Archive: 23 August 1994
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Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Mount Batur still active
Mount Batur still active DENPASAR, Bali: Mount Batur is still active since it first emitted smoke two weeks ago, but officials say that everything is under control.Chief of the provincial Volcanology Section, Tulus, said the mountain is still expelling sulfur and flame, but the height had...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
PPP veteran asks members to unite for party's future
PPP veteran asks members to unite for party's future JAKARTA (JP): A veteran leader of the United Development Party (PPP) made a passionate appeal to members, asking them to shed their factional identities at an important congress later this month so they could forge unity for the sake of the...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Wim Wenders featured in German film festival
Wim Wenders featured in German film festivalBy Jane Freebury JAKARTA (JP): This week at the Teater Tertutup of the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) arts center a retrospective of a key name of contemporary German cinema, director Wim Wenders, is being featured.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Annemarie works to enhance batik
Annemarie works to enhance batikBy Linda Owens JAKARTA (JP): Step inside Cemara 6 Gallery in Central Jakarta, and you'll swear you've walked right into a palace reception hall.The glow of bright, mosaic-like colors stud nearly every square inch of wall space while the German-born Annemarie Kipar's...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Measures sought to revive debt-ridden PT Kanindo
Measures sought to revive debt-ridden PT Kanindo JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad acknowledged yesterday that PT Kanindo Success Textile, a textile manufacturer, is facing financial problems and that the government is seeking measures to save its operations.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Noted figures to attend Bali business meeting
Noted figures to attend Bali business meeting JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the founder of USA Today, Allen Neuhart, and a member of the Japanese Keindanren business association, Kazuo Nukazawa, will be among the speakers at the Bali Business Conference (BBC) at Nusa...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Respecting differences
Respecting differences President Soeharto reemphasized the importance of maintaining harmony within the society. In his speech on the occasion of the observance of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, the president called on the nation's leaders, especially the religious leaders, to preserve harmony.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Development of most tourist estates fails
Development of most tourist estates fails JAKARTA (JP): The government has failed to get private companies to invest in most of the areas earmarked for development as tourist estates due to inadequate support facilities.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Filipino `comfort women' angrily await Murayama
Filipino `comfort women' angrily await Murayama MANILA (Reuter): Dozens of Filipino former "comfort women", some in tears and screaming with anger, demanded US$200,000 each in compensation from Japan yesterday on the eve of a visit by Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Monkeys, tobacco getting smoked out by bushfire
Monkeys, tobacco getting smoked out by bushfire JAKARTA (JP): The current forest fires on the slopes of Mt. Merbabu in Central Java have caused two casualties -- the fires have spread to a tobacco farm, and monkeys who inhabited the forest have been forced to migrate in droves.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
SE Asia needs better exploring methods
SE Asia needs better exploring methods KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Southeast Asia's oil fields are likely to continue flowing for another 30-to-40 years, but explorers would need better techniques to make new strikes when old wells dried up, experts and officials said yesterday.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Indonesian firms join RP satellite project
Indonesian firms join RP satellite project MANILA (AFP): A consortium including Chinese and Indonesian partners said yesterday it planned to launch a Philippine satellite in 1996, two years ahead of the scheduled launch of another bird planned by a consortium of Filipino telecommunications firms.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Taiwan and APEC
Taiwan and APEC This is a response to a report entitled President of Taiwan not to attend APEC that appeared on page one in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 22, 1994 issue.The report's fifth paragraph says,"Succumbing to Chinese pressure, (President) Lee Teng-hui absented himself from last year's inaugural...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Java needs more forests
Java needs more forests JAKARTA: Reforestation should be intensified in Java to ensure sound ecological equilibrium on the island, an official says.Public relations officer of the Ministry of Forestry Soeprayitno said that ideally, forests should cover 30 percent of the island.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Jakarta needs 100,000 drivers
Jakarta needs 100,000 drivers Jakarta needs 100,000 well-trained drivers to better serve the public, the Jakarta-chapter of the Land Transportation Owners' Organization (Organda) has announced.The organization's chairman, Aip Sjarifuddin, said over the weekend that lack of trained drivers is one of...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Low-class movie house on the brink of collapse
Low-class movie house on the brink of collapse JAKARTA (JP): Around 50 low-cost movie-houses in West Jakarta are on the brink of collapse because more and more people have shifted to television or laser discs for entertainment.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Insurance firm opens hotel
Insurance firm opens hotel JAKARTA (JP): Asuransi Jiwa Bersama Bumiputra 1912, a mutual insurance company, will open a three-star hotel in Depok, West Java, next week.The company's president, Suratno Hadisuwito, said here yesterday that Hotel Bumi Wiyata will be operated by PT Sarana Horeca Tiara,...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Thailand, RI set to meet for economic talks
Thailand, RI set to meet for economic talks BANGKOK (AFP): Senior Thai and Indonesian officials will address bilateral economic issues Friday, a month before they turn their attention to regional problems at an annual ASEAN conference, officials said yesterday.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Darul Arqam
Darul ArqamFrom SinarI would like to comment on the opinion of KH Hasan Basri (head of the Indonesian Ulema Council) as reported in several newspapers recently. The impression is that KH Hasan Basri has unilaterally punished Darul Arqam.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Russia to be lone star at Independence Cup
Russia to be lone star at Independence Cup JAKARTA (JP): Russia, fresh from its solid showing at the World Championships in Toronto, Canada, will be the lone star at the fifth Independence Cup basketball tourney to be held in the Senayan indoor stadium from Aug. 25-30.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Better phones on trains
Better phones on trains JAKARTA: The state telecommunication firm PT Telkom is improving the telephone booths installed on trains serving Jakarta and Bandung, to give better service to the customers.During the improvement, however, the phone services have to be terminated temporarily, Telkom's...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Feisal receives Brunei counterpart
Feisal receives Brunei counterpart JAKARTA: Brunei's Armed Forces Chief Maj. Gen. Pehin Datu Indera Setia Dato Seri Paduka Haji Sulaeman bin Haji Damit ended his Indonesian visit on Monday during which he met with Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Malaysian firm takes control of listed North Borneo Timber
Malaysian firm takes control of listed North Borneo Timber KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A firm based in Malaysia's timber-rich Sabah state yesterday announced acquisition of a strategic 30.567 percent stake in North Borneo Timber Bhd.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Moslem group to issue edict on Arqam ban
Moslem group to issue edict on Arqam ban JAKARTA (JP): While the Attorney General's office is still considering a nationwide ban on the messianic Al Arqam movement, an influential Moslem organization says it is ready to issue an edict which can be used as grounds for the censure.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
IDB offers aid to help increase trade relations
IDB offers aid to help increase trade relations JAKARTA (JP): The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is offering financial aid for Indonesia's development projects and foreign trade to promote trade relations among Islamic states, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad says.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
World Moslem leaders to visit Indonesia
World Moslem leaders to visit Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): A group of prominent Moslem world leaders are scheduled to visit Indonesia and meet with President Soeharto and a number of Indonesia's Moslem figures this week.Sudanese Gen. Abd.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Ferries start trial operation to Seribu Islands
Ferries start trial operation to Seribu Islands JAKARTA (JP): Two luxurious ferries owned by a state-owned company under the Ministry of Transportation have begun plying the Ancol-Seribu Islands route."The ferries have been operating since early this month," Imran M.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Independence Day attraction
Independence Day attractionFrom JayakartaThe Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia was celebrated in the most merriest manner in Jakarta. Almost every street and lane were decorated and festooned with red and white flags and colorful gate-ways were built in every main entrance to the...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Michael Franks to sing at Blue Note
Michael Franks to sing at Blue Note The American jazz singer Michael Franks will perform here from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 to mark the opening of Blue Note Jazz Club and Restaurant.Franks, a suave, stylish vocalist, will give one concert every night starting at 8:30.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Megawati names E. Java board
Megawati names E. Java board JAKARTA: Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), announced the line up of the party's East Java regional board, to be led by Sucipto, on Monday.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * 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., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Siemens wins RI order
Siemens wins RI order MUNICH, Germany (AFP): German group Siemens has won an order worth almost 200 million marks for supplying seven generators for the Indonesian power-plant at Grati, in eastern Java, Siemens announced here yesterday.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
INRO to continue rubber disposal in London, New York
INRO to continue rubber disposal in London, New York KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) yesterday agreed to continue selling stockpiled rubber in London and New York to calm rising prices, having exhausted regional stocks.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
U.S. congress staffers here to improve ties
U.S. congress staffers here to improve ties JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of six key Congressional staffers are currently in Jakarta to study the economic and political relations between Jakarta and Washington, amid mounting U.S. criticism towards Indonesia's human rights record.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
I was summoned
I was summoned Following the publication of my letter in the daily Sinar on Aug. 8, 1994 titled Convoy is for whom? I was summoned by the Directorate of Intelligence and Security of the West Kalimantan Police on Aug. 12, 1994 for investigation concerning the content of my letter.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Most share prices closed lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, as investors began to take profits after booking significant gains last week.However, the broad-based Composite Index was able to maintain its upward trend to close slightly higher at 492.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
In-town spa for women's hair, skin, body treatment opened
In-town spa for women's hair, skin, body treatment opened JAKARTA (JP): Buoyed by optimism over the increasing demand of Jakartans for body and skin treatment, as well as relaxation therapies among active women, a businessman has opened a first day-spa in the city.Thalia le spa, located on Jl.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Course on language use in billboards
Course on language use in billboards In a bid to familiarize a ruling on the use of proper Indonesian language in billboards and banners, the directorate of Socio-Political Affairs Office of the Jakarta administration will conduct a three-day training for the management of hotels, restaurants,...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Independence pioneers are models: Soeharto
Independence pioneers are models: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to rekindle the spirit shown by its freedom fighters 50 years ago to overcome the challenges in development, President Soeharto said yesterday.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
OCBC raises rate
OCBC raises rate SINGAPORE (AFP): The Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) Bank, one of Singapore's big four local banks, announced yesterday it is raising its prime lending rate by a quarter of a percent to 5.75 percent.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
SBSI
SBSIFrom JayakartaThat the Department of Manpower has not recognized the existence of the SBSI (Prosperous Labor Union of Indonesia) is obviously a denial to human rights and Article 28 of the 1945 Constitution.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:00 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: International Family Classic 4:30 Science Program: Blue Planet 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Southeast Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Belief in God...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Military denies getting involved in Sembiring's killing
Military denies getting involved in Sembiring's killing JAKARTA (JP): The military flatly denied reports that their personnel were involved in the controversial kidnap and murder of prominent ex-con Johny Sembiring.Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
NGOs to sue government over reforestation fund
NGOs to sue government over reforestation fund JAKARTA (JP): Eleven non-governmental organizations announced yesterday their intention to sue the government for using its huge reforestation fund to support the development of the state- owned aircraft company IPTN.M.S.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Trial of former Bapindo president to go on
Trial of former Bapindo president to go on JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court yesterday ruled that the government prosecutors have a valid case against Subekti Ismaun, the former president of the government-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia, and ordered that the trial proceed.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Photographers' credit
Photographers' creditFrom KompasEvery time we celebrate the proclamation of Indonesian independence we forget a matter of great importance. What I would like to point out is the name of the photographer who took the pictures of the historical events during which the proclamation was read and the...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Funds on capital mart reach $5.7b
Funds on capital mart reach $5.7b JAKARTA (JP): The funds mobilized through the country's capital market is expected to nearly double to Rp 12 trillion (US$5.7 billion) this year from Rp 6.8 trillion in 1993, says the president of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX).
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Drought brings people flock to the city
Drought brings people flock to the city JAKARTA (JP): Buoyed by optimism of finding better lives in the city, thousands of poor people from rural areas in Java which have been severely affected by this year's prolonged drought have moved to Jakarta, a city official has said.M.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
RI eyes four golds in Asiad badminton
RI eyes four golds in Asiad badminton JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia vows to regain its domination in the Asian Games after a 12-year lapse by bringing home four golds at the Games in Hiroshima this October.Executive chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) Sumaryono told a hearing at the...
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
Tin price at 7-month low
Tin price at 7-month low KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The price of tin plunged to a seven-month low yesterday on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market on lack of buying support amid a sharp fall on the London Metal Exchange.It closed 26 sen lower at 12.99 ringgit (US$5.2) a kilogram (2.
Tue, 23 Aug 1994
UI will get a new psychologist
UI will get a new psychologist Semiati Ibnu Umar, 58, a senior lecturer at the School of Psychology at the University of Indonesia, will be inducted as a doctor on Wednesday.Semiati will defend her doctoral thesis at an induction ceremony at the university new campus in Depok, a suburb south of...