Gourmet ambience at Palki restaurant JAKARTA (JP): Whether it is the crisp crunch of a poppadom or
the last lick of gravy soaked up with a swish of roti naan,
Indian cuisine has been luring gourmets since time immemorial. More ...
Mar'ie asked to clarify bank takeover JAKARTA (JP): House members demanded an explanation from
Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad yesterday regarding the
controversial takeover of the publicly-listed Bank Papan
Sejahtera by businessman Joppie Wijaya. More ...
Astra to hold RI's longest touring rally JAKARTA (JP): The longest touring rally covering some 7,000
kilometers from Banda Aceh, on the western tip of Sumatra, to
Larantuka in East Nusa Tenggara will be held early next month. More ...
Dutch reunion in S. Sulawesi UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Over 100 Dutch nationals
who at one time lived in the city of Makassar returned on Sunday
for a reunion as part of the "International Makassar Reunion 1995
to Ujungpandang". More ...
Bira environmental study could set precedentBy Hisar Sitanggang JAKARTA (Antara): What would have become of the hundreds of
little islands of the Seribu group, to Jakarta's north, had the
case of the destruction of Bira Besar Island not come to public
attention?The concern that has been aired ... More ...
Heavy floods sweep C. Java PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Heavy rains have caused severe
floods in at least three regencies in Central Java, killing one
person and forcing residents to evacuate their homes. More ...
Yayuk faces toughest ever Wimbledon draw JAKARTA (JP): This year's Wimbledon tennis championships will
give Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki her heaviest task ever, despite the
fact that she will play on her favorite grass court. More ...
French intransigence Recently there has been an international outcry over France's
decision to resume nuclear testing. Some of France's closest
allies and other nuclear powers have condemned the move. More ...
Athletes to train in South Korea JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian tae kwon do athletes have chosen
South Korea as the right place to seek both performance enhancing
exercises and a confidence boost in preparation for
the 18th Southeast Asian Games in December. More ...
Japanese envoy visits war cemetery JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Taizo Watanabe,
and his wife visited yesterday a hero's cemetery in Pontianak,
West Kalimantan, where over 21,000 local residents were killed by
Japanese troops. More ...
Reduce debts, add investment: Economist JAKARTA (JP): Economist Djisman S. Simandjuntak warned
yesterday that Indonesia's debt payment level is so high that the
government must try to reduce its balance of payment impact by
improving the investment climate. More ...
Residents ask for compensation JAKARTA (JP): Forty-three families from Rawamangun, East
Jakarta, are pressing their demand that the mayoralty pay them
compensation before evicting them from their homes to make way
for a drainage canal project. More ...
Govt to keep its hands off Muhammadiyah SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The government promised the 28
million members and supporters of the reformist Moslem
organization Muhammadiyah that it would not interfere in its
congress next month. More ...
Constitutional Court needed to uphold laws Controversy around permits to hold public gatherings has
resurfaced. Legal expert Frans H. Winarta offers his view on the
issue. More ...
Administration sets up task force in city clean-up JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is intensifying its
routine public order operations in connection with the national
discipline campaign and the city's 468th anniversary. More ...
RI pushes plan for OIC's Islamic village JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is proposing the creation of an
international Islamic village, which will function as a cultural,
education and economic center for member states of the
Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). More ...
Town residents to hoist flag JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has urged ordinary
Jakarta residents, as well as government and private
institutions, to fly the national flag tomorrow in commemoration
of the city's 468th anniversary. More ...
A new NATO for a new Europe?By Anak Agung Banyu Perwira BANDUNG (JP): The end of the Cold War at first offered the
prospect of a Europe unified and freed from division. More ...
Police to closely monitor vehicle registration firm JAKARTA (JP): The police promised yesterday to tightly
supervise a private company to which it has given a monopoly over
the administration of vehicle registration documents.National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen. More ...
Minister, realtors blast new townships JAKARTA (JP): The association of real estate developers and
the Ministry of Housing said that self-claimed 'towns' are
developed by the private sector without regard to their adjacent
poor areas. More ...
Authorities demolished kiosks in Pinangsia JAKARTA (JP): Security and order officers demolished yesterday
24 shops, which make packing boxes, on the bank of the Ciliwung
river, at Pinangsia in West Jakarta. More ...
Second soldier jailed for Liquisa killing JAKARTA (AFP): In the second sentence passed in relation to
the Liquisa incident, a military tribunal in Denpasar, Bali,
yesterday sentenced a soldier to four years imprisonment for
shooting dead six unarmed East Timorese captives during a
military patrol. More ...
Students stage protest against permit policy JAKARTA (JP): Approximately 60 students staged a protest at
the House of Representatives yesterday, calling for the abolition
of the government policy of requiring permits to hold gatherings. More ...
Journalists warned over 'Tempo' dummy JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko has warned
former journalists of the banned Tempo newsweekly that he will
take action if they go ahead with their plan to launch an
"introductory" new edition of the magazine for limited readership
today. More ...
High production costs hit small textile firms JAKARTA (JP): Increasing production costs and weakening demand
have forced 10 percent of the textile producers in the Central
Java city of Pekalongan to shut down their factories and another
50 percent to slow down operation, an executive said. More ...
Try reaffirms belief in marriage JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno defended the
institution of marriage yesterday, amid an increasing trend among
young urban Indonesians to shun marriage in favor of
cohabitation. More ...
University detains student jockeys SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Diponegoro University has had to
confine 57 of their students to an unspecified location to
prevent their involvement in "jockeying" activities. More ...
Legislator questions 1992-93 budget deficit JAKARTA (JP): The Budgetary Commission of the House of
Representatives questioned yesterday the Rp 551.2 billion
(US$220.54 million) deficit in the 1992-93 state budget, which
was earlier estimated to book a surplus of Rp 2.24 billion. More ...
Beware of scam using Try's name JAKARTA (JP): The State Secretariat has warned of a fraudulent
scam using Vice President Try Sutrisno's name to extort money. More ...
Deaths a daily affair on Jakarta roads JAKARTA (JP): An average of two persons were killed in road
accidents on the city's streets every day last month, according
to the police. More ...
USTR's team arrives for labor review JAKARTA (JP): A visiting team of United States trade
officials, in town to study labor conditions here, has raised the
issue of the imprisonment of independent labor union activists
with Indonesian officials. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 20, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Ades Alfindo 2,200 0 ... More ...
Shopping in supermarket I read Dwi Bagus' letter reprinted from Kompas by The Jakarta
Post (June 19, 1995). I can imagine how he felt when the security
guards of the Gajah Mada Plaza and the plain-clothed guard of the
Hero supermarket searched him but found no evidence of his
suspected misdeed. More ...
Thousands turn out to remember Sukarno JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people crammed the streets leading
to the house of former Indonesian president Sukarno in Blitar,
East Java, yesterday to pay homage to the leader on the 25th
anniversary of his death. More ...
Police plan fun with bikes JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Headquarters will hold a fun
bike race on Sunday morning in commemoration of the upcoming 49th
police anniversary."We will be highly appreciative of expatriates who can join
the competition," said spokesman Brig. Gen. I. More ...
Termites cost city billions JAKARTA (JP): Termites have turned out to be the city
administration's number one underground enemy. They have eaten
away about 50 percent of government buildings.The alarm was sounded on Monday by M. More ...
Cut number of pages, papers told JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto suggested yesterday that, in
view of the current newsprint crisis, newspaper publishers should
reduce the number of pages rather than raising sale prices. More ...
The World Bank Report The annual World Bank Report on Indonesia's economy, usually
issued one month before the annual meeting of Indonesia's
creditor group in July, has always been eagerly awaited by
journalists in the capital city. The reason is quite obvious. More ...
SMP students reap harvest BENGKULU (JP): Students at a state junior high school here
harvested the rice plants they grew as part of the "local content
subject" of their school curriculum. More ...
House members seek clemency for political inmates JAKARTA (JP): Two members of the House of Representatives
urged yesterday the government to approve the requests for
clemency from three political prisoners, who have been
incarcerated for nearly 30 years. More ...
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Muppet
3:05 Tanah Airku, My Home Country
3:30 Science Program
4:05 Family Program: Around Us
4:30 Documentary Film
5:00 Regional News
5:30 Indonesia Lessons
6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country
6:15 Village Program
6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata
7:00 ... More ...
ABRI and the legislature To question (once again) the presence of ABRI (the Indonesian
Armed Forces) in the House of Representatives is essentially to
question the validity of ABRI's dual function. In a democratic
system questioning things is accepted. More ...
East Java to host int'l rowing meet JAKARTA (JP): The national rowing team will undergo its final
test for the 18th Southeast Asian Games when they compete in an
international dragon boat race in Mojokerto, East Java, from Aug.
11 to 13. More ...
Why not Splendors of Indonesia? Prompted by Soegio Sosrosoemarto's letter (The Jakarta Post,
June 15, 1995) on the subject of the Faces of Indonesia cultural
road show, that was recently conducted in a number of European
countries, I should like to make a different kind of comment on
the use of ... More ...
Students join radio stations JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Jakarta office of the information
ministry Semyon Sinulingga opened an apprenticeship program for
students in 38 private radio stations in the city yesterday. More ...
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