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Searching for all articles published on 1994-05-03 ...
39 articles.
Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Press complain about Cups game schedule

Press complain about Cups game schedule JAKARTA (JP): The organizers of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals are seeking every avenue to overcome coverage problems caused by the late evening program of the world badminton team championships.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Abdurrahman tells NU officials not to compete for PPP post

Abdurrahman tells NU officials not to compete for PPP post JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the nation's largest Islamic organization, have again been advised not to jockey for position in the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP), which will elect new leadership in August.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Tarmizi and Saudi envoy clear up `misunderstanding'

Tarmizi and Saudi envoy clear up `misunderstanding' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher met with Saudi Arabia envoy Abdullah Abdurrahman Alim in an apparent move to resolve the rift that has grown between the two men in the past week over Indonesia's administration of haj ...
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Textile firm loses Rp 25 billion

Textile firm loses Rp 25 billion JAKARTA (JP): A fire, high interest on loans and a decline in operating income have brought losses of Rp 25.2 billion (US$11.7 million) to PT Pan Brothers Tex, a garment manufacturer listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Rights commission's next client may be themselves

Rights commission's next client may be themselves JAKARTA (JP): The police ban on a discussion in Surabaya last weekend could prove an interesting case for the National Commission on Human Rights -- the seminar was on the effectiveness of the commission.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Traditional markets

Traditional marketsFrom ProspekWe are witnessing how the traditional markets are struggling to maintain their existence in the era of modern supermarkets, department stores, super stores and the like.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Sexual promiscuity may cause cancer: Experts

Sexual promiscuity may cause cancer: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Doctors at the Dharmais Cancer Hospital strongly advised couples to remain sexually faithful to avoid contracting one of the five most deadly forms of cancer in the country.Dr.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Work force problem

Work force problemFrom PelitaI feel concerned about the recent laborers' demonstration in Medan, which has drawn the attention of many parties. We clearly remember that the world of labor was tarnished by the incident of Marsinah.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Bimantara negotiates with MTV for broadcast rights

Bimantara negotiates with MTV for broadcast rights JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala (Malicak), a subsidiary of the Bimantara Group, is negotiating with MTV (Music Television) to market the round-the-clock music cable network through a direct-broadcast satellite television service.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Latief denies monopoly in sending of workers overseas

Latief denies monopoly in sending of workers overseas JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief denied yesterday accusations by manpower supplier companies that the government was monopolizing the lucrative business of sending workers overseas.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Funding still hampers compulsory education

Funding still hampers compulsory educationBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): With the enforcement of the nine-year compulsory education program today, the following incident calls to mind the problems already faced in enforcing compulsory grade-school education and the implications for the ...
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Invisible Indonesia thrusts into the world

Invisible Indonesia thrusts into the worldBy Claudia Kalb The following is the second of two articles based on a report about a conference on Indonesia held in New York from March 13 to March 15.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Indonesian oil explorer invites Filipino firms for Kalimantan project

Indonesian oil explorer invites Filipino firms for Kalimantan project MANILA (AFP): Petrocorp Exploration Indonesia Ltd. is inviting Filipino firms to take part in an exploration project in the Karang Besar area off east Kalimantan, an official of one of the local companies said yesterday.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Interesting debate

Interesting debate What an interesting debate it has been on Schindler's List! Before I am branded as a Zionist agent, I should inform the readers that I'm not against Palestinian struggle nor am I a Jew lover. I was just trying to be sensible and to see things in proportion, and Mr. A.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Open doors to put buses out of circulation

Open doors to put buses out of circulation JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Traffic and Land Transportation Control Office, JP Sepang, vowed yesterday to impound any city bus whose crew defies the regulation requiring doors to be closed while the bus is in motion.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/JP/2/ACROSS

JP/2/ACROSSBone marrow patient dies SEMARANG, Central Java: The first patient to receive a bone marrow transplant in Indonesia died last Tuesday of heart complications after surgery.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Investors watch handling of riot, warn businessmen and analysts

Investors watch handling of riot, warn businessmen and analystsBy Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Leading businessman and economic analysts, skeptical about the government's handling of the recent riots in Medan, North Sumatra, warn that the incident might deter foreign businessmen from investing ...
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Musico 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 00:30 a.m.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/`Schindler's List', a good decision

`Schindler's List', a good decision The Malaysian Cabinet made the right decision in lifting the ban on Schindler's List.Since the film is about the atrocities of the Nazis against the Jews of Poland during the Second World War, the Film Censorship Board had no moral basis for banning it.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Kadin set to boost bilateral trade with India

Kadin set to boost bilateral trade with India JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and Assocham, its Indian counterpart, are set to boost bilateral trade and investment ties.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Three men jailed for 12 years for murdering Marsinah

Three men jailed for 12 years for murdering Marsinah JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya District Court yesterday sentenced three men to 12 years imprisonment each for their role in the murder of labor activist Marsinah last year.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Thoughts for educationists

Thoughts for educationists The government kicked off yesterday the nine-year compulsory education program after successfully implementing the similar six-year program during the last 10 years.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Courting bribery

Courting briberyFrom Sinar PagiThe General Attorney has denied that there is some kind of a `mafia' in the court rooms in this country.His statement was aimed at thwarting the widely publicized issue of bribery among district attorneys and judges in the recent tax restitution trial in Surabaya.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Tansil's trial slated to begin on May 10

Tansil's trial slated to begin on May 10 JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court will begin the trial of Eddy Tansil, the businessman at the center of the massive loan scandal at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), on May 10.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Various factors may affect economic development

Various factors may affect economic development JAKARTA (JP): The recent banking scandal, leveling-off of non- oil exports, declines in foreign investment, slow depreciation of the rupiah, low oil prices and the increase in U.S.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/JP/3/FOCUS

JP/3/FOCUSTwilite Orchestra to perform at JHCC The Twilite Orchestra will present its third concert at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center on Saturday.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Public telephone booth damaged

Public telephone booth damagedFrom Suara KaryaThe development of communication facilities and the increasing number of coin or card-operated public telephones have been a great help to the society in terms of efficiency.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Poverty and corruption

Poverty and corruptionFrom Panji MasThe most interesting issue in the mass media recently is the Bapindo credit fraud case.I'm sure that this sort of thing happens in Indonesia a lot, but the Bapindo case is noteworthy because it is the biggest one to ever have been exposed.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Governor pledges to keep Kebon Kacang apartment status

Governor pledges to keep Kebon Kacang apartment status JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja reassured occupants of Kebon Kacang apartment buildings that he would not let the their low-cost apartment status be a means for letting developers use the building for other functions.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/One-way route system is a fast lane to congestion

One-way route system is a fast lane to congestion JAKARTA (JP): An expert yesterday called on the municipal administration to review its policy on one-way route system, implemented on several roads in the city, as it has aggravated traffic congestion instead of alleviating it.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Environment fund helps Vietnam save biodiversity

Environment fund helps Vietnam save biodiversityBy Henrylito D. Tacio HANOI: Vietnam's environment is becoming as scarce as its history. Only two million hectares of the country's natural forests remain. Every year, the total forest area is reduced by 100,000 to 200,000 hectares.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Freedom Forum holds workshop on environment

Freedom Forum holds workshop on environment JAKARTA (JP): Twenty four Indonesian journalists received training on effective reporting on environmental issues from the Freedom Forum, a New York-based organization concerned with promoting freedom of the press worldwide.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Smoking prohibited in public buses

Smoking prohibited in public buses JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Land Transportation Soejono said yesterday that the directorate will reinforce a regulation prohibiting people to smoke cigarettes inside public buses.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Expanded compulsory education begins

Expanded compulsory education begins JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto launched yesterday the new compulsory education program whose success depends on the participation of private schools in providing the facilities and parents in encouraging their children to go to school.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Govt to make comparative study on pricing of power projects

Govt to make comparative study on pricing of power projects JAKARTA (JP): An issue on high bidding prices hovering on three power projects in Java has forced the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to recommend that the state electricity firm PLN make a comparative study on ...
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued their skid on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after the broad-based Composite Index lost nearly three points on Friday.The JSX Index closed at 461.8 yesterday, as compared to 462.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/Our Wetlands: Can we really live without them?

Our Wetlands: Can we really live without them?By Imam Soeseno JAKARTA (JP): Last March, for the second time, the region in the vicinity of Professor Sedyatmo Highway was flooded due to the incidence of a rather high rainfall.When was the first flood occurrence? It was only February 1993.
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Full House 3:05 Music program 3:30 Cartoon: Super Friends 4:30 Students program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: West Sumatra 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Kepercayaan terhadap Tuhan Yang Maha Esa 7:00 ...
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Tue, 03 May 1994

JP/From Montevideo to Wembley

From Montevideo to Wembley 1930 After defeating both Belgium and Paraguay 3-0, the USA were favorites to win the first World Cup. But in the semi-final, they faced Argentina.
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