ABRI tightens controls on weapon ownership JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) is tightening its controls on the possession of weapons by both active and retired military personnel in order to curb their abuse. ABRI Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung yesterday instructed the Army, Navy, Air Force and Police to make inventories of guns and other weapons which are used or are still in the possession of active and retired personnel, Antara reported.

Mixed marriages decrease PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Marriages between Taiwanese and local women of Chinese descent have dropped after the Indonesian government passed a stricter law on mixed marriages. Between January and June this year, the local government recorded 90 mixed marriages. In 1992/1993, the figure was 324 and in 1993/1994 it was 1,510, Antara reported.