Archive: 16 July 1996
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Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Regency mediation urged in land row
Regency mediation urged in land row TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Thirty-two people claiming to be the legal owners of 75 hectares of land in Tangerang have asked the regency office of the National Land Agency to revoke the land certificates held by the developer of Gading Serpong housing complex and golf course.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian worker to recount plight
Indonesian worker to recount plight SERANG, West Java: A shoe factory worker has gone to the United States, financed by labor and human rights activists, reportedly to settle the claims of her and other workers who have been fired by her company.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tourism potential
Tourism potential By opening the Bintan tourist resort the Indonesian government has acknowledged tourism as having major foreign exchange potential. The government hopes to have 11 million tourists visit Indonesia in 2005, earning US$15 billion. The income is expected to improve the people's welfare through the creation of jobs. To achieve this target the government should support and intensify efforts to make Indonesia the first-choice destination in Asia.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Policy on Myanmar defended
Policy on Myanmar defended JAKARTA (JP): Just a few days before a major Southeast Asian security forum here, Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas defended yesterday the ASEAN's policy of constructive engagement with Myanmar. Briefing journalists on the upcoming week of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings due to begin here tomorrow, Alatas remained steadfast in his defense of the association's often-reproached policy.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bank Bira to arrange $1.2b of syndicated loans
Bank Bira to arrange $1.2b of syndicated loans JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Bira expects to arrange US$1.2 billion in syndicated loans for local companies this year, an executive from the bank said yesterday. Bank Bira's corporate advisor, Parveen Gandhi, said the target would more than double the syndicated loans of $675 million arranged by the bank in 1995.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Philippine firm acquires aging Palapa satellite
Philippine firm acquires aging Palapa satellite JAKARTA (JP): Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corporation, a satellite operator from the Philippines, has sign an agreement with the publicly-listed PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara of Indonesia to acquire the latter's aging Palapa-B2P satellite. A manager of Pasifik Satelit, Ron Pirolo, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the agreement for the satellite acquisition was signed last Thursday. He declined to reveal the cost of the deal.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police using oxygen to counter air pollution threat
Police using oxygen to counter air pollution threat JAKARTA (JP): Traffic officers working from 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. now have access to oxygen supplies from a number of mobile units, City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said yesterday. "But this is very limited and is quickly exhausted," Iman said. He added that the traffic directorate had detailed data on the problem. The directorate, however, was closed for information yesterday afternoon.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Driving him up the Walls
Driving him up the Walls Allow me, please, to augment Tim G. Babcock's July 4 Noise letter with the following: What can he possibly mean: "By itself the Walls Ice cream jingle might not be so bad..." Is Mr. Babcock mad or hard of hearing? It's gnawing into our brains! The Walls Ice cream phenomenon is a foreign electronic intrusion. An outrage to the Indonesian people and an insult to the integrity of the repertoire of sounds which help make Indonesia so special.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
ABRI faction rejects presidency law demand
ABRI faction rejects presidency law demand JAKARTA (JP): The powerful Armed Forces faction in the House of Representatives is unsympathetic to students' demand for a law on the presidential institution. It argued yesterday that matters on the institution is "clear enough" because it is already mentioned in 15 paragraphs of the 1945 Constitution and regulated in a decree issued by the People's Consultative Assembly.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
A traveler's tale
A traveler's tale From Kompas On June 28, 1996 I left at about 1:20 p.m. from Jl. Daan Mogot, West Jakarta, heading for Jl. Kiai Tapa. I stopped at the red lights at the Grogol intersection. Suddenly a man turned up by the side of my car, pointing a knife at me. Not satisfied with the money he found in my wallet, he insisted that the driver surrender her bracelet.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bogasari claims oversupply of flour
Bogasari claims oversupply of flour JAKARTA (JP): PT Bogasari Flour Mills, which dominates the country's flour industry, claims that up to 60 percent of its flour stock belongs to buyers that have yet to collect their delivery orders. The factory manager of Bogasari's Surabaya (East Java) plant, Ali Putra Gunawan, said yesterday the company would be "more than happy" if the buyers collected their goods to help Bogasari make room for new stock.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Suspect insists he's innocent
Suspect insists he's innocent TANGERANG, West Java (JP): One of four defendants charged with robbery said yesterday that the police forced him to sign an admission of guilt. "I had nothing to do with the robbery. The police must have caught the wrong man. I had to admit to committing the crime and sign statements because I could not stand being pressured by the officers," Jamari, 35, said at the Tangerang District Court, which was presided over by Judge Andy Hetty.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Six killed in bus crash
Six killed in bus crash JAKARTA (JP): Six people were killed, 26 seriously injured, and 20 slightly injured, in a crash between two intercity buses on the Cikampek-Jakarta toll road on Sunday. The fatalities included five passengers and the driver of the Sinar Jaya bus, which was heading from Purwokerto, Central Java, for Pulogadung, Jakarta. Bekasi Police Chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Roy triumphs in Sentul
Roy triumphs in Sentul JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian driver Roy Haryanto defied the odds on Sunday and swept the seventh and eighth legs of the Formula Asia championship at Sentul, West Java, for his first victories of the year. Roy of the Marlboro Castrol team clocked the fastest time of 23 minutes and 30.826 seconds in Sunday's first race and set a better time of 23:23.929 to maintain his winning streak in the second.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Do the nation justice
Do the nation justice The row in the Supreme Court took a drastic turn last week. Since Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono revealed on July 5 that Chief Justice Soerjono has asked President Soeharto to dismiss Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto, more and more members of the public, from prominent legal experts, students, and media commentators, to the majority of respondents to an opinion poll, have voiced support for Adi retaining his seat on the bench.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian rubber prices expected to bottom out
SE Asian rubber prices expected to bottom out SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian rubber prices will probably remain mixed this week as most dealers feel prices will try to find their bottom, regional traders said yesterday. Singapore-based rubber dealers fear there may still be some downside in prices due to seasonally weak demand. "It might drift lower because the major buyers are still not in.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Inkud gets $540m in loans
Inkud gets $540m in loans JAKARTA (JP): The federation of village cooperatives (Inkud) has raised Rp 1.27 trillion (US$540 million) in syndicated loans from five private commercial banks -- Bank Danamon, Bank Universal, Bank Duta, Bank Niaga and Bank Bukopin. The federation's president, Jeff Mustopha, said last week that Bank Damamon pledged Rp 700 billion of the syndicated loans, Bank Universal Rp 250 billion and Bank Duta another Rp 125 billion.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Heirs want disputed land certificates revoked
Heirs want disputed land certificates revoked TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Thirty-two people claiming to be the legal owners of 75 hectares of land in Tangerang have asked the regency office of the National Land Agency to revoke the land certificates held by the developer of Gading Serpong housing complex and golf course.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Political reform
Political reform From Media Indonesia Referring to Media Indonesia of July 3, 1996 issue concerning the statement of Prof. Dr. Nazaruddin Syamsudin that those who are in favor of political change are generally educated people in the urban areas, while the rural population is still preoccupied with survival. It is true that the educated serve as a model. They should sing in the same choir and work as a think-tank for political reform for the benefit of all.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 15, 1996: --------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 750 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 650 -25 1,500 Andayani Megah 1,250 -50 1,296,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 3,725 0 0 Anwar Sierad 2,050 -50 22,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,300 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,100 0 50,000 Argo Pantes...
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
39,000 people for PON torch relay
39,000 people for PON torch relay JAKARTA (JP): Thirty nine thousand people will take part in the trans-archipelago torch relay for the 14th National Games. It is due to start from the Mrapen natural fire, Central Java, on Friday next week. The torch relay committee's secretary, Johannes Karsan, said in Bandar Lampung yesterday that the figure had swollen from the original number of 20,000.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
WTO chief urges Asia to drop trade barriers
WTO chief urges Asia to drop trade barriers CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuter): World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Renato Ruggiero said yesterday the dynamic economies of the Asia-Pacific should lead the world in axing trade barriers. Ruggiero told trade ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum that faster progress on forging agreement to tear down trade barriers was vital to the success of the WTO's first ministerial meeting in Singapore in December.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian shuttlers wary of searing heat in Atlanta
Indonesian shuttlers wary of searing heat in Atlanta JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's badminton players are paying particular attention to the sweltering heat in Atlanta as it could shatter their bids to retain their Olympic gold medals. Coach Tahir Djide said yesterday that his 20-strong team would continue their physical drills to maintain their fitness and to avoid any illness caused by the heat. "We will only let them cool themselves down two days before the competition starts.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police said to be facing moral and emotional crises
Police said to be facing moral and emotional crises SEMARANG (JP): Indonesian police are facing moral and emotional intelligence crises, a former police chief said yesterday. Gen. (ret.) Kunarto said during a seminar on the police force that the problems constitute major stumbling blocks for the police to having good, responsible police officers. To illustrate his point, Kunarto said there were very religious police officers who could become greedy when money was involved.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Textiles products may not qualify for ASEAN
Textiles products may not qualify for ASEAN JAKARTA (JP): High import contents will possibly exclude textiles and textile-related products from the free trade arranged by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The secretariat of the ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries said on Sunday that all textile industries in the association's seven members are still dependent on imported raw materials, both cotton and synthetic fibers.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Tuesday, July 16, 1996
TV Program: Tuesday, July 16, 1996 TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Song 3:05 Music Performance: Dilentasia 3:30 TV Series: Beyond Tomorrow 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science Film 4:30 Culture: North Sulawesi 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons: Facial Expression 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: East Nusa Tenggara 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30 Talks: Wawasan 8:05 TV Drama 9:00 World News 9:30...
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Megawati Soekarnoputri to petition the President
Megawati Soekarnoputri to petition the President JAKARTA (JP): Embattled chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri is going to the top in her fight against Soerjadi, who ousted her in a government-backed rebel congress last month. Megawati is taking her grievance to President Soeharto, in his capacity as the coordinator of the 1997 general election.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN firm on vow to stay out of Myanmar politics
ASEAN firm on vow to stay out of Myanmar politics By Deborah Charles BANGKOK (Reuter): Southeast Asian nations remain unwavering in their resolve to stay out of Myanmar's internal politics, a sharp contrast to widespread condemnation and threats of sanctions from the West.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bintang's law suit rejected
Bintang's law suit rejected JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court yesterday rejected Sri Bintang Pamungkas' lawsuit against the United Development Party (PPP) for firing him from the House of Representatives. Judge Burhan Husein Putradjaja said that the lawsuit was "defective" because the party was not a legal body, like a company, that could be sued in a civil case. "The lawsuit should have been filed against persons on the party's central board of executives," Burhan said.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Little progress made in farmhouse investigation
Little progress made in farmhouse investigation JAKARTA (JP): A police officer said yesterday that little progress has been made in the case of a woman and her husband who were robbed earlier in the month at their farmhouse. However, according to a preliminary police investigation, the police believe that the sexual assault of the 27-year-old woman did not involve penetration by any of the men who broke into their farmhouse in Bekasi. Bekasi Police Chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI to act as coordinator in PMC dialog with U.S.
RI to act as coordinator in PMC dialog with U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will act as the coordinating country for member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during its dialog with the United States at the upcoming Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) here next week. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas told journalists yesterday that, accompanied by ASEAN senior officials, he will be facing his American counterpart.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Rockwool plant starts commercial operation
Rockwool plant starts commercial operation CIKAMPEK, W. JAVA (JP): PT Nichias Rockwool Indonesia, the first rockwool producer in the country, has started commercial operation with a full production capacity of 4,800 tons per year. "The operation of this plant at full capacity from the beginning shows that the demand for rockwool is increasing rapidly," Director General of Metal, Machinery and Chemical Industries Effendi Sudarsono said here yesterday when he dedicated the rockwool plant.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Manado, The Horn, and swift delivery
Manado, The Horn, and swift delivery I am always pleased with The Jakarta Post and am impressed with its quality. However I am disturbed to find daily advertisements in The Jakarta Post which promote the sale of rhinoceros horn products. It is very kind of The Jakarta Post to contribute US$3 to the WWF for each reader's survey returned, but for The Jakarta Post to continue to allow advertisements promoting the sale of endangered animal products is quite a contradiction.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jobless man nabbed for raping sisters
Jobless man nabbed for raping sisters JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police have arrested a 22-year- old man for allegedly raping his girlfriend and her younger sister. Unemployed Ahmad was apprehended at his rented house on Jl. Pacenongan on Sunday evening after the girls' father filed a report with the Gambir police subprecinct a day earlier. City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia's inflation 3.8%
Malaysia's inflation 3.8% KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's consumer prices rose 3.8 percent year-on-year in June, slightly higher than the 3.6 percent increase in May, the statistics department said yesterday. Month-on-month inflation, measured by the national consumer price index (CPI), rose 0.2 percent in June, the department said in its monthly inflation report released through the national Bernama news agency.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Judoist Krisna Bayu gets olympic berth
Judoist Krisna Bayu gets olympic berth JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia added a men's judoist to its Olympic team at the last minute yesterday after Krisna Bayu was awarded a wild card place from the International Judo Federation. Chairman of the National Sports Council Wismoyo Arismunandar told reporters that the wild card was given to 86-kilogram specialist Bayu without "an official process." "It's an honor for Bayu to take part in the Olympics.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes shanties in Penjaringan
Fire razes shanties in Penjaringan JAKARTA (JP): Another 90 scavengers' shanties in Penjaringan district, North Jakarta were destroyed yesterday by fire, only 10 days after fire killed one person and razed 400 makeshift houses in a neighboring subdistrict. No fatalities were reported and financial losses are still being calculated. Makyo, an officer of the North Jakarta fire brigade said as of 7:30 p.m., the fire, which began at 3.40 p.m, had not yet been put out.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Democracy is dying: Gus Dur says
Democracy is dying: Gus Dur says DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid says democracy is dying here because the powerful elite has made sure that the existing political system will stifle people's attempts to assert independence. The chairman of the 30-million member Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) organization, who is better-known as Gus Dur, said in an informal discussion with local intellectuals and observers here on Sunday that "democracy is gravely ill". "In fact, it's dying," he said.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Culture promotes emancipation
Culture promotes emancipation Following is the last of a two-part transcript of a talk recently given by the Indonesian journalist, poet and intellectual, Goenawan Mohamad, at the Helvetas General Assembly Meeting in Basel, Switzerland. JAKARTA (JP): In a sense, it is probably not very different from what Clifford Geertz calls "moral double-bookkeeping".
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Caption
Caption Correction: The caption of the main photo which appeared on this page yesterday should have read ... Jakarta Deputy Governor TB M. Rais (right) and deputy speaker of the City Council Djufrie As. SKM (second left). We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta: July 16, 1996
Where to go in Jakarta: July 16, 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.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hickl draws with Utut to remain in the lead
Hickl draws with Utut to remain in the lead JAKARTA (JP): Grandmaster Jrg Hickl of Germany drew with his Indonesian counterpart grandmaster Utut Adianto at the BNI chess tournament here yesterday. The draw, agreed on the 30th move, kept Hickl on top of the provisional standings with 6 points, half a point ahead of his closest rival, grandmaster Julian Hodgson of England.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Plywood exports to rise in September
Plywood exports to rise in September JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers (Apkindo), counting on favorable prices and strong market demand, plans to increase the volume of its plywood exports in September. Apkindo executive chairman A. Tjipto Wigjoprajitno said yesterday that Indonesia will try to increase its export volume without bringing down prices. "Hopefully prices will remain as stable as they are now...but it really depends on the market," he said.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
City and disco owners to discuss Ecstasy
City and disco owners to discuss Ecstasy JAKARTA (JP): The public order office has invited 150 owners and managements of discotheques to City Hall today to discuss the best way to curb Ecstasy transactions. The head of the city public order office, Kusaeni Budiarjo, said yesterday that talks between city officials, military and police officers and the owners and managements of nightspots are crucial in the fight against Ecstasy use and trafficking at the establishments.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto back at work, in good spirits
Soeharto back at work, in good spirits JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto was back to business with "good spirit", his close aides said yesterday. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas told journalists after a morning session with the President that "he (Soeharto) was obviously in good spirits and in good health". Alatas was the first minister the president received to discuss state affairs after returning from a much-publicized medical checkup in Germany on Saturday.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI unsure of Student Games win
RI unsure of Student Games win JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia lowered its pre-match boast of wresting the overall title from Thailand in the ASEAN Student Games in Bandar Sri Begawan next week after it was announced yesterday that several key team members had opted out of the event. Enoch Markum, a top official in the Indonesian team, said during his squad's send-off ceremony that several top athletes had decided to skip the biennial event due to their provincial commitments.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Hassanal vows to widen brunei's economic base
Hassanal vows to widen brunei's economic base BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, the world's richest man, celebrated his 50th birthday yesterday with a promise to widen the base of the tiny kingdom's oil- dependent economy. Speaking at an investiture ceremony to mark his birthday, the ruler said human resources development would be specially stepped up in line with moves to turn Brunei into a services hub for trade and tourism by 2003.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Goh invited to visit RP
Goh invited to visit RP SINGAPORE (Reuter): Philippine Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon will meet Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong during a visit to Singapore between July 16 to 19, the city state's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday. Commenting on the visit, a diplomatic source told Reuters: "He will give the Prime Minister an invitation to visit the Philippines.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI bank to set FRCDs
RI bank to set FRCDs HONG KONG (Reuter): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's Singapore office has mandated Keppel Bank and Yamaichi Merchant Bank Singapore to arrange a floating rate certificate of deposit "tap" program, bankers said yesterday. Certificates issued under the program must have a maturity of two years and issue amounts may not exceed US$20 million. Under the program, there is no limit on the number of FRCD issues the borrower may launch as long as they meet those requirements.
Tue, 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB
Local people asked to finance jet project
Local people asked to finance jet project JAKARTA (JP): Senior government officials in East Kalimantan and South Sulawesi have asked local residents to help finance the US$2 billion jet project of the state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN). East Kalimantan Governor H.M.