Archive: 28 March 1995
39 articles found
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
House passes law on revision of current budget
House passes law on revision of current budget JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives passed a bill into law yesterday on the upward revision of the 1994/1995 state budget, with two of its four factions calling on the government to be more explicit in its project financing.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
New guidelines on car tax await governor's approval
New guidelines on car tax await governor's approval JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Revenue Office Wahab Rachmatsjah said yesterday that his office has submitted the technical guidelines of a progressive car taxation system to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja. "My office has already formulated the system's guidelines and it is now being reviewed by the governor," he said. Wahab said implementation of the new tax regulation will begin as soon as the governor approves the guidelines.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asep wins road race
Asep wins road race JAKARTA (JP): Asep Hendro clocked 14 minutes and 8:61 seconds and won the second leg of the Bentoel International road race motorcycle championship at the Gazebo circuit, Bandung on Sunday. With the win, 25-year-old Asep collected 40 points and maintained his lead. At the first leg in Jakarta, Asep also came in first in the tune-up 110cc with 20 points.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 27, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,425 150 1,000 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,175 -50 53,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,300 100 16,500 ANWAR SIERAD 1,250 -50 9,500 AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPI 2,800 0 ARGHA KARYA PRIMA INDUSTRY 1,875 7,500 ARGO PANTES 2,650 50 100,000 ASIANA IMI INDUSTRIES 1,500 0 ASTER DHARMA...
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
1994 GDP up 7.34%: Bureau
1994 GDP up 7.34%: Bureau JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia recorded an economic growth rate of 7.34 percent last year, while its annual per capita income reached US$884, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
561,000 cheap homes in 5 years
561,000 cheap homes in 5 years JAKARTA (JP): Developers have pledged to construct 561,000 low-cost houses and apartments during the life of the current sixth Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI), State Minister for People's Housing Akbar Tandjung said yesterday. "We will monitor the implementation of their proposal -- which is 12.2 percent higher than the government's target of 500,000 dwellings," he said after meeting with President Soeharto at the Merdeka Palace.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP set to bring home maids from Singapore
RP set to bring home maids from Singapore MANILA (Agencies): Three Philippine Air Force C-130 planes are preparing to transport Filipina maids in Singapore who wish to return home, a military official said yesterday. The planes are awaiting landing clearance from the island state and are tentatively scheduled to leave Manila to pick up the workers on yesterday night, Air Force spokesman Col. Cicero Castillano said by telephone.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lamhot will quit if Pintor beats him
Lamhot will quit if Pintor beats him JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian bantamweight Lamhot Simamora says he will retire from boxing if he should succumb to Mexico's number six Efrain Pintor at a non-title bout at the Senayan Basketball Hall this evening. Pintor, on the other hand, says he will knock Lamhot out in the fifth round. "He might brag. But he has yet to prove it. I have not set any target.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Test case for ASEAN
Test case for ASEAN The tension straining the Philippines and Singapore ties following the hanging of a Filipino maid seems to be mounting. Hand grenades were exploded near the office of Singapore Airlines in Manila and the Philippines' Foreign Ministry office. On Saturday Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong wrote a letter to President Fidel Ramos. Sources say that the letter was a protest from Goh over the burning of Singaporean flags by demonstrators in Manila.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Workers union seeks reforms to prevent unrest
Workers union seeks reforms to prevent unrest JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's labor policies must be overhauled to prevent the industrial sector from becoming a source of social and political unrest, a senior union leader said yesterday. Secretary-general of the only government-sanctioned labor union, the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI), Bomer Pasaribu, told a seminar yesterday that the country needed new, more democratic and fairer approaches to labor management.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Data bank needed for Asia Pacific business
Data bank needed for Asia Pacific business KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A senior Malaysian minister yesterday called on the United Nations to set up an economic data bank for the Asia Pacific to create greater awareness of business opportunities in the region.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Act locally on social decay
Act locally on social decay By Ignas Kleden This is the second of two articles examining the issue of poverty following the recent United Nations social summit in Copenhagen. JAKARTA (JP): If we may have recourse to the coverage in the Jakarta newspapers, the question of social disintegration turned out to become the least debated point during the meeting, or if that is not the case, it was the least reported issue in the newspapers.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Labor dispute unresolved
Labor dispute unresolved JAKARTA (JP): The city council's Commission E, which oversees people's welfare, has been unable to track down the owner of PT Nusantara Teknik Dimensi Sentosa to address claims made by employees of the company. Last week 34 workers of the company, a heavy equipment factory in Sunter, North Jakarta, said they had been fired for filing a complaint with the city council over the Idul Fitri bonus.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Judicial independence widely misinterpreted
Judicial independence widely misinterpreted JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said yesterday that "judicial independence" had been widely misinterpreted to mean that judges were immune to government action when they failed to do their jobs correctly. Judges were supervised by the justice ministry and the Supreme Court in the form of consultation, the minister said when opening a one day workshop on judicial freedom.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Form regional capital market now
Form regional capital market now KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A United Nations agency has proposed the development of an ASEAN regional capital market and a bank to back the rapid expansion of the region, ahead of the agency's regional meeting here this week.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
S. Sulawesi has new police chief
S. Sulawesi has new police chief KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Col. I Ketut Pasek Suyasa took his oath as the new police chief of South and Southeast Sulawesi yesterday, replacing Col. Deddi Ganriyadi. Ketut was formerly chief of the intelligence department of the West Java police command. Deddi became the new police chief of Central Kalimantan last week. The provincial police commander Brig. Gen.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
S. Korea plays N. Korea card in World Cup bid
S. Korea plays N. Korea card in World Cup bid SEOUL (AFP): South Korea is playing the North Korea card and waving the Third World flag in its battle with Japan to stage Asia's first World Cup finals in 2002. By offering to co-host the games with North Korea, South Korea is trying to seduce world soccer's bosses with the idea of becoming peacemakers to the divided but totally football-mad peninsula.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Diarrhea hits Bandung
Diarrhea hits Bandung BANDUNG, West Java: Over 230 people from three districts in the Bandung regency have been hospitalized for diarrhea. The victims, mostly children, underwent medical treatment in several hospitals and public health centers in Majalaya, Pacet and Ciparay. Health officials in Ciparay said that the hospital badly needed more intravenous medicine. They blame the epidemic on the people's lack of cleanliness.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lawyers' withdrawal from Oki's case seen premature
Lawyers' withdrawal from Oki's case seen premature JAKARTA (JP): The battle between lawyers, from two different offices, to defend Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, the main suspect in a Los Angeles triple murder and passport forgery, has not ended yet. An executive from the Ruhut Sitompoel, Tommy Sihotang & Associates law office strongly protested yesterday the withdrawal of Amir Syamsuddin and his partners, of the Amir Syamsuddin & Partners office, from Oki's defense.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traffic congestion costly
Traffic congestion costly From Jayakarta Time is very valuable to a society in this industrialized era. It is very important for all parties to keep their promise and use their time efficiently. But it is ironical that the system of transportation is more often than not the cause of time wastage. Take for example the traffic congestion in Jakarta. It has become the order of the day. The traffic problem is very complex.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Garuda signs alliance pact with KLM
Garuda signs alliance pact with KLM JAKARTA (JP): The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia yesterday signed a technical agreement with Royal Dutch Airlines KLM, a Garuda statement read. "The agreement, which was signed today, is a follow-up of the memorandum of understanding signed by the two parties on Dec. 14, 1994, in Amsterdam," said Garuda.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lee's visit highlights ties
Lee's visit highlights ties HANOI (Reuter): Singapore's elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew arrived in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday for a visit to Vietnam that underlines growing business and political ties. Heading a team of 18 Singaporean businessmen, Lee is scheduled to meet government officials in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's economic powerhouse, and nearby Song Be province, where Singapore is considering a site for an industrial zone.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Market fire cripples economy
Market fire cripples economy PADANG, West Sumatra: The loss of the Pasar Atas Bukittinggi shopping complex in a fire last week has practically crippled the economy of this tourist city. The fire destroyed 780 kiosks. The total loss has yet to be calculated but preliminary estimates put damages at more than Rp 20 billion ($10 million). Thousands of people have lost their jobs due to the fire, which injured two persons slightly.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
TB and air travel
TB and air travel During a domestic flight from Chicago to Honolulu (eight hours, 38 minutes), May 1994, a foreign-born passenger with infectious tuberculosis managed to infect four U.S.-born passengers sitting in the proximity of the patient.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Unseeded players win French Open
Unseeded players win French Open PARIS (AFP): Unseeded George Rimarohdi and Elena Rybkina won the men's and women's singles titles at the French Open badminton championships here on Sunday despite little recent form on the international scene. Unseeded Indonesian Rimarohdi beat European silver medalist and second seed Tomas Johansson of Sweden 10-15, 15-9, 15-11 in an hour and 10 minutes in his first senior international in Europe.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Three people nominated for awards
Three people nominated for awards JAKARTA (JP): The government will propose the names of three people to be conferred posthumously with this year's title of national heroes, Minister of Social Services Inten Soeweno said yesterday. Inten said the three were selected from names submitted by members of the public.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
ILO holds seminar on labor laws
ILO holds seminar on labor laws JAKARTA (JP): The International Labor Organization (ILO) will hold an Asia-Pacific symposium today to discuss matters related to international labor conventions. Herman van der Laan, head of the ILO office in Jakarta, said the symposium, jointly organized with the Ministry of Manpower, will bring over 50 representatives of governments and of employers and workers organizations from 26 regional countries.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gamelan festival in Prambanan
Gamelan festival in Prambanan SURAKARTA, Central Java: An international festival of gamelan, or Javanese orchestra, for children will be held at the Prambanan Temple in December, Rector of the Surakarta School of Art Sri Hastanto said on Saturday. "Children from European countries, the United States of America, Japan, Australia and Indonesia will participate in the world festival," Hastanto said to Antara. Puppet master Ki Anom Suroto said gamelan has developed in some foreign countries.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Night transport still a problem
Night transport still a problem JAKARTA (JP): The city's night transportation system, introduced last October, is still not functioning as expected, with only a small number of buses operating between 10.00 p.m. and dawn. At the Senen bus terminal, for example, there was only one city-owned PPD bus plying the Senen-Tanjung Priok route at 2.00 a.m. on Friday, Suara Pembaruan reported. The city administration introduced the system for the use of people who work night shifts.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Waiting for TVRI's clarification
Waiting for TVRI's clarification I refer to my letter in The Jakarta Post(March 23, 1995) entitled TV programs. I thought that I could expect some attention and courtesy from TVRI. A few days after I wrote, I still haven't got an answer to my simple question: Who was the composer of the double bass concerto? In addition, I have one more question and a few remarks to make. Can TVRI say when the president of Serbia, Slovodan Milosevic, was replaced.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Expedition to focus on birds, coral reefs
Expedition to focus on birds, coral reefs JAKARTA (JP): Operation Wallacea, an environment and natural conservation-oriented expedition, will collect information on the birds and coral reefs of the eastern part of Sulawesi in June. Ibnu Sutowo, President of the Wallacea Development Institute (WDI) said last week the operation's main focus would be the bird community on Buton Island and the marine life around the Tukangbesi Islands.
Tue, 28 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.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Winnie Mandela fired from post
Winnie Mandela fired from post CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuter): South African President Nelson Mandela said yesterday he had fired his estranged wife Winnie as a deputy minister in his government. "I have released Winnie Mandela of her position as deputy minister of arts, culture, science and technology," Mandela told a news conference in Cape Town. Mandela said he had appointed Bridget Mabandla to replace her with immediate effect.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cancellation of PDI meeting
Cancellation of PDI meeting SURABAYA, East Java: Chairman of the provincial chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Sucipto charged that the governor canceled a planned congress of local party leaders last week simply because the official did not like him. Sucipto said that governor Basofi Sudirman did not want to see him lead the local chapter.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jambi serious in securing park
Jambi serious in securing park JAMBI, Jambi (JP): The governor has ordered staff members to tighten security in Kerinci Seblat National Park, which is threatened by illegal logging. Spokesman for the Jambi provincial government, Fuad M. Yusuf, said Saturday that the governor has ordered armed forces personnel to arrest anyone found illegally felling trees in the park.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stiffer punishments sought for polluters
Stiffer punishments sought for polluters JAKARTA (JP): Members of the City Council urged judges yesterday to impose heavier penalties on companies found guilty of violating environment laws in order to give police more reason to investigate delinquent companies. Bandjar Marpaung, chairman of the City Council's Commission D on development, said the police are reluctant to investigate pollution cases due to the light sentences frequently issued by judges.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI set to beat Taiwan in Davis Cup play-off
RI set to beat Taiwan in Davis Cup play-off JAKARTA (JP): Having sized up Chinese Taipei's strength, Indonesia is optimistic in beating the visitors at a Davis Cup play-off, slated for Mar. 31 to Apr. 2 at the Senayan tennis stadium.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
129 public order violators fined
129 public order violators fined JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta district court has fined 129 people convicted of violating a city public order regulation. Their prosecution is part of South Jakarta's Judicial Operation. The 129 people were convicted under City Ruling No.11/1988, which prohibits a variety of actions, including jaywalking, cutting down trees in public parks and bathing in public places. They were each fined between Rp 4,500 and Rp 20,000.
Tue, 28 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
PWI asserts its claim as the only body of journalists
PWI asserts its claim as the only body of journalists MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): The Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) claims to be the profession's only organization, with chairman Sofjan Lubis yesterday appealing to all journalists to join for their own protection. "There is no other journalist association besides PWI," said Sofjan, who was here to attend a reception marking National Press Day.