Scholars agree to idea of presidential term limitation JAKARTA (JP): More scholars are coming forward to support the
notion of limiting a president's tenure to a maximum of ten
years, but on the condition that the discussion be held after
incumbent President Soeharto is no longer in power. More ...
Dissident upsets Sino political battle Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui sets out this week on a visit to
Central America to bolster his image overseas. More ...
Photyo captionPhoto A: SihanoukReuterCambodia's King Sihanouk is mobbed by an adoring crowd. He was
attending a service yesterday at a Buddhist Temple near his
residence in the northern town of Siem Reap. More ...
Team reassessing buildings in Kemang JAKARTA (JP): A team from the Bandung Institute of Technology
is conducting a study on the high number of buildings that are no
longer fulfilling their designated function in Kemang, South
Jakarta.Deputy Governor of Economic and Development affairs Tb.M. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Nuansa Decoratif by Sutopo, Djoko Maruto,
Petrus Pranagung at Mon Decor Gallery, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya
No.1 Blok B 13-14 Central Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Sept.
14. More ...
Jealous man kills his best friend JAKARTA (JP): A man stabbed his best friend to death because
he could not bear to see the victim in a happy marriage with his
ex-wife, a police officer said yesterday.An assistant City Police spokesman, Maj. More ...
Australia extends aid PADANG, West Sumatra: The Australian government has stated
that it will give Dr. M. Jamil Hospital here Rp 100 billion
(US$36.4 million) worth of medical equipment, Antara reported
yesterday. More ...
City to supply water to Thousand Islands JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is to supply clean water
free of charge to help overcome the current water crisis in the
Thousand Islands in North Jakarta, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja
said yesterday. More ...
RI foreign policy proves durableBy Rizal Sukma This is the first of two articles on Indonesia's foreign
policy which was first inducted on Sept. 2, 1948. More ...
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14
2:30 Travel: My Country
2:35 Children's Film: Lucan
3:10 Teenagers' Program: Ramaja Indonesia
3:35 News: Lintas Ekonomi
4:00 Regional News
4:30 Science and Technology
5:00 English Lessons
5:25 Variety Show: Music City Today
5:30 Documentary ... More ...
Bird contest in Bengkulu BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Bird lovers in Java and Sumatra will be
flocking, along with their prized feathered pets, to Bengkulu in
October where a bird singing contest will be held to find the
most melodious murai and small turtledoves. More ...
Indonesia's SEA Games diving squad named JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Association has named a
three-man and three-woman diving team to represent Indonesia in
the 19th SEA Games here in October. More ...
Haze from farming practices: Official JAKARTA (JP): The haze troubling some neighboring countries
such as Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore over the past few weeks
has been caused by slash-and-burn farming practices rather than
forest fires, an official said yesterday. More ...
Croatian embassy explains In reference to your article UN official predicts focus on E.
Slovenia (Aug. 1, 1997), one would at least expect that
geographical terminology had been mastered. More ...
Bagoes wins 8th leg of Formula Asia 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Bagoes Hermanto won the eighth leg of
the Formula Asia 2000 in Sentul, near Bogor, on Sunday.Bagoes, from the Marlboro-Castro Meriti team, clocked the
fastest time in 19 minutes 12.622 seconds from a field of 13 cars
over 12 laps. More ...
Freedom from fear and want Last month wasn't the first time that ASEAN members wanted the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights overhauled. They tried once
before. In 1993, they invoked Asian values in a bid to derail
discussion at the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna.
They failed. More ...
House Speaker post open for debate: Syarwan JAKARTA (JP): A leading figure set to represent the Armed
Forces in the House of Representatives (DPR) said that no one
person was assured of occupying the House speaker position.Outgoing Armed Forces chief of sociopolitical affairs Lt. Gen. More ...
Women falls, crushed to death by passing train JAKARTA (JP): A member of staff at a health clinic in the
Kemayoran police subprecinct died yesterday after falling from
and being crushed by an economy-class train at Gaplok market,
Central Jakarta.Suratmi Rini Utami, 53, a resident of Jl. More ...
Two die in landslide BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: A landslide killed at least two
people and seriously injured another Sunday in Sinanjer Clapar
village, Banjarnegara regency. More ...
Soeharto sends condolences on Princess Diana's death NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): President Soeharto sent his condolences
yesterday to Britain on the death of Princess Diana who died in a
traffic accident in Paris. More ...
Water scarcity affects many areas JAKARTA (JP): Across the islands of Sumatra, Kalimantan and
Java, many have begun to feel the pinch of this year's prolonged
drought as clean water becomes scarce and expensive. More ...
Course for firefighters JAKARTA (JP): Forty firefighters and members of civilian
defense units are taking part in a two-week training course on
search and rescue techniques. More ...
80 percent of forest fires caused by plantation firms JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah
estimated yesterday that about 80 percent of the country's forest
fires were caused by plantation companies. More ...
Economic nationalism The present rupiah crisis, and the impact that it has on the
country's economy holds many positive aspects, provided we have
the ability to face them with a cool head and good calculations.
Also, a certain political will must be present among the
authorities concerned. More ...
PT Asatel launches satellite-based services JAKARTA (JP): Privately owned PT Asatel Global Komunikasi has
launched Planet-1, a satellite-based telecommunications service,
in Indonesia in cooperation with state-owned PT Indosat. More ...
Health project to get aid BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The United States government
will provide, in the 1997/1998 fiscal year, assistance to a
health project aimed at lowering the maternal mortality rate
here, Antara reported last week. More ...
Police post attacked GARUT, West Java: An angry crowd set fire to a police station
in Pameungpeuk subdistrict and ransacked a nearby police
officer's house Sunday in what appeared to be a senseless
outburst of violence.Local police chief Col. More ...
Seven teenagers jailed for killing student JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced
student Doni Rossiyana to four years in jail yesterday and each
of six friends to two years for their involvement in mobbing
another student to death. More ...
IPB celebrates 34th birthday BOGOR (JP): The Bogor Agriculture Institute is holding a
month-long celebration of its 34th anniversary, which fell
yesterday. More ...
Rp. 1.3 billion grant from Japan JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese government handed over yesterday a
Rp 1.3 billion (US$ 469,774) grant to nine local governmental and
nongovernmental projects aimed at facilitating and increasing
awareness of such endeavors. More ...
AIPO accepts Laos as new memberBy Dwi Atmanta DENPASAR (JP): The acceptance of Laos into the Association of
Southeast Asia Nations Internal Parliament Organization (AIPO)
marked the first day of the organization's 18th general assembly
yesterday, with talks immediately following on a solution to ... More ...
Empowering the House As some observers have remarked, last week's call by House of
Representatives Speaker Wahono for legislators to be more
courageous and dare to criticize the government, may hold nothing
new. More ...
Golf company berated TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang Regency will take stern action
against PT Wahana Kridatama, which manages a golf course on Jl.
Pondok Cabe Raya in Ciputat, for failing to pay its property tax
dues, an official said yesterday. More ...
Looking for the Beatles album Can anybody help me solve the following dilemmas?I have been desperately searching for a copy of the compact
disc Past Master Volume One by the Beatles.I have looked in some CD/record stores here but have not had
any luck. More ...
Legislators call for limit on cellular operators JAKARTA (JP): Legislators have called on the government to
limit the issuance of licenses to new cellular operators in the
country and instead focus on improving existing services. More ...
Small fire in Pasaraya JAKARTA (JP): A small fire occurred at the Pasaraya shopping
center in Blok M yesterday, prompting many customers to run out
of the building in panic. More ...
S&P's plan to aquire Pefindo shares negotiated JAKARTA (JP): New York-based international rating agency
Standard & Poor's plan to acquire shares in Pefindo, Indonesia's
only rating agency, is still being negotiated. More ...
Mandela's puzzling E. Timor solution President Mandela's state visit to Indonesia in early August
was, of all the state visits made to this country so far, rather
unusual.During his visit Mandela had a meeting, arranged at his
request, with Xanana Gusmao who is serving a 20 year jail term. More ...
Paul leads fourth leg of National Drag Race JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Robert J. Paul, of the Star Mild team,
has won the fourth leg of the eight-leg National Drag Race in
Bali.Paul, driving a BMW M3, won the 402-meter race with a time of
13.62 seconds. More ...
Contractors urged to pay more attention to safety JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja urged contractors
yesterday to pay more attention to providing safety equipment for
construction workers, especially for those on high-rise building
projects. More ...
Human illnesses develop resistance to medicineBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Human diseases have evolved in the past, and we
are helping them evolve in the present. Which is why our
grandchildren may face the same risks from infectious diseases as
our grandparents. More ...
Books are considered basic need JAKARTA (JP): The nation's commitment to improving its human
resources took a step forward yesterday with the House of
Representatives giving support to making books one of Indonesia's
basic needs. More ...
Foreign tourists spending up 6% JAKARTA (JP): Foreign tourist spending in Indonesia increased
6 percent to US$2.64 billion in the first half of this year,
compared to the same period in 1996, a minister said. More ...
ASEAN 'must unite to fight money woes'By Dwi Atmanta and Kornelius Purba NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): President Soeharto called on members of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday to
establish a common safety network system to deal with possible
monetary upheavals in the future. More ...
Local firms can still enter forward forex JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono
reiterated yesterday that Indonesian residents remain free to
deal in forward foreign exchange transactions. More ...
Sempati Air delays appointment of new chief JAKARTA (JP): PT Sempati Air, one of the country's six
scheduled air carriers, has delayed its plan to appoint a new
president to replace the outgoing top executive, Santun
Nainggolan. More ...
RI pair clinches satellite title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best men's tennis doubles Bonit
Wiryawan/Sulistyo Wibowo have won the first of the 1997 Satelindo
Satellite tennis circuit series, beating Australians Jed
Gould/Jordan Kerr 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sep. 1, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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