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Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Where does the cement go?
Where does the cement go? In some regions there is a cement shortage, again. The disappearance of this basic commodity has triggered a price hike. The public is wondering, why is there a shortage of cement every year? Some suspect that the producers are not honest.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
RP bank plans expansion
RP bank plans expansion MANILA (AFP): Newly revitalized Westmont Bank, boosted by 40 percent equity from Malaysia's Samanda Holdings Bhd., yesterday announced plans to expand its operations in Southeast Asia.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Jakarta has 2,495 cooperatives
Jakarta has 2,495 cooperatives Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said that cooperatives have played a pivotal role in the economic development of the city .He revealed that in the Fifth Five Year Development Plan (Pelita V) which ended this year, at least 93 new cooperatives were established in Jakarta,...
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
U.S. court jails Indonesian captain
U.S. court jails Indonesian captain JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian ship's captain has been sentenced to four years imprisonment by an American court for attempting to smuggle 290 Chinese into the United States.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Tanjung Priok container theft suspects arrested
Tanjung Priok container theft suspects arrested JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok port police have captured five men, including a hardcore criminal, suspected of being behind a series of thefts at the container terminal.Lt. Col.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Pager service
Pager service Recently I acquired an Easy Call pager, and problems have befallen me ever since. One of the advantages offered is that you can be paged in five cities if you advise them when you will be in each city.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Law diploma at Rp 1 million
Law diploma at Rp 1 million YOGYAKARTA: A man was sentenced to five months in jail for practicing as a lawyer, using a fake diploma.Judge Samurti in her verdict said Subiyanto bought a bogus diploma certifying him as a graduate of the school of law at the Jakarta-based Jayabaya University in 1989...
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Govt to simplify bureaucracy to boost national efficiency
Govt to simplify bureaucracy to boost national efficiency JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo has announced that the government will slash the licensing bureaucracy to reduce production costs and improve the competitiveness of Indonesia's products on the world market.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Stock trading continued to improve on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, with most shares gaining ground in moderate trading.The broad-based Composite Index, the official price barometer, rose almost two points to close at 462.53 yesterday from 460.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Why not invite foreign team?
Why not invite foreign team?From Bisnis IndonesiaNow that the World Cup is over I have an obsession to see my favorite team from Argentina come to Indonesia. We have already had world class clubs like Sampdoria and AC Milan play in Indonesia.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
PT Seamless to start producing pipe soon
PT Seamless to start producing pipe soon CILEGON, West Java (JP): PT Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya, the country's second seamless pipe manufacturer, will start trial production next month with an initial production of 40,000 or 50,000 tons per annum, an executive said.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Businessmen urged to acquire foreign trading companies
Businessmen urged to acquire foreign trading companies JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade Satrio Budiardjo Joedono suggested yesterday that Indonesian businessmen acquire trading companies in industrial countries to support improved penetration of the nation's products.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Mexico promises clean and fair election
Mexico promises clean and fair election JAKARTA (JP): Improving relations, signing agreements and exchanging views on issues are one part of an ambassador's job.The other part, according to Mexican Ambassador Jorge Palacios Trevino, is "introducing your country to the people of the country where...
Thu, 21 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.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Expats welcome at Cilegon Int'l School
Expats welcome at Cilegon Int'l School JAKARTA (JP): The new Cilegon International School in West Java, which will be opening this September, is almost filled up with applicants from children of expatriates in this industrial city.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Legal aid body lawyers denied access to Xanana
Legal aid body lawyers denied access to Xanana JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) were denied access yesterday to see the jailed East Timor rebel leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao to discuss his petition for a review of his conviction.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Columnist Sobari feels impact of `Tempo' ban
Columnist Sobari feels impact of `Tempo' ban JAKARTA (JP): A leading columnist says he has lost one of the main channels through which he expressed his ideas and thoughts when Tempo news magazine was banned last month.M.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Medical doctors unpaid
Medical doctors unpaid KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Three of the 200 medical doctors on duty in the province have not received their salaries since April, says chairman of the provincial health office Bambang Purnomo.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
Insecure parking
Insecure parkingFrom KompasOn July 9, 1994, at Plaza Bintaro Jaya, I saw a film which lasted from 9:15 to 11:30 p.m. When I returned to my Toyota Great Corolla, B. 2323 AI after the film was over, I found that both covers for the left wheels were stolen.
Thu, 21 Jul 1994
No price hike expected despite 2.7% crop drop
No price hike expected despite 2.7% crop drop JAKARTA (JP): The expected 2.7 percent decline in rice production this year will not raise prices because the National Logistic Agency (Bulog) guarantees adequate supplies, the agency's chairman, Ibrahim Hasan, said.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Civil Service needs more personnel with PhD degree
Civil Service needs more personnel with PhD degree JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Civil Service desperately needs more civil servants with PhD degrees to make Indonesia more competitive in this era of globalization, says a minister.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Efforts to block SE Asian rights meeting backfire
Efforts to block SE Asian rights meeting backfire BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's attempts to block a Southeast Asian human rights conference coinciding with this week's ASEAN ministerial meeting have backfired, drawing even greater attention to rights problems in the region.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Well-off people asked to help fund operation of cancer hospital
Well-off people asked to help fund operation of cancer hospital JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday made a passionate appeal to wealthy Indonesians to help fund the operation of the Dharmais Cancer Hospital in Jakarta.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
17 injured in bus crash
17 injured in bus crash CIREBON, West Java: At least 17 people were injured, five seriously, in a bus crash early on Monday.Buses owned by Cahaya Baru and ANS, both crammed with passengers, collided head-on when the former was trying to overtake a truck.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Ismail Hasan's support not as solid as it seems
Ismail Hasan's support not as solid as it seems JAKARTA (JP): United Development Party (PPP) Chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum has not secured his re-election despite endorsement from all 27 provincial chapters.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Governor slams polygamy
Governor slams polygamy KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Governor Herman Musakabe has expressed his dismay over the local people's practice to have more than one wife.Musakabe said the polygamous practice is widespread although most of the local populace embrace Christianity, which prohibits men from...
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Golden Gloves sees 78 boxers
Golden Gloves sees 78 boxers JAKARTA (JP): The Golden Gloves amateur boxing championship will revive after a four-year absence in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi.The competition, for which 78 boxers have confirmed entry, is scheduled for July 23-30.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
RI better than China, Vietnam for investment
RI better than China, Vietnam for investmentBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi TOKYO (JP): Indonesia is more attractive for direct investment than Vietnam and China even though the two competitors offer cheaper labor costs, says a senior Japanese banker.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
More Australian property to be marketed in Indonesia
More Australian property to be marketed in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Australian developers consider Indonesia to be one of the best potential property markets in Southeast Asia, while their government seems to be encouraging foreigners to own apartments in its country.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Anxiety, optimism greets new primary curriculum ...
Anxiety, optimism greets new primary curriculum ...By Ati Nurbaiti and Rita A. Widiadana This week marks the start of the new school term with the new, 1994 curriculum coming into practice across the country. It is one of the two recent efforts to improve the national educational system.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Warsito Rasman inducted as Central Kalimantan governor
Warsito Rasman inducted as Central Kalimantan governor JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. yesterday inducted Warsito Rasman as the new governor of Central Kalimantan, despite pleas from some local organizations to appoint a local figure.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Muhammadiyah upset by TV quiz
Muhammadiyah upset by TV quiz JAKARTA (JP): A Moslem group has protested a TVRI quiz show in which a man was told to massage three different women to allow contestants to tell which one was his wife.The Surabaya branch of Muhammadiyah has sent a letter of protest to the state television network...
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Probe sought into gold scandal in Malaysia
Probe sought into gold scandal in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang called yesterday for a government probe into reports that a Malaysian minister allegedly received US$10,000 in gold coins from a Standard Chartered bank unit.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Lack of incentives causes failure in timber estate plan
Lack of incentives causes failure in timber estate plan JAKARTA (JP): Lack of incentives for investors and experience were the reasons behind Indonesia's failure to reach its development targets for timber estates, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) resident representative, Fritz H.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valiant 3:05 Seri Anak Fantasi 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Beautiful Asia 8:05 Humoria 9:00 World News 9:30 Kameria Ria 10:35 Late News 10:45...
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
A new, durable Asia-Pacific security order
A new, durable Asia-Pacific security orderBy Juwono Sudarsono The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will open a new chapter in its 27 year history in Bangkok next week. Political scientist Juwono Sudarsono takes a close look at the significance of the event.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Man shot for stealing hens
Man shot for stealing hens BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Police shot and killed a man who resisted arrest on charges of the theft of four hens in Sungai Tabuk subdistrict.Spokesman for the South and Central Kalimantan police command, Lt. Col.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
PNG Ambassador Oaisa is no stranger to RI
PNG Ambassador Oaisa is no stranger to RIBy Prapti Widinugraheni Ambassador Alan I. Oaisa recently presented his letter of credentials to President Soeharto as head of the Papua New Guinea mission in Indonesia.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
RI needs strong drive to lure foreign investors
RI needs strong drive to lure foreign investorsBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi TOKYO (JP): Indonesia needs a stronger promotion drive to attract Japanese fund managers to invest in its growing capital market.Japanese investors said on Monday that they have little knowledge about activities of the Indonesian...
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
ASEAN plans quiet EAEC luncheon in Bangkok
ASEAN plans quiet EAEC luncheon in Bangkok TOKYO (AFP): ASEAN foreign ministers plan to invite Japan, China and South Korea to an informal luncheon of prospective members of a regional economic caucus in Bangkok next week, a Japanese news agency reported yesterday.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Children learn at own pace at Montessori
Children learn at own pace at MontessoriBy Rudy Madanir JAKARTA (JP): It was half an hour before noon. Dozens of luxury cars, each with a name-card posted on their windshield, lined up at a school gate in Kemang, South Jakarta.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Pest turns into cash
Pest turns into cash MEDAN, North Sumatra: Plant-eating snails that farmers are exterminating because they devour their crops, have been found to be excellent shrimp feed and in high demand here.The Keongmas, as the locals call the snail, fetch Rp 400 (about 20 U.S. cents) a kilogram in the city.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Expert questions Golkar link to bureaucracy
Expert questions Golkar link to bureaucracy JAKARTA (JP): Leading political analyst Miftah Thoha yesterday questioned the civil service corps' unfailing support for Golkar, the ruling political organization, saying that this is unhealthy for Indonesian democracy.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Death of a great writer
Death of a great writer Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana has died at the age of 86. We have lost many great literary figures in the past. By using the term great literary figure in reference to this man, I mean that, besides producing literary works of world standard, he pursued a clear principle of life,...
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
29 die in measles outbreak
29 die in measles outbreak CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (AFP): At least 29 children have died in an outbreak of measles this month in seven remote villages near this southern Philippine city, a local official said yesterday.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
RI sends three `wushu' athletes to Japan
RI sends three `wushu' athletes to Japan JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) sent off three wushu athletes yesterday to the Tokyo Open, which is seen as a training ground for the upcoming Asian Games in Hiroshima next October.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
RI hosts Switzerland in Davis Cup tie
RI hosts Switzerland in Davis Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will take the advantage of hosting Switzerland in their qualifying round for the 1995 Davis Cup World Group during a five-tie match scheduled for Sept. 23-25.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
U.S. policy
U.S. policy Many affluent families in Indonesia are sending their sons and daughters to the United States to study, even though scholastic achievements are mediocre; it is just for the sake of prestige.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Piped water to be available to 60% of city population
Piped water to be available to 60% of city population JAKARTA (JP): The City Water Company (PDAM Jaya) has said that it will be able to serve 60 percent of Jakarta's 8.4 million population when the development of the Buaran II water treatment plant is completed by the end of this year.
Wed, 20 Jul 1994
Government to provide funds to establish eco-labeling agency
Government to provide funds to establish eco-labeling agency JAKARTA (JP): The government will give funding to establish and operate an Indonesian eco-labeling agency, which will support the sustainable management of the country's forests, a minister said.