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Fri, 17 Jun 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m Cintaku Negeriku 2:40 Cartoon: I'm Telling 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Film: Zero One Magazine 4:00 Student Quiz 4:30 Flora Fauna: Heart of Courage 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Cultural Program: Singa Depak 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: West Kalimantan 6:15 Village...
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Golkar defends proposal on credit guarantee fund
Golkar defends proposal on credit guarantee fund JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian ruling Golkar party yesterday clarified its initiative to set up a guarantee fund as a matter of financial supervision rather than a proposal for establishing a financial management company.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Be more sensitive
Be more sensitive It is really sad to see how The Jakarta Post, an Indonesian daily, in a way doesn't show tolerance to our fellow Moslem readers. It is the way you use the term 'Moslem Bandits' and 'Moslem Rebels', which appear on your report taken from AFP concerning the Philippines' Moro...
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Five candidates named
Five candidates named JAKARTA: Minister of Home Affairs Moh. Yogie S.M. has received the names of five candidates for the gubernatorial election Central Kalimantan sent by way of the province's legislature.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Moslem forces fight each other in Bosnia
Moslem forces fight each other in Bosnia SARAJEVO (Reuter): Fighting raged between rival Moslem forces in a northwest enclave as diplomats from major powers planned to meet yesterday to draw up a final compromise map aimed at bringing an end to Bosnia's bloody war.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Salim, two foreign partners get piggish in Singapore
Salim, two foreign partners get piggish in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): Salim group, one of Indonesian blue chips, is expanding its livestock division through a joint venture agreement with two of the largest pig farm operators in Singapore to construct a S$30 million abattoir in the region.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
IDT donates money to poor sub-districts
IDT donates money to poor sub-districts The chief of the Jakarta rural development directorate, Muhamad Amin, yesterday donated a sum of Rp40 million to 120 villagers living in two least developed sub-districts, Tegalalur and Kamal, located in Kalideres subdistrict, West Jakarta.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Moslem leader blasts Russia's Bosnia stance
Moslem leader blasts Russia's Bosnia stance JAKARTA (JP): The Committee for Moslem Solidarity yesterday criticized Russia for opposing the efforts to lift a United Nations arms embargo against the besieged Bosnians.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
World Bank gives Indonesia $124 million in loans
World Bank gives Indonesia $124 million in loans JAKARTA (JP): The Washington-based World Bank approved on Wednesday two loans totaling US$123.9 million for the development of higher education and farming on reclaimed swampland.The World Bank office here said yesterday that $58.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Yayuk labors to semi finals in Eastbourne
Yayuk labors to semi finals in Eastbourne EASTBOURNE, England (Agencies): Indonesian tennis queen Yayuk Basuki gloriously progressed to the semi-final of the pre- Wimbledon women's grass tournament by whipping Italian 'giant killer' Silvia Farina in a heroic three-setter 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6- 4.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Universities and misleading ads
Universities and misleading adsFrom KompasAdvertisements of various private universities and colleges seeking senior high school students are published in many papers and magazines.Although those private universities or colleges, whose names we sometimes never hear of, are usually the second choice...
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Medan rally reduced to 25 SS
Medan rally reduced to 25 SSBy Dwiatmanta MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Competitors in the 1994 Indonesia Rally championship gave a sigh of relief, yesterday, when the organizers decided to cancel the ninth special stage of the race -- one of the most demanding of the three-day event -- due to poor...
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Squatters cause epidemic in Seribu islands
Squatters cause epidemic in Seribu islands JAKARTA (JP): For the people of the Seribu islands, a call of nature usually means a trip to the beach. However, health experts warn that this old habit is the cause of serious health problems.Dr.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Prajogo to acquire Malaysian firm at $1b
Prajogo to acquire Malaysian firm at $1b KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indonesian timber tycoon Prajogo Pangestu would expand his acquisition of a publicly-listed Malaysian firm under a deal that could be worth up to 2.56 billion ringgit (US$1 billion), a report said yesterday.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Let press inform the public, says Forum for Democracy
Let press inform the public, says Forum for Democracy JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian press must be allowed to continue to report on events of public interest, including the controversy over the government's procurement of warships from Germany, the Forum for Democracy said yesterday.
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
RI-Korean automotive firm
RI-Korean automotive firm MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Indauda Putra Nasional (INP), an Indonesia-South Korea join automotive manufacturing company, expects to start selling its cars later next year.The company's director, Hutomo Mandala Putra, said here yesterday that he was optimistic about the...
Fri, 17 Jun 1994
Malaysia's move on US rejection
Malaysia's move on US rejection KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia would resort to concerted efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to thwart Washington's opposition to the East Asia Economic Caucus, officials said yesterday."It would have to be a concerted ASEAN effort.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Bank Bali to expand service network
Bank Bali to expand service network JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Bali, a private bank listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will expand its service network by establishing new branches and add to its Automated Teller Machine (ATM) system.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Homestays for Koranic recital
Homestays for Koranic recital PEKANBARU, Riau: About 2,500 houses are now being prepared to accommodate visitors to the 17th national Koranic recital competition Musabaqoh Tilawatil Qur'an here later this month.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Health authorities clear instant noodles
Health authorities clear instant noodles JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health yesterday ruled out instant noodles produced in South Sumatra as the cause of the cases of food poisoning that have claimed five lives and hospitalized 22 others throughout the province.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
SBSI gets supports from students groups
SBSI gets supports from students groups JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI), which has been struggling for official recognition, has won the support of two prominent student organizations.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Military seizes slot machines from betting dens
Military seizes slot machines from betting dens JAKARTA (JP): The military-sponsored Operation Cleansing team has confiscated 178 slot machines from several shops and amusement centers throughout the city.The team, however, did not arrest any of the operators of the one-armed bandits.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
French film festival goes retrospective
French film festival goes retrospectiveBy Jane Freebury JAKARTA (JP): A prominent name in contemporary French cinema is the subject of a retrospective at Teater Tertutup, Taman Ismail Marzuki, this week: Francois Truffaut.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Ramos makes first move at damage control
Ramos makes first move at damage controlBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos has made the first move to heal the rift between his country and Indonesia caused by Manila's hosting of a controversial conference on East Timor earlier this month.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Law set to protect apartment buyers
Law set to protect apartment buyers JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing a decree to protect apartment buyers from any delay of delivery, State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tanjung said yesterday.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Higher prices for foreigners
Higher prices for foreigners "Foreigners are regarded by many Indonesians as walking bank accounts, from which they would like to make a withdrawal." So says our Lonely Planet travel guidebook to Indonesia. We thought it was quite funny when we read it before coming to Indonesia.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Direct sale system needs major change, says expert
Direct sale system needs major change, says expert JAKARTA (JP): American marketing expert Dan Ginsburg observed here yesterday that a trend to sell and promote products directly to the customers in a personal way through direct advertising is needed these days because of changes in many aspects of...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Sahid Hotel in Irian Jaya
Sahid Hotel in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's largest private national hotel chain, Sahid Hotel, expanded its services to Irian Jaya on Tuesday under a management contract with PT Marian Mitra Tunggal in Sorong.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Wedding turns into total mess
Wedding turns into total mess JAKARTA (JP): A wedding ceremony in East Jakarta dissolved into disarray when the parents of the bride where informed that a mayoralty wrecking crew had arrived at their nearby home.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Ratification of UN pact on environment sought
Ratification of UN pact on environment sought JAKARTA (JP): The government has submitted proposals to the House of Representatives (DPR) to ratify two United Nations conventions on environmental preservation which were signed at the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro two years ago.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Fare cuts for night flight
Fare cuts for night flight JAKARTA (JP): Mandala Airlines is offering fare discounts of 20 to 25 percent for passengers for its night flight services from Jakarta to Semarang."We hope the discount will encourage travellers to use our night flight service which at present performs rather poorly with...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Yayuk win puts her in for some rough water in England
Yayuk win puts her in for some rough water in England JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian tennis queen Yayuk Basuki went smoothly through to the third round of the traditional Wimbledon warm-up at Eastbourne, England with a wrecking of South African Elna Reinach 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday night.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Five golds hoped from powerlifting
Five golds hoped from powerlifting JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects to snatch five out of the 88 gold medals up for grabs at the world junior powerlifting championships to be held in Bali next week.Budiono Kartohadiprodjo, executive chairman of the Indonesian Association of Powerlifting,...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Ancient mural found
Ancient mural found UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The local Archeology Research Agency found a mural of pigs, monkeys, dwarf buffaloes and human palms in the Leang-leang caves in Maros regency.Chief of the Historical and Ancient Remains Conservation Agency, Darmawan Ma'shud Rachman, said the team...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Indonesia needs to study Australia, scholar says
Indonesia needs to study Australia, scholar says JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to study Australia because it is one of Indonesia's closest neighbors with whom it will always come into contact, a scholar said.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
100 packagers to attend TIM
100 packagers to attend TIM JAKARTA (JP): Almost 100 international travel packagers have confirmed their attendance at the first Tourism Indonesia Mart (TIM) which will be held in Jakarta from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
ABRI sends officers for overseas duty
ABRI sends officers for overseas duty JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen officers of the Armed Forces' Garuda XVI contingent reported to ABRI headquarters prior to leaving for their assignments in war-torn Mozambique.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Lea Salonga promotes her album
Lea Salonga promotes her album If you say Princess Jasmine from Aladdin or Kim from Miss Saigon, there is instant name recognition. But who is Lea Salonga?Lea Salonga is the talented 23-year-old performer from the Philippines who is the voice behind these memorable roles.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Mt. Gamalama coughs again
Mt. Gamalama coughs again AMBON, Maluku: Mt. Gamalama on Ternate island, North Maluku, emitted volcanic ash on Wednesday, forcing an Ambon-bound plane to delay its flight."The plane was delayed because the ash has reduced visibility," an officer of the Bouraq airliner said.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Seminar tears deregulation package to pieces
Seminar tears deregulation package to pieces JAKARTA (JP): A seminar of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) yesterday scrutinized the government's controversial economic deregulation package opening the flood gates to foreign investors.The main speakers gave a thumbs down.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Manila's oil search could incite conflicts
Manila's oil search could incite conflictsBy Martin Abbugao MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' frenzied search for oil has led it into potentially dangerous waters with the grant of an exploration contract around the disputed Spratly islands, analysts said here Tuesday.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Police release pregnant `gambler'
Police release pregnant `gambler' JAKARTA (JP): Police have released a pregnant woman who was arrested along with over 200 people during a recent raid on gambling dens in Pluit, North Jakarta.City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto cited police compassion as the reason for the release.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Keating tells Alatas to get well soon
Keating tells Alatas to get well soon JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating flew to Melbourne from Canberra yesterday to see Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas who was recuperating after quadruple bypass surgery, Indonesian ambassador to Australia Sabam Siagian said.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Hero to open five more retail outlets
Hero to open five more retail outlets JAKARTA (JP): PT Hero Supermarket, one of the country's largest retail chains, will open five more outlets this year in Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta.Hero's Director Anton Lukmanto told a press conference after the company's annual shareholder's meeting that...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Officer charged in bomb attack
Officer charged in bomb attack BANGKOK (AFP): A Thai naval officer implicated in an April bomb attack in the coastal city of Phuket has been charged with illegal possession of arms and explosives, police said yesterday.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Managing state assets
Managing state assets Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad should be commended for his efforts to have the nation-wide inventory of state assets completed. Although the job was completed almost 23 years after the issuance of the Presidential Instruction on the inventory of state assets throughout...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Sheraton's new director
Sheraton's new director JAKARTA (JP): ITT Sheraton Asia Pacific, one of the leading international hotel networks and managements, has appointed Lanna Mukim as the director for the company's Jakarta Sales office.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Mistress sent to jail for having rival murdered
Mistress sent to jail for having rival murdered JAKARTA (JP): Cecilia Suwati, 42, a beautician and mistress of a high-ranking official of the Customs and Excise Office, was sentenced to 16 years in jail yesterday for masterminding the killing of the official's wife on June 15 of last year.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Ometraco to sell shares to public
Ometraco to sell shares to public JAKARTA (JP): PT Ometraco Realty, a property development, management and investment company, will offer 35 million shares worth between Rp 2,000 (US92 cents) and Rp 2,250 ($1.04) per share to the public next month.