Archive: 30 October 1996
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Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Chancellor Kohl arrives in Manila
Chancellor Kohl arrives in Manila MANILA (Reuter): Chancellor Helmut Kohl began a three-day visit to the Philippines yesterday that is expected to be crowned by almost $1 billion in business deals. The first German head of government to visit the Philippines arrived from Indonesia and headed straight to a park where he laid flowers at a monument to Filipino hero Jose Rizal. From the park, he proceeded to the Malacanang presidential palace for one-on-one talks with President Fidel Ramos.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Human rights body's investigation to be completed soon
Human rights body's investigation to be completed soon BOGOR, West Java (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights' fact finding team pledged yesterday to complete its investigation into the death of robbery suspect Tjetje Tadjudin while in Bogor police custody, before Nov. 5. The team's spokesman Bambang W. Soeharto said the investigation's results would be made public soon after the investigation was finished.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Migrant workers in vicious circle'
'Migrant workers in vicious circle' JAKARTA (JP): A woman activist said here yesterday that Indonesian women working overseas have been "dancing in the vicious circle of exploitation, oppression and marginalization" of the migrant workers industry. Tati Krisnawaty of Women's Solidarity, a non-government organization dealing with issues related to women workers, said the workers are burdened by poverty and a patriarchal society which belittles women.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
APEC business council wants free trade sooner
APEC business council wants free trade sooner JAKARTA (JP): The private sector in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum wants speedy liberalization of trade and investment among member economies. Muchtar Mandala, a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Indonesia, told journalists after meeting with President Soeharto here yesterday that the private sectors from all APEC economies consider the current deadline for liberalization as just too far off to pursue.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Labor export body threatens old board
Labor export body threatens old board JAKARTA (JP): The new executive board of the Indonesian Association of Labor Exporters (APJATI) threatened yesterday to revoke the membership of a number of former leaders if they fail to present accounts of their terms in office. The new board, led by Abdullah Puteh, has set Nov. 1 as the deadline for the former leaders to present accounts on financial matters and of how they had run the organization.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Child marriages are rampant in Madura
Child marriages are rampant in Madura By Lies Marcoes-Natsir SUMENEP, Madura, East Java (JP): The ferry connecting the tip of East Java and Madura island was moving slowly. The air was hot and stinging on that noon day, and the slight ocean breeze did not help to temper the heat. It was the end of the dry season. An intensely Madurese atmosphere was at work here. This expressed itself not only in the special dialect they spoke, it was obvious too from the way they were dressed.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, nightly except Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Paraguas Vocal Group, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Ambassador Lounge: Pianist Sudarmadi, Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m to 9:30 a.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tunky meets exporters
Tunky meets exporters Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo, already preoccupied with the preparations for the defense of Indonesia's national car policy against complaints lodged by Japan, the United States and European Union under the World Trade Organization, has resumed what we see as fact-finding, free- wheeling talks with exporters in Jakarta and the provinces.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
PM Goh to visit Cambodia
PM Goh to visit Cambodia PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will visit Cambodia with a large business delegation next week, Foreign Ministry officials said yesterday. The Singaporean leader will arrive on Nov. 4 for an overnight visit. He is expected to hold bilateral talks with co-premiers Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen, and to meet King Norodom Sihanouk, Foreign Minister Ung Huot said.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Regional demand eats into Asian oil exports
Regional demand eats into Asian oil exports SINGAPORE (AFP): Rising demand among Asia-Pacific oil- producing countries will lead to a decline in crude export availability, increasing the region's dependence on the Middle East, an expert said yesterday. Kang Wu, an analyst from Hawaii-based think tank East-West Center, told an industry conference here that available crude exports from the region would decline from 2.2 million barrels per day in 1995 to 1.6 million barrels in 2000.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
G-15 to discuss WTO issues in Harare: Alatas
G-15 to discuss WTO issues in Harare: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas hinted yesterday that the Group of 15 (G-15) may, at the summit in Harare next month, negotiate a common stand on issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO). After meeting President Soeharto to discuss his trip to Harare tomorrow, Alatas gave an affirmation about the possibility of member developing countries forging a common stance.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Two men detained for illegally publishing magazine
Two men detained for illegally publishing magazine JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police have detained two men since Sunday for illegally publishing magazines which contain stories that are said to defame President Soeharto. The men, Andi Syahputra, 31, and Dasrul, about 60, were arrested by plainclothes policemen near a printing company in Cipulir, South Jakarta. If found guilty, they face a maximum sentence of six years imprisonment.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Marriage that works: Local and Western food
Marriage that works: Local and Western food DENPASAR, Bali (JP): You like cream? The answer, will be a resounding yes from all quarters. You like rujak? Though limited, the response will be just at unequivocal. Limited because the yeses will burst from the mouths of Indonesians rather than those from foreign lands. Maybe there'll be a sprinkling of resident aliens who join the chorus.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fighting erupts between RP troops, Moro rebels
Fighting erupts between RP troops, Moro rebels ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Heavy fighting between Philippine government troops and Moro rebels erupted again yesterday in the southern Philippines, but the government said it expected cease-fire negotiations to begin soon. As the fighting broke out in three remote villages in the south, an aide to President Fidel Ramos said in Manila that the cease-fire talks could begin next week.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Reading interest
Reading interest From Kompas When the President observed National Reading Day in Bogor, West Java sometime ago, he made it known that interest in reading among the Indonesian public is still very low. Maybe this is because of a lackadaisical attitude toward reading. I think the public's lack of interest toward reading is caused by other factors besides mere laziness. For instance, the average person cannot afford to buy costly books, because of a low income.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Display helps public understand sex workers
Display helps public understand sex workers By Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): A pair of worn out shoes is the focus of a black and white snapshot. Anna, the photographer, says: "Maybe some day I will end up like these shoes. As long as I am fresh I am used. When I am ill I will be thrown out. That hurts." Her friend, whose works are also on display at Ancol's Dreamland, giggles at a picture of a man looking at the camera in a room in a red-light district. "What if his wife finds out?" she said.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tourists want culture, says tourism official
Tourists want culture, says tourism official YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tourist industry does not make the most of the country's natural and cultural wealth because of a lack of professionals, an official says. Andi Mappi Sameng, director general of tourism at the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications, said yesterday that Indonesia's rich heritage should give it a strong bargaining position in the international tourist market.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina asked to take lead out of gasoline
Pertamina asked to take lead out of gasoline JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has asked the state oil company Pertamina to phase out the use of lead as an additive in its gasoline by 1999 to reduce air pollution, a minister said yesterday. "The President has instructed that leaded gasoline production be phased out because lead is dangerous to human health," State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said after a meeting with Soeharto.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ladies Orchestra mesmereizes Jakartans
Ladies Orchestra mesmereizes Jakartans By Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): For Indonesian women, housewives in particular, a gathering will usually mean an arisan (a rolling loan scheme). Or a time for tea or coffee which might degenerate into a gossipy Kaffekrnzchen (ladies' coffee party). But for the 14 women of the Vienna Waltz Dream Ladies Orchestra (Damenkapelle Wiener Walzertraum) featured at the autumn ball at the Shangri-la here last Friday, it means rehearsals or a concert.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fares for night transport
Fares for night transport JAKARTA (JP): The organization of public transport owners, Organda, said yesterday the night transport program would not be successful unless the city administration increased fares. The organization's head, Aip Syarifuddin, said most of the organization's members did not use their vehicles at night because they could not make enough profit to cover operational costs.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Local cafe culture blossoms in Jakarta
Local cafe culture blossoms in Jakarta By Angela Romano JAKARTA (JP): The opening of a new cafe in Jakarta's Mandarin Oriental hotel last week reflects a blossoming local "cafe culture". KafeKafe is the latest in a stream of cafes, bistros and cafe-cum-nightclubs to open in the city in the past year, buoyed by the apparently unquenchable thirst of Indonesia's newly prosperous for fresh entertainment experiences.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Australians learn how Golkar gets votes
Australians learn how Golkar gets votes JAKARTA (JP): Visiting members of the Australian College of Strategic Studies met with executives from the ruling Golkar yesterday to exchange information and discover how Golkar executives worked voluntarily without salary. Their questions were met with a smile by Golkar Secretary General Ary Mardjono and other executives who explained that they did not receive any pay for their party work.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesians crash out of Masters
Indonesians crash out of Masters JAKARTA (JP): Two leading Indonesian players made early exits from the Indonesian Satellite Masters tennis tournament in Surabaya, East Java, yesterday. Former national number one Suwandi failed to control his nerves in his first-round 6-3, 7-5 defeat to Bernd Christandl of Australia. In other opening-round action, Indonesian Davis Cupper Sulistyo Wibowo fought hard before crashing 6-7 (2-7), 3-6 to Blake Brinklow of Austria.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
New condo with high technology
New condo with high technology JAKARTA (JP): Four South Jakarta condominium towers, scheduled to be lived in by the middle of next year, will provide residents with the most sophisticated telecommunications and security systems, the developer said yesterday. The towers are equipped with the Australian-designed Home Automation System.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dozens of houses gutted by fire
Dozens of houses gutted by fire TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Dozens of makeshift houses built on a plot of state-owned land at Karawaci Bedeng, in the Karawaci sub-district, were reduced to ashes when a fire tore through the site yesterday. The fire occurred while several residents were demolishing their houses in compliance with the local administration's instruction that all buildings there be pulled down because the land was state-owned.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Supporters of Soerjadi obeyed order, police say
Supporters of Soerjadi obeyed order, police say JAKARTA (JP): Supporters of Soerjadi, the officially recognized chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), obeyed orders to disperse during clashes with their opponents in Central Jakarta last July, a police chief said yesterday.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dragoon ties up Detta
Dragoon ties up Detta JAKARTA (JP): Dragoon Limited of Britain signed a licensing and technology transfer agreement here yesterday letting PT Detta Marina produce and sell garments under its trademarks. Dragoon's managing director Gordon B. Parr said Detta Marina would manufacture up to US$3 million worth of garments with Dragoon trademarks. He said half of these would be sold here and half would be exported in the first year of production.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian men qualify 2nd for Olympic bridge quarters
Indonesian men qualify 2nd for Olympic bridge quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's team had to be content with staying second to Group A leader France after beating Japan 18-12 in the 35th and last qualifying round of the 10th Bridge Olympics on Rhodes Island, Greece, Monday evening.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Noted writer Trisnojuwono dies at the age of 71
Noted writer Trisnojuwono dies at the age of 71 JAKARTA (JP): Trisnojuwono, a noted writer and the oldest skydiver in Asia, died yesterday of a stroke at his house in Bandung, West Java. He would have turned 71 on Nov. 12. Triso, as he was known to friends, fell ill earlier this year and was hospitalized for two weeks in July. He is survived by four children and seven grandchildren. Trisno had worked as a journalist for Pikiran Rakyat, a leading daily in the province, since 1961.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Firm to close gold mines
Firm to close gold mines JAKARTA (JP): PT Prima Lirang Minang will close its gold and silver mines on Wetar Island, Southeast Maluku, next March because its deposits are depleted, chief executive Gery Mbatemoy said yesterday. Prima Lirang, an Indonesian-Australian joint venture, has been producing gold bullion and silver since 1992 for its buyer PT Logam Mulia Jakarta, Mbatemoy was quoted by Antara as saying in Ambon.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Eat out with authentic movie memorabilia
Eat out with authentic movie memorabilia By Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): On Planet Hollywood Jakarta's second anniversary last Tuesday, the situation was a little bit more rowdy than usual. Techno music was blasting out in the background as beautiful models danced MTV-style to a cheering crowd. Ipung Purwadi had come with his parents, sister, brother, wife and two month-old daughter for their own celebration. It was Ipung's teenage sister's birthday.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
RP cleans up its facade before APEC Summit
RP cleans up its facade before APEC Summit By Juergen Dauth SINGAPORE (DPA): The Philippine government is cleaning up its facade for the Nov. 25 Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila. The poor are being expelled from the capital and human rights activists and critics are not being let into the country. One is reminded of the era of Ferdinand Marcos, Philippine president and dictator from 1965 to 1986. Whenever Marcos had a visitor, the parlor was spring-cleaned.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
ANA to fly to Bali regularly
ANA to fly to Bali regularly JAKARTA (JP): All Nippon Airways (ANA) is scheduled to begin flying from Tokyo to Denpasar, Bali, via Jakarta today, after serving Indonesia with charter flights for two decades. ANA Managing Director Yuzuru Matsumoto said yesterday that ANA would fly the route twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, using a 213-seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft. "In the first year of operations, the airline anticipates carrying 27,000 passengers and 1,400 tons of cargo," Matsumoto said.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: Wedding JP/byi CONGRATULATIONS: Armed Forces Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Let. Gen. Syarwan Hamid marries his daughter, Hayuning Diah Sari, to Cap.(Inf.) Almuchalif Suryo, the son of Brig.Gen.(ret.) Dirham, in Jakarta, last Tuesday. The three guests greeting them are (from right to left) Minister of Home Affairs Yogie S. Memet, business tycoon Ciputra, and former Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Sabam Siagian.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Eye care clinic gets aid
Eye care clinic gets aid DENPASAR, Bali: Bali's Community Eye Care and Blindness Prevention Center has received its final grant from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). The final payment last month brought the agency's financial assistance to the program to a total of A$258,0000, and concluded AusAID's financial commitment to the program. AusAID helped found the center which is staffed by ophthalmologists and nurses trained in the use of Australian technology.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
PT Mandiri licensed as sole agent
PT Mandiri licensed as sole agent JAKARTA (JP): A British manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment, JCB, licensed a Mandiri Group subsidiary, PT Mandiri Tractor Utama, yesterday as its sole agent here. "We have been operating as the sole agent of JCB here since January. But today we officially signed a deal with JCB to become its only distributor in Indonesia," said Herman Kasih, the marketing director of Mandiri Traktor Utama.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
National archives
National archives From Republika As a new employee, I am very concerned about the condition of the National Archives. The morale of the employees is low, and unity among the workers is weak. This has resulted from the employees' inadequate understanding of the principles of modern management and archive science. For example, the National Archives System does not refer to other information systems, such as library and documentation centers.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Harsh punishment needed to eliminate corruption'
'Harsh punishment needed to eliminate corruption' JAKARTA (JP): Only stringent punishment will eliminate rampant corruption in the country, said a cabinet minister yesterday. Minister of National Development Planning/Chairman of National Development Planning Board Ginandjar Kartasasmita made this clear as he addressed the eighth congress of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI), a politically well-connected umbrella organization of youth groups here.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jabotabek a special region?
Jabotabek a special region? From Suara Karya Recently, the press had a field day because of Prof. Emil Salim's idea to unite the regions of Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek) into one administration under a governor at ministerial level. The idea drew a host of pro and con responses. One opponent was the Governor of West Java, H.R. Nuriana, who brought up various reasons. I am certain that there are more people against the idea, mostly from West Java.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
KNPI hit by withdrawal threats
KNPI hit by withdrawal threats JAKARTA (JP): Four more major youth organizations threatened yesterday to pull out of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI), criticizing its leaders for attempting to sway them towards the fold of ruling political group Golkar.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Doctors support claim on high AIDS death rate
Doctors support claim on high AIDS death rate By Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Two leading medical doctors supported yesterday the claim by a research agency from the University of Indonesia that between 12,000 and 31,000 people die in Indonesia each year from the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rights activists urge ASEAN to pressure Myanmar govt
Rights activists urge ASEAN to pressure Myanmar govt BANGKOK (Reuter): Asian human rights activists urged southeast Asian nations yesterday to follow the United States and Europe and put more pressure on Myanmar's military rulers over human rights abuses. "We think the situation in Burma (Myanmar) is getting worse," Somchai Homlaor, secretary general of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, told Reuters.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 29, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 -150 5,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 750 -25 25,000 Andayani Megah 1,000 0 161,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,325 0 0 Anwar Sierad 2,375 25 3,564,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,700 25 500 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,650 -150 248,000 Argo Pantes 1,900 0 0 Asahimas Flat 1,350 50 902,000 Asiana IMI...
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto sets deadline for SEAG village row decision
Soeharto sets deadline for SEAG village row decision JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday urged the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Organizing Committee to settle the row over plans to build a new athletes village this week. State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman told reporters after a meeting with the President at his office that the Games committee would meet with the Jakarta governor and the Gelora Senayan Foundation either Thursday or Friday to solve the dispute.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
East Timor's cement project
East Timor's cement project JAKARTA (JP): PT Bangun Timor Indonesia Pratama will construct a cement plant with a production capacity of 2.3 million tons per year in East Timor an official said. "The plant construction investment fund will be derived from local sources. The governor has officially approved the plan and expects the company to realize these plans soon," said Mateus Maia, an East Timor provincial mining office official, according to Antara reports from Dili yesterday.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Kabelindo gets $40m loan
Kabelindo gets $40m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Kabelindo Murni, a publicly-listed cable producer, said yesterday it had secured US$40 million in loans from a syndicate of 11 international banks. The company said the syndicate would lend it $25 million in the short term to strengthen its working capital, and $15 million in the medium term to refinance its existing debt.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
East Timor issue
East Timor issue The colonial leaders of Portugal during the 1970s created the East Timor problem. But the new leaders in Lisbon can solve this issue, if there is a will. In 1962, India -- the so-called "largest democracy" -- did not care about world opinion, the United Nations or human rights when it invaded the Portuguese colony of Goa and forcibly annexed it. Is Portugal doing anything about it?
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ex-Davis Cuppers join selection
Ex-Davis Cuppers join selection JAKARTA (JP): Former Davis Cuppers Suwandi, Edy Kusdaryanto and Donny Susetyo confirmed yesterday their participation in a national selection tournament scheduled for Nov. 7 to Nov. 9. The three players, who missed the initial tournament last June due to their tight schedules clashing with the event, will join the other 13 players vying for the eight berths in the promotion matches against the elite group of eight.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Students questioned over Jakarta riots
Students questioned over Jakarta riots PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Five Soedirman University students were questioned last week by the district prosecutors' office in connection with the July 27 riots in Jakarta. Albert Novianto, Ahmad Effendi, Gerry Grefisanto, Rahman Rasyid and Alam Hadriyanto were questioned, as potential witnesses, on Thursday and on Friday. The students said they were surprised by the questioning and insisted they knew nothing about the riots.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Foreign cargo aircraft must land in Batam'
'Foreign cargo aircraft must land in Batam' JAKARTA (JP): No foreign cargo plane may land in Indonesia, except at Batam's Hang Nadim airport, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday. This decision is expected to stimulate the role of domestic airlines in air freight services and help the establishment of Hang Nadim as the country's air cargo center, he said. He did not say when the ruling came into effect, nor if a law had been drafted for that purpose.
Wed, 30 Oct 1996, 00:00 WIB
Be polite
Be polite As a foreigner living in Jakarta, it has struck me that the native Indonesians are incredibly friendly, while the exact opposite is true of the expat community. Many a time, I've walked down a busy street and seen one or several chipper young men or women call out to my expatriate cousins: "Hello, Mister!" only to be rudely ignored or, dare I say it, snubbed no matter how often the greeting is repeated. Surely this is no way to treat your neighbor.