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Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Fire destroys thirty buses of city-owned PPD
Fire destroys thirty buses of city-owned PPD JAKARTA (JP): Thirty city-owned PPD city buses parked at the firm's repair and service center in Norogong, Bekasi, north of here, went up in flames on Thursday afternoon.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. A.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Road upgrading project nears completion
Road upgrading project nears completion JAKARTA (JP): The road upgrading project stretching 44.6 kilometers linking Jakarta and Cikande is nearing completion, says the head of the West Java branch of PT Hutama Karya.
Sat, 10 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, 10 Sep 1994
Thai, RP want ASEAN meeting before APEC
Thai, RP want ASEAN meeting before APEC BANGKOK (Agencies): Philippine President Fidel Ramos and Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai have called for an informal meeting of the six member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to work out a 'joint stance' prior to the second...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Hotel forced to spend additional funds to buy water
Hotel forced to spend additional funds to buy water JAKARTA (JP): A four-star hotel on Jl. M. H. Thamrin has been forced to buy 254 tons of water due to the malfunction of the city water installation."We have bought 254 tons of water from Kramat Jati water installation, East Jakarta, since...
Sat, 10 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.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
New hotel set up in Cikini
New hotel set up in Cikini JAKARTA (JP): PT Griyawisata Hotel Management and Consultant, a domestic hotel management firm, will open a three-star hotel on Jl. Cikini, Central Jakarta, next year.The hotel management agreement was signed here on Thursday by the company's president Idris Siregar and...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Bystander killed in duel
Bystander killed in duel A worker stabbed one of his colleagues to death over the weekend while fighting over a prostitute at the Pelapela red light district in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.The 19-year-old victim, identified only as Sbr, was initially trying to break up a fight between two other...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Quake rocks Ternate again
Quake rocks Ternate again TERNATE, Maluku: The tiny Ternate isle off of Halmahera was rocked by an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale on Tuesday. There were no reports of casualties.Ternate and the neighboring Halmahera island were hit by a devastating earthquake early this year leaving...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Talks on islands deadlocked
Talks on islands deadlocked JAKARTA (JP): Negotiations on the disputed islands of Sipadan and Ligitan ended in an impasse yesterday as Indonesia formally rejected Malaysia's proposal for arbitration by the United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) closed lower in swift profit-taking yesterday, with the broader- based Composite Index easing slightly after recording gains in the last four weeks.The index yesterday closed at 532.35 from 532.84 on Thursday.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Experts see RI role in world diplomacy as continuing
Experts see RI role in world diplomacy as continuing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is likely to remain influential in world diplomacy even after it rescinds its chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in 1995, experts in international relations said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Strict deadline on haj registration
Strict deadline on haj registration JAKARTA (JP): The government will strictly enforce the registration deadline for the next haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, so every participant can be subjected to adequate health checks.Next year's deadline will be three months prior to date of departure.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Exhibition and seminar to promote traditional textiles
Exhibition and seminar to promote traditional textiles JAKARTA (JP): The National Museum will hold an international seminar and exhibition next week to portray the virtue of Indonesia's traditional textiles, something which Indonesians tend to underestimate.
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
ID checks at discos
ID checks at discos BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Police have enforced ID checks at the city's night clubs and discotheques to prevent minors from entering."We are barring minors to stop them from indulging in an unhealthy environment, including using drugs and drinking alcohol," Balikpapan police...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
City still needs more bus stops
City still needs more bus stops The city administration is still ignoring City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochamad Hindarto's call to build more bus stops in several strategic areas.The Antara news agency reported yesterday that in some areas in South and Central Jakarta many people crowd around at...
Sat, 10 Sep 1994
Public phone out of order
Public phone out of orderFrom NeracaThe public telephone in my area has been out of order for more than three months and no one from Telkom (telephone company) has ever shown up to repair it. As a result residents who have to make important calls have to go elsewhere to find a telephone.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Ruling on rating issued
Ruling on rating issued JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) yesterday issued a new ruling concerning the operation of a rating agency.The ruling stipulates that a rating agency should operate as an independent entity, with the task of assessing the quality of stocks, bonds...
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Fire razes 12 houses
Fire razes 12 houses MANADO, North Sulawesi: Fire razed 12 houses in Dembe Satu subdistrict of Gorontalo, leaving 83 people homeless.One of the victims, M. Karim, said the fire burned the money he had just borrowed from the government, Antara reported.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Aussies to give aid to RI
Aussies to give aid to RI CANBERRA (Reuter): Australia will give A$140 million (US$100 million) in aid to Indonesia in the year to next June, Foreign Affairs Minister Gareth Evans said after meeting Indonesian officials yesterday.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Visa to Japan denied
Visa to Japan denied A few weeks ago I applied for a tourist visa to Japan at the Japanese embassy in Jakarta.Along with the application I enclosed all the necessary documents such as my passport (with more than six months left), a letter of employment, a savings account book with more than enough...
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Exotic currencies see explosive growth: Dealers
Exotic currencies see explosive growth: Dealers SINGAPORE (Reuter): Offshore trading of Southeast Asian currencies is undergoing explosive growth in Singapore on the back of spectacular volatility and rising investment flows into the region, foreign exchange traders say.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Aliens get death for drug smuggling
Aliens get death for drug smuggling JAKARTA (JP): Two Thai nationals and an Indian citizen were sentenced to death yesterday by a court in Medan after being found guilty of smuggling 12.19 kg of heroin.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Minibus drivers continue their sit-in strike
Minibus drivers continue their sit-in strike JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of drivers of the city minibuses continued their sit-in strikes for the third consecutive day yesterday but stranded commuters were no longer seen as of yesterday afternoon.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Harmoko said ready to see `Tempo' in court
Harmoko said ready to see `Tempo' in court JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko is prepared to meet with the proprietor of Tempo magazine in court over his decision to revoke the weekly's publishing license, his spokesman said yesterday.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
The `game of twisting words' is Yogyakarta's local sport
The `game of twisting words' is Yogyakarta's local sportBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): I visited Yogyakarta recently and, being on vacation, I had ample time for myself. I visited old friends and two of my cousins who have never lived outside the city.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Sightseeing for tourists
Sightseeing for tourists SURABAYA, East Java: Surabaya is reviving its city sightseeing tour service for both local and foreign holidaymakers in the country's second largest city.The service is co-organized by the Kaha travel agent and the state-owned shipping company PT Pelni.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
What's behind the strike?
What's behind the strike? Minibus drivers in Jakarta greeted the long delayed new traffic ruling which, among other things, increases ticketing up to four fold, with a strike this week.Unlike state-owned bus firms, private minibus companies employ their drivers based on daily dues.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Two painting exhibitions
Two painting exhibitions Artist Sandy Leonardo is holding a solo exhibition at Central Jakarta's Balai Budaya gallery on Jl. Theresia.The display runs through Sept. 14 and depicts Sandy's watercolors. The painter was a former student of artists Barli S. and Popo Iskandar.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Unicef chief to visit Indonesia
Unicef chief to visit Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The president of the executive board of the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef), Anna Semamba Makinda, will visit Indonesia next week as the UN agency is preparing to renew its cooperation program in the country.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
RI faces harsh treatment from developed nations
RI faces harsh treatment from developed nations JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia gets special and preferential treatment under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) but faces harsh treatment from industrialized nations, Minister of Trade Satrio Budiardjo Joedono said here yesterday.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
MVP Olajuwon makes quiet entrance here
MVP Olajuwon makes quiet entrance here JAKARTA (JP): It's too bad that Hakeem Olajuwon wasn't here last week.His mere presence might have put some life into the Independence Cup basketball tournament.Who knows, with him on their side the national junior team might have walked away with the trophy.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to improve on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after the broad-based Composite Index gained ground over the last three weeks.The JSX broad-based index ended slightly higher at 532.84 yesterday from 532.05 on Wednesday.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Three killed in road mishap
Three killed in road mishap KUDUS, Central Java: Three people were killed and 31 others were injured when a truck hit a concrete wall in Baleadi village.Witnesses said the truck, carrying 34 cotton traders, was moving at a high speed when the driver lost control and hit the wall.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Admonition from Habibie
Admonition from HabibieFrom PelitaIn July, Dr. B.J. Habibie, chairman of the Association of the Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI), lambasted the members he believed were acting improperly. He scolded the wayward members at the organization's third coordinating meeting at Hotel Indonesia.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Western fast food is a mere fad: Sociologist
Western fast food is a mere fad: Sociologist JAKARTA (JP): A sociologist has doused concerns expressed by some people about the trend towards Western fast food, saying that it is simply a fad and will not affect the national culture.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
GKBI to manage Kanindo
GKBI to manage Kanindo JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad formally appointed yesterday the Federation of Indonesian Batik Cooperatives (GKBI) to take over the management of the debt- ridden Kanindo business group for a three-year period.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Banking woes caused by poor integrity
Banking woes caused by poor integrity JAKARTA (JP): The lack of integrity of banking executives and shareholders is the major cause of the country's banking crisis, says a former banking chief.Rachmat Saleh, a former governor of Bank Indonesia (the central bank), said yesterday that bank executives...
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Buddhist leaders deny human rights violations
Buddhist leaders deny human rights violations JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the government-backed Buddhist Council (Walubi) executive board yesterday denied allegations that they were involved in any human rights violations against their opposition on the board.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
C. Jakarta Court rules to try Sjahrizal and Bambang
C. Jakarta Court rules to try Sjahrizal and Bambang JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court rejected yesterday the objections by lawyers defending two former Bank Bapindo directors relating to the Rp 1.3 trillion (US$620 million) loan scandal at the state-owned bank.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
RI navy chief to visit Australia
RI navy chief to visit Australia CANBERRA (AFP): The Indonesian Navy's chief of staff, Admiral Tanto Koeswanto, will meet Australian defense officials during a visit here later this month, the Indonesian embassy announced yesterday.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
It's not Barito we're after, Forestry Ministry says
It's not Barito we're after, Forestry Ministry says JAKARTA (JP): The government corrected a statement made by the Minister of Forestry on Wednesday, in which he threatened to take over 49 percent of PT Barito Pacific Timber's forest concessions.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Minority PDI exploits ulemas' discontent at PPP
Minority PDI exploits ulemas' discontent at PPP JAKARTA (JP): The minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) is exploiting ulemas' dissatisfaction resulting from their defeat the recent battle for leadership in the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP).
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Cartoon: I'm Telling 3:05 Science Film: Langka dan Unik 3:30 Science Film 4:00 Student Quiz 4:30 Flora & Fauna 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Kiat Manajemen 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:00 Music 9:00 World...
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Bus drivers on strike
Bus drivers on strike SEMARANG, Central Java: The military said that no third party was behind the strike involving hundreds of inter-city bus drivers plying the Semarang-Surakarta route early this week.Commander of the Diponegoro Regional Military Command, Maj. Gen.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Obituary
Obituary Roesmin Noerjadin, who served as transportation minister between 1978 and 1988, died yesterday while on a trip to Bandung, according to a relative in Jakarta. He was 63 years old.His body was flown from Bandung to Jakarta last night.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Bank secrecy a vehicle for legalized crime?
Bank secrecy a vehicle for legalized crime? The debt ridden Kanindo Group which is linked with two state banks has come to the fore. Bank expert Laksamana Sukardi says it is high time to revise the banking secrecy law.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Djamaloedin shocks investors
Djamaloedin shocks investors We have often highly commended Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo in this column for his strong determination to enforce the principle of sustainable management among forest concessionaires.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Bekasi drivers refuse new uniform
Bekasi drivers refuse new uniform JAKARTA (JP): Many public transportation drivers in Bekasi, West Java, have refused to buy a new uniform as required by the Bekasi Land Transportation Company Organization, saying they could not afford it.
Fri, 09 Sep 1994
Aussies offer housing ties
Aussies offer housing ties JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Western Australia plan to set up a housing cooperation scheme through an exchange of construction technology and management for improving housing services.