Archive: 5 April 1995

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 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...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Army's decision on Liquisa applauded

Army's decision on Liquisa applauded JAKARTA (JP): Politicians lauded yesterday the Army's decision to court-martial two of its members over the killings of six East Timorese, although they were not in full agreement with some of the findings of the military...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

RI to lead reckoning of nuke pact

RI to lead reckoning of nuke pactBy Stephanie Mills LONDON (JP): This month Indonesia will be playing a key role at the most important conference in the history of the nuclear age.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

BBL Dharmala to sell bonds

BBL Dharmala to sell bonds Jakarta (JP): PT BBL Dharmala Finance, a Thai-Indonesian finance company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, will issue 45 million bonus shares for its shareholders and float bonds worth a maximum of Rp 100 billion.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Govt offers toll roads to public

Govt offers toll roads to public JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar yesterday offered the job of constructing 770 kilometers of new toll roads to both local and foreign private investors.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

C+C Music Factory in Jakarta

C+C Music Factory in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The American group C+C Music Factory, winner of five American Music Awards and five Billboard awards, will rock their fans at Senayan's indoor tennis stadium in South Jakarta tomorrow night.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Offender or hero

Offender or hero Over the past several days, The Jakarta Post has printed detailed coverage of the recent prison release of former world heavy weight champion Mike Tyson.Those of you familiar with the case know that Tyson was convicted of rape and...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Trouble at Cengkareng airport

Trouble at Cengkareng airportFrom Pikiran RakyatOn March 6, 1995 my daughter arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport from the USA. As soon as she left the plane, her passport was examined and she was taken to the immigration office.

Wed, 05 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.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

New team established to enforce wage hikes

New team established to enforce wage hikes JAKARTA (JP): The government has formed an integrated team to enforce the new minimum wage regulations in Jakarta and surrounding areas, a senior official said.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Govt to protect larger coastal area

Govt to protect larger coastal area JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to extend its coastal protected zones to 20 million hectares within the next five years, up from 2.6 million at present, a government official says.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Retailers substantially raise cement price

Retailers substantially raise cement price JAKARTA (JP): Many city retailers have raised the price of cement beyond the recent government-decreed 40 percent price increase.As of yesterday, five days after the official price rise, the retail price of...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

U.S. funds Indonesia's biodiversity program

U.S. funds Indonesia's biodiversity program JAKARTA (JP): The United States has agreed to provide $19 million in grants to finance Indonesia's efforts to promote its biological diversity.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Secretaries for listed firms

Secretaries for listed firms JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) will soon issue a regulation requiring listed companies to appoint corporate secretaries to specially handle capital market- related activities.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Poor little beggars

Poor little beggarsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThere is a tendency for some parents to let their little children (under five years of age) beg at night, between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., at the traffic lights of the Jl. S. Parman and Tomang intersection.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

RI to ask compensation from EU

RI to ask compensation from EU JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday asked Germany to help resolve problems caused to Indonesian exports by the recent expansion of the European Union.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Malaysians stall on Proton scheme

Malaysians stall on Proton scheme MANILA (AFP): Malaysian officials are reluctant to approve an ASEAN Industrial Joint Venture (AIJV) scheme involving the assembly in the Philippines of Malaysian-made Proton cars, a Trade Department official said here yesterday.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Two cops slain, five inmates escape

Two cops slain, five inmates escape COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Two policemen were killed and another was injured when a grenade was thrown at a jail in the nearby town of Makilala, allowing five prisoners to escape, police said here yesterday.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Bali hosts language talks

Bali hosts language talks DENPASAR, Bali: The tourist island will host the second international conference on language in development in Nusa Dua from April 10 through 12.The conference is being organized by the Indonesia-Australia Language Foundation...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Exhibition of Nashar's paintings

Exhibition of Nashar's paintings JAKARTA (JP): Works by the prominent Indonesian painter Nashar will be exhibited next week in commemoration of the artist's death one year ago.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

More boxers wanted for SEA Games

More boxers wanted for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The national amateur boxing association (Pertina) plans to recruit more pugilists for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in December.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Turtle poaching rife in Aceh

Turtle poaching rife in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Aceh governor Syamsuddin Mahmud has ordered authorities on Banyak islands, southern Aceh, to stop green turtle poaching and the use of explosives for fishing.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

European investments in Indonesia

European investments in Indonesia Europeans, particularly Germans, are being called upon to pay greater attention to Asia, especially Indonesia. The countries of the Asia-Pacific region have grown to offer huge potentials for investment and trade as their economic...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Tangerang limits housing estates

Tangerang limits housing estates JAKARTA (JP): The Tangerang Regency will restrict the issuance of permits for the development of new housing complexes, claiming that the current number of residential areas is sufficient.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

RI to defend trade union policy in ILO meeting

RI to defend trade union policy in ILO meeting JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is set to defend its policy of one government-sanctioned labor union when it takes part in the upcoming International Labor Organization in Geneva on June 6-23.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeShare prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 4, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,525 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

NTT students hostel

NTT students hostelFrom Media IndonesiaI am from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and am now studying in a private university in Jakarta. When I came in Jakarta in 1986 I was told that there was a students hostel in Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Mount Merapi active again

Mount Merapi active again YOGYAKARTA: Officials in charge of monitoring the activity of Mount Merapi said yesterday that the volcano spewed ashes for the first time in several months on Monday.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Toll roads offered to private investors

Toll roads offered to private investors Cost of Segments Length Construction Land Acq. Operation (km) (in billion rupiah) (year) (1994 projection) --------------------------------------------------------------------- JAVA A.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

100 stolen vehicles seized in Bogor

100 stolen vehicles seized in Bogor JAKARTA (JP): Bogor police say they arrested 10 suspected car thieves and seized 100 stolen vehicles during the month of March.Chief of the West Java District Police Information Affairs Department, Lt. Col.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

RI to send martial team to S. Korea

RI to send martial team to S. Korea JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's 16-strong taekwondo team is scheduled to undergo a two-month training stint in South Korea for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Students launch hopeful hovercraft

Students launch hopeful hovercraftBy Santi WE Soekanto DEPOK, West Java (JP): Rector M.K. Tadjudin took off his jacket and, beaming, stepped onto the ledge of a funny looking boat moored by a small pond in the center of the University of...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Nationwide crackdown on street thugs continues

Nationwide crackdown on street thugs continues JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro ordered regional police yesterday to continue the nationwide operation against street hoodlums.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Djajanti's cement project secures German credit

Djajanti's cement project secures German credit JAKARTA (JP): The widely-diversified Djajanti Group has obtained a US$255 million credit commitment from Germany's KFW finance company for the procurement of plant machinery and equipment from Krupp Polysius for...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Progressive car tax to be applied nationwide

Progressive car tax to be applied nationwide JAKARTA (JP): The government will apply the progressive car taxation system nationwide in a bid to boost regional administrations' revenues and curb consumerism, a senior official said yesterday.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Malaysia jails 72 for cockfighting

Malaysia jails 72 for cockfighting KUALA LUMPUR (UPI): Malaysia has jailed 72 men, including 67 Indonesians, after a raid on a cockfight, officials said Monday.The men were sentenced to four months in jail and fines of US$1,176, or an additional three...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Inflation down to 0.5% last month

Inflation down to 0.5% last month JAKARTA (JP): The inflation rate dropped to 0.5 percent in March from 1.31 percent in February and 1.16 percent in January, the Ministry of Finance announced yesterday.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Another protest at Satyawacana

Another protest at Satyawacana SALATIGA, Central Java: Hundreds of students and lecturers at Satya Wacana Christian University held another demonstration yesterday demanding democracy on campus.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Dollar's fall sparks new fears in Southeast Asia

Dollar's fall sparks new fears in Southeast Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): Most currencies of Southeast Asia's booming economies continued to climb against the U.S. dollar yesterday as analysts warned the greenback's losses could hurt the region's dependence...

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Ministry to punish faulty forestry firm

Ministry to punish faulty forestry firm JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo threatened to impose "harsh sanctions" yesterday on the Dayak Besar Group, which is controlled by businessman Yusuf Hamka, for violating forestry regulations.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Islamic university appoints professor

Islamic university appoints professor JAKARTA (JP): Koswara, the dean of the Social and Political Sciences school of the Syekh Yusuf Islamic University in Tangerang, was yesterday appointed as the university's first professor of political sciences.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

City official questions prize-parking system

City official questions prize-parking system JAKARTA (JP): City Secretary Harun Al Rasyid expressed concern yesterday over the poor knowledge on the part of private companies interested in handling the city's parking business under the prize system.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Arpindo's executives

Arpindo's executives JAKARTA (JP): The newly-established Association of Indonesia Radio Paging Operators (Arpindo), which held its first conference here last week, will announce its executives next week.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Cement prices raised

Cement prices raised The government finally bowed to the "market forces" by legalizing the prevailing cement prices which have been hovering at more than 40 percent above the 1993 fixed local price references since last July.

Wed, 05 Apr 1995

Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: HirstMandarin OrientalNEW CHANCELLOR: The Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, held a cocktail reception at the Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta, last month to introduce and welcome their new Chancellor, Dr.