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Sun, 01 Oct 1995
ABRI still plays vital role
ABRI still plays vital role If there is one institution in modern Indonesia which towers above all others in importance, it is the Armed Forces. The Indonesian Armed Forces constitutes an institution that is far more than a standing force with a command structure; it is the soul of the nation and...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Fostering intellectuals ABRI's biggest challenge
Fostering intellectuals ABRI's biggest challengeBy Ahmed Kurnia Soeriawidjaja JAKARTA (JP): According to military observer Dr. Amir Santoso, human resources is a major issue the military must anticipate.Former Army chief of staff Gen. (ret.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
What they say about the role of ABRI
What they say about the role of ABRI JAKARTA (JP): Roni, final-year student of the law faculty of Universitas 17 Augustus:"The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) is actually born of the people, so -- practically -- it should be there for the people.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Supreme Court upholds Bapindo case verdicts
Supreme Court upholds Bapindo case verdicts JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court is upholding all verdicts passed by lower courts against a businessman and four bankers for the massive loan scandal that nearly brought state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) to its knees.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Is Indonesia's fear of communism still relevant?
Is Indonesia's fear of communism still relevant? JAKARTA (JP): Today, for the 30th year, Indonesians are marking Pancasila Commemorative Day, the victory of Pancasila over communism.The triumph followed the Sept. 30, 1965, bloody coup attempt blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Alatas upset at Spring's Timor words
Alatas upset at Spring's Timor words DUBLIN (AFP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas has accused his Irish counterpart of publicly attacking his country in a manner that was "almost like a declaration of war," according to press reports here.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
14 die in RP typhoon
14 die in RP typhoon MANILA (Reuter): Typhoon Sybil swept across southern Philippines yesterday, wrecking homes, forcing hundreds of families to flee and triggering landslides that killed 14 people, officials said.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Ancient temple group hidden in Padang Lawas plain
Ancient temple group hidden in Padang Lawas plainBy Bambang Budi Utomo SOUTH TAPANULI, North Sumatra (JP): Sumatra is a large island of many mysteries, including that of its archeology. Few people know that there are three temple groupings on the island, scattered over the provinces of Jambi, Riau...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? JAKARTA (JP): Who would have thought that Atie Wardiman Djojonegoro, wife of Minister of Education and culture Wardiman Djojonegoro, loves to read Asterix comics?She told The Jakarta Post at the opening ceremony of a book exhibition last week that she started reading the comic strip...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Hotel Serai blends naturally into Bali landscape
Hotel Serai blends naturally into Bali landscapeBy Kunang Helmi Picard DENPASAR (JP): Getting away from the crowds in the Paradise of Bali is everyone's dream, but sometimes folks from home seem to share a vacation with you. What are Mr. and Mrs.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Let's Talk It Over
Let's Talk It Over One cannot but admire the U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. She could really relax and enjoy the privileges and luxuries that go along with the august office of the president of the world's most powerful nation.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Special team to probe police aircraft crash
Special team to probe police aircraft crash JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Force has formed a special team to investigate the aircraft crash, which killed all six police officers aboard, on Friday.National Police Force spokesman Brig. Gen.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Nurjanah
NurjanahBy Jujur Prananto It seems like everybody had lost control. Long whistles shrieked endlessly. The spotlight had changed to red. The sound of the drum beating was thunderous. As soon as the sound of the flute became audible, dozens of spectators screamed ferociously.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Australian singer Rick Price might not have thought that he would have to kiss so many girls during an hour-long meeting with his Indonesian fans at Bentara Budaya in Central Jakarta on Wednesday.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Who's in charge here, please?
Who's in charge here, please? JAKARTA (JP): Mike Royko, a Chicago Tribune columnist, once suggested in the Pacific Stars and Stripes that before a couple say "I do" they should sign a prenuptial agreement on who would control the TV remote.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Geopolitical realignment begins in the Asia-Pacific region
Geopolitical realignment begins in the Asia-Pacific region Derek da Cunha examines the prospects for strategic shifts in the Asia-Pacific. Conventional wisdom has it that strategic, rather than economic, imperatives were probably the more instrumental in Vietnam's recent entry into the ASEAN fold.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Bomb threat detours Garuda plane flight
Bomb threat detours Garuda plane flight JAKARTA (JP): A Garuda Indonesia aircraft en route from Munich to Medan and Denpasar made an unscheduled 5.5-hour stopover at Bucharest's Otopeni airport on Friday due to a bomb threat.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Aspac snatches basketball crown
Aspac snatches basketball crown JAKARTA (JP): Aspac of Jakarta needed a deciding three-pointer from Mohammad Rifky to claim the Kobatama national basketball league championship title with a dramatic 73-70 win over defending champion Hadtex of Bandung here yesterday.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Being a key person in a strategic position means one has to always be careful in what one does or says.Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono is one good example. He always takes time before answering any questions, carefully selecting his words and expressions before making comments on...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Bandung Catholic University Choir
Bandung Catholic University Choir I am not normally given to writing in, unlike a number of your regular but tiresome contributors to the letters column. However, I was so impressed by last weekend's performance at the Erasmus Huis of the Bandung Catholic University Choir that I would like to make...
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Profile of a Foreign Minister
Profile of a Foreign Minister Adam Malik, who served as Indonesian foreign minister during the turbulent years of 1966 to 1977 and as Indonesian vice- president between 1978 and 1983, was undoubtedly the most versatile and colorful foreign minister ever known in the history of our republic.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? If ever the young business tycoon Pontjo Sutowo is out of a job, which seems very unlikely at present, he will certainly soon find something else to occupy his time with: interpreting for foreigners.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Malaysia's Allay Ong named ASC president
Malaysia's Allay Ong named ASC president JAKARTA (JP): Allay Ong of Malaysia took a unanimous vote to win the chair of the Asian Shooting Federation (ASC) for the next four years in Kuta, Bali, on Friday night.
Sun, 01 Oct 1995
Bangkok Bank beats Persib 1-0
Bangkok Bank beats Persib 1-0 JAKARTA (JP): Bangkok Bank scored a late goal to gain a consolation win over Indonesian league champion Persib Bandung 1- 0 at the Siliwangi stadium in the Asian Champions' Cup 1995 East Asia group in Bandung, West Java, yesterday.