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Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Siam to operate in Vietnam
Siam to operate in Vietnam BANGKOK (Reuter): Siam Commercial Bank Plc plans banking joint ventures in Vietnam and Nepal with local partners, the bank told the Stock Exchange of Thailand.A bank called Vina Siam Bank to be set up in Hanoi, Vietnam, has US$15 million registered capital, of which SCB...
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Maintenance of parks, greenery top priority
Maintenance of parks, greenery top priority JAKARTA (JP): The city park office said they will make the maintenance of public parks and greeneries alongside major thoroughfares a top priority during the current dry season.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Lawyer pleads Dutchman's innocence in drug trial
Lawyer pleads Dutchman's innocence in drug trial JAKARTA (JP): The lawyer of defendant Christian van den Bosch, on trial for drug trafficking, said yesterday his client is innocent and asked the Central Jakarta District Court to acquit him of all charges.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Ministers, businessmen to discuss GATT impact
Ministers, businessmen to discuss GATT impact JAKARTA (JP): A number of ministers and high ranking officials will hold a two-day dialog next week with executives of business associations. Strategies in facing the impact of the implementation of the new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)...
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Food poisoning kills one in N. Sulawesi
Food poisoning kills one in N. Sulawesi MINAHASA, North Sulawesi: Suspected poisonous food has killed an elderly woman and hospitalized 30 others, police said.The deceased was identified as 74-year-old Kolondam Adam.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
PAM Jaya delays imposition of new water price
PAM Jaya delays imposition of new water price JAKARTA (JP): In response to the public outcry, the City Water Company (PAM Jaya) has postponed the price increase for public water-taps until September of this year.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
EU to establish information center
EU to establish information center JAKARTA (JP): The European Union (EU) will establish an information center here later this year to promote investment and trade relations between Indonesia and the Union's 12 members.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
State-owned hotels get new GMs
State-owned hotels get new GMs JAKARTA (JP): PT Hotel Indonesia International Corporation and Natour (HIIN), a state-owned hotel chain, restructured its organization yesterday by appointing new general managers for seven of its 17 hotels.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Tax evasion
Tax evasionFrom Suara KaryaAs a witness in the Eddy Tansil trial in the Central Jakarta Court, Ms Amelia (Manager of Danamon Bank, Tamansari branch) revealed that defendant ET deposited his money, involving Rp 178 billion, in a Cayman Island bank through the services of Danamon Bank.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Music royalty evaders on the hot seat
Music royalty evaders on the hot seat JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of entertainment businesses here have been reported by the Indonesian Creative Acts Foundation (YKCI) to the city police for refusing to pay music royalties.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Military is not above the law, officer says
Military is not above the law, officer says JAKARTA (JP): No member of the Armed Forces (ABRI) is above the law and any soldier who transgresses will be punished in accordance with the law, says the military commander in East Timor.Infantry Colonel Jhony J.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Spy war chills Indo-Pakistani ties
Spy war chills Indo-Pakistani ties NEW DELHI (AFP): The tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats by India and Pakistan have plunged ties between the two countries to a new low and dimmed hopes for a resumption of talks on a code of conduct for diplomatic personnel, officials here said yesterday.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Highest loan given in KL
Highest loan given in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian entrepreneur Tajudin Ramli yesterday secured Malaysia's biggest loan of 1.79 billion ringgit (US$720 million) by an individual to finance his helicopter firm's takeover of national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS).
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Mayors' help sought to curb urbanization
Mayors' help sought to curb urbanization JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has said that he will urge all 96 of Indonesia's mayors at the upcoming 11th National Inter-City Congress to help reduce the urbanization flows from their areas to Jakarta.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
INRO to exhaust stockpile if price rises continue
INRO to exhaust stockpile if price rises continue KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) would unload its entire 220,000-ton stockpile if the current surge in rubber prices continues unabated, INRO buffer stock manager Aldo Hofmeister said yesterday.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Soccer talks in Soeharto's agenda
Soccer talks in Soeharto's agenda SEMARANG (JP): President Soeharto will be talking about soccer today -- not necessarily about this morning's World Cup semifinal matches, but more about his childhood days.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices gained ground on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) in active trading yesterday as more investors returned to the trading floor.The broad-based Composite Index rose by 3.5 points to close at 453.21 after falling on Tuesday to 449.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
750 families live on reservoir
750 families live on reservoir BOYOLALI, Central Java: More than 750 families still occupy the area known as the "green belt" of the giant Kedungombo reservoir, more than two years after the controversial project went into operation.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
`Filipinos want U.S. forces back'
`Filipinos want U.S. forces back' MANILA (AFP): A majority of Filipinos want U.S. forces to return to the country, some two years after they left, a survey of residents here showed yesterday.The survey by ABS-CBN, the country's largest broadcasting firm last month, found that despite negative...
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Ramos says Vietnam is set to join ASEAN
Ramos says Vietnam is set to join ASEAN MANILA (Agencies): Vietnam appears set to become the seventh member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), but Myanmar is not yet there, Philippine President Fidel Ramos said yesterday.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Companies allowed to import fishing vessels
Companies allowed to import fishing vessels JAKARTA (JP): The government might now allow companies to import fishing vessels to meet the urgent need for specific ships to maximize the exploitation of Indonesia's marine potentials.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Publishers pledge to prevent further bans on news media
Publishers pledge to prevent further bans on news media BOGOR, West Java (JP): Newspaper publishers yesterday pledged to make an all-out effort to prevent further government bans against newspapers and magazines by enhancing communication among themselves.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
French cultural connection with RI spans many years
French cultural connection with RI spans many years The discovery of a treasure trove of paintings in 1991, buried under a mound of dust in a store room at Indonesia's National Museum, acted as a tangible reminder of the long history of cultural ties between France and Indonesia.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Jakarta determined to become champion
Jakarta determined to become champion Governor Surjadi Soedirdja saw off Jakarta's 48-person delegation, including eight officials, to the upcoming 17th National Koran Reading Contest in the Riau provincial capital of Pakanbaru.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Productivity is an acquired culture, seminar told
Productivity is an acquired culture, seminar told JAKARTA (JP): Productivity, one of today's most popular catchphrases in government and business circles, turns out to be an acquired culture that can only evolve in society over time.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Cooperatives encouraging
Cooperatives encouraging The way that cooperatives in this country have developed is extremely encouraging. The government has given its attention to cooperative institutions, because cooperatives constitute one of the main economic pillars besides state-owned companies and private enterprises.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Army officer goes on trial for his role in Marsinah murder
Army officer goes on trial for his role in Marsinah murder JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya Military Tribunal in East Java has opened the trial of an Army captain in connection with the murder of labor activist, Marsinah, now that the last of nine civilians linked with the killing has been convicted.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
France and Indonesia bolster strong economic ties
France and Indonesia bolster strong economic ties French and Indonesian economic ties continue to flourish in 1994 as both countries explore new avenues of cooperation and trade.Today, the two republics enjoy unprecedented economic relations.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
The Kedungombo decision
The Kedungombo decision Last week's decision of the Supreme Court in favor of farmers at the Kedungombo reservoir site in Central Java must have come as quite a blow to the state. Judging by the intensity of the reactions expressed the other day by the governor and the military commander of Central...
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Jealousy provokes worker's killing
Jealousy provokes worker's killing JAKARTA (JP): Police have captured a South Jakarta resident who is believed to have killed a contract worker in a fit of jealousy.Maj. Tasmin, a spokesman for the city police, said the suspect identified as Nahrowi, 21, resident of Cilandak Barat subdistrict,...
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Law on cooperatives
Law on cooperativesFrom Media IndonesiaOne of the three main pillars of our economy after state-owned companies and private enterprises is cooperatives. All three are based on the principle of togetherness.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Abdurrahman warns ulemas not to drag NU into PPP
Abdurrahman warns ulemas not to drag NU into PPP JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Chairman Abdurrahman Wahid warned some of his top leaders, who are busy discussing the upcoming election of the United Development Party (PPP), not to drag his Islamic organization into their political affairs.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Barito Pacific's sales up
Barito Pacific's sales up JAKARTA (JP): PT Barito Pacific Timber announced a 43 percent increase in net sales in the January-March period of this year to Rp 274.06 billion (US$130.5 million) from Rp 191.02 billion in the same period of last year.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
`Asia's rising markets still attractive'
`Asia's rising markets still attractive' JAKARTA (JP): Asia's emerging capital markets are still attractive despite the sharp fall of prices early this year. Japan will be the best performing major market during the rest of 1994, a report says.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Four Japan warships visit Jakarta
Four Japan warships visit Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Four Japanese warships anchored at the Tanjung Priok harbor yesterday for a four-day courtesy call.The four destroyers, each carrying a helicopter, were welcomed by Col. V. Napitupulu, operation assistant to the second Navy main base.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Small-scale businessmen
Small-scale businessmenFrom Bisnis IndonesiaRecently the Minister of Cooperatives and Small Business Development said that the government has decided to drop privileges for small-scale businessmen.In other words small-scale businessmen and cooperatives must now compete with big businessmen.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Japan film week at TIM
Japan film week at TIM To commemorate its 15th anniversary, the Japan Cultural Center will be showing a week of Kenji Mizoguchi's films free of charge starting next Tuesday at Taman Ismail Marzuki art center, Central Jakarta.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Work hard to attain social justice, President says
Work hard to attain social justice, President says JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that Indonesia must persevere in its effort to attain the lofty goal of social justice for all."Obviously, materializing social justice and common prosperity cannot be achieved in a short period of...
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
NAFED needs improvement in status for export promotion
NAFED needs improvement in status for export promotion JAKARTA (JP): A.A. Baramuli, a member of the House of Representatives (DPR), yesterday urged the government to improve the status of the National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) and to make it independent from other institutions.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Orientation program
Orientation programFrom KompasI am a student at a university in Jakarta. I am concerned about an incident experienced by a fellow student during the three-day orientation program held by the School of Landscaping Architecture and Environment Techniques.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Ex-minister, IHT settle libel suit
Ex-minister, IHT settle libel suit SINGAPORE (AFP): Former Singapore Law Minister Edward Barker has agreed to an out-of-court settlement for damages from the International Herald Tribune (IHT) for publishing an allegedly defamatory letter about him.
Thu, 14 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, 14 Jul 1994
Mizoguchi and the tragedy of women
Mizoguchi and the tragedy of womenBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese, traditionally known as chauvinistic, have a film director who was very interested in the struggle of women, Kenji Mizoguchi (1898-1956).His films will be shown for a week at Taman Ismail Marzuki Art Center, starting July 19.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Government seeks new trial in Kedungombo case
Government seeks new trial in Kedungombo case JAKARTA (JP): The government, still reeling at a Supreme Court decision in a highly charged land dispute, announced yesterday that it plans to petition for a new trial.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
PDI official has a heart attack
PDI official has a heart attack MALANG, East Java: A top official of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) had a heart attack amid the tense election of a new provincial party chapter on Tuesday.Fatimah Ahmad, a deputy chairperson of PDI central executive board, was rushed to the Army Hospital...
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
128 participate in beauty contest
128 participate in beauty contest South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko is calling on participants of the Abang and None (Mr. and Miss) South Jakarta contest to help promote the city administration's campaign encouraging residents to live in apartment buildings.
Thu, 14 Jul 1994
Mysterious bill
Mysterious bill I would like to have your readers share an experience I just had with my credit card a few weeks ago.When I checked my latest account, I noticed with surprise that a five-star hotel in Jakarta, where I once spent a night (and paid for it with my credit card), later on had claimed an...
Wed, 13 Jul 1994
Habibie asks survey agency to do business
Habibie asks survey agency to do business CIBINONG, West Java (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie told the Coordinating Board for National Survey and Mapping (Bakosurtanal) to sell its products.
Wed, 13 Jul 1994
Indonesia's miners are set for strong growth in 1990s
Indonesia's miners are set for strong growth in 1990s SYDNEY (Reuter): Indonesia's mining sector is poised for strong growth in the 1990s with five new contracts to be signed this year and reports of another 25 in the pipeline, an ASEAN Mining conference was told.
Wed, 13 Jul 1994
Research has to be market oriented, says LIPI chairman
Research has to be market oriented, says LIPI chairman JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) called on researchers to focus on practical marketable studies rather than purely scientific ones.