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

48 articles.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Kadin: Deregulation still inadequate

Kadin: Deregulation still inadequate JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) considers the deregulatory measures introduced by the government last month to be inadequate for improving the competitiveness of Indonesian products overseas.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Problems hamper RI trade with Australia: NAFED

Problems hamper RI trade with Australia: NAFED JAKARTA (JP): Non-tariff barriers and a lack of regular product supplies and supporting institutions have hampered the development of bilateral trade between Indonesia and Australia.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Court fines students for `boisterous actions'

Court fines students for `boisterous actions' JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta district court yesterday imposed a Rp 2,500 (US$1.16) fine on each of the 41 students and activists arrested the day before during a hunger strike.Lt. Col.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Police seize 1,500 pornographic discs, cassettes

Police seize 1,500 pornographic discs, cassettes JAKARTA (JP): Police confiscated more than 1,500 pornographic cassettes and laser discs during a series of recent raids across the city.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Fair visitors complain about shoddy bus service

Fair visitors complain about shoddy bus service JAKARTA (JP): Visitors to the 1994 Jakarta Fair (PRJ) have expressed dissatisfaction with the poor services provided by public transportation vehicles operating to and from the Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, fair grounds.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/India to place new envoy

India to place new envoy JAKARTA: The Indian government has appointed Sudhir Tukaram Devare as the Indian ambassador to Indonesia, replacing Vinay Verma.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/8,000 workers strike for meal allowance and wage increase

8,000 workers strike for meal allowance and wage increase JAKARTA (JP): Some 8,000 workers of a shoe factory in Serang, West Java, went on strike yesterday, demanding that their meal allowance be increased from the current sum of Rp 800 (37 US cents).

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Paiton looks for underwriters

Paiton looks for underwriters JAKARTA (JP): PT Paiton Energy Company, a Japanese-American- Indonesian consortium awarded a contract to set up two power units in Paiton, East Java, has appointed Chase Manhattan Bank N.A.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Spotlight captions

Spotlight captionsPhoto A: JapaneseJP/arhCONGRATULATIONS: Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochamad Hindarto (left) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador Kimio Fujita at a ceremony for the Japanese Self Defense Force's anniversary held on Wednesday at the Ambassador's house.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/State asset reports require double checking: Sumarlin

State asset reports require double checking: Sumarlin JAKARTA (JP): Reports on state assets must be examined thoroughly, Chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency, J. B. Sumarlin, said yesterday.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Afghanistan issue

Afghanistan issue We feel deeply concerned over the recent situation in Afghanistan, following the escalation of civil war in the country. The armed conflict was provoked by two factions, led by Hekmatyar of Hizbul Islam, and Shah Masood of Jamaat-el-Islam.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/OSJ's concert highlights Jakarta's birthday

OSJ's concert highlights Jakarta's birthdayBy Gus Kairupan Jakarta (JP): Jakarta is in the midst of festivities commemorating its 467th anniversary.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Indonesia will buy no wine before its time

Indonesia will buy no wine before its timeBy David Zweifler JAKARTA (JP): California wine makers are adopting a contrary approach to wine making. To many, this would seem a bad time to get involved with the Indonesian wine market.

Sat, 09 Jul 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.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Many fake land deeds revoked

Many fake land deeds revoked JAKARTA (JP): The chief of the Jakarta Land Agency, Sunar, announced yesterday that his office has revoked hundreds of fake land certificates."I can't remember the exact number, but we've nullified hundreds of bogus certificates," Sunar said.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/New work week scheme tied to productivity

New work week scheme tied to productivity JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Administrative Reforms TB Silalahi said yesterday that the trial run for the long weekend scheme for civil servants should aim at increasing productivity."Longer work hours does not guarantee higher productivity," he said.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Cambodia still divided by factional rifts

Cambodia still divided by factional riftsBy Yuli Ismartono JAKARTA (JP): When Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen, Cambodia's two prime ministers, visited Jakarta recently, they took pains to convince potential investors that their country is a safe place to do business.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Carrots, sticks at Telkom

Carrots, sticks at Telkom BANDUNG: The state-run telecommunication company, PT Telkom, gave rewards to some 85 dedicated employees and punished 122 others at its headquarter here.The rewards and penalties were presented by the president of the company, Setyanto P.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Construction of Senen flyover postponed

Construction of Senen flyover postponed JAKARTA (JP): A bizarre administrative error regarding the payment of compensation for the owner of a house to be demolished has impeded the construction of a flyover in the Senen area, Central Jakarta.The building, located on Jl.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Long weekends: Momentum toward efficiency

Long weekends: Momentum toward efficiency The introduction of long weekends for our civil servants is not meant to add leisure time because by lengthening their hours on five workdays the total weekly time spent on the job will remain 40 hours.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Accor opens three new hotels in the capital

Accor opens three new hotels in the capital JAKARTA (JP): Accor Asia Pacific Corporation (AAPC), a joint venture of the France-based Accor, and Quality Pacific Corporation Ltd. of Australia, will open new hotels in Jakarta and Bekasi, West Java, in the near future.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Bapepam defends price intervention in primary market

Bapepam defends price intervention in primary market JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) yesterday defended the agency's price intervention on the primary market."In emerging markets like Indonesia, price intervention is still needed.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Blok M vendors march again to council over escalators

Blok M vendors march again to council over escalators JAKARTA (JP): A group of traditional, small-scale traders who occupy the first floor of the Melawai 4 building, South Jakarta, once again went to the City Council to protest a statement made by South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko which they described ...

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) here yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index closed 1.9 lower to end at 452.2 from 454.1 on Thursday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also closed 0.77 points lower at 107.39 from 108.16.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Cloud seeding plan recommended by Geophysics Agency

Cloud seeding plan recommended by Geophysics Agency JAKARTA (JP): The Meteorological and Geophysics Agency recommends that the government initiate cloud seeding to overcome the wide-spread drought problem which threatens vast food crops across Indonesia.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Pakistani MPs due here

Pakistani MPs due here JAKARTA: A seven-member parliamentary delegation from Pakistan is due here today for a four-day goodwill visit.The visit is part of regular parliamentary exchange between Indonesia and Pakistan aimed at strengthening relations between the two countries.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Managing leisure

Managing leisure How long does it take to cover a distance of 100 feet? A study revealed that for the average Indonesian it takes 27.2 seconds. The Japanese take first place by clocking in at 20.7 seconds. They are followed by the British with 21.6 seconds and the Americans with 22.5.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m World Cup 1994 - rerun 4:30 Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science program 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Caller 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World ...

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Three-in-one kids

Three-in-one kidsFrom KompasI was deeply moved to witness plain-clothes security officials using violence during a raid on kids who were offering themselves as additional passengers to qualify cars for entrance into the three-in-one restricted zone.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Will U.S. troops be leading the charge into Haiti?

Will U.S. troops be leading the charge into Haiti?By Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): It looks increasingly likely, as the refugee flood breaks its banks, that we are going to see the U.S. do in Haiti what it has refused to do in Bosnia and Rwanda-ask the UN for authorization to send in its troops.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Volunteer for 14 years

Volunteer for 14 yearsFrom Suara KaryaI am Luis Soares, an elementary school (SD) graduate. In 1980 I was appointed "volunteer employee" of PMI, the Indonesia Red Cross Society, by its Relief Operation Team in East Timor which issued me with a Letter of Decision No. 0306/SKP/VII/1980.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/New prerequisite for petro-product dealers

New prerequisite for petro-product dealers JAKARTA (JP): Distributors of gasoline, kerosene, diesel, lubricating oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will have to pay their income taxes before receiving deliveries from the state oil company Pertamina under an agreement signed here yesterday.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Why foreign language?

Why foreign language?From NeracaIt was deplorable that the banner carried by the demonstrators during a recent protest read: Harmoko, your decision is the best. It can be seen in the photo published in Jayakarta on June 28, 1994.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Citrus seedlings destroyed

Citrus seedlings destroyed JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Quarantine authorities in Manokwari have destroyed more than 1,600 citrus seedlings known to carry a disease which threatens to spread in the province.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Foreigners netted in ID inspection

Foreigners netted in ID inspection At least 5,590 people who were traveling without identification cards, including two foreigners, were apprehended in a citizenship inspection from July 6 to 7 in Kebayoran Lama and Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta,"The operation is aimed at increasing awareness of ...

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Japan increases Indonesian aid to some US$1.67b

Japan increases Indonesian aid to some US$1.67b JAKARTA (JP): Japan, one of the biggest creditor members of the Consultative Group for Indonesia (CGI), increased its aid commitment to Indonesia, yesterday, to US$1.67 billion this fiscal year from $1.44 billion last fiscal year.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Suggestions

Suggestions One topic which at times appears in your columns is the Jakarta City Revenue Office's complaint about parking revenue. Last year, they were Rp 1 billion short of their Rp 9 billion target. Next year's target is Rp 14 billion.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Traffic: Order, please!

Traffic: Order, please!From NeracaCan we hope for the city authority to bring order to the chaotic traffic on the road in front of the campus of Christian University of Indonesia (UKI) in Cawang?On June 27 I witnessed a tragic accident there.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/CGI pledges $5.2b in new aid to RI

CGI pledges $5.2b in new aid to RI JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank-chaired Consultative Group for Indonesia (CGI) yesterday committed US$5.20 billion in new loans and grants to Indonesia for the 1994/1995 fiscal year, 1.7 percent higher than last year.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Request to PT Telkom

Request to PT TelkomFrom Bisnis IndonesiaFor the past three weeks, from Wednesday to Friday, there have been traffic jams on Jl. Kali Malang in the vicinity of Bumi Satria Kencana, Bekasi.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Road accidents

Road accidentsFrom KompasRoad accidents often take place at Jl. Yos Sudarso, North Jakarta, apparently because many sidewalk vendors are encroaching into the street. So far, the authorities have not taken serious measures to keep order despite the fact that casualties are increasing.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Teachers in demand, civil servants not

Teachers in demand, civil servants not JAKARTA (JP): Aspiring teachers face brighter job prospects than those hoping to join the civil service, according to speakers at a congress yesterday.Minister of Administrative Reforms T.B.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/ICMI is not engaged in sectarianism: Minister

ICMI is not engaged in sectarianism: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) should not be upset by the numerous allegations that it plays sectarian and primordial politics, its vice chairman says.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/OTC to ease listing terms to attract small-scale firms

OTC to ease listing terms to attract small-scale firms JAKARTA (JP): PT Bursa Paralel Indonesia, the country's over- the-counter stock market, will ease its listing requirements to attract small-scale companies, says the market's new president, Tito Sulistio.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Cilacap airport expanded

Cilacap airport expanded CILACAP, Central Java: The expansion of Tunggulwulung airport is near completion and is now ready for Fokker-27 passenger planes.The airport's runway has been extended from 660 meters to 1,600 meters.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Ferries to serve Seribu Islands

Ferries to serve Seribu Islands Two luxurious ferries, KM Betok I and KM Betok II which are owned by PT ASDP, a state-owned water transportation company under the Transportation Ministry, will begin serving the Marina, Ancol and Seribu Islands routes this month.

Sat, 09 Jul 1994

JP/Save UNAS campus

Save UNAS campusFrom Suara PembaruanAs an alumnus of the National University (Unas), I was deeply concerned over the never-ending row involving the university. Each conflicting party apparently defends its position and interest which has brought about uncertainty to the students.