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Searching for all articles published on 1994-04-21 ...

43 articles.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Across the Archipelago

Across the ArchipelagoWage increases after protest SEMARANG, Central Java: At least 3,000 workers from textile and spinning mill PT Sinar Panca Jaya staged protests yesterday demanding that the company raise the daily minimum wage to Rp 2,700 (US$1.25.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Income tax should

Income tax should be adjusted to promote fairness JAKARTA (JP): Kwik Kian Gie, a noted economic analyst, wants the government to adjust rates of both income and property taxes to promote fairness.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Indonesian seamen go without protection

Indonesian seamen go without protection JAKARTA (JP): More than one thousand Indonesian sailors are currently working on foreign owned ships without the benefit of working agreements that would protect them from occupational complications that might arise.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Should "head of family" be replaced by "heads"?

Should "head of family" be replaced by "heads"?By Santi WE Soekanto [10 pts ML] JAKARTA (JP): If women have equal rights and are able to fill social roles which were previously men's, should the "head of the family" position still be occupied by men only?When the question is raised women are ...

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/Cleansing/set lead 3 cols 10 pts/12 MB

JP/3/Cleansing/set lead 3 cols 10 pts/12 MBHendro: "Jakarta is secure" JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Hendroprijono said yesterday security in the city was under control, denouncing reports that a curfew would be imposed amidst rumors of racial riots hitting the city.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/PATA forum concludes

PATA forum concludes with peace tourism drive By I. Christianto 10 pt ML SEOUL (JP): The 43rd annual conference of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) concluded here yesterday with a call for countries all over the world to promote tourism as the business of peace.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/Anniver/0

JP/3/Anniver/0City govt prepares for the city's 467th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is preparing for the celebration of the city's 467th anniversary on June 22, Deputy Governor on Social Welfare RS Museno said yesterday.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/ (inset 14ptMB, rest 8pt U55 4col, credit 6pt Italics)

(inset 14ptMB, rest 8pt U55 4col, credit 6pt Italics) (Photo A: apartment) JP/msa NOT ACTUAL SIZE: Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung (second from left), accompanied by chairman of the Indonesian Real Estate Developers ...

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/What does GATT mean for Indonesia?

What does GATT mean for Indonesia? The recent GATT ministerial conference in Morocco endorsed the results of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations. Economist Mari Pangestu looks at what the endorsement means to Indonesia.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/

A JP/alx NOTHING FISHY: President Soeharto talks to Saksono, who takes care of the fish (background) he donated to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah park, East Jakarta.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Bakrie tightens grip

Bakrie tightens grip in petrochemicals CILEGON, West Java: PT Bakrie Kasei Corporation, an Indonesian-Japanese joint venture, yesterday started the expansion of its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) mill and the construction of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin plant.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/BILLBOA/0

JP/3/BILLBOA/050 percent of billboards unlicensed: councilor JAKARTA (JP): The City Council lashed out against the alleged collusion between bureaucrats and entrepreneurs on unlicensed billboards.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Astra Graphia to pay its '93 dividends

Astra Graphia to pay its '93 dividends JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders meeting of PT Astra Graphia, a subsidiary of PT Astra International and the main distributor of Xerox office equipment in Indonesia, approved the 1993 dividend payment of Rp 120 per share on June 20, said Inget Sembiring, ...

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/A collection of pictures from Dutch painter Quekel

A collection of pictures from Dutch painter QuekelBy Rina Rao JAKARTA (JP): Medieval associations, especially Gothic ones, often arouse a sense of wonder and awe. Among the objects from that time, stained glass windows still hold magic and inspiration for contemporary artists. P.T.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/The following is the first of two articles examining the death

The following is the first of two articles examining the death tolls in East Timor in the 1970's. By Dino Patti Djalal LONDON (JP): There is little doubt that human casualties during the turbulence in East Timor in the mid-1970's were considerable. Those were violent times.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Soeharto calls for improvement in quality of state administration

Soeharto calls for improvement in quality of state administration JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called for improvement in the competency of civil servants, modern management in public administration and a stronger autonomy for local administrations to support the national ...

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/ Alan, Hermawan

Alan, Hermawan compete for Thomas Cup slot JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian coaches have avoided making an early disclosure of the fourth singles player for the Thomas Cup men's badminton team.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/CRIME/0

JP/3/CRIME/0Jakarta's population burden reaches saturation point: GovernorJAKARTA (JP): The governor is blaming crime in the city on an overly dense Jakarta population.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/JP/4/Editorial

JP/4/Editorial Lessons from Medan If the latest reports from Medan are correct, then the ban on further labor protests which the North Sumatra security authorities issued late last week in the wake of some ugly rioting has been of limited effect at best.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/50 years on, Normandy awaits another invasion

50 years on, Normandy awaits another invasion By Paul Taylor BAYEUX, France (Reuter): Fifty years after allied troops stormed ashore to liberate France, and eventually Europe, from Nazi German occupation, the beaches and towns of Normandy are preparing for another invasion.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Producers not waiting for other shoe to drop on Asian dumping

Producers not waiting for other shoe to drop on Asian dumping JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Footwear Manufacturers Association (Aprisindo) are drawing the battle lines to defend their foreign market share.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/JP/ 7/kartini

JP/ 7/kartini ----------------------------------------------------------------- Today Indonesians commemorate the 110th birthday of their foremost pioneer for women's rights, R.A. Kartini. In the following article writer Carla Bianpoen recounts theologian Th.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Japan's farm imports up

Japan's farm imports up TOKYO (AFP): Japan's farm imports grew 5.5 percent to a record US$40.2 billion in the year to December, with imports from Indonesia Australia and China posting the sharpest gains, it was announced yesterday.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/SBSI leaders accused of masterminding riots in Medan

SBSI leaders accused of masterminding riots in Medan JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces yesterday accused the independent Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI) of fomenting the race riots and vandalism that have raged in the North Sumatra capital of Medan and its surroundings for the past seven ...

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Government To Intensify Information campaign on AIDS

Government To Intensify Information campaign on AIDS JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called for a more intensive information campaign by religious and community leaders to prevent the spread of AIDS (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome).

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Despite Gorazde, U.S. backs Russian diplomatic role

Despite Gorazde, U.S. backs Russian diplomatic role By Carol Giacomo WASHINGTON (Reuter): Despite the humiliating debacle of Gorazde, the United States says Russia's Bosnia diplomacy has been "careful and appropriate" and it seems committed to support Moscow's need to reassert a prominent role ...

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Lessons from Medan

Lessons from Medan If the latest reports from Medan are correct, then the ban on further labor protests, which the North Sumatra security authorities issued late last week in the wake of some ugly rioting, has been of limited effect at best.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/BASOEKI/0

JP/3/BASOEKI/0Prosecutor asked 20 years jail term for killer of Basuki JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Agus Sutoto held to his earlier indictment yesterday and asked the South Jakarta district court to sentence Aminudin, the burglar-turned-killer of Indonesia's master painter Basuki Abdullah, to a 20 ...

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Tansil proposes deal to handle Bapindo losses

Tansil proposes deal to handle Bapindo losses JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer for Eddy Tansil said yesterday that his client has offered several of his companies, which he claims to be worth about Rp 1.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Tax reform to expand withholding tax system

Tax reform to expand withholding tax system JAKARTA (JP): The planned reform in taxation will expand allowable withholding and offer more transparency and fairness, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said here yesterday.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/Kedaung/0/12 MB

JP/3/Kedaung/0/12 MBRobbers shoot man to death, injure another in Ciputat JAKARTA (JP): A group of masked men gunned down a 30-year-old man and seriously injured his brother in a robbery yesterday in the Kedaung township of Ciputat, Tangerang.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Port promises to end illegal levies

Port promises to end illegal levies JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, the state-owned company managing the Tanjung Priok port, has promised to eliminate illegal levies for the transportation of goods with containers into and out of the port.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/The United Nations in the post Cold War era (2)

The United Nations in the post Cold War era (2)The following is an article based on a transcript of a speech given by Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie at the Military Staff College in Kuala Lumpur recently. This is the second of three articles in a series.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Sudjana Kerton recorded history of modern Indonesia

Sudjana Kerton recorded history of modern IndonesiaBy Astri Wright JAKARTA (JP): Sudjana Kerton, internationally known Indonesian painter of national revolutions, street entertainers and small town culture, passed away in Bandung on April 6 at the age of 72.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/A revolution of good taste at the "Bastille"

A revolution of good taste at the "Bastille"JAKARTA (JP): At a party not too long ago, amid the young diplomats and other impresarios of Jakarta-chic, a bearded, cigar-smoking man strode about in a grease smattered chef's uniform, apparently unconcerned with the power chatting he was missing.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/JP/2/peacekeepers

JP/2/peacekeepersIndonesian peacekeepers released JAKARTA (JP): The six Indonesian peacekeepers in the custody of the Bosnian Serb forces since April 14 were released at midnight on Tuesday, the Armed Forces (ABRI) headquarters announced yesterday.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Harmony with natives key to successful transmigration program

Harmony with natives key to successful transmigration program JAKARTA (JP): A demographer has urged the government to promote efforts to create harmonious relations between the natives and the new settlers in the transmigration sites to avoid social conflicts.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/TV Today: Thursday, April 21

TV Today: Thursday, April 21TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Tarzan 3:05 Dances 3:30 TV Series: The Sword of Tipu Sultan 4:30 Women's Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: North Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious ...

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/ JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued declining on the Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued declining on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday as many foreign investors took sales positions.The broad-based Composite Index dropped to close seven points lower at 458.67.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also lost ground to close at 108.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Governor defends decision to punish 11 real estate developers

Governor defends decision to punish 11 real estate developers JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja, in response to the decision of East Jakarta Mayor Sudarsono to suspend the permits of 11 real estate developers, told reporters that while he is not well acquainted with the decision that he ...

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Trend of women's projects - how beneficial for women?

Trend of women's projects - how beneficial for women? By Nori Adriyani [10 pts ML]JAKARTA (JP): In two villages in Klaten, Central Java, there are at least two groups of women involved in projects which the organizers say are improving the women's welfare.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Writing Contest for Teachers

Writing Contest for Teachers JAKARTA (JP): The Book Center Office of the Ministry of Education and Culture is holding the 6th writing contest for teachers of elementary, junior and senior high schools, using the environmental issue as the theme.

Thu, 21 Apr 1994

JP/Labor union demands firm measures against rioters

Labor union demands firm measures against rioters JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) has demanded firm measures be taken against the workers who looted shops and burned cars during a series of demonstrations in North Sumatra's provincial capital of Medan.