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Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Malaysia, RI sign car, military aircraft agreement

Malaysia, RI sign car, military aircraft agreement KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia and Indonesia yesterday signed a military aircraft and car deal which they said could lead to formation of a Southeast Asian consortium to manufacture commercial aircraft.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Bambang's fate is now in Soeharto's hands: Expert

Bambang's fate is now in Soeharto's hands: Expert JAKARTA (JP): By passing on Golkar's demand to have Bambang Warih Koesomo removed from the House of Representatives, the House leaders have placed the legislator's fate in the hands of President Soeharto."It is now up to President Soeharto," M.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Rubber prices close higher

Rubber prices close higher SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore rubber futures prices ended higher yesterday as the local market took the cue from an afternoon surge in Japan where speculators pushed prices up.Dealers said prices dropped in the morning as many manufacturers had already stocked up over the...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

S'pore coffee contract targets Japan

S'pore coffee contract targets Japan TOKYO (AFP): The Singapore Commodity Exchange (Sicom) said yesterday it was "confident" of attracting interest from the Japanese coffee and futures industry in Asia's first coffee futures contract to be launched next week.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

City finds it hard to control offices

City finds it hard to control offices JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that a lack of supervision has caused many irregularities in the management of the city administration.Speaking to reporters after inducting the new board members of the Jakarta Academy, Surjadi said the...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Less S'poreans visit Batam

Less S'poreans visit Batam BATAM, Riau: Most visitors to Batam island are still Singaporeans, but their numbers have continued declining over the past several years, a local official said yesterday.But the number of tourists from South Korea and Taiwan have been on the rise since 1990, chief of the...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Future bringht for life insurance: Executives

Future bringht for life insurance: Executives JAKARTA (JP): Executives say the Indonesian life insurance industry has a bright future, given growing public awareness of the importance of risk insurance.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Gump's simplicity brings some cheer

Gump's simplicity brings some cheer JAKARTA (JP): This is the image of the 1990s hero: IQ 75, simple, slow-witted (stupid is too strong), slow-talking, but innocent, kind, optimistic, generous at heart and a true lover.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

KL ranks second in ASEAN labor costs

KL ranks second in ASEAN labor costs KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, facing a shortage of workers, has the second-most expensive labor force after Singapore in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a government study showed yesterday.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Indonesia rejects U.S. request for Oki's expulsion

Indonesia rejects U.S. request for Oki's expulsion JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has rejected the United States government's request for the deportation of Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, the main suspect in the Los Angeles triple murder currently in Jakarta police custody.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Student regiment members attach court observers

Student regiment members attach court observers JAKARTA (JP): Members of the National University's student regiment commandeered a Kopaja mini bus and beat up a student yesterday, according to a student representative.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Thugs prey on bus drivers

Thugs prey on bus drivers SLAWI, Central Java: About 60 city bus drivers pleaded with police for protection yesterday from gangs of thugs who extort money from them.They told chief of the Slawi police precinct, Lt. Col.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Adrianus to fight Thai to defend his OPBF crown

Adrianus to fight Thai to defend his OPBF crown JAKARTA (JP): Adrianus Taroreh is set to defend his Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) championship belt against Thailand's challenger Singtong Nontachai in his hometown Manado, North Sulawesi on April 1.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaFriday Maghrib 06.16 p.m.Saturday Imsak 04.31 a.m. Subuh 04.41 a.m.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Australia reviews PNG aid

Australia reviews PNG aid CANBERRA (AFP): Australia's chief diplomat has warned Papua New Guinea and other Pacific island states they must take hard economic decisions or face a loss of investor confidence and lowering of living standards.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Free fast breaking meals

Free fast breaking meals JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,000 Jakartan Moslems, and 6,500 from several other cities, have been getting free fast breaking meals in mosques every day during this Moslem fasting month of Ramadhan.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

RI's coffee exports licely to drop by 67 percent

RI's coffee exports licely to drop by 67 percent JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's coffee exports are likely to drop by 67 percent to 14,000 tons during the first three months of this year from 43,500 tons in the same period of last year, an executive said.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Savings in BRI

Savings in BRIFrom KompasI am the youngest child in my family. When my parents died the inheritance was divided among the children (there are six of us). Since I was still a small child at the time, the money was kept for me by my elder sister Lisna Juwita.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Railway equipment producer progress

Railway equipment producer progress MADIUN, East Java (JP): PT Industri Kereta Api (Inka), the state-owned railway equipment producer, established in 1981, has reported significant business progress after making a profit for the first time in 1992.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Towards political deregulation?

Towards political deregulation? President Soeharto has instructed the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) to suggest a general election system that would best suit Indonesia in the future. The head-of-state also asked LIPI to ponder on how many Armed Forces (ABRI) representatives should sit as...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Susi is Asia's best athlete

Susi is Asia's best athlete JAKARTA (JP): Badminton queen Susi Susanti is included in the list of Asia's top 10 athletes of 1994 and is entitled to the Kungfu Family Cup, a Chinese sports journalists association announced on Wednesday.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Idul Fitri not an extravagance

Idul Fitri not an extravaganceFrom Suara KaryaThe end of the fasting month of Ramadhan is drawing near. During the Ramadhan month Moslems refrain from eating and drinking and other activities which are considered contrary to the Ramadhan values.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Teachers' wages embezzled

Teachers' wages embezzled KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Governor Herman Musakabe urged the Alor branch of Bank Rakyat Indonesia to repay the salaries of 30 elementary school teachers, allegedly embezzled by its employees.

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

City Police arrest middlemen

City Police arrest middlemen JAKARTA (JP): Not a single unauthorized middleman could be seen at the vehicle document processing unit office at the City Police Headquarters yesterday.During an operation on Wednesday, the military police arrested 78 middlemen, among them, two police sergeants and...

Fri, 24 Feb 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 23, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 1,800 -600 2,000 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 8,000 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,300 104,500 ANEKA...

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Soeharto backs KONI's restructuring plan

Soeharto backs KONI's restructuring plan JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto gave his full support yesterday to a restructuring plan initiated by the newly-elected chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

PPP 'star' legislator also in hot water

PPP 'star' legislator also in hot water JAKARTA (JP): With news of the sacking of legislator Bambang Warih Koesoemo just beginning to sink in yesterday, the House of Representatives was already abuzz with rumors of another impending dismissal.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Mar'ie's stance on credit

Mar'ie's stance on credit The Minister of Research and Technology, B.J. Habibie, makes a lot of sense in his argument about the crucial importance of export credits for pushing the sales of such high-tech and big- ticket products as aircraft.

Thu, 23 Feb 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.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Collapsed bridges disrupt Java traffic

Collapsed bridges disrupt Java traffic PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Floods have knocked out two bridges in Brebes and Cilacap, disrupting traffic along both the northern and southern highways connecting the province with West Java.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

No cholera outbreak in Bali: Ministry

No cholera outbreak in Bali: Ministry JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health says it is puzzled by a report suggesting 77 Japanese tourists have been affected by cholera after returning from the holiday island of Bali.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Rp 21b, 4 lives lost in floods

Rp 21b, 4 lives lost in floods RENGAT, Riau: Floods that have been sweeping through the Indragiri Hulu regency over the last two months have caused an estimated Rp 21 billion (about US$10 million) in material losses.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Wahono endorses Bambang's firing

Wahono endorses Bambang's firing JAKARTA (JP): House Speaker Wahono finally decided yesterday to endorse the expulsion of outspoken Golkar legislator Bambang Warih Koesoemo from the House of Representatives (DPR).

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

KNU area

KNU area We thank The Jakarta Post (Feb. 22, 1995) for carrying the report on the fall of Kawmoora, but regret to point out that Reuter's reports from Thailand on the subject have been consistent in interviewing and quoting only the views of the Karen National Union (KNU) terrorists-remnants.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Prosecutor's office probes cases of corruption

Prosecutor's office probes cases of corruption JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has been investigating 18 cases of corruption, including some in state banks, which were recently discovered by the Government Audit Agency (BPKP), Chief Justice Singgih said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Sentul developer upset over burning of buildings

Sentul developer upset over burning of buildings JAKARTA (JP): The project manager of Rainbow Hills, an exclusive housing estate and golf course at Pasir Karet village in Sentul, Bogor, expressed concern over the burning of two of its buildings by unidentified men, allegedly working for PT FMP.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

City police join narcotics meeting

City police join narcotics meeting JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Narcotic Division of the City Police Crime Investigation Directorate, Lt. Col. Djoko Satrio, has been assigned to represent Indonesia at a two-week conference on drug related crimes, to be held next month in Phuket, Thailand.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

A flicker of threat to region in the Spratly Islands?

A flicker of threat to region in the Spratly Islands?By Rizal Sukma JAKARTA (JP): It was reported that China had quietly enforced its claim again in the Spratly Islands. This time, it was the Philippines which felt intimidated by the most recent Chinese move.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Leading golfers to tee off in Bali

Leading golfers to tee off in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Leading Australian golfers Todd Hamilton and Lucas Parsons are expected to lead a pack of foreign golfers at the Sempati Bali Open, slated to tee off at Bali Golf and Country Club on March 22.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Waste land turns productive

Waste land turns productive BANDA ACEH: Approximately 175,000 hectares of unproductive farm land in the Aceh Besar and Piddie regencies will be turned into timber estates to maintain forest conservation, Governor Syamsuddin Mahmud said.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Indonesia likely to play active role at global summit

Indonesia likely to play active role at global summit JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will have an opportunity to help shape the course of a global development program at next month's World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, a top official says.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

New global rubber pact can reduce price volatility: INRO

New global rubber pact can reduce price volatility: INRO KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The new international rubber pact finally adopted in Geneva last week could help reduce price volatility and benefit both the world's natural rubber producers and consumers, officials said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Dangers of urbanization

Dangers of urbanization The same problem confronts the Jakarta City administration every time after Idul Fitri. Jakarta's population continues to swell because, after spending the holidays in their respective home towns and villages, people come back to Jakarta with relatives or other people who...

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Australian cattle for Asia

Australian cattle for Asia CANBERRA (AFP): Exports of live cattle to Southeast Asia jumped 53 percent to a record 290,000 head in 1994, the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation (AMLC) said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Govt to open one-stop ticketing counters

Govt to open one-stop ticketing counters JAKARTA (JP): The ministry of Transportation will coordinate cooperation among transportation companies to provide one-stop reservations for packages of various transportation services throughout the country, a senior official says.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

House approves bill on 1995-1996 state budget

House approves bill on 1995-1996 state budget JAKARTA (JP): The Budgetary Commission of the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday approved a bill on the government's 1995-1996 budget, which calls for an 11.9 percent increase in both revenue and spending.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Minimum pay must be maintained

Minimum pay must be maintainedFrom MerdekaReports in the media say that the Indonesian Textile Association (API) has appealed to the government to review its policy on minimum regional wages on the grounds that it will cause an increase in total textile company costs.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

NGOs call for 60 percent reduction in CO2 emissions

NGOs call for 60 percent reduction in CO2 emissions JAKARTA (JP): Local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on the government yesterday to commit itself to a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of at least 60 percent by the year 2030.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Monopolistic practices denounced

Monopolistic practices denounced JAKARTA (JP): The speaker of the House of Representatives, a business analyst and a lawyer yesterday all denounced monopolistic business practices in the country and called for legal reforms to ensure fair competition.

Thu, 23 Feb 1995

Ships alerted to piracy threats

Ships alerted to piracy threats KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Ships in Southeast Asia were alerted to renewed piracy threats yesterday after gun-wielding masked pirates hijacked a cargo vessel off Vietnam and escaped with its cargo last week.

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