Archive: 20 January 1995

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

KL bans RI's 'kue lapis'

KL bans RI's 'kue lapis' JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia has banned 10 brands of kue lapis, a traditional Indonesian cake, saying they contain too many preservatives that could endanger lives. The move was announced by Minister of Health Lee Kim Sai in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, Antara reported.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Land dispute in Cengkareng Timur

Land dispute in Cengkareng Timur JAKARTA (JP): More than 700 squatters living on the land owned by the state-run housing developer Perum Perumnas, in Cengkareng Timur, have received their compensation money and are now willing to permit the demolition of their houses.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Taxi fares at Gambir station

Taxi fares at Gambir station From Media Indonesia The taxi services at Gambir railway station are very disappointing. Most of them do not want to use their meters and charge the potential passengers twice or three times what the metered fare would be.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Trading remained sluggish on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, with most shares losing ground in moderate transactions. The significant increase in prices of Barito and Gudang Garam shares, however, saved the JSX Composite Index from falling to end the day...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Strong figure needed to lead KONI

Strong figure needed to lead KONI JAKARTA (JP): A strong and disciplined leader is needed at the helm of the National Sports Council (KONI) if Indonesia wants to improve its sports performance, according to a renowned sports expert.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Jakarta will likely build subway to ease traffic

Jakarta will likely build subway to ease traffic JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta is almost certain to choose the subway system as the most favorable alternative to help solve the increasingly complicated problem of the city's public transportation.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

'Marcos estate should pay $770m'

'Marcos estate should pay $770m' HONOLULU, Hawaii (Reuter): A jury on Wednesday ordered the estate of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to pay about US$770 million in compensatory damages to 10,000 Filipino dissidents said to have suffered torture and other atrocities under his rule.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

S'pore interbank rate negative

S'pore interbank rate negative SINGAPORE (AFP): Interbank rates have slipped into the negative in Singapore with banks charging other banks to park funds overnight, bankers said yesterday. "There are a lot of excess funds in the market and not enough borrowers," said Andrew Chan, a senior money...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Workers demand wage raise

Workers demand wage raise JAKARTA (JP): Around 150 workers of CV Matahari Terbit marched to the City Council building yesterday to air their grievances over the shoe and sandal company's unwillingness to comply with the government's decision to raise the minimum daily wage. Iwan.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Alleged defection may worsen conflict in PDI

Alleged defection may worsen conflict in PDI CIAWI, West Java (JP): The rival executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) claimed yesterday that party secretary general Alexander Litaay has defected to its camp.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

$1.3 wage rise too much

$1.3 wage rise too much PEMALANG, Central Java: An estimated 60 percent of companies throughout the province are unable to pay the standard daily minimum wage of Rp 3,000 (US$1.3), Governor Soewardi said.

Fri, 20 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.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

India, Indonesia caution against trade-labor link

India, Indonesia caution against trade-labor link NEW DELHI (AFP): Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and Indonesian President Soeharto yesterday cautioned against western attempts to link international trade with labor standards in the changing global economy.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Rates, tax and credit affect property market

Rates, tax and credit affect property market JAKARTA (JP): Increasing interest rates, the imposition of a luxury tax on property sales and the government's call for limited credit expansion will affect the property market this year, a property consultant said.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Golf tournament for blind school

Golf tournament for blind school JAKARTA (JP): Yayasan Merpati Putih Abadi will hold a golf tournament on Jan. 29 at the Pantai Indah Kapuk Golf Course, North Jakarta, to help raise funds for setting up a special international school for the blind.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Tour of duties in Bengkulu

Tour of duties in Bengkulu BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Governor Adjis Ahmad installed yesterday 220 senior and middle level officials in a major reshuffle which he had promised after assuming office in July last year.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Police suspicious of Oki's confession

Police suspicious of Oki's confession JAKARTA (JP): City police are looking for more material evidence and witnesses in Los Angeles to charge Hernoko Dewanto, alias Oki, for his alleged role in an L.A. triple murder, says Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

U.S. firms get $7b in contracts from India

U.S. firms get $7b in contracts from India BOMBAY (AFP): U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown said here yesterday that U.S. companies had signed contracts worth a total of US$7 billion during what he described as a "tremendously successful" visit to India.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

TV today

TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 TV Series: Developing Stories 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Culture Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

PAM Jaya, British firm plan project

PAM Jaya, British firm plan project JAKARTA (JP): The city water company, PAM Jaya, in cooperation with Thames Water International from Britain are to set up a water project worth over Rp 1 trillion (approximately US$457 million).

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Pinning hopes on tourism

Pinning hopes on tourism Consider Indonesia's vast territorial expanse, its rich and diverse cultural heritage, its thousands of miles of sandy palm- fringed beaches, its verdant land, and the expectation that tourism will become this country's biggest foreign exchange earner by around the turn of...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Court asked to ignore bus driver's lawyers

Court asked to ignore bus driver's lawyers JAKARTA (JP): The state prosecutor in the trial of Ramses Silitonga, the driver of a Metromini bus that plunged into the Sunter river in North Jakarta last year, killing 34 passengers, has asked the judge yesterday to ignore the statement of the...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Make Jakarta more humane

Make Jakarta more humane From Pelita A few months ago, Jakarta's Governor commented that the office buildings in Jakarta are separated from society because they are fenced in and guarded by security personnel.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Garuda to hold painting event

Garuda to hold painting event JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will hold a painting competition for children at its maintenance facility at Soekarno-Hatta airport on Jan. 29. According to the firm's public relations section, the competition will be held in conjunction with...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Harmoko expects no press bans in 1995

Harmoko expects no press bans in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko hopes he won't be forced to revoke any press publishing licenses this year, but has stressed that publications must also abide by the rules.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Beggars in Nias island

Beggars in Nias island From Kompas Some time ago people were expressing their concerns over the existence of beggars in Nias island, North Sumatra. I have the following comments. Nias island is an isolated region.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Discriminating treatment

Discriminating treatment From Sinar The person who is subjected to the most severe discrimination is probably the one who is regarded as "socially unclean." Being "socially unclean" means that the person is either directly involved in the G-30-S/PKI movement, or a member of the banned party, or its...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Street traders want expulsion put off until Idul Fitri

Street traders want expulsion put off until Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): A group of sidewalk vendors operating along Jl. Matraman Raya in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, went to the office of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday to complain about the city administration's plan to expel them from...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Edi denies rifle deal with Australia

Edi denies rifle deal with Australia JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Security and Defense Gen. (ret.) Edi Sudradjat dismissed as untrue an Australian press report yesterday suggesting that Indonesia was considering the purchase of Australian-made Steyr assault rifles.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Former leader advises HMI to quit politics

Former leader advises HMI to quit politics JAKARTA (JP): On the eve of an important congress of the influential Association of Islamic Students, one of its former leaders said the organization should not indulge in practical politics the way it had in the past.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Thailand ready for big summit (2)

Thailand ready for big summit (2) By Vitit Muntarbhorn This is the second installment of a two-part article on social development issues in Thailand. BANGKOK: What should be Thailand's expectations from the World Social Development Summit and from itself in preventing and remedying the consequences...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Use debts productively

Use debts productively What caused the Mexican financial crisis? The larger part of the inflowing foreign capital was not being used productively. As soon as signs of a crisis appeared, the money fled abroad.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Killer dog Le Roc to die

Killer dog Le Roc to die KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A killer Rottweiler, which underwent two months of police rehabilitation after being spared by the court, is now to die as it was found to harbor a hatred of women, local reports said yesterday.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Judge examines heroin smuggled from Thailand

Judge examines heroin smuggled from Thailand JAKARTA (JP): Judge Tuaraja Siregar examined 29 kilograms of heroin at the Central Jakarta Prosecutor's Office yesterday as evidence in the trial of Freddy A Thing, a local man allegedly involved in smuggling the contraband.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Driving in Jakarta streets

Driving in Jakarta streets I'd like to respond to the letter entitled Never ending story by Christian Wilhelmi in The Jakarta Post, Jan. 19, 1995. I felt extremely sorry reading about your experience of the unsuccessful chase of the President taxi driver.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Young musician's debut impressive

Young musician's debut impressive By Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): Hendry Wijaya is the name of a young pianist that deserves to be remembered. His credits would fill a page and list such august institutions as the Royal Schools of Music, Boston University, which granted him a scholarship when he was...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Cable firm raises capital

Cable firm raises capital JAKARTA (JP): PT Supreme Cable Manufacturing Corporation (Sucaco), a major cable and formica manufacturer, will increase its authorized capital from the present level of Rp 50 billion to Rp 225 billion (US$102.08 million).

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Careful monetary policy reaffirmed

Careful monetary policy reaffirmed JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Soedradjad Djiwandono announced last night an estimated robust economic growth of seven percent for last year but re-emphasized the imperative need for a cautious monetary policy and continued consolidation of the banking...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Sampoerna's profit up 129%

Sampoerna's profit up 129% JAKARTA (JP): HM Sampoerna, a publicly listed cigarette maker, estimates that its after tax profit for 1994 increased by 129 percent to Rp 241 billion (US$109.54 million) over the previous year.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

Garuda Indonesia gets new president

Garuda Indonesia gets new president JAKARTA (JP): Approaching its 26th anniversary next Thursday, the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will have its new president, Supandi, sworn in today. A company spokesman, Jansius Siahaan, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that Minister of Transportation...

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB

AIDS-infected tourist in Bali

AIDS-infected tourist in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: A foreign tourist known to be infected with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has left the tourist island but local officials and doctors remain tight- lipped about identity of the holidaymaker.

Fri, 20 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB