Archive: 2 December 1994
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Fri, 02 Dec 1994
UI opens Non-Aligned Movement study center
UI opens Non-Aligned Movement study centerBy Achmad Nurhoeri JAKARTA (JP): The prestigious state University of Indonesia has established a center to study the development of the Non- Aligned Movement (NAM), of which Indonesia is now chairman.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Three nabbed while drug trafficking
Three nabbed while drug trafficking PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Three persons the police have long suspected of drug trafficking were finally caught in the act on Wednesday.Pekalongan Police Chief Sofyan Nasution said that his men seized 110 grams of heroin powder from the three people caught...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Apartment sales boom
Apartment sales boom The Nov. 17 regulation issued by the public housing minister on the sales of apartments should be welcomed as an effort to protect the interests of consumers. We are not sure, though, whether the ruling, which we think should have been issued last year, will be effective enough...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Water and Air Police Squad marks 44th anniversary
Water and Air Police Squad marks 44th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): The National Water and Air Police Squad celebrated its 44th anniversary with a series of attractions, including a show-of-force parade and 'senam joget' (dancing exercise, above photo) at its base in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta,...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Witnesses give testimony defending accused Yorrys
Witnesses give testimony defending accused Yorrys JAKARTA (JP): The defense lawyer for Yorrys Raweyai, a prominent figure of Pemuda Pancasila being tried for organizing a gambling den, presented two witnesses yesterday at the West Jakarta District Court.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
RI investors encouraged to do mining in Australia
RI investors encouraged to do mining in Australia JAKARTA (JP): Australia is inviting Indonesian investors to do business in Australia's mining sector, while offering its technology to Indonesia's mining industry to help meet the rapidly increasing mining demands in the Asia-Pacific region.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Seeking Gus Dur's explanation
Seeking Gus Dur's explanationFrom PelitaI am not surprised by Bung Rahman Wahid's suggestion that the time has come for Indonesia to consider diplomatic relations with Israel.But his statement published in the Jerusalem Post on Nov. 4, 1994 needs explaining.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Boar hunting season opens
Boar hunting season opens BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Governor Adjis Achmad officially sounded the call to the hunt on Wednesday for dozens of marksmen from Jakarta, saying that the wild boars they are after are the cause of human poverty.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Railway system projects underway
Railway system projects underway JAKARTA (JP): The Director General of Land Transportation, Soejono, announced yesterday that only 35 percent of Greater Jakarta's railway system projects have been completed."We hope in the year 2004 all of the projects will be completed.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Aussie, British insurers enter RI
Aussie, British insurers enter RI JAKARTA (JP): Australian and British insurance companies have entered the Indonesian market by teaming up domestic partners to set up joint ventures.The QBE Insurance Group of Australia has teamed up with PT Pool Asuransi Indonesia to establish a joint venture here...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
IDI plans public complaints bureau
IDI plans public complaints bureau JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) plans to set up a bureau in charge of handling public complaints about the behavior of certain physicians.IDI chairman Azrul Azwar said yesterday that people fed up with doctors' professional service could...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Jak Jazz opens to drizzle, applause
Jak Jazz opens to drizzle, applause JAKARTA (JP): The fourth international Jakarta jazz festival was officially opened yesterday by Governor Surjadi Soedirdja with one of five stages still being completed amid drizzle which washed across the capital.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Assyabaab goes top after crushing PSM
Assyabaab goes top after crushing PSM JAKARTA (JP): Surabaya's Assyabaab chalked up its second consecutive win in the Indonesian Soccer League competition by trouncing Ujungpandang's PSM 2-0 on Wednesday.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
China in property fever
China in property fever BEIJING (Reuter): China's booming property market has offered a deal that city fathers in Hangzhou could not refuse -- the sale of City Hall itself.Following fierce bidding, land-use rights to the prime lakeside site were sold to Chinese and Indonesian developers for...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Pusan to apply for 14th Asiad
Pusan to apply for 14th Asiad SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea plans to apply to host the 14th Asian Games in 2002 in Pusan, its second largest city, officials said yesterday.A Pusan city official said the city would submit the application to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in January.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Plastic surgery on Merapi victims underway
Plastic surgery on Merapi victims underway YOGYAKARTA (JP): Doctors will begin performing plastic surgery today on victims of the Mount Merapi eruption. The victims have been receiving treatment for their serious burn injuries.As of yesterday, the death toll in the Nov.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Public participation in master plans invited
Public participation in master plans invited JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday that the drafting of spatial master plans should involve the private sector, including individuals.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Talks with Suu Kyi hailed
Talks with Suu Kyi hailed BANGKOK (Reuter): Myanmarese Foreign Minister Ohn Gyaw said yesterday that recent meetings between his country's military rulers and detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi helped build mutual understanding and were likely to continue.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Jeremy Monteiro builds his band and his empire
Jeremy Monteiro builds his band and his empireBy Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): How jazz groups come together is often a fascinating story. Consider, for instance, the chronicle of the Jeremy Monteiro ensemble.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Paternalism, democracy don't go hand in hand
Paternalism, democracy don't go hand in handBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): In a seminar I attended recently I was asked to comment upon a paper which, to me, is very difficult to digest. It discusses the problem of generating a socio-cultural system which is capable of moving our present...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
95 firms violate manpower regulations
95 firms violate manpower regulations JAKARTA (JP): The government has prosecuted 12 companies this year and will send 83 others to court for alleged violations of manpower regulations, a Ministry of Manpower official said yesterday.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Politics should not be an issue for NU: Yogie
Politics should not be an issue for NU: YogieBy Santi WE Soekanto and Petty Prihartini TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Yogie S. Memet told members of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) yesterday that they are free to channel their political aspirations through any of the three political...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Many state schools require renovation
Many state schools require renovation JAKARTA (JP): City Council members are pressuring the municipal administration to make renovation or reconstruction of a number of dilapidated city-owned school buildings top priority.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Fire razes 15 houses
Fire razes 15 houses JAMBI, Jambi: Fire razed at least 15 houses in Rajawali subdistrict of the city on Wednesday night.No casualties occurred, Antara reported yesterday.The fire which began at one of the houses at around 7:30 p.m. was extinguished within two hours.Jambi Police Chief Col.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Dony sweeps men's titles at Indonesia Masters
Dony sweeps men's titles at Indonesia Masters JAKARTA (JP): Donny Susetyo ended a long slump by sweeping two men's titles at the Indonesia Masters tennis championships yesterday.Donny powered his way to a 6-3, 7-6 (7-0) victory over national number three Eddy Kusdaryanto for the men's singles crown...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Leaks in tests for subdistrict chiefs
Leaks in tests for subdistrict chiefs TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang administration is investigating alleged leaks in the screening tests for candidates for the 50 subdistrict chief seats."We are conducting a thorough investigation, and we will impose stern penalties on anyone found guilty,"...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
S'pore regional strategy
S'pore regional strategy BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand is a priority in Singapore's bid to go regional by expanding business abroad and investing overseas, Singapore Trade and Industry Minister Yeo Cheow Tong says.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Environmental conscience
Environmental conscience I am writing this letter to you because I am deeply troubled. As an American citizen who has lived and worked in Indonesia, I too, am concerned about preserving the beauty and overall majesty of your country of more than 13,640 islands.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Haj registration in S. Jakarta
Haj registration in S. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The number of Jakartans registering at South Jakarta's haj affairs office for next year's pilgrimage to Mecca has so far reached 1,900.Zachrudin Zen, head of the haj affairs office, said on Wednesday that the registrants are expected to join pilgrimage...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Tale of two discos
Tale of two discos CIREBON, West Java: The Cirebon Regency Office gave its blessing to the opening of the Papillon Discotheque and Billiard in Indramayu, 65 kilometers southwest of the city, just a week after a similar club was ransacked by a mob.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Tangerang warns extortionists
Tangerang warns extortionists TANGERANG (JP): The regent of Tangerang, H. Syaifulah Abdurrahman, told traders of the Ciputat market, South Jakarta, whose kiosks were destroyed by fire on Oct. 20, to report to the authorities any officials asking them for money for occupying the space of a temporary...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Housing loan disbursement unjust
Housing loan disbursement unjust JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono said yesterday the fact that 70 percent of housing loans totaling Rp 28.2 trillion (US$12.8 billion) have gone for the purchase of upper class housing reflects injustice in the disbursement of credit.
Fri, 02 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.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Universities sign pact to stop student brawls
Universities sign pact to stop student brawls JAKARTA (JP): Police and military officers witnessed the managements of two privately-owned universities sign a pact yesterday to put an end to brawls like that involving their students on Wednesday.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Satya Wacana rocked by more feuding
Satya Wacana rocked by more feuding SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): The Satya Wacana Christian University was rocked by more feuding after the foundation which owns the college appointed its new executive board on Wednesday.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Merapi eruption
Merapi eruptionFrom KompasThe Merapi eruption revealed that thousands of people live on dangerous slopes of the volcano, and many of them have become victims of the calamity. The eruption has destroyed assets, cattle and productive lands.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Intense promotion
Intense promotion November is a special month for the promotion of tobacco in Indonesia even though Heroes' Day is commemorated on the tenth and the National Health Day is observed on Nov. 11. Sports people across the nation promoting the tobacco industry. Here are the facts:1.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
NU wins praises for its brave decision
NU wins praises for its brave decisionBy Santi WE Soekanto and Petty Prihartini TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Moslem organization, began its 29th congress with declarations by its leaders which virtually put a plug on recent efforts to drag it back into politics.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
President's daughter chosen as RI Red Cross chief
President's daughter chosen as RI Red Cross chief JAKARTA (JP): Businesswoman Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, the eldest daughter of President Soeharto, was elected chief of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) yesterday, replacing Ibnu Sutowo.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
RI economic prediction a serious matter
RI economic prediction a serious matterBy Makmur Keliat NEW DELHI (JP): Beyond any doubt, prediction is of great importance to human beings, especially when it encourages people to keep with their ambitions.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Airport toll road sinking faster
Airport toll road sinking faster JAKARTA (JP): The Sediatmo toll road, which heads out to the Soekarno-Hatta airport, has sunk 80 centimeters, more than the 25 cm anticipated, an official of the city administration says.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Manado to host Press Day activities
Manado to host Press Day activities MANADO, North Sulawesi: Governor C.J. Rantung has appointed the organizing committee for 1995 National Press Day celebrations in the city next February, Antara reported.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Narcotics laws need review: Psychiatrist
Narcotics laws need review: Psychiatrist JAKARTA (JP): Dadang Hawari, a noted psychiatrist from the University of Indonesia, says that the existing narcotic laws badly need revising in order to reduce drug abuse in Indonesia.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Three injured in Merpati plane slide
Three injured in Merpati plane slide SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Three people were badly injured when a Fokker-28 of Merpati Nusantara Airlines with 78 people aboard slid into a ditch after landing Wednesday night.The Jakarta-outbound plane was broken into three.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
World rubber growers, users hold talks in KL
World rubber growers, users hold talks in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): World rubber producers and consumers opened talks yesterday amid optimism that differences could be narrowed here before the conclusion of a new price pact at UN- brokered talks in Geneva in February.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Dunhill League competition
Dunhill League competitionFrom MerdekaIt is interesting to follow reports on the preparations of the football teams which are eager to participate in Dunhill League Tournament. But why is it called "Dunhill League" instead of "Indonesian League?"OK, that's none of my business.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Harmony Kehidupan 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Nusantara...
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Indonesia hires foreign coach
Indonesia hires foreign coach JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, out to retain its reputation as the number one gymnastics nation in South East Asia, has hired two other foreign coaches to be in charge of its gymnasts, now training hard for the 14th SEA Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) closed lower in hectic trading yesterday after aggressive European institutional profit-taking amid active buying of blue-chip shares of Indosat, BDNI, Barito Pacific Timber and Astra Int'l.Indosat recorded the largest trading volume of 2.
Fri, 02 Dec 1994
ABRI's stance
ABRI's stance A gratifying statement was made by the Chief Commander of the Armed Forces, Gen. Feisal Tanjung. Under the political system of Pancasila Democracy, the commander said, the Armed Forces (ABRI) should take the stance that all political players are friends.