Archive: 6 April 1994
35 articles found
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, China trade cooperation vital: exec
Indonesia, China trade cooperation vital: exec JAKARTA (JP): Improved trade and investment relationships between Indonesia and China is needed to support economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, an executive says.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN to set up new policy over overseas funds
ASEAN to set up new policy over overseas funds KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Capital market regulators of Southeast Asia's free-wheeling economies agreed yesterday to set up a forum to evolve common procedures for tapping overseas funds and beef up enforcement of laws governing their fledgling markets.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
JSX rules out limiting the listing of new shares
JSX rules out limiting the listing of new shares JAKARTA (JP): Hasan Zein Mahmud, the president of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), yesterday ruled out limiting the listing of new shares on the market to stop continued falls in stock prices. "I believe in the market mechanism and any market intervention will sooner or later create trading distortions," Hasan said.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Turning a new leaf
Turning a new leaf The current visit of Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers to Indonesia marks a new stage in Indonesian-Dutch relations. Why is this so? And what colors this new approach? This new phenomenon is colored by the fact that the two countries are determined to respect each other. In the past Indonesia rejected the IGGI aid because it was linked to the issue of human rights. However, that bitter experience has really made the two nations wiser and more mature.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Photo
Photo JP/alx BILATERAL TIES: President Soeharto (left) with Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers (right) at the Merdeka Palace yesterday. Lubbers arrived here on Monday for a four-day visit. JP/kod ALI'S WAY: Former Jakarta Governor Ali Sadikin gestures as he speaks about presidential succession and democratization at a Halal Bihalal gathering with members of the Petisi 50 at his residence in Jakarta. Among guests at yesterday's gathering were (seated from right) Mrs. Walandouw, Mrs.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Minister warns of excessive foreign borrowing
Minister warns of excessive foreign borrowing JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff warned yesterday that Indonesia's offshore debts now stand at US$90 billion. "Of the total borrowing, around $36 billion is owed by the private sector and $54 billion by the government," Afiff said in a two-day seminar on Indonesian mining. He said about 20 percent of the debt is short-term.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rights commission's report gets mixed reactions
Rights commission's report gets mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has won plaudits from the legal community for its bold report about irregularities in the controversial trials of people charged with involvement in the murder of labor activist Marsinah. Government officials, however, showed irritation at the report, with one even questioning the validity of its findings. "The Commission certainly has guts," Trimoelja D.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Heed ecolabeling rules, manufacturers told
Heed ecolabeling rules, manufacturers told JAKARTA (JP): Both the current and the former environment minister are warning industrialists that if they do not heed the trend of the global market and begin producing environmentally friendly goods, they will loose out in the arena of international competition. "Whether we like it or not, that is the wind of change," Emil Salim told participants at a seminar on ecolabeling and the global environment yesterday.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Across the Archipelago
Across the Archipelago Many jobless in C. Java SEMARANG, Central Java: Some 350,000 people in Central Java are registered as out of a job, including 20,000 university graduates and 240,000 high school graduates, the head of the provincial Manpower Office says. H.R. Djijanto said most of these job seekers do not have the skills required by the labor market, and most have not had any work experience.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Asean at a glance
Asean at a glance Malaysia may ban (Sangat prioriytas, Please) film on East Timor KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia will consider an Indonesian request to ban a film on East Timor, deputy home (interior) minister Megat Junid Megat Ayob said yesterday. "If the film Death of the Nation portrays incidents that can upset the feelings of Indonesia, we will ban it," he was quoted as saying by the national Bernama news agency.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bapindo's contract management: A second-best therapy?
Bapindo's contract management: A second-best therapy? ----------------------------------------------------------------- The government is planning to set up a contract management operation with a foreign bank to overcome problems at scandal- ridden Bapindo. Economist Rizal Ramli argues that removing political interference from the banking system is a prerequisite.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gloom prevails at students' trials
Gloom prevails at students' trials JAKARTA (JP): Gloom replaced commotion at the trials of 21 students charged with defaming President Soeharto at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday. The news that the mother of one of the defendants had passed away expressed itself in the form of silent courtrooms, which in the past were used as platforms to launch scathing attacks on the government. All 21 were clad in black when they turned up for their hearings.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
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Heading: 28 Helvetica Black, 2 lines, 3 cols, l/c 1,100 officers to secure amateur soccer tourney JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) pledges to maintain order and fair play during the upcoming intercity amateur soccer championship by involving 1,176 officers from Jakarta's police force and the local military command.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Human rights and justice
Human rights and justice About one month short of a year after a passerby chanced upon her horribly mutilated body lying in a deserted spot in a rice field in East Java, the ghost of Marsinah continues to haunt this nation's conscience with unabated vindictiveness. A few questions concerning the case appear to have been answered during the trials of the past weeks in Surabaya and Sidoarjo, but the answers to many more remain a mystery.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Killing of Armed Forces general still a mystery
Killing of Armed Forces general still a mystery JAKARTA (JP): The police remained silent yesterday on the killing of an Army brigadier general, found dead from severe stab wounds after a mysterious attack in East Jakarta on Monday evening. Head of the investigation unit of the City Police Headquarters, Col. Gunawan, also the chief of the special team assigned to investigate the killing, refused to comment. Police sources said that two suspects were arrested just hours after the slaying of Brig.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Petisi 50 calls Bapindo scandal a political crime
Petisi 50 calls Bapindo scandal a political crime JAKARTA (JP): The scandal at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) should be treated as a political crime because it involved abuses of power, leading critics of the government say.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
YLBHI questions ABRI on follow up of Nipah clash
YLBHI questions ABRI on follow up of Nipah clash JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YBHI) yesterday questioned Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung over the lack of inquests into the bloody clashes in Nipah, Madura, that left four people dead six months ago.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Garment workers seek help from human rights commission
Garment workers seek help from human rights commission JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-four workers of the PT Duta Busana Danastri garment factory called on the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday to influence the management to treat them fairly. "The management forces us to work at night under day-time conditions. We demand that the management provide us with extra food and transportation facilities," Siti Nurrofiqoh, the spokeswoman for the protesters, said.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Cartoon: Prince Valiant 3:05 Gita Wicara 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Science film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 Karya dan Upaya 6:05 Indonesia the Beloved Country: South Sumatra 6:15 Village program 6:45 Langka tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:00 TV Drama 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Concrete Cowboy Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Your Letters
Your Letters On street vendors Chris Ashton's letter Street vendors and tourism (The Jakarta Post, April 2, 1994) is shocking. His remarks are insulting and remind us of "The ugly American." The street vendors of Jakarta are what they are...but they are at home here. The meager income they get for a long day of hustling is well earned and Mr.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta, April 6
Where to go in Jakarta, April 6 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. to 6:30 p.m.; Yusuf (pianist), Sunday 7 p.m.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
GM to begin assembly here
GM to begin assembly here JAKARTA (JP): PT General Motors Buana Indonesia, an American- Indonesian joint venture, will start assembling Opel passenger cars later this year and Chevrolet light commercial vehicles next year, says the company's president, Leonard L. Brownfield. He told reporters yesterday that the joint venture expects to sell 5,500 passenger cars and 10,000 commercial vehicles per year. Brownfield said his company has appointed Leland W.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
More dental care facilities planned
More dental care facilities planned JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to boost dental care facilities throughout Indonesia despite the lack of awareness of basic dental hygiene among the general public. In line with this year's World Health Day theme of promoting oral health, the government hopes that all community health centers will eventually be equipped with dental care facilities. World Health Day falls on April 7.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
City councilors blast shoddy road conditions
City councilors blast shoddy road conditions JAKARTA (JP): City councilors yesterday questioned the quality of many of the city's roads which had not held up after being soaked by incessant rains over the past few months. They also urged the city administration to take immediate action to prevent them from deteriorating into dirt roads. "It is hard to believe that merely a temporary rainstorm could impair roads.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
RCTI expanding coverage of stock exchange
RCTI expanding coverage of stock exchange JAKARTA (JP): The private Rajawali Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) will provide more information about trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) through a business feature and a teletext service beginning in September. An agreement on providing the station with the necessary information was signed here yesterday by RCTI president Ralie Siregar and JSX president Hasan Zein Machmud.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
JAKARTA (JP): Taiwan considers Indonesia one of the best places for
JAKARTA (JP): Taiwan considers Indonesia one of the best places for investment in Asia, especially since the Indonesian government has promised more deregulations in the near future to ease foreign investment procedures. Chairman of a delegation of Taiwanese businessmen, Tai-Ying Liu, who met with Indonesian businessmen yesterday, told The Jakarta Post that the promised deregulation measures have been an important factor in increasing Taiwanese entrepreneurs' interest in the country.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Homosexuals live on stressful line of conformity
Homosexuals live on stressful line of conformity By Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): The closet door remains firmly closed for many Indonesian gay men and lesbians. As homosexuals in the United States and Western Europe are freer to express their sexual preference and concerns than at any time in recent history, Indonesian gays find themselves burdened by overwhelming social pressures for conformity and pervasive stereotypes painting them as weak and abnormal.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Batik factory owners plead for one-month reprieve
Batik factory owners plead for one-month reprieve JAKARTA (JP): A number of batik factory owners yesterday pleaded with city authorities to let them operate for another month, as the forced closures of the factories in Setiabudi district, South Jakarta, continued. The requests came on the heels of the exemptions of three firms from a 1993 Gubernatorial Decree, citing pollution problems, requiring the closure of all batik factories in the district by April 1.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Britain attempts to mend trade rift through education
Britain attempts to mend trade rift through education KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Britain's education minister made a pitch yesterday to mend the Anglo-Malaysian trade rift by pledging London's full support for Malaysia's plan to become a regional center of education excellence.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Share prices continue falling on JSX
Share prices continue falling on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues losing ground in heavy trading. The broad-based Composite Index closed 4.95 points lower at 480.95 yesterday from 485.9 on Monday, when it lost 6.46 points. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also weakened to close at 114.79 from 115.72.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign investment surges by 16.5 times in one-month period
Foreign investment surges by 16.5 times in one-month period JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investment commitments, which plumetted to US$149.74 million in the January 16-February 15 period, surged by more than 16 times to $2.46 billion in the February 16-March 15 period.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Photo
Photo [Untuk ganti cap A terdahulu. Thanks] JP/alx BILATERAL TIES: President Soeharto (left) talks about mutual cooperation with Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers (right). The two met at the Merdeka Palace yesterday as part of Lubbers four- day visit, which began on Monday.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto wants new meaning to old Dutch-Indonesia ties
Soeharto wants new meaning to old Dutch-Indonesia ties JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and the Netherlands must build their cooperation ties as two equals, President Soeharto says. "Our two countries have a long history of ties. These ties have a different meaning for each of us. But now we can give new meaning and new objectives to these old ties," Soeharto said in a speech during a state banquet in honor of visiting Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at the State Palace last night.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
North Jakarta families protest against demolition
North Jakarta families protest against demolition JAKARTA (JP): More than a hundred North Jakarta residents whose houses were destroyed by security officers demonstrated at the North Jakarta mayoralty office yesterday. The residents, claiming to represent 484 families, complained to Mayor Suprawito, who received them, that they were evicted without prior talks about compensation.
Wed, 06 Apr 1994, 00:00 WIB
Oetojo opens business law seminar
Oetojo opens business law seminar JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman opened a seminar yesterday for presentations on Singapore business law to the Indonesian legal community. The seminar is expected to enhance bilateral legal cooperation in support of expanding economic and trade relations. Oetojo said that economic ties should be supported by mutual understanding of each country's legal system and law institutions.