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Tue, 20 Sep 1994
Prudential's investment
Prudential's investment SINGAPORE (AFP): Prudential Asia Investments Ltd., the investment arm of Prudential Insurance Co. of America, said yesterday it has raised US$261 million for private equity investment in the Asia-Pacific region.The Prudential Asia Private Equity Ltd.
Tue, 20 Sep 1994
Mark-up results in uneven distribution of wealth
Mark-up results in uneven distribution of wealth JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the mark-up of project values by irresponsible people impedes the even distribution of welfare.
Tue, 20 Sep 1994
Motorists prefer to use service of middlemen
Motorists prefer to use service of middlemen JAKARTA (JP): Motorists prefer to use the services of middlemen in processing their vehicular documents rather than doing the job themselves because the process is time consuming.
Tue, 20 Sep 1994
Private companies apply to build airports, railways
Private companies apply to build airports, railways JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday that his ministry has received applications from private sector companies to construct airports and operate railway services.
Tue, 20 Sep 1994
Bulog to increase rice stocks to 1 million tons
Bulog to increase rice stocks to 1 million tons JAKARTA (JP): The National Logistics Agency (Bulog) will increase its rice stocks from 800,000 tons at present to more than one million tons by the end of this year, the agency's chairman, Ibrahim Hasan said yesterday.
Tue, 20 Sep 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Tue, 20 Sep 1994
State wood-based firms record soaring profits
State wood-based firms record soaring profits JAKARTA (JP): State-owned wood-based companies recorded profits of Rp 181 billion (US$82.2 million) in the first semester of this year, compared to Rp 130 billion in the whole of 1993, a minister says.
Tue, 20 Sep 1994
Fire guts 65 houses
Fire guts 65 houses AMBON, Maluku: Fire razed 65 houses inhabited mostly by migrants from Sulawesi in the Nusaniwe district on Saturday night. There were no reports of casualties, according to the Antara news agency. (emb)
Tue, 20 Sep 1994
Private universities
Private universitiesFrom KompasOnly about 10 to 15 percent of senior high school graduates can be admitted to government universities annually. Some of the remaining graduates may go to private universities, many study abroad and still others find employment or just do nothing.
Tue, 20 Sep 1994
Capital promotion course
Capital promotion course JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), yesterday started a three-week investment promotion course to help improve the services of provincial officials for investors.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Corruptions hurts the growth of small businesses
Corruptions hurts the growth of small businesses JAKARTA (JP): Corruption and collusion between government officials and businessmen have hampered the growth of small businesses because they channel most of the credit from state banks to large entities, legislator A.A. Baramuli said here Saturday.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Mangrove for fishponds
Mangrove for fishponds PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The provincial government is offering 70,240 hectares of mangroves to investors for brackish fishponds.The local government's offer came after the State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja lamented the rapid loss of mangroves...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Investments in Jakarta total $2.6 billion
Investments in Jakarta total $2.6 billion JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Investment Coordinating Board announced that foreign and domestic investments approved by the board in the city during the first semester of this year reached Rp 5.68 trillion (US$ 2.6 billion).The board's deputy head M.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Koja residents ask for delay of house demolition
Koja residents ask for delay of house demolition JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of North Koja subdistrict residents asked PT Pelindo, a state-owned seaport company which is appropriating 144.8 hectares of their land for a cargo terminal expansion project, to give them more time to demolish their houses.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Dancing festival at TIM
Dancing festival at TIM Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro will open a three-day traditional dancing festival at the Taman Ismail Marzuki, Central Jakarta, on Sept. 27.I Gusti Bagus Adi Perbawa, the festival's chief organizer, said recently that dozens of dancers will perform...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Gunmen free two kidnap victims
Gunmen free two kidnap victims MANILA (Reuter): Moslem gunmen freed the wife of a wealthy landowner and a family driver they had been holding hostage in the southern Philippines after the army threatened to attack their hideout, officials said yesterday.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
`Primadosa' author loses lawsuit
`Primadosa' author loses lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): An evangelist has lost his lawsuit against the government for banning his book which the authorities considered a personal affront to President Soeharto.The Jakarta State Administrative Court has rejected the suit filed by Wimanjaya K.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
S'pore will continue its program of state handouts, Lee says
S'pore will continue its program of state handouts, Lee says SINGAPORE (Reuter): Despite its criticism of Western welfare policies, Singapore plans to continue its program of state handouts, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a newspaper interview published yesterday.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Lee to address congress
Lee to address congress SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore acting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will pay a two-day visit to Jakarta to speak at the 21st International Small Business Congress hosted by Indonesia, it was announced here Saturday.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Discipline needed to promote traffic laws, Haryanto says
Discipline needed to promote traffic laws, Haryanto says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said Saturday that people should discipline themselves to adhere to the latest body of traffic laws, which has been in force for one year.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Weekly Stock Exchange Review
Weekly Stock Exchange Review JAKARTA (JP): As expected, the stock exchange went through a sharp correction at the beginning of last week, following profit taking by both local and foreign players.The decline, however, was short-lived as foreign investors capitalized on the lower price counters in...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Govt's environmental awareness is decreasing
Govt's environmental awareness is decreasing JAKARTA (JP): Despite official rhetoric, most government officials do not have sufficient knowledge or awareness of how to protect and preserve the environment, an environmental legal expert says.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Lower tax rates won't hurt tax revenues: Mar'ie
Lower tax rates won't hurt tax revenues: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad expressed on Saturday that the proposed cut in income tax rates will not cause a downfall in the state tax revenues.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Environmentally sound technology for pulp industry
Environmentally sound technology for pulp industryBy Buntario Tigris JAKARTA (JP): Pulp and paper is a very essential part of human life. This is why the industry is a global business in terms of competition and standardized quality.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Peter Pan & the Pirates 3:00 Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 Students' Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Wayang Appreciation 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Buddhist forum 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Private colleges subject to independent auditing
Private colleges subject to independent auditing JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro says private universities and colleges will soon have to have their finances audited by public accountants.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Quake aid may be dirty
Quake aid may be dirty BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The local authorities are investigating reports that the aid donated for earthquake victims in the West Lampung regency was embezzled by corrupt government officials.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
French firms to help expand airport in Ujungpandang
French firms to help expand airport in Ujungpandang JAKARTA (JP): French companies will carry out the feasibility study and the construction of the expansion of the Hasanuddin Airport in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, according to Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Tip on creating emboss effect in PageMaker 5.0
Tip on creating emboss effect in PageMaker 5.0 JAKARTA (JP): Unlike PageMaker 4.0, PM 5.0 has a nudge tool similar to the one we used in creating the emboss effect in CorelDRAW!. In PM 5.0, we can use the arrow keys or the nudge buttons found on its Control palette.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Data on illiteracy may be inaccurate
Data on illiteracy may be inaccurate JAKARTA (JP): A senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture has warned the provincial government against pumping up the literacy rate in their respective patches simply to please the authorities in Jakarta.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Steve King talks of software component and piracy (1)
Steve King talks of software component and piracy (1)By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): If you've been regularly following my column, you must have noticed that I have been raising a number of questions concerning the future of personal as well as organizational computing.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Rating the debtors
Rating the debtors Credit Rating Indonesia Ltd., which was set up early this year, is expected to begin operating soon after the recent issuance of two regulations on the role, function and operational mechanism of rating institutions in the capital market.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Train fatally hits seven
Train fatally hits seven PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Seven people were fatally hit by a train and two critically wounded in the accident here Saturday.Six of those killed were students of an Islamic Madrasah Tsanawiyah school while the other remains hospitalized after suffering a concussion.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
RI law partially incorporates `Sharia': Oetojo
RI law partially incorporates `Sharia': Oetojo JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian legal system has incorporated only parts of the Sharia, or Islamic law, because Indonesia also has people of other faiths, Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said on Saturday.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Residents demand compensation
Residents demand compensation Residents of Penjaringan area in North Jakarta asked the administration to give a better compensation rate following a plan to appropriate their plots of land to build a toll road.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Managing forests
Managing forests The government's policy to turn private forest concession companies into BUMN state-owned enterprises, putting 49 percent of the shares in the hands of the government, is a positive measure.Indonesia, whose territory covers 191.93 million hectares, has 143.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Alex toppled in battle for Jakarta PDI top position
Alex toppled in battle for Jakarta PDI top position JAKARTA (JP): Lukman F. Mokoginta was elected as the new chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in a surprisingly nonviolent regional congress yesterday.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
RI-Hungary trade forum
RI-Hungary trade forum JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) will host a business dialog between Indonesian and Hungarian businessmen at the Borobudur Hotel here today.The business forum, co-sponsored by the Association of Indonesian Economists (ISEI), will be held...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Developer asked about land fraud
Developer asked about land fraud JAKARTA (JP): Police have questioned executives of a property developer, along with some Bekasi residents, in connection with the alleged illegal sale of a 20 hectare plot of land.Speaking at a press conference Saturday, National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. K.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Overcrowded buses
Overcrowded busesFrom Berita BuanaA top police official called on city bus drivers recently to stop overcrowding city buses so that they could close the bus doors in line with the new regulation.This sounds right but if there is a ruling to regulate the maximum number of passengers in a bus why do...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
RI plywood exports drop due to falling demand
RI plywood exports drop due to falling demand JAKARTA (JP): Weakening demand in the Japanese and Chinese markets has slashed Indonesia's exports during the first months of this year, an executive says."However, the strong demand in South Korea and the Middle East could compensate Indonesia's...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Jakarta will soon get 41 new hotels
Jakarta will soon get 41 new hotels JAKARTA (JP): The government has approved applications for the establishment of 41 hotels in Jakarta, Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng said here over the weekend.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Perlis plans power sale to Thailand
Perlis plans power sale to Thailand KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The northern Malaysian state of Perlis plans to sell electricity to Thailand from a proposed US$480 million power station, a senior state official said Saturday.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Police challenge YLBHI over lawsuit
Police challenge YLBHI over lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Police announced on Saturday that they are prepared to face a lawsuit filed by the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), which accused police of having abused the foundation's freedom to associate by abruptly breaking up its seminar about land...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Traffic law better enforced
Traffic law better enforced BANDUNG, West Java: The police have considered raising the fines for violators of the traffic law but cautioned that the policy should be enforced on a selective basis.Local police chief Maj. Gen.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Indonesia special force now gets a new commander
Indonesia special force now gets a new commander JAKARTA (JP): Kopassus (Special Command Force), the Army's most fearsome unit, now has a new commander in the latest major reshuffle of the Armed Forces' top leadership.Brig. Gen. Subagyo Hari Siswoyo, 48, is no stranger to the elite red beret force.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Inaccurate caption
Inaccurate caption This may be a minor point for some, but for the sake of accuracy a correction is necessary.On page six of the Sept. 12, 1994 The Jakarta Post, a photograph of an aerial display at the recent Farnborough air show is captioned: " The Eurofighter and a World War II bomber fly wing...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Police arrest oil adulterator
Police arrest oil adulterator SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Local police have arrested a man suspected of adulterating the lubricating oil and distributing the contraband in the city.The suspect, identified only as BT, was arrested early last week at his house which he also used as his business...
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Night transit service not feasible: Organda
Night transit service not feasible: Organda JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda), Aip Syaifudin, said yesterday that the public night transit system which has been on trial for a few days is an unprofitable project.
Mon, 19 Sep 1994
Floods dampen ASEAN meeting
Floods dampen ASEAN meeting BANGKOK (AFP): Heavy rains have flooded the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai on the eve of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers meeting (AEM) and sent organizers scrambling for emergency transportation, local reports said yesterday.