Archive: 6 March 1996
45 articles found
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto calls for Islamic moderation
Soeharto calls for Islamic moderation JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called on Islamic leaders in Southeast Asia to preach moderation. Addressing a meeting of ministers from the region who oversee Islamic affairs, Soeharto said religious extremism has no place in society, at least in Indonesia. "Moderation, which means self-restraint, self control, draws more sympathy," he said when opening the conference at the State Palace.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Timor Putra needs 5 years of protection: Businessman
Timor Putra needs 5 years of protection: Businessman JAKARTA (JP): PT Timor Putra Nasional -- the pioneer car assembly company which has been granted import duty and luxury sales tax exemptions needs to be protected for at least five years, commissioner of the Udatinda Group Frits Hendrik Eman said yesterday.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Smartcard phones to start ringing
Smartcard phones to start ringing JAKARTA (JP): Four private companies will soon be running public telephones using the new Smartcard technology. During the first phase, the four firms together with the state-owned telephone company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), will install and operate on a 14-year build, operate and own basis a total of 57,000 telephone lines. Managing Director of Multisaka Mitra, S.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
KL, Bangkok join in gas venture
KL, Bangkok join in gas venture BANGKOK (AFP): The Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) and Malaysia's Petroleum Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) agreed yesterday on principles for the joint exploitation of natural gas in the Gulf of Thailand. The memorandum of intent signed Tuesday covers joint venture natural gas projects in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Women shun guide jobs
Women shun guide jobs SURABAYA: Tourist guides are mostly male because society still cannot accept the thought of women spending long hours with foreign tourists, according to the East Java chapter of the Association of Tourist Guides. Hadi Tamtomo said 90 of the 100 tourist guides registered with the association are men, Antara reported.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Top investor in Indonesia
Top investor in Indonesia On Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1996, I watched a RCTI interview with the new American Ambassador, who had just presented his credentials to President Soeharto. In the interview he said, among other things, that the United States is the biggest investor in Indonesia. This confuses me because according to an Investment Coordinating Board report, Japan is the biggest investor.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Drowned officer found
Drowned officer found JAKARTA (JP): Suhana, alias Surono, who drowned on Sunday in Jakarta Bay, was found dead by a local fisherman yesterday on the Cilincing beach, North Jakarta. A friend of the victim, Dai, confirmed the dead body was Suhana's. Dai said yesterday that he, the victim and two other friends, Yatno and Warto, were fishing in a boat off the Cilincing beach on Sunday when Surono fell from the boat into the sea.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
2,000 Chinese gain citizenship
2,000 Chinese gain citizenship SEMARANG: As many as 2,000 people of Chinese descent in Central Java have gained Indonesian citizenship and will soon take an oath before the Minister of Justice here. More than 8,000 Chinese people in the province applied for citizenship following a presidential order last year to speed up the process of naturalization, Kristanto, who heads the team to oversee the naturalization in the province, told Antara.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Pakistan, Indonesia complement each other economically
Pakistan, Indonesia complement each other economically This week Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto visits Indonesia. The following is an interview with Mustafa Kamal Kazi, the new Pakistan Ambassador to Indonesia. By Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): Few ambassadors are lucky enough to be visited by their head of state shortly after they are posted in a country. Ambassador Mustafa Kamal Kazi is one of them. "My job is made easier.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Transportation ministry scraps fees, cuts permits
Transportation ministry scraps fees, cuts permits JAKARTA (JP): The ministry of transportation yesterday abolished four major types of administration fee and reduced the number of permits under its jurisdiction as part of the government drive to cut the costs of doing business. Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto decided to abolish four kinds of fees related to the testing of motor vehicle prototypes.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dry season around the corner: Agency
Dry season around the corner: Agency JAKARTA (JP): The dry season this year will begin as early as April in Jakarta and most northern areas of East Java, which means that during March there will still be rainfall, the weather forecast agency says. Some parts of eastern Indonesia, such as eastern Lombok and Sumbawa's western coast, will even enter the dry season as early as the first ten days of this month, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said yesterday.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Man ordered jailed for rape
Man ordered jailed for rape SINGAPORE (AFP): A Singaporean business executive has been jailed for eight years and ordered to be caned six strokes by a local court for raping his Indonesian maid, news reports said yesterday. Lam Mun Choon, 45, a father of three sons and a former prison officer, was convicted of raping the 25-year-old maid in her bedroom at midnight while his family was asleep in March last year.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
KL trade balance to improve
KL trade balance to improve KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's trade balance is expected to improve in 1996 allowing the government to shift concern to inflation-control, analysts said yesterday, ahead of the release of December trade data. "1995 was bad but we can say the worst is over for Malaysia, with December showing a surplus," said Yeoh Keat Seng, director of Crosby Research in Kuala Lumpur.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
ABRI firm on human rights abuse
ABRI firm on human rights abuse JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung promised yesterday that no soldier will go unpunished for human rights violations. Feisal told a hearing with Commission I of the House of Representatives that respect for human rights is very much a part of military regulations. All past violations were dealt with accordingly, he said, citing two cases last year in which civilians were killed in Liquisa, East Timor, and in Timika, Irian Jaya.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI beach spikers to go to Atlanta
RI beach spikers to go to Atlanta JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia qualified for the men's and women's beach volleyball events in the Atlanta Olympic Games at the final selection tournament in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend. The women's pair of Ni Putu Timy Yudhani Rahayu and Angel Berta Kaize finished 15th to follow in the footsteps of their male teammates Nurmufid and Markoji, who secured their berth two weeks earlier.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bhutto brings along 80 business leaders
Bhutto brings along 80 business leaders JAKARTA (JP): Pakistani Prime Minister Mohtrama Benazir Bhutto will be bringing along at least 80 business leaders when she visits Indonesia for three days beginning tomorrow. Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono, in announcing the visit at his office yesterday, said one of the main objectives of the visit, which is at the invitation of President Soeharto, is to promote economic and trade relations between the countries.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia raises oil price
Malaysia raises oil price SINGAPORE (Reuter): Malaysian state oil company Petronas has hiked its February lifting Tapis crude oil price by 16 cents to US$21.05 per barrel against $20.89 in January, traders said. Current fixed differentials against Tapis for other Malaysian grades Labuan and Miri are unchanged, with Labuan 10 cents above Tapis, Miri 10 cents below Tapis and Bintulu 30 cents below Tapis.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia to host parachuting c'ships
Indonesia to host parachuting c'ships JAKARTA (JP): The 6th World Parachuting Championships this June in Jakarta will be a prelude to the Indonesia Air Show, an official said yesterday. Executive chairman of the Indonesian Aero Sport Federation, Vice Marshal Purnomo Sidhi, said that he would arrange for participants of the championships to join a massive free fall during the international show.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Educators place blame but come up short on solutions
Educators place blame but come up short on solutions By Santi WE Soekanto UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Poorly qualified teachers are the main obstacle to improving the education system in Indonesia, educators taking part in a national congress on education said yesterday. H.A.R. Tilaar of the state-owned Teachers Training Institute (IKIP) in Jakarta told The Jakarta Post that few teacher colleges are rigorous in their selection of teachers. "Garbage in, garbage out," said Tilaar.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Courier services told to reregister licenses
Courier services told to reregister licenses JAKARTA (JP): The government will revoke the licenses of courier services if they fail to reregister their licenses by May, an official says. Director General of Post and Telecommunications, Djakaria Purawidjaja, told reporters yesterday the revocation threatened all courier services, including those not registered as members of the Association of Indonesian Postal Services (Asperindo).
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sempati Air to drop voucher system
Sempati Air to drop voucher system JAKARTA(JP): Sempati Air, one of Indonesia's private airlines, is to drop its On Time Guarantee program (OTG), a voucher system introduced in 1991 to assure passengers of the carrier's efforts to provide on-time schedules. "The measure has not created an internal self-drive for the management to offer the public on-time schedules. Moreover, OTG will not be applicable when the system of endorsable tickets is applied later this year,"Sempati's president Hasan M.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Robbery suspect surrenders
Robbery suspect surrenders SURABAYA: A fourth suspect in the Rp 1.2 billion ($520 million) heist at a local sub-branch of Bank Panin has turned himself in to the police after his mother made an appeal on newspapers and television, Antara reported. The suspect, an employee of the bank identified by his initials Sup, called his mother in Surabaya and told her that police could pick him up at a location in Mojokerto.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Special meeting urged to settle tennis dispute
Special meeting urged to settle tennis dispute JAKARTA (JP): National tennis coach Deddy Prasetyo yesterday demanded a meeting with the Jakarta tennis governing body to solve a growing rift between them. The two sides began a new wrangle on Monday, with Deddy accusing the provincial tennis body of threatening to drop national players Eddy Kusdaryanto and Eny Sulistyowati from the team for the National Games because they failed to comply with its training program.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Only 39% of JSX shareholders eligible to nominate directors
Only 39% of JSX shareholders eligible to nominate directors JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday said that only 39 percent of its 197 shareholders are qualified to nominate the exchange's new boards of directors and commissioners. "We reported to the Indonesian Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) on Monday that 78 securities companies, comprising 55 locals and 23 joint ventures, meet the agency's requirement," said a director of the JSX, Mas Achmad Daniri.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Student initiation
Student initiation From Tiras I am deeply concerned about the death of Zaki Tifan Lazuardian during initiation week at the Bandung Institute of Technology. This tarnishes the reputation of the institution which has produced many leaders and reputable scientists. I can hardly believe that such thing could happen on the institute's campus. The students of this institution are known for their resoluteness demonstrating against injustice, human rights abuses and pollution.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Santa Fe finds oil
Santa Fe finds oil JAKARTA (JP): Santa Fe Salawati, an affiliate of Santa Fe Energy Resources and a production sharing of state-oil firm Pertamina, has found oil and gas in Salawati island, Irian Jaya. Pertamina said in a statement yesterday that Santa Fe Salawati had drilled a 9,813-foot well, producing 3,564 barrels of crude oil per day and 12.5 million cubic feet of gas per day. (rid)
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 5, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 0 14,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,025 -75 89,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 3,425 -25 343,500 Anwar Sierad 2,125 50 2,302,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,100 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 2,700 50 679,000 Argo Pantes 1,800 0 0 Asahimas Flat 3,075 -25 860,500 Asiana IMI...
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Meekatharra to proceed with RI mine
Meekatharra to proceed with RI mine SYDNEY (Reuter): Meekatharra Minerals Ltd. said yesterday its board had decided to proceed with the development of a gold mine at Way Linggo in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, after drilling increased its resource by 22 percent. Meekatharra said drilling had increased the resource at Way Linggo which was still open at a depth to 187,000 ounces of gold equivalent from 32,000 ounces.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Officials fear empowering the masses
Officials fear empowering the masses YOGYAKARTA (JP): The concept of empowering the people to promote national development has been slow to catch on among government officials, State Minister for National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday. The concept has gained acceptance and been promoted in a number of publications around the world, Ginandjar said.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Boatpeople in HK reduced to 20,000
Boatpeople in HK reduced to 20,000 HONG KONG (AFP): The number of Vietnamese boatpeople in Hong Kong detention camps has dropped to less than 20,000, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said yesterday. UNHCR said the number has dropped to 19,293, down 55 percent from 42,717 in 1992. Since March 1989 some 46,655 Vietnamese have left voluntarily under UNCHR-organized schemes. So far, 765 have left this year, with another batch leaving Friday.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
626 billboards in peril
626 billboards in peril JAKARTA (JP): A city administration team may remove 626 billboards for reasons ranging from failing to pay their taxes to improper use of the Indonesian language, head of the City Revenue Office Wahab Rachmatsjah says. The team began its examination yesterday. The removals, a follow-up on last year's program, are scheduled be finished on March 10, Wahab said in a written statement.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Nurfaizi installed as new natioanl police spokesman
Nurfaizi installed as new natioanl police spokesman JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro yesterday installed Brig. Gen. Nurfauzi as the new Indonesian Police spokesman replacing Brig. Gen. IK Ratta, who went into retirement. The appointment of Nurfaizi, 49, a top Jakarta detective, has been warmly welcomed by crime reporters.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Teacher colleges should be transformed slowly
Teacher colleges should be transformed slowly UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The government's plan to convert state-run teacher training institutes (IKIPs) into full- fledged universities should happen gradually, say education experts. H. Engkoswara, the chairman of the Association of Indonesian Educators, told The Jakarta Post that it would be better to start with only a few colleges so as to monitor the results.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
HK rushes to learn Mandarin for 1997
HK rushes to learn Mandarin for 1997 By Kwan Chooi Tow HONG KONG (Reuter): In a cramped Hong Kong classroom, multinational executive Fjorn Cho struggles with the vowels of Mandarin Chinese and an alphabet called pinyin. She is among thousands of Hong Kong's Cantonese-speaking Chinese rushing to learn Mandarin to improve career prospects and communicate with their future rulers and fellow citizens after the British colony reverts to Chinese rule in mid-1997.
Wed, 06 Mar 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.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Traffic congestion in Depok
Traffic congestion in Depok From Neraca The everyday traffic congestion in Depok, Bogor, needs addressing. During morning and afternoon peak hours it takes me half an hour to get to Depok II from the Arief Rachman Hakim junction. The congestion is particularly bad in front of the Hero supermarket and Borobudur store. The traffic problem will go from bad to worse when the housing complexes near the bank of Ciliwung River and along Jl. Tole Iskandar have been completed.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Irianese backed in quest for policy change
Irianese backed in quest for policy change JAKARTA (JP): A retired Army general, a human rights campaigner and a number of activists have found many shortcomings in the government's policy on Irian Jaya, especially in the area of human rights.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Talks: Pengorbanan 3:30 Science: Science World 4:05 Among Us 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: South Sumatra 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Circus: Bill Bixby's 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30 Economic Review 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Cinema: Kisah Nyata dalam Sinetron Indonesia 9:00 World News 9:30 Music:...
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
France keen to join ARF
France keen to join ARF KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): France yesterday expressed interest in joining the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on security as it seeks a higher profile in Asia, especially in the Southeast Asian region. French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette said France was "keen to join" the forum, scheduled to hold its third meeting in Indonesia in July.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Six killed, 37 others injured in bus inferno
Six killed, 37 others injured in bus inferno TANGERANG (JP): Six people, including a child, died of serious burns and 37 others were injured when their overloaded bus turned over and exploded on the Merak-Jakarta highway early yesterday morning. "All six bodies were completely roasted with expressions on their faces as if they were screaming for help," exclaimed a traffic policeman, who said the police and medical examiners were having trouble identifying the names and genders of the victims.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
German corpse in morgue
German corpse in morgue JAKARTA (JP): The corpse of a German man kept at the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital's morgue since Feb. 27 has yet to be claimed by his relatives. A hospital official said yesterday that the body of M. Henning Sciffer was sent by an employee of the state-owned shipping company PT Pelni.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Councilors urge municipality to abandon bartering system
Councilors urge municipality to abandon bartering system JAKARTA (JP): A commission of the city council has urged the municipality to save its assets by no longer using the barter process to get new facilities. The head of the council's commission C for financial affairs, Helmy AR Syihab, said that the practice should be avoided because the municipality will eventually lose all its assets.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police cars hamper traffic
Police cars hamper traffic JAKARTA (JP): Five broken down cars yesterday celebrated their first anniversary of being abandoned by the East Jakarta police precinct on a heavily congested street. "We daren't say anything because these vehicles belong to police office," said Amran, a shop owner on Jl. Raya Jatinegara Barat. The abandoned cars have increased traffic jams in the area, residents claim.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
HBL restaurant
HBL restaurant With reference to the article written by Dini S. Djalal published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 24, 1996, on page 5, we find that some points of the article are not accurate, so the article could mislead your readers. We would therefore like to give our comments: * The Jakarta Post has never made a request to the management of the Hong Bin Lou restaurant to cover our establishment. Let alone, told us of complaints.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bambang elected chief of Legal Aid foundation
Bambang elected chief of Legal Aid foundation JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Widjojanto, a lawyer experienced in handling tough political cases, yesterday won the election for the coveted post of chairman of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI). Bambang, 36, won a contest that has been marred by controversy amidst charges of undemocratic practices by the foundation's own staff and leading supporters. He beat other candidates that are more senior and no less experienced.