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Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Haj pilgrims gets easy, cheap calls
Haj pilgrims gets easy, cheap calls JAKARTA (JP): If you miss home, call. It's easy and cheap.That's the message from PT Indosat, the government-owned international telephone company, to the nearly 160,000 Indonesians who will begin leaving for the haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia next week.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Labor negotiation deadlocked
Labor negotiation deadlocked JAKARTA (JP): The six-month-old dispute between employees and management of the PT Duta Busana Danastri garment company was prolonged when the two sides failed to reach an agreement at yesterday's negotiating session.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Australia initiatives in peacekeeping timely for the region
Australia initiatives in peacekeeping timely for the regionBy A.K.P. Mochtan JAKARTA (JP): A regular contributor to United Nation peacekeeping and multinational forces, Australia is at a new height of activity in the field of peacekeeping.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Transmigration program to put horse in front of cart
Transmigration program to put horse in front of cart JAKARTA (JP): The government's transmigration program will now concentrate on building facilities at resettlement sites in order to lure people to move.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Cartoon: I'm Telling 3:05 Science Film 3:30 Langka dan Unik 4:05 Student Quiz 4:30 TV Series: Ibn Taimiyah 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Management 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Lampung 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Patching 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Music Program 9:00...
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Otter may be next in line for extinction
Otter may be next in line for extinction BOGOR, West Java (JP): Experts warn that otters, the fish eating mammals widely resented by fish breeders, may join the list of extinct animals soon unless steps are taken to protect them.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Safety in the urban jungle
Safety in the urban jungle No matter how modern and luminous a large urban center like Jakarta becomes, there is no guarantee the public can achieve a safe and secure environment. If years ago, the citizens of the capital felt obliged to secure their homes before they went out, now they must be...
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Big names missing from world's richest run
Big names missing from world's richest run JAKARTA (JP): China's great Ma's Army talents and Morocco Olympic gold medalist Khalid Skah have opted to miss the excitement of this Sunday's 10-kilometer road race, leaving defending champion Addis Abebe the lone star in the world's richest run.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Share prices fall further on JSX
Share prices fall further on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued drifting lower yesterday in line with the downward trend on other Asian markets.The broad-based Composite Index closed 5.98 points lower from 473.96 on Wednesday.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Across the Archipelago
Across the ArchipelagoProtest at Bogor court BOGOR, West Java: Around twenty people from the Front for Indonesian Youth Action (FAPI) staged a demonstration yesterday outside the Bogor District Court which is trying activist Dedi Ekadibrata on charges of arson.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Where to go in Jakarta, April 8
Where to go in Jakarta, April 8Music * 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.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
State firm to set up plants
State firm to set up plants JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Pupuk Kaltim) fertilizer company in Bontang, East Kalimantan is investing US$9.5 million in ammonia bicarbonate and hexamine- producing plants."The new $5.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Companies told to think it through before going international
Companies told to think it through before going international JAKARTA (JP): International financial analysts foresee great interest among investors in New York in buying shares of high- quality companies from Indonesia.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Police post in Galur attack
Police post in Galur attack JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of local residents in Galur district, Central Jakarta, destroyed a police post and threw its contents into the Kali Sentiong river yesterday afternoon.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Textile exports expected to keep declining
Textile exports expected to keep declining JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's textile exports, which started falling in the forth quarter of last year, will likely continue declining in the coming months due to decreased competitiveness of its products and weaker demand in industrial countries.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Former central banking chief cleared in banking scandal
Former central banking chief cleared in banking scandal JAKARTA (JP): Adrianus Mooy, the former governor of the central bank, has been virtually cleared of involvement in the Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) scandal at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), at least by President Soeharto.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Texan band sings of cowboy tradition
Texan band sings of cowboy traditionBy Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): "When I was going to high school in Sanford in the Texas Panhandle oil country," says Red Steagall, "one radio station you could hear in our town -- KDDD, broadcasting from Dumas -- broadcast a one-hour country music show called...
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Keating proposes free trade links with ASEAN countries
Keating proposes free trade links with ASEAN countries BANGKOK (AFP): Australia and Thailand will create a bilateral trade commission and explore ways to link ASEAN and the Australia-New Zealand free trade zones, Prime Minister Paul Keating said here yesterday.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Malaysia's SEAL Inc in a reverse takeover deal with Indonesian
Malaysia's SEAL Inc in a reverse takeover deal with Indonesian firm KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): SEAL Inc, a listed Malaysian timber firm, will be 58.4 percent held by Indonesian and foreign entities in a reverse takeover, officials said yesterday. But the 345.6 million ringgit (US$138.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Low cost apartments planned at industrial estates
Low cost apartments planned at industrial estates JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday that it is requiring industrial states in the Jakarta area to provide land at discounted rates and also providing financing for the construction of 2,000 low-cost apartments.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Indonesian observers to monitor S. African elections
Indonesian observers to monitor S. African elections JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is currently in the final stages of preparing a team of observers to oversee the first non-racial elections in South Africa."I still have to check on the team's preparations but it is certain that we will be sending...
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Kooijmans explores RI's human rights condition
Kooijmans explores RI's human rights condition JAKARTA (JP): Dutch Foreign Minister Kooijmans met with leading activists in Indonesia, including a number of vocal critics of the government yesterday, to explore the human rights condition here.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
British loan extension accord signed
British loan extension accord signed JAKARTA (JP): Great Britain signed an agreement here yesterday for the extension of a soft loan of 80 million pounds (US$117.6 million) for Indonesian development projects, including modern transportation systems, educational equipment and environmental...
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Common factors lead to East Asia's economic growth
Common factors lead to East Asia's economic growth JAKARTA (JP): A set of common fundamentals has powered East Asia's tremendous economic growth over the past three decades despite the wide range of specific institutions and policies in each country.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Philippine officials, rebel leader see peace deal
Philippine officials, rebel leader see peace deal ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Reuter): Philippine government and Moslem rebel negotiators ended two days of talks yesterday optimistic a permanent solution to the 22-year separatist war on Mindanao island was close.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Singapore imposes new tax policy for foreign tourists
Singapore imposes new tax policy for foreign tourists JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian tourism executives are urging Singapore to revise its newly-implemented three-percent general sales tax, which they claim has burdened Indonesian tourists.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
RI against inclusion of social clause in world trade agreement
RI against inclusion of social clause in world trade agreement JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is opposing industrial countries' efforts to link trade with labor conditions in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that will be signed in Morocco next week.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): A Rp 50 million (US$23,500) bonus awaits each
JAKARTA (JP): A Rp 50 million (US$23,500) bonus awaits each Ujungpandang player if the South Sulawesi squad manages to retain its title at the intercity amateur soccer championship which swings into full action today.
Fri, 08 Apr 1994
Dutch company helps PLN reduce electricity losses
Dutch company helps PLN reduce electricity losses JAKARTA (JP): The State Electricity Company (PLN) has assigned a consortium of three Dutch electricity companies to resume assistance in order to reduce electricity losses in Indonesia.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Time ripe for NU to return to politics: Scholar
Time ripe for NU to return to politics: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): A political observer feels that the time is right for Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, to return to the political arena which it abandoned 10 years ago.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Post-Cold War nuclear proliferation
Post-Cold War nuclear proliferation By Marty Natalegawa Jakarta (JP): The continuing uncertainty over North Korea's suspected nuclear program has shown how unfounded were the hopes that the end of the Cold War would reduce the world's preoccupation with nuclear issues.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
All teams arrive for soccer c'ship
All teams arrive for soccer c'ship JAKARTA (JP): All seven visiting teams have arrived for the intercity amateur soccer championship finals, which kick off tomorrow, while a flux of fanatic supporters are not far behind.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung said
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung said yesterday that the property business here is quite promising since Jakarta residents prefer to buy houses in real estate complexes rather than build houses of their own.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Telkom to get $400 million in loans from WB
Telkom to get $400 million in loans from WB JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank will extend loans of US$400 million to the state-owned domestic telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) next year, an executive says.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Jakarta rivers
Jakarta rivers not properly cleaned Yesterday, Jakarta mayors complained about the poor job private contractors were doing in cleaning the city's rivers.North Jakarta mayor Suprawito complained that contractors only submerge floating garbage instead of removing it from the rivers.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Rescue the farmers!
Rescue the farmers! Indonesian farmers, especially those in the East, Central and West Java, have been facing disasters such as floods and plant diseases which destroy their crops. More than 40,000 hectares of crops have failed.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
RI pushes new category for UNSC membership
RI pushes new category for UNSC membership JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is pushing for a new category in the United Nations Security Council to redress what they see as the overriding power of the five permanent members.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Bureaucratic inefficiency hampers growth of mining industry
Bureaucratic inefficiency hampers growth of mining industry JAKARTA (JP): A leading businessman believes that the extensive bureaucracy at the mining and energy offices is responsible for the reluctance of project financiers to back mine construction.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
B
B JP/09 THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Atika Shahab and her children stare at their war-zone-like neighborhood after the area's developer, PT Kuningan Persada, appropriated most of the plots belonging to their neighbors. The company has started to build a high-rise tower on Jl.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Photo
Photo JP/alxINVESTMENT SECURITY: Dutch Foreign Minister P.H. Kooijmans (left) whispers to his Indonesian counterpart Ali Alatas after signing an agreement on promotion and protection of investments. The agreement was signed in Jakarta yesterday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Indonesian spinners cannot use U.S. credit guarantee
Indonesian spinners cannot use U.S. credit guarantee JAKARTA (JP): Although the United States is looking to maintain and increase in its cotton sales to Indonesia with assistance to local yarn producers, government regulations bar spinning firms to use the aid.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Jakarta gets
Jakarta gets 250 more taxis The city-owned Greater Jakarta Taxi Drivers Cooperative, Kosti Jaya, has added 250 new taxis and 100 refurbished ones into its fleet, making the total number of its operating vehicles 1,250.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
RI's changing demographics: pros and cons
RI's changing demographics: pros and cons JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has undergone sweeping demographic changes over the past 25 years thanks to its highly successful family planning program, population experts say.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Garuda Indonesia recruits 19 Timorese technicians
Garuda Indonesia recruits 19 Timorese technicians BANDUNG (JP): Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia yesterday recruited 19 East Timorese who have just completed a one-year training course on aircraft maintenance with the Air Force.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Where to go in Jakarta, April 7
Where to go in Jakarta, April 7Jangan 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.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Non-oil exports fall for the first time
Non-oil exports fall for the first time JAKARTA (JP): For the first time in ten years Indonesia's non- oil exports have declined, raising concerns in a cabinet meeting on economy at the Bina Graha presidential office here yesterday.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
Angry mob attacks government office
Angry mob attacks government officeTANGERANG (JP): Dozens of local public transit drivers destroyed the offices of the Tangerang Revenue Office in front of the Karawaci-Kebon Jeruk exit tollgate on Jl. Karawaci Raya here yesterday morning.All six of the on-duty officers managed to escape unharmed.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
ASEAN At A Glance
ASEAN At A GlanceBetter protection for rebels urged MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos told the police yesterday to provide better protection to former communist guerrillas following the assassination of a former top rebel leader who had surrendered.
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
TV Today: Thursday, April 7
TV Today: Thursday, April 7TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Tarzan 3:05 Children Program 3:30 TV Series: The Sword of Tipu Sultan 4:30 Scouts' Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Bengkulu 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious...
Thu, 07 Apr 1994
JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of families remain living in and
JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of families remain living in and defending their war-zone-like neighborhood in Guntur sub- district, South Jakarta, amid escalating tension between the residents and the area's developer, PT Kuningan Persada.In a bid to construct the 24-hectare Empire Tower on Jl.