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Mon, 02 Oct 1995
PM Banharn visits Vietnam
PM Banharn visits Vietnam HANOI (Reuter): Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa, on his first overseas trip as premier, held talks in Hanoi yesterday with his Vietnamese counterpart, Vo Van Kiet.He arrived three hours late from the Philippines for a scheduled six-hour visit, and was due to attend...
Mon, 02 Oct 1995
Small-capped shares under spotlight on JSX
Small-capped shares under spotlight on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Small issues were under the spotlight on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last week, with local players speculating on small-capped counters, most of which were trading under par.
Mon, 02 Oct 1995
Fake land titles found in N. Jakarta
Fake land titles found in N. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta office of the National Land Agency has uncovered 118 fake land certificates, North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito said over the weekend.Suprawito told reporters the fake certificates are duplicates of legally issued titles.
Mon, 02 Oct 1995
Handicapped children hampered by denial
Handicapped children hampered by denial JAKARTA (JP): The difficulties faced by mentally-handicapped children are often compounded by parental denial that a problem exists, a psychologist said on Saturday.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Dr. Sundhaussen has an affection for ABRI
Dr. Sundhaussen has an affection for ABRIBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE, Australia (JP): Dr. Ulf Sundhaussen, the author of The Road to Power: Indonesian Military Politics 1945-1967, is genial and oozes compassion.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
ABRI, from war machine to big business bureaucrats
ABRI, from war machine to big business bureaucratsBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian timber industry recently experienced an important event. In June, PT International Timber Corporation Indonesia (ITCI) took over 280,000 hectares of forest concessions from PT Kayan River Timber...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
ABRI's political role to decline in degree
ABRI's political role to decline in degree Noted political scholar Juwono Sudarsono, who is also the deputy governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), was recently guest speaker at a discussion on the future of the Armed Forces' Dwi Fungsi (Dual Function) held at The Jakarta Post.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
ABRI still plays vital role
ABRI still plays vital role If there is one institution in modern Indonesia which towers above all others in importance, it is the Armed Forces. The Indonesian Armed Forces constitutes an institution that is far more than a standing force with a command structure; it is the soul of the nation and...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Fostering intellectuals ABRI's biggest challenge
Fostering intellectuals ABRI's biggest challengeBy Ahmed Kurnia Soeriawidjaja JAKARTA (JP): According to military observer Dr. Amir Santoso, human resources is a major issue the military must anticipate.Former Army chief of staff Gen. (ret.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
What they say about the role of ABRI
What they say about the role of ABRI JAKARTA (JP): Roni, final-year student of the law faculty of Universitas 17 Augustus:"The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) is actually born of the people, so -- practically -- it should be there for the people.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Supreme Court upholds Bapindo case verdicts
Supreme Court upholds Bapindo case verdicts JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court is upholding all verdicts passed by lower courts against a businessman and four bankers for the massive loan scandal that nearly brought state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) to its knees.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Is Indonesia's fear of communism still relevant?
Is Indonesia's fear of communism still relevant? JAKARTA (JP): Today, for the 30th year, Indonesians are marking Pancasila Commemorative Day, the victory of Pancasila over communism.The triumph followed the Sept. 30, 1965, bloody coup attempt blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Alatas upset at Spring's Timor words
Alatas upset at Spring's Timor words DUBLIN (AFP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas has accused his Irish counterpart of publicly attacking his country in a manner that was "almost like a declaration of war," according to press reports here.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
14 die in RP typhoon
14 die in RP typhoon MANILA (Reuter): Typhoon Sybil swept across southern Philippines yesterday, wrecking homes, forcing hundreds of families to flee and triggering landslides that killed 14 people, officials said.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Ancient temple group hidden in Padang Lawas plain
Ancient temple group hidden in Padang Lawas plainBy Bambang Budi Utomo SOUTH TAPANULI, North Sumatra (JP): Sumatra is a large island of many mysteries, including that of its archeology. Few people know that there are three temple groupings on the island, scattered over the provinces of Jambi, Riau...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? JAKARTA (JP): Who would have thought that Atie Wardiman Djojonegoro, wife of Minister of Education and culture Wardiman Djojonegoro, loves to read Asterix comics?She told The Jakarta Post at the opening ceremony of a book exhibition last week that she started reading the comic strip...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Hotel Serai blends naturally into Bali landscape
Hotel Serai blends naturally into Bali landscapeBy Kunang Helmi Picard DENPASAR (JP): Getting away from the crowds in the Paradise of Bali is everyone's dream, but sometimes folks from home seem to share a vacation with you. What are Mr. and Mrs.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Let's Talk It Over
Let's Talk It Over One cannot but admire the U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. She could really relax and enjoy the privileges and luxuries that go along with the august office of the president of the world's most powerful nation.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Special team to probe police aircraft crash
Special team to probe police aircraft crash JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Force has formed a special team to investigate the aircraft crash, which killed all six police officers aboard, on Friday.National Police Force spokesman Brig. Gen.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Nurjanah
NurjanahBy Jujur Prananto It seems like everybody had lost control. Long whistles shrieked endlessly. The spotlight had changed to red. The sound of the drum beating was thunderous. As soon as the sound of the flute became audible, dozens of spectators screamed ferociously.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Australian singer Rick Price might not have thought that he would have to kiss so many girls during an hour-long meeting with his Indonesian fans at Bentara Budaya in Central Jakarta on Wednesday.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Who's in charge here, please?
Who's in charge here, please? JAKARTA (JP): Mike Royko, a Chicago Tribune columnist, once suggested in the Pacific Stars and Stripes that before a couple say "I do" they should sign a prenuptial agreement on who would control the TV remote.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Geopolitical realignment begins in the Asia-Pacific region
Geopolitical realignment begins in the Asia-Pacific region Derek da Cunha examines the prospects for strategic shifts in the Asia-Pacific. Conventional wisdom has it that strategic, rather than economic, imperatives were probably the more instrumental in Vietnam's recent entry into the ASEAN fold.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Bomb threat detours Garuda plane flight
Bomb threat detours Garuda plane flight JAKARTA (JP): A Garuda Indonesia aircraft en route from Munich to Medan and Denpasar made an unscheduled 5.5-hour stopover at Bucharest's Otopeni airport on Friday due to a bomb threat.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Aspac snatches basketball crown
Aspac snatches basketball crown JAKARTA (JP): Aspac of Jakarta needed a deciding three-pointer from Mohammad Rifky to claim the Kobatama national basketball league championship title with a dramatic 73-70 win over defending champion Hadtex of Bandung here yesterday.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Being a key person in a strategic position means one has to always be careful in what one does or says.Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono is one good example. He always takes time before answering any questions, carefully selecting his words and expressions before making comments on...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Bandung Catholic University Choir
Bandung Catholic University Choir I am not normally given to writing in, unlike a number of your regular but tiresome contributors to the letters column. However, I was so impressed by last weekend's performance at the Erasmus Huis of the Bandung Catholic University Choir that I would like to make...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Profile of a Foreign Minister
Profile of a Foreign Minister Adam Malik, who served as Indonesian foreign minister during the turbulent years of 1966 to 1977 and as Indonesian vice- president between 1978 and 1983, was undoubtedly the most versatile and colorful foreign minister ever known in the history of our republic.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? If ever the young business tycoon Pontjo Sutowo is out of a job, which seems very unlikely at present, he will certainly soon find something else to occupy his time with: interpreting for foreigners.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Malaysia's Allay Ong named ASC president
Malaysia's Allay Ong named ASC president JAKARTA (JP): Allay Ong of Malaysia took a unanimous vote to win the chair of the Asian Shooting Federation (ASC) for the next four years in Kuta, Bali, on Friday night.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Bangkok Bank beats Persib 1-0
Bangkok Bank beats Persib 1-0 JAKARTA (JP): Bangkok Bank scored a late goal to gain a consolation win over Indonesian league champion Persib Bandung 1- 0 at the Siliwangi stadium in the Asian Champions' Cup 1995 East Asia group in Bandung, West Java, yesterday.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Thai premier visits Philippines
Thai premier visits Philippines MANILA (Reuter): Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-Archa's visit to Manila will cement ties and would lead to the signing of several joint venture agreements between Thailand and the Philippines, officials said yesterday.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Students' initiative
Students' initiative According to reports the other day, a draft law to prevent economic domination was presented to the House of Representatives by the Gajah Mada University student senate. This may sound rather odd, since so far actions such as proposing draft laws has never been associated with...
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Ismail Hasan apologizes for 'Pelita' row
Ismail Hasan apologizes for 'Pelita' row JAKARTA (JP): Senior politician Ismail Hasan Metareum has apologized to the family of the late Ali Moertopo whom he accused of "robbing" the United Development Party of its newspaper.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Alcatel, Marubeni seal $20m contract
Alcatel, Marubeni seal $20m contract BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has signed a US$20 million contract for the country's first digital microwave project with Alcatel of France and Marubeni of Japan.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 29, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,250 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,925 0 221,500 Aneka Kimia...
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Ripley's Museum opens in Jakarta
Ripley's Museum opens in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Ripley's Believe It or Not "odditorium" has opened here, with a display of more than 500 oddities from all over the world.The museum, which was opened on Thursday, is located near the Pondok Indah Mall in South Jakarta.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Preacher suing Indocement over land
Preacher suing Indocement over land JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court began hearing a lawsuit filed by a reverend against PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa on Thursday.Joshua Alwin Tirtaatmadja has accused the company of illegally occupying 5,000 square meters of his land in Citereup,...
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
ABRI cannot stay neutral, Syarwan says
ABRI cannot stay neutral, Syarwan says JAKARTA (JP): As a social and political force, the Armed Forces (ABRI) cannot be neutral. It has to choose a partner with whom it can reach its ideals, a high ranking military official said yesterday.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Aspac and Hadtex clinch Kobatama repeat final
Aspac and Hadtex clinch Kobatama repeat final JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Hadtex of Bandung and Aspac of Jakarta displayed different styles on their way to their final rematch in the Kobatama national basketball league championship yesterday.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Timorese asylum seekers leave for Portugal
Timorese asylum seekers leave for Portugal JAKARTA (JP): Waving "V" sings and thumbs up, the five East Timorese asylum seekers, who have been holed up at the British Embassy since Monday, left for Portugal yesterday evening under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
BRI rejects coins
BRI rejects coinsFrom Media IndonesiaOn Sept. 8, 1995, I wanted to deposit money in the Cidodol branch of BRI in South Jakarta. I had Rp 120,000, which was comprised of various denominations as follows: Rp 40,000 in Rp 10,000 notes; Rp 50,000 in Rp 1000 and Rp 500 notes; and the remaining Rp 30,000...
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Mardi to run on double tracks
Mardi to run on double tracks JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian top sprinter Mardi Lestari will marry Keti Retnawati in Bandung, West Java, next Friday, but vows to maintain his formidable track record.Mardi, 30, a native of Binjai, North Sumatra, will not even take time out for a honeymoon after the...
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Kanindotex shares for co-ops
Kanindotex shares for co-ops SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): PT Kanindotex has sold 25 million of its shares to 270 cooperatives from various parts of the country.The agreements on the share sales, which are favorable to the cooperatives, were signed here Thursday in a ceremony attended by Minister of...
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Freeport and human rights
Freeport and human rights After following the progress of the Timika case which involved killings, disappearance, intimidation and harassment allegedly by the military in the concessionary area of Freeport Indonesia in Irian Jaya, I wonder why there has been no single comment from the U.S.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Asian markets mostly gain
Asian markets mostly gain HONG KONG (Reuter): The strengthening yen led to volatility on Tokyo's stock markets yesterday but shares on other Asian markets mostly finished stronger.Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Seoul, Bombay and Bangkok markets strengthened while Manila and...
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
APEC expected to lead global trade liberalization
APEC expected to lead global trade liberalizationBy Vincent Lingga BEIJING (JP): Asia-Pacific businesspeople, scholars and officials associated with the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) asked their governments yesterday to lead global trade liberalization.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Merpati opens check-in counter
Merpati opens check-in counter JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, officially launched yesterday its city check-in counter at the Gambir railway station in Central Jakarta.
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Historian calls for study on communist coup
Historian calls for study on communist coup JAKARTA (JP): Noted historian Taufik Abdullah yesterday called for a thorough study of the events surrounding the abortive communist coup attempt on Sept. 30, 1965, in order to give people a better understanding of the "national tragedy".
Sat, 30 Sep 1995
Film on East Timor sparks ire in South Africa
Film on East Timor sparks ire in South Africa JAKARTA (JP): The airing of the Death of a Nation, a documentary film about East Timor, on South African television has sparked ire among the Moslem community there who say it could harm relations between Jakarta and Pretoria.