Archive: 5 April 1995
45 articles found
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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 systems get more and more integrated into the international market. That call was made by President Soeharto during the opening of the Hannover Fair last week.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. "I have received reports that local and foreign fishermen poach green turtles and catch fish using explosives in Pulau Banyak," Syamsuddin said in a meeting in South Aceh on Monday night.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Chairman of the association, Paul Toding, said during a cash rewards presentation officiated by National Sports Council chief Wismoyo Arismunandar yesterday that he wanted to have as many options as possible in forming the national boxing team.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. The exhibition will be held between April 10 and April 16 at the Balai Budaya gallery on Jl. Gereja Theresia, Central Jakarta. Nashar's second child, Suditawho, who is organizing the event, said yesterday the exhibition would feature 60 works spanning the years 1959 to 1994.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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 in cooperation with the Asian Institute of Technology of Bangkok and the National Center for English Language Teaching and Research of Sydney.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. An soldier who had a relative imprisoned in the jail for illegal possession of firearms, is suspected of being behind the blast which occurred late Monday, Superintendent Julius Obilla, the provincial police chief, said.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Under a 2.19 billion peso (US$84.2 million) scheme covered by the AIJV program, Proton Pilipinas, a Philippine-Malaysian joint venture, will import completely-knocked-down Proton car units for local assembly.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Speaking in Bonn at the launching of the Indonesia-Germany Economic and Technology Cooperation Forum, Soeharto said the inclusion of Austria, Finland and Sweden into the union had imposed quantitative restrictions on Indonesian exports.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Poor little beggars
Poor little beggars From Bisnis Indonesia There 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. They stand by the side of the car, which stops for the red light, singing an unclear song and ask for money. Occasionally the parents will shout at their children, if they keep playing on the sidewalk, and order them to approach the stopping cars.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Bapepam chairman Bacelius Ruru said yesterday that the appointment of corporate secretaries is essential to ensure that listed companies comply with existing capital market regulations.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 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 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05 TV Drama Journey 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:25 Film: The Manions of America (II) 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film: The Manions of America (II) (continued) Progra2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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 cement was between Rp 8,500 and Rp 9,500 (US$3.80 and $4.30) per 40-kilogram sack, well above the new government- set reference price of Rp 8,290.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Triono Soendoro, Chief of the Marine, Aerospace, Environment, Science and Technology Department at the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) said yesterday that the proposed extension of protection was a crucial part of the National Biodiversity Program.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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, 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.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Trouble at Cengkareng airport
Trouble at Cengkareng airport From Pikiran Rakyat On 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. The immigration official blamed her because her passport did not bear the stamp of the U.S. immigration. My daughter explained that she had gone to the U.S. immigration and was told that no stamp was needed because her passport is valid until August 1996.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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 subsequently served three years of a six year prison sentence.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. The group is known here for its hits Here We Go, Let's Rock and Roll and Things That Make You Go hmmmm..., both from its first album Gonna Make You Sweat.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Addressing some 700 executives from various companies, Radinal said the toll roads in question were expected to help create quick and smooth traffic flow across Java, whose major roads were currently overburdened.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. The company said in a statement that the company's shareholders, who met here Monday, agreed that each existing share will be eligible for one bonus share with a face value of Rp 1,000 for each, which will be distributed on June 19.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI to lead reckoning of nuke pact
RI to lead reckoning of nuke pact By 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. Indonesia, leading the non-aligned group of states, will be pivotal in the decision over the future of the nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty, which will be decided at the United Nations in New York between April 17-May 12. With the Cold War over, nuclear weapons seem to be lower down the international agenda.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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 investigation into the affair.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. In addition, the money, an unusually large sum for grants, will be managed by a private Indonesian organization, which is spearheading the campaign to preserve and develop the country's rich biodiversity resources.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: Hirst Mandarin Oriental NEW 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. Cherrell Hirst (center). Dr. Hirst is a professional medical practitioner and is currently the Director of the Wesley Breast Clinic in Brisbane.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. The new price references, which were set by the trade minister and became effective on March 31, are an average of 40.7 percent higher than the 1993 ones.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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. "All the proposals they submitted to the city administration deal with prizes they offer to car owners. They focus only on the amount of revenues, which will be given to the city administration," he said.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. The spokesman for the private university, Eno Suhendy told Antara yesterday that the appointment was contained in a decision made by the Minister of Education and Culture dated Jan. 1, 1995. Born in Garut, West Java, in Sept.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Djamaludin also replaced the top executive of a state-owned forestry company yesterday due to the firm's violations of forestry regulations.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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 on exports for growth. "Expectations of using exports as the main driver of growth will need some rethinking by these economies which could be messed up by the U.S.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. The demonstrators also demanded to know the results determined by a 10-member team assigned to seek a settlement to the prolonged internal conflict. The "Team 10" was set up to mediate for the various rival groups formed following the highly controversial expulsion of lecturer Arief Budiman last year.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. The ministry said in a statement that the inflation in March was caused by an increase of 1.7 percent in food prices, 0.34 percent in clothing prices and 0.04 percent in the prices of services, while housing prices dropped by 0.02 percent.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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 months in jail, by the Malaysian Magistrate's Court. All the defendants, who ranged in age from 16 to 60, pleaded guilty. Police also confiscated more than $9,100, which was believed to have been used for bets.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Ena Karlina, spokesperson for the regency, was quoted by Antara as saying yesterday that the Tangerang regency has issued 234 permits to date for residential developments covering 29,000 hectares.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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 its cement project on Seram Island in Maluku.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Banurusman was quoted as saying by National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. I.K. Ratta that the operation requires strong support from the public and related institutions. "Never spare a single street criminal," Ratta quoted Banurusman as saying.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Students launch hopeful hovercraft
Students launch hopeful hovercraft By 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 Indonesia's compound. Assisted by several helpful hands, Tadjudin got inside and found a seat in the Hovercraft Proto X-2. Before long, the engine was started and Tadjudin was off, circling the pond, taking his first ride in the amphibious vehicle.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. "They will train there in June and July," Daniel Makes of the Indonesian Taekwondo Association told reporters on Monday. The Korea-bound member team will be selected from 29 athletes now being groomed at the national training center.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Istanto, said that the arrests had been made on the basis of information gained in an earlier car theft case. The 100 vehicles recovered consisted of 76 cars and 24 motorcycles, Istanto said.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Sadang-Palimanan 1. Sadang-Subang 37 231 55.6 2002 2. Subang-Dawuan 52.5 328 79.4 2002 3. Dawuan-Palimanan 24.5 153 52.5 2002 B. Ciawi-Citatah 4. Ciawi-Sukabumi 53.5 401 100 2001 5. Sukabumi-Cianjur 31 233 56.3 2001 6. Cianjur-Citatah 30 225 37.5 2004 C. Cirebon-Batang 7.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. They also observed the mountain gushing burning lava 23 times on Monday but recorded no tremors, which is a common sign of imminent eruption. The volcano erupted in November last year, when it killed almost 60 people and displaced thousands of villagers residing at at the foot of the mountain. (har/imn)
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
NTT students hostel
NTT students hostel From Media Indonesia I 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. But since then I have never heard of any intellectual activities taking place in the hostel. Some time ago I happened to pass by the hostel. I was so surprised to see the poor condition of the building. Who is really responsible for its bad maintenance?
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share 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 PERKASA 1,100 3,500 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,250 25 62,000 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,300 0 ANWAR SIERAD 1,300 285,000 AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPI 2,800 0 ARGHA KARYA PRIMA INDUSTRY 1,875 -25 18,500 ARGO PANTES 2,625 50,000 ASIANA IMI INDUSTRIES 1,300 -100 9,000 ASTER DHARMA INDUSTRY 800...
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Director General for Industrial Relations and Labor Standards Suwarto said yesterday that Indonesia expects some industrialized countries to attack its trade union policy.
Wed, 05 Apr 1995, 00:00 WIB
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. Director for Regional Revenues Development of the Home Affairs Ministry Rusmana Ardiwinata said that the central government has requested local administrations to prepare the technical guidelines for the implementation.