Archive: 12 April 1995
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Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt will keep eye on developers
Govt will keep eye on developers JAKARTA (JP): Vice governor of government affairs Idroes said yesterday that the city administration is currently tallying the public and social facilities built by housing complex developers. "The inventory will be used by the administration to take stern measures against developers who have failed to abide by regulations," he insisted.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rehabilitation bill silent on killing
Rehabilitation bill silent on killing By Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): As the government is pushing a new bill on social rehabilitation that emphasizes reforming a criminal rather than exacting retribution, anti-capital punishment lobbyists again ask why the same principle can't be applied to all. The government this month submitted to the House of Representatives a bill regulating the rehabilitation of criminals, including their rights and obligations as well as those of the state.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Consortium to build Batam port
Consortium to build Batam port JAKARTA (JP): The Batam Industrial Development Agency (BIDA) has agreed to give exclusive rights to a consortium of Indonesian, Singapore and Malaysian companies for the establishment of a container port in Batam at about US$1 billion. BIDA's deputy chairman, Gunawan Hadisusilo, was quoted yesterday by Bisnis Indonesia as saying that the consortium will include YTL Sdn. Bhd.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Turkmenistan offers cotton project to RI businessmen
Turkmenistan offers cotton project to RI businessmen JAKARTA (JP): Turkmenistan is offering Indonesian investors a chance to develop its land for primarily cotton growing. The offer was made by Deputy Prime Minister R. Saparov during the Indonesia-Turkmenistan Business Forum in the capital city of Ashgabat on Monday night.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ibis hotel responds
Ibis hotel responds In response to a reader's letter from The Jakarta Post, April 4, 1995, we wish to mention that our guest who checked in on March 16, 1995, at 11.00 p.m. was not given a room because it was a late check-in due to plane delay. We received neither the information about the plane delay nor the request for the late check-in. For your information, we also did not receive any written confirmation for the reservation. The payment was made to a third party and not to the hotel.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Village planned at Subic
Village planned at Subic MANILA (AFP): A Philippine-Australian business venture announced yesterday plans to develop a US$120 million waterfront village at the former U.S. Subic naval base north of Manila. Subic Bay Waterfront Development Corp. (SBWDC) chairman Victor Villavicencio said the 29-hectare (72.5-acre) waterfront village will be constructed over a five-year period. The project will carried out in collaboration with Pacific Marinas Development Pty. Ltd.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta Varsities English Debate at UI
Jakarta Varsities English Debate at UI By T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's prominent economist Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti has voiced a strong objection against capital punishment. "The death penalty does not solve problems," he said. But wait, don't take him seriously! Dorodjatun, dean of the School of Economics, University of Indonesia, made the statement during a debate with finalists of the Jakarta Varsities English Debate 1995.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
APEC members split over free trade issue
APEC members split over free trade issue SINGAPORE (AFP): Developed and developing countries were divided at an APEC senior officials meeting here yesterday on how to approach the task of liberalizing trade in the Pacific Rim by 2020, officials said. "I don't think something concrete can emerge from this Singapore meeting but (there will be) harmonizing of differences. We'll leave Singapore with more thought," said a U.S.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
New way of earning money?
New way of earning money? JAKARTA (JP): In many big cities like Jakarta, people have found various ways of earning money, including illegally using the names of high-ranking officials. Recently, city police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko almost fell victim to such a scheme. Last week, Bambang's staff received a phone call from a man calling himself "Suryo Supakudiningrat".
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
British education expo in 3 cities
British education expo in 3 cities JAKARTA (JP): The British Education Exhibition, traveling to Surabaya, Bandung and Jakarta, commenced yesterday. Participating in the event are 54 universities, colleges of higher and further education and schools specializing in preparing overseas students to enter British higher education institutions, the British Embassy announced in a written statement.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Business as usual at Tanamur, Cafe Batavia
Business as usual at Tanamur, Cafe Batavia JAKARTA (JP): Well known night spots Tanamur and Cafe Batavia have resumed normal operations. A.F. Lapian, head of the City Law and Order Office announced on Monday that the city administration had temporarily closed down Tanamur, a discotheque in the Gambir district of Central Jakarta, because the establishment was believed to have been used as a venue for transactions involving prohibited drugs. Cafe Batavia restaurant, on Jl.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Two officials may be questioned on 'arisan'
Two officials may be questioned on 'arisan' JAKARTA (JP): National police are considering questioning two officials of the City Trade Office in relation to the investigation of the controversial Danasonic arisan savings chain scheme. "It's not impossible for us to question the city trade officials, in connection to the issuance of license permits provided to the company, because we found something strange in the documents," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. IK Ratta told reporters yesterday.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt raises prices of low-cost houses by 12%
Govt raises prices of low-cost houses by 12% JAKARTA (JP): Following the 40 percent increase in cement reference prices, the government yesterday announced an average increase of 12 percent in the prices of low-cost houses. State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung explained that his ruling No. 4/KPTS/1995, dated April 11, divides low-cost houses in terms of quality into "simple" and "very simple" categories.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Iglesias concert postponed
Iglesias concert postponed JAKARTA (JP): The planned concert of Julio Iglesias, scheduled to take place from April 14 to 16 at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center, has been postponed until November due to the crooner's ill health. Irwandani, PR Manager of Adhitama Enterprise, which is organizing Iglesias' concert here, said that the company recently received a postponement notice dated March 27. Iglesias has already performed in Jakarta twice.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian growth outlook
Indonesian growth outlook The Manila-based Asian Development Bank is bullish about the prospects of Indonesia's economic growth in the next two years, projecting Indonesia's gross domestic product to grow by at least seven percent a year. But the regional bank, Indonesia's largest multilateral creditor after the World Bank, has reservations about the long-term growth outlook.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Islamic schools look to modernization
Islamic schools look to modernization By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): For a sufficiently large part of the Moslem community in Indonesia, pesantren (the traditional Koranic school) and madrasah (the more recent version of Koranic school) still constitute the preferred institutions where parents send their children for formal education. The reason for this tradition is either pedagogical, political, or both.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Delhi conference vital to Indonesia
Delhi conference vital to Indonesia By Jai Singh Yadav This is the first of two articles describing the critical role a conference in New Delhi played in consolidating international support for the newly formed Republic of Indonesia in the 1940s. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Of late there have been some reports in the press of a recent wave of soul searching and a sense of remorse over the atrocities committed by the Dutch during Indonesia's revolutionary war.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Beach volleyball debuts in Atlanta
Beach volleyball debuts in Atlanta JAKARTA (JP): Bali has been named one of the 29 stops of the world two-a-side men's and women's beach volleyball championships series this season, in which top spikers are vying for berths at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The international volleyball federation announced recently that the best 32 men's teams and 24 women's teams will lock horns at the end of the season for 24 and 16 Olympic tickets respectively.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Let Nike rest in peace: PWI council
Let Nike rest in peace: PWI council JAKARTA (JP): The Honor Council of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) criticized the national media yesterday for going overboard in their coverage of the death of TV starlet Nike Ardila to the point of sensationalism. The council, the profession's watchdog, said in a statement that media coverage of Nike's death "has been blown out of proportion, bordering on sensationalism, at the expense of respecting the privacy of a person," Antara reported.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Supreme Court blasted over reversal
Supreme Court blasted over reversal JAKARTA (JP): The supreme court came under criticism yesterday for reversing its own earlier decision to award an Irianese man Rp 18.6 billion (about US$8.5 million) in compensation in a land dispute with the local government. The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) said that the supreme court had again put its credibility in doubt because its reversal of the decision had no legal basis.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Universities deny radicalization among students
Universities deny radicalization among students By Haryoso and Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): The top administrators of Indonesia's leading universities appealed to the government to ease control over campuses, and personally assured that official concern about the radicalization of students was unfounded.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
NAM art show this month
NAM art show this month JAKARTA: Singapore and China signed a loan agreement yesterday with the Indonesian ministry of education and culture, pledging their participation in the Non-Aligned Movement's contemporary art exhibition which will be held here later this month.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sony's market targets
Sony's market targets TOKYO (AFP): Sony Corp. is targeting eight countries as priority markets in a new strategy to cope with the rising yen and rapidly changing market structure, a spokeswoman said yesterday. The priority markets are Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and Vietnam, a Sony spokeswoman said. The major consumer electronics company will reorganize its global production and sales structure for television sets and audiovisual equipment.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Puppet Show 3:05 Children's Program: Gita Wicara 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Family Program: Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesia Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Gelamor 10:30 Film 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Nature festival to be held soon
Nature festival to be held soon JAKARTA (JP): A unique festival featuring potted plants as well as other plants, natural artistic stones, wild chicken and bamboo products will take place at the Senayan sports stadium in Central Jakarta early in June.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asian banks cut US dollar balance
Asian banks cut US dollar balance HONG KONG (Reuter): Asia's central banks are reducing the weighting of U.S. dollars in their coffers in favor of other major currencies as the dollar loses its eminence, economists said yesterday. Hong Kong and Australia have owned up to cutting the proportion of U.S. dollars. Taiwan, Singapore and Indonesia are believed to have altered the mix and other central banks are also thought to be acting quietly to reduce the dollar balance.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Two bodies oppose regional games
Two bodies oppose regional games JAKARTA (JP): Two national sports organizations voiced their opposition yesterday to a plan to treat the Nusa Tenggara regional games as one of the qualifying rounds for the 1996 National Games (PON). Representatives of the Indonesian Taekwondo Association said that the standards of taekwondo competition at the regional games might be lower than other PON qualifying events.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
E. Javanese join synchro swim team
E. Javanese join synchro swim team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Association has named three East Javanese students to represent Indonesia in the Japan Open synchronized swimming championships in Tokyo at the end of this month. Second stringers Lily Handoyo, Lily Kusumawati and Tyas Titisari are expected to steal a bit of thunder between April 28 and 30 from top Czech, Kazakhstani, Uzbekistani, Chinese and South Korean swimmers. "We won't burden our junior swimmers with a target.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bank Indonesia to introduce benchmark interest rates
Bank Indonesia to introduce benchmark interest rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will soon introduce benchmark interest rates to meet the need for more reliable reference rates in the country, says an executive of the central bank. Herinowo, Bank Indonesia's director of money market activities, said yesterday that the benchmark rates, to be called Jakarta Interbank Offered Rates (JIBOR), will be introduced within the next two months.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Satelindo approves third stake-acquirer
Satelindo approves third stake-acquirer JAKARTA (JP): A subsidiary of Germany's Deutsche Telekom, which agreed last week to buy a 25-percent stake of PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo), may sell a part of its newly- acquired stake to a third party, according to a Satelindo commissioner.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rising yen could affect growth, analysts warn
Rising yen could affect growth, analysts warn JAKARTA (JP): Domestic and foreign analysts warned yesterday that the steady appreciation of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar might adversely affect Indonesia's economic growth. "A prolonged fall of the dollar (against the yen), especially if it lasts several months, will squeeze our economy as the debt burden will increase and the government sector will be forced to contract public spending," Pande R.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Singapore dismisses RP findings
Singapore dismisses RP findings MANILA (Agencies): Philippine President Fidel Ramos called on Singapore yesterday to reopen its investigation into the double murder for which Filipina maid Flor Contemplacion was hanged. He expressed "full confidence" in the integrity of a Manila inquiry that concluded she was unjustly executed. Singapore has dismissed the conclusions of that inquiry as "utterly absurd".
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia practices democracy
Malaysia practices democracy In The Jakarta Post of March 29, 1995 you published your translated version of Kompas' editorial which had appeared in the Bahasa Indonesia daily on March 28, 1995. The translated version was published under The Jakarta Post's "Other Opinion" column and given the title: Mahathir reigns until 2020?
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Labor trafficking in Batam to be probed
Labor trafficking in Batam to be probed JAKARTA (JP): The government will investigate the recent smuggling of hundreds of workers to Malaysia through Batam Island, Riau. Director General for Manpower Placement Abdul Rachim told journalists that the government would ask Malaysia to deport 274 illegal Indonesian workers smuggled in last month. The government will also send home 83 workers who were to be smuggled into Malaysia and who are now stranded on Batam Island.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 11, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,675 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,250 50 65,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,350 0 ANWAR SIERAD 1,275 25 288,500 AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPI 2,800 0 ARGHA KARYA PRIMA INDUSTRY 1,850 109,500 ARGO PANTES 2,650 0 ASIANA IMI INDUSTRIES 1,250 0 ASTER DHARMA INDUSTRY 850 0 ASTRA GRAPHIA...
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Inflation and growth
Inflation and growth Head of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Sugito Suwito MA warned last week that the rate of inflation might reach double digits this year. According to Sugito, this could happen if the parties concerned fail to exercise restraint in raising the prices of goods. We greatly appreciate this warning from the head of the BPS. Perhaps this is the proper attitude for any chief of the BPS to take.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hockey wouldn't win at SEA Games: Hindarto
Hockey wouldn't win at SEA Games: Hindarto JAKARTA (JP): The training director of the National Sports Council (KONI) Mochammad Hindarto yesterday defended the council's decision not to send the national hockey team to the upcoming Southeast Asian Games. "The team will not be able to win the gold medal," Hindarto insisted. He saw no reason to allow Indonesia's hockey players to compete in the Dec. 9 to 17 Games in Chiang Mai.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Discipline needed for bus drivers
Discipline needed for bus drivers JAKARTA (JP): Instilling a high sense of discipline into public transportation drivers is very important if the number of road accidents is to be reduced, according to a traffic police officer. "Without a high degree of discipline, particularly in public transportation drivers, traffic will be in constant chaos, which could lead to a greater number of accidents on the road," Lt. Col Wawan Ranuwwaya said in a written statement made available to The Jakarta Post.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ad campaigns, licensing key to toy firms' success
Ad campaigns, licensing key to toy firms' success By Lenah Susianty JAKARTA (JP): A banner at Si Kancil, a restaurant in southern Jakarta, reads, "If your children know Mickey Mouse, why don't they don't know si kancil?" Kancil (mouse deer) are often described in Indonesian fables as the cleverest of all animals. There are songs and books on si Kancil, but even after being around for as long a Mickey Mouse, si Kancil is barely known.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Seaport police strive to maintain law and order
Seaport police strive to maintain law and order By K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Violent robberies, smuggling, prostitution and vehicle theft are among the crimes recorded by the Tanjung Priok Seaport Police, known locally as KP3, during the past few years. KP3's most important task is to safeguard the flow of goods being imported and exported through Indonesia's largest seaport.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Give Permadi a fair chance: Scholars
Give Permadi a fair chance: Scholars By Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): As pressures mount to prosecute psychic Permadi Satrio Wiwoho for his alleged blasphemous and libelous remarks, two Moslem leaders and a human rights official have joined the minority chorus calling for a cessation of hostilities.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Satya Wacana rector to quit
Satya Wacana rector to quit SALATIGA, Central Java: The controversial rector of Satya Wacana Christian University, Jon JOI Ihalauw, says he will resign in November to allow the election of a new rector. Ihalauw has been under heavy fire for dismissing his critic, lecturer Arief Budiman, last year. Yesterday Ihalauw said he wanted the university to revise the rules which govern the election of rectors.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
State-owned firms should manage forests
State-owned firms should manage forests JAKARTA (JP): A seminar recommended yesterday that state- owned companies take over managing forests from private concession holders for the benefit of the public. Participants argued that state companies will be able to ensure that most of the financial, ecological and social benefits from the exploitation of the forests will go to the people instead of businesses.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asian economies to lead world growth: WB
Asian economies to lead world growth: WB BOMBAY (Reuter): Asian economies will lead global growth in the next century with those in East Asia continuing to fuel the rise, the World Bank's managing director said yesterday. "Asian economies will no longer be impacted by the world economy but will impact the global economy," Gautam Kaji, World Bank managing director told Reuters in an interview.
Wed, 12 Apr 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.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ancol fire not caused by short circuit: Police
Ancol fire not caused by short circuit: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police have ended their investigation of the fire that gutted the Mystery Castle in the Fantasy Land complex at Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta early last month. North Jakarta police chief Lt. Col. Edi Darnadi told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the investigation ended with the National Police Forensic Laboratory Center determining that the fire was not caused by an electrical short circuit.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Judge orders arrest of fraud
Judge orders arrest of fraud SINGAPORE (AFP): Former Asian biscuit king Rajan Pillai, convicted here for defrauding his company, failed to appear in court for his sentencing yesterday, prompting the judge to issue a warrant for his arrest. Pillai, former managing director of Britannia Industries Pte. Ltd., (BIPL) could be punished with up to 14 years in prison after his conviction Monday on 24 counts of criminal breach of trust and cheating. "The accused is not here," R.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: MIT MIT EXECUTIVES: MIT's Senior Executive Program director, Charles Grader (left), shakes hands after exchanging souvenirs with PT Indosat's technical director, Safwan Natanagara (center), who was accompanied by Indosat's administrative director, Herman Simanjuntak (right). Members from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Senior Executive Program visited the state-owned international telecommunications operator PT Indosat last week.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
KL is set to revamp its composite stock index
KL is set to revamp its composite stock index KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange is set to revamp its barometer composite index (CI) next week by increasing the number of component stocks to 100 from 86, officials said yesterday. The exchange said it would remove 15 stocks -- defined as "non-performing" in terms of market capitalization and turnover -- and add 29 new counters to the key stock index to provide a better gauge of the local market's movements from April 18.
Wed, 12 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
ADB assists RI health care
ADB assists RI health care MANILA (UPI): The Asian Development Bank has approved an US$840,000 technical assistance grant for Indonesia's reproductive health care program, Bank officials said yesterday. The grant will help Indonesia in strengthening reproductive health care services and information, and education and communications in priority areas. The program aims to treat malnutrition of mothers, and spread information on topics ranging from tract infections to sexually transmitted diseases.