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Thu, 02 Nov 1995

Foreign language signs unpatriotic

Foreign language signs unpatriotic TULUNGAGUNG, East Java: The use of foreign languages in signs, posters and billboards is an indication of the inferiority felt by the advertisers, a linguist says.Suparno of the Teachers College in Malang said on Tuesday that the advertisers' insistence on using...

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

Government denies troops beat striking workers

Government denies troops beat striking workers JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday denied allegations made by the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) that troopers beat striking workers of a shoe company in Jombang, East Java, last month.

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 1, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,225 -200 6,500 AHAP Insurance 3,225 -25 3,000 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,950 0 0 Aneka...

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

Thailand, Indonesia share bridge glory

Thailand, Indonesia share bridge glory JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Thailand shared the pride at the Southeast Asian bridge inter-club championships in Manila on Tuesday.It was the Thai men who stole the limelight, however, as they scored a historic victory that ended Indonesia's 15-year supremacy...

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Buttons and Rusty 3:05 Morning Chat 3:30 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 College World 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Qur'an Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV...

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

Man arrested for rape

Man arrested for rape BEKASI (JP): Bekasi police confirmed yesterday the arrest of a man accused of raping a 15-year-old relative.The suspect, identified only as Ar, 34, is now in the custody of the Bantar Gebang police for questioning.The girl, Ar's wife's niece, lives with the family.

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

Schools join health programs

Schools join health programs TERNATE, Maluku: The principals and teachers of 624 elementary schools in 52 districts here have joined a basic health care training program to learn how to identify minor ailments in children.

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

Megawati baffled by protracted conflicts

Megawati baffled by protracted conflicts JAKARTA (JP): Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri says she is perplexed by the conflicts which continue to afflict the minority party.

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

Driver's killer arrested

Driver's killer arrested JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police have arrested one of two men believed to have killed a taxi driver early this year.Chief of the North Jakarta police precinct Lt. Col. Abu Bakar Hanifah said on Tuesday that Bernadus Samudera was arrested on Sunday.

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

U.S. business teams here

U.S. business teams here JAKARTA (JP): Five American business missions will visit Indonesia within the next few weeks to further promote trade and business ties with local businesspeople.Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Aburizal Bakrie said in a statement on Tuesday that...

Thu, 02 Nov 1995

UPP said to be target of takeover

UPP said to be target of takeover SINGAPORE (Reuter): United Pulp & Paper rose to a new year high of S$1.19 in late afternoon trade yesterday on rumors of a takeover by an Indonesian or Malaysian party.At 0840 GMT, the share was at S$1.18, up 20.20 percent or 19 cents, with more than 7.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Man killed over debt

Man killed over debt JAKARTA (JP): A Central Jakarta resident killed his neighbor for not paying a Rp 25,000 debt.Phong Jung Kwang, a driver in Sawah Besar, stabbed Busanto Karyono, 45, in the left jaw after the later refused to pay his Rp 25,000 (US$11) debt.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Kotjo to take over more businesses

Kotjo to take over more businesses SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian businessman Johannes Kotjo said he plans to inject more Indonesian as well as regional businesses into his three Singapore companies.Kotjo, chairman of marine engineering group Van Der Horst Ltd (VDH), was speaking to reporters after...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Bapindo bank scandal prisoner Maman dies

Bapindo bank scandal prisoner Maman dies JAKARTA (JP): A former Bapindo bank executive serving a nine- year jail term for swindling Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) died yesterday.Maman Suparman, 49, died of a heart attack in the Kramat Jati police hospital in East Jakarta.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Forwarding body denies alleged wrongdoings

Forwarding body denies alleged wrongdoings JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forwarders Association (INFA) yesterday denied allegations that its members were impeding the flow of air cargo imports.The association's secretary general, Santoso Soeparman, told journalists at his office yesterday that those...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

South Sulawesi exports workers

South Sulawesi exports workers PAREPARE, South Sulawesi: The province has sent more than 1,100 people to work overseas over the past nine months, a local official said yesterday.Radjamuddin, chief of the local office of the Overseas Labor Institution, said that the workers, mostly senior high...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

All-Indonesia quarter in SEA bridge meet

All-Indonesia quarter in SEA bridge meet JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Volta of Manado, North Sulawesi, edged Ibnu Armah of South Jakarta out of the Southeast Asian inter-club bridge championships quarterfinals in Manila on Monday.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Freeport defends record in Irian Jaya

Freeport defends record in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia, the giant American mining company, says that its operation in Irian Jaya has contributed to the social and economic development of the local people contrary to what some local officials have suggested.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Rights Commission has new office

Rights Commission has new office JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights moved to its new office at Jl. Pemuda No. 104, East Jakarta, Monday.The General Secretary of the commission, Baharuddin Lopa, told The Jakarta Post yesterday evening that the commission needed its own office.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Transvestites hold Youth Pledge Day

Transvestites hold Youth Pledge Day MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of transvestites from North Sumatra, Jakarta and Malaysia staged a musical show before an audience of about 2,000 on Monday.The show, held at a Danau Toba hotel, featured singing, dancing and a fashion show to mark Youth Pledge Day,...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Legal system must adapt to changing environment: Try

Legal system must adapt to changing environment: Try JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian legal system must adapt to the rapidly changing environment to answer the challenges of the time, Vice President Try Sutrisno said yesterday.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

New rail project starts next year

New rail project starts next year JAKARTA (JP): The construction of a light rail line that will link Pondok Labu in South Jakarta with Kota Station in North Jakarta will start next year, Director General of Highway Construction Soeharsono Martakim said yesterday.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Bali hosts chess meet

Bali hosts chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Fifty-six chess players are taking part in the qualifying rounds of the 14th National Games in Kuta, Bali.The qualifying tournament was opened on Monday and will end on Nov. 5.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Rift ruining Satya Wacana's future

Rift ruining Satya Wacana's futureBy Ariel Heryanto SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Indonesia has never seen anything like this before. And the full story has yet to be written.Thousands of students and faculty members are on a strike that has now lasted half a year.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Merpati's service in Aceh

Merpati's service in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, will link Medan in North Sumatra and Lhokseumawe in Aceh with flights twice a day and Lhokseumawe and Banda Aceh twice a week beginning next month, Merpati's Commercial Director...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

New banknotes

New banknotesFrom Bisnis IndonesiaAs a layman I have no knowledge whatsoever of how to distinguish fake banknotes from original ones, because, even under close examination, they look very much similar. So we all should be watchful against this tricky phenomenon.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Water crisis in 2005 predicted

Water crisis in 2005 predicted JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta and its buffer zones, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi will need six times as much water in 2005 as they consumed in 1990, an official says.Soeparmono, director general of water resources development at the Ministry of Public Works said industry and...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

U.S.-RI Society comes to town

U.S.-RI Society comes to town JAKARTA (JP): The United States-Indonesia Society, which was inaugurated in Washington just over a year ago, will make its debut in Indonesia tonight with a gala appearance.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

'Moslems lack cooperative spirit in business'

'Moslems lack cooperative spirit in business' JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesian Moslems do not lack entrepreneurial skills, they lack the cooperative spirit commonly found among non-Moslem entrepreneurs, top economist Marzuki Usman said yesterday.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Action against corruption

Action against corruption Suara Pembaruan of Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1995 reported that a meeting to intensify and coordinate fighting corruption, attended by all inspectors general, was held at the Attorney General's Office.This really is good news and it is about time that this was done.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Government to submit new bill on oil and gas

Government to submit new bill on oil and gas JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing a new bill on oil and natural gas to anticipate global competition and privatization in the petroleum sector, Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said yesterday.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

More research on biotechnology needed

More research on biotechnology needed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian researchers should devote more time and energy to developing pharmaceuticals through the use of biotechnology, two cabinet officials concluded yesterday.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

New capital market law improves legal framework

New capital market law improves legal framework JAKARTA (JP): The new capital market law provides an improved legal framework for development of the domestic market, Chairman of the Indonesian Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) I Putu Gede Ary Suta said yesterday.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Tips for Greenpeace

Tips for Greenpeace When a organization publicly apologizes for its misdeeds and promises to change its strategy, it wins our respect. Greenpeace did it, The Jakarta Post, Oct. 31, 1995. Although not considering the debate over, I think Greenpeace's management is worthy of some advice.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Indonesia won't 'export' state ideology Pancasila

Indonesia won't 'export' state ideology Pancasila JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto says Indonesia has no intention of "exporting" the state ideology Pancasila, but must explain it to curious countries.The President, however, cautioned that officials explaining Pancasila to other countries should...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Soeharto performs 'umrah'

Soeharto performs 'umrah' MECCA (JP): President Soeharto performed an umrah (minor haj) pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque here on Monday evening, after completing a two-week working trip which took him and his entourage to Colombia, the United States and Suriname.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Monument for heroes

Monument for heroes YOGYAKARTA: Minister of Defense and Security Gen. (ret.) Edi Sudradjat officially dedicated yesterday a monument to the founding fathers of the Indonesian National Army (TNI).The monument, located at TNI headquarters, includes bronze statues of the army's first chief, Gen.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Government to raise rice floor prices

Government to raise rice floor prices JAKARTA (JP): The government will increase the floor prices of unhusked rice by at least 10 percent, or by a rate higher than this year's inflation rate, beginning in the next harvesting season in February or March.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Reproductions of Affandi's works

Reproductions of Affandi's works JAKARTA (JP): Reproductions of Affandi's best paintings are now available at a local art gallery.The works were reproduced by Affandi's granddaughter and her husband Dr. Dirix. They made between five and 200 copies of the original paintings.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

What next after 11th NAM summit in Colombia?

What next after 11th NAM summit in Colombia?By Rajesh Kumar JAKARTA (JP): Colombia has formally taken over the leadership of the 113-nation Non-Aligned Movement from Indonesia, during the organization's 11th summit recently.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

ABRI faction calls for probe into hotel incident

ABRI faction calls for probe into hotel incident JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) faction in the House of Representatives called for a thorough investigation yesterday into the shots fired on Sunday at a five-star hotel and the Bank Bumi Daya Tower.Faction chief Maj. Gen.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Overcoming the psychological effects of natural disasters

Overcoming the psychological effects of natural disastersBy Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The world is hit by many disasters every year. This year alone several storms, floods and earthquakes have been reported in several countries, followed by man-made disasters such as bombings, poisonous gas...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Britain eyes RI project

Britain eyes RI project HONG KONG (Reuter): Britain's Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD) is negotiating project financing deals in Indonesia, India and China, said Nancy Cowie, senior underwriter for China/Hong Kong.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Superblock project to start next year

Superblock project to start next year JAKARTA (JP): A superblock project on Jl. Rasuna said, South Jakarta, will start next year.Jecob Soetoyo, president of PT Dharma Alumas Sakti said in a release available to The Jakarta Post yesterday that his office had invested at least Rp 250 billion in the...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Dragon boats to test RI's SEA Games team

Dragon boats to test RI's SEA Games team JAKARTA (JP): Host Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines will float their Southeast Asian Games teams at the traditional dragon boat competition from Nov. 11 to Nov. 12 in Ancol, North Jakarta.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

S. Korea goes to Asia Club c'ship quarters

S. Korea goes to Asia Club c'ship quarters HONG KONG (Agencies): South Korea's 1994 player of the year Ko Joeng-woon steered Ilhwa Chunma through to the quarterfinals of the Asia Club Championship.Ko scored both goals in his team's 2-0 win over Malaysian champion Pahang.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Bank transfers

Bank transfers Almost everyone living, working, doing business or touring both in Indonesia and the Pacific Rim region must suffer the frustration, delays and costs when bank transfers are delayed, go astray or must be tracked.

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

House should act as 'opposition': Scholar

House should act as 'opposition': Scholar YOGYAKARTA (JP): A prominent political scholar dismissed yesterday as "absolutely irrelevant" the hope for opposition parties to emerge in Indonesian.Ichlasul Amal of Gadjah Mada University said Indonesia cannot have an opposition party because it adopts...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 31, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,425 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,950 -50 49,500 Aneka Kimia...

Wed, 01 Nov 1995

Ship accident holds up port

Ship accident holds up port SERANG, West Java: Activities at the Merak port were held up after a ferry crashed into the gangway at Quay 1 on Monday.The ferry, Nusa Bahagia, was towed out of the quay to be repaired, according to Antara.The accident left the Merak port with only one quay in operation.

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