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Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Traders complain about high wall
Traders complain about high wall JAKARTA (JP): Seventeen Bogor residents have complained to the National Commission on Human Rights about the erection of a four- meter-high wall in front of their shop-houses, saying it has killed their businesses.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Better transit service
Better transit service Many analysts believe that Jakarta will no longer be a healthy place to live beyond the year 2000. One of the reasons is the worsening traffic congestion. Today it take three hours for the people who live in the Depok area, 30 kilometers south of Jakarta, to get to their...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
World Vision reaches remote regions
World Vision reaches remote regions JAKARTA (JP): World Vision International (WVI) was established in 1950 by Dr. Bob Pierce to help children victims of the 1950-53 Korean war.The Christian-affiliated organization, which has its headquarters in Washington, started operation in Indonesia in 1960 to...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Servant arrested over killing
Servant arrested over killing JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police have arrested a servant at a boarding house for Thursday's rape and murder of a 25-year- old woman in Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
FIA drops RI's bid for Formula One race
FIA drops RI's bid for Formula One race JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia looks certain to lose its bid to bring a prestigious Formula One grand prix race to the Sentul circuit next year, after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) excluded it from the 1996 provisional calendar on Thursday.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Akzo plant in Surabaya
Akzo plant in Surabaya AMSTERDAM (Reuter): Dutch chemicals and pharmaceuticals company Akzo Nobel NV said it had signed an agreement to set up a synthetic resins manufacturing joint venture with Indonesia's P.T. Raung Nusa Chemicals in Surabaya.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
A tour in the Preanger: The tea gentry and their women
A tour in the Preanger: The tea gentry and their womenBy Tineke Hellwig BANDUNG (JP): Fifty-five Dutch tourists conducted tour of West Java's tea plantations in July, known as the 1995 Tea Tour. For the larger part, this group of travelers, whose ages ranged from 13 to 80 years old, consisted of...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Alleged killer of Hutagalung's family arrested
Alleged killer of Hutagalung's family arrested BEKASI (JP): City police have arrested a man strongly believed to be the country's long-wanted suspect in the brutal killing of six members of Herbin Hutagalung's family here early last year, reliable sources said.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Soeharto tells Golkar to learn from history
Soeharto tells Golkar to learn from history JAKARTA (JP): "Never forget the past," President Soeharto told members of the ruling political grouping Golkar yesterday."In looking ahead, meeting challenges in developing the future that we dream about, we must never forget our past," Soeharto said in a...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Indonesian appointed as UNESCO director
Indonesian appointed as UNESCO director JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian education professor, Moegiady, has been appointed director for the Central Asia region of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Antara reported yesterday.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Four injured in tiger attack
Four injured in tiger attack PEKANBARU, Riau: A Sumatran tiger attacked six forestry workers sleeping in a tent, seriously mauling four of them, Antara reported on Thursday.In the incident that occurred on Sunday near Sungai Rawa village, Bengkalis regency, two workers escaped the attack.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Soesilo: Be alert but don't panic about communism
Soesilo: Be alert but don't panic about communism JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman yesterday urged the public to stay vigilant, but not to panic, over recent official warnings about a possible communist resurgence.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Five foreign giants enter RI telecoms
Five foreign giants enter RI telecoms JAKARTA (JP): Foreign companies will operate domestic telecommunication services throughout Indonesia, except for Greater Jakarta and East Java, under 15-year concessions as of January 1996.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Painters vie for Indonesian Art Awards '95
Painters vie for Indonesian Art Awards '95By R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): One of the drawbacks of a competitive arts world, that of paintings in particular, is that some painters refrain from taking part in what they perceive as a competitive event, believing that art works cannot compete with each...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Bekasi has new police chief
Bekasi has new police chief BEKASI (P): Deputy to the Greater Jakarta police chief, Brig. Gen. Hamami Nata yesterday installed Lt. Col. Elfrizo L. Tobing as Bekasi police chief to replace Lt. Col. Hari Pribadi.Hari Pribadi will start his new job as the West Jakarta police chief Monday to replace Lt.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Support for Megawati 'against' establishment
Support for Megawati 'against' establishment JAKARTA (JP): The call for Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairwoman of the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), to run for president in 1998 is a symbol of her support in Central Java and a sign of growing rejection of the establishment, a political...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Victim in hotel murder may have been raped
Victim in hotel murder may have been raped JAKARTA (JP): The Malaysian businessman charged with killing a local woman in a five-star hotel in Central Jakarta on Monday may have raped the victim before the killing, a police officer said yesterday.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Indonesian scholars too inward-looking: Historian
Indonesian scholars too inward-looking: Historian DEPOK, West Java (JP): As Indonesia embarks on various regional cooperation programs, leading historian Taufik Abdullah warned yesterday that the nation has a dire shortage of scholars who really know about the region.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Aussie firms tie up in RI project
Aussie firms tie up in RI project MELBOURNE (Reuter): Australian energy group Energy Equity Corp Ltd said it has formed a strategic alliance with Tenneco Gas Australia, a unit of U.S. gas group Tenneco Inc.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Potential projects in ASEAN identified
Potential projects in ASEAN identified MANILA (AFP): A study financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed 121 possible projects to be undertaken within the recently formed East Asean Growth Area (EAGA), officials said yesterday.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Bomb tests for security
Bomb tests for security Whenever in Bali, I buy The Jakarta Post to see what is happening in the world. In these days of France's atomic tests I found my own opinion reflected in your paper of Aug. 7, 1995, under the headline France's "great power" argument cuts no ice abroad.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Teluk Naga developer pledges to help locals
Teluk Naga developer pledges to help locals JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Salim Group of companies has been quoted as saying that it will place the local people's needs before the group's business interests in carrying out its Teluk Naga project in Tangerang.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Colombia summit to endorse NAM action programs
Colombia summit to endorse NAM action programsBy Rikza Abdullah CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, Colombia (JP): A declaration to be endorsed by the leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) will guarantee the implementation of the group's programs, particularly those on cooperation among developing countries,...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
PT Pelabuhan II, PSA cooperate
PT Pelabuhan II, PSA cooperate JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, the company with manages Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port and several other seaports, signed a technical cooperation agreement yesterday with the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) to improve port services and daily operations.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Indonesia ready for SEA Games, whatever the rules
Indonesia ready for SEA Games, whatever the rules JAKARTA (JP): Despite uncertainty on whether host Thailand will eventually apply internationally-accepted rules in the 18th Southeast Asia Games, Indonesia is ready for the games.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Communist can infiltrate ABRI
Communist can infiltrate ABRI SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): A senior military officer says that even the Armed Forces (ABRI), with their tight security arrangements, are vulnerable to communist infiltration.Maj. Gen.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Daimler-Benz and ABB eye Asia
Daimler-Benz and ABB eye Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): Swiss-Swedish conglomerate Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. and Germany's Daimler-Benz AG, which are to merge their railway activities, hope to compete strongly for work in Asia, an ABB official said yesterday.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Why was Perspektif banned?
Why was Perspektif banned?From Forum KeadilanOn Sept. 24, 1995, I met and talked with Perspektif's host Mr. Wimar Witoelar in the Obor Foundation's stand at the book exhibition held in Istora Senayan, Jakarta.
Fri, 20 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, 20 Oct 1995
S'pore rubber futures prices firm
S'pore rubber futures prices firm SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore rubber futures prices ended firmer yesterday on European and local buying interest in tandem with the Japanese market, dealers said.Trading was moderate, with turnover dropping to 9,070 tons from 13,390 tons the previous day, while...
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Day-old chick prices cut
Day-old chick prices cut JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Poultry Entrepreneurs lowered yesterday the prices of day-old chicks (DOCs) to between Rp 225 and Rp 250 each, down from about Rp 700.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Bre-X soars on RI mine
Bre-X soars on RI mine CALGARY (Reuter): Shares of Bre-X Minerals Ltd skyrocketed in frantic trading Wednesday after the Alberta Stock Exchange-listed company released drill results suggesting it may have found one of the world's largest gold mines.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Malaysian arrested for fake card
Malaysian arrested for fake card JAKARTA (JP): A Malaysian has been arrested on charges of buying jewelry with a counterfeit credit card at CitraLand Mall, West Jakarta.Police sources said yesterday the suspect, identified as Cheng Joo Sun, 22, a resident of Penang, was captured Wednesday afternoon...
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Sony Indonesia to enter local market
Sony Indonesia to enter local market CIBITUNG, West Java (JP): PT Sony Electronic Indonesia -- a subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation which was designed to export all its products -- will later this year enter the domestic market, the firm's executives said yesterday.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Senayan to get new public park
Senayan to get new public park JAKARTA (JP): The first stone was laid Wednesday by Mrs. Try Sutrisno, wife of the Vice President, for a new public park in the heart of Jakarta.The park is to be built on the Taman Ria Remaja site adjacent to the State TVRI Station complex on Jl.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Kashmir, Bosnia fight for freedom: Bhutto
Kashmir, Bosnia fight for freedom: Bhutto CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, Colombia (JP): Pakistan's Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, likening the separatist movement in the Indian province of Kashmir to the plight of Bosnia, suggested that India's missile program would likely spark a regional arms race.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Surjadi seeks 17% hike in spending
Surjadi seeks 17% hike in spending JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja asked the city council yesterday to increase the administration's spending in the current fiscal year by 17 percent, in view of an unexpected surplus in the city's 1994/1995 budget.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Haryanto slams Merpati announcement
Haryanto slams Merpati announcement JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto criticized yesterday a widely-publicized statement made by state- owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines about its decision not to lease 16 locally-made CN-235 aircraft.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Kuwait to start talks on Thai oil refinery soon
Kuwait to start talks on Thai oil refinery soon SINGAPORE (Reuter): Kuwait is seeking refining and trading opportunities in Asia and will start serious talks soon with petrochemical giant Thai Petrochemical Industry Plc on a new refinery in Thailand, a visiting oil official said.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
General Hotel plans expansion in Indonesia
General Hotel plans expansion in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): General Hotel Management, a Singapore-based hotel and resort management firm, plans to expand its business in Indonesia to a total of 10 hotels by 1997.Company executive Mark A.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 19, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,575 475 7,500 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,000 -150 166,500...
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Soeharto meets with NAM leaders to strenghten ties
Soeharto meets with NAM leaders to strenghten tiesBy Rikza Abdullah CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, Colombia (JP): Pakistan, Nicaragua and the Philippines agreed here on Wednesday to strengthen their economic and trade relations with Indonesia.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Take That: Taking it from the streets to the bank
Take That: Taking it from the streets to the bankBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): How many members of Take That does it take to change a light bulb? Five: one to hold the bulb, one to cheer him on, one to dance around him, one to change his outfit, and another to keep the fans at bay.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Czarnikow sees lower RI sugar output in 1995
Czarnikow sees lower RI sugar output in 1995 LONDON (Reuter): Indonesia's 1995 sugar production should fall to around 2.30 million tons of sugar from 2.46 million last year due to the effects of a severe drought, trade house C.Czarnikow said in its latest report.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Fafa to join national team for the 18th SEA Games
Fafa to join national team for the 18th SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The nation's most seasoned spiker Imam Agus Faisal, better known as Fafa, will make his fifth successive appearance at the Southeast Asian Games in December.Indonesian Volleyball Association Secretary-General M.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Women's Center
Women's Center This is in response to the letter from S. Hansyah entitled 'Worrying mother' (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 17, 1995), a reprinted version from Kompas.Unfortunately the brutality and prevalence of rape being reported in the media as you detail in your letter of concern to the editor is the...
Fri, 20 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.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
India to hold an exhibition here next year
India to hold an exhibition here next year JAKARTA (JP): India plans to hold an exhibition at the Jakarta Fairground next March to forge stronger economic ties with Indonesia.Indian Ambassador to Indonesia S.T.
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
Avoid empty promises: Golkar
Avoid empty promises: Golkar JAKARTA (JP): Golkar leaders appealed yesterday to their cadre to refrain from making promises they cannot keep during the campaign for the 1997 general election.One thousand leaders of the ruling political group wound up their annual conference yesterday, with their...
Fri, 20 Oct 1995
A case for import substitution policies
A case for import substitution policiesBy Rajiv Sondhi JAKARTA (JP): The emergence of a trade deficit in June, the first monthly deficit in five years, has sharply focused the recent performance of exports and the supporting policy framework.