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Searching for all articles published on 1994-07-05 ...

41 articles.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Maman presents personal defense in fraud trial

Maman presents personal defense in fraud trial JAKARTA (JP): Maman Suparman, a former deputy manager of Bapindo's Jakarta branch, yesterday testified as to the sources of his wealth and assets, denying that he took bribes from defendant tycoon Eddy Tansil.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Ships impounded for waste disposal

Ships impounded for waste disposal PEKANBARU, Riau (JP): A ship and a tug boat flying the Singaporean flag were impounded after attempting to throw 200 tons of waste into Indonesian waters on Wednesday in the Mapur area near Bintan Island.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Man shot dead by police

Man shot dead by police JAKARTA (JP): An alleged car thief was shot by police yesterday on Jl. Malaka, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. A.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/`Prepare students for open society'

`Prepare students for open society' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on teachers yesterday to instill in students values, skills and characteristics that will enable them to weather the negative impact of the globalization of information and technology.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/America expected to reinstall RI trade status, House told

America expected to reinstall RI trade status, House told JAKARTA (JP): The government is optimistic the United States will retain its policy on trade privileges provided to Indonesia under the Generalized System of Preference (GSP).

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Sarwono alarmed at mangrove destruction

Sarwono alarmed at mangrove destruction JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatdja is alarmed by the rapid destruction of mangroves because of intensive deforestation within the last few decades.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/PRJ ground remote

PRJ ground remoteFrom NeracaThis year's Jakarta Fair, popularly called Pekan Raya Jakarta (PRJ), has been opened. I live on the outskirts of Jakarta and wish to visit the Fair mainly because we can enjoy the entertainment which is inexpensive.But I think the location of the Fair is too far away.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Yogie challenges Dayak leaders to sue him

Yogie challenges Dayak leaders to sue him JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S. M. yesterday challenged Central Kalimantan community leaders to bring the case of the gubernatorial election there to court."Let them go ahead with their law suit," he told reporters.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Belgium vs Saudi Arabia - rerun 4:30 Student Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Belief in the One Supreme God 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05 Dangdut ...

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/UN envoy here for talks and East Timor visit

UN envoy here for talks and East Timor visit JAKARTA (JP): A special rapporteur from the United Nations' Human Rights Commission for Execution Without Trial is now here on a 10-day visit.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/400 street vendors urged to move

400 street vendors urged to move The city administration has allocated Rp 2.1 billion (US$1 million) funds in the current 1994/95 fiscal year to finance the appropriation of a 2,880 square meter plot of land to be developed into a new market in Koja Selatan, North Jakarta.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Skaters to roam

Skaters to roam Monas Square JAKARTA (JP): The Monas Square area in Central Jakarta will be invaded by hundreds of roller skaters from 20 of Indonesia's 27 provinces on July 8 during the seventh national roller skating tournament.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Three killed in floods

Three killed in floods BANJARMASIN, S. Kalimantan (JP): A major flood hitting Kintap subdistrict in the Tanah Laut Regency has killed three persons, destroyed at least 51 houses and two bridges.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/BNI to increase loans for small businesses

BNI to increase loans for small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank BNI will increase the portion of its credits allocated for small businesses to 50 percent next year from 38.2 percent at present, the bank's president said here yesterday.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Construction of escalators at Blok M delayed due to protest

Construction of escalators at Blok M delayed due to protest JAKARTA (JP): The objection of small-scale traders has thrown a wrench into the PD Pasar Jaya city market authority's approval of the construction of two escalators outside the Blok M market building in South Jakarta.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * A poem by Emily Dickenson started me thinking about the insight into culture that one can gain from an understanding of its poetic heritage.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Most share prices closed lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) here yesterday after recovering over the weekend.The broad-based Composite Index closed at 458.37 yesterday, compared to 458.73 on Friday, while the narrower-based GTDBS Index decreased to 109.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/UNAS activities still suspended, but campus opens

UNAS activities still suspended, but campus opens JAKARTA (JP): The disputed biology campus of Universitas Nasional (UNAS), one of Indonesia's oldest privately run universities, has yet to resume academic activity although it reopened yesterday after being closed down for over a week due ...

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/To catch a computer whiz

To catch a computer whizFrom JayakartaThe pooled entrance examination to the state-run universities has ended.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/The tip of the iceberg

The tip of the iceberg It is certainly not to sound an undue alarm that we quote the facts and figures that follow. But we believe it is advisable that we all take heed of the information revealed by public health expert Ascobat Gani at a seminar in Jakarta over the weekend.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Illegal unions established

Illegal unions established SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The local administration suspects several entrepreneurs of illegally establishing labor union units of SPSI within their companies.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Legislators give gloomy view of economic growth

Legislators give gloomy view of economic growth JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives were gloomy yesterday about the country's ability to achieve an average economic growth of 6.2 percent as projected during the current Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI).

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Ex-PD Pasar Jaya

Ex-PD Pasar Jaya director questioned The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has questioned seven more people, including an ex-director of the City-Owned Market Company (PD Pasar Jaya) in connection with a Rp 2 billion (US$ 926,000) embezzlement at the company.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Police Chief designate seeks a safer Bekasi

Police Chief designate seeks a safer Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police chief designate Lt. Col. Harry Pribadi has pledged to devote his attention to the capture of the murderer of Herbin's family.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Foreign film import

Foreign film importFrom Media IndonesiaThe sluggish national film business has been a great concern to the Indonesian people in general and the film makers and film distributors in particular. The situation will remains so as long as Indonesia is free to import Western films.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Plane price excessive

Plane price excessive JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has refused to procure 12 new Fokker F- 100 airplanes at US$32 million each because the price is regarded as excessive.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Clove farmers could face problems selling products

Clove farmers could face problems selling products JAKARTA (JP): Clove farmers will likely face difficulties in selling their produce this year because village cooperatives, which have been appointed by the government as collectors, may not be able to buy all their output.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Indonesian tourists rely heavily on travel agencies

Indonesian tourists rely heavily on travel agencies JAKARTA (JP): The majority of Indonesian outbound tourists are dependent on travel agencies when choosing travel destinations, booking airlines and arranging accommodations, a researcher says.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Blue uniformed guards at airport

Blue uniformed guards at airportFrom KompasOn June 20, 1994, when about to fly home from the Soekarno- Hatta airport to a city outside Java by a Merpati airliner, my suitcase was double-checked at the X-ray inspection box by blue- coat guards who then ordered me to have it opened.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/IPTN gets interest-free loan from forestry funds

IPTN gets interest-free loan from forestry funds JAKARTA (JP): Forestry minister Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo confirmed here yesterday that IPTN, the state-owned aircraft manufacturer, will receive Rp 400 billion (US$180 million) in an interest-free loan from his office to support the ...

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Japanese politics: Exploring total darkness

Japanese politics: Exploring total darknessBy Harvey Stockwin HONG KONG (JP): The latest Japanese political developments prove Banboku Ono was absolutely right.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Factory security guard kills one employee, injures three others

Factory security guard kills one employee, injures three others JAKARTA (JP): An employee of an East Jakarta chemical factory was killed and three others were injured yesterday when one of the factory's security guards went berserk while investigating the loss of factory property.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Ivanisevic rises to world no. 2

Ivanisevic rises to world no. 2 JAKARTA (JP): Croatian Goran Ivanisevic leap-frogged world ratings to a career-high of two from five in the men's singles rankings, issued by the Association of Tennis Players (ATP), yesterday, as American Pete Sampras continued his domination of men's tennis.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Intellectuals and politics

Intellectuals and politicsFrom Sinar PagiThe issue of organization of intellectuals is not confined to whether people agree or disagree on the establishment of an organization, but, from a wider perspective, whether these intellectuals may involve themselves actively in politics.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Doubt about ruling on strong drinks

Doubt about ruling on strong drinksFrom JayakartaThe government decree of June 27, 1994, which raises the import duty on alcoholic beverages has been hailed by the public and the law-and-order authorities who have been on the move against alcohol abuse.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Ethnicity explosive issue, rights campaigner warns

Ethnicity explosive issue, rights campaigner warns JAKARTA (JP): Ethnicity, religion and ideology remain explosive issues that Indonesia should seek to diffuse, a prominent human rights campaigner warns.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/RI set sights low for Malaysia Open in Johor Baru

RI set sights low for Malaysia Open in Johor Baru JAKARTA (JP): Fifty of Indonesia's badminton players left for the Malaysia Open championships in Johor Baru, yesterday, with slim prospects of continuing their winning ways after their victorious Thomas and Uber Cup campaigns.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Irian still needs missionaries

Irian still needs missionaries JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Foreign missionaries, especially from Protestant denominations, are still required by the government to help serve and develop the local community, a local official says.Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Religion, R.S.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Koestarto to hold

Koestarto to hold solo exhibition R.M. Koestarto, a self-taught painter known for his impressionistic works, will hold a solo exhibition at the World Trade Center here from July 18 to 20.The three-day exhibition will feature at least 100 works of the painter.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Family doctor

Family doctorFrom Suara KaryaSuara Karya's editorial on June 25, 1994 entitled Challenges to doctors indirectly supports the development of the Family Doctors program in Indonesia. Doctors who are interested in this program are grouped in an institution called College of Indonesian Family Doctors.

Tue, 05 Jul 1994

JP/Hotel revenues going down

Hotel revenues going down JAKARTA (JP): Revenue per available hotel room in both Jakarta and Bangkok decreased over the past three years, while at the same time increasing in other Southeast Asian cities, a hotel consulting firm says.