Archive: 1 December 1994
55 articles found
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Canal France International
Canal France International Mr. Webber from Jayapura, thank you for your letter to the Editor published in The Jakarta Post on November 21, 1994, about the "newly found satellite treasure," Canal France International (CFI).
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Traffic laws to be strictly enforced
Traffic laws to be strictly enforced JAKARTA (JP): City police announced yesterday that they will strictly enforce traffic regulations on selected roads in and around the city beginning January.Traffic offenders ticketed in the selected areas are required to attend trials for their offenses.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Soeharto to visit South Sumatra this month
Soeharto to visit South Sumatra this month JAKARTA (JP): Women, archeology and fertilizer do not really have anything in common but they will when President Soeharto travels to South Sumatra's capital of Palembang on Dec. 22.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Mt. Merapi calms as death toll reaches 50
Mt. Merapi calms as death toll reaches 50 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mount Merapi grew calmer yesterday while 11 nearby hamlets remained closed indefinitely as the death toll of last week's eruption reached 50.The continued closure of the worst-stricken villages dashed several thousand evacuees' hopes of an...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Ciledug residents outraged by high voltage cables
Ciledug residents outraged by high voltage cables JAKARTA (JP): Eighty people representing 120 residents from the Ciledug Indah housing estate in Tangerang went to the office of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday morning to complain about the bad effects of high voltage electrical...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
SGS assigned to assess timber companies
SGS assigned to assess timber companies JAKARTA (JP): The government has assigned the Geneva-based Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) to assess the sustainability of the forest concessions of timber companies which intend to go public.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Insanity is grave issue
Insanity is grave issueFrom Sinar PagiAbout two weeks ago a city newspaper published a report that there are 300 thousand insane persons in Surabaya, East Java. Only 1900 of them are treated in the psychiatric hospital. The rest only get on-going treatment.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Military information to be shared
Military information to be shared MANILA (AFP): The Philippines has expressed willingness to share non-classified military information with other nations in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), Foreign Undersecretary Rodolfo Severino said here yesterday.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Two students drowned at sea
Two students drowned at sea DENPASAR, Bali: Two junior high school students in the Karangasem regency in eastern Bali were presumed drowned after being engulfed by high waves while swimming at sea last week, an official said yesterday.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Taiwan-China trade grows
Taiwan-China trade grows TAIPEI (AFP): Indirect trade between Taiwan and China in the first nine months of 1994 rose 15.7 percent from a year earlier to US$11.68 billion, the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) said yesterday.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Gold design winners awarded
Gold design winners awarded JAKARTA (JP): Lecturer of architecture Hendra Dharmawan Hutama was announced as the winner of the first gold contest at the Shangri-La Hotel on Wednesday.Hutama's design titled Dari Hati ke Hati (heart to heart) caught the attention of judges for its beauty and...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
SE Asia's future ties with West (2)
SE Asia's future ties with West (2) This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented by Indonesian Ambassador to the European Union, Adrianus Mooy at the Fuji-Wolfensohn European Advisory Board Meeting in London on Nov. 18.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Red Cross warned of complacency
Red Cross warned of complacency JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto warned the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) yesterday against being complacent after achieving so much in its work in recent years."We never know when a disaster will happen and how damaging it might be," Soeharto said during a meeting at...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Small-scale developers invited
Small-scale developers invited JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is opening registration for small-scale developers intending to take part in tenders for the construction of the city's projects valued below Rp 200 million (US$90,900) each.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Teenage players set up Masters final showdown
Teenage players set up Masters final showdown JAKARTA (JP): Teenage players highlighted the Indonesia Masters tennis championships yesterday as Enny Sulistyowati and Wukirasih Sawondari set up the women's singles final, a reminder of their clash in the Indonesia Junior Masters final last year.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Violist Luluk Purwanto back in town for Jak Jazz '94
Violist Luluk Purwanto back in town for Jak Jazz '94By Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta is much more than just another tour stop for violinist Luluk Purwanto. Although she is now the best-known Indonesian jazz musician abroad, her greatest pleasure is to come home to play for, and with, friends.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Residents complain over house damages
Residents complain over house damages JAKARTA (JP): Six residents of the Mangga Dua Selatan subdistrict, Central Jakarta, filed a complaint with the City Council yesterday over damages to their houses caused by a construction project.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Industry told to spearhead green campaign
Industry told to spearhead green campaign JAKARTA (JP): Given the still low environmental consciousness among consumers in Indonesia, the industrial community in the country should spearhead the environmental campaign, an expert said yesterday.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Teachers in remote village stretch the meaning of dedication
Teachers in remote village stretch the meaning of dedicationBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): From school books and electricity to motor boats and female teachers, desperate teachers living in isolated places can come up with the most unusual, but logical, requests -- especially when they have...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Teaching languages
Teaching languagesFrom KompasThe government has sent a lot of civil servants to foreign countries to study. Many other candidates failed in the English test. Even those with university degrees often lose the chance of going abroad because of their poor English.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
City-owned firm builds modest apartments
City-owned firm builds modest apartments JAKARTA (JP): Another middle class apartment building for young married couples has been put on the market by PT Saranawisesa Properindo, a joint venture between Wijayawisesa Group and city-owned property company PD Sarana Jaya.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Garlic smugglers captured
Garlic smugglers captured SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Marine patrol in Tarakan captured a boat carrying nine tons of garlic thought to be smuggled from Malaysia to Indonesia last week, a military official said yesterday.Commanding officer First Lt.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
RI territory 4.9 million sq. km.
RI territory 4.9 million sq. km. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has complete sovereignty over a total area of 4.9 million square kilometers and "economic rights" over an additional three million square kilometers, Indonesia's top marine law expert says.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
PPD to renovate 1,200 aged buses
PPD to renovate 1,200 aged buses JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned bus company PPD will refurbish 1,200 buses next year in cooperation with selected private companies to help improve services to the public.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Fire razes in 5-story building
Fire razes in 5-story building PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Fire razed in a five-story building in Palembang Tuesday though no casualties have been reported.The fire was put out four hours after it broke out at 7:30 p.m. The building on Jl.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Keep Monas area green
Keep Monas area greenFrom MerdekaThe Monas Park with the National Monument in the center means a lot to the capital city and the community. This park has attracted both domestic and foreign tourists.It is absolutely necessary for the government to manage and preserve the area professionally, so as...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Sarwono ready to work with responsible NGOs
Sarwono ready to work with responsible NGOsBy Prapti Widinugraheni BANDA, Maluku: State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja challenges non-governmental organizations to speak out on what they believe is true, but with accurate data.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
$2b port projects proposed
$2b port projects proposed JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned port management firm PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II plans to propose a number of projects worth Rp 4.4 trillion (US$2.01 billion) and involving private companies to the Ministry of Transportation.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Tangerang needs pedestrian bridges
Tangerang needs pedestrian bridges TANGERANG (JP): Deputy chairman of the Tangerang township council said that, because of the hectic traffic, it is high time pedestrian bridges over main streets were built.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Flora and fauna stamps
Flora and fauna stampsFrom KompasAs an Indonesian bird watcher I congratulate the government for issuing the stamps of the Love of Flora and Fauna 1994 serial. The official issue was Nov. 5, 1994. The flora and fauna pictures on the stamps are of high quality.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Quality conference
Quality conference JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for People's Welfare R.S. Museno opened a conference on The Improvement of the Quality of Companies Performance, held by the city manpower office at city hall on Tuesday.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Storm ravages 500 houses
Storm ravages 500 houses SURABAYA, East Java: A total of 521 houses were seriously damaged and 18 others collapsed during a storm which raged through 12 villages in the Madiun regency Tuesday, a press report said yesterday.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
KONI asked for all-out preparations for SEA Games
KONI asked for all-out preparations for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman ordered the National Sports Governing Body (KONI) yesterday to go all out in preparations for next year's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bangkok.
Thu, 01 Dec 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.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
ADB loan for RI roads
ADB loan for RI roads MANILA (Agencies): The Asian Development Bank said yesterday it approved a US$180 million loan to improve roads in the eastern part of Indonesia.The money will help finance the government's public works program to improve national and provincial roads in 13 provinces, enabling...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Banking industry urged to reduce credit expansion
Banking industry urged to reduce credit expansion JAKARTA (JP): Governor of Bank Indonesia J. Soedradjad Djiwandono yesterday urged the banking industry to reduce loan approvals to avoid being trapped with huge non-performing loans.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Gus Dur tipped to take to NU post again
Gus Dur tipped to take to NU post again JAKARTA (JP): The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) opens its national congress in Tasikmalaya, West Java, today to decide on its leadership, which will play a crucial role in deciding where the country's largest Moslem organization stands politically.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Cargo lanes crucial for EAGA success
Cargo lanes crucial for EAGA successBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Brunei and the Philippines have appealed to Indonesia to establish more shipping and air routes from Sulawesi and Kalimantan to neighboring countries to boost trade among members of the East ASEAN Growth Area...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
RP awards power projects
RP awards power projects MANILA (AFP): Thirteen foreign companies have been contracted by the Philippine government to implement power interconnection projects costing more than US$318 million, the state-owned National Power Corp. (NPC) said here yesterday.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
WB to inject $400m into state electricity
WB to inject $400m into state electricity JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has pledged US$400 million in aid to the state electricity company PT PLN for the electrification of 7,000 villages in the country during the next two fiscal years.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Passive smoking
Passive smokingFrom Bisnis IndonesiaMy partner works for PT UI, a company of multinational consumer goods. As a senior employee my partner has to attend several meetings daily, two to three hours per day. For the past three months my partner coughs a lot.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
W. Jakarta needs garbage trucks
W. Jakarta needs garbage trucks JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta mayoralty badly needs new garbage trucks as its existing fleets are in bad condition.West Jakarta Mayor Sutardiyanto said the number of garbage trucks currently operated by the mayoralty's sanitation office was 123, 29 of which are out...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Pakistan's gas depletes
Pakistan's gas depletes QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuter): Pakistan is seriously concerned about its fast-depleting natural gas reserves, which experts say could run out in 18 years' time."Based on the 1992/93 gas production rate of about 1,600 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) and an annual...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Brutal attack on UKI campus
Brutal attack on UKI campus JAKARTA (JP): A group of students of the privately-owned Academy of Maritime Indonesia brutally attacked students and destroyed property of the University of Catholic Indonesia (UKI) yesterday.The afternoon attack at the UKI campus on Jl.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Chuan seeks motive behind massacre
Chuan seeks motive behind massacre BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has ordered his government to find out why 17 Thai loggers were killed in Cambodia last week, and officials said the company that sent the workers across the border may face criminal charges.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Wiranto to replace Hendro
Wiranto to replace Hendro JAKARTA (JP): After being assigned as the City Military commander for a year and seven months, Maj. Gen. Hendropriyono will be replaced by his Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. Wiranto, says Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman Brig. Gen. Syarwan Hamid.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday continued seeing declines in the prices of shares, particularly blue-chip stocks Astra Int'l, Barito Pacific Timber, Indah Kiat Paper & Pulp and Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
MNLF-govt talks end with optimism
MNLF-govt talks end with optimism ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Three days of talks between ad hoc panels representing the government and the Moslem insurgent Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) ended with optimism yesterday in this southern city.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
EAGA free trade gets big boost
EAGA free trade gets big boostBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Senior ministers of Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed at a meeting here yesterday to speed up the creation of a free trade zone in the eastern part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Oetojo blasts court for freeing alleged killer of Marsinah
Oetojo blasts court for freeing alleged killer of Marsinah JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman criticized the East Java high court's controversial decision to release businessman Judi Susanto, the main suspect in the murder case of labor activist Marsinah.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Two ex-Bapindo bosses face 11, 9 years in jail
Two ex-Bapindo bosses face 11, 9 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors at the Central Jakarta district court sought a total of 20 years imprisonment for two former executives of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) for their role in a huge loan scam.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
The NU congress
The NU congress Today, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is scheduled to start its congress in Tasikmalaya, West Java. Without a doubt, it is one of the year's most important political events and one of the most interesting to watch.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
GATT urges Indonesia to maintain reform
GATT urges Indonesia to maintain reform GENEVA (Reuter): The GATT world trade body yesterday urged Indonesia to maintain the pace of economic reform to improve efficiency and overcome its anti-export bias.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
Vietnam to join ASEAN in July
Vietnam to join ASEAN in July HONG KONG (AFP): Vietnam will be officially admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on July 22, 1995, a Hong Kong-based weekly magazine said yesterday.
Thu, 01 Dec 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World of Kids 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Bina Pramuka 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV...