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Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Resettlers neglected
Resettlers neglected BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: At least 40 families resettled here from other provinces have been living in uncertainty in Banjar since the company which brought them failed to give them employment as promised.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
RI faces early exit in bridge meet
RI faces early exit in bridge meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been placed in the same group as the world's odds-on favorite for the Bermuda Bowl Open Team Bridge Championships, the Indonesian Bridge Association announced yesterday.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Sustainable development still elusive: Academic
Sustainable development still elusive: Academic JAKARTA (JP): The concept of sustainable development in Indonesia is still fiction rather than reality, prominent academic Mubyarto said yesterday.Speaking on the second day of the sixth Indonesia National Science Congress, Mubyarto said sustainable...
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Government to maintain trade restrictions
Government to maintain trade restrictions JAKARTA (JP): The government will continue to regulate the trade in a number of commodities to ensure continued marketing and price stability for the benefit of farmers, producers, traders and consumers, Minister of Trade Satrio B. Joedono said yesterday.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Partial reporting dangerous
Partial reporting dangerous In The Jakarta Post of Sept. 5, 1995, on page two, I read PPP, PDI should become opposition parties. Nurcholis Majid was reported to have said: "If the two parties function as opposition parties, control over the executive branch of government would become truly...
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Sultan unhurt in car crash
Sultan unhurt in car crash MUSCAT (Reuter): The ruler of Oman, Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, left hospital in good health yesterday after a car accident that killed a deputy prime minister of the Gulf state, the Oman news agency said.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Bridge Of Adam Rush 3:05 Music 3:30 Science Film 4:05 Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05...
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Antique brought in for Islamic festival
Antique brought in for Islamic festival JAKARTA (JP): A bedug (leather drum) and a set of gamelan, both from the 13th century, will be brought to Jakarta in processions from Surabaya and Surakarta respectively, for the Islamic Istiqlal Festival this month.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Southcorp to enter Asia
Southcorp to enter Asia MELBOURNE (Reuter): Southcorp Holdings Ltd. plans to expand its PET plastic packaging interests in Asia to exploit growth in the market, managing director Graham Kraehe said.He said Southcorp was considering establishing PET operations in Thailand, Indonesia and southern...
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 12, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,750 -700 2,500 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,750 0 77,500...
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
54 JIS students get IB diplomas
54 JIS students get IB diplomas JAKARTA (JP): As many as 58 of the 276 examination candidate students of the Jakarta International School (JIS) have completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program held by the school in May.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Private company to sue West Jakarta mayoralty
Private company to sue West Jakarta mayoralty JAKARTA (JP): PT Tiwa Muda Corporation, a private developer, has threatened to file a lawsuit against the West Jakarta mayoralty for blocking the issuance of land certificate proposals advanced by the company.Director of PT Tiwa Muda Corporation, Iken B.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
PTSI diversifies products to face policy changes
PTSI diversifies products to face policy changes JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia, which carries out pre-shipment inspection for Indonesia's imports, is diversifying its products to anticipate the changes in the global market and the government policy on customs clearance system.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Four arrested for pager program thefts
Four arrested for pager program thefts JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested, over the past week, four members of a gang suspected of having stolen Indopage and Starpage pager programs.City Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Private firms invited for stamp printing
Private firms invited for stamp printing JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave proposed yesterday that the Ministry of Finance allow private firms to print duty stamps to prevent another supply shortage.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Telkom secures business
Telkom secures business JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has secured its business of long distance calls for the next 10 years, Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Forest rangers beaten up
Forest rangers beaten up SEMARANG, Central Java: The authorities are tracking down about 40 people suspected of being involved in a recent wood theft and the beating up of eight forest rangers in Grobogan.Police said the alleged thieves also seized a gun from the rangers, Antara reported.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Developer to be summoned for violation
Developer to be summoned for violation JAKARTA (JP): The City Council will summon PT Duta Pertiwi, a private developer who is building a supermarket and office buildings on Jl. K.H. Hasyim Ashari, Central Jakarta, for allegedly violating existing regulations.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Taiwan's sales to ASEAN
Taiwan's sales to ASEAN TAIPEI (AFP): The ASEAN group of nations were Taiwan's third largest export market for the eight months to August, officials said yesterday.According to finance ministry statistics, Taiwan's exports to the Association Southeast Asian Nations totaled some US$10 billion in the...
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Shooters named after Asian meet
Shooters named after Asian meet JAKARTA (JP): The 8th Asian Shooting Championships, slated here from Oct. 1 to Oct. 10, will be the last opportunity to name Indonesia's shooters for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Statistics bureau to take census on economic structure
Statistics bureau to take census on economic structure JAKARTA (JP): The National Bureau of Statistics plans to conduct an economic census to obtain data on ways to overcome the unequal distribution of development gains.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Karet Bivak cemetery facelift
Karet Bivak cemetery facelift JAKARTA (JP): The refurbishment of the Karet Bivak public cemetery in Central Jakarta, scheduled to start next year, is designed to create an open park, not office buildings or other business facilities, an official said yesterday.H.
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
PPP representatives demand Yogie's apology
PPP representatives demand Yogie's apology JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of the United Development Party (PPP) yesterday demanded Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. apologize for calling their chairman, Ismail Hasan Metareumm, sakit (sick).
Wed, 13 Sep 1995
Two die in diarrhea outbreak
Two die in diarrhea outbreak PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Two children under five years old have died and dozens of others have been hospitalized in the diarrhea outbreak in the Karangreja district.Chief of the regency health office Hartono said yesterday the children died because they were admitted...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Time for thought
Time for thought It is certainly good to hear from the military and civilian authorities that order was as of Sunday restored in Dili, the capital of East Timor, where bands of youths went on a rampage late last week.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
PDI and PPP should keep tabs on govt
PDI and PPP should keep tabs on govt SEMARANG (JP): Although his recent proposal that opposition parties be allowed in Indonesia has been dismissed by President Soeharto, intellectual Nurcholish Madjid continues to insist that the nation needs some form of control over the executive branch of...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Hengky, Eddy stay top at trial round
Hengky, Eddy stay top at trial round JAKARTA (JP): After playing 880 boards, veteran pair Hengky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo have found themselves unchallenged with 680 victory points during the ongoing home selection for the Bermuda Bowl Open Team Bridge Championships in Beijing, China, slated for Oct.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Widayat reveals unknown life in exhibit
Widayat reveals unknown life in exhibit He is trying to prove that his hands are translating his innermost emotions, his love for art, his imagination. -- Hari Budiono & R. Badil JAKARTA (JP): No other words can better introduce the ceramic paintings exhibition by H.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
TVs damaged by high voltage
TVs damaged by high voltage JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of television sets and lamps were damaged when the electricity voltage was immediately leaping on Sunday morning in Tangerang.The residents planned to ask for compensation for their damaged goods to the state-owned electricity company PLN.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Well-known legal expert joins PDI
Well-known legal expert joins PDI AMBON, Maluku: Outspoken legal expert Sahetapy will campaign for the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in the upcoming 1997 election, a local party official said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
'Drivers involved in thefts'
'Drivers involved in thefts' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportations Haryanto Dhanutirto yesterday reminded companies which are shipping their products for export to investigate the background of their drivers.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Susi faces old foes at World Cup c'ship
Susi faces old foes at World Cup c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Almost all of world's best shuttlers have set foot here for the US$180,000 World Cup badminton championships, with all eyes set on the thriller that awaits defending women's singles champion Susi Susanti.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Coal venture under study
Coal venture under study MANILA (Reuter): State-owned Philippine National Power Corp (Napocor) is considering forming a joint venture company with Indonesia's state-owned coal mining PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Scientists hold key to RI's industrialization
Scientists hold key to RI's industrialization JAKARTA (JP): Scientists hold the key to Indonesia's current drive to become a modern industrial society, equal to any developed country in the world, President Soeharto said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Plane leaves without Sarwono
Plane leaves without Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): If Garuda Indonesia once complained about senior government officials keeping Garuda flights from leaving on time, Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja now has a bone to pick with the flag carrier: It left him on the tarmac of the Soekarno-Hatta...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Salim's plant in Vietnam
Salim's plant in Vietnam HANOI (AFP): An Indonesian and a Singaporean firm have set up a US$134 million joint venture to build a food processing zone in the southern oil hub of Vung Tau, a news report said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Rubber prices fall further
Rubber prices fall further SINGAPORE (Reuter): Rubber futures widened Friday's losses to end yesterday's morning session lower on early Tokyo slide and reflecting weaker Indonesian values over the weekend.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Komselindo improving services
Komselindo improving services JAKARTA (JP): PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia (Komselindo), a private cellular telecommunications operator, announced here yesterday a free-of-charge administration service for its subscribers.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Garuda's losses
Garuda's lossesFrom NeracaNeraca of Aug. 31, 1995, reported that Garuda suffered losses of US$44 million (Rp 90 billion) during the period between January and April 1995, despite the profit gained through handling the haj transportation this year.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Komatsu to be listed in Jakarta
Komatsu to be listed in Jakarta TOKYO (Reuter): Komatsu Ltd. has applied to the Indonesian government for approval to list its Jakarta-based joint venture PT Komatsu Indonesia on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, a Komatsu spokesman said.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Brunei meet boost AFTA program
Brunei meet boost AFTA programBy Anil Penna BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): ASEAN's quest for closer economic integration into the next century has received a fresh boost although members fail to see eye to eye on hurrying down the road to regional free trade.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Residents ask for compensation
Residents ask for compensation JAKARTA (JP): About forty residents of Cipinang Besar Selatan in Jatinegara district, East Jakarta, went to the City Council yesterday to request help in obtaining reasonable compensation for their land.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
German tourist dies in Aceh
German tourist dies in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Police are investigating the death of a German tourist who was found dead at a tourist resort in West Aceh last week.Spokesman for the provincial police command, Capt. P.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Asia's best set for track and field championships here
Asia's best set for track and field championships here JAKARTA (JP): The 11th Asian Track and Field Championships next week could bring back to Indonesia some of the World Championship limelight from Gothenburg, Sweden, organizers say.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 11, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,450 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,750 -75 60,500...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Permadi gets seven months for blasphemy
Permadi gets seven months for blasphemy YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Sleman district court sentenced controversial soothsayer Permadi Satrio Wiwoho to seven months jail yesterday after convicting him of blasphemy for describing Prophet Muhammad as a "dictator" during a seminar here last year.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Forestry ministry raises royalty rates by 9-27%
Forestry ministry raises royalty rates by 9-27% JAKARTA (JP): The forestry ministry has decreed an increase in forest royalties by a range of nine percent to 27 percent, to keep up with price rises on the world market and inflation.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Workers protest over severance pay
Workers protest over severance pay JAKARTA (JP): Over 150 workers of the Tangerang-based spinning factory PT Putra Indah Makmur staged a protest at the Ministry of Manpower yesterday over the company's refusal to pay severance money in line with a proposal from the ministry.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Five firms in West Java sued for polluting
Five firms in West Java sued for polluting JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court began hearing a lawsuit yesterday filed by 5,000 residents of Serang, West Java, against five factories on charges of polluting a river.