Archive: 19 July 1995
46 articles found
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. Alatas told reporters yesterday that Roeslan had gone to the Netherlands on a mission from President Soeharto and it was unlikely that the embassy would bar him from making the speech.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. Subur Budiman, deputy chairman of the association, said that, ideally, doctors would be involved in the preparations from the outset.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. Dewi Motik Pramono, chairwoman of the organizing committee of the eighth Asian Regional Association for Home Economics (ARAHE) conference, said that Indonesians do not pay enough attention to this discipline.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. The Vietnamese were admitted late Monday, the agency quoted sources as saying. The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) here declined to comment.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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, 00:00 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. The Australian newspaper said a confidential army report to Defense Minister Robert Ray had proposed the Nomad planes be permanently grounded.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. About 6,000 workers turned up at the Cibinong factory, but they did not report for work. Instead, eyewitnesses said, they formed a picket line to prevent others from going in.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. Bulog Chief Beddu Amang said in statement here yesterday that fluctuating commodity prices, which can double in the space of a month, are often behind the rises in the country's inflation rate.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. BANGKOK: On the basis of an outwardly economic but inwardly political cooperation, in the eyes of ASEAN, the regional achievement in the second half of the 1970s was to retain its independence in the face of a perceived communist threat.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. Head of the office, Soeharto, told reporters yesterday that most of the sites were located in North Jakarta. "Most are found in North Jakarta areas, such as on Jl. Martadinata, the Pasar Ikan area and Jl.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. Petrus Reinhart Galosse told the North Jakarta district court yesterday that he treated the suspects, Agiono bin Safran and Suhartono (alias Atok), "humanely". "It was only a routine questioning.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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, 00:00 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, 00:00 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. The minister reportedly made the suggestion based on the increased flow of freight and containers at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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 (currently stored in Le Mayeur Museum in Sanur Beach, Bali) is one painting already damaged beyond repair. In addition, the paint on seven others has started to peel, while dozens of others have begun to fade.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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, 00:00 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. Local traders said shipments from Vietnam would be further stepped up with the re-establishment of full diplomatic ties between the United States and Vietnam.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. "The profits were far lower than the Rp 382 billion targeted by the government," the minister said after meeting with Vice President Try Sutrisno at the latter's office.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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, 00:00 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 have the permission from the Affandi Foundation to make some Affandi reproductions," said Urbain, a Belgian national and Affandi's grandson-in-law.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. "Indonesia is the first developing country in the Asia-Pacific region to be chosen as the guest of honor in this exhibition," said Thareq K. Habibie, vice president of PT Prodin, an exhibition organizer representing Indonesia at SITEF.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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, 00:00 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 assimilate minorities. Kristoforus Sindhunatha said in a seminar yesterday that all ethnic groups in Indonesia should be allowed to contribute to national development, in all fields, irrespective of race.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. The first challenge is posed by the fact that the Indonesian economy tends to easily overheat due to its rapid growth.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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 expatriate Australian. Thank you for publishing this correction. J.M. FOLEY Jakarta
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. The regulations require residents to set aside up to 80 percent of their land as open space to allow water to seep into the ground.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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 Raya 6,625 100 50,000 Anwar Sierad 1,400 0 19,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,800 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,875 -25 195,000 Argo Pantes 2,600 0 0 Asiana IMI Indusrties 975 0 0 Aster Dharma Industry...
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. In a discussion of the qualities needed by an Indonesian ambassador in Canberra, I was reported to have made a very negative judgment on the performance of Rear Admiral Roesman Nurjadin. I personally hold Pak (Mr) Roesman in the highest regard.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. They identified the suspect as Baskoni Wahab, 50, a senior teacher and manager of the Kagumi economics educational foundation in Cakung, East Jakarta.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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 head of the treasury office. Sutardjianto told mayoralty officials to be polite to people tending to their business and render speedy service to applicants of building permits.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. "We at Daewoo and Hyundai are planning to pool our resources for penetrating the Japanese market dominance," Franky Suhalim, a sales and marketing manager of PT Starauto Dinamika which is the assembler of Daewoo cars, told journalists.
Wed, 19 Jul 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, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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, 00:00 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. Djumeri, said that the assignment of BRI as caretaker had been approved during the bank's annual shareholders' meeting late last month.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. In addition to 307 athletes who will come from Indonesia's 27 provinces, athletes from Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, Myanmar and Malaysia will also take part, chief organizer Chaidir confirmed on Monday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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 14, 1995 in Jakarta. For many years I have been invited to the Bastille Day celebration.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. The rebels, calling themselves the Free Papua Organization, have reportedly frightened the villagers so greatly that many have fled to the forests, Antara reported.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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 Antara news agency reported yesterday. A total of 21 million children from all over Indonesia will be included in the immunization drive. Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Health Dr.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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), was briefly hospitalized after complaining of chest pains on Monday.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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 contract would be signed on Aug. 3. The new LNG contract will allow the Japanese buyers to buy another 8.4 tons of LNG per year from Indonesia for another 20 years.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. The plan calls for the construction of a 10-story annex behind the existing building which is more than one century old. The annex will require an additional 10,000 square meters of land, part of which has already been acquired.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. Assyabaab team manager H.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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: Satanharvest 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said that the museum will be provided with historical artifacts from all over Indonesia. The Rp 10 billion (US$4.4 million) four-story museum is to be built on Taman Mini's front tract and is expected to go into operation by April, 1996.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. as lead coordinator. Ciputra, founder and chairman of the Ciputra Group, said after signing the notes in the Sheraton Lagoon Hotel here that Ciputra Development guaranteed the issuance of the notes.
Wed, 19 Jul 1995, 00:00 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. Utoyo, promised yesterday that the group will prove that pantomime is not what Indonesian audiences generally imagine: white-masked actors doing boring mute movements on stage.