Archive: 18 February 1995

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Chrysler's hub in Thailand

Chrysler's hub in Thailand BANGKOK (AFP): U.S. car and truck manufacturer Chrysler expects to make Thailand its hub for Southeast Asia while pursuing investments in other regional countries, corporation chairman Robert Eaton said yesterday.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Fulbright: An advocate and activist of world peace

Fulbright: An advocate and activist of world peace By Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Shortly after the United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, freshman Arkansas Senator James William Fulbright called for the creation of an international program for educational exchange.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day From Media Indonesia I am very concerned to observe the celebration of Valentine's Day in Jakarta. Sadly, a television station aired a Valentine's Day program which is beyond acceptable values. And this has certainly a strong influence on our younger generation.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Cows, buffaloes brought to Jakarta for festival

Cows, buffaloes brought to Jakarta for festival JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has brought in about 53,000 cows and water buffaloes to fulfill the public demand for meat in the city during the Moslem fasting month of Ramadhan.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for Jakarta Saturday Maghrib 06.18 p.m. Sunday Imsak 04.31 a.m. Subuh 04.41 a.m.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Bishop Belo criticized for being inexperienced

Bishop Belo criticized for being inexperienced By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): The head of the East Timor provincial legislature has lashed out at Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo's allegations of humans rights abuses, attributing them to immaturity and inexperience.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Why haj pilgrims return to Mecca

Why haj pilgrims return to Mecca By Santi WE Soekanto & Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): "There is an unexplainable feeling of longing, a yearning, to see the Baitullah (House of God) in Mecca again, and again, and again.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Sempati's trick

Sempati's trick Sempati has a nasty case of xenophobia, it seems! Having read of their "40:60" concession for the elderly i.e. 40 percent discount for the over sixties, I thought (being over 60) that I would take advantage of this concession.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

RP's economy recovery still fragile

RP's economy recovery still fragile MANILA (AFP): The Philippines looks well on the way to sustained economic recovery, but this could still be derailed if the government uses the breathing space as a reason to postpone key reforms, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said yesterday.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Pay increase

Pay increase From Neraca It is already known that civil servants' salaries have been increased. But as the Idul Fitri holiday approaches, the prices of goods have also increased. However, some private companies have not increased their employees salaries. As a driver I am paid Rp 4,000 a day.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

PP London expands

PP London expands JAKARTA (JP): PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia, a British plantation company based in North Sumatra, will expand its rubber estates to South Sulawesi. PP London's President G.E.M. Brown said during a visit yesterday to Ujungpandang, the South Sulawesi capital, that his company will...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Foreign firms may take part in telecommunications tender

Foreign firms may take part in telecommunications tender JAKARTA (JP): Overseas telecommunications firms, which failed in the prequalification process, still have the opportunity to participate in next month's tender for the establishment of two million telephone lines offered by the government.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Harapan Kita gets Rp 1b donation

Harapan Kita gets Rp 1b donation JAKARTA (JP): Harapan Kita Foundation has received a Rp 1 billion (US$454,545) donation from Bakrie Brothers' holding company to help finance projects at the Harapan Kita cardiac center hospital.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Legislators represent the people: Scholar

Legislators represent the people: Scholar YOGYAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives must put the interest of the people first before their political parties, a political scholar says. Riswandha Imawan of the Gadjah Mada University said a plan by Golkar, the ruling political group, to...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Govt defends non-degree teachers training program

Govt defends non-degree teachers training program JAKARTA (JP): The government defended it policy to continue a special training program for elementary school teachers yesterday, despite criticism of low-quality graduates emerging from the high-profile program.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Bali probes cholera claims

Bali probes cholera claims DENPASAR, Bali: The Bali provincial administration is taking seriously a claim made by a group of 19 Japanese tourists that they contracted cholera during their recent visit to the island.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Tarmizi off to Riyadh for higher haj quota allocation

Tarmizi off to Riyadh for higher haj quota allocation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher left for Saudi Arabia yesterday to seek a 40,000 increase in the quota allocation for Indonesian haj pilgrims.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Clarification required

Clarification required From the photo-journalistic point of view, the picture that appeared in a number of Jakarta's newspapers yesterday could perhaps be considered rather nice. After all, it is not every day that we are treated to the spectacle of the Menteng sector police chief, Maj.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Haj pilgrimage quota -- how relevant is it?

Haj pilgrimage quota -- how relevant is it? By Santi WE Soekanto & Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): "It's just shocking!" was the way Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher recently described the increase in the number of people registering to go on this year's haj pilgrimage.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Young women facing greater AIDS risk

Young women facing greater AIDS risk By Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Young women are facing greater and greater risk of contracting the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, physician-cum-legislator Nafsiah Mboi says.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 17, 1995

Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 17, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 2,500 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,325 -75 115,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,300 0 ANWAR...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

TV today

TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m Sports 3:30 TV Series: Dibawah Kilatan Pedang 4:30 Youth Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:25 Koran Recital 9:40...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Export credits to be granted for aircraft sales

Export credits to be granted for aircraft sales JAKARTA (JP): The government will establish mechanisms for the provision of export credits for sales of aircraft produced by the government-owned company PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), which has thus far encountered difficulties in...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

RP plays down reports of intrusion by Vietnam

RP plays down reports of intrusion by Vietnam MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines, riled by Chinese occupation of a South China Sea coral reef it says belongs to Manila, played down yesterday reports of similar Vietnamese activities in the area.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Cawang-Tomang highway repaired

Cawang-Tomang highway repaired JAKARTA (JP): State-owned highway company PT Jasa Marga said that the lanes of Cawang-Tomang highway were reduced yesterday for road repair. Anhar Rivai, spokesman for the company, said that the company closed two of the three lanes and all motorists must exercise...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Property firm's profit up

Property firm's profit up JAKARTA (JP): PT Ciputra Development, a property company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, announced a 3,763 percent increase in after-tax profits to Rp 103.65 billion (US$46 million) in 1994 over the previous year.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Laksmi's latest repertoire a crusade against alienation

Laksmi's latest repertoire a crusade against alienation JAKARTA (JP): It is, at first, only routine, but when routine continuously imprisons someone, alienation happens. As a choreographer, that is what Laksmi Simanjuntak is trying to express in the repertoire inspired by the German art director...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Profile of a Jakarta crumpet seller

Profile of a Jakarta crumpet seller JAKARTA (JP): The smoke gets in my eyes, and hers too. But it does not seem to irritate her narrow eyes. She puts firewood into the base of the clay pots. To check whether the food is thoroughly cooked she removes the pans' covers with a pair of long, wooden...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Foreign investors in Vietnam

Foreign investors in Vietnam HANOI (AFP): Foreign investors will be allowed to set up representative offices in Vietnam ahead of obtaining licenses to give them time to study investment projects, a report said yesterday, quoting a recent Trade Ministry directive.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Govt caps price of low-cost houses

Govt caps price of low-cost houses JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has decided to set the price of low-cost apartments in Jakarta at between Rp 12 million (US$5,452) and Rp 15 million each, the chief of the City Housing Office, Ongky Sukasah H., said yesterday.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Christian students are calling for political reform

Christian students are calling for political reform JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Christian Students Movement is calling for political reform to allow public participation in both political and economic activities.

Sat, 18 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.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Woman leaders blast sending of maids abroad

Woman leaders blast sending of maids abroad JAKARTA (JP): Two prominent women have deplored the government's inability to stop the sending of young Indonesian women to work as domestic helpers abroad despite repeated pledges to phase out the practice.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Army battalion fetes anniversary

Army battalion fetes anniversary JAKARTA (JP): The 7/105 GS Biring Galih Artillery Battalion commemorated its 18th anniversary in a ceremony at its headquarters in Cikiwul, Bekasi on Wednesday. The battalion, which was formerly based in Medan, North Sumatra, was moved to Jakarta last year.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

37 brothels demolished

37 brothels demolished JAKARTA (JP): Municipal security and order officers demolished 37 buildings used as brothels in the Kalijodo red-light district in West Jakarta on Thursday. "The buildings were being used as brothels by 29 pimps and more than 350 prostitutes," Karsidin, head of West Jakarta's...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Flood strikes northern Java

Flood strikes northern Java SEMARANG, Central Java: The police have called on Idul Fitri holidaymakers to avoid northern Java highways because the flooding in several areas may continue and disrupt traffic. Central Java police chief Maj. Gen.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Irian rebels receiving foreign aid

Irian rebels receiving foreign aid JAKARTA (JP): An Irian Jaya separatist movement has been receiving foreign assistance from groups in the Netherlands and Sweden, a local military leader said yesterday. Maj. Gen.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Cooperatives to get forestry venture shares

Cooperatives to get forestry venture shares JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry has issued a new regulation requiring joint forestry ventures between state and private firms to set aside a portion of their shares to be used by cooperatives and local administration-run companies.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

KL timber tycoon wins Bakun dam deal

KL timber tycoon wins Bakun dam deal KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian tycoon Ting Pek Khiing's Ekran Bhd. said yesterday said it had won a deal to implement the much- criticized US$6 billion Bakun dam project in eastern Sarawak state. Ting, executive chairman of the property and timber-based Ekran.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Food trucks to be left alone, some escorted: Police

Food trucks to be left alone, some escorted: Police JAKARTA (JP): For the time being traffic police have been instructed not to stop and examine trucks loaded with staple foods, in particular rice, due to the growing concern over the steep rise in food prices in the city on the days leading up to...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Land reclamation causes floods

Land reclamation causes floods JAKARTA (JP): The City Council urged the governor yesterday to put a halt to PT Cakra Bina Lestari's reclamation project in Cengkareng Barat, West Jakarta, which is causing floods in a nearby housing complex.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Dibyo, Hamami promoted

Dibyo, Hamami promoted JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Dibyo Widodo has formally been promoted to major general while his deputy Hamami Nata is now a brigadier general. The two officers' promotions, which were in Presidential decrees dated Feb.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Immigration in Denpasar

Immigration in Denpasar From Kompas On Jan. 5, 1995 two of us arrived in Denpasar from Brisbane. Because Garuda's departure from Brisbane was delayed we were late for our connecting flight from Denpasar to Jakarta with the next flight available at 8 p.m.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Australian FM in Malaysia for talks

Australian FM in Malaysia for talks KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Gareth Evans arrived here yesterday from Brunei for a four-day visit for talks that officials said would focus on regional security as well as bilateral issues.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Regent Jakarta to open

Regent Jakarta to open JAKARTA (JP): The Regent Jakarta Hotel in the Kuningan area has stepped up its recruitment and training as the countdown to its opening in April gains momentum. The hotel's staff members increased to 253 last week when waiters and waitresses for its five food and beverage...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Foreign debts fall by 6% in three months

Foreign debts fall by 6% in three months JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's outstanding foreign debts dropped nearly six percent within three months, from US$93 billion in September 1994 to $87.6 billion last December. Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said here yesterday that approximately $58.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Jakarta to have two dams to check flood

Jakarta to have two dams to check flood JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is on its way to building two dams in Sunter, North Jakarta, to help control the annual floods in 38 vulnerable areas. "The proposal for the development of the Sunter I and Sunter III dams are being processed," Head of...

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Telegrams for Idul Fitri

Telegrams for Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta division of the Post and Telecommunications Office is issuing decorative telegrams in honor of the Idul Fitri holidays which will fall on March 3 and 4 this year.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

249 foreigners killed by quake

249 foreigners killed by quake TOKYO (AFP): At least 249 foreign residents from 11 countries were killed in the earthquake which devastated Kobe and surrounding areas one month ago, local authorities said yesterday.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Protecting whose interests?

Protecting whose interests? In 1992's Banking Law No.7, Article 40 states that banks are prohibited from divulging the financial records of their clients and stipulates that all client information should be kept confidential in compliance with common banking practice.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Garbage problem

Garbage problem From Media Indonesia Garbage has continuously been a headache for society. Garbage that consists of plastic (bags and other forms) is found everywhere and cannot be broken down and made into fertilizer.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Bimantara wins oil, gas contract

Bimantara wins oil, gas contract JAKARTA (JP): PT Citraduta Samudra, a subsidiary of the Bimantara Group, became the first domestic private company to win an oil and natural gas production sharing contract with the state oil company Pertamina.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB

Japan offers exchange program

Japan offers exchange program JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese government through the Association of International Education, Japan, has announced that it will invite students enrolled in Indonesian universities to participate in a short-term student exchange promotion program at Japan's universities.

Sat, 18 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB