Archive: 19 May 1995
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Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bus in Bogor
Bus in Bogor From Kompas Every Monday the buses at the Bogor terminal, which are bound for Jakarta, are always overcrowded. I can understand why this is so. It is a fact that many people take lodgings and work in Jakarta, and spend the weekend in Bogor, with their families. But it was surprising when I happened to be waiting for the Bogor-Kalideres (Jakarta) bus on Friday, April 4, 1995, that no spare bus was available, although I had been at the terminal for more than half an hour.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday. Poolside - BBQ Night with Hawaiian Band, Wednesday. * Sheraton Lagoon Nusa Dua Beach: Poolside Terrace - Janger Cultural Performance, Friday. Pasar Ikan Seafood Market, Saturday.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
IBF plans to change Sudirman Cup format
IBF plans to change Sudirman Cup format JAKARTA (JP): The International Badminton Federation will introduce inter-continental qualifying rounds for the Sudirman Cup mixed team championship in 1997. IBF president Lu Shenrong, of China, said during the world badminton championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Wednesday that the new format would follow that of the Thomas Cup men's team championships and the Uber Cup women's team championships.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Intellectuals told to speak their minds
Intellectuals told to speak their minds JAKARTA (JP): The government's tight control over the freedom of expression should not deter "true" intellectuals from coming out and speaking their minds, a prominent literary critic said yesterday. "A true intellectual is not one who blames the authoritarian political environment for his inability to create and express his ideas," Jaya Suprana said in a seminar at the Diponegoro University.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Oki's forgery acusation cannot be proved: Lawyers
Oki's forgery acusation cannot be proved: Lawyers JAKARTA (JP): The lawyers defending Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, demanded yesterday that all charges of passport forgery against their client be dropped. "The accusation concerning the use of fake passport documents cannot be proved, and neither can the other charges," Tommy Sihotang, one of Oki's lawyers, said in a defense statement made at the South Jakarta District Court.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI won't bar travelers from Zaire despite Ebola
RI won't bar travelers from Zaire despite Ebola JAKARTA (JP): A senior health official said yesterday that Indonesia would not impose quarantine restrictions or bar travelers from Zaire, despite global panic over the spread of the fatal Ebola virus in the African country. Ministry of Health Director General for Contagious Disease Control and Environmental Health Hadi M.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mayor installs garbage men
Mayor installs garbage men JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor H. Sutardjianto installed a new team of garbage collectors in a special ceremony in the grounds of the mayoralty's offices on Wednesday. The team of 800 garbage men is composed of civil servants, employees of various private companies and members of various West Jakarta youth organizations. The mayor expressed the hope that the garbage men could help the city administration make the capital clean.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt to boost transmigration
Govt to boost transmigration JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Transmigration plans to open a new directorate whose task will be to find ways of encouraging the traditionally reluctant to move people in Java to resettle. Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo said the proposal to create a separate directorate for the job currently handled by the Directorate for Mobilizing and Supervision has already been approved by the State Minister of Administrative Reforms T.B.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
91 navy officers graduate
91 navy officers graduate JAKARTA (JP): A total of 91 navy officers, 11 of whom are high-ranking officers, graduated from Open University here on Wednesday. The graduation ceremony, held at the auditorium of the Jos Sudarso Navy Staff Command school (Seskoal) in Cipulir, South Jakarta, was presided over by the rector of the university and Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Tanto Kuswanto.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police question 21 drug buyers
Police question 21 drug buyers KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police recently questioned 21 people thought to be members of a drug syndicate whose alleged ring leader was arrested last week. Police said three of the 21 suspects are civil servants who stated during interrogation that they were only "buyers". Others are students, unemployed people and prostitutes. Four, including the alleged ring leader, are children of local government officials, Antara reported.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 18, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- ADES ALFINDO 2,550 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 0 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,425 -150 14,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA 5,700 10,000 ANWAR SIERAD 1,225 -25 19,000 AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPI 2,800 0 ARGHA KARYA PRIMA INDUSTRY 1,575 -25 587,000 ARGO PANTES 2,525 50,000 ASIANA IMI INDUSTRIES 1,000 0 ASTER DHARMA INDUSTRY 750...
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Seminar to discuss pharmacy
Seminar to discuss pharmacy JAKARTA (JP): Government officials and a prominent economist will discuss the impact of trade liberalization on Indonesia's pharmaceutical industry in a seminar here on May 30, an executive said yesterday A deputy chairman of the Indonesian Association of Pharmaceuticals Companies, J.R.Kosasih, said the seminar, which will be opened by Minister of Health Sujudi, will feature Director General of Food and Drug Supervision Wisnu Katim and a deputy to the cabinet...
Fri, 19 May 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.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Summarecon fails to provide plots
Summarecon fails to provide plots JAKARTA (JP): PT Summarecon Agung, developer of Kelapa Gading real estate in North Jakarta, admitted yesterday that the firm had failed to set aside part of its shopping areas for small- scale traders. Chairman of the City Council's Commission B, in charge of economic affairs, Abdulgani H. Abdullah, told reporters yesterday that the company acknowledged its failure to meet the obligation set by the city administration in a meeting with members of the commission.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Company deceived in housing project
Company deceived in housing project JAKARTA (JP): PT Bartra Putra Invesco (BPI) has strongly denied allegations that it was involved in the construction of the Bukit Cempaka Indah housing complex in Tangerang. The company's director, Emir Baramuli told reporters on Wednesday that his company's name had been used by Irwan Siregar, Soritua Siregar, and Asiliyas to deceive people by selling houses at the complex.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
KONI needs times to formulate Tapornas
KONI needs times to formulate Tapornas JAKARTA (JP): It would take at least two months for the Tapornas team to formulate a mechanism to put the savings scheme, to help finance sport activities, into effect, a National Sports Council (KONI) official said yesterday. "The important point here is that President Soeharto has approved it as a movement to mobilize funds from the public," Setyo Novanto said.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
West to press for trade rights link, Latief says
West to press for trade rights link, Latief says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief yesterday warned that industrialized countries will continue to try to link human rights issues with trade through their bilateral relations with developing countries. Having failed to link the two multilaterally through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Latief said industrialized countries, feeling the brunt of stiffer trade competition, will try to impose those conditions bilaterally.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fired drivers fail to meet legislators
Fired drivers fail to meet legislators JAKARTA (JP): Twelve drivers of Gamya Taxi and their families on Thursday failed to meet legislators at the House of Representatives building to air their complaints over their dismissal by the company. They planned to meet legislators Budiharyanto and Sri Sumarni of the ruling Golkar faction. But the two legislators were not around.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Singgih visits Indonesians on Malaysia's death row
Singgih visits Indonesians on Malaysia's death row By Ridwan M. Sijabat KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Attorney General Singgih visited on Wednesday several Indonesians convicted to death by the Malaysian government for various offenses. Singgih's visit was scheduled in the wake of reports that five Indonesian workers are currently on Malaysia's death row. He pronounced after his visit to the Podo prison, however, that they were not workers at all but criminals even before coming to this country.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Grammatical mistakes
Grammatical mistakes I read the advertisement of the Suzuki Esteem on page two of May 18, 1995, issue of The Jakarta Post with disbelief, not so much of what it was trying to tell us but of the manner of its telling. In six short lines of copy, I noticed 14 errors of grammar, word order and phraseology. Did anybody spot more, I wonder? JAMES RICHARDS Jakarta
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rector flooded with memos
Rector flooded with memos SEMARANG, Central Java: Rector of the Diponegoro University Muladi said he has been overwhelmed with memos from parents who want their children to be admitted into the college. "There are no less than 100 letters piling on my desks from civil servants, businessmen and officials... I will not bother to grant their requests," he said as quoted by Antara.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sinar Mas introduces new int'l trade center
Sinar Mas introduces new int'l trade center JAKARTA (JP): PT Duta Pertiwi, a subsidiary of the Sinar Mas Group, dedicated yesterday the pre-opening of the International Trade Center Roxy Mas in Central Jakarta, the second international trade center in Jakarta after the International Trade Center Mangga Dua in West Jakarta. The developer has invested US$50 million to build the 12-floor building, which consists of six floors of shops and apartments.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Instilling discipline
Instilling discipline In the words of Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman, our national sense of discipline is well below that of Singapore and Malaysia. This lack of discipline can be seen in traffic flow, working habits and patterns of cleanliness. All this naturally has its reasons. We believe a study is in order to find out those reasons and the possible solutions.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rugby
Rugby It is with some reluctance that I am taking issue with Mr. RB Sawrey-Cookson's letter (Give us rugby football, May 5, 1995), suggesting that for four whole weeks, and perhaps more, The Jakarta Post's sports pages be filled with games like rugby and cricket, none of which are popular among Indonesian readers. The reason for the reluctance is that Mr.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI, Australia reach air deal
RI, Australia reach air deal JAKARTA (JP): The Australian embassy announced yesterday that Indonesia and Australia have agreed to increase air services between the two countries within the next 18 months. The embassy said in a statement that the agreement, reached in Australia last weekend, would allow Australia's Qantas and Indonesia's Garuda and Sempati airlines to increase the number of flights to and from Perth, Darwin, Port Hedland, Adelaide and Brisbane.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Textile firm pays dividends
Textile firm pays dividends JAKARTA (JP): PT Ever Shine Tex, a textile company, reported here yesterday that its shareholders have approved the distribution of 57 percent of the company's 1994 net profit in the forms of cash dividends worth Rp 100 per share. Erlien Lindawati Surianto, a company director, said that the company's net profit increased by 21 percent last year to Rp 22.3 billion (US$10.02 million) from Rp 18.5 billion in 1993.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Marsinah case again in spotlight
Marsinah case again in spotlight Criminologist Mulyana W. Kusumah analyzes the tremendous social reactions to the Marsinah murder case following the recent unprecedented acquital of defendants in the case. JAKARTA (JP): The recent Supreme Court ruling that acquitted all nine people convicted of complicity in the brutal murder of labor activist Marsinah have received favorable reactions from legal experts, the mass media and other segments of society.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI, Aussie senior editors meet to discuss coverage
RI, Aussie senior editors meet to discuss coverage SYDNEY (JP): Senior Indonesian and Australian editors met here yesterday to review some of the problems related to their coverage of the other's country. Steve Harris of the Herald and Weekly Times underlined the wide disparity in the way the government and the people in Australia look at Indonesia. "Many Australian people still see Indonesia as the chief enemy," Harris said as reported by Ratih Hardjono, Kompas correspondent in Australia.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN telecom alliance
ASEAN telecom alliance SINGAPORE (AFP): Businesses operating in Southeast Asia will be offered one-stop telecommunication services by an ASEAN telecoms alliance, according to state-owned Singapore Telecom. The alliance is a joint venture between Singapore Telecom, Philippines Long Distance Telephone Co., PT Indosat and Telecom Malaysia Bhd. The Communications Authority of Thailand and Jabatan Telecom Brunei will soon join the grouping.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tri Polyta's net income rises 27% to $7.1 million
Tri Polyta's net income rises 27% to $7.1 million JAKARTA (JP): PT Tri Polyta Indonesia (TPI), a polypropylene resins producer listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in the United States, reported yesterday that its net income increased by 27 percent to Rp 15.7 billion (US$7.1 million) in the first quarter of this year, as compared with the corresponding period of last year.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
French envoy submits credentials
French envoy submits credentials JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday thanked the French government for continually supporting Indonesia's development program, as shown in a number of mutually beneficial projects between the two countries. Soeharto also expressed hopes that cooperation between the two countries in tackling global issues would expand even wider, now that France and Indonesia currently hold some important positions in the international fora.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian boxing bodies to be united
Indonesian boxing bodies to be united JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) and its professional equivalent, the Indonesian Boxing Commission (KTI), have agreed to join forces under one superior body to bar boxers from going professional without solid amateur records. "Pak Hendro as well as Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman have expressed their approval," Pertina chairman Paul Toding told reporters yesterday. Hendropriyono is KTI's chairman.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Amdal team to summon Bira developer
Amdal team to summon Bira developer JAKARTA (JP): Deputy governor for development affairs Idroes ordered yesterday an environmental impact analysis (Amdal) team to summon executives of PT Pulau Seribu Paradise, the developer of a golf course on Bira Island in North Jakarta. "The team must summon the developer and its consulting firm to explain to them the progress of the Amdal on Bira Island," Idroes told reporters at his office yesterday.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Firms to operate new buses on 12 routes
Firms to operate new buses on 12 routes JAKARTA (JP): Four city bus companies will soon begin operating 120 new buses on 12 new routes in a bid to help improve public transportation services. Aip Sjaifuddin, head of the Organization of Land Transportation Companies, told reporters yesterday that permits for the operation of the new buses have been issued by the City Land Traffic Control Agency.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia to promote haj savings
Indonesia to promote haj savings JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon start a savings program to assist low-income Moslems wanting to make the haj pilgrimage to Mecca. Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said upon his arrival from Mecca that the government will appoint state-owned banks to handle the savings. "Hopefully, the haj savings program can begin next year," Tarmizi, who led this year's pilgrimage, told reporters at the Halim Perdanakusuma airport.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Strong political pressure hinders NAM efforts
Strong political pressure hinders NAM efforts JAKARTA (JP): The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is still struggling to assert its international presence in the face of strong political and economic pressures from the West, former Indonesian ambassador to United States, Hasnan Habib, said yesterday. The 112-nation movement is "unable to withstand the American lobby," Hasnan, now NAM's ambassador-at-large for the U.S.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fast food boom benefits farmers
Fast food boom benefits farmers BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: The growing, lucrative fast food business in the province has boosted potato farming in the Dieng Plateau in Wonosobo regency and its surrounding areas. Owners of fast food restaurants, such as Kentucky Fried Chicken, now opening outlets in the region have demanded that farmers increase their supplies, Banjarnegara Regent Nurachmad said.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Kabuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Culture Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Music 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:30 Film: Hurricane 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
On-bus entertainment
On-bus entertainment From Republika I have made a number of trips by bus from Jakarta to Bandung, West Java, over the past few weeks. The bus companies seem to be competing with each other to provide some comfort to their customers by showing laser disc films during the journey. On May 4, 1995, at about 10.00 a.m. I was returning to Jakarta from Bandung by Pribumi Raya bus. They showed two films during the journey: T-Force and Tough and deadly. It seemed to me that these films were not censored.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
WW II ammunition kills man
WW II ammunition kills man MEDAN, North Sumatra: A man was killed when ammunition, believed to be left over from World War II, exploded in his hands, spokesman for the North Sumatra police Lt. Col. Leo Sukardi said yesterday. Leo said scavenger Abdul Jalil found the big, bottle-like missile. Jalil was alone in his house when it exploded in his hands, his wife and two children were out at the time.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Marubeni agrees to buy Indomobil bonds
Marubeni agrees to buy Indomobil bonds JAKARTA (JP): Marubeni Corporation, a major Japanese trading house, has agreed to buy convertible bonds worth US$100 million from PT Indomobil Investment Corporation, the holding company of the Salim Group's automotive division.
Fri, 19 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sumatra quake danger to S'pore, Malaysia
Sumatra quake danger to S'pore, Malaysia SINGAPORE (AFP): Skyscrapers in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur would be at risk if a large temblor were to hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, which is vulnerable to earthquakes, an expert warned in remarks published yesterday. Pan Tso-Chien, an associate engineering professor at Nanyang Technological University here, said there seemed to be a "total lack of recognition of earthquake risks" in this city-state and the Malaysian capital.