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47 articles.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/AIDS volunteers mingle at Bali's busy Kuta beach

AIDS volunteers mingle at Bali's busy Kuta beachBy Leyla Alyanak KUTA, Bali (JP): Agus scans the new group of Japanese tourists with precision, weighing his chances like a pro. Most of the women are with their friends or husbands. But one of them, fortyish and with cropped hair, is alone.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Man arrested, violent wife hiding: Police

Man arrested, violent wife hiding: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police have detained the husband of a woman who allegedly assaulted five maids in Kembangan, West Jakarta, city police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/PT Astra Agro Lestari to offer 125.8m shares

PT Astra Agro Lestari to offer 125.8m shares JAKARTA (JP): The currency turmoil over the past three months has not affected plantation company PT Astra Agro Lestari's plan to offer its shares to the public early next month.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Child gem worker exploitation exposed in video

Child gem worker exploitation exposed in videoBy T. Sima Gunawan OSLO (JP): An ugly and shocking facet of the diamond and gemstone trade was exposed yesterday in a video on the exploitation of child workers in the industry was shown here at the International Conference on Child Labor.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Good tasting Italian food at Il Punto

Good tasting Italian food at Il Punto Epicurus is revisiting old haunts. After all, menus change, service improves or slip slides and judgments undergo hasty revisions, sometimes in as little time as a month or two.In the case of Il Punto, on the ground floor of the World Trade Center on Jl. Jend.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Singapore offers $10b in aid: Soeharto

Singapore offers $10b in aid: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto disclosed yesterday that Singapore had offered US$10 billion in assistance to help restore confidence in the Indonesian economy.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Murder a case of 'mistaken identity'

Murder a case of 'mistaken identity' TANGERANG (JP): Police have detained a drink vendor for allegedly stabbing to death a student in the Bumi Serpong Damai housing complex here.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Reforestation funds remain in SBIs

Reforestation funds remain in SBIs JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry would unload its Rp 1.2 trillion (US$333 billion) in reforestation funds placed in Bank Indonesia Certificates (SBIs) only if President Soeharto orders to do so, the ministry's secretary-general said yesterday.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Unemployment rate rises 6% in the city

Unemployment rate rises 6% in the city JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor expressed concern yesterday over the high level of unemployment, which increased from 4 percent last year to 6 percent of the city's nine million residents this year.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/RI says no to conditioned aid

RI says no to conditioned aid JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas stressed again yesterday that Indonesia would not accept other countries' attempts to make human rights records a condition for development cooperation.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Be sure you know what you write

Be sure you know what you write Sometimes, I wonder why the editor of a prestigious paper, as The Jakarta Post is, decides to submit to its readers nonsense masked as articles written by pseudo-columnists.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Analysts doubt polling on next president

Analysts doubt polling on next president JAKARTA (JP): Two senior military analysts welcomed yesterday the idea of a national poll on President Soeharto's acceptability, but expressed doubts that it could be carried out successfully.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Beachfront residents to be evicted

Beachfront residents to be evicted PALU, Central Sulawesi: As many as 112 low-income families dwelling along the beachfront area here are in danger of being evicted because their homes violate the city's spatial plan.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Howard arrives on working visit

Howard arrives on working visit JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who arrived here yesterday for a two-day working visit, will hold a discussion with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace this morning.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Cahyo Budiono breaks record as longest-playing drummer

Cahyo Budiono breaks record as longest-playing drummer YOGYAKARTA (JP): Cahyo Budiono of the Purwokerto-based Zaragoza Band broke on Monday Indonesia's record for the longest- playing drummer, playing his drum set for 12 hours and 40 minutes straight.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Shares prices fall worldwide

Shares prices fall worldwide JAKARTA (JP): Shares prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plunged sharply by 8.59 percent or 42.12 points to a new low of 447.99 points yesterday as billions of dollars were wiped off stock exchanges worldwide.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/First Hard Rock hotel in Bali

First Hard Rock hotel in Bali JAKARTA (JP): The island of Bali, one of the world's leading tourist destinations, has been chosen for the first Hard Rock Beach Club.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Killing lead

Killing leadBy Djanwar Madjolelo JAKARTA (JP): The following deal occurred during the final session of the Open Pairs World Bridge Championships in September 1994 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/AMP Panin Life sold to Dharmala Manulife

AMP Panin Life sold to Dharmala Manulife JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Panin Life and Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP Society) have sold their stakes in PT AMP Panin Life to PT Dharmala Manulife for Rp 22.8 billion (US$6.33 million).

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Man found dead at boarding house

Man found dead at boarding house JAKARTA (JP): A man was found dead in his room at a boarding house on Jl. Kirai, North Cipete, in South Jakarta yesterday.The victim, identified as Budi Santoso, 25, was an employee of Mie Gunting restaurant in Senayan.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Security officer hit by train

Security officer hit by train JAKARTA (JP): A security guard was crushed to death by an express train, plying the Jakarta-Bandung route yesterday.The victim, identified as Tubagus Benny Umar Atmakusumah, 42, was a resident of Paseban Timur, Central Jakarta.He was crushed near Jl.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Six foreign contractors bid for Padang airport

Six foreign contractors bid for Padang airport JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce in December the winning developers of the Ketaping International Airport project in Padang, West Sumatra, an official said yesterday.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Four SEA Games athletes fail doping tests

Four SEA Games athletes fail doping tests JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games organizing committee announced yesterday that four medalists had tested positive for banned substances.Secretary-general Rudolf S.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Discipline movement hits Jakarta streets

Discipline movement hits Jakarta streets JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has urged members of the National Discipline Movement to act responsibly as they carry out their public-order tasks.Sutiyoso asked them Monday to make themselves role models for the public and not to overact.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Man. United storms back to the top of Premiership

Man. United storms back to the top of PremiershipBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): There were contrasting fortunes for the Premiership challengers at the weekend as Manchester United stormed back to the top with a virtuoso attacking display, while Arsenal was again dogged by disciplinary problems.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Limits on Chinese business supported

Limits on Chinese business supported JAKARTA (JP): Prominent businessman Sofyan Wanandi supported yesterday a controversial notion that legislation be established to preserve the businesses of indigenous Indonesians by barring Chinese traders from entering certain sectors.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/300 allowed to sit civil service test

300 allowed to sit civil service test JAKARTA (JP): Three hundred civil servant applicants, who did not receive a notification letter from the municipality, were allowed to join yesterday's test despite earlier plans to fail them.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/PLN urged to negotiate private power prices

PLN urged to negotiate private power prices JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana ordered state-owned electricity company PLN to renegotiate with private power companies over prices following the rupiah's sharp depreciation against the U.S.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Greed, complacency at play in drought, forest fires

Greed, complacency at play in drought, forest fires We have been closely following the effect of the prolonged drought, causing both record crop failures and an unprecedented smog which has enveloped the region. We recently asked Dr. H.S.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Man shot dead for attempted robbery

Man shot dead for attempted robbery JAKARTA (JP): Police shot a man dead Monday for allegedly attempting to rob a passenger on a public transportation minibus in Teluk Gong, North Jakarta.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Changwon industries seek investment opportunities

Changwon industries seek investment opportunities JAKARTA (JP): A trade mission from South Korea's industrial city of Changwon has arrived here for a three-day visit to explore investment opportunities.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Qiao purged but still visible

Qiao purged but still visible As Chinese President Jiang Zemin meets President Bill Clinton at the summit in Washington DC, The Jakarta Post Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin explores the way in which power politics within the Chinese Communist Party is having an unexpected result at home -- and ...

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 28, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Three men tried for trafficking Ecstasy

Three men tried for trafficking Ecstasy JAKARTA (JP): Three men were indicted in the West Jakarta District Court yesterday for trafficking 800 Ecstasy pills with a street value of Rp 23 million (US$6,388).

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Dog joins display jumpers

Dog joins display jumpers PARIS (Reuters): Parisians looked skywards recently as 75 parachutists and a dog staged a traffic-stopping display of jumps around the Eiffel Tower, marking two centuries of the sport.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Shameful culture

Shameful culture During the recent SEA Games in Jakarta I enjoyed watching several sport events on TV. What attracted me most was the spectators' attitude (of course not all of them) in supporting their country's sportsmen and sportswomen in their struggle to win the games.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Ceramics Exhibition, Golekan at Bentara Budaya, Jl. Palmerah Selatan No. 17, Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Oct. 31. * Painting Exhibition, by Laila Dempster, at Shangri-La, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.1, Central Jakarta, until Nov. 2.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Klender traders protest management

Klender traders protest management JAKARTA (JP): Eleven legume traders from Klender market in East Jakarta went to the City Council yesterday to complain about the city-owned market management company PD Pasar Jaya's inconsistency in space allotment.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Parents plead to rights body to help free Nasiroh

Parents plead to rights body to help free Nasiroh JAKARTA (JP): A tearful Soleha, the mother of an Indonesian housemaid facing possible execution in Saudi Arabia, pleaded yesterday to the National Commission on Human Rights to help release her daughter.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/SEA Games stickers

SEA Games stickersFrom Sinar PagiThe protests voiced on the extension of imposed sales of SEA Games stickers are well founded. After the rejection by the Indonesian Consumers Institute (YLKI), Jakarta's Regional Legislative Council has also objected to the fund raising.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Growth Area to spur development

Growth Area to spur development BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: East Kalimantan Deputy Governor Suwarna hopes that the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) will spur further development in the area and create stronger regional cooperation.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Waiting for IMF aid

Waiting for IMF aid We will not be surprised to find out sometime later this week or early next month that the reform measures to be prescribed by the International Monetary Fund-led team as the condition for its financial aid to Indonesia, will not differ greatly from what domestic ...

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Assembly campaigns for guidelines drafts

Assembly campaigns for guidelines drafts JAKARTA (JP): All five factions in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) began yesterday campaigns for their respective drafts of state policy guidelines.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Public pressure needed for democratization

Public pressure needed for democratization JAKARTA (JP): The ongoing currency crisis may have many adverse impacts, but it also serves as an impetus for greater democratization, a political observer says.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 The Rainbow ...

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/Support looms for human rights decree

Support looms for human rights decree JAKARTA (JP): Deputy chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights Marzuki Darusman suggested yesterday that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) establish a decree on human rights promotion in response to global demands.

Wed, 29 Oct 1997

JP/16 local golfers to play in Tugu Pratama c'ship

16 local golfers to play in Tugu Pratama c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Sixteen Indonesian pro golfers are eligible to play next month in the US$300,000 Tugu Pratama PGA Championship 1997.