year.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Tips for holiday travelers

Tips for holiday travelers JAKARTA (JP): The following are tips which might be helpful to travelers to ensure they arrive at their destinations intact:Tips for Idul Fitri Motorists 1. Make careful preparations prior to departure: itinerary and health checks, and arrange necessary documents.2.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Toll facilities

Toll facilitiesFrom KompasThe management of toll roads is obviously in compliance with the concept of national development, in which equity should always be taken into consideration. In this context, PT Jasa Marga (a state-owned road service company) must always have the concept of equity in mind...

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

ICC to discuss Asia

ICC to discuss Asia NEW DELHI (AFP): Business and investment opportunities in Asia will be the focus of a major conference to be staged here next month by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the organizers said yesterday.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Ramos accused of 'dismantling' RP democracy

Ramos accused of 'dismantling' RP democracy MANILA (AFP): Philippine Roman Catholic church leader Cardinal Jaime Sin has accused President Fidel Ramos and Congress of conniving to "dismantle" democracy for failing to pass into law key electoral reforms.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Workers demand annual extra pay

Workers demand annual extra pay JAKARTA (JP): Over 70 workers from seven companies in Bogor and Tangerang went to the Ministry of Manpower yesterday to protest against employer violations of the ministerial decree on annual extra pay.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Fast breaking at Priok port

Fast breaking at Priok port JAKARTA (JP): Chief of Staff of Jakarta Military District Command Brig. Gen. Sutiyoso attended a breaking of the fast gathering with stevedores of Tanjung Priok seaport, North Jakarta, on Thursday evening.The ceremony was also attended by A.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Myanmar facing another sanction

Myanmar facing another sanction SYDNEY (Reuter): Australia said yesterday that Myanmar's military government faced possible exclusion from next July's meeting of ASEAN nations over its alleged continued human-rights abuses.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Palki restaurant

Palki restaurant On Feb. 5, 1995, Sunday, we went for dinner at the Palki restaurant in Jakarta for the first time. We had a terrible experience. First of all the waiter brought a menu which didn't list prices. One can make out right away that it's not the right place to eat.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Govt pays pensions earlier

Govt pays pensions earlier JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to pay the monthly pension of all its former employees early so that they can celebrate the Idul Fitri Moslem holiday.Chairman of the Civil Service Administration Agency (BAKN) Soenarko said the pensioners can collect their pension...

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

'Baby Bell' teams up with KL firm

'Baby Bell' teams up with KL firm KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): One of America's "baby Bells" has formed a US$1.4 billion joint venture with a new but well- connected telecommunications company to create multimedia networks in Malaysia, company executives said yesterday.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Bank Bali to issue warrants

Bank Bali to issue warrants JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed Bank Bali plans to issue warrants as the "sweetener" for its rights shares soon to be offered to existing shareholders, a bank executive says.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Malaysian soccer beats corruption

Malaysian soccer beats corruption KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian police and soccer chiefs were claiming victory yesterday in the fight against bribery and corruption in the game after sending the culprits into internal exile and promising "cleaner" players.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

One person dies in dengue outbreak

One person dies in dengue outbreak SEMARANG, Central Java: One person has died and dozens of others have been hospitalized due to an outbreak of dengue fever in seven villages.The Central Java provincial government announced recently that the dengue fever outbreak was the first in five years.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Health posts in 33 locations

Health posts in 33 locations JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has set up temporary health clinics in 33 locations throughout the city during the current Idul Fitri period, Soeharto, head of the City Health Office, said yesterday.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Exodus gains momentum, but under control

Exodus gains momentum, but under control JAKARTA (JP): The number of passengers leaving for their home towns for Idul Fitri celebration from the Pulogadung bus terminal, East Jakarta, and from Soekarno-Hatta International airport rose significantly yesterday, but remains feasible.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Rainstorm damage 70 houses

Rainstorm damage 70 houses MAGELANG, Central Java: At least 70 houses in the Ngluar and Salam sub-districts were badly damaged in a rainstorm on Wednesday, Antara reported yesterday."The 70 houses were seriously damaged after being hit by falling trees," Sarmanto, head of the Social Affairs...

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

PT Arbamass denies misuse of official letter

PT Arbamass denies misuse of official letter JAKARTA (JP): PT Arbamass Multi Invesco, which advocates controlling Indonesia's liquor trade and distribution through mandatory labeling, insists it has the legal right to carry out the move although a Ministry of Home Affairs official says otherwise.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

DAMRI, PPD ready for Idul Fitri

DAMRI, PPD ready for Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Land Transportation Soejono has instructed all staff of the state-owned bus companies, DAMRI and PPD, to properly serve passengers using their buses to return to their hometowns for the Idul Fitri celebrations.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Two shipowners fined $54,000

Two shipowners fined $54,000 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The owners of two Singapore tankers were fined a total of US$54,000 yesterday after pleading guilty to charges of polluting Malaysian waters, the Bernama news agency reported.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Legislator's job

Legislator's jobFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI take offense with Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad's emotional "appeal" at the House of Representatives asking journalists to write and report more responsibly. His attitude is shameful and proves that he is incapable of exercising self- control.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Educational expert says 1994 curriculum too tough

Educational expert says 1994 curriculum too tough JAKARTA (JP): An expert on education warns that the new school curriculum introduced nationwide last year is so tough that only a handful of students are likely to make it through.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Political forces are partners, not enemies: Feisal

Political forces are partners, not enemies: Feisal JAKARTA (JP): When the Armed Forces (ABRI) carries out its socio-political role, there are no enemies. The other political forces are seen as partners, ABRI chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung says.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Beware of negative information

Beware of negative information JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko warned yesterday of an influx of "negative information" that is being beamed in by foreign broadcasting networks, especially to rural areas.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Bali denies cholera claim

Bali denies cholera claim DENPASAR, Bali: The Bali provincial administration has sent an official letter to the Japanese government, denying Japanese tourists' claim that cholera was spreading on the tourist island.

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Money-losing high-tech industries

Money-losing high-tech industries The State Minister of Research and Technology and Chairman of the Board for the Study and Application of Technology, B.J. Habibie, has admitted that five of the ten state-owned enterprises under the management of the Management Board for Strategic Industries are...

Sat, 25 Feb 1995

Lost luggage

Lost luggage Both my husband and I came to Indonesia full of best intentions and goodwill. Before we left Australia we bought many books on Indonesia, and we came with immense interest in the country, its culture, its history and its people.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Taiwan, Singapore join forces for investments

Taiwan, Singapore join forces for investments TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan and Singapore have agreed to a joint investment strategy for third countries, a Taiwan spokesman said."We agreed that we will jointly develop industrial zones in Paraguay, Uruguay, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines," he said...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Donations for the poor

Donations for the poor JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Family Welfare Movement's chairperson, Mrs. Suryadi Soedirdja, donated on Wednesday foodstuffs and a sum of money to 560 poor people living in West Jakarta.The donation was part of Mrs. Soedirdja's Ramadhan tour of Jakarta.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Pakistan's refinery project

Pakistan's refinery project KARACHI (AFP): Work started here yesterday on the country's first hydrocracker refinery project, jointly sponsored by Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), officials said.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Mari'e warns on loans in Kanindotex takeover

Mari'e warns on loans in Kanindotex takeover JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has warned the potential buyer of the debt-ridden Kanindotex not to use loans from state-owned banks to finance the takeover of the textile company.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Underwriters to 'cooperate' on share prices

Underwriters to 'cooperate' on share prices JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Securities Underwriters agreed yesterday to "cooperate" in maintaining stock prices above their Initial Price Offering (IPO) levels.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Garuda cancels sale of aging aircraft

Garuda cancels sale of aging aircraft JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia has canceled its plan to sell nine idle Airbus A300-B4 aircraft because it has failed to find a buyer who will pay for them in cash.Garuda's president, Soepandi, told reporters last night that the airline planned to refurbish the...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Rice output to increase this year

Rice output to increase this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's rice production, which fell four percent in 1994, is expected to expand some this year, but remain lower than 1993's level."According to the latest projection of the Central Bureau of Statistics, this year's rice production is likely to...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

The Bambang Warih case

The Bambang Warih case The report which appeared in this newspaper yesterday that House Speaker Wahono endorsed the expulsion of Golkar legislator Bambang Warih Koesoemo from the House of Representatives (DPR) was inaccurate and a clarification is therefore due.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Is there freedom?

Is there freedom?From Bisnis IndonesiaOn Aug. 17, 1995 Indonesia will celebrate 50 years of independence. In less than half a century of freedom, Indonesia has achieved economically what has taken other free countries hundreds of years.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Priest advises govt to review E. Timor policy

Priest advises govt to review E. Timor policy JAKARTA (JP): The government was advised yesterday to review its development strategy in East Timor or face prolonged conflict with the indigenous people.Gregor Neonbasu, an East Timorese Roman Catholic priest, told a seminar that the more acceptable...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Troops build emergency bridge

Troops build emergency bridge PEMALANG, Central Java: Troops have been called in to build an emergency bridge on the Limus river, in substitute for the one which collapsed early this week, a local senior military officer said yesterday.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Press council not informed of 'Tempo' closure

Press council not informed of 'Tempo' closure JAKARTA (JP): The government closed the Tempo weekly in June without prior consultation with the Press Council as the law requires, a council member testified in court yesterday.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Japanese doctors asked to prove cholera claim

Japanese doctors asked to prove cholera claim JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi challenged Japanese doctors yesterday to go to Bali and see for themselves if cholera exists as Japanese tourists have claimed.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Sanitasi program plagued by problems

Sanitasi program plagued by problems JAKARTA (JP): The city's sanitation program is hindered by many problems, mainly the limited availability of garbage trucks, large-scale waste dumps and the imbalance between the rising number of new housing complexes with good waste disposal facilities.M.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Trade unions are part of social infrastructure

Trade unions are part of social infrastructure JAKARTA (JP): Free trade unions are an important part of an industrial society's infrastructures, director of the International Labor Organization's Jakarta office, Herman van der Laan, said yesterday.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Aussie tourism seminar here

Aussie tourism seminar here JAKARTA (JP): The Australian Tourist Commission and the British Tourist Authority announced yesterday that they had chosen Jakarta to be the venue for the Travel Australia Britain Seminar (TABS) 1995.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Legal expert fears consequences of Liquisa probe

Legal expert fears consequences of Liquisa probe JAKARTA (JP): Legal expert Muladi has urged the Army not to be too harsh on its members who were responsible for the recent death of six people in East Timor, saying it could affect the morale of other troops posted in the troubled territory.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Water stoppage on Saturday

Water stoppage on Saturday Jakarta (JP): The city-owned water company PAM Jaya will temporarily stop the supply of water to a number of areas in the city tomorrow.The company announced yesterday that the stoppage has been caused by the construction of an electricity project in Pulogadung production...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Investigators return to E. Timor for more facts

Investigators return to E. Timor for more facts JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has deferred announcing the result of its investigation into the deaths of six people at the hands of the military in East Timor, saying that it needs more evidence.

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