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Wed, 14 Sep 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Cartoon: Prince Valiant 3:05 Music 3:30 Science World 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Indonesia, the Beloved Country: Bali 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05...
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
AIDS and NGOs
AIDS and NGOs The government has established a national guidance on handling AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) following the activities of various Non-Governmental Organizations to check the rapid spread of the disease.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Deputy nomination draws fire
Deputy nomination draws fire SEMARANG: Members of the Central Java Legislative Council are urging Governor Soewardi to be objective in nominating a new deputy, a position which has been vacant since the recent death of Suyanto.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Yogie says `no' to establishment of new party
Yogie says `no' to establishment of new party JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. ruled out yesterday the establishment of a new political party as pondered by Moslem ulemas who are dismayed by the existing parties' inability to accommodate their wishes.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Two cement producers defend price increase
Two cement producers defend price increase JAKARTA (JP): Two state-owned cement companies, PT Semen Padang and PT Semen Tonasa, defended their recent decisions to increase the prices of their products to exceed the government- set local price references.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Mayor wants better handling of diarrhea
Mayor wants better handling of diarrhea North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito has instructed the mayoralty health office to intensify its efforts to help those suffering from diarrhea in Panggang island -- one of the Seribu islands, a newspaper report said.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Rights commission observes progress in labor conditions
Rights commission observes progress in labor conditions JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has noticed an improvement in the labor condition in the country, although some employers continued to repress the rights of their workers.Brig. Gen. (ret.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Bus drivers' strike is weapon of the weak
Bus drivers' strike is weapon of the weak Thousands of commuters were stranded last week when city bus drivers staged a strike protesting the enforcement of a new traffic regulation. Sociologist Aswab Mahasin attributes the strike to long suppressed frustration on the part of the drivers.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
School hours
School hoursFrom Media IndonesiaThe schools, particularly the junior and senior high schools, are setting different timetables following the five day working system. The change of school hours has created an additional burden to schools and parents, because they have to provide lunch for the pupils.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Illegal fee at weigh station
Illegal fee at weigh stationFrom KompasThe weigh stations found in many parts of Java have become another source of illegal fees and corruption. The uniformed officials at the stations arbitrarily impose unfair fees on the passing vehicles.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Ulema not amused by tight aerobics outfits
Ulema not amused by tight aerobics outfits JAKARTA (JP): A Moslem leader in Riau is finding the tight outfits worn by female aerobic buffs too much to take."If they have to wear them they should do aerobics indoors and not in public places.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Maluku adopts Army chief
Maluku adopts Army chief AMBON, Maluku: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar was honored with the title Kapitan (chief warrior) by the people of Maluku on Tuesday.The title was presented in a traditional ceremony.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
RSCM told to clean up act
RSCM told to clean up act Members of the House of Representatives have urged the management of the state-run Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) to further improve its service to the public, including the unfriendly attitudes of its personnel.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994
Edi proposes 24 percent hike in defense spending
Edi proposes 24 percent hike in defense spending JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Gen. Edi Sudradjat is pressing for a 24 percent hike in next year's defense budget.Edi yesterday proposed a budget of Rp 6.15 trillion ($2.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Great Olajuwon gives brief basketball clinic
Great Olajuwon gives brief basketball clinic JAKARTA (JP): It was too short to be called a course, but the almost 30 minute basketball clinic put on by superstar Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon will live forever in the minds of the Indonesian junior players present.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
State keeps postal service monopoly
State keeps postal service monopoly JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned postal service Perum Pos dan Giro (PPG) will continue its monopoly in the handling of letters, postcards and aerograms under a new regulation.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Jobseekers outpace jobs
Jobseekers outpace jobs DILI, East Timor: The size of East Timor's workforce has been increasing at an annual rate of 3.74 in the last five years while the number of job opportunities are increasing at a pace of 3.37 percent, according to head of the Manpower Office Anton Setyono.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Sri Bintang wants merger of public transit companies
Sri Bintang wants merger of public transit companies JAKARTA (JP): An outspoken member of the House of Representatives has suggested the authority to ask all privately- owned public transportation companies to merge so that they can be properly controlled in order to provide more comfortable...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Rainy season likely to come late for most of Java: Karjoto
Rainy season likely to come late for most of Java: Karjoto JAKARTA (JP): The weathermen have more bad news for farmers, the government and the people of Java and eastern Indonesia who are experiencing water shortages.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
It's visa-free to visit Turkey
It's visa-free to visit Turkey JAKARTA (JP): Beginning this Thursday, Indonesian passport holders intending to visit Turkey will no longer need a visa to enter the country."This decision was made in the light of the friendly relations between Turkey and Indonesia, with the purpose of developing...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Thailand scalps favorite Japan 2-0 in U-19 opener
Thailand scalps favorite Japan 2-0 in U-19 opener JAKARTA (JP): Thailand lived up to its billing as a promising Asian soccer powerhouse as it pounded favorite Japan 2-0 in their Asian youth under-19 soccer championship opener yesterday.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Senior officials of APEC forum hail EPG report
Senior officials of APEC forum hail EPG reportBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat YOGYAKARTA (JP): Senior officials of the 17 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday gave a positive response to a report by a special task force which recommended the implementation of free...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Population conference
Population conference I have been closely following the news coming out of the International Population Conference in Cairo as published by The Jakarta Post. However, I find that the Post has so far not carried the message sent by the Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa to the Conference.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Repeat offender fatally shot for resisting arrest
Repeat offender fatally shot for resisting arrest JAKARTA (JP): A much-sought after recidivist, who had been in jail eight times since 1982, was shot to death by city police in the wee hours yesterday.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
RI introduces human resource development draft
RI introduces human resource development draftBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia introduced yesterday a draft declaration on human resource development for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), which will be proposed to the forum's ministerial meeting in Jakarta in...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Sindunegara will become doctor
Sindunegara will become doctor Karyana Sindunegara, 62, a senior lecturer from the Diponegoro University in Semarang, Central Java, will be inducted on Wednesday as doctor on literature at an inauguration ceremony at the School of Literature of the University of Indonesia (UI) in Depok.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Execution of Kupang convicts imminent
Execution of Kupang convicts imminent JAKARTA (JP): Three men sentenced to death for murdering an entire family in 1989 will be executed soon. They were allowed to meet with their close relatives for the last time last weekend at a penitentiary in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
RI forest concessions restructured
RI forest concessions restructured JAKARTA (JP): A ministerial decree will force the merger of 195 forest concessions into a smaller number in the coming five years under a new management system aimed at assuring the sustainability of Indonesian forests.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
3,000 dogs vaccinated
3,000 dogs vaccinated SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The provincial government embarked on a two-week anti-rabies campaign Saturday, providing vaccinations for 3,000 pet dogs.Deputy governor Said Abdurrachman said the campaign aimed at making East Kalimantan rabies-free.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Islanders told to shop by mail
Islanders told to shop by mail PEKANBARU, Riau: The state post office company `Perum Pos dan Giro' is introducing a "shop by mail" service to facilitate the people in this province.Syahril Lubis, head of the company's local branch, said shopping by mail can offer goods at competitive prices with...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
NGOs demand release of Moslem sect leader and family
NGOs demand release of Moslem sect leader and family KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian human rights groups yesterday demanded the immediate release of a Moslem sect leader and his wife, who were keeping their six-month-old baby with them while under state detention.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
House welcomes next tax bills as revenue getters
House welcomes next tax bills as revenue getters JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday welcomed the tax bills which will improve law enforcement among taxpayers and streamline the tax collection system.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Govt introduces workers export quota
Govt introduces workers export quota JAKARTA (JP): The government effective Jan. 1 will enforce a quota system on the number of persons a manpower supplier company can send as part of its scheme to phase out the sending of unskilled workers.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Water supply to some areas stopped
Water supply to some areas stopped The City Water Company, PAM Jaya, announced yesterday that its services to some areas in the city will be stopped for several hours today due to the installation of a remote control system in an electrical relay station.The stoppage will last from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
PSP to see more profits
PSP to see more profits JAKARTA (JP): PT Putra Surya Perkasa, a private real estate developer, estimates a 316 percent increase in this year's net profits which will be due to a growth in sales.The company's senior vice president, Jacob Kang, told reporters over the weekend that his company will...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Ulemas and Politics: The case of the NU `kiyai'
Ulemas and Politics: The case of the NU `kiyai' Nahdlatul Ulama politicians, disappointed by the recent congress of the United Development Party, are contemplating joining the Indonesian Democratic Party, while others are toying with the idea of setting up a new political entity.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Tasik ready for NU parlay
Tasik ready for NU parlay BANDUNG: The host organizers of the upcoming congress of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, says they are ready to accommodate the participants and observers to the big gathering.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Prevent pregnancy!
Prevent pregnancy! When this letter appears in The Jakarta Post, the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo may just have ended. Controversial issues linked to fertility and the status of women have been the topics of the conference.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Quality human resources
Quality human resources During the sixth five-year development plan we must focus our attention on enhancing the quality of human resources and the quality of the life. The values of social justice must touch every aspect of life.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Man may get 5 years for raping maid
Man may get 5 years for raping maid JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor H.P.W. Soekewi urged the North Jakarta District Court, yesterday, to sentence Ferdinand Sitompul to five years imprisonment for allegedly raping a maid.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Bapindo bosses sacrificed banking principles: Witness
Bapindo bosses sacrificed banking principles: Witness JAKARTA (JP): The directors of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) sacrificed banking principles in 1989 when they extended loans to Golden Key Group because they wanted to help the company beat a deadline to win a project.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Ulemas facing rising temptation to join with PDI
Ulemas facing rising temptation to join with PDI JAKARTA (JP): Moslem ulemas who opposed the re-election of the United Development Party's Ismail Hasan Metareum are becoming increasingly tempted to shift their support to the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Radar installed at troubled airport
Radar installed at troubled airport KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A mobile radar has been installed at Kuala Lumpur's airport to replace one knocked out by a fire but it will be another week before flight schedules return to normal, Malaysian Airlines System said yesterday.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:00 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: International Family Classic 4:30 Iptek 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: East Java 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Open University 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Insight 8:05 Drama 9:00...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Missionaries repatriated
Missionaries repatriated JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The government's plan to repatriate foreign missionaries under the "Indonesianization" of Christian propagation is a blow to the provincial administration, governor Jacob Pattipi said Saturday.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Major trading houses' joint ventures soaring
Major trading houses' joint ventures soaring TOKYO (AFP): The number of Asian joint ventures affiliated with six major Japanese trading houses is rapidly increasing, notably in China, where the figure is expected to surge 79 percent in the year to next March, according to a survey published...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Apartments for fire victims
Apartments for fire victims Victims of the fire which gutted hundreds of houses at Bendungan Hilir, Tanah Abang subdistrict, Central Jakarta, on Friday, have supported the municipality's plan to build apartments on the old fire site.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Indonesia's biggest shopping mall being built in Pluit
Indonesia's biggest shopping mall being built in Pluit JAKARTA (JP): Residents of North Jakarta will soon enjoy a new mega shopping mall called Mega Mall Pluit being built at a total cost of Rp 150 billion (US$68.7 million).
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Huge power expansion
Huge power expansion The massive development of new power generation stations recently, as explained by Zuhal, the president of the State Electricity Company (PLN), augurs several encouraging trends. One significant advance is the doubling of PLN's generation capacity to more than 26,000 megawatts...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Gulf to learn from Asia
Gulf to learn from Asia ABU DHABI (AFP): Gulf Arab states should copy the development experience of Japan and other Asian economic giants if they want to achieve adequate growth in non-oil sectors, a former World Bank expert says.