Archive: 3 February 1996
45 articles found
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Proud of RI's output
Proud of RI's output From Media Indonesia The grand celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Indonesia's independence is still deeply imprinted in our minds. The more so since my wife and I made a working visit to France some time ago. It was drizzling when we strolled in Paris and the rain left marks on my wife's silk dress. She was told that it should be immediately laundered and so she took the dress to the laundry in the five-star hotel in which we were staying.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Message between the lines sparks controversy
Message between the lines sparks controversy JAKARTA (JP): The controversy over a public service advertisement regarding violence against women has refused to go away, with women activists now threatening to sue newspapers and magazines that continue to run it. The ad depicts a woman's thighs in a tight miniskirt.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Two businessmen named as karate body patrons
Two businessmen named as karate body patrons JAKARTA (JP): After eleven top businessmen joined a fund- raising foundation for sports on Thursday, the National Sports Council named two more prominent figures to the Indonesian Karate-do Federation yesterday. Chairman of the council Wismoyo Arismunandar said that Robby Sumampouw, a gambling tour operator for Christmas Island, and Franky Widjaja, a son of Indonesian tycoon Eka Tjipta Widjaja, will join the national karate body.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
A boy drowned in artificial pond
A boy drowned in artificial pond JAKARTA (JP): A six-year-old boy has been found dead in an artificial pond in the Gading Serpong housing complex in Tangerang. Ilham Masyar was found by residents living close to the housing complex after his father asked them to join the search for the missing child. The body was found in water four meters deep. Some eyewitnesses said that they saw Ilham with three friends going to the pond to swim and catch small fish.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Pickpocket king attacked
Pickpocket king attacked SEMARANG: A group of pickpockets and beggars revolted against their boss yesterday and beat him up, Antara reported. Bagong, 35, was discovered by the police lying helplessly in a corner of the Johar Market yesterday. The man, often dubbed the "king of pickpockets", was a repeat offender and currently a fugitive. The news agency reported that the chief of the police investigation unit Capt. Tugas D.A. found Bagong while following up a report about a man being assaulted.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Managing firms in ASEAN
Managing firms in ASEAN By Bob Widyahartono This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented at the opening ceremony of the Magister Management program at the Institute for Management Development of Indonesia on Jan. 27, 1996. JAKARTA: Globalization has in one way or another paradoxical effects. We recently became more aware of the "borderless world" so acclaimed by Kenichi Ohmae, where business activities take place wherever and whenever they prove profitable.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Cars and pollution
Cars and pollution Since the authorities think vocational training is relevant (Companies should train workers, The Jakarta Post, Jan. 23, 1996) I have a suggestion. The majority of diesel trucks and buses here run with their fuel injection pumps open. Drivers and untrained mechanics fiddle with the engines. You can see even fairly new vehicles puffing smoke. The engines do not burn fuel efficiently. Consequently, smoke clouds follow vehicles.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
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 3:30 Among Us 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 Camera on the Move: Bhutan 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: West Sumatra 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music: Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30 News: Dian Rana 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Film: Hati...
Sat, 03 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. to 1 a.m.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta high court has new chief
Jakarta high court has new chief JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the Supreme Court Soerjono officially appointed yesterday Hasan Ghasim Shahab as the new chief of the Jakarta provincial high court. Hasan replaced Soeharto, who is now a senior judge at the Supreme Court. In his address at the city hall ceremony mid this week Soerjono called all judges working in Jakarta to be careful and wise when handing down verdicts. "Social observers are always interested in us.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Singgih not to punish jailed banker
Singgih not to punish jailed banker JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih said yesterday his office would not punish former banker Dicky Iskandar Di Nata in connection with allegations he violated prison rules. Singgih said Dicky is under the supervision of the prison system, and that his warden had the authority to discipline him if deemed necessary.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
KL airport deal signed
KL airport deal signed KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian-British joint venture yesterday signed a deal with Malaysia Airports Bhd. (MAB) to manage the design, construction and commissioning of four projects at the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Sepakat Setia Perunding-Tarmac Black Veatch Sdn. Bhd. will manage the design, construction and commissioning of car parks, car rental facilities, a foodcourt and common amenities worth 300 million ringgit (US$120 million).
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Human rights body to probe land dispute in Kutai
Human rights body to probe land dispute in Kutai JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has pledged to solve a prolonged land dispute in East Kalimantan that is punctuated with human rights abuses. Villagers from Menamang, in the Muara Kaman district, Kutai regency told the commission yesterday that they have been victimized by local military personnel.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
S'pore air show to witness hard sell by aviation firms
S'pore air show to witness hard sell by aviation firms SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asia's biggest air show opens in Singapore next week with top aerospace and defense firms gunning for a slice of one of the world's fastest-growing aviation and defense markets.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
House agrees 25% hike in fares during Idul Fitri
House agrees 25% hike in fares during Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Legislators have agreed to the government's proposal to increase bus fares by 25 percent during the Idul Fitri holiday. They also agreed to allow public transportation vehicles to carry 10 percent more passengers than their seating capacity.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Timor Rally a test before world rally
Timor Rally a test before world rally JAKARTA (JP): The Timor National Rally Championship in Medan in late March will be a testing ground for Indonesian drivers racing in the world rally championship at the same spot two months later. Chairman of the Indonesian Autosports Association, Bob R.E.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Murderer gets life imprisonment
Murderer gets life imprisonment MEDAN, North Sumatra: Twenty-year-old Hasan Basri Ginting, alias Elly, was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday after the Medan District Court found him guilty of murdering three people, Antara reported. According to presiding judge M. Bahauddin Qaudri, Elly killed 65-year old Ayung, 22-year old Asna and Ayung's son, 13-year-old Nawawi on July 1995. He committed the murders after Ayung accused him of raping Asna, who was Ayung's servant.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
5,000 workers to honor National Workers Day
5,000 workers to honor National Workers Day JAKARTA (JP): As many as 5,000 workers, government officials and businesspeople from Greater Jakarta will engage in number of activities to honor National Workers Day which falls on Feb. 20. The chairman of the organizing committee, Hikayat Atika Karwa told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the program started yesterday with a breaking of the fast gathering.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Coach Prasetyo uncertain of Davis Cup victory
Coach Prasetyo uncertain of Davis Cup victory JAKARTA (JP): Workouts are on schedule, but Indonesian tennis coach Deddy Prasetyo is not convinced his team can win the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone first round matches against arch rival South Korea here next week. Despite the heat, both camps continued practicing yesterday, with South Korea testing itself against Jakarta's top players. Indonesia's tennis team entered their conditioning phase to maintain their fitness for next week's battle.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Inco profits jump 128.6%
Inco profits jump 128.6% JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed nickel mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) reported a 128.6 percent increase in its (unaudited) net profits to US$96 million last year. The company said in a statement that its sales rose 38.9 percent to $301.8 million last year. In the fourth quarter alone of last year, the company booked a net profit of $25.4 million, as compared to $17.3 million in the same period of the previous year.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Qantas raises RI service
Qantas raises RI service CANBERRA (Reuter): Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) said it issued a draft ruling which, if confirmed, would allow Qantas Airways Ltd an extra two B767-300 services per week between Australia and Indonesia. The IASC said that Indonesia is one of Australia's major markets and in the year ended Oct. 31, 1995, totaled 721,200 passengers, an increase of 14 percent over the preceding year.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Majority of Indonesians oppose nuclear plant: Poll
Majority of Indonesians oppose nuclear plant: Poll JAKARTA (JP): Almost 80 percent of Indonesians are against nuclear power stations being built here, according to a poll conducted recently by a leading anti-nuclear group. The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) announced yesterday the results of its survey of 1,000 people in eight cities in Java and areas around the Muria Peninsula, the site of a planned nuclear power plant.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Three arrested for robbery, rape in Bekasi
Three arrested for robbery, rape in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Local police detectives have arrested three of the five suspects believed to have robbed a Bekasi poultry breeding farm manager in the small village of Cimuning, Bantar Gebang, in Bekasi, over 30 kilometer east of here. "All of them were shot in the legs while trying to run away from officers," head of the Bekasi police precinct, Lt. Col. Elfrizo Tobing, said here yesterday. According to City Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 2, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 0 3,000 AHAP Insurance 3,000 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,150 0 70,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 5,950 0 0 Anwar Sierad 1,225 75 587,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 1,600 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 2,150 0 0 Argo Pantes 1,800 0 100,000 Asahimas Flat 2,725 25 874,500 Asiana IMI Indusrties...
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt to tender all power projects
Govt to tender all power projects JAKARTA (JP): The government will tender all electricity projects to international bidders, including projects to be financed with export credits, the president of state-owned electricity company PLN, Djiteng Marsudi said yesterday. Speaking at a hearing with Commission VI of the House of Representatives, Djiteng said the new policy would nullify all contracts related to direct or repeat orders.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Nuclear power station
Nuclear power station From Pikiran Rakyat It is strongly rumored that the government will realize its plan to build a nuclear power station in Gunung Muria valley. I am particularly skeptical about this project because a terrible catastrophe could occur. We do not have the expertise to handle such a dangerous establishment. What if a leak occurs in the nuclear reactor?
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Cutlery found in patient's stomach
Cutlery found in patient's stomach JAKARTA (AFP): A team of surgeons at a state hospital in Bali have found various objects, including cutlery, a pen and a toothbrush inside the stomach of patient with mental problems, press reports said Wednesday. The surgeons of the state hospital in Denpasar, Bali, Tuesday found that the stomach of patient Wayan Sudarsa, 28, contained a spoon, a fork, a toothbrush, a fountain pen, part of an iron bar, a piece of leather, and segments of bamboo and sugar cane.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Kadin hails plan to cut levies
Kadin hails plan to cut levies JAKARTA (JP): Business leaders yesterday welcomed the government's plan to slash levies to the bare minimum to help make Indonesian companies competitive, but also suggested that civil servants' salaries should be raised as well.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sempati sets extra flights
Sempati sets extra flights JAKARTA (JP): Sempati Air, a private airline company, will operate 50 additional flights on its domestic and international routes to meet the expected surge in the number of passengers later this month. In addition to the extra flights, the airline will also replace the B-737 airplanes serving the Medan-Kuala Lumpur route with Airbus aircraft on some days between Feb. 17 and Feb. 27, Sempati announced yesterday.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Competition between schools healthy
Competition between schools healthy JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of the so-called superschools in various cities is injecting a welcome competitive spirit into the education world in Indonesia, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture. These superschools are forcing government schools to improve their quality, Sri Hardjoko Wirjomartono, the chief of the ministry's Research and Development Agency, said yesterday.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fake Chanel products confiscated
Fake Chanel products confiscated JAKARTA (JP): Buying pricey Chanel products at exclusive shops is no guarantee that you're buying the real thing. In fact, you might be buying an upmarket forgery from overseas. Massive police raids on such shops in Jakarta and Bali last December seized more than 2,000 items carrying Chanel tags, according to lawyers representing the French-based designer products in this country.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Olympic badminton team announced
Olympic badminton team announced JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia named 28 players to the national team yesterday to prepare for the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup and the Olympic Games. Association chairman, Soerjadi, said during a birthday party at his home that the association decided on the 16 male and 12 female shuttlers after three meetings held over the past two weeks.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Drivers go on strike
Drivers go on strike BANDUNG: Hundreds of public transport drivers held a noisy strike yesterday, causing heavy traffic congestion and leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Antara reported that the drivers of minibuses for the Tegallega-Banjaran route refused to take passengers and, instead, began a slow procession along the Banjaran Road, honking their horns all the time. The strike, which started at around 8 a.m.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Padang runs out of blood
Padang runs out of blood PADANG, West Sumatra: During the holy fasting month of Ramadhan the local office of the Red Cross faces a shortage of blood as the number of donors dwindles, Antara reported. Spokesman Tawanto said the office gives out 75 bags of blood every day, but during the fasting month, which is in its 14th day today, only 18 people have donated their blood so far. West Sumatra Red Cross office chief Dr.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Marsan simply watches Ciliwung River level
Marsan simply watches Ciliwung River level By Johannes Simbolon/Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): His name is Marsan. He lives by the polluted Ciliwung River near the Panus bridge in Depok. His job is simple. He watches and then reports the water level at the bridge. His job is so simple that his fellow villagers are quick to state: "Marsan sleeps but gets a salary from the government." You don't need a university degree to do his job. "I am only a junior high school's dropout," he says.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
43,000 houses built for new transmigrants
43,000 houses built for new transmigrants JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Transmigration has built 43,229 houses for new settlers in the current fiscal year, the director general of settlement, J. Widarbo, told the House of Representatives yesterday. Widarbo told legislators of Commission IV that the houses were built in 21 provinces, including provinces bordering Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Pesantren' for inmates
'Pesantren' for inmates JAKARTA (JP): Almost 300 inmates in the Bulak Kapal prison in Bekasi, 20 Km west of the city, are joining an Islamic course called Pesantren Ramadhan during the fasting month. Jointly organized by the Bekasi penitentiary, Bani Saleh Foundation, and the Bekasi branch of the women's branch of Muhammadiyah, the course has been underway since Jan. 24. It will end on Feb. 12.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI to host textile fair
RI to host textile fair JAKARTA (JP): Two international exhibitions featuring textile machinery and products will take place simultaneously at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran here from May 2 to May 6. A deputy chairperson of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Textile Association (API), Yetty R. Pattiasina, said yesterday that the association is cooperating with PT Peraga Nusantara Jaya Sakti to organize the exhibitions.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
City urged to negotiate with Glodok merchants
City urged to negotiate with Glodok merchants JAKARTA (JP): A city council commission urged the city administration yesterday to meet with the owners of shops along a pedestrian walkway in Glodok, West Jakarta, to settle a dispute between the merchants and the private company which recently acquired the property.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Many amusement centers ignore closing hours
Many amusement centers ignore closing hours JAKARTA (JP): Operators of nightclubs, bars, discotheques and other entertainment centers have again been reminded of their obligation to obey Ramadhan fasting month operation hours. "I have reminded them many times, but many of them are still operating until late in the morning," the chairman of the Association of Entertainment and Tourism Businessmen in Jakarta, Yories Raweyai, told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rapid chess at Perbanas
Rapid chess at Perbanas JAKARTA (JP): Two hundred chess players are expected to take part in a rapid chess tournament from Feb. 9 to Feb. 11 at the Perbanas banking school in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, the Indonesian Chess Association announced yesterday. The association's secretary-general Maj. Gen.
Sat, 03 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, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Saturday Maghrib 6.20 p.m. Sunday Imsak 4:26 a.m. Subuh 4.36 a.m.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Science Club is extraordinary club
Science Club is extraordinary club By Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The Biological Science Club, which has been in the news with the kidnapping of four of its members while on a scientific expedition in Irian Jaya, is anything but a club. In the opinion of its executive director, Yuda N. Laman, the word "club" has somewhat become a liability, although the group is now stuck with the name it was christened with in 1969.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996, 00:00 WIB
Japan wary of regional currency safety net in Asia
Japan wary of regional currency safety net in Asia TOKYO (Reuter): Japan is cautious about joining a "safety net" in Asia to protect regional currencies from speculative attacks, monetary officials said. The reason is that it has a bigger commitment to a safety net run on a global basis, they said.