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Searching for all articles published on 1994-09-13 ...

49 articles.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Great Olajuwon gives brief basketball clinic

Great Olajuwon gives brief basketball clinic JAKARTA (JP): It was too short to be called a course, but the almost 30 minute basketball clinic put on by superstar Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon will live forever in the minds of the Indonesian junior players present.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/State keeps postal service monopoly

State keeps postal service monopoly JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned postal service Perum Pos dan Giro (PPG) will continue its monopoly in the handling of letters, postcards and aerograms under a new regulation.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Two bandits gunned down in separate operations

Two bandits gunned down in separate operations JAKARTA (JP): Police shot to death two criminals in two separate places in West Jakarta within 10 minutes.The first criminal to be gunned down on Sunday night in a sudden raid was identified as Peter, 22, Pos Kota reported quoting police sources.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Jobseekers outpace jobs

Jobseekers outpace jobs DILI, East Timor: The size of East Timor's workforce has been increasing at an annual rate of 3.74 in the last five years while the number of job opportunities are increasing at a pace of 3.37 percent, according to head of the Manpower Office Anton Setyono.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Sri Bintang wants merger of public transit companies

Sri Bintang wants merger of public transit companies JAKARTA (JP): An outspoken member of the House of Representatives has suggested the authority to ask all privately- owned public transportation companies to merge so that they can be properly controlled in order to provide more ...

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Rainy season likely to come late for most of Java: Karjoto

Rainy season likely to come late for most of Java: Karjoto JAKARTA (JP): The weathermen have more bad news for farmers, the government and the people of Java and eastern Indonesia who are experiencing water shortages.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/It's visa-free to visit Turkey

It's visa-free to visit Turkey JAKARTA (JP): Beginning this Thursday, Indonesian passport holders intending to visit Turkey will no longer need a visa to enter the country.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Thailand scalps favorite Japan 2-0 in U-19 opener

Thailand scalps favorite Japan 2-0 in U-19 opener JAKARTA (JP): Thailand lived up to its billing as a promising Asian soccer powerhouse as it pounded favorite Japan 2-0 in their Asian youth under-19 soccer championship opener yesterday.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Senior officials of APEC forum hail EPG report

Senior officials of APEC forum hail EPG reportBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat YOGYAKARTA (JP): Senior officials of the 17 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday gave a positive response to a report by a special task force which recommended the implementation of free ...

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Population conference

Population conference I have been closely following the news coming out of the International Population Conference in Cairo as published by The Jakarta Post. However, I find that the Post has so far not carried the message sent by the Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa to the Conference.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Repeat offender fatally shot for resisting arrest

Repeat offender fatally shot for resisting arrest JAKARTA (JP): A much-sought after recidivist, who had been in jail eight times since 1982, was shot to death by city police in the wee hours yesterday.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/RI introduces human resource development draft

RI introduces human resource development draftBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia introduced yesterday a draft declaration on human resource development for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), which will be proposed to the forum's ministerial meeting in Jakarta in ...

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Sindunegara will become doctor

Sindunegara will become doctor Karyana Sindunegara, 62, a senior lecturer from the Diponegoro University in Semarang, Central Java, will be inducted on Wednesday as doctor on literature at an inauguration ceremony at the School of Literature of the University of Indonesia (UI) in Depok.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Execution of Kupang convicts imminent

Execution of Kupang convicts imminent JAKARTA (JP): Three men sentenced to death for murdering an entire family in 1989 will be executed soon. They were allowed to meet with their close relatives for the last time last weekend at a penitentiary in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Cologne Chamber Orchestra: Revelation of Mozart works

Cologne Chamber Orchestra: Revelation of Mozart worksBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): Things, or thoughts, do occur in a flash. Like when you're listening to a Mozart composition during a concert given by the Cologne Chamber Orchestra.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/RI forest concessions restructured

RI forest concessions restructured JAKARTA (JP): A ministerial decree will force the merger of 195 forest concessions into a smaller number in the coming five years under a new management system aimed at assuring the sustainability of Indonesian forests.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/3,000 dogs vaccinated

3,000 dogs vaccinated SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The provincial government embarked on a two-week anti-rabies campaign Saturday, providing vaccinations for 3,000 pet dogs.Deputy governor Said Abdurrachman said the campaign aimed at making East Kalimantan rabies-free.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Islanders told to shop by mail

Islanders told to shop by mail PEKANBARU, Riau: The state post office company `Perum Pos dan Giro' is introducing a "shop by mail" service to facilitate the people in this province.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/House welcomes next tax bills as revenue getters

House welcomes next tax bills as revenue getters JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday welcomed the tax bills which will improve law enforcement among taxpayers and streamline the tax collection system.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Govt introduces workers export quota

Govt introduces workers export quota JAKARTA (JP): The government effective Jan. 1 will enforce a quota system on the number of persons a manpower supplier company can send as part of its scheme to phase out the sending of unskilled workers.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Water supply to some areas stopped

Water supply to some areas stopped The City Water Company, PAM Jaya, announced yesterday that its services to some areas in the city will be stopped for several hours today due to the installation of a remote control system in an electrical relay station.The stoppage will last from 10 a.m. to 1 p.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/PSP to see more profits

PSP to see more profits JAKARTA (JP): PT Putra Surya Perkasa, a private real estate developer, estimates a 316 percent increase in this year's net profits which will be due to a growth in sales.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Ulemas and Politics: The case of the NU `kiyai'

Ulemas and Politics: The case of the NU `kiyai' Nahdlatul Ulama politicians, disappointed by the recent congress of the United Development Party, are contemplating joining the Indonesian Democratic Party, while others are toying with the idea of setting up a new political entity.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Tasik ready for NU parlay

Tasik ready for NU parlay BANDUNG: The host organizers of the upcoming congress of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, says they are ready to accommodate the participants and observers to the big gathering.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Prevent pregnancy!

Prevent pregnancy! When this letter appears in The Jakarta Post, the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo may just have ended. Controversial issues linked to fertility and the status of women have been the topics of the conference.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Man may get 5 years for raping maid

Man may get 5 years for raping maid JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor H.P.W. Soekewi urged the North Jakarta District Court, yesterday, to sentence Ferdinand Sitompul to five years imprisonment for allegedly raping a maid.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Bapindo bosses sacrificed banking principles: Witness

Bapindo bosses sacrificed banking principles: Witness JAKARTA (JP): The directors of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) sacrificed banking principles in 1989 when they extended loans to Golden Key Group because they wanted to help the company beat a deadline to win a project.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Ulemas facing rising temptation to join with PDI

Ulemas facing rising temptation to join with PDI JAKARTA (JP): Moslem ulemas who opposed the re-election of the United Development Party's Ismail Hasan Metareum are becoming increasingly tempted to shift their support to the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 2:00 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: International Family Classic 4:30 Iptek 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: East Java 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Open University 7:00 Evening News 7:30 ...

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Apartments for fire victims

Apartments for fire victims Victims of the fire which gutted hundreds of houses at Bendungan Hilir, Tanah Abang subdistrict, Central Jakarta, on Friday, have supported the municipality's plan to build apartments on the old fire site.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Indonesia's biggest shopping mall being built in Pluit

Indonesia's biggest shopping mall being built in Pluit JAKARTA (JP): Residents of North Jakarta will soon enjoy a new mega shopping mall called Mega Mall Pluit being built at a total cost of Rp 150 billion (US$68.7 million).

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Environmental tragedy

Environmental tragedy A friend and I recently completed a trek in the Gunung Leuser National Park in Sumatra. During our stay we were greatly disturbed by the flagrant disregard for the park's boundaries shown by a few unscrupulous residents.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/21 killed in road crash

21 killed in road crash MEDAN, North Sumatra: Twenty-one people were killed when a bus rammed into a truck which was parked on the Trans Sumatra Highway in Labuhan Batu regency on Sunday.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Tanah Merah people strike back over demolition of their home

Tanah Merah people strike back over demolition of their home JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of residents living in a 160-hectare disputed plot of land in Tanah Merah, North Jakarta, visited the National Commission of Human Rights yesterday, asking the Commission to stop the demolition of their shanties by ...

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Islands rift may be raised during Mahathir's visit

Islands rift may be raised during Mahathir's visit JAKARTA (JP): The lingering dispute over the ownership of the Sipadan and Ligitan islands is likely to find its way into talks between President Soeharto and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad when the latter makes an unofficial visit ...

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Expo of export products

Expo of export products JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will hold its ninth export product exhibition at the Jakarta Fairgrounds next month to promote the country's non-oil exports, which have been declining since early this year.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Resort project resumes

Resort project resumes JAKARTA (JP): The construction of the Bali Nirwana Resort (BNR) project near the Tanah Lot temple in Bali, which has been halted for eight months, will soon resume after the completion of the study on environmental impact (amdal).

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Metro Mini needs reorganization

Metro Mini needs reorganization Aip Sjarifuddin, the head of Land Transportation Company (Organda) Organization says that the management of PT Metro Mini, the biggest private land transportation in Jakarta, should be reorganized.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Beware of medical technology abuse: Defense minister

Beware of medical technology abuse: Defense minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Gen. Edi Sudradjat warns Indonesia against potential abuse of medical technology as weapons for destruction.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after gaining ground the last three weeks.The broad-based Composite Index yesterday closed at 521.23, 11.12 points off Friday's close of 532.25.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/RI's per capita income will be $1,000 by 1999

RI's per capita income will be $1,000 by 1999 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's per capita income will reach US$1,000 a year by the end of the current Sixth Five Year Plan (Repelita VI) in 1998/99, according to the country's leading statistician.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Amway expands spans

Amway expands spans JAKARTA (JP): PT Amindoway Jaya, a sole direct-selling distributor of Amway products, expands its spans into eastern provinces of the country by opening its branch in Surabaya.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Investors need more information on East Timor

Investors need more information on East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): The government and local administration need to prepare detailed information on potential businesses that can be developed by private sector companies in a bid to attract investors into East Timor, economist Frans Seda says.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Two may be jailed for operating gambling den

Two may be jailed for operating gambling den JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Soejitno demanded yesterday that the North Jakarta District court sentence defendant Guan An and Willy Hartono to eight and five months imprisonment respectively for their alleged roles in a gambling operation.

Tue, 13 Sep 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, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Diarrhea hospitalizes 36 and kills one on Panggang Island

Diarrhea hospitalizes 36 and kills one on Panggang Island JAKARTA (JP): An outbreak of diarrhea has killed one person and caused 36 other people to be hospitalized in Panggang -- one of the Seribu islands -- a newspaper report said.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Past strife still haunts present discord

Past strife still haunts present discordBy Harvey Stockwin As American, French and British troops held their small but symbolic farewell parade in Berlin on Sept.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Family planning in East Timor

Family planning in East Timor DILI, East Timor: Some 43 percent of an estimated 106,000 fertile couples in the predominantly Roman Catholic East Timor are registered as participants of family planning.

Tue, 13 Sep 1994

JP/Four pickpockets caught red-handed

Four pickpockets caught red-handed Police arrested four pickpockets who were caught in the very act of stealing money from a schoolgirl on the pedestrian bridge near the Blok M Plaza mall on Sunday.