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Thu, 12 Jan 1995
RELIGIOUS PROPAGATION:
RELIGIOUS PROPAGATION:JP/alx President Soeharto chats with participants of the Majlis Dakwah Islamiyah congress. The President warned people active in religious propagation not to mix their activities with politics.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Cultural program for students
Cultural program for students JAKARTA (JP):A total of 1,500 students, from 22 high schools in South Jakarta, participated in a one-day cultural appreciation program at the Bulungan Sports Hall yesterday.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
C. Java raises minimum wage
C. Java raises minimum wage SEMARANG, Central Java: After weeks of haggling with labor activists, governor Suwardi finally agreed yesterday to raise the local daily minimum wage from Rp 2,700 ($1.20) to Rp 2,800.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Filipino expelled for abusing visa
Filipino expelled for abusing visa MANADO, North Sulawesi: Immigration authorities have deported a Filipino man for misusing his tourist visa for working in a company.Head of the Manado immigration office M.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
New tax laws curb outflows of insurance premiums overseas
New tax laws curb outflows of insurance premiums overseas JAKARTA (JP): The new tax law will effectively curb the mounting outflow of insurance premiums overseas, says an executive of the Indonesian Insurance Council.J.T.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Americans warned of Thai drug-gang retaliation
Americans warned of Thai drug-gang retaliation BANGKOK (Reuter): The United States has warned its citizens to be careful traveling in northern Thailand because revenge attacks by drug gangs were possible after the arrest of 10 suspected heroin traffickers, a U.S. Embassy official said yesterday.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Thai govt agree on Asiad venues
Thai govt agree on Asiad venues BANGKOK (AFP): The Thai Cabinet has come up with a compromise on facilities for the 1998 Asian Games after long delays which had prompted the Olympic Council of Asia to threaten to move the Games elsewhere.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Land dispute in Lampung
Land dispute in Lampung BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The National Commission on Human Rights urged a local company yesterday to resolve a conflict over land acquisition with local residents.Officials of PT Kapuan Kencana Sejahtera and two members of the commission, Albert Hasibuan and Maj. Gen.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Small businesses, cooperatives urged to form consortiums
Small businesses, cooperatives urged to form consortiums JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said yesterday his office will promote the establishment of consortiums comprised of small enterprises and cooperatives to handle projects for the state companies under its supervision.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Worker sues labor mediation agency
Worker sues labor mediation agency JAKARTA (JP): A female worker who lost her job in the latest dispute with the textile manufacturer she was working for is suing the central government's labor mediation agency for giving the green light to the company to fire her.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Marubeni in RI pulp project
Marubeni in RI pulp project TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Marubeni Corp. and Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. plan to join a US$1 billion pulp project in Indonesia with local lumber company Barito Pacific, a Marubeni spokesman said yesterday.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Govt abandons new phone bill rates
Govt abandons new phone bill rates BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The government has canceled the new tariff structure for telephone calls made within the area-codes of Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Medan and Ujungpandang.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Complaint on Garuda
Complaint on Garuda Welcome aboard! Garuda Flight 664 due to leave Jakarta on Dec. 25 at 15.15 was not to depart until 16.45, compliments of the very diligent national airline...Of course, passengers were on board and dutifully greeted by the crew, but left steaming on the tarmac due to the...
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
High cost economy
High cost economy That Indonesia has achieved extraordinary high economic growth during the past decade is indisputable. The economic growth reached an average of over 6.5 percent and the inflation was curbed. This was seen by the international nations as something to be taken into account.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Four bodies found among Merpati plane debris
Four bodies found among Merpati plane debris JAKARTA (JP): Search and rescue workers found four unidentified bodies and parts of a Merpati Nusantara Airlines aircraft in the Molo Strait, East Nusa Tenggara yesterday.
Thu, 12 Jan 1995
Bookies paid US$600,000
Bookies paid US$600,000 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Bookies paid an estimated 1.5 million ringgit (US$600,000) to soccer players to rig the results of last year's Malaysian league matches, police said yesterday.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
RI askes Spore to invest more
RI askes Spore to invest more JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked Singaporean companies to invest more in Indonesia, especially in the areas of power plants, highways, telecommunications, railways, tourism and finance.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Truce proposed to secure dam
Truce proposed to secure dam MANILA (AFP): The Philippine military said yesterday it hopes to sign a cease-fire agreement with Moslem guerrillas in the southern Philippines by Sunday to allow a Japan-funded irrigation dam project to resume.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Rubber prices to remain high in 1995
Rubber prices to remain high in 1995 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Rubber prices have soared to new seven- year highs and are expected to remain buoyant for most of 1995 without global buffer stockpiles to cool the market, officials and brokers said yesterday.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Five die from diarrhea
Five die from diarrhea AMBON, Maluku: Five people have died and 45 others have been hospitalized in an outbreak of diarrhea in Kao district, northern Maluku, since the epidemic was first reported late last month.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Divorce cases almost double
Divorce cases almost double PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Loyalty of men to their wives is declining in this batik city, causing the incidence of divorce to almost double last year, a local official said yesterday.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
WB grants $17m for ozone projects
WB grants $17m for ozone projects JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has agreed to provide US$17 million in grants to 18 Indonesian companies for the protection of the ozone layer.Benjamin Fisher, head of the World Bank's unit for social and environmental impact, was quoted by the Antara news agency as...
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
ASEAN, China to hold dialog
ASEAN, China to hold dialog MANILA (AFP): China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will this year start regular dialogs on regional peace, stability, conflict prevention and economic ties, a senior Foreign Department official said yesterday.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Bung Tomo was a real hero
Bung Tomo was a real heroFrom KompasThe article by H. Rosihan Anwar concerning the struggle for independence of Bung Tomo (Kompas Dec. 20, 1994) deserves special respect because his actions on Nov. 10, 1945, in Surabaya, East Java, contributed to the reasons for establishing Heroes Day.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Cable laying
Cable layingFrom PelitaPT Telkom has again laid telephone cables in the Pondok Hijau housing complex, Ciputat District. The company dug the earth during a period from September to November 1994. In many parts the excavated earth was not refilled properly so that the ground is not hard enough to...
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Japanese, U.S. firms win RI power projects
Japanese, U.S. firms win RI power projects TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Mitsui and Co. Ltd. and Toyo Engineering Corp. and two companies from the United States have won a 1.8 billion dollar order to build two thermal power stations in Indonesia, a Mitsui official said yesterday.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Daily wage levels to go up in six more provinces
Daily wage levels to go up in six more provinces JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday a rise in minimum wage levels for six more provinces as of April, stressing that no employer should find excuses to reject it.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Rabies kills five people in Bengkulu
Rabies kills five people in Bengkulu BENGKULU (JP): The provincial health office recorded 300 cases of dog-bites between January and September 1994 and estimated the overall number for last year could be 600.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
'Tritura' still relevant
'Tritura' still relevant Jan. 10 is observed as Tritura day, celebrating three people's demands made twenty-nine years ago today by Indonesian students. The youths demanded that the Indonesian Communist Party be banned, the Cabinet be purged of communist elements, and the prices of goods be lowered.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Fiscal, monetary policy
Fiscal, monetary policy The one to two percentage point increase in deposit interest rates announced by many banks over the last few days might cause inordinate concern about an impending credit crunch.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: SeminarThe Australian EmbassyTRADE SEMINAR: Yohanes Krismanto (left) from Indonesia's Ministry of Trade is engaged in a serious talk with Colin Elliot (center), deputy director of the Australian Trade and Investment Promotion Service, and Murhandono (right), also from Indonesia,...
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Executive chairman post called 'disease'
Executive chairman post called 'disease' JAKARTA (JP): Newly elected Indonesian Tennis Association chief Sarwono Kusumaatmadja has made a striking entry into the public discussion over the organization of the National Sports Council (KONI), which is preparing for the election of its new...
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Taxi companies mushrooming
Taxi companies mushroomingFrom Bisnis IndonesiaNew taxi companies have been mushrooming the past two years. They got their trade permits from Bekasi, Bogor or Tangerang. They all operate in Jakarta.Sadly, taxi services are getting worse.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Oetojo says security checks O.K.
Oetojo says security checks O.K. JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said citizens found by the Bakorstanas, a security coordinating body, to have past communist links can take the matter to court if they believe the judgment is wrong.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Air passenger telecom test
Air passenger telecom test JAKARTA (JP): British Telecommunications and Racal/Honeywell have announced the completion of the world's first interactive passenger services transmission over satellite.In a statement made available yesterday, British Telecommunications reported that a selection of...
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Freeport plans copper smelter in East Java
Freeport plans copper smelter in East Java JAKARTA (JP): After a suspension of over one year, Freeport McMoRan Cooper & Gold Inc. from the United States and its new partners have agreed to take over a copper smelting project in Gresik, East Java.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Benny completes host's failure Indonesia Open
Benny completes host's failure Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): National number one Benny Wijaya wrapped up the total demolition of Indonesian players at the US$300,000 Indonesia Men's Open tennis championships yesterday when he walked off the court with a 1-6, 2-6 first-round thrashing by fourth seed...
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
India seeks Red Adair's help
India seeks Red Adair's help NEW DELHI (Reuter): India's largest oil company yesterday appealed to legendary U.S. firefighter Red Adair to help put out a massive, three-day-old blaze at a gas well.Officials of the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) said Adair's company was among five...
Wed, 11 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.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Police rule out extraditing Oki to the U.S.
Police rule out extraditing Oki to the U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto ruled out yesterday the possibility of extraditing Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, who is wanted by the United States in connection with a murder in Los Angeles last year.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Thai launches to beat traffic
Thai launches to beat traffic BANGKOK (Reuter): First it was nurses on motorbikes, now the authorities in traffic-clogged Bangkok are thinking of using high-speed river launches to get people to hospital in a hurry.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Seoul sets money growth
Seoul sets money growth SEOUL (AFP): South Korea will keep a tight lid on money supply in 1995, with an annual growth target of 12-to-16 percent, the central Bank of Korea (BOK) announced yesterday."The BOK will place top priority on stabilizing prices, so it will try to maintain the level of money...
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Workers protest dismissal plan
Workers protest dismissal plan JAKARTA (JP): A number of employees of PT. Dumas Utama marched to the City Council yesterday to protest against the company's plans to fire them and some other workers.The company, which provides oil engineering services, is planning to dismiss some of its employees...
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
RI and Portugal agree to help dialog on Timor
RI and Portugal agree to help dialog on Timor GENEVA (Agencies): Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas and Portuguese counterpart Jose Manuel Durao Barroso agreed here on Monday to facilitate dialog between all parties involved in the dispute over the former Portuguese colony of East Timor, which...
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Yogie tells PDI to resolve its internal conflicts
Yogie tells PDI to resolve its internal conflicts SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moh. Yogie SM told the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) here yesterday to find an effective mechanism to resolve its internal crisis.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Telkom sets new divisions
Telkom sets new divisions BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The state run domestic telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has officially established seven new divisions under its restructuring program.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Cleanliness needed at bus terminals
Cleanliness needed at bus terminals JAKARTA (JP): Cleanliness in city buses terminals is an important factor in the smooth provision of transportation, the head of the West Jakarta City Information Office, Muhayat, said yesterday.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Students protest meddling in PDI, NU
Students protest meddling in PDI, NU JAKARTA (JP): A group of students took their protest to the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday, denouncing what they see as government interference in the internal affairs of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Traffic congestion
Traffic congestionFrom Bisnis IndonesiaTraffic continues to congest the Ciputat intersection, in spite of local government efforts to widen the roads in that area. One of the causes of the traffic jams is the poor discipline on the part of public transport drivers, who often make U-turns illegally.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995
Family defends Gina against drug allegations
Family defends Gina against drug allegationsBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The family of Gina Sutan Aswar, the girl who was found murdered in Los Angeles last August, has dismissed suggestions, made in some press reports, that their daughter had been involved in a drug syndicate.