Archive: 12 October 1994
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Wed, 12 Oct 1994
1994 best mother named
1994 best mother named Mothers living in big cities play an important role in raising the quality of their families especially in a multi-ethnic metropolis like Jakarta."Incidents that happen in cities, such as student brawls, are proof that many families have not been well controlled," said...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Asia, Europe to seek wider business links
Asia, Europe to seek wider business links SINGAPORE (AFP): About 500 corporate chiefs and government officials, including four heads of government, will meet here this week to debate ways of expanding economic links between Asia and Europe, meeting organizers said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
KL to retain dockyard control
KL to retain dockyard control KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government will maintain control over the country's largest naval dockyard even if it is privatized, Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak said yesterday."The government will ensure full control because of national interest.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
APEC Osaka meet aimed at fostering small firms
APEC Osaka meet aimed at fostering small firms TOKYO (Kyodo): Trade ministers from countries of the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will meet in Osaka on Oct. 22-23 to discuss ways to foster "supporting industries" in the area, Japanese trade ministry officials said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 8:00 a.m. Special News: Asian Games XII 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games Journal 10:00 Traditional...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Major Asian airlines match Singapore Airlines fare cuts
Major Asian airlines match Singapore Airlines fare cuts SINGAPORE (AFP): Three major airlines announced here yesterday that they were matching a cut in first and business class air fares by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to maintain their competitiveness.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
KL industry draws US$6b investment
KL industry draws US$6b investment KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): After suffering a decline last year, Malaysia's manufacturing sector drew an approved investment of almost US$6 billion in the first eight months of the year, a cabinet minister said yesterday.A total of 512 manufacturing projects valued at 14.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
AFTA needs to exist with other groups
AFTA needs to exist with other groupsBy Faisal Harahap JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN ministers and senior officials have been working hard in finding ways and means to keep the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) relevant to their group of nations.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
RI to send more officers to Bosnia
RI to send more officers to Bosnia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is sending, today, 20 police officers as observers to war-torn Bosnia Herzegovina, in former Yugoslavia.Maj. Gen. Koesparmono Irsan, deputy police chief in charge of operations, bade farewell, yesterday, to the officers -- members of the...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Try opens new school of marine studies
Try opens new school of marine studies JEPARA, Central Java (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno dedicated the School of Marine Studies of the University of Diponegoro here yesterday.The school's campus, in the Awur Bay Village, cost Rp 8.5 billion (US$4 million) to build.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
New military unit set up
New military unit set up BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A new military district unit has been specially established to oversee Western Lampung, the Antara news agency reported.The new unit, Kodim 422, will report to the chief of the Lampung Garuda Hitam 43 unit currently headed by Col. Hario Danoe.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Eight men studied in Sembiring's case
Eight men studied in Sembiring's case City Police detectives are now focusing their investigation on eight different persons in relation with the August murder of noted ex-convict Johny Sembiring, 62, killed in an apparent inter-gang rivalry.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Teachers want industrialization
Teachers want industrialization SUMENEP, East Java: The Madura branch of the national teachers union PGRI is urging the East Java provincial government to go ahead with its plan to industrialize the largely arid island and ignore the opposition from local Moslem leaders.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Borobudur Inter-Continental, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Central Jakarta: - Kintamani Pavilion: Traditional Dances & Songs Friday, Italian Night Wednesday, all from 7 p.m.. - Pendopo Tea Lounge: Monika Rosca, pianist from Poland, daily 4 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Palm oil project in Bangka
Palm oil project in Bangka JAKARTA (JP): PT Sadin Tradewinds Indonesia, a joint venture between PT Sadin Mulitagro Sentosa of Indonesia and Tradewinds Bhd of Malaysia, has started the establishment of a palm oil plantation on Bangka island in South Sumatra.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Attempts to dodge Sukarno questioned
Attempts to dodge Sukarno questioned JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), gave a belated response to the recent polemic about the role her father, Indonesia's first president Sukarno, played in the events before and after the communist...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Traders want postponement of marketplace removal
Traders want postponement of marketplace removal JAKARTA (JP): A group of traders of the Makasar subdistrict in Halim, East Jakarta, staged a protest yesterday, demanding a postponement of plans to build a swimming pool on the market site.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Vietnam starts talks on ASEAN membership
Vietnam starts talks on ASEAN membership JAKARTA (JP): Vietnam began preparations for its admission into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by sending a senior delegation to meet with Secretary General Ajit Singh here yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Schools leave a lot to be desired
Schools leave a lot to be desired JAKARTA (JP): The teaching of reading, writing and arithmetic, known as the "three R's", at primary schools still leaves a lot to be desired.This frank admission came from Djauzak Ahmad, the director of elementary education at the Ministry of Education and Culture,...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Ardy still on top IBF list
Ardy still on top IBF list LONDON (Reuter): Leading world rankings issued by the International Badminton Federation yesterday after the 13th event of the World Grand Prix series, the German Open, held in Leverkusen from Oct. 5 to 9: Men: 1. Ardy B. Wiranata (Ina) 1,700 points; 2.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: ASEANJP/msaASEAN SPIRIT: Secretary General of ASEAN Ajit Singh (right) chats with members of the Indonesian Students Association for International Studies (ISAFIS) after he opened a seminar on the role and spirit of ASEAN in the new world order on Monday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Traffic to be detoured during APEC meeting
Traffic to be detoured during APEC meeting CIGOMBONG, Bogor (JP): A number of roads in the city will be closed and traffic routed for several days before, during and after the upcoming Asian and Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting next month, city Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Drug raiders find condoms
Drug raiders find condoms SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police operations aimed at snuffing out drugs in local schools recently discovered students in possession of not only illegal drugs but also contraceptives.Col.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Telecommunication system for APEC almost finished
Telecommunication system for APEC almost finished JAKARTA (JP): The head of the Jakarta Office of Telecommunications Company, John Welly, said yesterday that the installation of telecommunication facilities for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is 95 percent complete.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Military-backed IPKI withdraws from PDI
Military-backed IPKI withdraws from PDI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), still hurting from recent internal leadership struggles, lost one of its five factions yesterday.IPKI, an organization set up by the Armed Forces (ABRI) in 1954, withdrew from the nationalist Christian...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Switzerland invites RI to boost trade
Switzerland invites RI to boost trade JAKARTA (JP): A Swiss delegation led by Federal Councillor Jean-Pascal Delamuraz ended its first five-day economic mission yesterday, inviting Indonesian businessmen to increase exports to its country.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Demolition by force
Demolition by forceFrom PelitaNot many people know that permission from the mayoralty is required for constructing a fence around a plot of land, besides the permission for constructing a building. Therefore the community should be informed about this matter.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Repeated offender shot to death
Repeated offender shot to death Muka Situmeang, a hard-core criminal, was shot to death by police as he was trying to escape on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, East Jakarta, at dawn on Monday.According to police, Muka, 26, was involved in various armed robberies, thefts and other crimes and was jailed...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Union leader gets eight months
Union leader gets eight months MEDAN, North Sumatra: Riswan Lubis, the secretary of the Medan branch of the All Indonesian Prosperous Union (SBSI), was sentenced to eight months imprisonment by the local district court for mobilizing workers to take to the streets.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Squatters evicted in third attempt
Squatters evicted in third attempt JAKARTA (JP): Security officers clashed with squatters as they moved in to demolish more than 300 houses and shacks, leaving more than 20 people from both sides injured in Bendungan Hilir in Central Jakarta yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Benny toils as Paes blasts into semis
Benny toils as Paes blasts into semis HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesia's number one Benny Wijaya survived a heart-stopping thriller against South Korea's Shin Han-cheol for a semifinal berth in Asian Games men's singles tennis competition yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Yorrys arrested for role in death pf servant
Yorrys arrested for role in death pf servant CIGOMBONG, Bogor (JP): Yorrys Raweyai of Pemuda Pancasila, a powerful youth organization of questionable reputation, has finally been arrested by city police for his alleged role in the death of a male servant last year.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
New phone services for Bekasi
New phone services for Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): I Nyoman Punia, chief of the East Jakarta telecommunications office, said here yesterday that his office will introduce the rural telecommunications system into Bekasi regency.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Traffic situation
Traffic situation The traffic situation in Jakarta is receiving a lot of attention. Much has been written about unruly bus drivers. Nothing will change unless public transport fares are raised to a level that allows bus crews to earn a decent living without having to race against each other and...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Local firms have good prospects to sell shares
Local firms have good prospects to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): Charles Balfour, a senior vice president of the New York-based Nasdaq Stock Market, sees promising prospects for Indonesian stocks on the U.S. capital market.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Where is our Mbok?
Where is our Mbok? Sumirah, or Mbok Amat, used to be our parent's servant. She took good care of us when we were kids. She is 72 years of age now and lives with our parents. Despite her age she is in good shape physically and mentally.On Oct. 3, 1994, around 6.00 p.m.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
S'pore's third airline
S'pore's third airline SINGAPORE (AFP): Region Air, a local air charter company owned by reclusive hotelier Ong Beng Seng, will take off as Singapore's third full-fledged airline by the end of the month, officials said yesterday.Starting Oct.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
NAM rejects use of food as leverage
NAM rejects use of food as leverage JAKARTA (JP): The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) of developing countries rejected the use of food aid as a means of political and economic pressure yesterday.After a two-day meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, NAM's agricultural and food ministers said in a 20-point...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
More students accused of defamation freed
More students accused of defamation freed JAKARTA (JP): Two more students convicted of defaming President Soeharto were released yesterday amid protests from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) against the Supreme Court's decision to "delay" freeing four other students.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Ulemas criticized for trying to push NU into politics
Ulemas criticized for trying to push NU into politics JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), dismisses as "unrealistic" scholars' suggestions that the organization return to politics.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Sprite: Non alcoholic
Sprite: Non alcoholic To respond to the concerns of Agus and the letter from MUI (The Jakarta Post readers' column, Oct. 10, 1994) we would like to explain the following points.Firstly, we wish to confirm that in the Indonesian manufacture of Sprite, as well as Coca-Cola and other Company products,...
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Dispute between residents studied
Dispute between residents studied Police are currently investigating causes behind perennial disputes between two groups of residents in Kwitang in Central Jakarta.Speaking to reporters here yesterday, City Police chief Maj. Gen.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Malaysia opposes EU levy on color TV sets
Malaysia opposes EU levy on color TV sets KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has hit out at an anti-dumping levy imposed by the European Union on color television sets produced in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian states, local news reports said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Market space
Market spaceFrom Neraca Jakarta has dozens of new markets built under the Presidential Aid Scheme (Inpres), but still they fail to accommodate sidewalk vendors.A case in point is the market in the Senen area of Central Jakarta. Sidewalk vendors increased after the opening of the market.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
ISCI wins two-day match
ISCI wins two-day match JAKARTA (JP): The International Sports Club of Indonesia's (ISCI) squash team took the Bata Cup trophy last Sunday with a 3- 2 victory over the Bimantara team in a two day squash championship at the ISCI courts on Jl. Ciputat Raya, South Jakarta.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices primarily closed higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues gaining ground in light trading.The broad-based Composite Index, which lost more than three points to close at 511.86 on Monday, closed 0.52 points higher to end at 512.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
PDFCI offers rights shares
PDFCI offers rights shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Private Development Finance Company of Indonesia (Bank PDFCI) will offer 31.25 million rights shares to its shareholders from Oct. 21 to 24 to raise funds for its expansion programs.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994
Illegal workers in Malaysia
Illegal workers in Malaysia Security officers in the Riau province town of Dumai have again aborted an attempt to smuggle hundreds of illegal workers to Malaysia.News of this kind has appeared regularly in newspapers, often with shocking accounts of workers drowning at sea when the crowded boats...