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Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Lake fiesta in September

Lake fiesta in September WEST LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Danau Ranau festival, the cultural event for the people living in the regency, is being postponed until September because of the earthquake that jolted the area in February. The cultural festivity is usually held at the beginning of the year.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Finnish company enters Indonesia's pulp industry

Finnish company enters Indonesia's pulp industry JAKARTA (JP): Enso Gutzeit of Finland will team up with PT Inhutani III, the state-owned forestry company, and a subsidiary of PT Gudang Garam to build a pulp mill in West Kalimantan.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Adrianus seeks KO victory

Adrianus seeks KO victory JAKARTA (JP): Adrianus Taroreh promises a knockout victory over sixth ranked contender, Ernie Elesna of the Philippines, during their Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) title bout here on Sept. 29.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Apartment building for Tebet fire victims approved

Apartment building for Tebet fire victims approved JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has agreed to the controversial city administration's plan to build low-cost apartment buildings on a 1.8-hectare fire site in Tebet, South Jakarta.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Thief nabbed after drugging couple and stealing Mercedes

Thief nabbed after drugging couple and stealing Mercedes JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police have captured an automobile showroom employee believed to have stolen a Mercedes- Benz sedan from a rich couple after drugging them.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Business groups set up forum of cooperation

Business groups set up forum of cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian business associations established a forum yesterday to face the increasing competition in the global economy following the implementation of the new principles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/No duty on ship parts

No duty on ship parts JAKARTA (JP): The government has extended the zero percent import duty facility on ship parts and apparatus for shipping safety for another year.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Authority starts dredging the Pluit reservoir to avoid flood

Authority starts dredging the Pluit reservoir to avoid flood JAKARTA (JP): The Pluit Environmental Management Board (BPLP), a city-owned company, has begun dredging the Pluit reservoir in West Jakarta in order to prevent the recurrence of seasonal floods plaguing nearby residential areas.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) lost ground yesterday in moderate trading as cautious investors took another break.The broad-based Composite Index lost 1.4 point to close at 461.13 from 462.53 on Wednesday.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Cultural team to visit France

Cultural team to visit France SURABAYA, East Java: A cultural team from East Java will represent Indonesia in the International Summer Art Festival in France starting on July 29.The 28-strong member team is headed by deputy governor for administration and welfare Harwin Warsito.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Citicorp doubles income

Citicorp doubles income JAKARTA (JP): Citicorp, the leasing and travelers check division of Citibank of the United States, reported an almost double increase in its net income for this year's second quarter.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Pertina drops two boxers from Asiad

Pertina drops two boxers from Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian amateur boxing association (Pertina) has dropped two pugilists from the team set for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan in October.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Islands sprayed against Malaria

Islands sprayed against Malaria SUMENEP, East Java: A number of islets off the tip of Madura Island have been fumigated to prevent the spread of malaria.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/S. Korea to buy more natural gas from RI

S. Korea to buy more natural gas from RI JAKARTA (JP): The Korean Gas Corporation is scheduled to initial contract agreements today for the purchase of 3.2 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per annum from the state oil company Pertamina, a senior official said yesterday.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Pepabri takes care of retiring soldiers

Pepabri takes care of retiring soldiers JAKARTA (JP): Pepabri, the association grouping retired members of the Armed Forces or their widows, promised yesterday to care for the welfare of its members as much as possible.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m TV Series: I'm Telling 3:05 Langka dan Unik 3:30 TV Series: Wars in Peace 4:00 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Education Program 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Bintang ...

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/UI will get new law professor

UI will get new law professor H.M. Tahir Azhary, 55, a senior lecturer at the School of Law of University of Indonesia, will be inducted as professor at a ceremony at the university campus in Depok on Saturday.The public relations office of the university said yesterday Dr.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Cathay's flights to Bali

Cathay's flights to Bali JAKARTA (JP): The Hong Kong-based air carrier Cathay Pacific will begin its extra service tomorrow, linking Hong Kong and Bali's capital city of Denpasar, bringing the total number of its weekly flights to the island to four.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/One dead in drug raid

One dead in drug raid BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Police said they shot dead one man during a drug raid in a nearby jungle and seized 31 kilograms of marijuana from the location.Nineteen other members of the syndicate however fled.Commandant of the southeast Aceh military district, Lt. Col.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Homeless thieves of cars' side mirrors captured

Homeless thieves of cars' side mirrors captured JAKARTA (JP): Police announced yesterday that they have captured eight homeless criminals, including five minors and a fence, who were believed to have been behind a series of thefts of cars' side mirrors at traffic lights during traffic jams ...

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Ferguson to delight jazz fans at Topaz

Ferguson to delight jazz fans at Topaz JAKARTA (JP): Jazz lovers here will be treated to a live performance today and tomorrow by noted American trumpeter Maynard Ferguson at the Topaz Club, Wisma Bakrie on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * Birds pouring from the chimney! What a shock for a woman at home with her small child. It's a news story from National Public Radio, and we'll play it several times on "The Listening Post" this evening (Radio Sonora FM 100.9 at 8:15).

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Top Vatican official visits RI

Top Vatican official visits RI JAKARTA (JP): A top official from The Vatican is currently in Indonesia for a series of meetings at the invitation of the local Roman Catholic Church and the Indonesian government.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Loans made to protect river basin

Loans made to protect river basin JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry will allow farmers to obtain loans derived from reforestation funds for the development of plantations aimed at conservation of river basin areas in Java and Madura.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Dili bishop invites national human rights commission

Dili bishop invites national human rights commission DILI, East Timor (JP): Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, the head of the local Roman Catholic Church, is appealing to the National Commission on Human Rights to come to the area where tension has emerged in the past two weeks.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Indonesia is very near and dear to Japanese Ambassador Fujita

Indonesia is very near and dear to Japanese Ambassador FujitaBy Riyadi Ambassador Kimio Fujita recently completed his tenure of office as head of the Japanese mission in Indonesia.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Prosecutors want life imprisonment for Eddy Tansil

Prosecutors want life imprisonment for Eddy Tansil JAKARTA (JP): Government prosecutors yesterday demanded that the Central Jakarta Court sentence businessman Eddy Tansil to life imprisonment for masterminding the multi-million dollar scam at the government-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia ...

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Council seeks poppy ban

Council seeks poppy ban PEKANBARU, Riau: The Ulema Council plans to issue a fatwa (religious instruction) calling on farmers in the northern Sumatra province of Aceh to stop planting poppy, from which marijuana is extracted.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Top drivers join Palembang rally

Top drivers join Palembang rally JAKARTA (JP): More than 45 national top drivers will enter the third leg of the national rally championships series in Palembang, South Sumatra at the end of this month.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Environmental rating scheme delayed, needs more planning

Environmental rating scheme delayed, needs more planning BANDUNG (JP): The government has postponed its plan to begin rating manufacturing companies in terms of their environmental records because the program requires better preparation.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/RI cultural troupe heads for Moscow

RI cultural troupe heads for Moscow JAKARTA (JP): A group of young Indonesian artists will shake Moscow public with their stunning performance of traditional and modern music, dances and other cultural shows from Aug. 22 to 25.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/FAO's Jacques Diouf will visit Indonesia

FAO's Jacques Diouf will visit Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf is due to arrive here on Saturday for a four-day visit at the invitation of Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/RI welcomes Vietnam in ASEAN: Alatas

RI welcomes Vietnam in ASEAN: AlatasBy Pandaya BANGKOK (JP): Indonesia has thrown its weight behind proposals that socialist Vietnam be granted membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Suu Kyi's sixth year

Suu Kyi's sixth year Aung San Suu Kyi, an outspoken leader of the Myanmarese political movement, enters her sixth year under house arrest this week.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Storm wrecks school in Bekasi

Storm wrecks school in Bekasi BEKASI (JP): Students of an elementary school in Bekasi, on the eastern outskirts of the city, are now studying in the teacher's room because their classrooms were heavily damaged by a storm on Monday.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Irregular bus fare

Irregular bus fareFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI am a regular commuter on the Pulogadung-Kalideres bus route of Patas No. 64 in Jakarta. I am often annoyed at the irregular ticket fares imposed on passengers. One bus will charge Rp 550 and another one Rp 600 for the same route and distance.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Price of tea at supermarkets

Price of tea at supermarketsFrom MerdekaLast week I was surprised to see traditional herbal tea, teh jamu, for body slimming on a shelf at Metro supermarket in Melawai Plaza in Blok M priced at Rp 9,300. As far as I know the price of this tea is only Rp 7,500.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Five Yogya painters represent two generations of regional art

Five Yogya painters represent two generations of regional artBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition of five painters representing two generations of Yogyakarta artists will open this evening at Edwin's Gallery in Kemang, South Jakarta.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Army captain faces 18 months in prison

Army captain faces 18 months in prison JAKARTA (JP): Military prosecutors are demanding that an Army captain be imprisoned for 18 months for failing to report a plot to kill a labor activist last year.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/`KWK' to double its suburban fleet

`KWK' to double its suburban fleet The Wahana Kalpika Cooperative (KWK), which manages the 12- seat suburban transportation KWK fleet, plans to operate an additional 1,400 small vans in an effort to curb the operation of unauthorized vans in the suburbs.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/City Hall bans office guide book

City Hall bans office guide book The city administration has banned a book entitled Jakarta Office Building Guide 1994," which is published by a private firm, on the grounds that the book is misleading.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/A peeping tour

A peeping tour Last Saturday you depicted two Swedish footballers working out. One was named Peeping tour and the text suggests he was looking at the buttocks of his team-mate.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Disease attacks crocodiles

Disease attacks crocodiles SORONG, Irian Jaya: Crocodile breeders here are worried about a rare fatal disease that has plagued their animals.The disease, called Steatitis, attacks the back part of the animals, causing swelling.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Maman gets nine years in prison

Maman gets nine years in prison JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court yesterday sentenced Maman Suparman, formerly deputy manager of Bapindo's Jakarta branch, to nine years imprisonment for his role in allowing businessman Eddy Tansil to swindle the government-owned bank out of $448 ...

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/New Zealand aid focuses on social projects

New Zealand aid focuses on social projects JAKARTA (JP): The New Zealand government is helping finance a number of projects in Indonesia designed to promote the welfare of the poor and disadvantaged groups.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Scholarship for poor children

Scholarship for poor childrenFrom NeracaEvery new academic year many parents complain about the lack of funds for their children's schooling. A lot of money is required to finance the educational needs of a child.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Image of Betawi

Image of Betawi I'd like to respond to what Mr. Zainal Abidin cited about Betawi -- in your article entitled Ms and Mr Jakarta, a stepping stone to popularity -- as a bunch of backward people who could only afford to live in the city's outskirts (The Jakarta Post, July 16, 1994).

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Foreign fellowship

Foreign fellowshipFrom KompasI am a teacher of the Junior Technology Vocational School and one of the candidates for the Foreign Fellowship Program of the Project for Enhancement of the Junior Vocational Education, Ministry of Education and Culture.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Tampubolon killers may face 15 to 18 years imprisonment

Tampubolon killers may face 15 to 18 years imprisonment JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors in the murder trial of the four men charged with killing Brig. Gen. TMF Tampubolon urged the East Jakarta District Court yesterday to sentence them to between 15 and 18 years imprisonment each.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Boring World Cup

Boring World Cup Oh dear, what a letdown the football World Cup 1994 finals between Brazil and Italy was! Back and forth, back and forth the ball went across the field and after 90 long minutes there still was no score.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/A Letter from Australia: Greater understanding is needed

A Letter from Australia: Greater understanding is needed -- Ros Kelly has been a Labor Member of Parliament for Canberra, Australia's national capital, since 1980. She was Minister for Defense Support from 1987 to 1989 and Minister for the Environment from 1990 to 1994.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Spanish state seeks closer trade with RI

Spanish state seeks closer trade with RI JAKARTA (JP): A delegation from the Spanish state of Basque is jumping on the bandwagon with other European states in seeking closer business ties with Indonesia.

Fri, 22 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.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Long distance call

Long distance callFrom Media IndonesiaOn July 6, 1994 I made a long distance call to Bogor, West Java, from a telecommunication service at Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. I was very surprised when the bill was Rp 4,125 for only a 50-second call.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Romance knows no age limit

Romance knows no age limit JEMBER, East Java: Romance blossoms at an old people's home in the city, which has married five couples since 1989.Hartoyo, chief of the Social Services office, said the administrators simply cannot separate residents of the home who have fallen in love.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Mayor asked to review IDs repeal

Mayor asked to review IDs repeal Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has asked West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto to reconsider his plans to revoke identity cards for seasonal residents (Kipem).

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Chess quiz

Chess quiz I was on holiday in Indonesia recently and I enjoyed reading your newspaper very much. I am a keen chess player and was particularly pleased to see the daily Chess Quiz by Shelby Lyman.He is an internationally recognized chess journalist and I found the quizzes very interesting.

Fri, 22 Jul 1994

JP/Fears cause rise in cement prices: Tunky

Fears cause rise in cement prices: Tunky JAKARTA (JP): Distributors are taking advantage of market fears of a possible cement shortage and are raising prices in Java, particularly in the greater Jakarta area, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday.