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Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Malaysian banks raise lending rates
Malaysian banks raise lending rates KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian commercial banks have been steadily raising base lending rates (BLRs) since January, prompted by central Bank Negara's continued tight monetary policy to check inflation, analysts said yesterday.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Dynaplast to give dividends
Dynaplast to give dividends JAKARTA (JP): PT Dynaplast, a producer of plastics, will distribute 1994 book-year dividends of Rp 75 (3.24 U.S. cents) per share to its shareholders.Dynaplast plans to construct a new plant in addition to its two existing ones.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
New maps of Jakarta not widely used
New maps of Jakarta not widely used JAKARTA (JP): The offices and agencies of the capital have yet to fully utilize the maps designed by the City Mapping and Land Measurement Office in planning activities although the maps contain comprehensive information.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Citibank has new RI chief
Citibank has new RI chief JAKARTA (JP): The United States based Citibank has appointed Colin G. Woolcock as new general manager of its Indonesian operations.The bank explained in a statement made available yesterday that Woolcock replaced Maarten J.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: SAANEW AIRLINE: Mike van Niekerk (right), regional manager of South African Airways for Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia chats with Indonesian Ambassador to South Africa Rochadi Iskandar (left), and J.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Rookie athletes for Thai Open
Rookie athletes for Thai Open JAKARTA (JP): Rookie short-distance runners form the backbone of the Indonesian team of eight for the Thailand Open track and field meet in Bangkok which starts today.Member of the national men's 4 X 100 relay team Erwin Heru Susanto and SEA Games women's long jump...
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Larger haj dorm needed
Larger haj dorm needed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher says a larger haj dormitory is needed because the current dormitory in Pondok Gede can no longer accommodate the ever increasing number of prospective haj pilgrims.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Project chiefs to face carrot, stick
Project chiefs to face carrot, stick JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says managers of city owned projects should be rewarded or, if necessary, punished, according to the outcome of the projects for which they are responsible.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Shooting of Thai protested
Shooting of Thai protested BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand yesterday formally protested the killing of a Thai national at the border with Burma earlier this month and demanded that Rangoon compensate the victim's relatives.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
City to host seminar on drug
City to host seminar on drug JAKARTA (JP): The city will host a five-day course about drug prevention beginning Tuesday next week.The April 25 - 29 course at the Graha Kencana BKKBN guest house in East Jakarta will be attended by 12 reporters from Jakarta, 18 from other provinces and 10 media...
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Immigration office gets new chief
Immigration office gets new chief JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Justice Moh. C. Alamsyah Boer has installed Tumper Eddy Suryanto as the new head of the East Jakarta immigration office, replacing Lukmihardi.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Mahathir to keep his word: Analysts
Mahathir to keep his word: AnalystsBy Barani Krishnaan KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is criss- crossing Malaysia dangling promises the opposition claims are only meant to win votes in upcoming polls, but analysts say the economy is strong enough for him to deliver the goods.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Moslem leaders visit Permadi, express support
Moslem leaders visit Permadi, express support JAKARTA (JP): Two of Indonesia's most influential Moslem leaders visited detained soothsayer Permadi Satrio Wiwoho yesterday in an unusual show of defense for the mystic facing blasphemy charges.Yusuf Hasyim and A.M.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
House commission wants better haj arrangements
House commission wants better haj arrangements JAKARTA (JP): Commission IX of the House of Representatives has called for better coordination between the national government and provincial and regency governments in organizing future haj pilgrimage operations.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Victims' heirs receive payments
Victims' heirs receive payments JAKARTA (JP): Heirs of the victims of a recent flash food, which happened in Bogor's Curug Nangka nature park and camping ground, West Java, will get insurance compensation from the Jasaraharja Putra insurance company.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Yorrys goes free, police dumbfounded
Yorrys goes free, police dumbfounded JAKARTA (JP): City Police have expressed dissatisfaction with a panel of judges and their decision on Monday to clear Yorrys Raweyai, an executive of the powerful Pemuda Pancasila youth organization, and his six accomplices of gambling charges.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Convicted killer Yongki doesn't fear execution
Convicted killer Yongki doesn't fear execution JAKARTA (JP): Even though the date of his execution is believed to be just few days away, 35-year-old convicted murderer Kartacahyadi, alias Yongki, has shown no fear to face a group of armed personnel who will end his life.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Soeharto tells embassies to protect RI workers
Soeharto tells embassies to protect RI workers JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on all Indonesian embassies yesterday to protect Indonesian workers abroad and to extend assistance whenever required.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Taman Ria Remaja to be renovated
Taman Ria Remaja to be renovated JAKARTA (JP): Private developer PT Ariobimo Perkasa in cooperation with the Ria Pembangunan organization will renovate Taman Ria Remaja in Central Jakarta into a modern recreation center.An agreement for the renovation was signed on Wednesday by Mrs.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 19, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,675 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 18,000 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,100 -75 12,500 ANEKA KIMIA...
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Kuwait may invest in bridges and oil fields
Kuwait may invest in bridges and oil fields JAKARTA (JP): Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah left Jakarta for Bali yesterday, after promising officials here that his country would invest in infrastructure development in Indonesia.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
U.S. human rights team's visit
U.S. human rights team's visit The visit of the U.S. human rights team led by Deputy Secretary of State John Shattuck may become an important and interesting subject of discussion. The team has questioned some officials in connection with the implementation of human rights in this country.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Floods hit E. Kalimantan
Floods hit E. Kalimantan SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Incessant downpours during the past week have triggered floods, that swept through at least four villages in the Sambaliung district in the Berau regency, forcing 1,900 people to seek refuge.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Military backs Aussie rejection of Timorese
Military backs Aussie rejection of Timorese JAKARTA (JP): A senior military official proposed yesterday that Indonesia close its territory to young East Timorese whose political asylum bid has been rejected by Australia.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Australian found dead in Bali
Australian found dead in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: An Australian tourist drowned near the Legian Beach in Kuta yesterday, the Antara news agency reported.According to local police spokesman Lt. Col. Lalu Budiardja, Monika Kirchmair, 29, who previously stayed at an inn near the beach, was found dead by...
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Governor backs Megawati leadership
Governor backs Megawati leadership BANDUNG, West Java: Chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) met with Governor R. Nuriana yesterday to find a solution to the long-standing leadership conflict in the local chapter.Megawati declined to comment on what she discussed with the governor.
Thu, 20 Apr 1995
Crucial historic milestones
Crucial historic milestones I would like to comment on the legal and political identity of Indonesia, as conceived by the New Delhi Conference on Indonesia of Jan. 20-22, 1949. In The Jakarta Post editions of April 12 and 13, 1995, the role and repercussions of this identity were eloquently...
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
S&P raises RI's rating
S&P raises RI's rating JAKARTA (JP): Standard & Poor's, one of the world's influential rating agencies, has raised its long-term foreign currency rating of Indonesia to triple B (BBB) from triple B minus (BBB-).
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
U.N. warns Asia of perils of rapid growth
U.N. warns Asia of perils of rapid growth BANGKOK (Reuter): A senior United Nations official said yesterday the dynamic economies of the Asia-Pacific region faced equally fast-growing social problems, many of them spinoffs of their success.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Vietnam diplomatic revolution since war
Vietnam diplomatic revolution since warBy John Rogers HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam is entering the international mainstream."It's taken a long time, but Vietnam is taking its place on the world stage at long last," a Western ambassador says. "It's become a normal country, with great potential.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
New role of Mister and Miss Jakarta
New role of Mister and Miss Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will hold the 26th annual Mister and Miss Jakarta contest as part of the celebrations marking the city's 468th anniversary.Registrations of entry in the competition will be accepted at the offices of all five mayoralties next...
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
NAM calls for 'realistic' NPT review
NAM calls for 'realistic' NPT review UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty's (NPT) possible extension should be based on "realistic assessment" of all signatories' responsibilities, the representative of 111 developing countries said.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
S'pore dollar tops SE Asian currencies' rise
S'pore dollar tops SE Asian currencies' rise SINGAPORE (AFP): The Singapore dollar soared to another record-high close yesterday against the U.S. dollar, which also fell against most currencies of Southeast Asia's booming economies in trading here, dealers said.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Development plans need adjustment
Development plans need adjustment DILI, East Timor: Development plans for the province need to be adjusted due to the youngest territory's unique characteristics, the governor says.Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares told The Jakarta Post last week that the central government's current approach is...
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Modern, traditional worlds meet at Irian pig feast
Modern, traditional worlds meet at Irian pig feastBy John Owen-Davies AROANOP, Irian Jaya (Reuter): An arrow pierced the pig's side but the animal died only after men, watched by families and off- duty soldiers, smashed its head with sticks.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
U.S. to design Thai airport
U.S. to design Thai airport BANGKOK (AFP): A consortium of U.S. companies has won a contract to design the terminal of a US$3.8-billion airport here which Thailand wants built before the end of the century, officials said yesterday.TAMS/Murphy-Jahn won the rights Monday with a bid of $31.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Salim Group to go into petrochemicals
Salim Group to go into petrochemicals JAKARTA (JP): The Salim Group, through its subsidiary PT Sulfindo Adiusaha, is diversifying into the intermediate petrochemical industry by establishing joint ventures with Japanese and Hong Kong partners.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Indonesia hopes for a `Sabatini bad day' in Cup
Indonesia hopes for a `Sabatini bad day' in Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is waiting for a bit of luck in its Federation Cup battle against Argentina, hoping that Gabriela Sabatini won't be in top form in this weekend's matches."Argentina is a strong team mainly because of Sabatini.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Postal firms set strategy
Postal firms set strategy JAKARTA (JP): State-owned postal firms in the Asian-Pacific region are using a three-day seminar here to formulate strategies to compete against private courier services."Huge private courier firms including TNT, UPS and DHL, which operate internationally, are the main...
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Police foil worker smuggling
Police foil worker smuggling JEMBER, East Java: Police have detained eight job seekers, aged between 23 years and 60 years, attempting to leave for Malaysia illegally in search of work.Chief of the Jember police precinct Lt. Col.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valliant 3:05 My Country 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Family Program: Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesia Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05...
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Garuda to discount fares
Garuda to discount fares JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia plans to commemorate the country's golden anniversary by giving discounts of up to 50 percent on air fares to special passengers of its domestic flights during August.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Govt intends to make Jakarta more attractive
Govt intends to make Jakarta more attractive JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to make Jakarta one of Indonesia's main tourist destinations by promoting the city as a venue for meetings, conventions and exhibitions.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Change of leaders
Change of leaders Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman has warned that a crisis is likely to occur two years from now if the nation fails to resolve today's rising tension between conflicting political groupings.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Strike paralyzes Palangkaraya
Strike paralyzes Palangkaraya PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Scores of city bus drivers went on strike yesterday, paralyzing public transportation in town for the whole day.They are demanding that the government stop the illegal minibuses that have been roaming the city streets and cutting into...
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
The puzzle of cement price
The puzzle of cement price If there's a puzzle that could baffle a nation of some 190 million for weeks, then it must be the mystery of the cement price here. For weeks, following the government's decreed price hike of cement retail reference price by over 40 percent early this month, the public...
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Govt, state bank to 'save' Dayak mill
Govt, state bank to 'save' Dayak mill JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday that his office and the state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia would "rescue" the troubled plywood factory owned by the Dayak Besar Group in East Kalimantan.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Police interrogate Sri Bintang
Police interrogate Sri Bintang JAKARTA (JP): The police began questioning legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas yesterday over his alleged role in the anti- government demonstrations that took place during President Soeharto's recent German tour.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Singapore agrees to RP's autopsy guidelines
Singapore agrees to RP's autopsy guidelines SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore said yesterday it accepted in principle Philippine draft guidelines for a joint autopsy of the remains of one of the victims in the case of hanged Filipina maid Flor Contemplacion.
Wed, 19 Apr 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 18, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,675 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,175 -25 348,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...