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Sat, 28 Oct 1995
Dance festival for teenagers
Dance festival for teenagers JAKARTA (JP): A two-day Dance Festival for Teenagers is slated to be staged on Oct. 30 and 31 at the Jakarta Playhouse to celebrate Youth Pledge Day on Oct. 28.The participants are the winners of previous dance contests held by the mayoralties, Adhiek Sri Mulyani,...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Clean river program comes under fire
Clean river program comes under fire JAKARTA (JP): City councilors are criticizing the city administration's handling of its clean river program, which usually results in the demolition of shanties along the riverbanks.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Documentary: Langka & Unik 3:30 Science: Pushing The Limits 4:05 Student Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Culture: Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional News: Negeri tercinta Nusantara 5:30 Cultural Circle: Siaran Pedesaan 6:05 Nusantara,the Beloved Country: Negeri...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
RI expects five medals in TT at SEA Games
RI expects five medals in TT at SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian table tennis team does not expect to repeat a clean sweep in the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, but has vowed to maintain its strong grip on the men's competition."Our men's players are not in question.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 26, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,575 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,950 -25 1,000 Aneka Kimia...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
City to hold jet-ski competition
City to hold jet-ski competition JAKARTA (JP): A competition in the sport of jet-ski racing, little-known locally, will take place at the Horison Beach Hotel in Ancol, North Jakarta, on Sunday.The event, the second of its kind to be held in Indonesia, will feature two divisions, "Run Boat" and...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Coral reefs endangered
Coral reefs endangered UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: A recent survey has found that 33 coral reefs in Indonesian waters have sustained massive damage.Oceanologist Anugrah Nontji of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences said here yesterday that only 6.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Lawyers criticize regent's decision
Lawyers criticize regent's decision JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing suspects in the Bekasi rape and robbery case say the plan to try the defendants at the civil servants' hall, instead of the court building is against the law.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
PDI chief now allowed to meet party leaders
PDI chief now allowed to meet party leaders JAKARTA (JP): East Java military authorities gave the green light yesterday to chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri to meet with local party leaders.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Transformation of economic system needs a boost
Transformation of economic system needs a boost JAKARTA (JP): The transformation of Indonesia's economic structure, which has generated a 6.9 percent average growth rate over the past three decades, has not been followed by a sound transformation of its economic system, an economist says.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Stop orientation program
Stop orientation programFrom MerdekaI would like the orientation program for freshmen in several universities to be stopped because it has a very negative impact. The following cases are a good example of the unjustifiable practice.In University of Indonesia: TVRI on Aug.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Rights body to focus on political cases
Rights body to focus on political cases JAKARTA (JP): Deputy chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Marzuki Darusman, says that in the future the commission will be more "politically oriented".
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Vietnam exports TV tubes
Vietnam exports TV tubes HANOI (DPA): Vietnam started to export television tubes, with a first shipment sent to Indonesia earlier this week, a company official said yesterday.The TV tubes are the result of a 178-million-dollar joint venture, Orion-Hanel, between Daewoo, a South Korean firm, and...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Crimes at traffic lights
Crimes at traffic lightsFrom KompasI have experienced two criminal incidents taking place only about 100 meters from the Merdeka Palace gate, at the junction between Jl. Merdeka Utara and Jl. Veteran II. It was about 6.30 a.m.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Equestrian meet starts tomorrow
Equestrian meet starts tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): Trijaya Equestrian Center will hold the Indonesian leg of Group V's FEI Samsung International Dressage Competition tomorrow in Ciganjur, South Jakarta.Group V comprises India, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Smuggling heist foiled in Batam
Smuggling heist foiled in Batam BATAM, Riau: The Batam police precinct foiled an attempt to smuggle electronic goods worth Rp 100 million (US$44,228) off Sambu Island, near Batam island, this week.Chief of the police precinct Lt. Col. R.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
U.S. transport chief to Asia
U.S. transport chief to Asia WASHINGTON (Reuter): Transportation Secretary Federico Pena will include Vietnam and Indonesia in a two-week trip to Asia starting on Nov. 6, his office said on Wednesday.In addition to Vietnam, he will visit Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines in...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
South Sulawesi on AIDS alert
South Sulawesi on AIDS alert PALU, Central Sulawesi: An AIDS prevention campaigner warned yesterday that the province should remain wary of the deadly AIDS, despite no case having been reported in the area so far.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Insurance to be paid for train crash victims
Insurance to be paid for train crash victims JAKARTA (JP): State-owned life insurance company PT Jasa Raharja promised yesterday to compensate all victims of Monday's train disaster in Tasikmalaya, West Java, which killed 20 people and injured more than 90 others.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Total's new Indonesian deal
Total's new Indonesian deal PARIS (Opecna): French oil group Total has signed an agreement with Asamera, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gulf Canada Resources, to participate in a production-sharing contract in Indonesia, Total announced here Tuesday.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday. Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Poolside - BBQ Night with Hawaiian Band, Wednesday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Bank of New York enters Jakarta
Bank of New York enters Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Bank of New York, America's oldest bank, has opened a representative office here to improve services to its Indonesian clients."We have been providing services to Indonesian clients for 40 years.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
BI warns of economic overheating
BI warns of economic overheating JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono warned yesterday that the country's economy is running an increasing risk of overheating."We have felt indications of an overheating economy since last year," Soedradjad said in his keynote speech to a...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Three decades of Indonesia's growth (3)
Three decades of Indonesia's growth (3) This is the third of four articles on Indonesia's economic development by Yoshihara Kunio, an economics professor at Kyoto University's Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
City urged to form body to supervise street vendors
City urged to form body to supervise street vendors JAKARTA (JP): The city council yesterday urged the city administration to form a new independent agency to handle street vendors.Head of the Council's Commission B for economic affairs, Abdulgani B.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Indonesia to restructure state plantation firms
Indonesia to restructure state plantation firms HAMBURG (Reuter): Indonesia's state plantation companies PT Perkebunan (PTP) would be restructured in a bid to improve the quality and productivity of plantations, Agriculture Minister Syarifudin Baharsyah said.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Try to open librarians meeting
Try to open librarians meeting JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno is slated to open the seventh national librarians congress in Jakarta next month.The congress, organized by the Association of Indonesian Librarians, is scheduled to take place at Hotel Indonesia from Nov. 20 to Nov.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Police arrest drug dealers, seize 12kg of marijuana
Police arrest drug dealers, seize 12kg of marijuana JAKARTA (JP): City Police have arrested four people for drug trafficking and confiscated 12 kilograms of marijuana worth about Rp 30 million (US$15,000) in an anti-narcotics raid.Maj.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Income tax
Income tax Based on Law No. 10/1994 on income tax which came into force as of Jan. 1, 1995, a foundation is liable to income tax. Law No. 7/1983 on income tax was withdrawn. If I am not mistaken, Educational Management Contribution is also taxed.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Man caught using fake phone card
Man caught using fake phone card JAKARTA (JP): An employee of a private company was escorted to the police yesterday after he was found using a fake telephone card.Endang Budiman, 25, was calling at from public phone on Jl.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Minister summons Merpati president over refusal
Minister summons Merpati president over refusal JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto has summoned Merpati's president Ridwan Fataruddin in response to Ridwan's widely-publicized refusal to lease CN-235 aircraft made by the state-owned aircraft manufacturer.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
RI rice crop in 1995 estimated at 49m tons
RI rice crop in 1995 estimated at 49m tons HAMBURG (Reuter): Indonesia's 1995 rice (unhusked) crop was estimated at 49 million tons, up 3.89 percent from last year, agriculture minister Syarifudin Baharsyah told Reuters.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Fire destroys shops, bank
Fire destroys shops, bank JAKARTA (JP): Fire destroyed five shops and a bank in a three- story building last night on Jl. Arjuna, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.Eye witnesses said that a BCA bank office in the complex was damaged.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Actor Rano gets government award
Actor Rano gets government award JAKARTA (JP): The government is to honor Rano Karno, producer of and actor in the popular television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Doel the Student) and 24 other young people.All will receive the title Pemuda Pelopor, or "pioneer youths".
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Indonesia sticks to free trade exemptions
Indonesia sticks to free trade exemptions HAMBURG (Reuter): Indonesia needed to exclude 26 agricultural products from tariff reductions as part of the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Distribution of alien players questioned
Distribution of alien players questioned JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) discovered yesterday a premature distribution of 21 Brazilian booters to 10 clubs, which will join the premier league next season.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Cultural expo opens tonight
Cultural expo opens tonight JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno is scheduled to open West Java's Cirebonan cultural exhibition tonight at the Bentara Budaya cultural center in Central Jakarta.The exhibition, part of the Second Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Arts and Culture, will be open to the...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Factory worker killed
Factory worker killed JAKARTA (JP): An 18-year-old worker at a West Jakarta oil stove factory was killed yesterday after a goods platform fell on him.Eyewitnesses said the victim, Asep, was moving equipment with other workers when the accident occurred.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Aid for small businesses
Aid for small businessesFrom TirasWe have regularly observed the Indonesian government's policy that state-owned enterprises (BUMN) should keep aside a portion of their profits to help develop small businesses and cooperatives.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
RI cocoa output estimated to fall to 200,000 tons
RI cocoa output estimated to fall to 200,000 tons HAMBURG (Reuter): Indonesia's 1995 cocoa crop should be just below 200,000 tons after 271,127 tons in 1994, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Malaysian parties condemn nuke tests
Malaysian parties condemn nuke tests KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's ruling and opposition parties held an unprecedented joint meeting yesterday to condemn French nuclear tests in the South Pacific and called for an immediate halt to the testing.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Gen. Edi backs establishment of 'new PNI'
Gen. Edi backs establishment of 'new PNI' JAKARTA (JP): Government officials have given qualified support to the establishment yesterday of a new organization called Indonesian National Unity (PNI)."Let's just hope that it was established because the founders want to participate and feel...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Qantas boosts Jakarta flights
Qantas boosts Jakarta flights SYDNEY (Reuter): Qantas Airways Ltd said it will fly daily services between Sydney and Jakarta from Oct.29 to cater for a big increase in inbound travelers from Indonesia.It now flies five Sydney-Jakarta flights a week.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Coffee producers to Bali
Coffee producers to Bali LONDON (Reuter): The Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC) confirmed it would hold a meeting of its management committee on Nov.27 in Bali.Secretary-General Roberio Silva confirmed the date following remarks earlier on Wednesday by Indonesian Minister of...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
ABB unit gets ISO 9002
ABB unit gets ISO 9002 JAKARTA (JP): PT ABB Instalation Materials, a joint venture company manufacturing electrical miniature circuit breakers, has gained an ISO 9002 certificate for its product's quality and safety from an international standards organization in Singapore.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Int'l meeting on soils
Int'l meeting on soils JAKARTA (JP): Around 250 forestry experts from 40 countries will attend a five-day international conference on soils of the tropical forest ecosystem in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, beginning on Sunday.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
'Ideas must not threaten stability'
'Ideas must not threaten stability'By Rikza Abdullah NEW YORK (JP): President Soeharto asserted that Indonesia welcomes new ideas but will reject any views, however good they are, which may affect stability in the country.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Pertamina plans to import jet fuel
Pertamina plans to import jet fuel JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company Pertamina will import jet fuel to supply domestic needs, Pertamina's president Faisal Abda'oe announced yesterday in response to the seven oil storage tanks that were destroyed by lightning in Cilacap, on the southern coast of...
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Armed Forces academy
Armed Forces academyFrom Pikiran RakyatI would like some information about the requirements for a female candidate to join the Armed Forces Academy. Perhaps the Information Center of the Armed Forces could give me the information I need.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Van der Sterren exhibition
Van der Sterren exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Painter John van der Sterren plans to exhibit his works at the Mon Decor Gallery on Jl. Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta, from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13.Born in Sukabumi, West Java, van der Sterren is known for his landscape paintings of that area, in which he spent...