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Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Frenchman buried with tribal rite
Frenchman buried with tribal rite KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A 31-year-old Frenchman, Christophe Payonne, who died on Monday from malaria, was buried according to a tribal rite in the Kampung Gumum tribal village in the interiors of Malaysia's central Pahang state.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Garuda service
Garuda service I am an Irish citizen who has spent the last month on holiday in this most fabulous country. I wish to bring to the attention of your readers an interesting episode which took place at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday, July 17, 1994.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Photo display on independence
Photo display on independence JAKARTA: Some 50 historical photographs featuring Australia's role in Indonesia's struggle for independence will be on display during the Festival Kraton to be held at Yogyakarta palace from Aug. 6 to 20.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Irregularities in Bidaracina land compensation questioned
Irregularities in Bidaracina land compensation questioned JAKARTA (JP): The City Council is questioning the East Jakarta mayoralty administration over the alleged irregularities in the payment of compensation to residents of Bidaracina whose land will be used to make way for development of low-cost...
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Exhibitors hold expo
Exhibitors hold expo JAKARTA (JP): More than 50 convention and exhibition companies will take part in a four day exhibition, called Indoshop '94, at the Jakarta Fair grounds beginning on Nov. 4.The chairman of the exhibition's organizing committee, Robert Felix, told reporters yesterday that the...
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Extortionists nabbed in West Jakarta
Extortionists nabbed in West Jakarta The West Jakarta military garrison arrested 11 juvenile extortionists on Wednesday involved in a mass brawl with high school students in front of the Sumber Waras hospital.The commander of the West Jakarta military garrison, Lt. Col. I.P.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
12 pickpockets nabbed on buses
12 pickpockets nabbed on buses JAKARTA (JP): Police announced yesterday that they captured 12 pickpockets operating aboard public buses during an anti- pickpocket operation conducted over the past several days.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Sepinggan airport now ready for wide-bodied planes
Sepinggan airport now ready for wide-bodied planes BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): The newly expanded Sepinggan airport in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, is now ready to accommodate wide-bodied aircraft for international flights, Governor S.M. Ardans announced yesterday.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Newmont to start its gold mine construction
Newmont to start its gold mine construction JAKARTA (JP): PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, a subsidiary of Newmont Gold Co. of the United States, has received approval from its partners and local administration to begin construction of a large gold mine in North Sulawesi.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Jakartan won W Cup draw
Jakartan won W Cup draw JAKARTA (JP): Out of 2.7 million entries in the Coca-Cola and RCTI's sponsored World Cup draw, Kikik Sumita, a Jakarta resident, won the first prize of a Rp 100 million (US$47,000) house in Lippo City, West Java here yesterday.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Press protesters vent anger at their association
Press protesters vent anger at their association JAKARTA (JP): Around 100 protesting journalists and activists yesterday vented their anger at the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) for its failure to represent the displaced reporters and employees of Tempo, DeTIK and Editor news magazines.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Lectures on Pancasila
Lectures on Pancasila MANADO, North Sulawesi: A total of 7,488 high school students on the Sangihe Talaud Island, near the border of the Philippines are being given lectures on the Pancasila state ideology.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Four luxury houses to be demolished
Four luxury houses to be demolished Four luxury houses in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, owned by businessman R.J. Kaptin Adisumarta will be demolished because the owner has built them without permits.The houses, built on 9,000 square meters of land alongside the Pesanggrahan river, do not have the...
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Garuda responds
Garuda responds In response to Mr. Kelly's complaint in his letter to The Jakarta Post, we would like to outline the following facts:* On July 17, 1994 Mr. Kelly checked in at the Garuda counter at terminal E.
Fri, 05 Aug 1994
Stop harassing workers: Soeharto
Stop harassing workers: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday warned officials against harassing Indonesian workers upon their return from overseas, following reports that many of them were subjected to extortion on their arrival at the airport.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Military probes Moslem secessionist group
Military probes Moslem secessionist group JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) yesterday disclosed that it is currently investigating the existence of a Moslem secessionist group on the western coast of West Java.ABRI Chief, Gen.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Technical aid extended to Continental Bank
Technical aid extended to Continental Bank JAKARTA (JP): The technical assistance extended to Continental Bank from a consortium of three other banks may lead to a take- over, say executives.Executives of the consortium, comprising of Bank Utama, Bank Danamon and Bank Central Asia, said yesterday...
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Cautions urged in allowing use of Chinese characters
Cautions urged in allowing use of Chinese characters JAKARTA (JP): The government said its policy to allow the use of Chinese characters in the tourism sector has been carefully thought of, taking into account both the national interests and the security situation.Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Diarrhea kills three children
Diarrhea kills three children SALATIGA, Central Java: An outbreak of diarrhea in the city has left three children dead and sent a total of 116 people to hospital for treatment.A doctor from Salatiga Central Hospital said most of the people treated for diarrhea are children.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Closed-door rule for minibuses starts next year
Closed-door rule for minibuses starts next year JAKARTA (JP): Police have given owners of public transit vehicles, including the 12-seat minibuses, until early next year to fully comply with the closed-door policy.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Cambodia's detention of 14 Thais deplored
Cambodia's detention of 14 Thais deplored BANGKOK (AFP): The Thai foreign ministry yesterday summoned Cambodian Ambassador Roland Eng to express its "gravest concern" over Phnom Penh's detention of 14 Thais since an abortive coup d'etat a month ago.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Court rejects plan to appoint Basuki executor
Court rejects plan to appoint Basuki executor JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta district court yesterday rejected an appeal by the late Basuki Abdullah's lawyer to appoint a new executor to his estate directing the matter instead to the jurisdiction of the state owned Heredity Property Management...
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
SSDI student movement aims to unite pro-democracy forces
SSDI student movement aims to unite pro-democracy forces JAKARTA (JP): The little known Student Solidarity for Democracy in Indonesia (SSDI) aims high: It intends to become an umbrella for disorganized pro-democracy movements.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Betawi culture to highlight first ever street festival
Betawi culture to highlight first ever street festivalThis is the last of two articles on the upcoming Jaksa Fair written by Lenah Susianty. JAKARTA (JP): The forthcoming three-day Jaksa Fair, the first street festival ever held in the city, will feature Jakarta's native Betawi culture.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
ASEAN ministers meet to mull Islamic sect ban
ASEAN ministers meet to mull Islamic sect ban KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Four Southeast Asian nations were to adopt a joint strategy during ministerial talks yesterday aimed at outlawing a powerful Islamic messianic sect which has triggered security concerns in the region, officials said.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
50 Finnish companies to join trade exhibition
50 Finnish companies to join trade exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Around 50 Finnish companies will participate in a three-day trade exhibition scheduled to open today at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center.The expo, called the Finnish-Indonesian Trade Fair (Finindo), is jointly organized by an...
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Indonesian set to scale Everest
Indonesian set to scale Everest JAKARTA (JP): Gunawan Achmad will have the chance to become the first Indonesian to reach the peak of Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world, during a multinational expedition which starts on Aug. 26.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Alatas hopeful ASEAN will admit Vietnam in 1995
Alatas hopeful ASEAN will admit Vietnam in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said that he hoped Vietnam will be formally admitted to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the middle of next year.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Indonesia needs batik museum
Indonesia needs batik museum YOGYAKARTA: The time has come for Indonesia to establish a batik museum, well-known batik painter Ardiyanto says.Ardiyanto, who collects hundreds of ancient batik clothes dating back to 1850, said such a museum could help preserve the priceless inheritance of the...
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Woman sells porn books
Woman sells porn books SEMARANG, Central Java: A 27-year old woman from Bandung, West Java, was arrested by police while selling pornographic books to high school students.Some copies of the books, which were printed in Jakarta, were also believed to have been sold to factory workers.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Small families may produce `imperial kids'
Small families may produce `imperial kids' JAKARTA (JP): The success in the campaign for people to have small families has a major potential downside which parents must watch out for -- the tendency to raise "super brats" or what a senior Health Ministry official calls "imperial kids".Dr.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Asahi Glass expansion
Asahi Glass expansion TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. said yesterday its joint venture producing polyvinyl chloride in Indonesia would invest four billion yen (US$40 million) to nearly double its output.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Sime Darby Le Grand Opera
Sime Darby Le Grand Opera Thank you for your interest in the Sime Darby Le Grand Opera (article in The Jakarta Post). However, we would like to clarify some misunderstandings in your report as follows:* The Artists International who will perform in Sime Darby Le Grand Opera is a group of opera...
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Ramly to chair new company associations forum
Ramly to chair new company associations forum JAKARTA (JP): Abdul Rachman Ramly, chief commissioner of PT Astra International, will chair the newly founded National Cooperation Forum of Company Associations (FKAP).
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Tanker trucks banned from city
Tanker trucks banned from city BANGKOK (AFP): The Thai government is barring the streets of Bangkok to all tanker trucks carrying oil and gasoline, in a bid to ease the capital's chronic traffic congestion.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
`New NU' apologizes to `Old NU', promises to change its name
`New NU' apologizes to `Old NU', promises to change its name JAKARTA (JP): The founders of Nahdlatul Ummah, a forum in the United Development Party (PPP) dubbed by the press as the New NU, apologized yesterday to the Nahdlatul Ulama faction, or the "old" NU, and agreed to change its name.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Private company to procure vehicles for APEC
Private company to procure vehicles for APEC JAKARTA (JP): A private company will manage the purchasing of a number of luxurious vehicles for the transportation of delegates for the November leadership meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) here and in Bogor, West Java.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Idris Sardi to hold concert before hanging up his violin
Idris Sardi to hold concert before hanging up his violin JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's most prominent violinist Idris Sardi will hang up his violin forever after his last performance at Sahid Jaya Hotel on Aug.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
It's high time now for banks to sacrifice: Bank director
It's high time now for banks to sacrifice: Bank director JAKARTA (JP): The banking industry should willingly sacrifice to help small and medium scale companies in a bid to establish equal business opportunities, says an executive of Bank Danamon.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Search goes on till Saturday
Search goes on till Saturday SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Search and rescue officers have been ordered to continue their search for a helicopter that has gone missing since July 26, at least until Saturday.The order came from the Ministry of Transportation in Jakarta.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Employment of expatriates to be eased
Employment of expatriates to be eased JAKARTA (JP): The government will ease restrictions on the employment of expatriates for jobs which cannot be handled by Indonesians in a bid to promote foreign investments in the country, Minister of Information Harmoko said here yesterday.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Four luxury houses to be demolished
Four luxury houses to be demolished Four luxury houses in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, owned by businessman R.J. Kaptin Adisumarta will be demolished because the owner has built them without permits.The houses, built on 9,000 square meters of land alongside the Pesanggrahan river, do not have the...
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Indonesia to play Qatar in youth soccer contest
Indonesia to play Qatar in youth soccer contest JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been drawn to meet Qatar in their Group A opening match of the 29th Asian Youth Under-19 Championship finals at Senayan Stadium here on Sept. 11.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Newly-married man falls from train
Newly-married man falls from train A newly-married man was killed as he fell from an inter-city train in Klender, East Jakarta, yesterday morning.Police said the man, identified as Sadi, 22, from Sukorejo, Bojonegoro regency, East Java, fell off the Gaya Baru train which plies the Surabaya to...
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Govt plans public hearing on nuclear power plant: BATAN
Govt plans public hearing on nuclear power plant: BATAN JAKARTA (JP): In an attempt to win the public over to its nuclear power program, the government plans to give the public the opportunity to scrutinize the project at a hearing.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Six overseas companies apply to launch Palapa-C2 satellite
Six overseas companies apply to launch Palapa-C2 satellite JAKARTA (JP): Six overseas firms have submitted applications to the government offering to launch Indonesia's Palapa-C2 satellite which is scheduled for orbit in 1996.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Environment and development
Environment and development In the midst of our great success in carrying out development during the past 25 years, we are faced with the bitter fact that we have heavily damaged the environment, if not completely demolished it.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Bank savings to fund sportd activities in 1995
Bank savings to fund sportd activities in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to provide funds for various sports activities from bank saving facilities in place of the defunct national lottery SDSB, starting from next year.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Tropical storm heads to Batanes
Tropical storm heads to Batanes MANILA (AFP): Tropical storm Caitlin was set to slam into the extreme northern Philippine island group of Batanes later yesterday with peak winds of 65 kilometers an hour, the weather bureau said.
Thu, 04 Aug 1994
Maan leads golf tourney
Maan leads golf tourney JAKARTA (JP): Overnight leader Maan Naasim retained the lead in the Jakarta Golf Circuit tournament by two strokes yesterday after collecting a two-day total of 138 (68 70).The Circuit, the annual event organized only for local golfers and now entering its second leg, saw 21...