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Thu, 06 Apr 1995

SEA Games lifters to train in Bogor

SEA Games lifters to train in Bogor JAKARTA (JP): Bogor, West Java, has been named as the training site for selected national weight lifters destined for the Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in December.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

China's structures on reef to stay temporarily: Ramos

China's structures on reef to stay temporarily: Ramos MANILA (Agencies): Philippine President Fidel Ramos said yesterday that structures set up by China on a disputed reef claimed by the Philippines in the South China Sea would "not be touched" for the time being.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Haj quota

Haj quotaFrom Pikiran RakyatI disagree with the policy of the Saudi Arabian government to limit the quota for the haj pilgrims from foreign countries.Actually, the Saudi Arabian government should limit the number of local pilgrims (especially the illegal pilgrims), that keep increasing every year.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Angry buffalo sparks commotion

Angry buffalo sparks commotion CIREBON, West Java: A female buffalo, which residents believed was "under heavy stress", went on the rampage yesterday through the city's streets, hurting three people and destroying several pedicabs.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Bon Jovi concert: 'No drugs, booze'

Bon Jovi concert: 'No drugs, booze' JAKARTA (JP): Pop Rocker Bon Jovi will play in Jakarta on May 6, at the former Ancol race circuit, North Jakarta, with the slogan "No drugs, no booze."Tri H. Sudwikatmono, daughter of tycoon Sudwikatmono and president director of Indo Ent.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Govt asked to give equal right to market entry

Govt asked to give equal right to market entry JAKARTA (JP): Experts suggested yesterday that the government open up Indonesia's market to all companies since protectionist policies have only concentrated the country's wealth into the hands of a few conglomerates.Didik J.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Recalling undemocratic

Recalling undemocraticFrom Sinar PagiSinar Pagi published an article entitled Mega stresses no recalling for PDI. The paper also said that the Chairperson of Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati, will issue an instruction to the effect that PDI will not recall its members from the...

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Mayoralty denies new permits to developer

Mayoralty denies new permits to developer JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta mayoralty yesterday announced that it has momentarily stopped issuing new building permits (IMB) to PT Summarecon Agung, a giant housing developer, because of its failure to comply with bylaws on building social and public...

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Please tell me the address!

Please tell me the address! I recently happened to read Koichi Tohei's book Ki in Daily Life which I found very interesting. His organization Ki no Kenkyukai has worldwide branches as listed on the back page of the book, where Indonesia is said to have its branch at Jl.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Military asks for list of leaders

Military asks for list of leaders JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Hartono ordered regional military chiefs yesterday to list the leaders of any clandestine movement that could undermine the nation's stability.Hartono said that the Jan.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Ratelindo gets loan

Ratelindo gets loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Radio Telepon Indonesia (Ratelindo), the only fixed-cellular telecommunications operator in Indonesia, signed an agreement yesterday on a syndicated loan of Rp 200 billion (US$90.14 million) from 11 domestic banks.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Melia Hotel to be dedicated

Melia Hotel to be dedicated JAKARTA (JP): Melia Purosani, the first five-star hotel in Yogyakarta, with 300 rooms, is scheduled to be inaugurated by the minister of tourism, post and telecommunications on Friday.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Int'l crossers join Manado race

Int'l crossers join Manado race JAKARTA (JP): International crossers from Australia and the Philippines will pit their racing skills against local opponents in the motocross championships in Manado, North Sulawesi, next month.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

'Uncertainty creates anxiety in the press'

'Uncertainty creates anxiety in the press' DEPOK, West Java (JP): The government controls the press by sending editors unclear signals as to what degree of freedom is allowed, an expert says.This method has been forcing the press to engage in guessing games, said Dr.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Convention business promising

Convention business promising JAKARTA (JP): The business of trade and industrial exhibitions and conventions in the Asia Pacific is highly promising given the strong outlook of the economies in the region, industry executives say.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Governor pleased with ex-political detainees

Governor pleased with ex-political detainees JAKARTA (JP): Maluku governor M. Akib Latukonsina said on Tuesday that he is no longer suspicious of the ex-political detainees resettled on Buru island.According to the governor, the transmigrants have buried their bitter past and mixed in with...

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

German minister tours Asia

German minister tours Asia BONN (AFP): German Economics Minister Guenter Rexrodt was to leave yesterday with a high-powered business delegation for a 10- day tour of Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.In Vietnam, where they are to begin talks Friday, the Germans are hoping to land contracts to help...

Thu, 06 Apr 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, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Sachsen RI's gateway to East Europe

Sachsen RI's gateway to East Europe JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto in Dresden yesterday emphasized the importance of the German state of Sachsen (Saxony) as a portal that will allow Indonesia to forge ties with Eastern Europe.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Municipality urged to raise project costs

Municipality urged to raise project costs JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Construction Companies Association, Daniel Hutapea, has urged the city administration to review costs for the construction of projects due to the increase in cement prices.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Clothes, not models, main attraction in Ungaro's show

Clothes, not models, main attraction in Ungaro's showBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Last week, a woman hurried past my car, wearing a body-hugging blazer over a tight skirt skimming her knee. She teetered on her utilitarian high-heeled pumps down the muddy sidewalk and promptly jumped onto a...

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Regional autonomy no threat to nation

Regional autonomy no threat to nation The provision of greater regional autonomy, which begins later this month, may have different meanings for different people. But it would not be correct to view the process of strengthening regional administrations as a threat to the nation state.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Logging plans of 27 firms denied

Logging plans of 27 firms denied JAKARTA (JP): Only 25 of the 112 forest concessionaires filing logging plans with the government won unqualified approval from the Ministry of Forestry to fell trees in their concession areas during the fiscal year 1994-1995, an official says.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Firm to build oil refinery

Firm to build oil refinery Jakarta (JP): The government has licensed PT Norco Internusa and PT Indo-Xo to establish oil refineries in East Java, with an investment of US$1.8 billion.Under approval letter No.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

RP wants S'pore to reopen case

RP wants S'pore to reopen case MANILA (Reuter): A Philippine presidential inquiry will recommend that Singapore reopen its investigation into a double murder for which a Filipina maid was hanged, the inquiry head said yesterday.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Former hoodlums need jobs: Rights activist

Former hoodlums need jobs: Rights activist JAKARTA (JP): The government should help repentant street hoodlums find employment because joblessness will only drive them back to their old habits, a human rights activist said yesterday.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Plywood company fires 2,400 workers

Plywood company fires 2,400 workers JAKARTA (JP): Some 2,400 workers, dismissed without warning on Monday by plywood manufacturer PT Dayak Besar in East Kalimantan, began moving out of their barracks yesterday.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

Pilgrimage to JerusalemFrom TirasIn the hearing with the Commission IX of the House of Representatives on Feb. 13, 1995, Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher stated that Indonesians can visit Jerusalem which is under the jurisdiction of Israel.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Hashim joins Bank Pelita

Hashim joins Bank Pelita JAKARTA (JP): Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo, the president of PT Semen Cibinong, has acquired a majority stake in Bank Pelita, according to a report yesterday in the leading business daily, Bisnis Indonesia.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Police arrest 45 protesters in Yogyakarta

Police arrest 45 protesters in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): Police arrested 45 students and human rights activists who were protesting the recent arrest of journalists demanding greater freedom of the press.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Doubts mar regional autonomy project

Doubts mar regional autonomy project The government will implement the long awaited pilot project for regional autonomy soon. Noted sociologist Kastorius Sinaga discusses the reservations and hesitation displayed by certain officials in implementing it.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

RI, world's largest swallow nest exporter

RI, world's largest swallow nest exporter SEMARANG, Central Java: Indonesia is currently the world's largest exporter of swallows' nests, with more than 80 percent of the total swallow nest products world wide coming from Indonesia.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Indonesia to host Asia fashion contest

Indonesia to host Asia fashion contest JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian fashion is at last targeting the international market earnestly. In celebration of Indonesia's 50th independence anniversary, the Indonesian Fashion Designers' Association (AAPMI) will hold its first Asia Fashion Design Competition...

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Australian optimistic about Timor Gap potensial

Australian optimistic about Timor Gap potensial ADELAIDE (Reuter): Australian oil explorers are cautiously optimistic about the potential of the Timor Gap after three promising oil strikes and one gas strike over the past year, an oil conference heard this week.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Most Temanggung farmers poisoned

Most Temanggung farmers poisoned SEMARANG, Central Java: More than 75 percent of farmers in the Temanggung regency suffer from pesticide and insecticide poisoning, the public relations office of the provincial government says.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Thailand closer to gymnastics title

Thailand closer to gymnastics title JAKARTA (JP): Panasda Tubbunjong and Aunchana Yeaksukon bagged two gold medals in the girls' rhythmic sportive gymnastics to help Thailand move closer to the overall title at the second Southeast Asian Junior Gymnastics Championships yesterday.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Between feudalism and democracy

Between feudalism and democracyBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): At a seminar I attended in the United States recently, the questions I was asked by the audience were most often about democracy. In essence, people asked why the democratization process in Indonesia had been proceeding at such a slow...

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Government may import sugar

Government may import sugarBy Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Retail prices of white sugar are expected to stay at their current levels, even though Indonesia may have to import sugar this year because of a drop in output, an official says.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Night club hostesses lack labor right

Night club hostesses lack labor right JAKARTA (JP): They may seem well dressed, joyful, friendly and very hospitable, and they may earn a lot, but night club hostesses and other women working at the city's burgeoning night entertainment places are among the least protected workers.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Padang rejects Sampdoria visit

Padang rejects Sampdoria visit JAKARTA (JP): Semi-professional club Semen Padang, West Sumatra, has turned down an offer from Italian giant Sampdoria to make its second trip to Indonesia, a club official says.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Services and tourism

Services and tourism I want to protest strongly at the various unsavory activities that appear to occur on a regular basis in and around the bus station at Probolinggo, East Java. And no doubt I am not the first to complain.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

No consensus in Islamic state debate

No consensus in Islamic state debate DEPOK, West Java (JP): Moslems do not need to establish an Islamic state in order to fulfill their political aspirations, according to a prominent scholar.Nurcholish Madjid and a number of other Moslem scholars engaged in lengthy debates here yesterday over the...

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Economic management

Economic management We can't avoid reading a great deal into the suggestion by the World Bank's Vice President for Asia and the Pacific Region, Russell Cheetham, that Indonesia should maintain great prudence in its economic management.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

20 Nigerians hold local hostage

20 Nigerians hold local hostage JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested 20 Nigerians and an Indonesian man, Mulyadi, who was being held hostage by the Nigerians for allegedly cheating them over a garment business.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Oki's lawyers pounce on technicalities

Oki's lawyers pounce on technicalities JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers of Harnoko Dewantono, a triple murder suspect on trial for passport forgery, are hoping to capitalize on several technicalities in order to have the prosecutors' forgery indictment rejected.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Mixed results for RI in Asia badminton

Mixed results for RI in Asia badminton JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia opened the women's event of the Asia Badminton Championships with a shaky start when its women's doubles team of Nonong and Deyana Lomban were dumped out of the event.

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Thailand to protest shooting on border

Thailand to protest shooting on border BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand is to protest the recent shooting of a Thai civilian at the border with Myanmar, a Thai official said yesterday.Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has ordered the defense and foreign ministries to lodge an official protest, deputy...

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 5, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,625 100 4,500 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,250 81,500 ANEKA KIMIA...

Thu, 06 Apr 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Cartoon: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Boy Scout Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Miniseries 8:05...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

European investments in Indonesia

European investments in Indonesia Europeans, particularly Germans, are being called upon to pay greater attention to Asia, especially Indonesia. The countries of the Asia-Pacific region have grown to offer huge potentials for investment and trade as their economic systems get more and more...

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