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Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Police say more than one killer in Hutagalung case

Police say more than one killer in Hutagalung case JAKARTA (JP): After one year of investigation, City Police made an overdue, confusing statement on Sunday morning that the brutal killing of six members of Herbin Hutagalung's family was committed by more than one person.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Top Moslem leader dies at 76

Top Moslem leader dies at 76 KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (AFP): Mustapha Harun, a top Malaysian Moslem leader who a year ago sided with a Christian opposition party to thwart Premier Mahathir Mohamad's bid to control Sabah, died yesterday of a heart attack.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

New traffic laws to be enforced on selected roads

New traffic laws to be enforced on selected roads JAKARTA (JP): The City Police will enforce traffic rules on selected roads in Greater Jakarta under the stern traffic law No. 14/1992 beginning today."Any motorists found violating traffic regulations in the selected areas will be presented with a...

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Religions to exist in greater harmony in 1995: Minister

Religions to exist in greater harmony in 1995: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher predicts that this year will see a more harmonious co-existence among adherents to the various religions in Indonesia.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Neighborhood chief threatened

Neighborhood chief threatenedFrom KompasAs Chief of the Neighborhood Community (RW 07) in the Menteng Atas village, South Jakarta, I was surprised to receive a report from one of the RT heads that he had received a threatening letter from the Security personnel (Drs. T.S.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Fertilizer firm reports increase in earnings

Fertilizer firm reports increase in earnings JAKARTA (JP): PT Pupuk Kaltim, a state-owned fertilizer company based in Bontang, East Kalimantan, registered a more than 200 percent increase in its profit last year to Rp 80 billion (US$37.20 million) from Rp 25.6 billion in 1993.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

RP anticipates peace parleys to end strife

RP anticipates peace parleys to end strife MANILA (AFP): The Philippines hopes to conclude peace talks with Moslem rebels who are demanding self-rule in the south, in order to end two decades of fighting by mid-1995, Manila's chief peace adviser said yesterday.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

New carrier's KL flight a sign of strong ties

New carrier's KL flight a sign of strong ties PHNOM PENH (AFP): The inaugural flight of Cambodia's national carrier, Royal Air Cambodge (RAC), left yesterday for Kuala Lumpur, a sign of the country's strong ties with Malaysia, said Cambodian co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Say it with letters

Say it with letters Stepping into the new year on Sunday President Soeharto kicked off a letter writing campaign. He advised Indonesians to revitalize the habit of writing letters.The presidential appeal has provoked the awareness that the positive habit of letter writing is under threat.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) improved slightly in extremely thin trading yesterday, with less than five million shares changing hands.The JSX Composite Index inched up to close at 470.14 yesterday from 469.64 on the year-end trading Thursday.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

America's travel advisory is misleading, says Manila

America's travel advisory is misleading, says Manila MANILA (UPI): A Philippine official yesterday continued to protest a United States State Department travel advisory that warns Americans against traveling within the country's crime- infested areas.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

More come into Jakarta during yearend holidays

More come into Jakarta during yearend holidays JAKARTA (JP): The city land transportation control agency (DLLAJ) reported that the number of people who arrived through various bus terminals in the city from Dec. 18 to 31 was higher than those who left the city.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

East Java pledges to boost tourism

East Java pledges to boost tourism SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The East Java administration will develop tourism facilities in the province, which are expected to help increase both trade and investment activities, an official said.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Fire destroys seven shops

Fire destroys seven shops MEDAN, North Sumatra: Fire destroyed at least seven shops in the central market here on Sunday but there was no word of casualties, police said yesterday.Police said that the fire started at 1 a.m. Sunday when most of the shop owners were fast asleep.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Interest groups to fight for mass media: Observer

Interest groups to fight for mass media: Observer SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): A prominent sociologist predicts that mass media will play a more important role in Indonesia's social, cultural, and political arenas this year.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Romana steals show at Indonesia Open

Romana steals show at Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Romana Tedjakusuma gained ground after a year of poor showing as she stormed to an easy opening round win over Kim de Weille of the Netherlands at the Indonesia Women's Open tennis championships yesterday.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Reservations for low-cost hotels

Reservations for low-cost hotels JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta office of the Ministry of Tourism Post and Telecommunications will establish an integrated reservation system for low-cost hotels.In the first stage, the installation of the reservation system will cost about Rp 500 million (US$227,272),...

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Radio frequency disturbs phone

Radio frequency disturbs phoneFrom Bisnis IndonesiaAttention to the management of Sipatahunan radio station situated on Jl. Kesehatan, Bogor, West Java. The antenna of the AM frequency may be faulty, causing interference in telephone lines in the surrounding area.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Malaysian firm lands project in Cambodia

Malaysian firm lands project in Cambodia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian property firm yesterday signed a pact to develop the single largest infrastructure and tourism project to date in Cambodia in a deal worth more than US$1 billion.Ariston Sdn. Bhd., whose only other venture is a 52-acre (20.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Telkom Blues

Telkom Blues I have some complaints about PT Telkom's services. In Bintaro and Kemang (where I used to stay) I always received a perincian (itemized list of international calls) when paying my bills. In Kemanggisan (Slipi), West Jakarta, I have not received any itemized accounts since April.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

East Timor remains as sensitive as ever

East Timor remains as sensitive as everBy Yacob Herin DILI, East Timor (JP): After 18 years of integration with Indonesia, East Timor remained as politically sensitive as ever in 1994.A series of incidents in East Timor drew international media publicity that put Indonesia on the defensive, forced...

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

East Timor leaders look back on 1994

East Timor leaders look back on 1994 DILI, East Timor (JP): The various incidents and events in East Timor in 1994 provide valuable lessons for those who rule and administer East Timor, leaders in the province say.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Enteos Club to sue over electricity, phone cuts

Enteos Club to sue over electricity, phone cuts JAKARTA (JP): Enteos Club, the exclusive business club whose offices are on the 30th and 31st floors of the BRI-II building in Central Jakarta, has filed a lawsuit against PT Mulia Persada Pacific, which manages the building, for the company's action...

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Road accidents claim 80 lives

Road accidents claim 80 lives AMBON, Maluku: Road accidents in this province claimed 80 lives, injured 286 and caused material losses of up to Rp 94 million (US45,000) throughout 1994.Maluku Police Chief Col.

Tue, 03 Jan 1995

Megawati still in charge, government says

Megawati still in charge, government says JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday refused to be drawn into the latest internal conflict of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), and stressed it still regards Megawati Soekarnoputri as the chairperson of the party.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Three terms are enough

Three terms are enough JAKARTA (JP): Golkar cadres cannot serve on the City Council for more than three consecutive terms, chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the ruling political organization Tadjus Sobirin said.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

KL to hold expo on RI

KL to hold expo on RI JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia will hold an exhibition on Indonesian Trade and Travel 1995 (ITT '95) at the Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur from Feb. 16 through Feb. 19, 1995.The organizing committee, CM Marketing Sdn. Bhd.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Buy local products: Soeharto

Buy local products: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): One way of safeguarding Indonesia from the impacts of free trade is for its citizens to support its own industry and buy locally made products.In his end of the year speech broadcast nationwide on Saturday, President Soeharto reiterated that Indonesia...

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Tambang Timah plans to go international

Tambang Timah plans to go international JAKARTA (JP): The state tin mining company announced Saturday that it will list its shares both on domestic and international stock markets this year after quadrupling its 1994 unaudited before-tax profits to Rp 80 billion (US$36.87 million).

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Minimum wage hikes agreed

Minimum wage hikes agreed SEMARANG: The local chapter of the All Indonesian Labor Union announced that it has secured an agreement with APINDO, an association of employers, to raise the minimum wage level in Central Java from Rp 2,700 to Rp 3,200 as of April 1.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Drug crimes flood Bali

Drug crimes flood Bali DENPASAR: There was a sharp increase in the number of drug- related crimes in Bali in 1994, Nusa Tenggara Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hartoyo said Friday.Police handled 52 narcotics cases in 1994, compared to 35 in the previous year and 20 cases in 1992.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

East Java rejects PDI rival board

East Java rejects PDI rival board JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of a new rival executive board for the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has failed to generate support among many of those named to it because they were never consulted, nor informed about their inclusion.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Tainted gasoline creates concern

Tainted gasoline creates concern JAKARTA (JP): The chief of the Jakarta chapter of the National Association of Oil and Gas Businessmen, A.S. Siregar, has asked police to crack down on places selling adulterated gasoline.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Goh sees bright prospect

Goh sees bright prospect SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's economy is expected to grow by eight to nine percent in 1995 after two years of double-digit expansion, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Saturday."We achieved exceptional growth of 10.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Say it with letters in 1995, Soeharto tells public

Say it with letters in 1995, Soeharto tells public JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ushered in 1995 by urging people to take up the habit of writing letters."Through letters, other nations will be able to get to know better the beauty of our `Mother Land' and the hospitality of our people.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

New regulations needed for new world trade era

New regulations needed for new world trade era JAKARTA (JP): The government is tightening its control over the foreign publications which will begin flowing into the country in larger numbers this year in line with the worldwide trade liberalization measures.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Why golf course?

Why golf course?From Forum KeadilanThe construction of the golf course in Kepuharjo Village, Yogyakarta by PT Merapi Gelanggang Wisata should be reviewed. The Local government needs to consider a few things:* The golf course is on land which is designated for agricultural expansion.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Bus terminal probe continues

Bus terminal probe continues JAKARTA (JP): An 1992 investigation to determine how PT Wahyu Permata was able to so shoddily build the Kampunng Rambutan inter-city bus terminal is still going on according to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

37 complaints resolved

37 complaints resolved JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-seven out of the 59 complaints filed with City Council this year were resolved, City Council chairman MH Ritonga said.The resolved cases included land disputes, demolition and street vendors, Ritonga told a year-end press conference over the weekend.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Just ended 1994 not a good year for consumers

Just ended 1994 not a good year for consumers JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers' Protection Foundation (YLKI) lashed out at the government for making no significant efforts toward the empowerment of consumers during 1994.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Spratly dispute needs democratic settlement

Spratly dispute needs democratic settlement The following article is based on a paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeast Asian Program on Ocean Law (SEAPOL) in Bangkok on Dec. 13, 1994, by Dr. Hasyim Djalal. This is the first of two installments.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Govt warned about organized crime

Govt warned about organized crime SEMARANG (JP): Leading criminologist Mulyana W. Kusumah warned that Indonesia must thoroughly prepare itself to deal with international organized crime which is now expanding operations worldwide.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

PDI leader rejects communist allegations

PDI leader rejects communist allegations BANDUNG (JP): The chairman of the West Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has denied the military's accusation that he was a former communist supporter.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Indonesia cuts tariffs

Indonesia cuts tariffs JAKARTA (JP): As of Jan. 1 Indonesia has reduced import tariffs on some 3,557 items from other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to a range of between 2.5 percent and 30 percent from five percent and 45 percent.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Trouble at ferry harbor

Trouble at ferry harbor SERANG, West Java: Hundreds of people attacked a ticket counter and smashed windows at the ferry harbor in Merak on Friday morning when they were told that they could not cross the Sunda Strait to Lampung because all seats were sold out.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Activist jailed for labor riot

Activist jailed for labor riot MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court has sentenced an activist to 10 months imprisonment for his role in a violent labor strike last April.Presiding Judge Haogoaro Harefa said on Thursday that Mayasyak Johan, executive director of the Institute for the...

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Concession holders threatened

Concession holders threatened JAKARTA (JP): The Maluku administration is threatening to revoke the licenses of three forest concessionaires that have left their concessions remain idle for many years.The chairman of the province's forestry office, Oesman Joesoef, said over the weekend that the...

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

RI democracy in 1994: A tug of war?

RI democracy in 1994: A tug of war? Debates and discussions about openness have been going on unabated for years. People ask what has happened to democracy in 1994? This is the focus of the following article by noted political observer J. Soedjati Djiwandono.

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

Joyful New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta

Joyful New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): As in many previous years, people in Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta celebrated New Year's Eve in various ways. Some went abroad, or to their home villages, while others stayed in the city, either spending a happy evening at home with...

Mon, 02 Jan 1995

A more robust year ahead

A more robust year ahead An extremely long dry season, several natural disasters and the explosion of the US$450 million loan scandal at the state- owned Bank Bapindo notwithstanding, the Indonesian economy last year proved to be performing better than most projections.

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