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Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Aneka Tambang to export nickel to Taiwan

Aneka Tambang to export nickel to Taiwan JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned general mining firm PT Aneka Tambang yesterday signed a long-term contract with the giant stainless steel producer Yieh United Steel Co. of Taiwan for the sale of 25,100 tons of ferronickel for three consecutive years.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

NGOs and social development

NGOs and social developmentBy Bambang Ismawan This article is based on a paper presented at a seminar on social development organized by the United Nations and the Social Services Ministry on Feb. 28. JAKARTA (JP): Attention to the grass roots community, a disadvantaged people, remains of high...

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Mayor orders demolition

Mayor orders demolition JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta mayor, Sutardjianto, has ordered about 1,500 families living along the railway tracks between Duri station and Tangerang station to demolish their houses to make way for the construction of double tracks connecting the two stations.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

'Troops erred in Liquisa incident'

'Troops erred in Liquisa incident' CILODONG, Bogor, West Java (JP): The army has acknowledged that troops deviated from standard procedures in the incident which took place on Jan. 12 in Liquisa, East Timor, in which six East Timorese were killed.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Foreign doctors

Foreign doctorsFrom KompasSince rumors are rife that foreign doctors will be allowed to practice in Indonesia following the "free market scheme for health services," I am anxious about the fate of local doctors.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Soeharto busy in Copenhagen

Soeharto busy in Copenhagen COPENHAGEN (JP): President Soeharto got down to business straight away yesterday morning, after his 16-hour flight from Jakarta.Settling down at the Hotel D'Angleterre, Soeharto received a progress report from Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare Azwar Anas and...

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Kabuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 TV Series: Zero One Magazine 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Economy Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05...

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

'Asia should open doors wider for foreign goods'

'Asia should open doors wider for foreign goods' SINGAPORE (Reuter): East Asian states should open their doors wider to foreign goods and promote liberalized global trade, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Thursday.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Rival Games planned ahead of Chiang Mai

Rival Games planned ahead of Chiang Mai JAKARTA (JP): The 18th Southeast Asian Games may not turn out as planned with four of the region's countries considering the set up of a rival sporting meet to contest the events that have controversially been dropped from the Games.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Bogor housing projects threaten water supply

Bogor housing projects threaten water supply BOGOR (JP): Housing construction in Bogor has grown uncontrollably and could affect the supply of groundwater to Jakarta if preventive measures are not taken.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: HiltonIDUL FITRI GESTURE: In conjunction with Idul Fitri celebrations, the management and staff of the Jakarta Hilton International paid a charity visit to the Al Furqon Orphanage to donate various items and food.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Asia-Pacific to import more oil from Mideast

Asia-Pacific to import more oil from Mideast MANILA (AFP): Rapid oil consumption and dwindling production in the Asia-Pacific will increase the region's dependency on oil from the Middle East, an industry scholar said here.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

French-RI satellite deal

French-RI satellite deal PARIS (AFP): French satellite company Canal France International has signed a deal with an Indonesian firm to boost its coverage into Southeast Asia, the firm announced Wednesday.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Golkar reassigns another legislator

Golkar reassigns another legislator JAKARTA (JP): Another prominent legislator of Golkar will soon be withdrawn from the House of Representatives (DPR) as part of the ruling group's ongoing mid-term reshuffle.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Implications of the Liquisa tragedy

Implications of the Liquisa tragedy A military council is probing the deaths of six people in the Liquisa regency in East Timor on Jan. 12. Law expert T. Mulya Lubis examines the issue from both national and international points of view.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Surjadi approves plan to improve public cemeteries

Surjadi approves plan to improve public cemeteries JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has given the go- ahead to a plan to standardize cemeteries in the city, which will make them function as scenic areas, greeneries as well as areas that will retain groundwater levels.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Revival of RI military training in U.S. favored

Revival of RI military training in U.S. favored JAKARTA (JP): The visiting commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Richard Macke, reiterated yesterday his support for the resumption of a training program for Indonesian officers in the United States.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Paintings explore dreams of Indonesian women artists

Paintings explore dreams of Indonesian women artistsBy Sarah Murray JAKARTA (JP): What are the dreams of Indonesian women? Australian artist Janis Somerville carried this question with her to her four-month residency in the Fine Arts Department of the Bandung Institute of Technology.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Indonesia not happy with UN handling of Timor talks

Indonesia not happy with UN handling of Timor talks JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has expressed discontent with the United Nations preparations being made for an all-inclusive intra-East Timorese dialog, with Timorese leaders now threatening to withdraw their participation.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Water customers reject fee hike

Water customers reject fee hike WONOSOBO, Central Java: Thousands of families are fiercely rejecting the local government's policy that has increased drinking water fees by 100 percent.Many people have vented their anger by vandalizing the water distribution systems or refusing water supplied to...

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

War on 'preman' declared

War on 'preman' declared JAKARTA (JP): The city police and military officers have vowed to fight street hoodlums throughout Jakarta following the recent killing of one police officer and the wounding of another.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Buses for return of holiday makers

Buses for return of holiday makers JAKARTA (JP): A total of 690 reserve buses have been sent to the Central Javanese towns of Purwokerto and Tegal to help the buses already available transport people who are returning to Jakarta after celebrating the Moslem Idul Fitri holidays in their home towns.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Sempati receives new Fokker 70s to expand service

Sempati receives new Fokker 70s to expand service JAKARTA (JP): Sempati Air, one of the country's six scheduled air carriers, will be able to expand its domestic services with the arrival of six new jetliners.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Three killed in bus accident

Three killed in bus accident CIREBON, West Java: Three people were killed and dozens injured when a bus carrying 34 workers slipped into a ravine here yesterday, a press report said yesterday.The accident happened when the driver of the bus, coming from the Central Java capital of Semarang to...

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 9, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,700 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,350 300 337,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Thamrin defends building of small apartments

Thamrin defends building of small apartments JAKARTA (JP): Director of city-owned construction company PD Sarana Jaya Thamrin Djamain defended yesterday the city administration's determination to build 18-square-meter low cost apartments.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Bureaucrats routine snag in research

Bureaucrats routine snag in research SEMARANG, Central (JP): Scientific research on the Indonesian electoral system has historically been complicated by byzantine bureaucratic procedures and tight-lipped bureaucrats, an academic confided yesterday.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Visa, work permit and human rights

Visa, work permit and human rights I refer to the letters of Kevin J. Dunphy (Feb. 28, 1995), George Goring (March 2, 1995) and the "answer" of Hario Subayu (March 6, 1995) to The Jakarta Post and to myself, married to an Indonesian woman since 1977, staying with my family in Indonesia without...

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

No reference for ban of 'Tempo': Press Council

No reference for ban of 'Tempo': Press Council JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Press Council, the country's mass media watchdog, did not recommend that the government ban Tempo magazine in June last year, according to the testimony of one of its executives in court yesterday.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Derivatives trading is unavoidable

Derivatives trading is unavoidable JAKARTA (JP): Developing derivatives trading remains a priority in the long-term program of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) despite growing concern over its negative impact on investors, says the exchange's top executive.

Fri, 10 Mar 1995

Toilet fee

Toilet feeFrom NeracaRecently I was shopping in Pasaraya Blok M and I needed to go to the toilet. I was shocked to be required to pay Rp 300 for the facility.I know that in all other big department stores using the toilet is free. For Rp 300 I could pay for an ordinary bus fare.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Balinese dance

Balinese danceFrom RepublikaIn response to the letter of I Gusti Bagus Sutarta Bagong Kussudiardja: Memperkosa Tarian Bali? (Balinese dance is badly improvised) in Suarapublika column (Feb. 6, 1995), I hereby would like to thank him for his remarks.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Cultural, political factors obstruct women's progress

Cultural, political factors obstruct women's progress JAKARTA (JP): Cultural and political factors hinder efforts toward empowerment of women to the extent that it appears that women collaborate with their own oppression."This is not an issue of men versus women...

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Culture Program 3:30 TV Series: Dibawah Kilatan Pedang 4:30 Women's World 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...

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

No more tax relief for foreign-funded projects

No more tax relief for foreign-funded projects JAKARTA (JP): In a government attempt to support locally- funded projects, all contractors, suppliers and consultants involved in government projects financed by foreign loans will no longer be exempt from income tax.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

11 men questioned over land dispute

11 men questioned over land dispute JAKARTA (JP): Police are questioning eleven people who where involved in a recent physical clash over a highly disputed 30 hectare plot of land at Cijayanti village in Bogor, West Java.Bogor police chief Lt. Col.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Brokers at police office

Brokers at police officeFrom NeracaIt is true that the intervention of middlemen at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Headquarters is still rife. They are there ready to bribe the police in charge of issuing driving licenses and car documents in order to speed up the process.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Dollar's fall may dent SE Asian exports

Dollar's fall may dent SE Asian exports SINGAPORE (AFP): The booming Southeast Asian economies may have their export competitive edge dented by the weakening U.S. dollar even as most of their currencies appreciated against the greenback in Singapore foreign exchange trade, some analysts said...

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

East Timor's reguest for right branch office hailed

East Timor's reguest for right branch office hailed SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): East Timorese's request for a branch office of the National Commission on Human Rights shows that people in the territory mean to settle their problems without foreign intervention, a rights activist said yesterday.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

NBC Asia leases satellite

NBC Asia leases satellite JAKARTA (JP): PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) announced yesterday the lease of an extended C-band transporder on the Palapa C1 satellite to the Hong Kong-based NBC Asia Ltd., NBC's newly-established Asian affiliiate.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

RP, S'pore open joint exercises

RP, S'pore open joint exercises LAUR, Philippines (AFP): As the Philippines and Singapore opened joint military exercises here yesterday, Philippine officials announced plans to go "shopping" in Singapore for Manila's military modernization program.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

South Jakarta police hunt for cop killers

South Jakarta police hunt for cop killers JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police detectives are still searching for at least four other street hoodlums allegedly involved in an attack of two police officers, with one fatally stabbed in the abdomen.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Agro-tourism center built in Ragunan

Agro-tourism center built in Ragunan JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is currently building an agro-tourism center in the Ragunan area, South Jakarta, in line with the municipality's determination to maintain the southern part of the city as a catchment location.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Rainstorm hits Liquisa

Rainstorm hits Liquisa LIQUISA, East Timor: Rainstorms sweeping the area over the past four days have destroyed five houses, damaged crops, and knocked down a bridge and a dam.There has been no word of casualties but the disaster has disrupted land communication between Dili and Atambua, East Nusa...

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Names of tax dodgers to be revealed TV

Names of tax dodgers to be revealed TV JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor Sutarjianto said yesterday that his office will announce the names of those who failed to pay property tax last year.Sutarjianto said this announcement will be made on television and in newspapers next month because about 1,500...

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Land speculators start their work in Natuna

Land speculators start their work in Natuna JAKARTA (JP): Land speculators have begun to swarm Natuna, the northwestern-most island of Indonesia which the government plans to develop into an economic center, the Riau governor reported.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Optic fiber warehouse burnt

Optic fiber warehouse burnt BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The police are investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed a warehouse full of optic fiber cables worth several hundred million rupiah on Monday.The storehouse belonging to PT.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Merapi spews volcanic ash

Merapi spews volcanic ash SEMARANG, Central Java: Mount Merapi, at the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta, spewed burning ash again on Monday but there has been no reports of injuries, an official said.

Thu, 09 Mar 1995

Forensic agency probes the Ancol fire

Forensic agency probes the Ancol fire JAKARTA (JP): A team from the National Police Forensic Laboratory Center is investigating the cause of the fire that gutted the Mystery Castle in the Fantasy Land complex at Ancol Dreamland recreation center in North Jakarta last Sunday night.Lt. Col.

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