Archive: 28 September 1995
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Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thai demonstrators curse Jacques Chirac
Thai demonstrators curse Jacques Chirac BANGKOK (AFP): More than 100 demonstrators marched on the French embassy here yesterday to call for an end to nuclear weapons and a boycott of French products, and to place a curse on French president Jacques Chirac. About 50 policemen barred the way to the embassy gates as the crowd approached with banners and slogans before proceeding with an old-fashioned black magic cursing ceremony.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Newspapers are not party-affiliated'
'Newspapers are not party-affiliated' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko insisted yesterday that no newspapers belong to political parties and that all publications are owned solely by their publishers.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Poor people need more access to health services
Poor people need more access to health services JAKARTA (JP): The Group of Women Against Violence (Gabungan Perempuan Anti Kekerasan) demanded yesterday that information on low cost, quality health services be more accessible to the poor. They also urged yesterday that the government and hospitals be more sensitive to people's shame of admitting to be poor and the fear of poor quality service if they do.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thais rejects plan to speed up AFTA
Thais rejects plan to speed up AFTA MANILA (Reuter): Thailand yesterday thumbed down proposals to speed up the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) to 2000 instead of the original deadline of 2003. "What I am suggesting is that any attempt to open up the economy in one fell swoop will incur political costs.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Big hopes pinned on next APEC summit in Osaka
Big hopes pinned on next APEC summit in Osaka BEIJING (JP): Businessmen, academics and businessmen who are gathering here at the 11th General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) are urging Asian-Pacific leaders to make a new breakthrough on the implementation of free and open trade and investment at their next summit in Osaka, Japan, in the middle of November.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ferry terminal kept busy
Ferry terminal kept busy SERANG, West Java: The ferry terminal here reported a sudden increase since Sunday in the number of people crossing from Sumatra to Java. According to Antara, the increase was caused by the hordes of people in Sumatra coming to visit the Second Istiqlal Festival of Islamic arts in Jakarta. They came on chartered buses and private cars from all parts of Sumatra.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government bans Oei autobiography
Government bans Oei autobiography JAKARTA (JP): The government has banned Oei Tjoe Tat's autobiography five months after its launching on the grounds the contents could create public unrest. Attorney General Singgih told reporters after meeting with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace yesterday that he issued a decree to prohibit the publication, distribution, and possession of Memoar Oei Tjoe Tat Pembantu Presiden Soekarno (Memoirs of Oei Tjoe Tat, Assistant of President Sukarno) on Monday.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mass transit
Mass transit Nowadays congestion in Jakarta is horrible. Five years ago there were just peak periods with traffic jams on certain major roads. But now there is no distinction. Traffic jams can occur at 6 a.m. on a very local road in the suburbs far away from the center of the city. I hate to imagine what the traffic will be like three to five years from now. I understand that the government is planning to build a subway mass transit system along the Blok M-Kota route. That is good news!
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
South, North Korea talks end with little progress
South, North Korea talks end with little progress BEIJING (AFP): The first day of North-South Korean talks here ended in deadlock yesterday, with both sides pursuing their own agendas on rice aid and an impounded South Korean trawler. Delegations from both sides began closed-door discussions yesterday morning on a loose range of issues, including emergency rice shipments to relieve serious shortages in the North, economic cooperation and the fate of a Woosung 86 trawler captured by the North.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Taxis in airport
Taxis in airport From Neraca Anyone who for the first time arrives at the Halim Perdanakusuma airport will find it very irritating to be dragged to and fro by the illegal middlemen offering taxi services. They usually offer you a taxi without the use of taxi meter, demanding a fixed fee instead. For the shortest ride the taxi driver will not hesitate to charge the passenger Rp 25,000, several times the fee for a long distance ride.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ometraco acquires Atraco
Ometraco acquires Atraco JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Ometraco Corporation announced yesterday that it has acquired general insurance firm PT Asuransi Atraco for some Rp 4 billion (US$1.75 million). Ometraco, which has three listed companies under its umbrella, said in a statement on Tuesday that, as part of the acquisition, it will inject capital of Rp 600 million into Atraco. (rid)
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Intellectual body forms new branch
Intellectual body forms new branch JAKARTA (JP): Around 50 intellectuals established the Jakarta branch of the Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development (PCPP) yesterday, featuring a series of powerful names as advisors. Chairman of the BP7 agency for the propagation of Pancasila state ideology R. Soeprapto, business tycoon Soekamdani Sahid Gitosardjono, legislator and businessman A.A.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Harmoko warns press of latent communist danger
Harmoko warns press of latent communist danger JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko warned the Indonesian press yesterday to remain leery of the latent danger of communism. "The communists will continue trying to exert influence at every opportunity, including through the mass media," Harmoko insisted during a ceremony to hand out the annual "Upholders of Pancasila Press" awards.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Indonesia needs to adjust to new realities'
'Indonesia needs to adjust to new realities' JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said that Indonesia needs to keep adjusting its economic policies to the world's new realities to make the country's economy more competitive.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
UKSW suspends lecturers
UKSW suspends lecturers SALATIGA, Central Java: The Satya Wacana Christian University has suspended 20 staff members and slashed their salaries by 50 percent for supporting a recent student riot on campus. Rector John JOI Ihalauw said he could not condone the behavior of the lecturers. Among those suspended are Nico L. Kana, dean of the post- graduate program, Ariel Heryanto, Sumarthana, and Limson Singalang.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Labor unrest in Ungaran
Labor unrest in Ungaran UNGARAN, Central Java: Around 230 workers of PT Golden Flower, a garment company, staged a strike yesterday, demanding a wage increase to Rp 3,000 a day in line with the government-set minimum wage level. Sutrisno, representing the protesters, said they were paid only Rp 70,000 per month, or around Rp 2,300 per day. "The company should pay us Rp 3,000 per day, or Rp 90,000 monthly," he said.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Airport officials hinder export of aquarium fish
Airport officials hinder export of aquarium fish JAKARTA (JP): Officials unaware of export regulations have hampered the export industry of Indonesian aquarium fish, participants of a seminar said here yesterday. Juliati, an aquarium fish exporter, told the meeting at the Grand Equatorial Hotel here that officials at airports frequently bar her from exporting jardini arwana (scleropages) fish even though they are not a protected species.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Civil servants should give up voting rights'
'Civil servants should give up voting rights' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's six million civil servants should give up their right to vote in order to remain politically neutral, former home affairs minister Rudini said yesterday. The civil service corps (Korpri) is not a mass organization, but the bureaucracy. It organizes elections, Rudini pointed out. "May be it would be best if Korpri members do not join Golkar or the two other political parties," the retired Army general told The Jakarta Post.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Farmers seek rights body help
Farmers seek rights body help JAKARTA (JP): Six men claiming to represent 500 families in Kedung Ombo, Central Java, sought help from the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday to secure higher compensation from the government for their land. The Kedung Ombo farmers lost their land late 1980s when it was inundated by a World Bank-funded reservoir project. Living on the fringes of the reservoir, the farmers are still demanding that they be fairly compensated.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Asian power equipment mart may reach $40b by 2000: ADB
Asian power equipment mart may reach $40b by 2000: ADB SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia's thirst for electricity to drive its growth will create a market of up to US$40 billion for new power equipment by 2000, an official of ABB ASEA Brown Bovery Ltd. said here yesterday.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
AIDS scare hits Bengkulu
AIDS scare hits Bengkulu BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Although Bengkulu has yet to report its first AIDS or HIV-positive case, health authorities here say the dreaded disease and virus may already be present in the province. Bachtiar Karatu, the chief of the Bengkulu office of the Ministry of Health, said that an active night life and greater access to the province makes the danger of AIDS a real one. "We don't know for sure but it is very likely that AIDS is here," Bachtiar said as reported by Antara.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Collection of foreigner tax gets support
Collection of foreigner tax gets support JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have hailed the city administration's ongoing operation to collect overdue foreigner taxes from expatriates in the city, suggesting that such an operation should be expanded into other sectors.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia tennis queen Yayuk out of Wismilak Open
Indonesia tennis queen Yayuk out of Wismilak Open JAKARTA (JP): Tennis enthusiasts will find something missing while watching the WTA Tour Wismilak Open women's tennis championship in Surabaya, East Java next week as Yayuk Basuki has opted out of the US$100,000 tournament. "Yayuk risks losing 100 ranking points if she loses here. She prefers to improve her ranking by defending her title in Beijing," Kevin Livesey, an official of the Women Tennis Association said in Surabaya on Tuesday.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pos Indonesia initiates new marketing service
Pos Indonesia initiates new marketing service JAKARTA (JP): PT Pos Indonesia, a state-owned firm under the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications, launched yesterday a new mobile marketing service, called Posarling, which brings stamp sales and money transferal services to the customer's door. The company's president, Cahyana Ahmadjayadi, said that postmen on motorcycles will be equipped with radio paging equipment to enable them to serve customers at their homes.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Horrible Honchos 3:05 Dance 3:30 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 Students Forum 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 Cultural Program 9:00 World News 9:30 Film 10:55 Late News 11:00 Sports: Arena dan Juara Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Freeport sees need to expand more capacity
Freeport sees need to expand more capacity NEW ORLEANS, USA (Reuter): Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. is now considering milling capacity of as much as 230,000 metric tons daily for its Block A exploration area in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, company officials say. In remarks prepared for analysts meetings here Tuesday, the company said that on May 2, it and RTZ Corp Plc.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Logistics agency launches rice market operations
Logistics agency launches rice market operations JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Logistics Agency Beddu Amang has ordered his local subordinates to conduct market operations without waiting for individual orders from the headquarters, in order to stem increases in the price of rice.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
The East Timor issue
The East Timor issue President Soeharto is reported to have expressed his concern over the situation in East Timor during a meeting with leaders of the Indonesian Bishop's Conference the other day. He reportedly called for greater efforts to eliminate the prevailing suspicions which the East Timorese still harbor, particularly of non-East Timorese. We believe that many people share the President's concern over the East Timor issue.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Politicians and religion
Politicians and religion Whatever the reason, flare-ups linked to SARA (sensitive issues related to differences among ethnic groups, religions, races and population groups) have become more frequent. In the wake of the recent incidents in East Timor, the peace has become rather disturbed in our society. It appears that the incidents in East Timor have caused a rather prolonged resonance.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Anthropologist Koentjaraningrat receives top honor
Anthropologist Koentjaraningrat receives top honor By T. Sima Gunawan and Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Life is full of surprises. Sometimes you think you've made a lousy decision, only to find out later that it helped change the world. Anthropologist Koentjaraningrat is one of the few who -- through his decision made over four decades ago -- helped change the world, at least for Indonesians.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Fukuoka cultural prizes promote Asian studies
Fukuoka cultural prizes promote Asian studies JAKARTA (JP): R.M. Koentjaraningrat, a prominent Indonesian scientist, will receive the Grand Prize Award today at the 6th Fukuoka Asian Cultural Prizes l995 in Fukuoka, Japan. Fukuoka is located in the north of Kyushu island, the southern most island in Japan. Koentjaraningrat, a professor of anthropology, was chosen by the committee for his significant contributions to the establishment and development of anthropology in Indonesia.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
IFC executives due here
IFC executives due here JAKARTA (JP): The vice president of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Jemal-ud-din Kassum, is due here today on a three-day visit to consult with government and industry leaders on initiatives to encourage private sector development. The IFC's regional representative, Antonio H.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Residents told to discuss pollution with companies
Residents told to discuss pollution with companies JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court told Serang residents yesterday to speak directly to the West Java administration and the five companies that are polluting the Ciujung river.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Only Jakarta taxis may operate in the city
Only Jakarta taxis may operate in the city JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Land Transportation Control Agency J.P. Sepang reiterated yesterday that taxis from the capital's buffer zones of Depok, Bekasi and Tangerang are not allowed to operate in the city. He said that the prohibition was signed last year by representatives of his agency and officials from the West Java provincial government.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Suspected sex offender dies in custody
Suspected sex offender dies in custody JAKARTA (JP): A man suspected of having had sexual relations with underaged boys has died in the Kramat Jati police hospital as a result of kidney problems, police said. Major Endang Sanjaya of the East Jakarta police said yesterday that the 49-year-old suspect, who was arrested last month, had been in the hospital for 11 days before he died. The man's body was sent to the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital for an autopsy.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Radisson opens hotel
Radisson opens hotel JAKARTA (JP): Radisson, an Australian-based hotel chain, has opened a four-star hotel here. The 390-room hotel in Central Jakarta is owned by the Ongko Group, which is calling the Radisson the first "pure business" hotel in the city. The hotel is the third Radisson hotel in Indonesia, after the Radisson Plaza Suite in Surabaya, East Java, and the Indonesian Radisson in Yogyakarta.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Red Cross to help East Timorese asylum seekers
Red Cross to help East Timorese asylum seekers JAKARTA (JP): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) joined in negotiations yesterday to prepare to send five East Timorese asylum seekers to Portugal. Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman confirmed that the ICRC representative office here will assist the passage out for the Timorese youths, who have been holed up at the British embassy since Monday.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
BI to train consultants
BI to train consultants JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono and Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya signed an cooperation agreement yesterday on the development of small enterprises. Under the agreement, Bank Indonesia, the central bank, will provide banking training to 800 consultants to small enterprises and cooperatives.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Suspected killers arrested
Suspected killers arrested JAKARTA (JP): The Tanjung Priok police district has arrested three senior high school students on suspicion that they stabbed to death a company manager at a drug store last week in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. Chief of the North Jakarta police district Lt. Col. Abubakar N. said that the three suspects were apprehended at their homes in North Jakarta.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kendari elevated to mayoralty
Kendari elevated to mayoralty KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. formally elevated Kendari's status from an administrative town to a mayoralty yesterday. At the same time, Yogie also installed Lasjkar Koedoes as acting mayor of the city, Antara reported. The promotion will place heavier demands and responsibilities on the city administration, especially since Kendari is the seat of the Southeast Sulawesi provincial administration, he said.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Armed Forces enter cyberspace world
Armed Forces enter cyberspace world JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces and the defense ministry have entered the cyberspace age, hooking up to the Internet. Now, the two institutions are planning to jointly develop their own data base system, to be called Hankamnet, Commodore Sri Diharto, the defense ministry's chief of database information, said yesterday.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 27, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,250 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,925 0 149,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,600 0 61,000 Anwar Sierad 1,300 25 80,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,400 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,900 50 335,500 Argo Pantes 2,500 0 0 Asiana IMI Indusrties 1,000 0 0 Aster...
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Illiteracy in Jakarta
Illiteracy in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says there are about 76,900 illiterate people in Jakarta. Speaking at a ceremony marking the 30th Literacy Day on Tuesday, Surjadi said that the illiterate people are being targeted by the city administration's program against illiteracy in the current sixth Five-Year Development Plan, which began in April 1994. He said that the observance of literacy day is expected to help promote learning on the part of illiterate people.
Thu, 28 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.
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta-Tangerang railway project
Jakarta-Tangerang railway project JAKARTA (JP): The double rail track project between Duri Tambora in West Jakarta and Tengerang, delayed earlier for unclear reasons, will start again soon. H. Karsidin, head of West Jakarta security and order office, said that construction will start as soon as 1,500 houses built illegally along the track are demolished. The Duri Tambora-Tangerang track is part of a 19 kilometer railway project linking Jakarta and Tangerang, Antara reported. (hhr)
Thu, 28 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt to start new savings plan for poor
Govt to start new savings plan for poor JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will launch on Monday a new savings plan designed specifically for the poor. Minister of Population Haryono Suyono gave few details about the Tabungan Keluarga Sejahtera (Prosperity Family Savings) plan. He said it encourages the poor to put aside money, starting with a small amount.