Archive: 27 April 1995
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Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Imelda says she will appeal
Imelda says she will appeal MANILA (AFP): Former first lady Imelda Marcos said here yesterday that she would appeal her earlier disqualification from running for congress in the central island of Leyte, adding that she was sure of winning the election. "I have always known there are people out to prevent me from seeking public office simply because I am Mrs. Marcos," she said, adding that "I will win hands-down" despite the disqualification.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
S'pore-Minang hotel management
S'pore-Minang hotel management JAKARTA (JP): PT Bumi Minang Hotel has signed a management and operation contract with Sedona Hotels Group, a major Singaporean- based business group, for its hotel in Padang, West Sumatra. The hotel, currently under construction, will have 167 rooms and will require a total investment of Rp 42 billion (US$ 18.9 million). The contract, according to the Antara news agency, was signed on Tuesday by George A.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN not eager for united strategy
ASEAN not eager for united strategy MANILA (AFP): ASEAN countries have displayed a united front in the face of Chinese incursions in the South China Sea, but the regional body is unlikely to create a formal regional defense strategy, analysts say. "ASEAN heads of state are not keen about formal defense and security arrangements," Philippine Defense Secretary Renato De Villa said after an Association of Southeast Asian Nations security conference here last week.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt vows action on intellectual property rights
Govt vows action on intellectual property rights JAKARTA (JP): The government will step up its campaign against violations of intellectual property rights and will try to increase public awareness of the importance of the issue, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday. Moerdiono said the government would mount raids against those involved in intellectual piracy, give harsher sentences to the pirates and make every effort to prevent the importation of pirated products.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
APEC's goals must be linked with GATT
APEC's goals must be linked with GATT By Mohammad Sadli TAIPEI (JP): Take a glance at these terms: Level playing field, extraterritoriality, national treatment, convergence, harmonization, gray areas, voluntary export restraints, rule-of- reason and gradualism versus activism.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
NAM ministers discuss Palestine and Bosnia
NAM ministers discuss Palestine and Bosnia By Santi WE Soekanto BANDUNG (JP): Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) yesterday tackled sensitive international political issues, concentrating on the peace process in Palestine and Bosnia Herzegovina. In addition to the main plenary sessions, two separate meetings were held yesterday to discuss the issues of Bosnia Herzegovina and Israeli occupation in Palestine.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
G-7 should consider Third World's plight
G-7 should consider Third World's plight JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, as the chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, has officially sent letters to members of the Group of Seven industrialized nations, asking them to take into account the interests of developing nations in any move they may take regarding the currency rates.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fishermen fall victim to waterfront project
Fishermen fall victim to waterfront project JAKARTA (JP): More than 15,000 fishermen, living along Jakarta's northern shoreline in East Jakarta, will have to give up their houses and livelihood when construction of the gigantic Water Front City (WFC) project gets underway. "Basically we agree with the construction of this Water Front City project, as long as the officials in charge pay due attention to the plight of the fishermen living around the project.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fragrance plant built
Fragrance plant built JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of National Export Development Agency (BPEN) Rudy Lengkong inaugurated the construction of the fragrance plant, owned by PT Naarden Indonesia of Quest International Group, in Cimanggis, Bogor, yesterday. The agency said in a statement that the plant, billed to be the largest of its kind in the country, is expected to start production in 1996.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bintang's lawyers face protests
Bintang's lawyers face protests JAKARTA (JP): About 100 people staged a noisy demonstration yesterday at the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) in protest against the foundation's defense of a legislator accused of insulting President Soeharto. The protesters, from the Jakarta Youth Communication Forum, unfurled banners and chanted slogans condemning the foundation for defending legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir's coalition wins by landslide victory
Mahathir's coalition wins by landslide victory KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's National Front coalition yesterday was re-elected by a landslide in Malaysia's ninth general election, leaving the opposition, which had exploited sectarian issues, in tatters.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Window on our industry
Window on our industry The contribution of the manufacturing sector to Indonesia's gross domestic product has risen impressively from a mere 8.3 percent in 1969 to 24 percent in 1994, thereby laying a strong foundation for our economy towards the take-off stage of development.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Illegal terminals mushrooming
Illegal terminals mushrooming JAKARTA (JP): Bogor regent Eddie Yoso Martadipura has called on the local head of the Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) to take action against the illegal public transportation terminals now mushrooming in the town. "Such action is badly needed to avoid the negative effects caused by these illegal terminals," Eddie said while installing Kondo Sunarya as the new chief of Bogor's DLLAJ office on Tuesday. Kondo replaced Sudarmo WS.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Road upgrading in Kebayoran Lama
Road upgrading in Kebayoran Lama JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta office of the Public Works Department is planning to upgrade the road stretching from the Kebayoran Lama market to the local railway station. "The piles of garbage which covered almost all of the road have been removed. The upgrading work is planned to start next week," Maman Darusman, a public work official, told Antara on Tuesday.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Foreign investments in small businesses
Foreign investments in small businesses Discussions were held on Monday between the Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises, Subiakto Tjakrawerdaja, and the State Minister of Investment/Chairman of Investment Coordinating Board, Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo. The subject of the discussions was a draft joint decision regarding foreign investment in small businesses.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Chinese ceramics exhibition
Chinese ceramics exhibition JAKARTA (JP): A four-day exhibition of Jingdezhen ceramics begins today at the Shangri-La hotel, Central Jakarta. Organized by PT Jingdezhen Utama, the exhibition will feature ceramics designed by renowned Chinese ceramics artists, including Dai Rong Hua, Wang En Huai, Xiong Han Zhong, Xiong Gang Ru, Zou Bo Ren and Peng Yuan Qing. Jingdezhen city has been famous for its ceramics for centuries.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina adds clause on environment to pact
Pertamina adds clause on environment to pact SINGAPORE (Opecna): Indonesian state oil firm Pertamina has added a new clause to its production-sharing contract (PSC) in line with the government's regulation for environmental protection. This was disclosed by Madjedi Hasan, petroleum consultant with PT Prospekindo at a two-day conference on petroleum acquisition here which ended on Tuesday.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lajev for Asian track and field meet
Lajev for Asian track and field meet JAKARTA (JP): Abdul Lajev of Tajikistan, the men's hammer throw world champion, will take part in the 11th Asian Track and Field Championships from Sept. 20 to Sept. 24. "He told me personally at the Thailand Open that he will come for the Asian meet," Gurmilang Kartasasmita of the Indonesian Track and Field Association said yesterday.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Irian man can start again: Soerjono
Irian man can start again: Soerjono JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice Soerjono said yesterday that the Jayapura district court had the authority either to comply with or ignore a letter he wrote to it earlier this month, purportedly overturning an earlier Supreme Court decision to award an Irianese man Rp 18.6 billion (US$8.5 million) in a land dispute with the governor of Irian Jaya.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Chocky Children 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 School Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Miniseries 8:05 Culture Program 9:00 World News 9:30 Film: Gold 10:55 Late News 11:05 Sports Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
NYSE expects more RI companies on exchange
NYSE expects more RI companies on exchange JAKARTA (JP): President, and chairman-elect of the New York Stock Exchange, Richard A. Grasso, expects more of Indonesia's world-class companies to follow the successful debut of PT Indosat on the New York Stock Exchange. Grasso, on a business trip to Indonesia, said yesterday that around 25 Indonesian world-class companies are qualified for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the largest stock exchange in the world.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yongki executed for triple murder
Yongki executed for triple murder JAKARTA (JP): Karta Cahyadi, alias Yongki, convicted of a triple murder in the Central Javanese city of Surakarta, was executed in the early hours of yesterday morning in Kali Sari, East Jakarta. "Yongki has just been executed in Kali Sari village," Head of the Central Java prosecutor's office Harry Moerdjono said in a press conference at the East Jakarta prosecutor's office yesterday, just one hour after the execution.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government should study asylum issue: Legislators
Government should study asylum issue: Legislators JAKARTA (JP): Prominent legislators urged the government yesterday to find out why hundreds of people from East Timor have sought political asylum in Australia during the past year. Sabam Sirait and Abu Hasan Sazili warned that the issue would be exploited by those critical of Indonesian policies in East Timor to discredit the country in international fora.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Blood, showbiz merge in Asia's beacon of democracy
Blood, showbiz merge in Asia's beacon of democracy By Ruben Alabastro MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine election campaign, a blend of showbiz and mayhem, lurches into the home stretch this week to the sound of gunfire. In the latest outbursts of violence ahead of the May 8 election, gubernatorial candidate Honorato Perez of President Fidel Ramos's ruling coalition was gunned down at the weekend.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI needs to push trade reform to gain from GATT
RI needs to push trade reform to gain from GATT JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must continue to deregulate trade, including eliminating distortions in the domestic economy, if it is to gain the maximum benefit from regional trade liberalization, several economists said yesterday. "Indonesia, China, and the Philippines committed to relatively modest tariff reductions (4-8 percent) and correspondingly gain little in real gross domestic production from the elimination of distortions," Jeffrey D.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN anxious to push forward free trade plan
ASEAN anxious to push forward free trade plan BANGKOK (Reuter): The six-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet this week to push forward a plan for a free trade area in the region before a Pacific rim trade zone comes into effect, officials in Thailand said yesterday.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Manila to review 'mixed marriages'
Manila to review 'mixed marriages' MANILA (AFP): Twenty years after the Vietnam War, Philippine President Fidel Ramos said yesterday that his government will look into the status of the "stateless" offspring of mixed marriages between Filipinos and Indochinese boat people. "I ordered a review of the present executive and legal policies pertinent to the so-called stateless citizens that come from Vietnamese-Philippine marriages or partnerships," he told a news conference.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Palatial accommodation in futuristic city
Palatial accommodation in futuristic city "The comfort and convenience of an apartment, the beauty and atmosphere of a holiday resort, and the good old feeling of home," is the inviting caption of the Apartemen Istana Sahid. However, with the influx of serviced apartments in Jakarta one wonders whether there is room for more? This is an oft repeated question, observed Belgium born Guido Gyde, and promptly clarified the three distinct advantages.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government must regulate cement industry: Experts
Government must regulate cement industry: Experts JAKARTA (JP): In the absence of appropriate legislation, the government needs to outrightly regulate the cement industry to prevent collusion among cement producers, experts said yesterday. Herb Plunkett, a consultant in the Trade Implementation and Policy Project at the Ministry of Trade, said here yesterday that the regulation is necessary to prevent abuses of market power.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bandung gets tourism promotion agency
Bandung gets tourism promotion agency JAKARTA (JP): Several leading hotels in Bandung, West Java, have set up a board called the Bandung Promotion Group which will promote and create a worldwide image for the city. "This is a great thrill, seeing the travel industry take such an initiative.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Silat' meet for the blind
'Silat' meet for the blind JAKARTA (JP): The Merpati Putih pencak silat (Indonesian martial arts) school will hold a national competition for its blind members at the Senayan stadium east gate on Sunday. The competition is part of the martial arts group's celebrations of its 32nd anniversary. Around 15,000 Merpati Putih members from throughout Indonesia are expected to come and see, not only the competition, but also a demonstration which will involve about 300 athletes.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
My letter misunderstood
My letter misunderstood Having developed a thick skin, I was much amused by Mr Gary Gentry's tirade about my so-called letter of complaint to PT Telkom. Maybe he woke up on the wrong side of the bed, or his glasses were dirty. I was never lamenting, just commenting, but maybe my English is so bad that no Briton could understand it. Where did I complain to Telkom? I just wrote the opposite: "Any difficulties I encountered with PLN and Telkom were solved by direct contact.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 26, 1995: Share Close Change Trading volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,725 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 80,000 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,050 -25 111,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,350 0 ANWAR SIERAD 1,275 29,000 AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPI 2,800 0 ARGHA KARYA PRIMA INDUSTRY 1,575 -75 205,000 ARGO PANTES 2,600 -50 10,000 ASIANA IMI INDUSTRIES 1,000 10,000 ASTER DHARMA...
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's largest hotelier
Indonesia's largest hotelier Today, tourism is Indonesia's third largest earner of non-oil foreign exchange. The vast scope was visualized by Dr. H. Sukamdani S. Gitosardjono, chairman and president director of the Sahid Group way back in 1965, when he built a small hotel called Sahid Sala (Solo), in the historic city of Surakarta in Central Java.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Leprosy bacteria immune to conventional drugs
Leprosy bacteria immune to conventional drugs JAKARTA (JP): The need to find a new cure for leprosy is becoming urgent as the bacteria causing the disease are already immune to existing medicines, an expert said yesterday. Adhi Djuanda of the University of Indonesia's School of Medical Sciences said that the spread of Mycobacterium leprae or M. leprae can no longer be curbed with "conventional" drugs. Adhi made the remarks in a speech marking his inauguration as professor at the university.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Are the Dayak on the way to extinction?
Are the Dayak on the way to extinction? By Stepanus Djuweng PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): The name Dayak identifies the various indigenous peoples on the island of Borneo, including the Indonesian part known as Kalimantan. They are divided into about 450 ethno-linguistic groups. Despite some differences, these group share physical features, architecture, language, an oral tradition, customs, social structure, weapons, agricultural technology and a similar outlook on life.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
24 firms tried for violating labor regulations
24 firms tried for violating labor regulations JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-four Jakarta-based companies went on trial in the period between April 1, last year, and March 31, 1995, on charges of violating regulations on work conditions. F.P. Tuamelly, head of the City Manpower Office, said after a meeting that four of the 24 companies were proven guilty and fined between Rp 100,000 (US$45.45) and Rp 750,000 each.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir's victory boost for business
Mahathir's victory boost for business KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's landslide victory in Malaysia's ninth general election will be a tremendous boost for investor confidence, businessmen and analysts said yesterday. "This is exactly the stability that businessmen would like to see," said Yong Poh Kon, vice president of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Aliens arrested in south RP
Aliens arrested in south RP MANILA (AFP): Police arrested eight Moslems, including three foreigners, in the southern Philippines over the weekend in connection with kidnapping and the bombing of a Roman Catholic cathedral in 1993, the nation's police chief said yesterday.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Use your language
Use your language The letter of a reader in The Jakarta Post of April 20, 1995, just doesn't leave my mind. I feel I had to say something about Borrowing to enrich. I agree completely in that living languages are apt to borrow foreign words when there are no words in the original one with the same connotation.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thais hope to host summit
Thais hope to host summit BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand hopes to host an informal summit of leaders from Southeast Asia and Europe in March, Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said yesterday. Chuan told a luncheon meeting of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand that the summit, proposed by Singapore, was still under discussion but Thailand had said it would be "most willing" to play host.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Announce parking probe results': City Council
'Announce parking probe results': City Council JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration has yet to announce the results of the investigation into the embezzlement of parking fees. "The City Council insists that the administration reveal the results of the investigation into alleged parking fee embezzlement to the city council and the public because the administration has suffered losses of billions of rupiah in parking revenue," H. Helmy AR.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Teacher on trial for killing student
Teacher on trial for killing student MEDAN, North Sumatra: The district court here began trying a lecturer of a prestigious private university yesterday on charges of raping and killing a student. Prosecutor T. Hutauruk said that the accused, who was identified only as MDP, 29, raped and then stabbed to death the student, in November last year. The courtroom was crammed with about 1,000 people who wanted to see the accused, whose case has received wide coverage in the local mass media.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
American teacher accused of rape
American teacher accused of rape JAKARTA (JP): A female physician has asked city police to continue investigating an American expatriate who she said was the father of her three-and-a-half year old son. "I don't want to marry him. I don't need even a cent from him," Sri Rahayu, 36, told The Jakarta Post yesterday. "What I need is his written statement legalized by authorized officials stating that he is the father of my son Gerry Indrabayu Rukmana.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto, military still in harmony
Soeharto, military still in harmony LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Hartono has denied speculation on a rift between President Soeharto and the military. "The speculation is baseless because, structurally, the President is the supreme commander of ABRI (Armed Forces)," he said when visiting a local army detachment here on Tuesday. "I would like to stress that such a rift is impossible," he told Antara.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Employers to blame for strike wave: Board
Employers to blame for strike wave: Board JAKARTA (JP): The National Board for Assessment of Wages (DPPN) has blamed employers' failure to pay their workers the new minimum wage for the current spate of labor strikes. Board secretary L.E. Lubis denied press reports that the strikes were the result of ambiguities in the government regulation on the minimum wage.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police arrest four in Dili
Police arrest four in Dili DILI, East Timor: Four people have been arrested on suspicion they were planning to organize an anti-government demonstration, local Police Chief Col. Andreas Sugianto said yesterday. Andreas said that the four were members of a clandestine pro- independence group. He declined to name the suspects, but said they could face trial.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Australia-RI business meet
Australia-RI business meet JAKARTA (JP): Around 200 Indonesian and Australian businessmen will meet in Semarang, Central Java, for three-days beginning on May 1 to discuss new opportunities for investment and trade deals. The businessmen will meet at the 22nd annual conference of the Indonesia-Australia Business Council, Sasongko Tedjo, the spokesman for the council said in Semarang yesterday.
Thu, 27 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rp 4b earmarked for MHT projects
Rp 4b earmarked for MHT projects JAKARTA (JP): Twenty MHT (Muhamad Husni Thamrin) kampomg upgrading projects worth Rp 4 billion will be undertaken by the West Jakarta mayoralty in the 1995/96 fiscal year, the head of the mayoralty's housing development office announced. "The projects will be financed with funds from the World Bank," Edward T. Panjaitan told Antara on Tuesday.