Archive: 10 February 1996
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Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Syarwan installed as ABRI sociopolitical chief
Syarwan installed as ABRI sociopolitical chief JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung yesterday installed Maj. Gen. Syarwan Hamid as the new chief of sociopolitical affairs, a job he said is reserved for someone with strong vision. Syarwan, 52 years old, replaced Lt. Gen. Moch. Ma'ruf, in one of the two top positions in the ABRI headquarters after the chief itself. The other job is the chief of general affairs, now held by Lt. Gen. Suyono.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Gas Negara to issue $100m convertible bonds
Gas Negara to issue $100m convertible bonds JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) will issue convertible bonds worth US$100 million to help finance an 820-kilometer pipeline project in Sumatra. The company's president, Qoyum Tjandranegara, told a hearing with the House of Representatives' energy, mining and manufacturing commission yesterday that the bonds will be issued with no options, meaning that all bonds will be converted into equity upon maturity.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Ninja Turtles 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Sports: USA Basket 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Science Film: Bill Bixby's Wonderful of Magic 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: West Java 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music: Pop Daerah 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30 Information: Lemhanas 8:00 News: Lintasan...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Handling of unsolved crime cases disputed
Handling of unsolved crime cases disputed JAKARTA (JP): Police and members of the House of Representatives are at odds over how to deal with the mounting number of unsolved crime cases in the city. In a hearing with high-ranking police officers on Wednesday, members of Commission III for legal affairs urged the National Police Chief, Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro, to close the cases which are unlikely to be solved.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
South Korea leads RI 2-0 in Davis Cup
South Korea leads RI 2-0 in Davis Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is on the verge of an upset home defeat in its Davis Cup Asia Oceania zone first-round battle against South Korea, after losing the two singles matches yesterday. The Senayan clay court looked to lose the traditional magic that sent South Koreans crashing four times, as Suwandi and debutant Andrian Raturandang were outclassed in two bruising power games.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Standard Chartered Bank apologizes
Standard Chartered Bank apologizes We would like to thank Ayu Manik Ratnasari (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 7, 1996) for her feedback on her experience calling Standard Chartered Bank, and apologize for any inconvenience caused. It appears that she called the main bank switchboard, not our 24-hour card center hot line, which is (21) 5739618. By calling the card center number, a customer reporting a lost card is immediately served.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Van der Horst wins RI contract
Van der Horst wins RI contract SINGAPORE (Reuter): Engineering group Van der Horst said yesterday it had secured a US$75 million contract for a power plant in Semarang, Central Java. The company said it had received a letter of intent from PT Apac Inti Corpora for the award of the contract to build a 96- megawatt combined cycle power generating plant. The contract included work for the construction, project management, engineering design and services of the whole project.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Press told to put house in order
Press told to put house in order SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): President Soeharto criticized members of the Indonesian press yesterday for violating their own code of ethics, and called on media leaders to put their house in order without government intervention. "Recently, we are seeing the press violating their own ethics more frequently," Soeharto said in a speech to mark National Press Day. "Obviously, it would be better if every profession regulated its own behavior in a responsible manner.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
ABRI announces more reshuffles
ABRI announces more reshuffles JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) announced yesterday another round of reshuffles in its mid-level command structure, this time affecting 99 officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and National Police. The biggest change was the promotion of Maj. Gen. Syarwan Hamid to ABRI Chief of Socio-Political Affairs, replacing Lt. Gen. Moch. Ma'ruf. Syarwan was previously Ma'ruf's deputy. Another major appointment was that of Brig. Gen.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Merpati's losses rise further, to Rp 93b
Merpati's losses rise further, to Rp 93b JAKARTA (JP): The balance sheet of Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Merpati), a subsidiary of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, deepened further into red, with losses continuing to increase to Rp 93.12 billion (US$40.66 million) last year from Rp 88.93 billion in 1994.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Saturday Maghrib 6.19 p.m. Sunday Imsak 4:28 a.m. Subuh 4.38 a.m.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
JAS to serve Manado
JAS to serve Manado JAKARTA (JP): Japan Air System (JAS) is scheduled to open a new service route in April linking Nagoya in Japan with Manado in North Sulawesi and Denpasar in Bali, a tourism official said. The head of the North Sulawesi Tourism Office in Manado, I Wayan Lasia, said yesterday that the new service is part of the government's efforts to develop the Manado airport of Sam Ratulangi as a major international gateway to Indonesia's eastern provinces.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
PT Sinintama agrees to pay allowances
PT Sinintama agrees to pay allowances JAKARTA (JP): Workers at a garment factory in the West Jakarta village of Tegal Alur ended a strike yesterday after officials from the Manpower Ministry intervened. "The end came after we intervened in the dispute," R.L. Sihite, head of the West Jakarta Ministry of Manpower office told The Jakarta Post yesterday. Around 300 workers of PT Sinintama Garmentindo, not PT Garmenindo Industry as reported on Friday, had been on strike since Wednesday.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
What free press is all about
What free press is all about The National Press Day yesterday also marked the 50th anniversary of the Indonesian Journalists Association. Wimar Witoelar looks at the bumpy road journalists have to travel in their venture toward freedom of the press. JAKARTA (JP): Much of the talk about freedom of the press is like "mirror, mirror on the wall, am I the freest of them all?" The answer, is that like everything else, the press is part of everything else.
Sat, 10 Feb 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: Solo Pianist, daily from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 11 a.m to 1 a.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 1 p.m.; Los Morenos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. - The Tavern Pub: Yeah Yeah Boys, Sunday and Thursday, 9:30 p.m.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
ABRI defends legislation on subversion
ABRI defends legislation on subversion JAKARTA (JP): The newly-installed assistant to the Armed Forces Chief of socio-political affairs, Brig. Gen. Suwarno Adiwijoyo, defended the controversial anti-subversive law yesterday. Amidst the efforts of some in society to have the No. 11, 1963 law revoked for trampling on people's basic rights, Suwarno said that the law is still necessary because the existing Criminal Code does not cover sanctions for subversive activities.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Canadian artist talks on work
Canadian artist talks on work JAKARTA (JP): An artist known here for his pictures on Jakarta's disappearing kampongs, Ken Pattern, will talk about his work at the Regent Hotel on Tuesday. At the invitation of the Canadian Women's Association, Pattern, who is Canadian, will also screen a video film on his creative process, mainly in lithography. Pattern's works are widely found in Jakarta stores, such as in the form of greeting cards.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Monday talks on communism
Monday talks on communism JAKARTA (JP): A discussion will be held on a new book titled Bayang-bayang PKI (Shadows of the Indonesian Communist Party) on Monday at Central Hotel in East Jakarta. Political scientist Arbi Sanit of the University of Indonesia will be the main speaker at the talks which will start after the breaking of the fast at 7 p.m. The discussion is organized by the Jakarta-based Institute for the Study of Information Flow, which published the book.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Music doesn't differentiate between rich and poor, but tickets do
Music doesn't differentiate between rich and poor, but tickets do By Achmad Nurhoeri JAKARTA (JP): Slam dancing, loud music, moshpits, teenagers in chains and leather jackets, four-letter words and mohawks were jumbled together at the Green Day concert last Saturday in the Jakarta Convention Center. Teenage havoc reined. "Green Day's music is made to heat up fans. They depend on it," said Agustinus Nugraha, a musician popularly known as Nugie.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Diplomatic row with Canada continues
Diplomatic row with Canada continues OTTAWA (Agencies): Canada will seek clarification of comments by the Indonesian ambassador that were construed as a veiled threat to an East Timor dissident living in Canada, a foreign ministry official said, AFP reported yesterday. It was the latest step in a simmering diplomatic row that began last month when Indonesian Ambassador to Canada Benjamin Parwoto paid a visit in East Timor to the mother of the dissident, Isabel Galhos.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Krakatau Steel, Korean firms tie up
Krakatau Steel, Korean firms tie up JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned steel company PT Krakatau Steel will establish a joint venture with Korean firms to build its second plant with funds to be raised from its share offering on international markets later this year. Krakatau Steel's president, Soetoro Mangoensoewargo, announced Thursday evening that the venture company's shares will be 40 percent owned by Krakatau Steel, 40 percent by Pohang Iron and Steel Co.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Defectors released
Defectors released BANDUNG: The Siliwangi regional military command has released from custody 16 people suspected of involvement with a secessionist movement, Antara reported yesterday. Chief of the military command Maj. Gen. Tayo Tarmadi said there was not enough evidence to back up the suspicion that they were part of a group intent on establishing a so-called Indonesian Islamic State. "I'm sure that there's no reason to be suspicious of them," he said.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Three RI marathon runners preparing for the Olympics
Three RI marathon runners preparing for the Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Track and Field Association (PASI) is preparing three marathon runners for this year's Olympic Games in Atlanta. "These are female long-distant runner Ruwiyati and male runners Suyono and Ethel Hudson. They are the only ones who have qualified for the Olympics," coach Peter Noya said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Beggar robbed, killed by vagrants
Beggar robbed, killed by vagrants JAKARTA (JP): A beggar was robbed and killed by a group of six vagrants under the Jatinegara bridge in the Rawabunga subdistrict of East Jakarta yesterday. The beggar, Alex Kayatu, alias Lisa Bonet, 38, was killed when the assailants forced the victim's head into the mud under the bridge, said East Jakarta police precinct chief Lt. Col. Gories Mere.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian WWF gets local head
Indonesian WWF gets local head JAKARTA (JP): The World Wide Fund for Nature, true to its own objective of promoting local-based activities, has appointed an Indonesian to head its Indonesian Program. Agus Purnomo, who has experience in leading various non- governmental organizations in the country, became the WWF- Indonesia Program representative and chief executive officer, replacing Russell H. Betts, starting last Wednesday.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Quake relief hampered
Quake relief hampered PALU, Central Sulawesi: A truck carrying four tons of rice, sugar and salted fish for the earthquake victims in Tonggolobibi village, Donggala regency, has failed to reach its destination because the road connecting the location to the outside world has been cut off. The vehicle left Palu on Wednesday and was now stuck in Sabang village, in Dampelas-Sojol district.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Eleven die of toxic water
Eleven die of toxic water PEMALANG, Central Java: Eleven residents of Longkeyang village, Bodeh district, have died in the past month, reportedly after drinking water drawn from a well belonging to villager Mohamad Rambat. Head of the local health office, Dr. Subroto, said yesterday four of those who died were among the 23 people who had been treated at the Bodeh village clinic. The other seven died before they were able to seek medical help.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt to naturalize leased foreign fishing vessels
Govt to naturalize leased foreign fishing vessels JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Agriculture is proposing that the President should allow domestic ownership of foreign fishing vessels currently leased by Indonesian companies, according to a senior official. Director General of Fisheries F.X. Murdjijo said yesterday that the proposal is now waiting for approval from President Soeharto.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Surjadi launches national ID cards after week's delay
Surjadi launches national ID cards after week's delay JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja officially launched yesterday the implementation of the new ID cards system in five subdistricts in Central Jakarta after a week's delay. He urged his subordinates to use the trial period to identify problems of the new system. Surjadi said the problems must be identified before implementing the system in all subdistricts in Jakarta.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Why shouldn't we operate a nuclear plant in Indonesia?
Why shouldn't we operate a nuclear plant in Indonesia? By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Why shouldn't we operate a nuclear power plant yet? Because, basically, we are still too primitive. Although no one will have difficulty agreeing that primitive people should not handle sensitive and potentially devastating technology like a nuclear power plant, many people will object to the first statement in this article. How dare I call us primitive.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Telkom to fine PT Daya Mitra for tardiness
Telkom to fine PT Daya Mitra for tardiness JAKARTA (JP): PT Daya Mitra Malindo, one of the five private consortia awarded 15-year joint operation contracts for domestic telecommunication services, will face a penalty by the end of next month if it fails to start operating in Kalimantan. President of the state-owned PT Telkom, Setyanto P. Santosa, said yesterday that Daya Mitra will have to pay a fine to his company owing to the delayed project in Kalimantan.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
A widening gap
A widening gap To many people the recently published findings of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) are hardly surprising. Many Indonesian observers of the economy have, although not always correctly, long since complained about the widening gap which they hold exists between the rich and the poor despite three decades of planned development.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jasa Raharja's profit rebounds
Jasa Raharja's profit rebounds JAKARTA (JP): State-owned life insurance company PT Jasa Raharja's before-tax profit, which declined by nearly 35 percent to Rp 37.12 billion (US$16 million) in 1994, rose 47 percent to Rp 54.81 billion (US$23.9 million) last year. The company's president, Ida Bagus Putu Sarga, yesterday attributed the impressive increase in last year's profit to the significant growth in the company's income from premium revenues.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Serious scholars becoming rare in Indonesia
Serious scholars becoming rare in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Truly dedicated intellectuals are becoming a rarity in Indonesia. The bulk of intellectuals have fallen victims of the government's tight control on the freedom of expression. This grievance was aired yesterday by well-known scholar Mochtar Buchori, a former rector of the Muhammadiyah Teachers Training Institute in Jakarta and a former senior researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI).
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ex-prisoners eligible to vote
Ex-prisoners eligible to vote TEGAL, Central Java: The authorities have restored the right of some 9,500 former political prisoners to vote in the general elections. The former prisoners, who were involved in the abortive Sept. 1965 coup, will join some 770,000 other residents of Tegal in casting their ballots in the 1997 elections. The 9,500 people have served varying lengths of time in prison for different degrees of involvement in the coup.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Garuda making preparations to go public
Garuda making preparations to go public JAKARTA (JP): Rather than procuring new aircraft, the country's flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, is currently improving its efficiency and financial soundness in preparation for going public within the next two years, a senior official said. "The earliest Garuda, which is still consolidating, could go public is 1998.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Telkom to expand services
Telkom to expand services JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PT Telkom Jakarta office will start a major expansion project soon to meet public demand. Bambang Riadhy Oemar, a director of the office, said in a press release on Thursday that the project, called Expanded Jakarta Area project, will be divided into five packages. The first package is the construction of telephone exchanges in five locations in Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi areas. The telephone exchanges will bear a total of 69,500 lines.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Raids on fake Adidas factories
Raids on fake Adidas factories JAKARTA: A team from the National Police raided a factory at the Pulogadung Industrial Estate and confiscated around 6,500 leather balls illegally bearing the brand name Adidas on Monday. A similar operation was launched on Jan. 15 by teams of the National Police and the West Java police against Foxy shoe factory and Calvin bag manufacturer in Bandung, West Java. Police seized hundreds of bags and pairs of shoes, all illegally bearing the Adidas brand name.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Public may leave local press for 'BBC' or 'CNN'
Public may leave local press for 'BBC' or 'CNN' SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The Indonesian press has failed to act as a guardian of the conscience of the people, "the silent majority", or protect their interests, an observer warned here yesterday.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 9, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 0 10,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,000 25 127,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 5,850 0 0 Anwar Sierad 1,725 50 1,296,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 1,600 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 2,150 0 37,500 Argo Pantes 1,800 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,925 50 6,622,500 Asiana IMI Indusrties...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rahardi to chair swimming body
Rahardi to chair swimming body JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation unveiled the line-up of its new cabinet yesterday, to be chaired by Rahardi Ramelan. The federation's chairman of the electorate board, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, said on announcing the line-up yesterday that Rahardi will lead a crew of both old figures and new faces who are expected to raise Indonesia's performance in this sport to international standards.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Parents demonstrate at ITB
Parents demonstrate at ITB BANDUNG (JP): The Association of Parents of the Bandung Institute of Technology yesterday erected a huge banner on the campus supporting the college's decision to expel two students and dismiss three junior lecturers deemed responsible for the death of a freshman during an initiation period last month. The parents joined forces with staff lecturers in putting up posters to state their support for the rector's move.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police reputation
Police reputation It's no wonder bank customers say no to police protection (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 1). Considering their bad reputation in our country, people are reluctant to seek their help. Even when there is a theft, very few want police "help" to avoid having to deal with them later. First the police help someone, and then they'll come back saying their children are ill and have to be hospitalized. If they improve their reputation, I'm sure people will begin to trust them. But when?
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Enhancing the civil liability system after 'Gurita' tragedy
Enhancing the civil liability system after 'Gurita' tragedy By Peter A. Bell SALATIGA (JP): As details emerge from investigations into the tragic sinking of the ferry Gurita off the Aceh coast on Jan. 19, it seems increasingly clear that negligent behavior on the part of some persons in charge of the ship was responsible for its loss.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Critics accuse media of 'trial by the press'
Critics accuse media of 'trial by the press' JAKARTA (JP): The trial of a man charged with the murder of a woman and her three children in Bekasi has just begun. But spectators attending the second hearing on Monday at East Jakarta district court have already condemned the suspect. "Just shoot the murderer," was among the jeers overheard as the suspect was brought into the courtroom under tight security.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Zainuddin MZ at Horison hotel
Zainuddin MZ at Horison hotel JAKARTA (JP): Popular Moslem preacher KH Zainuddin MZ will deliver a lecture in the Tarawih prayer to be held following the breaking of the fast meal at Horison hotel located in the Ancol recreation complex in North Jakarta on Feb. 15. The hotel's management which will organize the program has invited a number of orphans from various orphanages in the city. The hotel's public relations manager, Nur'aiini B.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sampoerna profit up 35% to Rp 353 billion
Sampoerna profit up 35% to Rp 353 billion JAKARTA (JP): PT Handjaya Mandala Sampoerna, a publicly listed cigarette maker, reported a 35-percent increase in its after-tax profit to Rp 353 billion (US$152.6 million) last year.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m. (in English). * All Saints' Anglican Church (opposite The Aryaduta Jakarta), Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim No. 5, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. with Sunday School.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hotels adopt various strategies for Indul Fitri
Hotels adopt various strategies for Indul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): A number of star-rated hotels will profit from servant-deprived families in the coming holidays, while others will just cater for routine business travelers. A number of requests for bookings at the Ciputra Hotel in West Jakarta have been for the "Lebaran package", which offers 35 percent off published room rates. "The usual thing, no servants," said Harti Hadisoemo, the hotel's public relations officer, of the offer.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
2,600 foreigners barred from RI
2,600 foreigners barred from RI JAKARTA (JP): In 1995, 2,606 foreigners were barred from entering Indonesia and 680 Indonesians were on the immigration's list of people banned from leaving the country. Director General of Immigration Pranowo told a hearing with the House of Representatives that the immigration's blacklist expanded last year compared to 1994.