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Tue, 26 Jul 1994
New tax system for vehicles approved
New tax system for vehicles approved JAKARTA (JP): The City Council and the governor yesterday approved the new car tax bill which included the imposition of an annual progressive car tax system.The bill, to be put into effect this year, however, has yet be processed before it becomes a municipal...
Tue, 26 Jul 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.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Water supply down 5%
Water supply down 5% UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The water supply of the city water company in Lekopaccing has fallen by five percent because of the drought, the Antara news agency said.Director P.A. Tanriajeng said the city might be facing a water crisis if the decline persists.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
65 brokers of vehicle papers arrested
65 brokers of vehicle papers arrested JAKARTA (JP): The military police captured 65 "go-betweens" at both the vehicular document and driver's license services at the city police headquarters.They included 10 women and one man who had stolen a vehicular document.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Water supply turns salty
Water supply turns salty BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Water from the Barito and Martapura rivers running through the city have been contaminated by salt, causing problems to the local water supply company.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Student detained over fatal stabbing
Student detained over fatal stabbing Police have detained a junior high school student for allegedly killing one of his peers over a football match.Ivan Untako, 18, is being detained after reportedly having stabbed Jufrin William, 16, a junior high school student who resided in the Cendrawasih...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Alternative for school drop outs
Alternative for school drop outs BANDUNG, West Java: The local authority is offering an alternative to primary school graduates who cannot be accommodated at junior high schools.Governor R. Nuriana proposed that these children consider enrolling in special, non-formal education programs that offer...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
S'pore deputy PM warns of succession problem
S'pore deputy PM warns of succession problem SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Brig. Gen. Lee Hsien Loong has warned of a serious leadership succession problem by 2000 if not enough young people were fielded in the next two general elections.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Graffiti
GraffitiFrom Bisnis IndonesiaNow that an anti-graffiti campaign is being launched we are seeing programs on private television stations endorsing the opposite.I think they should be aware about what is going on in the community and tune their programs accordingly.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Illegal workers enters Malaysia through Batam
Illegal workers enters Malaysia through BatamBy Ridwan M. Sijabat BATAM, Riau (JP): Each week hundreds of Indonesian workers are believed to be smuggled into Malaysia through this island, a mere 15 minute crossing by boat.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Flap over gold coin hits Anglo-Malaysian ties
Flap over gold coin hits Anglo-Malaysian tiesBy Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Controversy over a gold coin has put new strains on ties between Malaysia and Britain just as it appeared the Malaysians may have been moving towards lifting a punishing ban against British business.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Relevance of intellectual organizations questioned
Relevance of intellectual organizations questioned JAKARTA (JP): A number of senior statesmen yesterday questioned the relevance of the presence of religious-based intellectual organizations, saying that it could backfire on the national unity which has been painfully built over the decades.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
City Council: PDAM Jaya is lacking professionalism
City Council: PDAM Jaya is lacking professionalism JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has criticized the City Water Company, PDAM Jaya, for its lack of professionalism in managing its human resources, which is partly why tap water leakages remain as high as 44 percent.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Kadin courts Taiwanese investment
Kadin courts Taiwanese investment TAIPEI, Taiwan (JP): Indonesia embarked on a significant campaign to attract investors yesterday as some of the country's top executives descended on Taipei to establish contacts with Taiwanese entrepreneurs.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Indonesia to send agriculturalists to developing nations
Indonesia to send agriculturalists to developing nations PUNCAK, West Java (JP): An agreement signed here yesterday by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will allow Indonesia to send its agriculturalists to other developing countries to help increase production of staple foods.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Jones skips Bob Hasan track and field meet
Jones skips Bob Hasan track and field meetJAKARTA (JP): Jasmin Jones of the United States canceled her participation in the 800-meter competition at the Bob Hasan track and field invitational meet this weekend due to an undisclosed injury.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
ASEAN forum and preventive diplomacy
ASEAN forum and preventive diplomacyBy C.P.F. Luhulima JAKARTA (JP): Apparently the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) innaugural meeting, held in Bangkok yesterday, was not structured in the sense that it could be effective in fostering dialogs on political and security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Rico scores fastest KO win in Golden Gloves history
Rico scores fastest KO win in Golden Gloves history JAKARTA (JP): Rico Maspaitella of Jakarta needed only five seconds to outbox Asep Badru of West Java in their featherweight bout of the Golden Gloves amateur boxing championships in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi on Sunday.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
About 100 old buildings to be renovated for tourism
About 100 old buildings to be renovated for tourism JAKARTA (JP): Around 100 old buildings in Jl. Kali Besar Timur, Kali Besar Barat and Kunir near the Chinatown area, all in West Jakarta, will be renovated and used for business and tourism purposes.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Family planning board counts on educated elite
Family planning board counts on educated elite JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Population and Chairman of the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) Haryono Suyono urged educated families to help the government in guiding other families towards prosperity.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Principle in hot water
Principle in hot water PADANG, West Sumatra: The principle of the Indonesian Embassy School in Singapore has been summoned by police here for allegedly hoaxing 83 local teachers when he was still at the provincial education office, Antara reported.Head of the Municipal Police Lt. Col.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
E. Java wins track and field tourney
E. Java wins track and field tourney JAKARTA (JP): East Java romped home with nine golds, seven silvers and five bronzes to win the overall title at the second leg of Java-Bali track and field championships series in Yogyakarta on Sunday.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
ASEAN meet disrupted by S. Korea, U.S.
ASEAN meet disrupted by S. Korea, U.S.By Pandaya BANGKOK (JP): The inaugural ASEAN Regional Forum meeting opened with a clash yesterday, when the U.S. and South Korea forced the conference to take a stand at the gripping Korean peninsula crisis.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Trade and rights
Trade and rights The Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries have formally rejected the inclusion of workers' rights, labor standards and environmental issues in international trade agreements.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Prosecutors are still studying Ria's case
Prosecutors are still studying Ria's case JAKARTA (JP): The city prosecutor's office is still studying the case of Ria Irawan, a starlet who has been connected to the death of a young businessman in her house last January.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Soeharto calls for stronger legal system
Soeharto calls for stronger legal system JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to strengthen its legal system and discard the remaining Dutch colonial laws quickly in order to be able to answer the challenges of the 21st century, President Soeharto says.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: The Frog Prince 4:30 Science and Technology 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Belief in God the Almighty 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
President taxi
President taxiFrom KompasOn Sunday night I stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take me to Sunter, North Jakarta. To my consternation I realized the taxi which I stopped was a President Taxi. Because it was very late at night I had no choice but to get into the taxi.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Former banker denies role in his lover's death
Former banker denies role in his lover's death JAKARTA (JP): A former banker who is accused of arranging the murder of his lover, Dr. Riyama, on Jan. 14, has denied any involvement in the killing."I do not know why Gunadi came to my office on Jan.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Jewelry center to be renovated
Jewelry center to be renovated BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Local authorities plan to renovate the jewelry center at the Martapura, capital of the Banjar regency following the upgrading of the shopping centers nearby, an official said.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Telephone sale postponed
Telephone sale postponed The South Jakarta Telecommunications Office has stopped the sale activities of new telephone lines after its first-day campaign turned into a traffic snarl yesterday.The office said in an announcement yesterday that the number of people who came to apply for new telephone...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
`Tempo' clampdown
`Tempo' clampdown Late last month I waited and waited for the Indonesian news magazine Tempo, the only magazine in the Indonesian language that I subscribed to for Indonesian studies. But it did not arrive.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Ferry shuts services
Ferry shuts services SEMARANG, Central Java: Sejati Berkat, a ferry which has been shuttling between Jepara and the Karimunjawa Islands, has stopped operating since May due to financial losses, the Antara news agency reported.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Have a problem? Write to the governor
Have a problem? Write to the governor JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans are invited to write letters of complaint directly to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja if they can prove that city officials are making things difficult for them or imposing illegal levies for services rendered."I will not open any post boxes.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
PPP needs new leader to avoid a breakup
PPP needs new leader to avoid a breakup JAKARTA (JP): A noted political observer warned that the United Development Party (PPP) may fall apart in the next election if it fails to elect a new leader in its congress next month.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Alien hand in Karachi violence
Alien hand in Karachi violence KARACHI (Reuter): Pakistani authorities said yesterday it was possible some foreign power might be involved in a fresh wave of violence between rival Moslem sects in Karachi, the country's commercial capital.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
S. Jakarta gets its Miss, Mr.
S. Jakarta gets its Miss, Mr. Deivy Zulyanti and Braham Marzuki were elected the 1994 Miss and Mr. (Abang dan None) of South Jakarta, beating 14 other couples participating in the final of the contest on Saturday.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Abdurrahman warns NU to evade external influences
Abdurrahman warns NU to evade external influences JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Abdurrahman Wahid warned members of the influential Moslem organization not to let the forces of external political play tear them apart.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Price declines continued on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, with the broad-based Composite Index losing another three points to close at 455.11 against Friday's 459.07.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also lost ground to close at 108.64 against 109.46.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Preserving teak
Preserving teak Mr. A. Djuana, in his letter published in The Jakarta Post on July 23, 1994, has found that the teak timber in his house is not immune from attack by white ants. Teak was considered to be permanently resistant to marine borers like the toredo worm but maybe white ants are made of...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Tsunami victims flooded with aids
Tsunami victims flooded with aids MALANG: Victims of the tsunami at Tamban coast, Malang, East Java, should not worry for lacking of the basic needs during they rebuild their houses, an official said.The municipality which coordinates the aid has received more than Rp 67 million aid besides food,...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Taiwan wants president to attend APEC summit
Taiwan wants president to attend APEC summit TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan said yesterday it wanted its president to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum's summit meeting in Jakarta later this year despite reports of opposition from Beijing.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Govt pursuing all legal options on Kedungombo ruling
Govt pursuing all legal options on Kedungombo ruling JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday said it would go through every legal channel to fight the compensation arrangement set by the Supreme Court for the displaced villagers of Kedungombo, Central Java.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
World junior weightlifting championship opened here
World junior weightlifting championship opened here JAKARTA (JP): The 20th world junior weightlifting championships opened here yesterday evening, with young lifters hoping to establish a number of new records.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Small business needs better coordination to develop
Small business needs better coordination to develop JAKARTA (JP): Better coordination among government institutions, banks and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is needed to accelerate development of small businesses in the country, a senior official said.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Taiwan promises increase in investment in RI
Taiwan promises increase in investment in RIBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat TAIPEI, Taiwan (JP): Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui promised visiting executives of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) here yesterday his country's investments in Indonesia would rise to US$6.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Long licensing procedures remain problem for investors
Long licensing procedures remain problem for investors JAKARTA (JP): Long licensing procedures in local administrations remain the main problem for investors, even though the government has introduced a series of deregulatory measures, State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Mental checks a healthy sign
Mental checks a healthy sign DENPASAR, Bali: A 10-fold increase of mentally disturbed patients at the state-owned Bangli mental hospital was considered a healthy sign by its director Robert Revenger.It "demonstrates an increased awareness among people to undergo mental check-ups ...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Two muggers shot to death
Two muggers shot to death Police shot to muggers to death in two separate places yesterday and Sunday.Irwan Hidayat, 18, a resident of Jl. Muhamad, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, was shot in his chest and waist while resisting arrest in Kebayoran Baru area, South Jakarta, yesterday at dawn.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Foreign investment in domestic press
Foreign investment in domestic pressFrom ProspekDomestic newspaper and magazine publishers are concerned over Law No. 20, 1994, which some circles understood to allow foreign investment in the press.This concern is well founded because even though the media business experienced a boom in the past...