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Fri, 04 Nov 1994
Foreign banks in RP
Foreign banks in RP MANILA (AFP): Central Bank governor Gabriel Singson said yesterday the first approvals for foreign banks applying to enter the Philippines will be announced in the first quarter of 1995 even as Dutch bank ABN Amro filed an application to operate here.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
More alternative routes set for public during AELM
More alternative routes set for public during AELM JAKARTA (JP): Alternative routes will be set up to alleviate traffic on the major streets and toll roads that will be used exclusively by delegates from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) during their summit meeting on Nov. 15.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
High housing costs raise inflation
High housing costs raise inflation JAKARTA (JP): Higher housing prices in October brought the country's inflation level close to 10 percent in the first 10 months of this year, causing concern to the government which just raised electricity rates by 7.68 percent."The inflation, which fell from 0.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Agenda set for APEC ministers' talks
Agenda set for APEC ministers' talks JAKARTA (JP): The sixth ministerial meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which will be held here on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12, will discuss regular as well as new agenda items, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Gun control at hunting pasture
Gun control at hunting pasture MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The government and a private company which oversees the Moyo Island hunting resort have still not yet resolved who has the right to control the types of weapons permitted on the island.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Shrimp farmers face water crisis
Shrimp farmers face water crisis BREBES, Central Java: Hundreds of local prawn farmers have been forced to prematurely harvest their shrimp because the water shortage is threatening the crustaceans' lives.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Singaporean sued for polluting river
Singaporean sued for polluting river HANOI (AFP): Ho Chi Minh City has launched legal action against the Singaporean owners of a tanker than spilled more than 1,000 tons of oil into a river, polluting nearby farmland, reports said yesterday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Police refuse to comment on clash between students
Police refuse to comment on clash between students JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police are refusing to say much about the ongoing investigation into the violent clash among students at the privately-run Tujuhbelas Agustus University in Sunter.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Workers Union appeals for no strikes during APEC
Workers Union appeals for no strikes during APEC JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) has appealed to its members to refrain from staging industrial strikes during the meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) later this month.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
UKI opens new school
UKI opens new school The Indonesian Christian University (UKI) will launch its school of social and political sciences this month, marking the beginning of the new 1994/95 academic year.UKI announced yesterday that it had obtained the permit from the Ministry of Education and Culture to offer...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
PAM water leakage has reached almost 60%
PAM water leakage has reached almost 60% JAKARTA (JP): The volume of water leaking from the distribution pipes of the city-owned water company PAM Jaya reaches 59 percent of its total water production of 1 million cubic meters per day.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Comments on overpasses
Comments on overpassesFrom JayakartaI would like to comment on the current construction of a number of overpasses in Jakarta. Obviously, overpass construction requires heavy equipment, like tractors, lorries, cranes etc.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Witnesses testify against Hartono
Witnesses testify against Hartono JAKARTA (JP): The affidavits of two prostitutes and their customers shed light yesterday on the basis for the pandering charges brought against Hartono Setyawan, in a trial session at the South Jakarta District Court.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
KL set to reject APEC trade institutionalization
KL set to reject APEC trade institutionalizationBy Ong Saw Lay KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, more eager to advance its idea of an economic caucus for East Asia, is set to reject plans to institutionalize a trade liberalization process for the Pacific, officials and analysts said Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Coca Cola goes green
Coca Cola goes green SURABAYA: The local bottling company for Coca Cola has inaugurated its new Rp 1 billion ($476,000) waste water treatment plant in compliance with the East Java environmental regulations.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Bank Bira's pre-tax profit quadruples
Bank Bira's pre-tax profit quadruples JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bira, the 27th largest private national bank in the country in terms of assets, announced yesterday a before-tax profit of Rp 17.3 billion (US$7.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Regent political appointment, not a career: Feisal
Regent political appointment, not a career: Feisal JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday the appointment of regents had nothing to do with military rank."We will not automatically relate the political position (of regents) with rank," Feisal told reporters shortly...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Five-day week needs review
Five-day week needs reviewFrom Media IndonesiaThe government's plan for a five-day school week needs to be reconsidered. Ours is a tropical country where one gets tired easily at work and in school. Hence will the school children be able to absorb all their lessons from morning and now, until the...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Painting, writing contests on APEC
Painting, writing contests on APEC JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition of children's works will enliven the surroundings of this month's APEC Economic Leaders Meeting.The painting and letter and poetry writing contests are open to elementary school students who want to express their ideas to the 18 heads...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Taiwan to buy Chinese uranium
Taiwan to buy Chinese uranium TAIPEI (Reuter): A Taiwanese newspaper said yesterday the island had agreed in principle to buy uranium from its rival China in exchange for permission to store nuclear waste on the mainland.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Gus Dur gathers support to retain NU post
Gus Dur gathers support to retain NU post JAKARTA (JP): The chief of Nahdlatul Ulama Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesia's largest socio-educational organization, has secured enough support to retain the top NU spot.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Putting it in perspective
Putting it in perspective Although the remark may seem a bit unusual, given the timing and the nature of the occasion, there can be no doubt that President Soeharto's most recent explanation of certain relevant details concerning the events of September and October 1965 has come at a most opportune...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Guntur to represent late first lady to receive medal
Guntur to represent late first lady to receive medal JAKARTA (JP): Guntur Soekarnoputra will represent the family of the late President Sukarno, for the late First Lady Fatmawati Sukarno, on Nov. 10 in receiving the highest medal for meritorious services the government awards.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Three candidates for governorship
Three candidates for governorship JAMBI, Jambi: Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. has approved three candidates for local governor. The election will take place next Monday, according to the speaker of Jambi legislative assembly H.M. Syukur.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Regulations confuse Ciputat traders
Regulations confuse Ciputat traders JAKARTA (JP): Conflicting statements made by local authorities in Ciputat, Tangerang, have confused traders whose kiosks were ravaged in a fire on Oct. 21.A total of 724 traders fear that their businesses, which were destroyed in the fire, will be threatened by...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Tremors jolt Malaysia's Sabah
Tremors jolt Malaysia's Sabah KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Tremors shook northern Borneo yesterday, forcing local government ministers to flee a 23rd- floor cabinet meeting, Malaysia's national news agency, Bernama, said.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Dutch envoy van Roijen bids farewell to Indonesia
Dutch envoy van Roijen bids farewell to IndonesiaBy Linawati Sidarto JAKARTA (JP): When Ambassador Jan Herman Robert Dudley van Roijen began his tenure here in early 1992, relations between the Netherlands and Indonesia were at a low ebb.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Euphemism in Bahasa Indonesia
Euphemism in Bahasa Indonesia Bulan Bahasa (Indonesian Language Month) has just ended so I would like to point out the use of euphemisms in Bahasa Indonesia which lead to hypocrisy.I think the degree of euphemism in Bahasa Indonesia is unhealthy because the meaning of a word or definition is...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Smooth flow of documents improves trade efficiency
Smooth flow of documents improves trade efficiency JAKARTA (JP): Smooth flow of documents, goods and financing are crucial for improving the efficiency of international trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has concluded.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Blok M vendors turn to be evicted
Blok M vendors turn to be evicted The South Jakarta Mayoralty plans to put over 2,000 sidewalk vendors along Jl. Melawai Raya in order.Mayor Pardjoko said the action against the vendors is badly needed because their operations are obstructing traffic around the Blok M shopping area.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Reports on U.S. military base request denied
Reports on U.S. military base request denied JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia adamantly denied yesterday reports that the United States had made requests to install a floating arms depot here."It's absolutely untrue," Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas told reporters when asked to confirm the...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Fence buries stolen goods
Fence buries stolen goods JAKARTA (JP): A fence, who specialize in stripping motorcycles, was busted by local police after they discovered the stolen goods hidden in the least expected place -- buried in his backyard.Yogyakarta chief detective Capt.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Indonesia offers plane for Afghan airlift
Indonesia offers plane for Afghan airlift KABUL (Reuter): The International Red Cross said yesterday it hoped to start an airlift of desperately needed medical supplies into the embattled Afghan capital Kabul next week using a plane offered by Indonesia.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Jababeka industrial estate to offer shares
Jababeka industrial estate to offer shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka, the developer of a housing and industrial estate in Cikarang, West Java, yesterday announced a plan to offer 47 million new shares that will account for 15 percent of total common stocks in December.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Traces of lead found in some city vegetables
Traces of lead found in some city vegetables JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans may want to reconsider eating vegetables daily because of the lead content found in some of the city's farming areas."Just eat vegetables once a week," said Umar Fahmi Achmadi of the Faculty of Public Health, University of...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Veteran RP actress Moody Diaz shares tomb with mother
Veteran RP actress Moody Diaz shares tomb with motherBy Alistair McIntosh MANILA (Reuter): Moody Diaz and her mother have been occupying the same tomb in Manila's North Cemetery for about 10 years now. The difference is that Moody, a veteran Filipino actress, is alive and her mother isn't.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Philippine debt rating up
Philippine debt rating up MANILA (AFP): Standard and Poor's revised its rating of Philippines' foreign debt from "stable" to positive due to economic reforms and improved political outlook achieved under President Fidel Ramos, the agency said in a statement yesterday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Bina Pramuka 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
'Papillon' loses its wings
'Papillon' loses its wings YOGYAKARTA: Papillon, a discotheque notorious for its brawls, has had its wings clipped by the authorities.Yogyakarta police have revoked the operating license of the disco located on Jl. Mayor Suryotomo in the heart of the city.Head of the Detective Division, Capt.
Thu, 03 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.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Big match to mark opening of Indonesian soccer season
Big match to mark opening of Indonesian soccer season JAKARTA (JP): A match pitting two national soccer giants is scheduled for Nov. 27 marking the opening tournament of the semi- professional league as well as amateur clubs.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Planet Hollywood restaurant
Planet Hollywood restaurantFrom RepublikaI was exceptionally moved when I watched the opening of Planet Hollywood Restaurant broadcast live on SCTV on Saturday, Oct. 22, 1994. At the same time I was greatly entertained by the comedian show especially invited for the occasion.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Dede Liu takes IM title
Dede Liu takes IM title JAKARTA (JP): National master Dede Liu obtained his international master (IM) title after beating Grand Master Ardiansyah at the 40th move in the 11th round of the second leg of the Gunadarma International Master Chess Tournament which was concluded yesterday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
English making inroads into daily language usage
English making inroads into daily language usage JAKARTA (JP): The Language Month closed yesterday amidst concerns about the inroads English is making into people's daily language, often at the expense of proper Bahasa Indonesia usage.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed marginally lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) in dull trading yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index closed at 524.09, 0.56 point lower than 524.65 on Tuesday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index closed at 125.32, as compared to 125.79.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Hurricane destroys 32 houses
Hurricane destroys 32 houses PURBALINGGA, Central Java: A hurricane destroyed at least 32 houses in three villages in the Kalimanah district on Monday.Five of the houses were flattened by the violent storm on Monday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Prostitutes in Boker
Prostitutes in BokerFrom NeracaWe the residents of Boker area, East Jakarta, are very anxious to know when the East Jakarta mayor, Sudarsono, plans to close the local brothel once and for all. The closure of the brothel was originally scheduled for Nov. 1.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Ex-Bapindo boss has Rp 1b stashed in banks
Ex-Bapindo boss has Rp 1b stashed in banks JAKARTA (JP): Subekti Ismaun, the former president of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) who is being tried on corruption charges, has Rp 1 billion ($476,000) stashed in five different banks.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
E. Timor needs arts council
E. Timor needs arts council DILI, East Timor: It's high time that East Timor establishes an arts council to preserve as well as develop the province's wealth of culture and heritage, a local official says.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994
Japan in hard position as APEC meet nears
Japan in hard position as APEC meet nearsBy Peter Starr TOKYO (AFP): Japan finds itself caught between a rock and a hard place as it heads off to this year's ministerial meeting and summit of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Indonesia.