Archive: 16 April 1996
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Tue, 16 Apr 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 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 9 a.m to 1 p.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.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fifteen killed, 11 hurt as officer runs amok in Irian
Fifteen killed, 11 hurt as officer runs amok in Irian JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen people were killed and 11 others injured, some seriously, when a military officer suddenly opened fire on fellow officers and others at the Timika airport in Irian Jaya yesterday. A military spokesman said yesterday that the incident took place at 5 a.m. local time after the officer, a second lieutenant, became involved in a dispute with a fellow officer.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
LPG tanks
LPG tanks From Bisnis Indonesia I moved to Jakarta from Bengkulu about four years ago. In Bengkulu a 12 kilogram cylinder of gas lasted an average of 11 days. Yet in Jakarta a cylinder of gas only lasts seven days, sometimes only five. Being anxious, I examined our gas stove and found that everything was OK and there was no leak. I decided to buy a regulator and gas meter which cost me Rp 173,000. The meter indicated that the next cylinder I bought contained only eight kilograms of gas.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Special prison for drug users planned
Special prison for drug users planned DENPASAR, Bali: The Ministry of Justice is planning to establish a prison for drug offenders, Antara reported yesterday. Head of the provincial office of the ministry, Suhadi, said the establishment of the prison, which will be the only one of its kind in Indonesia, will commence some time in 1998 or 1999.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Workers demand better pay
Workers demand better pay TANGERANG (JP): Around 1,600 workers of PT SG garment company went on strike yesterday, demanding that the company's management raise their wages in accordance with the minimum wage regulation set by the government. The workers arrived at the factory compound at 7 a.m but instead of starting work they gathered near the entrance gate, unfurling posters and hurling insults at the company's executives and security guards.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ministry clarification
Ministry clarification In reference to the news report published in The Jakarta Post on April 10, 1996, entitled Court to hear Grogol overpass collapse case soon, the Ministry of Public Works would like to make the following correction: In compliance with the explanations given by the minister of public works at a one-day seminar on April 9, 1996, concerning the cooperation between Indonesia and Great Britain in the construction field, the minister never said, as reported in the Post, that:...
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Japan still attracted by ASEAN
Japan still attracted by ASEAN TOKYO (AFP): Access to local markets was the major driving force behind Japanese companies relocating to the ASEAN region, according to the findings of a trade survey released yesterday. The Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) said 34.5 percent of Japanese companies replying to its survey, conducted between December and January, found sales in local markets more an incentive than exports from those bases.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Soccer player taken hostage
Soccer player taken hostage JAKARTA (JP): A national junior soccer player was kidnapped and is being held hostage by a business partner of his father who owes him Rp 60 million (US$25,806). The 46-year-old father, Zulkifli Lubis, reported the kidnapping of his son Budi Setiawan to the Jakarta Police yesterday. Zulkifli said Budi was kidnapped by Ucok Siregar, his business partner, adding that Ucok had also taken some of his sewing machines, a great range of textiles and a pickup.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
U.S.-Japan security pact
U.S.-Japan security pact The trimming of U.S. military facilities on the Japanese island of Okinawa announced by the two governments yesterday indicates that Washington has responded prudently to the demands made by the Japanese, particularly the Okinawans, following the much-publicized trial in which three servicemen stationed on the island were convicted of raping a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl last September.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Election watchdog
Election watchdog From Kompas On March 27, 1996, Kompas published an article called 'Hasil polling mengenai KIPP sekitar 50 persen mendukung' (polling results show that 50 percent back election watchdog). Such a heading is indeed shocking, and even more misleading. A quick glance at the heading might leave one with the impression that the Independent Election Monitoring Committee enjoys the support of 50 percent of the Indonesian population.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Focus shifts to ringgit as rupiah, baht lose shine
Focus shifts to ringgit as rupiah, baht lose shine SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asia's most sought after currencies, the Indonesian rupiah and the Thai baht, are losing their sheen as policy uncertainties and fear of capital controls force investors to look elsewhere, analysts said at the weekend.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Traders lament Adipura award tactics
Traders lament Adipura award tactics JAKARTA (JP): Traders in Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta, have complained about the clean-up operation conducted by the local authorities, saying that the yearly pursuit of the contested city development trophy has caused them suffering. "It is always the same, every year," trader Mahdi said, "We play a cat and mouse game.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
PPP chief protests at seizure of banners
PPP chief protests at seizure of banners SURABAYA (JP): United Development Party (PPP) chief Ismail Hasan Metareum yesterday denounced the seizure of party banners during a street rally in Malang, 90 kilometers south of here, on Sunday. Scores of banner-waving PPP activists poured into the streets in the cool town to celebrate the party's 23rd anniversary when the incident happened. "I regret the authorities' actions.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
New car policy an aid to investment
New car policy an aid to investment JAKARTA (JP): A senior official yesterday defended the government's controversial national car policy, saying that it will not have an adverse effect on the flow of foreign investment into the country. The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)'s deputy chairman for industry assessment and licensing, Wardijasa, said that foreign investment approvals have actually increased since the policy was introduced in February.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
EU duty on Asian bikes
EU duty on Asian bikes BRUSSELS (Reuter): The European Union imposed yesterday definitive anti-dumping duties on bicycles originating in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, the EU Official Journal said. "A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorized...originating in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand," the journal said.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
National holiday
National holiday The five-day week has been implemented for several months now, making Saturday a holiday in addition to Sunday. We thank the government for this ruling. However, what if a public holiday falls on either Saturday or Sunday? In this case I would like to propose to the minister of administrative reforms and the related institutions that if a national holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, the Monday should be declared a holiday.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
CPC to invest $300m in Indonesia
CPC to invest $300m in Indonesia TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan's state-run Chinese Petroleum Corp. (CPC) said yesterday it has not changed its plan to invest US$300 million in a project that includes moving its currently closed No. 2 naphtha cracker to Indonesia. A CPC executive denied a report in the Commercial Times newspaper yesterday that said CPC is likely to change its plan as the Indonesian government, which welcomed the investment, is not willing to open the Indonesian market to the project.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police efforts to end student brawls criticized
Police efforts to end student brawls criticized JAKARTA (JP): City Council Speaker M.H. Ritonga criticized the police and their sporadic efforts to get a handle on the student brawls that continue to break out around the city. M.H. Ritonga, city police chief from 1989 to 1992, said yesterday that the city's strategy of sponsoring dialog sessions between the students and their parents was bearing little fruit. "Action is usually taken right after the brawls.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tax facility extended
Tax facility extended JAKARTA (JP): The government has given a three-year extension to a tax facility granted to both domestic and foreign investors in a bid to attract more investment. The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)'s deputy chairman for industry assessment and licensing, Wardijasa, said yesterday that the facility was supposed to expire on March 31 but has now been extended until March 31, 1998.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Students protest road construction
Students protest road construction BANDUNG, West Java: Thousands of students of the state-owned Teachers' Training College (IKIP) marched yesterday in protest of a planned road which will cut through their campus. The students initially planned to march to City Hall and meet with Mayor Ateng Wahyudi to deliver their protest, but halfway from their campus on Jl. Setiabudi they were met by riot police of the Mobile Brigade.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Government promises fair general election
Government promises fair general election JAKARTA (JP): The government promised yesterday a fair general election in 1997, saying it would not risk ruining its good name by committing or allowing violations to occur. "The government, as the organizer of the elections, won't sacrifice its good name by breaking regulations and committing violations," Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. said when addressing a meeting of Dharma Wanita, an organization of civil servants' wives, yesterday.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie's condos enter final phase
Bakrie's condos enter final phase JAKARTA (JP): Work on the Taman Rasuna apartments in South Jakarta is entering its final phase. On Sunday PT Catur Swasakti Utama, a subsidiary of the Bakrie business group which built the apartments, celebrated the installment of the roofs of four of 26 towers. This will be followed by installment of the electricity and water system. Starting next October, buyers of 3,000 of the 3,843 units, will officially receive their units, the company said.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Cyrill new president of the JSX
Cyrill new president of the JSX JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday elected Cyrill Noerhadi their new president, replacing Hasan Zein Mahmud, who was elected only in March 1995.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Army's elite force to be reorganized
Army's elite force to be reorganized JAKARTA (JP): Kopassus, the Army's Special Force, will be reorganized to meet the demands of the current security environment. Kopassus commander Brig. Gen. Prabowo Subianto said the elite force will increase the amount of personnel and weaponry to make it a more effective force. "Details of the plan will be made public in due time by the upper command (the army chief)," Prabowo said at Kopassus headquarters in Cijantung, East Jakarta.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indorayon's notes get BB
Indorayon's notes get BB HONG KONG (Reuter): Standard & Poor's said it had assigned a rating of BB to Indorayon International Finance B.V.'s US$150 million 10 percent Guaranteed Notes due 2001 and had revised the outlook to stable from negative. The issuer is wholly owned by, and the notes are guaranteed by, PT Inti Indorayan Utama. The notes were issued on March 29 to European investors.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Pondok Pinang-Kebon Jeruk toll road project starts
Pondok Pinang-Kebon Jeruk toll road project starts JAKARTA (JP): The construction of the outer ring tollroad segment running from Pondok Pinang (South Jakarta) to Kebon Jeruk (West Jakarta) started yesterday with the ground breaking by Public Works Minister Radinal Moochtar. The ground breaking ceremony took place on Jl. Garuda, Bintaro, South Jakarta.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Four tested HIV positive
Four tested HIV positive AMBON, Maluku: Local health officials recently registered four Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive people, Antara reported yesterday. Dr. D. Anatototy said two of them were waitresses in a local bar while the other two were Thai fishermen working for a foreign fishing company whose head office is in Tual regency. He said the two women were probably infected through sexual contact with the fishermen.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Asia-Pasific needs U.S. presence
Asia-Pasific needs U.S. presence By Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): Since the end of the Cold War and during negotiations on U.S. bases in the Philippines at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s, there has been speculation about the continuity of United States military presence in the western Pacific-Region or East Asia. After the Okinawa rape a few months ago this question reemerged and is being debated even in Japan. The U.S.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia told to follow example of Seoul Olympics
Indonesia told to follow example of Seoul Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The 1988 Seoul Olympic Games should become an essential point of reference if Indonesia hands the organization of the Southeast Asian Games next year to the private sector, a former sports official said yesterday.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Banks told to prepare for free trade
Banks told to prepare for free trade JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono told local banks yesterday to outline long-term development strategies, and consider restructuring, to prepare themselves for free trade in services both in regional and global markets.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Daily wage system must go, says Latief
Daily wage system must go, says Latief JAKARTA (JP): The government promised yesterday to take a hard line on companies who pay workers by day for an unlimited period, and keep workers in a limbo of unclear employment status. Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said yesterday the government could no longer tolerate employers who pay their workers by day as a matter of course. "Workers in many companies have been getting paid by day for 15 to 20 years. This must not keep happening.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fire hits North Jakarta
Fire hits North Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Some 2,600 people have been left homeless after a fire destroyed their homes in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, late Sunday night. No fatalities were reported. A source at the mayoralty Fire Department told The Jakarta Post yesterday that a candle in a house is suspected to have caused the fire which razed 794 houses on Jl. Tanah Pasir in the North Jakarta district of Penjaringan. Sixteen fire engines were deployed to put out the fire which started at 11:55 p.m.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 15, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 25 98,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 2,500 Andayani Megah 1,650 -25 70,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 3,600 0 39,000 Anwar Sierad 2,700 175 6,885,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,300 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,100 125 1,280,500 Argo Pantes 2,300 0 0 Asahimas Flat 3,100 25 300,500...
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Security guard killed by mob
Security guard killed by mob JAKARTA (JP): A security guard was killed by people who mistakenly took him for a thief on Jl. Permata, Kebon Pala, East Jakarta. An officer at the Kampung Makasar police subprecinct said the police are still investigating the killing of Jenton Jackson Tampubolon, 23. "The mob caught and killed the wrong person," the officer said.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bank Danamon Cibinong
Bank Danamon Cibinong From Neraca The marketing of new telephone lines for Bojonggede, Depok Baru, at Puri Nirwana Estate on April 12 to April 13 was rather chaotic. This was because it was mandatory for prospective subscribers to open an account at Bank Danamon's Cibinong branch. The reason given was that it would make transfers to PT Telkom easier.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Viscose expands capacity
Viscose expands capacity JAKARTA (JP): PT South Pacific Viscose, a joint venture of Lenzing AG of Austria, Ashok Birla of India and Pura Golden Lion of Indonesia, will increase the annual production of its staple fiber rayon plant from 75,000 to 100,000 tons in June. "For the production increase, we will in June start the operation of an additional unit," The company's president, R. Goyal, said in a statement yesterday.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Clinton trip to help promote Korean peace
Clinton trip to help promote Korean peace ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (Reuter): U.S. President Bill Clinton said yesterday as he flew to East Asia for talks with South Korean President Kim Young-sam that the United States was promoting an "ultimate reconciliation" between South and North Korea. Air Force One, carrying Clinton on the first leg of a week- long, around-the-world trip, landed at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base shortly after 2 a.m. local time (1000 GMT).
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Songs 3:05 Music: Dilentasia 3:30 Science 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science: IPTEK 4:30 TV Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: East Nusa Tenggara 6:15 Village Program 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30 Discussion: Wawasan 8:05 TV Drama: Desa Tantangan 9:00 World News 9:30 Sports: Arena dan Juara 10:30 Late News 10:40 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna Program...
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Five injured in toll crash
Five injured in toll crash JAKARTA (JP): Five people were injured in an accident involving an inter-city bus and a container lorry on the Cikampek toll road yesterday. In the course of the accident the lorry fell on its side in the middle of the road but no fatalities were reported. Congestion lasted for several hours from Jatibening to the toll gate after the accident, which occurred around 10 a.m. All five victims were taken to the Mitra Keluarga hospital in Bekasi, East Jakarta.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
PT Telkom to boost performance
PT Telkom to boost performance BANDUNG, West Java (JP): State-owned PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) launched yesterday a self-drive transformation program, called T-2001, aimed at boosting its performance to become a world-class operator by the year 2001. Telkom's director for operations, Dadad Kustiwa, said that the program has been ready since July 1995 to follow-up the change in the company's status into a limited liability firm in 1970.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Suspect was asleep: Witness
Suspect was asleep: Witness JAKARTA (JP): A witness for the defendant in the cold-blooded murder of a housewife and her three children told a court hearing yesterday that he was the first to inform the defendant about the killings. Gabriel Ola Koban, a neighbor of the prime suspect, Philipus, told the East Jakarta district court that after seeing the corpse of a child lying near the front door of a house he ran to tell Philipus about the murder.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Donor countries?
Donor countries? I object to calling the World Bank a donor when it is in fact a lender. Global donors gather in Brussels to rebuild Bosnia (The Jakarta Post, April 10, 1996. A bank does not donate. A bank lends money to make money. Nothing wrong with making money, I just do not want your readers to be misled. OSVALDO COELHO Bandung, West Java
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hotel catches fire, guests flee in panic
Hotel catches fire, guests flee in panic BANDUNG, West Java: The nine-story Panghegar Hotel on Jl. Merdeka caught fire yesterday, causing hundreds of guests and employees to flee in panic. Antara reported that some guests suffered light injuries, but there were no fatalities. Witnesses said the fire started at around 1 p.m in the sauna and fitness facilities on the first floor of the three-star hotel. Three fire brigades extinguished the fire three hours later.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Towards a more effective legislature
Towards a more effective legislature While meeting with leaders of the newspaper Kedaulatan Rakyat, President Soeharto asked the press to put straight the public misconception that the government's power exceeds that of the House of Representatives. The President's remark has drawn a number of reactions, including some from members of the House itself.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Canberra vows constructive diplomacy on RI
Canberra vows constructive diplomacy on RI JAKARTA (JP): Alexander Downer, on his first trip abroad since being installed as Australia's foreign minister, said here yesterday that Canberra advocates "constructive diplomacy" on human rights issues such as East Timor.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Halt rice field conversion: Soeharto
Halt rice field conversion: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday emphasized the need to maintain technically-irrigated rice fields and prevent them from being converted to non-agricultural uses. State Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono, after meeting with Soeharto at the Bina Graha presidential office here, quoted the latter as saying that rice fields had to be preserved at all costs.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Private concessionaires lack qualified personnel
Private concessionaires lack qualified personnel JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo yesterday criticized private forest concessionaires for their lack of qualified staff, saying this could make them unfit to comply with ecolabeling requirements.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Public phones out of order
Public phones out of order From Neraca The state of public phones in Jakarta is not in keeping with the telephone company's current drive for better service and increased sales of new telephone lines. Last week I used the public phone on the ground floor of the manpower ministry on Jl. Gatot Subroto. The machine accepted my phone card and after a few scratching tones started to reduce the number of pulsas while no connection was made.
Tue, 16 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jaya Holdings in S$60m link with Hasko
Jaya Holdings in S$60m link with Hasko SINGAPORE (Reuter): Shipping company Jaya Holdings Ltd said yesterday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesia's Hasko Group for a joint-venture project that will guarantee a minimum of Singapore $60 million in freight revenues over five years.