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Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Human rights pressure to be stonger
Human rights pressure to be stonger SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Noted expert on law Muladi warned that the demand for better observance of human rights in Indonesia will intensify in the coming years and stressed that the nation should be prepared to deal with this situation.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Health services for all groups better this year
Health services for all groups better this year JAKARTA (JP): The year 1994 saw a genuine attempt by the government to expand health services for the poor people besides for the wealthier members of society.The Ministry of Health launched a "health card" intended for needy people.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Tangerang drivers fail to stage planned protest
Tangerang drivers fail to stage planned protest TANGERANG (JP): Some public transportation drivers on the Pasar Anyar-Perumnas II and III housing estate routes in Tangerang yesterday failed to stage their protest against the presence of other vehicles operating with no route permits.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Police arrest dove racing gamblers
Police arrest dove racing gamblers KEBUMEN, Central Java: Police have arrested 18 people making bets on dove racing.Lt. Susilo Utomo said police also seized 60 doves, 10 motorcycles and 15 bicycles during a raid in Mrentul village, Mirit district. Twenty other gamblers managed to escape.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Sheraton wins award
Sheraton wins award JAKARTA (JP): Sheraton Nusa Indah Resort, a five-star hotel in Bali, has won the Ministry of Manpower's 1994 award for the best company in Indonesia in the field of environmental safety and workplace health.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Vitamin A for poor children
Vitamin A for poor children BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial health office will focus its 1995 program on the distribution of Vitamin A for children under five years old in poor villages.Arvin Dyanto, head of the office, said the vitamin was expected to improve the children's health...
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Capital market set for stronger performance
Capital market set for stronger performance JAKARTA (JP): Stock exchange executives and securities analysts estimate a more promising outlook for the Indonesian capital market next year.They predict that the estimated faster growth in the country's economy will become the prime mover of the capital...
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
West Sumatra to enter two growth triangles
West Sumatra to enter two growth triangles JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto wants to include West Sumatra in two sub-regional cooperation areas, involving Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, to spur economic growth in the province, Coordinating Minister of Industry and Trade Hartarto says.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Court seizes assets
Court seizes assets JAMBI: The Jambi District Court, acting at the request of PT Sari Hijau Mutiara (SHM), a forestry concession holder, has seized the assets of PT Heeching Timber Industry Indonesia (HTII), co-concession holder of PT SHM, to avoid further conflict between the two companies.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Windsurfer to defend title
Windsurfer to defend title JAKARTA (JP): Balinese windsurfer Oka Sulaksana will defend his title in the mistral one design event at the Singapore Open Windsurfing Championships slated for Dec. 29 to Jan. 4.Oka has won titles several times at the championships.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Laser discs must be censored
Laser discs must be censored JAKARTA (JP): The city information office announced yesterday that all laser discs in circulation in the city have to pass censorship from the Film Censorship Institution no later than April next year.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
New forestry-linked resettlement program planned
New forestry-linked resettlement program planned JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to launch a new resettlement program in which four acres of forest land will be parceled out to participants.Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo disclosed yesterday that the plan, which will begin next...
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
New subscription rate
New subscription rate Due to increases in the price of newsprint and in production costs, The Jakarta Post has increased its monthly subscription rate to Rp 18,000 as of Jan.2, 1995.The new unregistered mailing rate has gone up from Rp 48,000 to Rp 54,000 for a three-month subscription.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Dharmala raises capital
Dharmala raises capital MANILA (AFP): The Philippine subsidiaries of Indonesia-based Dharmala Group and Singapore's Keppel Group have increased their capital stock to 837 million pesos (US$35 million, documents obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission said yesterday.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Christmas holiday mood was looming over the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday as share prices lost ground in extremely light trading.The broad-based Composite Index closed 0.46 points lower at 466.27 yesterday from 566.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
RI soccer clubs told to go public
RI soccer clubs told to go public JAKARTA (JP): A former top soccer official says it is high time for Indonesian soccer clubs, both amateur and professional, to go public, following in the footsteps of foreign clubs.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
TV Today: Tuesday, December. 27, 1994
TV Today: Tuesday, December. 27, 1994TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: Willing & Abel 4:30 Children Christmas 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Christmas Ceremony...
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Transmigration
TransmigrationFrom NeracaMinister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo has made an important breakthrough in the transmigration sector. The business sector welcomes the minister's idea as an excellent policy.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
1994: The battle between police and criminals goes on
1994: The battle between police and criminals goes onBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): As in previous years, the Greater Jakarta area has seen crimes, ranging from thefts with battery, aggravated assault and student brawls to white collar crime, in 1994.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
RI chess teams do their best
RI chess teams do their best JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) Akbar Tanjung, believes Indonesia's chess teams did their best at the 31st Chess Olympics concluded on Dec. 17 in Moscow.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Private firm to buy Garuda's idle aircraft
Private firm to buy Garuda's idle aircraft JAKARTA (JP): A private company will buy nine idle Airbus A- 300 B4 aircraft from Garuda Indonesia, which will hire five of them, while the other four will be leased to Garuda's sister airline Merpati Nusantara.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Marching band gala opens here today
Marching band gala opens here today JAKARTA (JP): Grand Prix Marching Band (GPMB), an annual duel arena for all of the most prestigious marching bands in the country, is scheduled to begin today.Lisa Ayodya, the chairperson of the GPMB organizing committee, said yesterday that the competition will...
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Lack of staff
Lack of staffFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIncidents caused by friction are a frequent occurrence in front of the ticket box in a cinema on Jalan Diponegoro. The reason is a shortage of ticket sellers. There is often only one employee selling tickets for two queues of moviegoers.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
New tariff team unrelated to olefin protection debate
New tariff team unrelated to olefin protection debate JAKARTA (JP): Two senior cabinet ministers yesterday reiterated their position on the formation of the country's new tariff team, saying that it is not related to the controversy over proposed protection for PT Chandra Asri's olefin project...
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
No major crimes spoil Xmas holiday
No major crimes spoil Xmas holiday JAKARTA (JP): The city recorded no significant crimes during the Christmas celebration thanks to the deployment of hundreds of police personnel to facilitate attendance at churches on Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Production drop forces Bulog to import rice
Production drop forces Bulog to import rice JAKARTA (JP): A decrease in the country's rice production forced the National Logistic Agency (Bulog) to import 900,000 tons of husked rice this year and another 380,000 tons is expected next month, State Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan said yesterday.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Drug traffickers arrested
Drug traffickers arrested JAKARTA (JP): A team of four from the On-the-Alert city police operation has arrested three suspects for allegedly making a transaction of 680 grams of dried marijuana.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
International drug trade is threatening Indonesia
International drug trade is threatening IndonesiaBy Arief M. Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and 17 other countries cut a path toward the liberalization of trade at the November APEC meeting in Bogor. However, there is one product that doesn't need a meeting to flow freely.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Visit to Jerusalem
Visit to JerusalemFrom Pikiran RakyatSome Indonesian pilgrims were lucky enough to have been able to visit Masjidil Aqsha in Jerusalem. As a sacred place for Moslems, besides Masjidil Haram and Nawabi, Masjidil Aqsha is worth visiting as long as conditions permit.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Public transit remains a major problem
Public transit remains a major problemBy Yoko N. Sari and Hyginus Hardoyo JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta is facing increasingly complicated headaches in public transportation, with problems ranging from difficulties in improving the discipline of motorists, poor management of bus companies, old, and bad...
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Govt reaffirms its ban on foreign retailers
Govt reaffirms its ban on foreign retailers JAKARTA (JP): The government ruled out yesterday any plan to let foreign retailers operate in Indonesia before 2020, the deadline for trade liberalization among members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, in order to protect domestic...
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
PDI man found to have communist past
PDI man found to have communist past JAKARTA (JP): The military command of West Java said yesterday it has reason to believe that the chairman of the provincial chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) was involved in communist activities in the past.Lt. Col.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Supreme Court rejects appeal from 3 convicts
Supreme Court rejects appeal from 3 convicts JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it has turned down an appeal from three men convicted for a murder in March 1987, even though another person has since forward admitting to the murder.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
ASG eyes two Thai booters
ASG eyes two Thai booters JAKARTA (JP): Professional soccer club Assyabaab Salim Group (ASG) of Surabaya will bring in Thailand's most powerful booters, midfielder Tawan Sriipan and striker Kiatsuk Sinamuang.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Border area corruption drives away investors
Border area corruption drives away investors BANGKOK (AFP): Corrupt police officials along the Thai- Malaysian border have taken on the dark image of mafia-style bosses, souring investment opportunities for both countries, officials charged in a local daily yesterday.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
'Republika' wins youth support over NU coverage
'Republika' wins youth support over NU coverage JAKARTA (JP): Only a week after being labeled as slanderous by supporters of the newly-elected Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Chairman Abdurrahman Wahid, the Moslem-oriented Republika daily yesterday received support from a group of Moslems for the way it has...
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
House member dies at 54
House member dies at 54 JAKARTA: Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Tati Sunarti Sumiarno, died on Sunday morning at Gatot Subroto Hospital in Jakarta from a disease she had suffered for some time.Tati, 54, was a member of Commission VI overseeing industry, manpower, mining and energy.
Tue, 27 Dec 1994
Medicine vendors
Medicine vendorsFrom Media IndonesiaThe public is asked to be on the alert when buying aphrodisiacs from side-street drug vendors because the quality of the stuff is doubtful.These tonics are usually sold in Tanah Abang on a Sunday.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Elder scholars call for NU reconciliation
Elder scholars call for NU reconciliation JAKARTA (JP): The largest Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is striving to contain the growing number of conflicts among its leaders and asking other parties to be left alone.K.H.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
RI wood exports to lose GSP
RI wood exports to lose GSP JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's representative office in the European Union has announced that beginning in 1998 Indonesia's footwear and wood product exports to Europe will no longer enjoy privileges from the General System of Preferences (GSP).
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Businessmen reminded
Businessmen reminded SEMARANG (JP): Deputy chairman of the National Environment Protection Agency (Bapedal) Nabil Makarim has urged businessmen to construct water treatment facilities for their industrial waste.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Human Rights body monitors East Timor
Human Rights body monitors East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Two members of the National Commission on Human Rights were in East Timor last week to monitor the situation in Indonesia's youngest province.Bambang W.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Political groups resist government intervention
Political groups resist government intervention JAKARTA (JP): When Harmoko said recently that "Golkar and ABRI (the Armed Forces)" would unite to fight any attempt to destroy national unity, he wasn't just delivering one of his usual high- spirited speeches.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Ruling on industry expansion needed
Ruling on industry expansion needed JAKARTA (JP): A member of the House of Representatives suggested that the government introduce regulations restricting companies which operate in the upstream industry from expanding activities into the downstream.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Discrepancies in governing sports in Indonesia
Discrepancies in governing sports in IndonesiaBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): This year has exposed the awkward relationship between the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the National Sports Governing Body (KONI), especially following Indonesia's poor showing at the 12th Asian Games in...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Social indicators call for concern: Observer
Social indicators call for concern: Observer JAKARTA (JP): Future quests for democracy and openness will require better cooperation among various groups in society, according to a political observer.Kacung Marijan of the Surabaya-based University of Airlangga told The Jakarta Post on Saturday that,...
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Garuda services
Garuda servicesFrom Media IndonesiaI am answering the letter by A Nuril Hidayat and Benny Poluan in Media Indonesia on Dec. 20, 1994. They stated their disappointment in Garuda's ground handling services at Soekarno- Hatta airport. Mr. Hidayat's luggage was lost.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
Indonesia seeking increase in tin export quota
Indonesia seeking increase in tin export quota JAKARTA (JP): The state tin mining company PT Tambang Timah is expecting to double its net profit to over Rp 40 billion (US$18.26 million) this year and is seeking an increase in the country's annual tin export quota for 1996 to 35,000 tons.
Mon, 26 Dec 1994
HIV prostitute is missing
HIV prostitute is missing JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta Health Office has discovered that one of three prostitutes from the Kramat Tunggak red-light district in North Jakarta who has tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is missing.Dr. Sonny L.