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Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Clinton set to discuss human rights
Clinton set to discuss human rights JAKARTA (JP): United States President Bill Clinton and Indonesia's President Soeharto will wrestle with human rights and labor issues when the American head of state makes a one-day state visit here next week.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
APEC to set up programs for customs cooperation
APEC to set up programs for customs cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad yesterday suggested that the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum formulate programs and action plans for strengthening customs and excise cooperation in the region.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Japan to host APEC meet
Japan to host APEC meet TOKYO (AFP): Japanese Trade Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is to propose at the forthcoming APEC meeting in Indonesia that Japan host a conference on energy-related issues in the Asia-Pacific region next April.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Harmoko has 2 weeks to respond to `Tempo'
Harmoko has 2 weeks to respond to `Tempo' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko has been given two more weeks by the Jakarta State Administrative Court to respond to charges by a senior journalist that his action to ban Tempo magazine in June was illegal.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Sports: Tennis ATP 3:30 Film 4:30 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music: Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Rona Nusantara 10:35 Late News...
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Vegetables and lead
Vegetables and lead The Annual Marie Antoinette Award should go to Umar Fahmi Achmadi for his "Let them eat vegetables only once a week" statement in response to the very disturbing news that lead is showing up in vegetables (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 3, 1994).
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Bus owners told to bring fleets up to standard
Bus owners told to bring fleets up to standard JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration has ordered owners of buses and other public transit vehicles operating in the capital to bring their fleets up to standard to improve service and facilitate traffic flow.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
City planning needs support
City planning needs support Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has asked universities in Jakarta to support Jakarta's nine planning strategies established in 1992 in order to alleviate the city's population problem, especially in the most impoverished areas.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Environment minister complains bird hunting ban ignored
Environment minister complains bird hunting ban ignored JAKARTA (JP): The government ban against all bird hunting, issued last April, has been largely ignored, said State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Police raid fake diesel fuel production syndicate
Police raid fake diesel fuel production syndicate JAKARTA (JP): City Police are questioning executives of two diesel fuel distributor companies in connection with the arrest of their employees for mixing diesel fuel with kerosene in four tank trucks before selling it to customers.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Telkom cleans up public phones
Telkom cleans up public phones The South Jakarta office of the state-owned PT Telkom telecommunication company deployed personnel to clean up 600 public phones in the area in line with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Historical fact on East Indies
Historical fact on East Indies In the face of the abundant evidence of his misdeeds there is no doubt that by all standards Kapitein Raymond "De Turk" Westerling must be considered a war criminal. And I do not know why he was never charged with misconduct and court-martialed, neither do I know why...
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Radius plays intermediary role
Radius plays intermediary role SALATIGA, Central Java: Former finance minister Radius Prawiro has intervened in the controversy surrounding the dismissal of Arief Budiman, the well-known scholar from Satya Wacana Christian University.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Indonesia hails enforcement of UN sea law
Indonesia hails enforcement of UN sea law JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia yesterday hailed the enforcement of the UN's Law of the Sea Convention which finally grants world recognition to the concept of Indonesia as an archipelagic state.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued drifting lower with most issues loosing ground in heavy trading yesterday in line with the downward trend on other Asian markets.The JSX Composite Index, which closed 1.25 points lower to end at 522.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
OPEC may extend output ceiling
OPEC may extend output ceiling ABU DHABI (AFP): OPEC oil ministers meeting in Indonesia this month will likely extend the cartel's official production ceiling to support sagging oil prices, the official Emirates news agency said yesterday.It said the rollover of the 24.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
World crossers to compete here
World crossers to compete here JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen leading world competitors will stake their claims on victory in the fourth and final leg of the Lucky Strike International Motocross Championships at the Raffles Village track in Cibubur, East Jakarta, on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Singapore to reward former city planners
Singapore to reward former city planners SINGAPORE (AFP): After hiking ministers' salaries, Singapore has announced plans to reward officials who plotted the island- state's growth into a thriving metropolis but retired before they could benefit from its success.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Bourse directive seen as dampener to market
Bourse directive seen as dampener to market KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A new directive by Malaysia's stock exchange for brokers to report transactions daily has dented the market this week but could enhance investor confidence in the local bourse in the long-term, analysts said yesterday.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
English language teachers should get to know to their students
English language teachers should get to know to their studentsBy Tim Drown SEMARANG (JP): As an English teacher I have also been attracted to Byron Black's column on English, "The Listening Post." I have become disappointed, however, after reading the column on some days.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Mosque and loud speaker
Mosque and loud speakerFrom Pikiran RakyatInstruction No. Kep/D/101/1078 dated June, 17, 1978, issued by the Directorate General of Islamic Religion of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, regulates the use of loud speakers in mosques, mushola, and langgar.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Top judge urges govt to pay Kedungombo compensation
Top judge urges govt to pay Kedungombo compensation JAKARTA (JP): A top judge has urged the government to pay compensation to the villagers whose land has been acquired for the Kedungombo reservoir in compliance with the original Supreme Court ruling.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994
Marubeni's unit in Asia
Marubeni's unit in Asia TOKYO (AFP): Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. has formed a subsidiary to plan and coordinate the construction of electric power generation plants in Asia, company officials said yesterday.Marubeni Asian Power Ltd.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Repeat offenders run over by train
Repeat offenders run over by train KEBUMEN, Central Java: Three men, notorious for robbing train passengers, were found dead by a railway in the Sruweng district, reported Antara news agency.The three, known as repeat offenders, have been on the local police's wanted list.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Hurricane wreaks havoc
Hurricane wreaks havoc LAMONGAN, East Java: Hundreds of houses in five villages in the Lamongan regency were damaged by a hurricane which swept the area on Wednesday, Antara news agency reported.Regency spokesman Mursyid said the local administration has sent all its staff out to help repair and...
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Three questioned over blast in Blok M area
Three questioned over blast in Blok M area JAKARTA (JP): Police are still questioning two cleaners and a wounded security officer in relation with the blast near the Blok M Shopping Mall in South Jakarta on Wednesday morning.City Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Lopez to meet anti-integration East Timorese in Australia
Lopez to meet anti-integration East Timorese in Australia JAKARTA (JP): An East Timorese delegation will fly to Australia in the near future for reconciliatory talks with their exiled countrymen who oppose the territory's integration with Indonesia.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Residents relocation denied
Residents relocation denied JAKARTA (JP): An official from PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya, in charge of managing Penjaringan's low-cost apartments in West Jakarta, has denied allegations that it has forced its 25 tenants to move to unfinished flats.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Stork Group to expand manufacturing services
Stork Group to expand manufacturing services JAKARTA (JP): The Stork Group of the Netherlands plans to expand its industrial activities near here next month to improve its manufacturing and engineering services in Indonesia.A Stork director, Hans J.G.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
A good selection of vocal jazz available locally
A good selection of vocal jazz available locallyBy Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): What makes a vocalist a jazz singer? I'd say it's the ability to imitate the phrasing and even the timbre of a wind instrument played in the jazz style.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Fretilin likened to communist terrorists: NZ diplomat
Fretilin likened to communist terrorists: NZ diplomat WELLINGTON (Agencies): A senior New Zealand diplomat who visited Indonesia's province of East Timor in 1978 reported the Fretilin independence group had "become a hard-core communist organization along the lines of the communist terrorists in...
Fri, 04 Nov 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.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Highly protested student regiments to stay: Minister
Highly protested student regiments to stay: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The much protested university student regiments will be retained but their existence will be reviewed in view of the controversy, the government said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
APEC kicks off with committee and working group meetings
APEC kicks off with committee and working group meetings JAKARTA (JP): A pre-senior officials meeting began here yesterday, marking the beginning of a chain of meetings by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum which will culminate in the all important gathering of the economic leaders...
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Real Thing tries tom heat up frozen Jakarta audience
Real Thing tries tom heat up frozen Jakarta audienceBy M. Arief Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): Real Thing, the pop-funk band from Liverpool, England, finally succeeded in making hundreds of Jakarta's usually courteous and well mannered people join in and groove under the influence of their old hits You To...
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Trio Wanderer arrives in Jakarta
Trio Wanderer arrives in Jakarta Trio Wanderer, a French group of three classical musicians, will perform here on Nov. 16.Trio Wanderer, with Vincent Coq on piano, Guillaume Sutre on violin and Raphael Pidoux on cello, was founded in 1987 in Paris.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Postal service's profit up
Postal service's profit up JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned postal firm, Perum Pos dan Giro, yesterday reported a 2.1 percent increase in profit to Rp 51.06 billion last year to Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Krakatao museum to be moved
Krakatao museum to be moved BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: You can't move a mountain but you sure can move the museum of a legendary volcano.Local authorities have launched a plan to bring the Krakatao Museum over from Carita, on the westernmost coast of Java, because the site where it is currently...
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Faldo shares lead in Dunhill golf
Faldo shares lead in Dunhill golf DENPASAR, Bali (Agencies): English world number three Nick Faldo shrugged off the jet-lag and blistering heat here to share the opening lead of the US$345,000 Alfred Dunhill yesterday.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Road accident
Road accidentFrom Sinar PagiOn Oct. 28, 1994, at about midnight a member of our family, Heriyaso, was hit by a white Kijang car while he was crossing the road at Jl. Dewi Sartika Raya. Unfortunately the car's plate number is not known.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Expo on RI products to be held during APEC meeting
Expo on RI products to be held during APEC meeting JAKARTA (JP): A week-long exhibition on Indonesian products and a two-day business seminar will be held at the Jakarta Fairgrounds here this month in coincidence with the meetings of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Central Jakarta gets more phone lines
Central Jakarta gets more phone lines JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta branch office of the state- owned Telkom telecommunication company has installed 11,634 new telephone lines, 1,248 new lines for public phones and 35 new lines for telex during the first nine months of this year.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
`Antara' links up with Aussie wire service
`Antara' links up with Aussie wire service JAKARTA (JP): The official Antara news agency yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with the Australian Associated Press (AAP), a move both sides hope will ensure a more balanced flow of information between the two neighboring countries.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Chinese call to link APEC support with GATT rejected
Chinese call to link APEC support with GATT rejected WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States rejected Wednesday efforts by China to link its support for the U.S.-backed development of an Asia-Pacific regional free trade area to rapid admission for Beijing to GATT.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Institution of APEC inevitable, Alatas says
Institution of APEC inevitable, Alatas says JAKARTA (JP): Amidst growing concern over the formalization of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas yesterday admitted that APEC's institutionalization was inevitable.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
S'pore, Vietnam to resolve dispute
S'pore, Vietnam to resolve dispute SINGAPORE (AFP): Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) Ltd., a listed government-owned shipping company, said yesterday it was cooperating with Vietnamese authorities to resolve a dispute over an oil-spill.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka dan Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Harmoni Keluarga 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05...
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
DPR concerned over fee in port services
DPR concerned over fee in port services JAKARTA (JP): Legislators expressed concern yesterday that recent hike in the fees of five port services will cause price increases in other sectors. The rises range from 14 to 50 percent.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994
New regulation on land use permits introduced
New regulation on land use permits introduced JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will now issue land use permits only after developers inform related institutions of the exact location for the establishment of the required social and public facilities.