105 buses to be laid on for Int'l Air Show JAKARTA (JP): At least 105 buses will be provided for visitors
to the International Air Show at the Soekarno-Hatta International
Airport from June 23 to June 30.The fares have been set at Rp 4,000 (US$1. 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 ...
Malaria drives resettlers out BATULICIN, East Kalimantan: Hundreds industrial forest
inhabitants in Trans Satui, Kotabaru district, have fled the area
since January owing to an outbreak of malaria. More ...
PDI rebels call on Megawati to defend herself JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) splinter
group's congress is not meant to topple incumbent chief Megawati
Soekarnoputri, but to allow her to defend her leadership,
according to leading dissenter Fatimah Achmad. More ...
Iraq must permit UN searches Iraq has won what must be a short-term victory by barring
United Nations inspectors from searching for illegal weapons in
Baghdad.The next step by the UN and its members must now take away
this brief triumph. More ...
Foreigners can own Indonesian property JAKARTA (JP): Foreigners residing in Indonesia can now own
property in the country, though a number of restrictions apply.Under Government Regulation No. More ...
Open economies adjust more rapidly JAKARTA (JP): Empirical results show that open economies tend
to make the transition more rapidly from being primary-intensive
to manufacture-intensive exporters than closed economies do,
Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, a noted economist from the United
States said. More ...
Mandala serves Bengkulu JAKARTA (JP): PT Mandala Airlines, which is owned by
Indonesia's Armed Forces, inaugurated yesterday its maiden flight
from Jakarta to Bengkulu in southern Sumatra.The airline will use Fokker 28 aircraft on the new route twice
a week. More ...
Borobudur festival scheduled for July SEMARANG: Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications
Joop Ave will open the sixth Borobudur Festival at the Central
Javanese temple on July 6, Antara reported yesterday. More ...
The AIDS virus laid bare in layman's language AIDS
By Dr. Sally Halim Msc. (OM)
Published by Yayasan Obor Indonesia, 1995
pp. 41 JAKARTA (JP): Categorized as a rapidly spreading disease for
which no cure has been found, AIDS is a topic that fills people
with dread the world over. More ...
PDI should close ranks in difficult times Rebel members of the rift-ridden Indonesian Democratic Party
(PDI) are planning to hold a congress in Medan tomorrow.
Political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono takes a closer look at
this event. More ...
Free medical services TANGERANG, West Java (JP): All couples, new mothers, mothers-
to-be and infants here will receive free medical services and
family planning guidance at local centers on June 24. More ...
Eastern region's population growing too fast: ReportBy Deborah Cameron JAKARTA (JP): New research by Indonesian and Australian
demographers has found that the population of Indonesia's poorest
region is expected to grow by 48 percent by 2020, presenting
planning problems and major economic ... More ...
Indonesia will contend 10 events at Atlanta JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will figure in 10 of the 26 events
contested at the 26th Olympic Games in Atlanta from July 19 to
Aug. 4 with a 39-strong team, chief of Indonesia's Olympic team
project Soebardi Soear said yesterday. More ...
SpotlightPhoto A: LontarThe RegentLONTAR'S NEW BOOK: Sri Hardjoko (left), representing the minister
of education and culture, John McGlynn (center), a Lontar
executive and co-editor of the book, and Ann Kumar, another co-
editor of the book, at the launching of Illuminations: The
Writing Traditions ... More ...
KL to 'import' ulemas MEDAN, North Sumatra: Malaysia has made a request for
Indonesian ulemas who master the various religious books in
Arabic, a local ulema was quoted by Antara as saying yesterday. More ...
Elderly found dead at Monas JAKARTA (JP): An unidentified woman, believed to be 60, was
found dead yesterday with an insecticide can next to her body in
Monas (National Monument) park in Central Jakarta. More ...
Soeharto, Goh inaugurate Bintan tourist resortBy I. Christianto BINTAN ISLAND, Riau (JP): President Soeharto and Singapore
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong inaugurated the S$3.5 billion
(US$2. More ...
Resolve the PDI conflict The conflict within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)
continues to rage until this day. Those who want to hold a
congress and those who reject the idea compete to justify their
respective stands. More ...
Democracy after economic growthBy Meuthia Ganie Rochman NIJMEGEN, Netherlands (JP): Economic growth has been a global
topic for a half century. There have been both scientific and
political debates on the subject. More ...
Indonesian and Hausa As a foreigner from an entirely different part of the planet,
I, during my stay in Indonesia, found some traumas which I
personally describe as "ever memorable." One of these is the
linguistic similarity between the Hausa language and Indonesian. More ...
City youths hold anniversary bashBy Fitha W. Dahana JAKARTA (JP): Who says the young people of Jakarta don't care
about their country's history and culture? A group of youths from
the Model Muda Foundation (YMM) has plans to prove this opinion
wrong. More ...
Foreigners caught working illegally BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Head of the provincial justice office
Nurdin Nursin said two Australian nationals found working
illegally here will be sent to the West Jakarta municipality,
which is the destination stated in their passports. More ...
PSN to invest $11 million in communications system JAKARTA (JP): PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) plans to
invest US$11 million in the establishment of a micro earth-based
communications system to provide extensive telecommunications
services across the country. More ...
Govt urged to maintain pre-shipment inspection JAKARTA (JP): Five trade associations yesterday urged the
government to maintain its current system of pre-shipment import
inspection because of its effectiveness in expediting import
flows and minimizing the invisible costs of importing. More ...
Legal expert says police must be more professional JAKARTA (JP): A legal expert says that duties performed by
police will become tougher and more complicated in the future due
to the globalization process, stiffer competition among nations
and increasing public demand for better security and ... More ...
Hat found On May 9, 1996, while I was hiking on Penanjakan hill in the
Tengger-Bromo caldera to watch the sunrise I found a blue cotton
hat. It does not belong to anyone in my group, but I believe it
belongs to one of the hikers who walked from Cemoro Lawang to
Penanjakan. More ...
Supeblocks sprouting in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): At present in Jakarta there are a number of
developments which have been dubbed superblocks by their
developers. More ...
Code of ethics needed for clean government JAKARTA (JP): A senior military officer says Indonesia needs a
code of ethics to ensure that civil servants' conduct contributes
to the campaign for a clean, professional and respected
administration.Maj. Gen. A.M. More ...
Matahari to invest $106m for 16 new stores this year JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Putra Prima, a publicly-listed
retail company, said yesterday that it will open 16 new stores
this year with a total investment of Rp 250 billion (US$106
million). More ...
Ujungpandang hosts youth meet JAKARTA (JP): Ujungpandang, the capital city of South Sulawesi
province, will host the Arafura Youth Games from July 28 to
August 2.The participants are students from Australia's Northern
Territory and students from eastern Indonesian provinces. More ...
Teachers take warship trip SURABAYA: A total of 1,200 primary and secondary school
teachers from East Java will take a two-day cruise along the
coast of the Java Sea aboard the Teluk Semangka warship. More ...
More female teenagers arrested in night raid JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police arrested 41 more female
teenagers for midnight loitering on Monday after 14 others were
arrested in Kalibata Mall on Saturday for a similar offense.South Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. More ...
Two thieves shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead yesterday two men who were
members of a five-man gang believed to have stolen jewelry and Rp
5 million in cash from a resident of Cikorongo, Bekasi, West
Java.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. More ...
Will economics brings about democracy?By Makmur Keliat The following article is the first of two articles on the
relations between market economy and democratization. SURABAYA (JP): The hypothesis that there is a correlation
between the market economy and liberal democracy is by no means
new. More ...
BII expects to book 27% lending growth JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia of the Sinar Mas
Group expects to book a Rp 300 billion (US$127 million) net
profit this year, supported by an estimated 27 percent lending
growth, an executive of the bank, H.S. Anwar, said yesterday. More ...
Indonesian rowers going for gold JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's female rowing crew was told to
defend its gold medal at the world's invitational dragon boat
race in Singapore from June 22 to June 23. More ...
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country
2:35 Game Show: Fun House
3:00 News: Lintasan Berita
3:05 Children's Program: Arena 123
3:30 TV Series: Roseanne
4:05 TV Drama: Undangan
4:30 Documentary: Ternate
5:00 Evening News
5:30 Indonesian Lessons
6:00 News: Lintasan Berita
... More ...
Egypt urges Indonesian support for Arab summit JAKARTA (JP): Egyptian Ambassador to Indonesia Mahmoud Osman
called on Indonesia yesterday to give its support for the Arab
summit, which will be held in Cairo this weekend. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 18, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Match-winning trivia abounds at Euro 96By Vic Mills LONDON (JP): A survey carried out for U.K. travel insurance
company Home and Overseas has disclosed that many women -- one in
six -- who would normally travel abroad for their holidays have
deliberately chosen the three weeks of Euro 96 to ... More ...
Social phobia traceable to childhood: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): Do you get cold feet speaking in public? Do you
always fear going into restaurants, or feel uncomfortable writing
in front of other people?Then you are one of many people in Indonesia who suffer from
what a top psychiatrist describes as ... More ...
Myanmar's principle: Noninterference I appreciate your considered editorial Stand-off in Yangon. We
have our own perspective for the following reasons.Statistics can be used by any party in a debate to reinforce
its views. It is true that the NLD won 392 of 485 seats
contested. More ...
Flores quake causes little damage JAKARTA (JP): No casualties and little damage have been
reported following Monday's strong earthquake, which jolted some
islands of eastern Indonesia. More ...
Lukman Murderer gets 17 years, lawyers appeal JAKARTA (JP): A court here sentenced a man yesterday to 17
years in prison for murder.The team of judges, led by Subardi, found Erfiandi Taufik, 29,
guilty of murdering Lukman Lijas, 58, last year. More ...
S. Korea seeks closer ties with N. KoreaBy Riyadi SEOUL (JP): South Korea is aiming to become a primary business
center in Northeast Asia but must overcome the daunting obstacle
of its sister North Korea before it will be able to do so. More ...
Raytheon to join air show JAKARTA (JP): Raytheon International, a major international
aviation and defense electronics company, will participate in the
Indonesia Air Show 1996 on June 22 to June 30. More ...
Funding national pride It would indeed be great for national pride if Indonesia, with
a per capita income of less than US$1,000, was capable of
manufacturing a jetliner, a feat that until now has virtually
been the monopoly of developed nations. More ...
Indonesia fails in four-way first jumpBy Primastuti Handayani LIDO, West Java (JP): Taking on the more experienced and
better prepared foreign teams, Indonesia failed to display a
formation at the four-way sequential event at the Sixth World
Parachuting Championships on Canopy Formation yesterday. More ...
Bank Pelita's new leaders JAKARTA (JP): Bank Pelita announced yesterday its new board of
commissioners led by senior economist Sumitro Djojohadikusomo,
whose family bought the bank last year. More ...
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