Archive: 7 October 1995
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Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 6, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,800 -450 32,500 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,075 0 95,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,450 0 0 Anwar Sierad 1,050 -25 121,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,400 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,900 -25 80,000 Argo Pantes 2,500 0 0 Asiana IMI Indusrties 950 50 8,500...
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rodamco invests in Asia
Rodamco invests in Asia ROTTERDAM (Reuter): Property fund Rodamco NV said it had invested a total of more than 155 million guilders in two acquisitions in the Philippines and Thailand. In the Philippines, Rodamco acquired a 20 percent stake in an office building which is being built in Manila. Earlier yesterday Kuok Philippine Properties Inc reported Rodamco had taken a stake in the building's project developer in which Kuok is one of the other partners.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pact on worker training
Pact on worker training JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Mochtar and Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief signed a five-year cooperation agreement here yesterday to improve the quality of workers in the construction industry. "We have to train our workers, both in technical skills and in management, in order to compete with workers from other countries," Latief said after signing the agreement.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Three killed in road accident
Three killed in road accident GROBOGAN, Central Java: Three people were killed and eight badly injured when a bus they were traveling in hit a tree at the Ketiang village near here this week. Killed in the accident were two passengers and the Usaha Jaya bus conductor, police said. First Lt. Rusdi Hartono of the local police precinct said that the accident happened when the bus, which was traveling at high speed from Semarang, had a front tire blowout.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Balikpapan talks aim to ease tension in S. China Sea
Balikpapan talks aim to ease tension in S. China Sea JAKARTA (JP): Senior government officials and experts from 11 countries will meet in the East Kalimantan city of Balikpapan next week to hammer out cooperation programs concerning the geographically strategic South China Sea. The Workshop on Managing Potential Conflicts in the South China Sea, planned for Oct. 9-13, will pick up where they left in October 1994, when they held their last meeting in the West Sumatra town of Bukittinggi.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Swiss company opens up turbine workshop here
Swiss company opens up turbine workshop here CIKAMPEK, West Java (JP): PT Hickham Indonesia, a subsidiary of Sulzer Turbo Ltd. of Switzerland, opened a turbine repair and reconditioning center in Cikampek, West Java yesterday. Hickham Indonesia is 80 percent owned by Sulzer Turbo and 20 percent by Indonesian businessman Bambang Muliawan.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Danish company wins $149m cement projects
Danish company wins $149m cement projects JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned cement companies PT Semen Gresik and PT Semen Padang awarded two contracts worth US$149.1 million yesterday to F.L. Smidth-Fuller Engineering of Denmark to build cement plants in East Java and West Sumatra. Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo witnessed the signing in a ceremony at his office.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kartika promises no forced layoffs
Kartika promises no forced layoffs JAKARTA (JP): The management of Hotel Kartika Plaza promised yesterday that it will not fire any workers as the hotel closes for as long as three years for major renovations. However, the hotel is offering strong financial incentives to anyone willing to resign. The hotel's chief commissioner, Brig. Gen. L. Mulyanto, said in a statement that Kartika Plaza has set aside Rp 6.6 billion ($2.9 million) in severance pay for staff who opt to resign.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
East Asian nations agree to protect RI workers
East Asian nations agree to protect RI workers JAKARTA (JP): Governments in South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong have agreed to formally provide legal protection to Indonesians working in their countries, a senior official of the Ministry of Manpower said. Suwarto, director general for Industrial Relations and Labor Standards, told The Jakarta Post this week that the three East Asian countries have accepted a proposal to draw up standard working contracts for Indonesian workers employed there.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Force Five Danguard Ace 3:05 Sports 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music Program: Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dian Rana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Rona Nusantara 10:30 Film 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
HKBP clerics convene while rivals stage protests
HKBP clerics convene while rivals stage protests JAKARTA (JP): The chronic internal conflicts of the Toba-Batak Protestant Church flared up again yesterday, with opposing camps trading threats of ex-communication and boycotts.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Student brawls
Student brawls From Media Indonesia Growing recalcitrancy and extreme wickedness bordering on crime in many students are causes for great concern to most Jakartans. If the problem continues unabated we might have an even more disastrous situation on hand. Of course, addressing the problem is not going to be easy.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Diarrhea hits Atauro
Diarrhea hits Atauro DILI, East Timor (JP): More than 185 people have been hospitalized in an outbreak of diarrhea on the Atauro Island, about 15 kilometers north of here, a local official said yesterday. Chief of the local health office Rustam S. Pakaya said that there had been no reported fatalities and the Dili regency government has sent medical aid to the island. He said that the illness, which has affected five villages, was because of a water shortage caused by the current dry season.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Vendors protest against demolition
Vendors protest against demolition BEKASI (JP): At least 150 street vendors of the Pondok Gede market staged a protest yesterday against the demolition of their makeshift kiosks by the authorities earlier the same day. The vendors marched to the Bekasi Municipal Office, seeking redress from the authorities which, they said, demolished their kiosks without any notice.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Strenghten ties between Jakarta, W. Java: Surjadi
Strenghten ties between Jakarta, W. Java: Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says that the cooperation between Jakarta and West Java should be improved to coordinate developments in the two regions. Surjadi said that cooperation between the two regions has been relatively weak because existing regulations do not accommodate the interests of both sides. "It is true that the cooperation has been too weak because each region has its own concept of development.
Sat, 07 Oct 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 a.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. (in English). * All Saints' Anglican Church (opposite The Aryaduta Jakarta), Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim No. 5, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. ; at G.K.I. Pondok Indah at 6 p.m.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesians flock to U.S. universities
Indonesians flock to U.S. universities JAKARTA (JP): The number of Indonesians studying in American universities continues to increase. Since 1993, the number has increased 7.5 percent, said Kay Ikranagara, executive director of The International Education Foundation. "There are now nearly 12,000 Indonesians studying at American universities compared to 11,000 last year and 10,000 in 1993," she told The Jakarta Post.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
City falls short of foreigner tax target
City falls short of foreigner tax target JAKARTA (JP): The operation to collect overdue foreigners' tax launched by the city administration has so far collected only Rp 65.5 million (US$29,772), far below the target of Rp 2 billion. The city revenue office reported yesterday that from Sept. 25 until Oct. 6 the office had visited 123 companies and about 570 foreigners had paid their taxes.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Student found murdered
Student found murdered JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A student was found dead with multiple stab wounds yesterday near the governor's villa. The possibility of murder is not being ruled out. The discomposing body of Semuel Isir, 24, was found by construction workers about 100 meters from the governor's Skyline resting house, Antara reported. Friends said they last saw Isir, a student of the Ottow Geissler Economic College, on Oct. 1 when he abruptly left a students' meeting. Maj.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt develops database on patent information
Govt develops database on patent information JAKARTA (JP): The government, with the assistance of American computer software giant Microsoft, is currently developing a database on products patented in the country which is expected to improve the processing as well as protection of patent rights.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tobacco still lifeline for many farmers
Tobacco still lifeline for many farmers By Prapti Widinugraheni MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): Despite worldwide anti- smoking campaigns, Indonesia's tobacco and cigarette industry continues to flourish, sustaining up to 13.6 million people including the 3.4 million workers it directly employs.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Joop pushes for more tourism promotion
Joop pushes for more tourism promotion JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave called on related parties yesterday to improve promotional activities for Indonesia's tourist industry, which the country is counting on as a major foreign exchange earner.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Another latent danger
Another latent danger Talk of the anti-corruption drive has died down recently. And while Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja seems sincere in his desire to clean up the city bureaucracy, reality has yet to meet theoretical intention. Can public service continue functioning as corruption flourishes in the shadows? The answer is still in the distance. Only days ago Surjadi complained again of the poor condition of the city's public service offices.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japanese help sought for Natuna
Japanese help sought for Natuna JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is pushing Japan to take part in the development of the huge natural gas field in the Natuna islands in the South China Sea. More specifically, State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie, who is handling the Natuna gas project, is after Japanese technology in overcoming the tricky extraction necessary because of the high carbon dioxide content of the Natuna reserves.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Painting exhibition
Painting exhibition JAKARTA (JP): First Lady Tien Soeharto is expected to open a one-day exhibition of the paintings of artists Jeihan, Nyoman Gunarsa and Sri Hady at Le Meridien hotel on Monday. As many as 99 paintings will be displayed. Half of the money collected from the sale of the paintings will be donated to the Indonesian Red Cross. The exhibition will be open from 10 a.m to 9 p.m. (sur)
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Finance firm gets loan
Finance firm gets loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Sinar Mas Multiartha, a finance firm affiliated with the Sinar Mas Group, announced yesterday that it has raised US$25 million in syndicated loans from a number of Taiwan-based banks. The company said in a statement that the loans will be used to strengthen its working capital. The six banks participating in the syndicated loans are Bank Sinopac, Ta Chong Bank, Ltd., The Shanghai Commercial & Saving Bank, Ltd., Far Eastern International Bank, E.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police questioned eight more in murder probe
Police questioned eight more in murder probe JAKARTA (JP): Police questioned eight more people yesterday in connection with Monday's brutal murder of a teacher's wife and children in Bambu Apus, East Jakarta. However, the motive for the killing is not yet known. "Be patient, please. The final investigation has yet to be completed," City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo told reporters yesterday after attending the closing ceremony of a course on security affairs.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Communists prey on youths, Soeharto warns
Communists prey on youths, Soeharto warns JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto warned the public, particularly youths, yesterday that a certain "formless organization" has been active in spreading communists teachings in Indonesia. This group preys on young people, and virtually conducts its activities "door to door", State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman quoted the President as saying during a meeting at the latter's Jl. Cendana residence.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Hotel Aryaduta Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Morenitos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Ambassador Lounge: Boece & Ayu (pianist and singer), Tuesday and Saturday, from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Pianist of Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 p.m.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Carpet makers want allowances
Carpet makers want allowances JAKARTA (JP): More than 60 employees of the PT Uvico Pertiwi carpet manufacturer met with the City Council on Thursday to seek help in obtaining more allowances. Teguh Santono, the chairman of Uvico Pertiwi's workers union, told the City Council's Commission E for social welfare that the workers current wages were no longer adequate to meet their daily needs.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Use language well
Use language well From Kompas In the event of the Indonesian golden independence anniversary, the government announced the on-going language drive for the use of proper Indonesian. It is a pity though, that the drive does not entail directions and guidance. As it is now, our language is enriched with new words which have been adapted from a foreign language.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Photography show documents Indonesia-Japan friendship
Photography show documents Indonesia-Japan friendship JAKARTA (JP): Friendship between two nations can be expressed in different ways, one of them being through photographs. And a spirit of friendship is what emerges from a collection of recent photographs of former members of the Japanese occupation forces who, for one reason or another, decided to stay in Indonesia after World War II ended.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Censor board receives sharp criticism from House members
Censor board receives sharp criticism from House members JAKARTA (JP): The Institute of Film Censorship was strongly criticized during a hearing with the House of Representatives on Wednesday, with legislators accusing it of being lax, particularly toward films shown on television. Members of the House Commission I for foreign affairs, defense and information told institute's officials that many of the films shown on local TV still contained too "much violence and pornography".
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
For Bertolucci, watchmaking is in the blood
For Bertolucci, watchmaking is in the blood JAKARTA (JP): What do Miss Universe and Buddha have in common? They've both tangoed with Bertolucci. Albeit not the same Bertolucci. While the tale of Gautama Siddharta Buddha was cinematically told by Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, the crowning of a Miss Universe is complete only when she is wearing an 18 carat solid-gold watch by Swiss watchmaker Remo Bertolucci.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Chess tourney to improve rating
Chess tourney to improve rating JAKARTA (JP): A rating improvement chess tournament for the brain sport's enthusiasts will be held here by the Jakarta-based Enerpac chess school, starting next week. Participants, restricted only to those who do not have international elo rating, will play qualifying round matches from Oct. 11 to 16. Only 10 players will be eligible for the main draw staged from Nov. 1 to 11.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yogya tour turns sour
Yogya tour turns sour We joined the four-day Bromo-Bali Tour organized by Yogya Rental Tour & Travel, permit No. 34503/AK84/II/90, on Jalan Pasarkembang 85-88 PH in Yogyakarta. Their service was disappointing. 1. Four hours from Yogyakarta, our tourist bus' air conditioner broke down. A bus of the same company in front of us had a non-functioning air conditioner too. There was no air conditioning on the following days. 2.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Toll road construction begins
Toll road construction begins JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Road Development Suharsono Martakim broke ground yesterday in Semarang, Central Java, to mark the start of the construction of a 9.75-kilometer toll road segment leading to the Tanjung Emas port. He said at the ground breaking ceremony that the road segment, which will link the port and Jatingaleh in South Semarang, will cost Rp 156.82 billion (US$68.9 million).
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Anti Belo demonstration
Anti Belo demonstration YOGYAKARTA: About 1,000 Moslem students held a demonstration yesterday at the Gadjah Mada University against East Timor's Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo over his stand in last month's religious violence in Dili. The banner-waving demonstrators charged that Belo was seeking to turn East Timor into an exclusive Catholic territory, and that he had no respect for Moslems in the former Portuguese colony. "Belo, get out," a poster said.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where are the local cowboys?
Where are the local cowboys? When I drove from Balikpapan to Samarinda and then up to Sangatta, I saw a lot of empty rolling hills covered with grass. That is Zebu country waiting to be exploited. Grass cattle breeding is ideal for tropical belt agribusiness. The Zebu cattle breed, improved since the beginning of the century, gains weight rapidly while feeding on grass only. The Zebu produces lean meat, unlike grain-fed cattle. The Zebu consumes grass growing all year round in the tropical belt.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cotton importers complain about new customs rules
Cotton importers complain about new customs rules JAKARTA (JP): Importers of cotton and pharmaceutical goods have complained over a new customs ruling which, they said, could undermine their businesses. In a letter to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise dated Sept. 30, the Association of Spinning Companies questioned the legality of a ruling issued by the head of the directorate general's Region IV office, which overseas Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
W. Jakarta office project starts
W. Jakarta office project starts JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja broke ground yesterday for the new West Jakarta mayoralty building project in Kembangan Selatan subdistrict. The 10-story building, designed to have a total width of 18,500 square meters, is scheduled to be completed in March 1997. The new office building will stand on a 5.5-hectare plot, where the mayoralty office complex will be constructed.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia trio wins bronze in shooting c'ships
Indonesia trio wins bronze in shooting c'ships JAKARTA (JP): A bronze medal in hand was worth a fortune when Indonesia ended 12 years of drought on the fourth day of the eighth Asian Shooting Championships here yesterday. It was the women's double trap trio of Sarmunah, Supadmi and Silvia Silimang who earned the host team the much awaited medal.
Sat, 07 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dutch Ahold takes 1st step into Indonesia
Dutch Ahold takes 1st step into Indonesia ZAANDAM, Netherlands (Reuter): Dutch supermarkets group Ahold took its first step into the Indonesian market on Thursday, and announced the opening of its Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore at the beginning of November. The retailer said it had signed a deal with Indonesian property developer PSP to set up a modern supermarket chain across Indonesia.