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Fri, 21 Oct 1994
`Gatra' finally obtains its publishing permit
`Gatra' finally obtains its publishing permit JAKARTA (JP): A group of former employees of the defunct Tempo weekly announced yesterday that they have obtained a publishing license for their new weekly magazine, Gatra, which will hit the streets in mid-November.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Bekasi reprimands housing firms
Bekasi reprimands housing firms BEKASI (JP): The Bekasi administration has reminded hundreds of housing companies in the regency of their responsibility to build public facilities.Building firms are ordered to build such facilities as they are vital to help improve the quality of the city's housing...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Political system needs revision to ensure fairness
Political system needs revision to ensure fairness JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to revise its political system to ensure ethical and fair business practices as well as prevent corruption and collusion between business people and government officials, experts and business leaders say.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Film Series: Kabuto 3:05 Strange and Unique 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Flora & Fauna 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Traditional Culture 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Students brawl
Students brawlFrom PelitaIt was distressing to read news reports in the papers on Oct. 17, about the students brawl involving a group of ISTN and IISIP students. This incident resulted in ten people injured, seven cars damaged and a further six people detained.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Minister warns estate developers
Minister warns estate developers JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tanjung has warned real estate developers who have been delaying the construction of their projects to start building immediately.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
No need for new party: Soeharto
No need for new party: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto shot down yesterday the brewing demand for a new political party asked for to accommodate the wishes of those unhappy with the existing political organizations.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Bus driver uses screwdriver to kill
Bus driver uses screwdriver to kill The city police have arrested the driver of a 10-seat city minibus along with his assistant for allegedly stabbing to death a 32-year-old man in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta.Head of the South Jakarta police precinct Lt. Col.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Pilgrims' hospital to be inaugurated
Pilgrims' hospital to be inaugurated President Soeharto is scheduled to inaugurate a haj pilgrim hospital in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, next month.The Antara news agency reported that the construction of the hospital, which will be able to accommodate around 4,000 pilgrims from Jakarta, was...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Three dead in chain accident
Three dead in chain accident SEMARANG: Three people were killed and 13 others injured in a three-way accident involving a tanker truck, a minibus and a jeep on Tanah Putih highway in south Semarang.The accident occurred on Wednesday night when the tanker truck, loaded with 16,000 liters of fuel...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Borobudur Inter-Continental, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Central Jakarta: - Kintamani Pavilion: Traditional Dances & Songs Friday, Italian Night Wednesday, all from 7 p.m.. - Pendopo Tea Lounge: Monika Rosca, pianist from Poland, daily 4 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Japan's Kyosha enter RI
Japan's Kyosha enter RI TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Kyosha Co. Ltd. said yesterday it had set up a joint venture in Indonesia with another Japanese firm and local concerns to produce and sell printed circuit boards.The joint venture, located in suburban Jakarta, will be capitalized at US$1.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Firm sends 500 workers to Malaysia
Firm sends 500 workers to MalaysiaBy Ridwan M. Sijabat SURABAYA (JP): PT Binajasa Abadikarya (Bijak), a new state- owned manpower supplier company, sent the first batch of 500 of the planned 17,000 Indonesian workers bound for Malaysia on Wednesday.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Indonesia good at telecom, not at road and water: WB
Indonesia good at telecom, not at road and water: WB JAKARTA (JP): A World Bank expert said here yesterday that Indonesia's telecommunication system is performing well, but not its water, road and power sectors.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
This year's inflation may reach double-digit
This year's inflation may reach double-digit JAKARTA (JP): The country's inflation rate will most likely reach the double-digit level this year if the government goes ahead with its plan to raise electricity billing rates next month, economist Sjahrir says.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Indonesia hopes to wipe out illiteracy in five years time
Indonesia hopes to wipe out illiteracy in five years time JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must wipe out illiteracy among people in the 10-44 age bracket by the end of the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (Repelita VI), President Soeharto says.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Troopers return from Bosnia with relief
Troopers return from Bosnia with relief ZAGREB (JP): Twenty-four members from the Garuda XIV military contingent returned home this week after spending over a year in war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. They returned with stories of narrow escapes, kidnappings, shootings and bombings.
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Golf tourney gets fans
Golf tourney gets fans JAKARTA (JP): The Alfred Dunhill Masters golf tournament, slated for Nov. 3 to 6 in Nusa Dua, Bali, registered its first spectators. Thirty members from the Enteos executive club, which includes bankers, industrialists and chief executive officers, have paid US$895 apiece to...
Fri, 21 Oct 1994
Haze disrupts flight services
Haze disrupts flight services JAMBI, Jambi: Thick haze once again blankets the city, forcing the state carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines to cancel its flight services between the city and Jakarta.Head of the local Merpati operation, Max Mandagi, said on Thursday that the airline has stopped its...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
NU needs leaders with fresh ideas
NU needs leaders with fresh ideas JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), facing its biggest challenge yet in maintaining its organization and in sticking to its mission, needs leaders with fresh ideas, one of its senior leaders says.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Gen. Hendro in gubernatorial race
Gen. Hendro in gubernatorial race BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial legislative council will select gubernatorial candidates from the 19 aspirants now on their list.Among the possible candidates is Maj. Gen.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
KIA to float shares on local stock marts
KIA to float shares on local stock marts JAKARTA (JP): PT Keramik Indonesia Assosiasi (KIA), a major ceramic tile producer in the country, will sell around 30 percent of its 85 million shares to the public next month to finance its expansion program, the company's president says.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Electricity museum planned in TMII
Electricity museum planned in TMII JAKARTA (JP): The ministry of mines and energy plans to establish a Rp 15 billion (US$7.5 million) electricity museum at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah complex in East Jakarta.Six energy-related corporations have given assistance worth US$2.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Unemployed graduate
Unemployed graduateFrom RepublikaI am a graduate of the School of Teachers Training and Educational Science, majored in educational administration, at the University of Bengkulu. I call on Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro to show me the way to find a job so that I do not...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Govt must improve export credit, sack surveyors: Econit
Govt must improve export credit, sack surveyors: Econit JAKARTA (JP): The government, in order to prevent future export scams, should add post-auditing and verification mechanisms to the rediscount facility and stop hiring surveyor companies to inspect import and export documents, economists say.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Leading world rankings
Leading world rankings LONDON (Reuter): Leading world rankings issued by the International Badminton Federation on Tuesday after the 14th event of the World Grand Prix series, the Danish Open, held in Esbjerg from Oct. 12 to 16:Men: 1. Ardy B. Wiranata (Ina) 1,700 pts 2.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Victim numbers down for `Zebra'
Victim numbers down for `Zebra' JAKARTA (JP): The number of dead and wounded victims of traffic accidents in the city declined by 26.4 percent to 96 people in the last three weeks of the ongoing one-month Operation Zebra, a police spokesman said yesterday.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. K.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
India's epidemic is the `Princess of Death'
India's epidemic is the `Princess of Death'By V. Anjaiah JAKARTA (JP): Plague was a word which struck terror into the hearts of the men of the Middle Ages. Now that word and the disease it signifies has appeared to plague a country that can ill afford it: India, where it took 52 lives and sent...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Badminton
BadmintonFrom JayakartaIt was a great pity that Susi Susanti was defeated when playing Hisako Mizui of Japan in the Hiroshima Asian Games. And so Indonesia failed to win four gold medals in the badminton event. Susi's defeat must have been a big shock to Indonesia's badminton fans.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Local investors will build container ports
Local investors will build container ports JAKARTA (JP): The government will assign two leading local companies, Humpuss and Citra Lamtorogung Persada, to construct container terminals in Jakarta and Surabaya with a total investment of US$765 million.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Indosat books another success in local marts
Indosat books another success in local marts JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned international telecommunications company Indosat recorded another triumph during the first day of the trading of its shares on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges yesterday after booking a successful debut on the New...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Govt to cut import tariffs
Govt to cut import tariffs JAKARTA (JP): The government will continue to lower import tariffs and surcharges in line with plans under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA), Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo says.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Drivers: Beware!
Drivers: Beware! Violators of traffic regulations on Jakarta's main streets like Jl. Sudirman, and Jl. Thamrin shall be fined Rp 1 million to Rp 6 million. This headline in the local daily Kompas of Sept. 28, 1994 edition becomes the topic of the day, in most offices.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Foreign companies invited to develop tourist resorts
Foreign companies invited to develop tourist resorts JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to invite foreign investors to develop several areas into resorts to boost the country's tourist industry."Based on studies funded by overseas technical assistance, in the near future there will be opportunities...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Official pledges lively youth day celebrations
Official pledges lively youth day celebrations JAKARTA (JP): Arts and sports contests, social activities, tree planting and presentation of medals to dedicated youths, will enliven the commemoration of the 66th national Youth Pledge Day, next week, Oct. 28.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Muhammadiyah halts five-day week trial at its schools
Muhammadiyah halts five-day week trial at its schools YOGYAKARTA (JP): Muhammadiyah, an influential Moslem organization, announced yesterday that it has ordered all its schools to stop trial runs of the five-day school week.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Top MUI official defends the ulema council's record
Top MUI official defends the ulema council's record JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has been increasingly in the news lately because it is doing its job to protect and promote the interests of the Islamic community in Indonesia, one of its leaders said.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
TV Today: Thursday, October. 20, 1994
TV Today: Thursday, October. 20, 1994TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Music 3:30 TV Series: The Magistrate 4:30 Sports 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Downtown Kota to become tourist site
Downtown Kota to become tourist site JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will transform the Kota (downtown) area in West Jakarta into a tourist attraction by permitting private investors to use old and historical buildings as hotels and restaurants, an official says.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
The bogus export scandal
The bogus export scandal A different viewpoint was put forward yesterday on the export credit scam which is said to have caused great financial losses to the state. As pointed out by Econit, an independent advisory group in economics, industry and trade, the much-talked-about bogus export scandal...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Islanders told to go home
Islanders told to go home TERNATE, Maluku: North Maluku Regent Abdullah Assagaf has told residents of Obi islands who still live in makeshift shelters after the recent earthquake that it is now safe for them to return to their homes.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Murayama to APEC meeting
Murayama to APEC meeting TOKYO (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama will attend the November leaders' summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Indonesia, a foreign ministry official said yesterday.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
State-owned `TVRI' and `RRI' to be merged into one company
State-owned `TVRI' and `RRI' to be merged into one company JAKARTA (JP): The government will merge the state-run television and radio stations, currently two separate state agencies, into one enterprise, but will not privatize them, Minister of Information Harmoko announced yesterday.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Two officers testify at trial of top pimp
Two officers testify at trial of top pimp JAKARTA (JP): Two police officers testified yesterday at the South Jakarta District Court in the trial of three assistants of Hartono Setyawan, the country's most notorious pimp, saying that a police raid did not find any prostitutes in the pimp's residence.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Garuda, DAMRI to serve APEC
Garuda, DAMRI to serve APEC The organizing committee of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has signed an agreement with the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to arrange the ground handling and the technical maintenance of planes carrying foreign delegates.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
`Yellow jacket' students give food to Benhil homeless
`Yellow jacket' students give food to Benhil homeless JAKARTA (JP): Eighteen students of the prestigious University of Indonesia yesterday visited a disputed plot of land in Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta, to donate foodstuffs including rice, sugar, coffee, milk and instant noodles to homeless...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
100 teenagers seek to `borrow' arson suspects
100 teenagers seek to `borrow' arson suspects JAKARTA (JP): About 100 unidentified teenagers surrounded police stations in the wee hours yesterday, asking to "borrow" detainees suspected of having burnt the command post of the National University's student regiment in South Jakarta on Tuesday.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Officials must be sensitive
Officials must be sensitiveFrom Suara KaryaThe people can sue government institutions which ignores or fails to respond to the people's inquiry. In fact, each institution has the responsibility to attend to the people's demand for explanation.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Govt to hike electricity tariffs
Govt to hike electricity tariffs JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday confirmed its plan to increase electricity billing rates by around three percent next month."We will hold a meeting with leaders of Commission VI of the House of Representatives (DPR) this week to seek their support for the...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Clinton, Soeharto to see signing of LNG contract
Clinton, Soeharto to see signing of LNG contract JAKARTA (JP): U.S. President Bill Clinton and Indonesian President Soeharto are expected to witness the signing of a contract for a US$34 billion natural gas liquefaction project in Natuna of Riau.