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Wed, 06 Jul 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.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994
Pertamina's new executives
Pertamina's new executives JAKARTA (JP): The president of the state oil company Pertamina has sworn in Priyambodo Mulyosudirjo as thee firm's junior director for exploration and production.A spokesman for Pertamina said here yesterday that Abda'oe also appointed Muhammad Sadik as president of PT...
Wed, 06 Jul 1994
67 killed
67 killed every month MEDAN, North Sumatra: An average of 67 people are killed in road accidents every month, a senior police officer said yesterday.He said most of the accidents were due to driver error, said First Lt. Sucipto said when presenting awards to the best local drivers of 1994.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994
Man beaten
Man beaten for robbery A man was beaten black and blue by an angry mob Saturday evening for robbing and injuring a participant of "Australia Today Indonesia 94".Lt. Col. Latief Rabar, spokesman for the city police, said a man, simply identified as a "foreigner" was robbed and injured by a criminal...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Maman presents personal defense in fraud trial
Maman presents personal defense in fraud trial JAKARTA (JP): Maman Suparman, a former deputy manager of Bapindo's Jakarta branch, yesterday testified as to the sources of his wealth and assets, denying that he took bribes from defendant tycoon Eddy Tansil.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Ships impounded for waste disposal
Ships impounded for waste disposal PEKANBARU, Riau (JP): A ship and a tug boat flying the Singaporean flag were impounded after attempting to throw 200 tons of waste into Indonesian waters on Wednesday in the Mapur area near Bintan Island.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
All systems are `go' for inter-Korean summit
All systems are `go' for inter-Korean summitBy Kate Webb SEOUL (AFP): All systems appear set to go for this month's first inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang despite a warning from the Stalinist North that it could founder if the nuclear issue is raised.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Man shot dead by police
Man shot dead by police JAKARTA (JP): An alleged car thief was shot by police yesterday on Jl. Malaka, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar said Rasyid Nasution, alias Ucok, 26, a known mugger, was shot to death by police agents in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, when...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
`Prepare students for open society'
`Prepare students for open society' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on teachers yesterday to instill in students values, skills and characteristics that will enable them to weather the negative impact of the globalization of information and technology.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
America expected to reinstall RI trade status, House told
America expected to reinstall RI trade status, House told JAKARTA (JP): The government is optimistic the United States will retain its policy on trade privileges provided to Indonesia under the Generalized System of Preference (GSP).
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Sarwono alarmed at mangrove destruction
Sarwono alarmed at mangrove destruction JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatdja is alarmed by the rapid destruction of mangroves because of intensive deforestation within the last few decades.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Region needs U.S. to hold EAEC
Region needs U.S. to hold EAEC TOKYO (AFP): Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono told a Southeast Asian leader here yesterday that U.S. endorsement was necessary to hold an East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) meeting, officials said.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Yogie challenges Dayak leaders to sue him
Yogie challenges Dayak leaders to sue him JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S. M. yesterday challenged Central Kalimantan community leaders to bring the case of the gubernatorial election there to court."Let them go ahead with their law suit," he told reporters.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Artilery exchanges cloud prospects of Bosnian peace
Artilery exchanges cloud prospects of Bosnian peace SARAJEVO (Reuter): Government and Serb forces traded artillery fire along Bosnia's battlefronts yesterday to usher in a week in which mediators will try yet again to persuade the combatants to compromise in the interests of peace.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Belgium vs Saudi Arabia - rerun 4:30 Student Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Belief in the One Supreme God 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05 Dangdut Music 9:00 World News...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
UN envoy here for talks and East Timor visit
UN envoy here for talks and East Timor visit JAKARTA (JP): A special rapporteur from the United Nations' Human Rights Commission for Execution Without Trial is now here on a 10-day visit.During his stay in this country Waly Bacre Ndiaye, the rapporteur, will meet with high-ranking officials in...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
400 street vendors urged to move
400 street vendors urged to move The city administration has allocated Rp 2.1 billion (US$1 million) funds in the current 1994/95 fiscal year to finance the appropriation of a 2,880 square meter plot of land to be developed into a new market in Koja Selatan, North Jakarta.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Ramos to visit Brunei in August
Ramos to visit Brunei in August MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos will visit Brunei from Aug. 6 to 8 for wide ranging talks with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said here yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Skaters to roam
Skaters to roam Monas Square JAKARTA (JP): The Monas Square area in Central Jakarta will be invaded by hundreds of roller skaters from 20 of Indonesia's 27 provinces on July 8 during the seventh national roller skating tournament.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Three killed in floods
Three killed in floods BANJARMASIN, S. Kalimantan (JP): A major flood hitting Kintap subdistrict in the Tanah Laut Regency has killed three persons, destroyed at least 51 houses and two bridges.Floods also occurred in the Satui subdistrict of the Kotabaru regency, where three people were drowned,...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
BNI to increase loans for small businesses
BNI to increase loans for small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank BNI will increase the portion of its credits allocated for small businesses to 50 percent next year from 38.2 percent at present, the bank's president said here yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Construction of escalators at Blok M delayed due to protest
Construction of escalators at Blok M delayed due to protest JAKARTA (JP): The objection of small-scale traders has thrown a wrench into the PD Pasar Jaya city market authority's approval of the construction of two escalators outside the Blok M market building in South Jakarta.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Most share prices closed lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) here yesterday after recovering over the weekend.The broad-based Composite Index closed at 458.37 yesterday, compared to 458.73 on Friday, while the narrower-based GTDBS Index decreased to 109.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
RP's Basilan island, a sanctuary for rebels
RP's Basilan island, a sanctuary for rebelsBy Rosario Liquicia ISABELA, Philippines (Reuter): The lush mountains on the southern Philippine island of Basilan have long nourished villagers but are now also fertile ground for an extremist Moslem group the military calls a national menace.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
UNAS activities still suspended, but campus opens
UNAS activities still suspended, but campus opens JAKARTA (JP): The disputed biology campus of Universitas Nasional (UNAS), one of Indonesia's oldest privately run universities, has yet to resume academic activity although it reopened yesterday after being closed down for over a week due to...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
RI workers remit $8 million a month
RI workers remit $8 million a month KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The national savings banks of Malaysia and Indonesia have worked out a system allowing 500,000 Indonesians, earning a total 50 million ringgit (US$20 million) a month here, to remit their earnings home, officials said yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
To catch a computer whiz
To catch a computer whizFrom JayakartaThe pooled entrance examination to the state-run universities has ended. However, the problem of "jockeys", in which abler students illicitly take the seats of actual high-school graduate applicants in the examination (presumably to increase the likelihood of...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
The tip of the iceberg
The tip of the iceberg It is certainly not to sound an undue alarm that we quote the facts and figures that follow. But we believe it is advisable that we all take heed of the information revealed by public health expert Ascobat Gani at a seminar in Jakarta over the weekend.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Illegal unions established
Illegal unions established SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The local administration suspects several entrepreneurs of illegally establishing labor union units of SPSI within their companies.Governor assistant Masdoekie said on Saturday that these unions were apparently intended to meet the government's...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Legislators give gloomy view of economic growth
Legislators give gloomy view of economic growth JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives were gloomy yesterday about the country's ability to achieve an average economic growth of 6.2 percent as projected during the current Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI).
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya director questioned The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has questioned seven more people, including an ex-director of the City-Owned Market Company (PD Pasar Jaya) in connection with a Rp 2 billion (US$ 926,000) embezzlement at the company.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Teachers' congress
Teachers' congress The Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) is holding its 17th congress in Jakarta, involving some 11,000 teachers from all over the country. Their presence here reminds us of our days when our teachers patiently and wholeheartedly taught and educated us to become what we are today.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Police Chief designate seeks a safer Bekasi
Police Chief designate seeks a safer Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police chief designate Lt. Col. Harry Pribadi has pledged to devote his attention to the capture of the murderer of Herbin's family."I will give top priority to efforts to capture the killer of Herbin Hutagalung's family," Harry told...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Foreign film import
Foreign film importFrom Media IndonesiaThe sluggish national film business has been a great concern to the Indonesian people in general and the film makers and film distributors in particular. The situation will remains so as long as Indonesia is free to import Western films.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Plane price excessive
Plane price excessive JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has refused to procure 12 new Fokker F- 100 airplanes at US$32 million each because the price is regarded as excessive.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Clove farmers could face problems selling products
Clove farmers could face problems selling products JAKARTA (JP): Clove farmers will likely face difficulties in selling their produce this year because village cooperatives, which have been appointed by the government as collectors, may not be able to buy all their output.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Indonesian tourists rely heavily on travel agencies
Indonesian tourists rely heavily on travel agencies JAKARTA (JP): The majority of Indonesian outbound tourists are dependent on travel agencies when choosing travel destinations, booking airlines and arranging accommodations, a researcher says.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Blue uniformed guards at airport
Blue uniformed guards at airportFrom KompasOn June 20, 1994, when about to fly home from the Soekarno- Hatta airport to a city outside Java by a Merpati airliner, my suitcase was double-checked at the X-ray inspection box by blue- coat guards who then ordered me to have it opened.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
IPTN gets interest-free loan from forestry funds
IPTN gets interest-free loan from forestry funds JAKARTA (JP): Forestry minister Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo confirmed here yesterday that IPTN, the state-owned aircraft manufacturer, will receive Rp 400 billion (US$180 million) in an interest-free loan from his office to support the manufacture...
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Japan's surplus with Asia
Japan's surplus with Asia TOKYO (AFP): Japan's current account surplus with Asia grew 30.5 percent to US$56.9 billion in the year to March, surpassing its surplus with the United States for the first time, the finance ministry said yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Factory security guard kills one employee, injures three others
Factory security guard kills one employee, injures three others JAKARTA (JP): An employee of an East Jakarta chemical factory was killed and three others were injured yesterday when one of the factory's security guards went berserk while investigating the loss of factory property.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Ivanisevic rises to world no. 2
Ivanisevic rises to world no. 2 JAKARTA (JP): Croatian Goran Ivanisevic leap-frogged world ratings to a career-high of two from five in the men's singles rankings, issued by the Association of Tennis Players (ATP), yesterday, as American Pete Sampras continued his domination of men's tennis.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Ethnicity explosive issue, rights campaigner warns
Ethnicity explosive issue, rights campaigner warns JAKARTA (JP): Ethnicity, religion and ideology remain explosive issues that Indonesia should seek to diffuse, a prominent human rights campaigner warns.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
RI set sights low for Malaysia Open in Johor Baru
RI set sights low for Malaysia Open in Johor Baru JAKARTA (JP): Fifty of Indonesia's badminton players left for the Malaysia Open championships in Johor Baru, yesterday, with slim prospects of continuing their winning ways after their victorious Thomas and Uber Cup campaigns.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Irian still needs missionaries
Irian still needs missionaries JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Foreign missionaries, especially from Protestant denominations, are still required by the government to help serve and develop the local community, a local official says.Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Religion, R.S.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Koestarto to hold
Koestarto to hold solo exhibition R.M. Koestarto, a self-taught painter known for his impressionistic works, will hold a solo exhibition at the World Trade Center here from July 18 to 20.The three-day exhibition will feature at least 100 works of the painter.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Family doctor
Family doctorFrom Suara KaryaSuara Karya's editorial on June 25, 1994 entitled Challenges to doctors indirectly supports the development of the Family Doctors program in Indonesia. Doctors who are interested in this program are grouped in an institution called College of Indonesian Family Doctors.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994
Hotel revenues going down
Hotel revenues going down JAKARTA (JP): Revenue per available hotel room in both Jakarta and Bangkok decreased over the past three years, while at the same time increasing in other Southeast Asian cities, a hotel consulting firm says.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
PPP suggests dialog to end media ban crisis
PPP suggests dialog to end media ban crisis JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) suggested Saturday that the press, government and public hold a national dialog to harmonize the perception as to what constitutes a free and responsible press.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994
Campus magazine in C. Java banned
Campus magazine in C. Java banned SEMARANG, Central Java: A student magazine of the PGRI Teachers' Training College, Vokal, was banned by the rector of the institute for printing an interview with communist novelist Pramoedya Ananta Tour.