Archive: 21 June 1996
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Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mitsubishi to build RI plant
Mitsubishi to build RI plant TOKYO (Reuter): Mitsubishi Corp said yesterday that it had linked up with U.S. and Indonesian firms to build a 450,000- kilowatt power plant in Java, Indonesia, at a cost of about US$700-$800 million. The coal-fired power plant is scheduled for completion by April 2000 in Cilacap, central Java, a Mitsubishi spokesman said. The project is expected to sign a power-supply contract with Indonesia's state electricity company, PLN, as early as July, he said.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
On air pollution
On air pollution Two letters appearing in the June 20, 1996 edition of The Jakarta Post from Mr. Coelho and Mr. Suradibroto, which followed Mr. Gentry's (The Jakarta Post, June 18, 1996) prompt me to raise an additional issue concerning the vexatious question of Jakarta's polluted air.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Music * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 442-44: - Qemi Club: Abouwhim Band, 9 p.m. * Majapahit Hotel: Jl. Tunjungan 65: - Palm Bar: La Costa Band, daily from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Patra Surabaya Hilton International: Jl. Gunung Sari: - Kedai Jepara: Marcell Suryadharma (pianist) - nightly, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., except Sunday and Monday. - The Beer Garden: The La Mapas Resident Band - Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
CGI pledges US$5.26b in financial aid for RI
CGI pledges US$5.26b in financial aid for RI JAKARTA (JP): The Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) pledged US$5.26 billion in financial aid to Indonesia for the 1996/1997 fiscal year at the end of its two-day meeting in Paris yesterday. The fresh loan commitment is slightly lower than the $5.36 billion pledged by Indonesia's creditor group in 1995/1996. The aid commitment brought much relief to the Indonesian delegation.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Telkom reshuffles strategic executives
Telkom reshuffles strategic executives JAKARTA (JP): Less than five weeks after the installation of its new boards of commissioners and directors, the state-owned domestic telecommunications operator announced yesterday a reshuffle of 16 strategic executives.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
E. Asia Squash meet starts here today
E. Asia Squash meet starts here today JAKARTA (JP): Seven countries have confirmed their participation in the 20th East Asia Squash Championship due to begin here today at the Pertamina squash center, located in South Jakarta's elite quarter of Simprug. The championship, held every two years, will be officially opened by National Sports Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar. It is scheduled to last until June 30.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Two go missing in beach accident
Two go missing in beach accident DENPASAR, Bali: Two Surabaya high school students went missing on Monday when swimming with three others in dangerous water off Kuta Beach, Antara reported yesterday. Andra Gunawan and Arya Setiabudi, both aged 17, are missing. Three other students -- Pandi, Luki and Boil -- were briefly hospitalized but were unhurt. Andra and Arya, who came to the resort island with a group of 200 students, reportedly swam in a "no-swimming" area. (swe)
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hermawan off to shaky start
Hermawan off to shaky start JAKARTA (JP): Senior shuttler Hermawan Susanto and his junior Jeffer Rosobin both crashed to defeat in their respective group matches at the Asia Cup badminton championships in Seoul on Wednesday. Hermawan fell to Luo Yigang of China 14-17, 7-15, and national champion Jeffer succumbed to Malaysia's number one Rashid Sidek. The surprise of the day, however, was another defeats.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
PT Anwar aims for Rp 35b profit
PT Anwar aims for Rp 35b profit JAKARTA (JP): Poultry supplier PT Anwar Sierad yesterday predicted net sales of Rp 475 billion (US$201 million) and net profit of Rp 35 billion for 1996, compared to last year's figures of Rp 345 billion and Rp 26 billion respectively. A company statement said it will expand its food business by opening Hartz Chicken Buffet franchises and sub-franchises in Indonesia and China later this year.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Duta Anggada's dividends
Duta Anggada's dividends JAKARTA (JP): Property developer PT Duta Anggada Realty said yesterday that it would pay a Rp 40 (1.6 U.S. cents) dividend to shareholders listed on July 16. The company's 1995 annual report said its net profit fell from Rp 30 billion in 1994 to Rp 27 billion in 1995 despite a 14 percent net revenue increase to Rp 89 billion. (alo)
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Investigators study Tansil case suspects
Investigators study Tansil case suspects JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has assigned 18 prosecutors to study dossiers of a dozen suspects allegedly involved in last month's escape of a convicted businessman. "There are six teams, each team comprising three prosecutors, to handle two suspects' dossiers," Saleh Abdurrahman, a senior prosecutor at the office, told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
National car issue
National car issue Referring to Mr. HW Pienandoro's letter (The Jakarta Post, June 12, 1996) on Car troubles, I would like to say that he missed the point. It is not the national car which the local media and the world are arguing about and which the American Automobile Manufacturers Association, Europe and Japan are complaining about.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 20, 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 1,150 -50 487,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 3,850 0 500 Anwar Sierad 2,025 25 132,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,300 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 2,950 50 155,500 Argo Pantes 1,975 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,375 -25 15,500 Asiana IMI...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dutch firms interested in reclamation plans
Dutch firms interested in reclamation plans JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Public Works is studying a number of methods for possible inclusion in reclamation plans for Kapuk Naga in Tangerang, West Java. Among the methods under consideration are those were used by the Netherlands, which began reclaiming its land in the early 1960s.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Duty on ships waived
Duty on ships waived JAKARTA (JP): The government has further reduced the tax burdens on shipping companies by waiving the transfer-of- ownership duty on ships used for public transportation of passengers or cargo. The tax incentive was granted by Finance Minister's Decree No.432, dated June 19, which stipulates that the transfer-of- ownership duty on ships which are operated for public services is borne by the government.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Chicken pox no threat to Indonesian shuttlers
Chicken pox no threat to Indonesian shuttlers JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia, Surjadi, confirmed yesterday that preparations for the Atlanta Olympic Games would continue despite the chicken pox cases in the squad. Surjadi said that the badminton body would conduct vaccinations to prevent the disease spreading at the national badminton base camp at Cipayung, East Jakarta.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Let peace prevails in the subcontinent
Let peace prevails in the subcontinent Kashmir has now become a central topic and there are the letters of Mr. Abdula Ghalib, Mr. Prabhakar, Mr. Masli Arman, and Mr. R. Chitrapu. As mentioned by Mr. Chitrapu (The Jakarta Post, June 17, 1996), India is a time tested democracy since 1947, where decisions are made after many deliberations and ratified by a vote. Thus, any decision made by India on Kashmir is democratic and reflects the will of the people of India.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ekadharma's profits down
Ekadharma's profits down JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Ekadharma Tape Industries said yesterday that its shareholders have endorsed a Rp 50 (2.1 U.S. cents) dividend. Ekadharma's president, Judi Widjaja, said after an annual shareholders' meeting yesterday that two new directors -- Bejo Santoso and Jeffry T. -- have been appointed to replace a director who recently resigned and to fill a new position of operational director.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Many children lack protein
Many children lack protein JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: About 13 percent of the province's 192,958 children under five suffer protein deficiency, Antara reported yesterday. Quoting the head of the local health office, Dr. Slamet Sunarno, the agency said that government is trying to help the children by improving its 2,239 Posyandu integrated health service units in the province's nine regencies.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
One dead in bicycle taxi accident
One dead in bicycle taxi accident JAKARTA (JP): A 27-year-old man died when a vehicle carrying employees crashed into a bicycle taxi on Jl. Cakung-Cilincing in North Jakarta on Wednesday. The victim who died was Muslimin, the passenger of the bicycle taxi. The bicycle driver, Muslim, 29, is under intensive care at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hexindo Adiperkasa diversifies its business
Hexindo Adiperkasa diversifies its business JAKARTA (JP): PT Hexindo Adiperkasa, a publicly listed heavy machine distributor, announced yesterday that it was preparing to become a builder and reconditioner of coal mines. Hexindo's vice president, Husni Effendy, told journalists that its diversification plans were approved by shareholders in an extraordinary meeting yesterday. "It doesn't mean that we will change our business.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Six months for a watch
Six months for a watch JAKARTA (JP): A court sentenced a pickpocket to six months yesterday. "I beg for a light punishment, I feel bad for my poor grandmother," Jamal Mahdim, 26, told the East Jakarta district court almost in a whisper, a far cry from the usual image of pickpockets who often harass or injure their victims. "If you care so much about your grandmother then don't repeat your wrongdoings," said Judge Basoeki.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Collusion kills honor
Collusion kills honor For the umpteenth time outspoken House Speaker Wahono has lashed out at collusion. Collusion cases, he said, have been unveiled one by one in recent months and the regularity has muted people's sense of embarrassment. Those who practice collusion have exploited loopholes in the law and the low integrity and responsibility of both the bureaucracy and businesspeople.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
City cagers off to SEA meet
City cagers off to SEA meet JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's basketball team will represent Indonesia in the Southeast Asian under-22 men's basketball tournament from June 23 to June 30 in Bandar Sri Begawan, Brunei. The 12-man team, mainly made up of members from the Indonesian Basketball League team, Kobatama, was named for the regional meet by the Indonesian Basketball Association. It won the spot after beating East Java 72-70 in Surakarta, Central Java, in a trial on June 8.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Villagers return home
Villagers return home JAYAWIJAYA, Irian Jaya: Some 500 residents of Geselama village have started returning home after fleeing in May during army operations to free hostages held by local rebels, Antara reported yesterday. The army said it will continue to hunt rebels in the dense forests of the Jayawijaya mountain range where nine hostages -- four Britons, two Dutch nationals and three Indonesians -- were held for four months before being freed on May 15.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Japan remains concerned about RI car policy
Japan remains concerned about RI car policy JAKARTA (JP): Japan remains concerned about Indonesia's national car program even though the controversial issue did not directly affect its loan commitments at the meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), which has just ended. Charge d'affaires of the Japanese embassy, Zenji Kaminaga said here yesterday that his government would continue to review Indonesia's national car policy on a bilateral basis.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Peace talks remain deadlocked
Peace talks remain deadlocked DAVAO, Philippines (Reuter): Government and Moro rebel negotiators failed yesterday to resolve a deadlock on integrating guerrilla forces into the Philippine army. This is one of the major issues blocking a final agreement to end a 24-year rebellion in the southern Philippines.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Toll inferno bus driver's trial starts in Bogor
Toll inferno bus driver's trial starts in Bogor BOGOR, West Java (JP): The trial of an inter-city bus driver involved in an accident which killed 31 people on March 23 began yesterday at the Bogor District Court. The defendant Ag. bin Yakob drove the privately owned Kramatdjati inter-city bus which crashed into three vehicles and then caught fire. Judge Usman Wahab chaired the 45-minute trial on the Jagorawi toll road accident.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Nippon finds natural gas
Nippon finds natural gas TOKYO (Reuter): Nippon Oil Co Ltd and trading house Kanematsu Corp said yesterday that their subsidiaries had found natural gas deposits of more than 36 million cubic feet (1.02 million cubic metres) per day off Indonesia. The Wiriagar Deep Number Three test well, located in the Berau block off Irian Jaya in Indonesia, is part of a project considering possible commercial production of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Nippon Oil and Kanematsu Corp said in a joint statement.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Firm risks contempt with dam work
Firm risks contempt with dam work KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The builder of Malaysia's US$5.5 billion Bakun hydroelectric dam, Ekran Bhd, risks being held in contempt of court if it does not stop work on the project, a lawyer who argued the case said yesterday. The Malaysian High Court on Wednesday ordered work halted on the massive dam, to be built in a Borneo rainforest in Sarawak state, because of an improper Environmental Impact Assessment.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Cathay links HK, NY
Cathay links HK, NY JAKARTA (JP): From next month Cathay Pacific Airways will fly between Hong Kong and New York, United States, five times per week. "New York is one of the great cities in the world and is an important addition to Cathay's worldwide network. The airline is expecting the flights to be popular with business and leisure travelers visiting the East Coast and New York in particular," the company's manager for Indonesia, Gregory Hughes, said yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
City collects Rp 8.3b in shopping center fines
City collects Rp 8.3b in shopping center fines JAKARTA (JP): Shopping center owners have provided a total of Rp 8.3 billion (US$3.6 million) in compensation for their failure to give sites in their buildings to small traders since 1983. The deputy chairman of the city council's commission B, for economic affairs, Nitra Arsyad, said yesterday that gubernatorial decree No. 240/1983 stipulates that shopping center owners must provide plots for small traders.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Lawyers call for stronger bar association
Lawyers call for stronger bar association JAKARTA (JP): Prominent legal experts are calling for a unified bar association to complement the government's efforts to improve law enforcement. Prof. Loebby Loqman of the University of Indonesia's Law School, and Todung Mulya Lubis, a corporate lawyer and noted human rights campaigner, said in a two-day seminar on legal development which concluded Wednesday that bar associations and professional defense lawyers are the key to good law enforcement.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
PDI supporters out of line in Jakarta: Official
PDI supporters out of line in Jakarta: Official JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces said the thousands of supporters of embattled chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri went too far in their street rally here yesterday. "They stepped out of line," said chief of Jakarta Regional Military Command Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso of the demonstration by an estimated 8,000 people which ended in a clash with security officers.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
UK explorer lauds 19th-century Wallace
UK explorer lauds 19th-century Wallace By Jim Della-Giacoma MANADO, Indonesia (Reuter): British explorer Tim Severin has just completed a three-month voyage on a traditional fishing boat through Indonesia's remote Spice Islands. But it was not the rigors of traveling on his wooden Kai Islands boat or the allure of deserted beaches and uninhabited lush tropical islands that held his attention during the odyssey.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Yogie inaugurates PDI congress
Yogie inaugurates PDI congress By M.M.I. Ahyani MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The opening day of a congress convened by breakaways of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) proceeded almost problem-free in the heavily-guarded Pangkalan Masyhur Haj Dormitory yesterday. After the opening session and keynote addresses by Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. and Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV Media replies
TV Media replies We refer to the news article in the June 10, 1996 edition of The Jakarta Post entitled Customers flood YLKI with complaints about TV Media. We consider it necessary to correct some inaccuracies in the report so as not to cause an unnecessary misinterpretation, which is disadvantageous to TV Media. After having confirmed the article with YLKI, we have concluded that the information contained in the article is inaccurate.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Try a CN-235 during the show
Try a CN-235 during the show JAKARTA (JP): Privately-owned Merpati Nusantara is offering city flights in a locally made CN-235 during the Air Show. Those going to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport where the Air Show will take place can take a flight from Halim Perdanakusuma airport in East Jakarta. "The service will start from June 22 to June 30," Tondo Widodo, spokesman for Merpati Nusantara, said in a release distributed to The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
More students shun state universities
More students shun state universities JAKARTA (JP): The number of students writing last week's nationwide admission tests for state universities declined by 8 percent as more high school graduates turn towards private universities. Competition is still stiff with 378,743 participants vying for one of 70,000 seats at the 43 state universities. There were 412,638 participants in 1995.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 3:05 Teenage Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Culture 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: North Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Information: Beton Asphat 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:35 Nationality 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Nationality: Permata Nusantara 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Tangga Lagu 10:30 Late...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
New schools to be built
New schools to be built SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Five junior high schools will be built in five regencies with Rp 8.15 billion (US$3.5 million) which the province received from the 1996/1997 budget, Antara reported yesterday. Head of local public works Syafrudin Haris said that some of the funds would also be used to build new classrooms at some junior high schools. "The schools' construction project has been tendered," Haris said.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Crimes on outskirts not serious: Hamami
Crimes on outskirts not serious: Hamami JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata denied allegations that crime on the outskirts of Jakarta has reached an alarming level. "The situation is not as bad as many newspapers have reported. It seems to me the press tend to exaggerate things," he told House of Representatives Commission III for law in a hearing on Wednesday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
France breaks own record in eight-way formation
France breaks own record in eight-way formation By Primastuti Handayani LIDO, West Java (JP): It took just two days for the French parachute team to break its world eight-way speed formation record at the World Parachuting Championships on Canopy Formation here yesterday. The French skydivers took 27.39 seconds in their fifth jump to link into a kite formation, seven hundredths of a second faster than the record they set on Tuesday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI's spikers suffer 1st loss
RI's spikers suffer 1st loss JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia crashed to a straight-set defeat to Thailand in the second day of the Asia-Pacific Volleyball Cup men's volleyball tournament in Kurume, Japan yesterday. The 15-4, 15-5, 15-9 drubbing came just one day after Indonesia opened its campaign with a 12-15, 15-1, 15-3, 15-5 win over Vietnam on Wednesday. In other action on the day, defending champion Japan had little trouble defeating Malaysia 15-1, 15-7, 15-2.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Armed Forces cares for PDI, Gen. Feisal declares
Armed Forces cares for PDI, Gen. Feisal declares By M.M.I. Ahyani MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday that the concern shown by the military to the condition of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) should not be seen as meddling in its internal affairs.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana dance, Thursday. Legong dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday. Kecak dance, Friday & Tuesday. Jegog dance, Wednesday. Pesona Lounge - Live music by Filipino Guitar duo, Medi & Boy, daily. Lila Cita Fun Pub - Rakata Disc Band, Friday & Monday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's foreign debt burden called critical
Indonesia's foreign debt burden called critical JAKARTA (JP): Senior economist Sumitro Djojohadikusumo warned yesterday that Indonesia's foreign debt, estimated at around US$100 billion, had reached a critical level with a 32 percent debt-service ratio against exports. Sumitro told reporters that serious efforts were needed to reduce the debt-service ratio to at least 25 percent by the end of the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan in 1999.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI's maternal mortality rate still high
RI's maternal mortality rate still high JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto expressed concern yesterday over Indonesia's maternal mortality rate, which is the highest among ASEAN countries, and called for a concerted campaign to reduce it. A total of 390 out of 100,000 women die in labor annually here, he pointed out. "The maternal mortality rate is not determined by women's health status alone.
Fri, 21 Jun 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.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Antinuclear activists walk out of hearing
Antinuclear activists walk out of hearing JAKARTA (JP): Antinuclear campaigners yesterday walked out of a Golkar-sponsored discussion after speakers talked down to them about the positive usage of nuclear energy. "This is not what we expected," Emmy Hafild of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) said of the gathering led by Awang Faroek Ishak of the ruling Golkar faction of the House of Representatives.