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Small-scale developers invited

Small-scale developers invited JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is opening registration for small-scale developers intending to take part in tenders for the construction of the city's projects valued below Rp 200 million (US$90,900) each.

Red Cross warned of complacency

Red Cross warned of complacency JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto warned the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) yesterday against being complacent after achieving so much in its work in recent years."We never know when a disaster will happen and how damaging it might be," Soeharto said during a meeting at...

SE Asia's future ties with West (2)

SE Asia's future ties with West (2) This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented by Indonesian Ambassador to the European Union, Adrianus Mooy at the Fuji-Wolfensohn European Advisory Board Meeting in London on Nov. 18.

Gold design winners awarded

Gold design winners awarded JAKARTA (JP): Lecturer of architecture Hendra Dharmawan Hutama was announced as the winner of the first gold contest at the Shangri-La Hotel on Wednesday.Hutama's design titled Dari Hati ke Hati (heart to heart) caught the attention of judges for its beauty and...

Taiwan-China trade grows

Taiwan-China trade grows TAIPEI (AFP): Indirect trade between Taiwan and China in the first nine months of 1994 rose 15.7 percent from a year earlier to US$11.68 billion, the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) said yesterday.

Two students drowned at sea

Two students drowned at sea DENPASAR, Bali: Two junior high school students in the Karangasem regency in eastern Bali were presumed drowned after being engulfed by high waves while swimming at sea last week, an official said yesterday.

Military information to be shared

Military information to be shared MANILA (AFP): The Philippines has expressed willingness to share non-classified military information with other nations in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), Foreign Undersecretary Rodolfo Severino said here yesterday.

Insanity is grave issue

Insanity is grave issueFrom Sinar PagiAbout two weeks ago a city newspaper published a report that there are 300 thousand insane persons in Surabaya, East Java. Only 1900 of them are treated in the psychiatric hospital. The rest only get on-going treatment.

SGS assigned to assess timber companies

SGS assigned to assess timber companies JAKARTA (JP): The government has assigned the Geneva-based Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) to assess the sustainability of the forest concessions of timber companies which intend to go public.

Ciledug residents outraged by high voltage cables

Ciledug residents outraged by high voltage cables JAKARTA (JP): Eighty people representing 120 residents from the Ciledug Indah housing estate in Tangerang went to the office of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday morning to complain about the bad effects of high voltage electrical...

Mt. Merapi calms as death toll reaches 50

Mt. Merapi calms as death toll reaches 50 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mount Merapi grew calmer yesterday while 11 nearby hamlets remained closed indefinitely as the death toll of last week's eruption reached 50.The continued closure of the worst-stricken villages dashed several thousand evacuees' hopes of an...

Soeharto to visit South Sumatra this month

Soeharto to visit South Sumatra this month JAKARTA (JP): Women, archeology and fertilizer do not really have anything in common but they will when President Soeharto travels to South Sumatra's capital of Palembang on Dec. 22.

Traffic laws to be strictly enforced

Traffic laws to be strictly enforced JAKARTA (JP): City police announced yesterday that they will strictly enforce traffic regulations on selected roads in and around the city beginning January.Traffic offenders ticketed in the selected areas are required to attend trials for their offenses.

Teenage players set up Masters final showdown

Teenage players set up Masters final showdown JAKARTA (JP): Teenage players highlighted the Indonesia Masters tennis championships yesterday as Enny Sulistyowati and Wukirasih Sawondari set up the women's singles final, a reminder of their clash in the Indonesia Junior Masters final last year.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World of Kids 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Bina Pramuka 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV...

Vietnam to join ASEAN in July

Vietnam to join ASEAN in July HONG KONG (AFP): Vietnam will be officially admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on July 22, 1995, a Hong Kong-based weekly magazine said yesterday.

GATT urges Indonesia to maintain reform

GATT urges Indonesia to maintain reform GENEVA (Reuter): The GATT world trade body yesterday urged Indonesia to maintain the pace of economic reform to improve efficiency and overcome its anti-export bias.

The NU congress

The NU congress Today, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is scheduled to start its congress in Tasikmalaya, West Java. Without a doubt, it is one of the year's most important political events and one of the most interesting to watch.

Two ex-Bapindo bosses face 11, 9 years in jail

Two ex-Bapindo bosses face 11, 9 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors at the Central Jakarta district court sought a total of 20 years imprisonment for two former executives of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) for their role in a huge loan scam.

Oetojo blasts court for freeing alleged killer of Marsinah

Oetojo blasts court for freeing alleged killer of Marsinah JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman criticized the East Java high court's controversial decision to release businessman Judi Susanto, the main suspect in the murder case of labor activist Marsinah.

EAGA free trade gets big boost

EAGA free trade gets big boostBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Senior ministers of Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed at a meeting here yesterday to speed up the creation of a free trade zone in the eastern part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

MNLF-govt talks end with optimism

MNLF-govt talks end with optimism ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Three days of talks between ad hoc panels representing the government and the Moslem insurgent Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) ended with optimism yesterday in this southern city.

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday continued seeing declines in the prices of shares, particularly blue-chip stocks Astra Int'l, Barito Pacific Timber, Indah Kiat Paper & Pulp and Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa.

Wiranto to replace Hendro

Wiranto to replace Hendro JAKARTA (JP): After being assigned as the City Military commander for a year and seven months, Maj. Gen. Hendropriyono will be replaced by his Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. Wiranto, says Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman Brig. Gen. Syarwan Hamid.

Chuan seeks motive behind massacre

Chuan seeks motive behind massacre BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has ordered his government to find out why 17 Thai loggers were killed in Cambodia last week, and officials said the company that sent the workers across the border may face criminal charges.

Brutal attack on UKI campus

Brutal attack on UKI campus JAKARTA (JP): A group of students of the privately-owned Academy of Maritime Indonesia brutally attacked students and destroyed property of the University of Catholic Indonesia (UKI) yesterday.The afternoon attack at the UKI campus on Jl.

Tangerang needs pedestrian bridges

Tangerang needs pedestrian bridges TANGERANG (JP): Deputy chairman of the Tangerang township council said that, because of the hectic traffic, it is high time pedestrian bridges over main streets were built.

W. Jakarta needs garbage trucks

W. Jakarta needs garbage trucks JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta mayoralty badly needs new garbage trucks as its existing fleets are in bad condition.West Jakarta Mayor Sutardiyanto said the number of garbage trucks currently operated by the mayoralty's sanitation office was 123, 29 of which are out...

Passive smoking

Passive smokingFrom Bisnis IndonesiaMy partner works for PT UI, a company of multinational consumer goods. As a senior employee my partner has to attend several meetings daily, two to three hours per day. For the past three months my partner coughs a lot.

WB to inject $400m into state electricity

WB to inject $400m into state electricity JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has pledged US$400 million in aid to the state electricity company PT PLN for the electrification of 7,000 villages in the country during the next two fiscal years.

RP awards power projects

RP awards power projects MANILA (AFP): Thirteen foreign companies have been contracted by the Philippine government to implement power interconnection projects costing more than US$318 million, the state-owned National Power Corp. (NPC) said here yesterday.

Cargo lanes crucial for EAGA success

Cargo lanes crucial for EAGA successBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Brunei and the Philippines have appealed to Indonesia to establish more shipping and air routes from Sulawesi and Kalimantan to neighboring countries to boost trade among members of the East ASEAN Growth Area...

Gus Dur tipped to take to NU post again

Gus Dur tipped to take to NU post again JAKARTA (JP): The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) opens its national congress in Tasikmalaya, West Java, today to decide on its leadership, which will play a crucial role in deciding where the country's largest Moslem organization stands politically.

Banking industry urged to reduce credit expansion

Banking industry urged to reduce credit expansion JAKARTA (JP): Governor of Bank Indonesia J. Soedradjad Djiwandono yesterday urged the banking industry to reduce loan approvals to avoid being trapped with huge non-performing loans.

ADB loan for RI roads

ADB loan for RI roads MANILA (Agencies): The Asian Development Bank said yesterday it approved a US$180 million loan to improve roads in the eastern part of Indonesia.The money will help finance the government's public works program to improve national and provincial roads in 13 provinces, enabling...

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.

KONI asked for all-out preparations for SEA Games

KONI asked for all-out preparations for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman ordered the National Sports Governing Body (KONI) yesterday to go all out in preparations for next year's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bangkok.

Storm ravages 500 houses

Storm ravages 500 houses SURABAYA, East Java: A total of 521 houses were seriously damaged and 18 others collapsed during a storm which raged through 12 villages in the Madiun regency Tuesday, a press report said yesterday.

Quality conference

Quality conference JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for People's Welfare R.S. Museno opened a conference on The Improvement of the Quality of Companies Performance, held by the city manpower office at city hall on Tuesday.

Flora and fauna stamps

Flora and fauna stampsFrom KompasAs an Indonesian bird watcher I congratulate the government for issuing the stamps of the Love of Flora and Fauna 1994 serial. The official issue was Nov. 5, 1994. The flora and fauna pictures on the stamps are of high quality.

Pakistan's gas depletes

Pakistan's gas depletes QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuter): Pakistan is seriously concerned about its fast-depleting natural gas reserves, which experts say could run out in 18 years' time."Based on the 1992/93 gas production rate of about 1,600 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) and an annual...