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Sat, 15 Oct 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 8:00 a.m Special News: Asian Games XII 5:00 p.m. Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Karya Inovatif 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Caller 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games XII Journal 10:00 Music 11:05...
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Sand mining
Sand miningFrom Sinar PagiRecently I accompanied a friend to buy sand in Karawang, West Java. The block of land where the sand is dug up is encircled by a two-meter high bamboo fence. Through a peep hole I could see the people's activities inside.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Clinton praises RP war veterans
Clinton praises RP war veterans MANILA (Reuter): U.S. President Bill Clinton paid tribute yesterday to Filipinos and Americans who fought to liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation during World War II.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
China cautious about APEC free trade zone
China cautious about APEC free trade zone BEIJING (Reuter): China signaled its caution yesterday about plans for a free-trade zone in the Asia-Pacific region, while Australia was confident on the achievement of a radical deal to create such a zone at next month's APEC leaders summit in Indonesia.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Housing board to get tough with delinquent developers
Housing board to get tough with delinquent developers JAKARTA (JP): The newly established National Housing Board announced that it plans to get tough with cunning developers.The board has plenty of homework to do. Many developers have neglected the obligation of building low cost houses.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Detectives go to S'pore to uncover Beng Seng's murder
Detectives go to S'pore to uncover Beng Seng's murder JAKARTA (JP): City Police have assigned two senior detectives to Singapore to find the man behind the brutal killing of businessman Nyo Beng Seng last April.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Integrated service system launched
Integrated service system launched The Jakarta mayoralty has decided to use the integrated service system to process land and building permits that has been in use in the South Jakarta mayoralty as a model of city planning.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Most practical language
Most practical language After reading Ambassador Olsa finds it easy to study Bahasa (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 25, 1994) I am tempted to add a few comments of my own.I believe the Indonesian language is the most practical one in the world.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
`Vokal' editors speak out
`Vokal' editors speak out SEMARANG: Dozens of students of the IKIP PGRI teachers training institute held a protest on their campus yesterday, denouncing the local military leaders for suggesting that their school magazine, Vokal, was spreading communism.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Atlantic Star to perform in Jakarta
Atlantic Star to perform in Jakarta New York-based Atlantic Star, known in Jakarta for their songs Always, I'll remember you and Secret lover, will perform at Hailai International Executive Club tonight.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
More sidewalk construction planned
More sidewalk construction planned The City Parks Office plans to refurbish sidewalks along Jl. Sabang and Jl. Thamrin, one of the city's major thoroughfares, an official said on Thursday."We have submitted a proposal to the governor," Toni Arifin, the deputy head of the office, told The Jakarta...
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Sukarno's children hail govt merit for Fatmawati
Sukarno's children hail govt merit for Fatmawati JAKARTA (JP): Children of Indonesia's first-ever first lady, the late Fatmawati Sukarno, welcome the government's plan to confer on her the Bintang Mahaputra, the highest medal for meritorious service."We are glad.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Jakarta police chief declares war against organized crime
Jakarta police chief declares war against organized crime JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police are determined to crush the growing number of gangsters and racketeers whose methods of operation are similar to those used by notorious organized crime groups.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Tax rate cut makes RI more attractive to foreign investors
Tax rate cut makes RI more attractive to foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): Business analysts hailed yesterday the reduction of the income tax tariffs, describing the move as the most effective way of attracting foreign investment.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Airport reopens as haze clears
Airport reopens as haze clears JAMBI, Jambi: Flight services in and out of Jambi have resumed after a one month hiatus caused by a thick haze from forest fires.Head of the local office of state carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Max Mandagi, said the first flight to arrive at the city yesterday...
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Inco to pay dividends
Inco to pay dividends JAKARTA (JP): PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) reported yesterday that its board of commissioners has approved the company's proposal to pay interim dividends of five U.S. cents per share.The dividends, which will be payable on Dec.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
World badminton queen Susi suffers Asiad biggest upset
World badminton queen Susi suffers Asiad biggest upset HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): World badminton queen Susi Susanti's dreams of winning an Asian Games gold medal for Indonesia went up in flames yesterday when she crashed to Japan's Hisako Mizui in the semifinals.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Water distribution stopped temporarily
Water distribution stopped temporarily The City Water Company (PDAM Jaya) will temporarily halt distribution to a number of areas throughout the capital to enable them to install new pipes.Starting today, the stoppage will last for three days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Rice production to grow by 6% next year: Official
Rice production to grow by 6% next year: Official JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, hard hit by this year's protracted drought, will boost rice production by six percent next year by improving productivity, a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture says.
Sat, 15 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.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Golkar rejects PDI call to amend electoral laws
Golkar rejects PDI call to amend electoral laws JAKARTA (JP): The government-backed Golkar political organization has flexed its muscles by rejecting calls from the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) for political reforms, including changes in the electoral laws.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
New reservoir in Lombok
New reservoir in Lombok MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The arid area of southern Lombok will have irrigation available with the completion of the Rp 40 billion ($19 million) Pengga dam. The dam is capable of providing water for 3,600 hectares of rice fields.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Seven years for pouring acid
Seven years for pouring acid Prosecutor Endang Sukesi asked the judge of Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday to sentence Cepy, 39, to seven years in prison for pouring acid on his wife's face and body.The ill-fated woman, Gerry, is the mother of Cepy's two children.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Pensions not paid
Pensions not paidFrom KompasEvery month retirees collect their pensions from PT Taspen (Civil Servants Savings and Insurance Company) at bank BRI Otista, East Jakarta. But on Oct. 5, 1994, the pensioners, who average 70 years old, were surprised to be told that their pensions could not be paid.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994
Golf earnings taxable now
Golf earnings taxable now JAKARTA (JP): Income earned by golf course operators from fees of membership, admission and transfer as well as other forms of earnings procured from golf practices are now taxable.The ruling on the taxation is stipulated in the Tax Director General's Circular Letter No.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
The sun shines once again
The sun shines once again PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The sun began to shine again yesterday after rain soaked the province. The area has been blanketed by forest fires for a month.Fires raging in many parts of the province's vast forests have died down after rains fell in most parts of...
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Job-seekers smuggling foiled
Job-seekers smuggling foiled SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police in Tarakan, near the border with Malaysia, foiled an attempt to smuggle 50 Indonesian job- seekers into the neighboring country on Wednesday.A spokesman for the Tarakan police precinct, First Lt.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Disabled Games opened today
Disabled Games opened today JAKARTA (JP): First Lady Mrs. Tien Soeharto is scheduled today to open the second National Games for the Mentally Disabled at the Madya Senayan stadium, the games' organizer, Special Olympics Indonesia (SOI), announced yesterday.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Fiscal tax
Fiscal taxFrom Suara KaryaI am an Indonesian, working in Malaysia. On Sept. 14, 1994, I went to Tanjung Balai, Karimun, Riau, to attend to family business. When I left, to return to Malaysia, I encountered problems with my fiscal fee.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
NBI behind U.S., Asian counterparts
NBI behind U.S., Asian counterparts MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) lags behind its U.S. and Asian counterparts by 20 years due to low salaries, aging agents and lack of funding, an NBI official said yesterday.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Nomura sees Asian interest rates up
Nomura sees Asian interest rates up TOKYO (AFP): Asian interest rates are expected to rise further to offset inflationary pressures, exerting a more negative effect on domestic demand in the coming year, according to the Nomura Research Institute.The research arm of Nomura Securities Co. Ltd.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Moerdiono defends `white book' on abortive coup
Moerdiono defends `white book' on abortive coup JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono conceded yesterday that the new white paper on the 1965 abortive communist plot was based largely on court testimony without involving figures who made the history.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Heroin cylinders pumped from Nepalese's stomach
Heroin cylinders pumped from Nepalese's stomach JAKARTA (JP): City Police announced yesterday that 103 plastic cylinders of heroin weighing a total of 1.2 kilograms have been pumped from the stomach of a 26-year-old Nepalese smuggler.Speaking at a press conference yesterday, City Police Chief Maj.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Medals tally
Medals tally HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Medal table at the end of the 12th day of the Asian Games last night: Gold Silver Bronze 1. China 111 72 39 2. Japan 48 54 63 3. South Korea 48 40 55 4. Kazakhstan 20 20 23 5. Iran 9 9 7 6. Taiwan 7 11 19 7. Uzbekistan 6 8 17 8. Syria 3 3 1 9.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
A night of nostalgia with `The Girl From Ipanema'
A night of nostalgia with `The Girl From Ipanema'By Dini Sari Djalal JAKARTA (JP): In 1963, famed American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian jazz guitarist Jiao Gilberto released a record entitled The Girl from Ipanema.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
`Abandon arrogant views of Asia'
`Abandon arrogant views of Asia' SINGAPORE (Reuter): Europe must change its arrogant attitudes toward Asia if it is to improve ties with the region, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Modern dance tries to dig up human character
Modern dance tries to dig up human characterBy Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): Contemporary Indonesian dance appears to seek inspiration in age-old myths and legends which have been handed down from generation to generation.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued losing ground yesterday, especially the prices of popular shares.The broader-based Composite Index lost more than four points to close at 507.18 yesterday from 511.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Five-day school week a hot political issue
Five-day school week a hot political issue JAKARTA (JP): The five-day school week plan, now being tried at many schools, has become a hot political item overnight with many politicians urging the government to back down on the plan.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Benhil homeless to file lawsuit against city
Benhil homeless to file lawsuit against city JAKARTA (JP): Homeless squatters of the demolished Bendungan Hilir (Benhil) fire site in Central Jakarta will file a lawsuit with the Jakarta administration following a land dispute over compensation and demolition, a lawyer said.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
SPSI to extend membership to professional associations
SPSI to extend membership to professional associations JAKARTA (JP): The door of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) is now wide open for professionals wanting to strengthen their bargaining position.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Sukarno fell victim of his political vision
Sukarno fell victim of his political vision A recently launched book written by former ambassador Manai Sophiaan has sparked a controversy on the role of former president Sukarno in the 1965 coup. Noted historian Onghokham looks into this issue.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
No cease-fire with Fretelin
No cease-fire with Fretelin DILI, East Timor: The military yesterday denied foreign press reports that the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) and the Fretilin separatist rebels have agreed to a cease-fire."There is no cease-fire ... impossible. This is in line with the President's policy," said Maj.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Inten will head RI delegation to Manila
Inten will head RI delegation to Manila JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Social Services Inten Suweno will head the Indonesian delegation to the Asia-Pacific ministerial conference on social development in Manila next week.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
DPR okays cuts in tax rates
DPR okays cuts in tax rates JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) finally approved the government's four tax bills in a plenary session yesterday with substantial changes after nearly one month of marathon deliberations.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Minister disturbed by sports center news
Minister disturbed by sports center news JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono yesterday said he was disturbed by new reports suggesting that the government was going to build a new sports complex in Ciledug and Pondok Aren districts on the outskirts of Jakarta.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Traders demand damages
Traders demand damages JAKARTA (JP): A group of traders from Rawasari Timur, Central Jakarta, went to the City Council yesterday to demand compensation for their houses which are to be demolished to make way for public facilities.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
DPR approves tax bills
DPR approves tax bills Yesterday the House of Representatives (DPR) finally approved four bills on taxation previously proposed by the government to amend the 10-year-old tax laws. This approval, constitutionally required before a bill can be signed into law by the president, marks a new stage in...
Fri, 14 Oct 1994
Seminar on Korean feat
Seminar on Korean feat JAKARTA (JP): The University of Indonesia (UI) is organizing a seminar on Thursday to review South Korea's experience in industrialization and political development. The organizers say they hope Indonesia can learn from the discussion, which will bring together scholars from...