Archive: 27 October 1994
56 articles found
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
'Trial by the press' violates human rights
'Trial by the press' violates human rights JAKARTA (JP): Biased reporting and trial by the press are tantamount to a violation of human rights, a senior legal expert said yesterday. Dr. Loebby Loqman, in an oration marking his professorship at the University of Indonesia, said that biased press exposure and opinionated reporting also undermined the independence of the judicial system as the only body authorized to determine whether a person is innocent or otherwise.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Belo to address Armed Forces
Belo to address Armed Forces DILI, East Timor: Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo will, for the first time since the territory integrated into Indonesia 18 years ago, addressed a military gathering today. In a rare seminar on development in the youngest province, to take place at the military command office here, Belo will be a speaker. He said he would present a paper about the promotion of peace and welfare, from the Roman Catholic point of view.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police release Yorrys as lawyer posts bail
Police release Yorrys as lawyer posts bail JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto announced yesterday that Yorrys Raweyai of the Pemuda Pancasila youth organization has been released after his bail was paid by his lawyer. "It was done according to the law," Hindarto told The Jakarta Post after attending an inter-departmental meeting on traffic law at the National Police Headquarters yesterday. According to the two-star general, lawyer Hotma Sitompul paid his client's bail.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hartono denies police officer's testimony
Hartono denies police officer's testimony JAKARTA (JP): Hartono Setyawan, a pimp for high-class call girls, rejected the testimony of a police officer in his trial at South Jakarta District Court yesterday. The officer said that Hartono was hiding inside a cupboard when the police raided his house. "That is not true, I was getting dressed because I knew there were some people who wanted to see me," said the 42-year-old pimp as he countered the statement made by First Lt.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Chronology of the tug of war
Chronology of the tug of war June,1990: Apkindo appointed 22 importers in Seoul as the Recommended Korean Buyers. August, 1992: Apkindo reduced the number of recommended buyers to 19. The other three were dismissed due to poor import performance. July, 1993: Apkindo required all contracts with importers on the basis of cost, insurance and freight (CIF), instead of the previous C&F system, and appointed PT Tugu Pratama (partly owned by Bob Hasan ) as the sole insurer.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Low cost apartments built simultaneously
Low cost apartments built simultaneously JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will start constructing four low cost apartment projects simultaneously next month. "The city administration will start the development in Tebet, South Jakarta and in Bendungan Hilir, Karet Tengsin and Jati Bunder in Central Jakarta next month," Nusmardi, head of the Apartment Control Department of the City Housing Office, said yesterday.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fashion photographer paints images of urban glamour
Fashion photographer paints images of urban glamour By Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): A slim, glamorous, self assured executive talks to her male colleagues during happy hour. Nearby, a couple -- hopelessly in love -- make irrational promises to each other. Intimate friends hug each other affectionately. A sole young man poses at one of the tables on what seems to be Tanamur's dance floor.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Minister assures that rice supply is adequate
Minister assures that rice supply is adequate JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan assured yesterday that the country's rice supply is adequate despite the significant decline in production due to this year's drought. He told reporters after meeting with President Soeharto at Bina Graha Presidential Office that the National Logistics Board (Bulog) currently holds a stock of 800,000 tons of rice, while "we are waiting for more rice from abroad as loan payments".
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Colonial policies
Colonial policies It seems that Richardson has set out on a one-man crusade against colonialism, as if J.P. Coen and Sir Stamford Raffles were knocking on the door again. According to Richardson (The Jakarta Post, Oct.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mar'ie reaffirms deregulation
Mar'ie reaffirms deregulation JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad reiterated yesterday that trade and investment deregulation is one of the five basic elements of Indonesia's strategy to sustain robust economic growth. Mar'ie told the 1994 Pacific Rim Forum in Beijing that Indonesia will continue the ongoing process of deregulation, reduce production costs and implement policies that are capable of creating a diversified, self-reliant economy.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Research projects for S. China Sea endorsed
Research projects for S. China Sea endorsed BUKITTINGGI, West Sumatra (JP): Participants of the South China Sea workshop have endorsed the project proposals of the Working Group on Marine Scientific Research. Hasjim Djalal, a resource person at the workshop and Indonesia's Ambassador-at-large for Law of The Sea, told reporters here yesterday the decision was made during the first day of workshop sessions.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lecturers plan massive strike over Arief's firing
Lecturers plan massive strike over Arief's firing SALATIGA (JP): Teachers from several schools in the conflict- ridden Satya Wacana University plan to strike to dramatize their demand that Professor Arief Budiman, who was sacked last week, be reinstated. They said yesterday they had yet to determine when they would act because they needed time to ask students to line up behind them. "We need students to make the industrial action more effective," Limson, one of the instructors, said.
Thu, 27 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.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kadin asked to fight fake tender papers
Kadin asked to fight fake tender papers JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor Tb. M. Rais urged the Jakarta Chapter of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and related associations to help fight against fake documents for city tenders. "The city administration could not control all developers participating in tenders for the construction of projects owned by city institutions or city-owned companies," said Rais, who is in charge of the city's economic and development affairs.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Report on inconveniences
Report on inconveniences Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that Jakartans should not hesitate to report all of the inconveniences caused by faulty public facilities before the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting starts next month. The governor said that people should immediately file reports with city officials if they find leaky water pipes or out-of- order traffic lights.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt urged to ratify conventions on human rights
Govt urged to ratify conventions on human rights JAKARTA (JP): The Second National Workshop on Human Rights, which ended here yesterday, called on the government to ratify an international convention on basic rights.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Team reports preparations for APEC
Team reports preparations for APEC JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono, also chairman of the committee for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, met with President Soeharto here yesterday to report on preparations for the November meeting. "I have just reported to the President on the field preparations for the coming APEC economic leaders meeting," Moerdiono said at the Bina Graha presidential office.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ANCHAM optimistic Jakarta will retain GSP facility
ANCHAM optimistic Jakarta will retain GSP facility JAKARTA (JP): The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) expressed optimism yesterday that Washington will not scrap its trade facilities for Indonesia under the generalized system of preference (GSP), due to the significant improvement in labor conditions here. "Yes, we are very optimistic that the U.S. government will continue giving Indonesia the GSP trade benefits because of the improved labor condition," local AMCHAM President Louis A.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seven Canadians show Bali in art
Seven Canadians show Bali in art By Jim Plouffe JAKARTA (JP): A unique and surprisingly extensive exhibition of seven Canadian artists is now on show at the Duta Fine Arts Foundation in Kemang and will continue to the end of the month. Unique because it is a showcase of seven artists who, despite having diverse backgrounds and paradigms, were all inspired by Indonesia, most notably Bali.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Apkindo's export monopoly is outdated
Apkindo's export monopoly is outdated By Vincent Lingga JAKARTA (JP): Apkindo's Chairman Bob Hasan is unquestionably the man most responsible for bailing Indonesia's plywood industry out of an almost billion-dollar bubble in the late 1980s. He was also the man who single-handedly built up Apkindo into a financially powerful exporter organization which is dreaded by most importers overseas.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
President to open haj hospital
President to open haj hospital President Soeharto is scheduled to inaugurate a new haj hospital in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, on Nov. 12, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with the President, Surjadi said that inauguration of the hospital will coincide with the commemoration of National Health Day. The governor said that the construction of the hospital is already completed.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Data interchange for port
Data interchange for port JAKARTA (JP): PT Electronic Data Interchange Indonesia (EDII) will soon operate to improve the transaction system at Tanjung Priok seaport. EDII, established with an investment of Rp 10 billion (US$4.58 million), is equally owned by PT Sisindosat Lintasbuana, an information technology company affiliated with state-run PT Indosat, and PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, the state-owned company assigned to manage a number of seaports, including Tanjung Priok.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bad news for bad officers
Bad news for bad officers BANDUNG, West Java: Transportation Minister Haryanto Dhanutirto vowed yesterday to crack down on traffic officials who find faults with vehicles and extort drivers for money. He promised to advise his department, in charge of land transportation, to provide cards for all drivers of public vehicles in which they can report on any inconvenient treatment they obtain from transport officials along the way.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
World cocoa producers to prod RI into group
World cocoa producers to prod RI into group KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): World cocoa producers decided here yesterday to dispatch a ministerial delegation to prod Indonesia into joining a producers' grouping and cooperate to limit supply and lift prices, officials said. "It will not be fair to ask us to rationalize supply when Indonesia is enjoying the fruit of all our labor," said a senior delegate at the end of the three-day 57th General Assembly of the 13-member Cocoa Producers' Alliance (CPA) here.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Utut to play Smyslov for 2600 elo rating
Utut to play Smyslov for 2600 elo rating JAKARTA (JP): Grand Master Utut Adianto, currently Indonesia's number one chess player, is scheduled to play Russian Vassili Smyslov, the former world champion in 1957 and 1958, in a six- round duel starting from Nov. 17 at the Enerpac chess school, presently the only school of its kind in Jakarta.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Vendors upset over expulsion for APEC
Vendors upset over expulsion for APEC JAKARTA (JP): Street vendors mounted a protest yesterday against the city administration's drive to expel them from main roads during the run-up to the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting next month.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Plywood exports fall in wake of Apkindo tug of war with Korea
Plywood exports fall in wake of Apkindo tug of war with Korea By Vincent Lingga SEOUL (JP): Provoking buyers into a tug of war amid a market slump not only runs against marketing common sense but also is completely counterproductive. That, however, is what the Indonesian Wood Panel Association (Apkindo) has been doing towards the Korean Imported Plywood Association (Kipa) since early this year.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
City's ground water supply enough for 10 years' demand
City's ground water supply enough for 10 years' demand JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that the potential of ground water in the city reaches approximately 77 million cubic meters per year, enough to support rising water demand for the next ten years.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indosat to sign telecom project in Cambodia
Indosat to sign telecom project in Cambodia JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned international telecommunications company, PT Indosat, currently finalizing negotiations on a project for telecommunication refurbishment in Cambodia, expects to sign the contract next month. "We expect to conclude negotiations by Monday and sign a contract on the project here on Nov. 10," senior expert of Indosat, D.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
No Indonesians survive Women's Challenger
No Indonesians survive Women's Challenger JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's upset days at the US$50,000 Women's Challenger championships here were ended as Natalia Soetrisno crashed to a 4-6, 3-6 second round defeat to South Korean fifth seeded Park Sung-hee yesterday. The plucky Natalia struggled all the way, but found she was not in the same league as her powerful world number 149 opponent.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NGOs' experience could help the state
NGOs' experience could help the state A national workshop on human rights has been held this week. NGO activist Aswab Mahasin looks at the significance of the gathering. JAKARTA (JP): It is a good political gesture that the President himself opened the Second National Workshop on Human Rights this week. The president also suggested that the National Commission on Human Rights, established early this year, should be supported so that it may function properly.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
The PDI case
The PDI case To some people a political fuss between local authorities and the leaders of a political party might appear to be little more than a tempest in a tea cup. To the nation as a whole, the problem is a lot more serious.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
2,300 await jungle jobs
2,300 await jungle jobs SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Governor H.M. Ardans urged forestry companies yesterday to employ 2,300 local residents in reforestation projects in the Bukit Soeharto forest reserve. He said employing the residents would help speed up reforestation in the 63,000 hectares of national park and minimize losses due to fires that break out every dry season.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Garuda fails to receive $275 million in govt aid
Garuda fails to receive $275 million in govt aid JAKARTA (JP): The country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is not likely to get the Rp 600 billion (US$275 million) it requested from the government to partly repay the cost of purchasing two Boeing 747-400 and seven B737-400 aircraft. The company's president, Wage Mulyono, told reporters here on Tuesday that the Ministry of Finance has rejected Garuda's request for the aid.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three robbers nabbed in Bekasi morning raid
Three robbers nabbed in Bekasi morning raid JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police announced that they have arrested three of five suspected robbers during a morning raid on Jl. Raya Tambun yesterday morning. According to the head of the local police, Lt. Col. Hari Pribadi, the other two members of the gang managed to escape during the raid yesterday led by head of the Cibitung police subprecinct First Lieutenant Yan Sultra. "But we know their identities.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to award 40 mining contracts next year
Govt to award 40 mining contracts next year JAKARTA (JP): The government will award some 40 new contracts for general mining activities early next year, Director General of Mines Kuntoro Mangkusubroto says. "Of the number, 10 contracts will deal with the exploration and production of gold in various parts of the country," Kuntoro told reporters during a break of the fourth Asia-Pacific Mining Conference and Exhibition at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center yesterday.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New traffic law still ineffective: National Police
New traffic law still ineffective: National Police JAKARTA (JP): A year of implementation of the still controversial traffic law has yet to drastically reduce the number of traffic accidents and victims throughout the country.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Aussies sure APEC will achieve free-trade deal
Aussies sure APEC will achieve free-trade deal SYDNEY (AFP): Australia is confident a "momentous" commitment to regional free trade will be achieved at the upcoming APEC summit despite objections by China to setting a timetable, a key minister said here yesterday. Trade Minister Bob McMullan told reporters he believed China's objections to a timetable for free trade would be overcome at the 18-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bogor, Indonesia, next month.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
47 kg of drug confiscated
47 kg of drug confiscated JAMBI, Jambi: Police have seized 47 kilograms of marijuana being smuggled from Medan to Jakarta and arrested four alleged drug dealers. Jambi police chief Col. Soeyono told Antara yesterday the drug was confiscated from people on three Jakarta-bound buses along the trans-Sumatra highway on Oct. 23. He said police in the area have often foiled attempts to smuggle drugs into Java before. "Jambi is apparently a transit point for drug dealers," he said.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Dances 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Children's Stories 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama: Potret Kami 8:05 Film: Harapan Nan Sirna 9:00 World News 9:30 Talk Show 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Hanged Man Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Land title process to be simplified
Land title process to be simplified Procedures for the processing of land titles will be simplified in an effort to improve the city administration's services. The simplification plan was announced on Tuesday by Minister of Agrarian Affairs/Chairman of the National Land Agency Soni Harsono and Governor Suryadi Soedirja.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Comments on food
Comments on food Within the context of the Jakarta Food Festival presently adding a sparkle to restaurants in the metropolis, your readers might find the following comments of interest. I am one of the very few expatriates who has never had a sakit perut (stomach-ache) in all the time I've been in this city. I'm going to let you into my little secret for free: I put it all down to a healthy diet of bacon and eggs for breakfast. Oh yes I do!
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Concession holders said to mar N. Sumatra forests
Concession holders said to mar N. Sumatra forests JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen residents of Sosa subdistrict in Southern Tapanuli, North Sumatra, visited the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) office here to report concession holders they say are damaging protected forests in the region. "We are here to tell you about the acts of the concession holders who have damaged the protected forest area for a long time," Syafri Harahap, one of the residents, told a press conference organized by Walhi.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traffic problems
Traffic problems I am an expatriate who has worked here for the past three years and am leaving the country soon. I wish to contribute something to "Your Letters" column before leaving. We can classify the current traffic congestion problem into two main contributing factors. Firstly, the poor road conditions, and secondly a lack of discipline by most drivers.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices extended their upward direction on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday in moderate trading as more foreign investors reentered the market. The JSX Composite Index booked another 1.78 points to close at 516.32 against 514.53 on the previous day. The GTDBS-50 Index also inched up to close higher at 122.96 against Tuesday's closing of 122.46.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Law, problem loans hamper state banks
Law, problem loans hamper state banks JAKARTA (JP): Inadequate legal framework and the high rate of non-performing loans at state-owned banks hamper them from generating funds through capital markets and direct private placement. Sutan Remy Sjahdeini of state-owned bank BNI 1946 said at a one-day seminar here yesterday that a number of articles in the 1992 Banking Law need revision so that state banks can go public easily.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
People told to join agro-estate program
People told to join agro-estate program JAKARTA (JP): The government wants people who are interested in the transmigration program to join the agro-estate program through which they can buy land with bank loans. Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodho told newsmen after a meeting with President Soeharto at Bina Graha yesterday that every transmigrant joining the program will get three hectares of land.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
WB loan for Vietnam
WB loan for Vietnam WASHINGTON (Reuter): The World Bank said on Tuesday it approved a US$150 million, low-cost loan for Vietnam to help the country tackle widespread poverty and carry out tough economic reforms. "Vietnam's reforms to date have had a profound impact on poverty reduction," Bank official David Dollar said.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NGO wants more protection for women's rights
NGO wants more protection for women's rights JAKARTA (JP): A seminar urged the government yesterday to include protection of women's rights in the curriculum of advanced studies for civil servants to eliminate discrimination against women. "It is necessary for government officials to have knowledge of efforts to protect women, children and families, as well as other relevant information," K.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Alatas opens workshop on South China Sea
Alatas opens workshop on South China Sea BUKITTINGGI, West Sumatra (JP): The fifth workshop on managing potential conflicts in the South China Sea opened here yesterday with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas expressing hope of involving government institutions and non-South China Sea parties in various cooperation projects. "The aim here is not to formalize this workshop, which will remain informal," he said.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bengkulu needs promotion
Bengkulu needs promotion BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Vice President Try Sutrisno advised the provincial government yesterday to promote tourism because the area has many tourist destinations unknown to national and international holidaymakers. "Bengkulu is rich in historical sites such as the late president Sukarno's residence, Marlborough Castle and Panjang Beach, which can be turned into tourist attractions," he said while briefing local government officials.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Land certificate forgers detained
Land certificate forgers detained East Jakarta Mayor Sudarsono has confirmed that police have detained five of the alleged suspects involved in the falsification of some land certificates in the Rawarorotan area of East Cakung subdistrict, East Jakarta. Suara Pembaruan daily reported on Monday that the land forgery was revealed when the authorities found some land certificates bearing the fake signature of the East Cakung subdistrict chief and a false subdistrict administration seal.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia needs to restructure shoe industry
Indonesia needs to restructure shoe industry JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to restructure its footwear industry to further boost export earnings from this industrial sector, says an executive of a major shoe manufacturer. Byung Moon, the president of PT Starwin Indonesia, said here yesterday that the Indonesian footwear industry is still too dependent on branded products.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC creates impetus for small business to grow
APEC creates impetus for small business to grow JAKARTA (JP): Tony Agus Ardie, a leader of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), welcomed the strong commitment made by APEC ministers in Osaka over the weekend to launch joint efforts to nurture small businesses.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Medan gets new air service
Medan gets new air service JAKARTA (JP): LTU, a major air cargo carrier from Germany, will soon open a direct service connecting Muenchen to Medan, North Sumatra, says the province's governor, Raja Inal Siregar. "The Muenchen-Medan route, with stopovers at Penang and Langkawi in Malaysia, will start in early November," he was quoted as saying by Antara yesterday. Medan is the third biggest city in Indonesia.
Thu, 27 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Officer sees future U.S. military role in Vietnam
Officer sees future U.S. military role in Vietnam HANOI (Reuter): The top U.S. military officer in Asia said yesterday he sees U.S. military cooperation with former enemy Vietnam once relations are normalized. But continued cooperation in U.S. efforts to account for the more than 2,000 U.S. pilots and soldiers still listed as missing in action (MIA) from the Vietnam War was critical to advancing political and economic relations, Admiral Richard C. Macke said. The Commander-in-Chief of U.S.