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Sat, 17 Jun 1995
The independence of Indonesia
The independence of Indonesia The English news service on TVRI Channel Two has been broadcasting a logo, showing the "50th Anniversary, the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia." This is evidently not correct.What happened on Aug.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 16, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Dharmala Insurance 1,500 0 0 Ades Alfindo 2,200 -250 2,500 Andayani Megah 3,075 -100 206,500 AHAP Insurance 3,275 -25...
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Co-ops get Kanindo shares
Co-ops get Kanindo shares JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Federation of Indonesian Batik Cooperatives (GKBI) will get portions of the 25 million shares of the debt-ridden Kanindo group of textile companies.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Political will vital in preservation of city museums
Political will vital in preservation of city museums JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Museum Office Dirman Surachmat expressed concern yesterday over what he described as the city administration's lack of attention to the preservation of museums in the capital.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Jaya Group joins trend in elite school project
Jaya Group joins trend in elite school projectBy Hyginus Hardoyo JAKARTA (JP): The Jaya Group, one of Indonesia's largest business entities, is joining the trend among large-scale business groups to develop elite schools to meet the steadily rising demand for quality education.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Most E. Timorese live in poverty
Most E. Timorese live in poverty DILI, East Timor: About 70 percent of the 892,000 East Timorese residents still live below the poverty line, a local official said yesterday."Those in absolute poverty live in isolated villages.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Two killed, one injured in offshore blast
Two killed, one injured in offshore blast JAKARTA (JP): An explosion on a natural gas processing platform in the Java Sea killed at least two people and injured one other, with one fisherman still missing, the city water police announced yesterday.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Population hard to control
Population hard to control KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The local government conceded yesterday that its efforts to check population growth has not brought about the expected results.Chief of the provincial population office Yoeswantoro said that the failure to control the population growth rate is...
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Freeport Indonesia no longer alone
Freeport Indonesia no longer aloneBy Imanuddin TIMIKA, Irian Jaya (JP): For more than 25 years, PT Freeport Indonesia Company was virtually the only investor in Irian Jaya, managing a highly profitable copper and gold mining operation in the province's hinterland.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
See it live
See it live The followings are sports competitions shown live on TV this weekend (all Western Indonesia Time):SaturdaySoccer Indonesian league: Pelita Jaya v PSDS Deli Serdang TVRI at 3.30 p.m.SundayBoxing WBO heavyweight championship: Riddick Bowe v Jorge Luis Gonzalez, ANTeve at 9.00 a.m.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
East Java to honor Sukarno
East Java to honor Sukarno JAKARTA (JP): East Java authorities have taken charge of all the arrangements for the commemoration of the death of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno.The ceremony will be held in the city of Blitar where Sukarno is buried.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
More banks for STNK applicants
More banks for STNK applicants JAKARTA (JP): PT Sakra Bima Mandala Persada has signed a cooperation agreement with seven local private banks to expand business networks in vehicle document processing.The agreement was signed at the Jakarta Hilton Hotel here yesterday by executives of the private...
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Swindler gets 4 years
Swindler gets 4 years BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The district court sentenced a woman to four years imprisonment for swindling Rp 3 billion (US$1.3 million) mostly from local and West Java businessmen.Judge Dardiri said in the verdict that the convict, 45-year- old Dewi Untari, a resident of Bandar...
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.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, 17 Jun 1995
Thorough assessment of state firms urged
Thorough assessment of state firms urged JAKARTA (JP): Comprehensive assessment of the overall performances of state-owned companies is prerequisite to entering the free market era, a senior government official said yesterday.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Bambang's stake in VDH
Bambang's stake in VDH SINGAPORE (AFP): A son of Indonesian President Soeharto has raised to more than 10 percent his stake in Singapore's publicly listed power and infrastructure company Van Der Horst (VDH).
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Indonesian literature goes to Bulgaria
Indonesian literature goes to BulgariaBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Bulgaria is one continent away from Indonesia, but in terms of culture the distance has to some wonderful extent been bridged by a Bulgarian poet named Krassin Himmirsky.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Five firms awarded Pertamina contracts
Five firms awarded Pertamina contracts JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company Pertamina awarded yesterday production sharing and technical assistance contracts worth US$171.17 million to four foreign firms and one local company.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
RI-China small business promotion
RI-China small business promotion JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia-China Foundation for Economic, Social and Cultural Cooperation will discuss cooperation among the small and medium-scale businesses of the two countries in its annual meeting in Beijing from Aug. 2 to Aug. 7.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
ABRI begins another round of reshuffles
ABRI begins another round of reshuffles JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) announced top personnel changes yesterday, affecting 85 officers in all the branches of service -- the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the National Police.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Plagiarized paper?
Plagiarized paper? As an Indonesian living in an increasingly global world, I applaud my country's initiative in allowing international conferences to be staged here.One such conference, entitled Communications, Culture, and Development, sponsored by Asian Mass Media Communications Research and...
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Freeport criticized despite its success
Freeport criticized despite its success TIMIKA, Irian Jaya (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia Company may be one of the biggest success stories of foreign investment in Indonesia, but it is not free of criticism.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Singapore aims to become Europe's gateway to Asia
Singapore aims to become Europe's gateway to Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong urged Europe to step up investment in Asia, saying yesterday the strategically-located island nation could serve as a bridge between the two continents.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
U.S. to asses labor conditions in Indonesia
U.S. to asses labor conditions in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): A new United States study of labor conditions in Indonesia which begins next week could lead to the suspension of the trade privileges granted to this country by Washington under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Ketut vows to cut back log of cases
Ketut vows to cut back log of cases JAKARTA (JP): The newly-installed Deputy Chief Justice of the State Administrative Court, TH Ketut Suraputra, asserted yesterday that one of his man goals in the job was to reduce the mounting backlog of appeals' cases in the Supreme Court.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Posted abroad
Posted abroad When Mr Okuno (not real name) was a high school student, he used to have daydreams about a tropical country known as Indonesia. He imagined a country of eternal spring (Japanese Toko Natsu no kuni) of coconut trees swaying in the tropical breeze and sandy beaches glittering in the...
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Soldiers in Liquisa killing seek acquittals
Soldiers in Liquisa killing seek acquittals JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing two soldiers tried separately in connection with the deaths of six East Timorese villagers are appealing to the military tribunal to acquit their clients of the murder charges.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
RI toy exports set to surge in 1995
RI toy exports set to surge in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's toy exports, spurred by a stronger demand from Europe, are expected to surge again this year after suffering a 16 percent drop in 1994.The president of PT Asiana IMI Industries, Winarto Alim, said here yesterday that exports of toys are...
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Activists accused of sowing hatred
Activists accused of sowing hatred JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors yesterday accused three activists of sowing public hatred against the government, by distributing an unlicensed magazine highly critical of the current administration.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
PT Pelabuhan II promises rapid port improvement
PT Pelabuhan II promises rapid port improvement JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, the state firm managing the Tanjung Priok port, has announced its crash programs to improve services, while foreign shipping lines confirmed that they might impose additional charges on congestion.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Indonesian archer steals the thunder
Indonesian archer steals the thunder JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Gatot Ariyanto sprang a surprise at the national archery championships yesterday when he put out top seed Jackson Fear of Australia in their quarterfinal duel.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Academic forums need no permits: Education official
Academic forums need no permits: Education official JAKARTA (JP): Academic gatherings under the supervision of a rector need no official permit but the participants should be carefully selected, a senior official said yesterday.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
HK paper mogul unfazed by '97 prospect
HK paper mogul unfazed by '97 prospectBy Carrie Lee HONG KONG (Reuter): The looming problems of Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China do not faze the territory's latest budding newspaper mogul.Jimmy Lai, who made his fortune in the rag trade, believes the time is ripe for his new Chinese-language...
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Malaysia calls for talks over Spratlys
Malaysia calls for talks over Spratlys KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia yesterday called for formal talks over the disputed Spratly Islands to ensure stability in the region, the national Bernama news agency reported.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Battle against crime
Battle against crimeCorrection: Due to a technical error, a story appeared on this page yesterday entitled Judges, scholars call for battle against crime which had previously appeared in The Jakarta Post. We regret the error and any confusion it may have caused. -- Editor
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Seminars, expo on defunct magazines
Seminars, expo on defunct magazines JAKARTA (JP): Erstwhile journalists and readers of the banned Tempo, DeTik and Editor magazines will commemorate the first anniversary of the government's closure of the three weeklies by holding exhibitions and seminars.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Extortion
ExtortionFrom NeracaAs city transportation drivers we are very concerned over extortion by certain hoodlums, who operate on Jl. Raya Pondok Gede, Pangkalan Kramik, Kramat Jati district.They usually ask Rp 1,000 per day from each driver while we are waiting for passengers.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Free expression should not require a permit
Free expression should not require a permitBy Aswab Mahasin JAKARTA (JP): It was shocking to learn that Dr. Robert Hefner, an American anthropologist from the Boston University, was questioned on Monday for six hours by the Jakarta police.The questioning began at 10 p.m.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Cahyana to lead postal firm
Cahyana to lead postal firm JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave is expected next week to install new directors of the state-owned postal firm, which has been renamed from Perum Pos dan Giro into PT Pos Indonesia.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
Bill expected to handle distinct crimes
Bill expected to handle distinct crimes JAKARTA (JP): A new bill on the correctional system is expected to better equip the authorities to deal with the increasingly diverse and sophisticated crimes, says Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman.
Sat, 17 Jun 1995
The Hefner interrogation
The Hefner interrogation After the disbanding of a scientific discussion with a limited audience, Prof. Dr. Robert W. Hefner, an anthropologist and teacher at Boston University in the United States was taken to the Central Jakarta Police Precinct, together with six organizers of the meeting.
Fri, 16 Jun 1995
Political economy of Russian arms deal (2)
Political economy of Russian arms deal (2)By J. Kusnanto Anggoro This is the second of two articles examining the surge in Russian arms sales in recent years. JAKARTA (JP): The regression of the government's subsidies has affected Russia's arms industry.
Fri, 16 Jun 1995
City detectives get new badges
City detectives get new badges JAKARTA (JP): City detectives are being issued with new chrome yellow plated badges, one of several by-products of the recent investigation of the triple murder in Los Angeles.The idea of having the badge came from head of the City Crime Investigation Directorate Col.
Fri, 16 Jun 1995
KL merchant bank acquired
KL merchant bank acquired KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Bank Simpanan Nasional, Malaysia's soon-to-be-listed national savings bank, yesterday took over Rakyat Merchant Bankers Bhd., which was declared insolvent last year by the central Bank Negara.
Fri, 16 Jun 1995
Foreign ministry to help policy in scholar case
Foreign ministry to help policy in scholar case DILI, East Timor (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that his ministry was prepared to assist the police in the criminal prosecution of scholar George Aditjondro, who is seeking permanent residency in Australia.
Fri, 16 Jun 1995
'RCTI' still the most popular TV station
'RCTI' still the most popular TV station JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first privately owned television station, RCTI, is still the main choice for viewers in Greater Jakarta despite strong competition from new stations.
Fri, 16 Jun 1995
S'pore to lure back shoppers through sale event
S'pore to lure back shoppers through sale event JAKARTA (JP): Singapore will launch what it bills as the biggest-ever shopping event for one month starting in the middle of next month to bolster its retail sector which has increasingly been hurt by keener competition from other tourist destinations.
Fri, 16 Jun 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 15, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,450 75 2,500 AHAP Insurance 3,300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 3,175 50 93,500 Aneka Kimia...
Fri, 16 Jun 1995
Former U.S. bases tested for waste
Former U.S. bases tested for waste MANILA (Reuter): Former U.S. air and naval bases in the Philippines will be tested for toxic waste, a senior Philippine government official said yesterday."We're scheduled to conduct testing in July and September," Health Secretary Jaime Galvez Tan said.
Fri, 16 Jun 1995
Strings, choirs and organs for local classical music fans
Strings, choirs and organs for local classical music fansBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): "At long last... a chamber orchestra in Jakarta!"The above is not my evaluation but Dr. Richard Haskin's, a prominent personality in Jakarta's classical music circles.