Archive: 28 June 1995
49 articles found
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia to have rice surplus of 3.48m tons
Indonesia to have rice surplus of 3.48m tons JAKARTA (JP): Despite reports to the contrary, Indonesia will enjoy a rice surplus of 3.48 million tons this year, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Leigh Warren and Dancers in town
Leigh Warren and Dancers in town JAKARTA (JP): The Australian dance group Leigh Warren and Dancers is performing at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta for two days, ending today. The event is co-sponsored by the Gedung Kesenian and the Australia-Indonesia Institute.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sex, lies and journalism
Sex, lies and journalism I was watching one of those lawyer movies on TV the other night and these two lawyers were discussing a case and one says to the other, "You know as well as I do it's the accusations that make the headlines, not the ruling. The damage is already done.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Reform of state plantation firms moving at slow pace
Reform of state plantation firms moving at slow pace JAKARTA (JP): The reform of state-owned plantation companies (PTP) which began in May, 1994, with the realignment of the 26 PTPs into nine groups, has been running much slower than planned.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: ETimor Antara EAST TIMOR VISIT: Local government officials in East Timor greet Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas (center) when he arrives in the province for a three-day visit. During the visit, Alatas acted as a representative of the Golkar political group.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Most police do not have housing
Most police do not have housing JAKARTA (JP): About 62 percent of the city's 17,000 police officers have no house of their own, city police chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo says. "We all know that only 38 percent of the total city police personnel have homes of their own," he said during the...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japanese investors
Japanese investors The outright rebuttal by State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo of Japanese businessmen's complaints about red tape, import tariffs, customs services and taxation in Indonesia is understandable.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Australia accepts new RI envoy
Australia accepts new RI envoy CANBERRA (Agencies): Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans, while accepting the appointment of an Indonesian general as Jakarta's next ambassador, said yesterday that the general may soon have to explain some of the remarks he purportedly made about an incident in...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Some truths are best left unstated: Lemhannas chief
Some truths are best left unstated: Lemhannas chief JAKARTA (JP): Some truths are best left unsaid if revealing them could cause unrest and disrupt national stability, the governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) said yesterday. Commenting on his days as a field commander, Lt. Gen.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
ABRI helps floods victims
ABRI helps floods victims PADANG, West Sumatra: The Armed Forces (ABRI), through one of its programs, is building 100 houses for the victims of heavy floods that swept the areas in December. Antara reported on Monday that the commander of the local military office, Col. M.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Achieving standard of quality, the ISO 9000
Achieving standard of quality, the ISO 9000 By Simon Potter This is the first of three articles on ISO 9000, the international quality system standard. JAKARTA (JP): ISO 9000. It's in the headlines, in the news, on every body's lips. It's revolutionizing companies and uniting continents.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hoodlums netted in police raid
Hoodlums netted in police raid MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of hoodlums, prostitutes and other criminals have been netted during a recent police operation, code named Pekat Toba. The operation also netted hawkers of alcoholic drinks, beggars, and people who did not have their identification cards...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Discrimination not good
Discrimination not good I'm responding to Mr Farid Baskoro's Western view published in the "Your Letters" column of The Jakarta Post on June 22, 1995. Dear Mr Farid Baskoro, it is always good to bring attention to people's mistakes, especially when it concerns discrimination of race.
Wed, 28 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.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mayor threatens foliage vendors
Mayor threatens foliage vendors JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito threatens plant sellers on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan with legal action if they do not vacate the street. He said the sellers are liable to prosecution because they disturb public order.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Too much time wasted
Too much time wasted Third World countries are used to encountering internal ethnic, ideological and religious differences. Often, these conflicts turn into bloody ones which sap resources, disrupt people's lives and lead to a host of other problems.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
PASI drops five from SEA Games
PASI drops five from SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Track and Field Association (PASI) has taken strict punitive measures against five male athletes. The five have been dropped from the 18th Southeast Asian Games national team for a discipline violation.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Harmoko appoints new film advisory board
Harmoko appoints new film advisory board JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko appointed yesterday a new National Film Advisory Board, whose first task will be to reinvigorate the moribund local film industry.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
PTPs may not survive into the 2000s
PTPs may not survive into the 2000s JAKARTA (JP): Some analysts here allege that the team in charge of the second stage of the consolidation process of state plantation companies (PTPs) wants to make the restructuring the end, and not the means, to improve their overall efficiency, productivity and...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 27 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,250 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,275 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 1,000 Andayani Megah 3,175 -25 177,000 Aneka...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police should get full autonomy in Marsinah case
Police should get full autonomy in Marsinah case JAKARTA (JP): As police are expressing confidence that some answers may be in sight in the reopened investigation into the murder of labor activist Marsinah, a legal expert has called for the enquiry to be carried out with greater professionalism and...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police charged for wrongful arrest
Police charged for wrongful arrest JAKARTA (JP): Two journalists and a press activist being tried on charges of inciting public hostility towards the government accused the police yesterday of wrongful arrest and demanded that the court acquit them.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt charged with badly managing aid to small firms
Govt charged with badly managing aid to small firms JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives charged the government yesterday with improperly managing funds of about Rp 500 billion (US$227.27 million) set aside by state-owned firms to support small businesses and cooperatives.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bank issues rights shares
Bank issues rights shares JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali, a publicly listed private bank, is to issue 65 million rights shares at Rp 2,000 each, 37 million detachable warrants with an exercise price of Rp 2,900 and bonds worth Rp 250 billion, the bank's president said.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thai MP proposes Andaman Pact
Thai MP proposes Andaman Pact BANGKOK (AFP): A five-nation Andaman Pact has been mooted here to promote development of an area rich in both resources and tourism potential, as well as a means to promote economic and political change in Myanmar.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Investors want cement price reference removed
Investors want cement price reference removed JAKARTA (JP): Investors planning to set up cement plants in Indonesia suggested yesterday that the government abandon the use of local references on the pricing of cement.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
City Hall promises to consult House on major projects
City Hall promises to consult House on major projects JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja assured yesterday that no major development project in the city will start without prior consultation with the House of Representatives.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Legislator calls for termination of national exam
Legislator calls for termination of national exam JAKARTA (JP): Following reports of manipulation of elementary school pupils' final scores, a legislator has suggested that the government scrap the national examinations altogether.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Imposing export tax on paper not essential: Mar'ie
Imposing export tax on paper not essential: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad hinted yesterday that he would not introduce a tax instrument to curb exports of paper in spite of the current shortage of supply.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan strives to win over Indonesian students
Japan strives to win over Indonesian students JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to lure Indonesian students away from the United States and other countries for overseas study, Japanese educational institutes held their sixth annual exhibition last weekend.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Role of NGOs
Role of NGOs From Media Indonesia Various newspapers published the statement on NGOs made by the Commander of the Jakarta Military Command during a seminar in Jakarta. The statement, among other things, said that the wrong perception of NGOs must be changed.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lopes suspects foul play at Vienna meeting
Lopes suspects foul play at Vienna meeting JAKARTA (JP): A senior East Timorese politician suspects foul play in the wording of the final declaration for the All- Inclusive East Timor Dialog that took place earlier this month.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Houses for fishermen
Houses for fishermen UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tanjung has pledged support and assistance for the local administration's plan to build 400 houses for poor fishermen.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian food items more popular in Holland
Indonesian food items more popular in Holland By Solita Sarwono AMSTERDAM (JP): An Indonesian friend came to Holland for a postgraduate study program. Besides books, she brought with her a big bottle of sweet soya sauce.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Boxer pledged house as reward
Boxer pledged house as reward JAKARTA (JP): Adrianus Taroreh, the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight champion, will soon find his dream of owning a house come true thanks to North Sulawesi Governor E.E. Mangindaan.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Manggarai plan faces criticisms
Manggarai plan faces criticisms JAKARTA (JP): House members criticized yesterday the government's plan to build a major integrated transport terminal in Manggarai, South Jakarta, insisting that every detail of the project should be clear and transparent.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fighting corruption and collusion
Fighting corruption and collusion According to Dr. Anwar Nasution, an observer of economic affairs, the practice of collusion could have far-reaching effects on the Indonesian economy. Japan, for instance, once threatened it would no longer invest capital in Indonesia because of the huge costs...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Housing developer may lose permit
Housing developer may lose permit JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is threatening to revoke the development permit granted to PT Setdco Grahamandura to build a US$400 million condominium in Tebet, South Jakarta, unless the firm also builds low-cost flats for low-income people.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Successful in Asia Zone, Utut joins elite circle
Successful in Asia Zone, Utut joins elite circle JAKARTA (JP): A year of endless efforts deserved a reward as Indonesia's Utut Adianto finally assured himself of a coveted place in the world's society of Super Grand Master. The memorable moment came after his impressive win in the Asia Zone 3.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Banks forge reports, evade taxes
Banks forge reports, evade taxes JAKARTA (JP): A number of private banks manipulate their financial reports to evade tax payments, Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier disclosed yesterday. Fuad refused to name which banks were engaged in such practices but said that one of them was caught...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cameron: Hairdresser with sense of rhythm
Cameron: Hairdresser with sense of rhythm JAKARTA (JP): Patrick Cameron may be the only hairdresser who dances while he snips away. With lively music in the background, Cameron dances while his hands busily arrange and cut the hair of his model at a demonstration held by Wella Hair Cosmetics at...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Green Garden embroiled in bitter land dispute
Green Garden embroiled in bitter land dispute JAKARTA (JP): PT Green Garden, one of the city's most prominent developers, is embroiled in a bitter land dispute with farmers in the Rorotan subdistrict of North Jakarta.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bintang races against police to build defense
Bintang races against police to build defense JAKARTA (JP): Sri Bintang Pamungkas, the vocal government critic facing prosecution for allegedly insulting President Soeharto, is in a race against the police to collect evidence for his defense.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fair visitors less than expected
Fair visitors less than expected JAKARTA (JP): The number of people visiting this year's Jakarta Fair is falling short of expectations, raising fears that the targeted three million visitors will not be achieved.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Bamboo paper more economical than pulp'
'Bamboo paper more economical than pulp' UBUD, Bali (JP): Amid continued newsprint shortages in Indonesia, researchers say bamboo is an economical substitute for softwood pulp in paper production. In a lecture presented at the fourth International Bamboo Congress here last week, Indonesian...
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hightech battle in Medan Auto Rally
Hightech battle in Medan Auto Rally JAKARTA (JP): Newly-improved high-tech cars will be the highlight of the Bank Utama Indonesia Rally '95, which is set to be a battle of world beaters and the giant car manufacturers.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Company denies foul play in apartment project
Company denies foul play in apartment project JAKARTA (JP): PD Sarana Jaya, a city-owned housing developer, denied accusations that it had displaced occupants of an apartment building with force and without compensation.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
29 die in dengue outbreak
29 die in dengue outbreak JAKARTA (JP): Twenty nine people have died and more than 2,000 others have been hospitalized in an outbreak of dengue fever throughout the city over the past six months, a senior official said yesterday.
Wed, 28 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Muppet 3:05 Talk Show 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 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus...