Limited passenger busFrom NeracaI am disappointed by public transportation in Jakarta,
particularly the ordinary limited-passenger buses popularly known
as Patas non-AC buses. Firstly, I feel that the fare increase is
too high, particularly since the service has not improved. More ...
Jobless youth kills dentist JAKARTA (JP): A 20-year-old unemployed man murdered a dentist
in October after he could not afford to pay his Rp 10,000
(US$4.2) bill, the district court in Medan, North Sumatra, was
told Saturday. More ...
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country
2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff
3:05 Children Program: Anak Anak Indonesia
3:30 TV Series: Major Dad
4:00 News: Lintasan Berita
4:05 Science: Heart of Courage
4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat
5:00 Regional News
5:30 Technology
6:05 ... More ...
Supreme Court teams ill-suited for investigation YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court should not be allowed to
use internal bodies to investigate charges that a group of
Supreme Court justices took bribes from a businessman on trial
for falsifying property documents, a legal expert said over ... More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta.
- Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, Nightly except
Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
* Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. More ...
Obituary JAKARTA (JP): Well-known comedian S. Diran died of a stroke
and diabetes complications at his residence in Jakarta on
Saturday. He was 59. More ...
RI's external debt high but manageable: Salomon JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia's external debt burden is
relatively high, it remains manageable, investment bank Salomon
Brothers Inc. believes. More ...
Wall Street recovery to support JSX stocks JAKARTA (JP): Analysts mostly feel uncertain on share price
movements this week as Wall Street's performance will be the key
factor in foreign fund managers' decision on whether to come back
to the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX). More ...
Lotus Word Pro 96 for joint editingBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP0: Can you think of any novel and useful features
that could -- and maybe should -- be incorporated in the already
feature-laden word processors of the current generation? Well,
perhaps it is a bit hard to come up with some ... More ...
One killed in Surakarta fire SURAKARTA, Central Java: A maid was killed and two persons
badly injured when fire razed a house in Banjarsari near here
over the weekend. More ...
Wynncor Bali gets $60m loan facility JAKARTA (JP): The Bank of Tokyo has arranged a US$60 million
term loan for PT Wynncor Bali, a member of PT Jan Darmadi
Corporation Group of Companies which has businesses in property
development. More ...
Electorate to change govts' prioritiesBy Jonathan Power BHURBAN, Pakistan (JP): Two dogs met on the Indo-Pakistani
border. The Indian dog was making for Pakistan and the Pakistani
dog heading for India. "Why are you going in the other
direction?" they asked each other. More ...
Democratization yet to take hold in RI: Experts YOGYAKARTA (JP): The current political system allows very
little room for the public to participate in the decision-making
process, experts said Saturday. More ...
World Bank funds A letter in the May 4, 1996 The Jakarta Post takes offense
that the nations who fund the World Bank refer to themselves as
donors. Like commercial banks, the World Bank makes loans and
requires that receivers pay back the loans. More ...
Truth behind Sino-Russian ties Some observers saw the recent Russo-Chinese summit in Beijing
as signalling a major development in power politics, and even a
return to the Sino-Russian friendship of the 1950s. More ...
NU youths said playing politics SEMARANG: Moslem youth organization Ansor, which is affiliated
to the 30-million member Nahdlatul Ulama, was warned against
playing politics and to not lose sight of its social mission. More ...
ASEAN officials to meet in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): Senior officials from the seven members of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will gather in
Yogyakarta tomorrow for a three-day meeting as a precursor to the
ministerial meeting due to be held here in July. More ...
No speedy end to parking problems JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans continue to complain about their
parking problems while at the same time exacerbating their daily
difficulty of finding a spot to leave their vehicles. More ...
'Toxic pollutants must be phased out' BANDUNG (JP): The use of chemicals containing persistent
organic pollutants in the agricultural and industrial sectors
must be phased out before they cause irreparable damage to the
country's marine resources, a government official said Saturday. More ...
Union leaders decry deal with cigarette firms JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the All-Indonesia Workers Union
Federation (FSPSI) are outraged by their branch representing the
cigarette industry, which cut a deal with cigarette companies to
postpone the enforcement of a government ruling on new ... More ...
Rights abuse in Ujungpandang Strong indications have been found of human rights violations
during the protests by students in Ujungpandang. That, in part,
was the gist of the statement made by the Secretary-General of
the National Commission on Human Rights, Prof. Dr. More ...
RI lifter wins world laurels JAKARTA (JP): Sri Indriyanti stole a little bit of thunder
when she won a gold in the junior world weightlifting
championships in Warsaw on Friday. More ...
PTP Agrintara beset with project delays JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PTP Agrintara may lose billions
of rupiah due to the price escalations and delays in the
completion of its rubber goods factory in Purwakarta, West Java,
and palm oil refining and oleochemical plant on Batam island,
officials ... More ...
Benny to lead Jakarta in National Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's former Davis Cup team member Benny
Wijaya will lead Jakarta in the upcoming 14th National Games here
this September. More ...
100,000 Buddhists to attend Waisak SEMARANG: An estimated 100,000 Buddhists from both Indonesia
and abroad will attend the annual Waisak, or Buddha's Day of
Enlightenment, at the temple of Borobudur on June 2. More ...
Clinton's Israel policy There is no doubt that the Clinton administration has excelled
compared to its predecessors in pampering Israel.The United States' persistence in going to extremes in its
support -- and defense -- of Israel has raised many questions
from U.S. friends worldwide. More ...
Regular schools refuse the blind JAKARTA (JP): The government's efforts to "mainstream" blind
children is often scuppered by the refusal of regular schools to
take them in alongside able-bodied students, an official says. More ...
ABRI says no force used in riot JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) chief of sociopolitical
affairs Maj. Gen. Syarwan Hamid says the military's handling of
the recent student demonstration in Ujungpandang, during which
three students died, was not a case of repression. More ...
Energy should influence Asia's politicsBy Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo JAKARTA (JP): East Asia's economic growth is the highest in
the world and will remain so at least for the coming decade. More ...
Experts skeptic about curbing violence on TV JAKARTA (JP): A communications expert expressed skepticism
yesterday that curbing sex and violence in films and on
television would improve people's behavior."Curbing sex and violence on films and television will not
change people's behavior," M. More ...
Rice crops may be destroyed CILACAP, Central Java: Some 20,000 hectares of rice fields in
67 villages in 6 districts may be lost due to the failure of a
pump of the Gambarsari irrigation system and the decreasing water
level in Serayu River. More ...
Kalibaru poor families want more aid JAKARTA (JP): Forty poor families living in Kalibaru
subdistrict in North Jakarta asked the government over the
weekend to provide them with more financial aid to develop their
small businesses. More ...
Handicraft festival in Cibinong BOGOR, West Java (JP): A handicraft festival, sponsored by the
Bogor administration's handicraft council, is to be held in
Cibinong, some 30 km east of the city, from May 7 to May 11. More ...
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