Archive: 22 September 1994
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Thu, 22 Sep 1994
New railway service soon
New railway service soon BANDUNG: PT Arion Paramita Group, a private transportation company, will launch a new executive train service linking Jakarta and the Central Java city of Surakarta (Solo) next August.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Soeharto told Games squad to do their best
Soeharto told Games squad to do their best JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday asked the Indonesian Asian Games squad to do their best in their medal pursuit although the national sports governing body (KONI) does not set any medal target.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Bali to have second paper
Bali to have second paper DENPASAR, Bali: The Nusa Tenggara daily newspaper, which has been out of circulation for some time, will soon return to the streets of Bali after changes in management and editorial board.The newspaper hopes to start publication on Oct.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Diplomacy change in Indochina
Diplomacy change in Indochina New and important policy shifts are underway over Cambodia and Vietnam.The U.S. government, it now is clear, is on an irreversible road to establishment of full diplomatic relations with Hanoi.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Vietnam bonds for foreigner
Vietnam bonds for foreigner HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam said yesterday it would let foreign residents and companies buy bonds and shares to be issued by state-owned companies in what an economist said was a new form of privatization.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Asian investment may prove dangerous
Asian investment may prove dangerousBy Mitsuhiko Morimoto TOKYO: Against the backdrop of the soaring yen in relation to the dollar, Japanese corporations are eager to invest in Asian countries--but there are risks involved.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Chinese tried for smuggling
Chinese tried for smuggling SURABAYA, East Java: A Taiwanese national is being tried in court here on charges of trying to smuggle ebony out of the country.In the opening trial, the government prosecutor said the accused colluded with a local business woman to illegally export 109 cubic meters of...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Police to help supervise forest
Police to help supervise forest The National Police have deployed 209 senior police personnel, ranging in rank from second lieutenant to captain, to help supervise security efforts in forests throughout the nation.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
AFC to crack down on age violations at U-19
AFC to crack down on age violations at U-19 JAKARTA (JP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has promised to take strong measures against any age violations proven to have occurred during the ongoing Asian Youth Under-19 soccer championship finals.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Child rescued from brothel
Child rescued from brothel JAMBI, Jambi: A 12 year-old junior high school student was rescued from a brothel by her parents last week.The girl ER had been taken to the owner of a brothel supplying prostitutes to hotels in town by a female fellow student, according to the Antara news agency.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Inflating project costs
Inflating project costs Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad's remarks early this week about the increasing tendency among Indonesian businessmen to mark up the costs of their investment projects reconfirmed the findings of the recent investigations into several large bad loans.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
More campaigning called for to prevent cancer
More campaigning called for to prevent cancer JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday called for a more concerted campaign to prevent the incidence of cancer in Indonesia, which if unchecked, could impose a heavy financial burden on the society as a whole.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
City to work with human rights body to monitor right abuses
City to work with human rights body to monitor right abuses JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja vowed on Tuesday to continue improving public services in the capital, saying also that the National Commission on Human Rights will help monitor the impact of development to avoid human rights...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Police investigate fraud by two education foundations
Police investigate fraud by two education foundations JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police will question executives of two private education foundations which are allegedly charging students millions of rupiah for nothing.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Rock music in ferry
Rock music in ferryFrom KompasOn my recent return from Surabaya I went on to Bandarlampung, making the Merak-Bakauheni crossing on a KMF Titian Murni ferry. Because I was feeling tired I took a second class ticket in the hope that it would be quiet, restful and pleasant.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Toll road blocks path
Toll road blocks pathFrom NeracaI, attorney for the residents of Bangun Mulia, Medan Amplas District, request the attention of the Governor of North Sumatra to the obstruction of the access road to the people's rice fields due to the construction of the Belmera toll road.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
ABRI wants dialog
ABRI wants dialog In a speech to the Pepabri (ABRI veterans association) meeting on Saturday, the Armed Forces Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung said ABRI would promote a climate of dialog among societal groups in order to equalize views, perceptions and interpretations regarding the issues of...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Mulialand to build $15m underpass
Mulialand to build $15m underpass Mulia Intipelangi, a subsidiary of PT Mulialand Group, will build a US$15 million underpass at the Tomang exchange in West Jakarta.Joko S. Tjandra, the president of Mulialand, said yesterday that the underpass is expected to help ease traffic congestion in the area.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Ministers of EU, ASEAN to begin meeting today
Ministers of EU, ASEAN to begin meeting today JAKARTA (JP): Ministers of European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are to start a three-day dialog on economic and political cooperation, in the German city of Karlsruhe today.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Funds for poor villages used mostly for savings and loans
Funds for poor villages used mostly for savings and loans JAKARTA (JP): The majority of the funds under the presidential aid program for poor villages, known by its Indonesian acronym IDT, has been used as seed capital for savings and loans schemes, according to a senior official of the Ministry of...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Indonesia defends decision to export DDT stock to Nepal
Indonesia defends decision to export DDT stock to NepalBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): The government has defended its decision to unload some of its stock of DDT, a pesticide hazardous to health and the environment, to Nepal stressing that it was at the request of the importing country.Dr. Hadi M.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Union activist faces jail term
Union activist faces jail term MEDAN, North Sumatra: A government prosecutor is demanding the district court to sentence the secretary of the local branch of the All Indonesian Prosperity Labor Union (SBSI) to a year imprisonment for allegedly instigating a violent labor demonstration in April.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
`Tempo' staff split on future of the magazine
`Tempo' staff split on future of the magazine JAKARTA (JP): Some 162 employees of the defunct Tempo news magazine have accepted an offer by timber tycoon Mohammad (Bob) Hasan to join in his endeavor to start a new magazine, but only 22 of them are journalists.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Illegal gambling rising
Illegal gambling rising SEMARANG: The Central Java Police have formed a special unit to wipe out gambling dens in Semarang, Surakarta, Yogyakarta, Purwokerto and Magelang.Central Java Police Chief Brig. Gen. Hariman A.S.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
RI's financial structure grows stronger: Soedradjat
RI's financial structure grows stronger: Soedradjat JAKARTA (JP): The growing capital market will soon compete with the banking industry to finance economic activities, Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono says.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Protectionism hurts small businesses
Protectionism hurts small businesses JAKARTA (JP): Protection for upstream industries has done more harm than good to small and medium-sized businesses, particularly those exporting their products, economist Djisman Simandjuntak says.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Vice President Try Sutrisno in Canberra to boost ties
Vice President Try Sutrisno in Canberra to boost ties JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno and three cabinet ministers arrived in Sydney yesterday, marking the highest ranking visit by an Indonesian official to Australia in nearly two decades.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
War games with Aussies
War games with Aussies MALANG, East Java: The Indonesian and Australian air forces launched a joint exercise on Wednesday.Codenamed Rajawali Ausindo, the week-long exercise is intended to improve the professionalism of the two forces in supplying logistics by air, according to Antara.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Beware of dysentery
Beware of dysentery JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health has appealed to people in drought-stricken areas to be vigilant about any possible outbreak of dysentery due to the lack of clean water.The ministry has issued a circular to local governments, asking them to campaign about cleanliness because in...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Fire razes 150 houses
Fire razes 150 houses SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: At least 150 houses were razed by fire in the city early on Thursday.Witnesses said the fire began at an old house in the area.There were no casualties, the Antara news agency reported.This is the second major fire in the city in the past two days.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
AFTA Council meets on ending regional trade barriers
AFTA Council meets on ending regional trade barriers CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AFP): The ASEAN Free Trade Council (AFTA) yesterday began considering a proposal to shorten its basic plan for reducing regional trade barriers from 15 to 10 years, while expanding the list of exclusions.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Will NU return to the political wilderness?
Will NU return to the political wilderness?By Hartono Hadikusumo JAKARTA (JP): In just three days the hopes for a Matori Abdul Djalil-Syamsuri Badawi "dream team" was dashed to pieces, giving rise to several interesting phenomena at the recent congress of the United Development Party (PPP) in...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
University diplomas still considered a status symbol
University diplomas still considered a status symbol JAKARTA (JP): Most people in Indonesia still consider attending university a way to enhance their social status and treat their studies as a secondary factor, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Education.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Disappointing gas station service
Disappointing gas station serviceFrom Media IndonesiaIt is very helpful and convenient to have a gasoline station on Jalan Gajah Mada/Jalan Hayam Wuruk. The strategic location makes it possible for motorists to fill up their tanks in the midst of the traffic congestion which occurs there...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Angry crowd kill theft suspect
Angry crowd kill theft suspect An angry crowd beat to death a young man who is believed to have stolen a pair of shoes belonging to a worshiper at a mosque in Rawa Buaya, West Jakarta.Pos Kota reported yesterday that the suspect, identified by the name of Sugeng, 18, an immigrant from Cirebon, West...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Shorter week for schools
Shorter week for schools DENPASAR, Bali: The local education authorities said schools which do not share premises could start experimenting with the five-day school week.Schools which still share premises in shifts however must continue to function six-day a week, head of the local Education and...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Some ASEAN countries said mellowing on APEC trade group
Some ASEAN countries said mellowing on APEC trade group CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Reuter): Some Southeast Asian nations are warming to the idea of trade liberalization within the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum now that proposals on trade appear less rigid, a senior Thai official said...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Harmoko denies monopolizing TV air time for Golkar
Harmoko denies monopolizing TV air time for Golkar JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko rejected accusations yesterday that he is monopolizing television air time for the ruling political group Golkar, which he chairs.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Surjadi asks for efficient water use for draught
Surjadi asks for efficient water use for draught JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soerdirdja called on Jakartans to use water efficiently due to the ongoing drought which has dug deep into the city's water reserves.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Switzerland fields strongest team against host Indonesia
Switzerland fields strongest team against host Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The hot favorite Switzerland will bank on a team of two world-beating players against host Indonesia in their Davis Cup World Group qualifying round tie at Senayan tennis stadium, starting tomorrow.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Fog delays Literacy Day commemoration
Fog delays Literacy Day commemoration JAKARTA (JP): The commemoration of International Literacy Day in Indonesia, originally planned in the West Kalimantan city of Pontianak today, has been postponed indefinitely due to fog and a a subsequent closing of the local airport.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Truck runs over bikers
Truck runs over bikers GROBOGAN, Central Java: Three men, riding on a motorbike, died on Wednesday after they were hit by a truck at the Sindurejo highway in Toroh.Witnesses said the driver lost control of the motorcycle when he tried to avoid a big hole in the road.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Indonesia needs good athletics coaches
Indonesia needs good athletics coaches JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is in dire need of better qualified track and field coaches to further develop the skills and techniques of local athletes, an expert of the International Amateur Athletic Federation says.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Sabatini's generosity
Sabatini's generosity I feel a response is required for the article written by Bruce Emond regarding the recent Gabriela Sabatini's visit.It was inferred that Gabriela was uncommunicative during her visit to Jakarta, and in particular that she refused an interview with the journalist in question.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Abdul Munir inducted BKS AKSI executive
Abdul Munir inducted BKS AKSI executive Governor Surjadi Soedirdja, in his capacity as chairman of the Indonesian City Intercity Cooperation Board (BKS-AKSI), on Tuesday inducted former Central Jakarta Mayor Col. Abdul Munir as secretary general of the semi-government agency.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Draft law on taxation
Draft law on taxationFrom Suara KaryaThe draft law on taxation which the government is planning to submit to the House of Representatives (DPR) contains, among other things, the recommendation that the State Administrative Court be declared incompetent to handle complaints filed by taxpayers...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Police pledge to review new vehicle tax rule
Police pledge to review new vehicle tax rule JAKARTA (JP): National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen. I Gusti Ketut Ratta said the authorities will review the new policy requiring motorists to put a special sticker on car license plates as proof the yearly registration tax has been paid.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Japan, RI develop radar
Japan, RI develop radar Tokyo (UPI): Japan said it will develop a satellite-based radar system to detect underground mineral resources in cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Australia and Indonesia.Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry and five Japanese space equipment makers will provide...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) mostly dropped yesterday in active trading as local investors started shifting towards the primary market.The Composite Index lost 4.6 points to close at 517.07 yesterday against 521.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Course on maid regulations opens
Course on maid regulations opens South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko wants mayoralty officials, district and subdistrict heads to popularize the city administration's ruling No. 6 of 1993 on housemaids."We have to popularize the regulations among the mayoralty officials, as well as the public, because...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
New PPP leaders face tough challenges
New PPP leaders face tough challengesBy Bob S. Hadiwinata BANDUNG (JP): One can easily agree with Amir Santoso, a political scientist at the University of Indonesia, that whoever intends to observe politics in Indonesia cannot be content with what happens on the surface alone (The Jakarta Post,...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
German aid for RI projects
German aid for RI projects JAKARTA (JP): Representatives from the German and Indonesian governments yesterday signed an agreement on economic cooperation worth a total of DM 149.5 million (US$96,265) in aid.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
BI to keep money policy prudent
BI to keep money policy prudent JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, will maintain the country's prudential monetary system despite encouraging development in the country's macro-economy during the first eight months of this year.Central Bank Governor J.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Six new cement projects to be ready by end of 1997
Six new cement projects to be ready by end of 1997 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's annual cement production capacity of 20 million tons will increase by 12 million tons by the end of 1997 with the completion of six new projects.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Warring parties urged to hold their tongues
Warring parties urged to hold their tongues JAKARTA (JP): A member of the House of Representatives has urged all disputing parties in the wake of an attack on a building on Jl. Agus Salim, Central Jakarta, to refrain from making statements and actions which could only worsen the situation.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Infrastructure development won't solve Jakarta's problems
Infrastructure development won't solve Jakarta's problemsBy Vincent Lingga World renown architect and city planner Desmond Muirhead shared his ideas about the greater Jakarta area development in a recent interview with The Jakarta Post.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
RI and PNG build lighthouses
RI and PNG build lighthouses JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea have agreed to build lighthouses along their common sea boundary to minimize illegal border crossings, an official said.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Help for street children
Help for street children The front page article about street children in The Jakarta Post Sept. 18 Sunday edition has prompted me to write this letter.I would like to help a child -- preferably a boy aged 10 - 14 -- who wants to attend school, but is unable.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Extra month of salary now compulsory
Extra month of salary now compulsory JAKARTA (JP): Good news for workers: The government has made it compulsory for all companies to pay their workers an extra, `13th month' of salary each year.The decision, contained in a new decree by Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief, immediately drew criticisms...
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech As freedom of speech is guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution, I was very sad to read about the ban imposed on lawyer and human rights activist Adnan Buyung Nasution from speaking at the University of Kristen Petra in East Java capital of Surabaya, as reported by Kompas on Aug. 31.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
Semarang, Surabaya win best traffic awards
Semarang, Surabaya win best traffic awards JAKARTA (JP): Semarang and Surabaya, the capitals of Central Java and East Java, respectively, won this year's government awards for the best metropolitan cities in terms of traffic management.
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
City market firm to focus on market reconstruction
City market firm to focus on market reconstruction JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned market company, PD Pasar Jaya, has said that it will focus its attention on reconstructing old, dilapidated market buildings rather than erecting new ones over the next five years.