Archive: 11 January 1995
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Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI askes Spore to invest more
RI askes Spore to invest more JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked Singaporean companies to invest more in Indonesia, especially in the areas of power plants, highways, telecommunications, railways, tourism and finance.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Truce proposed to secure dam
Truce proposed to secure dam MANILA (AFP): The Philippine military said yesterday it hopes to sign a cease-fire agreement with Moslem guerrillas in the southern Philippines by Sunday to allow a Japan-funded irrigation dam project to resume. Armed Forces chief Arturo Enrile told reporters the military has proposed to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) a mutual pullout from the project site. "We hope that on or before the 15th it could be done," Gen. Enrile said.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rubber prices to remain high in 1995
Rubber prices to remain high in 1995 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Rubber prices have soared to new seven- year highs and are expected to remain buoyant for most of 1995 without global buffer stockpiles to cool the market, officials and brokers said yesterday.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Five die from diarrhea
Five die from diarrhea AMBON, Maluku: Five people have died and 45 others have been hospitalized in an outbreak of diarrhea in Kao district, northern Maluku, since the epidemic was first reported late last month. All of those who have died were adults, but many of those who have been hospitalized are children, Antara reported yesterday, quoting hospital sources. Local health officials have postulated that the outbreak of the disease resulted from conditions of inadequate hygiene.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Divorce cases almost double
Divorce cases almost double PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Loyalty of men to their wives is declining in this batik city, causing the incidence of divorce to almost double last year, a local official said yesterday. Chief of the local religious court, Hasan Bisri, said that cases of divorce had soared from 796 in 1993 to 1,214 last year. According to Bisri, husbands' "deficient morality", along with economic hardship, is to blame for the high divorce rate.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
WB grants $17m for ozone projects
WB grants $17m for ozone projects JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has agreed to provide US$17 million in grants to 18 Indonesian companies for the protection of the ozone layer. Benjamin Fisher, head of the World Bank's unit for social and environmental impact, was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying yesterday that the agreement, which was signed in Washington D.C. on Nov. 10, 1994, is part of the bank's $90 million Montreal Protocol loan to 12 developing countries.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN, China to hold dialog
ASEAN, China to hold dialog MANILA (AFP): China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will this year start regular dialogs on regional peace, stability, conflict prevention and economic ties, a senior Foreign Department official said yesterday. The first of meeting has been scheduled for April 2 to 4 in Xuzhou, China. Foreign ministry officials from China and ASEAN will attend, said Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rodolfo Severino.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bung Tomo was a real hero
Bung Tomo was a real hero From Kompas The article by H. Rosihan Anwar concerning the struggle for independence of Bung Tomo (Kompas Dec. 20, 1994) deserves special respect because his actions on Nov. 10, 1945, in Surabaya, East Java, contributed to the reasons for establishing Heroes Day. The young people of Surabaya fought the Allied forces heroically under the command of Bung Tomo, who invariably imbued the people with a burning fighting spirit through rebel-operated radio broadcasts.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cable laying
Cable laying From Pelita PT Telkom has again laid telephone cables in the Pondok Hijau housing complex, Ciputat District. The company dug the earth during a period from September to November 1994. In many parts the excavated earth was not refilled properly so that the ground is not hard enough to sustain the burden on its surface. The neighborhood unit's administration has reported the matter to PT Telkom. But the company has not responded to the people's complaint.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japanese, U.S. firms win RI power projects
Japanese, U.S. firms win RI power projects TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Mitsui and Co. Ltd. and Toyo Engineering Corp. and two companies from the United States have won a 1.8 billion dollar order to build two thermal power stations in Indonesia, a Mitsui official said yesterday. The official said the contract, which includes Fluor Daniel Corp. and Mission Energy Co., is expected to be formally concluded around the middle of February with the joint venture which is carrying out the power plant project.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Daily wage levels to go up in six more provinces
Daily wage levels to go up in six more provinces JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday a rise in minimum wage levels for six more provinces as of April, stressing that no employer should find excuses to reject it. The government will raise the wage levels in North Sumatra, North Sulawesi, Irian Jaya, Bengkulu, Central Kalimantan and East Java by between five and 25 percent. Last week, the government announced wage hikes in 19 provinces.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rabies kills five people in Bengkulu
Rabies kills five people in Bengkulu BENGKULU (JP): The provincial health office recorded 300 cases of dog-bites between January and September 1994 and estimated the overall number for last year could be 600. Five of the victims were infected with rabies and have since died, and 225 were given anti-rabies vaccines, head of the office Bachtiar Karatu was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Tritura' still relevant
'Tritura' still relevant Jan. 10 is observed as Tritura day, celebrating three people's demands made twenty-nine years ago today by Indonesian students. The youths demanded that the Indonesian Communist Party be banned, the Cabinet be purged of communist elements, and the prices of goods be lowered. As has been known, Tritura emerged in the midst of difficult economical and political conditions resulting from betrayal and the attempted communists G-30-S coup in 1965.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fiscal, monetary policy
Fiscal, monetary policy The one to two percentage point increase in deposit interest rates announced by many banks over the last few days might cause inordinate concern about an impending credit crunch. However, the net impact of the overall mix of fiscal and monetary policy, as announced by the government last week, actually should create a lot of opportunities for investors.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: Seminar The Australian Embassy TRADE SEMINAR: Yohanes Krismanto (left) from Indonesia's Ministry of Trade is engaged in a serious talk with Colin Elliot (center), deputy director of the Australian Trade and Investment Promotion Service, and Murhandono (right), also from Indonesia, during an annual Trade Development Seminar in Melbourne. The seminar was participated in by trade officials from ten countries including Egypt, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Executive chairman post called 'disease'
Executive chairman post called 'disease' JAKARTA (JP): Newly elected Indonesian Tennis Association chief Sarwono Kusumaatmadja has made a striking entry into the public discussion over the organization of the National Sports Council (KONI), which is preparing for the election of its new chairmanship board. Sarwono said the post of executive chairman was "a disease" in a national sports organization.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Taxi companies mushrooming
Taxi companies mushrooming From Bisnis Indonesia New taxi companies have been mushrooming the past two years. They got their trade permits from Bekasi, Bogor or Tangerang. They all operate in Jakarta. Sadly, taxi services are getting worse. The companies do not seem to bother to educate their taxi drivers as to how to behave ethically. We have heard many cases concerning the bad services provided by taxi drivers. Many of them use modified taxi meters.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Oetojo says security checks O.K.
Oetojo says security checks O.K. JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said citizens found by the Bakorstanas, a security coordinating body, to have past communist links can take the matter to court if they believe the judgment is wrong. He said Bakorstanas has the authority to determine whether people had links with the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), which was outlawed because of its involvement in a coup attempt in 1965.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Air passenger telecom test
Air passenger telecom test JAKARTA (JP): British Telecommunications and Racal/Honeywell have announced the completion of the world's first interactive passenger services transmission over satellite. In a statement made available yesterday, British Telecommunications reported that a selection of passenger orders were exchanged over satellite between an in-cabin simulator at Racal/Honeywell and British Telecommunications' airline interactive services processing center in Portsmouth, Britain.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Freeport plans copper smelter in East Java
Freeport plans copper smelter in East Java JAKARTA (JP): After a suspension of over one year, Freeport McMoRan Cooper & Gold Inc. from the United States and its new partners have agreed to take over a copper smelting project in Gresik, East Java. Freeport reported recently that the company has reached a final agreement with its new partners -- Mitsubishi Materials Corporation of Japan and Fluor Daniel Inc.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Benny completes host's failure Indonesia Open
Benny completes host's failure Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): National number one Benny Wijaya wrapped up the total demolition of Indonesian players at the US$300,000 Indonesia Men's Open tennis championships yesterday when he walked off the court with a 1-6, 2-6 first-round thrashing by fourth seed Markus Zoecke of Germany. It was such a one-sided match that Benny took most of his points from Zoecke's mistakes.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
India seeks Red Adair's help
India seeks Red Adair's help NEW DELHI (Reuter): India's largest oil company yesterday appealed to legendary U.S. firefighter Red Adair to help put out a massive, three-day-old blaze at a gas well. Officials of the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) said Adair's company was among five outfits whose help was sought in fighting the blaze in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police rule out extraditing Oki to the U.S.
Police rule out extraditing Oki to the U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto ruled out yesterday the possibility of extraditing Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, who is wanted by the United States in connection with a murder in Los Angeles last year. Hindarto told reporters that, in the absence of an extradition treaty between Indonesia and the United States, the possibility must be ruled out at this stage.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thai launches to beat traffic
Thai launches to beat traffic BANGKOK (Reuter): First it was nurses on motorbikes, now the authorities in traffic-clogged Bangkok are thinking of using high-speed river launches to get people to hospital in a hurry. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is studying a project to design and equip 10 ambulance launches to ply the Chao Phraya river and city canals, deputy governor Chaiyantra Kampanatresanyakon said yesterday.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Seoul sets money growth
Seoul sets money growth SEOUL (AFP): South Korea will keep a tight lid on money supply in 1995, with an annual growth target of 12-to-16 percent, the central Bank of Korea (BOK) announced yesterday. "The BOK will place top priority on stabilizing prices, so it will try to maintain the level of money supply as low as possible," said Kim Won-tai, head of the bank's monetary policy department.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Workers protest dismissal plan
Workers protest dismissal plan JAKARTA (JP): A number of employees of PT. Dumas Utama marched to the City Council yesterday to protest against the company's plans to fire them and some other workers. The company, which provides oil engineering services, is planning to dismiss some of its employees in order to improve efficiency, Antara reported. Immediately after meeting with the workers, H.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI and Portugal agree to help dialog on Timor
RI and Portugal agree to help dialog on Timor GENEVA (Agencies): Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas and Portuguese counterpart Jose Manuel Durao Barroso agreed here on Monday to facilitate dialog between all parties involved in the dispute over the former Portuguese colony of East Timor, which integrated into Indonesia 19 years ago.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yogie tells PDI to resolve its internal conflicts
Yogie tells PDI to resolve its internal conflicts SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moh. Yogie SM told the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) here yesterday to find an effective mechanism to resolve its internal crisis. Speaking before the celebration of the party's 22nd anniversary at the Manahan Sports Hall, Yogie denied "external intervention" into PDI's internal problems.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Telkom sets new divisions
Telkom sets new divisions BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The state run domestic telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has officially established seven new divisions under its restructuring program.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cleanliness needed at bus terminals
Cleanliness needed at bus terminals JAKARTA (JP): Cleanliness in city buses terminals is an important factor in the smooth provision of transportation, the head of the West Jakarta City Information Office, Muhayat, said yesterday. Muhayat made the remarks while leading a team on an impromptu inspection of Kalideres bus station in West Jakarta. "Cleanliness can greatly contribute to an efficient transportation system.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Students protest meddling in PDI, NU
Students protest meddling in PDI, NU JAKARTA (JP): A group of students took their protest to the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday, denouncing what they see as government interference in the internal affairs of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI). Some 30 students from various universities in Garut, Bogor, Bandung, and Jakarta unfurled banners and chanted slogans under the watchful eyes of dozens of security officers. "Stop government intervention", a poster read.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traffic congestion
Traffic congestion From Bisnis Indonesia Traffic continues to congest the Ciputat intersection, in spite of local government efforts to widen the roads in that area. One of the causes of the traffic jams is the poor discipline on the part of public transport drivers, who often make U-turns illegally. Another cause is that the police are not controlling properly. Yet the main cause of the traffic problem is that the old Ciputat market and bus terminal are still functioning as a temporary market.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Family defends Gina against drug allegations
Family defends Gina against drug allegations By K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The family of Gina Sutan Aswar, the girl who was found murdered in Los Angeles last August, has dismissed suggestions, made in some press reports, that their daughter had been involved in a drug syndicate. "We strongly believe that Gina had nothing to do with Oki's business in drugs as reported by the media," Tisnaya I. Kartakusuma, a close relative and lawyer for the family, told The Jakarta Post and Kompas yesterday.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
ID checks on foreigners to start on Jan. 16
ID checks on foreigners to start on Jan. 16 JAKARTA (JP): If you're an alien residing in Jakarta, have your passport, KIM-S and other papers at the ready, for the municipality is launching another one of its operations to survey the foreigner population in the city. Sudarsono, head of supervision and investigation at the City's Population Affairs Office, said the survey will primarily be carried out door-to-door in the city between Jan. 16 and Feb. 8.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Abu Hasan files slander charges with the police
Abu Hasan files slander charges with the police JAKARTA (JP): Abu Hasan, a key figure in Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), yesterday told the police yesterday that the organization's chairman Abdurrahman Wahid had slandered him. Accompanied by three lawyers, Abu Hasan, who lost in a bid to unseat Abdurrahman at the NU's congress in December, met with the chief detective of the National Police Force, Brig. Gen. Rusdihardjo, to file formal charges.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
PDI conflict not engineered by the government: Scholar
PDI conflict not engineered by the government: Scholar SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The notorious bickering within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) results from drastic social change rather than government scheming, a scholar says. Nurcholish Madjid noted that similar conflicts also hit other major organizations like the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, and the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP).
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Seeking financial aid
Seeking financial aid From Pelita I am a female student of School of Physics at a government college in Malang, East Java. I need financial assistance very badly to finish my studies. So far I have completed 13 semesters, and I still have to take one more subject in one semester. Graduation day is scheduled for August 1995. I have paid all the college fees, but I need enough money to pay for my lodgings until August 1995.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Apkindo defends good prospects of plywood trade
Apkindo defends good prospects of plywood trade JAKARTA (JP): The wood panel association, responding to an assertion that Indonesia's plywood industry is dying, said yesterday that the country's policies would guarantee the long- term viability of the industry.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valliant 3:05 Music 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music: Asia Bagus 8:05 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:30 Culture Program 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: A Piano For Mrs. Cimino 11:15 Film: Buying Time Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indosiar lines up alluring programs
Indosiar lines up alluring programs JAKARTA (JP): An eagerness to make a notable entrance has prompted Indosiar, the newest private television company owned by the Salim Group, to present many attractive entertainment programs. Dozens of American box office motion pictures such as Kevin Costner's No Way Out, Arnold Schwarzeneger's Total Recall, Mel Gibson's Air America and Kim Basinger's My Step Mother Is An Alien are ready to appear on TV sets throughout Indonesia.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP refuse to free comunist rebels during Pope's visit
RP refuse to free comunist rebels during Pope's visit MANILA (Agencies): The Philippines yesterday rejected demands that 59 communist rebels serving jail terms for criminal offenses be freed before Pope John Paul II visits the country this week. Justice Secretary Franklin Drilon said the detainees, held at the National Penitentiary in Manila, should go through the normal process by applying for amnesty. The detainees and their supporters have taken advantage of the Pope's Jan.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Banjar to elect new regent
Banjar to elect new regent BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The Banjar regency legislative council has selected three candidates to replace Feisal Hasanuddin as regent for the 1995-2000 term. The names of the candidates have been sent to the minister of home affairs for approval. They are Badaranie, currently secretary to the regency administration; Farkinsyah, currently deputy chairman of the regional development board; and Col. Abdul Madjid. Chairman of the local legislative council, M.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Private TV 'Indosiar' makes its debut today
Private TV 'Indosiar' makes its debut today JAKARTA (JP): The country's fifth private television company, Indosiar, will make a glamorous debut today between 4 p.m and 1 a.m. in eight Indonesian cities: Jakarta, Ujungpandang, Semarang, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Medan.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Professionalism needed to help check bribery
Professionalism needed to help check bribery JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman proposed yesterday that the professionalism of police, prosecutors and judges be improved to help minimize bribery in the legal system. He told journalists after meeting with visiting Malaysian Chief Justice Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mohd Eusoff Chin that judges were not alone in taking bribes, a phenomenon that is believed to be rife in the local legal system.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Governor farewells trainees
Governor farewells trainees JAKARTA (JP): Vice Governor for Public Welfare Affairs R.S. Museno yesterday bade farewell to 30 participants of the On The Job Training Program, who are leaving for Tokyo. The ceremony took place at City Hall. The program is based on an agreement signed by the Jakarta city administration and the Tokyo Metropolis Administration on May 31, the Head of the Jakarta Manpower Office, Suhatman, said.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Red light district shut down
Red light district shut down JAKARTA (JP): The West and North Jakarta mayoralties are determined to close down the infamous Kalijodo red light district which is located on both sides of their common border. The West Jakarta mayoralty has already issued a third and final order for the demolition of 35 brothels located on its side of the border. Officials said this time there will be no reprieve and that a demolition team will be sent to the area if the order is ignored.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell yesterday due to investor anxiety over the possibility that the U.S. Federal Reserve might raise interest rates. The JSX Composite Index, the market's main trading barometer, fell by 8.33 points to close at 468.68 yesterday from Monday's close, while the narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index declined by 2.50 points to 111.27 from 113.77. Yesterday's gainers included Charoen P.
Wed, 11 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Telephone interference
Telephone interference I'm offering the following comments in response to a letter to Bisnis Indonesia which was published in the "Your Letters" section of The Jakarta Post (Jan. 3, 1995). The writer of the letter complained of radio frequency interference (RFI) to telephones in the vicinity of a commercial AM broadcasting station in Bogor. Such RFI often occurs to telephones located near radio stations, whether the stations be commercial, police, military, or amateur.