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Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Teak forest burnt
Teak forest burnt SEMARANG, Central Java: A fire has occurred in the teak forest which covers an area of 460 hectares in Blora, but no serious damages have been reported.Spokesman for the Central Java Forestry Office Toto TS Oedjoe said the fire early this month only affected the leaves of the...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Eco-labeling starts hurting textile exports
Eco-labeling starts hurting textile exports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may have already lost some of its potential export markets for textiles and garments, the first victims of the "eco-labeling" policy, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday.
Tue, 02 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.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Boat sinks with rice
Boat sinks with rice PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: A motorized boat which plies the province's remote areas sank on Sunday with 39 tons of rice on board on the Kahayan river.Some 15 tons of the rice belonging to traders have been salvaged from the water.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Australia hails joint military exercises with RI
Australia hails joint military exercises with RI JAKARTA (JP): Australian Defense Minister Senator Robert Ray says the joint exercises conducted by Australian and Indonesian forces have contributed to the strengthening of overall bilateral relations between the two countries.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Manggarai residents accept compensation
Manggarai residents accept compensation All but one of the twelve residents of the Manggarai subdistrict in Tebet, South Jakarta, have agreed on the compensation price of their land which is being appropriated for the construction of a new underpass road.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Crime inevitable in big city, Moerdiono says
Crime inevitable in big city, Moerdiono says JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday that the presence of crime in a big city like Jakarta is inevitable."This is an accompanying problem which arises in the development of every major city of the world," Moerdiono said during...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Leaving `yes-man' phenomenon to be able to say `no'
Leaving `yes-man' phenomenon to be able to say `no'By Rohmad Hadiwijoyo ARLINGTON, Virginia, U.S.A. (JP): Before delegates sit down at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Jakarta later this year we must answer a pressing question: how can small business and technology transfer be...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Moerdiono heads APEC committee
Moerdiono heads APEC committee JAKARTA (JP): The government has formed a committee to organize the upcoming meeting of the leaders of the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum slated for November.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Malaysian banks to grow
Malaysian banks to grow KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian commercial banks are expected to repeat their strong 1993 showing this year but may face future stiff competition from high-profiled foreign banks operating locally, analysts said.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Youth organization chief to be tried for gambling
Youth organization chief to be tried for gambling JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday that seven people who were caught in a raid in a gambling den in West Jakarta late last week, including the head of a powerful youth organization, will be tried in court soon.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Smuggled logs seized
Smuggled logs seized BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Provincial police apprehended four trucks which were carrying 75 cubic meters of illegal logs bound for Jakarta.The trucks were caught on Jl. Soekarno-Hatta last week by patrolling police.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
RI's foreign debt still at safe level: Saleh Affif
RI's foreign debt still at safe level: Saleh Affif JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's considerable offshore borrowing is still at a safe level because it has soft terms with low interest rates and long grace periods, a minister says.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Concern over reefs
Concern over reefs It doesn't seem so very long ago that Indonesian authorities in charge of nature conservation and tourism could rightfully boast of the fact that some of the world's most magnificent coral reefs are found in this country's waters.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
The history of world-famous Central Jakarta's Jl. Jaksa
The history of world-famous Central Jakarta's Jl. Jaksa Jl. Jaksa is quite popular for its cheap but good hotels especially among backpackers. In the first part of two articles, The Jakarta Post reporter Lenah Susianty interviews visitors and also Nathanael Lawalata, the man who first developed a...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Ismail Hasan says `yes', finally
Ismail Hasan says `yes', finally JAKARTA (JP): Breaking his long silence, chairman of the Moslem-oriented United Development Party (PPP) Ismail Hasan Metareum announced yesterday he would seek re-election.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: The Frog Prince 4:30 Students' Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Belief in God the Almighty 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05 Music...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Two killed in train crash
Two killed in train crash CIREBON, West Java: Two persons were instantly killed on Sunday when a train hit their van in Brebes, Central Java.Three other passengers suffered serious injuries.The van was passing an unattended railway crossing when the train coming from Surakarta, Central Java, to...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Sarwono plans local coast guard units to save sea resources
Sarwono plans local coast guard units to save sea resources JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja proposed yesterday the creation of local coast guard units throughout Indonesia to protect marine resources such as coral reefs and mangroves.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
264 traders protest
264 traders protest BEKASI (JP): A total of 264 vendors operating at the Pondok Gede Market in Bekasi are complaining about the new one-meter wide alleyways which they say are too narrow.M. Pasaribu, one of the vendors, said they were used to the old passageways of one-and-a-half meters.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Indonesia offers help on population
Indonesia offers help on population JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on other developing countries to close ranks with Indonesia and rely more on their own resources in development efforts.Addressing the three-day population meeting of 11 developing countries yesterday, Soeharto offered to...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Disappointed by developer
Disappointed by developerFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe leaflet issued by PT Mega Pasanggrahan Indah in its sale promotion of Cinere Mall says that 48 shops/houses (Ruko) are on sale. These Ruko units are specially and carefully designed for good and convenient home living and business promotion.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Salim enters paging service and television
Salim enters paging service and television JAKARTA (JP): Through its Hong Kong-based subsidiary, Salim Group, the country's major conglomerate, enters the radio paging service in cooperation with the cooperative of the employees of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Water firm starts pipe project
Water firm starts pipe project The construction of a 11.5 kilometer long pipe with a diameter of 1.6 meters from the Tarum Barat river in East Jakarta to the Pejompongan water treatment plant in Central Jakarta is expected to be completed in November next year.M.N.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Bus service
Bus serviceFrom KompasOn Sunday, July 17 my family departed on a Jambi Indah bus from Jambi to Bandung. Our choice of bus company was made at the last minute because tickets on other bus companies were not available.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Slavery band busted
Slavery band busted BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Police have arrested four people on charges of selling a 13-year-old girl into prostitution.Lampung police chief Col. Endang Suwanda said the girl, a junior high school student, was rescued from a hotel where she had been forced into having sex with...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
13 foreign players to join Kosgoro table tennis meet
13 foreign players to join Kosgoro table tennis meet JAKARTA (JP): China's world number five Wang Hao and the 1993 Asian champion Kang Hee-chan of South Korea are among 13 international table-tennis players who will participate in the second Kosgoro Cup at the basketball hall of the Senayan sports...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
U.S. military training still open to Indonesia
U.S. military training still open to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia no longer receives U.S. aid to train its military officers, American education facilities are still available to members of the Indonesian Armed Forces, a senior official of the U.S. State Department said yesterday.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) improved yesterday with the prime price indicator gaining ground for the first time in 10 days.The Composite Index, the main price barometer, gained 1.6 points to close at 452.72 from 451.08 on Friday.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
RI hosts Switzerland on rebound-ace court
RI hosts Switzerland on rebound-ace court JAKARTA (JP): Host Indonesia has opted to use the rebound-ace court at Senayan tennis indoor stadium for its Davis Cup World Group qualifying round matches against giant Switzerland next month for long-term strategic reasons.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Govt to improve climate for insurance business
Govt to improve climate for insurance business JAKARTA (JP): The government is committed to improving the climate for the insurance business in the country in face of liberalization under the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) forum.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Bahasa Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia Having read Mr. Yoshikazu Wada's letter, quoted from Media Indonesia (The Jakarta Post, July 29, 1994), I recall my trip to New Zealand a year ago. I met with a Japanese student who, beyond expectations, greeted me with a surprising "Hapaa kabar.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Students brawl
Students brawlFrom NeracaOn a hot sunny day in Jakarta the students of Junior High School 35 in the Gambir area, Central Jakarta, were on their way home after school. Suddenly they fled in total fear. Some of them ran into the Gambir railway station, others entered Pertamina House, but all were...
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Country tour seen effective for international promotion
Country tour seen effective for international promotion JAKARTA (JP): The recent on-the-road tour of a government delegation to several international business centers gained positive and warm welcomes from international businesspersons, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad says.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Silalahi optimistic about five-day working week
Silalahi optimistic about five-day working week JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Administrative Reforms T.B. Silalahi expressed optimism yesterday that the five day working week, which is being implemented by a number of agencies as a trial this month, will be a success.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Marketing new product
Marketing new productFrom Media IndonesiaIt all began with the launching of new product, Grafix printer tape, produced by PT BIR in Marunda, North Jakarta. We, a marketing group, were interested in marketing the new product.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
`Eclectic approach solution for world's dynamic economy'
`Eclectic approach solution for world's dynamic economy' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must adopt an eclectic approach in determining macro-economic policy to face developments in the dynamic world economy, economist Soedradjad Djiwandono argues.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Japanese bomb found
Japanese bomb found JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A medium-sized bomb left by Japanese troops during the World War II has been found intact in Sowi, Manokwari regency.Manokwari police chief Major Tjahjo Hernoadi said the 2.5 ton bomb was found protruding from the earth's surface.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Man killed in mass brawl
Man killed in mass brawl Surakarta, Central Java: A 20-year-old man named Hari Santoso was killed on Saturday night in a violent brawl involving 25 youths in the Slembaran Sarengan village.He was killed by a sword.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Indonesia considers assisting Rwandans
Indonesia considers assisting Rwandans JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is exploring the possibility of providing humanitarian assistance to the civil-war torn Rwanda, President Soeharto was quoted as saying yesterday.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Cable thief arrested
Cable thief arrested BANDUNG, West Java: Citizens caught a man stealing underground power cables which had not been used and impounded a truck used to carry the loot last week, police said.Chief of the Bandung police precinct Lt. Col.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Low-cost apartments ready by October
Low-cost apartments ready by October The head of the City Housing Office, Ongky Sukasah, said that former residents of the Tanah Tinggi, Central Jakarta, fire site will soon be able to inhabit the new low-cost apartments being built by the city administration.
Tue, 02 Aug 1994
Quo vadis Indonesian film
Quo vadis Indonesian filmFrom Media IndonesiaThe mushrooming of pornographic film posters have caused great concern. The films Anggur Perkawinan (Marriage Wine) and Ranjang Ternoda (Stained Iron Bed) are just examples.The films are full of sex scenes.
Mon, 01 Aug 1994
Magazine closures raise doubts about direction of openness
Magazine closures raise doubts about direction of openness JAKARTA (JP): A noted political scientist says the recent revocation of publishing licenses for three news magazines raises doubts about the direction of the current drive towards political openness in Indonesia.
Mon, 01 Aug 1994
Tributes flow for Gus Dur's mother
Tributes flow for Gus Dur's mother SURABAYA: Tributes continued to flow as Mrs. Solechah Wahid Hasyim, the mother of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), was buried in Jombang on Saturday.Mrs.
Mon, 01 Aug 1994
Red Cross swears its blood clinics hygienic
Red Cross swears its blood clinics hygienic JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Chapter of the Indonesian Red Cross has assured donors, who have recently questioned hygienic conditions at its blood transfusion units, that it only uses disposable hypodermic syringes.
Mon, 01 Aug 1994
Indonesian maid found stabbed
Indonesian maid found stabbed HONG KONG (AFP): Police yesterday were taking a statement from the employer of an Indonesian house maid who was found stabbed on the podium of a private housing estate in a Hong Kong suburb.
Mon, 01 Aug 1994
Apartment living is a must now: Surjadi
Apartment living is a must now: Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said that living in apartments in a big city like Jakarta is not a question of culture as some people think, but more a question of conditions.
Mon, 01 Aug 1994
NGOs against naming of corrupt officials
NGOs against naming of corrupt officials JAKARTA (JP): Executives of two non-governmental organizations said that a city counselor's proposal to publish the names of corrupt city officials in the mass media would not be effective.
Mon, 01 Aug 1994
Airports, ports planned for int'l flights, trade
Airports, ports planned for int'l flights, trade JAKARTA (JP): Airports and seaports in North Sulawesi, West Kalimantan and East Kalimantan will be developed to facilitate international flights and trade to support the establishment of sub-regional cooperation involving Indonesia, the Philippines,...