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Thu, 23 Jun 1994
$1.73b to be collected for reforestation fund
$1.73b to be collected for reforestation fund JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry will raise a total of US$1.73 billion for reforestation funds within the sixth Five- year Development Plan period (Repelita VI), up more than 50 percent from $1.12 billion during Repelita V.
Thu, 23 Jun 1994
Advice worth taking to deal with post-power syndrome
Advice worth taking to deal with post-power syndromeBy Santi W. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): Be humble. Don't be arrogant, particularly when you have achieved high social status and are powerful. Remember that people who praise you when you are still in power will either leave or ignore you after you...
Thu, 23 Jun 1994
City is cleaner and more healthy, says Surjadi
City is cleaner and more healthy, says Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): The municipality has been successful in environmental affairs but still has to make efforts to improve the less-developed areas, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday.
Thu, 23 Jun 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Thu, 23 Jun 1994
PT Tigaraksa sells subsidiary at $13m
PT Tigaraksa sells subsidiary at $13m JAKARTA (JP): PT Tigaraksa Satria, a conglomerate of four companies engaged in the production and distribution of consumer goods, has sold its wholly-owned subsidiary, PT Sugizindo, to PT Sari Husada for Rp 28.35 billion (US$13.
Thu, 23 Jun 1994
Magazines urged to sue govt over press banning
Magazines urged to sue govt over press banning JAKARTA (JP): A prominent human rights lawyer suggested yesterday that Tempo, Editor and DeTIK magazines sue the government through the State Administrative Court for revoking their publishing licenses.
Thu, 23 Jun 1994
Concert for disaster victims
Concert for disaster victims JAKARTA: A charity concert for the victims of this month's killer tidal wave will be held in the East Java city of Surabaya later this month, with dangdut star Rhoma Irama and popular preacher Zainuddin M.Z. topping the bill.
Thu, 23 Jun 1994
Police seize two stolen cars
Police seize two stolen cars The North Jakarta police precinct nabbed two men believed to be dealing in stolen cars, and seized two cars from them.The suspects identified only as YS, 37, and Dd, 36, were detained on Monday, Sinar Pagi reported quoting police sources.
Thu, 23 Jun 1994
Messages of sympathy flow in to the closed magazines
Messages of sympathy flow in to the closed magazines JAKARTA (JP): Messages of sympathy flowed into the offices of Tempo, Editor and DeTIK magazines today, consoling journalists and employees who face uncertainty following the revocation of their publishing licenses.
Thu, 23 Jun 1994
Saleh Basarah clarifies
Saleh Basarah clarifies I have kept silent so far concerning the land controversies surrounding Jl. Sudirman, Jakarta. I did not want to cause trouble for any party because I had hoped there would be a lawful solution to the land disputes in this country, even though I would act only as a witness...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
RI adopts new ruling for Fish export to EC
RI adopts new ruling for Fish export to EC JAKARTA (JP): A new procedure for Indonesian fish exports to the European Community will take effect beginning in July to comply with a new EC ruling effective August 1.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Former minister wants more use of bamboo in the future
Former minister wants more use of bamboo in the future JAKARTA (JP): Former environmental minister Emil Salim says Indonesia should change the image of bamboo, which it has in abundance, so it can be marketed as a wood and rattan substitute.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Malaysia needs Indonesian teachers
Malaysia needs Indonesian teachersFrom TempoI would like to comment on M.D. Wirya S. Pranata's letter (Tempo, June 4, 1994). The letter mentioned among other things that in the 1970s Malaysia needed Indonesian teachers, and now Malaysia is still employing Indonesian workers.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Four killed in bus accident
Four killed in bus accident SURABAYA, East Java: Four persons died and eight others were hurt after a bus plunged into a ravine at the Kaibon village in Madiun on Monday afternoon.The chief of the claim section of the Jasa Raharja insurance company in Surabaya, Mubariq Ahmad, said the victims are...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Books for RI investors shoot straight from hip
Books for RI investors shoot straight from hipIndonesian Business Library: United States Investment in Indonesia; Dutch Investment in Indonesia: A new Era; A Guide for British Investors By Richard I Mann. Published by Gateway Books. Rp. 36,000.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
House for tidal wave victims
House for tidal wave victims BANYUWANGI, East Java: The plan to build houses for tidal wave victims is still being discussed by the related government agencies.Chief of the Banyuwangi development office Soeprayitno said the plan was still being discussed, including the plan to acquire the land...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Museno opens city meeting
Museno opens city meeting Deputy Governor R.S. Museno opened a two-day coordination meeting between the municipal social office and the city chapter of the ministry of social services on Monday.Governor Surjadi Soedirdja in his written speech read by Museno said that the meeting was held to forge...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Asian capital markets need transparency
Asian capital markets need transparency KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Asian capital markets would require greater transparency and integrity to mobilize funds as they develop rapidly in tandem with their booming economies, officials and analysts said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Govt upholds plans to build apartments in Tebet slums
Govt upholds plans to build apartments in Tebet slums JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko confirmed yesterday that the municipality will not drop its plan to build apartments on the site of last month's fire in Tebet and promised that all slums in the city will ultimately be destroyed.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
NZ legislators to be welcomed as guests in Timor
NZ legislators to be welcomed as guests in Timor JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will welcome New Zealand members of parliament who intend to visit East Timor, but asked them to be good guests and avoid acting as investigators.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Jakarta needs foreign investors
Jakarta needs foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta still needs local and foreign investors, but prefers high-tech investment, which is free from pollution and needs limited space and water, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja says.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Ruwatan protects children against misfortune
Ruwatan protects children against misfortuneText and photos by Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): The Javanese believe that if you have a single child, boy or girl, you must be on the alert against possible dangers.Your child's life and future may be in jeopardy.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Regrettable magazine bans a `setback', observers says
Regrettable magazine bans a `setback', observers says JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to revoke the publishing permits of the country's major weekly publications Tempo, DeTIK and Editor may adversely affect the domestic political climate, observers said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices, which have been on a downward trend for more than three weeks, avoided breaking with tradition on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index dropped by 0.49 point to close at 475.23 from 475.72 on Monday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Participation in state university's entrance test falls
Participation in state university's entrance test falls JAKARTA (JP): The number of participants of the state university entrance test decreased from 422,696 last year to approximately 420,000 this year.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Asia today
Asia today For the first time since the rise of the international system, it appears possible to say that Asia is moving from being an object of history to a subject. Colonialism was the most obvious sense in which the continent was turned into an unwilling appendage of others' economies, politics,...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
`Open' sorcerer blends magic and science
`Open' sorcerer blends magic and science JAKARTA (JP): Upbeat sorcerer Ki Gendeng Pamungkas belongs to Indonesia's new breed of wizards who blend magic and science.The man makes no secret of his "dark" business which has made him amazingly rich with a self-declared monthly income of up to Rp 60...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Sharing feelings important for mental health
Sharing feelings important for mental healthBy Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): Which habit is better for your mental health: bottling up your feelings, especially anger, in order not to upset other people (as many Indonesians tend to do), or venting them?The question may seem basic, but the...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Traders rally against escalator installation
Traders rally against escalator installation JAKARTA (JP): Around 100 traders at the city administration- owned Melawai marketplace near Blok M bus terminal marched to city council on Monday to protest the ongoing construction of escalators in the four-story market building.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Tempo tries to lift battered spirits
Tempo tries to lift battered spirits JAKARTA (JP): News of the government's decision to revoke Tempo's publishing license came as a major shock to the journalists and employees of the magazine yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Death penalty for election cheats
Death penalty for election cheats MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday called for legislation imposing the death penalty for election- related terrorism."Election terrorism must be considered as a heinous crime upon which should be (imposed) the death penalty," he told officials...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Shell's pipelines will be shut down
Shell's pipelines will be shut down MANILA (AFP): The operator of the Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline to Manila is to shut it down for maintenance, prompting energy officials yesterday to immediately move to allay fears of a supply crunch.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Suprapti: An unemotional expert on emotions
Suprapti: An unemotional expert on emotions JAKARTA (JP): For some academics at the School of Psychology, University of Indonesia, it was only fitting that Dr. Suprapti Sumarmo Markam chose "experience of emotions" as the topic for her doctoral dissertation as well as her scientific oration marking...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Residents hail new mayor
Residents hail new mayor SURABAYA, East Java: Residents of the city accompanied the newly-installed mayor Col. Sunarto Soemoprawiro in a procession in the city streets after his induction on Monday.Dozens of artists waited outside the City Council's building until the end of the installment...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Shell drills last well
Shell drills last well MANILA (AFP): Shell Philippines Exploration has begun drilling its fifth well in the offshore Camago-Malampaya field, in the final stage toward determining reserve volumes and deciding whether to start commercial production, energy officials said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Bus kills motorcyclist
Bus kills motorcyclist An angry mob destroyed a Metro Minibus after it struck and killed a motorcyclist in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, over the weekend.The biker, identified as Ruswanto, 45, was thrown from his motorcycle when the bus, being driven at high speed by Wawan Gunawan, 25, suddenly...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Jakarta's anniversary
Jakarta's anniversary Was it stupid for the Dutch city planners to design the master plan for Batavia at the end of the 19th century? The answer is simple: "Not at all." Batavia was built by the Dutch as a symbol of colonialism. Batavia was especially planned for the authority of the Dutch masters.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Budget discipline stressed
Budget discipline stressed One may read into Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad's reaffirmation last week of the government's imperative to maintain tight budget and fiscal discipline and come up with worrisome assumptions.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Cambodia wants to learn from Indonesia in nation building
Cambodia wants to learn from Indonesia in nation building JAKARTA (JP): Cambodia wants to learn from Indonesia's experience in establishing and developing a nation, State Secretary Moerdiono says.Cambodian co-prime ministers Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen during a meeting with President...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Germany vs Spain 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: Central Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Beautiful Asia 8:05 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Spain studies auto business
Spain studies auto business JAKARTA (JP): Spanish businessmen are studying the possibility of establishing a Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in Indonesia as the car is still very popular throughout the country, a Spanish official said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Rice production may decline, says Minister of Food
Rice production may decline, says Minister of Food JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Food/Chairman of the Logistics Board (Bulog) Ibrahim Hasan indicated that Indonesian rice production this year might be down because up to this month the national rice procurement was significantly less than the same...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Share prices continue to plunge in Asia's major stock exchanges
Share prices continue to plunge in Asia's major stock exchanges TOKYO (AFP): Share prices continued to plunge on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday as investors showed concern about the yen's further advance against other currencies.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Australian team to C. Java
Australian team to C. Java JAKARTA (JP): Around 41 businessmen from Queensland, Australia, will visit Central Java from June 23 to June 27 to explore a business opportunities in trade and investment with local companies, a report says.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Police seek extradition of Taiwanese suspect
Police seek extradition of Taiwanese suspect JAKARTA (JP): A Taiwanese man who is the prime suspect in the murder of a businesswoman here last month has been arrested by the Taiwanese authorities."At the moment, we're still negotiating with the Taiwanese authorities through the chambers of commerce...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Pancasila
PancasilaFrom Sinar PagiPancasila is the state philosophy that guides the nation's life. It has become the only principle for all organizations. And according to the late co-proclamator, Mohammad Hatta, Pancasila is sacred for all Indonesian people.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Aussie firms eye Aceh's gold
Aussie firms eye Aceh's gold JAKARTA (JP): Two Australian firms will start exploring gold deposits at Gunung Miwah in the district of Geumpang, Aceh province.Chief of the Aceh office of the Ministry of Mines and Energy Soleh Wirasuganda told newsmen in Banda Aceh yesterday that the exploration...
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Pokphand's stake in RI firm
Pokphand's stake in RI firm HONG KONG (Reuter): Agricultural products trader and feedmill and poultry operator C.P. Pokphand Co Ltd said it bought 1.7 million shares, or a 3.24 percent stake, of P.T. Charoen Pokphand Indonesia from PT Central Pertiwi for Rp 15.43 billion.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Wed, 22 Jun 1994
ICMI seeking scientific interpretation of Koran
ICMI seeking scientific interpretation of Koran JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) plans to establish an institute to interpret the Koran's verses on science and technology, it was announced here yesterday.