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Philippines urged to lower tariffs

Philippines urged to lower tariffs MANILA (AFP): The Philippines should lower its tariffs even before the other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to force its industries to be more competitive, Economic Planning Secretary Cielito Habito said here.

Firms must pay for industrial apprenticeship program: Expert

Firms must pay for industrial apprenticeship program: Expert BANDUNG (JP): The new industrial apprenticeship program launched by the Ministry of Manpower should be financed by the industrial community because they are the chief beneficiary of the program, according to a German expert.

Security for water system increased

Security for water system increased The city-owned water company PAM Jaya is deploying over 2,310 employees to safeguard its water distribution networks.Syamsu Romli, the firm's president, said over the weekend that the employees, who are will be on stand-by 24-hours-a-day three days before and...

Malaysian, Thai, Indonesia bike makers accused of dumping

Malaysian, Thai, Indonesia bike makers accused of dumping KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia and the European Union are headed for a legal standoff over accusations that the country along with Thailand and Indonesia are dumping cheap bicycles on the European market, newspapers reported here yesterday.

Three Indonesian tennis players ousted

Three Indonesian tennis players ousted JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesian tennis players yesterday were eliminated in the qualifying round of the US$100,000 Wismilak Open Championships in Surabaya, East Java, the third stop of the World Tennis Association (WTA) tour in Asia.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Peter Pan & Pirates 3:00 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Hindu 7:00 Evening...

Health service in Timor improves

Health service in Timor improves DILI, East Timor: Health services here have reportedly improved, as the doctor to patient ratio now nears the ideal of 1:5,000.Spokesman for the provincial health office Carlos Pereira said Saturday that services in all the 67 health community centers in East Timor...

Pasar Minggu to remian catchment area

Pasar Minggu to remian catchment area JAKARTA (JP): In line with regional city planning, Pasar Minggu will continue to be a water catchment area until the year 2005, said South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko."People who intend to build houses in this area should understand and obey city planning in the...

Telkom introduces new phone cards

Telkom introduces new phone cards The state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, is introducing seven kinds of telephone cards to highlight the leadership meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.Setyanto P.

Human rights in APEC

Human rights in APEC One of the many interesting issues in the air prior to the convening of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bogor is the United States' intention to bring up the issue of human rights.

Share prices closed higher across the board last week

Share prices closed higher across the board last week JAKARTA (JP): Driven largely by good performance in the regional bourses, share prices closed higher across the board last week. Buoyant trading by bargain hunters on a number of blue chip stocks boosted the JSX (Jakarta Stock Exchange)...

APEC members urged to adopt customs reforms

APEC members urged to adopt customs reforms JAKARTA (JP): The Brussels-based World Customs Organization urged members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to support broad-based customs reform in the region instead of relying on pre-shipment inspection.

Bus firms warned to discipline drivers

Bus firms warned to discipline drivers JAKARTA (JP): The Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency is threatening to revoke the operation licenses of bus companies and other public transit vehicle firms whose drivers frequently violate route regulations.

The APEC summit

The APEC summit Jakarta's main roads are much cleaner these days. Perhaps for the first time in history flowers are arranged at many strategic points, particularly along the city's major thoroughfares. Beggars and street vendors have vanished overnight from crossroads.

Soeharto halts tryout of 5-day school week

Soeharto halts tryout of 5-day school week JAKARTA (JP): Trial five-day school weeks in some elementary and junior high schools will be abolished by the end of the year as President Soeharto believes they pose overly heavy burden to the students.

Police still investigating Blok M firecracker blast

Police still investigating Blok M firecracker blast BOGOR, West Java (JP): Police have not yet identified the culprit in the firecracker explosion at a bus terminal near the Blok M Shopping Mall in South Jakarta on Wednesday morning.A security guard was injured in the blast.

RI to host 2nd meeting of APEC ministers

RI to host 2nd meeting of APEC ministers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to host the second meeting of finance ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) in April 1995 to discuss financial ties among members.

Duty on methanol lowered

Duty on methanol lowered JAKARTA (JP): The government has lowered the import duty on methanol from 10 percent to five percent. Methanol is used for the production of glue for plywood, from 10 percent to five percent.Decree No. 542/KMK.

Seven killed in rain storms

Seven killed in rain storms GROBOGAN, Central Java: Rain storms killed seven people and injured four more here last week. In addition, at least 200 houses, mosques, school buildings and government offices were damaged in the process.The storms also destroyed a Rp 11.5 billion (about US$5.

BLIB produces first class instructors

BLIB produces first class instructorsBy Ridwan M. Sijabat BANDUNG (JP): Name the most prestigious college in this city and every one will agree it is the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). But Bandung is also home to dozens of top notch colleges to stake the city's claim as one of Indonesia's...

Singapore may import gas from Indonesia

Singapore may import gas from Indonesia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore may buy natural gas from Indonesia to meet its fuel needs for power stations which will more than double by 2004, a minister said on Saturday.

Contaminated premium gasoline

Contaminated premium gasoline I herewith enclose a copy of my report at the South Jakarta Police Precinct on Nov. 3, 1994.In short, the gas station at Fatmawati No. 4 was (is?) selling contaminated premium. I let my driver fill up with 35 liters early in the morning on Nov.1, at about 6:45 a.m..

Steady Safe joins Volgren

Steady Safe joins Volgren PT Steady Safe, a publicly listed transportation company, has acquired a 70-percent stake of PT Volgren Indonesia, a producer of aluminum bus bodies.A spokesperson of Steady Safe told The Jakarta Post over the weekend the share takeover was aimed at strengthening the...

Orderly succession expected

Orderly succession expected JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, currently in his sixth five- year term, reaffirmed over the weekend that Indonesia already has a well established mechanism for choosing its president based on the 1945 Constitution.

Don't blame Singapore

Don't blame Singapore I refer to the letter by Carl Chairul (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 31, 1994) entitled S'pore's complaint.Being a Singaporean, I am here for some business reasons and I am not pleased to hear Mr. Chairul complaining against his neighboring country.

Extinct species ignored

Extinct species ignored JAKARTA (JP): Most governments in the world have failed to fully implement the international convention on the protection of endangered species.The World Wide Fund (WWF) said on Saturday that 124 countries, which signed the Convention on International Trade of Endangered...

PT Karwell to offer 20m shares

PT Karwell to offer 20m shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Karwell Indonesia, a textile producer, will offer 20 million new shares that will account for 30.77 percent of its total common stocks early next month, the company's executives say.

Govt urged to consider relations with Israel

Govt urged to consider relations with Israel JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, the chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama organization and a controversial politician, has said that the time has come for Indonesia to consider diplomatic relations with Israel.

RI to host banking meet

RI to host banking meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the fifth biennial conference of the Asian and Pacific Association of Banking Institutes in Bali this week.The Indonesian Bankers Institute (IBI), the host of the four- day conference, said over the weekend Bank Indonesia (Central Bank)...

Simpler procedures sought for church building permit

Simpler procedures sought for church building permit JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Roman Catholic Conference (KWI) is urging local administrations to simplify application procedures for church building permits so as to maintain a harmonious relationship between different religious believers.

Civil servants making sure Bogor is clean

Civil servants making sure Bogor is clean JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor city administration has deployed 1,500 personnel from various government institutions to clean the parks around Bogor Presidential Palace and to tidy up the city's foliage.

Arief's firing is internal problem of the university

Arief's firing is internal problem of the university JAKARTA (JP): The government has no intention of intervening in the internal conflict currently roiling the Christian University of Satya Wacana, Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro says.

Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters

Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters JAKARTA (JP): Unaware of breaking the local rules of golf cost the runaway leader Nick Faldo of England the Alfred Dunhill Masters title and disqualification from the championship at Bali Golf and Country Club yesterday.

CorelFLOW!: For serious jobs and sheer fun

CorelFLOW!: For serious jobs and sheer funBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Corel Corporation seems determined in becoming the leader in the Windows-based graphics world. Here's one of its products that I briefly mentioned some time ago in my review of new products in the PC world.

Will next century be Asia-Pacific era?

Will next century be Asia-Pacific era?By Yasuhiko Shibata TOKYO: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which groups some of the world's fastest growing economies, is to hold a summit in Indonesia next week.

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.

Research on Jambi dwarves

Research on Jambi dwarves JAMBI, Jambi: Deborah Martyr, is a British scholar conducting research on the existence of dwarf people living in Kerinci Seblat national park.For many people in Jambi, the dwarves exist in fairly tales and some even claim to have seen them.

Ngada to have new airport

Ngada to have new airport KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The regency of Ngada plans to build an airport in Marapokot next year when its capital is moved from Bajawa to Mbay.Spokesman for the Ngada government Thimtius Mesakh Hermanus said Saturday that Minister of Transportation Haryanto Danutirto had...

Donation to WWF fund

Donation to WWF fund We would like to express our thanks for the generous donation we received on Nov. 3, 1994, from The Jakarta Post on behalf of those readers who completed their Life Style Survey. The donated funds will help us continue work at our project sites located in protected areas...

Vietnam applies for ASEAN membership

Vietnam applies for ASEAN membership BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuter): Hanoi has formally applied to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the staunchly anti-communist group formed at the height of the Vietnam War, senior ASEAN officials said.

Out-of-town students find it hard to settle in city

Out-of-town students find it hard to settle in cityBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): Adjusting to life in Jakarta is not as easy as you may think. Although the Indonesian capital is the most metropolitan city in the country, with almost every culture and lifestyle represented, fitting in can be...

Link between education and industry

Link between education and industryBy Sg. Ferryanto SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Our tertiary education institutions are subject to serving as research and development centers. They are expected to play a major role in technology transfer programs, together with ministerial and non-ministerial...

Twelve drowned in flash flood

Twelve drowned in flash flood MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Twelve people drowned and 12 others went missing in a flash flood that swept the Aikmel subdistrict on Thursday, officials said yesterday.The Tanggik River overflowed following a two-hour downpour, spokesman for the East Lombok regency...

Joko, Susi into Thai Open semis

Joko, Susi into Thai Open semis BANGKOK (AFP): Indonesia's top seed Joko Suprianto gave his Chinese opponent little chance in a classy display on his way into the semifinals of the Thai Open here yesterday.

UNDP aids Indonesia

UNDP aids Indonesia JAKARTA: The United Nations Development Program has granted $1.53 million in grant to help strengthen Indonesia's disaster management capacities.The cooperation agreement was signed on Wednesday between UNDP resident representative C.

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.

Thieves make specialization

Thieves make specialization SEMARANG, Central Java: Three "specialists" in shoplifting women's underwear were arrested after one of the partners, unhappy with the distribution of their lacy loot, revealed their activities to the police.

Consumer group to probe gasoline sold in Jakarta

Consumer group to probe gasoline sold in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The chairperson of the Indonesian Consumers Protection Foundation said yesterday that the foundation plans to sample and survey the gasoline and diesel fuel sold in Jakarta.

Jakarta streets blossom for APEC

Jakarta streets blossom for APEC JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta will greet delegates of the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting with flowers, banners and decorative lights.Chief of the City Parks Office Syamsir Alamsyah told reporters after a meeting at City Hall yesterday that his...

Malaysian actor asked to leave for visa abuse

Malaysian actor asked to leave for visa abuse JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian Nand Kumar Bhagwandas, 30, who is well-known for his role as Hans in the famed television serial Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Si Doel, the Schoolboy), has been asked to leave Indonesia for working illegally.