Archive: 17 February 1995
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Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
U.S. seeks RI support on nuclear treaty
U.S. seeks RI support on nuclear treaty JAKARTA (JP): U. S. President Bill Clinton sent a special envoy to Indonesia this week to muster support for an indefinite extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a move Jakarta is reluctant to accept. "I think it was a good exchange of views and they understand our position better, we understand their's better," Thomas Graham, the envoy, said of his talks here yesterday.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stop exploiting North Bandung
Stop exploiting North Bandung From Sinar Pagi The whole exploitation of the North Bandung area, West Java, should be put to an end, mainly because it will result in the degradation of ecology to a wider area which, in turn, will be hazardous to the ecosystem in Bandung and its surrounding areas. What is needed now is the political action of the West Java Governor to maintain ecological balance.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indosat expands and improves competitiveness
Indosat expands and improves competitiveness JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosat, the state-owned international telecommunications operator, is expanding its operations into three telecommunication-related businesses while improving its competitiveness domestically and globally, its president says.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Subway project approved
Subway project approved JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto instructed Transportation Minister Haryanto Dhanutirto yesterday to go ahead with the building of a subway and an elevated railway to help ease the increasingly chaotic traffic in the capital. The President's instruction ended a lengthy controversy on whether there should be an underground or elevated system in the Mass Rapid Transit development in Jakarta, which has a population of about nine million.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Logistics agency gets new boss
Logistics agency gets new boss JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government separated the function of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) from the office of the state minister of food yesterday amid growing concern over the steep rise food prices, in particular the price of rice. The separation was effected when Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono promoted Beddu Amang from deputy chief to new chief of Bulog, replacing State Minister for Food Ibrahim Hasan, who had held the post since March, 1993.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
New logistics chief
New logistics chief State Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan's relinquishing of his concurrent post as chief of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) yesterday seemed rather unusual. After all, we have long been accustomed to the normal bureaucratic scheme of things whereby the official postings for key officials are based more on a fixed tenure -- normally five years, but extendable -- rather than on performance.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Take care of your pets
Take care of your pets I was pleased to read the article in The Jakarta Post titled Bali to control dog and cat population. Why not Jakarta? I live in Kelapa Gading and I am saddened to see the number of roaming, and seemingly homeless, animals, especially cats. Most of these poor creatures, usually searching for food in trash bins, are in terrible condition -- flea bitten, scarred and filthy.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Limited crude oil supply affects refinery projects
Limited crude oil supply affects refinery projects JAKARTA (JP): A limited supply of crude oil and the lack of financing resources have slowed down the construction of oil refinery projects in the private sector, an executive of the state-owned oil company Pertamina says. "Of the investors for seven refinery projects approved by the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) last year, none has been ready to start construction," Pertamina's director for processing, G.J.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Count forestry funds in state budget: DPR
Count forestry funds in state budget: DPR JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives urged yesterday that reforestation funds be counted in the state budget as government revenues, to ensure the accountability of the funds. Johny Alwi Banyo of the House's Budgetary Commission said the government has actually agreed to gradually include the funds into the state budget.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Persebaya Surabaya holds spectator record
Persebaya Surabaya holds spectator record JAKARTA (JP): Persebaya Surabaya has accumulated a record of 155,000 spectators during its six national soccer league matches at home since the league kicked off on Nov. 27 last year.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Ministers too busy for sports groups'
'Ministers too busy for sports groups' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman reiterated yesterday his idea not to let sports organizations give cabinet ministers top jobs any longer. "Those who lead sports organizations should have 100 percent, or at least 80 percent of their time devoted to the development of their respective sports organizations," Hayono told reporters during a fast break at his residence yesterday.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Indosiar' shows same boring stuff
'Indosiar' shows same boring stuff From Bisnis Indonesia The newly established Indosiar fails to accommodate the prevailing social-cultural conditions in the country. It was hoped that this television station would be able to present something refreshing that the other private stations lacked, but in reality its programs are just as boring as the others'. The gravest mistake Indosiar made was the airing on Feb. 13, 1995 of the film Sixteen Candles, a piece that showed violence and pornography.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rights body begins E. Timor visit
Rights body begins E. Timor visit DILI, East Timor (JP): The National Commission for Human Rights arrived yesterday to investigate the recent killings in Liquisa of six people the military believes were rebels. The five-member team lead by Commission chief Ali Said met with Liquisa regent Leonetu Martin and Roman Catholic priest Rafael Dos Santos. The investigation team is scheduled to visit the Fatufo village today where the incident happened.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bus fare increase allowed for Idul Fitri
Bus fare increase allowed for Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): The government has allowed bus operators to raise their fares by up to 25 percent during the two weeks of Idul Fitri holiday rush, it was announced yesterday. However, the government will punish bus operators who raise their fares more than the permitted ceiling, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto told reporters after meeting with President Soeharto.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pension funds get more protection
Pension funds get more protection JAKARTA (JP): Ministry of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad issued three new regulations on the activity of pension funds yesterday to give stronger protection to pension fund members. One of the rulings is to annul the investment restriction on listed shares and commercial paper in land and property and the second is to require the pension funds to submit their audited annual reports to the finance minister no later than six months from the end of every book year.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Survivors mark recapture of rock
Survivors mark recapture of rock CORREGIDOR, Philippines (AFP): American and Filipino veterans and one of their surviving Japanese World War II enemies returned to this ancient fortress yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of one of the bloodiest scenes of combat in the Pacific theater. The old soldiers were joined on the island which guards the entrance to Manila Bay by Philippine President Fidel Ramos -- a former general who as a young officer fought for the south in the Korean War -- and U.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Congested toll road
Congested toll road From Bisnis Indonesia The toll road between Bekasi and Cawang, Jakarta, has been increasingly congested during the past two years. A long queue occurs at the Bekasi toll gate every morning. Like thousands of workers living in Bekasi, I am upset by this situation because we cannot reach the office on time. To improve the situation I call on PT Jasa Marga and the related authorities to ban all sorts of trucks from entering the toll road in the morning from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Four children die of dengue
Four children die of dengue SEMARANG, Central Java: Dengue fever has hit Tegal and Wonogiri, killing at least four children and hospitalizing dozens of others over the past week, an official said yesterday. The administrations of the two regencies have sent medical personnel and supplies to the stricken areas to help curb the disease, spokesman for the provincial health office Susilo Resmi said. "The officials will also collect data on the actual number of victims," he told journalists.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Obituary
Obituary Maj. Gen. (ret.) Djoko Moeljono, a Roman Catholic figure and member of the National Commission on Human Rights, passed away at his residence in Jakarta yesterday. He was 71 years old. After retiring from the army, Moeljono served as director general of Catholic Affairs at the Ministry of Religious Affairs between 1974 and 1986. He was called out of retirement in 1993 to serve the public once again, this time as a member of the human rights commission.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP fighters sent to Spratlys
RP fighters sent to Spratlys MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines has sent a fleet of five aging fighter planes to keep watch over a reef in the disputed Spratly islands occupied by China, the air force said yesterday. Air force spokesman Col. Felipe Gaerlan said two Huey helicopters and four Italian-made S-211 jet trainers had also been deployed in the area after President Fidel Ramos ordered a strengthening of Philippine forces there. "Our entire force of F-5s have been sent there, five of them.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Street blockade protested
Street blockade protested JAKARTA (JP): Several residents of the Ketapang Indah residential complex in the Lebak Bulus subdistrict, South Jakarta, have filed a complaint with the Municipal National Stability Coordination Agency about a street being blocked in the area. They demanded the street be reopened. The street blocking was conducted by several men, under the order of Achmad Ma'ruf, by placing a concrete slab on the street.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 16, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume -------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,400 -25 52,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,300 100 4,000 ANWAR SIERAD 1,725 75 80,500 AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPI 2,800 0 ARGHA KARYA PRIMA INDUSTRY 2,000 -25 716,000 ARGO PANTES 2,725 0 ASIANA IMI INDUSTRIES 1,700 14,000 ASTER DHARMA INDUSTRY...
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Trigger-happy policeman shoots student to death
Trigger-happy policeman shoots student to death JAKARTA (JP): City Military Police have arrested a senior officer alleged to have fatally shot a 19-year-old high school student. "We're still interrogating the officer," head of the Jakarta Military Police, Lt. Col. Anwaruddin, said yesterday. The officer, identified only as Second Lieutenant Is, is said to have fatally shot Erwin Zulharman Arief, a third-year student of a vocational school in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, at around 1 p.m.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
World rice supply is expected to tighten
World rice supply is expected to tighten MANILA (AFP): Global rice supply is expected to tighten amid a population boom and declining arable land, and Asia's low-income countries will come under severe pressure, economists warned yesterday.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Australian FM to visit Thailand
Australian FM to visit Thailand BANGKOK (Reuter): Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans will visit Thailand briefly next week and the situation in Myanmar is expected to dominate talks with Thai government officials, an embassy spokesman said yesterday. "While here, he will take the opportunity to meet the acting foreign minister and discuss matters of mutual interest," an Australian embassy spokesman said.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI grooms six pairs for world bridge tournament
RI grooms six pairs for world bridge tournament JAKARTA (JP): Fired up by a series of victories in the Far East Bridge Federation Championship, Indonesia has set its sights on winning a world title in the near future, says Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) chairman Wiranto. Indonesia, which was powerful in the Far East region for a decade during the 1970s and 1980s, has now set itself the target of winning a world title: either the Bermuda Bowl or the World Junior championship.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Philippines rattles saber against China
Philippines rattles saber against China By Malcolm Davidson MANILA (Reuter): China's occupation of a reef in the Spratlys claimed by the Philippines and Wednesday's saber rattling by Manila have raised the temperature in the South China Sea but are unlikely to lead to conflict, analysts say.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir mounts attack on opposition
Mahathir mounts attack on opposition KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has intensified attacks on an opposition Islamic party, highlighting a sex scandal involving one of its leaders to back charges the group was falsely pious. As major political parties geared up for widely-expected snap elections, Mahathir called the scandal "a very big issue" which he said proved accusations that Parti Islam SeMalaya (PAS) did not live up to its Islamic image.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asian financial news
Asian financial news SINGAPORE (AFP): Agence France-Presse has signed a joint venture agreement with three major media groups to launch a specialized economic and financial news service in Asia, AFP chairman and chief executive Lionel Fleury announced yesterday. Shareholders with AFP in the new company, AFX-ASIA, are Britain's Financial Times group, the Japanese group Nikkei, owner of the Nihon Keizai daily, and the Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Killer gets 10 years in jail
Killer gets 10 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta District Court, led by Judge Yudo Sumarto, has sentenced Fansuri, alias Kecil, 19, to 10 years imprisonment for murder. The crime happened in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, in January last year. Fansuri was hurt by Nurhayati, who had rejected his love because he was too young. After seeing her with another man, Fansuri waited for the right moment to attack. He stabbed her in the abdomen and chest with a knife.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kukdong wins RI order
Kukdong wins RI order SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Kukdong Construction Co. has signed a US$56-million contract with Indonesian highway corporation PT Jasa Marga to build an elevated expressway in Jakarta, a company spokesman said yesterday. Construction of the new highway would help alleviate Jakarta's clogged traffic, the spokesman said, He said further construction orders were anticipated as the Indonesian government planned to build a subway and elevated electric train network in Jakarta.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Suspected murderer of woman arrested
Suspected murderer of woman arrested JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police detectives arrested yesterday the main suspect in the murder of a 59-year-old woman in the Johar Baru subdistrict. Police also confiscated gold and diamond jewelry worth approximately Rp 10 million (US$4,520) and several other items, including handbags and pocket cameras, the suspect allegedly stolen after committing the crime. Chief of the Central Jakarta police precinct Lt. Col.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
City Council expects higher city revenues
City Council expects higher city revenues JAKARTA (JP): The City Council said that the city administration could collect more revenue if it increased tax- collection and improved efficiency in city-owned companies. Council members from the United Development Party (PPP), the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and the ruling Golkar group made the statement in a plenary session on Wednesday in which they discussed a city budget proposal for the 1995/1996 fiscal year .
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt to probe dismissal of 1,100 workers
Govt to probe dismissal of 1,100 workers JAKARTA (JP): The government promised yesterday to investigate reports that over 1,100 workers of 14 companies in Jakarta and Bandung have been fired for demanding better pay. Director General for Industrial Relations and Labor Standards Suwarto told representatives of the dismissed workers that the government would mediate in the dispute in order to achieve a timely resolution. The workers came to the manpower ministry office in two groups.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cirebon-Indramayu road dangerous
Cirebon-Indramayu road dangerous CIREBON, West Java: The 50 kilometer section of highway between Cirebon and Indramayu is in bad condition and will be prone to traffic congestion during the forthcoming Idul Fitri holidays, police warned yesterday. Cirebon police chief Col. Sawal Hariadi said that during two weeks before and two nights after the Idul Fitri public holidays, which fall on March 3-4, the section will be closed to vehicles from Central Java.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Policy revision urged in Myanmar
Policy revision urged in Myanmar By Yindee Lertcharoenchok BANGKOK: Outgoing Foreign Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made a rather late remark recently when he stated that ASEAN and Thailand may have to review their "constructive engagement policy" towards Myanmar if the Myanmarese offensive against armed ethnic guerrillas does not cease.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Friday Maghrib 06.19 p.m. Saturday Imsak 04.31 a.m. Subuh 04.41 a.m.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Not manager
Not manager I would like to call your attention to the much appreciated article on Clipper's American Seafood Restaurant published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 15, 1995, page six, entitled Abundant seafood, too little wine at Clipper's. In the article I was called Manager whereas I am actually the Assistant Manager working under Manager Kelley L. Skinner. I appreciate the Post for publishing this correction. ALEXANDRA SCHERER Clipper's Jakarta
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Student regiment real cause of incident: Witness
Student regiment real cause of incident: Witness JAKARTA (JP): A witness in the trial of six students of the National University told judge Moegihardjo of South Jakarta District Court that the incident on Oct. 18, 1994, for which they are being tried, was the result of a spate of harsh actions on the part of members of the university's student regiment.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
New officials installed
New officials installed JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko has installed Deddy Tisna Mihardja as the new head of the mayoralty's city planning and restoration office. Deddy Tisna replaces Niazie Gani, who has been transferred to Central Java as the head of the province's street illumination office. Mihardja was a former officer of the city planning and restoration office of the Jakarta administration, Antara reported.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Golkar and members stand on conflicting sides
Golkar and members stand on conflicting sides The ruling political grouping, Golkar, delayed its decision for a week on Tuesday to expel a legislator from the House of Representatives. Noted political scientist Arbi Sanit talks to The Jakarta Post about this. Question: How do you see the uproar over the decision of Golkar to withdraw its outspoken member, Bambang Warih Koesoemo, from the House of Representatives?
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
New council to advise government on health
New council to advise government on health JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto installed 25 members yesterday to the newly-established National Health Council to advise the government's management of the health sector. "It is hoped that this council can absorb the public's aspirations and hopes and anticipate the challenges we are facing in developing the health sector," Soeharto said at the installation ceremony at the State Palace.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
ABRI in the 90s takes a political back seat: Ma'ruf
ABRI in the 90s takes a political back seat: Ma'ruf JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces is taking a back seat when it comes to politics and allowing civilians to take all the initiatives, its new chief of socio-political affairs says. The Armed Forces (ABRI), however, is not completely washing its hands of politics and is prepared to move to the forefront anytime the situation demands, Maj. Gen. Moch. Ma'ruf said yesterday in his first media conference since his appointment last week.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
12,500 officers read for Idul Fitri security
12,500 officers read for Idul Fitri security JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will deploy about 12,500 security officers as a precautionary measure during the long Idul Fitri weekend. The officers will come from the City Police, the City Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ) and the City Military Command. Deputy Governor for Government Affairs Idroes told reporters yesterday that the step is aimed at protecting Jakartans who intend to celebrate Idul Fitri in their hometowns.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday. Poolside - BBQ Night with Hawaiian Band, Wednesday. * Sheraton Lagoon Nusa Dua Beach: Poolside Terrace - Janger Cultural Performance, Friday. Pasar Ikan Seafood Market, Saturday.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police catch alleged smugglers
Police catch alleged smugglers JAKARTA: East Kalimantan police have arrested 23 suspected smugglers and poachers, national police spokesman Brig. Gen. I.K. Ratta said. The police also impounded seven boats currying illegal goods in a 17-day operation in East Kalimantan territorial waters, Ratta told journalists. Some of the suspects originate from Taiwan and Hong Kong, he said. An investigation is underway to determine if aliens from other countries are among those arrested.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
PT Prasidha to set up instant coffee venture
PT Prasidha to set up instant coffee venture JAKARTA (JP): PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga, a company listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will set up a joint venture with Japanese partners to produce instant coffee with an investment of Rp 37 billion (US$16.7 million). Prasidha stated yesterday that the joint venture was approved by the company's shareholders in an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
APEC forum agrees to publish deregulation reports
APEC forum agrees to publish deregulation reports FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP): The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has agreed to publish reports to show the private sector the economic deregulatory steps taken by members, officials said yesterday. The agreement among senior APEC officials followed an Indonesian proposal submitted late last year to the 18-member group's trade and investment committee, currently chaired by South Korea, they said.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Fri, 17 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Friendly solution called for
Friendly solution called for Indonesia and Malaysia's overlapping claims to the Sipadan and Ligitan islands date back to a 1969 meeting which ended without the two sides reaching agreement. Indonesia holds that the two islands, which lie off the province of East Kalimantan, are within its territory because they had previously been inside the area controlled by the Dutch colonial administration.