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Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Indocement boosts output by 1.3m tons

Indocement boosts output by 1.3m tons JAKARTA (JP): PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa will expand the production capacity of its cement plant in Cirebon, West Java, by 1.3 million tons per annum with an investment of US$142 million.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Defection report causes confusion among PDI leaders

Defection report causes confusion among PDI leaders JAKARTA (JP): Many leaders of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) were still perplexed yesterday by the report that Secretary-General Alex Litaay has defected to a rival camp which has been challenging the leadership of Megawati Sukarnoputri.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Pedicabs still needed in Bintaro Jaya

Pedicabs still needed in Bintaro JayaBy Arief Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): The becak (pedicabs) still provide a valuable means of transportation for residents in Bintaro Jaya although their presence has now begun to irritate the real estate management and motorists.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

UNDP helps small business

UNDP helps small business JAKARTA (JP): The Bandung-based Indonesian Cooperative Management Institute, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), set up a business incubator yesterday for developing small and medium enterprises.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

RP, S'pore to expand exercises

RP, S'pore to expand exercises MANILA (AFP): Defense Secretary Renato De Villa and visiting Singaporean Defense Minister Lee Boon Yung confirmed here yesterday that expanded joint military exercises will be held in the Philippines.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Mangrove forests destroyed

Mangrove forests destroyed PROBOLINGGO, East Java: Probolinggo regency has lost at least 25 hectares of mangrove forests in the past 10 years due to development of fish hatchery ponds.Regent Pamoedji said his administration has been facing the dilemma of giving priority to the need to raise funds...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Dead Dutchman flown home

Dead Dutchman flown home AMBON, Maluku: Police yesterday arranged for the return of the body of Johannes Ditzal, a 64-year-old Dutch tourist who died while on a mountaineering trip last Saturday, to his country.Ambon Police Chief Lt. Col.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Puncak environmental damage upsets minister

Puncak environmental damage upsets minister JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja yesterday demanded that West Java Governor take stern measures against delinquent developers that are clearly destroying the environment in the Puncak hill resort.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Liquor producers against obligatory labeling move

Liquor producers against obligatory labeling moveBy Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Liquor producers say they are opposing a move by a private firm trying to control the industry through compulsory labeling.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Brithis school to expand quality education

Brithis school to expand quality educationBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): The British International School in Bintaro Jaya at the outskirts of Jakarta strives to offer the highest possible standard of education.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

The Carpenters and Yesterday, Once More

The Carpenters and Yesterday, Once MoreBy Jason Tedjasukmana JAKARTA (JP): Angst, edge, pain and sexuality. While these may not be the terms that come to mind when one thinks of the music of the Carpenters, a new tribute album makes plain the cauldron of emotions seething beneath the persona of...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Japanese OEDF opens office in Hanoi

Japanese OEDF opens office in Hanoi HANOI (AFP): Japan's powerful Overseas Economic Development Fund (OEDF), which has lent Vietnam US$970 million since 1992, opened an office in Hanoi yesterday.OECF president Akira Nishigaki officially opened the office while on a six-day visit to Vietnam during...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Can smoking be healthy?

Can smoking be healthy? JAKARTA (JP): Smoking won't affect your health if it is done the right way. Wanna find out how? Enlist yourselves for a seminar in Jember, East Java, this March on the healthy way to smoke.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

N. Jakarta prone to land disputes

N. Jakarta prone to land disputes JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Jakarta Provincial Prosecutors Office Suyoto said that the legal area of North Jakarta is prone to land disputes due to the high levels of growth in industry and population.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Moslem Student Organization in identity crisis

Moslem Student Organization in identity crisis JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem Students Organization (HMI) will face nothing less than an agenda of crisis when it begins its twentieth congress today in Surabaya.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

142 violators apprehended

142 violators apprehended JAKARTA (JP): A total of 142 people have been apprehended in 10 subdistricts in South Jakarta during a law and order operation which was launched this month.South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko announced that most of the violators were street vendors operating along pavements of...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Rp 1 billion house demolished

Rp 1 billion house demolished JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor administration started demolishing a Rp 1 billion (US$454,338) house on Thursday on Jl. Terusan Bukit Tunggul due to the lack of a building permit.The demolition began after the house owner, Mrs.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

3.9% of population in the city poor

3.9% of population in the city poor JAKARTA (JP): An executive of the Jakarta office of the national family planning board said on Thursday that 3.9 percent of Jakartans are living below the poverty line.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Dengue already kills 13

Dengue already kills 13 PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Thirteen of the 630 patients treated for dengue fever in the province this month have died, head of the South Sumatra Health Office Anwar SKM, said.Fourteen others died in December when the disease first broke out.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Garuda's new chief sworn in

Garuda's new chief sworn in JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto swore in yesterday Supandi, 58, as the new president of Garuda Indonesia, the country's air carrier.In his speech, Haryanto said that the replacement of executives at state-owned firms is a normal event but is...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

E. Java has new police chief

E. Java has new police chief SURABAYA, East Java: The provincial police chief, Maj. Gen. Emon Rivai Arganata, will transfer his post to Maj. Gen. Roesman Hadi here on Jan. 25.The spokesman for the East Java police, Lt. Col.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

A helpful initiative

A helpful initiative A unique scandal rocked this nation in 1988. Several local food products were said to contain pork fat. The rumors, which were triggered by an academic's findings in East Java, caused serious disquiet among the majority of Moslems and hit many food producers hard.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Portugal breaks own RI arms embargo: Paper

Portugal breaks own RI arms embargo: Paper LISBON (Reuter): Portugal's government faced fresh embarrassment yesterday from a press report that it flouted its own arms embargo against Indonesia and the opposition called on Defense Minister Fernando Nogueira to quit.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Circus Lights 3:15 Sports: Dunhill League (live) 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Youth Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Karya Inovatif 7:00 Evening News 7:30 News highlight Dianrana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Bali to control cat and dog population

Bali to control cat and dog population JAKARTA (JP): Officials in Bali plan to control the population of cats and dogs in response to foreign visitors' complaints that islanders neglect the animals.Head of the Animal Husbandry Office I Wayan Masudana says the provincial government has received...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Thais angered by Buddha on bottle

Thais angered by Buddha on bottle BANGKOK (Reuter): The Thai government is being urged to complain officially to a French liquor company for putting the image of Buddha on the label of a liquor bottle the company produces.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Alatas to open ESCAP meeting

Alatas to open ESCAP meeting JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas will open a steering group meeting of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on Monday.The meeting will discuss infrastructure development and the economic condition of the region.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

RI to export ferronickel to South Korea

RI to export ferronickel to South Korea JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned general mining firm PT Aneka Tambang clinched yesterday a five-year contract with Pohang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the sale of 2,400 tons of ferronickel a year.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Friday prayer

Friday prayerFrom Pikiran RakyatThe Moslem employees of PT DDM, which produces electronic goods in Bandung, are not satisfied with the duration of the break on Fridays. The Moslems must conduct Friday prayers, a religious obligation that should be strictly observed.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued falling yesterday as the market reacted to the price drops in most Asian markets.The JSX Composite Index lost 5.7 points to end the week at 446.08.The GTDBS-50 Index also fell to close at 105.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Six navy members missing

Six navy members missing SURABAYA: Six members of the Indonesian Navy sent out on a mapping survey trip to Sangihe Talaud near the Philippine border have been missing since Dec. 16.Chief of Staff of the Navy's Eastern Armada, Commodore Soeroso, said he did not fear for their safety and predicted...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

City Council has new member

City Council has new member JAKARTA (JP): The Speaker of the City Council, M.H. Ritonga, inducted Zulkarnaen Ginting as the new councilor of the city council in a plenary session on Thursday.Zulkarnaen is replacing councilor Siregar Prahu of United Development Party who died on May 2 last year.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

RP's trade deficit widens

RP's trade deficit widens MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' trade deficit widened by 27.7 percent to US$7.221 billion in the first 11 months of 1994 from $5.654 billion in the same period last year, the National Statistics Office said yesterday.The government agency said imports which grew 20.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

RI to host 3-day OIC meeting to discuss Islam

RI to host 3-day OIC meeting to discuss Islam JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will open a meeting of religious experts from 22 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Conference on Tuesday.Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher told reporters on Thursday that 52 foreign participants...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Flooding causes trouble in Manado

Flooding causes trouble in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: Incessant rainfall has caused floods and landslides in various parts of Manado.Manado police said no reports of casualties have been received as the bad weather continues.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Private firms urged to aid PMI

Private firms urged to aid PMI JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko urged private companies on Thursday to make more donations to the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI)."The private sector's assistance is expected to enable PMI to provide better services to the public," Pardjoko said at the closing...

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Eri's remains arrive from L.A. for burial

Eri's remains arrive from L.A. for burial JAKARTA (JP): The remains of Tri Harto Darmawan, known as Eri and a victim of the Los Angeles triple murder, was flown home to Jakarta yesterday, a week after the arrival of Gina Sutan Aswar's body, another victim of the murder.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Japanese growth forecast modified

Japanese growth forecast modified TOKYO (AFP): The Japanese cabinet modified yesterday its growth forecasts for the coming year to take into account the earthquake in western Japan as Nomura Research Institute projected a major stimulus over two years.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

'Wismoyo ideal figure for KONI'

'Wismoyo ideal figure for KONI' JAKARTA (JP): Another sports figure threw his weight behind Wismoyo Arismunandar to hold the command baton of the National Sports Council (KONI) yesterday as several others opted to take a wait-and-see stance.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Japanese doctors fear flu wave in quake areas

Japanese doctors fear flu wave in quake areas KOBE, Japan (Reuter): Doctors warned of a looming flu epidemic among refugees shivering in freezing temperatures and tempers flared yesterday over relief efforts following Japan's worst earthquake in more than 70 years.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

S'pore manufacturing grows

S'pore manufacturing grows SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's manufacturing output grew by 14.2 percent in November last year compared to the previous year, boosted by higher growth in its electronics, machinery and industrial chemicals industries.The electronics sector grew by 23.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Lusang's gold output drops

Lusang's gold output drops JAKARTA (JP): PT Lusang Mining, which holds a gold mining concession in a 4,600-hectare area in Lebong Tandai of Bengkulu, recorded a drop in its gold output to 350 kilograms (kg) in 1994 from 420 kg in 1993.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

Soeharto to attend UN conference

Soeharto to attend UN conference JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto plans to attend a United Nations sponsored international social conference in Copenhagen in March, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.

Sat, 21 Jan 1995

RI workers abroad

RI workers abroadFrom JayakartaThe Indonesian Women's Congress would like to express its concern over the condition of Indonesian female workers abroad. A female worker in Malaysia, for instance, was pregnant and her baby, when born, was sold.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995

Make Jakarta more humane

Make Jakarta more humaneFrom PelitaA few months ago, Jakarta's Governor commented that the office buildings in Jakarta are separated from society because they are fenced in and guarded by security personnel.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995

Court asked to ignore bus driver's lawyers

Court asked to ignore bus driver's lawyers JAKARTA (JP): The state prosecutor in the trial of Ramses Silitonga, the driver of a Metromini bus that plunged into the Sunter river in North Jakarta last year, killing 34 passengers, has asked the judge yesterday to ignore the statement of the...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995

Pinning hopes on tourism

Pinning hopes on tourism Consider Indonesia's vast territorial expanse, its rich and diverse cultural heritage, its thousands of miles of sandy palm- fringed beaches, its verdant land, and the expectation that tourism will become this country's biggest foreign exchange earner by around the turn of...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995

PAM Jaya, British firm plan project

PAM Jaya, British firm plan project JAKARTA (JP): The city water company, PAM Jaya, in cooperation with Thames Water International from Britain are to set up a water project worth over Rp 1 trillion (approximately US$457 million).

Fri, 20 Jan 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 TV Series: Developing Stories 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Culture Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika...

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