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Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Lessons on environmental awareness needed

Lessons on environmental awareness needed JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja urged teachers on Saturday to help improve the environmental awareness of the public by teaching their students to treat animals and plants with respect.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/No empty promises, please!

No empty promises, please! SERANG, West Java: Members of the local branch of the ruling political group Golkar were reminded not to lure the people with empty promises during the 1997 election campaigns.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Large companies asked to help the smaller

Large companies asked to help the smaller SUKABUMI, West Java (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad on Saturday called on large private companies to extend a helping hand to cooperatives and small enterprises.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Jakarta applies three methods for expansion

Jakarta applies three methods for expansion JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has applied, simultaneously, three development methods to expand the area of Jakarta. They are: extension, intensification and establishment of new satellite cities.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Planet Hollywood and language

Planet Hollywood and language SCTV's live broadcast of the opening of the Planet Hollywood restaurant on Oct. 22, 1994, saddened me. The use of the Indonesia language, Bahasa Indonesia, was incorrect.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Firms must pay for industrial apprenticeship program: Expert

Firms must pay for industrial apprenticeship program: Expert BANDUNG (JP): The new industrial apprenticeship program launched by the Ministry of Manpower should be financed by the industrial community because they are the chief beneficiary of the program, according to a German expert.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Security for water system increased

Security for water system increased The city-owned water company PAM Jaya is deploying over 2,310 employees to safeguard its water distribution networks.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Three Indonesian tennis players ousted

Three Indonesian tennis players ousted JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesian tennis players yesterday were eliminated in the qualifying round of the US$100,000 Wismilak Open Championships in Surabaya, East Java, the third stop of the World Tennis Association (WTA) tour in Asia.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Peter Pan & Pirates 3:00 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: ...

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Health service in Timor improves

Health service in Timor improves DILI, East Timor: Health services here have reportedly improved, as the doctor to patient ratio now nears the ideal of 1:5,000.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Pasar Minggu to remian catchment area

Pasar Minggu to remian catchment area JAKARTA (JP): In line with regional city planning, Pasar Minggu will continue to be a water catchment area until the year 2005, said South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Telkom introduces new phone cards

Telkom introduces new phone cards The state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, is introducing seven kinds of telephone cards to highlight the leadership meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.Setyanto P.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Roll-Royce's Trent powers wide-body planes

Roll-Royce's Trent powers wide-body planesBy I. Christianto HONG KONG (JP): Aiming to win competition in the business of air transportation, both the aerospace industry and air carriers are always trying to offer and operate the best aircraft, including those which apply high technology and ...

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Increase in salary for judges widely welcomed

Increase in salary for judges widely welcomedBy Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to raise the salaries of court judges has been widely welcomed by many in the legal community who say that this will go a long way towards enhancing their independence, integrity and impartiality.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Human rights in APEC

Human rights in APEC One of the many interesting issues in the air prior to the convening of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bogor is the United States' intention to bring up the issue of human rights.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Share prices closed higher across the board last week

Share prices closed higher across the board last week JAKARTA (JP): Driven largely by good performance in the regional bourses, share prices closed higher across the board last week.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/APEC members urged to adopt customs reforms

APEC members urged to adopt customs reforms JAKARTA (JP): The Brussels-based World Customs Organization urged members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to support broad-based customs reform in the region instead of relying on pre-shipment inspection.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Bus firms warned to discipline drivers

Bus firms warned to discipline drivers JAKARTA (JP): The Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency is threatening to revoke the operation licenses of bus companies and other public transit vehicle firms whose drivers frequently violate route regulations.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/The APEC summit

The APEC summit Jakarta's main roads are much cleaner these days. Perhaps for the first time in history flowers are arranged at many strategic points, particularly along the city's major thoroughfares. Beggars and street vendors have vanished overnight from crossroads.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Soeharto halts tryout of 5-day school week

Soeharto halts tryout of 5-day school week JAKARTA (JP): Trial five-day school weeks in some elementary and junior high schools will be abolished by the end of the year as President Soeharto believes they pose overly heavy burden to the students.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Police still investigating Blok M firecracker blast

Police still investigating Blok M firecracker blast BOGOR, West Java (JP): Police have not yet identified the culprit in the firecracker explosion at a bus terminal near the Blok M Shopping Mall in South Jakarta on Wednesday morning.A security guard was injured in the blast.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Trading with a purpose

Trading with a purpose Chinese Premier Li Peng last week made a five-day visit to South Korea. Premier Li is the highest ranking Chinese official to visit Seoul.The Sino-South Korean agenda has two components, one political, one economic.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Duty on methanol lowered

Duty on methanol lowered JAKARTA (JP): The government has lowered the import duty on methanol from 10 percent to five percent. Methanol is used for the production of glue for plywood, from 10 percent to five percent.Decree No. 542/KMK.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Seven killed in rain storms

Seven killed in rain storms GROBOGAN, Central Java: Rain storms killed seven people and injured four more here last week. In addition, at least 200 houses, mosques, school buildings and government offices were damaged in the process.The storms also destroyed a Rp 11.5 billion (about US$5.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/BLIB produces first class instructors

BLIB produces first class instructorsBy Ridwan M. Sijabat BANDUNG (JP): Name the most prestigious college in this city and every one will agree it is the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Contaminated premium gasoline

Contaminated premium gasoline I herewith enclose a copy of my report at the South Jakarta Police Precinct on Nov. 3, 1994.In short, the gas station at Fatmawati No. 4 was (is?) selling contaminated premium. I let my driver fill up with 35 liters early in the morning on Nov.1, at about 6:45 a.m..

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Steady Safe joins Volgren

Steady Safe joins Volgren PT Steady Safe, a publicly listed transportation company, has acquired a 70-percent stake of PT Volgren Indonesia, a producer of aluminum bus bodies.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Orderly succession expected

Orderly succession expected JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, currently in his sixth five- year term, reaffirmed over the weekend that Indonesia already has a well established mechanism for choosing its president based on the 1945 Constitution.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Don't blame Singapore

Don't blame Singapore I refer to the letter by Carl Chairul (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 31, 1994) entitled S'pore's complaint.Being a Singaporean, I am here for some business reasons and I am not pleased to hear Mr. Chairul complaining against his neighboring country.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/PT Karwell to offer 20m shares

PT Karwell to offer 20m shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Karwell Indonesia, a textile producer, will offer 20 million new shares that will account for 30.77 percent of its total common stocks early next month, the company's executives say.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Govt urged to consider relations with Israel

Govt urged to consider relations with Israel JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, the chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama organization and a controversial politician, has said that the time has come for Indonesia to consider diplomatic relations with Israel.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/RI to host banking meet

RI to host banking meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the fifth biennial conference of the Asian and Pacific Association of Banking Institutes in Bali this week.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Simpler procedures sought for church building permit

Simpler procedures sought for church building permit JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Roman Catholic Conference (KWI) is urging local administrations to simplify application procedures for church building permits so as to maintain a harmonious relationship between different religious believers.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Civil servants making sure Bogor is clean

Civil servants making sure Bogor is clean JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor city administration has deployed 1,500 personnel from various government institutions to clean the parks around Bogor Presidential Palace and to tidy up the city's foliage.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Arief's firing is internal problem of the university

Arief's firing is internal problem of the university JAKARTA (JP): The government has no intention of intervening in the internal conflict currently roiling the Christian University of Satya Wacana, Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro says.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters

Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters JAKARTA (JP): Unaware of breaking the local rules of golf cost the runaway leader Nick Faldo of England the Alfred Dunhill Masters title and disqualification from the championship at Bali Golf and Country Club yesterday.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/CorelFLOW!: For serious jobs and sheer fun

CorelFLOW!: For serious jobs and sheer funBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Corel Corporation seems determined in becoming the leader in the Windows-based graphics world. Here's one of its products that I briefly mentioned some time ago in my review of new products in the PC world.

Mon, 07 Nov 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.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Research on Jambi dwarves

Research on Jambi dwarves JAMBI, Jambi: Deborah Martyr, is a British scholar conducting research on the existence of dwarf people living in Kerinci Seblat national park.For many people in Jambi, the dwarves exist in fairly tales and some even claim to have seen them.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Ngada to have new airport

Ngada to have new airport KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The regency of Ngada plans to build an airport in Marapokot next year when its capital is moved from Bajawa to Mbay.

Mon, 07 Nov 1994

JP/Donation to WWF fund

Donation to WWF fund We would like to express our thanks for the generous donation we received on Nov. 3, 1994, from The Jakarta Post on behalf of those readers who completed their Life Style Survey.