Archive: 2 January 1995
44 articles found
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Three terms are enough
Three terms are enough JAKARTA (JP): Golkar cadres cannot serve on the City Council for more than three consecutive terms, chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the ruling political organization Tadjus Sobirin said. "Jakarta Golkar will no longer name cadres who have served as councilors for three successive terms as candidates for another term," Sobirin said during an informal year-end meeting with journalists. According to him the policy is primarily aimed at speeding up development in Golkar.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
KL to hold expo on RI
KL to hold expo on RI JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia will hold an exhibition on Indonesian Trade and Travel 1995 (ITT '95) at the Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur from Feb. 16 through Feb. 19, 1995. The organizing committee, CM Marketing Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia, announced here over the weekend that ITT '95 is expected to attract 500,000 visitors.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Buy local products: Soeharto
Buy local products: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): One way of safeguarding Indonesia from the impacts of free trade is for its citizens to support its own industry and buy locally made products. In his end of the year speech broadcast nationwide on Saturday, President Soeharto reiterated that Indonesia cannot but join in the global trend towards free trade, whether it likes it or not, or whether it is ready or not.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tambang Timah plans to go international
Tambang Timah plans to go international JAKARTA (JP): The state tin mining company announced Saturday that it will list its shares both on domestic and international stock markets this year after quadrupling its 1994 unaudited before-tax profits to Rp 80 billion (US$36.87 million). PT Tambang Timah's year-end report stated that the stocks to be offered to the public will include new shares and a portion of the ordinary shares owned by the government.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Minimum wage hikes agreed
Minimum wage hikes agreed SEMARANG: The local chapter of the All Indonesian Labor Union announced that it has secured an agreement with APINDO, an association of employers, to raise the minimum wage level in Central Java from Rp 2,700 to Rp 3,200 as of April 1. Tambah Sudjio, head of the union's provincial office, said that a working meeting involving 35 chapters of the union in Central Java agreed to put the matter before the governor for approval, Antara reported Saturday. (sim)
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Drug crimes flood Bali
Drug crimes flood Bali DENPASAR: There was a sharp increase in the number of drug- related crimes in Bali in 1994, Nusa Tenggara Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hartoyo said Friday. Police handled 52 narcotics cases in 1994, compared to 35 in the previous year and 20 cases in 1992. A total of 68 people were involved in the 52 narcotic cases in Bali in 1994, including 16 foreigners. In 1993 there were 35 Indonesians and 12 foreigners arrested for drug-related crimes, Antara news agency reported.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
East Java rejects PDI rival board
East Java rejects PDI rival board JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of a new rival executive board for the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has failed to generate support among many of those named to it because they were never consulted, nor informed about their inclusion. PDI's East Java Chapter gave the strongest reaction to announcement. The chapter called on party chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri to take punitive action against Gerry Mbatemooy and his colleagues for their defiant move.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tainted gasoline creates concern
Tainted gasoline creates concern JAKARTA (JP): The chief of the Jakarta chapter of the National Association of Oil and Gas Businessmen, A.S. Siregar, has asked police to crack down on places selling adulterated gasoline. "We are hoping that the authorities can eliminate the selling of adulterated gasoline to break the link of either the production or the distribution of it," Siregar said.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Goh sees bright prospect
Goh sees bright prospect SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's economy is expected to grow by eight to nine percent in 1995 after two years of double-digit expansion, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Saturday. "We achieved exceptional growth of 10.0 percent (in 1994), as high as in 1993," he said in a New Year message. Goh said the outlook for 1995 remained good on the back of strong domestic position and favorable international conditions.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Say it with letters in 1995, Soeharto tells public
Say it with letters in 1995, Soeharto tells public JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ushered in 1995 by urging people to take up the habit of writing letters. "Through letters, other nations will be able to get to know better the beauty of our `Mother Land' and the hospitality of our people. Through letters, we preserve friendship and brotherhood between us all, although we are scattered across this expansive archipelago," Soeharto said at the stroke of midnight on Dec. 31 to greet the new year.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
New regulations needed for new world trade era
New regulations needed for new world trade era JAKARTA (JP): The government is tightening its control over the foreign publications which will begin flowing into the country in larger numbers this year in line with the worldwide trade liberalization measures. Attorney General Singgih told a press conference last week that the government will particularly search for publications with provocative contents.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Why golf course?
Why golf course? From Forum Keadilan The construction of the golf course in Kepuharjo Village, Yogyakarta by PT Merapi Gelanggang Wisata should be reviewed. The Local government needs to consider a few things: * The golf course is on land which is designated for agricultural expansion. Moreover, Kepuharjo is categorized as a least developed village. * Kepuharjo is an important protected forest area of Zone C.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bus terminal probe continues
Bus terminal probe continues JAKARTA (JP): An 1992 investigation to determine how PT Wahyu Permata was able to so shoddily build the Kampunng Rambutan inter-city bus terminal is still going on according to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja. "We have never stopped investigating the irregularities in the construction of the facility," Surjadi said late last week. The case was initially expected to be completed by the City Inspection Office by the end of 1992. It is unclear why it was delayed until today.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
37 complaints resolved
37 complaints resolved JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-seven out of the 59 complaints filed with City Council this year were resolved, City Council chairman MH Ritonga said. The resolved cases included land disputes, demolition and street vendors, Ritonga told a year-end press conference over the weekend. He said the remaining 22 cases could not be resolved because of a lack of legal bases and concrete data or evidence, Antara reported.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Just ended 1994 not a good year for consumers
Just ended 1994 not a good year for consumers JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers' Protection Foundation (YLKI) lashed out at the government for making no significant efforts toward the empowerment of consumers during 1994. "Indonesian consumers have not yet been given their full rights," Zumrotin KS, director of the agency, said in its year- end statement. In many cases, instead of protecting the consumers' rights, the government backed up the business people's interests, she complained.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Spratly dispute needs democratic settlement
Spratly dispute needs democratic settlement The following article is based on a paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeast Asian Program on Ocean Law (SEAPOL) in Bangkok on Dec. 13, 1994, by Dr. Hasyim Djalal. This is the first of two installments. JAKARTA (JP): The potential for intense conflict in the disagreement over the Spratly Islands has come into prominence since the solution of the Cambodian problem.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt warned about organized crime
Govt warned about organized crime SEMARANG (JP): Leading criminologist Mulyana W. Kusumah warned that Indonesia must thoroughly prepare itself to deal with international organized crime which is now expanding operations worldwide. International crime organizations like the Mafia, the Triads and the Yakuza, as well as Columbia-based narcotics cartels, are spreading their activities throughout the world, including East Asia, Mulyana, of the Jakarta-based University of Indonesia.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
PDI leader rejects communist allegations
PDI leader rejects communist allegations BANDUNG (JP): The chairman of the West Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has denied the military's accusation that he was a former communist supporter. Djadjang Kurniadi has turned to the local office of the Legal Aid Institute for help to have his name re-established and possibly have those who publicly made the accusation charged for slander.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia cuts tariffs
Indonesia cuts tariffs JAKARTA (JP): As of Jan. 1 Indonesia has reduced import tariffs on some 3,557 items from other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to a range of between 2.5 percent and 30 percent from five percent and 45 percent. The Ministry of Finance announced late last week that the tariff reduction plan is in line with the mutual tariff reduction agreements among the ASEAN member countries.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Trouble at ferry harbor
Trouble at ferry harbor SERANG, West Java: Hundreds of people attacked a ticket counter and smashed windows at the ferry harbor in Merak on Friday morning when they were told that they could not cross the Sunda Strait to Lampung because all seats were sold out. The people, who had been waiting for hours hoping to spend New Year's Eve in Sumatra, vented their anger on the ticket sellers. As it turned out later, there were enough ferries and seats for every one.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Activist jailed for labor riot
Activist jailed for labor riot MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court has sentenced an activist to 10 months imprisonment for his role in a violent labor strike last April. Presiding Judge Haogoaro Harefa said on Thursday that Mayasyak Johan, executive director of the Institute for the Advocacy of Indonesian Children, was found guilty of inciting workers to stage a vicious demonstration, Antara reported.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Concession holders threatened
Concession holders threatened JAKARTA (JP): The Maluku administration is threatening to revoke the licenses of three forest concessionaires that have left their concessions remain idle for many years. The chairman of the province's forestry office, Oesman Joesoef, said over the weekend that the three concessionaires are PT Witanco Rimba, PT Wana Adiguna and PT Jati Maluku Timber.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI democracy in 1994: A tug of war?
RI democracy in 1994: A tug of war? Debates and discussions about openness have been going on unabated for years. People ask what has happened to democracy in 1994? This is the focus of the following article by noted political observer J. Soedjati Djiwandono. JAKARTA (JP): As a system of government, democracy aims at the fulfillment of the people's aspirations or demands for equality. This, to put it in simple terms, is what democracy means as an ideal.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Joyful New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta
Joyful New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): As in many previous years, people in Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta celebrated New Year's Eve in various ways. Some went abroad, or to their home villages, while others stayed in the city, either spending a happy evening at home with their families, holding or attending fancy, high-cost parties, or joining the crowds at the traditional center of festivities, Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
A more robust year ahead
A more robust year ahead An extremely long dry season, several natural disasters and the explosion of the US$450 million loan scandal at the state- owned Bank Bapindo notwithstanding, the Indonesian economy last year proved to be performing better than most projections.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Latief makes changes for Indonesia's workers
Latief makes changes for Indonesia's workers JAKARTA (JP): The ink on his decree to raise the minimum wages was barely dry when Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief disclosed his intention to raise the level even further next April. "My goal is to lift the minimum wages to as high as the minimum physical need and this must start as of April," Latief told The Jakarta Post in a recent interview.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
New subscription rate
New subscription rate Due to increases in the price of newsprint and in production costs, The Jakarta Post increases its monthly subscription rate to Rp 18,000 as of today. The new unregistered mailing rate has gone up from Rp 48,000 to Rp 54,000 for a three-month subscription. The new rates are applicable throughout Indonesia.
Mon, 02 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.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP to promote skilled workers overseas
RP to promote skilled workers overseas MANILA (AFP): The Philippines will promote its skilled workers overseas, seeking to place them in high technical positions, as one of its priorities in 1995, Foreign Secretary Roberto Romulo said over the weekend. Romulo also said that the Labor and Foreign Affairs Departments expected the number of unskilled overseas contract workers -- such as domestic helpers and bar entertainers -- to go down.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk Basuki walks easy path at Indonesia Open
Yayuk Basuki walks easy path at Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki faces an easy walk to her fourth successive title at the Indonesia Women's Open tennis championships, which starts today at the Senayan tennis center. Playing in the bottom half, the world number 29 and second seed Yayuk evades early encounters with either Argentinean Florencia Labat, her runner-up last year, or Elena Wagner of Germany, her second round conqueror at the Wismilak Open in Surabaya, East Java, in September.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
U.S. rice mill in Vietnam
U.S. rice mill in Vietnam HANOI (Reuter): U.S.-based American Rice Inc. and Vietnam's Central Food Cooperation 2 (Vinafood 2) will start up the first processing line of their US$10-million joint venture rice mill in January, a Vinafood official said. The line will be capable of processing 150,000 tons of unbroken rice a year. A second line for processing instant rice will eventually be added, the official told Reuters, bringing the mill's eventual annual capacity to 260,000 tons.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Rude Dog & The Dweebs 3:00 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Technology Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Hindu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Santa Barbara 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Muhammadiyah executive to quit over Israel trip
Muhammadiyah executive to quit over Israel trip SOLO, Central Java (JP): Muhammadiyah, the country's largest socio-educational organization, has disciplined the head of its foreign relations department for visiting Israel last year. The meeting of the Muhammadiyah policy-making body (Tanwir), in a manner unfamiliar to other organizations, Saturday night asked Habib Chirzin, "to resign from his post" until its 43rd congress in Banda Aceh in July.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pupuk Kaltim marching band wins competition
Pupuk Kaltim marching band wins competition JAKARTA (JP): Pupuk Kaltim Marching Band from Bontang, East Kalimantan, broke the domination of Jakarta bands in the 1994 Grand Prix Marching Band competition for the First Lady's Trophy. Pupuk Kaltim was chosen the winner of the annual competition, which was dominated by Jakarta-based marching bands for 12 years, on Friday.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Minister plays workingman's hero role
Minister plays workingman's hero role By Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): Name a person, or an organization, who has done the most for workers in Indonesia in 1994. With the country's two unions discredited, the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) for its ineffectiveness and the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI) for stirring up a riot, the title as the workingman's hero in 1994 easily goes to Manpower Minister Abdul Latief.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
NU leader Abu Hasan caught in a double bind
NU leader Abu Hasan caught in a double bind By Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Abu Hasan entered the recent Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) congress a virtual unknown, emerged as a strong contender and left as a political hot-potato most NU ulemas couldn't get rid of quickly enough. His actions have earned him the wrath of NU kyais (scholars).
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Translated books
Translated books From Kompas On Sunday, Dec. 18, 1994, I took my family to the Children's Books Exhibition in the Istora building, Senayan. The children seemed to be most interested in imported illustrated books that have been translated into Bahasa Indonesia. I was particularly interested in one book, the Imperium Majapahit (Majapahit Empire) written by Yan Mintaraga and published by Elexmedia Komputindo. The book tells about the Majapahit Kingdom's beginning, glory and fall.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dilemma in the law
Dilemma in the law From Media Indonesia The lawyers seem to be getting tired of criticizing the faulty application of the law in this country. The complicated Marsinah case, the Sengkon-Karta and Pacah cases, the Eddy Tansil credit scam and the Kedungombo case are just a few in which something seems to have gone wrong.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Shares mixed as the year closes
Shares mixed as the year closes JAKARTA (JP): Back to the office on Boxing Day Monday, most Indonesians were already preparing for the weekend commemoration of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascension Day and New Year festivities. Like the streets of Jakarta at that time of the year, the stock market was visibly deserted as most local investors had either left for vacations or were preparing to do so. Shares closed mixed across the board last week, following active trading the week before.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Central Java reigns at national `wushu' meet
Central Java reigns at national `wushu' meet JAKARTA (JP): An 81-strong Central Javanese team came from behind to bag 16 gold medals, 13 silvers and 12 bronzes for the overall title at the second National Wushu Championships concluded here on Saturday. Parading the biggest contingent at the three-day meet, Central Java stumbled into the fourth place on the penultimate day, Friday, with national Asian Games team member Eko Sapuan upset in the Nanquan discipline.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Disappointed by SCTV
Disappointed by SCTV From Forum Keadilan Some time ago SCTV asked me for the use of my villa in Anyer, West Java. The wanted to shoot Dessy there because one of the episodes needed a beach location. I agreed and permitted them to use the whole villa including its yard which protrudes into the sea. A memorandum of understanding was prepared by SCTV.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fraudulent hotel
Fraudulent hotel I made reservations for my family several months ago at the Safari Garden Hotel in Puncak. I requested a suite with two rooms, one for my husband and myself and another for our daughter and her friend. Sri (Jakarta 769-1071) and Sri (Puncak 253000) confirmed the availability of Singa 2 at Rp 80,000 per night (as listed in the current rate sheet).
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Review on Indonesia's human rights record (1)
Review on Indonesia's human rights record (1) Indonesia has come under heavy international fire lately over its human rights record. Columnist Irawan Abidin takes a look at the issue. This is the first of two articles. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's human rights record has come under heavy fire from Amnesty International in recent weeks. In a report entitled "Power and Impunity," the London-based human rights organization levels some shocking charges at the Indonesian government.
Mon, 02 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indosat in Cambodia
Indosat in Cambodia PHNOM PENH (Reuter): The Cambodian government and the Indonesian company Indosat have signed a contract for a US$15 million joint venture to rehabilitate Cambodia's national telecommunications network. The satellite-based network was set up by the United Nations during preparations for the May 1993 elections and handed over to Cambodian authorities last February.