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Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Many companies turn blind eye to worker safety
Many companies turn blind eye to worker safety JAKARTA (JP): Many companies in Indonesia still fail to abide by government regulations on workers' health and occupational safety, a senior official says.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: CartoonJP/msaCARTOON EXHIBITION: ABRI Chief of General Affairs Let. Gen. Sujono signs a canvas during the opening of the ASEAN-Japan cartoon exhibition at Pasar Seni in Ancol, North Jakarta. On display at the cartoon exhibition, which closes Nov.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
RI to ask for Vatican's assistance in E. Timor
RI to ask for Vatican's assistance in E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher, departing for the Vatican yesterday, said he would appeal for Catholic leaders' help in finding resolutions to the religious tension in East Timor.
Fri, 27 Oct 1995
IDB conference due here
IDB conference due here JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the Islamic Development Bank's 20th annual conference, with ministers of finance and officials from 48 countries expected to attend.The ministers, who will attend as members of the bank's board of governors, will discuss follow-up measures...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Subversive law needs to be reviewed: Officials
Subversive law needs to be reviewed: Officials JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman says the present anti-subversive law should be reviewed in light of the more sophisticated techniques being employed by criminals.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Buttons And Rusty 3:05 Dance 3:30 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 College World 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama:...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 25, 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 1,975 -25 3,500 Aneka Kimia...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Shipping permits issued free of charge: Official
Shipping permits issued free of charge: Official JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Sea Transportation Soentoro said yesterday that there is no official charge for the issuance of a shipping permit but admitted that, in practice, shipowners can be subject to illegal fees.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Crackdown on corrupt officers
Crackdown on corrupt officers INDRAMAYU, West Java: Seven police officers have been punished for extorting money from bus and truck drivers along the busy northern West Java highway.Chief of the Indramayu police precinct Lt. Col.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Amateur, pro boxers to unite
Amateur, pro boxers to unite JAKARTA (JP): National amateur and professional boxers have agreed to band together in one association in a bid to improve the standard of national boxing.The Indonesian Boxing Commission, the professional boxing controlling body, and the Indonesian Amateur Boxing...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
National spikers win tryout games
National spikers win tryout games JAKARTA (JP): National spikers being groomed for the 18th Southeast Asian Games continued their winning streak in their final warm-up matches in Gresik, East Java on Tuesday.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Robbers make off with Rp 5 million
Robbers make off with Rp 5 million JAKARTA (JP): Three unidentified men have robbed an official of the Ministry of Social Services and made away with Rp 5 million (more than US$2,000) after stabbing the victim near her office in Central Jakarta.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Muddy water in N. Jakarta
Muddy water in N. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): City-owned water company PAM Jaya announced yesterday that the water supply to some areas in Sunter, North Jakarta, has been a little bit muddy during the operation of a new distribution center.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
RI trimming down for SEAG boxing events
RI trimming down for SEAG boxing events JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is trimming down its boxing team for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, following its mixed showing at recent tryouts.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Imelda Marcos wins court fight, completes political comeback
Imelda Marcos wins court fight, completes political comeback MANILA (Reuter): Imelda Marcos completed her amazing political comeback yesterday when the Philippines Supreme Court rejected a protest against her victory in May national elections, paving the way for her to take her seat in Congress.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Ali Wardhana
Ali Wardhana Correction: One line was missing from the last paragraph of the second column in the article titled "Towards a free trade nation (2)" by former economics minister Ali Wardhana on this page of Oct. 24 edition.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Tasikmalaya train crash toll up to 19
Tasikmalaya train crash toll up to 19 JAKARTA (JP): Search and rescue workers have pulled six more bodies from the wreckage of the train that plunged into a ravine near Tasikmamaya, West Java, on Monday night.The recovery of the six bodies yesterday brought the death toll from the derailment to 19.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Drug abuse worrying
Drug abuse worrying SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Cases of drug abuse in East Kalimantan has risen by 560 percent over the past year from five cases to 28, a local official said yesterday.Deputy Governor Suwarna said that not only has the number of addiction cases drastically risen but more people in...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Constitution needs to be improved, scholars say
Constitution needs to be improved, scholars say JAKARTA (JP): Leading scholars Nurcholish Madjid and Deliar Noer have seconded the call by human rights campaigner Adnan Buyung Nasution for a revision of the Indonesian Constitution.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Karet residents upset over unfair land compensation
Karet residents upset over unfair land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Forty residents of Karet Tengsin, Central Jakarta, have requested the National Commission on Human Rights mediate between them and the city authorities about what they claim is unfair land compensation.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Sulawesi teakwood estates
Sulawesi teakwood estates JAKARTA (JP): The Southeast Sulawesi administration has set itself an ambitious target of expanding teak estates in the province from about 10,000 hectares (ha) to 60,000 ha within the next 23 years.J.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
BSD names best sprinter
BSD names best sprinter JAKARTA (JP): Chi Chie Sunendar of Bogor, West Java, was chosen on Tuesday as the best sprinter of the Mesran Prima Bumi Serpong Damai Sprint Rally '95.Chi and teammate Krisna N. drove a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 4 WD in the event.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Australia's spies closely monitoring extremists: Keating
Australia's spies closely monitoring extremists: Keating CANBERRA (Reuter): Australia's intelligence agencies are closely monitoring the growing threat of violent anti-Asian, right-wing and religious extremist groups, Prime Minister Paul Keating said yesterday.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Communists behind protests
Communists behind protests MALANG, East Java: Chief of the East Java military command Maj. Gen. Imam Utomo said yesterday that a recent spate of worker demonstration in Jombang may have been masterminded by activists of "formless" organizations.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
State based on rule of law still distant
State based on rule of law still distantBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): Indonesia still has a long road to travel toward fully implementing the law despite the fact that it is a nation based on the rule of law, a conference here concluded.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Accused says he stabbed policeman in self-defense
Accused says he stabbed policeman in self-defense JAKARTA (JP): A teacher accused of killing a police major told the East Jakarta District Court yesterday that he stabbed the victim in self-defense."Maj.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Athletes, officials warned of AIDS
Athletes, officials warned of AIDS JAKARTA (JP): A senior Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports official has asked that athletes as well as officials heading for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, stay away from the red-light districts during their stay in Chiang Mai from Dec.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Tommy's automotive plant
Tommy's automotive plant JAKARTA (JP): Hutomo Mandala Putra, also known as Tommy, will establish a new automotive assembly plant in Cikampek, West Java, to produce jeeps and sedans combining Italian Lamborghini and Korean Kia technologies.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Singapore oil products firmer
Singapore oil products firmer SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore oil products spot prices edged up yesterday on news that a fire which started on Tuesday damaged seven tanks holding kerosene, naphtha and aviation fuel. The refinery was unaffected but was shut as a precaution.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Language
Language Language is like living matter, depending on the situation in which it is used, it can change in just a matter of months.Language also reflects the on-going situation of a nation. For instance, how government officials use Bahasa Indonesia is of particular interest.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Try tells youths to cooperate, set aside differences
Try tells youths to cooperate, set aside differences JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno told some 120 youth leaders from 12 Asian and Pacific countries yesterday never to let differences hamper cooperation.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Mass fumigation against dengue
Mass fumigation against dengue JAKARTA (JP): The city health agency will conduct one month of mass fumigation to eliminate dengue fever from 156 subdistricts throughout the city starting next month.The agency chose those locations because many dengue fever patients have been found in the areas...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
British, RI biologists work on nature reserve
British, RI biologists work on nature reserve JAKARTA (JP): British and Indonesian biologists are to carry out joint field research in the Lorentz Nature Reserve in the mountains of Irian Jaya.An assistant to the Minister of Environment, Surna Djajadiningrat, officially launched the project...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Fifteen arrested for selling pirated cassettes
Fifteen arrested for selling pirated cassettes JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen people, including six women, have been arrested for allegedly pirating and selling thousands of best- selling local and foreign songs.Head of National Police Crime Investigation Directorate Brig. Gen.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Morenitos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7:15 p.m.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Hotel Sahid gets $40 million loan
Hotel Sahid gets $40 million loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Hotel Sahid Jaya International signed an agreement yesterday on a US$40 million term loan facility with a syndicate of international banks to finance the development of its Menara Sahid office tower.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Bali waits for blockbuster melodies
Bali waits for blockbuster melodiesBy Johannes Simbolon DENPASAR (JP): Dozens of composers from the U.S., Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore arrived here yesterday for a gathering at the Bali Cliff Resort, south of here, where fellow composers from Indonesia had arrived one day...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Jakarta preparing for int'l AIDS Day
Jakarta preparing for int'l AIDS Day JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian AIDS Foundation is organizing a series of events ranging from music concerts and discussions to a golf tournament and charity bazaar in conjunction with International AIDS Day, which falls on Dec.1.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Councilor urges increase in budget for legal sector
Councilor urges increase in budget for legal sector JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor has criticized the city administration's failure to increase the funds available for legal sector development in a proposed budget revision.Helmy A.R.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
RI palm stearin sought
RI palm stearin sought CAIRO (Reuter): Egypt said it was seeking 15,000 tons to 20,000 tons of Malaysian or Indonesian palm stearin for delivery in the second half of December.The official Holding Company for Food Industries said Nov.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Depok II roads damaged
Depok II roads damaged We would like to invite Depok Mayor Sofyan Safari Hamim to make an on the spot visit to the area which is under his scope of responsibility -- Depok II. Then the mayor will personally experience the inconvenience of Jl. Proklamasi which is in a devastating condition.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Genting proceeds with newsprint plant
Genting proceeds with newsprint plant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Genting Bhd said it was proceeding with plans to build a M$740 million newsprint plant which will be ready in 24 months.Genting Sanyen Newsprint Sdn Bhd has paid a deposit to Germany's Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH to supply and...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
National brotherhood
National brotherhood The prompt approval given to the establishment of the Yayasan Kerukunan Persaudaraan Kebangsaan, or National Brotherhood Foundation, is probably a good indication of the mood which prevails in our society.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Govt denies favoritism in handling Jambi quake
Govt denies favoritism in handling Jambi quake JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Azwar Anas denies charges the government has been "unjust" in the provision of relief aid to earthquake victims in Kerinci, Jambi.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
EVA Air to improve Indonesian service
EVA Air to improve Indonesian service JAKARTA (JP): EVA Air, a subsidiary of the Evergreen Group of Taiwan, will improve its service to Indonesia by operating MD-11 aircraft next month."EVA Air, which currently operates Boeing 767-300 aircraft in the Jakarta-Taipei route, is considering operating...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Chicken vendor beaten to death
Chicken vendor beaten to death JAKARTA (JP): A food seller was killed by a robber who stole Rp 300,000 from him at the Kramat Jati market, East Jakarta.Rudiyanto (30), who sold grilled corn and fried chicken, was robbed in the evening when he was about to open his business.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Jakarta's first subway project to become a model
Jakarta's first subway project to become a model JAKARTA (JP): If carried out successfully, the Blok M-Kota subway project in the city will become a model for Indonesia's other overcrowded cities, a project executive said yesterday.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
'Cilacap fire won't affect domestic supplies'
'Cilacap fire won't affect domestic supplies' NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The president of state-owned oil company Pertamina, Faisal Abda'oe, said here yesterday that the damage to seven oil storage tanks in Cilacap, on the southern coast of Central Java and the shutdown of the Cilacap refinery following...
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Three decades of Indonesia's economic growth (2)
Three decades of Indonesia's economic growth (2) This is the second of four articles by Yoshihara Kunio, an economics professor at Kyoto University's Center for Southeast Asian Studies. KYOTO, Japan (JP): It was in early 1972 when I visited Indonesia for the first time.
Thu, 26 Oct 1995
Blazing the trail for innovation in art collaboration
Blazing the trail for innovation in art collaborationBy Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): In the world of art, collaboration is not an unusual phenomenon. It generally takes the shape of joint exhibitions. Recent endeavors reveal an urge to go beyond the usual routes.