Archive: 30 November 1995
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Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia palmoil prices increase
Malaysia palmoil prices increase KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian palmoil prices rose in late trading and closed higher yesterday as rumors of tight supply in Indonesia and buying by some Pakistan private parties prompted shortcovering, traders said. "Shortcovering and trade buying emerged on talk that there is a supply squeeze in Indonesia," a trader said. "Rains are said to have delayed CPO deliveries," he said.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indocitra report surge in profit
Indocitra report surge in profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Indocitra Finance, a multifinance company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, reported yesterday a more than 100 percent increase in its pre-tax profit for the first nine months this year.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Petrokimia ties Bellmare 1-1
Petrokimia ties Bellmare 1-1 JAKARTA (JP): Petrokimia Putra's dream of making it to the third round of the Asian Winners Cup was shaterred after a 1-1 draw against Japan's Bellmare Hiratsuka in Gresik on Sunday. The Japanese routed the East Java team 6-0 in the first round last month in Hiratsuka, Japan. Bellmare scored the goal first, in the 36th minute, with Daichi Matsuyama taking advantage of a chaotic fight in front of Petrokima's goal post.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Health ministry to study Ecstasy
Health ministry to study Ecstasy JAKARTA (JP): As the media hype on the danger of the rave- scene stimulant Ecstasy increases, the government announces it will examine whether the synthetic drug should be classified under narcotics or dangerous drugs. Minister of Health Sujudi yesterday told a hearing with the House Commission VIII, which oversees health, that at the moment Ecstasy is not listed at the ministry as a dangerous drug. "We don't even know which laboratory produces it," he admitted.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tanjung Duren more chaotic
Tanjung Duren more chaotic From Bisnis Indonesia Rapid development has apparently not solved squatter problems and chaos in the Tanjung Duren area, West Jakarta. The City Water Company is still digging channels, with PT Lampiri subcontracted to do the job. The company has not completed the work, judging from the scattered pipes on the road side. Digging has not been done neatly and roads are left damaged for indefinite periods, as has happened on Jl. Mangga II, Jl. Asem and Jl.
Thu, 30 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.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Political temperature rises
Political temperature rises The Minister of Home Affairs, Moch. Yogie SM, has admitted that the political temperature is rising pending the 1997 general elections. The minister called the phenomenon natural and even positive for being a token of animation in our political life. We agree with the minister that the important thing to note is not the rising of the political temperature in itself.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN sets up database
ASEAN sets up database BANGKOK (AFP): Investment officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed yesterday to establish a mutual database and to work together to promote investment in the region. The heads of the investment agencies from ASEAN's seven member nations agreed to exchange information and data, simplify investment procedures and participate in joint investment promotion campaigns.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Britain gives special present to Indonesia
Britain gives special present to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The National Library of Indonesia is now home to one of the most comprehensive collections of drawings depicting Indonesia in the nineteenth century. British Minister of Trade Anthony Nelson last week handed over the 510 reproductions as an official gift to mark Indonesia's fiftieth anniversary of independence.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Forex speculation calls for concerted action
Forex speculation calls for concerted action JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad called on members of the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) yesterday to cooperate in dealing with volatile foreign exchange markets. Speaking at the bank's 20th annual meeting here, Mar'ie said that the impact of the appreciation of major currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, will continue to undermine the economies of developing countries if no countermeasures are taken.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
New organizations must first fulfill legal requirements
New organizations must first fulfill legal requirements JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday that all recently established organizations must fulfill legal requirements before their existence can be recognized. Moerdiono, during a hearing at the House of Representatives, said they must pass the 1985 law on mass organizations, which regulates freedom of association and assembly as guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Civil servants free to vote for any party
Civil servants free to vote for any party JAKARTA (JP): Government employees are free to vote according to their personal choice in general elections, Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. said yesterday. Speaking at the commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the Corps of Indonesian Civil Servants (Korpri), Yogie, who is also chairman of the organization's board of patrons, said every Korpri member has a legally protected right to voice their political aspiration during general elections.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Istiqlal Festival a crowd pleaser
Istiqlal Festival a crowd pleaser By Aswab Mahasin JAKARTA (JP): The Istiqlal festival is over. For almost two months was the center of attraction, an entertaining learning experience. About 11 million people reportedly visited the Istiqlal Mosque, the center of the festivities. Except for a few performances, almost all the festivities were free. No wonder every program was packed.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
House's rights should be activated
House's rights should be activated From Jayakarta RCTI's Aneka Dialog on Nov. 14 had Fahmi Idris, a prominent student activist in 1966 and now a successful businessman, as one of its four guests. Fahmi Idris made the remark, if I am not mistaken, that the House of Representatives should maximize its rights.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sales of Telkom shares
Sales of Telkom shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkom's global underwriters -- Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch -- announced yesterday that they will exercise the Green Shoe option which allows them to buy more shares of the state-owned telecommunication firm.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Suriname's natural resources
Suriname's natural resources I am a Jakarta Post reader and I am Surinamese by birth. I welcome Stephen K. Grecik's call to support the NGOs in Surinam to use their democratic right to appeal to the National Assembly to intervene in the handing over of three million hectares of land to Indonesian and Malaysian timber barons. It is sad enough that the Surinamese government should be desperate enough to even consider such drastic steps for financial reasons.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Greater Jakarta train network
Greater Jakarta train network From Media Indonesia The problem of stone-throwing school children has spread to the Manggarai-Lenteng Agung stretch of the Greater Jakarta train system. It takes place nearly every afternoon. A group of school children on the train wage a war of stones with another group on the ground, apparently oblivious to other passengers, including mothers with babies and small children.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Road works neglected
Road works neglected From Neraca The construction under the M.T. Haryono overpass (from Jalan Supomo to Jalan Raya Pasar Minggu) appears to have been abandoned for over a month. The unfinished work, which is to widen the road, is causing additional traffic snarls at the intersection. Who is responsible? The contractor? Or the employer who in this case is the highway authority agency of the public works department within the Jakarta administration.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Short due here for chess duel
Short due here for chess duel JAKARTA (JP): Grand Master Nigel Short of England is scheduled to arrive here on Dec. 17 for a six-round duel with Indonesia number one GM Utut Adianto from Dec. 21 to Dec. 28. The duel is part of Utut's efforts to boost his elo rating and part of his preparations for the 1995-1997 interzonal chess tournament in Yerevan, Armenia, in April next year. The tournament is just one leg of the world chess championship. Utut is ranked 50th in the world, Short 19th.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Company introduces GSM telephone rental
Company introduces GSM telephone rental JAKARTA (JP): The rapid development of digital cellular mobile telecommunications in Indonesia has created a new business opportunity -- telephone rental service. A private company, PT Dipa Prabu Viriya, has introduced a rental service under the brand name of Phone Rent, which allows people to use the global system for mobile communications (GSM) telephones by paying daily or monthly fees. "We started the business early this month with only 30 handsets.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Islamic books on display
Islamic books on display JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition of Islamic books and technology will be held at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center from Dec. 3 to Dec. 8. Mahmud F. Rakasima, spokesperson for the organizing committee, said yesterday that as well as books on Islam, books on the results of research and technology development will also be on display to the public. The current chair of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals, B.J.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Subway project to start in 1997
Subway project to start in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): The construction of the first city's subway system, linking Blok M in South Jakarta with Kota in West Jakarta, will start in 1997, an official says. The head of the city development planning board, Budihardjo Suksmadi, said yesterday that the financial and technological studies underpinning the subway project are expected to be completed by October 1996.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pekalongan man dies in custody
Pekalongan man dies in custody JAKARTA: A man whose alleged tearing of the Koran led to a riot in the Central Java town of Pekalongan last week died in a hospital while under police custody on Monday, a newspaper reported yesterday. Yo Sing Yung, 42, described by police as "mentally ill", was rushed to the Keraton General Hospital on Monday, the report said. He died a few hours later, the Republika daily reported, quoting local military spokesman First Lieutenant Agung Yoga.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
PPP ends leadership meeting
PPP ends leadership meeting CIPAYUNG, West Java (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) denounces the practice of a certain political grouping of mobilizing civil servants and school students for its cadre meetings. PPP chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum said yesterday that involving civil servants and students during office and school hours for political activities "is against the national discipline drive". "The practice must stop.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Does history repeat itself?
Does history repeat itself? The birth of new organizations continues with the setting up of Majelis Syarikat Ummat Muslimin Indonesia (Masyumi) last week. Many of these groups bear acronyms similar or identical to well- known political parties of the past. Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono looks at this phenomenon. JAKARTA (JP): Recent developments in the socio-political life of the nation seem to be symptoms of deep seated problems.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
IDB urged to ease terms for certain members
IDB urged to ease terms for certain members JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) yesterday to relax the terms of its assistance for heavily indebted countries. The President said that heavy debt burdens have hampered economic growth in many of the bank's member-countries.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Phone card exhibition
Phone card exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Phone card collectors can fulfill their dreams in viewing various phone cards from all over the world in a display at Gedung Telkom, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 52, South Jakarta. The four-day exhibition, called Indo-Phone Cards '95, will be open on Dec. 1. Organized by the Indonesian Phone Card Collectors Association, the exhibition will be followed by seminar, phone card auction and an Award Dinner.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rest week for athletes prior to Chiang Mai Games
Rest week for athletes prior to Chiang Mai Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian athletes are resting their muscles but pumping up their spirit this week prior to their departure for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand. National sportsmen and women, except for those still on overseas stints, have all gathered here to strengthen their self- confidence before turning up for 10 days of tense, frenzied competition. "This week is a conditioning period.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Moerdiono says no new sports center planned
Moerdiono says no new sports center planned JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono yesterday categorically denied rumors that the government is planning to build a new sports complex which will be bigger and more complete than the existing one in Senayan. Moerdiono, who heads the agency which manages the Senayan complex, said he welcomed any private initiatives to build sports facilities in Jakarta provided they don't use the name "Senayan II".
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
BASF to recycle used cassettes
BASF to recycle used cassettes JAKARTA (JP): PT BASF Indonesia, a cassette producer, plans to recycle used cassettes in its effort to help the government clean up the environment. BASF spokesman Asharie Effendy said in a release made available to The Jakarta Post yesterday that cassette buyers can return used cassettes to music shops starting Dec. 2. "A used cassette is worth Rp 200," Asharie said.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Drug reports may close down Hard Rock Cafe
Drug reports may close down Hard Rock Cafe JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is threatening to close down the Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta if reports on drug deals among the visitors are true, a deputy governor said yesterday. R.S. Museno, deputy governor for people's welfare, said yesterday that the city administration had not yet received reports from police on Tuesday's pre-dawn raids on the Hard Rock Cafe where police seized 158 Ecstasy pills from the visitors.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 29, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,625 75 742,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 5,400 0 75,500 Anwar Sierad 1,125 100 501,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 1,750 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,850 -25 47,500 Argo Pantes 2,075 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,350 0 112,000 Asiana IMI...
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Top ranked men's pair withdraw from Grand Prix
Top ranked men's pair withdraw from Grand Prix SINGAPORE (Reuter): Top ranked men's doubles pair Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia have pulled out of the World Grand Prix Finals starting yesterday, badminton officials said. The International Badminton Federation (IBF) said the two will be replaced by the Malaysian pair Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her who are tenth in the world grand prix rankings.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Street named for Benyamin
Street named for Benyamin JAKARTA (JP): The name of the late Betawi (indigenous Jakartan) artist H. Benyamin Suaeb will be eternalized in a road name in Jakarta. Deputy Governor for People's Welfare RS Museno said yesterday the road is located around Benyamin's old hometown, between Jl. RE Martadinata road and Jl. Kemayoran Gempol in the Central and North Jakarta. Governor Surjadi Soedirdja will dedicate the street name in a ceremony at the Istiqlal Mosque on Dec.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Tempo deserved to win'
'Tempo deserved to win' From Kompas I was happy to read in Kompas of Nov. 22 that the Tempo magazine's legal victory had been upheld by the high state administrative court. The banning of Tempo magazine last year attracted a great deal of public attention. The high administrative court has shown moral courage in upholding the earlier ruling of the state administrative court in favor of the magazine. I am also convinced that, if the case goes to the Supreme Court, another awaits Tempo.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Third World seeks aid for resettlement
Third World seeks aid for resettlement JAKARTA (JP): Eighteen developing countries led by Indonesia appealed to the international community yesterday to extend aid for human resettlement programs which, they say, are crucial in to their efforts to alleviate poverty. Participants in a three-day seminar reviewing resettlement programs agreed on the need to approach the international community, particularly multilateral institutions, to finance such programs.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Storm damages 56 houses
Storm damages 56 houses PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: A violent storm destroyed 11 houses and damaged 45 others yesterday in a village in Ogan Komering Ilir, 80 kilometers from here. Eleven people were injured, four of them seriously, said Oemar Boerniat, the chief spokesman of South Sumatra provincial administration. The storm, which hit Desa II Muara Batun village at 2:45 a.m., lasted for about five minutes, Antara reported.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Prosecutors press on with Bintang's trial
Prosecutors press on with Bintang's trial JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors urged the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to proceed with the trial of former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas on charges of slandering the head of state, saying that his interrogation met with all proper procedures. P.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Salomons sees mixed Asia equities earnings growth
Salomons sees mixed Asia equities earnings growth SINGAPORE (Reuter): Salomon Brothers said yesterday that the earnings growth outlook in 1996 in equity markets in southeast Asia and parts of Asia differs significantly for each market. But most markets are expected to post strong earnings growth next year, it said in a report. "Growth in Hong Kong is low in absolute terms but momentum should improve as 1996 unfolds," it said.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
ICMI leadership
ICMI leadership From Media Indonesia It is undeniable that under B.J Habibie's leadership the Association of Moslem Intellectuals of Indonesia (ICMI) has thrived. He has given a great deal to the development of Islam in this nation. However, the organization is still in the early stages of development and much remains to be done. I share Dawam Rahardjo's idea that no other figure is as strong as Habibie in his chance to lead Moslem intellectuals. But I also agree with A.M.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Coffee producing countries expect higher prices
Coffee producing countries expect higher prices JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC) expects higher prices for this coffee year, which began last month, due to association's control over the supply. The association's secretary-general, Robert Oliveira Silva, told journalists here yesterday that this year's supply of coffee would be a bit larger than last year.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Talks with Moro rebels off to good start: Ramos
Talks with Moro rebels off to good start: Ramos MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos said yesterday that peace talks with Moro rebels were "off to an auspicious start" in Jakarta, voicing confidence progress could be made in settling crucial issues before the weekend.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt not against Aussie probe of journalists' deaths
Govt not against Aussie probe of journalists' deaths JAKARTA (JP): Australia is free to hold an inquiry into the death of six foreign journalists in East Timor 20 years ago, but Indonesia will not conduct one of its own, an official said yesterday. Foreign Ministry director of information Ghaffar Fadyl maintained that the journalists were killed in crossfire during the civil war in East Timor, which, at the time, was under Portugal's administration.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Many buildings have no seismic resistance
Many buildings have no seismic resistance JAKARTA (JP): Many of Jakarta's buildings built before 1960 should be reinforced in anticipation of an earthquake, a construction expert warned. All buildings constructed before that year are not earthquake resistant, Gideon Hadi Kusuma told The Jakarta Post after a one- day seminar on seismic design on Tuesday.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Man mobbed to death
Man mobbed to death ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: A man was beaten to death after attending a mass at a Roman Catholic church, apparently because he had been seen refusing to eat the host during holy communion. Hendrikus Leto died in hospital on Sunday. Both the reverend and, later, local security forces had sought to protect Hendrikus from the angry mob. Witnesses said Hendrikus was invited to the home of Rev.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Railway repairs proceeding apace
Railway repairs proceeding apace BANDUNG: State railway company Perumka is working around the clock to repair the section of railway track in the Gadongbangkong area near here, which was damaged by a landslide last week. The damage has halted the usually-busy rail traffic between Jakarta and Bandung since Nov. 21. Passengers traveling between Jakarta and Bandung by rail must make part of the journey by road, as the trains can proceed no farther than Padalarang, near Bandung.
Thu, 30 Nov 1995, 00:00 WIB
Moslem ulemas come up with suggestions to curb AIDS
Moslem ulemas come up with suggestions to curb AIDS JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Moslem scholars and leaders attending a five-day special discussion on AIDS in Bandung have come up with various suggestions on ways to curb the deadly disease. The 100-odd ulemas called yesterday for concerted efforts by government, ulemas and the public alike to fight the disease and raise awareness about AIDS and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes it.