Archive: 22 June 1995
51 articles found
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
48 tollway bidders passed
48 tollway bidders passed JAKARTA (JP): Out of the 87 consortia filing bids with the government for the construction of 19 tollway segments in Java and Sumatra, only 48 met the requirements, PT Jasa Marga, the state-owned highway company, announced yesterday. "The 48 bidders include consortia involving foreign companies from Malaysia, South Korea, Australia, Britain, Singapore, Germany and Japan," Yunial Harun, a spokesman for the company, said in a statement.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Surjadi promises cleaner bureaucracy
Surjadi promises cleaner bureaucracy JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja pledged yesterday to straighten out the bureaucracy and improve public service in an effort to make the city one of the world's foremost cities. Surjadi, known as a silent hard-working fellow, also renewed the call for city bureaucrats to shun corrupt practices in order to improve the municipality's image. "The development process should not only cover physical activities but the people's mentality as well.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
IFC gives $115m in equity to RI firms
IFC gives $115m in equity to RI firms JAKARTA (JP): The International Financial Corporation (IFC), an affiliate of the World Bank, has provided US$115.01 million in equity participation and another $296.88 million in loans to Indonesian private companies as of March. Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad, who announced the IFC's contribution yesterday, said that the agency had also provided loans of $330.34 million to private sector companies through third parties.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Art week opens tomorrow
Art week opens tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja is scheduled to open Arts Week at the Jakarta Arts Institute here tomorrow. The festival organized by institute will feature various arts performances, music shows, dances, bazaars, photo exhibitions, seminars and demonstrations. Although it is called an "arts week", the event will take place only up to Sunday. (pan)
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Christie's works: Light and shadow on bamboo
Christie's works: Light and shadow on bamboo By Benito Lopulalan DENPASAR, Bali (JP): "I've grown up with bamboo, in Georgia," Allison Christie said at the Agung Rai Museum of Arts in Ubud where she is exhibiting twenty water colors, all depicting bamboo in light and shadow. Since the paintings depict bamboo in Bali, they also contain her emotional expressions about Bali. In one of her paintings (Offering, 1995) she depicts an old Balinese woman giving an offering in the shadow of some bamboo.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Instilling learning discipline in schools worth retaining
Instilling learning discipline in schools worth retaining By John Phillips This is the first of two articles exploring the good and bad sides of American and Indonesian school learning processes. YOGYAKARTA (JP): My wife, Ati, and I can hardly contain ourselves in our pride about our two daughters graduating this year. Jolie is graduating from the University of California and Indriani from one of the best quality high schools in the United States.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
KL ready for explosion in an aged population
KL ready for explosion in an aged population KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Fewer births and longer lives will mean elderly Malaysians will make up a growing percentage of the population in the next few decades, pitting the government and social groups in a debate over who will bear the burden of caring for them. The government, evoking "Asian values," is advocating that families look after their elderly at home, while non-governmental groups insist working families are already over-burdened.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Neighbors rescue burned bride
Neighbors rescue burned bride BOMBAY (AFP): Neighbors rescued a Bombay bride of one month who was set on fire by suspicious in-laws who "doubted her character," reports said yesterday. Newspapers said Meena Sawant's parents-in-law poured gasoline on her and set her alight late Tuesday as they opposed her marriage with their son Sunil. The marriage had not been arranged in accordance with Hindu tradition. The family also doubted her fidelity to her husband, they said.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Why demolished?
Why demolished? From Media Indonesia Historical facts show that the Proclamation building, situated at 56 Jl. Pegangsaan Timur, Jakarta, is where Bung Karno, flanked by Bung Hatta, proclaimed Indonesia's independence, on Friday, Aug. 17, 1945, at 10 a.m. This building has been demolished without good reasons. As we all know the proclamation of independence was a momentum which had strategic value and historical caliber, so time and place are inseparable.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
28,000 to start apprenticeships
28,000 to start apprenticeships JAKARTA (JP): About 28 high school students will participate in the apprenticeship programs organized by the city education office to teach practical skills during the current month-long holiday. They have been channeled to various companies where they will work from June 19 to July 15. More than 50,000 students registered for the program but only 28,000 were admitted.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt close to choosing firms to build subway
Govt close to choosing firms to build subway JAKARTA (JP): The investment value of the Jakarta subway project, which will start construction early next year, is currently being calculated by the government, Governor Suryadi Soedirdja said yesterday. The next step is to determine which consortium is qualified to implement the project, Suryadi, chairman of the Project Management Unit, told journalists.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Canadian naval ship in town
Canadian naval ship in town JAKARTA (JP): Canada's newest ship, which it proudly claims as "one of the world's most technologically advanced", will visit Jakarta from June 23 through 25. The Halifax class frigate HMCS Regina commissioned on Sept. 30, 1994, can carry 224 sailors. The 5,200 ton ship houses a sophisticated array of high technology equipment, according to the Canadian embassy.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ministry vows to end exam scam
Ministry vows to end exam scam JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has promised to handle the complaints from some parents that their children's final scores have been tampered with. "We have asked for a report from the West Java office of the ministry," Zainal A. Achmady, the director general of elementary and secondary education, said here yesterday. "Meanwhile the scores remain as they are," he said.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Active learning method' to be reviewed: Minister
'Active learning method' to be reviewed: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The 15-year-old "active learning method" is being evaluated amid doubts of its ineffectiveness, due to problems in changing old teaching and learning ways. "Do not hesitate in expanding the active learning method across the country if the method is really found effective," said Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro yesterday.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Over 4,000 deployed for discipline drive
Over 4,000 deployed for discipline drive JAKARTA (JP): The City Military Command has mobilized 4,600 officers and volunteers to reinforce the implementation of the city administration's discipline campaign. They were dispatched to all quarters of the metropolitan in a ceremony led by the city military's chief Maj. Gen. Wiranto at city military headquarters yesterday.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
UNICEF noble performance
UNICEF noble performance The Jakarta Post of June 15, 1995, on the front page, raised the acute problem of the malnutrition of Indonesian children, that was divulged by a recent Progress of Nations report issued by UNICEF.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Man to destroy own horses
Man to destroy own horses SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesian horse-owner Herry Cahayadi Si has threatened to destroy all his horses if the Malayan Racing Association (MRA) bars him from entering its four clubs, The Straits Times reported yesterday. The association is expected to consider a request by the South Australian Jockey Club to endorse its June 7 ban on the Singapore-based Cahayadi Si, who has been declared by the club to have defaulted on bets.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Newsprint price to increase 35% next month
Newsprint price to increase 35% next month JAKARTA (JP): The producers and consumers of newsprint agreed yesterday on a 35.88 percent increase in the price of newsprint to Rp 2,310 (US1.03) per kilogram for the July-September period, from the current level of Rp 1,700.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Official admits error in detaining 9-year-old boy
Official admits error in detaining 9-year-old boy JAKARTA (JP): A senior Ministry of Justice official admitted yesterday that it was wrong for the authorities to have put a nine-year-old boy in a Yogyakarta correctional institution designed for adults. Director General of Correctional Institutions Baharuddin Lopa blamed the incident, which has sparked much outrage recently, on the local prosecutor's office and the police for detaining the boy in the first place for a minor offense.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bad debts higher in April: Bank Indonesia
Bad debts higher in April: Bank Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The number of bad loans at commercial banks rose again to 4.24 percent of total outstanding credits as of April, up from 3.99 in December and 3.88 percent in September last year. Governor of Bank Indonesia J. Soedradjad Djiwandono disclosed yesterday at a hearing with the Trade and Finance Commission of the House of Representatives that the total amount of bad loans had reached Rp 9.78 trillion (US$4.4 billion).
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt to investigate Bank Papan takeover
Govt to investigate Bank Papan takeover JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said here yesterday that the government is investigating the controversial takeover of the publicly-listed Bank Papan Sejahtera. "Bank Indonesia (the central bank) and the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) are still investigating the case," he told a hearing with the Budgetary Commission of the House of Representatives.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta to host baseball meet
Jakarta to host baseball meet JAKARTA (JP): Ten countries from the Asia-Pacific region are expected to take part in the Far East Little League Baseball championships to be held here July 29 to Aug. 7. Indonesia will be represented by Jakarta Little League. The team finished fifth in last year's championships held in Taipei, which was a great success for Indonesia as the team was made up of mainly local players and only a few Japanese and American boys.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Policemen jailed for leasing guns, desertion
Policemen jailed for leasing guns, desertion JAKARTA (JP): The city military tribunal sentenced yesterday two policemen to 45 months and three months for leasing guns and desertion. A panel of three judges, led by Army Col. Imron Anwari, also fired First Sergeant Sujud Pramono, 27, from the police force, for leasing guns.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Western view
Western view Here is a tale showing how some Westerners view the world. A Scottish acquaintance, a year after arriving in Jakarta, asked me if I knew any other expatriates, as she was trying to enlarge her circle of friends. It so happened that my younger sister at that moment had an overseas friend staying in a Kebayoran Baru hotel (I had been introduced to him previously). As we were in Blok M at that time, I suggested to the Scot that we go to the nearby hotel.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fishery exports to increase 15%
Fishery exports to increase 15% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects fishery export revenues to increase 15 percent this year to US$1.91 billion, despite unfavorable conditions for such commodities as shrimp and tuna, a senior official said. Director General of Fisheries Muchtar Abdullah said in a hearing with the House of Representatives that this year's revenue increase would be supported by a 36.1 percent rise in the volume of fishery exports from last year's level of 520,570 tons.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sakra Bima to expand despite criticisms
Sakra Bima to expand despite criticisms JAKARTA (JP): PT Sakra Bima Mandala, a private company handling the administration of payments for vehicle registration documents, has not been deterred by recent criticism of its monopoly of the service. It plans to increase its service counters from 53 to 100 in Jakarta and has considered expanding its services nationwide.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Chocky's Challenge 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 University Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama: Madun 8:05 Culture Program 9:00 World News 9:30 Film: Final Justice 10:55 Late News 11:05 Sports Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mitra Global to invest $724m in Central Java
Mitra Global to invest $724m in Central Java JAKARTA (JP): PT Mitra Global Telekomunikasi Indonesia, a consortium which this week won a contract to install 400,000 telephone lines in Central Java, plans to invest A$1 billion (US$724 million) in the next three to four years in the project.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 21 1995: Shares Close Change Volume ---------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,200 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,275 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 3,100 -50 102,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,000 0 20,000 Anwar Sierad 1,425 0 10,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,800 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,850 0 47,500 Argo Pantes 2,600 0 0 Asiana IMI Indusrties 800 0 22,000 Aster Dharma Industry 875 0 500...
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Legislators warn of envy
Legislators warn of envy JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives are urging the management of the plush Sentul race circuit, about 40 kilometers south of here, to employ local residents to avoid social envy. Legislators in charge of sports development said during their visit to the Rp 106.5 billion (US$47.5 million) circuit on Tuesday that in Indonesia, automotive sports belong to the wealthy.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Towards a new spirit in local architecture
Towards a new spirit in local architecture By Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Almost ten years ago Udo Kultermann, professor of architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, wrote, in his essay "Architecture in Southeast Asia 2: Indonesia" (Mimar 21, July-Sept.,1986), that "the architectural profession operates in large offices" and that "nearly 70 percent of all building complexes are government commissions".
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government bans not lawful: Rights body
Government bans not lawful: Rights body JAKARTA (JP): The Secretary General of the National Commission on Human Rights said yesterday that the government's recent bans on people making public speeches and bans on seminars and cultural performances are illegal. "We cannot prohibit a person from speaking or expressing views, or an organization from holding a gathering," Baharuddin Lopa told reporters when asked to contribute to the current debate on the government's policy on gathering permits.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Finance Minister ready to fight rising inflation
Finance Minister ready to fight rising inflation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad declared war on inflation yesterday, citing its climb to more than five percent during the first five months of this year. "We have to fight all out to curb the rise in the inflation rate," the minister told a hearing with the budgetary commission of the House of Representatives. Mar'ie said that efforts to curb the inflation rate would be made through a tightening of monetary policy.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: Concert JP/27 BIRTHDAY CONCERT: Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djoyonegoro (front row, fourth right), his wife Atiek Wardiman (left of the minister), and former minister of education and culture Fuad Hassan (front row, second left) listen to a performance of nyatrik music by Oka Yukarya's ensemble. Monday night's concert at the German Embassy on Jl.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
SOKSI to review presidential succession
SOKSI to review presidential succession JAKARTA (JP): One of the mass organizations that form the basis of Golkar, SOKSI, will review this week the national preparations for a change in presidency, which its chairman, Suhardiman, says could still happen in 1998. Speaking to reporters about SOKSI's upcoming congress, which opens tomorrow, Suhardiman said that while he cannot predict a presidential succession is a certainty in 1998, there are indications to support the suggestion, Antara reported.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thirteen sailors still missing
Thirteen sailors still missing KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Thirteen sailors on the KM Sinar Samudra freighter, which capsized in the Linta Strait off Flores Island on Sunday, were still missing as of yesterday. Rescue workers have only found three crewmen who survived the rough sea on a sampan, head of the province's Transportation Office, JM Sitepu, told Antara. Sitepu said the Search and Rescue agency is still looking for the missing sailors.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
U.S. supports APEC goals
U.S. supports APEC goals SINGAPORE (Reuter): The United States and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum said yesterday that Washington was firmly committed to APEC's proposed regional free-trade targets of 2010 and 2020. The U.S. embassy and the Singapore-based APEC secretariat said in a joint statement that news reports on Tuesday had misinterpreted the position of APEC and the U.S. on the issue.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Automobile sales slump following deregulation
Automobile sales slump following deregulation JAKARTA (JP): Last month's deregulatory measures, which cut back tariffs on imported vehicles, has caused a decline in automobile sales of up to 30 percent. Chairman of the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association Herman Z. Latif told reporters after a hearing with the House of Representatives here yesterday that the situation is temporary, with sales likely to increase again in coming months.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Perumka to lay more tracks
Perumka to lay more tracks JAKARTA (JP): The state railway company Perusahaan Umum Kereta Api (Perumka) will complete the construction of 6,908 kilometers of railway tracks in Java and Sumatra by the year 2000, the firm's director said yesterday. Edie Haryoto told a hearing with the House of Representatives here that the railway tracks to be constructed would include 350 kilometers of new lines.
Thu, 22 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.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Portuguese invited to take part in youth march
Portuguese invited to take part in youth march JAKARTA (JP): The people of Portugal have been invited to take part in the National Youth March in July and August, which is being planned as part of the celebrations surrounding Indonesia's 50th anniversary of independence. Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, the chief organizer of the event, said after meeting with President Soeharto yesterday that the event was expected to change the prevailing perception of Indonesia among the Portuguese people.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kemayoran residents seek councilors' help
Kemayoran residents seek councilors' help JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Kebon Kosong and Gunung Sahari Selatan subdistricts in Central Jakarta urged city councilors yesterday to help them get fair compensation for property the government plans to use to create an ultramodern township. They asked the councilors to mediate in their negotiations with the government and the developer. The residents claim that the project management determined the level of compensation without consulting them.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Islands cut off after quake
Islands cut off after quake KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Two small islands have been virtually cut off from the rest of the world since Saturday's powerful earthquake shook the Flores island and its surroundings. A spokesman for the provincial government, Mell Adoe, said that the islands of Lembata and Solor have been difficult to reach because of the bad weather.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
A show of immaturity?
A show of immaturity? This country has been called a place where anything can happen, although many things are impossible. In Indonesia, so the notion goes, one can see both possibility and impossibility at work. What could probably never happen in other countries, can occur here from time to time, or even become routine matters. For example, the fact that the freedoms of expression and association are regarded as alien here, whereas in most other countries they are taken as a mater of course.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Improve Timor scene: Alatas
Improve Timor scene: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): The international solution to the East Timor problem depends to a large extent on Indonesia's ability to develop the province and to improve its human rights record there, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday. "I think the key to the solution of East Timor lies in East Timor itself," Alatas told a hearing with the House of Representatives here yesterday.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
No license for executive ferry
No license for executive ferry SERANG, West Java: A local ferry operator has failed to secure the license to operate a luxury liner linking Merak with Bakauheni because the ship is still flying a Panamanian flag. Merak port chief administrator H.M. Thamrin A.R. confirmed that the ship, the Bahtera Princess, will not be plying the route.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alatas puzzled over exclusion from ocean forum
Alatas puzzled over exclusion from ocean forum JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that he was puzzled by Indonesia's exclusion from a recent meeting in Mauritius to form an Indian Ocean economic grouping. "We have been given several explanations, but to be honest none of them makes sense," Alatas said during a hearing with Commission I of the House of Representatives which deals with foreign affairs and national security.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia out to field a full team
Indonesia out to field a full team JAKARTA (JP): Host Indonesia is determined to wipe out the memory of its upset Sudirman Cup mixed team championship last month as it deploys its strongest team for the July 12-16 Indonesia Open here. Karsono of the Badminton Association of Indonesia said yesterday that all star-studded shuttlers would be joining forces with their second stringers against their arch rivals from South Korea, Denmark and China.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
South Kalimantan divers shine
South Kalimantan divers shine JAKARTA (JP): No major upsets of record breaking feats were set during the opening day of the national diving championships, though South Kalimantan dominated the day. The national diving powerhouse, fielding an eight-strong team, splashed to a wealthy medal collection of three gold medals, five silvers and a bronze to top the provisional standings of the four-day competition.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hyundai sells plant to RI
Hyundai sells plant to RI SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Hyundai Precision and Industry Co. has signed a US$10.3-million contract to export a steel wheel plant to an Indonesian auto firm, a company spokesman said yesterday. Under the turn-key deal, Hyundai will provide PT Auto Korindo Pratama Co. with finished and semi-finished production equipment for the plant, which will have an annual production capacity of 240,000 bus and truck wheels.
Thu, 22 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Make Sukarno memorial national event: PDI
Make Sukarno memorial national event: PDI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has seized upon the controversy surrounding yesterday's 25th anniversary of the death of former Indonesian president Sukarno to propose that the government turn the June 20 commemoration into a national event.