Archive: 14 September 1994
48 articles found
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Elephants raid village again
Elephants raid village again BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The latest raid by a herd of wild elephants in the Pesisir Selatan district brought down 15,000 coconut trees, more than 9,000 banana plants and 60 hectares of ready to harvest rice fields. Fortunately, last weeks raid did not result in any casualties, the Antara news agency reported quoting district chief Rusli Rasyid as saying. The district has been a favorite target of the wild elephants during the past year. (emb)
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two other criminals shot to death by city police
Two other criminals shot to death by city police JAKARTA (JP): City Police Headquarters added two more names to the list of criminal suspects shot to death yesterday, bringing the total to 60 victims in the last four months. The two suspects were gunned down in separate places for different offenses in the wee hours of the morning yesterday. Jupri, 20, was shot in the back at 1:30 p.m. at the Wijaya Kesuma area in Grogol Utara, West Jakarta.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Debut of Beijing Opera in Jakarta
Debut of Beijing Opera in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Chinese theater. Was it ever seen in Jakarta? Not during the decades when everything Chinese was banned in Indonesia. Still, it would be doubtful that even during the days when Chinese theater was allowed, there would not have been performances of the kind that will be seen today through Sept. 16 at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, i.e. performances of Beijing Opera.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Forestry to adopt better accounting method
Forestry to adopt better accounting method JAKARTA (JP): The forestry industry is expected to adopt a standardized accounting method by the end of this year, says Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo. "The Ministry of Forestry will cooperate with the Association of Indonesian Accountants and some experts from universities to formulate the standardized accounting methods," Djamaloedin told reporters on Monday.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
SIA, regional carriers team up for HK venture
SIA, regional carriers team up for HK venture SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Airlines (SIA) has formed a joint venture with several regional carriers to bid for an aircraft maintenance base at Hong Kong's new Chek Lap Kok Airport, officials said yesterday. SIA Engineering Co. Ltd. (SIAEC), SIA's wholly-owned repair and maintenance subsidiary, will hold a 40 percent stake in the joint venture Pan Asia Pacific Aviation Services Ltd. (PAPAS).
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday continued its three-day losing streak of share trading with the broader-based Composite Index declining by 5.5 points to close at 515.70 from 521.23 on Monday. Yesterday's lethargic market was marked by a decline in the blue-chip share price of PT Barito Pacific Timber by Rp 3,775. The narrow-based GTDBS-50 Index also declined, closing at 126.37 from 127.69.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Talking to guitarist: Lee Ritenour meets the press
Talking to guitarist: Lee Ritenour meets the press By Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): Guitarist Lee Ritenour is quite capable of drawing a crowd of Jakarta reporters and photographers to a press conference at nine o'clock in the evening. He's also seemingly unruffled by off-the-wall questions touching on non-musical matters. "What kind of car do you drive?" asked one writer from a local automotive magazine.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fiscal study center set up
Fiscal study center set up JAKARTA (JP): A number of tax experts, in cooperation with independent foundation Yayasan Bina Pembangunan, yesterday set up a Center for Fiscal and Monetary Studies (CFMS) to help the government promote taxation and provide analyses for economic policy-makers. The center has made Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad an honorary member and Director General of Taxes Fuad Bewazier a member of its board of patrons.
Wed, 14 Sep 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, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
World No. 9 Sabatini pledges her best against RI's Yayuk
World No. 9 Sabatini pledges her best against RI's Yayuk JAKARTA (JP): Something about September is bringing the world's top athletes to Indonesia. Local sports enthusiasts, the rare encounter with basketball great Hakeem Olajuwon still fresh in their minds, now welcome Argentinean tennis idol Gabriela Sabatini. World number nine Sabatini, fresh from her U.S.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fatal explosion at Serpong absolutely accidental: Police
Fatal explosion at Serpong absolutely accidental: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday that there were absolutely no indications that last month's fatal explosion in a building at the National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) complex in Serpong was the result of sabotage. "Based on our investigation, the questioning of eyewitnesses, on-the-spot observation and laboratory examinations, we found that the blast was purely accidental, and not sabotage," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. K.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Business network gets resounding approval of APEC
Business network gets resounding approval of APEC By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Asia-Pacific Business Network (APB-Net), a new body facilitating business activities among members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, yesterday gained the endorsement from the forum's senior officials who are meeting here.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
IPTN working on design of Rp 15m `People's Car'
IPTN working on design of Rp 15m `People's Car' JAKARTA (JP): The state aircraft manufacturer IPTN is currently working on the design of an inexpensive car that will sell at Rp 15 million ($7,100) each. IPTN President B.J. Habibie, who is also the state minister of research and technology, told a hearing with Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR) that Mobil Masyarakat (People's Car), will be installed with a 1,600 cc engine designed by the British-based car manufacturer, Rover.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Retail business officials react on no-smoking drive
Retail business officials react on no-smoking drive JAKARTA (JP): Executives of department stores and supermarkets gave mixed reactions to the campaign of the Indonesian Heart Foundation (YJI) on smoke free zones, which will include all retail outlets in the greater Jakarta area. Retail business baron Hari Darmawan and Agung Laksono, the honorary chairman of Indonesian Retailers Association (AP3I), told The Jakarta Post yesterday that they agree to such a campaign.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
PT Telkom to increase the number of subsidiaries
PT Telkom to increase the number of subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), the state- owned domestic telecommunications firm, will increase the number of its subsidiaries established jointly with private companies. Telkom's president Setyanto P.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sinungan reelected AP3I chairman
Sinungan reelected AP3I chairman J.A. Sinungan, a commissioner of the PT Inti Fashindo International retail outlet, was re-elected chairman of Indonesian Retailers Association (AP3I) at the end of a one-day congress yesterday. Six of the seven-member electoral board voted for Sinungan and the other for Ilham Asid, an executive of the state-owned Sarinah department store.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Four domestic airlines buy 10 Lufthansa planes
Four domestic airlines buy 10 Lufthansa planes JAKARTA (JP): Four domestic airlines have finally agreed to the purchase 10 of the 32 second-hand B-737-200 aircraft offered by Lufthansa Airlines of Germany after negotiations for almost one year.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI to get new battery plant
RI to get new battery plant TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., its subsidiary Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. and an Indonesian partner will build one of the world's largest dry battery plants in Indonesia, a spokesman says. Total investment in the plant, part of the Japanese companies' joint venture with Indonesia's PT Paditraktoris, is estimated at more than four billion yen ($40 million ), a Matsushita Battery spokesman said.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Military uncovers marijuana field
Military uncovers marijuana field BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Aceh military garrison, working on a tip from local villagers, uncovered two hectares of marijuana fields in a forest near Pasir Putih village in southeast Aceh. Lt. Col. Tara said that 14,000 marijuana plants, each measuring three meters, were found in the field. If converted, it represented about four tons of marijuana, he said as reported by the Antara news agency. However, the military had no clue about who had planted the marijuana.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Trisakti to go ahead with its `Clean up the World'
Trisakti to go ahead with its `Clean up the World' JAKARTA (JP): Despite a lack of support from the government and the people, Trisakti University intends to go ahead with its three-day "Clean up the World" program aimed at motivating environmental consciousness among Jakartans.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Story on labor leader marsinah to be on stage at TIM soon
Story on labor leader marsinah to be on stage at TIM soon JAKARTA (JP): The sufferings of labor activist Marsinah will be brought to life in a striking performance of Satu Merah Panggung at Teater Arena of the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center, Central Jakarta, from Sept. 16 through Sept. 20. The play, entitled Marsinah, Nyanyian Bawah Tanah (Marsinah, the Song from the Underworld), is directed by Ratna Sarumpaet.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indosat to float 25 percent of its shares in October
Indosat to float 25 percent of its shares in October JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned international telecommunications operator, PT Indosat, will list 25 percent of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Oct. 18 and on both the Jakarta and Surabaya Stock Exchanges on Oct. 19. Indosat's president Tjahjono Soerjodibroto told a press conference, after the company's presentation, that the offered shares will carry a nominal value of Rp 500 (23 U.S.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
ADB gives loan to RP
ADB gives loan to RP MANILA (AFP): The Philippine-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$164 million loan to the state-run National Power Corp. (NPC) for a major power transmission project south of Manila, Energy Secretary Delfin Lazaro said yesterday. Lazaro said the project involves the construction of a 125- kilometer (78-mile), 500-kilovolt (KV) overhead transmission line from Tayabas town to Dasmarinas town in Cavite province just across Manila Bay.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
SIA pilots suspended
SIA pilots suspended SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Airlines has suspended the captain and first officer of an Airbus A-310 that was involved in a near- collision with a Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) Boeing 737-400 jet last week, airline sources said yesterday. The identities of the two pilots are being withheld, pending investigations into the incident, which occurred in hazy conditions as the two aircraft were about to land at the trouble- plagued Kuala Lumpur international airport.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
British MPs probe human rights and E. Timor
British MPs probe human rights and E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): A British parliamentary delegation held a meeting with members of the National Commission on Human Rights Monday evening with probing questions about the way human rights are being observed in Indonesia, including East Timor.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lecturer presses on with lawsuit
Lecturer presses on with lawsuit SALATIGA, Central Java: Arief Budiman, the outspoken lecturer at the Christian Satyawacana University, has given the college's administrators until Sept. 25 to retract a reprimand letter against him or face him in court. Arief said he has filed a lawsuit with the local court, charging that the letter issued by college administrators besmirched his good name.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fertilizer subsidies likely to be reduced despite drought
Fertilizer subsidies likely to be reduced despite drought JAKARTA (JP): The government will likely continue its policy of gradually reducing fertilizer subsidies despite the protracted drought, Minister of Agriculture Syarifuddin Baharsyah says.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
A new party?
A new party? Coming from a veteran politician, the moves which K.H.Yusuf Hasyim (Pak Ud) makes are often startling. The record of this son of the founder of NU (Nahdatul Ulama) is often considered controversial. As a politician perhaps Pak Ud has been successful in playing his part. He is known as a man who can transform simple cases into important issues. He takes decisions fast and daringly. It is only natural that because of these qualities he is rather feared.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Golkar blasted over TV air time monopoly
Golkar blasted over TV air time monopoly JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) legislator accused Harmoko, the chairman of the ruling political organization Golkar, yesterday of "disguised" election campaigning through the television stations which he virtually controls. Legislator Soenarjo of Commission II raised the issue during a hearing with Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. in his capacity as the patron of the country's political organizations.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rising land prices in Java slowing housing program
Rising land prices in Java slowing housing program JAKARTA (JP): Soaring land prices in Java are hampering the government's effort to build inexpensive houses, according to State Minister of People's Housing Akbar Tanjung. Akbar told reporters after reporting to President Soeharto at Bina Graha presidential office yesterday that the government's housing program is progressing according to schedule in all parts of Indonesia except on Java.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
New foreign venture capital company starts operation
New foreign venture capital company starts operation JAKARTA (JP): PT Malindo Ventura Nusantara, a new venture capital company partly controlled by Renong Nusantara Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia, began providing financial support for medium-size companies yesterday. Malindo's start up was officially launched during a ceremony at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pilger's film
Pilger's film This is rather a belated reply to Melise Van Kamp's Aug. 12, 1994 letter entitled "On John Pilger's film", concerning East Timor. In it she assails The Jakarta Post contributor Dino Patti Djalal's article, published earlier, which criticized the Australian filmmaker's methods. Ms. Van Kamp accuses Mr.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australia, Singapore agree on APEC free trade aims
Australia, Singapore agree on APEC free trade aims CANBERRA (Reuter): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday they had agreed that the nations in APEC forum should adopt a specific timetable to free up trade in the region. Leaders of the 17-nation Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum are due to meet at Bogor in Indonesia in November and a proposal for free trade in the region by 2020 will be high on the agenda.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seven killed in bus crash
Seven killed in bus crash SEMARANG: Seven people were killed and two others injured when a truck carrying fertilizer slid into a ravine in Kedawung in Banjarnegara. The seven victims, all casual laborers hired to unload the fertilizer, were on the back of the truck when it skid. The truck first hit a tree and then swerved into the ravine, the Antara news agency reported. The two injured were the driver and a passenger who sat on the front.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Cartoon: Prince Valiant 3:05 Music 3:30 Science World 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Indonesia, the Beloved Country: Bali 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:30 Traditional culture 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Mysterious Two Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
AIDS and NGOs
AIDS and NGOs The government has established a national guidance on handling AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) following the activities of various Non-Governmental Organizations to check the rapid spread of the disease. So far, the government has not yet provided the needed funds, so it is understandable if many NGOs have received financial support from foreign institutions by approaching them individually.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Deputy nomination draws fire
Deputy nomination draws fire SEMARANG: Members of the Central Java Legislative Council are urging Governor Soewardi to be objective in nominating a new deputy, a position which has been vacant since the recent death of Suyanto. The councilors detected that some of the names being nominated by the governor were his "old buddies" who did not necessarily qualify for the job.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yogie says `no' to establishment of new party
Yogie says `no' to establishment of new party JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. ruled out yesterday the establishment of a new political party as pondered by Moslem ulemas who are dismayed by the existing parties' inability to accommodate their wishes.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two cement producers defend price increase
Two cement producers defend price increase JAKARTA (JP): Two state-owned cement companies, PT Semen Padang and PT Semen Tonasa, defended their recent decisions to increase the prices of their products to exceed the government- set local price references. In a hearing with Commission VI of the House of Representatives yesterday, president of Semen Tonasa Soebyakto said his company's main concern was not to meet the government's price references but to overcome cement shortages by raising prices.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mayor wants better handling of diarrhea
Mayor wants better handling of diarrhea North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito has instructed the mayoralty health office to intensify its efforts to help those suffering from diarrhea in Panggang island -- one of the Seribu islands, a newspaper report said. Suara Pembaruan reported yesterday that the mayor hoped that the office would be able to get to the bottom of the matter as soon as possible.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rights commission observes progress in labor conditions
Rights commission observes progress in labor conditions JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has noticed an improvement in the labor condition in the country, although some employers continued to repress the rights of their workers. Brig. Gen. (ret.) Roekmini Koesoemo Astoeti, a commission member, hailed the government for its efforts to promote the laborers' welfare by raising their minimum wage levels.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bus drivers' strike is weapon of the weak
Bus drivers' strike is weapon of the weak Thousands of commuters were stranded last week when city bus drivers staged a strike protesting the enforcement of a new traffic regulation. Sociologist Aswab Mahasin attributes the strike to long suppressed frustration on the part of the drivers. JAKARTA (JP): The bus drivers' strike came as a shock to both authorities and residents last week.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
School hours
School hours From Media Indonesia The schools, particularly the junior and senior high schools, are setting different timetables following the five day working system. The change of school hours has created an additional burden to schools and parents, because they have to provide lunch for the pupils. In this context I would like to give a few suggestions. We know that the school curriculum has set 42 sessions a week and each session lasts for 45 minutes.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Illegal fee at weigh station
Illegal fee at weigh station From Kompas The weigh stations found in many parts of Java have become another source of illegal fees and corruption. The uniformed officials at the stations arbitrarily impose unfair fees on the passing vehicles. The cost of weighing a vehicle ranges from Rp 10,000 to Rp 25,000. If you refuse to leave a tip, they threaten to re-examine the vehicle which may inflict a cost of Rp 90,000. I have yet to pay fees to the highway patrols.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ulema not amused by tight aerobics outfits
Ulema not amused by tight aerobics outfits JAKARTA (JP): A Moslem leader in Riau is finding the tight outfits worn by female aerobic buffs too much to take. "If they have to wear them they should do aerobics indoors and not in public places. That way they won't offend people who still cling to Eastern cultural and traditional norms," Hamid Sulaiman, the chief of the Riau's Moslem Ulema Council, said as reported by the Antara news agency.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Maluku adopts Army chief
Maluku adopts Army chief AMBON, Maluku: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar was honored with the title Kapitan (chief warrior) by the people of Maluku on Tuesday. The title was presented in a traditional ceremony. It involved the presentation of the Maluku traditional dress and a warrior kit including a spear, the Antara news agency said.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
RSCM told to clean up act
RSCM told to clean up act Members of the House of Representatives have urged the management of the state-run Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) to further improve its service to the public, including the unfriendly attitudes of its personnel.
Wed, 14 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB
Edi proposes 24 percent hike in defense spending
Edi proposes 24 percent hike in defense spending JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Gen. Edi Sudradjat is pressing for a 24 percent hike in next year's defense budget. Edi yesterday proposed a budget of Rp 6.15 trillion ($2.9 billion) for the 1995/96 fiscal year during a hearing with Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) which handles security and defense issues.