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Tue, 09 Aug 1994
North Jakarta police deny bribery charge
North Jakarta police deny bribery charge JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police yesterday denied charges that they had taken bribes from a fence who allegedly bought electronic goods from 13 smugglers last month.Lt. Col.
Tue, 09 Aug 1994
MRT projects to start next year
MRT projects to start next year JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Public Works yesterday announced that the oft-delayed urban Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project, which will link Blok M in South Jakarta with the Kota area in West Jakarta, will begin next year.
Tue, 09 Aug 1994
Cooperative faces law suit
Cooperative faces law suit SEMARANG, Central Java: Sixty four families are threatening to sue the management of the provincial branch of the Workers Cooperative for building shoddy houses."We have formally reported the poor condition of the houses to the cooperative management but there has been no...
Tue, 09 Aug 1994
Beware of fraud
Beware of fraudFrom Media IndonesiaThis is a warning particularly to women who have an ambition to be successful in business. Beware of a man named "Mr. Leiden" (apparently not his real name)! He is certainly not a foreigner, but an Indonesian citizen.Here is the story.
Tue, 09 Aug 1994
BDN launches Eurobond valued at US$165 million
BDN launches Eurobond valued at US$165 million JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Dagang Negara (BDN), Indonesia's fourth largest state-owned bank, has launched a seven-year floating rate note (FRN) Eurobond of US$165 million with the Hong Kong-based J.P. Morgan Securities Asia Ltd. acting as the lead manager.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Taking action on poverty
Taking action on poverty It is obviously too early to assess the implementation of the special poverty alleviation program which was launched last April under the Presidential Aid Program for Poor Villages throughout Indonesia.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
New roads in Maluku open
New roads in Maluku open AMBON, Maluku: The local administration has opened three new land routes connecting Ambon with remote areas in the Seram island.Chief of the provincial land transportation agency M.R.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Australia seeks weapons joint venture with Indonesia
Australia seeks weapons joint venture with Indonesia SYDNEY (AFP): Australia may embark on a joint venture partnership producing weapons with the Indonesian government, Defense Minister Robert Ray said yesterday.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
BI gets new member of board
BI gets new member of board JAKARTA (JP): Governor of Bank Indonesia Soedrajad Djiwandono inducted Mukhlis Rasyid, a senior official of the bank, to the bank's board of directors on Saturday.The governor swore in Mukhlis in a ceremony closed to the press.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
What is new out there in the PC world?
What is new out there in the PC world?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Competition in the upper market display monitor industry is really tight, with new and good monitor products such as the ones from Nokia beginning to share the awards traditionally monopolized by Nanao and NEC.
Mon, 08 Aug 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, 08 Aug 1994
Indonesia Open to keep top rating
Indonesia Open to keep top rating JAKARTA (JP): The high number of absentees in the Indonesia Open badminton championships in Yogyakarta this week does not have anything to do with the quality of the tournament, a top International Badminton Federation (IBF) official said.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Surabaya's retail property market oversupplied
Surabaya's retail property market oversupplied JAKARTA (JP): The property market in the retail sector in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city in East Java, is oversupplied as a result of overbuilding during the economic boom in the mid-1980s and poor shopping center management.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Indonesians sweep World Cup badminton championship singles
Indonesians sweep World Cup badminton championship singles HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Agencies): Indonesia has lived up to its billing as the world badminton dominators by taking all the singles titles at the World Cup here yesterday.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Civil servants face a crisis with nothing to do on their free weekends
Civil servants face a crisis with nothing to do on their free weekends JAKARTA (JP): Many civil servants were still perplexed on what to do as they lounged around their houses enjoying the first ever Saturday off as part of the newly introduced five day working week.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Supreme Court grants `stay of compensation' for government
Supreme Court grants `stay of compensation' for government JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has granted a stay of implementation in its ruling compelling the government to pay hefty compensations to villagers who have been displaced by the huge Kedungombo reservoir in Central Java.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Porn materials confiscated
Porn materials confiscated SEMARANG, Central Java: Police seized hundreds of pornographic laser discs from six video rental shops on Saturday, one of which was also a brothel."We also confiscated a number of laser discs featuring some Indonesian actresses," according to city police chief Didi...
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
80 journalists from Java set up rival association
80 journalists from Java set up rival association SIRNAGALIH, West Java (JP): Journalists vowed yesterday to continue protests against the restriction of press freedom and have formed a union to challenge the government-sanctioned Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI).
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Stability vital for SE Asia: Brunei, Philippine leaders
Stability vital for SE Asia: Brunei, Philippine leaders BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): The leaders of Brunei and the Philippines, both claimants to the disputed Spratlys island chain, have stressed the need for solidarity to fuel economic growth in Southeast Asia.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Breast cancer affects one in ten women: Hospital
Breast cancer affects one in ten women: Hospital JAKARTA (JP): One in every 10 women in Indonesia is likely to develop breast cancer, one of the most malignant types of cancer which can be fatal if not treated early, according to the Dharmais Cancer Hospital.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Debt collectors held, police vow to crush operations
Debt collectors held, police vow to crush operations JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested two debt collectors as part of its bold campaign to stamp out all collection agencies operating in the city.City Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Land deal hampers nuclear project
Land deal hampers nuclear project JEPARA, Central Java: Only 200 of the 700 people who have to surrender their land for the construction of a controversial nuclear plant have accepted compensation, an official said.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Floods after drought
Floods after drought Rains has eventually begun to fall in various regions in Java including Jakarta. Regardless of whether the rain is man-made or natural, we have every reason to be happy. But the rain which fell on Simeulue island, West Aceh, last month apparently caused major floods.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Lufthansa to invest $10 million to hike share in India tourism
Lufthansa to invest $10 million to hike share in India tourism NEW DELHI (Reuter): Germany's Lufthansa Airlines, seeking to increase its hold on India's burgeoning tourist market, will invest US$10 million to promote the local travel industry, an airline spokesman said on Saturday.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
AUSSI needs funds for elderly house
AUSSI needs funds for elderly house A Catholic association called Alumnarum Ursuale Sanctae Societas International (AUSSI) is appealing to conglomerates to help finance the construction of a house for the elderly in Cinere, South Jakarta.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
More luncheons required for the EAEC
More luncheons required for the EAECBy Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): Four years after it was introduced by Malaysia, the controversial East Asian Economic Caucus (EAEC) receives only tacit support from Southeast Asian countries and is still politely rejected by their Western allies.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Jl. Simatupang is now a hazard to motorists
Jl. Simatupang is now a hazard to motorists JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta mayoralty administration called on motorists passing the T.B. Simatupang outer ring road to be extra careful, due to some traffic changes in line with the construction of a tollway parallel to the artery road.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
KL child abusers face 20 strokes
KL child abusers face 20 strokes KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Child abusers could face 20 strokes of the cane in Malaysia under a proposal by a government minister in reaction to the widely publicized case of a father who beat his son to death, reports said yesterday.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Number of Chinese-Indonesians drop
Number of Chinese-Indonesians drop SEMARANG, Central Java: A survey conducted in July indicates that the number of Indonesians of Chinese descent has undergone a 4.5 percent decrease since the same time last year.The present number is 9,025 while last year's was 9,441.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Sect leader vows to return to Malaysia,
Sect leader vows to return to Malaysia, KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The leader of a messianic Islamic sect outlawed by the government has vowed to return to Malaysia "as soon as possible", the Star newspaper reported yesterday.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Firms asked to open roads
Firms asked to open roads PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Villagers in Tumbang Manjul, one of the most remote areas in the province, have asked local forest concession companies to open their roads to the public.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Market sentiment sends share prices up
Market sentiment sends share prices upBy Sigma Batara JAKARTA (JP): Positive market sentiment, which swept across the Asian stock markets last week, carried the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) and pushed the Composite Index up by 21.71 points from the previous week to close at 472.8 last Friday.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Conservationists need to seek substitute jobs for displaced
Conservationists need to seek substitute jobs for displaced JAKARTA (JP): Modern conservationists currently face the challenge not only of preserving nature but also generating alternative incomes for those who used to earn their living by exploiting the environment, an environmentalist says.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
`ASEAN way' helps solves disputes
`ASEAN way' helps solves disputesBy Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which turns 27 years old today, is by no means is free of disputes among its six members. However, it has a way of resolving these problems, which its Secretary General Dato' Ajit Singh...
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Bus crew told to improve discipline
Bus crew told to improve discipline Governor Surjadi Soedirdja called on bus drivers and the general public alike to increase their discipline and awareness of traffic laws in order to improve the city's traffic conditions.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Cement price
Cement price The price of cement keeps going up, while the government is implementing a program to provide cheap houses for millions of poor people.Everybody knows what this means. Developers or contractors who build the houses will also increase their price and finally poor people will have to...
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Stainless steel plant set up
Stainless steel plant set up JAKARTA (JP): Sudwikatmono, the owner of a widely diversified business conglomerate, plans to set up the country's first stainless steel plant with a production capacity of 60,000 tons per annum.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Three Timor students arrested
Three Timor students arrested BOBONARO, East Timor (JP): Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares said security authorities arrested three local students for bringing in forbidden books and `foreign items.'The East Timorese, who pursue their studies in Java, were arrested on their arrival at 2 a.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Cost of ID
Cost of IDFrom Forum KeadilanI do not agree with the idea of letting a private company issue residents' identity cards. I am sure it will increase the cost of getting them. Let's compare this with the cost of getting vehicle documents, driver's licenses etc.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Mother, sons killed in fire
Mother, sons killed in fire SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A mother and her four sons were killed in a fire in Bontang Baru early Saturday.Local police said that the fire, which destroyed six buildings located on Jl. Diponegoro, started in a house which belonged to a man named Sayid Achmad.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Use of Chinese language to boost tourist arrivals
Use of Chinese language to boost tourist arrivals JAKARTA (JP): The government's new policy allowing the use of Chinese characters and language for services in the tourism industry is expected to boost the arrival of tourists from Chinese speaking countries, executives said.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
ASEAN has nothing to fear with Vietnam's entry
ASEAN has nothing to fear with Vietnam's entry JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should go ahead and admit Vietnam despite its communist ideology, a foreign policy analyst says.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Tangerang mosque gets an ambulance
Tangerang mosque gets an ambulance Mrs. Muhono, on behalf of the chairman of the Harapan Kita Foundation, First Lady Tien Soeharto, late last week donated an ambulance to the organizing committee of the Al-Jabar mosque in Karawaci, Tangerang, West Java.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Consortium of 3 local banks to take over Continental Bank
Consortium of 3 local banks to take over Continental Bank JAKARTA (JP): A consortium of three local banks, Bank Central Asia, Bank Utama and Bank Danamon announced their plan on Saturday to take over Continental Bank.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Officials asked to be more sensitive to local cultures
Officials asked to be more sensitive to local cultures JAKARTA (JP): Government officials assigned to work in the regions must be more sensitive to the feelings of the local people, President Soeharto says.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Councilors upset over Bira golf course project
Councilors upset over Bira golf course project JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have thrown their weight behind an environmental organization in their concerns of possible environmental impacts caused by the development of a golf course in Big Bira island in the Seribu Islands group, North Jakarta.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Local climbers set to conquer Mt. Everest
Local climbers set to conquer Mt. EverestBy Dwiatmanta JAKARTA (JP): Mountain climbers aren't always sure what they get out of the life threatening sport.Gunawan Achmad, a 36-year-old man has devoted more than half of his life to conquering the world's highest mountains including those in Indonesia.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Drivers extorted in Senen terminal
Drivers extorted in Senen terminalFrom MerdekaLike other commercial centers, the Senen area is a busy place. It is also a hectic transit point of city buses and other public transport vehicles.This situation has apparently invited extorters who prey on bus, taxi, mikrolet and bajaj drivers in the...
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Bapindo obtains $19m offshore loan facility
Bapindo obtains $19m offshore loan facility JAKARTA (JP): The state owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) obtained a loan facility worth Rp 40 billion (US$19 million) last week from a syndication of overseas banks.
Mon, 08 Aug 1994
Changing PageMaker default font
Changing PageMaker default font JAKARTA (JP): While we're at it, here's how you can change the default font and font size in PageMaker 4.0 and 5.0. First, load PageMaker. Without opening any file or creating a new one, press Ctrl-T.The Type Specifications dialog box will appear.