Archive: 3 February 1995
52 articles found
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Flood kills six people in West Sumatra
Flood kills six people in West Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): Six people have been killed in flashfloods that attacked Solok regency, West Sumatra, on Tuesday. Regent Nurmawan said the floods originated in overflowing rivers and tributaries that pass through the regency, Antara reported.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Move labor-intensive industries out of Jakarta'
'Move labor-intensive industries out of Jakarta' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto wants labor intensive industries moved out of Jakarta and its surrounding towns and has asked Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief to look into the matter.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Reorienting NAM in the 1990s (1)
Reorienting NAM in the 1990s (1) Followings are excerpts of a paper presented by Indonesian Ambassador-at-Large Nana S. Sutresna who is also head executive assistant to the NAM Chairman at an international seminar sponsored by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies in Colombo, Sri Lanka,...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Judge asked not to sentence drug dealer to life
Judge asked not to sentence drug dealer to life JAKARTA (JP): Lawyer Sofyan Taher, representing an alleged local drug dealer, Freddy A Thing, yesterday asked Judge Tuaradja Siregar of the Central Jakarta District Court not to sentence his client to life imprisonment.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Aircraft collide on ground at KL
Aircraft collide on ground at KL KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A plane carrying 17 passengers and two crew collided on the ground with another aircraft at Kuala Lumpur International Airport yesterday but no casualties were reported, Bernama news agency said.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan sweep targets beggars
Ramadhan sweep targets beggars JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration is ready to block the expected seasonal influx of beggars and squatters during the Moslem fasting month of Ramadhan in a special operation called Gerakan Santunan Sosial.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Social envy explosive problem
Social envy explosive problem DILI, East Timor: Social envy is the most pressing problem in the province and needs to be solved soon, a senior local legislator said yesterday. "Social envy will cause more problems if it is not properly resolved," said Soenartono, deputy chief of the provincial...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 TV Series: Developing Stories 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Harmony 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramos rival to run for Senate
Ramos rival to run for Senate MANILA (Reuter): The woman defeated by President Fidel Ramos in 1992 elections said yesterday she would run for the Philippine Senate at the head of her own political party.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
BPS adds more goods in calculating inflation
BPS adds more goods in calculating inflation JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics said yesterday that it will take a greater number of commodities into account in measuring the country's inflation rate.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
A deplorable step
A deplorable step Perhaps there are only a few Indonesians who know precisely how many and which legislators have been removed from the House of Representatives (DPR) by their own factions. Interest in such matters appear to be low lately, and many people even seem to believe that it demonstrates...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rubber prices increase
Rubber prices increase SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore rubber futures prices ended higher yesterday on quiet trading as most traders were still away on lunar new year holiday, dealers said. Turnover, led by the RSS 3 grade, fell to 3,400 tons from the 10,000 tons traded on Friday.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dirty road
Dirty road The construction of the building by the Jakarta Metropolitan Administration in collaboration with PT Bakrie Investindo in Rasuna Said area, Kuningan, South Jakarta, is upsetting road users. The slow lane around the construction site becomes very dirty, as the trucks leaving and entering...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Robbers storm Philippine bank
Robbers storm Philippine bank MANILA (AFP): Gunmen wounded three people in a botched bank raid in the Philippine capital yesterday, press and radio reports said. The six-member gang fled in three commandeered vehicles after scooping up cash from the tellers' counters after they failed to open the...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 2, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 1,000 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,300 126,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...
Fri, 03 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.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Education and duty
Education and duty A distant relative of mine has 10 children: seven of them are sarjana (university graduates), two girls are assistant pharmacists and one son is a so-called 'stranded' doctor, meaning that he had to stop his medical studies midway.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
New golf and country club now accepting membership
New golf and country club now accepting membership JAKARTA (JP): The 250-hectare Royal Gading Golf & Country Club in the Gading Serpong residential area of Tangerang will open later this year. "PT Jakartabaru Golf & Country Club, which will manage the facility, is selling memberships now," Lexy A.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
How to overcome pollution
How to overcome pollution From Suara Karya I would like to give some suggestions for overcoming the problem of water and air pollution in Jakarta, which has inflicted a loss of Rp 3 trillion per year on society (Suara Karya, Jan. 18, 1995).
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * A new role for Japan in the world -- that's the subject of BBC World Report 44, the special BBC Topical Tapes program on "The Listening Post" (broadcast this evening over Radio Sonora FM 100.9 at 8:15).
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP launches ship to fight pollution
RP launches ship to fight pollution MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government yesterday launched an ecology patrol ship to enforce environmental laws on the country's vast coastal waters, officials said. President Fidel Ramos said at the launching ceremony here that the 46-meter Bantay Kalikasan...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Food bazaar by street vendors
Food bazaar by street vendors JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is launching a one-month food bazaar in which hundreds of sidewalk vendors will present traditional Indonesian dishes. The bazaar opens on Monday and is designed chiefly to cater Moslems breaking their daily fast through the...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Accountants want freedom
Accountants want freedom JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA) has called upon their governments not to interfere with accounting and auditing processes. In a statement sent by AFA Secretary General Placidus Sudibyo to The Jakarta Post yesterday, the organization also says that it...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Oki's ex-girlfriend denies ignoring police summons
Oki's ex-girlfriend denies ignoring police summons JAKARTA (JP): The ex-girlfriend of the main suspect in the case of the Los Angeles triple murder has denied ignoring summons to attend police headquarters for questioning.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk Basuki succumbs to top seed Martinez in Tokyo
Yayuk Basuki succumbs to top seed Martinez in Tokyo TOKYO (Agencies): Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia produced a superb second-set comeback but it was not enough to stop Spain's Conchita Martinez from reaching the quarterfinals at the US$806,250 Pan Pacific Open women's tennis championships yesterday.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hitachi exports excavators
Hitachi exports excavators CIBITUNG, West Java (JP): PT Hitachi Construction Machinery Indonesia, an Indonesian-Japanese joint venture, launched its first export of assembled heavy equipment by sending eight hydraulic excavators worth US$700,000 to Malaysia.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP steel firm to go public
RP steel firm to go public MANILA (AFP): Debt-saddled National Steel Corp., the Philippines' largest steel maker, said yesterday it will go public as part of a deal allowing Wing Tiek Holdings Bhd. of Malaysia to acquire the firm.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Illegal buildings along river pulled down
Illegal buildings along river pulled down JAKARTA (JP): The law and order officers of the West Jakarta mayoralty are currently launching a cleanup operation along Cisadane river. Hundreds of illegal buildings along the river are being demolished in line with the mayoralty's drive to clean up...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia refutes U.S. rights report
Indonesia refutes U.S. rights report JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia strongly refuted allegations of abuses in response to the U.S. State Department's annual global human rights report which condemned Jakarta as being "repressive" and "authoritarian".
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Heckling, demonstrating continue in student trial
Heckling, demonstrating continue in student trial JAKARTA (JP): Heckling and demonstrating continued at the trials yesterday of 12 National University students charged with assault and brawling. Judge Moegihardjo of South Jakarta District Court opened the first session at 10:45 a.m.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Friday Maghrib 06.20 p.m. Saturday Imsak 04.26 a.m. Subuh 04.36 a.m.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Road development in Greater Jakarta
Road development in Greater Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): West Java Governor H. Nuriana has said that Jakarta and its satellite cities -- Bekasi, Tangerang and Bogor -- share the responsibility for road development in their border areas.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Legislator questions banking secrecy ruling
Legislator questions banking secrecy ruling JAKARTA (JP): Outspoken legislator A. A. Baramuli questioned yesterday the legality of the central bank's new regulation on banking secrecy. Bank Indonesia, the central bank, announced earlier this week that third parties, such as the press and...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Skeleton may be tourist's
Skeleton may be tourist's DENPASAR, Bali: Skelital remains discovered recently by a farmer the slopes of Gunung Agung may be those of Vermer Carel Conraad, a Dutch tourist missing since 1987, police said yesterday.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government raises nearly $6 million for SEA Games
Government raises nearly $6 million for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The government has earmarked Rp 12.6 billion (US$5.7 million) to finance the national team's preparations for the Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in December.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Non-smoking bus
Non-smoking bus On Jan. 24, 1995 a friend and I traveled by bus from Yogyakarta to Denpasar. When we purchased the tickets the manager of the bus company assured us that the bus was air-conditioned and non-smoking.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Military against PDI rebel's move
Military against PDI rebel's move SEMARANG, Central Java: Rebel leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Jusuf Merukh plans to set up rival local executive boards throughout the province. Jusuf chairs a rival board of leadership which he set up last year to challenge the...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
BI likely to follow Fed move
BI likely to follow Fed move JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, is likely to increase the discount rates of its short-term money market securities by a half-percentage point, in line with the rise in U.S. interest rates on Wednesday. Bank Indonesia Governor J.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP to allow foreign banks
RP to allow foreign banks MANILA (AFP): Central Bank Governor Gabriel Singson said yesterday that 10 foreign banks would be allowed entry into the Philippines with representation from five regional groupings -- North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and Australia-New Zealand.
Fri, 03 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.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Elephants make good farmers
Elephants make good farmers JAKARTA (JP): There are two kinds of elephants in Sumatra. Bad ones and good ones. The bad ones attack villages and eat their crops. The good ones help plow farmlands and do odd jobs.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto wants provinces to be self reliant, competitive
Soeharto wants provinces to be self reliant, competitive JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged leaders of Indonesia's 27 provinces yesterday to strive to become more self reliant and competitive in order to face the advent of the global free trade era.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Meeting starts to discuss future tourism
Meeting starts to discuss future tourism JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said yesterday that the government will begin discussing the future of the country's tourist industry tomorrow.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Tempo' stories did not disturb stability: Fikri
'Tempo' stories did not disturb stability: Fikri JAKARTA (JP): The former Deputy Chief Editor of Tempo magazine said yesterday that the news weekly did not disturb national stability as claimed by the government to justify its decision in banning it last year.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kool & the Gang entertain with past hits
Kool & the Gang entertain with past hits By Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): The stage at the Blue Note Jakarta is fairly spilling over with musicians this week -- eleven of them, all told. They're members of Kool & the Gang, in town until tomorrow evening to please local fans who well remember their...
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
WW II plane wreckage found
WW II plane wreckage found SORONG, Irian Jaya: Residents collecting trepang (sea slugs) have found the wreckage of two American war planes at the bottom of the sea off this town, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mooy to head UN agency
Mooy to head UN agency JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Ambassador to the European Union Adrianus Mooy has been appointed as Executive Secretary of the United Nation's Economic and Social Commission of Asia-Pacific.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Telkom to install 126,000 lines
Telkom to install 126,000 lines JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, in cooperation with PT Lippo City Dev., will install 126,000 telephone lines in East Jakarta this year.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Golkar exposes sins of discharged legislator
Golkar exposes sins of discharged legislator JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the ruling Golkar party declared their reasons for firing Bambang Warih Koesoemo, a legislator well known for his whistle-blowing practices.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt upset by TV's 'gambling in disguise'
Govt upset by TV's 'gambling in disguise' JAKARTA (JP): The government will reprimand managers of private television stations for organizing "gambling", under the guise of quizzes and sweepstakes, without official permits.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Just a question
Just a question This question is put forward because of my political ignorance. In The Jakarta Post, Jan.31, 1995, page 2, I read (under the picture of Golkar Chief Harmoko and Chief Justice Soerjono) the following caption: "Harmoko chief of the Government backed political party Golkar etc. etc.
Fri, 03 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government sets deadline for mending refinery
Government sets deadline for mending refinery JAKARTA (JP): The government has set a six-week deadline for contractors to repair a newly completed export-oriented oil refinery in Balongan of West Java, of which technical troubles have delayed its dedication.