Archive: 13 March 1995
37 articles found
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Why no school lunch break?
Why no school lunch break? Indonesian schools have long school hours without a proper lunch break. In this letter I am commenting mainly on junior high schools. The school my daughter attends is a private school in Bogor, but I think that school hours are the same in every school because the education system here is centralized and controlled by the government. Students enter their schools at 7 o'clock in the morning, and finish their studies at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Firm after Ancol port project
Firm after Ancol port project JAKARTA (JP): A private company is interested in building a multi-purpose port, with an investment commitment of about Rp 1 billion (US$454,545), in Ancol, North Jakarta, Director General of Sea Transportation Soentoro said. Soentoro said that the proposal for the construction of the port project is currently being worked out by officials of the Ministry of Finance, Antara reported over the weekend.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Little Wizards 3:00 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Environment Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Foreign Reports 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Santa Barbara 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Because He's My Friend Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Taiwanese investment
Taiwanese investment I am writing to point out a couple of mistakes in your report on Taiwanese investment in Indonesia that appeared in The Jakarta Post on March 8, 1995. First, the report quoted the number of Taiwanese affiliates in Indonesia (49, which was mistaken to be 39), that were incorporated in our study and used that number to compare with sample sizes in other countries.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Islam's revival: A threat or a challenge?
Islam's revival: A threat or a challenge? JAKARTA (JP): The revival of Islam is not a threat to the modern, established, and secular Western countries, an Islamic expert says. "Western countries cannot merely generalize and say that the revival of Islam is a threat to their national interests and stability," said Prof. Dr. John L. Esposito, Director of the U.S.-based Center for Moslem-Christian Understanding.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
More useful tips to make the most out of your Lotus 1-2-3
More useful tips to make the most out of your Lotus 1-2-3 By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): It's no secret that many of you out there are using Lotus 1-2-3, and because I've been working with 1-2-3 Release 5.0 for Windows pretty much lately, I'd like to share some tips that you may find useful in your work. First of all, let's see how to customize 1-2-3 it feels comfortable. Customizing Startup To customize 1-2-3, you'll have to use the User Setup command found under the Tools menu item.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
17 warships arrive for naval show
17 warships arrive for naval show DARWIN, Australia (AFP): The biggest naval build-up seen in Australia's tropical northern waters since World War II was under way here in preparation for a seven-nation exercise starting today. Among the 17 warships which have arrived so far for exercise Kakadu II was the frigate KRI Fatahillah, the first Indonesian craft to join in the exercises, first held in 1993. The Australian Defense Force spokesman, Lt. Col.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Eight killed in accident
Eight killed in accident SEMARANG, Central Java: Eight people, five of whom belonged to the same family, were killed in an accident involving a bus and two vans in Ungaran, just south of here last week. The family members killed were Jakartans visiting Central Java for their Idul Fitri vacation. The other three accident fatalities were locals traveling in a van. Police said 12 people, all van passengers, were admitted to the Ungaran general hospital, some with serious injuries.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Weekly Stock Exchange Review
Weekly Stock Exchange Review JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices tumbled last week, following a steep downward slide of the index from its narrow sideways trend over the last few weeks. The Jakarta Composite Index closed the week at 432.73, a big drop of 20.15 points (4.45 percent) from last week's opening of 452.88. Intensified concern regarding the sustained fall of the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen and the deutsche mark drove investors to the sideline.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Injured Alan out of All-England team
Injured Alan out of All-England team JAKARTA (JP): Barcelona Olympic badminton gold medalist Alan Budikusuma has been dropped from Indonesia's All-England team due to a foot injury, says Iwan Setiawan, an official from the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI). Alan's absence, however, will not seriously affect Indonesia's chances for a victory in the men's singles, suggested Iwan prior to the team's departure for Birmingham on Saturday.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
JSX to elect president and draw up strategy
JSX to elect president and draw up strategy JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will hold a meeting tomorrow to elect the exchange's new president and to formulate a new business strategy. Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said last week that he had approved at least 60 nominees to be elected as the exchange's top executive during the meeting, which will be held on Tuesday.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto, Li Peng assure smooth transfer
Soeharto, Li Peng assure smooth transfer By Rikza Abdullah COPENHAGEN (JP): President Soeharto and Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng assured on Saturday that national leadership succession in their countries would be smooth given the existing constitutional mechanisms. "We have a national leadership mechanism to guarantee the institutionalization of presidential succession," Soeharto told Li in a meeting on Saturday at the United Nations' two-day World Summit for Social Development.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
City's anniversary logo launched
City's anniversary logo launched JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja introduced the official logo for Jakarta's 468th anniversary at the Shangri-La Hotel on Saturday evening. Besides being used during the celebration of the city's 468th anniversary, which falls on June 22, the logo, created by Achmad Wiguna Martakusumah, will also be used to enhance the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence day on Aug. 17.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Youth groups support fight against 'preman'
Youth groups support fight against 'preman' JAKARTA (JP): Three powerful youth organizations said on Saturday they supported the determination of the city police and military to fight the street hoodlums throughout the capital. The three organizations are Pemuda Panca Marga, Forum Komunikasi Putra Purnawirawan Indonesia and Pemuda Pancasila.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police free one of two detained activists
Police free one of two detained activists JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta police precinct on Saturday released a Pijar Foundation activist after detaining him for nearly 24 hours on charges of publicly defaming the government.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Semarang woos more foreign investors
Semarang woos more foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): Central Java, especially the province's capital, Semarang, offers a wide range opportunities for foreign investment as the area promises a wide array of businesses, a foreign diplomat said. There are about 40 kinds of businesses in the area which are viable for foreign investments, Belgium's Ambassador to Indonesia Marc Van Rysselberghe said in Semarang over the weekend.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Unnatural deaths
Unnatural deaths When the Soeharto government appointed the board of Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission more than a year ago, many observers expected the body to be a tame one. Quite unexpectedly on Wednesday, the commission challenged the all- powerful armed forces when it accused the military on Wednesday of torturing and murdering six East Timorese villagers in Liquisa, west of Dili, on Jan. 12.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Philippines still in market for best arms deal
Philippines still in market for best arms deal MANILA (AFP): The race to re-arm the Philippines, locked in a David and Goliath tiff with China in the Spratlys, remains wide open and Manila will consider even Chinese hardware if the price is right, Defense Secretary Renato de Villa said. He told AFP the military's shopping list includes fighter- interceptors, patrol craft and weapons systems to support them and would be submitted to congress after the May 8 elections.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stop hanging of maid: RP
Stop hanging of maid: RP MANILA (Reuter): Philippines President Fidel Ramos has made an emotional appeal to Singapore to postpone the hanging of a Filipina maid for the murder of a Singaporean boy and another maid, the presidential palace said yesterday. Ramos, in a letter to Singaporean President Ong Teng Cheong dated Saturday, expressed his and the Filipino people's "great sadness" over a Singaporean court's decision condemning Flor Contemplacion to death.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
No change likely in RI politics: Expert
No change likely in RI politics: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian politics will remain static for the foreseeable future, according to a leading Indonesia watcher. Dr. R. William Liddle of Ohio State University said in an interview with The Jakarta Post over the weekend that no significant change was imminent in the pattern of relationships between Indonesian political institutions over the coming one to two decades.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sempati Air responds
Sempati Air responds We are responding the letter of Mr RB Sawrey-Cookson (Feb. 18, 1995). We are sorry for the unpleasant experience you and your wife had with Sempati Air. But we would like to give some clarifications. Sempati Air did give a discount of 35 percent to those who are over 65 years old. This program has been implemented since September 1992, which is aimed at honoring the Indonesian freedom fighters who currently have reached the age of 65 years.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto's state visit to Croatia, Bosnia begins
Soeharto's state visit to Croatia, Bosnia begins By Rikza Abdullah ZAGREB (JP): President Soeharto arrived here from Copenhagen yesterday for a three-day state visit which will be interrupted by a three-hour trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina today. Soeharto was in Copenhagen for four days to attend the United Nations World Summit on Social Development and to hold talks with several Asian leaders.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes factory
Fire razes factory JAKARTA (JP): Fire razed a paint and ink factory on Jl. Kapuk Utara, in the Kapuk Muara subdistrict in North Jakarta on Friday. The North Jakarta fire office deployed six fire engines to extinguish the fire, which started at 8 a.m. and was extinguished an hour later. Nawidjo, a Kapuk Muara subdistrict office executive, said that the fire was reportedly caused by an electrical short circuit. Material and financial losses have yet to be estimated. (yns)
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Growth seen for Indonesia, Thailand
Growth seen for Indonesia, Thailand SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia and Thailand will post higher growth this year fueled by rising exports while Singapore's economy slows after two years of rapid growth, U.S. brokerage Merrill Lynch said yesterday. Merrill Lynch said Indonesia's real gross domestic product (GDP) would probably top 7.5 percent this year against 7.1 percent in 1994 while Thailand's GDP grows marginally from 8.5 percent in 1994 to 8.5 to nine percent this year.
Mon, 13 Mar 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.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
'The Jakarta Post' launches 'Lifestyle'
'The Jakarta Post' launches 'Lifestyle' JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Post Lifestyle, an English language book containing a range of information, from places to shop to Jakarta real estate, is due to hit the streets in September. The book will be published by The Jakarta Post, in cooperation with Singapore-based Integrated Information Pte Ltd., a major publisher of directories and periodicals.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN common market plan gathers momentum
ASEAN common market plan gathers momentum By Surachai Chupaka BANGKOK: A common market, a term that is synonymous with the European Union could, by the end of this year, be associated with the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) if Thailand Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai is able to persuade the ASEAN leaders to ratify the Bangkok Declaration which proposes to make ASEAN a common market by the year 2010.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rush back to cities eases over weekend
Rush back to cities eases over weekend JAKARTA (JP): The massive influx of people returning from their Idul Fitri holidays continued until yesterday but is already less than that of the previous several days. Both private and public vehicles, as well as trains, were still packed with travelers heading into the city.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Team is proposed to find Supersemar text
Team is proposed to find Supersemar text JAKARTA (JP): A former military commander has proposed that the government set up a special team to find the Supersemar, or 'March 11 Order', a historical document concerning the transfer of power from President Soekarno to President Soeharto in 1966. Amir Machmud, who is one of three army officers who conveyed the document from Soekarno to Soeharto, made the proposal on Saturday.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pulp and paper need $7b fund
Pulp and paper need $7b fund JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's pulp and paper industry needs an additional investment of at least US$7.28 billion during the next four years to meet the growing domestic demand, an official said over the weekend. Director of Paper and Paper Products at the Ministry of Industry, Gatot Ibnu Santosa, was quoted by Bisnis Indonesia daily as predicting that domestic demand in 1999 is expected to reach 3.39 million tons for pulp and 2.6 million tons for paper.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Armed bandit, killer arrested in Klender
Armed bandit, killer arrested in Klender JAKARTA (JP): Police in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, have arrested a man wanted in connection with a series of robberies and the fatal shooting, on Friday, of two gas station employees. "The apprehension of the suspect, along with his revolver, coming less than 30 hours after the last failed robbery attempt, has helped us to solve at least six cases that he allegedly committed," City Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Students should beware of ideas at odds with govt'
'Students should beware of ideas at odds with govt' JAKARTA (JP): Students should be selective in adopting criticisms and opinions that come from outside the campus, especially views which contradict government policy, according to a communications expert.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
China signs trade pact with U.S. grudgingly
China signs trade pact with U.S. grudgingly BEIJING (Reuter): China and the United States signed a landmark accord on Saturday to protect copyright in an awkward ceremony that revealed daunting trade differences between the two Pacific giants. Feisty Foreign Trade Minister Wu Yi, dressed entirely in black, sternly told U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor of a need for mutual respect to remove obstacles "unrelated to trade" that still hinder Sino-U.S. trade ties.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Photo exhibition on development
Photo exhibition on development JAKARTA (JP): A photo exhibition on developmental progress since the colonial era will be displayed at the National Archives building ahead of the official commemoration of Indonesia's 50th anniversary.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
New bill allows customs to stop pirated imports
New bill allows customs to stop pirated imports JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Customs and Excise Duty will be empowered to stop the importation of pirated goods when the bill on customs is enacted later this year. Director General Soehardjo said over the weekend that his office at present has no authority to stop the importation of pirated goods into Indonesia unless a new law on customs is enacted.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Elephants find gainful employment
Elephants find gainful employment PEKANBARU, Riau: Thirty elephants, graduates from the School for Elephants in Sebanga, Duri, have finally found work in logging companies around the province, Governor Soeripto says. "The employment of elephants in logging companies is aimed at protecting the Sumatran elephants from extinction," he said in a meeting with Minister of Forestry Djamaluddin Soerjohadikoesoemo and local businessmen last week.
Mon, 13 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Women's rights
Women's rights I read with interest the celebration of International Women's Day at the British Council, led by leading Feminist Julia Suryakusuma and many high Diplomatic names. Yet the real issue is on what is faced daily by the common people. It would be great feminist hypocrisy if issues like the rights of the children of Indonesian women, married to foreigners and have no election to follow the mother, are not resolved by these high sounding women.