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Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Singapore to fine noisy vehicles
Singapore to fine noisy vehicles SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's environment ministry will crack down on diesel vehicles and motorcycles that are too noisy or emit too much smoke, a newspaper report said yesterday.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
The biggest Jakarta Fair ever opened
The biggest Jakarta Fair ever opened JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno on Saturday opened the Jakarta Fair in Kemayoran, hoping that the annual trade exhibition will help promote Indonesian products.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Legal experts divided over capital punishment
Legal experts divided over capital punishmentBy Arif Suryubuwono JAKARTA (JP): As four of the men on Indonesia's death row face imminent execution, legal experts debate whether execution should remain a part of the Indonesian system of justice.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Doctor serves over 10,000
Doctor serves over 10,000 AMBON, Maluku: One doctor in this province serves on average 10,000 patients, according to Abdul Rachman Polanunu, head of the provincial health office.This ratio is still favorable to the national average of one doctor for every 30,000 patients, Abdul said.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Small-scale businessmen
Small-scale businessmenFrom MerdekaIndonesian economic growth is a reflection of the success of development. But unfortunately, the fruits of the economic pie are concentrated with a certain group of businessmen and small portion of society.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Jakarta still indecisive over badly-needed MRT
Jakarta still indecisive over badly-needed MRTBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): The prolonged indecision of the government in establishing an urban Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), further deteriorates the decaying transport situation in Jakarta which for over 10 years has yearned for a...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Ramos apologizes to Mitterrand's wife
Ramos apologizes to Mitterrand's wife MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos has apologized to the wife of French President Francois Mitterrand for banning her from a controversial conference on East Timor in the Philippines last month.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Police in the dark about death of a Saudi citizen
Police in the dark about death of a Saudi citizen JAKARTA (JP): Police remain mystified by the murder of a 55- year-old Saudi tourist, who was found dead Friday morning in his room at a small hotel in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Yayuk could pose a threat at Wimbledon
Yayuk could pose a threat at WimbledonBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki carved out another distinction for herself this past week by reaching the semifinals of Eastbourne, the favored women's warm-up tournament for Wimbledon.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Southern Yemen skeptical of Cairo talks
Southern Yemen skeptical of Cairo talks ADEN (Reuter): Breakaway southern Yemen, its beleaguered capital Aden battered by heavy shelling, accused its northern foes yesterday of planning to use UN-sponsored talks in Cairo as a cover for fresh attempts to take the city.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
`We're happy to be living here,' expats fond of life in Jakarta
`We're happy to be living here,' expats fond of life in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Members of Jakarta's expatriate community exhibit a fondness for life here, defying the day-to-day hassles of living in Indonesia's largest metropolis."It's a good place to make a living.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Modern Bank's primary offering
Modern Bank's primary offering JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippo Securities announced over the weekend that PT Modern Bank's primary offering of 20 million shares on June 13-15 was oversubscribed."The allotment for foreign investors (49 percent) was oversubscribed by 120 percent and for domestic investors by...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Minang urged to call home
Minang urged to call home PADANG, West Sumatra: Governor Hasan Basri Durin is appealing to Minangkabau people who live outside the province to help with the development of their home villages.Hasan said there is now a trend among the Minangkabau people to treat their home province as simply a place...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Mar'ie reaffirms high budget discipline
Mar'ie reaffirms high budget discipline SEMARANG (JP): Finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad reaffirmed over the weekend the importance of maintaining a high degree of budget discipline."Constraints on foreign loans and limited availability of domestic funds are forcing the government to strengthen its...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
PPD employees to get salary hike
PPD employees to get salary hike The employees of the city-owned PPD bus company will receive a salary hike starting next month, an official says.Zaini Noer, the director of the company was quoted by Pos Kota as saying Friday the board of directors of the firm decided on June 15 to raise the...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Enhancing quality of human resources
Enhancing quality of human resources The development of human resources is a must for Indonesia as a maritime country. Ideally, Indonesia should have a large boat equipped with modern and sophisticated machines for canning fish catches. At least this should be our future goal.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Batam-Surabaya flight service
Batam-Surabaya flight service BATAM, Riau (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national air carrier of Garuda Indonesia, will link Batam with Surabaya and Denpasar with its Batam-Palembang-Bandung service beginning on July 1.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
RI won't buy Thai rice
RI won't buy Thai rice JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has no intention to buy the rice offered by Thailand on the grounds that Indonesia's rice stocks are now more than enough, the government announced on Saturday.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Cameron vs Sweden 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Wayang 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: East Kalimantan 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Buddhism 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Golden Years 9:00 World News 9:25...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Lontar Foundation and RI Independence
Lontar Foundation and RI IndependenceFrom Berita BuanaTo celebrate Indonesia's 50th Independence Day, the Lontar Foundation will produce a video series called On The Record. This video series will feature about 50 Indonesian poets who were popular in the 1920s to 1960s.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Bapindo boss gives details of loan losses
Bapindo boss gives details of loan losses JAKARTA (JP): Bapindo President Director Achmad Marzuki said the government bank lost a total of Rp 1.05 trillion, or US$489 million, from its transactions with Eddy Tansil.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Eriksson steers Mitsubishi to triumph in Indonesia Rally
Eriksson steers Mitsubishi to triumph in Indonesia RallyBy Dwiatmanta MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Sweden's Kenneth Eriksson denied Possum Bourne a second successive victory at the Indonesia Rally championship as he left the defending champion two minutes 10 seconds adrift to take the President's Cup...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Only 180 of 236 suspected gamblers to be tried in court
Only 180 of 236 suspected gamblers to be tried in court JAKARTA (JP): Police have released 56 of the 236 suspected gamblers rounded up during a recent raid at a gambling den in North Jakarta, saying that the persons were not playing when the raid took place.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Singapore poised to become world's top container port
Singapore poised to become world's top container port SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore, the world's second largest container port, is close to exceeding the volume of containers handled by industry leader Hong Kong, according to statistics from the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA).
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Yogya holds painting expo
Yogya holds painting expo YOGYAKARTA: Paku Alam VIII, the governor of this special territory, launched an exhibition by five senior painters from the area on Wednesday night.The exhibition at the contemporary painting museum Nyoman Gunarsa, features the works of Nansyah Djamin, Joko Pekik, Darsono,...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Tinggang bird nearly extinct
Tinggang bird nearly extinct PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The Tinggang bird, the pride of the Dayak tribe in the province, are on the brink of extinction because of the frequent destruction of their habitat.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Weekly review of Jakarta Stock Exchange
Weekly review of Jakarta Stock ExchangeBy Sigma Batara JAKARTA (JP): The listing of Ades Alfindo Putra Setia last week and Tempo Scan Pacific over the weekend failed to rejuvenate the market despite the later stock closing slightly higher than its initial public offering (IPO) price.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
City insists on apartment plan
City insists on apartment plan South Jakarta mayor Pardjoko said that the city administration will go ahead with its plan to build a low-cost apartment complex on a former fire site in West Tebet, South Jakarta.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Investments in Batam
Investments in Batam BATAM, Riau (JP): The Batam Development Authority has recommended 22 foreign investment project proposals worth US$137.71 million between January and May this year."The investment commitments are being processed by the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in Jakarta before they...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Cambodia's prime ministers to visit Indonesia
Cambodia's prime ministers to visit Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen, the joint prime ministers of Cambodia, are expected here later today for an official visit and meeting with President Soeharto.This will be the first time the two men come to Indonesia in friendship.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Great job
Great job Each morning I must travel quite a distance from my house to my office.When I see those young boys who direct and organize traffic -- every day, the whole day long -- I realize that from time to time we should mention the great job they are doing.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Bad weather blamed for plane crash
Bad weather blamed for plane crash JAKARTA (JP): Bad weather is blamed for the crash of a Merpati Nusantara Airlines plane that killed all 12 people aboard in Palu, capital of Central Sulawesi, on Saturday.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Koran not root of sexism in Islam
Koran not root of sexism in Islam JAKARTA (JP): Islam does not discriminate against women but its adherents may be guilty of discrimination due to a misinterpretation of the religion, Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher says.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Logitech's ScanMan EasyTouch: A companion for your notebook
Logitech's ScanMan EasyTouch: A companion for your notebookBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): With most scanners, one of the things we have to do in connecting them with the PCs is to install their internal interface card.Small as it is, this card requires a standard ISA slot in the motherboard.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Thai bid for WTO seat
Thai bid for WTO seat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia pledged its backing for Thailand's bid to the chair of the Committee for Agricultural Products of the World Trade Organization (WTO) when the two nation's trade ministers met on Saturday.Jakarta will lend full support, Minister of Trade S.B.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * 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. to 12:30 a.m.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Heart disease affects rich and poor alike
Heart disease affects rich and poor alike JAKARTA (JP): Coronary heart diseases, long popularly believed to be a "rich man's affliction", turn out to also be a major health problem for the poor. In fact, in certain cases, the poor are more prone to heart problems than the rich.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Squatters face eviction
Squatters face eviction BATAM, Riau: The Batam industrial authority plan to demolish some 1,200 houses erected on a plot belonging to the government and evict their inhabitants saying that the community will create social problems.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Toll road to finish by 1996
Toll road to finish by 1996 A toll road which links the Bumi Serpong Damai real estate complex, the Bintaro Jaya area and Jakarta is slated for completion by 1996, a spokesman said Saturday.Johannes Tulung, spokesman for the PT Bintaro Serpong Damai (BSD), the developer which will build the 13.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Mahathir exchanges letters with Rabin
Mahathir exchanges letters with Rabin KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he had exchanged several letters with his Israeli counterpart Yitzhak Rabin discussing Malaysian recognition of the Jewish state.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Dewi Sukarno's nude pictures now available on floppy disk
Dewi Sukarno's nude pictures now available on floppy disk SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Shots of erotic poses of Ratnasari Dewi, the widow of the late president Sukarno, are now available in floppy disks, outwitting the government's ban on her book, Madame D. Syuga from which the pictures are taken.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
No steak in Batam
No steak in Batam BATAM ISLAND: Authorities here have seized 4.5 tons of illegally imported beef.A spokesman for the Batam authority, Dadang Kusnandar, said the authorities have not yet identified the origins and the importer of the meat but said that the case would be referred to the district...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Malaysia changes policy of its rubber industry
Malaysia changes policy of its rubber industry KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia announced it was revamping its natural rubber policy, saying current productivity needed to be enhanced to match rising competition from other producers.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Cycling in Beijing offers a glance at the people
Cycling in Beijing offers a glance at the peopleBy Harry Bhaskara BEIJING (JP): The bicycle is still the most popular means of transportation in Beijing despite the invasion of taxis on the city's streets.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Mahathir accuses U.S. of racism
Mahathir accuses U.S. of racism KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad questioned yesterday whether U.S. opposition to the East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) was due to racism."Why the rejection? Is it because of our color?" Mahathir said in reaction to Washington's reported...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Phone for diplomatic center
Phone for diplomatic center JAKARTA (JP): PT Abadi Guna Papan, a private company under the Bimantara Citra business Group, signed here yesterday an agreement with the state-owned PT Telkom domestic telecommunications company to construct telephone infrastructure at the Grand Kuningan diplomatic...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Surabaya judge cleared of bribe scandal
Surabaya judge cleared of bribe scandal JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has cleared a top Surabaya judge from allegations that he accepted bribes in acquitting three businessmen from tax evasion charges.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
RI to contact Pyongyang, Seoul to defuse tension
RI to contact Pyongyang, Seoul to defuse tension JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, in his capacity as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), plans to dispatch an envoy to Pyongyang yet again in the hopes of defusing the escalating tensions on the peninsula.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
E. Timor coffee farmers have jubilant harvest
E. Timor coffee farmers have jubilant harvest DILI (JP): This year's (May-October) harvesting season is bringing joy to East Timor's coffee farmers, but not without worries.Local farmers now say they are free at last to sell their produce to higher bidders -- free from the fettering monopoly held...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Sjamsiah, figure behind success of meet on women
Sjamsiah, figure behind success of meet on womenBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): As delegates of a regional conference on women held here prepared to leave following their verbal tug-of-war, the conference chairperson, Sjamsiah Achmad, is one person who can at last breathe a bit easier.