Archive: 6 July 1995
49 articles found
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Quality of leaders
Quality of leaders From Media Indonesia The article in Media Indonesia (June 28, 1995) containing the main ideas of the Governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas), Let. Gen. Moetojib, presented at the House of Representatives has prompted me to make some comments.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Malaysian group buys 60% of Multidana
Malaysian group buys 60% of Multidana JAKARTA (JP): Arab Malaysian Securities Holding Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia has taken over a 60 percent stake in PT Multidana Sekurindo, a member of the Jakarta Stock Exchange, through an injection of Rp 6.6 billion (US$3 million) in fresh funds.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Unpopular fine
Unpopular fine From Republika I am a student of a private university (FEUP), a prestigious institution in South Jakarta. It is an expensive university, yet it has unpopular regulations that students must abide by.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Residents rail against project's pollution, noise
Residents rail against project's pollution, noise JAKARTA (JP): Residents of the Bendungan Hilir subdistrict in Central Jakarta are objecting to the pollution emanating from construction work on the upbeat Park Royale apartment complex being developed by PT Sari Lembah Hijau.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Prostitute at Dadap has AIDS
Prostitute at Dadap has AIDS JAKARTA (JP): The Tangerang Health Office did blood tests on 158 prostitutes of the Dadap red-light district in June last year. The results, which were made known in May this year, showed that one of the prostitutes tested HIV positive.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Peace initiatives boost economic progress: Ramos
Peace initiatives boost economic progress: Ramos MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos said yesterday that his peace initiatives with the Philippines' three main rebel groups had opened the door for economic development in regions formerly in the grip of the insurgents.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Six young women questioned about subversive activities
Six young women questioned about subversive activities JAKARTA (JP): The local military is currently investigating six young women, workers of a beauty salon, over allegations that they are involved with a clandestine group seeking to establish an Islamic state in Indonesia, police said yesterday...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Graffiti contest
Graffiti contest A number of high school students climb a wall to paint graffiti in a contest at Grogol in West Jakarta, which is sponsored by the city administration. The administration offered cash prizes of Rp 100,000 (US$45) to the winners yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 5, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,250 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 -25 2,500 Alumindo 1,100 0 7,500 Andayani Megah 3,275 50 240,000 Aneka Kimia...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Law on monopolies needed
Law on monopolies needed The tendency for the growth of monopolies and cartels in our national economy appears to be getting due attention from the government. In a meeting with Commission VI of the House of Representatives on Monday, the Minister of Investment-Chairman of the Investment...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Sukamdani launches books to mark hotel's anniversary
Sukamdani launches books to mark hotel's anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Sukamdani Sahid Gitosardjono, founder and president of the Sahid Group, launched yesterday two books on hotels and tourism, to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of his oldest hotel, and to mark his business expansion.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Korean aid to Indonesia
Korean aid to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The South Korean government will give Indonesia a soft loan of US$10.65 million for financing vocational training facilities in various provinces. Korean Ambassador Hyung-Ki Min and Director General for Foreign Economic Relations D.M.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Police call for public support in crackdown of LDs
Police call for public support in crackdown of LDs JAKARTA (JP): Overwhelmed, the police called on the public yesterday to support their crackdown on illegal laser discs widely available for rent and sale in every corner of the city.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Social foundations required to pay income tax
Social foundations required to pay income tax JAKARTA (JP): All incomes generated by social foundations from direct operations, including those engaged in educational and health activities, are taxable, Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier announced yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Pancasila campaign launched
Pancasila campaign launched JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on his administration yesterday to live up to the words and spirit of the state- ideology Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. Launching a campaign to reinvigorate the people's ideological identity, Soeharto told top government...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Clearer policies vital to attract investors
Clearer policies vital to attract investors JAKARTA (JP): The government's ambiguous policy on the role and shares of industries in the domestic market may shun prospective foreign and domestic investors from expanding their businesses in Indonesia, a businessman warned yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
PDI accepts youth offers
PDI accepts youth offers SURABAYA, East Java: The East Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has said that they will accept around 5,000 youths to act as vote-counting witnesses in the coming general elections in 1997.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
AIDS patient dies
AIDS patient dies RIAU, Pekanbaru: An Indonesian worker who once worked illegally in Malaysia died of AIDS last week, Antara, quoting a local health official, reported yesterday. The victim, identified only as AN, was believed to have contracted the deadly disease before his deportation from...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Territorial claim
Territorial claim Having written four times in The Jakarta Post, in the last three years, criticizing China's territorial claims in the South China Sea, I found last week's statements by Foreign Minister Ali Alatas truly heartwarming.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
President Soeharto opens Muhammadiyah congress
President Soeharto opens Muhammadiyah congress By Santi WE Soekanto and Wisnu Pramudya BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The 43rd congress of the Islamic organization Muhammadiyah will be opened by President Soeharto this morning, amid celebrations by thousands of Moslems who have been assembling here over...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
East Timor art, culture on display
East Timor art, culture on display JAKARTA (JP): East Timorese youths, in cooperation with the Communication Forum of Eastern Indonesian Youths, will open a brief, two-day culture and art exhibition at the Sahid Jaya Hotel today.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Lockheed Martin, ACeS sign $1b satellite deal
Lockheed Martin, ACeS sign $1b satellite deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Asia Cellular Satellite System (ACeS), a Jakarta-based telecommunications firm, signed yesterday a contract with a U.S. defense contractor, Lockheed Martin Corporation, to manufacture a region-wide cellular mobile satellite...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Merpati to serve Tawao
Merpati to serve Tawao JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, will start serving a new route linking Balikpapan in East Kalimantan with Tawao in East Malaysia on Sunday, an executive said yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Reform and reformists
Reform and reformists Muhammadiyah is no doubt the largest socio-educational organization in Indonesia, running more than 13,000 schools and dozens of hospitals, health clinics and orphanages. The 83-year- old reformist group was established in 1912 to free Moslems from widespread established...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Inflation rate down to 0.16 percent
Inflation rate down to 0.16 percent JAKARTA (JP): Drops in food prices caused the country's inflation rate to decline to 0.16 percent last month, bringing the cumulative inflation rate to 5.38 percent during the first six months of this year, Minister of Information Harmoko said.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Malaysia orders in-depth probe into landslide
Malaysia orders in-depth probe into landslide KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government yesterday ordered an in-depth probe into last week's landslide that killed 21 holiday-makers, among them 10 foreigners, at the foot of a highland casino-resort.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
RP navy in charge of treasure hunt
RP navy in charge of treasure hunt MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday said he had ordered the Philippine navy to take charge of a treasure hunt for a sunken Japanese ship that may hold cargo worth $500 million.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Developer could be penalized
Developer could be penalized JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has threatened to fine PT Inti Utama Dharma Real Estate, developer of the Cipinang Indah housing complex in East Jakarta, if its project is in violation of the law.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
40 families to relocate
40 families to relocate JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta mayoralty plans to relocate 40 families of tahu (soybean curd) and tempe (soybean cake) makers from the sites they occupy along the Ciliwung riverbank in the Kalianyar and Jembatan Besi districts, an official has said.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
KL detains tanker for dumping sludge
KL detains tanker for dumping sludge KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has detained a Greek-registered tanker suspected of dumping sludge off eastern Pahang state, the latest in a spate of pollution incidents in recent months, reports said yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
NTT to take stake in RI
NTT to take stake in RI TOKYO (Reuter): Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) said yesterday it would take a 15 percent stake for US$50 million in a new Indonesian joint venture to install and operate telephone lines.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
'ASEAN 10' would counter Chinese might: Scholar
'ASEAN 10' would counter Chinese might: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): An expansion in the membership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from six to all 10 countries in the region would make the organization an effective tool in countering any Chinese military threat, a noted Singaporean...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Jakarta Auto Expo next week
Jakarta Auto Expo next week JAKARTA (JP): Without the participation of the two most powerful local automotive companies, the eighth Jakarta Auto Expo will carry on next week, an executive of the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association said yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
HK funds for ASEAN
HK funds for ASEAN SINGAPORE (AFP): HSBC Holdings plc's asset management arm has shifted from Hong Kong to Singapore the management responsibility for regional investment funds totaling S$1 billion (US$714.28 million), officials said yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Paper cuts number of pages
Paper cuts number of pages JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The only newspaper in Irian Jaya, Tifa Irian, has reduced the number of its pages from 16 to 12, the paper's chief editor Bill Rettob said yesterday. Bill said that he was compelled to take the measure due to the hike in the price of newsprint.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
IPTN has orders for 192 aircraft
IPTN has orders for 192 aircraft JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday the Bandung-based IPTN aerospace company had so far received orders from Europe, the United States and Indonesia for 192 units of its N-250 turboprop passenger aircraft.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
W. Jakarta on the discipline drive
W. Jakarta on the discipline drive JAKARTA (JP): Prostitutes, hawkers, truck drivers and home owners have all fallen victim to the government's National Discipline Campaign which has been underway since May.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Manila to cut tariffs
Manila to cut tariffs MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' economic officials have approved a program to reduce tariffs that will result in a uniform rate of five percent by 2004, the Trade Department said here yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Industry research projects continue
Industry research projects continue JAKARTA (JP): More small industries will hopefully benefit from the research conducted by higher education institutes, as the Ministry of Education and Culture launches the second phase of a cooperation program between companies and universities.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
NGOs call for government supervision
NGOs call for government supervision JAKARTA (JP): Six non-government organizations urged the House of Representatives yesterday to introduce legislation to regulate their activities in the interests of clarity.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Prasetiya Mulya vows to help small firms
Prasetiya Mulya vows to help small firms JAKARTA (JP): The Prasetiya Mulya Foundation vowed yesterday to join hands with small-scale businesses and cooperatives through a partnership program which will involve management education, training and consultation.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Discipline and traffic
Discipline and traffic From Kompas On June 29, 1995 at about 7.40 p.m. I was approaching the intersection of Palmerah Barat, Kebayoran Lama and Rawabelong. The traffic was heavy and the traffic lights were functioning normally. But surprisingly the traffic was in complete chaos.
Thu, 06 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.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
City police ask for criticism from Jakartans
City police ask for criticism from Jakartans By K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The city police are asking Jakartans for a "special" gift for their 49th birthday: criticism. "The police cannot do much to improve its services, and know what its weaknesses are, without criticism from the public," City Police...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Stories to Remember 3:05 A day with the Adipura'95 winner 3:30 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 Boyscout 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...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
'Muhammadiyah needs to revive think tank'
'Muhammadiyah needs to revive think tank' By Santi WE Soekanto and Wisnu Pramudya BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Muhammadiyah has lost its character as a reformist Islamic movement, particularly concerning socio- political issues, largely because its think tank has been dormant, political observers say.
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
RI participation in world pageant protested
RI participation in world pageant protested JAKARTA (JP): An academic has come out against the participation of Indonesian women in world modeling pageants abroad. The chief of the Women's Study Center at Surabaya Airlangga University, Sanituti Hariadi, said to the Antara news agency on Wednesday...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Zoo adds three baby camels
Zoo adds three baby camels SURABAYA, East Java: The Surabaya zoo has enriched its collection with the birth of three camels in the space of less than one month. "Selly delivered Yono on June 12, Sheba delivered Andy on June 21 and Humpy delivered a baby, which has yet to be named, on June 30," said...
Thu, 06 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Investment in ASEAN up by 131 percent in 1994
Investment in ASEAN up by 131 percent in 1994 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Foreign investment into ASEAN jumped by 131 percent to US$39.5 billion last year from $17.1 billion in 1993, with Indonesia absorbing the bulk of the increase, Malaysian trade authorities said yesterday.