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Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Govt upset over reaction to tariff protection plea
Govt upset over reaction to tariff protection plea JAKARTA (JP): The government is concerned over a Japanese synthetic fiber company's threats to move its operation from Indonesia if tariff protection is given to the country's first olefin project.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Protecting Chandra Asri
Protecting Chandra Asri Controversy and the PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center seem to be inseparable. Waves of heated debates have accompanied its US$1.6 billion olefin project since 1991. The latest one was set off when the company told the House of Representatives last week that the plant...
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Yogyakarta airport reopened
Yogyakarta airport reopened YOGYAKARTA: The Adisucipto airport was reopened yesterday after being closed on Friday following a plane accident that disrupted traffic.Soelaeman S., head of the Yogyakarta chapter of the state's airport management company Perum Angkasa Pura, said that the DC-9 airplane...
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Phone firms to go global
Phone firms to go global JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave has urged Indonesian telecommunications firms to seek jobs in other countries in cooperation with foreign partners.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Pharmacy school's new building
Pharmacy school's new building JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja inaugurated the operation of a new building for the school of pharmacy of the University of Pancasila in Srengseng Sawah, South Jakarta, over the weekend.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
PDI's threat
PDI's threat The threat made by Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) cadre to boycott the 1997 general elections has become a topic of public discussion. The question is what led them to make the threat. Within the party itself, differences of opinions exist, with certain members being for it and...
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Civil servants' pay
Civil servants' pay As President Soeharto remarked, the government is aware of the fact that the monthly pay received by civil servants is inadequate. Nevertheless, the President said, this should not be used as a pretext for corruption or for unrightfully wanting to own other people's property.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Seminar on diabetes
Seminar on diabetes JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Diabetes Association held a one- day discussion on ways to treat diabetes, at the Koja Hospital in North Jakarta on Friday.The meeting, which was attended by 250 general practitioners from public health centers in the North Jakarta mayoralty, was...
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Clashes mar celebrations of Human Rights Day
Clashes mar celebrations of Human Rights Day BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Hundreds of students celebrating World Human Rights Day Saturday clashed with security forces who stopped them from marching down the street.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Tangerang Traffic chaotic
Tangerang Traffic chaotic TANGERANG (JP): Traffic on a number of the city's major streets is becoming increasingly chaotic with congestion a daily dilemma.Police officers assigned to regulate traffic flow can do little to alleviate the snarls that can trap cars in endless lines.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Mahathir to attend OIC summit
Mahathir to attend OIC summit KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad left for Morocco late on Saturday night to attend the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit, the national Bernama news agency reported.The summit begins tomorrow.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Taiwan to buy more LNG from Indonesia
Taiwan to buy more LNG from Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Taiwan is committed to more than doubling its liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Indonesia beginning in 1988 from the current level of 1.7 million tons per annum.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
GATT impact on palm oil
GATT impact on palm oil KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's primary industries minister Saturday warned the country's palm oil producers that recent General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) decisions to liberalize trade would result in fiercer competition.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Stock prices continued plummeting last week
Stock prices continued plummeting last week JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian stock market continued to plummet last week in line with other stock markets in the region, led by a 49-point fall on the New York Stock Exchange last Thursday. The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Composite Index closed at 454.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Cambodia to sign ASEAN treaty
Cambodia to sign ASEAN treaty KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Cambodia is expected to sign the Association of South East Asian Nation's (ASEAN) key Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in a few months, the group's Secretary- General Ajit Singh said yesterday.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
89 boat people land in Darwin
89 boat people land in Darwin SYDNEY (Reuter): A vessel carrying 89 boat people believed to be from China and 12 Indonesian fishing boats were met by Australian customs officials yesterday after being discovered in waters outside the northern city of Darwin.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Massage parlor
Massage parlorFrom NeracaWe are residents of Lenteng Agung sub-district, South Jakarta, and we would like to question the establishment of massage parlors which actually function as brothels.These establishments are very close to the Institute of Social and Political Science and we believe they...
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Bekasi farmers uneasy at land grab practices
Bekasi farmers uneasy at land grab practices BEKASI (JP): A total of 160 farmers at the Segera Makmur village in Taruma Jaya district are uneasy because their farming land was forcefully seized by PT Truba Inti Development four months ago without giving them a fair amount of compensation money.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Venture capital firm for Ujungpandang
Venture capital firm for Ujungpandang JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad inaugurated PT Sarana Sulsel Ventura on Saturday, a new venture capital company in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi.Sarana Sulsel Ventura, the sixth venture capital firm established in the country in the last six...
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
UNDP grant for Kutai park
UNDP grant for Kutai park JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has pledged US$837,681 in grant money to preserve the Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan as a conservation area with national and international standing.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Better discipline can reduce stress
Better discipline can reduce stress JAKARTA(JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says a high degree of discipline among city administration officials will help reduce stress among the civil servants."A high sense of discipline is indispensable if the employees want to avoid psychological stress and...
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Indonesia third most attractive investment site
Indonesia third most attractive investment site JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is the third most attractive investment spot for multinational companies after China and India, according to a study.The survey conducted by Erns & Young International, a U.S.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
RI favored to chair Moro conference
RI favored to chair Moro conference JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), Nur Misuari, hopes Indonesia will chair the special commission that will discuss the Moro issue at the ongoing Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Casablanca, Morocco.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Suppliers of workers elect leader
Suppliers of workers elect leader JAKARTA (JP): Anthon Sihombing has been elected as the chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the Organization of Indonesian Manpower Suppliers (HP2TKI) for the 1994-1999 term.The election of Anthon in a one-day conference was attended by 60 participants on Friday. M.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
RI-Thai fishery firms to cooperate
RI-Thai fishery firms to cooperate JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Fishery Companies Association is now exploring opportunities for cooperation in the fishery business with Thai entrepreneurs to boost fish exports in the future, a prominent business leader says.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Eruption survivors have illness
Eruption survivors have illness MAGELANG, Central Java: Hundreds of survivors of the recent Mt. Merapi eruption are now suffering from respiratory and skin diseases, an official said yesterday."About 48 percent of the 352 survivors from Kaliurang, Magelang, suffer from respiratory diseases, while...
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Three new toll gates operating
Three new toll gates operating JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned highway company PT Jasa Marga has opened three new toll gates, one in Serang Timur, another in Meruya, both on the Jakarta-Merak toll road, and the other in Kalihurip on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Missing merchandise
Missing merchandiseFrom Bisnis IndonesiaPT Asindo Gryatama built and owns a shopping center in Panakukang Mas, Ujungpandang. I rented shop number 16 and 17 and was the first person to contract the facilities from them.
Mon, 12 Dec 1994
Jakarta to host international conference on Bosnia
Jakarta to host international conference on Bosnia JAKARTA (JP): Foreign Minister Ali Alatas has said that Indonesia plans to host an international conference on Bosnia- Herzegovina as an effort to reach an integral solution to the crisis in former Yugoslavia.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Thai coalition collapses, elections expected
Thai coalition collapses, elections expected BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's coalition government has collapsed, and Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai is expected to announce snap elections in the coming weeks.The New Aspiration Party (NAP), second-largest member of Chuan's five-party coalition, announced...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Share prices on JSX fall to new low
Share prices on JSX fall to new low JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued drifting lower yesterday with most issues loosing ground in heavy trading.The JSX composite Index closed 7.11 points lower to end at 454.08, as compared to 461.2 on Thursday.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Taiwan arrests
Taiwan arrests RI sailors TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan authorities have arrested nine Indonesian sailors for alleged gun-running to Taiwan's underworld, the coastguard said yesterday.The nine are alleged to have tried to smuggle 16 handguns and 776 bullets on a cargo ship that docked at the southern...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
WB grant for RI judiciary
WB grant for RI judiciary JAKARTA (JP): The Washington-based World Bank has approved a US$500,000 grant for Indonesia to help develop its economic legal system, including institutions and human resources, over the next five years.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
More attention on indigenous people sought
More attention on indigenous people sought JAKARTA (JP): Activists view that in some areas the government-sponsored transmigration program has failed because of the lack of the indigenous people's involvement in development projects.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Garuda and
Garuda and privatization The editorial on the privatization of Garuda Airlines which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Thursday, Dec. 8, 1994, certainly points to a number of constraints that Garuda Indonesia faces in meeting international conditions, such as the layers of bureaucratic procedures.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Suggestions for UKSW
Suggestions for UKSWFrom Media IndonesiaI am very concerned about the row occurring in the Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, Central Java. What surprises me is how university people, who are basically academic, rational and well versed with scientific methods and familiar with various...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Japan urged to sell Indonesian plywood
Japan urged to sell Indonesian plywood JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is currently negotiating intensively with 10 Japanese plywood manufacturers, who are going bankrupt due to a worldwide lack of raw materials, to get them to market Indonesia's plywood in Japan.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
PLN to give repeat order to Ansaldo
PLN to give repeat order to Ansaldo GARUT, West Java (JP): The state electricity company PT PLN will give a repeat order to Ansaldo GIE SPA of Italy for construction of another 55-megawatt geothermal power generation plant on Mount Salak, West Java next month.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
TRIMs must be part of investment law: Expert
TRIMs must be part of investment law: Expert JAKARTA (JP): An investment expert suggested yesterday that the government, which is drafting a new investment bill, accommodate all principles being negotiated in the Trade on Related Investment Measures (TRIMs).
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
WB (Mengisi kapling 27CM) -- 28pt NCSB 4 koloms 1 line
WB (Mengisi kapling 27CM) -- 28pt NCSB 4 koloms 1 line RP, WB meet on $50b projects
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Court mafia
Court mafia Talk about the existence of a court mafia is once again rife in the mass media. Prof. Zainal Asikin Kusumah Atmadja, a former Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court, in an interview with the daily newspaper Kompas disclosed the existence of such a mafia.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Indonesia needs strong TV stations
Indonesia needs strong TV stations JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and other developing countries need to build a strong television industry to counter the foreign broadcasts which are influencing national viewers, Minister of Information Harmoko said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
RP, WB to discuss $50b projects
RP, WB to discuss $50b projects MANILA (AFP): The Philippines and the World Bank said yesterday they will convene a high-level meeting next week to boost private investment in the country's infrastructure, expected to cost US$50 billion over the next decade.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
1. INVEST -- 48pts Metromedium 4 koloms 2 lines
1. INVEST -- 48pts Metromedium 4 koloms 2 lines TRIMs must be part of investment law: Expert2. GRANT -- 26pts HBC 1 kolom 3 lines WB grant for RI judiciary3. BIS -- 36pts New Century Schoolbook Bold 6 koloms 1 line Derivatives aggravate crises: BIS4.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Trimoelja, the David of Indonesian legal circles
Trimoelja, the David of Indonesian legal circlesBy Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): Trimoelja D. Soerjadi, the winner of this year's Yap Thiam Hien human rights award, could be aptly described as the David of Indonesian legal circles.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Multibreeder signs loan
Multibreeder signs loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Multibreeder Adirama Indonesia, a poultry company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), signed an agreement in Singapore yesterday on a syndicated credit facility worth US$15 million.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Over 3,000 firms break labor laws
Over 3,000 firms break labor laws JAKARTA (JP): Over 3,800 companies in Indonesia were found to be in violation of various labor laws, the Ministry of Manpower said.Ministry chief spokesman Fachri Taharuddin said a team investigated more than 9,000 companies in the last three months and found that...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Massage parlor
Massage parlorFrom NeracaWe are the residents who live in the Lenteng Agung sub- district, South Jakarta. We would like to question the establishment of some massage parlors which actually function as brothels.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Hancock to start retail
Hancock to start retail JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Jiwa Bumiputera John Hancock, a provider of employee benefits, announced yesterday that it will enter the retail life insurance market.The insurance company, 80 percent owned by John Hancock Holdings, a subsidiary of the U.S.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Using condom is `economically' worthwhile
Using condom is `economically' worthwhile JAKARTA (JP): Use a condom when having sex. It's worthwhile not only from a health point of view but also from an economic point of view.During a seminar at the University of Indonesia's School of Economics yesterday, Gerard Russo from the East-West Center...