Search Indonesian News Archive - 1995/12

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Arie right to retire

Arie right to retireFrom Media IndonesiaI hail Arie Sudewo's plan to retire from his position in the management of the Indonesian National Sports Committee following the failure of the Indonesian contingent at the recent Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Sun Hung Kai

Sun Hung Kai With reference to the article in The Jakarta Post on December 26, 1995, titled "Sun Hung Kai Securities license restored," I would like to inform you of a factual error contained in this article.I was not expelled by the shareholders of Sun Hung Kai Securities Indonesia.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

JSX expects 30 companies to go public next year

JSX expects 30 companies to go public next year JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) expects about 30 companies to list next year, including some state-owned firms, despite a planned tightening of listing requirements.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Children's Program: Aku Senang Menabung 3:30 Science World 4:05 Among Us: Sudah Terlanjur 4:30 Documentary 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:15 Indonesian Lessons: Urutan kata dan maknanya 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: East Timor 6:15 TV...

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Ministry to intervene in dispute

Ministry to intervene in dispute JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower has ordered its regional office in Tangerang, 26 km west of here, to handle the dispute between the management of a textile company and its workers.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

The case of Haryanto

The case of Haryanto At last the long wait is over. After almost three weeks of tense waiting, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono yesterday disclosed the "verdict" pronounced on Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto, who had been charged with misconduct and corruption.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Students slam feudal practices in education

Students slam feudal practices in educationBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): A very small news item in the Kompas daily, on Nov. 20, '95 reported a big problem in education. It was reported that university lecturers in Yogyakarta exhibit a feudal mentality, behave more like bureaucrats, that they...

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Warship fires on Thai ship

Warship fires on Thai ship BANGKOK (Reuter): A Myanmarese worker was missing from a Thai trawler after a Burmese warship fired on the vessel after chasing it into Thai waters, marine officials said yesterday.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Probe into alleged corruption urged

Probe into alleged corruption urged JAKARTA (JP): A member of the city council wants the city administration to investigate alleged corruption by the equipment bureau at the City Hall.The secretary of the council's Commission C for financial affairs, Amarullah Asbah, said yesterday that the council...

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Trade surplus to fall by 42 percent this year

Trade surplus to fall by 42 percent this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's trade surplus is projected to decline by 42 percent this year to US$4.65 billion from $8.07 billion last year as a result of the faster growth of imports relative to exports, according to the Indonesian Importers Association.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Islamic schools to get holidays

Islamic schools to get holidays JAKARTA (JP): Students of the Muhammadiyah schools in Central Java may soon go on a month-long holiday during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadhan while their friends across the country go to school.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

RI literature scene in 1995: More arguing, less writing

RI literature scene in 1995: More arguing, less writingBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): This was a sad year for literature. Amidst the lack of productivity, the Indonesian literary world quarreled without conclusion over the bestowal of the Magsaysay award to novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

New traffic ruling

New traffic ruling JAKARTA (JP): As of today Jl. Pegangsaan Barat will be for traffic flowing from the north, while Jl. Pegangsaan Timur, will be for traffic flowing from the south.The new traffic rulings have to be made in line with the completion of repair work in these streets, the head of the...

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Number of air passengers up

Number of air passengers up JAKARTA (ANTARA): Director General for Air Transportation Zainudin Sikado said over the weekend that the number of year-end air passengers at the country's 17 airports increases by 25 percent.Sikado told reporters that the increase is the biggest in three years.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Major film festival draws attention to quality cinema

Major film festival draws attention to quality cinemaBy Jane Freebury JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta played host to film culture and its practitioners with events in 1995 that ranged from visits by filmmakers from Germany, eminent guest film critic Tadao Sato from Japan, to festival screenings of...

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Utut settles for another draw

Utut settles for another draw JAKARTA (JP): Despite playing white, Utut Adianto yesterday managed only a draw against his British rival Nigel Short at the 27th move, resulting in a score of 3-1 for Short.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Drivers and discipline

Drivers and disciplineFrom JayakartaThe traffic in the Pasar Minggu area, South Jakarta, particularly around the terminal, was smooth and orderly when the discipline enforcers were deployed to help the police keep the traffic in the city in order.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Prostitution and SPSI

Prostitution and SPSI Commenting on Saraswati Karno Barkah's letter (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 14, 1955) about prostitution business, I oppose the idea to allow prostitutes into SPSI (All-Indonesian Workers Union).

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Awards for Prasart Thai

Awards for Prasart Thai JAKARTA (JP): Prasart Thai restaurant, one of the restaurants at the Radisson Hotel Jakarta, received silver and gold plates in the recent Food Festival '95, sponsored by the city administration and the American Express.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Soft landing seen for SE Asian economies

Soft landing seen for SE Asian economiesBy Anil Penna SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asia's booming economies appear ready to cool as they enter 1996 after a year dominated by fears of overheating.Economists tip a welcome soft landing with lower inflation for Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,...

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Depok-Bogor 2nd track ready

Depok-Bogor 2nd track ready JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Public Works has completed the construction of a 23-km double track railway from Depok to Bogor, West Java.The Ministry spokesman Bambang Utojo said yesterday the Rp 22 billion project is now being tried out.

Wed, 27 Dec 1995

Soccer federation needs restructuring: Critic

Soccer federation needs restructuring: Critic JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesia Soccer Federation (PSSI) needs restructuring, a senior official of the association said yesterday.Kamaruddin Panggabean, a member of the PSSI advisory board, was offering his opinion for PSSI's 31st congress, to be opened...

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

KL expects better balance of payments

KL expects better balance of payments KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that Malaysia's current account deficit could improve next year without any deceleration in growth."What we need to do is to increase our exports and reduce our imports," Mahathir was reported saying by...

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Settling land problems

Settling land problems Land use for development and residential purposes are among the reasons why productive land (for agriculture) is diminishing, according to the Minister of Agrarian Affair/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN) in a speech delivered recently in Yogyakarta.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Buana, S'pore firm seek deal in int'l paging service

Buana, S'pore firm seek deal in int'l paging service JAKARTA (JP): PT Buana Bintangbayu and Singapore Telecom are negotiating to provide international roaming services for users of their radio paging facilities.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Bontang LNG plant to boost annual output to 21.6m tons

Bontang LNG plant to boost annual output to 21.6m tons JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company Pertamina plans to increase the annual capacity of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan, to 21.6 million tons by the year 2000, with the operation of two new production trains.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

HIV count rose by 5 in November

HIV count rose by 5 in November JAKARTA (JP): Five more people in Indonesia tested positive in November for either the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), bringing the official total to 360.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Competition among brokerage firms to be tighter

Competition among brokerage firms to be tighter JAKARTA (JP): Competition among brokerage firms will be tighter next year because several major foreign brokerages will enter the Indonesian capital market, said a director of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), Stanyslaus Say.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Threats to security -- Real versus perceived

Threats to security -- Real versus perceivedBy Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): This year has been one marked with intensifying concerns of a possible resurgence of communism and of social disintegration caused by racial and religious tension.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Don't pretend you know everything: Soeharto

Don't pretend you know everything: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has called on military and civilian officials not to pretend that they know everything about current problems when they really do not.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Indonesians celebrate a merry, happy Christmas

Indonesians celebrate a merry, happy Christmas JAKARTA (JP): Millions of people across Indonesia thronged to churches on Sunday and Monday celebrating Christmas Day.In predominantly Roman Catholic East Timor, the celebration of the birth of Jesus proceeded solemnly and peacefully.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

New groups spark fears of sectarianism

New groups spark fears of sectarianism JAKARTA (JP): Political scientists say Indonesian politics today rests on four pillars: President Soeharto, the Armed Forces, the business conglomerates and the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI).

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Traders ask for new market

Traders ask for new market PANDEGLANG, West Java: Some 500 traders of Inpres Market, whose kiosks were destroyed in a recent fire, have asked Regent H. Yinto to move them to a nearby vacant lot.Antara reported that the regent has yet to decide because the three-hectare plot is actually a makeshift...

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Bali roads wrecked by tides

Bali roads wrecked by tides DENPASAR, Bali: A 51-kilometer stretch of road along Bali's coastline is being impaired by increasing abrasion and is now threatening to disrupt traffic to key residential, tourist and worship sites.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

E. Timor families get livestock

E. Timor families get livestock DILI, East Timor: The Ministry of Social Services provincial office will give livestock to 680 families in five regencies of East Timor.The cows and bulls, imported from East Nusa Tenggara, will arrive in the Baucau, Dili, Bobonaro, Ainaro and Ambeno regencies in...

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Subroto has a new post

Subroto has a new post JAKARTA (JP): Prof. Subroto, the former secretary-general of OPEC, was installed on Saturday as the new rector of Pancasila University, replacing Prof. Awaloedin Djamin.The ceremony was led by the head of the Pendidikan dan Pembina Foundation, Achmad Tahir, at the Lenteng...

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Courts of law: Now they're independent, now they're not

Courts of law: Now they're independent, now they're notBy Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): With a growing awareness that the judiciary is an important, if not the most important bastion of democracy, 1995 saw an endless debate on whether the Indonesian courts of law are really independent of the executive...

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Automobile sales likely to increase by 20 percent

Automobile sales likely to increase by 20 percent JAKARTA (JP): Domestic automobile sales are estimated to increase by 20 percent to about 385,000 units this year, an executive said.Chairman of the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) Herman Z.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

From prison to tourist attraction

From prison to tourist attractionBy Wahyu Mandoko NUSAKAMBANGAN, Central Java (JP): A prison island is hardly a likely vacation spot, but the mysterious allure of Nusakambangan Island has induced the Central Java provincial administration to open it up to holidayers.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Ruling Golkar active ahead of 1997 election

Ruling Golkar active ahead of 1997 electionBy Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): This passing year witnessed a transformation in the political scene, affecting all three political groupings-- Golkar, the United Development Party (PPP), and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

City residents celebrate peaceful Christmas joyfully

City residents celebrate peaceful Christmas joyfully JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Jakartans celebrated a peaceful Christmas yesterday, having to deal with isolated traffic congestion only.Approximately 1,000 people attended midnight mass on Christmas Eve at Jakarta Cathedral in Central Jakarta, their...

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Seminar's lively debate on sexual harassment

Seminar's lively debate on sexual harassment JAKARTA (JP): Before whistling at a women, think about your mother. If you abhor the thought of someone whistling at your revered mother, or beloved sister, then give a second thought before harassing a woman, was one tip raised at a talk on sexual...

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Israeli executives due here

Israeli executives due here TEL AVIV (Reuter): Senior executives from Koor Industries Ltd, Israel's largest industrial concern, will visit four Asian countries, including Indonesia, in February to seek out trade and business opportunities, industry sources said.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Medco, Enron tie up to build power plant

Medco, Enron tie up to build power plant JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Medco Energi has tied up with Enron Development Co. of the United States to build a 136- megawatt gas-fired power plant in Samarinda, East Kalimantan,Medco's chairman, Arifin Panigoro, announced over the weekend that the...

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Stable RI vital to Australia

Stable RI vital to AustraliaBy Richard Woolcott SYDNEY: The Australia-Indonesia Agreement on Maintaining Security is an historic development in our efforts to put more substance into our most important relations with our largest, most complex, most resource-rich and most populous neighbor.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Plantation firms complain over high fees

Plantation firms complain over high fees JAKARTA (JP): Plantation companies criticized the number of fees they had to pay to the government, saying that the fees affect their competitiveness and efficiency.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Rapid economic growth passes workers by

Rapid economic growth passes workers byBy Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian economy recorded an impressive 7.3 percent growth this year, but many of the country's workers are probably not impressed by this performance.The bottom line: their prosperity has hardly improved.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Overseas Chinese

Overseas Chinese In a recent speech to the National Unity Realization Forum (Bakom PKB), the Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Yogie S. Memed, reaffirmed that Indonesia does not recognize the concept of Cina perantauan, or overseas Chinese (Republika, Dec. 13, 1995).

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Arya Duta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48,Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 1.p.m.; Los Morenos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m to 11 p.m. - The Tavern Pub: Yeah Yeah Boys, Sunday and Thursday,9.

Tue, 26 Dec 1995

Bun Yamin Ramto may face punishment over illegal building

Bun Yamin Ramto may face punishment over illegal building JAKARTA (JP): Former deputy governor Bun Yamin Ramto may be penalized for allegedly constructing a building in West Jakarta without the necessary permits.

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