Archive: 22 March 1996
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Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
North Sulawesi goes on to PON
North Sulawesi goes on to PON JAKARTA (JP): North Sulawesi and Jakarta took their berths for the upcoming National Games, to be held in September, after defeating their opponents in the bridge national qualifying round on Wednesday evening. North Sulawesi, which won in the National Games in 1973 and 1981, beat South Sumatra in the 10th round with 22-8, and East Nusa Tenggara in the 11th round with 21-9, with a total score of 236 VP.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Travel info on Internet
Travel info on Internet JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Travel Agencies (Asita) will provide information on the country's tourist and travel businesses through an Internet service. A member of Asitanet, the organizing committee for the planned project, Syarman Syarif, told The Jakarta Post here on Wednesday that the information will be provided through the Internet service arranged in cooperation with PT Intouch.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
20 top insurance firms to be rated
20 top insurance firms to be rated JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to rate 20 of the best known life and risk insurance companies in the country to encourage better competition among insurance firms, an official said. Director General of Financial Institutions Bambang Subianto said Wednesday that his office is currently studying a number of indicators to be included in the rating.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Science Film: Athens Greece 3:30 Children Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Culture: Pelangi Budaya 4:30 Live: Pemilihan Peneliti Muda Indonesia 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Business 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Hobby: Mar Mar 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30...
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Feisal to head haj delegation
Feisal to head haj delegation JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has appointed Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung leader to some 194,000 Indonesians taking part in the haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year. Maj. Gen. Sukarya Abdulgani, the inspector general of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, told reporters on Wednesday Feisal would be on one of the last flights out of Indonesia before the pilgrimage reaches its climax on Idul Adha (Sacrifice Day) on April 28.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI prepares ARF membership criteria
RI prepares ARF membership criteria JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is preparing a set of guidelines which will become the criteria for new membership in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) which is set to meet here in July, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said. He told the press on Wednesday that the process has yet to be completed, but would not elaborate.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Women's archery team to Slovenia
Women's archery team to Slovenia JAKARTA (JP): Slovenia, a leading European archery country, has been named as the final stop for Indonesian women archers before the Olympic Games in July. Nurfitriyana Lantang, Rosiana Glanteh and Dahliana, who have been named the country's Olympic archery team will undergo a series of training stints in Slovenia, said Oetoyo Oesman, chairman of the Indonesian Archery Association.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Students oppose PDI rival board
Students oppose PDI rival board SEMARANG, Central Java: Over 50 students from various universities here yesterday staged a demonstration in front of the Legislative Assembly building demanding the authorities take action against those who established a rival board within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI). The students also expressed their support for Megawati, the chairwoman of the party's central executive board.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Three quizzed over Bekasi gang rape
Three quizzed over Bekasi gang rape JAKARTA (JP): Three men are being interrogated by the Bekasi police for their alleged roles in Tuesday's robbery and gang rape in Kampung Kemurang in the village of Cikedokan. "Two of their accomplices are still at large," Bekasi Police Chief Lt. Col. Elfrizo Tobing told The Jakarta Post yesterday. The officer, however, refused to reveal the identities or the alleged roles of the three men.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
IBF boss watches boxing matches
IBF boss watches boxing matches JAKARTA (JP): President of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Robert Lee, will witness two world championship matches in Denpasar on Sunday and two in Surabaya on Monday. "Robert Lee will observe national boxers' quality, especially Andrian Kaspari, Ricky Matulesi and Ajib Albarado, to reach the IBF senior ranks," promoter Herry Sugiarto told Antara in Surabaya on Wednesday.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Asian rice prices slip under harvest pressure
Asian rice prices slip under harvest pressure SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asian rice prices are slipping due to harvest pressure from increased supply and expected Indonesian re-exports, causing buyers to sit back and wait for further falls, traders said yesterday. In Thailand, the world's largest rice exporter, traders said foreign buyers had stayed sidelined in anticipation of lower prices next month when the country's second paddy crop will reach the market.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
What's wrong in Irian Jaya?
What's wrong in Irian Jaya? It has often been said that the steady economic growth we have been enjoying for the past 25 years does not necessarily mean an end to the host of problems this nation is facing as it develops. From the beginning it was realized that paying attention to only the physical aspects of development would fail to yield success.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hindus call for more temples in Jakarta
Hindus call for more temples in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A dearth of temples is depriving the Hindu community in Jakarta of their traditional social and religious activities, according to the vice-director of the High Institute of Hindu. Speaking after the ceremony to welcome the Hindu Day of Silence Nyepi on Wednesday, I Ketut Lila Murti told The Jakarta Post that the city's nine temples are too few to accommodate the 100,000-strong Hindu community here.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
S'pore and RP to sign money pact
S'pore and RP to sign money pact SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore and the Philippines will sign a currency repurchase agreement on Monday as part of efforts to maintain stability in their foreign exchange markets, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said. The agreement, to be signed in Singapore, will be the city- state's third such pact, an MAS spokesman told Reuters Wednesday.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Toward sustainable business
Toward sustainable business By Adam Yazid JAKARTA (JP): A textile mill in Tangerang, west of here, suffered heavy losses a few days prior to the Idul Fitri holidays last month. Some 1,000 workers, mostly women, went berserk upon learning that their holiday allowances fell short of the amount previously agreed upon. The workers vandalized the company's buildings and motor vehicles. This incident was not the first of its kind.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Disco fire death toll likely to rise
Disco fire death toll likely to rise MANILA (Reuter): The death toll from a Manila disco fire is likely to rise as the Philippines launched a crackdown against nightclubs with inadequate fire exits, officials said yesterday. At least 151 young revelers died in the fire which struck the Ozone disco after midnight on Tuesday. At least 11 people were in serious condition in three hospitals. "It does not look good because of the burns all over their bodies," said a doctor in one of the hospitals.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta to battle KL on palm oil exports
Jakarta to battle KL on palm oil exports LONDON (Reuter): Indonesia looks set to challenge Malaysia once again for palm oil exports during coming months, traders said. Indonesian exports slowed during March as higher export taxes forced local players to take a back seat after a successful February when they were winning tenders that would normally have gone to Malaysia.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Municipality to increase low-cost apartment rentals
Municipality to increase low-cost apartment rentals JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to increase the daily rentals of its low-cost apartments, an official says. The deputy governor for economic and development affairs, TB. M. Rais, said on Wednesday that the plan is aimed at decreasing its subsidy for the apartments' operational costs. Rais added that the municipality needs a great deal of funds to build low-cost apartments in the city.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indian chamber opens office
Indian chamber opens office JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has opened a branch office here to provide information about the businesses of 66,000 Indian companies through an online single-window business network, Bisnet. The office, located at the Enterprise Building on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, was inaugurated earlier this week by visiting Indian Vice Minister of Permanent Secretary for Commerce Tejendra Khanna.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mulia's right shares
Mulia's right shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Mulia Industrindo, a publicly-listed manufacturer of ceramic and glass products, plans to issue two right shares priced at Rp 2,700 (US$1,10) each for every five old shares in May. The company announced on Wednesday that 34.7 percent of the expected proceeds of Rp 321 billion will be allocated for debt repayment. The remaining 68.3 percent will be used to strengthen the working capital of the company's subsidiaries -- PT Mulia Glass and PT Mulia Keramik.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Observers decry state domination of siciety
Observers decry state domination of siciety JAKARTA (JP): Political observers have expressed concern over the wide gaps between social groups brought about by national development. They have blamed the differences in wealth, among other things, on the state's dominant role in political decision making.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 20, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 875 -25 16,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,975 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 3,375 0 0 Anwar Sierad 2,225 0 215,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,300 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 2,750 50 416,500 Argo Pantes 1,800 0 0 Asahimas Flat 3,175 0 1,893,000 Asiana IMI Indusrties...
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tourists flock to dragons' lair
Tourists flock to dragons' lair KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The number of tourists visiting the island of Komodo increased by about 10 percent last year. Paul Boleng, the head of the local tourism promotion agency, said on Wednesday that in 1995 over 24,000 tourists visited the island, home to the almost extinct Komodo dragons, compared to 22,000 the previous year. Boleng said the tourists mostly come to the island from Denpasar, Bali, traveling via Mataram on Lombok.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Account deficit worries House
Account deficit worries House JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives again expressed its concern over the deepening of the country's current account deficit, which it described as a structural problem of Indonesia's economy which will remain a problem for years to come.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hasjim eyes Uzbekistan cotton-spinning plant
Hasjim eyes Uzbekistan cotton-spinning plant JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Hasjim Djojohadikusumo, through his company PT Prima Komexindo, plans to build a cotton-spinning factory in Uzbekistan with an investment of almost US$30 million. Hasjim was reported yesterday by Antara as saying that a feasibility study was being conducted, soon to be followed by the construction of the facility. The news agency did not state when the construction was scheduled to begin.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
House Speaker Wahono urges ABRI to retain unifying role
House Speaker Wahono urges ABRI to retain unifying role JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces should retain its unifying role when political tension is heightening, Speaker of the House of Representatives Wahono said on Wednesday. Wahono praised the Armed Forces (ABRI) for keeping its distance from primordial interest groups to safeguard its honor, as exemplified by Gen. Sudirman, one of Indonesia's Armed Forces founding fathers.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI seeks standby loan
RI seeks standby loan HONG KONG (Reuter): The Republic of Indonesia, acting by and through the Bank of Indonesia, has mandated six banks to arrange an eight-year US$500 million syndicated standby facility.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Predicting next VP
Predicting next VP In the Merdeka of March 11, 1996, I read a very interesting prediction by a noted Australian military observer, Mr. Harold Crouch, about the next vice president of Indonesia. Mr. Crouch predicted that the present Army chief, Gen. Hartono, is being groomed for the position of vice president. His prediction is based on the fact that in the very near future, the chiefs of the Navy, Air Force and police are going to be replaced. Gen.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Contract bribes
Contract bribes JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja told members of the team that screens contractors and suppliers not to demand bribes. "Improve services, don't ask them for anything illegally," he said. He added that companies applying for certificates of acknowledgement should avoid broker services. "Company owners must deal directly with officials to avoid any illegal levies," he said, after signing a list of 1,732 companies which passed the first screening stage on Wednesday.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Poll watchdog fears groundless
Poll watchdog fears groundless A number of people set up an Independent Election Monitoring Committee this month with an eye to next year's election. Political scientist Riswandha Imawan argues that the apprehension expressed by some parties is unfounded. YOGYAKARTA (JP): The nation entered a new stage in its political history when a group of people set up the Independent Election Monitoring Committee on March 15, 1996.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Romana's Cup participation unclear
Romana's Cup participation unclear JAKARTA (JP): Romana Tedjakusuma's indecision whether to join the Federation Cup squad early next month has put the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) selectors in a quandary. Romana, the country's second best player after Yayuk Basuki, is on a scholarship at a university in Louisiana, the United States. She said she wanted to join the squad but was waiting for approval from both her university's coach and director.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor talks relaxed but inconclusive Austria
E. Timor talks relaxed but inconclusive Austria By Aboeprijadi Santoso STADT-SCHLAINING, Austria (JP): The second round of talks between groups of East Timorese on opposite sides of the integration issue concluded today at Schlaining castle, some 200 kilometers from Vienna. The first day of the All Inclusive Intra East Timor Dialog, held under the auspices of the United Nations, was marked by a relaxed atmosphere.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ecolabeling agency needs appraisal firms
Ecolabeling agency needs appraisal firms JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo says it is time the Indonesian Ecolabeling Foundation (LEI) set up appraisal companies to assess and determine the environmental sustainability of forests. Djamaludin said in Medan, North Sumatra, Wednesday that only after an appraisal company had completed its job, could the government and security officials carry out law enforcement measures or apply stricter control over a certain forest.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
City detains newcomers
City detains newcomers JAKARTA (JP): Some 230 people were caught early Wednesday morning for failing to show their identification cards. "Most of the netted people were found in boarding houses before they left for work," Hasdir Irvan, a source at the Central Jakarta Administration told The Jakarta Post. The people had no identification and no source of income in the sub-districts of Paseban, Rawasari and Galur in Central Jakarta. Two thirds of them were women who were food vendors.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Murderers arrested
Murderers arrested JAKARTA (JP): Two men believed to have murdered a servant before robbing a lawyer's house in Cileduk, Tangerang, of electronics have been arrested. Police sources said yesterday that Jayadi and Raya were picked up at their hideout in Cirebon, West Java, on Wednesday. The suspects admitted to killing the servant Jenjen and stealing a tape deck and laser disc player from the house. Police also arrested a man, identified as Buyung, who bought the loot from the suspects.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Emirates to meet here
Emirates to meet here JAKARTA (JP): Emirates, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, announced here yesterday it will hold its three-day annual regional conference in Jakarta starting today. The airline said in a statement that senior managers from its Dubai headquarters and managers from 13 stations in the West Asia and Pacific Rim region will convene at the conference, which will be lead by Commercial Operations Director Ghaith Al Ghaith.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jayapura back to normal after recent riots
Jayapura back to normal after recent riots JAKARTA (JP): Calm returned yesterday to Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura after it was rocked by riots on Monday and a smaller- scale disturbance on Wednesday, officials and residents said. "Activities have resumed and things are normal again. Hopefully schools will reopen (today)," Second Sgt. Rusmanto, an information officer at the Trikora Military Command, told The Jakarta Post by phone yesterday.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Belated telegrams
Belated telegrams From Neraca In January 1996 I sent a telegram to my parents in Tanjung Pandan in southern Sumatra. The telegram was addressed to Pelataran Timah A. 18, Damar. Surprisingly the telegram took four days to arrive, which was useless. It was important that my message reach my parents much earlier. It seems that the telegram service nowadays is no longer regarded a express service.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
C&W, Telekom Malaysia duel for RI firm stakes
C&W, Telekom Malaysia duel for RI firm stakes JAKARTA (JP): PT Daya Mitra Malindo, a consortium which won a contract to operate telecommunications facilities in Kalimantan, remains in trouble in spite of the plan of Cable & Wires (C&W) of Britain to replace Telekom Malaysia Bhd. as a shareholder.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Navy to intensify war against smuggling
Navy to intensify war against smuggling JAKARTA (JP): The Navy is gearing up to combat widespread piracy, smuggling, poaching and pollution in the busy Malacca Strait. Navy Chief Vice Admiral Arief Kushariadi asked the Navy's new Western Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Achmad Sutjipto on Wednesday to intensify the fleet's patrol of one of the world's busiest sea lanes.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Irian to have athletic school
Irian to have athletic school JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The government is to establish three schools for sportingly gifted children in the next few years, Antara reported yesterday. One of the schools will be built in Western Indonesia, another in Central Indonesia, and the third in the eastern part of Indonesia. Funds will be provided by the Ministry of Education and Culture, according to the deputy chairman of the National Sports Council, Arie Sudewo.
Fri, 22 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina finds gas
Pertamina finds gas JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil company Pertamina and its partner Saga Petroleum Indonesia Jambi have discovered natural gas and condensate at the Pulau Gading-1 (PGD) well, roughly 75 km southeast of Jambi, the capital of Jambi province. Pertamina announced on Wednesday that the well was spudded on Nov. 14, 1995 and reached a final depth of 2,220 meters on Jan. 3, 1996. Five tests were conducted in Basement, Weathered Basement, Talang Akar and Baturaja formations.