Archive: 9 May 1995
53 articles found
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Street vendor sites to be demolished
Street vendor sites to be demolished JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta mayoralty will demolish eight street vendor sites, to make way for the establishment of parks, as part of the local authority's effort to beautify the mayoralty.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Missing on Mount Merapi
Missing on Mount Merapi On March 24, 1995 we were told that Darren Roper was reported missing on Mount Merapi, Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra, along with Edwards Williams and that a search by Mapala Proklamator along with the police was underway.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Two bourses to link merger deal soon
Two bourses to link merger deal soon JAKARTA (JP): PT Bursa Parallel Indonesia (BPI) and the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSE) are expected to sign their merger agreement in June, says BPI's president Tito Sulistio.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Human rights and power
Human rights and power Last week, the Supreme Court exonerated the defendants in the Marsinah murder case, which was controversial from the beginning. Last week, too, the judges at the Jakarta State Administrative Court ruled in favor of Goenawan Mohamad and 43 other ex- employees of the defunct...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Further deregulation in the works
Further deregulation in the works JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce deregulatory measures on key aspects of the economy later this month in order to encourage competition and improve efficiency, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Idul Adha
Idul Adha In observance of Islamic Day of Sacrifice, The Jakarta Post will not be published tomorrow. The Post will appear again on Thursday. -- Publisher
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Exhibition of journalistic photos
Exhibition of journalistic photos JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition on journalistic photos is being held at the Fine Arts and Ceramics Museum in Kota, West Jakarta. The exhibition, held from May 5 to 15, displays 32 photos of Juli Sofyan, a photographer for the Jayakarta daily.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
First issue repros are on sale
First issue repros are on sale JAKARTA (JP): Singapore's only known copy of The Straits Times' inaugural issue has been sent for re-restoration to the National Archives of Singapore. The Straits Times reported yesterday that the copy, which belongs to the National Library, was last restored in 1992.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Southeast Asia is still suspicious of Japan (2)
Southeast Asia is still suspicious of Japan (2) This is the second of a two-part article examining Japan's relations with Southeast Asia. By Lam Peng Er SINGAPORE: What are the factors that will have an impact on Japan's relations with Southeast Asia and the broader Asia- Pacific region in the 21st...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thanks a million my friends ...
Thanks a million my friends ... By Anhar K. Kramadisastra Saturday, September 26, 1992, was a very special day for me as it marked the beginning of my one-year fellowship in Ireland. On a chilly, though unexpectedly sunny morning, I arrived at Dublin airport, greeted by a cabin attendant with the...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Homework for Copenhagen (2)
Homework for Copenhagen (2) By Mely G. Tan This is the second of two articles on the what, who and how to address some of the issues discussed at the Copenhagen summit. JAKARTA (JP): Now about civil society.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan fears ban on luxury car exports to U.S.
Japan fears ban on luxury car exports to U.S. TOKYO (Reuter): Japan's automakers could be forced to halt exports of luxury cars to the United States if Washington imposes tough sanctions after the breakdown of bilateral trade talks, company officials said yesterday.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Integrated underground duct system costly
Integrated underground duct system costly JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's proposal for the development of an integrated system of water pipe, telephone and electricity cable ducts to prevent unnecessary excavation of streets would be impossible to implement due to the large cost involved, an...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Reserved seats in the House show lack of democracy
Reserved seats in the House show lack of democracy SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): If Indonesia really wants democracy to prevail, no seats should be reserved for any group in the House of Representatives, a political analyst says.
Tue, 09 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.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
ABRI bill before house
ABRI bill before house JAKARTA (JP): Just two months after the idea was broached by President Soeharto, the government has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives proposing to reduce the number of military seats in the House.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Children's Program: Dilentasia 3:30 TV Series: Willing And Abel 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:30 School Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05 Modern Drama 9:00...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Message from the EU representative in Indonesia
Message from the EU representative in Indonesia It is my pleasure to present to you on the occasion of "Europe Day" this special issue, dedicated to the European Union and its relationship with Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Service of PLN is poor, YLKI survey reveals
Service of PLN is poor, YLKI survey reveals JAKARTA (JP): A recent survey of PT PLN's service record in the city shows that the complaints most often lodged by consumers regard the recording of its electricity meters, unstable voltage levels and unannounced blackouts.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hutomo wins opening rally
Hutomo wins opening rally JAKARTA (JP): Hutomo Mandala Putra drove his Subaru Impreza to victory in the opening leg of the national rally championships series in Pekanbaru, Riau over the weekend. Partnering with Anthony Sarwono, Hutomo set the pace from the onset of the two-day race, easing past...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Coordinating on sports programs to be improved
Coordinating on sports programs to be improved JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs held a one-day workshop yesterday, with the objective of improving coordination with other government agencies involved in the implementation of national sports programs.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
BII to issue bonds
BII to issue bonds JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia, a private commercial bank listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange since 1989, announced yesterday that it will issue bonds worth Rp 388 billion (US$174 million) to finance housing loans.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Floods claim 50 lives, wipe out crops
Floods claim 50 lives, wipe out crops JAKARTA (JP): At least 50 people were killed and 43 others are still missing in floods that swept through North Sumatra, Bengkulu and Central Java during the past week.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Karet residents complain over land compensation
Karet residents complain over land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Forty-five residents of the Karet Tengsin subdistrict in Central Jakarta filed a complaint yesterday with the city council over the compensation they have been offered for their land, which is to be cleared as part of the Krukut river...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
S. Korea to host golf club tour
S. Korea to host golf club tour JAKARTA (JP): Top amateur golfers from 16 Asian country will tackle each other at the Johnnie Walker International Club in Cheju, South Korea in November. The annual championships, the country's biggest amateur golfing event, will see three new entrants, Japan, Guam...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government to revamp seaport management
Government to revamp seaport management JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to improve the efficiency of the Tanjung Priok seaport in North Jakarta, the government will revamp the port's management system, reform policies and upgrade its hardware facilities, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanudirto said.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Has NAM failed on NPT?
Has NAM failed on NPT? By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): When ministers of the 112-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) recently ended their meeting in Bandung, West Java, most headlines, both local and foreign, emphasized the Movement's failure to reach a consensus on the extension of the...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police stop protest outside U.S. embassy
Police stop protest outside U.S. embassy JAKARTA (JP): Police yesterday foiled an attempt by students to stage a demonstration outside the American Embassy here, dispersing the group before they had a chance to make their statement.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Golkar official pushes for prosecution of soothsayer
Golkar official pushes for prosecution of soothsayer JAKARTA (JP): A Golkar official visited the Attorney General's Office yesterday to push the ruling political group's campaign to prosecute soothsayer Permadi Satrio Wiwoho for slander.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Land-for-land solution proposed
Land-for-land solution proposed JAKARTA (JP): House Speaker Wahono, concerned at the rising number of land conflicts, proposed yesterday that people who give up their land be compensated with land, plus a certain amount of money. "Land to many people is the most basic necessity.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Discrimination against women workers 'pitiful'
Discrimination against women workers 'pitiful' JAKARTA (JP): A leader of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) said yesterday that discrimination against women workers was widespread in Indonesia. Despite some progress, the overall discrimination against women workers in Indonesia was still...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 8, 1995: Trading Shares Close change Volume ------------------------------------------------------ ADES ALFINDO 2,725 0 AHAP INSURANCE 3,300 2,500 ALUMINDO PERKASA 1,100 0 ANDAYANI MEGAH 2,075 -50 11,500 ANEKA KIMIA RAYA...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian burglar arrested in S'pore
Indonesian burglar arrested in S'pore JAKARTA (JP): Singapore police have arrested an Indonesian man believed to have burglarized more than 10 terrace houses and bungalows in the Hillview and Serangon vicinity in Singapore.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
32 million, not 40 million
32 million, not 40 million I am referring to the article 40m Indonesians cannot speak 'Bahasa': Expert, published in The Jakarta Post on Thursday, May 4, 1995, page 2. The article was quoting my speech in front of the Antara journalists, in which I said that, "17 percent of the 103 million...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI-Algeria team set up
RI-Algeria team set up JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Algeria yesterday formed a Joint Economic and Technical Cooperation Commission to further enhance bilateral ties between the two countries. The commission was established with the signing here of notes by Director General for Foreign Economic...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Message from the EU Presidency in Jakarta
Message from the EU Presidency in Jakarta On the occasion of the Europe Day, commemorating the Declaration of Robert Schuman, who proposed courageously, since the memories of war were still close by, the very first step towards building the European Community, France, in its capacity as President...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tigaraksa pays dividends
Tigaraksa pays dividends JAKARTA (JP): PT Tigaraksa Satria, a wholesale trading company listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will pay a cash dividend of Rp 150 (6.7 U.S. cents) per share for the 1994 book year.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rebel leader gets 18 months
Rebel leader gets 18 months DILI, East Timor: The district court here yesterday sentenced Jose Antonio Belo to 18 months in jail for masterminding a pro- independence demonstration in January. Belo, a University of East Timor student, was accused of planning and designing banners for the...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Capital city outside Java
Capital city outside Java From Neraca In order to solve lots of crucial problems facing the capital city, I would like to suggest that the capital of the republic be moved outside Java. We should build a specific city, that is far from the tumult of business activities.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
EU-ASEAN ties flourishing
EU-ASEAN ties flourishing EU-ASEAN relations, which have been progressing fast and deep over the years, have gained new momentum since the successful EU- ASEAN ministerial meeting in Karlsruhe. The sustained economic growth achieved by ASEAN countries has generated a wave of self-confidence in...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Everton coach to visit Jakarta
Everton coach to visit Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Joe Royle, coach of English premiership and FA Cup finalist Everton, is among the VIP guests of a school soccer tournament, held by the British International School on June 4.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia and Europe: Partners in progress
Indonesia and Europe: Partners in progress A cooperative partnership between Indonesia and the European Commission was initiated in 1976 within the framework of the EC's cooperation with Asian countries.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Man jailed for Xmas harassment
Man jailed for Xmas harassment MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: The district court here has sentenced Didik Warsito to five years imprisonment for harassing a Christmas service in a Roman Catholic church last December.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
BBC to build new transmitter
BBC to build new transmitter BANGKOK (Reuter): Buddhist monks joined in a ceremony in central Thailand yesterday to start building of a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio-relay station that should improve reception for listeners from Beijing to Bombay.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rights abuses continue in East Timor: Bishop
Rights abuses continue in East Timor: Bishop DILI, East Timor (JP): Observers are calling for better protection of people's basic rights here as a means of checking pro-independence sentiment. Legislators and community leaders, including the influential Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, told...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Investment in Vietnam up
Investment in Vietnam up HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam has licensed 122 foreign investment projects with total capital of US$2.4 billion so far this year, officials said yesterday, indicating a rising rate of investment pledges.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Aid for cashew projects
Aid for cashew projects JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) warranted yesterday a technical assistance worth US$701,750 to the Ministry of Agriculture for cashew development projects in eastern provinces of Indonesia.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Belajar Berbicara' to be staged soon
'Belajar Berbicara' to be staged soon JAKARTA (JP): What happens if three toddlers, nineteen children and eleven adults, all of who can act, meet? An intriguing theatrical performance takes place. Be-be or Belajar Berbicara (Learning to Talk) is the title of a play to be presented on May 12 and 13...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Interest rates rise
Interest rates rise The new wave of increases in bank deposit rates over the last few days is not surprising at all, especially after the central bank raised the discount rate on its short-term securities by a half percentage point on Friday.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Renovation of disputed school will go on
Renovation of disputed school will go on JAKARTA (JP): The City Administration will demolish a fence built around state junior high school SMP 43 on Jl. Piere Tendean, South Jakarta, to help speed up its renovation project, an official said yesterday. H. Prawoto S.
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Trade and investment relations between the EU and RI
Trade and investment relations between the EU and RI The European Union is the world's largest trade entity. Its trading activities account for more than one-fifth of total world trade in goods. EU exports to the rest of the world form a vital source of its income, representing 9% of the Union's...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
German fugitives arrested in Pattaya
German fugitives arrested in Pattaya BANGKOK (AFP): Thai immigration police and German Interpol agents have arrested two German fugitives in the resort town of Pattaya, police said yesterday. The German men -- identified as Willi Kurz, 44, and Andreas Maske, 29 -- were wanted by German authorities...
Tue, 09 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Court rejects 'Tempo' lawsuit for compensation
Court rejects 'Tempo' lawsuit for compensation JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court dismissed yesterday a damages claim brought against Information Minister Harmoko by former employees of the banned Tempo newsweekly.