Archive: 26 December 1994
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Mon, 26 Dec 1994
HIV prostitute is missing
HIV prostitute is missing JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta Health Office has discovered that one of three prostitutes from the Kramat Tunggak red-light district in North Jakarta who has tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is missing.Dr. Sonny L.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Too many car makes
Too many car makes Indonesia's automobile industry reported an all-time high sales volume this year that represented a 50 percent increase from last year. But the structure and efficiency of the industry seemed to be unaffected by the June, 1993, deregulation measures.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
The ups and downs of openness
The ups and downs of opennessBy Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): Respected political analyst Dr. Juwono Sudarsono once described the campaign for political openness here as operating in cycles, to be pushed forward when it slackens and to be halted when it rushes headlong.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Trouble brewing on university campuses
Trouble brewing on university campuses JAKARTA (JP): Universities have had their own share of problems this year, and a series of brawls at some campuses tainted the image of the country's intellectual community.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Slum building owners get special treatment
Slum building owners get special treatment JAKARTA (JP): City administration will give a 50 percent discount for sub-standard buildings in slum areas.Head of the city development and supervision office Suharto said that the discount will help the owners obtain official building recognition letters...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Mammoth problem lurks in Sumatra
Mammoth problem lurks in Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): Elephants in Sumatra have been at it again all year round. They have been raiding villages, devouring crops, and leaving massive destruction. One report said as many as 14 people have been killed in elephant rampages in Sumatra.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Real estate business growth need control
Real estate business growth need control JAKARTA (JP): The rapid growth of housing complexes in the greater Jakarta area, comprising of Jakarta, Bekasi, Tangerang and Depok, badly needs effective supervision in a bid to avoid further serious problems.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Wrong address hampers revenues
Wrong address hampers revenues JAKARTA (JP): The city revenue office has said that it is facing difficulties in collecting land and building taxes from people because around one to two percent of the total 1.2 million tax payers have registered under false addresses.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Malaysian booters confess to match-rigging: Report
Malaysian booters confess to match-rigging: Report KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Three Malaysian footballers were yesterday reported to having confessed to fixing matches in the national premier league, as the nation's soccer fans remained stunned over the scale of alleged corruption in the game.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Environmental campaign ruled by forest fires
Environmental campaign ruled by forest firesBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): The year 1994 has been filled with plenty of rhetorics about the need to preserve and protect the environment, but when push comes to the shove, Indonesia is virtually helpless, as was shown by the way it dealt with the...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Indoprom service
Indoprom serviceFrom KompasI would like to express my disappointment over Indoprom's service.I subscribed to Reader's Digest and immediately contacted Indoprom and paid my subscription fee of Rp 44,000 for one year beginning in October 1994.Delivery has been very irregular since then.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
12 villages need clean water
12 villages need clean water DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Twelve out of 111 villages in Tabanan, Bali, still have difficulties getting clean water, mostly due to shortages, Tabanan regent I Komang Wijana has said.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Strong sentiment pushes up JSX shares
Strong sentiment pushes up JSX shares JAKARTA (JP): Stocks closed higher across the board last week as the market picked up on strong local sentiment and the rise in New York and other bourses in the region despite the absence of strong foreign support, with many foreign players being the net...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Passenger flow still normal
Passenger flow still normal SERANG, West Java (JP): The flow of ferry passengers on the Merak port on the western tip of Java to Bakauheni port in Lampung route is still normal, Antara reported over the weekend.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Indonesia seeking increase in tin export quota
Indonesia seeking increase in tin export quota JAKARTA (JP): The state tin mining company PT Tambang Timah is expecting to double its net profit to over Rp 40 billion (US$18.26 million) this year and is seeking an increase in the country's annual tin export quota for 1996 to 35,000 tons.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Garuda services
Garuda servicesFrom Media IndonesiaI am answering the letter by A Nuril Hidayat and Benny Poluan in Media Indonesia on Dec. 20, 1994. They stated their disappointment in Garuda's ground handling services at Soekarno- Hatta airport. Mr. Hidayat's luggage was lost.
Mon, 26 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.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Social indicators call for concern: Observer
Social indicators call for concern: Observer JAKARTA (JP): Future quests for democracy and openness will require better cooperation among various groups in society, according to a political observer.Kacung Marijan of the Surabaya-based University of Airlangga told The Jakarta Post on Saturday that,...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Discrepancies in governing sports in Indonesia
Discrepancies in governing sports in IndonesiaBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): This year has exposed the awkward relationship between the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the National Sports Governing Body (KONI), especially following Indonesia's poor showing at the 12th Asian Games in...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Ruling on industry expansion needed
Ruling on industry expansion needed JAKARTA (JP): A member of the House of Representatives suggested that the government introduce regulations restricting companies which operate in the upstream industry from expanding activities into the downstream.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Political groups resist government intervention
Political groups resist government intervention JAKARTA (JP): When Harmoko said recently that "Golkar and ABRI (the Armed Forces)" would unite to fight any attempt to destroy national unity, he wasn't just delivering one of his usual high- spirited speeches.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Human Rights body monitors East Timor
Human Rights body monitors East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Two members of the National Commission on Human Rights were in East Timor last week to monitor the situation in Indonesia's youngest province.Bambang W.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Businessmen reminded
Businessmen reminded SEMARANG (JP): Deputy chairman of the National Environment Protection Agency (Bapedal) Nabil Makarim has urged businessmen to construct water treatment facilities for their industrial waste.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
RI wood exports to lose GSP
RI wood exports to lose GSP JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's representative office in the European Union has announced that beginning in 1998 Indonesia's footwear and wood product exports to Europe will no longer enjoy privileges from the General System of Preferences (GSP).
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Elder scholars call for NU reconciliation
Elder scholars call for NU reconciliation JAKARTA (JP): The largest Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is striving to contain the growing number of conflicts among its leaders and asking other parties to be left alone.K.H.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Who is Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo?
Who is Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo?By Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): When the descendants of the late Dr. Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo presented his collection of books, manuscripts and documents to the National Archives this month, the first question that struck most reporters invited to cover the...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Traditional medicine
Traditional medicine My colleague's mother was run over as she tried to board a crowded city bus. Her foot slipped under the bus just as it started to move. Two of her toes were crushed and the tire marks were still visible on her leg when she was moved into a hospital.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Registration for sub-contractors
Registration for sub-contractors JAKARTA (JP): The city pre-qualification project committee announced that it has extended the registration period for small- scale sub-contractors to Jan. 31, 1995.Chairman of the committee Harun Al Rasyid said the decision is made because there are only a few...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Islamic graduates can join ABRI
Islamic graduates can join ABRI PURBA BARU, North Sumatra (JP): Graduates from Islamic senior high schools can enroll in the Indonesian Armed Forces after passing entrance tests, Commander of the Armed Forces (ABRI) Gen. Feisal Tanjung has said.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
New subscription rate
New subscription rate Due to increases in the price of newsprint and in production costs, The Jakarta Post has increased its monthly subscription rate to Rp 18,000 as of Jan.2, 1995.The new unregistered mailing rate has gone up from Rp 48,000 to Rp 54,000 for a three-month subscription.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
All quiet in Jakarta on Christmas Day
All quiet in Jakarta on Christmas Day JAKARTA (JP): In hectic Jakarta, a city that never sleeps, Christians peacefully attended church services on Christmas Eve and celebrated Christmas yesterday.Tranquility ruled and masses went well-attended throughout the sprawling metropolitan.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Filipino troops reach a truce
Filipino troops reach a truce COTABATO, Philippines (Reuter): Troops and separatist guerrillas in the southern Philippines announced a Christmas cease-fire on Saturday and said they would resume peace talks.Army Brig. Gen.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Transmigration revamps management
Transmigration revamps management JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Transmigration plans to revamp the way it manages its resettlement program beginning next year, placing more emphasis on quality rather than aiming for a specific deadline.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Education of women
Education of womenFrom PelitaI applaud President Soeharto's Women's Day appeal in Palembang. He wants to enhance women's opportunities through greater access to education. Education will widen the horizons of women, particularly mothers who are poor.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
More call for govt to ratify UN pack
More call for govt to ratify UN pack JAKARTA (JP): A legal expert on Saturday joined the chorus of people who are calling on the government to ratify the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.Prof.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Intestinal worms not a major problem for Seribu islanders
Intestinal worms not a major problem for Seribu islanders JAKARTA (JP): Head of North Jakarta Health Office Sony L. Tobing denied a remark that most residents of the Seribu Islands are suffering from intestinal worms.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Moving high gear in international diplomacy
Moving high gear in international diplomacyBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): To say that Indonesia's foreign policy went into high gear in 1994 would be an understatement. But for a brief lull in June, Indonesia's foreign policy was blowing at full steam.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Donation of 230 water buffaloes
Donation of 230 water buffaloes JAKARTA (JP): Regent of Tangerang Saifullah A.R. handed over 230 water buffaloes to the people of some under developed villages in the regency.Antara news agency reported that the donation was given during a ceremony for Women's Day and National Solidarity Day over...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Vietnam oil output rises
Vietnam oil output rises HANOI (AFP): Vietnam's petroleum output will reach 6.9 million tons this year, a rise of 600,000 tons over 1993's production level, the state-run press said here yesterday.The Vietnamese-Russian joint venture VietsovPetro this year has extracted 6.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Embassy must give information
Embassy must give informationFrom KompasOne of the tasks of Indonesia's embassies is to disseminate positive information and to rectify any misleading information about Indonesia.On the night of Nov. 2, 1994, the World Tonight program on the BBC talked about human rights violations in Indonesia.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
70% of radio frequencies illegal
70% of radio frequencies illegal JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the Jakarta Chapter of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication Ministry, Pudjo Basuki, said that more than 70 percent of the radio frequencies in Jakarta are having permit problems.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Rude Dog & The Dwubs 3:00 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Hankamnas 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Economy Program 8:05...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Ideology course for Timorese
Ideology course for Timorese JAKARTA (JP): The government is now designing a special state ideology course for East Timor, one different from the conventional curriculum and a result of the territory's different historical background.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Only two permits for shows issued
Only two permits for shows issued JAKARTA (JP): Head of the city public order office K. Budiantoro said that up until Friday there were only two permits issued by his office for New Year's Eve shows.He said the two permits were issued based on proposals sent by Hailai and Ping House.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Setting the foreign policy agenda
Setting the foreign policy agenda JAKARTA (JP): Even crystal balls and tarot cards would have trouble predicting the events of the coming year, but a number of issues facing the country's foreign policy should remain constant.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Peak of holiday travelers expected on Thursday
Peak of holiday travelers expected on Thursday JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto expects the number of people leaving the capital for the New Year holidays to peak on Thursday.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Plenty of homework on education front
Plenty of homework on education frontBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): When it comes to managing the education sector, Indonesia still has plenty of homework to do.The year 1994, if anything, exposed some of the challenges the nation needs to overcome in this field.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Drinking water
Drinking waterFrom Bisnis IndonesiaA certain hospital located in Central Jakarta uses tap water to water the trees of the park. I believe they have to use plenty of water because the park is large.My concern is why do they use drinking water for watering the trees? If other establishments do the...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Debate on protection
Debate on protection In the past few weeks a number of parties have entered into a debate which, in economic texts, could be classified as "classic". The question is: Is there or isn't there a need to protect a new industry?The new industry in question here, as we know, is PT Chandra Asri, a...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Hanoi's cement output up
Hanoi's cement output up HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam, experiencing a building boom as its economy develops, produced 4.7 million tons of cement this year, 500,000 tons more than in 1993, state radio reported on Saturday.