Archive: 13 January 1997
47 articles found
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Megawati might reconcile given certain conditions
Megawati might reconcile given certain conditions JAKARTA (JP): The deposed leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, has insisted she would only be willing to reconcile with her ouster Soerjadi if she is reinstated. She acknowledged joining force with her rival would be a sound strategy for the party and boost its popularity at the polls in May's general election.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Thirty arrested in raid
Thirty arrested in raid JAKARTA (JP): Personnel from the Jakarta Military Garrison and the City Public Order Office netted 30 men and women in raids on entertainment establishments in the city yesterday. An officer of the Jakarta Military Garrison said the 30 people, including a manager of a discotheque, patrons, prostitutes and cleaning personnel, would be questioned.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Close unregistered technical schools'
'Close unregistered technical schools' JAKARTA (JP): The director general of basic and middle education, Zaenal Arifin Achmady, wants unregistered privately owned technical high schools closed down. Achmady said there were many technical high schools which operate in any old way. "They illegally tell their students to take final examinations at registered schools," he was quoted by Kompas as saying Saturday. He called on the Education and Culture Office to take proper steps against such schools.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam tries to forget bitter past and enter new peroid
Vietnam tries to forget bitter past and enter new peroid By Olaf Kanter SAIGON: Vietnam underwent a veritable apocalypse. In the late 1960s and early 1970s more bombs fell on the small South-East Asian country than on the entire German Reich throughout World War II. Three million people were killed. Yet today the Vietnamese show no signs of the horrors they experienced. They are capitalizing on them. Necessity is, after all, the mother of invention.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Attakcs on mining firms misplaced
Attakcs on mining firms misplaced JAKARTA (JP): Mining analysts here have expressed great concern over what they see as misplaced and groundless criticism of the role of foreign contractors in Indonesia's mining development. Soetaryo Sigit, a former secretary-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, is concerned that the sweeping criticism of the government's mining contract policy may, falsely, give the impression that foreign investment in the sector is no longer needed.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Nokia expands Thai network
Nokia expands Thai network HELSINKI (AFP): Finnish telecommunications group Nokia has signed a framework agreement with Thailand's Total Access Communications Public Company Ltd to expand its cellular network, Nokia said on Friday. According to the contract, valued at some US$43 million, Nokia will supply equipment to expand TAC's mobile switching system, base stations and base station controllers as well as implementation of the system and maintenance.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Hashimoto arrives in Singapore
Hashimoto arrives in Singapore SINGAPORE (Reuter): Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto arrived in Singapore yesterday on the last stage of a five-nation tour of Southeast Asia that will culminate in a major policy speech on his country's ties with the region. Hashimoto was greeted at Changi airport by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and then went on to a reception attended by several senior cabinet members, including Foreign Minister Shanmugam Jayakumar.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Banking developments in 1996 and policy directions for 1997
Banking developments in 1996 and policy directions for 1997 The following article is an excerpt from an address delivered by Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono at an annual bankers' meeting on Jan. 8. This is the first of two articles. JAKARTA: In recent years, our economy has witnessed significant developments amidst a dynamic world economic environment. New sources of finance for economic activities have emerged.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Electronic clearing system should cover other cities
Electronic clearing system should cover other cities JAKARTA (JP): The electronic interbank clearing system planned for the capital should eventually cover other cities in the country to improve the efficiency of the national payment system, bank analyst I Nyoman Moena said over the weekend. Moena stressed that a quicker settlement of interbank transactions through the clearing system would eventually reduce the cost of money.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Air ambulance
Air ambulance From Merdeka The Indonesian Association of the Disabled (HPCTI) in the Bogor area concerns itself with monitoring what's going on in society. The situation on the toll roads and the fly-passes is also a focus of our attention. Many accidents on the toll roads have claimed lives or seriously injured passengers and drivers. And obviously often the victims became lifetime disabled. This is because help was difficult to get at the moment of the accident.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
In Surakarta, colors have political meaning
In Surakarta, colors have political meaning SURAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) and the Surakarta (Solo) mayoralty are locking horns over what color things in public places should be painted. Local PPP officials have vowed to launch a legal battle and not bow to the government's pressure to paint trees and public facilities yellow, the color of their rival party -- Golkar. Local PPP chief M.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Strong political will may reduce hoodlum influence'
'Strong political will may reduce hoodlum influence' JAKARTA (JP): Strong political will is needed to reduce the influence of hoodlums, a researcher said. The country's second-largest city, Surabaya, had proved this possible by organizing its vendors, Isono Sadoko of the Bandung- based Akatiga social analysis center said Saturday.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian firms to build power plant
Malaysian firms to build power plant KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian power giant Tenaga Nasional Bhd's unit will spend six billion ringgit (US$2.4 billion) to buy reclaimed land and build a power plant and a coal yard, news reports said yesterday. Tenaga's unit -- TNB Janamanjung Sdn. Bhd.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Airline tickets sold out for hot destinations
Airline tickets sold out for hot destinations JAKARTA (JP): Air tickets for popular international destinations for early to mid February are fully booked as tens of thousands of Indonesians plan to go abroad for the Chinese new year and Idul Fitri holidays. Travel executives told The Jakarta Post over the weekend that domestic air routes had also been fully booked for popular destinations during the period. Chinese new year falls on Feb. 7, while Idul Fitri is on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Danamon ATM
Danamon ATM I am a Dutchman, living in Bekasi since February 1996. I put the money I brought with me in Danamon Bank in Metropolitan Mall in Bekasi, because I wanted it to be safe. I received an ATM card from Danamon Bank to be able to take money out of the ATM machine. Early in November I withdrew money (one million rupiah) from the ATM machine in Metropolitan Mall. But I forgot to take my ATM card out of the machine.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir leaves for hi-tech sales blitz
Mahathir leaves for hi-tech sales blitz KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad left here yesterday for visits to the United States and Japan to promote the country's newly created technology hub. Mahathir will make a week-long trip to the United States before proceeding to Japan on Jan. 18 to lure high-technology investors to Malaysia's so-called multimedia super corridor (MSC), launched by the premier last August.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Certain group suspected of causing national instability
Certain group suspected of causing national instability JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung insisted Saturday a certain group engineered riots in Tasikmalaya, West Java and Sanggau Ledo, West Kalimantan in order to disrupt national stability. Speaking in Medan, North Sumatra, at the golden anniversary celebration of the daily newspaper, Waspada, Feisal said the group had never reached its goal, thanks to the nation's solid resilience.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan holidays
Ramadhan holidays From Republika All Moslems look forward to Ramadhan, a month full of blessings. Aside from fulfilling the month long fast, charity in every form will be blessed by the Almighty.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Foreigners flock to Jambi
Foreigners flock to Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: More than 5,145 foreign tourists visited the province of Jambi in 1996, spending Rp 772 million, the head of Jambi's tourism service, Ruslan Bahaudina, was quoted by Antara as saying on Friday. He also said that the foreign tourists stayed an average of four days and spent an average of Rp 150,000 (US$63) day.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Student senate attacks 'violent' police search
Student senate attacks 'violent' police search JAKARTA (JP): The student senate of the University of Indonesia's (UI) School of Letters lambasted a violent police search of a student residence in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta. The search on Dec. 28 targeted documents of a banned Islamic organization, Negara Islam Indonesia (NII). Students said last week security officials may have suspected them because several UI students who hailed from Tasikmalaya had visited the house.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Government acts cautiously in 'halal' labeling debate
Government acts cautiously in 'halal' labeling debate JAKARTA (JP): The government signaled it was being cautious in deliberating the draft regulation that would give producers the right to apply halal (edible in accordance with Islamic teachings) labels on food products.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Manila to turn Clark into aviation, business center
Manila to turn Clark into aviation, business center MANILA (AFP): The Philippines unveiled over the weekend an 8. 1-billion-dollar development master plan to turn the former U.S. Clark Air Base north of Manila into a bustling aviation and business center in the next 28 years. The state-run Clark Development Corp.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Get ready for the new generation of Pentium Processors
Get ready for the new generation of Pentium Processors By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Here's another term you'll be hearing a lot in the next couple of months: Media rich. Coming from the microprocessor maker that far and away dominates the PC world, this buzzword is expected to have a strong impact, particularly when the next generation of Pentium processors become widely available. Which won't be long, maybe about next April.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Legislative candidates
Legislative candidates From Merdeka Discussions involving candidates for the House of Representatives (DPR) and regional legislators (DPRD), are rightfully in the hands of the respective political organizations. The United Development Party (PPP) has, particularly, drawn my attention. Especially when they nominated their candidates for the Jakarta Administration (DKI).
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Councilor blasts environment bureau over hospital waste
Councilor blasts environment bureau over hospital waste JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor has rebuked the environment bureau for failing to force hospitals to build the waste treatment plants stipulated by the government and city administration. Muhammad Rodja, a member of Commission D on development affairs, said the bureau should have taken legal action against hospitals without waste treatment plants. "The bureau does not necessarily have to wait for public protest.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina slashes employees
Pertamina slashes employees JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil company Pertamina has reduced its workforce by 13,000 to 34,000 over the past three years through its early retirement program, the company said recently. Finance director Soegianto said last week Pertamina would continue the so-called golden handshake program to further improve the company's efficiency. "We have saved much money through the program," Soegianto said in a one-day workshop.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
New computer school
New computer school JAKARTA (JP): PT Informatics RT Indonesia and Yayasan Boedihardjo Sastrohadiwirjo signed a franchise agreement earlier last week to operate a computer training and education center at Pondok Cabe, South Jakarta. The computer school, to be housed in a two-story building scheduled for completion by July, would be the first Singapore- based Informatics computer school franchise to be set up in Indonesia, said Informatics in a statement.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Jonggol township plan needs presidential decree: Official
Jonggol township plan needs presidential decree: Official BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Jonggol township plan needs a presidential decree in order to realize facilities and infrastructure, a regency spokesman has said. As long as the decree has not been issued, "it is too early to talk about facilities like electricity and piped water," Denny M. Moechri said Saturday.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Busang infrastructure requires Rp 3 trillion
Busang infrastructure requires Rp 3 trillion JAKARTA (JP): Infrastructure development at the Busang gold mine in Mekar Baru village in Kutai, East Kalimantan, is estimated to cost Rp 3 trillion (US$1.27 billion). Kutai Regent HM Sulaiman said such a high cost would not only cover the construction of public utilities but also the human resources and environmental management in the vicinity of the gold mine.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Monday Maghrib 6.17 p.m. Sunday Imsak 4:16 a.m. Subuh 4.26 a.m.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Astronomer gets doctorate
Astronomer gets doctorate BANDUNG, West Java: An Indonesian national, Moedji Raharto, has received his doctorate in astronomy from Tokyo University, after employing new methods to research the structure of the galaxy, it was announced over the weekend. The secretary of the astronomy department at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Hakim L.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Resettlement sites become villages
Resettlement sites become villages BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A total of 284 transmigration sites have been converted into 266 villages, the head of the local transmigration office, P. Jogjapratono, said here Saturday. Antara quoted the official as saying that the change of status proved that transmigration programs have contributed to development of the province. Lampung has 1,983 villages, 13 percent of which were initially resettlement sites.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Residents in rural areas unaware of food labels
Residents in rural areas unaware of food labels BOGOR, West Java (JP): Many people in rural areas do not understand the function of expiration dates on food and drink packaging, an expert said Saturday. Consumers do not see labels as important sources of information, Sri Arbani Riantini of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture said.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Moslem preachers told to develop skills
Moslem preachers told to develop skills JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher has called on Indonesian da'i (Moslem preachers) to prepare for massive social challenges. Addressing the opening ceremony of a nine-day training course for da'i of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization Saturday, Tarmizi said future Moslem preachers would need to instill people with a strong sense of morality.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Soebijakto dies of a stroke at 68
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Soebijakto dies of a stroke at 68 JAKARTA (JP): The former governor of the National Resilience Institute, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Soebijakto Prawirasoebrata, died of a stroke at the age of 68 early yesterday. He is survived by his wife, Rutiyani, daughter Gayatri Kusumawardhani and two grandchildren. His relatives said Soebijakto died at home around 3 a.m. shortly after watching a Javanese shadow puppet show on TV.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Natural disasters indicate climate changes: Minister
Natural disasters indicate climate changes: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia contributes little to the global cumulation of harmful greenhouses gases it is determined to play a significant role in the campaign to reduce the effects of the resulting climatic changes, according to an official.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Inhutani to develop 2.2m ha estates
Inhutani to develop 2.2m ha estates JAKARTA (JP): The government has assigned state-owned forestry company PT Inhutani III to develop 2.2 million hectares of timber estates in Central Kalimantan under a joint agreement scheme with private concessionaires, the company said over the weekend.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ramayana opens new outlet
Ramayana opens new outlet JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed retail chain Ramayana Lestari Sentosa opened yesterday an 11,100 square meter outlet at the Plaza Jambu Dua shopping center in Bogor, West Java, an executive said. Ramayana's public relations manager Setyadi Surya told Bisnis Indonesia daily in Bogor over the weekend the new department store, Ramayana's 57th outlet in the country, employed 450 people, most of them Bogor residents.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Maintain holiness of Ramadhan'
'Maintain holiness of Ramadhan' JAKARTA (JP): The rector of the state Islamic Institute Syarif Hidayatullah, Quraisy Shihab called on Moslems Friday to refrain from doing anything that could spoil Ramadhan's sacredness. Moslems must be able to avoid doing anything which could lead to misunderstanding, conflict or violence, Shihab said when asked about the meaning of fasting in relation to recent violence.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Science Film: Death Rider 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 Puppet Appreciation 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 English News Service 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Education Program: Open University 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Talk Show: Mozaik...
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
MCU sets prices for its Umbulan water reservoir
MCU sets prices for its Umbulan water reservoir JAKARTA (JP): Mandala Citra Umbulan (MCU) is to sell water from its Umbulan water reservoir in Pasuruan, East Java to the local state-owned water company at Rp 888 (37.2 U.S. cents) per cubic meter, says a senior official. An official from the administration of East Java province said in Surabaya over the weekend that the price had been approved by the East Java governor.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Soedradjad's message
Soedradjad's message The central theme of Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono's speech at the 1997 annual bankers dinner on Jan. 8 might sound to analysts like the same old song. He has delivered the same message on similar occasions since 1994.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Taxi driver robbed
Taxi driver robbed JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested Thursday a man for trying to rob a taxi driver on Jl. Matraman, East Jakarta. It was the first attempted robbery of a taxi driver this year. East Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Nanan Sukarna said the suspect, Johny, stopped the Maya Kencana taxi on Jl. Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta and asked the driver, Wawang, to go to the Kampung Rambutan area. "Johny asked the driver to drive along Jl.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Legal experts demand new subversion law
Legal experts demand new subversion law JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts made a fresh call on the government yesterday to replace the outdated 1946 Criminal Code with a more sophisticated bill drafted three years ago.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Officials not trying to influence judicial system
Officials not trying to influence judicial system JAKARTA (JP): Government and military leaders did not try to undermine the judicial system's independence when they offered their ideas and advice at a recent gathering of justices, a former respected justice said yesterday. Bismar Siregar said that the meeting discussed national stability, something which he said not all justices were well- informed about. Giving their directives to the justices were, among others, Armed Forces Chief Gen.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Japan keeps oil spill from reactors
Japan keeps oil spill from reactors MAIZURU, Japan (Reuter): Workers from Japan's maritime agency successfully kept globs of heavy oil leaking out of a ruptured tanker from fouling the operations of the world's largest concentration of nuclear reactors yesterday.
Mon, 13 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Paraguas Vocal Group, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 7:15 p.m. to 411 p.m. - Ambassador Lounge: Pianist Sudarmadi, Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m to 9:30 a.m.; Boece & Ayu, Monday and Tuesday, 8 p.m.