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Archive: 26 November 1994

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Indonesia strengthens representation at UN

Indonesia strengthens representation at UN JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed a senior diplomat to beef up Indonesia's representation at the United Nations in view of Indonesia's ascension to the UN Security Council beginning in January.

Three-in-one kids help make up the number

Three-in-one kids help make up the numberBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Imagine driving towards Jl. Sudirman during the morning peak hour. You have an important business meeting and you cannot afford to be even slightly late.

NU leaders told to work for whole nation

NU leaders told to work for whole nation JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno told leaders of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, yesterday that they should work for the nation's good instead of serving only members.

Toll road developer plans to float 122m in stocks

Toll road developer plans to float 122m in stocks JAKARTA (JP): PT Citra Marga Nusapahala, a major toll road developer, will offer new shares to the public next month to raise funds for the construction of a new toll road.

GE-Tenaga gas turbine deal

GE-Tenaga gas turbine deal KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): General Electric (GE) of the United States signed a partnership agreement yesterday with Malaysia's electricity supplied Tenaga Nasional to maintain gas turbines built by the American power supplies giant.

53 couples married off

53 couples married off Another 53 poor couples were married off at the Kalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta on Thursday because their current marriage status is still considered illegal.During the collective wedding, the brides and bridegrooms, all residents of the Kamal and Tegalalur...

AIDS victims must not be forgotten

AIDS victims must not be forgotten JAKARTA (JP): As the anti-AIDS campaign is escalating in Indonesia, there is one thing that the nation should not forget -- dealing with the victims of the fatal disease.

Semarang wants own TV studio

Semarang wants own TV studio SEMARANG: Minister of Information Harmoko has given the green light to Central Java request to build its own television studio for the state-owned TVRI.The provincial government has already designated a five- hectare plot in Pucang Gading in eastern Semarang for the...

Woodies seal perfect run at World Doubles

Woodies seal perfect run at World Doubles JAKARTA (JP): Australia's solid partnership of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde chalked up a perfect 3-0 win-loss record at the US$1.3 million ATP World Doubles tennis championship yesterday, only to set up an early meeting with Netherlands' title holders...

Where to go in Jakarta:> Saturday, Nov. 25, 1994

Where to go in Jakarta:> Saturday, Nov. 25, 1994Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Govt to stop issuance of more inter-city bus routes

Govt to stop issuance of more inter-city bus routes JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to stop issuing new-route permits for inter city buses in Java to ease traffic jams and minimize violations of transport regulations.

Police arrest oil adulterators

Police arrest oil adulterators SURABAYA, East Java: Police have arrested six people in the southern suburb of Sidoarjo for adulterating lubricant oil.Chief of the Sidoarjo police precinct Lt. Col. Soeharto said the suspects were arrested in a raid early this week in which they also seized thousands...

Campus and democracy

Campus and democracyFrom RepublikaThe Arief Budiman tragedy is an irony. The tragedy which involves Arief occurred in the Satya Wacana University, a campus which should set exemplary behavior based on democratic principles and thus serve as a benchmark for democracy.

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues losing ground in moderate trading.The broad-based JSX Composite Index, ended slightly lower at 487.57 yesterday from 488.49 on Thursday.

Biography written with love

Biography written with loveBy Arief Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): A biography which is also a love story will soon materialize on bookshop shelves entitled My life with Eri-san: A Freedom Fighter, written by Mrs. Mang Eri Soedewo about her late husband, Ambassador Eri Soedewo.Mrs.

High U.S. rates help relief RI debt burden

High U.S. rates help relief RI debt burden JAKARTA (JP): Increased interest rates in the U.S., which will likely be followed an appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen, are expected to favor Indonesia's debt servicing, economist Mohammad Arsjad Anwar says.

Mystery still shrouds Nyo Beng Seng murder

Mystery still shrouds Nyo Beng Seng murderBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): After seven months of hard work, city police announced they have arrested two street criminals believed to have been involved in the killing of entertainment businessman Nyo Beng Seng.

Seven Timorese refugees suffer in Portugal: Report

Seven Timorese refugees suffer in Portugal: Report JAKARTA (JP): The seven young East Timorese who briefly occupied the Swedish and Finnish embassies last year are now living in deplorable conditions in Portugal, after taking up Lisbon's offer of asylum, according to a Portuguese periodical.

Seirawan buries Utut's ambition

Seirawan buries Utut's ambition JAKARTA (JP): American grand master Yasser Seirawan outwitted Indonesia's number one grand master Utut Adianto's at the 47th move in their fourth and final round duel here yesterday.

Indonesians not fully informed about AIDS

Indonesians not fully informed about AIDS JAKARTA (JP): In spite of the media barrage of news on the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Indonesians still do not fully grasp the dangers of the disease for which there is no cure, a leading expert on AIDS said yesterday.

Govt to improve welfare of teachers

Govt to improve welfare of teachers JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has assured teachers that the government will continue to improve their welfare, allowing them to fully concentrate on educating.Speaking at a ceremony commemorating the 1994 International and National Teachers Day at the State...

PLDT group wins RP satellite launch race

PLDT group wins RP satellite launch race MANILA (AFP): A group led by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has moved closer to launching the Philippines' first satellite after winning support of members of a rival consortium, officials said yesterday.

Timor to have open schools

Timor to have open schools DILI, East Timor: The youngest province will soon have two open junior high schools to accommodate elementary school graduates who cannot continue their studies at regular schools, a local official said yesterday.

Senior NU leader declines PPP post

Senior NU leader declines PPP post JAKARTA (JP): A senior leader of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has turned down an offer by the United Development Party (PPP) to sit on its advisory board, saying he'd prefer to remain active in NU and stay put at his pesantren (Moslem boarding school).

Where has the money gone?

Where has the money gone?From Suara KaryaI am one of hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers in Malaysia, who have worked legally in Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan since 1992.I have saved my hard earned money for future use and my ailing parents. On Sept.

Perumka cancels plan to raise railway fares

Perumka cancels plan to raise railway fares BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The state-owned railway company Perumka canceled its plan to increase railway fares for executive and business class passengers at the last minute yesterday.

Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.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.

KL seeks RI's help to support plywood price

KL seeks RI's help to support plywood price KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's top resources official yesterday looked at Indonesia for help in stabilizing the price of plywood following a sharp fall in revenue from the commodity.

Social gap

Social gapFrom SuryaAll luxurious cars used during the meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Jakarta two years ago were sold out. Now following the end of the APEC meeting in Bogor, the cars for the forum which cost around Rp. 1 billion each also sold like peanuts.

Effective supervision

Effective supervisionFrom Pikiran RakyatI highly appreciate the initiative taken by the member of the Development Faction of the House of Representatives in uncovering malpractice by government banks.Baramuli alerted everyone to the Bapindo credit scam. This has inspired Golkar to fight collusion.

First female lawyer

First female lawyerFrom KompasIn a news report published in Kompas on Nov. 10, 1994, the dean of the school of law of Sumatra Utara University (USU), Reh Ngena br. Purba, said that the late Prof. Ani Abbas-Manopo was the first woman in Indonesia who had a law degree.

High Court's Marsinah case decision not final yet

High Court's Marsinah case decision not final yet JAKARTA (JP): East Java High Court's decision to free businessman Judi Susanto, the main defendant in the murder case of labor activist Marsinah, from all charges is not final, observers said yesterday.

ADB's airport loan to RP

ADB's airport loan to RP MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$41 million loan to the Philippines to upgrade an airport in the major southern city of Davao, the Manila-based lending institution said yesterday.

Dutch plant in Bontang

Dutch plant in Bontang AMSTERDAM (Reuter): Dutch chemicals group DSM NV says its 60 percent-owned Indonesian joint venture DSM Kaltim Melamine was going ahead with plans to dismantle a melamine plant in the Netherlands and rebuild it in Indonesia.

Jakarta spends billions on ports for islanders

Jakarta spends billions on ports for islanders JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is currently building a number of ports in the Seribu Islands, north of Jakarta, involving investments of billions of rupiahs, with the aim of providing better transportation services for island residents.

Students next for AIDS test

Students next for AIDS test JEMBER, East Java: Local health authorities are taking their anti-AIDS campaign to university students next, having already conducted blood tests on high-risk groups such as prostitutes.

Merapi calmer as deaths rise to 38

Merapi calmer as deaths rise to 38 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mount Merapi was calm yesterday after a night of heavy rainfall as the death toll for Tuesday's eruption reached 38 people.A command post set up at the Dr.

Student victim of hit and run

Student victim of hit and run A 22-year-old female university student died after she was clipped by the sideview mirror of a passing car on Jl. Tanjung Barat, Pasar Minggu, in South Jakarta.According to witnesses, Ami, a senior student of the Economic Faculty at the University of Pancasila, died of...

City licenses a new bus firm

City licenses a new bus firm The city authorities have licensed a new minibus company to serve the outskirts of Jakarta and allowed for existing city bus companies to buy an additional 1,000 buses to strengthen their fleets.

Tangerang postpones local polls

Tangerang postpones local polls TANGERANG (JP): The committees organizing the sub-district elections in the city have postponed the date in the five districts due to a lack of candidates, an official of the Tangerang administration said yesterday.

Jakarta plans scripless trading by end of 1995

Jakarta plans scripless trading by end of 1995 JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will occupy its new building on Jl. Sudirman, South Jakarta, early next year and later introduce scripless (paperless) trading at the end of the year, says a senior official of the exchange.

Rp 688 million for scholarships

Rp 688 million for scholarships JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The provincial government provides Rp 688 million (US$332,000) in scholarships for indigenous students who continue their studies in other provinces.

City versus vice

City versus vice Although Jakarta has yet to gain the reputation of being a sin city like Bangkok and is not likely to do so within the foreseeable future this does not mean that prostitution is not a problem.Certainly, the number of women involved in prostitution in the capital is not declining.

Manila to free 51 Chinese

Manila to free 51 Chinese PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Reuter): The Philippines said yesterday that 51 Chinese held in a fishing boat since arriving three months ago will be allowed to sail to Australia.

Govt opens bidding on telecom tender

Govt opens bidding on telecom tender JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday opened the registration for the tender of the construction of two million telephone lines which will be assigned to private firms during this Sixth Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI) period.

TV Today: Saturday, November. 26, 1994

TV Today: Saturday, November. 26, 1994TV todayTVRI2:30 p.m Sports3:30 Film4:30 Culture Program5:00 Regional News5:30 Science Program6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country6:15 Village Program6:30 Traditional Music7:00 Evening News7:30 Tata Busana8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua9:00 World News9:30 Music...

OPEC vows more dialog meetings with partners

OPEC vows more dialog meetings with partners JAKARTA (JP): The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will intensify dialogs with consumers and independent producers to seek ways to stabilize the oil market.I.B.

U.S. cannot impose its values: Bush

U.S. cannot impose its values: Bush JAKARTA (JP): Former U.S. president George Bush said here last night that the United States should not lecture other countries on human rights and the environment because every single country has its own culture and systems.