Archive: 28 February 1996
49 articles found
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
ABRI helps repair facilities
ABRI helps repair facilities JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces will give a lending hand to repair public facilities which have been destroyed by the recent massive floods in Jakarta and surrounding areas. "The Armed Forces in cooperation with the public will rehabilitate public facilities, such as roads and places of worship including mosques and churches, damaged by the floods in Jakarta and its surrounding areas," the Jakarta Military Chief Maj.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sinking of 'Gurita'
Sinking of 'Gurita' From Suara Karya According to a field survey, passengers aboard the Gurita ferry far exceeded the capacity of the vessel. The survey report said between 300 and 400 people were on board, not 210 as officially reported by Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto. This has been common practice, because the port administrator has to pay levies to the boss. The Gurita tragedy has uncovered this irregularity.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Awaiting a happy end
Awaiting a happy end After having been held captive for more than 50 days by a armed separatist gang in the jungle of Irian Jaya, there is still no sign that the hostages -- consisting of six Indonesians, four Britons and two Dutch citizens, most of whom are young scientists -- will be released. Reports indicate they have been forced by their captors to walk from one cave to another in dense jungle. One can imagine how bitter the ordeal is.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ariston denies charges
Ariston denies charges KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's Ariston Sdn. Bhd. yesterday denied reported criticism by Cambodia's leadership that it had dawdled over infrastructure projects in that country. Ariston, Cambodia's largest foreign investor with a massive infrastructure contract in the southern port city of Sihanoukville, said the criticism was a result of a "misunderstanding" on the part of the Cambodian government.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Oil demand offsets increased supply
Oil demand offsets increased supply SINGAPORE (Reuter): Former OPEC Secretary General Subroto said yesterday world oil prices could fluctuate by US$1.00-$1.50 if Iraq starts exporting 700,000 barrels per day under UN resolutions. Speaking on the sidelines of a chemical conference in Singapore, Subroto said oil demand was expected to rise 1.2 to 1.3 million bpd in 1996, which would help to absorb Iraq oil. "We expect demand to continue to increase.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Abuse of power
Abuse of power Several weeks ago I read a letter in "Your Letters" by a foreigner who has been living in Indonesia for several years, analyzing why most Indonesian drivers become unruly once behind the wheel. He wrote that once drivers get power, they change into something totally in contrast to what is known as polite and cordial to Indonesians. I have to admit that his analysis made me think several times before I concluded what lay behind his idea.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Art market fetes 21st anniversary
Art market fetes 21st anniversary By Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): It was in July 1977 under a full moon that the Ancol art market building project (Pasar Seni) was inaugurated by the then Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin. The event was the birth of what has become the Full Moon Bazaar. By December of that year, 17 artists had brought life to the market, then consisting of 114 kiosks.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Pickpockets
Pickpockets From Suara Karya I would like to warn people who visit Bandung in West Java to be on the alert, for there may be pickpockets in the crowds. The pickpockets usually operate in the Jl. Dalem Kaum shopping center. Here, shoppers and pedestrians cannot walk freely because of the many sidewalk vendors blocking most of the pavement. In such a busy place shoppers and pedestrians can lose their concentration and so become easy prey for the pickpockets.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Garbage disposal
Garbage disposal I like The Jakarta Post's Feb. 25 front page article on garbage disposal. In Curitiba, southern Brazil, we have 1.65 million people that produce 1,070 tons of garbage a day. We collect that with 45 compacting trucks, three pick-ups a week. Garbage in the central areas is collected during the night. Jakarta has nine million people, produces 25,000 cubic meters of garbage a day and uses 716 trucks to collect it.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
SKEPHI preparing program to save city's ponds
SKEPHI preparing program to save city's ponds JAKARTA (JP): The non-governmental organization Network for Forest Conservation in Indonesia (SKEPHI) is preparing a program calling on people to stop spoiling natural water ponds in Jakarta and surrounding areas.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Differences no hitch to RI-U.S. ties: Soeharto
Differences no hitch to RI-U.S. ties: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Differences in political systems should not prevent Indonesia and the United States from enjoying cordial ties, President Soeharto said yesterday.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur, Abu Hasan advised to make peace
Gus Dur, Abu Hasan advised to make peace SEMARANG (JP): Prominent Moslem leaders yesterday renewed their call for Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Abdurrahman Wahid and his arch political foe Abu Hasan to make peace. Cholil Bisri and Emha Ainun Nadjib said that like all other Moslems across Indonesia, Abdurrahman (known as Gus Dur) and Abu should have forgiven each other after the end of the Ramadhan fasting month.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Garin wins film award
Garin wins film award JAKARTA (JP): Up-and-coming director Garin Nugroho won the International Film Critics Award for his film Bulan Tertusuk Ilalang (And the Moon Dances) at the Berlin Film Festival, which ended on Monday. The Antara news agency reported yesterday that Garin also won the Netpac Award from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema during the event which opened on Feb. 15. The film "riveted the viewers", said France's Anne de Gasperi, who chaired the eight-member jury.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Military issues rights booklet
Military issues rights booklet JAKARTA (JP): Observers and experts hailed the introduction of a new booklet specifying the military's position on human rights. The booklet, issued by the Irian Jaya military commander Maj. Gen. Dunidja and to be implemented within the province, is expected to serve as a directive for soldiers. The booklet aims to reduce complaints about human rights violations by military personnel, Kompas daily reported.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Maids exempt from minimum wages
Maids exempt from minimum wages JAKARTA (JP): Determining the amount of monthly minimum wages for domestic maids would be too complicated, a deputy governor says. R.S. Museno, who deals with social welfare, said yesterday that a maid's qualifications and an employer's economic condition must be taken into consideration in deciding a maid's wage. He said his office is still reviewing the concept of a minimum wage level for maids submitted by the city's manpower office.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Aztech Systems evaluates plant sites in Indonesia
Aztech Systems evaluates plant sites in Indonesia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Multimedia company Aztech Systems is planning a new plant overseas and is currently evaluating possible sites, president Michael Mun has said. "We are evaluating sites in Bintan, Indonesia, and Suzhou in China," Mun told reporters during a tour of its Singapore factory on Monday.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rangers trained to shoot
Rangers trained to shoot BOJONEGORO, East Java: Fifty forest rangers have been sent to a police training center to learn to use machine guns to improve their ability to deal with the increasing number of timber thefts, Antara reported yesterday. Basuki, who is in charge of the Bojonegoro forest security, said the rangers started the program at the police training center in Watukosek earlier this month. The rangers will be armed on the job next month, he said.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Home minister accused of favoring Golkar
Home minister accused of favoring Golkar SEMARANG (JP): An observer has criticized Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. for being politically partial and in support of policies which only benefit Golkar. Susilo Utomo, a staff lecturer at Diponegoro University's School of Social and Political Sciences, said here yesterday that one of the minister's roles is to manage, and not interfere with, domestic politics.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Withdrawals hit RI Fed Cup tennis team
Withdrawals hit RI Fed Cup tennis team JAKARTA (JP): A mass withdrawal of players has dealt a big blow to Indonesia's hopes of entering the world's elite group in the Federation Cup women's tennis team championship. Eddy Katimansah, a senior official at the Indonesian Tennis Association, said yesterday that six players, including national number two Romana Tedjakusuma and her 1995 FedCup teammate Mimma Chernovita, had refused offers to try out for the team.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rice import storage irks Bulog
Rice import storage irks Bulog By Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) says its warehouses are well-prepared for the bumper rice harvest late next month, but admits it is having difficulty storing rice imports arriving at the country's main shipping ports.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Floods hit Central Java
Floods hit Central Java SEMARANG: Thousands of houses in several cities of Central Java were submerged following six hours of heavy rains on Monday. No casualties were reported. In Semarang, one-meter deep water inundated Jl. Pandanaran, Jl. Gadjah Mada, Jl. Depok, and several other roads, blocking the traffic and creating panic among residents who feared the water would rise even higher.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Matahari to issue bonds
Matahari to issue bonds HONG KONG (Reuter): Matahari Putra Prima, one of the largest department store chains in Indonesia, has mandated CS First Boston to lead manage a fixed-rate bond issue, CS First Boston said. The bond will carry a five-year maturity and will be denominated in U.S. dollars. The size of the issue has not been decided yet. A roadshow is under way, and launch is expected in a few weeks.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rights body to probe slum demolition case
Rights body to probe slum demolition case JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has pledged to investigate a slum demolition case filed by a North Jakarta slum community of Kampung Bahari. "We'll check with the North Jakarta mayoralty regarding the allegedly siphoned-off compensation fund for the slum dwellers," Soegiri, a member of the commission told the community on Monday.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Asian palm oil prices seen firm
Asian palm oil prices seen firm KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Asian palmoil and laurics prices will probably firm this week with tight supplies and fresh demand boosting sentiment, regional traders said yesterday. The palm market in Indonesia will remain steady as players replenish stocks after a week-long holiday, they said. Philippines' coconut oil will be steady to marginally softer as vegetable oil markets in the region emerge from the long Lunar New Year holidays looking for direction.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Gamelan' and jazz at Arts Center
'Gamelan' and jazz at Arts Center JAKARTA (JP): French and Indonesian musicians will perform together today, Feb. 28 at the Taman Ismail Marzuki Art Center (TIM) in Central Jakarta. Saxophonist Andre Jeume and Sapto Rahardjo will present contemporary arrangements of gamelan and jazz. They have just finished their recording of a fusion of western and eastern music, which is available on CD in Indonesia, Europe and the United States.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Team sent to probe Wamena epidemic
Team sent to probe Wamena epidemic JAKARTA (JP): The government has sent a medical team to Irian Jaya villages where an epidemic, marked with vomiting up blood and respiratory problems, has reportedly killed 177 people. Hadi M.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia wants 25 sports in the 19th SEA Games
Indonesia wants 25 sports in the 19th SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will propose 25 sports to be competed for in the 19th Southeast Asian Games to be held here next year. Spokesman of the National Sports Council, Ishadi SK, said at a press conference after the council's plenary meeting yesterday that the medal events will comprise the two compulsory sports and 18 out of the 25 secondary sports. Five optional sports will complete the rooster, but Ishadi declined to mention them.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Democracy: Worth struggling for
Democracy: Worth struggling for By Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): The question of democracy in Indonesia is becoming more complicated because increasingly complex social conditions necessitate more sophistication. Without oversimplifying the issue, there is an urgent need to methodically look at democracy to render the question manageable. The question of power is fundamental to democracy because democracy deals with governance, which presupposes the formation and the use of power.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
ABRI to build houses for quake victims
ABRI to build houses for quake victims JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Armed Forces (ABRI) will be deployed to rebuild 998 houses damaged in the recent major earthquake and tidal waves at Biak Numfor and Manokwari districts, Irian Jaya. Minister of Social Services Inten Suweno told the press after a limited ministerial meeting here yesterday that her office provides Rp 1 million (approximately US$430) for the construction of each house, while the Ministry of Forestry provides wood.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Legal Aid Foundation urged to be democratic
Legal Aid Foundation urged to be democratic JAKARTA (JP): Observers want the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, known as the center for the campaign for democracy and human rights here, to elect its new chairman democratically. Henda S. Atmadja, a member of a non-governmental organization, and a number of colleagues visited the foundation office yesterday to announce they were establishing a committee to democratize the election.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Public telephones
Public telephones From Neraca I fully appreciate PT Telkom's good job in providing public telephones in strategic places, such as offices, hospitals, terminals, recreation centers. Unfortunately, the public is not good at maintaining the facilities. Many of the coin and card-operated public telephones are out of order and Telkom is not sensitive to the situation.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police continue suicide probe
Police continue suicide probe JAKARTA (JP): Police decided yesterday that the businessman found dead in a Central Jakarta hospital compound on Monday morning committed suicide. "However, we're still waiting for the results from the forensic examiners," city police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna told The Jakarta Post yesterday. According to Central Jakarta police chief Lt. Col.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dozens of bodies left at hospital
Dozens of bodies left at hospital KARAWANG, West Java: The Adhiarsa Hospital has for the past week received from several areas dozens of unidentified bodies with various causes of death, Antara reported. Some of the bodies appeared to have been victims of violent crimes, others victims of traffic accidents, others appeared to have died by drowning. Sarjono, the head of the emergency unit, said two bodies had decomposed and had been interred.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 27, 1996: Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 -25 1,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,100 -100 52,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 3,675 0 5,000 Anwar Sierad 1,750 -25 443,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 1,600 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 2,675 50 1,197,000 Argo Pantes 1,800 0 0 Asahimas Flat 3,125 -25 874,500 Asiana IMI...
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Basofi and Megawati: Actors or victims in PDI rift?
Basofi and Megawati: Actors or victims in PDI rift? By Cornelis Lay YOGYAKARTA (JP): Hopes have withered that a solution to the disarray in the East Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) will be found well before next year's general election. What happened was quite the opposite.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Talks: Bunga Bangsa 3:30 Science: Science World 4:05 Among Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Music 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Circus: Bill Bixby's 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30 Culture: Pelangi Budaya 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 News: Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Pesona Nada 10:30 Late News 10:40 Film: Svengali Program...
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Pino only one punch from Atlanta
Pino only one punch from Atlanta JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian middleweight boxer Pino Bahari is one punch away from making his Olympic Games debut now that he's reached the semifinals of the Asia-zone championship in Bangkok. Pino, a gold medalist in the 1990 Asian Games, clawed back on Monday from a two-point deficit in the first round to edge out Kanot Shagatafr of Kazakhstan. The Indonesian will now meet home favorite Buncha Malison in today's semifinals.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Japan increasingly dependent on Asia
Japan increasingly dependent on Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): Japan is in many ways now more economically dependent on neighbors than they are on Tokyo, whose clout is being challenged in the region by new economic powers, a report received here yesterday. "Talk of a Japanese-dominated economic bloc in Asia -- something that was taken very seriously in the 1980s -- sounds increasingly empty," said the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Workers' protection
Workers' protection From Republika Fatalities often happen when high-rise buildings are being constructed. The latest accident occurred on Feb. 4, 1996, killing two workers who fell from the 13th floor of the Darmawangsa apartment building. Earlier, a worker died when he fell from the fifth floor of the Pangrango Hotel, and two died when they fell from the 25th floor of Red Top apartment building. Another four workers died when they fell from the 16th floor of the Aryaduta Hotel.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Australian camels grace local zoo
Australian camels grace local zoo YOGYAKARTA: Perth Zoological Gardens has sent the Gembiraloka Zoo here six one-humped Australian camels, six red kangaroos and some veterinary surgical equipment, Antara reported. The gift arrived on Sunday, along with two camels that will be forwarded to the Surabaya Zoo, according to zoo director KMT Tirtodiprodjo. In return, the Gembiraloka Zoo is sending three pairs of Komodo offspring. The local zoo currently has around 2,000 animals of 200 species. (swe)
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Electricity in 2015
Electricity in 2015 From Bisnis Indonesia Director General of the Atomic Energy Agency, Djali Ahimsa, and Minister of Research and Technology, B.J. Habibie, said during a hearing with the House of Representatives' Commission X that only nuclear technology can be the answer to the great demand for electric power in the year 2015 to support massive industrialization and economic development.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Semen Gombong construction to start in April
Semen Gombong construction to start in April JAKARTA (JP): PT Semen Gombong, a subsidiary of PT Meta Epsi Inti Dinamika, will begin constructing its cement plant in Central Java in April, the company's president, Hitler Singawinata, said yesterday. "We will invest some US$300 million in the cement plant which will have a designed capacity of 1.75 million tons a year," Hitler told The Jakarta Post.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia oil deregulation needs caution: Subroto
Indonesia oil deregulation needs caution: Subroto SINGAPORE (Reuter): The deregulation of Indonesia's oil products market would be done in phases if the country's parliament passes a bill to allow foreign firms to sell directly to the market, former OPEC Secretary General Subroto said yesterday. "In the minds of parliamentarians, the deregulation will bring about better prices and service for local customers," he told reporters after speaking at a chemical conference.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Telkom expected to outperform the local bourse
Telkom expected to outperform the local bourse JAKARTA (JP): PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT Telkom) shares received a cold response during the company's initial public offering last year, but are now expected to outperform the Indonesian stock market. Global investment bank Lehman Brothers predicted yesterday that PT Telkom will do well on the back of strong projected growth, which has come as a result of low land/line penetration rates.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI set to argue E. Timor stance at Bangkok meet
RI set to argue E. Timor stance at Bangkok meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia says it is prepared to answer questions about its policy on East Timor if European leaders raise the issue during a summit in Bangkok this week. However, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas warned yesterday that raising the East Timor issue would only divert attention away from the objectives of the inaugural Asia-Europe summit, which is to enhance cooperation between the two regions.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian rubber prices may extend rally
SE Asian rubber prices may extend rally SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian rubber prices are expected to extend a post-holiday rally this week on dwindling supplies due to weather and other factors, traders said yesterday. There were reports that raw material supplies in Thailand could have dipped by as much as 60 percent due to wintering -- when trees shed leaves and production declines. "The perception is that supplies are dropping, that's why the price can hold," a Thai trader said.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
World trade linked with Bangkok summit
World trade linked with Bangkok summit JAKARTA (JP): The Asia-Europe summit in Bangkok this week could give Asia a firm footing in global trade relations, Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto said yesterday. Northern America, Europe and Asia have emerged as the regions with the most dynamic economic growth rates and they are becoming almost interrelated, he said. "Asia-Europe is the missing link, Hartarto told reporters after meeting President Soeharto.
Wed, 28 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Five struck by lightning
Five struck by lightning PROBOLINGGO, East Java: Five people were killed by lightning in the Muneng Leres village, Sumberasih district, and Kramat Agung village, Bantaran district, on Sunday, Antara reported yesterday. Ida Purwati and her brother Nanang Sugiono died when struck by lightning as they were helping their parents make ketupat, (boiled rice cakes), a traditional food for the Idul Fitri Islamic holiday. The parents lost consciousness but were unharmed.
Wed, 28 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: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday from 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Paraguas Vocal Group, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.