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Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/TV Program: Friday, July 11, 1997

TV Program: Friday, July 11, 1997TVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Road to Avonlea 3:10 Children's Program: Tunas 3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:10 Film: Science World 5:25 ...

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Soeharto opens MTQ exhibition

Soeharto opens MTQ exhibition JAMBI, Jambi: President Soeharto opened the 18th National Koran Reading Contest (MTQ) exhibition here yesterday and dedicated the Independence Struggle Museum.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Has arms control succeeded in its mission

Has arms control succeeded in its missionBy Anak Agung Banyu Perwita BANDUNG (JP): In recent months, the United States and Russia have agreed to begin the implementation of the first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I).

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Officials warned on food shortage danger

Officials warned on food shortage danger JAKARTA (JP): The government is on alert for possible food shortages, especially in remote areas, which could threaten political stability, State Logistics Agency chief Beddu Amang said yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Friday, July 11, 1997

Where to go in Surabaya, for Friday, July 11, 1997Music and Entertainment * Tunjungan Crystal Hotel, Jl. Tunjungan 102-104: - Lounge Bar: Stief's Band, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, open at 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. * Mirama Hotel, Jl. Raya Darmo 58-76: - Mirama Bar: Desire Band, Monday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Gus Dur in hospital for nose bleeding

Gus Dur in hospital for nose bleeding JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, chairman of the 30-million- strong Nahdlatul Ulama, was recovering from severe nose bleeding in North Jakarta Koja Hospital yesterday."I'm feeling better," he said. "Hypertension seems to be the cause of the bleeding.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/China caution on Taiwan essential

China caution on Taiwan essential Taiwan's president, Lee Teng-hui, has responded with moderation and goodwill to China's resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Victims' pictures

Victims' pictures We would like to thank The Jakarta Post for reporting the Consortium of Indonesian Migrant Workers Defenders (KOPBUMI) action on July 2, 1997. But we would like to straighten out the comments referring to the picture of the victims Sutarmi Samin and Akhmad Mufti.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Bright idea!

Bright idea! Sometimes, if only for a brief moment, I am a bit of an environmentalist. It therefore concerns me that despite the fact PLN electricity poles are already standing, new telephone cables are being erected in the same area running the risk of the cables colliding.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Legal system decay reflects society: Expert

Legal system decay reflects society: ExpertBy Ahmad Noerhori JAKARTA (JP): A judge dodged a shoe thrown at him by a disgruntled plaintiff. A jailed business tycoon paid a warden a small amount of money and walked out free. A lawyer took a gun into a courtroom.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Soccer soothsayer

Soccer soothsayer The detractors of my opinion on soccer should keep quiet and admit that I know what I'm talking about.For instance, I predicted that Cantona would exit the soccer arena even though he was idolized by the English media.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Govt may revoke concession

Govt may revoke concession JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The provincial administration is threatening to revoke a forest concessionaire's license for allegedly destroying a nature reserve on Yapen island, Yapen Waropen district.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Maritime group to study RI's sea traffic plan

Maritime group to study RI's sea traffic plan JAKARTA (JP): The International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets in London next week to consider Indonesia's controversial plan to regulate sea traffic in its territory, a senior Indonesian diplomat said.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Merrill invests in Jababeka

Merrill invests in Jababeka JAKARTA (JP): Merrill Lynch, a major American securities company, has bought 70 million shares, or 11.16 percent, of publicly listed industrial estate firm PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/New Games consortium continues sticker sales

New Games consortium continues sticker sales JAKARTA (JP): The new Southeast Asian (SEA) Games consortium vowed yesterday to increase fund raising through sticker sales for the coming 19th SEA Games.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Basic problems untouched

Basic problems untouched After a long and uncertain wait, the deregulation measures that are to be the vanguard of economic efficiency and improvement have been announced, even though the basic problems that are encumbering the Indonesian economy have been left untouched.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Cambodian crisis: A litmus test for ASEAN

Cambodian crisis: A litmus test for ASEANBy David Harries JAKARTA (JP): When the going gets tough, the tough get going.Now is not the time for ASEAN to change its mind about bringing Cambodia into the Association.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/World Bank urges customs office to improve service

World Bank urges customs office to improve serviceBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank yesterday urged Indonesia's customs office to expedite its new customs clearance system if it did not want to risk being a barrier to sustainable economic growth.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Ancient Betawi at Omni hotel

Ancient Betawi at Omni hotel JAKARTA (JP): Omni Batavia hotel on Jl. Kalibesar Barat, West Jakarta, will hold a three-day Ancient Betawi festival.Starting today, the hotel will stage activities from Jakarta's ancient past, including traditional performances, parades and a Betawi food festival.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Where to go in Bali for Friday, July 11, 1997

Where to go in Bali for Friday, July 11, 1997Music and entertainment * Bali Cliff, Pecatu: Frog Dance, Saturday, Balinese Theater, Ramayana Ballet, Monday, Kecak Dance, Tuesday and Saturday, Legong Dance, Wednesday, Mask Dance, Thursday, Jegog Orchestra, Friday, Tektekan Calonarang, Sunday, from 8.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/The role of tradition in PNG polls

The role of tradition in PNG pollsBy Ratih Hardjono PORT MORESBY (JP): It has been said that you only appreciate the value of democracy when it is taken away from you -- when you no longer have the opportunity to change governments through the secrecy of the ballot box.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Lawyer insists on trial for HQ takeover suit

Lawyer insists on trial for HQ takeover suit JAKARTA (JP): Ninety-eight Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) supporters loyal to the party's former leader, Megawati Soekarnoputri, pressed on with their lawsuit over the violent takeover of the party's headquarters last year.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/British Airways struggles on despite crew strike in London

British Airways struggles on despite crew strike in London JAKARTA (JP): British Airways (BA) is still serving Indonesia despite a 72-hour strike by its crew members in London, the air carrier said yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/British school's IB diplomas

British school's IB diplomas JAKARTA (JP): The British International School (BIS) in Bintaro has awarded diplomas to 14 of 15 International Baccalaureate (IB) students, the school headmaster said yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, July 11, 1997

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, July 11, 1997Music * Planet Hollywood, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 16, South Jakarta, Music Hours, Wednesday to Sunday, 9.30 p.m. onwards: Tricia Tahara, an American Singer. Top Classic Rock Music, every Thursday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Pefindo hopes to rate Rp 16t in bond issues

Pefindo hopes to rate Rp 16t in bond issues JAKARTA (JP): The country's only rating agency PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (Pefindo) expects the value of bonds it will rate this year could reach up to Rp 16 trillion (US$6.66 billion).

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Car body plant to go bankrupt

Car body plant to go bankrupt BOGOR (JP): PT Delima Mandiri, a small-scale company offering car body manufacturing services, is on the brink of bankruptcy due to arrears its two large-scale partners owe, an executive said yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Earthquake shakes Irian Jaya

Earthquake shakes Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: An earthquake registering 5.5 on the Richter scale rocked the towns of Manokwari and Sorong yesterday afternoon, an official at the Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said.There have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Call for action

Call for action Corruption is certainly not a new subject in this country. People from almost every walk of life, including international businesspeople, investors and local housewives, have complained for years that few things get done here without dispensing some elbow grease, which ranges in ...

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Merpati, Sempati sell F-27s

Merpati, Sempati sell F-27s JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines and privately owned Sempati Air will sell their Dutch Fokker F-27 airplanes to improve efficiency.Merpati's president, Budiarto Subroto, said his company would replace its F-27s with British BAe-146s.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Pilot gets 15 months for smuggling drugs

Pilot gets 15 months for smuggling drugs JAKARTA (JP): A Garuda Indonesia Airways pilot, Mohammad Said, was sentenced to 15 months in jail Wednesday by a Dutch court for attempting to smuggle 6,000 Ecstasy pills to Jakarta.A team of judges headed by A.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Indonesia's Yayuk to miss Fed Cup

Indonesia's Yayuk to miss Fed Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top woman tennis player, Yayuk Basuki, has decided not to join her country's Federation Cup team for its World Group Two tie against Italy from July 12 to July 13.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/The coup in Cambodia

The coup in Cambodia Cambodia's tragic history leads some diplomats and others to consider hopeless the cause of democracy there. Certainly the Southeast Asian nation has had more than its share of seemingly mortal blows -- above all the unspeakable Khmer Rouge genocide.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Spielberg back in town with new monsters

Spielberg back in town with new monstersBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): There's a great scene in Steven Spielberg's The Lost World where a sleazeball hunter gets chomped on by a swarm of sprightly critters.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Most schools in bad shape

Most schools in bad shape SEMARANG, Central Java: More than 13,000 of the province's 22,000 primary school buildings are dilapidated, the head of the Ministry of Education and Culture's provincial office, Slamet Haryanto, said yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Principal, Nippon tie up

Principal, Nippon tie up JAKARTA (JP): Principal Egalita Indonesia and Nippon Life announced a strategic alliance yesterday to provide value added service to its customers in Indonesia.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Man arrested for faking medicine brands

Man arrested for faking medicine brands JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police arrested a man yesterday for allegedly counterfeiting some traditional Chinese medicine brands, a police officer said.Chief of Penjaringan Police precinct Maj.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 10, 1997: ------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ...

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Four arrested with Ecstasy pills

Four arrested with Ecstasy pills JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police have arrested four men for alleged involvement in the sale of over 800 Ecstasy pills, a police officer said Wednesday.Chief of West Jakarta Police Precinct Lt. Col.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Sawah Besar fire victims ask for help

Sawah Besar fire victims ask for help JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, who lost more than 100 houses in a fire Wednesday, asked the government to let them rebuild their homes.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/China suspects plot as Britons depart Hong Kong

China suspects plot as Britons depart Hong Kong In the fourth of his series on Hong Kong's transition from British to Chinese sovereignty, our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin takes a look at the first few days after the handover.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/'Jaipong' dancers find their stage on noisy roadside

'Jaipong' dancers find their stage on noisy roadsideBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): The young girl pranced across the small stage, her sensual movements in tune to the gamelan music.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Tiny PDI loses out on senior House position

Tiny PDI loses out on senior House position JAKARTA (JP): The dominant party, Golkar, and the United Development Party (PPP) have refused to accommodate the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) request for top posts in the House of Representatives despite its dismal election performance.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Filipinos deported

Filipinos deported MANADO, N. Sulawesi: About 700 Filipino fishermen were arrested and deported for poaching fish in Indonesian waters in the 1996/1997 fiscal year, a local official said yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Govt targets $50b non-oil exports

Govt targets $50b non-oil exports JAKARTA (JP): The government expects the country's total non- oil exports for 1999 will be worth US$50 billion, Minister of Trade and Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Deregulation package may not affect vendors

Deregulation package may not affect vendors JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of vendors may be unaffected by the end of vendors' fees because most vendors are unregistered with the city.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/PWI Jaya's office moves to Jl. Veteran

PWI Jaya's office moves to Jl. Veteran JAKARTA (JP): The secretariat of the Indonesian Journalists Association's Jakarta branch (PWI Jaya) will move to the Press Club building on Jl. Veteran 7C while the new Jakarta Press Center on Jl. Suryopranoto No. 8, Central Jakarta, is being built.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Social control needed to reduce corruption

Social control needed to reduce corruption JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been categorized as a country with a high level of corruption.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/11 Taiwanese karaoke guides arrested

11 Taiwanese karaoke guides arrested JAKARTA (JP): Eleven Taiwanese women have been arrested for allegedly violating immigration regulations by working as karaoke guides without permits at an entertainment center in West Jakarta, police said.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Business deals at fair reach Rp 149.1 billion

Business deals at fair reach Rp 149.1 billion JAKARTA (JP): Value of business transactions at the one-month Jakarta Fair in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, as of Wednesday, reached Rp 149.1 billion (US$60.85 million), an official said yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Choir and duet at Erasmus

Choir and duet at Erasmus JAKARTA (JP): The St. Caecila Cathedral Choir is scheduled to perform today at the Erasmus Huis Dutch cultural center in South Jakarta.The all-male choir, led by Tommy Prabowo, was set up in 1865.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/RI and Malaysia expand energy cooperation

RI and Malaysia expand energy cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia agreed here yesterday to jointly build a coal-fired power plant in Riau to supply electricity to Sumatra and Malaysia.Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Why conflicting reports?

Why conflicting reports? We read newspapers to get correct information about what is going on. We expect to be satisfied and overcome doubts caused by unconfirmed reports on all kinds of issues, which adds to the existing confusion in people's minds.

Fri, 11 Jul 1997

JP/Govt promises more regency autonomy

Govt promises more regency autonomy JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday that an authoritarian government would eventually fall because excessive control created passive, uncreative people.