Archive: 6 November 1995
48 articles found
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Image of police
Image of police From Tiras So much is heard about the bad practices of traffic police. I used to discount most stories as being exaggerated until I myself had to deal with a policeman on the road. On Sept. 23, 1995 at about 4 p.m., I drove from Pasar Senen and entered Jl. Let. Gen.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Irresponsible driver
Irresponsible driver From Bisnis Indonesia On Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1995 at about l:30 a.m., my husband and I were in our car and passed through the traffic lights (while green) on the way to Tanah Abang, at a normal speed.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
City sees urban forest in garbage
City sees urban forest in garbage JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta City administration has taken its regreening program a step further by turning a former garbage dump in Srengseng, West Jakarta, into an urban forest, a city official reported over the weekend.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
G15 stance on debt fortified by statement
G15 stance on debt fortified by statement By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BUENOS AIRES (JP): Ministers of the Group of 15 drafted on Saturday a joint communique strengthening the group's stance on the mounting debt of developing countries.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Funds set for secretariat
Funds set for secretariat JAKARTA (JP): Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have agreed to provide an annual contribution of US$50,000 each to support the operation of the secretariat for their sub- regional cooperation, an official said.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Saber Rider and The Starr Sheriff 3:05 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Technology 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious teaching: Hindu 7:00...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Governor defends demolition
Governor defends demolition JAKARTA (JP): Defending his subordinates, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said Saturday that the demolition of shanties along riverbanks is meant to improve the environment. "Don't see the demolitions as inhumane actions against the people," he said.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
RI warns G-15 of portfolio investment risks
RI warns G-15 of portfolio investment risks BUENOS AIRES (JP): Indonesia is using the current Group of 15 Ministerial Meeting to draw attention to the possible hazards of portfolio investment affecting many developing nations.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Good planning can still go astray
Good planning can still go astray JAKARTA (JP): Even the most painstakingly planned and executed creative strategies have been known to fail miserably in the market. A classic case, the launching of a detergent powder in the Middle East by a multinational company, is now one of the most...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
International ad agencies make their presence felt
International ad agencies make their presence felt By S. Vaidyanathan JAKARTA (JP): I have always said that if just once we do business with them we help to bring down our domestic advertising sector," Nuradi, the pioneer of the Indonesian ad industry and founder of InterVista Advertising, which...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
'Made to order' -- creative marketing for foreign buyers
'Made to order' -- creative marketing for foreign buyers DENPASAR (JP): Balinese names are very characteristics of the people bearing them. Names disclose if a person is the oldest child in the family or the youngest.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Tumor removed from child's head
Tumor removed from child's head JAKARTA (JP): Doctors at the Army-owned Ridwan Meureksa hospital in Central Jakarta have succeeded in removing a protruding tumor from the head of a child in 15 minutes. The medical team led by Sabarullah operated on 12-year-old Abdul on Wednesday.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Singapore warship visits Sibolga
Singapore warship visits Sibolga SIBOLGA, North Sumatra: A Singapore warship, the Singapore RSS, has ended a four-day visit to Sibolga, which was to enhance bilateral cooperation between the naval forces of Indonesia and Singapore.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Bulog suspends its CPO buffer-stocking
Bulog suspends its CPO buffer-stocking JAKARTA (JP): The National Logistics Agency (Bulog) has decided to suspend its procurement of crude palm oil (CPO) for its buffer-stocking scheme due to favorable price developments on the domestic market, its chief said.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
History of modern advertising business in Indonesia
History of modern advertising business in Indonesia By S. Vaidyanathan JAKARTA (JP): The 1960s was a heady period in Indonesia's national history. In the early 1960s, Indonesia experienced rampant inflation and food shortages due to the Old Order's violation of economic rationality in nation...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
RI lacks skilled workforce in the advertising industry
RI lacks skilled workforce in the advertising industry JAKARTA (JP): Education has become the main focus of government efforts in raising the quality of human resources in this country. Soon after stepping into office, our present Minister of Education and Culture, Prof.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Terminal built despite dispute
Terminal built despite dispute JAKARTA (JP): PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II has resumed work on the Koja cargo terminal project. Work was disrupted for three months because of residents' protest over land compensation.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Semen Cibinong gets loan of $175m
Semen Cibinong gets loan of $175m JAKARTA (JP): PT Semen Cibinong, a privately-owned cement producer, has gained a five-year term loan facility of US$175 million from a syndicate of 28 international banks.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
This business of ad creativity: What is it?
This business of ad creativity: What is it? By S. Vaidyanathan JAKARTA (JP): The creative department in an advertising agency is where all the action is. Its importance to an advertising agency can be likened to that of the heart to the working of the human body.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Bus fare increase
Bus fare increase From Tiras The plan to increase bus fares by between 40 percent and 100 percent has caused great concern to low-income people -- those earning between Rp 100,000 and Rp 300,000. A raise in the cost of transportation will be followed by an increase in the cost of living, because...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
PPD bus and passengers
PPD bus and passengers From Kompas On Oct. 20, 1995 at about 7:30 p.m. I took a PPD bus at Kebon Nanas bus stop in East Jakarta. No sooner had I seated myself when a double-decker stopped behind my bus. There was an exchange of angry words between the crew of the two bus.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Bus firm losses blamed on 'too many drivers'
Bus firm losses blamed on 'too many drivers' JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned bus company has explained long- standing financial losses by saying it has too many employees. PPD also blamed high operating costs and the poor condition of its bus fleet for years of financial misfortune. Spokesman M.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
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.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Postal service needs upgrading
Postal service needs upgrading Indonesia's postal services badly need upgrading. I have been traveling in Indonesia for four months now (with the necessary detour to another country after the first two months) and had beforehand given my friends, family and colleagues information on when, how and...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Asians face dilemma in biodiversity talks
Asians face dilemma in biodiversity talks JAKARTA (JP): Asian delegates attending a regional meeting on biodiversity here yesterday stumbled over "biosafety protocols" on their way to producing an agreement limited in scope and ability.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
YKPK pledge to promote democracy
YKPK pledge to promote democracy JAKARTA (JP): The newly established National Brotherhood Foundation has pledged to strengthen democracy in the country while staying out of party politics. The foundation, known by its Indonesian acronym YKPK, was founded in Jakarta on Oct.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Heryanto Arbi retains Hong Kong Open crown
Heryanto Arbi retains Hong Kong Open crown HONG KONG (Reuter): World champion Heryanto Arbi of Indonesia successfully defended his Hong Kong Open title yesterday when he came from behind to beat his compatriot and practice partner Alan Budikusuma 13-18 15-13 15-4.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Boom in ad spending requires strong agency association
Boom in ad spending requires strong agency association By M. Gunawan Alif JAKARTA (JP): Ad spending has grown dramatically in Indonesia over the past few years from the time when the first private television channel, RCTI, was allowed to air commercials.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Police claim that urban gunfire was rifle practice
Police claim that urban gunfire was rifle practice JAKARTA (JP): There was no motive in last week's mysterious gun attack on two buildings in Central Jakarta, according to City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Pena off on Asia sales trip
Pena off on Asia sales trip WASHINGTON (Reuter): Transportation Secretary Federico Pena leaves on Sunday on a 17-day sales trip to Asia to try to help U.S. firms win a share of the billions of dollars Asians will be spending on new construction. His trip will include the first U.S.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Order restored in Purwakarta
Order restored in Purwakarta PURWAKARTA, West Java: Order has been restored in Purwakarta after a three-day spree of violence last week, when several shops in two shopping centers were ransacked. Chief of police Col.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Princess opens technology expo
Princess opens technology expo BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn opened an international farm and industry technology exposition on Saturday in Thailand's northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Indonesian male SEAG archer tops in Canberra
Indonesian male SEAG archer tops in Canberra JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Southeast Asian Games-bound male archer Hendra Setyawan came out first at the end of the elimination rounds at an archery tournament in Canberra, Australia, yesterday.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Top ulema endorses surgery for birth control
Top ulema endorses surgery for birth control JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's senior ulema Ali Yafie says he will endorse vasectomies and other surgical practices as legitimate forms of birth control, not that most have been made consistent with Islam through new technological developments.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Most firms choose loyalty over skills
Most firms choose loyalty over skills By Simon Potter BANDUNG (JP): In a recent seminar here a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Manpower said that most companies in Indonesia choose loyalty over skills in their decisions to hire workers. Andi M.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Profit taking pushes stock prices down on JSX
Profit taking pushes stock prices down on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell last week, following the profit taking action in some big- capped issues. The JSX Composite Index hit a low of 486.48 on Thursday before rebounding slightly to close the week at 488.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
1,700 netted in routine operation
1,700 netted in routine operation JAKARTA (JP): More than 1,700 people were apprehended last month during a routine operation, a city official said Saturday. Most of the 1,762 people apprehended by the security and order office were beggars and homeless people.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Scholarship cut
Scholarship cut From Kompas My child, who is a student of the junior high school in Wamena, Jayawijaya district, won a scholarship worth Rp 25,000 a month for the 1994/1995 academic year. The amount of the scholarship was to be paid for the whole year in the form of Simpeda (regional development...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Advertising ethics, self regulation and industry concerns
Advertising ethics, self regulation and industry concerns By S. Vaidyanathan JAKARTA (JP): Advertising ethics in Indonesia are set forth in the Tata Krama dan Tata Cara Periklanan Indonesia, or Guidelines on Ethics and Methods for the Indonesian Advertising Sector.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Campbell halts Aussies rule in Dunhill Masters
Campbell halts Aussies rule in Dunhill Masters JAKARTA (JP): Seven sizzling birdies and an eagle made a hot day hotter at the Emeralda golf course yesterday and gave New Zealand's Michael Campbell all he needed to snatch victory from the high-riding Australians, in the Alfred Dunhill Masters.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Two die in bus collision
Two die in bus collision CIREBON, West Java: Two motorcycle riders were killed Saturday night in a collision with an intercity bus here. Police said the two were attempting to overtake a bus when they collided head-on with Satya Negara coming the other way.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Condo occupants ask for facilities
Condo occupants ask for facilities JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Mangga Dua Court Condominium in Central Jakarta have asked the developers of the housing estate to provide them with sports facilities which, they say, they are entitled to under their purchase agreements.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Farmers shun sugarcane project
Farmers shun sugarcane project JAKARTA (JP): Farmers mostly lack interest in taking part in the government-sponsored sugarcane intensification program due to unfavorable prices of sugarcane. Mubyarto, an assistant of the minister for development planning, said last week that many sugarcane farmers...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Merpati gets new chief
Merpati gets new chief We wonder why Garuda Indonesia's president Soepandi is still trying to be euphemistic about the Friday's dismissal of Merpati Nusantara Airlines chief Ridwan Fataruddin. After all, over the past two weeks the general public has followed the dispute between Ridwan and Minister...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
MAS to bring more tourists
MAS to bring more tourists JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) plans to carry three tourist package groups monthly to Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, starting this month, an executive said. The chief of the MAS Ujungpandang office, Chalik Abdul Samad, was quoted by Antara as saying Saturday...
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
One killed in robbery attempt
One killed in robbery attempt JAKARTA (JP): Two unidentified men killed a Pulo Gebang, East Jakarta, resident in a burglary attempt over the weekend. The suspected robbers wounded another resident with a sickle before escaping.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Scholar says anxiety rising in society
Scholar says anxiety rising in society SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Recent violent incidents in some parts of the country indicate growing frustration among some people about their circumstances, noted intellectual Umar Kayam says.
Mon, 06 Nov 1995
Recruitment challenging as demands far exceeds supplies
Recruitment challenging as demands far exceeds supplies JAKARTA (JP): In the advertising industry as a whole, recruitment is quite challenging because the supply of skilled workers is limited, while new agencies are formed overnight. This is not surprising for a booming industry like advertising.