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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Coping with shortage

Coping with shortage The government deserves highly appreciative applause for its determination to resist strong demands from various groups to slap surcharges on the export of several industrial products whose prices have increased in recent weeks.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Isolated tribe to be studied

Isolated tribe to be studied AMBON, Maluku: The Maluku Study Center, Pattimura University and the regional office of the Ministry of Social Services will conduct joint research into the life of isolated tribes in Ilowa village, North Maluku.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Ginandjar says economic gaps must be corrected

Ginandjar says economic gaps must be corrected BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Development policy makers should reduce facilities for business groups which are already strong and should, instead, extend greater assistance to the economically weak groups, a high-ranking official says.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Obituary

Obituary Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra, a well known figure in Indonesian art and cultural circles and two-time governor of Bali, died in Denpasar on Friday night. He was 67 years old.Antara reported that Mantra died one day after he was admitted to the Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Souring relations

Souring relations The information on the preparations for the visit (of Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Ciller to Uzbekistan) may prove even more interesting than the visit itself.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Illegal levies persist at traffic police office

Illegal levies persist at traffic police office JAKARTA (JP): Illegal levies and poor service persist at city traffic police office despite incessant criticism from all quarters and repeated promises by officials to address the problem.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Koja residents disprove charges of destruction

Koja residents disprove charges of destruction JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Koja Utara have proved untrue accusations that they had vandalized equipment belonging to a company wanting to acquire their property for a multi million- dollar port project.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Brace yourself for Windows 95: It's getting real

Brace yourself for Windows 95: It's getting realBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): First called Windows 4.0, and then Chicago, and finally Windows 95, the new 32-bit operating system from Microsoft is perhaps one of the most often ridiculed product in the software history.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Planned expansion of Pulogadung estate hits snag

Planned expansion of Pulogadung estate hits snag JAKARTA (JP): Budgetary constraints have hampered the city administration's plan to expand the Pulogadung industrial estate, an official said Saturday.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/'Pre-shipment inspection system temporary'

'Pre-shipment inspection system temporary'By Riyadi SINGAPORE (JP): The current debates on the pre-shipment inspection system for Indonesia's imports has spilled over to PT Surveyor Indonesia's branch office in Singapore.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/AICE cuts back high costs caused by retention

AICE cuts back high costs caused by retention JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters (AICE), in retaining coffee exports, is seeking ways to reduce high costs resulted from depreciation, storage expenditures and inspection fees, to compensate losses caused by falling prices.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Champions All...4

Champions All...4 * Evert showed her champion's mettle in 1989, her last Wimbledon appearance. Italian Laura Golarsa, attempting to become the first Italian woman to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, led Evert by 5- 2, 40-15, two match points on her service, in the final set.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/ICMI grooming Moslem 'cadres'

ICMI grooming Moslem 'cadres' JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) has no immediate plans to establish social service institutions, such as schools and hospitals, its chairman B.J. Habibie says.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Landslide damages roads

Landslide damages roads BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A section of the Kelua-Tanjung road connecting South and Central Kalimantan is out of service as a result of a landslide.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Reporters' arrest no bad precedence

Reporters' arrest no bad precedence JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro said that last week's arrest of two journalists doing investigative reporting should not deter reporters from doing similar work.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Students want more freedom to talk ideology

Students want more freedom to talk ideology JAKARTA (JP): Student leaders and young intellectuals from various religious organizations have demanded more freedom to discuss the state ideology.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Veterans visit Balikpapan

Veterans visit Balikpapan BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): More than 120 Australians, including 38 World War II veterans, arrived on Friday for a visit to commemorate a battle that took place in this city fifty years ago.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Room for improvement

Room for improvement My reaction, as an expat, to recent letters written mostly by foreigners could be one of subjective embarrassment.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Mantiri debacle reflects perception gap

Mantiri debacle reflects perception gap As the dust settles on the case of Lt. Gen. Herman Mantiri's appointment as Indonesia's ambassador to Canberra, it is time that leaders of both countries make a sincere reassessment of each other's and their own values.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/LEN launches X-ray

LEN launches X-ray JAKARTA (JP): PT LEN Industri, a state owned company overseen by the Management Board of Strategic Industries, has launched new X-ray instruments in cooperation with Heimman of Germany, and PT Metro Eka Pelita Niaga.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Perseverance personified

Perseverance personified "Failed at Something? Good. Failed again? Excellent. You are a lucky devil you know, to be learning from the best teacher in the whole world. Because that's what failure really is. A teacher. A rung in the ladder.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Eradication of hepatitis in Indonesia 'not simple'

Eradication of hepatitis in Indonesia 'not simple' JAKARTA (JP): Although a lot of research has been conducted, eradication of hepatitis in Indonesia will not be an easy task and will take a long time, according to one expert.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Diarrhea outbreak in West Java

Diarrhea outbreak in West Java INDRAMAYU, West Java: A child died and 57 other people were hospitalized here last week as diarrhea hit the area.The affected people, who included infants, came to a public hospital for treatment.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Discipline campaign rakes in money

Discipline campaign rakes in moneyBy Wahyudi M. Pratopo JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has upped its ante in the on-going National Discipline Campaign, by imposing on the spot fines to anyone regarded as "undisciplined".

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Police hospital gets new facility

Police hospital gets new facility JAKARTA (JP): The national police will expand the facilities of its medical center in Kramatjati, East Jakarta, by constructing a new four-story building, for a 12-bed intensive care unit and 40 VIP rooms.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Police close to arrest Glodok stores' thieves

Police close to arrest Glodok stores' thieves JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta police are close to arresting the bandits who robbed three shops and made off with Rp 66.6 million (US$30,000) in the Glodok business center, downtown Kota, last month.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Muhammadiyah needs to do more in future: Observers

Muhammadiyah needs to do more in future: Observers BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Both foreign and domestic observers have called on Muhammadiyah to improve the quality of its leadership and, with its 28 million members, to help find solutions to international problems.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/160 planes to join in ABRI Day

160 planes to join in ABRI Day JAKARTA (JP): A total of 160 planes of various types are scheduled to participate in a aerobatics demonstration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) on Oct. 5.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Extremist movements in Australia?

Extremist movements in Australia?By Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): Australians, while opposed to France's nuclear testings in the Pacific, were appalled at the bombings of the office of the French honorary consul in Perth last month.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Indonesia and Portugal touch the big issues

Indonesia and Portugal touch the big issues JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian and Portuguese foreign ministers meeting in Geneva on Saturday touched on substantive issues on the question of East Timor, while agreeing to convene a second meeting of the All-Inclusive Intra-East Timor Dialog (AETD).

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Voltron 3:05 Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 4:30 School Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Environment Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Foreign Reports 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama ...

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Pre-shipment system procedures

Pre-shipment system procedures JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's imports worth more than US$5,000 are required to be inspected at points of loading by PT Surveyor Indonesia, a company partly owned by the government.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Guarding against inflation

Guarding against inflation With inflation suppressed to 0.49 percent for May and 0.16 percent for June, it would seem that it will not be too difficult to keep inflation to one digit for the entire year 1995.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Amien Rais set to stay at the helm

Amien Rais set to stay at the helm BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): As widely expected, intellectual Amien Rais has received the most votes in elections to the executive board of the 28 million-strong Islamic organization Muhammadiyah and appears set to become its chairman for a second consecutive term.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Rp 268.74b for small businesses

Rp 268.74b for small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The government will distribute Rp 268.74 billion (US$119.97 million), set aside from the after-tax profits of state-owned firms, to support the development of small businesses and cooperatives this year, a senior official said.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/C. Java gears up to boost tourism

C. Java gears up to boost tourism SURAKARTA, C. Java (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave has called upon local businessmen to make the most of the business opportunities which will be generated by the opening of Surakarta as a new international gateway to Indonesia.

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Mon, 10 Jul 1995

JP/Mother sues police for son's arrest

Mother sues police for son's arrest JAKARTA (JP): A mother has filed a pre-trial motion against the Central Jakarta police for the unlawful arrest of her 14-year-old son on June 14, her lawyer said Saturday.

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