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43 articles.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/RI needs to protect coastal ecosystems from destruction

RI needs to protect coastal ecosystems from destruction JAKARTA (JP): Poor management and coordination between government agencies are the main reasons for the difficulties in determining who should be responsible for the problems occurring along the coastal regions.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Districts need doctors

Districts need doctors PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Two districts located along the Katingan river in Kotawaringin Timur regency are in dire need of doctors and medical service.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/... if lessons learned: Observers

... if lessons learned: ObserversBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): In exchange for considerable stability, other legacies have been viewed as threats to unity; mistakes rather than lessons - parliamentary democracy, for instance, is shunned for its too "liberal" nature.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Nation gives top stars to its best sons

Nation gives top stars to its best sons JAKARTA (JP): Four retired Army generals, three senior oil executives, three scientists, two journalists, a literary critic, a diplomat and an ulema were awarded yesterday the Bintang Mahaputra, Indonesia's highest meritorious service award.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/A different view of the civil war in Yemen (2)

A different view of the civil war in Yemen (2) This is the second of two articles examining the civil war in Yemen.By Mohamed H.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Maintenance of pre-shipment inspection sought

Maintenance of pre-shipment inspection sought JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian importers see the present pre- shipment inspection procedure as the most effective and efficient system to secure smooth import flows, prevent administrative smuggling and safeguard government receipts from import duties.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Economic gap

Economic gap I am very much interested in Minister of Research and Technology B. J. Habibie's comments (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 12, 1994) on the issue of economic gap related by Prof. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo recently.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Tansil gets `only' 17 years in jail

Tansil gets `only' 17 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Eddy Tansil, the man at the center of the Rp 1.3 trillion (US$620 million) loan scandal at the state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), was sentenced to 17 years in prison by a Jakarta court yesterday.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/70 firms to take part in industrial exhibition

70 firms to take part in industrial exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Around 70 companies from eight countries, including the China National Machinery and Equipment I/E Corp. (CMEC), will take part in a four-day industrial exhibition which opens in Jakarta on Saturday.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Cable operator optimistic about Indonesian market

Cable operator optimistic about Indonesian market JAKARTA (JP): Indovision, the first cable television operator to handle leading U.S. networks, is optimistic that it will be able to enlist 100,000 customers throughout the country within two years.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Minister Joedono to lead trade mission abroad

Minister Joedono to lead trade mission abroad JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade Satrio B. Joedono will lead trade missions to Australia later this month and to African countries next month to promote Indonesia's exports, an official said here yesterday.

Tue, 16 Aug 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, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Air India

Air India R. K. Shah, in his comments in The Jakarta Post, Aug. 12, 1994), highlights the shallow thinking of so many. I was briefly resident (2 1/2 years) in Bhutan and therefore forced by Indian Home Office rules to use Air India, Indian Airways and Air India pilots on Druk Air.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Mt. Batur quieter

Mt. Batur quieter DENPASAR, Bali: Volcanic activity on Mt. Batur slowed down yesterday after eight active days, Antara reported.Officials at the observation post in Kintamani said that minor eruptions occurred on Sunday, but could not be witnessed clearly due to thick fog.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/`TVRI' to air information on stock trading soon

`TVRI' to air information on stock trading soon JAKARTA (JP): The state-run television network TVRI will next week begin providing information on price quotations and trading events on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) through a teletext service called TVRITEXT under an agreement signed yesterday.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Attention managers

Attention managers How to be a great manager? First and foremost, delegate. As Abraham Lincoln said: "You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves." Trust your people--without entrusting, we can't create an atmosphere of trust.Train your staff.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/NAM calls for substantial debt reduction

NAM calls for substantial debt reduction JAKARTA (JP): The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) wound up a three- day meeting on external debt here yesterday by calling for substantial exemptions in the external debts of least-developed countries.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * Once in a while there's something in the weekly magazines that I find, and think readers might enjoy; a little humorous essay on brand names that became generic is definitely worth sharing with you.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Regent refuses to inaugurate new market

Regent refuses to inaugurate new market JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi Regent Mochammad Djamhari has turned down the request of a private developer to inaugurate the Pondok Gede market and bus station due to sloppy works.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/As Indonesia celebrates the 49th anniversary of its

As Indonesia celebrates the 49th anniversary of its independence on Aug. 17, many wonder what holds the 180 million inhabitants of this archipelago together, while other nations of similar diversity have split up.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Looking in the mirror

Looking in the mirror Tomorrow is Indonesia's Independence Day. The time has come again for us to reflect and ponder on our journey as a nation.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/People can't speak Bahasa

People can't speak Bahasa SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A total of 51,658 people or three percent of this province's population cannot speak the Indonesian language, according to an official.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Six people rob house at noonday

Six people rob house at noonday Six people, including a woman, robbed a luxury house in Central Jakarta early yesterday afternoon after tying up the maid and gardener.The robbery reportedly took place around 12:15 p.m. on Jl. Cempaka Putih Timur, Central Jakarta.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Six airport porters arrested for stealing luggage

Six airport porters arrested for stealing luggage JAKARTA (JP): Police have captured six porters and two fences specializing in baggage theft at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport over the past two weeks.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Independence

IndependenceIn observance of the 49th Anniversary of Indonesia's independence, which falls on August 17, The Jakarta Post will not appear tomorrow. The Post will resume publication on Thursday.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Emha to read new social-critique poems

Emha to read new social-critique poems JAKARTA (JP): Controversial poet Emha Ainun Nadjib has been given the green light by the authorities to present some of his latest writing, all of which contains criticisms of the current social and political conditions, in Jakarta next week.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 9:30 a.m. Speech by President Soeharto (live) 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: International Family Classic 4:30 Science Program: Blue Planet 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: East Nusa Tenggara ...

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Freeport sells equity to subsidiaries

Freeport sells equity to subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia, a U.S.-Indonesian copper mining venture, has sold its equity in a four-star hotel and several multi-family residential properties in Irian Jaya to its subsidiaries, the company said here yesterday.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Yogie denies endorsing rival PDI regional head

Yogie denies endorsing rival PDI regional head JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. denied yesterday's press reports which suggested that the government has endorsed a rebel party member to lead the East Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Fifteen-year-old student nabbed for killing taxi driver

Fifteen-year-old student nabbed for killing taxi driver JAKARTA (JP): After a year long search, police announced yesterday that they have captured a junior high school student who allegedly stole an Express taxi in East Jakarta and then killed the driver.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Indonesians are proud of their nationality: Poll

Indonesians are proud of their nationality: Poll JAKARTA (JP): The majority of Indonesians are proud of their nationality, but think that the onslaught of Western information through mass media may erode their nationalism, a new poll says.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Angry Pamulang residents burn crane

Angry Pamulang residents burn crane West Pamulang, Tangerang, residents set a crane owned by a housing developer on fire after a truck driver hit and killed a three-year-old boy on Saturday.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued their rally yesterday although some blue-chippers, such as Indocement Tungga Prakarsa and Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper, recorded sharp price drops.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Govt awards 24 contracts for mining projects

Govt awards 24 contracts for mining projects JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday awarded five working contracts for general mining to foreign joint ventures and 19 cooperation agreements on coal mining for domestic companies.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Bourne gives Subaru win at Malaysia rally

Bourne gives Subaru win at Malaysia rally KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): New Zealand's Possum Bourne took the Petronas Rally of Malaysia as his Subaru World Rally team prevailed in the third leg of the Asia Pacific championship series yesterday.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Police protect deadly Metromini driver

Police protect deadly Metromini driver JAKARTA (JP): Police kept secret the whereabouts of Ramses Silitonga, driver of the minibus which careened into the Sunter river with 33 passengers, to prevent any reprisals from victims' families or that of Ramses' family members.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Moslem groups are united on Arqam ban

Moslem groups are united on Arqam ban JAKARTA (JP): All the major Moslem organizations in Indonesia are united in their wish to see the Malaysia-based Al Arqam movement banned from the country, Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher announced yesterday."They all agreed to the ban.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Agriculture census has no link to taxes

Agriculture census has no link to taxes JAKARTA (JP): The municipal Statistics Bureau is busy assuring the public that the data gathered during the upcoming agriculture census will not be linked to property taxes.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Takdir's widow dead at 70

Takdir's widow dead at 70 JAKARTA (JP): Margret Axer, 70, the widow of Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, died of stroke and heart failure complications yesterday, just one month after her husband's death.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/China spikers to arrive today

China spikers to arrive today JAKARTA (JP): The Chinese women's volleyball team is scheduled to arrive at the Soekarno-Hatta airport today to take part in the US$1.5 million Ultra Jaya Cup World Volleyball Grand Prix at the Senayan sports complex on Aug. 19-21.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Torn inner tube spread news of Indonesia's independence

Torn inner tube spread news of Indonesia's independenceBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): A torn inner tube filled with handfuls of grass helped witnesses of the proclamation of independence spread the word as far as they could go - Central Java and back - with the only available car around.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/Madura bridge needs approval

Madura bridge needs approval SEMARANG, Central Java: State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said the construction of a 20-kilometer bridge between Java and Madura island would only proceed with the approval of the local people.

Tue, 16 Aug 1994

JP/1,500 shanties face demolition

1,500 shanties face demolition The West Jakarta mayoralty administration is threatening to demolish 1,500 shanties built without permits along the Cisadane riverbank.The head of the mayoralty Security and Public Order Office, H.