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Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Indonesia plans legislation against waste imports
Indonesia plans legislation against waste imports JAKARTA (JP): The government is currently drafting a legislation to bar any trade of toxic and hazardous waste within its waters.The move tallies with the new version of the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Share trading remained sluggish yesterday with
JAKARTA (JP): Share trading remained sluggish yesterday with share prices mostly losing ground in moderate trading.The broad-based Composite Index lost another 4.5 points to close at 463.43 from 467.97 on Thursday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also continued falling to close at 109.49 from 111.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
JP/kod
JP/kod MASKED LADY: Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (second from left), the eldest daughter of President Soeharto, covers her face with a Japanese mask presented by Shiegeo Nakajima (third from right) of Nippon Paper Industries, while the chairman of the Barito Pacific Group, Prajogo Pangestu (left) and...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Paddlers explore the Queen of the Southern Sea
Paddlers explore the Queen of the Southern SeaText and photo by D. Iswandono YOGYAKARTA (JP): As mankind's quest for new sensations grow, canoeing has turned spectacular. The southern shore along the coast of Java facing the Indian Ocean, with its mountainous beaches and threatening waves, offers a...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Street painter not slowed by handicap
Street painter not slowed by handicap By Riyadi - 10 pts ML l/c JAKARTA (JP): Although partially disabled, street painter Ngatno, alias Atno, harbors dreams of becoming an acclaimed artist, believing that a man's reach should exceed his grasp.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Sri Lanka to adopt low-cost, local technology on water treatment
Sri Lanka to adopt low-cost, local technology on water treatment JAKARTA (JP): Sri Lanka is interested in adopting low-cost, locally developed water treatment technology which is now being tested at the Kemang Pratama housing complex in Bekasi.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Your Letters
Your Letters Learner's drivers' license The lessons and a few hours of driving practice offered by the driving school here are just not sufficient for a new driver to start driving by himself on busy roads.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Bogor verdict crucial to environmental agency
Bogor verdict crucial to environmental agency JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor District Court could set a major legal precedent when it announces the verdicts in the trials of two sand quarrying companies on April 21.Both are being charged with destroying the environment.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
By Indra Darmawan
By Indra Darmawan JAKARTA (JP): We have followed the media accounts of the tragic conflict in Yugoslavia with great interest and have been disturbed by the oversimplification of the causes of the present conflict between Serbs and Croats in the republic of Croatia.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Indonesia plans cultural road show in Germany
Indonesia plans cultural road show in Germany JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to hold a major cultural road show in various cities in Germany next year on a slightly smaller scale than its highly successful show in the United States in 1992.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Gunung Kidul farmer found dead
Gunung Kidul farmer found deadJAKARTA (JP): A man from the remote hinterland of Gunung Kidul, Central Java, was found dead on the pedestrian bridge in front of UKI university along Jl. Soetoyo, East Jakarta, yesterday morning.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Bapindo suspects demand change of arrest status
Bapindo suspects demand change of arrest status JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer representing two suspects in the Bapindo corruption investigation demanded the release of his clients, stressing that by law they are entitled to wait for their trial at home.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
ASEAN At A Glance
ASEAN At A Glance*Tolong prioritaskan Moro-Maids-Film dalam ATW. Jakarta to host next RP-Moro talks ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): The government and Moslem guerrillas adjourned peace negotiations here overnight without announcing any breakthrough, but agreed to meet again soon in Jakarta, spokesmen...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
New appointments in Air Force and Navy
New appointments in Air Force and Navy JAKARTA (JP): Air Force Chief of Staff Marshall Rilo Pambudi inducted Commodore I.G. Sudana as Air Force Operation Commander, replacing Rear Marshall Subagiyo, and Rear Marshall Marsabdo as Inspector General, in place of Rear Marshall Andaya Lestari, yesterday.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
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A JP/arhART LOVERS: Spanish envoy Antonio Sanchez Jara congratulates painter Pilar Hervas (right) after opening her exhibition of 32 paintings on Tuesday. The display is being held at the Spanish embassy on Jl. Agus Salim, Central Jakarta, until April 15.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Clinton sorry over Hosakawa resignation
Clinton sorry over Hosakawa resignation MINNEAPOLIS (Agencies): President Clinton was sorry to hear of the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, the White House said yesterday. Hosokawa announced early yesterday that he was resigning to take responsibility for a flap over...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Asian markets shrug off Hosokawa's resignation
Asian markets shrug off Hosokawa's resignation TOKYO (Agencies): The Tokyo stock market closed higher yesterday despite Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa's announcement he will resign over the handling of personal loans. Other Asian markets ended mixed in indifferent trading.close at 9,298.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
TV Today, Saturday, April 9, 1994
TV Today, Saturday, April 9, 1994TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Sports Program 3:30 TV Series: The Invaders 4:30 Cultural program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Comedy 6:00 Nusantara the beloved country: Jakarta 6:15 Village program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Report on National Defense Institute 8:00 TV...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Editorial
Editorial As the drama unfolds Observing how reports on the background of the Bapindo credit scam, undoubtedly the biggest financial scandal in Indonesia in the last decade, unfold, is now perhaps the most popular pastime for many Indonesians.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Where to go in Jakarta, April 9
Where to go in Jakarta, April 9Jangan hapus: Dai-ichi Hotel, JAMZ Musico 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.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Wardiman insists on one written test for university entrance
Wardiman insists on one written test for university entrance JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro yesterday turned down a proposal that would have required prospective students to pass a behavioral test before being accepted into university.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
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AHAT TRICK: Bandung's Persib striker Sutiono (9) heads the ball to score his third goal during PSSI Cup inter-city amateur clubs national soccer championship against Persiraja of Aceh. Persib defeated Aceh 4-1 in yesterday's Cup finals at Senayan stadium.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
New road named after Aceh Aceh hero
New road named after Aceh Aceh hero JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja officially named a new artery road-- which starts at the elite Pondok Indah elite housing complex -- after an Acehnese hero, Sultan Iskandar Muda.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
JP/8/PLTGU
JP/8/PLTGU Export credit for gas, steam power projects reviewed JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff has confirmed that the export credit allocations for three power plant projects in Java already awarded on a repeat- order basis would be reviewed.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
YLBHI ready to defend general's killer
YLBHI ready to defend general's killer JAKARTA (JP): A legal aid foundation yesterday pledged to defend and accompany the four young men accused by the police in the killing of Brig. Gen. TMF Tampubolon at their interrogation sessions.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Across the Archipelago
Across the Archipelago Eight years for marijuana dealers MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court has sentenced a woman and her son to eight years imprisonment for drug trafficking.The court found Esters Boru Simanjuntak and Rikson Silitonga guilty of selling marijuana which they carried from...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Garuda's new subsidiary
Garuda's new subsidiary JAKARTA (JP): The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, which recently bought a two-percent stake in the Singapore-based Abacus company, is due to establish a new subsidiary to tackle the marketing of the Abacus' travel packages.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
JP/kod
JP/kod FINANCE EXECUTIVES: Robby Djohan (right), a member of the Board of Governors of the Financial Club, talks seriously with (from left to right) Chairman of the Association of Domestic Private Banks Trenggono Purwosuprodjo, a former president of PT Caltex, Julius Tahija, and a former...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
PT Inti supplies most of demand for telecommunications equipment
PT Inti supplies most of demand for telecommunications equipment BANDUNG, West Java (JP): An increase in PT Inti's production capacity has put it in position to provide almost all of the equipment required for telecommunications expansion in the next five years.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Local scholar supported by Australian `Indonesianists'
Local scholar supported by Australian `Indonesianists'JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-five noted Australian "Indonesianists" have signed a letter in support of George J. Aditjondro, a lecturer at Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, who incurred the government's wrath for his study on East Timor.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Mulialand and Bank Rama to sell shares to public
Mulialand and Bank Rama to sell shares to public JAKARTA (JP): PT Mulialand, a property developer and PT Bank Rama, a private bank, will issue new shares soon, with Sigma Batara as the managing underwriter.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
1. Garment --- 48 Metro Medium, 3 lines, 3 cols, l/c
1. Garment --- 48 Metro Medium, 3 lines, 3 cols, l/cLevi Strauss stops contract with Danastri 2. KRL --- 28 Helvetica Bold Condensed, 1 line, 3 cols, l/cJakarta-Serpong train starts operation 3. Bolon --- 36 Century Bold, 2 lines, 3 cols, l/cYLBHI ready to defend Tampubolon's suspects 4.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Taiwanese businessman from small and medium
JAKARTA (JP): Taiwanese businessman from small and medium sized companies, representing the China External Trade Council, are expected to visit Indonesia at the end of this month.The China Trade Council is a consortium of private enterprises.David Y.S.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
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Heading: 36 pt Helvetica Bold Condensed, 3 lines, 2 cols Bandung spurs 4-1 victory over Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Ace striker Sutiono fired a hat-trick to lift Persib Bandung to a 4-1 win over Persiraja Banda Aceh in their opening match of the intercity amateur soccer championship at Senayan stadium...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Soeharto should groom a successor, scholar says
Soeharto should groom a successor, scholar says JAKARTA (JP): Noted political scholar Amir Santoso sparked a new controversy yesterday when he suggested that President Soeharto should appoint his successor to ensure that an orderly transfer of power takes place in 1998.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Panjang port harbors ambitious long term goals
Panjang port harbors ambitious long term goalsBy Prasetyo Subekti PANJANG, Lampung (JP): Work is going at full steam in this tiny port at the southern tip of Sumatra.The workers have a 1997 deadline to beat for the completion of the first phase of Panjang Port's expansion project.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Barito's subsidiary to raise $750m in loan for pulp mill
Barito's subsidiary to raise $750m in loan for pulp mill JAKARTA (JP): PT Tanjung Enim Lestari, a newly established subsidiary of the Barito Group, plans to raise offshore loans of around US$750 million to finance the construction of a pulp mill in Muara Enim, South Sumatra.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Environment
EnvironmentIndonesia plans legislation against toxic waste imports. Page 2GarmentLevi Strauss stops contract with dispute-plagued Danastri. Page 3 Middle EastJerusalem spurs PLO-Jordanian suspicions. Page 4KayakPaddlers explore Queen of the rough Southern Sea.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Levi Strauss stops contract in garment factory
Levi Strauss stops contract in garment factory JAKARTA (JP): The San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. has decided to stop placing orders with the Jakarta-based PT Duta Busana Danastri garment factory, which it believes has ignored guidelines on worker rights.
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): The Tanah Abang-Serpong electric train started
JAKARTA (JP): The Tanah Abang-Serpong electric train started trial operations on Thursday, making it the first electric train outside the Jakarta-Bogor line.The first official passengers included Director General of Land Transportation Soejono, who said the Jakarta-Serpong electric train will be...
Sat, 09 Apr 1994
Dutchman says
Dutchman says bye to Pentax An incredulous Dutch tourist yesterday reported that his bag with valuables in it, including a Pentax camera, seemed to have strolled off while he dozed on a Jakarta-bound bus from Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Investigation into genereal's murder ends
Investigation into genereal's murder ends JAKARTA (JP): Police announced yesterday that the investigation of the killing of Brig. Gen. TMF Tampubolon on Monday evening has been completed."We've no more words to comment on the case because all three main elements in our investigation, namely...
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Focus on Jakarta
Focus on JakartaThug nailed at local pub EP, alias Edy, who has allegedly been involved in a series of robberies in Jakarta and Ambon, was arrested by police at a Central Jakarta nightspot on Wednesday, police said yesterday."The man was arrested at the Green Pub, Jakarta Theater building, on Jl.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Police still questioning bus crash suspect
Police still questioning bus crash suspect JAKARTA (JP): North Sumatra police are still questioning a man they suspect of having been the driver of a minibus that crashed fatally in Jakarta last monthHornas Silitonga has been in detention at the Dairi police precinct in Dairi regency since his...
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Inco will not exploit SE Sulawesi's nickel
Inco will not exploit SE Sulawesi's nickel JAKARTA (JP): PT International Nickel Corporation Indonesia (Inco), a major Canadian nickel company operating in South Sulawesi, will only exploit nickel deposits in Soroako, one of the company's mines in Sulawesi, as the other mines were declared not to...
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Firm to produce telephone sets
Firm to produce telephone sets JAKARTA (JP): PT Gajah Tunggal National Electronics (GTNE), an export-oriented manufacturing company, will start producing one million telephones per year this year with a target of using up to 80 percent locally produced parts.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Road contractors blame shoddy work on official corruption
Road contractors blame shoddy work on official corruption JAKARTA (JP): Private road contractors working for the city administration told The Jakarta Post yesterday they have to construct substandard roads because of three factors: Bribery, bad timing and theft.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
New company founded to watch labor exporters
New company founded to watch labor exporters JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday launched a new company, called PT Bina Jasa Karya (Bijak), which has the tasks to bring to order the business of sending Indonesian workers overseas and to ensure greater protection for them abroad.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Returning Timorese must pledge allegiance to Pancasila
Returning Timorese must pledge allegiance to Pancasila BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Some East Timorese living in Portugal may be allowed to regain their Indonesian citizenship, on the condition that they pledge allegiance to the national ideology Pancasila, East Timor Governor Abilio Jose Osoriao...
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
IFC wants to underwrite PT Indosat share issues
IFC wants to underwrite PT Indosat share issues JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government isn't ready to line up the contestants for the underwriting of PT Indosat's international share issue, but at least one foreign interest is lobbying hard to wrap up first place .