Archive: 6 January 1995
51 articles found
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mixed reactions greet Soeharto's protection views
Mixed reactions greet Soeharto's protection views JAKARTA (JP): Entrepreneurs, legislators and an economist gave mixed reactions yesterday to President Soeharto's views on protection for upstream industries.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Realistic budget
Realistic budget The 1995-1996 state budget plan is realistic when viewed both from the assumptions used to estimate revenues and from the way in which the limited financial resources are allocated. The government apparently prefers a conservative spending plan to minimize the risk of having to...
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
December inflation 0.52%
December inflation 0.52% JAKARTA (JP): Consumer prices in the capitals of Indonesia's 27 provinces increased by an average of 0.52 percent in December, bringing the country's inflation to 9.24 percent in 1994, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced yesterday.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Women to lead navy warships
Women to lead navy warships JAKARTA (JP): The Navy yesterday challenged its women corps to take command of one of its warships, with Chief of Staff Tanto Koeswanto saying he believe them to be just as capable as men.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Developers summoned over school buildings
Developers summoned over school buildings JAKARTA (JP): The Bekasi administration has summoned 73 developers for constructing a number of state elementary school (SDN) buildings which don't meet required specifications.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Salary rise welcomed with skepticism
Salary rise welcomed with skepticism JAKARTA (JP): Legislators welcome the government's plan to increase the salary of civil servants and members of the Armed Forces (ABRI) but doubt if it would significantly improve their well-being.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cellist Barczyk to delight Jakartans
Cellist Barczyk to delight Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): Hailed as one of the foremost cellists of her generation, Polish-born Cecylia Barczyk will be performing and teaching in Jakarta. She won many awards during her formative years, including first prize in the D.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto unveils tight budget
Soeharto unveils tight budget JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto proposed a tight budget to the House of Representatives yesterday for the fiscal year 1995- 1996 which, though up by a mere 2.5 percent in real terms, raises the salaries of government personnel by an average 10 percent.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Twenty aliens caught in Bali
Twenty aliens caught in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Authorities on this tourist island have caught 20 foreigners violating immigration regulations in a crackdown on illegal aliens. Ten are Taiwanese, three are Dutchmen, three are Belgians, three are Japanese and four are South Koreans, the head of the...
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Forest in Kalimantan
Forest in Kalimantan From Kompas I am commenting on the article 'Yang terlihat dari balik awan' (What can be seen beyond the cloud) by Wildan Yatim, lecturer on biology at the School of Forestry, Pajajaran University, Bandung (Kompas, Nov. 26, 1994).
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian Balance of Payments (US$ million)
Indonesian Balance of Payments (US$ million) Description 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 (actual) (estimate) (projection) 1. Exports (FOB) 36,504 40,763 45,456 a. Oil 5,512 5,678 5,154 b. Liquefied natural gas 3,822 3,975 4,059 c. Non-oil and non-gas 27,170 31,110 36,243 2.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gift for victims of Mt. Merapi
Gift for victims of Mt. Merapi JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the education and culture ministry's Jakarta chapter said yesterday that the chapter collected Rp 65 million (US$25,450) in cash from students and teachers in Jakarta to be donated to victims of the Mt. Merapi eruption.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
House of Representatives kicks off busy session
House of Representatives kicks off busy session JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives kicked off a new working session yesterday with a tight schedule to enact various bills that are now piling up on its doorstep.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
House wants more say over state spending
House wants more say over state spending JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the House of Representatives Wahono said yesterday that the legislative agency should be given a greater say and control over government spending, because this is mandated by the constitution.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Infantry Brigade celebrates it's 31st anniversary
Infantry Brigade celebrates it's 31st anniversary JAKARTA (JP): The City Infantry Brigade, one of the elite security forces overseen by the Greater Jakarta Military Command, celebrated its 31st anniversary at its headquarters in Condet, East Jakarta, yesterday.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Proton cars outsprint Japanese
Proton cars outsprint Japanese KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's national Proton car is accelerating away from its Japanese, South Korean and European competitors, with annual domestic sales set to exceed 100,000, officials said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bus driver is often reckless
Bus driver is often reckless From Jayakarta I ride a mini-bus daily and always feel frightened when the bus has to cross the nearby railway track. Drivers often ignore the alarm which warns of a train approaching.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Railroad crossings unguarded
Railroad crossings unguarded BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Sixty out of 76 railway crossings in this city are not guarded, raising greater concern about safety in the streets. Head of the Lampung office of the Ministry of Transportation Odjoh Wardjah told members of the local Legislative Council that...
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
'TVRI' program
'TVRI' program From Suara Karya TVRI is enthusiastically appealing to the public to regularly pay their TV fees. However, the quality of TVRI's broadcasting is still far from expectations. On the other hand, the community is fully aware of its responsibility and pays the fee regularly.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Plan to eliminate minibus hailed
Plan to eliminate minibus hailed JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs Tb.M. Rais has hailed the plan of the Organization of Land Transportation Businessmen to replace every two minibuses with one larger bus.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Man admits raping niece
Man admits raping niece JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police announced yesterday that the man detained on suspicion of raping and killing a 15-year-old girl is the victim's. Bekasi Police Chief Lt. Col. Hari Pribadi said the suspect, identified only as Mzr, 26, is a younger brother of the victim's father.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ulemas council calls for ban on 'Al Muhajir'
Ulemas council calls for ban on 'Al Muhajir' JAKARTA (JP): The influential Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) yesterday appealed to the government to ban the film Al Muhajir (Emigrant), a Franco-Egyptian production, because it personifies the prophet Yusuf (Joseph) and his father Yakub (Jacob).
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Shuttlers selected for 1996 Olympics
Shuttlers selected for 1996 Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) selected 36 players to be groomed for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the U.S., as part of their plan to retain at least two of the single gold medals won in Barcelona.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alternative road imperative
Alternative road imperative From Neraca Traffic jams have become the order of the day in Depok, west Java. Long lines of vehicles are a common sight on JL. Margonda Raya -- Jl. Arief Rachman Hakim, beginning from the Hero Supermarket up to the traffic lights.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk Basuki to fight friend in Indonesia Open
Yayuk Basuki to fight friend in Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): A close friendship is sure to turn into to hard- fought rivalry for Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki and her Japanese doubles partner Nana Miyagi in the Indonesia Women's Open tennis championships quarterfinals today.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thailand wants to host Asia-EU leaders meeting
Thailand wants to host Asia-EU leaders meeting SINGAPORE (AFP): Thai Foreign Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday offered to host a summit of Asian and European leaders in 1995 to tear down trade barriers.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police free suspect in Hutagalung case
Police free suspect in Hutagalung case JAKARTA (JP): Police have released a man whose appearance was similar to that of the suspected killer of six members of Herbin Hutagalung's family. Speaking to reporters late Wednesday evening, Bekasi Police Chief Lt. Col.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Wiranto promises to help secure Jakarta schools
Wiranto promises to help secure Jakarta schools JAKARTA (JP): Military personnel will be deployed at selected schools, which are prone to students brawls, to teach students self-discipline, Greater Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Wiranto said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Aid for villages
Aid for villages From Media Indonesia President Soeharto set up a special program, Inpres, which allocates aid to the least developed villages in Indonesia, a program aimed at enhancing the welfare and prosperity of the people.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
ICI sets up plant here
ICI sets up plant here JAKARTA (JP): The Britain-based surfactants manufacturer ICI will build a 6.5-million pound (US$9.7 million) production facility in Indonesia to serve the rapidly expanding market in Indonesia.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government budget plan gets cautious welcome
Government budget plan gets cautious welcome JAKARTA (JP): Economists and members of the House of Representatives (DPR) describe the 1995-96 state budget draft as realistic but are warning the government to take stronger measures to curb the widening current account deficit and mounting...
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan must pay countries occupied during WW II
Japan must pay countries occupied during WW II JAKARTA (JP): Japan, which occupied Indonesia from 1942 to 1945, still has a moral obligation towards the peoples it conquered during World War II, a Japanese scholar said here yesterday.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
1994-95 Budget and 1995-96 Draft Budget (Rp billion)
1994-95 Budget and 1995-96 Draft Budget (Rp billion) 1994-95 1995-96 1994-95 vs 1995-96 ( % ) REVENUES A. Internal revenues 59,737.1 66,265.2 10.9 I. Oil and natural gas 12,851.2 13,275.6 3.3 1. Oil 9,504.0 9,812.2 3.2 2. Natural gas 3,347.2 3,463.4 3.5 II. Non-oil and non-gas 46,885.9 52,989.6 13.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) rose for the third consecutive day yesterday, with a number of bluechips booking significant gains in moderate trading. The JSX Composite Index, the market's main trading barometer, surged by 3.33 points to close at 477.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
State budget proposal for 1995-96
State budget proposal for 1995-96 In the railway sector, works will start, among other things, for the construction of new tracks extending 20 kilometers in the Citayam- Cibinong and Medan-Gabion stretches and a full double track in the Cikampek-Cirebon stretch.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Land grabbing rife in Aceh
Land grabbing rife in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Head of the Aceh office of the National Land Agency (BPN) Rutny M. Saleh said yesterday that the number of cases of land grabbing in the province has increased in the last two years.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
State budget proposal for 1995-96
State budget proposal for 1995-96 President Soeharto yesterday unveiled the annual draft state budget before a plenary session of the House of Representatives (DPR). Transcript of the budget appears in a condensed unofficial translation form on this page and Page 5.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gen. Feisal joins fray in PDI communist debate
Gen. Feisal joins fray in PDI communist debate JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) were up at arms yesterday over allegations that up to 300 party activists have past communist links. ABRI chief Gen.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan wins order in RI
Japan wins order in RI TOKYO (AFP): Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan has won an order worth more than seven billion yen (US$70 million) to build a paper-coating and -treatment plant in Indonesia, a spokesman said yesterday.
Fri, 06 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, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Nosferatu enters local music industry
Nosferatu enters local music industry By Riris Irawati JAKARTA (JP): Looking for something hard'n'heavy? Listen to Nosferatu. That's exactly how the four-member group plays its music, although lead vocalist Agus Lasmono claims that Nosferatu concentrates on the neoclassical, heavy groove genre.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
China warming to Rome, Philippine cardinal says
China warming to Rome, Philippine cardinal says MANILA (Reuter): China's decision to send clergy and young members of its official Catholic church to the World Youth Day celebrations in Manila marks a warming of relations with Rome, Manila Cardinal Jaime Sin said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Religious tolerance
Religious tolerance I wish to comment on Mr Mochtar Buchori's article about his personal transition towards religious tolerance (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 31, 1994) which I find most interesting. He described in the article how, as a Moslem, he took part in Christmas celebrations and church services...
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
State budget won't bolster growth: Expert
State budget won't bolster growth: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The contraction of funds reflected in the state budget plan for 1995-1996 will not affect Indonesia's economic growth because the government no longer plays the major role in development, a leading economist says.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indecent advances
Indecent advances JAKARTA (JP): Sondang Sibuea, an employee of the South Jakarta Mayoralty, was arraigned at Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for allegedly making an indecent advance to a 14 year old girl, identified as YF.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kidnappers free RP businessman
Kidnappers free RP businessman COTABATO, Philippines (Reuter): Kidnappers freed a Filipino businessman held captive for four months after they received 1.1 million pesos (US$45,000), New Year calendars and other "Christmas gifts", officials said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Proposa on bus fare hike opposed
Proposa on bus fare hike opposed JAKARTA (JP): An official of the Jakarta office of the transportation ministry and a member of the City Council have reacted strongly against a proposal from the Organization of Land Transportation Businessmen that city bus fares be raised.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mobile studio from TVRI
Mobile studio from TVRI DILI, East Timor: The state television network TVRI will soon have its first mobile studio in East Timor to strengthen its coverage of Indonesia's youngest province. The studio will be launched formally by Minister of Information Harmoko and East Timor Governor Abilio Jose...
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stevedores want labor agreement
Stevedores want labor agreement JAKARTA (JP): Around 5,250 stevedores at the Tanjung Priok seaport are hoping to obtain a collective labor agreement, which will regulate their rights and obligations. Chief of Tanjung Priok seaport chapter of the All Indonesian Workers Union, H.
Fri, 06 Jan 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt to curb foreign loans
Govt to curb foreign loans JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad told the private sector yesterday it must curb the inflow of offshore borrowing because the government is considering revising the existing ceiling for foreign loans.