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Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Malaysian firm to export water
Malaysian firm to export water KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian company plans to sell drinking water from the largest man-made lake in Southeast Asia to West Asia and Africa, officials and news reports said yesterday.Ambangan Selasih Sdn. Bhd.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Asian police, experts to help fight crime in Australia
Asian police, experts to help fight crime in Australia SYDNEY (Reuter): Police in Australia's most populous state are planning to recruit Asian police and crime experts after the murder of a local politician who campaigned strongly against Asian gangs in a Sydney suburb.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Cooperatives launch cotton plantations
Cooperatives launch cotton plantations JAKARTA (JP): Cooperatives and farmers, in cooperation with Unitex of Japan, are establishing one million hectares of cotton plantations in South Sulawesi with an initial investment of Rp 5 billion (US$2.3 million).
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Soeharto tells Jakartans not to be complacent
Soeharto tells Jakartans not to be complacent JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told residents of Jakarta on Saturday not to be complacent after winning the nation's most prestigious development award."Complacency could weaken our zest for development and consume our alertness," Soeharto said after...
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Driver hits police car
Driver hits police car Police have detained a driver of a sand truck who deliberately slammed his vehicle into a police patrol van on Thursday in Pekajon, Bekasi.The driver identified only as JB, 21, ran his truck into the van carrying a group of policemen who were trying to apprehend him after he...
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Indonesia holds Qatar 1-1 in U-19 soccer tourney
Indonesia holds Qatar 1-1 in U-19 soccer tourney JAKARTA (JP): A year of training in Italy was far from enough for young Indonesian players, who started the season with a mediocre performance in the 29th Asian youth, under-19 soccer championship with a 1-1 draw against Qatar.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Taxi meters
Taxi metersFrom Media IndonesiaOn Monday, Sept. 5, a friend and I were using President Taxi No. 2053, going from Kampung Rambutan to Lenteng Agung. The driver was reluctant to take us because it was a short ride, but was forced to because the company's rules state that passengers must be served,...
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Traffic engineer for Jakarta
Traffic engineer for Jakarta "One way traffic even creates new problems," said Tubagus M. Rais (Jakarta Post, Sept.1). He is quite right, but it is not only one-way traffic. It is total lack of foresight.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Batam becomes transit point for illegal workers
Batam becomes transit point for illegal workers BATAM, Riau (JP): Two motorboats carrying 70 people set off from a luxury house by a stream one recent, dark night. Their engines had been switched off and the boats were quietly paddled along the stream towards the sea.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Special games festival planned
Special games festival planned A total of 100 former mental patients and lepers will be among the physically and mentally handicapped athletes taking part in a sports meet and art festival on Sept. 13 and Sept. 14 at Cipayung, East Jakarta.The head of the organizing committee, Ruslan A.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
VLEACH approach best tool for environmental impact
VLEACH approach best tool for environmental impactBy Imam Soeseno JAKARTA (JP): Imagine a situation in which you, a hydrologist, are involved in conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of a proposed golf course.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Israeli woman can enter KL for child abuse forum
Israeli woman can enter KL for child abuse forum KUALA LUMPUR (Kyodo): An Israeli woman has been allowed to enter Malaysia to attend an international forum on child abuse in what is seen as a strong indication that Malaysia is moving toward opening links with Israel, forum organizers said yesterday.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Man charged with swindling Rp 1.5b
Man charged with swindling Rp 1.5b METRO, Lampung: A bank employee will soon stand trial on charges of swindling Rp 1.5 billion (US$690,000) from the local branch of Bank Pembangunan Daerah.Head of the Metro district court Suratman said that although the court had received the dossier, the exact...
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
More than 3,000 drivers fined
More than 3,000 drivers fined The City police announced that it has fined at least 3,465 drivers who committed traffic violations during the period between Sept.1 and 7.Antara news agency reported that Metro Mini bus drivers topped the list of the violators with a total of 827 cases.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Construction of $2.6b power plant begins
Construction of $2.6b power plant beginsBy Frits H. Pangemanan PROBOLINGGO, East Java (JP): PT Paiton Energy Company began constructing its US$2.6 billion power plant here under loan commitments worth $2.05 billion from international financial institutions.
Mon, 12 Sep 1994
Sanyo's refrigerator plant
Sanyo's refrigerator plant JAKARTA (JP): The Japan-based Sanyo electronics manufacturer will relocate its refrigerator plant to Bekasi, east of Jakarta, next year, an executive says.The president of PT Sanyo Industries Indonesia, Koji Miyagawa, told reporters here Saturday that the Japanese...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Ismail plays down threat from ulemas
Ismail plays down threat from ulemas JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) is playing down a threat by ulemas to remove their support from his political organization in rejection of his re-election.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
12 consortia to joint phone project tender
12 consortia to joint phone project tender JAKARTA (JP): The government has chosen 12 consortia to take part in the tender for the establishment of two million telephone lines within the current Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (Repelita VI) period.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
W. Java's chief prosecutor dies
W. Java's chief prosecutor dies BANDUNG: The chief of the West Java High Prosecutors Office, Soegeng Soemartopo Marsigit, died on Friday after a stroke, according to the Attorney General's office in Jakarta.Soegeng, 59, died in the Hasan Sadikin General Hospital in Bandung.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Palm oil prices sink as India turns to soyoil
Palm oil prices sink as India turns to soyoil KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Palm oil prices, which surged to nine- year highs this week on talk of Indian demand, tumbled after New Delhi turned to soybean oil imports for the first time in many years, regional traders said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
City public transportation back to normal
City public transportation back to normal JAKARTA (JP): City public transportation returned back to normal as most minibus drivers ended their sit-in strike yesterday.Passengers at many bus terminals and shelters were able to be commuted at most hours and the daily view of the packed, long lines of...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Govt told to probe criminal aspects of debt-ridden firms
Govt told to probe criminal aspects of debt-ridden firms JAKARTA (JP): Economist Kwik Kian Gie criticized the government's handling of debt-ridden companies, saying it has failed to tackle the criminal aspects.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
If you can't beat them, employ them
If you can't beat them, employ them JAKARTA (JP): The government is proposing the employment of elephants at plantation and forest estates in the hopes that this will balance the protection of the species against stopping the recurrent elephant attacks on villages -- which are the cause of costly,...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
No law to bar monopoly and conglomeration here
No law to bar monopoly and conglomeration here JAKARTA (JP): The concentration of businesses in certain groups through monopolistic practices and conglomeration continues to happen in Indonesia because there is no law preventing it, economist Kwik Kian Gie said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
New police chief inducted
New police chief inducted SEMARANG: National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman on Friday inducted the new chief of Central Java Police and the new governor of the Police Academy.Brig. Gen. Wadyo Purnomo was appointed governor of the academy in place of Maj. Gen. Poeloeng Soehartono. Brig. Gen.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Malaysia raids outlawed Al Arqam sect commune
Malaysia raids outlawed Al Arqam sect commune KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian authorities yesterday raided a commune of the outlawed Al Arqam Moslem sect and detained 121 people, including the daughter-in-law of sect leader Ashaari Muhammad.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
China attracts most of Taiwan's investment
China attracts most of Taiwan's investment TAIPEI (AFP): China attracted investment worth US$652 million in 687 projects from Taiwanese enterprises in the first eight months of this year, an economic official said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Tanah Abang market `more secure'
Tanah Abang market `more secure' The security condition in Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta, has improved following the implementation of an army-sponsored crime crackdown, a kiosk owner says.The authorities launched the Cleansing Operation earlier this year, whose operation area includes the...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Still no lunch money
Still no lunch money SEMARANG: Central Java Governor Soewardi says employees of the provincial administration will not get lunch money with the introduction of longer working hours beginning this month.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Protection for female workers inadequate: Seminar
Protection for female workers inadequate: Seminar JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief, in a rare admission of the negative side of the sending of workers abroad, conceded yesterday that many Indonesian female workers are legally unprotected due to poor law enforcement.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Imbalances in city's development programs deplored
Imbalances in city's development programs deplored JAKARTA (JP): As the capital city won the Parasamya Purnakarya Nugraha award, many of its residents see the rapid development as having been concentrated only on particular areas.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Sports 3:30 TV Series: Sins 4:30 Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music: Local pop 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Callers 9:00 World News 9:30 Aneka Irama 10:35 Late...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Eight killed in railway crash
Eight killed in railway crash BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Eight people were killed and 35 others injured when a freight train smashed into an inter city bus at a crossing in Terbanggi Besar in central Lampung during the early hours of the morning on Friday, the Antara news agency reported.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Condominium not for expats
Condominium not for expats This is in response to Jeremy Duncan Roy Gibbons' letter on Aug. 27, 1994. I have the impression that Gibbons is ill informed about conditions in Indonesia. Being a developing country does not mean that all the people are poor, all hoping to get money from expatriates.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
RI team's poor show closes track meet
RI team's poor show closes track meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's 4x100m relay team yesterday closed the three-day Indonesia Open track and field championships by clocking 40:06, most likely too slow for a medal at the upcoming Asian Games in Hiroshima.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Two Barito log suppliers hand over 49% shares to govt
Two Barito log suppliers hand over 49% shares to govt JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo announced yesterday that PT Aya Timber and PT Yayang Indonesia in South Kalimantan have agreed to hand over 49 percent of their respective equity shares to government-run firms in...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Tourist festival inaugurated in N. Sulawesi
Tourist festival inaugurated in N. Sulawesi MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno inaugurated a one-month cultural and traditional sports festival here on Thursday evening as part of the country's efforts to promote tourism in the province.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Saving Sumatra's elephants
Saving Sumatra's elephants Are the days when Sumatra's wild elephants can freely roam about over? One cannot help but foresee such a picture after learning of a proposal from Transmigration Minister Siswono Yudohusodo a few days back that culling the elephants' numbers is the only way of...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
WW II bomb caught fire
WW II bomb caught fire JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The local port could have been the site of a massive explosion when a World War II bomb caught fire before it was dumped into the sea.Fortunately, the bomb was ditched into the water before it could explode, reported a coast guard officer.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Banks operate joint ATM
Banks operate joint ATM JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali, Lippobank and Bank Internasional Indonesia have agreed to cooperate in using the electronic funds transfer technology in the form of an affiliated ATM network with an on-line system called ALTO, an executive said here yesterday.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
APEC vision contains ambiguities
APEC vision contains ambiguities Advisers of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation have recently presented their report that incorporates proposals to achieve APEC's vision to President Soeharto. Economist Hadi Soesastro discovers ambiguities in this report that could have been avoided.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Youth group denies debt collection
Youth group denies debt collection Pemuda Pancasila, a prominent youth group, has emphatically denied allegations that the organization is involved in illegal debt collection work or any other criminal activity.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Malaysia to invest in plantations in Indonesia
Malaysia to invest in plantations in Indonesia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, once the world's largest natural rubber producer, yesterday said it was no longer interested in expanding rubber cultivation and would instead invest in plantations in Indonesia.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Asian trade meeting in Bali
Asian trade meeting in Bali JAKARTA (JP): The National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) will host the eighth annual meeting of the Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) in Bali from Sept. 13 to Sept. 16.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Taiwan's APEC delegation
Taiwan's APEC delegation TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan has sent a 15-member delegation to attend the senior officials meeting (SOM) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Yogjakarta, Indonesia.Leading the Taiwan delegation at the Sept.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Cirebon's mask dancers are confronting changing times
Cirebon's mask dancers are confronting changing timesText and photos by Hartoyo Pratiknyo GEGESIK, West Java (JP): The strip of lowland plain running along West Java's northern coast from Losari, near the border of Central Java, to Indramayu in the west is one of the richest rice growing areas in...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
RI set to tame Qatar in U-19 soccer meet
RI set to tame Qatar in U-19 soccer meet JAKARTA (JP): A reconnaissance mission has provided Indonesia with a morale booster ahead of their match against Qatar as the 29th Asian under-19 soccer championship finals kick off tomorrow evening.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
All quiet on the labor front, official says
All quiet on the labor front, official says JAKARTA (JP): The increase in the minimum wage levels in nine provinces on Aug. 1 went into effect without any real trouble, a senior official of the Ministry of Manpower said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Two East Timor rebels captured
Two East Timor rebels captured DILI, East Timor (JP): The military has captured two rebels in Ermera, about 85 kilometers west of here, but plans to return them to their families instead of punishing them.The new chief of the East Timor military command, Col. Syahnakri Y.K.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Ayamaru lake dries up
Ayamaru lake dries up JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The fast depletion of the water level of Ayamaru lake in the Sorong regency is threatening the existence of fish species, some of them are rare.B. Lingga of the local environmental office blamed the decline on the continued practice of slash and burn...