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Searching for all articles published on 1994-12-16 ...

20 articles.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Japanese politics: No ode to joy

Japanese politics: No ode to joy--------------------------------------------------------------------Political reform was supposed to deliver a new beginning for Japanese politics, but our Asian correspondent Harvey Stockwin reports that they are frequently failing to deliver on that promise.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Cut in tax rates will not affect state revenue, says economist

Cut in tax rates will not affect state revenue, says economist JAKARTA (JP): M. Arsjad Anwar, a professor at the University of Indonesia (UI), said here yesterday that the cut in the income tax rates will not affect the country's tax revenues.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/SGS finishes desk work assessment on timber companies

SGS finishes desk work assessment on timber companies JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said the Geneva-based Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) has finished a "desk-work" assessment on three timber companies planning to go public.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Land compensation

Land compensation News about restless land owners in Tarumajaya village in Bekasi, near Jakarta, due to the very low land compensation of Rp 50 (US$0.023) per square meter, has touched us deeply.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Police seize

Police seize 12 firearms PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Police in Ogan Komering Ulu district have seized 12 firearms this year from unauthorized hands.Police precinct chief Lt. Col. Manan Ch. Rahman said that nine of the firearms ranged from home-made rifles to pistols usually used by the armed forces.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Four more students accused of defamation released

Four more students accused of defamation released JAKARTA (JP): Four students convicted of defaming President Soeharto during a demonstration at the House of Representatives (DPR) last year, were released yesterday after finishing their one year jail terms.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Foreign shipping firms to pay higher tax

Foreign shipping firms to pay higher tax JAKARTA (JP): Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier said here yesterday that the withholding tax imposed on foreign shipping companies will be increased as part of the government's tax extension program.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/ JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued closing higher on the

JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued closing higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) here yesterday with most issues gaining ground in light trading.The broad-based JSX Composite Index closed at 458.93, more than five points higher than Wednesday's 453.37.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Japanese parliamentary instability: The numbers game

Japanese parliamentary instability: The numbers gameHONG KONG (JP): The large new opposition party Shinshinto (New Frontier Party) in the Japanese Parliament does not immediately threaten the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama.The party, inaugurated on Dec.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Myanmar and

Myanmar and democracy You recently published a letter by the Myanmar Ambassador which protested an article in your Dec. 3, 1994 issue. His letter tries to justify his government's treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi, branding her an agitator. (The Dutch considered Sukarno an agitator, too).

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Protectionist measures no longer relevant

Protectionist measures no longer relevant JAKARTA (JP): Protectionist measures are no longer relevant since the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of negotiations on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the planned trade liberalization among APEC members, State Minister of ...

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/The PDI predicament

The PDI predicament When Megawati Soekarnoputri, the eldest daughter of this nation's first president, Sukarno, was elected to the chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in a chaotic, yet democratic, party congress last year in Surabaya, East Java, many observers predicted she would soon ...

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Alms collection plan greeted with caution

Alms collection plan greeted with caution JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's plan to collect alms from workers in the private sector received a warm, albeit cautious, reaction from some quarters.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Pancasila symbolizes religious harmony, American scholar says

Pancasila symbolizes religious harmony, American scholar saysBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Pancasila, the Indonesian five-point state ideology, is a unique concept which stems from a culture of high religious tolerance, an American scholar says.Douglas E.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/State-controlled concessionaires to save the forests

State-controlled concessionaires to save the forests JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo yesterday assured that the acquisition of shares at private forest concessionaires by state-owned companies is aimed mainly to save the country's forests from further destruction.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Tariff team shaken by protectionism controversy

Tariff team shaken by protectionism controversy JAKARTA (JP): The government is restructuring the team on tariff and fiscal affairs amid controversy over the proposed protection of a new olefin project and the opposition to the imposition of new, high tariffs from prominent economist ...

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Land compensation

Land compensation News about restless land owners in Tarumajaya village in Bekasi, near Jakarta, due to the very low land compensation of Rp 50 (US$0.023) per square meter, has touched us deeply.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Police seize

Police seize 12 firearms PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Police in Ogan Komering Ulu district have seized 12 firearms this year from unauthorized hands.Police precinct chief Lt. Col. Manan Ch. Rahman said that nine of the firearms ranged from home-made rifles to pistols usually used by the armed forces.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Govt. criticized for compromising with polluters

Govt. criticized for compromising with polluters JAKARTA (JP): A legislator lashed out at the government yesterday for being over-tolerant with polluting industrial companies."It is time to stop compromising with the polluters.

Fri, 16 Dec 1994

JP/Overuse of `do not' can destroy children's initiative

Overuse of `do not' can destroy children's initiative JAKARTA (JP): Many parents have heard advise against using the words "do not" too often when dealing with their kids, but how many have realized that IQ tests and children's ranking in their classes can also be a kick in a child's ego?Three ...