Archive: 18 June 1996
47 articles found
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Keep Bromo clean
Keep Bromo clean Twenty years ago I visited Bromo, East Java, and it was a serene, clean and quiet place. Nature is still beautiful there but the place has become awful: noise, stink and dirt -- all that one wants to escape in city. On my way up from the caldera to Braga Permai I counted 10 motorcycles alone, pervading the area with an unbearable stench. Paper and plastic are scattered all over.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 17, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 5,000 Andayani Megah 1,275 0 1,623,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 3,900 0 133,000 Anwar Sierad 2,100 -25 24,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,300 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,000 -75 227,500 Argo Pantes 1,975 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,450 -25 5,000 Asiana IMI...
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Maria nails second chess duel draw
Maria nails second chess duel draw JAKARTA (JP): Maria Lucia accepted a 77th move draw proposed by her opponent, Georgia's woman grandmaster Nana Alexandria, in their third chess duel in Surabaya on Sunday. The draw, the second in a row of their four-match battle scheduled to end yesterday, resulted in a 2-1 lead for Nana.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
What is to be done about Jakarta's air?
What is to be done about Jakarta's air? By Gary Gentry JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's air quality has declined drastically in the past few years. Some recent studies by world health organizations rate Jakarta's air the third muggiest in the world. Jakarta suffers terribly from air pollution, without doubt, and residents don't need such studies to realize that. All they need to do is go for a short walk along Jalan Thamrin any week-day morning.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Steam
Steam With reference to Mr. Hayton's letter (The Jakarta Post, June 14, 1996, Soccer without chili) whilst on one hand I agree that everyone is free to put chili wherever he likes, on the other hand I fully disagree to the remaining content of his letter. According Mr. Hayton, all Euro 66 matches should be in the "original language" although, in a fit of magnanimity, he would be ready to grant Indonesian commentators a "few short and concise slips of information." Let me congratulate Mr.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hunger threatens 1,500 families
Hunger threatens 1,500 families KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: About 1,500 rural families in West Solor subdistrict are worried about a possible famine because this year's harvest has proved to be inadequate. They said yesterday that this year's rainfall has been below normal, reducing per hectare yield of corn from the usual eight tons to two tons. This is insufficient for them to survive until the following wet season.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sukarno's death anniversary
Sukarno's death anniversary SURABAYA: The 26th anniversary of the death of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, will be marked with a modest ceremony at his mausoleum in Blitar, about 170 kilometers south of here on June 20, his relatives said. A spokesman for his relatives, Djoko, told Antara yesterday that although the ceremony will be modest, he is expecting thousands of visitors, as has been the case in the past. He said a great number would be from Bali, the birthplace of Sukarno's mother.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Unrecognized new party gains more support
Unrecognized new party gains more support JAKARTA (JP): The newly formed opposition Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI), which the government has refused to recognize, gained the support of a former general and two scholars yesterday. Former army general Soemitro and senior political observers Mochtar Buchori and Arief Budiman aired their views during the seminar, organized by the Institute for Information Flow Studies and led by political observer Ekky Syachrudin.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fighting threatens Moro-RP peace talks
Fighting threatens Moro-RP peace talks ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Fighting has broken out between Philippine government forces and the main Moro rebel group, the MNLF, threatening to scuttle this week's crucial peace talks, officials said.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Quake hits Flores
Quake hits Flores JAKARTA (JP): A powerful earthquake shook Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, and a vast surrounding area in eastern Indonesia last night. There were no immediate reports of casualties, but residents of cities in several provinces, such as Denpasar on Bali, Ujungpandang in South Sulawesi, and Palu in Central Sulawesi, reported they felt moderate tremors.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Teenager arrested for acting as a pimp
Teenager arrested for acting as a pimp JAKARTA (JP): A 19-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly facilitating transactions between prostitutes and customers, a police officer says. An officer at the South Jakarta police precinct told The Jakarta Post yesterday the young woman, identified only as Iwe, was picked up, along with 28 other teenagers, for loitering at the Kalibata Mall in South Jakarta on Saturday night.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Auditor's findings
Auditor's findings The most worrisome findings of the Government Finance Comptroller (BPKP) which were reported to the House of Representatives last Wednesday were not the many instances of malfeasance but the underlying trends which show why the anti- graft drive remains weak.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Unleaded petrol: Safer than leaded?
Unleaded petrol: Safer than leaded? By Kardono JAKARTA (JP): Lead gasoline car emission is now widely debated. It has been linked to health disorders such as neurological damage and heart disease in adults and learning disabilities and decreased IQs in children. The state-owned Pertamina oil company launched unleaded gasoline in August 1995. It was entitled BTT (Bahan Bakar Tanpa Timah). The government plans to use this to gradually phase out lead gasoline.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Amcol shares suspended
Amcol shares suspended SINGAPORE (Reuter): Trading in the shares of property company Amcol Holdings Ltd was suspended from 01;00 GMT today, a Singapore stock exchange statement said yesterday. The statement did not give a reason for the suspension but Amcol announced earlier yesterday that Singaporean tycoon Sukamto Sia had raised his stake in the company by buying one million shares at S$3.83 each.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Harmoko defends state's control over broadcasting
Harmoko defends state's control over broadcasting JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko defended yesterday the government's control over the nation's broadcasting industry given the influence it has over the lives of people. "Broadcasting concerns public interest. Its operation therefore must be controlled by the government," Harmoko told a plenary session of the House of Representatives in deliberating the government-sponsored bill on broadcasting.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
French parachutists break another world record
French parachutists break another world record By Primastuti Handayani LIDO, West Java (JP): The French team's pre-tournament prediction to break records during the Sixth World Parachuting Championships on Canopy Formation came true for the second time yesterday. The team, which produced a new world record in the four-way canopy rotation event on Sunday, set a new world record in the eight-way speed rotation yesterday.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian and English
Indonesian and English No one can deny that English is by far the most important international language at the present time. It is an extremely rich language, embodying as it does a huge vocabulary and a highly developed semantics. This has been brought about not only by heavy borrowing of French and Latin words following the Norman conquest, but also through extensive linguistic refinements that English underwent during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stability of RI's macro-economy uncertain: Econit
Stability of RI's macro-economy uncertain: Econit JAKARTA (JP): Uncertainty over the stability of the Indonesian macro-economy is likely to remain a major issue until the end of year due to a lack of effective measures taken by the government to reduce the country's current account deficit.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
West, North Jakarta traffic rerouted for Air Show
West, North Jakarta traffic rerouted for Air Show JAKARTA (JP): Traffic in West and North Jakarta will be rerouted when the inner ring road opens tomorrow. The toll roads to be opened are Grogol-Pluit, East Ancol- Jembatan Tiga, the Cengkareng access ramp and Penjaringan junction. President Soeharto is scheduled to officiate the opening of the roads at 10 a.m., at the entrance of the Tanjung Priok II toll road.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mesmerizing Benhil
Mesmerizing Benhil From Republika Crime in Jakarta is becoming rampant. Not only men but women too are criminals, and they often use hypnotism. My mother became the victim of such a crime on May 18, 1996 at Benhil Market, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. A woman said hello and then told her not to wear ornaments. As my mother took no heed of the warning, two other women, her conspirators, stood in my mother's way and convinced her that the first woman was a "wise" person.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Lady Centavo' wins Jakarta Derby race
'Lady Centavo' wins Jakarta Derby race JAKARTA (JP): Lady Centavo, a three-year-old ridden by jockey Arie Rori, won the Jakarta Derby '96 at Pulomas racetrack in East Jakarta on Sunday. Lady Centavo left her toughest rival, Young Blessing, 20 meters behind in the 1,600m race. The derby, offering prizes totaling Rp 10 million (US$4,268), saw jockeys from North Sulawesi, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Central Java, West Java, East Java, West Nusatenggara and Jakarta.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sweden's Eriksson wins Petronas Rally Malaysia
Sweden's Eriksson wins Petronas Rally Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): Kenneth Eriksson of Sweden, driving a Subaru Imprezza, clocked 2 hours 25 minutes 33 seconds yesterday to win the Petronas Rally Malaysia. The event's fate is now in the balance however after the cancellation of 13 special stages. Second to Eriksson was Richard Burns of England in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III in 2:26:50, followed by his Mitsubishi teammate Kenjiro Shinozuka six minutes 34 seconds further back.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Kebon Jeruk-Panjaringan toll road project starts
Kebon Jeruk-Panjaringan toll road project starts JAKARTA (JP): The construction of the 9.7-kilometer toll road from Kebon Jeruk in West Jakarta to Penjaringan in North Jakarta officially began yesterday. The turnpike will connect the Jakarta-Tangerang toll road in Meruya, Kebon Jeruk to the Jl. Prof. Dr. Sedyatmo toll road in Penjaringan. The construction, targeted for completion in three years, is part of the 60-kilometer Jakarta outer ring road project.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Cranberries show postponed
Cranberries show postponed JAKARTA (JP): The Cranberries, a popular Irish band, have postponed their Jakarta concert scheduled for June 28 due to an injury suffered by the lead singer Dolores O'Riordan. According to a statement made available to The Jakarta Post, the singer was in an accident during the band's tour of Australia. The singer suffered a torn knee ligament which made it difficult for her to stand by the end of a show on June 5 in Canberra.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Drugstore robbed
Drugstore robbed JAKARTA (JP): Thieves broke into a drugstore Sunday in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta, and made off with Rp 150,000 and medicine worth around Rp 25 million (US$10,638). Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira said the burglars, believed to be more than two people, entered the Kimia Farma drugstore after breaking a window on the second floor of the building. One of the employees found the store messed up the following morning, he said.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Two Indonesians win UN poster contest
Two Indonesians win UN poster contest JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesians have won a poster contest sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund. Kemas Yulian Maulana's and Yogi Setiawan's designs were among the 15 winning entries announced in New York last Friday, according to the UN Information Center.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Batam's telecom venture
Batam's telecom venture JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has signed an agreement with PT Batamindo Investment Corporation to set up a joint venture company, PT Batam Bintan Telekomunikasi, with an investment of US$5 million. A Telkom statement said yesterday that there were five million shares, each with a nominal value of $1. The joint venture is 95 percent owned by Batamindo Investment Corporation and 5 percent by Telkom.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Plane crash probe focuses on Garuda pilot
Plane crash probe focuses on Garuda pilot FUKUOKA, Japan (Agencies): Japanese officials probing last week's crash of a Garuda Indonesia DC-10 airplane, having already determined that there was engine trouble prior to take off, are now focusing on the pilot's decision to abort the flight. Pilot Ronald Longdong, who is recovering from internal injuries in a Fukuoka hospital, yesterday refused to meet with investigators, Reuters said quoting officials.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
GM reaffirms long-term commitment to RI
GM reaffirms long-term commitment to RI JAKARTA (JP): PT General Motors Buana Indonesia says it will maintain its long-term commitment to Indonesia despite its decision to delay further local investment here because of recent national car policy. General Motors Buana's president, William S.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's foreign debt burden
Indonesia's foreign debt burden It seems that many people's hope that by the start of the Seventh Development Plan the Indonesian economy will have taken off, in the sense that it will no longer be dependent on foreign loans, will not be realized. On the contrary, according to a Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) report, Indonesia belongs to the group of countries which are unproductive in the way they manage their foreign loans.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
No protests during Air Show, Sutiyoso warns
No protests during Air Show, Sutiyoso warns JAKARTA (JP): Greater Jakarta Military Command Chief Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso has threatened harsh measures against demonstrators during the Air Show. "Don't even try to stage any demonstrations while the International Air Show is going on. We all want everything to be smooth, don't we..." Sutiyoso said to reporters after a roll call for the security guards for the Air Show at Senayan eastern parking lot, Central Jakarta, yesterday.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
President Ong in West Sumatra
President Ong in West Sumatra JAKARTA: Singaporean President Ong Teng Cheong arrived in the Indonesian town of Padang in West Sumatra yesterday, starting a three-day visit to the province, Antara reported. Ong, who arrived with his wife and 13 senior officials, was greeted at Padang's airport by West Sumatra Governor Hasan Basri Durin and was whisked away to a posh hotel built by an Indonesia- Singaporean joint venture.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI-India trade expected to reach US$4b by 2000
RI-India trade expected to reach US$4b by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and India aim to quadruple their two- way trade to US$4 billion per annum by the end of this century, from a current level of less than $1 billion. Indian Ambassador to Indonesia S.T. Devare told a business luncheon attended by Indian and Indonesia-based Indian businessmen that the trade target has been initiated by Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto. "During a meeting with Indian businessmen ...
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mandarin workers stage strike
Mandarin workers stage strike JAKARTA (JP): Nearly 300 employees from the Mandarin Oriental Jakarta hotel staged a strike yesterday over several demands that the management has yet to meet. A housewife who wanted to order a cake told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the hotel was not taking any orders because most of the bakery's employees were on strike. The strike was said to have started at 7:30 a.m. in all departments of the hotel except the kitchen, which was still cooking for the guests.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Baucau calm, military says
Baucau calm, military says DILI, East Timor: The military said yesterday that Baucau, which was rocked by a riot last week, is calm and that no night curfew was enforced as rumors suggested. "Activities have returned to normal," said Maj. Gen. A. Rivai, chief of the Udayana military command, which oversees security in East Timor, Nusa Tenggara and Bali.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Puppet leader may emerge from congress
Puppet leader may emerge from congress UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The rebel congress to be held on Thursday by a splinter group of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) may result in the birth of a puppet leader, an observer says. Kausar Bailusy, a lecturer at Hasanuddin University's School of Social and Political Sciences, said yesterday that the planned congress would not solve problems as some officials have previously suggested.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
ABRI to maintain national stability during elections
ABRI to maintain national stability during elections JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs a capable national leader who is acceptable, and a "constitutional" state administration to help it meet the challenges of the 21st century, Armed Forces Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung said.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Buffalo plus cash equals brother
Buffalo plus cash equals brother KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Yacobus Hery has given his late younger brother's parents-in-law a headache instead of the 10 buffalo and Rp 5 million (US$2,100) in cash they have been persistently demanding. Yacobus, a poor farmer, told the parents-in-law last week he would gladly meet all their requests as long as they revived his younger brother, Heronimus, who died aged 38 five years ago.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Febi wins junior tennis meet
Febi wins junior tennis meet JAKARTA (JP): Febi Widhiyanto and Frederika Girsang won the under-18 tennis tournament held in the Danamon Tennis Center in Kemayoran, North Jakarta, on Sunday. Febi beat Djanuar Radjab 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 and Girsang routed Nuraini Batubara 6-0, 6-1 in the finals. In the boys doubles, the winners were Febi and Hendri. They beat Mario Ronaldo and Jefry Tri Handriansyah 6-3, 6-1.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt knows how to win Irianese tribes' hearts
Govt knows how to win Irianese tribes' hearts JAKARTA (JP): The government claims it now knows how to win the hearts of Irian Jaya's tribal people and gain their communal land to resettle the poor from other densely populated provinces. The key to success, according to the head of the Irian transmigration office, Y. Sudarmadi, is a neighborly approach to local tribal chiefs, and never using forceful tactics.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Toll road price hike may start tomorrow
Toll road price hike may start tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): Toll road price increases will be effective from tomorrow when President Soeharto officiates at the opening of part of the inner toll ring road. Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar said yesterday that if the President officiates the Tanjung Priok-Jembatan Tiga-Pluit to Tomang toll road tomorrow, the presidential decision on the toll increase will be effective.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Congress may resolve PDI rift'
'Congress may resolve PDI rift' JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) declared yesterday that the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) could resolve its internal rift only through a congress. "The best solution is for PDI to hold a congress, as it's in line with the party's statutes and it's demanded by a majority of its members," according to ABRI Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Workers complain about wages
Workers complain about wages JAKARTA (JP): Workers at a garment company in Kamal Muara, North Jakarta, filed a complaint yesterday with the city council over minimum wages. Several dozen workers, claiming to represent 167 others, filed their complaint with the council's commission E for social welfare. The workers said that the management of PT Bintang Ratna Jaya is not paying them Rp 5,200 (US$2.26) per day, which is the minimum wage set by the government.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Kupa's posting 'not final'
Kupa's posting 'not final' JAKARTA (JP): Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer yesterday said that Canberra and Jakarta have not agreed on the appointment of a new Australian ambassador for Indonesia. In a radio interview, Downer dismissed as mere speculation Australian press reports suggesting that the two governments have agreed on the appointment of career diplomat Miles Kupa.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bajaj passenger's killer arrested
Bajaj passenger's killer arrested JAKARTA (JP): A man believed to have killed a passenger riding in a bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicle) was picked up by Central Jakarta police at his rented house on Jl. Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. Jakarta police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said that the suspect, Eddison, 34, was arrested yesterday. "An officer shot him in the leg when he tried to resist. He is now in Central Jakarta police detention," Iman told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
PT Polypet receives syndicated loans of $125m
PT Polypet receives syndicated loans of $125m JAKARTA (JP): PT Polypet Karyapersada, a Napan Group subsidiary producing polyethylene terephthalate, yesterday received syndicated loans of US$125 million from 14 international and domestic banks. The loans were arranged by Chase Manhattan South East Asia Ltd., American Express Bank Ltd. and Citicorp International Limited.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ciputra Development to float Rp 150b in bonds next month
Ciputra Development to float Rp 150b in bonds next month JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Ciputra Development, a major property company, will float five-year bonds worth Rp 150 billion (US$65 million) for three days from July 8. "We'll use the proceeds from the bond issuance to refinance our short-term debt," Harun Hajadi, a director of Ciputra Development, said yesterday after the bonds issuance was made public.