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Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Asia-Pacific health experts battle against cigarette firms
Asia-Pacific health experts battle against cigarette firms The battle between worried health experts and aggressive cigarette companies intensifies in the Asia-Pacific. Ramon Isberto of Inter Press Service reports.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Tidal waves kill over 150 in East Java
Tidal waves kill over 150 in East Java JAKARTA (JP): Tidal waves triggered by a major earthquake destroyed several settlements along the coast in the southeastern Java town of Banyuwangi before dawn yesterday, killing more than 150 people.The huge waves which struck shortly before 2 a.m.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Switzerland
SwitzerlandBy Richard Pedler JAKARTA (JP): In the words of team captain Alain Geiger, "Switzerland is not exactly a football-crazy country," and the richest citizens in Europe consider the players' demands for US$30,000 USA'94 qualifying bonuses "greedy.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Laws for everybody
Laws for everybody I am a European living in Singapore and travel frequently to beautiful Indonesia where I read your daily papers.I am very fed up with these Americans, complaining about the canning of vandals and criminals in Singapore.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Festivals of gambling
Festivals of gambling KUDUS, Central Java: Central Java Police Chief Maj. Gen. A.A. Soegijo has ordered local officers here to closely monitor various so-called traditional festivals because they are being used as fronts for gambling.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Correction
CorrectionCorrection: The share breakdown for Planet Hollywood (PH) restaurant is as follows: Sudwikatmono's family, 40 percent, Piet Yap's family, 20 percent, Hano Maeloa and Widjaja's family, 20 percent and Sutowo's family, 20 percent, not 60 percent by Adiguna Sutowo and 40 percent by...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
PT STAR refuses to acquire the defunct Bank Summa
PT STAR refuses to acquire the defunct Bank Summa JAKARTA (JP): The creditors of the defunct Bank Summa will have to wait longer to get their money back, as PT Sira Tama Agra Raya (STAR) has scrapped at a plan to buy the bank -- at least until its current owners sweeten the pot.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
We are not stagnant, Evans tells RI envoy
We are not stagnant, Evans tells RI envoy SYDNEY (AFP): Foreign Minister Gareth Evans has rejected criticism by Indonesia's ambassador to Canberra that Australia is in danger of becoming "a stagnant, inward-looking, sulking" country.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
PPP politicians cool on inter-faction talks
PPP politicians cool on inter-faction talks JAKARTA (JP): Politicians of the Moslem-backed United Development Party (PPP) have rejected proposals for a meeting between the various factions to put an end to internal bickering in the run-up to the party's August leadership election.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Troops bombard rebel hideouts
Troops bombard rebel hideouts ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Reuter): Government troops yesterday bombarded mountain hideouts of fundamentalist guerrillas accused of bombings and kidnappings in the southern Philippines, the region's military commander said.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Sports: World Cup Preview 3:30 TV Series: The Cave of Golden Rose 4:30 Youth Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film: Anything for a Laugh 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Riau 6:15 Village program 6:30 Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Series: Midnight...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
RP wary of trade pact of ASEAN, Australasia
RP wary of trade pact of ASEAN, Australasia CANBERRA (Reuter): The Philippines would be cautious about entering a mooted Australasia-ASEAN trade pact because of Manila's reluctance to cut trade tariffs quickly, President Fidel Ramos said in an interview published yesterday.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Jakarta's PHRI to hold congress
Jakarta's PHRI to hold congress The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) will hold its provincial plenary congress on June 9 at the Dai-Ichi Hotel, Central Jakarta.Arman Rachman Iskandar, chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the organization, told a press...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
New hotels in N. Sumatra
New hotels in N. Sumatra MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto inaugurated 10 projects on Thursday, all of which dealt with the hotel, postal and telecommunications businesses.The projects were built with a total investment of Rp 46 billion (US$21.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Indonesia's top musician joins anti-nuclear campaign in Japan
Indonesia's top musician joins anti-nuclear campaign in Japan JAKARTA (JP): Noted composer Harry Roesli will take part in an anti-nuclear campaign in a number of Japanese cities in an effort to prevent the export of the country's nuclear technology to Indonesia."We are not ready for nuclear plants.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Wooing foreign investors
Wooing foreign investors The deregulation of foreign investment, as announced on Thursday, is perhaps the most liberal measure ever taken regarding the treatment of foreign investors.Though most businessmen had expected a more comprehensive reform package that would also cover manufacturing and...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Govt goes ahead with its plan to appoint top grade schools
Govt goes ahead with its plan to appoint top grade schools JAKARTA (JP): An official says the authorities will forge ahead with their plan to appoint six state-run high schools as top grade schools, saying that such a policy will not create exclusivity among high schools here.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Mass rally planned today in support of anti-crime drive
Mass rally planned today in support of anti-crime drive JAKARTA (JP): The public will simultaneously rally today at each district military command across the greater Jakarta to express their support for Operation Cleansing.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Radio Korea, a listening alternative for Indonesians
Radio Korea, a listening alternative for IndonesiansBy I. Christianto SEOUL (JP): Through the inventions of those such as Sammuel F.B. Morse and Guglielmo Marconi, people throughout the world are able to enjoy point-to-point communication via radio broadcasting.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Indonesian media is not for sale, legislators say
Indonesian media is not for sale, legislators say JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to allow foreign investors to own mass media in Indonesia met fierce resistance in the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Indonesian navy ship reported sinking off France
Indonesian navy ship reported sinking off France PARIS (Agencies): Rescue helicopters plucked 38 sailors from a crew of 52 aboard an Indonesian military transport ship sinking in rough seas off western France yesterday, authorities said.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Petronas LNG plant on line
Petronas LNG plant on line KUALA LUMPUR (UPI): Petronas, Malaysia's national petroleum company, expected its second US$7.5 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant to begin production in January, Chairman Azizan Zainal Abidin said yesterday."Construction of the LNG plant started in March 1992.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Abang and None contest planned
Abang and None contest planned The North Jakarta Mayor's office is inviting male and female residents between 18 and 25 years of age to participate in the 1994 Abang and None (Mr. and Miss) Jakarta contest.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Swedish racer Eriksson set for Medan rally
Swedish racer Eriksson set for Medan rally JAKARTA (JP): World-class rally driver Kenneth Eriksson of Sweden is confident he will be able to tame the demanding track in Medan when he guns his Mitsubishi Evolution in the North Sumatra Rally.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
ADB lends $40m to RI
ADB lends $40m to RI MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said here it had approved a US$40 million loan for rural health and population projects in Indonesia.The Manila-based ADB said in a statement that the loan would go to improving general health as well as maternal and child health...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Tobacco laws do not cause unemployment
Tobacco laws do not cause unemployment I was privileged to be invited to Indonesia to speak at the National World No Tobacco Day Symposium in Jakarta on May 31, 1994. I was very impressed by the considerable amount of community work and publicity already carried out by the Indonesian Heart...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
'Forbes' latest list of richest tycoons sparks debate
'Forbes' latest list of richest tycoons sparks debate JAKARTA (JP): The Forbes Zibenjia business magazine's latest list of the richest businessmen in East Asia has stirred debate among several financial analysts as to who is really the richest tycoon in Indonesia.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Hardiyanti to visit Manila for road project
Hardiyanti to visit Manila for road project MANILA (AFP): Indonesian President Soeharto's daughter Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana is to visit the Philippines next month to present a proposal for a US$450-million road project here, a senior official says.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Air link with Taipei
Air link with Taipei MANADO, North Sulawesi: A Taiwan-based airline Trans Asia Airways will begin service linking Taipei and Manado via the southern Philippine city of Davao next month, North Sulawesi Governor C.J. Rantung said.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Family planning agency moves into banking -- of sperm
Family planning agency moves into banking -- of sperm JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (PKBI), which pioneered birth control programs in Indonesia as long ago as 1957, is now studying the prospect of opening the country's first sperm bank.
Sat, 04 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 00:30 a.m.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Security issues are multi-faceted: Defense chief
Security issues are multi-faceted: Defense chief JAKARTA (JP): The government has to exercise greater wisdom in dealing with various security issues, such as labor disputes and a soaring crime rate, tracing them to the source of the problems, Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat said...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Fierce competition hurts small shipping firms
Fierce competition hurts small shipping firms JAKARTA (JP): Government deregulation in 1992 opened the shipping business to large companies which have become a threat to their less efficient rivals.The Association of Small Shipping Businesses (Pelra) said yesterday that the regulations have...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Partinah, a woman who devoted her life for her country
Partinah, a woman who devoted her life for her countryBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Partinah Iskandar is one of the few living Indonesian women who took part in Indonesia's struggle for independence.A septuagenarian, Partinah is now an active member of Wirawati Catur Panca -- Sanskrit for woman fighter...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange yesterday in volatile trading.The Composite Index, which lost six points to 487.1 on Thursday, closed lower at 486.72 yesterday.Meanwhile, the narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index closed slightly lower at 116.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Remains of British MIA handed over
Remains of British MIA handed over JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia yesterday handed over the recently uncovered remains of a British servicemen who died fighting the Japanese in Riau 50 years ago.The remains of Royal British Navy commando Lt.
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
Jakarta won't vie Kalpataru award
Jakarta won't vie Kalpataru award Jakarta has decided not to send its representatives to compete for the prestigious Kalpataru environment award this year.Speaking in a press conference here Thursday, Abuyono, head of the Environmental Affairs Bureau of the City Municipality, said: "It's not easy...
Sat, 04 Jun 1994
DPR urges government to deliver four bills on tax reform soon
DPR urges government to deliver four bills on tax reform soon JAKARTA (JP): The government, which wants to revise the country's tax system to increase revenues, was challenged yesterday by the House of Representatives (DPR) to deliver four bills on taxes by the end of this year.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
Govvernment to reduce its borrowing in yen
Govvernment to reduce its borrowing in yen JAKARTA (JP): The government will reduce the portion of foreign aid in yen to lower the risks caused by fluctuations on the foreign exchange market, an official says.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
Sumalindo more than doubles net profits
Sumalindo more than doubles net profits JAKARTA (JP): PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya, the timber unit of the Astra group, more than doubled its net profits to Rp 36.09 billion (US$16.75 million) last year and increased its earnings per share by 98.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
Be selective in buying new house, Wardiman says
Be selective in buying new house, Wardiman says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Culture and Education Wardiman Djojonegoro said yesterday that people should be selective before buying new houses offered by developers.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
Share prices on Jakarta Stock Exchange
Share prices on Jakarta Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), which eroded by 17 points in the first three days of the week, continued declining yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index fell six points to 487.10 yesterday from 494.32 on Wednesday.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
Faldo, Frost, Singh to play in Asian Masters
Faldo, Frost, Singh to play in Asian Masters JAKARTA (JP): Golf world beaters David Frost of South Africa, Vijay Singh of Fiji and Nick Faldo of Britain will try to tame the plush Bali Golf and Country Club when they play in the US$345,000 Asian Masters in November.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
Northern Yemen attacks Aden after UN cease-fire order
Northern Yemen attacks Aden after UN cease-fire order ADEN (Reuter): A northern Yemeni missile attack killed or wounded about 20 people, including worshipers at dawn prayers, in the secessionist stronghold Aden yesterday just hours after the United Nations called for a cease-fire, security and...
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
2,000 delegates expected for 1994 fair
2,000 delegates expected for 1994 fair JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday said he expected 2,000 delegates from local and foreign companies to participate in the Jakarta trade fair from June 18 to July 16."Last year only 1,912 people took part," Surjadi recalled.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
College seeks reconciliation
College seeks reconciliation SALATIGA, Central Java: The Christian Satyawacana University has formed a team to explore ways of bringing about reconciliation among its divided campus, split by the election of a new rector last year.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
Judaism feared to be lurking in heart of charity
Judaism feared to be lurking in heart of charityBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): The Rotary and Lions Clubs of Indonesia, two organizations that have been active in charity and social work, are strongly denying recent suggestions that there are Zionist influences within their organizations.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
Standard & Poor's defends appraisal of local banks
Standard & Poor's defends appraisal of local banks JAKARTA (JP): A spokesman for Standard & Poor's, an American rating company which has been criticized for its recent appraisal on the Indonesian banking industry, defended its conclusions, yesterday, saying that the valuation was made under...
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
Activists send video tape to East Timor conference
Activists send video tape to East Timor conference JAKARTA (JP): Scholar George Aditjondro and human rights campaigner H.J.C. Princen have decided to stay away from the controversial conference on East Timor in Manila, but their views will still be expressed at the forum.
Fri, 03 Jun 1994
RI swimmers prepare for Hiroshima
RI swimmers prepare for Hiroshima JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian swimmers are making preparations for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima with a one-month stint in the United States.The national squad, made up of six male and five female swimmers, will undergo their training sessions at the Mike Dickson...