Archive: 7 November 1994
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Mon, 07 Nov 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Peter Pan & Pirates 3:00 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Hindu 7:00 Evening...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
RI to host 2nd meeting of APEC ministers
RI to host 2nd meeting of APEC ministers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to host the second meeting of finance ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) in April 1995 to discuss financial ties among members.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Police still investigating Blok M firecracker blast
Police still investigating Blok M firecracker blast BOGOR, West Java (JP): Police have not yet identified the culprit in the firecracker explosion at a bus terminal near the Blok M Shopping Mall in South Jakarta on Wednesday morning.A security guard was injured in the blast.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Soeharto halts tryout of 5-day school week
Soeharto halts tryout of 5-day school week JAKARTA (JP): Trial five-day school weeks in some elementary and junior high schools will be abolished by the end of the year as President Soeharto believes they pose overly heavy burden to the students.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
The APEC summit
The APEC summit Jakarta's main roads are much cleaner these days. Perhaps for the first time in history flowers are arranged at many strategic points, particularly along the city's major thoroughfares. Beggars and street vendors have vanished overnight from crossroads.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Bus firms warned to discipline drivers
Bus firms warned to discipline drivers JAKARTA (JP): The Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency is threatening to revoke the operation licenses of bus companies and other public transit vehicle firms whose drivers frequently violate route regulations.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
APEC members urged to adopt customs reforms
APEC members urged to adopt customs reforms JAKARTA (JP): The Brussels-based World Customs Organization urged members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to support broad-based customs reform in the region instead of relying on pre-shipment inspection.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Share prices closed higher across the board last week
Share prices closed higher across the board last week JAKARTA (JP): Driven largely by good performance in the regional bourses, share prices closed higher across the board last week. Buoyant trading by bargain hunters on a number of blue chip stocks boosted the JSX (Jakarta Stock Exchange)...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Human rights in APEC
Human rights in APEC One of the many interesting issues in the air prior to the convening of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bogor is the United States' intention to bring up the issue of human rights.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Telkom introduces new phone cards
Telkom introduces new phone cards The state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, is introducing seven kinds of telephone cards to highlight the leadership meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.Setyanto P.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Pasar Minggu to remian catchment area
Pasar Minggu to remian catchment area JAKARTA (JP): In line with regional city planning, Pasar Minggu will continue to be a water catchment area until the year 2005, said South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko."People who intend to build houses in this area should understand and obey city planning in the...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Health service in Timor improves
Health service in Timor improves DILI, East Timor: Health services here have reportedly improved, as the doctor to patient ratio now nears the ideal of 1:5,000.Spokesman for the provincial health office Carlos Pereira said Saturday that services in all the 67 health community centers in East Timor...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Duty on methanol lowered
Duty on methanol lowered JAKARTA (JP): The government has lowered the import duty on methanol from 10 percent to five percent. Methanol is used for the production of glue for plywood, from 10 percent to five percent.Decree No. 542/KMK.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Three Indonesian tennis players ousted
Three Indonesian tennis players ousted JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesian tennis players yesterday were eliminated in the qualifying round of the US$100,000 Wismilak Open Championships in Surabaya, East Java, the third stop of the World Tennis Association (WTA) tour in Asia.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Malaysian, Thai, Indonesia bike makers accused of dumping
Malaysian, Thai, Indonesia bike makers accused of dumping KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia and the European Union are headed for a legal standoff over accusations that the country along with Thailand and Indonesia are dumping cheap bicycles on the European market, newspapers reported here yesterday.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Security for water system increased
Security for water system increased The city-owned water company PAM Jaya is deploying over 2,310 employees to safeguard its water distribution networks.Syamsu Romli, the firm's president, said over the weekend that the employees, who are will be on stand-by 24-hours-a-day three days before and...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Firms must pay for industrial apprenticeship program: Expert
Firms must pay for industrial apprenticeship program: Expert BANDUNG (JP): The new industrial apprenticeship program launched by the Ministry of Manpower should be financed by the industrial community because they are the chief beneficiary of the program, according to a German expert.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Philippines urged to lower tariffs
Philippines urged to lower tariffs MANILA (AFP): The Philippines should lower its tariffs even before the other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to force its industries to be more competitive, Economic Planning Secretary Cielito Habito said here.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Planet Hollywood and language
Planet Hollywood and language SCTV's live broadcast of the opening of the Planet Hollywood restaurant on Oct. 22, 1994, saddened me. The use of the Indonesia language, Bahasa Indonesia, was incorrect. The Master of Ceremonies and several important figures mixed the Bahasa Indonesia lavishly with...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Jakarta applies three methods for expansion
Jakarta applies three methods for expansion JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has applied, simultaneously, three development methods to expand the area of Jakarta. They are: extension, intensification and establishment of new satellite cities.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Large companies asked to help the smaller
Large companies asked to help the smaller SUKABUMI, West Java (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad on Saturday called on large private companies to extend a helping hand to cooperatives and small enterprises.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
No empty promises, please!
No empty promises, please! SERANG, West Java: Members of the local branch of the ruling political group Golkar were reminded not to lure the people with empty promises during the 1997 election campaigns.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Lessons on environmental awareness needed
Lessons on environmental awareness needed JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja urged teachers on Saturday to help improve the environmental awareness of the public by teaching their students to treat animals and plants with respect.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
RI to host banking meet
RI to host banking meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the fifth biennial conference of the Asian and Pacific Association of Banking Institutes in Bali this week.The Indonesian Bankers Institute (IBI), the host of the four- day conference, said over the weekend Bank Indonesia (Central Bank)...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Donation to WWF fund
Donation to WWF fund We would like to express our thanks for the generous donation we received on Nov. 3, 1994, from The Jakarta Post on behalf of those readers who completed their Life Style Survey. The donated funds will help us continue work at our project sites located in protected areas...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Ngada to have new airport
Ngada to have new airport KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The regency of Ngada plans to build an airport in Marapokot next year when its capital is moved from Bajawa to Mbay.Spokesman for the Ngada government Thimtius Mesakh Hermanus said Saturday that Minister of Transportation Haryanto Danutirto had...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Research on Jambi dwarves
Research on Jambi dwarves JAMBI, Jambi: Deborah Martyr, is a British scholar conducting research on the existence of dwarf people living in Kerinci Seblat national park.For many people in Jambi, the dwarves exist in fairly tales and some even claim to have seen them.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
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, 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.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Will next century be Asia-Pacific era?
Will next century be Asia-Pacific era?By Yasuhiko Shibata TOKYO: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which groups some of the world's fastest growing economies, is to hold a summit in Indonesia next week.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
CorelFLOW!: For serious jobs and sheer fun
CorelFLOW!: For serious jobs and sheer funBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Corel Corporation seems determined in becoming the leader in the Windows-based graphics world. Here's one of its products that I briefly mentioned some time ago in my review of new products in the PC world.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters
Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters JAKARTA (JP): Unaware of breaking the local rules of golf cost the runaway leader Nick Faldo of England the Alfred Dunhill Masters title and disqualification from the championship at Bali Golf and Country Club yesterday.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Arief's firing is internal problem of the university
Arief's firing is internal problem of the university JAKARTA (JP): The government has no intention of intervening in the internal conflict currently roiling the Christian University of Satya Wacana, Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro says.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Civil servants making sure Bogor is clean
Civil servants making sure Bogor is clean JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor city administration has deployed 1,500 personnel from various government institutions to clean the parks around Bogor Presidential Palace and to tidy up the city's foliage.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Simpler procedures sought for church building permit
Simpler procedures sought for church building permit JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Roman Catholic Conference (KWI) is urging local administrations to simplify application procedures for church building permits so as to maintain a harmonious relationship between different religious believers.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Vietnam applies for ASEAN membership
Vietnam applies for ASEAN membership BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuter): Hanoi has formally applied to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the staunchly anti-communist group formed at the height of the Vietnam War, senior ASEAN officials said.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Govt urged to consider relations with Israel
Govt urged to consider relations with Israel JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, the chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama organization and a controversial politician, has said that the time has come for Indonesia to consider diplomatic relations with Israel.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
PT Karwell to offer 20m shares
PT Karwell to offer 20m shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Karwell Indonesia, a textile producer, will offer 20 million new shares that will account for 30.77 percent of its total common stocks early next month, the company's executives say.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Extinct species ignored
Extinct species ignored JAKARTA (JP): Most governments in the world have failed to fully implement the international convention on the protection of endangered species.The World Wide Fund (WWF) said on Saturday that 124 countries, which signed the Convention on International Trade of Endangered...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Don't blame Singapore
Don't blame Singapore I refer to the letter by Carl Chairul (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 31, 1994) entitled S'pore's complaint.Being a Singaporean, I am here for some business reasons and I am not pleased to hear Mr. Chairul complaining against his neighboring country.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Orderly succession expected
Orderly succession expected JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, currently in his sixth five- year term, reaffirmed over the weekend that Indonesia already has a well established mechanism for choosing its president based on the 1945 Constitution.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Steady Safe joins Volgren
Steady Safe joins Volgren PT Steady Safe, a publicly listed transportation company, has acquired a 70-percent stake of PT Volgren Indonesia, a producer of aluminum bus bodies.A spokesperson of Steady Safe told The Jakarta Post over the weekend the share takeover was aimed at strengthening the...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Contaminated premium gasoline
Contaminated premium gasoline I herewith enclose a copy of my report at the South Jakarta Police Precinct on Nov. 3, 1994.In short, the gas station at Fatmawati No. 4 was (is?) selling contaminated premium. I let my driver fill up with 35 liters early in the morning on Nov.1, at about 6:45 a.m..
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Singapore may import gas from Indonesia
Singapore may import gas from Indonesia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore may buy natural gas from Indonesia to meet its fuel needs for power stations which will more than double by 2004, a minister said on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
BLIB produces first class instructors
BLIB produces first class instructorsBy Ridwan M. Sijabat BANDUNG (JP): Name the most prestigious college in this city and every one will agree it is the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). But Bandung is also home to dozens of top notch colleges to stake the city's claim as one of Indonesia's...
Mon, 07 Nov 1994
Seven killed in rain storms
Seven killed in rain storms GROBOGAN, Central Java: Rain storms killed seven people and injured four more here last week. In addition, at least 200 houses, mosques, school buildings and government offices were damaged in the process.The storms also destroyed a Rp 11.5 billion (about US$5.