Archive: 24 June 1996
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Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Military aircraft dominate air show
Military aircraft dominate air show JAKARTA (JP): The massive presence of military aircraft, the most striking feature of Indonesia Air Show '96, has armsmakers vying for public attention and government buyers. The military aircraft featured during the nine-day event include the French Dassault Rafale E-1, Russian Sukhoi Su-26, Su- 27B, Su-30, Su-31, Su-35 and MiG-29, and the American McDonnell Douglas F-15, F/A-18 and Lockheed-Martin F-117A.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police shoot dead four pirates
Police shoot dead four pirates KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian police yesterday shot dead four foreigners, believed to be pirates, after a two-hour sea chase off Sabah state on Borneo island, the national Bernama news agency reported. It quoted Semporna district police chief Sulaiman Junaidi as saying that the four men were travelling in three boats. One of the boats caught fire in the shooting, he said, adding that police recovered two rifles and nine rounds of live ammunition from the boats.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
South Korean shuttlers dominate Ciba Asia Cup
South Korean shuttlers dominate Ciba Asia Cup JAKARTA (JP): South Korean players delighted their home crowd by winning three titles at the Ciba Asia Cup Badminton Championships in Seoul. The host, which used the championships as the last warmup before the Atlanta Olympic Games next month, won the mixed doubles in an all-Korean final. It also won the women's doubles and the men's doubles. China and Malaysia took one title each, leaving Indonesia empty handed.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rebels move closer to Manila with peace pact
Rebels move closer to Manila with peace pact DAVAO, Philippines (Reuter): The Philippines and Moro rebels took a major step on Sunday towards ending a 24-year-old rebellion and officials hoped a peace deal could be signed as early as next month. After three days of talks, Manila and the insurgent Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) said they agreed to create a guerrilla-led transitional body to run a long-disputed southern region.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Garuda to privatize subsidiary
Garuda to privatize subsidiary JAKARTA (JP): The country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is to sell up to 60 percent of its shares in its wholly-owned subsidiary PT Aerowisata, which operates hotel and catering services, to private firms. Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said over the weekend that the plan is part of a program to improve Garuda's financial structure. He said the sell-off is expected to be conducted by the end of this year.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hope for easy media permits
Hope for easy media permits YOGYAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Communication Experts on Saturday urged the government to ease mass media licensing. At the end of its third national congress, the association stressed that government should allow people a greater say in communications development. They recommended that government make it easier to establish new regional newspapers, radio and television stations by easing licensing and by providing loans.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Megawati torpedoes demotion
Megawati torpedoes demotion JAKARTA (JP): Rejecting last week's government-backed congress which ousted her, Megawati Soekarnoputri said yesterday she remains the legitimate chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI). Addressing a gathering of 5,000 supporters at the party's headquarters in Jakarta, Megawati called on party branches throughout Indonesia to hold conferences to consolidate her leadership.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fire guts 18 houses
Fire guts 18 houses JAMBI, Jambi: Eighteen houses in Telanaipura district were gutted by a fire which started late Wednesday, Antara reported yesterday. No casualties were reported. It took four fire engines to extinguish the fire, which was suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. Jambi police chief Lt. Col. Suprapto, however, said police had yet to determine the actual cause of the fire. (swe)
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Steady Safe gets loans
Steady Safe gets loans JAKARTA (JP): Land transportation firm PT Steady Safe has received syndicated loans of US$100 million from 20 overseas banks arranged by Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation, Singapore. Steady Safe said in a statement over the weekend that the interest rate of the loans was set at 1.7 points above the Singapore Inter-Bank Offered Rates. The agreement on the loans was signed in Singapore Thursday.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Asamera finds oil
Asamera finds oil JAKARTA (JP): Asamera Oil Ltd, a subsidiary of Gulf Canada Resources Limited, has struck a new oil reserve in the wildcat Pijar-1 of its Corridor Block production sharing contract area in South Sumatra. The state-owned oil company Pertamina, which has a 10 percent interest in the Corridor Block, said in a statement over the weekend that two zones on the Pijar-1 well had been tested.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Curb foreign loans
Curb foreign loans The Consultative Group for Indonesia, in its fifth meeting on Thursday, approved loans of US$5.26 billion, which is less than last year's figure. According to Indonesian chief delegate Saleh Afiff, this reduction will not affect the government's development plans because it had been anticipated. The government has been very successful.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General Kompas of June 14, 1996, reported that UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's term of office will end this year, and that his successor could well come from Ireland, Japan, Norway, Ghana or Egypt. I was really surprised and disappointed why there were no candidates from the ASEAN countries for the prestigious post. Previously it was rumored that the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister, Ali Alatas, was to be nominated as a UN Secretary- General candidate.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Government ban on beauty pageants debated
Government ban on beauty pageants debated JAKARTA (JP): Does the state have any say in a woman's beauty? Does it have any say in how a woman should treat her body and her beauty? Does a woman have an independent right over her body? These questions were posed by the Institute of Studies on the Flow of Information in a Saturday discussion on beauty and human rights. The debate was about the recent government ban on Indonesians participating in international beauty pageants.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
HK squashes competition
HK squashes competition JAKARTA (JP): An all-Hong Kong showdown pitting Abdul Faheem Khan against Jackie Lee will mark the men's final in the East Asian Squash Championships today. Top seed and world number 36 Faheem Khan hardly broke a sweat in his straight-set 9-0, 9-5, 9-1 tromping of teammate Wong Wai Hung in yesterday's semifinal here.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Team of lawyers awaits Oki's written request
Team of lawyers awaits Oki's written request JAKARTA (JP): A formal statement appointing the team of lawyers to defend the Los Angeles triple murder suspect, Harnoko Dewantono, popularly known as Oki, will be made public today, lawyer Amir Syamsuddin said. "Oki has agreed to the list of lawyers I suggested to him and so have the agreed upon lawyers. However, we are waiting for an official request from Oki," Amir told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Four day nonstop watch on PDI office
Four day nonstop watch on PDI office JAKARTA (JP): Many police officers, who on Saturday entered into their fourth day of guarding the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), said they hope they could go home even only to change. An officer of the City Police mobile brigade said 200 of them have not been home since Wednesday. "Hopefully we can go home today at least to change our clothes," Second Lt. Amin (not his real name) said near the headquarters on Jl.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
ADB loans for Cambodia
ADB loans for Cambodia MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it had approved a total of US$70 million in soft loans to Cambodia for major projects. The largest loan, totaling $30 million, would support the Cambodian government's agricultural reforms, including the introduction of new technology, better access to agricultural inputs and improved food sufficiency.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
PDI and Megawati
PDI and Megawati As expected, last week's government-sponsored Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) congress in Medan decided to remove Megawati Soekarnoputri from the chairmanship. The congress, organized by the party's breakaway members elected Megawati's predecessor Soerjadi as the new chairman. Thus, one can conclude that the congress -- which has been declared illegal by the Megawati camp -- could be considered a "success". It has clearly served its main purpose: to topple Megawati.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang regent censures officials for land fraud
Tangerang regent censures officials for land fraud TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Tangerang Regent Saifullah AR has reprimanded three local officials for illegally selling residents' land to a private company. The regency spokesperson, Ena Karlina, said on Saturday that the regent had ordered the chief of Kadu village, Marta, and the regency inspector, Ichwan Zulmi, to withdraw the letters and documents they issued for the sale of a 3,000 square meter plot of land in Kadu to PT Transeculindo Hotel.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
'RI model of religius tolerance'
'RI model of religius tolerance' JAKARTA (JP): A visiting American religious scholar said Indonesia is a model of religious tolerance that other countries could do well to emulate. Lawrence Sullivan, the director of the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University, is visiting Indonesia for two weeks as a guest of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. He said Indonesia had created a new approach to harmonious religious coexistence.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bayer AG to raise Asian investments
Bayer AG to raise Asian investments BOMBAY (AFP): German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer AG has said it would step up investments in Asia by 2000 to at least one billion German marks (about US$650 million) and increase its presence in India. "Investments in the Far East will total at least one billion DM 9German marks) by 2000 and a significant share will go to India," Bayer board member Dieter Becher said in a statement over the weekend.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia fourth in volleyball meet
Indonesia fourth in volleyball meet FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP): Indonesia managed only to finish fourth in Asian Pacific Cup men's volleyball tournament after losing to the Philippines in four sets yesterday. The Philippines, which lost to Indonesia last year to finish fourth, outplayed the same opponent 13-15, 15-12, 15-4, 15-6 to take third spot with 3-2 win-loss record, pushing the Indonesians to 2-3.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
More on air pollution
More on air pollution With regard to improving Jakarta's air quality, it is fairly obvious that requiring vehicles to be emission tested or mandating maintenance programs for motor vehicles is cumbersome, difficult to enforce, and likely to be circumvented. Mr. F. Fudyanto Suradibroto's letter (The Jakarta Post, June 20 1996) was exactly to the point. Natural gas is a clean-burning fuel and is abundant in Indonesia.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta: June 24, 1996
Where to go in Jakarta: June 24, 1996 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.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tabel
Tabel 1. Consumption and production of domestic fresh milk in Indonesia, 1990-1995.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Gudang Garam's sales up
Gudang Garam's sales up SURABAYA, East Java (JP): PT Gudang Garam, a publicly-listed clove-blended cigarette manufacturer, expects net sales this year of Rp 6.28 trillion (US$2.7 billion), a 12 percent increase from Rp 5.5 trillion in 1995. Djajusman Surjowijoyo, an executive of the East Java-based company, said that net profits are projected to increase by 43 percent to Rp 525 billion this year from Rp 366.4 billion last year.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Monday, June 24, 1996
TV Program: Monday, June 24, 1996 TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Health : Kesejahteraan Keluarga 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: South Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Nationality: HANKAMNAS 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30...
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Drum festival to be held
Drum festival to be held SEMARANG, Central Java: Thirty-five Central Java regencies and mayoralties will join a traditional drum festival, or bedug, in Brebes on July 5, Antara reported yesterday. Regency spokesman Rais K. said the festival is the brainchild of Central Java Governor Soewardi, and aims at preserving the local culture. During the festival, groups will compete in creating harmony by beating 70 huge drums.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Australian govt looks for acceptable envoy to Jakarta
Australian govt looks for acceptable envoy to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Australian government is considering new candidates to head its embassy in Indonesia after its favorite nominee, senior diplomat Miles Kupa, was forced to withdraw because of potential diplomatic tension with Jakarta. A source in Jakarta said two senior diplomats and two former senior military officers are now being considered by Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Authorities dream of port's old glory
Authorities dream of port's old glory By Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): The dirty and smelly Ciliwung river in Sunda Kalapa, North Jakarta will be blue and beautiful. The slum-like fish market, Pasar Ikan, will turn into a clean and friendly market. By the brink of the 21st century, historical and modern high- rise buildings will dominate the view in Sunda Kalapa.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mandarin spoken in Emerald Hotel
Mandarin spoken in Emerald Hotel From Kompas I often take guests to the Emerald Hotel in Jakarta, especially those from the People's Republic of China. Lately, however, I have been disappointed with the service. One of my guests had a communication problem while at the hotel. While there is a Mandarin-speaking manager during the day, none of the employees speaks Mandarin in the evening. Consequently, my guest fell ill, because he was unable to order food in the evening.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Budi Acid to set up joint venture
Budi Acid to set up joint venture JAKARTA (JP): PT Budi Acid Jaya of the Sungai Budi Group, a major tapioca producer, said over the weekend that it has received shareholders' approval to set up a joint venture with Ve Wong Corporation of Taiwan. Budi Acid said in a statement that it will acquire a 51 percent stake in the join-venture company, which will produce monosodium glutamate (MSG).
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
More passengers on public buses
More passengers on public buses JAKARTA (JP): Some drivers of buses going to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport said they had more passengers on Saturday, when the Indonesia Air Show '96 was officially opened. "I usually have less than 25 passengers. But you see today, some passengers are willing to get jostled on my bus," said Sumirat, a bus driver the Damri bus company, plying the Blok M to Soekarno Hatta airport route. His bus has 50 seats.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
British mission due here
British mission due here JAKARTA (JP): A trade mission from Britain is scheduled to arrive here today for a 5-day visit to explore export opportunities for a wide range of products and services. The British Embassy announced here over the weekend that the 12-company strong mission is organized and sponsored by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bearish mood predicted to continue on JSX
Bearish mood predicted to continue on JSX JAKARTA (JP): The downward trend is predicted to continue on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week on weakening support from both foreign and domestic investors. "I think JSX share prices will continue to decline next week. It may take two to four weeks more to end the bearish mood," a senior trader at PT Sanyo Primarindo, Nadjib Usman, told The Jakarta Post.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Factory to fire over 600 workers
Factory to fire over 600 workers JAKARTA (JP): An electronics plant in Jatiuwung, Tangerang, plans to dismiss its more than 600 employees because it faces bankruptcy. "The factory, PT Automen Electronic Manufacturing is already closed up," Kristina Widiantarti, a legal counselor appointed by the workers, said over the weekend. She told The Jakarta Post that an agreement has been drawn up to pay workers 25 percent of their grievance allowance now and the rest sometime in the future.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Innovative services make customers always reachable
Innovative services make customers always reachable JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelindo, Indonesia's first telecommunications operator of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), is committed to always making its subscribers easier to reached. Among the services developed by the company are mobile data/facsimile, short message, voice mail and call waiting. Short message, voice mail, call waiting and forwarding are standard features extended by most GSM operators.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Judge Benjamin gets press award
Judge Benjamin gets press award JAKARTA (JP): Judge Benjamin Mangkoedilaga won the 1996 Suardi Tasrif award last week for his role in promoting the freedom of the press. Benjamin, known for his landmark ruling last year in favor of Tempo magazine's lawsuit against a 1994 government ban, was given the award during a modest ceremony at the Ismail Marzuki Arts Center on Friday. Former journalist Satrio Arismunandar received the award because Benjamin was out of town.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Downer accepts blame for bungling Kupa
Downer accepts blame for bungling Kupa SYDNEY (AFP): Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer accepted responsibility yesterday for the embarrassing withdrawal of Australia's nominated ambassador to Indonesia, Miles Kupa. Kupa asked Friday that his name be withdrawn after Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas signaled Jakarta's concern over the nomination, citing Australian press reports that Kupa had criticized Indonesian president Soeharto and his family.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Millions of children may be stunted: Sujudi
Millions of children may be stunted: Sujudi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi said four million children under the age of five may be stunted because their basic life needs are not being met. "These children are facing problems which may affect their cognitive, affective and social development," he told the National Congress of Pediatrics in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. According to 1994 Unicef data, Indonesia has 21.7 million children under the age of four.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Demand for rating on the rise but concerns emerge
Demand for rating on the rise but concerns emerge JAKARTA (JP): Pursuing a rating in a bid to raise funds overseas has become a trend here as elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region. But there is increasing concern about this development. The demand for rating in the region is projected to soar in line with the region's need for substantial infrastructure funding and the need to diversify funding sources.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's PT Satelindo leading the digital cellular race
Indonesia's PT Satelindo leading the digital cellular race JAKARTA (JP): Competition among Indonesia's mobile cellular telephone operators is now getting fiercer with innovative services and features offered to customers as the tariffs for telephone traffics are controlled by the government.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Myanmar pays interest
Myanmar pays interest RANGOON (Reuter): Myanmarese private banks that are authorized to conduct foreign banking business will for the first time be allowed to pay interest on foreign currency deposits, official media reported on Saturday. Finance and Revenue Minister Brigadier-General Win Tin said banks would be allowed to pay interest on the deposits effective July 1, state-run newspapers reported.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Dairy farming business to gear up for 2005
Dairy farming business to gear up for 2005 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's dairy farming business, which has been developing at a slow 4.6 percent annual growth rate in the last five years, has less than 10 years to strengthen itself before imports start flooding the domestic market in 2005.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Small Banks face hurdles in meeting merger appeal
Small Banks face hurdles in meeting merger appeal JAKARTA (JP): Small banks are still facing difficulties in meeting the government's appeal to merge among themselves, even though there are a number of incentives offered to encourage such deals, analysts say. Riyanto Sastroatmodjo, a former senior official of Bank Indonesia, the central bank, said that the difficulties are not only faced by banks which have unsound performances but also those categorized as healthy banks.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt's use of force must be accountable: Activists
Govt's use of force must be accountable: Activists JAKARTA (JP): The state should be accountable for its frequent use of force, said speakers at last week's seminar commemorating Tempo's, Editor's and Detik's ban on June 21, 1994. Speakers at the seminar held at Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center said the public should courageously demand government accountability when state apparatus resorts to violence in dealing with peaceful discord.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Citatah oversubscribed
Citatah oversubscribed JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippo Securities announced over the weekend that it has completed the initial public offering of PT Citatah and that a preliminary estimate shows a 570 percent oversubscription. Citatah is a major producer of marble and building materials, which enjoys more than 60 percent of the domestic marble market. Lippo said in a statement that Citatah will be listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange on July 3.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
40 picked up monthly
40 picked up monthly JAKARTA (JP): The city's social agency picks up around 40 deranged people every month and places them in city-owned homes which are already too full. Emon S. Sumantri, the head of the agency, said Friday night that the city needs its own center for mentally disturbed people. So far the men and women, often found naked on the streets, are sent to the agency's centers for the elderly and homeless.
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ambassadorship
Ambassadorship "When Washington is awake, I am asleep. And even better when I am awake, Washington is sleeping" -- Walter Mondale, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, tells interestingly of the inherent perks associated with certain ambassadorial postings. However, Mr. Allan Robert Taylor, the outgoing Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, wishes to carry with him images of the country's beautiful scenery gathered during his travels throughout the archipelago (The Jakarta Post, June 20, 1996).
Mon, 24 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB
Some Tips on Making Windows 95 run more efficiently
Some Tips on Making Windows 95 run more efficiently By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): As Jakarta's toll road fee hops again, life goes on and operating system changes. Now that most of the tools that I need to accomplish my tasks are already available in Windows 95 version, I finally feel comfortable enough to move completely to the new environment -- almost one year after its official release.