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Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Suspected killer of Marsinah faces 20 years
Suspected killer of Marsinah faces 20 years JAKARTA (JP): Government prosecutors are demanding 20 years imprisonment for the businessman who they believe masterminded the murder of labor activist Marsinah in May of last year.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
U.S. to help stem drug flow from Golden Triangle
U.S. to help stem drug flow from Golden Triangle KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The United States has expressed willingness to help countries in the Asia-Pacific region stem the flow of drugs from the Golden Triangle, Malaysian newspapers reported yesterday.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Steady Safe plans to offer 11.65 million new shares
Steady Safe plans to offer 11.65 million new shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Steady Safe, a company operating taxicabs and buses in the greater Jakarta area, will offer 11.65 million new shares accounting for 19.75 percent of its enlarged common stocks to the public later this month.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
House members blast lobbysts for power projects
House members blast lobbysts for power projects JAKARTA (JP): Amidst the lingering controversy over the March awarding of three power plant projects to foreign contractors, legislators have attacked the lobbyists and brokers who they say inflated the prices of the projects and undermined...
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Govt keeps transportation tariff control
Govt keeps transportation tariff control JAKARTA (JP): The government will maintain control over the pricing of transportation-related services even though foreign investors are allowed to take majority shares in these sectors, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanurtirto said.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Some wave victims are still waiting for disaster relief
Some wave victims are still waiting for disaster relief JAKARTA (JP): As massive relief aid poured to East Java for the victims of this month's devastating tidal waves, reports began to emerge that some of the intended recipients were left hungry because food is not reaching them fast enough.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Anti-poverty program launched for least-developed areas
Anti-poverty program launched for least-developed areasBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The quietness of Tidung, a coral island in the Seribu Island chain, was broken last Sunday by the arrival of Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and entourage, who came to launch the so-called "Inpres Desa Tertinggal"...
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Half of pilgrims have returned
Half of pilgrims have returned JAKARTA (JP): Over 50 percent of 165,000 Indonesian pilgrims have returned home from Mecca aboard 210 flights, the Ministry of Religious Affairs said yesterday.Today, 10 flights of wide-bodied planes are expected to land in Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan, North Sumatra,...
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Westinghouse opens nuclear engineering center in Indonesia
Westinghouse opens nuclear engineering center in Indonesia MONROEVILLE, Philadelphia (UPI): Westinghouse Electric Corp. said it will open its first overseas nuclear engineering center in Indonesia that will provide detailed engineering for an advanced nuclear reactor in that country.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Citra celebrates in its oil output
Citra celebrates in its oil output JAKARTA (JP): PT Citra Patenindo Nusa Pratama (CPNP) has succeeded in increasing the production of its three oil fields in South Sumatra from 1,600 barrels per day in 1993 to 2,000 barrels today.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Jazz musicians seeks official appreciation
Jazz musicians seeks official appreciation JAKARTA (JP): Jazz music is slowly receiving more appreciation from the public and the mass media, but none whatsoever from the government, according to one of the country's leading jazz players.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Bourne-Sircombe put first in Medan
Bourne-Sircombe put first in Medan JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Possum Bourne of New Zealand was placed on top of the seeding list issued by FIA, the world automotive governing body, for the Medan Rally due to start on Friday in this North Sumatra capital.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
S. Asia boosts rice output
S. Asia boosts rice output LOS BANOS, Philippines (AFP): South and Southeast Asia's less hospitable rain-fed lands are likely to start in efforts to boost rice harvests and ease a projected supply crunch by the turn of the century, scientists say.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Ciputra awards bonuses to Uber, Thomas Cuppers
Ciputra awards bonuses to Uber, Thomas Cuppers JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) said they will not interfere in the internal policy of each club who are giving rewards to its shuttlers who were on the winning Thomas Cup and Uber Cup squads.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Kalimantan's bridge pair won
Kalimantan's bridge pair won JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian bridge virtuosos Jusuf and Henry from Pontianak, West Kalimantan came unchallenged with a score of 1,755 in the Indonesian leg of the Ninth Epson Worldwide Bridge Tournament for 1994, the world's biggest bridge tournament to date.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
KL to build large port
KL to build large port KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Taiwanese company has announced plans to build a large port in southern Malaysia's Malacca state, in what local officials said yesterday could be a major boost to the state's industrial fortunes.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Farm commodity producer to go public
Farm commodity producer to go public JAKARTA (JP): PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga, an agriculture commodity processor and exporter, will offer 30 million shares or 25 percent of its total common stocks to the public later next month.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Unemployment conflicts with Operation Cleansing
Unemployment conflicts with Operation Cleansing JAKARTA (JP): The ongoing Operation Cleansing will not be able to completely crack down on crime as long as unemployment prevails, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Education vital to alleviating traffic-jams
Education vital to alleviating traffic-jams JAKARTA (JP): A former police traffic director has identified community training and education as the most effective ways to ease Jakarta's traffic problems.Brig. Gen. (ret.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
The government's debt
The government's debt Indonesia is known to be very prudent in spending its foreign debt, i.e. it is mainly used to finance projects which will increase national productivity and enhance the quality of human resources.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Seven foreigners busted in gambling sting
Seven foreigners busted in gambling sting JAKARTA (JP): Five Malaysians, a Hong Kong and a Taiwanese man, along with 231 locals were arrested in gambling dens in Pluit North Jakarta. They were nabbed in raids carried out by a joint, city military-police team in the wee hours of the morning,...
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Freedom is never absolute, says Wardiman
Freedom is never absolute, says WardimanBy Riyadi SEMARANG (JP): Freedom is never absolute and this goes for academic freedom too, according to Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro."Academic freedom is strictly for the intelligentsia, that is, those who have a higher intellectual...
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Watch the spelling
Watch the spelling Since I started coming to Indonesia, which is about 13 years ago, I've been a regular subscriber and reader of The Jakarta Post. I found the contents--domestic as well as international, very informative.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
SOM ends with Jakarta Declaration
SOM ends with Jakarta Declaration JAKARTA (JP): The Asian Pacific senior official meeting (SOM) on the role of women in development ended here Saturday with the approval of a draft plan of action for the region and declaration for the advancement of women.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Indonesia intensifies tourist promotion drive in 15 states
Indonesia intensifies tourist promotion drive in 15 states JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will intensify tourism promotion in 15 major countries in order to reach the target of 6.5 million visitors with total spendings of US$8.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
56,000 sign up for college entrance test
56,000 sign up for college entrance test JAKARTA (JP): Through Thursday 56,000 students had applied for the state university entrance test (UMPTN) in Jakarta's Region A, Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro announced Friday.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
RI, German banks develop small firms
RI, German banks develop small firms JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian small and medium-scale firms are invited to make use of a business advisory service jointly provided by the state-owned Development Bank of Indonesia (Bapindo) and the German Investment and Development Company (DEG).
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
UI will get new professor
UI will get new professor Dr. Suprapti Sumarmo Markam, 56, a senior lecturer at the faculty of psychology at the University of Indonesia (UI) will be inducted as professor at a ceremony at the university's auditorium in Depok this week.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
APEC business meeting
APEC business meeting SINGAPORE (Reuter): Business leaders from 16 Asia-Pacific economies discussed ways to come up with a unified vision of the region's future during two days of talks here which ended on Saturday.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Singapore oil product exports may fall
Singapore oil product exports may fall SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's oil product exports are likely to drop by 10-to-15 percent in the second half of the decade as domestic consumption rises, according to an oil trade publication.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Openness
OpennessFrom Media IndonesiaWe the boards of the student senates of Kertanegara Colleges and Academies express our concern over the fate of our friends--students in Bandung, who joined the "Alliance of Youth and Students Movement of Bandung.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Public telephones
Public telephonesFrom NeracaThe efforts of PT Telkom (telecommunication company) to anticipate the need for telecommunication facilities deserve our appreciation. Besides servicing customers in various areas, the company continues to install public telephones in various strategic places.
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
More people hunted over Basuki case
More people hunted over Basuki case The South Jakarta police are still hunting several people believed to have sold or received valuables stolen from the late painter Basuki Abdullah."Since the killing of Basuki in November, we've been ordered to find out as much material evidence as we could and...
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Dubbing system
Dubbing system Nowadays, our television has made a great advance. On of the advances is dubbing. All foreign series and films (except Western ones) have been dubbed in Indonesian.In my opinion, this system is not always good and suitable for all people, especially for someone who studies foreign...
Mon, 13 Jun 1994
Bearish sentiment on JSX prevail in 2nd week of June
Bearish sentiment on JSX prevail in 2nd week of JuneBy Sigma Batara JAKARTA (JP): Bearish sentiments continued throughout the second week of June. The JSX (Jakarta Stock Exchange) Composite Index lost 3.68 points from the previous week to close at 483.05.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
Peregrine, Sewu jointly set up investment firm
Peregrine, Sewu jointly set up investment firm JAKARTA (JP): The Hong Kong-based Peregrine Investment Holdings, the largest Asian investment bank outside of Japan, is expanding its business here to participate in the growing economies of South East Asia, Chairman Philip Tose saysTose said in a...
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
`Black Monday' highlights China's aviation woes
`Black Monday' highlights China's aviation woesBy Philippe Massonnet BEIJING (AFP): A "Black Monday" that within hours saw China's worst airliner disaster followed by the new hijacking of a domestic flight to Taiwan cruelly expose the problems riddling the country's aviation industry.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
Aluminum plant operates in Bekasi
Aluminum plant operates in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo inaugurated yesterday PT Indoaluminium Intikarsa, an aluminum plant, in Bekasi, West Java.Indoaluminium's president, Ibrahim Risjad, said that the plant, constructed with an investment of Rp 100 billion (US$43.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
BPK plans to report to the House twice a year
BPK plans to report to the House twice a year JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Board (BPK) yesterday announced plans to increase reports of its supervision of government budget spending to the House of Representatives (DPR) from one to two a year.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
Banks reluctant to give loans to shipping firms
Banks reluctant to give loans to shipping firms JAKARTA (JP): The reluctance of banks to provide loans for shipping companies has hampered the development of the country's maritime industry, a banking leader says.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
Ailing Alatas to take further heart treatment in Australia
Ailing Alatas to take further heart treatment in Australia JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas is recovering from a mild heart attack he sustained two weeks ago but he has been ordered by doctors to undergo further treatment in Australia.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
New Roots at Cafe Batavia
New Roots at Cafe BataviaBy David Zweifler JAKARTA (JP): When it comes to reggae, I've been spoiled. Instead of studying, fortunately or unfortunately, I spent most of my University career in small, smoke-filled reggae bars on the north side of Chicago.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
Navy told to work within budget
Navy told to work within budget JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, acknowledging the Indonesian Navy's needs to bolster its fleet to defend the archipelago's vast waters, says it still has to operate within the budget.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
`TVRI' vows to be your World Cup station
`TVRI' vows to be your World Cup stationBy Richard Pedler JAKARTA (JP): Saluran Piala Dunia Kebanggaan Anda, which translates roughly as "Proud to be your World Cup Station" could not be a less appropriate term to describe RCTI's contribution to Indonesia's USA '94 coverage.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
Residents demand rise in land compensation
Residents demand rise in land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Bidaracina subdistrict residents in East Jakarta complained to the City Council yesterday over the size of compensation given them for their land, which the government wants for an apartment project.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
Govt eases screening against communists
Govt eases screening against communists JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said the government is thinking about loosening screening procedures to detect past communist links for those applying for jobs in the administration and other strategic positions.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
City Hall to open writing contest
City Hall to open writing contest A writing competition will be held in commemoration of the 467th anniversary of Jakarta and Indonesia's 49th Independence Day, in order to gain public input on development in the city.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
NGOs discontent with women's plan of action
NGOs discontent with women's plan of action JAKARTA (JP): Officials at an Asian Pacific women conference sailed through the process of drafting a plan of action for the region's development of women, ignoring calls from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for stronger statements.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
Skyscraper inhabitants more likely to get sick
Skyscraper inhabitants more likely to get sick JAKARTA (JP): At least 85 percent of skyscrapers in the city, mostly those owned by the government, are not well maintained, posing the threat of illness to the users.
Fri, 10 Jun 1994
IFAD signs loan to help develop cashew plantation
IFAD signs loan to help develop cashew plantation JAKARTA (JP): The government and the Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a loan agreement yesterday providing US$26.01 million in aid to help finance cashew plantations for small landholders in eastern provinces.