Gold producers encouraged to increase craftsmanship in jewelry designs JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian jewelry makers should stop whining about the pittance they get for their products and make a better product. "Most producers and designers in Indonesia often believe profits from the gold business can only be gained by adding weight with precious stones," the manager of the Indonesian chapter of the World Gold Council, Leo Hadi, said on Saturday.

How to stop crime wave From Media Indonesia Crime is on the increase in Jakarta. The rate of crimes has become so intense that the public is greatly distressed. And, perhaps even more frightening, the criminals are young. Clearly it is necessary to tighten security control. It is not enough for the authorities to curb the crimes but more importantly to find out the cause of the acts. We must realize that crimes constitute the fruit of the way of life and value systems of the present society.

Cipinang residents protest presence of brothel JAKARTA (JP): Fourteen residents from two community units in Cipinang subdistrict, East Jakarta, complained to city councilors that they were disturbed by the presence in the area of a 20-room brothel fronting as a boarding house. Five members of the City Council's Commission E on social matters met with the delegation over the weekend to hear their problem.

Kresna builds three hotels JAKARTA (JP): PT Kresna Duta Wisata (KDW), a subsidiary of the Kresna Duta Group, will construct three star-rated hotels in Wonosobo, Central Java, in Manado, North Sulawesi, and in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. The company's spokeswoman Ita Pattiradjawane told The Jakarta Post here over the weekend that KDW is still looking for a partner to manage the hotels, which are expected to start operation within the next two years.