Archive: 14 January 1995

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Govt allays fear of devaluation

Govt allays fear of devaluation JAKARTA (JP): Fears over the devaluation of the rupiah are unfounded and Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad says the Indonesian economy is in solid condition. "The Indonesian economy bears no resemblance at all to that of Mexico.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Tighter control for state banks

Tighter control for state banks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that consolidation measures in state-owned banks will continue despite improvement in their performance in the last two years.

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Floods inundate over 200 villages in Riau province

Floods inundate over 200 villages in Riau province JAKARTA (JP): The floods striking two regencies in Riau province inundate more than 200 villages, claiming three lives. "Floods submerge 159 villages in Indragiri Hulu regency alone," Y.

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NU chairman plays down rival's exit

NU chairman plays down rival's exit JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Abdurrahman Wahid is playing down the resignation of Yusuf Hasyim from the organization's advisory board. "No problem, really.

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Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued to tumble yesterday as investors felt the impact of the recent devaluation in Mexico. Similar to previous closings, several bluechips booked heavy losses in active trading.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Protest for better pay

Protest for better pay JAMBI, Jambi: More than 300 employees of the Loka Rahayu Plywood Industries company demanded higher wages in a demonstration yesterday. They also demanded that the company pay their wages it has withheld over the past seven months.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

East Kalimantan has unique tourist industry

East Kalimantan has unique tourist industry BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Adventure, ecotourism, historical cultures and natural resources are East Kalimantan's main attractions. Formerly known as Borneo, Kalimantan is the third largest island in the world and the native land of the Dayaks,...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Bad road in Ciledug

Bad road in Ciledug I am living at the housing complex of the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Ciledug area. Every day, on my way to my office and back home, I pass Jl. Ciledug Raya. The road is always heavy with traffic.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Pope holds private and fruitful talks with Ramos

Pope holds private and fruitful talks with Ramos MANILA (Reuter): Pope John Paul II and Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday sought through personal contact to heal a rift between state and church in Asia's only Catholic country.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Why doesn't 'TVRI' take ads?

Why doesn't 'TVRI' take ads? From Pos Kota Minister of Information Harmoko once said that TVRI, the state television station, did not broadcast advertisements. Television advertisements were only broadcasted by private television stations, and TVRI would receive a certain percentage of the yields.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

No beauty sleep for cigarette kiosk owner

No beauty sleep for cigarette kiosk owner Text and photo by Arief Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): Dedi Achmad runs his tiny kiosk selling cigarettes, cookies and candies with the simplest concept of management: Wake up early and stay awake as late as possible.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

INACA, CAAS agree to meet regularly

INACA, CAAS agree to meet regularly JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia National Air Carrier Association (INACA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have agreed to arrange regular discussions following a meeting on air traffic control around the island republic and Batam Island.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Motorists tried in S. Jakarta

Motorists tried in S. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Judge A. Rasyid Noor of the South Jakarta District Court presided over the trial of 667 traffic offenders in South Jakarta mayoralty yesterday. According to police, 310 cases came from city police headquarters while the other 357 cases came from South...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

RI welcomes Ramos Horta in E. Timor dialog

RI welcomes Ramos Horta in E. Timor dialog JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia yesterday opened the door for separatist leader Ramos Horta to participate in the planned United Nations-sponsored reconciliation dialogs between opposing East Timorese factions.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Netherlands may debate colonialism after 50 years

Netherlands may debate colonialism after 50 years THE HAGUE (AFP): A proposal being floated in the Netherlands for a national debate on the role of Dutch troops during the Indonesian war of independence has found little popular support and provoked the furor of Dutch army veterans.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Trial date set for 12 accused students

Trial date set for 12 accused students JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court will soon open the trial of 12 National University students accused of assaulting members of the college's Student Regiment last October.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

RI to send birth control experts to other developing countries

RI to send birth control experts to other developing countries JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will sell its experience in family planning abroad, State Minister of Population/Chairman of the National Family Planning Board Haryono Suyono said yesterday.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Gina 'comes home' to final resting place

Gina 'comes home' to final resting place By K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): She finally came home. The body of Gina Sutan Aswar, whose murder has stolen newspaper headlines for the past week, was flown home to Jakarta from Los Angeles yesterday, more than 25 months after she was reported missing by her...

Sat, 14 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.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Medan to host IMI congress

Medan to host IMI congress JAKARTA (JP): The national congress of the Association of Indonesian Automotive Sports (IMI) is slated for June 1 and June 2 in Medan, North Sumatra. The congress, the third in a series, will evaluate the effectiveness of IMI's programs last year, formulate new programs...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

10 foreigners deported

10 foreigners deported SEMARANG, Central Java: Local authorities expelled 10 foreigners last year for violating immigration laws. Head of the local immigration office Soeroso told Antara most of them were deported because they overstayed.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

'Jumenengan': A colorful palace ritual

'Jumenengan': A colorful palace ritual Text and photos By Kosasih Derajat SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): At the turn of this century, the role of Java's mighty and powerful kingdom of Mataram has been vanishing. Yet its charismatic influence over Javanese society still flourishes.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Monitoring over wage hikes

Monitoring over wage hikes TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang Office of the Manpower Ministry is having difficulties monitoring the implementation of a new regulation set by the government on a raise of the daily minimum wages for workers, an official said yesterday.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

PLN will offer equity shares to foreign companies

PLN will offer equity shares to foreign companies JAKARTA (JP): The state electricity company PT PLN plans to sell 10 percent of its shares to foreign firms through direct placement before offering new common shares to the public on domestic stock markets.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Life in Irian Jaya

Life in Irian Jaya On Nov. 14, 1994, I underwent a cataract operation. It seems that cataracts are an unescapable illness for most old men, so there was nothing special about such an operation. I spent one night in the recovery room and, on this occasion, I made the acquaintance of a husband and...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Probe against shoe company

Probe against shoe company BOGOR (JP): The Bogor Office of the Ministry of Manpower has promised to investigate an incident at PT Truba Factory Shoes in which a female worker had a miscarriage after she was forced to stand in the sun as a punishment. "We cannot tolerate such punishments.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Portugal case 'misdirected'

Portugal case 'misdirected' CANBERRA (Agencies): Portugal's case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against an Australian oil treaty with Indonesia is "cynically misdirected", an Australian Foreign Affairs department spokesman said yesterday.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

SE Asian central banks to check currency slide

SE Asian central banks to check currency slide SINGAPORE (AFP): Central banks intervened yesterday across Southeast Asia to support local currencies after heavy sell offs, with some dealers warning the worst was not yet over for emerging economies after the Mexican crisis.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Three-in-one kids

Three-in-one kids From Neraca Kudos to the police personnel who are now enforcing the implementation of traffic regulations. However, there is one thing I have a question about. When are the 3-in-1 kids going to be disciplined? I admit that those kids are not easy to handle, especially when we...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Wismoyo to end term of office

Wismoyo to end term of office JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar will end his term of office on his retirement age of 55 in February. Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung, told reporters on Thursday, after addressing a meeting of the Islamic Propagation Council in...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Phony reporter

Phony reporter From Sinar Pagi The Board of Executives of the Association of Indonesian Journalists from the Jakarta Branch deem it necessary to warn the public against the malpractice of phony reporters. They tend to exercise extortion in the name of the journalist association.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

BKPM promotes officials

BKPM promotes officials JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment Sanyoto, also Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), installed five senior officials in a ceremony here yesterday. He installed Sunaryo as Assistant on Fund Resources Development to the State Minister of Investment,...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Four killed in bus crash

Four killed in bus crash SURABAYA, East Java: Four people were killed and six injured when a mini bus crashed into a food stall in Jombang early Wednesday morning, Antara reported yesterday. Police spokesman Lt. Col.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Three plane crash victims identified

Three plane crash victims identified JAKARTA (JP): Of the seven bodies that were badly mutilated in the crash of a Merpati Nusantara Airlines plane in the Molo Strait, East Nusa Tenggara, three have been identified.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Six rebels killed in East Timor shootout

Six rebels killed in East Timor shootout JAKARTA (JP): Six East Timorese rebels were killed during a skirmish with security troops in the remote village of Gauana, 80 kilometers west of East Timor's provincial capital of Dili.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Now or never for mass transit system

Now or never for mass transit system By Rita A. Widiadana and Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Transportation experts say the time for the Jakarta municipal administration to develop a mass rapid transit system is now, before its construction becomes much more costly. Falatehan M. Siregar Ph. D.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Aruan to defend OPBF title

Aruan to defend OPBF title JAKARTA (JP): Boy Aruan will defend his Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight title against South Korean Chang Kyun-oh at the Senayan Basketball Hall on Jan. 19, promoter Tourino Tidar said yesterday.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Protection for Chandra Asri still undecided

Protection for Chandra Asri still undecided JAKARTA (JP): Speculation on whether PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center will win the government's tariff protection is still looming after the first meeting of the reshuffled tariff team did not decide the matter yesterday.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Nomadic farmers resettled

Nomadic farmers resettled JAMBI, Jambi: Some 300 semi-nomadic families have been resettled under the state-sponsored transmigration program and employed at a plantation company. Head of the local office of the Ministry of Transmigration Hartadi was quoted by Antara as saying that this is the first...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Two more provinces receive wage hike

Two more provinces receive wage hike JAKARTA (JP): The central government has now raised the regional minimum wage level in both Central Java and East Nusa Tenggara, following minimum wage increases in the other 25 provinces.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

TV today

TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m Circus Lights 3:15 Sports: Dunhill League (live) 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Culture Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Traditional Pop Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35 Late...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Police chief takes stringent measures

Police chief takes stringent measures UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Head of the provincial police Brig. Gen. Karyoso said that 1,657 of his subordinates were punished for disciplinary reasons last year. He said three of those were expelled from the police force, Antara reported.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

KL to launch its own micro-satellite in 1997

KL to launch its own micro-satellite in 1997 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia has set up a space consortium to design, manufacture and launch a micro-satellite the size of a filing cabinet in 1997 under its newly-launched space program, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Mistrust of labor

Mistrust of labor Why are businessmen so reluctant to allow units of the All Indonesia Workers Association (SPSI) to be established in their companies? This attitude is linked to the basic characteristic, or logic, that is innate in business: to acquire as much profit as possible by keeping...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Councilor gives thumbs up to new parking plan

Councilor gives thumbs up to new parking plan JAKARTA (JP): A City Council member hailed the plan to bring the private sector into the management of Jakarta's parking facilities. Helmy A.R. Syihab, who chairs the council's Commission C on financial affairs, told reporters yesterday that he believes...

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Haarhuis strolls into semis of Indonesia Men's Open

Haarhuis strolls into semis of Indonesia Men's Open JAKARTA (JP): Second seed Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands overcame a slow start to roll over big serving Greg Rusedski of Canada for a semifinal berth at the Indonesia Open men's tennis championships yesterday.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Merpati puzzled over F-28s from Garuda

Merpati puzzled over F-28s from Garuda JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, which filed an order for eight aging Fokker-28 aircraft from its principal company Garuda Indonesia, is puzzled by an offer for the leasing of the same planes from three private firms.

Sat, 14 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB