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Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Magazine patron
Magazine patron resigns SEMARANG, Central Java: Patron of the Vokal student magazine, Karseno, decided to resign yesterday in protest of the inclusion of an interview with novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer. "I resign as the patron of the magazine because it has been too daring and violated the existing regulations," he said.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
UNDP helps export promotion
UNDP helps export promotion JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a document yesterday promising a grant of US$761,000 to help develop better export promotion services in Indonesia for small and medium-sized enterprises. The document was signed by Secretary general of the Ministry of Trade Bakir Hasan and UNDP resident representative Fritz H. Loebus.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Slovakian PM to visit RI
Slovakian PM to visit RI JAKARTA: Prime Minister of Slovakia Jozef Moravcik will begin a three-day official visit to Indonesia on Monday. The state secretariat announced yesterday that Moravcik will arrive with his ministers of defense and economy, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, the governor of the central bank, 30 businessmen and 11 reporters.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two of three locals call spouse daily
Two of three locals call spouse daily JAKARTA (JP): Two out of three Indonesians speak to their spouse on the phone every day, but six percent of them admit they seldom remember their partner's birthday, a survey found recently.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Timor military apologizes for church incident
Timor military apologizes for church incident DILI, Timor Timur (JP): Local Military Commandant Col. Jhony J. Lumintang has apologized to local Catholics for a recent incident in which two Armed Forces (ABRI) members trampled on the bread they received from the preacher at a church in Remexio village near here. "Leaders as well as members of the ABRI never expected such an incident, and therefore we are deeply concerned over the Remexio incident," Lumintang told journalists Wednesday night.
Fri, 08 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
142 monkeys die on Bali
142 monkeys die on Bali DENPASAR, Bali: The deaths of 142 monkeys in Sangeh, Alas Kedaton and Ubud forests, were caused by Streptococcus sp. bacteria from the remains of pigs. The Antara news agency reported that the monkeys lived downstream along a river where a pig slaughterhouse dumps its industrial waste into the river. Pigs which drank water from the river were also reported to have suffered from the disease.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bill on property taxes, levies passed into law
Bill on property taxes, levies passed into law JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has passed a bill requiring the city administration to set aside its net revenue from taxes and levies for the improvement of public facilities in all the city's subdistricts. The bill, endorsed by Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and City Council Chairman M.H. Ritonga in a plenary session yesterday, is primarily aimed at giving more authority to subdistrict officials in an attempt to reach tax and levy collection targets.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gunanusa will build own cranes
Gunanusa will build own cranes JAKARTA (JP): PT Gunanusa Utama Fabricators, a private engineering manufacturing company, will build cranes for container handling under the license of the Pacific Coast Engineering Company (Paceco) of the United States. Gunanusa President Iman Taufik told reporters after the signing of the licensing agreement between the two companies here yesterday that Gunanusa will have the right to use the brand name Gunanusa.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Towering Infernos?
Towering Infernos? From Kompas High-rise condominiums are sprouting up in Jakarta to meet the housing needs of the middle and upper classes. But has there been adequate protection provided against fire in these multi-storied (25 to 30 stories), skyscraper apartments? Condominiums are especially prone to fire. Household activities go on around the clock in these buildings, including cooking and cigarette smoking with its latent threat of thrown, still smoldering butts.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mr., Miss Jakarta
Mr., Miss Jakarta contest planned The City Tourism Office has said that preliminary selection of 1994 Abang and None (Mr. and Miss) Jakarta at the mayoralty level will be held from July 23 to 29. Fauzi Bowo, the office chief, said yesterday that the preliminary selection for South Jakarta will be held on July 23, for North Jakarta on July 27, while for Central, East and West Jakarta the selections will be staged on July 29.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thugs target
Thugs target fishermen SUMENEP, East Java: Armed robbers are roaming the town's streets, mainly targeting fishermen who have just obtained money from transactions. The rise in robberies has occurred in the fishing district of Sepekan, causing losses worth millions of rupiah lately, Antara reported. Residents said most robberies occurred at about 4 p.m. when fishermen were on their way back from the market.
Thu, 07 Jul 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.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Telekom Malaysia to bid for Indonesia projects
Telekom Malaysia to bid for Indonesia projects KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): National telecom firm Telekom Malaysia, on the brink of losing its monopoly at home, has joined an Indonesian-led consortium with American interest to bid for projects in Indonesia, officials said. "The consortium agreement will provide Telekom with the opportunity to expand its services and participate in the growing telecommunications industry in Indonesia," a Telekom official said on Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Unemployment remains Timor's major problem
Unemployment remains Timor's major problem JAKARTA (JP): Although the province's per capita income has risen dramatically from Rp 40,000 to Rp 450,000 in the 18 years since East Timor's integration into Indonesia, unemployment remains a major problem which could get worse in the future, Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares says.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign riders ready in Surabaya
Foreign riders ready in Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Within 24 hours of their arrival, overseas riders who are expected to highlight the international motocross championships in Surabaya, East Java this weekend accustomed themselves to the track through morning and afternoon practices yesterday.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Security guard captured for killing employee
Security guard captured for killing employee JAKARTA (JP): Police have captured the man they believe to have killed a man and injured several others at a chemical factory on Sunday. Maj. Tjok Made Suyasa, chief of Cakung district police, said yesterday that Kasmari, 36, was apprehended at his home in Cakung district at around 8 p.m. Monday.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hotel Indonesia to sell shares
Hotel Indonesia to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned hotel management chain PT Hotel Indonesia International Corporation and Natour (HIIN) plans to offer part of shares to the public to raise funds for the renovation of its hotels, an executive says.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Student rejected
Student rejected From Pelita A report in the Merdeka daily on June 16, 1994 said that Dzikron, a student of Madrasah Aliyah (Islamic senior high school) Pungkuran, Semarang, Central Java, was not allowed to take his final examination because he had grown a beard. To the best of my knowledge, to have a beard is in compliance with the Prophet Muhammad's tradition. According the Hanafi school, to grow beard is a must and according to Syafiite school, it is flexible.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Banks told to open offices overseas
Banks told to open offices overseas JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday urged Indonesian banks to open offices in other countries to promote the country's non-oil exports, whose growth is declining. The President also expressed concern in a limited cabinet meeting on the economy here that a long dry season may affect crops in various parts of the country.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
BDNI plans to expand business network abroad
BDNI plans to expand business network abroad JAKARTA (JP): Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI), a private domestic bank listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya Stock exchanges, will establish new branches domestically and abroad, implement an automatic banking system and establish a venture capital firm.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya boss questioned
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya boss questioned The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has questioned seven more people, including an ex-director of the city-owned market company, PD Pasar Jaya, in connection with a Rp 2 billion (US$1.9 million) embezzlement at the company. Former PD Pasar Jaya finance and administrative affairs director Omaran and six other officials were questioned by the prosecution's team over the weekend as witnesses in the case, which involved Atin Setiadi as a main suspect.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tourism soars in E. Asia, Pacific
Tourism soars in E. Asia, Pacific MADRID (Reuter): International arrivals in East Asia and the Pacific grew four times faster than the world average, reaching a record-breaking 69 million in 1993, the Madrid-based World Tourism Organization said. While arrivals were up by 12.6 percent, tourist receipts outpaced arrivals with a 15.2 percent rise to US$52.6 billion, due in large part to intra-regional travel from Japan, Singapore and Taiwan, a WTO report said.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sharp sets up RI venture
Sharp sets up RI venture TOKYO (AFP): Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corp. announced yesterday the establishment of a television and refrigerator manufacturing venture in Indonesia with local partner PT Yasonta. The new company, PT Sharp Yasonta Indonesia, is capitalized at Rp 40 billion (US$19 million), with Sharp holding 63.75 percent and Yasonta holding the remaining 36.25 percent, a statement said.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Italian mission due here
Italian mission due here JAKARTA (JP): An Italian trade mission, representing six members of the Reggio Emilia City Chamber of Commerce, will arrive here for a four-day visit next week. The Italian Trade Commission in Jakarta, which coordinates the mission, said here yesterday that the visit is aimed at seeking Indonesian partners in various business ventures with interest in cranes for industrial purposes, shafts, gears for agricultural equipment and machinery for waste recycling.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
10,000 hectares of paddy perish in current drought
10,000 hectares of paddy perish in current drought JAKARTA (JP): Some 10,000 hectares of the 73,000 hectares of paddy fields hard hit by the current drought will "definitely" perish, a senior government official said yesterday. There is no way to save 10,000 hectares of paddy fields because they are located far away from irrigation canals, Director General for Water Resources Development Soeparmono said.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
20 arrested
20 arrested for logging KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Police arrested some 20 residents of Ladongi village who were caught red-handed cutting down trees in Rawa Watumohai National Park recently. Head of the Provincial Natural Resources Conservation Dominggus said they were nabbed by the joint operation team which had been intensifying its forest patrols. The park, Dominggus said, contains rare species like anoa goats, pigs, deer and is suitable for natural tourism and research. (prs)
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Monsters bring in monstrous money
Monsters bring in monstrous money By Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Fair is offering visitors the opportunity to experience its own version of Jurassic Park through a US$2 million Dinosaur Park. There, at nine a.m. over the weekend, visitors lined up to experience the heyday of the "terrible lizards" or dinosaurs, as coined by Richard Owen in 1842. Inside, voices mixed with the roars of dinosaur robots and the taped voice of Prof. Wang, explaining the park's attractions.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Illegal fee
Illegal fee at bus station From Merdeka To get to my place of work I always take the Bekasi-Kampung Rambutan bus. I was puzzled by the fact that every time the bus approached Kampung Rambutan the driver turned his bus in the opposite direction and dropped the passengers outside the terminal. I was annoyed by the drivers' practice which left the waiting passengers in dejection. However, I always managed to control myself. Last Sunday I went to Kampung Rambutan by bus.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Teachers told to help fight male chauvinism
Teachers told to help fight male chauvinism JAKARTA (JP): Two members of the cabinet told teachers yesterday to instill the values of solidarity and gender equality in students to improve the country's future generation. Minister of Social Services Endang Kusuma Inten Soeweno and Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi told teachers attending the third day's session of the week-long 17th congress of the All Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI).
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Five-day-work week proposal widely praised
Five-day-work week proposal widely praised JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to allow civil servants two days off per week met with praise from members of the House of Representatives and government officials. The director general of taxation of the Ministry of Finance, Fuad Bawazier, said the new scheme would encourage the growth of small-scale businesses, the so-called informal sector and the recreation business.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Parking lot operators fail to pay levy
Parking lot operators fail to pay levy JAKARTA (JP): Operators of small parking areas in Jakarta are far more disciplined in fulfilling their duty to pay a 20-percent municipal levy than operators of larger parking areas. The head of the municipal parking authority, Sumaryono, said yesterday that buildings and recreational areas which have large parking lots are more reluctant to meet their obligations.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Children receive aid
Children receive aid Deputy governor for administrative affairs Idroes presented aid packages to 500 fatherless children whose mothers work with the city administration, at a ceremony yesterday. Each package contained, among other things, school uniforms, a set of stationery, transport allowance of Rp 15,000 (US$7) and free entry to the National Monument and the Ragunan Zoo. This charity program was held to mark this year's Moslem New Year and Jakarta's 467th birthday. (arf)
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL campaigning
KL campaigning against Al-Arqam KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government is to step up its campaign against the radical Islamic group Al-Arqam by pressing civil servants who are members to quit, officials said yesterday. The plan is part of a wider clampdown on Al-Arqam, accused by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of wrongly preaching Islam and forming a militant wing to terrorize the country. Al-Arqam reportedly has 100,000 members of whom more than 7,000 are influential government workers.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued losing ground in dull trading yesterday with the broad- based Composite Index dropping by three points to close at 453.68, compared to 456.76 on Tuesday. The narrow-based GTDBS-50 Index also eased to 108.03 from 108.83. The total trading volume, meanwhile, doubled to 15.23 million shares worth Rp 60.54 billion (US$28 million) from 7.25 million shares valued at Rp 30.46 billion.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
S. Jakarta mayor backs escalators, despite protests
S. Jakarta mayor backs escalators, despite protests JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor H. Pardjoko threw his weight behind the decision of city-owned Market Company, PD Pasar Jaya, to continue the construction of two escalators outside the Blok M market despite strong objection from small-scale traders in the marketplace.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
300 families to resettle
300 families to resettle SORONG, Irian Jaya: The Ministry of Transmigration, in cooperation with the local government, plans to resettle 300 families in Moswaren village, near here. Local transmigration office chief, B. Tandipayuk, told Antara that some 60 local families will be among those resettled. The resettlement program will start in September and will be completed by the end of the year.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Trial of former Bapindo boss will start next week
Trial of former Bapindo boss will start next week JAKARTA (JP): Three former cabinet ministers are expected to take the witness stand during the trial of Towil Heryoto, a former director of the scandal-ridden Bapindo state bank. The trial is slated to begin at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday. The court's chief justice, Soedjatman, made the announcement yesterday and said he will lead the panel of judges in the trial.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Pesantren' begin to modernize education system
`Pesantren' begin to modernize education system By Riyadi WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): Islamic boarding schools, locally known as pesantren, are being compelled to review their current educational system, as Indonesia is shifting from an agricultural culture to an industrial nation. A number of observers have expressed doubts that pesantren, especially the traditional ones, will be able to survive in modern times, as such institutions tend to be seclusive and to reject outside influences.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994, (rerun) 4:30 Scouts' Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantra the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama: Meniti Pelangi 8:05 TV Series: Combat 9:00 World News 9:30 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Arena dan Juara 11:00 Late News 11:10 Film: Matahari Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt not planning to revive SDSB
Govt not planning to revive SDSB JAKARTA (JP): The government has no intention of resurrecting the controversial SDSB lottery which was banned last year. The lottery had been the government's main financial source to fund sports activities and social services. Minister of Social Services Inten Soeweno said yesterday that the authorities are still trying to find alternate sources of funding.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joko leads Indonesian shuttlers to Malaysia
Joko leads Indonesian shuttlers to Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): World men's singles number one Joko Suprianto spearheaded Indonesia past the first hurdle at the US$180,000 Malaysia Open badminton championships in Johor Baru yesterday. Top seed Joko, hoping to avenge his lackluster showing last month at the Asia Cup in Beijing, put on a clinic in routing Shih Yang Nan of Chinese Taipei 15-1, 15-2.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Monthly installment scheme announced for phone lines
Monthly installment scheme announced for phone lines JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta residents can now pay to have new telephones installed in monthly payments through a new policy implemented by the mayoralty telecommunications office. The chief of the West Jakarta chapter of the state-owned telecommunications company, Jimmy Villanueva, announced yesterday that the aspiring applicants for telephone lines must only pay a 25 percent down payment plus taxes, which totals Rp 261,000 (US$120).
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sudwikatmono to increase electricity generation
Sudwikatmono to increase electricity generation JAKARTA (JP): Sudwikatmono, the first businessman to be involved in private power generation, plans to expand the capacity of his electricity facilities from 76 megawatts (MW) at present to 1,000 MW within five years.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Public's knowledge of medicine still poor
Public's knowledge of medicine still poor JAKARTA (JP): The public's understanding of the proper selection and usage of pharmaceuticals is still poor, says a professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences. "There are many generic drugs on sale. But it does not mean people can use them all," Charles Siregar said yesterday. Siregar said that many people still needed to know about the correct selection of drugs for illnesses.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Timor trader jailed for subversive act
Timor trader jailed for subversive act DILI, East Timor (JP): A district court here yesterday sentenced a 20-year-old man to 20 months in jail for participating in an anti-government demonstration last April. Rosalino dos Santos was found guilty of creating public disorder and fueling separatist sentiments through his actions in front of a hotel where foreign journalists were staying.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Inaccurate reporting
Inaccurate reporting On behalf of Mr. Wisber Loeis, Director General for Foreign Economic Relations, I wish to convey the Department's disappointment over the article entitled America expected to reinstall RI trade status, House told which came out in your newspaper on July 5, 1994. The news item is not only inaccurate, but it could also direly mislead your readers. In fact, Mr. Wisber Loeis never made the statements before the Commission of the House of Representatives quoted by your reporter.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Capital markets promising but require much study
Capital markets promising but require much study JAKARTA (JP): Noted world economists said here yesterday that the Indonesian capital market has a bright future, but warned that the government has much homework to do in order to make the dream a reality. President of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mitsuo Sato said the future of the Indonesian capital market is very promising, given the strength of the country's economy.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Organda to ask government for rise in bus fares
Organda to ask government for rise in bus fares JAKARTA (JP): The organization of the owners of City Public Transportation (Organda) will ask the governor and the Minister of Transportation to increase fares for medium-sized and large buses from Rp 300 (14 US cents) to Rp 500. It is also planning to raise the taxi meter rate. "Next week we will summon all our members to a meeting before formally submitting a request for the increase to the government," H.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police seize 5 tons of coffee
Police seize 5 tons of coffee DILI, East Timor: A farmer has lodged a complaint with governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares over the seizure of five tons of coffee by police. Fernando De Oliveira told the governor that his coffee was seized in Tibar village, about 12 kilometers west of Dili, on Monday. On a separate occasion, police said yesterday they confiscated the farmers' goods because they were suspicious that Fernando would export it without proper documents.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Habibie defends loan for aircraft project
Habibie defends loan for aircraft project JAKARTA (JP): The government has been forced to use reforestation funds to finance the development of N-250 aircraft, an influential minister says. State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie told reporters before attending a cabinet meeting here yesterday that he had not proposed that reforestation funds be used for the aircraft project, but that President Soeharto had made the decision himself.
Thu, 07 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Joint naval exercise planned
Joint naval exercise planned SURABAYA, East Java: About 800 marines will take part in a war game with the United States navy in the Java and Makasar Seas scheduled for the middle of this month. Chief of the Naval Fleet for the eastern region Rear Admiral Gofar Soewarno told journalists on Tuesday that the navy would include five warships, two of them corvettes, in the joint exercise. "The exercise will directly involve 600 American and 200 Indonesian marines," he said as quoted by Antara.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Man beaten
Man beaten for robbery A man was beaten black and blue by an angry mob Saturday evening for robbing and injuring a participant of "Australia Today Indonesia 94". Lt. Col. Latief Rabar, spokesman for the city police, said a man, simply identified as a "foreigner" was robbed and injured by a criminal identified as Roni at around 9 p.m. in front of the Ratu Plaza shopping center, Central Jakarta. The crowd, who saw the incident, got angry and then beat up the thief, Latief said.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
67 killed
67 killed every month MEDAN, North Sumatra: An average of 67 people are killed in road accidents every month, a senior police officer said yesterday. He said most of the accidents were due to driver error, said First Lt. Sucipto said when presenting awards to the best local drivers of 1994. He called on drivers and the public alike to help the police make the city roads safe, Antara reported. (pan)
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina's new executives
Pertamina's new executives JAKARTA (JP): The president of the state oil company Pertamina has sworn in Priyambodo Mulyosudirjo as thee firm's junior director for exploration and production. A spokesman for Pertamina said here yesterday that Abda'oe also appointed Muhammad Sadik as president of PT Exor-I, Pertamina's subsidiary operating the newly-built export-oriented Balongan oil refinery in Cirebon, West Java.
Wed, 06 Jul 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.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
UN special envoy meets with local NGO activists
UN special envoy meets with local NGO activists JAKARTA (JP): Special Rapporteur from the United Nations' Human Rights Commission for Execution Without Trial, Bacre Waly Ndaye, yesterday met with representatives from various non- governmental organizations to get their views on the current situation in East Timor. Ndaye had previously met with the Secretary General of the Minister of Defense and Security Lt. Gen. Sugeng Subroto, Chief of Jakarta's Military Command Maj. Gen.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI-RP to build $2.2b oil plant
RI-RP to build $2.2b oil plant MANILA (AFP): The government will allow a Filipino-Indonesian consortium to build a US$2.2-billion oil refinery in southern Philippines exclusively for export to the Asia-Pacific market, the Department of Energy (DOE) said yesterday. Zenaida Monsada, chief of the DOE's energy resources supply administration division, said the Filipino firm was represented by Kaibigan Holdings Inc. but did not name the Indonesian company.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina upset over royalties
Pertamina upset over royalties JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) expressed concern that the high rate of royalties, coupled with the sharp decline in oil prices on the world market, may affect the survival of the state oil company Pertamina.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Deal on banking software
Deal on banking software JAKARTA (JP): PT Multipolar Corporation, a subsidiary of the Lippo Group, has acquired country license rights of software for retail banking from Bank Vision Software Ltd. of the United States under an agreement signed here yesterday.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police deny noodle poisoning in Bogor
Police deny noodle poisoning in Bogor JAKARTA (JP): Police speculated yesterday that rotten noodles contributed to the hospitalization of a Bogor family over the weekend. Maj. Gen. Koesparmono Irsan, national police chief deputy for operational affairs, quoted a local newspaper report that a family of five living in Ciri Mekar village, Cibinong district, Bogor, was hospitalized on Monday after eating instant noodles they purchased at a local warung (streetside shop).
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Environmental tourism sought
Environmental tourism sought JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants (PHRI) is inviting the Agency for Environment Control (Bappedal) to cooperate in the environmentally-friendly tourism industry. PHRI's chairman, Pontjo Sutowo, said here yesterday that the two parties should sign agreements based on three strategic areas: the development of environmentally-friendly tourism, human resources and the impact of environmental policies on the tourism sector.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Can you smell
Can you smell that smell? From Neraca I believe there is an official regulation against city buses spewing forth an overwhelming amount of exhaust. In the past, sanctions had been meted out against violators but, apparently, the enforcement of this law has slackened. Nowadays city buses, both those run by the government-owned PPD bus company and those run by its private counterparts, are spewing trails of thick black smoke from their mufflers as they speed down city roads.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor controversy likely to remain
E. Timor controversy likely to remain JAKARTA (JP): The East Timor question will remain a thorn in the side of Indonesia's diplomats for quite a while, a senior official said yesterday. Anti-Indonesia lobbyists are still very active, playing up the issues surrounding East Timor's integration into Indonesia in international forums, Director General of Socio-cultural Affairs and Information Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Djauhari Nataatmadja, said.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Keating vows to further integrate with Asia
Keating vows to further integrate with Asia SYDNEY (Reuter): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating vowed yesterday to further integrate Australia with the rest of Asia and said he expects Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) nations to agree to a common set of investment principles at a November meeting.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia can host more ATP events: Official
Indonesia can host more ATP events: Official JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has the potential to host more ATP tour events in the future, says an executive of the association of professional men's tennis. "Since Indonesia has improved its tennis facilities, it has become more likely for the country to host future ATP events," said Simon Baggs, an ATP tour executive during a seminar here yesterday.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Anti-AIDS drive must include religious leaders
Anti-AIDS drive must include religious leaders JAKARTA (JP): The anti-AIDS campaigns in predominantly-Moslem Indonesia should involve religious leaders, a World Health Organization (WHO) official suggested. Dr. Michael H. Merson, director of WHO's Global Program on AIDS, said here yesterday that the success of some countries in their efforts to control the spread of the disease rested with the mobilization of all resources, including giving religious leaders a role.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
PATA's environmental plan
PATA's environmental plan JAKARTA (JP): The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) launched the "Green Leaf" environmental awards program yesterday, designed to promote environmentally-sensitive business practices.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994 - rerun 4:30 Documentary 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 Beautiful Asia 8:05 TV Drama 9:00 World News 9:25 Special Report 9:25 Music 11:30 Late News 11:40 Film: Thrashin' Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
USA Nite at Hard Rock
USA Nite at Hard Rock An American cowboy style fiesta called USA Extravaganza -- Hard Rock Town was held by the Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta coinciding with the United States' independence day. The festivities were hosted by local television comedian Jimmy Gideon and Debby Sahertian. The Hard Rock Cafe was decorated in a western style atmosphere with bar tenders donning cowboy hats and vests.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL seeks RI telecom jobs
KL seeks RI telecom jobs KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): National telecom firm Telekom Malaysia, on the brink of losing its monopoly at home, has joined an Indonesian-led consortium with American interest to bid for projects in Indonesia, officials said yesterday. "The consortium agreement will provide Telekom with the opportunity to expand its services and participate in the growing telecommunications industry in Indonesia," a Telekom official said.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Press turn against own organization for backing bans
Press turn against own organization for backing bans JAKARTA (JP): Reporters vented their fury over the press ban at the Association of Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) for expressing its "understanding" of the government's action. About 100 banner-waving reporters and activists marched to the association's premises in Central Jakarta and urged Minister of Information Harmoko to lift the ban.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Teachers told to focus on practical skills
Teachers told to focus on practical skills JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief yesterday called on teachers to imbue students with entrepreneurial skills so that they will not be dependent on the public sector after finishing school. Addressing the second day of the 17th congress of the All Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI), Latief said a study conducted by the ministry found that most parents in the countryside want their children to become civil servants.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cooperatives Day to be celebrated
Cooperatives Day to be celebrated JAKARTA (JP): This year's simultaneous commemoration of national cooperative, agriculture and family planning day will be centered in Wonogiri, Central Java, on July 14, 1994. Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya confirmed the date after meeting with President Soeharto at the Bina Graha presidential office to report on preparations for the commemoration yesterday.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traditional markets need to be maintained, Try says
Traditional markets need to be maintained, Try says JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno called for the maintenance of traditional market places in order to support cooperatives, small-scale companies and also help low-income consumers.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
City administration fails to meet revenue target
City administration fails to meet revenue target JAKARTA (JP): The City Revenue Office could not meet the revenue target from parking taxes for the last 1993-94 period, reportedly due to extortion in public parking lots and the fact that many private buildings have been "reluctant" to pay parking taxes. Fauzie Alvie Yasin, the head of the office, told reporters yesterday about the collection problems at the end of a plenary meeting at the City Council.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
More jobs expected in agriculture
More jobs expected in agriculture JAKARTA (JP): The government's recent policy to reduce import duties on agricultural products will help the country boost agricultural growth and increase the number of jobs in the agricultural sector, the Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said here yesterday.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Court postpones naming of heirs to Basuki's estates
Court postpones naming of heirs to Basuki's estates JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta district court postponed its decision to name a new executor and heirs of the late Basuki Abdullah's estate, allowing his Thai widow time to introduce documents supporting the validity of their marriage. Eddy Danuwidjaja, lawyer to Basuki's widow, Nataya Nareerat, and daughter, Cicilia Sidhawati, interrupted the court requesting he be allowed to reveal evidence on the legality of the marriage.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Advertisement fee
Advertisement fee Recently a friend of mine in Surabaya wanted to place an advertisement in The Jakarta Post' "Classified Ad" column. He contacted The Jakarta Post advertisement section by phone to find out the procedure and the mode of payment. He was advised to contact a private agency in Surabaya. When he duly approached the said agency, he was asked to pay a fee of Rp 25,000 service charge over and above the cost to be paid to The Jakarta Post.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Workshop on
Workshop on mentally disabled BOGOR, West Java: The Ministry of Education and Culture is seeking ways to educate slightly intellectually-disabled children following treatment which has been given to those who are blind and deaf.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Maman a victim of bureaucracy'
`Maman a victim of bureaucracy' JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers of Maman Suparman, a second suspect in the Rp 1.3 trillion (US$620 million) loan scandal at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), said yesterday he was not involved in the scandal. The lawyers, headed by Denny Kailimang, told the court that Maman, a former deputy manager of Bapindo's Jakarta branch, was only a victim of the bank's tangled bureaucracy.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Press ban challenge to rule of law
Press ban challenge to rule of law By J. Soedjati Djiwandono JAKARTA (JP): The recent revocation of the publishing licenses of two weekly news magazines and one tabloid has posed a challenge, not to say a threat, to the rule of law. What the late former vice president Mohammad Hatta said two decades ago on receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Indonesia, still seems relevant today. He said that "Pancasila Democracy will only live when Indonesia has become a state based on law ..
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) remained under a strong selling pressure yesterday, with prices falling across the board. The broad-based Composite Index recorded a further drop to close at 456.76, the lowest level since October last year, from 458.37 on Monday. The index booked an increase for the first time on Friday after sustaining loses for almost three weeks. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also dropped to close at 108.83 from Monday's 109.41.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australian women now lucky to have a choice
Australian women now lucky to have a choice JAKARTA (JP): Sometimes wives of high ranking South Australians give Julie Olsen a look that reads, "Why weren't you there with your husband?" when she does not accompany her husband, South Australian Minister of State Development John Olsen, on official outings. But Julie says she is lucky, "I go with my husband when I want to.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
CitraLand responds
CitraLand responds With reference to the letter by Asti Husadi that was published in Kompas on July 2, 1994, we would like to give the following explanation. We learned about the incident which caused inconvenience to the visitor from our security and parking personnel. It is our policy to pleasantly serve our customers, including the provision of large and free parking lot. In this case, the customers are supposed to park their cars according to the signs posted.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Small banks may be forced to merge: Mar'ie
Small banks may be forced to merge: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): The government is likely to issue a new banking ruling to force small banks to merge in order to prevent them from collapsing. Finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad said here yesterday the planned issuance of the ruling is under intense study.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
3-in-one day races criticized
3-in-one day races criticized JAKARTA (JP): Organizers raised voices of concern yesterday over the decision by the nation's top auto-sport governing body, IMI, to allow three automotive competitions to take place at different places on the same date. On Sunday, the Sentul international circuit located near Bogor is scheduled to host the first Formula Asia Cup championship. Some 30 kilometers to the west at Bumi Serpong Damai track, a sprint rally will be held on the same day.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Why we need foreign aid
Why we need foreign aid From Media Indonesia Unlike relief aid for the casualties of natural disasters, "foreign aid" refers more often to monetary loans rather than grants. We have to return the foreign aid we get, the repayment of which is included debt servicing expenses under the state budget. Why does our government need such foreign aid? The most basic reason is that the government's finances are barely adequate to cover all of its development programs and activities.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Long weekends for civil servants next year
Long weekends for civil servants next year JAKARTA (JP): The government has allowed all its agencies to conduct a trial-run before they fully implement long weekend scheme for civil servants. Minister of Administrative Reforms TB Silalahi told newsmen, after a meeting with President Soeharto at Bina Graha yesterday, that the scheme will be aimed at tightening the budget, specifically with regard to the use of electricity and telephone lines.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
West family saved from robbery
West family saved from robbery JAKARTA (JP): Police foiled a robbery attempt and shot dead a burglar who, along with four accomplices, attempted to rob a house in West Jakarta early yesterday morning. Lt. Col. Latief Rabar, spokesman for the city police, told reporters police fatally shot a robber and wounded another as the criminals desperately tried to assault the officers assigned to capture them. Police have yet to capture three other suspects who managed to escape.
Wed, 06 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Political prisoners learn sewing
Political prisoners learn sewing SEMARANG, Central Java: Six political prisoners from East Timor participate in vocational training courses organized by the correctional house. Together with dozens of prisoners from other provinces in Kedungpane correctional house, the East Timorese learn tailoring and craftsmanship, Antara reported yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hotel revenues going down
Hotel revenues going down JAKARTA (JP): Revenue per available hotel room in both Jakarta and Bangkok decreased over the past three years, while at the same time increasing in other Southeast Asian cities, a hotel consulting firm says. The Asia-Pacific Hotel Investment Monitor, a publication issued by the Hong Kong-based PKF Consulting, said that PKF is ushering in a new measuring device for tracking hotel performance in the region, called the Pacific Rim hotel index, or Paridex.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Family doctor
Family doctor From Suara Karya Suara Karya's editorial on June 25, 1994 entitled Challenges to doctors indirectly supports the development of the Family Doctors program in Indonesia. Doctors who are interested in this program are grouped in an institution called College of Indonesian Family Doctors. The group was established in 1991, but it has made slow progress so far.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Koestarto to hold
Koestarto to hold solo exhibition R.M. Koestarto, a self-taught painter known for his impressionistic works, will hold a solo exhibition at the World Trade Center here from July 18 to 20. The three-day exhibition will feature at least 100 works of the painter. "Part of the proceeds from the painting exhibition will be donated to social organizations," said the painter, who is also an employee of the Ministry of Transmigration, at a press conference on Saturday. (has)
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Irian still needs missionaries
Irian still needs missionaries JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Foreign missionaries, especially from Protestant denominations, are still required by the government to help serve and develop the local community, a local official says. Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Religion, R.S. Soengkono, was quoted by Antara as saying that the missionaries are needed to build churches and serve in the hinterland.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI set sights low for Malaysia Open in Johor Baru
RI set sights low for Malaysia Open in Johor Baru JAKARTA (JP): Fifty of Indonesia's badminton players left for the Malaysia Open championships in Johor Baru, yesterday, with slim prospects of continuing their winning ways after their victorious Thomas and Uber Cup campaigns. "We're not putting too much pressure on our shuttlers at the tournament," RAJ Gosal, secretary general of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI), said yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ethnicity explosive issue, rights campaigner warns
Ethnicity explosive issue, rights campaigner warns JAKARTA (JP): Ethnicity, religion and ideology remain explosive issues that Indonesia should seek to diffuse, a prominent human rights campaigner warns. Such issues have the potential to trigger conflicts that may undermine the nation's integrity, Adnan Buyung Nasution told a seminar here on Sunday. Indonesia is home to about 185 million people, comprising more than 300 ethnic groups who speak some 200 languages.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ivanisevic rises to world no. 2
Ivanisevic rises to world no. 2 JAKARTA (JP): Croatian Goran Ivanisevic leap-frogged world ratings to a career-high of two from five in the men's singles rankings, issued by the Association of Tennis Players (ATP), yesterday, as American Pete Sampras continued his domination of men's tennis. Ivanisevic earned the second spot, formerly held by German Michael Stich, after reaching the finals of the Wimbledon championships. The hard-hitting Croat poured on 25 aces but lost 6-7.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Factory security guard kills one employee, injures three others
Factory security guard kills one employee, injures three others JAKARTA (JP): An employee of an East Jakarta chemical factory was killed and three others were injured yesterday when one of the factory's security guards went berserk while investigating the loss of factory property. "The guard is still at large," said Lt. Col. Latief Rabar, spokesman for the city police, yesterday. The gruesome incident took place at "PT Surya Makmur" factory in Tipar, Cakung district.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan's surplus with Asia
Japan's surplus with Asia TOKYO (AFP): Japan's current account surplus with Asia grew 30.5 percent to US$56.9 billion in the year to March, surpassing its surplus with the United States for the first time, the finance ministry said yesterday. The surplus with non-communist Asian countries was almost entirely with the newly-industrialized economies of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
IPTN gets interest-free loan from forestry funds
IPTN gets interest-free loan from forestry funds JAKARTA (JP): Forestry minister Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo confirmed here yesterday that IPTN, the state-owned aircraft manufacturer, will receive Rp 400 billion (US$180 million) in an interest-free loan from his office to support the manufacture of N-250 aircraft.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Blue uniformed guards at airport
Blue uniformed guards at airport From Kompas On June 20, 1994, when about to fly home from the Soekarno- Hatta airport to a city outside Java by a Merpati airliner, my suitcase was double-checked at the X-ray inspection box by blue- coat guards who then ordered me to have it opened. After I obeyed one of them commanded, "Give us the video cassettes." I dug deep into the suitcase to bring out eight cassettes which I bought and wished to take home.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian tourists rely heavily on travel agencies
Indonesian tourists rely heavily on travel agencies JAKARTA (JP): The majority of Indonesian outbound tourists are dependent on travel agencies when choosing travel destinations, booking airlines and arranging accommodations, a researcher says. Low Pok Geh, the San Francisco-based research director of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), said in the fourth PATA- Asia Business Forum here yesterday that Indonesian's main reason for overseas travel is seeking out new experiences.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Clove farmers could face problems selling products
Clove farmers could face problems selling products JAKARTA (JP): Clove farmers will likely face difficulties in selling their produce this year because village cooperatives, which have been appointed by the government as collectors, may not be able to buy all their output.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Plane price excessive
Plane price excessive JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has refused to procure 12 new Fokker F- 100 airplanes at US$32 million each because the price is regarded as excessive. Merpati's president, Ridwan Fatarudin, said here yesterday the company will not buy the airplanes at US$32 million per unit because their proper price is only $28 million each.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign film import
Foreign film import From Media Indonesia The sluggish national film business has been a great concern to the Indonesian people in general and the film makers and film distributors in particular. The situation will remains so as long as Indonesia is free to import Western films. A question now arises: Are we serious in handling the national films so that they become the host in their own country?
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police Chief designate seeks a safer Bekasi
Police Chief designate seeks a safer Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police chief designate Lt. Col. Harry Pribadi has pledged to devote his attention to the capture of the murderer of Herbin's family. "I will give top priority to efforts to capture the killer of Herbin Hutagalung's family," Harry told reporters yesterday at his office. Harry was replaced yesterday by Lt. Col.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Teachers' congress
Teachers' congress The Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) is holding its 17th congress in Jakarta, involving some 11,000 teachers from all over the country. Their presence here reminds us of our days when our teachers patiently and wholeheartedly taught and educated us to become what we are today. So it is our obligation to pay deep respect to them.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya
Ex-PD Pasar Jaya director questioned The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has questioned seven more people, including an ex-director of the City-Owned Market Company (PD Pasar Jaya) in connection with a Rp 2 billion (US$ 926,000) embezzlement at the company. Former PD Pasar Jaya finance and administrative affairs director Omaran and six other officials were questioned by the prosecution's team last week as witnesses in the case, which involved Atin Setiadi as a main suspect.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Legislators give gloomy view of economic growth
Legislators give gloomy view of economic growth JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives were gloomy yesterday about the country's ability to achieve an average economic growth of 6.2 percent as projected during the current Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI).
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Illegal unions established
Illegal unions established SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The local administration suspects several entrepreneurs of illegally establishing labor union units of SPSI within their companies. Governor assistant Masdoekie said on Saturday that these unions were apparently intended to meet the government's requirement while at the same time taking advantage of the ignorance of the laborers. "Most of the entrepreneurs have appointed outsiders to lead labor unions," he said as quoted by Antara.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
The tip of the iceberg
The tip of the iceberg It is certainly not to sound an undue alarm that we quote the facts and figures that follow. But we believe it is advisable that we all take heed of the information revealed by public health expert Ascobat Gani at a seminar in Jakarta over the weekend.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
To catch a computer whiz
To catch a computer whiz From Jayakarta The pooled entrance examination to the state-run universities has ended. However, the problem of "jockeys", in which abler students illicitly take the seats of actual high-school graduate applicants in the examination (presumably to increase the likelihood of passing), has apparently not been solved. Interestingly, the prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) has reported the most cases of jockeying for years. How come?
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI workers remit $8 million a month
RI workers remit $8 million a month KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The national savings banks of Malaysia and Indonesia have worked out a system allowing 500,000 Indonesians, earning a total 50 million ringgit (US$20 million) a month here, to remit their earnings home, officials said yesterday. Each month, these Indonesian workers remit about 20 million ringgit ($8 million), or 36 percent, of their total earnings to relatives, according to figures by Bank Simpanan Nasional, Malaysia's largest savings bank.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
UNAS activities still suspended, but campus opens
UNAS activities still suspended, but campus opens JAKARTA (JP): The disputed biology campus of Universitas Nasional (UNAS), one of Indonesia's oldest privately run universities, has yet to resume academic activity although it reopened yesterday after being closed down for over a week due to internal bickering. Responding to students' demands, the university's rector, Prof. Achmad Baiquni, last Saturday inspected the campus located on Jl. Kebon Binatang, Ragunan, South Jakarta.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RP's Basilan island, a sanctuary for rebels
RP's Basilan island, a sanctuary for rebels By Rosario Liquicia ISABELA, Philippines (Reuter): The lush mountains on the southern Philippine island of Basilan have long nourished villagers but are now also fertile ground for an extremist Moslem group the military calls a national menace. Deprived of electricity and other basic services, Basilan has remained largely undeveloped and isolated, making it a natural sanctuary for rebels.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Most share prices closed lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) here yesterday after recovering over the weekend. The broad-based Composite Index closed at 458.37 yesterday, compared to 458.73 on Friday, while the narrower-based GTDBS Index decreased to 109.41 from 109.88. A broker at JSX said Perdana Cipta Multi Finance listed 50 million shares yesterday. Significant increases in shares were Ades Alfindo (up Rp 400) and Perdana Cipta Multi Finance (up Rp 350).
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Construction of escalators at Blok M delayed due to protest
Construction of escalators at Blok M delayed due to protest JAKARTA (JP): The objection of small-scale traders has thrown a wrench into the PD Pasar Jaya city market authority's approval of the construction of two escalators outside the Blok M market building in South Jakarta.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
BNI to increase loans for small businesses
BNI to increase loans for small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank BNI will increase the portion of its credits allocated for small businesses to 50 percent next year from 38.2 percent at present, the bank's president said here yesterday. Winarto Sumarto told reporters that his bank as of May had channeled 61.8 percent of its total credits of Rp 13.4 trillion (US$6.20 billion) to large-scale companies which generally deal with wholesale businesses.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three killed in floods
Three killed in floods BANJARMASIN, S. Kalimantan (JP): A major flood hitting Kintap subdistrict in the Tanah Laut Regency has killed three persons, destroyed at least 51 houses and two bridges. Floods also occurred in the Satui subdistrict of the Kotabaru regency, where three people were drowned, Antara reported. Social service officials in Tanah Laut said at least 891 houses were destroyed.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Skaters to roam
Skaters to roam Monas Square JAKARTA (JP): The Monas Square area in Central Jakarta will be invaded by hundreds of roller skaters from 20 of Indonesia's 27 provinces on July 8 during the seventh national roller skating tournament. The event, which is held once every two years, will also serve as the early selection process by the Indonesian Roller Skating Federation (Perserosi) for the sixth Asian roller skating championship to be held in Japan next year.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ramos to visit Brunei in August
Ramos to visit Brunei in August MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos will visit Brunei from Aug. 6 to 8 for wide ranging talks with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said here yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
400 street vendors urged to move
400 street vendors urged to move The city administration has allocated Rp 2.1 billion (US$1 million) funds in the current 1994/95 fiscal year to finance the appropriation of a 2,880 square meter plot of land to be developed into a new market in Koja Selatan, North Jakarta. Part of the new market will be used to accommodate 400 traders and street vendors now open for business near the Permai theater on Jl. Lorong, Koja Selatan, Tanjung Priok.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
UN envoy here for talks and East Timor visit
UN envoy here for talks and East Timor visit JAKARTA (JP): A special rapporteur from the United Nations' Human Rights Commission for Execution Without Trial is now here on a 10-day visit. During his stay in this country Waly Bacre Ndiaye, the rapporteur, will meet with high-ranking officials in Jakarta and East Timor, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said here yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Belgium vs Saudi Arabia - rerun 4:30 Student Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Belief in the One Supreme God 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan 8:05 Dangdut Music 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 National films program 11:00 Late News 12:00 a.m. World Cup 1994: Nigeria vs Italy - live Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Artilery exchanges cloud prospects of Bosnian peace
Artilery exchanges cloud prospects of Bosnian peace SARAJEVO (Reuter): Government and Serb forces traded artillery fire along Bosnia's battlefronts yesterday to usher in a week in which mediators will try yet again to persuade the combatants to compromise in the interests of peace.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yogie challenges Dayak leaders to sue him
Yogie challenges Dayak leaders to sue him JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S. M. yesterday challenged Central Kalimantan community leaders to bring the case of the gubernatorial election there to court. "Let them go ahead with their law suit," he told reporters. Yogie, however, advised that the leaders should learn about regulations on how to express disagreement with a government policy.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Region needs U.S. to hold EAEC
Region needs U.S. to hold EAEC TOKYO (AFP): Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono told a Southeast Asian leader here yesterday that U.S. endorsement was necessary to hold an East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) meeting, officials said. Kono made the remarks at a meeting with Ajit Singh, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). "ASEAN wants to hold an EAEC meeting as soon as possible," Singh was quoted as saying during the 20-minute meeting at the foreign ministry.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sarwono alarmed at mangrove destruction
Sarwono alarmed at mangrove destruction JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatdja is alarmed by the rapid destruction of mangroves because of intensive deforestation within the last few decades. The number of mangrove trees has plummeted from 22 million into two million, Sarwono said in a hearing at the House of Representatives yesterday.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
America expected to reinstall RI trade status, House told
America expected to reinstall RI trade status, House told JAKARTA (JP): The government is optimistic the United States will retain its policy on trade privileges provided to Indonesia under the Generalized System of Preference (GSP).
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Prepare students for open society'
`Prepare students for open society' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on teachers yesterday to instill in students values, skills and characteristics that will enable them to weather the negative impact of the globalization of information and technology. Technology has enabled people to freely obtain information through the mass media which brings foreign values that are not always suitable with local values, he said.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Man shot dead by police
Man shot dead by police JAKARTA (JP): An alleged car thief was shot by police yesterday on Jl. Malaka, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta. City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar said Rasyid Nasution, alias Ucok, 26, a known mugger, was shot to death by police agents in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, when he tried to escape while being forced to point out the hideout of his friends.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
All systems are `go' for inter-Korean summit
All systems are `go' for inter-Korean summit By Kate Webb SEOUL (AFP): All systems appear set to go for this month's first inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang despite a warning from the Stalinist North that it could founder if the nuclear issue is raised. A weekend meeting on protocol issues decided the South's dissident-turned-President Kim Young-sam, 66, whose mother was killed by a North Korean infiltrator in 1960, will cross the heavily-fortified Demilitarized Zone July 25.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ships impounded for waste disposal
Ships impounded for waste disposal PEKANBARU, Riau (JP): A ship and a tug boat flying the Singaporean flag were impounded after attempting to throw 200 tons of waste into Indonesian waters on Wednesday in the Mapur area near Bintan Island. The head of the local office of the Ministry of Transportation in Riau, Farhan Tanjung, said that the ship named Labroy 67 had already thrown 40 percent of its waste into the deep blue sea.
Tue, 05 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Maman presents personal defense in fraud trial
Maman presents personal defense in fraud trial JAKARTA (JP): Maman Suparman, a former deputy manager of Bapindo's Jakarta branch, yesterday testified as to the sources of his wealth and assets, denying that he took bribes from defendant tycoon Eddy Tansil. Maman was presenting his defense in a court which is trying him for his role in the Rp 1.3 trillion (US$620 million) corruption case at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo).
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Make Friday a holiday
Make Friday a holiday From Panji Masyarakat Sunday is a holiday. I would like to suggest to the Minister of Religious Affairs, the United Development Party, the Indonesian Council of Ulemas, the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals and all other Moslem organizations that Friday be made a national holiday. The reasons are: * Friday is the most holy day of the week. * Friday has the shortest office hours for Moslems because they must prepare themselves for Friday prayers.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dewi's porn diskette hunted
Dewi's porn diskette hunted SEMARANG, Central Java: Police are busy investigating the distribution of computer diskettes entitled Madame De Syuga featuring a naked Dewi Soekarno, the wife of Indonesia's first president, Soekarno. "We are focusing less on making arrests of people who are in possession of the software and more on tracing the source and origin of the diskette as well as the chain of the distribution," spokesman Lt. Col. Bardja said.
Mon, 04 Jul 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.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Irregularities' in vehicle licensing service terminated
`Irregularities' in vehicle licensing service terminated JAKARTA (JP): Procedures for renewing vehicle license plates in the East Jakarta traffic office returned to normal as no more illegal fees were imposed on vehicle owners who failed to show their old license plates when applying for the new ones.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Magazines clampdown
Magazines clampdown From Sinar I am very concerned about the clampdown on the three outstanding magazines: Tempo, Editor and DeTIK. I feel that I have now lost intimate contact with these magazines. They provided a good forum for us to express our feelings about many subjects ranging from problems with the police to electricity outages and other social issues. I hope that the magazines' employees will not despair because of this calamity.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Koestarto to hold solo exhibition
Koestarto to hold solo exhibition R.M. Koestarto, a self-taught painter known for his impressionistic works, will hold a solo exhibition at the World Trade Center here from July 18 to 20. The three-day exhibition will feature at least 100 works of the painter. "Part of the proceeds from the painting exhibition will be donated to social organizations," said the painter, who is also an employee of the Ministry of Transmigration, at a press conference on Saturday. (has)
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia, Indonesia plan joint investment clearing house
Malaysia, Indonesia plan joint investment clearing house KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian and Indonesian governments were to set up a common clearing house to speed up joint venture projects, officials said Saturday after the launch of two bilateral venture capital and oil palm projects.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Parking in Citraland
Parking in Citraland From Kompas On June 25, 1994, at about midday, I visited the Citraland shopping center in West Jakarta. When I got back to my car after I had finished shopping I was very surprised to find my car about seven meters away from the place where I parked it. To make matters worse, both rear tires were deflated. I immediately reported the case to the security persons, Sup and Sut, only to have them blame me for parking the car in the wrong place.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto: Use openness responsibly
Soeharto: Use openness responsibly JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is cautioning the local press to use political openness responsibly so as not to endanger national stability. The mass media should be aware they share the responsibility for safeguarding national interests, he said while opening a national workshop for the Ministry of Information at the Bina Graha presidential office Saturday.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Basuki's will officially disclosed by his lawyers
Basuki's will officially disclosed by his lawyers JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers of the late painter Basuki Abdullah officially disclosed the contents of his final will to the public on Saturday, revealing that his Thai widow was left only a small portion of his huge estate. Siti Zaitun Noor told reporters on Saturday that the renowned painter had secretly made a will just three months prior to his death leaving many of his possessions to his Dutch daughter from a previous marriage, Mrs.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seeking pen pals
Seeking pen pals I am a third grader in the Senior High School. I am an Indonesian and my age is 17 years. My hobbies are playing music, traveling, correspondence, and collecting phone cards. I would like pen pals, male or female, aged between 15 and 20 years.Those who are interested please write to: Mathilda Christynar, Pondok Kopi Blok AB 2 No. 1, Jakarta Timur 13460, Indonesia. MATHILDA CHRISTYNAR Jakarta
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sign language
Sign language From Kompas The translation of the newscast on TV into sign language is a service for the deaf. They share the need for information with the rest of the hearing public. Why then, do some people dislike this service? In my opinion, this new system is really a great breakthrough in the nation's history. Indonesia continues to fight backwardness and ignorance and the use of sign language is a response to that challenge. Those of us with normal hearing must thank God for His blessing.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tax collection team formed
Tax collection team formed The West Jakarta administration has formed a special team to tackle the problem of huge arrears in property taxes in the mayoralty in the just concluded fiscal year, which totaled Rp 16billion (US$ 8million). "The team's main task is to collect taxes from errant taxpayers," said Aritonang, the section head of administrative affairs at the mayor's office.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
AIDS poses heavy funding burden
AIDS poses heavy funding burden JAKARTA (JP): The already inadequate health funding from the government here may face a "triple burden" given the possibility of an upsurge in people infected with AIDS, an expert on public health says. Indonesia already faces a two-fold burden: As ailments usually associated with poverty, such as infections and tuberculosis, remain prevalent, affluence-related ones like heart disease are brewing, Ascobat Gani told a seminar Saturday.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt blamed for rife smuggling of workers to Malaysia
Govt blamed for rife smuggling of workers to Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Companies Supplying Indonesian Workers to Malaysia and Singapore (KINAS) has blamed poor coordination among government offices for the illegal entries of thousands of Indonesian job seekers into Malaysia.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Disappointing public utility
Disappointing public utility From Republika Tebing Tinggi in North Sumatra just received the national Adipura award from the government for the town's exemplary cleanliness. The trophy was presented to the public in a procession on Tuesday, June 8, 1994. But since that day the customers of the PDAM Tirta Bulian state-owned drinking water company have been very disappointed. On the day of the proud procession, at 6 p.m., a large PDAM water tank located on Jalan K.F. Tendean collapsed.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Eleven die in KL hotel fire
Eleven die in KL hotel fire KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Eleven people died in a fire at a hotel in Malaysia's Borneo state of Sabah on Saturday, the national Bernama news agency reported. The victims, all believed to be Malaysians, were said to have suffocated due to smoke inhalation. The agency quoted a fire department spokesman as saying the 11 killed were among 14 guests at the five-story Park View Hotel when the fire broke out at dawn.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Graft agency clears top judge
Graft agency clears top judge KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's top judge has been cleared by the anti-corruption agency of allegations of misconduct made by an opposition member of parliament, who is now being probed for criminal defamation, officials said yesterday. Attorney-General Mokhtar Abdullah said police would have to investigate MP Wee Choo Keong's motive in making allegations linking Lord President Hamid Omar to a corporate chief, who is a litigant in a key supreme court case.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Ireland vs Norwegia (rerun) 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Technology Program: solar cell technology in Indonesia 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: Riau 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious teachings: Hinduism 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Golden Years 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Music 10:45 Late News 11:00 World Cup 1994: Holland vs Ireland Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Firms invited to build, operate new airports
Firms invited to build, operate new airports JAKARTA (JP): The government will invite local and foreign firms to build and expand airports in the country under a build, operate and transfer (BOT) contract. Transportation Minister Haryanto Dhanutirto told newsmen here Saturday that the projects, which will consist of the construction of two new airports and the expansion of four existing ones, would cost around US$1.46 billion.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ethnic Indonesians in Malaysia model citizens
Ethnic Indonesians in Malaysia model citizens JAKARTA (JP): A group of Malaysians of Indonesian origin in Selangor state have won national recognition as model people due to their consistency in preserving Javanese traditions. They live prosperously in Endah, 90 kilometers from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. The village was chosen as the cleanest and most beautiful village in Malaysia in 1991 and 1992.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tip on adding page number in your PageMaker 5.0
Tip on adding page number in your PageMaker 5.0 JAKARTA (JP): First of all, I'd like to thank Abdul Karim Kusumoputro for his very congenial letter that appeared on The Jakarta Post, July 1, 1994. Unfortunately, though, I'm still unable to find a way of putting the total number of pages of our publication automatically in PageMaker, not even when using PageMaker 5.0's Additions.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Telkom, co-ops sign agreement
Telkom, co-ops sign agreement The state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, has renewed its agreement with 10 multi-purpose cooperatives on the management of 890 coin operated public telephone booths in Central Jakarta. The agreement, marking the extension of the contract between the company and the cooperatives which was launched in 1991, was signed by the head of the Central Jakarta PT Telkom Office G.S. Sigit Pramono and managers of the cooperatives over the weekend.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Efficient use of IDT funds urged
Efficient use of IDT funds urged North Jakarta Mayor H. Suprawito called on his staff and community leaders to assist the recipients of the least developed villages (IDT) and gubernatorial-instruction (Ingub) program so they may use the funds efficiently. "If guided properly the funds can be used by the recipients as a consistent capital base," Suprawito said over the weekend as quoted by the mayoralty administration spokesman H.M. Napis.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Aussie, Indonesia advised to abandon suspicion
Aussie, Indonesia advised to abandon suspicion JAKARTA (JP): Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Gareth Evans says Indonesia and Australia should abandon the long-held suspicion that they pose a threat to each other. There is no need to give even a moment's reflection to the possibility of either of the two neighboring countries being a threat to each other, he said during a conference on Saturday.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
General sentiment continues deteriorating on the JSX
General sentiment continues deteriorating on the JSX By Sigma Batara JAKARTA (JP): General market sentiment continued deteriorating last week with most foreign houses carrying net selling orders. Jaya Real Property, listed last week, was traded about two percent above its initial public offering (IPO) price despite foreign selling pressure on the other counters. The weaknesses of U.S. dollar against the surging yen was bad news for the regional markets. This heightened fears that the U.S.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Creating a mask with CorelDRAW!
Creating a mask with CorelDRAW! By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): During the recent launching of CorelDRAW! 5.0 in Jakarta, which was organized by PT Sistech Kharisma, Brad Young from Corel Corporation, Canada, showed off a masking effect that could actually be achieved in CorelDRAW! 4.0 as well. Nevertheless, the effect drew a lot of "Wow!"s from the audience. Here, in the accompanying illustration I show you an example of the effect that Brad demonstrated in his presentation.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Flood ravages S. Kalimantan
Flood ravages S. Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: At least 51 houses have been damaged as floods swept Kintap district on the east coast of South Kalimantan. Two bridges linking the Kalimantan network road were also knocked down over the weekend by the flood, Antara reported. The two-meter-high flood also inundated 891 houses and a road, cutting land communication among the provincial capital Banjarmasin, Kotabaru and East Kalimantan province.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Five-day working week
Five-day working week President Soeharto said that the government is considering the possibility of determining a five-day working week. According to the President, electricity and telephone costs will be less due to the system. Urban people will also have more time to visit the countryside and spend their money there which in turn will support the economy of the village communities and thus help the government with the poverty eradication program. This is a realistic idea.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Xanana visited by his wife, children
Xanana visited by his wife, children JAKARTA (JP): Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao, the jailed East Timor rebel leader, saw his family for the first time in almost 20 years when they visited him at Cipinang prison, East Jakarta, over the weekend. Maria Emilia Gusmao, 45, and son Eugenio Paolo, 23, as well as daughter Zenilda Emilia, 19, arrived here on Thursday from Australia and returned on Saturday evening after visiting Xanana both Friday and Saturday.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drought threats Blora residents
Drought threats Blora residents BLORA, Central Java: Thousands hectares of ricefields in seven subdistricts here suffered from drought, having seen little of no rainfall in the past several months. The seven subdistricts are Jati, Randublatung, Blora Kota, Kedungtuban, Jepon, Jiken, Kunduran and Ngawen. The drought, some residents say, may destroy the livelihood of local farmers.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mt. Barujari erupts
Mt. Barujari erupts MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The 2,373-meter-high Mount Barujari, which has been active since early June, erupted 10 times on Saturday. According to eyewitnesses, the eruption could be heard several kilometers away. (05)
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Planned hike in police funds gets cool response
Planned hike in police funds gets cool response JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Headquarters' decision to raise the funding for operational duties starting in the 1994- 1995 fiscal year is getting a cool response from City Police officers. "The plan is welcome but is there any guarantee that field officers will receive the funds uncut?" a detective who wanted to remain anonymous asked the Jakarta Post Saturday. The pessimism was echoed by another police officer.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australia's Asia policy ambiguous: intellectual
Australia's Asia policy ambiguous: intellectual JAKARTA (JP): A noted intellectual said that the Australian government's neo-liberal economic policies to integrate itself with the growing economies in Asian countries have produced ambiguous results.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Local private banks extend more loans than state banks
Local private banks extend more loans than state banks JAKARTA (JP): Loans provided by private domestic banks during the first quarter of this year increased by 6.95 percent, far higher than the 2.65 percent growth of loans provided by state banks in the same period.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Oil found in East Java
Oil found in East Java JAKARTA (JP): Santa Fe Energy Resources Ltd. of the United States has discovered oil from its two concession wells, the MUDI-1 and MUDI-1 sidetrack, at the Rahayu village of the Tuban regency in East Java, the state oil company Pertamina says.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ways to tackle juvenile delinquency
Ways to tackle juvenile delinquency From Bisnis Indonesia From observation I would say it's certain TV programs, erotic and crime films in the cinemas, pornographic books and magazines, as well as social environment that push teenagers into delinquent behavior, hurting themselves and others as well.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australia to increase aid for Indonesia
Australia to increase aid for Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Australia is committed to increasing aid to Indonesia under the Consultative Group for Indonesia (CGI) this fiscal year. "As I told Mr.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
More roads converted into one-way zones
More roads converted into one-way zones JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has decided to convert a number of roads in East, West and South Jakarta into one-way streets in order to alleviate traffic congestion across the city. The decision was made by the Municipal Traffic and Transportation Consultative Body during a meeting late last week. The newly designated one-way zones in East Jakarta include Jl. Tambra I, Jl. Tambra III, Jl. Tambra II, Jl. Tambra Raya, Jl. Bawal Raya and Jl.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Campus magazine in C. Java banned
Campus magazine in C. Java banned SEMARANG, Central Java: A student magazine of the PGRI Teachers' Training College, Vokal, was banned by the rector of the institute for printing an interview with communist novelist Pramoedya Ananta Tour. Managing editor of the magazine Nurul Qoiriah said she objected to the banning and said it ran counter to the goals of education. Nurul said the rector's decision was neither wise nor was it in line with the general policy of state universities.
Mon, 04 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
PPP suggests dialog to end media ban crisis
PPP suggests dialog to end media ban crisis JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) suggested Saturday that the press, government and public hold a national dialog to harmonize the perception as to what constitutes a free and responsible press. Chairwoman of Commission I for defense, security, foreign affairs and information of the House of Representatives (DPR) Aisyah Aminy said that the concept needs to be clarified in order to prevent future press bans.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Banned magazines
Banned magazines The Japanese media have reported the recent revocation of licenses of Indonesia's Tempo, Editor and DeTIK magazines and the arrest of people who took to the street to protest the ban. We have subscribed to the Tempo magazine since the early 1980s, for our source of study on Indonesia, in our research institution. We consider the articles published in the magazine good and very useful for our study on the social, economic and cultural phenomena of Indonesia.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Double tracks for Depok-Bogor line
Double tracks for Depok-Bogor line Director General of Land Transportation Soejono said the construction of double tracks on the Depok-Bogor route, one of the busiest railway lines in the greater Jakarta area, is expected to be completed by the middle of next year.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI, PNG swap students
RI, PNG swap students JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Cenderawasih University and the University of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby have signed an agreement for a student exchange program, Moses Tandung, the information attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Port Moresby said. With the exchange program, Indonesian students will have the opportunity to teach Indonesian and learn Fiji and English languages in return, Moses said. (arf)
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yen debtors count cost of dollar's demise
Yen debtors count cost of dollar's demise By Tim Cribb HONG KONG (AFP): China wants to talk to its Japanese creditors, Indonesia is tight-lipped, and Malaysia, a former victim of the consequences of the debt blow-out caused by a high yen, is philosophical. Yen borrowers are in trouble. The Japanese currency's surge against the dollar has seriously affected China's ability to repay substantial Japanese loans, senior Chinese economists were quoted as saying by the China Daily on Thursday.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rights Commission willing to help banned magazines
Rights Commission willing to help banned magazines JAKARTA (JP) The National Commission on Human Rights is extending an offer of assistance to solve the national controversy triggered by the closure of the Tempo, Editor and DeTIK weeklies. The commission, led by its Secretary General Baharuddin Lopa, met with Tempo chief editor Goenawan Mohamad and a number of journalists from the now-defunct magazine yesterday.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Water price hike draws angry public response
Water price hike draws angry public response JAKARTA (JP): The PAM Jaya City Water Company's decision to raise the prices of water by an average of 40 percent has drawn unfavorable reactions from consumers and the Indonesian Consumers' Organization (YLKI). "This is a selfish act by PAM Jaya," Agus Pambu, an executive of the organization told The Jakarta Post here yesterday. Agus explained that the increase should have been in line with the inflation rate of just under 10 percent.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dormitory girls living in fear
Dormitory girls living in fear From Media Indonesia As girls staying at the Asrama Putri Purbawisesa dormitory on Jl. Senopati in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, we are being held in terror not knowing where to turn for help.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Two-day symposium on surveyors' licensing
Two-day symposium on surveyors' licensing A two-day exhibition on survey equipment and a symposium on surveyors' licensing held at the Jakarta Design Center ended yesterday. Closing ceremonies were conducted by City Mapping and Surveying Office Head Sidharta. The symposium, which was opened on Wednesday by Deputy Governor for Economy and Development TB. M.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Potential student of UNAS
Potential student of UNAS From Kompas I took an entrance test for the National University on June 19, 1994, when I enrolled myself at the Universitas Nasional (UNAS) campus on Jl. Sawo Manila, Pejaten, Pasar Minggu. I did so because I know that this is the official address of the campus. So I was surprised to read a report in the June 20 issue of the Kompas daily saying that the legal and official place for registration is the School of Biology of National University on Jl.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Finance company to give dividends to shareholders
Finance company to give dividends to shareholders JAKARTA (JP): A finance company has announced a plan to distribute dividends to shareholders, while a real estate developer decided to channel its 1993 profit into expansion programs.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hindarto vows to punish corrupt police officers
Hindarto vows to punish corrupt police officers JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto pledged yesterday to punish any officers found to have illegally collected extra fees from vehicle owners who failed to show their old license plates when applying for the new ones. "I promise you that I will not hesitate to punish these errant officers. They will be dealt with sternly," Hindarto told reporters yesterday.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
PLN allowed to be profit-oriented
PLN allowed to be profit-oriented JAKARTA (JP): The government, under a presidential decree, has approved the State Electricity Company's (PLN) request to change its status from a limited company to one with an orientation of making profits. The move is expected to set the stage for PLN selling part of its equity to the public. The company's president, Zuhal, said here yesterday that the government's approval is stated in Presidential Decree No. 23/1994, dated June 16.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
World-class painting exhibition due here
World-class painting exhibition due here Jakarta will soon host a spectacular painting exhibition, displaying more than 500 masterpieces by renowned local and international artists. The exhibition called "The Jakarta International Fine Arts" will include the original works by Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh, Francisco de Goya and Renoir. Local paintings include works by Raden Saleh, Basuki Abdullah, Affandi, Mochtar Apin and Lee Man-Fong.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Matahari's 3-on-3 basketball meet
Matahari's 3-on-3 basketball meet JAKARTA (JP): Matahari Department Store, a leading retailer, will promote a series of three-on-three basketball tournaments with Rp 9 million (US$4,300) in prize money in both Jakarta and Surabaya, East Java within a three week period. The event will be held in the basketball hall at the Senayan sport complex here on July 9-10. Afterwards, the half-court competition will be moved to Surabaya and the venerable Go Skate Sport Hall for its conclusion on July 11.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
President to open conference on capital market activities
President to open conference on capital market activities JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to officially open an international conference on capital market activities at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center here next week. Speakers will include Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad, Bank Indonesia (central bank) Governor Soedradjad Djiwandono, Merton H. Miller, the 1990 Nobel Laureate, and Mitsuo Sato, the president of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Sat, 02 Jul 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. Prapatan, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. * Jakarta Community Church, Jl.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Family killed in crash
Family killed in crash SEMARANG, Central Java: A family of four were killed last night in a road accident when their sedan crashed into a minibus in Sruwen village near Salatiga. Three passengers, all relatives of the deceased, were also injured in the accident. According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when the sedan, running side by side with another car, crashed headfirst into an oncoming minibus. The police are still investigating the cause of the accident. (wah/05)
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Plain-clothes policemen
Plain-clothes policemen From Suara Pembaruan The police chiefs are always complaining about the shortage of personnel to maintain security and order. Their complaints are justifiable when we consider the vastness of our archipelago and the large population of the country. In this context I would like to suggest a way to increase the number of the personnel without the need for new recruits.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
PAM to stop water supply to Kuningan
PAM to stop water supply to Kuningan The City Water Company, PAM Jaya, temporarily cut off the water supply to the ministers' housing complex in Kuningan, South Jakarta, and the surrounding area, yesterday. The stoppage was due to the repair of water main in the area. "The water stoppage was unavoidable because we needed to repair the leaking water main on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said," said Eben Koesbini, the company's technical director. The repair work, which began at 2 a.m.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Game first, election later
Game first, election later DILI, East Timor: The election of a new regent for Dili has been postponed until in the middle of next month because the city has been chosen to host a regional sports competition from June 27 to July 7. The local legislature however has already selected their nominations. They are Domingus M.D. Soares, Florentino Sarmento and Oscar Belo, the Antara news agency reported. (arf)
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
17 Vietnamese stranded
17 Vietnamese stranded KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Some 17 Vietnamese boat people have been stranded on the eastern part of Sabu Island, about 115 miles from the capital. According to the Antara news agency, the Vietnamese, who were on their way to Australia, landed on the island on June 22 after experiencing engine trouble. East Nusa Tenggara Police Chief, R.S. Luntungan, said that local authorities would make the boat people leave the island as soon as they fixed their boat. (05)
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
PATA talks
PATA talks The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will organize separate meetings with its senior members, youth leaders and senior journalists to seek input for the group's development to adjust itself with rapid changes in the world.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam's postal service
Vietnam's postal service HANOI (AFP): Ho Chi Minh City is planning to set up a private post and telephone service in a further step towards shaking up Vietnam's lumbering state communications monopoly, a report said yesterday. The proposed joint stock company will operate limited postal and telephone services initially within the southern economic center and neighboring provinces, the Tuoi Tre newspaper said. Saigon Postal and Telecommunications Services Co.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Argentina vs Bulgaria (rerun) 4:30 Drama Remaja 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country: North Sumatra 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Fashion 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Caller 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Music 11:00 Late News 11:10 Film Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
ADB raises rates
ADB raises rates MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday raised its rates for U.S. dollar loans by a 0.01 percentage point, but cut them by a 0.05 percentage point for multi-currency loans. The new rates, effective for the second half of 1994, are 6.21 percent per annum for multi-currency loans -- the lowest since ADB lending operations began in 1968 -- and 6.68 percent per annum for U.S. dollar loans.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Longer weekends?
Longer weekends? It seems that President Soeharto's statement on Wednesday has put to rest the old controversy over the benefits and disadvantages of a long weekend for civil servants. His statement called on businessmen, workers and civil servants to help the nation build prosperous families. To help the process along, Soeharto said plans were in the works to allow civil servants to take Saturdays and Sundays off so parents could spend more time with their families.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RP seeks debt rescheduling
RP seeks debt rescheduling MANILA (AFP): The Philippines said yesterday it has sought a rescheduling of US$299 million in official debts owed to the Paris Club of lender nations which fall due this year and next to cover a financing shortfall. Officials said Manila has decided to exclude previously scheduled debt totaling $759 million from the new negotiations, expected to begin in two weeks' time.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Lazy fishermen wasted recent monsoon
Lazy fishermen wasted recent monsoon JAKARTA (JP): Many fishermen in the Seribu Islands, a group of islands north of Jakarta Bay, did not use their spare time wisely during the recent three-month west monsoon during which they could not go fishing. "As a result, the produce they collected in nine months has simply thinned out in just three months," said Maharanto, the head of the City Agriculture Office.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV drama on scavengers launched
TV drama on scavengers launched JAKARTA (JP): Noted director Teguh Karya launched the start of his new production Alang-alang (weeds), a TV drama "on a little girl who wants a better future." "We will shoot the first take this evening," Teguh said yesterday at his Central Jakarta workshop. Focusing on a family of Jakarta scavengers, the "documentary drama," is broken up into three segments, each 42 minutes long.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Drought hits Madura villages
Drought hits Madura villages SUMENEP, East Java: At least nine villages in eight districts in Sumenep on Madura Island are beginning to feel the bite of water shortages this dry season. Sumenep government spokesman, Ruslan, said yesterday that the local state-run water enterprise had begun supplying drinking water to the stricken villages, which are located on hillsides, for their daily consumption.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight captions
Spotlight captions Photo A: Luncheon VIP LUNCHEON: Trade Minister Satrio Budihardjo Joedono (right) hosted a special luncheon to honor his guest Minister of Commerce of Thailand Uthai Pimchaichon at the Mitra Room, Sari Pan Pacific Hotel recently. Photo B: Food JP/arh FOOD FESTIVAL: Farzana Tayyab (center), wife of Pakistan Ambassador to Indonesia, opened a Mughal Food Festival at the Shah Jahan Restaurant, Sahid Jaya Tower on June 28.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australia aids RI health services
Australia aids RI health services JAKARTA (JP): Australia will help Indonesia cope with its population and health problems. Australian Minister for Health Dr. Carmen Lawrence said here yesterday that Australia wants to help Indonesia reduce its infant mortality rate. According to the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) annual report, Indonesia's maternal and neo-natal mortality rates are among the highest in the Asia-Pacific region.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock price drops caused by non-fundamental factors: Ruru
Stock price drops caused by non-fundamental factors: Ruru JAKARTA (JP): The continued drops in share prices on the capital market over the last three weeks were caused by non- fundamental factors rather than by declines in the performance of the country's economy. Bacelius Ruru, chairman of the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam), said here yesterday the price falls were caused by the psychological impact of the yen's appreciation against the U.S.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Early warning systems for quake to be set up
Early warning systems for quake to be set up JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is exploring the possibility of cooperation with the European Economic Community to set up early warning systems for earthquakes. Indonesia plans to build 21 quake monitoring stations across the archipelago equipped with early warning systems to minimize fatalities in case of disasters, head of the coordinating agency for survey and mapping (Bakosurtanal), R.W. Matindas, said yesterday.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia-PNG ties now `beyond border': Ambassador Oaisa
Indonesia-PNG ties now `beyond border': Ambassador Oaisa JAKARTA (JP): The current bilateral relations between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia are in a "beyond the border" phase, focusing more on economic ties, Papua New Guinea ambassador Alan I. Oaisa said yesterday. Oaisa, who replaced Angoea J. Tadabe two weeks ago, said that he would further the course his predecessor had steered.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
ABRI members arrested
ABRI members arrested DILI, East Timor: Three Armed Forces (ABRI) personnel have been arrested on charges of insulting Catholics during a religious ritual in Remixio village near here. A local military spokesman, Maj. Ladean Simbolon, said yesterday the three were being held in the local military police detention house. Witnesses said that on Wednesday the three officers angered the worshipers during a mass in a Remixio church when they trampled on the bread they received from the preacher.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Stock trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) slightly recovered yesterday with the narrower-based Composite Index rising for the first time in almost three weeks to close at 458.73 from 457.23 the previous day. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also gained ground to close at 109.88 against Thursday's 109.49.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Transport licensing to be tightened
Transport licensing to be tightened Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday the city administration will only issue operating licenses for public transit vehicles that are part of limited liability companies or cooperatives. "No permit will be issued to individuals," said Surjadi, adding that propriety transportation will not be allowed to operate in the city.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
House wants change in status of Planetarium
House wants change in status of Planetarium JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of the Representatives (DPR) have urged the government to immediately change the status of the Jakarta Planetarium and Observatory from a non-structural body to an official structural one. The deputy chairman of the House's Commission X, H.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
De-traditionalization propels Chinese success
De-traditionalization propels Chinese success JAKARTA (JP): The formidable economic success of the ethnic Chinese here took place after the minority group discarded its wasteful, inefficient traditions, according to prominent historian Onghokham.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Brazil favored to win W. Cup
Brazil favored to win W. Cup JAKARTA (JP): A survey says that almost half of all Indonesian soccer fans would bet on three-time champion Brazil to win the World Cup finals, currently underway in the United States. Of the 500 respondents, all of whom were male, 48 percent favored Brazil to take its fourth title during a poll conducted by the Survey Research Indonesia (SRI) -- a renowned private survey consultant.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI shuttlers top Malaysia Open seeds
RI shuttlers top Malaysia Open seeds JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian shuttlers, smarting after their modest success at the recent Beijing Asia Cup badminton championships, dominate the seedings for the Malaysia Open in Johor Baru which kicks off on Wednesday. As expected, the organizing committee on Thursday put world's top-ranked men's singles Joko Suprianto, women's singles Susi Susanti and men's pair of Rudy Gunawan and Bambang Suprianto atop their respective lists.
Sat, 02 Jul 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.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
INRO unsighted in market, weighing situation
INRO unsighted in market, weighing situation KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) was yesterday closely assessing rubber's surging prices amid speculation that the uptrend was artificially created by overselling in Thailand.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL rolls out 2nd car
KL rolls out 2nd car KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The maiden car of Malaysia's second national auto firm rolled off the production line yesterday, nine years after the birth of the first national car, with a third being planned jointly with the French, officials said. The second national car called "Mousedeer", or "Kancil" in Malay, equipped with Daihatsu's 660cc engine, will be officially launched for sale in August, its manufacturer, Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn. Bhd. (PERODUA) said.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
UNDP agrees to give grant worth $5.8 million to ASEAN
UNDP agrees to give grant worth $5.8 million to ASEAN JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) agreed here yesterday to provide US$5.8 million in technical assistance for trade, investment, environment, technology and human resource development in ASEAN. According to documents signed by UNDP's resident representative in Jakarta, C.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Instant noodles
Instant noodles From Kompas The case of toxic instant noodles is similar to the catastrophe caused by Tylenol medicine in the United States in the early 1980s. The only difference is that Tylenol producer J&J immediately withdrew the deadly medicines from the market to prevent further deaths. In this country, however, the Indomie noodles producer arrogantly refused to withdraw its products from the market.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir visits troops in Bosnia
Mahathir visits troops in Bosnia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday visited Malaysian soldiers serving with the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the national news agency Bernama reported. It quoted a Foreign Affairs Ministry statement as saying Mahathir arrived in Split before going to the Malaysian Battalion headquarters in Konjic for a one-day visit.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
N. Korean reps in Macao arrested
N. Korean reps in Macao arrested MACAO (UPI): North Korea's two top representatives in Macao were among six people arrested earlier yesterday on suspicion of passing fake one-hundred-dollar bills, police sources said. Five North Koreans, along with one a man from Macao, were arrested after a raid on more than a dozens apartments in the Portuguese territory. One of the suspects was carrying a diplomatic passport, but police refused to identify him.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bangladesh faces more protests
Bangladesh faces more protests DHAKA (Reuter): Fundamentalists vowed more protests yesterday over an alleged insult to Islam by writer Taslima Nasrin after fighting across Bangladesh on Thursday left one man dead and nearly 200 people injured. The Bangladesh government called for calm and said only its intervention had prevented worse violence in the clashes which erupted during a general strike called by both fundamentalists and their rivals.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan `goes South'
Taiwan `goes South' MANILA (Reuter): Taiwan said yesterday it would embark on a trade and investment drive into Southeast Asia as part of its "Go South" campaign to boost ties with the region and bolster the domestic economy. Taiwanese economic minister P.K. Chang told Filipino and Taiwanese businessmen in Manila that the drive targeted the Philippines in particular. "This area (Southeast Asia) has become a main target for our concerted outward investment," he said.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
PPD's refurbished double decker buses launched
PPD's refurbished double decker buses launched JAKARTA (JP): PT Senawangi Wisamarta Utama (SWU), a subsidiary of Humpuss Group, has launched refurbished double-decker buses, owned by the PPD state-run transit firm. Ongky P. Sumarno, SWU's president, said yesterday that the operation of the refurbished buses by his company is aimed at providing the convenient transportation needed by Jakarta's citizens.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
National Police told to maintain security, stability
National Police told to maintain security, stability JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told the police force yesterday to not hesitate to nip any form of criminal activity posing a danger to national development in the bud.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three killed in a fire
Three killed in a fire BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Three people were killed in a huge fire which gutted four houses in a village on Wednesday morning. Witnesses said the victims were trapped in the fire, and the rescuers failed to reach them, the Antara news agency reported. Witness Armain said the fire, the fourth in June alone, caused panic among the inhabitants as most were asleep when it first broke out. Most of them had no time to salvage their belongings.
Sat, 02 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Four killed in road accident
Four killed in road accident JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Four people were killed on Wednesday when a truck carrying 13 people rolled over after its front tire blew out. According to La Abu, a passenger who only suffered a minor injury in the accident, the truck was heading for Abepura from Arso when the accident happened. The truck driver told police in Abepura police precinct that the four, who are all farmers, were crushed under the truck, Antara reported. (05)
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Merpati flies to Yogya
Merpati flies to Yogya JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, today begins serving Yogyakarta twice daily. A spokesman for Merpati, Agus Soedjono, said here yesterday that a DC-9 will depart Jakarta at 7 a.m. for Yogyakarta before proceeding to Denpasar in Bali at 8:50. The aircraft will then depart for Jakarta via Yogyakarta at 11:50. The second flight, by Fokker-100, is scheduled to leave Jakarta at 3:15 p.m.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Land woes may scare foreign investors
Land woes may scare foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): Legislators urged the government yesterday to ease land-use restrictions for foreign investors, with the aim of making Indonesia a more attractive place to do business. In a hearing with State Minister of Agrarian/Chairman of National Land Agency Soni Harsono, they said the government's policies were intended to woo foreign investors and should be accompanied by concrete moves to create legal certainty.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Deadly bus
Deadly bus From Kompas On June 18, 1994 at about 7 p.m. there was a road accident in which a passenger bus going to Java from Sumatra collided with a motorcycle on a trans-Sumatra road. The exact location was in Gunung Liwat village, Ogan Komering Ulu regency, South Sumatra. The motorcyclist, who was my own brother, was instantly killed in that accident. It was a most horrible accident I have ever seen in my life. His body was cut into two parts and the motorcycle was completely totaled.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Nude Dewi disks seized
Nude Dewi disks seized SEMARANG: The provincial prosecution office has seized 22 floppy disks containing scantily-clad pictures of Ratnasari Dewi, a widow of the late president Sukarno. The pictures were taken from her book Madame D. Syuga (Japanese for Superior in Elegance) which the government has declared illegal in Indonesia. Harry Moerdjono, head of the prosecution office, said the disks were found at computer rental outlets in many cities in the province. Central Java military chief Maj.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traffic fine
Traffic fine From Media Indonesia On June 23, 1994 at about eight in the evening, the patrolling policemen in the Pamulang area stopped a car driven by a student with two other passengers. The driver was charged with violating the traffic law because one of his rear lamps was off. For this fault, the Jakarta Police had the right to confiscate the vehicle and fine the driver Rp 36,000.
Fri, 01 Jul 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.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police get motorcycles
Police get motorcycles Police precincts in the city's five mayoralties have received two motorcycles each and a typewriter from PT Bimantara Citra, a widely diversified business group. The aid was symbolically handed over by Indra Rukmana, PT Bimantara Citra chief commissioner, to officers from the five police precincts in a simple ceremony marking the 13th anniversary of the company at its headquarters on Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, yesterday.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Panin Bank gets B/C rating from Canadian company
Panin Bank gets B/C rating from Canadian company JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Panin Bank has won a short-term credit (intra-country-issuer) rating of B/C from Thomson BankWatch of Canada. "The rating granted to Panin Bank places the institution among the best in the country," Thomson BankWatch's president for Asian operations, Philippe F. Delhaise, told reporters here yesterday.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Magazine ban
Magazine ban From Sinar Pagi I express my support to the recent demonstrations launched by reporters and students following the revocation of publishing licenses of three magazines -- Tempo, Editor and DeTIK. Obviously as a result of the government's ban, many reporters and employees have lost their jobs, which is a great concern to the All-Indonesia Journalists Union (PWI) and Association of Newspapers Publishers (SPS).
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Magazines
Magazines Correction: In the article entitled Harmoko offers a way out..., Goenawan Mohamad's statements Good stability is not built on legal certainty.... should read Good stability is built on legal certainty.... We regret the error. -- Editor
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
In defense of Pizza Hut
In defense of Pizza Hut I join the "healthy" debate going on in The Jakarta Post regarding the foreign food outlets in Indonesia. Pizza Hut is a favorite jaunt for many Indians living here, especially for the vegetarian-gourmet lovers. When I first came over here a few years ago, I was quite surprised to find that people here had never heard of a vegetarian restaurant. I couldn't even find the equivalent word for "vegetarian" in Bahasa Indonesia!
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Banned media
Banned media I was shocked to learn of the revocation of the publishing licenses of the three magazines, Tempo, Editor and DeTIK, by the government on the grounds that the three media have endangered the national stability. Is this act by the government really necessary while we are trying to uphold openness? If the government wishes to maintain security and protect the people's interest, why did the government resort to banning the media, which are needed to provide information for the society?
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
DLLAJ can ticket traffic offenders
DLLAJ can ticket traffic offenders City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ) officials who are on duty in the street are allowed to ticket drivers of public vehicles, taxis and delivery vans who commit traffic infractions, a police officer says. "These DLLAJ officials have the authority to do so provided that, before being submitted to court, the dossiers must be accompanied by letters of recommendation signed by traffic police officers," Col.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign investments likely to increase
Foreign investments likely to increase JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investments, which substantially decreased last year, will most likely increase again this year, State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said here yesterday. Sanyoto, who is also chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), said in a seminar on the petrochemical industry that foreign investments approved by the board during the period between Jan. 1 and June 10 had reached US$5.1 billion.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia-PNG timber deal
Malaysia-PNG timber deal KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian property firm Damansara Realty Bhd. will acquire control of a timber firm in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to develop a mammoth agro-forest project on the island under two deals clinched yesterday, officials said. Under one of two agreements signed, Damansara would acquire 85 percent equity in Aitape Agro-Forest Pty. Ltd. from Arrow Pacific Timber (PNG) Pty Ltd. for 108,375 ringgit (US$43,350).
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Firm to pay dividends
Firm to pay dividends JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations (BSP) announced yesterday it will distribute to shareholders Rp 10.5 billion in dividends or Rp 285 per share from its 1993 net profits. The company's directors told an annual meeting of its shareholders here that the company had total profits of Rp 15.8 billion last year, compared to Rp 11.8 billion in 1992.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Unhealthy smoking
Unhealthy smoking From Jayakarta It is now common to see young people of 10 to 20 years old lingering in the streets smoking freely. It is a pity that we, the adults, do not pay attention to them and never bother to intervene. In our days, smoking among high school students was "taboo." Then smoking was done somewhere hidden from public notice. But now, even elementary school children have been seen smoking. What a sad thing! Our small children have been poisoned by deadly smoke.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thai-Cambodian border crossing reopened
Thai-Cambodian border crossing reopened ARANYAPRATHET, Thailand (AFP): Some 10,000 traders streamed across the Thai-Cambodian border yesterday as officials reopened the Klong Luek-Poipet checkpoint for the first time in two months. In a brief ceremony which had been scheduled for today, Cambodian Army Gen. Duang Khaem and Kasaem Chaiyasith, the governor of Thailand's Sakaew province, declared the Thai- Cambodian Friendship bridge open and safe.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Mastermind' in Marsinah's killing gets 17 years in jail
`Mastermind' in Marsinah's killing gets 17 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya District Court yesterday sentenced a businessman to 17 years in jail after finding him guilty of plotting to kill labor activist Marsinah last year. The court said Yudi Susanto, owner of watchmaking firm PT Catur Putra Surya, "masterminded" the killing of Marsinah and paid five men Rp 1.5 million each to carry out the murder. Yudi, 47 years old, is the eighth person to be convicted for the murder.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI-S'pore roaming deal
RI-S'pore roaming deal JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Singapore have signed an agreement on roaming pager service between the two countries which will promote business, tourism and telecommunications, an executive said here yesterday. Paulo Wang, president of PT SkyTelindo, said that the agreement will support his company's national paging service, called Skytel.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Small-scale credit
Small-scale credit From Republika I am a small-scale businessman and I know how difficult it is to obtain credit from either government banks or private banks. My application for credit has been repeatedly rejected for unimportant reasons, despite the possibility that my project could be promising. But I felt relieved when I read a report in this paper (June 6, 1994) that HIPPI (Association of Indonesian Indigenous Entrepreneurs) is willing to become a guarantor for small-scale businessmen.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Gov't gives $420,000 for athletic support
Gov't gives $420,000 for athletic support JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) received US$420,000 (Rp 950 million) in funds, yesterday, to finance team Indonesia's training for the upcoming Asian Games in Hirosima, Japan. They received the money from the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Hayono Isman. "This is the first time the government has put aside this much funding from the State Budget for KONI," the Minister said.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Moerdiono sings for billions
Moerdiono sings for billions SURABAYA: Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono displayed his singing talent on stage Wednesday night and raised Rp 2.7 billion ($1.3 million) in the process. The money will be donated to the victims of the killer tidal waves in East Java's Banyuwangi regency which left over 200 people dead and thousands homeless in early June. During the charity concert, Moerdiono sang two numbers accompanied by top female singer Dewi Yull.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, Malaysia to cooperate, take on western greens
Indonesia, Malaysia to cooperate, take on western greens KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indonesia and Malaysia, the two world's largest timber producers, pledged yesterday to cooperate closely to counter rising anti-tropical timber pressure in the West and fight for better prices overseas.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
City Council upsets Melawai traders
City Council upsets Melawai traders JAKARTA (JP): Around 300 small-scale traders of the Melawai marketplace in the Blok M terminal shopping center once again marched to the City Council yesterday to protest the Matahari Department Store's ongoing construction of two escalators for the building. Several representatives of the protesters, led by Dasril, were received for a hearing by members of the city's Commission B, which oversees trade affairs.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Collective leadership for Muhammadiyah
Collective leadership for Muhammadiyah JAKARTA (JP): The Islamic organization Muhammadiyah has opted for collective leadership to fill the vacuum left when its chairman Ahmad Azhar Basyir died on Tuesday, the official Antara news agency reported. Muhammadiyah's secretary Dr.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Irianese want to return home
Irianese want to return home JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Some 3,000 people from Irian Jaya who are now living in refugee camps across the border in Papua New Guinea have asked to be returned home, the Antara news agency reported yesterday. Moses Tandung, the information attache of the Indonesian embassy in Port Moresby, said that most of the 3,000 Irianese had crossed the border at the instigation of separatist rebels.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
China to help arrest Filipino kidnapper
China to help arrest Filipino kidnapper MANILA (Reuter): China has promised to help locate and deport a suspected Filipino-Chinese kidnap-gang leader believed to be hiding in Beijing, Philippine Vice-President Joseph Estrada said yesterday. Estrada said the suspect, William Teng, was sighted in Beijing and elsewhere in China last year after he left the Philippines.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices, which have been on downward trend for over one month, continued to decline on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday. The broad-based Composite Index closed 0.44 point lower at 457.29 yesterday from 457.73 on Wednesday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index, however, rose by 0.22 point to 109.49 from 109.27.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m World Cup 1994: Greece vs Nigeria (rerun) 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Dunia Pustaka 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: Aceh 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Sebaiknya Anda Tahu: processing of fish-based oil 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dinamika 8:05 Music 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Music Quiz: Berpacu Dalam Melodi 11:00 Late News 11:10 Film Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
PWI, SPS hail government's press gesture
PWI, SPS hail government's press gesture JAKARTA (JP): The associations of journalists and publishers, PWI and SPS respectively, yesterday hailed the government's offer to issue new publishing licenses to journalists and employees of three magazines that were closed down last week. "The offer is in accordance with our request and our expectations," PWI Secretary General Parni Hadi said.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
CSIS seminar to review Aussie-RI ties
CSIS seminar to review Aussie-RI ties JAKARTA (JP): The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host a seminar here beginning tomorrow to review the state of relations between Indonesia and Australia. The four-day conference, to be divided between Jakarta and Surabaya, will focus on strategic, economic and political interests between the two countries, CSIS Vice Chairman Hari Tjan Silalahi told reporters yesterday.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Commuters want more buses
Commuters want more buses Dozens of commuters working for government agencies and private firms in the city are complaining of having difficulties getting buses in the afternoon due to a lack of city buses plying the Tanah Abang-Bekasi route. "We have to wait for an hour or more for the bus to come," said a Bekasi woman working for a private company on Jl.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Deregulation and small business
Deregulation and small business One of the important points contained in the government's June 27 economic package concerns measures to strengthen small businesses and cooperatives. Without intending to go into details on this matter, it is proper that we express our appreciation of the government's measures. Quite a number of measures have already been taken to encourage small businesses, whether they are privately run endeavors or cooperatives.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Teachers bear burden for teaching ideology
Teachers bear burden for teaching ideology JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday reminded school teachers of their heavy responsibility in teaching the national ideology of Pancasila to their pupils. "The teachers must have deep convictions about the truth of Pancasila so that they can discuss the matter with their pupils from the primary to the high school level," Soeharto was reported to have said during a meeting with leaders of PGRI, the teachers union.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt pledges to end illegal export levies
Govt pledges to end illegal export levies JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade Satrio B. Joedono pledged yesterday to eliminate illegal levies and to simplify procedures which have increased costs for exports. "We will reduce the number of people involved in licensing procedures through computerization," he said in a hearing with Commission VII of the House of Representatives (DPR).
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt told to delay merger of firms
Govt told to delay merger of firms JAKARTA (JP): A commission of the House of Representatives (DPR) wants the government to postpone a plan to merge three state-owned transportation companies until it takes necessary steps to improve their operations.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
PAM breaks agreement on water price hike: Council
PAM breaks agreement on water price hike: Council JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have called on the city-owned PAM Jaya water company to cancel the application of the new rate for water at public hydrants since what was announced by the company regarding a raise in water prices runs counter to the one approved by the council.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
New banking regulation introduced
New banking regulation introduced JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, yesterday enforced a new ruling on the uniform practice for documentary credits imposed on local trading activities as part of the government's effort to accelerate non-oil and gas exports.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Latief blasted over policy on workers
Latief blasted over policy on workers JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief came under fire yesterday during a hearing with the House of Representatives for some of his restrictive policies governing the Indonesian manpower supply trade. The House's Commission VI, which deals with manpower affairs, questioned Latief's decision to establish PT Bijak, a company under his charge, which was supposed to bring some order into the lucrative but often troublesome business.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Awards for jockey busters
Awards for jockey busters SEMARANG: Six Diponegoro University students are being awarded after helping the college bust a syndicate of jockeys, the term used to refer to people paid to take university entrance tests on behalf of applicants. Diponegoro rector Muladi said the six jockey busters will be entitled to join the next round of military training, considered a privilege and a plus for their academic record.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Attorney General's office presents Towil dossier
Attorney General's office presents Towil dossier JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court yesterday received the dossier of Towil Heryoto, one of the four former Bapindo directors suspected of involvement in the Rp 1.3 trillion scandal at the government-owned bank. Towil's trial promises to be even more spectacular than those of the first two defendants because three former cabinet ministers are slated to give testimony of the extent of their roles in the scandal.
Fri, 01 Jul 1994, 00:00 WIB
Media ban not to affect Australian business in RI
Media ban not to affect Australian business in RI JAKARTA (JP): The recent media ban will not dissuade Australian business people from investing in Indonesia, Australian Minister for Trade, Senator Bob McMullan, said here yesterday. "There is nothing to suggest that Australian business people should regard this as an unstable environment in which to invest," McMullan told reporters.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fulbright scholarship
Fulbright scholarship From Kompas I am one of the applicants for the Fulbright/Galbraith Scholarship Program for 1995. Since 1994, I have worked to complete the requirements by obtaining the necessary letter of reference, TOEFL and other papers. I sent all the documents to AMINEF in February 1994. In June, I was told that my papers were complete, so I was entitled to an interview scheduled for July 7, 1994 in Jakarta. But on June 20, 1994, AMINEF informed me that the interview was canceled.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
121 apprehended in North Jakarta
121 apprehended in North Jakarta The North Jakarta population office team apprehended on Tuesday at least 121 people found to be traveling without identification cards. The citizenship inspection took place along Jl. Tipar Cakung, North Jakarta, checking motorists and people riding public transportation for proper identification.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Highway project accelerated
Highway project accelerated BENGKULU, South Sumatra: The authorities are accelerating the construction of the Bengkulu trans highway to end the isolation of many small villages. Rachmat Rani, chief of the Bengkulu Public Works Office, said the highway will also facilitate the distribution of cement produced in Batu Raja, from the Bengkulu port to many cities in the province, the Antara news agency reported.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI sends 50 shuttlers to next month's Malaysia Open
RI sends 50 shuttlers to next month's Malaysia Open JAKARTA (JP): World champions Joko Suprianto and Susi Susanti will lead a makeshift Indonesian team at the July 6-10 Malaysia Open badminton championships in Johor. The US$180,000 tournament, the fourth stop of the Asian world badminton grand prix series, will serve as another proving ground for Indonesia's triumphant Thomas Cup and Uber Cup sides after an exhausting month of victory celebrations.
Thu, 30 Jun 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.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Water company raises prices up to 40 percent
Water company raises prices up to 40 percent JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned water company, PAM Jaya, raised water prices by 40 percent beginning this month, the firm's management told reporters yesterday. Sjamsu Romli, the firm's president, said that through the price increase, the firm expects to bring in extra income to finance a number of its projects now under construction as well as to pay its debts. "But, the price hike is designed as such so that it will not burden the poor," Romli said.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japanese `wrappers' introduce an ancient, unusual art form
Japanese `wrappers' introduce an ancient, unusual art form By Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): More than 70 members of the Ikebana clubs shared a unique glimpse of Japanese culture at a Japanese gift-wrapping workshop presented by expert, Kunio Ekiguchi, last Sunday and Monday. "We want to introduce Japanese culture beyond kabuki or Kurosawa," said Masaya Shimoyama, assistant director of the Japan Foundation in Jakarta. "The art of Japanese wrapping needs to be seen as a part of the Japanese culture.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Harmoko offers a way out for banned magazines
Harmoko offers a way out for banned magazines JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko last night rejected calls to reverse his decision to ban three news magazines last week, stressing that the move was legal. "Out of the question!" Harmoko said, when the press bans were raised during a hearing with the Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) which deals with the media affairs. He offered the magazines a respectable way out for all parties concerned.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Shallow humanitarianism
Shallow humanitarianism From Prospek Arswendo Atmowiloto may feel relieved after ending his prison term. Being a creative and productive writer before Monitor tabloid's publishing license was revoked, he resumed writing in the media. However, I am criticizing Arswendo's article in Tempo a few weeks ago about a Malaysian citizen named Steven, alias Chan Tin Chong, who was sentenced to death by the State Court of West Jakarta for smuggling 420 grams of heroin into Indonesia.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sentul to hold Formula Asia
Sentul to hold Formula Asia JAKARTA (JP): Chandra Alim will spearhead the challenge of eight renowned national drivers in the first stop of the seven- leg Formula Asia race at the Sentul international circuit, West Java on July 8-10. At least eight overseas racers from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Britain, Singapore and India have confirmed their entries in the three-day race, with Akbar Ibrahim, Indian F-3 record holder since 1989, dubbed the red-hot favorite.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Councilor criticizes fair organizers
Councilor criticizes fair organizers JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor yesterday blasted organizers of the Jakarta Fair exhibition (PRJ) for neglecting the interest of small businesses and street vendors in this year's annual event. "The PRJ had its origins at Pasar Gambir (Central Jakarta) as an exhibition of small businesses beginning early in the century," said councilor Mahmud S. Chaniago here yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
World Junior Bridge c'ships here in 1995
World Junior Bridge c'ships here in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): The World Bridge Federation has named Indonesia host of the 1995 World Junior Bridge Championship, the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) announced yesterday. The nomination was made after the WBF meeting in Sotogrande, Spain last June, Gabsi chief Amran Zamzami said. "It is indeed a great honor for Indonesia to be chosen as the host of such a prestigious competition.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Protrests against press ban move off the streets
Protrests against press ban move off the streets JAKARTA (JP): Protesters against the government ban on three news magazines appeared to have heeded the Jakarta Police warning to stay off the streets yesterday, taking their cause to the House of Representatives (DPR) instead. About 300 people, comprising journalists and activists, demonstrated in the House compound without being interrupted while executives of two of the three magazines brought their case to legislators.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Merpati, Garuda to be split
Merpati, Garuda to be split JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said here yesterday that Merpati Nusantara Airlines will be split next year from its holding company, the national air carrier Garuda Indonesia. Haryanto told reporters here yesterday, during a break of a hearing with the Budgetary Commission of the House of Representatives, that a study showed that there were conflicts of interest that affected the operations of the two airlines.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yogya plays host to kite festival
Yogya plays host to kite festival YOGYAKARTA: Thirty three participants from 11 countries and 70 local participants will take part in an international kite festival on the Parangtritis beach on July 5-6. The chief organizer, G.B.P.H. Hadiwinoto, said the festival, will be attended by world-class kite flyers Ron Schroeder from the Netherlands and Michael Alavres from Argentina.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Damaged roads
Damaged roads From Merdeka The disorderly digging done by PT Telkom along Jl. Raya Depok II Timur has caused much damage to the road. The vehicles that use the road have worsened the condition, sending dirt flying into the air and obviously causing heavy pollution. The residents living in that area have complained about the lack of attention from the authority. The road users have also complained about the damage, because drivers on the road are vulnerable to accidents.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Overseas OJT registration opens
Overseas OJT registration opens At least 30 workers from companies operating in the city will be sent to Japan early next year to take part in an on the job training (OJT) program jointly sponsored by the Jakarta and Tokyo Metropolitan City administrations, the City Manpower Office announced yesterday. Suhatman, the head of the office, said the registration for the 15-month long on the job training program opens from June 6 through July 15.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Development on Korean encouraging
Development on Korean encouraging JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto in his capacity as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) said yesterday that he was greatly encouraged by the decision of North and South Korea to hold a summit in an effort to end their nuclear dispute. "The President views this decision as a very positive development," Nana Sutresna, the chief assistant for the NAM chairman, said after meeting with Soeharto yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Developers will be required to speed up house construction
Developers will be required to speed up house construction JAKARTA (JP): The government will require real estate developers to accelerate the construction of houses to meet increasing demand, State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung said here yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Alkasa to raise aluminum output
Alkasa to raise aluminum output JAKARTA (JP): Increased sales in the first quarter of this year is encouraging PT Alumindo Perkasa (Alkasa), a public aluminum extrusion company, to increase production in cooperation with its affiliate. Alkasa president Hadi Winarso told reporters after the company's annual shareholder meeting here yesterday that in the first three months of this year, his company's sales increased by 10 percent to 1,084 tons from the same period of last year.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Italian soccer fans rewarded late for vigil
Italian soccer fans rewarded late for vigil JAKARTA (JP): Many local fans of the Italian soccer team went to sleep early Wednesday morning wondering whether their side's 1-1 draw with Mexico had effectively eliminated Italy from the 1994 World Cup.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia seeks to maximize use of its fauna resources
Indonesia seeks to maximize use of its fauna resources JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must maximize the potential of its abundant fauna resources for commercial and research purposes, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) said yesterday. But first Indonesia must make an inventory of its diverse biological resources, LIPI's head of the biology research center, Soetikno Wiryoatmodjo, said while opening a seminar on Indonesia's vertebrate animals in Bogor, West Java.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Commercializing seminar
Commercializing seminar From Kompas As an entrepreneur, I am often invited to attend seminars organized by government bodies. Some government officials are usually present at the seminars to give explanations about the government policies on tax, trade, industry, etc. The invitee must pay for the invitation, which involves hundreds of thousands of rupiah.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dossiers prepared for trial of film artist Ria Irawan
Dossiers prepared for trial of film artist Ria Irawan JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office will soon present the dossiers in the case of starlet Ria Irawan to determine whether she can be brought to court. "After we received the dossiers for the second time from the police recently, we sent them directly to the City High Prosecutor's Office," chief of the South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, T. Derikansyah, told The Jakarta Post and Republika here yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Boy killed as driver falls asleep
Boy killed as driver falls asleep BEKASI (JP): A 10-year old boy was killed yesterday when the van carrying him and 10 family members overturned after hitting a railing at the Cikampek-Jakarta toll road. The boy, Idris, was traveling with his family from Cilacap, Central Java, when the driver, Maman, fell asleep, leading to the tragic accident in the early hours of Tuesday. The boy and his family were traveling to attend a cousin's wedding party.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Secretary's death caused by strangulation: Police
Secretary's death caused by strangulation: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police revealed yesterday that the death of Ida Rezeki, 32, who was found hanging on a rope in her house two months ago, was caused by congestion of her respiratory system. City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar said that based on the autopsy report, the clogging of her respiration system is believed to have been caused by strangulation with a rope.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Meeting to discuss APEC
Meeting to discuss APEC JAKARTA (JP): Economists will discuss Indonesia's role in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the problems and prospects of cooperation among its members in a one-day seminar here today. "We'll let our young and brilliant economists, those under 30 or in their early 30s, present their papers during the seminar," said Marzuki Usman, chairman of the Indonesian Economists Association (ISEI), the organizer of the meeting.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Instant noodles off the menu
Instant noodles off the menu PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Recent reports that dozens of people suffered food poisoning after eating instant noodles have taken its toll on the giant manufacturer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur. The company said its province-wide sales tumbled by as much as 50 percent in the past month since the first reports started coming in.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Children of a new age
Children of a new age Until yesterday, few of us are likely to have heard of the village called Semambung. Now, this East Javanese village has become the center of celebrations to publicize Indonesia's first National Family Day.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia sends aid worth $50,000 to African states
Indonesia sends aid worth $50,000 to African states JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to send US$50,000 in humanitarian aid to Niger, Rwanda and Uganda, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday. The ministry said in a statement that $15,000 of the aid will be presented to the people of Niger who are currently suffering from a long draught which caused their harvest to fail. The aid will be presented through the Organization of Islamic Conferences.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices, which have been on a downward trend for over four consecutive weeks, continued losing ground on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday. The broad-based Composite Index closed 4.67 points lower at 457.73 yesterday from 462.41 on Tuesday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index fell by 1.27 points to 109.27 from 110.54. A broker at Gadjah Tunggal DBS Securities said the recent ban on three weekly magazines contributed to the continuing drop in share prices.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Deregulation to benefit exporters
Deregulation to benefit exporters JAKARTA (JP): The government's new deregulatory measures will boost Indonesia's non-oil exports on the world market, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said here yesterday. "The new measures, which cut import duties and surcharges and eliminated a number of non-tariff barriers, will substantially reduce production costs, thereby improving the competitiveness of Indonesian products on the world market," he said.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian to head international women's council
Indonesian to head international women's council JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian woman's leader has been elected president of the International Council of Women (ICW), becoming the fourth Asian to hold the position. Kuraisin Sumhadi, deputy chief of the Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani) was elected president for the 1994-97 period at the ICW's general assembly in Paris, which concluded yesterday, the Antara news agency reported. Sumhadi, 63 years old, was previously vice president of the council.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia plans to establish halon bank, official says
Indonesia plans to establish halon bank, official says JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to establish a bank for halon, a widely used fire extinguishing substance which is being phased out globally because it depletes the ozone, to ensure supply for some of its industries that still rely on the material. R.T.M.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
The new deregulation package
The new deregulation package The government has once again launched deregulation measures in anticipation of the new world trade order in the wake of the GATT and Uruguay Round arrangements. Since May last year the government has issued four such packages. Deregulation has apparently become a part of the government's policies that is difficult to avoid, especially in the light of the global drift towards fiercer competition in the non-oil sector, where our exports have shown a declining trend.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Parking at the Grand Hyatt
Parking at the Grand Hyatt From Suara Pembaruan On June 13, 1994 I attended a seminar at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Jakarta. I was very careful to drive my car so as not to cause any damage. The parking attendant gave me parking card No. 711114. I had no problem during the seminar, except for the fact that many participants felt too cold in the room. After the seminar ended and as I was leaving, the committee gave me a "complimentary parking ticket" with No 090666.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Highway blocked by deluge
Highway blocked by deluge BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: About five kilometers of the Trans Kalimantan Highway near the Tanah Laut regency were flooded when a nearby river overflowed, disrupting traffic between Banjarmasin and cities in South and East Kalimantan. Badarani, the regency administration's secretary, said that hundreds of houses and dozens of hectares of ricefields were also inundated. The river ran over its banks following incessant rainfalls.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
UI will get new professor
UI will get new professor Dr. Soeratmi Poerbonegoro, 64, a senior lecturer at the School of Public Health of University of Indonesia, will be inducted as professor at a ceremony at the university campus in Depok on Saturday. The public relations office of the university said yesterday Dr.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to complete bill for invalids welfare
Govt to complete bill for invalids welfare JAKARTA (JP): The government is currently putting the final touches on a bill to secure the welfare of the physically disabled and hopes to present it to the House of Representatives (DPR) in September. The Ministry of Social Services on Tuesday held a dialog with a number of social organizations and DPR members to improve the draft, which it has been working on since September 1993, the Antara news agency reported.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Clampdown on papers
Clampdown on papers On June 28, 1994, all major Japanese papers reported on the media clampdown in Jakarta early this week. NHK, Japan's country- wide television station, reported on the ban twice. It came as a shock, at least to teachers and students who are learning Bahasa Indonesia or studying Indonesia abroad. The weekly Tempo has been one of the best teaching materials with its lively and sophisticated language.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto warns of weakening family bond
Soeharto warns of weakening family bond JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto warned yesterday that the trend towards having small families has a downside: It weakens the family bond, clearing the way for a host of other problems. The move towards having small families is a welcome development for Indonesia because it is making them more mobile, something which is vital as the nation undergoes a transformation from an agrarian to industrial society, Soeharto said yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Seizure of city buses defended
Seizure of city buses defended JAKARTA (JP): The head of the City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Office (DLLAJ), J.P. Sepang, explained that the impoundment of city buses is solely a disciplinary action and is not meant to inflict financial losses on the bus companies. Sepang told reporters here yesterday that at least 1,547 buses were impounded last month for various traffic infractions.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ramos to relax new tax
Ramos to relax new tax MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos has agreed to exempt more sectors from the expanded value-added tax (VAT) passed last month in an apparent attempt to ease opposition against the new levy. Finance Secretary Roberto De Ocampo said that in a meeting with congressmen and cabinet members yesterday, Ramos reiterated the VAT was an "important measure" as it was needed to fund local government projects.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Swiss system not suitable for city road plan'
`Swiss system not suitable for city road plan' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar said yesterday that his ministry would not consider using the Consolid System for constructing new roads in Jakarta, although the system offers lower construction costs. Radinal said yesterday that the new technology is not the most suitable choice to build roads in Jakarta, as a city with heavy traffic flow requires conventional road-building methods.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Revocation of of licenses
Revocation of of licenses From Bisnis Indonesia I am very sad about the revocation of the publishing licenses of the three magazines -- Tempo, Editor and DeTIK. Were their sins so great that they had to face such a heavy punishment? Did their actions really harm the national stability? We were even proud of them because they provided us with accurate and factual news. This is really unfortunate. What has happened then to their employees and their families? They are not the ones to be blamed.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australia invites RI to improve relationship
Australia invites RI to improve relationship JAKARTA (JP): Australia is inviting Indonesia to enhance their mutual relationship through clear sightedness, sensitivity, courage, hard work, boldness and openness, as the two countries are basically different in many ways. "The job of developing the relationship would not be easy," visiting Prime Minister Paul J. Keating said at the opening of a two-day bilateral trade and investment forum at Jakarta Hilton Convention Center here yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ficorinvest announces decline in dividends
Ficorinvest announces decline in dividends JAKARTA (JP): A profit decline in 1993 is forcing Ficorinvest Bank to reduce its dividends distributed to shareholders to Rp 310 (14.3 U.S. cents) per share, compared to Rp 392 in 1992. The bank's directors reported to an annual meeting of shareholders here yesterday that the bank's net profits fell by 20.9 percent to Rp 6.2 billion (US$2.87 million) last year from Rp 7.8 billion in 1992.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
House commission wants end to social security monopoly
House commission wants end to social security monopoly JAKARTA (JP): A commission of the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday called on the private sector to establish social security companies and end the virtual monopoly of the state- owned PT Astek. The House's Commission VI on labor affairs said the more companies running the program, the more efficient and effective the social security programs should be.
Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Five rioters get 20 months
Five rioters get 20 months MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court on Wednesday sentenced five men to 20 months imprisonment each for their roles in the workers riot in Medan last April. The five are Sugiono (23 years old), Nobel Samosir (22), Arifin (21), Muliadi (24), and Usahanta Ginting (19). They were found guilty of vandalism causing material losses to others. The five men accepted the court's verdict and expressed regret for their actions, the Antara news agency reported.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bangladeshi gets 20 years for drug trafficking in Bali
Bangladeshi gets 20 years for drug trafficking in Bali JAKARTA (JP): A citizen of Bangladesh has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a court in Bali for attempting to smuggle 3.3 kilograms of heroin into the holiday island. Denpasar Court, finding Abdul Kalam guilty, also fined him Rp 10 million (US$4,600), the Antara news agency reported. The prosecution had earlier demanded life imprisonment.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three designers to go to Japan
Three designers to go to Japan Three designers have been chosen by the first National Fashion Contest as finalists to represent Indonesia at the Asian Fashion Grand Prix Contest '94 in Osaka, Japan this October. The three are Arifah Mas, Etty Bachetta and Thomas Yogi Soegyono. The nine-person jury, headed by designer Peter Sie, announced at Hotel Indonesia yesterday that the three were chosen among the 19 semifinalists taking part in the contest.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Jambi paper about to close
Jambi paper about to close JAMBI, Jambi: A local daily newspaper may lose its publishing license because of its management's failure to find an interested investor to pump in more money. The Independent has not published for some time now because of internal disputes and financial difficulties and the Jambi Information Office has given two possible alternatives: revoke the license or turn it into its original form as a weekly paper, the Antara news agency reported.
Wed, 29 Jun 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.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Garuda raises Japan flights
Garuda raises Japan flights JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia will increase its service to Japan by operating an MD-11 aircraft to Osaka three times a week starting on Sep. 4, a spokesman for the national flag carrier said here yesterday. The carrier currently serves three major cities in Japan, including Tokyo (seven times a week), Nagoya (five times a week) and Fukuoka (three times a week).
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Swan song of `Tempo' the pioneer ...
Swan song of `Tempo' the pioneer ... By Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): The entry for Tempo in the 1991 edition of Ensiklopedi Nasional Indonesia describes it as "the largest- circulating magazine in the history of the Indonesian press." Although its circulation of 200,000 was since surpassed by the tabloid DeTIK, Tempo was one of the rare success stories of the Indonesian press, both financially and editorially. The magazine's inaugural March 6, 1971 edition sold 10,000 copies.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Muhammadiyah leader Azhar Basyir dead at 66
Muhammadiyah leader Azhar Basyir dead at 66 Ahmad Azhar Basyir, chairman of Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia's leading Islamic organizations, died yesterday at the age of 66 in Yogyakarta. He died at Dr. Sardjito general hospital in the early hours from "multi-organ complication after suffering from diabetes and intestinal inflammation," the Antara news agency reported quoting a Muhammadiyah announcement. The statement was signed by deputy chairman Dr. Amien Rais and Secretary Dr.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Press protesters warned to stay off the streets
Press protesters warned to stay off the streets JAKARTA (JP): Police yesterday vowed to crack down hard on new street demonstrations as the nation took a respite following days of protests and counter protests over the government's ban against three news weeklies. "We'll stop them again the same way," Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Moch.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Aussie, RI families face common problems
Aussie, RI families face common problems JAKARTA (JP): Despite cultural differences, both Australian and Indonesian families face similar problems and need the same protection, a seminar concluded. Dr. Renate Howe of the Deakin University in Victoria, with Dr. T.O. Ichromi and Dr. Saparinah Sadli of the University of Indonesia (UI) discussed yesterday the impact of societal changes on the make up of family life in both countries. The discussion was held by UI's Australian Studies Program.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI to launch its second ambitious population scheme
RI to launch its second ambitious population scheme By Santi WE Soekanto In conjunction with National Family Day which falls today, President Soeharto is scheduled to launch the second phase of the 25-year-old National Family Planning Program. The Jakarta Post examined this development and interviewed the Program's architect, Minister of Population Haryono Suyono. The minister also commented on demands to review traditional family concepts on the basis of human rights.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
125 netted in ID inspection
125 netted in ID inspection At least 125 people found to be traveling without identification cards (KTP) were apprehended by the Central Jakarta population office team on Monday. The citizenship inspection took place in the afternoon along Jl. Percetakan Negara, Central Jakarta, checking motorists and people riding public transportation for proper identification.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
`Business prospects boom in Indonesia -- for now'
`Business prospects boom in Indonesia -- for now' By Jack Taylor SYDNEY (AFP): Australia should move quickly to capitalize on Indonesia's burgeoning economy which is creating new opportunities for foreign companies, according to a government report released here yesterday.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
16 hospitalized in fresh Bogor diarrhea outbreak
16 hospitalized in fresh Bogor diarrhea outbreak JAKARTA (JP): At least 16 people are being treated at the Bogor Red Cross public hospital following the outbreak of a disease causing severe diarrhea in the regency. According to hospital staff, apart from Bogor town residents the victims treated over the past two days come from several districts surrounding the town which is 60 kilometers south of Jakarta.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ciputra Development to expand business into apartments
Ciputra Development to expand business into apartments JAKARTA (JP): PT Ciputra Development, a real estate developer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will construct apartments, a housing complex and hotels this year with funds retained from its earnings.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Concern about PPP
Concern about PPP From Merdeka I am deeply concerned about the condition of PPP (United Development Party). If we examine the roles of the Moslems since the beginning of the Indonesian struggle for independence we will notice that the roles experienced ups and downs. The Moslems played an important role in every crisis that took place in this country, be it social, economic or political in nature. But after the crisis was over the role faded away, and other groups benefited from the situation.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Marines ready to guard Jakarta
Marines ready to guard Jakarta The commander of Indonesia's western naval fleet, Vice Admiral Arief Kushariadi, on Monday inspected an anti-riot battalion from the second marines infantry brigade, saying that it is ready to be put under the command of the Jakarta Regional Military Command (Kodam Jaya) in case of emergency.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Analysts welcome the government's new reforms
Analysts welcome the government's new reforms JAKARTA (JP): Economic analysts and industrialists have welcomed the government's new deregulatory measures although many of them doubt the effectiveness of the new move, intended to prod the development of domestic industries.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign firms seek participation in IPTN facility in U.S.: Habibie
Foreign firms seek participation in IPTN facility in U.S.: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie announced here yesterday that at least three foreign companies have proposed to participate in the PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara's (IPTN) planned production facility in the United States.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV hero McGyver ousting parents as role model
TV hero McGyver ousting parents as role model JAKARTA (JP): An expert on mass communication warns that American TV hero McGyver is slowly taking over the role that should be played by Indonesian parents in instilling values to their children. Alwi Dahlan said between 50 to 60 million Indonesian children are becoming what is called the "TV Generation" since they learn their values from television rather than from their parents.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Change in traffic flow in Benhil
Change in traffic flow in Benhil Traffic flow on Jl. Bendungan Hilir (Benhil), Central Jakarta, will experience changes for three months because of the installation of a sewer system, an official said yesterday. Soesila Darmoadji, spokesman for City Hall, said the new sewarage pipe network will be installed in front of the Bendungan Hilir marketplace near the junction of Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Bendungan Hilir. No vehicles, except motorcycles, are permitted to turn left from Jl. Sudirman onto Jl.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traditional arts lure visitors to Jakarta Fair
Traditional arts lure visitors to Jakarta Fair By M. Arief Suditomo JAKARTA (JP): The charm of the traditional arts displayed at the 23 provincial pavilions at the 1994 Jakarta Fair are drawing as many visitors as ever before. At the weekend, the West Sumatra pavilion captivated the people drooping by with a display of glittering embroidery on velvet wedding gowns, traditional silk songket sarongs and ceramics.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kamal residents want access road
Kamal residents want access road JAKARTA (JP): The people of Kamal subdistrict in West Jakarta have urged the city administration to provide them with access to the main road to end their area's isolation since the completion of the airport toll road in April 1985. Representatives of the residents asked West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto on Monday to build a flyover across Prof. Sedyatmo toll road, which links the city and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, and divides the subdistrict.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Women's driver to defend title
Women's driver to defend title JAKARTA (JP): Women's racer Yattie Pirngadie will try to stay on the winning track in the second leg of the national sprint rally championships at Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang, West Java on July 10. Point leader Yattie, who was included among the top 25 of the 400-kilometer Rally of Indonesia in Medan recently, is pitted against 92 racers who will make waves on two special stages covering a stretch of 12.9 kilometers.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yellow pages
Yellow pages From Neraca It has been a longstanding practice for PT Telkom to distribute the yellow page telephone books to the customers free of charge. But now the company seems to be short of copies of the telephone book so that I have had difficulty obtaining the 1994 copy. I went to the place where I pay my monthly telephone bill only to be told that they ran out of stock. I suggest that the company look into the matter in the future, and provide customers with better service. E.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Brazil vs Sweden 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Pelangi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Beautiful Asia 8:05 Humoria 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Jazz 11:00 Late News 11:10 World Cup 1994: Morocco vs Holland, live Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Palm oil prices steady
Palm oil prices steady LONDON (Reuter): Palm oil prices rallied during the morning on the Europe vegetable oil market yesterday, but activity was minimal, dealers said. News that Indonesia had reduced import duty to zero percent on coconut and palm oil was partly behind the rally, but traders said most of the gains were a correction after Monday's falls. "Prices fell too fast yesterday, so there was only one way they could go this morning," said a trader.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
NU chief says no candidate for PPP chairmanship
NU chief says no candidate for PPP chairmanship JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Abdurrahman Wahid cold-shouldered the recent bustle over the organization's candidacy for the coming election of the United Development Party (PPP). "The executive board (of NU) won't bother itself with naming candidates for the PPP chairmanship," the prominent scholar told the press in Semarang yesterday.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Putting business at ease
Putting business at ease The new package of deregulation measures announced the other day complements a previous package delivered earlier this month. While the previous one put emphasis -- and substantially so -- on the ways and means to encourage more foreign investments, this new package focuses more on the import sector, to strengthen existing industries to better compete on the domestic as well as international markets.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
W. Australia to help set up RI maritime center
W. Australia to help set up RI maritime center JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first maritime training center, designed to train fishermen and upgrade their operations, will soon be built in Ambon, capital of Maluku, with the assistance of Western Australia government.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
DPR urged to intervene on new Salatiga rector
DPR urged to intervene on new Salatiga rector JAKARTA (JP): A group of students and staff lecturers from the Christian Satyawacana University in Salatiga, Central Java, called for House of Representatives to intervene in the college's dispute over the election of its rector. A 10-person delegation came to Jakarta yesterday urging the House to order the annulment of the recent appointment of John Ihalauw by the foundation which owns the university.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Magazine bans concern Keating
Magazine bans concern Keating JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating expressed his disappointment yesterday at Indonesia's ban of three magazines which he said is not consistent with the openness it is now vigorously pursuing. Keating told reporters after meeting with President Soeharto that he raised the issue of the magazine bans in the context of the opening up of Indonesia's economy.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Minister against change of family concept
Minister against change of family concept JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Population Haryono Suyono bristled at recent suggestions that the concept of "family" be extended to accommodate other types of relationships, including homosexuals. The suggestions were explicitly made by activists of non- governmental organizations (NGOs) and women's groups during the recent Second Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Women in Development here.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
RP's economy growing, security still a problem
RP's economy growing, security still a problem By Cecil Morella MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos enters his third year in power with the economy showing signs of improvement, but security problems persist and kidnappings terrify the influential ethnic Chinese. The retired general came into office on June 30, 1992 with a seemingly improbable vow that the country would join the ranks of its neighbors' tiger economies by the year 2000. Most experts agree the results have been mixed.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police foil bank robbery in Tangerang
Police foil bank robbery in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Police, with the help of hundreds of local residents, nabbed three of four suspected bank burglars in Tangerang early yesterday morning. The men, who sustained severe wounds inflicted by the angry mob, are now being treated at Kramat Jati police hospital in East Jakarta, head of the Crime Investigation Unit of the Tangerang police precinct, First Lt. Guntur Setyanto, told reporters here.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Good film?
Good film? I was dismayed to read in a letter to The Jakarta Post, Hypocrisy is stark (June 15, 1994), that a little group of your correspondents think that the absolutely appalling film The Piano is, and I quote, "intellectual and artistically strong film." They have to be joking! I am one of those who had the fortune to see this film, however, I don't consider it good fortune. No, I consider it waste of good money and more importantly, a waste of good time.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued weakening on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues loosing ground in heavy trading. The broad-based Composite Index ended 1.97 points lower at 462.41 from 464.38 on Monday, while the narrower-based GTDBS Index shrank to 110.54 from 111.08. Brokers at the JSX believed that the market would continue falling with the listing of several new issues and shares.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Follow-up deregulation aims at easing protectionism
Follow-up deregulation aims at easing protectionism The government announced Monday a new deregulation package on imports. While cautious about its implementation, economist Mari Pangestu argues that there are other means to achieve the objectives of the deregulation. JAKARTA (JP): The June 27 deregulation package appears to have two major objectives.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Catcalls lead to murder
Catcalls lead to murder CIREBON, West Java: A woman was gored to death by a teenager after an argument that apparently started with catcalls. The 17-year-old boy is now on trial in the Sumber District Court on charges of premeditated murder, according to the Antara news agency. On that fateful day in March, Yanti, an employee of a cooperative, was passing a sugarcane plantation when she was whistled at and teased by a group of workers.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL denies favoritism
KL denies favoritism KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government dismissed charges yesterday it practised favoritism in handing out contracts, saying any able group with good ideas and track record could win business from the state. "No group could pull strings with the government leadership to get projects," Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim declared amid claims by the opposition and frustrated quarters that nepotism dominated deals awarded by the ruling National Front.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Number of ship passengers up
Number of ship passengers up The head of Tanjung Priok harbor passenger terminal, Tukiman, said here yesterday that he expects an increase in the number of travelers passing through the harbor in the coming weeks due to the start of the school holidays. He said large numbers of people have gone through the terminal this past week.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
... readers, columnists, advertisers miss it
... readers, columnists, advertisers miss it JAKARTA (JP): A gloomy shadow fell over regular readers of Tempo weekly as the news magazine with the motto "easy to read and necessary" (enak dibaca dan perlu) received the "death penalty" from the government last week. "I am going to miss it. So far it has been the only news magazine worth reading ... I could go without reading the newspaper for a week and find the whole week's news covered in Tempo," said lawyer Leoni G.I. Silitonga.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Workers' wages
Workers' wages Bomer Pasaribu of the All-Indonesia Workers Union (SPSI) says the condition of workers is still saddening, although there has been a slight increase of wages for manufacturing workers since 1991. The problem of wages in Indonesia is intertwined with the government's monetary policy and regulations on foreign investment. The issues have developed into a complex matter so that it is impossible to find a solution within a short time.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
City told to boost self-financed transmigration plan
City told to boost self-financed transmigration plan JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo has called on the municipal administration to promote the self- financed transmigration program due to budgetary constraints faced by the central government. The minister said that each year the government can afford to finance the relocation of only 2,380 families from Jakarta to transmigration sites outside of Java.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Household appliance producer to sell 18 million shares
Household appliance producer to sell 18 million shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Langgeng Makmur, a producer of household appliances, will offer 18 million shares or 30.51 percent of its total common stock to the public in August to raise Rp 70 billion (US$32.4 million) in fresh funds.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Friendly nation
Friendly nation From Sinar Pagi President Soeharto said recently that the major challenges facing the country are human rights, openness, democracy and the environment. These issues can be used to create instability within the country, which serve to obstruct the national development and weaken our national resilience. As a lecturer of traditional law in the Indonesian Christian University, I would like to ponder the meaning and significance of the President's statement.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI-Aussie venture operates
RI-Aussie venture operates JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating last night initiated the operation of an Indonesian-Australian joint venture, PT AMP Panin Life, which will offer various insurance services to middle and upper income clients. At a reception here last night, Keating unveiled the logo of the joint venture, which will operate with capital of A$100 million (about US$72.2 million). Last night's reception was attended Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Labor problems
Labor problems From Suara Pembaruan Workers' demonstrations are on the increase. A demonstration is always related to the problem of workers' survival, and as such it concerns the issue of the minimum wage. As a social group, the workers are responsible for the survival of their families and the society as a whole. They are fully aware that being employed they can take care of themselves and do not have to trouble other members of the society.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hotel Sahid reports profit decrease
Hotel Sahid reports profit decrease JAKARTA (JP): PT Hotel Sahid Jaya International, the owner of Sahid hotels in various provinces, reported yesterday a 29.17 percent decrease of its profit in 1993 due to increasing competition. The company's president, Sukamdani Sahid Gitosardjono, said in an annual and extraordinary meeting of the company's shareholders meeting here yesterday that the company's profit declined to Rp 6.82 billion (US$3.16 million) last year from Rp 9.63 billion in 1992.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rain-making machine ready
Rain-making machine ready JAKARTA: The Ministry of Public Works is getting ready to make artificial rain to water areas hardest hit by the drought. Minister Radinal Moochtar said however that this step will only be used as a last resort and if conditions permit. "Bear in mind that it is not easy to create artificial rain," Radinal was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying. He cited wind strength and direction, climate and clouds as some of the main factors that should be considered.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rioters face seven months
Rioters face seven months MEDAN, North Sumatra: Government prosecutors are demanding seven months imprisonment for three workers whom they accused of taking part in the destructive April riots. The prosecutors told the Medan District Court that the three workers were seen pelting the PT Ganda Sari Utama factory where they worked during a massive protest which escalated into a full scale riot.
Wed, 29 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australians in motocross race
Australians in motocross race JAKARTA (JP): Australia's world-beating teenager Chad Reed and compatriot Craig Anderson will be making another trip to the international motocross championships in Banda Aceh on Saturday. The overseas riders are expected to pit their skills against 23 national leading crossers, including Jhony Pranata, the Tanujaya brothers of Frans and Pieter, and Satya Sunarso, at the race which will also serve as the fourth leg of the national motocross championships series.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Governor's instructions
Governor's instructions From Neraca When I visited a friend at a housing complex for the employees of the Jakarta Administration I learned with concern that almost 90 percent of the residents ignored the governor's instruction to hoist flags on June 21, 22 and 23, to mark Jakarta's anniversary. In fact, being civil servants of the Jakarta administration, they should have obeyed the governor's instruction. Surprisingly, the same thing occurred last year. ARDY APRILIANTO Bekasi, W. Java
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire guts Kramat Jati market
Fire guts Kramat Jati market More than 200 fruit and vegetable kiosks at the Kramat Jati central market in East Jakarta were reduced to ashes after a fire razed it early Saturday morning. At least 11 fire engines from the East Jakarta fire department were called in at 4:36 a.m. to put out the fire that police believe was caused by an exploding stove at one of the kiosks. The material loss has yet to be assessed, but is expected to reach hundreds of millions of rupiah.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes 200 kiosks
Fire razes 200 kiosks MAJALENGKA, West Java: Fire gutted about 200 kiosks at the Prapatan market here on Saturday, causing at least Rp 879 million in financial losses. The fire was believed to have been caused by an electrical short-circuit, the Antara news agency reported. Poor water supply in the area slowed the efforts of the fire brigade to extinguish the blaze. Besides the absence of a nearby river, many of the wells have dried up in the current dry season.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ford to invest in China projects
Ford to invest in China projects SHANGHAI (Reuter): Ford Motor Co has signed joint venture accords with two Shanghai companies to produce automotive components, moving it closer to its goal of vehicle assembly in China, company officials said. Ford will invest more than $50 million in the two projects, its first manufacturing ventures on the Chinese mainland.
Tue, 28 Jun 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, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
International kite festival held here
International kite festival held here JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of kite lovers, including those from overseas, will take part in the three-day International Kite Festival 1994 at Monas (National Monument) park in Central Jakarta beginning Friday. The festival, which will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, is scheduled to be opened by Governor Surjadi Soedirdja.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI Moslem experts debate human genetic engineering
RI Moslem experts debate human genetic engineering By Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Should Indonesia apply genetic engineering technology to human beings? This question is haunting Indonesian Moslem scientists and a seminar on the subject here on Saturday ended inconclusively.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Barito Pacific triples capital to $1.38 billion
Barito Pacific triples capital to $1.38 billion JAKARTA (JP): PT Barito Pacific Timber (BPT), Indonesia's largest logging and plywood manufacturer, reported yesterday a sharp increase in its authorized capital to Rp 3 trillion (US$1.38 billion) from only Rp 850 billion.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Keating starts RI visit amid press ban fury
Keating starts RI visit amid press ban fury JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating arrived here yesterday for a three-day trip to lend support to an on- going huge Australian trade and cultural promotion program. In his third trip to Indonesia in two years, Keating is scheduled to meet with President Soeharto and other senior officials today before he opens the Australian expo tomorrow.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Public telephones
Public telephones From Jayakarta Public telephones are a crucial factor in the era of communication, even more so in the era of globalization. However, I would like to complain about the shortage of public telephones on our campus. Every day, from morning to evening, at the Indonesian Academy for Secretaries and Management, many people line up to use the public phones. There are only four, three of which are operated by Rp 100 coins and one by Rp 50.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
School contribution
School contribution From Kompas I was astonished to learn that to enroll a child in a government elementary school in Tangerang, West Java, the parents must pay a building contribution ranging from Rp 50,000 to Rp 100,000, as well as Rp 25,000 for school uniforms. Isn't this contradictory to the government's program to enforce nine-year compulsory education? Are parents obliged to pay a building contribution, although the school is owned by the state.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Nepalese gets life imprisonment
Nepalese gets life imprisonment A former Nepalese police officer, Ramral Maharjan, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Tangerang court on Saturday for smuggling heroin into the country. Judge Antonius Edwar Hartanto found the 38-year-old defendant guilty of illegally carrying 3.6 kilograms of heroin through Soekarno-Hatta airport last September. Based on evidence presented at the trial, Ramral was instructed to visit Jakarta, from Thailand, by a man named Ciring.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
59-year-old man dies in the saddle
59-year-old man dies in the saddle JAKARTA (JP): A 59-year-old man died while having sex at a massage parlor in downtown Kota, West Jakarta, Sunday evening. Police identified the victim as Pradikto Suratno, who lived at Jl. Kebon Jeruk Baru Blok A VIII Number 38 in Kebun Jeruk subdistrict, also in West Jakarta. The girl who was with him to the very end has been identified as Wiwiek, 36. Police have questioned at least four witnesses, including Wiwiek.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thousands of families to lose homes to ring road project
Thousands of families to lose homes to ring road project JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of families in South Jakarta will lose their land this year for the development of another segment of Jl. TB Simatupang ring road, an official said yesterday. "The exact numbers are not available. But, we estimate there are thousands of people who will have their land appropriated for the project," M. Yanis, the spokesman for the South Jakarta mayoralty, told the Jakarta Post.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Victoria's trade office here
Victoria's trade office here MELBOURNE (Reuter): Victoria, Australia's second most populous state, said yesterday it has chosen Indonesia as the site for its newest trade office in Asia. The state will open the office in Jakarta as part of the Australia Today trade and cultural promotion in Indonesia, Victoria's Industry and Employment Minister Phil Gude said.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Djajanti awaits minister's reference for share offering
Djajanti awaits minister's reference for share offering JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo reiterated yesterday that he has yet to issue a recommendation for PT Artika Optima Inti to go public. "I have been given additional reports on various aspects of their forest management," Djamaloedin told newsmen.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Outstanding works by Spanish artists on display here
Outstanding works by Spanish artists on display here By Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): Amid the art exhibitions proliferating in the capital city today, the Spanish Modern Art Exhibit at the Lagoon Tower of the Jakarta Hilton International is in a class apart. Highlighting the significance of the visiting Catalonian Trade Mission, the display of 51 outstanding works of Spanish artists is meant to support Spanish-Indonesian relations. The display will continue through June 30.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Thomas Cook, BA offer prizes
Thomas Cook, BA offer prizes JAKARTA (JP): Thomas Cook and British Airways have joined to offer travelers cheque users glamorous prizes in an Asia-wide grand draw. The prizes include business class return flights to London and what the sponsors call "VIP" treatment in the British capital as well as four return tickets to various cities in Asia.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
More paying counters needed
More paying counters needed From Sinar Pagi Bank Dagang Negara (BDN) on Jl. Juanda needs to make more counters available for consumers to pay their monthly telephone bills, so that they need not wait for hours to take care of their business. I came three times on three consecutive days only to find more and more people crowding the counter. The bank's officials had a difficult time serving all the people, and this made them lose their friendly attitude towards the impatient customers.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Bolivia vs Spain 4:30 Science Film: Best of Magic 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Parlementaria 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Economic Forum 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Pancasila Forum 8:05 Drama: Kabar Burung 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Music Program 11:00 Late News 11:25 World Cup 1994: Italy vs Mexico - live Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Spratly Islands
Spratly Islands If the reported agreement between China and the Philippines for the "common exploration and development" of the disputed Spratly Islands solidifies, it could have positive implications for China's relations with the rest of Asia. In fact, the agreement's significance lies more in the example it might set -- especially for Vietnam, China's main rival over the mineral-rich string of atolls and islands commanding vital shipping lines -- than in its immediate physical application.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Astra donates to victims
Astra donates to victims JAKARTA (JP): The Astra Group donated yesterday Rp 500 million (US$231,000) in cash to the victims of tidal waves which hit East Java, notably the Banyuwangi coastal areas, early this month. The donation, collected from PT Toyota Astra Motor, PT Astra Daihatsu Motor, PT United Tractors,, PT Federal Motor and the Astra Financial Services and Infrastructures, was presented by Mrs. A.R. Ramly, the wife of the Astra Group's Chairman, to East Java's Governor Moh.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Research fund finds few takers
Research fund finds few takers JAKARTA (JP): The government has allocated a total of Rp 550 billion for scientific research over the next five years, but barely a fifth of the amount has been committed. Pratiwi Sudharmono, a senior microbiologist of the University of Indonesia, blamed this on the lack of quality research proposals.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
4,145 telephones for Tangerang
4,145 telephones for Tangerang Starting on July 5, 1994, the state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, will provide 4,145 new telephone lines for Tangerang, thanks to the completion of the first of three automated telephone stations (STO) in the area. The construction of the STO is being jointly carried out by PT Telkom and Konsorsium Telekomindo Intertel (KTI), which, as an investor, has supplied the funds for the establishment of 125,000 telephone lines in Jakarta and Tangerang.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Russia wins world junior powerlifting meet
Russia wins world junior powerlifting meet JAKARTA (JP): Russian musclewomen swept seven gold medals in the final day of the world junior powerlifting meet at Nusa Dua, Bali on Sunday to help their team take the overall championship title.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Suspected burglar shot dead
Suspected burglar shot dead An alleged burglar was shot to death by East Jakarta police after he attempted to escape while accompanying the officers to find his two accomplices on Jl. Cipinang Muara II over the weekend. Asmuni, 35, whose body was laden with tattoos, was shot in the head, leg and back while his hands were still handcuffed, police said. The police claimed that they were forced to fire at the suspect after he failed to heed their warning shots. He died instantly.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Local crossers to face international challenge
Local crossers to face international challenge JAKARTA (JP): National crossers will face the arduous challenge of beating 10 world rated riders at the international motocross championships slated for July 9 and 10 in Surabaya, East Java.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt eases regulation on imports
Govt eases regulation on imports JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday announced a new package of deregulation measures to streamline the economy by liberalizing the import sector in what it said is an "anticipation of post-Uruguay Round development in world trade". The new measures cut down import duties on 739 kinds of goods, removed non-tariff barriers from 27 commodities and lifted surcharges from 108 other import items.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Police chief found shot dead
Police chief found shot dead SUBANG, West Java: First Lt. Kasdari, chief of Jalancagak city police precinct in Subang regency, was found dead with a massive head wound in his office on Saturday. He was believed to have shot himself in the head, the Antara news agency said, quoting police in Purwakarta. He was found by one of his staff who had earlier thought the chief was sleeping on his desk.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Hundreds of workers demand better wages
Hundreds of workers demand better wages JAKARTA (JP): Around 300 employees of a garment factory in the Pulogadung industrial zone in East Jakarta staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Manpower here yesterday to demand better wages and working conditions. The striking workers, mostly women, said they staged the rally to inform Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief of the poor working conditions at the factory, PT Arrego, and to push its management to respect the workers' rights.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Environmentally friendly technology graining ground
Environmentally friendly technology graining ground By Harlow G. Russell JAKARTA (JP): When most people think or read about environmentally friendly technology, they usually have a "picture" in their head of large, expensive, "high tech" waste water treatment plants. Sometimes costing billions of rupiah, the kind of technology is used to fix the problem once it has been created, treating water after it has been polluted.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Three injured in port project clash
Three injured in port project clash MANILA (AFP): At least three people were injured yesterday as squatters fought a demolition crew assigned to remove them from a Japanese-funded 1.5 billion-peso (US$56 million) Philippines port project, police said. Improvised arrows, stones and bottles forced back the wrecking crew from the site in Batangas City. The authorities are now conducting negotiations with the protest leaders, senior police officer Felicisimo Delgado told AFP by telephone.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Injured Fernandez ends Yayuk's run at Wimbledon
Injured Fernandez ends Yayuk's run at Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, England (Agencies): Indonesian tennis queen Yayuk Basuki failed in her bid to become the first Asian to reach the semifinal of the 117-year-old Wimbledon tournament after falling 4-6, 1-6 to an injured American Gigi Fernandez in the fourth round yesterday. This means that the 23-year-old Yayuk failed for the third year in a row to advance past the final 16 here.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
New action will strengthen small business development
New action will strengthen small business development JAKARTA (JP): The new package of reform measures launched yesterday included new steps to bolster the development of small businesses through the allocation of more money from state-owned companies.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Li Peng seeking limelight from European trip
Li Peng seeking limelight from European trip By Philippe Massonnet BEIJING (AFP): Prime Minister Li Peng will be looking to reinforce China's economic miracle and win back control of the country's foreign policy when he goes to Europe this week. Li starts the two-week tour when he heads for Austria on Tuesday. From there he will go on to Germany for a week and then on to China's former main European ally, Rumania.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ulemas move to preserve unity in NU and PPP
Ulemas move to preserve unity in NU and PPP By Santi WE Soekanto REMBANG, Central Java (JP): Eighty influential leaders from the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) decided against formally naming candidates for the upcoming election of the United Development Party (PPP). Despite their initial inclination, the ulemas who met here on Sunday until the early hours of yesterday morning agreed not to give official endorsements for one of the three strongest candidates, in order to stop deepening rifts within NU.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Issues that invite risks
Issues that invite risks According to President Soeharto, in carrying out nation building we inevitably have to face challenges and obstructions both from within and without. One potential negative situation has been caused by the economic globalization and penetration of foreign culture with the support of its sophisticated technology and information systems. Technological advancements have made the planet shrink.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Volunteers ready to oversee aid
Volunteers ready to oversee aid JAKARTA: Some 221 people have passed a crash course to work as volunteers to help the government oversee the distribution of official aid for least developed villages across Indonesia. The volunteers, all university graduates, are former recipients of scholarships from the Super Semar Foundation which is headed by President Soeharto. They were trained at the education and training center of Kopassus, the Army's elite force, in Cimahi, West Sumatra.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Govt to suspend idle travel agencies
Govt to suspend idle travel agencies JAKARTA (JP): The government will intensify the supervision of travel agencies and will shut down those that are not active or performing poorly, an official said. "The Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications ruled in January 1993 that every travel agency or tour operator, including its branches, must report its operations every six months," deputy director general of tourism Azhari Abdullah told reporters here yesterday.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ramos explains Timor ban to Soares
Ramos explains Timor ban to Soares MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos has written to Portuguese President Mario Soares to explain his actions in banning Portuguese and other foreign delegates from a recent human rights conference here on East Timor, an official statement said yesterday. "It is truly unfortunate that the events just transpired may have caused you some apprehension due to the actions taken by my government," Ramos said in the letter released to the press here.
Tue, 28 Jun 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 dozens of points along the week. The JSX index which lost 2.08 points to close at 468.87 on Friday weakened further to finish at 464.38 yesterday. The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index, in the meantime, also sank to end at 111.08, from 112.10 previously.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Slum families to be moved to apartments
Slum families to be moved to apartments The South Jakarta mayoralty is planning to move some 7,000 families currently living in slum areas at three subdistricts to apartment complexes. South Jakarta mayor H Pardjoko explained here recently that slum areas in the Manggarai, Bukit Duri and Pela Mampang subdistricts will be demolished and the people living there will be moved to healthier surroundings in apartments.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Defendants deny being drunk during Tampubolon murder
Defendants deny being drunk during Tampubolon murder JAKARTA (JP): The four alleged killers of T.M.F. Tampubolon admitted before the East Jakarta District Court yesterday that they drank some alcoholic beverages before attacking the army general, but they were not drunk. Tampubolon, who was in civilian clothes, passing the Cipinang area in East Jakarta on April 5, was stabbed to death by one of the defendants after a brief quarrel. He died one hour later in an East Jakarta hospital.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Goenawan Mohamad spells out terms for return of `Tempo'
Goenawan Mohamad spells out terms for return of `Tempo' JAKARTA (JP): Goenawan Mohamad says he will consider the government's offer to issue a new license in place of the one for Tempo which was revoked last week, but stressed that the new magazine must not be subject to any kind of official restrictions. Goenawan, the magazine's director and former chief editor, told The Jakarta Post yesterday there is always a chance of Tempo getting a new publishing license in the future.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL futures trading faces hurdles
KL futures trading faces hurdles KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's sole commodity exchange is still battling to convince the government it is ready to start trade in financial futures despite being allowed two years ago to compete with a private outfit in the same business.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
KL market plays guessing game about elections
KL market plays guessing game about elections By Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's rumor-driven stock market has been in a lather about national elections even though they're not due for more than a year and the outcome is hardly in doubt. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's National Front coalition is expected to win the polls, not due until October, 1995, as it has in every previous election since Malaysia became independent of Britain in 1957.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rendra arrested as protests turn into scuffles
Rendra arrested as protests turn into scuffles JAKARTA (JP): Vocal poet W.S. Rendra and scores of activists were arrested yesterday as police and the military clamped down on two separate demonstrations, both opposing the government ban on Tempo, DeTIK and Editor news magazines. The first group -- comprising about 300 students, journalists and activists -- was stopped by police at the end of Jl.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Squatters of Sumur Batu ask for land compensation
Squatters of Sumur Batu ask for land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Squatters living in the Sumur Batu district in Central Jakarta protested to the city council yesterday over the mayoralty's decision not to pay any compensation for the appropriation of their land. Victor Silaen, who acted as spokesman for 22 families living on the 800-square-meter plot on Jl. Suprapto, Sumur Batu district, said the mayoralty plans to build a park on the land.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto okays plan to hire Portuguese pilots
Soeharto okays plan to hire Portuguese pilots JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is ready to recruit Portuguese pilots to help supplement a shortage at home although the two countries have no diplomatic relations which were broken in 1976 over the question of East Timor. President Soeharto yesterday agreed to the proposal to hire the Portuguese pilots when it was discussed by Xavier Lopez da Cruz, a senior East Timorese politician, during a meeting at the Bina Graha presidential office.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia scolds U.S. for refusing EAEC
Malaysia scolds U.S. for refusing EAEC KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Washington was lambasted yesterday by Kuala Lumpur for rejecting the East Asian Economic Caucus even before listening to the views of East Asian nations. Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdulah Ahmad said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which had endorsed the Kuala Lumpur-initiative, would meet East Asian countries soon on the EAEC's formation.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stronger peso may dampen RP's economic recovery
Stronger peso may dampen RP's economic recovery By Martin Abbugao MANILA (AFP): A surging Philippine peso against the US dollar has eaten into the corporate earnings of blue-chip firms, battered exports and could dampen Manila's economic recovery if the brakes are not applied, analysts said.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Singapore and India set up business group
Singapore and India set up business group SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore and India have set up a high-level private sector steering committee to further strengthen business link between the two countries, a government statement said. The statement released late Sunday said government backbencher Davinder Singh would head the India Business Interaction Group Steering Committee, whose members include captains of the industries. The informal India Business Interaction Group was set up last year.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
A transmigrant success story
A transmigrant success story JAKARTA (JP): A former bus conductor from Jakarta who transmigrated to Bengkulu, Sumatra eight years ago revealed here yesterday that as a result of his hard work he is now earning a net income of Rp 7 million (US$3,245) a year. "I was interested in transmigrating after watching on television the positive aspects it could offer," said 32-year-old Anton Muhyidin.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie announces acquisition plan
Bakrie announces acquisition plan JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie & Brothers (B&B) said yesterday it will acquire several companies included in its core businesses and procure new equipment for business diversification. Bakrie & Brothers is a holding company with three core businesses -- telecommunications, infrastructure facility manufacturing and plantations.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
PDI elects Bali chief
PDI elects Bali chief DENPASAR, Bali: The Bali chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has appointed Ida Bagus Putu Wesnawa as its new chief. Wesnawa was picked on Sunday as an alternative candidate in the absence of a consensus at the regional congress. The congress initially hoped to elect either the incumbent Adi Suedandi or his challenger Oka Ratmadi.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
California, here we come
California, here we come MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The government has appointed West Nusa Tenggara along with six other provinces to represent Indonesia at the next Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, California. Mrs. Bustanil Arifin, the chairperson of the Bunga Nusantara Foundation which organizes Indonesia's participation, recently visited Pasadena along with Raul and Charles Janal, two American float designers, the Antara news agency reported. The annual flower festival is held in January.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Djarum Super Jamz Jazz Tour brings real jazz to music lover
Djarum Super Jamz Jazz Tour brings real jazz to music lover By Sean Cole JAKARTA (JP): There is nothing like jazz. Unlike many of its sister music styles, jazz returns music to its stature as a true art form -- equal to great literature, dance, theater, sculpture, etc. -- a method of total expression, an attempt to capture the essence of living.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sudomo testifies against Tansil in Bapindo trial
Sudomo testifies against Tansil in Bapindo trial JAKARTA (JP): Former powerful minister Sudomo made a surprise court appearance yesterday to testify in the ongoing trial of the huge corruption case at the government-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo). Sudomo, currently the chairman of the Supreme Advisory Board, has been repeatedly mentioned in earlier testimony as the person who wrote a reference letter to support Eddy Tansil, the chief defendant, in applying for loans from Bapindo.
Tue, 28 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australian press freedom guaranteed by common laws
Australian press freedom guaranteed by common laws JAKARTA (JP): "How does the Australian government control the press? Does it harness the media to keep its good relations with Indonesia? How do Australians perceive press freedom?" Such were questions hurled at David Flint, chairman of the Sydney-based Australian Press Council, who addressed a seminar at the Dr. Soetomo Journalism Institute yesterday.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Cultural factors also hamper non-smoking campaign: Expert
Cultural factors also hamper non-smoking campaign: Expert JAKARTA (JP): A mass communications expert warned that a number of cultural factors will hamper the plan to restrict smoking in public transport vehicles and places. Dr.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yap Thiam Hien's biography
Yap Thiam Hien's biography From Forum Keadilan In law circles, Yap Thiam Hien is a familiar name. Yapusham (Foundation of Study Center for Human Rights) has made him a symbol of Indonesia's struggle for human rights. The choice of Yap is based on his consistent struggle for human rights in this country regardless of differences in race and religion. Almost his whole life was dedicated to the struggle for human rights, according to the foundation chairman T. Mulya Lubis (Forum Keadilan No.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tourists get special welcome
Tourists get special welcome Foreign tourists who arrived at Soekarno-Hatta international airport on the 467th anniversary of Jakarta last June 22, received a special welcome as they disembarked from their planes. The head of the municipal's tourism office Fauzi Bowo said at city hall over the weekend that the visitors were treated to traditional Betawi dancing and were given souvenirs by the Abang and None Jakarta (Mr. and Mrs. Jakarta).
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Habibie turns 58 years old
Habibie turns 58 years old BANDUNG: State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie celebrated his 58th year birthday among close relatives and friends at his home here on Saturday. Around 100 people turned up, including Minister of Transportation Haryanto Danutirto and senior journalist Aristides Katoppo. The party started with recital of prayer and the cutting of the rice cone, which symbolizes prosperity and safety.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Alleged crooks shot dead after ignoring warnings
Alleged crooks shot dead after ignoring warnings JAKARTA (JP): Two alleged hard-core criminals were shot and killed by the city police over the weekend. Police said they were forced to shoot the two men because they ignored several warning shots and even tried to attack the police officers who were assigned to capture them. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar said the criminals were Yanto, alias Sumeri, 32, and Acan, alias Warsan, 25.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
ImagePals 2 improves its graphics manipulation tools
ImagePals 2 improves its graphics manipulation tools By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): PhotoShop, PhotoStyler, PhotoMagic and Publisher PaintBrush are just some of the familiar names in the graphics manipulation world. Each of them offer a set of tools that allow you to edit images, be it a TIFF image that you have scanned from a photo or a stock photograph you have just retrieved from a Photo CD Collection.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI, S'pore to form cooperation team for tourism and aviation
RI, S'pore to form cooperation team for tourism and aviation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to form a high powered joint team of six cabinet ministers to handle cooperation in tourism and aviation. Indonesian cabinet ministers in the team are led by Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto and his Singapore counterpart Deputy Prime Minister B.G. Lee, Hartarto said on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Political education begins in kindergarten
Political education begins in kindergarten By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): For about two weeks I watched my grandson struggling very hard to memorize the five principles of Pancasila. The first principle, Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa Belief in One God), was easy enough for him. When it came to the second principle, Kemanusiaan Yang Adil dan Beradab (Just and Civilized Humanity), he had trouble. He just could not get the word kemanusiaan (humanity) pronounced right.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Meruya-Ciputat toll road to open
Meruya-Ciputat toll road to open The municipal government will soon commence the construction of a new 7-kilometer toll road connecting Jl. Meruya Ilir, West Jakarta, and Jl. Ciputat Raya, South Jakarta. To facilitate retribution for residents whose property will be taken by the new road, the mayor of South Jakarta, Pardjoko, is calling on them to prepare papers and land deeds to their title as soon as possible.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kebon Sirih gets face-lift
Kebon Sirih gets face-lift The Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications, Joop Ave, is sponsoring the refurbishment of Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, between Jl. M.H. Thamrin and the intersection near the Pak Tani (farmers) statue. Renovations will be carried out on pedestrian sidewalks and bus stops along the street, thus creating a serene and civilized atmosphere.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Foreign investors need judicial security
Foreign investors need judicial security By T. Mulya Lubis JAKARTA (JP): It is only natural that there should be some euphoria after the announcement of Government Regulation No. 20/1994 (PP 20/1994), which opens up the Indonesian market wider. It cannot be denied that this is the regulation that has been most anxiously awaited by foreign investors, and logically the new decree should make Indonesia more attractive.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia a net importer of liquor
Indonesia a net importer of liquor JAKARTA (JP): The imbalance in Indonesia's trade of alcoholic drinks exceeded US$13 million last year, Anang Lukmana, the agro- industry director general at the Ministry of Industry, said over the weekend. "We imported US$15.6 million and exported only $2.2 million worth of alcoholic drinks last year." Anang said at the inauguration of the Association of the Indonesian Alcoholic Drinks Producers (ASPROMIA) here, Saturday.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Japan beats RI for Aspac Cup
Japan beats RI for Aspac Cup FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP): Defending champion Japan powered past Indonesia 3-0 here yesterday to win the sixth Asian-Pacific Cup men's volleyball tournament for a third consecutive time. The Japanese squad chalked up a 15-11, 15-11, 15-6 win to complete the six-team round robin tournament with a 5-0 win-loss record. It was also their fourth title overall.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Elephant school cuts intake
Elephant school cuts intake BENGKULU: The elephant training center is reducing the number of elephants to be domesticated from 13 to only five this year because of budget constraints. Spokesman of the Seblat elephant school Syamsudin said the Rp 149 million ($70,000) allocated budget will be sufficient to fund the hunting and training of five wild elephants, including paying the trainers' wages and other operation cost, he said.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
TV Today
TV Today TVRI 2:30 p.m. World Cup 1994: Switzerland vs Colombia (rerun) 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Welfare: How to Deal with Obesity 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: East Timor 6:15 Village Program 6:30 National Defense and Security 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Golden Years 9:00 World News 9:25 Journal of World Cup 1994 9:55 Music 11:00 Late News 11:10 Film: Ants Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Press bans affected JSX performance last week
Press bans affected JSX performance last week By Sigma Batara JAKARTA (JP): External factors such as another possible increase in the U.S. dollar interest rate together with local protests against the government's banning of three popular publications further weakened performance on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) last week. Towards the end of the week, foreign investors were seen dominating the market with largely selling orders. Trading throughout the week was generally thin.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yogyakarta, Solo to host Kraton fiesta in August
Yogyakarta, Solo to host Kraton fiesta in August JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said that Yogyakarta and Solo will host a festival on Kraton, the Javanese kingdom, from August 13 to 20. "It will be the third festival which will be participated by six Javanese kingdoms including the Kratons of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, Pakualaman Yogyakarta, Kasunanan Hadiningrat, Puro Mangkunegaran, Kesepuhan Cirebon and Kanoman Cirebon," he told newsmen on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Midwives must be `a little smarter than doctors'
Midwives must be `a little smarter than doctors' Text and photo by Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): Most of the time, Tiara Sianturi is just an ordinary bidan (midwife) who works in a small maternity clinic in a remote part of the Malaka Baru district, East Jakarta. But there are times she claims she must be "a little smarter" than the doctors. She said many of her patients come from low-income families with poor health knowledge.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ulemas pick three candidates for PPP chair
Ulemas pick three candidates for PPP chair By Santi WE Soekanto REMBANG, Central Java (JP): Some 80 powerful leaders from the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) yesterday endorsed three candidates for the upcoming election of the United Development Party (PPP). "Our candidates may be Hamzah, Matori or Karmani," Syansuri Badiawi, the senior ulema who organized the meeting said. Sources at meeting said Syansuri virtually decided the nominations himself and the floor quickly endorsed them.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Houses for Tsunami victims
Houses for Tsunami victims SURABAYA: The East Java provincial authority plans to build 877 units of small houses for the people in Banyuwangi regency whose homes were swept by tidal waves early this month. Each of the 36m-type house will cost Rp 2 million (US$950), spokesman Soesanto. The authorities have allocated 40 hectares of land for the housing project, Soesanto said, adding that construction will begin next month.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
The voice of the people
The voice of the people Amid the news barrage of the past few days, a little lesson from far-away Central Kalimantan was easily overlooked. Last Wednesday, as newspapers here reported, Central Kalimantan's legislative council elected Warsito Rasman, a director-general in charge of regional autonomy at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Jakarta, to become governor of the province for the 1994-1999 period.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk Basuki might carve out history at Wimbledon
Yayuk Basuki might carve out history at Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, England (Agencies): Indonesian tennis queen Yayuk Basuki might carve out a piece of history with a place in the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tennis championships today. Playing on grass, which is her favorite surface, world number 45 Yayuk faces a tough hurdle on the road to her dreams of winning the last eight round for the first time ever in the form of Gigi Fernandez, the American world's number one doubles player.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australia's Keating may raise media bans with Indonesia
Australia's Keating may raise media bans with Indonesia CANBERRA (Reuter): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating is expected to raise Indonesia's decision to ban three leading local magazines when he visits Jakarta beginning today, Foreign Minister Gareth Evans said yesterday. "I personally believe he will raise the issue," Evans said in a television interview, adding that it was up to Keating whether he would register a formal protest.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Supporters of press ban overwhelm rivals
Supporters of press ban overwhelm rivals JAKARTA (JP): There were more protests and counter-protests over the government's ban against three news weeklies in many large cities over the weekend, with supporters of the government's move appearing to have the upper hand in Jakarta. The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) issued a statement on Saturday giving its support to the bans against Tempo, DeTIK and Editor magazines.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Freeport finds new gold and copper deposits in Irian Jaya
Freeport finds new gold and copper deposits in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. announced over the weekend that it has intercepted within an igneous granitic intrusion, copper mineralization along a 240 meter interval that averages 1.16 percent copper, 0.1 gram of gold per ton and 6 grams of silver per ton, at its Lembah Tembaga prospect located approximately one kilometer southwest of its Grasberg deposit in Irian Jaya.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Post mortem will likely shed light on Ida's death
Post mortem will likely shed light on Ida's death JAKARTA (JP): The Cipto Mangukusumo general hospital will hand over the post mortem on Ida Rezeki, the 32-year-old housewife who was found dead hanging on a rope in her house two months ago, to the police tomorrow.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia goes ahead with East Timor seminar
Malaysia goes ahead with East Timor seminar JAKARTA (JP): A seminar on East Timor organized by Malaysian non-governmental organizations went ahead on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, amidst warnings from Indonesia that it could deteriorate bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries. The one-day forum was organized by the Malaysian Action Front, a private umbrella association for around 30 local non- governmental organizations.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia feels pinch of foreign intervention
Indonesia feels pinch of foreign intervention JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudrajat said on Saturday that Indonesia increasingly feels the pinch of foreign pressure in solving its domestic problems. "Although we don't mean to turn our back on economic, social and economic problems, foreign hands are reaching deep into our domestic affairs," he said when addressing students of the Sriwijaya University, Palembang, South Sumatra.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Sign language specialists help the deaf enjoy the world
Sign language specialists help the deaf enjoy the world By Martina Tobing JAKARTA (JP): Most of the deaf among us learn to be independent in a hearing world, but they are "different" when it comes to things like following news broadcasts. Recently, however, the problem was remedied here, at least on television. The end of April saw the beginning of simultaneous signed interpretations on the daily 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. televised newscasts on the state-owned television station, TVRI.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto to press for better economic deal through APEC
Soeharto to press for better economic deal through APEC JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday he would use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meeting here in November to press for a fairer economic deal from industrialized countries. Industrialized countries should stop making policies that hurt the economic development of developing countries including Indonesia, Soeharto said when addressing visiting members of the ruling Golkar at his ranch in Tapos.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Appeal to Red Cross
Appeal to Red Cross From Merdeka As we all know, during the independence struggle, on Dec. 19, 1949, the Dutch forces attacked the republic's capital, Yogyakarta. The Indonesian freedom fighters had to counteract the Dutch colonial forces through guerrilla warfare. Especially in Solo, the Dutch faced the brave resistance of the guerrillas. But through a diplomatic move, the Republic of Indonesia regained Yogyakarta as its capital, and a cease-fire was agreed to as of Aug. 10, 1949 at midnight.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
More news interpreters welcomed
More news interpreters welcomed JAKARTA (JP): TVRI welcomes more applicants for news interpreters as the present four sign language interpreters for the daily newscasts are not enough. "The interpreters we have, who already work in shifts, are quite exhausted," Baruno, the head of the TVRI news section, said recently. "We need at least ten more people," he said.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Water supply to Tebet area cut
Water supply to Tebet area cut The City Water Company (PAM) is temporarily suspending its water supply in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, Tebet and Matraman, Central Jakarta, to allow for the repair of 900 millimeters of pipeline on Jl. DI Panjaitan. The water supply was cut last Saturday and will continue to be stopped until tomorrow. "The water will be running normally again by Tuesday night," said H Eben Keosbini, a director of PAM Jaya.(mds)
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
State income
State income Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad emphasized that, based on the Presidential Decision No. 16/1994, all the income of the government departments and institutions can't be spent before they are entered into the State's Account. The minister also stressed the need to uphold discipline in managing the state assets and the budget. In addition, the government must also be more transparent in handling the state finances. We fully understand the government's vision in financial matters.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Moerdiono optimistic about Japan aid for RI
Moerdiono optimistic about Japan aid for RI JAKARTA (JP): The resignation of Japanese prime minister Tsutomu Hata is not likely to affect Tokyo's aid commitments to Indonesia, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said. Shortly after news of the resignation came from Tokyo on Saturday, Moerdiono told reporters that he did not expect the changes in the Japanese leadership to affect the outcome of the upcoming meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI).
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
JSX chief proposes more leeway for foreigners
JSX chief proposes more leeway for foreigners JAKARTA (JP): President of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Hasan Zein Mahmud has proposed more leeway for foreign investors to allow them to buy all, instead of the present 49 percent maximum, of the shares listed on JSX. Hasan Zein was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying on Friday that his suggestion is in line with the new official policy of permitting 100 percent foreign ownership of companies in Indonesia.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Most plants do not treat waste water
Most plants do not treat waste water JAKARTA (JP): Nearly three-quarters of the industrial factories located in Tangerang, West Java, do not have sufficient wastewater treatment plants to deal with toxic waste. Farida, the head of the environmental division of the Tangerang regency's environmental impact analysis office (Amdal), said here on Friday that about 70 percent of the 1,600 factories there do not have the required technology to process their liquid waste.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dust covers Ternate
Dust covers Ternate TERNATE, Maluku: Dust from Mt. Gamalama rained on this district town on Saturday, bringing all activities virtually to a halt. There were no reported casualties. Spokesman of the North Maluku regency P. Krikhof said dust rain frequently falls on Ternate, the Antara news agency reported. He said that reports from the volcanic observation station suggested that the activity of the volcano is still within normal limits.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI loses title in ASEAN's student games
RI loses title in ASEAN's student games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's failure to defend its reign at the Eighth ASEAN Students Games was sealed after the country's soccer team surrendered to Thailand 2-1 in the National Stadium in Singapore on Saturday. In contrast, the soccer match secured a magnificent victory for the Thais who became the champions of the event. The ASEAN Students Games are held once every two years as an arena for the regions university students.
Mon, 27 Jun 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.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Australia-Vietnam LPG deal
Australia-Vietnam LPG deal HANOI (AFP): Western Australia's Westfarmers Kleenheat Gas Pty Ltd. has signed a joint venture contract with Vietnam's Petrolimex for the production and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the Vietnam News daily announced on Saturday. Under the name of Kleen-Petro Gas Pty Ltd., the joint venture is to build and operate storage and distribution facilities for LPG all over the country, starting in Hanoi, Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam News said.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Plastics firm to sell shares to the public
Plastics firm to sell shares to the public JAKARTA (JP): A major manufacturer of plastic and aluminum household utensils, PT Langgeng Makmur, will sell 18 million shares to the public in August. Frank. T. Supit, President of PT Sigma Batara, the lead underwriter, told reporters in Surabaya over the weekend that the company expected to raise Rp 70 billion (US$32 million) from the share offering.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Government and abuse of power
Government and abuse of power From Forum Keadilan It seems that abusing power is the most popular issue among Indonesian government officials. Those who should uphold and enforce the principles of the 1945 Constitution and Pancasila prefer to misuse their power to enrich their own families, colleagues or certain groups. Indeed, if such malpractice is still going on, the Indonesian dream which is written in the Constitution and Pancasila will remain to be just a slogan.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
S'pore beverages group profit up
S'pore beverages group profit up SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's leading food and beverage manufacturer, the Fraser and Neave group, recorded a net profit of S$43 million (US$28 million) for the half-year ending March 31, officials said. The company, also involved in property and brewing, said in a statement issued late Friday that this was 6.9 percent higher than the profits for the corresponding period of the previous year.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Rights Commission and its constraints
Rights Commission and its constraints By Hendardi JAKARTA (JP): Last year, the National Commission on Human Rights, known by the Indonesian acronym of Komnas HAM, was established by Presidential Decree No. 50/1993. Its members were appointed through Presidential Decree No. 455/1993.
Mon, 27 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
ITB expels 35 students
ITB expels 35 students BANDUNG: The Institute of Technology Bandung has dismissed 35 students for acting as jockeys, or persons paid to take up entrance tests to the prestigious state college. "We took the decision after studying the results of an investigation by the disciplinary commission," spokesman Darmawan Kunaefi said. (pet/prs)
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Ngoro Industrial Park
Ngoro Industrial Park JAKARTA (JP): Most investors from Taiwan interested in operating in East Java chose the Ngoro Industrial Park for the site of their plant projects, a prominent Taiwanese businessman said in Surabaya.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
An eye for an eye
An eye for an eye From Kompas I was glad to read reports that the Sri Lankan Eye Bank will no longer send corneas to the Indonesian Eye Bank. I appreciate the Sri Lankan Eye Bank very much for its contributions to Indonesia. We might consider presenting a token of honor to the institution. Now Indonesia has to cope with its need of corneas by itself, and it is important, in this case, for the authorities to have closer relations with the would-be donors.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Broken hearted boy hangs himself
Broken hearted boy hangs himself A 19-year-old school boy committed suicide by hanging himself at Kramat sub-district, Central Java Tuesday night. His neighbors found Syamsudin, alias Udin, hanging by a sarong tied to the branch of a tree, Pos Kota reported. According to the deceased's father, Atjun, 69, his son had been quite depressed a few days before he decided to take his own life. His decision came after his relationship with his girl friend ended, the daily said.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
100 monkeys dead in Bali
100 monkeys dead in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Local legislator urged authorities to probe seriously the cause of the death of hundreds of animals in a `monkey forest' during recent weeks. Spokesman of the local council Nyoman Rudia said the meeting has agreed to set up a special team to save the remaining monkeys after a hearing with officials from forestry, agriculture and farming agencies here yesterday.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Intellectuals lose main reading stuff after magazine bans
Intellectuals lose main reading stuff after magazine bans JAKARTA (JP): The intellectual community in Indonesia has lost some of its favorite reading material with the government's ban of Tempo, Editor and DeTIK magazines. A number of prominent scholars said yesterday the magazines, particularly Tempo, which is the more established of the three, and DeTIK, the newest and most aggressive in its reporting, have been among their main news sources and that their absence will be greatly missed.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Kalimantan river expedition goes on
Kalimantan river expedition goes on PUTUSSIBAU, West Kalimantan (JP): A team exploring the cultural richness of the regions along the Kapuas and Mahakam rivers that stretch from west to east Kalimantan is now one third of the way toward its objective. The 20-member expedition team arrived here on Thursday for a four-day stopover to explore places of interest in this town located near the border of Sarawak.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Dollar falls to a new closing low of 100.40 yen in Tokyo
Dollar falls to a new closing low of 100.40 yen in Tokyo TOKYO (AFP): The dollar fell to a new local closing low of 100.40 yen in Tokyo yesterday, down 0.91 yen from 101.31 yen the previous day. After opening at 101.11 yen, compared with New York's late Thursday quote of 101.40 yen, the dollar moved narrowly above 101 yen in quite trading during the morning.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Scripless trading on JSX to start in January
Scripless trading on JSX to start in January JAKARTA (JP): All share transactions on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will be settled by PT Kliring Deposit Efek Indonesia through the netting system beginning on Monday. "The full application of the netting system to settle all share transactions is the final step before the introduction of a scripless trading on the JSX in early January," Bacelius Ruru, Chairman of the Capital Market Supervisory Agency said yesterday.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Protests against press bans take artistic forms
Protests against press bans take artistic forms JAKARTA (JP): Journalists and employees of three magazines which were closed down by the government resorted to artistic expression yesterday to vent their anger, a change of method from the street protests they held on Wednesday and Thursday. Hundreds of them turned up at the Taman Ismail Marzuki art and cultural complex, virtually stealing the limelight of an ongoing 20th anniversary celebration of the Jakarta Art Institute (IKJ).
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian soccer
Indonesian soccer From Neraca I am an avid soccer fan who is very sad at the development of soccer in this country. Indonesian soccer was in good shape in the 1950s with a number of celebrated players like Ramang, Ramli, Ramlan, Saelan and others. Bribery of players was unknown during that era. The national players had one common goal, i.e. to uphold the country's name and dignity.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Civil servants and professionalism
Civil servants and professionalism From Merdeka All Indonesians know the correlation between the civil servants and the ruling Golkar functional group. An unwritten law seems to say that all civil servants have to be members of Golkar, because those who choose other political parties will receive unexpected threats or intimidation. Can the civil servants stay neutral, which means that they work for this country, and not for the ruling party?
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
RI spikers remains unbeaten
RI spikers remains unbeaten FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP): Indonesia brushed aside Thailand 3-0 for their third consecutive win here yesterday to remain unbeaten in the sixth Asian-Pacific Cup men's volleyball tournament. The Indonesians, runners-up to Japan in the previous Cup, scored 15-9, 15-10, 15-2 to give Thailand its first defeat against two wins in the six-team round robin tournament being held in Fukuoka, southwest Japan.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
C. Java wins junior swimming tourney
C. Java wins junior swimming tourney JAKARTA (JP): Central Java, which collected 26 golds, 14 silvers and 30 bronzes, prevailed in the national junior championship at the Senayan stadium here which ended yesterday evening. Host Jakarta came out as the event's runners-up by collecting 22 golds, 21 silvers and 33 bronzes. Defending champion East Jakarta, in the meantime, sank to third place with 19 golds, 22 silvers and 14 bronzes.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Singapore-Indonesia hospital
Singapore-Indonesia hospital SINGAPORE (AFP): Gleneagles International, which operates one of Singapore's major private hospitals, has drawn up plans to build a third joint-venture hospital in Indonesia, it was announced here. A statement from Gleneagles said the S$43 million (US$28.2 million) hospital, expected to start in 1996-97, would be a tie- up with PT Royal Sentul Highlands of Indonesia.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Islamic Information Center
Islamic Information Center From Media Indonesia I would like to suggest that the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) establish an Islamic Information Center that can be contacted anytime by telephone or facsimile free of charge. The center would play an important role in providing information for the Moslems about the Islamic religion. This is particularly necessary because the people are too busy and have very little time to study the religion thoroughly.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
First journal on Islamic studies launched
First journal on Islamic studies launched JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher launched Indonesia's first journal on Islamic Studies, Studia Islamika, hoping it will better introduce Indonesian Moslems to the outside world. "Indonesia has the biggest Moslem population, but not many foreigners know what kind of people Indonesian Moslems are," Tarmizi said during a reception marking the first publication of the quarterly journal on Thursday.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Brokers at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said here yesterday that the market would continue falling despite the listing of several new issues. After losing more than two points to close at 470.95 on Thursday, the broad-based Composite Index ended 2.08 points lower at 468.87 yesterday. Meanwhile, the narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index decreased as well to close at 112.10, from 112.73 previously.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Software piracy in Indonesia
Software piracy in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Computer software piracy has reached an epidemic proportion in Indonesia, in which as much as 99 percent of personal computer (PC) users exploit the software illegally. An official of the Lotus Development Corporation, David Wee, said in a press conference here on Thursday that software piracy in Asia had costed international software companies US$5 billion.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Records broken at world powerlifting meet
Records broken at world powerlifting meet JAKARTA (JP): The second day of the junior world powerlifting championships in Nusa Dua, Bali saw 13 records shattered as Russia kept its huge overall lead at the four-day meet. Russian musclewoman Svetlana Telesva romped through with two record breaking lifts which carried her to victory in the 40- kilogram category on Thursday night.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang gets new phones
Tangerang gets new phones JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunication company, PT Telkom, will offer more than 4,000 new telephone lines in Tangerang area, West Java, during a promotion period between July 5 and July 22. Djasman Sinaga, the spokesman for the Jakarta office of PT Telkom, told reporters yesterday that the company and the privately-run Konsorsium Telekomindo Intertel had jointly installed the 4,145 new lines.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
U.S-Malaysia plane overhaul
U.S-Malaysia plane overhaul KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): U.S aviation firm Hamilton Standard signed a deal yesterday with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to set up a facility to overhaul aircraft life support systems for the Asia- Pacific. Hamilton Standard, a division of Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp., will hold 51 percent of the joint venture firm, Hamilton Standard Co. Support Centre Sdn. Bhd., capitalized at five million dollars. Malaysia's listed national airline will hold 49 percent.
Sat, 25 Jun 1994, 00:00 WIB
Traditional drama Lengser at TIM
Traditional drama Lengser at TIM A rare performance of traditional drama called Lengser will be staged at Teater Arena, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, tonight at 8 p.m. The plot of the story is adapted from a famous West Java's folktale Lutung Kasarung. The story deals with the competition and intrigues among members the royal family of the Galuh Kingdom. The King, Sri Galuh, feels that it's high time for him to abdicate.