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Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Wealthy urged to help zoo
Wealthy urged to help zoo Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday encouraged wealthy Jakartans to help the city administration fund Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta."I think it is understandable that I urge Jakarta's wealthy people to participate in developing the zoo," the governor told reporters when he...
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Self-supporting in rice
Self-supporting in riceFrom RepublikaI am of the opinion that we should be self-supporting in rice and must preserve the rice fields. In fact, agricultural land must be increased because the need for rice is increasing as a result of an increase in population.But the reverse has happened.
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Ten opera artists to perform here
Ten opera artists to perform here JAKARTA (JP): Opera is getting increasingly multicultural, as Jakarta audiences and performers will see for themselves in a one-night performance of the best loved arias of several operas tonight.
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Dayak handicraft exhibition planned
Dayak handicraft exhibition planned A major exhibition featuring art of the Dayak tribe will be held at the Aryaduta Hotel Jakarta from Aug. 12 to 17.The event, which will take place on the hotel's second floor, is jointly organized by the East Kalimantan provincial administration, the management...
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Enforcement of Traffic Law
Enforcement of Traffic LawFrom JayakartaEven though quite some time has past since the Traffic Law was first enforced, I do not see any significant change in the country's traffic conditions. Most motorists still blatantly show their lack of compliance to regulations even though under the new law,...
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
24 finalists named in youth research contest
24 finalists named in youth research contest JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-four students from 13 provinces have been selected for the final round of the Research Contest for Youths organized by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Timber baron Bob Hasan denies plywood boycott
Timber baron Bob Hasan denies plywood boycott JAKARTA (JP): Timber baron Mohammad (Bob) Hasan yesterday denied that South Korean and Japanese importers had boycotted Indonesian plywood and he blamed brokers for propagating misleading information.
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Malaysia's tin output declines by 47 percent
Malaysia's tin output declines by 47 percent KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's tin production fell 47 percent over the year in the five months to May while local demand for the metal rose four percent, the statistics department said yesterday.
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Maan takes over command
Maan takes over command JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's leading golfer Maan Naasim rode a fine 1-under 71 yesterday for a two-day total of 144 to shove unheralded Suwarno from atop the leader board of the Jakarta Circuit championship.
Thu, 11 Aug 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.
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Seeded players triumph in a spiritless match
Seeded players triumph in a spiritless matchBy Hidayat Jati YOGYAKARTA (JP): Seeded national and foreign players predictably marched into the second round of the 1994 RCTI Indonesia Open after encountering mostly spunkless, mediocre play and walkovers yesterday in the malaise-ridden US$166,000...
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Great Procession to highlight `Kraton' Festival
Great Procession to highlight `Kraton' Festival YOGYAKARTA (JP): A caravan of vintage carriages and men dressed as traditional Javanese soldiers will kick off the week long Kraton Festival billed as the largest ever held in this provincial town.
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Court denies stay of execution
Court denies stay of execution SEMARANG, Central Java: The Supreme Court denied that it had issued an order for a stay of implementation of its ruling on the Kedungombo land dispute."If the (Supreme Court's) decision has been circulating, it must be a counterfeit," Chief of Semarang District Court...
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Tangerang residents criticize police
Tangerang residents criticize police Five residents of Cipulir district, Tangerang, are criticizing city police over their slow response to an appeal to tackle a land dispute case involving the state-owned manufacturer of securities paper (Peruri).
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Rights body meets with journalists' alliance
Rights body meets with journalists' alliance JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights yesterday met with the representatives of the newly formed Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI).Commission Secretary General Lopa Baharuddin told the alliance leaders that they should approach...
Thu, 11 Aug 1994
Vicious life
Vicious lifeFrom MerdekaWho says the Indonesian community is polite, religious and has deep faith in God Almighty? Yes, many people do have a solid faith in their religious teachings, however, more people in the community have dirty minds.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
RI opens ties with Tajikistan
RI opens ties with Tajikistan JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has formally opened diplomatic ties with Tajikistan, a former republic of the Soviet Union in Central Asia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Councilors oppose proposed hike in transportation fares
Councilors oppose proposed hike in transportation fares JAKARTA (JP): City councilors oppose the proposal by the Jakarta Chapter of Land Transportation Owners' Organization (Organda) to increase public transportation fares in the city.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Bakrie signs deal for Taman Rasuna project
Bakrie signs deal for Taman Rasuna project JAKARTA (JP): PT Catur Swasakti Utama (PT CSU), a subsidiary of the widely diversified Bakrie Group, has finalized a Rp 500 billion (US$230 million) deal for the immediate construction of 17 tower blocks of the Taman Rasuna Apartments in Kuningan, South...
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
NGOs oppose govt plans to regulate their activities
NGOs oppose govt plans to regulate their activitiesBy Lewa Pardomuan JAKARTA (JP): Several outspoken non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are voicing their opposition to the government's plan to monitor their activities through a presidential decree out of fear it will become a tool to restrict...
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Poor rugby coverage
Poor rugby coverage Although we learned in Monday's Jakarta Post that Springbok's rugby team coach and manager are to be sacked following the test series loss to New Zealand, it is without success that I searched for a report on the third test held last Saturday in Auckland between New Zealand and...
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Foreign VIPs to attend festival
Foreign VIPs to attend festival YOGYAKARTA: A number of foreign ambassadors are expected to attend the opening ceremony of the week-long "Festival Kraton 1994" will gets underway this Saturday.The festival will bring together the arts and cultures of seven Javanese royal kingdoms.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Islamic sect banned for crossing political line
Islamic sect banned for crossing political lineBy Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): At a gathering of his disciples on the Islamic New Year on June 11, Ashaari Muhammad, leader of a now outlawed mystical Sufi sect, outlined his plan to take power in Malaysia.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Water level drops in Jatiluhur
Water level drops in Jatiluhur PURWAKARTA, West Java: Officials expect the Jatiluhur dam to continue to be able to provide water to local rice fields despite a severe drop in its water level.Director of the Jatiluhur Authority Muhamad Ulama said the water level has fallen by between eight and nine...
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Prostitutes take over city taxis
Prostitutes take over city taxis SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The city's more sophisticated prostitutes, driven away from their brothels by a police anti- vice unit crackdown, have worked out a new way of offering their services -- they operate from cabs.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Political elite
Political elite While approaching the observance of Independence Day, it seems necessary for us to evaluate our political development and consciousness because they are the vital factors on which we have based our struggle prior to and after the proclamation of independence.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Australian plane to be sent back
Australian plane to be sent back AMBON, Maluku: The wreckage of a Catalina plane belonging to the Royal Australian Air Force, which crashed in Buru island in 1944 during the World War II, will be returned to Australia on Thursday.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Hopes for ASEAN
Hopes for ASEANFrom Bisnis IndonesiaASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) celebrated its 27th anniversary on Aug. 8. Twenty-seven is surely a mature age for ASEAN. It should be admitted that ASEAN is a solid and compact grouping, one relatively without friction. We hail its accomplishments.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Marsillam fights ghost from Indonesia's past
Marsillam fights ghost from Indonesia's past Pandangan Negara Integralistik Marsillam Simandjuntak Publisher: PT Pustaka Utama Grafiti, 1994 284 pages JAKARTA (JP): Has anyone noticed that hidden beneath the thick, almost invisible smog of political tension, a ghost from the country's past has been...
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Japanese legislators in town en route to East Timor
Japanese legislators in town en route to East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Five Japanese legislators from the Social Democratic and Liberal Democratic parties are currently in town to meet with their Indonesian counterparts and government officials en route to East Timor.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
1,000 Pertamina employees ask for early retirement
1,000 Pertamina employees ask for early retirement JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,000 employees of the state oil company Pertamina who are on the verge of receiving their pensions have requested retirement under the company's streamlining program, which is aimed at improving efficiency.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Bapepam plans to attract more local investors
Bapepam plans to attract more local investors JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) will work to make the country's stock exchanges more attractive to local investors, the agency's chief said.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Suspect nabbed for stabbing a Pakistani warship sailor
Suspect nabbed for stabbing a Pakistani warship sailor JAKARTA (JP): Police announced yesterday that they have nabbed the alleged attacker of a crew member of a Pakistani warship, which is in the city for a week-long, goodwill visit.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
By Santi WE Soekanto
By Santi WE SoekantoFusion in PPP fails, no change imminent: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): The constant factional bickerings within the United Development Party (PPP) prove that the 1973 merge of its four original Moslem groups has miserably failed, two analysts said.Dr.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Asia-Pacific business leaders to meet in Jakarta
Asia-Pacific business leaders to meet in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 business leaders from 15 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have confirmed their participation in the first Asia-Pacific business meeting scheduled here on Aug.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
`Rose of Thailand' no longer so sweet
`Rose of Thailand' no longer so sweet BANGKOK (AFP): The northern Thai provincial capital of Chiang Mai, once dubbed the "Rose of Thailand," is wrestling with a thorny question these days: where to dump its trash.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Police told to stop knocking in doors
Police told to stop knocking in doors KEBUMEN, Central Java: Tourist officials are appealing to the police to be more discrete in conducting raids against illicit sex at local hotels.Adiasto Narendroputro, the local tourist office chief, said police should not simply push in doors and storm into...
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Kadin pledges to take heed of green business
Kadin pledges to take heed of green business JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) yesterday pledged to pay greater attention to the preservation of the environment.The chamber yesterday renewed an agreement with the Office of the State Minister of Environment for...
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Domestic resources are expected contribute 93% of investment
Domestic resources are expected contribute 93% of investment JAKARTA (JP): Domestic resources are expected to contribute 93 percent of the Rp 102.1 trillion (US$47.05 billion) in investments needed for economic development this fiscal year, Bank Indonesia Governor J.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Indonesia needs to build its own cultural industry
Indonesia needs to build its own cultural industry JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to build its own cultural industry -- one that promotes local values -- to counter the influx of foreign cultures, a senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture says.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Eight government universities make transmigration studies
Eight government universities make transmigration studies JAKARTA (JP): Eight government universities have agreed to conduct a number of studies for the Ministry of Transmigration to find ways of improving the living conditions of settlers.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
PD Sarana Jaya builds apartments
PD Sarana Jaya builds apartments The city-owned construction company, PD Sarana Jaya, has constructed eight apartment buildings to meet the escalating demand on housing facilities for low-income bracket people.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
SGS assignment questioned
SGS assignment questioned It obviously ran counter to our national sense of pride to have been forced, by decades of bitter experiences, to distrust our own customs service. And it was quite regrettable that economic imperatives compelled us to vest part of our customs inspection authority with a...
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
17 more national athletes qualify for 12th Asian Games
17 more national athletes qualify for 12th Asian Games JAKARTA (JP): The national sports governing body (KONI) gave the green light for 17 athletes to join the national squad for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima yesterday.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Govt defends hiring of SGS surveyor
Govt defends hiring of SGS surveyor JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday defended the hiring of the Geneva-based Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) to inspect Indonesia's imports as a means of maintaining the smooth inflow of goods and preventing corruption and red tape.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Proposal on PPP debate rejected
Proposal on PPP debate rejected JAKARTA (JP): Ismail Hasan Metareum, the incumbent chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) and the leading candidate for the leadership election later this month, yesterday rejected calls by his rivals for a public debate ahead of the election.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Land digging
Land diggingFrom NeracaI would like East Jakarta Mayor Soedarsono to listen to the residents of Pondok Kelapa concerning the land excavation in this area. It has been going on for a long time. The earth is used to raise the level of the ground in front of the new campus of Dharma Persada University.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Violinist Idris Sardi: Discipline, awareness, farewell
Violinist Idris Sardi: Discipline, awareness, farewellBy Lenah Susianty JAKARTA (JP): In Indonesia's music world, violin means Idris Sardi. Ask people on the street to name an Indonesian violinist and Idris Sardi will top the list.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Islamic council certifies products from giant Indofood
Islamic council certifies products from giant Indofood JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) yesterday certified as halal (fit for consumption by Moslems) a wide range of products from giant food manufacturer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur.
Wed, 10 Aug 1994
Yor's arrest was not politically motivated: Hendro
Yor's arrest was not politically motivated: Hendro JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the Jakarta branch of the Agency for the Coordination of Support for National Stability (Bakorstanasda Jaya), Maj. Gen. Hendropriyono, yesterday denied that the arrest of Yor, the head of a leading national youth...