Archive: 18 April 1995

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Firms deny role in alleged intimidation

Firms deny role in alleged intimidation JAKARTA (JP): Two companies denied allegations yesterday that they had resorted to intimidation to force Pesanggrahan residents to sell their land to make way for a toll road in Bintaro, South Jakarta.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Illegal traders evicted

Illegal traders evicted JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko, assisted by the Sanitation Department, Public Works Office and members of the powerful Pemuda Pancasila youth organization, has evicted 70 traders illegally operating at the Manggarai Utara market.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

57,000 to enter junior high schools

57,000 to enter junior high schools BEKASI (JP): The number of new entrants at junior high schools in Bekasi this year is projected to reach 57,000 students, an official said.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Briton needed at prosecutors' office soon

Briton needed at prosecutors' office soon JAKARTA (JP): The city Prosecutor's Office has asked a 48-year-old Briton to appear at the office soon to help support the dossiers on the abduction attempt of his two sons here recently.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Palu shaken by tremors

Palu shaken by tremors PALU, Central Sulawesi: Palu was shaken by a series of tremors yesterday, Antara said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.The first quake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, was recorded at around 11.15 a.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Fifteen people die in Bogor flash flood

Fifteen people die in Bogor flash flood JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen people died in a flash flood near a popular waterfall on the Cihedung river near Bogor, West Java, over the weekend. Seven bodies were recovered yesterday morning and eight on Sunday.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Manila announces Security meet

Manila announces Security meet MANILA (UPI): President Fidel Ramos announced yesterday that Manila's National Security Council will meet on April 21 to assess the Spratlys issue, the Philippines' diplomatic rift with Singapore and a recent Moslem attack in the...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Govt lowers retail prices of cement

Govt lowers retail prices of cement JAKARTA (JP): The government, harshly criticized for its recent decision to raise the reference prices of cement by more than 40 percent, announced yesterday that retail prices of the material should be 10 percent below the new...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

TV series on police prepared

TV series on police prepared JAKARTA (JP): Noted Indonesian film producer Wim Umboh is working on the production of a television series on the experiences of North Jakarta police personnel.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

RI gears up to host World Archery C'ships

RI gears up to host World Archery C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's preparations for its hosting of the World Archery Championships are reaching full swing, the new chairman of the Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani), Oetojo Oesman said yesterday.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Kuwaiti funds sought for IPTN program

Kuwaiti funds sought for IPTN program JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday urged Kuwait to examine the possibility of financing the development of airplanes built by IPTN, the state-owned aircraft manufacturer.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Telkom appoints new directors, commissioners

Telkom appoints new directors, commissioners JAKARTA (JP): In the midst of preparing to float its shares domestically and internationally, the state-owned domestic telecommunications firm, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), is having its boards of directors and...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Bintang to be charged with defamation

Bintang to be charged with defamation JAKARTA (JP): Accusations against Goenawan Mohamad and Sri Bintang Pamungkas of involvement in this month's demonstration against President Soeharto in Germany are taking on a more definite form, as are the sanctions they could...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

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.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

RI misses out in Taiwan labor market

RI misses out in Taiwan labor market JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is missing out in the lucrative job markets in Taiwan because the government has been slow in renewing the licenses of manpower supplier companies, an executive of the industry said.T.M.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Utut loses to Blatny in 7th round

Utut loses to Blatny in 7th round JAKARTA (JP): Trailing in second place until the fifth round, Utut Adianto, Indonesia's number one Grand Master managed to finish only sixth in the New York Open Chess tournament which ended on Sunday.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Conglomerates' sales dominant in GDP

Conglomerates' sales dominant in GDP JAKARTA (JP): The total sales of the country's 300 business conglomerates reached over Rp 144.4 trillion (US$64.9 billion) in 1993, accounting for 43.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Big fish eat little fish in the South Asian seas

Big fish eat little fish in the South Asian seas Might is right as large foreign trawlers net fish off South Asian shores, leaving little for impoverished local fisherfolk. Mahesh Uniyal of Inter Press Service reports. NEW DELHI: The first thing V.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

PWI formalizes members' sacking

PWI formalizes members' sacking JAKARTA (JP): The central board of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) endorsed yesterday its Jakarta branch's decision to fire 13 of its members for joining the unrecognized Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI).

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Wayang performance for 50 nights

Wayang performance for 50 nights SURAKARTA, Central Java: The city, one of the centers of Javanese art and culture, is hosting wayang (traditional leather puppet) performances for 50 consecutive nights beginning July 15.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Development for people

Development for people It is always a pleasure to read Your Letters, as this column gives me various thoughts and information. Your readers' comments show that they do care about this country and its development.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Australian businesses work through aid budget

Australian businesses work through aid budgetBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): Australia, it seems, is determined to participate in Asia. Prime Minister Paul Keating continuously encourages Australian businesses to look toward Asia in trade and...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

S'pore pledges to reopen Flor Contemplacion case

S'pore pledges to reopen Flor Contemplacion case SINGAPORE (AFP): The Singapore government has pledged to reopen the case of hanged Filipina maid Flor Contemplacion if she is proved innocent of killing a compatriot.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Put service first, bureaucrats told

Put service first, bureaucrats told JAKARTA (JP): Local administrators must put public services first before anything else in their line of job, Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M said yesterday.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Children's Program: Dilentasia 3:30 TV Series: Willing And Abel 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

The first women's magazine

The first women's magazine In a feature article on the highly distinguished Indonesian woman reporter Mrs. Herawati Diah (The Jakarta Post, April 9, 1995, page 8), the author indicated that the country's first women's magazine, called Duta Kita, was...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Silver Bird service

Silver Bird service I would like to make a complaint regarding Silver Bird service from Soekarno-Hatta airport.On March 29, I arrived at Soekarno-Hatta terminal airport by Merpati flight 113 from Jambi approximately at 4:40 p.m..

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Press freedom

Press freedom In his acceptance speech for a professorship at the University of Indonesia recently, Harsono Suwardi questioned the compatibility of the government's pledge of more political openness and the restriction of the press in actual practice.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Asian markets end mostly steady

Asian markets end mostly steady HONG KONG (Reuter): A strong gain in Japanese share prices and a plunge in Taipei brought to life an otherwise lackluster Easter Monday for Asia's share markets.Japanese stocks ended the day 1.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Malaysian inflation up 3.2%

Malaysian inflation up 3.2% KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's annual inflation, measured by the consumer price index, grew 3.2 percent between January and March over the first quarter of last year, a government report said yesterday.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Yorrys acquitted of gambling charges

Yorrys acquitted of gambling charges JAKARTA (JP): A panel of judges of the West Jakarta district court have dismissed the gambling charges against Yorrys Raweyai, the controversial executive of the powerful Pemuda Pancasila youth organization, and his six co-accused.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Water company studying pipe project proposals

Water company studying pipe project proposals JAKARTA (JP): The City Water Company (PAM Jaya) is studying proposals drafted by 10 private investors for the installation of pipe networks that will provide better water distribution to the public, the water company's...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Asia Cup cricket final

Asia Cup cricket final I would like to draw your attention to the sports article Sri Lanka wins Asia Cup Cricket on page 10 of The Jakarta Post on April 15, 1995.Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 230 runs in 50 overs and then, in reply, India scored 231...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

RP foreign minister resigns over Flor case

RP foreign minister resigns over Flor case MANILA (Reuter): A tearful Philippine foreign minister resigned yesterday, the latest and most prominent casualty in a major domestic and diplomatic row over the execution of a Filipina maid for double murder in Singapore.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Govt to curb illegal outflow of RI workers

Govt to curb illegal outflow of RI workers JAKARTA (JP): The government will launch a major operation to stop Indonesian citizens leaving the country to work abroad illegally, Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief announced yesterday.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Soeharto calls for better haj organization

Soeharto calls for better haj organization JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher yesterday to improve the government's organization of the haj pilgrimage next year and to learn from this year, which some have described as...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Legong Festival in Bali

Legong Festival in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: The Walter Spies Foundation is holding a festival of Legong, classical Balinese dance, later this month."This year's festival is one of our social concerns to preserve the rich traditions that, we...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Addressing currency swings

Addressing currency swings The APEC finance ministers' concern over the yen-dollar rate volatility since March is fully understandable. The wild currency swings have been hurting APEC's developing members in Asia in particular due to their intensive linkages...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Spratlys spat unfolds naivety

Spratlys spat unfolds naivety This is the second of two articles by our correspondent Harvey Stockwin on the mounting tension in the South China Sea. HONG KONG (JP): The Chinese annexation, on paper, in 1992, of the South China Sea should have been...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Argentina to clash with RI in Fed Cup

Argentina to clash with RI in Fed Cup JAKARTA (JP): "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" was not a part of the script when Indonesia welcomed Gabriela Sabatini and company for their Federation Cup match yesterday.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 17, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,675 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Govt gets Rp 26b in taxes for tourism promotion

Govt gets Rp 26b in taxes for tourism promotion JAKARTA (JP): The government has collected Rp 26.47 billion in development taxes, which will be used to finance the country's tourism industry, Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave says.

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Women artists in pursuit of Kartini's spirit

Women artists in pursuit of Kartini's spiritBy Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): Since the Nairobi Conference and the signing of the Forward-Looking Strategies by over 150 countries 10 years ago, the role of women in the development of their nations...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

Immigration and nationalism

Immigration and nationalism There has been a series of letters about me and my family. Yes, my wife is Indonesian and my son is half-and-half. This is not going to change. Even if my wife is forced to move to America with me, even if she becomes an American citizen, she...

Tue, 18 Apr 1995

India could help SE Asia: Analyst

India could help SE Asia: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): Despite being located in a separate geographic region, India can play a positive role in maintaining peace and security in Southeast Asia, a visiting Indian academic said yesterday.