Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Regent orders company to stop sand quarrying
Regent orders company to stop sand quarrying TANGERANG (JP): In response to protests from students of a private school, the Tangerang regency administration has ordered a private company, which carried out unauthorized sand quarrying, to stop its activities.Tangerang Regent H.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Politics is art of unspoken communication, scholar says
Politics is art of unspoken communication, scholar says JAKARTA (JP): Politics in Indonesia is an art of unspoken communication in which the nuance of signals and symbols often count more than words, according to a mass communication expert from the University of Indonesia.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Officials defend work on giant dam
Officials defend work on giant dam KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian environment officials yesterday rushed to the defense of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for launching preliminary work on a giant dam project slammed for its potential environmental impact.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Ex-servant arrested for stealing car
Ex-servant arrested for stealing car A former domestic helper who is believed to have stolen a new Mercedes Benz sedan from his former employer's house has been arrested with an associate in Pancoran.Head of the Pancoran police station in South Jakarta, Maj.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Newspapers resist cost increases
Newspapers resist cost increases SRAGEN, Central Java: The Newspaper Publishers Union (SPS) is still negotiating with the government and the Paper Producers Association (APKI) to set the price for newsprint which is to be raised on Oct.1.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Bakrie gains $568m from rights issuance
Bakrie gains $568m from rights issuance JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie & Brothers announced yesterday that it has generated US$568 million from its sold-out rights issuance, the biggest fund-raising exercise ever conducted by an Indonesian company.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
NGOs a step closer in suit against Soeharto
NGOs a step closer in suit against Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Seven non-governmental organizations (NGOs) made major progress in their suit against President Soeharto over the use of a forestry fund when the State Administrative Court ruled their case valid.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
APEC leaders unlikely to reach agreement on free trade region
APEC leaders unlikely to reach agreement on free trade region JAKARTA (JP): APEC leaders are unlikely to reach agreement on the establishment of a Pacific free trade area at their meeting in Bogor south of here in November due to unavoidable discrepancies among members.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Freeman Foundation offers scholarships
Freeman Foundation offers scholarships The Indonesian-American Institute (LIA) announced yesterday that Freeman Foundation of the United States is offering scholarships two senior high school graduates from Indonesia who want to work toward Bachelor of Arts degrees.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Caring mother
Caring motherFrom NeracaI honestly sympathize with the lady I met on a minibus between Pasar Minggu and Blok M recently, although I don't know her name or address.The lady expressed her concern on seeing so many students loafing in groups outside their classrooms during school hours.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Street urchins
Street urchins The three articles about street urchins in the Sunday edition of The Jakarta Post really moved me. I pity those children who at such a very young age have to live off the streets and endure the hardships, injustices, treacheries and all the other agonies of such a life.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Punishment in order
Punishment in orderFrom JayakartaAs a citizen of Jakarta I resent the action by PT Catur Swasakti Utama (PT CSU) which ordered a number of public facilities demolished -- Elementary Schools 09 and 010 Menteng Atas, a PKK (family welfare organization) building and a building owned by the Ministry of...
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Prominent Acehnese to save Leuser park
Prominent Acehnese to save Leuser park JAKARTA (JP): Prominent Aceh figures have lent credence to the campaign to save the Leuser National Park, a landmark in the province whose biodiversity resources are now threatened due to ignorance and neglect.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Switzerland takes 2-0 Davis Cup lead
Switzerland takes 2-0 Davis Cup lead JAKARTA (JP): Switzerland gave a tennis lesson to Indonesia yesterday, when the visiting team took a comfortable 2-0 lead in the first day of their Davis Cup World Group qualifying round.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Malaysian opposition party expects snap election soon
Malaysian opposition party expects snap election soon KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is expected to call for a snap national election soon to secure another five-year term, opposition members said yesterday.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Vietnam forges new links with Eastern Europe
Vietnam forges new links with Eastern EuropeBy John Rogers HANOI (Reuter): Despite a hefty debt burden and not much investment money in the bank, Vietnam and ex-communist countries of Eastern Europe are starting to forge new relationships on the back of old friendships.
Sat, 24 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, 24 Sep 1994
E. Timor PDI has new chief
E. Timor PDI has new chief DILI, East Timor: Gabriel da Costa was elected the new chairman of the provincial branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in a local congress on Friday.The congress also selected the branch's executive board and the nine-member advisory council.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
Park beautification starts in October
Park beautification starts in October Deputy Governor for Economic and Development Affairs Tb. M. Rais said that the project to "beautify" the Medan Merdeka park, a park across from city hall in Central Jakarta, will be started in October.M.
Sat, 24 Sep 1994
RI workers for Malaysia
RI workers for Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia has relaxed its freeze on the hiring of Indonesian workers by hiring 3,000 for its booming electronics industry, the state news agency Bernama reported yesterday.The electronics sector, which brings in about 30 billion ringgit (US$11.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Bakrie developer says sorry about school demolition
Bakrie developer says sorry about school demolition JAKARTA (JP): The management of PT Catur Swasakti Utama (CSU), the developer of the Taman Rasuna apartments in Kuningan, South Jakarta, said yesterday they regretted demolishing a primary school building to make way for construction.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Tarub inducted as new chief of Kostrad, replacing Kuntara
Tarub inducted as new chief of Kostrad, replacing Kuntara JAKARTA (JP): The Army's Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) yesterday got a new chief, the 19th commandant since the force was founded in 1961.Maj. Gen.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Haze disrupts flights
Haze disrupts flights SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Thick haze in Pontianak and Palangkaraya has forced the suspension of all flights to these two cities from Balikpapan.Airports in the two towns have been closed since Tuesday and will be reopened only when the sky is clear of the smoke coming from...
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Hard disk project in Asia
Hard disk project in Asia TOKYO (AFP): Japan's largest chemical company, Mitsubishi Kasei Corp., plans to start producing a computer hard disk over the next few years in Asia to meet growing demand, a company official said yesterday.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Eighth leg of SEA car race to start
Eighth leg of SEA car race to start JAKARTA (JP): Sentul international track will once again host the eighth leg of the South East Asia Touring Car championship due to start tomorrow.Thailand's racer Man Manit took the lead with his Mercedes- Benz by clocking 31:57.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
ASEAN told to unite against trade barriers
ASEAN told to unite against trade barriers CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Reuter): Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai called yesterday for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to stand united in the face of post-Cold War trade barriers thrown up by their more developed trading partners.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Soeharto to open RI pavilion at Hannover fair
Soeharto to open RI pavilion at Hannover fair JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to inaugurate the Indonesian pavilion at the Hannover Messe '95 exhibition in Germany in April of next year which will feature Indonesia's industrial achievements.State Minister of Research and Technology B.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Waskito announces plans to streamline civil service
Waskito announces plans to streamline civil service JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to streamline the civil service through stricter annual recruitment, especially of lower echelon employees.Chief of the Civil Service Administration Board Waskito Reksosoedirdjo yesterday reported to President...
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
RP armed forces modernization urged
RP armed forces modernization urged MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday urged the "immediate enactment" by Congress of bills to modernize the Philippine armed forces.In a statement, Ramos said only a modern military could carry out the "constitutional mandate" to protect the country.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
`Titian Murni' ferry
`Titian Murni' ferryFrom KompasOn my recent return from Surabaya I went on to Bandarlampung, making the Merak-Bakaheuni crossing on a KMF Titian Murni ferry. Because I was feeling tired I took a second class ticket in the hope that it would be quiet, restful and pleasant.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Cola awards to Asiad medalists
Cola awards to Asiad medalists JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the board of directors of PT Coca- cola Indonesia, Moetaryanto, yesterday symbolically handed over "Coca-cola athletic awards" to Arnold Lisapaly, the coordinator of Indonesian Asian Games coaches.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Two state industrial companies may lose over Rp 56 billion
Two state industrial companies may lose over Rp 56 billion JAKARTA (JP): Two state industrial companies are likely to suffer losses of Rp 56.3 billion (US$25.9 million) this year due to the appreciation of Japanese yen against American dollar and the rescheduling of a number of projects.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
House calls for revision of wording in tax bills
House calls for revision of wording in tax bills JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) called for the revision of four government-proposed tax bills yesterday, saying that they still contain many loopholes.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Culture important in management of the mass media
Culture important in management of the mass media JAKARTA (JP): Media managers in Indonesia must take into account the prevailing cultural values if they want to survive and flourish, executives say."We should remember that in Indonesia, we have a culture which believes that if you don't want to...
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Administration to ease process for vehicle documents
Administration to ease process for vehicle documents JAKARTA (JP): In response to the public's negative reaction, the municipal administration announced that it will simplify the processing of vehicular documents and make concerted efforts to abolish the collection of unauthorized charges.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Hotel industry seen as shifting to three-star property
Hotel industry seen as shifting to three-star propertyBy Vincent Lingga Karl Linus Waelti a Swiss national with more than 33 years of experience in hotel management around the world, including Indonesia in the late 1970s, projects the future trend in Indonesia's hotel industry in an interview with...
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Thai PM to visit Canada
Thai PM to visit Canada BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai will pay an official visit to Canada Sept. 28-Oct. 5, his office announced yesterday.He will meet Canadian counterpart Jean Chretien and other officials for talks focusing on trade and economic cooperation, an official...
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Sports: Tennis Davis Cup (rerun) 5:00 Regional News 5:30 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Bintang Nusantara 9:00 World News 9:30 Quiz: Siapa Dia 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film:...
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Japanese get cautious welcome back to Dalian
Japanese get cautious welcome back to DalianBy Mark O'Neill DALIAN, China (Reuter): A magnificent wooden Japanese Shinto temple looks out over the Chinese port city of Dalian, still in nearly perfect condition 81 years after it was built.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
ASEAN role in APEC is praised
ASEAN role in APEC is praised JAKARTA (JP): A senior United States official yesterday acknowledged the importance of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), despite the association's initial wariness of the forum.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
6,000-hectare waterfront city to be built, governor says
6,000-hectare waterfront city to be built, governor says JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has that the city administration will reclaim 6,000 hectares of the Jakarta Bay in order to turn the capital's northern coastal zone into a modern waterfront area.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Police foil log smuggling
Police foil log smuggling BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The authorities in Bandar Jaya have foiled an attempt to smuggle four trucks of timber to Jakarta.Police have detained the drivers and identified the owner of the timber as YT, a local business woman.Lampung's Garuda Hitam Commander Col.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Illiteracy rate is still high
Illiteracy rate is still high The government should pay more attention to condition of women because, according to data disclosed recently by the director general of non-curriculum and sports of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Soedjiarto, 3.31 out of 5.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
The first ARF meeting: An evolution
The first ARF meeting: An evolutionBy Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): The first ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), held in Bangkok in July 1994, was very encouraging. Its success was in fact a stark contrast to the results of the earlier preparatory meeting of senior officials in May 1994 which was considered...
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Bapindo trial exposes weaknesses in procedures
Bapindo trial exposes weaknesses in procedures JAKARTA (JP): A former director of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) acknowledged yesterday that a number of their decision making processes were frought with flaws, thus exposing it to a major scam last year.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Legislator questions policy of presidential decrees
Legislator questions policy of presidential decrees JAKARTA (JP): A legislator yesterday questioned the wisdom behind the government's decision to issue presidential decrees, bypassing the House of Representatives, in preference to legislation which the House must approve.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The price drops continued on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday in moderate trading, with the Composite Index losing another 3.9 points to close at 513.15 against 517.07 on the previous day.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also declined, closing at 124.
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
MIM finds gas in RI
MIM finds gas in RI BRISBANE, Australia (AFP): Diversified Australian miner, MIM Holdings Ltd, yesterday announced the discovery of "significant" gas flows by its joint venture firm in Indonesia.MIM said the discovery, in central Sumatra, about 930 kilometers (580 miles) north-west of Jakarta,...
Fri, 23 Sep 1994
Most wanted bank swindler shot to death
Most wanted bank swindler shot to death JAKARTA (JP): A police detective shot to death the country's most wanted bank swindler during a raid in the parking lot of his office in Cikini, Central Jakarta, Wednesday evening.Humala Hutabarat, 54, is believed to have embezzled at least Rp 15.