Archive: 17 October 1994
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Mon, 17 Oct 1994
House goes on 2-week vacation
House goes on 2-week vacation JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) went into a two-week recess on Saturday, one week later than originally scheduled because pressing matters, including the need to pass the new tax bills, forced it to work overtime.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
U.S.-Indonesia Society inaugurated in gala style
U.S.-Indonesia Society inaugurated in gala styleBy Abdullah Balbed WASHINGTON D.C. (JP): The United States-Indonesia Society was officially inaugurated on Thursday evening with a reception at the Mayflower Hotel.Approximately 400 guests turned up at the reception, including U.S.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Toyota folds Asian output
Toyota folds Asian output TOKYO (AFP): Toyota Motor Corp. plans to double motor vehicle output in Asian countries outside Japan to 520,000 units a year by 1997 in an effort to restore its competitive edge damaged by a higher yen, an economic daily said Saturday.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Ramos arrives in Saudi Arabia
Ramos arrives in Saudi Arabia DUBAI (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines arrived in Jeddah yesterday on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia during which he is expected to have talks with King Fahd.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Vietnam interbank forex market quiet on first day
Vietnam interbank forex market quiet on first day HANOI (Reuter): The first day of Vietnam's new foreign currency interbank market on Saturday was quiet, with no transactions conducted while traders got used to the idea."The commercial banks are just pricking up their ears.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Jakarta share prices lose ground
Jakarta share prices lose ground JAKARTA (JP): Following its rebound, the market failed to sustain its upward direction with the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Composite Index, losing 4.71 points to close the week at 510.34.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
A more effective way of teaching sought
A more effective way of teaching soughtBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): A question for parents: What would you do if you found out your child's teacher, in elementary school, taught your child something you know is definitely wrong?Or what if you were told there were elementary school teachers...
Mon, 17 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.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
What's new out there in the PC world?
What's new out there in the PC world?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): As if to make it more difficult to find a truly convincing answer to my inquiry into the future of chosen platforms, here's a piece of news from the big blue: IBM is releasing Version 3.0 of OS/2, which it calls "Warp".
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Indovision's 5th TV channel
Indovision's 5th TV channel JAKARTA (JP): Indovision, the subscription television service which represents CNN, ESPN, HBO and The Discovery Channel, announced Saturday that it will soon launch the fifth channel, TNT & The Cartoon Network, on its lineup.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Singapore envoy briefed on RI forest policy
Singapore envoy briefed on RI forest policy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will make every effort imaginable to prevent forest fires, which sent thick haze to Singapore last month and caused major health hazards, in the future, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja says.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Merpati to fly to Singapore from Yogyakarta next week
Merpati to fly to Singapore from Yogyakarta next week JAKARTA (JP): PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, will start twice-a-week service to Singapore from Yogyakarta through Bandung in West Java on Oct. 24, a company executive says.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
14 injured in road accident
14 injured in road accident CILEGON, West Java: Fourteen people were injured in a collision between a coach and a bus in this "steel town" early yesterday.The accident happened at 5:18 a.m. when the coach carrying coal hit the Jakarta-bound bus Primajasa at an unguarded railway crossing, police...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Awareness of law promoted
Awareness of law promoted JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will intensify its program on regulation awareness in a bid to increase the public's compliance to existing laws, an official said Saturday.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Trivial dispute leads to institute students' brawl
Trivial dispute leads to institute students' brawl JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students from neighboring reputable colleges in the southern outskirts clashed Saturday over a trivial cause: the usual jostling on public buses.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Keating welcomes ambitious APEC advisers' report
Keating welcomes ambitious APEC advisers' report CANBERRA (Reuter): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating on Saturday welcomed a report by business advisers to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which urges the 17- member group to free up regional trade by 2010.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Shopping center catches fire
Shopping center catches fire PEKANBARU, Riau: The city's shopping center caught fire yesterday, causing extensive damage but no injuries, a press report said.Eyewitnesses said the fire broke out on the second floor at 7:40 a.m. when shoppers began to stream in, Antara reported.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Disabled Games closed
Disabled Games closed JAKARTA (JP): The second National Games for the Mentally Retarded was officially closed yesterday with Hong Kong taking the lead in almost all events in which it took part during the three-day meet at Madya Senayan stadium.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
`Tempo' staff formally laid off by publisher
`Tempo' staff formally laid off by publisher JAKARTA (JP): PT Graffiti Pers, the publisher of the banned Tempo magazine, on Saturday formally laid off all its employees, nearly four months since its closure.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Host Japan saves face with dramatic volleyball win
Host Japan saves face with dramatic volleyball win HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): Japan came within two points of defeat in the men's volleyball final yesterday but rallied to beat defending champion China in a dramatic finish to an Asian Games lacking in magical moments.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Hiroshima Asiad closed, China confirms supremacy
Hiroshima Asiad closed, China confirms supremacy HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuter): The curtain came down on the 12th Asian Games on Sunday after 15 days of Chinese domination, the return of Ma's Family Army and a refreshing lack of drug scandals."In the name of the Olympic Council of Asia...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Sahid grand apartments to be ready
Sahid grand apartments to be ready JAKARTA (JP): The Sahid group's luxurious apartment project, with an investment of US$83 million, built at its hotel complex on Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, is expected to be completed next March, its owner Sukamdani S. Gitosardjono said Saturday.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Thailand expects $6b from tourism
Thailand expects $6b from tourism BANGKOK (AFP): The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says some 6.2 million tourists will come to the "Land of Smiles" this calendar year, and it expects them to leave behind US$6 billion.That would be an increase from the 5.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
How words fly from the APEC summit
How words fly from the APEC summitBy Irawan Abidin JAKARTA (JP): When the leaders of 18 Pacific rim nations gather in Bogor next month for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, they will be tackling, principally, trade and economic issues.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Three die in traffic accident
Three die in traffic accident MEDAN, North Sumatra: Three high school students were killed in a road accident Saturday.The technical high school students were hit by a speeding minibus while they were bicycling to school on the Trans-Sumatra highway in Lubuk Pakam, 27 kilometers from here.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Lost parcels
Lost parcels I am frustrated, bewildered, and disappointed. Nearly four months ago my organization's office in Jakarta sent me three important parcels via Merpati Angkasa Courier, an Agent of Merpati Air Cargo service. I have yet to receive those parcels.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Malaysian soldier killed in Somalia
Malaysian soldier killed in Somalia MOGADISHU (Reuter): A Malaysian soldier was killed and another suffered minor injuries when their vehicle overturned in a road accident in Mogadishu on Saturday, a UN spokesman said yesterday.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Latief asked to explain Pakpahan's trial to world
Latief asked to explain Pakpahan's trial to world JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has asked Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief to tell the world that the Medan trial of labor activist Muchtar Pakpahan is of a criminal nature.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Pelangi island plundered
Pelangi island plundered For many years we have been going to the islands in the bay of Jakarta, as we love snorkeling and observing the marine life at the reefs. It can be such a breathtaking sight and it relaxes and takes away the Jakarta stress.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Reference system for mental patients
Reference system for mental patients JAKARTA (JP): An official of the Jakarta Mental Hospital (RSJ) underlines the importance of a reference system of hospitals for mental patients in a bid to improve services.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
TBC prevalent in Nusa Tenggara
TBC prevalent in Nusa Tenggara KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Over seven percent of the 3,3 million population of this province suffer from tuberculosis (TBC), an official says.Head of the provincial health office Bambang Purnomo said over the weekend that the high incidence of tuberculosis is spurred...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Soeharto dedicates new dam, launches water saving drive
Soeharto dedicates new dam, launches water saving drive JAKARTA (JP): Concerned over the widespread inefficient use of water, President Soeharto launched a national water saving campaign yesterday.The drive aims at preventing severe, long-term water shortages, Soeharto said in Lombok, West Nusa...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
PDAM supplies only 58% of city water needs
PDAM supplies only 58% of city water needs JAKARTA (JP): An executive said PDAM Jaya, the city-owned water company, could supply only 58.8 percent of the city's daily water demand of 1.7 million cubic meters.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Preventive steps the best to curb N. Jakarta crime
Preventive steps the best to curb N. Jakarta crime JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto urged officers to take preventive measures in anticipation of problems arising in slum areas in North Jakarta due to the existing social gap.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Govt rapped over planned hike in electricity tariffs
Govt rapped over planned hike in electricity tariffs JAKARTA (JP): A number of legislators want the government to consult the House of Representatives (DPR) every time it plans to increase billing rates of electricity, which affects the interest of the public.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Post service
Post serviceFrom NeracaI am disappointed with the Post Office. On Sunday, Oct. 9, 1994, I went to Pasar Baru General Post Office (GPO) at 4 p.m. to send a letter by Patas post. I was following the suggestion of the Post Office on Jl. Pemuda in East Jakarta.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
No `True Lies' discs or videos in town: Agency
No `True Lies' discs or videos in town: Agency JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Film Control Agency (Bapfida), which has conducted surveys on a number of video and laser disc rental centers, found no True Lies, an action-comedy movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, for rent.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
`Suara Pembaruan' management
`Suara Pembaruan' management The management of Suara Pembaruan daily newspaper was quite disturbed by your article: Internal trouble brewing at Suara Pembaruan, published by your paper on Saturday, Oct. 8, 1994. We feel that The Jakarta Post should have first checked with us prior to publishing it.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
UK minister due here
UK minister due here JAKARTA (JP): British Trade Minister Richard Needham and entourage will touch down here tomorrow to begin a six-day trade mission, the British embassy says.During his visit, Needham is scheduled to hold meetings with Minister of Trade Satrio Budiardjo Joedono, Minister of Mines...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Trade liberalization sought
Trade liberalization sought JAKARTA (JP): A business advisory group of APEC suggested here Saturday that the forum accelerate trade and investment liberalization, improve business facilitation, promote human resource development and improve the government-business sector partnership.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Troops recapture project from rebels
Troops recapture project from rebels COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Soldiers and policemen, backed by four helicopter gunships, recaptured an irrigation project site from Moslem guerrillas in an overnight battle that ended Sunday, a military spokesman said.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Traffic routes in Bogor
Traffic routes in Bogor JAKARTA (JP): The trial of changes in traffic routes on major roads in Bogor over the weekend ended smoothly.The tryout was conducted on Friday as part of the administration's preparations for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meeting next month.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Rafsanjani asks Indonesia to buy more Iranian oil
Rafsanjani asks Indonesia to buy more Iranian oil JAKARTA (JP): Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Saturday called on Indonesia to buy more oil from his country while at the same time hinting that Iran may purchase helicopters from the IPTN state-aircraft manufacturer.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Guarantee of apartments for Benhil squatters is vital
Guarantee of apartments for Benhil squatters is vital JAKARTA (JP); A member of the House of Representatives (DPR) underlined the importance of guaranteeing squatters of Bendungan Hilir homes in the low cost apartments which the government plans to build.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Drug smugglers arrested
Drug smugglers arrested PADANGRATU, Central Lampung: Police have arrested two suspected drug smugglers from Medan, North Sumatra, who tried to smuggle almost 90 kilograms of marijuana to Jakarta.Head of the southern Sumatra Police Command, Maj. Gen. M.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Govt to refurbish sidewalks
Govt to refurbish sidewalks The City Parks Office plans to refurbish sidewalks along Jl. Sabang and Jl. Thamrin, one of the city's major thoroughfares, an official says."We have submitted a proposal to the governor," Toni Arifin, the deputy head of the office, told The Jakarta Post after the...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Rain storm hits Pekalongan
Rain storm hits Pekalongan PEKALONGAN, Central Java: The local administration has appealed for assistance for residents whose homes were destroyed in a rain storm last week.Asfar Wahab, spokesman for the local administration, said here on Saturday that police and military personnel have been called...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
`Rise of Islam seen as a threat to Western world'
`Rise of Islam seen as a threat to Western world' JAKARTA (JP): A top diplomat hinted that the rise of Islam in the post-Cold War era is seen as a threat that could challenge Western hegemony."After the fall of communism, Islam is now the biggest threat to the West," former Indonesian ambassador to...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Singapore protests
Singapore protestsFrom KompasIn relation to the smoke haze from Indonesia, The Straits Times has written an editorial: Give us back our day..., all about how Singapore and Malaysia should firmly but politely warn Indonesia about the damage it is causing.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Victims of Malaysian fallen condominium filing test suit
Victims of Malaysian fallen condominium filing test suit KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Six Malaysians devastated by the collapse of a luxury condominium here last year said yesterday they have filed a suit to seek damages for the loss of relatives and valuables in the country's worst building disaster.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Vocal scholar questioned for making harsh comments
Vocal scholar questioned for making harsh comments YOGYAKARTA (JP): An outspoken political scholar was questioned by the authorities on Saturday for allegedly making harsh comments against the government during a seminar on democracy last August.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Rubber trader, wife murdered
Rubber trader, wife murdered MEDAN, North Sumatra: A rubber trader and his wife were killed in an apparent robbery attempt.Police said that the businessman Ie Sun, 52, and his wife A. Chin, 43, were killed early on Saturday by at least three robbers who broke into their house.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Example for APEC members
Example for APEC members Two significant approvals by the House of Representatives (DPR) last week deserve more praise than they were given.One was the decision to amend the 10-year-old taxation system.