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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. - The Tavern Pub: Yeah Yeah Boys, Sunday and Thursday,9.

Shoe firm gets loan

Shoe firm gets loan SURABAYA, East Java (JP): PT Ganda Wangsa Utama, a listed shoe company, got a syndicated loan worth US$20 million yesterday from eight foreign banks with an interest rate of 2.75 percent above Singapore Inter-bank Offered Rate.

Towards a more unified Indonesia

Towards a more unified Indonesia The recent international conference on population settlement held in Jakarta has prompted me to write this letter. In his opening speech at the conference, President Soeharto was reported (Kompas, Nov.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 7, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 975 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,200 600 3,500 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,750 -50 119,000 Aneka...

Fretilin leader arrested

Fretilin leader arrested DILI, East Timor: The military yesterday announced it has arrested one of the top commanders of Fretilin, the armed separatist movement.Antara reported that Pascoal Ximenes Pereira, alias "Nixon", known as the Fretilin's political assistant chief, was arrested during a...

Late Arifin wins award for 'Keris'

Late Arifin wins award for 'Keris' JAKARTA (JP): The late Arifin C. Noer was named Best Director last night for his Keris at this year's television drama festival.Arifin, who died in May at the age of 54, also won the award for best teleplay.

Freeport, Telkom sign telecoms deal

Freeport, Telkom sign telecoms deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia Company has signed a US$10-million deal with PT Telkom for the installation of telephone lines and integrated service digital networks in the newly-established town of Kuala Kencana in Irian Jaya.

Kideco signs coal deal

Kideco signs coal deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Kideco Jaya Agung, a coal mining firm based in East Kalimantan, secured a 30-year contract here yesterday to supply 1.8 million tons of coal per year to PT Jawa Power's Paiton power project.

Inflation rate fell to 0.42% in November

Inflation rate fell to 0.42% in November JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad announced yesterday that the country's inflation rate fell to 0.42 percent last month from 0.64 percent in October.

New Masyumi confusing

New Masyumi confusingFrom Media IndonesiaThe news reports on the new Masyumi, or Masyumi-Ridwan, published in the media are confusing and difficult to digest.First, I think the name of the new Masyumi was adopted from a popular Islamic party that was banned in the 1960s because of its association...

'The Godfather' shot dead

'The Godfather' shot dead JAKARTA (JP): A policeman shot dead a hardcore criminal known among thieves as 'The Godfather' during Wednesday's pre-dawn raid in an unauthorized low-class prostitution area.Gunawan, a repeat offender, was shot in his stomach as he tried to attack a police officer with a...

List of potential leaders emerge in ICMI congress

List of potential leaders emerge in ICMI congress JAKARTA (JP): Reports about the effort of the "bureaucracy" to influence leaders' elections at the congress of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) emerged only hours after opening ceremony yesterday.

SE Asia to adopt nuclear-free treaty

SE Asia to adopt nuclear-free treaty BANGKOK (Reuter): Ten southeast Asian countries are expected to sign an agreement on a nuclear weapons-free zone in the region at a summit in Bangkok next week, officials said yesterday.

Two killed in train crash

Two killed in train crash SEMARANG: Two villagers were killed when a train overturned in Poncowolo village near here yesterday. The accident also halted rail services between Jakarta and Semarang, Antara reported.

Inco working contract set to be extended

Inco working contract set to be extended JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives is likely to approve the plan of PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) to extend its working contract for coal mining in southern Sulawesi for another 30 years, House members said yesterday.

Balisani's policy

Balisani's policy The management of Club Balisani would like to thank The Jakarta Post for printing Club Balisani's response, Balisani clarifies (The Jakarta Post, "Focus on Jakarta" Dec. 4, 1995), to a complaint, PT Balisani Indicted ("Focus on Jakarta", The Jakarta Post, Dec.

Indorama sets up int'l school

Indorama sets up int'l school JAKARTA: India's ambassador to Indonesia Sudhir T. Devare on Wednesday laid the foundation stone to launch the construction of a day-cum-residential international school in Purwakarta, West Java.

Bali hotels fully booked

Bali hotels fully booked DENPASAR (JP): Hotels in Bali have been fully booked by local and foreign tourists for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays."Several days ahead of Christmas and New Year, tourism in Bali will be booming," Tommy Raka, chairman of the Bali chapter of the Indonesian...

Real estate agents' body calls for city land bank

Real estate agents' body calls for city land bank JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Real Estate Agents has urged the city administration to set up a land bank to manage ready-to-build plots of land as well as reclaimed land.

ICMI begins second congress

ICMI begins second congressBy Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will open today the second congress of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals, a Rp 2 billion (US$ 878,734) gathering of some 1,000 leading members.

Internet providers have good business prospects

Internet providers have good business prospects JAKARTA (JP): Business prospects for service and information- providers of the Internet superhighway are still good, but the network's rapid growth in Indonesia may slow down if the government decides it has a negative impact, an academician says.

Political worries

Political worries On Monday, November 12, 1995, The Jakarta Post reported that a Golkar official had made his worries known about the emergence of new organizations under the names of defunct political parties.Mr. Gafur suspects that such organizations could undermine nationalism and unity.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Face of My Country 2:35 TV Series: Ultraman 3:00 Talks Show: Mr. AT Machmud 3:30 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:00 Regional News 4:05 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna (continued) 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:00 Regional News 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Bengkulu 6:25 Koran...

The ICMI phenomenon

The ICMI phenomenon For a five-year-old organization, the special spotlight focused on the second congress of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI), which starts today in Jakarta, is unusual. But, then again, ICMI is no ordinary organization.

Adrianus to take on Amando here

Adrianus to take on Amando here JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation lightweight champion Adrianus Taroreh will take on Mexico's Amando Ignacio Yaco Me in a non-title bout here on Sunday.

Award for jailed reporter

Award for jailed reporter JAKARTA (JP): Ahmad Taufik, imprisoned former Tempo reporter, is one of five journalists named for this year's Freedom Awards, conferred by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, Reuters reported yesterday.

ICMI expected to shed image as sectarian group

ICMI expected to shed image as sectarian group SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Political observers are greeting the second congress of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) with criticism.

Illegal labor export probed

Illegal labor export probed JAKARTA (JP): City police are continuing their investigation into two illegal attempts to send 10 Indonesian women to work in Saudi Arabia and Brunei Darussalam last month.Chief of the Association of Labor Export Companies, Mahfut Djaelani, said yesterday that five of...

Solving traffic jams

Solving traffic jams Sony Soeryadi's suggestion entitled 'Reducing traffic jams' (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 4, 1995) is in my opinion as a layman most reasonable.I happen to know that the system "going by private car from home to a railway station, parking the car in a certain parking place nearby,...

Rickshaw driver killed in crash

Rickshaw driver killed in crash CIREBON, West Java: A rickshaw driver was killed in a crash involving two trucks and an intercity bus on a main highway in Cirebon on Tuesday.The 35-year-old rickshaw driver was slammed by one of the trucks as it collided with the bus on Jl.

Shaw wins contracts

Shaw wins contracts BATON ROUGE, USA (Reuter): Shaw Group Inc. said it has received contracts totaling about US$14 million.The contracts cover the design, pipe fabrication and related materials for two 660 megawatt coal fired power plants in Indonesia and the pipe fabrication of a specialty...

Indonesia's economy may continue growing next year

Indonesia's economy may continue growing next year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economy will likely grow at a higher rate next year but overheating will continue to haunt it, a noted economist said."Our economic growth will slightly surpass this year's growth of 7.

German tourist drowned in Aceh

German tourist drowned in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Police have launched a massive search for a German tourist who was drowned in the Kali Mas River in Badar, Southeast Aceh, on Monday, Antara reported.The news agency said Tim Klenke, 24, was crossing the river with two compatriots and an Indonesian...

Jakarta names Wirjono ambassador for Canberra

Jakarta names Wirjono ambassador for Canberra JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto selected senior diplomat Wirjono Sastrohandojo, currently Jakarta's envoy to France, as Indonesia's new ambassador for Australia, ending months of controversy and speculation about who should fill the post.

Corporate crime rising steadily, expert says

Corporate crime rising steadily, expert says SEMARANG (JP): Corporate crime has been rising quietly in Indonesia with law enforcers either too ignorant or unable to stop the trend, a leading criminologist said yesterday.

Gold project encouraging

Gold project encouraging PERTH (Reuter): Gwalia Consolidated Ltd. said yesterday was encouraged by results from an initial exploration program carried out at the Sulut gold prospect in Indonesia.Gwalia has a 26 percent interest in Pacific Wildcat Resources Corp (PAW) which holds a 70 percent stake...

Elang Realty raises loan

Elang Realty raises loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Elang Realty, a property company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), secured a loan commitment of US$22 million here yesterday from a syndication of seven domestic banks.

Joedono removed in cabinet reshuffle

Joedono removed in cabinet reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto in an unprecedented move yesterday reshuffled his cabinet, merging the industry and trade ministries into one, and leaving trade minister Satrio Budiardjo Joedono without a job.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 6, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 975 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,600 -600 15,000 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,800 -25 138,500...

SE Asia in dress rehearsal for Atlanta Olympics

SE Asia in dress rehearsal for Atlanta Olympics CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AFP): Former British distance runner Yvonne Danson joins more than 4,000 home-grown athletes in this Thai resort for the 10-nation Southeast Asian Games from Saturday in the last major rehearsal for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Harmoko appeals to Supreme Court over 'Tempo'

Harmoko appeals to Supreme Court over 'Tempo' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko, whose decision to close Tempo news magazine was recently overruled by the Jakarta High Administrative Court, announced yesterday that he had filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, his last and only legal...

Artists reminded about security

Artists reminded about security JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that the government understands the need for a conducive artistic climate but that national security takes priority."We can all work together to create conditions and opportunities (for artists to create)...

S. Africa, Russia eye SE Asian defense market

S. Africa, Russia eye SE Asian defense market LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AFP): Major military equipment manufacturers including South Africa and Russia are eying the Southeast Asian market, with Malaysia as a possible gateway into the region, officials said yesterday.

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. - The Tavern Pub: Yeah Yeah Boys, Sunday and Thursday,9.

'Asia Times' rolls off presses

'Asia Times' rolls off presses BANGKOK (AFP): The first edition of the Asia Times, a regional business daily billed as Asia's answer to the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, rolled off the presses in three Asian cities yesterday.

Judges turn down Bintang's defense

Judges turn down Bintang's defense JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court ruled yesterday to proceed with the trial of controversial politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas, who has been charged with insulting President Soeharto.

Improve tourism promotion: Soeharto

Improve tourism promotion: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto inaugurated tourism, post and telecommunications projects worth Rp 3.83 trillion (US$1.7 billion) here yesterday, while calling for improved promotion and services in the tourism industry.

Coffee prices

Coffee prices Your article in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 4, 1995, about the 50 percent decline in coffee prices on the world market was good news. In the article you also mentioned that coffee is cheaper on supermarket shelves around the world.

Indonesian athletes pour into Chiang Mai

Indonesian athletes pour into Chiang Mai JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's huge team poured into Chiang Mai, Thailand yesterday as the 18th Southeast Asian Games three-day count-down began.The squad of 386 athletes led by Arie Sudewo decamped in Thailand's second largest city yesterday morning fully...

Ever Shine to acquire two other companies

Ever Shine to acquire two other companies JAKARTA (JP): Independent shareholders in publicly-listed synthetic fabric manufacturer PT Ever Shine Textile Industry gave their approval yesterday to the company's plan to acquire two other textiles firms at a cost of Rp 12 billion (US$5.22 million).