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Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Timor military apologizes for church incident
Timor military apologizes for church incident DILI, Timor Timur (JP): Local Military Commandant Col. Jhony J. Lumintang has apologized to local Catholics for a recent incident in which two Armed Forces (ABRI) members trampled on the bread they received from the preacher at a church in Remexio...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Two of three locals call spouse daily
Two of three locals call spouse daily JAKARTA (JP): Two out of three Indonesians speak to their spouse on the phone every day, but six percent of them admit they seldom remember their partner's birthday, a survey found recently.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Slovakian PM to visit RI
Slovakian PM to visit RI JAKARTA: Prime Minister of Slovakia Jozef Moravcik will begin a three-day official visit to Indonesia on Monday.The state secretariat announced yesterday that Moravcik will arrive with his ministers of defense and economy, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, the...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
UNDP helps export promotion
UNDP helps export promotion JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a document yesterday promising a grant of US$761,000 to help develop better export promotion services in Indonesia for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Magazine patron
Magazine patron resigns SEMARANG, Central Java: Patron of the Vokal student magazine, Karseno, decided to resign yesterday in protest of the inclusion of an interview with novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Youths take tourist course
Youths take tourist course Thirty youths, 21 men and nine women, from Seribu Islands, a group of islands north of Jakarta Bay, are now taking a one month tourist guide course organized by the Jakarta branch office of the State Telecommunication Company, PT Telkom.The company spokesman, D.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Five-day work week to require regular performance evaluations
Five-day work week to require regular performance evaluations JAKARTA (JP): The level of productivity of civil servants should be evaluated regularly when civil servants go to a five- day work week next year, a City Council deputy chairman said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Photo exhibit on Batak image
Photo exhibit on Batak image Photographer Poriaman Sitanggang will exhibit his collection entitled Batak people image at the World Trade Center from July 12 to 22.Epin Sitanggang, project officer of the exhibit, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that Poriaman staged a solo exhibition entitled...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Trading improved 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 by 0.41 points to close at 454.1 from 453.68 on Wednesday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Forests burn near Mt. Ciremai
Forests burn near Mt. Ciremai CIREBON, West Java: Hundreds of hectares of forests in Sanghiang Uruy, near Mt. Ciremai, have been on fire since Tuesday evening.According to officials in the nearby Kuningan regency, the fire, which had not been put out as of yesterday, was started by a campfire made...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
22 gambling den operators to be tried soon
22 gambling den operators to be tried soon JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochamad Hindarto said yesterday 22 people believed to be operators of the Pluit, North Jakarta, gambling den will be tried soon.The suspects were captured along with hundreds of gamblers last month.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Ndaye in Dili for talks with local officials
Ndaye in Dili for talks with local officials DILI, East Timor (JP): Special rapporteur from the United Nations Human Rights Commission for Execution Without Trial, Bacre Waly Ndaye, met with East Timor Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares here yesterday to discuss the 1991 "Dili incident.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Hospital workers in poor knowledge of AIDS risk
Hospital workers in poor knowledge of AIDS risk JAKARTA (JP): Most major hospitals in Jakarta are qualified to treat patients afflicted by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), an expert from the School of Medicine of University of Indonesia (FKUI).
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
2.5m Japanese heading overseas this summer
2.5m Japanese heading overseas this summer TOKYO (AFP): A record 2.53 million Japanese plan to travel abroad in July and August, encouraged by the strong yen and a recent cut in income taxes, the Japan Travel Bureau Inc. (JTB) said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
37,000 Chinese want citizenship
37,000 Chinese want citizenship SURABAYA, East Java: About 37,000 people of Chinese descent want to obtain Indonesian citizenship, but only 15,000 have registered their applications and only 3,393 people have completed administrative procedures.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Eddy Tansil denies his projeect had gone sour
Eddy Tansil denies his projeect had gone sour CILEGON, West Java (JP): Eddy Tansil, the main suspect in the Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) loan scandal at the government- owned bank Bapindo, denied yesterday that his petrochemical project had gone sour.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Mayertex to boost production
Mayertex to boost production JAKARTA (JP): PT Mayer Textile Industry Indonesia, a textile producer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will procure new machines and seek technical cooperation with foreign companies to improve its production capacity and product quality.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m World Cup 1994 - rerun 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Management 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: Lampung 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata: Carving 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Music 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Quiz 11:00 Late...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
17,000 foreigners
17,000 foreigners hired for estates KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia plans to hire slightly more than 17,000 foreigners to help alleviate the serious shortage of workers on its rubber and oil palm plantations, the Business Times newspaper said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Newcomers highlight of fashion event
Newcomers highlight of fashion eventBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): Three young unknown Indonesian designers had the spotlight turned on them last week when their designs impressed the jury of the National Fashion Contest.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Why this apathy?
Why this apathy? Reading local media reports these last few weeks does not give us any hint as to the importance of the third CGI (Consultative Group on Indonesia) meeting scheduled to begin in Paris within two days.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Stolen wood confiscated
Stolen wood confiscated BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Forest authorities have seized 64 cubic meters of stolen timber, five motorbikes, five coffee- processing machines and six electric saws.The authorities, currently conducting a 10-day anti-logging operation in western Lampung, also ordered about...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Kedungombo people win 4-year legal battle
Kedungombo people win 4-year legal battle JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Kedungombo, Boyolali, Central Java, won their legal battle against the government over property they were forced to surrender to make way for a multi-million dollar reservoir project.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
President vows to strengthen capital market
President vows to strengthen capital market JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto pledged here yesterday that the government will further develop the country's capital market into a more attractive and efficient financing alternative.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Brunei withdraws
Brunei withdraws from Asiad soccer HIROSHIMA (AFP): Brunei have withdrawn from the Hiroshima Asian Games football tournament reducing the number of participating teams to 21, organizers said yesterday.Twenty two teams were divided into five groups for the qualifying round at the drawing held here...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
S. Jakarta to hold Mayor Tennis Cup
S. Jakarta to hold Mayor Tennis Cup The South Jakarta mayoralty administration will hold a tennis competition from July 18 to 24, an official said yesterday.Dicky Rusito, acting chief of the organizing committee, said the competition will be held to select the players who will represent the...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Police break up hunger strike, arrest 41
Police break up hunger strike, arrest 41 JAKARTA (JP): Police broke up a hunger strike at the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) compound yesterday and arrested 41 activists protesting the recent ban of three major weekly magazines.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
ABRI officer says openness cause of Indonesia's dilemma
ABRI officer says openness cause of Indonesia's dilemma JAKARTA (JP): The openness that Indonesia is pursuing is creating a dilemma as the society is not entirely ready for it, a senior military official said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Ciledug land prices
Ciledug land pricesFrom Sinar PagiLand on both sides of the Ciledug Raya road in Tangerang is becoming more attractive to people with money. More housing complexes are being built in the area. One, for example, is the residential area developed by PT Bintaro Property Jaya, adjacent to the British...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
UN negotiator to chair KL rubber talks
UN negotiator to chair KL rubber talks KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): UN negotiator Peter Lai will chair crucial talks between key rubber producers and consumers here next week in a last ditch bid to bridge their differences and ensure conclusion of a new price accord in Geneva in October.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Sempati Air to sell shares to the public
Sempati Air to sell shares to the public JAKARTA (JP): Sempati Air, an airline run by the Humpuss business group, will sell part of its shares to the public through the domestic stock markets next year, an official said.The airline's vice president, I.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
5 years demanded for rapist
5 years demanded for rapist Prosecutor Mawardi Muchtar has demanded that the East Jakarta District Court sentence a man identified only as Mar, 32, to five years imprisonment for rape.Prosecutor Mawardi told the court Wednesday that Mar, a resident of Cakung Timur, was proven guilty of raping Mrs.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Indonesian cartoonists
Indonesian cartoonistsFrom KompasMillions of Indonesian children are now very familiar with Chinmi, the main character in the Kungfu Boy comics by Takeshi Maekawa. Chinmi has a peculiar way of overcoming his enemies, i.e. by using the Japanese art.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Pollution chokes villagers
Pollution chokes villagers SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Villagers around PT Cahaya Mas and PT Sampit in the Mentawa Baru subdistrict, Ketapang regency, are complaining about air pollution caused by saw dust from a nearby wood processing industry and the smell of burnt rubber from the factories.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Foreign holdings in indirect investment might be raised
Foreign holdings in indirect investment might be raised JAKARTA (JP): The government will likely raise the ownership ceiling imposed on foreign investors in companies listed on the capital market from the present 49 percent to conform to the new foreign investment regulation.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
RP trade deficit $3.16b
RP trade deficit $3.16b MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' trade deficit in the first five months of 1994, rose 29 percent to US$3.16 billion from the $2.45 billion deficit posted the previous corresponding period, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said here yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
W. Jakarta to have new garbage dumps
W. Jakarta to have new garbage dumps In order to accommodate the increasing amount of waste in West Jakarta, the city administration is planning to build permanent garbage dumps on 50 hectares of land in Sepatan and Sindang Sono, Tangerang.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Cloud seeding still impossible till September
Cloud seeding still impossible till September JAKARTA (JP): Cloud seeding for the drought-hit West Java is impossible until September, but officials guarantee that irrigation water for 288,385 hectares of paddy fields will be sufficient until then.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Gelora and Pelita
Gelora and Pelita in Galatama's final JAKARTA (JP): Gelora Dewata, a club based in Bali, will challenge the defending champion Pelita Jaya from Jakarta in the final match of Galatama -- Indonesia's semi-professional soccer league.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
CGI likely to meet RI aid demand
CGI likely to meet RI aid demand JAKARTA (JP): Donors are most likely to meet Indonesia's requests for aid in spite of their concern over the recent ban of three magazines and increasing labor strikes in the country, Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff said.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Post office for Ciluar
Post office for CiluarFrom KompasAs residents of the Bumi Cimandala Permai housing estate in Kandangroda Ciluar, Bogor regency, we are in bad need of postal and telephone services. In the directory book of the Bogor Post Office our area's Postal Code is 16912.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
EC envoy touring provinces
EC envoy touring provinces JAKARTA: Head of the European Commission in Indonesia, ambassador Klauspeter Schmallenbach has left Jakarta for a one- week visit to EC-Indonesia development projects in East Java, Bali and West Nusa Tenggara.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Four defendants admit to killing Brig. Gen. Tampubolon
Four defendants admit to killing Brig. Gen. Tampubolon JAKARTA (JP): Four defendants in the murder trial of Brig. Gen. T.M.F. Tampubolon confessed yesterday at the East Jakarta District Court that they had killed the general.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Why the increase?
Why the increase?From KompasI was surprised to learn that the tariff rate of drinking water was increased by 40 percent, a fantastic hike! We are truly ignorant of how the Drinking Water Company manages their business.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
RI's 2nd stringer
RI's 2nd stringer steals spotlight in Malaysia Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian second stringer Hendrawan stole the spotlight at the Malaysia Open badminton championships in Johor Baru as he upset the newly crowned Asia Cup champion Dong Jiong of China in their third round duel yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
City Council and PDAM reach compromise solution on water
City Council and PDAM reach compromise solution on water JAKARTA (JP): The City Council and the City Water Company, PDAM Jaya, finally reached a compromise late Wednesday night by agreeing that the current price for water from public water tanks will not be raised until a price ceiling is...
Fri, 08 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.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Over-population and deforestation disturbing
Over-population and deforestation disturbing BOGOR, West Java (JP): Over-population and deforestation are challenging the nation's efforts to conserve the archipelago's abundant flora."The overpopulation problem on the relatively fertile islands across the country has left little opportunity for...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Drought hits Demak
Drought hits Demak DEMAK, Central Java: Thousand of hectares of crops here have dried out because of the prolonged drought which is ravaging the area.Many farmers have failed to grow their crops because of a water shortage.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Drivers wary of Sentul race course
Drivers wary of Sentul race course JAKARTA (JP): Many of the drivers who will pit their skills in the first leg of the seven-round Formula Asia championship series at Sentul international circuit, West Java this weekend, look uncertain about their chances of crossing the finish line first.