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Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Seven hardcore criminals arrested at Bongkaran
Seven hardcore criminals arrested at Bongkaran JAKARTA (JP): The personnel of Operation Cleansing captured another seven criminals in a raid on their hideouts in the Tanah Abang district, Central Jakarta, red-light district, bringing to 669 people to have been netted in the army sponsored...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Your Letter
Your LetterMeetings don't solve crimesFrom Media IndonesiaWe often hear that the government officials, from the low to the top ranks, are holding a meeting to discuss the latest problems, such as how to wipe out criminals.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Violence not answer to labor rifts
Violence not answer to labor rifts JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday highlighted the need for workers and managements to negotiate disputes and avoid resorting to violence.Commenting on the racially-tinged labor unrest in Medan, North Sumatra, last week, the President urged all companies...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Strikes at two factories in Pulo Gadung
Strikes at two factories in Pulo Gadung JAKARTA (JP): More than one thousand workers from two companies operating in the Pulo Gadung industrial estate, East Jakarta, went on strike yesterday, demanding higher wages and the signing of a collective labor agreement.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Government to ease foreign investment restriction
Government to ease foreign investment restriction JAKARTA (JP): The government, trying to grapple with the drop in foreign capital inflows, plans to ease restrictions on foreign portfolio and direct investment.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
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JP/2/across Across the ArchipelagoProtest barred in East Timor DILI, East Timor: The military will not tolerate any demonstration and will punish all who cause instability in the territory, Major Ladean Simbolon of the local military command announced yesterday.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Li Peng draws
Li Peng draws Kazakhstan protest ALMA-ATA (Reuter): Premier Li Peng drew the first open protest of his landmark tour of Central Asia and Kazakhstan yesterday, as activists slammed China's nuclear tests near this region's border.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
ILO Deputy Director to celebrate 75th anniversary here
ILO Deputy Director to celebrate 75th anniversary here JAKARTA (JP): The Deputy Director of the International Labor Organization (ILO), Heribert Maier, will arrive here on Sunday to begin a five-day visit to commemorate the organization's 75th anniversary.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Police, relatives still in the dark about Beng Seng's murder
Police, relatives still in the dark about Beng Seng's murder JAKARTA (JP): Both the police and relatives of Nyo Beng Seng, the entertainment businessman who was killed by masked hit men recently, are still in the dark about the murder.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
APEC needs to identify trade, investment barriers
APEC needs to identify trade, investment barriers JAKARTA (JP): The working group on small and medium sized enterprises within the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday ended its two-day meeting with recommendations for intensive study of trade and investment barriers in the...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Batik factory
Batik factory relocation goes on The South Jakarta mayoralty administration said it sticks to its plan to relocate 182 batik factories in Setiabudi area despite objection from their owners.Ramal Partawidjaya, the head of South Jakarta Law and Order Bureau, said Tuesday that 10 of factories...
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Share prices fell again yesterday, continuing a
JAKARTA (JP): Share prices fell again yesterday, continuing a voyage to the center of the earth on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX). The broad-based Composite Index closed lower at 454.32 from 454.40 on Monday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index fell to 105.98 from 107.97.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Project Motivation, a wheelchair for everyone
Project Motivation, a wheelchair for everyoneBy Martina Tobing JAKARTA (JP): Let's say a disability has confined you to a wheelchair for life. You must go shopping for one. But where to go and what kind to get?Western society has a large range of choices -- for a price.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Chartered plane crashes in Kalimantan mountain
Chartered plane crashes in Kalimantan mountain JAKARTA (JP): Search and Rescue (SAR) workers struggled yesterday to locate 10 people whose small chartered airplane crashed into a mountain in West Kalimantan in adverse weather on Monday.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Young swimmer breaks shameful record
Young swimmer breaks shameful record JAKARTA (JP): National women's swimmer Catherine Surya has been banned two years from any competition for using steroids in last year's National Games (PON), but is set for an overseas training session in Australia.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Indonesians buy Australian apartments
Indonesians buy Australian apartments JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-one Indonesians bought units in a soon to be built Australian apartment building last week amidst concern that a large amount of foreign exchange have left the country.
Wed, 27 Apr 1994
Indosepamas profit rises
Indosepamas profit rises JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosepamas Anggun, the manufacturer and exporter of Reebok and Adidas sports shoes, has reported a 230 percent increase in its consolidated after-tax profit to Rp 14.2 billion (US$6.6 million) in 1993 from Rp 4.3 billion the previous year.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
China does not want to act on Medan riots
China does not want to act on Medan riots JAKARTA (JP): A visiting Chinese official stressed yesterday that his country does not have the slightest intention of meddling in the recent workers' riots in Medan, North Sumatra, although the riots have revealed some anti-Chinese sentiments.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
TV Today: Tuesday, April 26, 1994
TV Today: Tuesday, April 26, 1994TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Full House 3:05 Music Program: Contra Bass and piano 3:30 Cartoon: Super Friends 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Irian Jaya 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Economy Bulletin...
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Varied motives color investment in RI
Varied motives color investment in RI By Ilyas Saad and Asep Suryahadi JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is currently facing stiff competition in attracting foreign direct investment from other Asian countries, particularly China.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
ASEAN At A Glance
ASEAN At A GlanceHigh Court affirms death sentences SINGAPORE (AFP): The Singapore High Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence passed on Filipina maid Flor Contemplacion for the murders of another maid and a four-year-old boy.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Masquerading
Masquerading swindler tried An engineer, claiming to be a brother of Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas, is on trial at the South Jakarta district court for fraud.Prosecutor Charles Mindanora told the court Saturday that the defendant, whom he identified as BW, an engineer who...
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
ASEAN businessmen asked to take active role in APEC
ASEAN businessmen asked to take active role in APEC JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno is asking businessmen from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to pursue an active role in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
APEC said to pressure U.S. on linking trade and rights
APEC said to pressure U.S. on linking trade and rights KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Pacific Rim countries will press the United States to stop linking trade to labor and social issues when Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers meet in Indonesia in October, Malaysia said yesterday.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Diplomats must broaden their horizon: Alatas
Diplomats must broaden their horizon: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Ali Alatas believes that Indonesia's diplomatic corps should possess a comprehensive understanding of the many facets of world affairs to face the unprecedented changes of the post-cold war era.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Vietnamese President Le Duc Anh is scheduled to
JAKARTA (JP): Vietnamese President Le Duc Anh is scheduled to arrive here today to begin a four-day state visit which will be highlighted by talks with President Soeharto on a number of crucial bilateral and regional issues.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Forest concessionaires to abide by eco-labeling regulations
Forest concessionaires to abide by eco-labeling regulations JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian forest concessionaires have no choice but to abide by eco-labeling rules in order to survive against international competition and meet the demands of the world market, Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin...
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Buying was not on the minds of most investors at
JAKARTA (JP): Buying was not on the minds of most investors at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, with most share prices falling in moderate trading.The broad-based Composite Index dropped lower to close at 454.4 from 454.84 on the previous day.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Water bill to increase in June
Water bill to increase in June JAKARTA (JP): Subscribers of the City Water Company, PDAM Jaya, will have to pay an average of 40 percent more for their water bills as of this June.According to H. Machmud Ranusemito, the company's director of administration and finance, the increase is necessary...
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Bishop Nababan ordains 48 new HKBP ministers
Bishop Nababan ordains 48 new HKBP ministers JAKARTA (JP): Bishop S.A.E. Nababan ordained 48 new ministers in the Toba Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) on Sunday in a move to strengthen his claim to the conflict-ridden church.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Where to go in Jakarta, April 26
Where to go in Jakarta, April 26Jangan hapus: Dai-ichi Hotel, JAMZMusico 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.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang will supply Jakarta with 2,800 liters
JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang will supply Jakarta with 2,800 liters of clean water per second with the completion of a new water treatment plant in the regency in 1996.The water will be piped to two water distribution centers in Meruya, West Jakarta, and in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, president of the...
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian sugar tycoon Robert Kuok is moving in
JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian sugar tycoon Robert Kuok is moving in a big way into Indonesia. Fresh from his sugar plantations joint venture with Indonesia's richest man Liem Sioe Liong, he now plans to plant enough oil palm in two joint ventures in Kalimantan and Sumatra to cover an area with the size...
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Condolence book for Nixon open
Condolence book for Nixon open JAKARTA (JP): In commemoration of former president Richard M. Nixon, the U.S. embassy is opening a book for members of the public to express their condolences today. Those wishing to sign the book may do so in the lobby of the U.S.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
No racial conflict in Medan, despite riots: Governor
No racial conflict in Medan, despite riots: Governor JAKARTA (JP): North Sumatra Governor Raja Inal Siregar denied yesterday that there was a racial conflict in Medan, the provincial capital, which was hit by a series of riots last week that were considered by many to have serious racial overtones.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Immigration told to stop non-govt sponsored pilgrims
Immigration told to stop non-govt sponsored pilgrims JAKARTA (JP): Immigration has been ordered to prevent people from departing for Saudi Arabia if they are not government- sponsored Haj pilgrims.Some 14,000 people are believed to have made arrangements for the pilgrimage with unlicensed tour...
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
State Electricity Company ordered to renegotiate project prices
State Electricity Company ordered to renegotiate project prices JAKARTA (JP): The plot has thickened in the case of the three power projects granted without competitive bids, with State Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs Saleh Afiff turning down their foreign-led consortiums' requests for...
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Irian needs more resettlers to maximize resource potential
Irian needs more resettlers to maximize resource potential JAKARTA (JP): Irian Jaya, one of Indonesia's largest provinces and the least developed, welcomes more settlers and investors to come and exploit its vast and untapped resources, Governor Jacob Pattipi says.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
JP/3/Physician/set 1 col Box
JP/3/Physician/set 1 col BoxMany physicians work as beauty advisorsJAKARTA (JP): Tough competition among physicians practicing in Jakarta and its surrounding areas has forced some of them to work for additional income as beauty advisors at cosmetics stores.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
RI to raise LNG price for S. Korea
RI to raise LNG price for S. Korea SEOUL (JP): Indonesia wants to increase the price of its liquid natural gas (LNG) exported to South Korea by 25 U.S. cents per million British thermal units (BTU), an executive of the Korea Indonesia Petroleum Co. Ltd. (Kipco) says.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Malaysian king steps down in colorful ceremony
Malaysian king steps down in colorful ceremony KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's King Azlan Shah stepped down yesterday to make way for a fellow sultan under the country's unique system of rotating monarchs, which has been weakened in recent years by rows with the government.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
JP/alx BUSINESS FORUM: Vice President Try Sutrisno (right) chats with Jannie Tay (left), vice president of ASEAN Institute of Singapore and Aburizal Bakrie (second from right), chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) at the opening of the 2nd ASEAN Business Forum at the Merdeka...
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
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JP/3/Focus/0 set 12pts U75 1 col 2 linesFake Alatas's brother tried JAKARTA (JP): An engineer, claiming to be a brother of Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas, is on trial at the South Jakarta district court for fraud.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
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JP/3/Rally/12 MBGolkar youngsters vow to participate in Operation Cleansing JAKARTA (JP): Youth organizations affiliated with the ruling Golkar pledged at a rally yesterday to back up the ongoing Operation Cleansing."I am very proud of your pledges.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Social Services target the poor
Social Services target the poor JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has some 225,000 old people, 230 disabled children, 15,000 delinquent children and drug addicts, 31,000 prostitutes, 450,000 orphans, 48,300 isolated citizens and 202,300 poor families that require the government's care.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Across the Archipelago
Across the Archipelago Angry ox kills one DILI, East Timor: An ox raged the Vila Verde village here on Sunday night killing one and injuring three others.The ox, according to witnesses, barged into a number of houses assaulting anyone in its path.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
BKPM to maintain divestment policy
BKPM to maintain divestment policy JAKARTA (JP): The government will maintain its divestment policy despite criticism from foreign investors and growing regional competition, says an official of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
State mining and energy firms told to improve efficiency
State mining and energy firms told to improve efficiency JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has urged state mining and energy companies to become more efficient and called for a nationwide drive for power conservation.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
Critics blast govt's stance on freedom
Critics blast govt's stance on freedom JAKARTA (JP): A number of vocal government critics attacked the government's stance on freedom of speech yesterday as they took turns testifying in the trial of 21 students charged with defaming President Soeharto.
Tue, 26 Apr 1994
New deer species discovered in Vietnam
New deer species discovered in Vietnam JAKARTA (JP): Vietnam has again proved to be terra incognita to the outside world, after scientists last month found a species of deer unknown to the scientific community in the same area where a similar find of an ox species was made two years ago.