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Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Road works neglected
Road works neglectedFrom NeracaThe construction under the M.T. Haryono overpass (from Jalan Supomo to Jalan Raya Pasar Minggu) appears to have been abandoned for over a month.The unfinished work, which is to widen the road, is causing additional traffic snarls at the intersection.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Short due here for chess duel
Short due here for chess duel JAKARTA (JP): Grand Master Nigel Short of England is scheduled to arrive here on Dec. 17 for a six-round duel with Indonesia number one GM Utut Adianto from Dec. 21 to Dec. 28.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Company introduces GSM telephone rental
Company introduces GSM telephone rental JAKARTA (JP): The rapid development of digital cellular mobile telecommunications in Indonesia has created a new business opportunity -- telephone rental service.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Islamic books on display
Islamic books on display JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition of Islamic books and technology will be held at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center from Dec. 3 to Dec. 8.Mahmud F. Rakasima, spokesperson for the organizing committee, said yesterday that as well as books on Islam, books on the results of...
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Subway project to start in 1997
Subway project to start in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): The construction of the first city's subway system, linking Blok M in South Jakarta with Kota in West Jakarta, will start in 1997, an official says.The head of the city development planning board, Budihardjo Suksmadi, said yesterday that the financial...
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Pekalongan man dies in custody
Pekalongan man dies in custody JAKARTA: A man whose alleged tearing of the Koran led to a riot in the Central Java town of Pekalongan last week died in a hospital while under police custody on Monday, a newspaper reported yesterday.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
PPP ends leadership meeting
PPP ends leadership meeting CIPAYUNG, West Java (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) denounces the practice of a certain political grouping of mobilizing civil servants and school students for its cadre meetings.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Does history repeat itself?
Does history repeat itself? The birth of new organizations continues with the setting up of Majelis Syarikat Ummat Muslimin Indonesia (Masyumi) last week. Many of these groups bear acronyms similar or identical to well- known political parties of the past. Political analyst J.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
IDB urged to ease terms for certain members
IDB urged to ease terms for certain members JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) yesterday to relax the terms of its assistance for heavily indebted countries.The President said that heavy debt burdens have hampered economic growth in many of the bank's...
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Phone card exhibition
Phone card exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Phone card collectors can fulfill their dreams in viewing various phone cards from all over the world in a display at Gedung Telkom, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 52, South Jakarta.The four-day exhibition, called Indo-Phone Cards '95, will be open on Dec. 1.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Rest week for athletes prior to Chiang Mai Games
Rest week for athletes prior to Chiang Mai Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian athletes are resting their muscles but pumping up their spirit this week prior to their departure for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Moerdiono says no new sports center planned
Moerdiono says no new sports center planned JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono yesterday categorically denied rumors that the government is planning to build a new sports complex which will be bigger and more complete than the existing one in Senayan.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
BASF to recycle used cassettes
BASF to recycle used cassettes JAKARTA (JP): PT BASF Indonesia, a cassette producer, plans to recycle used cassettes in its effort to help the government clean up the environment.BASF spokesman Asharie Effendy said in a release made available to The Jakarta Post yesterday that cassette buyers can...
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Drug reports may close down Hard Rock Cafe
Drug reports may close down Hard Rock Cafe JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is threatening to close down the Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta if reports on drug deals among the visitors are true, a deputy governor said yesterday.R.S.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 29, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,625 75 742,500 Aneka Kimia...
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Top ranked men's pair withdraw from Grand Prix
Top ranked men's pair withdraw from Grand Prix SINGAPORE (Reuter): Top ranked men's doubles pair Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia have pulled out of the World Grand Prix Finals starting yesterday, badminton officials said.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Street named for Benyamin
Street named for Benyamin JAKARTA (JP): The name of the late Betawi (indigenous Jakartan) artist H. Benyamin Suaeb will be eternalized in a road name in Jakarta.Deputy Governor for People's Welfare RS Museno said yesterday the road is located around Benyamin's old hometown, between Jl.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
'Tempo deserved to win'
'Tempo deserved to win'From KompasI was happy to read in Kompas of Nov. 22 that the Tempo magazine's legal victory had been upheld by the high state administrative court.The banning of Tempo magazine last year attracted a great deal of public attention.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Third World seeks aid for resettlement
Third World seeks aid for resettlement JAKARTA (JP): Eighteen developing countries led by Indonesia appealed to the international community yesterday to extend aid for human resettlement programs which, they say, are crucial in to their efforts to alleviate poverty.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Storm damages 56 houses
Storm damages 56 houses PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: A violent storm destroyed 11 houses and damaged 45 others yesterday in a village in Ogan Komering Ilir, 80 kilometers from here.Eleven people were injured, four of them seriously, said Oemar Boerniat, the chief spokesman of South Sumatra provincial...
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Prosecutors press on with Bintang's trial
Prosecutors press on with Bintang's trial JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors urged the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to proceed with the trial of former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas on charges of slandering the head of state, saying that his interrogation met with all proper procedures.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Salomons sees mixed Asia equities earnings growth
Salomons sees mixed Asia equities earnings growth SINGAPORE (Reuter): Salomon Brothers said yesterday that the earnings growth outlook in 1996 in equity markets in southeast Asia and parts of Asia differs significantly for each market.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
ICMI leadership
ICMI leadershipFrom Media IndonesiaIt is undeniable that under B.J Habibie's leadership the Association of Moslem Intellectuals of Indonesia (ICMI) has thrived. He has given a great deal to the development of Islam in this nation.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Coffee producing countries expect higher prices
Coffee producing countries expect higher prices JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC) expects higher prices for this coffee year, which began last month, due to association's control over the supply.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Talks with Moro rebels off to good start: Ramos
Talks with Moro rebels off to good start: Ramos MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos said yesterday that peace talks with Moro rebels were "off to an auspicious start" in Jakarta, voicing confidence progress could be made in settling crucial issues before the weekend.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Govt not against Aussie probe of journalists' deaths
Govt not against Aussie probe of journalists' deaths JAKARTA (JP): Australia is free to hold an inquiry into the death of six foreign journalists in East Timor 20 years ago, but Indonesia will not conduct one of its own, an official said yesterday.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Many buildings have no seismic resistance
Many buildings have no seismic resistance JAKARTA (JP): Many of Jakarta's buildings built before 1960 should be reinforced in anticipation of an earthquake, a construction expert warned.All buildings constructed before that year are not earthquake resistant, Gideon Hadi Kusuma told The Jakarta Post...
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Man mobbed to death
Man mobbed to death ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: A man was beaten to death after attending a mass at a Roman Catholic church, apparently because he had been seen refusing to eat the host during holy communion.Hendrikus Leto died in hospital on Sunday.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Railway repairs proceeding apace
Railway repairs proceeding apace BANDUNG: State railway company Perumka is working around the clock to repair the section of railway track in the Gadongbangkong area near here, which was damaged by a landslide last week.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995
Moslem ulemas come up with suggestions to curb AIDS
Moslem ulemas come up with suggestions to curb AIDS JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Moslem scholars and leaders attending a five-day special discussion on AIDS in Bandung have come up with various suggestions on ways to curb the deadly disease.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Developers complain about land brokerage
Developers complain about land brokerage JAKARTA (JP): The association of real estate developers voiced their complaints yesterday about land brokers who dictate their prices to developers, whose business tend to suffer as a result.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Bekasi's drainage system
Bekasi's drainage systemFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIn the past, floods caused by heavy rains only inundated the BTN housing complex in Bekasi, a dormitory town 20 kilometers east of Jakarta. Now floods also invade other housing complexes.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
RI attracting foreign media
RI attracting foreign media JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is drawing greater international media interest, judging from the growing number of foreign journalists working in the country, particularly over the past year.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Resettlement successfully alleviates poverty
Resettlement successfully alleviates poverty JAKARTA (JP): Participants in the international seminar on population resettlement agreed yesterday that, despite differences in background, transmigration programs have proven successful in reducing social disparity.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
'Salah Asoehan'
'Salah Asoehan'Correction: Salah Asoehan, which won three awards at the first Indonesian Sinetron Festival last year, was directed by Ami Priyono, not by Marissa Haque as mentioned in the photo caption on page one in Sunday's paper. Marissa, director of PT Rana Artha Mulia, was the producer.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Minister plants 11,110 trees
Minister plants 11,110 trees JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar symbolically planted 11,110 trees along the Sunter riverbank, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, Central Jakarta yesterday.Accompanied by State Minister for Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja and Deputy Governor Tubagus...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
No Christmas break in police crackdown
No Christmas break in police crackdown JAKARTA (JP): There will be no rest for drug dealers, gamblers, hoodlums, prostitutes and other criminals during the coming Christmas and New Year's holidays.City police yesterday said they are prepared to continue the current crackdown on criminals for as...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Giant rice field project to cost over $217 million
Giant rice field project to cost over $217 million JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to establish 1.3 million hectares of new rice fields in Central Kalimantan will involve private companies with the fields being farmed by transmigrants, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Persib knocked out of Asian club championship
Persib knocked out of Asian club championship BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Persib Bandung's dream of joining Asia's best when it crashed 2-5 to favorite Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea in the Asian club championship quarterfinal league yesterday.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
A-Mild Jak Jazz festival to present more ethnic music
A-Mild Jak Jazz festival to present more ethnic music JAKARTA (JP): This year's A-Mild Jak Jazz music festival will give more space to groups performing ethnic music, festival organizers have announced.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
City water at Muara Karang
City water at Muara KarangFrom NeracaBecause of the floods in the Muara Karang area in North Jakarta, PAM Jaya's water facilities in the area have not been operational since noon on Nov. 24.The facility will start operating again as soon as the floods have receded.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
'E. Timor given no special treatment'
'E. Timor given no special treatment' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto declared yesterday that East Timor will not receive special treatment in any area, including the establishment of religious organizations.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Nuke-free pact set for summit
Nuke-free pact set for summit BANGKOK (AFP): The seven ASEAN nations will sign a treaty here next month declaring the region a nuclear free zone but still allow the five nuclear powers free passage, a foreign ministry official said yesterday.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
'High-cost economy, exit tax stunt economic growth'
'High-cost economy, exit tax stunt economic growth' JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) took aim yesterday at the country's high-cost economy and overseas traveling tax, saying that they stunt economic growth and discourage export activities.Agus G.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
French aid to Indonesia
French aid to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The French government agreed here yesterday to provide soft loans amounting to 671 million French francs (US$138 million) to Indonesia.The agreement was made in line with the French commitment made during the July meeting of the Consultative Group for Indonesia...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
BZW to expands securities service in Indonesia
BZW to expands securities service in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Barclay de Zoete Wedd Ltd. (BZW) of Britain, which acquired a stake in PT Niaga Securities yesterday, wants to expand its services to Indonesian companies by bringing in more international investors.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Stress can lead to blindness, expert warns
Stress can lead to blindness, expert warns JAKARTA (JP): Stress can lead to blindness, an expert warned yesterday.Stress is the main cause of Glaucoma, an eye disease which is the third main cause of blindness in Indonesia, said Arleen Djohan Wirawan, the President of the Indonesian Glaucoma...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
KL starts shipping Proton cars here
KL starts shipping Proton cars here KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia began shipping Proton cars to Indonesia yesterday under a complex trade deal that will see Kuala Lumpur buying Indonesian-made military aircraft in return.
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
NGOs told to take anti-AIDS drive to prostitutes
NGOs told to take anti-AIDS drive to prostitutes JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is reluctant to launch drives against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in areas where prostitution is rampant, fearing the campaigns would lead the public to think they were authorized red-light...
Wed, 29 Nov 1995
Hospital refuses critical patient
Hospital refuses critical patient BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A private-owned hospital has reportedly refused to treat M. Musa, who was in critical condition after he was stabbed twice by a group of robbers, unless the patient paid Rp 500,000 (US$ 220) in advance.