Archive: 24 October 1994
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Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
VP to visit Bengkulu
VP to visit Bengkulu JAKARTA: Vice President Try Sutrisno is scheduled to visit Bengkulu on Oct. 26 and 27 to dedicate several development projects in the province. Among the projects to be inaugurated are the Air Kinal bridge, a palmoil plantation, a library and a student dormitory, Bengkulu governor Azis Ahmad told journalists after meeting with Try.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drought slashes rice output
Drought slashes rice output JAKARTA (JP): This year's severe drought has slashed the country's production of rice, soybeans, mung beans, cassava and sweet potatoes, but it has not affected the output of corn and peanuts. The Central Bureau for Statistics (BPS) announced over the weekend that the country's unhusked rice production during the January-August period decreased by 4.35 percent to 38.3 million tons compared to the same period last year.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
More intellectuals banned in Yogya
More intellectuals banned in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Banning of art performances in this "intellectual town" continues. On Saturday, it was poet Darmanto Jatman and Linus Suryadi's turn to stay off the stage. The authorities banned Darmanto and Linus from reading their poems, Golf for the People and Maria of Magdalene during an art show at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thomson lays off workers
Thomson lays off workers SINGAPORE (AFP): France's Thomson Consumer Electronics said it was laying off 900 employees from a Singapore plant manufacturing televisions. Thomson said in a statement that it was redistributing the TV manufacturing operations to another local plant and to facilities in Bangkok and Indonesia's Batam island. "Seven hundred will be retrenched in a month's time. The others will be laid off in phases," a company spokesman told AFP.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lava flood looming
Lava flood looming YOGYAKARTA: The villages at the foot of Mt. Merapi are now under constant threat of being flooded with lava which has been accumulating on the crater's edge, the authorities warned. Mas Atje Purbawanita of the Directorate of Volcanology who is monitoring the situation said heavy rainfall is bound to send the cold lava, now estimated at five million cubic meters, tumbling down the mountain slope. Mt.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
KOWANI regrets public ignorance of disabled people
KOWANI regrets public ignorance of disabled people JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of an organization for handicapped people deplores the ignorant and discriminative attitudes of most Indonesians towards their plight. Koesbiono Sarmanhadi, who heads the Indonesian Association of Disabled People (PPCI), criticized the Indonesian society for being unfriendly to disabled people during a seminar on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Government policy on PDI's crisis in E. Java deplored
Government policy on PDI's crisis in E. Java deplored JAKARTA (JP): Former chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Soerjadi has criticized the Minister of Home Affairs for his inaction in the crisis that has afflicted the East Java chapter of his party and involves the local governor. Soerjadi, who is also deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, said over the weekend that Home Affairs Minister Moch. Yogie S.M.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Governor urged revision of 1994/95 budget
Governor urged revision of 1994/95 budget JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has proposed a revision of the city's budget for the 1994/1995 fiscal year, which started in April, from an estimated Rp 1.82 trillion to Rp 2.09 trillion to the City Council.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Boarding school supports birth control campaign
Boarding school supports birth control campaign TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Leaders of a well-known Islamic boarding school pledged Saturday to cooperate with the government in their promotion of a family planning program for Moslem families. Leaders of the Daar El Qolam boarding school, with 2,000 students, the Armed Forces (ABRI) and senior government officials closed their deal in a lively ceremony in Balaraja subdistrict, 35 kilometers west of Jakarta.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tension on Thai-Cambodia border, one killed and seven captured
Tension on Thai-Cambodia border, one killed and seven captured THA PHRAYA, Thailand (AFP): Thai rangers killed one Cambodian and captured seven others, two of them government soldiers, during skirmishes in this border district, a Thai border officer said yesterday. Some 30 Thai rangers were called in to disarm a band of Cambodians who crossed Nong Samet checkpoint, several holding AK- 47 assault rifles in their hands, commander Col. Prayuth Chanocha said.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Air exercise with New Zealand
Air exercise with New Zealand MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The air forces of Indonesia and New Zealand will hold a joint exercise in Medan, North Sumatra, next month, the Antara news agency reported. Director of Exercise of the Air Force's Second Operational Command, Commodore Koesbeni said that the joint exercise, code named Elang Seberang, will involve around 150 personnel from both sides. Indonesia will deploy its fleets of F-16s and F-5s.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cutline caption
Cutline caption Photo A: Airlines JP/alx NEW EXECUTIVES: PT Mandala Airlines, a domestic commercial airline controlled by the Armed Forces and timber tycoon Mohammad (Bob) Hasan, inaugurated its new board of directors and commissioners on Saturday. Army Chief of Staff General Wismoyo Arismunandar (extreme left), who is the company's chief commissioner, started the military-style ceremony by introducing Maj. Gen.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Slump in office demand, rental rates down
Slump in office demand, rental rates down JAKARTA (JP): Weak demand encouraged suppliers of office space in Jakarta to lower rental rates in the third quarter of this year. It has also led developers to delay completion of projects, a property company says. However, the third quarter saw a higher demand for apartments and retail facilities, PT Colliers Jardine Indonesia said in the latest quarterly edition of its Jakarta Property Market Review.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Wardiman to open RP painter expo
Wardiman to open RP painter expo Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro is scheduled to open an exhibition of Filipino painter, Pacita Abad, at the National Museum, on Jl. Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, today. The Philippines Embassy said, in a release made available to The Jakarta Post, Pacita Abad, who has lived in the United States and is now living in Indonesia, is known for her "Trapunto" style of painting, a technique which mixes painting with artistic collage composition.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
East Timor rebel surrenders
East Timor rebel surrenders DILI, East Timor: One more separatist rebel surrendered to the military last week. Col. Kiki Syahnakri, the East Timor Military Command, said Saturday that 32-year-old Umberto da Cruz had arrived at an Indonesian military base in Boboto village in Lautem on Friday morning. "He said they (Fretilin rebels) are short of ammunition and logistics," Kiki said, referring to an estimated 188 rebels now still at large. Meanwhile, Maj.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Vocal scholar hauled in for more questioning
Vocal scholar hauled in for more questioning YOGYAKARTA (JP): The authorities formally charged outspoken intellectual George Junus Aditjondro on Saturday with insulting the government. George was summoned to the Yogyakarta police precinct for the second time this month in connection with comments he made during an August seminar on democracy. Plainclothes police heavily guarded the room where the lecturer from the Salatiga-based Satya Wacana University was questioned from 10:30 a.m.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three-star Kartika Plaza hotel showcases arbitration process
Three-star Kartika Plaza hotel showcases arbitration process JAKARTA (JP): The three-star Kartika Plaza hotel on Jl. Thamrin, in the heart of Jakarta, has been a superb case study over the last decade for law students interested in international arbitration. The case is even more interesting because the Indonesian government is a party in the dispute.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Irianese urged to preserve forests
Irianese urged to preserve forests JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno urges young people in Irian Jaya to help preserve the province's forestry resources. "A Well-trained young generation is needed for forest preservation in Irian Jaya since the province is functioning as one of the earth's lungs," Try said in Jayapura, capital of Irian Jaya, on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL needs funds for power
KL needs funds for power KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia will need some US$29 billion to fund its power needs by 2020 and more than half of this amount will come from external borrowing, the country's Energy, Telecommunications and Posts minister said. "It can safely be said that we will be needing about $29 billion in the next 26 years," Samy Vellu was quoted by Business Times newspaper as saying. "About 50 percent of the financing will have to be sourced externally," he told reporters.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Arbitration body is slowly coming of age
Arbitration body is slowly coming of age By Arief S. Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): The National Board of Arbitration (BANI), long shunned by people seeking dispute settlements, is slowly gaining recognition, after 17 years of existence. "The board has settled 15 business disputes this year, 90 percent of which involved foreign parties such as from the United States, Japan, Britain and Australia," the board's chairman Prof. Priyatna Abdurrasyid said in an interview.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Religion and politics an uneasy combination
Religion and politics an uneasy combination By Th. Sumartana SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Each time people speak about religion in relation to politics, many people instantaneously begin to feel uneasy. Why? What is so wrong with the combination of the two? Isn't religion a universal concept? Why, then, does religion, which represents humanity, lose its universality the moment it is used as a political ideology?
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Public works office asked to save ponds
Public works office asked to save ponds JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has ordered officials of the city public works office to protect the existence of ponds in the greater Jakarta area in a bid to help preserve the city's limited water sources. "We have to maintain the number of ponds in Jakarta. If a pond starts to silt up due to a large quantity of mud or garbage, the officers are obliged to dredge them again," Surjadi told newsmen over the weekend.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
12 Himpala members detained
12 Himpala members detained The South Jakarta police detained 12 students from the Nature Lovers Association (Himpala) of the National University on Thursday for allegedly burning and damaging the command post of the university's student regiment. Police chief, Lt. Col. Silvanus Julian Wenas, said over the weekend that the dossiers of the 12 students will be completed within the next few days.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Weekly Stock Exchange Review
Weekly Stock Exchange Review JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) closed mixed at the end of last week, with the JSX Composite Index gaining 4.63 points at 514.97. The much awaited listing of the state-owned Indosat, the provider of international telecommunication services, Wednesday spurred trading activities, driving the JSX index up by 8.63 points to the week's high of 518.971.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia seeks more Japanese investment
Indonesia seeks more Japanese investment OSAKA (Kyodo): Indonesia on Saturday called for Japanese businesses to expand investment in the country as part of efforts to nurture "supporting industries" there. "We want more Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises to come to Indonesia, especially the makers of autos and electronic parts," Indonesia's Industry Minister Tunky Ariwibowo said in an interview with Kyodo News Service.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mahesh Bhupathi gets 1st pro title
Mahesh Bhupathi gets 1st pro title JAKARTA (JP): Indian Mahesh Bhupathi emulated Julius Cesar's victorious campaign of veni vidi vici at the Indonesia Men's Challenger tennis championships yesterday, outlasting a weary Igor Saric of Croatia 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 for his first pro title. Bhupathi, an amateur player, had to battle through qualifying rounds to win a place in the main draw.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Floating electricity rates
Floating electricity rates A rise in the price of electricity, a basic necessity in today's modern world, is always unpopular and could easily become a political volcano. But next month's average 7.68 percent increase in electricity rates, as announced by the minister of mines and energy on Friday, seemed to have been carefully calculated not to adversely effect small households and industry. The system of cross-subsidies is subsidized by charging more for consumptive usage.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Investment commitments likely to reach Rp. 45.8t
Investment commitments likely to reach Rp. 45.8t JAKARTA (JP): Investment commitments in the city are projected to reach Rp 45.8 trillion (about US$21 billion) in the current sixth five year development plan (Repelita VI), three times higher than during Repelita V, which ended in April, a city official says. M.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NAM chief hails Korean agreement
NAM chief hails Korean agreement JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, in his capacity as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), hails the signing of the agreement between the United States and North Korea over the latter's nuclear program. "Indonesia hopes the agreement can reduce the tense situation in the Korean peninsula," Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono quoted the President as saying on Saturday, only hours after representatives of Washington and Pyongyang signed the deal in Geneva.
Mon, 24 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.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Preserving religious harmony
Preserving religious harmony In his address at the opening of the twelfth meeting of the Confederation of Churches in Indonesia (PGI), in Jayapura on Friday, Vice President Try Sutrisno asked citizens to avoid negative preconceptions and mistrust, because of the harm they could do to the sense of unity and cohesion among us, particularly fellow religious believers.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina's new executives
Pertamina's new executives JAKARTA (JP): Faisal Aba'oe, the president of Pertamina, appointed six new executives at the state-oil company here last week. The new appointees included Said Djabbar, assigned as Pertamina's advisor for exploration and production affairs and as the deputy chairman of the negotiation team for exploration and production. Nyoman Sudibia was appointed as head of the division for budget and planning evaluation, Sjahril Daud as head of the foreign marketing division and R.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Peter Pan & The Pirates 3:00 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Hankamnas 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 Film 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
MPI's TV advert
MPI's TV advert In Europe, MPI's highly controversial TV adverts are likely to be a prolonged disgrace for Indonesia over the question of the sustainable management of the country's rain forests. The Dutch independent advertising committee (RCC) decide on Oct. 12, 1994 to suspend MPI's adverts in the Netherlands, due to formal complaints from numerous environmental, human rights and developmental organizations.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Electricity tariff hikes criticized
Electricity tariff hikes criticized JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives (DPR), businessmen and economic analysts shared concern that next month's electricity tariff hikes will hit small-scale subscribers and consumers of goods. "I am afraid that the tariff hikes will be used as a reason to increase prices of consumer goods and industrial products by market players," Iskandar Mandji, a member of the DPR's Commission VI, told The Jakarta Post here on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police seek suspected killer
Police seek suspected killer Police are searching for the alleged killer of a 30-year-old housewife, a resident of Taman Ratu Indah housing complex in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. The victim, identified as Wahyuni, was found dead in her home on Thursday. She died as a result of a fatal stab wound in the stomach, 15 centimeters deep. A number of other stab wounds were discovered on her body.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jayapura school made best
Jayapura school made best JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Governor Jacob Pattipi pledged Saturday to make the Jayapura Technic Academy the best technical institute in the eastern territory. The academy has mulled over cooperation with the two prestigious technical institutes in Surabaya in a bid to produce professional middle-class technicians.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Matahari to relocate HQ
Matahari to relocate HQ The Matahari Group, one of Indonesia's largest retail chains, with 40 stores across the country, will relocate its headquarters from the capital city to Karawaci, a new satellite city near Tangerang, West Java. In preparation for the relocation, Matahari has bought 108 houses for its employees at the Gading Serpong estate near Karawaci, with loans financed by Citibank, under an agreement signed here on Friday.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Divorce case
Divorce case From Suara Karya I sympathize with Mrs. Ida after reading of her experience in the Konsultasi Hukum column in the paper on Sept. 28, 1994. I do not know why your husband deserted you 10 years ago. I believe there must be a family problem that is difficult to solve. Leaving a wife (family) for 10 years without her prior knowledge and providing no financial support is against the Marriage Law.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cambodian FM says he is resigning
Cambodian FM says he is resigning PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Cambodian Foreign Minister Prince Norodom Sirivudh, whose reformist political ally Finance Minister Sam Rainsy was sacked last week, said yesterday that he is quitting. "I will present my request (to First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh) to resign," Sirivudh told reporters when he arrived from Thailand at Phnom Penh's Pochentong airport.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Worm related disease
Worm related disease I read with interest the article about worm related diseases, in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 18, 1994. To discuss these diseases in a seminar, in Jakarta, hopefully will trigger the interests of various parties in fighting these diseases more intensively. The efforts to eradicate worm related diseases were started in the 1930s, in the Banyumas regency, Central Java, with aid from the Rockefeller Foundation, under the auspices of Dr. Heidrich.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Winds of change blowing to RI forests
Winds of change blowing to RI forests By Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's much-exploited rain forests, after one month of being punished with raging fires, and years of heated criticism, may soon experience a wind of change. Special interests, an impoverished population and lack of resources might stand in the way. Change is needed now more than ever.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Suspect preying on tourists arrested on extortion charges
Suspect preying on tourists arrested on extortion charges JAKARTA (JP): City police have arrested a 24-year-old man alleged to have extorted money and precious goods from foreigners and tourists staying at exclusive hotels. Head of the Operational Affairs of the On-the-Alert City Police Squad, Capt. Syaiful Bd., said on Saturday that the suspect, who always wore a tie during his modus operandi, was identified as Faruch bin Rosid Ridho, a resident of Jl.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kuningan forest catches fire
Kuningan forest catches fire KUNINGAN, West Java: Fire swept through scores of hectares of forests yesterday, injuring one person and threatening nearby residential areas. Antara reported that the fire broke out on Saturday on Tegal Bodas hill near the Ciremai mount on Saturday. The cause of the fire was not known. Forest rangers trying to localize the fire said they feared the flames may get out of hand due to strong winds.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bus terminal to be put in order
Bus terminal to be put in order Chief of South Jakarta Land Transportation Control Agency said that the city will continue improving the condition of Pasar Minggu bus terminal in South Jakarta.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
On Beethoven's fifth
On Beethoven's fifth Mr. Narish Stock was generous in allowing readers of The Jakarta Post (Oct. 21, 1994) to share the experience he had when listening to the Nusantara Chamber Orchestra's performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony; generous because he might have laid himself open to ridicule in such cynical company. In fact he is a lucky man.
Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gen. Hindarto warns corrupt officers of harsh punishment
Gen. Hindarto warns corrupt officers of harsh punishment JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto expressed concern Saturday over the increasing number of illegal levy cases committed by city police personnel. "Although the number is still small, I have found strong indications that it is growing," Hindarto said after inducting the new chief of the East Jakarta police, Lt. Col. Miyanto.