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Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Koran not root of sexism in Islam
Koran not root of sexism in Islam JAKARTA (JP): Islam does not discriminate against women but its adherents may be guilty of discrimination due to a misinterpretation of the religion, Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher says.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Logitech's ScanMan EasyTouch: A companion for your notebook
Logitech's ScanMan EasyTouch: A companion for your notebookBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): With most scanners, one of the things we have to do in connecting them with the PCs is to install their internal interface card.Small as it is, this card requires a standard ISA slot in the motherboard.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Thai bid for WTO seat
Thai bid for WTO seat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia pledged its backing for Thailand's bid to the chair of the Committee for Agricultural Products of the World Trade Organization (WTO) when the two nation's trade ministers met on Saturday.Jakarta will lend full support, Minister of Trade S.B.
Mon, 20 Jun 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.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Heart disease affects rich and poor alike
Heart disease affects rich and poor alike JAKARTA (JP): Coronary heart diseases, long popularly believed to be a "rich man's affliction", turn out to also be a major health problem for the poor. In fact, in certain cases, the poor are more prone to heart problems than the rich.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Squatters face eviction
Squatters face eviction BATAM, Riau: The Batam industrial authority plan to demolish some 1,200 houses erected on a plot belonging to the government and evict their inhabitants saying that the community will create social problems.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Toll road to finish by 1996
Toll road to finish by 1996 A toll road which links the Bumi Serpong Damai real estate complex, the Bintaro Jaya area and Jakarta is slated for completion by 1996, a spokesman said Saturday.Johannes Tulung, spokesman for the PT Bintaro Serpong Damai (BSD), the developer which will build the 13.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Mahathir exchanges letters with Rabin
Mahathir exchanges letters with Rabin KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he had exchanged several letters with his Israeli counterpart Yitzhak Rabin discussing Malaysian recognition of the Jewish state.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Dewi Sukarno's nude pictures now available on floppy disk
Dewi Sukarno's nude pictures now available on floppy disk SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Shots of erotic poses of Ratnasari Dewi, the widow of the late president Sukarno, are now available in floppy disks, outwitting the government's ban on her book, Madame D. Syuga from which the pictures are taken.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
No steak in Batam
No steak in Batam BATAM ISLAND: Authorities here have seized 4.5 tons of illegally imported beef.A spokesman for the Batam authority, Dadang Kusnandar, said the authorities have not yet identified the origins and the importer of the meat but said that the case would be referred to the district...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Malaysia changes policy of its rubber industry
Malaysia changes policy of its rubber industry KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia announced it was revamping its natural rubber policy, saying current productivity needed to be enhanced to match rising competition from other producers.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Cycling in Beijing offers a glance at the people
Cycling in Beijing offers a glance at the peopleBy Harry Bhaskara BEIJING (JP): The bicycle is still the most popular means of transportation in Beijing despite the invasion of taxis on the city's streets.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Mahathir accuses U.S. of racism
Mahathir accuses U.S. of racism KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad questioned yesterday whether U.S. opposition to the East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) was due to racism."Why the rejection? Is it because of our color?" Mahathir said in reaction to Washington's reported...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Phone for diplomatic center
Phone for diplomatic center JAKARTA (JP): PT Abadi Guna Papan, a private company under the Bimantara Citra business Group, signed here yesterday an agreement with the state-owned PT Telkom domestic telecommunications company to construct telephone infrastructure at the Grand Kuningan diplomatic...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Surabaya judge cleared of bribe scandal
Surabaya judge cleared of bribe scandal JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has cleared a top Surabaya judge from allegations that he accepted bribes in acquitting three businessmen from tax evasion charges.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
RI to contact Pyongyang, Seoul to defuse tension
RI to contact Pyongyang, Seoul to defuse tension JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, in his capacity as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), plans to dispatch an envoy to Pyongyang yet again in the hopes of defusing the escalating tensions on the peninsula.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
E. Timor coffee farmers have jubilant harvest
E. Timor coffee farmers have jubilant harvest DILI (JP): This year's (May-October) harvesting season is bringing joy to East Timor's coffee farmers, but not without worries.Local farmers now say they are free at last to sell their produce to higher bidders -- free from the fettering monopoly held...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Sjamsiah, figure behind success of meet on women
Sjamsiah, figure behind success of meet on womenBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): As delegates of a regional conference on women held here prepared to leave following their verbal tug-of-war, the conference chairperson, Sjamsiah Achmad, is one person who can at last breathe a bit easier.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Police crack case of dismembered woman
Police crack case of dismembered woman Jakarta (JP): Police in Malang, East Java, say they may have cracked the case of the murder of a young woman, whose head, intestines and limbs were found floating in the Brantas river last month.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Subroto bows out of OPEC with a big smile
Subroto bows out of OPEC with a big smile VIENNA (Reuter): OPEC lost one of its most persistent voices of moderation on Thursday as Indonesia's Subroto made his final appearance as Secretary-General at a conference of the sometimes fractious 12 oil exporters.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Taiwan to invest in Sulawesi
Taiwan to invest in Sulawesi PALU (JP): Weifhuan Enterprise Company (WEC), a Taiwan agribusiness company, will invest US$5 million in crab farming in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, and a fishing venture at the Tomini bay and Makassar strait, South Sulawesi.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Man missing at sea
Man missing at sea SORONG, Irian Jaya: Search and rescue workers were still looking for a man who has been missing since he fell from a ferry into the sea on Thursday.Sorong Port administrator A. Jarangga said the KM Dobonsolo ferry was on its way from Biak to Ambon when the incident happened.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Canada, NZ send relief aid
Canada, NZ send relief aid JAKARTA: The New Zealand and Canadian governments have extended NZ$50,000 (Rp 63 million) and Rp 45 million worth of aid relief respectively for the victims of the recent tidal waves in East Java.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Australia Today Indonesia is only the beginning
Australia Today Indonesia is only the beginningBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Australia Today Indonesia 1994, the big trade and cultural promotion program which got underway here this week, is only the beginning of Australia's effort to establish greater linkages with its northern neighbor.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Govt urged to open palm oil futures trading
Govt urged to open palm oil futures trading Jakarta (JP): The Indonesian vegetable oil and fat trade federation (FAMNI) cautioned the government yesterday against intervening in the crude palm oil (CPO) trade to push its price down and proposed instead the opening of the futures trading Bourse for...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Rights commission proposes merger of SPSI and SBSI
Rights commission proposes merger of SPSI and SBSI JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission of Human Rights joined in an appeal, yesterday, for the two major workers' unions in Indonesia -- one of which is not officially recognized -- to merge into one organization.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Building material book to be issued
Building material book to be issued A guidebook on building construction materials and related equipment and services is currently being prepared for its launching early next year.The 400-page Color Pages Indonesia (Guide to Building Material & Equipment) is mainly aimed at providing comprehensive...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Shopping center reopened
Shopping center reopened BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Deputy governor Hasan Aman reopened the Amuntai shopping center in Hulu Sungai Utara district Thursday.The largest shopping center in Hulu Sungai Utara caught fire last month, less than a year after the multi-billion rupiah project was opened.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after the broad-based Composite Index, lost nearly five points on Thursday.The broad-based Composite Index, closed lower at 476.54 from 477.13 previously.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Actress Ria may not be tried for her alleged role in murder
Actress Ria may not be tried for her alleged role in murder JAKARTA (JP): The planned trial of starlet Ria Irawan for her alleged role in the death of a young married man at her house five months ago may not materialize after all.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Govt settles dispute with Dayak tribes
Govt settles dispute with Dayak tribes JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday that it has come to an amicable agreement with the Bentian Dayak tribes in East Kalimantan in the dispute over a piece of land in Jelmu Sibak which it is acquiring for a forestry estate.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Dinosaur Park
Dinosaur Park Correction: The dinosaur show at the Jakarta Fair ground will last until July 16, not as reported on this page yesterday. The grand opening of the Dinosaur Park will be today. -- The Editor
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Workers complain of dismissal
Workers complain of dismissal Around 150 workers of PT Duta Busana Danastri, a garment company, marched to the headquarters of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday to complain of the dismissal of a co- worker.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Population is puzzles Jakarta
Population is puzzles Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Governor of Jakarta Surjadi Soedirdja believes population growth is one of Jakarta's most serious problems and that the city must find a way to curb migration of rural people.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Branta to expand business in ASEAN
Branta to expand business in ASEAN JAKARTA (JP): PT Branta Mulia, a yarn and tire cord manufacturer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will expand its business network in Southeast Asia through a joint venture agreement with several Malaysian companies to construct a third tire...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Timor honors Gen. Wismoyo
Timor honors Gen. Wismoyo DILI, East Timor: Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares has named Army Chief of Staff Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar an honorary customary leader.The ceremony was highlighted with traditional dances and martial arts on Thursday where senior local civilian and military leaders were...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Surveyor Indonesia to replace SGS by end of this year
Surveyor Indonesia to replace SGS by end of this year JAKARTA (JP): The pre-shipment inspection of goods to be imported to Indonesia, which has been done by the Swiss company Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) since 1985, will be taken over by PT Surveyor Indonesia (PTSI) by the end of this...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
The amazing Dayak Bungan porters of West Kalimantan
The amazing Dayak Bungan porters of West KalimantanText by Dolly Priatna photos by Ismunandar SAMARINDA, E. Kalimantan (JP): Fifteen days after setting out from Pontianak, the provincial capital of West Kalimantan, the long-boat trip upstream from the mouth of the Kapuas river ended at Tanjung...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
School as cultural center
School as cultural center Speaking before the national congress of the Association of Indonesian Educational Scholars, President Soeharto reemphasized that schools should become cultural centers. We wish to underline this statement because educators should continuously make efforts to be sensitive...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Major arts events planned for 1995
Major arts events planned for 1995 JAKARTA (JP): The year 1995, when Indonesia marks its 50th year of independence, could well put Indonesia on the map in the world's arts scene.The government announced its plan to host two major art events of international scale, yesterday.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
How much for a game ball and fries?
How much for a game ball and fries? JAKARTA (JP): Amidst the World Cup's largely hedonistic football fiesta, an American-fast food style restaurant is carrying out a pricey auction of the event's official FIFA match ball for charity.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Burns bursts to early lead in Indonesia Rally
Burns bursts to early lead in Indonesia RallyBy Dwiatmanta MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Briton Richard Burns is making an impressive debut at the 1994 Indonesia Rally championship when he steered to victory in the first leg of the race yesterday.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Demolition of houses on state land continues
Demolition of houses on state land continues JAKARTA (JP): While the city mayors say they are planning to continue demolishing squatters homes on state land, they have pledged to carry out the evictions and destruction wisely.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Trucks impounded in North Jakarta
Trucks impounded in North Jakarta At least seven trucks have been impounded by the North Jakarta Traffic and Land Transportation Control Office after the vehicles were discovered carrying soil during daylight hours on certain roads.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
PT Lamtoro Gung proposes $2b road project in Manila
PT Lamtoro Gung proposes $2b road project in Manila MANILA (AFP): PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada, controlled by Indonesian President Soeharto's eldest daughter, has offered to build a two billion-dollar toll road in the Philippines, sources said yesterday.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Suba Indah stops production of liquor
Suba Indah stops production of liquor JAKARTA (JP): PT Suba Indah, a manufacturer of sausages, condiments, spirits, wines and soft drinks, has stopped its liquor production due to Operation Cleansing."Our liquor sales have been hampered since the operation was intensified in April.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
12 cock-fighting gamblers nabbed
12 cock-fighting gamblers nabbed A city police team from the On-the-Alert squad have arrested a total of 12 people believed to have bet on cock-fighting behind the railway station in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.During the raid on Wednesday, the team also confiscated five cocks, Rp 105,000 (US$48.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Street widening
Street wideningFrom JayakartaWe, residents of Jl. Kerkof, South Cimahi district, are disappointed at the measures taken by the Bandung authorities who forcefully demolished the fence walls of the community to make way for a road widening project.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
More protests over Bapindo
More protests over Bapindo SEMARANG, Central Java: Students of the Walisongo State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) staged a protest on Thursday demanding the trial of three former ministers in connection with the huge fraud at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo).
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Forest for sale or for exchange
Forest for sale or for exchange JAKARTA (JP): Forests may now be stripped bare for other uses only if the developer converts a non-forested area that is at least three times larger into a forest.Director General of Inventory and Forest Land Use Titus Sarijanto said yesterday that the Minister of...