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Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Govt upholds plans to build apartments in Tebet slums
Govt upholds plans to build apartments in Tebet slums JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko confirmed yesterday that the municipality will not drop its plan to build apartments on the site of last month's fire in Tebet and promised that all slums in the city will ultimately be destroyed.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
NZ legislators to be welcomed as guests in Timor
NZ legislators to be welcomed as guests in Timor JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will welcome New Zealand members of parliament who intend to visit East Timor, but asked them to be good guests and avoid acting as investigators.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Jakarta needs foreign investors
Jakarta needs foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta still needs local and foreign investors, but prefers high-tech investment, which is free from pollution and needs limited space and water, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Ruwatan protects children against misfortune
Ruwatan protects children against misfortuneText and photos by Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): The Javanese believe that if you have a single child, boy or girl, you must be on the alert against possible dangers.Your child's life and future may be in jeopardy.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Regrettable magazine bans a `setback', observers says
Regrettable magazine bans a `setback', observers says JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to revoke the publishing permits of the country's major weekly publications Tempo, DeTIK and Editor may adversely affect the domestic political climate, observers said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices, which have been on a downward trend for more than three weeks, avoided breaking with tradition on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index dropped by 0.49 point to close at 475.23 from 475.72 on Monday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Participation in state university's entrance test falls
Participation in state university's entrance test falls JAKARTA (JP): The number of participants of the state university entrance test decreased from 422,696 last year to approximately 420,000 this year.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Asia today
Asia today For the first time since the rise of the international system, it appears possible to say that Asia is moving from being an object of history to a subject. Colonialism was the most obvious sense in which the continent was turned into an unwilling appendage of others' economies, politics,...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
`Open' sorcerer blends magic and science
`Open' sorcerer blends magic and science JAKARTA (JP): Upbeat sorcerer Ki Gendeng Pamungkas belongs to Indonesia's new breed of wizards who blend magic and science.The man makes no secret of his "dark" business which has made him amazingly rich with a self-declared monthly income of up to Rp 60...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Sharing feelings important for mental health
Sharing feelings important for mental healthBy Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): Which habit is better for your mental health: bottling up your feelings, especially anger, in order not to upset other people (as many Indonesians tend to do), or venting them?The question may seem basic, but the...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Traders rally against escalator installation
Traders rally against escalator installation JAKARTA (JP): Around 100 traders at the city administration- owned Melawai marketplace near Blok M bus terminal marched to city council on Monday to protest the ongoing construction of escalators in the four-story market building.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Tempo tries to lift battered spirits
Tempo tries to lift battered spirits JAKARTA (JP): News of the government's decision to revoke Tempo's publishing license came as a major shock to the journalists and employees of the magazine yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Death penalty for election cheats
Death penalty for election cheats MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday called for legislation imposing the death penalty for election- related terrorism."Election terrorism must be considered as a heinous crime upon which should be (imposed) the death penalty," he told officials...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Shell's pipelines will be shut down
Shell's pipelines will be shut down MANILA (AFP): The operator of the Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline to Manila is to shut it down for maintenance, prompting energy officials yesterday to immediately move to allay fears of a supply crunch.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Suprapti: An unemotional expert on emotions
Suprapti: An unemotional expert on emotions JAKARTA (JP): For some academics at the School of Psychology, University of Indonesia, it was only fitting that Dr. Suprapti Sumarmo Markam chose "experience of emotions" as the topic for her doctoral dissertation as well as her scientific oration marking...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Residents hail new mayor
Residents hail new mayor SURABAYA, East Java: Residents of the city accompanied the newly-installed mayor Col. Sunarto Soemoprawiro in a procession in the city streets after his induction on Monday.Dozens of artists waited outside the City Council's building until the end of the installment...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Shell drills last well
Shell drills last well MANILA (AFP): Shell Philippines Exploration has begun drilling its fifth well in the offshore Camago-Malampaya field, in the final stage toward determining reserve volumes and deciding whether to start commercial production, energy officials said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Bus kills motorcyclist
Bus kills motorcyclist An angry mob destroyed a Metro Minibus after it struck and killed a motorcyclist in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, over the weekend.The biker, identified as Ruswanto, 45, was thrown from his motorcycle when the bus, being driven at high speed by Wawan Gunawan, 25, suddenly...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Jakarta's anniversary
Jakarta's anniversary Was it stupid for the Dutch city planners to design the master plan for Batavia at the end of the 19th century? The answer is simple: "Not at all." Batavia was built by the Dutch as a symbol of colonialism. Batavia was especially planned for the authority of the Dutch masters.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Budget discipline stressed
Budget discipline stressed One may read into Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad's reaffirmation last week of the government's imperative to maintain tight budget and fiscal discipline and come up with worrisome assumptions.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Cambodia wants to learn from Indonesia in nation building
Cambodia wants to learn from Indonesia in nation building JAKARTA (JP): Cambodia wants to learn from Indonesia's experience in establishing and developing a nation, State Secretary Moerdiono says.Cambodian co-prime ministers Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen during a meeting with President...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Germany vs Spain 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Central Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Beautiful Asia 8:05 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Spain studies auto business
Spain studies auto business JAKARTA (JP): Spanish businessmen are studying the possibility of establishing a Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in Indonesia as the car is still very popular throughout the country, a Spanish official said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Rice production may decline, says Minister of Food
Rice production may decline, says Minister of Food JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Food/Chairman of the Logistics Board (Bulog) Ibrahim Hasan indicated that Indonesian rice production this year might be down because up to this month the national rice procurement was significantly less than the same...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Share prices continue to plunge in Asia's major stock exchanges
Share prices continue to plunge in Asia's major stock exchanges TOKYO (AFP): Share prices continued to plunge on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday as investors showed concern about the yen's further advance against other currencies.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Australian team to C. Java
Australian team to C. Java JAKARTA (JP): Around 41 businessmen from Queensland, Australia, will visit Central Java from June 23 to June 27 to explore a business opportunities in trade and investment with local companies, a report says.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Police seek extradition of Taiwanese suspect
Police seek extradition of Taiwanese suspect JAKARTA (JP): A Taiwanese man who is the prime suspect in the murder of a businesswoman here last month has been arrested by the Taiwanese authorities."At the moment, we're still negotiating with the Taiwanese authorities through the chambers of commerce...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Pancasila
PancasilaFrom Sinar PagiPancasila is the state philosophy that guides the nation's life. It has become the only principle for all organizations. And according to the late co-proclamator, Mohammad Hatta, Pancasila is sacred for all Indonesian people.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Aussie firms eye Aceh's gold
Aussie firms eye Aceh's gold JAKARTA (JP): Two Australian firms will start exploring gold deposits at Gunung Miwah in the district of Geumpang, Aceh province.Chief of the Aceh office of the Ministry of Mines and Energy Soleh Wirasuganda told newsmen in Banda Aceh yesterday that the exploration...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Pokphand's stake in RI firm
Pokphand's stake in RI firm HONG KONG (Reuter): Agricultural products trader and feedmill and poultry operator C.P. Pokphand Co Ltd said it bought 1.7 million shares, or a 3.24 percent stake, of P.T. Charoen Pokphand Indonesia from PT Central Pertiwi for Rp 15.43 billion.
Wed, 22 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.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
ICMI seeking scientific interpretation of Koran
ICMI seeking scientific interpretation of Koran JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) plans to establish an institute to interpret the Koran's verses on science and technology, it was announced here yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Australia in soccer tour
Australia in soccer tour JAKARTA (JP): South Australia will arrive with its seven national soccer players during its tour of four Indonesian cities, where they will play international friendly matches, starting from June 25 in Surabaya, East Java.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Men arrested for burglary
Men arrested for burglary Three men suspected to be members of a theft ring were arrested by the Tanjung Duren police on Sunday night. According to police, the gang has burglarized several houses in West Jakarta, Tangerang and Bekasi, making off with a host of valuables and electronic goods.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Supervisor gets 13 years for murdering Marsinah
Supervisor gets 13 years for murdering Marsinah JAKARTA (JP): Karyono Wongso, alias Ayib, a supervisor of a watchmaking plant near Surabaya, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in the murder of labor activist Marsinah last year.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Get rid of traffic `directors'
Get rid of traffic `directors' I heartily disagree with K. Kunze's comments on the boys who direct traffic (The Jakarta Post, June 20, 1994).Far from doing a "great job," these busily unproductive opportunists have no authority to control traffic and in fact contribute to the "utter mayhem" of...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Tempo, DeTIK, Editor lose their licenses
Tempo, DeTIK, Editor lose their licenses JAKARTA (JP): Three major news magazines, Tempo, Editor and DeTIK, lost their publishing licenses at the same time yesterday for repeatedly ignoring the government's warnings about the way they reported news events and managed their operation.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Business circle told to support research
Business circle told to support research JAKARTA (JP): The National Research Council is appealing to the business community and private organizations to make financial as manpower contributions to support research programs.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Indonesia wins mixed review from Unicef
Indonesia wins mixed review from Unicef JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has made impressive strides in combating illiteracy and the child mortality rate but it is lagging behind other developing countries in fighting maternal deaths, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) says.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Business hub takes shape in Bombay marshland
Business hub takes shape in Bombay marshlandBy Madhu Nainan BOMBAY (AFP): Bombay's dream of rivaling Hong Kong as a global business hub is taking shape on 100 hectares (247 acres) of reclaimed marshland at the center of the oblong-shaped metropolis.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Defendant's lover testifies
Defendant's lover testifies The girlfriend of Ridwan Surya Danu, accused of murdering a woman physician, testified at the North Jakarta court on Monday that she had often been physically abused by the defendant.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Soebijakto and Vice President
Soebijakto and Vice PresidentFrom DeTIKThe issue of the Indonesian Vice President who automatically becomes the number one person in the country if the President cannot continue his job (because of health reasons or others) has been broadly discussed lately.
Tue, 21 Jun 1994
Indian on trial for drugs
Indian on trial for drugs MEDAN, North Sumatra: The district court yesterday opened the trial of an Indian charged with attempting to smuggle in almost 13 kilograms of heroin in February.The session lasted only about 10 minutes after the court was unable to provide an interpreter as the defendant,...
Tue, 21 Jun 1994
Garuda to sell 11 DC-9s to American company
Garuda to sell 11 DC-9s to American company JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia will sell 11 DC-9s to an American company, a new executive of the national air carrier says."Several American companies have bid for the used DC-9s," Darmadi, the company's new operation director told reporters yesterday.
Tue, 21 Jun 1994
Cambodia counts on continued RI support
Cambodia counts on continued RI support JAKARTA (JP): Cambodian leaders yesterday urged Indonesia to continue helping to rebuild their country after seeing it through a prolonged and destructive civil war.
Tue, 21 Jun 1994
City councilors not sure they can curb urbanization
City councilors not sure they can curb urbanization JAKARTA (JP): City councilors agree with Governor Surjadi Soedirdja that population remains the most serious problem in the capital but they appear a bid skeptical that the municipality can successfully impede the pace of urbanization.Lukman F.
Tue, 21 Jun 1994
Ginandjar receives honorary degree
Ginandjar receives honorary degree Jakarta (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita has been awarded an honorary degree by a leading American university in acknowledgement of his eminent public service.
Tue, 21 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), which has lost ground over the past two consecutive weeks, yesterday continued weakening with the broad-based Composite Index dropping slightly to 475.72 from 476.54 on Friday.
Tue, 21 Jun 1994
RI businessmen to return to RP meeting
RI businessmen to return to RP meeting DAVAO, Philippines (AFP): Indonesian businessmen who pulled out of a conference in this southern city due to the controversy over a meeting on East Timor will attend a rescheduled gathering, an organizer said here yesterday.
Tue, 21 Jun 1994
RI, Malaysia in library ties
RI, Malaysia in library ties JAKARTA: Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to cooperate in the development of library.The memorandum of agreement was signed here yesterday. Indonesia was represented by Adi Sasono of the Center for Information and Development Studies.