Archive: 11 September 1995
41 articles found
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bali has 35 new drug-addicts
Bali has 35 new drug-addicts DENPASAR, Bali: Research by a local hospital has revealed that 35 Balinese youths became addicted to drugs between January and August this year, Antara reported on Saturday. Drug addiction is becoming a problem among youths in Bali, according to I. Gusti Putu Panteri, senior associate professor at the Psychiatric Laboratory of the School of Medicine at Udayana University.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Expensive meal
Expensive meal In a recent article, The Jakarta Post mentioned how some police officers take advantage of people's ignorance of the law. Unfortunately there also many other unscrupulous people and organizations who act similarly. A businesswomen friend, who spends a lot of time traveling to Kalimantan, Bandung, West and Central Java and was therefore guilty of not settling her Diners Credit Card, was using the card one evening recently in Bandung when she was asked to wait for a moment.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Councilors accuse administration of being inconsistent
Councilors accuse administration of being inconsistent JAKARTA (JP): Members of City Council have criticized the municipal administration for being inconsistent in implementing the existing regulations. They also accuse the administration of frequently disregarding the council in the issuance of a number of the city's policies. Lukman F.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Share prices plunge on JSX
Share prices plunge on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed lower across the board on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last week, amid deteriorating sentiment. The JSX composite index closed the week plunging by 12.01 points from the week's opening of 502.004. Lack of fresh incentives and support from foreign investors finally dragged the index below its support level of 500.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'ICMI not a political corridor'
'ICMI not a political corridor' JAKARTA (JP): Questions about the role of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) lingered on Saturday as experts discussed the organization's development during the five years since its foundation. At a seminar held in preparation for the organization's second national conference in December, ICMI executives defended the group's existence while conceding that there are misperceptions about its objectives.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dili under control after two days of violent rioting
Dili under control after two days of violent rioting DILI, East Timor (JP): The provincial capital was stable but still tense yesterday, following two days of violent street demonstrations after an official reportedly insulted the Catholic religion. Shops, restaurants and marketplaces remained closed. The streets were largely deserted and security personnel were on full alert in strategic locations.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dutch firms urged to expand to SE Asia
Dutch firms urged to expand to SE Asia By Bob Mantiri THE HAGUE (JP): Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs Hans Wijers says Dutch companies must expand their activities to South East Asia, especially Indonesia, which is "a fantastic spot to invest in." "If you want to grow, to earn money, you must be present in that part of the world.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN, Australia, NZ agree trade cooperation
ASEAN, Australia, NZ agree trade cooperation BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuter): ASEAN economic ministers said on Saturday the seven-member grouping will cooperate on trade issues with Australia and New Zealand but stopped short of discussing trade liberalization measures between their two free trade areas, officials said.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Diners responds
Diners responds I am answering the letter of complaint by D. Champel in The Jakarta Post. Through this letter, allow us to clarify the case as follows: The woman has been a Cardmember of "Diners Club" since Oct. 17, 1994, with the credit limit of Rp 3 million. After being given a certain tolerable period of delay in payment, the member didn't even bother to settle the minimum payment, and worst she continued to utilize the card by manipulating merchants' under floor limit's transactions.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Election of heads of Bekasi villages
Election of heads of Bekasi villages JAKARTA (JP): The Bekasi regency will hold an election for six local village heads on Oct. 8, head of the regency's administration affairs, Mardiatmo, said over the weekend. The six villages, whose chiefs will be replaced, are Sukaragam, Tanjung Sari, Telaga Asih, Setia Jaya, Jati Asih and Karang Mekar, he said.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesians allowed to stay in Philippines
Indonesians allowed to stay in Philippines MANILA (AFP): The Philippines is willing to allow up to 20,000 Indonesians who illegally entered the southern island of Mindanao to stay there, Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said yesterday. The status of the illegals, who Jakarta says number no more than 12,000, was among several issues discussed by a bilateral commission which met here last week, Siazon told reporters. He said Manila will conduct a survey to determine their actual number.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Policemen to be tried by military tribunal for robbery in Glodok
Policemen to be tried by military tribunal for robbery in Glodok JAKARTA (JP): Three of five police officers accused of being involved in a robbery have been transferred by city police to the city military police for further legal processing, an officer said over the weekend. The three officers, identified as Wakidjo, Ukat and Suryadi, were transferred between Aug. 30 and Sept. 7, he said.
Mon, 11 Sep 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.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI coffee output rising
RI coffee output rising LONDON (Reuter): Indonesian coffee production is expected to fall to 5.8 million bags in 1994/95 but should bounce back to 7.3 million in 1995/96, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said in its latest coffee report. "Heavy rains in early 1994 badly affected flowering, so production in 1994/95 will be lower than it was in 1993/94 at around 5.8 million bags," the EIU said in its report, entitled "Coffee to 2000 -- a market untamed".
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Finland invited to cooperate in forest projects
Finland invited to cooperate in forest projects JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has submitted several proposals to the Finnish government to conduct joint activities for forest development in this country, an official from the Ministry of Forestry says. Toga Silitonga, head of the ministry's research and development agency, said over the weekend that before the projects can be implemented, they would require approval from European Union conferences.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Golkar officials evade debate
Golkar officials evade debate SEMARANG, Central Java: Officials of the Central Java chapter of the ruling Golkar political party failed to show up to a student-sponsored debate on the organization's illicit electioneering. The students had invited local Golkar leaders to discuss the unpopular process of "yellowization" -- a government campaign to have the color yellow (Golkar's color) -- in public places.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Corruption a cultural problem: Experts
Corruption a cultural problem: Experts SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Corruption in Indonesia has become so ingrained in the nation's culture that wiping it out will require a cultural approach, two scholars argued on Saturday. Amien Rais, an international relations expert and leader of Muhammadiyah, a Moslem organization with 28 million members, said that corruption is out of control in Indonesia. "Corruption in this country has already reached an alarming level.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Students smear KL on Internet'
'Students smear KL on Internet' KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian students studying abroad are smearing the country's name on the Internet and the government is considering laws to curb such abuses, Information Minister Mohamed Rahmat said at the weekend. Mohamed told reporters in the southern city of Johor Baru on Saturday "that some users, including students, have been condemning Malaysia via the Internet", the national news agency Bernama quoted him as saying.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan's rate-cut will help private sector
Japan's rate-cut will help private sector JAKARTA (JP): The Bank of Japan's move to cut its discount rate by half to 0.5 percent last Friday, which has been followed by a depreciation of the yen, will favor businesses in Indonesia, economists said here on Saturday. Director of the Institute for the Development of Economics and Finance, Didik J. Rachbini, noted economist Kwik Kian Gie and banking analyst Rijanto said that the rise of the U.S.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Timber estate, pulp plant development questioned
Timber estate, pulp plant development questioned JAKARTA (JP): Japanese parliamentarians and members of non- governmental organizations (NGO) questioned the development of a timber estate and pulp plant in South Sumatra, which are suspected to have negative impacts on the people in surrounding areas.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Girl raped in Kemayoran
Girl raped in Kemayoran JAKARTA (JP): A 16-year-old girl, identified only as VS, was allegedly drugged and raped by five youths last week. Lt. Col. Murawi Effendi, head of the Central Jakarta police precinct, told Antara over the weekend that the five suspects were all arrested during an operation on Friday. The five suspects are identified as Kar, 21, Har, 19, Sel, 24, Ir, 20 and Jun, 22, Murawi said. The alleged attack took place in an empty house on Jl. Cepu Timur No.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
CPO supply reaches only 17,000 tons
CPO supply reaches only 17,000 tons JAKARTA (JP): Private companies and the joint marketing agency for the state plantation firms have supplied only 17,000 tons of crude palm oil (CPO), far short of the targeted 75,000 tons for buffer stocking, an official said. "Private sector firms have procured only 7,000 tons of CPO and the marketing agency 10,000 tons," Antara quoted Chairman of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang as saying over the weekend.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Scholar proposes new model of politics for RI
Scholar proposes new model of politics for RI JAKARTA (JP): Political scientist Amir Santoso has proposed a "supportive participation" model of politics to tackle two major hurdles which Indonesia is now facing: Growing demands for democracy and a widening gap between the rich and the poor.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Groups sign agreement on kidney transplants
Groups sign agreement on kidney transplants JAKARTA (JP): Religious leaders, government officials and doctors agreed on Saturday to permit transplants of kidneys from corpses. Fourteen representatives of religious organizations, the government and professional groups signed the "Kemayoran Agreement" at the end of a three-day symposium on kidney donations held in Kemayoran, Jakarta. Chief of the Indonesian National Kidney Foundation, R.B.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rains in the city only a transition
Rains in the city only a transition JAKARTA (JP): An official from the national weather bureau says that the downpours that have fallen on Jakarta during past few days were only the results of a transition phase from the dry season to the rainy season. Paulus Agus Winarso, from Meteorology Forecasts and Services at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, said on Saturday that the phenomenon was normal. "For Jakarta and its surrounding areas the rainy season will start about October," Paulus said.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hypnotism?
Hypnotism? From Pikiran Rakyat I am an employee of hotel "H". On Aug. 25, 1995 at about 8:00 a.m., three people (one man and two women) came in and said they wanted to stay at the hotel. The man was about 40 years old and the women were 20 years and 35 years old respectively. According to the man, the two women were his wives. At about noon I met the three guest again. They knew that a relative of mine was sick. They asked me to fetch my sick relative and bring a hen's egg.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Entertainers freed with guarantee
Entertainers freed with guarantee JAKARTA (JP): Four entertainers, who were questioned earlier in the week over copied phones, were released on bail on Friday, a police source said. "It is legal, according to the law," a police source said, commenting on the release of the four on bail. Deddy Dhukun, Yacob, Baliyanto and Dicky on Thursday were questioned by the city police for using counterfeit hand phones. According to him, the four had been very cooperative during the investigation.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bus drivers go on strike
Bus drivers go on strike SURAKARTA, Central Java: Hundreds of bus drivers plying the Wonogiri-Surakarta route went on strike yesterday in protest against police fines which, they say, are unfair. "We are angry because police ticket many of us for unclear reasons. They ticket drivers who have not violated any regulation," a spokesman for the drivers, Suparto, said. "They have often demanded Rp 30,000 (US$13) as a fine. How do they think we can afford to pay it?" he added. The strike began at 7 a.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia still lacks basic sports facilities
Indonesia still lacks basic sports facilities SURABAYA (JP): One of the reasons why Indonesia is still lagging behind other countries in sporting performance is a lack of standard sports facilities, according to Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Children to be immunized
Children to be immunized MEDAN, North Sumatra: About one million children under five years of age will receive polio vaccination free of charge under the one-month National Immunization Program, which begins on Sept. 13. Head of the North Sumatra office of the Health Ministry, Masroel Siregar, said on Saturday that the government would set up posts to which parents will be able to bring their children for vaccination.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
SYMPHONY
SYMPHONY In paragraph six of the story entitled "1,500 spectators overwhelmed by Independence Symphony" on Page 1 of yesterday's issue of The Jakarta Post, the sentence "... backed by a 60- member choir led by Ronald Pohan ... " should have read "... backed by a 60-member choir led by Aida Swenson...". We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Activists slam conference as 'anti-family'
Activists slam conference as 'anti-family' By Santi WE Soekanto BEIJING (JP): As delegates struggled to remove the brackets in the text of the draft Platform of Action, activists campaigned against what they described as "anti-religion" and "anti-family" aspects of the document. The UN's 12-day Fourth World Conference on Women entered its seventh day witnessing an increase in the intensity with which religious and "pro-family" groups were making their presence felt.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Time to adopt land banking concept'
'Time to adopt land banking concept' JAKARTA (JP): A member of City Council has urged the city administration to adopt a land banking concept, in a bid to help reduce land disputes in the future. Lukman F. Mokoginta, chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party faction, said over the weekend that the increasing demand for land in urban areas, as a consequence of the rapid growth of development, requires the best management of land.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Sjafruddin's ideas are still relevant'
'Sjafruddin's ideas are still relevant' JAKARTA (JP): The thought of the late Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, a leading figure of modern Indonesian history, remains relevant today, a seminar heard over the weekend. Dawam Rahardjo, director of the post-graduate program of the Muhammadiyah University in Malang, East Java, told a seminar here on Saturday that, although Sjafruddin's thought was very controversial in the 1950s, it is still relevant to economic policy under the New Order.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alarm bells ringing
Alarm bells ringing We sounded the alarm bells in this column last month when official trade figures were released, showing a 33 percent fall in Indonesia's trade surplus in the first five months of this year over the corresponding period of last year. But the alarm was muffled by the euphoria surrounding the celebrations of the nation's 50th anniversary. The latest trade figures, announced on Wednesday after the limited cabinet session on economic affairs, showed an even more troublesome trend.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asia-Pacific facing change
Asia-Pacific facing change By Juwono Sudarsono The following article is based on a paper presented at the first annual conference of the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, U.S. Pacific Command, Hawaii, Sept. 4 to 6, 1995. HONOLOLU, Hawaii, U.S.A.: What are the linkages between economic growth and military security? In what ways can the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) complement and advance the APEC process? What impacts do innovations in military technology have on the two processes?
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
China backs workers in foreign firms as unrest grows
China backs workers in foreign firms as unrest grows By Geoffrey Murray BEIJING (Kyodo): China has made it clear that it will not sacrifice workers' rights and interests for the sake of attracting more foreign investment. The official media has recently begun highlighting labor unrest in foreign-owned companies and joint ventures, with warnings to foreign employers that they must abide by Chinese labor law, and not try to prevent their workforces from taking strike action.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Parking problem in Pasar Pagi
Parking problem in Pasar Pagi Parking procedures in the Pasar Pagi downtown area, and its surrounds, have always caused problems. Problems usually arise when certain personnel from the Parking Management Agency stop drivers who use fake tickets at the exit gate, in spite of the fact the tickets are bought from the parking attendants at the entry gate. Sometimes the attendants even sell used tickets.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
French hotel in Vietnam
French hotel in Vietnam HANOI (AFP): French firms Feal International and Accor have begun work on a four-star hotel in the northern port city of Haiphong, a Feal official said Saturday. It is a US$23-million joint venture with Phong Lan Co. of Haiphong, and work on the six-story Grand Hotel should be completed by 1997, she said. One of the main obstacles to tourism in Vietnam is the critical shortage of high-standard hotel rooms.
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thai Airways has a daughter
Thai Airways has a daughter BANGKOK (Reuter): Dararasami Thongcharoen will not have to enter a frequent flyer program when she grows up -- Thai Airways gave her special flying privileges after she was born on board one of its planes. Dararasami, named after the Boeing 747 her mother was flying on when she gave birth, is now considered a "daughter of Thai Airways".
Mon, 11 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Javanese high school students sweep running campionships
Javanese high school students sweep running campionships JAKARTA (JP): High school students from four Javanese cities outran their rivals from five other provinces yesterday in the final of the "Lari Indonesia Juara" competition, which featured a 5-kilometer and a 10-km run from the National Monument to a point near the Jakarta Convention Center. "This is a kind of national running championship for school boys and girls, held in connection with National Sports Day (Sept.