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Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Taiwan arrests
Taiwan arrests RI sailors TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan authorities have arrested nine Indonesian sailors for alleged gun-running to Taiwan's underworld, the coastguard said yesterday.The nine are alleged to have tried to smuggle 16 handguns and 776 bullets on a cargo ship that docked at the southern...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
WB grant for RI judiciary
WB grant for RI judiciary JAKARTA (JP): The Washington-based World Bank has approved a US$500,000 grant for Indonesia to help develop its economic legal system, including institutions and human resources, over the next five years.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
More attention on indigenous people sought
More attention on indigenous people sought JAKARTA (JP): Activists view that in some areas the government-sponsored transmigration program has failed because of the lack of the indigenous people's involvement in development projects.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Garuda and
Garuda and privatization The editorial on the privatization of Garuda Airlines which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Thursday, Dec. 8, 1994, certainly points to a number of constraints that Garuda Indonesia faces in meeting international conditions, such as the layers of bureaucratic procedures.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Suggestions for UKSW
Suggestions for UKSWFrom Media IndonesiaI am very concerned about the row occurring in the Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, Central Java. What surprises me is how university people, who are basically academic, rational and well versed with scientific methods and familiar with various...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Japan urged to sell Indonesian plywood
Japan urged to sell Indonesian plywood JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is currently negotiating intensively with 10 Japanese plywood manufacturers, who are going bankrupt due to a worldwide lack of raw materials, to get them to market Indonesia's plywood in Japan.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
PLN to give repeat order to Ansaldo
PLN to give repeat order to Ansaldo GARUT, West Java (JP): The state electricity company PT PLN will give a repeat order to Ansaldo GIE SPA of Italy for construction of another 55-megawatt geothermal power generation plant on Mount Salak, West Java next month.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
TRIMs must be part of investment law: Expert
TRIMs must be part of investment law: Expert JAKARTA (JP): An investment expert suggested yesterday that the government, which is drafting a new investment bill, accommodate all principles being negotiated in the Trade on Related Investment Measures (TRIMs).
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
WB (Mengisi kapling 27CM) -- 28pt NCSB 4 koloms 1 line
WB (Mengisi kapling 27CM) -- 28pt NCSB 4 koloms 1 line RP, WB meet on $50b projects
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Court mafia
Court mafia Talk about the existence of a court mafia is once again rife in the mass media. Prof. Zainal Asikin Kusumah Atmadja, a former Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court, in an interview with the daily newspaper Kompas disclosed the existence of such a mafia.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Indonesia needs strong TV stations
Indonesia needs strong TV stations JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and other developing countries need to build a strong television industry to counter the foreign broadcasts which are influencing national viewers, Minister of Information Harmoko said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
RP, WB to discuss $50b projects
RP, WB to discuss $50b projects MANILA (AFP): The Philippines and the World Bank said yesterday they will convene a high-level meeting next week to boost private investment in the country's infrastructure, expected to cost US$50 billion over the next decade.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
1. INVEST -- 48pts Metromedium 4 koloms 2 lines
1. INVEST -- 48pts Metromedium 4 koloms 2 lines TRIMs must be part of investment law: Expert2. GRANT -- 26pts HBC 1 kolom 3 lines WB grant for RI judiciary3. BIS -- 36pts New Century Schoolbook Bold 6 koloms 1 line Derivatives aggravate crises: BIS4.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Trimoelja, the David of Indonesian legal circles
Trimoelja, the David of Indonesian legal circlesBy Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): Trimoelja D. Soerjadi, the winner of this year's Yap Thiam Hien human rights award, could be aptly described as the David of Indonesian legal circles.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Multibreeder signs loan
Multibreeder signs loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Multibreeder Adirama Indonesia, a poultry company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), signed an agreement in Singapore yesterday on a syndicated credit facility worth US$15 million.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Over 3,000 firms break labor laws
Over 3,000 firms break labor laws JAKARTA (JP): Over 3,800 companies in Indonesia were found to be in violation of various labor laws, the Ministry of Manpower said.Ministry chief spokesman Fachri Taharuddin said a team investigated more than 9,000 companies in the last three months and found that...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Massage parlor
Massage parlorFrom NeracaWe are the residents who live in the Lenteng Agung sub- district, South Jakarta. We would like to question the establishment of some massage parlors which actually function as brothels.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Hancock to start retail
Hancock to start retail JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Jiwa Bumiputera John Hancock, a provider of employee benefits, announced yesterday that it will enter the retail life insurance market.The insurance company, 80 percent owned by John Hancock Holdings, a subsidiary of the U.S.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Using condom is `economically' worthwhile
Using condom is `economically' worthwhile JAKARTA (JP): Use a condom when having sex. It's worthwhile not only from a health point of view but also from an economic point of view.During a seminar at the University of Indonesia's School of Economics yesterday, Gerard Russo from the East-West Center...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Go global, phone firms told
Go global, phone firms told JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave yesterday urged Indonesian telecommunications firms to seek jobs in other countries in cooperation with foreign partners.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Floods
FloodsFrom NeracaAs the rainy season is upon us (in December) we can be sure that floods will hit the usual areas of Jakarta city, particularly Jl. Subang, Jl. Taman Kebon Sirih.In this relation the flood controlling agents should be prepared for the crisis.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Indonesia to help map Africa strategy
Indonesia to help map Africa strategy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host a five-day Asia-Africa Forum aimed at establishing programs to facilitate African development by way of the Asian experience.The activities of the forum will be part of the South-South development cooperation undertaken by the...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Road in Bekasi
Road in Bekasi From Media IndonesiaFor over a month trucks carrying earth are passing Jl. Teluk Buyung, Bekasi, starting from the railway crossing to Taman Wisma Asri. The trucks carry the earth to the Prima Harapan Regency housing complex in Bekasi.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
More attention on indigenous people sought
More attention on indigenous people sought JAKARTA (JP): Activists view that in some areas the government-sponsored transmigration program has failed because of the lack of the indigenous people's involvement in development projects.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Intimidation
IntimidationFrom KompasThe decision to buy or not to buy something from a shop or street vendor entirely depends on the consumer.In the case of street vendors, one can even look, prod and hold the goods closely and put them back if he or she does not like them.
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Singapore denies air discrimination
Singapore denies air discrimination SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore Air Traffic Control (ATC) does not discriminate against any aircraft or airport, the Civil Aviation Authority said yesterday.Its statement followed a report by Indonesia's Antara news agency on Thursday that Indonesia was taking over...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Plane skids
Plane skids off runway YOGYAKARTA: A DC-9 plane belonging to the Merpati Nusantara Airlines skidded off the runway when it landed at the Adisucipto Airport here yesterday.There were no injuries.The plane, which was carrying 80 passengers and six crew members from Denpasar, stopped some 35 meters...
Sat, 10 Dec 1994
Filling a need
Filling a need As the millions of Jakartans who cannot afford the luxury of owning a car or motorbike well know, much is left to be desired about this city's public transportation system. Except for the few RMB air conditioned buses which are operated by the PPD city transit company, city buses and...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Manado to get new clinic
Manado to get new clinic MANADO; The government will build a new clinic to treat needy Moslems who are on the way, or have just return from their haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.In a ceremony yesterday, the director of Haj Affairs of the Ministry of Religious Affairs H.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Indonesia has 100,000 HIV positive in 1995, official says
Indonesia has 100,000 HIV positive in 1995, official says JAKARTA (JP): The real number of people who have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Indonesia could reach as high as 100,000 next year, rising to 510,000 in 2000 and 1.15 million by 2005, according to a Health Ministry official.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Private firms must report foreign debts
Private firms must report foreign debts JAKARTA (JP): The government will introduce a new ruling to force private sector companies to report their offshore borrowing to the central bank as most of them have been reluctant to make reports due to the absence of penalty, a senior official says.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
East Cengkareng residents refuse to accept compensation money
East Cengkareng residents refuse to accept compensation money JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of East Cengkareng subdistrict residents complained to the City Council yesterday that the amount of compensation offered by the city for the appropriation of their land is unfair.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Indonesia ready to join UNSC, envoy states
Indonesia ready to join UNSC, envoy states JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is gearing itself up to face the task of dealing with a host of formidable international issues when it assumes a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) next year.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
BI clarifies report on bad loan increase
BI clarifies report on bad loan increase JAKARTA (JP) Bank Indonesia (BI) denied yesterday that bad loans, up from 3.53 percent of outstanding credit as of March to 3.88 percent as of September, were all at state banks."The bad loans reported by Bank Indonesia Governor J.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Susi already on path to semi-finals
Susi already on path to semi-finals BANGKOK (Reuter): World number one Susi Susanti of Indonesia moved within a match of a semifinal berth in the US$300,000 World Grand Prix badminton finals after a convincing 11-4, 11-3 victory in her first match yesterday.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Jusuf Wanandi named to new Asia forum board
Jusuf Wanandi named to new Asia forum board JAKARTA (JP): The Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia Pacific (FDP-AP) has named Jusuf Wanandi of the Centre for the Study of International Sciences (CSIS) to its board of directors and executive committee.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Japan ratifies GATT bills as other Asian nations clash over textiles
Japan ratifies GATT bills as other Asian nations clash over textiles TOKYO (AFP): Japan's parliament ratified the Uruguay Round trade accord yesterday as other Asian nations, including India and China, clashed with the West over dismantling trade barriers on textiles and clothing.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, with the broad-based JSX Composite Index falling to 461.2 from 462.33 on Wednesday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also closed lower at 107.74 from 108.19.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
More judo events likely next year
More judo events likely next year JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Judo Association (PJSI) plans to stage more competitions to scout new talent starting next year.Arie J. Kumaat, chairman of PJSI's supervisory board, told a news conference yesterday that the judo body will no longer select athletes for...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
TV Today: Friday, December. 09, 1994
TV Today: Friday, December. 09, 1994TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Kiat Manajemen 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Joop urges for cheaper cellular phones
Joop urges for cheaper cellular phones JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave ordered domestic telecommunications operators to lower the prices of cellular phones."The prices of cellular phones here are still high in this era of competition.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Two people killed in every high-rise construction
Two people killed in every high-rise construction JAKARTA (JP): The construction of high-rise buildings in Jakarta takes its toll, with at least two lives claimed at each construction, an official in charge of health problems and work safety of PT Waskita Karya said.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Police keeps Aditjondro case
Police keeps Aditjondro case YOGYAKARTA: Police said they will continue questioning George Junus Aditjondro, a lecturer of the Christian University of Satyawacana in Salatiga, Central Java, on defamation charges.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Hendro: Continue war against racketeers!
Hendro: Continue war against racketeers! JAKARTA (JP): Outgoing City Military Commander Maj. Gen. AM Hendropriyono wants his successor to continue the fight against racketeers in and around Jakarta."Racketeers, particularly those who extort money from lower class people and small-scale traders,...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Angke river banks to be cleared
Angke river banks to be cleared JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto has ordered all illegal buildings along the Angke river banks in Kedoya Utara subdistrict demolished.Muhayat, a spokesman for the mayoralty, said on Wednesday that the demolition order was issued after the State...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Reopen the case
Reopen the case From the very beginning, when nine staff members of the PT Catur Putra Surya watchmaking firm in East Java went on trial in a Surabaya district court for alleged involvement in the killing of labor activist Marsinah, who was found murdered in May last year, many people raised doubts...
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Capitalism is no evil
Capitalism is no evil Coordinating Minister for Trade and Industry Hartarto defines trade liberalization as a system of open international trade with minimum tariff barriers based on the 1945 Constitution.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Government urged to ratify convention against torture
Government urged to ratify convention against torture JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigners yesterday urged the government and the House of Representatives to quickly ratify the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Indonesia reviewing old investment laws
Indonesia reviewing old investment laws JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to replace the two existing laws on investment with a new bill being drafted to suit the principles of the new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo says.
Fri, 09 Dec 1994
Govt to freeze luxury house construction
Govt to freeze luxury house construction JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday it will freeze the construction of luxury houses to encourage the development of low costs houses for the populace.