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Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Go global, phone firms told
Go global, phone firms told JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave yesterday urged Indonesian telecommunications firms to seek jobs in other countries in cooperation with foreign partners.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Floods
FloodsFrom NeracaAs the rainy season is upon us (in December) we can be sure that floods will hit the usual areas of Jakarta city, particularly Jl. Subang, Jl. Taman Kebon Sirih.In this relation the flood controlling agents should be prepared for the crisis.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Indonesia to help map Africa strategy
Indonesia to help map Africa strategy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host a five-day Asia-Africa Forum aimed at establishing programs to facilitate African development by way of the Asian experience.The activities of the forum will be part of the South-South development cooperation undertaken by the...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Road in Bekasi
Road in Bekasi From Media IndonesiaFor over a month trucks carrying earth are passing Jl. Teluk Buyung, Bekasi, starting from the railway crossing to Taman Wisma Asri. The trucks carry the earth to the Prima Harapan Regency housing complex in Bekasi.
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
Intimidation
IntimidationFrom KompasThe decision to buy or not to buy something from a shop or street vendor entirely depends on the consumer.In the case of street vendors, one can even look, prod and hold the goods closely and put them back if he or she does not like them.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Singapore denies air discrimination
Singapore denies air discrimination SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore Air Traffic Control (ATC) does not discriminate against any aircraft or airport, the Civil Aviation Authority said yesterday.Its statement followed a report by Indonesia's Antara news agency on Thursday that Indonesia was taking over...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Plane skids
Plane skids off runway YOGYAKARTA: A DC-9 plane belonging to the Merpati Nusantara Airlines skidded off the runway when it landed at the Adisucipto Airport here yesterday.There were no injuries.The plane, which was carrying 80 passengers and six crew members from Denpasar, stopped some 35 meters...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Filling a need
Filling a need As the millions of Jakartans who cannot afford the luxury of owning a car or motorbike well know, much is left to be desired about this city's public transportation system. Except for the few RMB air conditioned buses which are operated by the PPD city transit company, city buses and...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Manado to get new clinic
Manado to get new clinic MANADO; The government will build a new clinic to treat needy Moslems who are on the way, or have just return from their haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.In a ceremony yesterday, the director of Haj Affairs of the Ministry of Religious Affairs H.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Indonesia has 100,000 HIV positive in 1995, official says
Indonesia has 100,000 HIV positive in 1995, official says JAKARTA (JP): The real number of people who have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Indonesia could reach as high as 100,000 next year, rising to 510,000 in 2000 and 1.15 million by 2005, according to a Health Ministry official.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Private firms must report foreign debts
Private firms must report foreign debts JAKARTA (JP): The government will introduce a new ruling to force private sector companies to report their offshore borrowing to the central bank as most of them have been reluctant to make reports due to the absence of penalty, a senior official says.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
East Cengkareng residents refuse to accept compensation money
East Cengkareng residents refuse to accept compensation money JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of East Cengkareng subdistrict residents complained to the City Council yesterday that the amount of compensation offered by the city for the appropriation of their land is unfair.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Indonesia ready to join UNSC, envoy states
Indonesia ready to join UNSC, envoy states JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is gearing itself up to face the task of dealing with a host of formidable international issues when it assumes a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) next year.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
BI clarifies report on bad loan increase
BI clarifies report on bad loan increase JAKARTA (JP) Bank Indonesia (BI) denied yesterday that bad loans, up from 3.53 percent of outstanding credit as of March to 3.88 percent as of September, were all at state banks."The bad loans reported by Bank Indonesia Governor J.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Susi already on path to semi-finals
Susi already on path to semi-finals BANGKOK (Reuter): World number one Susi Susanti of Indonesia moved within a match of a semifinal berth in the US$300,000 World Grand Prix badminton finals after a convincing 11-4, 11-3 victory in her first match yesterday.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Jusuf Wanandi named to new Asia forum board
Jusuf Wanandi named to new Asia forum board JAKARTA (JP): The Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia Pacific (FDP-AP) has named Jusuf Wanandi of the Centre for the Study of International Sciences (CSIS) to its board of directors and executive committee.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Japan ratifies GATT bills as other Asian nations clash over textiles
Japan ratifies GATT bills as other Asian nations clash over textiles TOKYO (AFP): Japan's parliament ratified the Uruguay Round trade accord yesterday as other Asian nations, including India and China, clashed with the West over dismantling trade barriers on textiles and clothing.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, with the broad-based JSX Composite Index falling to 461.2 from 462.33 on Wednesday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also closed lower at 107.74 from 108.19.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
More judo events likely next year
More judo events likely next year JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Judo Association (PJSI) plans to stage more competitions to scout new talent starting next year.Arie J. Kumaat, chairman of PJSI's supervisory board, told a news conference yesterday that the judo body will no longer select athletes for...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
TV Today: Friday, December. 09, 1994
TV Today: Friday, December. 09, 1994TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Kiat Manajemen 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Joop urges for cheaper cellular phones
Joop urges for cheaper cellular phones JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave ordered domestic telecommunications operators to lower the prices of cellular phones."The prices of cellular phones here are still high in this era of competition.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Two people killed in every high-rise construction
Two people killed in every high-rise construction JAKARTA (JP): The construction of high-rise buildings in Jakarta takes its toll, with at least two lives claimed at each construction, an official in charge of health problems and work safety of PT Waskita Karya said.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Police keeps Aditjondro case
Police keeps Aditjondro case YOGYAKARTA: Police said they will continue questioning George Junus Aditjondro, a lecturer of the Christian University of Satyawacana in Salatiga, Central Java, on defamation charges.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Hendro: Continue war against racketeers!
Hendro: Continue war against racketeers! JAKARTA (JP): Outgoing City Military Commander Maj. Gen. AM Hendropriyono wants his successor to continue the fight against racketeers in and around Jakarta."Racketeers, particularly those who extort money from lower class people and small-scale traders,...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Angke river banks to be cleared
Angke river banks to be cleared JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto has ordered all illegal buildings along the Angke river banks in Kedoya Utara subdistrict demolished.Muhayat, a spokesman for the mayoralty, said on Wednesday that the demolition order was issued after the State...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Reopen the case
Reopen the case From the very beginning, when nine staff members of the PT Catur Putra Surya watchmaking firm in East Java went on trial in a Surabaya district court for alleged involvement in the killing of labor activist Marsinah, who was found murdered in May last year, many people raised doubts...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Capitalism is no evil
Capitalism is no evil Coordinating Minister for Trade and Industry Hartarto defines trade liberalization as a system of open international trade with minimum tariff barriers based on the 1945 Constitution.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Government urged to ratify convention against torture
Government urged to ratify convention against torture JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigners yesterday urged the government and the House of Representatives to quickly ratify the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Indonesia reviewing old investment laws
Indonesia reviewing old investment laws JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to replace the two existing laws on investment with a new bill being drafted to suit the principles of the new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo says.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Govt to freeze luxury house construction
Govt to freeze luxury house construction JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday it will freeze the construction of luxury houses to encourage the development of low costs houses for the populace.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
30 hectares of lakes built in BSD
30 hectares of lakes built in BSD TANGERANG (JP): Lakes covering a total area of 30 hectares will be built at the Bumi Serpong Damai satellite city in Tangerang.Johanes Luntungan, a spokesman for Bumi Serpong Damai, said the establishment of the lakes is aimed at creating water catchments to...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Merapi survivors want to go home
Merapi survivors want to go home YOGYAKARTA: Survivors of the recent Mt. Merapi eruption have lost patience with living in refugee barracks and want to return to their villages, located within the danger zone.Yogyakarta military commander, Lt. Col.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Govt speeds up repayment of high-interest debts
Govt speeds up repayment of high-interest debts JAKARTA (JP): The government will use the US$799 million in funds raised from the recent sales of its shares in Indosat through the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to speed up the repayment of its high-interest loans from the World Bank and the Asian...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
New police post dedicated
New police post dedicated JAKARTA (JP): Chief of City Police Maj. Gen. Hindarto dedicated a new police post near the Bintara housing complex in West Bekasi on Wednesday."The new police post is a pilot project to test the feasibility of establishing such posts in other parts of the city," Hindarto...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Taxpayers warned of deadlines
Taxpayers warned of deadlines JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday reminded property owners of the approaching deadlines for the payment of land and building (property) taxes, which are due at the end of this month at the latest."The deadline is set for Dec.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Minister of Finance rules out tariff protection for Chandra Asri
Minister of Finance rules out tariff protection for Chandra Asri JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad yesterday ruled out the possibility of issuing tariff protection for newly built industrial facilities, including the olefin project of PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Concerned over taxis
Concerned over taxis On the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 8.30 p.m. my three friends and I waved down a President Taxi (No.345/B-2373 GX) on Jl. Mangga Dua.Upon entering the taxi we announced our destination as Sarinah. We were informed that this would cost Rp 10,000. Almost double the meter price.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
The Marsinah trial case
The Marsinah trial caseFrom Sinar PagiOn Nov. 24 one of the Jakarta newspapers carried a report of Surabaya's High Court acquittal of the man suspected of masterminding the murder of Marsinah. They did not, however, mention the grounds for the decision.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
NAM supports Bogor Declaration
NAM supports Bogor Declaration JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have welcomed, and given their support to, the recently proclaimed Bogor Declaration of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, a top diplomat said yesterday.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
JP/3/MURDER.B07
JP/3/MURDER.B07 JAKARTA (JP): City Police announced here yesterday that they have begun collecting data on a Hong Kong citizen believed to have provided cash to two suspects of the killing of entertainment businessman Nyo Beng Seng.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Luxury apartment business more promising
Luxury apartment business more promising JAKARTA (JP): A foreign executive in the hospitality business from Singapore said that the future of the luxury apartment business in Jakarta is more promising than ever.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
PON to be held earlier in 1996
PON to be held earlier in 1996 JAKARTA (JP): The national sports governing body (KONI) has decided to move up the 14th National Games a year earlier to 1996, since Indonesia will be busy with the general election and the Southeast Asian Games it is to host in 1997.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Indonesia fell to Georgia in Moscow Chess Olympiad
Indonesia fell to Georgia in Moscow Chess Olympiad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian men's chess team on Wednesday fell 0.5-3.5 to a strong Georgian team in the seventh round of the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Police seize 321 stolen vehicles
Police seize 321 stolen vehicles JAKARTA (JP): The City Police have seized a total of 321 stolen vehicles of various types and brands in a series of massive on-the-road operations throughout the city over the past two months.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Students fail to meet mayor
Students fail to meet mayor BANDUNG: Twenty students, who said they represented a solidarity committee for the local sidewalk vendors, failed in their bid to meet the city mayor yesterday to express their sympathy for the victims of the recent riot which involved traders and pedicab drivers.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Students held for shouting at police
Students held for shouting at police JAKARTA (JP): Police officers briefly detained 54 students of private senior high school for allegedly shouting "abusive words" at two traffic policemen here.The students of SMA Fransiskus II high school reportedly shouted at the police officers who were...
Thu, 08 Dec 1994
Problems abound as Jakarta goes through globalization process
Problems abound as Jakarta goes through globalization processBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE, Australia (JP): Global economic growth, as we learned in November's "Cities and the new Global Economy" conference here, has given birth to new global cities. And one of these is Jakarta.
Thu, 08 Dec 1994
169 aliens deported
169 aliens deported PEKANBARU, Riau: The local government has deported 169 foreigners for violating immigration laws, an official said yesterday.Chief of the local office of the ministry of justice Zaiman Nurmatias said that the aliens' offenses ranged from overstay and criminal actions to serious...
Thu, 08 Dec 1994
Boss tried for not insuring workers
Boss tried for not insuring workers SEMARANG, Central Java: The director of PT Sari Busana Indah Tekstil is standing trial for failing to insure his textile workers as required by law.Prosecutor Bambang Supriyadi said in a court session yesterday that the 53 year-old director, whose identity is not...