Archive: 29 April 1994
41 articles found
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam's boat people
Vietnam's boat people The pledge issued by visiting Vietnamese President Le Duc Anh the other day that his country will prepare for the return of the 8,000 Vietnamese boat people now in Indonesia, undoubtedly came as a final blow to them. Now their fate is sealed. Their dreams of going to some industrialized country to settle have been shattered. Now they have to go back to Vietnam, the homeland which they fled years ago.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tarmizi counters critics, says he has right facts
Tarmizi counters critics, says he has right facts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher, who has come under fire for the way he is handling the haj pilgrimage problems, yesterday said he's got his facts right. Tarmizi insisted that 14,000 would-be pilgrims are making their arrangements through unlicensed tour operators do exist and that they could fill Indonesia's haj quota, allocated by the government for pilgrims traveling on the officially sponsored program.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
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Heading: 28 Helvetica Bold Condensed, 2 lines, 2 cols, l/c Three suspected robbers shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Three suspected robbers were shot dead by police in the wee hours of the morning yesterday. They were identified as Ramin Rakujan, 29, a resident of Cengkareng, West Jakarta, Nurjudin Rahmani, 22, a resident of Tangerang, and Sulaiman, 23, a resident of Cipinang Utara, East Jakarta.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Western Armada sets up amphibious unit
Western Armada sets up amphibious unit JAKARTA (JP): The Navy's Western Armada inaugurated a new unit for amphibious operations in anticipation of new ships arriving from Germany to strengthen naval defense in Indonesia's western waters. "In dealing with actual threats, these amphibious ships will play a strategic role in supporting naval operations in this area," Western Armada Chief Commodore Arief Kushariadi said yesterday as he inaugurated the unit at the Armada's headquarters.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Workers are partners
Workers are partners of their companies President Soeharto appealed to workers to resist being easily incited by third parties in labor disputes and to insist on solving problems with management through negotiation. The President also urged entrepreneurs to readily apply the regulation obligating companies to pay the minimum wage to their employees. The labor incidents in Medan were deplorable.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Wardiman enlists Kadin for apprenticeship program
Wardiman enlists Kadin for apprenticeship program JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday secured the participation of the powerful Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in the high school industrial apprenticeship program to be launched in July. Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro, who signed the agreement on the government's behalf, got more than he bargained for because 32 industrial associations affiliated to Kadin will also be joining in the program.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
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JP/3/ADJAR Police ticketed 9,200 motorists and impounded 320 vehicles JAKARTA (JP): City traffic police have ticketed about 9,200 motorists and impounded 320 vehicles for various traffic violations during their one-month operation which ended last week. "Many of the traffic violators were drivers of public transportation, such as drivers of Metromini and Mikrolet minibuses and wide-bodied city buses" Lt. Col. K. Adjar Triadi, head of the city traffic investigation unit, told reporters Wednesday.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Share prices higher on Jakarta Stock Exchange
Share prices higher on Jakarta Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) was brighter yesterday with the broad-based Composite Index strengthening to 465.28 from 461.72 on Wednesday. The narrow-based GTDBS-50 Index also slightly increased to 108.45 from 107.64. Trading volume slightly rose to 29.95 million shares worth Rp 121.25 billion (US$56.4 million) from 28.46 million shares valued at Rp 117.56 billion.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
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JP/3/IBUKOTA/set lead 2 lines, 10 cols,, crosshead 12 MB Ethnic heterogeneity poses problems for the city JAKARTA (JP): Ethnic heterogeneity, spurred on by rural-to- urban migration, leaves the city with a particular problem in carrying out the Least Developed Village Development (IDT) Program. "The main objective of most people coming here is only to look for a job or make money.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seribu island teachers urged prompt delivery of rations
Seribu island teachers urged prompt delivery of rations JAKARTA (JP): Teachers in the Seribu Islands expressed their long repressed frustrations to city councilors yesterday, saying the rice ration was difficult to fetch from Muara Angke, North Jakarta because of constraints on transportation. "We must hire boats at Rp 300,000 (US$140.7) to bring the ration.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Reuter HATA'S TEAM: New Japanese Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata (front) leads his new cabinet following a formal group portrait at the premier's official residence. The cabinet line-up announced yesterday includes new Foreign Minister Koji Kakizawa (extreme left). Lineup -- Page 12 JP/alx BIDDING FAREWEL: Vietnamese President Le Duc Anh (left), bids farewell to President Soeharto in front of the Merdeka Palace.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
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JP;MDS; ANPAa..i.. Vietnam-Indonesia 'No alternatives for boat people but to return to their countries' JP/1/Galang 'No alternatives for boat people but to return to their countries' JAKARTA (JP): The government reasserted yesterday its stand that all of the 9,000 Vietnamese and Cambodian boat people occupying Galang island have to leave by the final target date of August 1995 despite ongoing protests against repatriation.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Threats do the trick as power prices come down
Threats do the trick as power prices come down JAKARTA (JP): Strong pressure from the Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff may have finally persuaded three consortiums led by foreign power giants that it is better to bring down their prices then it is to lose their projects. "Their willingness has been reflected in letters, which were sent today to the state electricity company PLN," David Tombeg, PLN's spokesman, told The Jakarta Post here yesterday.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Minimum wage one of core labor problems
Minimum wage one of core labor problems By Fauzi Abdullah JAKARTA (JP): The article by Amir Santoso which appeared in the Insight column of this newspaper on April 25 may be interpreted, among other things, as a call for further reflection on a number of points in our labor policy. Among these are workers' wages and welfare, the right to organize and the supervision of industries, as well as prevention of collusion between government officials and businessmen.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
U.S. envoys raises questions during Medan visit
U.S. envoys raises questions during Medan visit MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): U.S. Ambassador Robert L. Barry, who was in Medan yesterday, had questions about the recent workers' riots, his hosts said. Barry met with the North Sumatra legislative assembly and the director of the Medan Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) and was quoted to have raised the issue of the riots during the two meetings.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta, April 29
Where to go in Jakarta, April 29 (TOLONG DISET 8 pts) Jangan hapus: Dai-ichi Hotel, JAMZ Music o 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 00:30 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.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia to deport some 4,000 RI jobseekers
Malaysia to deport some 4,000 RI jobseekers JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia will begin deporting some 4,000 Indonesian jobseekers who have entered the country illegally, a senior Malaysian official said. However, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Dato Megat Junid stressed that the move would spare these workers from the likelihood being exploited and subjected to various abuse because of their illegal status in Malaysia.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Students might face 10-15 months jail terms
Students might face 10-15 months jail terms JAKARTA (JP): Government prosecutors yesterday demanded jail terms ranging between 10 and 15 months for six students who are being tried for defaming President Soeharto. Suhaimi, who is leading the prosecution team, told the Central Jakarta District Court that the six students intentionally sought to discredit the President when they took part in a demonstration at the House of Representatives (DPR) last December.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
S & P's bad rating to further worsen local bank's image
S & P's bad rating to further worsen local bank's image JAKARTA (JP): Standard & Poor's bad rating of Indonesian banks will further damage the image of the country's banking system on the world money market. Muchtar Mandala, the president of Bank Bukopin, said here yesterday that the direct impact will be the decline in the confidence of overseas banks.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sons believe culprit in father's murder with him moments before
Sons believe culprit in father's murder with him moments before JAKARTA (JP): The children of the victim of a gangland-style slaying last week are convinced that their father's death was a carefully plotted operation. Adnan, 30, told The Jakarta Post in an interview that his father Nyo Beng Seng, who was reputed to have triad connections, was watched by an accomplice of his assailants in Mangga Besar before he headed home to Pluit, where he was killed.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
The various roads to finding purpose in life
The various roads to finding purpose in life By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): "Life consists of trivialities," a friend said to me long time ago. "Making money, paying taxes, getting married, sending your children to school -- those are all trivial things. "Even having an affair is a trivial thing. The question is: What do you do in life on top of those trivialities? If you do something really significant on top of those trivialities, then you will be noted by history.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pelni to procure new ships
Pelni to procure new ships JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned shipping firm PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) will increase the number of its passenger vessels from 13 to 24 within the next four years, says Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto. "Pelni will have two additional ships, KM Binaiya and KM Bukit Raya, this year and its fleet will comprise 24 passenger ships by 1988," Haryanto said at a ceremony commemorating the company's 42th anniversary here yesterday.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
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JP/3/POLLUTE Workers protest while their boss faces trial JAKARTA (JP): More than 200 employees of the PT Menara Djaja bike factory staged a strike yesterday to demand more benefits while their employer was being tried at the East Jakarta district court on water pollution charges. Sixteen protesters also visited the City Council, urging the council to demand the management give them transport and meal allowances on top of their daily minimum wage of Rp 3,800 (approximately US$1.7).
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
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JP/10/tennis Yayuk wards off a shocker at Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian third seed Yayuk Basuki frightened the home crowd but managed to overcome in a more than three hour thriller against Kristin Godridge of Australia 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7- 0), 6-4 and secure a quarterfinal berth at the US$100,000 Indonesia Women's Open yesterday. Yayuk will now look for revenge against American Nicole Arendt, who beat her in the first round of the Volvo Open in Pattaya, Thailand.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sons believe culprit in father's murder with him moments before
Sons believe culprit in father's murder with him moments before JAKARTA (JP): The children of the victim of a gangland-style slaying last week are convinced that their father's death was a carefully plotted operation. Adnan, 30, told The Jakarta Post in an interview that his father Nyo Beng Seng, who was reputed to have triad connections, was watched by an accomplice of his assailants in Mangga Besar before he headed home to Pluit, where he was killed.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Guilt and shame' culture needed for country's future
`Guilt and shame' culture needed for country's future JAKARTA (JP): A leading scholar says rampant corruption and other violations of the law are caused by a growing "culture of shamelessness". Dr. Toety Heraty Noerhadi, a professor of philosophy at the University of Indonesia, told a discussion on culture yesterday that Indonesians' innate "guilt and shame" tendencies have been overpowered by a forsaking of responsibility and accountability.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt will not neglect conglomerate: finance minister
Govt will not neglect conglomerate: finance minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad pledged here yesterday that the government will not ignore business conglomerates despite its increased emphasis on the development of small- and medium-scale companies. Speaking at a seminar on the development of small- and medium- sized companies, the finance minister said the government would rather involve large companies in the program than be prejudiced against their massive expansion.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
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JP/3/Focus/0 set 12pts U75 1 col 2 lines Minangkabau dance show begins today The Cilay Dance Theater is scheduled to perform contemporary dances based on the Minangkabau, West Sumatra, tradition today and tomorrow at the Jakarta Arts Center in Central Jakarta. The ten-person troupe, led by choreographer Muhamad Ichlas, will stage three dances at the Closed Theater Hall of the Center on Jl. Cikini Raya 73, at 8 p.m..
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to revise flight routes
Govt to revise flight routes JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon revise domestic airline routes to help reduce costs for passengers due to inefficient flight operations, an official said. "The realignment of domestic routes has been completed, but we cannot announce the changes yet because we are waiting for the government to issue a regulation on the implementation of law No. 15/1992 on air transportation," Director General of Air Transportation Zainudin Sikado said here yesterday.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Across the Archipelago
Across the Archipelago Batam workers start slow downs BATAM, Riau: More than 200 workers at PT Toyo Kanetsu Indonesia (TKI) have slowed down production since Tuesday while pressing their demands for improved remuneration. Many workers were seen simply sitting down around the plant, according to the Antara news agency. Company's director Masu Zawa denied that there was any labor dispute. "We don't have any problem with our workers," he said.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
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JP/7 /harmoni/set 1 cols Box Musician creates melody from aluminum, bamboo, trays SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Asep Saerul Haris, a graduate student of the Surakarta STSI music school, not only composed a piece for his degree, but also designed his own instruments with unique materials to produce specific tones and sounds. In just one month, he finished his composition and determined how it should be performed.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Not enough monitoring being done to stop illegal logging
Not enough monitoring being done to stop illegal logging JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo said yesterday that his ministry will keep a closer watch on the timber industry to prevent illegal cutting. Speaking at a four-day ministry workshop, he said his office will conduct unscheduled inspections at the nation's ports to ensure that all logs were taken legally.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kadin begins campaign to help indigenous businesses
Kadin begins campaign to help indigenous businesses JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has begun a campaign to lobby for support from the central bank, large conglomerates and the government to boost small businesses owned by indigenous entrepreneurs.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC not forum to achieve unilateral benefits
APEC not forum to achieve unilateral benefits JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia does not want the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to become a forum through which certain countries can fulfill their ambitions of obtaining unilateral benefits after failing to achieve this at the recently concluded Uruguay Round of trade negotiations. Minister of Trade Satrio B.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Good Prospects for the Jakarta Symphony Orchestra
Good Prospects for the Jakarta Symphony Orchestra By Gus Kairupan [10 pts ML] JAKARTA (JP): Listeners heard some good and some bad at the first concert for 1994 given by the Jakarta Symphony Orchestra (JSO), led by Yudianto Hinupurwadi, at the Patra Jasa building, South Jakarta, on Wednesday. The event was held to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the Bakrie Group.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
The various roads to finding purpose in life
The various roads to finding purpose in life By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): "Life consists of trivialities," a friend said to me long time ago. "Making money, paying taxes, getting married, sending your children to school -- those are all trivial things. "Even having an affair is a trivial thing. The question is: What do you do in life on top of those trivialities? If you do something really significant on top of those trivialities, then you will be noted by history.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
No smokers at
No smokers at Thomas, Uber cups finals JAKARTA (JP): More comfort is offered to players and spectators at the Thomas and Uber Cup world badminton team championships as the venue will be a no smoking area. "We will ban smokers in the air-conditioned stadium since no air cleaners have been installed there," chairman of the organizing committee Titus Kurniadi said on Wednesday. Complaints have long been made by players as well as non smoking spectators, troubled by ceaselessly smoke-filled stadium.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie to acquire two subsidiaries
Bakrie to acquire two subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of PT Bakrie and Brothers (B&B), a conglomerate controlled by the Bakrie family, yesterday approved its plan to acquire PT Bakrie Investindo's (BI) shares in two sister companies -- PT Indocopper Investindo and PT Arutmin Indonesia at US$287 million.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
More variety of women's images needed in films
More variety of women's images needed in films By Sita Aripurnami [10pt ML] JAKARTA (JP): "Get out if you can't pay me by tomorrow afternoon!" the landlady shouts at Gita, a young woman who then helplessly enters her room, undresses and cries on her bed. In thin underwear, open at the top, Gita, the lead role in Women at the Crossroads (Perempuan di Persimpangan Jalan), reflects remorsefully on her past.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Government and private sector build garbage compactor
Government and private sector build garbage compactor JAKARTA (JP): The City Sanitation Office is planning to enter into a 25-year build-operation-and-transfer (BOT) agreement with PT Intan Maru Mahkota (IMM) to build a garbage compactor. The Surabaya-based recycling company converts organic waste into compost, an official said yesterday. "We have provided 10 hectares of land in Duri Kosambi, West Jakarta, as the site for the station," Moch. Subasir, the head of the office told reporters.
Fri, 29 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
More variety of women's images needed in films
More variety of women's images needed in films By Sita Aripurnami [10pt ML] JAKARTA (JP): "Get out if you can't pay me by tomorrow afternoon!" the landlady shouts at Gita, a young woman who then helplessly enters her room, undresses and cries on her bed. In thin underwear, open at the top, Gita, the lead role in Women at the Crossroads (Perempuan di Persimpangan Jalan), reflects remorsefully on her past.