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Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Overseas magazines subscriptions
Overseas magazines subscriptions I would like to recount my experiences of subscribing to two overseas magazines, namely Fortune and Time, the distribution of which are handled by Gunung Agung/NV Indoprom Co (Indonesia) LTD.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Palm oil credit questioned
Palm oil credit questioned KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia said yesterday it would ask the World Bank why Kuala Lumpur could not continue its credit scheme for palm oil buyers when the United States and Europe were allowed to provide other forms of farm credit.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
RI, Aussie sign housing accord
RI, Aussie sign housing accord JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Australia yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding on housing and urban development which will improve the partnership between the two countries.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Indonesian Dance Festival '94
Indonesian Dance Festival '94 A bevy of both domestic and foreign choreographers will present their creations at the Indonesian Dance Festival '94, scheduled to be opened tonight.The fifth five-day festival is held by the Jakarta Art Institute at Taman Ismail Marzuki in cooperation with the Jakarta...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued rising on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index closed 8.34 points higher at 518.97 yesterday from 510.63 on Tuesday, while the narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index rose to 123.87 from 123.74.
Thu, 20 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...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
U.S. and Vietnam may open mission this year
U.S. and Vietnam may open mission this year HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam repeated yesterday its hopes that U.S. and Vietnamese diplomatic missions would open in the two capitals this year, but a U.S. official said no schedule had been agreed.Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam met U.S.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Fine arts exhibit: A momentous first for Jakarta
Fine arts exhibit: A momentous first for JakartaBy Jason Tedjasukmana JAKARTA (JP): More than just a grouping of important artworks awaits the public at the Shangri-La Hotel. The Jakarta International Fine Arts Exhibition is historical in scope, unbridled in ambition and a first on many levels.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Last Indonesian pair tumbles at Men's Challenger
Last Indonesian pair tumbles at Men's Challenger JAKARTA (JP): The combination of Benny Wijaya and Suwandi became the last home pair to fall at the US$50,000 Indonesia Men's Challenger tennis championships when they lost 6-7 (5-7), 2-6 to British third seeds Andrew Foster and Danny Sapsforo...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Islam has no objections to big business
Islam has no objections to big business JAKARTA (JP): The Islamic community has no objection to big corporations in Indonesia as long as their business practices are consistent with Islamic teachings, a noted Moslem scholar said yesterday.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Accident insurance for hard workers
Accident insurance for hard workers Head of the Jakarta chapter of the All-Indonesian Workers Association Salam Sumangat has said that all seasonal construction workers are entitled to accident insurance.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Remarks on ex-prisoners clarified
Remarks on ex-prisoners clarified JAKARTA (JP): A member of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday said that it is too early at this stage to talk about seeking the release of former communists who have been in jail for nearly 30 years.
Thu, 20 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.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Museum receives grants from Japan
Museum receives grants from Japan JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese government has donated Rp 980 million (US$449,541) worth of equipment to the Jakarta textile museum to help facilitate its function as the center for textile education and information.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Japanese tourist presumed dead
Japanese tourist presumed dead JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A Japanese tourist and his local porter believed to have drowned in the Baliem River last month were officially declared missing yesterday after rescue workers discontinued their search for the bodies.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
PT Intercon's facilities called for
PT Intercon's facilities called for City councilor Saud Rahman has questioned why PT Intercon is delaying the construction of social and public facilities in Taman Kebon Jeruk housing complex in West Jakarta.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Parcel service
Parcel service This is a response to the letter by Soekarno published in the Sunday issue of The Jakarta Post on Oct. 2, 1994, entitled Trauma due to parcel service.As an international courier service company, UPS operates its services under the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules,...
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Indonesia, Britain to boost ties in energy industry
Indonesia, Britain to boost ties in energy industry JAKARTA (JP): The state electricity company PT PLN yesterday signed memorandums of understanding with two British firms, National Power and National Grid corporations, for cooperation in power generation and distribution.
Thu, 20 Oct 1994
Roads to world peace more complex (1)
Roads to world peace more complex (1) This article is based on statement made by Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas at the 49th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Oct. 4. This is the first of a two-part article.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Reform improves Indonesia port management
Reform improves Indonesia port management JAKARTA (JP): Organizational reform has enabled Indonesia to improve the professional management of its ports to the same level as Australia within 10 years, a World Bank report says.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Environmental auditing is voluntary: Bapedal
Environmental auditing is voluntary: Bapedal JAKARTA (JP): The government has no intention of compelling industrial companies to undertake environmental auditing, stressing that it is strictly voluntary.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Union executives testified
Union executives testified MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two local executives of the SBSI rebel union testified against their chairman Muchtar Pakpahan, saying that he sent circulars from Jakarta calling for a general strike.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Kadin expands industrial apprenticeship program
Kadin expands industrial apprenticeship program JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has agreed to expand its industrial apprenticeship program, previously restricted to students of formal schools, to people who attend short courses as well.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Fate of political prisoners examined
Fate of political prisoners examined JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights is currently examining the fate of current and former political prisoners, including the possibility of seeking the release of those who have been imprisoned for a long time.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Accident insurance for hard workers
Accident insurance for hard workers Head of the Jakarta chapter of the All-Indonesian Workers Association Salam Sumangat has said that all seasonal construction workers are entitled to accident insurance.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Official bemoans poor condition of apartments
Official bemoans poor condition of apartments JAKARTA (JP): A city administration official expressed concern yesterday over the poor condition of the city's low-cost apartments, which are designed to help eliminate slum areas.R.S.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Bus service
Bus serviceFrom Media IndonesiaSometimes I have to stand for hours waiting for a city bus, but they do not want to stop because I am wearing a school uniform.The core of the problem is, according to the government regulation, the bus fare for students is Rp 100, whereas the general public has to...
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Poor management in sports blamed for RI Asiad failure
Poor management in sports blamed for RI Asiad failure JAKARTA (JP): One main reason behind Indonesia's flawed performance at the just concluded Asian Games in Hiroshima is the increasingly complicated task of management for the National Sports Governing Body (KONI), Minister of Youth Affairs and...
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
KL blames French for radar fire
KL blames French for radar fire KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's transport minister yesterday rejected opposition taunts of incompetence and blamed a French supplier for a fire that knocked out a radar at Subang International Airport in August.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Convention bureau launched
Convention bureau launched JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday announced the establishment of a bureau, which will promote the development of convention and congress businesses in the city.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Clean water tariff structure must be negotiable: Radinal
Clean water tariff structure must be negotiable: Radinal JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar said here yesterday that the tariff structure for clean water must be negotiable with private investors in order to ensure cost recovery.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Fewer than half of 430 Jakarta fire cases resolved
Fewer than half of 430 Jakarta fire cases resolved JAKARTA (JP): Police announced here yesterday that only 196, or 45.9 percent, of the 427 fire cases recorded in the capital in the January-September period this year have been thoroughly resolved.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
DPR needs to shed its poor image: PPP
DPR needs to shed its poor image: PPP JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) said yesterday that the House of Representatives (DPR) should shed its image as a rubber stamp institution.PPP legislators said the House should amend its notoriously complicated internal laws to allow it greater...
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
S'pore may develop `intelligent homes'
S'pore may develop `intelligent homes' SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's condominiums may soon be turned into computerized "intelligent" homes if a group of five computer firms have their way.The consortium said yesterday it wanted to develop a state-of- the-art computer and communication network...
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Baggage plundered
Baggage plunderedFrom KompasThe 1995 haj season is on the doorstep.I feel this is a good opportunity to ask PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines, who will be carrying the haj pilgrims from Polonia airport in Medan to Tabing airport in Padang, to clean up the "mice" that have been ferreting in the baggage...
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
ABRI reaches where others cannot
ABRI reaches where others cannotBy Ridwan M. Sijabat PURWAKARTA, West Java (JP): The Armed Forces' civic mission, popularly known as ABRI Masuk Desa (ABRI enters villages), has been re-oriented towards developing poor rural villages which private contractors have neglected.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Planet Hollywood opening soon
Planet Hollywood opening soon Some of the world's most famous movie stars will be in town this Saturday for the grand opening of Planet Hollywood Jakarta.Sylvester Stallone heads a list that will also include Indonesian celebrities Ebet Kadarusman and Merriam Bellina.Located on Jl.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Paper import duties cut
Paper import duties cut JAKARTA (JP): The government has lowered import duties on paper products to 20 percent from the previous range of 25 to 30 percent.According to the Ministry of Finance's statement made available to The Jakarta Post yesterday, the import duty surcharge for paper was also...
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
German preachers checked out
German preachers checked out JAKARTA: Two German preachers who were put under house detention by the North Sumatra Police for violating their tourists visas have left the country, according to the German embassy.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: SudradjatDEFENSE DINNER: Indonesian Minister of Defense Edi Sudradjat (center) and Suriname Minister of Defense Siegfried F. Gields (left) chat in the company of Sugeng Subroto, secretary-general of the Ministry of Defense.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Indonesia's human rights record
Indonesia's human rights record The Clinton administration is having a hard time deciding whether to impose modest trade sanctions against Indonesia for denying workers their basic rights. First it demanded changes by February 1994.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Wahono will meet with Kim Jong-il
Wahono will meet with Kim Jong-il JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Wahono is scheduled to meet with North Korean President Kim Jong -il during his goodwill visit to Pyongyang this week.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Laotian president courts Indonesian investors
Laotian president courts Indonesian investors JAKARTA (JP): Laotian President Nouhak Phoumsavanh yesterday invited Indonesian entrepreneurs to invest in his country, particularly in the fields of oil exploration and gold mining, which have not been optimally developed.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Theater group protests at ban
Theater group protests at ban SURAKARTA, Central Java: Some 50 local artists marched to Mayor Hartomo's office on Monday to protest his decision to ban the performance of Siswo Budoyo Tulungagung, a traditional Javanese theater group, in the vicinity of the Solo royal palace.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Two criminals shot to death
Two criminals shot to death East Jakarta police shot and killed two men and arrested two others after they tried to rob a woman on Jl. D.I. Pandjaitan, East Jakarta, on Saturday.The two deceased men were identified as Diaz, 23 and Moch. Zaini, 28.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Jokes have their limits: Moerdiono
Jokes have their limits: Moerdiono JAKARTA (JP): Refrain from making religious or ethnic jokes, however funny they may be, because they could be fatal for the nation.This warning was served on comedians by Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono who said that such jokes would be divisive to the unity...
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
The new electricity tariff
The new electricity tariff The State Electricity Company's (PLN's) plan to raise its power tariffs has met few obstacles this time. Unlike on earlier occasions, the involvement of members of the House of Representatives has been greater with this plan.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Trivial incident leads to arson at college campus
Trivial incident leads to arson at college campus JAKARTA (JP): The command post of the National University's student regiment in Pejaten area, South Jakarta, was set on fire yesterday during a street brawl involving students and regiment members.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The buying drive remained low on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, with the official Composite Index suffering another drop to close at 510.61 against 511.33 on Monday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also lost ground to close at 123.74, as compared to 123.92.
Wed, 19 Oct 1994
City claims no losses as schools demolished
City claims no losses as schools demolished JAKARTA (JP): The city administration yesterday clarified confusing reports accusing PT Kredosindo Perkasa of demolishing city administration assets to make way for the construction of its Sudirman Tower Condominium project in Central Jakarta.