New museum at Taman Mini<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto inaugurated the electricity
\nand new energy museum at the Indonesia-in-Miniature Park (Taman
\nMini Indonesia Indah) yesterday in conjunction with the park's
\n20th anniversary.<\/p>\n
The inauguration was marked with the sounding of a siren and
\nthe signing of a plaque by the President.<\/p>\n
The inauguration ceremony was attended by First Lady Mrs. Tien
\nSoeharto, Vice President Try Sutrisno and Madame Tuty Try
\nSutrisno, member of the sixth development cabinet and foreign
\nambassadors.<\/p>\n
Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana reported at the
\nceremony that the museum was built at a cost of Rp 17 billion
\n(US$7.72 million) on three hectares of land.<\/p>\n
"The museum is expected to pass on the historical role of
\nenergy before and after the independence of this country to the
\nnext generation," Sudjana said.<\/p>\n
The new facility is the second energy museum in the park,
\nafter the oil and gas museum. Two other energy museums -- fossil
\nenergy and conventional energy -- are expected to be built in the
\narea.<\/p>\n
On the same occasion, the President also presented medals of
\nappreciation to six people involved in the development of the
\nmuseum. The six are Minister of National Development Planning
\n(former Minister of Mines and Energy) Ginandjar Kartasasmita,
\nI.B. Sudjana, former director general of electricity and new
\nenergy Artono Arismunandar, current director general of
\nelectricity and new energy Zuhal, president of state oil company
\nPertamina F. Abda'oe and president of state electricity company
\nPLN Djiteng Marsudi.<\/p>\n
The First Lady also presented winning prizes to Hadi Supeno
\nfrom the Merdeka daily and a representative of the Medan-based
\nAnalisa daily for a writing competition on TMII.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, general manager of the park Sampurno said that he
\nwas pleased because society is starting to give more attention to
\nthe park's efforts to preserve, develop and introduce the
\ncultural values of the nation.<\/p>\n
"The park will always listen and accept any opinion from the
\npeople," Sampurno said, adding that the park will someday be a
\nmonument for national culture.<\/p>\n
Previously on Wednesday, Sudjana handed over the electricity
\nand new energy museum to Madame Tien Soeharto, the chairperson of
\nHarapan Kita Foundation and the TMII Management and Development
\nBoard.<\/p>\n
Located near the Halim Perdanakusuma airport in East Jakarta,
\nthe park was built under the initiative of the First Lady and
\nopened on April 20, 1975. (yns)<\/p>",
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