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Concessionaires told to cover losses from forest fires

Concessionaires told to cover losses from forest fires JAKARTA (JP): The government will demand that concessionaires of industrial timber estates regreen forests damaged by fires and pay compensation for the losses caused, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin, Suryohadikusumo says.

Foundation plans to go ahead with building school

Foundation plans to go ahead with building school JAKARTA (JP): A police-sponsored foundation insists it will continue with a plan to construct a two-story school in a 2,600- square-meter public park in the Jelambar area, West Jakarta, despite the protests of area residents.

Indicators call for caution

Indicators call for caution The key indicators of the Indonesian economy so far this year, although not a cause for alarm, call for extra caution. The balance of payments seems to have undergone stronger pressures caused by a decrease in oil export revenues and smaller gains in non-oil exports.

Feisal denies forced was used in fire site demolition

Feisal denies forced was used in fire site demolition JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces Commander, Gen. Feisal Tandjung, said on Saturday that there was no forcible demolition done in Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta.

Indonesia assured of securing seat on Security Council

Indonesia assured of securing seat on Security CouncilBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is currently primming itself to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), believing it has mustered the required number of votes ahead of next week's...

Waste disposal

Waste disposal This is a letter of inquiry through your columns to the Jakarta Metropolitan City (DKI) on a matter of private interest and public concern.I am curious to know what the policy of waste disposal is at the very bottom end of the chain.

Insurance companies asked to realign their management

Insurance companies asked to realign their managementBy Frits Pangemanan JAKARTA (JP): Insurance companies need to realign their management and services in order to survive amid the fierce competition with other financial institutions, business leaders say.

Telkom to build new tower

Telkom to build new tower The state-owned PT Telkom communication company will build a new 350-meter-high tower to replace the old one of 90 meters, the company said.John Welly, president of the Jakarta chapter of PT Telkom, said late last week that they will spend some Rp 80 billion (US$35...

Kalimantan forest fires die down as rains come

Kalimantan forest fires die down as rains come BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Forest fires, which have disrupted flights and reportedly sent haze to as far as Malaysia and Singapore, have died down largely because of pouring rains.

Govt raises rice price, maintains urea subsidy

Govt raises rice price, maintains urea subsidy JAKARTA (JP): The government decided on Saturday to raise the floor price of rice, while maintaining its subsidy for the domestic sale of urea fertilizer in a bid to increase farmers' income.

Industries pollute Cisadane river

Industries pollute Cisadane river An official said that factories located along the bank of the Cisadane river in West Java dumped their liquid chemical waste into the river, creating serious water pollution.

Drawing contest fraud

Drawing contest fraudFrom KompasA terrible and deceitful thing happened during a drawing contest for elementary school students held by the train loving community in Gambir Station on Oct. 2, 1994.Unfortunately one of the young participants tried to win the contest by foul play.

Jolting sex scandal throws Mahathir's party in chaos

Jolting sex scandal throws Mahathir's party in chaos KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A sex scandal allegedly involving a state minister of Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad's party was yesterday brewing into a crisis as a youth leader threatened to quit after the premier spoke of a plot to oust the...

Car repair shops reprimanded

Car repair shops reprimanded JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ) has reprimanded 104 vehicle repair shops in the city's five mayoralties for parking vehicles at the roadside or on sidewalks.

Police probing scam that preys on students

Police probing scam that preys on students JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta police precinct is questioning a top executive of Yayasan Berkat Sarana Pendidikan (YBSP) for allegedly cheating students from several countries, including Indonesia, out of millions of rupiah.

Can we stop anarchy and still promote openness?

Can we stop anarchy and still promote openness?By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Political speeches by our national leaders during the last three or four months have carried a very clear message: Openness should not be carried too far and excessive openness will inevitably lead to chaos and anarchy.

Enforcement, not new rules, will stop forest fires

Enforcement, not new rules, will stop forest fires JAKARTA (JP): Two environmental activists say rather than issuing new regulations to prevent more forest fires, the government should strive to enforce the existing regulations.Mas Achmad Santosa and S.

Indonesia players against the odds in Asiad tennis

Indonesia players against the odds in Asiad tennis HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesian singles players have their work cut out for them against top seeded players in Asian Games tennis competition after winning their matches yesterday.

Malicak aims to provide 25 overseas TV programs

Malicak aims to provide 25 overseas TV programs JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala (Malicak), is looking for more foreign broadcasters for agency cooperation, says a spokesman for the company.Malicak provides decoders for the subscription of overseas television broadcasting.

Malaysia military unit exercise upsetting neighbors

Malaysia military unit exercise upsetting neighbors KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia will launch its new rapid deployment force today at the end of a high-profile week-long military exercise which has upset its neighbors, military sources and analysts said yesterday.

S. Korea uses doubles to beat Indonesia

S. Korea uses doubles to beat Indonesia HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuter): South Korea boldly broke up their Olympic champion doubles pair and pulled off an audacious victory over Indonesia in the women's badminton team final yesterday.

Weekly stock exchange review

Weekly stock exchange review JAKARTA (JP): Share prices rallied across the board at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) in moderate trading throughout most of last week. Selling orders declined as Indosat approached the end of its offering period from Oct. 4 to Oct. 11.

Foreign plane crash-land here

Foreign plane crash-land here BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A twin-engine aircraft re-enacting the historical first flight from Britain to Australia crashed landed near here yesterday. There were no casualties.

FES and YTKI to hold seminar

FES and YTKI to hold seminar German-based Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in cooperation with the Indonesian Manpower Foundation (YTKI) will organize a seminar on environment and employment policies on Wednesday.

Halal drink

Halal drinkFrom RepublikaBased on the letter by Agus S. in the daily Republika of Oct. 5, 1994, the Institution of Food, Medicines, and Cosmetics Study of the Islamic Council of Ulemas (LP POM MUI) deplores the way PT Coca Cola Company carries out promotion drives for their drinks, particularly...

Tornadoes hit RP, dozens injured

Tornadoes hit RP, dozens injured SAN FERNANDO, Philippines (Reuter): Two tornadoes struck the Philippines, flattening 72 wooden houses and injuring dozens of people, police said yesterday.Twenty-five people were hospitalized and 40 houses destroyed when a tornado on Saturday swept through San Pedro...

British bomber expected

British bomber expected JAKARTA: A replica of an old British-made 1918's Vickers Vimy bomber will be making a stopover in six Indonesian cities, including Jakarta, on its nostalgic trip from Middlesex in Britain to Darwin in Australia.

Olefin firm to ask for protection next year

Olefin firm to ask for protection next year PANDEGLANG, West Java (JP): PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center, the country's first olefin firm, will ask the government next year to protect its products against imports.

Price for minivan door apparatus set

Price for minivan door apparatus set JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ), bowing to pressure from transportation companies, has agreed to reduce prices of a special door apparatus for 12- seat minivans by more than 50 percent.

NAM to synchronize plans with FAO

NAM to synchronize plans with FAO JAKARTA (JP): Senior Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) officials yesterday suggested the group synchronize members' food security programs with the existing programs of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Authorities force squatters from Benhil area

Authorities force squatters from Benhil area JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of workers and members of the civil defense corps, backed by military and police officers, demolished houses at the Bendungan Hilir fire site, Central Jakarta, after negotiations over land compensation collapsed.

Current account deficit reaches over $2b

Current account deficit reaches over $2b JAKARTA (JP): Slower growth in exports, coupled with the speedier growth of imports, caused the country's current account deficit to more than double to just over US$2 billion in the January-June period from $932 million in the same period of last year.

Duty free shop

Duty free shop I recently read Sawrey Cookson's letter to The Jakarta Post, bemoaning the unfairness of the duty free card system. He may be satisfied to know that duty free is not necessarily cheap.Let consumers be warned (unless money is indeed no object) that it is wise to do extensive price and...

Improving English at speakers club

Improving English at speakers clubBy Lenah Susianty JAKARTA (JP): "This is a less expensive and effective way to learn or enrich your English vocabulary. You do not have to go to a private English course which will charge you between Rp 40,000 (US$18.34) and Rp 80,000 ($36.69) per hour.

Medals tally

Medals tally HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Asian Games medals tally after Friday's competitions: Gold Silver Bronze 1. China 54 33 10 2. Japan 20 18 33 3. S. Korea 20 8 12 4. Kazakhstan 2 6 7 5. Taiwan 1 5 8 6. Iran 1 4 2 7. Syria 1 3 0 8. India 1 1 3 9. Indonesia 0 7 3 10. Thailand 0 4 3 11.

Bahasa Indonesia becoming feudalist

Bahasa Indonesia becoming feudalist JAKARTA (JP): Bahasa Indonesia, originally an egalitarian language, is turning into a language that is being used more and more in a feudalistic manner, according to language expert Taufiq Ismail.

Results

Results HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Final results on the sixth day of the Asian Games:Final results Equestrian Jumping team: 1. Japan 12.00 pts; 2. Taiwan 28.50; 3. Iran 30.00 Fencing Women's team foil: 1. China; 2. Japan; 3. South Korea Shooting Men's individual 50m free pistol 60 shots: 1.

Vietnam raises rice exports

Vietnam raises rice exports HANOI (AFP): New market openings in the United States and the Asia are likely to boost Vietnamese rice export to a new record this year despite floods that look set to devastate the harvest in the Mekong Delta, a report said yesterday.Vietnam exported 1.

IPTN plane for Defense

IPTN plane for Defense BANDUNG: The state aircraft manufacturer IPTN yesterday delivered a CN-235 plane whose interior was converted into a medical evacuation carrier to the Ministry of Defense and Security.The aircraft is the fifth delivered from IPTN's plant here to the ministry.

Illegal fee?

Illegal fee?From NeracaEvery time I enter the Senayan area by taxi the guard at the gate asks me to pay an amount of money. The fee is imposed on every taxi taking passengers who want to watch sports events, visit an exhibition in the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center, (JHCC) or any event held in...

Honor and dishonor on 6th day of the Asian Games

Honor and dishonor on 6th day of the Asian Games HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): There was honor and dishonor on the sixth day of the Asian Games yesterday, with one of China's water babies setting a world record and a Thai soccer player evicted for drug use.

Workers Union wants hike in minimum wage

Workers Union wants hike in minimum wage JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta branch of the All Indonesian Workers Union says it is high time for the government to raise the daily minimum wage due to the sharp increase in the cost of living.

Shorter week doesn't work

Shorter week doesn't work YOGYAKARTA: Confusion reigned after many schools decided to revert back to working six days a week, dropping entirely the move to the shorter five-day working week.Teachers and students had barely adjusted to the new system when many school administrators decided to stop...

Rural Indonesians excel at ideology, agency says

Rural Indonesians excel at ideology, agency says JAKARTA (JP): People from small towns and rural areas outside Java are just as good, if not better, than their urban and metropolitan counterparts in absorbing and understanding the Pancasila ideology, a senior government official says.

Alatas holds discussion with Horta

Alatas holds discussion with Horta JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas yesterday engaged in an exchange of views on East Timor with the leader of the Fretilin separatist movement, Ramos Horta."I don't think there was anything new.

Foreigners netted in IDs operation

Foreigners netted in IDs operation Thirty-one foreigners were apprehended for traveling without carrying identification documents in an identity card check on Thursday in Central Jakarta, North Jakarta and West Jakarta.

House seeks even lower tax rates

House seeks even lower tax rates JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday reached a provisional agreement to make changes in the government-sponsored tax bills, including slashing the range of proposed income tax rates and raising the range of sales tax tariffs.

False accusations?

False accusations? Forest fires and the dense smoke which they cause happen almost every year. What is also routine are the accusations that are hurled at the traditional farmers who practice shifting agriculture.

APEC leaders to gain consensus on free trade

APEC leaders to gain consensus on free trade JAKARTA (JP): APEC leaders will likely reach a consensus on the adoption of free trade in the region during their upcoming summit in November despite differences in perceptions on the region, a visiting U.S. official says.

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to rally on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues gaining ground in moderate trading.The broad-based Composite Index, which gained more than four points to close at 511.45 on Thursday, ended 3.58 points higher at 515.