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Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Rudy Hartono nominated as referee at Malaysia Open
Rudy Hartono nominated as referee at Malaysia Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian badminton great Rudy Hartono was nominated the official referee of the US$180,000 Malaysia Open in Johor next July.Malaysia's New Strait Times daily reported on Sunday that the organizing committee of the Malaysia Open...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
ASEAN considers program to counter AIDS virus
ASEAN considers program to counter AIDS virus KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Fast-growing Southeast Asian countries are considering a five-year program to counter AIDS, fearing the killer disease could hinder their economic prosperity, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices, which leapt aboard a downward trend a half month ago, continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index lost 0.67 point to close at 482.35 from 483.02 on Monday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index closed 0.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Customs man gets 16 years for wife killing
Customs man gets 16 years for wife killing JAKARTA (JP): A high-ranking official of the Customs and Excise Office was sentenced to 16 years in jail Monday for masterminding the killing of his wife, Sri Sukarsih, on June 15 last year.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
NTT, Itochu and Sumitomo eye RI telecom
NTT, Itochu and Sumitomo eye RI telecom TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT), the Itochu Corp. and the Sumitomo Corp. plan to jointly bid for a two billion dollar telecommunications project in Indonesia, company officials said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Indonesia may lend rice to Senegal
Indonesia may lend rice to Senegal JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday that Indonesia is considering lending rice to Senegal to help remedy its food shortage.Sjarifudin said that Senegal's visiting Minister of Fishery and Sea Transport, Abdourrahmane Sow, had...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Singapore-German tannery
Singapore-German tannery SINGAPORE (AFP): A leading Singapore leather furniture manufacturer and one of the largest tanneries in Germany Tuesday set up the city-state's first tanning plant, it was announced here.The joint venture plant, Hwa Tat Lee Leather Pte. Ltd.
Wed, 15 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, 15 Jun 1994
Shoe factory catches fire
Shoe factory catches fire SERANG, West Java: Shoe factory PT Nikomas Gemilang, which employs about 8,000 workers, caught fire on Sunday, leaving one employee wounded and causing untold damage.Witnesses said the fire started in the factory canteen in the early hours following an explosion of a...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Pertamina to ink three contracts this month
Pertamina to ink three contracts this month JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil company Pertamina will award two new contracts for technical assistance and another for oil and gas exploration and exploitation later this month, a Pertamina executive says.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
President Soeharto visits disaster stricken village
President Soeharto visits disaster stricken village JAKARTA (JP): Another powerful earthquake rocked the southeastern tip of Java yesterday only hours before President Soeharto flew to Banyuwangi, which was severely devastated by massive tidal waves early this month.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Natural gas supply from Arun estimated to run dry in 2014
Natural gas supply from Arun estimated to run dry in 2014 JAKARTA (JP): PT Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction (NGL), a subsidiary of the State-owned Oil Company (Pertamina) located in the northern tip of Sumatra, may have to stop production by 2014 when its supply from the Arun gas field runs out.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Non-governmental organizations
Non-governmental organizationsFrom TempoI was moved to write this letter after reading the article "Appeal to the Indonesian non-governmental organizations" (Tempo June 4, 1994) by Drg. Abraham Ilyas St. Marajo.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
RI joins Malaysia's Islamic Festival
RI joins Malaysia's Islamic Festival JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a delegation to the World Islamic Civilization Festival 1994 which opens in Malaysia this Friday.Various examples of Indonesian culture and art will be sent, both historical and contemporary, reflecting Islamic influences.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
RP oil wells increasing production
RP oil wells increasing production MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' only commercially-producing oil site has increased production to 6,600 barrels per day (bpd) and hopes to be back to 7,500 bpd by the end of the month, Energy Undersecretary Rufino Bomasang said here yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Philippine church refuses to pay ransom for priest
Philippine church refuses to pay ransom for priest ISABELA, Philippines (Reuter): A Roman Catholic bishop yesterday flatly refused to pay ransom to Moslem fundamentalists holding a priest hostage in the southern Philippines and an army general said a rescue operation was under way.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Garment makers from 20 nations meet in Bali
Garment makers from 20 nations meet in Bali NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): President Soeharto opened the 10th convention of the International Apparel Federation here yesterday, with a hope that the textile and garment trade would gradually be freed from non-tariff barriers under the new multilateral trading...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Singapore refiners switch output products
Singapore refiners switch output products SINGAPORE (AFP): A shortage of land and changing demand are forcing Singapore oil refiners to switch output to higher value- added products instead of expanding primary production, industry officials said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
APEC leaders to see rolling out of N-250 aircraft
APEC leaders to see rolling out of N-250 aircraft BANDUNG (JP): Fifteen leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will witness the rolling out of the first N-250 aircraft, fully designed and engineered by the state- owned Nusantara Aircraft Industry (IPTN), in Bandung on Nov. 17.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valiant 3:05 Children's Fantasy: Panji Sakti 3:30 Science World 4:05 Comedy: Nasib 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: West Nusa Tenggara 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Religious tolerance crucial to maintance peace: Minister
Religious tolerance crucial to maintance peace: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Tolerance between the various religious communities in Indonesia has played a major role in dampening the potential for religious conflicts here, Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Bank Bali introduces debit card
Bank Bali introduces debit card JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali introduced yesterday a card that allows its holders to purchase goods in designated stores while their spending is deducted directly from their accounts.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Job replacement at City Police
Job replacement at City Police A number of top officers at the City Police Headquarters will formally assume new jobs in a ceremony Thursday.The replacement will include heads of the financial affairs, traffic directorate, crime investigation directorate and information affairs agency.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Streamline bureaucracy
Streamline bureaucracy The World Bank has predicted that Indonesia's economic growth during the sixth five-year development plan will reach at least eight percent annually if bureaucratic constraints on the economy are eliminated.This sounds promising indeed.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Voyage to Kalimantan's rivers to start today
Voyage to Kalimantan's rivers to start today JAKARTA (JP): A 40-day expedition to explore the natural and cultural richness of the regions along the Kapuas and Mahakam rivers which cut across Kalimantan from west to east will start today.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
22 hydrocarbon areas remain untapped
22 hydrocarbon areas remain untapped JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has yet to explore 22 of its sedimentary basins which are believed to hold hydrocarbon resources, the state oil company, Pertamina, said yesterday"The 60 sedimentary basins are estimated to hold 71.86 billion barrels of oil and 212.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Political parties are becoming more independent
Political parties are becoming more independent JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian political organizations are becoming independent despite the bureaucracy's reluctance to loosen its grip, a political analyst said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
On the right track
On the right track Early this week, when it was announced that Foreign Minister Ali Alatas would undergo heart bypass surgery in Melbourne, Australia, some people joked that it was further evidence of the sound relations between the two countries.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Indofood offers shares
Indofood offers shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, one of Indonesia's largest food processing companies and the largest producer of instant noodles, launches today a public offering of 21 million shares at a price of Rp 6,200 (US$2.8) apiece.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
RP protests transplant ads
RP protests transplant ads MANILA (AFP): The Philippines has asked Japan to put a stop to advertisements promoting cheap kidney transplants in the Philippines on ethical grounds, the Foreign Affairs Department here said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Women' conference issues `Jakarta Declaration'
Women' conference issues `Jakarta Declaration' JAKARTA (JP): The following is the text of the Jakarta Declaration adopted by the Second Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Women and Development on June 14:The participants in the Second Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Women in...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Bekasi police nab and shoot four thieves
Bekasi police nab and shoot four thieves JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police arrested four suspected burglars after shooting them in the legs as the five-member group tried to escape.The group was being pursued for their alleged involvement in a robbery in Serang.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Lousy taxis
Lousy taxisFrom KompasOn June 4, 1994, at about 7 p.m. I took a President Taxi from Melawai Plaza, Kebayoran Baru to Pondok Karya, Jl. Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta. But I did not look at the taxi plate number.Taking Jl.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Police promise not to release alleged gamblers
Police promise not to release alleged gamblers JAKARTA (JP): City police officers assured reporters here yesterday that none of the 235 people arrested during a recent raid on gambling dens have been released."We hope that all of them will be charged in court soon.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Indonesia to cut log output to 37.67m cubic meters
Indonesia to cut log output to 37.67m cubic meters JAKARTA (JP): Amid growing international concern over rain forest preservation, Indonesia plans to harvest 37.67 million cubic meters of logs a year during the next five years.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Councilor questions private management of city property
Councilor questions private management of city property JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor raised objections, yesterday, to private management of public facilities at a housing complex in North Jakarta.Ismunandar, a deputy city council speaker, told reporters that according to existing regulations,...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Controversial issue of land compensation
Controversial issue of land compensationFrom DetikA controversial issue of land compensation in South Lampung which was reported by Detik weekly recently shocked me.I fail to understand why the company could hurt the farmers by paying only Rp 5 per square meter.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Conference on women concluded with reservations
Conference on women concluded with reservations JAKARTA (JP): Ministers attending the Second Asia-Pacific Conference on Women formally adopted the Jakarta Declaration and Plan of Action for the Advancement of Women, yesterday, though not wholeheartedly.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Gembong -- man endowed with supernatural powers
Gembong -- man endowed with supernatural powersBy Sudibyo M. Wiradji YOGYAKARTA (JP): For R.M. Gembong Danudiningrat, being a man with paranormal abilities means dedicating his life to humanity.Gembong, that's what locals call him , is well recognized as a man endowed with certain supernatural...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Palestinian TV goes on the air
Palestinian TV goes on the airBy Khalad Ammar JERICHO, West Bank, (Reuter): Palestinians took to the airwaves for the first time, flying the national flag on television from the lowest point on earth.Viewers in the self-rule area of Jericho, who tuned to channel 13 from 3 p.m.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Thugs make off with Rp 15 million
Thugs make off with Rp 15 million Three men armed with sickles and daggers robbed a man on Jl. Tubagus Angke, West Jakarta, on Monday, making off with Rp 15 million in cash and a host of valuables.Hermansyah, 26, an employee of PT Mudori Garment, was riding his motorbike en route to the West...
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
City said to be in acute excess of carrying capacity
City said to be in acute excess of carrying capacity JAKARTA (JP): As Jakarta celebrates its 267th anniversary, the growing demands of over 8 million people deplete the city's over extended resources, prompting a prominent resident to declare the city is in dire straits.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Defamation 21 won't be going home on schedule
Defamation 21 won't be going home on schedule JAKARTA (JP): A planned home coming reception for 21 jailed student activists ended in disappointment yesterday as a last minute high court ruling extended their six month sentences.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Why were police in the theater
Why were police in the theaterFrom Media IndonesiaLast June 7, after office hours I saw the movie Philadelphia at the Empire-21 in Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta. But to my surprise, while the audience was watching the film, suddenly the screen flashed the message: "Sorry, policemen will inspect this room.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Indonesia, Australia forge ties in manpower sector
Indonesia, Australia forge ties in manpower sector JAKARTA (JP): Australia will help Indonesia develop a labor market information system in the first bilateral cooperation effort in the field of manpower between the two countries.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Chinese firm to set up steel mill in Malaysia
Chinese firm to set up steel mill in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A major company in China wants to set up a 15 billion ringgit (US$6 billion) steel mill in Sarawak state that could emerge as Malaysia's biggest steel operation, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Inventory of state assets completed
Inventory of state assets completed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that state assets are estimated at Rp 53.7 trillion (US$24.8 billion at the current rate) as of April, 1994.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Project assessment board told not to collude with contractors
Project assessment board told not to collude with contractors JAKARTA (JP): Provincial Secretary Harun Al Rasyid has called on the acting members of the municipal committee in charge of pre-qualification assessments of projects not to collude with contractors and to shun bribery.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
Young man plunges to his death
Young man plunges to his death The Central Jakarta police remain without a clue as to whether a young man who fell to his death from the second floor of the Atrium Plaza shopping center in Senen on Monday evening jumped or was pushed.
Wed, 15 Jun 1994
PPP and its congress
PPP and its congressFrom DetikThe second largest political party in Indonesia, the United Development Party (PPP), will hold a congress in August to elect its leader for the next five-year term.Since early March, some popular candidates such as the intellectual Gus Dur, singer Rhoma Irama, ulema KH...