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Fri, 08 Jul 1994
Public notaries get certificates
Public notaries get certificates Sixteen public notaries were sworn in as PPAT, officials who are legally authorized to issue land certificates, by the head of the City Land Agency, Sunar, during a ceremony at City Hall yesterdayIn his written speech, Sunar reminded the officials not to accept...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Joint naval exercise planned
Joint naval exercise planned SURABAYA, East Java: About 800 marines will take part in a war game with the United States navy in the Java and Makasar Seas scheduled for the middle of this month.Chief of the Naval Fleet for the eastern region Rear Admiral Gofar Soewarno told journalists on Tuesday...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Habibie defends loan for aircraft project
Habibie defends loan for aircraft project JAKARTA (JP): The government has been forced to use reforestation funds to finance the development of N-250 aircraft, an influential minister says.State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Police seize 5 tons of coffee
Police seize 5 tons of coffee DILI, East Timor: A farmer has lodged a complaint with governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares over the seizure of five tons of coffee by police.Fernando De Oliveira told the governor that his coffee was seized in Tibar village, about 12 kilometers west of Dili, on Monday.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Organda to ask government for rise in bus fares
Organda to ask government for rise in bus fares JAKARTA (JP): The organization of the owners of City Public Transportation (Organda) will ask the governor and the Minister of Transportation to increase fares for medium-sized and large buses from Rp 300 (14 US cents) to Rp 500.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Capital markets promising but require much study
Capital markets promising but require much study JAKARTA (JP): Noted world economists said here yesterday that the Indonesian capital market has a bright future, but warned that the government has much homework to do in order to make the dream a reality.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Inaccurate reporting
Inaccurate reporting On behalf of Mr. Wisber Loeis, Director General for Foreign Economic Relations, I wish to convey the Department's disappointment over the article entitled America expected to reinstall RI trade status, House told which came out in your newspaper on July 5, 1994.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Timor trader jailed for subversive act
Timor trader jailed for subversive act DILI, East Timor (JP): A district court here yesterday sentenced a 20-year-old man to 20 months in jail for participating in an anti-government demonstration last April.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Public's knowledge of medicine still poor
Public's knowledge of medicine still poor JAKARTA (JP): The public's understanding of the proper selection and usage of pharmaceuticals is still poor, says a professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences."There are many generic drugs on sale.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Sudwikatmono to increase electricity generation
Sudwikatmono to increase electricity generation JAKARTA (JP): Sudwikatmono, the first businessman to be involved in private power generation, plans to expand the capacity of his electricity facilities from 76 megawatts (MW) at present to 1,000 MW within five years.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Monthly installment scheme announced for phone lines
Monthly installment scheme announced for phone lines JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta residents can now pay to have new telephones installed in monthly payments through a new policy implemented by the mayoralty telecommunications office.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Joko leads Indonesian shuttlers to Malaysia
Joko leads Indonesian shuttlers to Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): World men's singles number one Joko Suprianto spearheaded Indonesia past the first hurdle at the US$180,000 Malaysia Open badminton championships in Johor Baru yesterday.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Govt not planning to revive SDSB
Govt not planning to revive SDSB JAKARTA (JP): The government has no intention of resurrecting the controversial SDSB lottery which was banned last year.The lottery had been the government's main financial source to fund sports activities and social services.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994, (rerun) 4:30 Scouts' Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantra the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama: Meniti Pelangi 8:05 TV Series: Combat 9:00 World News...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
`Pesantren' begin to modernize education system
`Pesantren' begin to modernize education systemBy Riyadi WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): Islamic boarding schools, locally known as pesantren, are being compelled to review their current educational system, as Indonesia is shifting from an agricultural culture to an industrial nation.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Trial of former Bapindo boss will start next week
Trial of former Bapindo boss will start next week JAKARTA (JP): Three former cabinet ministers are expected to take the witness stand during the trial of Towil Heryoto, a former director of the scandal-ridden Bapindo state bank.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
300 families to resettle
300 families to resettle SORONG, Irian Jaya: The Ministry of Transmigration, in cooperation with the local government, plans to resettle 300 families in Moswaren village, near here.Local transmigration office chief, B.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
S. Jakarta mayor backs escalators, despite protests
S. Jakarta mayor backs escalators, despite protests JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko threw his weight behind the decision of city-owned Market Company, PD Pasar Jaya, to continue the construction of two escalators outside the Blok M market despite strong objection from small-scale...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued losing ground in dull trading yesterday with the broad- based Composite Index dropping by three points to close at 453.68, compared to 456.76 on Tuesday.The narrow-based GTDBS-50 Index also eased to 108.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
KL campaigning
KL campaigning against Al-Arqam KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government is to step up its campaign against the radical Islamic group Al-Arqam by pressing civil servants who are members to quit, officials said yesterday.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Children receive aid
Children receive aid Deputy governor for administrative affairs Idroes presented aid packages to 500 fatherless children whose mothers work with the city administration, at a ceremony yesterday.Each package contained, among other things, school uniforms, a set of stationery, transport allowance of...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Parking lot operators fail to pay levy
Parking lot operators fail to pay levy JAKARTA (JP): Operators of small parking areas in Jakarta are far more disciplined in fulfilling their duty to pay a 20-percent municipal levy than operators of larger parking areas.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Five-day-work week proposal widely praised
Five-day-work week proposal widely praised JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to allow civil servants two days off per week met with praise from members of the House of Representatives and government officials.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Teachers told to help fight male chauvinism
Teachers told to help fight male chauvinism JAKARTA (JP): Two members of the cabinet told teachers yesterday to instill the values of solidarity and gender equality in students to improve the country's future generation.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Illegal fee
Illegal fee at bus stationFrom MerdekaTo get to my place of work I always take the Bekasi-Kampung Rambutan bus. I was puzzled by the fact that every time the bus approached Kampung Rambutan the driver turned his bus in the opposite direction and dropped the passengers outside the terminal.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Monsters bring in monstrous money
Monsters bring in monstrous moneyBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Fair is offering visitors the opportunity to experience its own version of Jurassic Park through a US$2 million Dinosaur Park.There, at nine a.m.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
20 arrested
20 arrested for logging KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Police arrested some 20 residents of Ladongi village who were caught red-handed cutting down trees in Rawa Watumohai National Park recently.Head of the Provincial Natural Resources Conservation Dominggus said they were nabbed by the joint...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
10,000 hectares of paddy perish in current drought
10,000 hectares of paddy perish in current drought JAKARTA (JP): Some 10,000 hectares of the 73,000 hectares of paddy fields hard hit by the current drought will "definitely" perish, a senior government official said yesterday.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Italian mission due here
Italian mission due here JAKARTA (JP): An Italian trade mission, representing six members of the Reggio Emilia City Chamber of Commerce, will arrive here for a four-day visit next week.The Italian Trade Commission in Jakarta, which coordinates the mission, said here yesterday that the visit is...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Sharp sets up RI venture
Sharp sets up RI venture TOKYO (AFP): Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corp. announced yesterday the establishment of a television and refrigerator manufacturing venture in Indonesia with local partner PT Yasonta.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Tourism soars in E. Asia, Pacific
Tourism soars in E. Asia, Pacific MADRID (Reuter): International arrivals in East Asia and the Pacific grew four times faster than the world average, reaching a record-breaking 69 million in 1993, the Madrid-based World Tourism Organization said.While arrivals were up by 12.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya boss questioned
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya boss questioned The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has questioned seven more people, including an ex-director of the city-owned market company, PD Pasar Jaya, in connection with a Rp 2 billion (US$1.9 million) embezzlement at the company.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
BDNI plans to expand business network abroad
BDNI plans to expand business network abroad JAKARTA (JP): Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI), a private domestic bank listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya Stock exchanges, will establish new branches domestically and abroad, implement an automatic banking system and establish a venture capital...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Banks told to open offices overseas
Banks told to open offices overseas JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday urged Indonesian banks to open offices in other countries to promote the country's non-oil exports, whose growth is declining.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Student rejected
Student rejectedFrom PelitaA report in the Merdeka daily on June 16, 1994 said that Dzikron, a student of Madrasah Aliyah (Islamic senior high school) Pungkuran, Semarang, Central Java, was not allowed to take his final examination because he had grown a beard.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Hotel Indonesia to sell shares
Hotel Indonesia to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned hotel management chain PT Hotel Indonesia International Corporation and Natour (HIIN) plans to offer part of shares to the public to raise funds for the renovation of its hotels, an executive says."We need about Rp 300 billion (US$138.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Security guard captured for killing employee
Security guard captured for killing employee JAKARTA (JP): Police have captured the man they believe to have killed a man and injured several others at a chemical factory on Sunday.Maj. Tjok Made Suyasa, chief of Cakung district police, said yesterday that Kasmari, 36, was apprehended at his home...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Foreign riders ready in Surabaya
Foreign riders ready in Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Within 24 hours of their arrival, overseas riders who are expected to highlight the international motocross championships in Surabaya, East Java this weekend accustomed themselves to the track through morning and afternoon practices yesterday.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Unemployment remains Timor's major problem
Unemployment remains Timor's major problem JAKARTA (JP): Although the province's per capita income has risen dramatically from Rp 40,000 to Rp 450,000 in the 18 years since East Timor's integration into Indonesia, unemployment remains a major problem which could get worse in the future, Governor...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Telekom Malaysia to bid for Indonesia projects
Telekom Malaysia to bid for Indonesia projects KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): National telecom firm Telekom Malaysia, on the brink of losing its monopoly at home, has joined an Indonesian-led consortium with American interest to bid for projects in Indonesia, officials said.
Thu, 07 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, 07 Jul 1994
Thugs target
Thugs target fishermen SUMENEP, East Java: Armed robbers are roaming the town's streets, mainly targeting fishermen who have just obtained money from transactions.The rise in robberies has occurred in the fishing district of Sepekan, causing losses worth millions of rupiah lately, Antara reported.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Mr., Miss Jakarta
Mr., Miss Jakarta contest planned The City Tourism Office has said that preliminary selection of 1994 Abang and None (Mr. and Miss) Jakarta at the mayoralty level will be held from July 23 to 29.Fauzi Bowo, the office chief, said yesterday that the preliminary selection for South Jakarta will be...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Towering Infernos?
Towering Infernos?From KompasHigh-rise condominiums are sprouting up in Jakarta to meet the housing needs of the middle and upper classes.But has there been adequate protection provided against fire in these multi-storied (25 to 30 stories), skyscraper apartments?Condominiums are especially prone...
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Gunanusa will build own cranes
Gunanusa will build own cranes JAKARTA (JP): PT Gunanusa Utama Fabricators, a private engineering manufacturing company, will build cranes for container handling under the license of the Pacific Coast Engineering Company (Paceco) of the United States.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994
Bill on property taxes, levies passed into law
Bill on property taxes, levies passed into law JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has passed a bill requiring the city administration to set aside its net revenue from taxes and levies for the improvement of public facilities in all the city's subdistricts.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994
Political prisoners learn sewing
Political prisoners learn sewing SEMARANG, Central Java: Six political prisoners from East Timor participate in vocational training courses organized by the correctional house.Together with dozens of prisoners from other provinces in Kedungpane correctional house, the East Timorese learn tailoring...
Wed, 06 Jul 1994
West family saved from robbery
West family saved from robbery JAKARTA (JP): Police foiled a robbery attempt and shot dead a burglar who, along with four accomplices, attempted to rob a house in West Jakarta early yesterday morning.Lt. Col.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994
Long weekends for civil servants next year
Long weekends for civil servants next year JAKARTA (JP): The government has allowed all its agencies to conduct a trial-run before they fully implement long weekend scheme for civil servants.Minister of Administrative Reforms TB Silalahi told newsmen, after a meeting with President Soeharto at Bina...
Wed, 06 Jul 1994
Why we need foreign aid
Why we need foreign aidFrom Media IndonesiaUnlike relief aid for the casualties of natural disasters, "foreign aid" refers more often to monetary loans rather than grants. We have to return the foreign aid we get, the repayment of which is included debt servicing expenses under the state budget.