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Sun, 24 Dec 1995
RI students abroad have mixed-emotions at Christmas
RI students abroad have mixed-emotions at ChristmasBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): The first time John A. Utomo spent Christmas in the United States four years ago, he had mixed emotions."New friends, new environment and first Christmas with snow gave me a lot of excitement, but it was not easy...
Sun, 24 Dec 1995
RI economy projected to decelerate next year
RI economy projected to decelerate next year JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch has predicted a deceleration of the Indonesian economic growth rate to a range of 6.5 to 7 percent in the coming 12 or 18 months, quite different from the rate of more than 7 percent projected by most domestic analysts.
Sun, 24 Dec 1995
Holiday
Holiday In observance of Christmas, The Jakarta Post will not appear tomorrow. We will resume publication on Tuesday. We wish Merry Christmas to our readers who celebrate the day. -- Publisher
Sun, 24 Dec 1995
The Regent presents special Christmas cuisine
The Regent presents special Christmas cuisine JAKARTA (JP): These three recipes of Christmas cuisine have been specially prepared by The Regent Jakarta for The Jakarta Post.Seared Beef Tenderloin with Wok Fried Vegetable Miso Sauce (Serve: four portions)Ingredients:4 pieces 160 gr beef...
Sun, 24 Dec 1995
The roles of husbands and wives changed
The roles of husbands and wives changedBy Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): She works in an office, he takes their son to school. Together they are a fine American couple. When she comes home from the office they do the cooking together.
Sun, 24 Dec 1995
ASEAN countries form own soccer group
ASEAN countries form own soccer group BANGKOK (AFP): Football associations from the seven ASEAN countries on Friday formed their own group to increase their soccer profile.The setting up of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) was described as "a historic moment for any football fan in Southeast...
Sun, 24 Dec 1995
'Hot Wax' features shared cultures
'Hot Wax' features shared culturesBy Barbara Healy JAKARTA (JP): "Hot Wax, an Exhibition of Australian Aboriginal and Indonesian Batik", opened Friday at the Gedung Pameran Seni Rupa on Jl. Merdeka Timur 14, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 24 Dec 1995
Different ponds have different fish
Different ponds have different fish JAKARTA (JP): Here are a couple of things you would expect anyone would do at the mall or on the street. But, remember, you are in Jakarta now.When old friends bump into each other in the corridor of a packed shopping mall, for example, you'd expect them to step...
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Gas Negara, Brighton sign $1.3 billion deal
Gas Negara, Brighton sign $1.3 billion deal JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned gas company PT Gas Negara (PGN) signed a 20-year agreement worth US$1.3 billion with Brighton Ltd. yesterday to supply 60,000 standard cubic feet of gas per day to Brighton's 600-megawatt steam power project in Batam, Riau.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Pandit Nehru gets RI's award
Pandit Nehru gets RI's award JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has conferred the Bintang Republik Adipurna award for meritorious services on the late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, for his strong support during Indonesia's independence struggle 50 years ago.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Golf at the Games?
Golf at the Games?From NeracaIndonesia failed to win first place at the 18th SEA Games held recently in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We need not feel downhearted but we should admit that our athletes did not do well in athletics, swimming and football.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Moslem youths rally to support Gus Dur
Moslem youths rally to support Gus Dur BOYOLALI, Central Java (JP): Thousands of young Moslems staged a rally and a march across town yesterday to show support for the leadership of Abdurrahman Wahid in the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Media mediocrity
Media mediocrity I was "fascinated" by mlt's review of our exhibition "Strokes of Genius" on Sunday, Dec. 10, but before I come to the "Balinese-sunset-over-your-uncles' bar" and "end-of-year-painting-sale" comments, I'd like to get some facts straight.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
KL invests $3.2b in growth triangle
KL invests $3.2b in growth triangle KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has invested eight billion ringgit (US$3.2 billion) in an economic growth triangle that encompasses Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, economic adviser Daim Zainuddin said yesterday.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel 2:35 TV Series: Ninja Turtles 3:05 Sports 4:00 Regional News 5:30 Saint Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Southeast Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 7:00 Evening News 7:15 Fashion 8:05 TV Series: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:25...
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
On public service
On public service Five thousand rupiahs may not sound like much, but the newspaper reports that people will soon have to pay close to that to have their identity papers made is certainly bad news to many -- and for more than one reason.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Taxi giant Blue Bird gets 300 more cabbies
Taxi giant Blue Bird gets 300 more cabbies JAKARTA (JP): Blue Bird, the giant city taxi company, will employ an additional 300 cabbies next year as a result of its management takeover deal with Morante Jaya, the Blue Bird director has said.
Sat, 23 Dec 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, 23 Dec 1995
New book highlights the role of provisional government
New book highlights the role of provisional government JAKARTA (JP): The 1948 emergency government played a more important role in the birth of the Indonesian republic than it generally gets credit for, according to a new book launched yesterday.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Millions of letters overwhelm Central Post Office
Millions of letters overwhelm Central Post Office JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta's Central Post Office has increased operations to deal with the millions of letters mailed to and from Jakarta ahead of Christmas and New Year.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
AEB updates labor deal
AEB updates labor deal JAKARTA (JP): The management of American Express Bank (AEB) Ltd. and the bank's labor union signed an updated labor agreement earlier this week.The agreement was signed by the head of Jakarta Manpower Office, Freddy P. Tuamelly, Shinta R.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
KONI reflects on SEA Games defeat
KONI reflects on SEA Games defeat JAKARTA (JP): National sports leaders admitted yesterday that lack of preparation tops the list of factors causing the poor results achieved by Indonesian athletes at the just concluded 18th Southeast Asian Games.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
E. Timor expels 35 foreigners in 1995
E. Timor expels 35 foreigners in 1995 DILI, East Timor: Thirty-five foreigners considered as posing potential threats to security and order have been expelled from East Timor so far this year.The head of East Timor's Immigration office, J.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Three servicemen arrested for stealing bird nests
Three servicemen arrested for stealing bird nests JAKARTA (JP): Eleven people, including three servicemen were arrested yesterday by a joint police-military team in a pre-dawn robbery at a swallow nest warehouse in a remote area of Teluk Naga in Tangerang, about 30 kilometers west of here.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
YLKI blasts gas price hike
YLKI blasts gas price hike JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) says Pertamina, the state-owned oil company, is responsible for the recent price increase in LPG gas in Jakarta and its surrounding areas.Zoemrotin K.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Minister okays new screening of House members
Minister okays new screening of House members JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat yesterday said he fully endorsed the call to subject members of the House of Representatives to another round of screening for possible past communist links.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Jakarta gets Rp 2.4b family service center
Jakarta gets Rp 2.4b family service center JAKARTA (JP): A new family service center which aims to provide consultation and training on family affairs will be opened today at Jl. Brawijaya III/8 Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.The 60 sq.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
S'pore gives maid's autopsy report to RP
S'pore gives maid's autopsy report to RP MANILA (AFP): Singapore has given the Philippines the results of an autopsy on a Filipina maid who fell to her death from a high-rise apartment, Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said yesterday.The Dec.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Nigel Short hands Utut second straight defeat
Nigel Short hands Utut second straight defeat JAKARTA (JP): Haste proved fatal for Indonesian grandmaster Utut Adianto. It robbed him of the advantage of playing white.Indeed, it was the cause of his 50th-move loss to British rival Nigel Short in the second round of their chess duel yesterday.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Where there's a will ...
Where there's a will ... In war there is no prize for runner-up. We shouldn't unduly lament Indonesia's second place finish at the recently-concluded SEA Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Winning on foreign soil is difficult indeed. The environment, sometimes, can even be hostile.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Ulemas and AIDS
Ulemas and AIDSFrom NeracaUlemas have a significant role to play in preventing the spread of AIDS. Through their propagation activities they could convey important messages about the realities of AIDS and the HIV.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
1995 no easier on police than 1994
1995 no easier on police than 1994By K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): This year was no easier than 1994 on the police, who had to deal with whole series of crimes and a backlog of unsolved crimes left over from as far back as 1993.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
1995 fashion starts out futuristic, ends retro
1995 fashion starts out futuristic, ends retroBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy, of course, answers fashion's fickle set.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Drugs for AIDS carriers available
Drugs for AIDS carriers available JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health yesterday denied allegations that red tape has prevented the sale and distribution of certain drugs that are needed by people who have the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Smoking in Angkot
Smoking in AngkotFrom Pikiran RakyatOn Dec. 18, 1995, as usual, I went to university early in the morning. As soon as I got to Kebon Kelapa terminal, I got on an Angkot (small city bus) to go to my university in Ledeng. I was the first passenger to board.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Indonesians rated most extravagant
Indonesians rated most extravagant JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian holders of American Express cards rank first in Asia in terms the amount of money spent using the cards, an executive said yesterday.Roy Tan Hardy, director of marketing and sales at American Express Travel Related Services Indonesia, said...
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
KL launches second car
KL launches second car KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The 50,000th unit of Malaysia's second national car, the Perodua Kancil, rolled off the assembly line yesterday.Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was at the Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn. Bhd.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Tighter rules on finance companies
Tighter rules on finance companies JAKARTA (JP): The government announced a set of regulations here yesterday in an unprecedented move to curb the activities of finance companies and to cool down the overheating economy.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Medco Energy acquires Stanvac for $88 million
Medco Energy acquires Stanvac for $88 million JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed oil firm PT Medco Energi acquired 100 percent equity interest in PT Stanvac Indonesia and its affiliates, which it purchased from America's two largest oil companies, Mobil Oil and Exxon.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Ari Mulia to engage in infrastructure development
Ari Mulia to engage in infrastructure development JAKARTA (JP): PT Ari Mulia Putra Perdana, owned by the eldest grandson of President Soeharto, signed a memorandum of agreement last night with domestic and Malaysian firms regarding the establishment of a joint venture to build tollroads, ports and...
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Kudus cigarette workers strike
Kudus cigarette workers strike KUDUS, Central Java: About 2,500 workers from the Djamboe Bol and Pompa cigarette plants went on strike yesterday, demanding that the company make good on its promise to increase wages and improve its workers' welfare.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Govt to name firm to operate public phones
Govt to name firm to operate public phones JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to give permission to one company to manage public telephones outside the capital.Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication Joop Ave told reporters here yesterday that the company allowed to manage the public...
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Number of child workers rising: Govt official
Number of child workers rising: Govt official JAKARTA (JP): The number of child workers in Indonesia continues to rise mainly because of traditional attitudes, a senior government official said.Suyono Yahya, an aide to the coordinating minister for people's welfare, said that the government hopes...
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Rights commission asked to investigate Jombang case
Rights commission asked to investigate Jombang case JAKARTA (JP): A group of 10 student activists and workers yesterday came to the National Commission on Human Rights and urged the body to investigate the alleged military violence against striking workers in Jombang, East Java, recently.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Equal 'partnership' drive launched on Women's Day
Equal 'partnership' drive launched on Women's Day MOJOKERTO, Central Java (JP): President Soeharto expressed his respect for Indonesian women yesterday on the occasion of Women's Day."I express my congratulations and my deepest respect to Indonesian women, mothers in particular, both those who live...
Sat, 23 Dec 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.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
Seoul prosecutors probe Chun finances
Seoul prosecutors probe Chun finances SEOUL (Reuter): After indicting former president Chun Doo Hwan for leading a 1979 coup, South Korean prosecutors were digging into his finances yesterday amid allegations that, like ex- president Roh Tae-woo, he also amassed huge slush funds.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
RP budget approved
RP budget approved MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine Congress has approved a 394.8 billion peso (US$15.07 billion) budget for 1996 after marathon deliberations over the past few days, legislators said yesterday.
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
DAMRI expands to Malaysia and Brunei
DAMRI expands to Malaysia and Brunei JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned land transportation company DAMRI will start servicing eastern Malaysia and Brunei next year, an executive said here yesterday."We will use our buses to link the three countries in the second quarter of 1996," the company's director...
Sat, 23 Dec 1995
President Soeharto denies commission for Taman Mini
President Soeharto denies commission for Taman Mini MOJOKERTO, East Java (JP): President Soeharto denied yesterday that his wife, Tien Soeharto, ever received a commission for the construction of the Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Park 20 years ago.