Archive: 4 February 1997
48 articles found
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Polyta's estimations
Polyta's estimations JAKARTA (JP): Try Polyta's estimations of a loss of between 10 U.S. cents and US$14 per American Depository Share (ADS) for the fourth quarter of 1996 are based on a narrower Delta P of $257 a ton offset by a healthy fourth quarter sales volume of 88,912 tons, the company said.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cavalry to acquire 18 French armored cars
Cavalry to acquire 18 French armored cars JAKARTA (JP): The Army is soon to acquire 18 state-of-the-art French light armored cars, Antara reported. The news agency said the ULTRAF reconnaissance vehicles would be entrusted to the Bandung-based Cavalry Weapons Center. "The procurement is part of the drive to develop the Army's cavalry unit into a professional, effective, efficient and modern force," the center's commandant, Brig. Gen.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Tuesday Maghrib 6:20 p.m. Wednesday Imsak 4:27 a.m. Subuh 4:37 a.m.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
KL to amend drugs laws
KL to amend drugs laws KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's government is to amend laws in March to enable owners and managers of nightclubs to be prosecuted if drugs are found on their premises, reports said yesterday. Deputy Home Minister Megat Junid Megat Ayub said most of the owners and managers of nightspots were aware of the use of drugs in their premises but chose to ignore it, the Star daily reported.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Not all expats here to exploit
Not all expats here to exploit I am writing to give another point view on the letter (Jan. 31) written by Mr. Bahariawan K.T., which said that "if expats don't like the conditions here, they are free to decide what is best for them." I am an Englishman, working as the general manager of an Indonesian hotel in Batam. I married an Indonesian lady in Jakarta in 1994, and have great affection for my Indonesian relatives, and Indonesia, where I have lived for three years.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Myanmar's junta on red alert against dissent
Myanmar's junta on red alert against dissent By Rajan Moses YANGON (Reuter): Myanmar's military remains firmly in control of the country but is on full alert against any surprise dissent from restless students, young Buddhist monks and the opposition led by Aung San Suu Kyi, analysts said on Sunday. "The State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) is still on red alert now since last month's sudden student unrest," a diplomat told Reuters.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia willing to face Portugal on E. Timur at UN
Indonesia willing to face Portugal on E. Timur at UN JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is prepared to confront Portugal in the United Nations General Assembly over the question of East Timor, even to the point of voting on the issue, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said. The East Timor issue could return to the assembly's agenda if Portugal continued to boycott the current negotiations with Indonesia under the auspices of the UN secretary-general, Alatas said.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Merpati expands Singapore service
Merpati expands Singapore service SINGAPORE (JP): State-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines has increased its services to Singapore by inaugurating return Jakarta-Singapore flights in a bid to grab a greater share of the regional air transport market. On Sunday Merpati commercial director Agus Riadi said Merpati, which served mainly domestic routes, said the new route would help promote the airline in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Asahimas gets ISO 9002
Asahimas gets ISO 9002 JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asia's largest glass manufacturer, PT Asahimas Flat Glassco., Ltd, has received ISO 9002 certification for the production and sale of automotive safety glass. The certification was awarded by the Belgian Quality Association over the weekend at a ceremony at the Horison Hotel. The company said the internationally acclaimed award was another endorsement of Asahimas' high quality safety glass that was widely used in the domestic automotive industry.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
NISP first for capital gain
NISP first for capital gain JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed Bank NISP was ranked first last year among 22 other public banks listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange in terms of capital gain, the bank's Director Pramukti Surjaudaja said yesterday. Pramukti said the price of the bank's shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) increased by 91 percent to Rp 2,675 (US$1.1) a share as of Dec. 27 last year, from Rp 1,400 in December 1995.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mind Gym designed to relieve stress
Mind Gym designed to relieve stress By Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Hard day at work and thirsty for a stiff drink? Why suffocate in smoke-filled bars when you can have some fresh air instead? But before you rev up those country roads for a hilltop getaway, driving through two hours of traffic to breathe mountain air that's only 20 percent oxygen, why not visit a bar in town that offers four times that invisible goodness. No, peanuts don't come with this particular refreshment.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 3, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 443,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,350 0 554,000 Alumindo Perkasa 750 0 17,500 Andayani Megah 1,025 -25 51,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,350 -25 420,000 Anwar Sierad 1,950 0 88,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 4,150 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,350 0 0 Argo Pantes...
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bambang welcomes Brunei assistance for SEA Games
Bambang welcomes Brunei assistance for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the 19th SEA Games underwriting consortium, Bambang Trihatmodjo, said yesterday he would not turn down any offers of assistance from Brunei Darussalam. "If Brunei really wants to help us, it will be most welcome," he told reporters during a breaking of the fast gathering at the Athletes Village which is under construction.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia refuses to discuss E. Timor at ASEAN-EU meet
Indonesia refuses to discuss E. Timor at ASEAN-EU meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia yesterday warned the European Union it would not discuss what it considers "extraneous issues" such as East Timor in next week's meeting between ministers of the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). "We are ready to confer on the issue anywhere as long as it's the correct forum," the foreign ministry's Director General for Political Affairs Izhar Ibrahim said.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
W. Java Moslem activist denies involvement in Tasikmalaya riot
W. Java Moslem activist denies involvement in Tasikmalaya riot JAKARTA (JP): A West Java Moslem activist has denied masterminding the Dec. 26 riot in Tasikmalaya and plans to publish his version of the incident. Galih Qurbani, leader of the Garut branches of the Islamic Students Movement (PMII) and the Humanika Foundation, said in Bandung Sunday night the accusation was groundless.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
More maternity hospitals needed
More maternity hospitals needed PADANG, West Sumatra: The head of the West Sumatra office of the Ministry of Health, Firdaus Bahauddin, said Saturday that the province still lacks hundreds of maternity clinics. Firdaus said people in remote villages still have poor access to the clinics' health services. "We now have 1,001 maternity clinics, yet we often receive complaints from midwives who have to go a great distance to help women in labor," he told reporters.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Trigger happy officer wanted
Trigger happy officer wanted JAKARTA (JP): Police are hunting for a police officer who shot a senior high school student on Sunday morning in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. M. Ibrahim said the shooter of James Sumampauw, 17, could be an officer from the Kemayoran Police, the Central Jakarta Police, or the City Police. The crime, in which the victim survived, took place on Jl. Benyamin Sueb. James will be asked to identify the officer.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Sarawak shuts border over Indonesian racial unrest
Sarawak shuts border over Indonesian racial unrest KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's Sarawak state on Borneo island has shut all its border crossing posts with Indonesia following mounting racial tension in several Indonesian towns. The national news agency, Bernama, said yesterday the closure order on all 12 border posts along Sarawak's southern border with Indonesia's Kalimantan province was issued by the state security council on Sunday.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Government limits buyers of auctioned timber
Government limits buyers of auctioned timber JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday issued a decree limiting the buyers of auctioned timber to state enterprises and members of forestry and sawmill associations.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
No time off for stevedores during Idul Fitri holiday
No time off for stevedores during Idul Fitri holiday JAKARTA (JP): Stevedores at Tanjung Priok port will have to work during the Idul Fitri holiday to keep container handling activities moving at a normal pace, an official said yesterday. President of the state-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, A. Harbani, said stevedores would only get between two to three hours off on the first day of Lebaran for Idul Fitri prayers. Idul Fitri falls on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Vatican message welcomes Idul Fitri
Vatican message welcomes Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): The Vatican yesterday sent a message of friendship and greeting to Moslems throughout the world as they prepared to celebrate Idul Fitri, the end of the Ramadhan fasting month which falls on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10. "This period offers an opportunity for Christians to visit their Moslem friends to exchange greetings," Cardinal Francis Arinze, president of the Pontification Council for Interreligious Dialog, said yesterday.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Barrick says it is close to deal with Bre-X
Barrick says it is close to deal with Bre-X By Benget Simbolon Tnb. LOS ANGELES (JP): Barrick Gold Corp. indicated here yesterday it would conclude agreements with Bre-X Minerals Ltd. and Indonesian local partners before the Feb. 15 deadline and secure the contract to develop the Busang Gold mine in East Kalimantan.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Fewer Indonesians visiting Hong Kong
Fewer Indonesians visiting Hong Kong JAKARTA (JP): The number of Indonesian visitors to Hong Kong decreased last year despite an increase in foreign tourists to the island. Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) data showed the number of Indonesian visitors to the island fell 5.1 percent last year from 174,960 visitors in 1995. In December alone the number of visitors fell 28.9 percent to 13,006. Esther D.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Telkomsel to spend big on sevice
Telkomsel to spend big on sevice JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkomsel, a global system for mobile communication (GSM) operator, will invest Rp 710 billion (US$300 million) this year to improve the quality of its services, an executive said yesterday. Telkomsel operations director Garuda Sugardo (right) said in a partnership workshop his company would spend most of the money on increasing the number of its base transceiver stations (BTS) from 120 to 412.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Marriage won't stop Susi competing in All England
Marriage won't stop Susi competing in All England JAKARTA (JP): Despite her wedding on Feb. 23, Indonesia's top badminton player Susi Susanti said she was ready to compete in the women's singles at the All England championship in Birmingham from March 10 to March 15. "I will try my best to perform well in the All England and certainly try to capture the title again.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Two foreign firms bid for Bakrie's stake in Arutmin
Two foreign firms bid for Bakrie's stake in Arutmin JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie & Brothers is set to sell its shares in coal mining company PT Arutmin Indonesia in the second quarter of this year, the company's president said yesterday. PT Bakrie & Brothers president Tanri Abeng said there had been two overseas bids including one from Japan. PT Arutmin Indonesia, 20 percent owned by Bakrie & Brothers and 80 percent by Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd, is in West Kalimantan.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie signs yen loan
Bakrie signs yen loan JAKARTA (JP): Public firm PT Bakrie & Brothers signed Euro yen syndication loans worth 14 billion yen (US$115 million) yesterday. PT Bakrie & Brothers president Tanri Abeng said the loans would be used to finance the expansion of the firm's core business.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Family planning campaign to continue
Family planning campaign to continue JAKARTA (JP): On the eve of the birth of Indonesia's 200 millionth person, State Minister of Population Haryono Suyono appealed to the nation to maintain the drive to curtail population growth through family planning. "We have to greet the arrival of the 200 millionth baby and other babies that follow as a new source of development strength," Haryono, who also chairs the National Family Planning Board, said yesterday in a seminar on population development.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Philips offers to send RI booters to Eindhoven
Philips offers to send RI booters to Eindhoven JAKARTA (JP): Philips, the electronics giant, has offered to send Indonesian Football Association players to the Netherlands to train with the league club, PSV Eindhoven, for several months. Company spokesman Latif Gau said players training for the coming SEA Games could join the program. "This is a good opportunity for our players to improve their technical skills.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Eterindo issues bonds
Eterindo issues bonds JAKARTA (JP): Synthetic resins and plasticizer producer PT Eterindo Wahanatama plans to issue US$65 million in convertible bonds to finance the company's chemical manufacturing facilities and shore up its capital.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
The morality crisis
The morality crisis Morality is on the minds of most Indonesians these days. The ruling elite relentlessly remind us to respect moral values, while the average citizen continues to complain about the slow disappearance of morality from daily life. We are a nation that places the belief of God above all other things, and one that believes morality should be our guiding principle in life.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Soerjadi tells cadres to ignore biased media
Soerjadi tells cadres to ignore biased media JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Chairman Soerjadi asked his supporters yesterday not to read newspapers which run stories on the party's internal conflict. Soerjadi told reporters in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, that media reports tend to magnify internal party divisions and fail to tell the truth.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Major gatherings curbed in run up to election
Major gatherings curbed in run up to election JAKARTA (JP): The government has restricted major gatherings by political and social organizations in the run up to the May general election, calling on local administrators to issue permits sparingly.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Democracy, rights and environment
Democracy, rights and environment From Media Indonesia As Indonesians, we should be grateful to the former authorities who drew up the state ideology, Pancasila. We should not only learn its meaning by heart, but we should implement its ideals. One of its principles is a "just and civilized humanity." If we live by and practice Pancasila, human rights problems would never have arisen in Indonesia.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Military not involved in PDI office takeover'
'Military not involved in PDI office takeover' JAKARTA (JP): The military was not involved in the July 27 takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters, a witness told a court yesterday. PDI Secretary-General Buttu R. Hutapea, testifying for labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan at the South Jakarta district court, said that the "dozens of people" who stormed the headquarters were all his men led by Alex Widia Siregar.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Panin Bank's profit up
Panin Bank's profit up JAKARTA (JP): Panin Bank has announced its unaudited pretax profit rose 49 percent to Rp 116.6 billion (US$48.6 million) last year from Rp 78.46 billion in 1995. Panin president Rostian Sjamsudin said recently the bank's total assets at the end of 1996 reached Rp 5.4 trillion, up from Rp 4.21 trillion at the end of 1995. Rostian said the bank's lending level was Rp 3.2 trillion, while deposits were Rp 3.1 trillion.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Minister cautious on idea to free workers from taxe
Minister cautious on idea to free workers from taxe JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief cautiously welcomed the idea, from the city branch of the Federation of All Indonesian Workers Union, to free workers on the new minimum wage from income tax. He said he could accept the idea in principle, but discussions with related offices and institutions were needed.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
NU to invite Soeharto to mass gathering
NU to invite Soeharto to mass gathering BANDUNG (JP): Controversial Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid plans to invite President Soeharto to a mass gathering of the 30- million strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU). Gus Dur, as Abdurrahman is affectionately called, said in a Ramadhan discussion here Sunday night said he has yet to set the date and venue for the meeting of the organization he chairs. The rally will be planned to show NU's appreciation of Soeharto's leadership, Gus Dur said.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Seagate set for Asian growth
Seagate set for Asian growth BANGKOK (Reuter): Asia is a booming region for the computer industry, and Seagate Technology Inc president and chief executive Alan Shugart said yesterday he has high hopes for continued strong growth in the region in the coming years. "In five to 10 years from now, I think the Asia-Pacific region will be about 30 percent of our revenues," Shugart said.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Maspion to produce steel
Maspion to produce steel SURABAYA (JP): PT Maspion Stainless Indonesia plans to start producing stainless steel this year to tap the growing domestic market, one of the company's shareholders said yesterday. Alim Satria, the managing director of PT ALMI, said from Surabaya that Maspion would initially produce about 50,000 tons or around 70 percent of annual domestic demand.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Logging permits abused
Logging permits abused PADANG, West Sumatra: The head of the Ministry of Forestry's provincial office, Mannas, said the easy administrative procedures to obtain logging concessions have often been abused. He said many investors use permits acquired from provincial level government officials to begin operations. "A lot of concessionaires, equipped only with recommendations from the governor or a regent, have started massive logging operations," he told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
'People's market' draws few buyers
'People's market' draws few buyers JAKARTA (JP): The "people's market" laid out by Golkar in Senayan's East Parking Lot over the last two days has just about everything it promised, but one thing: people. Only 200 of the 400 stands were filled yesterday, and many stand owners complained there were just too few buyers. Traders blamed poor timing and location for the lackluster business since the bazaar opened Sunday.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Observer blames riots on local conditions
Observer blames riots on local conditions JAKARTA (JP): The root cause of the recent riots that rocked Java and Kalimantan cannot be found in the cultures of those involved, a sociologist said yesterday. "The causes of the incidents are not to be found within the Islamic, Chinese, Christian or Buddhist cultures.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
PT DSTP to split its shares
PT DSTP to split its shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Satu Dua Tiga Puluh (DSTP), a private company set up to finance Indonesia's first passenger jet project, is to split 400,000 of its two million shares, each with a nominal value of US$1,000 (Rp 2.36 million), into smaller shares with a Rp 5,000 par value. "The share split is deemed necessary to enable the common people to buy DSTP's shares," company president Saadilah Mursjid, said yesterday.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
PPP drafting bill to simplify House procedure rules
PPP drafting bill to simplify House procedure rules JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) is drafting a bill to simplify the House of Representatives' rules, which have long been accused of suppressing legislators' initiatives. The head of the Moslem-oriented party's faction in the House, Hamzah Haz, said yesterday that the proposal would be put to the House's four factions next week.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI to reduce coffee exports to prop up prices
RI to reduce coffee exports to prop up prices JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will reduce its coffee exports by 150,000 60 kg bags in the first half of this year under a plan to lift robusta coffee prices, Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters vice chairman Mustafa Sulaiman said yesterday. Mustafa said the reduction was part of a plan adopted by key producers grouped in the Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC) in Brazil last month.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Sri Lanka has historic ties with Indonesia
Sri Lanka has historic ties with Indonesia Today, we celebrate the 49th anniversary of our emergence as an independent nation. As we all are aware, Sri Lanka and Indonesia have had historic ties dating back to many centuries. We can proudly boast of a culture, steeped in tradition, dating back to the great Indo- Gangetic civilization. Both our countries share a rich cultural heritage derived from Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.
Tue, 04 Feb 1997, 00:00 WIB
Eight Moslem countries set up trading bloc
Eight Moslem countries set up trading bloc Moslem countries are overcoming mutual differences to set up their own trading bloc. Dilip Hiro of Inter Press Service examines the progress. LONDON: Defying skeptics, disparate Moslem nations that make up the newly founded group of eight developing countries (D-8) have set themselves on the path to form a single trading bloc of Moslem states.