Archive: 5 November 1996
45 articles found
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Soemitro calls for open race for Vice President
Soemitro calls for open race for Vice President JAKARTA (JP): Now that the 1998 presidential election is virtually settled, the race for vice president should be made as open as possible, influential former general Soemitro said yesterday. Joining in the fray about the ideal candidates for the nation's number two post, Gen (ret.) Soemitro said the job should not be reserved for bureaucrats.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 4, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 900 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 825 25 28,000 Andayani Megah 1,000 0 15,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,325 0 355,000 Anwar Sierad 2,375 0 811,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,850 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,550 -50 2,500 Argo Pantes 1,875 -25 4,000 Asahimas Flat 1,300 0 482,000 Asiana IMI...
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
PT Kiani Kertas plans Nasdaq share listing
PT Kiani Kertas plans Nasdaq share listing JAKARTA (JP): The newly-established PT Kiani Kertas, a pulp subsidiary of the Kalimanis Group, plans to list its shares on the U.S. Nasdaq stock exchange in 1998, the company's president said yesterday. "But I cannot say yet the percentage of our shares to be listed there," Machnan R. Kamaluddin told The Jakarta Post at a seminar on Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. "We're still making preparations for that purpose.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Suwandi ready to fight for selection
Suwandi ready to fight for selection JAKARTA (JP): Former Davis Cupper Suwandi faces a great challenge from old hands Abdul Kahar MIM and Yustedjo Tarik and junior M. Syahid in group B of the preselection tournament for Indonesia's next national team. "I'll do my best to win the group," Suwandi said of his chances in the tournament, to be staged by the Indonesian Tennis Association's National Tennis Body at the Senayan clay courts from Thursday to Saturday.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
New business train derails, one hurt at Palmerah station
New business train derails, one hurt at Palmerah station JAKARTA (JP): A new business train plying the Merak-Jakarta route derailed yesterday at the Palmerah railway station, hospitalizing one man. The accident which occurred at 1:34 p.m. yesterday forced all trains going through Palmerah station to be stopped. Witnesses said locomotive No.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Chief not too hasty, say police
Chief not too hasty, say police JAKARTA: Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Nurfaizi yesterday defended National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo from accusations of undue haste in identifying Dwi Sumaji as the killer of journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin. "The police chief was not being too hasty. His statements were balanced and based on scientific investigation," Nurfaizi said yesterday according to Antara reports.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tunky expects Seoul's support in car case
Tunky expects Seoul's support in car case JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday that he believed South Korea would back Indonesia in an international dispute over its national car policy. Tunky said the Korean ambassador had recently told him that his government would help Indonesia to settle its automotive dispute with Japan, the United States and the European Union.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Embassy runaround
Embassy runaround In the last week of October, 1996 I rang the Australian Embassy to find out what my Indonesian in-laws would need to apply for an Australian tourist visa. After listening to the computerized instructions and getting through to immigration I asked the girl what exactly they would need. She told me they would need their passports and a photocopy of the last three months of their bank statement. I asked her: "Do they need to bring their tickets?" "No," she said.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Resort group established
Resort group established JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng yesterday inaugurated the new Indonesian Association of Tourist Resorts. The association will be led from 1996 to 2000 by chairman Jan Arifin of PT Lombok Tourism Development Corporation and deputy chairman Sammy Supit of PT Esa Tama Abadi.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Surjadi backs athletes village plan
Surjadi backs athletes village plan JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja fully supports the 1997 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) athletes village construction plan on a four-hectare former shooting range in Senayan, according to National Sports Council deputy chairman Arie Sudewo. "Now that the governor has approved the plan, nothing should hinder it from being carried out," Arie said after meeting with Surjadi at City Hall yesterday.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Change of dates for phone bills payment
Change of dates for phone bills payment JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkom, the state-owned telecommunications company, announced yesterday that the dates for payment of this month's telephone bills, which usually runs from Nov. 5-20, have been rescheduled to Nov. 7-23. This applies to customers living in Jakarta, Bekasi, Tangerang, Cibinong and Depok. The change was made because of a new processing system for telephone bills.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Flood victim found
Flood victim found JAKARTA (JP): The body of a teenager who was washed away in a flooded West Jakarta waterway on Saturday was found yesterday about 100 meters from where he reportedly jumped into the small Grogol river. The body of 16-year-old Adi Sudian, a primary school dropout, was found by local residents. His uncle, Slamet, drowned trying to rescue his nephew from the flooded river. Slamet's body was found on Sunday.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta, KL need to outline details on islands' dispute
Jakarta, KL need to outline details on islands' dispute JAKARTA (JP): Hasyim Djalal, a noted maritime law expert, said yesterday Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur needed to confirm the fine details of their overlapping claims to Sipadan and Ligitan islands before taking the dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). "I think there should first be a clear understanding between the two countries about which issues need to be arbitrated by the ICJ," Hasyim told The Jakarta Post here yesterday.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Activists criticize govt's stance on problematic NGOs
Activists criticize govt's stance on problematic NGOs JAKARTA (JP): Activists yesterday rejected as groundless the government's recent allegations that there were recalcitrant non- governmental organizations (NGOs) campaigning to undermine state ideology Pancasila. Todung Mulya Lubis, director of the Center for Human Rights Study, told The Jakarta Post the accusations were unsubstantiated.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jazzy duet to play on Friday
Jazzy duet to play on Friday JAKARTA (JP): Contemporary jazz pianist David Benoit and guitarist Earl Klugh are scheduled to perform in the city on Friday Not only will they play the hits of their solo albums, they will also entertain their audience with their new compositions during the show at Mandarin Hotel at 8 p.m.. All numbers will be rearranged to suit the taste of their Indonesian fans. Among Benoit's hits are Heavier than Yesterday, Can You Imagine, and Stages.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Interest rate debate
Interest rate debate State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie reopened the debates last week on the adverse impact of high interest rates on the economy. This time, Habibie supported his criticisms against what he sees as persistently high interest rates with the finding of a study made at his request by a special team of aerospace engineers in the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Japan.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Meeting calls for arms embargo on Myanmar
Meeting calls for arms embargo on Myanmar MANILA (Agencies): Leading Asian democrats urged China and southeast Asian nations yesterday to impose an arms embargo against Myanmar and asked the international business community not to invest there until a new government was in place.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Critics blast Manila's APEC preparation
Critics blast Manila's APEC preparation MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos has described the APEC summit as a chance for the Philippines to put on its best face, but critics said yesterday summit preparations have evoked the ugliest years of Marcos-era authoritarianism. "According to APEC officials, APEC is intended to generate jobs and to help vulnerable sectors of society," Omi Royandoyan, secretary-general of a "parallel summit" of social activists, said in an interview.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Asian stock markets rally in cautious trade
Asian stock markets rally in cautious trade HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong share prices rose 0.2 percent yesterday to a record high close, in line with most other Asian bourses which rallied despite caution on the eve of U.S. elections, brokers said. "The index is to stick at the current narrow range ahead of the U.S. election with investors opting to wait for a lead from Wall Street," said Simon Tam, sales managers of Sassoon Securities.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia still ADB's largest borrower
Indonesia still ADB's largest borrower JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia remains the largest borrower of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), with cumulative loans of US$13 billion, the Manila-based bank's representative in Indonesia, T.C. Patterson said yesterday. Patterson said the ADB's lending to Indonesia has increased steadily from an annual average of about $100 million in the 1970s to $500 million per year in the 1980s.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police grab 3.5 kg of marijuana
Police grab 3.5 kg of marijuana BEKASI, West Java (JP): Police have arrested two men for allegedly attempting to traffic marijuana after they seized three and half kilograms of the contraband in a raid on one of the suspects' houses. The Bekasi police precinct chief, Lt. Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo, said yesterday police officers apprehended the two men, Daniel, 40, and Bagus, 38, who were in a taxi in front of the Pondok Pekayon Indah housing complex.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Timber estate developed
Timber estate developed JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Inhutani III and its joint venture partners, Indonesia's PT Gudang Garam and Enso-Gutzeit of Finland, will cultivate another 5,000 hectares of trees in West Kalimantan next year, an executive said yesterday. The planting will form part of a timber estate project which will develop a total of 100,000 ha of fast growing trees, Inhunati's Director for Development Hary Santjoko said.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Maulana elected KNPI chair
Maulana elected KNPI chair JAKARTA (JP): Maulana Isman of Kosgoro, an organization affiliated to Golkar, was finally elected new chairman of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) last night. Maulana, younger brother of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman, won 28 out of 67 votes. Former stronger contenders Taufiq Hidayat of the Islamic Students Association and Djoko Purwongemboro of Panca Marga Youth Organization, respectively won 25 and 12 votes.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Observers call for follow up on rights body report
Observers call for follow up on rights body report By Sugianto Tandra JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigners and observers yesterday made a fresh call on the government to follow up the National Commission on Human Rights's findings on the July 27 riots. Asmara Nababan of the commission, K.H.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hearings on PDI-related cases continue
Hearings on PDI-related cases continue JAKARTA (JP): A housewife and a food vendor were tried yesterday in separate hearings at the Central Jakarta District Court, for insulting the Armed Forces (ABRI) before the July 27 riots and damaging property during the riots.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
ABRI must give up House seats, ex-general says
ABRI must give up House seats, ex-general says BANDUNG (JP): Former Army chief of staff Gen. (ret.) Rudini said yesterday that the military should give up their seats in the House of Representatives, saying their presence in the legislature was constitutionally "inappropriate." Speaking in an Army-sponsored seminar on the political role of the military, Rudini, who served as home minister between 1988 and 1993, said all seats in the House should be contested through general elections.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tourist arrivals' growth slows down
Tourist arrivals' growth slows down JAKARTA (JP): The number of tourist arrivals in Indonesia reached 342,604 in September, representing a mere 11-percent year-on-year increase, the slowest pace recorded in seven months. Data from the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications showed that the number of tourist arrivals in the first nine months of 1996 rose by 18.6 percent, compared with the same period last year, to 3,089,997.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
4 people killed in Fretilin attack
4 people killed in Fretilin attack DILI, East Timor: Four people died on Saturday when anti- integration Fretilin rebels attacked residents of Cribbas village, Manatuto regency, about 100 kilometers east of here. Chief of Manatuto military post Lt. Col. Daud Napis said yesterday that the residents had been trying to move the graves of two people from Ailete village to Cribbas. Those who died from spear and machete wounds were Maumesak, 17, Filomeno, 30, Antonio Malae, 40, and Norberto, 40.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Thousands form 'human bridge'
Thousands form 'human bridge' SURABAYA: A total of 2,700 sea lovers and marines yesterday raced a distance of 3.6 kilometers, forming a "human bridge" as they swam between Surabaya and Madura Island, Antara reported yesterday. The race started at Batu Paron dock in Madura, where Navy chief Vice Admiral Arief Kushariadi sent off the first swimmer at 8.30 a.m, followed by the other swimmers at five second intervals.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia sets sights on 2001 Bermuda Bowl trophy
Indonesia sets sights on 2001 Bermuda Bowl trophy JAKARTA (JP): After its defeat in the final to defending champion France in the 10th Bridge Olympics on Greece's Rhodes Island Saturday, Indonesia is now setting its sights on winning the 2001 Bermuda Bowl men's team championship at home. The Indonesian Contract Bridge Association's secretary- general, Frans Waleleng, told The Jakarta Post yesterday the target was fixed as soon as the World Bridge Federation, in its meeting on Oct.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Let's empower the deaf: Soeharto
Let's empower the deaf: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged the nation yesterday to empower deaf people by assisting them into gainful employment and turning them into productive citizens. The huge cost of educating the deaf would be wasted unless society put them to work, Soeharto said as he opened the first joint congress of Total Communication Indonesia and the Forum of Communication for the Deaf at the State Palace.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Toward an Asia Pacific NGO network
Toward an Asia Pacific NGO network The Jakarta Post was invited to attend the First Pacific Asia Congress in Seoul from Oct. 28 to Oct. 29. The following and three other articles on this page are reports from the congress. By Harry Bhaskara SEOUL (JP): In recent years, thriving economic activity in the Asia Pacific region has resulted in more extensive people to people contact, along with its political, social and cultural implications.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
S. Korea hopes for peace on peninsula
S. Korea hopes for peace on peninsula SEOUL (JP): Barely recovered from the shock of the submarine intrusion from its northern neighbor in September, South Korea is determined to continue seeking peace in the Korean peninsula.
Tue, 05 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, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Petrobuild may sue govt over building project
Petrobuild may sue govt over building project JAKARTA (JP): PT Petrobuild Indonesia, the winner of a tender to construct an oil and gas center in Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta, plans to sue the Ministry of Mines and Energy if a dispute over the building contract is not resolved fairly. "The ministry granted a license to PT Pembangunan Perumahan to take over the construction of the center before settling its legal dispute with us.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur is for Soeharto's renomination
Gus Dur is for Soeharto's renomination JAKARTA (JP): Prominent Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday promised to give his support if the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) decides to reelect President Soeharto in 1998.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Next census will take place in 2000
Next census will take place in 2000 JAKARTA: Chairman of the Central Bureau of Statistics Sugito Suwito yesterday announced that Indonesia's 6th census will take place in October 2000. The results will take about a year to process, he said after opening the 17th Population Census Conference yesterday. Some 500 people, plus computers and other modern equipment will be used. Indonesia has conducted census for five times, once before independence in 1930, and in 1961, 1971, 1980, and 1990.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
BNI's initial public offering attracts crowds of investors
BNI's initial public offering attracts crowds of investors JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) 1946 launched its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday, attracting thousands of enthusiastic investors. Potential investors thronged around a number of counters -- specially installed by the IPO underwriter, PT Danareksa Sekuritas, on Jl. Gerbang Pemuda, Senayan -- hours in advance of the counters' opening at 9:30 a.m.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Traffic accidents claim 1,101 lives
Traffic accidents claim 1,101 lives BANDUNG: A total of 1,101 people have died, 856 have been seriously injured and 953 others have suffered minor injuries in traffic accidents in the West Java province between January and August this year. Antara reported yesterday that 1,408 accidents have been recorded here. Police spokesman Lt. Col. Istanto J. was quoted as saying that the total was less than last year's figure.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Boycott call makes no difference: Bank management
Boycott call makes no difference: Bank management JAKARTA (JP): HongkongBank management said a call from a national union for a boycott against the Bank would have no impact on its business. The Federation of the All Indonesian Workers Union (FSPSI) last week called for a boycott after a court ruling allowed HongkongBank to dismiss the Bank's 11 union executives. The ruling was issued by the Ministry of Manpower's arbitration body. Eric W.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
NGOs as partners
NGOs as partners Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are often seen as troublemakers. We feel fortunate that the Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman thinks differently. He explained that there are at present about 8,000 NGOs in Indonesia and that out of that number only 32 have problems. The growth in the number of NGOs should indeed be viewed positively and taken as an indication of growing public participation in the affairs of our nation.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
People to people (2)
People to people (2) It is true that effrontery knows no limits. I refer to Marcus Gliwitzki's and Peter Law's letters (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 2, 1996). Their criticisms of Paul Wesson's letter (Oct. 29, 1996) represent a rare example of intolerance for the country which hosts all of us. Might I know by those two champions of the savoir vivre what connection can be found between the time spent in Jakarta by Mr.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
People to people (3)
People to people (3) I must strongly disagree with Mr. Gliwitzki and Mr. Law regarding their negative interpretation of the locals' "hello mister" greeting. I have lived in Jakarta one year, and have made it a point to visit and shop in the areas where the local residents frequent. I have taken Indonesian language classes and have detected no "intricacy" or subtle meaning in these simple and universal words. I have lived in Pondok Indah and the Kemang area.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
People to people (1)
People to people (1) Be polite or impolite? I am referring to the correspondence in the letters column of The Jakarta Post on Oct. 30, 1996 and Nov. 2, 1996. I am of the opinion that it is not in good taste to suggest being impolite to Indonesians. Being guests of this country, foreigners should do well not to adopt a negative attitude. By being impolite, we only end up making the situation more difficult. I strongly believe the cure is worse than the disease.
Tue, 05 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Merapi danger status reduced
Merapi danger status reduced SEMARANG: Mt. Merapi's activity declined significantly over the past two days prompting authorities to reduce the volcano's danger status from "alert" to "preparedness". Wimpy S. Tjetjep of the Directorate of Volcanology said the reduced status also applied to vulnerable areas near Boyong River.