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Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Students pledge to continue protest against press ban

Students pledge to continue protest against press ban JAKARTA (JP): Students aligned with Students' Solidarity for Democracy in Indonesia (SMID) said yesterday that the crackdown on protests against the media ban will not stop them from speaking out.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Rare birds for sale

Rare birds for sale SOLO, Central Java (JP): Several endangered species of birds protected by Law No. 5, 1990 on the Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystem were found to be sold freely at the Depok bird market in Balekambang, Solo.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Residents resettled

Residents resettled PADANG, West Sumatra: A total of 319 people from the Taratak village in Lima Puluh Koto regency have been resettled at the Timpeh VII transmigration site in the Sawah Lunto regency.The people are the residents of the village devastated by landslides a few months ago.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Former director of Bapindo charged in court for corruption

Former director of Bapindo charged in court for corruption JAKARTA (JP): Towil Heryoto, a former director of the government-owned Bank Bapindo, was arraigned at the South Jakarta District Court yesterday on charges of corruption.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Works of local painters selected for Asian exhibition

Works of local painters selected for Asian exhibitionBy Rina Rao JAKARTA (JP): As part of its third anniversary celebrations, the Grand Hyatt Jakarta presents "Indonesia's Excellence", an exhibition of paintings by 20 Indonesian artists.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Urbanization has caused high crime rate: Governor

Urbanization has caused high crime rate: Governor JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has said that urbanization is one of the main factors causing the city's surging level of crime.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Simple map on Jakarta published

Simple map on Jakarta published Gunther W. Holtorf, a map maker from Germany, has published a simple map of Jakarta focusing on the central part of the city. Other parts of the city, such as South Jakarta, are shown in less detail.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Postal firm to lease aircraft

Postal firm to lease aircraft JAKARTA (JP): To enhance service and performance in the face of competition from private companies, the state-owned postal service, Perusahaan Umum Pos dan Giro (PPG), will begin operating leased aircraft by the end of this year.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Int'l festival on twin planned

Int'l festival on twin planned Jakarta will host the 2nd International Twin Festival from Aug. 26 to 28, the organizing committee said yesterday.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Ndiaye meets with Belo

Ndiaye meets with Belo DILI, East Timor (JP): Special Rapporteur of the United Nations' Human Rights Commission on Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Bacre Waly Ndiaye, met twice with Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo yesterday to discuss victims of the 1991 bloody incident in Dili.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/E. Timorese protest against church incident

E. Timorese protest against church incident DILI, East Timor (JP): More than 300 young East Timorese took to the streets yesterday to protest what they described as an "insult to the Santo Yoseph Remexio church.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Biotech offers benefits and challenges

Biotech offers benefits and challenges Biotechnology and the Environment By Vandana Shiva, Third World Network, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, 37 pages. JAKARTA (JP): Through biotechnology, known as biotech, anything seemingly impossible becomes possible.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Vendors in North Jakarta hike water prices up to 100%

Vendors in North Jakarta hike water prices up to 100% JAKARTA (JP): Many vendors in North Jakarta have raised retail water prices by 100 percent following the recent decision of the City Water Company, PAM Jaya, to increase its prices."Now I sell it for Rp 1,500 (70 U.S.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Woman busted in Bekasi for credit card fraud

Woman busted in Bekasi for credit card fraud JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police nabbed a North Jakarta woman Sunday evening for allegedly using a stolen credit card.The suspect, identified as Isti Rahayu S.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * I SCREWED UP AGAIN! I'm so embarrassed, truly mortified, aghast and dismayed. (Nice words to keep in mind, dear readers, for when you bungle things like Yours Truly, the so-called "English Expert," has so expertly done in this case anyway.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday despite the government's commitment to speed up the development of capital market.The broad-based Composite Index lost nearly two points to close at 450.44 yesterday from 452.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/City's annual revenues increase 67 percent

City's annual revenues increase 67 percent JAKARTA (JP): The city recorded an increase in its revenues from Rp 996 billion (US$461.01 million) in the 1992/1993 fiscal year to Rp 1.67 trillion in the just concluded 1993/1994 fiscal year.The 67.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Few Indonesians are interested in showbiz

Few Indonesians are interested in showbiz JAKARTA (JP): A prominent businessman urged the government to recognize the potential of the entertainment business and to create a conducive climate to encourage the growth of this industry.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Newspaper readers expected to double by 1999: Subrata

Newspaper readers expected to double by 1999: Subrata PUNCAK, West Java (JP): Director General of Press and Graphics Subrata said yesterday that the government is trying hard to reach a ratio of one newspaper for every 10 people before the turn of the century.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Japanese rider shines in Surabaya motocross

Japanese rider shines in Surabaya motocross SURABAYA (JP): Despite failing to win any single heat, Japanese Akira Hosono was able to grab the 125cc overall title at the Lucky Strike international motocross championships in Surabaya, East Java on Sunday.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Supreme Court's ruling draws furious reactions

Supreme Court's ruling draws furious reactions SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The Supreme Court's ruling in favor of displaced farmers to make way for the controversial Kedungombo reservoir project has elicited furious reactions from local officials.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Fire hits Kebonkacang area

Fire hits Kebonkacang area Nineteen houses along Jl. Jatibunder, a slum area in Kebonkacang, Central Jakarta, was gutted by fire yesterday morning. No casualty was reported in the blaze.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Officials found extorting workers to be punished

Officials found extorting workers to be punished JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief yesterday promised to look into reports that labor officials are extorting money from workers arriving at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport from other countries.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Mar'ie leads business campaign overseas

Mar'ie leads business campaign overseas JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad will lead a business mission to promote the country's economic potential and privatization program in the world's major financial centers.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Group of Seven (& a Half)

Group of Seven (& a Half) Crucial times in history are the best testing grounds for true leaders. If a man dares to stand up and make strategic, even though unpopular, decisions during a crucial time, and if those decisions are upheld and executed accordingly by other people, that man can claim ...

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994 (rerun) 4:30 Science and Technology 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Open University 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05 Drama 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of ...

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Management of development funds

Management of development fundsFrom Media IndonesiaUnder the program called Presidential Instruction on Development of Poor Villages, Ujungjaya village, Pandeglang regency, West Java, received a development fund of Rp 20 million. Half of this fund has been cashed and divided among three groups.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Nasution `violates' graphic art conventions

Nasution `violates' graphic art conventionsBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): Most graphic-art works are done on paper, but a "violation" of the convention by internationally-renowned graphic artist Marida Nasution unveils new possibilities.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/1,000 cases of cancer a year

1,000 cases of cancer a year SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): About 1,000 cases of cancer are found each year in the city, a health official says.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Unemployed get sanitation jobs

Unemployed get sanitation jobs In a bid to help the government tackle the unemployment problem, the Central Jakarta Manpower Office are employing at least 375 unemployed people, many of them primary and junior high school dropouts, as sanitation workers.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/More World Cup reflections

More World Cup reflections The Jakarta Post editorial regarding the World Cup on July 6, 1994 raised some interesting points.Asia did do well this time when Saudi Arabia qualified for the second phase.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Investment approvals decrease

Investment approvals decrease JAKARTA (JP): Total foreign investment commitments approved in the May-June period decreased to US$225.85 million from $1.78 billion in the April-May period.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Importer claims red tape remains at Priok port

Importer claims red tape remains at Priok port JAKARTA (JP): Despite the government's effort to boost non-oil exports by reducing import duties, an influential importer lamented yesterday that importers still face red tape and hostile bureaucracy at Tanjung Priok port here.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Tourism foundation to be created

Tourism foundation to be created JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications will set up a tourism foundation by the end of this year to provide tourism scholarships to both senior high school and college students.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/68 illegal KWK's seized in a dragnet

68 illegal KWK's seized in a dragnet West Jakarta police have impounded at 68 unauthorized minibus transports in a two day dragnet this week.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/RI sends official to Kim's funeral

RI sends official to Kim's funeral JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a special envoy to the funeral of North Korean President Kim Il-Sung if Pyong-yang wishes to hold such a ceremony, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Post office levy

Post office levy I was on the point of writing to congratulate the Post Office on its vastly improved delivery service over the past year or so.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Dangerous taxi driver

Dangerous taxi driver On the evening of June 25, at about 8:30 p.m., I tried to take a Royal City Taxi from my office to my home. After a few minutes, I told the driver to go one way, but he insisted on going another.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/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, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Government sets up high appointment council

Government sets up high appointment council JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has set up a national council in charge of studying proposals on the appointment, promotion and transfer of high-ranking civil servants.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Parking ticket perforation will be postponed

Parking ticket perforation will be postponed JAKARTA (JP): The head of the City Revenue Office, Fauzie Alvie Yasin, said yesterday that due to technical problems his office was still unable to carry out a gubernatorial decree requiring parking tickets to be perforated.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Elephant training camp prepared

Elephant training camp prepared BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: An elephant training center will be built near a popular youth camping ground at the nearby Wan Abdulrahman recreation forest.Chief of the Lampung and Bengkulu office of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication H.A.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/`Sarinah' to hold model contest

`Sarinah' to hold model contest The Jakarta-based women's monthly magazine, Sarinah, will organize a model and photo model contest next month to commemorate its 12th anniversary.The aspiring participants should be female between 18 and 24 years of age and should be 1.66 meters tall or more.

Tue, 12 Jul 1994

JP/Pornographic posters

Pornographic postersFrom NeracaWe can see pornographic posters in almost all cinemas in Jakarta, along with the exciting titles of the films like Kenikmatan Taboo" (Tabooed Pleasure), Gairah Malam (Night Passion), etc.