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Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Soedradjad gives elements in economic achievement
Soedradjad gives elements in economic achievement The following article is based on a paper presented by the Governor of Bank Indonesia, Soedradjad Djiwandono, at the annual bankers' meeting in Jakarta on Jan. 19, 1995. This is the first of a two-part article.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Kobe quake to help RI timber sales
Kobe quake to help RI timber sales JAKARTA (JP): An executive predicted that Japan, rocked last week by the worst earthquake in 50 years, will import more plywood to reconstruct damaged houses in Kobe."It's a good moment for Indonesia to concentrate on plywood exports to Japan to increase our...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
NU row
NU rowFrom Suara KaryaIn its 29th Congress held in Cipasung, West Java, on Dec. 1-6, 1994, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) elected the Board of Executives for the 1994-1999 term with Abdurrahman Wahid (popularly addressed as Gus Dur) as its Chairman.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
President taxi
President taxiFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOn Jan. 5, 1995, at about 5.30 a.m. I took a President taxi (serial No. 5718) to go to Cengkareng airport from Gambir railway station. After a short argument, the driver reluctantly used the taxi meter for calculating the fare of the journey.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Paying extra for phones in Bekasi
Paying extra for phones in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Some prospective customers of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom in the Bekasi area are disappointed upon finding out that to have their phone lines installed they have to give extra money to officials.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
No cut expected in Japan aid to RI
No cut expected in Japan aid to RI JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia does not expect any reduction in the foreign aid it will receive this year from Japan in the wake of last week's earthquake that devastated the Japanese city of Kobe.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Garuda gets new chief
Garuda gets new chief There were no explicit phrases in Transportation Minister Haryanto Dhanutirto's prepared speech enlightening us of the reasons behind the retirement of Wage Mulyono as the president of Garuda Indonesia after only three years in that position.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Work accident rate worrying
Work accident rate worrying PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Forty-six workers have been killed and 300 others injured in work accidents here and neighboring Batang over the past year, official statistics have revealed.Pekalongan and Batang are among most industrialized areas in the province.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Gus Dur questioned over his comments in Schwarz's book
Gus Dur questioned over his comments in Schwarz's book JAKARTA (JP): The controversial chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Abdurrahman Wahid, has been questioned by the National Intelligence Coordinating Body (Bakin) regarding his reportedly critical statements about President Soeharto's leadership...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Bureaucracy still far from ideal
Bureaucracy still far from ideal JAKARTA (JP): Government bureaucracy in Indonesia has been improved over the years but must still make progress if it is to be effective in its role of supporting national development, a top official says.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Missing PDI leaders says he was abducted by rebels
Missing PDI leaders says he was abducted by rebels JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Secretary General Alexander Litaay finally made a public appearance yesterday to reaffirm his allegiance to the party leadership of Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Pavements must serve purpose
Pavements must serve purposeFrom NeracaI would like to draw the attention of the department concerned with pavements and bus stops. Some of these facilities are being used by vendors as a location for selling their merchandise.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
'Dalangs' must learn Pancasila
'Dalangs' must learn Pancasila JAKARTA (JP): Dalangs, the puppet masters in the highly- popular art of Javanese wayang, must also be masters of Pancasila, according to President Soeharto.During a meeting with the leaders of the association of Indonesian dalangs on Saturday, Soeharto said the puppet...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
HMI advised to face development challenges
HMI advised to face development challenges JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has told the Association of Islamic Students (HMI) to rise to the challenges of the increasingly competitive world by developing all its resources.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Sidewalk vendors crowd Blok M shopping area
Sidewalk vendors crowd Blok M shopping area JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of street vendors are indiscriminately operating along alleyways and roads at the Blok M shopping area, regardless of the prohibition from the South Jakarta mayoralty.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
New grading for hospitals: Sujudi
New grading for hospitals: Sujudi SURABAYA (JP): The government is introducing an accreditation system for hospitals in order that the public may be better informed about the quality of their facilities.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Governor urges press to think positively
Governor urges press to think positively JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has urged journalists to think positive, to help create better journalism from which the people can get information about city administration programs without creating negative presumptions.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Hayono inaugurates new sports compound in Sentul
Hayono inaugurates new sports compound in Sentul JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman yesterday opened a Rp 4 billion (US$1.8 million) sports compound in Sentul, Bogor.Situated near the international motor racing circuit, the new facilities are owned by the Indonesian...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Diamond expo at National Museum
Diamond expo at National Museum JAKARTA (JP): Sixty six diamond collections from various regions throughout Indonesia will be displayed in an exhibition at the National Museum from Jan. 26 to Feb. 12.Suwati Kartiwa, chairperson of the museum, said that the exhibition to be held jointly by the...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Late delivery
Late deliveryFrom Pos KotaI often receive express letters sent from Medan, North Sumatra, very late. Sometimes the delay can be weeks. When I investigated the matter I found that the letters were not delivered directly to my address as on the envelope but to a nearby shop.
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Finnish firms to invest here
Finnish firms to invest here JAKARTA (JP): Two Finnish firms will invest in Indonesia by cooperating with local firms.Enso of Finland agreed last Friday to cooperate with PT Gudang Garam, a listed cigarette maker, and the state-owned forestry firm, PT Inhutani III, to invest almost US$1 billion in...
Mon, 23 Jan 1995
Winner of technique contest
Winner of technique contest JAKARTA (JP): The Technical Vocational School STMP DKI Jaya has been chosen as the first winner of the technique competition held by the Jakarta's office of the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
High mountains and moving hospitality on trip to Flores
High mountains and moving hospitality on trip to FloresBy Angela Ee JAKARTA (JP): "Nama?...Agama?" Our names and religion were the only formalities needed to break the ice. We were at Kampong Pemo Baru -- a village built to replace one destroyed in the 1992 earthquake in Flores.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Fears over conglomerates dismissed
Fears over conglomerates dismissed JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto dismissed yesterday fears over the growing dominance of a score of conglomerates in Indonesia's economy.The President said that Indonesia has solid regulations to protect the interests of the people from the growing activities of...
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Brouwer enjoys historic Dutch-RI ties
Brouwer enjoys historic Dutch-RI tiesBy Meidyatama Suryadiningrat JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesia celebrates its golden anniversary and progresses towards the next millennium, one cannot escape the fact that the Netherlands is embedded in the nation's history.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Kampong Improvement Program: Providing basic services
Kampong Improvement Program: Providing basic servicesBy Dean Carignan JAKARTA (JP): Call it growing pains. Indonesia's cities, among the most rapidly expanding in Asia, are attracting new residents at a dizzying pace.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Hindarto looks forward to more freedom
Hindarto looks forward to more freedomBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Merdeka!!!The word, which means freedom, is the instant response given by Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto to a question about how he views the completion of his term this week as chief of the Jakarta Police.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Ragunan school grooms national athletes
Ragunan school grooms national athletesBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): Plants need special treatment to grow. Talented Indonesian athletes get that special treatment at Ragunan.Harvest time is an endless season for the 18-year-old Ragunan school.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Jakartans get older by the day
Jakartans get older by the day Siblings used to fight each other for the honor of taking care of their beloved parents; but now seniors fear dependence and rejection. Government officials stress homes for the elderly must be the last option for those who are too poor to take care of their elderly...
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? When singer and designer Ida Royani began to cover herself from head to foot in the Moslem fashion in the 1980s, many of her friends jeered."My only rivals were grannies from the kampong," she said.Few women turned up at parties or hotels in Moslem clothes.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Losing
LosingFrom JayakartaAs if awakened from a slumber, Indonesian soccer is stirring back to life. It seems that the appearance of the Liga Dunhill, combining the potential of Association and Galatama soccer, has been able to animate the national soccer scene.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Fashion's future as seen by Indonesian designers
Fashion's future as seen by Indonesian designersBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Five years until the new millennium, and, by the looks of recent collections, the fashion world is waiting anxiously for its arrival.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Massage proven beneficial after sports: Experts
Massage proven beneficial after sports: ExpertsBy Hario Tilarso JAKARTA (JP): Massage manipulates the body's muscles and is usually performed after tiring physical activities. Systematic massage essentially relieves soreness, but intensive research by experts has shown that massage is very...
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Nursing home: The option for nobody's elderly
Nursing home: The option for nobody's elderlyBy Ati Nurbaiti and Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Suharti, 72, never dreamed that she would spend the last years of life in a nursing home.She always fancied herself as a happy grandmother living in a comfortable house, surrounded by naughty but cute...
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Seminars, in a way, wasteful
Seminars, in a way, wasteful JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto recently appealed to government officials to hold working conferences and seminars at government premises rather than at hotels or convention centers.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
NY diamond manufacturers in Jakarta
NY diamond manufacturers in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): If the well-being of a nation's economy was measured by the number of European jewelers infiltrating the domestic market, then Indonesia is indeed be gaining affluence.From Jan.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? State Minister for Administrative Reforms T.B. Silalahi expressed his disappointment at seeing Bandung, West Java become a forest of buildings."In 1957, when I came here for the first time, I immediately fell in love with the city. Everything was very beautiful.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
'KONI boss needs President's nod'
'KONI boss needs President's nod' JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council must ask for President Soeharto's approval of its elected chairman, the council's top official Surono said."Sports cannot be separated from our national development program as a whole.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Ugly scenes spoil Asian Cup semifinals during match
Ugly scenes spoil Asian Cup semifinals during match SHARJAH, UAE (AFP): Ugly scenes after a 90th minute equalizer by host club Al Shaab from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates marred its Asian Cup Winners' cup semi-final clash with Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad Friday.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Noted painter A.D. Pirous was soaking wet after a short trip in the rain. Although his gracious host, Mrs. Astari Al Rasjid, offered him a change of clothing, he preferred his dripping wet shirt instead."I just hope I don't get sick," he said.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Culture and time bridged through art of batik
Culture and time bridged through art of batikBy Barbara Healy YOGYAKARTA (JP): Someone once said that artists are "people whose gift of seeing transcends the world of appearances" and whose "sight signifies insight".
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Seaworld provides costly education and recreation
Seaworld provides costly education and recreationText by Rita A. Widiadana photos by Mulkan Salmona JAKARTA (JP): Aquarium mania hit Jakartans when Seaworld, the first real marine aquarium in the country, opened last year.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
'Pergeri' helps elderly people fulfill themselves
'Pergeri' helps elderly people fulfill themselvesBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Elderly, happy, active and creative! That is the motto of the Indonesian Society of Gerontology, a non-profit organization for the elderly."Getting old is a natural process.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Two held over heroin
Two held over heroin BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai police charged two men with drug trafficking after seizing 44 kilos (97 lb) of heroin, officials said.The two Thai men were arrested late on Friday on the outskirts of Bangkok as they were about to hand over the heroin, narcotics police said yesterday.
Sun, 22 Jan 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Who is the funniest cabinet minister? Minister of Health Sujudi strikes again.His target, this time, was the state pharmaceutical company PT Sincona Indonesia Lestari in Bandung. It has just exported the first batch of Quinidine Sulphate, a medicine for heart disease patients, to the...
Sat, 21 Jan 1995
Garuda told to be fully transparent
Garuda told to be fully transparent JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto asked the national flagcarrier Garuda Indonesia yesterday to solve its liquidity problems and to be fully transparent to the government.
Sat, 21 Jan 1995
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sat, 21 Jan 1995
Church activists sue regent
Church activists sue regent MEDAN, North Sumatra: Protestant church activists have filed a law suit with the local administrative court against the regent of North Tapanuli for barring their reverend from leading a mass this week.The regent banned Rev.
Sat, 21 Jan 1995
Indonesia needs more warships
Indonesia needs more warships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to build up its fleet of warships if it is to protect its vast sea territory, Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung says.The 39 corvettes, frigates and tank landing ships recently purchased from Germany are barely sufficient to protect...
Sat, 21 Jan 1995
Talks on clean technology
Talks on clean technology JAKARTA (JP): A team of eight Australian experts will be involved in a major energy workshop next week, with 60 key Indonesian representatives from government, industry and research fields.