Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Tue, 31 May 1994
NAM ministers meet to discuss crucial issues
NAM ministers meet to discuss crucial issuesBy Oei Eng Goan CAIRO (JP): International economic cooperation, the role of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in a changing world and the selection of a new chair will be the main topics at NAM's 11th ministerial meeting.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Indonesia did not intervene in Manila, Soesilo says
Indonesia did not intervene in Manila, Soesilo says JAKARTA (JP): A senior government official yesterday denied that Indonesia had intervened in domestic Philippine's business when it asked Manila to stop a controversial conference on East Timor from going forth there.
Tue, 31 May 1994
TV Today: Tuesday, May 31, 1994
TV Today: Tuesday, May 31, 1994 TVRI 2:40 p.m. TV Series: Full House 3:05 Dilentasia 3:30 TV Series: Huckleberry Fin 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Science film 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Horizon 8:05 Youth Drama: Langkah Bersama 9:00...
Tue, 31 May 1994
Police arrest sixteen men for cock-fight gambling
Police arrest sixteen men for cock-fight gambling JAKARTA (JP): Sixteen men arrested on Sunday for gambling on a cock-fight, one of whom is a retired army corporal, remain in detention despite an apparent attempt by Kopassus to arrange their release.
Tue, 31 May 1994
JP/3/Caption/0
JP/3/Caption/0 JP/msa MASTER THESBIAN: An actor from Dutch group AAPTHEATER gives an expressive performance in a play titled "Waterwiel". Yesterday's performance was held at Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center as part of the ongoing Indonesia-Europe wayang festival.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Jakarta and NSW sign sister provinces accord
Jakarta and NSW sign sister provinces accord JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta and the Australian state of New South Wales yesterday entered a new era of cooperation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on becoming sister- provinces.
Tue, 31 May 1994
BMI to give dividends
BMI to give dividends JAKARTA (JP): Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI), the country's first Islamic bank, will distribute 65 percent of its 1993 net profit of Rp 2.9 billion (US$1.3 million) as dividends for its shareholders.
Tue, 31 May 1994
1000 motorbike patrolmen to guard Jakartans daily
1000 motorbike patrolmen to guard Jakartans daily JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Hendro- priyono said yesterday that another 1,000 motorbike patrolmen would be deployed in the near future to join the ongoing Operation Cleansing.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Troops foils E. Timor separatist drive
Troops foils E. Timor separatist drive DILI, East Timor (JP): Government troops have foiled a terror campaign launched by separatists that was intended to coincide with a seminar on East Timor in Manila, the military says. Col.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Manila expels foreign dignitaries for E. Timor conference
Manila expels foreign dignitaries for E. Timor conference MANILA (Agencies): The Philippines yesterday barred an American professor from entering the country to attend a meeting on East Timor a day after expelling Nobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire and an Irish human rights activist.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Public told to update knowledge of Pancasila
Public told to update knowledge of Pancasila JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto says the public's perception of the state ideology, Pancasila, needs to be continuously upgraded.He said people who had participated in Pancasila courses need to take part in Pancasila propagation classes to refresh their...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Former VP Sudharmono defends ICMI
Former VP Sudharmono defends ICMI JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Sudharmono is defending ICMI, the association of Moslem intellectuals, from its critics stressing the organization is and will remain apolitical.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Supply shortage causes domestic coffee prices to soar
Supply shortage causes domestic coffee prices to soar JAKARTA (JP): A shortage of supplies due to delayed harvest and bad weather have caused coffee prices on the domestic market to increase to a level higher than on the world market.
Mon, 30 May 1994
TV Today: Monday, May 30
TV Today: Monday, May 30TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Puppet Show: Peter Pan and the Pirates 3:00 Music Program 3:30 Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Cultural Program 6:05 Karya dan Upaya 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Profession 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Financial Program 8:05 TV...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Senen market's traders are not afraid of competition from Atrium
Senen market's traders are not afraid of competition from Atrium JAKARTA (JP): Despite the common belief that traditional traders can't compete with modern shopping centers, Senen market traders say they are not afraid of competition from the nearby Atrium shopping arcade, which opened in 1992.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Bapindo trial reveals roles of Sudomo and directors
Bapindo trial reveals roles of Sudomo and directors JAKARTA (JP): The on-going trial of businessman Eddy Tansil warmed up on Saturday with a disclosure that pressures from a cabinet minister influenced Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) in approving huge loans to the defendant.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Public auctions could promote tourism
Public auctions could promote tourism JAKARTA (JP): Public auctions of international, high-quality collectors' items are viewed as having the potential to promote Indonesia's tourism industry."If an auction is held during a vacation period in certain tourism destinations, many foreigners will come...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Police to return Tampubolon's dossiers after review
Police to return Tampubolon's dossiers after review JP/3/BOLON Police to return Tampubolon's dossiers after review JAKARTA (JP): Police said over the weekend they will return dossiers of the four men accused of killing Brig. Gen.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Foundation pledges to take Nuku's case to Supreme Court
Foundation pledges to take Nuku's case to Supreme Court JAKARTA (JP): The Pijar Foundation, a student organization campaigning for human rights, was furious at a high court ruling that one of its leaders receive five years in jail.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Sampoerna reports earnings
Sampoerna reports earnings JAKARTA (JP): PT HM Sampoerna, a Surabaya-based cigarette manufacturer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, has announced consolidated earnings of Rp 299 (12.87 U.S. cents) per share from its operation in the first quarter of this year.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Thousands become Scottish
Thousands become Scottish for a day at Highland event JAKARTA (JP): The essence of the Scottish highlands transpired here yesterday as the distinct sound of bagpipes and muscled men in kilts roamed the grounds of the PASI athletic stadium for the 20th Highland Gathering.
Mon, 30 May 1994
New mergers and alliances in the PC world?
New mergers and alliances in the PC world?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): John Naisbitt's latest book, Global Paradox, has certainly drawn a lot of attention all over the world. He sees entities merging to create new, larger and stronger ones.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Fay's vandalism
Fay's vandalism Well there we have it, your correspondent, Toni Hardi, (The Jakarta Post, May 17, 1994), tells us that the reason that Michael Fay vandalized cars in Singapore is that he was traumatized by global warming! Personally, I doubt the subject occupied his mind for micro seconds before he...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Where to go in Jakarta, May 30
Where to go in Jakarta, May 30Jangan hapus: JAMZ, Dai-ichi HotelMusico 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.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Surabaya forms team to face European giant AC Milan
Surabaya forms team to face European giant AC Milan JAKARTA (JP): Amidst lingering uncertainties, the East Java soccer authorities have formed an amalgamated team to receive European soccer giant AC Milan in a planned match in Surabaya which is still in limbo.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Across the Archipelago
Across the Archipelago Street protests outlawed BANDUNG, West Java: The military has vowed to crack down on street demonstrations, which have been brewing again in the city over the past two weeks.Maj. Gen.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Seven Indonesian pilgrims confirmed dead in Mina
Seven Indonesian pilgrims confirmed dead in Mina JAKARTA (JP): The government has determined the identity of seven Indonesians who died in last week's stampede during the Moslem pilgrimage in Mecca, but officials have not ruled out the possibility that there could be more.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Concrete measures to ensure the authority of law
Concrete measures to ensure the authority of law ----------------------------------------------------------------This is the first of two articles examining various aspects of law implementation in Indonesia.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Hendro warns recalcitrant liquor producers and importers
Hendro warns recalcitrant liquor producers and importers JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Hendropriyono is threatening to prosecute producers and importers of alcoholic drinks found violating governmental regulations on production and sales.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Aircraft industry for commercial and military purposes
Aircraft industry for commercial and military purposes JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian aircraft industry is being developed to meet defense needs aside from making profits, State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said Saturday.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Soeharto
Soeharto defends big businesses JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday spoke in defense of the big businesses which dominate Indonesian industry, saying that their critics overlook the major benefits they bring to the country.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Puppets as art
Puppets as art The Indonesia-Europe Wayang Week which lasts from May 24 to June 2, 1994, is being held jointly by the cultural centers of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Britain and Switzerland in cooperation with the Senangwangi (Secretariat of Indonesian National Wayang Arts), the Jakarta Arts...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Try opens new dam in Sumbawa
Try opens new dam in Sumbawa SUMBAWA, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A new multi-purpose dam on this once arid island, inaugurated by Vice President Try Sutrisno on Saturday, is expected to further strengthen East Nusa Tenggara's status as a net exporter of rice.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Putting It Briefly
Putting It BrieflyTaiwan, Indonesia likely to win WELLINGTON (AFP): With three days left to play in the Far East Bridge Championship here Saturday the likely winners are showing themselves. Seven rounds of matches are still to come in the open but victory seems likely for either Chinese Taipei or...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Crime victims have right to legal aid: Minister
Crime victims have right to legal aid: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Amidst the proliferation of legal aid institutes in Indonesia, most proffering to defend human rights, Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman has posed an intriguing question: "What about legal aid for crime victims?"Oetojo put this to the...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Tourism to offer work to nearly one million more
Tourism to offer work to nearly one million more JAKARTA (JP): The tourist industry is expected to offer new employment to nearly one million people during the Sixth Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI) which began in April.
Mon, 30 May 1994
AOI negotiating with Ministry of Forestry on share issuance plan
AOI negotiating with Ministry of Forestry on share issuance plan JAKARTA (JP): PT Artika Optima Inti (AOI), a wood-based company affiliated to the Djajanti Group, is still negotiating with the Ministry of Forestry, which has refused to recommend its plan to sell shares to public through the capital...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Consumer Watch: Faked CPUs on the market
Consumer Watch: Faked CPUs on the market JAKARTA (JP): A friend of mine, the owner of a computer store in Orion Plaza, Glodok, Jakarta, once showed me an Intel 486 CPU chip that he said was "second grade." Unfortunately, I forgot to note what the CPU speed was.
Mon, 30 May 1994
C. Java rules in 1st leg of Track & Field Circuit
C. Java rules in 1st leg of Track & Field Circuit JAKARTA (JP): Central Javan athletes dominated at the first leg of the Java-Bali Track and Field Circuit by romping home with five golds, seven silvers and seven bronzes at the Ngurah Rai Stadium in Denpasar, Bali yesterday.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Thousands greet badminton Cups in grand parade
Thousands greet badminton Cups in grand parade JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of cheering badminton fans poured into the capital city as the Thomas and Uber Cups were paraded yesterday morning - while an even larger number of enthusiasts were still sound asleep.
Mon, 30 May 1994
City urged to manage
City urged to manage flood control project An official of the Public Works Ministry wants the city administration to take over the management of the Kali Cideng flood control project.Deputy head of the project, Sahala Sinaga, made the statement in front of members of the House of Representatives...
Sat, 28 May 1994
Six Indonesians killed in Mina stampede
Six Indonesians killed in Mina stampede JAKARTA (JP): The government was still trying to determine last night the identity of the six Indonesians reported to be among the 270 pilgrims killed in this week's stampede in Mina, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Sat, 28 May 1994
Chief says report on rampant triad activity needs further study
Chief says report on rampant triad activity needs further study JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman said yesterday that reports on the infiltration of Hong Kong-based triads here requires further investigation before anything conclusive can be determined.
Sat, 28 May 1994
RI still needs
RI still needs Gen. Feisal Armed Forces Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung will remain in his post for another year.In the middle of June, the number-one man in the Armed Forces will be 55 years of age, normal retirement age. But Law No.
Sat, 28 May 1994
Cups players and coaches
Cups players and coaches to get Rp 25m gift each JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has earmarked a total of Rp 800 million (US$374,000) from its coffers to reward the players and coaches who notched the Thomas and Uber Cup double over the weekend.
Sat, 28 May 1994
Rights lawyer accuses Clinton of being inconsistent
Rights lawyer accuses Clinton of being inconsistent JAKARTA (JP): President Bill Clinton's decision to renew most favored nation (MFN) trade status for China shows that the United States is inconsistent with its own commitment to defending human rights, human rights lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis says.
Sat, 28 May 1994
Setting the record straight on East Timor
Setting the record straight on East Timor By Irawan Abidin JAKARTA (JP): Instead of the true story of East Timor, an elaborate myth is being foisted upon the world by members and supporters of the minority group that tried and failed to gain power in the wake of Portugal's abrupt withdrawal from...
Sat, 28 May 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to rally on the Jakarta
JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to rally on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday as most issues gained ground in moderate trading.The broad-based Composite Index closed 2.37 points higher at 504.97, while the narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index rose to 120.85 from 119.90.
Sat, 28 May 1994
ASEAN At A Glance
ASEAN At A Glance Warrants issued for two Iranians BANGKOK (AFP): Thai police have issued warrants for the arrest of two Iranians suspected of involvement in a plot to explode a booby-trapped truck at the Israeli Embassy in March, police said yesterday.
Sat, 28 May 1994
Bank Niaga secretary committed suicide: Police
Bank Niaga secretary committed suicide: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police have concluded that a 32-year-old secretary of the privately-owned Bank Niaga who was found dead on April 30 had committed suicide. "Based on all evidence available and information from witnesses, we have concluded that she...