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Foundation seeks Rp 110b damages over hospital

Foundation seeks Rp 110b damages over hospital JAKARTA (JP): The Fatmawati Foundation, former owner of the Fatmawati Hospital in South Jakarta, is filing a law suit against three ministries and the city administration over the transfer of the hospital building to the Ministry of Health.

Passing the torch

Passing the torch It befits the leadership style of President Soeharto that on Wednesday the Indonesian head of state formally ended his chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) with a call for the 113 member countries to continue working towards the establishment of a new world order...

ICMI members want Habibie to retain chair

ICMI members want Habibie to retain chair JAKARTA (JP): The congress of the Indonesian Association of Moslem Intellectuals is still two months away, but support for the reelection of B.J. Habibie to lead the influential organization has started to pour in.

Illegal levies cause high operation costs: Ritonga

Illegal levies cause high operation costs: Ritonga JAKARTA (JP): City Council Speaker M.H. Ritonga says the police must put an end to their habit of soliciting "contributions" from the drivers of public transportation vehicles, whose operational costs are now skyrocketing as a result.

Dayak Besar takeover still in question

Dayak Besar takeover still in question JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo has asserted that the question of who will take over the debt- burdened PT Dayak Besar Group (DBG) is not important as long as its forests are used to benefit the local people.

Nightclub hostess strangled to death

Nightclub hostess strangled to death JAKARTA (JP): A nightclub hostess was found dead with bruises on her face and neck at a male friend's boarding house in Central Jakarta yesterday morning.The post-mortem examination showed that Nia, who was also known as Tri, had been strangled, a police officer...

Who dunnit?

Who dunnit? BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Prison officials are trying to determine who slept with a widow serving a sentence for motorcycle theft and kidnapping.Deputy chief of North Lampung's Menggala prison warden Sobiran said yesterday that the provincial justice office was just made aware of the...

Aid for quake victims

Aid for quake victims JAKARTA: The government promised more assistance yesterday for thousands of quake victims in Jambi.Minister of Social Services Inten Soeweno said that the government will help the victims rebuild the houses that were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake measuring 7 on the...

Judge cautions military over communist hunt

Judge cautions military over communist hunt JAKARTA (JP): Justice Bismar Siregar, a leading member of the Supreme Court, cautioned the Armed Forces (ABRI) yesterday about the naming of three men as being involved in communist-like activities.

Paintings on display in Kemang

Paintings on display in Kemang JAKARTA (JP): The Santi Gallery on Jl. Benda No. 4, Kemang, South Jakarta, will be displaying works by Kay It, a Balinese painter who died 18 years ago.The exhibition, scheduled to be opened by well-known collector Dr.

Communist issue

Communist issue Today the issue of Indonesian communists is alive again through reports in the media. It is surprising enough that government officials are repeatedly discussing the matter.The general public was apparently still wondering about the real meaning of the media coverage of the issue...

Bank Niaga to raise paid-up capital to $50.7m

Bank Niaga to raise paid-up capital to $50.7m JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Niaga will double its paid- up capital to Rp 115.55 billion (US$50.7 million) by issuing one- to-one bonus shares worth Rp 57.77 billion.

Ectasy suspect dies during police raid

Ectasy suspect dies during police raid JAKARTA (JP): A suspected trafficker of the banned drug Ecstasy, a mind-altering drug popular among teenagers, died during a police raid in South Jakarta yesterday.

40 buildings demolished

40 buildings demolished JAKARTA (JP): Local authorities pulled down 40 structures belonging to squatters along the Ciliwung river bank in Pejambon, Central Jakarta, yesterday, two days before the demolition deadline.

Solar energy developed for urban houses

Solar energy developed for urban houses JAKARTA (JP): The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology is expanding its solar energy development plan, currently restricted to rural areas, to include urban housing.

Supreme Court gets six younger justices

Supreme Court gets six younger justices JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice Soerjono yesterday installed six new justices to serve in the Supreme Court, replacing those who recently reached the mandatory retirement age of 65.

Choice to open hotel in Yogyakarta

Choice to open hotel in Yogyakarta JAKARTA (JP): Choice Hotels Indonesia announced that its first "comfort-branded" hotel, the Sejahtera Comfort Suites, will have its soft opening in Yogyakarta at the end of December.

East Timor has new ferry

East Timor has new ferry DILI, East Timor: The local government will launch a ferry service to Dili, Atauro Island and Wetar Island in December.The KMP Balibo has the capacity to carry 400 passengers and 23 trucks, head of the East Timor transportation office R. Widagdo said here yesterday.

Paul Nagano displays paintings

Paul Nagano displays paintings JAKARTA (JP): American painter Paul Nagano will exhibit his works at the CSIS building on Jl. Tanah Abang III, Central Jakarta, from tomorrow to Oct. 28.The one-week exhibition, titled The Pulse of Paradise, Recent Watercolors of Bali, has been organized jointly by...

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 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Cultural Circle 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30...

Approaches to APEC free trade

Approaches to APEC free tradeBy Suhadi Mangkusuwondo JAKARTA (JP): APEC Economic leaders will have their third consecutive meeting in Osaka next month.Many businesspeople in this region and elsewhere are closely watching the preparations for the important meeting.

Boat overturns, one missing

Boat overturns, one missing CILACAP, Central Java: One went missing and four other people survived when their fishing boat Dewi sank after being hit by high waves Tuesday, a press report said yesterday.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 18, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,100 -600 500 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,150 0 0 Aneka Kimia...

Minority parties greet campaign ideas skeptically

Minority parties greet campaign ideas skeptically JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and the United Development Party (PPP) have reacted differently to their rival Golkar's proposal to ban political rallies and limit election campaigning to media debates.

Thai rules for SEA games queried

Thai rules for SEA games queried JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) questioned the motives behind Thailand's applying rules different from internationally-accepted regulations in the upcoming 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Eat and win the prizes

Eat and win the prizes JAKARTA (JP): In celebrating its first anniversary, the Planet Hollywood Jakarta restaurant is offering visitors various prizes.People eating at the restaurant between Oct. 16 and Oct. 23 are being asked to fill out a form to enter a competition.

Gardener killed over dancer

Gardener killed over dancer JAKARTA (JP): A Bekasi man was killed by friends on Tuesday night during a fight over a woman.Nasikin, the victim, was reportedly pushed into a pond near a friend's house during a wedding party.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Buttons And Rusty 3:05 Music 3:30 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 Sports and Achievement 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...

Agronomist warns of cocoa glut

Agronomist warns of cocoa glut JAKARTA (JP): An agronomist warned yesterday that further expansion of Indonesia's cocoa plantations could lead to market oversupply."Indonesia's current plantations are already adequate," said Prof.

Symposium outlines tolerance of SE Asian Islam

Symposium outlines tolerance of SE Asian IslamBy Jean Couteau JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is a land of dazzling and largely positive surprises. Where else in the world can a foreigner -- a Frenchman representing no one but himself -- be called to give a lecture on the relations between Hinduism and...

Megawati presidency backed

Megawati presidency backed SEMARANG (JP): Seven branches of the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in Central Java have asked party chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri to run in the next presidential election in 1998.

'Organizing polls is President's privilege'

'Organizing polls is President's privilege' JAKARTA (JP): Golkar has dismissed the call from the United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) that they be involved in organizing the general elections.

Indonesia's inflation culprits

Indonesia's inflation culpritsBy Mohammad Sadli JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian economy is growing well. The official figure last year was 7.3 percent, but the Central Bureau of Statistics has recalculated the time series for the 1988 to 1993 five year development plan with respect to real economic...

Western thoughts are 'anti-Islam': Scholars

Western thoughts are 'anti-Islam': Scholars JAKARTA (JP): Modern and post-modern Western thought, which dominates international literature and art, is against tradition and religion, including Islam, a leading Malaysian scholar said yesterday.

Govt permits joint venture in timber, pulp industry

Govt permits joint venture in timber, pulp industry JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry has licensed a joint venture between the Bumi Raya Utama Group and the state-owned PT Inhutani II to establish an industrial timber estate for the pulp industry.

Cambodia licenses Panin Group to fell logs over large area

Cambodia licenses Panin Group to fell logs over large area PHNOM PENH (AFP): The Cambodian government has approved a massive logging deal with an Indonesian timber company that gives the firm access to a large part of the remote, northeastern province of Ratanakkiri, government officials said...

More than 500 homeless kids get polio vaccination

More than 500 homeless kids get polio vaccination JAKARTA (JP): As many as 528 children from homeless families in Central Jakarta were vaccinated against polio yesterday.In the second round of the National Immunization Program the city administration made a mobile vaccination unit available for...

Major oil firms eye Asian power industry

Major oil firms eye Asian power industry SINGAPORE (Reuter): As Western players intensified the competition for Asia's potentially huge power generation business, major oil companies were likely to join the market battle, industry sources said yesterday.

AAA inducts Vietnam

AAA inducts Vietnam JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN International Airport Association (AAA) completed its 14th annual meeting here yesterday and agreed to incorporate Vietnam into the association in the next meeting slated here next year.

Garlic crushed and buried

Garlic crushed and buried SEMARANG: Some 60 tons of garlic, the subject of a legal wrangle for the past six years, were finally crushed and buried on Tuesday in the Tanjung Emas port compound.The Semarang District Court ordered that the garlic be destroyed after the Supreme Court upheld its ruling...

Telkom building catches fire

Telkom building catches fire SEMARANG: The three-story building housing the Central Java headquarters of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom was gutted by fire yesterday.Six fire brigades were sent to the blaze on Jl. Pahlawan in the provincial capital, Antara reported.

City authorities told to impose new taxes

City authorities told to impose new taxes JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor says that the city administration should find more things to tax in order to raise regional revenues.Helmy AR Syihab, the chairman of the City Council's commission for financial affairs, said yesterday that new taxes could be...

Train collides with oil truck

Train collides with oil truck PEMALANG, Central Java: One person was killed and three others suffered severe burns when an express train collided with a tanker truck at an unguarded railway crossing on Tuesday.There was a huge explosion after the collision, Antara reported, quoting witnesses.

Woman killed for asking suspect to marry her

Woman killed for asking suspect to marry her JAKARTA (JP): Police say a Malaysian suspected of killing of a local woman in a five-star hotel here on Monday has confessed that he committed the crime because she insisted he marry her.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.

Colombian meet to decide the future of NAM

Colombian meet to decide the future of NAMBy Rajesh Kumar JAKARTA (JP): The ongoing 11th Non-Aligned Movement summit at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, will be crucial for deciding the fate of NAM. Depending on the outcome of the summit is whether NAM remains just a relevant organization or whether...

Driving license

Driving license I'm referring to your article on introducing new driving licenses in Jakarta and its outskirts (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 3, 1995).It is ridiculous that the National Police is again busy issuing new licenses despite introducing the present fancy but expensive driving license just...

Jungle has gone

Jungle has gone I read with dismay and disappointment the letter in the Oct. 7, 1995 issue of The Jakarta Post about the rolling, grassy hills in the area between Samarinda and Sanggata in East Kalimantan.

U.S. offers aid to RI

U.S. offers aid to RI WASHINGTON (Reuter): The Agriculture Department said it offered Indonesia US$10 million in U.S. backed loan guarantees under the Intermediate Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM 103) for fiscal 1996.The food credits will be used for breeder livestock, USDA said.

Modern enters tourism business

Modern enters tourism business JAKARTA (JP): The Modern Group, one of the country's leading business conglomerates, officially launched yesterday a new subsidiary, PT Awani Modern Hotels, which is to carry out medium- scale tourist projects worth US$300 million.

RI, S'pore cooperate on human resources

RI, S'pore cooperate on human resources JAKARTA (JP): Singaporean and Indonesian experts, identifying a number of common problems in their human resource management, suggested cooperation at all layers of society in the two countries.