Archive: 12 February 1996
40 articles found
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Cambodia to join ASEAN in 1997
Cambodia to join ASEAN in 1997 PHNOM PENH (AFP): Cambodia's foreign minister insisted yesterday he was determined the country should apply to meet its 1997 goal for full membership of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), despite concerns the deadline might have to be put back. In order to meet the self-imposed goal, Cambodia must apply for full membership by July when ASEAN foreign ministers meet in Jakarta. "We will definitely apply before July," Foreign Minister Ung Huot said.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Firms not clear on poor funds
Firms not clear on poor funds JAKARTA (JP): Foreign-owned companies may leave Indonesia if the government fails to explain the nature of the "two percent of profit" donation for its poverty alleviation program, a tycoon warned over the weekend. Sofyan Wanandi, chairman of the Gemala Group, questioned wether large foreign companies are really willing to donate two percent of their profits to the Dana Sejahtera Mandiri Foundation.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Enteos workers seeking help from rights body
Enteos workers seeking help from rights body JAKARTA (JP): Twenty people representing 170 workers of PT Ilmu Inti Swadaya, which is run by the Enteos Club, went to the headquarters of the National Commission on Human Rights over the weekend to ask the body to help settle a dispute about unpaid salaries. The workers were received by the commission's secretary, Baharuddin Lopa, who promised to lend a helping hand.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Berjaya' operation ready for holidays
'Berjaya' operation ready for holidays JAKARTA (JP): The municipal branch of the Agency for the Coordination of Support for the Development of National Stability (Bakorstanas) launched an operation Saturday against criminals and transportation touts as the Idul Fitri holidays and the Chinese lunar new year near. The agency's local spokesman, Lt. Col.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Merpati launches new cargo service
Merpati launches new cargo service JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national air carrier Garuda Indonesia, has introduced a guaranteed cargo service in cooperation with its affiliated firm PT Mega Titian Nusantara. Merpati's marketing director, Budhihargo, said here over the weekend that the service, called Cargo Mega Express, offered a guaranteed eight to 16-hour door-to-door and four-hour port-to- port deliveries.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Workers' strike over allowances
Workers' strike over allowances JAKARTA (JP): Three workers' strikes have occurred in Greater Jakarta since the deadline for companies to pay out Idul Fitri allowances on Feb. 6. Workers of garment and shoe factories, which are the most sensitive sectors, went on strike in West Jakarta, North Jakarta, and Bekasi, 30 kilometers east of here.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Murderer gets 10 years in jail
Murderer gets 10 years in jail MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court sentenced Iwan Susilo, 34, to ten years of imprisonment. He was found guilty of murdering his now late friend, Suardi. Presiding judge T. Sembiring said Iwan stabbed Suardi in the abdomen with a knife on Sept. 1, 1995, Antara reported Friday. Suardi had reportedly accused Iwan of being drunk. A fist- fight ensued. Iwan later whipped out a knife he always brought with him, chased Suardi, and stabbed him.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Deaths of 29 people probed
Deaths of 29 people probed KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The health authorities are still checking on reports that 29 people in the Sabu Island have recently died in a diarrhea outbreak, Antara reported yesterday. The head of the local office of Ministry of Health, Dr. Agus Y.G. Berek, said that a team of paramedics, armed with medical supplies, has been sent to the areas reportedly stricken with the epidemy.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Making Windows 95 fly with advance/EV baseboard
Making Windows 95 fly with advance/EV baseboard By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): When my friend Michael from Regina's Bakery told me he wanted to buy a new computer, I said to him, "Why don't we have some fun? We'll buy the components and we'll assemble it together." He immediately agreed. So we spent the following week discussing his requirements and what we would put in his PC.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Presidential candidate
Presidential candidate Before you do or say anything you should determine the right methods, the right time and the right tools. If you are too eager and do things prematurely, because of high spirits, it may not work out. I am referring to the news about the efforts of certain groups to nominate candidates for the next President. The Minister of Domestic Affairs has stated that the procedure for nomination and the time is fixed and everything in this connection should be done accordingly.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hotels have new chiefs
Hotels have new chiefs JAKARTA (JP): PT Hotel Indonesia International Corporation and Natour (HIIN), a state-owned hotel management firm, has appointed Chandra Hasan, 53, as the new general manager for Hotel Indonesia, the country's first five-star hotel located in the capital. Hotel Indonesia's spokesperson, Miriem Roy, told The Jakarta Post over the weekend that Chandra replaced Ismojo Martokusumo, who now works as an executive at HIIN.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Drivers upset at traffic jams
Drivers upset at traffic jams JAKARTA (JP): Drivers of public transport plying the Tanah Abang route have complained about the drastic drop in their incomes due to the chronic traffic jams in the area during the fasting month. Traffic around the Tanah Abang market has been notorious for years. This Ramadhan fasting month things have even become worse, the drivers said.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Experiment makes 'school' super for needy youngsters
Experiment makes 'school' super for needy youngsters By Lucia Esti Elihami YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mochtar Buchori's article, titled Super schools making inroads into RI society, which appeared in this paper on Jan. 6, 1996, and a subsequent letter to the editor by Nina Stoltz (The Jakarta Post Jan. 9, 1996) opened a discussion on the phenomenon of super schools. The idea of super schools is usually associated with top facilities, English language instruction and high IQ students.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Majority of housemaids in city still unprotected
Majority of housemaids in city still unprotected JAKARTA (JP): The efforts to protect housemaids are being hampered by the city administration's failure to register maids in an organised way, an official said. The administration has also failed to make public the provincial decree on housemaids' welfare, Achmad M.K., an official of the city manpower office said over the weekend.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bureaucratic initiative attracts investors
Bureaucratic initiative attracts investors JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of investors have expressed their interest in the general mining sector following a bureaucratic initiative launched by the government last month. Director General of Mines Kuntoro Mangkusubroto told journalists here on Friday evening that his office has registered 320 interested investors after it simplified investment procedures last month.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Red Cross seeks to make contact with Irian rebels
Red Cross seeks to make contact with Irian rebels JAKARTA (JP): A Red Cross team is still trying to make contact with Free Papua Movement (OPM) rebels that have been holding seven Indonesians and six Europeans captive in the jungles of Irian Jaya since Jan. 8. The three-member team from Jakarta, which started its mission on Friday, has dropped seven bags of leaflets around the Mapunduma village.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
130 drug inmates escape from center
130 drug inmates escape from center KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): About 130 inmates at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Kedah state escaped after rioting and setting ablaze five buildings on Saturday night.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
U.S. cargo firm in China
U.S. cargo firm in China BEIJING (Reuter): Federal Express Corp (Fedex) will open an all-cargo route between China and the United States in March, becoming the first U.S. cargo carrier allowed to fly to China, the Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. The Fedex flights will originate in New York on a route that will include Chicago, Anchorage, Beijing, Shanghai and a return to New York via Anchorage, it said.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
RP navy suspects piracy, seizes Chinese ship
RP navy suspects piracy, seizes Chinese ship MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine Navy on Saturday seized a suspected Chinese pirate ship and its 20 crewmen after they tried to ram a navy boat in a gunbattle northwest of Manila, officials said yesterday. There were no casualties in the second sea clash in three weeks between the Philippine Navy and suspected Chinese vessels off the Subic Bay free port, an area notorious for pirates. "Definitely this is a foreign ship, possibly Chinese.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Lebaran bonus payment
Lebaran bonus payment From Bisnis Indonesia I refer to the statement made on Jan.22, 1996 by the manpower minister on the subject of the Idul Fitri bonus payment. As a company which regularly pays out the annual Idul Fitri bonus, we are in full support of the statement. However, the minister was not accurate in stating that the bonus was to be paid two weeks prior to Idul Fitri. The inaccurate statement is confusing to businesspeople.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Monday Maghrib 6.19 p.m. Tuesday Imsak 4:29 a.m. Subuh 4.39 a.m.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Anti-subversion law
Anti-subversion law After, at the end of October last year, it announced that it was studying the Anti-subversion Law, the National Commission on Human Rights last Tuesday recommended that the government rescind that piece of legislation. The Anti-subversion Law -- or Law No.11/PNPS/1963 on the Repression of Subversive Activities -- is among our most popular products of legislation, mainly because is so often opposed and made the subject of polemics.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Asylum seekers depart as French FM arrives
Asylum seekers depart as French FM arrives JAKARTA (JP): Two East Timorese asylum seekers holed up in the French embassy left quietly for Portugal on Saturday, less than 24 hours before the scheduled arrival of French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette. Accompanied by officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the two Timorese voyaged through a flooded Jakarta over the weekend and headed for the airport, where they boarded a KLM flight bound for Amsterdam.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Political observers criticized for PDI stance
Political observers criticized for PDI stance JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama, lashed out at defenders of the government's hands-off policy on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI). An observer will lose his intellectual credibility if he speaks at the behest of a certain person or party, the leader of the country's largest Moslem organization said on Friday.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tire firm raises loans
Tire firm raises loans JAKARTA (JP): PT Elangperdana Tyre Industry, a subsidiary of Elang Group, has raised a syndicated loan of US$78 million to support its export-oriented tire production. Mohammad Yasin, an executive of the Elang Group, said here Saturday that the loan, the agreement for which was signed in Singapore on Friday, was larger than the initially proposed $77.5 million.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia print media told to innovate or perish
Indonesia print media told to innovate or perish SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Newspapers will lose ad revenues to television stations if they don't keep up with their readers' demands, a media observer warned yesterday. Christianto Wibisono said that Indonesia's print media, which is tightly controlled by the government, should be shrewd in attracting advertisers and the public alike.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Students' expulsion final: Rector
Students' expulsion final: Rector BANDUNG (JP): The rector of the Bandung Institute of Technology, Wiranto Arismunandar, said the college's decision to expel two students following the death of a freshman is "final". "The college's decision is final. However, we will treat all ensuing objections and criticism as input for us to improve our educational system," he told the press on Saturday.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tambang Timah, Aneka Tambang to seek gold
Tambang Timah, Aneka Tambang to seek gold JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed state-owned tin miner PT Tambang Timah will cooperate with state-owned general mining firm PT Aneka Tambang to explore for gold and diamonds in the latter's concession areas. Tambang Timah president Erry Riyana Hardjapamekas and Aneka Tambang president Darmoko Slamet announced that the agreement will be signed later this month.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Federation opens doors to journalists
Federation opens doors to journalists JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Workers Union Federation (SPSI) says journalists can, and should, form their own union and join the federation. Hikayat Atika Karwa, a federation deputy, told Antara that the federation changed its statutes last year to allow other professionals to form sectoral unions and join the federation.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Merapi shaken up by quakes
Merapi shaken up by quakes SEMARANG, Central Java: Earthquakes have shaken up Mt. Merapi, on seven different occasions last week, Antara reported Friday. Mt. Merapi's activity status is now on "alert". Djilal, an official at the office in charge of monitoring the volcano's activities at the Directorate Volcanology in Yogyakarta, said the quakes occurred "on the surface".
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Crystal Maze 4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Technology 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Yogyakarta 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Foreign Report 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda...
Mon, 12 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.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Doubles team keeps RI's Cup hopes alive
Doubles team keeps RI's Cup hopes alive JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's doubles players bounced back from two sets down to win the match in their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania zone clash against South Korea yesterday. A revitalized pair of Suwandi and Eddy Kusdaryanto outplayed South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik and Chang Eui-jong with a dramatic 4-6, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (10-8), 6-3, 6-2 win to put the score at 2-1 in favor of the visitors.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mart potential entices aircraft manufacturers
Mart potential entices aircraft manufacturers By Riyadi SINGAPORE (JP): 1996 is an aerospace year not only for Indonesia but also for the whole East and Southeast Asian region, which experienced a vigorous growth in air transport. Around the region, no less than six major air shows will compete for a slice of the burgeoning market this year, including Asian Aerospace in Singapore, Indonesia Air Show, Seoul Air Show and Aerospace China.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Government blamed for low urea tablet use by farmers
Government blamed for low urea tablet use by farmers JAKARTA (JP): An economic consultancy group blames the reluctance of farmers to use the newly-introduced urea fertilizer tablets on the government, for its failure to adopt friendly and persuasive means to introduce the fertilizers.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Garuda sets extra flights
Garuda sets extra flights JAKARTA (JP): The country's air carrier Garuda Indonesia announced over the weekend that it will operate extra flights to cope with the expected travel boom during the upcoming holidays of Idul Fitri and the coinciding New Chinese Lunar Year. Garuda plans to offer 113 additional flights with 21,081 seats to 14 destinations between Feb. 16 and Feb. 25. The additional services during the Idul Fitri holiday, between Feb. 20 and Feb.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Beer monopoly abolished
Beer monopoly abolished We should commend Bali's Governor Ida Bagus Oka for his decision over the weekend to withdraw the right he gave last year to PT Arbamass Multi Invesco to collect levies from the sales of beer and liquor in Bali. Although the decision was not made until after President Soeharto's strong warning against levy collection by private companies, the move should be welcomed as a magnanimous decision to take corrective measures in order to improve the business climate.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Flood-hit city prays for respite
Flood-hit city prays for respite JAKARTA (JP): Floods that inundated Jakarta over the weekend and reportedly killed four people began to subside in some areas yesterday, but continued rising and posing threats in other parts of the city. As of yesterday afternoon, in places such as Cipulir and Tanah Kusir in South Jakarta, water levels rose to about half-a-meter. Residents waded in stomach-deep water, while carts became the main means of transportation.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Licensing procedures for appraisers issued
Licensing procedures for appraisers issued JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad issued licensing procedures for appraisers over the weekend. Agus Haryanto, spokesman for the Ministry of Finance, said that the licensing procedures, stipulated in Minister of Finance Decree No. 57/KMK.017/1996, affect registered appraisal firms and individual appraisers.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Corrupt judges must be punished: Bismar
Corrupt judges must be punished: Bismar JAKARTA (JP): Retired justice Bismar Siregar believes that any judge who takes a bribe should be expelled from the profession. Commenting on a judge in North Sumatra currently facing corruption charges, Bismar said there should be no leniency for anyone who tarnishes the image of the court. "There are no excuses. He or she should be fired," he told The Jakarta Post over the weekend.