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Sat, 16 Sep 1995
Almost $457,000 from ITTO for RI forestry project
Almost $457,000 from ITTO for RI forestry project JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia received a grant yesterday worth US$456,989 from the Japanese-based International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) to assess the state of some of the country's tropical rain forests.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
Sumitomo, Hopewell tie up
Sumitomo, Hopewell tie up TOKYO (Reuter): Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp said it will tie up with Hong Kong's Hopewell Holdings Ltd group in a US$1.8 billion project to build an electric power plant in Indonesia.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
Wang Junxia will join Asian meet
Wang Junxia will join Asian meet JAKARTA (JP): Women's 10,000 meter world record holder Wang Junxia is expected to arrive today, bringing with her a pack of all-conquering Chinese athletes, who are out to stretch their supremacy in the 11th Asian Track and Field Championships.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
Acehnese celebrate 'maulid' in unique way
Acehnese celebrate 'maulid' in unique wayBy Lila Fitri Aly JAKARTA (JP): In Aceh, customs and religion are inseparable. Islamic teachings are reflected in Acehnese tradition and are the guidelines for the Acehnese society.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
RSCM offers free of charge HIV screening
RSCM offers free of charge HIV screening JAKARTA (JP): The Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta will be offering free testing for HIV from Sept. 25 to Dec. 4."We have free tests every Monday to commemorate International AIDS Day (Dec.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
New chance for Asian soccer
New chance for Asian soccer HONG KONG (AFP): Japan and South Korea kick off an important stage of their campaigns to stage the 2002 World Cup when Asia's premier club competition over the next few days.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
RI, S'pore to hold joint expo
RI, S'pore to hold joint expo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Singapore will hold a joint exhibition from Sept. 21 to Sept. 27 at the Singapore International Exhibition and Convention Center, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday."This event, which will cost US$1.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
Scientists want certification agency
Scientists want certification agency SERPONG, West Java (JP): Scientists ended their five-day meeting here yesterday, calling for the establishment of an independent certification body to earn the world's trust in local products.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
Singapore vows to phase out CFCs
Singapore vows to phase out CFCs SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore, which aims to become a model green city by the turn of the century, pledged yesterday to phase out ozone-depleting chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) by 1996.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
Churches
Churches * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 16 Sep 1995
Government sticks to transportation tariffs
Government sticks to transportation tariffs JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that the government will continue controlling transportation tariffs even though many private firms participate in the transportation industry.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 14, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,850 -100 4,000 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,850 0 310,000...
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Omega will be official sponsor of Asian PGA
Omega will be official sponsor of Asian PGA KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Swiss watch-manufacturing giant Omega will become the official sponsor of the inaugural Asian PGA Tour in a deal said to be worth several million dollars, the regional golfing body said yesterday.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Dili riots stem from social injustices: Bishop
Dili riots stem from social injustices: Bishop JAKARTA (JP): East Timor Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo says last week's flurry of religious and ethnic violence were only the tip of the iceberg and that the locals' frustrations stem from numerous social injustices.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
National discipline drive
National discipline driveFrom Suara PembaruanThe national discipline movement has been going on for quite some time. But we still witness regulations being violated regularly.For example, many drivers do not pay attention to traffic signs.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Good Vibration 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Student Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Cultural Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Music:...
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
LSMs self-reliant?
LSMs self-reliant? It would not be an exaggeration to say that local LSMs (NGOs) in Indonesia are mushrooming. This is because many people are not satisfied with the results of rapid national development, which has brought unexpected problems.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
National Games costs organizers Rp 23.5b
National Games costs organizers Rp 23.5b JAKARTA (JP): The National Games (PON) next year will cost the organizers Rp 23.5 billion (US$10.68 million), nearly Rp 5 billion higher than the budget or the previous sporting meet in 1993.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Bangka residents take protest to DPR
Bangka residents take protest to DPR JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 farm families on Bangka Island, southern Sumatra, are struggling to regain their land that they claim has been grabbed by a palm oil plantation company.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
More blood donors needed
More blood donors neededFrom Pikiran RakyatPeople are aware that accidents happen because of our own carelessness or others' negligence. In many accidents, loss of blood is inevitable. So the role of the Indonesian Red Cross is vital.Blood donors are mostly from the middle or lower classes.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
State forestry firms reap Rp 207.2 billion in profits
State forestry firms reap Rp 207.2 billion in profits JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo announced yesterday that before-tax profits of state-owned forestry companies surged last year and are continuing to soar this year.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Sumitomo to make tires
Sumitomo to make tires TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. said yesterday it had established a joint venture with an Indonesian firm and two other Japanese companies to make and market tires and golf balls in Indonesia.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Wang will lead Chinese athletic team
Wang will lead Chinese athletic team BEIJING (AFP): Wang Junxia, one-time star of Ma Junren's army of runners, leads a Chinese team of 48 to next week's 11th Asian Athletics Championships in Jakarta."We are going to try and prove we are still the best in Asia," said Chinese Athletics Association...
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
PDI House members visit Koja
PDI House members visit Koja JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives said yesterday that they would help Koja Utara residents get appropriate compensation.The four PDI faction members, Sabam Sirait, BN Marbun, Marwan Adam and Sunaryo visited Koja Utara,...
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Myanmar minister visits W. Java
Myanmar minister visits W. Java BANDUNG, West Java: Myanmar's Minister of Cattle Breeding and Farming Brig. Gen. Maung Maung paid a courtesy call on Vice Governor Sampurna here yesterday.Sampurna briefed Maung, who is on a three-day visit to the province, on the development of West Java, especially...
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Sarwono wants better environmental reporting
Sarwono wants better environmental reporting JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja yesterday called on Southeast Asian journalists to strengthen their reporting about the environment by going beyond simply looking at cases.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
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, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Union wants Social Security Law enforced
Union wants Social Security Law enforced JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Workers' Union urged the government yesterday to enforce a 1992 law requiring companies to enroll their workers in a state-owned social security program, saying that firms have already had three years of grace.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
U.S.'s Odyssey plans alliance in Indonesia
U.S.'s Odyssey plans alliance in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Odyssey Telecommunications International Inc., a satellite telecommunications company set up by TRW of the United States and Teleglobe of Canada, is seeking a partner in Indonesia with which to operate a global telecommunications system.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Platform for Action supports press freedom
Platform for Action supports press freedom BEIJING (JP): Women journalists are hopeful that the Platform for Action to be adopted by the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women today will help them in their efforts to achieve and preserve freedom of expression.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
New firm to produce peroxides
New firm to produce peroxides JAKARTA (JP): Sinar Mas Group, through its holding company PT Sinar Mas Tunggal, has established a new joint venture company with NOF Corporation and Marubeni Corporation, both of Japan, for the production and sale of organic peroxides in Indonesia.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Stone throwing at train
Stone throwing at train From KompasRiders beware. As the train passes from Pasar Minggu station to Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, high school students tend to throw stones, usually between 5 and 6 p.m.Once I witnessed lady get badly hit, causing her to bleed badly.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
APEC blueprint nearly finished
APEC blueprint nearly finished HONG KONG (AFP): Senior officials from the 18 APEC economies ended three days of meetings here after completing "80 percent" of the work on a blueprint for an Asia-Pacific free trade zone by 2020.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Arief criticizes 'political patronage' system
Arief criticizes 'political patronage' system SEMARANG (JP): Academic Arief Budiman questions the inappropriateness of Indonesia's political system which appoints the Ministry of Home Affairs as patron of all political organizations."It sounds absurd.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Public phones out of order
Public phones out of order PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Most public coin phones in Palembang are broken from rough handling and vandalism, a local official said yesterday.HZ. Hasugian, the spokesman for the province's telecommunications office, told Antara yesterday that almost all of the 650 public...
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Consensus unlikely as Beijing talks wind up
Consensus unlikely as Beijing talks wind upBy Santi WE Soekanto BEIJING (JP): Despite repeated expressions of optimism from officials, the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women looks set to conclude today without consensus on its two major documents, the Platform for Action and the...
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Indonesia seeks fuel oil
Indonesia seeks fuel oil SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia will seek an extra 200,000 barrels of 180 centistoke fuel oil to cover any shortfall during a shutdown of a visbreaker at the Cilacap refinery, a source with national oil firm Pertamina said.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Easier tax for borrowers
Easier tax for borrowers JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Taxation Fuad Bawazier suggested yesterday that Bank Indonesia, the central bank, raise the amount of bank credits that can be obtained by borrowers without having to produce taxpayer registration numbers from Rp 30 million to Rp 50 million.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Longing for a change
Longing for a changeFrom SinarIn anticipation of the 1998 general session of the People's Consultative Assembly, I tried to monitor the people's opinions. The result was quite interesting, most of the community aspired for a change in various sectors.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Top shuttlers clear hiccups for second wins
Top shuttlers clear hiccups for second wins JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's shuttlers received another scare en route to scoring their second successive wins in the World Cup badminton championships here yesterday.Top seed Ardy B.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Signs visible for Spratly solution
Signs visible for Spratly solutionBy Eichi Furukawa JAKARTA (JP): The Spratly Islands issue is regularly mentioned by the press. They are always described as "oil rich" and hence the six surrounding countries are wrangling for territorial rights over the islands.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Port management, customs office to boost services
Port management, customs office to boost services JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, the state-owned firm which manages the Tanjung Priok port and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise yesterday assured importers that they would continue improving services at the harbor.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Rice prices may rise by 1.2-1.8% each month
Rice prices may rise by 1.2-1.8% each month JAKARTA (JP): Head of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog), Beddu Amang, said yesterday that rice prices are likely to climb by between 1.2 and 1.8 percent each month from now until February in anticipation of the end of the harvest months and the...
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
900 hotel workers given paid leave during renovation
900 hotel workers given paid leave during renovation JAKARTA (JP): As many as 900 out of 1,300 employees working at the Hotel Borobudur Inter-Continental will be sent home with paid leave during the hotel's 14-month renovation program which will take effect on Oct. 16.Jusuf L.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
UI adult program has a lot of weaknesses: Dean
UI adult program has a lot of weaknesses: Dean JAKARTA (JP) : Dean of the University of Indonesia's School of Social and Political Sciences M. Budhyatna admitted yesterday that the adult education program, opened by his school this year, has a lot of weaknesses."I'm not making any excuses.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Compensation for crash victims
Compensation for crash victims JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned insurance company PT Astek has paid a total of Rp 531 million (US$231,574) in compensation for seven Bouraq Indonesia Airlines workers killed in plane crash in Irian Jaya early last month.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
'Don't be too optimistic about RI-Australia ties'
'Don't be too optimistic about RI-Australia ties' JAKARTA (JP): Despite the seemingly sturdy foundation of ties between Jakarta and Canberra, a political analyst warns against over confidence about establishing a ripple-free relationship.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
City transit system needs breakthrough
City transit system needs breakthrough JAKARTA (JP): A transportation expert of Trisakti University urged the city administration yesterday to adopt a clear-cut megapolitan strategy on transportation and urban development to help solve problems of the chronic congestion in the city.F.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Irian tribe joins family planning
Irian tribe joins family planning WAMENA, Irian Jaya: Despite low education levels, villagers of the Baliem Valley, Jayawijaya regency, are eagerly participating in the government-sponsored family planning programs.
Fri, 15 Sep 1995
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday. Poolside - BBQ Night with Angklung and Kolintang music entertainment, Wednesday. Notte Italiana music by Capo Dastro, Thursday.