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Wed, 11 Jan 1995

ID checks on foreigners to start on Jan. 16

ID checks on foreigners to start on Jan. 16 JAKARTA (JP): If you're an alien residing in Jakarta, have your passport, KIM-S and other papers at the ready, for the municipality is launching another one of its operations to survey the foreigner population in the city.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Abu Hasan files slander charges with the police

Abu Hasan files slander charges with the police JAKARTA (JP): Abu Hasan, a key figure in Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), yesterday told the police yesterday that the organization's chairman Abdurrahman Wahid had slandered him.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

PDI conflict not engineered by the government: Scholar

PDI conflict not engineered by the government: Scholar SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The notorious bickering within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) results from drastic social change rather than government scheming, a scholar says.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Seeking financial aid

Seeking financial aidFrom PelitaI am a female student of School of Physics at a government college in Malang, East Java. I need financial assistance very badly to finish my studies. So far I have completed 13 semesters, and I still have to take one more subject in one semester.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Apkindo defends good prospects of plywood trade

Apkindo defends good prospects of plywood trade JAKARTA (JP): The wood panel association, responding to an assertion that Indonesia's plywood industry is dying, said yesterday that the country's policies would guarantee the long- term viability of the industry.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valliant 3:05 Music 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: Asia Bagus 8:05 Spektrum 9:00...

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Indosiar lines up alluring programs

Indosiar lines up alluring programs JAKARTA (JP): An eagerness to make a notable entrance has prompted Indosiar, the newest private television company owned by the Salim Group, to present many attractive entertainment programs.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

RP refuse to free comunist rebels during Pope's visit

RP refuse to free comunist rebels during Pope's visit MANILA (Agencies): The Philippines yesterday rejected demands that 59 communist rebels serving jail terms for criminal offenses be freed before Pope John Paul II visits the country this week.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Banjar to elect new regent

Banjar to elect new regent BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The Banjar regency legislative council has selected three candidates to replace Feisal Hasanuddin as regent for the 1995-2000 term.The names of the candidates have been sent to the minister of home affairs for approval.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Private TV 'Indosiar' makes its debut today

Private TV 'Indosiar' makes its debut today JAKARTA (JP): The country's fifth private television company, Indosiar, will make a glamorous debut today between 4 p.m and 1 a.m. in eight Indonesian cities: Jakarta, Ujungpandang, Semarang, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Medan.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Professionalism needed to help check bribery

Professionalism needed to help check bribery JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman proposed yesterday that the professionalism of police, prosecutors and judges be improved to help minimize bribery in the legal system.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Governor farewells trainees

Governor farewells trainees JAKARTA (JP): Vice Governor for Public Welfare Affairs R.S. Museno yesterday bade farewell to 30 participants of the On The Job Training Program, who are leaving for Tokyo. The ceremony took place at City Hall.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Red light district shut down

Red light district shut down JAKARTA (JP): The West and North Jakarta mayoralties are determined to close down the infamous Kalijodo red light district which is located on both sides of their common border.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell yesterday due to investor anxiety over the possibility that the U.S. Federal Reserve might raise interest rates.The JSX Composite Index, the market's main trading barometer, fell by 8.33 points to close at 468.

Wed, 11 Jan 1995

Telephone interference

Telephone interference I'm offering the following comments in response to a letter to Bisnis Indonesia which was published in the "Your Letters" section of The Jakarta Post (Jan. 3, 1995). The writer of the letter complained of radio frequency interference (RFI) to telephones in the vicinity of a...

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

VD prevalent in Ujungpandang

VD prevalent in Ujungpandang UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: About 40 percent of the prostitutes in this city are infected with syphilis and gonorrhea, according to chief of the mayoralty health office Jasmin.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Thief stabs pregnant woman

Thief stabs pregnant woman JAKARTA (JP): A pregnant woman remains in intensive care at the Islamic hospital in Cempaka Putih after being stabbed during a theft attempt in Cempaka Baru, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Saturday morning.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Nation told to be ready for free trade

Nation told to be ready for free trade JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto reminded Indonesians yesterday that they must be ideologically prepared to face the trade liberalization set by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum for 2020, because the trend is inexorable.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Press ridicules RP 'popemobile'

Press ridicules RP 'popemobile' MANILA (AFP): The Philippine press yesterday attacked the locally-assembled "popemobile" which John Paul II will use in his visit here this week as "ugly" and a national embarrassment.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

BII to reduce credit growth to 20% in 1995

BII to reduce credit growth to 20% in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) plans to limit its credit growth to 20 percent this year, down from a 25 percent expansion in 1994, says the bank's president, Indra Wijaya.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Bus owners stage protests

Bus owners stage protests BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Owners of buses from the province staged a protest yesterday at the West Lampung office of the Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency over the seizure of their vehicles' documents.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

400 transmigrants go to Irian Jaya

400 transmigrants go to Irian Jaya SORONG, Irian Jaya: The KM Dobonsolo ferry left off carrying tourists on Sunday to leave Surabaya with 400 Javanese transmigrants heading for Irian Jaya.Adnan Sembiring, head of the Irian Jaya provincial transmigration office, said yesterday that the transmigrants...

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Better pay urged for lecturers at university

Better pay urged for lecturers at university JAKARTA (JP): Low university salaries are impeding the abilities of lecturers, thus affecting the number of engineers trained well enough to meet the demands of the industrial sector, experts say.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Domestic plywood industry maybe dying, analist says

Domestic plywood industry maybe dying, analist says JAKARTA (JP): A foreign securities analyst warned yesterday that Indonesia's plywood industry, which experienced a significant drop in export revenues last year, might not have a sustainable future in the long run.

Tue, 10 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, 10 Jan 1995

Pondok Boro residents protest rent hike

Pondok Boro residents protest rent hike JAKARTA (JP): Around two hundred residents of the Pondok Boro low-cost housing complex in the Pulo Gadung area, East Jakarta, marched to the City Council building yesterday to protest against the city administration's doubling of the daily rent on their...

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

RI gets aid from Japan

RI gets aid from Japan JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese government yesterday extended a grant of some Rp 49.4 billion (US$22.45 million) for the development of two projects in the eastern provinces of Indonesia.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

12 seaports suffer losses last year

12 seaports suffer losses last year JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III, the state- owned firm managing 41 ports in the central part of the country, was forced to subsidize 12 ports in 1994 due to their losses.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Businessmen told not to pay bribes

Businessmen told not to pay bribes JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief encouraged businessmen yesterday to have the courage to refuse to pay bribes in order to minimize "invisible costs" so they can pay their workers more.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Gina and Oki -- two names that steal the headlines

Gina and Oki -- two names that steal the headlines JAKARTA (JP): Gina and Oki are names that are the talk of the town today. The former belongs to a woman, known as bright and vibrant, who was found, murdered, in Los Angeles.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Surakarta braces for PDI fiesta

Surakarta braces for PDI fiesta SURAKARTA, Central Java: This town braced yesterday for the 22nd anniversary of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) at the Manahan Sports Stadium here today.Security authorities said they would see to it that the celebration of the conflict-ridden party would...

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Students in food expo

Students in food expo JAKARTA (JP): A group of 25 students from the Bandung-based Tourism Training Institute will demonstrate their catering skills during a food and hotel exhibition to be held at the Jakarta Fairground on Jan. 12 to Jan. 14.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Home favorites fall in 1st round

Home favorites fall in 1st round JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia waged a bleak campaign at the US$300,000 Indonesia Men's Open tennis championships as its three top players crashed to first-round defeats yesterday.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

`Tiras' magazine finally obtains publishing license

`Tiras' magazine finally obtains publishing license JAKARTA (JP): A group of former employees of the defunct Editor weekly announced yesterday that they have obtained a publishing license for their new weekly magazine, Tiras, which will hit the streets on Jan. 26.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

No harm in teens' craze for rap music

No harm in teens' craze for rap music JAKARTA (JP): Rap music may be devoid of aesthetic value, but that is no reason to condemn Indonesia's young people for catching up with the phenomena, let alone banning rap, a leading artist said.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Govt to stay out of KONI chief election

Govt to stay out of KONI chief election JAKARTA (JP): The government vows not to mix into the National Sports Council (KONI)'s chairmanship election at the congress scheduled for Jan. 23-Jan. 25, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman told reporters yesterday.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Police seize dirty magazines

Police seize dirty magazines JAKARTA (JP): Kemayoran police have arrested two suspects and seized a total of 4,000 pornographic magazines at their house in Cempaka Baru, Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Danger of disintegration

Danger of disintegration Speaking at a meeting of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals on Saturday, the State Minister of National Development Planning/Chairman of the Indonesian National Planning Board, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, warned that the factor that endangered the nation's...

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Blind man behind rigged games

Blind man behind rigged games KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A blind man with no interest in football has been identified as the mastermind behind scores of Malaysia's fixed soccer games, officials said Monday.The 50-year-old man, among more than 50 underground bookies and players arrested since August in a...

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

16 smuggled cars seized

16 smuggled cars seized DILI, East Timor: The recent smuggling of 16 cars and eight motorcycles into this town has caused the local administration to suffer losses due to Rp 1 billion in unpaid taxes.A reliable source at the local office of customs and excise said that a company imported 16 Unimob...

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

No more transit fare hikes!

No more transit fare hikes!From JayakartaI have strong objections to any plan to increase the transit fares. I always use the public transit system to go to work and I have to change buses three times. Besides, I often have to stand passenger through the whole ride because the buses are packed with...

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Time to learn to be good loser

Time to learn to be good loserBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): I think hooligans in soccer games and rebel members in political parties share common characteristics.Both are groups of people who cannot accept defeat.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Esso clinches US$35b Natuna gas project

Esso clinches US$35b Natuna gas project JAKARTA (JP): Esso Natuna Inc. of the United States clinched a deal yesterday with the state oil firm Pertamina for the construction of a US$35 billion gas liquefaction project in Natuna, Riau.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Pertamina offers 28 oil exploration areas

Pertamina offers 28 oil exploration areas JAKARTA (JP): The state oil company Pertamina yesterday announced that it has opened bidding for 20 oil and gas exploration areas under production-sharing arrangements and a further eight areas under a technical assistance scheme.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

RI examines LA Police plea to extradite Oki

RI examines LA Police plea to extradite Oki JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Force is considering a request by the Los Angeles Police Department to extradite Harnoko Dewanto, alias Oki, who is wanted in connection with the murders of his brother, a young Indonesian woman and an Indian citizen...

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Seminar on convention

Seminar on convention JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Tourism will hold a seminar on the meeting, incentive convention and exhibition industry this month in cooperation with the Asian Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell yesterday due to the number of bluechips booking significant losses in active trading.The JSX Composite Index, the market's main trading barometer, declined by 4.18 points to close at 477.04 yesterday from 481.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

No fences between buildings

No fences between buildings JAKARTA (JP): The municipality is launching a pilot project to eliminate fences between various high-rise buildings situated within one city block, in an effort to redesign the areas and to make greater way for pedestrians.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Portugal and Indonesia renew East Timor talks

Portugal and Indonesia renew East Timor talks GENEVA (Reuter): Portugal and Indonesia resumed talks about East Timor yesterday but Portuguese Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso said the two countries were still "in completely opposite positions" over the territory's future.

Tue, 10 Jan 1995

Inmates need exhibition space

Inmates need exhibition space AMBON, Maluku: Head of the provincial justice office Shidarto asked yesterday that all regency administrations in the province allows inmates to build spaces to show their craft products near their respective prisons.

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