Archive: 4 February 1995
54 articles found
Sat, 04 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.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta-Cirebon flights
Jakarta-Cirebon flights JAKARTA (JP): The privately-run airliner PT Deraya Air Service reported yesterday that it has resumed twice-a-week flight service between Jakarta and Cirebon, West Java, after a one-year suspension. "The route, which starts from the Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta, will be served by Cesna airplanes," said Ruslani, an executive at Deraya's representative office in Cirebon.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kuwaitis unhappy over allies' overtures to Iraq
Kuwaitis unhappy over allies' overtures to Iraq By William Maclean KUWAIT (Reuter): Kuwait is watching uneasily as Arab and western allies show signs of readiness to do business with Iraq four years after they waged war to end Baghdad's occupation of the Gulf emirate. Kuwaitis say that while Iraqi President Saddam Hussein stays in power they will never allow their own government to have such contacts with the former occupier.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Military offers PDI helping hand
Military offers PDI helping hand JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung has offered to help the rift-ridden Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) solve its notorious internal bickering. Gen. Feisal made the suggestion on Thursday when meeting with PDI top leaders at his office to discuss the latest development in the political crisis within the minority party.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Vietnamese FM arrives in Manila
Vietnamese FM arrives in Manila MANILA (Reuter): Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam arrived in Manila yesterday for a three-day visit expected to include talks with Philippine officials on the disputed Spratly islands. "I'm very happy to come over to Manila. I hope this session will promote the growth and development of relations between our two countries," he told reporters upon his arrival.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
EU to hold talks with ASEAN in '96
EU to hold talks with ASEAN in '96 BRUSSELS (Reuter): The European Union no longer expects to hold a summit meeting with ASEAN leaders this year, but expects the event to take place in early 1996, according to EU sources. Singapore suggested last year that a summit be held between the 15-nation EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to discuss the blocs' economic links.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
State budget secured by forest funds
State budget secured by forest funds JAKARTA (JP): The forestry ministry has transferred Rp 596 billion (US$270.90 million) of its reforestation funds to the finance ministry as contingency state budget reserves, a minister said yesterday. Should oil prices turn out lower than the government estimate, he added, the funds would be used to cover any shortfall in budget revenues.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Attention Telkom
Attention Telkom From Bisnis Indonesia Thousands of complaints may have been made to PT Telkom. And I have the impression that this company still cannot reduce the number of public complaints. The "Customers are Kings" slogan seems to be of little meaning to PT Telkom. On Jan. 28, 1995 I received a letter from Telkom Office in East Jakarta dated Jan. 23, 1995 signed by Head of the Office Endang Rachmat.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Timorese in exile sets the record right straight
Timorese in exile sets the record right straight JAKARTA (JP): A senior East Timorese politician now living in exile in Lisbon gave details of Portuguese atrocities and of the Fretilin, an East Timorese political party, against its own people in the 1970s, during a debate in London on Wednesday.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
ADB to lend $42m to RI's small businesses
ADB to lend $42m to RI's small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$42 million in loans to support small businesses in Indonesia. Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said on Thursday that the loans will be channeled through a secondary bank known as Bank Perkreditan Rakyat (BPR).
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Students protest knitting firm
Students protest knitting firm BANDUNG: Students at the Bandung Institute of Technology yesterday staged a rally in their campus to protest the sacking of hundreds of workers by a local knitting company. The students demanded that the government, the All Indonesian Workers Union, and the management of PT Jersindo Platknitting get together and resolve the problem to the satisfaction of all.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Debt traps 6,000 teachers
Debt traps 6,000 teachers BOJONEGORO, East Java: Some 6,000 elementary school teachers in this regency are so riddled with debt that they cannot do their jobs properly, a local official said. Chief of local education and culture office Muh. Sujud told Antara this week that some of the teachers must spend their entire monthly salary repaying their debts.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Reorienting NAM in the 1990s (2)
Reorienting NAM in the 1990s (2) This is the second of two articles excerpted from a paper presented by Indonesian Ambassador-at-Large Nana S. Sutresna at an international seminar in Colombo, Sri Lanka, last week.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Flood cuts off highways
Flood cuts off highways PEKANBARU, Riau: A major flood cut off the highways connecting Java, Riau and West Sumatra on Thursday, a press report said yesterday. The flood, triggered by incessant rains, inundated a vast area in Riau and West Sumatra. It has so far claimed at least six lives.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Welcome in Indonesia
Welcome in Indonesia Bill de Ruiter, it's with pleasure that I read your letter (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 2, 1995). Although I am not in a position to extend an official invitation to you and your friends, be assured that people like you are always welcome in Indonesia. You showed care, understanding and compassion, exactly the traits missing in most of the ex-colonizers. One day I hope to write about the latest adaptations in our traditions, some very practical but all very funny.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Nias gets a new power generator
Nias gets a new power generator GUNUNG SITOLI, Nias: A long-awaited Rp 234 million (US$105,000) rural electrification project went into operation this week on Nias Island in West Sumatra. The project in the Siforoasi village was dedicated on Tuesday by Siti Hardianti Rukmana, a deputy chairman of the ruling Golkar party. "This electrification project is also meant to promote the local economy," the eldest daughter of President Soeharto told the cheering villagers.(kod)
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bollettieri offered here
Bollettieri offered here JAKARTA (JP): Local tennis lovers may follow in the footsteps of star-studded Andre Agassi or Mary Pierce in improving their skills under the tutelage of legendary trainer Nick Bollettieri. A tennis club, Rasuna, has invited Stephen Miller of the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy to provide internationally-recognized tennis programs for its members and guests. Miller said the recreational and coaching opportunities are offered to tennis players of all levels.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Municipality still studying proposed parking system
Municipality still studying proposed parking system JAKARTA (JP): The municipality is still studying a proposal made by a private company for the implementation of a parking- with-prize system in the city, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said. "The company's representatives have met with us but we have not made a decision on the proposal yet because city administration still has to review and study it," Surjadi told reporters at city hall yesterday.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Malang marathon keeps going on
Malang marathon keeps going on JAKARTA (JP): The Malang international marathon remains one of the major events in this year's agenda of the Indonesian Track and Field Association, an official says. Mas Soemarto of Malang, East Java sports governing body (KONI) said on Thursday that the 42-kilometer race along the hilly track in the city will be held for the second year running in April. "We expect to see more foreign runners join the competition," Soemarto said.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Saturday Maghrib 06.20 p.m. Sunday Imsak 04.26 a.m. Subuh 04.36 a.m.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia to join Aussie war games
Indonesia to join Aussie war games SYDNEY (Reuter): Australia said yesterday that troops from neighboring Indonesia would take part in a joint military exercise this year in northern Australia, further cementing defense ties. Indonesia has never taken part in the joint exercise, held every three years since the mid-1970s, a spokesman for Defense Minister Robert Ray said.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bambang's fate is in the House speaker's hands
Bambang's fate is in the House speaker's hands JAKARTA (JP): The fate of Bambang Warih Koesoemo, the Golkar legislator recently dismissed for being "too outspoken", is now in the hands of House Speaker Wahono. Golkar leaders submitted their decision to kick Bambang out of the House of Representatives (DPR) to Wahono for endorsement before referring it to President Soeharto for final approval.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Barber struggles to make a living
Barber struggles to make a living By Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): Many people see Jakarta as a place to escape from the endless pain of living in poverty in their home towns. The number of people migrating to the capital city rises steadily every year. People from all walks of life, including farmers, flock to the capital with hopes of improving their standard of living. However, working in Jakarta is not as easy as they imagine before arrive.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tennis tours to be televised worldwide
Tennis tours to be televised worldwide JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Tennis Professionals and the sports television station ESPN have reached a new multi-year agreement to bring nine of the most prestigious men's events and season-end singles and doubles World Championships to tennis fans worldwide, starting 1996.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Two lady golfers share lead
Two lady golfers share lead JAKARTA (JP): Going into today's final round Taiwan's Huang Yu Chen surged ahead yesterday with a 2-under par to a joint lead with England's Lisa Hackney at the Indonesia Ladies Open Championship at Pantai Indah Kapuk yesterday. Chen went out with an even par 36 and a one-under 35 on her way home for a 71. On the opening round on Thursday the 21-year- old Taiwanese also carded a one under 71.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bogor needs waste dumps
Bogor needs waste dumps JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor administration has come under fire for its carelessness in building inadequate facilities at the final waste dump in Pasir Jambu village. The Antara news agency reported on Thursday that the facilities still lacking are an asphalted road leading to the location and a concrete wall around the dump to prevent the garbage from being scattered.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
BI increases key rate by 0.25 percentage point
BI increases key rate by 0.25 percentage point JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, yesterday raised the discount rates of its short-term securities by 0.25 percentage point in a fresh move to curb speculation in the money market following the 0.5 point hike in the U.S. interest rates. The discount rate on the money market securities for a one- week maturity was raised to 15.25 percent, for two-week maturity to 15.50 percent and for a one-month maturity to 16 percent.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Djamaludin denies blocking cement plant
Djamaludin denies blocking cement plant JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo denied accusations that he had hindered the construction of a new cement plant by PT Eraska Semen Indonesia on 800-hectares of teak forest in Central Java.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
The meaning of 'Lebaran'
The meaning of 'Lebaran' Although Idul Fitri -- the end of the holy month of Ramadhan -- is still more than three weeks away, President Soeharto's directive to government officials this week to make sure that private business employees are paid their holiday allowances well before the holiday arrives comes none to soon. "Give workers an opportunity to perform their fast in peace. Don't let employers pay their workers only after demands for the allowances are made.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan's aid for boats
Japan's aid for boats JAKARTA (JP): Japan will provide 1.625 billion yen (US$16.36 million) and Rp 10.37 billion ($4.68 million) to aid Indonesia in its procurement of four navigation boats, an official says.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta to host International Air Show '96
Jakarta to host International Air Show '96 JAKARTA (JP): Approximately 800 aircraft-related companies and 120 aircraft are expected to participate in the International Air Show 1996. The air show will be held at the Soekarno-Hatta airport, Jakarta, from June 26 to July 1 next year, chief of the air show's Organizing Committee, Wisnubroto, said on Thursday.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Displaced Bintan farmers seek rights commission help
Displaced Bintan farmers seek rights commission help JAKARTA (JP): Six farmers from Bintan Island, which has been designated as part of an industrial center in the Riau province, sought the help of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday to resolve their land dispute with the authorities.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia faces Davis Cup upset in South Korea
Indonesia faces Davis Cup upset in South Korea SEOUL (Agencies): Seoul remains a horrifying battle ground for Indonesia as in-form South Koreans won both opening singles matches for a healthy 2-0 lead over their visitors in the first round of the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group One yesterday.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fighting the corruption scourge
Fighting the corruption scourge Corruption cases are apparently still abundant. The Minister for State Administrative Reform, T.B. Silalahi, told the House of Representative's Commission II on Wednesday that 61 percent of complaints received from the public through P.O. Box 5000 concerns cases of corruption.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Business eats up 38,000 ha of fertile land each year
Business eats up 38,000 ha of fertile land each year JAKARTA (JP): The construction of new property and industrial facilities consumes 38,000 hectares of fertile land in Java every year, says an official survey. "Most of the 38,000 hectares are generally productive, irrigated land...the high demand from property developers and the industrial sector has lured farmers to sell their land," states a recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
School buildings in Bekasi collapse
School buildings in Bekasi collapse JAKARTA (JP): Six new elementary school buildings in Bekasi have collapsed during the past month. Poor quality building materials, strong winds and incessant heavy rain have been blamed for the collapses. The most recent school to fall apart was SD Bina Lindung in Pondok Gede. It collapsed on Jan.26, the Jayakarta daily reported.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fire guts domino factory
Fire guts domino factory SURABAYA, East Java: Fire destroyed a domino factory and two other buildings in a densely populated area yesterday. Eye witnesses said the fire started in the storeroom of the old two story factory at 6.30 a.m. Firefighters took 90 minutes to extinguish the blaze. Chief of the North Surabaya police precinct, Lt. Col. P.H. Purnomo, said the preliminary investigation suggested that an electrical short circuit caused the fire. There was no word of any casualties.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
College closed
College closed From Kompas We are students of the Indonesian Speech Therapy College, that is managed by the Yasti Foundation located at Jl. Hang Lekiu III No 17 Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. On July 28, 1994 the College, which is under the supervision of the Department of Health, was closed by the Head of Jakarta Office of the Department of Health on the grounds that the institution does not have the legal operational permission, hence it is illegal.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pajero has success in Paris-Dakar
Pajero has success in Paris-Dakar JAKARTA (JP): Mitsubishi Pajero was successful for the 13th year in a row in the Paris - Dakar Rally, gaining second, third and fourth places behind the winners driving a Citroen. "Finishing second, third and fourth respectively in the most grueling rally was indeed a success for Pajero," said Maswir, marketing director of PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, which manufactures Mitsubishi in Indonesia.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Seven tested positive to HIV
Seven tested positive to HIV MALANG, East Java: Seven people in the regency have tested positive to the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) in the regency, an official said yesterday. Chief of the Malang general hospital Soeharsono said that they will not be quarantined because it would violate their rights. He said the general hospital in cooperation with the local health office would continue to monitor their condition and counsel them, Antara quoted. (rms)
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Australia attacks Portugal's record in East Timor
Australia attacks Portugal's record in East Timor CANBERRA (Agencies): Australia yesterday denounced Portugal's human rights record in East Timor, saying it was "not a proud" performance and that the former colonial ruler did nothing to enable Timorese to decide their own future. Foreign Minister Gareth Evans was responding to what he called Portugal's emotive, "bile-laden" attack on Australia's position on East Timor in the International Court of Justice last Monday.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kobe industrial plants likely to move to Indonesia
Kobe industrial plants likely to move to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects more industrial plants from the Japanese earthquake-hit town of Kobe to relocate here, State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said yesterday. Speaking at a hearing with the Manufacturing, Mining and Energy Commission of the House of Representatives, Sanyoto predicted that the earthquake in Kobe, the worse in 50 years, would drive Japanese industrialists to relocate their plants from the city.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Nuclear plant to start operation by 2004
Nuclear plant to start operation by 2004 JAKARTA (JP): The government reaffirmed its determination yesterday to go ahead with its plan to build nuclear power plants despite the unabated storms of protests. The director general for the National Atomic Energy (BATAN) Djali Ahimsa told members of the House of Representatives (DPR) that a feasibility study had recommended Mount Muria in Central Java as the suitable site.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
C. Kalimantan, Jakarta cooperate
C. Kalimantan, Jakarta cooperate JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and Central Kalimantan Governor Warsito Rasman yesterday signed a cooperation agreement aimed at resolving development problems. Under the agreement both provinces will work together to deal with various problems, ranging from population, social welfare, forestry, industry to immigration.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
City gets 75 more buses
City gets 75 more buses JAKARTA (JP): The privately owned bus company PT Tunggal Dara Indonesia has started operating city buses, serving five routes throughout the Greater Jakarta area. The operation of the first bus was launched in a ceremony on Thursday evening in Cibitung, Bekasi, Antara reported. The five new routes are between Tanjung Priok and Depok, Cikarang and Lebak Bulus, Cibarusa and Kampung Rambutan, Jonggol and Kampung Rambutan, and Bogor and Kampung Rambutan.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Expats entertained
Expats entertained The rousing cheers that erupted from the mostly expatriate audience on Dec. 27, 1994 night were well deserved. The Jakarta Players presented "Guys and Dolls" this past weekend and it was a fabulous first-class performance. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew. The many hours spent rehearsing were well worth it to the audience.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Islam recognizes capital punishment: Scholar
Islam recognizes capital punishment: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): Islam recognizes capital punishment as a means of upholding justice and protecting the rights of the people, one of Indonesia's foremost Islamic scholar says. Ali Yafie, a professor at the Institute of Koranic Science, said capital punishment is an acceptable punishment in Islam for certain crimes, murder in particular.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Military police officer arrested for vehicle theft
Military police officer arrested for vehicle theft JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police have arrested three suspects, including a military police officer, for their alleged roles in the theft of at least 22 motorcycles. "Another member of this vehicle-theft gang is still at large," City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko told reporters here yesterday. The three identified are Tadjuddin, Rohiman and Rohman, the military officer.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lava floods in Magelang
Lava floods in Magelang SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Lava washed down from the Merapi volcano, sweeping Magelang and burying three trucks in a sand quarry on Thursday, a press report said yesterday. Mas Atje Purbawinata, head of government agency monitoring the mountain's activities, said the lava slide occurred following heavy rain on Thursday evening. "I have repeatedly warned local people of possible lava slides during the rainy season," Antara reported him as saying.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
'No intervention in commission on human rights'
'No intervention in commission on human rights' JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono yesterday gave his words that the government will always honor the independence of the National Commission on Human Rights although it controls its budget. During a hearing with the House of Representatives, Moerdiono said the government has not, and will never, interfere in the works of the human rights commission although the two have had their share of disagreements.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Developers ask for hike in low-cost house prices
Developers ask for hike in low-cost house prices JAKARTA (JP): The government will consider private developers' demand that the price of low-cost houses be raised, but will not grant an increase if it is satisfied that the developers can still make a profit, according to State Minister for Public Housing Akbar Tandjung.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m Sports 3:30 Circus Lights 4:30 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music: Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:25 Koran Recital 9:40 Culture Program 10:45 Late News 11:05 TV Drama: Pelangi Hati Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
1,000 executives to join study programs in Taiwan
1,000 executives to join study programs in Taiwan JAKARTA (JP): The government will send 1,000 executives from small businesses and cooperatives to Taiwan this year for apprenticeship and comparative study programs, a minister said.
Sat, 04 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 3, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,400 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,350 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,375 75 37,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,300 100 21,000 ANWAR SIERAD 1,800 25 25,000 AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPI 2,800 0 ARGHA KARYA PRIMA INDUSTRY 2,100 25 436,500 ARGO PANTES 2,600 0 ASIANA IMI INDUSTRIES 1,925 0 ASTER DHARMA INDUSTRY 1,325 0...