Archive: 8 July 1994
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Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
142 monkeys die on Bali
142 monkeys die on Bali DENPASAR, Bali: The deaths of 142 monkeys in Sangeh, Alas Kedaton and Ubud forests, were caused by Streptococcus sp. bacteria from the remains of pigs. The Antara news agency reported that the monkeys lived downstream along a river where a pig slaughterhouse dumps its industrial waste into the river. Pigs which drank water from the river were also reported to have suffered from the disease.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Timor military apologizes for church incident
Timor military apologizes for church incident DILI, Timor Timur (JP): Local Military Commandant Col. Jhony J. Lumintang has apologized to local Catholics for a recent incident in which two Armed Forces (ABRI) members trampled on the bread they received from the preacher at a church in Remexio village near here. "Leaders as well as members of the ABRI never expected such an incident, and therefore we are deeply concerned over the Remexio incident," Lumintang told journalists Wednesday night.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two of three locals call spouse daily
Two of three locals call spouse daily JAKARTA (JP): Two out of three Indonesians speak to their spouse on the phone every day, but six percent of them admit they seldom remember their partner's birthday, a survey found recently.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Slovakian PM to visit RI
Slovakian PM to visit RI JAKARTA: Prime Minister of Slovakia Jozef Moravcik will begin a three-day official visit to Indonesia on Monday. The state secretariat announced yesterday that Moravcik will arrive with his ministers of defense and economy, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, the governor of the central bank, 30 businessmen and 11 reporters.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
UNDP helps export promotion
UNDP helps export promotion JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a document yesterday promising a grant of US$761,000 to help develop better export promotion services in Indonesia for small and medium-sized enterprises. The document was signed by Secretary general of the Ministry of Trade Bakir Hasan and UNDP resident representative Fritz H. Loebus.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Magazine patron
Magazine patron resigns SEMARANG, Central Java: Patron of the Vokal student magazine, Karseno, decided to resign yesterday in protest of the inclusion of an interview with novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer. "I resign as the patron of the magazine because it has been too daring and violated the existing regulations," he said.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Youths take tourist course
Youths take tourist course Thirty youths, 21 men and nine women, from Seribu Islands, a group of islands north of Jakarta Bay, are now taking a one month tourist guide course organized by the Jakarta branch office of the State Telecommunication Company, PT Telkom. The company spokesman, D. Sinaga, said the company had organized the course as part of the government sponsored program to alleviate the standard of living in the least developed villages.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Five-day work week to require regular performance evaluations
Five-day work week to require regular performance evaluations JAKARTA (JP): The level of productivity of civil servants should be evaluated regularly when civil servants go to a five- day work week next year, a City Council deputy chairman said yesterday. "The results of the evaluations could be later used to determine future provincial administration plans to further enhance the performance of their employees," H. Ismunandar said.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Photo exhibit on Batak image
Photo exhibit on Batak image Photographer Poriaman Sitanggang will exhibit his collection entitled Batak people image at the World Trade Center from July 12 to 22. Epin Sitanggang, project officer of the exhibit, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that Poriaman staged a solo exhibition entitled Indonesian Image at the same place for four days in February, 1993. Epin added that a seminar on Batak entitled Tribalism, Batak and Nationalism will be held in conjunction with the exhibition on July 14.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Trading improved on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, with most shares gaining ground in moderate trading. The broad-based Composite Index, the official price barometer, rose by 0.41 points to close at 454.1 from 453.68 on Wednesday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also strengthened to close at 108.16 from 108.03. Among the significantly increasing shares were Sari Husada (up Rp 700) and Barito Pacific (up Rp 300).
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Forests burn near Mt. Ciremai
Forests burn near Mt. Ciremai CIREBON, West Java: Hundreds of hectares of forests in Sanghiang Uruy, near Mt. Ciremai, have been on fire since Tuesday evening. According to officials in the nearby Kuningan regency, the fire, which had not been put out as of yesterday, was started by a campfire made by fruit collectors. The size of the area burned is not known, Antara news agency reported yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
22 gambling den operators to be tried soon
22 gambling den operators to be tried soon JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochamad Hindarto said yesterday 22 people believed to be operators of the Pluit, North Jakarta, gambling den will be tried soon. The suspects were captured along with hundreds of gamblers last month. "We are trying to complete their dossiers as soon as possible," Hindarto told reporters yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ndaye in Dili for talks with local officials
Ndaye in Dili for talks with local officials DILI, East Timor (JP): Special rapporteur from the United Nations Human Rights Commission for Execution Without Trial, Bacre Waly Ndaye, met with East Timor Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares here yesterday to discuss the 1991 "Dili incident." Ndaye, who arrived at Dili's Komoro Airport yesterday afternoon, was welcomed by First Assistant to East Timor's Provincial Secretary Armindo Soares Mariano, Head of the Provincial Office of Social and...
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hospital workers in poor knowledge of AIDS risk
Hospital workers in poor knowledge of AIDS risk JAKARTA (JP): Most major hospitals in Jakarta are qualified to treat patients afflicted by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), an expert from the School of Medicine of University of Indonesia (FKUI). However, a study shows that many hospital staffers are still not taking adequate precautions to protect themselves from the disease. Dr. H.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
2.5m Japanese heading overseas this summer
2.5m Japanese heading overseas this summer TOKYO (AFP): A record 2.53 million Japanese plan to travel abroad in July and August, encouraged by the strong yen and a recent cut in income taxes, the Japan Travel Bureau Inc. (JTB) said yesterday. JTB's annual survey of summer travel showed an increase of 10.4 percent from last year, with Hawaii, South Korea, Guam, Saipan, the United States, Indonesia, Spain, France and Switzerland accounting for most of the increase.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
37,000 Chinese want citizenship
37,000 Chinese want citizenship SURABAYA, East Java: About 37,000 people of Chinese descent want to obtain Indonesian citizenship, but only 15,000 have registered their applications and only 3,393 people have completed administrative procedures. Governor Basofi Sudirman said the Ministry of Justice was overwhelmed by the application forms piling up at the district court in charge of processing them.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Eddy Tansil denies his projeect had gone sour
Eddy Tansil denies his projeect had gone sour CILEGON, West Java (JP): Eddy Tansil, the main suspect in the Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) loan scandal at the government- owned bank Bapindo, denied yesterday that his petrochemical project had gone sour. The project was one of the Golden Key Group companies which he used to head. "The PT.Graha Swakarsa Prima (GSP) project could have been completed within the next year if I haven't been arrested," Tansil told a special court hearing.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mayertex to boost production
Mayertex to boost production JAKARTA (JP): PT Mayer Textile Industry Indonesia, a textile producer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will procure new machines and seek technical cooperation with foreign companies to improve its production capacity and product quality. Mayertex's chief commissioner, Irwan Suria, told reporters after its annual shareholders meeting here yesterday that the capacity improvement is necessary to support its plan to expand marketing in China.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m World Cup 1994 - rerun 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Management 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: Lampung 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata: Carving 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Music 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Quiz 11:00 Late News 11:10 Film: Soda Cracker Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
17,000 foreigners
17,000 foreigners hired for estates KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia plans to hire slightly more than 17,000 foreigners to help alleviate the serious shortage of workers on its rubber and oil palm plantations, the Business Times newspaper said yesterday. The paper quoted Malaysia's Rural Development Minister Annuar Musa as saying he got a Malaysian cabinet mandate to recruit cheap labor on a government-to-government basis with countries in the region.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Newcomers highlight of fashion event
Newcomers highlight of fashion event By Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): Three young unknown Indonesian designers had the spotlight turned on them last week when their designs impressed the jury of the National Fashion Contest. A nine-person jury, headed by Peter Sie, agreed to nominate Arifan Mas, Thomas Yogi and Etty Bachetta to represent Indonesia at the Asian Grand Prix Contest '94 in Osaka, Japan.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Why this apathy?
Why this apathy? Reading local media reports these last few weeks does not give us any hint as to the importance of the third CGI (Consultative Group on Indonesia) meeting scheduled to begin in Paris within two days. For years, around times such as this, we have been used to being bombarded by news reports, public debates, political statements, and economic analyses, before, during and after the meeting. And little wonder.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stolen wood confiscated
Stolen wood confiscated BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Forest authorities have seized 64 cubic meters of stolen timber, five motorbikes, five coffee- processing machines and six electric saws. The authorities, currently conducting a 10-day anti-logging operation in western Lampung, also ordered about 1,600 semi-nomad families to stop cutting trees in the forests.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kedungombo people win 4-year legal battle
Kedungombo people win 4-year legal battle JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Kedungombo, Boyolali, Central Java, won their legal battle against the government over property they were forced to surrender to make way for a multi-million dollar reservoir project.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
President vows to strengthen capital market
President vows to strengthen capital market JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto pledged here yesterday that the government will further develop the country's capital market into a more attractive and efficient financing alternative. Speaking at the opening of a two-day international conference on the capital market, the President said that revitalizing the capital market is essential to supporting the country's growing economic activities.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Brunei withdraws
Brunei withdraws from Asiad soccer HIROSHIMA (AFP): Brunei have withdrawn from the Hiroshima Asian Games football tournament reducing the number of participating teams to 21, organizers said yesterday. Twenty two teams were divided into five groups for the qualifying round at the drawing held here last month and Brunei was originally scheduled to play Qatar, Japan and Burma in Group E.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
S. Jakarta to hold Mayor Tennis Cup
S. Jakarta to hold Mayor Tennis Cup The South Jakarta mayoralty administration will hold a tennis competition from July 18 to 24, an official said yesterday. Dicky Rusito, acting chief of the organizing committee, said the competition will be held to select the players who will represent the mayoralty in the Governor's Cup, which will be staged the following week. He said that only Indonesian nationals are eligible to participate in the competition, which is named Mayor Cup of 1994.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police break up hunger strike, arrest 41
Police break up hunger strike, arrest 41 JAKARTA (JP): Police broke up a hunger strike at the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) compound yesterday and arrested 41 activists protesting the recent ban of three major weekly magazines. Among the detainees are two activists who intended to go on a hunger strike and five women. The strike was meant to push the government into reversing the ban against the DeTIK, Tempo and Editor magazines, which were closed down late last month.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
ABRI officer says openness cause of Indonesia's dilemma
ABRI officer says openness cause of Indonesia's dilemma JAKARTA (JP): The openness that Indonesia is pursuing is creating a dilemma as the society is not entirely ready for it, a senior military official said yesterday. "On the one hand, the government has encouraged responsible openness, but on the other hand, the members of society are not yet ready for it," said Maj. Gen. Hari Sabarno, an assistant to the head of the Social and Political Affairs at the Armed Forces (ABRI).
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ciledug land prices
Ciledug land prices From Sinar Pagi Land on both sides of the Ciledug Raya road in Tangerang is becoming more attractive to people with money. More housing complexes are being built in the area. One, for example, is the residential area developed by PT Bintaro Property Jaya, adjacent to the British School, in the vicinity of Pondok Aren village.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
UN negotiator to chair KL rubber talks
UN negotiator to chair KL rubber talks KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): UN negotiator Peter Lai will chair crucial talks between key rubber producers and consumers here next week in a last ditch bid to bridge their differences and ensure conclusion of a new price accord in Geneva in October.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sempati Air to sell shares to the public
Sempati Air to sell shares to the public JAKARTA (JP): Sempati Air, an airline run by the Humpuss business group, will sell part of its shares to the public through the domestic stock markets next year, an official said. The airline's vice president, I. Cenik Ardana, told reporters during a new-product launching ceremony here yesterday that the airline is tidying up both financial and administration reports in a bid to list the firm on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
5 years demanded for rapist
5 years demanded for rapist Prosecutor Mawardi Muchtar has demanded that the East Jakarta District Court sentence a man identified only as Mar, 32, to five years imprisonment for rape. Prosecutor Mawardi told the court Wednesday that Mar, a resident of Cakung Timur, was proven guilty of raping Mrs. Bar, a divorcee who lives near his house, on Jan. 18.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian cartoonists
Indonesian cartoonists From Kompas Millions of Indonesian children are now very familiar with Chinmi, the main character in the Kungfu Boy comics by Takeshi Maekawa. Chinmi has a peculiar way of overcoming his enemies, i.e. by using the Japanese art. Chinmi, the steel-handed boy has had big success, which makes cartoonist Takeshi Maekawa very popular among Indonesian children. Many have probably envied the success of the Chinmi cartoon.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pollution chokes villagers
Pollution chokes villagers SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Villagers around PT Cahaya Mas and PT Sampit in the Mentawa Baru subdistrict, Ketapang regency, are complaining about air pollution caused by saw dust from a nearby wood processing industry and the smell of burnt rubber from the factories. Saleh, a resident of Ketapang, was quoted by Antara as saying that the pollution had been going on for years but the locals had never protested.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign holdings in indirect investment might be raised
Foreign holdings in indirect investment might be raised JAKARTA (JP): The government will likely raise the ownership ceiling imposed on foreign investors in companies listed on the capital market from the present 49 percent to conform to the new foreign investment regulation. Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the 49 percent ceiling should be adjusted to the new investment ruling.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RP trade deficit $3.16b
RP trade deficit $3.16b MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' trade deficit in the first five months of 1994, rose 29 percent to US$3.16 billion from the $2.45 billion deficit posted the previous corresponding period, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said here yesterday. Export earnings grew by 16 percent to $4.956 billion but imports grew by 20 percent to $8.116 billion, the NSO added. The country suffered a $6.223 billion trade deficit for 1993.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
W. Jakarta to have new garbage dumps
W. Jakarta to have new garbage dumps In order to accommodate the increasing amount of waste in West Jakarta, the city administration is planning to build permanent garbage dumps on 50 hectares of land in Sepatan and Sindang Sono, Tangerang. The head of the mayoralty sanitation office, Zainal Husein, was quoted by Antara yesterday as saying that the project is now being studied by the governor's office.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cloud seeding still impossible till September
Cloud seeding still impossible till September JAKARTA (JP): Cloud seeding for the drought-hit West Java is impossible until September, but officials guarantee that irrigation water for 288,385 hectares of paddy fields will be sufficient until then. Weather conditions like wind velocity and cloud thickness are not conducive to making artificial rain, said the president of the Jatiluhur Authorities, Mochamad Ulama, who oversees the giant Jatiluhur Dam in Purwakarta.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gelora and Pelita
Gelora and Pelita in Galatama's final JAKARTA (JP): Gelora Dewata, a club based in Bali, will challenge the defending champion Pelita Jaya from Jakarta in the final match of Galatama -- Indonesia's semi-professional soccer league. The match is scheduled to take place at the Sriwedari Stadium in Solo, Central Java. Interestingly, the two teams just met each other in the semi- final in which Pelita Jaya lost 1-0.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
CGI likely to meet RI aid demand
CGI likely to meet RI aid demand JAKARTA (JP): Donors are most likely to meet Indonesia's requests for aid in spite of their concern over the recent ban of three magazines and increasing labor strikes in the country, Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff said.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Post office for Ciluar
Post office for Ciluar From Kompas As residents of the Bumi Cimandala Permai housing estate in Kandangroda Ciluar, Bogor regency, we are in bad need of postal and telephone services. In the directory book of the Bogor Post Office our area's Postal Code is 16912. At present we have to travel far to Bogor or Cibinong whenever we need the services of the post office or to make a phone call.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
EC envoy touring provinces
EC envoy touring provinces JAKARTA: Head of the European Commission in Indonesia, ambassador Klauspeter Schmallenbach has left Jakarta for a one- week visit to EC-Indonesia development projects in East Java, Bali and West Nusa Tenggara.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Four defendants admit to killing Brig. Gen. Tampubolon
Four defendants admit to killing Brig. Gen. Tampubolon JAKARTA (JP): Four defendants in the murder trial of Brig. Gen. T.M.F. Tampubolon confessed yesterday at the East Jakarta District Court that they had killed the general. The four defendants are being tried for killing Tampubolon following an altercation in Cipinang, East Jakarta, on April 4. In the three separated court sessions, Presiding Judge Soeroto allowed Hendrik Setyawan, 25, and Rusdi Abdul Rahman, 24, to be examined first.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Why the increase?
Why the increase? From Kompas I was surprised to learn that the tariff rate of drinking water was increased by 40 percent, a fantastic hike! We are truly ignorant of how the Drinking Water Company manages their business. It would be more appropriate for the company, in this era of openness, to inform the public of the real reason for the tariff hike instead of giving the diplomatic argument that the tariff increase is aimed at enhancing the company's services to the community.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI's 2nd stringer
RI's 2nd stringer steals spotlight in Malaysia Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian second stringer Hendrawan stole the spotlight at the Malaysia Open badminton championships in Johor Baru as he upset the newly crowned Asia Cup champion Dong Jiong of China in their third round duel yesterday. Hendrawan, displayed his superb defense and, against all odds, took out the attack-minded Dong to claim a 12-15, 15-9, 15-10 win for a quarterfinal ticket.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
City Council and PDAM reach compromise solution on water
City Council and PDAM reach compromise solution on water JAKARTA (JP): The City Council and the City Water Company, PDAM Jaya, finally reached a compromise late Wednesday night by agreeing that the current price for water from public water tanks will not be raised until a price ceiling is introduced.
Fri, 08 Jul 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.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Over-population and deforestation disturbing
Over-population and deforestation disturbing BOGOR, West Java (JP): Over-population and deforestation are challenging the nation's efforts to conserve the archipelago's abundant flora. "The overpopulation problem on the relatively fertile islands across the country has left little opportunity for the extension of previously rich biodiversity and lush flora," botanist Sediono M.P. Tjondronegoro said during an international seminar here yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drought hits Demak
Drought hits Demak DEMAK, Central Java: Thousand of hectares of crops here have dried out because of the prolonged drought which is ravaging the area. Many farmers have failed to grow their crops because of a water shortage. The hardest-hit areas include Guntur, Mranggen, Karangawen and Karanganyar districts. A number of farmers said yesterday that they thought the drought would last quite a long time. (har)
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drivers wary of Sentul race course
Drivers wary of Sentul race course JAKARTA (JP): Many of the drivers who will pit their skills in the first leg of the seven-round Formula Asia championship series at Sentul international circuit, West Java this weekend, look uncertain about their chances of crossing the finish line first. "I'm still learning how to handle my new car as well as my rivals," said Indian Akbar Ebrahim, whose ample experience in F-3 and Formula-Ford 1000 races tipped him a red-hot favorite here said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Public notaries get certificates
Public notaries get certificates Sixteen public notaries were sworn in as PPAT, officials who are legally authorized to issue land certificates, by the head of the City Land Agency, Sunar, during a ceremony at City Hall yesterday In his written speech, Sunar reminded the officials not to accept bribes and fictitious state prices for the certificates instead of the actual ones because such practices are detrimental to the state.