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Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Myanmar develops regions
Myanmar develops regions Regarding The Jakarta Post's Jan. 28, 1995 report on Yangon Army seizes rebel base I would like to give the following clarification.In a sincere spirit of National reconciliation and peace the Myanmar government announced a unilateral cessation of all offensive military...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Pickpockets
Pickpockets Midday Saturday, Jan. 25, 1995, I crossed the footbridge between the BNI building and the Landmark Center. Upon alighting at the Landmark side I found that the footpath alongside the bridge was blocked by a group of young men.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Pensioners' cooperative
Pensioners' cooperativeFrom Media IndonesiaI understand that today many pensioners (civil servants, armed forces members, widows) are obtaining loans from certain banks. Banks are the only source for them to get loans with an interest rate of 20 percent.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Koja land appropriation
Koja land appropriation JAKARTA (JP): The appropriation of land to make way for the construction of a shipping container terminal in Koja, North Jakarta, will be completed one year ahead of schedule.Sri Rahardjo, development head for the terminal project, told Antara yesterday that the land...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesday Maghrib 18.20 p.m.Thursday Imsak 04.25 a.m. Subuh 04.35 a.m.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Soldiers and conglomerates
Soldiers and conglomeratesFrom JayakartaHaving plenty of money, the owners of conglomerates and other well-off people can enjoy themselves at the places of their choice on weekends. But imagine the civil servants and soldiers who have to toil all day long for a living.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Wardiman denies protecting rector
Wardiman denies protecting rector SURABAYA, East Java: Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro has denied claims that he tried to protect a local rector, allegedly involved in a Rp 2.6 billion corruption scandal, from legal action.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Golkar fires legislator for being to outspoken
Golkar fires legislator for being to outspoken JAKARTA (JP): The ruling Golkar party withdrew one of its most outspoken legislators, Bambang Warih Koesoemo, yesterday for his habit of deviating from official lines.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Disappointing Seminar
Disappointing SeminarFrom GatraI was particularly interested in the two-day seminar as advertised in Kompas on Dec. 2, 1994, adopting the theme Welcoming Tax Reform 1995. The seminar was held by the Association of Students of Administrative Science, School of Social Science and Politics, University...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Minister inspects rice arrival at Tanjung Priok
Minister inspects rice arrival at Tanjung Priok JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto made an impromptu inspection at Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta yesterday to check on rice being unloaded from Thailand.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Chefs whip up Korean dishes at Aryaduta
Chefs whip up Korean dishes at AryadutaBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): Korean dishes are not new to Indonesian restaurant-goers, who have found this a delicious alternative for their Asian palate along with Japanese and Thailand cuisine.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
'Baywatch', 'Prime Bodies' dropped during Ramadhan
'Baywatch', 'Prime Bodies' dropped during Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): The programs Baywatch, Prime Bodies and Another World are among those being dropped by local commercial television stations as the nation's predominantly Moslem population begins a month of fasting today.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Big chess meet set for anniversary
Big chess meet set for anniversary JAKARTA (JP): World number one Garry Kasparov and Poland's ace Yudith Polgar are expected to pit their wits here in an international chess tournament held in conjunction with Indonesia's 50th anniversary, official says.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Lube recycling plant operational this month
Lube recycling plant operational this month CIBITUNG, West Java (JP): PT Wiraswasta Gemilang Indonesia will start operating its lubricating oil recycling plant with a processing capacity of 67,200 tons per annum by the end of this month.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
RI's Yayuk earns 2nd round berth at Toray tennis
RI's Yayuk earns 2nd round berth at Toray tennis TOKYO (Agencies): Indonesian top player Yayuk Basuki found no real challenge in clearing her first hurdle at the US$806,000 Toray Pan Pacific women's tennis championships yesterday.
Wed, 01 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.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Diplomacy as important as military struggle, book says
Diplomacy as important as military struggle, book says JAKARTA (JP): Diplomatic efforts played as important role as the military struggle for Indonesia's independence, says prominent scholar Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung in his newest book.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
New telecommunications network forum established
New telecommunications network forum established JAKARTA (JP): In conjunction with its push to develop more sophisticated technology in the telecommunications industry, Indonesia established a forum yesterday for users of the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and Intelligent Network (IN)...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
New bank regulations welcomed
New bank regulations welcomed JAKARTA (JP): Analysts and a legislator yesterday hailed Bank Indonesia's new regulations but warned it not to be over-zealous in screening the shareholders and management of banks.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Market deserted in Bekasi
Market deserted in Bekasi BEKASI (JP): While most markets are thronging with buyers during the days leading up to the Moslem fasting month of Ramadhan, Cibitung market in Bekasi has been deserted by both traders and customers alike.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Boven Digul and tourism
Boven Digul and tourismFrom MerdekaOn Jan. 27, 1995 TVRI was airing a program which looked very similar to the Nazi's Concentration Camp in Poland during World War II, full of traces of atrocities and cruelties unknown to humanity before.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Ex-army officer executed 9 years after conviction
Ex-army officer executed 9 years after conviction JAKARTA (JP): A retired Army sergeant major was executed in the early hours in Central Sulawesi yesterday, nine years after he was convicted by a court for killing four people, the Antara news agency reported.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
ADB loan for Indonesia
ADB loan for Indonesia MANILA (Reuter): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$30.4 million loan to help upland farmers in four provinces of eastern Indonesia raise production, the bank said yesterday.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Men need to do more for family planning
Men need to do more for family planning SEMARANG (JP): Indonesia's family planning campaign should be targeted at men by making more alternative forms of contraception available to them, apart from condoms and vasectomies, a leading demographer suggests.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Sudarsono lends prestige to military think-tank
Sudarsono lends prestige to military think-tank JAKARTA (JP): The National Resilience Institute received a major boost yesterday with the appointment to the institute's deputy governorship of one of Indonesia's most respected political scientists, Juwono Sudarsono.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Four airplanes abort landing
Four airplanes abort landing SEMARANG, Central Java: Four airplanes aborted landing at the A. Yani Airport during the past week because of bad weather, a local senior official said on Monday.Chief of the provincial office of transportation, Gatot Soedjantoko, said that heavy rain had greatly...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Clear-cut policy to combat AIDS in RI sought
Clear-cut policy to combat AIDS in RI sought JAKARTA (JP): An activist urged the government yesterday to draw up a clear-cut policy in efforts to prevent the spread of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Indonesia.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
TNT, Schenker strike new Asia-Pacific deal
TNT, Schenker strike new Asia-Pacific deal JAKARTA (JP): TNT Express Worldwide, the Amsterdam-based courier service firm, announced yesterday a new deal with the freight forwarding company Schenker International AG of Germany allowing the latter to tap the former's facilities for its services in...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 31, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,300 0 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,000 0...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Religion losing its true essence: Abdurrahman
Religion losing its true essence: Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): A prominent religious leader criticized yesterday the degradation of religious values which makes the practice of religion a mere formality.Abdurrahman Wahid, the leader of one of the country's largest Moslem organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Inten rejects parking plan
Inten rejects parking plan JAKARTA (JP): Minister for Social Services Inten Soeweno has flatly rejected the idea of offering prizes to motorists who pay official parking tickets issued by the city parking authority, BP Parkir.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Two rebels get 24 years
Two rebels get 24 years BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Two activists of an obscure Moslem sect have been sentenced to imprisonment for 15 years and nine years, respectively, for supporting a rebel movement which aims to turn Aceh into an Islamic state.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Bogor mayor ready to face lawsuit
Bogor mayor ready to face lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Mayor Eddi Gunardi has said that he is ready to face a lawsuit should the owner of bulldozed house choose to file one.The house, built without permission, was demolished by mayoralty law and order agency officers earlier this month.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Judge heckled for 'inconsistent judgment'
Judge heckled for 'inconsistent judgment' JAKARTA (JP): Students observing the trial of 12 National University (Unas) students heckled Judge Moegihardjo of South Jakarta District Court, targeting what the defendants and their lawyers called his inconsistent judgment.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valliant 3:05 Gita Wicara 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
One died, 106 treated for food poisoning
One died, 106 treated for food poisoning JAKARTA (JP): An 11-year-old girl died and 106 people suffered from serious stomach aches after consuming a meal served at an orphan house in a special program held by a private foundation on Sunday in Cibubur, East Jakarta.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Probe of land title case goes on
Probe of land title case goes on JAKARTA (JP): Police have pledged to continue their investigations to complete a dossier of the counterfeiting and illegal use of documents for the ownership of 6.5 hectares of land at Kapuk Muara in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Former champ to coach boxing team
Former champ to coach boxing team JAKARTA (JP): Former flyweight champion Herry Maitimu has been called upon to coach the national boxing team for the 17th Southeast Asia Games in Chiang Mai in December.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Govt announces the start of fasting month
Govt announces the start of fasting month JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher announced last night that the first day of Ramadhan, the Moslem fasting month, begins today.The start of Ramadhan was confirmed both by arithmetical means (hisab) and by the sighting of the new moon...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: JBCJP/arhANNIVERSARY CHAT: The President Director of The Jakarta Private Japanese Business Center, Iwan Kuroda (right), chats with Shiro Nakamura of the Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. at the third anniversary of the Japanese Business Center.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Squash to become commonplace
Squash to become commonplace JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Squash Association (PSI) installed its new leadership board members on Monday night, setting out its major program to eliminate the luxurious stereotype the sport has acquired.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Portugal takes Timor campaign to world court
Portugal takes Timor campaign to world court THE HAGUE (Agencies): Portugal took its campaign on East Timor to the International Court of Justice, again resorting to antique rhetoric to conceal its own past atrocities in its former colony.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Govt offers talks on birth control
Govt offers talks on birth control MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' new health secretary said yesterday he would go "full-blast" to support the government's family planning program but would also seek an "open channel" with the Catholic church on the issue of birth control.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Amnesty invited to East Timor
Amnesty invited to East Timor DILI, East Timor: The Commission for Peace and Justice under the local diocese has asked members of the National Commission on Human Rights and Amnesty International to visit the province to observe human rights conditions.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Merrill Lynch says RI outlook exciting
Merrill Lynch says RI outlook exciting JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch of the United States sees Indonesia's privatization program as the most exciting development occurring in Asia today.David H. Komansky, the company's president, described Indonesia, with its promising economic outlook and massive...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
LA murder probe findings compile
LA murder probe findings compile JAKARTA (JP): City Police have started compiling all findings in connection with the Los Angeles triple murder to question more people domiciled in Jakarta."All findings uncovered by Los Angeles Police Department officers and our police detectives currently...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Workers stage protest over unclear status
Workers stage protest over unclear status JAKARTA (JP): Over 70 workers of Tangerang-based spinning company PT Putra Indah Makmur (PIM) staged a protest at the Ministry of Manpower yesterday over their unclear status.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
First comic strips bring Lunar New Year to Indonesians
First comic strips bring Lunar New Year to IndonesiansBy Amir & Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The most effective comic strips are definitely those which present social commentary on current issues with much wit, and many contemporary Indonesian comic strips have reached quite a level of...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
107 tourist guides arrested
107 tourist guides arrested DENPASAR, Bali: The authorities have arrested 107 tourist guides, including an American, for violating government regulations on tourism.The guides were caught in a special operation that the local administration launched to catch people without permits and guides...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Troops kill two rebels
Troops kill two rebels DILI, East Timor: Troops killed two rebels, seriously injured another and seized one rifle in a skirmish in Bobonaro, about 80 kilometers west of here Saturday, the military announced yesterday.A spokesman for the local military command, L.