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Searching for all articles published on 1994-10-03 ...

41 articles.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Men versus Women: What we should do now

Men versus Women: What we should do nowBy Th. Sumartana SALATIGA (JP): A tragedy reminiscent of the Lorena Bobbit case happened in Bogor, near Jakarta, last month. Lorena Bobbit, an American woman, shook the nation when she cut off her husband's penis in June last year.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Nine inmates escape

Nine inmates escape MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police are tracking down nine inmates who escaped from the their detention house in Pangkalan Brandan last week.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Experts, traders not upbeat about `Zebra'

Experts, traders not upbeat about `Zebra' JAKARTA (JP): Experts and vendors question a plan of the police to ticket jaywalkers, undisciplined commuters and street vendors, saying that poor traffic infrastructure have forced people to commit the offenses.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/More import players in 1995 Kobatama

More import players in 1995 Kobatama JAKARTA (JP): The semi-professional national basketball league Kobatama plans to draft 22 more foreign players into the league next season to shape up the balance of power among participating clubs.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Foreign exchange rates omission

Foreign exchange rates omission To be frank, it was very disturbing to read Capt. R.W. de Jong's letter in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 27. I cannot refrain from expressing my opinion.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Share prices weaken across the board on JSX

Share prices weaken across the board on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Sporadic selling throughout last week continued to weaken share prices across the board. As predicted, the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Composite Index broke the 500 points psychological support level, closing lower for a third week at 497.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Blood transfusion center inaugurated

Blood transfusion center inaugurated JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Red Cross chief, Ibnu Sutowo, inaugurated the new Rp 12 billion (US$5.5 million) blood transfusion center located at Jl. Joe No. 7 in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, late last week.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/ABRI officers linked to extortion

ABRI officers linked to extortion SEMARANG, Central Java: Ten officers of the Armed Forces (ABRI) suspected of extorting money from potential recruits will be questioned soon, the local military chief said Saturday.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Slippery objectives in Haiti

Slippery objectives in Haiti One Clinton goal in Haiti is to provide enough stability for the Haitians to launch democracy. A second goal is to get out by prompt stages -- scaling back from 15,000 to 2,000 soldiers and from U.S.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/`Underway' is underway in Tanah Abang

`Underway' is underway in Tanah Abang JAKARTA (JP): The nagging traffic problems in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, might be partly solved with the construction of an "underway" which will connect Jl. KH Mansyur and Jl. Fachrudin.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Battling forest fires

Battling forest fires As a neighbor to Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam we must listen to and heed their grievances over the haze caused by the forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra. None of their complaints should be construed as interference in our domestic affairs.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Conversion rates

Conversion ratesAnnouncement: Bank Indonesia, which started to implement a five- day working system last month, no longer provides the list of conversion rates for foreign exchange on Saturdays. This newspaper, therefore, no longer publishes foreign exchange conversion rates in its Monday editions.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/12 investigated for smuggling

12 investigated for smuggling PROBOLINGGO, East Java: The municipal police are investigating twelve people suspected of smuggling electronic goods into Probolinggo."The smuggling case will be processed in accordance with the law," Antara quoted municipal police chief Lt. Col.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Good old colonial days?

Good old colonial days? This is my instantaneous reaction to Mr. de Jong's suggestions, asking The Jakarta Post to teach the readers about the good old colonial days and his pretension of knowing better about what's going on in this country than 99 percent of the pure Indonesians (The Jakarta ...

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/PGI seeks new rule on church building

PGI seeks new rule on church buildingBy Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) is seeking to change the regulation on where it can establish its houses of worship in the future, taking the power away from local community leaders and putting it into the government's ...

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/East Timor leaders agree to expand forum

East Timor leaders agree to expand forum JAKARTA (JP): Leaders from East Timor still residing in Indonesia, along with others living in exile, agreed to expand their forum to include other overseas Timorese factions in hopes of bringing about total reconciliation.F.X.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Taxi company to sell 37% of its shares to public

Taxi company to sell 37% of its shares to public JAKARTA (JP): PT Centris Multipersada Pratama, a taxi operator, will sell 37 percent of its expanded shares through the Jakarta and Surabaya Stock Exchanges at the end of this month.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/East Pademangan residents sue city in land dispute

East Pademangan residents sue city in land dispute JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-seven families living in East Pademangan subdistrict, North Jakarta, have filed a lawsuit with the State Administrative Court over a land dispute.They have sworn not to move until a court verdict is achieved.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/IBM goes OEM with its Cobalt AT 486BL motherboard

IBM goes OEM with its Cobalt AT 486BL motherboardBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): All right! Finally, I've happily gotten rid of my old albeit faithful 386 PC. Well, partly.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Kalimantan, Sumatra forest fires turn into blaming game

Kalimantan, Sumatra forest fires turn into blaming game JAKARTA (JP): The government blames the nomadic tribes. The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) blames the forestry concessionaires. Now the concessionaires are blaming the weather.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/White book on 1965 PKI coup attempt published

White book on 1965 PKI coup attempt published JAKARTA (JP): The government has published the long-promised white book on the communist coup attempt in 1965. The 293-page book, which was published on Oct.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Hadson discovers gas

Hadson discovers gas JAKARTA (JP): Hadson Bentu Limited, one of Pertamina's production sharing contractors, has discovered gas and condensate reserves in Riau.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Pressure mounts to sue senior columnist Manai

Pressure mounts to sue senior columnist Manai JAKARTA (JP): Pressure mounted during the weekend to sue senior columnist Manai Sophiaan for suggesting that student leaders in the 1960s received funding from the American Central Intelligence Agency to stage street protests against president Sukarno.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Auditing state accounts

Auditing state accounts The four-day government conference on the auditing of state financial accounts which opened on Thursday has disclosed the enormous difficulties encountered by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in properly executing its tasks and the inadequacy of the financial ...

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/450 midwives for rural areas

450 midwives for rural areas PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The provincial government has contracted 457 midwives to work in remote areas of the province.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Council calls for vigilance against plague

Council calls for vigilance against plague JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have insisted that the government take anticipatory measures to avoid any possible spread of pneumonic plague which has afflicted 1,500 people in India over the last two weeks.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Fire victims face eviction

Fire victims face eviction The Central Jakarta Mayoralty gave Saturday a final option to 80 families living on the old fire site in Bendungan Hilir subdistrict to take the compensation offered by the government or face demolition.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Rapid development changes Tangerang

Rapid development changes TangerangBy K. Basrie TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang has rapidly changed. The changes can be noticed in all aspects of development, such as buildings, public and social facilities and population but, along with the development, Tangerang has also seen a rise in criminal acts.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/RI art troupe cancels India tour over plague

RI art troupe cancels India tour over plague JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian art troupe from Bali has canceled it's planned two-week tour in India due to the deadly pneumonic plague epidemic there.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Actor to sue 'Citra' magazine

Actor to sue 'Citra' magazine Film star Ratno Timoer, 52, is threatening to file defamation charges against Citra, a tabloid published by Jakarta-based Gramedia Group.The 52-year-old actor late last week took the defamation claim to the City Police.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/RI provides visa-free facility for E. European countries

RI provides visa-free facility for E. European countries JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, aiming at attracting more tourist arrivals in the coming five years, is now providing visa-free entrance facilities for visitors from four countries in eastern Europe.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Traveler ambassador is going home

Traveler ambassador is going homeBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat After a three-and-a-half year posting in Jakarta Ambassador Karl Walter Lewalter finally bids his friends farewell tomorrow.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Haze causes boat collision

Haze causes boat collision PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Thick haze from forest fires caused a ferry and two boats to collide in the Kapuas River last week, a press report said yesterday.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Traffic jam on Jl. Diponegoro

Traffic jam on Jl. Diponegoro Hundreds of vehicles heading in the direction of Jl. Salemba Raya, a major road in Central Jakarta, were trapped in a massive traffic jam on Jl. Diponegoro Saturday afternoon due to poor work of a contractor doing road repairs near the Metropole 21 cinema.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Big Nigerian fiction

Big Nigerian fiction Why would Nigeria's military dictators seize the passport of Wole Soyinka, a Nobel laureate in literature and Nigeria's best- known citizen?It makes little sense.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Adrianus gets big welcome at home for retaining title

Adrianus gets big welcome at home for retaining title JAKARTA (JP): Adrianus Taroreh, who successfully defended his Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight title on Thursday for the second time, returned to Sam Ratulangi airport and was paraded in an open car to his hometown, the ...

Mon, 03 Oct 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.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/PPP recruits scholars as political advisers

PPP recruits scholars as political advisers JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem-oriented United Development Party (PPP), which last week completed the line-up of its executive board, means to embrace academics as its advisers.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Elephant problem is human problem: Forestry official

Elephant problem is human problem: Forestry officialBy T. Simawati Gunawan PEKANBARU, Riau (JP): A senior official of the Forestry Ministry is calling for a coordinated effort by government agencies and private institutions to contain the problems of recurrent raids on villages in Sumatra by wild ...

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Bush fires raging on Flores

Bush fires raging on Flores KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Bush fires have been raging on Flores and on its surrounding islands, destroying food crops of local farmers.Thick haze has blanketed most of the eastern part of Flores and the islands of Adonara, Solor and Lembata, Antara reported yesterday.

Mon, 03 Oct 1994

JP/Headmaster's ill behavior

Headmaster's ill behaviorFrom Surabaya PostAt first I was overwhelmed with pride when my son was accepted into the prestigious SMP Negeri 21 in Surabaya. But the exuberant feeling soon turned sour when I learned that students in this school were gripped by fear because of the headmaster's behavior.