Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
City to stage grand jazz festival
City to stage grand jazz festival JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta will once again host a grand jazz festival at the Plaza Timur, Gelora Senayan sport complex between Dec. 1 and 4. "I can never get enough of organizing jazz festivals in the country," Ireng Maulana, chairman of the organizing committee, told reporters at the 21 Concert Hall, Ratu Plaza, yesterday.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk shines in doubles
Yayuk shines in doubles JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki and Romana Tedjakusuma formed a superb team to clear their first hurdle at the US$100,000 Wismilak Open tennis championships in Surabaya, East Java yesterday. They swept Belgian Nancy Feber and Slovakian Katarina Studenikova 6-3, 6-1.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
China's president visits Singapore
China's president visits Singapore SINGAPORE (AFP): China's President Jiang Zemin arrived in Singapore yesterday for a three-day state visit aimed at enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation. "I hope that this visit will help increase the understanding and friendship between our two countries and peoples and push our friendly relations and cooperation forward to a new broader vista," Jiang said in a written statement.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Will she or wont' she?
Will she or wont' she? Authorities and residents in the Central Javanese city of Klaten are still making arrangements for the visit of U.S. first lady Hillary Clinton, although to this day there has been no confirmation of whether or not she will be making the visit. Director of Tegalyoso General Hospital Docang Cipto Siswoyo said Mrs. Clinton was expected to visit the city to look at an American funded project on public health management.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan names special envoy for APEC forum
Taiwan names special envoy for APEC forum TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan yesterday announced that top economic planner Vincent Siew will represent President Lee Teng-hui at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leaders' summit next week. Meanwhile, government officials said the island will lobby hard to get the 1999 APEC meeting held in Taiwan.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three state firms prepared to sell shares overseas
Three state firms prepared to sell shares overseas JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing another three state companies to float shares on overseas markets following last month's successful debut of PT Indosat on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ardy, Hariyanto get bye at HK Open
Ardy, Hariyanto get bye at HK Open JAKARTA (JP): World number one Ardy Wiranata and world number four Hariyanto Arbi, will get a bye into the second round in the men's singles of the Hong Kong Open badminton championships, which starts today at the Queen Elizabeth stadium.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
The role of APEC in sustaining growth in the region
The role of APEC in sustaining growth in the region By Djisman S. Simandjuntak JAKARTA (JP): The East Asian miracle and the rise of the North American West Coast in the past didn't just lead to high growth at the two ends of the Pacific. It also brought about a diverse set of linkages leading to market integration between the two ends of the Pacific as well as the rest of the world.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seoul firms set for push into N. Korea
Seoul firms set for push into N. Korea SEOUL (Reuter): South Korean businesses yesterday set out plans to break into the long-frozen North Korean market as the Seoul government prepared to lift its economic embargo on the communist North. The nation's major business conglomerates said their top managers would visit North Korea as soon as possible in order to reopen trade and investment links with Pyongyang.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Oil spill in Straits monitored
Oil spill in Straits monitored KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia sent an air force plane yesterday to monitor a palm oil spill from a tanker which hit a rocky islet in the northern Malacca Straits. A Malaysian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center official said the Orion plane was assessing the extent of the spill from the Liberian-flagged tanker Pamela. "We sent the plane this morning but the pilot has yet to report back," the official told Reuters.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
City ready to handle flood
City ready to handle flood JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that as the wet season approaches the city administration is getting ready to deal with floods. "I have told related offices to prepare equipment and to intensify flood control offices. I also urge Jakartans to prepare themselves to deal with floods," Surjadi told reporters at the City Hall.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gunze to make socks here
Gunze to make socks here JAKARTA (JP): Gunze Ltd. of Japan signed a joint venture agreement here yesterday with PT Great River Industries to produce socks with an investment of US$10.2 million. Under the agreement signed by Gunze's president, Yoshiaki Hamura, and Great River's president, Sunjoto Tanudjaja, the joint venture will set up a factory on a 14,000-square-meter area in Cikarang, east of here, with a production capacity of 3.5 million pairs per annum.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Optimism on investment code still strong among officials
Optimism on investment code still strong among officials JAKARTA (JP): Senior officials of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum remained upbeat yesterday that they can still hammer out an agreement on investment guidelines in spite of opposition from the United States.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Unfamiliar abbreviations creeping into APEC forum
Unfamiliar abbreviations creeping into APEC forum By Endy Bayuni JAKARTA (JP): In the beginning, there was just APEC ... Now the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which is entering its sixth year, has created a host of abbreviations, which its officials feel at ease with, but which are mindboggling to those not familiar with APEC.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dutch colonialism
Dutch colonialism Mr. de Kort, I remember you. You are the one who wrote that there were no airplanes involved in the battle of Surabaya. How wrong you were! You are the person who, while we were celebrating our "Heroes Day," Nov. 10, 1993, was belittling our struggles and battles for independence and showed no respect for our people's sufferings and sacrifices (of lives, feelings, goods, etc.). But we always have our honor and our will to fight for our rights as humans.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt issues decrees allowing circulation of laser discs
Govt issues decrees allowing circulation of laser discs JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Radio, Television and Film Alex Leo Zulkarnaen announced yesterday three decrees on films which will allow the circulation of laser discs in Indonesia. Alex was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying that the three decrees, signed by Minister of Information Harmoko on Oct. 28, deal with Government Regulation No.6 on the Film Business, Regulation No.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
...but others not, call it clandestine
...but others not, call it clandestine JAKARTA (JP): One of the promises that Ismail Hasan Metareum made shortly after being elected chairman of the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) recently was he will recruit as many intellectuals as possible. "We need their contributions in our efforts to strengthen the party," he said.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt reviewing laws on the environment
Govt reviewing laws on the environment JAKARTA (JP): The government considers the possibility of revising laws on the management of living environment as they are considered to be no longer suitable with current condition. "We have established a team to review the Law No. 4/1982 on the basic provisions for management of the living environment," State Minister of Environment/Chairman of the Environmental Impact Management Agency (Bapedal) Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Free coffee all round
Free coffee all round There will be no excuse for journalists falling asleep on the job because they now have access to coffee, lots of it, for free. "You can drink as many cups as you like," said the friendly Kopi Kapal Api stand attendant, clad in baju kurung, the traditional West Sumatra costume. The company has stocked up well on coffee for each day's needs and the stand will open until Nov. 16.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Small business development in the Asia Pacific region
Small business development in the Asia Pacific region By Chris Hall SYDNEY (JP): Twenty years ago, it was widely assumed that the importance of smaller firms would progressively decline; larger, multinational firms would take advantage of economies of scale and improved technology, and smaller firms would not be able to compete.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Merpati reroutes flights
Merpati reroutes flights JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, will temporarily reroute a number of its flights for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings. Company spokesman Benny Achmad said yesterday that all flights from the Halim Perdanakusuma airport in East Jakarta will be moved to the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Cengkareng, west of here, on Nov. 13 and 16. On Nov.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
State transport firms' profits likely to double
State transport firms' profits likely to double JAKARTA (JP): State companies overseen by the Ministry of Transportation are expected to more than double their total profits to Rp 676.89 billion (US$309.6 million) this year, a minister says. Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto told reporters after meeting with President Soeharto yesterday that during the first 10 months of this year, the companies had raked in Rp 433.27 billion in before-tax profits.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC: development and prospects for economic ties
APEC: development and prospects for economic ties By Wisber Loeis JAKARTA (JP): The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum was formed in 1989 as a very loose and informal dialog group. It has since become the primary regional vehicle for promoting trade and practical economic cooperation. The Asia-Pacific region has a huge potential and is one of the most dynamic regions in the world today.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC album
APEC album Photo A: Nancy JP/kod U.S. STAND: Nancy Adams, head of the U.S. delegation, explains Washington's position on various issues during a break of the APEC senior officials meeting. The U.S. has been at odds over APEC's issue of investment principles. Photo B: Chun JP/kod CHINESE-TAIPEI VIEW: Chun Tien-Hu, spokesman for the Chinese Taipei delegation, is ambushed by journalists during a break of the APEC senior officials meeting.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police seize 174,7 kg drugs
Police seize 174,7 kg drugs PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Police have seized 174,7 kilograms of dried marijuana and arrested 48 alleged drug traffickers in 21 smuggling cases from Jan.1 to Nov. 6. Muas Musa, spokesman from Sumatra's South Division Police said that the latest foiled drug smuggling attempt was in Jambi, South Sumatra on Nov.6 when police arrested two suspects for carrying 12,7 kilograms of dried marijuana. Both were passengers of a bus heading for Jakarta.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lamhot will fight in world championship
Lamhot will fight in world championship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) junior bantamweight title holder Lamhot Simamora has the chance to fight in a world championship on Dec. 17 here after months of desperate waiting. Promoter Boy Bolang revealed over the weekend that the boxer, who was born in Medan, North Sumatra, will meet American Harold Grey, the newly crowned champion of the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Share of Exports and Imports with PECC countries (as a % of total)
Share of Exports and Imports with PECC countries (as a % of total) Exports to PECC Imports from PECC 1970 1991 1992 1970 1991 1992 ------------------------------------ World 33.0 40.1 40.9 36.2 42.1 42.9 PECC 57.0 68.6 69.7 62.0 70.0 70.4 Australia 61.1 76.1 73.1 60.0 69.5 66.2 Brunei D. 99.5 87.6 90.6 85.5 65.4 72.1 Canada 71.0 86.7 87.9 76.1 79.0 79.1 Chile 28.6 49.8 50.4 46.0 43.9 44.4 China 55.3 78.2 76.8 51.8 69.4 66.9 Colombia 44.7 50.1 50.7 60.2 57.1 62.0 Hong Kong 61.1 71.6 73.0 68.5 85.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Minimum wages to rise as of April: Abdul Latief
Minimum wages to rise as of April: Abdul Latief JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief announced yesterday the government will raise wages by an average of ten percent next April. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with President Soeharto, Latief said wage increases will be adjusted to be in line with conditions of the minimum physical needs in each province throughout the country.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Who says calls are costly?
Who says calls are costly? Anyone suggesting that phone calls in Indonesia are among the most expensive in the world should look again, at least during the APEC meetings. The state owned PT Telkom is giving a 25 percent discount on all phone calls made from any of its kiosks in Bogor in the run up to and during the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting on Nov. 15.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
The Kedungombo decision
The Kedungombo decision The joy of the 34 Kedungombo farmers, who won a legal battle against the Central Java provincial government last July, has turned out to be short-lived. Only three months. The other day, in a very surprising decision, the Supreme Court announced that it had annulled its own previous verdict, and was now ruling in favor of the government.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Investment facilitation in the Asia-Pacific region
Investment facilitation in the Asia-Pacific region By Bijit Bora SYDNEY (JP): Foreign investment has been a catalyst for economic growth and integration in the Asia Pacific region. Yet there has been a lack of a formal multilateral mechanism. The depth of economic integration in the region is increasing the pressure on the region to consider a regional institutional mechanism to facilitate trade and investment.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Scholar M. Buchori announces his plan to join PDI
Scholar M. Buchori announces his plan to join PDI JAKARTA (JP): A renowned Moslem scholar and former government researcher, Dr. Mochtar Buchori, made a surprise maneuver yesterday when he announced his plans to join the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI). Buchori was formerly a senior researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and is currently rector of the Jakarta-based IKIP Muhamadiyah, a Moslem institute for teachers training and education.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt promises to cure cement trading network
Govt promises to cure cement trading network JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad announced here yesterday the government plans to abolish the widely criticized cement marketing system. The minister said the order to review the cement marketing system came directly from President Soeharto and that the change is essential to stabilizing the country's cement trade.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
More pages for newspapers
More pages for newspapers Journalists, eat your hearts out. While most Jakartans enjoy the extended weekend, a number of newspapers in Indonesia will be raising their pages for the APEC coverage, which means more work. Minister of Information Harmoko yesterday announced that newspapers in Indonesia can expand their size by four more pages for the duration of the APEC meetings.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Free trade proposal reviewed
Free trade proposal reviewed JAKARTA (JP): Senior officials of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday reviewed a task force proposal calling for trade liberalization in the region by 2020. The second report of the Eminent Persons Group, created in 1992 with the task of developing a broad vision for trade in the region, ranked high on the agenda when the fourth Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) kicked off yesterday morning.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
SMEs tables
SMEs tables The role of SMEs in selected Asian Economies Country Number of SMEs SMEs as % of % employed (thousand) all enterprises by SMEs -------------------------------------------- PRC m# 500 98% # 70% Korea m 68 96% 63% Chinese Taipei m 155 96% 79% Indonesia 105 97% 42% Thailand 102 98% 74% Malaysia m 20 96% 40% Singapore 69 89% 42% Philippines 78 99% 50% Vietnam 14 83% 67% Sources: Country statistics, Far Eastern Economic Review, IMF Note : # estimate only m manufacturing only The...
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
PSSI asks for rematch in Winners
PSSI asks for rematch in Winners JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) submitted an appeal yesterday to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), concerning the disqualification of Bali-based Gelora Dewata from the Asian Cup Winners Cup quarterfinals for administrative carelessness. PSSI secretary general Soeparjo Pontjowinoto told reporters here yesterday that he had officially asked the AFC to lift the punitive measure and to offer a rematch against Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI sends aid to Afghanistan
RI sends aid to Afghanistan JAKARTA: Indonesia will send 80 tons of medical supplies to Afghanistan for the thousands of war victims now being treated at hospitals in the war-torn country. The medical supplies will be delivered by a Hercules C-130 plane which is scheduled to leave here for Kabul today. The plan will take part in joint airlift activities between Jalalabad and Kabul, which are due to begin today and will last through Nov. 13.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bootleggers invade dry Brunei
Bootleggers invade dry Brunei BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuter): Bootleggers are invading the tiny Moslem sultanate of Brunei which maintains a strict ban on alcohol, customs officials said yesterday. Customs officials have registered 111 cases of alcohol- smuggling in the first half of the year compared with 96 in the whole of last year. "It's supply and demand," one customs official in the Brunei capital said.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valliant 3:05 Music 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:30 Music Traditional 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Adam Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL anxious about RI commitment
KL anxious about RI commitment KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Developed nations should honor the promise made more than two years ago to help developing countries sustain the environment, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. Financial commitments by developed countries utilizing freely the rich resources of developing nations was not forthcoming although more than two years had lapsed after the landmark Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian society in Buchori's eyes
Indonesian society in Buchori's eyes M. Buchori, Sketches of Indonesian Society, Jakarta The Jakarta Post and IKIP Muhammadiyah Jakarta Press November 1994. 176 pages. JAKARTA (JP): This book, a collection of essays previously published in The Jakarta Post daily, is absolutely enjoyable to read. Written in a lucid journalistic style, it provides rich real-life situations in our society.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto goes over fine details of Bogor meeting
Soeharto goes over fine details of Bogor meeting BOGOR, West Java (JP): President Soeharto went thoroughly over the details of next week's APEC leadership meeting at the Bogor Presidential Palace once again yesterday, checking on even the smallest details to ensure perfection. Soeharto, in the company of First Lady Tien Soeharto and their two daughters, was at the palace yesterday to witness the dress rehearsal of the event and to inspect some of the facilities as well.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Humpuss, Detroit sign agreement
Humpuss, Detroit sign agreement JAKARTA (JP): After nearly 12 months of negotiations, a U.S. heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturer, Detroit Diesel Corporation, yesterday appointed an affiliate of the Humpuss Group to act as its sole distributor in Indonesia. Under an agreement signed here yesterday, PT Mahasara Buana (Mabua), a Humpuss affiliate operating in trade and construction, will establish a new company to distribute Detroit's products.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
City Hall won't be closed during APEC
City Hall won't be closed during APEC Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday City Hall will be open and that some of its personnel will be on the job during the Nov. 14 and 15 holiday. The two-day holiday was declared by the government on Monday in an effort to ease traffic jams during the APEC meeting, which reaches its peak on Nov. 14 and 15. (yns)
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Open forum to discuss APEC future path
Open forum to discuss APEC future path JAKARTA (JP): Economists, businessmen, scholars and officials will gather at a one-day open discussion at the Dai-Ichi Hotel here on Nov.14 to discuss the future direction of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Leave the birds alone
Leave the birds alone From Suara Karya It's unfortunate that many trees growing in Bandung city, West Java, in the 1960s and 1970s have vanished. And at the same time many bird species are no longer seen. These birds used to be heard chirping in the shady trees and added to the attractiveness of the city. Now the local government is carrying out a regreening program and planting new trees. The result has been noticeable. Bandung begins to look greener day by day. Birds have returned to the city.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes seven houses
Fire razes seven houses Seven houses located just behind the Italian Embassy on Jl. Pasuruan, Central Jakarta, went up in flames on Monday. Witnesses said an electric short circuit is believed to have caused the fire. They said the fire broke out at 9.30 pm on Monday from house No. 28 C and spread to neighboring houses until it devoured houses No. 26 A, 26 B and 26 C. No casualties were reported.(22)
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: Awards TOURISM AWARDS: Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication Joop Ave presents the Adikarya Award to Stanley Allison (left) for his dedication to the development of tourism in Indonesia. The award was presented recently at the commemoration of Hari Bhakti Parpostel l994. Allison is now a tourism consultant for PT Aerowisata. Photo B: Cosmetics HERB EXPORT: Charles Saerang (left), president of PT Nyonya Meneer, and Kusumo A.M.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Supreme Court criticized for changing ruling
Supreme Court criticized for changing ruling JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court's decision to reverse its own ruling on the Kedung Ombo land dispute is coming under fire from prominent experts in law and public figures. Noted legal experts, such as Satjipto Rahardjo and Frans Hendra Winarta, as well as public figures, such as Catholic priest Y.B. Mangunwijaya, said yesterday that the Supreme Court should not have canceled its own ruling on the land dispute.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
High inflation rate
High inflation rate The inflation rate last month was considerably high and it is feared that we could end up with a two digit inflation rate by the turn of the year. That is the reason why President Soeharto summoned a number of ministers recently, to see what they can do to stop the pace of inflation, which has reached 8.27 percent as of November. The hike in electricity rates this month will contribute to a higher rate of inflation since it will be followed by price hikes in other sectors.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
S. Korea's Kim to make state visit
S. Korea's Kim to make state visit JAKARTA (JP): South Korean President Kim Young-sam is expected to arrive Saturday afternoon for a two-day state visit before attending the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Bogor next Tuesday. President Kim and his entourage, which include a number of businessmen, will arrive here from Manila after making a state visit to the Philippines.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Business meeting planned
Business meeting planned JAKARTA (JP): Humpuss Group, a widely diversified conglomerate, has organized a business meeting next week to explore ways to enhance cooperation and exploit business opportunities within the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) area. The Nov. 15 meeting will be attended by business executives who have accompanied their government leaders to the forum's annual meeting.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Demands for low cost houses far outweights current supply
Demands for low cost houses far outweights current supply JAKARTA (JP): Low cost apartments built on Jl. Penjernihan, Central Jakarta, by PT Kuningan Persada are being swamped by potential buyers.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta Convention Center no stranger to big events
Jakarta Convention Center no stranger to big events By Lenah Susianty JAKARTA (JP): According to Javanese legend, knight Bandung Bondowoso built 1,000 temples in a single night to win the heart of the beautiful Loro Jonggrang, In Indonesia's contemporary history, PT Indobuilco constructed the 64,000-square meter Jakarta Convention Center adjacent to the Jakarta Hilton International Hotel two years ago in only ten months, just in time for the 10th summit meeting of the Non- Aligned Movement.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tigers on brink of extinction
Tigers on brink of extinction BENGKULU, Southern Sumatra: The population of Sumatran tigers (Pathera Tigris Sumatrae) has sharply declined over the last 10 years. It is feared they will be completely extinct in the coming 10 years. "It is estimated that there are only 10 tigers left now," the head of the Bengkulu Conservation and Natural Resources Office, Soesilo Legowo, told Antara here yesterday. He blamed this on slaughter of tigers by villagers and the ever declining area of their habitat.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Asian stocks mostly weaker ahead of U.S. elections
Asian stocks mostly weaker ahead of U.S. elections HONG KONG (Reuter): Asian stocks were mostly weaker yesterday with investors' attention focused on the United States where an imminent rise in interest rates and mid-term elections are causing market jitters. Philippine shares were the day's biggest losers, plunging 41.43 points to 3,000.51, down almost three percent since last Friday. The Composite Index may fall as low as 2,980 if the peso keeps strengthening, they added.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ramos to meet Kim, then Clinton
Ramos to meet Kim, then Clinton MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos will seek wider access for Philippine farm products when he meets South Korean President Kim Young-sam in Manila this week, officials said yesterday. Kim, who is arriving tomorrow for a three-day visit, is the first of two heads of state Ramos will welcome to Manila over the next few days. Hours after Kim departs on Saturday, U.S.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sports achievements
Sports achievements From Media Indonesia We are not very happy with the achievements of our sports teams in the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan. Three of the gold medals won by the Indonesian team were from Badminton event. We are disappointed because they lost in the women's singles. The failure will, hopefully, serve as a strong motivation for sports leaders to improve and enhance the system of training of athletes.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rights commission opens as usual
Rights commission opens as usual The show must go on at Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights despite the series of APEC meetings and other international events scheduled between Nov. 3 and 15. The Commission, according to its Secretary General Baharuddin Lopa, will maintain its "open house" policy for complainants. "We have not received any government instructions to not receive complainants during the APEC meetings.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Trade facilitation in APEC
Trade facilitation in APEC By Mari Pangestu JAKARTA (JP): The recent reports and emphasis of late on the progress of APEC have focused on the more "meaty" subject of trade liberalization. Since the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) announced their recommendations for achieving trade liberalization in the area, much of the debate has been on what is meant by trade liberalization? What are the modalities?
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
World economics, politics taking opposite directions
World economics, politics taking opposite directions JAKARTA (JP): Economic and political trends are leading towards contradictory ends, Henry A. Kissinger, a former U.S. secretary of state, said here yesterday. Speaking at the 11th Asian Bankers Association's meeting, Kissinger noted that the world economy is widening its focus, while politics is becoming more inward looking. "On the one hand, finance and capital are moving on a global basis.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC trade liberalization: Towards open regionalism
APEC trade liberalization: Towards open regionalism By Ippei Yamazawa TOKYO (JP): At the informal Leaders Meeting in Bogor it is expected that the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders will announce a bold trade liberalization program for the APEC member economies. However, the Asian leaders seem to be concerned about the emphasis on trade liberalization and the seemingly hasty political initiative taken by non-Asian leaders.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Grady set to win Tugu Pratama golf
Grady set to win Tugu Pratama golf JAKARTA (JP): Australian Wayne Grady is set to regain the Tugu Pratama PGA Championship title he won last year when a field of about 90 golfers tee-off today at Bumi Serpong Damai in Tangerang near here. Grady will lead 41 overseas players from 11 countries, while Ilyasak, who was tied at 14th in the Alfred Dunhill Masters in Bali, will head the local golfers in vying for the US$100,000 in cash prizes on offer.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI urging to narrow disparity among members
RI urging to narrow disparity among members JAKARTA (JP): As the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum moves to further liberalize trade within the Asia-Pacific region, Indonesia is calling on the advanced and industrialized countries to help narrow the disparity between the rich and poor member countries.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rain city gets ready for big meeting
Rain city gets ready for big meeting By Hidayat Jati BOGOR (JP): This scenic Indonesian city of rain will make its mark in world history once again as it gets ready for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on Nov.15. Located about one hour's drive from Jakarta, Bogor has quite a bit to offer world leaders, as well as commoners. The city boasts two landmarks: the magnificent colonialistic State Palace, and the ever charming Botanical Gardens located just next to the former.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
PECC a unique partnership in Asia-Pacific economies
PECC a unique partnership in Asia-Pacific economies JAKARTA (JP): The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) is a unique partnership of business, government and research representatives from 22 Asia-Pacific economies. They work on practical government and business policy issues to increase trade, investment and economic development in the region. PECC is a unique non-governmental organization because it brings business, government and research together.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Can Bogor carve a niche in history books after APEC?
Can Bogor carve a niche in history books after APEC? JAKARTA (JP): The city of Bogor, about one hour's drive from here, is set to play host to a major international event this month -- the gathering of leaders from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. But whether or not Bogor, dubbed as the "rain city", will carve a niche in the history books will largely depend on the outcome of the Nov. 15 meeting.
Wed, 09 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
The importance of APEC in the region
The importance of APEC in the region By Hadi Soesastro JAKARTA (JP): Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation is a major experiment and it should be seen as such. A failure to appreciate this could jeopardize the still fragile process of community building in the Asia Pacific region. This diverse region has no strong tradition of regionalism and only has had a short experience in developing a sense of regional identity. That is why, it still needs careful nurturing and cannot be taken for granted.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
On colonialism I
On colonialism I We now, at least, have an admission of colonial malpractice from Mr. de Kort (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 5, 1994). However, it is less than reassuring that, for murdering 40,000 Indonesians, Kapitein Westerling received a severe rap over the knuckles from the Dutch public and was duly granted his freedom. The reason why Westerling was not tried for crimes against humanity (or as Mr.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seven hospitals ready for APEC
Seven hospitals ready for APEC The City Health Office has appointed seven hospitals in Jakarta to serve the delegates of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. The Jayakarta daily reported yesterday that the seven medical facilities in Jakarta are Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Harapan Kita Cardiac Hospital, Medistra Hospital, Pertamina Hospital, MMC Hospital and Gatot Subroto Hospital.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three killed in rain storm
Three killed in rain storm GROBOGAN, Central Java: Three people were killed, 45 houses destroyed and hundreds others badly damaged in a rain storm sweeping three villages in this regency last week, officials said. The worst hit was the Teguhan village, where the fatalities occurred, and 35 houses destroyed. Those killed belonged to the same family. They were crushed when their house collapsed on top of them.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan's loan to Vietnam
Japan's loan to Vietnam TOKYO (AFP): The Japanese government is expected to provide a loan of 65 billion yen (US$670 million) to Vietnam for the financial year to next March, official sources were quoted as saying yesterday. Japan is likely to express readiness to extend the loan at an international meeting to be held in Paris on Tuesday of next week to discuss measures to help Vietnam, Jiji Press quoted the sources as saying.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Accident at zebra crossing
Accident at zebra crossing From Kompas A pedestrian was hit by a car at a zebra crossing in front of the National Museum on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta on Oct. 13, 1994 at about 7 p.m. The driver of the car had to swerve when the car in front unexpectedly came to a halt at a red light. The car careened onto the pavement and hit a person just behind me. The poor pedestrian had to be taken to hospital with severe injuries.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Water problem and drought
Water problem and drought From Media Indonesia The well in our house has dried up due to the long drought. The same problem also plagues our neighbors and, I believe, many families in this capital city. Now we have to take a long walk to a distant neighbor just to take a bath. This has gone on for weeks and we will keep on worrying until the rain comes. Actually we have deepened our well in the past despite our awareness that this could endanger the environment.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fraudulent ad hunting
Fraudulent ad hunting From Kompas On July 30, 1994 a man visited me. He told me he was an employee of Metropolitan Promotion Directory, whose office was in Maya Indah building, on Jl. Kramat Raya. The company was looking for people wanting to place advertisements in the 1994-1995 directory. As a businessman who sells services, I was interested in his offer of placing an advertisement in Executive magazine (Yellow Pages). For this I paid him Rp 125,000 in cash.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Telecom project in Natuna
Telecom project in Natuna JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), will complete the development of communication networks in Natuna, Riau, early next year to support a natural gas liquefaction project there. "Telkom will have the completed telecommunications infrastructure in January although the natural gas liquefaction project on the island will not begin until later," the company's president, Setyanto P.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stray dogs will be killed
Stray dogs will be killed MEDAN, North Sumatra: Governor Raja Inal Siregar has ordered security authorities to destroy stray dogs he believes are to blame for the rise in rabies cases. Siregar said owners of dogs should have their pets vaccinated and pay taxes, as the law requires. Husbandry officials said that so far this year North Sumatra has had 2,500 cases of rabies transmitted by dogs, cats and monkeys. Ten of those have died, Antara reported.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Planet Hollywood restaurant
Planet Hollywood restaurant Commenting on Mariani's letter in The Jakarta Post (Nov. 3, 1994) about SCTV's coverage of the opening of Planet Hollywood on Saturday, Oct. 22, 1994, I would like to say that the only emotions that I experienced were nausea and deprivation. This boring razzmatazz of aging stars, coupled with poor interviewing, denied me half my weekly "diet" of English soccer advertised the whole of the week.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Keep the city clean: Mayor
Keep the city clean: Mayor South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko has called on the developer handling the Sudirman Central Business project to help keep the city clean. Pardjoko made the remarks during an inspection on Sunday. The mayor and his entourage saw a large pile of debris scattered on the pavement in front of the project. He immediately went to the project site and asked several construction workers to clean the sidewalk and take the debris back to the project area.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Citarum river banks to be cleared
Citarum river banks to be cleared The municipal authorities plan to make a clean sweep of the hundreds of shanties and other structures standing along the Citarum river bank in Cedeng, Central Jakarta, by the end of this month. Chief of the City Public Works Office, IG Nyoman Suwandhi, said over the weekend that the demolition will be done by security officers if the squatters refuse to clear away the hovels by themselves. Quoting City Regulation No.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Nick Faldo to auction clubs
Nick Faldo to auction clubs JAKARTA (JP): Golfers wishing to own clubs use by world top player Nick Faldo may try their luck Thursday when the Cikarang Golf and Country Club hosts a cocktail party to honor the Englishman. The 6,850-yard 18-hole layout located some 45kms northeast of the capital was designed by Faldo, who unfortunately was disqualified at the Alfred Dunhill Masters in Bali on Sunday. He was here yesterday to inspect the golf link.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang expands with 17 new sub-districts
Tangerang expands with 17 new sub-districts JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang Mayor H. Djakaria has installed heads of 17 new sub-districts as part of the mayoralty's efforts to anticipate the sharp growth of population. "The installation is designed to help the city administration improve services to the public," Djakaria said at the ceremony over the weekend.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Korea favors free trade by 2020
Korea favors free trade by 2020 SYDNEY (Reuter): South Korean President Kim Young-sam will support a deal to create a free trade zone in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region in the next century, The Australian newspaper reported yesterday. "I will support the recommendation to complete free trade by 2020 in Bogor (Indonesia)," Kim was quoted as saying in an interview with the newspaper.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
On colonialism II
On colonialism II I have read the letters of Mr. de Jong and Mr. de Kort, the last one of Nov. 5, 1994 in The Jakarta Post. I got the impression by their tone and attitude of not willing to admit (let alone apologize!) the malpractice of colonial times, whether it is three-and-a half years or 350 years (this is history), these gentlemen appear to be angered and embittered that Indonesians as a whole ("former colonial subjects") are capable of knocking them off!
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dialog with East Timorese
Dialog with East Timorese President Soeharto made a sympathetic gesture last week when he expressed his readiness to hold a dialog with an anti- integration group of East Timor. The offer of a dialog will be a substantive contribution to the solution of the issue. The Indonesian government has reiterated that the East Timor issue is a non-issue any longer, de facto and de jure. But it is also true that several anti- integration groups are still continuing their campaigns.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The buying drive on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) remained low yesterday with a price drop taking place across the board. The JSX Composite Index lost nearly three points to close at 517.78 against 520.59 on Friday. The GTDBS-50 Index also dropped to 123.96 from 124.77. Securities brokers said that prices of popular issues mostly dropped amid selling pressure from local investors.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL rejects U.S. plan for military base
KL rejects U.S. plan for military base KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has joined Thailand and Indonesia in rejecting a U.S. plan for a new military base in Southeast Asia following the withdrawal of American troops from Subic Bay in the Philippines. "We don't feel there is a need for such a base in Southeast Asia because we don't feel threatened by anyone, including China and Japan," Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was quoted saying in local newspapers yesterday.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Polyethylene plant expanded
Polyethylene plant expanded JAKARTA (JP): PT Petrokimia Nusantara Interindo, a British- Japanese-Indonesian joint venture, will double the production capacity of its polyethylene plant in Merak, West Java, from 200,000 to 400,000 tons per annum. The company's president, Jim Hay, said yesterday that the construction of the expansion project, likely to cost US$100 million, will start next year and production is expected to start by the end of 1996.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
29 bodies recovered
29 bodies recovered MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The bodies of 29 of the 31 people believed to have drowned in last week's flash flood have been recovered, a local official said yesterday. Spokesman for the East Lombok regency government Met Mugni told Antara that search and rescue workers are still working to recover the bodies of the other two victims. The victims of the flood that hit the Aikmel subdistrict were badly decomposed, he said.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
NU congress to fortify vow to shun politics
NU congress to fortify vow to shun politics JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), will reaffirm its commitment to shunning formal politics in its congress next month. The five-day congress in the West Java town of Tasikmalaya will renew its 1984 pledge to return to NU's original mission as a socio-educational organization or Khittah, the organization's officials said yesterday.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI, PNG talks on joint border resume
RI, PNG talks on joint border resume JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Papua New Guinea opened its 13th meeting of their joint border committee yesterday, in the West Kalimantan capital of Pontianak. Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. said in his opening address the committee should prioritize discussions on establishment of more border posts. Yogie said Indonesia would seek Papua New Guinea government's agreement to set up border posts in Skou, Sota Waris and Warapko.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 Film 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Open University 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Wawasan 8:05 Traditional Drama 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Karya Nada 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film : The Coming Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt ready with free health services for the needy
Govt ready with free health services for the needy JAKARTA (JP): After less than a year's try-out, the Ministry of Health yesterday announced it is ready to provide free health services to the 25.9 million poor people nation-wide.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt threatens to close hospital treatment plants
Govt threatens to close hospital treatment plants JAKARTA (JP): The city environment bureau has threatened to close down the waste treatment plants of 11 hospitals in Jakarta after they ignored repeated warnings issued by the municipal administration. The warnings were aimed at improving the hospitals' waste management in order to support the city's program of clean rivers, locally known as Program Kali Bersih (Prokasih).
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto for free trade
Soeharto for free trade Many businessmen and analysts, even those in Indonesia itself, are still surprised at President Soeharto's enthusiasm about the free trade concept recommended by the Eminent Persons Group and the Pacific Business Forum. Such surprise is, to a certain extent, understandable because, as recently as last year, Indonesia was still dragging its feet on the process of establishing a free trade area in the ASEAN sub-region.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC trade team failure criticized
APEC trade team failure criticized JAKARTA (JP): APEC meetings encountered their first hurdle here yesterday when the Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI), facing opposition from the United States, failed to adopt a draft on a set of non-binding investment principals. "As far as the U.S.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian banks forced to face global competition
Indonesian banks forced to face global competition JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian banks have to seriously prepare themselves as they enter an era of free trade in services early next year, when the new GATT principles go into effect, Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono says.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt expects no major change in 95/96 budget
Govt expects no major change in 95/96 budget JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad estimated no major change in the government's revenues in the 1995/96 fiscal year, which will begin next April. The minister said that tax receipts from the oil and gas sectors will likely be around the same level of those projected in the current fiscal year due to the gloomy prospect of the oil market and the flattening level of production.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Supreme Court reverses ruling on land dispute
Supreme Court reverses ruling on land dispute JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has reversed its own ruling on the highly political Kedung Ombo land dispute, and has now ruled in favor of the government which is being sued by 34 displaced villagers. The latest Supreme Court position was announced to the press yesterday by outgoing Chief Justice Purwoto Gandasubrata on the day he handed over the post to his successor Soerjono.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
NAFTA is not a trade bloc, Barry says
NAFTA is not a trade bloc, Barry says JAKARTA (JP): The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is not a trade bloc but rather a complement of the new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), American Ambassador to Indonesia Robert L. Barry said yesterday.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia needs more investment in gas industry
Indonesia needs more investment in gas industry Frits H. Pangemanan NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Indonesia, which has successfully supplied natural gas to buyers in Asian and Pacific countries for over the last 20 years, is inviting foreign and domestic investors to develop its gas industry in anticipation of rapidly increasing demand in the region.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Moslem leaders condemn Gus Dur for Israeli visit
Moslem leaders condemn Gus Dur for Israeli visit JAKARTA (JP): Condemnations came hard and fast yesterday against controversial Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid for his recent visit to Israel. Prominent ulemas including K.H. Hasan Basri and K.H. Ali Yafie from the influential Indonesian Council of Ulemas, and Dr. Anwar Haryono of the Council for the Propagation of Islam protested Abdurrahman's visit, saying it would split Moslem opinion here.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Activist gets three years in jail for inciting riot
Activist gets three years in jail for inciting riot MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Chairman of the outlawed Indonesian Prosperity Labor Union (SBSI) Muchtar Pakpahan was sentenced to three years imprisonment yesterday for inciting workers to demonstrate violently last April. The Medan District Court found the 41-year old labor leader guilty for his role in the workers' riot which left one businessman dead and dozens of factories severely damaged.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tuberculosis rife in West Java
Tuberculosis rife in West Java BANDUNG, West Java: An estimated 364,800 people suffering tuberculosis across the province badly need medical treatment, otherwise many more will be infected, a health official warned yesterday. Marwan Awaludin, chairman of the Association for Tuberculosis Eradication, said medical treatment for patients will cost Rp 36 billion (US$17 million).
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC and NAM: The two commitments that bind
APEC and NAM: The two commitments that bind In the span of two years Indonesia has hosted two important international meetings, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Political scientist Juwono Sudarsono puts the two events in global perspective and argues that the nation's real challenge is its exposure to international competition.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drug dealer arrested
Drug dealer arrested North Jakarta police have arrested a man carrying two kilograms of dried marijuana worth Rp 2 million (US$900) through Tanjung Priok port, North Jakarta. The suspected drug trafficker identified as AR, 29, reportedly told police during questioning that he bought the drug in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, recently for Rp 500,000 and planned to sell it in Jakarta.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt officially approves APEC two-day holiday
Govt officially approves APEC two-day holiday JAKARTA (JP): Most people residing, working and studying in Jakarta will enjoy a prolonged holiday this coming weekend, courtesy of President Soeharto. Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday the government is declaring Nov. 14 and Nov. 15, the peak of the meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, as holidays for all government and private sector offices, as well as schools, in Jakarta.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Students, teachers boycott classes
Students, teachers boycott classes SALATIGA, Central Java: Thousands of students and teachers at the Satya Wacana Christian University boycotted classes yesterday in a show of disgust to the recent dismissal of scholar Arief Budiman for disciplinary reasons. The boycott was the latest effort teachers and students made to press their demand for the reinstatement of the outspoken academic, and retirement of the rector and chief of the university's managing foundation.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joko, Susi retain Thai Open crowns
Joko, Susi retain Thai Open crowns JAKARTA (JP): World champions Joko Suprianto and Susi Susanti maintained their supremacy at the Thailand Open badminton championships as Indonesian players romped home with four titles on Sunday. Joko weathered Chinese young gun Sun Jun's initial storm to clinch his third straight win here 10-15, 15-11, 15-5.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traditional logic key to conserving natural resources
Traditional logic key to conserving natural resources JAKARTA (JP): Even if doomsday is around the corner, not many people are willing to give up their greedy habits to save future generations. As the saying goes, "We don't know how much a tree is worth until we cut it down." Speakers at a recent workshop on biodiversity in Serpong, West Java, stressed that conservation efforts must involve local people and immediately benefit them.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Filipino maids
Filipino maids I found your article, headline 'Singapore to stop Filipino maids inflow', which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 31, 1994 totally unnerving. At a glance, it immediately suggested that the influx of Filipino maids to Singapore continues to be unabated, which is grossly and absolutely wrong.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Research on subway reaches final stage
Research on subway reaches final stage JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that the research on the possibility of building a subway in the city has reached its final stage. The research is being conducted by the city administration in cooperation with the Ministries of Transportation and Public Works and the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, he said.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Isolate criminals from society: General
Isolate criminals from society: General JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hindarto has proposed that law breakers be ostracized from society. "Perhaps it will be more effective than legal penalties imposed on those found guilty violating existing rules," he said. Hindarto made the remarks over the weekend, after officially closing the 47th ABRI Masuk Desa (Armed Forces in villages -- AMD) activities at Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stores are not giving special discounts to APEC delegates
Stores are not giving special discounts to APEC delegates JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's large-scale shopping centers are not providing special offers or any discounts to greet delegates of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum despite requests by the head of the city tourism office.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police foil smuggling attempt
Police foil smuggling attempt BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: 22 trucks carrying logs, resin and pumice without proper official documents, worth millions of rupiahs, have been seized by police. The goods were confiscated in an anti-smuggling operation last week on the trans-Sumatra highway and at the Bakauheni port, Lampung police commander Col. Endang Suwanda said yesterday. The truck drivers are being held for questioning on suspicion of attempting to smuggle goods into Java, Antara reported.
Tue, 08 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Firefighters on stand-by during APEC meeting
Firefighters on stand-by during APEC meeting JAKARTA (JP): The City Fire Department has three fire engines and 60 firefighters on standby 24-hour-a-day at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center during the current Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meetings. "We have deployed two fire engines and one hook and ladder truck to help combat any fires occurring at the conference venue," Tatang Sastrawiria, the fire department chief, told reporters yesterday.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam applies for ASEAN membership
Vietnam applies for ASEAN membership BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuter): Hanoi has formally applied to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the staunchly anti-communist group formed at the height of the Vietnam War, senior ASEAN officials said. The officials, in Brunei for an ASEAN senior officials' meeting which ended last Friday, said Vietnam submitted a formal letter of application two weeks ago. Brunei, the smallest ASEAN member, currently chairs the standing committee.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Donation to WWF fund
Donation to WWF fund We would like to express our thanks for the generous donation we received on Nov. 3, 1994, from The Jakarta Post on behalf of those readers who completed their Life Style Survey.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ngada to have new airport
Ngada to have new airport KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The regency of Ngada plans to build an airport in Marapokot next year when its capital is moved from Bajawa to Mbay. Spokesman for the Ngada government Thimtius Mesakh Hermanus said Saturday that Minister of Transportation Haryanto Danutirto had endorsed the plan. Haryanto, Thimtius said, stated that the project could be completed by 1999, Antara reported.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Research on Jambi dwarves
Research on Jambi dwarves JAMBI, Jambi: Deborah Martyr, is a British scholar conducting research on the existence of dwarf people living in Kerinci Seblat national park. For many people in Jambi, the dwarves exist in fairly tales and some even claim to have seen them. But Kerinci regent Bambang Sukowinarno said that Martyr, 36, was among the few who had discovered traces of their existence when she began her research on the dwarves early last year.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Will next century be Asia-Pacific era?
Will next century be Asia-Pacific era? By Yasuhiko Shibata TOKYO: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which groups some of the world's fastest growing economies, is to hold a summit in Indonesia next week. A key issue will be whether APEC members decide to make a stronger commitment to the Asia-Pacific free-trade zone advocated by the United States, or whether to stick to local cooperation. Also at issue will be Japan's policy toward APEC, which still remains unclear.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
CorelFLOW!: For serious jobs and sheer fun
CorelFLOW!: For serious jobs and sheer fun By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Corel Corporation seems determined in becoming the leader in the Windows-based graphics world. Here's one of its products that I briefly mentioned some time ago in my review of new products in the PC world. I got a copy of CorelFLOW!
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters
Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters JAKARTA (JP): Unaware of breaking the local rules of golf cost the runaway leader Nick Faldo of England the Alfred Dunhill Masters title and disqualification from the championship at Bali Golf and Country Club yesterday. It was a dramatic and unexpected finale to the tournament that the former world number one Faldo had dominated and looked certain to win, then having to surrender it to Canadian Jack Kay.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Arief's firing is internal problem of the university
Arief's firing is internal problem of the university JAKARTA (JP): The government has no intention of intervening in the internal conflict currently roiling the Christian University of Satya Wacana, Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro says. Speaking shortly after a meeting with President Soeharto here on Saturday, Wardiman said the decision is in compliance with the President's guidance. "Since the recent dismissal of Dr.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Civil servants making sure Bogor is clean
Civil servants making sure Bogor is clean JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor city administration has deployed 1,500 personnel from various government institutions to clean the parks around Bogor Presidential Palace and to tidy up the city's foliage. Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardy said that such activities employing members of the national civil service are expected to help improve the city's image and give the impression that it deserves the honor of hosting an international conference of such magnitude.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Simpler procedures sought for church building permit
Simpler procedures sought for church building permit JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Roman Catholic Conference (KWI) is urging local administrations to simplify application procedures for church building permits so as to maintain a harmonious relationship between different religious believers. The Central government has delegated its authority to regents and mayors when issuing building permits for houses of worship for all religions.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI to host banking meet
RI to host banking meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the fifth biennial conference of the Asian and Pacific Association of Banking Institutes in Bali this week. The Indonesian Bankers Institute (IBI), the host of the four- day conference, said over the weekend Bank Indonesia (Central Bank) Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono is scheduled to open the meeting at the Grand Bali Beach Hotel in Sanur.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt urged to consider relations with Israel
Govt urged to consider relations with Israel JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, the chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama organization and a controversial politician, has said that the time has come for Indonesia to consider diplomatic relations with Israel. He said a new stance is more relevant now that several Arab countries have signed peace accords with the Jewish state.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
PT Karwell to offer 20m shares
PT Karwell to offer 20m shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Karwell Indonesia, a textile producer, will offer 20 million new shares that will account for 30.77 percent of its total common stocks early next month, the company's executives say. Frans Seda, the firm's chief commissioner, told reporters on Friday that the shares, each with a nominal value of Rp 1,000, will be sold at a price between Rp 2,900 (US$1.3) and Rp 3,000 each.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Extinct species ignored
Extinct species ignored JAKARTA (JP): Most governments in the world have failed to fully implement the international convention on the protection of endangered species. The World Wide Fund (WWF) said on Saturday that 124 countries, which signed the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), have not adopted the convention in their national policies, Antara reported.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Don't blame Singapore
Don't blame Singapore I refer to the letter by Carl Chairul (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 31, 1994) entitled S'pore's complaint. Being a Singaporean, I am here for some business reasons and I am not pleased to hear Mr. Chairul complaining against his neighboring country. Like the other three million Singaporeans, I too was affected by the haze, caused by the forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. I could not breath properly back home because the haze had reached an unhealthy level. At least, Mr.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Orderly succession expected
Orderly succession expected JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, currently in his sixth five- year term, reaffirmed over the weekend that Indonesia already has a well established mechanism for choosing its president based on the 1945 Constitution. "The people should not worry too much and unnecessarily make much noise about the need for searching for a new president," Soeharto was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Steady Safe joins Volgren
Steady Safe joins Volgren PT Steady Safe, a publicly listed transportation company, has acquired a 70-percent stake of PT Volgren Indonesia, a producer of aluminum bus bodies. A spokesperson of Steady Safe told The Jakarta Post over the weekend the share takeover was aimed at strengthening the company's operation of city buses, while joining the government's program of rebuilding old city buses of the Jakarta administration-owned public transportation firm PPD.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Contaminated premium gasoline
Contaminated premium gasoline I herewith enclose a copy of my report at the South Jakarta Police Precinct on Nov. 3, 1994. In short, the gas station at Fatmawati No. 4 was (is?) selling contaminated premium. I let my driver fill up with 35 liters early in the morning on Nov.1, at about 6:45 a.m.. We have bought fuel from this station for over eight years.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Singapore may import gas from Indonesia
Singapore may import gas from Indonesia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore may buy natural gas from Indonesia to meet its fuel needs for power stations which will more than double by 2004, a minister said on Saturday. "When the (Indonesian) Natunas (gasfield) is in operation, we would be interested in discussing to supply gas ...we would be happy to offtake some of its production," said Yeo Cheow Tong, Minister for Trade and Industry.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
BLIB produces first class instructors
BLIB produces first class instructors By Ridwan M. Sijabat BANDUNG (JP): Name the most prestigious college in this city and every one will agree it is the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). But Bandung is also home to dozens of top notch colleges to stake the city's claim as one of Indonesia's main centers of excellence. Something about the Bandung air and atmosphere, it seems, makes it an ideal place to study.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seven killed in rain storms
Seven killed in rain storms GROBOGAN, Central Java: Rain storms killed seven people and injured four more here last week. In addition, at least 200 houses, mosques, school buildings and government offices were damaged in the process. The storms also destroyed a Rp 11.5 billion (about US$5.4 million) pavilion in the Java Miniature Park in the provincial capital of Semarang. Most of the seven were crushed by falling trees and collapsing houses, the Antara news agency reported.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Duty on methanol lowered
Duty on methanol lowered JAKARTA (JP): The government has lowered the import duty on methanol from 10 percent to five percent. Methanol is used for the production of glue for plywood, from 10 percent to five percent. Decree No. 542/KMK.01/1994 of the Minister of Finance states the reduction of the tariff on methanol was effected last Thursday.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI to host 2nd meeting of APEC ministers
RI to host 2nd meeting of APEC ministers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to host the second meeting of finance ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) in April 1995 to discuss financial ties among members. Secretary-General of the Ministry of Finance Yusuf Anwar told reporters here on Saturday that the meeting, to be held on April 15 and 16, will follow up on the results of the first finance ministers' meeting in Honolulu in March this year.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police still investigating Blok M firecracker blast
Police still investigating Blok M firecracker blast BOGOR, West Java (JP): Police have not yet identified the culprit in the firecracker explosion at a bus terminal near the Blok M Shopping Mall in South Jakarta on Wednesday morning. A security guard was injured in the blast. "We have yet to identify the culprit or culprits behind the incident. Nor have we been able to uncover the motive," Deputy to the National Police chief for Operational Affairs Maj. Gen.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto halts tryout of 5-day school week
Soeharto halts tryout of 5-day school week JAKARTA (JP): Trial five-day school weeks in some elementary and junior high schools will be abolished by the end of the year as President Soeharto believes they pose overly heavy burden to the students. The President worries that the shorter week, with their condensed curriculum and longer daily learning hours, will have a negative impact on children's development in the long run.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
The APEC summit
The APEC summit Jakarta's main roads are much cleaner these days. Perhaps for the first time in history flowers are arranged at many strategic points, particularly along the city's major thoroughfares. Beggars and street vendors have vanished overnight from crossroads. It is not often that one see such a thorough facelift in this capital city.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bus firms warned to discipline drivers
Bus firms warned to discipline drivers JAKARTA (JP): The Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency is threatening to revoke the operation licenses of bus companies and other public transit vehicle firms whose drivers frequently violate route regulations. HM Djuhdi, head of the agency's transportation business development office, said over the weekend that the drivers of the companies to face the stern actions chronically refuse to enter bus terminals on their designated routes.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC members urged to adopt customs reforms
APEC members urged to adopt customs reforms JAKARTA (JP): The Brussels-based World Customs Organization urged members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to support broad-based customs reform in the region instead of relying on pre-shipment inspection. "The full support of the government and the customs management will be crucial as no solution can be imposed on unwilling administrations," the organization's director for valuation, J.M.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Share prices closed higher across the board last week
Share prices closed higher across the board last week JAKARTA (JP): Driven largely by good performance in the regional bourses, share prices closed higher across the board last week. Buoyant trading by bargain hunters on a number of blue chip stocks boosted the JSX (Jakarta Stock Exchange) Composite Index early in the week. The index closed the week 4.19 points up at 520.60. It appears that the market has reached its floor this year, thus down-side potential looks minimal.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Human rights in APEC
Human rights in APEC One of the many interesting issues in the air prior to the convening of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bogor is the United States' intention to bring up the issue of human rights. We have reservations concerning this because such an issue might mar the image of Indonesia in the face of the world. As stated by President Soeharto in a recent workshop on human rights, violation of human rights could have happened in the process of development.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Telkom introduces new phone cards
Telkom introduces new phone cards The state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, is introducing seven kinds of telephone cards to highlight the leadership meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Setyanto P. Santoso, PT Telkom's president, said over the weekend that four of the seven cards bear an orchid logo and the other three carry the logos of APEC-PT Telkom, the Bogor Palace and the National Monument (Monas).
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pasar Minggu to remian catchment area
Pasar Minggu to remian catchment area JAKARTA (JP): In line with regional city planning, Pasar Minggu will continue to be a water catchment area until the year 2005, said South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko. "People who intend to build houses in this area should understand and obey city planning in the area and the standard construction coefficient," Pardjoko said at a book launching ceremony on Saturday, the Antara news agency reported.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Health service in Timor improves
Health service in Timor improves DILI, East Timor: Health services here have reportedly improved, as the doctor to patient ratio now nears the ideal of 1:5,000. Spokesman for the provincial health office Carlos Pereira said Saturday that services in all the 67 health community centers in East Timor are being strengthened by newly graduated medical students and apprenticing physicians, the Antara news agency reported.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Peter Pan & Pirates 3:00 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Hindu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 Film Series: Santa Barbara 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three Indonesian tennis players ousted
Three Indonesian tennis players ousted JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesian tennis players yesterday were eliminated in the qualifying round of the US$100,000 Wismilak Open Championships in Surabaya, East Java, the third stop of the World Tennis Association (WTA) tour in Asia. Lisa Andriyani fell 1-6, 3-6 to Ludmila Varmuzona from San Marino. Agustine Limanto lost 2-6, 4-6 to Australia's Kerry Anne Guse.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian, Thai, Indonesia bike makers accused of dumping
Malaysian, Thai, Indonesia bike makers accused of dumping KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia and the European Union are headed for a legal standoff over accusations that the country along with Thailand and Indonesia are dumping cheap bicycles on the European market, newspapers reported here yesterday. Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said the complaint was formally lodged at the Commission by the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association on Feb. 3.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Security for water system increased
Security for water system increased The city-owned water company PAM Jaya is deploying over 2,310 employees to safeguard its water distribution networks. Syamsu Romli, the firm's president, said over the weekend that the employees, who are will be on stand-by 24-hours-a-day three days before and after the leadership meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum next week, are to prevent the possibility of distribution stoppage.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Firms must pay for industrial apprenticeship program: Expert
Firms must pay for industrial apprenticeship program: Expert BANDUNG (JP): The new industrial apprenticeship program launched by the Ministry of Manpower should be financed by the industrial community because they are the chief beneficiary of the program, according to a German expert.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Philippines urged to lower tariffs
Philippines urged to lower tariffs MANILA (AFP): The Philippines should lower its tariffs even before the other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to force its industries to be more competitive, Economic Planning Secretary Cielito Habito said here. Habito also said the fall in the inflation rate to 7.8 percent in October would enable the Philippines to ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a more relaxed monetary program in future negotiations.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Planet Hollywood and language
Planet Hollywood and language SCTV's live broadcast of the opening of the Planet Hollywood restaurant on Oct. 22, 1994, saddened me. The use of the Indonesia language, Bahasa Indonesia, was incorrect. The Master of Ceremonies and several important figures mixed the Bahasa Indonesia lavishly with English. Such presentations to the public cannot help but to have an extensive influence on society. I know that some English words have no equivalents in Indonesian, especially technical terms.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta applies three methods for expansion
Jakarta applies three methods for expansion JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has applied, simultaneously, three development methods to expand the area of Jakarta. They are: extension, intensification and establishment of new satellite cities. Chief of City Planning Office Udin Abimanyu said Saturday the area extension method has been applied by the city since the 1960s in the Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi areas, known as the buffer zones of Jakarta.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Large companies asked to help the smaller
Large companies asked to help the smaller SUKABUMI, West Java (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad on Saturday called on large private companies to extend a helping hand to cooperatives and small enterprises. "Please follow in the footsteps of state companies which have put aside small portions of their profits for the development of cooperatives and small businesses," Mar'ie said at the inauguration of the Education and Training Center for Integrated Farming Management.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
No empty promises, please!
No empty promises, please! SERANG, West Java: Members of the local branch of the ruling political group Golkar were reminded not to lure the people with empty promises during the 1997 election campaigns. Amin Ibrahim, General Secretary for Golkar's West Java chapter, urged local Golkar members to refrain from giving promises which are impossible to keep. "People are more critical nowadays," he said, as quoted by the Antara news agency.
Mon, 07 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lessons on environmental awareness needed
Lessons on environmental awareness needed JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja urged teachers on Saturday to help improve the environmental awareness of the public by teaching their students to treat animals and plants with respect. Sarwono said teachers should tell the students about the need for "civilized treatment of flora and fauna".
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Marubeni's unit in Asia
Marubeni's unit in Asia TOKYO (AFP): Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. has formed a subsidiary to plan and coordinate the construction of electric power generation plants in Asia, company officials said yesterday. Marubeni Asian Power Ltd., capitalized at 65 million yen (US$650,000), is to cooperate with contractors and power companies in building power plants in China, Indonesia, the Philippines and other Asian nations.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Top judge urges govt to pay Kedungombo compensation
Top judge urges govt to pay Kedungombo compensation JAKARTA (JP): A top judge has urged the government to pay compensation to the villagers whose land has been acquired for the Kedungombo reservoir in compliance with the original Supreme Court ruling. "Further delays will simply mean more burden later," Justice Bismar Siregar commented to the Antara news agency about the delays in executing the court's ruling.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mosque and loud speaker
Mosque and loud speaker From Pikiran Rakyat Instruction No. Kep/D/101/1078 dated June, 17, 1978, issued by the Directorate General of Islamic Religion of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, regulates the use of loud speakers in mosques, mushola, and langgar. In line with this instruction, the religious affairs office in the Purworejo Regency issued Instruction No. MK.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
English language teachers should get to know to their students
English language teachers should get to know to their students By Tim Drown SEMARANG (JP): As an English teacher I have also been attracted to Byron Black's column on English, "The Listening Post." I have become disappointed, however, after reading the column on some days. One example is a recent issue that simply transcribed a conversation about tire pressures between the two car mechanics who are regularly featured on National Public Radio in the United States.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. (in English). * All Saints' Anglican Church (opposite The Aryaduta Jakarta), Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim No. 5, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. ; at G.K.I. Pondok Indah at 6 p.m.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bourse directive seen as dampener to market
Bourse directive seen as dampener to market KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A new directive by Malaysia's stock exchange for brokers to report transactions daily has dented the market this week but could enhance investor confidence in the local bourse in the long-term, analysts said yesterday. The directive, issued internally to brokerages on Monday for implementation next week, is aimed at controlling excessive speculation and preventing stockists from rigging the market, brokers said.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Singapore to reward former city planners
Singapore to reward former city planners SINGAPORE (AFP): After hiking ministers' salaries, Singapore has announced plans to reward officials who plotted the island- state's growth into a thriving metropolis but retired before they could benefit from its success. "They are the ones who planted the trees. The fruits which we enjoy today are because of the trees which they planted, the careful nurturing which they gave," Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong told parliament late Thursday.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
World crossers to compete here
World crossers to compete here JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen leading world competitors will stake their claims on victory in the fourth and final leg of the Lucky Strike International Motocross Championships at the Raffles Village track in Cibubur, East Jakarta, on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
OPEC may extend output ceiling
OPEC may extend output ceiling ABU DHABI (AFP): OPEC oil ministers meeting in Indonesia this month will likely extend the cartel's official production ceiling to support sagging oil prices, the official Emirates news agency said yesterday. It said the rollover of the 24.52 million barrel per day (bpd) ceiling, in force for nearly 13 months, would push up prices by more than US$2 because of high seasonal demand in the first quarter of 1995.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued drifting lower with most issues loosing ground in heavy trading yesterday in line with the downward trend on other Asian markets. The JSX Composite Index, which closed 1.25 points lower to end at 522.83 on Thursday, lost another 2.24 points to close at 520.59 yesterday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also closed lower at 124.77 from 125.30.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia hails enforcement of UN sea law
Indonesia hails enforcement of UN sea law JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia yesterday hailed the enforcement of the UN's Law of the Sea Convention which finally grants world recognition to the concept of Indonesia as an archipelagic state. Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman announced yesterday that Indonesia's territorial waters will automatically increase by three million square kilometers when the convention goes into effect on Nov. 16.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Radius plays intermediary role
Radius plays intermediary role SALATIGA, Central Java: Former finance minister Radius Prawiro has intervened in the controversy surrounding the dismissal of Arief Budiman, the well-known scholar from Satya Wacana Christian University. Radius, an honorary member of the foundation managing the university, sponsored a meeting between the rector, the foundation chief and representatives of those opposed to Arief's dismissal.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Historical fact on East Indies
Historical fact on East Indies In the face of the abundant evidence of his misdeeds there is no doubt that by all standards Kapitein Raymond "De Turk" Westerling must be considered a war criminal. And I do not know why he was never charged with misconduct and court-martialed, neither do I know why the Indonesian government has never demanded his extradition.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Telkom cleans up public phones
Telkom cleans up public phones The South Jakarta office of the state-owned PT Telkom telecommunication company deployed personnel to clean up 600 public phones in the area in line with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference. Manager for the external relations of PT Telkom, Sufi Wahyuni M., said in a statement yesterday that the operation carried out on Thursday was meant to help beautify the city so as to give a good image of the city to the APEC delegates.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police raid fake diesel fuel production syndicate
Police raid fake diesel fuel production syndicate JAKARTA (JP): City Police are questioning executives of two diesel fuel distributor companies in connection with the arrest of their employees for mixing diesel fuel with kerosene in four tank trucks before selling it to customers. Head of Operational Affairs of the Special Alert Police Squad, Capt. Syaiful Bd., told reporters yesterday the employees of the firms were caught in the act of diluting the diesel fuel at 1 a.m.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Environment minister complains bird hunting ban ignored
Environment minister complains bird hunting ban ignored JAKARTA (JP): The government ban against all bird hunting, issued last April, has been largely ignored, said State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja. Sarwono disclosed the existence of the ban, which had not been previously announced, on Thursday, the eve of the national flora and fauna day which falls today. Sarwono said the ban was stipulated in decree No.29/1994, issued by the Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. on Apr.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
City planning needs support
City planning needs support Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has asked universities in Jakarta to support Jakarta's nine planning strategies established in 1992 in order to alleviate the city's population problem, especially in the most impoverished areas. "It is important that universities help and support the city programs with their knowledge," Surjadi told university rectors Wednesday evening. He explained that the city plans to build low-cost apartments to improve slum areas.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bus owners told to bring fleets up to standard
Bus owners told to bring fleets up to standard JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration has ordered owners of buses and other public transit vehicles operating in the capital to bring their fleets up to standard to improve service and facilitate traffic flow.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Vegetables and lead
Vegetables and lead The Annual Marie Antoinette Award should go to Umar Fahmi Achmadi for his "Let them eat vegetables only once a week" statement in response to the very disturbing news that lead is showing up in vegetables (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 3, 1994). Most of the poor have only enough money to eat rice, noodles and vegetables. So what are they going to have now as another source of nutrition -- duck, prime rib?
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m Sports: Tennis ATP 3:30 Film 4:30 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music: Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30 Rona Nusantara 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Cyclone Program 2 4:30 p.m. Sports 5:30 City News 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 English News Service 8:00 TV Series: Swans Crossing 8:30 Music TPI 5:30 a.m.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Harmoko has 2 weeks to respond to `Tempo'
Harmoko has 2 weeks to respond to `Tempo' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko has been given two more weeks by the Jakarta State Administrative Court to respond to charges by a senior journalist that his action to ban Tempo magazine in June was illegal. A court session was originally scheduled to hear Harmoko's defense yesterday, but his lawyer R. Wiyono said that his client needed more time to respond to the lawsuit filed by Goenawan Mohammad, the proprietor of the closed weekly.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan to host APEC meet
Japan to host APEC meet TOKYO (AFP): Japanese Trade Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is to propose at the forthcoming APEC meeting in Indonesia that Japan host a conference on energy-related issues in the Asia-Pacific region next April. The joint government-private sector conference would deal with ways to improve supply-demand relations as the region is likely to face an energy shortage if economies continue to expand at the current pace, Hashimoto told reporters.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC to set up programs for customs cooperation
APEC to set up programs for customs cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad yesterday suggested that the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum formulate programs and action plans for strengthening customs and excise cooperation in the region.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Clinton set to discuss human rights
Clinton set to discuss human rights JAKARTA (JP): United States President Bill Clinton and Indonesia's President Soeharto will wrestle with human rights and labor issues when the American head of state makes a one-day state visit here next week.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Strong goodwill of
Strong goodwill of govt needed for ecological advocacy JAKARTA (JP): Strong good will toward conservation on the part of the government will optimize environmental advocacy, an anthropologist said yesterday. Yando Zakaria said the toughest job for environmental activists -- and anyone involved in conservation -- is to make legislators and government officials committed enough to solving the country's ecological problems.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Book on travel, tourism published
Book on travel, tourism published American Express Travel Related Services in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications has published a Source Book on Travel & Tourism for APEC delegates and journalists. The release made available to The Jakarta Post stated that the book contains data and market profiles of each member country.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three persons incinerated
Three persons incinerated MEDAN, North Sumatra: Three family members were killed in a fire that destroyed four houses near Belawan harbor on early on Thursday, police said yesterday. The police identified those killed as Husin bin Jamil, 26, his wife Ratna Dewi, 20, and their daughter Nuraini, 5, Antara reported. Police said preliminary investigations suggest that the fire was started by a spilled kerosene lamp. The fire quickly gutted the houses whose roofs were made of straw.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
U.S. urges Malaysia, China to back trade plan
U.S. urges Malaysia, China to back trade plan MANILA (Reuter): A U.S. official yesterday urged countries like China and Malaysia with reservations about a regional free- trade zone to back a liberalization plan at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Indonesia. Winston Lord, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told reporters from Washington through a satellite hookup he hoped such countries would drop their objections.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia to reject APEC trade pact
Malaysia to reject APEC trade pact KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia yesterday reasserted its objection to a plan for an APEC free trade pact by 2020, saying that while Australia had the right to push for it, Kuala Lumpur had the right to reject it. "It is their right to push...
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC talks deadlocked on investment
APEC talks deadlocked on investment JAKARTA (JP): Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) negotiators yesterday failed to reach an agreement on the formulation of non-binding investment principles and decided to bring the issue to a committee meeting today. "We will further discuss the formulation of APEC Non-binding Investment Principles at a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Investment tomorrow," a delegate to the closed-door meeting told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Population office targets residents with no papers
Population office targets residents with no papers JAKARTA (JP): The municipal population office initiated an operation at 13 low-cost apartments throughout the city yesterday, arresting residents, including foreigners, who lacked the necessary identity documents. Soedarsono, head of the population office's special registration department, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the operation is intended to detect anyone, including foreigners, renting apartments by bribing the concerned officials.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ex-Bapindo boss makes last gasp not-guilty plea
Ex-Bapindo boss makes last gasp not-guilty plea JAKARTA (JP): Towil Heryoto, the former president of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), made an eleventh hour appeal to the court to acquit him of corruption charges, stressing that he was simply a victim of other people's greed.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Call made easier during APEC
Call made easier during APEC JAKARTA (JP): The state telecommunications company, PT Telkom, has temporarily installed 4,000 new lines to support the series of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, which started here yesterday. Telkom's president, Setyanto P. Santosa, said yesterday that the installation has cost his company Rp 3 billion (US$1.4 million).
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Minibus drivers go on strike
Minibus drivers go on strike JAKARTA (JP): Tens of driver of minibus plying the route of Bekasi bus terminal-Rawalumbu area in Greater Jakarta went on a strike yesterday to protest the operation of new minibuses with no proper licenses. The new buses started the operation on Thursday morning and the protesters believed that operation was backed by influential officials.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mini vans to serve Kamal
Mini vans to serve Kamal Around 20 mini vans of Wahana Kalpika cooperation (KWK) will soon be used as rural transportation to serve Kamal subdistrict, West Jakarta. Suara Pembaruan evening daily reported yesterday that the West Jakarta office of the City Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ) is preparing for the operation of the vans. These are used vans which have been overhauled.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto's offer on E. Timor gets mixed reactions
Soeharto's offer on E. Timor gets mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's offer to hold reconciliatory talks with exiled East Timorese opposing the integration of their homeland with Indonesia met mixed reactions from politicians yesterday. The President said on Thursday that he would be pleased to meet in Indonesia with anti-integration groups to deepen mutual understanding and accelerate a solution to the East Timorese question in international forums.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dharmala's profit up
Dharmala's profit up MANILA (AFP): The Philippine affiliate of the Dharmala Group of Indonesia posted a 44-percent increase in net income for the first three quarters of 1994, documents obtained here yesterday said. Dharmala Philippines Inc. saw its net income in the first nine months of this year rise to 38.269 million pesos (US$1.47 million), up from 26.573 million pesos in the same period last year.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
England's Nick Faldo hits 63 for a new course record
England's Nick Faldo hits 63 for a new course record JAKARTA (JP): England's world number three Nick Faldo overcame the heat and the layout to fire a blistering eight under-63 and set a course record at the half-way stage of the Alfred Dunhill Masters golf championship at the Bali Golf and Country Club yesterday. It was a memorable display of stroke-making from the Englishman, whose round included nine birdies and a bogey, which shattered the course record by three strokes. "I'm enjoying myself.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI is ready to respond to environmental charges
RI is ready to respond to environmental charges JAKARTA (JP): Alarmed by international criticism of the country's environmental record, the Indonesian delegation for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings will be armed with an information package on environmental management. "We are preparing an information package, which is expected to be useful for the Indonesian delegation," State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Poor service hampers insurance businesses
Poor service hampers insurance businesses JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's insurance industry needs to improve on the services their companies offer, the Director of Insurance at the Ministry of Finance, Sophar L. Toruan, said here yesterday. Speaking at a press conference here yesterday, Toruan noted that the government will take a group of 22 top executives from local insurance companies to Australia from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19 to observe and study local practices down under.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Nissho Iwai Corp approve $260m loan for Humpuss
Nissho Iwai Corp approve $260m loan for Humpuss JAKARTA (JP): Nissho Iwai Corporation of Japan yesterday approved an offshore loan worth US$260 million for PT Kaltim Methanol Industri (KMI), a subsidiary of Humpuss Group, for the construction of its $330 million methanol project in Bontang, East Kalimantan. The loan agreement was signed by Nissho Iwai Corporation's general manager, Sekio Hara, KMI's president, Abdul Wahab, and the junior director for Humpuss' project development, Bernardino M.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traffic and APEC
Traffic and APEC A suggestion has been made to declare Nov. 14 and Nov. 15 as public holidays in Jakarta to ease the traffic for the convenience of delegates to the meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. The suggestion made by State Secretary Moerdiono, in his capacity as head of the APEC meeting organizing committee, is logical because it is our obligation as host to ensure the comfort of our honored guests. Now, it all depends on the public.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt defends hikes in seaport service rates
Govt defends hikes in seaport service rates JAKARTA (JP): Directorate General of Sea Transportation Soentoro yesterday vowed to improve efficiency of port services following the recent rise in rates of five port services. The country's ports, for example, will improve navigation services, he told reporters after signing an agreement on consulting services for vessel procurement.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian actor asked to leave for visa abuse
Malaysian actor asked to leave for visa abuse JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian Nand Kumar Bhagwandas, 30, who is well-known for his role as Hans in the famed television serial Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Si Doel, the Schoolboy), has been asked to leave Indonesia for working illegally.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta streets blossom for APEC
Jakarta streets blossom for APEC JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta will greet delegates of the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting with flowers, banners and decorative lights. Chief of the City Parks Office Syamsir Alamsyah told reporters after a meeting at City Hall yesterday that his office has stepped up preparations for the meeting in cooperation with the private sector. "The total municipal budget earmarked for decorations amounts to Rp 600 million (around US$280,000)," he said.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Consumer group to probe gasoline sold in Jakarta
Consumer group to probe gasoline sold in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The chairperson of the Indonesian Consumers Protection Foundation said yesterday that the foundation plans to sample and survey the gasoline and diesel fuel sold in Jakarta. "The foundation will conduct the survey in 1995 and samples of gasoline will be taken from gas stations all over Jakarta," Zoemrotin K. Soesilo said, adding that similar testing was done almost ten years ago in 1985.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thieves make specialization
Thieves make specialization SEMARANG, Central Java: Three "specialists" in shoplifting women's underwear were arrested after one of the partners, unhappy with the distribution of their lacy loot, revealed their activities to the police. The sticky-fingered trio was a family of one mother, her daughter and a daughter in law, chief of the Central Java police detective department Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said yesterday.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
UNDP aids Indonesia
UNDP aids Indonesia JAKARTA: The United Nations Development Program has granted $1.53 million in grant to help strengthen Indonesia's disaster management capacities. The cooperation agreement was signed on Wednesday between UNDP resident representative C. Jan Kamp and Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Azwar Anas, who also chairs the National Coordinating Board for Disaster Management (Bakornas). Some $300,000 of the funds will be disbursed in the first year.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joko, Susi into Thai Open semis
Joko, Susi into Thai Open semis BANGKOK (AFP): Indonesia's top seed Joko Suprianto gave his Chinese opponent little chance in a classy display on his way into the semifinals of the Thai Open here yesterday. China's Hu Zhilan could find little answer to the accuracy and power displayed by world champion Joko, going down 15-10, 18-13. But Sun Jun, seed 5/8, kept the Chinese flag flying by brilliantly eliminating Indonesian second seed Hariyanto Arbi 15- 8, 10-15, 17-14.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Twelve drowned in flash flood
Twelve drowned in flash flood MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Twelve people drowned and 12 others went missing in a flash flood that swept the Aikmel subdistrict on Thursday, officials said yesterday. The Tanggik River overflowed following a two-hour downpour, spokesman for the East Lombok regency government Abdul Kadir told the Antara news agency. Local senior officials, including regent M. Sadir, went to the stricken areas to monitor the search and rescue operations on Thursday, he said.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Link between education and industry
Link between education and industry By Sg. Ferryanto SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Our tertiary education institutions are subject to serving as research and development centers. They are expected to play a major role in technology transfer programs, together with ministerial and non-ministerial research centers.
Sat, 05 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Out-of-town students find it hard to settle in city
Out-of-town students find it hard to settle in city By Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): Adjusting to life in Jakarta is not as easy as you may think. Although the Indonesian capital is the most metropolitan city in the country, with almost every culture and lifestyle represented, fitting in can be difficult.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign banks in RP
Foreign banks in RP MANILA (AFP): Central Bank governor Gabriel Singson said yesterday the first approvals for foreign banks applying to enter the Philippines will be announced in the first quarter of 1995 even as Dutch bank ABN Amro filed an application to operate here. ABN Amro, with an offshore banking unit in this country, is the second Dutch bank to apply for full commercial operations, following on the heels of ING Bank, which made an application last month.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Unfinished building
Unfinished building From Jayakarta I live not far from PT Pertani, which is located on Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu. My concern is about an unfinished building owned by PT Pertani (a company under the control of the Ministry of Agriculture). There is the impression that this building is neglected and has been that way for about 10 years. I was told the contractor of the building has gone, for unclear reasons, and left the building still unfinished.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Boar kills rehabilitated ape
Boar kills rehabilitated ape BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: One of 49 orangutans rehabilitated after being raised in captivity has been found dead, apparently killed by wild boars, local coordinators said. Nita Boestani, head of the Wana Riset program to resettle orangutans in their original habitat in the Samboja jungle, said the coordinators are still trying to determine the fate of the other primates, Antara news agency reported.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC free trade marks U.S. trade policy milestone+
APEC free trade marks U.S. trade policy milestone+ By Antonio Kamiya WASHINGTON (Kyodo): Architects of U.S. trade policy have reasons to cheer when leaders of the 18 Asia-Pacific nations and territories meet in Bogor, Indonesia, on Nov. 15 for the second Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum summit. There, by most accounts, the APEC leaders are likely to commit themselves to removing all major trade barriers in the region by a certain target date.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday. Poolside - BBQ Night with Hawaiian Band, Wednesday. * Sheraton Lagoon Nusa Dua Beach: Poolside Terrace - Janger Cultural Performance, Friday. Pasar Ikan Seafood Market, Saturday.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Regions are ill-prepared for more autonomy: Expert
Regions are ill-prepared for more autonomy: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Most regional administrations in Indonesia are poorly prepared to accept greater autonomy from the central government, an expert on public administration warns. Soehardjo, a professor on public administration at the Diponegoro University in Semarang, West Java, puts it down to the poor quality of councilors at regency and mayoralty levels.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
PLN needs electricity rate hike
PLN needs electricity rate hike By Faisal Harahap JAKARTA (JP): The heatedly debated electricity rate increase could lead to a different perspective if we look into it from a different angle. Critical statements were addressed against the government as well as PLN state electricity company regarding the determination of the rate base and its three-monthly adjustments, after Mines and Energy Minister I.B. Sudjana announced the new policy on Oct. 21, 1994.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie gets $21.7m loan
Bakrie gets $21.7m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Fajar Bumi Sakti, a coal mining company controlled by the Bakrie family through PT Bakrie Investindo, secured a US$21.7 million syndicated loan from eight foreign and domestic commercial banks yesterday. Indra Hasbar, Fajar Bumi Sakti's director, said after signing an agreement on the loan here that it will be used to finance the expansion of the company's annual production capacity to 750,000 tons from 180,000 tons at present.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Proud of Bahasa Indonesia
Proud of Bahasa Indonesia From Neraca As Indonesian citizens we are proud of our national language i.e. Bahasa Indonesia. But we are witnessing a crisis in the use of Bahasa Indonesia. For example, some people like to mix Bahasa Indonesia with a foreign language. Why they do this is not clear. Maybe their speech sounds modern or westernized. To my mind, if you want to communicate in English, for instance, you must use it correctly. The same is true for Bahasa Indonesia.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kissinger to address Asian bankers meeting
Kissinger to address Asian bankers meeting JAKARTA (JP): Henry Kissinger, a former U.S. secretary of state, and a number of ministers will address the 11th general meeting and seminar of the Asian Bankers Association here next week. The Association's chairman, Mochtar Riady of the Lippo Banking Group, said yesterday that Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad is expected to open the two-day meeting at the Shangri-La hotel next Monday, Nov. 7.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Workers protest transfer
Workers protest transfer Fifteen cleaning service attendants of PT. Pembangunan Jaya Ancol (PT PJA), which owns and manages the Ancol Amusement Park, went to the city council to protest the company's decision to transfer them without prior consultation. The spokesman for the group, Sabar, on Tuesday told the City Council's Commission E, in charge of public welfare, that since 1989 PT PJA had transferred the employment of 200 workers to another company.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Attention to developer
Attention to developer From Media Indonesia The road to our complex Pondok Tirta Mandala (particularly the entrance gate), Jl. Tole Iskandar, Depok, is severely damaged. The drainage system is not working satisfactorily because the ditches are too small to take in the flood of water during the rainy season. The water stays on the road for weeks, which results in causing heavier damage to the road.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lecturers threaten to quit over Arief's firing
Lecturers threaten to quit over Arief's firing SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): A massive demonstration over the dismissal of renowned scholar Arief Budiman virtually crippled the Satya Wacana Christian University yesterday. In the latest maneuver, 16 professors with doctorate degrees threatened to resign unless the rector and chief of the foundation managing the university step down or reinstate Arief.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Consumers' protection
Consumers' protection From Media Indonesia The Foundation of Indonesian Consumers Institution views the increase of the electricity tariff to be a burden to the majority of the population. A number of members of the House of Representatives also voice the same opinion. This demonstrates that the foundation has the interests of the people in mind.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
'CNN' at Shangri-La hotels
'CNN' at Shangri-La hotels HONG KONG (AFP): CNN International said yesterday it had sealed a three-year deal with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts that will bring CNN telecasts into 12,000 Shangri-La guest rooms in Asia. Most Shangri-La hotels were already receiving CNN, but the agreement expands the U.S. all-news network's reach to include Shangri-La hotels in China and Indonesia, where authorities have been wary of foreign satellite broadcasts.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Clove debts paid
Clove debts paid UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The Clove Marketing and Bufferstocking Agency yesterday paid its debts of Rp 20.2 billion (US$9.24 million) to clove farmers in this province and Rp 1.6 billion to farmers in Southeast Sulawesi. The agency's chairman, Hutomo (Tommy) Mandala Putra, delivered the payments in a ceremony here, which was attended by Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya and a number of members of the House of Representatives.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
There's always a catch
There's always a catch PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The vehicles come cheap and they are in superb condition. There is one catch however. They are most likely to be stolen goods. Chief of the Banyumas Police Col. Demak Lubis said many car buyers in the regency have simply chosen to ignore the fact these vehicles do not come with proper documents.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mochtar Lubis sued
Mochtar Lubis sued From Sinar In relation to Mochtar Lubis' demand for an open debate, I'd like to make it clear that I am not interested in such a debate. Instead, I will sue him for his crime of insulting and reprimanding the first President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Sukarno. The court can also be an open forum for debates. I am suing him not only because of the fact that I am Sukarno's daughter, but as a citizen, I cannot keep silent, and am determined to react to his abusive act.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Retailers to set up association
Retailers to set up association JAKARTA (JP): Retailers here are preparing an association which will function as a forum to enhance dialogs and cooperation for further developing the retail trade. "I am willing to join the upcoming organization as an adviser because I think such an association will be able to nurture cooperation and unity among big and small retailers," said Sudwikatmono at a meeting with several retailers who are preparing the founding of the association yesterday.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gangsters threaten bird traders
Gangsters threaten bird traders Dozens of bird traders at the Flora Fauna market in Kelapa Gading Permai, North Jakarta, have lodged a complaint at the local military district office about intimidation by a number of racketeers. Indera Setiawan, representing the group, told the chief of the North Jakarta military office, Lt. Col.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
New Thai FM begins work
New Thai FM begins work BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's new foreign minister, billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, wasted no time settling into office, beginning with throwing out all his predecessor's belongings, including the toilet and sink, a ministry official said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL liberalizes rules on banking, exchange control
KL liberalizes rules on banking, exchange control KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's central bank yesterday designated seven of the country's largest banks to operate foreign currency accounts for exporters in a significant move to liberalize its exchange control rules. This also followed the decision by the central bank to allow stronger, well-managed banking institutions to conduct new activities under a more liberal two-tier regulatory environment.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lecturer's dismissal
Lecturer's dismissal From Sinar Pagi The dismissal of Arief Budiman from his post as lecturer in postgraduate studies on development at Satya Wacana Christian University, in Salatiga, Central Java, as of Oct. 31, 1994, coupled with clashes with student military regiments in the capital, clearly indicate that anti-democratic and anti- reformation elements have penetrated university campuses.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Judge examines Yorrys at the crime site
Judge examines Yorrys at the crime site JAKARTA (JP): Judge Ismail Sebayang of the West Jakarta District Court yesterday led the site examination of a storehouse on Jl. Daan Mogot 125, West Jakarta, which was allegedly used as a gambling den by Yorrys Raweyai, an influential figure of a youth organization. During the examination, presiding judge Ismail heard the affidavits of two police officers, Sgt. Markus and Sgt.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
KONI set to review its Asian Games target
KONI set to review its Asian Games target JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Governing Body's 1990 program to jack up Indonesia's position to the top four in Asia by the year 2002, might be too optimistic, an official said.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed lower again on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after the broad-based Composite Index gained ground last week. The JSX Composite Index closed 1.25 points lower at 522.83 yesterday from 524.09 on Wednesday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also closed lower at 125.30 from 125.32. Significantly increasing shares were, among others, Jaya Real (up Rp 225), Sari Husada and Aneka Kimia (up Rp 200 each).
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mulialand's profit up
Mulialand's profit up JAKARTA (JP): PT Mulialand, a property company, yesterday announced an increase of its after-tax profit to Rp 21.2 billion (US$9.7 million) during the first six months of this year from Rp 12.9 billion in the same period of last year.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Inflationary pressures
Inflationary pressures Over the last few months, President Soeharto has been instructing his ministers to coordinate concerted efforts to curb price increases in general. In fact, anti-inflation measures have been one of the highest priority items on the agenda of the monthly limited cabinet sessions on economic affairs since early this year.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Four companies blacklisted for faking documents
Four companies blacklisted for faking documents JAKARTA (JP): The city administration announced yesterday that four Jakarta-based companies have been blacklisted for counterfeiting documents for tenders on projects for the North Sumatra provincial government. H.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RP seeking postponement, substitution of IMF plan
RP seeking postponement, substitution of IMF plan MANILA (AFP): The Philippine Finance Department said here yesterday it was seeking the postponement of four reform measures sought by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and was hoping in the meantime to substitute them with other reforms.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign firms invest at record high of $23.1b
Foreign firms invest at record high of $23.1b JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investments approved by the government during the first 10 months of this year reached a record high of US$23.1 billion with commitments for the development of 374 projects, State Minister for Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo says. "As we still have two months to go, this year's foreign investment approvals may reach $30 billion," he told reporters after meeting with President Soeharto at the Merdeka Palace here yesterday.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dane arrested for drug possession
Dane arrested for drug possession MEDAN, North Sumatra: A 32-year old Dane was arrested by police on the allegation of marijuana possession, reported Antara news agency. North Sumatra Police Chief Lt. Col. Leo Soekardi said the Dane, identified by his initials JC, was arrested at a home on Jl. A. Yani VII, on Wednesday. The arrest followed a tip off from local residents who said they saw a man rolling a cigarette mixed with marijuana leaves, Leo said. (emb)
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
New regulation on land use permits introduced
New regulation on land use permits introduced JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will now issue land use permits only after developers inform related institutions of the exact location for the establishment of the required social and public facilities.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
DPR concerned over fee in port services
DPR concerned over fee in port services JAKARTA (JP): Legislators expressed concern yesterday that recent hike in the fees of five port services will cause price increases in other sectors. The rises range from 14 to 50 percent. "We are wondering why the government did not notify us of the plan to raise the fees," legislator Iedil Suryadi of Commission V of the House of Representatives (DPR) told The Jakarta Post.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka dan Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Harmoni Keluarga 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Nusantara Star 9:00 World News 9:30 Quiz: Berpacu Dalam Melodi 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Soondwind Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
S'pore, Vietnam to resolve dispute
S'pore, Vietnam to resolve dispute SINGAPORE (AFP): Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) Ltd., a listed government-owned shipping company, said yesterday it was cooperating with Vietnamese authorities to resolve a dispute over an oil-spill.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Institution of APEC inevitable, Alatas says
Institution of APEC inevitable, Alatas says JAKARTA (JP): Amidst growing concern over the formalization of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas yesterday admitted that APEC's institutionalization was inevitable. "APEC, like it or not, has already undergone institutionalization in small stages," Alatas said here yesterday.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Chinese call to link APEC support with GATT rejected
Chinese call to link APEC support with GATT rejected WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States rejected Wednesday efforts by China to link its support for the U.S.-backed development of an Asia-Pacific regional free trade area to rapid admission for Beijing to GATT. The United States favors setting a target date for an Asia- Pacific free trade area when leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meet in Bogor, Indonesia next month.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Antara' links up with Aussie wire service
`Antara' links up with Aussie wire service JAKARTA (JP): The official Antara news agency yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with the Australian Associated Press (AAP), a move both sides hope will ensure a more balanced flow of information between the two neighboring countries. Handjojo Nitimihardjo, Antara's Chief Editor and Managing Director, and Lee Casey, AAP's Chief Executive, signed the agreement in the presence of Australian Ambassador Allan Taylor.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Central Jakarta gets more phone lines
Central Jakarta gets more phone lines JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta branch office of the state- owned Telkom telecommunication company has installed 11,634 new telephone lines, 1,248 new lines for public phones and 35 new lines for telex during the first nine months of this year. Head of the office G.S. Sigit Pramono said in a statement yesterday the installation of the new telephone lines accounted for 75 percent of his office target of 15,500 lines.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Expo on RI products to be held during APEC meeting
Expo on RI products to be held during APEC meeting JAKARTA (JP): A week-long exhibition on Indonesian products and a two-day business seminar will be held at the Jakarta Fairgrounds here this month in coincidence with the meetings of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Road accident
Road accident From Sinar Pagi On Oct. 28, 1994, at about midnight a member of our family, Heriyaso, was hit by a white Kijang car while he was crossing the road at Jl. Dewi Sartika Raya. Unfortunately the car's plate number is not known. The driver fled the site and left Heriyaso with a severe head injury. He is now being treated at the UKI hospital in Cawang, East Jakarta. We appeal to the driver who hit Heriyaso to be responsible for the accident and come forward. The victim's family Jakarta
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Faldo shares lead in Dunhill golf
Faldo shares lead in Dunhill golf DENPASAR, Bali (Agencies): English world number three Nick Faldo shrugged off the jet-lag and blistering heat here to share the opening lead of the US$345,000 Alfred Dunhill yesterday. Former world number one Faldo fired his way around the scenic 6,831-yard Bali Golf and Country Club layout in four under-par 67. Joining him at the top of the table in the Australasian PGA tour event were Australia's Terry Gale, Mike Cunning of the U.S. and Fijian Krishna Singh.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Krakatao museum to be moved
Krakatao museum to be moved BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: You can't move a mountain but you sure can move the museum of a legendary volcano. Local authorities have launched a plan to bring the Krakatao Museum over from Carita, on the westernmost coast of Java, because the site where it is currently located has been acquired for a new hotel project by the Lippo Land business group, Antara news agency reported.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Postal service's profit up
Postal service's profit up JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned postal firm, Perum Pos dan Giro, yesterday reported a 2.1 percent increase in profit to Rp 51.06 billion last year to Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave. The postal service's finance director, Djaelani Hidayat, said that last year's profit, up from Rp 50 billion in 1992, was far higher than the company's target of Rp 47 billion.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Trio Wanderer arrives in Jakarta
Trio Wanderer arrives in Jakarta Trio Wanderer, a French group of three classical musicians, will perform here on Nov. 16. Trio Wanderer, with Vincent Coq on piano, Guillaume Sutre on violin and Raphael Pidoux on cello, was founded in 1987 in Paris. The Trio, prize winners from such prestigious festivals as the Menuhin in Paris, the Konzertgesellschaft in Munich and Trio ARD contest in Munich, include in their repertoire Antonin Dvorak's Trio Dumky and Dimitri Chostakovitch's Trio No.2.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Real Thing tries tom heat up frozen Jakarta audience
Real Thing tries tom heat up frozen Jakarta audience By M. Arief Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): Real Thing, the pop-funk band from Liverpool, England, finally succeeded in making hundreds of Jakarta's usually courteous and well mannered people join in and groove under the influence of their old hits You To Me Are Everything and Can't Get By Without You. The band started their Friday (Oct.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC kicks off with committee and working group meetings
APEC kicks off with committee and working group meetings JAKARTA (JP): A pre-senior officials meeting began here yesterday, marking the beginning of a chain of meetings by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum which will culminate in the all important gathering of the economic leaders in Bogor on Nov. 15.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Highly protested student regiments to stay: Minister
Highly protested student regiments to stay: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The much protested university student regiments will be retained but their existence will be reviewed in view of the controversy, the government said yesterday. Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman convened a special meeting with ministers under his charge at his office yesterday to discuss the future of the regiments, popularly known as Resimen Mahasiswa or Menwa for short.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fretilin likened to communist terrorists: NZ diplomat
Fretilin likened to communist terrorists: NZ diplomat WELLINGTON (Agencies): A senior New Zealand diplomat who visited Indonesia's province of East Timor in 1978 reported the Fretilin independence group had "become a hard-core communist organization along the lines of the communist terrorists in Malaysia, or the early Viet Cong." New Zealand's ambassador to Indonesia in 1978, Roger Peren, visited East Timor three years after the former Portuguese colony integrated itself into Indonesia.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
A good selection of vocal jazz available locally
A good selection of vocal jazz available locally By Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): What makes a vocalist a jazz singer? I'd say it's the ability to imitate the phrasing and even the timbre of a wind instrument played in the jazz style. The breathing, pacing and delivery of a jazz singer tends to resemble that of a jazz saxophonist or trumpet player rather than more conventional vocalists. Jazz singers are likely to use the song as a point of departure, much as any jazz improviser does.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stork Group to expand manufacturing services
Stork Group to expand manufacturing services JAKARTA (JP): The Stork Group of the Netherlands plans to expand its industrial activities near here next month to improve its manufacturing and engineering services in Indonesia. A Stork director, Hans J.G.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Residents relocation denied
Residents relocation denied JAKARTA (JP): An official from PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya, in charge of managing Penjaringan's low-cost apartments in West Jakarta, has denied allegations that it has forced its 25 tenants to move to unfinished flats. The company's public relations officer, Brandjangan, told reporters on Tuesday that the decision to move the tenants to a new site was made because of the limited availability of rooms in their old apartments.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lopez to meet anti-integration East Timorese in Australia
Lopez to meet anti-integration East Timorese in Australia JAKARTA (JP): An East Timorese delegation will fly to Australia in the near future for reconciliatory talks with their exiled countrymen who oppose the territory's integration with Indonesia. Ambassador at large in charge of East Timor affairs F.X. Lopez da Cruz told journalists yesterday that the meeting was expected to pave the way for reconciliation between the pro- and anti- integration camps.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three questioned over blast in Blok M area
Three questioned over blast in Blok M area JAKARTA (JP): Police are still questioning two cleaners and a wounded security officer in relation with the blast near the Blok M Shopping Mall in South Jakarta on Wednesday morning. City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto insisted the blast was not caused by a bomb or dynamite. "It was just harmless fireworks," the two-star general told reporters yesterday.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hurricane wreaks havoc
Hurricane wreaks havoc LAMONGAN, East Java: Hundreds of houses in five villages in the Lamongan regency were damaged by a hurricane which swept the area on Wednesday, Antara news agency reported. Regency spokesman Mursyid said the local administration has sent all its staff out to help repair and rebuild the damaged houses. The hurricane was preceded by rain, the first to fall in the area for months. The five affected villages were Kembangan, Siman, Bulu Tengger, Latek and Miru.
Fri, 04 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Repeat offenders run over by train
Repeat offenders run over by train KEBUMEN, Central Java: Three men, notorious for robbing train passengers, were found dead by a railway in the Sruweng district, reported Antara news agency. The three, known as repeat offenders, have been on the local police's wanted list. The three bodies, severely mutilated, were scattered along the railway line when police arrived at the scene. Authorities are now investigating the cause of the deaths, whether they fell from the train or were murdered.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan in hard position as APEC meet nears
Japan in hard position as APEC meet nears By Peter Starr TOKYO (AFP): Japan finds itself caught between a rock and a hard place as it heads off to this year's ministerial meeting and summit of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Indonesia.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor needs arts council
E. Timor needs arts council DILI, East Timor: It's high time that East Timor establishes an arts council to preserve as well as develop the province's wealth of culture and heritage, a local official says. "East Timor needs an arts council and the plan is feasible," said Soekarman, head of the province's education and culture office, the Antara news agency reported. The proposal was first broached by a delegation from the Commission IX of the House of Representatives last week.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ex-Bapindo boss has Rp 1b stashed in banks
Ex-Bapindo boss has Rp 1b stashed in banks JAKARTA (JP): Subekti Ismaun, the former president of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) who is being tried on corruption charges, has Rp 1 billion ($476,000) stashed in five different banks. The hearing, at Subekti's trial on Tuesday, heard testimony by representatives from five banks, all of whom confirmed the defendant has funds deposited with their institutions. The representatives were not able to state the source of the funds.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Prostitutes in Boker
Prostitutes in Boker From Neraca We the residents of Boker area, East Jakarta, are very anxious to know when the East Jakarta mayor, Sudarsono, plans to close the local brothel once and for all. The closure of the brothel was originally scheduled for Nov. 1. We enthusiastically welcome the plan to put an end to this disturbing practice, which we consider particularly unhealthy for the development of our children.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hurricane destroys 32 houses
Hurricane destroys 32 houses PURBALINGGA, Central Java: A hurricane destroyed at least 32 houses in three villages in the Kalimanah district on Monday. Five of the houses were flattened by the violent storm on Monday. Several people were injured but none seriously, according to Purbalingga regency secretary Hadibroto. Some 150 people were left homeless by the hurricane. They are now staying with neighbors, Hadibroto said. (wah/emb)
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed marginally lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) in dull trading yesterday. The broad-based Composite Index closed at 524.09, 0.56 point lower than 524.65 on Tuesday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index closed at 125.32, as compared to 125.79. Top gainers were, among others, Duta Pertiwi (up Rp 650), Gudang Garam (up Rp 200) and Polysindo Eka Perkasa (up Rp 200).
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
English making inroads into daily language usage
English making inroads into daily language usage JAKARTA (JP): The Language Month closed yesterday amidst concerns about the inroads English is making into people's daily language, often at the expense of proper Bahasa Indonesia usage. The ministry of education and culture's Director General for Culture Edi Sedyawati said, however, that as long as Indonesians could maintain and appreciate their cultural heritage, they could withstand any form of pressure from alien cultures.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dede Liu takes IM title
Dede Liu takes IM title JAKARTA (JP): National master Dede Liu obtained his international master (IM) title after beating Grand Master Ardiansyah at the 40th move in the 11th round of the second leg of the Gunadarma International Master Chess Tournament which was concluded yesterday. With the victory, Dede collected a total match point of 7.5. For Ardiansyah, who's elo rating is 2,425, the loss was his second with the first being by Ruben Gunawan on Monday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Planet Hollywood restaurant
Planet Hollywood restaurant From Republika I was exceptionally moved when I watched the opening of Planet Hollywood Restaurant broadcast live on SCTV on Saturday, Oct. 22, 1994. At the same time I was greatly entertained by the comedian show especially invited for the occasion. In the midst of all the grandeur and glamor my thoughts were drawn to past incidents where hundreds of hawkers and sidewalk vendors were chased away from areas to make Jakarta look nice and clean. It's a tragedy for them.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Big match to mark opening of Indonesian soccer season
Big match to mark opening of Indonesian soccer season JAKARTA (JP): A match pitting two national soccer giants is scheduled for Nov. 27 marking the opening tournament of the semi- professional league as well as amateur clubs. Jakarta's Pelita Jaya, winner of the former semi-professional league Galatama, will lock horns against the national amateur interclub champion Persib of Bandung, in their Western Group match at Senayan stadium before Vice President Try Sutrisno.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
'Papillon' loses its wings
'Papillon' loses its wings YOGYAKARTA: Papillon, a discotheque notorious for its brawls, has had its wings clipped by the authorities. Yogyakarta police have revoked the operating license of the disco located on Jl. Mayor Suryotomo in the heart of the city. Head of the Detective Division, Capt. Budiarto, said it was closed because complaints about brawls had increased, the Antara news agency reported. Earlier, police closed down another discotheque, Crazy, for similar reasons.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Bina Pramuka 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama: Potret Kami 8:05 Film: Harapan Nan Sirna 9:00 World News 9:30 People and Event 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Killer Fish Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Philippine debt rating up
Philippine debt rating up MANILA (AFP): Standard and Poor's revised its rating of Philippines' foreign debt from "stable" to positive due to economic reforms and improved political outlook achieved under President Fidel Ramos, the agency said in a statement yesterday. S and P said it "affirms its 'BB-minus' rating of foreign currency debt of the ...
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Veteran RP actress Moody Diaz shares tomb with mother
Veteran RP actress Moody Diaz shares tomb with mother By Alistair McIntosh MANILA (Reuter): Moody Diaz and her mother have been occupying the same tomb in Manila's North Cemetery for about 10 years now. The difference is that Moody, a veteran Filipino actress, is alive and her mother isn't. Moody, a delightful 66-year-old, is one of a small community of the living who reside among the dead in the crowded cemetery.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traces of lead found in some city vegetables
Traces of lead found in some city vegetables JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans may want to reconsider eating vegetables daily because of the lead content found in some of the city's farming areas. "Just eat vegetables once a week," said Umar Fahmi Achmadi of the Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia on Monday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jababeka industrial estate to offer shares
Jababeka industrial estate to offer shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka, the developer of a housing and industrial estate in Cikarang, West Java, yesterday announced a plan to offer 47 million new shares that will account for 15 percent of total common stocks in December. "After the share offering, we expect our total issued share capital will increase to Rp 313.64 billion (US$142.56 million)," Jababeka's managing director, S.D. Darmono, said at a presentation here yesterday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia offers plane for Afghan airlift
Indonesia offers plane for Afghan airlift KABUL (Reuter): The International Red Cross said yesterday it hoped to start an airlift of desperately needed medical supplies into the embattled Afghan capital Kabul next week using a plane offered by Indonesia. "It's a real emergency," Peter Stocker, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation to Afghanistan, told Reuters.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fence buries stolen goods
Fence buries stolen goods JAKARTA (JP): A fence, who specialize in stripping motorcycles, was busted by local police after they discovered the stolen goods hidden in the least expected place -- buried in his backyard. Yogyakarta chief detective Capt. Budiarto said police have unearthed parts of motorcycles, including fuel tanks and frames, from the man's home in Jangkal village in the Sleman district, the Antara news agency reported.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Reports on U.S. military base request denied
Reports on U.S. military base request denied JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia adamantly denied yesterday reports that the United States had made requests to install a floating arms depot here. "It's absolutely untrue," Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas told reporters when asked to confirm the report in question.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Blok M vendors turn to be evicted
Blok M vendors turn to be evicted The South Jakarta Mayoralty plans to put over 2,000 sidewalk vendors along Jl. Melawai Raya in order. Mayor Pardjoko said the action against the vendors is badly needed because their operations are obstructing traffic around the Blok M shopping area. He said on Monday that a few month ago law enforcement officers had launched a similar operation and cleared 750 vendors from the site.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Smooth flow of documents improves trade efficiency
Smooth flow of documents improves trade efficiency JAKARTA (JP): Smooth flow of documents, goods and financing are crucial for improving the efficiency of international trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has concluded.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Euphemism in Bahasa Indonesia
Euphemism in Bahasa Indonesia Bulan Bahasa (Indonesian Language Month) has just ended so I would like to point out the use of euphemisms in Bahasa Indonesia which lead to hypocrisy. I think the degree of euphemism in Bahasa Indonesia is unhealthy because the meaning of a word or definition is altered so that its meaning becomes biased. Therefore, many terms are confused and we are often ensnared in the definition traps. Although defining words is intangible, this is still an important issue.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dutch envoy van Roijen bids farewell to Indonesia
Dutch envoy van Roijen bids farewell to Indonesia By Linawati Sidarto JAKARTA (JP): When Ambassador Jan Herman Robert Dudley van Roijen began his tenure here in early 1992, relations between the Netherlands and Indonesia were at a low ebb. Two months earlier the Netherlands had frozen its aid to Indonesia, in a protest against the Dili incident in November 1991.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tremors jolt Malaysia's Sabah
Tremors jolt Malaysia's Sabah KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Tremors shook northern Borneo yesterday, forcing local government ministers to flee a 23rd- floor cabinet meeting, Malaysia's national news agency, Bernama, said. The quake was centered east of the Malaysian state of Sabah, which lies in northeast Borneo, and south of the Philippines, said the Meteorological Department in Kuala Lumpur. The tremor struck at 0130 GMT but its exact location and magnitude have yet to be determined, it said.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Regulations confuse Ciputat traders
Regulations confuse Ciputat traders JAKARTA (JP): Conflicting statements made by local authorities in Ciputat, Tangerang, have confused traders whose kiosks were ravaged in a fire on Oct. 21. A total of 724 traders fear that their businesses, which were destroyed in the fire, will be threatened by the planned construction of a mall. The traders have not officially been banned from rebuilding on the site.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three candidates for governorship
Three candidates for governorship JAMBI, Jambi: Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. has approved three candidates for local governor. The election will take place next Monday, according to the speaker of Jambi legislative assembly H.M. Syukur. The three candidates are incumbent governor Abdurrahman Sayoeti, Jambi mayor S.M. Sabki and Ibrahim Lakoni, the inspector general of the province, the Antara news agency reported.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Guntur to represent late first lady to receive medal
Guntur to represent late first lady to receive medal JAKARTA (JP): Guntur Soekarnoputra will represent the family of the late President Sukarno, for the late First Lady Fatmawati Sukarno, on Nov. 10 in receiving the highest medal for meritorious services the government awards. Minister of Social Services Inten Soeweno said yesterday the Sukarno family has confirmed Guntur will represent the Sukarnos.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Putting it in perspective
Putting it in perspective Although the remark may seem a bit unusual, given the timing and the nature of the occasion, there can be no doubt that President Soeharto's most recent explanation of certain relevant details concerning the events of September and October 1965 has come at a most opportune moment. For the benefit of those of our readers who are unacquainted with Indonesia's most recent history, it may be useful at this point to recall that during the early morning hours of Oct.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur gathers support to retain NU post
Gus Dur gathers support to retain NU post JAKARTA (JP): The chief of Nahdlatul Ulama Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesia's largest socio-educational organization, has secured enough support to retain the top NU spot. The supporters of Gus Dur, as he is popularly known, say that his leadership style, a blend of intellectual and religious outlooks, is relevant to meet the future challenges facing NU.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan to buy Chinese uranium
Taiwan to buy Chinese uranium TAIPEI (Reuter): A Taiwanese newspaper said yesterday the island had agreed in principle to buy uranium from its rival China in exchange for permission to store nuclear waste on the mainland.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Painting, writing contests on APEC
Painting, writing contests on APEC JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition of children's works will enliven the surroundings of this month's APEC Economic Leaders Meeting. The painting and letter and poetry writing contests are open to elementary school students who want to express their ideas to the 18 heads of state attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meetings, scheduled to take place in Jakarta and Bogor this month.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Five-day week needs review
Five-day week needs review From Media Indonesia The government's plan for a five-day school week needs to be reconsidered. Ours is a tropical country where one gets tired easily at work and in school. Hence will the school children be able to absorb all their lessons from morning and now, until the evening? Moreover, how many children who still live in poverty will have to endure more time living and studying in cramped, small houses with their families?
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Regent political appointment, not a career: Feisal
Regent political appointment, not a career: Feisal JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday the appointment of regents had nothing to do with military rank. "We will not automatically relate the political position (of regents) with rank," Feisal told reporters shortly before a cabinet meeting at the Bina Graha presidential office. "We will seek the best people for political positions. This has nothing to do with rank," Feisal said.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bank Bira's pre-tax profit quadruples
Bank Bira's pre-tax profit quadruples JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bira, the 27th largest private national bank in the country in terms of assets, announced yesterday a before-tax profit of Rp 17.3 billion (US$7.9 million) for the first nine months of this year, over four times higher than the same period last year.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Coca Cola goes green
Coca Cola goes green SURABAYA: The local bottling company for Coca Cola has inaugurated its new Rp 1 billion ($476,000) waste water treatment plant in compliance with the East Java environmental regulations. The new plant ensures that waste water discharged by the Tirtalina bottling plant is so clean that fish can live in it, PT Coca Cola Indonesia announced. Just to prove its point, a landscaped fish pond has been built as a final test for the treated water.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL set to reject APEC trade institutionalization
KL set to reject APEC trade institutionalization By Ong Saw Lay KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, more eager to advance its idea of an economic caucus for East Asia, is set to reject plans to institutionalize a trade liberalization process for the Pacific, officials and analysts said Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Witnesses testify against Hartono
Witnesses testify against Hartono JAKARTA (JP): The affidavits of two prostitutes and their customers shed light yesterday on the basis for the pandering charges brought against Hartono Setyawan, in a trial session at the South Jakarta District Court. The prostitutes, Nova Novianti and Natalia Risani, said in their written testimony that Hartono, the alleged owner of a high-class brothel in South Jakarta, was acting as their guardian.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Comments on overpasses
Comments on overpasses From Jayakarta I would like to comment on the current construction of a number of overpasses in Jakarta. Obviously, overpass construction requires heavy equipment, like tractors, lorries, cranes etc. Beside this equipment they also use ordinary cars with "traffic patrol" written on their bodies. These cars, it seems to me, have privileges. They are not required to stop at red lights? My question is: Does the traffic law offer such privileges? ABRAHAM Jakarta
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
PAM water leakage has reached almost 60%
PAM water leakage has reached almost 60% JAKARTA (JP): The volume of water leaking from the distribution pipes of the city-owned water company PAM Jaya reaches 59 percent of its total water production of 1 million cubic meters per day.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
UKI opens new school
UKI opens new school The Indonesian Christian University (UKI) will launch its school of social and political sciences this month, marking the beginning of the new 1994/95 academic year. UKI announced yesterday that it had obtained the permit from the Ministry of Education and Culture to offer undergraduate degree courses for students intending to major in international relations, communications studies and public administration studies. The new school will be headed by Dean SM Simarangkir.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Workers Union appeals for no strikes during APEC
Workers Union appeals for no strikes during APEC JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) has appealed to its members to refrain from staging industrial strikes during the meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) later this month. SPSI Secretary General Bomer Pasaribu said the instruction was issued to prevent these strikes from being politicized by certain parties who are hoping to take advantage of the gathering of APEC leaders in the country.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police refuse to comment on clash between students
Police refuse to comment on clash between students JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police are refusing to say much about the ongoing investigation into the violent clash among students at the privately-run Tujuhbelas Agustus University in Sunter. As of yesterday evening, the newly-installed Chief of the North Jakarta Police Precinct, Lt. Col. Edi Darnadi, was avoiding city crime reporters seeking news of the latest progress in the investigation.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Singaporean sued for polluting river
Singaporean sued for polluting river HANOI (AFP): Ho Chi Minh City has launched legal action against the Singaporean owners of a tanker than spilled more than 1,000 tons of oil into a river, polluting nearby farmland, reports said yesterday. City officials asked the People's Court to impound the Neptune Aries, a Singaporean-registered vessel that crashed into an oil jetty on Oct. 3, spilling at least 1,000 tons of gas-oil, the Saigon Giai Phong newspaper said.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Shrimp farmers face water crisis
Shrimp farmers face water crisis BREBES, Central Java: Hundreds of local prawn farmers have been forced to prematurely harvest their shrimp because the water shortage is threatening the crustaceans' lives. Head of Brebes Animal Husbandry Office Eddy Muaram told The Jakarta Post this premature harvesting meant that one ton of shrimp could be harvested from each pond. Normally each pond relinquishes up to three tons.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gun control at hunting pasture
Gun control at hunting pasture MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The government and a private company which oversees the Moyo Island hunting resort have still not yet resolved who has the right to control the types of weapons permitted on the island. At present, all types of weapons are being used at the popular hunting island and it is felt that some order must be enforced, the Antara news agency quoted Yakub Koswara, the Sumbawa Regent, as saying. The island is under the regent's jurisdiction.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Agenda set for APEC ministers' talks
Agenda set for APEC ministers' talks JAKARTA (JP): The sixth ministerial meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which will be held here on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12, will discuss regular as well as new agenda items, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
High housing costs raise inflation
High housing costs raise inflation JAKARTA (JP): Higher housing prices in October brought the country's inflation level close to 10 percent in the first 10 months of this year, causing concern to the government which just raised electricity rates by 7.68 percent.
Thu, 03 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
More alternative routes set for public during AELM
More alternative routes set for public during AELM JAKARTA (JP): Alternative routes will be set up to alleviate traffic on the major streets and toll roads that will be used exclusively by delegates from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) during their summit meeting on Nov. 15. "Based on Tuesday's rehearsal, we have found that more alternative roads are badly needed to avoid congestion at a number of points," head of the City Traffic Police Directorate Col.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
More protests against 'Menwa'
More protests against 'Menwa' SEMARANG: Hundreds of students from various higher education institutions across Central Java converged on the campus of the August 17 University on Tuesday to stage a protest against the existence of student regiments in their midst.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Car thieves captured in West Jakarta
Car thieves captured in West Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The chief of crime investigation directorate of West Jakarta police said yesterday that they have captured five suspects alleged to have killed Suryadi Sundarsono after stealing his car on Jl. S. Parman toll road, West Jakarta. Maj. Bahdarudin Haiti identified the robbers as Zum, Yad, K, S and W. They were apprehended in the Kebon Jeruk area in West Jakarta while trying to sell Suryadi's Isuzu Panther car on Sunday.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
YLBHI: An asset or a national threat?
YLBHI: An asset or a national threat? The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), one of the best known non-government organizations in Indonesia, celebrated its 24th anniversary last week. Sociologist Kastorius Sinaga argues that whoever sees it as a threat is actually the destabilizing factor. JAKARTA (JP): Unlike previous anniversaries, the celebration of the YLBHI anniversary appeared to be overshadowed by unfavorable conditions.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
City running out of funds to construct cheap apartments
City running out of funds to construct cheap apartments JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will be able to build only 3,150 low cost apartments per year, 30 percent of the annual demand, an official said yesterday. "The administration does not have the funds to meet the demand, which is estimated to be 10,500 units annually," said Nusmardi, head of the apartment control department of the city housing office.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bali is prone to drug business
Bali is prone to drug business DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The provincial prosecutor's office advised the Ngurah Rai, Bali, airport authorities to keep an eye out for any possible drug trafficking. Fachri Qasim, head of the office, said that the airport is a strategic transit spot for international drug trafficking as it connects the European and Asian continents with Australia, Antara reported.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Questionnaires results
Questionnaires results We are a subscriber of The Jakarta Post. On your Sept. 9, 1994 edition, you distributed Lifestyle questionnaires. I am interested to know whether the results will be published in one of your editions, or will they be announced separately. And if so, is it available to the public? SYLVANO DAMANIK Principal Consultant PT Hay Management Consultants Indonesia Jakarta Note: The results of the questionnaires will be printed in booklet form and will be available on request.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Public welcomes Moerdiono's APEC meet holiday idea
Public welcomes Moerdiono's APEC meet holiday idea JAKARTA (JP): After watching the rehearsal of the convoy of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) delegates yesterday, a minister, police officers and the public expressed the view that Nov. 14 and 15 should be declared holidays in Jakarta and Bogor.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Half of Citraland apartments has already been sold
Half of Citraland apartments has already been sold JAKARTA (JP): Citraland Regency, a posh 24-story apartment project owned by PT Citraland Liang Court on Jl. Dr. Satrio in Central Jakarta, has already sold 50 percent of its units, an executive said yesterday. The company's president, Candra Ciputra, said that 72 of its 142 apartment units were already bought by local people and he was optimistic that the remaining 70 units would be sold by their completion in Nov. 1995.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday in active trading. The broad-based Composite Index closed at 524.65, 1.15 points higher than 523.49 on Monday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also ended higher at 125.79, as compared to 125.16. Shares increasing significantly were, among others, HM Sampoerna (up Rp 200), Lion Metal and Berlina (up Rp 150 each).
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fifteen students to be questioned
Fifteen students to be questioned Local police are investigating a clash between students of the Faculty of Technics and members of the student regiment of the University of Tujuhbelas Agustus in North Jakarta. Head of the North Jakarta police precinct, Lt. Col. Edi Darnadi, told The Jakarta Post yesterday police will begin the questioning today of at least 15 students from both sides.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Aviation center offers pilot training for free
Aviation center offers pilot training for free By T. Sima Gunawan TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Who says it costs a lot of money to become a pilot? Not the prestigious flying school here, which seeks to break new ground through their subsidized programs at the Curug Aviation Training Center (CATC). Under the management of the Ministry of Transportation, the CATC offers free education for those who pass all enrollment tests.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two tin dredgers revamp in Malaysia
Two tin dredgers revamp in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia Mining Corp. Bhd. (MMC) has announced plans to revamp ailing associate Berjuntai Tin Dredging Bhd. and subsidiary Kramat Tin Dredging Bhd., as depressed tin prices push many miners to quit. Kramat Tin, a 79-percent owned unit of MMC, will link up with an Indonesian timber concession, MMC chairman Abdul Sukor Shahar was yesterday reported as saying in local newspapers.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Postal firm starts mail order business
Postal firm starts mail order business JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave yesterday kicked off the operation of `Belanja Lewat Pos', a mail order service introduced by the state-owned postal service Perusahaan Umum Pos dan Giro (PPG). "The service, which cuts distribution lines, offers goods of high quality at prices lower than those charged at marketplaces," he said.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sularso Sopater re-elected PGI chief
Sularso Sopater re-elected PGI chief JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) Rev. Sularso Sopater was re-elected for another five year term in a grand assembly that ended in Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Sunday night. The electoral board led by Rev. I.W. Mastra, also re-elected Pattiasina as Secretary General, Rev. Weinata Sairin as vice secretary general and Endang Wilandari Supardan as vice treasurer, while Ichsan K. Gunawan was chosen as the new treasurer.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
AWA and CWA produce calendar
AWA and CWA produce calendar The American Women's Association (AWA) and the Canadian Women's Association (CWA) have joined together to produce a 1995 color calendar titled Indonesian Impressions. The calendar features Indonesian landscape scenes painted by the well-known Canadian artist Ken Pattern. Indonesian Impressions contains 13 reproductions of Ken's paintings, boxes for noting information, as well as the American, Canadian, Indonesian and Jakarta International School holidays.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
NZ MPs see Dili prisoners
NZ MPs see Dili prisoners DILI, East Timor: Five New Zealand members of parliament were impressed by the way the authorities treat prisoners at the Becora correctional institution here, the warden said. Ngaino, director of the institution, told Antara Monday that the parliamentarians were satisfied to see the prisoners were treated "well and humanly", which was more than they expected.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Six killed in road accidents
Six killed in road accidents SURABAYA, East Java: Six people were killed and 22 others injured in road accidents in several towns throughout East Java on Sunday, police said yesterday. Spokesman for the East Java police regional command Lt. Col. Ahmad Rifai said all accidents happened because the drivers violated traffic regulations. Traffic accidents involving fatalities occurred in Jember, Pacitan, Gresik, Sidoarjo, Ngawi and Bangkalan.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI improves Taiwan office
RI improves Taiwan office TAIPEI (AFP): Indonesia will expand and rename its office in Taiwan in a bid to further strengthen economic and investment ties, local press reported yesterday. The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce to Taipei will be renamed the Indonesian Economic and Trade Representative Office in Taipei while its staff will be expanded to handle the rapidly increasing trade between the two countries, the Economic Daily News said.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valliant 3:05 Gita Wicara 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05 TV Drama 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film: Things In Their Season Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gangs suspected in chain of robberies
Gangs suspected in chain of robberies JAKARTA (JP): Several gangs are suspected as being responsible for fifteen armed robberies in Bekasi township over the past two weeks, police sources say. The first robbery occurred on Oct. 16 at the house of H. Kuma Achid, a resident of Jatiwangi village in Cibitung district. The burglars made off with Kuma's car, Rp 6 million in cash (US$2,744), gold jewelry, a TV set and a tape recorder.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
CIA's role in anti-communist drive denied
CIA's role in anti-communist drive denied JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said here yesterday that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had nothing to do with Indonesia's campaign to crush the Communist Party (PKI) in 1965. "The operation to destroy the PKI was totally and successfully done by Indonesians alone," he told a delegation of Muhammadiyah leaders at his Bina Graha office.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan wants RI to omit free trade area from APEC
Japan wants RI to omit free trade area from APEC TOKYO (AFP): Japan is asking Indonesia to omit any reference to a free-trade area in a statement to be issued by leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, a Japanese news agency reported yesterday. Meanwhile, Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday that the APEC forum is being unrealistic in setting a target year for regional free trade.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk to play in Surabaya
Yayuk to play in Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian tennis queen Yayuk Basuki will play some of Asia's best women players in the US$100,000 Wismilak Open Championships slated for Nov. 7-13 on the recently renovated hard court surface of the Embong Sawo stadium in Surabaya, East Java.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Protesting at Satya Wacana
Protesting at Satya Wacana SALATIGA, Central Java: At least 3,000 students, as well as staff lecturers, at the Satya Wacana Christian University staged a protest outside the office of Rector Jon JOI Ihalauw yesterday, over the dismissal of lecturer Arief Budiman. All but one of the eight schools were represented at the demonstration. The lone exception was the School of Economics, which is supporting the rector.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cooperation, unity needed in developer soccer: Try
Cooperation, unity needed in developer soccer: Try JAKARTA (JP): The key to the development of a successful national soccer league lies in solid cooperation and unity among those involved in the process, Vice President Try Sutrisno said.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stamp design contest awards
Stamp design contest awards JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave yesterday awarded prizes to the 10 winners of the national stamp design contest in connection with Indonesia's golden anniversary. The first three winners, whose works (shown in pictures on the right, with the first winner at the top followed by the second and third) are likely to be used for the commemorative stamps to mark the 50th independence day which falls on Aug. 17 next year.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fall in export growth
Fall in export growth Indonesia, accustomed to annual growth rates of 17 percent to 20 percent in the exports of non-oil products over the past decade, should be greatly concerned at the downward tendency in its export expansion since early this year. Preliminary figures show that in the first six months non-oil exports grew by only 6.7 percent, as against the robust growth of more than 16 percent throughout last year.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lippo Securities
Lippo Securities Correction: The net income of PT Lippo Securities during the first nine months of 1994 should have read US$8.78 million, instead of US$87.2 million as printed on this page of yesterday's newspaper. We regret the error. -- Editor
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Regulation on dangerous substances to be revised
Regulation on dangerous substances to be revised JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to relax the disputed regulation on the importation of goods considered hazardous to health. The Director General for Drug and Food Control of the Ministry of Health, Wisnu Katim, said yesterday that in the future, not all imported hazardous substances would have to be reported to the ministry.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Four more cities declared as tourist gateways
Four more cities declared as tourist gateways JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday declared Banda Aceh, Bandung, Ujungpandang and Mataram as new tourist gateways, adding to the 13 cities whose airports are already equipped to deal with the influx of foreigners.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Express Taxi responds
Express Taxi responds With regard to Ms. Lenah Susianty's letter in The Jakarta Post, on Oct. 25, 1994, complaining about our service, on behalf of the Management we would like to apologize for the inconvenience she experienced with one of our taxis. We always try to do our best to give the best service to our customers. To realize this ideal we would welcome any constructive comments or criticism concerning our services.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Phenolic resin firm set up
Phenolic resin firm set up TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. will set up a joint venture in Indonesia in December to produce phenolic resin for sale in Southeast Asia, a spokesman said yesterday. PT Indopherin Jaya, capitalized at US$2.4 million, will be owned 45 percent by Sumitomo Durez Co., a subsidiary of the Japanese synthetic resins, and 25 percent by PT Prospect Motor, an Indonesian automaker. PT Pamolite Adhesive Industry of Indonesia and Japanese trader Kanematsu Corp.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Modernization is not westernization
Modernization is not westernization Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo said recently that modernization is not westernization. He said we live in an era where everyone is racing toward progress based on intelligence, productivity, efficiency and time consciousness. We share the minister's view.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
PT Indorama acquires $97.5m foreign loan
PT Indorama acquires $97.5m foreign loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Indorama Synthetics has acquired a long term loan of US$97.5 million from a consortium of foreign banks for its expansion program, which will make it the largest producer of polyester in the country by the end of 1995. The consortium is lead by the International Finance Corporation, an affiliate of the World Bank, which is providing $30 million, along with eight Singapore-based banks extending $67.5 million.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Frequency of trash collection stepped up
Frequency of trash collection stepped up JAKARTA (JP): The city sanitation department has increased the frequency of garbage transportation by two to three times the normal rate in a bid to maintain cleanliness ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on Nov. 15. Moh. Subasir, head of the office, said yesterday the increased frequency of garbage transportation will be focused between major roads and the city's waste dump through deployment of more garbage trucks.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dutch colonial time
Dutch colonial time Coming home from a trip abroad I read all the newspapers delivered during my absence. Then I read Mr de Jong's letter about Indonesia in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 27, 1994. Everybody knows that small country Holland became rich because of the spices from Indonesia, and that Columbus wanted to find these spice-islands (the rest is history).
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign Ministry not informed of Moslems' Israel trip
Foreign Ministry not informed of Moslems' Israel trip JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said it had no prior knowledge of the visit a group of Indonesian Moslems made to Israel last week.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drug bust in traffic operation
Drug bust in traffic operation JAKARTA (JP): Police in Jambi got more than they bargained for during a traffic operation -- they discovered a huge consignment of marijuana. Chief of Jambi Police Col. Soeyono said that his men found a total of 47 kilograms of dried marijuana on board four buses on their way from Aceh to Jakarta. The discovery occurred during the Operasi Zebra Gajah '94 targeted chiefly against reckless drivers and traffic violations, the Antara news agency reported.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to curb expansion of industrial estates
Govt to curb expansion of industrial estates JAKARTA (JP): The government will curb the expansion of industrial estates in Java and introduce fiscal and monetary incentives to encourage investors to expand businesses to less developed provinces in the country, a minister says.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cops tried for killing student
Cops tried for killing student KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Prosecutors in the military tribunal demanded yesterday that two police sergeants be sentenced to a total of seven years for assaulting a student to death in April. Prosecutor Lt. Col. C.A. Bustary demanded that Second Sergeant HF and First Sergeant CK be jailed for four and three years respectively for assaulting Jerry Manafe.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Five-day week trial for high schools only
Five-day week trial for high schools only JAKARTA (JP): The government has taken one step back in its trial of the five-day school week, which has been given surprising opposition by Moslem organizations. The plan will now be tried only with high schools. The decision was announced yesterday by leaders of the Muhammadiyah, an influential Moslem organization which runs hundreds of schools, after they met with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Air India to serve Jakarta
Air India to serve Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Air India will start direct flights today from Jakarta to Delhi via Singapore, the airline said here yesterday. Since October 1993 the airline has served flights between Jakarta and Bombay on Tuesdays and Sundays. The new service connecting Jakarta and Delhi will replace the Tuesday Jakarta-Bombay flight, it said. The airline said that the new service will facilitate tourism between the two countries. (hdj)
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Balinese prepare for holiday
Balinese prepare for holiday DENPASAR, Bali: The capital of this bustling holiday island was quieter on Tuesday as the predominantly Hindu islanders' prepare for Galungan Day, marking the victory of dharma (truth). Government and private offices have given their staff a three day holiday, Tuesday to Thursday, to prepare for, and participate in, the religious fiesta, Antara news agency reported.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bali to host national badminton tourney
Bali to host national badminton tourney JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top world shuttlers Joko Suprianto, Ardy B. Wiranata, Hermawan Susanto, Hariyanto Arbi, and Susi Susanti have confirmed their entry into the annual national badminton championships. The event is set for Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 in Denpasar, Bali.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rp 11 billion goes up in flames
Rp 11 billion goes up in flames BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A blaze that swept through the Pagatan business center on Sunday caused an estimated loss of more than Rp 11 billion (US$4.8 million), an official said yesterday. The fire, which was put out five hours after it started, destroyed 270 houses, 10 shops, four inns and 600 kiosks, spokesman for the provincial government Mahmud Dimiyati said.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Manila to probe negotiator's status
Manila to probe negotiator's status MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos ordered the foreign office yesterday to investigate the citizenship of the top communist negotiator in peace talks with the Philippines. Former Catholic priest Luis Jalandoni, the senior rebel negotiator in talks that collapsed last month in the Netherlands, has said he has taken Dutch citizenship.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Flight services resume
Flight services resume JAMBI, Jambi: Flight services in and out of the city are expected to resume soon. The thick haze which has covered the area is clearing fast, said an airline official. Max Mandagi, head of the local office of Merpati Nusantara Airlines, said rain, which had been falling since the weekend, has helped clear away the haze. The haze originated from a number of forest fires in the province. The airline operates two daily flights, to and from Jakarta.
Wed, 02 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Chinese president to visit Malaysia
Chinese president to visit Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): China's President Jiang Zemin will make his first visit to an ASEAN country when he stops by Malaysia next week, in another sign of warming economic ties between the two rapidly-developing countries, officials said yesterday. Jiang is scheduled to arrive in Kuala Lumpur on Nov.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI project in Malaysia
RI project in Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): PT Andayani Megah, a subsidiary of the listed Gadjah Tunggal Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding in Kuala Lumpur with HICOM Berhad of Malaysia to establish a joint venture in tire cord manufacturing. HICOM Berhad is owned by HICOM Holdings Berhad, which is listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The new company, with an authorized capital of US$7.5 million, will be 45 percent owned by Andayani Megah and 55 percent by the Malaysian party.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thai Prime Minister Chuan feels Thais involved in Cambodia coup
Thai Prime Minister Chuan feels Thais involved in Cambodia coup BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai was quoted yesterday as saying he believes some Thais in the private sector were involved in a failed coup in Phnom Penh in July. "I do personally believe that the Thai private sector was really involved," Chuan was quoted as saying by the Bangkok Post.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
New device in radiology
New device in radiology Pertamina General Hospital, owned by the state oil company, has installed a new device in radiology named Helical- computerized Tomography Scanning or popularly known as Helical C.T. Scan. The hospital chief, Prof. Satyanegara, said over the weekend that the new device worth Rp 2 billion (US$914,913) is the first ever operated in Indonesia. He said that the application of Helical C.T.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
City sweeps squatters
City sweeps squatters The city administration is stepping up its operation of removing squatters and vendors from main streets, shopping centers, recreational sites and pedestrian bridges. "The operation is being carried out as the city prepares for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on Nov. 15 and will be further intensified ten days before the meeting," Toha Reno, an official of the City Public Order office, told Antara over the weekend.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sports coverage
Sports coverage I have been living in Jakarta for about one year and reading The Jakarta Post for the entire time. I'm glad to see the wonderful increase in advertising and the improvements in the editorial portions of the newspaper. As the major English newspaper in Indonesia, the improvements were necessary and welcomed. I have one major area of complaint. The sports coverage is poorly directed and incomplete. Please don't think of it as editorial fill.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC official sees hope in free-trade plans at summit
APEC official sees hope in free-trade plans at summit SINGAPORE (Agencies): A senior APEC official said yesterday he is confident next month's APEC summit would help accelerate plans to liberalize trade in the Asia-Pacific region despite reservations by some members. Rusli Noor, executive director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) secretariat, said the Nov. 15 summit in Indonesia would attempt to reconcile the range of views on these subjects (trade and investment) among members.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Decoration Competition fraud to be investigated
Decoration Competition fraud to be investigated JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said a corruption allegation leveled against JAKPRO, the organizing committee of the 1994 Gateway Decoration Competition, will be clarified to avoid negative effects on the public. "I have ordered the deputy governor for people's welfare to investigate this case but he has not reported the results yet.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to rise on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday in moderate trading. The broad-based Composite Index closed 7.08 points higher at 523.49 yesterday, as compared to 516.40 on Friday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index, meanwhile, rose to 125.16 from 122.91. Indosat shares still dominated the market yesterday, although much less than Friday.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * "Appealing, yet puzzling" might describe the Indonesian paintings and drawings of Canadian artist, Ken Pattern, our guest on this morning's rebroadcast of "The Listening Post" (Radio Sonora FM 100.9, at 9:15). His precise, clean renderings of the old Jakarta, fast disappearing as it becomes a global capital of business, have been shown widely, here and abroad; local people often ask him, "Why are you painting slums?" he remarks.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Painting exhibition features top locals
Painting exhibition features top locals The Bimantara Foundation will hold a painting exhibition featuring famous local painters. The exhibit called The Best of Indonesia will display works of 15 painters, including Popo Iskandar, Barli, Dullah, Abbas Alibasyah, Irsyam, Joko Pekik, Arie Smith and Antonio Blanco. The show will be at the Gallery of the Ministry of Education and Culture at Gambir, Central Jakarta, from Nov. 4 to 13.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
State firms must be efficient: Mar'ie
State firms must be efficient: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad yesterday urged state-owned companies to make concerted efforts to promote management, so they can stand at the forefront in efficient operations among the country's businesses.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Days off planned for Jakarta, Bogor during APEC summit
Days off planned for Jakarta, Bogor during APEC summit JAKARTA (JP): In gearing up for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) on Nov. 15, the government is considering declaring a holiday in Jakarta and also in Bogor, the summit venue, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday. "We are considering the possibility of giving Jakarta days off on Nov.14 and 15 and Bogor on Nov.15," he told reporters. Moerdiono said that on Nov.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yorrys, three other defendants deny police testimony
Yorrys, three other defendants deny police testimony JAKARTA (JP): Yorrys Raweyai and three other alleged gamblers strongly denied the testimonies of two police officers at West Jakarta District Court yesterday, who said the four halted gambling practices and hid evidence 10 minutes prior to the raid.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Major protest sweeps Salatiga university over Arief's dismissal
Major protest sweeps Salatiga university over Arief's dismissal SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Three hundred students and academicians of the Satya Wacana Christian University continued demonstrating their opposition to the dismissal of lecturer Arief Budiman yesterday. They ignored the rector's call for restoration of order to allow the resumption of the learning-teaching process at the prestigious university, which has been disrupted since Arief was fired more than a week ago.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
PLN committed to improving its efficiency
PLN committed to improving its efficiency JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned electricity company PT PLN yesterday vowed to improve its efficiency so as to save funds for the acceleration of programs for the electrification of a majority of the country's households.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
New toll road to link Bintaro and Serpong
New toll road to link Bintaro and Serpong JAKARTA (JP): PT Bintaro Serpong Damai will build a 13.1- kilometer toll road linking Bintaro, South Jakarta, with Bumi Serpong Damai, a new satellite city in Tangerang. The construction of the road will be done in cooperation with PT Jasa Marga, the state owned company assigned to manage the toll roads in the country.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cathay increases service
Cathay increases service JAKARTA (JP): Cathay Pacific plans to increase its non-stop service from Jakarta to Hong Kong from seven flights to 10 flights a week, the airline said in a statement yesterday. They also said three additional non-stop services, starting Wednesday, will replace the existing services via Singapore. All 10 flights will use Boeing 747 or TriStar L1011 aircraft. (hdj)
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Listening Post
Listening Post Due to technical problems we cannot publish The Listening Post in today's issue of The Jakarta Post. We apologize for the inconvenience. -- Editor
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Uniform criteria needed for small enterprises
Uniform criteria needed for small enterprises JAKARTA (JP): The slow pace of small enterprises is attributed to lack of coordination among related governmental institutions and the different criteria given to them, an official said yesterday. Soeharto Prawirokusumo, an expert assistant to the Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance, said at a one-day seminar on small enterprises, there are, for example, no uniform definitions and criteria of small businesses in Indonesia.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lippo quadruples income
Lippo quadruples income JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippo Securities, one of the listed subsidiaries of the Lippo Group, reported yesterday that its net income in the first nine months of 1994, quadrupled to Rp 19.2 billion (US$87.2 million), from Rp 5 billion in the corresponding period of last year. Tan Yong Seng, the company's director, said the results are caused mostly by a 329 percent increase in the net operating income to Rp 24 billion in the January-September period over the same period last year.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian universities at the crossroads
Indonesian universities at the crossroads Two unrelated events, the brawls at a Jakarta university and the sacking of a well-known university lecturer in Salatiga, have turned our attention to university life. Noted educator Mochtar Buchori argues that the events are symptoms of a lack of robust academic culture at the universities in Indonesia. JAKARTA (JP): The sacking of Dr.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
CIA backed anti-communist forces in Indonesia: Report
CIA backed anti-communist forces in Indonesia: Report WASHINGTON (AFP): The State Department for the first time detailed CIA covert operations in Indonesia during the 1950s when it feared communist influence over President Sukarno, The Los Angeles Times reported. A 600-page documentary history released this month shows that President Dwight Eisenhower's administration mounted major clandestine operations to support anti-communist rebels in Indonesia.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to evaluate bid on Sepinggan airport project
Govt to evaluate bid on Sepinggan airport project JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto yesterday said he will evaluate the tender of the expansion project of the Sepinggan airport in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. "The evaluation does not imply that those awarded the bid will see it revoked," Haryanto told reporters after attending a ministerial meeting at the Ministry of Finance yesterday.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Motorists! Avoid certain major roads this morning
Motorists! Avoid certain major roads this morning JAKARTA (JP): City Police have asked motorists to refrain from driving on certain major streets and toll roads for one hour this morning while they rehearse the convoy of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) delegates. "The general rehearsal will be carried out from 8 to 9 a.m. but we'll start blocking the streets and toll roads 15 minutes earlier," secretary of the City Traffic Police Directorate Lt. Col. FX Sunarno said here yesterday.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
1994 dance festival brings innovation
1994 dance festival brings innovation By Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Dance Festival l994 has succeeded in presenting outstanding and innovative developments in the contemporary dance world. The five-day festival, Oct. 20 to Oct. 24, at the Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, was labeled by local and foreign critics as the most prestigious dance forum held in Indonesia this year.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
University dilemma
University dilemma The Satya Wacana Foundation, which runs a quality university of the same name in the Central Java town of Salatiga, might have believed that it had indisputable reasons to sack Dr. Arief Budiman from his position as lecturer.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Free trade to benefit all APEC members
Free trade to benefit all APEC members JAKARTA (JP): Trade and investment liberalization will benefit both industrial and developing members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, said New Zealand Ambassador Tim Groser. "I don't think large countries will gain control of the trade liberalization and open investment and small countries will be damaged by others," he said in a recent interview with The Jakarta Post.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Funds needed for write-offs
Funds needed for write-offs JAKARTA (JP): Governor of Bank Indonesia (the central bank) J. Soedradjad Djiwandono warned yesterday that state banks must provide supporting funds before writing off their bad loans. "The funds must be there. Don't just write off (bad loans) easily," Soedradjad told journalists after attending a coordinating ministerial meeting on economy and finance yesterday.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
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. - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist), Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30 p.m.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Arqam to disband itself: Leaders
Arqam to disband itself: Leaders KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Leaders of the outlawed Islamic sect, Al Arqam, said yesterday that the messianic movement, which caused tremors of alarm throughout Southeast Asia, was disbanding. "The Al Arqam movement no longer exists and its name can no longer be used for any purpose," Nasib Zawawi, a member of Al Arqam's council of elders, told a news conference at its main commune in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Julius Darmaatmadja to be Indonesia's 2nd cardinal
Julius Darmaatmadja to be Indonesia's 2nd cardinal SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Pope John Paul II has named Archbishop Julius Darmaatmadja, from the Semarang Diocese, as Indonesia's second cardinal and will install him on Nov. 27, in a ceremony at the Vatican. Darmaatmadja, 60, was one of the 30 new cardinals from 24 countries named by the Pope on Sunday.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Couple arrested for selling girls
Couple arrested for selling girls BANDARLAMPUNG: The police have arrested a husband and his wife for allegedly selling young women into prostitution here and in Bengkulu. Police arrested SUD, 39, and SUS, 30, after receiving a report from one of the girls parents, Chief of the police precinct Lt. Col. Sondakh said here yesterday. He said the couple would pay a Rp 50,000 (approximately US$23) to Rp 75,000 finders fee for each woman brought to them.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tri Polyta poised to become largest polypropylene producer
Tri Polyta poised to become largest polypropylene producer JAKARTA (JP): Tri Polyta Indonesia (TPI), buoyed by the recent success of its international share offering, is confident of its future as the largest single polypropylene plant in Southeast Asia, according to the maiden issue of the Singapore-based Asian Chemical News weekly magazine yesterday.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Court authority queried over suit against President
Court authority queried over suit against President JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday questioned the right of the State Administrative Court to hear a lawsuit filed against him for granting Rp 400 billion (US$182.9 million) earmarked for reforestation programs to the state-owned aviation company IPTN.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
HK-RI deal on securities
HK-RI deal on securities HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong's stock watchdog body, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding with its Indonesian counterpart to promote the integrity of both securities markets.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
A week in Jakarta for America's 'The Daddy of Vocalese'
A week in Jakarta for America's 'The Daddy of Vocalese' By Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): The singer generally credited with popularizing the jazz style known as vocalese began a six-night engagement at the Jakarta Blue Note yesterday evening. Jon Hendricks, sometimes called the father of the vocalese style, will be performing with three other members of his musical family, to the backing of a rhythm section they're bringing along from New York.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Algeria cooperates well with Indonesia
Algeria cooperates well with Indonesia By Oei Eng Goan Forty years ago today, the Algerian people sparked a revolution to liberate their country from oppression and colonial rule. The revolution brought them victory and thus the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria came into being. Observing the Algerian national day, The Jakarta Post conducted an interview with Algerian Ambassador to Jakarta, Abdallah Baali, focusing on Indonesian-Algerian relations.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Workers complain over no severance pay
Workers complain over no severance pay JAKARTA (JP): Around 40 PT Bhara Indah Unit Garment employees, located on Jl. Daan Mogot in West Jakarta, went to the City Council yesterday to protest their company's policy of coercion, done in an effort to avoid compensation.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI improves Taiwan office
RI improves Taiwan office TAIPEI (AFP): Indonesia will expand and rename its office in Taiwan in a bid to further strengthen economic and investment ties, local press reported yesterday. The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce to Taipei will be renamed the Indonesian Economic and Trade Representative Office in Taipei while its staff will be expanded to handle the rapidly increasing trade between the two countries, the Economic Daily News said.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Environment must become factor in credit approval
Environment must become factor in credit approval JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja called on bankers yesterday to go green by including environmental considerations in the approval of credit applications. "Bankers have great influence over the investment process and business trends and can condition entrepreneurs to do green business," Sarwono said in his keynote address at a six-day course on environment and banking.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
War game routine
War game routine SURABAYA: The naval exercise slated to be held in waters off South Kalimantan this month has nothing to do with the dispute over the two islands of Sipadan and Ligitan, between Indonesia and Malaysia. "The exercise is part of the Navy's annual exercise and it has no links with the dispute over the two islets," Antara quoted spokesman for the Eastern Naval Fleet Lt. Col. Kusmandar as saying here on Sunday.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: Singing Princess 4:30 Youth Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Wawasan 8:05 Traditional Music 9:00 World News 9:30 Film 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film : Sleep Of Death Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC meeting not the place to discuss human rights: Barry
APEC meeting not the place to discuss human rights: Barry JAKARTA (JP): The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum must maintain its function as an economic-oriented body and avoid being saturated with issues, such as labor and human rights, United States Ambassador to Jakarta, Robert L. Barry, said yesterday. During a luncheon held by the International Forum Indonesian here yesterday, the ambassador asserted that APEC would not delve into issues which strayed from economic development.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Land reclamation no harm to environment: Surjadi
Land reclamation no harm to environment: Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration, which plans a land reclamation project along Jakarta's north coast to accommodate a growing population, swears it will not damage the environment. Governor Surjadi Soedirdja assured yesterday that the project will not harm the coastal environment. Speaking to reporters after inducting five new city officials, Surjadi said that an environmental impact analysis of the projects is currently being done.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
FIDE Master Ruben beats Ardiansyah
FIDE Master Ruben beats Ardiansyah JAKARTA (JP): Using the popular Sicilian opening, FIDE Master Ruben Gunawan beat Grand Master Ardiansyah 1-0 at the 19th move to take the lead in the eighth round of the second leg of the Gunadarma International Master Chess Tournament yesterday. Ruben, whose elo rating is 2,345, collected 6.5 points, qualifying for an international master (IM) title.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Careless driver
Careless driver On Friday, Oct. 28, 1994 at 10.30 in the morning my car was hit by a metallic-blue Daihatsu Taft with plate No B 80484-58. I was driving from Jl. Gatot Subroto to my office in the Bukaka building on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said. I was hit near the Malaysian Embassy by a Daihatsu Taft coming from the opposite direction. It was traveling fast and wanted to make a U-turn. The jeep hit the right side of my Toyota Corona, badly scratching the rear door and bumper.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI solved national language puzzle 20 years before indpendence
RI solved national language puzzle 20 years before indpendence By V. Anjaiah JAKARTA (JP): The respected language expert Dr. Harimurti Kridalaksana says in one of his books that the official language Bahasa Indonesia is the pride of the nation. Without it this country wouldn't have achieved either its independence nor national unity.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Labor activist gets 15 months
Labor activist gets 15 months MEDAN, North Sumatra: The district court here sentenced labor activist Amosi Telaumbanua to 15 months in jail yesterday for inciting workers to strike in April. Amosi, 34 year-old chairman of the Medan chapter of the independent Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI), was "convicted of inciting workers to go on strike," judge Bahauddin Qaudri said when reading the verdict. SBSI's top leader Mochtar Pakpahan was also being tried on similar charges.
Tue, 01 Nov 1994, 00:00 WIB
Public misinformed about irradiated food; Expert
Public misinformed about irradiated food; Expert JAKARTA (JP): The public has been misinformed about irradiated food, says a nuclear expert. "Foods processed by a standardized irradiator pose no hazards to consumers," Dr. Azhar Djaloeis said, pointing out that irradiation is a safe, alternative technology to sterilizing food, especially in tropical countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia. "Fears of food irradiation have been greatly exaggerated.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New commander of mobile brigade
New commander of mobile brigade Head of the city police Maj. Gen. Hindarto installed Lt. Col Sukirno as commander of the city police Mobile Brigade over the weekend. Sukirno replaces Lt. Col. Wenas, who has been made head of the South Jakarta police precinct. Sukirno, who hails from Banjarnegara, Central Java, graduated from the police academy in 1974, the police college PTIK in 1983, and the Army Staff and Command School (Seskoad) in 1984.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indian naval chief in town
Indian naval chief in town JAKARTA: Chief of the Indian Naval Staff Adm. Vijay Singh Shekhawat is due here today for a four-day visit at the invitation of Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Tanto Kuswanto. Shekhawat will meet with Defense and Security Minister Gen. (ret) Edi Sudrajat, Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung and commander of the Western Fleet R. Adm. Arief Kushariadi. Shekhawat joined the Indian Navy in 1956.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
More autonomy urged for state companies
More autonomy urged for state companies JAKARTA (JP): State-owned companies need more freedom in management and more qualified managers to make themselves competitive and efficient, experts said here over the weekend. Frans Seda, chairman of the PPM Foundation, told journalists after attending the graduation ceremony of the PPM Graduate School of Management on Saturday that many state companies are inefficient because they are burdened with missions set out for them by the government.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Borobudur Inter-Continental, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Central Jakarta: - Kintamani Pavilion: Traditional Dances & Songs Friday, Italian Night Wednesday, all from 7 p.m.. - Pendopo Tea Lounge: Monika Rosca, pianist from Poland, daily 4 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.; Sylvia Howard, jazz/blues singer from the U.S., Monday to Saturday from 9 p.m. to 12:45 a.m.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Telkom deflect charges
Telkom deflect charges JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta chapter of the state-owned telecommunication company, PT Telkom, has denied allegations that the office sells one telephone line unit to a number of customers. "The company gives one line unit only to each customer. It is quite impossible for the company to sell one number to many customers," I Nyoman Punia, head of the chapter, said over the weekend.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stricter control urged on foreign-funded projects
Stricter control urged on foreign-funded projects JAKARTA (JP): The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) will impose stricter control on foreign-funded projects in next fiscal year. Rahardi Ramelan, a deputy chairman of the board, said that the stricter control is essential to avoid deviation from development priorities as set out in the government's blue book. "The development plans are often ignored.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Susi falls victim to her play style at Asian Games
Susi falls victim to her play style at Asian Games JAKARTA (JP): Nerves and a slow start are cited as the main reasons why the world badminton queen, Indonesia's Susi Susanti, crashed to Japan's unheralded Hisako Mizui in the Asian Games semifinals, according to national coach Indra Gunawan.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rights: Asia's shortcomings dramatized
Rights: Asia's shortcomings dramatized Chandra Muzaffar, director of the human rights organization Just World Trust, in this exclusive Inter Press Service column uses Malaysia as an example of an Asian nation that has had its human rights shortcomings dramatized in the international arena, instead of its exemplary record in accommodating the many religious differences within its population.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Freed sect leader dissolves group
Freed sect leader dissolves group KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The freed leader of the outlawed Islamic sect Al Arqam declared on Saturday that the sect no longer existed and urged his followers to renounce their deviationist religious beliefs. Ashaari Muhammad said this meant he was no longer leader of the movement and its leadership hierarchy had been dissolved.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Boutros-Ghali urges Armenia to pull out troops
Boutros-Ghali urges Armenia to pull out troops BAKU (AFP): UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali called on Armenia yesterday to withdraw its troops from Azerbaijani territory while hinting at possible United Nations involvement in a peacekeeping plan to separate the warring republics.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
S. Jakarta holds development expo
S. Jakarta holds development expo South Jakarta mayoralty is holding a five-day development exhibition, featuring achievements in development programs throughout the mayoralty. The exhibition was opened by Maskup Ustianto, an assistant to the city secretary. There are seventy stands representing district offices, governmental institutions and private companies in South Jakarta.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New appointment hopes to improve judicial system
New appointment hopes to improve judicial system JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts and practitioners welcome President Soeharto's appointment of Soerjono as the new chief justice, hoping that he will be able to improve the image of the legal system. Soerjono, a career judge, was appointed the new chief justice on Friday to replace Purwoto Suhadi Gandasubrata, who will retire tomorrow.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Asian cities vie to take Hong Kong's place as financial center
Asian cities vie to take Hong Kong's place as financial center Asian cities vie to take the place of Hong Kong as the region's financial center. Yojana Sharma of Inter Press Service reports. HONG KONG (IPS): Singapore and Taipei are gearing up to take over from Hong Kong as a regional financial center and international gateway to China after Hong Kong reverts to China in 1997, but it is Shanghai that may finally steal the limelight.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Weekly Stock Exchange Review
Weekly Stock Exchange Review JAKARTA (JP): Share prices across the board were mixed at the close of last week amidst moderate trading. The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Composite Index closed up 1.44 points to 516.41. The state-owned international telecommunications provider, Indosat, continued to dominate last week's trading. The counter, however, closed lower in active trading amidst profit-taking by local investors.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Customs office to recover unpaid import tariffs
Customs office to recover unpaid import tariffs JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Customs and Excise is trying to recover funds from importers who are reluctant to pay their due arrears on "unpaid" import duties.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI Ambassador gets Vatican medal
RI Ambassador gets Vatican medal JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Ambassador to the Holy See, A.S. Achjadi, was recently awarded the "Knight of Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX" for his efforts to forge closer ties between Jakarta and the Vatican. The presentation ceremony was conducted on Wednesday in Rome by Msgr. Tomasso Caputo, the Vatican's head of protocol, on behalf of the Deputy Chief of government from the Holy See.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Realtors cannot use fertile land: Soeharto
Realtors cannot use fertile land: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to maintain self-sufficiency in food, President Soeharto said on Saturday that the government will not allow industrial estate owners and realtors to build on fertile land. "Certainly they [the developers] need land, but now they will no longer be allowed to use land located close to urban centers.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto inspects final APEC preparations in Bogor
Soeharto inspects final APEC preparations in Bogor JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto on Saturday led a thorough inspection of the Bogor Presidential Palace to ensure that preparations were adequate and that "all systems were go" for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) on Nov. 15.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL-RI palm oil project
KL-RI palm oil project JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia are cooperating in the development of a 200-hectare palm oil plantation in Natal, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra. The cooperation was marked by the establishment of a new venture, PT Kretam Iramindo, the firm's president, Yopie S. Batubara, announced in Medan, the provincial capital, on Saturday. "The agreement on the establishment of the new venture was signed in Medan recently," he was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indosat leads the way
Indosat leads the way Many people might have laughed at State Minister for Research and Development B.J. Habibie's remarks in early May, 1993, that 50 Indonesian state companies would be offered to the investing public through the domestic and international stock exchanges. After all, it is sometimes difficult to follow the way of thinking of Habibie, who is perhaps the country's most notable futurologist and visionary.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bold new face for UN?
Bold new face for UN? One formula to reform the UN, though not the ideal one, is to expand the Permanent Five to a Permanent Seven, with Germany and Japan taking places alongside the U.S., China, Russia, Britain and France. The problem with this is that it gives Europe four seats, which is hard to justify, and locks out the developing world, whose clamor for a seat at the main table will be difficult to ignore with the growth revolution going on in Asia and Latin America.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Airlines offering excessive discounts to face sanctions
Airlines offering excessive discounts to face sanctions JAKARTA (JP): Six domestic airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding here to confirm their May commitment of putting an end to excessive discounting. "No more excessive discounting will be allowed as of Nov. 1 and violators of the agreement will face severe sanctions," Director General of Air Transportation Zainudin Sikado told reporters after witnessing the signing of the agreement on Friday.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Naval exercise to start soon
Naval exercise to start soon SURABAYA : The Navy will hold a major war game exercise involving 40 warships and several vessels purchased from the ex- East Germany arsenal. The exercise will take place from November until December in the waters off South Kalimantan and East Java. "The combat exercise, conducted under the Armada Jaya XVII banner, will involve over 8,000 Armed Forces members and some from the Marine Corps," exercise director Commodore Ripa Gamhadi said to Antara on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Governor seeking special status for East Timor
Governor seeking special status for East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Military presence in East Timor is still needed to strengthen its integration with the rest of Indonesia, ensure legal certainty and to deal with remnants of separatist rebels, a local top brass member said Saturday. Col.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lee gives up on summit
Lee gives up on summit TOKYO (AFP): Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui has given up plans to attend the summit of APEC leaders next month in Indonesia to spare the host country from facing strong opposition from China, the Jiji Press said Saturday. The Taiwanese government plans instead to send Economic Affairs Minister Chiang Ping-kun and another high-ranking official to the Nov.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia asked to free RP detainees
Malaysia asked to free RP detainees MANILA (AFP): The Philippines has filed a formal protest with Malaysia for the continued detention of dozens of Filipinos who were arrested in Kuala Lumpur, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. The department said in a statement that the Philippine embassy in Malaysia had protested "the continued detention of the Filipino nationals," rounded up in a mass arrest with other Asians and Africans on Oct. 23.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Israel-Jordan peace treaty acclaimed
Israel-Jordan peace treaty acclaimed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, as a newly elected member of the United Nations Security Council, gave its resounding support to the recently signed peace treaty between Jordan and Israel. "Indonesia hopes that the treaty will be part of an overall solution to the Arab-Israeli issue," the foreign ministry announced on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Troops capture Fretelin rebel
Troops capture Fretelin rebel DILI, East Timor: In a skirmish last week with a group of separatist rebels in Baucau, about 200 kilometers east of here, troops are reported to have captured one member of the Fretelin organization. Col. Kiki Syahnakri, chief of the Wira Dharma military command overseeing security in East Timor, said Clementino, the man captured, was now in a Dili hospital being treated for bullet wounds received on his leg.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New Japanese restaurant opened
New Japanese restaurant opened Yoshinoya, a Japanese beef bowl restaurant in Pondok Indah Mall, officially opened its doors to the public on Friday. The restaurant management plans to expand its business by opening 16 branches throughout the country within the next three years. Yoshinoya serves food which is 100 percent halal (sanctioned by Islamic law), with specialities of Japanese beef, chicken and combo bowls. Prices range from Rp 3,000 (US$1.37) to Rp 5,000 ($2.3) (yns)
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Husband, wife arrested for selling diluted fuel
Husband, wife arrested for selling diluted fuel JAKARTA (JP): The City Police Chief, Maj. Gen. Moch. Hindarto, said that the police has arrested a married couple for their alleged involvement in the distribution of fake diesel fuel. Hindarto said over the weekend that TM, 32, the owner of PT. WCR and his wife Yul, 28, are being detained for questioning since there is indication that their alleged activities were supported by a police officer.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Warp: The future of personal computing is here
Warp: The future of personal computing is here By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Have you ever cursed at the hourglass on the screen that never stops dancing while you were trying to print out a page full of combined bitmap and vector graphics? I bet you have. Quite frequently, I'm sure.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang gets first five-star
Tangerang gets first five-star JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang, one of the capital's buffer zone areas, now has its first five-star hotel with the operation of the Imperial Century Hotel & Resort. Malcolm McLauchlan, the hotel's general manager, announced on Saturday that the 200-room accommodations facility, located in the Lippo Village complex, marked its soft opening on Sept. 26.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign investment in hospitals welcome
Foreign investment in hospitals welcome JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is opening its door for foreign businesses seeking to invest in hospitals on the condition that the directors be locals, Minister of Health Sujudi said Saturday. "If they (the foreigners) want to become chiefs of the finance or administration section, there is no problem. But the director of the hospital must be an Indonesian," Sujudi said. Another condition is that the foreign investors must have local counterparts.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
S'pore's complaint
S'pore's complaint Give us back our days, screamed an editorial in The Straits Times in reaction to the smoke coming from the forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. This is, indeed, an aggravating scream. The writer of this editorial should ask themselves, "Where was I when the Singaporean tug boats were caught dumping poisonous waste into Indonesian seas?
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
MUI condemns Indonesian Moslems' visit to Israel
MUI condemns Indonesian Moslems' visit to Israel JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) condemned the recent visit of a group of Indonesian Moslems to Israel over the weekend, saying they offended the Arab countries fighting Israel. "The visit was illegal and the delegation represented neither the government nor Indonesian Moslems," MUI Chairman Hasan Basri told The Jakarta Post by telephone here on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Construction of four low-cost apartments start
Construction of four low-cost apartments start JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has embarked on the construction of four low-cost apartment projects with a combined investment commitment of Rp 57 billion (US$26.13 million). The collective launching of the construction of the projects was centered in a ceremony at the Bendungan Hilir fire site, Central Jakarta, on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to probe export document scandal fully
Govt to probe export document scandal fully JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih promised Saturday that the scandalous falsification of export documents that caused the state to lose millions of dollars in unpaid taxes will be thoroughly investigated. "We mean to unravel the scandal and spare no one involved in it from legal actions," Singgih told reporters after opening a seminar on youth and law co-organized by his office and the University of Indonesia.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mining industry has bright future, businessmen say
Mining industry has bright future, businessmen say JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian mining industry is facing a bright future due to the country's economic stability and the consistency of its regulatory framework, visiting foreign business leaders say.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Governor marks soft opening of Haj Hospital
Governor marks soft opening of Haj Hospital JAKARTA (JP) Governor Surjadi Soedirdja marked the initiation of operations at the Jakarta Haj Hospital in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, on Saturday. The hospital, which is equipped with various modern facilities, is scheduled to be officially inaugurated by President Soeharto on Nov. 12, in conjunction with the commemoration of National Health Day.
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
N. Sumatra needs 17,000 teachers
N. Sumatra needs 17,000 teachers MEDAN, North Sumatra: The province is in need of more than 17,000 teachers to support their new nine-year compulsory school, a local official said Saturday. The lack of teachers is a pressing problem facing schools here, particularly in isolated regions and resettlement areas, said Baharudin Lubis, chief of provincial education and culture. According to Baharudin, there are 1,680 schools with 10,404 teachers across the province, Antara reported. (pan)
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Photo credit
Photo credit The picture of President Soeharto which appeared on this page on Saturday was not taken by our photographer. The photo credit should have read Kompas. We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Mon, 31 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cease-fire declared in irrigation battle
Cease-fire declared in irrigation battle MANILA (Reuter): Government forces and Moslem guerrillas fighting over an irrigation project in the southern Philippines have declared a ceasefire after 51 people died in more than two weeks of fighting, officials said on yesterday. "We are glad to announce that hostilities in the area have ceased," Defense Secretary Renato de Villa said in a radio interview. Fighting erupted at the irrigation project in Carmen town in North Cotabato province on Oct.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police officer accused of raping
Police officer accused of raping A female resident of Rawa Lumbu complex, Bekasi, has filed a report accusing a police officer of raping her in Cijantung, East Jakarta, earlier this month. The female resident, NS, said that the officer, identified as LN, raped her in his brother's house. The incident actually took place on Oct. 2 but because the officer, a second police sergeant of Pasar Rebo police station, threatened to kill her, she waited out of fear until Oct. 26 before coming forward.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two AIDS sufferers die in Merauke
Two AIDS sufferers die in Merauke JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Two residents of Merauke known to have contracted AIDS died early this month, the head of the provincial office of the health ministry said here yesterday. Slamet Hardjosuwarno said one of the deceased was a prostitute, who contracted the deadly disease in 1992, while the other was an employee of a private company based in Merauke, Antara reported.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
$2.8m set aside for AIDS projects
$2.8m set aside for AIDS projects BANGKOK (AFP): The Thai government has approved a budget of 70 million baht (US$2.8 million) to help private organizations combat AIDS here next year, a news report said yesterday. Sanguan Nitayarumphong, permanent secretary of the Public Health Ministry, told representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Thursday in the beach resort of Pattaya that the allocation was seven times this year's budget, the Bangkok Post reported.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hayono for govt policy on business development
Hayono for govt policy on business development JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman says those who criticize President Soeharto for being too generous and helpful to the country's magnates of Chinese descent, should look back to the period of economic breakdown that Indonesia suffered during the latter half of the sixties.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Popular high school opens new facilities
Popular high school opens new facilities JAKARTA (JP): Canisius College, a senior and junior high school on Jl. Menteng Raya in Central Jakarta, today opened a new four-story building. Harijanto S.J., the secretary of Yayasan Budi Siswa, the owner of the college, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the new facility comprises of a number of laboratories for language, biological, chemical and computer practices, as well as eight classrooms, a health unit and a clubroom for the school's alumni.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Negotiation on $34b gas liquefaction in Natuna finalized
Negotiation on $34b gas liquefaction in Natuna finalized JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday the government has finalized lengthy negotiations with Esso Natuna Inc. of the United States on a US$34 billion natural gas liquefaction project in Natuna. "There are no discrepancies between the two parties, the deal is ready to sign," Habibie told reporters after meeting with President Soeharto at the President's residence yesterday.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Demand for middle class apartments still high
Demand for middle class apartments still high JAKARTA (JP): Prospects in Indonesia's middle class apartment business are projected to remain bright over the next two to three years due to the rising number of young married couples, a property consulting firm executive said yesterday. Trevor Peach, an executive of Colliers Jardine Indonesia, said that based on a company study, over 40,000 wealthy couples are interested in buying apartment units located near their offices.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Workshop sets out framework
Workshop sets out framework BUKITTINGGI, West Sumatra (JP): The participants of the fifth South China Sea workshop have set up a Technical Working Group on Legal Matters in an apparent effort to avoid discussing sensitive territorial and sovereignty claims. The workshop's organizing committee said in a closing statement issued yesterday that the Working Group, which is scheduled to convene in Thailand next year, will focus on the legal aspects of confidence building measures.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
S. Korean Park upsets top seeded in Women's Challenger tourney
S. Korean Park upsets top seeded in Women's Challenger tourney JAKARTA (JP): Japan's Yone Kamio swallowed another bitter pill at the US$50,000 Women's Challenger tennis championships when she crashed to South Korea's Park Sung-hee in their quarterfinal match yesterday. Playing on the slow clay court at the Senayan tennis complex, top seeded Kamio lost 3-6, 3-6 to her unseeded rival. Kamio was denied a semifinal berth last year when she lost to the eventual champion Teresa Price of South Africa.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) weakened yesterday, with most big and popular shares losing ground. The JSX Composite Index declined by 1.5 points to close the week at 516.40 yesterday against 517.85 on the previous day. The index gained at total of 1.43 points during the week. The GTDBS-50 Index, meanwhile, inched down to 122.91 from 123.18.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fraud in decoration contest
Fraud in decoration contest The assistant to the City Secretary, Bambang Sungkono, urged the organizing committee of the Gateway Decoration Competition 1994 (JAKPRO) to clarify the confusion caused in the presentation of prize money. "The committee should observe the prize guidelines, drawn up by the deputy governors with the aim of improving people's welfare," Bambang told reporters at City Hall on Thursday.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ADB grant for Indonesia
ADB grant for Indonesia MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said here it had approved a 900,000 dollar technical assistance grant to Indonesia to assist a flood control project in Java. The grant will go into developing a long-term flood control and management plan for Java and feasibility studies for flood control works in certain river basins, the Manila-based ADB said in a statement on Thursday.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL power demands surge
KL power demands surge KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's power requirements are expected to surge by a sharp 72 percent by 2000 if its economic boom does not let up, a government economic report said yesterday. Power capacity in Malaysia now totals 7,504 megawatts (MW) but demand over the next six years was expected to climb to 12,873 mw, according to the treasury's report presented in parliament with the 1995 budget.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan and Australia on 'same wavelength'
Japan and Australia on 'same wavelength' TOKYO (AFP): Australia and Japan were "very much on the same wavelength" in seeking a positive outcome to next month's summit of APEC leaders in Indonesia, Australia's Foreign Minister Gareth Evans said yesterday. Evans had earlier reportedly been told by Japan's international trade and industry minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto, that Tokyo would support the goal of free trade between members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum by 2020.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traffic in Bogor
Traffic in Bogor During my 15 months of residence in this wonderful land I really thought I had seen it all! That was, of course, until last week when I experienced, with disbelief, major changes occurring in Bogor due to the commencement of the APEC meetings at the Bogor Palace.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL to withdraw its troops
KL to withdraw its troops KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will withdraw its peacekeepers from Somalia at the end of the United Nations mandate in March, Defense Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. "We tried our best to be helpful in Somalia. Unfortunately, interclan rivalry seems to be going on unabated and attempts toward a political settlement don't look optimistic. We are at the end of our endurance," Najib told reporters.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RP senate approves extradition treaty
RP senate approves extradition treaty MANILA (AFP): The Philippine senate yesterday ratified an extradition treaty with South Korea, officials said. The treaty, drafted in May of 1993, adopts the principle of "dual criminality," making someone who commits a crime in one nation subject to extradition in the other country. Under the agreement, those convicted of an offense carrying a penalty of at least one year imprisonment can be extradited.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Farmers the most defenseless in forest fires
Farmers the most defenseless in forest fires By Pandaya TANI BAKTI VILLAGE, East Kalimantan: Life is harsh for Appe Said, his wife and three children even though they have spent almost four years in this "promise land." The vast and breathtaking hilly landscape surrounding their homes with the grass swaying in the breeze is probably the only thing the hundreds of families living here can take for granted.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Plant sellers
Plant sellers I would like to refer to your article titled Plant sellers protest expulsion plan, Oct. 28, 1994, on page three. The article is quite biased and only gives the point of view of the 85 plant sellers. May I express my opinion about the proposed storm water drains (gutters) along Jl. T.B. Simatupang, South Jakarta. Last year's rainy season gave us heavy floods along Jl. T.B. Simatupang, especially in the areas which are abutted by the plant sellers.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
12 killed in Lamongan train crash
12 killed in Lamongan train crash JAKARTA (JP): Twelve people were killed and three others seriously injured when an express train plying the Jakarta- Surabaya route slammed into a public transit minibus at the railway crossing on Jl. Pahlawan, in Lamomgan, some fifty kilometers from the East Java provincial capital, yesterday morning. East Java Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Garuda Indonesia carried 2.73m passengers in first semester
Garuda Indonesia carried 2.73m passengers in first semester JAKARTA (JP): The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia announced yesterday its aircraft transported 2.73 million passengers and 68.77 million kilograms of cargo during the first six months of this year. Garuda said in a report that out of the total passengers, almost 1.35 million flew on domestic routes and the remaining 1.38 million on international routes.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
A matter of intent
A matter of intent The statement given by the chairman of the Jakarta State Administrative Court, HB Mangkudilaga, to the effect that many government officials are still reluctant to obey the Court's decisions seems disturbing enough to warrant discussion. As was reported, according to the chairman not less than 30 to 40 percent of officials fail to abide by the Court's decisions.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seminar on small-scale biz
Seminar on small-scale biz The office of the Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer foundation will hold a seminar on small-scale business here on Monday. The one-day seminar, entitled "Coordinating Policy on Small- Scale Business Development," will be held at the Dr. Latip Room at the Arya Duta Hotel from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sprint rally final at Serpong
Sprint rally final at Serpong Jakarta (JP): Leading Indonesian sprint rally drivers, Gerry Rusanto and Dandy Rukmana, will compete in the fourth and final round of the Mesran Prima Sprint Rally, Nov. 6, on the Bumi Serpong Damai track, a housing complex in Tangerang, West Java, said the rally's organizer, Helmi Sungkar. First, second and third place winners will receive trophies and cash prizes of Rp 1 million (US$490), Rp 600,000 and Rp 500,000 respectively.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stocks broadly higher in Asia and Europe
Stocks broadly higher in Asia and Europe HONG KONG (Reuter): Southeast Asian stock markets closed broadly higher yesterday, including a strong surge on the Kuala Lumpur market, despite late selling due to disappointment over Malaysia's 1995 budget. The Hong Kong market also firmed, thanks to a 27-point rise on Wall Street overnight and optimism over the local property market and prospects for a Sino-British financing agreement for the colony's new airport.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Failure in free trade scheduling could be serious
Failure in free trade scheduling could be serious JAKARTA (JP): Failure to adopt a timetable for trade liberation among Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members during their leaders' meeting in Bogor next month would be a severe, but not lethal, setback to the forum. Responding to questions by The Jakarta Post during a telepress conference transmitted from Washington yesterday, U.S.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto asks youths to sponsor reforms
Soeharto asks youths to sponsor reforms JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked Indonesian youths yesterday to sponsor reforms for the nation building program. The President said the youths should realize that the nation needs progressive reforms. Speaking at the commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the Youth Pledge, Soeharto also emphasized the importance of the state ideology of Pancasila to the survival of the nation in facing the strong rush of globalization.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Oil supply crunch seen for Asia due to rising energy demands
Oil supply crunch seen for Asia due to rising energy demands MANILA (AFP): Asia's insatiable energy demands could put pressure on oil supply in the region, senior southeast Asian petroleum executives said here yesterday, although Brunei predicted that prices were likely to remain soft. "Unless the growth in China and Vietnam is stagnated, which is unlikely, the Singapore refineries will ... be able to operate at high capacities," Tan Boon Teik, chairman of the Singapore National Oil Co.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soerjono appointed new chief justice
Soerjono appointed new chief justice JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has selected Soerjono to replace Chief Justice Poerwoto S. Gandasubrata, who will soon go into retirement. Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced here yesterday that the President signed Soerjono's appointment on Monday. Soerjono, 63, is now deputy chief justice in charge of traditional civil cases. His only rival for the vacancy was M. Djaelani, 63, also a deputy chief justice.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
IPTN stops making NC-212-200 planes
IPTN stops making NC-212-200 planes BANDUNG, East Java: The state-owned aircraft industry, IPTN, will stop building NC-212-200 planes under the license of Spanish aircraft builder, Casa. "The policy aims at making IPTN more independent in marketing its own products," said IPTN's fixed wing division chief, Faqih Zuhdi, after signing a document on the purchase of two NC-212- 200s by PT Penas Air.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Councilor defends condo developer
Councilor defends condo developer JAKARTA (JP): The City Council says the developer of Sudirman Tower Condominium, PT Kredosindo Perkasa, in Central Jakarta, is not tearing down a school owned by the city. "We are convinced that the developer is not demolishing city property, but a building owned by the Perguruan Rakyat foundation," M. Aman of the council's commission on government affairs, security and public order, told reporters after a meeting which he presided over on Thursday.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bank teller serves clients with smile
Bank teller serves clients with smile By T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): She spends a great deal of her time counting other people's money. No wonder she does. She is a bank teller. "In the beginning I was nervous. I was afraid I might not count the money correctly," Meli, 26, said.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Canada vows to boost investment
Canada vows to boost investment JAKARTA (JP): Canada plans to boost investment in Indonesia to US$5 billion in the coming three years as of this month, Ambassador Lawrence T. Dickenson said yesterday. "We are planning to increase our investment, especially in the mining and energy sectors, in the next three years," Dickenson told reporters in a meeting with representatives of 40 Canadian mining companies.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Solution still far on Spratlys
Solution still far on Spratlys BUKITTINGGI, West Sumatra (JP): An end to the decades-long disputes over the Spratly and Paracel Islands in the South China Sea remains a remote hope requiring great patience and effort to bring about. An expert predicted yesterday that a long road lay ahead because the concerned parties are only now beginning to learn to cooperate among each other.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two schooners captured for illegally hauling lumber
Two schooners captured for illegally hauling lumber JAKARTA (JP): The City Police Coast Guard (Satpol Air) has captured two schooners, one illegally loaded with over 400 cubic meters of lumber from Sumatra and another small boat packed with ceramic vases smuggled from Singapore. The total price of the sawn timber is estimated at over Rp 50 million (US$22,880) and the ceramics around Rp 2 million, based on local market values. The head of the Coast Guard, Lt. Col.
Sat, 29 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Transmigrants successful in Timor
Transmigrants successful in Timor JAKARTA (JP): Most people resettled in East Timor under the state-sponsored transmigration program are able to improve their living standards. "Most of the transmigrants in 11 relocation areas are more prosperous than they were in their homes of origin," Head of the East Timor Chapter of the Ministry of Transmigration, L. Madyo, said Thursday.