Archive: 14 January 1997
49 articles found
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Beef to be imported to meet likely shortfall
Beef to be imported to meet likely shortfall JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to import 308,200 calves for fattening and 24,300 tons of beef this year to meet locals' growing taste for beef. Ministry of Agriculture data made available to Antara yesterday revealed that domestic demand for beef would rise to 498,000 tons this year. Only 1,733 local cattle and 244,000 local buffaloes will be slaughtered for consumption this year, giving the country 370,000 tons of beef -- a 127,600-ton shortfall.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Hashimoto urges Myanmar to pursue democratic reform
Hashimoto urges Myanmar to pursue democratic reform SINGAPORE (AFP): Japanese Premier Ryutaro Hashimoto yesterday urged Myanmar's military rulers to pursue democratic reforms and bluntly warned them to play by "international rules" if they gain admission into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Latinusa to raise tinplate output
Latinusa to raise tinplate output JAKARTA (JP): Tinplate manufacturer PT Pelat Timah Nusantara (Latinusa) plans to increase production despite a market glut, according to its president. Tubagus Sufirman Sunartadirdja said over the weekend that his company would set up a new factory this year to double the company's production capacity to 260,000 tons a year. Tubagus said the new factory would cost between Rp 141 billion and Rp 165 billion (US$60 million) to build.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Harmoko met by Golkar cadres on Ramadhan tour
Harmoko met by Golkar cadres on Ramadhan tour By Ainur R. Sophiaan PEMALANG, Central Java (JP): Thousands of people clad in yellow -- the party color of the ruling Golkar -- greeted Minister of Information Harmoko at various stops on his annual Safari Ramadhan trip. Leaving Jakarta on Sunday, he was welcomed by Golkar supporters once he entered the West Java cities of Bekasi, Karawang and Indramayu.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
E. Kalimantan to become pulp, paper world leader
E. Kalimantan to become pulp, paper world leader JAKARTA (JP): East Kalimantan is set to have the world's largest concentration of pulp and paper production in the next five years with the establishment of four more pulp and paper plants in the province.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Religious harmony promoted
Religious harmony promoted KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Manggarai regency's interfaith communication forum is experimenting with ways to promote harmony between people of different religions. Religious leaders have agreed that Moslems here will help safeguard sessions held at churches while Christians will help safeguard gatherings held by their Moslem brothers. Manggarai government officials said that the experiment has been successful in several villages in the regency. (yac)
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Special market economy zones for Indochina
Special market economy zones for Indochina TOKYO (AFP): Japan and other Asian countries have designated three sites in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to be developed as special market economy zones, international trade and industry ministry officials said Monday. The officials said the three sites -- an industrial park near Hanoi, the Cambodian town of Koh Keng and the Lao city of Thakhek -- were being promoted as areas with a "high degree of liberalization" as models for other cities.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
The danger of smoking
The danger of smoking From Republika I was very concerned to discover a television report that said lung and respiratory cancer in Indonesia rank second in the world after China. One of the major causes of this disturbing finding is cigarette smoke.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Japanese cemetery
Japanese cemetery On Jan. 11, 1997, The Jakarta Post published a picture on the front page of the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to the public cemetery at Jati Petamburan in Central Jakarta. The caption read: "...
Tue, 14 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 a paper presented by Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono at an annual bankers' meeting on Jan. 9. This is the second of two articles. JAKARTA: The following are several key issues faced by our economy and banking system this year and the years to come.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia says no to punks in school
Malaysia says no to punks in school KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian students sporting spiky or dyed hair in the fashion of "punks" will have to adopt a more conservative hairstyle if they want to stay in school, Education Minister Najib Abdul Razak said yesterday. Speaking on the television program Malaysia Today, Najib said he had ordered officials to investigate punk culture among students. He said students with punk hairstyles would not be allowed to remain in school.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
S'pore retailers fight slump with govt help
S'pore retailers fight slump with govt help SINGAPORE (DPA): Singapore's slumping retail sector is to receive a boost from a new government a program, reports said yesterday. In future, retailers who provide consistently good customer service will be given free publicity by the state Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB). "STPB will help market them to the world," Trade and Industry Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said of the chosen stores.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Pakpahan trial proceeds in spite of illness
Pakpahan trial proceeds in spite of illness JAKARTA (JP): The subversion trial of labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan continued at the South Jakarta District Court yesterday, in spite of his illness. But the hearing, held with the defendant's consent, was adjourned after two hours when it became apparent that Pakpahan, who had a bad case of the flu, was too sick to continue.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Orders given to shoot on sight
Orders given to shoot on sight MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: West Lombok Police Chief Lt. Col. Djunaidhy has ordered his men to shoot on the spot anyone caught stealing cows. The drastic measure was taken in response to reports that thieves have been using homemade guns to threaten people and authorities trying to apprehend them. "In the past, they used sharp weapons to threaten people. Now, we won't hesitate to shoot them on the spot," Djunaidhy was quoted by Antara as saying on Sunday. On Jan.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Moslems told to pay alms
Moslems told to pay alms JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja transferred yesterday more than Rp 1.8 billion collected by Bazis, the board overseeing Islamic alms collection, to charity groups. The money would be used to help house orphans and the elderly, assist small traders and to build mosques and other religious projects in greater Jakarta. In his address at City Hall, Surjadi called on Jakarta Moslems to improve their social awareness by paying the alms through the board.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Preserving Indonesia's lakes requires adequate research
Preserving Indonesia's lakes requires adequate research By Badruddin Machbub and Pasi Lehmusluoto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is home to a unique collection of more than 500 tropical lakes, in addition to 100 reservoirs. Of this total, the condition of the economically and nationally important lakes has been practically unknown, until recently. The important lakes are located in Sumatra, Bali, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Expert calls for action on police who back hoodlums
Expert calls for action on police who back hoodlums JAKARTA (JP): Criminologist Mulyana W. Kusuma has urged security forces to use internal disciplinary action on any officers caught backing hoodlums in extorting money from vendors and other people. The lecturer at the University of Indonesia's School of Social and Political Sciences said yesterday security officers are inconsistent in acting against hoodlums.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur says NU not involved in Tasikmalaya riot
Gus Dur says NU not involved in Tasikmalaya riot JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, was not involved in the religious and sectarian violence that killed four in the West Java town of Tasikmalaya last month, its leader said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
'SEA Games' training should be centralized'
'SEA Games' training should be centralized' JAKARTA (JP): All sports organizations preparing for the forthcoming SEA Games should centralize their training sessions, an official said yesterday. Djoko Pramono, Indonesia's SEA Games training director, said centralized training was designed to improve the organizations' control of their training programs. "If an athlete wants to conduct training in his or her hometown, there must be somebody responsible to supervise it.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Status of land project questioned
Status of land project questioned MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Transmigrants from the Prafi district are demanding that authorities investigate what they say are irregularities in the development of 2,155 hectares of agricultural land. Work on the Rp 2.3 billion (US$980,000) project allegedly has been abandoned by the contractors, Firma Bintang Harapan and PT KIR, and there is no sign the work will resume, Antara reported.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Thief mobbed to death
Thief mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): Local residents beat to death a man for stealing a pair of jeans belonging to a neighbor on Jl. Kampung Bulak, Klender, East Jakarta on Saturday. Police said local residents mobbed the suspect, identified as Fredy, after he stole the jeans which were drying in the sun. "The owner of the jeans shouted for help upon seeing Fredy stealing them," First Sergeant Bambang of the Duren Sawit Police subprecinct said.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Farmers still using pesticides banned 10 years ago: NGO
Farmers still using pesticides banned 10 years ago: NGO JAKARTA (JP): A survey conducted by a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Semarang shows that 30 percent of the pesticides used by farmers in Sumatra and Java were banned 10 years ago. Duta Awam Foundation, a health and environment NGO, said that use of the banned pesticides could lead to the pests becoming immune to other pesticides, an immunity which could be passed on to their offspring.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Sawah Besar fire kills two and destroys 31 houses
Sawah Besar fire kills two and destroys 31 houses JAKARTA (JP): Two men were killed yesterday in a fire which ravaged 31 houses and left 48 families in the Sawah Besar district homeless. The victims, identified as Hasan Basri, 40, and Kurniawan, 18, were all residents of Jl. Karang Anyar, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta. Sawah Besar Police Chief Maj. Iriawan said the fire was caused by an explosion of an oil stove in a house rented by a local food trader.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Honoris makes circuit packs
Honoris makes circuit packs JAKARTA (JP): PT Honoris Industry, a Modern group subsidiary, and Lucent Technologies of the United States have finished making circuit pack telecommunications equipment for state-owned PT Telkom. Circuit pack is essential equipment for telecommunications switching. The Modern group's vice president, Michael V.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Economist urges better mining contract terms
Economist urges better mining contract terms JAKARTA (JP): An economic advisory group reiterated yesterday its suggestion that the government review the terms of its mining contract policy because the current scheme was outdated and failed to generate the greatest possible benefits for Indonesians. Rizal Ramly, the director of Econit, said the mining Contract of Work scheme currently used by the government had been designed at a time when Indonesia was in dire need of large foreign investments.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Korn/Ferry opens local office
Korn/Ferry opens local office JAKARTA (JP): Korn/Ferry International, the executive search group, plans to officially open its Jakarta office on Feb. 20. The Jakarta office, which has been operating since December, will work closely with Korn/Ferry's offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. These offices opened in 1988.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Fatoele'oe told to build plant
Fatoele'oe told to build plant KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The East Nusa Tenggara administration told PT Semen Fatoele'oe Permai yesterday to start building its planned cement plant with an annual capacity of one million tons. East Nusa Tenggara Vice Governor Pieter Alexander Tallo said his office had not received a feasibility study or any progress reports from Fatoele'oe. "We really hope that the investor will materialize its planned cement plant development...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 13, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 2,500 Alter Abadi 1,175 25 6,250,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,350 -25 1,701,000 Alumindo Perkasa 750 -50 6,000 Andayani Megah 1,050 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,350 0 202,500 Anwar Sierad 2,300 0 0 Aqua Golden Mississippi 4,100 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,400 0 0 Argo Pantes...
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Tasikmalaya incident
Tasikmalaya incident I was startled when I received a phone call from my brother saying that something terrible was happening in Tasikmalaya. He did not reveal what was happening but suggested I watch the evening news broadcast on RCTI or SCTV. Unfortunately RCTI's information was not very clear, and SCTV only gave me a glance of the situation in Tasikmalaya. Everybody was aware of the cause of the riot but nobody was sure what had motivated the incident.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Guruh won't campaign for any party
Guruh won't campaign for any party JAKARTA (JP): Guruh Soekarnoputra, a senior member of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and younger brother of ousted chief Megawati Soekarnoputri, declared yesterday he will not campaign for any of the political parties contesting the general elections in May. "I will not campaign for PDI either," he said during the breaking of the fast meal at his residence in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Unregistered school closures not simple'
'Unregistered school closures not simple' JAKARTA (JP): A suggestion to close down unregistered private technical schools must consider the interests of students, an educator and legislator said yesterday. J. Drost, former principle of the private Kanisius Senior High School, said unregistered schools should be changed into other types of high schools. "Where are students supposed to get an education if their schools are closed?" he asked.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Siswono denies calling officials and public 'sick'
Siswono denies calling officials and public 'sick' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo denies having called Indonesian people and officials "sick" as widely reported in the media last week. Siswono, after meeting with House Speaker Wahono, refused to comment yesterday when journalists asked him to clarify the remarks that sparked a national debate. "You'd better ask the editors of those papers what they meant by that word (sick) because the word came from a journalist.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
SARA issues
SARA issues From Neraca As a densely populated, complex country we have achieved huge success in several fields. These advances are the result of hard work by all parties in their effort to develop the nation. Achievement was possible because of strong tolerance and solidarity among the people. However, lately our unity has been put to the test by certain irresponsible persons acting in the name of tribal affiliations, religion, race and societal groups (SARA).
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Fourteen ABRI members arrested
Fourteen ABRI members arrested JAKARTA (JP): Fourteen Armed Forces members and 13 brothel operators were arrested during raids on nightspots Saturday, an official said yesterday. Head of the City Public Order Office's entertainment division, Toha Reno, said nine ABRI members were found in Malioboro Discotheque in Central Jakarta, one at the Fatmawati billiard center in South Jakarta, two at M.O. Disco and Berlian Biru Disco in South Jakarta and two at massage parlors in East Jakarta.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
SEA Games torch to be lit at Borobudur temple in C. Java
SEA Games torch to be lit at Borobudur temple in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): The SEA Games Organizing Committee plans to light the Games torch from the sun at the Borobudur temple, Magelang, Central Java, instead of lighting it from the natural flame in Mrapen, Grobogan, Central Java. Putera Astaman, the official in charge of ceremonies, said yesterday that the torch will be lit using a huge magnifying glass on Sep. 27 at around 10.00 a.m. at the ancient Buddhist temple 40 kms northwest of Yogyakarta.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Smuggled textile products harm local industry
Smuggled textile products harm local industry JAKARTA (JP): Local producers of textiles and textile-related products fear that textile products being smuggled onto the local market will damage the country's struggling textile industry. This is what Bambang Riyadi Soegomo, the chairman of the Association of Indonesian Textile Producers, told President Soeharto yesterday.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
City to have toll roads to Tangerang and Depok
City to have toll roads to Tangerang and Depok JAKARTA (JP): Two new toll roads, from Jakarta to Tangerang and Jakarta to Depok, are to be built, a senior official at the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday. Director General of Highways Soeharsono Martakim said one of the toll roads would run from Depok to Jl. Pangeran Antasari, South Jakarta, to the South Jakarta outer ringroad. It is to be 15 kilometers long.
Tue, 14 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.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Politician, scholars advocate public debates
Politician, scholars advocate public debates JAKARTA (JP): A politician and scholars proposed yesterday that Indonesians develop the habit of resolving state problems through public debate. They said that public debates would minimize suspicions that could arise between members of society. House member Aisyah Amini said open debate would give voice to the people's wishes, but suggested that the debates be tailored to a particular forum.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Tuesday Maghrib 6.17 p.m. Wednesday Imsak 4:17 a.m. Subuh 4.27 a.m.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
'No election campaign in campuses'
'No election campaign in campuses' JAKARTA (JP): Election campaigning should not be conducted on college and university campuses because it goes against the mission of higher learning institutions, according to a rector. Muladi, rector of Semarang-based Diponegoro University, said yesterday even the so-called "campaign through dialog," supposed to be an alternative to street rallies where the risk of trouble is great, should not be held on campuses.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Misplaced criticisms
Misplaced criticisms We share the great concern of mining consultants and analysts over what they call misplaced and groundless criticism of foreign contractors' participation in Indonesia's mining industry.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Religious leaders told to be close to followers
Religious leaders told to be close to followers JAKARTA (JP): The government has reminded religious leaders in Indonesia how increasingly prone the public has become to violent behavior and how they need to get closer to their congregations to help nip unrest in the bud. Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said after a meeting with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace yesterday that religious leaders are in the government's vanguard to prevent social unrest.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Budget bill to streamline accounts
Budget bill to streamline accounts JAKARTA (JP): A bill presented at the House of Representatives yesterday stipulates that the government's non-tax revenues must now be accounted for in the annual state budget. Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad, who presented the bill, said the draft legislation covers all of the government's income from sources other than taxes such as licensing, user fees, royalties, rents from state assets and investment income from state assets.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
National shuttlers consider contract dispute settled
National shuttlers consider contract dispute settled JAKARTA (JP): National shuttlers consider the contract dispute between players and the Badminton Association of Indonesia as settled. "The contract deal disagreement is finished now, since Pak Soerjadi (the association's chairman) promised to give us the money," national badminton queen Susi Susanti said. Soerjadi said that there was a financial mistake in the association's reports and urged officials to solve the problem before April.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cows served herbal tonics
Cows served herbal tonics JAKARTA (JP): Drinking herbal tonics has long been popular among mothers after giving birth, but in the Central Java district of Boyolali it is most popular among nursing cows. In Boyolali regency, the famous Bapak Jenggot tonic with the brand-name of Anggur Beranak is served to cows after giving birth.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Transit system needs presidential decree'
'Transit system needs presidential decree' JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's three-level transit system requires a presidential decree before construction can begin, Deputy Governor Tb. Rais said yesterday. Rais said this was contrary to statements made by the Minister of Public Works, Radinal Moochtar. Construction of the three-level system scheduled to start this year will consist of a mass transit system in the form of elevated railway track, highway and arterial roads.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Yogyakarta's 1997 art festival a rejuvenating effort
Yogyakarta's 1997 art festival a rejuvenating effort By R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): The ongoing 1997 biennial art festival in Yogyakarta appears to be a departure from previous biennial art fests, at which paintings were exclusively exhibited. This year's art biennial, running from Jan. 5 until Jan. 15, could be characterized as an integration of all arts into one impressive exhibit. Paintings are on display along with statues, graphic art and installation art.
Tue, 14 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Work accidents commonplace
Work accidents commonplace SEMARANG: The head of the Ministry of Manpower's provincial office, Bambang Hudi, has reported that 1,112 work-related accidents took place in 1996 in the municipality of Semarang and in the regencies of Kendal and Demak. Thirty-two people died as a result, he said, but only the relatives of 23 received compensation. The remaining nine were not insured. In addition, 75 people were permanently disabled while 1,005 others were temporarily disabled and put out of work.