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Sun, 12 Nov 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso 7:40 TV Series: Space Keteers 8:05 Children's Program: Panggung Gembira Anak 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Tata Rias 11:45 Sports: Dari...

Sun, 12 Nov 1995

Is technology really the best way?

Is technology really the best way? JAKARTA (JP): It seems that I created an uproar the last time I was in the U.S. You see, I had heard that I could get the old fashioned kind of gramophone needles in the antique shops there.

Sun, 12 Nov 1995

Indonesia strives to dominate rowing

Indonesia strives to dominate rowing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to maintain its winning streak at the 18th Southeast Asian Games traditional boat races despite the unfamiliar sculls."There is no reasons for a humble showing, although we will use longer and heavier sculls," chairman of the...

Sun, 12 Nov 1995

Security tightened as strike cripples Bangladesh

Security tightened as strike cripples Bangladesh DHAKA (Reuter): Heavily armed security men chased protesters and took up position across the Bangladesh capital Dhaka yesterday as a day long strike virtually paralyzed this city of nine million, witnesses said.The strike, which began at 6 a.m.

Sun, 12 Nov 1995

Assessing Taiwan's 'southward policy'

Assessing Taiwan's 'southward policy' Samuel C.Y. Ku analyses whether Taiwan has bitten off more than it can chew in striving for a diplomatic breakthrough in Southeast Asia. In November 1993, Taiwan launched its "Southward Policy".

Sun, 12 Nov 1995

Traditional healing: Is it effective?

Traditional healing: Is it effective? As the appeal to get back to nature grows stronger, more and more people are turning to alternative healing and medicine. Does this truly heal? The Jakarta Post discusses this issue in conjunction with National Health Day, which falls today.

Sun, 12 Nov 1995

Boarding houses make a fortune for the Betawi people

Boarding houses make a fortune for the Betawi peopleBy Imran Rusli JAKARTA (JP): Room and board. Just the space dedicated to it in the city's classified ads gives the two words a familiar ring. The Pos Kota daily, for example, runs an average of 40 ads a day.

Sun, 12 Nov 1995

Less euphoric about APEC's Osaka summit

Less euphoric about APEC's Osaka summit The distracting domestic political agendas of the United States and Australia have brought a new sober reality to the notion of economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. Stephen Leong analyses the issue. Japan is in a quandary over APEC.

Sun, 12 Nov 1995

Tracking back the years: A catalog of local films

Tracking back the years: A catalog of local films Katalog Film Indonesia 1926-1995 J.B. Kristanto PT Grafiasri Mukti, Jakarta, 1995 xvii, 425.; 21x27 cm, index JAKARTA (JP): "Film is a social document," according to J.B. Kristanto.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Police bust Ecstasy ring

Police bust Ecstasy ring SURAKARTA, Central Java: Police have arrested three people during a raid on a syndicate that has been supplying drug abusers with the "designer drug" Ecstasy.Surakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Archbishop Leo Sukoto quits

Archbishop Leo Sukoto quits JAKARTA (JP): Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Jakarta's archbishop yesterday.Purbo Tamtomo, secretary of the Jakarta diocese, said in a statement yesterday that Monsignor Leo Sukoto SJ's successor has yet to be appointed.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Good sales at Istiqlal Festival

Good sales at Istiqlal Festival JAKARTA (JP): The souvenir and food stands at the ongoing Second Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Arts and Culture are each making approximately Rp 3 million (US$1,311) per day, according to one of the organizers.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Bank Bira's profit rises

Bank Bira's profit rises JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bira, a private bank listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, yesterday reported a 48.59 percent increase in its net profit in the first nine months to Rp 20.83 billion (US$9.1 million) from Rp 14.02 billion in the same period of 1994.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Harjono takes top Ikadin post again

Harjono takes top Ikadin post again YOGYAKARTA (JP): Incumbent chairman Harjono Tjitrosoebono was re-elected yesterday to lead the Indonesian Bar Association (Ikadin) for a third consecutive five-year term.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Council agreement sought

Council agreement sought JAKARTA (JP): The postponed reclamation of the Mutiara coast, in northern Jakarta, will resume only if the City Council approves, the developer said yesterday.According to the developer, PT Harapan Indah, the city administration has ordered it to delay the project, which...

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Bus for women

Bus for womenFrom NeracaTraveling in the city by public bus -- either Metromini, Kopaja, limited passenger bus, or air-conditioned bus -- is not very comfortable because, more often than not, the buses are exceptionally crowded.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Sex tourism not tolerated

Sex tourism not tolerated KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A local tourism official has declared a fight against sex tourism in the province.Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Tourism, Musa Tarigan, called on hotel managers and owners not to let their hotels become venues for "the sex...

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

RI stars lose in China Open

RI stars lose in China Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia suffered one of its heaviest blows in badminton this season when its top singles players flopped in the China Open semifinals in Chengdu yesterday.Women's singles world number one Susi Susanti was without her characteristic stubborn style when she...

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Beware of pickpockets

Beware of pickpocketsFrom Pikiran RakyatOn Oct. 31, 1995 at about 1:30 a.m. I took an Angkot bus from the Research and Development Office, Jl. Raya Timur, heading for Kebon Kelapa terminal, Bandung. I must start off that early to catch the bus to Jakarta, where I work.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Judges told to be ready for officials' wrath

Judges told to be ready for officials' wrath JAKARTA (JP): Judges of the State Administrative Court must be prepared to bear the wrath of the government over their decisions, the court's chief judge said yesterday.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

EAEC initiative lacks clear future

EAEC initiative lacks clear futureBy Takehiko Kajita TOKYO (Kyodo): Despite nearly five years of warming up exercises, the East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) proposed by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shows no sign of getting up and running any time soon.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

South Korean prosecutors may summon Roh again

South Korean prosecutors may summon Roh again SEOUL (Reuter): State prosecutors said yesterday they were considering summoning disgraced ex-president Roh Tae-woo again after questioning heads of South Korea's top business conglomerates over his US$654 million slush fund.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Police bust syndicate of adulterated fuel

Police bust syndicate of adulterated fuel JAKARTA (JP): City police arrested yesterday two men and seized 50,000 liters of adulterated diesel fuel they had produced in the Pamulang district, Tangerang, about 25 kilometers south of here.Capt.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Manila, Bangkok big losers in Asian market

Manila, Bangkok big losers in Asian market HONG KONG (Reuter): Asian stock markets again failed to take their lead from Wall Street yesterday with most bourses recording losses, but the closely-watched Tokyo index gained slightly.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Koran reciters join international contest

Koran reciters join international contest BANDUNG, West Java: Four local reciters of the Koran, who won the national competition in July, will soon take part in international Koran-reading contests in several countries.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Ninja Turtles 3:05 Sports 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Film Series: Bill Bixby's Wonder World Of Magic 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music: Pop Daerah 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 Film series: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30...

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Most RI kids not healthy

Most RI kids not healthy JAKARTA (JP): Only 1.8 percent of Indonesia's 29 million elementary school children, between the ages of six and nine years, are physically healthy, a recent survey shows.The figure slightly rose to 6.8 percent among children of between nine and 12 years old.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Ex-minister warns of technology pitfalls

Ex-minister warns of technology pitfalls JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia should learn from the developed countries that have suffered from the domination of technology so as not to suffer the same negative effects, an ex-minister said yesterday.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

KL to promote Proton

KL to promote Proton KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian industrialist Yahaya Ahmad, who has assumed control of former state-owned HICOM Holdings Bhd., said yesterday he had plans to make the country's national car industry more profitable.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

PCPP starts congress without Yogie's presence

PCPP starts congress without Yogie's presence YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development (PCPP), a group which has become a source of public controversy, begins its first congress today.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Four large banks agree to help Bank Lippo

Four large banks agree to help Bank Lippo JAKARTA (JP): Bank Danamon, Bank Bali, Bank Internasional Indonesia and Bank Central Asia have reached an initial agreement to help Bank Lippo with its alleged financial problems, reliable banking industry sources said yesterday.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Councilors question governor's mansion

Councilors question governor's mansion SEMARANG, Central Java: Councilors are still debating the proposal for the construction of a Rp 7.07 billion (approximately US$3.128 million) official house for the provincial governor."The committee in charge of the budget...

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Power plants for India

Power plants for India SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Daewoo Corp. would invest US$1.47 billion to build two steam power plants with a combined capacity of 1,000 megawatts in Madhya Pradesh, India, a company spokesman said yesterday.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Belitung doesn't receive 'TPI'

Belitung doesn't receive 'TPI'From Media IndonesiaDuring his visit to Belitung regency, South Sumatra in July 1995, the chairman of the functional group (Golkar) promised that Belitung community would be able to receive TPI (Indonesian Educational Television) without the virtue of parabola antenna...

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Branta Mulia to tie up with Teijin

Branta Mulia to tie up with Teijin JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders approved yesterday PT Branta Mulia's plan to establish a joint venture company with Teijin Limited of Japan to produce polyester fiber, a raw material for tire cord.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 10, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,100 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,225 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,725 -50 204,000 Aneka Kimia...

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

'ASEAN should be more like NATO'

'ASEAN should be more like NATO' JAKARTA (JP): An American scholar says the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) should revamp its structure and give its secretary-general greater executive power.Donald E.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Man died after falling from train

Man died after falling from train JAKARTA (JP): A man was found dead in a swimming pool after falling from a commuter train in Cakung, East Jakarta, yesterday.Suhardin bin Budiyanto, from Pontianak, fell into the pool near the Pulo Gadung industrial estate from the Jakarta-Bekasi electric commuter...

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Report on gambling in ships puzzle police

Report on gambling in ships puzzle police JAKARTA (JP): The recent public outcry against alleged gambling on board a vessel berthed at Tanjung Priok port, North Jakarta, has police scratching their heads.City Police Chief Maj. Gen.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Military defends ban on visits to E. Timor

Military defends ban on visits to E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Gen. (ret.) Edi Sudradjat defended yesterday the immigration authority's decision on Thursday to bar foreigners from visiting East Timor.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

S'pore opens ferry terminal

S'pore opens ferry terminal SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore opened a Singapore $29 million ($20 million) passenger ferry terminal yesterday to cope with growing traffic with neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

X'mas Bazaar '95 planned

X'mas Bazaar '95 planned JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta World Trade Center is slated to hold a Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 23-24, the organizing committee said yesterday.The bazaar will take place at the Atrium, 2nd floor of the World Trade Center, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Thief in the train

Thief in the trainFrom RepublikaAfter attending a meeting in Jakarta, my brother left Gambir Railway Station on Oct. 18, 1995 by the Jayabaya business train for Yogyakarta at about 13.45.He had with him a briefcase containing documents, a shirt and Rp 1 million.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Canadian minister to visit RI

Canadian minister to visit RI JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Minister for International Trade Roy MacLaren is scheduled to arrive here on Monday for a two-day visit to seek opportunities to increase trade and investment cooperation with Indonesia.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

French accordionist back in town to amuse local audiences

French accordionist back in town to amuse local audiencesBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): It would seem that Dominique Bodin has come at an inopportune time.The accordion has all but disappeared and few, if any, musicians use the instrument in performances any longer.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

RI palm oil output to rise to 4.5m tons

RI palm oil output to rise to 4.5m tons MANILA (Reuter): Indonesia's palm oil production for 1995 is seen rising 9.7 percent to 4.5 million tons from 4.1 million tons in 1994, an official of the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI) said here yesterday.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Rubber futures rise

Rubber futures rise SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore rubber futures, maintaining their upward momentum, moved higher in quiet morning trade on the back of further Indonesian gains, brokers said.They said there were rumors Indonesia's SIR20 rubber FOB Jambi changed hands at 73 U.S.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

AFC's envoy upset about Siliwangi stadium's condition

AFC's envoy upset about Siliwangi stadium's condition BANDUNG (JP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) warned Persib Bandung yesterday that visiting players would likely refuse to play unless the club upgraded facilities at Siliwangi stadium.AFC envoy R.I.

Sat, 11 Nov 1995

Endorsable air tickets to start in 1996

Endorsable air tickets to start in 1996 JAKARTA (JP): Six airlines have agreed to start issuing endorsable tickets for domestic flights as of next year, in order to prevent price wars on airfares.The agreement was signed on Wednesday evening by Subagyo of Mandala Airlines, Hasan Soedjono of Sempati...

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