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Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Jaya Real Property to issue 35 million new shares
Jaya Real Property to issue 35 million new shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Jaya Real Property (JRP), a subsidiary of PT Pembangunan Jaya, a major property developer, will issue 35 million new shares in May to finance land acquisition and the development of three satellite city projects.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Banking scandal taints Golkar
Banking scandal taints Golkar JAKARTA (JP): The Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) scandal surrounding the government-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) has tainted the public image of Golkar, the ruling political organization, its chairman Harmoko concedes.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Share prices fall on JSX
Share prices fall on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) mostly closed lower in heavy trading yesterday after a two-day holiday last Thursday and Friday and the weekend.The broad-based Composite Index lost 6.46 points to close at 485.9 yesterday from 492.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
1. Taiwan --- 48 Metro Medium, 3 lines, 3 cols, l/c
1. Taiwan --- 48 Metro Medium, 3 lines, 3 cols, l/cTaiwan, Indonesia advised to start joint projects 2. Currency --- 28 Helvetica Bold Condensed, 1 line, 4 cols, l/cBeijing tightens money grip with new market 3.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Putting it briefly
Putting it briefly Yayuk to set a hat-trick JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top tennis player Yayuk Basuki is eying a hat-trick at the April US$100,000 Indonesia Open women's tennis championships.Yayuk, currently world number 31, is likely to lead the seeds at the third edition of the tennis tournament.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
ASEAN At A Glance
ASEAN At A GlanceRamos orders hunt for killers MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos yesterday ordered a hunt for the killers of former communist leader Leopoldo Mabilangan amid fears the murder might discourage rebels from accepting government offers of amnesty.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Banking scandal taints Golkar
Banking scandal taints Golkar JAKARTA (JP): The Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) scandal surrounding the government-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) has tainted the public image of Golkar, the ruling political organization, its chairman Harmoko concedes.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Management turmoil leads to mass exodus at `Sinar'
Management turmoil leads to mass exodus at `Sinar' JAKARTA (JP): Management discord at the six-month-old Sinar weekly centering around former youth minister Abdul Gafur, has led to a walkout of over 20 of its editorial and marketing staff.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Tax officials to improve proficiency
Tax officials to improve proficiency JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Tax, in cooperation with the vaunted Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States, yesterday started training 35 of its officials to investigate financial frauds.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Distinguished science club fails to impress public
Distinguished science club fails to impress public JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI), a board of the nation's most distinguished scientists, has accomplished little after more than two years in existence, one of its leaders says.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Management turmoil leads to mass exodus at `Sinar'
Management turmoil leads to mass exodus at `Sinar' JAKARTA (JP): Management discord at the six-month-old Sinar weekly centering around former youth minister Abdul Gafur, has led to a walkout of over 20 of its editorial and marketing staff.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Your Letter
Your Letter Male chauvinism? With reference to the article Foreign authors want banning of books stopped (The Jakarta Post, April 2, 1994), firstly, I would like to congratulate The Jakarta Post for giving such an excellent coverage of the visit of PEN American Center's delegation throughout the...
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
More rooms
More rooms for the poor City councilors from commission E on health affairs hope that the Haji Hospital, built by the government to take care of pilgrims in Pondok Gede, Bekasi, will look after the poor.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Management turmoil leads to mass exodus at `Sinar'
Management turmoil leads to mass exodus at `Sinar' JAKARTA (JP): Management discord at the six-month-old Sinar weekly centering around former youth minister Abdul Gafur, has led to a walkout of over 20 of its editorial and marketing staff.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Distinguished science club fails to impress public
Distinguished science club fails to impress public JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI), a board of the nation's most distinguished scientists, has accomplished little after more than two years in existence, one of its leaders says.
Tue, 05 Apr 1994
Historical landmark
Historical landmark April 1, 1994, has a special meaning. The date marks the first day of the Sixth Five Year Development Plan, and also the first day of the Second Long-Term Development Plan for the next 25 years.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
JP/1/Paddy
JP/1/Paddy Improve rice production: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called for increased efficiency in rice production to maintain the country's self- sufficiency in the staple."We have to maintain our self-sufficiency in rice, which we have achieved since 1984, because one of the goals...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Indocement and
Indocement and pollutionFrom Jayakarta For years, production waste from cement factory PT Indocement has polluted its surrounding areas.The ashes from the cement factory have spread out and engulfed the roofs of villagers' houses in Gunung Putri, Cagak, Wanaherang and Citereup.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Students point out their assailants at trial
Students point out their assailants at trial JAKARTA (JP): Three of the 21 students who are being tried on charges of defaming President Soeharto said on Saturday that they were beaten by security officers at the House of Representatives (DPR) shortly before they were arrested last December.M.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Officials' integrity in distributing aid doubted
Officials' integrity in distributing aid doubted JAKARTA (JP): Only two days after the launching of a new aid package for poor villages, a senior official said he has doubts that the money will reach their intended recipients intact.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Tips: A sound board for your PC
Tips: A sound board for your PCBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): A PC should not be a dead box sitting on your desk or standing on the floor. It can be a treat to an audiophile's ears as well, on the condition that you put the right hardware into it.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Merpati serves Jayapura
Merpati serves Jayapura JAKARTA (JP): PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has opened new direct flights from Jakarta to Jayapura in Irian Jaya and resumed daily flights between Jakarta and Malang in East Java.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Prosecutors blamed for dropping pollution case
Prosecutors blamed for dropping pollution case JAKARTA (JP): The public prosecutor's office in Mojokerto, East Java, has been brought to court by three non-government organizations for calling off a law suit against a local pulp and paper industry.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Relatives, friends may be hiding Metromini fugitive
Relatives, friends may be hiding Metromini fugitive JP/3/Ramses/0Relatives, friends may be hiding Metromini fugitive JAKARTA (JP): Ramses Silitonga, the driver of the Metromini minibus which careened into River Sunter with more than 40 passengers last month, might have been hidden by his relatives...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Letter to the editor
Letter to the editorGet tough on drug dealersFrom TempoA recent report about drug abuse in Tempo weekly newsmagazine said that Indonesia has become a fertile ground for the business.One of the reasons why drug dealers like to operate in the country is the light punishment handed out to smugglers.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Pragmatism prevails in Dutch-Indonesia ties
Pragmatism prevails in Dutch-Indonesia tiesBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): The planned visit of Prime Minister Lubbers here beginning today has not aroused the sentimental feelings that characterized past visits by leaders from Indonesia's former colonial rulers.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Garuda leases 17 aircraft to transport pilgrims
Garuda leases 17 aircraft to transport pilgrims JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will operate two of its own aircraft and lease 17 planes from seven foreign airlines to transport Indonesian haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Portuguese visit expected
Portuguese visit expected to help RI-Portugal ties DILI, East Timor (JP): Chief of the East Timor Military Command, Col. Johny J. Lumintang, hopes that the visit to Indonesia by 24 Portuguese citizens of East Timorese origin could help settle the East Timor issue.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
JP/kod
JP/kod BARE THOSE BICEPS: A referee (at left) at an arm wrestling exhibition makes some last second adjustments to the competitors' positions. The exhibition at the Megaria building, Central Jakarta, was won by Jusdar Umar (second from left) over fellow Jakartan Wempy (right).
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Old ties, new meaning
Old ties, new meaning Of course, it should surprise no one that for many years Indonesia's relations with the Netherlands were more impassioned than those with other countries. For over 350 years, as the popular -- though historically not quite accurate -- saying goes, that small country on the...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Taxpayers have mixed reactions on radio taxes
Taxpayers have mixed reactions on radio taxesJP/3/Radio/ lead 10 pts 3 colsReaction mixed to radio tax collection JAKARTA (JP): Taxpayers have reacted in different ways to the ongoing door to door system of collecting radio taxes by the municipal administration.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Second long-term
Second long-term development In the second long-term development plan (PJP II), even in the sixth five-year development plan, in which we are in now, transfer of generation will take place naturally, from the 1945 generation who had freed Indonesia from the colonial yoke, to the post-1945...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Djajanti awaiting recommendation before going public
Djajanti awaiting recommendation before going public JAKARTA (JP): PT Artika Optima Inti (AOI), a wood panel manufacturer affiliated with the Djajanti Group, is still awaiting the green light from the forestry minister before issuing 66 million new shares that will account for 30 percent of its...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Of course, it should surprise no one that for many years
Of course, it should surprise no one that for many years Indonesia's relations with the Netherlands were more impassioned than those with other countries. For over 350 years, as the popular -- though historically not quite accurate -- saying goes, that small country on the North Sea was master over...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Link up! Communications save time, travel and money.
Link up! Communications save time, travel and money.By James O. Scharf JAKARTA (JP): A few days ago, while I was scrounging around in Glodok, I noticed that not many people were selling modems. I was surprised to learn that many dealers, who were previously doing a good business in communications,...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Possible new arrests in Bapindo case studied
Possible new arrests in Bapindo case studiedJAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's office which is investigating the Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) loan scam at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) is still now studying whether or not it has sufficient grounds to arrest three other former directors...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
JP/3/KETUPAT
JP/3/KETUPAT 63 killed, 104 injured from March 1 to 20 in accidentsJAKARTA (JP): A total of 63 people were killed and 62 seriously injured in traffic accidents here within a three week time period that overlapped the recent Idul Fitri holidays.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Where to go in Jakarta, April 4
Where to go in Jakarta, April 4 Musico 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.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Democracy and accountability
Democracy and accountability By Afan Gaffar ------------------------------------------------------------------In recent weeks mounting public pressure has built up around two top government officials,who are being urged to resign.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Surabaya court
Surabaya court frees another tax evasion suspect JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya District Court has acquitted another businessman accused of tax evasion, thus triggering renewed charges of impropriety.The panel of judges led by Sarwono decided on Saturday to acquit Delip Khumar Gobindram Vasandani due...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Airfare discounters get another reprieve
Airfare discounters get another reprieve JAKARTA (JP): For the second time, the working group of five scheduled domestic air carriers failed to reach an accord, thus delaying the imposition of sanctions for excessive airfare discounting, an industry executive says.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
No coffee cutbacks are required yet
No coffee cutbacks are required yet JAKARTA (JP): Although the plan to cutback coffee production is still in effect, exporters will not be required to hold to up to 20 percent of their export volume -- at least for the next 10 days.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers slated to begin visit today
Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers slated to begin visit today JAKARTA (JP): Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers is scheduled to arrive here today for a four day state visit at the invitation of President Soeharto, marking the first high-level encounter in Jakarta since Indonesia unilaterally ended all Dutch...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Women trade in
Women trade in West Kalimantan JAKARTA: The Immigration Office has called for public attention to the increasing exodus of Indonesian women of Chinese origin from Singkawang, West Kalimantan, to Taiwan or Hong Kong at the behest of flesh trade syndicates.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Railway system planned for East Kalimantan
Railway system planned for East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): PT Senong Corporindo, a joint venture between Indonesian and Dutch companies, will construct a railroad track in East Kalimantan for coal and wood transportation.
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
Surabaya court
Surabaya court frees another tax evasion suspect JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya District Court has acquitted another businessman accused of tax evasion, thus triggering renewed charges of impropriety.The panel of judges led by Sarwono decided on Saturday to acquit Delip Khumar Gobindram Vasandani due...
Mon, 04 Apr 1994
JP/3/CANDIES/0
JP/3/CANDIES/0Dispute over candy for change rages as traders cite convenience JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's supermarkets are responding to scathing criticism of their candy for change policy by insisting that the sweets are the handiest substitute when they are short of small-denomination coins.
Sat, 02 Apr 1994
U.S. to balance foreign policy objectives
U.S. to balance foreign policy objectives JAKARTA (JP): Policy makers in Washington increasingly seem willing to strike a balance between their push for human rights, democracy and environmental protection and their often conflicting economic goals.
Sat, 02 Apr 1994
'Adamant' Sudomo survives efforts to remove him
'Adamant' Sudomo survives efforts to remove him JAKARTA (JP): Sudomo, the chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council who is enmeshed in a Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) banking scandal, survived an attempt by his deputy to force him take a temporary leave.