Archive: 12 November 1996
49 articles found
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police mistakes in the spotlight
Police mistakes in the spotlight The image of our police force has lately suffered a decline and its performance has come into the public spotlight. Many cases have remained unresolved, including those of the death of Bernas Yogyakarta journalist Muhammad Fuad Syarifuddin (Udin), the armed robbery and killing of a real estate agent on the Jagorawi toll road and the death of Rifaldi "Aldi" Soekarnoputra, in which the actress Ria Irawan was also involved.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco, Asian Force Band, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday: 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Acid Speed Band, Firday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Platinum Band, Wednesday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, 7:15 p.m.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Clinton fund scandal gathers force
Clinton fund scandal gathers force No less an authority than Stephen Ambrose, historian of the Eisenhower and Nixon presidencies, fears a parallel between Nixon's scandal-haunted re-election in 1972 and Clinton's in 1996. Our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin reports on the development of what has already been dubbed "Indongate" in some U.S. papers. HONG KONG (JP): Asia secured a niche for itself in the recent American presidential election in the worst possible way.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sepak Takraw body eyes two SEA Games gold medals
Sepak Takraw body eyes two SEA Games gold medals JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Sepak Takraw Association expects two gold medals from the women's regu (squad of three teams) at the 19th Southeast Asian Games here next year. Beddu Amang, the association's chairman, said yesterday that the association is aiming for two silvers from the men's regu. The decentralized training program, in which 36 athletes are participating, is scheduled to take place from Nov. 20, 1996, to Jan.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Youths ransack PDI office
Youths ransack PDI office SEMARANG: Some 40 unidentified youngsters vandalized the office of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) here yesterday, police said. Central Java police chief May. Gen. Harimas said six youths were detained following the incident. Police considered the act a purely criminal case and promised to investigate, he said. So far no clue has been found to determine whether they belong to one of the two disputing camps of the rift-ridden party, he said.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Prisident Soeharto arrives in Amman
Prisident Soeharto arrives in Amman JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto arrived in Amman yesterday to begin a four-day state visit aimed at further strengthening the strong ties between Indonesia and Jordan. After an 11-hour flight Soeharto touched down at Queen Alia airport and was met by Jordan's King Hussein. The visit to Jordan is the first-leg of an overseas trip which will take him to Rome for the World Food Summit.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ministry to mediate garment factory rift
Ministry to mediate garment factory rift BEKASI, West Java (JP): The Bekasi office of the Manpower Ministry has promised to mediate a dispute between a garment factory's management and its 500 employees who went strike last Thursday. The workers struck for two days in demand of overtime pay, menstruation and maternity leave for female workers, transportation for evening workers, a social security (Jamsostek) scheme and the establishment of a union.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's SEA Games chances slim: Pramono
Indonesia's SEA Games chances slim: Pramono JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has only a slim chance of regaining the overall champion's title at the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here next year, according to Indonesia's SEA Games training director Joko Pramono. "Thailand has prepared for the Games half a year longer than us.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Thai economy focal point ahead of elections
Thai economy focal point ahead of elections By Philip McClellan BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's stalled economy, a key factor in the collapse of the previous government, has become the focal point of political parties jockeying for position in the upcoming general elections. In a campaign seemingly devoid of other issues, the two main parties have been falling over themselves to prove their economic credentials, competing to assemble the best team of gurus to cure the ailing economy.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
ICI forms joint venture
ICI forms joint venture JAKARTA (JP): ICI Polyurethanes, a subsidiary of Britain's Imperial Chemical Industry Plc, signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with PT Tansri Gani to establish a joint venture to produce and distribute polyurethane in Indonesia. The joint venture, PT ICI Polyurethanes Indonesia, plans to open a production plant at the Jababeka industrial estate in Cikarang, West Java, in 1998 with an initial production capacity of 5,000 tons a year.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Myanmar faces criticism over attack on Suu Kyi
Myanmar faces criticism over attack on Suu Kyi YANGON (Agencies): Myanmar's military authorities faced renewed international condemnation yesterday following weekend attacks on the motorcade of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Japan called on the Myanmar's government to explain the "regrettable" violence in which Suu Kyi's motorcade was pelted with rocks on three occasions Saturday by a mob she accused of being government agents.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Try Polyta gets BB rating
Try Polyta gets BB rating JAKARTA (JP): Standard & Poor's assigned a BB minus long-term rating yesterday to the US$175 million guaranteed secured notes, expiring in 2003, to be issued by Try Polyta Finance B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the guarantor PT Tri Polyta Indonesia. It also gave a BB minus corporate-credit rating to PT Try Polita Indonesia.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Newly-founded legal aid body gets warm welcome
Newly-founded legal aid body gets warm welcome JAKARTA (JP): The newly founded Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) should spur the ongoing drive to promote human rights in Indonesia, law experts and human rights activists said over the weekend. Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara said he hopes the new association will be a complement to groups like the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), which he once chaired, rather than a competitor.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Internet a jungle
Internet a jungle I would like to thank Mr. C. Brouerius van Nidek, who suggested in this column (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 11, 1996) that I follow up on Mr. Osvaldo Coelho's report. In fact, I have also read similar reports in other publications that fully support what Mr. Coelho has said. Especially when you make purchases through the Net, the data about you is automatically captured and kept in various databases, which will later be used for all sorts of marketing efforts.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Javanese and Indonesian
Javanese and Indonesian From Kompas Kompas said in its Oct. 26 edition that "Javanese language is being threatened and replaced by Bahasa Indonesia". I feel disturbed and want to question the statement. The word "threatened" was not put between quotation marks, giving it a sense of being definite. Somebody being threatened will automatically take steps to protect himself. The steps can be the avoidance of the threat or the elimination of it.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia appreciates Malaysian attitude
Indonesia appreciates Malaysian attitude JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expressed its "highest appreciation" to the Malaysian government and Malaysian youth yesterday for shutting down a controversial conference on East Timor in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend. Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono described the Malaysian government decision as "appropriate", and a reflection of Kuala Lumpur's recognition that East Timor is an Indonesian internal affair.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Orchard Road' shopping belt for Kuningan
'Orchard Road' shopping belt for Kuningan JAKARTA (JP): Property giant Ciputra Group is one developer with plans to build on what will be Jakarta's first row of shopping centers in South Jakarta's Kuningan area, a company official said yesterday. Ciputra Development president director Harun Hajadi, said recently the shopping belt was inspired by Singapore's Orchard Road. The project will be developed by PT Citraland Adigraha, a joint venture of PT Ciputra Development and Peninsular Holdings B.V.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bambang wants govt offices moved to his township
Bambang wants govt offices moved to his township JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Trihatmodjo, President Soeharto's second son, said he would try to get the central government to move some of its offices to a township his company will build in Jonggol, near Bogor, West Java. Bambang, the chairman of the widely-diversified Bimantara Group, said over the weekend he would also ask the government to move the Senayan sports complex in Central Jakarta to the township.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Minister calls for halt to bamboozling ads
Minister calls for halt to bamboozling ads JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko urged advertising companies yesterday to stop deceiving the public with their bombastic ads in the mass media. The minister also called on the public to be wary of misleading and culturally "improper" advertisements so as not to fall victim to them.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
House factions urge tougher Ecstasy bill
House factions urge tougher Ecstasy bill JAKARTA (JP): All the factions in the House of Representatives welcomed a government bill designed to curtail the abuse of Ecstasy pills among youth, but some doubt that the maximum punishment proposed is sufficient to deter violations. The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) questioned the proposed maximum penalty, which is less than the death penalty under the 1976 narcotic law.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bridge duo to get houses
Bridge duo to get houses JAKARTA (JP): Henky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo will each receive a house from North Sulawesi Governor E.E. Mangindaan for their significant roles in Indonesia's cruise to the final of the 10th Bridge Olympiad on Rhode Island earlier this month. Executive chairman of the North Sulawesi sports council Edward Posumah told Antara yesterday that two 70-square-meter houses will be handed over to Henky and Eddy in the very near future.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Lawyer says slander suspect misidentified
Lawyer says slander suspect misidentified JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer representing a housewife being tried at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for allegedly insulting the Armed Forces (ABRI) and the government said the police had arrested the wrong person. Defense lawyer Erick S. Paat said police had mistakenly arrested 44-year-old Nurhayati, a staunch supporter of Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Shopping Indonesian style
Shopping Indonesian style Good news for bargain hunters and collectors of Indonesian handicrafts. This week, the Plaza Atrium Shopping Center in Segitiga, Senen, is hosting an Indonesian traditional arts and crafts exhibition. The exhibition opens Tuesday, November 12, 1996, and runs through Tuesday, November 19, 1996.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
RP security tight for Asia-Pacific meet
RP security tight for Asia-Pacific meet By Uday Khandeparkar SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Reuter): The Naval Magazine used to be impenetrable, with deep silos where ammunition was stored built in a heavily guarded clearing between a 12-hectare rain-forest and the deep waters of Triboa Bay. Most of the silos have now been demolished to make way for 21 specially built villas, where leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will stay when they arrive in this freeport on Nov.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 11, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,075 175 19,500 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 825 0 10,000 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 87,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,175 -25 40,000 Anwar Sierad 2,550 -25 1,063,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,825 0 53,000 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,350 -150 155,000 Argo Pantes 1,750 0 1,000 Asahimas Flat 1,325 0...
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Megawati knew of attack plan
Megawati knew of attack plan JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), gave her first testimony at her supporters' trial yesterday, saying she knew of the planned forced takeover of the party headquarters by Soerjadi loyalists two days before July 27.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tourism target is realistic: Executives
Tourism target is realistic: Executives JAKARTA (JP): The government's target of 11 million foreign tourists spending US$15 billion in Indonesia in 2005 is realistic provided the government and companies work harder to develop the industry, executives said yesterday. "We have great potential to achieve the target but we must work harder," Max Sahulata, vice president of Garuda Indonesia's hotel operator PT Aerowisata, told The Jakarta Post.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Japanese investors keen on RI despite car policy: Sanwa
Japanese investors keen on RI despite car policy: Sanwa JAKARTA (JP): A Japanese research group said yesterday Indonesia remained an attractive place for Japanese investors to do business despite its controversial national car policy. The president of Sanwa Research Institute and Consulting (SRIC) Corporation, Nobutaka Yamamoto, said here yesterday that Japanese firms were highly confident about investing in Indonesia.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police arrest handbag thief
Police arrest handbag thief JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested yesterday one of two men who injured a 78-year-old woman while stealing her handbag containing Rp 10,000 (US$4.20). Sgt. Suparto of the Gambir Police subprecinct said Sutiani Agustina, the victim, suffered an injury to her shoulder when two men on a motorcycle accosted her in front of her home on Jl. Duri Pulo, Central Jakarta. The police arrested Ansor, 25, and confiscated the motorcycle. Ansor's alleged accomplice escaped.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
First beauty queen for East Timor
First beauty queen for East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The latest hot issue in East Timor has nothing to do with politics: It has selected its first beauty queen. The first ever beauty contest in the youngest province was held by the Citra Timor Workshop. Sixty teenage-girls entered the Top Model Contest in the hope of becoming the reigning beauty to represent the province in the 1997 Elite Lux Model pageant.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Zarina agrees to return for trial at home: Police
Zarina agrees to return for trial at home: Police JAKARTA (JP): Zarina, the Ecstasy-case suspect apprehended recently in Houston, U.S., has agreed to be brought back home for prosecution, a police officer said yesterday. National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen. Nurfaizi said the 24-year-old novice television series actress is expected to arrive here by Monday.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Greeting poses a problem
Greeting poses a problem In 1985, I had a journalist friend from Norway visiting me while he was writing an article on Islam in Indonesia for a magazine. When the report was published, he sent me a copy of the magazine. I noticed that the article began with "Hello Mister!" as a way of showing how he had been warmly welcomed by the villagers. Eleven years later, I have found that the greeting makes some foreigners (at least Mr. Gliwitzki and Mr.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
New system for air tickets
New system for air tickets JAKARTA (JP): Domestic travelers will enjoy greater freedom in choosing who they fly with next year by using endorsable tickets issued by any of the country's six scheduled airlines. The new domestic ticketing system will be provided under an agreement signed by the six airlines yesterday.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
PT Sierad Produce to go public
PT Sierad Produce to go public JAKARTA (JP): PT Sierad Produce, a publicly-listed PT Anwar Sierad subsidiary, plans to sell 250 million new shares to the public early next month to raise approximately Rp 300 billion (US$129.3 million) for its expansion program. The company's president Budiardjo Tek said yesterday the new shares, each with a nominal value of Rp 500, would account for 38.5 percent of its total shares. "Our total shares will become 650 million.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Two new overpasses open next month
Two new overpasses open next month JAKARTA (JP): Two overpasses on arterial roads will be completed next month as part of an effort to solve Jakarta's horrendous traffic congestion, the head of City Public Works Office, Soeharto, said yesterday. The overpasses are on Jl. Lapangan Roos, South Jakarta, and Jl. K.S. Tubun, West Jakarta, Soeharto said during a field inspection. He said the Lapangan Roos overpass is 400 meters long and 17 meters wide.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bishop Belo's comments still creating waves
Bishop Belo's comments still creating waves JAKARTA (JP): A legislator from the ruling Golkar party called for the public yesterday to be prudent in responding to Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo's recent critical remarks about the Armed Forces. Samsul Muarif warned that the controversy over Belo's remarks as quoted by German newspaper Der Spiegel could unproportionally blow up into an issue related to religion and ethnicity.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Land rows overshadow APEC meeting
Land rows overshadow APEC meeting By Richard Ingham HONG KONG (AFP): Sovereignty disputes that arc from Northeast Asia to the South China Sea, coupled to fears of resurgent nationalism, make a troubling backcloth for the upcoming APEC summit in the Philippines. Since APEC last met in Osaka a year ago, ugly squabbles have developed among the leading Asian members of an organization that loves to boast how it runs on friendly, neighborly consensus.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Lowering of interest rates
Lowering of interest rates From Bisnis Indonesia The endeavors toward the lowering of bank interest rates have induced me to come up with suggestions which may be used as input for decisionmakers. I realize that the lowering of interest rates cannot be done instantly. There are, however, things that could contribute toward the aim. First, eliminate all prize incentives for savings.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dengue kills 156 people
Dengue kills 156 people SEMARANG: A total of 156 people in Central Java have died of dengue fever this year, a government official here has said. Dadik Suhardadi, head of the local social affairs office, said most of the victims live in the coastal areas in the northern part of the province, Antara reported. He said the number of people affected by the disease increased sharply this year to 7,371.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Robberies that were never solved
Robberies that were never solved From Kompas The Horticulture Research Center of Lembang, under the supervision of the Agriculture Research and Development Center on Jl. Tangkubanperahu No. 517 in Lembang, Bandung, West Java (now known as the Research Center of Vegetables) has, since 1992, been regularly broken into at night. The incidents, like clockwork, have taken place every six months. The thieves usually went after computers, electronic equipment and cash.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI's economic policy experience
RI's economic policy experience The following article is based on a paper by Mohammad Sadli presented at the Conference on Governance Innovation in Manila on Oct. 22. The conference was organized by the Ottawa-based Institute on Governance, the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank and local civil organizations. This is the first of two articles. MANILA: Since independence in 1945, Indonesia has known only two presidents.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia must shape up to face competition: Mar'ie
Indonesia must shape up to face competition: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad reiterated yesterday that strengthening Indonesia's competitiveness and resilience is one of the most pressing challenges facing the country amid increasingly keener global competition. Mar'ie said that overcoming these problems should be Indonesia's foremost priority, stressing that the solution was to strengthen the country's comparative and competitive advantages.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mashill launches credit cards
Mashill launches credit cards JAKARTA (JP): Mashill Utama, a publicly-listed bank, has launched a Visa and MasterCard service, the bank's card center manager, John Suwardi, said yesterday. Mashill director Muliadi Hendri estimates that Indonesia's potential demand for credit and charge cards is 1.25 million cards a year. Bank Mashill plans to release 30,000 to 40,000 cards a year.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Shooting of 'Fatahillah' starts
Shooting of 'Fatahillah' starts JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja, the main producer of Fatahillah, is scheduled to witness the initial shooting for the film on Saturday in Lombang, kilometers east of Indramayu, West Java. The day before, the governor, along with other dignitaries, invited guests, the film's stars and filmmaking crew, will attend a prayer service at the At-Taqwa mosque in Cirebon.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Nuclear bill closed for public input
Nuclear bill closed for public input JAKARTA (JP): Deliberation on the controversial bill on nuclear energy at the House of Representatives has entered the final stages closed to public input, critics of the draft law said yesterday. Activists and a legislator said in a press conference held by the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) that the bill was a clear example of how the state prevents people opposed to nuclear projects from participating in the law-making process.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Greeting foreigners
Greeting foreigners I feel touched reading Paul Wesson's letter 'Be polite' published in The Jakarta Post, Oct. 30, 1996, in which he deeply regretted the way other expatriates reacted toward Indonesians who greeted them with "Hello Mister!" Other expatriates, he wrote, often rudely ignore or snub young Indonesian men who greet them on the street. I wonder why they do so? Does it do any harm to them just to make a friendly gesture to the greeters?
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Conserving the sweet tree of life in Padasuka village
Conserving the sweet tree of life in Padasuka village By Aparna Devere PADASUKA, West Java: The winding weather-beaten tracks lead to the village. The mini bus comes only once in a while, making the perilous journey up and down the steep mountains. Life stands still here except for the occasional prayer calls from the small mosque and the rooster, shrieking through the dawn. The clouds lower themselves on the serene hills as the farmers trudge their way down to start their day.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Astra and Mitra sign $10m deal
Astra and Mitra sign $10m deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra Graphia and PT Mitra Global Telekomunikasi Indonesia have signed a US$10.1 million-deal to establish an Integrated Operation Support System project for telecommunication services in Central Java. Under the project, Astra Graphia will provide a support system for Central Java's telecommunication management network, which will include services such as network traffic management, performance rating and recording and network administration.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Save mangroves from logging
Save mangroves from logging BANDAR LAMPUNG: An expert has urged the government to save the country's mangroves from rampant logging. M. Khazali of the Indonesia-chapter of Wetland International Program expressed his concern, that mangroves throughout the country had been neglected all these years, at a seminar here yesterday. According to Khazali, Indonesia's 3.54 million hectares of mangroves, the largest in the world, represent about 20 percent of the world's mangrove forests.