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Wed, 29 Mar 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.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Workers' protest on low wages denied

Workers' protest on low wages denied JAKARTA (JP): PT Cenin Indonesia, an East Jakarta-based garment manufacturer, denied its workers claim yesterday that the company failed to abide by existing regulations on wages and Idul Fitri allowances.S.B.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Cartoon: Prince Valiant 3:05 Gita Wicara 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Rainbow 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Culture Program 8:05 Humoria 9:00 World News 9:30 Music:...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

PPP demands revision of laws on political parties

PPP demands revision of laws on political parties JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) proposed yesterday that laws on political parties be revised to allow the promotion of democracy.The Moslem-oriented party argued that because national stability has been achieved, the people should...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Soeharto to promote RI trade overseas

Soeharto to promote RI trade overseas JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto plans to go on another lengthy overseas trip beginning this Friday primarily to promote Indonesian exports in Europe and Central Asia.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Beware! Hypnotists are around

Beware! Hypnotists are around On Monday, March 27, 1995 my father-in-law (Iskandar Mamnoe) and my wife (Azka Iskandar), who sell ornamental trees and flowers in Kebayoran Lama area, received two customers who said they were from India.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Sempati, SilkAir link Lombok-S'pore

Sempati, SilkAir link Lombok-S'pore JAKARTA (JP): One more airport in Indonesia now handles international services, promising a greater number of foreign visitors to the country, bringing in foreign exchange revenues.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Bob Hasan may face lawsuit for defamation

Bob Hasan may face lawsuit for defamation JAKARTA (JP): Activists of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) filed a complaint at City Police headquarters yesterday against timber tycoon Muhammad (Bob) Hasan who, they say, has slandered their organization.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Economy grows robustly

Economy grows robustly The provisional estimate by the Central Bureau of Statistics put the growth of Indonesia's economy in terms of gross domestic product at 7.34 percent last year. That figure far exceeded the most optimistic projections of between 6.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Koja residents defy demolition of school building

Koja residents defy demolition of school building JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of residents of the Koja Utara subdistrict in North Jakarta greeted visiting members of the City Council yesterday with banners protesting the demolition of a school building in the area.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Newsprint price raised by over 20 percent

Newsprint price raised by over 20 percent JAKARTA (JP): The price of newsprint will be increased by more than 20 percent to Rp 1,600 (73 U.S. cent) a kilogram next month, a move press executives fear will lead to sharp increases in the price of newspapers.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Subway unlikely

Subway unlikely From my office window, high up in the Landmark Center, Tower A, I sometimes look down on the horrified traffic pile-ups at rush hours and wonder just how much the projected subway from Blok M to Kota could do to solve the traffic problem.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

PLN to raise power capacity in N. Sulawesi

PLN to raise power capacity in N. SulawesiBy Frits H. Pangemanan MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): The state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara will expand its power generation capacity by 78.7 megawatts, to a total of 202.02 megawatts, in the next five years, a spokesman said.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Bimantara to float 200m shares

Bimantara to float 200m shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Bimantara Citra, which is chaired by Bambang Trihatmodjo, plans to float new shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) in the middle of this year.Bambang said yesterday that 200 million shares, representing 20 percent of the company's enlarged number...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Military tightens security in East Timor

Military tightens security in East Timor DILI, East Timor: Security forces will not tolerate any provocations ahead of next month's intra-East Timorese dialog in Austria, a local military chief warned on Monday.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Briton missing in Mt. Merapi

Briton missing in Mt. Merapi PADANG, West Sumatra: Police have launched a search operation for a Briton who went missing Sunday night after climbing Mt. Merapi.Lt. Col. Jufril Ismail, chief of Agam Police, said a 10-man team, lead by his deputy Major Sriyono, has been sent to the site where 25-year...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Diarrhea kills 34 in Irian Jaya

Diarrhea kills 34 in Irian Jaya MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: A diarrhea outbreak has killed 34 people and forced the hospitalization of dozens of others in the southern coast area of Irian Jaya.The Antara news agency quoted a health official of the Merauke regency as saying yesterday that most of the...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

U.S.-RI ties ambivalence but friendly

U.S.-RI ties ambivalence but friendlyBy Mohammad Sadli SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, United States (JP): For two years now a group of Americans and Indonesians have been mounting a public education campaign in the United States. Not an expensive operation but hopefully effective.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Waste water treatment seminar

Waste water treatment seminar JAKARTA (JP): Experts from the Ministry of Public Works and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) underlined here yesterday the importance of ground and surface water quality and the need to collect correct data.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Agreement on phone facilities signed

Agreement on phone facilities signed JAKARTA (JP): An agreement marking the hand-over of telecommunication facilities from the management of PT Jababeka to East Jakarta's telecommunications office was signed in Bekasi yesterday.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Dossiers on attack on police officers near completion

Dossiers on attack on police officers near completion JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police are scheduled to complete the dossiers of nine suspects charged with attacking two police officers earlier this week.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Sand quarrying activities protested

Sand quarrying activities protested BEKASI (JP): Ninety villagers of Cijambe in Serang district, Bekasi, filed a written protest with the Serang district chief over a private company's sand quarrying activities in their village.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Dengue kills four in Aceh

Dengue kills four in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Four people have died of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever this month, but doctors were able to save dozens of other sufferers.T. Muhammad SKM, an official at the provincial office of Ministry of Health, said four cities -- Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar, Pidie and North...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Korean firm builds mill in Irian Jaya

Korean firm builds mill in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The Korea Development Co. Ltd. (Kodeco) has started work on a US$84 million plywood mill on Yapen island, north of Irian Jaya, which is scheduled to commence operations next March.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

MKY to reclaim Jakarta shore

MKY to reclaim Jakarta shore JAKARTA (JP): PT Manggala Krida Yuda (MKY) is to reclaim 500 hectares of Jakarta's northern shoreline, according to a press report.On Monday a cooperation agreement on the shore reclamation project, in east Ancol, was signed by Siti Hutami Endang Adiningsih, the...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Anti-hoodlum drive succeeding

Anti-hoodlum drive succeedingBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The massive police operation against street hoodlums has turned the city into a tranquil and peaceful metropolitan.At night, it is no longer easy to find criminal-looking persons standing around in groups at certain places, such as bus...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Mahathir reigns until 2020?

Mahathir reigns until 2020? The wish to rule Malaysia for 25 more years expressed by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad recently is very interesting indeed as it is related to democratization efforts in the country as well as grooming for leaders.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Indonesia, Qatar to open embassies

Indonesia, Qatar to open embassies JAKARTA (JP): Qatar and Indonesia yesterday agreed to enhance bilateral relations by opening embassies in their respective capitals and forging a set of agreements to boost economic ties.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

ASEAN urged to include India

ASEAN urged to include India NEW DELHI (Reuter): A senior European Commission official on Monday urged the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to include India in a planned summit linking the European Union and Asia.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Donation promises yet to materialize

Donation promises yet to materialize JAKARTA (JP): Common fund-raising practices might be applied should the funds garnered from around 50 prominent businessmen prove inadequate to finance the preparations of the national team for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 28, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,425 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,200 25 140,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Soeharto calls for devotion in sports

Soeharto calls for devotion in sports JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto inducted the new board members of the National Sports Council (KONI) together with the sports body's special members at the State Palace yesterday.This is the first time that KONI, since its establishment on Dec.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Dengue spread in East Timor

Dengue spread in East Timor DILI, East Timor: One child died and 25 others have been admitted to hospitals as dengue fever spread in the city.Chief of the local health office Samuel Munaiseche said the government has launched an intensive campaign in the city to inform people as to how they can...

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Don't recall arbitrarily: Syarwan

Don't recall arbitrarily: Syarwan JAKARTA (JP): A senior-ranking Armed Forces (ABRI) officer has called on political organizations to refrain as far as possible from withdrawing their legislators from the House of Representatives (DPR), even if they are deemed undisciplined.

Wed, 29 Mar 1995

Court tries demonstrator

Court tries demonstrator DILI, East Timor: The local district court yesterday convened the trial of Ignasio de Jesus dos Santos, who is accused of organizing an anti-government demonstration on the University of East Timor campus last January.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

House passes law on revision of current budget

House passes law on revision of current budget JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives passed a bill into law yesterday on the upward revision of the 1994/1995 state budget, with two of its four factions calling on the government to be more explicit in its project financing.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

New guidelines on car tax await governor's approval

New guidelines on car tax await governor's approval JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Revenue Office Wahab Rachmatsjah said yesterday that his office has submitted the technical guidelines of a progressive car taxation system to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Asep wins road race

Asep wins road race JAKARTA (JP): Asep Hendro clocked 14 minutes and 8:61 seconds and won the second leg of the Bentoel International road race motorcycle championship at the Gazebo circuit, Bandung on Sunday.With the win, 25-year-old Asep collected 40 points and maintained his lead.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 27, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,425 150 1,000 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,175 -50 53,500 ANEKA KIMIA...

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

1994 GDP up 7.34%: Bureau

1994 GDP up 7.34%: Bureau JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia recorded an economic growth rate of 7.34 percent last year, while its annual per capita income reached US$884, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

561,000 cheap homes in 5 years

561,000 cheap homes in 5 years JAKARTA (JP): Developers have pledged to construct 561,000 low-cost houses and apartments during the life of the current sixth Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI), State Minister for People's Housing Akbar Tandjung said yesterday.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

RP set to bring home maids from Singapore

RP set to bring home maids from Singapore MANILA (Agencies): Three Philippine Air Force C-130 planes are preparing to transport Filipina maids in Singapore who wish to return home, a military official said yesterday.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Lamhot will quit if Pintor beats him

Lamhot will quit if Pintor beats him JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian bantamweight Lamhot Simamora says he will retire from boxing if he should succumb to Mexico's number six Efrain Pintor at a non-title bout at the Senayan Basketball Hall this evening.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Test case for ASEAN

Test case for ASEAN The tension straining the Philippines and Singapore ties following the hanging of a Filipino maid seems to be mounting.Hand grenades were exploded near the office of Singapore Airlines in Manila and the Philippines' Foreign Ministry office.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Workers union seeks reforms to prevent unrest

Workers union seeks reforms to prevent unrest JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's labor policies must be overhauled to prevent the industrial sector from becoming a source of social and political unrest, a senior union leader said yesterday.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Data bank needed for Asia Pacific business

Data bank needed for Asia Pacific business KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A senior Malaysian minister yesterday called on the United Nations to set up an economic data bank for the Asia Pacific to create greater awareness of business opportunities in the region.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Act locally on social decay

Act locally on social decayBy Ignas Kleden This is the second of two articles examining the issue of poverty following the recent United Nations social summit in Copenhagen. JAKARTA (JP): If we may have recourse to the coverage in the Jakarta newspapers, the question of social disintegration turned...

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Labor dispute unresolved

Labor dispute unresolved JAKARTA (JP): The city council's Commission E, which oversees people's welfare, has been unable to track down the owner of PT Nusantara Teknik Dimensi Sentosa to address claims made by employees of the company.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Judicial independence widely misinterpreted

Judicial independence widely misinterpreted JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said yesterday that "judicial independence" had been widely misinterpreted to mean that judges were immune to government action when they failed to do their jobs correctly.

Tue, 28 Mar 1995

Form regional capital market now

Form regional capital market now KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A United Nations agency has proposed the development of an ASEAN regional capital market and a bank to back the rapid expansion of the region, ahead of the agency's regional meeting here this week.

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