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Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Indonesia, China set up Asiad semifinal battle
Indonesia, China set up Asiad semifinal battle HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): World number one Ardy Wiranata launched Indonesia's campaign for the Asian Games men's badminton team title here yesterday, taking his side to a semifinal against old foes China.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
East Java poultry firm plans public share offering
East Java poultry firm plans public share offering JAKARTA (JP): PT Wonokoyo Haya, an East Java-based poultry company, will launch its public share offering next month to raise funds for its expansion projects, says the company's president.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Bapindo target of another scandal probe
Bapindo target of another scandal probe JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), barely over the Rp 1.3 trillion loan scandal involving businessman Eddy Tansil, is now the target of another government investigation.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Don't miss Sunday issue
Don't miss Sunday issue The problems of night transportation in Jakarta will be the focus of the cover story of this Sunday's edition of The Jakarta Post. Coverage of the Asian Games in Hiroshima and other in-depth stories, as well as light and entertaining articles, plus the latest national and...
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Rebels ambush Army patrol
Rebels ambush Army patrol ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Moslem guerrillas ambushed Philippine soldiers on a nearby island, wounding three, military reports said yesterday.The incident occurred shortly before five Indonesian observers tasked to monitor a government cease-fire with the Moro National...
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Court grants hearing of `Tempo' versus Harmoko
Court grants hearing of `Tempo' versus Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court agreed yesterday to grant a hearing of lawsuits filed separately by senior journalist Goenawan Mohamad and Tempo journalists against Minister of Information Harmoko.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Not everyone wants rain
Not everyone wants rain JAKARTA (JP): The East Java chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has left it to the local Moslem leaders to decide whether or not to perform prayers for rain because some districts desperately need it, but others could do without it.
Sat, 08 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 Traditional Pop Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Caller 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games XII Journal 10:00 Music...
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
DLLAJ to survey on night transportation
DLLAJ to survey on night transportation JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ) said it will conduct a survey on late night transportation in an effort aimed at developing a system acceptable to both passengers and transportation companies.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Target for oil revenues is reachable
Target for oil revenues is reachable JAKARTA (JP): The government will achieve its target of Rp 12.85 trillion (US$5.89 billion) in revenues from the oil and gas sector this fiscal year due to improving oil prices on the world market, a minister says.
Sat, 08 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, 08 Oct 1994
Myanmar, RI to raise trade
Myanmar, RI to raise trade YANGON (AFP): The Myanmarese government has agreed to increase trade and investment with Indonesia, the state-run Mirror newspaper said yesterday.It said the decision was taken Thursday at a meeting attended by two vice premiers and members of the cabinet, and followed a...
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
General outlook for the oil market (2)
General outlook for the oil market (2) The following is the second of a two-part article based on a paper presented by Subroto at 1994 annual Indonesian Petroleum Association Convention on Oct. 4 in Jakarta.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Pregnant woman burns lover's house
Pregnant woman burns lover's house Cengkareng police in West Jakarta have arrested a 22-year-old pregnant woman believed to have set fire to the house of her boyfriend and his mother.The suspect, identified only as Sar, an employee of a plastic producing firm, was nabbed an hour after setting the...
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Gutless leaders make mockery of autonomy
Gutless leaders make mockery of autonomy JAKARTA (JP): In spite of the intensive campaign for more regional autonomy, many government leaders in the region are still reluctant to make their own decisions, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Police pledge to ban gatherings lacking permits
Police pledge to ban gatherings lacking permits JAKARTA (JP): Police warned yesterday that they will ban any gathering which lacks an official permit or recommendation papers from the authorities."We do not disobey any rules and regulations in this country," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. K.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Forest fires
Forest fires What could a Dayak gain from starting a forest fire? They live in the forest. They rely on the forest for their survival. They understand the medicinal properties of hundreds of botanical species.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Govt launches month of language and literature
Govt launches month of language and literature JAKARTA (JP): Prominent man of letters and former student activist during the late 1960's Taufiq Ismail yesterday received the 1994 South East Asia Write Award and the annual Literature Award from the Center for Language Training and Development for...
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Internal trouble brewing at `Suara Pembaruan'
Internal trouble brewing at `Suara Pembaruan' JAKARTA (JP): Trouble is brewing Suara Pembaruan, one of Indonesia's oldest and leading daily newspapers, with many of its journalists accusing the management of failure to improve the daily's waning performance.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Indonesia concedes another tennis silver
Indonesia concedes another tennis silver HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indian Davis Cup hero Leander Paes sent Indonesia biting at its fingers for another silver medal in Asian Games tennis competition yesterday.Paes, former Wimbledon and the U.S.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Minister joins campaign to sue columnist Manai
Minister joins campaign to sue columnist Manai JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tanjung has joined fellow former student leaders who helped topple president Sukarno in 1966 in their plan to sue columnist Manai Sophiaan for slander.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Merrill sees Malaysia inflation, GDP rising
Merrill sees Malaysia inflation, GDP rising KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's robust economy will start to strain at the seams next year as a tight labor market and buoyant domestic demand push up inflation and wages, Merrill Lynch said yesterday.
Sat, 08 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, 08 Oct 1994
Parking policy at plaza protested
Parking policy at plaza protested JAKARTA (JP): Owners of Prisma Kedoya Plaza's shop/houses in West Jakarta went to the City Council yesterday to protest the new parking policy imposed by the developer requiring them and visitors to pay a parking fee starting on Oct. 1.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Agriculture college produces mostly white collar workers
Agriculture college produces mostly white collar workersBy Prapti Widinugraheni BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB), one of the country's most prestigious universities, has unfortunately not lived up to its name.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Bogor-based IPB graduates can make it almost anywhere
Bogor-based IPB graduates can make it almost anywhere JAKARTA (JP): If graduates of the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) don't exactly end up becoming farmers or entrepreneurs, where do they head off to after they complete their studies and enter the real world?Mangiring L.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Allied plane returned
Allied plane returned BIAK, Irian Jaya: The Indonesian government on Friday handed over the wreckage of an Allied plane that had been missing after being shot down during the height of World War II.Antara reported yesterday that parts of wreckage of the plane, identified as a P-47 type, were handed...
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Fire victims can rebuild houses
Fire victims can rebuild houses Victims of Wednesday's fire that burned down 24 kiosks and five residential houses at Kramatjati, East Jakarta, have been allowed to rebuild, provided that all keeps in line with the rules, East Jakarta Mayor Sudarsono says.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994
Banning of film
Banning of film The recent banning of yet another film caused me to wonder whether Indonesian citizens will ever be allowed the chance to make up their own minds about anything. As this nation strives toward development it seems that self-appointed arbiters of morality are robbing its inhabitants...
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
PT SI opens in Hamburg
PT SI opens in Hamburg JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned surveyor company PT Surveyor Indonesia (SI) has opened a branch office in Hamburg, Germany, in an effort to take over the inspection task from the Geneva-based Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS).
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Can Golkar run legal aid body freely?
Can Golkar run legal aid body freely?By Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): The ruling political group's (Golkar) intention to found its own legal aid institute was warmly welcomed by legal circles including the vocal Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI).There is one nagging question however.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Golkar removes Sumba councilors
Golkar removes Sumba councilors KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Five members of the East Sumba legislative council representing the dominant Golkar faction have been removed by the political organization due to conflicts over the election of regent early this year.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
King Kong sent home
King Kong sent home HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): Malaysia's Asian Games soccer team is to send home defender Chong King Kong to be questioned over the country's growing match-fixing scandal.Prince Abdullah Ahmad Shah, team leader and Malaysian Football Association vice-president, confirmed that Chong...
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Yayuk's dream of team gold medal terminated
Yayuk's dream of team gold medal terminated HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki yesterday spearheaded a women's tennis team which succumbed to the same opponent for the second successive Asian Games.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Clarification on privatization
Clarification on privatization Referring to the news report published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 5, 1994 and reports in other media quoting the statement by Minister of Administrative Reforms TB Silalahi after giving a speech before the working conference of the department of Religious Affairs on...
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
RI, S'pore to build hotel
RI, S'pore to build hotel SINGAPORE (AFP): Salim Group of Indonesia, Singapore Airlines and Straits Steamship Land Ltd. (SSL) are to jointly develop a US$40-million hotel in Manado, North Sulawesi, officials said.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Indonesia takes golf early lead in Asian Games
Indonesia takes golf early lead in Asian Games HIROSHIMA (Agencies): Indonesia, headed by the country's number two golfer Bahtiar Sanja took the early lead of the Asian Games golf championship by one stroke ahead of Asia's powerhouses Japan and Chinese Taipei here yesterday.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Medals tally
Medals tally HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Asian Games medals tally after yesterday's competitions: Gold Silver Bronze 1. China 43 26 7 2. Japan 17 13 29 3. S. Korea 17 7 9 4. Kazakhstan 2 5 6 5. Taiwan 1 4 6 6. Iran 1 4 1 7. Syria 1 3 0 8. Indonesia 0 6 3 9. Thailand 0 4 2 10. Vietnam 0 2 0 11.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Malaysian youth leader resigns over sex scandal
Malaysian youth leader resigns over sex scandal KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A key official of Malaysia's governing party who has allegedly been embroiled in a sex scandal with a minor has resigned from all political and government posts, Prime Minister Mohamad Mahathir announced yesterday.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
RP dance troupe brings fiesta to Jakarta
RP dance troupe brings fiesta to JakartaBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): The Araullo University Dance Troupe was the last of the foreign participants in the Jakarta Festival of the Performing Arts, but they almost didn't make it.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
General outlook for the oil market
General outlook for the oil marketBy Subroto The following is the first of a two-part article based on a paper presented by Subroto, a former secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, at the 1994 Annual Indonesian Petroleum Association Convention on Oct. 4 in Jakarta.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
A deepening of ties
A deepening of ties Singapore's relations with Indonesia, which has been close, are getting closer with the latest agreements to expand cooperation in tourism and air services between them. The two pacts signed in Yogyakarta last week are a measure of the broadening and deepening bilateral ties...
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Sailor-recruit firm probed
Sailor-recruit firm probed JAKARTA (JP): Police are questioning executives of a private firm for allegedly cheating dozens of job seekers."We're still investigating this case," said Lt. Col. Gorries Mere, head of the General Affairs Unit of the Crime Investigation Directorate at City Police...
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Blackout hits Police HQ
Blackout hits Police HQ An electricity blackout hit the City Police Headquarters on Monday and has lasted four days, delaying administrative progress.Investigation officers said yesterday that they have had to delay questioning many criminal suspects and witnesses due to the blackout, which mostly...
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Council prepares for election
Council prepares for election BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial legislative assembly has received 10 nominations from the public for South Kalimantan's next governor.Assembly speaker Ismail Abdullah said a total of 65 local organizations have submitted their proposals since the assembly...
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Ninety percent of sterilization done on women
Ninety percent of sterilization done on women JAKARTA (JP): Most women practicing family planning in the capital opt for permanent contraception, an executive of the Indonesian Association for Self-reliant Contraception (PKMI) said yesterday.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
SPSI told be Indonesia's strong union
SPSI told be Indonesia's strong union CISARUA, West Java (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief urged leaders of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) yesterday to strive to strengthen their organization because of the immense challenges they are facing.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Honest monkey business
Honest monkey business JAKARTA (JP): Some villagers in Indragiri Hulu, Riau, have spent the money they received as part of a presidential aid to purchase monkeys, not for pets but rather to help them gather coconuts from tall palm trees.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994
Bappenas wary of hikes in cement prices
Bappenas wary of hikes in cement prices JAKARTA (JP): The hikes in cement prices could jeopardize some of the ongoing development projects sponsored by the government, State Minister for Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita says.