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Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Indonesian water engineers to study in India
Indonesian water engineers to study in India JAKARTA (JP): Nineteen engineers of the Ministry of Public Works, are scheduled to leave today for India to study for masters degrees in the field of water resources development and water use management.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
`BBC' to build station in Thailand
`BBC' to build station in Thailand BANGKOK (AFP): The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) will build a major radio relay station in central Thailand under an agreement signed yesterday with the Thai government, the BBC announced.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Tjiwi Kimia to increase paper output immediately
Tjiwi Kimia to increase paper output immediately JAKARTA (JP): PT Tjiwi Kimia, a paper and stationary producer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will expand their production capacity by procuring a new paper machine.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
ASEAN to discuss Spratlys issue
ASEAN to discuss Spratlys issue MANILA (AFP): A peaceful settlement of the conflicting claims to the Spratly islands dispute in the South China Sea will be discussed at the forthcoming ASEAN regional forum in Bangkok, Philippine Foreign Secretary Roberto Romulo said yesterday.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
A recurring quandary
A recurring quandary Obviously, the stated readiness of Indonesian cement producers to increase supplies in order to alleviate the current domestic shortages must seem at least hint of relief to consumers.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Attention U.S. graduates
Attention U.S. graduates JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Alumni of American Universities (ALUMNAS) announced its plan to hold get together at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center on July 22.The Alumnas Night will be filled with entertainment and dinner.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Ismail Hasan gets support to stay as PPP head
Ismail Hasan gets support to stay as PPP head JAKARTA (JP): The re-election chances of Hasan Metareum, the incumbent chairman of the United Development Party (PPP), got a boost yesterday when he received endorsements from all 27 regional chapters.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Like Lazarus rising from the dead, share prices continued to close higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index gained 1.53 points to close at 461.82 yesterday, as compared to 460.29 on Thursday.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Mahogany logs smuggling foiled
Mahogany logs smuggling foiled The Tanjung Priok port authority foiled an attempt to smuggle 15.85 cubic meters of mahogany logs out of the country, H. A. Parining, the director of the customs office prevention and investigation of smuggling, said yesterday.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
ASEAN defends its policy on Myanmar
ASEAN defends its policy on Myanmar JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday defended its policy of "constructive engagement" with Myanmar amidst suggestions that the group has failed to push the military regime in Yangon to undertake political reforms.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
World Cup runneth over with beer and T-shirts
World Cup runneth over with beer and T-shirtsBy Samsudin Berlian JAKARTA (JP): The banker shouted, waved his hands, and jumped up and down on his chair when Roberto Baggio scored for the Italian squad in the semifinal against Bulgaria in a way that one usually sees only at the stadium.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m World Cup 1994, rerun 4:30 TV Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science program 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Caller 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Music 11:00 Late...
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Football and politics
Football and politicsFrom Media IndonesiaI think all of us will agree that football is the most popular game throughout the world. During the current World Cup, football fans came to the United States to watch their favorite teams despite the high cost they had to bear for their travel and other...
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Manila gets Japan's loan
Manila gets Japan's loan MANILA (AFP): Japan extended yesterday a 20.051 billion yen (US$204.6 million) official development assistance package to the Philippines, the Japanese embassy here said.The aid includes a 9.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Porn LDs seized
Porn LDs seized BANDUNG, West Java: Fifty-five laser discs containing pornographic movies have been seized from several rental stores on Jl. Buahbatu, Naripan and Lengkong Besar in an operation by the local police.Head of the City Police Col.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Widespread water stoppage announced
Widespread water stoppage announced The City Water Company, PAM Jaya, announced yesterday that service will be stopped to a number of areas for several days starting today due to the repair of the water main in Pejompongan and Jl. Hasyim Asyhari, Central Jakarta.H.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Belitung port authority
Belitung port authorityFrom NeracaI am an indigenous inhabitant of the South Sumatra island of Belitung whose only business is marketing fish flour and honey to people in neighboring islands. This business which I set up recently has created jobs for hundreds of fishermen and honey farmers on the...
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Symposium on mycology
Symposium on mycology JAKARTA: The Indonesian Association of Medical Mycology will hold a four-day symposium on mycology on July 21 to 24 in Bogor, West Java.The symposium, to discuss mycology in human beings and animals, contagious mycology and mycology in social economical aspects, will be...
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Transport works tendered
Transport works tendered JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Transportation said yesterday that it will tender all the projects for the construction of transportation facilities which are offered to the private sector under a build-operate-and-transfer scheme.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Rice prices up at Cipinang market
Rice prices up at Cipinang market Rice prices at the Cipinang Wholesale Market, East Jakarta, have escalated consistently since early this month as drought continues in production areas.Syafei, a rice seller at the central market, said yesterday prices had increased from Rp 350 to Rp 400 per...
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
5,000 public transport drivers ticketed from January to June
5,000 public transport drivers ticketed from January to June JAKARTA (JP): A joint operation by the City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency and the City Police ticketed over 5,000 public transportation drivers between January and June.J.P.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
American group to perform here
American group to perform here JAKARTA (JP): Eight musicians arriving from the United States, including seven opera singers, will perform in a fund raising show at Puri Agung, Sahid Jaya Hotel and Tower, Central Jakarta, on Aug.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Five-day week
Five-day weekFrom Bisnis IndonesiaNext year the government will introduce a five-day working week for civil servants and extend the work hours on Monday through Friday. The Jakarta Metropolitan Administration has already applied this system and it proved to be a good thing.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Police bust gang of child bicycle thieves
Police bust gang of child bicycle thieves JAKARTA (JP): Police in Menteng, Central Jakarta, have busted a gang of robbers who specialized in stealing children's bikes.Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar, spokesman for the city police, said yesterday that the robbers were believed to have stolen at least 12...
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
U.S. Senate's move on arms ban to RI deplored
U.S. Senate's move on arms ban to RI deplored JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia said yesterday it was unhappy with the U.S Senate's plan to tie the sales of light weapons to Indonesia with conditions in East Timor.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Tale of a village's soccer star who became president
Tale of a village's soccer star who became president WONOGIRI, Central Java (JP): He could have been a football star. Certainly his friends at the time considered him athletic and with potential. Instead, fate determined that he became president of Indonesia. He has been since 1968.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
TVs reward for catching killer
TVs reward for catching killer AMBON, Maluku: Chief of the Maluku Provincial Police Col. F. Isnawan awarded 20-inch color TVs to six residents of the Wondei village for catching a man who allegedly murdered a family of five, the Antara news agency reported.
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Road project may affect houses
Road project may affect houses Several hundreds of homes in the Kebon Jeruk and Grogol Petamburan districts of West Jakarta will face demolition to make way for a new highway.Johny Suheri of the mayoralty's Public Works Office announced yesterday that under Presidential Decree 55/1993, the affected...
Sat, 16 Jul 1994
Palm oil prices rally
Palm oil prices rally KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian palmoil prices rallied to close sharply up on active buying after the Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority (PORLA) released supportive June palmoil figures today, traders said.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Tansil denies misusing Bapindo funds
Tansil denies misusing Bapindo funds JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Eddy Tansil yesterday denied that he had misused the funds loaned to him by Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) and that he was the cause for the bank losing Rp 1.3 trillion $448 million.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Riau ready for Koran recital meet
Riau ready for Koran recital meet PEKANBARU, Riau: Delegates to the national Koranic reading contest, more popularly known as the MTQ, began arriving here on Thursday for Sunday's event.The contingents from Central Java, Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Irian Jaya were the first to arrive for...
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Productivity boosting widely misunderstood
Productivity boosting widely misunderstood JAKARTA (JP): The idea of improving productivity has been widely misunderstood by companies in Indonesia, says a businessmen.Vice Chairman of the Supervising Board of Strategic Industries (BPIS) Giri S.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Economists ask for leniency in U.S. trade policy
Economists ask for leniency in U.S. trade policy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian economists expressed their dissatisfaction in a World Net dialogue here yesterday over the U.S. policy on trade with Indonesia.Rizal Ramli, the managing director of Advisory Group in Economic, Industry and Trade (Econit),...
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Canada to beef up trade with Asia
Canada to beef up trade with Asia OTTAWA (AFP): Canadian Foreign Minister Andre Ouellet leaves for a tour of Asia this month in a major Canadian initiative to improve relations with the Asia/Pacific Rim region.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Malaysia bars RI's batik sarong
Malaysia bars RI's batik sarong JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian batik sarong is barred from entering Malaysia because of protectionist barriers, the Malaysian embassy's chief commissioner of trade, Sukandar Abdul Latif, said.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Yayuk leads RI squad to Federation Cup
Yayuk leads RI squad to Federation Cup JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki leads a team of three which desperately needs a lucky draw to carve out another piece of history at the Federation Cup women's tennis team championship finals in Frankfurt, Germany.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Producers to ease cement shortage
Producers to ease cement shortage JAKARTA (JP): Cement producers yesterday pledged to increase supplies to ease domestic shortages, but proposed that the government increase local reference prices to encourage new investments to expand production capacity.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Bataks can contribute to Indonesian democracy
Bataks can contribute to Indonesian democracy JAKARTA (JP): The social system of the Bataks, the largest tribe in North Sumatra, places its members in a position to help develop democracy in Indonesia.There is one major drawback however -- the Bataks aren't assertive enough and this has somewhat...
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Govt told flexibility best long-term security policy
Govt told flexibility best long-term security policy JAKARTA (JP): The government must be more accommodating and receptive to people's demands according to Vedi Hadiz.Vedi Hadiz, director of the Society for Political and Economic Studies, told a seminar on Wednesday that the government would be...
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Injuries reported in Dili commotion
Injuries reported in Dili commotion JAKARTA (JP): Several people were injured yesterday when a student demonstration turned into a commotion when police tried to disperse them, the local military said yesterday.Maj. L.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Five-star hotel at Lippo Village to open soon
Five-star hotel at Lippo Village to open soon JAKARTA (JP): The Imperial Century Hotel and Resort, a five- star hotel-cum-luxury resort in Tangerang, a fast growing town 23 kilometers west of Jakarta, will be opened in September, the hotel management said.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Governor sued for slander
Governor sued for slander BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Hundreds of spectators flocked to the city's district court on Tuesday to see the trial of Governor H.M. Said, who was accused by lawyer H.M. Fachrie Doemas of ruining the latter's reputation, Antara reported.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Spirit of togetherness
Spirit of togetherness Speaking on the occasion of the Waisak celebration on July 12, 1994, President Soeharto said that the sociocultural society of Indonesia is a natural phenomenon. So we have to respect each other in our social life.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Subdistricts given more autonomy over finances
Subdistricts given more autonomy over finances JAKARTA (JP): More than 260 subdistricts in the city now have greater freedom in managing their own finances under a bill on the subdistrict financial management system just passed by the City Council.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The listing of Indofood Sukses Makmur shares on the market here yesterday fueled a strong buying mood, driving most share prices towards a recovery in active trading.The broad-based Composite Index gained 7.08 points to close at 460.29 from 453.21 on Wednesday.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Soeharto dedicates national days to the poor
Soeharto dedicates national days to the poor WONOGIRI, Central Java (JP): President Soeharto yesterday dedicated the national Agriculture Day, Cooperatives Day and Family Planning Day to the poor people of Indonesia.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Man who stalked women on wheels captured at last
Man who stalked women on wheels captured at last JAKARTA (JP): Police said they have captured a hard core repeat offender believed to have robbed thousands of car-driving women over the past two years."We hope with his arrest, women who drive cars can feel safe now," Lt. Col.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Jakarta grinds to a halt during World Cup semis
Jakarta grinds to a halt during World Cup semis JAKARTA (JP): Yesterday's morning rush hour in Jakarta saw traffic flowing smoothly along the city's normally jam packed streets as people remained glued to their televisions watching the World Cup semifinals.
Fri, 15 Jul 1994
Sorry, no lunch money: Silalahi
Sorry, no lunch money: Silalahi JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Administrative Reform T.B. Silalahi has ruled out the possibility of providing meal allowances for civil servants now that their daily working hours will soon be extended.