TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14
2:30 Travel: My Country
2:35 Children's Film: The Crystal Maze
3:10 Environment Program: Mengenal Lingkungan
3:35 Travel: Wisata Nasional
4:00 Regional News
4:15 The funeral procession of Princess Diana (live)
6:30 TVRI News
7:00 Evening News
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UN probe in Congo For months, the new Congolese government of Laurent Kabila has
been trying to thwart a United Nations investigation of ethnic
killings and other human rights abuses during the country's
recent civil war. More ...
Army to relaunch campaign to instill better discipline JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Army will relaunch the National
Discipline Campaign tomorrow in an attempt to instill better
discipline."We launched the National Discipline Campaign two years ago. More ...
Indonesia offers technical support to Bangladesh JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has offered to cooperate with
Bangladesh in technical support in the agricultural sector and
gas exploration, a minister said yesterday. More ...
Carmakers call for improved safety controlsBy John Aglionby THE tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, should remind
Indonesians that people's attitudes when in a car and not the car
itself determine whether they will survive an accident,
automotive executives said this week. More ...
Adisumarmo can handle 6m passengers a year JAKARTA (JP): The Adisumarmo airport in Surakarta, Central
Java is expected to accommodate up to six million passengers per
year within the next 20 years, an executive said yesterday. More ...
Build a monument for Diana? Diana, Princess of Wales, certainly did not do very much in
her personal life for people to admire or consider her a saint. More ...
NGOs role in poverty alleviation urged JAKARTA (JP): Authoritarian regimes or dictatorships do not
appear to be conducive to the development of non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), but this condition must not discourage
social workers from helping the poor, a Malaysian social activist
said ... More ...
Attack on Diana not very sporting Was Gwynne Dyer's mean-spirited, psychobabble commentary
regarding the life and death of Diana, Princess of Wales, meant
to be journalism? (Insight, Sept. 3). More ...
Request to build fewer cheap houses refused JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor of Economic and Development
Affairs Tb. M. Rais strongly rejected yesterday a demand from
developers for a reduction from 20 percent to 5 percent in their
obligation to build cheap apartments of land appropriated. More ...
Try the Amazon reptile scares in Luis Llosa's ' Anaconda'By Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): Absorbing the spill-over from America's
blockbuster summer means we're bracing ourselves for more
disasters (Volcano), aliens (Men in Black), and ... yes ...
monsters. More ...
60% of the Games budget in hand JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games organizing committee has now
received 60 percent of the funds it was allocated by the SEA
Games consortium to organize the biennial event in October. More ...
Punish scalpers at Pulogadung On Aug. 14, I went to the Pulogadung intercity bus terminal in
East Jakarta. I wanted to travel to Purwokerto in Central Java.A scalper offered me a ticket for a Sinar Jaya bus. I asked
him whether there were vacant seats on the bus and he said:
"yes". More ...
Overcharging on subscription fee I have subscribed to The Jakarta Post since August 1997
through a local agent with an understanding that the agent
normally adds a small amount to the official subscription fee. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 5 , 1997:
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Amir, Lontoh apologize to IPTN's team of lawyers JAKARTA (JP): Amir Syamsuddin and Rudhy A. Lontoh, two lawyers
representing The Jakarta Post in its legal dispute with aircraft
maker PT IPTN, have apologized to the latter's team of lawyers
for remarks considered to be inappropriate. More ...
600 factory workers go on strike for timely pay TANGERANG (JP): About 600 factory workers of a glassware
manufacturing company went on strike yesterday in front of the
plant on Jl. Daan Mogot, Batuceper. More ...
Safety systems required for all buildings JAKARTA (JP): The city will continue to take stern action
against building owners who fail to equip their properties with
proper fire protection systems, an officer said. More ...
Stocks up, rupiah stable JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX)
rose 11.28 percent and the rupiah remained stable below the
psychological 3,000 level yesterday on the back of the new reform
package announced Wednesday. More ...
Rights and obligations It is said that the ideal society is one where the strong are
held in check and the weak are protected, in which personal
freedom exists alongside the force and power necessary for good
order and government. More ...
Half of officials suffer heart disease UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Over half of the officials
working at the city administration are said to be suffering from
heart disease. More ...
House questions granting of new power project to CEPA JAKARTA (JP): PT Consolidated Electric Power Asia (CEPA)
Indonesia has been granted a new power project in Jepara, Central
Java in a deal which some House of Representative members have
questioned. More ...
Ron Aspinall's booklet helps smokers kick the buttsBy Adi Chiyoda NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Downing an umpteenth cut of coffee to get
through the day is just one of the addictions which cut a swathe
through humanity. More ...
Police foil shark fin smugglers MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: Police at Mopa airport yesterday foiled
an attempt to smuggle out 233 kilograms of shark fins worth some
Rp 20 million (US$7,000).The shark fins were being transported through the airport in
10 cartons without appropriate documents. More ...
Rp 17b loans for Anugerah Unggul JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Nusa Internasional and five
other local banks agreed yesterday to provide Rp 17 billion
(US$5.8 million) in syndicated loans to PT Anugerah Unggul
Persada. More ...
Houses of ashes: Expression of respect toward ancestorsBy Listiana Operananta JAKARTA (JP): In the modern age, where most people are
absorbed in their own lives and tend to increasingly forget their
close relatives who have passed away, it is hard to fathom the
existence of buildings used to ... More ...
Scientist warns about drought, rupiah problems YOGYAKARTA (JP): This year's prolonged drought, which
coincides with the rupiah's sharp decline in value, is a serious
national problem that may lead to dangerous ramifications if it
does not end by the end of the year, a sociologist says. More ...
Matsushita's new plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Matsushita Semiconductor Indonesia (MEI),
jointly owned by the Japanese firms Matsushita Electronic Corp
and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, has officially opened its
US$60 million semiconductor plant in Karawang, West Java. More ...
Abducted villager found dead DILI, East Timor: A local resident, Carlito Maulaka, who was
believed to have been abducted by separatist guerrillas on Sunday
has been found dead with eight stab wounds to his body.His body was found 10 kilometers from where he was kidnapped
inside a secluded cave. More ...
China aims to improve ties with ASEANBy Rizal Sukma JAKARTA (JP): Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng's recent visit to
Malaysia and Singapore marked a further attempt by Beijing to
forge closer ties with ASEAN countries. More ...
Proof of foul play in woman death BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Legal organizations here pledged they
would investigate the death of a female worker from the province
who was working in Singapore. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, September 6, 1997Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Estetika 5 Ekspresi, at Hilton Executive
Club, Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until
Sept. 10. More ...
Third suspect in Grogol gold robbery caught JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives have arrested in a raid a
third person suspected in last month's robbery in West Jakarta in
which a police sergeant was shot dead. More ...
Balloon festival at Mal Ciputra JAKARTA (JP): Mal Ciputra is holding a seminar, festival and
competition on balloons at the mall's center atrium from Sept. 1
to Sept. 14. More ...
1,200 hotel rooms booked for world rally championship JAKARTA (JP): Although the Gudang Garam World Rally
Championships in Medan, North Sumatra, are still two weeks away,
world class rally drivers and their teams have already booked
1,200 hotel rooms. More ...
KISDI protests newspaper JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Committee for World Moslems
Solidarity (KISDI) has launched a protest against a national
newspaper claiming that its editorial on violence in Algeria had
slandered Islam. More ...
Writer Nasjah Djamin dies at 73 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's profound writer and painter
Nasjah Djamin died here Thursday of diabetic complications and
was buried yesterday. He was 73. More ...
Frankfurt caters for all tastes in classy vehiclesBy Russell Williamson THE Frankfurt motor show, which opens in Germany next week, is
one of the biggest displays of automotive hardware in the world. More ...
Five more species on export quota list JAKARTA (JP): Five more Indonesian animal species have been
added to the export quota list set by the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
(CITES), an official said yesterday. More ...
Tests break down the barriers to safety MOTOR cars incorporating structural safety as an important
design criteria are a relatively new phenomenon in the motoring
industry. More ...
A last farewell Millions of people around the world today will join Britons as
they bid farewell to their beloved "queen of people's hearts",
Diana, Princess of Wales. More ...
Ministers review projects rescheduling JAKARTA (JP): Economic ministers met for several hours at the
finance ministry yesterday to review investment projects that
could be rescheduled in anticipation of lower revenues due to the
currency turmoil. More ...
House pledges to finalize COWs deliberations soon JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives' Commission VI has
promised to finalize deliberations on the seventh generation
draft contracts of work (COWs) this month as the government had
cleared the bribery issue related to the mining contracts. More ...
3,000 to take part in Terry Fox Run JAKARTA (JP): About 3,000 people are expected to participate
in the third annual Terry Fox Run in Jakarta on Sept. 14,
starting and finishing at the Regent Hotel on Jl. HR. Rasuna
Said, South Jakarta. More ...
Councilor urges quarrying stopped JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the city administration
yesterday to take stern action against illegal sand quarrying
activities on the Thousand Islands, North Jakarta. More ...
Govt's new stance over riot hailed JAKARTA (JP): Observers welcomed yesterday the government's
decision to follow up with renewed vigor the National Commission
on Human Rights' recommendation on the July 27 riots last year. More ...
C. Java residents iodine deficient SEMARANG, Central Java: One in six people in Central Java
suffer from a lack of iodine.It is estimated that some five million of 30 million people in
the province are suffering from symptoms of iodine deficiency.Dr. Eko from Dr. More ...
ASEAN key to Asia-Pacific regionBy Juwono Sudarsono The following article is based on a paper presented at ASEAN's
30th anniversary seminar in Sydney on Aug. 26 this year. More ...
AIPO confirms support for government plansBy Dwi Atmanta DENPASAR (JP): The 18th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary
Organization (AIPO) conference ended yesterday with fresh support
for ASEAN governments to form common policies. More ...
An intuitive musical experience at TIMBy Emilie Sueur JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Performing Art Market 1997 (Pastojak
'97) ended last Monday at Taman Ismail Marzuki with the uncanny
chords of the Ensemble for Intuitive Music Weimar. A little background on the ensemble. More ...
Classics cars take on Himalayas in rally TODAY marks the start of the 16,000km Beijing to Paris rally,
following in the wheel tracks of the intrepid adventurers who
first traversed the route in 1904. More ...
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