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Tue, 12 Sep 1995
PDI and PPP should keep tabs on govt
PDI and PPP should keep tabs on govt SEMARANG (JP): Although his recent proposal that opposition parties be allowed in Indonesia has been dismissed by President Soeharto, intellectual Nurcholish Madjid continues to insist that the nation needs some form of control over the executive branch of...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Hengky, Eddy stay top at trial round
Hengky, Eddy stay top at trial round JAKARTA (JP): After playing 880 boards, veteran pair Hengky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo have found themselves unchallenged with 680 victory points during the ongoing home selection for the Bermuda Bowl Open Team Bridge Championships in Beijing, China, slated for Oct.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Widayat reveals unknown life in exhibit
Widayat reveals unknown life in exhibit He is trying to prove that his hands are translating his innermost emotions, his love for art, his imagination. -- Hari Budiono & R. Badil JAKARTA (JP): No other words can better introduce the ceramic paintings exhibition by H.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
TVs damaged by high voltage
TVs damaged by high voltage JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of television sets and lamps were damaged when the electricity voltage was immediately leaping on Sunday morning in Tangerang.The residents planned to ask for compensation for their damaged goods to the state-owned electricity company PLN.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Well-known legal expert joins PDI
Well-known legal expert joins PDI AMBON, Maluku: Outspoken legal expert Sahetapy will campaign for the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in the upcoming 1997 election, a local party official said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
'Drivers involved in thefts'
'Drivers involved in thefts' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportations Haryanto Dhanutirto yesterday reminded companies which are shipping their products for export to investigate the background of their drivers.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Susi faces old foes at World Cup c'ship
Susi faces old foes at World Cup c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Almost all of world's best shuttlers have set foot here for the US$180,000 World Cup badminton championships, with all eyes set on the thriller that awaits defending women's singles champion Susi Susanti.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Coal venture under study
Coal venture under study MANILA (Reuter): State-owned Philippine National Power Corp (Napocor) is considering forming a joint venture company with Indonesia's state-owned coal mining PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Scientists hold key to RI's industrialization
Scientists hold key to RI's industrialization JAKARTA (JP): Scientists hold the key to Indonesia's current drive to become a modern industrial society, equal to any developed country in the world, President Soeharto said yesterday.
Tue, 12 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.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Plane leaves without Sarwono
Plane leaves without Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): If Garuda Indonesia once complained about senior government officials keeping Garuda flights from leaving on time, Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja now has a bone to pick with the flag carrier: It left him on the tarmac of the Soekarno-Hatta...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Salim's plant in Vietnam
Salim's plant in Vietnam HANOI (AFP): An Indonesian and a Singaporean firm have set up a US$134 million joint venture to build a food processing zone in the southern oil hub of Vung Tau, a news report said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Rubber prices fall further
Rubber prices fall further SINGAPORE (Reuter): Rubber futures widened Friday's losses to end yesterday's morning session lower on early Tokyo slide and reflecting weaker Indonesian values over the weekend.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Komselindo improving services
Komselindo improving services JAKARTA (JP): PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia (Komselindo), a private cellular telecommunications operator, announced here yesterday a free-of-charge administration service for its subscribers.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Garuda's losses
Garuda's lossesFrom NeracaNeraca of Aug. 31, 1995, reported that Garuda suffered losses of US$44 million (Rp 90 billion) during the period between January and April 1995, despite the profit gained through handling the haj transportation this year.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Komatsu to be listed in Jakarta
Komatsu to be listed in Jakarta TOKYO (Reuter): Komatsu Ltd. has applied to the Indonesian government for approval to list its Jakarta-based joint venture PT Komatsu Indonesia on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, a Komatsu spokesman said.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Brunei meet boost AFTA program
Brunei meet boost AFTA programBy Anil Penna BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): ASEAN's quest for closer economic integration into the next century has received a fresh boost although members fail to see eye to eye on hurrying down the road to regional free trade.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Residents ask for compensation
Residents ask for compensation JAKARTA (JP): About forty residents of Cipinang Besar Selatan in Jatinegara district, East Jakarta, went to the City Council yesterday to request help in obtaining reasonable compensation for their land.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
German tourist dies in Aceh
German tourist dies in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Police are investigating the death of a German tourist who was found dead at a tourist resort in West Aceh last week.Spokesman for the provincial police command, Capt. P.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Asia's best set for track and field championships here
Asia's best set for track and field championships here JAKARTA (JP): The 11th Asian Track and Field Championships next week could bring back to Indonesia some of the World Championship limelight from Gothenburg, Sweden, organizers say.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 11, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,450 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,750 -75 60,500...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Permadi gets seven months for blasphemy
Permadi gets seven months for blasphemy YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Sleman district court sentenced controversial soothsayer Permadi Satrio Wiwoho to seven months jail yesterday after convicting him of blasphemy for describing Prophet Muhammad as a "dictator" during a seminar here last year.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Forestry ministry raises royalty rates by 9-27%
Forestry ministry raises royalty rates by 9-27% JAKARTA (JP): The forestry ministry has decreed an increase in forest royalties by a range of nine percent to 27 percent, to keep up with price rises on the world market and inflation.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Workers protest over severance pay
Workers protest over severance pay JAKARTA (JP): Over 150 workers of the Tangerang-based spinning factory PT Putra Indah Makmur staged a protest at the Ministry of Manpower yesterday over the company's refusal to pay severance money in line with a proposal from the ministry.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Five firms in West Java sued for polluting
Five firms in West Java sued for polluting JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court began hearing a lawsuit yesterday filed by 5,000 residents of Serang, West Java, against five factories on charges of polluting a river.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Legislators wants small business to be protected
Legislators wants small business to be protected JAKARTA (JP): Small businesses not only have limited access to government facilities and protection, but have even become victims of economic policies, the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) faction at the House of Representatives said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Five new star-rated hotels in N. Sumatra
Five new star-rated hotels in N. Sumatra MEDAN (JP): North Sumatra will have five more star-rated hotels next year to accommodate the growing number of tourists visiting the province.Henry Hutabarat, chairman of the North Sumatra Tourism Body, said here last week that the five star-rated hotels are...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
U.S. open to UN Security Coucil reforms
U.S. open to UN Security Coucil reforms JAKARTA (JP): The United States is open to the idea of a new membership formula for the United Nations Security Council which would allow countries such as Indonesia to serve more frequently as non-permanent members, a senior U.S. official said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Govt denies delaying executions
Govt denies delaying executions JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman denied allegations yesterday that it was inhumane for the government to leave inmates on death row in jail for more than twenty years before being executed.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
City sets up 9,546 polio vaccination centers
City sets up 9,546 polio vaccination centers JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration has prepared 9,546 polio vaccination centers and trained about 20,000 volunteers to carry out the city's part in the national polio immunization drive, which begins tomorrow.Deputy Governor for Social Welfare R.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Foreign investment approvals reach $30.1b
Foreign investment approvals reach $30.1b JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said yesterday that this year's foreign investment approvals have reached US$30.1 billion for 546 projects, up by 63.6 percent over the same period of last year.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Air pollution
Air pollutionFrom KompasRia Sjahroni, corporate secretary of PT Indocement Tunggal Perkasa (ITP) seems to be very upset by the report published in Kompas, which mentions that ITP is one of the industries that causes air pollution to its surroundings.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Tri Agus gets two years for insulting leader
Tri Agus gets two years for insulting leader JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court yesterday sentenced Tri Agus S. Siswowihardjo, an activist of human rights group Pijar Foundation, to two years imprisonment for insulting President Soeharto.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
N. Sulawesi has new military chief
N. Sulawesi has new military chief MANADO, North Sulawesi: Chief of the Wirabuana Sulawesi Regional Military Command, Maj. Gen. Sulatin, swore in Col. Achmad Yahya yesterday as chief of the North Sulawesi military command, replacing Col. Soetrisno.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Investigation continues into mobile phone scam
Investigation continues into mobile phone scam JAKARTA (JP): The head of the City Police's General Crimes Directorate, Lt. Col. Gories Mere, said that the investigation of four men allegedly using copied hand phones is still going on."There are no other suspects so far," Gories said.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Soeharto plays down Dili riots
Soeharto plays down Dili riots JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has dismissed the weekend riots in East Timor as bearing no relation whatsoever to the question of the territory's integration into Indonesia.At a meeting with American Ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine K.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Businesses urged to hire disabled people
Businesses urged to hire disabled people JAKARTA (JP): An expert has urged businesspeople to employ disabled persons in their companies.Soelarto Reksoprodjo, head of the Rehabilitation Department in the School of Medicine of the University of Indonesia, told reporters yesterday that businesspeople...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Multipolar's profit up
Multipolar's profit up JAKARTA (JP): Multipolar, a publicly-listed service company, yesterday announced a 40 percent increase in its net profit to Rp 7.9 billion (US$3.5 million) during the 1994/1995 fiscal year, which ended on June 30, from Rp 5.6 billion in the previous fiscal year.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Escapees captured
Escapees captured BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Three of the eight prisoners who escaped from the Kota Agung prison last week have been captured.Chief of the Bandar Lampung police precinct, Col. Didi Kusumayadi, said yesterday the three had been returned to the prison and were being kept under close...
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
RP projects for APEC
RP projects for APEC MANILA (AFP): About 500 million pesos (US$19.2 million) worth of projects will be put up for bid ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit due to be held here in 1996, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
State teachers to remain in private schools
State teachers to remain in private schools JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Administrative Reform T.B. Silalahi gave his word yesterday that the government will not withdraw teachers on the state payroll from private schools.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Airport taxis
Airport taxisFrom Media IndonesiaI read in the paper about the way taxis cause havoc with the way they operate at Soekarno-Hatta airport. They pick up passengers and refuse to use their taxi meters. As a driver myself, I regret the way taxi drivers deal with passengers, as reported in the paper.
Tue, 12 Sep 1995
Aid for small businesses
Aid for small businessesFrom Media IndonesiaIn my opinion, Eka Cipta's concept and the Bali Declaration are a realization of Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution. We should not interpret the ideal literally, but to quote the old Chinese proverb: "If we want to help somebody, we should not give them...
Mon, 11 Sep 1995
Bali has 35 new drug-addicts
Bali has 35 new drug-addicts DENPASAR, Bali: Research by a local hospital has revealed that 35 Balinese youths became addicted to drugs between January and August this year, Antara reported on Saturday.Drug addiction is becoming a problem among youths in Bali, according to I.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995
Expensive meal
Expensive meal In a recent article, The Jakarta Post mentioned how some police officers take advantage of people's ignorance of the law. Unfortunately there also many other unscrupulous people and organizations who act similarly.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995
Councilors accuse administration of being inconsistent
Councilors accuse administration of being inconsistent JAKARTA (JP): Members of City Council have criticized the municipal administration for being inconsistent in implementing the existing regulations.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995
Share prices plunge on JSX
Share prices plunge on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed lower across the board on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last week, amid deteriorating sentiment.The JSX composite index closed the week plunging by 12.01 points from the week's opening of 502.004.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995
'ICMI not a political corridor'
'ICMI not a political corridor' JAKARTA (JP): Questions about the role of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) lingered on Saturday as experts discussed the organization's development during the five years since its foundation.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995
Dili under control after two days of violent rioting
Dili under control after two days of violent rioting DILI, East Timor (JP): The provincial capital was stable but still tense yesterday, following two days of violent street demonstrations after an official reportedly insulted the Catholic religion.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995
Dutch firms urged to expand to SE Asia
Dutch firms urged to expand to SE AsiaBy Bob Mantiri THE HAGUE (JP): Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs Hans Wijers says Dutch companies must expand their activities to South East Asia, especially Indonesia, which is "a fantastic spot to invest in.