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Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Three killed in floods
Three killed in floods BANJARMASIN, S. Kalimantan (JP): A major flood hitting Kintap subdistrict in the Tanah Laut Regency has killed three persons, destroyed at least 51 houses and two bridges.Floods also occurred in the Satui subdistrict of the Kotabaru regency, where three people were drowned,...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
BNI to increase loans for small businesses
BNI to increase loans for small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank BNI will increase the portion of its credits allocated for small businesses to 50 percent next year from 38.2 percent at present, the bank's president said here yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Construction of escalators at Blok M delayed due to protest
Construction of escalators at Blok M delayed due to protest JAKARTA (JP): The objection of small-scale traders has thrown a wrench into the PD Pasar Jaya city market authority's approval of the construction of two escalators outside the Blok M market building in South Jakarta.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Most share prices closed lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) here yesterday after recovering over the weekend.The broad-based Composite Index closed at 458.37 yesterday, compared to 458.73 on Friday, while the narrower-based GTDBS Index decreased to 109.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
RP's Basilan island, a sanctuary for rebels
RP's Basilan island, a sanctuary for rebelsBy Rosario Liquicia ISABELA, Philippines (Reuter): The lush mountains on the southern Philippine island of Basilan have long nourished villagers but are now also fertile ground for an extremist Moslem group the military calls a national menace.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
UNAS activities still suspended, but campus opens
UNAS activities still suspended, but campus opens JAKARTA (JP): The disputed biology campus of Universitas Nasional (UNAS), one of Indonesia's oldest privately run universities, has yet to resume academic activity although it reopened yesterday after being closed down for over a week due to...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
RI workers remit $8 million a month
RI workers remit $8 million a month KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The national savings banks of Malaysia and Indonesia have worked out a system allowing 500,000 Indonesians, earning a total 50 million ringgit (US$20 million) a month here, to remit their earnings home, officials said yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
To catch a computer whiz
To catch a computer whizFrom JayakartaThe pooled entrance examination to the state-run universities has ended. However, the problem of "jockeys", in which abler students illicitly take the seats of actual high-school graduate applicants in the examination (presumably to increase the likelihood of...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
The tip of the iceberg
The tip of the iceberg It is certainly not to sound an undue alarm that we quote the facts and figures that follow. But we believe it is advisable that we all take heed of the information revealed by public health expert Ascobat Gani at a seminar in Jakarta over the weekend.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Illegal unions established
Illegal unions established SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The local administration suspects several entrepreneurs of illegally establishing labor union units of SPSI within their companies.Governor assistant Masdoekie said on Saturday that these unions were apparently intended to meet the government's...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Legislators give gloomy view of economic growth
Legislators give gloomy view of economic growth JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives were gloomy yesterday about the country's ability to achieve an average economic growth of 6.2 percent as projected during the current Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI).
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya director questioned The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has questioned seven more people, including an ex-director of the City-Owned Market Company (PD Pasar Jaya) in connection with a Rp 2 billion (US$ 926,000) embezzlement at the company.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Teachers' congress
Teachers' congress The Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) is holding its 17th congress in Jakarta, involving some 11,000 teachers from all over the country. Their presence here reminds us of our days when our teachers patiently and wholeheartedly taught and educated us to become what we are today.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Police Chief designate seeks a safer Bekasi
Police Chief designate seeks a safer Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police chief designate Lt. Col. Harry Pribadi has pledged to devote his attention to the capture of the murderer of Herbin's family."I will give top priority to efforts to capture the killer of Herbin Hutagalung's family," Harry told...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Foreign film import
Foreign film importFrom Media IndonesiaThe sluggish national film business has been a great concern to the Indonesian people in general and the film makers and film distributors in particular. The situation will remains so as long as Indonesia is free to import Western films.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Plane price excessive
Plane price excessive JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has refused to procure 12 new Fokker F- 100 airplanes at US$32 million each because the price is regarded as excessive.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Clove farmers could face problems selling products
Clove farmers could face problems selling products JAKARTA (JP): Clove farmers will likely face difficulties in selling their produce this year because village cooperatives, which have been appointed by the government as collectors, may not be able to buy all their output.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Indonesian tourists rely heavily on travel agencies
Indonesian tourists rely heavily on travel agencies JAKARTA (JP): The majority of Indonesian outbound tourists are dependent on travel agencies when choosing travel destinations, booking airlines and arranging accommodations, a researcher says.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Blue uniformed guards at airport
Blue uniformed guards at airportFrom KompasOn June 20, 1994, when about to fly home from the Soekarno- Hatta airport to a city outside Java by a Merpati airliner, my suitcase was double-checked at the X-ray inspection box by blue- coat guards who then ordered me to have it opened.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
IPTN gets interest-free loan from forestry funds
IPTN gets interest-free loan from forestry funds JAKARTA (JP): Forestry minister Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo confirmed here yesterday that IPTN, the state-owned aircraft manufacturer, will receive Rp 400 billion (US$180 million) in an interest-free loan from his office to support the manufacture...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Japan's surplus with Asia
Japan's surplus with Asia TOKYO (AFP): Japan's current account surplus with Asia grew 30.5 percent to US$56.9 billion in the year to March, surpassing its surplus with the United States for the first time, the finance ministry said yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Factory security guard kills one employee, injures three others
Factory security guard kills one employee, injures three others JAKARTA (JP): An employee of an East Jakarta chemical factory was killed and three others were injured yesterday when one of the factory's security guards went berserk while investigating the loss of factory property.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Ivanisevic rises to world no. 2
Ivanisevic rises to world no. 2 JAKARTA (JP): Croatian Goran Ivanisevic leap-frogged world ratings to a career-high of two from five in the men's singles rankings, issued by the Association of Tennis Players (ATP), yesterday, as American Pete Sampras continued his domination of men's tennis.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Ethnicity explosive issue, rights campaigner warns
Ethnicity explosive issue, rights campaigner warns JAKARTA (JP): Ethnicity, religion and ideology remain explosive issues that Indonesia should seek to diffuse, a prominent human rights campaigner warns.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
RI set sights low for Malaysia Open in Johor Baru
RI set sights low for Malaysia Open in Johor Baru JAKARTA (JP): Fifty of Indonesia's badminton players left for the Malaysia Open championships in Johor Baru, yesterday, with slim prospects of continuing their winning ways after their victorious Thomas and Uber Cup campaigns.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Irian still needs missionaries
Irian still needs missionaries JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Foreign missionaries, especially from Protestant denominations, are still required by the government to help serve and develop the local community, a local official says.Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Religion, R.S.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Koestarto to hold
Koestarto to hold solo exhibition R.M. Koestarto, a self-taught painter known for his impressionistic works, will hold a solo exhibition at the World Trade Center here from July 18 to 20.The three-day exhibition will feature at least 100 works of the painter.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Family doctor
Family doctorFrom Suara KaryaSuara Karya's editorial on June 25, 1994 entitled Challenges to doctors indirectly supports the development of the Family Doctors program in Indonesia. Doctors who are interested in this program are grouped in an institution called College of Indonesian Family Doctors.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Hotel revenues going down
Hotel revenues going down JAKARTA (JP): Revenue per available hotel room in both Jakarta and Bangkok decreased over the past three years, while at the same time increasing in other Southeast Asian cities, a hotel consulting firm says.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
PPP suggests dialog to end media ban crisis
PPP suggests dialog to end media ban crisis JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) suggested Saturday that the press, government and public hold a national dialog to harmonize the perception as to what constitutes a free and responsible press.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Campus magazine in C. Java banned
Campus magazine in C. Java banned SEMARANG, Central Java: A student magazine of the PGRI Teachers' Training College, Vokal, was banned by the rector of the institute for printing an interview with communist novelist Pramoedya Ananta Tour.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
More roads converted into one-way zones
More roads converted into one-way zones JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has decided to convert a number of roads in East, West and South Jakarta into one-way streets in order to alleviate traffic congestion across the city.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Australia to increase aid for Indonesia
Australia to increase aid for Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Australia is committed to increasing aid to Indonesia under the Consultative Group for Indonesia (CGI) this fiscal year."As I told Mr. Ginandjar, Australia has always supported Indonesia in CGI because, back to the 1960s, we were in fact one...
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Ways to tackle juvenile delinquency
Ways to tackle juvenile delinquencyFrom Bisnis IndonesiaFrom observation I would say it's certain TV programs, erotic and crime films in the cinemas, pornographic books and magazines, as well as social environment that push teenagers into delinquent behavior, hurting themselves and others as well.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Oil found in East Java
Oil found in East Java JAKARTA (JP): Santa Fe Energy Resources Ltd. of the United States has discovered oil from its two concession wells, the MUDI-1 and MUDI-1 sidetrack, at the Rahayu village of the Tuban regency in East Java, the state oil company Pertamina says.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Local private banks extend more loans than state banks
Local private banks extend more loans than state banks JAKARTA (JP): Loans provided by private domestic banks during the first quarter of this year increased by 6.95 percent, far higher than the 2.65 percent growth of loans provided by state banks in the same period.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Australia's Asia policy ambiguous: intellectual
Australia's Asia policy ambiguous: intellectual JAKARTA (JP): A noted intellectual said that the Australian government's neo-liberal economic policies to integrate itself with the growing economies in Asian countries have produced ambiguous results.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Planned hike in police funds gets cool response
Planned hike in police funds gets cool response JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Headquarters' decision to raise the funding for operational duties starting in the 1994- 1995 fiscal year is getting a cool response from City Police officers.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Mt. Barujari erupts
Mt. Barujari erupts MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The 2,373-meter-high Mount Barujari, which has been active since early June, erupted 10 times on Saturday.According to eyewitnesses, the eruption could be heard several kilometers away. (05)
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Drought threats Blora residents
Drought threats Blora residents BLORA, Central Java: Thousands hectares of ricefields in seven subdistricts here suffered from drought, having seen little of no rainfall in the past several months.The seven subdistricts are Jati, Randublatung, Blora Kota, Kedungtuban, Jepon, Jiken, Kunduran and...
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Xanana visited by his wife, children
Xanana visited by his wife, children JAKARTA (JP): Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao, the jailed East Timor rebel leader, saw his family for the first time in almost 20 years when they visited him at Cipinang prison, East Jakarta, over the weekend.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Five-day working week
Five-day working week President Soeharto said that the government is considering the possibility of determining a five-day working week. According to the President, electricity and telephone costs will be less due to the system.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Flood ravages S. Kalimantan
Flood ravages S. Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: At least 51 houses have been damaged as floods swept Kintap district on the east coast of South Kalimantan.Two bridges linking the Kalimantan network road were also knocked down over the weekend by the flood, Antara reported.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Creating a mask with CorelDRAW!
Creating a mask with CorelDRAW!By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): During the recent launching of CorelDRAW! 5.0 in Jakarta, which was organized by PT Sistech Kharisma, Brad Young from Corel Corporation, Canada, showed off a masking effect that could actually be achieved in CorelDRAW! 4.0 as well.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
General sentiment continues deteriorating on the JSX
General sentiment continues deteriorating on the JSXBy Sigma Batara JAKARTA (JP): General market sentiment continued deteriorating last week with most foreign houses carrying net selling orders.Jaya Real Property, listed last week, was traded about two percent above its initial public offering...
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Aussie, Indonesia advised to abandon suspicion
Aussie, Indonesia advised to abandon suspicion JAKARTA (JP): Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Gareth Evans says Indonesia and Australia should abandon the long-held suspicion that they pose a threat to each other.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Efficient use of IDT funds urged
Efficient use of IDT funds urged North Jakarta Mayor H. Suprawito called on his staff and community leaders to assist the recipients of the least developed villages (IDT) and gubernatorial-instruction (Ingub) program so they may use the funds efficiently.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Telkom, co-ops sign agreement
Telkom, co-ops sign agreement The state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, has renewed its agreement with 10 multi-purpose cooperatives on the management of 890 coin operated public telephone booths in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Tip on adding page number in your PageMaker 5.0
Tip on adding page number in your PageMaker 5.0 JAKARTA (JP): First of all, I'd like to thank Abdul Karim Kusumoputro for his very congenial letter that appeared on The Jakarta Post, July 1, 1994. Unfortunately, though, I'm still unable to find a way of putting the total number of pages of our...
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Ethnic Indonesians in Malaysia model citizens
Ethnic Indonesians in Malaysia model citizens JAKARTA (JP): A group of Malaysians of Indonesian origin in Selangor state have won national recognition as model people due to their consistency in preserving Javanese traditions.