Archive: 30 April 1996
42 articles found
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dossiers of South Koreans not yet ready
Dossiers of South Koreans not yet ready JAKARTA (JP): The police have delayed submitting to the Prosecutor's Office the dossiers of two executives of South Korean Hanbo General Contractors, who are being investigated in connection with the collapse of the Grogol overpass which killed three workers. A senior West Jakarta police detective, who wanted to remain anonymous, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that more testimonies from workers are needed.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Pelni to acquire five Caraka Jaya cargo vessels
Pelni to acquire five Caraka Jaya cargo vessels JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oceanliner PT Pelayaran Indonesia (Pelni) will procure five locally-made Caraka Jaya vessels to replace four cargo vessels that are going to be scrapped later this year. Pelni president Roesman Anwar said yesterday that his company is scheduled to receive a Caraka Jaya each year from PT PAL, the builder of the vessels, from this year until 2000.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock exchange
Stock exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 29, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 975 -25 500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 725 -175 500 Andayani Megah 1,625 0 599,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 4,300 0 134,000 Anwar Sierad 2,500 0 234,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,300 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,250 0 50,000 Argo Pantes 2,125 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,850 -25 223,500 Asiana IMI...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
NGOs urge government to review labor laws
NGOs urge government to review labor laws JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 Indonesian and foreign non- governmental non-organizations called on the government to review the country's labor laws and to further increase official minimum wages. The International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), in a statement at the end of its three-day annual conference in Canberra on Sunday, acknowledged the progress Indonesia had made on the labor front these last few years.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Suitcase factory charged with dumping toxic waste
Suitcase factory charged with dumping toxic waste JAKARTA (JP): City officials said yesterday that their investigation of a suitcase factory in West Jakarta, gases from which are believed to be responsible for the death of one woman and the hospitalization of seven others, has revealed that the factory does not have a waste treatment plant.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Most Jakartans can afford proper housing: Official
Most Jakartans can afford proper housing: Official JAKARTA (JP): City administration officials said yesterday that most Jakarta residents can afford proper housing. "It's just a matter of choice," M. Yanis, head of the Central Jakarta mayoralty's public relations department, told The Jakarta Post. Ability depends very much on one's legal status and the legal status of one's land, he said. Squatters, migrant workers and illegal residents are not the mayoralty's responsibility.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Telstra to lay optic cable
Telstra to lay optic cable SYDNEY (Reuter): Australia's two major telecommunications companies, Telstra Corp and Optus, said yesterday they were about to begin laying an optical fiber cable between Australia and Indonesia. The companies said the cable would be Australia's first direct optical fiber link with Asia.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Nation bids farewell to Ibu Tien
Nation bids farewell to Ibu Tien SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Soeharto was laid to rest yesterday at a family mausoleum in a funeral befitting a national heroine and a Javanese princess. At the mausoleum, she was given military honors. But preceding the state ceremony, she was honored in the Javanese royal tradition.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Five held over drugs
Five held over drugs PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Police arrested five people suspected of trafficking banned drugs during a routine operation in Baturaden, a tourist town near here, on Sunday. Antara reported that the police seized 70 pills of Raphinol and 120 pills of Nipam from the suspects. Banyumas Police Chief Lt. Col. Zainal Abidin Ishak said the five were arrested when they were under the influence of the drugs, which were believed to have come from Jakarta.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
More praise comes pouring in for Ibu Tien
More praise comes pouring in for Ibu Tien JAKARTA (JP): A number of women wept openly or fainted watching the procession carrying Mrs. Tien Soeharto's coffin from Surakarta to Astana Giri Bangun cemetery on the town's outskirts yesterday. Melly G. Tan, a sociologist at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI): Ibu Tien was a strong person. We know that. You could feel it. She was always there with Pak Harto. We couldn't imagine Pak Harto without her.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Leaders join crowds in Solo to pay last respects
Leaders join crowds in Solo to pay last respects Photo A/B/C: Guard JP/alx SOLEMN ATMOSPHERE: Four members of the red-beret corps stand guard beside the coffin of Mrs. Tien Soeharto at her family's residence, Dalem Kawitan (far left) as President Soeharto and his eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti Hastuti Indra Rukmana stand at the entrance to receive guests (left). Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shakes hands with the president to express his condolences (above).
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN leaders at first lady's funeral
ASEAN leaders at first lady's funeral SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Leaders from neighboring countries arrived in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, yesterday to personally express their condolences at the death of First Lady Mrs. Tien Soeharto.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Low cost housing designs do not appeal to poor
Low cost housing designs do not appeal to poor JAKARTA (JP): One reason behind the unwillingness of former slum dwellers to live in the apartments built for them is the design, an architect said. To encourage the city's poorest to live in them, the design must be such that middle class residents are not enticed to buy them, Johan Silas, an architect who teaches at the Surabaya Institute of Technology said.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Six killed in road crash
Six killed in road crash PURWOREJO, Central Java: Six people were killed and six others seriously injured when a train slammed into a passenger bus in Kutoarjo, near here, on Sunday. Three were killed on the spot and three others died in a hospital. The Purnama Indah bus was crossing the railway on Sunday morning when it was hit by the Senja Utama train which was on its way from Jakarta to Solo.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
16 countries to join parachuting meet
16 countries to join parachuting meet JAKARTA (JP): As many as 16 countries have assured their participation in the Sixth World Parachuting Championships at Lido Lake, Bogor, West Java, in prelude to the Indonesian Air Show. The United States, Finland, the Netherlands, Australia, France, Germany, China, Switzerland, Italy and host Indonesia are among the participants of the 10-day championships scheduled for June 14 to June 24.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Paiton II construction to be started in June
Paiton II construction to be started in June JAKARTA (JP): PT Jawa Power, a consortium of Bimantara of Indonesia, Siemens AG of Germany and PowerGen of Britain, will start the construction of the Paiton II steam power project in East Java in June with an investment of US$2.5 billion.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI firm to buy stake in Australian plant
RI firm to buy stake in Australian plant SYDNEY (Reuter): A private Indonesian firm, PT Maritosa Coalindo, has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire a 10 percent interest in the South Australian Steel and Energy project (SASE) for US$5 million, the South Australian deputy premier's office said yesterday.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Female racer enters Indonesian rally
Female racer enters Indonesian rally JAKARTA (JP): Italy's world rally winning co-driver Fabrizia Pons looks certain to add life to the Rally of Indonesia in Medan, North Sumatra, where she teams up with compatriot Pierro Liatti. Pons, an architect from Turin, has signed with Subaru for the third leg of the world rally championship in Medan and the remaining rounds of the season.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dial 530-3000 for advice on AIDS
Dial 530-3000 for advice on AIDS JAKARTA (JP): Anti-AIDS campaigners launched yesterday a new hotline to provide the public with information on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, its mode of transmission and efforts to prevent it. Martina Widjaja of the Indonesian AIDS Foundation, a non- governmental organization on AIDS which was founded by many public figures, announced yesterday that the new hotline will start tomorrow.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bumi Modern reports rise in losses
Bumi Modern reports rise in losses JAKARTA (JP): PT Bumi Modern, the owner of the Hyatt Regency Surabaya, a four-star hotel in the East Javanese capital, yesterday reported total losses of Rp 24.8 billion (US$10.5 million) last year. The losses indicated a 119 percent increase from the Rp 11.3 billion deficit in 1994.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Lopa sees violation against Mulyana
Lopa sees violation against Mulyana JAKARTA (JP): The Secretary General of the National Commission on Human Rights said the authorities may have violated the rights of human rights campaigner Mulyana W. Kusumah when it accused him this month of having past communist links. Baharuddin Lopa however told friends and supporters of Mulyana in his office that the commission could not assist him in the case. "I suggest Mulyana take his case to court," Lopa said.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Agricultural seminar here
Agricultural seminar here JAKARTA (JP): An agricultural seminar will be held on May 23 to discuss no-tilling techniques for rice planting and the environmental and health aspects of plant cultivation using chemicals. James Hudson, president of PT Zeneca Agri Products Indonesia, said yesterday that a number of experts and academicians would speak at the one-day seminar to be held in Bogor, West Java.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dutch man to write Javanese dictionary
Dutch man to write Javanese dictionary JAKARTA (JP): A Dutch linguist and computer expert, who loves karawitan -- or Javanese orchestras, is planning to write a complete contemporary Javanese dictionary which is planned to be published on CD-ROM. Robeth Albada's plan has received full support from the East Java provincial government, which promised full cooperation yesterday.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bali's economic success is environment's loss: Emil Salim
Bali's economic success is environment's loss: Emil Salim Text and photos by Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): The resorts, hotels and newly-built homes in Bali have adopted the island's traditional harmony of architecture, landscaping and gardens. This abundant cultural wealth has led to the island's exotic nicknames of "Garden Island", "Ultimate Paradise", "Island of a Thousand Temples" and "Morning of the World".
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Textile industry to be restructured
Textile industry to be restructured JAKARTA (JP): The country's textile industry will undergo a major restructuring in May in order to boost its exports and enable Indonesia to face new competitors on the world market, an executive says.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Call girls punished lightly
Call girls punished lightly DENPASAR, Bali: Six women, including three Filipinas, who were arrested by police during a raid on a local brothel, were each let off with a Rp 50,000 fine yesterday by the Badung District Court. They were all found guilty of violating a bye-law on homelessness. Judge L.P. Sulatri said that in the absence of an anti-vice law, she could only convict the women under the law regulating homeless people.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Thai firm to set up pulp plant in East Kalimantan
Thai firm to set up pulp plant in East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): PT Surya Hutani Jaya of Indonesia and Siam Cement Company of Thailand will jointly construct a pulp plant in Kutai, East Kalimantan with an investment of US$700 million. "The construction of the plant is scheduled to be completed later next year and production will start in the second semester of 1998," Surya Hutani's general manager, Nadir P. Silalahi, announced in Kutai over the weekend.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Court told of blood type error
Court told of blood type error JAKARTA (JP): Experts from the police department admitted to a court hearing yesterday that erroneous data had been submitted as evidence. Herlina, a first lieutenant of police laboratory and forensics department, confirmed to the East Jakarta district court that the blood type of Gilang Fauzi, one of five murder victims, is B, clearing away the team of judges' confusion regarding the listing of two different blood types in the police report.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Parachuting meet in Malaysia
Parachuting meet in Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): The North Sulawesi women's team will warm up for the 14th National Games in an international parachuting championships in Malaysia next month, the chairman of the provincial parachuting body Theo Mandagi said yesterday. The team will be made up of Pingkan N Mandagi, Olivia Bolang, Lucia Lefrand and Rossye Kalangi, the province's backbones for the National Games here in September.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN free trade
ASEAN free trade The week-end meeting of ASEAN trade ministers on the Singaporean island of Sentosa last week was just as effective as we have come to expect of such an informal gathering. Stripped of formality, the ministers were able to get straight down to business in a frank, open manner. The results, though they still have to be formalized at their next annual meeting in Jakarta in September, were impressive.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
The merry month of May
The merry month of May There seems to be an experiment on applied economics taking place here in Jakarta's "duty free" shops. Probably some brilliant young student of economics has persuaded the shop owners to participate in the experiment with a view to publishing the results in a doctoral thesis. As I understand the justification for these shops, it is to bring much needed foreign capital into Indonesia.
Tue, 30 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: The Praise Vocal Group, Nightly except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 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, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Green campaign
Green campaign I was surprised to read the article on page 7 entitled Activists attack green campaign as 'lip service' (The Jakarta Post, April 29, 1996). As far as I know, the green consumerism campaign is meant to be environmentally friendly. However, the reverse has occurred. It was stressed in the discussion that entrepreneurs and industries should serve as a moral strength to realize the green consumerism ideal.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Nipah culprits sentenced to two years in jail
Nipah culprits sentenced to two years in jail SURABAYA, East Java (JP): All four soldiers accused of involvement in a 1993 shooting incident which led to the death of four civilians in the East Java village of Nipah were found guilty by a military court yesterday and sentenced to an average of two years in jail. In separate trials yesterday, all four were also dishonorably discharged from the military. The four said they will appeal. The heaviest sentence was given to Second Lt.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV schedules slowly return back to normal
TV schedules slowly return back to normal JAKARTA (JP): State-run TVRI and the five commercial television stations will resume their regular schedules after two days of covering the death of First Lady Mrs. Tien Soeharto and her funeral to the exclusion of all else. TV executives however said that in observance of the seven days of national mourning, they will continue to air special programs relating to the death of Mrs. Tien in between their regular programs.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fees galore
Fees galore From Tiras Some time ago, like all other residents, I received a circular from the Menteng Dalam village chief's office concerning fees for public sanitation. The circular was also signed by the Kecamatan Tebet district chief. The announcement said that payment of the fee, which would be enforced as of April 1, 1996, shall be coupled with the payment of one's electricity bill. The fee is at least Rp 1,000 per month. The problem is that the amount differs from one place to another.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
13,800 to be resettled
13,800 to be resettled SEMARANG, Central Java: The provincial administration is hoping to resettle 13,800 people from the area to less-densely populated islands in the 1996/97 fiscal year which began on April 1. The chief of the local office of the Ministry of Transmigration, Sunyoto, said 9,800 people will depart under the government sponsored transmigration program and 4,000 others will make their own arrangements.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Traffic stops during moment of silence
Traffic stops during moment of silence JAKARTA (JP): Traffic on the city's main thoroughfares stopped for a while at noon, following a signal from sirens to start 30 seconds of silence to honor First Lady Tien Soeharto, whose body was about to be carried to the President's family mausoleum in Central Java. Motorists using protocol roads in the Jl. Sudirman, Jl. M.H Thamrin and Jl.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police assigned to schools
Police assigned to schools JAKARTA (JP): Police officers will soon be assigned to monitor activities at every high school in South Jakarta in an effort to prevent students from brawling. "If it is agreed, we will place one or two officers at the schools to supervise," South Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Sisno Adhi informed principals at a special meeting on curbing student brawls yesterday. Fifty South Jakarta high school principals attended the meeting.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Grebeg' ritual draws attention
'Grebeg' ritual draws attention DEMAK, Central Java: Thousands of people flocked to Demak on Sunday to take part in the religious ritual Grebeg, held annually to coincide with Idul Adha, the Moslem Day of Sacrifice. The celebrations, which began on April 22, reached their climax on Sunday when people carried a giant yellow rice cone around the town.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Playing doubles offers as much prestige as singles
Playing doubles offers as much prestige as singles By Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): "Two are better than one," King Solomon said. "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." This synergism is the glory of playing doubles. But this glory does not explain why many Indonesian shuttlers are now happy to play in duos instead of playing singles which offers the glory of reigning as king or queen of the sport.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fire insurance rates cut by up to 60%
Fire insurance rates cut by up to 60% JAKARTA (JP): Amid concerns over the continuing outflow of funds to foreign firms for fire insurance services, local insurance firms have cut fire risk premium rates by 50 to 60 percent, to a new range of 0.045 percent to 2 percent per annum. The chairman of the Indonesian Insurance Council, B. Munir Sjamsoedin, said yesterday that the tariff war among local insurance firms has been so intense the council decided to adjust existing fire rates.