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S'pore firm to pay for spill damage

S'pore firm to pay for spill damage HANOI (AFP): A Singaporean shipping firm has agreed to pay US$6.75 million in compensation after one of its tankers spilled more than 1,000 tons of oil into a Vietnamese river, a report said yesterday.

Jambi forest nomads running out of space

Jambi forest nomads running out of space JAKARTA (JP): A Jambi Social Services Office official is warning that time is running out for the indigenous nomadic people who inhabit the province's forests because their traditional forest habitat is shrinking rapidly.

Yayuk to get cartoonist award

Yayuk to get cartoonist award JAKARTA (JP): National tennis queen Yayuk Basuki will have her portrait drawn by renowned cartoonist GM Sudarta in exchange for her participation in the upcoming Indonesia Junior Master championships organized by the Jakarta-based Sports Journalists Association.

Indonesian banking at crossroad

Indonesian banking at crossroad As the year draws to a close, it is timely to reflect on the nation's economy. Banking expert Laksamana Sukardi, is impressed by the central bank's success in containing the damages from mega credit scandals at state banks.

Oasis wins platinum award

Oasis wins platinum award JAKARTA (JP): Oasis restaurant, the Forum Shark's Fin and Seafood restaurant and Singapore Ping restaurant won the platinum, gold and silver awards during the just completed first Jakarta Food Festival.

Dwindling mangrove forests

Dwindling mangrove forests President Soeharto has warned that any further plans to exploit our mangrove forests needs to be thoroughly considered because many of our mangrove forests have already disappeared as a result of uncontrolled development of coastal areas.

S'pore service capital up

S'pore service capital up SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's drive to become a regional business hub is expected to result in business services investment rising 23 percent this year, officials of the Economic Development Board (EDB) said yesterday.

Sugar consumption

Sugar consumptionFrom KompasI am referring to the report published in Kompas on Dec. 8, 1994 about the consumption of sugar. Prof. Dr. FG Winarno from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture explained in a symposium that excessive consumption of sugar can be harmful to health.

Employees complain over unfair treatment

Employees complain over unfair treatment JAKARTA (JP): Seven employees yesterday filed a complaint over being laid of by the oil service company PT Dimas Utama with City Council's Commission E, which is in charge of people's welfare.

Imelda gives Cory family advice

Imelda gives Cory family advice MANILA (AFP): Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos has offered unsolicited advice to Corazon Aquino, the woman who pushed her late husband Ferdinand Marcos from power but who could not stop her youngest daughter getting pregnant by a married actor.

Hostage freed during rehearsal

Hostage freed during rehearsal JAKARTA (JP): It was a swift operation -- even for a practice run. It took less than 15 minutes for the black clad soldiers to neutralize the rebels on top of a high building in Surabaya and free the hostage.

Steady Safe acquires firms

Steady Safe acquires firms JAKARTA (JP): PT Steady Safe, a publicly listed transportation company, has expanded its business by taking over majority shares in two taxi companies.Steady Safe's vice president, Datin R.

Balikpapan boys nailed for hold-up

Balikpapan boys nailed for hold-up JAKARTA (JP): The City Police have arrested two young boys from Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, along with their local friend for allegedly holding up two local youngsters at the Tosari bus stop in front of the Kartika Plaza hotel, Central Jakarta.

Silverbird service

Silverbird service It was a late Friday morning and I had ordered a Silverbird taxi to take my overseas visitor and myself to meet my husband for lunch at Kuningan. We had a comfortable and safe drive and we also enjoyed our lunch.On arriving home at approximately 3.15 p.m.

HI reports this year's loss of over US$9m

HI reports this year's loss of over US$9m JAKARTA (JP): PT Hotel Indonesia International (HII), which operates seven state-owned hotels, yesterday reported a 52 percent increase in this year's loss to an estimate of Rp 20.86 billion (US$9.52 million).

Soeharto to unveil new budget

Soeharto to unveil new budget JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to present the government's spending plans for the fiscal year beginning April 1 to the House of Representatives (DPR) on Jan. 5.FX.

Asia a key trading partner to Australia

Asia a key trading partner to Australia Australia is looking at Asia as a potentially valuable trading partner, but also sees possible threats to its security there. Kunda Dixit of Inter Press Service reports.

Where to go in Jakarta

Where to go in JakartaMusic * 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.

Asia is rising to the challenge of democracy

Asia is rising to the challenge of democracyBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Jusuf Wanandi, the chairman of the board of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), was recently elected to the executive committee and the board of executives of the Forum of Democratic Leaders in the...

Six killed in boat crash

Six killed in boat crash MANADO, North Sulawesi: Six people were killed when two passenger boats collided in the Talise Strait.KM Salvador and KM Kalvari, both sailing from Manado to Tagulandang in the Sangihe Talaud, collided on Saturday about five miles before reaching their destination, head of...

Mothers' room opened at major shopping center

Mothers' room opened at major shopping center JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi yesterday inaugurated mothers' rooms at a major department store, a railway station and a government agency.

IKI Kabel changes status

IKI Kabel changes status JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed PT IKI Indah Kabel Indonesia has formally changed its status from a wholly domestic firm to its new classification as a foreign joint venture, following the entry of Japan's Sumitomo Electric Industries into the company's ownership.

Religion fills vacuum as traditions break down

Religion fills vacuum as traditions break downBy Endy M. Bayuni JAKARTA (JP): Religion is reviving in many parts of Southeast Asia as local traditions break down under the strong pressure of modernization.

Indonesia economy grows healthily into '95

Indonesia economy grows healthily into '95 JAKARTA (JP): Two prominent economists said Saturday that Indonesia's economy, spurred by a greater inflow of investments and stronger growth in the agricultural, manufacturing, mining and construction sectors, is likely to grow faster in 1995.

Government set to intensify anti-AIDS drive

Government set to intensify anti-AIDS drive JAKARTA (JP): The government is determined to intensify AIDS- awareness campaigns and has urged citizens to support their family members with AIDS.Minister of Health Sujudi, after closing the national coordination meeting in Ciloto, West Java, told...

Perumnas may get land clearing permits

Perumnas may get land clearing permits JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will hand over expired land clearing permits of all housing estate developer companies in Greater Jakarta to state-owned housing company Perum Perumnas III.M.

Financial help needed

Financial help neededFrom Media IndonesiaDiscussions about Bung Karno interests many parties. Knowledge about the true character of independence proclaimer Bung Karno can only be obtained from the comments made by the elderly figures who are still alive.

S'pore, Malaysia, Indonesia sign growth acord

S'pore, Malaysia, Indonesia sign growth acord KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia Saturday signed a pact to formalize a growth triangle they have tried to create since 1991 to boost cross-border economic ties.

Japan help Myanmar in development

Japan help Myanmar in development The potentially lucrative business opportunities offered by Myanmar seem to have more to do with Japan's change of heart toward Yangon than the Myanmarese junta's recent meetings with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Textile plants go under

Textile plants go under SEMARANG: Four more textile plants in Solo, Central Java, have gone under because they were not able to compete under increasingly costly conditions.Sources at the Central Java Industry Office identified the four companies as Garuda Teks, Batari Teks, Putu Teks and Naga Teks.

Study on Sriwijaya

Study on Sriwijaya PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: South Sumatra Governor Ramli Hasan Basri said the Ancient Sriwijaya Kingdom Park, which will be inaugurated by President Soeharto this month, will become a center for research into the Hindu kingdom that once ruled Indonesia.

Pancasila democracy needs clarification

Pancasila democracy needs clarification JAKARTA (JP): What is democracy to Indonesians? More precisely what is the Demokrasi Pancasila that all Indonesians appear to have accepted?Franz Magnis-Suseno posed this question at his inauguration ceremony to become professor of philosophy at Jakarta's...

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Rude Dog & The Dwubs 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 Religious Teachings: Budha 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV...

Kasto Subekti lift judo title

Kasto Subekti lift judo title JAKARTA (JP): Kasto Subekti of East Kalimantan shrugged off the odds to lift the prestigious free class title as Jakarta took the overall title at the national judo championships yesterday.

Civil servants need a raise: Expert

Civil servants need a raise: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Economist Arsjad Anwar said the government mustraise the salaries of civil servants to reach parity with workers in the private sector.The economics professor at the University of Indonesia said the take-home salaries of government workers have...

Protecting upstream industries

Protecting upstream industries Protection, in any form, negatively affects any effort to strengthen competition. Industrialists are less likely to promote efficiency and professionalism if they are assured a captive market.

Gus Dur's re-election causes internal rifts

Gus Dur's re-election causes internal rifts JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid spent the weekend being congratulated for his reelection to Nahdlatul Ulama by groups of government critics. But inside the organization, reports of dissension grew.

UI graduates 19 foreign students of Bahasa

UI graduates 19 foreign students of Bahasa JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Course for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) of the University of Indonesia graduated 19 students at the university's campus on Saturday.The 19 graduates are part of 92 BIPA students from various countries including Japan, South Korea,...

Share prices rebound after 3-week plunge

Share prices rebound after 3-week plunge JAKARTA (JP): The market, which has been in an oversold position over the last three weeks, finally rebounded after hitting a firm support level at 447.75 during the middle of last week.

'Back to basics' means exploring spreadsheet

'Back to basics' means exploring spreadsheetBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Nowadays, "back to basics" may sound like a tired, overused phrase. However, sometimes it does us good to get back to the basics so that we don't lose ground.

Cattle safer now

Cattle safer now MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: West Nusa Tenggara is now slightly safer after the local police declared war against cattle thieves.The province's police chief Col. Moechlis Moechtar said the campaign against thieves in many villages have proven effective.

Roads in Sunter badly damaged

Roads in Sunter badly damaged JAKARTA (JP): An official of the Environment Development Supervisory Board in Sunter, North Jakarta, urges the city administration to pay attention to the poor condition of roads in the board's area.

Nine injured in highway accident

Nine injured in highway accident JAKARTA (JP): At least nine people were seriously injured when a speeding city bus packed with passengers smashed into six vehicles on the Cawang-Grogol highway in Pancoran, South Jakarta, on Saturday.

Hadtex upsets Aspac in Kobatama final

Hadtex upsets Aspac in Kobatama final JAKARTA (JP): In a titillating rough and tumble battle, defending champion Aspac of Jakarta yesterday lost its crown to Hadtex of Bandung, its semifinal's runner-up, by just a three- point margin in the National Pro Basketball League's grand final.

Woman freed after killing lesbian

Woman freed after killing lesbian KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian factory worker accused of murdering her housemate who made lesbian advances on her has been freed after a court accepted her claim of self-defense, The Sunday Star newspaper said.

No fare hikes during holiday

No fare hikes during holiday SEMARANG: The Central Java administration has warned bus companies against hiking their fares to capitalize on booming Christmas and New Year's holiday travel.Head of the Transportation Office Gatot Soedjantoko said that the government will place a three day freeze on...

Capital firm set up

Capital firm set up JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad inaugurated on Saturday one more venture capital company, called PT Sarana Bali Ventura, which has been established with a basic capital of Rp 28.14 billion (US$12.8 million) in Denpasar, Bali.

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.

Investigation on Levina's murder resumes

Investigation on Levina's murder resumes JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police investigating the murder of the six-year-old girl, who was found dead near her bicycle at the Ancol dreamland in North Jakarta in March, have started from the beginning again.

Retired major caught bootlegging

Retired major caught bootlegging JAKARTA (JP): City Police have arrested a retired army major and his partner for allegedly selling and distributing spirits at his food stall on Jl. Raya Condet, East Jakarta.Capt. Syaiful Bd.