'Kirab Remaja' march appreciated but needs revision Under the sponsorship of Mrs. Hardiyanti Indra Rukmana, Indonesia has since 1990 held a prestigious youth march. Called Kirab Remaja Nasional, the biennial march passes through towns and villages throughout the country to strengthen the relationship among local youngsters as well as between young Indonesians and foreign youths. It also helps foreign participants broaden their knowledge about this archipelago and its people.

On national reconciliation The meaning of reconciliation as referred to by Gen. (ret.) Abdul Harris Nasution became clearer when, by way of illustration, he said that peace should be made (by the government and the national leadership) with the group of Ali Sadikin and the students.

Indonesians afraid to criticize officials, poll finds JAKARTA (JP): A great number of Indonesians believe government officials should be open to criticism, but not all of them dare to do the criticizing, a poll has found. The Jakarta-based Center for the Study of Development and Democracy (CESDA), in a survey conducted between June and July in Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan, found that a whopping 93.2 percent of respondents said officials should stand to be corrected.

Spotlight Photo A: Barito JP/alx BARITO'S SUCCESS: Chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas KH Hasan Basri (right), who is also a leading figure in the South Kalimantan community, shakes hand with business tycoon Prayogo Pangestu during a gathering to celebrate the Barito Putra soccer club's entry into the semifinal of the recent Dunhill National Soccer League. During the event, which took place last Friday night, Prayogo donated Rp 100 million.

Satelindo's GSM enters Bandung BANDUNG, West Java (JP): PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo), a private telecommunications operator, started its expansion of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) operations yesterday. The company's cellular director, Saleh Gunawan, said that his company has spent Rp 30 billion (US$13.2 million) for the expansion project here, where some 10,000 people are expected to subscribe.

Basketball exhibition to mark anniversarry JAKARTA (JP): The 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence, together with the NBA's "All Stars Game", have inspired the Indonesian Basketball League to pit two Indonesian teams against one another in an all-star exhibition game at the Senayan Basketball Hall on Sunday evening. Organizers of the match have named the two sides Team Red and Team White and have also asked spectators to wear both colors of the national flag.

Gadjah Tunggal's profit up JAKARTA (JP): PT Gadjah Tunggal recorded a 28 percent increase in its profit to Rp 50 billion (US$22 million) in the first six months of this year. The company announced in a statement yesterday that the profit increase was contributed to the rapid growth in sales, which generated Rp 47 billion in revenues in the January-June period. Consolidated sales reached Rp 325 billion in the first half of 1995, up by 50 percent over the same period of last year. (pwn)