Surjadi laments lax attitude JAKARTA (JP): Sub-district heads are giving people the wrong impression that he hates street traders, the Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday. "Every time I conduct a visit to sub-district offices, street traders are routinely shunted out of sight along the routes passed by the city entourage, he said. This is only "playacting," Surjadi said, and shows many sub- district heads do not understand the legitimacy of the city policy for a clean, orderly Jakarta.

Taiwan remains inalienable from mainland: China BEIJING (Agencies): China reaffirmed yesterday its total opposition to the idea of Taiwan as a democratic sovereign state following the election of Lee Teng-hui for a second presidential term on the island. While respecting the right of "Taiwan compatriots" to develop democratic politics, China's Taiwan Affairs Office stressed that such a process could only take place on the understanding that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

Glass shop to be demolished JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi has ordered subordinates to pull down a glass shop located at the corner of Jl. Gunung Sahari and Jl. Angkasa Raya to make way for a road enlargement project. "The owner has been given a deadline to demolish the building before May 28. The mayoralty team will tear the building down if the owner fails to demolish it," Antara quoted Kahfi as saying on Monday. He said the building obstructs traffic from and to Jl.

Cooperation vital for agricultural research JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called on agricultural researchers from around the world to work together to find ways to meet the increasing demand for agricultural and forestry products.

13,600 have TB in Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: About 13,600 poor people in Jambi have tuberculosis, according to the local branch of the Organization for Eradication of Tuberculosis. Organization chief Hertyanto Hendardji said here yesterday an estimated 2,300 live in absolute poverty and many have no family. Hertyanto said the people afflicted are between 15 years and 45 years and are from impoverished families.