Archive: 18 October 1994
47 articles found
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Trawls threaten villagers' bowls
Trawls threaten villagers' bowls BERAU, East Kalimantan: Traditional fishermen called on the government to stop trawlers from infringing on their territorial zone and threatening their livelihood. Trawlers are permitted to operate at least two miles off the traditional fishing zone to allow traditional fishermen with rudimentary fishing equipment to get their fair share of the sea's riches. The meddling trawlers come from Samarinda, Balikpapan and Pasir regencies, small-scale fishermen said.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Councilors want evicted tenants allowed back in
Councilors want evicted tenants allowed back in JAKARTA (JP): City councilors are pressuring the city-owned property developer, PD Sarana Jaya, to allow evicted residents of a low-cost apartment building in Penjaringan, West Jakarta, to resettle there while they process the necessary Jakarta identity cards.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NEC expands capacity of telephone exchange
NEC expands capacity of telephone exchange BEKASI, West Java (JP): PT NEC Nusantara Communications (NNC), a Japanese-Indonesian joint venture, will start operating a new digital telephone exchange plant here with a production capacity of 400,000 lines per annum.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Protect striking workers: Abdurrahman
Protect striking workers: Abdurrahman SEMARANG (JP): Workers who go on strike should be accorded protection because they are exercising their legal rights, prominent Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid says. Workers go on strike to press their demands and their action is recognized by the law, Abdurrahman said at a seminar on workers' rights and obligations. The seminar held on Sunday night was organized by the Institute for Moslem Art and Culture.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lao President's visit here to strengthen relations
Lao President's visit here to strengthen relations JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Laotian President Nouhak Phoumsavanh is scheduled to have a two-hour closed meeting with President Soeharto today to discuss a number of bilateral and international issues. Nouhak arrived yesterday with an entourage of 18 people to begin a six-day state sojourn which will include the West Java town of Bandung and the holiday resort island of Bali.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Punishment for rapists
Punishment for rapists From Bisnis Indonesia Robbery combined with rape have caused a great deal of anger among the public. A private radio station has aired a discussion on the topic and invited the public to comment by telephone. The general comment is that a harsher punishment is needed for rapists to deter such a crime. The maximum punishment is 12 years but it is very seldom that someone guilty of the crime is given the maximum sentence.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
$50b needed for infrastructure
$50b needed for infrastructure JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called for private sector companies to finance most of the over US$50 billion investment needed for the construction of infrastructure facilities in the country in the coming five years. "We must build cities, roads, harbors and airports that connect one place to another in our vast archipelago," he said at the opening of the five-day World Infrastructure Forum-Asia 1994.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RCTI program
RCTI program From Republika While watching the RCTI program Gara-Gara on Saturday, Oct. 8, 1994 at 6 p.m., we were shocked to hear an actor repeatedly use the Arabic, Islamic, phrase Alhamdulillah, so that the sacred word sounded funny. We wonder whether RCTI is aware the word Alhamdulillah is related to the name of Almighty God (Allah). It should not be used improperly, as it was in the show. We deeply deplore the matter and hope that RCTI makes an effort to avoid such a thing in the future.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Keep promises, Soeharto reminds Golkar
Keep promises, Soeharto reminds Golkar JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday reminded the ruling political group Golkar to deliver on its 1992 campaign promises in order to maintain people's support. "People expect that their political choice in the last (1992) general elections be proved correct, and that Golkar ... will continue the national development efforts, and give voice to the public's aspirations," Soeharto said in his capacity as chairman of Golkar's board of patrons.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
More ships moved to Priok
More ships moved to Priok The Tanjung Priok port is ready to accommodate 55 vessels of over 400-dead weight tons (DWT) from nearby Sunda Kelapa port, an official said yesterday. Soenardjo, Tanjung Priok port administrator, said, "We have prepared all facilities, including warehouses and berths to support the vessels' activities." The removal of these vessels from Sunda Kelapa to Tanjung Priok port is in line with Director General of Sea Transportation's telex No.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Shares over subscribed
Shares over subscribed JAKARTA (JP): The property and real estate development company PT Duta Pertiwi's offering of new shares has been over subscribed by 354 percent. Duta Pertiwi's vice president, Muktar Widjaja, said here yesterday that during the primary offering period from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, the company received applications for the purchase of 88.6 million shares from the public, 68.7 million from foreign investors and 19.9 million from local investors.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Basic preconditions for legal aid institutions
Basic preconditions for legal aid institutions Public debate on conflict of interest evolved as soon as Golkar announced its plan to set up a legal aid institution early this month. Sociologist Kastorius Sinaga warns the nation's dominant political organization against the trap of treating legal aid as a political commodity. JAKARTA (JP): As was recently reported by the mass media, Golkar, the ruling political organization, is expected to establish a new legal aid institution in the near future.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gamalama quiet after eruption
Gamalama quiet after eruption BANDUNG: Mount Gamalama in Ternate, northern Maluku, was quiet yesterday after spewing ash some 2,000 meters into the sky and emitting tremors on Saturday night, official said. The eruption blanketed Ternate with volcanic ash and blackened parts of the town with soot, but spared the airport, Syamsul Rizal, head of the Volcanology Office for the Sulawesi and Maluku regions, was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Defense of Yorrys said groundless
Defense of Yorrys said groundless JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Sukardi asked the West Jakarta District Court judge yesterday to ignore the defense statement of Tommy Sihotang, the lawyer hired by Yorrys Raweyai and the three others on trial for gambling, saying that it was completely groundless. "Your Honor, the defense's statement claiming that my indictment is inaccurate is an age-old cliche typically employed to counter a prosecutor's statement," Sukardi said.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Disputed presidential decree hearing delayed
Disputed presidential decree hearing delayed JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's representative failed to show up at the State Administrative Court to examine a disputed presidential decree, forcing the court to adjourn the session until Oct. 31. The court was scheduled to examine seven non-governmental organizations' law suit seeking the abolition of a presidential decree allowing appropriation of reforestation funds for the state-owned aircraft industry (IPTN).
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two candidates running for chief justice post
Two candidates running for chief justice post JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice Purwoto Suhadi Gandasubrata says that the two candidates nominated by the House of Representatives to replace him have an equal chance of taking the post. Purwoto however declined to state his preference between M. Djaelani and Soerjono, both senior justices on the Supreme Court. "Believe me, they both have an equal chance to be the next Chief Justice," Purwoto told reporters on Saturday about his possible successor.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan's car makers plan to boost overseas production
Japan's car makers plan to boost overseas production TOKYO (Reuter): Japanese car makers want to boost car production in other Asian countries to meet rising demand and improve prices, industry sources said yesterday. Honda Motor Co. Ltd. will build a car plant in Rojana Industrial Park, north of the Thai capital Bangkok, to produce an 60,000 cars a year, a spokesman for the company said. The firm plans to hold a groundbreaking ceremony later this month.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seribu Island surrounded by water but lacks it
Seribu Island surrounded by water but lacks it Text by Lenah Susianty photos by Mulkan Salmona JAKARTA (JP): "Lonely places are the places that don't fit in," writes Time magazine's columnist Pico Iyer's in his book Falling of the map, some lonely places of the world. I could not help thinking of those lines when I visited Seribu Islands last week.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Investors assured of quick investment return
Investors assured of quick investment return JAKARTA (JP): Government officials yesterday assured that private investors would recover investments for infrastructure projects in Indonesia within the first seven to 13 years of operation. Secretary General of the Ministry of Public Works Ruslan Diwiryo, Director General of Electricity and Energy Development Arismunandar and President of PT Telkom, the state-owned telecommunication company, Setyanto P.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Worms damage mental acuity of rural children
Worms damage mental acuity of rural children JAKARTA (JP): Massive deworming, or medical treatment for worm related diseases, is an important aspect which should be included in community health education programs to help achieve an intellectually sound rural society, experts say. Che Ghani Mohammod, a parasitologist from the School of Medicine at University Kebangsaan Malaysia and Barnett L.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
The Hiroshima debacle
The Hiroshima debacle Frankly, it is with considerable reluctance that we now talk about Indonesia's repeated failures in the contemporary international sports arena. After all, we have no doubt that the greatest efforts have been made by both our athletes and sports officials to represent their country to the best of their capabilities.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ujungkulon park tightens security
Ujungkulon park tightens security PANDEGLANG, West Java: Authorities in Ujungkulon national park are intensifying supervision of visitors to better protect the reserve. A spokesman for the park, Agoes Sriyanto, said yesterday that in the near future visitors would be required to register, fill in forms and submit their ID cards. Foreign tourists will be required to leave their passports with security guards at the park's gate, the Antara news agency reported.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Suwandi looks for Asiad revenge
Suwandi looks for Asiad revenge JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number two Suwandi looks to avenge his Asian Games loss when he meets top-seeded Indian Leander Paes in the singles first round of the Men's Challenger tennis championships here today. Paes, currently ranked 148th by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), tops the seeding list of the 32-field tournament staged at the newly built Kemayoran tennis complex.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Java, Nusa Tenggara to Pasadena festival
Java, Nusa Tenggara to Pasadena festival JAKARTA (JP): Java and Nusa Tenggara will represent Indonesia at the next Pasadena Tournament of Roses in California scheduled for early January, the chief organizer says. Mrs. Bustanil Arifin disclosed yesterday that the Bunga Nusantara Foundation, which has been organizing the Indonesian procession, will send an Indonesian float next January, although the government no longer is financing the venture, the Antara news agency reported.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today: Tuesday, October. 18, 1994
TV Today: Tuesday, October. 18, 1994 TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: Family Classic 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Insight 8:05 Traditional Drama 9:00 World News 9:30 Gelamor 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film : My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sjahrizal sees his defense falling apart
Sjahrizal sees his defense falling apart JAKARTA (JP): The defense of the former Bapindo directors on trial for corruption fell apart further yesterday after several more people testified that then minister J.B. Sumarlin did leave for Irian Jaya on June 2, 1992.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
DGC wins interclub golf
DGC wins interclub golf JAKARTA (JP): The Denpasar Golf Club (DGC) will represent Indonesia in the Johnie Walker Cup international championship after winning the national amateur interclub championship on a 18-holes course in Ancol, North Jakarta, on Saturday. DGC, made up of Vence Suwelo, Wira Cahyadi and Suryadi Mulya, carded a total score of 204 with 45 handicaps to win the half- day, three-flighted match.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rafsanjani visits Malaysia
Rafsanjani visits Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Iranian President Ali Akhbar Hashemi Rafsanjani arrived here yesterday for a three-day official visit to boost bilateral diplomatic and economic ties, officials said. Rafsanjani, accompanied by his wife Effat Hashemi Bahramani and a 100-member delegation, is on the last leg of his week-long three-nation tour which had taken him to Indonesia and Brunei.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Trooper expelled for desecrating church
Trooper expelled for desecrating church DILI, East Timor (JP): A member of the Armed Forces (ABRI) stationed in East Timor was expelled from the service yesterday and sentenced to 28 months imprisonment for desecrating a Roman Catholic Church in Dili last June. The East Nusa Tenggara Military Court in Kupang said yesterday that second private Bakhrul Ulun acted immorally during a holy mass at a Santo Josef Roman Catholic Church on June 28.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Songwriting competition
Songwriting competition The city administration is inviting Jakartans to join a song writing competition to create a hymn for the capital, an official says.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Danis liven up church congress
Danis liven up church congress WAMENA, Irian Jaya: This week's opening ceremony of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) will be enlivened by a famed student drum band from the Baliem Valley. About 250 band members from senior high schools in Jayawijaya regency were flown by chartered plane to the provincial capital of Jayapura last week. The same group, standing out for their exotic Dani tribal accessories, performed in last year's boy scout's congress in Jayapura. Jayawijaya regent J.B.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joint venture to mine 1m tons of phosphate
Joint venture to mine 1m tons of phosphate JAKARTA (JP): Kanematsu Corporation of Japan and PT Elang Tanah Mas will start producing one million tons of phosphate per annum from their mining area in Ciamis and Tasikmalaya, both in West Java, next year. H. Julindo, president of PT Istana Kanematsu Indonesia, a subsidiary of Kanematsu Corporation, told reporters yesterday that the two companies have invested some US$20 million for phosphate exploration in West Java since 1989.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Belgian aid for RI
Belgian aid for RI JAKARTA (JP): Belgium yesterday extended a Bfr 200 million (US$6.4 million) interest-free loan to Indonesia to help finance the purchase of railway equipment and the development of four diesel-fueled electrical plants in eastern provinces. The loan, which will mature in 20 years including a grace period of 10 years, was finalized in a signing ceremony here yesterday by Belgian Minister for Foreign Trade Robert Urbain and Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Spore expects more tourists
Spore expects more tourists SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's 1994 tourist arrivals are expected to grow by a revised five to seven percent from 6.42 million in 1993, a Singapore minister said yesterday. The previous estimate had been for a 4-6 percent increase. The revision, made by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB), reflected record arrivals in August, said Goh Chee Wee, Minister of State for Trade and Industry.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Stock trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange gained ground yesterday, with gainers overshadowing losers by 35 and 19. The official Composite Index, however, failed to book a significant gain due to the drops of several large shares such as Barito Pacific, Ciputra Development and Astra International. It rose only less than one point to close at 511.33 yesterday against 510.33 on Friday.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
100 million for midwives
100 million for midwives LAHAT, South Sumatra: The United States will provide Rp 100 million (US$46,000) in medical equipment for hundreds of midwives in rural villages. Lahat regent Solichin Daud was quoted by Antara as saying yesterday that the assistance would be made available to midwives posted in villages where a large portion of their residents take part in voluntary self-financed family planning schemes.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Major reforms needed to upgrade RI sports
Major reforms needed to upgrade RI sports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has suffered a major sports setback and needs to radically change its national development programs following its miserable showing at the just concluded Asian Games in Hiroshima, a track legend says. "Many national sports prime movers did not properly rate national athletes' quality before sending them to the Asian Games," Mohammad Sarengat, the Games 100m record setter in 1962, said yesterday.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Golkar shouldn't take for granted voters' support
Golkar shouldn't take for granted voters' support JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung told the ruling party, Golkar, that they can no longer take their voters' support for granted because the more educated voters become, the more critical they become. Addressing 600 Golkar members at its annual leadership meeting yesterday, Feisal said Golkar should pay attention to the emergence of the critical masses, who may take an anti- establishment stance.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police engage in new investigation of Ria's case
Police engage in new investigation of Ria's case JAKARTA (JP): Following the controversial decision of the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office to drop the case against Ria Irawan last month, City Police detectives are beginning a new investigation in order to bring the starlet to the court.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Swiss club signs Kurniawan
Swiss club signs Kurniawan JAKARTA (JP): Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto, the star of the national junior soccer team, will become the first Indonesian footballer ever to play professionally in Switzerland after he signs a deal with FC Lucerne on Thursday.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thailand, Myanmar agree on border
Thailand, Myanmar agree on border BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand will pay more than $3 million to build a bridge across a border river between it and Myanmar, a Foreign Ministry official said yesterday. The two countries signed an agreement yesterday in the Myanmarese capital, Yangon, on construction of the bridge across the River Moei between the northwestern Thai town of Mae Sot and the southeastern Myanmarese town of Myawadi.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
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.; Sylvia Howard, jazz/blues singer from the U.S., Monday to Saturday from 9 p.m. to 12:45 a.m.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Law enforcers on trial for extortion
Law enforcers on trial for extortion JAKARTA (JP): Four law enforcement officials and a military officer face trial at South Jakarta District Court for allegedly taking the law into their own hands instead of solving problems through legal channels. Judge Doris A.A. Taulo told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the court will try a senior prosecutor, two police officers, a lawyer and the military man for allegedly squeezing businessman Ronnie Kiagoes in March 1989.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire turns mall into ashes
Fire turns mall into ashes BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Fire razed Hulu Sungai Selatan's business center and nearby residential areas last week, causing a loss of about Rp 7.5 billion ($3.2 million). "The figure is a rough estimate. The cause of the fire is still under investigation," Hulu Sungai Selatan regent Syaidul Hudari told Antara yesterday. He said a school was among the public facilities destroyed in the fire that occurred at the stroke of midnight on Oct. 15.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Int'l fine arts expo opens today
Int'l fine arts expo opens today Tonight marks the official opening of the Jakarta International Fine Arts Exhibition at the Shangri-la Hotel. This extraordinary exhibition organized by the Yayasan Seni Rupa Indonesia (Indonesia Fine Arts Foundation) will be open daily until 10 p.m. for public viewing until Oct. 23 and will include 500 paintings from numerous acclaimed Indonesian artists and international painters as well.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
`RCTI' to start bilingual programs
`RCTI' to start bilingual programs JAKARTA (JP): Good news is on the way for those who dislike watching soap operas or cartoons which are dubbed into Bahasa Indonesia and broadcast by the private channel RCTI. An official of RCTI said the station on Wednesday will start airing bilingual serial movie programs, in Bahasa and in English, to let viewers make their own choices.
Tue, 18 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam's rice exports
Vietnam's rice exports HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam's rice export target of two million tons for 1994 is within reach, but deliveries this month may be delayed to help stabilize the domestic market, government officials said yesterday. They denied reports the government had halted rice exports for a month to ensure adequate supplies for victims of floods in the Mekong Delta. The floods have killed 221 people, according to newspaper reports.