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Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/`Ondel-ondel' artists deplore disappearance of Betawi villages

`Ondel-ondel' artists deplore disappearance of Betawi villagesBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): On Tuesday morning, last week, two old artists of ondel-ondel (traditional Betawi puppet show) together with three young apprentices left their respective villages of Tegal Tangki and Rawa Meneng in ...

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Yogie appoints three new director generals

Yogie appoints three new director generals JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. installed three new director generals in his office yesterday, each promoted from within the ministry.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Water subsides in Kedungombo

Water subsides in Kedungombo GROBOGAN, Central Java: The water level in the Kedungombo dam has dropped by six meters from the original level of 92 meters because of the long dry spell.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/RI, U.S. hold joint naval exercises

RI, U.S. hold joint naval exercises JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Navy is to launch a joint exercise with its American counterpart in waters around Bali and East Java beginning today.The Indonesian Navy will deploy a corvette, KRI Fatahilah while the U.S.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Jayakarta Archive Building's service

Jayakarta Archive Building's serviceFrom NeracaHoping to obtain some data and literature about the situation in the capital city the olden days, I visited the Jayakarta archive building on the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) complex last week.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/KL's biggest team set for Indonesia Open

KL's biggest team set for Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian ace shuttlers are listed among the big names who will compete in the Indonesia Open badminton championships in Yogyakarta next monthHowever, there have been questions about their entry due to the busy August programs in which they ...

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Jakarta needs negative type blood donors

Jakarta needs negative type blood donors JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Chapter of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI DKI) has said it is having difficulty meeting the increasing demands for B negative blood due to a lack of donors.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Thailand concerned over security in South China Sea

Thailand concerned over security in South China SeaBy Pandaya BANGKOK (JP): Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai expressed concern yesterday over security in the South China Sea, calling for "preventive diplomacy" to settle the smoldering conflict over the Spratly Islands.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/S. Korea to raise LNG imports from RI

S. Korea to raise LNG imports from RI JAKARTA (JP): South Korea, which now annually imports 5.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Indonesia, yesterday confirmed an import increase by initialing contract agreements for the deliveries of another 2.2 million tons a year.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The price drop continued yesterday on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), with the broad-based Composite Index losing another two points to close at 459.07 against Thursday's 461.13.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also lost ground to close at 109.46 against 110.00.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/RI pushes for peaceful bid on Spratlys

RI pushes for peaceful bid on SpratlysBy Pandaya BANGKOK (JP): Indonesia drummed up stronger support yesterday for its move to seek a peaceful solution to the potentially explosive conflict over the oil-rich Spratlys in the South China Sea.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/More rice fields in Bekasi may disappear

More rice fields in Bekasi may disappear BEKASI, WEST JAVA (JP): A property developer's plans for developing the Cikarang district threatens 3,000 hectares of productive rice fields in Bekasi, West Java.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/School books arrive late

School books arrive late SORONG, Irian Jaya: Fifty packages of urgently needed books for elementary and junior high schools are lying idle in a warehouse because the local education office cannot pay the port fees.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Lawyers fail to meet governor

Lawyers fail to meet governor SEMARANG: Central Java governor Soewardi rejected four lawyers yesterday from the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) who intended to have a discussion about the fate of displaced villagers in Kedungombo.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Vatican praises religious life in Indonesia

Vatican praises religious life in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Cardinal Francis Arinze, a high-ranking Vatican official, yesterday praised the Indonesian government's success in nurturing religious harmony in the country.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/City to fight deviant sects

City to fight deviant sects JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta's Security Agency (Bakorstanasda Jaya) will form a special team to protect the capital from deviant sects which can harm the peaceful life of religious community.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Yogie to keep hands off PPP congress

Yogie to keep hands off PPP congress JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. promised yesterday that the government would stay out of the contest for leadership of the United Development Party (PPP) which will take place at its congress in Jakarta in late August.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Insurance firm's profit declines

Insurance firm's profit declines JAKARTA (JP): Interest rate declines slashed last year's profit by 6.2 percent for PT Asuransi Dayin Mitra, an insurance company.The firm's after-tax profit declined from Rp 5 billion (US$2.3 million) in 1992 to Rp 4.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/TV Today: Saturday, July 23, 1994

TV Today: Saturday, July 23, 1994TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Sports 3:30 TV Series: Sins 4:30 Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science program 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Fashion 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Caller ...

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Emotional abuse creates emotional dwarfs out of children

Emotional abuse creates emotional dwarfs out of children JAKARTA (JP): Five-year old Kimpaul was beaten to death by an aunt who was tired of his bed-wetting; six-year old Farida was hacked into 70 pieces by her mentally-disturbed grandmother; six- year Koko Aryadi was killed by his grandma's gay ...

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Rights council to probe report of labor abuses

Rights council to probe report of labor abuses JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has promised to investigate allegations of abuse regarding the rights of workers in North Sumatra and West Kalimantan.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Hospital opens baby feeding lounge

Hospital opens baby feeding lounge The first resting lounge for breast-feeding mothers in Indonesia is now open in St. Carolus Hospital, Central Jakarta.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Fire hits Bali hotel

Fire hits Bali hotel DENPASAR, Bali: Fire hit the Dhyana Pura hotel in the Kuta beach resort on Friday, damaging 21 of its 86 rooms. There were no casualties.The fire started in one of the cottages, quickly spreading to five others nearby, the Antara news agency reported eyewitnesses as saying.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/87% of listed companies audited by foreign firms

87% of listed companies audited by foreign firms JAKARTA (JP): About 87 percent of companies listed on Indonesia's stock markets were audited by members of the world's six big accounting firms, says an executive of an international accounting company.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Let he judge who hath not sinned...

Let he judge who hath not sinned...From RepublikaWe often witness angry mobs beating a suspected thief to death, which is certainly a sad and horrible incident. People tend to take law into their hands.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Classical music symphony with a focus on youth

Classical music symphony with a focus on youthBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): "Pray for me, please", said 17-year-old Dominicus Levi Gunardi, who was about to play Liebestod, an excerpt from Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde, arranged for piano by his father-in-law, Franz Liszt.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Governor wants public support for anti-AIDS campaign

Governor wants public support for anti-AIDS campaign JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja wants Jakartans to work hand in hand with city officials in the state-sponsored drive to prevent the spread of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Bakrie denies dissension among Kadin ranks

Bakrie denies dissension among Kadin ranksBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Aburizal Bakrie yesterday denied that the creation of the National Cooperation Forum of Company Associations (FKAP) is a revolt ...

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Subject to our own creation

Subject to our own creation Shortages in cement supplies have occurred practically every year since the early 1970s. Each time the result is an increase in prices to well above the local reference prices set by the government.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Malaria sweeps Sepekan Island

Malaria sweeps Sepekan Island SUMENEP, Madura: Malaria has killed one person and affected 284 others in Sepekan, an islet off the eastern tip of Madura.Some 100 people have been hospitalized for treatment, the Antara news agency reported.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/PT Indah Kiat's profits plunge by 25.6%

PT Indah Kiat's profits plunge by 25.6% JAKARTA (JP): PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corporation yesterday reported a 25.6 percent decline in last year's profits due to "domestic and international financial constraints.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Smacks may be necessary to educate children

Smacks may be necessary to educate childrenBy Tri Hafiningsih Abuse or education? As the following interviews by The Jakarta Post reporter Tri Harfiningsih show, the line of distinction between the two is not always as easy to draw as it may seem.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/AFC, Coca Cola sign big deal

AFC, Coca Cola sign big deal JAKARTA (JP): Asia's latest performance at the just concluded soccer extravaganza - the World Cup finals - in the United States which saw debutant Saudi Arabia make it to the second round has prompted Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to further boost soccer in the ...

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Indonesia needs more trade lawyers

Indonesia needs more trade lawyers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs more legal experts specializing in international trade who can deal with any potential legal problems in implementing the new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), noted economist Mari Pangestu says.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Dispute affects study

Dispute affects studyFrom Suara KaryaAs a father of a student attending the National University located in Ragunan, South Jakarta, I felt very sad and angry when I saw a number of the university's security guards forcibly take control of the laboratory.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Dry season hikes vegetable prices

Dry season hikes vegetable prices Prices of vegetables at the Kramat Jati wholesale market in East Jakarta have risen by seven to 22 percent in the past few weeks following a decline in vegetable yields in production areas as a result of the dry season.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Problem with housemaid

Problem with housemaidFrom KompasA friend of mine in Sidotopo, Surabaya, introduced a house maid to me on June 18, 1994. The housemaid, whose name is Yusi, is 16 years old and has no identity card.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/People struggle for fresh water

People struggle for fresh water SEMARANG, Central Java: The prolonged drought affecting the province has forced people in many areas of the region to walk for many kilometers to obtain fresh water.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Final tenders for three power plants project approved

Final tenders for three power plants project approved JAKARTA (JP): The government, after tough negotiations for half a year, has finally reached agreement with three consortia on the pricing of three major power projects planned to be established in Java at a total cost of US$1.67 billion.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Bandung sees first rain in months

Bandung sees first rain in months BANDUNG (JP): Drizzle fell on the city on Thursday, the first rain seen in the area for months, when the government experimented with cloud seeding to induce rain.The rain fell on the city only briefly, for about 15 minutes.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Minister's son injured in car accident

Minister's son injured in car accident JAKARTA (JP): A sedan plunged into the fountain of the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, killing the driver and injuring three passengers, including a son of a minister, early yesterday morning.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Iodine deficiency threatens populace

Iodine deficiency threatens populace SURABAYA: Minister of Health Sujudi said iodine deficiency threatens 30 million people in 26 provinces with the dwarf syndrome and goiter.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Police seize two tons of smuggled garlic

Police seize two tons of smuggled garlic JAKARTA (JP): Police announced yesterday that they have arrested ten women for smuggling two tons of garlic through the Tanjung Priok port, but released them later for undisclosed reasons."We have freed the suspects after questioning them intensively," Lt.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/President Taxi clarifies

President Taxi clarifiesFrom NeracaReferring to the letter in Neraca on July 6, 1994 in which the writer claimed that he had to pay Rp 20,000 to President Taxi for a ride from Gambir railway station to Cawang, we would like to respond as follows:* President Taxi Company has an assigned parking ...

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Beware of white ants

Beware of white ants In the so-called colonial era, I recall that my Dutch teacher used to state that teak wood is the best wood in the world, a house built of teakwood would last forever. The wood is so hard, it easily withstood the ferocity of white ants.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Comic nostalgia alive and well in `Flinstones'

Comic nostalgia alive and well in `Flinstones'By Jim Plouffe JAKARTA (JP): Some have criticized The Flintstones for being too simple and some have complained about the lack of plot or any real action, but they have all missed the fact that the film is simply a nostalgic look at everyone's ...

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Builders concerned about cement shortage

Builders concerned about cement shortage JAKARTA (JP): Builders, crying out over the substantial increase in cement prices, yesterday urged the government to take measures to end shortage of supplies of the construction material.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Abused children face lack of medical and legal protection

Abused children face lack of medical and legal protectionBy Santi W.E. Soekanto Unquestionably, it would be easy to find more pleasant themes to write about to mark National Children's Day.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Kapuas expedition finds giant squirrel in heart of darkness

Kapuas expedition finds giant squirrel in heart of darkness JAKARTA (JP): A 40-day expedition, along the rivers of Kapuas and Mahakam stretching from west to east Kalimantan, concluded yesterday in Samarinda with a bonus -- the belief that they may had discovered a new animal species.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Officials questioned for corruption

Officials questioned for corruption BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Two officials at the Bengkulu city administration are being questioned by the provincial high prosecutor's office for alleged corruption.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Major art gala in November

Major art gala in November A major art gala is planned for this November as part of the commemoration for the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence in 1995.

Sat, 23 Jul 1994

JP/Religious education

Religious educationFrom PelitaIn relation to the articles in Pelita on July 19, 20 and 21, 1994, concerning religious education which gave the impression that a student can be promoted to a higher grade even though he or she gets an insufficient mark for religion, we would like to comment as ...