Archive: 26 September 1995
48 articles found
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Boycott of import
Boycott of import From Neraca I disagree with the Association of Indonesian Importers' chairman Amiruddin Saud who played with politics when he said that the association would boycott imports from Australia in retaliation for recent flag burnings. The chairman made the statement on TV in a patriotic way, as if he was going to win a war. He should actually try to be logical.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police plan new system for vehicle documents
Police plan new system for vehicle documents JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday that to reduce the concentration of services at City Police headquarters, the system of managing vehicle ownership documents (STNK) and driving licenses (SIM) will be decentralized. Deputy chief of the Jakarta City Police Brig. Gen. Hamami Nata told members of the House of Representatives of Commission I which oversees foreign affairs, defense and information that the plan was to go into effect "soon".
Tue, 26 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.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pelita Jaya to give bonuses to players
Pelita Jaya to give bonuses to players JAKARTA (JP): Big cash bonuses await Pelita Jaya players if they win the Kobatama national basketball league championship finals at the Senayan basketball hall this weekend. Pelita Jaya's team manager Toto Sudarsono told a press conference yesterday that the club's owners will provide the cash, though he refused to say how much. He also refused to say whether local players would receive the same amount as their foreign teammates.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
State companies vow to protect environment
State companies vow to protect environment JAKARTA (JP): More than 117 state-owned companies yesterday pledged to carry out environmentally sound practices and to live up to international trade standards. "In international trade ...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Extortion, not service
Extortion, not service From Jayakarta Recently we went on a trip to Pelabuhan Ratu Beach, West Java, and stayed the night there. Before we returned to Jakarta, we visited the fish market to buy some fresh fish. We were fortunate to find that all the fish were still good and fresh and that the price was much cheaper than that in Jakarta. I bought three different fish and we were about to leave the place when a child approached us, offering his services.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Oetojo expresses disappointment
Oetojo expresses disappointment DENPASAR, Bali: Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman yesterday expressed his disappointment upon inspecting the newly constructed Administrative court building here. "I am not satisfied with the construction of the building," Oetojo said of the structure which swallowed Rp 1.2 billion.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP cool to KL proposal on maids
RP cool to KL proposal on maids MANILA (AFP): A Philippine labor official yesterday expressed apprehension over a Malaysian proposal to raise hiring fees and age limits for Filipino domestic helpers. "There is abundant domestic help which have been deployed. What will you do with all these," said Philippine Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) head Wilhelm Soriano, hinting that it could add to the ranks of the unemployed here.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Workers seek council support over allowances
Workers seek council support over allowances JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of two hundred construction workers marched to the city council building yesterday, asking councilors to help them press their employer, PT Inasa Wahana Lestari, for an increase in their transport and meal allowances. "The current transport and meal allowances, which are currently Rp 900 (40 U.S. cents) and Rp 1,000 respectively, are too small," Tolibin T.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sep. 25, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 -850 1,000 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,925 75 275,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,600 0 20,000 Anwar Sierad 1,275 0 0 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,400 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,850 50 206,500 Argo Pantes 2,500 0 0 Asiana IMI Indusrties 1,000 0 0 Aster Dharma...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Big businesses told not to bully smaller enterprises
Big businesses told not to bully smaller enterprises JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno yesterday called on large-scale businesses to refrain from making difficulties for their small and medium-sized counterparts, saying such practices were inconsistent with the country's system of "Pancasila economics." Speaking to participants in a three-day third congress of the Association of Indonesian Small and Medium-Sized Business at the Vice Presidential palace yesterday, Try said that, by the...
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Special food crop project planned
Special food crop project planned JAKARTA (JP): Three government institutions agreed yesterday to carry out a pilot project on the establishment of food reserves for emergency situations by planting food crops in unproductive forests. "We hope the program will account for 15 percent of the national food reserves in the next five years," State Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan said at a ceremony for the singing of a joint decree on the project.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ample food in W. Nusa Tenggara
Ample food in W. Nusa Tenggara MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: West Nusa Tenggara Governor H. Warsoti assured people in the province that there is enough rice in stock in the event of a food shortage during the coming dry season. "We still have 37,000 tons in stock. That is enough to support the needs of the province for the next six months," he said here yesterday as reported by Antara. He said that early on the government had anticipated the possible shortages during the long dry season.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Official embezzles World Bank money
Official embezzles World Bank money JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: An official from the Family Planning Board office in the Piniai regency is being held by police under suspicion of embezzling millions of aid money from the World Bank. As reported by Antara it is thought that the suspect, identified by his initials SS, faked over 40 signatures of supposed family planning program participants. According to a local board official, D. Lubis, an estimated Rp 12 million was taken by SS for personal needs.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Collapse won't affect Philippine deal: Citra
Collapse won't affect Philippine deal: Citra JAKARTA (JP): PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada does not expect the recent collapse of a part of the partially-constructed tollway between Tanjung Priok and Pluit in North Jakarta to affect its contract to build a toll road in the Philippines, an executive said yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Surjadi opens new road
Surjadi opens new road JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja inaugurated on Sunday a 4.8-km road linking sub-districts Rorotan, Marunda and Pusaka Rakyat in Bekasi. The Governor expressed hope that the new road would help develop economic activities in the areas while easing land transportation problems in the areas. Surjadi said the administration will continue working to address the public's needs for infrastructure projects, especially roads.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thai floods damage rice crop, raise export prices
Thai floods damage rice crop, raise export prices BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's worst monsoon flooding in at least 12 years has destroyed more rice crops and sent Thai rice prices soaring this week, officials said yesterday. An agriculture ministry official monitoring floods in more than 40 provinces said about 499,000 hectares of paddy (unhusked rice) fields have been ruined beyond salvage, up from 467,200 hectares a week ago.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Create more tourist attractions: Joop
Create more tourist attractions: Joop JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave has called on tourism-oriented investors to focus on the establishment of new tourist attractions, saying they are currently concentrating too heavily on the hotel business.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tunky studying possible US$27m loss by PT Dok
Tunky studying possible US$27m loss by PT Dok JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo disclosed yesterday that he was scrutinizing the Supreme Audit Agency's report on the possible losses of Rp 61.5 billion (US$27 million) by state shipbuilder PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Uproar over rape no cause for optimism'
'Uproar over rape no cause for optimism' JAKARTA (JP): The public uproar seen over recently-reported rape cases does not guarantee that there will be fewer rapes in future, say two feminists. According to criminologist Syarifah Sabarudin, the only hope for a reduction in rape and other forms of violence against women lies in people coming to see rape as an extreme case of unequal relations between the two sexes.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
London studies asylum for East Timor youths
London studies asylum for East Timor youths JAKARTA (JP): The British government is studying the possibility of asylum for five East Timorese youths who filed their request at the British Embassy in Jakarta, an embassy official said yesterday. "Yes, it has been sent," Eric Jones, First Secretary at the embassy, told The Jakarta Post by phone last night when asked if the request for asylum had been sent to London. However he could not predict how long it would take for London to respond.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rivals pessimistic about RI target
Rivals pessimistic about RI target JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's aim of winning between 11 and 13 gold medals in track and field events at the upcoming 18th Southeast Asian Games is unrealistic, according to Thai athletics coach Suchart Jaesuraparp. "I think it would be tremendously hard, if not impossible, for your country to meet the target of six to seven gold medals," Suchart told The Jakarta Post.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Natuna LNG to come on stream in 2004
Natuna LNG to come on stream in 2004 JAKARTA (JP): The first two production trains of the Natuna liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the South China Sea are expected to come on stream at the end of 2004, Pertamina's president Faisal Abda'oe said yesterday. "It will be expanded to six trains with a total capacity of 15 million tons of LNG per annum," Abda'oe told an international business meeting in Singapore.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Employees may vote for any party'
'Employees may vote for any party' JAKARTA (JP): Government employees are free to vote according to their personal choice in general elections, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday. Moerdiono said government regulation No. 20/1976, which allows civil servants to join any of the three political organizations, implies that civil servants do not have to vote for Golkar in general elections.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tondano lake to be excavated
Tondano lake to be excavated MANADO, North Sulawesi: The central government is allocating Rp 20 billion ($8.7 million) in the 1996/1997 budget to correct the dropping water levels of the Tondano lake. According the head of the Minahasa Planning Bureau (Bappeda), Hengky Toloh, the lake has dropped from about 50 meters in the 1930s to 16 meters in 1992.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto invited to Egypt
Soeharto invited to Egypt JAKARTA (JP): Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, through the visiting Syeikh (grand imam) of Al-Azhar University, Syeikh Gadil Hal All Gadil Haq, yesterday extended an invitation for President Soeharto to visit Cairo in the near future. The invitation was personally delivered by Syeikh Gadil when he paid a courtesy call on Soeharto at Bina Graha presidential office yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Deceived
Deceived From Media Indonesia On Thursday, Sept. 29, 1995, four young men of Indian descent visited my house hawking framed calligraphic designs for Rp 25,000 each. They greeted me in the Islamic tradition. Speaking fluent English, they told me that they came from India. They also said that they could not speak Indonesian. I warned them that most of the complex residents can hardly speak or understand English. But they said the price appeared on the item.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Synthetic fiber manufacturers ask for help
Synthetic fiber manufacturers ask for help JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian synthetic fiber manufacturers have asked for governmental support in boosting the competitiveness of their products on both the domestic and international markets. Acting chairman of the association of Indonesian synthetic fiber manufacturers, Sri Prakash Lohia, made the request during a hearing with the House of Representatives' Manufacturing, Mines and Energy Commission.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Local governments asked to be more proactive
Local governments asked to be more proactive JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Yogie S.M. urged governments in the region yesterday to be more proactive, which would enable them to face comprehensive trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region. The target for trade liberalization has been set for the year 2010 for developed countries and 2020 for developing ones.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Corruption stems from Western economic values
Corruption stems from Western economic values JAKARTA (JP): Western economic values, which stress the maximizing of profit at all costs, are to blame for the rampant corruption in Indonesia, noted economist Emil Salim said yesterday. Many economic players, including conglomerates, think nothing of corruption and collusion with officials because they are driven by Western values, he said.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
House to hold plenary session on East Timor
House to hold plenary session on East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will hold a plenary meeting later this week to discuss the latest developments in East Timor, which has been troubled by racial and religious tensions in recent weeks.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Badminton clean sweep in SEAG
Badminton clean sweep in SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is eying a clean sweep in badminton during the Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in December. Chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia, Soerjadi, said at the opening ceremony of the national badminton circuit in Surakarta, Central Java, that Indonesian top shuttlers will encounter no real challengers at the Games.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'PCSs must work with state firms'
'PCSs must work with state firms' JAKARTA (JP): Any satellite-based personal communications services provider planning to enter the Indonesian market will be required to work with the state-owned telecommunications operators, a senior official said yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
IDB asked to continue assistance
IDB asked to continue assistance JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday asked the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to continue its efforts to help solve problems in developing countries. After meeting with Soeharto here, the bank's acting president Abdullah Al-Qomar also quoted Soeharto as calling on the IDB to continue its social projects in Indonesia to improve the incomes of villagers.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
High prices encourage illegal timber trading
High prices encourage illegal timber trading JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday that the low purchasing power of timber users combined with the rising price of timber has led to a significant increase in the illegal trade and distribution of timber.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Training on cognac by Martell
Training on cognac by Martell JAKARTA (JP): Martell Commando, a marketing team of France's Martell Cognac, formed in England in early 1950s, will hold training courses and lectures on cognac in Jakarta from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4. Around 700 participants from the tourism industry in Jakarta, including students of hotel and tourism academies and employees from hotels, restaurants and clubs, will take part in the training courses.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Squatters given collection deadline
Squatters given collection deadline JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned housing company Perum Perumnas has given squatters in Kapuk, West Jakarta, three days to collect their compensation. "They must take their compensation in three days. We will not pay compensation after the deadline," said Didin Sutiadi, head of the Perum Perumnas branch of Cengkareng yesterday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Classical music on 'Radio Top FM'
Classical music on 'Radio Top FM' JAKARTA (JP): Those who like classic music can now tune in to 'Radio Top FM' (89.7 Mhz) As of Oct.1, the popular privately run radio, will broadcast classic music composed by such noted composers as Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. The programming will also feature classical Indonesian concerts. WCLV will assist production of the program.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Courts can sentence rapists to death'
'Courts can sentence rapists to death' JAKARTA (JP): Justice Bismar Siregar says ordinary courts can sentence rapists to death by applying Islamic law, even though the Indonesian criminal code prescribes a maximum penalty of only 12 years imprisonment for the crime. The justice, who is often noted for his controversial ideas, said yesterday that the Indonesian legal system recognizes religious injunctions as one of its chief sources of law.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Unknown ape found on Mt. Kerinci
Unknown ape found on Mt. Kerinci JAKARTA (JP): Researchers from Flora and Fauna International have confirmed the existence of a primate not previously known in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Kompas daily newspaper reported yesterday. Three members of the research team said they sighted the primate after months of surveying the national park. The existence of the primate was first reported last year.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Suspected burglars held
Suspected burglars held JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police District arrested on Saturday members of a gang suspected of having robbed the house of a Chinese embassy diplomat, police said. Chief of the South Jakarta Police district, Lt. Col. Sylvanus Wenas, told reporters yesterday that six men, identified as BP, Odi, Iis, Sur, Jaja and Suk, were arrested in Koja Utara, North Jakarta.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Defective water
Defective water From Kompas I have been a consumer of Oasis drinking water for the past four years. Every week the company delivers a new bottle to our house in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta, and takes the empty one. On Thursday, Aug. 24, 1995 we wanted to place a newly delivered bottle into the dispenser. But, I was alarmed to notice that the water in the new bottle looked greenish. I immediately rang 324 743 to report the matter, and hoped that they would change the bottle.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rape in women's perspective
Rape in women's perspective By Nursyahbani Katjasungkana JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta weeps. That was the title of the piece Kompas ran when Acan's wife and children were robbed, then raped. In fact, humanity has been crying for some time, particularly women. The crying has been profound, and often soundless.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
FIVB complains of bad turn-out
FIVB complains of bad turn-out JAKARTA (JP): Ruben Acosta, chairman of the world volleyball governing body, FIVB, took off his hat to Indonesia for a well- organized beach volleyball tournament in Kuta, Bali, but complained about the poor spectator turn-out at the two-week event. Speaking after the final match on Sunday, Acosta said that the tournament, which ran from Sept. 13 to Sept. 24 and served as the qualifying round for the 1996 Olympic Games, was not accessible to prospective fans.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Another play banned
Another play banned SURAKARTA, Central Java: Police have banned a play by the Indonesian Labor Theater, which was scheduled to perform two sold out plays here on Saturday and Sunday. "The ban was imposed by the local police. We feel very disturbed by this ban," said Murtidjono, the head of the theater in Surakarta. The two plays that were scheduled to be performed to a sold out audience of 300 were Senandung Terpuruk (The Hymn of the Fallen) and Di Balik Tembok Pabrik (Behind the Factory Wall).
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk seeded first in Beijing
Yayuk seeded first in Beijing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki is favored to retain her title in the US$100,000 Nokia Open women's tennis championships, which begin in Beijing this week. Organizers announced on Sunday that world number 25 Yayuk topped the seeding list in the 32-field tournament, the only professional tennis tournament held in China. Yayuk is expected to meet Belgian Dominique Monami, whose ranking is 37 places below the Indonesian, in the final on Sunday.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tropical belt has advantage
Tropical belt has advantage I refer to your article Economy still not efficient (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 21, 1995). Indonesia has a comparative competitive advantage: It is nicely spread across the tropical belt. In the tropical belt -- from parallel 33 North to parallel 33 South -- live 73 percent of the planet's population. In this belt, food production barely accounts for 25 percent of the world's total. In grains just 260 kilograms per capita.
Tue, 26 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian diplomats
Indonesian diplomats Indeed, very few of our diplomats can speak a foreign language well enough to communicate effectively with their foreign counterparts. The suggestion by Minister Alatas to recruit children of diplomats who have studied abroad and speak foreign languages is good. However, considering the salary levels of civil servants, how can they be attracted to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?