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Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Mar'ie reaffirms high budget discipline
Mar'ie reaffirms high budget discipline SEMARANG (JP): Finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad reaffirmed over the weekend the importance of maintaining a high degree of budget discipline."Constraints on foreign loans and limited availability of domestic funds are forcing the government to strengthen its...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
PPD employees to get salary hike
PPD employees to get salary hike The employees of the city-owned PPD bus company will receive a salary hike starting next month, an official says.Zaini Noer, the director of the company was quoted by Pos Kota as saying Friday the board of directors of the firm decided on June 15 to raise the...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Enhancing quality of human resources
Enhancing quality of human resources The development of human resources is a must for Indonesia as a maritime country. Ideally, Indonesia should have a large boat equipped with modern and sophisticated machines for canning fish catches. At least this should be our future goal.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Batam-Surabaya flight service
Batam-Surabaya flight service BATAM, Riau (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national air carrier of Garuda Indonesia, will link Batam with Surabaya and Denpasar with its Batam-Palembang-Bandung service beginning on July 1.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
RI won't buy Thai rice
RI won't buy Thai rice JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has no intention to buy the rice offered by Thailand on the grounds that Indonesia's rice stocks are now more than enough, the government announced on Saturday.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Cameron vs Sweden 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Wayang 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: East Kalimantan 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Buddhism 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Golden Years 9:00 World News 9:25...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Lontar Foundation and RI Independence
Lontar Foundation and RI IndependenceFrom Berita BuanaTo celebrate Indonesia's 50th Independence Day, the Lontar Foundation will produce a video series called On The Record. This video series will feature about 50 Indonesian poets who were popular in the 1920s to 1960s.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Bapindo boss gives details of loan losses
Bapindo boss gives details of loan losses JAKARTA (JP): Bapindo President Director Achmad Marzuki said the government bank lost a total of Rp 1.05 trillion, or US$489 million, from its transactions with Eddy Tansil.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Eriksson steers Mitsubishi to triumph in Indonesia Rally
Eriksson steers Mitsubishi to triumph in Indonesia RallyBy Dwiatmanta MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Sweden's Kenneth Eriksson denied Possum Bourne a second successive victory at the Indonesia Rally championship as he left the defending champion two minutes 10 seconds adrift to take the President's Cup...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Only 180 of 236 suspected gamblers to be tried in court
Only 180 of 236 suspected gamblers to be tried in court JAKARTA (JP): Police have released 56 of the 236 suspected gamblers rounded up during a recent raid at a gambling den in North Jakarta, saying that the persons were not playing when the raid took place.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Singapore poised to become world's top container port
Singapore poised to become world's top container port SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore, the world's second largest container port, is close to exceeding the volume of containers handled by industry leader Hong Kong, according to statistics from the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA).
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Yogya holds painting expo
Yogya holds painting expo YOGYAKARTA: Paku Alam VIII, the governor of this special territory, launched an exhibition by five senior painters from the area on Wednesday night.The exhibition at the contemporary painting museum Nyoman Gunarsa, features the works of Nansyah Djamin, Joko Pekik, Darsono,...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Tinggang bird nearly extinct
Tinggang bird nearly extinct PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The Tinggang bird, the pride of the Dayak tribe in the province, are on the brink of extinction because of the frequent destruction of their habitat.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Weekly review of Jakarta Stock Exchange
Weekly review of Jakarta Stock ExchangeBy Sigma Batara JAKARTA (JP): The listing of Ades Alfindo Putra Setia last week and Tempo Scan Pacific over the weekend failed to rejuvenate the market despite the later stock closing slightly higher than its initial public offering (IPO) price.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
City insists on apartment plan
City insists on apartment plan South Jakarta mayor Pardjoko said that the city administration will go ahead with its plan to build a low-cost apartment complex on a former fire site in West Tebet, South Jakarta.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Investments in Batam
Investments in Batam BATAM, Riau (JP): The Batam Development Authority has recommended 22 foreign investment project proposals worth US$137.71 million between January and May this year."The investment commitments are being processed by the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in Jakarta before they...
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Cambodia's prime ministers to visit Indonesia
Cambodia's prime ministers to visit Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen, the joint prime ministers of Cambodia, are expected here later today for an official visit and meeting with President Soeharto.This will be the first time the two men come to Indonesia in friendship.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Great job
Great job Each morning I must travel quite a distance from my house to my office.When I see those young boys who direct and organize traffic -- every day, the whole day long -- I realize that from time to time we should mention the great job they are doing.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Bad weather blamed for plane crash
Bad weather blamed for plane crash JAKARTA (JP): Bad weather is blamed for the crash of a Merpati Nusantara Airlines plane that killed all 12 people aboard in Palu, capital of Central Sulawesi, on Saturday.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Koran not root of sexism in Islam
Koran not root of sexism in Islam JAKARTA (JP): Islam does not discriminate against women but its adherents may be guilty of discrimination due to a misinterpretation of the religion, Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher says.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Logitech's ScanMan EasyTouch: A companion for your notebook
Logitech's ScanMan EasyTouch: A companion for your notebookBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): With most scanners, one of the things we have to do in connecting them with the PCs is to install their internal interface card.Small as it is, this card requires a standard ISA slot in the motherboard.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Thai bid for WTO seat
Thai bid for WTO seat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia pledged its backing for Thailand's bid to the chair of the Committee for Agricultural Products of the World Trade Organization (WTO) when the two nation's trade ministers met on Saturday.Jakarta will lend full support, Minister of Trade S.B.
Mon, 20 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, 20 Jun 1994
Heart disease affects rich and poor alike
Heart disease affects rich and poor alike JAKARTA (JP): Coronary heart diseases, long popularly believed to be a "rich man's affliction", turn out to also be a major health problem for the poor. In fact, in certain cases, the poor are more prone to heart problems than the rich.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Squatters face eviction
Squatters face eviction BATAM, Riau: The Batam industrial authority plan to demolish some 1,200 houses erected on a plot belonging to the government and evict their inhabitants saying that the community will create social problems.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Toll road to finish by 1996
Toll road to finish by 1996 A toll road which links the Bumi Serpong Damai real estate complex, the Bintaro Jaya area and Jakarta is slated for completion by 1996, a spokesman said Saturday.Johannes Tulung, spokesman for the PT Bintaro Serpong Damai (BSD), the developer which will build the 13.
Mon, 20 Jun 1994
Mahathir exchanges letters with Rabin
Mahathir exchanges letters with Rabin KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he had exchanged several letters with his Israeli counterpart Yitzhak Rabin discussing Malaysian recognition of the Jewish state.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Dewi Sukarno's nude pictures now available on floppy disk
Dewi Sukarno's nude pictures now available on floppy disk SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Shots of erotic poses of Ratnasari Dewi, the widow of the late president Sukarno, are now available in floppy disks, outwitting the government's ban on her book, Madame D. Syuga from which the pictures are taken.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
No steak in Batam
No steak in Batam BATAM ISLAND: Authorities here have seized 4.5 tons of illegally imported beef.A spokesman for the Batam authority, Dadang Kusnandar, said the authorities have not yet identified the origins and the importer of the meat but said that the case would be referred to the district...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Malaysia changes policy of its rubber industry
Malaysia changes policy of its rubber industry KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia announced it was revamping its natural rubber policy, saying current productivity needed to be enhanced to match rising competition from other producers.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Cycling in Beijing offers a glance at the people
Cycling in Beijing offers a glance at the peopleBy Harry Bhaskara BEIJING (JP): The bicycle is still the most popular means of transportation in Beijing despite the invasion of taxis on the city's streets.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Mahathir accuses U.S. of racism
Mahathir accuses U.S. of racism KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad questioned yesterday whether U.S. opposition to the East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) was due to racism."Why the rejection? Is it because of our color?" Mahathir said in reaction to Washington's reported...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Phone for diplomatic center
Phone for diplomatic center JAKARTA (JP): PT Abadi Guna Papan, a private company under the Bimantara Citra business Group, signed here yesterday an agreement with the state-owned PT Telkom domestic telecommunications company to construct telephone infrastructure at the Grand Kuningan diplomatic...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Surabaya judge cleared of bribe scandal
Surabaya judge cleared of bribe scandal JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has cleared a top Surabaya judge from allegations that he accepted bribes in acquitting three businessmen from tax evasion charges.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
RI to contact Pyongyang, Seoul to defuse tension
RI to contact Pyongyang, Seoul to defuse tension JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, in his capacity as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), plans to dispatch an envoy to Pyongyang yet again in the hopes of defusing the escalating tensions on the peninsula.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
E. Timor coffee farmers have jubilant harvest
E. Timor coffee farmers have jubilant harvest DILI (JP): This year's (May-October) harvesting season is bringing joy to East Timor's coffee farmers, but not without worries.Local farmers now say they are free at last to sell their produce to higher bidders -- free from the fettering monopoly held...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Sjamsiah, figure behind success of meet on women
Sjamsiah, figure behind success of meet on womenBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): As delegates of a regional conference on women held here prepared to leave following their verbal tug-of-war, the conference chairperson, Sjamsiah Achmad, is one person who can at last breathe a bit easier.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Police crack case of dismembered woman
Police crack case of dismembered woman Jakarta (JP): Police in Malang, East Java, say they may have cracked the case of the murder of a young woman, whose head, intestines and limbs were found floating in the Brantas river last month.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Subroto bows out of OPEC with a big smile
Subroto bows out of OPEC with a big smile VIENNA (Reuter): OPEC lost one of its most persistent voices of moderation on Thursday as Indonesia's Subroto made his final appearance as Secretary-General at a conference of the sometimes fractious 12 oil exporters.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Taiwan to invest in Sulawesi
Taiwan to invest in Sulawesi PALU (JP): Weifhuan Enterprise Company (WEC), a Taiwan agribusiness company, will invest US$5 million in crab farming in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, and a fishing venture at the Tomini bay and Makassar strait, South Sulawesi.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Man missing at sea
Man missing at sea SORONG, Irian Jaya: Search and rescue workers were still looking for a man who has been missing since he fell from a ferry into the sea on Thursday.Sorong Port administrator A. Jarangga said the KM Dobonsolo ferry was on its way from Biak to Ambon when the incident happened.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Canada, NZ send relief aid
Canada, NZ send relief aid JAKARTA: The New Zealand and Canadian governments have extended NZ$50,000 (Rp 63 million) and Rp 45 million worth of aid relief respectively for the victims of the recent tidal waves in East Java.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Australia Today Indonesia is only the beginning
Australia Today Indonesia is only the beginningBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Australia Today Indonesia 1994, the big trade and cultural promotion program which got underway here this week, is only the beginning of Australia's effort to establish greater linkages with its northern neighbor.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Govt urged to open palm oil futures trading
Govt urged to open palm oil futures trading Jakarta (JP): The Indonesian vegetable oil and fat trade federation (FAMNI) cautioned the government yesterday against intervening in the crude palm oil (CPO) trade to push its price down and proposed instead the opening of the futures trading Bourse for...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Rights commission proposes merger of SPSI and SBSI
Rights commission proposes merger of SPSI and SBSI JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission of Human Rights joined in an appeal, yesterday, for the two major workers' unions in Indonesia -- one of which is not officially recognized -- to merge into one organization.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Building material book to be issued
Building material book to be issued A guidebook on building construction materials and related equipment and services is currently being prepared for its launching early next year.The 400-page Color Pages Indonesia (Guide to Building Material & Equipment) is mainly aimed at providing comprehensive...
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Shopping center reopened
Shopping center reopened BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Deputy governor Hasan Aman reopened the Amuntai shopping center in Hulu Sungai Utara district Thursday.The largest shopping center in Hulu Sungai Utara caught fire last month, less than a year after the multi-billion rupiah project was opened.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after the broad-based Composite Index, lost nearly five points on Thursday.The broad-based Composite Index, closed lower at 476.54 from 477.13 previously.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Actress Ria may not be tried for her alleged role in murder
Actress Ria may not be tried for her alleged role in murder JAKARTA (JP): The planned trial of starlet Ria Irawan for her alleged role in the death of a young married man at her house five months ago may not materialize after all.
Sat, 18 Jun 1994
Govt settles dispute with Dayak tribes
Govt settles dispute with Dayak tribes JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday that it has come to an amicable agreement with the Bentian Dayak tribes in East Kalimantan in the dispute over a piece of land in Jelmu Sibak which it is acquiring for a forestry estate.