Archive: 27 September 1995
42 articles found
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Djajanti to lose forest concessions
Djajanti to lose forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday his ministry will revoke the licenses of several forest concessionaires belonging to the Djajanti Group who have engaged in unlawful timber trading.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asylum seekers' request studied
Asylum seekers' request studied JAKARTA (JP): Five East Timorese asylum seekers holed up at the British Embassy in Jakarta since Monday may be going to Portugal after Lisbon offered them a passage there. A British embassy official confirmed that an offer from Lisbon had been made to London, but he declined to say whether the five East Timorese were willing to go to Portugal instead of Britain.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Korpri must vote for Golkar?
Korpri must vote for Golkar? "If there are Korpri (Civil Servants Corps) members who vote other than Golkar (Functional Group), then: Get out of Korpri," said Waskito Reksosoedirdjo, Secretary-General of Korpi, agreeing with an earlier statement made by Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. Waskito was reacting to a statement made by Suryatna Soebrata who said that the law guarantees government employees the freedom to vote for the party of their choice.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 26, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,250 1,250 25,000 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,925 0 303,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,600 0 4,500 Anwar Sierad 1,275 0 68,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,400 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,850 0 153,000 Argo Pantes 2,500 0 0 Asiana IMI Indusrties 1,000 0 0 Aster...
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Wardiman opens design students exhibition
Wardiman opens design students exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Design students from 12 universities and colleges are displaying their creations during a week-long exhibition at the National Museum in Central Jakarta. The exhibition, opened yesterday by Minister of Education Wardiman Djojonegoro, is part of Design Month '95, held by the Indonesian Craft Design Development Foundation to stimulate the public's appreciation of design.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Acquisitions need ministry's approval
Acquisitions need ministry's approval JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo says the direct acquisition of an interest in a forest concessionaire may be made only with his prior approval. "If an acquisition involves a forest concessionaire, it must be approved by the minister of forestry. But if it concerns a company's wood-based plant, for instance, it doesn't have to deal with my office," he said on Monday.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Southeast Asian Moslems at the crossroads: Anwar
Southeast Asian Moslems at the crossroads: Anwar JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday Southeast Asian Moslems are at the crossroads, about to leave behind the era of the "over-politicization" of Islam and to enter the era of the actualization of their potential. Addressing a symposium on Islam, Anwar, who was here in a personal capacity, said both Malaysia and Indonesia have reaped international praise for the their success in development.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Manpower matter poses serious threat in future
Manpower matter poses serious threat in future JAKARTA (JP): Deputy governor of administration affairs Idroes warned yesterday that strikes, demonstrations and protests linked to labor conditions in the city will grow if labor problems are not properly addressed. "Manpower problems will grow uncontrollably if policies or other anticipative steps are not taken soon," Idroes said while opening a training course on labor.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
S. Arabia, Jordan quit Asian meet
S. Arabia, Jordan quit Asian meet JAKARTA (JP): Saudi Arabia and Jordan have withdrawn from the eighth Asian Shooting Championship, slated to begin here on Sunday, the organizers say. Sita Razmi, secretary-general of the organizing committee, said yesterday the two teams did not give any reasons for their withdrawal.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cardinal urges govt to win Timorese trust
Cardinal urges govt to win Timorese trust JAKARTA (JP): The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Indonesia called yesterday for greater effort on behalf of the government to win the trust and confidence of the East Timorese people. Cardinal Julius Darmaatmadja, the chairman of the Indonesian Bishop's Conference (KWI), asserted the need to eliminate the prevailing suspicions East Timorese people still harbor.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Catherine set to splash back
Catherine set to splash back JAKARTA (JP): Disgraced junior swimmer Catherine Surya is set to splash back into the sport at the national Southeast Asian Games selection trials here this weekend, after receiving a drug- free certificate from an Australian laboratory. The trials will be Catherine's first appearance in a national competition after being banned from competition for 18 months after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs last year.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dangdut fiesta on Heroes' Day
Dangdut fiesta on Heroes' Day SURABAYA: Top artist Camelia Malik plans to stage a Dangdut festival, bringing some 15 top names in the Indonesian traditional music, in November to mark the golden anniversaries of Independence Day, Armed Forces Day and National Heroes' Day. Camelia, also known as the queen of the traditional Indonesian erotic dance Jaipongan, promised that the top notch singers from the Indonesian dangdut circle would perform at the Nov.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Student brawls related to family, school: Sutiyoso
Student brawls related to family, school: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): City Military chief of staff Brig. Gen. Sutiyoso asked the public yesterday not to stigmatize all high school students because of the growing trend toward student brawls. "Don't always see students as bad," Sutiyoso said after installing Lt. Col. Yayat Hidayat as the new chief of Bekasi Military District yesterday. The colonel replaces Lt. Col. Gunarso Ismail, who will be promoted to assistant to the City Military chief.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Towards an assertive community
Towards an assertive community By Adrianus Meliala JAKARTA (JP): Nowadays, an assertive person has a chance to be superior to those who do not possess that quality. An assertive person has bigger opportunities to succeed in persuading other people, in gaining information or in changing other people's perceptions.
Wed, 27 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.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt to simplify licensing procedures
Govt to simplify licensing procedures BEKASI, West Java (JP): Determined to encourage further investment, the government will continue deregulation through the simplification of licensing procedures, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
State firm to handle workers for Malaysia
State firm to handle workers for Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): The government has appointed state-owned PT Bina Jasa Adikarya (Bijak) as the sole company allowed to send Indonesian workers to Malaysia, a move designed to instill order in the lucrative yet chaotic business of exporting workers.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
East Indonesia no dumping site
East Indonesia no dumping site JAKARTA (JP): A senior official of the Ministry of Home Affairs has categorically denied suggestions that official postings to eastern Indonesia are a punishment. "Such an opinion is totally groundless," Rapiuddin Hamarung, the chief of the ministry's Research and Development Agency, was quoted by Antara news agency as saying.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Perspektif' stoppage
'Perspektif' stoppage From Sinar Bertrand Russell said that a government can make its people clever, but it can also make them stupid. I was a little shocked to learn that Perspektif (a popular and much loved interview program on SCTV) had been stopped. I don't think that SCTV initiated it, but that the stoppage was from outside intervention. It was rather sudden.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
ATP World Doubles C'ship still in crisis
ATP World Doubles C'ship still in crisis JAKARTA (JP): The ATP Tour has yet to find a way-out of a financial deadlock that endangers the World Doubles Championship here in November, but it vows to save the season-ending tournament. Russell Barlow, ATP Tour consultant for the championship, said on Monday that every possible step had been taken so far to hold the tournament as scheduled from Nov. 21 to Nov. 26.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gambling organizers wanted
Gambling organizers wanted JAKARTA (JP): Police are searching for three men suspected of running gambling dens on Jl.Mangga Besar, West Jakarta, police spokesman Brig. Gen. I Ketut Ratta said yesterday. He identified the three men as Effendi Halim, owner of the Tio Ciu restaurant, and Arma and Chuan Buntung, owners of the Mawar Indah bar and massage parlor. Last week a special police team raided Tio Ciu and Mawar Indah after learning that the two places were used as gambling dens. Led by Lt.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Malacca straits said safer
Malacca straits said safer MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Commodore Dalam Sinuraya, the head of the Naval Base here, said that the Malacca straits area is virtually free of pirates, smuggling and other security disturbances. He explained on Sunday that increased patrols, which include the participation of the warship KRI Teluk Lampung, have ensured a higher degree of security in the area.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian, Dutch firms sign port agreement
Indonesian, Dutch firms sign port agreement JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian and Dutch seaport management corporations signed an agreement on improving the management and efficiency of Indonesia's seaports here yesterday. The agreement was signed by S.F.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Large banks asked to help secondary banks
Large banks asked to help secondary banks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya has called on the country's commercial banks to cooperate with secondary banks in assisting rural economic development.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Preserve old buildings
Preserve old buildings MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan must preserve old buildings that may have historical or cultural values, although they may no longer have any commercial value, a senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture said yesterday. Director General of Culture Edi Sedyawati said that many buildings in Medan fall in the category of national heritage and should be protected and conserved, Antara reported.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pos plans Internet service
Pos plans Internet service BANDUNG, West Java (JP): State-owned postal service company PT Pos Indonesia plans to introduce a new service which uses the Internet global computer network, providing customers with electronic access to information and electronic mail. Company president Cahyana Ahmadjayadi said here on Monday that the service, to be known as Wawasan Nusantara Network (Wasantaranet), will be launched in 1996 in Bandung; Jakarta; Semarang, Central Java; and Surabaya, East Java.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hundreds protest over play ban
Hundreds protest over play ban SURAKARTA, Central Java: Hundreds of students and youths marched to the City Legislative Council yesterday in protest against the local government's last minute ban against a play about workers. The protesters gathered at a park north of the Kraton Solo (sultan's palace). There was a brief moment of tension as they were prevented from entering the Legislative Council Building by security forces deployed around the area.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asahimas plans to sell 86 million shares to public
Asahimas plans to sell 86 million shares to public JAKARTA (JP): PT Asahimas Flat Glass Co. Ltd., a flat glass and safety glass producer, will offer 86 million new shares or 20 percent of its enlarged capital to the public next month to raise Rp 200 billion (US$87.9 million). Company president Margono Djojosumarto said in a statement that the shares will be listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges in early November.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Speaking about collusion
Speaking about collusion For quite some time Indonesians have been exposed to the existence of collusion, monopoly and other practices which not only harm the community and the country but are also against the 1945 Constitution. There is indeed a basis for concern because big and strong businesses have emerged while small and medium businesses languish.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kadin's guarantee fund to operate soon
Kadin's guarantee fund to operate soon JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Aburizal Bakrie said yesterday that the chamber's credit guarantee fund, which is intended to spur the growth of smaller businesses, is likely to commence operations next month.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
ADB approves loans to Indonesia
ADB approves loans to Indonesia MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved loans worth US$332 million to Indonesia, China and Bangladesh to finance various projects in the three countries. The bank said in a statement that it approved two loans totaling $200 million to partly finance water supply and sanitation projects in Indonesia. It said the projects would benefit some 4.4 million people in Sumatra and West Java.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Five local firms win management awards
Five local firms win management awards JAKARTA (JP): Five Indonesian companies have won the 1994 Asian Management Awards from the Manila-based Institute of Management and the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review magazine, Ricardo A. Lim, one of the judges, announced.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Membership of Golkar active, voluntarily
Membership of Golkar active, voluntarily JAKARTA (JP): Membership in Golkar is both active and voluntary, and this applies to some six million government employees who have joined the ruling political organization, Chairman Harmoko said yesterday. Membership in the Civil Service Corps (Korpri) does not automatically make one a member of Golkar, Harmoko told reporters.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Five more questioned in Panin case
Five more questioned in Panin case JAKARTA (JP): Five more people have been questioned by police in connection with the Rp 4.2 billion (US$1.9 million) embezzlement case at the privately-owned Panin Bank. National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen. I Ketut Ratta said yesterday that the five people were not Panin bank employees but employees of money-changing companies.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Police kill car thief
Police kill car thief JAKARTA (JP): Police shot to death Joko Bokor Fauzi, one of four gang members suspected of stealing luxury cars in South Jakarta. South Jakarta police chief Lt. Col. SY Wenas said on Monday that police officers were forced to shoot the suspect because he tried to run while being arrested. The other three suspects, Purwadi, Dargo and Ichsan, suffered injuries, Wenas said. The police believe that the four ran a theft ring which operated in several areas around the city.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
More RI students opt for Australia
More RI students opt for Australia JAKARTA (JP): Language, low tuition fees, proximity and safety are some of the reasons why Indonesians choose Australia as the destination for continuing their studies, an organizer of an educational exhibition said yesterday.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
National social solidarity
National social solidarity From Suara Pembaruan We witness many jobless people and vagrants moving about on public streets and in the outskirts of the city. They may be partly blamed for the disorder and uncleanliness of the city, but they have the right to live an ordinary life. Imagine how much they have to suffer because they do not have the necessary skill to do a certain job. The government has done much to sort out this particular problem, but very little has been achieved.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Museum case gets mayor's attention
Museum case gets mayor's attention JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito has promised to pay closer attention to a development project which affects the 17th century Maritime Museum in Sunda Kelapa harbor. The museum is housed in an old warehouse formerly used by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The case involves a change in the status of the land surrounding the museum. According to the original plan, the land was to be used for government offices.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bali Declaration (2)
Bali Declaration (2) From Forum Keadilan The meeting of tycoons in Jimbaran, Bali, recently was marked by a joint declaration that a task force and dialog forum should be established in an effort to try to solve the problem of the economic gap. But it is still fresh in our minds that a similar agreement, i.e. the Tapos declaration, was previously formulated by the same entrepreneurs. Will the Jimbaran declaration fizzle out just like the Tapos declaration?
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sport bodies receive Rp 600m aid
Sport bodies receive Rp 600m aid JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman yesterday handed over financial aid worth Rp 600 million (US$263,852) to sports organizations in 10 provinces, the Indonesian Aero Sports Association and a badminton training center in Bandung. "The main objective of extending the aid is to arouse the public's interest in sports. At present, less than three percent of the community are really active in sports. This is regrettable," Hayono said.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Of art and materialism
Of art and materialism To mark Indonesia's 50th anniversary, President Soeharto witnessed last month the maiden flight of the N-250, a plane built by the IPTN aircraft company in Bandung. Last weekend the President opened the Istiqlal Festival in Jakarta, at which a special volume of the Koran, beautifully embellished with traditional Indonesian art motifs, was unveiled.
Wed, 27 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bali Declaration (1)
Bali Declaration (1) A month has past since the Bali Declaration was issued in Denpasar, Bali, but the team charged with the task of formulating the policy as a follow-up to President Soeharto's appeal has not completed its job. The President made the appeal on Aug. 16, 1995. The public, particularly those in the lower and middle- income brackets, are waiting for the realization of the tycoons' promise. There are signs of concern and disappointment among the people.