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Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices, which have been on a downward trend for more than half a month, continued to fall on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index lost 0.26 points to close at 482.09 from 482.35 on Tuesday.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Tarzan 3:05 Music 3:30 TV Series: The Sword of Tipu Sultan 4:30 Sports: Taekwondo 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: East Nusa Tenggara 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
RP vice president to visit Beijing
RP vice president to visit Beijing MANILA (AFP): Philippine Vice President Joseph Estrada said yesterday he would make a nine-day official visit to China from Saturday at the invitation of Chinese Vice President Rong Yiren.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Testimony given under duress: Dutchman
Testimony given under duress: Dutchman JAKARTA (JP): Dutchman Christian van den Bosch, who is being tried on charges of distributing illicit drugs, told the court yesterday that he was coerced into making a confession to police.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Australian ANU offers Asian business course
Australian ANU offers Asian business course CANBERRA (Reuter): The Australian National University (ANU) yesterday launched what Trade Minister Bob McMullan said was the world's first Master of Business Administration course in Asian business.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Seattle group eyes Surabaya
Seattle group eyes Surabaya SURABAYA, East Java: The Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP), a Seattle-based non-governmental organization (NGO) which focuses on eradicating poverty among minority groups in the United States, is seeking a partner in Surabaya.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Jakarta shuns investment by big industries
Jakarta shuns investment by big industries JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta has turned down investments of big industries which require a large plot of land and waste treatment plants in its bid to become a "service city", an official said yesterday.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Indocement plans to further raise cement output
Indocement plans to further raise cement output JAKARTA (JP): PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, already the largest cement producer in the country, will double the capacity of its plant in Cirebon, West Java, to three million tons, and construct another plant in Batu Licin, South Kalimantan with a...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
UI gets another professor
UI gets another professor Lily Ismudiati Rilantono will be inducted as professor at the University of Indonesia (UI) Medical School during a ceremony to be held next Saturday.Lily acquired her medical degree from the same school in 1960 and went on to specialize in pediatrics in 1963 before moving...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Evelyn Glennie, deaf artist who drums with the best
Evelyn Glennie, deaf artist who drums with the best JAKARTA (JP): Evelyn Glennie, percussionist supreme, will soon be featured in concert at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center together with a gamelan ensemble.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Ulemas to proceed with Rembang gathering
Ulemas to proceed with Rembang gathering JAKARTA (JP): Moslem leaders will go ahead with their controversial gathering in Rembang, Central Java, later this month to discuss the future of the Moslem-oriented United Development Party (PPP).
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
U.S. tells Japan it opposes EAEC proposal
U.S. tells Japan it opposes EAEC proposal SINGAPORE (Kyodo): The United States has formally informed Japan it opposes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan for an East Asian Economic Caucus (EAEC), official Japanese and ASEAN sources said yesterday.The U.S.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Taxi robbery
Taxi robberyFrom KompasI was shocked to read the article in the Kompas daily on June 14, 1994, entitled "Be careful when taking a taxi", in which the passenger complained that she was robbed by a taxi driver on her way home from Melawai Plaza, Kebayoran Baru.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Accused of manipulation
Accused of manipulationFrom PelitaI have worked with the Jakarta Islamic Hospital (RSIJ) for 12 years. I have been suspended from work since Feb. 1, 1994 on charges that I manipulated the data which resulted in the disappearance of certain amount of drugs from the hospital's dispensary.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
New Order faces legitimacy crisis: Scholar
New Order faces legitimacy crisis: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): The New Order government of President Soeharto will face a legitimacy crisis unless it proceeds with democratic reforms, an academic said yesterday.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Moerdiono for more openness
Moerdiono for more openness JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono, while defending the record of President Soeharto's New Order government, agreed yesterday that the time has come for Indonesia to adopt a more open political system.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
U.S. visa denied
U.S. visa deniedFrom Media IndonesiaI was very disappointed because the United States embassy has rejected my visa application without any reason, although I had completed all the requirements.Here is the story. I wish to take my kids to Los Angeles and visit Disneyland during their school holidays.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Champion Bourne set to regain Rally title
Champion Bourne set to regain Rally titleBy Dwiatmanta MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Defending champion Possum Bourne is poised to pay tribute to his long-time partner, the late Rodger Freeth, by winning the 1994 Indonesia Rally championship, the first leg of the Asia Pacific championship series,...
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Government urged to include non-tax revenues in budget
Government urged to include non-tax revenues in budget JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) Budgetary Commission yesterday criticized the government for not accounting for non-tax revenues in the state budget.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Tommy leads Indonesian businessmen into Myanmar
Tommy leads Indonesian businessmen into Myanmar JAKARTA (JP): Hutomo Mandala Putra, chairman of the widely- diversified Humpuss Group, has been appointed the chief of Indonesia House, a business service agency in charge of coordinating private investment and trade with Myanmar, a minister says.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
FINA suspends Surya and Bai
FINA suspends Surya and Bai LAUSANNE (Reuter): China's Bai Xiuyu, who set a world best for the women's 50 metres backstroke at the World Cup in Malmo, Sweden this year, has been suspended for a month for using the stimulant ephedrine.
Thu, 16 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.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Students drown in estuary
Students drown in estuary JAKARTA: Fifteen girls, all students of a Moslem high school, drowned in an estuary on the southern coast of Central Java while looking for fish during a biology class project.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Used hypodermic needle
Used hypodermic needleFrom Pikiran RakyatI would like to warn housewives to be watchful for used hypodermic needles that are sold to school children by vendors. The children like to use the used devices for spraying games.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Govt to get World Bank aid for ADP
Govt to get World Bank aid for ADP JAKARTA (JP): The government will get $30.25 million in loan from the World Bank this year to help finance the government's accountancy development project (ADP) as part of its effort to improve the management of state finances.
Thu, 16 Jun 1994
Korean bullet train system
Korean bullet train system Seoul (UPI): The Korea High-Speed Rail Construction Authority and the builders of the French high-speed Tgv train have signed a formal contract on a D2.1 billion project linking Seoul and Pusan with a 267 mile (430 km) bullet-train system by 2002.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
ABRI means to uphold control in politics: Crouch
ABRI means to uphold control in politics: Crouch JAKARTA (JP): Most Armed Forces (ABRI) officers mean to maintain the military's dominant direct role in the government despite increasing open criticism, according to a respected Indonesia watcher.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Six die in measles outbreak
Six die in measles outbreak KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Six people died and 400 others fell ill when a measles outbreak swept through Waijewa Bara subdistrict.Chief of the provincial office of health, Agus Berek, said the epidemic, first reported in May, has stricken mostly children under 14 who...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Australia is kicking off big promo
Australia is kicking off big promo JAKARTA (JP): Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Gareth Evans and Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto launched Australia's biggest ever trade and cultural promotion program, Australia Today Indonesia 94, last night.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Hoteliers encouraged to lodge formal complaints to tax offices
Hoteliers encouraged to lodge formal complaints to tax offices JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng yesterday prodded hoteliers to lodge formal complaints against provincial tax officials who deter them from installing computerized adminsitation systems at their hotels.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Businesses, gamblers may be too excited about World Cup
Businesses, gamblers may be too excited about World CupBy Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): While World Cup 1994 is about to kick off in the football-agnostic United States, Indonesian businessmen, gamblers and law enforcement authorities are growing anxious about the inevitable consequences of the...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Rudy Hartono nominated as referee at Malaysia Open
Rudy Hartono nominated as referee at Malaysia Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian badminton great Rudy Hartono was nominated the official referee of the US$180,000 Malaysia Open in Johor next July.Malaysia's New Strait Times daily reported on Sunday that the organizing committee of the Malaysia Open...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
ASEAN considers program to counter AIDS virus
ASEAN considers program to counter AIDS virus KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Fast-growing Southeast Asian countries are considering a five-year program to counter AIDS, fearing the killer disease could hinder their economic prosperity, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices, which leapt aboard a downward trend a half month ago, continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index lost 0.67 point to close at 482.35 from 483.02 on Monday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index closed 0.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Customs man gets 16 years for wife killing
Customs man gets 16 years for wife killing JAKARTA (JP): A high-ranking official of the Customs and Excise Office was sentenced to 16 years in jail Monday for masterminding the killing of his wife, Sri Sukarsih, on June 15 last year.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
NTT, Itochu and Sumitomo eye RI telecom
NTT, Itochu and Sumitomo eye RI telecom TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT), the Itochu Corp. and the Sumitomo Corp. plan to jointly bid for a two billion dollar telecommunications project in Indonesia, company officials said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Indonesia may lend rice to Senegal
Indonesia may lend rice to Senegal JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday that Indonesia is considering lending rice to Senegal to help remedy its food shortage.Sjarifudin said that Senegal's visiting Minister of Fishery and Sea Transport, Abdourrahmane Sow, had...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Singapore-German tannery
Singapore-German tannery SINGAPORE (AFP): A leading Singapore leather furniture manufacturer and one of the largest tanneries in Germany Tuesday set up the city-state's first tanning plant, it was announced here.The joint venture plant, Hwa Tat Lee Leather Pte. Ltd.
Wed, 15 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.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Shoe factory catches fire
Shoe factory catches fire SERANG, West Java: Shoe factory PT Nikomas Gemilang, which employs about 8,000 workers, caught fire on Sunday, leaving one employee wounded and causing untold damage.Witnesses said the fire started in the factory canteen in the early hours following an explosion of a...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Pertamina to ink three contracts this month
Pertamina to ink three contracts this month JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil company Pertamina will award two new contracts for technical assistance and another for oil and gas exploration and exploitation later this month, a Pertamina executive says.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
President Soeharto visits disaster stricken village
President Soeharto visits disaster stricken village JAKARTA (JP): Another powerful earthquake rocked the southeastern tip of Java yesterday only hours before President Soeharto flew to Banyuwangi, which was severely devastated by massive tidal waves early this month.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Natural gas supply from Arun estimated to run dry in 2014
Natural gas supply from Arun estimated to run dry in 2014 JAKARTA (JP): PT Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction (NGL), a subsidiary of the State-owned Oil Company (Pertamina) located in the northern tip of Sumatra, may have to stop production by 2014 when its supply from the Arun gas field runs out.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Non-governmental organizations
Non-governmental organizationsFrom TempoI was moved to write this letter after reading the article "Appeal to the Indonesian non-governmental organizations" (Tempo June 4, 1994) by Drg. Abraham Ilyas St. Marajo.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
RI joins Malaysia's Islamic Festival
RI joins Malaysia's Islamic Festival JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a delegation to the World Islamic Civilization Festival 1994 which opens in Malaysia this Friday.Various examples of Indonesian culture and art will be sent, both historical and contemporary, reflecting Islamic influences.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
RP oil wells increasing production
RP oil wells increasing production MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' only commercially-producing oil site has increased production to 6,600 barrels per day (bpd) and hopes to be back to 7,500 bpd by the end of the month, Energy Undersecretary Rufino Bomasang said here yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Philippine church refuses to pay ransom for priest
Philippine church refuses to pay ransom for priest ISABELA, Philippines (Reuter): A Roman Catholic bishop yesterday flatly refused to pay ransom to Moslem fundamentalists holding a priest hostage in the southern Philippines and an army general said a rescue operation was under way.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Garment makers from 20 nations meet in Bali
Garment makers from 20 nations meet in Bali NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): President Soeharto opened the 10th convention of the International Apparel Federation here yesterday, with a hope that the textile and garment trade would gradually be freed from non-tariff barriers under the new multilateral trading...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Singapore refiners switch output products
Singapore refiners switch output products SINGAPORE (AFP): A shortage of land and changing demand are forcing Singapore oil refiners to switch output to higher value- added products instead of expanding primary production, industry officials said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
APEC leaders to see rolling out of N-250 aircraft
APEC leaders to see rolling out of N-250 aircraft BANDUNG (JP): Fifteen leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will witness the rolling out of the first N-250 aircraft, fully designed and engineered by the state- owned Nusantara Aircraft Industry (IPTN), in Bandung on Nov. 17.