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Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Govt revokes 26 firms' tax registration numbers

Govt revokes 26 firms' tax registration numbers JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Taxes has revoked tax registration numbers of 26 companies after audits showed that they violated tax rulings.Director General of Taxes Fuad Bawazier said yesterday that the measure was taken after thorough...

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Three men arrested for stealing container

Three men arrested for stealing container JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok port police have arrested three men, including two Excise and Customs officials, for allegedly stealing a container reportedly containing unassembled cars.Head of port police chief, Lt. Col.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Istiqlal Mushaf to be published

Istiqlal Mushaf to be published JAKARTA (JP): The organizers of the Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Arts and Culture plans to print in book form the huge Istiqlal Mushaf, a compilation of the Koranic scriptures, and distribute it to the public.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 13, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 -75 500 AHAP Insurance 3,225 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,725 0 25,000 Aneka...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Pan Lonsum issues bonds worth $25 million

Pan Lonsum issues bonds worth $25 million JAKARTA (JP): PT Pan London Sumatra Plantation (Pan Lonsum), owned by Andry Pribadi of Napan Group, Ibrahim Risjad of Risjadson Group and Henry Liem, announced yesterday that it has issued mandatory exchangeable bonds worth US$25 million.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

RI venture in Vietnam

RI venture in Vietnam TOKYO (Reuter): Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. of Japan said it will form a joint venture in Vietnam with an Indonesian company and three other firms to process joints for seamless steel pipes.The venture, called Vietubes Corp, is 12.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Astra trains entrepreneurs

Astra trains entrepreneurs JAKARTA (JP): The Yayasan Dharma Bhakti Astra foundation opened a five-day training program yesterday for West Java cooperatives wanting to learn basic business practices."Thirty cooperative members are taking part in the training, conducted in cooperation with a local...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Bimantara enters air navigation business

Bimantara enters air navigation business JAKARTA (JP): Bimantara Group, through its subsidiary PT Elektrindo Nusantara, and state-owned PT LEN signed a cooperation agreement yesterday with an American company for the manufacturing and marketing of airport navigation equipment.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Force should not be used against disturbances: Edi

Force should not be used against disturbances: Edi YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudrajat told a seminar here yesterday that force should not be used to overcome disturbances to national stability that result from socioeconomic problems.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Construction of governor's residence to go ahead

Construction of governor's residence to go ahead JAKARTA (JP): The planned construction of a Rp 7.2 billion (US$3.2 million) official residence for the governor of Central Java is set to go ahead, despite growing criticism from various quarters.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Loans for small builders

Loans for small builders JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Tabungan Negara will provide collateral-free loans for small developers who acquire land for building small houses, the bank's President Widigdo Sukarman announced yesterday.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

KFC's Indian expansion faces obstacles

KFC's Indian expansion faces obstaclesBy Narayanan Madhavan BANGALORE, India (Reuter): Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has discovered that serving its standard fare in some 9,400 outlets worldwide is fraught with challenge and opportunity when it comes to India.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Man arrested over fatal robbery

Man arrested over fatal robbery JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police have arrested a man in connection with last week's fatal mugging in a city brothel.Rasmin, 20, who was released from jail only two months ago, was arrested on Sunday afternoon in a redlight district in Kali Baru, North Jakarta,...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Police, military join hands in patroling city

Police, military join hands in patroling cityBy K. Basrie and Wahyudi MP JAKARTA (JP): Anyone can fall prey to crime. And anyone unlucky enough to be a victim would no doubt feel better if the police were nearby.Today, many people expect the police to patrol neighborhood streets.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Police to have temporary office at Granadha soon

Police to have temporary office at Granadha soon JAKARTA (JP): The offices of Jakarta's traffic police will move to the Granadha building next month in connection with beginning of the barter agreement between the National Police and a private companyOther divisions, such as the crime investigation...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Employees protest dismissals

Employees protest dismissals JAKARTA (JP): About 30 employees of a shoe factory in North Jakarta complained to City Council yesterday about the company's ongoing dismissals of workers.Nurwena, the protesters spokeswoman, told the Council's Commission E for people's welfare that the company, PT...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

ASEAN fears U.S.-Japan farm rift at APEC

ASEAN fears U.S.-Japan farm rift at APECBy Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The rapidly growing nations of Southeast Asia fear a battle over farm protectionism could cause a serious rift at the APEC summit next week in Japan, analysts and diplomats say.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Leaders of religious groups vows to foster common values

Leaders of religious groups vows to foster common values JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of Indonesia's five religious-based organizations of intellectuals concluded a seminar on Indonesian culture yesterday, vowing to temper differences and seek common ground for cooperation.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Singapore rubber futures

Singapore rubber futures SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore rubber futures widened gains by the close in moderate trade yesterday, lifted by spiraling Tokyo and Indonesian prices, brokers said."We heard Indonesian rubber was done at 75 U.S.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

State forestry firms urged to sell timber to locals

State forestry firms urged to sell timber to locals JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry firms were urged yesterday to provide timber at low prices to local forest dwellers to halt the increasing number of timber theft cases.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

AIDS death toll rising

AIDS death toll rising JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Of the 96 known cases of HIV and AIDS in Irian Jaya, eight people have died, a health official says.Dr. Gunawan, spokesman of the Ministry of Health's provincial office, said here yesterday that, at present, his office recorded eight people with the...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Amien backs reelection of Habibie

Amien backs reelection of Habibie YOGYAKARTA (JP): More support is coming in for the re-election of B.J. Habibie as chairman of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI).Amien Rais, a prominent Moslem scholar who is also an assistant to Habibie, said yesterday that ICMI...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

RP repatriates 14 Chinese

RP repatriates 14 Chinese MANILA (AFP): The Philippines yesterday repatriated 14 Chinese fishermen who were shipwrecked in the disputed Spratly chain last month, Foreign Department officials said.The Hainan seafarers boarded a commercial flight for the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen and were...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Merrill predicts bright future for mutual funds

Merrill predicts bright future for mutual funds JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch says the development of the mutual fund industry in Indonesia has a promising future, given the country's strong economic fundamentals.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Achievers receive scholarship

Achievers receive scholarship BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung (JP): A cooperative of local civil servants has provided scholarships for 74 high achievers.Mayor Suharto also said that some of the students were the children of civil servants, Antara reported yesterday.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Lessons of Lippo

Lessons of Lippo A clearing loss of a mere Rp 10 billion (US$4.4 million) for a bank with assets of more than Rp 7.6 trillion ($3.3 billion) and a pre-tax profit of Rp 65.3 billion in the first half of this year should not have caused such a big fuss.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Formless organizations

Formless organizationsFrom Media IndonesiaFirst of all I would like to welcome the establishment of Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development, National Brotherhood foundation, Indonesian National Unity and other newly established organizations.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Project causes disturbance

Project causes disturbanceFrom KompasWhen we go along Jl. S. Parman heading for Grogol, West Jakarta, we can see a project billboard saying: Proyek Apartemen Tertinggi dan Shopping Center Terbesar di Asia Tenggara (The tallest apartment and largest shopping center project in Southeast Asia).

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Govt plans import tariff cutbacks

Govt plans import tariff cutbacks JAKARTA (JP): The government plans import tariff cuts as part of its fresh economic deregulation package aimed to boost exports, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said here yesterday."Just wait.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Kedoya Utara residents sue West Jakarta mayor

Kedoya Utara residents sue West Jakarta mayor JAKARTA (JP): As many as 120 residents of Kedoya Utara, West Jakarta have filed a lawsuit with the Jakarta State Administrative Court against Mayor Sutardjianto over the demolition of their shanties.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Boxing to close SEA Games in Chiang Mai

Boxing to close SEA Games in Chiang Mai JAKARTA (JP): Thailand's decision to cap the Southeast Asian Games with the boxing finals may pose a problem for Indonesia in its attempt to defend its overall SEA Games title.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Dharmala to launch fund

Dharmala to launch fund JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Dharmala Group has teamed up with Jupiter Tyndall, the London-based asset management arm of Germany's Commerzbank, to launch a US$50-million investment fund company.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Four die in traffic accident

Four die in traffic accident BANDUNG, West Java: Four people died and eight others were hospitalized for major injuries when the Satria Darma passenger bus collided with a log-carrying truck yesterday.Sixteen people were aboard the bus, which was speeding on the Padalarang-Cileunyi toll road from...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Arya Duta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 1.p.m.; Los Morenos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m to 11 p.m.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

PT Telkom cuts its share issue

PT Telkom cuts its share issue JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telecommunications firm PT Telkom, which will conduct its local and overseas primary share offering tonight, yesterday cut its offering price and downsized its issue.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

New overhead toll road studied

New overhead toll road studied JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Public Works is studying the possibility of building a new raised toll road from Jakarta to Bekasi, West Java.Public Works Minister Radinal Moochtar said over the weekend that the turnpike may be constructed above the Kali Malang canal.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Railway open for private companies

Railway open for private companies JAKARTA (JP): Private investors can now participate in the construction and operation of railway networks.The president of the state-owned railway company Perumka, Soemino Eko Saputro, said yesterday that several private companies have already submitted proposals...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Villages to have midwives

Villages to have midwives AMBON, Maluku: By 1997, each of the 1,516 villages here will have at least one midwife, a health official says.At present, only 430 villages have midwives posted in local health clinics, Antara quoted Dr.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Canada wants no exemption in trade

Canada wants no exemption in trade JAKARTA (JP): International Trade Minister of Canada Roy MacLaren has made his country's stand on APEC's next meeting very clear, saying that no exemption should be made in pursuing trade liberalization among members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Different CFCs produce different effects of ozone destruction

Different CFCs produce different effects of ozone destructionBy Kardono JAKARTA (JP): Fluorinated chlorocarbons were first developed in 1930 by the General Motor Research Laboratories in a search for a non-toxic and non-flammable refrigerant to replace sulfur dioxide and ammonia then in use.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Hayono front-runner for Kosgoro chairmanship

Hayono front-runner for Kosgoro chairmanship JAKARTA (JP): The ongoing congress of Kosgoro, an influential organization under Golkar, the ruling political grouping, entered its fourth-day yesterday with support on the rise for Hayono Isman's chairmanship.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Putrid garbage

Putrid garbageFrom NeracaPungent smell continues to emanate from the back part of PD Pasar Jaya, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. This condition has been going on for years. Every time you pass the area a strong and penetrating smell greets you.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Injured Susi stays off court for week

Injured Susi stays off court for week JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's badminton queen Susi Susanti will stay off the court for a week because of the leg injury she suffered at the China Open semifinals in Chengdu on Friday.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Classes for the gifted

Classes for the gifted PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial office of the Ministry of Education is preparing to introduce special classes for gifted children.Ismet Syarif, head of the office, said here yesterday the administration needs to make a breakthrough -- in this case, the introduction of...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Govt to meet more often with rights body

Govt to meet more often with rights body JAKARTA (JP): The government will meet with the Human Rights Commission more often but this will not affect the independence of the body, a senior minister said yesterday.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Young apprentices prepare for Japan

Young apprentices prepare for Japan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Dozens of local youths will soon go to Lembang, West Java, for three months of training, which will include a Japanese language course, before leaving for Japan on an apprenticeship program.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Ship for Indonesian LNG

Ship for Indonesian LNG TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan's state-run Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) will participate in a joint venture with an Indonesian and a Japanese firm to jointly invest more than US$300 million in building a ship to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG), a Taiwan newspaper reported.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Educational town

Educational townFrom Pikiran RakyatThe educational town of Jatinangor, Sumedang, West Java is growing and developing rapidly. This is evident by the flourishing higher educational institutions in the region, expansion of the industrial area, construction of various public facilities and...

Mon, 13 Nov 1995

Rendra intends to remain an independent artist

Rendra intends to remain an independent artist JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's leading poet, W.S. Rendra, who turned 60 last week, said over the weekend he will stand strong on his principle of remaining an independent artist.

Mon, 13 Nov 1995

Rallying popular support

Rallying popular support Half a century ago, the city of Surabaya was the scene of a heroic battle. With whatever weapons that were available, the people assisted the Armed Forces in confronting the British and Allied forces, who possessed much more sophisticated arms.

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