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Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Sabatini takes revenge over Yayuk in erratic exhibition play
Sabatini takes revenge over Yayuk in erratic exhibition play JAKARTA (JP): Gabriela Sabatini's service, or rather her inability to serve with any consistency, proved to be the most intriguing aspect of her exhibition showdown last night with Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki at the Kemayoran Tennis Center.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Imported U.S. players to boost Indonesia's basketball league
Imported U.S. players to boost Indonesia's basketball league JAKARTA (JP): Local basketball fans are sure to enjoy the addition of U.S. players in the national semi-professional league (Kobatama) which starts at the end of this month.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Six die in diarrhea outbreak
Six die in diarrhea outbreak CIAMIS, West Java: Six people have died in an outbreak of diarrhea which has hospitalized at least 400 villagers in the Cipaku district, officials said.They fear that the number of people affected will rise because it hits remote villages inaccessible by four-wheel...
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
HK company to construct US$2 billion power plant
HK company to construct US$2 billion power plant JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) yesterday awarded a contract to Hong Kong-based Consolidated Electric Power Asia (CEPA) Ltd.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Transit firms drag feet on night fleets
Transit firms drag feet on night fleets JAKARTA (JP): The Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ) said that most transportation companies operating wide-bodied buses are reluctant to operate their fleets at night because it is not economically feasible.The agency's head, J.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Caption
CaptionCorrection: The new branch office of Standard Chartered Bank in the Atria Square building on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, was opened on Thursday by David Moir (not Doug Dowie as printed in yesterday's newspaper), the executive director for the Asia Pacific region of the Standard Chartered...
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
KL wants further talks on disputed isles
KL wants further talks on disputed isles JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia yesterday agreed to continue its negotiations with Indonesia to try to resolve the ownership of two small islands off East Kalimantan, according to a senior Indonesian official.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Business in Riau
Business in RiauFrom JayakartaI would like to suggests a better way to do business in Riau. I am an indigenous businessman and sense that there is an increasing social jealousy in Riau as a result of shrinking job opportunities.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Man killed in duel with stepfather
Man killed in duel with stepfather JAKARTA (JP): A 27-year-old man was stabbed to death by his stepfather in a bloody duel sparked by the victim's disagreement with his mother's decision to marry a man who is one year younger than him.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Indonesia strongly against legalization of abortion
Indonesia strongly against legalization of abortion JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia strongly objects to the full legalization of abortion and will deal with the issue on a case by case basis, according to State Minister of Population/Chairman of the National Family Planning Board Haryono Suyono.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Forest fund for planes nagged
Forest fund for planes nagged YOGYAKARTA: Dozens of students staged a protest on Thursday against the government's decision to use Rp 400 billion ($193 million) in reforestation funds to finance the national aircraft industry.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Yogyakarta at the end of the 20th century
Yogyakarta at the end of the 20th centuryBy Hartoyo Pratiknyo JAKARTA (JP): It may be that the character of a place, like its beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Thus, different people are certain to view the ongoing ethno-photographic exhibition at Erasmus Huis, "Social and cultural activities...
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Three financial firms embark on pension funding services
Three financial firms embark on pension funding services JAKARTA (JP): Dharmala Manulife, the life insurance division of the Dharmala Group, yesterday launched its pension plan funding services, becoming the third financial institution to introduce the relatively new product this week.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Crackdown on illegal liquor
Crackdown on illegal liquor SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police have seized more than 11,500 bottles of liquor from unauthorized shops this month.The authorities also confiscated a large quantity of illicit drugs of various brand names, Samarinda police precinct chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Swimming vital to Navy recruits
Swimming vital to Navy recruits JAKARTA (JP): The ability to swim is essential for any member of the Navy and, in the future, this will be included in the conditions of recruitment, a Navy official said.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Sports: Tennis W.T.A. 3:30 TV Series: The Return of Sherlock Holmes 4:30 Youth drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film: Special Force 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: West Kalimantan 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Karya Inovatif 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV...
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Sadao and Carlton to entertain Jakarta
Sadao and Carlton to entertain Jakarta Japanese saxophonist Sadao Watanabe is scheduled to perform at the Blue Note Jazz Club and restaurant on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, from Sept. 26 through Oct. 1.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Unicef gives thumbs up to RI children program
Unicef gives thumbs up to RI children program JAKARTA (JP): The president of the executive board of the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef), Anne Semamba Makinda, concluded a week-long visit yesterday, saying she is impressed with Indonesia's campaign against infant mortality.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Travelers Guide
Travelers Guide BANDUNG (JP): A list of information on southern Bandung's holiday spots may be necessary for first-time visitors to these destinations.* Public Transportation Services- From Bandung: A number of buses and minibuses ply the routes between Bandung- Ciwidey-Situ Patengan.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
APEC institutionalization moving rapidly
APEC institutionalization moving rapidlyBy Faisal Harahap JAKARTA (JP): APEC will not be formally structured in the near future, but the process of institutionalization within the grouping is moving relatively fast.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Electricity firm seeking partners in joint ventures
Electricity firm seeking partners in joint ventures JAKARTA (JP): The state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is looking for partners among domestic and foreign firms for cooperation in the establishment of two subsidiaries which will be prepared for going public.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Red Cross fund raising month begins today
Red Cross fund raising month begins today JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans will have to set aside a bit of their incomes for humanitarian purposes in line with a two-month fund raising campaign launched by the Jakarta chapter of Indonesian Red Cross (PMI DKI) yesterday."The campaign will last from Sept.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Woman reports lover for assault, abuse
Woman reports lover for assault, abuse JAKARTA (JP): A 21-year-old woman, who claims to have been battered and sexually assaulted by her clandestine lover, has brought her case to the city police.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Tougher battles await
Tougher battles await Come September. This is not a reference to a film of the late 1950s but to the string of sporting events now in progress in Jakarta, which are dominating the news in local papers. Apart from hosting the 29th Asian Under-19 Soccer Championship from Sept.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
ABRI revamps career system to lure college grads
ABRI revamps career system to lure college grads JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) has revamped its career development system to encourage more university graduates to consider the military as a career.Maj. Gen.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Bapindo's weaknesses revealed in Court
Bapindo's weaknesses revealed in Court JAKARTA (JP): Court testimony by two senior Bapindo executives revealed weaknesses in the way crucial decisions were made and reviewed by the directors of the government-owned bank in 1992 that led to the Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) debacle.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Southern Bandung embarks on promotion of `hidden treasures'
Southern Bandung embarks on promotion of `hidden treasures' This is the first of two stories on tourism in southern Bandung Regency. The second story will appear tomorrow in the first Sunday edition of The Jakarta Post.By Rita A. Widiadana BANDUNG (JP): God smiled when He created Sunda.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Japan provides $170m in aid for Indonesia
Japan provides $170m in aid for Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Japan and Indonesia yesterday closed a two-day annual consultation on technical cooperation and grant assistance, totaling US$170 million, to be implemented this fiscal year.The record of discussion was signed yesterday by S.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Five fishermen's bodies found
Five fishermen's bodies found CILACAP, Central Java: Search and rescue workers yesterday found the bodies of five of the seven fishermen who went missing after their fishing boat broke down in high seas last week.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices further strengthened yesterday in active trading following a sharp decline earlier this week.The broad-based Composite Index gained 3.5 points to close the week at 525.62 from 522.03 on Thursday. The index recorded a total loss of 6.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
South Korea boys survives thriller with 2-2 draw
South Korea boys survives thriller with 2-2 draw JAKARTA (JP): Red-hot favorite South Korea spared itself any humiliation against spirited Kuwait at the Asian Youth Under-19 soccer championship yesterday with a 2-2 draw.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Trouble brewing in PDI's chapter in Jakarta too
Trouble brewing in PDI's chapter in Jakarta too JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri faced another potentially explosive situation as the party's chapter in Jakarta opened its congress last night.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Has Cambodia's media democracy gone wild?
Has Cambodia's media democracy gone wild? PHNOM PENH (UPI): The assassination of newspaper editor Nuon Chan highlights the fragility -- and for some the dilemma -- of Cambodia's media.The 44-year-old editor was killed by two gunmen on a motorbike in central Phnom Penh Sept.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Midwives make a difference
Midwives make a difference I would like to make a comment on the letter from Ms. Saifudin regarding hospital rules which was published in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 5, 1994.My child was born on March 23, 1994 at the Pondok Indah Hospital (PIH).
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Tri Polyta makes $127m from share sales on Nasdaq
Tri Polyta makes $127m from share sales on Nasdaq JAKARTA (JP): PT Tri Polyta Indonesia, a polypropylene resins producer, announced here yesterday that it generated US$127 million from the sale of 29 percent of its shares through the Nasdaq capital market in the United States.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Guntur bridge closed
Guntur bridge closedFrom NeracaThe Jakarta Land Transport Control Agency hereby announces that the Guntur bridge will be closed completely. The decision was made on the grounds that the bridge is too dangerous to accommodate public transportation.Beginning Sept. 16, 1994 traffic from Jl.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Japanese tourist drowns
Japanese tourist drowns JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A Japanese tourist and his local porter were drowned in the Baliem River on Wednesday, an official said.Searches for Shinichiro Minamide, 20, and porter Eligius Asso, 21, continued yesterday to no avail, the Antara news agency said.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Man wanted for using name of UI to cheat students
Man wanted for using name of UI to cheat students JAKARTA (JP): Police are searching for one of four alleged con artists who cheated thousands of high school students in the Jakarta greater area in a scam using the name of the University of Indonesia (UI).Lt. Col. A.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Canadian mission due here
Canadian mission due here JAKARTA (JP): A trade mission on building and construction from the Canadian province of Ontario is expected to arrive here on Sept. 20 for a five-day visit.The Canadian Embassy announced yesterday that the mission, sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development...
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Yorrys to be tried soon
Yorrys to be tried soon Yorrys Raweyai, chairman of the Jakarta chapter of a powerful youth organization, will be tried at the West Jakarta District Court soon for gambling.Yorrys's dossier was handed over to the district court on Thursday by the West Jakarta Prosecutor's OfficeThe prosecutor's...
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Use of chrome in industrial water dangerous
Use of chrome in industrial water dangerous JAKARTA (JP): Many manufacturing plants in Indonesia are still using chrome, a hazardous chemical substance, to improve the quality of water in their cooling and boiling systems, an industrial expert says.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Yayuk signs contract with American company
Yayuk signs contract with American company JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top women's tennis player Yayuk Basuki yesterday signed a two-year deal with Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods.The contract, Yayuk said, was part of her annual, US$200,000 contract with the Hong Kong-based Spectrum which manages...
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
New policy on vehicle ownership gets mixed reactions
New policy on vehicle ownership gets mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): City councilors gave mixed reactions to the city administration's new policy which requires them to put a special sticker on car license plates as evidence that the car tax has been paid.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
YLBHI sues police for banning seminar
YLBHI sues police for banning seminar JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has filed a lawsuit against the South Jakarta Police for abruptly dispersing a seminar about land disputes which it organized early this month.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Five day week
Five day weekFrom RepublikaI would like to comment on the five day school week, particularly at elementary schools.In larger cities the number of pupils attending religious schools after school may be very small. In rural regions, however, religious schools are very common.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Traffic problems
Traffic problemsFrom RepublikaThe traffic problems in Jakarta have their root in conflicting societal and individual interests. We have done much for the private car owners and have done little for public transportation.There are about two million vehicles in Jakarta.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Elderly woman ignites herself
Elderly woman ignites herself A 75-year-old woman was killed after she poured kerosene on her body and then set herself on fire.The incident took place on Wednesday on Jl.Thalib III West Jakarta, Post Kota reported.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
North-South dialog tense: Mahathir
North-South dialog tense: Mahathir JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday poured cold water on the current Non-Aligned Movement's endeavor to promote dialog with the rich industrialized countries, saying that North-South relations are filled with antagonism.
Sat, 17 Sep 1994
Discipline needed
Discipline neededFrom KompasThe plan to establish mass rapid transit as a sophisticated means of transportation in Jakarta will surely make Jakarta a metropolitan city able to rival other large cities in the world.