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49 articles.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Teachers welcome ministerial decree on alcohol sales

Teachers welcome ministerial decree on alcohol sales JAKARTA (JP): The decree on alcohol sales planned by the Ministry of Home Affairs received support from teachers and a criminologist yesterday.Asrul Chatib, principal of senior high school (SMU) 6 on Jl.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Congress library orders books

Congress library orders books MEDAN, North Sumatra: The U.S. Library of Congress in Washington D.C., has ordered copies of the book, "The North Sumatran Press Struggle Against The Indonesian Communist Movement", written by journalist Muhammad TWA.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/'New approach needed to eliminate waste'

'New approach needed to eliminate waste' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian industry needs to adopt new approaches to manufacture if it is to effectively cut pollution and industrial waste, Minister for Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/IPTN to feature at air show

IPTN to feature at air show BANDUNG, West Java: The state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) has confirmed its participation at the upcoming Air Show Down Under and Australian International Air Show & Aerospace Expo 1997 at Avalon Airport in Gelong, Victoria.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/'Rape victim's parents could sue hospital'

'Rape victim's parents could sue hospital' JAKARTA (JP): The parents of a teenage girl allegedly raped by a cleaning service worker at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) could sue RSCM for negligence and causing her mental anguish, police and a criminologist said yesterday.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Women touch down in Jakarta

Women touch down in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP); Female touch rugby players from across Southeast Asia are in Jakarta for a two-day tournament starting today.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/2,000 families resettled

2,000 families resettled JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Ministry of Transmigration resettled 2,000 families in the Merauke district, Irian Jaya, in 1996, Antara reported yesterday.The head of the Irian Jaya provincial transmigration office, Agus Q.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/KLM airlines to end Surabaya, Bali service

KLM airlines to end Surabaya, Bali service JAKARTA (JP): KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will cut services to Indonesia later this year as part of a restructuring plan.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/What are big capital gains in Busang mining?

What are big capital gains in Busang mining? Controversy over the Busang gold mine in Kalimantan has been going on for some time. Economist Hartoyo Wignjowijoto examines the issue.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Victims of Kelapa Gading fire return from hometowns

Victims of Kelapa Gading fire return from hometowns JAKARTA (JP): Residents of the Kelapa Gading district in North Jakarta returned yesterday from their hometowns to the gutted remains of their homes and belongings.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/More archeologists needed

More archeologists needed MEDAN, North Sumatra: The province, home to many cultural and archaeological legacies dating back centuries, has only one archaeologist, two technicians, and one draftsman, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * "ENCORE," or "The Very Best of VICTOR BORGE LIVE," promises miles of smiles for those who can appreciate the unique humor of this "pianist, composer, conductor, comedian, raconteur.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Ibis Slipi Hotel, Jl. Jend. S.Parman Kav.59, Central Jakarta. - Bar Onix: All Eight Band, Sunday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Monday, Friday, 8 p.m to 12 p.m, Exelence Band, Tuesday, Thursday, 8 p.m to 12 a.m., Saturday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Big City, Wednesday, 8 p.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Indonesia wants friendly solution to Sudan crisis

Indonesia wants friendly solution to Sudan crisis JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said here yesterday Indonesia wishes to see a stable Sudan and expressed the hope that differences with its neighbors could be solved in a friendly atmosphere.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Sarwata to study rejection of Pakpahan's trial review bid

Sarwata to study rejection of Pakpahan's trial review bid JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice Sarwata promised yesterday to look into reports that the Medan district court had illegally refused labor activist Muchtar Pakpahan's request for a trial review.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Prostitute tests positive for AIDS in East Timor

Prostitute tests positive for AIDS in East TimorBy Lourenco Vicente Martins DILI, East Timor (JP): Fears of an AIDS crisis are growing in this waterfront town after official tests revealed a prostitute had contracted the syndrome.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Warships to fetch fishermen

Warships to fetch fishermen BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The 11 Indonesian fishermen detained on the Indian island of Adaman since 1995 are soon to return home on KRI Patiunus and KRI Sultan Taha Syaifuddin. The warships will pick them up en route home from an exercise off Port Blair, India.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/President Soeharto to visit Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar

President Soeharto to visit Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will make a week-long visit to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar on Feb 17 to improve bilateral ties, a senior official said yesterday.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Four die in accidents

Four die in accidents PADANG, West Sumatra: A truck carrying 60 people overturned on the trans-Sumatra highway in Sinyamak village, Sawahlunto regency, Wednesday, killing five people and injuring 28 others.Sawahlunto Police Precinct Chief Lt. Col.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Restoring the people's trust in government

Restoring the people's trust in governmentBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Recent statements made by government officials have been received as abrasive and offensive.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Indonesia, Malaysia top Cup seedings

Indonesia, Malaysia top Cup seedings JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia have been named the top seeds in the A King Asia Cup men's team badminton championship here from Feb. 19 to Feb. 23.Indonesia will lead Group A and Malaysia will lead Group B, according to the Asian Badminton Confederation.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Texmaco in Irian Jaya

Texmaco in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Texmaco Group, a domestic producer of textiles and textile machinery, will develop sugar cane, cotton, cashew nuts and palm oil plantations in Merauke, Irian Jaya, the province's plantation agency head, Asmuni Cholil, said yesterday.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Milk imports reduced

Milk imports reduced JAKARTA (JP): The volume of milk that processing companies can import has been reduced under a new quota set for the first half of this year, an official said yesterday.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke, daily, 8 p.m. to 10.30; Disco, daily, 12.30 a.m. to 3 a.m.; Puri R and Dankdut Group, Sunday, 10.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/The same old names again

The same old names again A certain feeling of unhappiness greeted the government announcement earlier this month of the names of the biggest taxpayers for 1995.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Dialog proposed to end unrest in W. Kalimantan

Dialog proposed to end unrest in W. Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): A Madurese cultural expert called yesterday for a return to peace in the West Kalimantan capital of Pontianak and the surrounding area.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Eleven die in diarrhea outbreak

Eleven die in diarrhea outbreak SIMEULEU, West Aceh: Eight people have died and 300 others are seriously ill following an outbreak of diarrhea in the subdistricts of Central and East Simeuleu.Kompas quoted Iman Jaya SKM of the local health office as saying that the illness struck suddenly.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/President Kumaratunga to face popularity test in March

President Kumaratunga to face popularity test in MarchBy Mohan Samarasinghe COLOMBO (IPS): Sri Lanka's government faces its first popularity test next month in local government elections that could decide the fate also of President Chandrika Kumaratunga's peace package for the war-torn north.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/English and English teachers

English and English teachers So much has been written about the problems of learning and mastering the English language in Indonesia. Teachers of the language talk from experience, while others just present their own feelings on the subject.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Developers to transform Pademangan slums

Developers to transform Pademangan slums JAKARTA (JP): The city will cooperate with a state-owned development board to convert a slum area in Pademangan, North Jakarta, into a business, shopping and housing complex, an official said.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Seventy people arrested in East Timor brawls

Seventy people arrested in East Timor brawls DILI (JP): Seventy people have been arrested following five days of street brawls involving Roman Catholic church activists and prointegration youths in Viqueque, the military said yesterday.Col.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/A touchy dilemma

A touchy dilemma As could be expected, the government's plan announced earlier this week to introduce tougher controls on the sale and production of liquor has been greeted with opposition from Moslem community leaders.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Judges' absence postpones trial

Judges' absence postpones trial JAKARTA (JP): The trial of a printer charged with defaming President Soeharto by the South Jakarta District Court was postponed yesterday until next week because only one of the panel of judges was at hand.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:05 Comedy: Situasi 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Entrepreneurship Program: ...

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Addiction

Addiction Can CNN, ABC, BBC or any other news service, despite their worldwide reach, ever replace the simple pleasure of reading a newspaper?Reading the newspaper every morning has become an addiction for me.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/17 bus firms break the rules

17 bus firms break the rules JAKARTA (JP): Transport investigators found 19 buses from 17 companies illegally raised or cut fares during the Idul Fitri exodus.A special team deployed by the City Land Transportation Control Agency discovered the violations by pretending to be passengers.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Japanese jazz comes to town

Japanese jazz comes to town JAKARTA (JP): Clarinet and saxophone musician Kazutoki Umezu will visit Jakarta for the third time since performing at 1994's Jakjazz festival, and in his "Asian Fantasy Orchestra" which played at Taman Ismail Arts Center in 1995.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/JSX index hits another high

JSX index hits another high JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) rose 0.9 percent yesterday because of foreign interest in banking, blue chip and mid-sized stocks.The JSX composite index hit a record high of 707.37, up 6.31 points from 701.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/ASEAN, EU urged to reinvigorate economic ties

ASEAN, EU urged to reinvigorate economic tiesBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat SINGAPORE (JP): A group eminent Southeast Asians and Europeans warned of sagging business ties yesterday and said a business forum should be established and other policy measures implemented to boost economic relations ...

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Human rights body faces tough job in Kalimantan

Human rights body faces tough job in Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): The ethnic conflict in West Kalimantan is likely to tread a long and winding road before reaching settlement, National Commission on Human Rights Secretary-General Baharuddin Lopa said in Pontianak.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Poolside - Pasar Senggol, daily, 6.30 p.m. Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, 7 p.m.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/U.S. criticism on Annan

U.S. criticism on Annan After only five weeks in office, the new UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is already drawing media criticism in the U.S for not doing enough to reform the world body.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Sending teachers back to school

Sending teachers back to schoolBy Mahesh Uniyal NEW DELHI (IPS): Three years away from the target date to universalize education, developing nations are using ingenious ways to bring and keep children in school.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/ASEAN business summit draws key players

ASEAN business summit draws key playersBy Riyadi SINGAPORE (JP): Over 600 business leaders and fund managers from ASEAN and its major trading partners will attend the inaugural ASEAN business summit in Jakarta on March 12 and March 13.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 13, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 ...

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/EU dodges East Timor issue in talks

EU dodges East Timor issue in talksBy Medyatama Suryodiningrat SINGAPORE (JP): The European Union yesterday skirted the issue of East Timor during a dialog with their ASEAN counterparts, despite initially expressing a determination to press the issue during the meeting.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Local water-sport stars urged to clean up at Games

Local water-sport stars urged to clean up at Games JATILUHUR, West Java (JP): The Indonesian Sports Council (KONI)'s chairman urged water-sport athletes yesterday to clean up as many medals as possible at the SEA Games in Jakarta next October.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/RI to import oil palm seedlings from Malaysia

RI to import oil palm seedlings from Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will import about 1.8 million oil palm seedlings from Malaysia this year, head of the North Sumatra- based Palm Oil Research Center (PPKS) Kabul Pamin has said.

Fri, 14 Feb 1997

JP/Local insurance firms urged to increase capital

Local insurance firms urged to increase capital JAKARTA (JP): The government should require general insurance firms to increase their capital so they can underwrite large projects and reduce the deficit in the balance of payments services account, an industry executive said Tuesday.