Archive: 14 November 1995
46 articles found
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Istiqlal Mushaf to be published
Istiqlal Mushaf to be published JAKARTA (JP): The organizers of the Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Arts and Culture plans to print in book form the huge Istiqlal Mushaf, a compilation of the Koranic scriptures, and distribute it to the public. Chairman of the festival's organizing committee, Pontjo Sutowo, said yesterday that the plan was to initially print 6,000 copies of the Mushaf, with its decorations representing each of Indonesia's 27 provinces.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 13, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 -75 500 AHAP Insurance 3,225 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,725 0 25,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,050 0 0 Anwar Sierad 1,050 25 63,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,400 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,900 0 100,000 Argo Pantes 2,075 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,425 25 1,935,500 Asiana IMI Indusrties...
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pan Lonsum issues bonds worth $25 million
Pan Lonsum issues bonds worth $25 million JAKARTA (JP): PT Pan London Sumatra Plantation (Pan Lonsum), owned by Andry Pribadi of Napan Group, Ibrahim Risjad of Risjadson Group and Henry Liem, announced yesterday that it has issued mandatory exchangeable bonds worth US$25 million.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI venture in Vietnam
RI venture in Vietnam TOKYO (Reuter): Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. of Japan said it will form a joint venture in Vietnam with an Indonesian company and three other firms to process joints for seamless steel pipes.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Astra trains entrepreneurs
Astra trains entrepreneurs JAKARTA (JP): The Yayasan Dharma Bhakti Astra foundation opened a five-day training program yesterday for West Java cooperatives wanting to learn basic business practices. "Thirty cooperative members are taking part in the training, conducted in cooperation with a local auditing service cooperative," a foundation statement said. The program will include training in purchasing, goods management, window display, sales management, retail accounting and customer service.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bimantara enters air navigation business
Bimantara enters air navigation business JAKARTA (JP): Bimantara Group, through its subsidiary PT Elektrindo Nusantara, and state-owned PT LEN signed a cooperation agreement yesterday with an American company for the manufacturing and marketing of airport navigation equipment. Under the agreement, signed here in the presence of Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena, Airport System International Inc.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Force should not be used against disturbances: Edi
Force should not be used against disturbances: Edi YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudrajat told a seminar here yesterday that force should not be used to overcome disturbances to national stability that result from socioeconomic problems.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Construction of governor's residence to go ahead
Construction of governor's residence to go ahead JAKARTA (JP): The planned construction of a Rp 7.2 billion (US$3.2 million) official residence for the governor of Central Java is set to go ahead, despite growing criticism from various quarters. Governor Soewardi was quoted by the Kompas daily yesterday as saying that the planned house was not at all expensive, given the fact that it would be built on a 1.2-hectare plot of land with construction costs of Rp 1.4 million per square meter.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Loans for small builders
Loans for small builders JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Tabungan Negara will provide collateral-free loans for small developers who acquire land for building small houses, the bank's President Widigdo Sukarman announced yesterday. "Small developers only need a recommendation from Real Estate Indonesia (the Association of Real Estate Developers) to get a collateral-free loan," he told reporters. He said that small developers may also obtain recommendations from big developers to get a loan.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
KFC's Indian expansion faces obstacles
KFC's Indian expansion faces obstacles By Narayanan Madhavan BANGALORE, India (Reuter): Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has discovered that serving its standard fare in some 9,400 outlets worldwide is fraught with challenge and opportunity when it comes to India.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Man arrested over fatal robbery
Man arrested over fatal robbery JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police have arrested a man in connection with last week's fatal mugging in a city brothel. Rasmin, 20, who was released from jail only two months ago, was arrested on Sunday afternoon in a redlight district in Kali Baru, North Jakarta, police chief Lt. Col. Abu Bakar said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police, military join hands in patroling city
Police, military join hands in patroling city By K. Basrie and Wahyudi MP JAKARTA (JP): Anyone can fall prey to crime. And anyone unlucky enough to be a victim would no doubt feel better if the police were nearby. Today, many people expect the police to patrol neighborhood streets. But does one ever consider the day-to-day problems faced by police in carrying out their duty to keep the city secure?
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police to have temporary office at Granadha soon
Police to have temporary office at Granadha soon JAKARTA (JP): The offices of Jakarta's traffic police will move to the Granadha building next month in connection with beginning of the barter agreement between the National Police and a private company Other divisions, such as the crime investigation squad, the rapid reaction force, information services, the personnel directorate and the internal affairs division, will also eventually occupy temporary offices at the Granadha or Graha Purna Yudha...
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Employees protest dismissals
Employees protest dismissals JAKARTA (JP): About 30 employees of a shoe factory in North Jakarta complained to City Council yesterday about the company's ongoing dismissals of workers. Nurwena, the protesters spokeswoman, told the Council's Commission E for people's welfare that the company, PT Suporu, had been arbitrarily firing its employees one by one for some years. "There used to be 600 people working for the company. Now there are only 50 left," Nurwena said.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN fears U.S.-Japan farm rift at APEC
ASEAN fears U.S.-Japan farm rift at APEC By Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The rapidly growing nations of Southeast Asia fear a battle over farm protectionism could cause a serious rift at the APEC summit next week in Japan, analysts and diplomats say. Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in remarks published this week that the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum may weaken and eventually collapse if the Osaka summit fails to include farm trade in its free trade plan.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Leaders of religious groups vows to foster common values
Leaders of religious groups vows to foster common values JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of Indonesia's five religious-based organizations of intellectuals concluded a seminar on Indonesian culture yesterday, vowing to temper differences and seek common ground for cooperation. Diversity could prove to be a weakness if allowed to be used to exaggerate frictions and differences, said Mgr. Julius Cardinal Darmaatmadja SJ, chairman of the Indonesian Bishops' Assembly.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Singapore rubber futures
Singapore rubber futures SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore rubber futures widened gains by the close in moderate trade yesterday, lifted by spiraling Tokyo and Indonesian prices, brokers said. "We heard Indonesian rubber was done at 75 U.S. cents (a pound) which is very high and we have adjusted our prices accordingly," one senior broker said. The Tokyo values also firmed on buying by individual investors.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
State forestry firms urged to sell timber to locals
State forestry firms urged to sell timber to locals JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry firms were urged yesterday to provide timber at low prices to local forest dwellers to halt the increasing number of timber theft cases. "State companies, unlike private firms, have the special mission of serving the people. Profit-seeking for them is not always the main priority," said Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
AIDS death toll rising
AIDS death toll rising JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Of the 96 known cases of HIV and AIDS in Irian Jaya, eight people have died, a health official says. Dr. Gunawan, spokesman of the Ministry of Health's provincial office, said here yesterday that, at present, his office recorded eight people with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus. A total of 88 developed full-blown Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, Antara reported. He did not say when the victims died.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Amien backs reelection of Habibie
Amien backs reelection of Habibie YOGYAKARTA (JP): More support is coming in for the re-election of B.J. Habibie as chairman of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI).
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP repatriates 14 Chinese
RP repatriates 14 Chinese MANILA (AFP): The Philippines yesterday repatriated 14 Chinese fishermen who were shipwrecked in the disputed Spratly chain last month, Foreign Department officials said. The Hainan seafarers boarded a commercial flight for the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen and were seen off by a Chinese embassy official, Wang Haigao, department sources said. The hull of their boat ruptured off the Philippines-claimed Likas (West York) island in the South China Sea on Oct.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Merrill predicts bright future for mutual funds
Merrill predicts bright future for mutual funds JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch says the development of the mutual fund industry in Indonesia has a promising future, given the country's strong economic fundamentals. Brian A Murdock, managing director of Merrill Lynch Asset Management, said yesterday that the planned introduction of a new capital market law would make Indonesia even more attractive for mutual fund operation.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Achievers receive scholarship
Achievers receive scholarship BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung (JP): A cooperative of local civil servants has provided scholarships for 74 high achievers. Mayor Suharto also said that some of the students were the children of civil servants, Antara reported yesterday. The amount of the monthly scholarship ranges from Rp 20,000 (approximately US$8.8) to Rp 40,000. "We hope this scholarship will motivate you to work harder," Suharto told the students in a ceremony Wednesday. (swe)
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lessons of Lippo
Lessons of Lippo A clearing loss of a mere Rp 10 billion (US$4.4 million) for a bank with assets of more than Rp 7.6 trillion ($3.3 billion) and a pre-tax profit of Rp 65.3 billion in the first half of this year should not have caused such a big fuss. Neither should such a one-off mismatch of cash in the clearing of checks have commanded the front-page of several newspapers for several days.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Formless organizations
Formless organizations From Media Indonesia First of all I would like to welcome the establishment of Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development, National Brotherhood foundation, Indonesian National Unity and other newly established organizations. I hope they will be true in their concepts to pursue their determined objectives. Society is now increasingly critical and able to distinguish between good and bad.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Project causes disturbance
Project causes disturbance From Kompas When we go along Jl. S. Parman heading for Grogol, West Jakarta, we can see a project billboard saying: Proyek Apartemen Tertinggi dan Shopping Center Terbesar di Asia Tenggara (The tallest apartment and largest shopping center project in Southeast Asia). Unfortunately, the implementation and management of the project is chaotic and technically disorderly, so that it disturbs the environment.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt plans import tariff cutbacks
Govt plans import tariff cutbacks JAKARTA (JP): The government plans import tariff cuts as part of its fresh economic deregulation package aimed to boost exports, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said here yesterday. "Just wait. The package is expected to be announced soon," Tunky told reporters after meeting President Soeharto. Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto said last week that the planned package was expected to be announced in January, at the latest.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kedoya Utara residents sue West Jakarta mayor
Kedoya Utara residents sue West Jakarta mayor JAKARTA (JP): As many as 120 residents of Kedoya Utara, West Jakarta have filed a lawsuit with the Jakarta State Administrative Court against Mayor Sutardjianto over the demolition of their shanties. Court's secretary Moegiyono confirmed yesterday that he had received the residents' lawsuit. "We just received the lawsuit on Friday afternoon. We need time to correct it," he said. The residents are represented by the Legal Aid Institute.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Boxing to close SEA Games in Chiang Mai
Boxing to close SEA Games in Chiang Mai JAKARTA (JP): Thailand's decision to cap the Southeast Asian Games with the boxing finals may pose a problem for Indonesia in its attempt to defend its overall SEA Games title. The Games Organizing Committee informed the Indonesian National Sports Council (KONI) by fax over the weekend that boxing will replace soccer as the last event before the closing ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 17, at the newly built Chiang Mai stadium.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dharmala to launch fund
Dharmala to launch fund JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Dharmala Group has teamed up with Jupiter Tyndall, the London-based asset management arm of Germany's Commerzbank, to launch a US$50-million investment fund company. Dharmala said in statement yesterday that the new company, called Indonesia Fund, will be listed on the London Stock Exchange on Nov. 16 and will invest in Indonesian listed securities. (rid)
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Four die in traffic accident
Four die in traffic accident BANDUNG, West Java: Four people died and eight others were hospitalized for major injuries when the Satria Darma passenger bus collided with a log-carrying truck yesterday. Sixteen people were aboard the bus, which was speeding on the Padalarang-Cileunyi toll road from Jakarta. When driver Cholid lost control, the bus rammed into the back of the truck heading the same direction.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Hotel Arya Duta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 1.p.m.; Los Morenos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m to 11 p.m. - The Tavern Pub: Yeah Yeah Boys, Sunday and Thursday, 9.30 p.m to 1 a.m ; Geometrics Band, Monday to Saturday from 9:30 p.m to 2 a.m.; Yeah yeah Boys Thursday 9 p.m. to a.m.: Front line Band, Friday from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. * Century Park Hotel, Jl.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
PT Telkom cuts its share issue
PT Telkom cuts its share issue JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telecommunications firm PT Telkom, which will conduct its local and overseas primary share offering tonight, yesterday cut its offering price and downsized its issue. Telkom said in a statement last night that it had set the price of its shares at Rp 2,050 (90 U.S. cents) each on domestic markets and at US$18 per American Depository Share (ADS) on overseas markets.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
New overhead toll road studied
New overhead toll road studied JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Public Works is studying the possibility of building a new raised toll road from Jakarta to Bekasi, West Java. Public Works Minister Radinal Moochtar said over the weekend that the turnpike may be constructed above the Kali Malang canal. "The elevated toll road may be designed for public transit vehicles commuting from Jakarta to Bekasi," he said.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Railway open for private companies
Railway open for private companies JAKARTA (JP): Private investors can now participate in the construction and operation of railway networks. The president of the state-owned railway company Perumka, Soemino Eko Saputro, said yesterday that several private companies have already submitted proposals for the construction and operation of railway networks in Sumatra. "Six companies have proposed to participate in two railway network projects in Sumatra which will serve cargo transportation.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Villages to have midwives
Villages to have midwives AMBON, Maluku: By 1997, each of the 1,516 villages here will have at least one midwife, a health official says. At present, only 430 villages have midwives posted in local health clinics, Antara quoted Dr. Izac Umarela, head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Health, as saying yesterday. Next year, the health authorities will deploy 525 new midwives in the villages, he said. (swe)
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Canada wants no exemption in trade
Canada wants no exemption in trade JAKARTA (JP): International Trade Minister of Canada Roy MacLaren has made his country's stand on APEC's next meeting very clear, saying that no exemption should be made in pursuing trade liberalization among members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. After a meeting here yesterday with Indonesian Trade Minister Satrio B.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Different CFCs produce different effects of ozone destruction
Different CFCs produce different effects of ozone destruction By Kardono JAKARTA (JP): Fluorinated chlorocarbons were first developed in 1930 by the General Motor Research Laboratories in a search for a non-toxic and non-flammable refrigerant to replace sulfur dioxide and ammonia then in use. Dichlorodifluoromethane, a compound consisting of one carbon atom, two fluorine atoms and two chlorine atoms, is a typical member of the class of fluorinated chlorocarbons, and is identified as CFC-12.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hayono front-runner for Kosgoro chairmanship
Hayono front-runner for Kosgoro chairmanship JAKARTA (JP): The ongoing congress of Kosgoro, an influential organization under Golkar, the ruling political grouping, entered its fourth-day yesterday with support on the rise for Hayono Isman's chairmanship. Hayono, who is State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, spent the day receiving declarations of support from most of Kosgoro's 27 branch representatives and nine affiliated organizations in a plenary session yesterday.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Putrid garbage
Putrid garbage From Neraca Pungent smell continues to emanate from the back part of PD Pasar Jaya, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. This condition has been going on for years. Every time you pass the area a strong and penetrating smell greets you. The market management, as well as the police, seem indifferent to the situation. All kinds of waste originating from the market piles up, whereas the garbage service is incapable of disposing of the stuff.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Injured Susi stays off court for week
Injured Susi stays off court for week JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's badminton queen Susi Susanti will stay off the court for a week because of the leg injury she suffered at the China Open semifinals in Chengdu on Friday. Training director of the Badminton Association of Indonesia, Iwan Setiawan, said yesterday he had suggested to Susi that she allow her injury to heal, rather than making a title defense attempt at the Thailand Open in Chiang Mai, which starts today. "We worry about a growing pain.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Classes for the gifted
Classes for the gifted PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial office of the Ministry of Education is preparing to introduce special classes for gifted children. Ismet Syarif, head of the office, said here yesterday the administration needs to make a breakthrough -- in this case, the introduction of classes for the gifted -- in its educational policies. Only through such an approach can the challenges and needs for better human resource in the future be met, he was quoted by Antara as saying.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt to meet more often with rights body
Govt to meet more often with rights body JAKARTA (JP): The government will meet with the Human Rights Commission more often but this will not affect the independence of the body, a senior minister said yesterday. The meetings will take every two months on the second Thursday of the month, said Coordinating Minister of Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Young apprentices prepare for Japan
Young apprentices prepare for Japan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Dozens of local youths will soon go to Lembang, West Java, for three months of training, which will include a Japanese language course, before leaving for Japan on an apprenticeship program. Spokesman of the local office of the Ministry of Manpower Bahruddin Noor told Antara yesterday that the 28 youths are the first to join the program set up recently by the government in cooperation with several Japanese companies.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ship for Indonesian LNG
Ship for Indonesian LNG TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan's state-run Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) will participate in a joint venture with an Indonesian and a Japanese firm to jointly invest more than US$300 million in building a ship to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG), a Taiwan newspaper reported. The Commercial Times quoted unnamed CPC sources as saying the venture will be capitalized at US$35.6 million.
Tue, 14 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Educational town
Educational town From Pikiran Rakyat The educational town of Jatinangor, Sumedang, West Java is growing and developing rapidly. This is evident by the flourishing higher educational institutions in the region, expansion of the industrial area, construction of various public facilities and establishment of housing complexes. This in turn will increase the revenue of the local government.