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Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Bogor traffic
Bogor trafficFrom NeracaThe forthcoming APEC Conference will be held in the Bogor Palace.I am confused by the irregular routing used for the traffic. Some time ago a new route was tried which resulted in traffic chaos.One day no buses were available at the Bogor bus terminal, Baranangsiang.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Military explains George's case
Military explains George's case SALATIGA, Central Java: The military said the authorities are now questioning scholar George Aditjondro about the background of critical remarks he made during a seminar at the Islam Indonesia University in Yogyakarta last August.Maj. Gen.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Lengkong wins Japanese trade award
Lengkong wins Japanese trade award TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama awarded this year's annual trade awards yesterday to five businessmen including Rudy Lengkong, the chief of Indonesia's National Agency for Export Development (NAFED).
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Electricity museum planned in TMII
Electricity museum planned in TMII The ministry of mines and energy plans to establish a Rp 15 billion (US$7.5 million) electricity museum at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah complex in East Jakarta.Six energy-related corporations have given assistance worth $2.25 million to help finance the projects.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Golkar's role
Golkar's role A conference of Golkar leaders was recently held to coincide with the party's 30th anniversary. Throughout those 30 years of existence Golkar's record has been unambiguous. As a social- political organization it not only set off and opposed the Indonesian Communist Party, its thoughts...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Workers asked not to strike during APEC
Workers asked not to strike during APEC JAKARTA (JP): An official of the city administration urged employers and workers in Greater Jakarta yesterday to avoid labor conflicts leading to strikes or demonstrations before and during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit next month.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Meeting to discuss financing for sales of N-250 aircraft
Meeting to discuss financing for sales of N-250 aircraft JAKARTA (JP): The country's aircraft manufacturer PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) will hold a gathering with leasing companies to discuss financing the sales of its 70-seat N-250 aircraft to domestic airlines, an executive says.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Swimming pool at Horizon hotel
Swimming pool at Horizon hotelFrom KompasMy family often goes to Taman Impian Jaya Ancol (TIJA). We spent the weekend of Oct. 1 at the Horizon Hotel. The service was very satisfactory.But the weekend turned sour at 4 p.m.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Hendro dismisses student regiment banning idea
Hendro dismisses student regiment banning idea JAKARTA (JP): City Military Commander Maj. Gen. A.M. Hendropriyono has dismissed the idea of banning the country's in- house university cadet military regiments, whose members were involved in a bloody clash on Tuesday with fellow students of the...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Detained Moslem leader confesses
Detained Moslem leader confesses KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The detained head of a banned Malaysian Moslem sect admitted misleading followers during a meeting yesterday with religious leaders, the national police chief Rahim Noor said.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Indonesians are ignorant about South Korea
Indonesians are ignorant about South Korea JAKARTA (JP): As more and more South Korean companies are setting up operations in Indonesia, a survey by the University of Indonesia finds that most Indonesians are ignorant about the country and its impressive economic record.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Rover, Proton sign deal
Rover, Proton sign deal KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Britain's Rover Group may make engines for Malaysia's car company Proton Bhd under an agreement signed yesterday that loosens Japan's stranglehold on Malaysia's indigenous car manufacturing industry.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
ASEAN not a tool for RI to exert regional supremacy
ASEAN not a tool for RI to exert regional supremacy JAKARTA (JP): A prominent political scientist brushed aside the notion that Indonesia's participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was a means of exerting its supremacy in the region.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Roads to world peace more complex (2)
Roads to world peace more complex (2) This article is based on statement made by Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas at the 49th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Oct. 4. This is the second of a two-part article.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
PECC forecasts 4.4% growth in 18 countries
PECC forecasts 4.4% growth in 18 countries JAKARTA (JP): The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) forecast yesterday that the economies of 18 Asia-Pacific countries are growing stronger this year, with estimated average growth of 4.4 percent, as compared to 3.5 percent in 1993.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Dirty drinking water
Dirty drinking waterFrom NeracaI am a housewife and live at Tanjung Lengkong, Bidara Cina, East Jakarta. We depend on tap water from the city-owned water company (PAM) and pools of ground water for our daily needs.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Riau needs more vets
Riau needs more vets PEKANBARU, Riau: The province needs at least 20 more veterinarians in view of the increased population of animals, according to the chief of the animal husbandry office.Bachtiar Moerad said qualified veterinarians are needed to run some of the clinics and slaughterhouses owned...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Did or didn't Indonesia fail in Asian Games?
Did or didn't Indonesia fail in Asian Games? Indonesia only managed to get the 11th slot in the just concluded Asian Games in Hiroshima. Sports observer Sumohadi Marsis takes a closer look at this unfortunate result.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * We celebrated our Sixth Anniversary on "The Listening Post" two weeks ago. It was in October 1988 that the grouchy Bruce Carleton and I sat down and figured out just how to do a popular "distance-learning" English-language show for Indonesians.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Soeharto to open NU congress
Soeharto to open NU congress JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has agreed to open the 29th national congress of Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), in Tasikmalaya, West Java, this December.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
PPD may make profit with express fleet
PPD may make profit with express fleet JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned bus company, Perusahaan Pengangkutan Djakarta (PPD), would make money and avoid financial losses only if it scraps aging buses and operates more express air-conditioned ones, an expert said yesterday.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
`Gatra' finally obtains its publishing permit
`Gatra' finally obtains its publishing permit JAKARTA (JP): A group of former employees of the defunct Tempo weekly announced yesterday that they have obtained a publishing license for their new weekly magazine, Gatra, which will hit the streets in mid-November.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Bekasi reprimands housing firms
Bekasi reprimands housing firms BEKASI (JP): The Bekasi administration has reminded hundreds of housing companies in the regency of their responsibility to build public facilities.Building firms are ordered to build such facilities as they are vital to help improve the quality of the city's housing...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Political system needs revision to ensure fairness
Political system needs revision to ensure fairness JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to revise its political system to ensure ethical and fair business practices as well as prevent corruption and collusion between business people and government officials, experts and business leaders say.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Film Series: Kabuto 3:05 Strange and Unique 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Flora & Fauna 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Traditional Culture 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Students brawl
Students brawlFrom PelitaIt was distressing to read news reports in the papers on Oct. 17, about the students brawl involving a group of ISTN and IISIP students. This incident resulted in ten people injured, seven cars damaged and a further six people detained.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Minister warns estate developers
Minister warns estate developers JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tanjung has warned real estate developers who have been delaying the construction of their projects to start building immediately.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
No need for new party: Soeharto
No need for new party: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto shot down yesterday the brewing demand for a new political party asked for to accommodate the wishes of those unhappy with the existing political organizations.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Bus driver uses screwdriver to kill
Bus driver uses screwdriver to kill The city police have arrested the driver of a 10-seat city minibus along with his assistant for allegedly stabbing to death a 32-year-old man in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta.Head of the South Jakarta police precinct Lt. Col.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Pilgrims' hospital to be inaugurated
Pilgrims' hospital to be inaugurated President Soeharto is scheduled to inaugurate a haj pilgrim hospital in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, next month.The Antara news agency reported that the construction of the hospital, which will be able to accommodate around 4,000 pilgrims from Jakarta, was...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Three dead in chain accident
Three dead in chain accident SEMARANG: Three people were killed and 13 others injured in a three-way accident involving a tanker truck, a minibus and a jeep on Tanah Putih highway in south Semarang.The accident occurred on Wednesday night when the tanker truck, loaded with 16,000 liters of fuel...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Borobudur Inter-Continental, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Central Jakarta: - Kintamani Pavilion: Traditional Dances & Songs Friday, Italian Night Wednesday, all from 7 p.m.. - Pendopo Tea Lounge: Monika Rosca, pianist from Poland, daily 4 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Japan's Kyosha enter RI
Japan's Kyosha enter RI TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Kyosha Co. Ltd. said yesterday it had set up a joint venture in Indonesia with another Japanese firm and local concerns to produce and sell printed circuit boards.The joint venture, located in suburban Jakarta, will be capitalized at US$1.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Firm sends 500 workers to Malaysia
Firm sends 500 workers to MalaysiaBy Ridwan M. Sijabat SURABAYA (JP): PT Binajasa Abadikarya (Bijak), a new state- owned manpower supplier company, sent the first batch of 500 of the planned 17,000 Indonesian workers bound for Malaysia on Wednesday.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Indonesia good at telecom, not at road and water: WB
Indonesia good at telecom, not at road and water: WB JAKARTA (JP): A World Bank expert said here yesterday that Indonesia's telecommunication system is performing well, but not its water, road and power sectors.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
This year's inflation may reach double-digit
This year's inflation may reach double-digit JAKARTA (JP): The country's inflation rate will most likely reach the double-digit level this year if the government goes ahead with its plan to raise electricity billing rates next month, economist Sjahrir says.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Indonesia hopes to wipe out illiteracy in five years time
Indonesia hopes to wipe out illiteracy in five years time JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must wipe out illiteracy among people in the 10-44 age bracket by the end of the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (Repelita VI), President Soeharto says.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Troopers return from Bosnia with relief
Troopers return from Bosnia with relief ZAGREB (JP): Twenty-four members from the Garuda XIV military contingent returned home this week after spending over a year in war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. They returned with stories of narrow escapes, kidnappings, shootings and bombings.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Golf tourney gets fans
Golf tourney gets fans JAKARTA (JP): The Alfred Dunhill Masters golf tournament, slated for Nov. 3 to 6 in Nusa Dua, Bali, registered its first spectators. Thirty members from the Enteos executive club, which includes bankers, industrialists and chief executive officers, have paid US$895 apiece to...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Haze disrupts flight services
Haze disrupts flight services JAMBI, Jambi: Thick haze once again blankets the city, forcing the state carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines to cancel its flight services between the city and Jakarta.Head of the local Merpati operation, Max Mandagi, said on Thursday that the airline has stopped its...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
NU needs leaders with fresh ideas
NU needs leaders with fresh ideas JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), facing its biggest challenge yet in maintaining its organization and in sticking to its mission, needs leaders with fresh ideas, one of its senior leaders says.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Gen. Hendro in gubernatorial race
Gen. Hendro in gubernatorial race BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial legislative council will select gubernatorial candidates from the 19 aspirants now on their list.Among the possible candidates is Maj. Gen.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
KIA to float shares on local stock marts
KIA to float shares on local stock marts JAKARTA (JP): PT Keramik Indonesia Assosiasi (KIA), a major ceramic tile producer in the country, will sell around 30 percent of its 85 million shares to the public next month to finance its expansion program, the company's president says.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Electricity museum planned in TMII
Electricity museum planned in TMII JAKARTA (JP): The ministry of mines and energy plans to establish a Rp 15 billion (US$7.5 million) electricity museum at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah complex in East Jakarta.Six energy-related corporations have given assistance worth US$2.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Unemployed graduate
Unemployed graduateFrom RepublikaI am a graduate of the School of Teachers Training and Educational Science, majored in educational administration, at the University of Bengkulu. I call on Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro to show me the way to find a job so that I do not...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Govt must improve export credit, sack surveyors: Econit
Govt must improve export credit, sack surveyors: Econit JAKARTA (JP): The government, in order to prevent future export scams, should add post-auditing and verification mechanisms to the rediscount facility and stop hiring surveyor companies to inspect import and export documents, economists say.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Leading world rankings
Leading world rankings LONDON (Reuter): Leading world rankings issued by the International Badminton Federation on Tuesday after the 14th event of the World Grand Prix series, the Danish Open, held in Esbjerg from Oct. 12 to 16:Men: 1. Ardy B. Wiranata (Ina) 1,700 pts 2.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Victim numbers down for `Zebra'
Victim numbers down for `Zebra' JAKARTA (JP): The number of dead and wounded victims of traffic accidents in the city declined by 26.4 percent to 96 people in the last three weeks of the ongoing one-month Operation Zebra, a police spokesman said yesterday.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. K.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
India's epidemic is the `Princess of Death'
India's epidemic is the `Princess of Death'By V. Anjaiah JAKARTA (JP): Plague was a word which struck terror into the hearts of the men of the Middle Ages. Now that word and the disease it signifies has appeared to plague a country that can ill afford it: India, where it took 52 lives and sent...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Badminton
BadmintonFrom JayakartaIt was a great pity that Susi Susanti was defeated when playing Hisako Mizui of Japan in the Hiroshima Asian Games. And so Indonesia failed to win four gold medals in the badminton event. Susi's defeat must have been a big shock to Indonesia's badminton fans.