Archive: 27 July 1994
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Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Bulog fails to stabilize rice prices in market places
Bulog fails to stabilize rice prices in market places JAKARTA (JP): Rice prices continued increasing here yesterday in spite of the market operation of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog), which had increased supplies at market places.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valiant 3:05 Gita Wicara: Kerang Ajaib 3:30 Science World 4:05 Comedy: Ulah Bang Jali 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: East Timor 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News...
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Djajanti signs deal worth $600m with Taiwan
Djajanti signs deal worth $600m with Taiwan TAIPEI (JP): Indonesia's Djajanti Group secured an agreement yesterday with Taiwan's China Development Corporation (CDC) for the construction of a US$600-million cement factory on the Seram island in Maluku.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Poor infrastructures hamper investments in eastern regions
Poor infrastructures hamper investments in eastern regions JAKARTA (JP): Poor infrastructure in eastern provinces of the country has hampered the growth of investments there, heads of provincial offices of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) said here yesterday.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Botabek expected to support Jakarta
Botabek expected to support Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): West Java Governor R. Nuriana expressed hope on Monday that Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Botabek) would be appointed supporting regions in Jakarta's efforts to become a service city.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
RI orders 100,000 tons of rice from Thailand
RI orders 100,000 tons of rice from Thailand BANGKOK (Reuter): Indonesia has ordered 100,000 tons of Thai white rice with 25 percent for shipment in August and September, a Commerce Ministry official said yesterday.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Art exhibition voices struggle for freedom
Art exhibition voices struggle for freedomBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Nine images of hands sign various letters of the alphabet. In front of each letter is a short pedestal equipped with a wooden stamp and stamp pad with which people can print the letters the sign represents.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Govt still mulling possible ban of the Al Arqam sect
Govt still mulling possible ban of the Al Arqam sect JAKARTA (JP): The government has deferred its decision on whether or not to ban Darul Arqam, an Islamic sect with headquarters in Malaysia, as the Moslem community now appeared to be divided on the issue.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
EasyCall responds
EasyCall responds We were most dismayed to read Mr. Adwani's comments regarding his experiences with our Easycall Follow Me Service (The Jakarta Post, July 21, 1994).We apologize sincerely for any inconvenience caused to Mr. Adwani and his associates in this matter.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
No newspapers for five days
No newspapers for five days DILI, East Timor: All newspapers from outside the province have failed to reach their readers here for the past five days because all the cargo is being held up in the airport in Bali.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
ASEAN solidarity more surface than subtance
ASEAN solidarity more surface than subtance Solidarity was a trait that was always a priority among members of the ASEAN regional grouping. Political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono examines the strength of this bond by going over the region's potential flash points and recent events.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Two killed in plane crash
Two killed in plane crash JAKARTA (JP): An airforce trainee and a restaurant waitress were killed when a training plane crashed yesterday into a restaurant near the Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java.Second. Lt.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
National Law
National Law The 1945 Constitution stipulates that our country is based on law, not on power. But we have to frankly admit that development in the area of law lags behind compared to that in other areas such as economy, education and politics.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Walhi says city's masterplan has incorrect strategy
Walhi says city's masterplan has incorrect strategy JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has criticized the implementation of the city's masterplan, which they believe has caused major problems for the public.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Indonesian legal institutions not working properly: Lawyer
Indonesian legal institutions not working properly: Lawyer JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian legal institutions aren't working effectively, largely because of the government's domineering power over the legislative body, noted lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis said.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
On software piracy
On software piracy I'd like to thank Mr. Louis Francis Blanchard Jr. for his recent letter to The Jakarta Post with his comments about the opinions of myself and Mr. Zatni Arbi regarding software piracy.I cannot speak for Mr.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Host South Sulawesi's boxers grab four semifinal places
Host South Sulawesi's boxers grab four semifinal places JAKARTA (JP): Host South Sulawesi team secured four semifinal places at the Golden Glove amateur boxing championships in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi as national leading boxers continued their winning ways.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Mobile phone business information firms setup
Mobile phone business information firms setup JAKARTA (JP): PT Sisindosat, a subsidiary of the state-owned international telecommunications company PT Indosat, has formed a joint venture with PT Mutiara Datta Caraka to provide business information for cellular telephone subscribers.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to drop in heavy trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, after the broad- based Composite Index lost nearly five points in the last two trading days.The JSX Composite Index closed slightly lower at 454.35 yesterday from 455.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
$1.5m set for world volleyball teams
$1.5m set for world volleyball teams JAKARTA (JP): World-class women's volleyball teams - including Brazil, China, Peru and the Netherlands - will be diving and spiking for US$1.5 million in prizes at the Ultra Jaya Cup World Volleyball Grand prix.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Taiwan asked to facilitate capital flow to RI
Taiwan asked to facilitate capital flow to RIBy Meidyatama Suryadiningrat TAIPEI (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia) yesterday asked Taiwanese Prime Minister Lien Chan and Minister of Finance Lin Chen-Kuo to solicit support to facilitate investment to Indonesia.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Coffee production likely to drop 10 percent
Coffee production likely to drop 10 percent JAKARTA (JP): Heavy rains followed by a prolonged dry season will likely cause a 10 percent decline in Indonesia's coffee production this year, the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters (AICE) predicted yesterday.The association's secretary, M.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Errors
Errors I am sometimes surprised at the errors in this newspaper. These are not just grammatical, but also include errors in use of names and word choice. For instance, a couple of weeks ago there was an article on your City Page with an interview with a foreign property dealer.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
RI, Malaysia, Thailand link up for profit
RI, Malaysia, Thailand link up for profitBy Mynardo Macaraig MANILA (AFP): A proposed "growth triangle" encompassing economically lagging parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand is slowly becoming reality, with governments and private firms showing a readiness to sign up.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Official suspended for taking bribe
Official suspended for taking bribe West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto said over the weekend that he had suspended an official of the mayoralty Development Supervision Office because he was proven to have accepted a bribe from an area resident.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
RI's first nuclear plant to be state of the art
RI's first nuclear plant to be state of the art JAKARTA (JP): When Indonesia introduces its first nuclear power plant around the turn of the century, it will employ state of the art technology that includes all the best safety precaution measures available, a senior government nuclear expert says.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
People's defense units prepared
People's defense units prepared BANDUNG: The Siliwangi Military Command is currently exploring the possibility of establishing a defense unit in each of the 6,800 villages scattered in West Java, the Antara news agency reported.Siliwangi Chief Maj. Gen.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Vatican envoy in Surabaya
Vatican envoy in Surabaya SURABAYA: Cardinal Francis Arienze, a senior official from the Vatican, attended the ordainment ceremony of Monseigneur Johanes Hadiwikarta as the new bishop of Surabaya on Tuesday.Bishop Hadiwikarta, 50, was previously head of the Roman Catholic Church in Semarang.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Tradewinds in major palm oil deal in RI
Tradewinds in major palm oil deal in RI KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian-based Tradewinds (M) Bhd. is using a palm oil tie-up with Satia Dinamis Corporatama of Jakarta to expand its business in Indonesia, company officials said yesterday.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Sisindosat to establish cable television network
Sisindosat to establish cable television network JAKARTA (JP): A new cable television network will enter housing complexes in the near future as a telecommunications company completes a feasibility study in Jakarta and its surrounding areas.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Manson, Rose arrive here
Manson, Rose arrive here JAKARTA (JP): Pole vaulter Patrick Manson and 100m sprinter Flirtisha Harris, both of the United States, and Jamaican 100m hurdler Dionne Rose arrived here yesterday to participate in the one-day, all-star track and field event on Saturday.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Firms warned over insurance
Firms warned over insurance SEMARANG: The Central Java Manpower Office has taken two companies to court and given warnings to 150 others for their failure to enlist their employees in workers' insurance scheme.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
10 wives six too many for Malay man
10 wives six too many for Malay man KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Six Moslem women pleaded not guilty in a Malaysian court yesterday to charges of illegally marrying and having sex with a religious teacher from Singapore, who already had four wives.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Bread a controlled item in Malaysia
Bread a controlled item in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia said yesterday it was making bread a controlled item from next week in a bid to regulate price hikes as the government stepped up a nation-wide exercise to control inflation.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Give blood and get out quicker
Give blood and get out quicker JAKARTA (JP): Give your blood and get out quicker. Give up one of your organs and you're off even faster. That's the message given to inmates serving time at a Semarang prison.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
YLBHI lawyers see Xanana, but find language barrier
YLBHI lawyers see Xanana, but find language barrier JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) were finally allowed to see convicted East Timor rebel leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao yesterday, but talks about preparing a new trial was bogged down by a language...
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Asia-Pacific states vow of strengthening APEC's mandate
Asia-Pacific states vow of strengthening APEC's mandateBy Pandaya BANGKOK (JP): ASEAN member countries and major economic powers pledged yesterday to strengthen the mandates of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to liberalize trade and investment.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
70,000 telephones lines offered
70,000 telephones lines offered The East Jakarta office of PT Telkom says it is optimistic that the 70,000 telephone lines being offered in the mayoralty and Bekasi will be sold out."Hopefully they will be sold out by the end of this year," said chief of the East Jakarta PT Telkom I Nyoman Punia...
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Property swaps must have president's nod
Property swaps must have president's nod JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Finance is warning government officials to seek permission from the President or the finance minister if they plan to sell or exchange state-owned property to private sector companies.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
RP population policy debate to heat up
RP population policy debate to heat up MANILA (Reuter): The Roman Catholic church in the Philippines is mounting a fresh campaign against the government's population control program.Manila's archbishop, Cardinal Jaime Sin, yesterday enjoined Catholics to unite on Aug.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Night public transport is urgent: Council
Night public transport is urgent: Council JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has once again urged the municipal administration to provide a night transport system to support the city's service and trade sectors.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Short week begins soon
Short week begins soon JAKARTA: The Ministry of Home Affairs is phasing in the five- day work week on a trial basis beginning Aug. 1, Secretary General Suryatna Subrata said.In the first three months, employees will get one Saturday off each month to be increased by one Saturday per month.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Operation Clean
Operation CleanFrom Kompas"Operation Clean" which was launched by the armed forces months ago has produced concrete results. The operation is aimed at ridding certain places in the city of potential criminals. It was also meant to curb all forms of gambling.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Preacher nabbed for kissing navels
Preacher nabbed for kissing navels KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A self-styled Islamic preacher has been detained in Malaysia for kissing the navels of his women followers as a "graduation" ritual, the New Straits Times reported yesterday.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Egypt's top university coming to Indonesia
Egypt's top university coming to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The famed Al Azhar University in Cairo is planning to bring some of its educational programs to Indonesia soon, sparing Indonesians of the need of having to travel all the way to Egypt to study there.Egyptian Ambassador Sayed K.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Drought and the use of water
Drought and the use of waterFrom Media IndonesiaCurrently, there are several regions in the country that have been hit by drought causing rice fields, wells and even reservoirs to dry up. One of the main causes, besides the long dry season, is deforestation.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Illegal school
Illegal schoolFrom KompasA special team set up by the education ministry has closed down eight illegal schools in Tangerang, according to the city's head of the education office.A team member, Adjat Suderadjat, attributed the closure to the fact that the schools do not have their own land and...
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
KONI speeds up selection process
KONI speeds up selection process JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) has decided to speed up the selection of the Indonesian athletes competing for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan next October."We have moved the deadline to Aug.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Heart patients have to queue due to limited funds
Heart patients have to queue due to limited funds JAKARTA (JP): Limited funds have forced many heart patients assisted by the Indonesian Heart Foundation (YJI) to queue before they can get treatment. Sometimes the waiting period is as long as two years.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
`Jaksa Fair' to be held next week
`Jaksa Fair' to be held next week For three days, from Aug. 5 to 7, Jl. Jaksa, the world-famous tourist center in Central Jakarta, will become the venue of a street festival to further boost the street's fame.Called "Jaksa Fair", this first-ever festival will be held from 4 p.m.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Culture screens influx of foreign information
Culture screens influx of foreign information JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Singaporean Minister of Information and the Arts said yesterday that culture serves the important function of neutralizing the influx of foreign information.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Mahathir promotes EAEC
Mahathir promotes EAEC KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that ASEAN should continue wooing Japan, China and South Korea into a proposed grouping of East Asia's booming economies despite an initial lukewarm response.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
World powers hail RI's peace drive
World powers hail RI's peace driveBy Pandaya BANGKOK (JP): Reaffirming their commitment to security in Asia-Pacific, the world's major powers yesterday pledged their support for Indonesia's peace initiative on the South China Sea.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
`Triangle' takes shape
`Triangle' takes shape MANILA (AFP): A proposed "growth triangle" encompassing economically lagging parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand is slowly becoming reality, with governments and private firms showing a readiness to sign up.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
City police summon infamous, high-class procurer Hartono
City police summon infamous, high-class procurer Hartono JAKARTA (JP): Police said they had summoned the infamous, high-class pimp Hartono for questioning, following the apprehension of six "residents" of the Prapanca brothel, which reportedly belongs to him."We have summoned him (Hartono).
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Police arrest two other gangs of container thieves
Police arrest two other gangs of container thieves JAKARTA (JP): City police headquarters detectives have arrested six key members of two groups of container thieves in an ongoing crackdown on port crime.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Man tried in a Rp 769m swindle case
Man tried in a Rp 769m swindle case A fifty-three-year old man is being tried by the South Jakarta District Court on charges of swindling Rp 769.5 million (US$355,000) from a local businessman.Prosecutor Darwis Lubay said in a court session Monday that the defendant, John, caused Junaldi Hadi to...
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Saudis backed by Asian soccer boss
Saudis backed by Asian soccer boss KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Asian Football Confederation general secretary Peter Velappan yesterday defended Saudi Arabia's decision not to send its World Cup side to the Asian Games in October.The Saudi federation is to send an under-23 side to the October event in Japan.
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Taiwan boats apprehended
Taiwan boats apprehended JAKARTA: The Indonesian Navy has apprehended 10 Taiwan- registered vessels which were spotted fishing illegally in the Aru Sea in eastern Indonesia.Navy chief spokesman Col. Totok Laksito said that one of the boats tried to get away but was stopped after crew aboard the...
Wed, 27 Jul 1994
Protecting our rain forests
Protecting our rain forests By the time you finish reading this sentence, approximately five more hectares of tropical forests will have disappeared from the surface of this globe. Or, bringing the comparison closer to home, an area of tropical forest the size of Jakarta disappears from our Earth...