Archive: 17 April 1995
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Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Little Wizards 3:05 Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Appreciating Wayang 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Buddhism 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Santa Barbara 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:25 Film: Dirty Dozen 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film: Dirty Dozen (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
JSX under pressure amid price increases
JSX under pressure amid price increases JAKARTA (JP): The stock market showed its displeasure to a number of government-imposed increases in sugar, low-cost houses and cement reference prices. By the end of last week, the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Composite Index plunged by 9.54 points (2.22 percent) to close at 419.45.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bogus bomb causes panic in N. Jakarta
Bogus bomb causes panic in N. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Residents in this city have many ways of punishing someone in their community who they believe has violated and disturbed the public's interest. Residents of Jl. Jembatan Gambang, at the Penjaringan subdistrict in North Jakarta, threatened their uncooperative neighbor with something similar to a time bomb on Friday evening. The 'bomb,' which caused fear among onlookers, forced city police to send out a special bomb squad to get rid of it.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traders complain over high fees
Traders complain over high fees BEKASI (JP): Many traders operating at the Pasar Baru market here are complaining over the high level of fees, Rp 2,900 (US$1.31), they have to pay daily. One of the traders, who requested anonymity, said that out of the total of daily fees, only Rp 500 is legally registered through tickets given to the traders. "The other Rp 2,400 is collected by officers of the market without any receipts," he said.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Taman Mini celebrates its 20th anniversary
Taman Mini celebrates its 20th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia-in-Miniature Park is currently holding a series of Indonesian traditional arts attractions, until April 23, to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The 10-day festivity was officially inaugurated by State Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi by opening a fair on Indonesian food on Friday morning, at the Sasono Langen Budoyo building.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sinar Mas-Portman deal
Sinar Mas-Portman deal JAKARTA (JP): The Singapore office of Sinar Mas Group, a Jakarta-based conglomerate controlled by Eka Tjipta Widjaja, has selected John Portman & Associates of the United States to design a new high-rise landmark complex in Shanghai's historic Bund district in China.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Currency swings belie fundamentals: APEC
Currency swings belie fundamentals: APEC SANUR, Bali (JP): Finance ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum expressed concern yesterday over the recent currency swings which, they said, do not reflect economic fundamentals. "We agreed that there should be a determined effort to attain stability in the foreign exchange market as such stability would benefit all member economies," the ministers said in a joint statement after holding four working sessions.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
'More freedom may reduce protests'
'More freedom may reduce protests' By Haryoso SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Anti-government demonstrations can be kept to a minimum if campuses are allowed freedom of expression, observers say.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Diponegoro drops 250 students
Diponegoro drops 250 students SEMARANG: The state-run Diponegoro University is expelling 250 students for failing to complete their studies within the permitted time. "The university has given them a chance to re-register but even then they did not take advantage of the offer," Sunarto, the university spokesman, said. As many as 800 students had exceeded the allocated time to complete their studies, but only 550 took up the offer for re- registration by the March 31 deadline, Antara reported.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
NTB wins beach volleyball race
NTB wins beach volleyball race JAKARTA (JP): Host Nusa Tenggara (NTB) won the men's national beach volley ball title on Saturday when the team beat East Java 2-1 in the final in Mataram, the provincial capital. The home players failed to make a clean sweep of the title, however, with their women's team surrendering 1-2 to Jakarta in the other final, which marked the conclusion of the annual national championships.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI, Germany economic forum setup
RI, Germany economic forum setup JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie and Germany's Federal Economic Minister Gunther Rexrodt have signed a document to inaugurate the Indonesia-Germany Economy and Technology Forum. "The document we signed just now was written out in Bahasa Indonesia.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Petrochemical park set up
Petrochemical park set up JAKARTA(JP): PT Pancapuri Indoperkasa, a new company owned by businessman Prajogo Pangestu, will build a petrochemical industrial estate in Cilegon, West Java, with an investment of Rp 120 billion (US$54 million), to support the operation of his olefin center.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta no longer needs promotion
Jakarta no longer needs promotion JAKARTA (JP): The city administration feels there is no need for Jakarta to organize promotional campaigns aimed at attracting both domestic and foreign tourists to the capital, an official said.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Maid's hanging a painful trial'
'Maid's hanging a painful trial' MANILA (AFP): The hanging of a Filipina maid in Singapore has been a "painful trial" for the Philippines, President Fidel Ramos said yesterday, as Manila and Singapore try to resolve the diplomatic row resulting from the death. Reports here yesterday said a team of Singapore experts would arrive here next week to conduct a joint autopsy on the maid's "victim".
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Prize parking system opposed
Prize parking system opposed JAKARTA (JP): City Secretary Harun Al Rasyid said over the weekend that the city administration did not favor the prize parking system proposed by private companies as a means of improving parking in the city. "The city administration wants to cooperate with the private companies in the parking business, but not under the prize system," he said.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Misleading interpretation
Misleading interpretation This is a response to Mr James Kynge's article entitled Taiwan stresses separateness over unity, which appeared on page 4 of The Jakarta Post's April 11, 1995 edition. Mr Kynge should have sought opinion from at least two more professors or scholars about the essence of President Lee Teng- hui's major Chinese policy speech. Instead, he relied on professor Lee Hong-hsi only and took his interpretation as the title of the article.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soesilo warns of political agitation
Soesilo warns of political agitation JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman warned that some non-governmental organizations have been agitating to replace the Pancasila ideology and the 1945 Constitution.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sound monetary policies vital for firm exchange rate
Sound monetary policies vital for firm exchange rate NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Businesspersons meeting over the weekend, under the APEC Financiers Group, saw sound fiscal and monetary policies as one of the primary conditions to secure a stable currency market. "We all agree that governments should pursue sound fiscal and monetary policies, with sustainable current account deficits to secure a stable global monetary system," Toyoo Gyohten, chairman of the Bank of Tokyo, said. Robert D.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Britain joins battle to draw RI students
Britain joins battle to draw RI students JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of British colleges and universities are currently in town and competing to attract prospective Indonesian students, whose number has continued to grow over the last few years.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Portman to plan BSD's central business district
Portman to plan BSD's central business district JAKARTA (JP): PT Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) has selected John Portman & Associates of Atlanta to help master plan the new city to be developed 30 kilometers west of Jakarta. The ambitious, privately funded, project entails the development of a 6,000-hectare site with a projected population of 600,000 people, Portman said in a statement made available to The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Current U.S. defense policy: Continuity or change?
Current U.S. defense policy: Continuity or change? By Anak Agung Banyu Perwita BANDUNG (JP): A combination of political, military and economic factors make the Asia Pacific important in world politics and U.S. foreign and defense policy. In world politics, it is one region where vital interests of all major powers overlap. Since the turn of the century, the U.S. has pursued three fundamental objectives in the region.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
SONY 20se: A monitor that saves on your utility bill
SONY 20se: A monitor that saves on your utility bill By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): If you have been reading my articles long enough, you'll know that one of my chief interests is desktop publishing. I admit that I really enjoy playing around with graphics and page layout programs, and sometimes people come and ask me to create logos for their organizations, or to design their newsletters.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Boutros-Ghali looks forward to RI visit
Boutros-Ghali looks forward to RI visit JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali hopes to personally thank Indonesia for the support given to the world body when he visits here this month. Boutros-Ghali told Antara news agency in New York that he will use his upcoming tour to this part of the world -- Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji -- to thank those countries for their participation in various UN peacekeeping missions.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
National Front enjoys early success in polls
National Front enjoys early success in polls KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's National Front coalition had taken an early lead ahead of Malaysian polls in nine days, but is in for a tough battle to retain the northern state of Penang, officials said yesterday.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Economic stability essential
Economic stability essential SANUR, Bali (JP): Finance ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum reaffirmed yesterday the crucial importance of macro-economic stability and balance to enhancing longer-term investor commitment and exchange rate stability.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bombay stock exchange
Bombay stock exchange I am an Indian, who has come to Jakarta for my vacations. My parents stay in Jakarta and regularly read your newspaper. I also like reading the paper. But there is one thing which kept bothering me a lot and I could not understand the reason. I have noticed that your paper makes a mention of the share prices movement at major stock exchanges of the world and even the Asian stock exchanges.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pelita Jaya becomes West division's leader
Pelita Jaya becomes West division's leader JAKARTA (JP): Buyung Ismu's hat trick helped giant Pelita Jaya score an away 6-1 win over minnow PS Bengkulu on Saturday as the Indonesian League's first season came to an end yesterday. The victory raised Pelita Jaya's position to the top of the league's West Division standing table, with 38 points.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sempati to join Galileo International service soon
Sempati to join Galileo International service soon PERTH (JP): Sempati Air, one of Indonesia's private scheduled airlines, will increase its services by installing an international computerized reservation system, enabling travel agents to book tickets through computer links. The airline's president, Hasan M.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
The Dresden incident
The Dresden incident President Soeharto is well-known for his composure, wisdom, and self restraint. Seldom he is known to engage himself in an emotional outburst. Thus, it came as a surprise, when, last Thursday on his return from a state visit to Germany and several Central Asian countries, he lashed out at certain Indonesian individuals, who are believed to have been directly, or indirectly, involved in demonstrations against him in Germany.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Vandals burgle small shop
Vandals burgle small shop TANGERANG (JP): A group of about five armed men robbed a small shop over the weekend, just weeks after a massive police operation was to have rid the city of preman. According to Vinawati, the 33-year-old shop owner, two of the five broke into her shop, which is also used as her residence, at around 4 a.m. Thursday wearing masks and brandishing guns and other fierce weaponry.
Mon, 17 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.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Whence our nationalism?
Whence our nationalism? It hurts us as a nation when some of us help to stage anti- Indonesia protests abroad. On his return flight from a visit to four countries, President Soeharto said the government would take a firm measures against such people. "They are crazy people, irrational and have to be punished. How come they sell our nation out?" the President said. This case is more saddening still because the nation is celebrating its 50th year of independence.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt should act on widening social gap: Ginandjar
Govt should act on widening social gap: Ginandjar By Santi WE Sukanto and R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): The government shoulders the greatest responsibility in correcting shortcomings occurring in current development programs, as well as closing social gaps, Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita concluded.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lessors get new chief
Lessors get new chief JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Indonesian Leasing Association have elected Albert Banunaek, of Ometraco Corporation, as the organization's president for the 1995-97 term. Albert, who replaces Mustafa I. Jatim, was elected during the association's recent congress, which groups 103 multi-finance and leasing companies in Indonesia. The association members also elected Theresia Adiwijaya of Bumiraya Multifinance as secretary general.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ministry of Health to keep regency offices
Ministry of Health to keep regency offices JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health will hand over some of its tasks to the regency administrations as mandated by the regional autonomy program, but plans to retain some of its representative offices to handle the more complicated affairs.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hotel sacks union leader
Hotel sacks union leader DENPASAR, Bali: An employee of the Bali Hyatt hotel has been sacked by the management who accused him of stealing 39 packs of Marlboro cigarettes, Antara news agency reported. I Gede Ngurah, who is the head of the All-Indonesia Worker Union (SPSI) unit at the hotel, is contesting the management's action through the Bali Labor Dispute Settlement Committee.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Developer promises to comply with rules
Developer promises to comply with rules JAKARTA (JP): PT. Modernland Realty Ltd. has promised to give away public and social facilities worth Rp 1 billion to East Jakarta's mayoralty, its director Samadikun Hartono said. "We have no intention of neglecting our obligations to build public facilities, as required by the administration, in the housing complex we are building now," Samadikun said over the weekend.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI, Australia in joint SAR exercise
RI, Australia in joint SAR exercise AMBON, Maluku: The Search and Rescue (SAR) agencies of Indonesia and Australia will conduct another joint exercise later this year in the waters off Merauke in Irian Jaya. The chairman of the Indonesian National SAR Agency, Harianto, said the area which is potentially rich in mineral resources has been picked to test the capability of the two nations in handling disasters, Antara reported.
Mon, 17 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bintang to be questioned over Dresden incident
Bintang to be questioned over Dresden incident JAKARTA (JP): Police headquarters will summon legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas tomorrow for questioning on his alleged role in a recent spate of anti-Indonesian government demonstrations in Germany. Bintang told The Jakarta Post by telephone last night that he received a copy of the letter on Saturday, in which the police asked him to come to their headquarters tomorrow at 10 a.m.