Search Indonesian News Archive - 1995/11

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Regulation on sale of drugs needed

Regulation on sale of drugs needed JAKARTA (JP): A regulation is needed in order to curb the illegal distribution of drugs in the capital city, a member of the city council said."The illegal distribution of drugs in Jakarta needs to be strictly controlled and for this we need a regulation," member...

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Tour invitation

Tour invitationFrom Bisnis IndonesiaEarlier this month, my wife and I went to the Royal Bali Vacation Club office on the seventh floor of the Wisma Bank Dharmala, on Jl. Sudirman, in answer to an invitation by telephone from Ms Iin to follow a tour program.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Two indicted over unauthorized book

Two indicted over unauthorized book JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court heard yesterday that two men charged with running an unauthorized campaign to launch a book about Vice President Try Sutrisno did not know that Try had not been informed about the book.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Foreign firms interested in cordless phone business

Foreign firms interested in cordless phone business JAKARTA (JP): Six foreign telecommunications operators have expressed an interest in participating in the ownership of PT Telepoint Nusantara, a private firm which operates cordless telephones.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Reporters to get own houses

Reporters to get own houses BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Governor Adjis Achmad promised yesterday to build houses for members of the local branch of the Indonesian Journalists Association.The gesture was meant to improve ties between the press and administrators, Antara reported.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Developing countries need environment funding: Try

Developing countries need environment funding: Try JAKARTA (JP): Without more global funding, developing countries will not be able to live up to the Convention on Biodiversity, Vice President Try Sutrisno said here yesterday.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Maksum gets his first elo rating

Maksum gets his first elo rating JAKARTA (JP): Maksum Firdaus is assured of his first elo rating of 2,345 after beating FIDE Master Syarif Mahmud in the eighth session of the Enerpac elo rating chess tournament on Monday evening. FIDE is the world chess governing body.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Design mistakes cost billions

Design mistakes cost billions NABIRE, Irian Jaya: The government suffered a loss of at least Rp 1.4 billion (approximately US$620,000) because of design mistakes in a bridge construction project in Paniai regency.Antara quoted the head of the local office of the Ministry of Public Works, E.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Government urged to ease control on local media

Government urged to ease control on local media JAKARTA (JP): The government must loosen its grip on the press to avoid an exodus of readers to the foreign press, observers said yesterday.Experts and academics at a seminar in Yogyakarta warned that continued government intervention in the local...

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Jiang wades into row over Japan's war past

Jiang wades into row over Japan's war past SEOUL (Reuter): Chinese President Jiang Zemin yesterday charged into the middle of a row between his host South Korea and Japan by warning of a threat from Japanese militarists.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Telkom to install 35,000 new phone lines this year

Telkom to install 35,000 new phone lines this year JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telecommunications firm PT Telkom will install 35,000 new telephone lines for residents of Jakarta and Tangerang by the end of the year.Jimmy R.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Canadian premier to lead large mission

Canadian premier to lead large mission JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien will lead hundreds of business executives in a mission called Team Canada during his Indonesian visit early next year, Canadian Minister for International Trade Roy MacLaren said here yesterday.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Students held for rock throwing

Students held for rock throwing JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police detained 19 local high schools students on Monday for throwing stones at passing vehicles on Jl. Enggano.Some of the students were released several hours later after their parents and teachers agreed to deal with them properly, the...

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Hoteliers complain of hefty tax

Hoteliers complain of hefty tax JAKARTA (JP): Hoteliers in the capital city are complaining about excessive tax payments which can hamper the growth of their businesses."Hotels in Jakarta, which run several side businesses in addition to their room supply, have to pay development tax, entertainment...

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Organda makes another attempt

Organda makes another attempt JAKARTA (JP): Organda, the organization of land transportation owners, repeated its demand for increased bus fares yesterday, saying its members could go out of business if the current fares are maintained.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

East Timorese seek asylum at Japan embassy

East Timorese seek asylum at Japan embassy JAKARTA (JP): A group of East Timorese youths yesterday climbed the fence into the Japanese Embassy compound, seeking political asylum. The government promptly responded that they are free to go.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Oil companies ask govt for more incentives

Oil companies ask govt for more incentives JAKARTA (JP): American and Indonesian business executives have again called on the government to improve incentives for investment in oil and natural gas exploration and development.

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Govt revokes 26 firms' tax registration numbers

Govt revokes 26 firms' tax registration numbers JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Taxes has revoked tax registration numbers of 26 companies after audits showed that they violated tax rulings.Director General of Taxes Fuad Bawazier said yesterday that the measure was taken after thorough...

Wed, 15 Nov 1995

Three men arrested for stealing container

Three men arrested for stealing container JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok port police have arrested three men, including two Excise and Customs officials, for allegedly stealing a container reportedly containing unassembled cars.Head of port police chief, Lt. Col.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Istiqlal Mushaf to be published

Istiqlal Mushaf to be published JAKARTA (JP): The organizers of the Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Arts and Culture plans to print in book form the huge Istiqlal Mushaf, a compilation of the Koranic scriptures, and distribute it to the public.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 13, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 -75 500 AHAP Insurance 3,225 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,725 0 25,000 Aneka...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Pan Lonsum issues bonds worth $25 million

Pan Lonsum issues bonds worth $25 million JAKARTA (JP): PT Pan London Sumatra Plantation (Pan Lonsum), owned by Andry Pribadi of Napan Group, Ibrahim Risjad of Risjadson Group and Henry Liem, announced yesterday that it has issued mandatory exchangeable bonds worth US$25 million.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

RI venture in Vietnam

RI venture in Vietnam TOKYO (Reuter): Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. of Japan said it will form a joint venture in Vietnam with an Indonesian company and three other firms to process joints for seamless steel pipes.The venture, called Vietubes Corp, is 12.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Astra trains entrepreneurs

Astra trains entrepreneurs JAKARTA (JP): The Yayasan Dharma Bhakti Astra foundation opened a five-day training program yesterday for West Java cooperatives wanting to learn basic business practices."Thirty cooperative members are taking part in the training, conducted in cooperation with a local...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Bimantara enters air navigation business

Bimantara enters air navigation business JAKARTA (JP): Bimantara Group, through its subsidiary PT Elektrindo Nusantara, and state-owned PT LEN signed a cooperation agreement yesterday with an American company for the manufacturing and marketing of airport navigation equipment.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Force should not be used against disturbances: Edi

Force should not be used against disturbances: Edi YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudrajat told a seminar here yesterday that force should not be used to overcome disturbances to national stability that result from socioeconomic problems.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Construction of governor's residence to go ahead

Construction of governor's residence to go ahead JAKARTA (JP): The planned construction of a Rp 7.2 billion (US$3.2 million) official residence for the governor of Central Java is set to go ahead, despite growing criticism from various quarters.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Loans for small builders

Loans for small builders JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Tabungan Negara will provide collateral-free loans for small developers who acquire land for building small houses, the bank's President Widigdo Sukarman announced yesterday.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

KFC's Indian expansion faces obstacles

KFC's Indian expansion faces obstaclesBy Narayanan Madhavan BANGALORE, India (Reuter): Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has discovered that serving its standard fare in some 9,400 outlets worldwide is fraught with challenge and opportunity when it comes to India.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Man arrested over fatal robbery

Man arrested over fatal robbery JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police have arrested a man in connection with last week's fatal mugging in a city brothel.Rasmin, 20, who was released from jail only two months ago, was arrested on Sunday afternoon in a redlight district in Kali Baru, North Jakarta,...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Police, military join hands in patroling city

Police, military join hands in patroling cityBy K. Basrie and Wahyudi MP JAKARTA (JP): Anyone can fall prey to crime. And anyone unlucky enough to be a victim would no doubt feel better if the police were nearby.Today, many people expect the police to patrol neighborhood streets.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Police to have temporary office at Granadha soon

Police to have temporary office at Granadha soon JAKARTA (JP): The offices of Jakarta's traffic police will move to the Granadha building next month in connection with beginning of the barter agreement between the National Police and a private companyOther divisions, such as the crime investigation...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Employees protest dismissals

Employees protest dismissals JAKARTA (JP): About 30 employees of a shoe factory in North Jakarta complained to City Council yesterday about the company's ongoing dismissals of workers.Nurwena, the protesters spokeswoman, told the Council's Commission E for people's welfare that the company, PT...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

ASEAN fears U.S.-Japan farm rift at APEC

ASEAN fears U.S.-Japan farm rift at APECBy Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The rapidly growing nations of Southeast Asia fear a battle over farm protectionism could cause a serious rift at the APEC summit next week in Japan, analysts and diplomats say.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Leaders of religious groups vows to foster common values

Leaders of religious groups vows to foster common values JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of Indonesia's five religious-based organizations of intellectuals concluded a seminar on Indonesian culture yesterday, vowing to temper differences and seek common ground for cooperation.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Singapore rubber futures

Singapore rubber futures SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore rubber futures widened gains by the close in moderate trade yesterday, lifted by spiraling Tokyo and Indonesian prices, brokers said."We heard Indonesian rubber was done at 75 U.S.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

State forestry firms urged to sell timber to locals

State forestry firms urged to sell timber to locals JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry firms were urged yesterday to provide timber at low prices to local forest dwellers to halt the increasing number of timber theft cases.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

AIDS death toll rising

AIDS death toll rising JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Of the 96 known cases of HIV and AIDS in Irian Jaya, eight people have died, a health official says.Dr. Gunawan, spokesman of the Ministry of Health's provincial office, said here yesterday that, at present, his office recorded eight people with the...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Amien backs reelection of Habibie

Amien backs reelection of Habibie YOGYAKARTA (JP): More support is coming in for the re-election of B.J. Habibie as chairman of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI).Amien Rais, a prominent Moslem scholar who is also an assistant to Habibie, said yesterday that ICMI...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

RP repatriates 14 Chinese

RP repatriates 14 Chinese MANILA (AFP): The Philippines yesterday repatriated 14 Chinese fishermen who were shipwrecked in the disputed Spratly chain last month, Foreign Department officials said.The Hainan seafarers boarded a commercial flight for the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen and were...

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Merrill predicts bright future for mutual funds

Merrill predicts bright future for mutual funds JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch says the development of the mutual fund industry in Indonesia has a promising future, given the country's strong economic fundamentals.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Achievers receive scholarship

Achievers receive scholarship BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung (JP): A cooperative of local civil servants has provided scholarships for 74 high achievers.Mayor Suharto also said that some of the students were the children of civil servants, Antara reported yesterday.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Lessons of Lippo

Lessons of Lippo A clearing loss of a mere Rp 10 billion (US$4.4 million) for a bank with assets of more than Rp 7.6 trillion ($3.3 billion) and a pre-tax profit of Rp 65.3 billion in the first half of this year should not have caused such a big fuss.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Formless organizations

Formless organizationsFrom Media IndonesiaFirst of all I would like to welcome the establishment of Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development, National Brotherhood foundation, Indonesian National Unity and other newly established organizations.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Project causes disturbance

Project causes disturbanceFrom KompasWhen we go along Jl. S. Parman heading for Grogol, West Jakarta, we can see a project billboard saying: Proyek Apartemen Tertinggi dan Shopping Center Terbesar di Asia Tenggara (The tallest apartment and largest shopping center project in Southeast Asia).

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Govt plans import tariff cutbacks

Govt plans import tariff cutbacks JAKARTA (JP): The government plans import tariff cuts as part of its fresh economic deregulation package aimed to boost exports, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said here yesterday."Just wait.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Kedoya Utara residents sue West Jakarta mayor

Kedoya Utara residents sue West Jakarta mayor JAKARTA (JP): As many as 120 residents of Kedoya Utara, West Jakarta have filed a lawsuit with the Jakarta State Administrative Court against Mayor Sutardjianto over the demolition of their shanties.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Boxing to close SEA Games in Chiang Mai

Boxing to close SEA Games in Chiang Mai JAKARTA (JP): Thailand's decision to cap the Southeast Asian Games with the boxing finals may pose a problem for Indonesia in its attempt to defend its overall SEA Games title.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Dharmala to launch fund

Dharmala to launch fund JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Dharmala Group has teamed up with Jupiter Tyndall, the London-based asset management arm of Germany's Commerzbank, to launch a US$50-million investment fund company.

Tue, 14 Nov 1995

Four die in traffic accident

Four die in traffic accident BANDUNG, West Java: Four people died and eight others were hospitalized for major injuries when the Satria Darma passenger bus collided with a log-carrying truck yesterday.Sixteen people were aboard the bus, which was speeding on the Padalarang-Cileunyi toll road from...

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