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Sat, 10 Feb 1996
JAS to serve Manado
JAS to serve Manado JAKARTA (JP): Japan Air System (JAS) is scheduled to open a new service route in April linking Nagoya in Japan with Manado in North Sulawesi and Denpasar in Bali, a tourism official said.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
PT Sinintama agrees to pay allowances
PT Sinintama agrees to pay allowances JAKARTA (JP): Workers at a garment factory in the West Jakarta village of Tegal Alur ended a strike yesterday after officials from the Manpower Ministry intervened."The end came after we intervened in the dispute," R.L.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
What free press is all about
What free press is all about The National Press Day yesterday also marked the 50th anniversary of the Indonesian Journalists Association. Wimar Witoelar looks at the bumpy road journalists have to travel in their venture toward freedom of the press.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: Solo Pianist, daily from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 11 a.m to 1 a.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
ABRI defends legislation on subversion
ABRI defends legislation on subversion JAKARTA (JP): The newly-installed assistant to the Armed Forces Chief of socio-political affairs, Brig. Gen. Suwarno Adiwijoyo, defended the controversial anti-subversive law yesterday.Amidst the efforts of some in society to have the No.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Canadian artist talks on work
Canadian artist talks on work JAKARTA (JP): An artist known here for his pictures on Jakarta's disappearing kampongs, Ken Pattern, will talk about his work at the Regent Hotel on Tuesday.At the invitation of the Canadian Women's Association, Pattern, who is Canadian, will also screen a video film...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Monday talks on communism
Monday talks on communism JAKARTA (JP): A discussion will be held on a new book titled Bayang-bayang PKI (Shadows of the Indonesian Communist Party) on Monday at Central Hotel in East Jakarta.Political scientist Arbi Sanit of the University of Indonesia will be the main speaker at the talks which...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Music doesn't differentiate between rich and poor, but tickets do
Music doesn't differentiate between rich and poor, but tickets doBy Achmad Nurhoeri JAKARTA (JP): Slam dancing, loud music, moshpits, teenagers in chains and leather jackets, four-letter words and mohawks were jumbled together at the Green Day concert last Saturday in the Jakarta Convention Center.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Diplomatic row with Canada continues
Diplomatic row with Canada continues OTTAWA (Agencies): Canada will seek clarification of comments by the Indonesian ambassador that were construed as a veiled threat to an East Timor dissident living in Canada, a foreign ministry official said, AFP reported yesterday.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Krakatau Steel, Korean firms tie up
Krakatau Steel, Korean firms tie up JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned steel company PT Krakatau Steel will establish a joint venture with Korean firms to build its second plant with funds to be raised from its share offering on international markets later this year.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Defectors released
Defectors released BANDUNG: The Siliwangi regional military command has released from custody 16 people suspected of involvement with a secessionist movement, Antara reported yesterday.Chief of the military command Maj. Gen.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Three RI marathon runners preparing for the Olympics
Three RI marathon runners preparing for the Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Track and Field Association (PASI) is preparing three marathon runners for this year's Olympic Games in Atlanta."These are female long-distant runner Ruwiyati and male runners Suyono and Ethel Hudson.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Beggar robbed, killed by vagrants
Beggar robbed, killed by vagrants JAKARTA (JP): A beggar was robbed and killed by a group of six vagrants under the Jatinegara bridge in the Rawabunga subdistrict of East Jakarta yesterday.The beggar, Alex Kayatu, alias Lisa Bonet, 38, was killed when the assailants forced the victim's head into...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Indonesian WWF gets local head
Indonesian WWF gets local head JAKARTA (JP): The World Wide Fund for Nature, true to its own objective of promoting local-based activities, has appointed an Indonesian to head its Indonesian Program.Agus Purnomo, who has experience in leading various non- governmental organizations in the country,...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Quake relief hampered
Quake relief hampered PALU, Central Sulawesi: A truck carrying four tons of rice, sugar and salted fish for the earthquake victims in Tonggolobibi village, Donggala regency, has failed to reach its destination because the road connecting the location to the outside world has been cut off.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Eleven die of toxic water
Eleven die of toxic water PEMALANG, Central Java: Eleven residents of Longkeyang village, Bodeh district, have died in the past month, reportedly after drinking water drawn from a well belonging to villager Mohamad Rambat.Head of the local health office, Dr.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Govt to naturalize leased foreign fishing vessels
Govt to naturalize leased foreign fishing vessels JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Agriculture is proposing that the President should allow domestic ownership of foreign fishing vessels currently leased by Indonesian companies, according to a senior official.Director General of Fisheries F.X.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Surjadi launches national ID cards after week's delay
Surjadi launches national ID cards after week's delay JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja officially launched yesterday the implementation of the new ID cards system in five subdistricts in Central Jakarta after a week's delay.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Why shouldn't we operate a nuclear plant in Indonesia?
Why shouldn't we operate a nuclear plant in Indonesia?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Why shouldn't we operate a nuclear power plant yet? Because, basically, we are still too primitive.Although no one will have difficulty agreeing that primitive people should not handle sensitive and potentially...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Telkom to fine PT Daya Mitra for tardiness
Telkom to fine PT Daya Mitra for tardiness JAKARTA (JP): PT Daya Mitra Malindo, one of the five private consortia awarded 15-year joint operation contracts for domestic telecommunication services, will face a penalty by the end of next month if it fails to start operating in Kalimantan.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
A widening gap
A widening gap To many people the recently published findings of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) are hardly surprising. Many Indonesian observers of the economy have, although not always correctly, long since complained about the widening gap which they hold exists between the rich and the...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Jasa Raharja's profit rebounds
Jasa Raharja's profit rebounds JAKARTA (JP): State-owned life insurance company PT Jasa Raharja's before-tax profit, which declined by nearly 35 percent to Rp 37.12 billion (US$16 million) in 1994, rose 47 percent to Rp 54.81 billion (US$23.9 million) last year.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Serious scholars becoming rare in Indonesia
Serious scholars becoming rare in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Truly dedicated intellectuals are becoming a rarity in Indonesia. The bulk of intellectuals have fallen victims of the government's tight control on the freedom of expression.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Ex-prisoners eligible to vote
Ex-prisoners eligible to vote TEGAL, Central Java: The authorities have restored the right of some 9,500 former political prisoners to vote in the general elections.The former prisoners, who were involved in the abortive Sept.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Garuda making preparations to go public
Garuda making preparations to go public JAKARTA (JP): Rather than procuring new aircraft, the country's flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, is currently improving its efficiency and financial soundness in preparation for going public within the next two years, a senior official said.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Telkom to expand services
Telkom to expand services JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PT Telkom Jakarta office will start a major expansion project soon to meet public demand.Bambang Riadhy Oemar, a director of the office, said in a press release on Thursday that the project, called Expanded Jakarta Area project, will be...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Raids on fake Adidas factories
Raids on fake Adidas factories JAKARTA: A team from the National Police raided a factory at the Pulogadung Industrial Estate and confiscated around 6,500 leather balls illegally bearing the brand name Adidas on Monday.A similar operation was launched on Jan.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Public may leave local press for 'BBC' or 'CNN'
Public may leave local press for 'BBC' or 'CNN' SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The Indonesian press has failed to act as a guardian of the conscience of the people, "the silent majority", or protect their interests, an observer warned here yesterday.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 9, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 0 10,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,000 25 127,500 Aneka Kimia...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Rahardi to chair swimming body
Rahardi to chair swimming body JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation unveiled the line-up of its new cabinet yesterday, to be chaired by Rahardi Ramelan.The federation's chairman of the electorate board, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, said on announcing the line-up yesterday that Rahardi will...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Parents demonstrate at ITB
Parents demonstrate at ITB BANDUNG (JP): The Association of Parents of the Bandung Institute of Technology yesterday erected a huge banner on the campus supporting the college's decision to expel two students and dismiss three junior lecturers deemed responsible for the death of a freshman during...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Police reputation
Police reputation It's no wonder bank customers say no to police protection (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 1). Considering their bad reputation in our country, people are reluctant to seek their help. Even when there is a theft, very few want police "help" to avoid having to deal with them later.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Enhancing the civil liability system after 'Gurita' tragedy
Enhancing the civil liability system after 'Gurita' tragedyBy Peter A. Bell SALATIGA (JP): As details emerge from investigations into the tragic sinking of the ferry Gurita off the Aceh coast on Jan. 19, it seems increasingly clear that negligent behavior on the part of some persons in charge of...
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Critics accuse media of 'trial by the press'
Critics accuse media of 'trial by the press' JAKARTA (JP): The trial of a man charged with the murder of a woman and her three children in Bekasi has just begun.But spectators attending the second hearing on Monday at East Jakarta district court have already condemned the suspect.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Zainuddin MZ at Horison hotel
Zainuddin MZ at Horison hotel JAKARTA (JP): Popular Moslem preacher KH Zainuddin MZ will deliver a lecture in the Tarawih prayer to be held following the breaking of the fast meal at Horison hotel located in the Ancol recreation complex in North Jakarta on Feb. 15.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Sampoerna profit up 35% to Rp 353 billion
Sampoerna profit up 35% to Rp 353 billion JAKARTA (JP): PT Handjaya Mandala Sampoerna, a publicly listed cigarette maker, reported a 35-percent increase in its after-tax profit to Rp 353 billion (US$152.6 million) last year.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
Hotels adopt various strategies for Indul Fitri
Hotels adopt various strategies for Indul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): A number of star-rated hotels will profit from servant-deprived families in the coming holidays, while others will just cater for routine business travelers.
Sat, 10 Feb 1996
2,600 foreigners barred from RI
2,600 foreigners barred from RI JAKARTA (JP): In 1995, 2,606 foreigners were barred from entering Indonesia and 680 Indonesians were on the immigration's list of people banned from leaving the country.Director General of Immigration Pranowo told a hearing with the House of Representatives that the...
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 8, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 0 32,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,975 0 45,000 Aneka Kimia...
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
National leaders' terms of office too long: Expert
National leaders' terms of office too long: Expert YOGYAKARTA (JP): A scholar of the 28-million strong Muhammadiyah Moslem organization has called for a limitation on the length of time national leaders should remain in office in order to prevent the emergence of a "stuffy political atmosphere".
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
Rice imports won't affect farmers: Official
Rice imports won't affect farmers: Official JAKARTA (JP): The government's rice imports are expected to have a direct impact on the commodity's retail prices, but not affect the incomes of farmers to the same extent.
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Science Film: Tuscany 3:30 Education Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 4:30 Culture: Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 News Feature:...
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
Press freedom still seen as privilege, not right: Expert
Press freedom still seen as privilege, not right: Expert SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The freedom of expression that the contemporary Indonesian press knows is still a privilege granted by the government, rather than a constitutional right, a legal expert said yesterday.
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
Workers to go on striking
Workers to go on striking JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of workers in a garment factory in the western suburb of Cengkareng have pledged to continue their strike if their demands are not met."If we don't receive any response from the company by Friday, we are going to take our grievances to the city...
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
Open-mindedness needed
Open-mindedness needed In a laudable speech delivered during the 49th anniversary of the Indonesian Islamic Student Association (HMI), Mar'ie Mohammad appealed to young Indonesians to open themselves up, not to indulge in exclusivism and not to take an a priori stance towards any thought, view or...
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
Scholars defend E. Java governor in PDI dispute
Scholars defend E. Java governor in PDI dispute JAKARTA (JP): Three respected political observers challenged the widely-held belief that the government is to blame for the prolonged leadership conflict plaguing the East Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
More Timorese reach embassy
More Timorese reach embassy JAKARTA (JP): Nine East Timorese jumped over the fence of the Australian embassy on Wednesday evening, the second break-in at the mission on Jl. Rasuna Said in less than a month.
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
RI eyes SEAG soccer gold
RI eyes SEAG soccer gold JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Sports Council Wismoyo Arismunandar said yesterday that the soccer gold is an imperative at the 19th Southeast Asian Games here next year.
Fri, 09 Feb 1996
Ads agencies lack moral principles: House
Ads agencies lack moral principles: House JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives have charged advertising executives in Indonesia as lacking in moral principles.Sophan Sophiaan, who led the charge during a hearing yesterday with the Indonesian Association of Advertising Agencies,...