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Fri, 27 May 1994
ABRI removes its outspoken legislators
ABRI removes its outspoken legislators JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) will remove its outspoken legislators Maj. Gen. Raja Kami Sembiring Meliala and Maj. Gen. Samsudin from the House of Representatives (DPR) as it reshuffles its faction.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Lippo Village to
Lippo Village to have star hotel PT Prudential Hotel Development, a subsidiary of the Lippo Group, is building a five-star hotel in the posh housing complex of Lippo Village in Karawaci, Tangerang.Herman Widjaya, managing director of the project, said yesterday the development of the US$65 million...
Fri, 27 May 1994
No Indonesians died in stampede in Mina: Harmoko
No Indonesians died in stampede in Mina: Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): The advise of the kiai, or the wise men, may have spared many Indonesians from being caught in this week's stampede during the haj pilgrimage, which is reported to have left hundreds of people dead.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Acoustic Alchemy, Spyro Gyra start tour here with encores
Acoustic Alchemy, Spyro Gyra start tour here with encores JAKARTA (JP): With drums, screeching guitars and wind instruments still vibrating in their ears, the audience at Tuesday's performance of the American group, Spyro Gyra, and the British Acoustic Alchemy at Ratu Plaza, South Jakarta, were...
Fri, 27 May 1994
Indonesia confident to build stronger relations with China
Indonesia confident to build stronger relations with China2 cols 8 pt italic Indonesian Ambassador to China Juwana who took up his post two months ago is confident of building a stronger Indonesia-China ties as reflected in his interview with Harry Bhaskara of The Jakarta Post in Beijing recently.
Fri, 27 May 1994
TV Today: Friday, May 27
TV Today: Friday, May 27TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Cartoon: I'm Telling 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Film: Zero One Magazine 4:00 Student Quiz 4:30 TV Series: Ibn Taimiyah 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Library Program 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: East Timor 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Viewers' Concern...
Fri, 27 May 1994
Court rules to proceed the trial of Maman
Court rules to proceed the trial of Maman JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court ruled yesterday to proceed with the corruption trial of Maman Suparman, the second suspect in the Rp 1.3 trillion (US$620 million) Bapindo fraud case, rejecting all the objections raised by his lawyers.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Witness implicates Dutchman in drug trafficking trial
Witness implicates Dutchman in drug trafficking trial JAKARTA (JP): A prosecution witness said yesterday that Dutch national Christian van den Bosch, who is on trial for drug trafficking, was about to sell the contraband at the time of his arrest.Maj.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Ciomas police deserve award for the arrest of murder suspect
Ciomas police deserve award for the arrest of murder suspect JAKARTA (JP): The director of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) said yesterday that members of the crime investigation unit (CIU) of Ciomas, Bogor, deserve an award for their success in arresting the man who murdered a Bogor...
Fri, 27 May 1994
U.S., Vietnam agree on liaison offices
U.S., Vietnam agree on liaison offices HANOI (Agencies): The United States and Vietnam have agreed to establish diplomatic liaison offices in each other's capitals in "an important step towards normalization of relations", Vietnam announced yesterday. U.S.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Persib Bandung offered $25,000 to beat Milan
Persib Bandung offered $25,000 to beat Milan JAKARTA (JP): A sum of US$25,000 is far from enormous in the high-flying world of international soccer, but could represent a priceless victory to the inter-city amateur champion Persib Bandung.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Allowance offers find cool response among Tebet fire victims
Allowance offers find cool response among Tebet fire victims JAKARTA (JP): Most West Tebet residents whose houses were razed by fire two weeks ago still oppose the city administration's plan to build apartments on the fire site.
Fri, 27 May 1994
On sectarian policy
On sectarian policy Minister of Defense and Security Eddy Sudradjat's recent statement calling on various existing intellectual associations to unite into a single "national" organization is apparently the latest word in the current public debate over the future of the so-called intellectual...
Fri, 27 May 1994
Dutch firms in showcase
Dutch firms in showcase JAKARTA (JP): A Netherlands trade mission representing 34 horticulture and livestock companies will arrive here this weekend to hold a four-day agribusiness exhibition, seminar and workshop, an executive said.
Fri, 27 May 1994
U.S. ambassadors to ASEAN to begin promotion of region
U.S. ambassadors to ASEAN to begin promotion of region KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Washington's ambassadors to Southeast Asia's booming economies are to launch their third promotion of the region in the United States next month to expand trade and investment, a US diplomat said yesterday.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Human rights commission urges
Human rights commission urges release of 21 jailed students JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights appealed to the authorities yesterday to free 21 students who were jailed last week for defaming President Soeharto.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Across the Archipelago
Across the ArchipelagoNavy seizes timber ship JAKARTA: The Navy patrol ship KRI Sibarau captured a vessel carrying 395 cubic meters of illegal timber in the waters off Palembang in South Sumatra.The KM Muara Bahari with twelve crew members on board was brought in after the ship's captain was unable...
Fri, 27 May 1994
Killers of snakes
Killers of snakes face hard labor JAKARTA (JP): The chief of Sukajadi village in Tasikmalaya regency, West Java, is threatening to punish anyone who kills snakes in the area to 10 days of hard labor in a bid to protect rice fields from rat attacks.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Challenges ahead
Challenges ahead After this year's Awakening Day, we should be more motivated in moving along development and realizing the ideals of Pancasila. We have noted two important things in this year's celebration, which makes it different from the previous years.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Indonesia criticized at home for handling of row with RP
Indonesia criticized at home for handling of row with RP YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government is receiving criticism from its own people for the way it has handled the row with the Philippines over Manila's plan to host a conference on East Timor later this month.
Fri, 27 May 1994
First Lady's name used for intimidation
First Lady's name used for intimidation JAKARTA (JP): Farmers who are fighting with a state plantation company over a 3,000-hectare plot of land in South Sumatra say their adversary is intimidating them by suggesting that the land is being acquired for a project owned by First Lady Tien Soeharto.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Producers of
Producers of liquor ignore regulations JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday the decline in sales of alcoholic drinks faced by producers opposing their crackdown on alcoholic beverages was due to the businessmen's violation of regulations on permits, distribution and production quotas.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Batam immigration wises up for tourist influx
Batam immigration wises up for tourist influxBy Prasetyo Subekti BATAM, Riau (JP): Frequent travelers between Batam and Singapore have been enjoying a new facility since the beginning of the month courtesy of the local immigration office.
Fri, 27 May 1994
Underground MRT a must for Jakarta: Expert
Underground MRT a must for Jakarta: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's transportation woes will remain unresolved until the city builds an integrated underground mass rapid transit (MRT) system, an expert said here yesterday.
Fri, 27 May 1994
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A Antara BOOZE SCHMOOZE: City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto (left) chats with a group of liquor industry executives after a meeting between the city branch of the Agency for Coordination of National Stability (Bakorstanasda) and the businessmen at city police headquarters.
Thu, 26 May 1994
New concern in Jakarta over reports of stampede in Mecca
New concern in Jakarta over reports of stampede in Mecca JAKARTA (JP): Preliminary reports from Saudi Arabia suggesting that there were no Indonesians among the hundreds believed to have died in a stampede during the haj pilgrimage may not be accurate, officials here said.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Six forest concessionaires to lose licenses
Six forest concessionaires to lose licenses JAKARTA (JP): Six of the 19 forest concessionaires in Central Sulawesi will lose their licenses for failing to meet forestry requirements, Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo says.
Thu, 26 May 1994
ASEAN At A Glance
ASEAN At A Glance Floods ravage Davao city DAVAO, Philippines (AFP): At least one person was killed and nearly 2,000 people fled their homes in this southern city due to floods spawned by a tropical depression, rescue officials said yesterday.
Thu, 26 May 1994
JP/10/PBSI
JP/10/PBSI JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has denied that promises were made by entrepreneurs to pay cash bonuses to the national badminton teams if they brought home the world team cups.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Britain offers long-term trade package - Mahathir
Britain offers long-term trade package - Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Britain has offered Malaysia's government a long-term trade package to try to end its boycott of British businesses, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Quake jolts Irian Jaya
Quake jolts Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): A major earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Irian Jaya province yesterday afternoon, with Paniai regency the hardest hit area.Margiono, an official of the National Quake Center at the Meteorological and Geophysics office told The Jakarta Post...
Thu, 26 May 1994
Javanese culture not democratic and chauvinistic: Sociologist
Javanese culture not democratic and chauvinistic: Sociologist JAKARTA (JP): The kind of nationalism which grows from the dominant "undemocratic" Javanese culture is chauvinistic, noted sociologist Dr. Mochtar Naim says.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Farmers burn palm oil fruit
Farmers burn palm oil fruit JAKARTA (JP): Farmers involved in a nucleus-estate-and- smallholder project in Grogot, East Kalimantan are burning their palm oil fruit because the palm oil refinery of state-owned PT Perkebunan VI cannot accommodate their products.F.X.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Golden Key virtually a one-man show: Prosecution
Golden Key virtually a one-man show: Prosecution JAKARTA (JP): Eddy Tansil ran Golden Key Group virtually all by himself, with many of his hand-picked directors simply front men with backgrounds ranging from a feeble retired army general to an office cleaner.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Young man arrested over murder of Bogor student
Young man arrested over murder of Bogor student JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor Police yesterday arrested a 20-year old man as the mystery surrounding the murder of a female student at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) began to unfold.The chief of the Bogor police, Lt. Col.
Thu, 26 May 1994
The Financial Club opened
The Financial Club opened JAKARTA (JP): The Financial Club, a gathering place for financial sector executives, was officially opened on Tuesday night by Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Across the Archipelago
Across the ArchipelagoFloods leave untold damage PADANG, West Sumatra: West Sumatra province requires at least Rp 500 million (US$230,000) to repair public facilities damaged by recent major floods and to assist stricken families.
Thu, 26 May 1994
NAM ministers to decide on new leaders in Cairo
NAM ministers to decide on new leaders in Cairo JAKARTA (JP): Foreign ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) will meet in Cairo next Tuesday to discuss which member nation will replace Indonesia as chairman next year.
Thu, 26 May 1994
State banks record poor returns on assets, equities
State banks record poor returns on assets, equities JAKARTA (JP): The rate of return on assets and equities at Indonesia's state-owned banks were the lowest in all of Asia, a visiting British expert says.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Domestic news more trustworthy than foreign: Survey
Domestic news more trustworthy than foreign: Survey JAKARTA (JP): The government should have no fear about the increasing intrusion of foreign news broadcasts via satellite because most owners of dish antennas find that local networks are more trustworthy when it came to local news.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Adopted babies traded like meat in transplant market
Adopted babies traded like meat in transplant market JAKARTA (JP): The government is once again tightening adoption laws after receiving chilling reports that babies intended for adoption were ending up with organ trade syndicates.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Issuers of debt instruments to be assessed by credit rating
Issuers of debt instruments to be assessed by credit rating agency JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon introduce a new regulation requiring all issuers of commercial papers and bonds to be assessed by the newly established credit rating agency, an official says.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Two listed firms report profit declines
Two listed firms report profit declines JAKARTA (JP): Two companies listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges reported declines in after-tax profits for their 1993 operations in the annual meetings of their shareholders here on Tuesday.PT Eratex Djaja Ltd.
Thu, 26 May 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Share trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange
JAKARTA (JP): Share trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), which recorded an increase by over 10 points on Monday, continued strengthening on Tuesday, propping up the broad-based Composite Index to 501.99 on Tuesday from 498.36 on Monday.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Factories hike salaries in aftermath of riots
Factories hike salaries in aftermath of riotsBy Ridwan M. Sijabat MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): If one good thing has come out of last month's labor riots, it is that factories have finally raised their daily wages and begun to meet various other obligations.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Nationalism: A political commodity?
Nationalism: A political commodity?By Amir Santoso ----------------------------------------------------------------Debates on nationalism has resurfaced recently, focusing on the establishment of certain intellectual groups. Political scientist Amir Santoso examines this phenomenon.
Thu, 26 May 1994
Myanmarese troops seize porters for Khun Sa battle
Myanmarese troops seize porters for Khun Sa battle TACHILEK, Myanmar (Reuter): Myanmarese government troops have seized hundreds of people from this border town to serve as porters in nearby hills where they are battling Golden Triangle opium warlord Khun Sa, residents said yesterday.
Thu, 26 May 1994
World worried U.S. may reject GATT, Malaysia says
World worried U.S. may reject GATT, Malaysia says KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The world is growing worried the U.S. Congress may not ratify the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) pact, Malaysia said.
Wed, 25 May 1994
JP/3/Caption/0
JP/3/Caption/0 14 pts Metrolight cap. 3 cols. Universe 8 pts 55 I/cJP/kod 6 pts. Universe Italics 55 I/c THE RIVER'S EDGE: Residents of Bukit Duri Tanjakan, South Jakarta, take a bath, wash clothing and defecate on a floating bamboo raft in the Ciliwung River.
Wed, 25 May 1994
Badminton supremacy
Badminton supremacy We have every reason to be satisfied with and proud of the Indonesian badminton teams which succeeded in winning the prestigious Thomas and Uber Cups, following nerve-wracking matches at the Senayan sports center in Jakarta last weekend.