Archive: 29 November 1994
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Tue, 29 Nov 1994
RI gets satellite loan
<p>RI gets satellite loan</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The Export Import Bank of the United States and Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia have signed an agreement on a loan of US$125 million for the financing of the purchase of two Hughes HS-601 telecommunications satellites and related...
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Students protest over French headscarf policy
<p>Students protest over French headscarf policy</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of university students staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the French Embassy yesterday morning to protest against the country's national ban on Moslem headscarves in school.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Stock Exchange
<p>Stock Exchange</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Shares prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), which went below its psychological level of 500 over the past few weeks, continued losing ground with its broad-based Composite Index dropping to 486.84 yesterday from 487.57 on Friday.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Television series aims to educate about AIDS
<p>Television series aims to educate about AIDS</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Prominent Indonesian drama group Teater Koma, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, the Ford Foundation and Gapura Production, will screen a television miniseries about a woman infected with the Human...
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Campus jazz fest marks 17 years
<p>Campus jazz fest marks 17 years</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Jazz Goes to Campus (JGTC), the University of Indonesia's annual jazz concert, celebrated its 17th anniversary by thrilling some music lovers and disappointing others last Saturday.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Sulawesi students get Hepatitis B
<p>Sulawesi students get Hepatitis B</p><p> UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Over 100 senior high school students in the mayoralty have Hepatitis B.</p><p>A recent health examination of 300 high school students in the city found out that 100 of them had Hepatitis B...
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
One week after erruption, Merapi still said dangerous
<p>One week after erruption, Merapi still said dangerous</p><p> YOGYAKARTA (JP): One week after the massive eruption that has killed 46 people to date, rescue workers in search of missing villagers on the slope of Mt.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Pelita Jaya pulls out of badminton tournament
<p>Pelita Jaya pulls out of badminton tournament</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Pelita Jaya has pulled out of the Fourth Ardath Cup national junior badminton championships, citing "unfair treatment" by the organizing committee.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Reports on East Timor not yet neutral
<p>Reports on East Timor not yet neutral</p><p>By Bilveer Singh</p><p> SINGAPORE (JP): Even though the East Timor issue is closely connected to Portugal's domestic politics, the western media prefers to ignore it.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Financing small business
<p>Financing small business</p><p> Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad received significant political support for his campaign to promote new sources of financing for small-scale firms in the provinces when President Soeharto bought 10 shares worth Rp 10 million (US$4,580) in...
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Surakarta needs Rp 178 billion
<p>Surakarta needs Rp 178 billion</p><p> SURAKARTA, Central Java: The municipal administration needs Rp 178 billion (US$86 million) to develop the city as the province's "international gate".
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Air SAR exercise involves S'pore
<p>Air SAR exercise involves S'pore</p><p> JAKARTA: Six officers from Singapore's air force are taking part in the Indonesian Air Force Search and Rescue exercise from Nov. 28 through Dec. 1 in the West Java regency of Sukabumi.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Internal feud in PDI
<p>Internal feud in PDI</p><p> In the recent congresses of two organizations, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin), a new phenomenon called "arus bawah" (grassroots channel) emerged.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Soeharto opens meet on the disabled
<p>Soeharto opens meet on the disabled</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that Indonesia was determined to ensure that disabled people enjoy the same business and employment opportunities as other Indonesian citizens.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Lippo Hospital being built
<p>Lippo Hospital being built</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Former coordinating minister for economy, finance and industry Radius Prawiro in his capacity as the chief commissioner of PT Nusa Medika Perkasa (NMP) has inaugurated the construction of a medical training center called the...
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Police hopeful of solving Beng Seng murder
<p>Police hopeful of solving Beng Seng murder</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday they see the light at the end of the tunnel in the Beng Seng murder.</p><p>They expect to be able to arrest all of his attackers along with the person who plotted the killing of...
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Problems hinder anti-flood programs
<p>Problems hinder anti-flood programs</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Various factors, ranging from reckless housing development to the community's bad habits hinder the city administration's efforts to protect certain areas prone to floods, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Singapore expects to draw more foreign investments
<p>Singapore expects to draw more foreign investments</p><p> SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore hopes to draw between US$2.5 billion and $3.5 billion a year into manufacturing to sustain its long-term growth projection of four-to-six percent, a local newspaper reported yesterday.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Chens clinch Johnnie Walker
<p>Chens clinch Johnnie Walker</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Marshall Golf Club maintained Chinese Taipei's domination at the Johnnie Walker championship, when its three-man team won Asia's symbol of inter club golf supremacy in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Sunday.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Timber firms need no permit to go public
<p>Timber firms need no permit to go public</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Jamaludin Suryohadikusomo said yesterday that timber companies intending to sell their shares to the public no longer need to require permission from his office.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Pope invests second Indonesian cardinal
<p>Pope invests second Indonesian cardinal</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Julius Darmaatmadja, the archbishop of Semarang, was invested by Pope John Paul II on Saturday, becoming Indonesia's second cardinal.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Dengue fever in Central Java
<p>Dengue fever in Central Java</p><p> SEMARANG, Central Java: Health authorities are warning of a dengue fever epidemic in northern coastal areas where drainage systems are a problem.</p><p>The chief of the provincial office of health, Yunita R.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
East Java PDI rift goes on
<p>East Java PDI rift goes on</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Keeping the conflict aflame within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Home Affairs Minister Yogie S.M. maintained his refusal yesterday to recognize leadership of the party's East Java chapter.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
RI's chess teams leave for Moscow today
<p>RI's chess teams leave for Moscow today</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian chess teams, set to better the country's rank, depart for Moscow today to take part in the 31st Chess Olympics from Dec. 1 to Dec. 17.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Health Minister opens funbike
<p>Health Minister opens funbike</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health opened a funbike event attended by 2,500 participants from the Healthy Heart Club throughout the Greater Jakarta area on Sunday.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Action plans made at Satya Wacana
<p>Action plans made at Satya Wacana</p><p> SALATIGA, Central Java: Hundreds of students and teachers of the Satya Wacana Christian University gathered to plan more actions yesterday to demonstrate their opposition to the dismissal of scholar Arief Budiman.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
PLN criticized over pricing of private electricity
<p>PLN criticized over pricing of private electricity</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday criticized the state electricity company PT PLN on having agreed to purchase electricity from private power generators at levels far higher than the average cost...
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Government awards 65 marine experts
<p>Government awards 65 marine experts</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The government has given awards to members of the Indonesian delegation which took part in the campaign to win international recognition for the archipelagic state concept.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Indosat announces higher profits
<p>Indosat announces higher profits</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosat, the state-owned international telecommunications company, announced last night that its net income during the January-September period of this year increased by 9.5 percent to US$ 94.4 million.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Convention must not limit chemical industry
<p>Convention must not limit chemical industry</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas asserted here yesterday that the enforcement of the pending Chemical Weapons Convention must not be to the detriment of the growth of chemical industries in developing...
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Quality school?
<p>Quality school?</p><p>From Kompas</p><p>Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie praised the quality of the Senior High School of Soposurung, North Sumatra, of which I am proud as a North Sumatran.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
School vs. apartment
<p>School vs. apartment</p><p>From Kompas</p><p>That the elementary school No 9/10 at Kuningan, South Jakarta, has to be moved to make room for construction of an apartment complex by PT Catur Swasakti Utama (PT CSU) has caused us great concern.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Young players win opener at Masters
<p>Young players win opener at Masters</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): In the absence of national top players, young tennis prodigies blasted their way to their opening wins over their seniors at the Indonesia Masters championships yesterday.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Generals want ABRI to retain political role
<p>Generals want ABRI to retain political role</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Two retired army generals agree on the need for the Armed Forces (ABRI) to ease its grip on politics but stress that the military should be allowed to retain a political role.</p><p>Solichin G.P.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Manila records surplus
<p>Manila records surplus</p><p> MANILA (AFP): The Philippines had a public-sector surplus of five billion pesos (US$208 million) in the 10 months to October on the back of improved revenue collection and lower interest rates, the finance department said yesterday.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Airlines fail to pay airport fees on time
<p>Airlines fail to pay airport fees on time</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Many air carriers have failed to pay airport service fees on time, causing a decrease in the rates of return on investment for two state firms assigned to manage airports.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Six more post offices in Bekasi
<p>Six more post offices in Bekasi</p><p> BEKASI (JP): The Bekasi Post and Telecommunications Office will soon open six more post offices in six villages in an effort to improve service to the public, especially for people living in rural areas.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Summarecon pays dividends
<p>Summarecon pays dividends</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): PT Summarecon Agung, a property company listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, announced here yesterday their plan to distribute interim dividends worth Rp 625 (around 30 U.S. cents) per share.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
All cemeteries to have multiple functions
<p>All cemeteries to have multiple functions</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): In the near future cemeteries in the capital will serve not only as burial sites, but will also function as scenic areas, greeneries as well as water catchment areas.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Jak Jazz 1994
<p>Jak Jazz 1994</p><p> Being a jazz fan, I am pleased that there will be another Jak Jazz this year. I have been to two previous events and found them both to be enjoyable and entertaining.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Woman arrested over drug
<p>Woman arrested over drug</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police detectives have arrested a 44-year old woman believed to have acted as a large-scale distributor of marijuana, delivered from Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Boutros-Ghali to send envoy to East Timor
<p>Boutros-Ghali to send envoy to East Timor</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali is sending a special envoy to East Timor as a forerunner to the fourth round of talks in January between Indonesia and Portugal.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Tangerang probes massage parlor
<p>Tangerang probes massage parlor</p><p> TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang administration will summon the owner of Classic massage parlor, located on the fourth floor of the Model building on Jl.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
RP volcano rains ash on villages
<p>RP volcano rains ash on villages</p><p> MANILA (Reuter): A Philippine volcano showered six villages with ash after an earthquake shook the mountain for 14 minutes but there were no casualties, scientists said yesterday.
Tue, 29 Nov 1994
Eco-labeling boosts, not hinders exports
<p>Eco-labeling boosts, not hinders exports</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian exporters should not see eco- labeling requirements imposed by most developed countries as trade barriers but, instead, as a tool to persuade costumers in those countries to buy Indonesian products, an...