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Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Bureaucratic inefficiency hampers growth of mining industry
Bureaucratic inefficiency hampers growth of mining industry JAKARTA (JP): A leading businessman believes that the extensive bureaucracy at the mining and energy offices is responsible for the reluctance of project financiers to back mine construction.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
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B JP/09 THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Atika Shahab and her children stare at their war-zone-like neighborhood after the area's developer, PT Kuningan Persada, appropriated most of the plots belonging to their neighbors. The company has started to build a high-rise tower on Jl.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Olympic champ joins Boston field
Olympic champ joins Boston field BOSTON, Massachusetts (AFP): Korea's Hwang Young-jo and defending champion Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya were among 26 runners announced Tuesday as participants in the 98th Boston Marathon.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Pope rails against "the culture of death"
Pope rails against "the culture of death" VATICAN CITY (Reuter): Pope John Paul yesterday launched an emotional attack on abortion, condemning what he called "the culture of death". Speaking to some 50,000 people in St Peter's Square at his weekly general audience, the Pope frequently raised his...
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Foreign dominance could continue at Masters
Foreign dominance could continue at Masters AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuter): Foreign dominance looks like a reasonable bet to continue at Augusta National when the Masters Tournament starts today in the year of the vanishing Americans.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Havelange favored to regain FIFA job
Havelange favored to regain FIFA job ZURICH, Switzerland (UPI): Joao Havelange of Brazil seems to have secured his position as president of world soccer's governing body for another four years after a meeting Tuesday with the game's powerbrokers.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Photo
Photo JP/alxINVESTMENT SECURITY: Dutch Foreign Minister P.H. Kooijmans (left) whispers to his Indonesian counterpart Ali Alatas after signing an agreement on promotion and protection of investments. The agreement was signed in Jakarta yesterday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Indonesian spinners cannot use U.S. credit guarantee
Indonesian spinners cannot use U.S. credit guarantee JAKARTA (JP): Although the United States is looking to maintain and increase in its cotton sales to Indonesia with assistance to local yarn producers, government regulations bar spinning firms to use the aid.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
IMF warns of further U.S. interest rate rise
IMF warns of further U.S. interest rate rise WASHINGTON (Reuter): The IMF has warned the United States that it will probably have to further raise short-term interest rates in the future to help hold inflation in check and keep economic growth on track, international monetary sources said.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
RI's changing demographics: pros and cons
RI's changing demographics: pros and cons JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has undergone sweeping demographic changes over the past 25 years thanks to its highly successful family planning program, population experts say.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Garuda Indonesia recruits 19 Timorese technicians
Garuda Indonesia recruits 19 Timorese technicians BANDUNG (JP): Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia yesterday recruited 19 East Timorese who have just completed a one-year training course on aircraft maintenance with the Air Force.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Paris Saint Germain in shock defeat
Paris Saint Germain in shock defeat PARIS (AFP): French league leader Paris Saint Germain saw its 27-match unbeaten record run go up in smoke here in Tuesday when it crashed 3-0 to Nantes. It was the worst possible preparation for its European Cup Winnners' Cup semi-final second leg clash with...
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Sampras leads top seeds into Japan Open third round
Sampras leads top seeds into Japan Open third round TOKYO (AFP): Led by world number one Pete Sampras, all the men's favorites blitzed their way into the third round with straight-sets victories at the Japan Open tennis tournament here yesterday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Where to go in Jakarta, April 7
Where to go in Jakarta, April 7Jangan hapus: Dai-ichi Hotel, JAMZ Musico 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.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
China says dissident's secretary also under probe
China says dissident's secretary also under probe BEIJING (Reuter): China yesterday appeared to be building a case against its most prominent dissident, Wei Jingsheng, with police confirming that his secretary is also being held in connection with suspected criminal activities.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Non-oil exports fall for the first time
Non-oil exports fall for the first time JAKARTA (JP): For the first time in ten years Indonesia's non- oil exports have declined, raising concerns in a cabinet meeting on economy at the Bina Graha presidential office here yesterday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
JP/10/nba
JP/10/nba NEW YORK (UPI): The New York Knicks saw their 15-game winning streak come to a halt Tuesday night against a team they had slapped around just a few nights earlier. Harold Miner scored 6 of his game-high 22 points during a key fourth quarter surge, and the Miami Heat made up for a sorry...
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Around The World
Around The WorldArmed robbers raid fish farm HONG KONG (AFP): A gang of armed robbers staged an unprecedented raid on a fish farm in Hong Kong, escaping with US$77,000 worth of small fry being raised for sushi bars in Japan, police said yesterday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung said
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung said yesterday that the property business here is quite promising since Jakarta residents prefer to buy houses in real estate complexes rather than build houses of their own.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
China urges US to delink human rights from trade
China urges US to delink human rights from trade BEIJING (AFP): China urged the United States yesterday to remove "man-made obstacles" to developing commercial ties, reiterating that linking trade with issues such as human rights would hinder US access to the China market.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Yeltsin seeks truce as foes turn up the heat
Yeltsin seeks truce as foes turn up the heat MOSCOW (AFP): President Boris Yeltsin called yesterday for a truce with his opponents and appealed to leaders across Russia's political spectrum to respect new ground rules based on compromise in place of extremism.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Mondriaan exhibition shows roots of abstract style
Mondriaan exhibition shows roots of abstract style By Kristin Kranenberg [10pt ML] AMSTERDAM (Reuter): Piet Mondriaan's paintings of red, yellow and blue blocks created a revolution in modern art in the 1920s and are still copied around the world on posters, mugs, T-shirts and even shampoo bottles.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Pound gains further on foreign reserves data
Pound gains further on foreign reserves data LONDON (UPI): The pound gained ground against the German mark and the dollar yesterday, supported by the release of March official foreign currency data that showed a smaller than expected drop.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Thai military denies it helped Pol Pot escape Pailin
Thai military denies it helped Pol Pot escape Pailin BANGKOK (AFP): The Thai military has denied allegations by Cambodia's co-premier, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, that it helped Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot escape a government offensive, Thai dailies said yesterday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Putting it briefly
Putting it briefly Father and son battle at Sentul JAKARTA (JP): Auto racing fans will witness a rare battle for top honors between father and son when the two 'arch rivals' rev up their engines in the '94 Mesran F-1 enduro race at the nearby Sentul racetrack on Sunday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Telkom to get $400 million in loans from WB
Telkom to get $400 million in loans from WB JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank will extend loans of US$400 million to the state-owned domestic telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) next year, an executive says.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Angry mob attacks government office
Angry mob attacks government officeTANGERANG (JP): Dozens of local public transit drivers destroyed the offices of the Tangerang Revenue Office in front of the Karawaci-Kebon Jeruk exit tollgate on Jl. Karawaci Raya here yesterday morning.All six of the on-duty officers managed to escape unharmed.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Hosokawa denies resignation reports again
Hosokawa denies resignation reports again TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa denied again yesterday that he had told legislators he wanted to resign, while major dailies said the issue would cause political repercussions.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Jakarta rivers
Jakarta rivers not properly cleaned Yesterday, Jakarta mayors complained about the poor job private contractors were doing in cleaning the city's rivers.North Jakarta mayor Suprawito complained that contractors only submerge floating garbage instead of removing it from the rivers.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Rescue the farmers!
Rescue the farmers! Indonesian farmers, especially those in the East, Central and West Java, have been facing disasters such as floods and plant diseases which destroy their crops. More than 40,000 hectares of crops have failed.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
RI pushes new category for UNSC membership
RI pushes new category for UNSC membership JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is pushing for a new category in the United Nations Security Council to redress what they see as the overriding power of the five permanent members.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Mozambican unity deal sought before polls
Mozambican unity deal sought before polls By Rachel Waterhouse MAPUTO, Mozambique (AFP): Mozambique's former rebel movement RENAMO and two leading opposition parties have called for an agreement to set up a government of national unity ahead of forthcoming elections.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Moscow children say they have killed at least six
Moscow children say they have killed at least six By Vanora Bennett MOSCOW (Reuter): The Yakovlev brothers -- aged 10, 12, 13 and 14 -- have shaven heads and bright eyes. They live in indescribable squalor in a concrete wasteland suburb and say they have killed at least half a dozen people.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Arafat in Cairo to sort out snags in police talks
Arafat in Cairo to sort out snags in police talks CAIRO (Reuter): Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat came to Cairo yesterday and PLO negotiators said they were looking to him to sort out snags in talks with Israel on a timetable for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and Jericho.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX)
JAKARTA (JP): Prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued to plummet yesterday despite a sign of recovery on other Asian markets.The broad-based Composite Index lost another seven points to close at 473.96, the lowest level since October last year.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Paris museums
Paris museums closed by strike PARIS (Reuter): A strike by employees demanding more pay and better working conditions closed down most of the major museums in Paris on Wednesday, the Culture Ministry said.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Abebe won't promise world record at 10K race
Abebe won't promise world record at 10K race JAKARTA (JP): The world best road racer Addis Abebe of Ethiopia promised no new record for his title defense attempt at the 10-kilometer run here on Sunday.Abebe, who yesterday started his training session less than nine hours after his arrival on...
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Government gags national radio
Government gags national radio PORT MORESBY (AFP): The Papua New Guinea government yesterday banned national radio from broadcasting news of a controversial provincial premiers' conference. Communications minister Martin Thompson ordered the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) not to broadcast...
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
New York private eyes hunt Tansil's wealth
New York private eyes hunt Tansil's wealth JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad confirmed yesterday that he had hired the services of an American detective agency to hunt some of the assets belonging to Eddy Tansil, the man at the center of a $620 million corruption investigation.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Minister holds up recommendation for Djajanti's share issue
Minister holds up recommendation for Djajanti's share issue JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesumo will not recommend a share issue for PT Artika Optima Inti (AOI) unless the Djajanti Group's wood panel manufacturer is able to fulfill its forest concession obligations in...
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Australian business reap rewards of early start in Vietnam
Australian business reap rewards of early start in Vietnam By Robert Templer HANOI (AFP): Alone in the dusty scrubland of an abandoned U.S. airbase in southern Vietnam stands a small symbol of Australia's march into Asia -- a factory producing the painted steel roofing that covers a million...
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
KOTA IN JAKARTA, A LEGACY WORTH PRESERVING
KOTA IN JAKARTA, A LEGACY WORTH PRESERVINGBy Carla Bianpoen [10pt ML] JAKARTA (JP): While the city of Jakarta is rapidly becoming a giant metropolis, and the development of the city is requiring more space to provide social, economic and cultural facilities, there is a growing awareness that...
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Russian industrial output slumps 27.1 percent
Russian industrial output slumps 27.1 percent MOSCOW (Reuter): Russia announced yet another catastrophic slump in industrial output yesterday, belying rosy estimates by top government officials that economic stabilization may be just around the corner.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
GATT sees trade growth of up to five percent in 1994
GATT sees trade growth of up to five percent in 1994 GENEVA (Reuter): World trade should expand by 2.5 to five percent this year, depending on the extent and timing of economic recovery in Japan and Western Europe, the GATT trade body forecast yesterday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
jp/10/Bball
jp/10/BballWilliams, Burkett lead Giant uprising SAN FRANCISCO (Reuter): Matt Williams led a Giant uprising by homering twice off Zane Smith and driving in five runs, and John Burkett pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Giants to an 8-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
VISITING POLISH ABSTRACT PAINTER CAPTIVATED BY MODERN INDONESIA
VISITING POLISH ABSTRACT PAINTER CAPTIVATED BY MODERN INDONESIABy Hanka Kawecka-Lee [10pt ML] JAKARTA (JP): The Polish painter Jozef Kulesza says he is enchanted by Indonesia and flabbergasted by the progress it has made in the past 40 years.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Filipino prison inmates enjoy drugs and prostitutes: official
Filipino prison inmates enjoy drugs and prostitutes: official MANILA (AFP): Drug use is rife at the Philippines' overcrowded main prison, where inmates consort with prostitutes pretending to be visiting wives, jail officials said yesterday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
China breaks
China breaks longstanding taboo BEIJING (Reuter): A powerful member of China's politburo was shown on state television on Tuesday breaking a longstanding ideological taboo -- a Communist Party ban on ancestor worship and other religion.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
British maritime museum to host Titanic display
British maritime museum to host Titanic display By Caroline Brothers [10pt ML] LONDON (Reuter): Britain's National Maritime Museum, denying charges of grave-digging, said last month it would host a controversial show of artifacts retrieved from the sunken hulk of the Titanic.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Dutch Prime Minister cuts visit short JAKARTA (JP): Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers flew home last night, unexpectedly ending his visit to Indonesia because of what has been described as a precarious political situation at home.Lubbers, however, left behind his foreign minister, P.H.