Archive: 23 September 1995
61 articles found
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt selective in cooperation on archeology
Govt selective in cooperation on archeology JAKARTA (JP): The government has been very selective in accepting offers of cooperation in archeology and rejected various proposals from abroad, a senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture said yesterday. "There have been many offers without good intentions, which we have had to reject," said Truman Simanjuntak of the prehistory department of the National Archeological Research Center.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Armed Forces exhibition
Armed Forces exhibition From Neraca I read in the newspapers that the Armed Forces will hold an exhibition at the Jakarta Fair ground as of Sept. 22, 1995. In this relation I would like to propose that free transportation be made available so that average people may have the opportunity to visit the exhibition.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m. (in English). * All Saints' Anglican Church (opposite The Aryaduta Jakarta), Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim No. 5, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. ; at G.K.I. Pondok Indah at 6 p.m.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Believe It or Not Museum' to make its debut in Jakarta
'Believe It or Not Museum' to make its debut in Jakarta By Ahmed Kurnia Soeriawidjaja JAKARTA (JP): Believe it or not, these are dinosaur eggs. Yes, the eggs are for real. Want to know what they look like? Take a peek at the Fun Auditorium of Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum at Pondok Indah Mall, South Jakarta. There are five fossilized dinosaur eggs, each the size of an adult fist. The eggs, estimated to be 144 million years old, were found in China's Hunan province in 1993.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Success story of a partnership program (2)
Success story of a partnership program (2) The Bali Declaration issued late last month by the chiefs of 100 of the biggest business groups in Indonesia addressed the need to enhance business partnerships between small, medium and large firms. The Astra International group, however, started its own small business development program more than 10 years ago.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Competition essential to improve public service
Competition essential to improve public service JAKARTA (JP): Creating competition among public utilities companies and governmental institutions is required to improve the quality of public services, State Minister of Administrative Reforms T.B. Silalahi said here yesterday. "Overhead costs of our economy is increasing and most of the costs are used to bribe officials... although not all of our officials accept bribes," Silalahi said at a seminar held at Sangri-La Hotel.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Youngsters shine after hard time in Asian meet
Youngsters shine after hard time in Asian meet JAKARTA (JP): Gold was so alluring to Chinese Taipei's Hsu Peichin that she collapsed and vomited just after winning the 400m low hurdles race on the third day of the 11th Asian Track and Field Championship at the Senayan Madya stadium yesterday. The 22-year-old clocked 56.99 to get across the finish line first, leaving Thailand's Reawadee Watanasin and Kazakhstan's Natalia Torchina in second and third place respectively.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rights commission calls for restraint
Rights commission calls for restraint DILI, East Timor (JP): The Secretary General of the National Commission on Human Rights, Baharuddin Lopa, is calling for all sides to maintain restraint to calm ethnic tension in the province. Lopa made his plea Thursday at Komoro airport as he left for Jakarta after a two-day investigation of the recent wave of ethnic violence in Dili. As Lopa left Dili, two other members of the Commission, legislators Aisyah Amini and B.N.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alcohol blamed for crimes
Alcohol blamed for crimes MANADO, North Sulawesi: Governor E.E. Mangindaan linked the domestically-made alcohol Cap Tikus, or Rat Brand, to the rising incidence of crime in the area. The provincial government now plans to limit the distribution of the alcoholic drink. Mangindaan admitted it would be near impossible to ban the traditional drink made from coconut extract because coconuts are readily available. Drunken people are found in many public places, he said.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Civil servants must vote for Golkar'
'Civil servants must vote for Golkar' JAKARTA (JP): All government employees must vote for the ruling political organization Golkar in general elections, the secretary general of the Corps of Civil Servants (Korpri) said yesterday. "Without hesitation, I'd say Korpri members must channel their political aspirations through Golkar," Waskito Reksosoedirdjo told journalists at his office, Antara reported.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Vienna Boys back in town
Vienna Boys back in town JAKARTA (JP): The Vienna Boys Choir from Austria are back in town, invited for a charity night by the Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Children. Jakartans can enjoy their golden voices on Sept. 26 to 29 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Ticket prices range from Rp 75,000 (US$34.09) to Rp 150,000 each. Tickets of Rp 1 million for Sept. 26, however, have all been sold out. This is the third visit of the choir to Jakarta. The first was in 1986, and the second in 1989.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Average height of people
Average height of people From Kompas I read with interest the prediction by directorate general of health development of the Health Department that by the end of the second long-term development plan, the average height of people will be 1.75 meters. This means that Indonesians, from Sabang to Merauke will only be 1.8 centimeters shorter than the average American.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Illegal immigrants detained in swoop
Illegal immigrants detained in swoop KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, trying hard to stem a flow of illegal workers from neighboring countries, has detained some 1,000 Filipino and Indonesian immigrants in a major swoop in eastern Sabah state, reports said yesterday. The state-wide operation on Thursday was to screen the immigrants to determine if they had entered the country illegally, the reports said. They were picked up from squatter colonies and villages in various parts of Sabah.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Not untouchable
Not untouchable Many people criticize today's political system as being less open than what the authorities promised several years ago. They now want the freedom of expression guaranteed in the Constitution to voice ideas on how to improve present conditions. Demands for openness are largely a reaction to a globalized community and economy as well as a reflection on Indonesia's 50th anniversary, when many argued that today's conditions are not as our founding fathers had planned in 1945.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Students split over senate
Students split over senate SEMARANG, Central Java: Diponegoro University students split into two opposing camps over the establishment of a controversial student senate. Those opposed to the senate held a demonstration on Wednesday and those who support it conducted a counter rally on Thursday. Students against the senate said the government-sponsored institution is undemocratic and aimed at silencing students.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
WR Supratman National Park
WR Supratman National Park From Merdeka Much has been said about the plan to build the Jakarta Tower, which would be about five times as tall as the National Monument and funded by three conglomerates. The House of Representatives is strongly against the project. I would like to propose that instead of the Jakarta Tower, a "WR Supratman National Park" be built in Kemayoran. The park would honor WR Supratman as the composer of our national anthem Indonesia Raya.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
BPK Penabur to hold concert
BPK Penabur to hold concert JAKARTA (JP): Christian education body BPK Penabur will hold a two-day musical concert called Simponi Emas at the plenary hall of the Jakarta Convention Center, Central Jakarta, starting this evening.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Golkar irate over scholar's remark
Golkar irate over scholar's remark JAKARTA (JP): A top executive in the ruling Golkar is furious with academic Mochtar Pabottingi for calling President Soeharto's New Order an "emergency" government. Pinantun Hutasoit, a deputy Golkar chair, said the current administration cannot be considered an emergency government because President Soeharto sticks to the 1945 Constitution.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto assures public of proper use of haj fund
Soeharto assures public of proper use of haj fund JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto stated yesterday that the government will not reimburse the interest it earns from the huge fund it has collected from haj pilgrims, but promised the money would be put to good use for the benefit of Moslems. "Should we refund the money earned from the banking service fee? I think not, because we will use it to beef up Islam's strength," Soeharto told a group of ulemas from Central Java, Antara reported.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Saudi wins 2nd gold as Chinese fire dims
Saudi wins 2nd gold as Chinese fire dims JAKARTA (JP): Saudi Arabian middle-distance runner Saad Shadad Al-Ashmari Al-Mozazae completed a golden double on the third day of the 11th Asian Track and Field Championships here yesterday. Al-Ashmari made a brilliant debut in the 5,000-meter race, setting the pace throughout to clock the best time of 14 minutes and 1.43 seconds.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
APEC business advisors announce 15-point plan
APEC business advisors announce 15-point plan TOKYO (AFP): Business advisors to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum unveiled yesterday a 15-point plan for achieving the goal of free and open trade and investment in the region over the next 25 years. "The stage has been set for action this year," the Pacific Business Forum said in a report delivered to Japan's Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who is chairing this year's summit of APEC leaders in Osaka in November.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thorough check on bidding prices urged
Thorough check on bidding prices urged JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ordered yesterday that the government's procurement team thoroughly check prices offered by bidders of foreign-financed projects, worth more than Rp 5 billion (US$2.2 million). Rahardi Ramelan, deputy chairman of the National Planning Board, and a member of the procurement team, said after a meeting with the President yesterday that his team has checked the prices of goods overseas.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Livid with Lippoland
Livid with Lippoland From Kompas I bought an apartment in the Sudirman Tower Condominium Jakarta complex developed by Lippoland. According to the agreement, While Lippoland should have handed over the apartment to me on July 15, I still had not received the key by Sept.15. Instead, upon inquiry, the developer said they would refund my money not only without interest but subjected to a deduction of five percent. This is clearly an infringement on the rights of the consumer. BAMBANG HS Jakarta
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
New guide book available for foreign businessmen
New guide book available for foreign businessmen Investment in Indonesia: Guide to investment, trade, taxation and other business matters KPMG Hanadi Sudjendro & Rekan, 1995 203 pages JAKARTA (JP): Despite heated debates about gross inefficiency and the high costs of its economy, Indonesia, endowed with a wide range of natural resources and with the world's fourth largest population of over 195 million, remains one of the most attractive places for foreign investments in Asia.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
More tourists to visit Riau
More tourists to visit Riau PEKANBARU, Riau: Andi Mappi Sammeng, director general of tourism at the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication, has estimated that in another three years from now the number of tourists on Riau will reach 1.5 million people per year. "Tourist operators should well anticipate the influx of visitors," he told a business gathering in Pekanbaru on Thursday.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Educate to close gap
Educate to close gap From Media Indonesia Many comments have been made about the intentions of the conglomerates to narrow the social gap between the rich and the poor. While I welcome their good intentions, I do have some challenges for the conglomerates to consider. Try to imagine Indonesia in ten years with 10 thousand economists (PhD holders) and another 10 thousand PhD holders in technical fields. Conglomerates should provide grants for locals to study at national universities.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asian bond markets have bright future
Asian bond markets have bright future SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asia's rapacious appetite for capital to fund spending on infrastructure will transform the region's fledgling government and corporate bond market into a dominant world force, senior financial executives said.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Hotel Aryaduta 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.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan-RI students to hold campfire
Japan-RI students to hold campfire JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese School in cooperation with Al-Azhar junior high school will hold the 18th Japan-Indonesia Friendship Campfire at Park Hotel in Sawangan, to the south of here this evening. Under this program, some 160 students from the Japanese junior high school and another 160 SMP Al-Azhar students will undertake goodwill activities around a bonfire under the supervision of their teachers.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sixteen killed in Irian Jaya, report confirms
Sixteen killed in Irian Jaya, report confirms JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights established yesterday that 16 civilians were killed and four others went missing during various military operations in Irian Jaya over the past year. Announcing the findings of its investigation into allegations of human rights violations, the commission counted six incidents in the Timika district of the Fak Fak regency and Hoea village in the Paniai regency of Irian Jaya.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Leaders call for better Europe-East Asia ties
Leaders call for better Europe-East Asia ties SINGAPORE (AFP): More than 500 political and business leaders from Europe and East Asia ended an annual meeting here yesterday with a call for a partnership of equals that would balance the global economic order.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Military Exhibition opens here
Military Exhibition opens here JP/afs JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat opened yesterday the Armed Forces' (ABRI) week-long military exhibition at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The exhibition, which is being held in conjunction with ABRI's golden anniversary, will end on Sept. 28. A number of junior high school examine at Scorpion 90 tank being displayed at expo (photo above).
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
BNI sets up subsidiary
BNI sets up subsidiary JAKARTA (JP): Director General of State Enterprises Martiono Hadianto has inaugurated PT BNI Securities, a subsidiary of state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), with an authorized capital of Rp 30 billion (US$13.6 million). The bank's president Winarto Soemarto said at the inauguration ceremony here on Thursday evening that the securities firm, which is 100 percent owned by the bank, will help diversify the bank's financial services.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt urged to abolish VAT on books
Govt urged to abolish VAT on books JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Publishers Association has repeated its call for the government to exempt books from the value added tax (VAT). Rozali Usman, the chairman of the association, said during the opening ceremony of a book exhibition at the Istora Senayan Sports Hall yesterday that a recent conference of the association had made the appeal to the government in order to lower the price of books.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Banned play goes to human rights body
Banned play goes to human rights body JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has called on Indonesian laborers to present their artistic performances independent of any political group. "If workers want to purely demonstrate their artistic talent, they had better be independent and not rely on the facilities offered by any political parties," commission member Roekmini Koesoemo Astoeti said.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
BI withdraws five old banknotes
BI withdraws five old banknotes JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, announced yesterday the withdrawal of old banknotes with Rp 100, Rp 500, Rp 1,000, Rp 5,000 and Rp 10,000 denominations, which were issued, respectively, in 1984, 1988, 1987, 1986 and 1985. The withdrawal of the five banknotes will start on Monday Sept. 25, and last until Sept. 24, 2028. "As of Sept.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Satellite cities lack planning: Official
Satellite cities lack planning: Official JAKARTA (JP): An official of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) said yesterday that the development of satellite cities in Greater Jakarta, which covers Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi, lacks good planning.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dharmais grants houses
Dharmais grants houses JAKARTA (JP): The Dharmais foundation, which is chaired by President Soeharto, donated houses in the Bekasi area to 270 Armed Forces members who had taken part in a military campaign in East Timor code-named Operasi Seroja. Operation Seroja was a military campaign carried out by troops deployed in East Timor during the late 1970s. The army families have occupied the houses for ten years.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Listed firms get lending privilege from central bank
Listed firms get lending privilege from central bank JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, yesterday announced a new policy giving loan privileges to publicly listed companies and raising the required capital of foreign exchange banks.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Garbage destroying Seribu Islands reefs
Garbage destroying Seribu Islands reefs JAKARTA (JP): Trash dumping by Jakartans has caused the pollution of Jakarta Bay and destroyed coral reefs around the Seribu Islands, an oceanologist has said. "These conclusion have been proved by experts from Australia, Papua New Guinea, the U.S., Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Indonesia," J.R.E. Harger of UNESCO said on Wednesday.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rice stock enough for eight months: Logistics agency
Rice stock enough for eight months: Logistics agency JAKARTA (JP): An official of the City Logistics Agency said yesterday the agency has 120,000 ton rice stock, enough to meet demand in the city for eight months. Deputy agency head M.M. Lumbanbatu told members of the City Council's Commission B, which oversees market affairs, that about 84,000 tons of the stock consists of imports which have just arrived in the city. "There are seven ships berthed in Tanjung Priok port.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
German Oktoberfest will also open to Jakartans
German Oktoberfest will also open to Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): On Sept. 29, Jakartans, Germans and Bavarians, and other communities that know the excitement of an Oktoberfest will be celebrating the event in a truly hurly-burly manner, right in the center of this city.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Birth of PCPP natural: Sarwono
Birth of PCPP natural: Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday that the establishment of the Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development (PCPP) was a natural manifestation of public demand for wider social- political participation. "The educated community in Indonesia is growing. It's growing horizontally, so more and more people are demanding participation," he told journalists after meeting with President Soeharto here yesterday.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cops don't meddle in Satya Wacana
Cops don't meddle in Satya Wacana SEMARANG, Central Java: Maj. Gen. Hariman AS, chief of the Central Java and Yogyakarta regional police command, said that the authorities will not interfere in the internal conflict riddling the Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga. The police will move in only if the law is violated on campus, Hariman said here Thursday. "What we will do is catch anyone breaking the laws," he said.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bankers, bad loans scrutinized
Bankers, bad loans scrutinized JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad vowed yesterday to bring directors and staff of state banks to court if there is any indication that they colluded with businesspeople to extend credit which latter soured.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kramat-Kartika swap
Kramat-Kartika swap KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's Kramat Tin Dredging Bhd's plan to buy shares in an Indonesian timber firm via a share swap has been approved by the Securities Commission, a company statement said. The commission has also given conditional approval for a bonus issue following completion of the swap.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ignorance of land legislation common: Expert
Ignorance of land legislation common: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Most land disputes could be put down to the fact that ignorance about land laws prevail in Indonesia, particularly among poor people, according to an expert in land laws. Boedi Harsono, a professor at the School of Law of the Trisakti University, said yesterday that because of such ignorance, many people, including farmers, have been exploited by land speculators and financiers.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Corruption, collusion flourish with religion
Corruption, collusion flourish with religion SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): A sociologist observation: Corruption and collusion in Indonesia are an astonishing phenomenon. It flourishes along with rigorously thriving religious activities. "Normally, the more rigorous religious activities become, the less corrupt practices will be," Syafii Maarif of the Yogyakarta State Institute of Islamic Studies told a seminar on Thursday.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
PDI branches turn to Basofi for help
PDI branches turn to Basofi for help JAKARTA (JP): Thirty one of the 37 branches of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in East Java have asked the province's governor, Basofi Soedirman, to step in if PDI headquarters in Jakarta can't resolve the leadership conflict in the region. Leaders of the 31 PDI branches have written to Governor Basofi, with copies going to party headquarters and a number of government and military agencies, stating their position.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Drug meeting ends here
Drug meeting ends here JAKARTA (JP): Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies of Asia and Pacific countries ended a three-day meeting in Jakarta to discuss cooperation in the fight against drug abuse in the region yesterday. The closed meeting, which was the twentieth held so far, was chaired by Indonesia's Police Maj. Gen M.B. Hutagalung, achieved a number of agreements.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thai premier to visit RP
Thai premier to visit RP MANILA (Reuter): Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-Archa will visit the Philippines for talks with President Fidel Ramos from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, the presidential palace said yesterday. A palace statement said the visit was expected to help expand trade, investment, tourism and technical cooperation between the two countries.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Force Five Danguard Ace 3:05 Sports 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dian Rana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Gita Persada 10:30 Film 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m. Sports: Asian Soccer 5:30 City News 6:00 Music 6:30 English News Service 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Series: Trouble with Larry 8:30 Music TPI 5:30 a.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
BNI, postal firm sign deal
BNI, postal firm sign deal JAKARTA (JP): State-owned postal service PT Pos Indonesia signed an agreement with the state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) yesterday on a savings program called Tabungan Keluarga Sejahtera (Takesra).
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'ANteve' goes western?
'ANteve' goes western? From Jayakarta Criticisms have been launched against the use of foreign words for names of real estates, entertainment facilities etc., and appeals are made to change those foreign words into Bahasa Indonesia. But, that is not the case with ANteve. They continue to air foreign programs using foreign words. This should be deplored. Why should the appeal for using Bahasa Indonesia be directed only to developers of real estates, shops and entertainment facilities?
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Volleyball pair qualifies for the Olympic Games
Volleyball pair qualifies for the Olympic Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's beach volleyball pair of Markodji and Mohamad Nurmufid have qualified for the Olympic Games in Atlanta next year. The pair, who starts playing in today's main draw of the 14th leg of the World Beach Volleyball Championship at Kuta beach, Bali, finished 22nd with 118 aggregate points at the championship's previous leg in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
MAS to buy 25 aircraft
MAS to buy 25 aircraft KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) plans to buy 25 aircraft at an estimated cost of around US$4.0 billion over the next five years, an airline spokeswoman said yesterday. She said she had no other details of the plan. A New Straits Times interview published yesterday quoted MAS Chairman Tajudin Ramli as saying the national carrier did not have enough aircraft to cope with future traffic growth, especially between 1998 and 2000.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP Moslems urge UAE to free maid
RP Moslems urge UAE to free maid MANILA (Reuter): Filipino Moslem students urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday to free Filipina maid Sarah Balabagan, sentenced to death by firing squad for killing her Arab employer. "We do not want to believe that Sarah's case is a case of power relations between the poor, helpless countries and rich, powerful countries," a statement by the Muslem Youth Student Alliance (MYSA) said.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Eye for an eye
Eye for an eye I fully support the letter More blood donors needed by Alip Lamyadi (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 15, 1995). I hope he was awarded with a certificate of honor for having donated his blood 77 times, with his last visit on Sept. 17, 1995 coinciding with the golden year of the Indonesian Red Cross. However, if I am not mistaken, and if the system has not been altered, the certificate is usually presented by the General Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross, and not by the President.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 22, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,850 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 2,500 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,850 25 173,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,600 75 37,000 Anwar Sierad 1,275 0 198,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,400 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,800 25 117,000 Argo Pantes 2,500 0 0 Asiana IMI Indusrties 1,000 0 0 Aster...
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Banks to link loans to waste control
Banks to link loans to waste control JAKARTA (JP): Lending banks will soon begin assessing the quality and environmental management systems of their prospective debtors, an executive of PT Surveyor Indonesia says. Speaking after a signing ceremony yesterday, the company's finance director, Toga Sitompul, said that sound quality and environment management systems will become essential in the upcoming free trade era.
Sat, 23 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Moslems told to forge ties with non-Moslem groups
Moslems told to forge ties with non-Moslem groups JAKARTA (JP): Moslems throughout the Asia-Pacific region must forge ties and cooperate with people of other religions, President Soeharto said yesterday. Moslems in this part of the world live in plural societies, not only in terms religion, but also ethnicity, language and culture, Soeharto said when opening the Conference on the Propagation of Islam in the Asia-Pacific at the State Palace.