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Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Religious tolerance
Religious tolerance As a non-Moslem visitor to, and an Australian expatriate in this country for many years, I have great affection for Indonesia and its people, warts and all. One of its greatest attributes is it's truly religious tolerance, which should be a model to the many other countries...
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Guntur residents refuse to move
Guntur residents refuse to move Hundreds of residents of the Guntur district in South Jakarta have rejected an offer of Rp 800,000 (US$367) per square meter from developer PT IC for the appropriation of their two hectare plots of land.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Telephone needed
Telephone neededFrom JayakartaWe, the residents of the Pondok Sarana Karya apartment complex, Pondok Bambu, East Jakarta, request that PT Telkom install more public telephones in the area. We need a telephone unit that can be operated with Rp 100 coins instead of Rp 50, as the latter has become...
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Public warned of co-opted press
Public warned of co-opted press JAKARTA (JP): Three prominent Indonesian scholars are warning the public to beware of passively accepting everything they read in news publications because some of them may have been co-opted by vested interests.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Dili life slowly returns to normal after rioting
Dili life slowly returns to normal after rioting DILI, East Timor (JP): Life in the East Timor capital slowly returned to normal yesterday with people reporting for work and shops opening after three days of tension and rioting.East Timor Police Chief Col.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Death toll from Philippines' quake recorded at 65
Death toll from Philippines' quake recorded at 65 CALAPAN, Philippines (Reuter): Filipino rescuers yesterday found the bodies of three more young children killed by an earthquake and tidal wave as they slept.The discovery took the death toll from Tuesday's quake to at least 65.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Protesters want U.S. to help solve Timor issue
Protesters want U.S. to help solve Timor issue JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-nine East Timorese students who have holed up at the U.S. embassy compound since Saturday said yesterday that they want the United States to take "real action" to help solve problems in East Timor.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Indonesia against abortion
Indonesia against abortionFrom Sinar PagiA world conference was held recently to debate, among other things, the issue of abortion. The Mexican film serial Test Tube Mother was aired on one of the TV stations at the same time.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
6-a-side soccer meet in Ragunan
6-a-side soccer meet in Ragunan JAKARTA (JP): A total of 24 teams will take part in a one-day, six-a-side soccer tournament at the Ragunan stadium, South Jakarta, on Saturday, Dutch F.C. Knudde, the organizing club, announced yesterday.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
APEC's pledge to free trade pleases Clinton
APEC's pledge to free trade pleases ClintonBy Antonio Kamiya WASHINGTON (Kyodo): The political pledge made this week in Indonesia by leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum should be music to Washington's ears. President Bill Clinton, for one, was exuberant.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Swiss, Chinese drowned in Bali
Swiss, Chinese drowned in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: A tourist from Switzerland and another from Taiwan drowned in separate incidents while on holiday in Bali, the Antara news agency reported.According to the morgue at the General Hospital in Denpasar, the capital of the island of Bali, the Swiss...
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
Illiteracy in Jakarta
Illiteracy in Jakarta Deputy chairman of the City Council Ronggo Sutrisno expressed concern over the number of people in Jakarta who are illiterate.Sutrisno was quoted by the Jayakarta daily as saying yesterday that the number of illiterate people in the city is over 129,200.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
New bus route needed
New bus route neededFrom NeracaI live in West Jakarta and work in Manggarai, East Jakarta. At present there is no Manggarai-Tanah Abang bus route, or Manggarai-Grogol route.I hope the Jakarta Land Transport Service considers establishing this as a new route.
Thu, 17 Nov 1994
RI, U.S. business sectors stepping up cooperation
RI, U.S. business sectors stepping up cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and American businessmen agreed yesterday to deepen cooperation, thereby giving substance to what they call the Bogor Declaration of APEC leaders.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
A new milestone
A new milestone Even before the meeting started in Bogor yesterday, one could feel the consensus emanating from the 18 APEC leaders who were all dressed in specially designed Indonesian batik shirts. The press conference later in the day only confirmed that the occasion was not just another...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Local TV networks pool resources to cover Bogor
Local TV networks pool resources to cover Bogor JAKARTA (JP): Six Indonesian television networks pooled their resources yesterday to provide the nation as well as the world comprehensive coverage of the historic meeting of APEC leaders in Bogor.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
East Timor protesters mull asylum in Portugal
East Timor protesters mull asylum in Portugal JAKARTA (JP): Twenty nine East Timorese students occupying the U.S. embassy compound said yesterday that they are considering seeking asylum in Portugal.In Lisbon, Portuguese Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva said on Monday the foreign ministry was...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Moerdiono rocks Bogor Palace with `Blue Suede Shoes'
Moerdiono rocks Bogor Palace with `Blue Suede Shoes' BOGOR, West Java (JP): As APEC leaders deliberated inside Bogor Palace, poised to make their monumental decision, hundreds of waiting journalists were entertained by an array of singers and dancers, including a surprise performance by...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Jl. Daan Mogot - Pasar Baru bridge project commences
Jl. Daan Mogot - Pasar Baru bridge project commences TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Tangerang Mayor Djakaria Machmud inaugurated the construction of a new bridge on Saturday, connecting Jl. Daan Mogot in West Jakarta and Pasar Baru.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Hillary Clinton warmly welcomed in Yogyakarta
Hillary Clinton warmly welcomed in YogyakartaBy Rita A. Widiadana YOGYAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Yogyakartans greeted American First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday as she visited a school, a community health center and two renowned temples.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Grady wins pro-am title
Grady wins pro-am title JAKARTA (JP): Last year's Tugu Pratama PGA champion Wayne Grady of Australia made up for his loss in the professional event by winning the individual pro-am event on Sunday.Playing on 18 holes at Bumi Serpong Damai golf course, Tangerang, near here, Grady was tied at 4 under...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Forex and stocks
Forex and stocksNotice: Due to Jakarta's public holidays on Monday Nov. 14 and Tuesday Nov. 15, Bank Indonesia (the central bank) and the Jakarta Stock Exchange did no clearing transactions and share trading.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Siti Amelia Jakarta queen
Siti Amelia Jakarta queen Siti Amelia has been chosen as the Jakarta Putri Ayu Queen 1994, defeating 14 other finalists.The Suara Pembaruan evening daily reported yesterday that the first and second runners-up at competition held by the Putri Ayu foundation will be, respectively, Shinta Ruswita and...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
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.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
PT Freeport to build copper smelting plant
PT Freeport to build copper smelting plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia will start constructing a copper smelting plant in Gresik, East Java, in the middle of next year with a production capacity of 200,000 tons per annum at a cost of about US$650 million, its president says.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Trans-ASEAN gas studied
Trans-ASEAN gas studied MANILA (AFP): Trans Energy of France is studying the natural gas industry in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to determine the feasibility of a trans-ASEAN pipeline, a Filipino energy official said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Feisal inducts new cadets
Feisal inducts new cadets MAGELANG: Armed Forces Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung has graduated 971 cadets from four military academies in Magelang, Central Java.The cadets were graduated and inducted over the weekend after they passed through 13 days of the Chandradimuka basic military training.Gen.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Soccer raid effective in Malaysia
Soccer raid effective in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's crackdown on crooked soccer is working and the heavy betting that accompanies most matches is declining, a senior soccer official said yesterday.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
HIDUP stages APEC environmental event
HIDUP stages APEC environmental event JAKARTA (JP): Officials and businessmen from several APEC members gathered here yesterday evening in what the organizers called the only environmental event in coincidence with the APEC meetings that focused on economic issues.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Sponsorship threatens Lucky Strike c'ships
Sponsorship threatens Lucky Strike c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's preparations for hosting the world motocross championships for the first time next year have been marred with sponsorship problems.PT British-American Tobacco (BAT) Indonesia is considering withdrawing from sponsoring next year's...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Manufacturing sector faces no problem with free trade
Manufacturing sector faces no problem with free trade JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo stated yesterday that Indonesia's manufacturing industry will face no problems with the APEC trade liberalization.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Clinton calls just-ended Bogor meeting 'historic'
Clinton calls just-ended Bogor meeting 'historic' JAKARTA (JP): United States President Bill Clinton called the Bogor declaration a historic one but warned that it should be followed up by the next meeting of leaders."I feel very good about it, this is potentially a very historic declaration.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
'Gatra' magazine makes its debut
'Gatra' magazine makes its debut JAKARTA: Gatra, the weekly magazine which employs a group of former employees of the defunct Tempo, made its debut yesterday.The new magazine, published by PT Era Media Informasi, gave its readers the coverage of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Informality colors Bogor APEC meet
Informality colors Bogor APEC meet BOGOR, West Java (JP): Yesterday's meeting of APEC leaders in Bogor may have won the prize as the most formal of informal meetings of all time.All the leaders, which includes some of the world's most powerful like the United States, Japan and China, came in batik...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
NGOs air concerns over APEC impact
NGOs air concerns over APEC impact JAKARTA (JP): Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Asia and Pacific countries raised concerns yesterday about the implications of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) process, which they say could bode ill for human rights.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
S'pore investment in China
S'pore investment in China BEIJING (AFP): Singapore has become the fifth largest investor in China, pumping more than US$1.3 billion into the country in the first half of 1994, a report said yesterday.Actual Singaporean investment in China totaled $1.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Residents, weather welcome APEC to Bogor
Residents, weather welcome APEC to Bogor BOGOR (JP): About one thousand Bogor residents cheerfully welcomed APEC delegations here as their leaders snaked through city streets in one procession after another.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
RI sends juniors ton China Open
RI sends juniors ton China Open JAKARTA (JP): World number one Ardy Wiranata and number seven Alan Budikusuma lead a pack of Indonesian second stringers to the China Open badminton championships in Liaoning, starting today.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Leaders hail free trade pact, Mahathir has reservation
Leaders hail free trade pact, Mahathir has reservation JAKARTA (JP): Most APEC leaders praised the Bogor declaration yesterday but Malaysia registered some reservations.Australia's Paul Keating called the declaration "an extraordinary new path for the Asia-Pacific region toward extraordinary goals.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Gus Dur wonders why so much fuss over Israel visit
Gus Dur wonders why so much fuss over Israel visit SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, Abdurrahman Wahid, stressed here yesterday that there is no reason to prevent him from visiting Israel.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Mandarin is spoken here
Mandarin is spoken here APEC may represent 18 countries but only seven languages are spoken, at least for the benefit of leaders attending the Bogor meeting.Seven teams of interpreters were prepared for the meeting.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
APEC album
APEC albumPhoto A: SoehartoJP/alxMR. CHAIRMAN: APEC chairman Soeharto takes questions from journalists at the end of the APEC leaders meeting. Behind him were other APEC leaders, including (left to right) Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia, Bill Clinton of the United States and Tomiichi Murayama of Japan.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Thirteen isn't unlucky
Thirteen isn't unlucky Thirteen is not an unlucky number in Indonesia, least not for the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting.Philippine President Fidel Ramos did not object when his limousine and other vehicles which are part of his convoy were assigned the plate number AELM 13.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Indonesia's crude oil output to remain stable until 1999
Indonesia's crude oil output to remain stable until 1999 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's crude oil output is expected to remain stable at 1.36 million barrels per day (bpd) until 1999 in spite of steady declines in production through the "primary recovery system," which yields the initial barrels of oil.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
APEC prompts openness
APEC prompts openness What are the most distinctive aspects of our role in the APEC forum? First, it is the fact that Indonesia's existence as well as its contributions are respected and accepted not only by the developing countries, but also by the newly industrialized countries and the economic...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Electricity tariff raised
Electricity tariff raisedFrom Media IndonesiaAs a developing country, Indonesia has to upgrade the quality of its human resources. To this end, the people must keep learning to increase their knowledge. The learning process will have good results if it is supported by good illumination i.e.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Red Cross-RI airlift for Afghans ends successfully
Red Cross-RI airlift for Afghans ends successfully KABUL (AFP): An airlift of emergency medical supplies, aimed at helping those wounded in Afghanistan's long-standing conflict, has been successfully completed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said a Kabul spokesman yesterday.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Brown and green are in
Brown and green are in If APEC leaders could be considered as avant garde in men's fashion, then they've set next year's dominant color. It will be either brown or dark green.Long before coming to Bogor, the APEC leaders were sent samples of designs, to reflect their nation's identity, and the...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Post colonial relations
Post colonial relations My salute to Ms. Nanny Djali for her letter in this paper's Nov. 9, 1994 issue. She did what many of us ought to do to counter Mr. de Kort's contorted perception of history.Every time one of his letters appears in The Jakarta Post I have a strong urge to blast back, but each...
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
Haarhuis, Eltingh finish 1994 as world number one
Haarhuis, Eltingh finish 1994 as world number one JAKARTA (JP): The Dutch doubles team of Paul Haarhuis and Jacco Eltingh will no doubt finish this year as the world number one pair, despite still having the last tournament, the World Doubles championship final to play here next week.