Archive: 4 October 1994
44 articles found
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
District chief may be fired
District chief may be fired PALU, Central Sulawesi: Governor Abdul Azis says he will fire the Bunta district chief if the man is found guilty of tampering with the government fund intended for the poor people. Azis confirmed that an investigation is now underway after allegations that the district chief was helping himself to the Rp 20 million fund sent by the central government.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to check passengers from India
Govt to check passengers from India JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said yesterday that the government will check plane passengers from India with special treatments following the spread of pneumonic plague in the South Asian country. "This check is a part of our standard immigration policy to block any disease carrier," Oetojo said, adding that the government will soon announce its decision concerning the arrival of people and cargo from India.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PLN faces constraints in power distribution
PLN faces constraints in power distribution JAKARTA (JP): A shortage of funds for the development of distribution networks has hampered the state electricity company PT PLN meeting the country's power demand of 455,739 kilovolt amperes (kVa), an executive says. "At least 50,843 would-be customers throughout the country have been waiting for electricity subscription since Aug. 1," PLN's president, Zuhal, told a hearing with Commission VI of the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Chinese minister to ASEAN
Chinese minister to ASEAN BEIJING (AFP): Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Wu Yi, who will attend the APEC trade ministers meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, will make official visits to the Philippines and Malaysia, Xinhua said yesterday. It will be Wu's first visit to any of the three countries since she was appointed foreign trade minister a year ago.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia labors to beat S. Korea
Indonesia labors to beat S. Korea HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Yayuk Basuki led the Indonesian women's team to overcome a spirited challenge from South Korea with a 2-1 win here yesterday and earn a semifinal berth against China in the Asian Games women's tennis tournament. It took debutant Romana Tedjakusuma two hours and 19 minutes to beat Choi Ju-yeon 7-6 (15-13), 6-2 in an exciting first match, trading a series of long, grueling moonballs and hard-hit baseline strokes on center court.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bendungan Hilir demolition turns into riot
Bendungan Hilir demolition turns into riot JAKARTA (JP): Members of civil defense corps and police officers armed with riot shields and rattan sticks scuffled with more than 1,000 throwing stones residents of the Bendungan Hilir subdistrict in Central Jakarta following a dispute over land eviction yesterday. "Allahuakbar, Allahuakbar (God is great, God is great)," yelled the residents as they were blocking the entrances of their three hectare area with cupboards and house pillars.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Developer starts building transit
Developer starts building transit BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai developer Tanayong Plc yesterday started building a mass transit system designed to slice through the key residential and commercial sections of Bangkok, as part of an effort to relieve the traffic-snarled capital. Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn presided over a Buddhist ceremony in monsoon showers to start test construction down the middle of busy Rajadamri Road in the heart of Bangkok.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thai ports authority begins rat hunt to prevent disease
Thai ports authority begins rat hunt to prevent disease BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's ports authority has begun a rat- hunt in case plague-carrying rodents from India have fled ashore, officials said yesterday. Teams from the public health ministry set hundreds of baited traps in port warehouses and tested rats caught in them for evidence of the plague, which is carried by rat fleas, to prevent the disease from spreading to this country.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rolex snatched by gang of thugs
Rolex snatched by gang of thugs A group of four men on motorcycles relieved a businessman of his gold-plated Rolex wristwatch on Jl. Nelayan in Roa Malaka, West Jakarta. Lim Haryanto Widjaya, 66, reported the case to the local police, saying that the robbery took place on Sunday morning as he got out of his BMW sedan in front of his friend's house. Lim said the watch was worth Rp 19 million (US$8,695).
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Testimony dents defense of ex-Bapindo bosses
Testimony dents defense of ex-Bapindo bosses JAKARTA (JP): A pilot, a stewardess and two journalists yesterday virtually shattered the main defense of former directors of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) who are on trial for allowing the government bank to lose $620 million in its dealings with businessman Eddy Tansil. The four witnesses testified that they flew from Jakarta with then finance minister J.B. Sumarlin to Irian Jaya on June 2, 1992 and did not return until three days later.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stamp machine now available
Stamp machine now available BANDUNG: The general post office has installed an coin- operated stamp machine in the hopes of shortening queues and stepping up efficiency. Priced at Rp 20 million (US$9,000) per unit, the machine, which will operate 24 hours a day, can dispense Rp 100 to Rp 5,000 stamps and accept coins of Rp 50, Rp 100, Rp 500 and Rp 1,000.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cambodia seeks tourism cooperation with RI
Cambodia seeks tourism cooperation with RI JAKARTA (JP): Cambodia is seeking to sign a cooperation agreement with Indonesia for the development of its tourism industry, Cambodian Minister of Tourism Veng Sereyvuth said here yesterday. Sereyvuth, who was here for a five-day visit until yesterday, told The Jakarta Post Sunday evening that he expects the two countries to sign such an agreement early next year.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yorrys claims illness keeps him out of court
Yorrys claims illness keeps him out of court JAKARTA (JP): Yorrys Raweyai of Pemuda Pancasila, a powerful youth organization, once again failed to show up at the West Jakarta District Court where he is being tried on gambling charges, claiming ill health. "The court has received a letter from a Singaporean doctor saying that Yorrys is ill and needs rest," presiding judge Ismail Sebayang told reporters after the court session. The medical statement, which was signed by Dr. J.L.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Medals tally
Medals tally HIROSHIMA (AFP): Asian Games medals table after yesterday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 8 3 1 12 Japan 6 2 4 12 Indonesia 0 3 3 6 S. Korea 0 2 2 4 C. Taipei 0 1 3 4 India 0 1 1 2 Thailand 0 1 0 1 Vietnam 0 1 0 1 Brunei 0 0 2 2 Nepal 0 0 1 1
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indosat launches public offering
Indosat launches public offering JAKARTA (JP): The much-awaited public offering of the state- owned international telecommunications company PT Indosat starts today, with around 7.75 percent of its 517.75 billion common stocks to be sold at home and another 27.25 percent in New York. Indosat's shares, with a face value of Rp 500 each, will be sold on the domestic market at Rp 7,000 (US$3.20) each during the offering period, which will close on Oct. 11.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PPP chief wants probe of controversial book
PPP chief wants probe of controversial book JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) says it supports the government's plan to investigate a newly published book which argues that the late former president Sukarno was not involved in the 1965 coup attempt. The book, Kehormatan bagi yang Berhak (Honor for the One who Deserves It), can undermine the New Order government under President Soeharto, PPP chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum said yesterday.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Detik' staffers still calling the tune at `Simponi'
`Detik' staffers still calling the tune at `Simponi' JAKARTA (JP): Former staffers of the banned DeTIK weekly yesterday launched the first edition of the newly revamped Simponi magazine whose publishing license they bought last month. Eros Djarot, former DeTIK editor and now chief of media and public relations of Simponi, told a press conference yesterday that the new magazine will retain its independence in the same way DeTIK was managed but with some fine tuning.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
More cement imported to curb prices
More cement imported to curb prices JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo announced yesterday that Indonesia will import some 800,000 tons of cement over the next three months to cover shortages at home and to curb the steep price rise.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NU leader wants return to politics
NU leader wants return to politics JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has found life without politics irresistibly confusing, according to one of its senior leaders. Syansuri Badawi, deputy chief of NU's lawmaking body, said yesterday that returning to the jungle of politics would be high on the organization's list of priorities at next month's congress in the West Java town of Tasikmalaya.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Trade ministers of APEC to discuss new GATT here
Trade ministers of APEC to discuss new GATT here JAKARTA (JP): Ministers responsible for trade in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will meet here on Thursday to discuss the implementation of the new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Director of Foreign Trade Hartanto Reksodipoetro told journalists yesterday that the ministerial meeting is especially important because it is held amid the United States' uncertainty about ratifying the new trade treaty.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Special News: ASIAN GAMES XII 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teaching 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Insight 8:05 Music: Dangdut 9:00 World News 9:30 ASIAN GAMES Journal 10:00 Film 11:05 Late News 11:15 Film : Long Way Home Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Czech PM arrives on trade mission
Czech PM arrives on trade mission JAKARTA (JP): Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Claus arrived here yesterday to begin a three day state visit aimed at improving bilateral ties between the two countries. "I am sure there will be many possibilities to broaden and deepen our relationship," Claus said during a banquet at the State Palace yesterday evening.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes 800 kiosks
Fire razes 800 kiosks An estimated 800 kiosks were reduced to ashes when a fire razed a traditional market at Balaraja, Tangerang, some 20 kilometers from here, over the weekend. No casualties were reported from the blaze, which took 16 fire trucks, over 100 firemen and dozens of security officers more than six hours to extinguish. The fire fighters had difficulty putting out the fire because there is no river in the area.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Haze
Haze Our neighbors Singapore and Malaysia are also distressed because of the smoke coming from Kalimantan and Sumatra. The Singaporean government has even set up a task force in anticipation of a worsening of the situation. Malaysia, blaming the forest fires in Indonesia to bad management, has also complained. They are now preparing to offer assistance to help Indonesia put out the fires and exercise better management over its forests.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bassra's rejection
Bassra's rejection The Association of Ulemas of Religious Schools in Madura Badan Silaturahmi Ulama Pesantren Madura (Bassra) finally issued a statement rejecting a request from the Minister of Research and Technology/Chairman of the Board for Study and Application of Technology (BPPT), B.J. Habibie, to put their signatures on a declaration accepting industrialization on Madura. The Bassra decision came in the wake of a decision of Habibie ...
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joint venture gas plant to be built in Surabaya in 1995
Joint venture gas plant to be built in Surabaya in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): Three companies signed a joint venture agreement here yesterday to establish an industrial gas plant in Surabaya, East Java, early next year with a total investment of Rp 29 billion (US$13.4 million). The agreement was signed by Soemantojo of the state-owned PT Aneka Gas Industri, K. Saitoh of the Japanese Iwatani International Corporation and Rudi G. Endres of the Airgas Incorporated of the United States.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Plan to merge city buses hailed
Plan to merge city buses hailed JAKARTA (JP): City councilors and a private bus company hailed plans of the city administration to merge the state-owned bus company, PPD, with private companies in order to improve its services to the public. "If the main goal is to improve the transportation management, the proposal should be supported," Muhammad Rodja, councilor from the United Development Party, told The Jakarta Post over the weekend. Councilor Sahala P.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Return to traditional diets, Sujudi says
Return to traditional diets, Sujudi says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi called on the people yesterday to stop eating fast food, which generally contains high fat and low fiber, and return to traditional, healthier fare. The minister noted that more people are becoming affected by cancer and heart disease due to their changing lifestyles, including food consumption patterns, as a result of their improved economic standing.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Parking problem
Parking problem From Berita Buana Every time parking in Jakarta is brought up, the government imagines that a huge fund can be collected from this sector. Every year a target of billions of rupiah is set. For example, the target last year was Rp 9.7 billion and for 1994/1995 it is Rp 14.6 billion. Unfortunately the target is never reached. Last year the Jakarta Municipality pocketed Rp 900 million less than the set Rp 9.7 billion.
Tue, 04 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.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Campaign to lessen Manila role
Campaign to lessen Manila role MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday said his administration was actively working to diminish the dominance that the Philippine capital and a few other cities had over the country.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Forest fires
Forest fires I reading the article and editorial regarding the current nationwide forest fires in the Sept. 28, 1994 edition of The Jakarta Post, I feel that both the Forestry Minister and the paper's editorial staff have grasped this issue firmly by the wrong end of the stick. The Minister might have erroneously placed the blame on local "nomadic tribes" and in at least one case, arsonists, for causing the fires.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta will expand vertically
Jakarta will expand vertically A city official has said that the city administration will encourage Jakartans to build more high rise buildings, including superblocks, due to the scarcity of land space. "It is impossible to expand the city horizontally because the concept of sea reclamation has some weaknesses," said Erry Chayaridipura, the Chairman of City Development Planning Board as quoted by Antara yesterday.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Poet Emha and ABRI
Poet Emha and ABRI From Bisnis Indonesia I was surprised when reading a news item in the paper that poet Emha Ainun Nadjib was invited by Regional Military Commander/Diponegoro Major Gen. Soeyono to read a poem in Semarang, Central Java, in observance of the anniversary of the Armed Forces (ABRI). This is really an interesting event. Emha Ainun Nadjib is often banned from doing his professional, cultural activities, such as poetry reading, drama presentations and lectures on art.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Too many go-betweens
Too many go-betweens From Neraca Unauthorized agents helping people process vehicle documents at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Headquarters are still rampant despite the strict measures taken by the Jakarta police chief. I just can't understand why these unauthorized agents can work so freely in this department. In fact, the Jakarta police chief has time and again warned the public not to use the services of these people, some of whom are police officers themselves.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after the broad-based Composite Index lost about five points over the weekend. The Composite Index closed at 497.89 yesterday, as compared to 497.97 on Friday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also closed lower at 121.02 against 120.82. Significantly increasing shares were, among others, Aneka Kimia Raya (up Rp 900), Petrosea (up Rp 700) and Sampoerna (up Rp 300).
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI visitors to Hong Kong
RI visitors to Hong Kong JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has become an increasingly important market for Hong Kong's tourism industry in the last few years, said Penelope Byrne, Acting Manager of the Corporate Communications Department of the Hong Kong Tourist Association, here yesterday. Miss Byrne told a media luncheon that although the Indonesian market is relatively smaller compared to other Southeast Asian countries, its rate of growth in the last two years has proved strongest.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ABRI marks birthday in simple fashion
ABRI marks birthday in simple fashion JAKARTA (JP): A simple but respectable ceremony will be the highlight of this week's celebration of the 49th anniversary of the Armed Forces (ABRI), the organizers said yesterday. Chief of the organizing committee Maj. Gen. Mansyur told a press conference that simplicity would characterize this years' series of events of social and community activities as well as ceremonial events. ABRI marks its anniversary on Oct. 5.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Alatas to meet separatist leader of East Timor
Alatas to meet separatist leader of East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas will meet with Fretilin leader Ramos Horta in New York on Thursday while his Portuguese counterpart will meet with an East Timorese pro- integration delegation in Luxembourg today. The planned meetings were confirmed by the Director General of Foreign Information, Irawan Abidin, at the Foreign Ministry yesterday.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New chief asked to protect foreigners
New chief asked to protect foreigners JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto has asked the newly-installed chief of the South Jakarta police precinct to pay greater attention to security in residential areas where many foreigners live. The two-star police general made the remarks yesterday when he installed Lt. Col. Silvanus Yulian Wenas, 42, as the new South Jakarta police chief.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sukarno defended communism after botched coup: Book
Sukarno defended communism after botched coup: Book JAKARTA (JP): President Sukarno may not have been involved in the communist plot to undermine the state in 1965, but a new government book maintains that he defended the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in the coup's aftermath to the point of trying to absolve it from any guilt. "What President Sukarno did after the failed G30S/PKI was protect the PKI organization and the communist teaching as sought by D.N.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Greek businessman's accusation denied
Greek businessman's accusation denied JAKARTA (JP): Businessman R. Adji Asmoro Suryodipuro denied yesterday that he was arraigned at the South Jakarta District Court on Sept. 28, as reported in a news story entitled Greek shipping tycoon sues local businessman for fraud in the Sept.30 edition of The Jakarta Post. Suryodipuro said that a Sept. 28 court session was adjourned until Oct. 13 because one of the judges handling the case was sick.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Baduy people rejects govt aid
Baduy people rejects govt aid LEBAK, West Java: The indigenous Baduy tribe in Kanekes village have refused to accept government aid, stressing that it goes against their traditional beliefs. Head of the local village development office Zainal Arifin Sastramihardja said he had already reported the case to the central government in Jakarta and is awaiting further instructions.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Korea buys more LNG from Indonesia
Korea buys more LNG from Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The State Oil Company Pertamina and Korea Gas Corporation (KGC) have signed an agreement on an additional sale of six million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Pertamina announced yesterday. A spokesman for the state oil company, Didi Sunarwinadi, said that the agreement was signed by Pertamina's president, Faisal Abda'oe, and KGC's president, C.B. Park, at its headquarters here over the weekend.