JP/3/Caption/0 14 pts Metrolight cap. 3 cols. Universe 8 pts 55 I/c JP/kod 6 pts. Universe Italics 55 I/c THE RIVER'S EDGE: Residents of Bukit Duri Tanjakan, South Jakarta, take a bath, wash clothing and defecate on a floating bamboo raft in the Ciliwung River. The area residents, like many other Jakartans living in areas along the rivers in the city, say they use water from the river for their everyday necessities even though the river is heavily polluted.

Badminton supremacy We have every reason to be satisfied with and proud of the Indonesian badminton teams which succeeded in winning the prestigious Thomas and Uber Cups, following nerve-wracking matches at the Senayan sports center in Jakarta last weekend.

Tourism Office holds contest JAKARTA (JP): The City Tourism Office, in cooperation with the Indonesian Professional Photographers Association, is holding a photo contest on tourist objects in the city and the surrounding areas of Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi. Designed to further promote tourist objects in and around the capital, the competition is open to the public. The closing date for acceptance of entries is July 20.

No kickbacks no business for printing company JAKARTA (JP): City councilors, in a scathing attack on city officials, said Tuesday many agencies under the city administration avoided giving orders to a city-owned printing firm because of poor prospects of getting kickbacks. "As a matter of fact, there are some gubernatorial decrees requiring them to deal with the firm.

Aerograms Every time I write an aerogram--and that is several times a week--I ask myself, "Why can't we buy aerograms with proper gum that one can lick, seal and post?" When I first visited Indonesia for a holiday in 1970 and again in 1971, I found it a bit droll that one had to stick one's finger into a pot of paste in order to seal a letter.

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Disposing of waste Although it may not have been one of the more sensational events of the week, the inauguration on Monday of this country's first industrial waste treatment plant surely deserves some comment. The truth is that for far too long too many companies in Indonesia have been reluctant to seriously consider the problem of waste treatment.

JP;MDS; ANPAj..r.. Jakarta--Focus--1st Celebrities donate ponchos JP/3/Focus < set 12pts U75 1 col 2 lines Celebrities donate ponchos Over Rp 400,000 (US$141.5) was raised for charity early this week as seven celebrities sold autographed white ponchos bearing their distinctly unique brand of amateur artwork at the Atrium of Plaza Indonesia.

'Military school' teaches students discipline JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta military garrison is considering increasing the number of juvenile delinquents to be educated at its 'special school' and will double the school teaching period in the next few months. Speaking at a meeting with teachers and parents, chief of the garrison, Lt. Col.

Kimono show reveals elegant culture By Kunang Helmi Picard JAKARTA (JP): Like multi-colored, fluttering butterflies in their elegant kimonos, rows of beautiful women, both Indonesian and Japanese, greeted guests at the traditional Japanese kimono garment show on Sunday in the Bali Room, Hotel Indonesia.

Asian human rights versus the West (2) ______________________________________________________________ This is the second of two articles examining the different perception of human rights between the West and Asia. ______________________________________________________________ 1 col 8 pt By Bilveer Singh SINGAPORE (JP): While the West has tended to pay greater attention to rights, countries in the Third World consider duty as important, or even more important than rights.

Police still in the dark over death of ITB student JAKARTA (JP): Entering their fifth day of investigation, police are still baffled by the murder of the 22-year old Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) student, Wida Rakhmawati, at her boarding house near campus. First Lt. Arrifin Noor of the Ciomas district police told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday that there are currently no new leads into the disclosure of the case.

Relocation of batik factories creates more jobs: Official JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta Mayor's office is denying newspaper reports that the relocation of batik factories from Setiabudi district, South Jakarta, to areas outside the city has created unemployment problems. "That's not true. Instead, it has created more jobs," M. Yanis, a spokesman for the mayor's office, told The Jakarta Post.