Archive: 27 April 1994
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Wed, 27 Apr 1994
New suspects in Bapindo investigation
New suspects in Bapindo investigation JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's office is apparently exploring the possibility that four more executives of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) were involved in the scam that has cost the bank Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million).
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Malaysian ban on British firms hits Russian MiGs
Malaysian ban on British firms hits Russian MiGs KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's ban on buying British products or services has found an unlikely victim -- the Russians, who are selling 18 MiG-29 fighter-jets to the government, industry sources said yesterday.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Saudi Arabia denies deportation plans
Saudi Arabia denies deportation plans JAKARTA (JP): Saudi Arabia Ambassador Abdullah Abdulrahman Alim gave assurances yesterday that his government will not arrest or deport Indonesians planning to perform the haj pilgrimage, whether they have been officially approved or not.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
ASEAN adopts green plan to cope with free trade area
ASEAN adopts green plan to cope with free trade area BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Southeast Asia's booming economies adopted yesterday a "green" plan to cope with increased investments and trade arising from their move to set up a free trade area, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Where to go in Jakarta, April 27
Where to go in Jakarta, April 27Jangan hapus: Dai-ichi Hotel, JAMZMusico The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Businessmen want to invest in Vietnam
Businessmen want to invest in Vietnam JAKARTA (JP): Many Indonesian businessmen are interested in investing in Vietnam, which is regarded as an emerging country in Southeast Asia, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Aburizal Bakrie said.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Tifico estimates loss at Rp 15 billion
Tifico estimates loss at Rp 15 billion JAKARTA (JP): PT Teijin Indonesia Fiber Corporation (PT Tifico) which lost Rp 6.6 billion (US$3 million) in the second half of last year is projected to suffer another loss of Rp 15 billion within the first six months of this year.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Rais confirms reports on city hall plan to add buses
Rais confirms reports on city hall plan to add buses JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor on Economy and Development Tb. M. Rais yesterday confirmed reports that the city plans to add 1000 wide-bodied buses to meet the growing demand for public transportation.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
`Primadosa' author makes first legal move against government
`Primadosa' author makes first legal move against government JAKARTA (JP): Wimanjaya K. Liotohe, who is under police investigation for his book that many found insulting to President Soeharto, has confronted the authorities on the legal front by filing a lawsuit against the government for banning...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
ASEAN businessmen suggest establishment of regional development
ASEAN businessmen suggest establishment of regional development bank JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Business Forum, grouping business executives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has proposed the establishment of a regional development bank.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Perumnas investigated for selling out public lands
Perumnas investigated for selling out public lands JAKARTA (JP): The City Housing Company, Perumnas, will be held responsible if it is proved to have transferred its ownership of the 14-hectare tract of land in Pondok Kopi, East Jakarta, to PT Nusa Persada, which has developed the land into a...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Custom office attacked for port corruption
Custom office attacked for port corruption JAKARTA (JP): Customs officials are again causing unnecessary delays and costs at Indonesia's main ports, claim surveying companies and importers."The delay in port clearing time in March reached a 'crazy' level," Amirudin Saud, the chairman of the...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
ASEAN At A Glance
ASEAN At A GlanceFisherman shot dead in RI waters SINGAPORE (AFP): A Singapore fisherman was shot dead after the trawler he was on was fired upon after entering Indonesian waters two days ago, a police spokeswoman said yesterday.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Indonesia urged to respond effectively to people's needs
Indonesia urged to respond effectively to people's needs JAKARTA (JP): A group of Indonesian and foreign non- governmental organizations (NGO) has urged the government to pay more attention to the needs of the people, saying the government should not merely concern itself with the management of...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Yayuk beats compatriot Natalia
Yayuk beats compatriot Natalia JAKARTA (JP): Home favorite Yayuk Basuki delighted her public with a 6-2, 6-1 warm-up victory over compatriot Natalia Soetrisno in their opening round match of the Indonesia Open women's tennis championships here yesterday.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Better safety for
Better safety for Jakarta's trains The state-owned railway company is replacing the hand-operated signal points at major railway stations in the greater Jakarta area with computerized signal systems in order to improve operational safety.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Why green passports?
Why green passports? Many Indonesian would-be haj pilgrims, who were using green passports, were arrested by the Saudi Arabian government and were even reportedly placed in jail. They were found guilty of using green passports, which means that they participated in the pilgrimage through illegal...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Indonesia still attractive for foreign investment
Indonesia still attractive for foreign investment JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has the potential to become the most attractive country for foreign investment, said Chairman of Harvest International Inc. Harvey Goldstein.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Improving accountability
Improving accountability The cloud thrown over the Indonesian banking industry by the US$436 million loan scandal at the state-owned Development Bank of Indonesia (Bapindo) may have a silver lining after all; Thursday, the central bank (Bank Indonesia) signed two cooperation agreements aimed at...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Officials probe hunger strike by boat people
Officials probe hunger strike by boat people JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) and Government officials left for Galang island in Riau yesterday to try and put an end to hunger strikes by over 500 Vietnamese boat people.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Li Peng draws
Li Peng draws Kazakhstan protest ALMA-ATA (Reuter): Premier Li Peng drew the first open protest of his landmark tour of Central Asia and Kazakhstan yesterday, as activists slammed China's nuclear tests near this region's border.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Indonesians buy Australian apartments
Indonesians buy Australian apartments JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-one Indonesians bought units in a soon to be built Australian apartment building last week amidst concern that a large amount of foreign exchange have left the country.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Young swimmer breaks shameful record
Young swimmer breaks shameful record JAKARTA (JP): National women's swimmer Catherine Surya has been banned two years from any competition for using steroids in last year's National Games (PON), but is set for an overseas training session in Australia.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Chartered plane crashes in Kalimantan mountain
Chartered plane crashes in Kalimantan mountain JAKARTA (JP): Search and Rescue (SAR) workers struggled yesterday to locate 10 people whose small chartered airplane crashed into a mountain in West Kalimantan in adverse weather on Monday.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Project Motivation, a wheelchair for everyone
Project Motivation, a wheelchair for everyoneBy Martina Tobing JAKARTA (JP): Let's say a disability has confined you to a wheelchair for life. You must go shopping for one. But where to go and what kind to get?Western society has a large range of choices -- for a price.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Share prices fell again yesterday, continuing a
JAKARTA (JP): Share prices fell again yesterday, continuing a voyage to the center of the earth on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX). The broad-based Composite Index closed lower at 454.32 from 454.40 on Monday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index fell to 105.98 from 107.97.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Batik factory
Batik factory relocation goes on The South Jakarta mayoralty administration said it sticks to its plan to relocate 182 batik factories in Setiabudi area despite objection from their owners.Ramal Partawidjaya, the head of South Jakarta Law and Order Bureau, said Tuesday that 10 of factories...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
APEC needs to identify trade, investment barriers
APEC needs to identify trade, investment barriers JAKARTA (JP): The working group on small and medium sized enterprises within the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday ended its two-day meeting with recommendations for intensive study of trade and investment barriers in the...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Police, relatives still in the dark about Beng Seng's murder
Police, relatives still in the dark about Beng Seng's murder JAKARTA (JP): Both the police and relatives of Nyo Beng Seng, the entertainment businessman who was killed by masked hit men recently, are still in the dark about the murder.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
ILO Deputy Director to celebrate 75th anniversary here
ILO Deputy Director to celebrate 75th anniversary here JAKARTA (JP): The Deputy Director of the International Labor Organization (ILO), Heribert Maier, will arrive here on Sunday to begin a five-day visit to commemorate the organization's 75th anniversary.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Indosepamas profit rises
Indosepamas profit rises JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosepamas Anggun, the manufacturer and exporter of Reebok and Adidas sports shoes, has reported a 230 percent increase in its consolidated after-tax profit to Rp 14.2 billion (US$6.6 million) in 1993 from Rp 4.3 billion the previous year.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
JP/2/across
JP/2/across Across the ArchipelagoProtest barred in East Timor DILI, East Timor: The military will not tolerate any demonstration and will punish all who cause instability in the territory, Major Ladean Simbolon of the local military command announced yesterday.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Government to ease foreign investment restriction
Government to ease foreign investment restriction JAKARTA (JP): The government, trying to grapple with the drop in foreign capital inflows, plans to ease restrictions on foreign portfolio and direct investment.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Strikes at two factories in Pulo Gadung
Strikes at two factories in Pulo Gadung JAKARTA (JP): More than one thousand workers from two companies operating in the Pulo Gadung industrial estate, East Jakarta, went on strike yesterday, demanding higher wages and the signing of a collective labor agreement.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Violence not answer to labor rifts
Violence not answer to labor rifts JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday highlighted the need for workers and managements to negotiate disputes and avoid resorting to violence.Commenting on the racially-tinged labor unrest in Medan, North Sumatra, last week, the President urged all companies...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Your Letter
Your LetterMeetings don't solve crimesFrom Media IndonesiaWe often hear that the government officials, from the low to the top ranks, are holding a meeting to discuss the latest problems, such as how to wipe out criminals.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Seven hardcore criminals arrested at Bongkaran
Seven hardcore criminals arrested at Bongkaran JAKARTA (JP): The personnel of Operation Cleansing captured another seven criminals in a raid on their hideouts in the Tanah Abang district, Central Jakarta, red-light district, bringing to 669 people to have been netted in the army sponsored...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Bukaka and two Malaysian firms start ambitious power project
Bukaka and two Malaysian firms start ambitious power project JAKARTA (JP): Bukaka Teknik Utama, an Indonesian engineering company, along with two Malaysian companies will embark on an ambitious plan to set up a coal-fired power station in Bukit Asam, South Sumatra.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Legend leaves legacy of anti-liberalism
Legend leaves legacy of anti-liberalismBy Soetjipto Wirosardjono JAKARTA (JP): If there is a value worth preserving in a change from traditional to modern society it is the maintenance of harmony with nature.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Vietnam President lobbies to join ASEAN
Vietnam President lobbies to join ASEAN JAKARTA (JP): Vietnamese President Le Duc Anh yesterday campaigned President Soeharto to ensure the speedy inclusion of his country into the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).