Government calls for restraint in wake of protests JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday appealed to all parties, including the university students who have taken to the streets these past two weeks, to refrain from engaging in any activities that could disturb peace and order. Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman said after a limited cabinet meeting that people should resolve whatever differences they have by peaceful means.

Pramindo wins certificate JAKARTA (JP): PT Pramindo Ikat Nusantara, a joint venture between France Telecom, the Astra Group and two other local partners, yesterday received its inter-connection test certificate in Medan, North Sumatra. The certificate, delivered by Director General of Post and Telecommunications Djakaria Purawidjaja to Pramindo's president Mrs.

Sentence for trigger-happy soldiers said 'too lenient' SURABAYA (JP): Relatives of the four Madurese shot dead while protesting against a government project in 1993 are unhappy with the punishment meted out to the trigger-happy soldiers. The farmers' relatives from Nipah village on Madura Island say the punishment was too lenient and they plan to demonstrate their discontent to the National Commission on Human Rights in Jakarta.

Five more Puncak villas torn down JAKARTA (JP): Five more buildings in Cisarua subdistrict in Puncak, Bogor will be demolished this week, Bogor Regent H.M. Eddie Yoso Martadipura said. After opening the first Bogor handicraft festival in Cibinong, some 30 kilometers south of Jakarta, the regent said the demolition of buildings found to be illegally built in restricted areas of Puncak would continue in an effort to return Puncak to its role as a water catchment area.