Archive: 14 June 1995
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Wed, 14 Jun 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, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Ambassador Lounge: Boece & Ayu (pianist and singer), Tuesday to Saturday, from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bulgarian to talk on literature
Bulgarian to talk on literature JAKARTA (JP): A Bulgarian poet, Krassin Himmirsky, who is also an observer of Indonesian literature, will discuss Indonesian and Bulgarian literature this morning at the Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center. The discussion, organized by the Jakarta Arts Council and the Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the Graha Bhakti Budaya auditorium.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Australian drink firm in RI
Australian drink firm in RI SYDNEY (AFP): Australian-based soft drinks bottler Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (CCA) announced yesterday to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from shareholders and expand its empire in Europe and Indonesia. CCA said it would acquire 51 percent of the equity in PT Coca- Cola Tirtalina Bottling Co. in Indonesia, giving it full control of the company, the statement said.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Plaza Indonesia eyes sites of two other embassies
Plaza Indonesia eyes sites of two other embassies JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Plaza Indonesia Realty is seeking another chance to take over the sites of two other foreign embassies after successfully acquiring the former land of the Australian embassy two years ago. Plaza Indonesia director Boyke Gozali said yesterday that the company, controlled by the Bimantara Group, is unlikely to face a problem in taking over the site of the former Soviet embassy.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Computer should be taught at schools
Computer should be taught at schools JAKARTA (JP): Although the government currently has no immediate plan to include computer lessons in the national school curriculum, a senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture says schools in major urban centers should introduce the subject as early as primary school levels.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
ABRI denies killing official
ABRI denies killing official DILI, East Timor: Although the investigation is still in process, local military chief Col. M. Simbolon denied reports yesterday that members of the Armed Forces (ABRI) have killed a civil servant. "People who said that a certain Raul was shot dead by the military should be able to produce his body. I have to see the body myself to obtain reliable proof," Simbolon told reporters.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
N. Korea, U.S. agree to implement nuke pact
N. Korea, U.S. agree to implement nuke pact KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The United States and North Korea issued a joint statement yesterday affirming an agreement that aims ultimately to restrain the North's ability to make nuclear bombs. After three weeks of talks in the Malaysian capital, North Korea agreed in the end to accept light-water reactors that will be provided by arch-foe South Korea, the chief U.S. negotiator, Thomas Hubbard, told a news conference.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Teijin to set up firm in RI
Teijin to set up firm in RI TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Teijin Ltd. said yesterday it would establish a joint venture in Jakarta with PT Branta Mulia to produce polyester yarn for auto tire cord. PT Branta Mulia Teijin Indonesia, will start production in October 1996, with an annual output of 10,000 tons of polyester yarn, the Japanese top polyester manufacturer said. The venture will have capital of US$13 million, with total investment of $43 million, Teijin said.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia to get new U.S. envoy
Malaysia to get new U.S. envoy WASHINGTON (AFP): President Bill Clinton said on Monday he would nominate new U.S. ambassadors to Cambodia and Malaysia. Clinton said he would nominate career foreign service officer Kenneth Quinn as ambassador to Cambodia. Quinn served as Deputy Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 1990- 1994. The president said he had selected foreign service officer John Malott as ambassador to Malaysia.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Documentary films at Erasmus
Documentary films at Erasmus JAKARTA (JP): The Dutch Cultural Center, Erasmus Huis, will present two documentary video films on plays produced by Dutch film director Leonard Retel Helmrich on June 16 at the center on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. "Jemand auf die Treppe", one of the two films, is of a play presented by a group called Orkater. The play was filmed using a super mobile camera specially designed for the film.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
No stock table
No stock table Notice: Due to a technical problem on computer links between the Jakarta stock Exchange and The Jakarta Post, today's table of shares is not available. -- Editor
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Wrong Way Kid 3:05 Music 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 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05 Spectrum 9:00 World News 9:30 Variety Show: Gelamor 10:30 Film: Drums and Tabu 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
N. Jakarta brothers punished for murder
N. Jakarta brothers punished for murder JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta District Court yesterday sentenced two brothers to nine and 10 years imprisonment respectively for killing a man. Judge Soaloon Siregar said in his verdict that Erwansyah, alias Iwan bin Acip, 23, was found guilty of gashing Irwansyah's head with a machete, while his brother, Hermansyah, alias Ateng bin Acip, 24, was found guilty of stabbing the victim in the chest with a knife.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
PPP to organize seminar on discipline
PPP to organize seminar on discipline JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta branch of the United Development Party (PPP) plans to conduct a series of activities in conjunction with the commemoration of the city's 468th anniversary on June 22 and of the country's 50th Independence Day on Aug. 17. H. Hasan Dasy, chairman of the party's Central Jakarta branch, told reporters yesterday that the activities will comprise a one- day seminar, collective wedding ceremony and a free-of-charge computer course.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto supports establishment of German Center
Soeharto supports establishment of German Center JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto approved yesterday Germany's plan to establish a center here with the aim of promoting investment by small- and middle-sized German companies in Indonesia. "We are glad with the support of the President," the minister- president of the German state of Baden-Wurtemberg, Erwin Teufel, told reporters after meeting with Soeharto at the Bina Graha presidential office here yesterday.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Medan rally cuts special stages
Medan rally cuts special stages JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the Indonesia Rally in Medan, North Sumatra, have decided to drop a special stage, at Rambong Sialang, reducing the number of stages in the July 7-9 race from 26 to 25. Indrajit Sardjono, who chairs the technical commission of the committee, said that the track was found to be too dangerous for the competing drivers and any repair project would take such a long time, that it could not meet the deadline.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police deny stopping seminar in Jakarta
Police deny stopping seminar in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): City police denied allegations yesterday that they had broken up a seminar and detained a number of people, including an American anthropologist who was a speaker at the meeting. "We didn't break up the meeting or arrest anyone," City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo told reporters here yesterday. Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Murawi Effendi said the organizers themselves broke up the discussion, on Monday evening on Jl.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Poetry competition
Poetry competition Whilst I commend The Jakarta Post of June 13, 1995 for its coverage of the Indonesian Poetry Competition organized by Antar Bangsa Institution, I regret the caption to the photograph was incorrect. The contest was indeed won by David Peters. David, however, is a pupil at the British International School and not Gandhi Memorial International School as published.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
More world market access called for
More world market access called for JAKARTA (JP): An official said yesterday that more and more Indonesian agricultural commodities should enter the world market, irrespective of their prices, as market access is becoming the key in international commodities trading.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gas stations may be added to facilities list
Gas stations may be added to facilities list JAKARTA (JP): The City Council supports the municipal administration's plan to include gas stations among the public facilities developers must provide at housing complexes. Bandjar Marpaung, chairman of the council's Commission D in charge of development affairs, told reporters yesterday that his commission supports the plan after learning that high land prices hinder the construction of gas stations in strategic locations.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Exhibition on art, architecture
Exhibition on art, architecture JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will hold a two week art and architecture exhibition in the National Monument compound in Central Jakarta, starting tomorrow. Head of the National Monument Authority Ekki Husein Katili said that the exhibition was being held in conjunction with the commemoration of the city's 468th anniversary and in cooperation with the Jakarta Arts Institute.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Woman wanted for fraud
Woman wanted for fraud JAKARTA (JP): A woman identified only as Lili is wanted by North Jakarta police for her alleged role in cheating dozens of people in the city of a total of some Rp 50 billion (US$22.3 million). "We're still in the dark about this woman," North Jakarta police chief Lt. Col. Edi Darnadi told The Jakarta Post yesterday. Edi said that at least three people had made complaints to his office regarding Lili, claiming that she had cheated them in diamond transactions.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Spratlys Fort Loneliness for RP men
Spratlys Fort Loneliness for RP men By Ruben Alabastro PAGASA, Spratly Islands (Reuter): Standing at the railings of his old, creaky warship, the Filipino navy officer sounded like he genuinely relished the idea of China grabbing Philippine-held Pagasa Island lying beyond the ship's bow. "I really wished they'd take it and then we'll harass them every day with our planes. We'd make it very costly for them until they were sorry they ever came," he said.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina told to explore abroad
Pertamina told to explore abroad JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Ida Bagus Sudjana yesterday called on the state oil company Pertamina and its contractors to explore for oil and natural gas abroad. "Oil exploration activities should not be limited to here. Our investment in oil may also be abroad," Sudjana said at the opening of a panel discussion at the Center for Oil and Gas Research and Technology Development here yesterday.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Scholar concerned over democracy
Scholar concerned over democracy YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's commitment to democracy will remain weak as long as the government puts economic growth above political development, a scholar said yesterday. Riswanda Imawan of Gadjah Mada University said that the greatest concern was the enormous potential for conflict within the society which, he said, was highly heterogeneous in terms of ethnicity, culture and religion.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soebandrio's wife still waits for answer to prayer
Soebandrio's wife still waits for answer to prayer JAKARTA (JP): Sri Kusdyantinah has been praying for the release of her husband Soebandrio, the deputy prime minister during president Soekarno's time, who is serving life imprisonment for his role in the abortive communist coup attempt in 1965. Now there is a glimmer of hope that her prayer would be answered.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Workers to sue government for banning their play
Workers to sue government for banning their play JAKARTA (JP): Workers plan to sue the city administration for banning their play last month mainly because the drama, about exploitation of workers, used the word buruh (laborer) in its dialog. The city administration refused to issue a permit for Teater Buruh Indonesia (Indonesian Laborers' Theater) for fear that its play could spark social unrest.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yogie S.M. meets with maverick PDI chapter
Yogie S.M. meets with maverick PDI chapter JAKARTA (JP): Seven representatives of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) from East Java visited the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday to discuss the ongoing fierce battle for the leadership of the party's chapter in that province. According to Antara, the representatives, supporters of the maverick chapter leader Latief Pudjosakti, tried in vain to meet with Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Is it terms of expression or or performance that counts?
Is it terms of expression or or performance that counts? By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): The excessive use of Javanese words and expressions in Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) has caused irritation and unease in some circles of Indonesian society. There are those who feel that this practice, especially the use of old-Javanese or Kawi expressions, alienates groups of non- Javanese origin.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Wood exports projected to increase to $10 billion
Wood exports projected to increase to $10 billion JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo is optimistic that annual exports of wood products can net at least US$10 billion in the next 10 years without having to rely on plywood.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asia nations cautious on Internet
Asia nations cautious on Internet By Ajoy Sen SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asia's rapidly growing economies are using Internet to integrate themselves with the world economy but some of the region's governments are not entirely comfortable with the phenomenon. The rise in the popularity of the global network has alarmed some governments, which fear unbridled access could lead to distribution of pornography, spread religious unorthodoxy or encourage political dissidence.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
The role of NGOs
The role of NGOs The Jakarta military commander's view of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is most appropriate. So was his comment regarding the existing false perception that all NGOs are trouble makers that oppose the government. He emphasized that NGOs are neither opposition nor trouble makers, but good partners for the government. NGOs help preserve stability in the regions.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Permit study plan draws skepticism
Permit study plan draws skepticism JAKARTA (JP): Caution and skepticism greeted the government's announcement yesterday that it was reviewing its policy regarding the issuance of permits for public gatherings. The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) questioned the very existence of the policy and expressed concern that the review would result in a tightening of the regulations.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Largest-ever haj pilgrimage winds up
Largest-ever haj pilgrimage winds up JAKARTA (JP): The last plane bringing home Indonesians from the haj pilgrimage touched down at the Halim Perdanakusuma airport yesterday morning, bringing to a close the largest-ever haj operation organized by the government. However, not all of the 195,000 pilgrims sent to Mecca came home.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kites disrupt communication
Kites disrupt communication TEGAL, Central Java (JP): The local branch office of PT Telkom has found kites one of its biggest enemies. Kite strings rub and expose the cable of overhead telephone lines, disrupting telecommunications and causing the state-owned company substantial losses, a Telkom official said last week.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sundanese language
Sundanese language From Pikiran Rakyat On my way from Jakarta's Kampung Rambutan terminal to Bandung, I talked to a young lady sitting next to me. Speaking in Sundanese -- my mother tongue, which I seldom use in Jakarta -- I introduced myself and found out that she was a student at Pajajaran university.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alternative site possible for C. Java cement project
Alternative site possible for C. Java cement project JAKARTA (JP): The government has proposed an alternative site for a cement plant to be built by PT Eraska Semen Indonesia in Central Java if a study proves the present site does not meet feasibility demands.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
19 die in explosion at firecracker plant
19 die in explosion at firecracker plant BREBES, Central Java (JP): Rescue workers searched through the charred debris of a firecracker factory in Losari subdistrict yesterday evening in hopes of recovering the bodies of the 11 workers still missing since an explosion leveled their workplace on Monday. Workers have already recovered 19 bodies, many of which were burned beyond recognition, or in pieces. Witnesses said that bits of human bodies were found in paddy fields near the factory.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mrs Barry bids farewell to RI's Special Olympics team
Mrs Barry bids farewell to RI's Special Olympics team JAKARTA (JP): Peggy Barry bid special farewell yesterday to the people she has lived with for three years, as she and her husband, the United States Ambassador for Indonesia Robert Barry, will be leaving Indonesia next month. Mrs. Barry shared her great moment with the Indonesian delegation bound for the ninth Special Olympics in New England, Connecticut early next month.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Solo to host the first Royal Palace Festival next month
Solo to host the first Royal Palace Festival next month JAKARTA (JP): Make a date for a rare gathering of kings, queens, princes and princesses with their troupe of guards and dancers from Indonesia's remaining few royal palaces, next month in Surakarta, Central Java. Surakarta, popularly known as Solo, will host the first Indonesian Royal Palace Festival on July 1-7.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Film on founding fathers of RI
Film on founding fathers of RI From Suara Pembaruan We are witnessing an enthusiastic welcome for the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia's independence. This indicates that the people's nationalism is still alive in their hearts. But, whilst experiencing this state of ecstasy, I was struck by the fact that I have never seen a film on the founding fathers who led this country to freedom.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alatas visits East Timor
Alatas visits East Timor DILI, East Timor: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Alatas, arrived yesterday for a three-day visit in his capacity as a functionary of the ruling Golkar party. Alatas was greeted by the East Timor deputy governor, J. Haribowo, local military chief Col. M. Simbolon, chairman of the provincial Golkar branch, Armindo Soares Mariano, and government officials. Alatas is scheduled to meet with local Golkar leaders and cadres, Antara reported. (anr)
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Simple traffic solution
Simple traffic solution I refer to June 1, 1995, article about curbing vehicles in Jakarta. In the 1970s, Sao Paulo experienced a construction boom like Jakarta is experiencing now. If you are in Jakarta high rise building, just look outside the window and see the amount of cranes on the landscape. Sao Paulo's city administration went to the standard imported solution: throw money at the problem.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Seven die in diarrhea outbreak
Seven die in diarrhea outbreak PADANG, West Sumatra: Seven people have died and dozens hospitalized in an outbreak of diarrhea in seven villages in the Agam regency. Head of the provincial health office, Firdaus Baharuddin, said on Monday that the epidemic began on June 5. Several villagers sought medical treatment at their local community health centers. "But later the health centers could not accommodate the patients," Baharuddin said.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mount Merapi back to normal
Mount Merapi back to normal YOGYAKARTA: Mount Merapi has been reopened to mountaineers following declarations from geologists that its volcanic activities, since June 5, have returned to normal. Mas Atje Purbawinata of the directorate of volcanology said yesterday that the 2,968-meter-high mountain is now safe to climb again, Antara reported. "We recommend that climbers take the northern paths because, due to rain, cold lava is still, periodically, sliding down the southern slopes," he said.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ansett Australia to fly to KL soon
Ansett Australia to fly to KL soon SYDNEY (AFP): Ansett Australia will launch services to Kuala Lumpur three months ahead of its planned entry to the southeast Asian market under a new agreement signed with Malaysian Airlines, airline officials said yesterday.
Wed, 14 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Eight years sought for soldier killing Timorese
Eight years sought for soldier killing Timorese JAKARTA (JP): Army prosecutors demanded yesterday eight years' imprisonment for a soldier whom they said had slain six unarmed East Timorese villagers last January. First Private Rusdin Maumere, who is being tried by a military tribunal in Denpasar, Bali, has already confessed in court to killing the villagers, stressing that he was carrying out an order from his commanding officer, First Lieutenant Jeremias Kasse.