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Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Officer dies in highway accident

Officer dies in highway accident JAKARTA (JP): A senior officer of the National Police Headquarters died when a truck hit his sedan on the Jagorawi toll road yesterday morning.Col. Djoko Soesilo, 47, sub-unit chief of the communications and electronics agency at headquarters, was on his way to his...

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

India shut out of ASEAN Regional Forum

India shut out of ASEAN Regional ForumBy Ganganath Jha NEW DELHI (JP): The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) came into existence in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' post- ministerial conference on July 25, 1993.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Wanted murder suspect arrested

Wanted murder suspect arrested JAKARTA (JP): Pancoran, South Jakarta, detectives have arrested Teguh Ristanto, 20, on suspicion of having killed a friend one month ago.The suspect was arrested by a team at his home on Jl. Polowijan, Blimbing district, in Malang, East Java, on Jan. 23.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Private firm expands bus fleet

Private firm expands bus fleet JAKARTA (JP): The government has allowed PT Steady Safe to operate another 200 air-conditioned buses under the name of Masstrans.Jopie Widjaja, president of PT Steady Safe, said in a statement yesterday that with the operation of the new buses, the company now has 248...

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Astra steps up business diversification

Astra steps up business diversification JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra International has been stepping up its business diversification into agribusiness and infrastructure such as power generation, telecommunications and toll roads to reduce its vulnerability to the highly volatile car market.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 30, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 2,500 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,300 0 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,000...

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Forum set up for military, students

Forum set up for military, students DILI, East Timor: The military and the students of state-run East Timor University have established a periodic discussion forum in a bid to improve communication.The local military, which took the initiative to set up the forum, means to exchange ideas with local...

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Mechanism of tax law formulation criticized

Mechanism of tax law formulation criticized JAKARTA (JP): Business leaders criticized yesterday the government on its failure to involve private sector parties in formulating the newly introduced tax laws, which according to them have less diversified tax bases.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Eka Tjipta's success comes under the New Order

Eka Tjipta's success comes under the New Order JAKARTA (JP): Tycoon Eka Tjipta Widjaja acknowledged yesterday that his success in building his business empire was attributed, in part at least, to the political stability of the New Order administration.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Moslem rebels, RP make progress on tough issues

Moslem rebels, RP make progress on tough issues ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Reuter): Moslem rebel chief Nur Misuari said yesterday he and government negotiators were making good progress in tackling tough issues standing in the way of a peace accord in the southern Philippines.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

School building collapses

School building collapses The collapse of a primary school building in Tangerang, near Jakarta, on Jan. 25 may have seemed trivial news, but, in fact, it is not.The collapse, due to the poor construction of the building, occurred when the students were doing exams. Twenty students were hospitalized.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Soerjono proposes changes in RI's judicial system

Soerjono proposes changes in RI's judicial system JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice R. Soerjono warned yesterday that the huge backlog of appeal cases in his office will keep mounting unless the laws regulating the judicial system are amended.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

More witnesses testify against bus driver

More witnesses testify against bus driver JAKARTA (JP): Judge Soemarjono of North Jakarta District yesterday questioned two more witnesses in the trial of Ramses Silitonga, the bus driver of a Metro Mini bus which plunged into a river in North Jakarta last March, killing 33 passengers.

Tue, 31 Jan 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.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesday Imsak 04.25 a.m. Subuh 04.35 a.m.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Jakarta-Bogor road damaged

Jakarta-Bogor road damagedFrom Media IndonesiaThere are far too many gaping holes along the Jakarta-Bogor road. This presents a danger to motorists, especially at night. Some of the holes result from excavations by the PAM water company to repair leaking water pipes.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Indonesia sends plywood to Kobe

Indonesia sends plywood to Kobe JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is sending 100,000 pieces of high quality concrete plywood to Japan to help in the reconstruction of several Japanese cities that were devastated by a powerful earthquake this month.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

U.S. deplores increase of Pakpahan's sentence

U.S. deplores increase of Pakpahan's sentence JAKARTA (JP): The United States yesterday deplored the lengthening of the jail term of labor activist Muchtar Pakpahan, saying it will consider the verdict in assessing Indonesia's labor record.A statement issued by the U.S.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

It's official, Queen Beatrix is coming

It's official, Queen Beatrix is coming JAKARTA (JP): Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and her husband Prince Claus will be coming to Indonesia to take part in the 50th independence anniversary of the former Dutch colony.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Indonesian embassy explains

Indonesian embassy explainsFrom KompasThe Indonesian Embassy in London highly appreciates Insan Budi Maulana for his great concern over the tendency of foreign media to present a negative picture of Indonesia, mainly concerning the issue of human rights (Kompas, Dec. 24, 1994).

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

Anti-crime drive set for Ramadhan

Anti-crime drive set for Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Wiranto has said that the municipal branch of the National Stability Coordination Agency (Bakorstanasda) will go all out to prevent crime during the coming fasting month of Ramadhan.

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

HMI elects Taufiq as its new chief

HMI elects Taufiq as its new chief JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem Students Association (HMI) elected a chairman in the early hours yesterday morning after an all night session with candidates, which included compelling them to recite the Koran, at its congress in Surabaya, East Java.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

EC chief, Goh push for European-Asian summit

EC chief, Goh push for European-Asian summit DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuter): A summit of European and Asian heads of government to discuss strengthening economic and political links is becoming more of a possibility, two key leaders from the regions said on Saturday.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

WordPerfect for Windows revisited: Some tips

WordPerfect for Windows revisited: Some tipsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Recently I accepted a task that required me to use WordPerfect, the word processor that I abandoned more than three years ago when I moved to Windows.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Buddhist group vows loyalty to RI

Buddhist group vows loyalty to RI JAKARTA (JP): A Buddhist group, whose members are largely of Chinese descent, reaffirmed their loyalty to Indonesia Saturday and promised to support the government's assimilation drive.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Vietnam-born Indians return home

Vietnam-born Indians return home Saigon's former Indian residents return to their roots. Satyanarayan Sivaraman of Inter Press Service reports. HO CHI MINH CITY (IPS): French, Vietnamese, Tamil -- it is a strange mix of tongues that greets the ear inside Delhi, Ho Chi Minh City's only Indian...

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Hero Customer Club Card

Hero Customer Club Card JAKARTA (JP): The Hero Supermarket Club expanded services to its members over the weekend by launching a new card with multi functions.The Hero Customer Club Card, issued jointly by the Hero Supermarket retail chain and Bank Bali, can be used not only to pay shopping bills...

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Sanitation drive

Sanitation drive JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko launched a sanitation drive on Friday with the aim of creating a clean and healthy environment for area residents.The ceremony kicking off the drive was held at the Al Ittihad Mosque in Tebet district.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Rude Dog & The Dweebs 3:00 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Culture Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Profesi 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV...

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Prizes for parking

Prizes for parking JAKARTA (JP): City parking authority, BP Parkir, plans to increase parking revenues by offering prizes to motorists.The idea was first put forward by BP Parkir back in 1988. Under the earlier scheme, regular draws would decide the winners."Under the new scheme there are no draws.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Indonesia needs local, healthy fast food

Indonesia needs local, healthy fast foodBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): Just like any other country in the world which has enjoyed outstanding economic growth, Indonesia is facing various changes which have changed people's behavior, including eating habits.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Shrimp ponds polluted

Shrimp ponds polluted SEMARANG, Central Java: Dozens of hectares of shrimp ponds in the Demak regency are being polluted by industrial waste, causing farmers to suffer losses of hundreds of millions of rupiah, Antara reported yesterday.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Office set to boost U.S. business in Hanoi

Office set to boost U.S. business in Hanoi HANOI (Reuter): The new U.S. diplomatic mission in Hanoi, which starts work later this week, will help U.S. companies do business in Vietnam, American residents said.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Mahathir breaks ground at car plant

Mahathir breaks ground at car plant MANILA (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad broke ground yesterday for an assembly plant in the northern Philippines that will put together his country's Proton Wira cars.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Shanghai trims number of money-losing state firms

Shanghai trims number of money-losing state firms SHANGHAI (Reuter): Shanghai has slashed by more than one-half the number of money-losing state enterprises in the space of a single year, according to Deputy-Mayor Jiang Yiren.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Manpower problem in East Timor

Manpower problem in East Timor DILI, East Timor: Commander of the East Timor Military district Col. Kiki Syahnakri said yesterday that the poor quality of manpower is the main social problem in the region.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Bogor short of cemetery space

Bogor short of cemetery space JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor regency administration is having difficulty finding land for public cemeteries due to the rapid development of residential and industrial centers.Of the 33 districts in the town, located 70 kilometers from Jakarta, only 30 percent have allocated...

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Rights commission to mediate dispute

Rights commission to mediate dispute SEMARANG, Central Java: The National Commission on Human Rights has offered to mediate in the ongoing land dispute between the provincial government and the residents of Kedungombo, a commission member says.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Flower park

Flower parkFrom Media IndonesiaThe condition of the Flower Park located at Cengkareng Timur village, West Jakarta, is bad. Many of the trees are dying because of neglect. The park was spruced up in the fiscal year 1993-1994. But after three months the park returned to its neglected state.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Revised tax laws

Revised tax lawsFrom GatraEarly in September 1994, the Government presented four Bills on Revised Tax Laws to the House of Representatives. Law No 6/1983 concerned general regulations and tax procedures; Law No 7/1983 concerned Income Tax; Law No 8/1985 concerned Value Added Tax and Tax on Luxury...

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Susi, Hariyanto Arbi win Japan Open tournament

Susi, Hariyanto Arbi win Japan Open tournament TOKYO (Agencies): Susi Susanti and Hariyanto Arbi reinforced Indonesia's domination of the sport, winning the women's and men's singles titles at the US$125,000 Japan Open badminton championships yesterday.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Fasting won't affect work, top ulema says

Fasting won't affect work, top ulema says JAKARTA (JP): The Ramadhan fasting month, which begins this Wednesday, should not slow down the daily activity of Moslems even though they will be going without food and drink for the entire day, says the chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Confusion, conflict surround land cases

Confusion, conflict surround land cases JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Agrarian Affairs/Chairman of the National Land Agency (BPN) Soni Harsono admits that he shares in the public's confusion regarding the Supreme Court and a number of their land dispute decisions.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Toyota distribution in RI

Toyota distribution in RI NAGOYA (Kyodo): Toyota Tsusho Corp., a midsize trading house of the Toyota group, said it will jointly establish an auto parts distribution company in Indonesia in early February with Okamoto Freighters Ltd.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Financial sector told to prepare for free trade

Financial sector told to prepare for free trade JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad is encouraging domestic financial and banking institutions to improve efficiency in a bid to prepare themselves for entering an era of free trade in services.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

The cost of documents

The cost of documentsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaNow that the government is trying to eliminate excessive bureaucracy so that the business sector can function effectively, I hope deregulations will also be introduced in administrative procedures.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Rights activists ask govt to free political prisoners

Rights activists ask govt to free political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigners called on the government on Saturday to release political detainees and prisoners and to discontinue the practice of political detention, because Indonesia means to be a democratic country which highly...

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Police say judge to decide venue for Oki's trial

Police say judge to decide venue for Oki's trialBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The site of the trial of Hernoko Dewantono, alias Oki, the only suspect in a triple murder in Los Angeles, is once again up in the air.

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

Diamonds, dragons on European pens

Diamonds, dragons on European pensBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): A pen that doesn't conk out when you're in the middle of signing something important is all the average writer wants; but when pens come beautifully engraved, in shiny cases and priced at millions of rupiah, there must be something...

Mon, 30 Jan 1995

JSX down on rumors of likely U.S. interest hike

JSX down on rumors of likely U.S. interest hike JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices fell sharply across the board on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last week as the market took another plunge ahead of the possible rise in U.S. interest rates at the end of the month.

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