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Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Car taxes
Car taxesFrom Bisnis IndonesiaAccording to reports, the Jakarta City legislative council has already given its approval to a draft regulation regarding a progressive system of taxes on motorized vehicles in the Jakarta area.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Malaysian police nab 600 illegals
Malaysian police nab 600 illegals KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian police rounded up more than 600 illegal immigrants, comprising Bangladeshis, Indonesians, Burmese and Filipinos, following a swoop on a coastal town, officials said yesterday.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Environmental tragedy
Environmental tragedy A friend and I recently completed a trek in the Gunung Leuser National Park in Sumatra. During our stay we were greatly disturbed by the flagrant disregard for the park's boundaries shown by a few unscrupulous residents.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
21 killed in road crash
21 killed in road crash MEDAN, North Sumatra: Twenty-one people were killed when a bus rammed into a truck which was parked on the Trans Sumatra Highway in Labuhan Batu regency on Sunday.The Berlian Baru bus was on its way from Rantau Prapat towards Pematang Siantar when its driver lost control...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Tanah Merah people strike back over demolition of their home
Tanah Merah people strike back over demolition of their home JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of residents living in a 160-hectare disputed plot of land in Tanah Merah, North Jakarta, visited the National Commission of Human Rights yesterday, asking the Commission to stop the demolition of their shanties by...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Rubber prices firmer
Rubber prices firmer SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's rubber futures prices ended a shade firmer yesterday during quiet trading, in line with the slightly elevated Tokyo and Kobe markets, dealers said."With the Japanese markets going up almost everyday, traders were reluctant to trade today and were...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Islands rift may be raised during Mahathir's visit
Islands rift may be raised during Mahathir's visit JAKARTA (JP): The lingering dispute over the ownership of the Sipadan and Ligitan islands is likely to find its way into talks between President Soeharto and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad when the latter makes an unofficial visit later...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Expo of export products
Expo of export products JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will hold its ninth export product exhibition at the Jakarta Fairgrounds next month to promote the country's non-oil exports, which have been declining since early this year.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Resort project resumes
Resort project resumes JAKARTA (JP): The construction of the Bali Nirwana Resort (BNR) project near the Tanah Lot temple in Bali, which has been halted for eight months, will soon resume after the completion of the study on environmental impact (amdal).
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Metro Mini needs reorganization
Metro Mini needs reorganization Aip Sjarifuddin, the head of Land Transportation Company (Organda) Organization says that the management of PT Metro Mini, the biggest private land transportation in Jakarta, should be reorganized.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Beware of medical technology abuse: Defense minister
Beware of medical technology abuse: Defense minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Gen. Edi Sudradjat warns Indonesia against potential abuse of medical technology as weapons for destruction.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after gaining ground the last three weeks.The broad-based Composite Index yesterday closed at 521.23, 11.12 points off Friday's close of 532.25.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Illegal fee
Illegal feeFrom KompasLast June my family went to the Central Jakarta Religious Court Office at Tanah Abang to draw up a will. In the process we came across some rather puzzling facts.To begin with, upon registration (at table 1) we were asked to pay the administration cost of Rp 2,500 without any...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
RI's per capita income will be $1,000 by 1999
RI's per capita income will be $1,000 by 1999 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's per capita income will reach US$1,000 a year by the end of the current Sixth Five Year Plan (Repelita VI) in 1998/99, according to the country's leading statistician.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Amway expands spans
Amway expands spans JAKARTA (JP): PT Amindoway Jaya, a sole direct-selling distributor of Amway products, expands its spans into eastern provinces of the country by opening its branch in Surabaya.Frank Reuneker, president of Amindoway Jaya, said here yesterday that the opening of the Surabaya...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Investors need more information on East Timor
Investors need more information on East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): The government and local administration need to prepare detailed information on potential businesses that can be developed by private sector companies in a bid to attract investors into East Timor, economist Frans Seda says.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Two may be jailed for operating gambling den
Two may be jailed for operating gambling den JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Soejitno demanded yesterday that the North Jakarta District court sentence defendant Guan An and Willy Hartono to eight and five months imprisonment respectively for their alleged roles in a gambling operation.
Tue, 13 Sep 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, 13 Sep 1994
Diarrhea hospitalizes 36 and kills one on Panggang Island
Diarrhea hospitalizes 36 and kills one on Panggang Island JAKARTA (JP): An outbreak of diarrhea has killed one person and caused 36 other people to be hospitalized in Panggang -- one of the Seribu islands -- a newspaper report said.
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Family planning in East Timor
Family planning in East Timor DILI, East Timor: Some 43 percent of an estimated 106,000 fertile couples in the predominantly Roman Catholic East Timor are registered as participants of family planning.An official of the governor's office, Armen Thaher, said that the majority of the couples opted...
Tue, 13 Sep 1994
Terminal fees
Terminal feesFrom NeracaI would like to bring my personal experience in Pulogadung terminal to the authority's notice. The practice of taking illegal fees at this particular terminal is rampant and it becomes livelier particularly in the early hours when the inter- city buses are arriving from West...
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Industrial estates need more roads
Industrial estates need more roads JAKARTA (JP): Rapid development makes it imperative to provide more roads to facilitate the transportation of the raw materials needed by the industry in Karawang and Bekasi and to carry products to market.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Islamic students demonstrate
Islamic students demonstrate SEMARANG, Central Java: About 600 students of the state Walisongo Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) staged a demonstration Saturday to protest the government's plan to merge the school with one in Purwokerto.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Medan jails union leader
Medan jails union leader MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court has sentenced an executive of the rebel Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union to six months in jail for his role in April's workers' riots.
Mon, 12 Sep 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, 12 Sep 1994
State banks cut lending despite excess funds
State banks cut lending despite excess funds JAKARTA (JP): The country's six state banks significantly reduced their lending activities in the first semester of this year amid growing public scrutiny of their bad loan problems.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Try reveals main factors in progress of RI sports
Try reveals main factors in progress of RI sports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's progress in sports depends on the availability of talent, patrons and coaches, Vice President Try Sutrisno said at the 11th anniversary of the National Sports Day (Haornas) at Maesa stadium, Tondano, North Sulawesi.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Additional 114,000 hectares of rice fields needed annually
Additional 114,000 hectares of rice fields needed annually BOGOR, West Java (JP): An additional 114,000 hectares of rice fields are needed every year to maintain the nation's self- sufficiency in rice until early next century, an agricultural expert says.Dr.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Indonesia to develop agro-biotechnology
Indonesia to develop agro-biotechnology CIAWI, Bogor, West Java: Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie says Indonesia will intensify its use of biotechnology to develop the agribusiness industry.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
For many jobseekers, it's sink or swim in Malaysia
For many jobseekers, it's sink or swim in MalaysiaBy Ridwan Sijabat BATAM, Riau (JP): Hundreds of workers are believed to cross into Malaysia illegally each week from this island.They should consider themselves fortunate.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Pertamina vows to provide more fuel for Muara Baru
Pertamina vows to provide more fuel for Muara Baru JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Pertamina oil and gas company will provide 700 kiloliters of diesel fuel to cope with the scarcity of fuel needed by trawlers operating in Muara Baru."Part of the fuel has been sent to the Muara Baru fish port.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Transportation agency wants action on taxis
Transportation agency wants action on taxis JAKARTA (JP): The Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) wants the municipality to order taxi companies to add cars to their fleets rather than permitting the operation of new taxi firms.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
170 Irian rebels back home
170 Irian rebels back home AMBON, Maluku: As many as 170 separatists seeking an independent Irian Jaya have returned from Papua New Guinea, according to the local military commander.Maj. Gen. Tarub, commander of the Trikora military command, who oversees security in Irian Jaya and Maluku, said the...
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Young boy killed, 240 families homeless in Pejompongan fire
Young boy killed, 240 families homeless in Pejompongan fire JAKARTA (JP): An eight-year-old boy was killed and around 240 families were rendered homeless when a fire, believed to have been caused by a candle, razed a slum area in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Stock market maintains upward momentum
Stock market maintains upward momentum JAKARTA (JP): The market continued its upward momentum last week as local and foreign investors followed the advice of a number of major securities houses to increase their investment in Indonesia.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Here are some more tricks that you can do with CorelDRAW!
Here are some more tricks that you can do with CorelDRAW!By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Here are some more things that you can do with CorelDRAW!. You can use any of these tricks to create stunning company logos or eye-catching headlines for your newsletter.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Feasibility of futures trading to be discussed
Feasibility of futures trading to be discussed JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Commodity Exchange Agency (Bapebti) will organize a series of seminars and workshops to discuss futures trading in a number of major cities in the country before introducing futures transactions.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Peter Pan & the Pirates 3:00 Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 Students' Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Health program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: D.I.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Govt prepared to admit value of traditional medicine
Govt prepared to admit value of traditional medicine JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi disclosed on Saturday that the government is prepared to recognize the practice of traditional medicine even as far as integrating it with its own health services alongside conventional medicine.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Wanted robber arrested
Wanted robber arrested TEMANGGUNG, Central Java: The local police have arrested a man who has been on their wanted list for some time in connection with a series of thefts in the city.The 34-year-old fugitive, identified only by his initials TB, was shot in the leg twice by arresting officers as he...
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Indonesia is still attractive: Keidanren
Indonesia is still attractive: Keidanren JAKARTA (JP): A Japanese business leader has hinted that Japanese investors are becoming more and more interested in doing businesses in China and India even though Indonesia's investment climate remains attractive.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Robbers make off with valuables
Robbers make off with valuables A gang of burglars armed with daggers and sickles broke into the house of a resident of Dukuh village, Cikupa sub-district on Friday, making off with 380 grams of gold and Rp 800,000 in cash.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Undercover agents assigned to catch crooked cops
Undercover agents assigned to catch crooked cops JAKARTA (JP): The city police chief has ordered the heads of related directorates to deploy plainclothes officers to arrest policemen found violating standard procedures when ticketing people breaking the traffic law.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Too much or not enough
Too much or not enough Although inflation in August was at 0.89 percent, which is lower than the 1.37 percent we saw in July, the rise in the price of food alone is a high 1.46 percent.This price hike is primarily caused by the 5.27 percent increase for rice, which was due to the drought.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Opening more gateways
Opening more gateways The new Indonesia-Singapore air service agreement to be signed in Central Java later this month bears a new, fundamental development. For the first time, Indonesia's bilateral civil aviation pact will include private airliners.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Lack of legal certainty affects RI's exports
Lack of legal certainty affects RI's exports JAKARTA (JP): The lack of legal certainty in Indonesia, which is most noticeable in the poor enforcement of law, is affecting Indonesia's export performance, according to a law professor.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
China buys stake in RI
China buys stake in RI BEIJING (Reuter): The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) said on Saturday it had bought a 32.58 percent stake in oilfields off Indonesia, becoming their biggest single shareholder.CNOOC did not say how much it paid.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
British TV bans MPI forestry ad
British TV bans MPI forestry ad In response to your article about the British TV body suspending the forestry commercial paid for and produced by the Indonesian Forestry Community (MPI), published on Aug. 15, 1994.The executive president of Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers, A.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
RP ship leaks oil but no damage
RP ship leaks oil but no damage MANILA (Reuter): A Philippine Navy ship with a cracked hull leaked oil off southern Palawan island but the spillage was minor and caused no damage to mangrove forests, the Navy said yesterday.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Bailing out Kanindo comes first, minister says
Bailing out Kanindo comes first, minister says JAKARTA (JP): The government, under strong pressure to prosecute businessman Robby Tjahjadi for the debt problems at his textile business empire, says that its chief priority is to rescue the company in which huge sums of state funds have been invested.