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Searching for all articles published on 1994-09-07 ...

48 articles.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/UN official visits slums

UN official visits slums JAKARTA: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative C.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Metro Mini drivers stage protests against new fines

Metro Mini drivers stage protests against new fines JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of drivers of the 30-seat Metro Mini buses staged sit-in strikes in East and South Jakarta protesting the new ticketing fine scale, which is much higher than the one previous imposed.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Zigolini, Italian cuisine in a trendy atmosphere

Zigolini, Italian cuisine in a trendy atmosphere JAKARTA (JP): When you walk through the heavy beamed doors of Zigolini, situated on the third floor of the Mandarin Oriental, you could be excused for thinking you were in a modern art gallery.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Official at RI embassy in Canberra `move'

Official at RI embassy in Canberra `move' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said the government has reassigned a staff member of the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra before he was asked to leave by the Australian government for threatening East Timor protesters with a knife.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Criminologist deplores arson against buses

Criminologist deplores arson against buses JAKARTA (JP): The habit of the public to express its anger by setting city buses on fire recently shows that many members of the society have been influenced by the culture of violence, a criminologist has said.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Red light area to be closed

Red light area to be closed JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta administration will close down 26 brothels, comprising some 110 rooms, in the notorious Kalijodo red light district over the next week.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Missing `ojek' driver murdered

Missing `ojek' driver murdered A team from the Criminology Laboratory of the University of Indonesia unearthed the body of an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver in a gruesome end to an investigation into the man's whereabouts.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Shopping in Singapore

Shopping in Singapore Mrs. F. Fauzia reported her unpleasant experiences when she and her husband visited Singapore during the Singapore Great Sale campaign (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 26). She claimed to have paid S$2.00 more for her breakfast's actual price of $5.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), after gaining ground over the past three weeks, yesterday continued strengthening with the broad-based Composite Index recording a five-point increase to close at 524.50 yesterday from 519.41 on Monday.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/German musicians contribute to Jakarta's music scene

German musicians contribute to Jakarta's music scene JAKARTA (JP): It has been a while since German classical musicians performed in Jakarta. Quite a noticeable gap when you consider that up to about four years ago they frequently visited Jakarta.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Garuda wants daily flights to Kansai

Garuda wants daily flights to Kansai JAKARTA (JP): The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is urging the Japanese government to allow it to expand its flights from Indonesia to the newly-established Kansai International Airport in Osaka from three times to seven times weekly.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/LIA Foundation promote cultural/sport activities

LIA Foundation promote cultural/sport activitiesBy Lenah Susianty JAKARTA (JP): "What a glorious weekend it was in Jakarta for lovers of music and art!" wrote Judith Butler Fravel, an expatriate living in Jakarta.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Former employees of `Tempo' plan new magazine

Former employees of `Tempo' plan new magazine JAKARTA (JP): Former journalists and employees of the defunct Tempo weekly yesterday formally applied for a new publishing license, or SIUPP, for a weekly they plan to call Opini.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Bus drivers on strike

Bus drivers on strike SEMARANG, Central Java: Dozens of bus drivers plying the Solo-Semarang route went on strike to protest a bus company's operating outside of the designated hours.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/High added value key to competition

High added value key to competition JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has to systematically improve its industrial technology to enable it to compete with its main rivals, China and India, in the world markets, says an executive of a noted multinational company.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/APEC forum seen as model of partnership

APEC forum seen as model of partnership JAKARTA (JP): The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is expected to become a laboratory for the envisioned global partnership between North and South as well as provide leadership to rectify the imbalances in the international economic order.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Experts study Timor history

Experts study Timor history DILI, East Timor: Australian historian Peter G. Spillet will be conducting a study on the history of Timor island together with the University of East Timor next month.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/First English language center celebrates 35th anniversary

First English language center celebrates 35th anniversaryBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): Someone's heartstrings must have beaten faster when this message appeared in the August edition of Contact magazine, "Galuh, I think I love you and I swear I will love you with every beat of my heart!"Relations ...

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Immigration centers planned to deter illegal workers

Immigration centers planned to deter illegal workers JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief says he is considering the establishment of immigration centers along Indonesian border points to help process Indonesians intending to work in Malaysia.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/PAP faces political, economic challenges

PAP faces political, economic challengesBy Bilveer Singh Singapore's economic prosperity and political stability is not without costs: It has led to the rise of a new political generation which takes these things for granted and wants more.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/NU plans to harmonize its position on PPP

NU plans to harmonize its position on PPP JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), licking their wounds at the way United Development Party (PPP) treated them at a congress last week, plan to take a common stand on their ties with the party which they helped found 21 years ago.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Golkar issues restrained comments on Kanindo case

Golkar issues restrained comments on Kanindo case JAKARTA (JP): The ruling Golkar political group yesterday issued restrained comments regarding the scandal at the giant Kanindo Success Textile company which is owned by one of its major donors, the controversial businessman Robby Tjahjadi.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Third round of talks on Sipadan and Ligitan Isles begin today

Third round of talks on Sipadan and Ligitan Isles begin today JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia will begin the third round of talks on the disputed islands of Sipadan and Ligitan this morning.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Swords for two governors

Swords for two governors JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The local Trikora Military Command has decided to bestow the Trikora Swords to the governors of Irian Jaya and Maluku Jacob Pattipi and Akib Latuconsina for their commitment to the development of the two provinces.Trikora Chief Maj. Gen.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Lou Rawls shines at the Blue Note

Lou Rawls shines at the Blue NoteBy Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): Lou Rawls, now midway through a week-long engagement at Jakarta's new Blue Note club, possesses what is surely one of the world's easiest-to-recognize singing voices.It is, in turn, mellow and throaty, then pleasingly raspy.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Buddhist charity for the poor

Buddhist charity for the poor The Nimmala Buddhist monastery foundation has donated 40 tons of rice, noodles, cloth and school equipment to the poor and disabled people in several areas here, as well as Serang and West Jakarta.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/The population bomb

The population bomb As the United Nations population conference in Cairo continues, many people tend to concentrate on the more controversial issues such as abortion, sex education and gender equality and forget the most crucial issue: that with the current growth rate of the world's population ...

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Manggarai bus station project needs Rp 7b

Manggarai bus station project needs Rp 7b JAKARTA (JP): The government will spend some Rp 7 billion (US$3.2 million) to develop the small bus station at Manggarai in South Jakarta into the largest integrated terminal in Indonesia over the next 10 years, an official said.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Sports council meets set budget for Asiad

Sports council meets set budget for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): Financial constraints no longer threaten Indonesia's preparations for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima next month, a top official of the national sports controlling body (KONI) says.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Cartoon: Prince Valiant 3:05 Gita Wicara 3:30 Science World 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Indonesia the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: ...

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Restaurants need `halal' label: Tourism office

Restaurants need `halal' label: Tourism office JAKARTA (JP): The head of Jakarta Chapter of the Tourism Office, Pudjo Basuki, said yesterday that all restaurants in the city should ready themselves for the plan to place the halal label on their doors or windows.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Music and dance will dominate JIFPA

Music and dance will dominate JIFPABy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): JIFPA, a cultural event that shows every sign of being here to stay. Spelled out in full, JIFPA stands for Jakarta International Festival of the Performing Arts.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Two missing in boat accident

Two missing in boat accident JEPARA, Central Java: Two people are missing since a motorboat with 16 passengers capsized during a storm in Karimunjawa waters.Fishermen rescued 14 passengers and sent them to the Karimunjawa health center. The two others are feared dead.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Councilors not united about higher bus fare

Councilors not united about higher bus fare JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have voiced different opinions about the proposal endorsed by the Organization of Owners of City Land Transportation (Organda) to raise bus fares by up to 20 percent for night transportation.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Vendor jailed for extortion

Vendor jailed for extortion A 22-year-old vendor was sentenced to eight months in jail on Monday after he was found guilty of pointing a knife at a couple visiting the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Medan workers' riots provoked by 3rd party: Activists

Medan workers' riots provoked by 3rd party: Activists JAKARTA (JP): The riots in Medan last April, which had their origins in a workers' protest, were the result of a provocation by a third party and not the trade union which organized the march, according to a group of labor advocates.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Merpati is striving to improve performance

Merpati is striving to improve performance JAKARTA (JP): As the tariff war among the country's scheduled airlines ends, competition in domestic air service is currently focusing on the quality of services and human resources, an executive says.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Asiad runners enter Indonesia Open

Asiad runners enter Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Open track and field championships due to start today will be the country's proving ground for its national relay team prior to their departure for the Asian Games in Hiroshima next month.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/RI, Australia set ties

RI, Australia set ties JAKARTA (JP): Australia and Indonesia are developing cooperation in a widening range of industrial and technological areas.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/RI seeks to become SE Asia's largest stock mart by 2000

RI seeks to become SE Asia's largest stock mart by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian capital market can become the largest in Southeast Asia by the year 2000, given the present upward trend in stock exchange activities, says an official.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Fixed-cellular phone project postponed

Fixed-cellular phone project postponed JAKARTA (JP): The decline of foreign creditors' trust in Indonesian banking after the disclosure of fraud at Bapindo has forced a company to delay the establishment of a fixed cellular telephone project.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/E. Java v Aceh in U-15 final

E. Java v Aceh in U-15 final JAKARTA (JP): East Java and Aceh will lock horns in the Coke Cup national under-15 soccer championship final in Tondano Minahasa, North Sulawesi on Friday after scoring convincing wins in yesterday's semifinals.

Wed, 07 Sep 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.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Courier companies ask for equal airport treatment

Courier companies ask for equal airport treatment JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Courier Companies (Asperindo) complained yesterday about the unequal airport treatment received by its members, compared to the treatment enjoyed by the state-owned postal service Perum Pos dan Giro.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Committee set to solve land, forest problems

Committee set to solve land, forest problems JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and the National Land Agency (BPN) yesterday formed a permanent committee to address land and forest management problems related to land appropriation, license overlapping, swaps and planning.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Citizens arrest three rebels

Citizens arrest three rebels DILI, East Timor: Three members of the Security Disturbance Group, the official term for separatist groups, have been arrested and turned over to the military by the local people.Udayana Military Command Chief Maj. Gen.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Fishermen find fake fuels

Fishermen find fake fuels Dozens of fishermen in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, were reluctant to take to the sea when they discovered that the diesel fuel they had purchased from a floating kiosk had a muddy color.They were strongly convinced that the fuel was fake or had been mixed with kerosene.

Wed, 07 Sep 1994

JP/Settlement of external debts through the UN recommended

Settlement of external debts through the UN recommended JAKARTA (JP): Settlement of developing countries' external debts should be integrated with the programs of international institutions under the United Nations (UN), high- ranking officials said here yesterday.