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Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Victims of Malaysian fallen condominium filing test suit
Victims of Malaysian fallen condominium filing test suit KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Six Malaysians devastated by the collapse of a luxury condominium here last year said yesterday they have filed a suit to seek damages for the loss of relatives and valuables in the country's worst building disaster.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Singapore protests
Singapore protestsFrom KompasIn relation to the smoke haze from Indonesia, The Straits Times has written an editorial: Give us back our day..., all about how Singapore and Malaysia should firmly but politely warn Indonesia about the damage it is causing.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
`Rise of Islam seen as a threat to Western world'
`Rise of Islam seen as a threat to Western world' JAKARTA (JP): A top diplomat hinted that the rise of Islam in the post-Cold War era is seen as a threat that could challenge Western hegemony."After the fall of communism, Islam is now the biggest threat to the West," former Indonesian ambassador to...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Rain storm hits Pekalongan
Rain storm hits Pekalongan PEKALONGAN, Central Java: The local administration has appealed for assistance for residents whose homes were destroyed in a rain storm last week.Asfar Wahab, spokesman for the local administration, said here on Saturday that police and military personnel have been called...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Govt to refurbish sidewalks
Govt to refurbish sidewalks The City Parks Office plans to refurbish sidewalks along Jl. Sabang and Jl. Thamrin, one of the city's major thoroughfares, an official says."We have submitted a proposal to the governor," Toni Arifin, the deputy head of the office, told The Jakarta Post after the...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Drug smugglers arrested
Drug smugglers arrested PADANGRATU, Central Lampung: Police have arrested two suspected drug smugglers from Medan, North Sumatra, who tried to smuggle almost 90 kilograms of marijuana to Jakarta.Head of the southern Sumatra Police Command, Maj. Gen. M.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Guarantee of apartments for Benhil squatters is vital
Guarantee of apartments for Benhil squatters is vital JAKARTA (JP); A member of the House of Representatives (DPR) underlined the importance of guaranteeing squatters of Bendungan Hilir homes in the low cost apartments which the government plans to build.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Rafsanjani asks Indonesia to buy more Iranian oil
Rafsanjani asks Indonesia to buy more Iranian oil JAKARTA (JP): Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Saturday called on Indonesia to buy more oil from his country while at the same time hinting that Iran may purchase helicopters from the IPTN state-aircraft manufacturer.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Traffic routes in Bogor
Traffic routes in Bogor JAKARTA (JP): The trial of changes in traffic routes on major roads in Bogor over the weekend ended smoothly.The tryout was conducted on Friday as part of the administration's preparations for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meeting next month.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Latief asked to explain Pakpahan's trial to world
Latief asked to explain Pakpahan's trial to world JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has asked Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief to tell the world that the Medan trial of labor activist Muchtar Pakpahan is of a criminal nature.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Trade liberalization sought
Trade liberalization sought JAKARTA (JP): A business advisory group of APEC suggested here Saturday that the forum accelerate trade and investment liberalization, improve business facilitation, promote human resource development and improve the government-business sector partnership.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
UK minister due here
UK minister due here JAKARTA (JP): British Trade Minister Richard Needham and entourage will touch down here tomorrow to begin a six-day trade mission, the British embassy says.During his visit, Needham is scheduled to hold meetings with Minister of Trade Satrio Budiardjo Joedono, Minister of Mines...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
`Suara Pembaruan' management
`Suara Pembaruan' management The management of Suara Pembaruan daily newspaper was quite disturbed by your article: Internal trouble brewing at Suara Pembaruan, published by your paper on Saturday, Oct. 8, 1994. We feel that The Jakarta Post should have first checked with us prior to publishing it.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
No `True Lies' discs or videos in town: Agency
No `True Lies' discs or videos in town: Agency JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Film Control Agency (Bapfida), which has conducted surveys on a number of video and laser disc rental centers, found no True Lies, an action-comedy movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, for rent.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Post service
Post serviceFrom NeracaI am disappointed with the Post Office. On Sunday, Oct. 9, 1994, I went to Pasar Baru General Post Office (GPO) at 4 p.m. to send a letter by Patas post. I was following the suggestion of the Post Office on Jl. Pemuda in East Jakarta.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Govt rapped over planned hike in electricity tariffs
Govt rapped over planned hike in electricity tariffs JAKARTA (JP): A number of legislators want the government to consult the House of Representatives (DPR) every time it plans to increase billing rates of electricity, which affects the interest of the public.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Preventive steps the best to curb N. Jakarta crime
Preventive steps the best to curb N. Jakarta crime JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto urged officers to take preventive measures in anticipation of problems arising in slum areas in North Jakarta due to the existing social gap.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
PDAM supplies only 58% of city water needs
PDAM supplies only 58% of city water needs JAKARTA (JP): An executive said PDAM Jaya, the city-owned water company, could supply only 58.8 percent of the city's daily water demand of 1.7 million cubic meters.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Soeharto dedicates new dam, launches water saving drive
Soeharto dedicates new dam, launches water saving drive JAKARTA (JP): Concerned over the widespread inefficient use of water, President Soeharto launched a national water saving campaign yesterday.The drive aims at preventing severe, long-term water shortages, Soeharto said in Lombok, West Nusa...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
TBC prevalent in Nusa Tenggara
TBC prevalent in Nusa Tenggara KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Over seven percent of the 3,3 million population of this province suffer from tuberculosis (TBC), an official says.Head of the provincial health office Bambang Purnomo said over the weekend that the high incidence of tuberculosis is spurred...
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Reference system for mental patients
Reference system for mental patients JAKARTA (JP): An official of the Jakarta Mental Hospital (RSJ) underlines the importance of a reference system of hospitals for mental patients in a bid to improve services.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Pelangi island plundered
Pelangi island plundered For many years we have been going to the islands in the bay of Jakarta, as we love snorkeling and observing the marine life at the reefs. It can be such a breathtaking sight and it relaxes and takes away the Jakarta stress.
Mon, 17 Oct 1994
Troops recapture project from rebels
Troops recapture project from rebels COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Soldiers and policemen, backed by four helicopter gunships, recaptured an irrigation project site from Moslem guerrillas in an overnight battle that ended Sunday, a military spokesman said.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
SBSI treasurer jailed
SBSI treasurer jailed MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hayati, the treasurer of the city branch of the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI), was sentenced to seven months imprisonment on Thursday for helping plan a workers demonstration last April.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
More campaigns needed on apartments: Surjadi
More campaigns needed on apartments: Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said that city administration officers should intensify public presentation on apartments and their benefits."The public presentation is needed to make people understand the necessity of apartments and then they...
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Double standard in education
Double standard in education This letter refers to Mr. de Kort's letter in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 13, 1994.Come on Mr. de Kort, you know better than that. Even if we substitute "International" for "European" everything has changed for the better in Indonesia.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Plywood exports reach $2.24b
Plywood exports reach $2.24b JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's plywood exports increased by 2.53 percent to US$2.24 billion during the first semester of this year from the same period of last year, the Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers (Apkindo) says.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), which recorded dull trading over a couple of days of this week, yesterday strengthened due to profit-taking activities.The broad-based Composite Index increased by over three points to close at 510.33 yesterday from 507.18 on Thursday.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Fire razes university campus
Fire razes university campus YOGYAKARTA: Five buildings that house the post-graduate studies of the Gadjah Mada University were razed by fire yesterday.Strong winds fanned the fire, which began at 12.30 p.m. in the main building, and spread to neighboring buildings.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Lao president to visit Indonesia
Lao president to visit Indonesia HANOI (AFP): Laotian President Nouhak Phoumsavanh is to visit Indonesia on Monday for a state visit, the official KPL news agency said in a report monitored here yesterday.Nouhak will be in Indonesia from Oct.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Police catch snatchers
Police catch snatchers YOGYAKARTA: Police yesterday caught two "big time" bag snatchers barely twenty minutes after they carried out their latest grab and run action in the street.Their latest, and probably last victim for sometime, was Mrs. Tunojo, a resident of Surabaya, East Java.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Dog-fight exercise causes Malaysian jet fighter crash
Dog-fight exercise causes Malaysian jet fighter crash KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): A Malaysian air force fighter crashed in the Malacca Straits on Thursday after a mid-air collision with an Australian jet fighter during a military exercise, defense sources said yesterday.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
City prepares flood control
City prepares flood control The city authorities are launching a number of flood control preparations on major rivers throughout Jakarta in anticipation to the upcoming rainy season, which is predicted to start next month.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Bali, Lombok shaken by quake
Bali, Lombok shaken by quake DENPASAR, Bali: An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook the islands of Bali and Lombok yesterday morning, sending residents on the two islands fleeing from their homes.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Forest fires
Forest fires I have followed the discussion on forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan with great interest. I would like to point to a situation here on Java, where so few tracks of nature are left. Baluran National Park in East Java used to be a very good area.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
City to sweep vendors for APEC
City to sweep vendors for APEC JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will soon deploy law enforcement officers to expel street vendors from main roads in the run-up to next month's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum's meeting to be held here and in Bogor, some 70 kilometers south of...
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
E. Timor braces for foreign journalists
E. Timor braces for foreign journalists JAKARTA (JP): The authorities in East Timor are bracing themselves for the arrival of hordes of foreign journalists -- one estimate puts it at as many as 1,000 -- to the territory next month.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Standard Chartered named to restructure Bapindo
Standard Chartered named to restructure Bapindo JAKARTA (JP): The government appointed Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) of Britain to restructure the management of the scandal-hit Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) yesterday, despite opposition from local banking experts.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Companies question telecom tenders
Companies question telecom tenders JAKARTA (JP): Telecommunication companies yesterday questioned the government's openness concerning qualifications to bid for contracts on the installation of two million telephone lines over the coming five years.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Pertamina extends LNG sales contracts for Japan
Pertamina extends LNG sales contracts for Japan JAKARTA (JP): The state oil company Pertamina yesterday announced that it has extended two contracts for the sale of 12 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per annum to a consortium of companies operating on the western coast of Japan.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Bapindo chiefs refute Sumarlin's testimony
Bapindo chiefs refute Sumarlin's testimony JAKARTA (JP): Did Sjahrizal meet with Sumarlin on June 2, 1992?Sjahrizal, who is on trial along with other former Bapindo directors, is still insisting that he did meet with the former finance minister on that day.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Don't miss Sunday issue
Don't miss Sunday issue How bad is the water crisis in Jakarta? The Sunday edition of The Jakarta Post explores this question in our cover story and other in-depth reports. You'll also find light and entertaining articles, Saturday's latest news and coverage of the penultimate day of the Asian...
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Police will summon Manai for libel charge
Police will summon Manai for libel charge JAKARTA (JP): National Police headquarters will summon columnist Manai Sophiaan following a formal complaint by former student leaders who say he has tarnished their image.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Lesson for all concerned
Lesson for all concerned The Jakarta administration really got tough this week when the squatters in the fire-razed Bendungan Hilir area in the central part of the city challenged its authority to evict them.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Hurricane sweeps 80 houses
Hurricane sweeps 80 houses SEMARANG: A hurricane destroyed more than 80 houses in six villages in the Pekalongan regency on Thursday evening, the Antara news agency reported.Some villagers were injured but there were no fatalities, Pekalongan regency spokesman Moch. Asfar Wahab said.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
`Trijaya' FM Radio denies talk show censorship
`Trijaya' FM Radio denies talk show censorship JAKARTA (JP): Trijaya FM Radio denied allegations yesterday it scrapped its live radio talk show due to censorship.Azhar Nashoba, the chief executive officer of PT Radio Trijaya Shakti, told The Jakarta Post yesterday the government made no attempt to...
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Indonesia, Iran form joint team to bolster trade
Indonesia, Iran form joint team to bolster trade JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will establish a special team aimed at enhancing commercial ties with Iran, a potential gateway to the Central Asian market.The creation of the team was announced following a closed-door meeting between Iranian President...
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Better cooperation sought to tackle crime
Better cooperation sought to tackle crime JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto yesterday advised newly-installed Tanjung Priok police chief to intensify cooperation with officers of related institutions to fight crime in one of the country's vital port.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Doping case spoils Chinese glory in Asiad athletics
Doping case spoils Chinese glory in Asiad athletics HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuter): China netted six out of nine golds at the Asian Games athletics meet yesterday but the sweet taste of success was soured by a drugs scandal.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Training program for jobless youths
Training program for jobless youths JAKARTA (JP): The government, anxious over the growing rate of unemployment, particularly among university graduates, is introducing an entrepreneurial training program for educated youths without employment.