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Wed, 01 Jun 1994
World rated drivers to compete in Medan
World rated drivers to compete in Medan JAKARTA (JP): World rated rally drivers including Kenneth Ericson of Sweden, Japan's Kenjiro Shinozuka and the Scot Dom Burkley have confirmed their entries in the Medan rally in North Sumatra from June 17 - 19.Thirty-three drivers so far have registered.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Babies dying in Irian hamlets
Babies dying in Irian hamlets MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: Yatambor, an isolated village in southern Irian Jaya, has an infant mortality rate of 650 for every 1,000 births, well above the province's average of 70.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Students nabbed for stealing bird
Students nabbed for stealing bird Police in Ciracas, East Jakarta, have arrested two youths, a high school student and his unemployed friend, who had allegedly stolen a bird from the bird enclosure at the Indonesian Miniature Park (TMII).
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Officials 'put pressures' on Bapindo
Officials 'put pressures' on Bapindo JAKARTA (JP): Three former Bapindo directors disclosed in court yesterday that pressures from two cabinet ministers led them to approve huge loans to businessman Eddy Tansil, bypassing standard banking practices.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Labor traffic a two-way street
Labor traffic a two-way street SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The border city of Nunukan has been preoccupied with not only stopping Indonesians from illegally crossing into Malaysia, but also keeping Malaysians from entering Indonesia illegally in search of employment.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Bapepam to get greater power for investigation
Bapepam to get greater power for investigation JAKARTA (JP): The government will propose a bill on the capital market to the House of Representatives (DPR) in early October which will grant greater investigative and supervisory power to the Capital Market Supervisory Board (Bapepam).
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Lawyer of murder suspect says indictment sloppy
Lawyer of murder suspect says indictment sloppy JAKARTA (JP): The defense lawyer for a man charged with the beheading of Dr. Riyama Yamoga said Monday the indictment is so sloppy the case should be thrown out of court.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Former Air Force chief questioned over land dispute
Former Air Force chief questioned over land dispute JAKARTA (JP): Former Air Force chief of staff Marshall (ret.) Mohamad Saleh Basarah Suradiningrat has been questioned over possible involvement in the fraudulent acquisition of a lucrative parcel in South Jakarta.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
NAM foreign ministers begin meeting amid tight security
NAM foreign ministers begin meeting amid tight security CAIRO (JP): The 11th Foreign Ministers Conference of the Non- Aligned Movement member countries was opened yesterday amid very tight security, creating a chaotic situation for many member delegates and journalists attending the opening...
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Puppet Show: Prince Valiant 3:05 Gita Wicara: Sahabat Baru 3:30 Science World 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Aceh 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Beautiful...
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Timor conference debacle
Timor conference debacle For the last several weeks, after Philippines President Fidel Ramos, obviously under "pressure" from Jakarta, decided to stop a controversial conference on East Timor in Manila, no day has passed without world media reports on the conference.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Ambassador to drum up U.S. investment in RI
Ambassador to drum up U.S. investment in RI JAKARTA (JP): United States Ambassador to Indonesia Robert L. Barry said here yesterday that he will invite small and medium sized companies in the U.S. to set up investment projects in Indonesia because of its favorable investment climate.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
RI to operate regional mobile satellite
RI to operate regional mobile satellite JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will offer regional mobile satellite telecommunication services in cooperation with other countries within the Asia-Pacific region, an executive said.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Golden Key Group workers laid off while boss stands trial
Golden Key Group workers laid off while boss stands trial JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of workers of petrochemical factories owned by the PT Golden Key Group are hovering between fear and hope as the owner, Eddie Tansil, stands trial for alleged corruption.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
South Korea
South KoreaBy Richard Pedler JAKARTA (JP): South Korea's record fourth Asian appearance at the finals owes much to World Cup 2002 rival Japan's generosity in allowing a last-minute Iraqi equalizer, which let the Koreans through on goal difference.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Destructiveness of local spectators is pathological
Destructiveness of local spectators is pathological Unruly behavior of spectators at major sports and music events have haunted organizers. The latest case being the Thomas Cup badminton championship in which the two final matches were called called off.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices, which fell Monday, went on sinking on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday in moderate trading.The Composite Index, which fell slightly to 504.48 on Monday, sagged another 2.69 points to finish at 501.79 points yesterday.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Eleven held for slaying
Eleven held for slaying BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The local police said they have apprehended 11 people believed to be involved in the slaying of a village figure and his son on Pinang Island off the South Kalimantan coast.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
On intellectuals
On intellectuals The Chairman of ICMI (Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals), B.J. Habibie denies the accusations that the organization which is based on religion is leading to sectarianism. He says that PIKI (Association of Indonesian Christian Intelligentsia), ISKA (Association of...
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Tin firm's industrial estate
Tin firm's industrial estate JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned tin mining company PT Tambang Timah, in cooperation with PT Bakrie Investindo, will establish an industrial estate in Belinyu on Bangka Island, South Sumatra, next year with an investment of US$10 million.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
First private int'l telecom company to start up soon
First private int'l telecom company to start up soon JAKARTA (JP): Telephone subscribers will soon have a choice when choosing international telecommunication services because state-owned PT Indosat will soon get a new competitor.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
No objections to more intellectual groups, ABRI says
No objections to more intellectual groups, ABRI says JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) said yesterday it has no objection to the creation of new intellectual organizations as long as they fall in line with national objectives.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Manila goes ahead with Timor conference
Manila goes ahead with Timor conference JAKARTA (JP): The conference on East Timor being held in Manila, the subject of heated dispute both here and in the Philippine capital, went ahead as planned yesterday after the Supreme Court overruled a lower court order for a temporary postponement.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Top investment priorities focus on garment and wood
Top investment priorities focus on garment and wood JAKARTA (JP): The implementation of the new General Agreement on tariffs and Trade (GATT) will help increase the competitiveness of Indonesia's wood and textile products, leather goods, electronics, and machinery on the world market, a minister...
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
RI set to sever trade-labor link
RI set to sever trade-labor link JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to fight all out at the upcoming annual conference of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to stymie attempts by industrialized countries to link trade with labor conditions.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Mitsubishi, Bakrie sign deal
Mitsubishi, Bakrie sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) of Japan yesterday agreed to provide technical assistance to PT Bakrie Tosanjaya, a foundry company affiliated with the widely- diversified Bakrie Group.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Indonesia facing difficult challenges
Indonesia facing difficult challengesBy Juwono Sudarsono The following is an excerpt of a paper presented at the Asia- Pacific Forum meeting on May 20. JAKARTA: Indonesia's second long-term development (1994-2019) promises to be far more challenging than the first (1969-1994) 25-year stage.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Prices of power plants in Indonesia much higher: Team
Prices of power plants in Indonesia much higher: Team JAKARTA (JP): A special fact-finding team of the Ministry of Mines and Energy concluded after a one-week comparative study of power plants in Malaysia and Thailand that the prices offered by the foreign contractors for three steam and gas power...
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Female circumcision retained here for cultural identity
Female circumcision retained here for cultural identityBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): A bank employee just gave birth earlier this month to her third child, a girl, at the elite Pondok Indah Hospital in South Jakarta.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Armed Forces chief endorses planned ulemas meeting
Armed Forces chief endorses planned ulemas meeting JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung has endorsed a planned meeting of ulemas who are locked in a power struggle within the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP).The military's support was announced by Lt. Gen.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Home jumpers lead after second day of Kopassus Open
Home jumpers lead after second day of Kopassus Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian chutists, overcoming rain and fog, ruled the sky in both the men's and women's team accuracy events after the second day of competition in the Kopassus Open International 1994 skydiving championships on Monday.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Bank teller hypnotized
Bank teller hypnotized KEBUMEN, Central Java: Two men who claim to be Turkish citizens have been arrested for duping a bank teller into handing over some Rp 520,000.Idawati, a teller at the local branch of government-owned BRI, said something caused her to become hypnotized when one of the two men...
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Labor code sparks debate in Vietnam
Labor code sparks debate in VietnamBy Philippe Agret HANOI (AFP): The adoption of Vietnam's first labor code has provoked intense debates in the country's national assembly, convened to address an absence of social legislation and low economic development.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
KL denies CNN's report on Bosnia
KL denies CNN's report on Bosnia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia denied yesterday that it was planning to defy a UN embargo and supply weapons to Bosnia in a bid to save Moslems in the rump Yugoslav state from Serb aggression.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Japan aids Solo theater group
Japan aids Solo theater group JAKARTA (JP): The Sriwedari Wayang Orang (wayang dancers) Theater in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, yesterday received 45 million yen (US$418,600) in cultural grant aid from Japan.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
PDFCI pays dividend of Rp 100 per share
PDFCI pays dividend of Rp 100 per share JAKARTA (JP): Bank PDFCI will give its shareholders a dividend of Rp 100 (4.6 US cents) per share out of its 1993 profits.The president of the bank, Bistok Hutasoit, told reporters after an annual meeting of the bank's shareholders here yesterday that the...
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Mass media asked to join anti-smoking drive
Mass media asked to join anti-smoking drive JAKARTA (JP): Anti-smoking lobbyists in Indonesia are urging the local mass media and organizers of sports competitions, beneficiaries of huge sponsorship and advertising spending by cigarette manufacturers, to join in their endeavor.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Music performance planned at Hilton
Music performance planned at Hilton The Nusantara Chamber Orchestra will hold a one night performance at the Golden Ballroom of Jakarta Hilton International on Monday.The one-night performance will feature famous works from noted world musicians, such as R Schumann, A Borodin and L V Beethoven.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Vietnam needs vision to build peaceful and affluent society
Vietnam needs vision to build peaceful and affluent societyBy Asvi Warman Adam JAKARTA (JP): For Vietnam's leaders, these days are full of worries. Indeed, the times of war have long past, but strangely enough it is during this peacetime that they are facing an extremely difficult decision to make.
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Free condoms for prostitutes
Free condoms for prostitutes SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The city's health office has distributed more than 15,000 condoms to workers in a local red light district in its drive to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Wed, 01 Jun 1994
Taiwan may ban helpers from RP
Taiwan may ban helpers from RP TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan yesterday said it may impose a ban on Filipino domestic helpers if the Philippines does not back down on new employment requirements making Taiwanese employers declare their financial conditions.
Tue, 31 May 1994
RI rowers training in Hungary
RI rowers training in Hungary JAKARTA (JP): A nine-member Indonesian canoeing and kayak team left yesterday for a four-week training stint in Budapest, Hungary as part of their preparations for the upcoming Asian Games in Hirosima, Japan in October.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Toray to produce resin for plastic bottles
Toray to produce resin for plastic bottles JAKARTA (JP): PT Indonesia Toray Synthetics announced yesterday the establishment of a joint venture company which will build Indonesia's first polyethylene terephtalic (PET) resin for plastic bottles in Tangerang, West Java.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Headshot - 14 pts Century Bold l/c
Headshot - 14 pts Century Bold l/cCorrection: The headshot printed along with the profile of Russia's World Cup team in the Monday, May 30 edition of The Jakarta Post was incorrectly identified as Victor Onopko of Russia. The photo was of Moroccan star Mustapha Hadji. We regret the error. -- Editor
Tue, 31 May 1994
GATT benefits Indonesian sugar producers
GATT benefits Indonesian sugar producers JAKARTA (JP): The recently signed General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which will force European countries to end protectionist policies for their sugar industries, will benefit Indonesian sugar producers, a plantation executive said.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Land agency to help banks recover bad loans
Land agency to help banks recover bad loans JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono pledged here yesterday that he would help commercial banks recover non-performing loans in which land was used as collateral.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Broadening tax base demands clean govt
Broadening tax base demands clean govt JAKARTA (JP): Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier said yesterday that the broader the tax base in the country is, the stronger the demand for clean government will be.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Vocal scholar resigns in protest
Vocal scholar resigns in protest SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Scholar Arief Budiman, known for his outspokenness, announced his intention to resign from the Satyawacana Christian University in Salatiga, Central Java, in protest at the recent nomination of the rector.
Tue, 31 May 1994
PPP gears up for chairmanship election
PPP gears up for chairmanship election JAKARTA (JP): Top leaders of the United Development Party (PPP) yesterday sought to play down the race for the chairmanship that will be decided at its upcoming congress in August.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Concern over banks
Concern over banks There was indeed a strong reason for President Soeharto to personally address this year's national conference of the Association of Private Banks (Perbanas) that convened last week. The banking industry is currently tied up in one of its toughest consolidation tasks ever to...