Archive: 1 October 1994
53 articles found
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Currency restrictions due to take effect in Vietnam
Currency restrictions due to take effect in Vietnam HANOI (AFP): The Vietnamese government will introduce strict currency regulations this weekend to back up its decision to restrict the use of foreign currency in the country, reports said yesterday. Under regulations ordered by Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, from October 1 all foreign currency earned by companies must be deposited in authorized bank accounts and most of the money will have to be converted into Vietnamese dong.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Forced marriages prevail
Forced marriages prevail JEMBER, East Java: Arranged marriages are common in this city in spite of the statistics showing that many of them ended up in divorce, a court official says. Syamsul Hadi of the local religious court, said many parents still insist on deciding the spouse of their offspring, and very often they simply do not match, the Antara news agency reported. (par)
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Only Rp 50,000 for hitting pedestrian
Only Rp 50,000 for hitting pedestrian JAKARTA (JP): A panel of judges from the North Jakarta District Court, apparently unaware of the existing high traffic fines, has sentenced a water tank truck driver who hit a pedestrian to pay a fine of Rp 50,000 (US$23). The court on Thursday found driver Sukarno bin Darmo Slamet, 36, guilty of hitting a woman who was crossing the street on Jl. Cakung in Cilincing area, North Jakarta, on May 19.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sujudi says no bans on Indians
Sujudi says no bans on Indians JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi said that Indonesia will not bar visitors arriving from India as the death toll rose to 58 yesterday due to the spread of the pneumonic plague which has afflicted 1,500 people in India in the last two weeks. The minister said that visitors from India will be required to fill in forms concerning the state of their health and their itinerary in Indonesia upon their arrival.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Investigation of Kim Johannes progresses
Investigation of Kim Johannes progresses JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office yesterday said it is making major progress in its investigation of fraud allegations involving businessman Kim Johannes. Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes A. Soetomo told reporters that government investigators have established that Kim illegally obtained an export loan from a government owned bank.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
S'pore making its radio, television more competitive
S'pore making its radio, television more competitive SINGAPORE (AFP): The government-owned Singapore Broadcasting Corp. (SBC) yesterday said it was reorganizing under a new holding company in a planned privatization to better compete against Malaysian and Indonesian broadcasters and cable television.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Actor to sue Citra magazine
Actor to sue Citra magazine Film star Ratno Timoer, 52, is threatening to file defamation charges against Citra, a tabloid published by Jakarta-based Gramedia Group. The 52-year-old actor yesterday took the defamation claim to the City Police. Informed sources said that police promised to process the report immediately so that the dossier of the case can be handed to the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office soon.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
State publishing firm told to get its act together
State publishing firm told to get its act together JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro ordered state-owned Balai Pustaka to strive to regain its past glitter as the nation's leading publishing and printing company. Wardiman revamped the management of Balai Pustaka yesterday, appointing five new directors, including its president, and immediately called on them to improve efficiency.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Former student leaders deny fresh allegations of CIA link
Former student leaders deny fresh allegations of CIA link JAKARTA (JP): A group of former student leaders who played a pivotal role in toppling president Sukarno in 1966 denied yesterday fresh allegations that they were paid by the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to take to the streets.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Luxury mall turned into ash
Luxury mall turned into ash PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Police are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a Rp 3 billion (US$1.4 million) three- story shopping mall on Tuesday. Chief of the Pekalongan police precinct, Lt. Col. Dhama Sofyan said the preliminary findings suggest that the fire was sparked by an electrical short circuit. The conflagration has thrown 380 people out of a job from the Sri Ratu shopping mall.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Watanabe's album often inspired by local music
Watanabe's album often inspired by local music JAKARTA (JP): "I was staring out my window and I saw a butterfly fluttering by. It was so moving that I started to hear a new tune in my head. The tune finished and I looked at the butterfly again. Suddenly I realized it was so small, then I decided to name the tune not butterfly, but Burung-burung (Birds)," saxophonist Sadao Watanabe, one of Japan's most well- known jazz musicians, as he recalls a number he composed in Bali sometime ago.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakartans prefer industrial transmigration
Jakartans prefer industrial transmigration JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said that Jakartans should be trained and sent to other provinces in Indonesia as industrial transmigrants rather than asking them to join the traditional transmigration programs. "The fact is that most Jakartans are not familiar with agriculture because they have never worked in that field before.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Purchase of `Kiblat' building is `lawful'
Purchase of `Kiblat' building is `lawful' JAKARTA (JP): The former owner of the building housing the offices of Kiblat magazine said that PT Technodev Inti Utama legally purchased the building following the failure of the magazine to execute their working agreement. "Technodev is the real owner of that building," Bakrie Soedja, an executive of the Haj Pilgrimage Foundation (PHI), announced at a press conference here on Thursday. He was referring to the 514-square-meter property on Jl. H.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio (chamber music) Sunday 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Saturday 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Yusuf (pianist), Sunday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Eltingh and Woodbridge through to semifinals
Eltingh and Woodbridge through to semifinals KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Second seed Jacco Eltingh took only 59 minutes to beat Malaysian Adam Malik 6-3, 6-2 and reach the semifinals of the US$400,000 Malaysian Open men's tournament yesterday. The Dutchman served and volleyed with confidence against the Malaysian champion to set up a semifinal clash with Australia's Todd Woodbridge, who won his quarter-final against India's Leander Paes 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Agency denies firing employee arbitrarily
Agency denies firing employee arbitrarily JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Pluit Coordinating Agency has denied accusations he transferred an employee for reporting irregularities in land reclamation projects. "That is not true. He was transferred because he failed to do his job. I gave him repeated verbal warnings, but he did not change his attitude," Darrundono, chairman of the Pluit Coordinating Agency, told reporters at a press conference here yesterday.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jaywalkers, street vendors targeted in Operation Zebra
Jaywalkers, street vendors targeted in Operation Zebra JAKARTA (JP): Jaywalkers, undisciplined commuters and street vendors will be ticketed by a joint team of the ongoing Operation Zebra beginning on Monday. The Chief of the Traffic Investigation Unit of the City Traffic Police Directorate, Lt. Col. Herman S., said yesterday that offenders will be ticketed under the new fine scale which means they will have to pay between Rp 10,000 (US$4.60) and Rp 15,000 per violation.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 8:00 a.m "Hari Kesaktian Pancasila" (live) 2:30 p.m. Sports 3:30 Gatra Cerita Anak 4:05 Gatra Pariwisata 4:30 Youth Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 Actress Profile 9:00 World News 9:30 Rona Nusantara 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Topeng Sang Kekasih Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI to celebrate Food Day
RI to celebrate Food Day JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will inaugurate a dam in West Nusa Tenggara as a celebration of the fourteenth World Food Day on Oct. 16, says Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah. Sjarifudin told reporters here yesterday that the new dam, called the Pengga Dam, is capable of holding about 27 million cubic meters of water for the irrigation of 3,585 hectares of rice fields.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three-in-one in Denpasar
Three-in-one in Denpasar DENPASAR, Bali: In a bid to ease the notorious traffic congestion, the city government plans to close several thoroughfares to cars carrying less than three passengers. The city authorities are now finalizing the "three-in-one" scheme, first applied on Jakarta's main roads, Denpasar mayor I Made Suwendha told Antara. The new scheme will be introduced for Jl. Diponegoro, Imam Bonjol and Gajah Mada, well-known for traffic gridlock during rush hours.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Notorious pimp Hartono to be tried soon
Notorious pimp Hartono to be tried soon JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta district court has said that Hartono Setyiawan, one of the most notorious pimps of high-class callgirls in Indonesia, will be tried soon. Pelita, quoting a source at the court, reported yesterday that judges are still discussing the date of the first trial of this man who has managed to evade the law for over two decades. "The opening of the trial is expected to be held as soon as next week," the source said.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ulemas on the censors' board
Ulemas on the censors' board The controversy that has been raging during the past fortnight over the film True Lies touches another, more essential, dimension: that of the role of the ulemas (Moslem religious leaders) as an institution, particularly in minimizing the negative impacts of entertainment events. Two weeks ago, the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (Indonesian Council of Ulemas) threatened to withdraw its representatives from the Film Censorship Board (BSF).
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Expats need to learn Indonesian customs
Expats need to learn Indonesian customs JAKARTA (JP): Never give or take with your left hand. Never pat someone on the head even if it is well intended. And never point with your foot. These are some of the don'ts which foreign managers should know when working in an Indonesian environment. They may sound simple and some Indonesians may take it for granted that expatriates already know about these things. They couldn't be more wrong.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to award power projects to 7 private firms this year
Govt to award power projects to 7 private firms this year JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to award contracts for the establishment of seven power projects with a total capacity of 2,615 megawatts (MW) to private companies by the end of this year.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Last victims of Pelita plane crash come home
Last victims of Pelita plane crash come home JAKARTA (JP): The last two bodies of the victims of the Pelita Air Service plane crash in Hong Kong were flown to Indonesia yesterday, one week after the accident. The two caskets came on a Garuda Indonesia plane, which landed at the Soekarno-Hatta airport. From there, they were flown to Halim Perdanakusumah Airport, the home base of Pelita, where their grieving relatives awaited. After a brief ceremony at the tarmac, Capt.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Nasution says he never intended to unseat Sukarno
Nasution says he never intended to unseat Sukarno JAKARTA (JP): General Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesia's most senior surviving military figure, says he never had the slightest intention of wresting power from president Sukarno during the political turmoil of the mid-1960s.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lippo introduces new card
Lippo introduces new card JAKARTA (JP): LippoBank yesterday introduced a new multi- function debit card called Lippo Star Card, which can be used to pay transactions and to withdraw savings. "The card is designed to be within the reach of small-income customers since it only requires a minimum savings of Rp 100,000 (US$45.87)," LippoBank's president, Markus Permadi, said here yesterday.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Forest rangers deployed
Forest rangers deployed UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: To protect South Sulawesi forestry resources, the local government has deployed 260 new rangers in 21 regencies throughout the province. They were assigned to secure the forests from fires, which often happen during a prolonged dry season, and to provide information to local residents on how to preserve forests.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PBSI gets extended aid
PBSI gets extended aid JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) on Thursday received an extended sponsorship commitment for its national championships for the next three years. The deal, signed by PBSI chairman Surjadi and President Director of PT BAT Indonesia JG Priem, renewed the previous three-year-term contract signed in 1991, the first time the tobacco company sponsored the annual championships.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Surjadi offers help to other cities
Surjadi offers help to other cities The city administration is offering help to other Indonesian cities wanting to forge sister-city relations with other cities abroad. Governor Surjadi Soedirdja made the remarks at City Hall on Thursday when he received President Clinton's senior advisor Webb Hubbell who is here to further improve relations between Arkansas, the hometown of the United States President, and Jakarta.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
More journalists of `Tempo' join Bob Hasan
More journalists of `Tempo' join Bob Hasan JAKARTA (JP): More and more former journalists of the defunct Tempo news weekly are joining timber baron Mohammad (Bob) Hasan to establish a new magazine as it now looks certain that he will be given a publishing license.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Don't miss Sunday issue
Don't miss Sunday issue The problems of unwanted pregnancy and how people deal with them will be the focus of the cover story of this Sunday's edition of The Jakarta Post. Coverage of the preparations for the Asian Games and other in-depth stories, as well as light and entertaining articles, plus the latest national and world news, including sports, will be brought to you in the Sunday Post. Be sure to have your newsagent deliver your copy to your doorstep.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
For greater affinity
For greater affinity It may not have been one of the more spectacular events that occurred during the past week, but a number of parties certainly deserve credit for sponsoring the workshop on Indonesian customs and traditions that was oeganized on Thursday by the Directorate General for Industrial Relations in Jakarta. After all, little things do mean a lot in Indonesia, where feelings and non- rational considerations still often determine how people behave in certain situations.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Obituary
Obituary Abdul Hamid S. Attamimi, an expert on constitutional law and a member of the National Commission on Human Rights, died yesterday at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital after a heart attack. Attamimi was playing tennis at Lapangan Banteng in Central Jakarta when he suddenly collapsed. He was taken to the Army hospital immediately but was pronounced dead on arrival. He was 66. He is survived by his wife Setiani and one son, Arif Wicaksana, a lecturer at Trisakti University in Jakarta.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakartans warned against communism
Jakartans warned against communism Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has warned municipal employees to remain vigilant against the threat posed by communism which could impair the unity of the nation. "We should remain alert against the threat of communism," Surjadi said during his weekly visit to Warakas and Sunter Jaya subdistricts in North Jakarta yesterday.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Chef ready to win boxing title again
Chef ready to win boxing title again HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): Indonesian middleweight Pino Bahari has packed away his chef's cap and apron here to defend his Asian Games boxing title. His younger brother Nemo, an architect student of Denpasar, Bali-based state university, is also here with designs on the featherweight medal.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Walhi blames concessionaires for forest fires
Walhi blames concessionaires for forest fires JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) said yesterday that the widespread brushfires in Kalimantan were started by forest concessionaires and not by the local practice of slash and burn cultivation.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Boars attack crops
Boars attack crops LIWA, West Lampung: People in several villages located on the Lampung and South Sumatra border are complaining of repeated attacks on their crops by boars. The villagers said they failed to earn anything this month because their crops have been devoured by the boars, Antara reported. Boar attacks are usually more frequent during the dry season.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Water service to some areas stopped
Water service to some areas stopped The City Water Company, PAM Jaya, announced yesterday that its service to some areas in West Jakarta will be disrupted on Saturday and Sunday due to a water main repair on Jl. S. Latumeten. The company business director, Poedijono, said areas which will be affected by the temporary stoppage include Tambora, Angke, Teluk Gong, Pluit, Muara Karang and Muara Angke. Poediono said the service will resume at 12 noon on Sunday. (yns)
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI will revise laws on TRIPs next year
RI will revise laws on TRIPs next year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's ratification of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) calls for it to revise its laws on property rights, copyrights and trademarks, Minister of Trade Satrio Budiardjo Joedono said here yesterday. "The government will submit three bills on property rights, copyrights and trademarks to the House of Representatives (DPR) next year," Joedono said in a hearing with House Commission I yesterday.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bouraq to link Bali, Manado, Manila
Bouraq to link Bali, Manado, Manila JAKARTA (JP): Bouraq Airlines, one of Indonesia's six scheduled air carriers, will start service linking Manila and Manado in North Sulawesi and Bali early next year, an executive says. The airline's vice president, Eddyono Salatun, told The Jakarta Post here yesterday that Bouraq will operate Boeing 737- 200s two times weekly in serving Manila. He said that the service will likely be increased in the future when the market becomes more prospective.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange showed signs of recovery yesterday after suffering persistent drops on the previous four days. The official Composite Index recorded a slight increase to end the week 0.7 point higher at 497.97 against 497.23 on the previous day. The index recorded a total loss of 14.6 points during the week. The GTDBS-50 Index also recovered slightly to close at 120.81, as compared to 120.75 on Thursday.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Semarang's Glory earns first win at Kobatama
Semarang's Glory earns first win at Kobatama JAKARTA (JP): Glory of Semarang, Central Java, capitalized on Siliwangi's fouls in the last minutes and turned a 57-57 draw into a 70-64 victory. Glory beat the West Javanese team in a rough-and-tumble battle on the third day of the national semi- professional basketball league (Kobatama) yesterday.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hospital regulation
Hospital regulation I recently came back from the Philippines and upon my regular review of back issues of The Jakarta Post, found a Sept. 5, 1994 letter to the editor by Ms. Saifuddin targeting the Pondok Indah Hospital. This was about their regulation that only one person can attend a patient's birthing, apart from the regular hospital staff. I would like to share my harrowing birth experience that resulted due to this regulation.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hospital fee
Hospital fee From Surya I would like to relate my unforgettable experience at a private hospital in Surabaya ten years ago. I took my seriously ill child to the nearest, well known hospital in south Surabaya. To get my child hospitalized I had to pay Rp 60,000 (a lot of money ten years ago). Despite my great shock at the high fee, and desiring a speedy recovery for my child, I paid what the hospital demanded.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia most potential in tourist industry: PATA
Indonesia most potential in tourist industry: PATA JAKARTA (JP): The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) sees Indonesia, with its diversified destinations, authentic cultures and hospitality, as the country with the most potential in the tourist industry in the region.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Misappropriated pavement
Misappropriated pavement From Neraca If we stroll along Jl. Dr. Saharjo, South Jakarta, we will see that the pavement has been misappropriated. The pavement that is to be used for pedestrians is used for parking instead. It is really saddening to find such a situation which indicates that the owners of the vehicles apparently do not understand the traffic rules. Imagine how pedestrians have to make great efforts to find enough space to walk on.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. (in English). * All Saints' Anglican Church (opposite The Aryaduta Jakarta), Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim No. 5, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. ; at G.K.I. Pondok Indah at 6 p.m.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
China signals support for APEC free-trade
China signals support for APEC free-trade MADRID (AFP): Chinese Finance Minister Liu Zhongli has signaled his country's support for a plan by members of the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to establish a free- trade area by 2020. APEC, a fledgling group comprising 17 economies on both sides of the Pacific, is to consider the ambitious free-trade proposal at a summit meeting of leaders near the Indonesian capital Jakarta in November.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NAM talks on food security in Bali
NAM talks on food security in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, in its capacity as chairman of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM), will host a five-day ministerial meeting on food security in Bali beginning on Oct. 7, says Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah. "President Soeharto will open the meeting," he told reporters in his office here yesterday. He said that out of NAM's 111 countries, 30 have already confirmed their attendance.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
40 students off to Japan
40 students off to Japan JAKARTA: Forty Indonesian students and teachers will leave for Japan next week to conduct research and studies in various fields, the Japanese embassy here announced. They are the second batch of students to obtain Japanese government scholarships this year. The first group of 58 students left in April. The second group will study in Japan for between one year and three and a half years.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Timor Timur map misleading
Timor Timur map misleading From Kompas On Aug. 23, 1994 we had a female visitor who works for a foundation. She tried to sell some office articles such as an emblem of the Civil Servants Organization (Korpri), Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity), maps, books, etc. The woman had made a long journey with her heavy load to come to our office. Taking pity on her I bought one Timor Timur map and one map of the Indonesian archipelago.
Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ADB loans for three nations
ADB loans for three nations MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday announced loans for the Philippines, China and Pakistan. It said here that it has approved a US$23.5-million loan to cover additional costs for a road-building project in the Philippines. The project was intended to improve 750 kilometers (465 miles) of national roads and cover the design of 700 kilometers (434 miles) of rural roads, throughout the country.