Archive: 22 April 1995
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Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI has potential for global marketing services: Sorrel
RI has potential for global marketing services: Sorrel JAKARTA (JP): Martin Sorrel, the chief executive officer of WPP Group plc, a leading marketing services group, says that the potential in Indonesia for various kinds of marketing services is great. "Besides its strong and persistent economic growth, Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific region have a large population with a growing middle class who has growing consumer tastes," Sorrel told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Parking receipts
Parking receipts The idea of encouraging motorists (The Jakarta Post, April 8, 1995) to insist on asking for receipts from parking attendants, so as to better monitor the revenues collected from parking areas, is easier said than done. The fact is, that many parking attendant often get outraged if we do that. There are also cases when motorists have to pay parking fees just for passing by an area. Authorities should make it clear the meaning of parking. JONGKY SOERJOPRANOTO Jakarta
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Anzac day service
Anzac day service JAKARTA (JP): Australian and New Zealand communities will commemorate Anzac Day with a short service at the Commonwealth War graves cemetery in Menteng Pulo, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday. All citizens of the British Commonwealth, France, Pakistan and Turkey intending to attend are requested to arrive at Menteng Pulo by 5:45 a.m. The ceremony is scheduled to commence at 6:00 a.m., according to the Australian embassy. (hhr)
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Over 2,535 netted in operation
Over 2,535 netted in operation JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko said that 2,535 people were caught in a series of operations, codenamed Operasi Yustisi, for violating sanitation and security regulations in his mayoralty between November last year and this March. They were fined from Rp 4,000 (US$1.81) to Rp 15,000 each, depending on the violation, Pardjoko said. He said that the operation followed regional regulations No. 5/1988 on sanitation and No. 11/1988 on security. (hhr)
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto invited to address UN assembly
Soeharto invited to address UN assembly JAKARTA (JP): UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, in a 15-minute talk following his arrival yesterday, invited President Soeharto to address the United Nations General Assembly when the world body commemorates its 50th anniversary later this year.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Paris construction expo
Paris construction expo JAKARTA (JP): Paris-based organizer of world's largest International Building and Construction Exhibition Batimat is inviting Indonesians to participate in its 20th exhibition to take place in Paris on Nov. 6-11 this year.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bunaken Park, a model of dialog
Bunaken Park, a model of dialog MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Fifteen miles from Manado, off Sulawesi's northern coast, lies the Bunaken National Park -- an 80,000-hectare expanse of ocean, islands, mangroves, and some of Indonesia's most dramatic coral reefs. What makes Bunaken unique, though, is not so much its striking physical features, but its innovative approach to park management. An approach that bids fair to become a model for all of Indonesia as well as other Asian countries.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 21, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ----------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,675 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 1,975 -25 150,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,350 0 ANWAR SIERAD 1,275 50 6,000 AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPI 2,800 0 ARGHA KARYA PRIMA INDUSTRY 1,800 50 140,500 ARGO PANTES 2,650 0 ASIANA IMI INDUSTRIES 1,000 -250 2,000 ASTER DHARMA INDUSTRY 850 0...
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pakistan's trade mission here
Pakistan's trade mission here JAKARTA (JP): A Pakistani trade mission led by Minister for Commerce Ch. Ahmad Mukhtar is due here on Sunday to discuss with some Indonesian ministers the possibility of enhancing bilateral trade ties.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stolen items
Stolen items As frequent flyers, we fly with many airlines. Since we have a home in Jakarta and a home in Los Angeles, we fly at least four times each year to and from Los Angeles, not to mention monthly flights to Singapore as well as other flights for vacations. The passengers pay for their transportation and their luggage. No one, of course, expects their suitcase to arrive torn, and contents missing. Singapore Airlines are the most expensive, quoted in Jakarta.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Integrated pest management empowers rice farmers
Integrated pest management empowers rice farmers JAKARTA (JP): Shortly after sunrise, a group of 25 farmers in Rejomulyo village, East Java, gather at the edge of the village rice fields.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
City to get more private buses
City to get more private buses JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 new buses will start operating in the city soon, Herman Tonglo Langi, head of the City Traffic and Transportation Control Agency, said yesterday. Ten of the new buses are owned by private company PT Bianglala, 25 by PT Mayasari Bakti, 12 by Mastrans, 40 by Giri Indah and the remaining 25 by the minibus cooperative KWK, Herman said without giving details on the routes of the buses.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Protection for workers
Protection for workers Near the end of 1994, a married Indonesian couple working in Saudi Arabia was beheaded for killing their employer. The act was committed by the husband in defense of his wife, who was about to be abused by the employer. In Indonesia the case was met with indifference. Apparently, nobody felt any sense of responsibility for the incident, which took the lives of two persons.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Democratic forum expands its mission to Indonesia
Democratic forum expands its mission to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia Pacific, a loose organization of thinkers and democracy campaigners in the region, is expanding its mission to Indonesia. Kim Sang-woo, a representative of the Seoul-based forum as well as assistant to the prominent democracy advocate Kim Dae Jung, is in Jakarta for a four-day visit to meet a number of prominent community leaders.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
East Timorese in Australia still welcomed here: Alatas
East Timorese in Australia still welcomed here: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that the door is open to the 700 East Timorese in Australia if they want to return after having their request for political asylum rejected. "They are all Indonesian citizens anyhow," Alatas told journalists after accompanying UN Secretary Boutros-Boutros Ghali around Merdeka Palace. Alatas said the government needs to know why the East Timorese applied for asylum.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
PT Telkom plans to install radio telephone system
PT Telkom plans to install radio telephone system JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta office of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom plans to introduce a radio telephone system on the city outskirts to help meet the sharply rising demand for telephones. Outgoing office chief John Welly said yesterday that the system would be introduced by the end of the 1996/1997 fiscal year.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Permadi case
Permadi case From Forum Keadilan The Moslems should not be provoked by the widely published news of Permadi's case, which could be disadvantageous to the Moslems themselves. We should be able to learn the moral of the event. It is no use exaggerating the meaning of the situation, merely because there are people who do not wish to see the Moslem society united. A man like Permadi is creating a sensational issue only for the sake of his own popularity.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP will list illegal workers
RP will list illegal workers MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos said yesterday that following the controversial hanging of a Filipina maid in Singapore, the government is to check on the status of 1.79 million Filipinos working illegally abroad. "I take serious notice of the fact that a large number of migrant Filipino workers are not documented officially, which makes them vulnerable to exploitation and abuse," Ramos said.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
NAM agrees to admit Eritrea as new member
NAM agrees to admit Eritrea as new member By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANDUNG (JP): Senior officials of the Non-Aligned Movement agreed yesterday to admit the newly independent African state of Eritrea into the organization. "Eritrea has been officially instated as the next newest member," said NAM's chief executive assistant Nana Sutresna at the end of the first day of NAM's senior official meeting.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cement prices still above government's set levels
Cement prices still above government's set levels JAKARTA (JP): Cement retail prices in several cities are still above the government's set retail prices. As of yesterday, retail prices in Jakarta ranged from Rp 8,300 (US$3.75) to Rp 8,700 per 40 kilogram sack, while the government's set retail price for the Greater Jakarta is Rp 7,460.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Currency swing spells fears in Asia-Pacific
Currency swing spells fears in Asia-Pacific By Tim Cribb HONG KONG (AFP): As Tokyo and Washington struggle to resolve the yen-dollar crisis, other Asia-Pacific economies are becoming worried about the impact on their current accounts and inflation. While the depreciation of the dollar is likely to boost the competitiveness of the region's exports, it would also make imports more expensive and that translates into higher prices for consumers.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Three men flee with HIV
Three men flee with HIV SEMARANG, Central Java: Health officials have lost track of three of five people known to be carrying the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Head of the Central Java office of the Ministry of Health, Djaka Handaja, said yesterday the men may have moved to other provinces and could be spreading the deadly virus there. "I have alerted health offices in Jakarta, West Java and East Java for the sake of coordination and monitoring," Djaka was quoted by Antara as saying.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m. (in English). * All Saints' Anglican Church (opposite The Aryaduta Jakarta), Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim No. 5, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m.; at G.K.I. Pondok Indah at 6 p.m.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Prayers on RI's birthday
Prayers on RI's birthday JAKARTA: Two Buddhist organizations have appealed to their followers to pray for the nation's glory when they celebrate Waisak Day, Buddha's Day of Enlightenment, next month. Sangha Agung Indonesia (Sagin) and Majelis Buddhayana Indonesia (MBI) called on members to participate in all activities organized for the celebration of the 50th Independence Day on Aug. 17.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
The 'Post' holds Dayak art, handicrafts expo
The 'Post' holds Dayak art, handicrafts expo JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Post is holding a week-long cultural exhibition of Dayak works of art and handicrafts to commemorate the Post's 12th anniversary this year. The exhibition at the Bentara Budaya building on Jl. Palmerah Selatan in Central Jakarta was opened yesterday evening by Jusuf Wanandi, the president of PT Bina Media Tenggara, which manages The Jakarta Post.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
More governments using TV for public relations
More governments using TV for public relations By Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Television is replacing the press as the most effective public relations medium for governments to convey their policies, an American communications expert says. Public relations today is no longer a hospitality service but a wider application of communication skills and techniques to achieve a public policy objective, said John W. Rendon, president and co-founder of the Rendon Group Inc.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
No mercy for demonstrators
No mercy for demonstrators JAKARTA (JP): The military forces will take stern actions against anybody staging demonstrations in the city during the 40th anniversary commemoration of the historic Asia-Africa conference in Bandung, West Java, a high-ranking official said yesterday. Chief of the Jakarta Military Command Maj. Gen.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police face hurdles in anti-gambling drive
Police face hurdles in anti-gambling drive JAKARTA (JP): City Police have admitted that they face serious difficulties in their efforts to stop gambling. "Frankly, we have known the precise locations of many large- scale gambling dens in this city for a long time ago, but there is more to a police raid than storming the arena and arresting the suspects," City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko said yesterday.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Barito's profits drop by over 50 percent
Barito's profits drop by over 50 percent JAKARTA (JP): The net income after tax of timber giant PT Barito Pacific Timber plunged by over 50 percent to Rp 147.17 billion (US$67 million) last year, from Rp 310.15 billion in 1993. The company announced yesterday that, as a consequence of the 1994 result, net income per share would be more than halved to Rp 105, down from Rp 253 in the previous year.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Satya Wacana bans protests
Satya Wacana bans protests SALATIGA, Central Java: The management of the divided campus of Satya Wacana Christian University have banned demonstrations on campus and threatened to punish anyone violating the rule. "The university's foundation has formed a task force to enforce discipline on campus and crack down on protesters," the university foundation's legal advisor, Johannes Danny Zacharias, said yesterday.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Inco's earnings triple
Inco's earnings triple JAKARTA (JP): The unaudited net earnings of PT International Nickel Indonesia (PT Inco) tripled to US$25.8 million, or 10 cents per share, in the first quarter of this year, up from $8.7 million, or three cents per share, for the same period of last year. The company reported Thursday that the increase in the net earnings was a result of higher nickel price realizations, which averaged $3.11 per pound in the January-March period.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Five tremors shake Philippines
Five tremors shake Philippines TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuter): Five successive earthquakes, the strongest measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale, shook the central Philippines yesterday, causing slight injuries and some damage, government officials said. The tremors damaged a major bridge and caused the collapse of a concrete wall at a school gymnasium in Borongan, Eastern Samar province, near the quakes' epicenter, they said.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI sets sights on 1-1 tie in Fed Cup opener
RI sets sights on 1-1 tie in Fed Cup opener JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki expressed satisfaction, with a soundless shriek, when International Tennis Federation referee Bill Gilmour announced that she would play Argentine number three Florencia Labat in the first day of their Federation Cup tie today. Thursday's draw ran as everybody had hoped -- avoiding an early match pitting Yayuk, Indonesia's number one, against her Argentinean opposing number Gabriela Sabatini.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP vows to tackle terrorist threat
RP vows to tackle terrorist threat MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government vowed yesterday to "stamp out terrorism" and placed peace talks with Moslem autonomy groups under review as it set out to crush Islamic extremists based in the south. President Fidel Ramos ordered the justice department during a National Security Council meeting to study possible legislation that will impose higher penalties on acts of terrorism committed by Filipinos or foreigners.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
New forestry officials
New forestry officials JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo yesterday revamped 22 second echelon positions at his office. "This is the largest reassignment of officials during my two- year tenure in the Ministry of Forestry," Djamaludin told journalists after installing the 22 officials.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Water stoppage in Ancol
Water stoppage in Ancol JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned water company PAM Jaya announced yesterday that it was temporarily stopping its water supply to Ancol in North Jakarta. The company said that the stoppage was caused mainly by the construction of an elevated toll road linking Ancol and Tanjung Priok port. The company said that the stoppage will mainly affect the water supply to the Ancol coal-fired power plant. The water supply will be back to normal starting at 1 p.m today, the firm said.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan launches probe of Asian textile imports
Japan launches probe of Asian textile imports TOKYO (Kyodo): The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) launched a probe yesterday of certain Asian textile imports that could lead to Japan's first curbs on imports of industrial manufactured goods. At the request of industry groups claiming damage from a flood of imported Chinese, South Korean and Indonesian thread and Chinese and Indonesian cloth, MITI chief Ryutaro Hashimoto said his ministry has begun the one-year investigation.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Three killed in accident
Three killed in accident KENDAL, Central Java: Three people were killed and five others injured when an overloaded truck crashed into a shop after hitting a van in the village of Kebonhardjo yesterday. A child of the store owner and two customers were killed. The truck driver, his passenger, the van driver and two of his passengers were injured. Police said that the truck, which had come from Semarang, had been speeding when it hit the van on a sharp bend. (har/imn)
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Orchestra
Orchestra The Nusantara Chamber Orchestra has done it again! Their program on April 3 was an absolute delight. It had two high points. The first was the performance of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings Opus 11. This singularly exquisite piece of music was performed sufficiently well to produce an issuance of rheum at the corner of my eyes and somehow conjured within me the impression that it expressed the sigh of a great entity like an ocean or even the planet itself.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Force 5 Danguard Ace 3:05 Sports 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dress and Style 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:25 Film: Perjalanan Panjang 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m. Sports 5:30 City News 6:00 Music 6:30 English News Service 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Series: Bordertown 8:30 Music TPI 5:30 a.m.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Elektrindo ready to float shares in 1996: Kuntoro
Elektrindo ready to float shares in 1996: Kuntoro JAKARTA (JP): The decreasing price of cellular handphones has cut into the profits of PT Elektrindo Nusantara but has not deterred the private telecommunications company from floating its shares on the domestic stock exchange. "The board of commissioners has told us to prepare the listing of our company.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alcohol price raised
Alcohol price raised JAKARTA (JP): The government will raise, beginning next month, the basic price for the collection of the excise tax on purified alcohol to Rp 1,100 from Rp 800 per liter. The Ministry of Finance announced yesterday that the raise will be made because the present basic price of the purified alcohol is too low as compared to its market price.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Wit, wisdom and innovation at Erasmus Huis
Wit, wisdom and innovation at Erasmus Huis By Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Prior to the mass marketing of the global village, Indonesia's ethnic groups lived in relative isolation and in the relative splendor of tradition. In their small non-commercialized worlds, their tools -- dress, weapons, even cutlery -- were few, but produced with great care and an equally keen aesthetic sense.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Obituary
Obituary Amirmachmud, a retired Army general, who was instrumental in putting Soeharto in power in 1966, died in Bandung, yesterday. Doctors at Dustira Hospital in Cimahi, his home district, said heart failure was the cause of death. He was 72 years old. He was survived by his wife, Shri Hardhani Sadat Siswowijoyo and two children from his previous wife, Siti Hadjinah, who died in 1984. Amirmachmud had illustrious careers, in both the military and government.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir to support two frontline states
Mahathir to support two frontline states KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): With three days to Malaysia's national polls, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was yesterday promising to pump resources into two frontline states if his National Front coalition was returned to power.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Prosecutors surprise many
Prosecutors surprise many JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors in North Jakarta have, surprisingly, sought a prison sentence of only one year for a 26-year-old man accused of smuggling three guns, 162 bullets, a BMW sedan, three motorcycles, a bow and arrows and four telephone sets from the United States.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
The three-in-one game
The three-in-one game The much criticized three-in-one traffic policy is still in place and will apparently remain so for an uncertain amount of time although it has been a fiasco from the beginning. Since the ordinance was imposed in April 1992, the traffic system has failed to achieve its initial aim of ending -- or at least of easing -- peak hour traffic congestion along the city's main thoroughfares, mainly from the end of Jl. Sisingamangaraja in South Jakarta to the north end of Jl.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Low-cost houses built away from urban centers
Low-cost houses built away from urban centers By Ridwan M. Sijabat TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The national government said yesterday that the soaring prices of land and construction materials means that in the future low-cost houses can only be built in areas well outside urban centers.
Sat, 22 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Amirmachmud dies at 72, given hero's burial
Amirmachmud dies at 72, given hero's burial JAKARTA (JP): Former speaker of the House of Representatives Amirmachmud, who died at the age of 72, was buried yesterday with military honors at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery as a reflection of his immense contribution to the nation. Army Chief of Staff Gen. R. Hartono presided at the ceremony at Kalibata which was attended by House Speaker Wahono, a host of cabinet ministers and a number of senior military officers plus his relatives.
Sat, 22 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.