Archive: 27 May 1995
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Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
One dead in ship collision
One dead in ship collision KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): One sailor was reported dead and 17 others rescued after a ship collision in the Malacca Straits late on Thursday, a spokesman for Malaysia's Maritime Rescue Coordinating Center (MRCC) said yesterday.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pictures prove nothing, Sri Bintang and lawyer say
Pictures prove nothing, Sri Bintang and lawyer say JAKARTA (JP): As Sri Bintang Pamungkas plays down the pictures that were taken of him among demonstrators in Germany, the police plan to carry through with their plans to use the photos as evidence of his involvement in the anti-Indonesian government protest last April.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 26, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,650 100 3,000 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 2,500 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,450 25 163,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 5,750 -100 32,500 Anwar Sierad 1,350 -25 27,500 Aqua Golden Missipi 2,800 0 0 Argha Karya Prima 1,775 -25 258,500 Argo Pantes 2,600 0 0 Asiana IMI Industries 1,000 0 18,000 Aster...
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
See it live
See it live The following competitions will be shown live on TV this weekend: Saturday Soccer Indonesian league: Semen Padang v Mataram Putra, TVRI at 3.30 p.m. Badminton World championships semifinals, RCTI at 11.30 p.m. Sunday Soccer Indonesian league: Pelita Jaya v Medan Jaya, ANTeve at 3.30 p.m. Dutch league: Roda JC Kerkade v Feyenoord, TPI at 9.30 p.m. Badminton World championships finals, RCTI at 8.30 p.m.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Language reflects national character
Language reflects national character By Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): 'Bahasa menunjukkan bangsa' is a popular Indonesian saying which more or less means "language reflects people". Ironically, however, it is ourselves who have to be repeatedly reminded of the importance of bahasa Indonesia in shaping the nation's identity.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gambling
Gambling According to the May 20, 1995 The Jakarta Post, Tabungan Prestasi Olahraga Nasional (Tapornas) offers the chance for participants to win prizes for investing their money. Whenever money is paid for the chance to win some sort of prize, as in the raffle prizes offered by Tapornas, it is gambling and thus unacceptable in Islam. No matter how the gambling elements of Tapornas are disguised, such a scheme should not be permitted in Indonesia or any other predominantly Moslem countries.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
'ASEAN spirit' very strong, says expert
'ASEAN spirit' very strong, says expert BANGKOK (AFP): Southeast Asia and Indochina are discarding narrow nationalisms and moving toward an intra-regional identity, based on shared history and cultures, according to a leading expert on the region. Denys Lombard, director of the Ecole Francaise d'Extreme- Orient (EFEO), a Paris-based research institute, said in an interview with AFP that politicians were among the last to acknowledge that common ground.
Sat, 27 May 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, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Students to have morning workout
Students to have morning workout JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education will revive an obligatory gymnastic workout for elementary school students before they start their daily lessons soon. "We have completed a 12-minute program for students. It was made public during the National Education celebrations early this month," Sri Sudono Soemarto, the ministry's director of sports affairs, said yesterday.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI vows determination to maintain East Timor
RI vows determination to maintain East Timor JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday Indonesia is ready to face challenges to its rule of East Timor because the majority of the people have chosen to become part of the nation. The President's message was conveyed by F.X.
Sat, 27 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.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Moslems protest American veto
Moslems protest American veto SEMARANG, Central Java: Around 600 Moslem students grouped in the Central Java Moslem Solidarity Forum took to the streets yesterday to protest Washington's veto of the UN resolution on Israel's expropriation of Arab land in Jerusalem. After Friday prayers the students, under the watchful eyes of security officers, marched from the Baiturrahman Mosque to the provincial council offices, shouting Allahu Akbar (God is great).
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Emergency operation
Emergency operation From Kompas In relation to reports in the media that a boxer died because of a head injury, it is deplorable that the treatment given to the patient was rather late. The patient was first taken to the Naval hospital, and was later transferred to the UKI hospital. The operation was delayed for some time awaiting permission from his family. In boxing there is always the risk of a boxer receiving a head injury which causes bleeding in the brain, which needs immediate surgery.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
146 tried for violating rules
146 tried for violating rules JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta State Court has convicted 146 people for violating city regulations on sanitation and public order. Judge Bachtiar Lubis told Antara on Wednesday that 78 of those convicted had breached city regulation No. 5/1988, while the rest had breached city regulation No. 11/1988. Each of the violators was fined Rp 8,500 ($3.8). The secretary of South Jakarta mayoralty, Rustam Effendy, who represented Mayor H.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
New reform package criticized
New reform package criticized JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) criticized yesterday the May 23, 1995, package of economic reform measures for not significantly reducing trade barriers which have been hurting consumers. "We don't think the non-tariff import barriers on soymeal, wheat flour, sugar, clove and salt are justifiable," the chamber's vice chairman, Iman Taufik, said.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Seoul to review U.S. troops status
Seoul to review U.S. troops status SEOUL (AFP): South Korea decided yesterday to take a fresh look at a controversial agreement on the status of U.S. soldiers stationed here, after a series of brawls involving GIs triggered a public uproar. The decision was made at a meeting of cabinet ministers, which was presided over by Prime Minister Lee Hong-koo and attended by the ministers of home affairs, justice, defense and the vice foreign minister.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
APEC dialogue sought to speed up tariff-free trade
APEC dialogue sought to speed up tariff-free trade SINGAPORE (AFP): A select group of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leaders should hold a dialogue before their formal summit on Osaka in November to speed up the creation of tariff-free trade among Pacific Rim economies, a senior U.S. official suggested yesterday. Sandra Kristoff, coordinator for APEC affairs at the U.S. state department, said the dialogue could comprise "like-minded" leaders, such as U.S.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Local car assemblers cut sedan prices by six percent
Local car assemblers cut sedan prices by six percent JAKARTA (JP): A number of local automotive vehicle assemblers announced yesterday that they had cut the prices of their sedans by up to six percent following the recent reduction in tariffs on imported vehicles. Toyota Astra Motor, Astra Mobil, Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, Indomobil and the sole agent for Mercedes-Benz said that, as of yesterday, they had lowered the prices of their vehicles by between four percent to six percent.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN attorney generals to meet in Jakarta
ASEAN attorney generals to meet in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Attorney generals of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will gather in Jakarta in July to discuss the best way of handling capital punishment in cases in which the convicts are citizens of other ASEAN member countries. Indonesia's Attorney General Singgih said yesterday that the conference had been planned, "in the spirit of ASEAN", in order to prevent misunderstandings among the member countries in the future.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bogor to ban Bemo
Bogor to ban Bemo JAKARTA (JP): The administration of Bogor, West Java, says it will ban Bemo (three-wheeled passenger transport vehicles) from operating in the town. Kondo Sunarya, head of Bogor's office of the Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency, told Antara on Wednesday that the administration had decided to follow Jakarta's example in sweeping Bemo off its streets.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Escaping dusty Jakarta for Puncak's floral delights
Escaping dusty Jakarta for Puncak's floral delights By Martina Zainal CIPANAS, West Java (JP): After you have lived in Jakarta for a while, you get to know about escaping to Puncak. The place to get away from the heat, smells and dust of Jakarta. Nusantara Agrowisata (Nusantara Agro Tourism) offers a new concept in tourism in this well known resort area.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kurniawan signs Coca-Cola deal
Kurniawan signs Coca-Cola deal JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's new soccer idol Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto signed an advertising deal yesterday with leading softdrink maker Coca-cola. According to the one-year agreement, Kurniawan's picture and biography will adorn more than 416,600 cans of Coke until June 30. "Kurniawan may also help us promote our products by starring in our commercials," Johannes Wardhana of Coca-cola said.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
UI will soon open program of evening courses
UI will soon open program of evening courses JAKARTA (JP): The University of Indonesia will offer more courses for working people planning to continue their studies, with the opening of a graduate extension program of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. "We are giving priority to working citizens and high school graduates who are no longer qualified to take university entrance exams," Budyatna, the dean of the faculty, announced at the Aryaduta Hotel on Friday.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
130 'Preman' to get religious education
130 'Preman' to get religious education JAKARTA (JP): City Police yesterday sent 130 street hoodlums, known locally as preman, to the Al-Wasyilah Islamic boarding school in Jelambar, West Jakarta. City Police chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo, who presided over a ceremony at the boarding school, said that the preman would take part in a program at the school until August 17. He said the program followed suggestions made by the public regarding the proper handling of street crime.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police support city's discipline campaign
Police support city's discipline campaign JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo said the police will support all city administration measures to promote the National Discipline Movement in the capital.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Force 5 Danguard Ace 3:05 Sports: Dunhill League (live) 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Traditional Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Beauty Program 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:25 Film: Border Cop 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Shops construction protested
Shops construction protested JAKARTA (JP): A group which says it represents residents of the Speed Plaza shopping complex on Jl. Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta, went to the city council yesterday to protest the construction of new shops by developer PT Speed Indonesia on a plot of land which used to be a parking lot. The delegation was received by Banjar Marpaung, chairman of the Council's Commission D, which oversees development affairs.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Politeness
Politeness In response to Bruce P McLaughlin's letter Respect your neighbor (The Jakarta Post, May 17, 1995), I have these comments. I can imagine how bad you felt when your neighbors threw garbage into your garden and smashed your window with a rock. Obviously it shows that you are not accepted in your neighborhood. Why? Perhaps you don't know the answer, because you don't understand the culture. But one thing you should know is that Indonesian people are friendly (Indonesian: ramah).
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Newsweek' issues magazine
'Newsweek' issues magazine JAKARTA (JP): Newsweek and Virtual Communications will publish Virtual City, the first mass-market, service-oriented lifestyle magazine, which will serve as a consumer's guide to the online community. Newsweek's president and editor in chief, Richard M. Smith, said in a statement made available yesterday that Virtual City will be developed as a quarterly magazine and will be distributed in the United States on newsstands and through computer stores in September.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Telkom, Indosat launch new GSM operator
Telkom, Indosat launch new GSM operator JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's two state-owned telecommunications giants, PT Telkom and PT Indosat, launched a new company yesterday to participate in the Global System for Mobile Phones (GSM) cellular business. "We expect the new firm, called PT Telkomsel, to be operating within the next seven months," the new company's President Director Kusmarihati Sugondo said at the launching ceremony at the Telkom building in South Jakarta yesterday.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta to host Asia-Pacific film festival in July
Jakarta to host Asia-Pacific film festival in July JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the 40th Asia Pacific Film Festival this July, a major event that local organizers hope would inject badly needed blood to the moribund local film industry. At least 13 Asia Pacific cities will participate in the festival from July 22-26, chief organizer Turino Junaidy said. Manila and Hanoi have yet to confirm their attendance, he said. "We are still expecting their reconfirmation.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
S'pore opposition joins ranks for poll
S'pore opposition joins ranks for poll By Ajoy Sen SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's splintered opposition groups are talking among themselves about a strategy to maximize their showing in an expected parliamentary election this year, opposition politicians said. "We are talking to each other to avoid three-cornered contests," said Joshua Jeyaretnam, secretary-general of the opposition Workers Party (WP) and a potential candidate.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
48 companies punished under labor legislation
48 companies punished under labor legislation JAKARTA (JP): Forty-eight companies in Indonesia were punished for violating the country's labor laws in the 1994/1995 fiscal year, the Ministry of Manpower announced yesterday.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
'If you don't like discipline drive, quit'
'If you don't like discipline drive, quit' JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday asserted that city administration officials who object to the discipline movement should resign from their positions. "I know that there are certain city officials who object to the drive. So before the city administration asks them to resign, it would be better if they tender their resignations," Surjadi said.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Perennial transit trouble
Perennial transit trouble Tourists from other developing countries are known to express surprise upon seeing hardly any old cars on Jakarta's streets. To them this seems to mirror an affluent society. This first impression evaporates, however, once they see the crowds of people at the side of the roads trying to chase down the horribly overcrowded city buses during peak hours.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Computer in 2000
Computer in 2000 The article published in The Jakarta Post on May 16, 1995 (page 8) under the title The Achilles heel of computers puzzled me. I would be very grateful if a computer expert, like Mr Zatni Arbi, could comment on it. The article gloomily predicts that the world's big computer systems would get stuck on Dec. 31, 1999, at midnight because they can't read four digits of a year. This seems to infer that language like COBOL are much imperfect.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Malls, apartments in Cipinang
Malls, apartments in Cipinang JAKARTA (JP): Apartments, malls, hotels and office buildings are to be built on a 35-hectare plot of land on Jl. Panjaitan in the Cipinang Besar Utara sub-district of East Jakarta. Andy Mapaganty, an official of the East Jakarta mayoralty, told Antara on Thursday that the construction of the buildings was scheduled to start next month. The land is currently occupied by 4,600 families, or 22,000 people.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Student pledges to continue hunger strike
Student pledges to continue hunger strike JAKARTA (JP): A student activist vowed yesterday to continue with the hunger strike he began on May 19, despite having collapsed once from dehydration. Still weak after passing out on Wednesday, Prasetyadi Pancaputra of Airlangga University in Surabaya, turned up at the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) hoping to air his grievances.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Developer, residents agree
Developer, residents agree JAKARTA (JP): Residents involved in a land appropriation dispute in the Kebun Kosong and Gunung Sahari subdistricts of Central Jakarta agreed yesterday to move into a low-cost apartment block to be built in their area, according to a city councillor. H.M.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Turkey's president due here
Turkey's president due here JAKARTA (JP): Turkish President Suleyman Demirel is scheduled to begin a three-day state visit here on Monday to strengthen relations between his country and Indonesia. Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday that the talks between Demirel and President Soeharto are expected to focus on ways of bolstering bilateral economic and trade ties. His delegation of 130 will include First Lady Mrs.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Javanese tiger already extinct
Javanese tiger already extinct SURABAYA, East Java: Javanese tigers (panthera tigris sondaica) in the Meru Betiri National Park in the regencies of Jember and Banyuwangi are no longer being sighted and may be extinct, an official says. "Observations with automatic cameras installed in Meru Betiri suggest that the Javanese tiger is extinct," the head of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Sudarmadji, said yesterday.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Modern medicine cooperation with Canberra proposed
Modern medicine cooperation with Canberra proposed JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie has called for Indonesia and Australia to cooperate in the field of modern medical science. Speaking during a visit to the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Habibie specifically proposed cooperation in the bio-molecular field, given that both countries already have the necessary research facilities, Antara reported yesterday.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sidek beats Ardy in world c'ship
Sidek beats Ardy in world c'ship LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP): Rashid Sidek spoiled the hierarchy in men's badminton here Thursday when he caused the only upset to reach the quarterfinals of the world championships. Malaysia's Sidek, 27, a double Commonwealth Games gold medalist in the men's singles, upset second-seed Ardy Wiranata of Indonesia 6-15, 18-13, 15-5. The other seven of the world's top eight players reached their allotted berths in the last eight.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rights body blasts ban on workers' play
Rights body blasts ban on workers' play JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights criticized the government yesterday for banning a play by labor activists this week on the pretext that it could threaten stability. Commission members Albert Hasibuan and Soegiri told the activists, who filed a complaint to the rights body, that the banning was regrettable because it was in violation of human rights.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI soccer squad plagued by injuries
RI soccer squad plagued by injuries JAKARTA (JP): Ahead of its second Olympic Games qualifier against Hong Kong at Senayan next Tuesday, Indonesia waits for good news on the three injured players. Striker Indriyanto, midfielder Asep Dayat were carried out off the field in their match against South Korea on Thursday with head and foot injuries respectively. Another key player, Gusnedi, is suffering from muscle strain which kept him out of Thursday's game.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Niaga bank to open five new branches
Niaga bank to open five new branches JAKARTA (JP): Bank Niaga, a private bank listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, said yesterday that it will open five new branches this year, at a cost of Rp 3 billion (US$1.34 million), and provide 14 additional automated teller machines (ATMs), at a cost of Rp 2.1 billion. The bank's president, Gunarni Soeworo, said that three of the new branches would be in Jakarta.
Sat, 27 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Military ready to help PDI
Military ready to help PDI YOGYAKARTA: A senior military officer said the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) were ready to assist the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in solving its internal problems, especially in East Java, if asked to do so. "But the principle is that we will never intervene in the party's internal affairs," said May. Gen. Syarwan Hamid, assistant to the chief of ABRI's socio-political affairs department.