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49 articles.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Libraries should be 'customer-driven': Expert

Libraries should be 'customer-driven': Expert JAKARTA (JP): University libraries should keep up with changes in information technology and be more "customer-driven" if they are to retain their function as sources of knowledge in their respective institutions, an expert said yesterday.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Soerjadi trusted to solve rift within PDI

Soerjadi trusted to solve rift within PDI JAKARTA (JP): The government disavowed yesterday responsibility over the fracture in the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), saying that it is chairman Soerjadi who should do more to settle the problems.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Danamon's response

Danamon's response I am happy to write that my complaint regarding Bank Danamon's customer service (July 25) have received quick and positive response from the bank officers.Mr. Budi Satria Atmadi and Mr.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Narcotics detectives seize 1.5 kilograms of heroin

Narcotics detectives seize 1.5 kilograms of heroin JAKARTA (JP): Narcotics detectives are looking for the owner of a bag shop over the seizure of 1.5 kilograms of heroin addressed to his store at the Mangga Dua shopping center in West Jakarta.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Pesantren attracts Moslem women in 'jilbab'

Pesantren attracts Moslem women in 'jilbab'By Tedy Novan YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta is not a santri or strict Moslem- town like Pekalongan in Central Java or Ponorogo in East Java but the city sees more and more Moslem women wearing jilbab (headwear) and cadar (veils).

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/'Dzikir' recitation gains popularity

'Dzikir' recitation gains popularityBy Abu Ibrahim, Tedy Novan and Sumanto YOGYAKARTA (JP); Ten Moslems, men and women, sat cross-legged on the floor, bodies straight, hands on knees. They looked in the direction of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Foreign retail chains eye Ujungpandang

Foreign retail chains eye Ujungpandang JAKARTA (JP): Several foreign and local retail chains plan to open their outlets in Panakukkang Mall, Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, a report said yesterday.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Ridean books profit

Ridean books profit JAKARTA (JP): Tunas Ridean recorded a 61 percent increase in net profit to Rp 16.1 billion (US$6.3 million) in the first semester this year from Rp 10 billion in the corresponding period last year.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Diarrhea affects thousands

Diarrhea affects thousands SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Around 2,800 residents of Samarinda have been affected by a diarrhea outbreak that hit the East Kalimantan capital over the past month, Antara reported yesterday.Quoting the head of the provincial health office, Dr. H.M.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/New design for three-tier transit system delivered

New design for three-tier transit system delivered JAKARTA (JP): The modified design of the Rp 6.05 trillion (US$2.3 billion) three-tier transit system linking the downtown Kota district and South Jakarta suburb of Bintaro was delivered to the municipality yesterday.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/City committed to plan to restore green areas

City committed to plan to restore green areas JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration says it is serious in its drive to restore the city's green areas, many of which have been lost to gas stations, government offices and electricity substations.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/19 Sri Lankans to be deported

19 Sri Lankans to be deported JAKARTA (JP): The government is to deport 19 Sri Lankans who were arrested in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara and are currently being held at the immigration department's quarantine detention center on Jl. Kalideres, West Jakarta, for violating immigration regulations.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Protected species

Protected species I was pleased to see your focus in the Aug. 3 edition on endangered species, and the challenges facing those committed to protecting these animals. It is a shame that the commitment is not one shared by some of the larger private companies in the country.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/No free lunch for Thailand

No free lunch for Thailand Thailand is likely to accept a bailout package worth up to US$14 billion at an international conference in Tokyo this week as part of a plan to jump-start the flagging economy. The government has been left with few choices.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/TPI to air Grundy's quizzes

TPI to air Grundy's quizzes JAKARTA (JP): Privately owned television station, TPI, has signed an agreement with a local television program producer, Dunia Visitama Produksi, an affiliate of Australia's Grundy Worldwide Limited, to produce two quiz shows.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/A great surgeon

A great surgeon It is an irrefutable fact that there is poverty, hunger, illiteracy, etc. in the Indian subcontinent -- India, Pakistan or Bangladesh. Yet to read the same thing day after day in The Jakarta Post is, at best, boring.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Rupiah weakens further, stock prices tumble

Rupiah weakens further, stock prices tumble JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) tumbled by 2.6 percent yesterday as the rupiah continued losing ground.Securities analysts said the JSX Composite Index lost 17.26 points or 2.6 percent to close at 658.17, with 256.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Antam discusses listing

Antam discusses listing JAKARTA (JP): PT Aneka Tambang's (Antam) finance director, K.A. Umar Tochfa, said yesterday the state-owned general mining company had not yet decided where to list its shares when it makes its capital market debut later this year.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Cape Town's bid for 2004 Games hailed

Cape Town's bid for 2004 Games hailed JAKARTA (JP): South Africa's bid to host the 2004 Olympic Games in Cape Town received a positive response from Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Nationalism faces different challenges

Nationalism faces different challenges JAKARTA (JP): Nationalism never changes in its shape but will always need a different spirit due to various challenges the nation faces, a minister and a political scientist said yesterday.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/16 banks to lend $690 million for Timor car project

16 banks to lend $690 million for Timor car project JAKARTA (JP): A consortium of four state banks and 12 private banks decided yesterday to disburse US$650 million in 10-year loans to PT Timor Putra Nasional to carry out the national car project.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Drought spreads, badly affects Yogyakarta, Aceh

Drought spreads, badly affects Yogyakarta, Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Many rice-producing areas in Java and Sumatra have begun to feel the pinch of this year's drought which could threaten national rice production.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Mooncat 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Ramaja Indonesia 3:35 Education Program: Kuliah Universitas Terbuka 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teenagers' Drama: Retak 5:00 English Lessons 5:25 Variety Show: Music ...

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Kedoya residents ask for payment

Kedoya residents ask for payment JAKARTA (JP): Residents of the Kedoya Utara subdistrict in West Jakarta complained at the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday about not receiving any compensation for the demolition of their homes by public order officers.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Aborigines

Aborigines I would like to reply to anonymous letter (Aug. 6) which defends the present Australian race relations.The correspondent tries to bluff the reading public with Bill Clinton's quote that race relations in Australia are just "dandy.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/WB loans graft needs to be curbed

WB loans graft needs to be curbedBy Kastorius Sinaga JAKARTA (JP): An allegation by an American expert recently that approximately one third of World Bank loans to Indonesia had been siphoned off by bureaucrats reminds us of a 1995 survey that ranked the country as the most corrupt in private ...

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/W. Java gets new police chief

W. Java gets new police chief BANDUNG: Maj. Gen. Chaeruddin Ismail was installed yesterday as West Java Police chief replacing Maj. Gen. Nana Permana who takes up a new post as inspector general of the National Police.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Satelindo targets higher profit

Satelindo targets higher profit JAKARTA (JP): Telecommunications operator PT Satelindo expects to net Rp 1.1 trillion (US$423 million) in revenue this year and plans to provide direct-to-home (DTH) television service next year.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Graphics Exhibition: A European View (of Indonesia), old lithographs, engravings, and other graphics from Europe revealing the old way of life in Indonesia, at the Lagoon Tower, Jakarta Hilton International, Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Microsoft, partners open info centers

Microsoft, partners open info centers JAKARTA (JP): Software company Microsoft Indonesia and its partners will open information technology centers in Jakarta to promote its business applications for the finance industry, manufacturing, mining industry and Intranet/Internet users.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Medan bans sidewalk vendors

Medan bans sidewalk vendors MEDAN, North Sumatra: Residents are being asked to prevent sidewalks from becoming sidewalk stalls by the city administration."The Medan administration is not forbidding residents from making a living by opening up a canteen in their yard.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Globe-trotting for life's better picture

Globe-trotting for life's better picture JAKARTA (JP): Not many people are willing to leave behind their career, loved ones and motherland to pedal around the world on a bicycle.But Michel De Vos has taken the risk.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 11, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Crime at the road

Crime at the road During the afternoon, cruising to a business appointment in Pasar Minggu, on turning left into Jl. Simatupang from Jl. Ampera Raya, we (driver and self) discovered a rupture in the car's rear tyre. We coasted down to a level spot and started to change the tire.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Sunter Lake an ideal venue for skiing: Coach

Sunter Lake an ideal venue for skiing: Coach JAKARTA (JP): Water skiing coach Nico Abdurahman said yesterday that North Jakarta's Sunter Lake was suitable for 19th SEA Games water skiing events.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Religious revival becomes a trend among local Moslems

Religious revival becomes a trend among local MoslemsBy Abu Ibrahim, Tedy Novan and Sumanto YOGYAKARTA (JP): A religious revival has become a trend among many Moslems. Recitation sessions are no longer dominated by the santri (strict followers of Islam) only.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Tight money hits stock

Tight money hits stock Last Thursday's 3.13 percent fall in share prices in Jakarta -- the steepest slide in one day's trading after the almost 5 percent plunge on July 29 last year as the impact of major riots in the capital -- once again told of the difficult choices the monetary authorities ...

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Traveler found dead in Puncak

Traveler found dead in Puncak BOGOR, West Java (JP): A man believed to have been involved in a late-night road accident was found dead in a dry water drain near here Sunday morning. He had been on a trip to the mountainous Puncak resort with 70 work colleagues.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/RI boxers are good even 'without the Baharis'

RI boxers are good even 'without the Baharis' JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar told national boxers to do their best at the 19th SEA Games here in October, even though the Bahari brothers were not in the squad.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Sucofindo to help Bapindo lessen debt

Sucofindo to help Bapindo lessen debt JAKARTA (JP): State-owned surveying company PT Superintending Company of Indonesia (Sucofindo) agreed yesterday to help state- owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) minimize bad credit risk.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Briton found dead in his apartment

Briton found dead in his apartment JAKARTA (JP): A diabetic Briton was found dead in his apartment in the Setiabudi district, South Jakarta, yesterday, police said.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/City revising revenue bills to satisfy new regulation

City revising revenue bills to satisfy new regulation JAKARTA (JP): The municipality is in the process of revising its revenue bills to bring them into line with the government's new regulations and laws on local taxes and fees, a member of the City Council said yesterday.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Jasindo expects 10 percent increase in profit this year

Jasindo expects 10 percent increase in profit this year JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Jasindo) expects a 10 percent increase in premium income and net profit this year, an executive of the state-owned insurance company said yesterday.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Tambang Timah maintains target output

Tambang Timah maintains target output JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed tin mining company PT Tambang Timah will not reduce its initial production target of 47,000 tons this year despite the drop in tin prices since early this year, the company said yesterday.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Rights activism blamed for riots

Rights activism blamed for riots JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo blamed yesterday recent riots on many problems, including human rights issues.At a ceremony installing Maj. Gen.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Moslem ulemas allow strikes, demonstrations for 'justice'

Moslem ulemas allow strikes, demonstrations for 'justice' SURABAYA (JP): Around 100 influential ulemas gathered for a two-day workshop and concluded yesterday with an endorsement for strikes and demonstrations "as long as they are held in search of justice.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Australia beats England to retain the Ashes

Australia beats England to retain the AshesBy Vic Mills NOTTINGHAM, England (JP): The fourth day of the fifth Test at Trent Bridge belonged to Australia as they won both the game and the series to retain the Ashes.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/Ebony smuggling go on in Sulawesi

Ebony smuggling go on in Sulawesi PALU, Central Sulawesi: Central Selawesi Governor H.B. Paliudju lamented yesterday that between 5,000 and 10,000 cubic meters of ebony are smuggled out of the province each year.

Tue, 12 Aug 1997

JP/No sign of ICMI-Golkar friction: Siswono

No sign of ICMI-Golkar friction: Siswono JAKARTA (JP): Golkar's decision to remove five senior Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) members from the faction's nomination list for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) should not be seen as a sign of friction between the two ...