Archive: 19 July 1995
46 articles found
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Policeman denies torture of suspected killers
Policeman denies torture of suspected killers JAKARTA (JP): A policeman testifying in last year's murder case of an entertainment tycoon denied a key witness' claim that he tortured suspects to extract confessions. First Lt.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Japan, Germany may set up training centers in ASEAN
Japan, Germany may set up training centers in ASEAN SINGAPORE (AFP): Japan and Germany are considering setting up training centers to hone the skills of managers from small- and medium-scale industries in the booming Southeast Asian economies, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Indonesia in French expo
Indonesia in French expo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, the partner country at the Hannover Messe '95 fair last April, will be the guest of honor at the SITEF '95 high technology exhibition in Toulouse, France, from Oct. 24 to Oct. 28, 1995.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Reproductions to be sold
Reproductions to be sold JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of reproductions based on the works of the late Indonesian painter Affandi are being sold at an exhibition at the Enteos Club until July 25. Reproduction specialist Urbain Dirix said the reproductions are being sold for between US$50 and US$2,500 "We...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
New Casas to replace Merpati's Twin Otters
New Casas to replace Merpati's Twin Otters JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday that the government would replace aging aircraft operated by the state-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines with new Casa-212s in order to minimize accidents.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
State-owned transportation firms make Rp 331b to June
State-owned transportation firms make Rp 331b to June JAKARTA (JP): State-owned companies overseen by the Ministry of Transportation gained total profits of Rp 331.6 billion (US$147.3 million) in the January-June period, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Indonesia loses out to Vietnam in coffee exports
Indonesia loses out to Vietnam in coffee exports TOKYO (Reuter): Japan, the world's third largest coffee importer after the United States and Germany, is accelerating imports from emerging producer Vietnam at the expense of Indonesia, traders said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Overseas importers threaten to give up on Indonesian goods
Overseas importers threaten to give up on Indonesian goods JAKARTA (JP): Overseas importers are threatening to seek alternative sources of manufactured goods if congested conditions at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port do not improve, an official says.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Le Mayeur's works in danger: Artist
Le Mayeur's works in danger: Artist JAKARTA (JP): As many as 89 paintings of the Belgium-born master Le Mayeur are in danger of being damaged due to poor storage and exposure to the weather. The Antara news agency quoted painter Diany Asmina Sinung as saying that among the maestro's works...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Minister wants Priok railway station to be reactivated
Minister wants Priok railway station to be reactivated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto asked the state-owned train company Perumka yesterday to reactivate the now idle Tanjung Priok railway station for use as a freight and container railroad transport terminal.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Tracking the jungle of Indonesian business info
Tracking the jungle of Indonesian business info JAKARTA (JP): Foreign businesses intending to enter the Indonesian market or seek local partners for joint ventures have often discovered how extremely difficult it is to get reliable information on local companies.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Indonesia must revise its laws constantly: Try
Indonesia must revise its laws constantly: Try JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia should stick to the 1945 Constitution in facing rapid global change but should also be prepared to review laws which are no longer applicable, Vice President Try Sutrisno said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Seminar urges equal chance for all groups
Seminar urges equal chance for all groups JAKARTA (JP): Efforts to reduce the dominance of Indonesia's ethnic Chinese over the country's commercial activities should be accompanied by measures that allow all ethnic groups to enter any field of activity, says a leading figure in the campaign to...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Extensive use of artesian wells causes land to sink
Extensive use of artesian wells causes land to sink JAKARTA (JP): The city public works office has discovered ground subsidence in some 300 parts of the city which it says is due to the extensive use of artesian wells along with other aspects of the development process in those areas.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
ASEAN: Moving on the right track (2)
ASEAN: Moving on the right track (2) By Vitit Muntarbhorn This is the second of two articles examining the path the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has taken thus far. The 1995 ASEAN Ministerial Meeting will take place at the end of this month.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Sugar, flour brokers in chili business
Sugar, flour brokers in chili business JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Sugar and Flour Distributors (Apegti) will assist the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) in stabilizing the prices of chili and onions, which have largely contributed to the country's inflation rate.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Garment firm disrupted by massive workers' strike
Garment firm disrupted by massive workers' strike BOGOR, West Java (JP): Production at two factories of the giant garment company PT Great River Industries was disrupted yesterday when most of its 13,000 workers went on strike to demand wage increases.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Australian army says Nomad unsafe
Australian army says Nomad unsafe CANBERRA (Reuter): The Australian army has recommended that its locally-built Nomad planes, used widely by air forces in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia, are unsafe for military use, it was reported yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Stocking cooking oil
Stocking cooking oil We don't see any urgent reason compelling the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) to build up 75,000 tons of olein and crude palm oil buffer stocks to bring down the cooking oil price to Rp 1,400 (US$0.62) from about Rp 1,550 per kilogram now.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Seven boat people hospitalized in KL
Seven boat people hospitalized in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): At least seven Vietnamese asylum-seekers, remanded in a Malaysian jail last month for rioting, have been hospitalized following a hunger strike, Bernama news agency reported yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Home economics education not yet developed: Observer
Home economics education not yet developed: Observer JAKARTA (JP): Home economics education in Indonesia remains underdeveloped, despite the fact that it was introduced here 44 years ago, an observer said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Experts query exclusion from nuclear preparations
Experts query exclusion from nuclear preparations JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Nuclear Medicine Experts queried yesterday its exclusion from Indonesia's preparations for the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Alatas denies ban on Roeslan speech in the Netherlands
Alatas denies ban on Roeslan speech in the Netherlands JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas denied yesterday that the Indonesian embassy in The Hague has prevented senior statesman Roeslan Abdulgani from making a public speech before Indonesian students in the Netherlands.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Bank Industri under BRI control
Bank Industri under BRI control JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia has been assigned caretaker manager of Bank Industri, a private bank controlled by Hashim S. Djoyohadikusumo. Bank Industri's president, M.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Ciputra's company raises $100m from floating rate notes
Ciputra's company raises $100m from floating rate notes NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The Amsterdam-based Ciputra Development International B.V., a subsidiary of the publicly-listed PT Ciputra Development, yesterday issued floating rate notes worth US$100 million with Keppel Bank of Singapore Ltd.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Islamic museum at Taman Mini
Islamic museum at Taman Mini JAKARTA (JP): The government will build a museum, Baitul Quran, which will display Islamic works of art, on 7,500 square meters of land at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. Children Film Week 3:05 Indonesian Lesson 4:05 Dunhil League (Live) 5:00 Regional News 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Documentary 8:05 Humoria 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Kamera Ria 10:30 Film:...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Assyabaab threatens to quit Liga Danhill championship
Assyabaab threatens to quit Liga Danhill championship JAKARTA (JP): A row over a disciplinary measure taken against an Assyabaab SGS player heated up on the eve of the Indonesian soccer league quarterfinals yesterday, with the Surabaya-based club threatening to pull out of the competition.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Residents unaware of museum's appropriation plan
Residents unaware of museum's appropriation plan JAKARTA (JP): The National Museum is planning to go ahead with its expansion despite the fact some residents of the affected area claim they have not been informed of the plan.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Japan to renew deal of RI LNG
Japan to renew deal of RI LNG JAKARTA (JP): Japanese buyers will soon renew their long-term contract for the purchase of Indonesia's liquefied natural gas (LNG) for another 20 years. Gothari Anwar, a representative of the state-owned Pertamina, told Antara in Tokyo yesterday that the renewal of the...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Obituary
Obituary Subagio Sastrowardoyo, one of Indonesia's finest poets and literary critics, died in Jakarta yesterday morning. He was 71 years old. The former member of Jakarta Arts Council, who recently published a collection of his poems entitled Dan Kematian Makin Akrab (And Death is Becoming Closer),...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Padang ready for mass immunization
Padang ready for mass immunization PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial health authorities will immunize more than 507,000 children under five-years old against polio. The drive will start in September, coinciding with the launching of the National Immunization Campaign by President Soeharto, the...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Secessionists rob villagers
Secessionists rob villagers JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Commander of the regional military command Maj. Gen. I Ketut Wirdhana said the villagers of Hoya in the hinterland of Ilaga, Paniai regency, have often been the target of robbery and assault launched by a group of secessionist.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
No-Nukes incident
No-Nukes incident Many of us in Indonesia--from government to opposition alike--are chagrined by the fact that often the West does not practice the democratic principles that it professes to espouse. My most recent experience with this was during the celebration of the French Bastille Day on July...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Indonesia Open track and field c'ship to start July 27
Indonesia Open track and field c'ship to start July 27 JAKARTA (JP): This year's Indonesia Open track and field championships will be held at its usual venue, the Senayan Madya stadium, from July 27 to 30.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Pantomime show this week
Pantomime show this week JAKARTA (JP): Sena Didi Meme, Indonesia's only professional pantomime group, will perform Gangster and Your Friends at the Jakarta Art Gallery from July 21 through 23. The theater's director, Sena A.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
RI, Kyrgyzstan sign investment memo
RI, Kyrgyzstan sign investment memo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan, a former state of the dissolved Soviet Union, signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday on the promotion and protection of investments.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 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, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Korean car firms to erode Japanese market share
Korean car firms to erode Japanese market share JAKARTA (JP): South Korean car companies, Daewoo and Hyundai, will join force to weaken the market shares of Japanese automobiles which now dominate the domestic market, an automotive businessman said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Mayor promises better service
Mayor promises better service JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto has asked his staffers to improve public service. "Render good service and don't give people anymore trouble," the mayor said when installing Sofyan Hadi as head of the office overseeing development and Mohammad Djunaidi as...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Senior teacher arrested over murder of police officer
Senior teacher arrested over murder of police officer JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested yesterday the man they believe is responsible for the death of a police major, ending days of speculation about who fatally stabbed the officer.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Ambassador and press
Ambassador and press I was astonished to read a report in The Jakarta Post on July 14, 1995, attributing comments to me in a casual conversation during the lunch break at an Indonesian Institute of Sciences seminar.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 18, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,250 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 3,375 0 124,500 Aneka Kimia...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Water catchment rule hard to uphold
Water catchment rule hard to uphold JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has found it difficult to keep South Jakarta as the city's water catchment area because the government's rules on housing development do not support the policy.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Australian not Italian
Australian not Italian In the July 17, 1995 issue of The Jakarta Post my letter was published in the "Your Letters" column under the title East Timor. Unfortunately there is an error in your publication of the letter which referred to me as an expatriate Italian, while actually it should be as an...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Step up efficiency
Step up efficiency From Paris it was reported yesterday that the World Bank--one of the donors in the Consultative Group on Indonesia--warned of three challenges that face the Indonesian economy as it strives to maintain its high growth.