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Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Duty free shop
Duty free shop I have lived in this country for upwards of 13 years, during which time I have been puzzled by the great "Duty Free Anomaly." By this I mean that the duty free facility is granted at various Duty Free Shops in Jakarta (and no doubt in other major cities) to those who least need it.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Govt slaps travel ban on Kim Johannes
Govt slaps travel ban on Kim Johannes JAKARTA (JP): The government has banned businessman Kim Johannes Mulia, the owner of PT Delta Marina, from making overseas travels pending the completion of its investigation of allegations of forgery.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Collusion seen in licensing publications
Collusion seen in licensing publications JAKARTA (JP): Legislators of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) alleged yesterday that the issuance of new publishing licenses are shrouded with secrecy and smell of collusion between big business and government.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
China retains commanding lead in Asian Games
China retains commanding lead in Asian Games HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuter): After only two days China has already swept to a commanding lead in the Asian Games thanks to record-breaking performances by its weightlifters and swimmers.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Three children die as blizzard hits Baliem
Three children die as blizzard hits Baliem JAKARTA (JP): Three children have died and 166 people have fallen ill with stomach pain and influenza after an unexpected blizzard hit their villages in Baliem Valley in Irian Jaya last month, the Antara news agency.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
FAO warns of severe Asia food crisis
FAO warns of severe Asia food crisis MANILA (Reuter): A senior United Nations official yesterday warned that a severe food crisis was building up in the booming Asia-Pacific region and could undermine its economic progress.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Indonesia, Japan in tennis final rematch
Indonesia, Japan in tennis final rematch HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesia's part-time doubles team of Yayuk Basuki and Romana Tedjakusuma won the decisive rubber against China yesterday to set up a revenge match against host Japan in the Asian Games women's team tennis final.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Bus service
Bus serviceFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI am one of the Depok residents who work in Jakarta. Everyday I feel the transportation problem to be a great nuisance. The only city bus that plies the route to Grogol, where I work in Jakarta, is the PATAS (limited passenger) bus No 54.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Stay young with herbs and spiritual exercise
Stay young with herbs and spiritual exercise JAKARTA (JP): What makes the Javanese diet different from a Western one?If you are on Javanese diet, you have to be able to control not only your appetite, but your emotions as well, through what a jamu (traditional herbs) expert calls spiritual...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
List of traffic violations to be enlarged this year
List of traffic violations to be enlarged this year JAKARTA (JP): City authorities are planning to add to the list of traffic violations and to further increase fine tariffs this year."We've found that a number of traffic violations have yet to be included on the current list," City Police Chief...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Rain will take care of forest fires: Expert
Rain will take care of forest fires: Expert JAKARTA (JP): A forestry expert sees an end to the forest fires now raging in Sumatra and Kalimantan in the start of the coming rainy season.Herman Haeruman, a staff lecturer at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, said yesterday that rain has already...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Ancol has new hotel
Ancol has new hotel JAKARTA (JP): The Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta yesterday opened a new four-star hotel offering facilities for business people and tourists.The 309-room hotel, called Ancol Travelodge, is operated by Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation (SPHC) of Australia, which manages 75...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Civil servants get salaries by mail
Civil servants get salaries by mail BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial administration plans to use postal services to send the salaries of its employees working in remote areas.Governor H.M. Said said the service will expedite the payment process because the state postal agency Perum Pos...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
De Jong responds
De Jong responds Referring to Mr. Wasmuth's letter (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 29). First of all, to set things right, The Jakarta Post published my letter without my knowledge or consent. Using a facsimile is a quick way of communication which is why I corresponded by fax.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Hsu's pilgrimage for bomb victims
Hsu's pilgrimage for bomb victims HIROSHIMA (Kyodo): Taiwanese Deputy Premier Hsu Li-teh, in Hiroshima to promote Taipei's bid to host the 2002 Asian Games, took time out yesterday to lay a wreath at the cenotaph of atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Park.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Plague hits Indian coffee
Plague hits Indian coffee BOMBAY (Reuter): Plague has cast a shadow over India's coffee exports at a crucial time when planters are hoping to secure total liberalization of coffee marketing and boost their overseas sales, growers and exporters said.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Who caused the fires?
Who caused the fires? As far as can be assumed from media reports, it is as yet not clear what the causes are of the present forest fires (in Kalimantan and Sumatra) or what parties are responsible.The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has rejected the notion that the fires were caused by the...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
New chief asked to study purity of protests
New chief asked to study purity of protests JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto has asked newly-installed precinct police chief of Central Jakarta, the capital's nerve center, to focus his attention on demonstrations and strikes.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Medals tally
Medals tally HIROSHIMA (Reuter): Medals tally after yesterday's competitions: Gold Silver Bronze China 20 7 2 Japan 8 5 10 Iran 1 2 0 Syria 1 0 0 South Korea 0 3 5 Indonesia 0 3 3 Thailand 0 4 0 Taiwan 0 2 3 Vietnam 0 2 0 Kuwait 0 1 1 India 0 1 2 Brunei 0 0 2 Malaysia 0 0 2 Saudi Arabia 0 0 1...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Additional cement imports no guarantee of price drop
Additional cement imports no guarantee of price drop JAKARTA (JP): A seven-hour hearing with leaders of the Indonesian Cement Association yesterday left House members puzzled about the reasons behind the astronomical rise in cement prices over the last few weeks.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Thailand, Canada sign probe accord
Thailand, Canada sign probe accord BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand and Canada have signed an agreement to share evidence in international criminal investigations, a Canadian Embassy official said yesterday.The Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, concluded in Ottawa on Sunday, lays down basic guidelines for...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Many cancer patients in critical stage
Many cancer patients in critical stage Director of Dharmais Cancer Hospital Dr. Riwayat Suyono said yesterday that low public awareness of the risks of cancer and the symptoms has caused many cancer sufferers to seek medical attention when they are already in a critical stage, instead of sooner.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Oil prices likely to increase until end of this year
Oil prices likely to increase until end of this year JAKARTA (JP): Oil prices will likely continue increasing until the end of this year due to the world's strong demand and stable output by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a former secretary general of the group says.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Czech backs Indonesia's UNSC bid
Czech backs Indonesia's UNSC bid JAKARTA (JP): Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus yesterday gave his country's resounding support for Indonesia's bid to attain a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices primarily closed higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, causing the broad-based Composite Index to break the 500-point barrier again to close at 500.72, 2.82 points higher than 497.89 on Monday.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
TV Today
TV TodayTVRI 8:00 a.m. ABRI anniversary (live) 2:30 p.m. Special News: ASIAN GAMES XII 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05 Lintasan Sinetron 9:00 World News...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
BTN wins UN award for housing program
BTN wins UN award for housing program JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) was awarded the United Nations' "Habitat Scroll of Honor" yesterday for its home ownership loan program for poor people.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Brunei bans food from India
Brunei bans food from India BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuter): Brunei has banned foodstuffs from plague-stricken India and suspended visas for visiting Indian residents, a home ministry spokesman confirmed yesterday.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
FAO warns hunger still stalks Asia
FAO warns hunger still stalks AsiaBy Rene Pastor MANILA (Reuter): The fastest-growing economies of Asia are crisscrossed by inequalities, leaving millions in hunger and deprivation, the director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridgeFrom KompasThe newly completed Jl. Pramuka overpass, which is near Jl. Penggalang and Jl. H. Murthado/Apotik Restu, has claimed the lives of three housewives and an elementary school student. All of them have been run over by vehicles driven by reckless drivers.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Taiwan to suggest APEC help member countries
Taiwan to suggest APEC help member countries TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan is to ask the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to help member countries head off the effects of market opening steps on their economies, Taiwan's economics minister said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Mayoralty delays evictions in Bendungan Hilir
Mayoralty delays evictions in Bendungan Hilir JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty will halt evictions in Bendungan Hilir for an indefinite period following Monday's riot which left several people injured.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
50 Indonesians join friendship program
50 Indonesians join friendship program A total of 50 Indonesian youths will participate in this year's "The Ship for Southeast Asian Youth" program which aims at promoting and strengthening friendship and mutual understanding among youths from ASEAN member countries and Japan.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Alternative needed for slash-and-burn practices
Alternative needed for slash-and-burn practices Forest fires have become a constant scourge to the forestry ministry. Forest expert Achmad Sumitro suggests that slash-and- burn practices be abandoned for good.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Police defend `gathering permit'
Police defend `gathering permit' JAKARTA (JP): National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. I Ketut Ratta has defended police jurisdiction to issue the controversial "permit for gathering" saying that it is for the sake of the public itself.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
`New' Monas coming next year
`New' Monas coming next year JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Park Office Samsir Alam said that the first phase of renovations on Medan Merdeka park, a park surrounding the National Monument in Central Jakarta, will be completed next year.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Govt to privatize `TVRI' to improve management
Govt to privatize `TVRI' to improve management JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has given the government the greenlight to privatize TVRI in order to improve the state-owned television network's management, according to the State Minister of Administrative Reform.T.B.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Gen. Feisal says national stability still relevant
Gen. Feisal says national stability still relevant JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said national stability is still relevant in the nation-building process as Indonesia embarks on its second long term development program.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
GABSI hires foreign coach
GABSI hires foreign coach JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Indonesian Bridge Association (GABSI), Brig. Gen. Wiranto, said yesterday that GABSI has hired world-class Canadian coach Erick Kokish at US$80,000 to improve the skills of the national team which performed very well during the Bridge...
Wed, 05 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, pinist from Poland, daily 4 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
No more crocodile exports for now
No more crocodile exports for now JAKARTA: The government has decided to temporarily stop the export of crocodiles starting next month until it improves its export procedures.Purwadi, secretary of the director general of forest protection of the Ministry of Forestry, said the decision came from the...
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
New Zealand ships to visit Jakarta
New Zealand ships to visit Jakarta The Royal New Zealand Navy (RAN) Leander Class frigate, HMNZS Wellington and replenishment ship HMNZS Endeavour will visit Jakarta from Thursday through Saturday.The New Zealand embassy announced yesterday that the ships will arrive for an operational visit.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994
Rude toll gate employee
Rude toll gate employee On Sept. 28 at 8:05 a.m. I entered the Kuningan toll gate en route to Pancoran and Tanjung Priok.The young lady in the toll booth received my Rp 10,000 bank note. I forget her name but she was fair-skinned and rather thin with short hair.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994
District chief may be fired
District chief may be fired PALU, Central Sulawesi: Governor Abdul Azis says he will fire the Bunta district chief if the man is found guilty of tampering with the government fund intended for the poor people.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994
Govt to check passengers from India
Govt to check passengers from India JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said yesterday that the government will check plane passengers from India with special treatments following the spread of pneumonic plague in the South Asian country.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994
PLN faces constraints in power distribution
PLN faces constraints in power distribution JAKARTA (JP): A shortage of funds for the development of distribution networks has hampered the state electricity company PT PLN meeting the country's power demand of 455,739 kilovolt amperes (kVa), an executive says.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994
Chinese minister to ASEAN
Chinese minister to ASEAN BEIJING (AFP): Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Wu Yi, who will attend the APEC trade ministers meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, will make official visits to the Philippines and Malaysia, Xinhua said yesterday.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994
Indonesia labors to beat S. Korea
Indonesia labors to beat S. Korea HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Yayuk Basuki led the Indonesian women's team to overcome a spirited challenge from South Korea with a 2-1 win here yesterday and earn a semifinal berth against China in the Asian Games women's tennis tournament.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994
Bendungan Hilir demolition turns into riot
Bendungan Hilir demolition turns into riot JAKARTA (JP): Members of civil defense corps and police officers armed with riot shields and rattan sticks scuffled with more than 1,000 throwing stones residents of the Bendungan Hilir subdistrict in Central Jakarta following a dispute over land eviction...
Tue, 04 Oct 1994
Developer starts building transit
Developer starts building transit BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai developer Tanayong Plc yesterday started building a mass transit system designed to slice through the key residential and commercial sections of Bangkok, as part of an effort to relieve the traffic-snarled capital.