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Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Follow-up deregulation aims at easing protectionism
Follow-up deregulation aims at easing protectionism The government announced Monday a new deregulation package on imports. While cautious about its implementation, economist Mari Pangestu argues that there are other means to achieve the objectives of the deregulation.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued weakening on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues loosing ground in heavy trading.The broad-based Composite Index ended 1.97 points lower at 462.41 from 464.38 on Monday, while the narrower-based GTDBS Index shrank to 110.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Good film?
Good film? I was dismayed to read in a letter to The Jakarta Post, Hypocrisy is stark (June 15, 1994), that a little group of your correspondents think that the absolutely appalling film The Piano is, and I quote, "intellectual and artistically strong film.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Police foil bank robbery in Tangerang
Police foil bank robbery in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Police, with the help of hundreds of local residents, nabbed three of four suspected bank burglars in Tangerang early yesterday morning.The men, who sustained severe wounds inflicted by the angry mob, are now being treated at Kramat Jati police...
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
RP's economy growing, security still a problem
RP's economy growing, security still a problemBy Cecil Morella MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos enters his third year in power with the economy showing signs of improvement, but security problems persist and kidnappings terrify the influential ethnic Chinese.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Minister against change of family concept
Minister against change of family concept JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Population Haryono Suyono bristled at recent suggestions that the concept of "family" be extended to accommodate other types of relationships, including homosexuals.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Magazine bans concern Keating
Magazine bans concern Keating JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating expressed his disappointment yesterday at Indonesia's ban of three magazines which he said is not consistent with the openness it is now vigorously pursuing.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
DPR urged to intervene on new Salatiga rector
DPR urged to intervene on new Salatiga rector JAKARTA (JP): A group of students and staff lecturers from the Christian Satyawacana University in Salatiga, Central Java, called for House of Representatives to intervene in the college's dispute over the election of its rector.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
W. Australia to help set up RI maritime center
W. Australia to help set up RI maritime center JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first maritime training center, designed to train fishermen and upgrade their operations, will soon be built in Ambon, capital of Maluku, with the assistance of Western Australia government.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Putting business at ease
Putting business at ease The new package of deregulation measures announced the other day complements a previous package delivered earlier this month. While the previous one put emphasis -- and substantially so -- on the ways and means to encourage more foreign investments, this new package focuses...
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
NU chief says no candidate for PPP chairmanship
NU chief says no candidate for PPP chairmanship JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Abdurrahman Wahid cold-shouldered the recent bustle over the organization's candidacy for the coming election of the United Development Party (PPP).
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Palm oil prices steady
Palm oil prices steady LONDON (Reuter): Palm oil prices rallied during the morning on the Europe vegetable oil market yesterday, but activity was minimal, dealers said.News that Indonesia had reduced import duty to zero percent on coconut and palm oil was partly behind the rally, but traders said...
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Brazil vs Sweden 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Pelangi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Beautiful Asia 8:05 Humoria 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Jazz 11:00 Late...
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Yellow pages
Yellow pagesFrom NeracaIt has been a longstanding practice for PT Telkom to distribute the yellow page telephone books to the customers free of charge. But now the company seems to be short of copies of the telephone book so that I have had difficulty obtaining the 1994 copy.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Women's driver to defend title
Women's driver to defend title JAKARTA (JP): Women's racer Yattie Pirngadie will try to stay on the winning track in the second leg of the national sprint rally championships at Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang, West Java on July 10.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Kamal residents want access road
Kamal residents want access road JAKARTA (JP): The people of Kamal subdistrict in West Jakarta have urged the city administration to provide them with access to the main road to end their area's isolation since the completion of the airport toll road in April 1985.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Traditional arts lure visitors to Jakarta Fair
Traditional arts lure visitors to Jakarta FairBy M. Arief Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): The charm of the traditional arts displayed at the 23 provincial pavilions at the 1994 Jakarta Fair are drawing as many visitors as ever before.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Change in traffic flow in Benhil
Change in traffic flow in Benhil Traffic flow on Jl. Bendungan Hilir (Benhil), Central Jakarta, will experience changes for three months because of the installation of a sewer system, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
TV hero McGyver ousting parents as role model
TV hero McGyver ousting parents as role model JAKARTA (JP): An expert on mass communication warns that American TV hero McGyver is slowly taking over the role that should be played by Indonesian parents in instilling values to their children.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Foreign firms seek participation in IPTN facility in U.S.: Habibie
Foreign firms seek participation in IPTN facility in U.S.: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie announced here yesterday that at least three foreign companies have proposed to participate in the PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara's (IPTN) planned...
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Analysts welcome the government's new reforms
Analysts welcome the government's new reforms JAKARTA (JP): Economic analysts and industrialists have welcomed the government's new deregulatory measures although many of them doubt the effectiveness of the new move, intended to prod the development of domestic industries.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Marines ready to guard Jakarta
Marines ready to guard Jakarta The commander of Indonesia's western naval fleet, Vice Admiral Arief Kushariadi, on Monday inspected an anti-riot battalion from the second marines infantry brigade, saying that it is ready to be put under the command of the Jakarta Regional Military Command (Kodam...
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Concern about PPP
Concern about PPPFrom MerdekaI am deeply concerned about the condition of PPP (United Development Party). If we examine the roles of the Moslems since the beginning of the Indonesian struggle for independence we will notice that the roles experienced ups and downs.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Ciputra Development to expand business into apartments
Ciputra Development to expand business into apartments JAKARTA (JP): PT Ciputra Development, a real estate developer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will construct apartments, a housing complex and hotels this year with funds retained from its earnings.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
16 hospitalized in fresh Bogor diarrhea outbreak
16 hospitalized in fresh Bogor diarrhea outbreak JAKARTA (JP): At least 16 people are being treated at the Bogor Red Cross public hospital following the outbreak of a disease causing severe diarrhea in the regency.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
`Business prospects boom in Indonesia -- for now'
`Business prospects boom in Indonesia -- for now'By Jack Taylor SYDNEY (AFP): Australia should move quickly to capitalize on Indonesia's burgeoning economy which is creating new opportunities for foreign companies, according to a government report released here yesterday.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
125 netted in ID inspection
125 netted in ID inspection At least 125 people found to be traveling without identification cards (KTP) were apprehended by the Central Jakarta population office team on Monday.The citizenship inspection took place in the afternoon along Jl.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
RI to launch its second ambitious population scheme
RI to launch its second ambitious population schemeBy Santi WE Soekanto In conjunction with National Family Day which falls today, President Soeharto is scheduled to launch the second phase of the 25-year-old National Family Planning Program.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Aussie, RI families face common problems
Aussie, RI families face common problems JAKARTA (JP): Despite cultural differences, both Australian and Indonesian families face similar problems and need the same protection, a seminar concluded.Dr. Renate Howe of the Deakin University in Victoria, with Dr. T.O. Ichromi and Dr.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Press protesters warned to stay off the streets
Press protesters warned to stay off the streets JAKARTA (JP): Police yesterday vowed to crack down hard on new street demonstrations as the nation took a respite following days of protests and counter protests over the government's ban against three news weeklies.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Muhammadiyah leader Azhar Basyir dead at 66
Muhammadiyah leader Azhar Basyir dead at 66 Ahmad Azhar Basyir, chairman of Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia's leading Islamic organizations, died yesterday at the age of 66 in Yogyakarta.He died at Dr. Sardjito general hospital in the early hours from "multi-organ complication after suffering from...
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Swan song of `Tempo' the pioneer ...
Swan song of `Tempo' the pioneer ...By Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): The entry for Tempo in the 1991 edition of Ensiklopedi Nasional Indonesia describes it as "the largest- circulating magazine in the history of the Indonesian press.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Garuda raises Japan flights
Garuda raises Japan flights JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia will increase its service to Japan by operating an MD-11 aircraft to Osaka three times a week starting on Sep. 4, a spokesman for the national flag carrier said here yesterday.
Wed, 29 Jun 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, 29 Jun 1994
Jambi paper about to close
Jambi paper about to close JAMBI, Jambi: A local daily newspaper may lose its publishing license because of its management's failure to find an interested investor to pump in more money.The Independent has not published for some time now because of internal disputes and financial difficulties and...
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Three designers to go to Japan
Three designers to go to Japan Three designers have been chosen by the first National Fashion Contest as finalists to represent Indonesia at the Asian Fashion Grand Prix Contest '94 in Osaka, Japan this October.The three are Arifah Mas, Etty Bachetta and Thomas Yogi Soegyono.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994
Bangladeshi gets 20 years for drug trafficking in Bali
Bangladeshi gets 20 years for drug trafficking in Bali JAKARTA (JP): A citizen of Bangladesh has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a court in Bali for attempting to smuggle 3.3 kilograms of heroin into the holiday island.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Australian press freedom guaranteed by common laws
Australian press freedom guaranteed by common laws JAKARTA (JP): "How does the Australian government control the press? Does it harness the media to keep its good relations with Indonesia? How do Australians perceive press freedom?"Such were questions hurled at David Flint, chairman of the...
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Sudomo testifies against Tansil in Bapindo trial
Sudomo testifies against Tansil in Bapindo trial JAKARTA (JP): Former powerful minister Sudomo made a surprise court appearance yesterday to testify in the ongoing trial of the huge corruption case at the government-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo).
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Djarum Super Jamz Jazz Tour brings real jazz to music lover
Djarum Super Jamz Jazz Tour brings real jazz to music loverBy Sean Cole JAKARTA (JP): There is nothing like jazz. Unlike many of its sister music styles, jazz returns music to its stature as a true art form -- equal to great literature, dance, theater, sculpture, etc.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
California, here we come
California, here we come MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The government has appointed West Nusa Tenggara along with six other provinces to represent Indonesia at the next Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, California.Mrs.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
PDI elects Bali chief
PDI elects Bali chief DENPASAR, Bali: The Bali chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has appointed Ida Bagus Putu Wesnawa as its new chief.Wesnawa was picked on Sunday as an alternative candidate in the absence of a consensus at the regional congress.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Bakrie announces acquisition plan
Bakrie announces acquisition plan JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie & Brothers (B&B) said yesterday it will acquire several companies included in its core businesses and procure new equipment for business diversification.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
A transmigrant success story
A transmigrant success story JAKARTA (JP): A former bus conductor from Jakarta who transmigrated to Bengkulu, Sumatra eight years ago revealed here yesterday that as a result of his hard work he is now earning a net income of Rp 7 million (US$3,245) a year.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Singapore and India set up business group
Singapore and India set up business group SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore and India have set up a high-level private sector steering committee to further strengthen business link between the two countries, a government statement said.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Stronger peso may dampen RP's economic recovery
Stronger peso may dampen RP's economic recoveryBy Martin Abbugao MANILA (AFP): A surging Philippine peso against the US dollar has eaten into the corporate earnings of blue-chip firms, battered exports and could dampen Manila's economic recovery if the brakes are not applied, analysts said.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Malaysia scolds U.S. for refusing EAEC
Malaysia scolds U.S. for refusing EAEC KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Washington was lambasted yesterday by Kuala Lumpur for rejecting the East Asian Economic Caucus even before listening to the views of East Asian nations.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Soeharto okays plan to hire Portuguese pilots
Soeharto okays plan to hire Portuguese pilots JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is ready to recruit Portuguese pilots to help supplement a shortage at home although the two countries have no diplomatic relations which were broken in 1976 over the question of East Timor.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Squatters of Sumur Batu ask for land compensation
Squatters of Sumur Batu ask for land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Squatters living in the Sumur Batu district in Central Jakarta protested to the city council yesterday over the mayoralty's decision not to pay any compensation for the appropriation of their land.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994
Rendra arrested as protests turn into scuffles
Rendra arrested as protests turn into scuffles JAKARTA (JP): Vocal poet W.S. Rendra and scores of activists were arrested yesterday as police and the military clamped down on two separate demonstrations, both opposing the government ban on Tempo, DeTIK and Editor news magazines.