Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 13 September 1995

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Malaysian mission due here

Malaysian mission due here JAKARTA (JP): A business delegation from Malaysia, led by Minister of International Trade and Industry Rafidah Aziz, is due here on Saturday for a four-day visit, the Malaysian embassy announced yesterday.

RI faces early exit in bridge meet

RI faces early exit in bridge meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been placed in the same group as the world's odds-on favorite for the Bermuda Bowl Open Team Bridge Championships, the Indonesian Bridge Association announced yesterday.

Resettlers neglected

Resettlers neglected BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: At least 40 families resettled here from other provinces have been living in uncertainty in Banjar since the company which brought them failed to give them employment as promised.

Govt teachers in private schools

Govt teachers in private schoolsFrom Pikiran RakyatI agree with the statement by Amien Rais in Yogyakarta on Sept. 5, 1995 in response to the circulation of Minister of Administrative Reforms TB Silalahi, concerning the withdrawal of government teachers from private educational institutions.

McKinsey opens office

McKinsey opens office JAKARTA (JP): McKinsey & Company, a U.S.-based international consulting firm, has opened its first Southeast Asian office in the Midplaza II building, the company announced yesterday.

Olefins denied protection

Olefins denied protection Industry Minister Tunky Ariwibowo's announcement yesterday that the government will not be granting tariff protection to the US$1.6 billion olefin plant of PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center came as a pleasant surprise.

'Data on child prostitution in RI difficult to obtain'

'Data on child prostitution in RI difficult to obtain' BEIJING (JP): Unicef has cited the difficulty of obtaining data on child prostitution in Indonesia as one of the factors hampering its efforts to deal more effectively with the growing problem, an organization official said.

Nobel laureate calls for attention to slow learners

Nobel laureate calls for attention to slow learners SERPONG, W. Java (JP): Compulsory education must have a flexible curriculum to ensure the advancement of all students, including slow learners, according to Nobel laureate Yuan Tseh Lee.

Injury forces Hariyanto to quit World Cup c'ship

Injury forces Hariyanto to quit World Cup c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Top seed and defending men's singles champion Hariyanto Arbi pulled out of the World Cup badminton championships yesterday with an injury that threatens Indonesia's campaign for a clean sweep.

Ten people arrested for torching market in Dili

Ten people arrested for torching market in Dili DILI, East Timor (JP): Police announced yesterday that they have arrested 10 people believed to be the main culprits behind the arson that razed the Komoro market last Saturday.East Timor Police Chief Col.

Garuda apologizes to Sarwono

Garuda apologizes to Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia's president Soepandi has apologized to Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja for an embarrassing incident that left the minister stranded on the tarmac of the Soekarno-Hatta airport on Monday.

Sustainable development still elusive: Academic

Sustainable development still elusive: Academic JAKARTA (JP): The concept of sustainable development in Indonesia is still fiction rather than reality, prominent academic Mubyarto said yesterday.Speaking on the second day of the sixth Indonesia National Science Congress, Mubyarto said sustainable...

Timorese say no to apprenticeship

Timorese say no to apprenticeship DILI, East Timor (JP): Many of an estimated 2,000 newly-recruited civil servants have rejected the government's plan to send them to other provinces on apprenticeships.

U.S. gains support for UN reforms

U.S. gains support for UN reforms MANILA (AFP): The United States has secured Philippine support for its initiatives for "serious reforms" to the United Nations (UN), its chief delegate to the world body, Madeleine Albright, said yesterday.

Persib ready for Champions Cup

Persib ready for Champions Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian league winner Persib Bandung, shrugging off its irksome warm-up match against Jakarta, has vowed to fight it out in its Asia Champions Cup debut at Bangkok on Saturday.

Human resources the key to development: Ginandjar

Human resources the key to development: Ginandjar SERPONG, West Java (JP): State Minister for National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita predicts that over the next 25 years human resources will replace natural resources as the main asset in economic development.

$55.4b targeted for agricultural funding

$55.4b targeted for agricultural funding JAKARTA (JP): The government has set an investment target of Rp 125.2 trillion (US$55.4 billion) for the agricultural sector during the sixth Five-Year Development Plan period, which ends in 1999, in order to achieve an annual growth rate in the sector of 3.

Chandra Asri is on its own

Chandra Asri is on its own JAKARTA (JP): The government will give neither tariff protection, tax incentives nor regulatory protection to the country's first olefins plant, the Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo announced yesterday.

NU leader ready to quit

NU leader ready to quit MAGELANG, Central Java: The controversial leader of the 30- million strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization, Abdurrahman Wahid, says his re-election last year has yet to be recognized by the government.

Renovation of school building

Renovation of school building JAKARTA (JP): The City Council urged the city administration yesterday to renovate state junior high school SMP 43 in Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta, as soon as possible because the delay has caused the school's students and teachers to suffer.

PLN will soon operate two new subsidiaries

PLN will soon operate two new subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will operate its two new subsidiaries, called PT Pembangkitan I and Pembangkitan II, by the end of this year, the company's president said yesterday.

PTSI diversifies products to face policy changes

PTSI diversifies products to face policy changes JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia, which carries out pre-shipment inspection for Indonesia's imports, is diversifying its products to anticipate the changes in the global market and the government policy on customs clearance system.

PPP representatives demand Yogie's apology

PPP representatives demand Yogie's apology JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of the United Development Party (PPP) yesterday demanded Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. apologize for calling their chairman, Ismail Hasan Metareumm, sakit (sick).

Karet Bivak cemetery facelift

Karet Bivak cemetery facelift JAKARTA (JP): The refurbishment of the Karet Bivak public cemetery in Central Jakarta, scheduled to start next year, is designed to create an open park, not office buildings or other business facilities, an official said yesterday.H.

Statistics bureau to take census on economic structure

Statistics bureau to take census on economic structure JAKARTA (JP): The National Bureau of Statistics plans to conduct an economic census to obtain data on ways to overcome the unequal distribution of development gains.

Shooters named after Asian meet

Shooters named after Asian meet JAKARTA (JP): The 8th Asian Shooting Championships, slated here from Oct. 1 to Oct. 10, will be the last opportunity to name Indonesia's shooters for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Taiwan's sales to ASEAN

Taiwan's sales to ASEAN TAIPEI (AFP): The ASEAN group of nations were Taiwan's third largest export market for the eight months to August, officials said yesterday.According to finance ministry statistics, Taiwan's exports to the Association Southeast Asian Nations totaled some US$10 billion in the...

Developer to be summoned for violation

Developer to be summoned for violation JAKARTA (JP): The City Council will summon PT Duta Pertiwi, a private developer who is building a supermarket and office buildings on Jl. K.H. Hasyim Ashari, Central Jakarta, for allegedly violating existing regulations.

Forest rangers beaten up

Forest rangers beaten up SEMARANG, Central Java: The authorities are tracking down about 40 people suspected of being involved in a recent wood theft and the beating up of eight forest rangers in Grobogan.Police said the alleged thieves also seized a gun from the rangers, Antara reported.

Telkom secures business

Telkom secures business JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has secured its business of long distance calls for the next 10 years, Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said.

Private firms invited for stamp printing

Private firms invited for stamp printing JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave proposed yesterday that the Ministry of Finance allow private firms to print duty stamps to prevent another supply shortage.

Four arrested for pager program thefts

Four arrested for pager program thefts JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested, over the past week, four members of a gang suspected of having stolen Indopage and Starpage pager programs.City Police spokesman Lt. Col.

Two die in diarrhea outbreak

Two die in diarrhea outbreak PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Two children under five years old have died and dozens of others have been hospitalized in the diarrhea outbreak in the Karangreja district.Chief of the regency health office Hartono said yesterday the children died because they were admitted...

Private company to sue West Jakarta mayoralty

Private company to sue West Jakarta mayoralty JAKARTA (JP): PT Tiwa Muda Corporation, a private developer, has threatened to file a lawsuit against the West Jakarta mayoralty for blocking the issuance of land certificate proposals advanced by the company.Director of PT Tiwa Muda Corporation, Iken B.

54 JIS students get IB diplomas

54 JIS students get IB diplomas JAKARTA (JP): As many as 58 of the 276 examination candidate students of the Jakarta International School (JIS) have completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program held by the school in May.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 12, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,750 -700 2,500 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,750 0 77,500...

Southcorp to enter Asia

Southcorp to enter Asia MELBOURNE (Reuter): Southcorp Holdings Ltd. plans to expand its PET plastic packaging interests in Asia to exploit growth in the market, managing director Graham Kraehe said.He said Southcorp was considering establishing PET operations in Thailand, Indonesia and southern...

Antique brought in for Islamic festival

Antique brought in for Islamic festival JAKARTA (JP): A bedug (leather drum) and a set of gamelan, both from the 13th century, will be brought to Jakarta in processions from Surabaya and Surakarta respectively, for the Islamic Istiqlal Festival this month.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Bridge Of Adam Rush 3:05 Music 3:30 Science Film 4:05 Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05...

Sultan unhurt in car crash

Sultan unhurt in car crash MUSCAT (Reuter): The ruler of Oman, Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, left hospital in good health yesterday after a car accident that killed a deputy prime minister of the Gulf state, the Oman news agency said.

Partial reporting dangerous

Partial reporting dangerous In The Jakarta Post of Sept. 5, 1995, on page two, I read PPP, PDI should become opposition parties. Nurcholis Majid was reported to have said: "If the two parties function as opposition parties, control over the executive branch of government would become truly...

Government to maintain trade restrictions

Government to maintain trade restrictions JAKARTA (JP): The government will continue to regulate the trade in a number of commodities to ensure continued marketing and price stability for the benefit of farmers, producers, traders and consumers, Minister of Trade Satrio B. Joedono said yesterday.