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Searching for all articles published on 1994-12-06 ...

50 articles.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Repatriation of boat people to be delayed

Repatriation of boat people to be delayed JAKARTA (JP): The development of Galang Island as part of the Barelang (Batam, Rempang and Galang islands) bonded zone area is likely to encounter a further set back due to the delayed repatriation of several thousand boat people originally slated for ...

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/More roads built in E. Timor

More roads built in E. Timor DILI, East Timor: The ministry of public works has built 1,035 kilometers of roads in the 13 regencies across the youngest province over the past five years, an official said yesterday.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Merpati Nusantara Airlines to buy and lease more jets

Merpati Nusantara Airlines to buy and lease more jets JAKARTA (JP): As part of its modernization plan, Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, will buy and lease a number of new and aging jets, including Fokker-100 and Boeing 737-200 aircraft.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Jakarta to hold cycling race

Jakarta to hold cycling race JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Sport Cycling Association (ISSI) will celebrate the year end with a cycling track race at the Rawamangun velodrome on Sunday.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Misleading headline

Misleading headline I was shocked by your front page headline of Sunday Dec. 4, 1994. The implicit moral judgment in AIDS can affect the innocent discredits the fine articles by journalists Lenah Susianty and T. Sima Gunawan.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) drifted lower with most issues loosing ground in heavy trading yesterday.The JSX Composite Index closed lower to end at 470.52 yesterday, as compared to 471.05 on Friday.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Consultant urges simplification of trade documents

Consultant urges simplification of trade documents JAKARTA (JP): Export-import procedures are inefficient, lengthy, bureaucratic and involve at least 22 documents to export or import a single item, a consultant says.R.N.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Cement hike hits small contractors

Cement hike hits small contractors JAKARTA (JP): Recent hikes in cement prices, excessive supervision and out-of-date cost estimates for state-funded projects have brought great losses to small-scale construction contractors.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Surakarta needs Rp 178 billion

Surakarta needs Rp 178 billion SURAKARTA, Central Java: The municipal administration needs Rp 178 billion (US$86 million) to develop the city as the province's "international gate".

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Lawyer named winner of rights award

Lawyer named winner of rights award JAKARTA (JP): A Surabaya-based lawyer known for his handling of numerous controversial cases pitting him against the government was named this year's recipient of the Yap Thiam Hien human rights award.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Telkom employees awarded by U.S.

Telkom employees awarded by U.S. JAKARTA (JP): The White House, the U.S. presidential residence, has given awards to six employees of the Jakarta chapter of the state-owned telecommunication company PT Telkom for their outstanding work in serving the White House delegation during the Asia Pacific ...

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Aceh workers off to Malaysia

Aceh workers off to Malaysia BANDA ACEH: More than 215 female job seekers will be sent to Malaysia this week for employment at an electronics factory in the neighboring country.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Try closes NU congress with call for prowness

Try closes NU congress with call for prownessBy Santi WE Soekanto and Petty Prihartini TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno closed the 29th congress of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) yesterday, calling on the largest Moslem organization to continue moving forward.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Balai Pustaka ridden with Rp 6b in debts

Balai Pustaka ridden with Rp 6b in debts JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Balai Pustaka, the nation's leading publishing house in the 1950s and 1960s, is now Rp 6 billion ($2.75 million) in debt with millions of unsold books.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Biotechnology viewed from three dimensions

Biotechnology viewed from three dimensions Overcoming illusions about biotechnology By Nocanor Perlas Published by Third World Network, Penang, Malaysia, 1994 119 pp.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Progress on GATT

Progress on GATT The U.S. Congress and Senate have now both ratified GATT (General Agreements on Tariff and Trade). This is most welcome news, not only for President Clinton but also for the world.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Office buildings to give spaces for sidewalk vendors

Office buildings to give spaces for sidewalk vendors JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja is urging the management of all office premises located along the city's main roads to provide spaces for sidewalk vendors. It is hoped the move will deter them from trading in prohibited areas.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/SilkAir serves S'pore-Solo

SilkAir serves S'pore-Solo YOGYAKARTA (JP): SilkAir, one of two Singaporean airlines, has started service linking the island republic and Solo in Central Java with Boeing 737 aircraft.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Pertamina to sign seven new contracts

Pertamina to sign seven new contracts JAKARTA (JP): The state oil company Pertamina will sign four technical assistance contracts and three production-sharing deals later this month for oil and gas exploration and production, a company executive says.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/PDI'boycot threat brushed aside

PDI'boycot threat brushed aside JAKARTA (JP): Governor of the National Defense Institute (Lemhanas) Lt. Gen. Moetojib has brushed aside a threat by the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) to boycott the 1997 election in protest against the government's meddling in its internal problems.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Eriksson wins Thai rally

Eriksson wins Thai rally PHRAE, Thailand (Agencies): Sweden's Kenneth Eriksson won his second title of the year when he clocked the fastest time at the Rally of Thailand championship yesterday.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Private sector debt up

Private sector debt up JAKARTA (JP): The outstanding foreign debt of the private sector surged by US$6.8 billion within three months, while the government's outstanding borrowing fell by almost $3 billion.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/360 families to be resettled

360 families to be resettled JEMBER, East Java: About 360 families are awaiting resettlement in Sulawesi under the state-sponsored transmigration program.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Indonesia seeks pride in `takraw'

Indonesia seeks pride in `takraw' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, represented by the Central Sulawesi athletes who wore the national colors in Hiroshima's Asian Games in October, set a modest target of finishing fourth in the first World Sepaktakraw Championship in Kuala Lumpur from Dec. 13 to Dec. 18.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/NU congress re-elects Gus Dur as its chairman

NU congress re-elects Gus Dur as its chairmanBy Santi WE Soekanto and Petty Prihartini TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): Incumbent Abdurrahman Wahid beat his competitor, Abu Hasan, by a slim margin in the highly- charged, nearly chaotic, election of the chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Water quality poor in Bekasi

Water quality poor in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Bumi Bekasi Baru housing complex in Bekasi, West Java, are complaining about the poor quality and limited availability of water ever since the distribution has been managed by the Bekasi chapter of the water company (PDAM).

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Reluctance over Bihac

Reluctance over Bihac The reasons why the world's most powerful alliance could not halt Serbian aggression on Bihac were more political than military as the New York Times said three days ago.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Soeharto urges world cooperation on health

Soeharto urges world cooperation on health JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called for international cooperation in combating the spread of contagious diseases, including AIDS.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Gus Dur's re-election

Gus Dur's re-election As predicted, Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, was re-elected as Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU's) executive chairman for a third consecutive term during the organization's 29th congress which ended yesterday.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Armed Forces to take part in fight against illiteracy

Armed Forces to take part in fight against illiteracy JAKARTA (JP): The government has enlisted the Armed Forces (ABRI) in its campaign to wipe out illiteracy in the country.But make no mistake. The military will not use force to compel people to study.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 Film 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Wawasan 8:05 TV Drama: Surya Kanta ...

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Sunday morning jazz show delights young fans

Sunday morning jazz show delights young fans JAKARTA (JP): There was something refreshingly new during Jak- Jazz '94: A program offered up fresh on Sunday morning for the jazz lovers that just could not stay out late.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Police come close to Levina's murder

Police come close to Levina's murder JAKARTA (JP): After eight months of intense investigations police yesterday claimed they have found a person believed to have played a role in the murder of a six-year-old girl found dead near her bicycle in Ancol Dreamland, North Jakarta, last March.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Workers killed by lightning

Workers killed by lightning BANDAR LAMPUNG: Five workers were killed and eight others injured when lightning struck a hut in a sugar cane plantation in Seputih Regency, Central Lampung, last week.All of the victims were women who ranged between 33 and 37 years of age, Antara reported.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Ajit Sing in Cambodia

Ajit Sing in Cambodia JAKARTA (JP): The Secretary General of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Ajit Singh, is due to meet with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Thursday.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/'CNN' to be encrypted

'CNN' to be encrypted As most who watch CNN International would know, from Dec. 15, 1994 onwards the transmission on the Palapa B2P Satellite will be encrypted. In order to receive CNN International from Dec.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Australia deports 13 Indonesians

Australia deports 13 Indonesians KUPANG, East Nusa Tanggara: Thirteen Indonesian fishermen that Australia deported last week landed here on Saturday, a local official said yesterday.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Police declare war on pornography

Police declare war on pornography JAKARTA (JP): City police have declared war against pornographic material and sex aids sold at clandestine shops. They urge the public to assist by giving information on the whereabouts of shops selling such items.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/South Korean navy on goodwill tour

South Korean navy on goodwill tour JAKARTA (JP): A training unit of the South Korean Navy is scheduled to arrive at the Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta, on Thursday as part of a training tour of the Naval Academy's midshipmen, according to the South Korean embassy yesterday.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/S'pore faces challenges of success

S'pore faces challenges of successBy Bilveer Singh SINGAPORE (JP): Born rejected, condemned and doomed, Singapore has proved its critics wrong at every turn. All the doomsday scenarios about the resourceless and vulnerable republic have been wishful thinking.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Govt urged to review policy on electricity towers

Govt urged to review policy on electricity towers JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) urged the government yesterday to review its policy on the construction of 500,000 volt electricity towers and to take into account the health of people living in the area.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Village head election rans smoothly

Village head election rans smoothly TANGERANG (JP): The election process in the Rancakalapa subdistrict head in Cikupa district ran smoothly even though it was previously marked by the threats of three candidates to boycott the election.H.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Indonesia draws with England

Indonesia draws with England JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian mens chess team yesterday managed to draw 2-2 with the English team in the fourth round of the 31th Chess Olympiad in Moscow.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Kendo public show here

Kendo public show here JAKARTA (JP): Japanese kendo athletes will stage a public demonstration on Dec. 11 at the Jakarta Japanese School in Cilandak, South Jakarta, and in Senayan's badminton Hall A on Dec. 13.The Japanese public showing of martial arts will be continued on Dec.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Carmakers' dream becomes Asia's traffic nightmare

Carmakers' dream becomes Asia's traffic nightmareBy Sharon Singleton HONG KONG (Reuter): Asia's booming economies are a carmakers' dream, but with gridlocked traffic and chronic air pollution that dream has collided head-on with an environmental nightmare.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Nuclear project

Nuclear project Correction: The heading in the story about the nuclear plant on this page yesterday should have read Jepara nuclear project starts in 1998: Governor and not in 1988 as written. We regret the error.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Bali mounts anti-rabies drive

Bali mounts anti-rabies drive DENPASAR, Bali: The provincial administration has banned dogs, monkeys, cats and other pets from other provinces in a bid to prevent rabies.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Hartono's men still await trial

Hartono's men still await trial JAKARTA (JP): The trial of three assistants of the alleged high-class brothel owner, Hartono Setyawan, was postponed by the judge yesterday because prosecutors were not prepared for sentencing.

Tue, 06 Dec 1994

JP/Myanmar upholds national culture

Myanmar upholds national culture I refer to Peace, development need to be empowered: Su Kyi in your issue of Dec. 3, 1994.