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Tue, 31 May 1994
Again, Mina tragedy
Again, Mina tragedy The worst tragedy of any haj pilgrim occurred in 1990. More than 1,400 people were killed, including 632 Indonesians, in the pedestrian tunnel al-Muaisim, Mina, Saudi Arabia.A few days ago, a similar tragedy occurred in the same area and claimed 252 lives -- six of them being...
Tue, 31 May 1994
Real measures badly needed to uphold law (2)
Real measures badly needed to uphold law (2) ________________________________________________________________This is the second of two articles examining various aspects of law implementation in Indonesia.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Maman's trial exposes weaknesses in Bapindo's control
Maman's trial exposes weaknesses in Bapindo's control JAKARTA (JP): According to court testimony given yesterday, Maman Suparman handled the credits for businessman Eddy Tansil almost single handedly when he was deputy manager of the Jakarta branch of Bapindo, acting with little effective control...
Tue, 31 May 1994
Australia's Keating to open business forum here
Australia's Keating to open business forum here JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, accompanied by 10 federal ministers and a number of state ministers, will visit here next month to open a business forum aimed at promoting bilateral trade.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Focus on Jakarta
Focus on Jakarta Police seize 5,653 prescription pills Police on Saturday confiscated a total of 5,653 pills, including various prescription drugs, at a number of illegal drug stalls in the city."However, none of the sellers were captured as they fled when our team arrived," Capt. Syaiful Bd.
Tue, 31 May 1994
The Listening Post
The Listening Post "Drive South" says Suzy Bogguss; this country tune spices up "The Listening Post" at 9:15 this morning on Radio Sonora FM 100.9.You should also have last Friday's edition of The Jakarta Post in front of you when you tune in: it's your textbook for "The Listening Post.
Tue, 31 May 1994
300 striking workers demand a better working environment
300 striking workers demand a better working environment JAKARTA (JP): Around 300 workers from a textile factory in the Pulo Gadung industrial area, East Jakarta, picketed the Ministry of Manpower yesterday to bring attention to what they call bad conditions and compensation at their place of work.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Friends dedicate book to ousted HKBP bishop
Friends dedicate book to ousted HKBP bishop JAKARTA (JP): Bishop S.A.E. Nababan, who heads one of the rival camps in the strife-torn Toba Batak Protestant Church (HKBP), had something to cheer about on his 60th birthday yesterday.
Tue, 31 May 1994
RI finds it difficult to get funds for power projects
RI finds it difficult to get funds for power projects JAKARTA (JP): Business uncertainty and long investment recovery time make it difficult for Indonesia to obtain funds to finance privately sponsored power projects, an expert said.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Indonesia has 113 million hectares of forest
Indonesia has 113 million hectares of forest JAKARTA (JP): The latest satellite photographs show that Indonesia currently has 113 million hectares of forest, including 81 million hectares of productive forest holding 2.4 billion cubic meters of timber, a minister says.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Milan here for friendly matches
Milan here for friendly matches JAKARTA (JP): Local soccer fans will find their long-time dreams of having a close encounter with AC Milan come true as the Italian giants arrive here this afternoon for two friendly matches in Indonesia.
Tue, 31 May 1994
RI to send army medics and engineers to Bosnia and Somalia
RI to send army medics and engineers to Bosnia and Somalia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a detachment of army medics to Bosnia-Herzegovina and another detachment of army engineers to Somalia, the government announced yesterday.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Across the Archipelago
Across the ArchipelagoQuake kills three in Irian JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Three people were killed by Wednesday's powerful earthquake in Apouwo village in Paniai regency, the Antara news agency said.This is the first report of casualties from the quake, which measured 5.8 on the Richter scale.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Pipeline starts transporting fuel from Cirebon to Jakarta
Pipeline starts transporting fuel from Cirebon to Jakarta CIREBON, West Java (JP): PT Trihasra Bimanusa Tunggal, a company controlled by President Soeharto's eldest daughter, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, yesterday started operating a 221-kilometer fuel-pipeline from a refinery here to a depot in...
Tue, 31 May 1994
Debates on Pancasila Day resumed
Debates on Pancasila Day resumed JAKARTA (JP): Debates on the birth of the state ideology Pancasila, which have taken place periodically for the last several years, resumed yesterday in a discussion among historians and former revolutionary fighters.A.B. Koesoemo and historian G.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Integrity of Indonesia
Integrity of Indonesia and young generation (PRIORITASKAN 3 SURAT PERTAMA)From KompasI am a member of a young generation baffled by the fact that Indonesian intellectuals have set up organizations that discriminate against certain groups of people, such as the one that discriminates based on...
Tue, 31 May 1994
Sempati to fly to Myanmar
Sempati to fly to Myanmar JAKARTA (JP): Sempati Air, one of the country's six scheduled air carriers, will likely begin serving Myanmar later this year based on a recent agreement designed to improve economic ties.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Daughter claims rector charged with sexual harassment innocent
Daughter claims rector charged with sexual harassment innocent JAKARTA (JP): The daughter of the rector of a private institute now on trial for sexual harassment charges says her father is innocent.Maslina Firman Hoetasoehoet charged on Saturday that her father's trial is being orchestrated by...
Tue, 31 May 1994
Official concedes corruption cases smear government image
Official concedes corruption cases smear government image JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Administrative Reforms T.B. Silalahi conceded yesterday that the recent major corruption cases involving bureaucrats have left the government's image badly tarnished.
Tue, 31 May 1994
NAM ministers meet to discuss crucial issues
NAM ministers meet to discuss crucial issuesBy Oei Eng Goan CAIRO (JP): International economic cooperation, the role of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in a changing world and the selection of a new chair will be the main topics at NAM's 11th ministerial meeting.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Indonesia did not intervene in Manila, Soesilo says
Indonesia did not intervene in Manila, Soesilo says JAKARTA (JP): A senior government official yesterday denied that Indonesia had intervened in domestic Philippine's business when it asked Manila to stop a controversial conference on East Timor from going forth there.
Tue, 31 May 1994
TV Today: Tuesday, May 31, 1994
TV Today: Tuesday, May 31, 1994 TVRI 2:40 p.m. TV Series: Full House 3:05 Dilentasia 3:30 TV Series: Huckleberry Fin 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Science film 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Horizon 8:05 Youth Drama: Langkah Bersama 9:00...
Tue, 31 May 1994
Police arrest sixteen men for cock-fight gambling
Police arrest sixteen men for cock-fight gambling JAKARTA (JP): Sixteen men arrested on Sunday for gambling on a cock-fight, one of whom is a retired army corporal, remain in detention despite an apparent attempt by Kopassus to arrange their release.
Tue, 31 May 1994
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JP/3/Caption/0 JP/msa MASTER THESBIAN: An actor from Dutch group AAPTHEATER gives an expressive performance in a play titled "Waterwiel". Yesterday's performance was held at Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center as part of the ongoing Indonesia-Europe wayang festival.
Tue, 31 May 1994
Jakarta and NSW sign sister provinces accord
Jakarta and NSW sign sister provinces accord JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta and the Australian state of New South Wales yesterday entered a new era of cooperation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on becoming sister- provinces.
Tue, 31 May 1994
BMI to give dividends
BMI to give dividends JAKARTA (JP): Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI), the country's first Islamic bank, will distribute 65 percent of its 1993 net profit of Rp 2.9 billion (US$1.3 million) as dividends for its shareholders.
Tue, 31 May 1994
1000 motorbike patrolmen to guard Jakartans daily
1000 motorbike patrolmen to guard Jakartans daily JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Hendro- priyono said yesterday that another 1,000 motorbike patrolmen would be deployed in the near future to join the ongoing Operation Cleansing.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Troops foils E. Timor separatist drive
Troops foils E. Timor separatist drive DILI, East Timor (JP): Government troops have foiled a terror campaign launched by separatists that was intended to coincide with a seminar on East Timor in Manila, the military says. Col.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Manila expels foreign dignitaries for E. Timor conference
Manila expels foreign dignitaries for E. Timor conference MANILA (Agencies): The Philippines yesterday barred an American professor from entering the country to attend a meeting on East Timor a day after expelling Nobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire and an Irish human rights activist.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Public told to update knowledge of Pancasila
Public told to update knowledge of Pancasila JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto says the public's perception of the state ideology, Pancasila, needs to be continuously upgraded.He said people who had participated in Pancasila courses need to take part in Pancasila propagation classes to refresh their...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Former VP Sudharmono defends ICMI
Former VP Sudharmono defends ICMI JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Sudharmono is defending ICMI, the association of Moslem intellectuals, from its critics stressing the organization is and will remain apolitical.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Supply shortage causes domestic coffee prices to soar
Supply shortage causes domestic coffee prices to soar JAKARTA (JP): A shortage of supplies due to delayed harvest and bad weather have caused coffee prices on the domestic market to increase to a level higher than on the world market.
Mon, 30 May 1994
TV Today: Monday, May 30
TV Today: Monday, May 30TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Puppet Show: Peter Pan and the Pirates 3:00 Music Program 3:30 Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Cultural Program 6:05 Karya dan Upaya 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Profession 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Financial Program 8:05 TV...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Senen market's traders are not afraid of competition from Atrium
Senen market's traders are not afraid of competition from Atrium JAKARTA (JP): Despite the common belief that traditional traders can't compete with modern shopping centers, Senen market traders say they are not afraid of competition from the nearby Atrium shopping arcade, which opened in 1992.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Bapindo trial reveals roles of Sudomo and directors
Bapindo trial reveals roles of Sudomo and directors JAKARTA (JP): The on-going trial of businessman Eddy Tansil warmed up on Saturday with a disclosure that pressures from a cabinet minister influenced Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) in approving huge loans to the defendant.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Public auctions could promote tourism
Public auctions could promote tourism JAKARTA (JP): Public auctions of international, high-quality collectors' items are viewed as having the potential to promote Indonesia's tourism industry."If an auction is held during a vacation period in certain tourism destinations, many foreigners will come...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Police to return Tampubolon's dossiers after review
Police to return Tampubolon's dossiers after review JP/3/BOLON Police to return Tampubolon's dossiers after review JAKARTA (JP): Police said over the weekend they will return dossiers of the four men accused of killing Brig. Gen.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Foundation pledges to take Nuku's case to Supreme Court
Foundation pledges to take Nuku's case to Supreme Court JAKARTA (JP): The Pijar Foundation, a student organization campaigning for human rights, was furious at a high court ruling that one of its leaders receive five years in jail.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Sampoerna reports earnings
Sampoerna reports earnings JAKARTA (JP): PT HM Sampoerna, a Surabaya-based cigarette manufacturer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, has announced consolidated earnings of Rp 299 (12.87 U.S. cents) per share from its operation in the first quarter of this year.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Thousands become Scottish
Thousands become Scottish for a day at Highland event JAKARTA (JP): The essence of the Scottish highlands transpired here yesterday as the distinct sound of bagpipes and muscled men in kilts roamed the grounds of the PASI athletic stadium for the 20th Highland Gathering.
Mon, 30 May 1994
New mergers and alliances in the PC world?
New mergers and alliances in the PC world?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): John Naisbitt's latest book, Global Paradox, has certainly drawn a lot of attention all over the world. He sees entities merging to create new, larger and stronger ones.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Fay's vandalism
Fay's vandalism Well there we have it, your correspondent, Toni Hardi, (The Jakarta Post, May 17, 1994), tells us that the reason that Michael Fay vandalized cars in Singapore is that he was traumatized by global warming! Personally, I doubt the subject occupied his mind for micro seconds before he...
Mon, 30 May 1994
Where to go in Jakarta, May 30
Where to go in Jakarta, May 30Jangan hapus: JAMZ, Dai-ichi HotelMusico 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.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Surabaya forms team to face European giant AC Milan
Surabaya forms team to face European giant AC Milan JAKARTA (JP): Amidst lingering uncertainties, the East Java soccer authorities have formed an amalgamated team to receive European soccer giant AC Milan in a planned match in Surabaya which is still in limbo.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Across the Archipelago
Across the Archipelago Street protests outlawed BANDUNG, West Java: The military has vowed to crack down on street demonstrations, which have been brewing again in the city over the past two weeks.Maj. Gen.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Seven Indonesian pilgrims confirmed dead in Mina
Seven Indonesian pilgrims confirmed dead in Mina JAKARTA (JP): The government has determined the identity of seven Indonesians who died in last week's stampede during the Moslem pilgrimage in Mecca, but officials have not ruled out the possibility that there could be more.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Concrete measures to ensure the authority of law
Concrete measures to ensure the authority of law ----------------------------------------------------------------This is the first of two articles examining various aspects of law implementation in Indonesia.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Hendro warns recalcitrant liquor producers and importers
Hendro warns recalcitrant liquor producers and importers JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Hendropriyono is threatening to prosecute producers and importers of alcoholic drinks found violating governmental regulations on production and sales.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Aircraft industry for commercial and military purposes
Aircraft industry for commercial and military purposes JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian aircraft industry is being developed to meet defense needs aside from making profits, State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said Saturday.
Mon, 30 May 1994
Soeharto
Soeharto defends big businesses JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday spoke in defense of the big businesses which dominate Indonesian industry, saying that their critics overlook the major benefits they bring to the country.