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Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Four airplanes abort landing
Four airplanes abort landing SEMARANG, Central Java: Four airplanes aborted landing at the A. Yani Airport during the past week because of bad weather, a local senior official said on Monday.Chief of the provincial office of transportation, Gatot Soedjantoko, said that heavy rain had greatly...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Clear-cut policy to combat AIDS in RI sought
Clear-cut policy to combat AIDS in RI sought JAKARTA (JP): An activist urged the government yesterday to draw up a clear-cut policy in efforts to prevent the spread of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Indonesia.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
TNT, Schenker strike new Asia-Pacific deal
TNT, Schenker strike new Asia-Pacific deal JAKARTA (JP): TNT Express Worldwide, the Amsterdam-based courier service firm, announced yesterday a new deal with the freight forwarding company Schenker International AG of Germany allowing the latter to tap the former's facilities for its services in...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 31, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,300 0 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,000 0...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Religion losing its true essence: Abdurrahman
Religion losing its true essence: Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): A prominent religious leader criticized yesterday the degradation of religious values which makes the practice of religion a mere formality.Abdurrahman Wahid, the leader of one of the country's largest Moslem organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Inten rejects parking plan
Inten rejects parking plan JAKARTA (JP): Minister for Social Services Inten Soeweno has flatly rejected the idea of offering prizes to motorists who pay official parking tickets issued by the city parking authority, BP Parkir.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Two rebels get 24 years
Two rebels get 24 years BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Two activists of an obscure Moslem sect have been sentenced to imprisonment for 15 years and nine years, respectively, for supporting a rebel movement which aims to turn Aceh into an Islamic state.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Bogor mayor ready to face lawsuit
Bogor mayor ready to face lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Mayor Eddi Gunardi has said that he is ready to face a lawsuit should the owner of bulldozed house choose to file one.The house, built without permission, was demolished by mayoralty law and order agency officers earlier this month.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Judge heckled for 'inconsistent judgment'
Judge heckled for 'inconsistent judgment' JAKARTA (JP): Students observing the trial of 12 National University (Unas) students heckled Judge Moegihardjo of South Jakarta District Court, targeting what the defendants and their lawyers called his inconsistent judgment.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valliant 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 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
One died, 106 treated for food poisoning
One died, 106 treated for food poisoning JAKARTA (JP): An 11-year-old girl died and 106 people suffered from serious stomach aches after consuming a meal served at an orphan house in a special program held by a private foundation on Sunday in Cibubur, East Jakarta.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Probe of land title case goes on
Probe of land title case goes on JAKARTA (JP): Police have pledged to continue their investigations to complete a dossier of the counterfeiting and illegal use of documents for the ownership of 6.5 hectares of land at Kapuk Muara in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Former champ to coach boxing team
Former champ to coach boxing team JAKARTA (JP): Former flyweight champion Herry Maitimu has been called upon to coach the national boxing team for the 17th Southeast Asia Games in Chiang Mai in December.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Govt announces the start of fasting month
Govt announces the start of fasting month JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher announced last night that the first day of Ramadhan, the Moslem fasting month, begins today.The start of Ramadhan was confirmed both by arithmetical means (hisab) and by the sighting of the new moon...
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: JBCJP/arhANNIVERSARY CHAT: The President Director of The Jakarta Private Japanese Business Center, Iwan Kuroda (right), chats with Shiro Nakamura of the Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. at the third anniversary of the Japanese Business Center.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Squash to become commonplace
Squash to become commonplace JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Squash Association (PSI) installed its new leadership board members on Monday night, setting out its major program to eliminate the luxurious stereotype the sport has acquired.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Portugal takes Timor campaign to world court
Portugal takes Timor campaign to world court THE HAGUE (Agencies): Portugal took its campaign on East Timor to the International Court of Justice, again resorting to antique rhetoric to conceal its own past atrocities in its former colony.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Govt offers talks on birth control
Govt offers talks on birth control MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' new health secretary said yesterday he would go "full-blast" to support the government's family planning program but would also seek an "open channel" with the Catholic church on the issue of birth control.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Amnesty invited to East Timor
Amnesty invited to East Timor DILI, East Timor: The Commission for Peace and Justice under the local diocese has asked members of the National Commission on Human Rights and Amnesty International to visit the province to observe human rights conditions.
Wed, 01 Feb 1995
Merrill Lynch says RI outlook exciting
Merrill Lynch says RI outlook exciting JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch of the United States sees Indonesia's privatization program as the most exciting development occurring in Asia today.David H. Komansky, the company's president, described Indonesia, with its promising economic outlook and massive...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
LA murder probe findings compile
LA murder probe findings compile JAKARTA (JP): City Police have started compiling all findings in connection with the Los Angeles triple murder to question more people domiciled in Jakarta."All findings uncovered by Los Angeles Police Department officers and our police detectives currently...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Workers stage protest over unclear status
Workers stage protest over unclear status JAKARTA (JP): Over 70 workers of Tangerang-based spinning company PT Putra Indah Makmur (PIM) staged a protest at the Ministry of Manpower yesterday over their unclear status.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
First comic strips bring Lunar New Year to Indonesians
First comic strips bring Lunar New Year to IndonesiansBy Amir & Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The most effective comic strips are definitely those which present social commentary on current issues with much wit, and many contemporary Indonesian comic strips have reached quite a level of...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
107 tourist guides arrested
107 tourist guides arrested DENPASAR, Bali: The authorities have arrested 107 tourist guides, including an American, for violating government regulations on tourism.The guides were caught in a special operation that the local administration launched to catch people without permits and guides...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Troops kill two rebels
Troops kill two rebels DILI, East Timor: Troops killed two rebels, seriously injured another and seized one rifle in a skirmish in Bobonaro, about 80 kilometers west of here Saturday, the military announced yesterday.A spokesman for the local military command, L.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Soeharto still irreplaceable: Political scientist
Soeharto still irreplaceable: Political scientist SEMARANG (JP): President Soeharto is irreplaceable as the figure responsible for uniting Indonesia and should therefore be re-elected when his current term ends in 1998, a political scholar says.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Govt restructures for autonomy in regions
Govt restructures for autonomy in regions JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday revealed a plan to restructure Indonesia's regional administrations, giving them greater autonomy and responsibilities.The local legislative assemblies -- whether at provincial, regency or city levels -- will be given...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
A tale of bloodless military operation in Irian Jaya
A tale of bloodless military operation in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Anyone who only equates military operations with the use of force is advised to get a copy of Maj. Gen. (ret.) Samsudin Pergolakan di Perbatasan (Chaos along the border).
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Elections no threat to India's reforms
Elections no threat to India's reformsBy V. Anjaiah JAKARTA (JP): The recent results of state elections in India may have caused some alarm for the ruling Congress (I) Party and even concern about the fate of India's embryonic economic reforms.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Luck brings prize
Luck brings prize JAKARTA (JP): When lady luck smiles on you, you can even turn misfortune into millions of deutsche mark (DM). It happened to Toto Raharjo, a photographer from Yogyakarta, who won the first prize of a photography contest held last year by the German embassy with the theme...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Life in the midst of Jakarta's urban society lacks a basis in logic
Life in the midst of Jakarta's urban society lacks a basis in logicBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): My wife and her friend recently went shopping at a large supermarket for a family party. After they had bought everything they needed, they went back to get some balloons.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Radisson hotel in Yogya
Radisson hotel in Yogya YOGYAKARTA (JP): A new four-star hotel will open here soon, in spite of fiercer competition in the hotel industry in the province.The 129-room Radisson Plaza Hotel Yogyakarta will be located on a 2.3-hectare plot of land, formerly the site of the Colombo swimming pool.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Talks on telecom services
Talks on telecom services JAKARTA (JP): A meeting to be held later today will discuss preparations for the introduction of two new telecommunications services in Indonesia: the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and the Intelligent Network (IN).
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Netherlands troubled by own dark colonial past
Netherlands troubled by own dark colonial past AMSTERDAM (Reuter): The Netherlands, often quick to find fault with other countries' conduct, is currently preoccupied with a dark episode from its own colonial past.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
College catches fire
College catches fire SURABAYA : Fire swept through the three-story head office of the Surabaya Institute of Technology yesterday morning, causing the postponement of the swearing in of its new rector, Sugiono.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Illegal logging rife in Jambi
Illegal logging rife in Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: Ironwood theft is rife in Batanghari regency although the government has tightened security in the forest, Antara reported yesterday.The widespread illegal logging, which is believed to involve gangs with strong backing from people in powerful positions,...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Police ticket traffic violators
Police ticket traffic violators JAKARTA (JP): Police have ticketed 6,674 traffic regulation violators since the new law enforcement system, known as Kawasan Tertib Lalulintas (Traffic Control Zones), came into effect on Jan. 1, on selected roads.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Parallel bourse, SE will be merged: Ruru
Parallel bourse, SE will be merged: Ruru JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) has approved of the planned merger of the Surabaya stock exchange (SSE) and the over-the-counter market.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Shorter time for night life during fasting month
Shorter time for night life during fasting month JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration is limiting the business hours of entertainment places in the capital during the Moslem fasting month of Ramadhan.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
More join cause to check officials' wealth
More join cause to check officials' wealth JAKARTA (JP): The call for legislation to check the wealth of top government officials by the Moslem Students Organization (HMI) received a warm welcome among a number of political commentators yesterday.One of them was Gen. (ret.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Unemployed graduates
Unemployed graduatesFrom SinarI am happy with the government's efforts to improve the welfare of the people and eradicate poverty. This is evident from the recent government action to raise the salaries of the civil servants, members of the Armed Forces and pensioners.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Geologists face fraud lawsuit
Geologists face fraud lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Prosecutor Office is now preparing to file a lawsuit against nine geologists who allegedly falsified the results of a reclamation survey for Pantai Kapuk, a coastal area in West Jakarta.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Fire guts book warehouse
Fire guts book warehouse JAKARTA (JP): Fire gutted a warehouse of PT. Gunung Agung, a book and publishing company on Jl. Kwitang No. 37-38, Central Jakarta, yesterday.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko told reporters that the fire started at 9:15 and was extinguished at 10:30 by six...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
AIDS kills four in Irian Jaya
AIDS kills four in Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Four of the 12 people known to have full-blown AIDS in Merauke have died over the past three months, the local health office announced yesterday.The spokesman for the provincial health office, Gunawan, also told Antara that a total of 52 people in...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Nothing wrong with academics in politics, say scholars
Nothing wrong with academics in politics, say scholarsBy Pandaya KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Should scholars be allowed to enter politics, or should they distance themselves from it to maintain their integrity as members of the intelligentsia?There was a time not so long ago when scholars,...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Dilentasia 3:30 TV Series: Willing & Abel 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Selingan 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Artists Profile 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Wawasan 8:05 Traditional Drama 9:00 World News 9:25 Koran...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
A fight for existence
A fight for existence The 42-year-old Moslem Students' Association (HMI) was an easy target of criticism from both within and without as it held a chaotic congress in Surabaya last week. The congress was closed early morning yesterday after electing a new chairman, Taufiq Hidayat, 29, a...
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Soeharto wants wood exports boosted
Soeharto wants wood exports boosted JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday urged Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo to boost the country's exports of plywood and pulp, without sacrificing the forests' sustainability.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
BI issues four new regulations
BI issues four new regulations JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank, yesterday issued four new regulations in a move to ensure a more healthy and reliable banking sector and to curb unhealthy competition.
Tue, 31 Jan 1995
Night golf is now available in Jakarta
Night golf is now available in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Golf lovers in Jakarta can now play their favorite game in the evening, from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., under lights at the 80-hectare Modern Golf Course, situated in the center of the Modern Land residential estate in Tangerang, West Java.