Archive: 22 February 1995
44 articles found
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alcohol stickers are overpriced: Producers
Alcohol stickers are overpriced: Producers JAKARTA (JP): The row between liquor producers and a private firm trying to control the industry through compulsory labeling is intensifying. Hatta Arpan, chairman of the Association of Alcoholic Beverage Producers, on Monday accused the company of charging higher prices for the stickers of alcoholic beverages sold in Central Java, violating the ruling of the governor.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Holiday makers pack bus, railway stations
Holiday makers pack bus, railway stations JAKARTA (JP): People intending to celebrate Idul Fitri in their hometowns have started mobbing bus terminals and train stations. They choose to travel to their hometowns as early as possible to avoid being trapped in long traffic jams, which is the natural order of the day at this time of year.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police mapout plans for Idul Fitri holidays
Police mapout plans for Idul Fitri holidays JAKARTA (JP): The police have worked out the final details of transportation and security arrangements, nationwide, for the upcoming Idul Fitri holidays. National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro met with all the chiefs of his regional commands yesterday to put the final touches on the preparations. Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Compromised traffic fine
Compromised traffic fine From Neraca I appreciate traffic police who have taken stern measures against traffic violators in the Traffic Control Zone, in line with the new traffic law. Still young in age, the on duty policemen never want to compromise with the violators, but retain their drivers' licenses and enter the fines into their fine book. This indicates that the police, as law enforcers, now really want to improve their image.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
AIDS kills six in West Java
AIDS kills six in West Java BANDUNG, West Java: Six people have died of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) throughout the province over the past five years. Health officials have registered another 13 people infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus that causes AIDS, the chief of the provincial health office, Haikin Rahmat, said on Monday. One of those tested HIV positive was a prostitute who recently gave birth.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Comedy 3:05 Gita Wicara 3:30 TV Drama: Dibawah Kilatan Pedang 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Culture Program 8:05 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:25 Koran Recital 9:40 Culture Program 10:45 Late News 10:55 Film: Mother and Daughter Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Student testifies against friends
Student testifies against friends JAKARTA (JP): A member of the student regiment from the National University told Judge Moegihardjo of South Jakarta District Court that he saw one of the six defendants being tried throwing bottles filled with gasoline into the regiment's headquarters.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government tries to control transmigrants' activities
Government tries to control transmigrants' activities JAKARTA (JP): The government is trying to control the activities of Javanese farmers who resettle in the forests of Indonesia's outer islands, to ensure that they will not disturb the ecological balance, according to a senior official. The ministry of transmigration's Director General for Housing and Environment, H.J.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
One way traffic in Central Jakarta
One way traffic in Central Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The city land transport control agency will impose one way traffic flow on sections of Jl. Diponegoro and Jl. Proklamasi, Central Jakarta, in a bid to ease traffic jams on Jl. Salemba Raya. The regulation, which will take effect on Feb. 28, stipulates that part of Jl. Diponegoro -- from Megaria-Jl. Diponegoro crossing to Salemba-Jl. Diponegoro crossing -- will be one-way and that road users coming from the opposite direction should use Jl.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
World teams to resume Indonesia Rally drive
World teams to resume Indonesia Rally drive JAKARTA (JP): The top two world teams of Subaru and Mitsubishi have confirmed their entry to the 1995 Indonesia Rally in Medan, North Sumatra next July, with Asia's developing manufacturers expecting to steal a bit of the thunder. The July 7-9 rally will serve as the opener for the six-leg Asia Pacific Championship series, the Indonesian Motor Association stated in a press release on Monday.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Korea-ASEAN trade up
Korea-ASEAN trade up SEOUL (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) displaced the European Union (EU) as South Korea's third largest overseas market last year after the United States and Japan, trade officials said yesterday. The Trade and Industry Ministry said South Korean exports to the ASEAN jumped 22.1 percent last year to US$11.4 billion, compared with the EU's $10.6 billion.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Legend 'Magic' Johnson and Abdul Jabbar to visit Jakarta
Legend 'Magic' Johnson and Abdul Jabbar to visit Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): In December, it is Santa Claus. But in April, it is basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson, who is going to come to town. And so is Kareem Abdul Jabbar, another living legend from the National Basketball Association's (NBA's) Los Angeles Lakers. But don't think this news is just an early April fool's joke.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Controlling land use
Controlling land use President Soeharto's call for stricter control of the use and ownership of land is nothing new. Officials, from the President down to local administrators, have made such calls on many occasions in the past. However, the President's strong comments, reported yesterday, seem to indicate that things must have gone too far, or that perhaps the problem has become a serious threat to our national development efforts. Why else would the President issue such stern warnings?
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Battle over Iwo Jima continues
Battle over Iwo Jima continues On Feb. 19, 1945 the United States finally brought World War II to Japan itself as, after a massive prior bombardment, Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima, which lay between U.S.-held Saipan and Guam to the south, and Tokyo to the north. Jakarta Post Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin visits the island as the Americans get ready to remember the famous battle which the Japanese prefer to forget. IWO JIMA, Japan (JP): Fifty years after U.S.
Wed, 22 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.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Risky risks freedom for fire
Risky risks freedom for fire JAKARTA (JP): Two men convicted of setting a house on fire and causing the deaths of four people were each sentenced to 12 years imprisonment at the Bogor District Court on Monday. Presiding Judge Usman Wahab said Risky and Maman were found guilty of deliberately burning the house of Amir Mulyanto on Sept. 21 last year. He said the two men burned down the house after they had given more than one million rupiah in cash to Amir.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kim Johannes may be charged again
Kim Johannes may be charged again JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the investigation of Kim Johannes, recently acquitted from a corruption charge related to alleged fictitious exports, could be reopened. Speaking at a hearing with the Budgetary Commission of the House of Representatives, the minister said that the Attorney General's recent decision to drop the corruption charge against Kim was not final.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dairi villagers intensify efforts to reclaim land
Dairi villagers intensify efforts to reclaim land JAKARTA (JP): A group of villagers from Dairi regency in North Sumatra continued their campaign yesterday to draw the attention of the central government and military to a land dispute that is turning violent.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
'No choice but to beat Chinese Taipei'
'No choice but to beat Chinese Taipei' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has no choice but beating Chinese Taipei in their Davis Cup playoff matches at home at the end of March. "A loss will cost us a lot of time as well as money," Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, new chairman of the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti), said during a fast break gathering yesterday. Yesterday's gathering also marked the official transfer of Pelti's helm from Cosmas Batubara to Sarwono, who is also Minister of Environment.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
BII slowing growth of housing credits
BII slowing growth of housing credits JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), a major bank listed on the domestic stock exchanges, is slowing the growth of its loans for property purchases this year in a bid to avoid an increase in bad loans.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Timorese greet rights probe
Timorese greet rights probe DILI, East Timor: Local legislators are welcoming the National Commission on Human Rights' investigation into the Jan. 12 killing in Liquisa of six people the military said were rebels. Manuel Carrascalao and Manuel C.G. Oliveira say the investigation is expected to help promote more respect for human rights in the territory. "The people are happy that the commission came and listened to them about what happened.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mar'ie rules out credits for RI aircraft exports
Mar'ie rules out credits for RI aircraft exports JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad categorically rejected yesterday the possibility of providing export credits for foreign buyers of such high-tech products as aircraft from Indonesian companies. "It is almost impossible for us to provide such a payment scheme. The problem is: where we would get such funds from?," the minister told the Budgetary Commission of the House of Representatives during a hearing yesterday.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto suggests Oki be tried in Indonesia: Oetojo
Soeharto suggests Oki be tried in Indonesia: Oetojo JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto suggested yesterday that Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, be tried in Jakarta for the triple murder that he allegedly committed in Los Angeles, Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said. Oetojo told reporters that he learned of Soeharto's feelings at one of his sessions with the president, during which he brought the president up to date on the on-going investigation of Oki.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gratitude
Gratitude With this letter I would like to pass on a message of appreciation from Ms. Susan Davies, the Acting Country Program Director, Indonesia Bilateral Program of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Ms. Susan Davies would like to express her sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Alpera Jaya Ridwan of the Angkasa Pura II, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, who located her briefcase at the Airport on Jan. 31, 1995. Mr.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Building accessories on display
Building accessories on display JAKARTA (JP): A one day exhibition marking the launching of accessories for modern buildings was held yesterday in the Jakarta Convention Center. The exhibition contained various building accessories which can create healthy, efficient and comfortable workplaces and featured such things as fire alarms, automatic electricity controls and floor paneling. These products are from PT Access Matsushita Denko Mitra Indonesia, PT MABEL and PT Sukaratu Karya Mandiri.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Religious festival bonus
Religious festival bonus From Republika To be an employee at a private company is lucky. Compared to civil servants, the pay scale is higher, and in the context of religious festivities, the government always urges private companies to pay religious bonuses to their employees. In fact, both private employees and civil servants have the same basic needs, including the need to observe the religious occasion. But the government is not in the position to pay a religious bonus to civil servants.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sipadan and Ligitan issue
Sipadan and Ligitan issue From Merdeka I would like to comment on the letter by Mr. Suharsono H. in Merdeka, Feb. 6, 1995, under the heading Dispute on Sipadan and Ligitan Islands. Mr. Suharsono forwarded an interesting proposal and fair reasons. He proposed that a joint Indonesia-Malaysia authority be set up, each possessing 50 percent of share, to manage the two islands. And after 50 years of operation, the two islands should be transferred to Indonesia.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
LIPI told to examine electoral laws
LIPI told to examine electoral laws JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) yesterday to study the possibility of changing the Indonesian election system from the current proportional representation to a first-past-the post system. Soeharto also asked the institute to review the methods by which the Armed Forces officers in the House of Representatives are appointed.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Peregrine to enter N. Korea
Peregrine to enter N. Korea SEOUL (AFP): Hong Kong's Peregrine Group announced here yesterday it was hoping to sign a contract this weekend to set up what it called the first ever joint venture bank with North Korea. "I am going up to North Korea this weekend ...
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Crude palm oil producers come under fire
Crude palm oil producers come under fire JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, while hinting that the government will maintain export tax on crude palm oil (CPO), said yesterday that producers must put high priority on the domestic market and people's best interests.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramos has limited goals on Spratlys
Ramos has limited goals on Spratlys By Cecil Morella MANILA (AFP): The odds may be prohibitive for the Philippines in any South China Sea confrontation, but by taking on China over the disputed Spratlys, President Fidel Ramos has attained limited but important objectives, analysts say.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Smailing Tour gets award
Smailing Tour gets award JAKARTA (JP): The Asian Business Press Group, the publisher of several travel magazines such as the Travel Trade Gazette, has selected Smailing Tour as the best inbound tour operator in Indonesia. Smailing Tour's President Rudy Akili said yesterday the Travel Awards were conducted got travel-related companies during the PATA Mart '95 in Sydney which ended on Sunday.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Food contest at Jakarta Fair
Food contest at Jakarta Fair JAKARTA (JP): Traditional food which used to be favored by people during Indonesia's struggle for independence in the 1940s but which has become almost "extinct " today will be on display at a traditional food contest at the Jakarta Fair next July. The contest's organizing committee chairperson Mrs. Yogie S. Memet told Antara shortly after meeting First Lady Tien Soeharto at the latter's residence on Jl.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Evans expresses concern over Liquisa incident
Evans expresses concern over Liquisa incident JAKARTA (JP): Australia's Foreign Minister Gareth Evans yesterday expressed concern about the alleged killings of East Timorese civilians in the town of Liquisa by Armed Forces (ABRI) personnel. "We're very concerned about the news that civilians may have been killed," Evans said in Jakarta yesterday.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Minister pleased over compliance with extra pay rules
Minister pleased over compliance with extra pay rules By Ridwan M. Sijabat SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief says so far he is pleased with the way companies in the country have observed the new ruling compelling them to pay workers an extra-month salary ahead of the Islamic Idul Fitri holiday. Latief, who is currently on a nationwide tour to monitor the implementation of the ruling, told reporters on Monday that he was optimistic about the enforcement of the ruling.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 21, 1995 Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,350 65,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,450 4,000 ANWAR SIERAD 1,650 100 24,000 AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPI 2,800 0 ARGHA KARYA PRIMA INDUSTRY 1,975 174,500 ARGO PANTES 2,725 0 ASIANA IMI INDUSTRIES 1,650 -50 2,500 ASTER DHARMA INDUSTRY 900 -425...
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fate of Javanese tiger still not known
Fate of Javanese tiger still not known JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian conservationists are in a dilemma over the fate of the Javanese tiger, not knowing for certain whether the beast has actually become extinct or not. A 30-person team from the East Java's Second Office of Natural Conservation sent out in December to track a Java tiger, known by its Latin name Panthera Tigris Sondaica, returned empty handed, failing to find even the smallest trace that it still exists.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Wanandi brothers launch Japanese fast food restaurant
Wanandi brothers launch Japanese fast food restaurant JAKARTA (JP): Four brothers got together and a restaurant was created. It was as simple as that. The Japanese fast food restaurant, Dondon, is the venture of the Wanandi brothers (the sons of Jusuf Wanandi, chairman of Centre for Strategic and International Studies): Judi, Ary, Dani and Doni. The story began when the four went to Singapore and ate Japanese style pancakes at the Marian. "It was very good.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Beggars and squatters nabbed
Beggars and squatters nabbed JAKARTA (JP): Over 200 beggars and squatters were swept off the main streets of West and South Jakarta in a public order operation that ended yesterday. The operation in South Jakarta, headed by Ramal P. and Akmal Ahmad, has also removed about 120 beggars from the area. One hundred beggars were also relocated in a similar operation in West Jakarta, headed by J.P. Manihuruk .
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Case against kidnappers likely to be dismissed
Case against kidnappers likely to be dismissed JAKARTA (JP): The case of two foreign private detectives accused of kidnapping two children from their father's custody may be thrown out of court, says a prosecutor. "The children's father -- the victim in this case -- is no longer in Indonesia and has left the country for Vietnam. His presence in court is necessary for the trial to proceed," a prosecutor, who asked not to be named, told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Wednesday Maghrib 06.17 p.m. Thursday Imsak 04.31 a.m. Subuh 04.41 a.m.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI promises to help Libya on sanctions
RI promises to help Libya on sanctions By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia pledged yesterday to use its influence as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to help remove UN sanctions imposed on Libya. Libya is accused of harboring the suspects responsible for the 1988 Pan Am bombing in Lockerbie, Scotland. After a meeting with his Libyan counterpart, Omar M.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
More efficient tourism sought
More efficient tourism sought JAKARTA (JP): Leading experts and a government official called on the domestic tourism industry to maximize efficiency because the country is required to fulfill its free-trade commitments in line with international agreements.
Wed, 22 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Taiwanese MIA in Indonesia
Taiwanese MIA in Indonesia Stories of searching for people missing in action in the Vietnam War as told by the Americans are most touching. Finding a beloved one long lost in the wildness of a foreign land without any indication of them having survived is an enormous, heart- breaking and time consuming task. The hoped for possible reunion assuages all the challenges and ordeals. To make their dreams come true, any outside assistance is always very much appreciated.