Archive: 7 March 1995
41 articles found
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto scheduled to visit war-torn Sarajevo this week
Soeharto scheduled to visit war-torn Sarajevo this week JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will visit Sarajevo on an overseas this week that will also take him to Copenhagen and Zagreb, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday. Soeharto is scheduled to spend three hours in the besieged capital of Bosnia Herzegovina on March 13, Moerdiono told reporters after meeting with the head of state at his Jl. Cendana residence.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Religious holiday loan
Religious holiday loan From Media Indonesia I was happy to learn from the media that every company is obliged to pay religious holiday bonuses to its workers based on the Decision of the Department of Manpower No 4/1994. But, to my disappointment, PT UM, a producer of electronic goods, provided me with a religious holiday loan that must be repaid in installments. I hope the company will abide by the decision of the Department of Manpower in the future. Name and address withheld
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Strong winds botch boogie
Strong winds botch boogie JAKARTA (JP): Only three out of the planned four sorties were performed in the first day of the international boogie show in Bali and Lombok on Sunday due to strongwind. Around 130 parachutists were engaged in the first and second sorties, done at 12,000 feet above Lombok's Selaparang airport, before performing the third above Bali's Kuta beach at sunset, Antara reported.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI joins Assie defense exercise
RI joins Assie defense exercise CANBERRA (AFP): Airborne troops of Indonesia's Strategic Reserve Force (Kostrad) arrived yesterday to join Australian paratroopers for an army exercise later this month as efforts accelerate to strengthen defense links between the two countries. Exercise Swift Canopy is also aimed at helping both sides to assess differences in communications, including language barriers, parachute safety and operating procedures.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Quake victims asked to resettle
Quake victims asked to resettle AMBON, Maluku: The provincial administration calls on residents of Obi Island whose houses were damaged in an earthquake in October and last month to resettle to other areas under the state-sponsored transmigration program. "The government is ready to resettle the quake victims if they want," Vice governor R.S. Soeranto said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
ADB adopts new policy to save tropical forests
ADB adopts new policy to save tropical forests MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday it was adopting a new lending policy designed to arrest the "alarming" destruction of Asia's tropical forests.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Baring to resume JSX trading
Baring to resume JSX trading JAKARTA (JP): PT Baring Securities Indonesia (BSI) announced here yesterday its plan to resume full trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week. The move was made following the announcement on the acquisition of all businesses, assets and liabilities of the Barings Group by ING Group, a Dutch financial services giant.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia nabbed illegal aliens
Malaysia nabbed illegal aliens KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, a haven for illegal immigrants, recorded nearly 50,000 cases of unlawful entry, overstaying and crimes by foreigners last year, a news report said yesterday. Indonesians and Bangladeshis formed the bulk of foreigners detained for immigration offenses, followed by Myanmarese, Filipinos and Thais, The New Straits Times said.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
President sets up committee for RI anniversary
President sets up committee for RI anniversary JAKARTA (JP): This year's golden anniversary of Indonesia's independence will be dedicated to the people and to expressing gratitude to God Almighty, the government says. Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday the formation of a national committee to organize the celebration of Indonesia's 50th anniversary. Presidential Executive Order No. 7, issued on Feb.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI chases three titles at All England
RI chases three titles at All England JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top badminton players are set to resume their race for more laurels at the All-England championships next week, with a repeat of last year's triple sweep in sight. Men's singles champion Hariyanto Arbi, winner in the women's singles Susi Susanti, and the solid pair of Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky, the men's doubles title holders, were seeded top at the prestigious tournament in Birmingham.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Road mishaps kill 80 in two weeks
Road mishaps kill 80 in two weeks JAKARTA: At least 80 people were killed and more than 100 others injured, many critically, in road accidents in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi over the past two weeks, press reports said yesterday. On Sunday alone 20 people were killed in a collision between a bus and a truck in Meulaboh, southern Aceh. Several others were seriously injured.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Entertainment centers punished
Entertainment centers punished JAKARTA (JP): The number of the entertainment centers reprimanded by the city administration for violating performance regulations during the fasting month of Ramadhan and Idul Fitri holidays has increased to seven. Kusaeni Budiantoro, head of the City Law and Order Office, told Antara yesterday that two were closed for operating without the necessary permits from the municipality.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Use foreign languages in the proper context'
'Use foreign languages in the proper context' JAKARTA (JP): Use the national Indonesian language with pride. After all, 190 million people are using it, Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro says. "We should be proud when using Bahasa Indonesia," Wardiman said while elaborating on his plan to launch a nationwide campaign to use the national language correctly. The minister, speaking after meeting with President Soeharto at his Jl.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Influx of holiday travelers less than estimated
Influx of holiday travelers less than estimated JAKARTA (JP): The wave of travelers returning from their Idul Fitri holidays has escalated in the city's inter-city bus terminals and railway stations over the past two days. However, the number remained far lower than those estimated earlier by officials, who thought that the number of returning travelers would peak on Sunday.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes two shops
Fire razes two shops JAKARTA (JP): Fire razed two shops on Sunday evening, one at the Senen Inpres market on Jl. Batu Ceper and the other at the Roxi Mas shopping complex on Jl. Hasyim Asyari in Central Jakarta. The fire in the Senen market was caused by a short circuit and the Central Jakarta fire brigade had to deploy ten fire engines to extinguish the fire, which was put out around 10 p.m.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Timorese's trust in military needs restoring: Muladi
Timorese's trust in military needs restoring: Muladi SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The army has been urged to give soldiers involved in the Jan. 12 killing of six people in Liquisa, East Timor, the freedom to defend themselves in the military tribunal. Muladi, a member of the National Commission on Human Rights, hailed yesterday the army's move to form the Officers' Honor Council to probe the Liquisa incident.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
National discipline relevant
National discipline relevant Although we have finished celebrating the Idul Fitri holiday we would like to note the special need to continue the national discipline movement. According to information from the police, road accidents during Ramadhan 1995 decreased sharply compared to those during the same period last year. However, we are still concerned about various incidents that happened during this period.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Central Asia pledges action over Aral Sea
Central Asia pledges action over Aral Sea By Douglas Busvine DASHKHOVUZ, Turkmenistan (Reuter): Cash-strapped Central Asian states pledged action on the Aral Sea ecological disaster zone but their one-day summit on Friday last week was marked by divisions over joint funding of a clean-up. Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov told a news conference the five states directly affected by the sea's rapid shrinkage had to act together if they were to solve the problem and attract international help.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Myanmar replies again
Myanmar replies again We are referring to Vitit's article on March 2, 1995 (in Bangkok on Feb. 18, 1995). Most of the distortions in the article do not merit a response. The mischief in this insidious article lies in the thrust to cause misunderstanding and conflict between Thailand and Myanmar, and also between Myanmar and some ASEAN nations. Whatever fiction they attempt to create, they will not succeed.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
HK stock prices slip due to dollar
HK stock prices slip due to dollar HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong stock prices slipped 1.11 percent yesterday due to the weakness of the U.S. dollar, with the key blue-chip benchmark Hang Seng Index losing 91.24 points to close at a two-week low of 8,093.91. Turnover thinned to HK$1.898 billion (US$246 million) from Friday's HK$2.402 billion. "The outstanding concern is the slide in the U.S. dollar," said Chris Malpass of Peregrine Brokerage.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
More Asia tourists traveling to Australia
More Asia tourists traveling to Australia SYDNEY (AFP): The rapid growth in travel from the booming economies of Asia helped boost tourist arrivals in Australia to another record high of 3.36 million in 1994, according to data released yesterday. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed short-term visitors up 12 percent on the 1993 record total.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramos visits Netherlands
Ramos visits Netherlands AMSTERDAM (AFP): President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines began yesterday a three-day official visit to the Netherlands which officials said would be devoted largely to economic issues. Ramos, accompanied by his wife Amelita and a large delegation of senior officials and businessmen, was greeted on his arrival by Prime Minister Wim Kok. After an audience with Queen Beatrix, the Philippines president was to have a working lunch at Kok's official residence in The Hague.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP cuts duties on cement
RP cuts duties on cement MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos cut yesterday import duties on cement and cement clinker, opening the market further to imports amid a property boom, the presidential palace said. "A sharp increase in the demand for cement makes it imperative to continue the importation of cement and to reduce its tariff rates to sustain its importation," a palace statement said.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
KL to start futures exchanges amid hurdles
KL to start futures exchanges amid hurdles KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will proceed to launch two financial futures exchanges by year's end despite being jolted by the downfall of British merchant bank Barings plc due to failed derivative deals, officials said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japanese bank to fund LNG plant in E. Kalimantan
Japanese bank to fund LNG plant in E. Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): The Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Japan will provide a loan to finance 70 percent of the total costs to construct a $969 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan, an executive says.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Deception
Deception From Kompas A gentleman who claimed to be a Singaporean living in Malaysia patted my shoulder and asked where he could change his Bolivian dollars. He said he worked on a ship that was berthed in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. He said he could bring in electronic or luxurious goods without paying import duty and subsequently they could be sold at bargain prices.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Injured detainee flees hospital
Injured detainee flees hospital SERANG, West Java: The police are searching for an injured detainee who escaped from the hospital where he was undergoing medical treatment. The detainee, identified as Jali, 33, sneaked out from the hospital on Friday night after breaking the window in the bathroom adjacent to his cell, Antara reported yesterday. Chief of Serang police precinct Lt. Col.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
ABRI's fate under review
ABRI's fate under review My questions here are solely based on an article written by Wahyudi M. Pratopo, which appeared in The Jakarta Post's Sunday issue, Feb. 26, 1995. If the article written is not accurate, then my questions based on that are not accurate either. Mr.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Basofi unaware of ban gathering
Basofi unaware of ban gathering SURABAYA, East Java: Governor Basofi Sudirman claims he knows nothing about the cancellation last week of a religious event organized by the minority Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI's) Probolinggo branch. Basofi was quoted by Antara as saying that he never banned the event, intended to consist of Koran-reading and a celebration of a Moslem holiday Nuzulul Quran.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Beware of organized crime embryos: Hindarto
Beware of organized crime embryos: Hindarto JAKARTA (JP): Organized crime syndicates have begun to develop in the city through small groups of gamblers, extorters and pimps, warns a senior police officer. "These small units could grow stronger and become an untouchable organized crime chain if adequate measures are not taken to get rid of them now," Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto said recently.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government asked to tighten bolts of inflationary pressures
Government asked to tighten bolts of inflationary pressures JAKARTA (JP): The chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics is calling on the government to make a stronger commitment to maintaining the inflation rate below 10 percent this year. Sugito Suwito predicts that inflationary pressures will further mount if no serious efforts are made to curb price increases.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lawyers' association seeks law for members' protection
Lawyers' association seeks law for members' protection JAKARTA (JP): An organization of lawyers urged the government and the House of Representatives to make a law regulating all matters dealing with attorneys. Racosbi Matram, chairman of the association of lawyers, Poperi, described yesterday how lawyers have been considered less worthy than other law enforcers, like police, prosecutors and judges. "Unless we have that law, we'll always be treated unequally," he was quoted by Antara as saying.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rainstorm smashes 15 houses
Rainstorm smashes 15 houses PROBOLINGGO, East Java: A rainstorm hit several subdistricts over the weekend, destroying 15 houses and knocking down trees. No casualties were reported, but power cuts occurred. The storm hit the subdistricts of Kraksaan, Paiton, Pajarakan and Leces from Saturday evening until well into Sunday night. It caused panic among local Idul Fitri holiday revelers, Antara reported.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia still hopes for lifting of Iraqi embargo
Indonesia still hopes for lifting of Iraqi embargo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia remained steadfast in its wish to lift sanctions imposed against Iraq despite a written message yesterday from United States President Bill Clinton soliciting support for their maintenance. The letter was delivered to President Soeharto yesterday at his residence on Jl. Cendana by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hyundai wins tanker order
Hyundai wins tanker order KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): South Korea's Hyundai Group signed a deal yesterday with Malaysian International Shipping Corp. Bhd. (MISC) to build two tankers at US$40 million each to boost pal oil shipments. The 30,000-deadweight-ton vessels will increase MISC's fleet of tankers to 11 and help the state-owned shipping firm ferry 15- to-20 percent of Malaysia's palm oil output, company officials said.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Erring bus operators found
Erring bus operators found JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 inter-city buses, whose crew members were found guilty of substantially raising ticket prices over the Idul Fitri holiday, will soon be reported to the Directorate General of Land Transportation. Herman Tonglo Langi, head of the City Traffic and Land Transportation Control Office, told Antara yesterday that crew member violations were uncovered directly at bus terminals and others by reports from the public.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indochina experts work together to save tiger
Indochina experts work together to save tiger HANOI (Reuter): Experts from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have agreed to work together to save the Indochina tiger from extinction, international specialists said yesterday. It was the second piece of potential good news for tigers after India, where most tigers live, and China, the main consumer of tiger products, agreed last week to put more controls in place to curb the illegal trade in tiger parts.
Tue, 07 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, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Legislator Sri Bintang plans to sue PPP leaders
Legislator Sri Bintang plans to sue PPP leaders JAKARTA (JP): Outspoken legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas announced yesterday his intention to sue the leaders of his United Development Party for their plans to dismiss him from the House of Representatives. Bintang met yesterday with House Speaker Wahono, who has yet to approve the United Development Party's (PPP) proposal, to explain his position. After the meeting, Bintang declared that the PPP move to have him fired was unconstitutional.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP power industry left behind Asia neighbors
RP power industry left behind Asia neighbors MANILA (AFP): Despite an increase of independent power producers in the Philippines, competition in the country's power industry is not developing as fast as those of its Asian neighbors, an economist said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Mar 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fishing firms use potassium
Fishing firms use potassium SORONG, Irian Jaya: The Sorong legislative council has called on the local administration to take action against fishing companies using toxic substances which have contaminated the sea. Chairman of the council's United Development Party faction Hasmi Moha said yesterday that many fishing companies have used cyanide potassium in their operations. Many drums of the substance have been found at their disposal.