Archive: 9 January 1996
45 articles found
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Minimum wage raised by 10%
Minimum wage raised by 10% JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief announced yesterday the new minimum wage levels for 25 of Indonesia's 27 provinces, showing increases averaging 10.63 percent, with implementation starting in April. Latief told journalists in his office that the increase was "the most that we could ask for" given the present outlook of the Indonesian economy.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Minimum wage levels by province (in rupiah)
Minimum wage levels by province (in rupiah) Current New Province --------------------------------- Daily Monthly Daily Monthly 1. Aceh 3,500 105,000 3,850 115,500 2. North Sumatra 4,200 126,000 4,600 138,000 3. West Sumatra 3,250 97,500 3,600 108,000 4. South Sumatra 3,500 105,000 3,850 115,500 5. Riau (except Batam) 4,150 124,500 4,600 138,000 Riau (Batam only) 6,750 202,500 7,350 220,500 6. Jambi 3,300 99,000 3,600 108,000 7. Bengkulu 3,500 105,000 3,850 115,500 8.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Nine power projects inaugurated
Nine power projects inaugurated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana inaugurated last Saturday three power plants with a total capacity of 815 megawatts (MW) and six electricity facilities worth Rp 2.7 trillion (US$1.17 billion).
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
CPC, Pertamina to tie up
CPC, Pertamina to tie up TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan's state-run Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) will team up with Indonesian Petroleum to set up an asphalt plant in Indonesia, the Central News Agency reported. Under the plan, the 668-million-Taiwan-dollar (US$24 million) plant will produce 1,212 metric tons of asphalt for the Indonesian domestic market, and the project is expected to start in 1997, the agency quoted Taiwan's Commission of National Corporations as saying.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Robbery attempt on a bus
Robbery attempt on a bus From Bisnis Indonesia On Jan. 4, 1996 at about 7:30 p.m. I was riding on an air- conditioned limited passenger bus en route to Blok-M in South Jakarta from Rawamangun, East Jakarta. I narrowly escaped becoming a target of robbery on the Steady Safe bus. The bus conductor was apparently ignorant of the two passengers who got on the bus at the Karet bus stop. They had weapons with them.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Election monitoring by NGOs violate laws, experts say
Election monitoring by NGOs violate laws, experts say SEMARANG (JP): Legal experts welcomed the wishes of local non- governmental organizations (NGOs) to participate in the monitoring of the 1997 general elections, but say the move is against the law. Soehardjo, a professor of law at Diponegoro University, told The Jakarta Post here yesterday that every citizen, including activists of NGOs, has the right to monitor general elections.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Living with floods
Living with floods Everybody knows that Jakarta is prone to flooding. No less than 13 rivers criss-cross the capital city, making floods a perennial threat for Jakarta. People who live in the slums along riverbanks have even developed a "live with floods" philosophy because each rainy season leads sporadic invasions of flood water into their homes. Yet, last weekend's floods, the worst since 1976, seem to have taken many by surprise.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian palm oil prices likely to fall
SE Asian palm oil prices likely to fall KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Southeast Asian palm oil prices are expected to fall this week on continued selling pressure and lack of export demand, regional traders said. But coconut oil prices would hold steady to firm on the back of thin supplies, they said. Indonesian traders said market talk that state plantations were going to cut crude palm oil prices to around 1,220-1,230 rupiah (53-53.4 U.S. cents) a kg would put pressure on values.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 8, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 25 4,500 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,725 50 1,625,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,200 200 30,000 Anwar Sierad 1,125 75 336,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 1,750 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 2,025 0 28,500 Argo Pantes 1,925 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,450 125 1,324,000 Asiana IMI...
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ten people injured in train crash
Ten people injured in train crash JAKARTA (JP): Ten people were injured yesterday when the Jaya Baya train hit the Bekasi-Gambir commuter train which was packed with passengers, in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta. Barata, spokesman for the Directorate General of Land Transportation, said the accident took place at 8 a.m. "It was not a serious accident. The commuter train No. 731 was hit from behind by the Jaya Baya train, which carried no passengers at the time," he told The Jakarta Post.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Democracy and free press could wipe out corruption'
'Democracy and free press could wipe out corruption' SEMARANG (JP): A democratic political system, including the presence of a free press, could eliminate corruption which is rampant in the Indonesian bureaucracy, sociologist Loekman Soetrisno said yesterday. Given that all other methods of eliminating corruption has failed, the only recourse available now in fact is a more democratic political system and a free press, he said.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
White komodo found in Flores
White komodo found in Flores KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Residents of the Bajawa regency, Flores Island, have recently discovered a white komodo, a rare variation of the largest monitor lizards. Governor Herman Musakabe revealed the discovery to the press on Friday and said that the residents have requested Rp 24 million (US$ 10.4 million) for the construction of artificial caves and a breeding center for the dragon.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Support small industry: Soeharto
Support small industry: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday presented awards to 54 businesspeople and nine regents and mayors for their distinguished efforts in developing small-scale industries, saying that the businesses development must be accelerated so to face tough competition. "If we cannot win competition in the globalization era, our economy will stagnate," Soeharto said at the ceremony for the annual presentation of Upakarti industrial awards at the State Palace.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Don't rest on past laurels: Try Sutrisno
Don't rest on past laurels: Try Sutrisno JAKARTA (JP): People should be prepared to meet new challenges and not rest on past laurels, Vice President Try Sutrisno told the nation yesterday.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Involve children in conversations: Expert
Involve children in conversations: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Parents' failure to involve children in conversations is the cause of many Indonesians' inability to express their ideas, an expert said yesterday. Dr. Lily I. Rilantono, chairperson of the Communication Forum for the Promotion and Development of the Indonesian Child, said people often think that expressing ideas is a skill limited only to adults.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam to import cement
Vietnam to import cement HANOI (AFP): Vietnam will import 1.5 million tones of cement and 1.6 million tones of clinker, or unprocessed cement, this year to meet domestic demand, an official said. The country should produce a maximum of 7.3 million tones of cement this year but demand will be between 8.3 to 8.5 million tones, said a top ministry of construction executive. The state-owned Cement Corp. would be granted a quota to import 800,000 tones of cement, he said.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Telkom networks in Sumatra privatized
Telkom networks in Sumatra privatized JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telkom yesterday handed over the management of its telecommunications networks throughout Sumatra to PT Pramindo Ikat Nusantara, a joint venture between France Telecom, the Astra group and two other local partners. The management transfer was made at a ceremony in the North Sumatra capital of Medan under a 15-year joint operation contract signed last October.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Flood evacuees need food and medicine
Flood evacuees need food and medicine JAKARTA (JP): After at least three days living in evacuation sites, the families whose homes were hit by the floods are now facing contagious diseases like diarrhea and skin problems. A floodwatch guard in Jatinegara, M. Nasir, said some children in Kampung Melayu and Jatinegara, evacuation sites have been suffering from diarrhea, while some other got skin problems.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Suwandi disappoints fans at Indosiar Open
Suwandi disappoints fans at Indosiar Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian best men's singles player Suwandi disappointed his home fans with an erratic game in his 6-2, 6-7 (9-11), 5-7 first-round defeat to Mauricio Hadad of Colombia in the Indosiar Open tennis championships yesterday. The original slow starter Suwandi draw cheers from a victory hunger crowd with his consistent play on the baseline to take the opening set.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI bourse offers competitive costs
RI bourse offers competitive costs JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian capital market offers competitive costs to companies listing their shares, said the chairman of the association of Indonesian securities companies, Yannes Naibaho. Yannes told journalists here yesterday that based on available data his office has concluded that recent press reports about the high cost of going public through the Indonesian capital market do not make sense. On Dec.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Foreigners held for overstaying
Foreigners held for overstaying MANADO, North Sulawesi: The immigration office in Bitung regency has detained nine foreigners for either overstaying or violating their visas, Antara reported. Three of the foreigners were from the Philippines, while the others were Taiwanese. The agency identified the foreigners only as JD, RT, RB, CCH, CHT, CCHS, LY, RJP, and LJ. Head of the office Nur H. Hutoro said the last three had overstayed their visas and would soon be deported.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Divide Irian Jaya into three: Advisor
Divide Irian Jaya into three: Advisor JAKARTA (JP): A senior consultant to the government has proposed that Irian Jaya be divided into three separate provinces to facilitate the administration of the huge and largely underdeveloped territory, Antara reported yesterday.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mulia to give bonus shares
Mulia to give bonus shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Mulia Industrindo, a manufacturer of ceramic and glass products listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, will this month issue 247.5 million bonus shares, bringing the total number of its shares to 472.5 million.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Superschool
Superschool Mochtar Buchori's "Viewpoint": Super schools making inroads into RI society (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 6, 1996) examines the emergence of "superschools" providing high quality education in Indonesia. I would like to add some observations from the point of view of an entrepreneur who has recently opened a superschool, catering to children aged one-and-a-half to six years.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Floods claim 6 lives as thousands homeless
Floods claim 6 lives as thousands homeless JAKARTA (JP): At least 11 people have been reported missing in the floods that have hit major parts of the capital city since last week. "We have received reports from relatives of the 11 missing persons since the heavy floods started, and some of them have been found dead," Edwin, a staff of the Jatibaru Flood Control Center, said here yesterday. The city authorities say that the current floods are the worst since 1976.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Flooding chaos gridlocks Jakarta
Flooding chaos gridlocks Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta was virtually paralyzed yesterday with thousands of people failing to turn up for work or school, and thousands others stranded for hours in traffic jams. The massive floods that swept the capital during the weekend simply refused to let the city of more 10 million resume its normal activities yesterday. Traffic congestion developed at almost every corner of the city, while hundreds of shops, including downtown Glodok district, were closed.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Students stage cleanliness event
Students stage cleanliness event JAKARTA (JP): As many as 300 senior and junior high school students cleaned away graffiti at public places in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. Organized by the Communication Forum of Jakarta Students (FKMJ), the program was aimed at facilitating communication among students. "In this way they are expected to appreciate the sense of togetherness and stop brawls," Erni, a member of the organizing committee, said.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
City inundated by garbage
City inundated by garbage PALU, South Sulawesi: Mayor Rully Lamadjido threw his hands up in exasperation after finding out that of the 469 cubic meter of garbage the city produces daily, only half is transported to waste disposal sites. "I really don't know what to do," he was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying. "We have tried many things, like hiring people especially to transport garbage, but it's still not enough".
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ramos vows to take on crime and coruption
Ramos vows to take on crime and coruption By Maria Teresa Villanueva-Cerojano MANILA (Kyodo): President Fidel Ramos has ordered a major shakeup of generals and colonels of the Philippine National Police in a bid to crack down on crime and corruption in the police force that has jeopardized the Philippines' attractiveness to foreign investment.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
S. Asian nations meet to set free trade agenda
S. Asian nations meet to set free trade agenda NEW DELHI (Reuter): Commerce ministers of seven South Asian countries began talks yesterday to assess progress on a month-old trade pact, and to set the agenda for liberalizing trade in a region rife with political conflict, officials said.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Peace hopes for PNG's island slim
Peace hopes for PNG's island slim PORT MORESBY (Reuter): Hopes for peace on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville are under threat again after rebel leaders returning by boat from peace talks in Australia were fired upon by government troops, rebel spokesmen said. Rebel leader Joseph Kabui said on Sunday the troops ambushed rebel leaders on Bougainville last Wednesday after he said they had been promised a safe passage back to the island.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Telkom service
Telkom service With interest I read the article about PT Telkom and its 'Gelar aksi' (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 6, 1996). In this article it says that the minister of tourism, post and telecommunications, Joop Ave, urges Telkom to connect telephone lines in the Greater Jakarta area within three days. I would like the minister to also instruct PT Telkom to improve its "service" to existing subscribers.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Observers call for inclusive sense of nationalism
Observers call for inclusive sense of nationalism SURABAYA (JP): A newly established organization made its high- profile presence felt yesterday by holding a national discussion on various subjects, including national leadership succession. Speakers invited by the National Brotherhood Foundation, manned by retired generals such as Bambang Triantoro and Kharis Suhud, explored the question of how Indonesia can maintain stability during a period of great change.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Asia-Pacific semiconductor revenues up 48% to US$33.5b
Asia-Pacific semiconductor revenues up 48% to US$33.5b SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia-Pacific semiconductor sales grew by 48 percent year-on-year to US$33.5 billion in 1995, confirming the region as the world's most dynamic chip market, figures made available here yesterday showed. Preliminary 1995 figures released by the U.S. market research agency Dataquest Inc. showed the regional semiconductor market rose from $22.58 billion in 1994 and its share of world consumption to an unprecedented 22 percent.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Water company reduces service
Water company reduces service PURWAKARTA, West Java: The local water company has decided to reduce its output following the discovery of 1,560 tons of fishes floating dead in its water source, the Jatiluhur dam. Company spokesperson Setiawan Udi said on Sunday that the company decreased the service out of fear of contamination of the water. Antara reported that thousands of dead fishes have made the dam water murky and smelly.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: The Kidsongs 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Education Program: Piano; Flute; Guitar 3:30 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Road to Avonlea (continued) 4:30 Science Program: Legend of The Century 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: Wajah Negeriku 5:30 English Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Jakarta 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Open University...
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt intent on correcting high cost economy
Govt intent on correcting high cost economy JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto assured a delegation of American business executives yesterday that the government would continue to pursue liberalization, prudent policies and cut down economic costs. "We will continue to eliminate the bottlenecks which have created a high cost economy," Hartarto told the 20 corporate executives at a luncheon here yesterday.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Explosives used to catch fish
Explosives used to catch fish AMBON, Maluku: Traditional fishermen in the Rum Island, Banda Neira subdistrict, Central Maluku, are worried about fishermen from other regions operating in the Banda waters using explosives. "So many dead fishes were floating around after those newcomers used explosives," La Empy, one of the fishermen, was quoted by Antara as saying.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Denmark eyes power projects
Denmark eyes power projects JAKARTA (JP): Danish businesses want to cooperate with Indonesian partners in building small-scale power plants using natural gas and coal as energy sources, Danish Environment and Energy Minister Sven Auken said here yesterday. "Denmark has much experience in small-scale power plant technology," Auken told reporters after meeting President Soeharto at the Merdeka Palace here.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bank Utama rated BB plus
Bank Utama rated BB plus LONDON (Reuter): Cyprus-based bank rating agency Capital Intelligence said yesterday it had assigned a long-term rating of BB plus and a short-term rating of A3 to Indonesia's PT Bank Utama. This level of ratings is typical for medium-sized private sector Indonesian banks, a Capital Intelligence statement said. "The last four years have witnessed a program of consolidation which has in particular helped to improve asset quality," the statement said.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Two weight lifting records shattered
Two weight lifting records shattered JAKARTA (JP): Two national clean and jerk record were shattered by their holders yesterday at the national weight lifting, power lifting and bodybuilding championships at Hall B Senayan. Supeni, silver medalist at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, bested her old mark of 105.5 kilograms to 106kg in the women's 54kg event. Her snatch lifting, 82.5kg, brought her total lifting to 188.5kg.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
Veteran status for Timorese
Veteran status for Timorese JAKARTA (JP): Three East Timorese freedom fighters who have returned to Indonesia after being exiled by Portugal 35-years ago are to be given "veteran" status by the government. "They will receive the recognition as veterans with all its status and emoluments," Foreign Minister Ali Alatas told journalists here yesterday after meeting with the three East Timorese.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN to boost tourism cooperation
ASEAN to boost tourism cooperation SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Tourism ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are considering a possible multilateral air accord to boost tourism in the region. The ministers, now conducting their informal talks in Surabaya, East Java, at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 1996, agreed to propose the idea of multilateral air accords to the transportation ministers in their respective countries.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
President's daughter tipped for volleyball chair
President's daughter tipped for volleyball chair JAKARTA (JP): Prominent businesswoman and daughter of President Soeharto Siti Hardijanti Rukmana is expected to take over the top job at the Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) later this week. She would succeed the incumbent chairman Gen. (ret.) Kunarto who yesterday nominated her canditure and stated his failure to develop a Rp 1.1 billion (US$480,000) trust fund as an additional reason for his resignation.
Tue, 09 Jan 1996, 00:00 WIB
U.S. embassy reopens visa service
U.S. embassy reopens visa service JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of visa applicants turned out at the United States Embassy yesterday when it reopened after being closed for three weeks. "We did not issue any previous formal statement," Craig J. Stromme of the United States Information Service told The Jakarta Post yesterday. "People just sort of know." Applicants formed such a long queue that it reached the nearby Gambir railway track prior to the opening of the embassy gate at 9 a.m.