Archive: 5 September 1994
50 articles found
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
New industrial zone coming to Batam
New industrial zone coming to Batam BATAM ISLAND, Riau (JP): Indonesia will develop a 400-hectare industrial estate here in cooperation with countries which have populations originated from Asian nations to accommodate high- technology industrial activities.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysians die in accident
Malaysians die in accident MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two Malaysian tourists and their Indonesian driver were immediately killed after a truck loaded with sand hit their car near Situnggaling-Merek village, Tanah Karo, the Antara news agency reported. Gumesijran, 32, and his wife Sentimeh, 30, and their driver were heading for the Sipiso-piso waterfalls from Berastagi when the accident occurred on Friday. A third Malaysian, Gumesijramasih, survived the ordeal.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Publication on new traffic fines helps compliance
Publication on new traffic fines helps compliance JAKARTA (JP): Police say most motorists are already aware of the increase in traffic fines which came into effect on Sept. 1 due to the intensive press coverage.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
U-15 soccer meet semis in Tondano
U-15 soccer meet semis in Tondano JAKARTA (JP): Aceh will join three Javanese teams in the semifinals of the Coke Cup national under-15 soccer championship in Tondano Minahasa, North Sulawesi tomorrow. Zulkarnaen and Yulibar scored a goal apiece to give the country's westernmost squad a 2-1 win over West Sumatra in Saturday's quarterfinals. Aceh finished first in Group L ahead of East Java on goal differential, as both teams qualified for the semis to be played at Maesa stadium.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hospital's rules
Hospital's rules Since September 1993 RS (Hospital) Pondok Indah has had a rule that only one relative can come into the delivery room with the laboring woman. A lot of foreign women, however, would like to bring, along their husbands, a family member, friend or Midwife. Experience has shown that the staff at RS Pondok Indah react very unfriendly if a second person is brought along. This has made a lot of foreign couples decide not to go to RS Pondok Indah. On Friday, Aug.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Junior team beats Persija 3-2
Junior team beats Persija 3-2 JAKARTA (JP): The national junior soccer team scored a 3-2 victory over Persija - last April's amateur, inter-city soccer championship finalists - in a proving ground match at a packed Senayan Stadium on Saturday. The friendly game was meant to condition the junior team, which has just returned from training in Italy, for the Asian Under-19 Championship slated to be held here from Sept. 11 to 25.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Electricity firm tendering power projects
Electricity firm tendering power projects JAKARTA (JP): The state electricity company PT PLN will assign private companies to construct 16 power generation projects with a total capacity of 4,960 megawatts (MW) throughout the country during the next five years. "Of the 16 offered projects, six will be fired with coal and four with natural gas, while the other six will be generated with geothermal steam," the company's president Zuhal said in a seminar here on Saturday.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rao on trade mission
Rao on trade mission NEW DELHI (Reuter): Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao heads to Vietnam and Singapore today hoping to hitch India's new free- market economy to two of southeast Asia's locomotives of business growth. Senior Indian officials said on Saturday that international politics would take a back seat to business deals during Rao's visit to Hanoi on Sept. 5-7, followed by a swing through Singapore on Sept. 7-9.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN vehicle sales up
ASEAN vehicle sales up TOKYO (Kyodo): Combined sales of motor vehicles in ASEAN for this year are likely to exceed one million vehicles for the first time ever, a business daily said Saturday in a dispatch from Bangkok. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, quoting a Japanese auto industry estimate, said vehicle sales for the first half of the year in the six-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations increased steadily by 11.4 percent from a year earlier to 516,941.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Freedom fighters oppose foreign investment policy
Freedom fighters oppose foreign investment policy JAKARTA (JP): A group of survivors of the independence struggle of the 1940s is appealing to the people's sense of nationalism in resisting outside pressures to open up its economy to foreigners. A delegation of the freedom fighters and affiliated organizations visited the House of Representatives (DPR) on Saturday to express their objection to the government's recent decision to virtually open the economy to foreign investors.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police almost complete probe into cause of blast
Police almost complete probe into cause of blast JAKARTA (JP): The National Police has almost completed its examination on the cause of Wednesday's explosion at the Research Center for Technology of Reactor Salvation of the National Atomic Energy Agency (BATAN) in Serpong. "Fifty percent of the work has been completed. The final conclusion is scheduled to be announced on Monday (today)," a team member of the Forensic Laboratory which conducted the examination said over the weekend.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Peter Pan & the Pirates 3:00 Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 Students' Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Technology 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious teachings: Hinduism 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Van Der Valk 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Pesona Nada 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bemos told to get lost
Bemos told to get lost DENPASAR, Bali: Owners of three-wheeled public vehicle, popularly called bemos, have been given until the end of this month to clear out of Denpasar streets. The Antara news agency reported the Bali government has been phasing out bemos because they are too old and no longer comfortable. Bemo owners have been informed of the deadline since the start of the year but most of them have ignored and continued to operate the vehicles.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Crowding passengers on single bus
Crowding passengers on single bus From Republika We were passengers on a Metromini S75 bus, license number B 7969, from Pasar Minggu to Blok M on Aug. 24. When the bus arrived at Jalan Tendean it stopped near the Mampang junction and was loaded with all passengers from another Metromini S75 bus (license number B 7181). The additional passengers did not make our bus too crowded, yet.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Political education
Political education In his speech at the closing of the Congress of the PPP (United Development Party), last week, Vice President Try Sutrisno said the party should continue to conduct political education for its younger members so as to produce reliable agents of development, who are sensitive to the problems facing the nation and who possess a well-defined concept of nationalism. The congress has re-elected H.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt seeks major cut in income tax
Govt seeks major cut in income tax JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad sought approval from the House of Representatives (DPR) here on Saturday to significantly reduce income tax rates to a range of between 10 and 30 percent from 15-35 percent at present. In his explanation at the House's plenary session, the minister said that the tax reduction is essential, both in promoting social justice and in strengthening competitive edges of the domestic economy.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
The 5.0s and three players in the PC Software world
The 5.0s and three players in the PC Software world By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): When the race in the word processor arena reached its hottest period late last year and earlier this year -- with the releases of the latest Winword and WPWin upgrades, 6.0 seemed to be the magic number. In the spreadsheet circuit, people seem to believe that 5.0 would bring the most luck.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hakeem `the dream' to film commercial here
Hakeem `the dream' to film commercial here JAKARTA (JP): Local basketball fans will get the rare treat of seeing last season's NBA most valuable player Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon up close when he visits Jakarta later this week. Olajuwon, of the league champion Houston Rockets, will meet State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport Hayono Isman during his Sept. 7-12 visit, said Jannus Hutapea of Coca Cola Indonesia which is sponsoring the superstar's trip here.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jeewon Jaya to sell 50% of its shares on JSX
Jeewon Jaya to sell 50% of its shares on JSX JAKARTA (JP): PT Jeewon Jaya Indonesia, an export-oriented manufacturer of car-stereos, satellite video receivers, high- quality tuners and wire harnesses in Bekasi, West Java, will become the first Indonesian-Korean joint venture company to be listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX).
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Orangutans come home
Orangutans come home SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Twelve orangutans which were illegally smuggled to Taiwan were returned to the Samboja Forest Research and Development Center in their natural environment. The endangered apes were brought back in successive groups as the cages were too big to be accommodated in the passenger cabin. The research and development center, which works with the socialization of the ape, received orangutans last year from animal lovers in Taiwan.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Amending the tax laws
Amending the tax laws The four bills on taxation which Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad unveiled to the House of Representatives on Saturday convey good news to the middle and high-income people as the lowest and highest tax rates will be reduced and the number of tax brackets will be increased from the current three to four.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Maids demand salary hike
Maids demand salary hike YOGYAKARTA: The current five-day working week try out at government offices has prompted many domestic helpers in this city to demand hikes in their salaries. The try out scheme entails longer working hours on week days, and this means that maids, particularly those who do not live in, must stay longer hours to wait for the return of their employers. Some maids have already asked for hikes in their wages, according to the Antara news agency.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan, ASEAN to meet
Japan, ASEAN to meet TOKYO (Kyodo): Trade and industry ministers from Japan and the six ASEAN countries will meet in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Sept. 24 to discuss policies for cooperation with industrial developments in ASEAN's neighboring countries, government officials said Saturday.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Confidence pushes stock prices upwards
Confidence pushes stock prices upwards JAKARTA (JP): The last batch of favorable interim results last week strengthened investors' confidence, sustaining the market's upward momentum. The JSX (Jakarta Stock Exchange) Composite Index closed the week at 515.56, up 10.23 points from the previous week's close of 505.33. Both local and foreign investors speculated on discounted counters which had promising results.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
PPP congress reveals tolerance, maturity
PPP congress reveals tolerance, maturity The United Development Party has just concluded its congress without any serious delay. Political scientist Amir Santoso says that if post congress weeks are free from incidents, the relatively congress may reflect the dawn of the spirit of maturity in the Moslem-oriented party. JAKARTA (JP): In an earlier article published on Aug.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Military told to get ready for APEC
Military told to get ready for APEC Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. A.M. Hendropriyono has instructed the Jaya Sakti Infantry Brigade I to be on the alert against parties that might try to create disorder during the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in order to tarnish image of the country abroad.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tourist objects in East Java
Tourist objects in East Java From Surabaya Post During my last vacation I visited the ancient area around Singosari, Gunung Penanggungan and other East Java regions. I visited all the remains of Singosari temple and Airlangga Majapahit. In my opinion, East Java has many tourist attractions to offer domestic and foreign tourists. The attractions have long existed and we only need to preserve them. Minor damage of any of these can be repaired without making any change.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Digital system coming on stream in Indonesia
Digital system coming on stream in Indonesia BATAM ISLAND, Riau (JP): The rapid development of digital cellular telecommunications in Indonesia is expected to edge out the increasingly out-dated analog system. "The utilization of the analog system in cellular radio telecommunications services in Indonesia will be over and the country will continue to develop the digital system," State Minister of Research and technology B. J.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Koreans leave embattled site
Koreans leave embattled site MANILA (Reuter): Seven Korean engineers trapped for nine days at an irrigation project in the southern Philippines finally got out of the area yesterday when soldiers and Moslem rebels agreed to quit the embattled site, diplomats said. About 1,000 guerrillas of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) seized control of the project, financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Aug. 27 after a clash with army units sent to guard the site.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
PNG signs peace accord with Bougainville rebels
PNG signs peace accord with Bougainville rebels HONIARA, Bougainville (AFP): Bougainville secessionist leaders were closed in private talks in the Solomon Island capital yesterday following the historic peace accord hammered out in negotiations with Papua New Guinea prime minister Sir Julius Chan.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia strives for `halal' food labeling
Indonesia strives for `halal' food labeling JAKARTA (JP): While many countries are trying to impose eco- labeling for imported products, the predominantly Moslem Indonesians are busy approaching food, beverage and drug producers to have their products labeled halal (permitted by Islam.) Moslems, who comprise an estimated 85 percent of Indonesia's 185 million people, consider consumer products containing certain substances, such as pork, haram, or not permitted under Islamic doctrine.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Moro peace talks enter `tough' issues
Moro peace talks enter `tough' issues JAKARTA (JP): After four days of deliberations, peace talks between the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) will now focus on the formation of a provisional government for the Moro autonomous territory. "(We are) in the area where more serious and difficult problems begin," said Indonesia's chief mediator S. Wiryono.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Balinese still believe in power of syringe
Balinese still believe in power of syringe JAKARTA (JP): Most people in Bali still believe strongly in the healing powers of the syringe and this has had strong repercussions on the island's campaign against the spread of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Bali Health Office Chief I.G.P. Sudhana said that most of the community health centers (puskemas) set up in many Bali villages do not have sufficient syringes to meet the public demand.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sony radio
Sony radio From Bisnis Indonesia Last August my son bought a Sony radio-cassette player, type CFS 1033S in Pasaraya Big & Beautiful. When they tried to test the radio in the shop, some radio stations could not be clearly tuned in. The man at the counter explained that there was interference caused by the conditions in the building. I believed the explanation to be true.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
New PPP leadership board already beset by dissension
New PPP leadership board already beset by dissension JAKARTA (JP): Barely three days since his re-election, United Development Party (PPP) chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum is already being forced to move to contain dissension within his newly formed executive board. A prominent leader from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest faction in the PPP, has declined his appointment in the advisory board, while another has signaled he is not happy because he was never consulted in the first place.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
The city thirsts among lush golf courses
The city thirsts among lush golf courses By Andreas Harsono and Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): While the dragging drought continues to deplete Jakarta's water supply, this natural unpleasantness has exposed the often neglected facts of this third-world metropolis: the poor are deprived and the rich live in excess.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Government asks for WTO ratification
Government asks for WTO ratification JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade S.B. Joedono formally asked the House of Representatives (DPR) Saturday to ratify the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which will administer the new international trade accord. The minister said in a DPR plenary session that the implementation of the new trade treaty would benefit the Indonesian economy even though a number of commodities would face stricter competition from imported products.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
UI graduates 2,531 students
UI graduates 2,531 students The University of Indonesia (UI) held graduation ceremonies for a total of 2,531 graduates from various schools and colleges at a ceremony led by Rector Prof. MK Tadjudin at the university's new campus in Depok, a suburb south of Jakarta, over the weekend. The 2,531 graduates are from the schools of medicine, public health, law, engineering, economics, literature, psychology, social and political sciences and computer science.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indopasific starts air cargo service
Indopasific starts air cargo service JAKARTA (JP): PT Indopasific Merpati Kargo on Saturday started to provide air cargo service for a number of Asian countries under a franchise agreement with Merpati Nusantara, an airline affiliated to the flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. Indopasific's president, Berthie Bernardus, said at a launching ceremony to mark its initial consignment on Saturday that the company flies cargoes directly to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tosari a good fit as Ismail's partner
Tosari a good fit as Ismail's partner By Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): The one thing people can expect from the new leadership duet in the United Development Party (PPP) is this: the new Secretary-General Tosari Widjaya will surely be able to work with chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum. "Me and Buya (father) Ismail Hasan have virtually been sharing the same pillow," was how Tosari described his close relationship with the chairman.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Youths' behavior
Youths' behavior This is in response to Mr. B. Astar's letter in The Jakarta Post of Sept. 1, 1994. I completely agree that the youths' behavior as he described was wrong. However, I strongly object to his continued reference to white youths. This demonstrates an extreme biased and perhaps prejudiced viewpoint. Misbehaving youths are not limited to only whites. Let me give you an example of recent behavior by an Indonesian youth. On Saturday, Aug.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mandela shows concern over East Timor
Mandela shows concern over East Timor JAKARTA (JP): South African President Nelson Mandela unexpectedly raised questions about human rights and East Timor on Saturday, during his two-day, 'unofficial' visit. "I raised questions on both of these issues, asking about the human rights situation as well as the question of self- determination in areas like East Timor," Mandela said of his 60 minute meeting with President Soeharto on Saturday.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police start action over decade-old sikh massacre
Police start action over decade-old sikh massacre By M.R. Narayan Swamy NEW DELHI (AFP): Nearly 10 years after almost 3,000 Sikhs were murdered here following the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi, the police are beginning to move against those responsible for the massacre. The New Delhi police registered cases of murder and arson against an unspecified number of suspects, including members of the ruling Congress party, after years of dilly-dallying.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lentera opens middle school for children
Lentera opens middle school for children JAKARTA (JP): Lentera International School, an international institution which specializes in educating exceptional children, opened its middle school for children aged nine to 13. The school headmistress, Gillian Greenwood, told The Jakarta Post late last week that 40 students of various nationalities are enrolled at the school. Lentera has approximately 250 pupils. Greenwood said that 17 exceptional students are now studying at the school.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
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.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio (chamber music) Sunday 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Saturday 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Yusuf (pianist), Sunday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police doubt treasurer's story
Police doubt treasurer's story MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Police are doubting the story of a treasurer of a government office who reported that a bag containing the staff payroll was snatched by thieves. Police became suspicious after the story of Mohammad Nur, treasurer of the Social Services Office, did not tally with the version given by his driver, the Antara news agency reported. Mohammad said the bag was snatched from his car by two men on a motorcycle.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police jobs shuffled
Police jobs shuffled The chief of staff the City Police Force, Brig. Gen. Ismet Ibrahim, was installed as Director of the On-the-Alert National Police Squad to replace Brig. Gen. Hartoyo at a ceremony at the National Police Headquarters on Saturday. Hartoyo was appointed Nusa Tenggara police chief. Ismet will relinquish his post to Brig. Gen. Dibyo Widodo, currently chief of staff of the Nusa Tenggara police chief and a former adjutant to President Soeharto. (bsr)
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Group sets blueprint for APEC leaders
Group sets blueprint for APEC leaders SINGAPORE (Reuter): A group of business advisers to the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum said on Saturday that it will recommend an aggressive timetable for cutting trade barriers in the region.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sports coverage
Sports coverage It was with great dismay and disappointment that I read your sports section in the Sept. 2, 1994 issue of The Jakarta Post. Your headline continued your newspaper's love affair of Manchester United with a report on their game at home to mighty Wimbledon and a report on Liverpool's and Newcastle's game. For your information, Arsenal also played and drew 0-0 at home to Blackburn, and more importantly, Chelsea beat Manchester City 3-0 at home.
Mon, 05 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Big guns to volleyball grand prix finals
Big guns to volleyball grand prix finals JAKARTA (JP): Japan, Brazil and World champion Cuba were assured of their berths in the world women's volleyball grand prix finals in Shanghai, China this Friday, after completing three-weeks of hard-fought competition, yesterday. Despite yesterday's 1-3 loss to title holder Cuba, host China received an automatic entry to the finals, giving them a chance to compete for the winner's check of US$250,000. China finished second behind Cuba last year.