Archive: 3 June 1995
40 articles found
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cathay serves Surabaya
Cathay serves Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Cathay Pacific started serving a new route linking Hong Kong and Surabaya in East Java Thursday night with a TriStar aircraft carrying more than 250 passengers, a company executive said. N. Pramono, chief of Cathay's marketing division in Surabaya, said that the airline plans to provide two flights weekly from Hong Kong to Surabaya.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
S'pore export growth falls
S'pore export growth falls SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's non-oil exports, excluding re- exports, rose only 2.3 percent in April to S$6.39 billion (US$4.6 billion), down sharply from 22 percent growth in the same period of last year, the Trade Development Board (TDB) said. The TDB said there was a slowdown in exports of microcomputers, radios, and electronic parts for color TVs, radios and video cassette recorders.
Sat, 03 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, 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, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
More concern about Japan's slow pace on APEC plan
More concern about Japan's slow pace on APEC plan JAKARTA (JP): Philippine Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon further ignited concerns yesterday that Japan was sluggish in completing a free trade blueprint for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Acquitted defendants cannot face trial again
Acquitted defendants cannot face trial again JAKARTA (JP): The people acquitted of the murder of labor activist Marsinah cannot be tried again on the same charges, a senior justice official said yesterday. "The nine convicts, who have been exonerated, cannot be brought to trial on the same charges," Deputy Chief Justice for Criminal Affairs Adi Andojo Soetjipto said.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Suggestion for letters column
Suggestion for letters column There is little doubt that the readership of The Jakarta Post is drawn from an influential segment of Indonesian society. Thus "Your Letters" should be an important forum for exchange of views and ideas. Unfortunately, too often it seems to have degenerated into more of a slinging match! Are there others who would like to see this space generating a more positive return? Clearly we need to have a realistic appreciation of what can be achieved.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Scherrer's designs expected to inspire local designers
Scherrer's designs expected to inspire local designers By Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's fashion industry is determined to break onto the international stage. In August, the Indonesian Fashion Designers' Association (AAPMI) is inviting 11 Asian countries to take part in its first-ever Asia Fashion Design Competition. When it was announced, the competition was the most ambitious event the Indonesian fashion industry had attempted to date.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Apartment should be promoted intensively
Apartment should be promoted intensively JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja emphasized yesterday the importance of intensifying the promotion of apartment buildings to all classes of society. The governor said that intensive promotion is very important to encourage Jakartans to live in apartments. The city administration is aggressively promoting the apartments as the best solution to the land shortage.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
ID cards for seasonal residents
ID cards for seasonal residents JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Population Office Soemarto announced yesterday that all seasonal residents are obliged to register themselves at the city's subdistrict offices to process temporary citizenship cards. Based on Gubernatorial Degree No. 339/1995, all seasonal residents must register within 14 days of arriving in the city, Soemarto said. He said that the regulation was issued to record all residents living in the city.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Buchori quits his post at Muhammadiyah
Buchori quits his post at Muhammadiyah JAKARTA (JP): Noted columnist Mochtar Buchori resigned his rectorship at the Muhammadiyah Teachers' Training Institute (IKIP) in Jakarta after months of conflict with other staff lecturers and the management of the powerful Moslem organization. Mochtar ended his term three months earlier than scheduled. His position was filled by Qomari Anwar, who was previously a assistant dean at the school of language and arts.
Sat, 03 Jun 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, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
IPTN wants to sell planes to Australia
IPTN wants to sell planes to Australia JAKARTA (JP): President of the state-owned PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), B.J. Habibie, said yesterday that his company is willing to offer an offset arrangement to win a US$500 million tender from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). "The RAAF is currently in the process of replacing 18 of its transportation planes.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Conditions on Bira Island discussed
Conditions on Bira Island discussed JAKARTA (JP): The Environment Impact Analysis Commission evaluated a study yesterday on the environmental conditions on Bira Island. However, Ery Chajaridipura, head of the commission, declined to give the results of the evaluation. Ery said that he will not comment until he has reported directly to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja. "I cannot say anything at the moment because I must report the results of this meeting to the governor first," Ery explained.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
New bourse law to make Bapepam more independent
New bourse law to make Bapepam more independent JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the new capital market law, when enacted, will enable the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) to operate more independently. Under the new capital market law, the capital market watchdog will directly handle almost all aspects of capital market operations, he said at a plenary session of the House of Representatives.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Omni hotel names manager
Omni hotel names manager JAKARTA (JP): The Omni Batavia Hotel in the downtown area here which is scheduled for opening next September announced yesterday the appointment of Rudy Schouten as its general manager. The hotel company said Schouten, who started his career 35 years ago, is an experienced manager in the hospitality industry. It said he had held various senior managerial positions at international hotel chains in Canada, the USA, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
Sat, 03 Jun 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 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Variety Show: Dian Rana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Culture Program 10:25 Film: The Astral Factor 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto to open world archery meet
Soeharto to open world archery meet JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is expected to officially open the 38th World Archery Championships, the first event of its kind to be held in Indonesia, on Aug. 1. "The president has confirmed his willingness to open the tournament and let the organizers use his name for the championships trophy," chairman of the Indonesian Archery Association, Oetojo Oesman, said yesterday. Soeharto also agreed to serve as the patron of the committee of the Aug.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Housing estates must use local names by August
Housing estates must use local names by August TANGERANG (JP): By Aug. 17 this year the government expects that all housing complexes using foreign names to have changed the names to Indonesian, Minister for People's Housing Akbar Tandjung said.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japanese study center opened
Japanese study center opened JAKARTA (JP): Cultural exchange between Indonesians and Japanese will be better facilitated with the official opening of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Indonesia's campus in Depok yesterday. Marked by the opening address in both languages, the two-story building on the grounds of the Faculty of Letters was inaugurated by Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police Academy to hold funbike
Police Academy to hold funbike JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Academy will hold a cycling event on June 18 to help promote traffic discipline and anti-drug movement, a high-ranking officer said yesterday. Police Academy Governor Maj. Gen. Momo Kelana said that the program is designed to acquaint people with traffic rules.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Two soldiers go on trial
Two soldiers go on trial DENPASAR, Bali: The military tribunal has charged two soldiers with deviating from a standard military operation, which led to the murder of six people in Liquisa, East Timor, on Jan. 12. The defendants, First Lt. Jermias Kasse and First Private Rusdin Maubere, were tried separately. Prosecutor Lt. Col.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Porodisa to set up cement plant in E. Kalimantan
Porodisa to set up cement plant in E. Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): PT Porodisa Semen Indonesia will soon set up a cement factory with an annual production capacity of one million tons in East Kalimantan, a company executive said yesterday. A director of Porodisa, Sutrisno, said in East Kalimantan's capital city of Samarinda that the company is still clearing 500 hectares of land in the Sangkulirang district in Kuta regency for the construction of the plant.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alatas says E. Timor dialog 'non-political'
Alatas says E. Timor dialog 'non-political' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas warned yesterday that any attempt to discuss a political solution to the East Timor problem at the reconciliation dialog opening this weekend in Austria would fail. "They can try but it won't succeed because it is a non- political meeting," Alatas said yesterday in response to questions that certain participants may bring up the issue of integration.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dutch government agrees to retrieve plastic waste
Dutch government agrees to retrieve plastic waste JAKARTA (JP): The government of the Netherlands has agreed to reexport 75 containers of imported plastic waste from Indonesia before an Aug. 1 deadline. State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday the Dutch government has agreed to cover all costs, which include transportation and disposal of the waste in an environmentally sound manner.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Plan to abolish bemo gets strong response
Plan to abolish bemo gets strong response JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of owners of bemo (three-wheeled public vehicles) in East Jakarta strongly opposed yesterday the city administration's plan to phase out the vehicles. "We are fully against the plan because the pollution rate of bemo isn't as high as one imagines. It is unfair to say that bemo pollute the city.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Environment Day activities
Environment Day activities JAKARTA (JP): Activities to mark World Environment Day on June 14 in the city will be centered on Kelapa Island in the Seribu Island chain, an official said on Thursday. "The activities will include fishing and the planting of a number different species of trees, including Artocarpus Commuunis, commonly known as sukun, and mangroves," City Environment Office chief Aboejoewono Aboeprajitno said.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Honorary doctoral degree
Honorary doctoral degree With reference to the report published in The Jakarta Post on May 9, 1995, entitled Two strategies suggested for development we would like to make some corrections concerning Minister Ginandjar Kartasasmita. Minister of National Development Planning/Chairman of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Ginandjar Kartasasmita was awarded with the third Honorary Doctoral degree (not the fourth as reported) by the Brawijaya University.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
China test warning to regional security
China test warning to regional security By Harvey Stockwin HONG KONG (JP): China appears to have successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is mobile, and uses solid rather than liquid fuel as a propellant. The new ICBM may therefore indicate that China has taken a major stride towards the superpower status which the Beijing government still officially denies that it is seeking.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police foil turtle poaching
Police foil turtle poaching SORONG, Irian Jaya: Authorities have impounded a ship, belonging to a private company, and 13 people on board, on charges of poaching endangered turtles. Chief of the Sorong office of natural resource conservation, G. Nababan, said that the operation was launched in the Missaol waters on a tip-off from residents. The authorities confiscated 180 live green turtles from the suspects, Mababan said.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Firms may lose licenses
Firms may lose licenses JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo yesterday announced how factories could lose their licenses. "The license of any industrial company can be revoked when it expands its factory without giving notice to my office or moves without written consent," Tunky said. He said that factories could lose their licenses if they destroyed the environment or engaged in business not stated in their licenses.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Official denies Palm Estate running illegally
Official denies Palm Estate running illegally JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Development and Supervision Office Suharto Prodjowijono denied yesterday reports that luxury houses at the Palm Estate complex in East Jakarta were built illegally. "It is not true that the developer has not completed all the requirements in building the houses in the estate," Suharto told the reporters at City Hall.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
General resigns over Manila execution row
General resigns over Manila execution row MANILA (Reuter): A controversial Philippine police general in charge of a presidential anti-crime task force said yesterday he would quit his job over accusations that police killed 11 suspected bank robbers in cold blood. Gen. Panfilo Lacson told a Senate committee investigating the case he is resigning after charges were filed on Thursday against him, two other police generals and six other officers. "I'm filing my letter of resignation," Lacson said.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Supervising development
Supervising development The local adage that certain people can see a bacteria across the sea more clearly than they can see an elephant standing right before their eyes aptly depicts a reality Jakartans have lived with for some time. In fact, residents of this nation's capital have become so used to reports of irregularities in development projects that such stories just don't seem to shock any more.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
East Timor dialog
East Timor dialog There are some interesting points related to the East Timor dialog scheduled to take place today in Vienna. First, Indonesian Ambassador for Rumania Mario Viegas Carrascalao's rejection of a UN invitation to attend the dialog illustrates his steadfast stance and integrity on the issue. For him the issue was settled with Law No. 7 in 1976 that specifies the integration of the former Portuguese colony into Indonesia.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Australia, RI share common vision
Australia, RI share common vision JAKARTA (JP): Despite different cultural backgrounds, Indonesia and Australia share a common vision on which to build their relations, State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday. "Cooperation between Indonesia and Australia is being built on a healthy foundation, that is a shared vision about the next century," Habibie, who just returned from a successful 10-day visit Down Under, told reporters yesterday.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Experts to discuss remote sensing system
Experts to discuss remote sensing system JAKARTA (JP): About 75 experts from Europe and Indonesia will exchange ideas on the application of remote sensing technology in a conference, to take place from June 6 to June 8. In addition to the 75 presenting papers, 600 people are expected to attend the conference, which is jointly organized by the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology and the French Embassy.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 2, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,200 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 7,000 Andayani Megah 2,800 75 326,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,050 -50 39,500 Anwar Sierad 1,650 100 567,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,800 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,975 100 1,121,000 Argo Pantes 2,600 0 0 Asiana IMI Indusrties 975 -25 57,500...
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Top political prisoners seek clemency
Top political prisoners seek clemency JAKARTA (JP): Three political prisoners, two of them serving life terms and another on death row, have formally applied for "special" clemency from President Soeharto to take advantage of the spirit of reconciliation now being encouraged as part of Indonesia's 50th independence anniversary.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Intellectuals concerned by political erosion
Intellectuals concerned by political erosion SEMARANG (JP): Two prominent intellectuals expressed their dismay over the erosion of nationalism among the Indonesian political elite. Emha Ainun Nadjib and Karkono Martokusumo said during a seminar that there is a growing tendency for politicians from all affiliations, as well as government officials, to be concerned with only the interests of their own group.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Attorney General Singgih frees waste paper imports
Attorney General Singgih frees waste paper imports JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih has freed the importation of waste paper to reduce the production cost of newsprint, Industry Minister Tunky Ariwibowo confirmed yesterday. "I got confirmation about the measure from Attorney General Singgih this morning," Tunky said at his office yesterday.