Archive: 19 January 1996
47 articles found
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Floods
Floods From Neraca Extensive areas of Jakarta were flooded between Jan. 6 and 8, 1996. The floods carried not only murky water into houses, offices, schools, and houses of worship, but a lot of dirt and animal carcasses as well. Widespread diarrhea is a predictable consequence of floods. While some people think floods are pre-ordained disasters, I think that efforts can be made to reduce their impact.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
France Telecom to support Telkom
France Telecom to support Telkom JAKARTA (JP): France Telecom, one of Europe's leading telecommunications operators, will help state-owned PT Telkom improve its efficiency through a joint operation arrangement to take effect this month. With the Astra group and two other local partners, France Telecom has set up PT Pramindo Ikat Nusantara to manage existing fixed-telephone lines in Sumatra under a 15-year joint operation (KSO) contract signed last October.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Meritorious award
Meritorious award From Kompas My mother and I had every reason to be proud of my late father being included in the list of freedom fighters who were conferred meritorious awards. It was Nov. 17, 1995 when the Regional Executive Board of the 45 Generation of North Sulawesi province, based on Presidential Decree No.50/1984, conferred an honor which entailed installing a sharpened bamboo pole on this grave. My mother was particularly delighted on the occasion.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI gets $90m ADB loan
RI gets $90m ADB loan MANILA (Reuter): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two loans worth US$90 million for a flood control project to reduce damage to houses and crops, the Manila-based bank said on Thursday. "The project (will) improve the quality of life by reducing flood-induced disruption of human activities and the incidence of disease...along the north coast of Java in the provinces of West and Central Java," the ADB said in a statement.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt to pick contractor for nuclear power plant soon
Govt to pick contractor for nuclear power plant soon JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon announce the winning contractor for Indonesia's first commercial nuclear power plant project, an official said yesterday. Djali Ahimsa, the director general of the National Atomic Agency (BATAN), would not say when but added that the contractors bidding for the Mount Muria Nuclear Power Plant project are from Japan, France, Canada and Germany.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor's cultural identity
E. Timor's cultural identity The seventh round of the tripartite dialog (between Indonesia, Portugal and the United Nations) on East Timor was just concluded. The last of the meetings, which have been held since 1983, took place in London on Tuesday. As in earlier meetings, Foreign Minister Ali Alatas represented Indonesia while Portugal was represented by Jaime Gama, the new foreign minister who replaced Jose Manuel Durao Barosso.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Astra helps small firms
Astra helps small firms JAKARTA (JP): The Dharma Bhakti Astra Foundation inaugurated an information center for small industries and organized a business forum of small, medium and big industrial enterprises in Tegal, Central Java, yesterday. These activities, according to the foundation's executive chairman, Aminuddin, were part of the commitment of the Astra Group to helping develop small enterprises.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt urged to tackle HongkongBank dispute
Govt urged to tackle HongkongBank dispute JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesia Workers' Union (SPSI) said yesterday that it had asked the Ministry of Manpower to settle immediately the dispute between Hongkong Bank and its employees, regarding the revision of a labor agreement.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
New ID card price in Jakarta set at Rp 1,000
New ID card price in Jakarta set at Rp 1,000 JAKARTA (JP): The city administration decided not to increase the current price of new identification cards from Rp 1,000 (46 U.S. cents). A city official, who refused to be named, said yesterday that the decision was made because the city administration did not sign a BOT (build, operate, transfer) deal with PT Solusindo Mitra Sejati, a consultant appointed by the government to process the ID cards nationwide.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 18, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 0 0 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,700 0 83,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,100 -100 67,000 Anwar Sierad 1,100 -50 220,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 1,500 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 2,075 0 110,000 Argo Pantes 2,100 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,850 100 7,219,500 Asiana IMI...
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock market bolstering
Stock market bolstering The issuance on Wednesday of 103 regulations regarding the new capital market law (Law No.8/1995) will provide a stronger and clearer legal framework to Indonesia's emerging stock exchanges. The main objective of the two government regulations, three decrees from the finance minister and 88 directives from the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam), is to develop a more transparent, efficient and broadly-based capital market.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
400 workers laid off
400 workers laid off PURWAKARTA, West Java: About 400 employees of a garment factory, PT Mayer Florek Indonesia, have been laid off indefinitely without clear reasons. Chief of the local office of manpower ministry Gumbira said his office is looking into the report. "If the company has financial problems, it should have given proper severance pay to its workers before it closed down," Gumbira told Antara.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Settle domestic problems as well'
'Settle domestic problems as well' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, while continuing its campaign for a more equitable international system, should not neglect improving conditions at home, according to political scientist Juwono Sudarsono. In an increasingly complex and interdependent world, the country must sort out the various predicaments it is facing, he told The Jakarta Post.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Telecom executive assigned
Telecom executive assigned JAKARTA (JP): The American telecommunications firm Nynex has appointed Alfred F. Boschulte as managing director of PT Excelcomindo, one of the country's global system for mobile (GSM) cellular telephone operators.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hariyanto Arbi waltzes through in Japan Open
Hariyanto Arbi waltzes through in Japan Open TOKYO (AFP): World champion Hariyanto Arbi overcame Japan's Fumihiko Machida as other seeds made easy passages to the third round of the US$150,000 Japan Open badminton yesterday. Hariyanto's straight-set 15-8, 15-11 win showed the gap between Indonesia's best and the top Japanese, who was just "happy to be able to make rallies" and take an 11-5 lead in the second game.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Theater sues police over performance ban
Theater sues police over performance ban JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court began trying a case yesterday brought by a theater group against chief of the Kebayoran Baru police sub precinct, South Jakarta, over an alleged arbitrary ban of one of its shows. Sanggar Pabrik (Factory Studio) theater group is asking the court to revoke the police decision issued on Sept. 15 last year and instruct the police to issue a stage permit for the Sanggar Pabrik.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Plywood giant says rating unjustified
Plywood giant says rating unjustified By Stevie Emilia PEKANBARU, Riau (JP): PT Radja Garuda Mas Panel, a giant plywood producer based in Riau, believes its recent classification as one of the country's worst polluters is unjustified. Wan Mohd.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
BAPEPAM seeks to end double taxation
BAPEPAM seeks to end double taxation JAKARTA (JP): The liberalization of foreign ownership of mutual funds shows the Indonesian government's commitment to developing investment funds, in an effort to enlarge the domestic-investor base.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rift rocks 'Sriwijaya Post'
Rift rocks 'Sriwijaya Post' JAKARTA: The management of Sriwijaya Post, which is based in the South Sumatra capital of Palembang, is rocked by a managerial conflict. The conflicting camps, General Manager Fauzi Achmad and Chief Editor Hendrowiyono, have accused each other of hiring street hoodlums in their bids to force their will. The conflict stems from the confusion in the shares of the newspaper.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Flood location clean up
Flood location clean up JAKARTA (JP): As many as 1,500 sanitary officials are deployed 24 hours to clean about 5,000 cubic meter of garbage in flood locations. The head of the City Sanitary Agency, M. Subasir, said yesterday that his office has collected 4,831 cubic meters of garbage from Jan.8 to 15 and that there are still about 5,000 cubic meters left. Most of the flood-hit locations are densely populated subdistricts. This has created serious problems for sanitary officials.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tight discipline
Tight discipline From Jayakarta The operating hours of post offices was change about a month ago. They open at 8 a.m. and close at 2 p.m. Previously, when the five-day week was still being tried, they closed at 4 p.m. One day I went to the post office in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, to send some money. I arrived at 2:02 p.m., and was quite ignorant of the change in working hours. In spite of my earnest appeal, the post office employee refused to serve me because the working hours were over.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt won't interfere in NU affairs
Govt won't interfere in NU affairs JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto assured the conflict-ridden Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) that the government would not take steps which might sacrifice Indonesia's largest Moslem organization. "There's not even a shred of intention on the part of the government to sacrifice it," Soeharto said yesterday, referring to the ongoing leadership conflict within the 30-million strong organization.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Soesilo vows to develop sports in remote areas
Soesilo vows to develop sports in remote areas JAKARTA (JP): Soesilo Soedarman was re-elected the chairman of the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association yesterday with two heavy tasks awaiting his attention. Soesilo, who is also coordinating minister for political and security affairs, won unanimously in yesterday's election which highlighted the association's national congress here.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
32 new oil exploration sites offered by government
32 new oil exploration sites offered by government JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company Pertamina yesterday announced it will be offering 29 oil and gas exploration areas under production-sharing schemes, and another three areas under a technical-assistance arrangement, to both domestic and foreign firms.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police to seize money embezzled from bank
Police to seize money embezzled from bank JAKARTA (JP): The city police will soon ask the Jakarta District Court and the minister of finance for permission to confiscate Rp 18 billion embezzled by a suspect in the HongkongBank fraud case and currently deposited at a local Unibank branch here. City police spokesman Lt.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt denies manipulating inflation rates
Govt denies manipulating inflation rates JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), Sugito Suwito, denied yesterday that the government has manipulated the computation of the country's inflation rates. Sugito said here that the existing method for the calculation of inflation rates is too complicated to be manipulated, given the wide range of goods and services included in the formula.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Dai-ichi Hotel, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta: Solo Pianist, daily from 7:30 to 10:30, opening hours Monday to Sunday 11 a.m to 1 a.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 1 p.m.; Los Morenos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. - The Tavern Pub: Yeah Yeah Boys, Sunday and Thursday, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Landslide cuts off highway
Landslide cuts off highway SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A landslide triggered by heavy rains three days ago has cut off the highway linking Samarinda and Berau in the Sangatta subdistrict. Subdistrict chief Achmad Effendi said the landslide has buried a 25-meter section of road located in a hilly area. No vehicle can pass through, he added. Incessant rains have hampered efforts to remove the mud. Officials fear that if the road is cleared now, more landslides will follow.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Travel: Kerry Limmrick 3:30 Science: Go second that will shake The World 4:05 Education: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Youth Drama: Best Friend 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Cultural Program 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Kalimantan 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Information: Social Rehabilitation 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30 Family...
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ulemas urged to fight fanaticism
Ulemas urged to fight fanaticism JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that Ulemas can reduce fanaticism among people by teaching them about Islam completely and correctly. It is important to learn a religion completely and correctly because, usually, fanaticism is in the mind of those who studied and learned a religion only partially. "Fanaticism is a narrow-minded attitude, and those who have it always claim to be right and say others are wrong.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Anti-competitive' policies cause market distortions
'Anti-competitive' policies cause market distortions JAKARTA (JP): Emil Salim, a former cabinet minister, yesterday criticized the government's "uncompetitive" economic policies which help create market distortions. Speaking at a two-day workshop, hosted by the Investment Coordinating Board, Emil noted that such uncompetitive policies conflict with the country's commitment to free trade arrangements in the Southeast Asian and Asia-Pacific regions.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Oetojo puzzled by jailbreak
Oetojo puzzled by jailbreak BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman has ordered an investigation into the frequent jailbreaks at Rajabasa Prison. Prison officials say at least six prisoners have escaped over the last six months. In the latest incident, two convicts broke out of the jail on Jan. 10. "It's strange that there is such a high frequency of jailbreaks," Oetojo was quoted as saying by the Antara news agency. In the Jan.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Journalists to clean river
Journalists to clean river JAKARTA (JP): Members of the North Jakarta Unit of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) are planning a clean- up of the Lagoa Buntu river to commemorate National Press Day on Feb. 9. The coordinator, La Ode Hafid Anwar, told Antara that the social service will involve at least 1,000 people, including journalists and residents from 31 subdistricts in the mayoralty.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt to open gate for tourists with vehicles
Govt to open gate for tourists with vehicles JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon open a gateway for foreign tourists coming into Indonesia with vehicles through the Strait of Malacca, Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Asian Banking enters RI
Asian Banking enters RI SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea's merchant bank Asian Banking Corp. and Bank Internasional Indonesia plan to jointly take over an existing Indonesian merchant bank, the Korean bank said yesterday. Asian Banking officials declined to give the name of the targeted Indonesian merchant bank. But the bank said in a statement this was part of a plan to start merchant banking business in Indonesia.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
N. Jakarta gets new dump trucks
N. Jakarta gets new dump trucks JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta mayoralty has received new two dump trucks and one minibus from the state-owned container company PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II as part of the mayoralty's plan to clean up North Jakarta. Suprihat, representing PT Pelabuhan Indonesia, officially handed over the vehicles to Mayor Suprawito on Wednesday, Antara reported yesterday. The minibus is to be used for a mobile information unit.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI allocates 210,000 bpd of crude oil
RI allocates 210,000 bpd of crude oil SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian state-owned oil firm Pertamina has allocated about 210,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to its marketing affiliates in February against 230,000 bpd in January, trade sources close to Pertamina told Reuters yesterday. "The total allocation to all its marketing affiliates, including Japanese traders Mitsubishi and Itochu, is about 210,000 bpd," a source at one of Indonesia's marketing affiliates said.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bilateral trade
Bilateral trade Correction: A Canadian official in a photo caption on this page yesterday was mistakenly identified as Canadian Minister of International Trade Roy MacLaren. It should have read Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific Affairs Raymond Chan. We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rubber prices expected to remain strong
Rubber prices expected to remain strong KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The uncertainty clouding a new global price pact will not dent rubber's current prices which are expected to remain strong due to strong demand for most of 1996, a senior rubber official said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Irian kidnapping won't likely hurt RI image abroad
Irian kidnapping won't likely hurt RI image abroad JAKARTA (JP): While it may not turn out to be another international embarrassment, experts believe the kidnapping of seven foreigners by separatist guerrillas in Irian Jaya may still unsettle the country's image abroad. The deputy governor of the National Resilience Institute, Juwono Sudarsono, said such methods are a standard for minority groups bidding for wider attention.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Christmas gift
Christmas gift From Jayakarta They were happy with their Christmas presents: the toddler with a few lumps of jelly, the housemaid with a new dress, the cat with a large fish. Rather engrossed in daydreaming of recent events, Pak Arif was passing Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat when he saw a bird entangled in a string which was stretched between two trees. Who could rescue the bird? The fire brigade with a ladder? Unlikely that firemen would be willing to come.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
At least fifteen killed as plane crashes into shops
At least fifteen killed as plane crashes into shops JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 people were killed when a light aircraft crash-landed into a busy shopping street in Bandung yesterday morning, officials in the West Java city said. All four people on board the Baron Beechcraft B-58 trainer plane and 11 others on the ground were killed when the plane hammered four shops on Jl. Jamika and gutted them with the explosion. Two cars, two motorcycles and a rickshaw were also razed, witnesses said.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
President asks people to diversify their diet
President asks people to diversify their diet JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called on the general public to diversify their diet, and not to rely only on rice which is still susceptible to pest attacks and weather conditions. "Due to our population growth, our need for food continues to increase, while our rice production still fluctuates. We should not rely on rice alone," President Soeharto said here yesterday.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sports council to have new and better building
Sports council to have new and better building JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) will have a new and taller building, but may have to share it with private companies. Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said during the grand opening of the new office building of the Senayan Management Board here yesterday that a 12-story building will accommodate KONI and all sports organizations under its supervision.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bank Bira to make rights issue of 145m shares
Bank Bira to make rights issue of 145m shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Bira will make a rights issue of 145.60 million new shares at the price of Rp 1,150 (50 U.S. cents) on the Jakarta Stock Exchange in March. "We have filed with the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) a registration statement relating to the rights offering," the bank said in a statement yesterday. The bank stated that the owner of every five old shares will have the right to buy seven new shares at Rp 1,150 each.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana Dance, Thursday. Legong Dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday. Kecak Dance, Friday & Tuesday. Jegog Dance, Wednesday. Pesona Lounge - Live music by Philipino Guitar duo, Medi & Boy, daily. Lila Cita Fun Pub - Rakata Disc Band, Friday & Monday.
Fri, 19 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bad weather halts hostage return
Bad weather halts hostage return JAKARTA (JP): Bad weather yesterday virtually ruled out any fresh development in the talks between the military and Irian Jaya rebels for the release of 14 people, including six Europeans, who were taken hostage on Jan. 8. Antara reported that worsening condition in the Mapunduma area, where the rebels have settled in, made it impossible for the military to send in helicopters to bring medicines, food and cigarettes as demanded by the rebels.