Archive: 9 November 1995
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Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Johanes Kotjo takes over ABR top management
Johanes Kotjo takes over ABR top management SINGAPORE (Reuter): Four Indonesian businessmen led by Johanes Kotjo have taken over the top management of ice-cream chain operator ABR Holdings Ltd., ABR said in a statement yesterday.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Problem loans declining
Problem loans declining JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's banking system has successfully survived the recent financial stress brought on by high levels of non-performing loans, according to a report by Standard & Poor's.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Indosat's profit rises by 61.1%
Indosat's profit rises by 61.1% JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosat reported yesterday a 61.1 percent increase in its net profit for the nine months that ended on Sept. 30 to Rp 342.2 billion (US$150.3 million) from Rp 205.9 billion in the same period of last year.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Indonesia included in the FIA world rally event
Indonesia included in the FIA world rally event JAKARTA (JP): Years of untiring efforts have finally paid off for Indonesia, which will now be included in the FIA world series calender of events. The Paris-based Federation Internationale d'Autosport (FIA), the world governing body of auto sports,...
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Govt reports export rise, higher inflation rate
Govt reports export rise, higher inflation rate JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday announced a 4.5 percent increase in Indonesia's exports to US$3.94 billion in August, up from $3.77 billion in July.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Public telephone
Public telephone From Bisnis Indonesia With reference to a letter from Mr. Pranajaya in East Jakarta published in Bisnis Indonesia on Nov. 3, 1995, we would like to clarify as follows: 1. We have often repaired the public telephones in the UKI hospital by replacing the whole set.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Acquisition approved
Acquisition approved JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka (KIJ) approved yesterday a management plan to acquire two other companies and to distribute an interim dividend of Rp 50 (2.18 U.S. cents) per share.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Fishermen ask for nationalization of fishing vessels
Fishermen ask for nationalization of fishing vessels JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of Indonesian Fishermen (HNSI) asked the government yesterday to allow the nationalization of more than 480 foreign fishing boats operating in Indonesia's territorial waters.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
SE Asian states split over freeing farm trade
SE Asian states split over freeing farm trade By P. Parameswaran SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asia's commodity-rich nations, sensitive to opening up key farm products even among themselves, go into the APEC summit divided over moves to exempt agriculture from the Pacific grouping's free-trade plan.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Bavaria, RI to tie up on solar generator
Bavaria, RI to tie up on solar generator JAKARTA (JP): The Bavarian State of Germany and Indonesia will sign an agreement on the development of solar electricity generation on Nov. 27 in Bonn, visiting Bavarian Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport and Technology Otto Wiesheu said.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Kawashima beats Aruan in 3rd
Kawashima beats Aruan in 3rd TOKYO (Reuter): Japan's Hiroshi Kawashima retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) super-flyweight title when the referee stopped the fight against Indonesia's Boy Aruan in the third round.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Osaka summit seen crucial to Manila
Osaka summit seen crucial to Manila By Maria Teresa Villanueva-Cerojano MANILA (Kyodo): As host of the 1996 leaders meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, the Philippines is pinning its hopes on a successful APEC summit in Osaka in November.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Three engineers on trial for plagiarism
Three engineers on trial for plagiarism JAKARTA (JP): Three engineers and an employee of a private company went on trial here yesterday for plagiarizing a hydraulic analysis for the reclamation of the capital's northern coastline.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
New $17.5m hotel planned for S. Sulawesi
New $17.5m hotel planned for S. Sulawesi UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Businessmen have collaborated with the local administration to establish the 250- room Sedona Makassar International hotel here at a cost of Rp 40 billion (US$17.5 million).
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Minute's silence for heroes
Minute's silence for heroes JAKARTA (JP): Motorists in the city will be asked to stop their vehicles for one minute from 8:15 a.m. tomorrow to participate in a brief silence to commemorate National Heroes' Day.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Merpati to continue negotiations on leasing
Merpati to continue negotiations on leasing JAKARTA (JP): The new president of Merpati Nusantara, Budiarto Subroto, said yesterday that the company will continue negotiations with PT Arthasaka Nusaphala on the controversial leasing of 16 locally-made CN-235-200 aircraft.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Asian advertising
Asian advertising The more than 1,000 advertising executives from Asia, Europe and the United States gathered at the 19th Asian Advertising Congress in Bali are predictably upbeat. The reason is obvious.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Recovered Lili set for SEAG badminton event
Recovered Lili set for SEAG badminton event JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian women's doubles player Lili Tampi is set for the 18th Southeast Asian Games badminton competition after recovering from a leg injury.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Youth chief suspended
Youth chief suspended YOGYAKARTA: The local chairman of the National Youth Committee, Khairul Muhajir, has been suspended from his post pending an investigation into allegations of embezzlement, Antara reported. Two members of the youth organization's Central Executive Board, Ruhut Sitompoel and M.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Prostitute found dead
Prostitute found dead JAKARTA (JP): A prostitute was found dead yesterday morning in the Pulogadung industrial complex, East Jakarta, police said. The body of the 32-year-old woman, identified as Lasmarini, was found by a passerby at about 2 a.m. behind an electricity relay station box.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Tax reform slashes provinces' revenues
Tax reform slashes provinces' revenues JAKARTA (JP): The tax reform introduced earlier this year, by raising the tax-free threshold on property, will reduce regional administrations' revenues from property taxes by a total of Rp 100 billion (US$43.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Jagger and Hall take a dive
Jagger and Hall take a dive AMBON, Maluku: Rock star Mick Jagger and his wife Jerry Hall visited the panoramic island of Banda earlier this week, along with 50 other passengers of the Spice Lander, Antara reported. The cruise ship docked in Banda, also famous for its underwater scenery, on Tuesday.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Coconut oil jumps at Euro opening
Coconut oil jumps at Euro opening LONDON (Reuter): Coconut oil prices jumped by around US$15 a ton at the opening of the European vegetable oil market yesterday on renewed fears over supplies of coconut oil from the Philippines following the havoc wreaked by typhoon Angela.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Biodiversity talks review funding of conservation work
Biodiversity talks review funding of conservation work JAKARTA (JP): Funding has emerged as a major bone of contention at the ongoing international biodiversity conference here. On the third day of the Second Conference of Parties to the Convention of Biodiversity yesterday, delegates from...
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
'Greater professionalism key to newspapers' survival'
'Greater professionalism key to newspapers' survival' JAKARTA (JP): Newspapers and magazines need to strengthen their professionalism if they are to survive the growing competition from the increasingly aggressive broadcasting media, senior journalist Jakob Oetama said yesterday.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Private sector's absence from G-15 expo lamented
Private sector's absence from G-15 expo lamented By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BUENOS AIRES (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas lamented yesterday the absence of the Indonesian private sector in the business expo and forum being held here in conjunction with the fifth summit of the group of...
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Bali to host volleyball meet
Bali to host volleyball meet JAKARTA (JP): Bali will play host to the opening leg of the inaugural Asian four-a-side beach volleyball championship series from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 The finals will be held in Lombok from Dec. 6 to Dec. 9.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Australian team in expo
Australian team in expo SYDNEY (AFP): Australia is sending its biggest ever team of mining suppliers to an international exhibition in Jakarta this month as part of its push for a bigger share of South-East Asia's mining services market, officials said yesterday.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Govt tightens control on state firms
Govt tightens control on state firms JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Finance yesterday issued a new ruling that imposes tighter controls on the widely criticized operations of state-owned companies. Ruling No. 489/KMK.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Transportation fees
Transportation fees From Media Indonesia I appreciate the Minister of Transportation's strong opposition to the proposal to raise bus fares. This is certainly done for public interest, but doesn't mean the fate of the bus companies and their employees is being ignored.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Abilio ordered to lift rule on mosque restoration
Abilio ordered to lift rule on mosque restoration JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. has ordered East Timor governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares to rescind a governor's decree that has kept the minority Moslem community in the territory from repairing their mosques. H.S.A.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Keating will be the key to APEC accord in Osaka
Keating will be the key to APEC accord in Osaka CANBERRA (Agencies): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating will play a key role in heading off a bid by four Asian economies to exclude farm trade from a free trade blueprint at the upcoming APEC summit, Trade Minister Bob McMullan predicted...
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Seoul summons five more tycoons
Seoul summons five more tycoons SEOUL (Reuter): State prosecutors grilled top South Korean business leaders yesterday and summoned another five to probe their links with former president Roh Tae-woo's US$654 million slush fund.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
E. Timorese leave for Portugal
E. Timorese leave for Portugal JAKARTA (JP): Eight young East Timorese left Jakarta on an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight last night to start a new life in Portugal after their request for asylum was granted through the Dutch embassy.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Mayor defends demolitions
Mayor defends demolitions JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto has defended last week's demolition of shanties on the banks of the Angke River. In his written report to the city governor, Sutardjianto said that the demolitions had been carried out properly.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 8, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,225 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,800 -50 142,500 Aneka...
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Personnel shortage leaves shanties in place
Personnel shortage leaves shanties in place JAKARTA (JP): The city administration just doesn't have enough people to keep shantytowns from springing up, Toha Reno, the head of the city's public order office says.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Old tomb may be of Gajah Mada
Old tomb may be of Gajah Mada BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: An official team from Jakarta recently visited Pugung Tampak, a village in the Pesisir Utara district, to look at an old tomb which may belong to Gajah Mada, the prime minister of the 14th-century Majapahit kingdom.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Asian markets bearish, Manila defies trend
Asian markets bearish, Manila defies trend HONG KONG (Reuter): Asian stock markets turned bearish yesterday as Tokyo failed to attract buyers for a second day while a political scandal continued to drag down the Seoul market, brokers said.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: Aid DONATION FOR KERINCI: Vatican ambassador to Indonesia Pronuncio Mgr. Pietro Sambi hands over a US$15,000 donation from Pope John Paul II to RM. R. Hardaputranta, director of Caritas Indonesia.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
LBH chief appointed
LBH chief appointed YOGYAKARTA: The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation has agreed on a compromise candidate to head its representative office here. Budi Santoso, who did not win a single vote at the last election for the chairmanship of Yogyakarta's Legal Aid Institute (LBH), was installed on...
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Farm lobbies prepare for APEC
Farm lobbies prepare for APEC By Jack Taylor SYDNEY (AFP): Wielding political clout and war chests brimming with cash, the agricultural lobbies in key Asia-Pacific economies may determine whether next week's APEC meeting in Osaka is a success or a dismal flop.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Persib to host Asian Cup quarters
Persib to host Asian Cup quarters JAKARTA (JP): Persib Bandung has been chosen by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to host the Champions Cup league quarterfinals Group East at the end of the month.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Developers welcome idea of added bus service
Developers welcome idea of added bus service JAKARTA (JP): The idea proposed by the PPD state-owned bus company to provide public transportation services to newly opened housing estates was warmly welcomed by developers yesterday.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Police hunt Ecstasy traffickers
Police hunt Ecstasy traffickers JAKARTA (JP): Police have compiled a list of about 100 people which they say are their most-wanted suspects in relation to the trafficking and use of the drug "Ecstasy" in Indonesia.
Thu, 09 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.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Governor warns of floods
Governor warns of floods JAMBI (JP): Officials must remain on the alert for floods and landslides following last month's earthquake, which killed 80 villagers and damaged hundreds of buildings, Jambi Governor Abdurrachman Sayoeti has said.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Assuring foreigners' safety
Assuring foreigners' safety Japanese businessmen are complaining; not about complicated bureaucratic licensing procedures but about daily living comforts in Jakarta. In a meeting with the National Police Deputy of Operations, which was meant to be an exchange of information about business...
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Forest biodiversity under threat: Locals
Forest biodiversity under threat: Locals JAKARTA (JP): Four forest inhabitants yesterday related their experiences in an effort to show just how serious is the threat to biodiversity in their immediate surroundings.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Print media may be extinct in 2005: Publisher
Print media may be extinct in 2005: Publisher NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Roger F. Fidler, an internationally- recognized electronic publishing visionary from the United States, foresees the end of print media in about the year 2005.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
ADB invests in firm
ADB invests in firm MANILA (Reuter): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday it had approved a 3.0 billion yen (US$29.1 million) investment in Asian Infrastructure Development Co Ltd (AIDEC), a multilateral investment company aimed at financing infrastructure projects in Asia.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Govt to stay out of Ikadin affairs
Govt to stay out of Ikadin affairs YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman promised yesterday that the government will stay out of the affairs of the Indonesian Bar Association (Ikadin). In his speech opening Ikadin's congress, Oetojo said he had neither the ability nor the intention to...
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Telkom fully subscribed
Telkom fully subscribed JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkom shares which were offered domestically last week have been fully subscribed, the company said. Telkom announced on Tuesday that 21 government-related institutions bought 373.3 million out of the 1.17 billion shares (which will account for 12.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Trial of Bintang adjourned due to lawyers' absence
Trial of Bintang adjourned due to lawyers' absence JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court failed to arraign yesterday controversial politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas, who is facing charges of insulting President Soeharto, because his lawyers failed to show up.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Ultraman 3:05 Morning Chat 3:30 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 Women's World 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama:...
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Morning TV broadcast
Morning TV broadcast From Neraca I like the programs aired by private television stations, but sometimes I turn to the government station if they have interesting programs. I notice that there is tight competition among the private television stations.
Thu, 09 Nov 1995
Three missing in boat accident
Three missing in boat accident PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Rescue workers were still searching yesterday for the bodies of three men who drowned after an accident on the Antasan Nusa river on Monday.