Archive: 22 June 1994
50 articles found
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI adopts new ruling for Fish export to EC
RI adopts new ruling for Fish export to EC JAKARTA (JP): A new procedure for Indonesian fish exports to the European Community will take effect beginning in July to comply with a new EC ruling effective August 1. Director General of Fishery Muchtar Abdullah said yesterday he would brief fish exporters and relevant officials on the basic outline of the procedure in a meeting to be held soon.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Former minister wants more use of bamboo in the future
Former minister wants more use of bamboo in the future JAKARTA (JP): Former environmental minister Emil Salim says Indonesia should change the image of bamboo, which it has in abundance, so it can be marketed as a wood and rattan substitute. "Experts can build earthquake-resistant houses using bamboo. Bamboo can also be used to re-green barren areas instead of timber," Emil said at a seminar to discuss the future of bamboo.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia needs Indonesian teachers
Malaysia needs Indonesian teachers From Tempo I would like to comment on M.D. Wirya S. Pranata's letter (Tempo, June 4, 1994). The letter mentioned among other things that in the 1970s Malaysia needed Indonesian teachers, and now Malaysia is still employing Indonesian workers. Once a teacher in Malaysia myself, I know that during that period Malaysia had a shortage of teachers who could teach in the Malaysian (Melayu) language. Malaysia got its independence from Britain in 1957.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Four killed in bus accident
Four killed in bus accident SURABAYA, East Java: Four persons died and eight others were hurt after a bus plunged into a ravine at the Kaibon village in Madiun on Monday afternoon. The chief of the claim section of the Jasa Raharja insurance company in Surabaya, Mubariq Ahmad, said the victims are being treated at the Sutomo hospital in Madiun and also at other public health facilities.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Books for RI investors shoot straight from hip
Books for RI investors shoot straight from hip Indonesian Business Library: United States Investment in Indonesia; Dutch Investment in Indonesia: A new Era; A Guide for British Investors By Richard I Mann. Published by Gateway Books. Rp. 36,000. JAKARTA (JP): Most investment guidebooks amount to little more than public relations materials highlighting the bright side of a country to potential foreign investors.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
House for tidal wave victims
House for tidal wave victims BANYUWANGI, East Java: The plan to build houses for tidal wave victims is still being discussed by the related government agencies. Chief of the Banyuwangi development office Soeprayitno said the plan was still being discussed, including the plan to acquire the land which currently belongs to the state-owned Perhutani forestry firm. He said the plan had yet to receive the go-ahead from the East Java provincial administration.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Museno opens city meeting
Museno opens city meeting Deputy Governor R.S. Museno opened a two-day coordination meeting between the municipal social office and the city chapter of the ministry of social services on Monday. Governor Surjadi Soedirdja in his written speech read by Museno said that the meeting was held to forge stronger coordination and cooperation between the provincial administration's body and the central government's body.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Asian capital markets need transparency
Asian capital markets need transparency KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Asian capital markets would require greater transparency and integrity to mobilize funds as they develop rapidly in tandem with their booming economies, officials and analysts said yesterday. "We have to assure investors that capital markets are fair and transparent to raise the confidence and comfort level of savers to invest their hard-earned money through capital markets," Linda Tsao Yang, U.S.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt upholds plans to build apartments in Tebet slums
Govt upholds plans to build apartments in Tebet slums JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko confirmed yesterday that the municipality will not drop its plan to build apartments on the site of last month's fire in Tebet and promised that all slums in the city will ultimately be destroyed. "We will go ahead with the plan to build apartments on the fire site," the mayor told reporters. Around 230 makeshift houses in a one-hectare slum in West Tebet subdistrict were set ablaze on May 11.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
NZ legislators to be welcomed as guests in Timor
NZ legislators to be welcomed as guests in Timor JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will welcome New Zealand members of parliament who intend to visit East Timor, but asked them to be good guests and avoid acting as investigators. "If they should come here, they will be our guests and they should therefore act as such. They will not be here to investigate," Ministry of Foreign Affairs chief spokesman Irawan Abidin told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta needs foreign investors
Jakarta needs foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta still needs local and foreign investors, but prefers high-tech investment, which is free from pollution and needs limited space and water, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says. Surjadi said at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Jakarta and London Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Monday that this policy is related to the capital's bid to become a sister city to London.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ruwatan protects children against misfortune
Ruwatan protects children against misfortune Text and photos by Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): The Javanese believe that if you have a single child, boy or girl, you must be on the alert against possible dangers. Your child's life and future may be in jeopardy. Furthermore, she or he may bring misfortune to your family and the neighborhood as well. According to Javanese tradition, this boy or girl is called sukerto, or ill-fated child.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Regrettable magazine bans a `setback', observers says
Regrettable magazine bans a `setback', observers says JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to revoke the publishing permits of the country's major weekly publications Tempo, DeTIK and Editor may adversely affect the domestic political climate, observers said yesterday. Marzuki Darusman, Vice Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights, and B.N.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices, which have been on a downward trend for more than three weeks, avoided breaking with tradition on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday. The broad-based Composite Index dropped by 0.49 point to close at 475.23 from 475.72 on Monday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index closed 0.12 point lower at 113.47 from 113.59 previously.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Participation in state university's entrance test falls
Participation in state university's entrance test falls JAKARTA (JP): The number of participants of the state university entrance test decreased from 422,696 last year to approximately 420,000 this year. They are competing in a two-day test which started yesterday for 61,578 seats in 45 state universities across the country. The rector of the University of Indonesia, Dr. M.K.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Asia today
Asia today For the first time since the rise of the international system, it appears possible to say that Asia is moving from being an object of history to a subject. Colonialism was the most obvious sense in which the continent was turned into an unwilling appendage of others' economies, politics, values and wars. Asia was an object of colonial interest, degradation and remolding.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Open' sorcerer blends magic and science
`Open' sorcerer blends magic and science JAKARTA (JP): Upbeat sorcerer Ki Gendeng Pamungkas belongs to Indonesia's new breed of wizards who blend magic and science. The man makes no secret of his "dark" business which has made him amazingly rich with a self-declared monthly income of up to Rp 60 million and businesses ranging from a car showroom to shrimp ponds.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sharing feelings important for mental health
Sharing feelings important for mental health By Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): Which habit is better for your mental health: bottling up your feelings, especially anger, in order not to upset other people (as many Indonesians tend to do), or venting them? The question may seem basic, but the answer, unfortunately, is not so easy to find. People say, "Oh, don't keep them all inside, spit them out or you'll have an ulcer", which perhaps contains a grain of truth.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traders rally against escalator installation
Traders rally against escalator installation JAKARTA (JP): Around 100 traders at the city administration- owned Melawai marketplace near Blok M bus terminal marched to city council on Monday to protest the ongoing construction of escalators in the four-story market building. "The escalators will kill our business," said Dasril, a trader who acted as spokesman for the protesters.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tempo tries to lift battered spirits
Tempo tries to lift battered spirits JAKARTA (JP): News of the government's decision to revoke Tempo's publishing license came as a major shock to the journalists and employees of the magazine yesterday. Some of them said they had half expected this to happen since the Minister of Information Harmoko sent signals that he was taking stern actions against a number of press publications. However, most did not think that the measures would be enacted as quickly and severely as they were.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Death penalty for election cheats
Death penalty for election cheats MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday called for legislation imposing the death penalty for election- related terrorism. "Election terrorism must be considered as a heinous crime upon which should be (imposed) the death penalty," he told officials of the official watchdog Commission on Elections (Comelec). Election-related violence is a constant feature of Philippines democracy.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Shell's pipelines will be shut down
Shell's pipelines will be shut down MANILA (AFP): The operator of the Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline to Manila is to shut it down for maintenance, prompting energy officials yesterday to immediately move to allay fears of a supply crunch. The Department of Energy (DOE) said in a statement that the First Philippine Industrial Corp.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Suprapti: An unemotional expert on emotions
Suprapti: An unemotional expert on emotions JAKARTA (JP): For some academics at the School of Psychology, University of Indonesia, it was only fitting that Dr. Suprapti Sumarmo Markam chose "experience of emotions" as the topic for her doctoral dissertation as well as her scientific oration marking her professorship. Suprapti's study, which helped her obtain her doctoral degree cum laude, was on the wide range of such basic emotions as sadness, happiness, anger and fear.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Residents hail new mayor
Residents hail new mayor SURABAYA, East Java: Residents of the city accompanied the newly-installed mayor Col. Sunarto Soemoprawiro in a procession in the city streets after his induction on Monday. Dozens of artists waited outside the City Council's building until the end of the installment ceremony to welcome the new mayor with cultural performances. The artists, along with dozens of local people, then accompanied the 53-year-old Sunarto in a procession into his new official house.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Shell drills last well
Shell drills last well MANILA (AFP): Shell Philippines Exploration has begun drilling its fifth well in the offshore Camago-Malampaya field, in the final stage toward determining reserve volumes and deciding whether to start commercial production, energy officials said yesterday. Ismael Ocampo, chief of the Department of Energy's oil and gas division, said the drilling in the Malampaya 4 well off southwestern Palawan province would take about three months.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bus kills motorcyclist
Bus kills motorcyclist An angry mob destroyed a Metro Minibus after it struck and killed a motorcyclist in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, over the weekend. The biker, identified as Ruswanto, 45, was thrown from his motorcycle when the bus, being driven at high speed by Wawan Gunawan, 25, suddenly skidded and hit Ruswanto from behind. Ruswanto, unconscious and bleeding profusely, was rushed to a nearby hospital, but he died on the way, Post Kota reported.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta's anniversary
Jakarta's anniversary Was it stupid for the Dutch city planners to design the master plan for Batavia at the end of the 19th century? The answer is simple: "Not at all." Batavia was built by the Dutch as a symbol of colonialism. Batavia was especially planned for the authority of the Dutch masters. The capital city has made us intelligent and industrious, but at the same time it has destroyed our mentality.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Budget discipline stressed
Budget discipline stressed One may read into Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad's reaffirmation last week of the government's imperative to maintain tight budget and fiscal discipline and come up with worrisome assumptions. The statement may also raise eyebrows coming on the heels of the recent debate over budgetary allocations for the procurement of 39 used warships from Germany.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cambodia wants to learn from Indonesia in nation building
Cambodia wants to learn from Indonesia in nation building JAKARTA (JP): Cambodia wants to learn from Indonesia's experience in establishing and developing a nation, State Secretary Moerdiono says. Cambodian co-prime ministers Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen during a meeting with President Soeharto appeared to be "deeply impressed" by Indonesia's history before and since independence in 1945.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Germany vs Spain 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Central Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Beautiful Asia 8:05 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Traditional Culture 11:00 Late News 11:10 Film: My Father, My Son Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Spain studies auto business
Spain studies auto business JAKARTA (JP): Spanish businessmen are studying the possibility of establishing a Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in Indonesia as the car is still very popular throughout the country, a Spanish official said yesterday. Spanish Governor of Catalonia Jardi Pujol told reporters after meeting with President Soeharto here that businessmen from his country want to increase investment in Indonesia.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rice production may decline, says Minister of Food
Rice production may decline, says Minister of Food JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Food/Chairman of the Logistics Board (Bulog) Ibrahim Hasan indicated that Indonesian rice production this year might be down because up to this month the national rice procurement was significantly less than the same period last year.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Share prices continue to plunge in Asia's major stock exchanges
Share prices continue to plunge in Asia's major stock exchanges TOKYO (AFP): Share prices continued to plunge on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday as investors showed concern about the yen's further advance against other currencies. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 selected issues in the first section closed 338.87 points or 1.6 percent lower at 20,813.16 Tuesday. The index lost 351.27 points at the close the previous day.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australian team to C. Java
Australian team to C. Java JAKARTA (JP): Around 41 businessmen from Queensland, Australia, will visit Central Java from June 23 to June 27 to explore a business opportunities in trade and investment with local companies, a report says.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police seek extradition of Taiwanese suspect
Police seek extradition of Taiwanese suspect JAKARTA (JP): A Taiwanese man who is the prime suspect in the murder of a businesswoman here last month has been arrested by the Taiwanese authorities. "At the moment, we're still negotiating with the Taiwanese authorities through the chambers of commerce and industry of the two countries here in an effort to extradite the suspect," City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pancasila
Pancasila From Sinar Pagi Pancasila is the state philosophy that guides the nation's life. It has become the only principle for all organizations. And according to the late co-proclamator, Mohammad Hatta, Pancasila is sacred for all Indonesian people. A new mass organization will soon be established called the Association of Pancasila Development Intellectuals (PCPP). In my views it is not right to use the word Pancasila in the name of an organization.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Aussie firms eye Aceh's gold
Aussie firms eye Aceh's gold JAKARTA (JP): Two Australian firms will start exploring gold deposits at Gunung Miwah in the district of Geumpang, Aceh province. Chief of the Aceh office of the Ministry of Mines and Energy Soleh Wirasuganda told newsmen in Banda Aceh yesterday that the exploration works will begin within the next two months.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pokphand's stake in RI firm
Pokphand's stake in RI firm HONG KONG (Reuter): Agricultural products trader and feedmill and poultry operator C.P. Pokphand Co Ltd said it bought 1.7 million shares, or a 3.24 percent stake, of P.T. Charoen Pokphand Indonesia from PT Central Pertiwi for Rp 15.43 billion. PT Charoen, listed in Jakarta and Surabaya, is an Indonesian- incorporated company engaged in poultry and shrimp feed production and poultry breeding. C.P. Pokphand has an attributable 43.3 percent stake in P.T.
Wed, 22 Jun 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.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
ICMI seeking scientific interpretation of Koran
ICMI seeking scientific interpretation of Koran JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) plans to establish an institute to interpret the Koran's verses on science and technology, it was announced here yesterday. This was one of the decisions reached at the end of a recent national congress on the Koran, the first of its kind held in Indonesia, in Pekanbaru, Riau, last week.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australia in soccer tour
Australia in soccer tour JAKARTA (JP): South Australia will arrive with its seven national soccer players during its tour of four Indonesian cities, where they will play international friendly matches, starting from June 25 in Surabaya, East Java. The friendlies, held in conjunction with Australia Today'94 program, will see Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovich, Stan Lazaridis, Tony Vidmar, Robbie Hooker and Greg Brown making up the crew for the Australian All-Stars national squad.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Men arrested for burglary
Men arrested for burglary Three men suspected to be members of a theft ring were arrested by the Tanjung Duren police on Sunday night. According to police, the gang has burglarized several houses in West Jakarta, Tangerang and Bekasi, making off with a host of valuables and electronic goods. The burglars also used a mini van they rented for Rp 600,000 from a resident in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, police said.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Supervisor gets 13 years for murdering Marsinah
Supervisor gets 13 years for murdering Marsinah JAKARTA (JP): Karyono Wongso, alias Ayib, a supervisor of a watchmaking plant near Surabaya, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in the murder of labor activist Marsinah last year. The Surabaya District Court on Monday found Karyono guilty of plotting the murder in collaboration with other executives and security guards of PT Catur Putra Surya in Porong.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Get rid of traffic `directors'
Get rid of traffic `directors' I heartily disagree with K. Kunze's comments on the boys who direct traffic (The Jakarta Post, June 20, 1994). Far from doing a "great job," these busily unproductive opportunists have no authority to control traffic and in fact contribute to the "utter mayhem" of Jakarta's streets which is described on page three of the same issue. Often there are three or four "directors" who give conflicting instructions.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tempo, DeTIK, Editor lose their licenses
Tempo, DeTIK, Editor lose their licenses JAKARTA (JP): Three major news magazines, Tempo, Editor and DeTIK, lost their publishing licenses at the same time yesterday for repeatedly ignoring the government's warnings about the way they reported news events and managed their operation. Director General for Press and Graphics Subrata announced the government's decision to revoke their licenses at a hastily convened press conference at his office.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Business circle told to support research
Business circle told to support research JAKARTA (JP): The National Research Council is appealing to the business community and private organizations to make financial as manpower contributions to support research programs.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia wins mixed review from Unicef
Indonesia wins mixed review from Unicef JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has made impressive strides in combating illiteracy and the child mortality rate but it is lagging behind other developing countries in fighting maternal deaths, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) says.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Business hub takes shape in Bombay marshland
Business hub takes shape in Bombay marshland By Madhu Nainan BOMBAY (AFP): Bombay's dream of rivaling Hong Kong as a global business hub is taking shape on 100 hectares (247 acres) of reclaimed marshland at the center of the oblong-shaped metropolis. The International Finance and Business Center (IFBC) in the Bandra-Kurla area of the port city, when completed, will be on par with the world's best business townships, its developers said.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Defendant's lover testifies
Defendant's lover testifies The girlfriend of Ridwan Surya Danu, accused of murdering a woman physician, testified at the North Jakarta court on Monday that she had often been physically abused by the defendant. "I had heated arguments with Ridwan and he used to hit me," said Lilik, the 40-year old former girlfriend. Lilik said that they had been dating since 1986 when the defendant was her boss at the now defunct Bank Majapahit.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soebijakto and Vice President
Soebijakto and Vice President From DeTIK The issue of the Indonesian Vice President who automatically becomes the number one person in the country if the President cannot continue his job (because of health reasons or others) has been broadly discussed lately. The most interesting opinion about it comes from the former Governor of the National Defense Institution (Lemhanas), Let. Gen.