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Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Shortage, new demands boil Asian coffee prices
Shortage, new demands boil Asian coffee prices KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Asian coffee bean prices are on the boil again as domestic demand in Indonesia heats up, world supply of robusta beans tightens and the market awaits the arrival of the new Vietnamese crop, regional traders and analysts said this...
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Swords for two governors
Swords for two governors JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The local Trikora Military Command has decided to bestow the Trikora Swords to the governors of Irian Jaya and Maluku Jacob Pattipi and Akib Latuconsina for their commitment to the development of the two provinces.Trikora Chief Maj. Gen.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Lou Rawls shines at the Blue Note
Lou Rawls shines at the Blue NoteBy Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): Lou Rawls, now midway through a week-long engagement at Jakarta's new Blue Note club, possesses what is surely one of the world's easiest-to-recognize singing voices.It is, in turn, mellow and throaty, then pleasingly raspy.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Buddhist charity for the poor
Buddhist charity for the poor The Nimmala Buddhist monastery foundation has donated 40 tons of rice, noodles, cloth and school equipment to the poor and disabled people in several areas here, as well as Serang and West Jakarta.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Manggarai bus station project needs Rp 7b
Manggarai bus station project needs Rp 7b JAKARTA (JP): The government will spend some Rp 7 billion (US$3.2 million) to develop the small bus station at Manggarai in South Jakarta into the largest integrated terminal in Indonesia over the next 10 years, an official said.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Sports council meets set budget for Asiad
Sports council meets set budget for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): Financial constraints no longer threaten Indonesia's preparations for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima next month, a top official of the national sports controlling body (KONI) says.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Developing East Timor
Developing East Timor We support the ideas of Joao Mariano de Sousa Saldanha in his newly launched book entitled Political Economic Development of East Timor (Ekonomi Politik Pembangunan Timor Timur).Also suggestions from experts like Dr.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Restaurants need `halal' label: Tourism office
Restaurants need `halal' label: Tourism office JAKARTA (JP): The head of Jakarta Chapter of the Tourism Office, Pudjo Basuki, said yesterday that all restaurants in the city should ready themselves for the plan to place the halal label on their doors or windows.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Unsafe pedestrian overpass
Unsafe pedestrian overpassFrom PelitaA couple of days ago an acquaintance of mine told me of how, while waiting at the Baturaja bus shelter in front of the Kartika Plaza Hotel in Central Jakarta, he witnessed a gang of people crowding a foreigner.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Music and dance will dominate JIFPA
Music and dance will dominate JIFPABy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): JIFPA, a cultural event that shows every sign of being here to stay. Spelled out in full, JIFPA stands for Jakarta International Festival of the Performing Arts.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
RP, France to sign defense pact
RP, France to sign defense pact MANILA (AFP): The Philippines and France will sign a defense cooperation agreement when President Fidel Ramos visits Paris as part of a European tour this week, Foreign Secretary Roberto Romulo said yesterday.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Eight Indonesian illegals drown
Eight Indonesian illegals drown KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Eight Indonesian illegal immigrants drowned and nine others went missing when they panicked and jumped into the sea after Malaysian customs officers opened fire at their speedboat, police said yesterday.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Two missing in boat accident
Two missing in boat accident JEPARA, Central Java: Two people are missing since a motorboat with 16 passengers capsized during a storm in Karimunjawa waters.Fishermen rescued 14 passengers and sent them to the Karimunjawa health center. The two others are feared dead.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Councilors not united about higher bus fare
Councilors not united about higher bus fare JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have voiced different opinions about the proposal endorsed by the Organization of Owners of City Land Transportation (Organda) to raise bus fares by up to 20 percent for night transportation.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
RI bourse rating raised
RI bourse rating raised SINGAPORE (AFP): US securities firm Merrill Lynch raised its rating yesterday of Malaysian stocks for the next three-to-six months, recommending investors take a slightly more aggressive stance on Asian markets.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Vendor jailed for extortion
Vendor jailed for extortion A 22-year-old vendor was sentenced to eight months in jail on Monday after he was found guilty of pointing a knife at a couple visiting the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Medan workers' riots provoked by 3rd party: Activists
Medan workers' riots provoked by 3rd party: Activists JAKARTA (JP): The riots in Medan last April, which had their origins in a workers' protest, were the result of a provocation by a third party and not the trade union which organized the march, according to a group of labor advocates.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Merpati is striving to improve performance
Merpati is striving to improve performance JAKARTA (JP): As the tariff war among the country's scheduled airlines ends, competition in domestic air service is currently focusing on the quality of services and human resources, an executive says.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Sun Chlorella debate
Sun Chlorella debateFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI recently came across a report of two conflicting research findings concerning the product Sun Chlorella.For me, who happens to be a biologist who graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology and has an American Ph.D.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Ministry stay idle on brawls
Ministry stay idle on brawlsFrom NeracaStudent brawls have broken out again lately and the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Education and Culture has taken no action on the matter.The regularity of the brawls is so alarming that beaten up or stabbed school students are no longer in the news unless...
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
`Arisan' savings fraud
`Arisan' savings fraudFrom RepublikaI have received chain letters from the arisan savings enterprise a few times. I have also received material from people calling themselves Danasonic, arisan and finally arisan ukhuwah Islamiah.Essentially they are all the same.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Asiad runners enter Indonesia Open
Asiad runners enter Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Open track and field championships due to start today will be the country's proving ground for its national relay team prior to their departure for the Asian Games in Hiroshima next month.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Out of order during `Telekuis'
Out of order during `Telekuis'From Suara KaryaOn Aug. 24, Wednesday evening, a private television station which was celebrating its fifth anniversary was airing a quiz program titled "Knowing Our Country," promising most attractive prizes.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
RI, Australia set ties
RI, Australia set ties JAKARTA (JP): Australia and Indonesia are developing cooperation in a widening range of industrial and technological areas.Australian Charge d'Affairs Tony Hely said here yesterday that Indonesia's Agency for Strategic Industries (BPIS) has formed a "framework agreement" to...
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
RI seeks to become SE Asia's largest stock mart by 2000
RI seeks to become SE Asia's largest stock mart by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian capital market can become the largest in Southeast Asia by the year 2000, given the present upward trend in stock exchange activities, says an official.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Japan's Murayama steps into Asian Games dispute
Japan's Murayama steps into Asian Games dispute TOKYO (Reuter): Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama for the first time yesterday stepped into the diplomatic row which threatens the Asian Games clearly advising Taiwan not to send its president to the event.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Fixed-cellular phone project postponed
Fixed-cellular phone project postponed JAKARTA (JP): The decline of foreign creditors' trust in Indonesian banking after the disclosure of fraud at Bapindo has forced a company to delay the establishment of a fixed cellular telephone project.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
E. Java v Aceh in U-15 final
E. Java v Aceh in U-15 final JAKARTA (JP): East Java and Aceh will lock horns in the Coke Cup national under-15 soccer championship final in Tondano Minahasa, North Sulawesi on Friday after scoring convincing wins in yesterday's semifinals.
Wed, 07 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Courier companies ask for equal airport treatment
Courier companies ask for equal airport treatment JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Courier Companies (Asperindo) complained yesterday about the unequal airport treatment received by its members, compared to the treatment enjoyed by the state-owned postal service Perum Pos dan Giro.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Committee set to solve land, forest problems
Committee set to solve land, forest problems JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and the National Land Agency (BPN) yesterday formed a permanent committee to address land and forest management problems related to land appropriation, license overlapping, swaps and planning.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Citizens arrest three rebels
Citizens arrest three rebels DILI, East Timor: Three members of the Security Disturbance Group, the official term for separatist groups, have been arrested and turned over to the military by the local people.Udayana Military Command Chief Maj. Gen.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Fishermen find fake fuels
Fishermen find fake fuels Dozens of fishermen in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, were reluctant to take to the sea when they discovered that the diesel fuel they had purchased from a floating kiosk had a muddy color.They were strongly convinced that the fuel was fake or had been mixed with kerosene.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
`Butet' song composer
`Butet' song composerFrom KompasOn Aug.9 on TPI (Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia) I happened to be watching the singer Grace Simon sing the song Butet.It is most regrettable that the composer of the song was announced as being anonymous (NN) while in fact it was my father, S. Dis Sitompul.
Wed, 07 Sep 1994
Settlement of external debts through the UN recommended
Settlement of external debts through the UN recommended JAKARTA (JP): Settlement of developing countries' external debts should be integrated with the programs of international institutions under the United Nations (UN), high- ranking officials said here yesterday.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
RI is pondering exporting elephants
RI is pondering exporting elephants JAKARTA: The government, dismayed over the damage caused by the huge number of elephants destroying plantations and housing areas in Sumatra, is toying with the idea of exporting the giant beasts.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Pact signed to protect RI's workers in Malaysia
Pact signed to protect RI's workers in Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia signed yesterday an agreement on recruitment of Indonesian workers to be employed in plantations in Malaysia.The memorandum of agreement was signed by president of the state-owned PT Binajasa Abadi Karya (PT Bijak)...
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Malaysia freezes yen loans: report
Malaysia freezes yen loans: report KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has no immediate plans to borrow money from Japan as the soaring yen was seriously affecting its economy, a local financial daily here reported yesterday.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Indonesia, Singapore to sign air agreement
Indonesia, Singapore to sign air agreement JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Singapore will sign an air agreement later this month to allow their airlines to increase flight services, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said here yesterday.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Natuna and the Spratlys
Natuna and the SpratlysFrom Sinar PagiOne of the most important international sea lanes located in Indonesian territorial waters adjoins the South China and Natuna Seas. At an international conference on the Law of the Sea, Indonesia agreed to apply the principle of free passage for international...
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Only six battalions situated in East Timor
Only six battalions situated in East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) denied an Australian press report yesterday that it deploys 15 combat battalions to suppress low-level separatist rebellion.Maj. Gen.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
`Gifts' of public space in Pondok Kopi to be probed
`Gifts' of public space in Pondok Kopi to be probed JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said here yesterday that he will question East Jakarta's mayor about civil servants who have allegedly taken bribes from a real estate developer.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
RP businessmen reject plan to reduce import tariffs
RP businessmen reject plan to reduce import tariffs MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' top business leaders yesterday rejected a government plan to reduce import tariffs to a uniform rate of five percent in six years, saying it could wreak havoc on local industries.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Marianas deports 14 RP workers
Marianas deports 14 RP workers MANILA (Reuter): The U.S.-linked Northern Marianas government has deported 14 Filipinos for illegally working in the territory, the Philippine foreign office said yesterday.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Sulawesi tribe opposes Lake Lindu dam project
Sulawesi tribe opposes Lake Lindu dam project JAKARTA (JP): The indigenous people of Central Sulawesi are opposing the government's plan to turn their Lake Lindu, the hub of their cultural activities and livelihood, into a multi-purpose reservoir."We are not here to fight against the government.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Aussies urge growth triangle involving Indonesia and PNG
Aussies urge growth triangle involving Indonesia and PNG JAKARTA (JP): Australia is inviting Indonesia to create a new growth triangle that will also involve Papua New Guinea (PNG)."The idea of the new growth triangle was presented in a seminar on tourism development held recently in Darwin,...
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
50,000 more mangrove trees planted
50,000 more mangrove trees planted JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirja signed a plaque on mangrove replacement project yesterday followed by the planting of 50,000 mangrove trees in North Jakarta.The planting of the 50,000 mangrove trees marks the final stage of the five-year project.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
DPR angry at smuggling of workers
DPR angry at smuggling of workers JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) attacked the government yesterday for doing little to stop smuggling of workers to neighboring Malaysia.The DPR commission I in charge of security and foreign relations said the Indonesian government seemed to close...
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Export tax on CPO counter-productive
Export tax on CPO counter-productive JAKARTA (JP): Economist Sjahrir yesterday lamented the government's policy of introducing an export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) products, saying that such a measure is counter- productive against efforts to foster non-oil exports.
Tue, 06 Sep 1994
Sumarlin role in Bapindo's scandal major: Ex-director
Sumarlin role in Bapindo's scandal major: Ex-director JAKARTA (JP): The role played by former finance minister J.B. Sumarlin in the Rp 1.3 trillion (US$620 million) loan scandal at the state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) was re- asserted yesterday by another former director of the bank.