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Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Sport Minister says no easy solution for lack of funds
Sport Minister says no easy solution for lack of funds JAKARTA (JP): While the prohibition of an unpopular lottery continues to hinder national sports development, State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman encourages organizers to independently seek financial assistance for the...
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Problem loans at banks $8.7b
Problem loans at banks $8.7b JAKARTA (JP): Problem loans at all banks in the country declined from Rp 20 trillion (US$9.2 billion) last November to Rp 18.8 trillion ($8.7 billion), 10.2 percent of the total credits outstanding as of March, Governor of Bank Indonesia Soedradjad Djiwandono says.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Sanctions can resolve nuclear row: Seoul
Sanctions can resolve nuclear row: Seoul SEOUL (Reuter): President Kim Young-sam, denouncing North Korea's refusal to submit to nuclear inspections as an "outright challenge" to the world, said yesterday sanctions would now be the only option to resolve the deepening dispute.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Dirty market
Dirty marketFrom NeracaThere is still some truth to the proverb: "Cleanliness is fundamental to health." Now if we have a look at Pasar Minggu market in South Jakarta and pass in front of Robinson's department store, we can definitely conclude that the area is filthy and unhygienic.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Children's favorite Donald Duck turns 60
Children's favorite Donald Duck turns 60 JAKARTA (JP): The most famous duck in the world turns 60 today!Donald Fauntleroy Duck, the water fowl with the feisty personality, was "born" on June 9, 1934, with an appearance in the Disney short The Wise Little Hen.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Ferry fire kills 17
Ferry fire kills 17 CEBU, Philippines (AFP): A ferry carrying 204 people caught fire in the southeastern Philippines overnight, leaving at least 17 people dead and 27 missing, the coast guard said here yesterday.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Teenager jailed for selling drugs
Teenager jailed for selling drugs JAKARTA (JP): Sixteen-year-old Faisal, alias Isal, was sentenced yesterday by the Central Jakarta District Court to two years and eight months imprisonment for drug trafficking.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Houston's Olajuwon to `fight' New York's Ewing in NBA final
Houston's Olajuwon to `fight' New York's Ewing in NBA finalBy Barry Dols JAKARTA (JP): Gone are Michael and Magic, Larry and Isiah. It is fitting that this "year of the big man" in the NBA boils down to Hakeem Olajuwon's Houston Rockets against Patrick Ewing's New York Knicks.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Aussie housing center to be built in Jakarta
Aussie housing center to be built in Jakarta CANBERRA (AFP): Australia wants to build a A$500,000 (US$360,000) housing center as a showcase for its skills and building technology in Jakarta, housing minister Brian Howe said yesterday.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Telkom's donation for small companies
Telkom's donation for small companies The Jakarta office of the state-owned telecommunication company, PT Telkom, gave Rp358 million (US$165,971) in donations to seven small-scale business patrons, two cooperatives and three poor villages in the Seribu Islands on Monday.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Deregulation is inevitable step, Moerdiono says
Deregulation is inevitable step, Moerdiono says JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono defended the decision to open new areas to foreign investment, saying the government had little choice.Moerdiono told a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday that the deregulation...
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Coca-Cola opens in India
Coca-Cola opens in India JAKARTA (JP): Coca-Cola was launched in New Delhi yesterday with a start of distribution from four renovated bottling plants around the Indian capital city.A spokesmen for PT Coca-Cola Indonesia said here yesterday that Coca-Cola is produced and marketed in New Delhi by...
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Kadin to sign deal with UK counterpart
Kadin to sign deal with UK counterpart The Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin Jaya) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the its London counterpart on June 20, 1994.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Graffiti
GraffitiFrom Media IndonesiaThe final examination results at Junior and Senior High Schools have been announced. To express their excitement over the happy occasion, it has long been the practice for graduates to write graffiti on each other's school uniforms.
Thu, 09 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 00:30 a.m.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Garuda suffers losses from domestic routes
Garuda suffers losses from domestic routes JAKARTA (JP): For the first time, the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia suffered losses in the first three months of this year due to low utilization of its seat capacity on the domestic routes, the airline's president says.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Traders' plea for debt relief turned down
Traders' plea for debt relief turned down JAKARTA (JP): City councilors said the request of 20 Senen traders to slash by half their unpaid debt to the City Market Company, PD Pasar Jaya, is unreasonable."That reason their debt is so high is simply because they cannot manage their money at all.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Manado rejoices at green trophy
Manado rejoices at green trophy Manado, North Sulawesi: The Adipura Kencana award, given to this city by President Soeharto, was displayed in a motorcade on Tuesday throughout the town's main roads.Manado is one of eight cities that were awarded the trophy for the cleanest cities in Indonesia.
Thu, 09 Jun 1994
Two killed in highway accident
Two killed in highway accident Two people died when a minibus skidded into the wrong lane of the Jakarta-Cikampek highway and was then hit by a public bus coming in the other direction.The accident took place yesterday morning.Police identified the dead men as Sugiyanto, 48, a resident of Jl.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Tansil's wife claims to be ignorant of business deal
Tansil's wife claims to be ignorant of business deal JAKARTA (JP): The wife of businessman Eddy Tansil, the man at the center of the loan scandal at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), frustrated judges and prosecution at his trial yesterday, when she insisted that she was a novice in business...
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Former rebels return home
Former rebels return home MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: Three men who fled with their families across to Papua New Guinea 10 years ago have returned to their home villages after disavowing their separatist cause.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Minister sacked for mid-air flirting
Minister sacked for mid-air flirting BOMBAY (Reuter): The chief minister of India's Haryana state sacked a member of his cabinet saying the minister had misbehaved with an air hostess on a flight from the tourist resort of Goa, Indian newspapers reported yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Team set up to preserve rainforest
Team set up to preserve rainforest JAKARTA (JP): Two ministers agreed yesterday to form a special team to coordinate work on some important environmental issues which include genetic property rights, nature conservation, indigenous people and eco-tourism.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Shutlers and officials got cash for victory
Shutlers and officials got cash for victory JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian shuttlers and officials who managed to recapture the Thomas and Uber Cups were awarded "appreciation money" of Rp 150 million (about US$70,000) by the Governor of West Java R.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Patience behind the life of a 120-year-old woman
Patience behind the life of a 120-year-old womanBy Kosasih Derajat LINGGAR JATI, West Java (JP): Most people want to live as long as possible. This hope is expressed in prayers when a baby is born, and at birthday and wedding parties.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Govt has confusing stance on HKBP rift
Govt has confusing stance on HKBP rift JAKARTA (JP): Officials yesterday sent mixed messages about the government's position on the prolonged dispute within the Toba Batak Protestant Church (HKBP).The HKBP issue was raised in three separate hearings between commissions of the House of...
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
GOLD AND DUST - World Cup Records
GOLD AND DUST - World Cup RecordsBy Richard PedlerGOLD . . . JAKARTA (JP): Pele was the first man to appear on three World Cup winning sides. He scored 12 goals in 14 matches. He is also the youngest player to score in the World Cup finals and he scored in each of his four tournaments.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Farmers shun cooperatives with corrupt executives
Farmers shun cooperatives with corrupt executives JAKARTA (JP): Many farmers refuse to join Village Cooperatives Units (KUD) because most of their executives, particularly those appointed by the government, are corrupt and neglect farmers' needs, executives of the Indonesian Farmer Association...
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Philippines to launch first satellite in 1996
Philippines to launch first satellite in 1996 MANILA (AFP): The government and a private consortium of telecommunications firms have signed an agreement on the conditions for the launch of the Philippines' first satellite by the end of 1996, the transportation department said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Private sector to benefit people
Private sector to benefit people The role of the private sector in the Indonesian economy demands our attention. The emergence of powerful conglomerates during the first long-term development plan has raised questions about equity and justice in economic activities during the past 25 years.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Officials to talk at one-day gathering
Officials to talk at one-day gathering A number of ranking officials and noted Moslem preachers and artists, including a minister, will deliver speeches during a one-day gathering of ex-prisoners and nightclub hostesses at the auditorium of PT Pelni building on Jl.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Talks on international listing
Talks on international listing JAKARTA (JP): Universal regulations on the capital market and ways to negotiate for international listings will be discussed during a seminar here later this month.PT Suar Intermuda Corp.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Investment location Indonesia: Relevance regained
Investment location Indonesia: Relevance regained The government has again relaxed restrictions on foreign investment. Noted economist Djisman Simanjuntak strikes a positive note in his analysis. JAKARTA (JP): In the eight years since the announcement of the first major policy reform in May 1986...
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Bombshells found in village
Bombshells found in village BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Police have removed 33 bombshells and 10 cannon balls, believed remnants from the World War II, recently discovered in a village near here.The munitions, which are still live, were discovered in the Lhoonraya village after one of them exploded last...
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Stop operating old buses
Stop operating old busesFrom MerdekaOn June 5, 1994, I took a PPD No. 46 bus from Grogol to Kampung Rambutan station. The bus was very crowded. When it was about to reach the Pancoran area all of a sudden its engine failed. Naturally, all the passengers started grumbling and complaining.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Jakarta chessmen prevail in inter-city team torney in KL
Jakarta chessmen prevail in inter-city team torney in KL JAKARTA (JP): Facing weak opponents, chess wizards from Jakarta maintained their reign in the Asian chess inter-city team tournament with a total score of 26 points in Kuala Lumpur on Monday night.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Facial surgery helps a Lampung boy enjoy life again
Facial surgery helps a Lampung boy enjoy life againBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): Alip Mustofa Arifin is one young Indonesian who is ever so proud of his very flat nose."It looks nice now, my nose is gone," he said shyly when asked how he felt when he looked in the mirror after a recent surgical...
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
500 women from Asia, Pacific convence here
500 women from Asia, Pacific convence here JAKARTA (JP): Around 500 women from 50 Asian and Pacific countries began yesterday a conference on women in development, ready to tackle crucial issues including discrimination and the burden poverty places on women.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Police impound vehicles from teens on wheels
Police impound vehicles from teens on wheels JAKARTA (JP): Operation Cleansing resulted in 100 motorbikes and 46 cars being impounded from night-time, daredevil street racers in a recent raid on major roads in the city.The Jakarta Military Command said yesterday the raid, which included Jl.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Bapindo regains confidence after scandal: Mar'ie
Bapindo regains confidence after scandal: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad says the scandal-hit Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) has recovered business confidence after a series of financial and management remedies.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Lawyer hails govt's recognition of NGOs
Lawyer hails govt's recognition of NGOs JAKARTA (JP): It is time for Indonesia to show the world that it welcomes the presence of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), a noted lawyer and women's rights advocate said.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valiant 3:05 Music Program 3:30 Science World 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Aceh 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Beautiful Asia 8:05...
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Concern over deregulation
Concern over deregulation The great concern, despite the resounding positive reactions, aroused by the May 19 deregulation of foreign investment is quite understandable. The move opens wide areas of public utilities such as sea and air transportation, seaports, drinking water, railways and power...
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Influence brokers inflate prices of electricity plants
Influence brokers inflate prices of electricity plants JAKARTA (JP): The involvement of lobbyists and brokers in negotiations for the construction of three power projects in Java has caused contractors to charge high prices, the president of the State Electricity Company (PLN), Zuhal, says.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Teachers try to keep paint
Teachers try to keep paint out of blackboard jungle JAKARTA (JP): For the second time in less than a week, school uniforms covered with ink and paint were visible on the streets of Jakarta when junior high schools (SMP) throughout the city announced the results of final exams yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
RP to get $2 billion aid
RP to get $2 billion aid MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines is set to raise around US$2 billion in aid from foreign donors at a meeting to be held in Paris next month, Finance Secretary Roberto de Ocampo said in a statement yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
10 bankers liable for $34.7m scandal
10 bankers liable for $34.7m scandal MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' justice department said yesterday it would prosecute five bank employees and five top officials of a bankrupt securities trading firm for fraud in connection with a 938 million peso (US$34.7 million) securities trading scandal.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Sea port firm has problems eliminating culture of graft
Sea port firm has problems eliminating culture of graft JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, the state-owned that manages Tanjung Priok sea port, yesterday admitted to the House of Representatives (DPR) that it is having problems eliminating illegal charges at the port.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued drifting lower yesterday in line with the downward trends on other Asian markets.The broad-based Composite Index lost 0.41 point to close at 486.11 from 486.52 on Monday.
Wed, 08 Jun 1994
Bekasi man arrested for killing his mother
Bekasi man arrested for killing his mother JAKARTA (JP): A 60-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her own son in their house at Sukarapih Village in Tambelang, Bekasi, Monday evening.Bekasi police said yesterday that Nuraeni was killed by her son Firman, alias Al Iman, 20, who is strongly...