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Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Plastics firm to sell shares to the public
Plastics firm to sell shares to the public JAKARTA (JP): A major manufacturer of plastic and aluminum household utensils, PT Langgeng Makmur, will sell 18 million shares to the public in August.Frank. T.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Australia-Vietnam LPG deal
Australia-Vietnam LPG deal HANOI (AFP): Western Australia's Westfarmers Kleenheat Gas Pty Ltd. has signed a joint venture contract with Vietnam's Petrolimex for the production and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the Vietnam News daily announced on Saturday.
Mon, 27 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.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
RI loses title in ASEAN's student games
RI loses title in ASEAN's student games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's failure to defend its reign at the Eighth ASEAN Students Games was sealed after the country's soccer team surrendered to Thailand 2-1 in the National Stadium in Singapore on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Dust covers Ternate
Dust covers Ternate TERNATE, Maluku: Dust from Mt. Gamalama rained on this district town on Saturday, bringing all activities virtually to a halt. There were no reported casualties.Spokesman of the North Maluku regency P.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Most plants do not treat waste water
Most plants do not treat waste water JAKARTA (JP): Nearly three-quarters of the industrial factories located in Tangerang, West Java, do not have sufficient wastewater treatment plants to deal with toxic waste.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
JSX chief proposes more leeway for foreigners
JSX chief proposes more leeway for foreigners JAKARTA (JP): President of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Hasan Zein Mahmud has proposed more leeway for foreign investors to allow them to buy all, instead of the present 49 percent maximum, of the shares listed on JSX.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Moerdiono optimistic about Japan aid for RI
Moerdiono optimistic about Japan aid for RI JAKARTA (JP): The resignation of Japanese prime minister Tsutomu Hata is not likely to affect Tokyo's aid commitments to Indonesia, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
State income
State income Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad emphasized that, based on the Presidential Decision No. 16/1994, all the income of the government departments and institutions can't be spent before they are entered into the State's Account.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Water supply to Tebet area cut
Water supply to Tebet area cut The City Water Company (PAM) is temporarily suspending its water supply in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, Tebet and Matraman, Central Jakarta, to allow for the repair of 900 millimeters of pipeline on Jl. DI Panjaitan.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
More news interpreters welcomed
More news interpreters welcomed JAKARTA (JP): TVRI welcomes more applicants for news interpreters as the present four sign language interpreters for the daily newscasts are not enough."The interpreters we have, who already work in shifts, are quite exhausted," Baruno, the head of the TVRI news...
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Appeal to Red Cross
Appeal to Red CrossFrom MerdekaAs we all know, during the independence struggle, on Dec. 19, 1949, the Dutch forces attacked the republic's capital, Yogyakarta. The Indonesian freedom fighters had to counteract the Dutch colonial forces through guerrilla warfare.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Soeharto to press for better economic deal through APEC
Soeharto to press for better economic deal through APEC JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday he would use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meeting here in November to press for a fairer economic deal from industrialized countries.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Sign language specialists help the deaf enjoy the world
Sign language specialists help the deaf enjoy the worldBy Martina Tobing JAKARTA (JP): Most of the deaf among us learn to be independent in a hearing world, but they are "different" when it comes to things like following news broadcasts.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Indonesia feels pinch of foreign intervention
Indonesia feels pinch of foreign intervention JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudrajat said on Saturday that Indonesia increasingly feels the pinch of foreign pressure in solving its domestic problems.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Malaysia goes ahead with East Timor seminar
Malaysia goes ahead with East Timor seminar JAKARTA (JP): A seminar on East Timor organized by Malaysian non-governmental organizations went ahead on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, amidst warnings from Indonesia that it could deteriorate bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Post mortem will likely shed light on Ida's death
Post mortem will likely shed light on Ida's death JAKARTA (JP): The Cipto Mangukusumo general hospital will hand over the post mortem on Ida Rezeki, the 32-year-old housewife who was found dead hanging on a rope in her house two months ago, to the police tomorrow.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Freeport finds new gold and copper deposits in Irian Jaya
Freeport finds new gold and copper deposits in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. announced over the weekend that it has intercepted within an igneous granitic intrusion, copper mineralization along a 240 meter interval that averages 1.16 percent copper, 0.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Supporters of press ban overwhelm rivals
Supporters of press ban overwhelm rivals JAKARTA (JP): There were more protests and counter-protests over the government's ban against three news weeklies in many large cities over the weekend, with supporters of the government's move appearing to have the upper hand in Jakarta.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Australia's Keating may raise media bans with Indonesia
Australia's Keating may raise media bans with Indonesia CANBERRA (Reuter): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating is expected to raise Indonesia's decision to ban three leading local magazines when he visits Jakarta beginning today, Foreign Minister Gareth Evans said yesterday.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Yayuk Basuki might carve out history at Wimbledon
Yayuk Basuki might carve out history at Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, England (Agencies): Indonesian tennis queen Yayuk Basuki might carve out a piece of history with a place in the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tennis championships today.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
The voice of the people
The voice of the people Amid the news barrage of the past few days, a little lesson from far-away Central Kalimantan was easily overlooked. Last Wednesday, as newspapers here reported, Central Kalimantan's legislative council elected Warsito Rasman, a director-general in charge of regional autonomy...
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Houses for Tsunami victims
Houses for Tsunami victims SURABAYA: The East Java provincial authority plans to build 877 units of small houses for the people in Banyuwangi regency whose homes were swept by tidal waves early this month.Each of the 36m-type house will cost Rp 2 million (US$950), spokesman Soesanto.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Ulemas pick three candidates for PPP chair
Ulemas pick three candidates for PPP chairBy Santi WE Soekanto REMBANG, Central Java (JP): Some 80 powerful leaders from the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) yesterday endorsed three candidates for the upcoming election of the United Development Party (PPP).
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Midwives must be `a little smarter than doctors'
Midwives must be `a little smarter than doctors'Text and photo by Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): Most of the time, Tiara Sianturi is just an ordinary bidan (midwife) who works in a small maternity clinic in a remote part of the Malaka Baru district, East Jakarta.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Yogyakarta, Solo to host Kraton fiesta in August
Yogyakarta, Solo to host Kraton fiesta in August JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said that Yogyakarta and Solo will host a festival on Kraton, the Javanese kingdom, from August 13 to 20.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Press bans affected JSX performance last week
Press bans affected JSX performance last weekBy Sigma Batara JAKARTA (JP): External factors such as another possible increase in the U.S. dollar interest rate together with local protests against the government's banning of three popular publications further weakened performance on the Jakarta...
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Switzerland vs Colombia (rerun) 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Welfare: How to Deal with Obesity 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: East Timor 6:15 Village Program 6:30 National Defense and Security 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV...
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Elephant school cuts intake
Elephant school cuts intake BENGKULU: The elephant training center is reducing the number of elephants to be domesticated from 13 to only five this year because of budget constraints.Spokesman of the Seblat elephant school Syamsudin said the Rp 149 million ($70,000) allocated budget will be...
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Japan beats RI for Aspac Cup
Japan beats RI for Aspac Cup FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP): Defending champion Japan powered past Indonesia 3-0 here yesterday to win the sixth Asian-Pacific Cup men's volleyball tournament for a third consecutive time.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Indonesia a net importer of liquor
Indonesia a net importer of liquor JAKARTA (JP): The imbalance in Indonesia's trade of alcoholic drinks exceeded US$13 million last year, Anang Lukmana, the agro- industry director general at the Ministry of Industry, said over the weekend."We imported US$15.6 million and exported only $2.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Foreign investors need judicial security
Foreign investors need judicial securityBy T. Mulya Lubis JAKARTA (JP): It is only natural that there should be some euphoria after the announcement of Government Regulation No. 20/1994 (PP 20/1994), which opens up the Indonesian market wider.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Kebon Sirih gets face-lift
Kebon Sirih gets face-lift The Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications, Joop Ave, is sponsoring the refurbishment of Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, between Jl. M.H. Thamrin and the intersection near the Pak Tani (farmers) statue.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Meruya-Ciputat toll road to open
Meruya-Ciputat toll road to open The municipal government will soon commence the construction of a new 7-kilometer toll road connecting Jl. Meruya Ilir, West Jakarta, and Jl. Ciputat Raya, South Jakarta.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Political education begins in kindergarten
Political education begins in kindergartenBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): For about two weeks I watched my grandson struggling very hard to memorize the five principles of Pancasila. The first principle, Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa Belief in One God), was easy enough for him.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
RI, S'pore to form cooperation team for tourism and aviation
RI, S'pore to form cooperation team for tourism and aviation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to form a high powered joint team of six cabinet ministers to handle cooperation in tourism and aviation.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
ImagePals 2 improves its graphics manipulation tools
ImagePals 2 improves its graphics manipulation toolsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): PhotoShop, PhotoStyler, PhotoMagic and Publisher PaintBrush are just some of the familiar names in the graphics manipulation world.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Alleged crooks shot dead after ignoring warnings
Alleged crooks shot dead after ignoring warnings JAKARTA (JP): Two alleged hard-core criminals were shot and killed by the city police over the weekend.Police said they were forced to shoot the two men because they ignored several warning shots and even tried to attack the police officers who were...
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Habibie turns 58 years old
Habibie turns 58 years old BANDUNG: State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie celebrated his 58th year birthday among close relatives and friends at his home here on Saturday.Around 100 people turned up, including Minister of Transportation Haryanto Danutirto and senior journalist...
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Tourists get special welcome
Tourists get special welcome Foreign tourists who arrived at Soekarno-Hatta international airport on the 467th anniversary of Jakarta last June 22, received a special welcome as they disembarked from their planes.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Yap Thiam Hien's biography
Yap Thiam Hien's biographyFrom Forum KeadilanIn law circles, Yap Thiam Hien is a familiar name. Yapusham (Foundation of Study Center for Human Rights) has made him a symbol of Indonesia's struggle for human rights.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994
Cultural factors also hamper non-smoking campaign: Expert
Cultural factors also hamper non-smoking campaign: Expert JAKARTA (JP): A mass communications expert warned that a number of cultural factors will hamper the plan to restrict smoking in public transport vehicles and places.Dr.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994
Modernland to construct shopping malls and condominiums
Modernland to construct shopping malls and condominiums JAKARTA (JP): PT Modernland Realty Ltd, a housing, golf course and country club developer, will build shopping malls and condominiums to attract consumer interest.PT Modernland Realty Ltd.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994
Private sector told to fund vocational training centers
Private sector told to fund vocational training centers PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (JP): The private sector must help fund new vocational training centers, because it will benefit not only those trained but the private businesses themselves, Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief says.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994
Malaysia not ready to set up diplomatic ties with Israel
Malaysia not ready to set up diplomatic ties with Israel KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has reiterated that it is not ready to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, after denying reports that it had sent a royal emissary to work out plans for links with the Jewish state.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994
Plight of Batak reverends
Plight of Batak reverends I am extremely disturbed by your headline news in the June 10, 1994 issue of The Jakarta Post about the plights of Batak reverends.As a foreign-born and foreign-educated Batak who spent most of his prime life in foreign companies, I shared no or little affinity to the...
Sat, 25 Jun 1994
Youth groups support press ban
Youth groups support press ban JAKARTA (JP): Two youth organizations yesterday came out in support of the government's ban against Tempo, Editor and DeTIK news magazines.The first one, calling themselves the Youth Forum for the Defense of the Pancasila Press (FPPP), deployed 20 men to the Ministry...
Sat, 25 Jun 1994
Saxophonists showcased on jazz cassettes
Saxophonists showcased on jazz cassettesBy Paul Blair JAKARTA (JP): The saxophone (doubtless the instrument most closely associated with jazz , especially in the minds of non- jazz listeners) is probably also the horn best able to imitate the timbres of the human voice (which is what many insist...
Sat, 25 Jun 1994
Indonesia to participate in World Trade Week in Taipei
Indonesia to participate in World Trade Week in Taipei JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will participate in the World Trade Week in Taipei beginning Oct. 17 with 3,000 trade representative from around 100 countries attending.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994
Shell makes significant find of gas off Malaysia's Sabah
Shell makes significant find of gas off Malaysia's Sabah KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Dutch oil giant Shell has confirmed a significant find of natural gas off Malaysia's petroleum-rich eastern Sabah state and was planning wells to ascertain the volume of hydrocarbon reserves.