Soeharto to visit South Sumatra this month<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Women, archeology and fertilizer do not really
\nhave anything in common but they will when President Soeharto
\ntravels to South Sumatra's capital of Palembang on Dec. 22.<\/p>\n
On that day, the President will inaugurate National Women's
\nDay, a park for the research of the ancient kingdom of Sriwijaya
\nand a new production unit of PT PUSRI, the state-owned fertilizer
\nfirm.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi, Minister of
\nEducation and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro, Coordinating Minister
\nof Industry and Trade Hartarto and South Sumatra Governor Ramli
\nHasan Basri yesterday reported together to Soeharto about the
\npreparations.<\/p>\n
Although the precise location of the seat of Sriwijaya is
\nstill widely disputed by historians, Palembang has won official
\nrecognition as the archeological site for research of the Hindu
\nkingdom which once ruled most of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Ramli said yesterday that a plaque dating back to seventh
\ncentury was recently found in Kedukan Bukit near Palembang to
\nfurther confirm the claim about the location of the kingdom.<\/p>\n
This is the oldest script ever found in Indonesia to date.<\/p>\n
Recent satellite photos also found traces of man-made canals
\nlinking the Musi river to the Kedukan Bukit which were built
\nduring the heyday of Sriwijaya, he said, adding that the canals
\nformed a gigantic task given the simple tools and technology of
\nthe time.<\/p>\n
The site has now been converted into an archeological park
\nwhich Soeharto will inaugurate later this month.<\/p>\n
The women's day will also be celebrated in the same place on
\nDec.22, he said. Among the guests invited will be a group of
\nwomen leaders from Myanmar.<\/p>\n
Soeharto will also travel to the PT PUSRI plant to inaugurate
\nthe B1 unit which will make it the largest fertilizer plant in
\nSoutheast Asia, he added. (emb)<\/p>",
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