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Sat, 15 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dog-fight exercise causes Malaysian jet fighter crash
Dog-fight exercise causes Malaysian jet fighter crash KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): A Malaysian air force fighter crashed in the Malacca Straits on Thursday after a mid-air collision with an Australian jet fighter during a military exercise, defense sources said yesterday. Malaysian military officials said on Thursday that a Northrop F-5E jet fighter crashed into the sea near Penang island but the pilot ejected safely. There was no mention of a mid-air collision.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police catch snatchers
Police catch snatchers YOGYAKARTA: Police yesterday caught two "big time" bag snatchers barely twenty minutes after they carried out their latest grab and run action in the street. Their latest, and probably last victim for sometime, was Mrs. Tunojo, a resident of Surabaya, East Java. Police found her bag containing Rp 200,000 in cash, as well as other possession, on the snatchers. They also seized a sickle from them.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lao president to visit Indonesia
Lao president to visit Indonesia HANOI (AFP): Laotian President Nouhak Phoumsavanh is to visit Indonesia on Monday for a state visit, the official KPL news agency said in a report monitored here yesterday. Nouhak will be in Indonesia from Oct. 17 to 22 at the invitation of President Soeharto, according to a statement from the presidential palace in Vientiane. Laos has been emerging from decades of isolation in recent years, reforming its economy slowly and opening up to the outside world.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes university campus
Fire razes university campus YOGYAKARTA: Five buildings that house the post-graduate studies of the Gadjah Mada University were razed by fire yesterday. Strong winds fanned the fire, which began at 12.30 p.m. in the main building, and spread to neighboring buildings. Fire fighters worked for two hours to put the blaze out, but were not quick enough to prevent substantial damage.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), which recorded dull trading over a couple of days of this week, yesterday strengthened due to profit-taking activities. The broad-based Composite Index increased by over three points to close at 510.33 yesterday from 507.18 on Thursday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index for liquid shares rose slightly to 123.49 from 123.26.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Plywood exports reach $2.24b
Plywood exports reach $2.24b JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's plywood exports increased by 2.53 percent to US$2.24 billion during the first semester of this year from the same period of last year, the Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers (Apkindo) says. "The export development indicates that the country's plywood exports are unlikely to decline this year, as often rumored these days," Tjipto Wignjoprajitno, Apkindo's secretary general, told reporters at his office yesterday.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Double standard in education
Double standard in education This letter refers to Mr. de Kort's letter in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 13, 1994. Come on Mr. de Kort, you know better than that. Even if we substitute "International" for "European" everything has changed for the better in Indonesia. I appreciate your explanation of the double system of education under Netherlands Indies rule, but with one correction though: it smacked of favoritism.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
More campaigns needed on apartments: Surjadi
More campaigns needed on apartments: Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said that city administration officers should intensify public presentation on apartments and their benefits. "The public presentation is needed to make people understand the necessity of apartments and then they will cooperate and be willing to live in apartments," Surjadi Soedirdja said during his weekly visit to several areas in Central Jakarta yesterday.
Sat, 15 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
SBSI treasurer jailed
SBSI treasurer jailed MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hayati, the treasurer of the city branch of the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI), was sentenced to seven months imprisonment on Thursday for helping plan a workers demonstration last April. The Medan District Court found the defendant guilty of helping organize the demonstration, which not only caused public disorder, but also public unrest, reported Antara news agency.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Land title withheld
Land title withheld From Media Indonesia Developer PT Green Garden has withheld my property certificates despite my having paid for the land and house. According to the company the process of making the land title and house certificate has not been completed. The house involved is No Debitur 20530 K 00047-r and is located at Green Garden Blok A 3 No 5, Cakung in North Jakarta. Three years have passed since I paid off my credit in August 1991.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
More AIDS cases found
More AIDS cases found JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The number of people tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and found to be positive, has risen to 60 across the province. 10 of those are locals, an official said yesterday. Chairman of the local office of the health training center, Sandjaja, told Antara that most of the people having HIV, causing the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), were Thais who work in fishery companies.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Privatization suggested to lure capital inflow
Privatization suggested to lure capital inflow JAKARTA (JP): An economist suggested yesterday that the government accelerate the privatization of state companies to bring more capital into the country and reinvigorate the economy.
Fri, 14 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.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yogya to host ICCT meet
Yogya to host ICCT meet JAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta will host next year's fourth International Conference on Culture and Tourism (ICCT), one of the activities set by the governments of Indonesia and Switzerland. Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng announced yesterday that the two countries have signed an agreement based on joint cooperation in the fields of culture and international tourism focusing on establishing a forum of discussions and activities.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traffic award
Traffic award The Wahana Tata Nugraha award was given to, among other cities, Bogor "for its achievements on the traffic front, particularly in improving the residents' awareness in improving traffic conditions." I don't know who measured the achievements, or how, but the "experts" could not have possibly been in everyday Bogor traffic like normal residents, i.e. without police escort to clear the way!
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Public transport
Public transport From Kompas The most heated issue concerning the public transport sector is the closed door regulation for public vehicles -- buses, Metrominis etc. As a regular commuter, I consider this traffic policy unethical. Public buses are not conditioned for this. By closing the doors the air circulation inside the bus is restricted. This makes the bus, which is usually very crowded, very stuffy.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Football team
Football team From Suara Karya The World Cup, held from June 17 to July 17, 1994, presented quality matches to TV viewers. Soccer players from 24 countries displayed sportsmanship and high disciplines, as well as good techniques and strategies on the soccer fields. Our TV commentators did their job smartly and enthusiastically. But what about the All Indonesia Football Association (PSSI)? Will they be able to take part in the 1998 World Cup to be held in France?
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bali to host ICCA assembly next week
Bali to host ICCA assembly next week JAKARTA (JP): Bali, still considered Indonesia's most famous tourist destination, will host the 33rd annual general assembly of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) on Oct. 17-20. Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng told reporters here yesterday that Indonesia has been lobbying to host the assembly since 1991, the association's 30th assembly, in Amsterdam.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PDI and Petisi 50 see eye to eye
PDI and Petisi 50 see eye to eye JAKARTA (JP): Dissident group Petisi 50 advised the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) yesterday to continue pushing for political reforms. In a rare public hearing with the minority party's faction in the House of Representatives (DPR), the group members said that various political laws currently serve the interests of the government at the expense of democracy.
Fri, 14 Oct 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, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yorrys charge baseless: Lawyer
Yorrys charge baseless: Lawyer JAKARTA (JP): Tommy Sihotang, the lawyer for Yorrys Raweyai of Pemuda Pancasila, a powerful youth organization, and three other alleged gamblers, told the West Jakarta District Court yesterday that the indictment should be annulled. "Your Honor, the prosecutor's indictment should be legally annulled because it contains an inaccurate description of the crime," lawyer Tommy said.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Greening campaign
Greening campaign From Kompas The government is launching a greening campaign throughout the country with its catch phrase: A million trees program. Hence it is ironic to see that well established trees on Jalan Pemuda, opposite the Matahari Department Store, and on Pasar Baru Timur in Jakarta have been severely pruned leaving only the main trunk and branches intact. This onslaught on trees occurs in other parts of the city as well.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesoa-Japan ties praised
Indonesoa-Japan ties praised JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday cited the close ties between Japan and Indonesia as a model in which a relationship between a highly developed and a developing nation can be mutually beneficial. In his speech at Merdeka Palace, after accepting the letter of credentials from Japanese ambassador Taizo Watanabe, Soeharto said the existing world situation dictated the need for such cooperation.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bridge veterans win ASEAN title
Bridge veterans win ASEAN title JAKARTA (JP): The current best pair of Indonesian bridge players, Hengky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo, won the Open Pair title of the 16th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Interclub Bridge Championships in Genting Highland, Malaysia, the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (GABSI) announced yesterday. The veteran pair collected 133 Match Points (MPs), 13 points ahead of Thailand's Kunaan and Maijarem, who finished second.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PPP begins organization consolidation
PPP begins organization consolidation JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party, still reeling from a heated congress that threatened to divide the party, has gotten down to the business of consolidating the organization. Chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum, who was re-elected to the helm at the congress last month, reported to President Soeharto yesterday the moves taken by the party leadership after the congress.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang crime increase seen
Tangerang crime increase seen TANGERANG (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto asked the newly-installed precinct police chief of Tangerang yesterday to anticipate the possibility of a sharp increase of crime in the regency. Hindarto made the remarks yesterday after inducting Lt. Col. Hari Setyabudhi, 43, in a ceremony at the Tangerang police headquarters. Hari replaces Lt. Col.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m Special News: Asian Games XII 5:00 Regional News 5:30 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Nusantara Star 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games Journal 10:00 Quiz: Siapa Dia 11:05 Late News 11:15 Film: The Bit Part Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mar'ie orders thorough probe of export scam
Mar'ie orders thorough probe of export scam JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that he has assigned three top officials at his ministry to help the Attorney General investigate the case of bogus export documents. The three are Director General for Customs and Excise Sahardjo, Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier and Director General for Financial Institutions Bambang Subianto.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rafsanjani in town to boost bilateral ties
Rafsanjani in town to boost bilateral ties JAKARTA (JP): Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani arrived yesterday to begin a three-day visit aimed at improving political and economic ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the country with the world's largest Moslem population.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joko survives scare as Hariyanto storms
Joko survives scare as Hariyanto storms HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): Top seed Joko Suprianto and fellow- Indonesian Hariyanto Arbi cut contrasting paths into the men's singles finals of Asian Games badminton here yesterday to stay on course for a title clash. World number one Joko, 27, found a timely second wind to overcome Chinese dangerman Lin Liwen 15-2, 10-15, 15-2 in a hot and humid Tsumuro Memorial Gymnasium.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lawsuit against `Sinar' dropped
Lawsuit against `Sinar' dropped The powerful Pemuda Pancasila youth organization has revoked its lawsuit filed at the Central Jakarta District Court against Sinar magazine. A letter of revocation for the lawsuit was sent by Pemuda Pancasila's lawyer Martua Siregar on Oct. 5, 1994, to the court, a copy of which was made available to The Jakarta Post Wednesday. The letter did not disclose the reason behind the revocation.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Polemics on Sukarno
Polemics on Sukarno We support a call by Vice President Try Sutrisno to cease with the polemics concerning Sukarno and his role during the 1965 communist coup because the former president is now deceased. The polemics surfaced early this month after former ambassador Manai Sophiaan launched his book Kehormatan Bagi Yang Berhak (Honors for the One Who Deserves It) which centers on Sukarno's activities during those critical years.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
20 couples married off
20 couples married off Chief of the Islamic Marriage Office of the Kalideres district, H. Mat Ali Dja'ani, has married off 20 couples in the Tegalalur subdistrict in West Jakarta. The collective weddings were held Wednesday as part of the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Women's Organization Movement. H. Syamsudin, head of the city's religious affairs office, said that the brides and bridegrooms are now formally registered and have the rights and obligations of husbands and wives.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seminar on Korean feat
Seminar on Korean feat JAKARTA (JP): The University of Indonesia (UI) is organizing a seminar on Thursday to review South Korea's experience in industrialization and political development. The organizers say they hope Indonesia can learn from the discussion, which will bring together scholars from both countries. It is also intended to promote closer relations between Indonesia and South Korea.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
DPR approves tax bills
DPR approves tax bills Yesterday the House of Representatives (DPR) finally approved four bills on taxation previously proposed by the government to amend the 10-year-old tax laws. This approval, constitutionally required before a bill can be signed into law by the president, marks a new stage in this country's efforts at modernizing its economy.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traders demand damages
Traders demand damages JAKARTA (JP): A group of traders from Rawasari Timur, Central Jakarta, went to the City Council yesterday to demand compensation for their houses which are to be demolished to make way for public facilities. "We do not oppose the city administration's programs but please don't forget to give us compensation because we don't have money to rent houses," Mrs. Syaifulman, spokesperson of the delegation, told members of the City Council.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Minister disturbed by sports center news
Minister disturbed by sports center news JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono yesterday said he was disturbed by new reports suggesting that the government was going to build a new sports complex in Ciledug and Pondok Aren districts on the outskirts of Jakarta.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
DPR okays cuts in tax rates
DPR okays cuts in tax rates JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) finally approved the government's four tax bills in a plenary session yesterday with substantial changes after nearly one month of marathon deliberations. The tax bills, which will amend the present four laws on income tax, property tax, value added tax (VAT) and sales tax on luxury goods and tax procedures, offer stronger incentives to stimulate economic activities in frontier areas.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Inten will head RI delegation to Manila
Inten will head RI delegation to Manila JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Social Services Inten Suweno will head the Indonesian delegation to the Asia-Pacific ministerial conference on social development in Manila next week. Inten told reporters on Wednesday that the Manila gathering on Monday and Tuesday is a prelude to the UN conference on the same subject to be held in Copenhagen next March. The Manila talks will be the fifth gathering of the Asia- Pacific ministers.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
No cease-fire with Fretelin
No cease-fire with Fretelin DILI, East Timor: The military yesterday denied foreign press reports that the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) and the Fretilin separatist rebels have agreed to a cease-fire. "There is no cease-fire ... impossible. This is in line with the President's policy," said Maj. Gen. R. Adang Ruchiatna, chief of the Udayana regional military command overseeing security in East Timor, Nusa Tenggara and Bali.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sukarno fell victim of his political vision
Sukarno fell victim of his political vision A recently launched book written by former ambassador Manai Sophiaan has sparked a controversy on the role of former president Sukarno in the 1965 coup. Noted historian Onghokham looks into this issue. JAKARTA (JP): Recently there has been a renewed and heated debate on Sukarno's involvement in the attempted coup of the so- called Sept. 30 Movement and the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
SPSI to extend membership to professional associations
SPSI to extend membership to professional associations JAKARTA (JP): The door of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) is now wide open for professionals wanting to strengthen their bargaining position. Union chief Imam Sudarwo said yesterday that the only labor union recognized by the government hopes to accommodate both blue collar and white collar workers alike.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Benhil homeless to file lawsuit against city
Benhil homeless to file lawsuit against city JAKARTA (JP): Homeless squatters of the demolished Bendungan Hilir (Benhil) fire site in Central Jakarta will file a lawsuit with the Jakarta administration following a land dispute over compensation and demolition, a lawyer said. Luhut Pangaribuan, chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) told The Jakarta Post yesterday that seven squatters had formally appointed lawyers.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Five-day school week a hot political issue
Five-day school week a hot political issue JAKARTA (JP): The five-day school week plan, now being tried at many schools, has become a hot political item overnight with many politicians urging the government to back down on the plan. The shorter week -- schools currently operate on a six-day week basis -- has come in for unexpected resistance from parents, school administrators, teachers and Moslem leaders, although not so much from the children themselves.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued losing ground yesterday, especially the prices of popular shares. The broader-based Composite Index lost more than four points to close at 507.18 yesterday from 511.42 on Wednesday on the impact of the significant decline in the prices of the bluechips, such as Astra Int'l, Bank Int'l Indonesia, Barito Pacific, Ciputra Development, Indofood and Jakarta Int'l Hotel and Development.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Modern dance tries to dig up human character
Modern dance tries to dig up human character By Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): Contemporary Indonesian dance appears to seek inspiration in age-old myths and legends which have been handed down from generation to generation. The wayang is one such form that has existed in Indonesia since the dawn of history. It was an indigenous religious ritual, usually held at night. Such rituals were mostly held to worship God, but also to relay the stories of ancestral heroes.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Abandon arrogant views of Asia'
`Abandon arrogant views of Asia' SINGAPORE (Reuter): Europe must change its arrogant attitudes toward Asia if it is to improve ties with the region, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. "There can be no real movement towards 'a partnership of equals' until there is a greater equalization of humility and the disappearance of what some will call incredible arrogance," Mahathir said at a Europe/East Asia economic conference here. "The age of hegemony has not yet quite passed.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
A night of nostalgia with `The Girl From Ipanema'
A night of nostalgia with `The Girl From Ipanema' By Dini Sari Djalal JAKARTA (JP): In 1963, famed American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian jazz guitarist Jiao Gilberto released a record entitled The Girl from Ipanema. The song became a worldwide success, eventually winning a Grammy for musical excellence. Astrud Gilberto, Jiao's teenage wife and the breathy voice singing on the record, became an overnight celebrity.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Medals tally
Medals tally HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Medal table at the end of the 12th day of the Asian Games last night: Gold Silver Bronze 1. China 111 72 39 2. Japan 48 54 63 3. South Korea 48 40 55 4. Kazakhstan 20 20 23 5. Iran 9 9 7 6. Taiwan 7 11 19 7. Uzbekistan 6 8 17 8. Syria 3 3 1 9. Philippines 3 2 7 10. India 3 1 13 11. Malaysia 3 1 11 12. Kuwait 3 1 4 13. Qatar 2 0 2 14. Indonesia 1 11 9 15. Thailand 1 8 9 16. Turkmenistan 1 3 3 17. Saudi Arabia 1 2 5 18. Mongolia 1 2 2 19. Vietnam 1 2 0 20.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Heroin cylinders pumped from Nepalese's stomach
Heroin cylinders pumped from Nepalese's stomach JAKARTA (JP): City Police announced yesterday that 103 plastic cylinders of heroin weighing a total of 1.2 kilograms have been pumped from the stomach of a 26-year-old Nepalese smuggler. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto said the grade-four heroin has a local street value of approximately Rp 1 billion (US$460,000).
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Moerdiono defends `white book' on abortive coup
Moerdiono defends `white book' on abortive coup JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono conceded yesterday that the new white paper on the 1965 abortive communist plot was based largely on court testimony without involving figures who made the history. Moerdiono said a few years ago the government made the draft of the "white book" available to several "competent" figures for their comments. "But, frankly, none of them has responded to date," he told journalists.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Nomura sees Asian interest rates up
Nomura sees Asian interest rates up TOKYO (AFP): Asian interest rates are expected to rise further to offset inflationary pressures, exerting a more negative effect on domestic demand in the coming year, according to the Nomura Research Institute. The research arm of Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. said in the latest edition of its Capital Market Trends monthly that Asian economies were continuing to grow at a robust pace thanks to the strong yen and firm domestic demand.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NBI behind U.S., Asian counterparts
NBI behind U.S., Asian counterparts MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) lags behind its U.S. and Asian counterparts by 20 years due to low salaries, aging agents and lack of funding, an NBI official said yesterday. The NBI, the country's elite investigative agency patterned after the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has 250 agents but 40 percent of them are aged 50 and above, said NBI assistant director Antonio Aragon.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fiscal tax
Fiscal tax From Suara Karya I am an Indonesian, working in Malaysia. On Sept. 14, 1994, I went to Tanjung Balai, Karimun, Riau, to attend to family business. When I left, to return to Malaysia, I encountered problems with my fiscal fee. The tax officials intentionally made the procedure of obtaining the fiscal-free document difficult. The tax office in Tanjung Balai did not want to deal with the matter. Then the affair was handled by PT Mar.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Disabled Games opened today
Disabled Games opened today JAKARTA (JP): First Lady Mrs. Tien Soeharto is scheduled today to open the second National Games for the Mentally Disabled at the Madya Senayan stadium, the games' organizer, Special Olympics Indonesia (SOI), announced yesterday. SOI, established in 1989, is the 79th member of the Washington D.C-based Special Olympics International, which was set up by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Job-seekers smuggling foiled
Job-seekers smuggling foiled SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police in Tarakan, near the border with Malaysia, foiled an attempt to smuggle 50 Indonesian job- seekers into the neighboring country on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Tarakan police precinct, First Lt. Rudi Hartono, said three men were arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle the job-seekers.
Fri, 14 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
The sun shines once again
The sun shines once again PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The sun began to shine again yesterday after rain soaked the province. The area has been blanketed by forest fires for a month. Fires raging in many parts of the province's vast forests have died down after rains fell in most parts of Kalimantan over the past week.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drive-thru banking starts
Drive-thru banking starts JAKARTA (JP): Citibank announced yesterday it had launched a 24-hour drive-through Citicard Banking Center (CBC), from which customers can withdraw money without leaving their vehicles. "People often do not have enough time to stop at the bank, find a parking spot and then wait in line to be served. The drive-thru CBC is the answer to their needs," marketing director Armand B. Arief said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
WTO likely to develop despite obstacles
WTO likely to develop despite obstacles JAKARTA (JP): The World Trade Organization (WTO) will likely materialize as an international agency despite various obstacles, most notedly the special interest groups responsible for maintaining protectionist policies, says visiting Italian Minister of Foreign Trade Giorgio Bernini.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Noble deed
Noble deed From Kompas A Koantas Bima city bus smashed into our Kijang van on Sept. 28 on Jalan Asia Afrika in Senayan. Three of my friends suffered serious wounds while I sustained a minor injury. In the middle of the melee a kind passerby helped us into a taxi which sped to the Mintohardjo Navy Hospital in Bendungan Hilir. As soon as we arrived at the hospital I offered the taxi fare to the driver but he refused it.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
McDonald's receives halal certificate
McDonald's receives halal certificate The institute for the study of food, medicine and cosmetics of Indonesian Ulemas Council (LPPOM-MUI) has granted a halal (permitted by Islamic teaching) certificate to McDonald's Indonesia. The certificate was handed over by the council's chairman, K.H. Hasan Basrie and the institute's chief, Prof. Aisyah Girindra, to Bambang N. Rachmadi, the president of PT Ramako Gerbangmas, a company which owns and operates McDonald's Indonesia. Prof.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Photographers in RI, unite
Photographers in RI, unite BANDUNG: Indonesian photographers of all backgrounds and professions are expected to meet here later this month for a first ever gathering. The organizers of the Indonesian Photographers Gathering 1994 say Minister of Information Harmoko has agreed to act as patron of the event scheduled for Oct. 29-30 and his office will also lend photographs from its own archives to the accompanying exhibition.
Thu, 13 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.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia goes into bridge final
Indonesia goes into bridge final JAKARTA (JP): Five pairs of Indonesian players succeeded on Monday in reaching the Open Pair finals of the 16th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Interclub Bridge Championships in the Genting Highlands, Malaysia, the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (GABSI) announced yesterday.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Benny and Yayuk fall in Asian Games tennis semis
Benny and Yayuk fall in Asian Games tennis semis HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Asian Games tennis downfall continued smashing Indonesian camp yesterday as both its top players Yayuk Basuki and Benny Wijaya were dumped out of the singles semifinals. Women's singles third-seeded Yayuk ended her run at the Asian Games as she had planned when she lost to Japan's top seeded and hot favorite Kimiko Date 0-6, 7-5, 0-6, and gave way to an all- Japanese final.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joko, Hariyanto head for Asiad badminton semifinals
Joko, Hariyanto head for Asiad badminton semifinals HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): Top seed Joko Suprianto and fellow- Indonesian Hariyanto Arbi moved towards a showdown for the Asian Games men's badminton title by cruising into the quarter-finals yesterday. Joko, the 27-year-old world number two, felt so sorry for his hapless second-round Maldives opponent Abdulla Shakeeb that he gifted him half-a-dozen points before running away with a 15-3, 15-3 victory.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
House approves extradition pact with Australia
House approves extradition pact with Australia JAKARTA (JP): People who commit crimes in Indonesia will soon find Australia is no longer a safe haven. With the ratification of the extradition treaty between Indonesia and Australia, the government can now chase criminals all the way "Down Under" and have them sent back to Indonesia for prosecution and trial. The treaty was ratified unanimously by the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
JSX, SSE and OTC defend separate operations
JSX, SSE and OTC defend separate operations JAKARTA (JP): Executives of the country's three stock exchanges yesterday defended their plan to continue operating separately despite growing demand for their unification. Basiruddin A. Sarida, the president of the Surabaya Stock Exchange (JSE) said the unification of the three bourses will be counterproductive because it will not only violate government policy but will also discourage a competition spirit.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Floods could curb rice exports, Vietnam says
Floods could curb rice exports, Vietnam says HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam, the world's third largest rice exporter, said on Wednesday that possible food shortages caused by floods in the Mekong Delta could force it to cut or delay exports of the staple. The death toll from flooding in the delta in the far south, the country's main rice-growing area, rose to 180 with the confirmed destruction of crops and property surging to 800 billion dong (US$73 million), government officials said.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ADB hails RI employment
ADB hails RI employment MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday praised Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand for their success in generating employment compared to their South Asian counterparts. The bank said the nations' success was a result of a balanced combination of liberal trade policies and less government intervention.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Military chief, rights commission visit Benhil area
Military chief, rights commission visit Benhil area JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. A.M. Hendropriyono and members of the National Commission on Human Rights visited the fire site at Bendungan Hilir area, Central Jakarta, yesterday, following a dispute over compensation and demolition. Hendropriyono met with the 165 families, who still refuse to accept compensation, and took them to see existing low-cost apartments all around Jakarta in an effort to convince them to move.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Protest turns into clash
Protest turns into clash JAKARTA: A march by a group of university students turned into a violent clash with security authorities in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi, yesterday, according to the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) in Jakarta. The students were marching to express their concern with the government's move to implement a five-day week with longer daily hours for schools and universities.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Illegal mining hurts environment
Illegal mining hurts environment JAKARTA (JP): A Non-Government Organization wants a private company prosecuted for illegally operating an open pit mine that has destroyed the environment near Bogor. Director of the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) Mas Achmad Santosa said that the company, PT Gamidhana Putera Sela Adhi, should compensate the locals for destroying their environment with dynamite.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
European education
European education I must sympathize with Mrs. Sumarsono, who says she was deprived of the European education she feels she was entitled to and qualified for (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 8, 1994). Allow me to make a few observations for those expat readers who may not be familiar with the matter. During the Dutch Colonial Administration there were two education systems: one for native Indonesians and one for Europeans.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Special News: Asian Games XII 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 8:05 TV Series: Combat 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games Journal 11:00 Late News 11:10 Film: Choice of Arms Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices weakened on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues loosing ground in heavy trading. The broad-based Composite Index, which gained less than one point to close at 512.38 on Tuesday, ended lower at 511.42 yesterday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also closed a shade lower at 124.61 from 124.62.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Angry rift between Seoul and Washington deepens
Angry rift between Seoul and Washington deepens By Kate Webb SEOUL (AFP): The rift between Seoul and Washington over how to tackle North Korea's suspect nuclear program deepened Tuesday with South Korea accusing the United States of rushing into an ill-considered accord with the North simply to pull off a diplomatic coup.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
City buses receive poor maintenance
City buses receive poor maintenance JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Land Transportation Soejono expressed concern yesterday over the short life spans of buses operated by the city-owned bus company PPD. "The life spans of PPD buses reach an average of only two to three years, far below the normal standard of five to eight years," Soejono said.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kenzo '94: Style without surprises
Kenzo '94: Style without surprises By Jason Tedjasukmana JAKARTA (JP): "Very wearable" was what the woman next to me said as the last model shimmied off the runway. This aptly describes Kenzo's Autumn and Winter 1994 collection, launched this week in Jakarta. Sensible styling with emphasis on practicality and versatility characterizes most of the four Kenzo lines, leaving haute couture and impossible fashion in the wake of the waif.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police look for more witnesses, evidence to charge Yorrys
Police look for more witnesses, evidence to charge Yorrys JAKARTA (JP): The City Police are looking for more witnesses and material evidence to charge Yorrys Raweyai of the Pemuda Pancasila youth organization for his alleged role in a series of crimes. A reliable police source told The Jakarta Post yesterday that Yorrys is believed to have been involved in a great number of crime cases in the city.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
World Trade Organization ratified
World Trade Organization ratified JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday approved a law ratifying the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which will administer the new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) early next year. In a plenary session led by Soetedjo of the Armed Forces (ABRI) faction, the House unanimously passed the WTO law, along with another law on an extradition agreement between Indonesia and Australia.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sharp shooters versus boars
Sharp shooters versus boars BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Hundreds of farm families in the Padang Cermin subdistrict have been overwhelmed by boars on the rampage destroying their crops. Desperate farmers have asked the local branch of the Sharp Shooters Association (Perbakin) to help them exterminate the pests, Antara reported. Many hectares of crops like paddy, banana, soybean have been destroyed by the beasts which "raided" the residents' farms in large herds.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta's ties with Tehran
Jakarta's ties with Tehran The Indonesia-Iran relationship has never been as good as it is today. And tomorrow it promises to be even better. The ties, which warmed again a few years ago after some trying times, enter a new phase today as Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani arrives here to return President Soeharto's visit to his country last year. The two countries now have a more solid than ever cooperative bilateral relationship to build on.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
FIBV approves JSX regular membership
FIBV approves JSX regular membership JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Federation of International Stock Exchanges (FIBV) have unanimously approved the regular membership of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) at the end of its two-day general assembly in Seoul. The Paris-based federation also admitted the Warsaw Stock Exchange during the meeting Tuesday, thereby increasing the number of the federation's members to 35.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Honor history, look ahead: Soeharto
Honor history, look ahead: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Glorify history by all means, but get on with life too. That's the message from President Soeharto to a group of bygone student leaders who played a prominent role in defending the state ideology Pancasila against the onslaught of communism in the mid-1960s.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Garment factory workers stage strike
Garment factory workers stage strike JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of employees of PT Agung Busana Jaya, a garment factory on Jl. Sinar Budi, North Jakarta, continued their strike yesterday following the refusal of the company's management for negotiations over a labor dispute. "We'll go on striking if the company doesn't fulfill our demands," said Susi Rahayu, 19, the spokeswoman for the strikers. Workers began their strike last Monday.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt-backed HKBP faction lodges protest with PGI
Govt-backed HKBP faction lodges protest with PGI JAKARTA (JP): The government-backed leadership of the Toba Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) has protested the decision of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) to invite its rival to its grand assembly later this month. By inviting both opposing camps, PGI apparently intends to prolong the discord among the church members, said HKBP in a letter signed by its secretary general, Rev. S.M. Siahaan.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Night transport not yet smooth
Night transport not yet smooth The city's night transportation system, applied over the last few days, has not run as smoothly as expected, says an official of the city administration. HM Djuhdi, head of the transportation development office of the City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ) , said that bus companies have not fully supported this system as is reflected by limited number of firms entering in the night transport business.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
No rise in foreign stake
No rise in foreign stake JAKARTA (JP): The government is unlikely to raise the 49 percent limit for foreign investors' ownership of shares listed on domestic stock exchanges. Yusuf Anwar, the secretary general of the Ministry of Finance, said here yesterday that raising the ownership ceiling as a favor to foreign investors could destabilize the country's monetary system.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NGOs vow to fight for people's sake at APEC
NGOs vow to fight for people's sake at APEC JAKARTA (JP): International non-governmental organizations promised yesterday to help make the institutionalization of the Asia-Pacific (APEC) forum benefit business and the masses equally. NGOs in the Asia-Pacific region will try to influence decision makers in the 18 APEC member countries to make sure that the masses will benefit from the cooperation, M.S. Zulkarnaen, Director of the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) said.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
First ever first lady to get state honor
First ever first lady to get state honor JAKARTA (JP): The government will confer, posthumously, the Bintang Mahaputra, the highest medal for meritorious services, to Fatmawati Sukarno, Indonesia's first ever first lady. The award will be given to one of her children in connection with National Heroes' Day on Nov. 10, Minister of Social Services Inten Suweno told reporters yesterday after reporting to President Soeharto about the plan at Bina Graha.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Inmarsat to set up worldwide mobile satellite service
Inmarsat to set up worldwide mobile satellite service JAKARTA (JP): The International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat) is inviting its signatories all over the world, including PT Indosat, the state-owned international telecommunications firm, to participate in a US$2.6 billion mobile communications satellite project. Inmarsat, a leading global mobile satellite communications operator, owned by 76 telecommunications firms from various countries, is based in London.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joint team to launch operation on highways
Joint team to launch operation on highways JAKARTA (JP): After being postponed for about a week, the City Police Traffic Directorate and state-owned highway operator PT Jasa Marga will start ticketing traffic violators on highways in and around the city beginning tomorrow. Head of the City Police Traffic Investigation Unit Lt. Col. Herman S. Sumawiredja announced yesterday that the joint force will mainly ticket violators who disobey traffic signs or warnings.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN valuers asked to foster alliance
ASEAN valuers asked to foster alliance JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno yesterday called on valuers of the six member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to foster partnerships in anticipation of rapid changes in the economic format in the region.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI-Britain forge closer defense ties
RI-Britain forge closer defense ties JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto met with British Chief of Defense Staff Field Marshall Peter Inge yesterday to solidify defense ties between Jakarta and London. Following his meeting with Soeharto at Bina Graha, Field Marshall Inge told reporters that the prospects of future British arms sales to Indonesia were promising.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Construction of two new oil refineries approved
Construction of two new oil refineries approved JAKARTA (JP): The government, which recently licensed four oil refineries with total investments of US$7.2 billion, has approved applications for the construction of two other refineries at a combined cost of around US$400 million. State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said yesterday that one of the two refineries will be located in the eastern part of the country and the other in the west.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
IDs operation planned
IDs operation planned The head of the City Population Office, Sudarsono, announced that his office will soon launch a large-scale operation against citizens holding double citizenship cards in the Greater Jakarta. Sudarsono was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying that more than 500,000 people holding Jakarta ID cards live in the greater Jakarta area, which also covers Tangerang, Bogor and Bekasi.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Haryono wins professorship
Haryono wins professorship SURABAYA: Haryono Suyono, the State Minister of Population and Chairman of the National Family Planning Board, was given an honorary professorship of public health by Airlangga University yesterday. Haryono, with a doctorate in sociology, was conferred the award after presenting an oration on family planning management. His wife Astuty Hasinah and his children were present at the ceremony, led by rector Bambang Rahino Setoksumo, the Antara news agency reported.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
S. Korea to host RI in Davis qualifier
S. Korea to host RI in Davis qualifier JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia faces a daunting Davis Cup challenge, next year when it flies to South Korea for their Asia Oceania Zone One rematch of the men's tennis championship. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Tuesday, while holding the draw, the Indonesia-South Korea duel will be played simultaneously with the other zonal qualifying round matches, pitting 14 teams from Asia Oceania, Caribbean and South America on Feb. 3-5, 1995.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL lifts duties on poultry
KL lifts duties on poultry KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government yesterday ordered the immediate abolishing of import taxes on frozen and live chicken after a controversial bid to persuade poultry farmers to lower prices failed. "The cabinet decided on this at its weekly meeting today (Wednesday) following the rise in prices and shortfall in supply," Abu Hassan Omar, minister of domestic trade and consumer affairs, was quoted by Bernama news agency as saying.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Poor green laws attract dirty industries
Poor green laws attract dirty industries JAKARTA (JP): Many national and multinational firms once forced to close down their dirty industries due to strict local environmental regulations, are now shifting investment and production to countries with less stringent rules. Prof.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Diarrhea sends 100 to hospital
Diarrhea sends 100 to hospital TERNATE, Maluku: Diarrhea has broken out on the island of Obi Mayor, hit by a powerful earth quake on Sunday, where more than 100 people are now hospitalized. Director of Natural Disasters Affairs D.L. Tobing said his office has sent seven tons of rice, 200 pieces of clothing and cooking utensils for 100 families. A spokesman for the North Maluku regency government, Abd. Latief St.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Court indicts notorious pimp, his lackeys
Court indicts notorious pimp, his lackeys JAKARTA (JP): Hartono Setyawan, one of the most notorious pimps of high-class call girls in Indonesia, and three of his lackeys were indicted at South Jakarta District Court yesterday. "Hartono intentionally ran an illicit prostitution business from 1989 to July 1994," said prosecutor Rotua Marpaung. The prosecutor said that Hartono provided his girls with a house on Jl.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
British mission due here
British mission due here JAKARTA (JP): A trade mission of the Sheffield and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce and Industry will bring 21 company representatives to Indonesia from Oct. 17 through Oct. 21. According to the British embassy here, the trade mission led by the chamber's chief executive, John Hambidge, will promote British high quality products and help find ways of producing them here.(rid)
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
More students released from prison
More students released from prison JAKARTA (JP): Four more students were released from jail yesterday after serving their term of conviction for insulting President Soeharto last December. Thanks to the intervention of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Muhammad Rifki, Antonius Leroy John Ratag and Suwito Ngateman walked out of Salemba detention center while Mandri Sri Martiana left the Pondok Bambu correctional institution for women yesterday, .
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Government urged to speed up democratization
Government urged to speed up democratization JAKARTA (JP): A seminar sponsored by the Armed Forces (ABRI) urged the government yesterday to heed the growing demand for greater democracy by involving the public in political decision- making. Observers of the nation's political scene Amin Rais, Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin and Bintan R. Saragih agreed that the current system put the people at the disadvantage because they were denied many of their political rights.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Local financial market needs global integration
Local financial market needs global integration JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff said that financial managers should be responsible for the integration of the domestic financial market into the world economies as a way of improving its own economy.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian forest advertisements not accurate: Minister
Indonesian forest advertisements not accurate: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government, conceding that its reforestation program has been slack, has ordered the Indonesian Forestry Society (MPI) to change its television advertisements which have been suspended in Britain and Japan.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt appoints new Bapindo president
Govt appoints new Bapindo president JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad yesterday appointed Arbali Sukanal K. as president of the credit fraud affected Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo). Arbali, formerly a director of the state-owned Bank Bumi Daya (BBD), filled Bapindo's top position, which had been vacant since the removal of the former president Towil Heryoto early last year for his alleged involvement in the bank's US$430 million credit fraud.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
GATT to remove borders for workers
GATT to remove borders for workers By Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): The good news is that as of the year 2005, workers all over the world, Indonesia included, are virtually free to move from one country to another. The bad news is, as far as Indonesia is concerned, it's going to be a tough and competitive world out there for its workers.
Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Baliem reserve faces destruction
Baliem reserve faces destruction JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The nationally protected forests of the scenic Baliem Valley are facing destruction as illegal logging goes on unchecked, a press report said yesterday. The eight logging companies are protected by at least four officers of Jayawijaya police precinct and military command, Antara reported. Officials of the Jayawijaya regency government claim to deplore the logging activities but say they have not received formal reports from the field.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
S'pore's third airline
S'pore's third airline SINGAPORE (AFP): Region Air, a local air charter company owned by reclusive hotelier Ong Beng Seng, will take off as Singapore's third full-fledged airline by the end of the month, officials said yesterday. Starting Oct. 26, Region Air will commence with three scheduled flights a week to Vung Tao, some 120 kilometers (72 miles) east of Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Switzerland invites RI to boost trade
Switzerland invites RI to boost trade JAKARTA (JP): A Swiss delegation led by Federal Councillor Jean-Pascal Delamuraz ended its first five-day economic mission yesterday, inviting Indonesian businessmen to increase exports to its country.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Demolition by force
Demolition by force From Pelita Not many people know that permission from the mayoralty is required for constructing a fence around a plot of land, besides the permission for constructing a building. Therefore the community should be informed about this matter. The people will be outraged if the authorities do not pay attention to this problem. Plots needs to be fenced to avoid individuals from causing ownership problems, such as falsifying the land titles etc. The fencing of the land at Jl.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Repeated offender shot to death
Repeated offender shot to death Muka Situmeang, a hard-core criminal, was shot to death by police as he was trying to escape on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, East Jakarta, at dawn on Monday. According to police, Muka, 26, was involved in various armed robberies, thefts and other crimes and was jailed five times. Suara Karya daily reported yesterday that in order to capture his accomplices, Muka took police to his gang's hideout on Jl.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Union leader gets eight months
Union leader gets eight months MEDAN, North Sumatra: Riswan Lubis, the secretary of the Medan branch of the All Indonesian Prosperous Union (SBSI), was sentenced to eight months imprisonment by the local district court for mobilizing workers to take to the streets. Riswan was found guilty by the court for his role in the workers' riots in the city last April which left one businessman dead and dozens of factories damaged.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Squatters evicted in third attempt
Squatters evicted in third attempt JAKARTA (JP): Security officers clashed with squatters as they moved in to demolish more than 300 houses and shacks, leaving more than 20 people from both sides injured in Bendungan Hilir in Central Jakarta yesterday. The officers, in anti-riot gear, used tear gas to disperse the squatters who formed a human barricade to prevent the demolition workers from moving into their territory, the site of a recent major fire.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Benny toils as Paes blasts into semis
Benny toils as Paes blasts into semis HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesia's number one Benny Wijaya survived a heart-stopping thriller against South Korea's Shin Han-cheol for a semifinal berth in Asian Games men's singles tennis competition yesterday. A serve-and-volleyer Benny bounced back from a set down to overcome never-say-die Shin 5-7, 6-4, 8-6. It was Benny's second straight win over the plucky South Korean whom he beat in their Davis Cup Asia Oceania qualifier on home soil last June.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yorrys arrested for role in death pf servant
Yorrys arrested for role in death pf servant CIGOMBONG, Bogor (JP): Yorrys Raweyai of Pemuda Pancasila, a powerful youth organization of questionable reputation, has finally been arrested by city police for his alleged role in the death of a male servant last year. "He was formally detained Monday afternoon," city Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto told reporters yesterday after opening a six-month training course for low-ranking police officers at the State Police School.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New phone services for Bekasi
New phone services for Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): I Nyoman Punia, chief of the East Jakarta telecommunications office, said here yesterday that his office will introduce the rural telecommunications system into Bekasi regency. He said the system has been chosen because it is considered the most effective for rural areas and can be used to link two locations, which are some distance from one another, without cables.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traffic situation
Traffic situation The traffic situation in Jakarta is receiving a lot of attention. Much has been written about unruly bus drivers. Nothing will change unless public transport fares are raised to a level that allows bus crews to earn a decent living without having to race against each other and crowd as many people as possible on their buses. The closed door rule is only adhered to in a very limited way.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Local firms have good prospects to sell shares
Local firms have good prospects to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): Charles Balfour, a senior vice president of the New York-based Nasdaq Stock Market, sees promising prospects for Indonesian stocks on the U.S. capital market. Balfour said here yesterday that demand for Indonesian stocks is considerably high in line with the growing interest on the part of American investors to access to the country's economy.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Where is our Mbok?
Where is our Mbok? Sumirah, or Mbok Amat, used to be our parent's servant. She took good care of us when we were kids. She is 72 years of age now and lives with our parents. Despite her age she is in good shape physically and mentally. On Oct. 3, 1994, around 6.00 p.m., Mbok went out for some `pisang goreng' close to our home (Kompleks Pertanian, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan). And then we never saw her again.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Military-backed IPKI withdraws from PDI
Military-backed IPKI withdraws from PDI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), still hurting from recent internal leadership struggles, lost one of its five factions yesterday. IPKI, an organization set up by the Armed Forces (ABRI) in 1954, withdrew from the nationalist Christian alliance, planning to return to its mission as an independent organization, its officials said.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NAM rejects use of food as leverage
NAM rejects use of food as leverage JAKARTA (JP): The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) of developing countries rejected the use of food aid as a means of political and economic pressure yesterday. After a two-day meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, NAM's agricultural and food ministers said in a 20-point declaration that every human being has the fundamental right to food and that efforts to use food as an instrument of political and economic pressure should be rejected.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
More students accused of defamation freed
More students accused of defamation freed JAKARTA (JP): Two more students convicted of defaming President Soeharto were released yesterday amid protests from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) against the Supreme Court's decision to "delay" freeing four other students. Masduki and Hendrik Dikson Sirait became free men after being behind bars at the Salemba Detention Center here since December.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ulemas criticized for trying to push NU into politics
Ulemas criticized for trying to push NU into politics JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), dismisses as "unrealistic" scholars' suggestions that the organization return to politics. "They just don't understand what they are doing," Abdurrahman Wahid told journalists at NU's headquarters in Central Jakarta yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sprite: Non alcoholic
Sprite: Non alcoholic To respond to the concerns of Agus and the letter from MUI (The Jakarta Post readers' column, Oct. 10, 1994) we would like to explain the following points. Firstly, we wish to confirm that in the Indonesian manufacture of Sprite, as well as Coca-Cola and other Company products, alcohol is not added as an ingredient and no fermentation takes place.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dispute between residents studied
Dispute between residents studied Police are currently investigating causes behind perennial disputes between two groups of residents in Kwitang in Central Jakarta. Speaking to reporters here yesterday, City Police chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto said that he hoped to determine the source and finally put an end to the disputes between Pasir and Kwitang residents. The latest dispute between the two neighbors led to the death of a sailor on Sunday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia opposes EU levy on color TV sets
Malaysia opposes EU levy on color TV sets KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has hit out at an anti-dumping levy imposed by the European Union on color television sets produced in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian states, local news reports said yesterday. "The duties are based on the allegation that we sell (in Europe) at a price below the local selling price," Rafidah Aziz, Malaysia's international trade and industry minister, was quoted saying.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Market space
Market space From Neraca Jakarta has dozens of new markets built under the Presidential Aid Scheme (Inpres), but still they fail to accommodate sidewalk vendors. A case in point is the market in the Senen area of Central Jakarta. Sidewalk vendors increased after the opening of the market. The same happened with the opening of the market in Pasar Minggu in South Jakarta. I wonder if the Jakarta market authority, PD Pasar Jaya, has ever conducted a survey on this phenomenon.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ISCI wins two-day match
ISCI wins two-day match JAKARTA (JP): The International Sports Club of Indonesia's (ISCI) squash team took the Bata Cup trophy last Sunday with a 3- 2 victory over the Bimantara team in a two day squash championship at the ISCI courts on Jl. Ciputat Raya, South Jakarta. After a 2-2 draw, ISCI, a sports club whose about 1,000 members are mostly expatriates, eventually broke the tie when determined Walid Badawi overpowered Bimantara's Irwan, the current Indonesian number one, 3-0.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices primarily closed higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues gaining ground in light trading. The broad-based Composite Index, which lost more than three points to close at 511.86 on Monday, closed 0.52 points higher to end at 512.38. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also strengthened slightly to 124.62 from 124.52. Lippo Bank suffered a loss of Rp 2,300 on the adjustment of the listing of its two-for-one bonus shares.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PDFCI offers rights shares
PDFCI offers rights shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Private Development Finance Company of Indonesia (Bank PDFCI) will offer 31.25 million rights shares to its shareholders from Oct. 21 to 24 to raise funds for its expansion programs. "We expect to collect some Rp 60 billion in fresh funds from the rights issue," PDFCI's president, Bistok Hutasoit, told reporters on Monday after a presentation for securities brokers and analysts.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Illegal workers in Malaysia
Illegal workers in Malaysia Security officers in the Riau province town of Dumai have again aborted an attempt to smuggle hundreds of illegal workers to Malaysia. News of this kind has appeared regularly in newspapers, often with shocking accounts of workers drowning at sea when the crowded boats they were using to cross the Malacca Straits sank. A combination of poverty and unemployment forces people to take the risk of working illegally overseas.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Teachers want industrialization
Teachers want industrialization SUMENEP, East Java: The Madura branch of the national teachers union PGRI is urging the East Java provincial government to go ahead with its plan to industrialize the largely arid island and ignore the opposition from local Moslem leaders. Industrialization on Madura, an island off East Java, would improve the welfare of the local populace.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Asia, Europe to seek wider business links
Asia, Europe to seek wider business links SINGAPORE (AFP): About 500 corporate chiefs and government officials, including four heads of government, will meet here this week to debate ways of expanding economic links between Asia and Europe, meeting organizers said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL to retain dockyard control
KL to retain dockyard control KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government will maintain control over the country's largest naval dockyard even if it is privatized, Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak said yesterday. "The government will ensure full control because of national interest. We have decided on a certain percentage of shareholding but that will be announced later," Najib told a news conference.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC Osaka meet aimed at fostering small firms
APEC Osaka meet aimed at fostering small firms TOKYO (Kyodo): Trade ministers from countries of the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will meet in Osaka on Oct. 22-23 to discuss ways to foster "supporting industries" in the area, Japanese trade ministry officials said yesterday. The general perception in the 17-member APEC is that small companies could play a key role in achieving sustained economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, the officials said.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 8:00 a.m. Special News: Asian Games XII 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 Asian Games Journal 10:00 Traditional Music 11:50 Late News 12:00 a.m. Film: Nutcreaker 3 Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Major Asian airlines match Singapore Airlines fare cuts
Major Asian airlines match Singapore Airlines fare cuts SINGAPORE (AFP): Three major airlines announced here yesterday that they were matching a cut in first and business class air fares by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to maintain their competitiveness. Cathay Pacific Airway, Qantas Airways and Thai Airways International said they would slash their fares to destinations from Singapore by up to 20 percent from Oct. 16 to hold on to their market share.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL industry draws US$6b investment
KL industry draws US$6b investment KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): After suffering a decline last year, Malaysia's manufacturing sector drew an approved investment of almost US$6 billion in the first eight months of the year, a cabinet minister said yesterday. A total of 512 manufacturing projects valued at 14.8 billion ringgit ($5.9 billion) were approved between January and August compared to 653 projects worth 13.3 billion ringgit in 1993, said Rafidah Aziz, minister of international trade and industry.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
AFTA needs to exist with other groups
AFTA needs to exist with other groups By Faisal Harahap JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN ministers and senior officials have been working hard in finding ways and means to keep the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) relevant to their group of nations. They have been successful in at least designing an AFTA scheme workable within the world trade accord (GATT) and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) timetable.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI to send more officers to Bosnia
RI to send more officers to Bosnia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is sending, today, 20 police officers as observers to war-torn Bosnia Herzegovina, in former Yugoslavia. Maj. Gen. Koesparmono Irsan, deputy police chief in charge of operations, bade farewell, yesterday, to the officers -- members of the Garuda XIV contingent -- who will join the peace-keeping mission of the United Nations Protection Force. The Garuda XIV contingent consists of officers from the air force, navy, army and police.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Try opens new school of marine studies
Try opens new school of marine studies JEPARA, Central Java (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno dedicated the School of Marine Studies of the University of Diponegoro here yesterday. The school's campus, in the Awur Bay Village, cost Rp 8.5 billion (US$4 million) to build. The campus includes the main building, a laboratory and housing facility for students and staff lecturers. Diponegoro University is a government-owned institution in Semarang, capital of Central Java.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New military unit set up
New military unit set up BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A new military district unit has been specially established to oversee Western Lampung, the Antara news agency reported. The new unit, Kodim 422, will report to the chief of the Lampung Garuda Hitam 43 unit currently headed by Col. Hario Danoe. The unit will be inaugurated by Maj. Gen. Yunus Yosfiah, the chief of the Sriwijaya Military Command, which oversees southern Sumatra, on Oct. 26.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Eight men studied in Sembiring's case
Eight men studied in Sembiring's case City Police detectives are now focusing their investigation on eight different persons in relation with the August murder of noted ex-convict Johny Sembiring, 62, killed in an apparent inter-gang rivalry. "All these people are trying to play hide and seek with us," said City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto here yesterday. "It's just a matter of time before we find who plotted the murder," he added.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
1994 best mother named
1994 best mother named Mothers living in big cities play an important role in raising the quality of their families especially in a multi-ethnic metropolis like Jakarta. "Incidents that happen in cities, such as student brawls, are proof that many families have not been well controlled," said Ichtijanto, chairman of the national committee of the Mother of the Year contest, at the City Hall.
Wed, 12 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.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Palm oil project in Bangka
Palm oil project in Bangka JAKARTA (JP): PT Sadin Tradewinds Indonesia, a joint venture between PT Sadin Mulitagro Sentosa of Indonesia and Tradewinds Bhd of Malaysia, has started the establishment of a palm oil plantation on Bangka island in South Sumatra. Freddy Widjaja, the company's director, told reporters yesterday that the plantation will be equipped with a two unit palm oil processing plant with a processing capacity of 30 tons of oil per hour.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Attempts to dodge Sukarno questioned
Attempts to dodge Sukarno questioned JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), gave a belated response to the recent polemic about the role her father, Indonesia's first president Sukarno, played in the events before and after the communist attempt to grab power in 1965. "Isn't it enough for this nation of 50 years old to continue dodging Bung Karno," Megawati told reporters on Monday referring to the popular name her father was often called.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traders want postponement of marketplace removal
Traders want postponement of marketplace removal JAKARTA (JP): A group of traders of the Makasar subdistrict in Halim, East Jakarta, staged a protest yesterday, demanding a postponement of plans to build a swimming pool on the market site. "We are strongly against the plan as it will cause us to lose our customers as soon as we move to the new market," Kamid, head of the delegation, told the City Council's Commission B which is in charge of economic affairs.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam starts talks on ASEAN membership
Vietnam starts talks on ASEAN membership JAKARTA (JP): Vietnam began preparations for its admission into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by sending a senior delegation to meet with Secretary General Ajit Singh here yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Schools leave a lot to be desired
Schools leave a lot to be desired JAKARTA (JP): The teaching of reading, writing and arithmetic, known as the "three R's", at primary schools still leaves a lot to be desired. This frank admission came from Djauzak Ahmad, the director of elementary education at the Ministry of Education and Culture, yesterday during a seminar to review the way the three basic skills are being taught in the nation's schools.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ardy still on top IBF list
Ardy still on top IBF list LONDON (Reuter): Leading world rankings issued by the International Badminton Federation yesterday after the 13th event of the World Grand Prix series, the German Open, held in Leverkusen from Oct. 5 to 9: Men: 1. Ardy B. Wiranata (Ina) 1,700 points; 2. Thomas Stuer- Lauridsen (Den) 1,285; 3. Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Den) 1,145; 4. Hariyanto Arbi (Ina) 1,065; 5. Joko Suprianto (Ina) 965; 6. Fung Permadi (Ina) 815; 7. Jens Olsson (Swe) 795; 8.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: ASEAN JP/msa ASEAN SPIRIT: Secretary General of ASEAN Ajit Singh (right) chats with members of the Indonesian Students Association for International Studies (ISAFIS) after he opened a seminar on the role and spirit of ASEAN in the new world order on Monday. The seminar was held in conjunction with ASEAN's 27th anniversary.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traffic to be detoured during APEC meeting
Traffic to be detoured during APEC meeting CIGOMBONG, Bogor (JP): A number of roads in the city will be closed and traffic routed for several days before, during and after the upcoming Asian and Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting next month, city Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochamad Hindarto said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drug raiders find condoms
Drug raiders find condoms SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police operations aimed at snuffing out drugs in local schools recently discovered students in possession of not only illegal drugs but also contraceptives. Col. Gunawan Kuswara, the local military chief, said the authorities and parents should also be concerned with the trend towards greater sexual promiscuity among the young. "This is affecting the morals of the younger generation," Gunawan was quoted by Antara.
Wed, 12 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Telecommunication system for APEC almost finished
Telecommunication system for APEC almost finished JAKARTA (JP): The head of the Jakarta Office of Telecommunications Company, John Welly, said yesterday that the installation of telecommunication facilities for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is 95 percent complete.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traffic
Traffic At 7.00 a.m. on Oct. 7, 1994, the traffic lights on the cross- roads to the Jl. Sudirman underpass were still inoperative, and there were still no policemen controlling the traffic. That state of affairs, had by that time lasted, to my certain knowledge, for at least 72 hours. At 1300 hours, the situation and the ensuing chaos still prevailed. RB SAWREY-COOKSON Jakarta
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Transportation for students
Transportation for students From Bisnis Indonesia In spite of the great progress made in communications and technology, I find that transportation has not met the people's and, especially, the students' demand. Students have a hard time catching a bus. In the first place, I believe there are not enough buses. Many bus drivers are reluctant to pick up students. The students have to run after a bus and try to board while it is moving.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian songs
Indonesian songs From Kompas It is sad to think that many current, popular Indonesian songs originate from foreign songs. For example, the song Denpasar Moon is sung in dangdut and many other styles of music. The children's song Ular Putih is taken from the film White Snake. There are many more of these kind of songs around. I don't know whether such things are legal as far as copy right is concerned.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
U.S. troops in Kuwait to counter Iraq's
U.S. troops in Kuwait to counter Iraq's KUWAIT (Reuter): A planeload of U.S. soldiers touched down in Kuwait yesterday, the first units of an American force rushing to the emirate to counter an Iraqi troop build-up near the border, witnesses said. A DC-10 aircraft landed at the closely-guarded military sector of Kuwait international airport shortly before dusk carrying 300 troops from mechanized infantry units based in Fort Stewart, Georgia. U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker and a group of U.S.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two girls commit suicide
Two girls commit suicide Two girls were believed to have committed suicide by drinking insecticide in separate instances on Sunday. Santi, 17, a resident of Ciledug, South Jakarta, was found dead in her room with foam coming from her mouth, Suara Karya reported. A few hours later Nur Ainun, 20, was found dead near the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Cengkareng, with foam also coming from her mouth. A can of insecticide was found near her body, the daily said, quoting police sources.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia's tin output falls
Malaysia's tin output falls KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's tin production fell 45 percent in the seven months to July over the same period last year while exports rose by four percent, the statistics department said yesterday. The country produced 588 tons of tin in July, up 11 percent from a month earlier but 36 percent lower than July a year ago, the department said in its monthly tin report.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sumarlin rebuts Bapindo charges `defamation'
Sumarlin rebuts Bapindo charges `defamation' JAKARTA (JP): Former finance minister J.B. Sumarlin calls the allegation that he influenced Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) in its lending policies "vicious defamation" against him and the late Oskar Suryaatmadja, the former director general of monetary affairs.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Shrimp ponds drying out
Shrimp ponds drying out SEMARANG: Over 5,000 hectares of shrimp ponds -- almost one- fifth of entire ponds in the province -- are badly in need of water due to the prolonged drought, which has inflicted a total financial loss amounting to Rp 4.9 billion (US$2.24 million). Spokesperson for the provincial fisheries office, Yoes Achmad Suryatna, said yesterday the affected shrimp ponds were located in the Demak, Pati and Jepara regencies.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Arrogant act
Arrogant act From Kompas A government official from the Ministry of Forestry has fenced in a piece of his land in such a way that it has narrowed a road leading to Srengseng Raya in West Jakarta. On behalf of the Srengseng sub-district community of RT001/03 in the district of Kembangan we express our displeasure over the action we consider arrogant. The road is the access traditionally used by locals.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yogya builds $20m dam
Yogya builds $20m dam YOGYAKARTA: The government has started building a Rp 41 billion (US$20 million) multi-purpose reservoir in Kulonprogo, 40 kilometers west of here. The 1.5 square kilometer Sermo Reservoir is designed to irrigate 3,500 hectares of the Kulonprogo regency and will be developed into a tourist destination. Head of the Yogyakarta office of public works, Suripto Kusumowinoto said it has taken 12 years to design the project and is expected to go into operation by the end of 1996.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Navy detains 50 for questioning
Navy detains 50 for questioning MANILA (AFP): The Philippine Navy said yesterday it was still holding 50 Chinese nationals as government agencies began coordinating their investigation into an apparent attempt by the Chinese to smuggle cigarettes into the country. Among those being held were five who claimed to be Chinese policemen on a secret mission to check smuggling into China.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yorrys finally indicted at W. Jakarta court
Yorrys finally indicted at W. Jakarta court JAKARTA (JP): After failing to appear in court two times, Yorrys Raweyai of Pemuda Pancasila, a powerful youth organization, showed up yesterday under tight security at the West Jakarta District Court to be indicted on gambling charges. Presiding judge Ismail Sebayang opened the session at 10:40 a.m. by first examining Yorrys and three other defendants identified as Sundoro Tan, Budianto and Hadi Mustapa.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
No conflict of interest in Golkar-LBH
No conflict of interest in Golkar-LBH JAKARTA (JP): Justice Minister Oetojo Oesman says he does not see any conflict of interest arising out of the establishment of a new legal aid institute (LBH) by Golkar, the country's ruling political organization. Oetojo, who was involved in the formation of the new LBH- Golkar, said that despite the Golkar link, the new institute could still defend people in disputes with the administration.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
River pollution
River pollution From Kompas The river which passes through our village in Sukaratu, subdistrict of Warung Kondang in Cianjur, is being polluted due to sand mining. It is regrettable that both the local administration and businessmen have failed to anticipate the impact of the mining which has been going on for almost a year now. Efforts have been made to hold a meeting between government officials and the people but up until now nothing has eventuated.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
S. Korean men's team sets world record
S. Korean men's team sets world record HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): South Korean men's archery squad set a world record in the final of the team competition on its way to winning the gold medal at the Asian Games yesterday as Indonesia stole a little bit of thunder in the women's event by taking a silver.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Italian minister due here
Italian minister due here JAKARTA (JP): The Italian Minister of Foreign Trade Giorgio Bernini is expected to arrive here today for a two-day visit to discuss bilateral economic relations as well as the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT). An Italian embassy spokesman said yesterday that Bernini will meet several ministers and high ranking officials during his visit.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
City abandons bus shelters
City abandons bus shelters The city administration was criticized over the abandonment and the "disappearance" of many bus shelters in East Jakarta. Jayakarta daily reported on Monday that many bus shelters in the mayoralty have not been treated properly, including one which is now being used as a waste dump on Jl. Otista Raya. The daily said that there are at least two shelters which "vanished" along Jl. Raya Bekasi. One bus shelter nearly toppled over on Jl. Dewi Sartika in Cawang area.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
North-South inequity deplored
North-South inequity deplored JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, in his capacity as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), deplored the uneven economic relations between industrial countries in the North and developing nations in the South despite the end of the Cold War. "As of today, there are no signs of improvement of global economy or of North-South relations," Soeharto said.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
British bomber getting repaired
British bomber getting repaired BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The British, twin-engine aircraft which crash-landed due to engine failure Sunday is expected to continue its journey to Sydney as soon as the engine is repaired. Pilot of the Vickers-Vimby airplane, Lang Kitby, said that a technician is bringing a new engine from Australia to replace the damaged one, Antara reported yesterday.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
One killed in Maluku earthquake
One killed in Maluku earthquake JAKARTA (JP): One person died and more than 50 others were injured in the powerful earthquake which hit Obi island in North Maluku on Sunday, the Antara news agency reported yesterday. Secretary of the North Maluku Regency Thaib Armaiyn said in Ternate yesterday that the quake also destroyed hundreds of houses, seven schools, a number of places of worship, community health centers and community halls.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Special News: Asian Games XII 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 Insight 8:05 Traditional Drama 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games Journal 10:00 Music 11:00 Late News 11:15 Film : Nutcracker 2 Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hunting threatens N. Sulawesi's macaques
Hunting threatens N. Sulawesi's macaques By Fachruddin Mangunjaya JAKARTA (JP): Hunting is having a devastating effect upon the wild population of the crested black macaque (Macaca nigra) outside of the Tangkoko Nature Reserve in North Sulawesi. "This monkey, which is endemic to Sulawesi, is being hunted primarily for food, as well as for pets," Robert Lee, a student of anthropology of the University of Oregon, who conducted a survey in the Manembonembo Nature Reserve, said.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Suryadi warns officials not to abuse housing subsidies
Suryadi warns officials not to abuse housing subsidies JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja threatened yesterday to dismiss officials who are found guilty of abusing house rent funds provided by the city administration to residents of Bendungan Hilir in Central Jakarta. "I will not hesitate to expel such officials as their malfeasance is threatening the city's programs," Surjadi said, urging the people to report any wrongdoing to the City Hall.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Complexity of housing problem
Complexity of housing problem Forcible eviction has occurred again in a recently fire-razed area. This time in Bendungan Hilir in Jakarta. The configuration of the problem is similar to that of past evictions. The land belongs to the state. The government plans to erect apartments for the people squatting on the land. But the squatters refuse to move out unless the government pays them exorbitant rates of compensation.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NZ apartments exhibited
NZ apartments exhibited JAKARTA (JP): The development of a hotel and apartment complex in the heart of the central business district of Auckland, a major city in New Zealand, will be exhibited here from Oct. 14 to 16 The complex, offering 256 hotel rooms and apartment units, is to be constructed on the former His Majesty's Theater site in Queen Street, the only substantial vacant site in Auckland's main street, the exhibition organizer said here yesterday.(hen)
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI's foreign aid likely to exceed original target
RI's foreign aid likely to exceed original target JAKARTA (JP): New grants and loans accrued by the government from foreign creditors for development projects will likely exceed the original target of Rp 10.01 trillion (US$4.57 billion) due to the appreciation of the Japanese yen against the rupiah, a minister says.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bank Indonesia warned of export credit scam
Bank Indonesia warned of export credit scam JAKARTA (JP): Business analysts warned Bank Indonesia, the central bank, yesterday to improve its control over the use of its subsidized export credit facility and to impose stern punishments against commercial banks found in violation of the loan scheme. Rizal Ramli, an executive of an independent consulting agency, said that stronger law enforcement is a prerequisite in dealing with the misuse of the loan scheme.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New school week must not reduce information
New school week must not reduce information JAKARTA (JP): The five-day school week, now being tried out in elementary schools countrywide, should aimed at improving students' social life, a pedagogue said yesterday. Abdul Kodir said he feared many educators saw the scheme as a way to cram as much information into the pupil's heads.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Results
Results HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Final results on the ninth day of the Asian Games: Archery Men's team: 1. South Korea 259 points (WR); 2. Japan; 3. Kazakhstan Women's team: 1. China; 2. Indonesia (Purnama Pandiangan, Dahliana, Rusena Gelanteh); 3. South Korea Track and field Men's 20km walk: 1. Chen Shaoguo (Chn) 1:21:15 (AGR); 2. Bu Lingtang (Chn) 1:21:56; 3. Valery Borisov (Kaz) 1:25:31 10,000m: 1. Toshinari Takaoka (Jpn) 28:15.48; 2. Jun Hiratsuka (Jpn) 28:18.10; 3.
Tue, 11 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.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Swiss aid for RI railway
Swiss aid for RI railway JAKARTA (JP): The Swiss government, under a memorandum of understanding signed here yesterday, will provide technical experts to smoothen the operation of the new Padang-Ombilin double track railway system in West Sumatra. The forwarding of technical experts is a continuation of Switzerland's assistance in the construction of the double track railway system, which began in 1991 and was completed several months ago.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN urged to form common security system
ASEAN urged to form common security system JAKARTA (JP): A prominent former army general has called for the establishment of a common regional security system in southeast Asia to diffuse potential problems in the rapidly growing region. "Political, social and cultural cooperation alone cannot automatically resolve the problems of defense and security," said Gen. (ret) Soemitro here yesterday.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Angry mob kills Navy officer
Angry mob kills Navy officer JAKARTA (JP): A member of the Navy met a tragic death on Sunday night while attempting to quell an intense war between two neighborhoods in Central Jakarta. The sailor, identified as 24-year-old Mutiari Patiasina Penturi, was stabbed and incinerated by a gang of youths in the Kwitang neighborhood. His body was rushed to the Cikini hospital but he died of his wounds one hour later.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday began the week with lethargic trading. The broader-based Composite Index, which surpassed its psychological barrier of 500 early last week, dropped by over three points to close at 511.86 yesterday from 515.04 on Friday. The narrow-based GTDBS-50 Index declined to 124.52 from 125.34.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
House agrees to ratify WTO bill tomorrow
House agrees to ratify WTO bill tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) recommended yesterday that the DPR pass a law on the ratification of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The commission's seven hour deliberation on the WTO bill yesterday went smoothly as no one raised objections on the essence of the content of the bill.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police seek Thai for heroin distribution
Police seek Thai for heroin distribution JAKARTA (JP): The City Police are seeking a Thai for his alleged role in the local distribution of heroin brought into the country by a Nepalese, who was arrested after swallowing three heroin filled condoms. "We've found strong indication that this Thai, whose identity is known to us, played a strong role in the distribution of heroin in this country," deputy to the chief of Narcotics Unit of the Crime Investigation Department, Maj.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Haze eases with rains, but not over yet
Haze eases with rains, but not over yet SINGAPORE (Reuter): Scattered rains yesterday helped lift a smoky haze that has blanketed Singapore and parts of Malaysia and Indonesia since August by dousing some of the fires causing it. But they cautioned the smoke, often polluting the region's air to hazardous levels and disrupting outdoor physical activities, could last through October.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Reconciliation offers path to end East Timorese division (2)
Reconciliation offers path to end East Timorese division (2) By Dino Patti Djalal This is the second of a two part article on the former Portuguese colony of East Timor based on the second meeting between Timorese from Indonesia and diaspora. LONDON (JP): A question can be raised as to whether the conflict was about the quest for political power or political concepts. To be sure, there was an interplay of both.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Periodic increases in electricity cost planned
Periodic increases in electricity cost planned JAKARTA (JP): There will be no more shocking hikes in electricity costs in the future. Instead, increases will be phased in at frequent intervals, an official of the Ministry of Mines and Energy said yesterday. Artono Arismunandar, the Director General for Electricity and New Energy Sources, was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying that the government is now considering raising electricity costs periodically, probably every three months.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Political will needed to prevent forest fires
Political will needed to prevent forest fires Apart from disturbing air traffic and polluting the environment, the forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra also caused a loss of life when two ships collided off the province of Riau recently. Environmentalist Emmy Hafild, argues that the government is lacking in political will to prevent forest fires. Question: What do you think we should do now that huge forest fires are ravaging Kalimantan and Sumatra?
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ABRI counters harmful books
ABRI counters harmful books JAKARTA: The Armed Forces (ABRI) yesterday vowed to counter any publications it considers is distorting its history or undermining its past contributions to national unity. Armed Forces Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung said, when addressing the 30th anniversary of ABRI's history center yesterday that there were efforts to tarnish its image.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lawyer wants one trial for three drug dealers
Lawyer wants one trial for three drug dealers JAKARTA (JP): The lawyer of an alleged drug dealer asked the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to try his client and another two alleged dealers at the same time. "Such a trial will make it clear who the mastermind, the actor or the accomplice is," said lawyer Sofyan Taher, using Latin- derived legal terminologies respectively as daders, mede daders and medeplich.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Container terminal simplifies procedures
Container terminal simplifies procedures JAKARTA (JP): The container terminal at Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta yesterday introduced a model of integrated service which will simplify procedures for customers. The chief of the container terminal, Abdullah Syaifuddin, told reporters after the official introduction of the facility that the terminal has improved its service to both exporters and importers by installing a computerized system.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
JICA to increase aid to RI
JICA to increase aid to RI JAKARTA (JP): The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japanese government's arm in extending technical cooperation to developing countries, stated here yesterday that it will increase assistance to Indonesia by 22.8 percent to US$170 million in 1994 from the previous year.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor police reshuffled
E. Timor police reshuffled DILI, East Timor: Provincial police chief Col. S. Sugiarto Andreas yesterday inaugurated Maj. Iwan Galih as new chief of the operations control department , replacing Lt. Col. Malelak. During the inauguration ceremony Andreas told Iwan, former chief of the Viqueque police precinct, that the department's main concern was to safeguard integration of East Timor into Indonesia.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia, RI firms sign deal on palmoil
Malaysia, RI firms sign deal on palmoil KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Tradewinds (Malaysia) Bhd. has sealed a deal with Indonesia's Sadin Group to develop an oil palm plantation in Indonesia, signaling what analysts said yesterday was a rising tide in Malaysian-Indonesian cross-border investments. Tradewinds, a consumer product counter listed on the local bourse, through its wholly-owned unit Tenaga Lestari (M) Sdn.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Army medics hard at work in Bosnia
Army medics hard at work in Bosnia JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian medical detachment sent last month to join the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) has begun humanitarian operations in war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. The 219-member detachment is providing medical aid to UNPROFOR soldiers and Bosnian refugees, Armed Forces (ABRI) Headquarters announced yesterday. Indonesia has sent troopers as observers and medical workers to the former Yugoslavia. Led by Lt. Col.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Trash problem
Trash problem I'm a Japanese traveler and Indonesia is one of my favorite countries -- I could say my preferred destination. Though my last visit was my fourth I must say I was terribly surprised this time because of all the trash. I saw so many people discarding rubbish in the streets. It seems people are ignorant where rubbish is concerned. Biodegradable rubbish is tolerable because it does not harm the environment.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rafsanjani to visit Indonesia
Rafsanjani to visit Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani will arrive here Thursday for a three-day state visit, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday. During the visit, Rafsanjani will hold talks with President Soeharto on Thursday on matters of regional, bilateral and international importance, Moerdiono was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying.
Tue, 11 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Oil prices firm as tension in the Gulf increasing
Oil prices firm as tension in the Gulf increasing LONDON (Reuter): Oil prices gained some 30 U.S. cents a barrel yesterday as international markets reacted to the buildup of Iraqi troops along the border with Kuwait. At midday, world benchmark Brent Blend crude stood 31 cents higher on futures markets at $17.23 a barrel for November delivery, scarcely moved from a firm opening at $17.25.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tornadoes hit RP, dozens injured
Tornadoes hit RP, dozens injured SAN FERNANDO, Philippines (Reuter): Two tornadoes struck the Philippines, flattening 72 wooden houses and injuring dozens of people, police said yesterday. Twenty-five people were hospitalized and 40 houses destroyed when a tornado on Saturday swept through San Pedro Cutud district in San Fernando town 60 kilometers north of Manila, police superintendent Aniceto Franny said.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Halal drink
Halal drink From Republika Based on the letter by Agus S. in the daily Republika of Oct. 5, 1994, the Institution of Food, Medicines, and Cosmetics Study of the Islamic Council of Ulemas (LP POM MUI) deplores the way PT Coca Cola Company carries out promotion drives for their drinks, particularly Sprite, through the mosques. It should be noted that the company has not yet applied for a certificate certifying that Sprite is halal (acceptable according to Islamic religion).
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
FES and YTKI to hold seminar
FES and YTKI to hold seminar German-based Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in cooperation with the Indonesian Manpower Foundation (YTKI) will organize a seminar on environment and employment policies on Wednesday. Dieter Bielenstein, the resident director of FES for the Indonesia-chapter, told The Jakarta Post on Saturday that speakers for the one-day seminar include Prof. Koesnadi Hardjasoemantri of Indonesia and Prof. Rolf-Ulrich Sprenger of Germany.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign plane crash-land here
Foreign plane crash-land here BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A twin-engine aircraft re-enacting the historical first flight from Britain to Australia crashed landed near here yesterday. There were no casualties. The Vickers-Vimby aircraft made an emergency landing in a coastal area 70 kilometers northeast of Branti airport, said the director of the Air Force operation and training department, Commodore Tamtomo Adi, as quoted by Antara. The aircraft left Singapore at 01.00 p.m.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Weekly stock exchange review
Weekly stock exchange review JAKARTA (JP): Share prices rallied across the board at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) in moderate trading throughout most of last week. Selling orders declined as Indosat approached the end of its offering period from Oct. 4 to Oct. 11. Earlier, there was a slowdown in the flow of secondary funds into the market as Indosat, the country's largest issue, entered its offering period.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
S. Korea uses doubles to beat Indonesia
S. Korea uses doubles to beat Indonesia HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuter): South Korea boldly broke up their Olympic champion doubles pair and pulled off an audacious victory over Indonesia in the women's badminton team final yesterday. Coaches of both sides said later the contest turned on the outcome of the two doubles matches, both won by South Korea.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia military unit exercise upsetting neighbors
Malaysia military unit exercise upsetting neighbors KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia will launch its new rapid deployment force today at the end of a high-profile week-long military exercise which has upset its neighbors, military sources and analysts said yesterday. Military sources said Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand had privately expressed concern over the military exercise on the resort island of Langkawi over the past week. "These governments are wondering about this exercise.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malicak aims to provide 25 overseas TV programs
Malicak aims to provide 25 overseas TV programs JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala (Malicak), is looking for more foreign broadcasters for agency cooperation, says a spokesman for the company. Malicak provides decoders for the subscription of overseas television broadcasting. Rachmat Santoso said over the weekend that his company aims to increase the number of overseas television stations cooperating in the channeling of their broadcasting from five to 25 by the middle of 1996.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia players against the odds in Asiad tennis
Indonesia players against the odds in Asiad tennis HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesian singles players have their work cut out for them against top seeded players in Asian Games tennis competition after winning their matches yesterday. World women's singles number 27 Yayuk Basuki rallied to a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 quarterfinal victory over Li Fang of China and now meets Japan's world number 10 Kimiko Date in today's semifinals.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Enforcement, not new rules, will stop forest fires
Enforcement, not new rules, will stop forest fires JAKARTA (JP): Two environmental activists say rather than issuing new regulations to prevent more forest fires, the government should strive to enforce the existing regulations. Mas Achmad Santosa and S. Indro Tjahjono said separately on Saturday many regulations issued by local governments are adequate in preventing forest fires if they are complied with.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Can we stop anarchy and still promote openness?
Can we stop anarchy and still promote openness? By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Political speeches by our national leaders during the last three or four months have carried a very clear message: Openness should not be carried too far and excessive openness will inevitably lead to chaos and anarchy. No Indonesian in their right mind wants chaos and anarchy in our society.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police probing scam that preys on students
Police probing scam that preys on students JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta police precinct is questioning a top executive of Yayasan Berkat Sarana Pendidikan (YBSP) for allegedly cheating students from several countries, including Indonesia, out of millions of rupiah. "We started questioning Benny Setiadji on Thursday and hope the results can be revealed by next week," South Jakarta police precinct Chief Lt. Col. Silvanus Yulian Wenas told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Car repair shops reprimanded
Car repair shops reprimanded JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ) has reprimanded 104 vehicle repair shops in the city's five mayoralties for parking vehicles at the roadside or on sidewalks. "We have warned them because they use sidewalks and roadsides," said Herman Tonglo Langi, the division head of public transportation control at DLLAJ.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jolting sex scandal throws Mahathir's party in chaos
Jolting sex scandal throws Mahathir's party in chaos KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A sex scandal allegedly involving a state minister of Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad's party was yesterday brewing into a crisis as a youth leader threatened to quit after the premier spoke of a plot to oust the beleaguered official.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drawing contest fraud
Drawing contest fraud From Kompas A terrible and deceitful thing happened during a drawing contest for elementary school students held by the train loving community in Gambir Station on Oct. 2, 1994. Unfortunately one of the young participants tried to win the contest by foul play. When the presentation of prizes was almost over, a mother unexpectedly lodged a protest saying that the winning drawing by a pupil at the Argentina Elementary School was actually prepared by her son, Anton.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Industries pollute Cisadane river
Industries pollute Cisadane river An official said that factories located along the bank of the Cisadane river in West Java dumped their liquid chemical waste into the river, creating serious water pollution. Chusfani Kartadikaria, the head of the state-owned Water Company (PDAM) in Tangerang, West Java, told Antara late last week that the pollution had affected the drinking water production in the area.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt raises rice price, maintains urea subsidy
Govt raises rice price, maintains urea subsidy JAKARTA (JP): The government decided on Saturday to raise the floor price of rice, while maintaining its subsidy for the domestic sale of urea fertilizer in a bid to increase farmers' income.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kalimantan forest fires die down as rains come
Kalimantan forest fires die down as rains come BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Forest fires, which have disrupted flights and reportedly sent haze to as far as Malaysia and Singapore, have died down largely because of pouring rains. Local officials said last week fires that has hit Kalimantan since August have destroyed 660 hectares of forests in East Kalimantan and the resulted financial loss is yet to be counted.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Telkom to build new tower
Telkom to build new tower The state-owned PT Telkom communication company will build a new 350-meter-high tower to replace the old one of 90 meters, the company said. John Welly, president of the Jakarta chapter of PT Telkom, said late last week that they will spend some Rp 80 billion (US$35 million) to construct the transmitter/receiver tower.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Insurance companies asked to realign their management
Insurance companies asked to realign their management By Frits Pangemanan JAKARTA (JP): Insurance companies need to realign their management and services in order to survive amid the fierce competition with other financial institutions, business leaders say.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Waste disposal
Waste disposal This is a letter of inquiry through your columns to the Jakarta Metropolitan City (DKI) on a matter of private interest and public concern. I am curious to know what the policy of waste disposal is at the very bottom end of the chain. Household waste is dumped into the household tempat sampah (dustbin). On the other side of the fence/wall, assorted scavengers and waste disposal executives sort through and remove items of interest.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia assured of securing seat on Security Council
Indonesia assured of securing seat on Security Council By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is currently primming itself to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), believing it has mustered the required number of votes ahead of next week's election at the General Assembly.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Feisal denies forced was used in fire site demolition
Feisal denies forced was used in fire site demolition JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces Commander, Gen. Feisal Tandjung, said on Saturday that there was no forcible demolition done in Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta. "The authorities did not use force in the demolition in the area razed by fire recently", Feisal told newsmen before a cabinet coordination meeting at the Bina Graha Presidential Office started.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indicators call for caution
Indicators call for caution The key indicators of the Indonesian economy so far this year, although not a cause for alarm, call for extra caution. The balance of payments seems to have undergone stronger pressures caused by a decrease in oil export revenues and smaller gains in non-oil exports. Although non-oil exports in the first semester of this year increased, their growth rate declined to 6.5 percent from 26 percent in the same period last year, while oil exports fell by 8.6 percent.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foundation plans to go ahead with building school
Foundation plans to go ahead with building school JAKARTA (JP): A police-sponsored foundation insists it will continue with a plan to construct a two-story school in a 2,600- square-meter public park in the Jelambar area, West Jakarta, despite the protests of area residents. Soechemi, the secretary of the Bhara Raharja Education Foundation, told reporters on Saturday that the children of the underprivileged squatters living around the area desperately need a school.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Concessionaires told to cover losses from forest fires
Concessionaires told to cover losses from forest fires JAKARTA (JP): The government will demand that concessionaires of industrial timber estates regreen forests damaged by fires and pay compensation for the losses caused, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin, Suryohadikusumo says.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bukittinggi will beef up services, tourist industry
Bukittinggi will beef up services, tourist industry By Ridwan M. Sijabat BUKITTINGGI, West Sumatra (JP): This rapidly growing mayoralty that won the prestigious Parasamya Purnakarya Nugraha award for successful development, will continue gearing up services in the tourism industry to better its people's livelihood. Mayor Armedi Agus said the local administration is intensifying infrastructure development to support the service and tourism industries.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cambodia downplays fallout from leaked cable
Cambodia downplays fallout from leaked cable PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Cambodia's Interior minister has downplayed the impact of a harshly critical cable written by a former Australian ambassador to the country and leaked last week, saying it was unlikely to affect relations.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ramos switches 100-MW power plant
Ramos switches 100-MW power plant MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos on Saturday switched on a 100-megawatt (MW) power plant on Bataan province northwest of Manila built by a consortium of Japanese and Swedish firms, the presidential palace announced. The additional power increased the entire facility's output to 300 MW since the construction of three gas turbines with a generating capacity of 200 MW had been completed last year.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Medals tally
Medals tally HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Medals tally after the eighth day of the Asian Games yesterday: Gold Silver Bronze 1. China 73 48 17 2. South Korea 31 20 30 3. Japan 28 30 49 4. Kazakhstan 9 11 12 5. Iran 5 7 4 6. Taiwan 5 6 11 7. Syria 2 3 0 8. Malaysia 2 1 10 9. Kuwait 2 1 4 10. Indonesia 1 10 4 11. Uzbekistan 1 4 9 12. Mongolia 1 2 1 13. Vietnam 1 2 0 14. India 1 1 3 15. Saudi Arabia 1 1 3 16. Turkmenistan 1 0 0 17. Thailand 0 5 4 18. Kyrgyzstan 0 2 3 19. Jordan 0 2 2 20.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Diarrhea epidemic goes out of hand
Diarrhea epidemic goes out of hand CIAMIS, West Java: Health authorities have been unable to control the diarrhea epidemic which broke out more than a month ago. So far nine people have died and more than 2,000 have been hospitalized, Antara reported yesterday. Some of the 12 clinics throughout the 90 stricken villages are unable to accommodate the influx of patients. Many of the sick people have to undergo medical treatment at home, the report said.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indian forex reserves up
Indian forex reserves up NEW DELHI (AFP): India's foreign exchange reserves are set to reach a record US$20 billion during the current financial year, The Business Standard daily reported yesterday. Finance ministry officials told the newspaper that reserves had increased by $1 billion in September to a high of $18.67 billion, making the target of 20 billion feasible in fiscal 1994- 95.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hindarto warns Depok of possible increase in crime
Hindarto warns Depok of possible increase in crime JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto told the newly-installed precinct police chief of Depok, 25 kilometers southeast of the city, to further increase security in the area. He cited the need to fight the trend for criminals from the capital to move their operations to the suburbs and to hide there. Hindarto made the remarks in Depok yesterday after inducting Lt. Col. Sisno Adiwinoto, 42.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Human resources
Human resources From Media Indonesia In March 1994 I went to the Agency of Human Resources (WSDM) at the Wijaya Grand Center, Blok-C, No. 15-16, Jl. Wijaya II, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, to confirm about a training program, which guarantees a working contract. The program includes three months of basic training, which is followed by another three-month adjustment period with a salary of Rp 150,000 per month.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
$1.1m project left unused
$1.1m project left unused JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Governor Jacob Pattipi has expressed concern over reports that a transmigration site worth Rp 2.3 billion (US$1.1 million) in Manokwari has been left unused. Pattipi has ordered an investigation into the report, dispatching a team of investigators to the 21,555 hectare site. Quoting sources at the Manokwari regency government, Antara reported that the local head of agricultural affairs was to blame for the failure to open the new agricultural land.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Special News: Asian Games XII 5:00 Regional News 5:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teaching: Hindu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Van Der Valk 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games Journal 10:00 Music 11:00 Late News 11:10 Film : Money, Madness and Murder Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sembiring's case not closed
Sembiring's case not closed Police are still investigating the murder of controversial ex-convict Johny Sembiring, 62, said City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto. Sembiring is alleged to have been killed by a rival in a gang conflict. "The case is still open and we have found strong indications of the alleged role of a gang of debt collectors in the case. More evidence is needed to nab the suspects," Hindarto said Saturday.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ABRI and democracy
ABRI and democracy In his address on Armed Forces Day, President Soeharto emphasized that the future development of the Armed Forces (ABRI) would always be realized in the larger framework of the nation's and the country's development. In that context the President said that ABRI's role in security and defense matters and in social and political affairs would still be needed in the future.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ruffian student regiments backed
Ruffian student regiments backed By Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): University student regiments, whose reputation has recently been marred by the ruffian behavior of some of its members, will continue to exist because they are seen as a vital part of the overall campaign for greater national discipline.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Powerfull earthquake hits Maluku
Powerfull earthquake hits Maluku JAKARTA (JP): At least 25 people were injured, nine seriously, when an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, shook Maluku province yesterday. Several houses were also damaged. The Jakarta Meteorology and Geophysics Agency announced yesterday that the quake hit the area at 4:44 a.m. local time and its epicenter was the Straits of Obi, 220 kilometers south of Ternate, North Maluku regency, 35 kilometers below the sea.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Church assembly will help settle HKBP row
Church assembly will help settle HKBP row JAKARTA (JP): The two opposing camps of the Toba Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) have been invited to this month's grand assembly of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI). The assembly, scheduled for Oct. 21 through 30 in Irian Jaya's capital of Jayapura, will help the disputing camps find solutions to their long-standing problems, J.M. Pattiasina, the PGI's Secretary General said last week.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cement prices drop to lowest in three months
Cement prices drop to lowest in three months JAKARTA (JP): Cement prices in the Jakarta greater area have dropped by more than 50 percent, thanks to larger supplies and shorter delivery periods from distributors to consumers since the beginning of this month. Prices peaked at Rp 12,000 per 40-kilogram bag last month, after reaching their highest level in the last three years.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thomas Cuppers give RI first gold at Asian Games
Thomas Cuppers give RI first gold at Asian Games HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesia broke the duck and got into the gold medal winning club after a week of waiting at the Hiroshima Asian Games as its reigning Thomas Cup team won the prestigious men's title yesterday. The Indonesians raced to a crushing 5-0 win over South Korea in a lopsided final after a stirring contest for the women's championship at the Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sampoerna to produce cigarettes in Vietnam
Sampoerna to produce cigarettes in Vietnam JAKARTA (JP): HM Sampoerna, cigarette maker listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, has become the first Asian firm to produce two brands of cigarettes at a US$2 million factory in Vietnam, a news report says. The Singapore-based Business Times reported on Saturday that Sampoerna has teamed up with Vietnamese state-owned firm Can Tho Food and Export Enterprise to produce two brands, Golden Eagle and Rave, in Can Tho City in southern Vietnam.
Mon, 10 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, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tourist complaint
Tourist complaint I refer to the letter in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 26, 1994 entitled Singapore and tourism by Ms F Fauzia of Depok, West Java. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) regrets any unpleasantness experienced by Ms Fauzia on her recent visit to Singapore. We would like to assure Ms Fauzia that STPB takes a serious view of failure to meet appropriate service standards in any sector of the tourism industry and takes special corrective measures against errant retailers.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
U.S. troops return to Subic for rest
U.S. troops return to Subic for rest SUBIC, Philippines (AFP): Two years after being expelled, American troops will be returning to this former naval base and the neighboring city of Olongapo for rest and recreation, officials said yesterday. Carlito Baloy, head of the Subic Bay Resorts Association (SUBRA), said the U.S. Embassy had made arrangements for some of the 5,000 US troops from four U.S. ships to be bused to Subic and to Angeles, another city near the former U.S. Clark Airbase.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
King donates cash for flood work
King donates cash for flood work BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej will donate four million baht (US$160,000) to Bangkok authorities for flood control and efforts to solve traffic problems, The Nation newspaper reported yesterday. The donation, scheduled to be given to the city today, comes as authorities warned that a combination of high tides and heavy rains might cause widespread flooding in the capital.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Reconciliation paves way for united E. Timor
Reconciliation paves way for united E. Timor By Dino Patti Djalal This is the first of two articles on East Timor based on the recent reconciliation meeting. LONDON (JP): The meeting between local Timorese and their leaders from abroad on Oct. 1, 1994 here yielded a joint declaration containing a number of significant points, two of which stand out prominently.
Mon, 10 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PDI officials resent governor
PDI officials resent governor SURABAYA, East Java: The local government's refusal to recognize the newly appointed chief of the local chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has sparked resentment among party activists. About 40 local PDI leaders plan to meet governor Basofi Sudirman to question his refusal to inaugurate Sutjipto as the new provincial party chairman last week, Antara reported yesterday.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Banning of film
Banning of film The recent banning of yet another film caused me to wonder whether Indonesian citizens will ever be allowed the chance to make up their own minds about anything. As this nation strives toward development it seems that self-appointed arbiters of morality are robbing its inhabitants of their sense of responsibility, to say nothing of their freedom of choice. Surely if a film somehow offends religious beliefs it is up to the individual to decide whether to see it or not.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire victims can rebuild houses
Fire victims can rebuild houses Victims of Wednesday's fire that burned down 24 kiosks and five residential houses at Kramatjati, East Jakarta, have been allowed to rebuild, provided that all keeps in line with the rules, East Jakarta Mayor Sudarsono says. "They (the fire victims) have suffered much because of the fire and we don't want to make life even more difficult for them. Therefore I have announced that they can rebuild their kiosks and houses," Sudarsono said as quoted by Pos Kota.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Allied plane returned
Allied plane returned BIAK, Irian Jaya: The Indonesian government on Friday handed over the wreckage of an Allied plane that had been missing after being shot down during the height of World War II. Antara reported yesterday that parts of wreckage of the plane, identified as a P-47 type, were handed to U.S. authorities which in turn flew them out to Honolulu.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bogor-based IPB graduates can make it almost anywhere
Bogor-based IPB graduates can make it almost anywhere JAKARTA (JP): If graduates of the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) don't exactly end up becoming farmers or entrepreneurs, where do they head off to after they complete their studies and enter the real world? Mangiring L. Toroean, a 1967 graduate of IPB's school of fisheries, ended up as vice president of Citibank.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Agriculture college produces mostly white collar workers
Agriculture college produces mostly white collar workers By Prapti Widinugraheni BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB), one of the country's most prestigious universities, has unfortunately not lived up to its name. The state college, the only one in the country that specializes in the science of farming, has been churning out mostly white collar workers looking for fixed incomes and job security.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Parking policy at plaza protested
Parking policy at plaza protested JAKARTA (JP): Owners of Prisma Kedoya Plaza's shop/houses in West Jakarta went to the City Council yesterday to protest the new parking policy imposed by the developer requiring them and visitors to pay a parking fee starting on Oct. 1.
Sat, 08 Oct 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, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Merrill sees Malaysia inflation, GDP rising
Merrill sees Malaysia inflation, GDP rising KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's robust economy will start to strain at the seams next year as a tight labor market and buoyant domestic demand push up inflation and wages, Merrill Lynch said yesterday. In its Asian economic commentary made available to Reuters, Merrill said Malaysia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow by nine percent next year on the back of "sound economic fundamentals" over the next 10 to 12 months.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Minister joins campaign to sue columnist Manai
Minister joins campaign to sue columnist Manai JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tanjung has joined fellow former student leaders who helped topple president Sukarno in 1966 in their plan to sue columnist Manai Sophiaan for slander. "We are preparing a lawsuit against Manai," Akbar, who was part of that student movement in the 1960s, announced yesterday.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia concedes another tennis silver
Indonesia concedes another tennis silver HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indian Davis Cup hero Leander Paes sent Indonesia biting at its fingers for another silver medal in Asian Games tennis competition yesterday. Paes, former Wimbledon and the U.S. Open junior champion, had little trouble finishing off Indonesia's number one Benny Wijaya 6-1, 6-3 to gave the Indian team a winning 2-0 lead and the country's first gold medal at the two-week Games.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Internal trouble brewing at `Suara Pembaruan'
Internal trouble brewing at `Suara Pembaruan' JAKARTA (JP): Trouble is brewing Suara Pembaruan, one of Indonesia's oldest and leading daily newspapers, with many of its journalists accusing the management of failure to improve the daily's waning performance.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt launches month of language and literature
Govt launches month of language and literature JAKARTA (JP): Prominent man of letters and former student activist during the late 1960's Taufiq Ismail yesterday received the 1994 South East Asia Write Award and the annual Literature Award from the Center for Language Training and Development for the poems compiled in his book Tirani dan Benteng (Tyranny and Barricade, 1993).
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Forest fires
Forest fires What could a Dayak gain from starting a forest fire? They live in the forest. They rely on the forest for their survival. They understand the medicinal properties of hundreds of botanical species. What they cannot find growing abundantly in the wild they plant through the swidden system. The forest gives them everything they need and they respect it.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police pledge to ban gatherings lacking permits
Police pledge to ban gatherings lacking permits JAKARTA (JP): Police warned yesterday that they will ban any gathering which lacks an official permit or recommendation papers from the authorities. "We do not disobey any rules and regulations in this country," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. K. Ratta announced yesterday.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gutless leaders make mockery of autonomy
Gutless leaders make mockery of autonomy JAKARTA (JP): In spite of the intensive campaign for more regional autonomy, many government leaders in the region are still reluctant to make their own decisions, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Such an attitude often results in government policies being implemented in a rigid fashion, Director General for Regional Administration and Autonomy Sumitro Maskun said.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pregnant woman burns lover's house
Pregnant woman burns lover's house Cengkareng police in West Jakarta have arrested a 22-year-old pregnant woman believed to have set fire to the house of her boyfriend and his mother. The suspect, identified only as Sar, an employee of a plastic producing firm, was nabbed an hour after setting the fire, which damaged only part of the house in Kapuk area.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
General outlook for the oil market (2)
General outlook for the oil market (2) The following is the second of a two-part article based on a paper presented by Subroto at 1994 annual Indonesian Petroleum Association Convention on Oct. 4 in Jakarta. JAKARTA: The short term outlook is dominated by at least three factors, namely a strong demand, a stable OPEC output and uncertainty about Iraq. The perception is that economic growth is reviving world-wide.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Myanmar, RI to raise trade
Myanmar, RI to raise trade YANGON (AFP): The Myanmarese government has agreed to increase trade and investment with Indonesia, the state-run Mirror newspaper said yesterday. It said the decision was taken Thursday at a meeting attended by two vice premiers and members of the cabinet, and followed a visit to Indonesia last December by a member of the Myanmarese junta.
Sat, 08 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.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Target for oil revenues is reachable
Target for oil revenues is reachable JAKARTA (JP): The government will achieve its target of Rp 12.85 trillion (US$5.89 billion) in revenues from the oil and gas sector this fiscal year due to improving oil prices on the world market, a minister says. "The government, which was forced to use budgetary reserves last fiscal year, therefore will not need to dip into budgetary reserves again this fiscal year," Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
DLLAJ to survey on night transportation
DLLAJ to survey on night transportation JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ) said it will conduct a survey on late night transportation in an effort aimed at developing a system acceptable to both passengers and transportation companies.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 8:00 a.m Special News: Asian Games XII 5:00 p.m. Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Traditional Pop Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Caller 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games XII Journal 10:00 Music 11:05 Late News 11:15 Film: Tarzan In Manhattan 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, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Not everyone wants rain
Not everyone wants rain JAKARTA (JP): The East Java chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has left it to the local Moslem leaders to decide whether or not to perform prayers for rain because some districts desperately need it, but others could do without it.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Court grants hearing of `Tempo' versus Harmoko
Court grants hearing of `Tempo' versus Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court agreed yesterday to grant a hearing of lawsuits filed separately by senior journalist Goenawan Mohamad and Tempo journalists against Minister of Information Harmoko. The court ruled to merge the two lawsuits into one and ordered the lawyers for the plaintiffs to improve the wording and update the list of plaintiffs. The lawyers have one week to comply.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rebels ambush Army patrol
Rebels ambush Army patrol ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Moslem guerrillas ambushed Philippine soldiers on a nearby island, wounding three, military reports said yesterday. The incident occurred shortly before five Indonesian observers tasked to monitor a government cease-fire with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) guerrillas arrived in this southern city yesterday.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Don't miss Sunday issue
Don't miss Sunday issue The problems of night transportation in Jakarta will be the focus of the cover story of this Sunday's edition of The Jakarta Post. Coverage of the Asian Games in Hiroshima and other in-depth stories, as well as light and entertaining articles, plus the latest national and world news, will be brought to you in the Sunday Post. Be sure to have your newsagent deliver your copy to your doorstep.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bapindo target of another scandal probe
Bapindo target of another scandal probe JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), barely over the Rp 1.3 trillion loan scandal involving businessman Eddy Tansil, is now the target of another government investigation. The Attorney General's office has interrogated a number of former and current Bapindo directors and staff in the past week, this time in connection with a loan the bank gave to textile businessman Kim Johannes Mulia.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
East Java poultry firm plans public share offering
East Java poultry firm plans public share offering JAKARTA (JP): PT Wonokoyo Haya, an East Java-based poultry company, will launch its public share offering next month to raise funds for its expansion projects, says the company's president. Djoko Kusumo said yesterday that Wonokoyo, which is engaged in chicken breeding and feed production, will sell around 17 million new shares during the initial public offering period.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, China set up Asiad semifinal battle
Indonesia, China set up Asiad semifinal battle HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): World number one Ardy Wiranata launched Indonesia's campaign for the Asian Games men's badminton team title here yesterday, taking his side to a semifinal against old foes China. The 24-year-old was full of bustling aggression in a 15-9, 15- 7 win over Sompol Kookasemit that set up a 5-0 triumph over Thailand and put his all-court skills on display.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to rally on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues gaining ground in moderate trading. The broad-based Composite Index, which gained more than four points to close at 511.45 on Thursday, ended 3.58 points higher at 515.04 yesterday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also strengthened to 125.34 from 124.70 previously.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC leaders to gain consensus on free trade
APEC leaders to gain consensus on free trade JAKARTA (JP): APEC leaders will likely reach a consensus on the adoption of free trade in the region during their upcoming summit in November despite differences in perceptions on the region, a visiting U.S. official says.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
False accusations?
False accusations? Forest fires and the dense smoke which they cause happen almost every year. What is also routine are the accusations that are hurled at the traditional farmers who practice shifting agriculture. The reason is that these groups, which usually consist of local people, do their land clearing by burning. But are the accusations justified? It may be useful to consider the research findings of the Indonesian Secretariat for Cooperation in Forest Conservation (SKEPHI).
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
House seeks even lower tax rates
House seeks even lower tax rates JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday reached a provisional agreement to make changes in the government-sponsored tax bills, including slashing the range of proposed income tax rates and raising the range of sales tax tariffs. Novyan Kamal, chairman of the special committee assigned by the DPR to deliberate on the tax bills, said the changes will be brought to a plenary meeting in the next two weeks for final approval.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreigners netted in IDs operation
Foreigners netted in IDs operation Thirty-one foreigners were apprehended for traveling without carrying identification documents in an identity card check on Thursday in Central Jakarta, North Jakarta and West Jakarta. The foreigners were from Japan (9), South Korea (5), China (4), Taiwan (4), Australia (4) and one from Singapore, Yemen and Denmark. They were released shortly after each of them had paid a fine of Rp 50,000.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Alatas holds discussion with Horta
Alatas holds discussion with Horta JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas yesterday engaged in an exchange of views on East Timor with the leader of the Fretilin separatist movement, Ramos Horta. "I don't think there was anything new. We've already heard all the ideas that he expressed (during the meeting)," Alatas said as quoted by Antara in New York.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rural Indonesians excel at ideology, agency says
Rural Indonesians excel at ideology, agency says JAKARTA (JP): People from small towns and rural areas outside Java are just as good, if not better, than their urban and metropolitan counterparts in absorbing and understanding the Pancasila ideology, a senior government official says.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Shorter week doesn't work
Shorter week doesn't work YOGYAKARTA: Confusion reigned after many schools decided to revert back to working six days a week, dropping entirely the move to the shorter five-day working week. Teachers and students had barely adjusted to the new system when many school administrators decided to stop the trial of the five-day working week because they deemed it unworkable.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Workers Union wants hike in minimum wage
Workers Union wants hike in minimum wage JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta branch of the All Indonesian Workers Union says it is high time for the government to raise the daily minimum wage due to the sharp increase in the cost of living. Pos Kota quoted Salam Sumangat, the union chairman, as saying on Thursday that he wanted to see the daily minimum wage increased from the present Rp 3,800 (US$1.38) to between Rp 4,500 and Rp 5,000.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Honor and dishonor on 6th day of the Asian Games
Honor and dishonor on 6th day of the Asian Games HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): There was honor and dishonor on the sixth day of the Asian Games yesterday, with one of China's water babies setting a world record and a Thai soccer player evicted for drug use. About 30 athletes have been tested since the Asian Games started last Sunday and the Thai player was the first to test positive.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Illegal fee?
Illegal fee? From Neraca Every time I enter the Senayan area by taxi the guard at the gate asks me to pay an amount of money. The fee is imposed on every taxi taking passengers who want to watch sports events, visit an exhibition in the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center, (JHCC) or any event held in the area. But it is the passenger who has to bear the cost. They should make a distinction between a taxi which drops off visitors and private cars which park in the area.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
IPTN plane for Defense
IPTN plane for Defense BANDUNG: The state aircraft manufacturer IPTN yesterday delivered a CN-235 plane whose interior was converted into a medical evacuation carrier to the Ministry of Defense and Security. The aircraft is the fifth delivered from IPTN's plant here to the ministry. Two earlier planes were the paratrooper carrier version while two others were designed for dropping supplies at low altitude.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam raises rice exports
Vietnam raises rice exports HANOI (AFP): New market openings in the United States and the Asia are likely to boost Vietnamese rice export to a new record this year despite floods that look set to devastate the harvest in the Mekong Delta, a report said yesterday. Vietnam exported 1.6 million tons in the first nine months, the Tuoi Tre newspaper quoted a report from the Ministry of Agriculture as saying. Exports last year were at 1.8 million tons.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Results
Results HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Final results on the sixth day of the Asian Games: Final results Equestrian Jumping team: 1. Japan 12.00 pts; 2. Taiwan 28.50; 3. Iran 30.00 Fencing Women's team foil: 1. China; 2. Japan; 3. South Korea Shooting Men's individual 50m free pistol 60 shots: 1. Masaru Nakashige (Jpn) 664.1 pts; 2. Wang Yifu (Chn) 659.3; 3. Xu Dan (Chn) 654.0 team 50m free pistol 60 shots: 1. China 1,680 pts; 2. Japan 1,671 3.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bahasa Indonesia becoming feudalist
Bahasa Indonesia becoming feudalist JAKARTA (JP): Bahasa Indonesia, originally an egalitarian language, is turning into a language that is being used more and more in a feudalistic manner, according to language expert Taufiq Ismail. Taufiq, a prominent man of letters, a productive writer and former student activist during President Sukarno's rule, said yesterday that he sensed a feudalistic atmosphere prevailing in the country after observing the recent developments in the language.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Medals tally
Medals tally HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Asian Games medals tally after Friday's competitions: Gold Silver Bronze 1. China 54 33 10 2. Japan 20 18 33 3. S. Korea 20 8 12 4. Kazakhstan 2 6 7 5. Taiwan 1 5 8 6. Iran 1 4 2 7. Syria 1 3 0 8. India 1 1 3 9. Indonesia 0 7 3 10. Thailand 0 4 3 11. Vietnam 0 2 0 12. Malaysia 0 1 5 13. Uzbekistan 0 1 5 14. Kuwait 0 1 1 15. Kyrgyzstan 0 1 1 16. Saudi Arabia 0 1 1 17. Brunei 0 0 2 18. Philippines 0 0 2 19. Singapore 0 0 2 20. UAE 0 0 2 21.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Improving English at speakers club
Improving English at speakers club By Lenah Susianty JAKARTA (JP): "This is a less expensive and effective way to learn or enrich your English vocabulary. You do not have to go to a private English course which will charge you between Rp 40,000 (US$18.34) and Rp 80,000 ($36.69) per hour. Just buy (the name of a local English daily)... for only Rp 700 (32 U.S. cents) you can learn English," states Kumiko Ota.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Duty free shop
Duty free shop I recently read Sawrey Cookson's letter to The Jakarta Post, bemoaning the unfairness of the duty free card system. He may be satisfied to know that duty free is not necessarily cheap. Let consumers be warned (unless money is indeed no object) that it is wise to do extensive price and marketing survey prior to going to the duty free stores.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Current account deficit reaches over $2b
Current account deficit reaches over $2b JAKARTA (JP): Slower growth in exports, coupled with the speedier growth of imports, caused the country's current account deficit to more than double to just over US$2 billion in the January-June period from $932 million in the same period of last year.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Authorities force squatters from Benhil area
Authorities force squatters from Benhil area JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of workers and members of the civil defense corps, backed by military and police officers, demolished houses at the Bendungan Hilir fire site, Central Jakarta, after negotiations over land compensation collapsed. The officers, equipped with rattan sticks, riot shields, tear gas and automatic riffles, were on alert in areas surrounding the fire site when workers and members of the civil defense corps demolished the houses.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
NAM to synchronize plans with FAO
NAM to synchronize plans with FAO JAKARTA (JP): Senior Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) officials yesterday suggested the group synchronize members' food security programs with the existing programs of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "By supporting the United Nations food body, NAM members need not set up another food security institution," vice chairman of the Indonesian delegation for NAM's two-day senior officials meeting, Beddu Amang, said in Denpasar yesterday.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Price for minivan door apparatus set
Price for minivan door apparatus set JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ), bowing to pressure from transportation companies, has agreed to reduce prices of a special door apparatus for 12- seat minivans by more than 50 percent.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Olefin firm to ask for protection next year
Olefin firm to ask for protection next year PANDEGLANG, West Java (JP): PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center, the country's first olefin firm, will ask the government next year to protect its products against imports. The company's financial director, Jansen Wiraatmaja, said here on Thursday night that his company will calculate its production costs following the start-up of its plant in June next year before submitting a proposal for government protection.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
British bomber expected
British bomber expected JAKARTA: A replica of an old British-made 1918's Vickers Vimy bomber will be making a stopover in six Indonesian cities, including Jakarta, on its nostalgic trip from Middlesex in Britain to Darwin in Australia. The plane is scheduled to arrive at Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta on Sunday. The other five Indonesian stops will be Semarang, Surabaya, Denpasar, Mataram and Kupang before it makes the last dash towards Darwin.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan and Singapore firms join Great River project
Japan and Singapore firms join Great River project JAKARTA (JP): Toyobo Co. Ltd, a major Japanese cotton producer, PT Great River of Indonesia and Tung Mung International of Singapore agreed here yesterday to establish a joint venture to produce textile products. The new joint venture, PT Toyobo Knitting Indonesia, will soon set up a knitting plant in Kerawang of West Java with a production capacity of around 250 tons per month.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RP arrests leader of fake athletes
RP arrests leader of fake athletes MANILA (AFP) Authorities arrested the leader of a group of 55 Filipinos that tried to enter Japan illegally by posing as members of the Philippine team to the Asian Games in Hiroshima.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
`True Lies'
`True Lies' From Sinar Pagi A local newspaper carrying the story of True Lies on its front page on Sept. 27 incited the public to pressure the government to ban the film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. I saw the film twice along with capacity crowds in Pamulang, mostly Moslems for that matter, and resent the opinion Umar Kayam expressed in the paper. It seems that Kayam identifies the Arabs in the film as Islamic. Viewers perceived them as human beings who call themselves terrorists.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thai man indicted for drug dealing
Thai man indicted for drug dealing A Thai businessman has finally been arraigned at the Central Jakarta District Court for his alleged involvement in a heroin transaction in May. Pos Kota reported on Wednesday that the police seized A Tham and 29 kilograms of heroin at Hotel Indonesia in Central Jakarta on May 11. During the raid, the police also seized two suspected drugs dealers identified as A Thing, an Indonesian national and A Tjai, a Malaysian.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire destroys teak forest
Fire destroys teak forest KENDAL, Central Java: Fire has swept across 900 hectares of the 7,000 hectares of forests in this regency. "The majority of the forested area destroyed consisted of teak trees," said Rusmadi, head of the local office of the state forestry company, Perhutani. He said he was still hopeful some of the trees can be saved and the area reforested with the coming of the rainy season although the quality of the teak won't be as good.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Body landing' not part of the exercise
`Body landing' not part of the exercise JAKARTA (JP): A CN-235 training plane belonging to the state- owned Merpati Nusantara succeeded in landing safely without its wheels in Denpasar, Bali, but airline officials stressed that this was not part of the training. The plane was forced to make a "bodylanding" and was dragged along the runway of the Ngurah Rai airport for about 1,000 meters before it came to a screeching halt on Wednesday, according to the Antara news agency.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt reviews limits on use of pension fund
Govt reviews limits on use of pension fund JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon ease investment restrictions imposed on pension funds in a bid to further stimulate capital market activities, says an official. The chairman of the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam), Bacelius Ruru, said yesterday the planned revision is expected to further raise pension funds' portfolio investments.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Find longevity in Semarang
Find longevity in Semarang JAKARTA (JP): Wanna live longer? Move to Semarang in Central Java. At least the statistics look good. The chief of the city's health office, Imam Soebekti, said that the average life expectancy in Semarang has jumped from 61.7 years to a whopping 71 in only four years. This is far above the national average of 62.7 years. Imam attributed this improvement to the successful development of the city's health system.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
GE and Boeing keen on joining IPTN venture
GE and Boeing keen on joining IPTN venture JAKARTA (JP): General Electric and Boeing Corp., both of the United States, will likely join PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) in the establishment of an assembly plant in the United States to produce Indonesian designed N-250 aircraft.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Road accidents
Road accidents From Kompas Accidents have frequently occurred where the road curves between Jalan Penjernihan I and Pejompongan Raya ever since the road was widened. Accidents involving motorcycles occur virtually daily. Worse accidents involving larger vehicles are also common. The last one occurred in the wee hours of Sept. 20 when a truck carrying sand almost crushed our house after it rammed through our iron fence stopping only 40 centimeters from the wall of our house.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Tangible progress' made in Vietnam MIA
`Tangible progress' made in Vietnam MIA WASHINGTON (AFP): Vietnam has made "tangible progress" to determine the fate of missing U.S. soldiers and prisoners of war in recent months, President Bill Clinton said in a letter to congress Wednesday. Among the advances Clinton cited in a report to Congress, he said Vietnam had taken action to reduce the number of U.S. individuals involved in the "last known alive discrepancy cases" in Vietnam from 73 to 55.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
MAS' India flights still suspended
MAS' India flights still suspended KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The government yesterday rejected a request by Malaysia's national airline to resume its flights to India, suspended since Sept. 29 due to the outbreak of plague. Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said the government wanted to monitor the situation further before it lifted the suspension, Bernama news agency reported.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Protection for upstream industry kept to minimum
Protection for upstream industry kept to minimum PANDEGLANG, West Java (JP): Tariff protection for upstream industrial products will be limited to a maximum of five percent to avoid heavy burdens on consumers, a senior official says.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Forestry minister say NGOs' suit unreasonable
Forestry minister say NGOs' suit unreasonable JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry, Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo, said yesterday that it was unreasonable for non- governmental organizations (NGOs) to sue President Soeharto for his decision to apportion Rp 400 billion ($190 million) in reforestation funds for the development of the national aircraft industry. The government raised the funds from forest concession holders, not from the people, Djamaludin told reporters at his office yesterday.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Beseto is axis of economic activity in Northeast Asia
Beseto is axis of economic activity in Northeast Asia By Lee Suk-ki SEOUL (Yonhap): Northeast Asia is fast emerging as a center of economic activity on a level unparalleled in history. The vast region has a vast pool of untapped natural resources and key countries in the region are ready to cooperate with one another on an unprecedented scale in taking the plunge into various economic projects.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Residents protest house bulldozing
Residents protest house bulldozing JAKARTA (JP): Residents in Ujung Menteng, East Jakarta, are protesting the mayoralty administration's decision to pull down their houses. The protesters took the demolition case to the City Council's Commission A on administrative affairs on Wednesday. "We were upset when bulldozers and workers hired by the mayoralty administration demolished our houses last June because we had not agreed to the compensation," said A. Rosyid, a spokesperson for the protesters.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN gains artificial: Senator
ASEAN gains artificial: Senator PUERTO AZUL, Philippines (AFP): The industrialization achieved in Southeast Asia is only "artificial," and will not last, Philippine Senate President Edgardo Angara told a business conference yesterday.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Nepalese nabbed for heroin in condoms
Nepalese nabbed for heroin in condoms JAKARTA (JP): The Soekarno-Hatta international airport authorities have arrested a 30-year-old Nepalese with three heroin filled condoms in his stomach. The suspect, identified only as JY, is now being treated at the Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta. Pos Kota quoted a police officer as saying yesterday that airport authorities arrested the Nepalese on Saturday shortly after he disembarked from a plane.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bus driver jailed for 30 months
Bus driver jailed for 30 months The North Jakarta District Court yesterday sentenced a Mayasari Bhakti city bus driver to two-and-a-half years in jail for hitting a motorcycle driver and his friend, both of whom were killed. Two years ago, the 38 year old Oon Syahroni, alias A. Basir, was driving his bus at high speeds on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, Kelapa Gading, in North Jakarta on Nov. 1 when he hit Jasias Rio, 16, and Donald Sumardjo, 15, who were making a u-turn.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hotels in Bogor fully booked for APEC
Hotels in Bogor fully booked for APEC JAKARTA (JP): Hotels and motels in Bogor, a scenic town in West Java about 80 kilometers south of Jakarta, are almost fully booked for the coming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November. Suara Pembaruan reported yesterday that embassies in Jakarta had booked 95 percent of all hotel rooms in Bogor where room rates range from Rp 40,000 (US$19) to Rp 93,000 per night.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Electric faults, carelessness blamed for fires
Electric faults, carelessness blamed for fires JAKARTA (JP): The City Fire Brigade is singling out shortcircuits and electrical problems, such as the use of low- quality cables, as the main cause of fires in the city. "Sixty percent of fires in the city are caused by shortcircuits or other related electrical problems," said Tatang Sastrawiria, the head of the City Fire Brigade.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Political groups need to communicate more often
Political groups need to communicate more often A recent seminar on human resources held by four religious intellectual associations sought to disprove that their high profile activities are fostering sectarian politics. Political scientist Amir Santoso stresses the need for more frequent inter-group communication to purge such suspicions. JAKARTA (JP): As I see it, this is the right time to discuss in greater earnest the problem of inter-group relationships in this country.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL calls for global help to tackle forest fires
KL calls for global help to tackle forest fires KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's leaders yesterday called for global help to tackle forest fires the pollution from which, they said, is affecting the health and well-being of people in most parts of Southeast Asia.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan arrests rhino horn smuggler
Taiwan arrests rhino horn smuggler TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan customs officers have arrested an Indonesian trying to smuggle a rhinoceros horn into the island, an official said yesterday. King Yen-ton, 50, was arrested after arriving at Taipei's international airport from Singapore on Wednesday, the airport duty officer, who declined to be named, said by telephone. Customs officers spotted the one kilogram horn on passing his checked luggage through an X-ray machine, he said.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PDI chief expected today
PDI chief expected today SURABAYA: Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), is expected to install the new executive board of the party's East Java chapter today. The inauguration will be held today irrespective of whether or not the East Java provincial administration endorses it or not, local party officials said, adding that they have sent out more than 2,000 invitations for the ceremony.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian customs
Indonesian customs When I read your article and editorial on Expats need to learn Indonesian customs in The Jakarta Post of Oct. 1, 1994, I laughed so much, I fell off my chair. Now that I am able to sit again, please let me explain why. I am an expat and I have been living in Indonesia for four years. I am a Westerner. Like most expats, I informed myself well about customs and culture through books and publications before arriving here. I don't know the habits of Asian expats i.e.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Benhil residents prefer going back to provinces
Benhil residents prefer going back to provinces JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta, said they would prefer to receive compensation and move to other areas rather than live in low-cost apartments which are to be built on the old fire site by the city administration. "We're culturally not prepared to live in apartments where we have to pay for almost everything, such as gas, water and electricity.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rp 3b for market renovation
Rp 3b for market renovation A city official has said the city administration will use a private Rp 3 billion fund to renovate some dilapidated traditional markets managed by the Jakarta Market Authority. Prawoto said the funds came from owners of private shopping centers. "The fund will be used to renovate several old markets," said Prawoto S. Danoemihardja, assistant to the City Secretary for Economic and Development affairs.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Counseling vital before studying in U.S: Expert
Counseling vital before studying in U.S: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Young Indonesians who intend to pursue their education in the United States are strongly advised to seek proper counseling on the fields of study they intend to pursue. An education expert yesterday said many Indonesian graduates returned from the U.S. finding that the skills and expertise they gained are inappropriate in this country.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m Special News: Asian Games XII 5:00 Regional News 5:30 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 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 Asian Games Journal 10:00 Music Quiz: Berpacu Dalam Melodi 11:05 Late News 11:15 Film: The Rose Cafe Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Active trading propped up prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, raising the broad-based Composite Index by almost eight points. The index yesterday rose to 511.45 from 503.63 on Wednesday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index, meanwhile, increased to 124.7 from 122.38. Top gainers included Barito Pacific Timber (up Rp 300), Lion Mesh and Gudang Garam (up Rp 250 each), United Tractor (up Rp 225) and Mayora (up Rp 200).
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gambling on bus
Gambling on bus From Neraca I praise the new PATAS (Limited Passenger) bus service No. 67 plying the Blok M-Senen route, passing along Jl. Diponegoro, as the driver drives properly and does not transfer the passengers to other buses for silly reasons. This bus is more convenient than the other double-decker bus service, No. 14, which is old and often breaks down. However, on Oct. 5, I boarded bus No.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Brokers to get last turn
Brokers to get last turn JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration will give priority to people who pay their vehicle taxes by themselves rather than using agents, brokers or other middlemen in a bid to serve the public better, an official says. Fauzie Alvi Yasin, the head of the City Revenue Office, said on Wednesday that he made such a policy to enhance the newly- launched one-hour-service arrangement.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Results
Results HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Results on the fifth day of the Asian Games: Bowling Women's doubles: 1. Kim, Sook-young/Kim Young-sim (Kor) 2470; 2. Kwah Lydia Poh Ling/Chow Chew Chun Shirley (Mal) 2419; 3. Totomi Shibata/Naoko Sekine (Jpn) 2375 ... 5. Sri Mulyani/Karine Ulfah Biemby (Ina) 2364 Men's doubles: 1. Kengo Tagata/Hiroshi Yamamoto (Jpn) 2607pts; 2. Min Cheol-ki/Suh Kuk (Kor) 2527; 3. Faraj Nasser Al Marri/Mo hammed Al Qubaisi (UAE) 2511 Diving Men's platform: 1.
Fri, 07 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.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Firm measures required
Firm measures required The problem of cement scarcity and the consequent rise in prices continues with no clear solution in sight. This newspaper believes that only President Soeharto, as head of the government of the Republic of Indonesia, will be able to surmount the problem of cement scarcity which has caused the price of this commodity to soar in the past few months. This year's cement crisis has probably lasted longer than any we have experienced in the last ten years.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Badminton `dream team' strike fear in opponents
Badminton `dream team' strike fear in opponents HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): Ardy Wiranata and Susi Susanti have such an aura of invincibility about them that opponents have given up hope even before the world-class Asian Games badminton starts today. As well as the world number one male and female player, Indonesia also has the men's number two Joko Suprianto, number three Hariyanto Arbi and number four Hermawan Susanto.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Analyst says Abdurrahman `too political'
Analyst says Abdurrahman `too political' JAKARTA (JP): A political analyst said yesterday he supports the recent outpouring of criticism against the current leadership of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, for its over-involvement in politics. Syamsuddin Haris, a staff researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), said that NU's charismatic chairman Abdurrahman Wahid "talks too much" and runs the risk of alienating his followers.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ABRI's role
ABRI's role We are aware that the Armed Forces (ABRI) has been molded and trained to be sensitive towards matters that could affect the stability of our security and to quickly react. But as human beings shaped by habits of practice and training, their attitudes tend to carry over into their daily lives. What we are afraid of is the possibility that such attitudes could be manipulated by irresponsible individuals to benefit their own interests.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
APEC vows to ratify GATT soon
APEC vows to ratify GATT soon JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday asserted their commitment to speedily ratify the results of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) before its looming deadline.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Medicine sent to stop measles
Medicine sent to stop measles SEMARANG: The provincial health office has sent antibiotics, anti-virus medications and talcum powder to help combat a major measles outbreak in three districts in Kebumen. Spokesman for the health office, Yunita Soewondo, said that most of the ill are children between six and 12 years old. So widespread is the disease that the three districts said they have run out of medicines to deal with the patients.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
The cement tug of war
The cement tug of war The way the Indonesian government is currently trying to arrest the steep rise in cement prices will not put an end to this perennial problem. Another wave of price increases is highly probable next year as the government is simply extinguishing the fire without investigating its root causes. We wonder why the government continues to see the problem as a question of supply and demand every time cement prices increase.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Forestry Ministry details damage, cause of forest fire
Forestry Ministry details damage, cause of forest fire JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo yesterday said that fires are smoldering throughout 5.11 million hectares of forests, bushes and grassland in Indonesia, mainly in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Djamaludin, armed with statistics, told a press conference yesterday that 90 percent of these fires were started by local and nomadic farmers who still practice traditional methods of slash and burn cultivation.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Village coop joins huge palm oil plantation project
Village coop joins huge palm oil plantation project JAKARTA (JP): A Village Cooperative Unit (KUD) in West Sumatra will establish a US$28 million palm oil plantation and processing plant in cooperation with state-owned and private companies.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Now, Arqam declared banned in all of Java
Now, Arqam declared banned in all of Java JAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta has now banned all the activities of the Al Arqam, an Islamic movement headquartered in Malaysia, closing off the entire island of Java to the group which many Moslem leaders consider to deviate from true Islam. In a decree dated Oct. 13, the Yogyakarta High Prosecution Office said that the ban was imposed because Al Arqam has the potential to disrupt religious life in the area, the Antara news agency reported yesterday.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bappenas wary of hikes in cement prices
Bappenas wary of hikes in cement prices JAKARTA (JP): The hikes in cement prices could jeopardize some of the ongoing development projects sponsored by the government, State Minister for Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita says.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Honest monkey business
Honest monkey business JAKARTA (JP): Some villagers in Indragiri Hulu, Riau, have spent the money they received as part of a presidential aid to purchase monkeys, not for pets but rather to help them gather coconuts from tall palm trees. "It's all perfectly legal as long as it has economical value," Indragiri Hulu Regent Ruchiyat Saefuddin was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
SPSI told be Indonesia's strong union
SPSI told be Indonesia's strong union CISARUA, West Java (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief urged leaders of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) yesterday to strive to strengthen their organization because of the immense challenges they are facing. Latief told a gathering of SPSI executives here that Indonesia is likely to face greater labor problems in the coming years, and for this a strong and professionally managed union which is truly committed to the workers' cause is vital.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ninety percent of sterilization done on women
Ninety percent of sterilization done on women JAKARTA (JP): Most women practicing family planning in the capital opt for permanent contraception, an executive of the Indonesian Association for Self-reliant Contraception (PKMI) said yesterday. "Around 90 percent of the people in Jakarta who have had sterilization surgery are women. The rest are men who chose vasectomies," said Jamalul Insan, the association's project officer.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Council prepares for election
Council prepares for election BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial legislative assembly has received 10 nominations from the public for South Kalimantan's next governor. Assembly speaker Ismail Abdullah said a total of 65 local organizations have submitted their proposals since the assembly opened the nominations late last month. "We've had a total of 10 names to replace Muhamad Said as governor for the 1995-2000 period," Ismail was quoted by the Antara news agency.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Blackout hits Police HQ
Blackout hits Police HQ An electricity blackout hit the City Police Headquarters on Monday and has lasted four days, delaying administrative progress. Investigation officers said yesterday that they have had to delay questioning many criminal suspects and witnesses due to the blackout, which mostly happened between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. According to City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto, the electricity blackout has also led to a delay in the processing of vehicle documents.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sailor-recruit firm probed
Sailor-recruit firm probed JAKARTA (JP): Police are questioning executives of a private firm for allegedly cheating dozens of job seekers. "We're still investigating this case," said Lt. Col. Gorries Mere, head of the General Affairs Unit of the Crime Investigation Directorate at City Police headquarters. Mere said on Wednesday that police have questioned executives of PT Greco Dewi Sakti (GDS), an East Jakarta based manpower placement agency, in connection with the case.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
A deepening of ties
A deepening of ties Singapore's relations with Indonesia, which has been close, are getting closer with the latest agreements to expand cooperation in tourism and air services between them. The two pacts signed in Yogyakarta last week are a measure of the broadening and deepening bilateral ties that have developed in recent years. All things considered, the compacts will open the door wider for Singapore investors who are looking for new joint ventures in Indonesia.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
General outlook for the oil market
General outlook for the oil market By Subroto The following is the first of a two-part article based on a paper presented by Subroto, a former secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, at the 1994 Annual Indonesian Petroleum Association Convention on Oct. 4 in Jakarta. JAKARTA: Although oil remains a strategic commodity in the world economy, there are new trends discernible that should attract our attention.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RP dance troupe brings fiesta to Jakarta
RP dance troupe brings fiesta to Jakarta By Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): The Araullo University Dance Troupe was the last of the foreign participants in the Jakarta Festival of the Performing Arts, but they almost didn't make it. On the way from their hometown, Nueva Ecija, to Manila the company was hampered by an accident that occurred on a bridge they had to pass and which took some three hours to clear before they could continue on their way.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian youth leader resigns over sex scandal
Malaysian youth leader resigns over sex scandal KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A key official of Malaysia's governing party who has allegedly been embroiled in a sex scandal with a minor has resigned from all political and government posts, Prime Minister Mohamad Mahathir announced yesterday. Rahim Thamby Chik, leader of the youth wing of Mahathir's United Malays National Organization (UMNO), submitted his letter of resignation before Mahathir left on Sept.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Medals tally
Medals tally HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Asian Games medals tally after yesterday's competitions: Gold Silver Bronze 1. China 43 26 7 2. Japan 17 13 29 3. S. Korea 17 7 9 4. Kazakhstan 2 5 6 5. Taiwan 1 4 6 6. Iran 1 4 1 7. Syria 1 3 0 8. Indonesia 0 6 3 9. Thailand 0 4 2 10. Vietnam 0 2 0 11. Malaysia 0 1 5 12. India 0 1 3 13. Kuwait 0 1 1 14. Kyrgyzstan 0 1 1 15. S.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia takes golf early lead in Asian Games
Indonesia takes golf early lead in Asian Games HIROSHIMA (Agencies): Indonesia, headed by the country's number two golfer Bahtiar Sanja took the early lead of the Asian Games golf championship by one stroke ahead of Asia's powerhouses Japan and Chinese Taipei here yesterday. Indonesia carded a total score of 217 (Bahtiar 70, Sukamdi 73 and Denny Supriyadi 74) Japan and Taiwan each had 218 while South Korea and India each with a 219.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI, S'pore to build hotel
RI, S'pore to build hotel SINGAPORE (AFP): Salim Group of Indonesia, Singapore Airlines and Straits Steamship Land Ltd. (SSL) are to jointly develop a US$40-million hotel in Manado, North Sulawesi, officials said. The 250-room hotel project followed a recently concluded agreement between Indonesia and Singapore to develop tourism potential, they said.
Fri, 07 Oct 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, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Clarification on privatization
Clarification on privatization Referring to the news report published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 5, 1994 and reports in other media quoting the statement by Minister of Administrative Reforms TB Silalahi after giving a speech before the working conference of the department of Religious Affairs on Oct. 4, 1994 in Jakarta, we wish to clarify as follows: 1.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk's dream of team gold medal terminated
Yayuk's dream of team gold medal terminated HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki yesterday spearheaded a women's tennis team which succumbed to the same opponent for the second successive Asian Games. Yayuk crashed to an easy 1-6, 4-6 defeat to Naoko Sawamatsu in Japan's 3-0 drubbing of Indonesia, a repeat of their duel four years ago in Beijing. Earlier, hometown heroine Mana Endo whipped Romana Tedjakusuma 6-1, 6-0 in the first singles match.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
King Kong sent home
King Kong sent home HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): Malaysia's Asian Games soccer team is to send home defender Chong King Kong to be questioned over the country's growing match-fixing scandal. Prince Abdullah Ahmad Shah, team leader and Malaysian Football Association vice-president, confirmed that Chong would leave Hiroshima on Friday. Malaysian police had planned to wait until after the tournament to question the Penang player about payments to throw matches.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Golkar removes Sumba councilors
Golkar removes Sumba councilors KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Five members of the East Sumba legislative council representing the dominant Golkar faction have been removed by the political organization due to conflicts over the election of regent early this year.
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Can Golkar run legal aid body freely?
Can Golkar run legal aid body freely? By Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): The ruling political group's (Golkar) intention to found its own legal aid institute was warmly welcomed by legal circles including the vocal Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI). There is one nagging question however. Can the institute, whose work will certainly bring it into conflict with the government, independently and effectively defend the people they represent?
Fri, 07 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PT SI opens in Hamburg
PT SI opens in Hamburg JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned surveyor company PT Surveyor Indonesia (SI) has opened a branch office in Hamburg, Germany, in an effort to take over the inspection task from the Geneva-based Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS). The opening was officiated by SI president Soedarjono on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by Indonesian Ambassador to Germany Hartono Martodiredjo, Indonesian Counselor General in Hamburg Edwar C. Simandjuntak and a director of SGS.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Freeport to increase copper ore output
Freeport to increase copper ore output JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia Company (FI), an Indonesian-American copper firm, is likely to increase its daily copper ore production to 115,000 tons next year from 70,000 tons at present, a company report says. The report said that the company anticipates producing some 499,000 tons of copper and 46.6 tons of gold per year.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Five-day week and school
Five-day week and school From Suara Karya As a layman I believe that the idea to implement the five-day week system has a positive aspect. Financially, the government can reduce the spending of state funds. But some difficulties arise in the educational sector. 1. Most schools lack the facilities which support the nine- year compulsory program. As a result many junior high schools have to operate all day long. This inevitably creates difficulty for the schools to arrange timetables. 2.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes Kramat Jati market
Fire razes Kramat Jati market A fire razed 30 kiosks and houses in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, yesterday morning, creating heavy traffic jams in front of the market. No casualties were reported in the blaze. The city administration deployed 12 fire engines and dozens of police officers to put out the fire and control the traffic. It took firemen two hours to put out the fire which broke out at 6.30 a.m.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Districts face food shortages
Districts face food shortages JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Three districts located in the remote parts of Paniai regency are facing food shortages because incessant rains have destroyed the crops. The rain, which has fallen since May, has destroyed the sweet potatoes which are the staple of the local people's diet, chief of the provincial office of the Ministry of Social Services Oman Sudarman told Antara yesterday. The districts most affected are Kamu, Paniai Timur and Tigi.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Haze delays flights to Singapore
Haze delays flights to Singapore SINGAPORE (Reuter): Several flights from Kuala Lumpur and Penang to Singapore were delayed yesterday by up to two hours because of a thick haze from Indonesian forest fires, an Malaysian Airlines Systems (MAS) official said. "The haze has delayed a number of flights all through the day, the situation is very bad today," the official said.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia moves to men's tennis team final in Asiad
Indonesia moves to men's tennis team final in Asiad HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesia moved closer to regaining its men's team tennis gold medal after winning both singles for an insurmountable 2-0 lead over host Japan in their semifinal yesterday. A Benny Wijaya-led squad will renew an Indonesia-India duel at the Asian Games tomorrow.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
EU duties on RI textiles
EU duties on RI textiles BRUSSELS (Reuter): The European Commission said yesterday it was reimposing import duties on textiles and clothing originating in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand and China. In a statement published in its official journal, it said it was taking the action because the countries concerned had reached their individual export ceilings to the European Union. The Commission had suspended customs duties on those countries on July 1.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Private fund used to restore markets
Private fund used to restore markets A city official has said the city administration will use a private Rp 3 billion fund to renovate some dilapidated traditional markets managed by the Jakarta Market Authority. Prawoto said the funds came from owners of private shopping centers. "The fund will be used to renovate several old markets," said Prawoto S. Danoemihardja, assistant to the City Secretary for Economic and Development affairs.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued rallying on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues gaining ground in moderate trading. The broad-based Composite Index, which closed more than two points higher at 500.72 on Tuesday, gained another 2.91 points to end at 503.63 yesterday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also strengthened to close at 122.38, as compared to 121.53 on Wednesday.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Train journey
Train journey From Kompas A "mind your head" slogan should be popularized among Jabotabek train passengers. It is really quite unpleasant to ride in the Jabotabek train. That the train is far too crowded with people pressed up against each other is the order of the day.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Five day week
Five day week From Pelita Many comments have been made concerning the implementation of the five day work week. Many people comment on the convenience for employees without giving deeper thought to its real objectives. Some of these are: to enhance the employees' productivity and give them a chance to have a good rest at home. I doubt the above reasoning. In my opinion, longer hours of work combined with a two day weekend do not guarantee better productivity.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Religious education
Religious education From Republika The policy for reducing the working week from six days to five is still questionable. On one side of the coin, the five day week does have advantages. With this new system, civil servants can work more efficiently and be with their families on weekends. But what about the educational side? The five day week is going to be applied at the cost of education, particularly religious education.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Divorce shakes traditional Vietnamese family structures
Divorce shakes traditional Vietnamese family structures By Le Thang Long HANOI (AFP): Divorce is becoming more common in Vietnam, where traditional family values and structures are being eroded with the advent of new lifestyles born of the country's economic opening. In Hanoi, a bastion of conservatism, the number of requests for divorces topped 2,500 in 1992 and 3,000 last year, according to statistics provided by courts in the capital. Nationwide, requests exceed 10,000 each year.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New water source found
New water source found YOGYAKARTA: An underground river in Bribin cave in the Semanu district in Gunungkidul is being developed into a water bank for the local people living in the arid regency. Spokesman for the administration Suhardono said a pump has been installed to turn the river into a potential water source. Suhardono said that when the capacity of the pump is improved, water shortages faced by other districts in the regency would gradually be overcome.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Astrud Gilberto to perform here
Astrud Gilberto to perform here Jazz vocalist Astrud Gilberto, best known for the song The girl from Ipanema, will entertain her Jakartan fans with Brazilian and bossa nova rhythms at the Jakarta Blue Note Jazz Club and Restaurant from Oct. 10 to 15. Gilberto will perform twelve times during her six day visit here. Gilberto is known throughout the world as a pioneer of the bossa nova movement in the sixties.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Finance executives to meet
Finance executives to meet JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Financial Executive Association (IFEA) will hold its fourth congress at the Sangri-La Hotel from Oct. 11 to Oct. 12. The association announced yesterday that IFEA, besides discussing its internal affairs, will also organize a panel discussion on the development of the Indonesian capital market during the congress. Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff is expected to deliver his key note address at the discussion.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Aircraft parts duty free
Aircraft parts duty free JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has issued a ruling, extending the duty exemption on imports of components for repair and maintenance of aircraft for another year. Agus Haryanto, a spokesman for the ministry, said yesterday that the ruling, which took effect on Aug. 14, also includes the repair and maintenance of Indonesian airplanes overseas.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foundation denies it failed to pay rent
Foundation denies it failed to pay rent JAKARTA (JP): Ya Bunayya Foundation, co-publisher of Kiblat magazine, has denied allegations that they failed to pay the rental fee of its office to the Haj Pilgrimage Foundation (PHI) "It is not true that we failed to pay the rent as the agreement stated that we have a six months grace period during which we were allowed to use the place free of charge," Hari Utomo, the marketing manager of the magazine, told a press conference on Tuesday.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Flight services resume
Flight services resume PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Flights connecting Pontianak with Jakarta resumed on Tuesday after heavy rain wiped away the haze which has blanketed the provincial capital for the past two weeks. The haze was caused by fires which raged through several forests in West Kalimantan's remote areas. Antara reported that scheduled flights by Buoraq, Sempati and Merpati have resumed.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joint venture to ease paperwork at port
Joint venture to ease paperwork at port JAKARTA (JP): An electronic data interchange (EDI) will improve the system of export and import documentation at Tanjung Priok seaport here, an executive says. Arief A.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Absenteeism
Absenteeism Referring to the news report in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 24, 1994 entitled Students protest high absenteeism which was related to the letter by the Institution of Students of the Economic School, dated Sept. 14, 1994 No 001/LKFE/UKSW/IX/1994 containing among other things: 1. Hundreds of the economic students of the Christian Satya Wacana University staged a protest against absenteeism among lecturers. 2.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police to arrest Yorrys for another case
Police to arrest Yorrys for another case JAKARTA (JP): Police have announced that they plan to arrest Yorrys Raweyai of the Pemuda Pancasila youth organization, wanted for his alleged involvement in the mysterious death of a male servant last year. Yorrys is currently believed to be in "hiding" in Singapore.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sukarno's daughter hurt by white paper
Sukarno's daughter hurt by white paper JAKARTA (JP): A daughter of the late president Sukarno says she is offended by a new government document that suggests that her father defended the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in the aftermath of the communist-backed aborted coup in 1965. "As Bung Karno's offspring, I'm offended by the allegation because it tarnishes my family's image," Sukmawati Sukarnoputri said in a telephone interview with The Jakarta Post.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Polluted school
Polluted school I was sad to see the picture entitled Polluted School in The Jakarta Post, Sept. 23, 1994. The caption reveals that the construction of the Taman Rasuna apartments creates pollution. As far as I am aware, the primary school pupils, who have been transferred to a nearby school, have been deprived of their right to study peacefully. They deserve an environment which is free of dust and noise while they study. Students are an essential part of our national development.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Special News: Asian Games XII 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, Our Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Combat 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games Journal 10:35 Late News 10:45 Film Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Minister tells PPD bus firm to improve public service
Minister tells PPD bus firm to improve public service JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto has asked the newly inducted board of directors of the city bus company PPD to take proper measures to improve its service to the public. "PPD, as a state-owned company, should take a leading role in efforts to better serve the public," Haryanto said.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia asserts the need for UNSC enlargement
Indonesia asserts the need for UNSC enlargement JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas at the United Nations asserted that the enlargement of the Security Council's membership must be based on geographic, political and demographic factors. "While the principle of geographic representation is important, it should not be the only criterion to determine eligibility for new permanent members," he said in his address before the 49th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI firm floats bonds
RI firm floats bonds JAKARTA (JP): PT Eka Gunatama Mandiri, a major shareholder of listed company PT Mulia Industrindo, has floated convertible bonds worth US$40 million on the London Stock Exchange. Tony Surjanto, director of Mulia Industrindo, a ceramic tile producer listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), annnounced yesterday that the company has the option to increase the value of the bonds to $45 million. "The interest rate of the bonds is set at four percent per annum," Tony said.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia calls for multilateral debt reductions
Indonesia calls for multilateral debt reductions JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff on Tuesday asked the World Bank to use its profits to finance multilateral debt reductions for the debt- distressed developing countries. Afiff also proposed at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Madrid that the IMF sell part of its gold reserves and use the proceeds to finance the debt reductions.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rabies kills seven people
Rabies kills seven people PADANG, Sumatra: A rabies epidemic in the province has intensified in recent months with seven people reported to have died from the infectious disease. Antara said that almost every provincial husbandry office received reports about people bitten by rabid dogs. Between April and September, 479 people were bitten by dogs carrying the disease. Of these, 275 developed full-blown rabies.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
BKKBN chief turns dream into reality
BKKBN chief turns dream into reality By Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): The Asian Management Award trophy presented recently to Chairman of National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) Haryono Suyono is inscribed with the scrolled motto Plus Ultra, signifying that "there is more beyond and more to achieve." The award also bears the symbol of the globe, illustrating the new breed of managers needed for Asian organizations in the 1990s and beyond, managers who are truly global managers.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
What is behind colors in painting?
What is behind colors in painting? By Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): The use of color has always been of great importance to artistic expression in various cultures, but rarely, if ever, have different interpretations of color been thematic in a painting exhibition. A current exhibition at the Gedung Pameran Senirupa Depdikbud at Jl. Merdeka Timur 14, Central Jakarta, features 14 colors Indonesian painter Nunung W.S.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ABRI must lift nation's welfare
ABRI must lift nation's welfare JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) must share in the effort to improve the nation's welfare besides its main responsibilities in defense and security, President Soeharto says.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Building trust in the law
Building trust in the law Indonesians are becoming more daring in expressing their views. They are even finding the courage to take their cases to the State Administrative Court. Since there can be no happiness without justice, they are making more of an effort to realize a greater equality before the law. In light of this development, no less a person than President Soeharto has, on earlier occasions, advised our law enforcers to be constantly mindful of the emergence of such a climate.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Man shot dead for stealing wood
Man shot dead for stealing wood DEMAK, Central Java: A man was shot dead and two others escaped after stealing teakwood from a forest in Karangawen, Demak, on Saturday. Quoting sources at the provincial police in Semarang, Antara reported that the suspect, identified as War, 20, was shot in his back and died on his way to the town hospital. Warning shots were fired but the forest rangers were unable to detain the criminals fleeing the scene. The two escapees are still at large. (rms)
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tire plant planned
Tire plant planned TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is negotiating with Indonesia's largest tire maker, PT Gadjah Tunggal, over the construction of a tire plant in Indonesia, a Yokohama Rubber spokesman said yesterday.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Major reshuffle at City Hall
Major reshuffle at City Hall Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has said he is sticking by his decision to reshuffle the staffing at agencies under the city administration. The policy requires that senior officials rotate to different posts every three to five years. "The job rotation is in line with the regeneration process and is expected to encourage young staffers with potential to apply better management," Surjadi said on Tuesday at the inauguration ceremony of the city's eight new top officials.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Residents protest over school plan
Residents protest over school plan JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of Jelambar residents protested a private foundation's plan to build a technical high school on a 3,000-square-meter plot saying that the plot has been designated by the city as a public park. "Based on the information I got from the West Jakarta planning office, the location code is OOL meaning that the land is already allocated for a public park," R.V.L.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dam project delayed
Dam project delayed PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A severe cement shortages has delayed the construction of the Gerak Serayu dam in Banyumas. The late arrival of the cement has forced construction workers to delay building parts of the dam which require cementing, project manager of the irrigation project K.S. Djasmani said. Djasmani said workers have been ordered to finish parts of the dam which do not need cement so that the construction would not come to a complete stop.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Higher minimum wages sought
Higher minimum wages sought SEMARANG, Central Java: The state-sponsored All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) proposed that the provincial administration increase the minimum daily wage from Rp 2,700 ($1.2) to Rp 3,400. Tambah Soedjio, the local chairman of SPSI, said that the 25.9 percent increase would help laborers live better, adding that Rp 2,700 was lower the province's minimum standard of living of Rp 3,150.
Thu, 06 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.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
PWI annuls support for `Simponi'
PWI annuls support for `Simponi' JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) yesterday withdrew its recommendation to the chief editor of Simponi only a day after the weekly magazine launched its first new-look edition.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yogya gets new police chief
Yogya gets new police chief YOGYAKARTA: Lt. Col. Zairin Bustami was appointed the new chief of the city police on Monday, replacing Lt. Col. Moch. Saudi. Zairin was previously chief of the Batang police precinct in Central Java. Saudi's new position is secretary for the people's guidance section at the Central Java police precinct, Antara reported. (par)
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Too much snacking bad for children: Expert
Too much snacking bad for children: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Parents beware. The jajanan, or snacks, which your children buy and eat from vendors at schools can stunt their physical and mental growth and may affect their performance at school, according to a dietitian. Soemiati Sardjono said the majority of these snacks have very low nutritional value and consist chiefly of flour and fat with little protein or mineral content, Antara reported.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Medals tally after fourth day of Asian Games
Medals tally after fourth day of Asian Games HIROSHIMA (Reuter): Medals tally at the end of the fourth day of the Asian Games yesterday: Gold Silver Bronze China 28 12 3 Japan 13 10 17 South Korea 6 4 8 Kazakhstan 2 2 2 Taiwan 1 4 5 Iran 1 3 1 Syria 1 1 0 Indonesia 0 5 3 Thailand 0 4 1 Vietnam 0 2 0 India 0 1 3 Kuwait 0 1 1 Kyrgyzstan 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia 0 1 1 Uzbekistan 0 1 0 Malaysia 0 0 4 Brunei 0 0 2 Philippines 0 0 2 Myanmar 0 0 1 Hong Kong 0 0 1 Macau 0 0 1 Nepal 0 0 1 Singapore 0 0 1...
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Workers union to revert to a federation
Workers union to revert to a federation JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) is set to revert back to the format of a federation of several trade unions when its leaders meet in Cisarua, West Java, starting today.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rendra reads his poems for ABRI
Rendra reads his poems for ABRI JAKARTA (JP): Vocal poet W.S. Rendra, whose line of work in the past often brought him into conflict with the authorities, made a surprising appearance yesterday when he attended the celebration of the 49th anniversary of the Armed Forces (ABRI) Day in Denpasar, Bali. Rendra instantly became the center of attention as he appeared in the ceremony led by Chief of the Udayana Military Command Maj. Gen. R.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Clear-cut rules on tax facilities for pension funds called for
Clear-cut rules on tax facilities for pension funds called for JAKARTA (JP): Executives of pension funds and tax consultants want the government to issue a clear-cut regulation on procedures for tax exemption given to pension funds. Achmad Hadibroto, a tax consultant at Hans Tuanakotta & Mustofa public accounting firm, said yesterday that the government's present policy on tax facilities for pension funds is not only confusing but also ineffective.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Veep changes itinerary
Veep changes itinerary LANGSA, Aceh: The thick haze over parts of Aceh has forced Vice President Try Sutrisno to change the itinerary for his visit to the province this week. Try will still tour the province but he has had to scrap his plan to visit the transmigration site in Jagong Reget in Central Aceh, according to the Antara news agency. The highlight of his one-day visit to Aceh instead will be at Penaron in East Aceh. Try and his wife, Mrs.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Eviction plan upsets dwellers of apartment
Eviction plan upsets dwellers of apartment JAKARTA (JP): Occupants of low-cost apartments owned by city- owned property developer PD Sarana Jaya in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, are protesting the company's branch manager's plan to evict them. "A total of 25 occupants should leave the apartment on Oct. 8 because they cannot afford to pay a certain amount of money to Ardjan, the branch manager," said Gunadi, spokesman of the delegation, to City Council commission A.
Thu, 06 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dual function updated
Dual function updated The socio-political function of the Armed Forces (ABRI) has continued to be a relevant topic as time passes. President Soeharto said in his speech at the celebration of ABRI's 49th anniversary yesterday that the military's role is still required in the defense and security and socio-political domains.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rude toll gate employee
Rude toll gate employee On Sept. 28 at 8:05 a.m. I entered the Kuningan toll gate en route to Pancoran and Tanjung Priok. The young lady in the toll booth received my Rp 10,000 bank note. I forget her name but she was fair-skinned and rather thin with short hair. She handed me the receipt in a such forceful manner that I inadvertently dropped it. She was obviously indignant at my negligence but I stayed calm since the error was mine.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New Zealand ships to visit Jakarta
New Zealand ships to visit Jakarta The Royal New Zealand Navy (RAN) Leander Class frigate, HMNZS Wellington and replenishment ship HMNZS Endeavour will visit Jakarta from Thursday through Saturday. The New Zealand embassy announced yesterday that the ships will arrive for an operational visit.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
No more crocodile exports for now
No more crocodile exports for now JAKARTA: The government has decided to temporarily stop the export of crocodiles starting next month until it improves its export procedures. Purwadi, secretary of the director general of forest protection of the Ministry of Forestry, said the decision came from the government and not because of pressures from CITES, the international convention on the trade of rare species. The move is intended to show the world that Indonesia is committed to preserving nature.
Wed, 05 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, pinist from Poland, daily 4 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.; Sylvia Howard, jazz/blues singer from the US, Monday to Saturday from 9 p.m. to 12:45 a.m.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
GABSI hires foreign coach
GABSI hires foreign coach JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Indonesian Bridge Association (GABSI), Brig. Gen. Wiranto, said yesterday that GABSI has hired world-class Canadian coach Erick Kokish at US$80,000 to improve the skills of the national team which performed very well during the Bridge Olympics in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the U.S..
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gen. Feisal says national stability still relevant
Gen. Feisal says national stability still relevant JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said national stability is still relevant in the nation-building process as Indonesia embarks on its second long term development program. In his address on the eve of ABRI's 49th anniversary last night, Feisal said that national stability is both an end and a means in national development.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to privatize `TVRI' to improve management
Govt to privatize `TVRI' to improve management JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has given the government the greenlight to privatize TVRI in order to improve the state-owned television network's management, according to the State Minister of Administrative Reform. T.B.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
`New' Monas coming next year
`New' Monas coming next year JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Park Office Samsir Alam said that the first phase of renovations on Medan Merdeka park, a park surrounding the National Monument in Central Jakarta, will be completed next year. "The renovation of the park is expected to be completed before the commemoration of Indonesia's 50th Independence Day on Aug. 17, 1995," Samsir said.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police defend `gathering permit'
Police defend `gathering permit' JAKARTA (JP): National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. I Ketut Ratta has defended police jurisdiction to issue the controversial "permit for gathering" saying that it is for the sake of the public itself. "The need to apply for such a permit is not merely for security reasons, but also to allow police to monitor the purpose of a certain gathering," Ratta said.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Alternative needed for slash-and-burn practices
Alternative needed for slash-and-burn practices Forest fires have become a constant scourge to the forestry ministry. Forest expert Achmad Sumitro suggests that slash-and- burn practices be abandoned for good. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Compared to other countries in Asia, Indonesia is endowed with a relatively vast cover of rain forests, which rank second in the world after that of the Amazon basin in Brazil.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
50 Indonesians join friendship program
50 Indonesians join friendship program A total of 50 Indonesian youths will participate in this year's "The Ship for Southeast Asian Youth" program which aims at promoting and strengthening friendship and mutual understanding among youths from ASEAN member countries and Japan.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mayoralty delays evictions in Bendungan Hilir
Mayoralty delays evictions in Bendungan Hilir JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty will halt evictions in Bendungan Hilir for an indefinite period following Monday's riot which left several people injured. "We will halt evictions indefinitely because current conditions are counterproductive to our efforts in clearing the area," Mora Tua Simamora, the Central Jakarta Deputy Mayor, told reporters at City Hall yesterday.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan to suggest APEC help member countries
Taiwan to suggest APEC help member countries TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan is to ask the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to help member countries head off the effects of market opening steps on their economies, Taiwan's economics minister said yesterday. Chiang Pin-kung -- who is leading a 16-member delegation to the APEC ministerial meeting to be held in Indonesia on Wednesday -- told reporters that he would request the assistance particularly in the agricultural sector.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridge From Kompas The newly completed Jl. Pramuka overpass, which is near Jl. Penggalang and Jl. H. Murthado/Apotik Restu, has claimed the lives of three housewives and an elementary school student. All of them have been run over by vehicles driven by reckless drivers. The fact that the location of an elementary school and a market near the road is part of the reason why the accidents have occurred.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
FAO warns hunger still stalks Asia
FAO warns hunger still stalks Asia By Rene Pastor MANILA (Reuter): The fastest-growing economies of Asia are crisscrossed by inequalities, leaving millions in hunger and deprivation, the director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday. He warned more must be done to boost food production.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Brunei bans food from India
Brunei bans food from India BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuter): Brunei has banned foodstuffs from plague-stricken India and suspended visas for visiting Indian residents, a home ministry spokesman confirmed yesterday. He said the ban on food, including items brought in by air, was imposed last week and that applications for visa and work permits from India were also temporarily suspended. Around 4,000 people are suspected of having pneumonic plague and 52 have died from it in India.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
BTN wins UN award for housing program
BTN wins UN award for housing program JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) was awarded the United Nations' "Habitat Scroll of Honor" yesterday for its home ownership loan program for poor people. The award from the UN Center for Human Settlement (UNCHS) was presented by UN resident coordinator in Indonesia C. Jan Kamp to BTN president Widigdo Sukarman at a ceremony attended by State Minister for Public Housing Akbar Tandjung.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 8:00 a.m. ABRI anniversary (live) 2:30 p.m. Special News: ASIAN GAMES XII 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 Lintasan Sinetron 9:00 World News 9:30 Special Report 9:45 ASIAN GAMES Journal 10:15 Music 11:20 Late News 11:30 Film: Serangan Fajar Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices primarily closed higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, causing the broad-based Composite Index to break the 500-point barrier again to close at 500.72, 2.82 points higher than 497.89 on Monday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also ended higher at 121.53 from 121.02. Significantly increasing shares were, among others, Kalbe Farma (up Rp 400), Polysindo and Aneka Kimia (up Rp 300 each), Sampoerna and Wicaksana (up Rp 250 each).
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Czech backs Indonesia's UNSC bid
Czech backs Indonesia's UNSC bid JAKARTA (JP): Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus yesterday gave his country's resounding support for Indonesia's bid to attain a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Oil prices likely to increase until end of this year
Oil prices likely to increase until end of this year JAKARTA (JP): Oil prices will likely continue increasing until the end of this year due to the world's strong demand and stable output by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a former secretary general of the group says.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Many cancer patients in critical stage
Many cancer patients in critical stage Director of Dharmais Cancer Hospital Dr. Riwayat Suyono said yesterday that low public awareness of the risks of cancer and the symptoms has caused many cancer sufferers to seek medical attention when they are already in a critical stage, instead of sooner. Riwayat said in a hearing session with Commission VIII of the House of Representatives that 60 percent of the hospital's patients are already in the critical stage, Antara reported.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thailand, Canada sign probe accord
Thailand, Canada sign probe accord BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand and Canada have signed an agreement to share evidence in international criminal investigations, a Canadian Embassy official said yesterday. The Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, concluded in Ottawa on Sunday, lays down basic guidelines for passing evidence and assisting investigations in cases which affect both countries, he said.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Additional cement imports no guarantee of price drop
Additional cement imports no guarantee of price drop JAKARTA (JP): A seven-hour hearing with leaders of the Indonesian Cement Association yesterday left House members puzzled about the reasons behind the astronomical rise in cement prices over the last few weeks. The industry's leaders explained that supplies from domestic cement plants during the first nine months had been increased by more than 21 percent to 15.7 million tons from the same period last year.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Medals tally
Medals tally HIROSHIMA (Reuter): Medals tally after yesterday's competitions: Gold Silver Bronze China 20 7 2 Japan 8 5 10 Iran 1 2 0 Syria 1 0 0 South Korea 0 3 5 Indonesia 0 3 3 Thailand 0 4 0 Taiwan 0 2 3 Vietnam 0 2 0 Kuwait 0 1 1 India 0 1 2 Brunei 0 0 2 Malaysia 0 0 2 Saudi Arabia 0 0 1 Philippines 0 0 1 Nepal 0 0 1 Macau 0 0 1 Burma 0 0 1 UAE 0 0 1 Kazakhstan 0 0 1 (Note: There are seven extra bronze medals because of ties.)
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New chief asked to study purity of protests
New chief asked to study purity of protests JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto has asked newly-installed precinct police chief of Central Jakarta, the capital's nerve center, to focus his attention on demonstrations and strikes. Hindarto made the remarks yesterday after he inducted Lt. Col. Murawi Effendi, 45.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Who caused the fires?
Who caused the fires? As far as can be assumed from media reports, it is as yet not clear what the causes are of the present forest fires (in Kalimantan and Sumatra) or what parties are responsible. The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has rejected the notion that the fires were caused by the local population. According to this non-governmental organization, the responsibility lies more with the forestry concession holders.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Plague hits Indian coffee
Plague hits Indian coffee BOMBAY (Reuter): Plague has cast a shadow over India's coffee exports at a crucial time when planters are hoping to secure total liberalization of coffee marketing and boost their overseas sales, growers and exporters said. They said coffee shipments were held up after some countries banned imports from India soon after an outbreak of plague in the western Indian city of Surat.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hsu's pilgrimage for bomb victims
Hsu's pilgrimage for bomb victims HIROSHIMA (Kyodo): Taiwanese Deputy Premier Hsu Li-teh, in Hiroshima to promote Taipei's bid to host the 2002 Asian Games, took time out yesterday to lay a wreath at the cenotaph of atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Park. Japan's decision to allow Hsu to visit Japan provoked protests from Beijing which claims sovereignty over the island republic.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
De Jong responds
De Jong responds Referring to Mr. Wasmuth's letter (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 29). First of all, to set things right, The Jakarta Post published my letter without my knowledge or consent. Using a facsimile is a quick way of communication which is why I corresponded by fax. My letter was not intended to start arguments about opinions. However being done that way, how do you know whether or not I am of `pribumi stock' (primitive indigenous people)?
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Civil servants get salaries by mail
Civil servants get salaries by mail BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial administration plans to use postal services to send the salaries of its employees working in remote areas. Governor H.M. Said said the service will expedite the payment process because the state postal agency Perum Pos dan Giro covers all districts and villages, the Antara news agency reported.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ancol has new hotel
Ancol has new hotel JAKARTA (JP): The Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta yesterday opened a new four-star hotel offering facilities for business people and tourists. The 309-room hotel, called Ancol Travelodge, is operated by Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation (SPHC) of Australia, which manages 75 hotels in 11 countries. The hotel's general manager Edwin Bucher said here yesterday that he expects a 60 percent occupancy rate in the first year of operation.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rain will take care of forest fires: Expert
Rain will take care of forest fires: Expert JAKARTA (JP): A forestry expert sees an end to the forest fires now raging in Sumatra and Kalimantan in the start of the coming rainy season. Herman Haeruman, a staff lecturer at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, said yesterday that rain has already started to fall in northern Sumatra and some parts of Kalimantan. Earlier reports from the two islands confirm that the rains have come, but remain sporadic.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
List of traffic violations to be enlarged this year
List of traffic violations to be enlarged this year JAKARTA (JP): City authorities are planning to add to the list of traffic violations and to further increase fine tariffs this year. "We've found that a number of traffic violations have yet to be included on the current list," City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stay young with herbs and spiritual exercise
Stay young with herbs and spiritual exercise JAKARTA (JP): What makes the Javanese diet different from a Western one? If you are on Javanese diet, you have to be able to control not only your appetite, but your emotions as well, through what a jamu (traditional herbs) expert calls spiritual exercises. "In the West, when you are on diet, you should not eat this and that, while in Java, you have to be able to control your emotions as well," Dr.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bus service
Bus service From Bisnis Indonesia I am one of the Depok residents who work in Jakarta. Everyday I feel the transportation problem to be a great nuisance. The only city bus that plies the route to Grogol, where I work in Jakarta, is the PATAS (limited passenger) bus No 54. Every morning, during office and school hours, this bus is inundated with dozens of potential commuters. I am lucky if I can board as a standing passenger as the bus is always crowded with passengers.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, Japan in tennis final rematch
Indonesia, Japan in tennis final rematch HIROSHIMA, Japan (Agencies): Indonesia's part-time doubles team of Yayuk Basuki and Romana Tedjakusuma won the decisive rubber against China yesterday to set up a revenge match against host Japan in the Asian Games women's team tennis final. "Even if the Japanese are all top players, there's always a chance for us," said Yayuk, who had not expected a medal before the tournament started.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
FAO warns of severe Asia food crisis
FAO warns of severe Asia food crisis MANILA (Reuter): A senior United Nations official yesterday warned that a severe food crisis was building up in the booming Asia-Pacific region and could undermine its economic progress. The main threat lay in the unchecked destruction of agricultural systems -- from over-exploited fisheries to denuded forests and diminished croplands, A.Z.M. Obaidullah Khan, of the Food and Agriculture Organization, said.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three children die as blizzard hits Baliem
Three children die as blizzard hits Baliem JAKARTA (JP): Three children have died and 166 people have fallen ill with stomach pain and influenza after an unexpected blizzard hit their villages in Baliem Valley in Irian Jaya last month, the Antara news agency.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
China retains commanding lead in Asian Games
China retains commanding lead in Asian Games HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuter): After only two days China has already swept to a commanding lead in the Asian Games thanks to record-breaking performances by its weightlifters and swimmers. China's women weightlifters added six more world records yesterday to the eight they set on Monday, while in the swimming pool China won all five gold medals to go with three they collected in yesterday's first day of serious competition.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Collusion seen in licensing publications
Collusion seen in licensing publications JAKARTA (JP): Legislators of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) alleged yesterday that the issuance of new publishing licenses are shrouded with secrecy and smell of collusion between big business and government. In a meeting with a delegation of Women for Freedom of the Press (KPKP), PDI members expressed concern over tightened government control of the mass media, critical in the promotion of democracy.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt slaps travel ban on Kim Johannes
Govt slaps travel ban on Kim Johannes JAKARTA (JP): The government has banned businessman Kim Johannes Mulia, the owner of PT Delta Marina, from making overseas travels pending the completion of its investigation of allegations of forgery. Attorney General Singgih confirmed yesterday that he has asked the Directorate General of Immigration to prevent Kim from leaving the country.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Duty free shop
Duty free shop I have lived in this country for upwards of 13 years, during which time I have been puzzled by the great "Duty Free Anomaly." By this I mean that the duty free facility is granted at various Duty Free Shops in Jakarta (and no doubt in other major cities) to those who least need it. Expats who are earning maybe US$20,000 a month get the privilege of buying cheap wines and spirits, whereas the lower paid ($2000-3000 per month) are denied it.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indosat gets cool response
Indosat gets cool response JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned international telecommunications company PT Indosat's public offering received a surprisingly cool response from domestic investors yesterday, the first of its 10- day offering period. A number of counters specially set up at Senayan stadium for the share offering did not receive a significant number of buyers. A scant few investors came to either collect and return order forms.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Czech, local firms to build clinker plant
Czech, local firms to build clinker plant JAKARTA (JP): PSP Company, a major Czech manufacturer of industrial machinery, and PT Balik Papan Daya Semen of Indonesia agreed yesterday to jointly construct a clinker plant in East Kalimantan. The signing of the memorandum of understanding was witnessed by visiting Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Eight Filipinos to be deported
Eight Filipinos to be deported MANADO, North Sulawesi: Eight Filipino fishermen stranded on the Sangihe Talaud islands are in immigration quarantine awaiting deportation. A local immigration officer, Sugiyo, was quoted by Antara as saying that they were stranded last Friday when the engine of their fishing boat failed in strong winds. The Consulate General of the Philippines, which has been informed of the case, promised to take care of the fishermen and to help deport them soon, Sugiyo said.
Wed, 05 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Court acquits singer Deddy
Court acquits singer Deddy SURABAYA: The Surabaya District Court has exonerated local singer Deddy Dores of fraud charges involving Rp 16.3 million (US$7,900). Deddy, 43, was accused by Djawara, the plaintiff, of deceit, Antara reported. The performer allegedly promised Djawara's son he would help him to become a singer. The prosecutor said Deddy asked for Rp 16.3 million to record the voice of Djawara's son. The defendant was said to have received the money in April 1990.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Korea buys more LNG from Indonesia
Korea buys more LNG from Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The State Oil Company Pertamina and Korea Gas Corporation (KGC) have signed an agreement on an additional sale of six million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Pertamina announced yesterday. A spokesman for the state oil company, Didi Sunarwinadi, said that the agreement was signed by Pertamina's president, Faisal Abda'oe, and KGC's president, C.B. Park, at its headquarters here over the weekend.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Baduy people rejects govt aid
Baduy people rejects govt aid LEBAK, West Java: The indigenous Baduy tribe in Kanekes village have refused to accept government aid, stressing that it goes against their traditional beliefs. Head of the local village development office Zainal Arifin Sastramihardja said he had already reported the case to the central government in Jakarta and is awaiting further instructions.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Greek businessman's accusation denied
Greek businessman's accusation denied JAKARTA (JP): Businessman R. Adji Asmoro Suryodipuro denied yesterday that he was arraigned at the South Jakarta District Court on Sept. 28, as reported in a news story entitled Greek shipping tycoon sues local businessman for fraud in the Sept.30 edition of The Jakarta Post. Suryodipuro said that a Sept. 28 court session was adjourned until Oct. 13 because one of the judges handling the case was sick.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sukarno defended communism after botched coup: Book
Sukarno defended communism after botched coup: Book JAKARTA (JP): President Sukarno may not have been involved in the communist plot to undermine the state in 1965, but a new government book maintains that he defended the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in the coup's aftermath to the point of trying to absolve it from any guilt. "What President Sukarno did after the failed G30S/PKI was protect the PKI organization and the communist teaching as sought by D.N.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
New chief asked to protect foreigners
New chief asked to protect foreigners JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto has asked the newly-installed chief of the South Jakarta police precinct to pay greater attention to security in residential areas where many foreigners live. The two-star police general made the remarks yesterday when he installed Lt. Col. Silvanus Yulian Wenas, 42, as the new South Jakarta police chief.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Alatas to meet separatist leader of East Timor
Alatas to meet separatist leader of East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas will meet with Fretilin leader Ramos Horta in New York on Thursday while his Portuguese counterpart will meet with an East Timorese pro- integration delegation in Luxembourg today. The planned meetings were confirmed by the Director General of Foreign Information, Irawan Abidin, at the Foreign Ministry yesterday.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
ABRI marks birthday in simple fashion
ABRI marks birthday in simple fashion JAKARTA (JP): A simple but respectable ceremony will be the highlight of this week's celebration of the 49th anniversary of the Armed Forces (ABRI), the organizers said yesterday. Chief of the organizing committee Maj. Gen. Mansyur told a press conference that simplicity would characterize this years' series of events of social and community activities as well as ceremonial events. ABRI marks its anniversary on Oct. 5.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI visitors to Hong Kong
RI visitors to Hong Kong JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has become an increasingly important market for Hong Kong's tourism industry in the last few years, said Penelope Byrne, Acting Manager of the Corporate Communications Department of the Hong Kong Tourist Association, here yesterday. Miss Byrne told a media luncheon that although the Indonesian market is relatively smaller compared to other Southeast Asian countries, its rate of growth in the last two years has proved strongest.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after the broad-based Composite Index lost about five points over the weekend. The Composite Index closed at 497.89 yesterday, as compared to 497.97 on Friday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also closed lower at 121.02 against 120.82. Significantly increasing shares were, among others, Aneka Kimia Raya (up Rp 900), Petrosea (up Rp 700) and Sampoerna (up Rp 300).
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Too many go-betweens
Too many go-betweens From Neraca Unauthorized agents helping people process vehicle documents at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Headquarters are still rampant despite the strict measures taken by the Jakarta police chief. I just can't understand why these unauthorized agents can work so freely in this department. In fact, the Jakarta police chief has time and again warned the public not to use the services of these people, some of whom are police officers themselves.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Poet Emha and ABRI
Poet Emha and ABRI From Bisnis Indonesia I was surprised when reading a news item in the paper that poet Emha Ainun Nadjib was invited by Regional Military Commander/Diponegoro Major Gen. Soeyono to read a poem in Semarang, Central Java, in observance of the anniversary of the Armed Forces (ABRI). This is really an interesting event. Emha Ainun Nadjib is often banned from doing his professional, cultural activities, such as poetry reading, drama presentations and lectures on art.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta will expand vertically
Jakarta will expand vertically A city official has said that the city administration will encourage Jakartans to build more high rise buildings, including superblocks, due to the scarcity of land space. "It is impossible to expand the city horizontally because the concept of sea reclamation has some weaknesses," said Erry Chayaridipura, the Chairman of City Development Planning Board as quoted by Antara yesterday.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Forest fires
Forest fires I reading the article and editorial regarding the current nationwide forest fires in the Sept. 28, 1994 edition of The Jakarta Post, I feel that both the Forestry Minister and the paper's editorial staff have grasped this issue firmly by the wrong end of the stick. The Minister might have erroneously placed the blame on local "nomadic tribes" and in at least one case, arsonists, for causing the fires.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Campaign to lessen Manila role
Campaign to lessen Manila role MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday said his administration was actively working to diminish the dominance that the Philippine capital and a few other cities had over the country.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Jakarta String Fantasy Trio (chamber music) Sunday 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Saturday 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Yusuf (pianist), Sunday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Parking problem
Parking problem From Berita Buana Every time parking in Jakarta is brought up, the government imagines that a huge fund can be collected from this sector. Every year a target of billions of rupiah is set. For example, the target last year was Rp 9.7 billion and for 1994/1995 it is Rp 14.6 billion. Unfortunately the target is never reached. Last year the Jakarta Municipality pocketed Rp 900 million less than the set Rp 9.7 billion.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Return to traditional diets, Sujudi says
Return to traditional diets, Sujudi says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi called on the people yesterday to stop eating fast food, which generally contains high fat and low fiber, and return to traditional, healthier fare. The minister noted that more people are becoming affected by cancer and heart disease due to their changing lifestyles, including food consumption patterns, as a result of their improved economic standing.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Plan to merge city buses hailed
Plan to merge city buses hailed JAKARTA (JP): City councilors and a private bus company hailed plans of the city administration to merge the state-owned bus company, PPD, with private companies in order to improve its services to the public. "If the main goal is to improve the transportation management, the proposal should be supported," Muhammad Rodja, councilor from the United Development Party, told The Jakarta Post over the weekend. Councilor Sahala P.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joint venture gas plant to be built in Surabaya in 1995
Joint venture gas plant to be built in Surabaya in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): Three companies signed a joint venture agreement here yesterday to establish an industrial gas plant in Surabaya, East Java, early next year with a total investment of Rp 29 billion (US$13.4 million). The agreement was signed by Soemantojo of the state-owned PT Aneka Gas Industri, K. Saitoh of the Japanese Iwatani International Corporation and Rudi G. Endres of the Airgas Incorporated of the United States.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bassra's rejection
Bassra's rejection The Association of Ulemas of Religious Schools in Madura Badan Silaturahmi Ulama Pesantren Madura (Bassra) finally issued a statement rejecting a request from the Minister of Research and Technology/Chairman of the Board for Study and Application of Technology (BPPT), B.J. Habibie, to put their signatures on a declaration accepting industrialization on Madura. The Bassra decision came in the wake of a decision of Habibie ...
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Haze
Haze Our neighbors Singapore and Malaysia are also distressed because of the smoke coming from Kalimantan and Sumatra. The Singaporean government has even set up a task force in anticipation of a worsening of the situation. Malaysia, blaming the forest fires in Indonesia to bad management, has also complained. They are now preparing to offer assistance to help Indonesia put out the fires and exercise better management over its forests.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes 800 kiosks
Fire razes 800 kiosks An estimated 800 kiosks were reduced to ashes when a fire razed a traditional market at Balaraja, Tangerang, some 20 kilometers from here, over the weekend. No casualties were reported from the blaze, which took 16 fire trucks, over 100 firemen and dozens of security officers more than six hours to extinguish. The fire fighters had difficulty putting out the fire because there is no river in the area.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
Czech PM arrives on trade mission
Czech PM arrives on trade mission JAKARTA (JP): Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Claus arrived here yesterday to begin a three day state visit aimed at improving bilateral ties between the two countries. "I am sure there will be many possibilities to broaden and deepen our relationship," Claus said during a banquet at the State Palace yesterday evening.
Tue, 04 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Special News: ASIAN GAMES XII 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teaching 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Insight 8:05 Music: Dangdut 9:00 World News 9:30 ASIAN GAMES Journal 10:00 Film 11:05 Late News 11:15 Film : Long Way Home Program 2 4:30 p.m.