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Mon, 23 Oct 1995
RI archers expect clean sweep at Chiang Mai
RI archers expect clean sweep at Chiang Mai JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association is ready for a clean sweep of the four gold medals up for grabs in the archery competition at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from Dec. 9 to Dec. 17.
Mon, 23 Oct 1995
Trust your children: Leading psychologist
Trust your children: Leading psychologist JAKARTA (JP): Encouraging children to be independent from an early age is a must in today's increasingly competitive world, according to a leading Indonesian psychologist, and one way of fostering such independence is to have faith in children's capacity to...
Mon, 23 Oct 1995
'Kompas' scholarships for paper boys, girls
'Kompas' scholarships for paper boys, girls JAKARTA (JP): More than 1,000 newspaper boys and girls from various parts of Indonesia got a surprise bonus on Saturday from one of the newspapers they have been delivering -- scholarships.
Mon, 23 Oct 1995
Three-on-three basketball meet
Three-on-three basketball meet JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association will celebrate its 44th birthday with a three-on-three basketball competition in 10 cities between Nov. 21 and Nov. 25.
Mon, 23 Oct 1995
Over 800 kids gather for Happy Children's Day
Over 800 kids gather for Happy Children's Day JAKARTA (JP): Seven-year-old Fitri Santoso stood apart from more than a dozen of children lining up to join a game of "telegraph" at the Cibubur camping ground in East Jakarta yesterday.
Mon, 23 Oct 1995
Civil society in the Indonesian context
Civil society in the Indonesian context The following article is an excerpt from a paper presented by Michael Leifer at the seminar on Indonesia and the world at the beginning of the 21st century jointly organized by The Jakarta Post and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta...
Mon, 23 Oct 1995
Welltekindo's first export
Welltekindo's first export JAKARTA (JP): PT Welltekindo shipped on Saturday two wirelines worth US$180,000 to the Malaysian oil company Petronas, under a contract with Dimension Bid Sdn."This is our company's first export from Indonesia.
Mon, 23 Oct 1995
World-class operators
World-class operators PT Telkom, which for the past 25 years has been mired in nearly every possible excess inherent in a state monopoly, is being transformed not only into an efficient, competitive national company but also into what the company's president, Setyanto P.
Mon, 23 Oct 1995
Police quiet about details of Gendut's arrest
Police quiet about details of Gendut's arrest JAKARTA (JP): Police are keeping tight-lipped over the recent arrest in Malaysia of the prime suspect in the gruesome 1995 murder of six members of Herbin Hutagalung's family in Bekasi, West Java.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
German dance group closes Art Summit festival
German dance group closes Art Summit festivalBy C.G. Asmara JAKARTA (JP): The curtain closed on the ambitious and well- attended Art Summit Indonesia l995 on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 with performances of the dance Highland, choreographed by Joachim Schlomer and performed by the Deutsches National...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? The influx of foreign food into town makes Minister of Tourism and Telecommunication Joop Ave wonder: Why don't we export Indonesian cuisine?"I hope one day it's not only American food which is imported here, but we can also export ayam goreng Mbok Berek or ayam Suharti to Hollywood,"...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
'A Touch of Color': Sex workers tell tale
'A Touch of Color': Sex workers tell tale JAKARTA (JP): ...Ow, hues color my eyeswhich have been blinded by the beauty of love or lust masked with love.Darling, I give you everything,ut why isn't your shadow in the clouds?...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Shedding excess kilos and rupiah
Shedding excess kilos and rupiah JAKARTA (JP): To get slimmer quickly and easily, without suffering from hunger or hard exercise, is a dream of many people.Slimming machines could be an answer.Realizing the market for such machines, Jeanette Joesoef, owner of Maxie computerized beauty center in...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Catnap
CatnapBy Marianne Katoppo There was very little traffic in the sun-soaked alley. It was really too narrow for motor vehicles, and being a shortcut to the busy shopping center on the artery road, it was mainly used by pedestrians.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Sharpening skills for Vision 2020
Sharpening skills for Vision 2020 Lim Pui Huen highlights Malaysian policy initiatives on science and technology. Several recent developments in Malaysia have underscored the government's seriousness of purpose with regard to its science and technology policy.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Spas offer various treatments for stress
Spas offer various treatments for stress JAKARTA (JP): For hundreds of years people have visited spas near natural springs that yield hot, bubbling and mineral-rich water.During the 1700s and 1800s, many doctors sent patients to spas to bathe or to drink the water, which was believed to have...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Oh Garuda, Merpati
Oh Garuda, Merpati A few days off, friends from Germany in town, a nice hotel booked in Lombok -- what more do you want? That was how the four of us felt when we left our house on Oct. 5, at 6 a.m. to catch the 8 a.m. Garuda flight to Surabaya and to proceed from there with Merpati to Lombok.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
French violinist to perform here
French violinist to perform here JAKARTA (JP): French violinist Virginie Robilliard will perform tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Sasono Mulyo Ballroom at Hotel Meridien in South Jakarta.Robilliard, a winner of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud contest, will be accompanied by Indonesian pianist Adelaide...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
RI no stranger to consequences of malpractice
RI no stranger to consequences of malpractice JAKARTA (JP): Malpractice can occur anywhere. At an isolated Puskesmas community health center, at a sophisticated, expensive clinic, in the examination room of a private doctor, or in a state-owned hospital.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
ATP doubles championship moved to Netherlands
ATP doubles championship moved to Netherlands JAKARTA (JP): The ATP Tour has decided to move the World Doubles Championship from Jakarta to Eindhoven, the Netherlands, ending months of speculation over the existence of the tournament here.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Nasution book stresses morality in development
Nasution book stresses morality in development JAKARTA (JP): Gen. (ret.) A.H. Nasution, Indonesia's most senior military figure, denied speculation that he and the other army generals, including (now President) Soeharto, attempted to take over power from President Sukarno in the 1960s.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Soeharto in New York for UN anniversary
Soeharto in New York for UN anniversaryBy Rikza Abdullah NEW YORK (JP): President Soeharto arrived here Friday night to attend this week's celebrations of the United Nations' 50th anniversary, and to meet with a number of world leaders.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Tips to prevent malpractice
Tips to prevent malpractice JAKARTA (JP): How can you lessen your chances of suffering from medical malpractice? Dr. Azrul Azwar, chairman of the Indonesian Medical Association, gives some tips:Establishing a good doctor-patient relationship is essential. See the same doctor all the time.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Traffic '3-in-one' policy stays
Traffic '3-in-one' policy stays JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to allow civil servants to stay at home on Saturdays will not affect the 'three- in-one' policy or other traffic regulations, the police said yesterday.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Malaysian Chinese Association sports a confident new look
Malaysian Chinese Association sports a confident new look Dr. Heng Pek Koon examines the maturation of ethnic Chinese politics in Malaysia. Often dismissed as a dormant and largely irrelevant force in Malaysian politics, the Malaysian Chinese Association, the most senior and largest non-Malay party...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Taiwan's Lin stays top of leader board
Taiwan's Lin stays top of leader board JAKARTA (Agencies): Despite his disappointing two-over par 74 yesterday, Taiwan's Lin Keng-chi retained his place at the top of the leader board after the third round of the Omega Tour's US$500,000 Samsung Masters in Pusan, South Korea.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Mentawai now West Sumatra's main tourist attraction
Mentawai now West Sumatra's main tourist attractionBy Imran Rusli MENTAWAI (JP): The Mentawai Islands have become the mainstay of West Sumatran tourism.Its position has been recognized by Nazif Lubuk, chief of the West Sumatra Tourist Department, and Governor Hasan Basri Durin of West Sumatra.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? A painters' exceptional money making ability was shown when Sri Hady made Rp 35 million (US$15,55) in 20 minutes. He displayed both his money making and artistic his talent in front of his former student colleagues at a gathering of former members of Catholic Students Union of the...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Traffic Woes
Traffic Woes A motorist saw a friend walking down a street in Bangkok, and offered him a lift. "No thanks, I'm in a hurry," the pedestrian replied.In New York, the best way to solve the parking problem for the new motorist is to buy a parked car.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Poster Cafe enters Jakarta's nightlife scene
Poster Cafe enters Jakarta's nightlife sceneBy Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Another nightlife spot has opened for those who love to spend their evenings away from home. Poster Cafe -- located in Jalan Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, next to Manari Restaurant -- opened its doors to the public on Tuesday.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
'Youths no longer dream of becoming doctors'
'Youths no longer dream of becoming doctors'By Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian youngsters no longer dream of becoming doctors, according to the president of the Indonesian Medical Association, Dr. H. Azrul Azwar.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso 7:40 TV Series: Space Keteers 8:05 Among Us 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Indonesian Cuisine 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang 12:45...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Noted Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid never fails to tickle his audience. Instead of regurgitating the usual pleasantries seminar speakers inevitably spout, he went off track at a conference on Tuesday.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Bali, four hundred years of journey
Bali, four hundred years of journey Traveling To Bali: Four Hundred Years of Journeys Compiled and introduced by Adrian Vickers Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1994 278 pages DENPASAR (JP): Tourists: "They have a lot of money, yes, but they know nothing about gods, they can't dance...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
The joys of Indonesianization
The joys of Indonesianization JAKARTA (JP): "I think," cousin Joseph said, "I'll have to change my name."He, I mean Joseph (among family circles also known as Jos and occasionally Jop), is the kind of guy where you never know if he is being serious or pulling your leg.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Jeepney shop turns to car assembly
Jeepney shop turns to car assemblyBy Ramoncito dela Cruz MANILA (Reuter): The Filipino jeepney, admired by visitors but more often cursed by Manila motorists, has taken Fernando Francisco a long way.Francisco started out painting the distinctive mini-buses just after World War II with his older...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Alan and Hariyanto off SEAG badminton team
Alan and Hariyanto off SEAG badminton team JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's badminton team won't take its eyes off the seven gold medals at stake at the 18th Southeast Asian Games, but it will lose the superb attacking games of Hariyanto Arbi and Alan Budikusuma.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Traditional body care for modern women
Traditional body care for modern women JAKARTA (JP): Traditional jamu herbs have been used for ages by the Javanese as medicine and cosmetics. Javanese princesses, famous for their beauty, use jamu to make their skin smooth and healthy.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Pornographic film posters
Pornographic film postersFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe film posters displayed at the two cinemas, one on Jl. Raya Pondok Aren and the other in Pondok Betung have caused great concern because they are so pornographic. Everybody, including children can see the posters very clearly.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 20, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,500 -75 1,000 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,100 100 151,500...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Gov't urges credit unions to become corporate bodies
Gov't urges credit unions to become corporate bodies JAKARTA (JP): The government urged independent credit unions yesterday to turn themselves into legal entities to allow for government supervision and prevent irregularities which could be detrimental to union members.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Research on ancestors
Research on ancestors I am a German artist from France and staying here in Jakarta, working on a book project about two ancestors of mine. They lived in Batavia (now Jakarta) and Palembang in the 19th century.My great-great-great-grandfather Carl Wilhelm Reinhard Voigt came to Batavia in 1836.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Injured Yayuk set to lead SEA Games team
Injured Yayuk set to lead SEA Games team JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki, struggling with a back injury, intends to give everything she has to Indonesia's quest to win five tennis gold medals at the 18th Southeast Asian Games.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Ciputra Group to build satellite city in Hanoi
Ciputra Group to build satellite city in Hanoi Hanoi (DPA): A 2.5-billion-dollar satellite city project for the Vietnamese capital Hanoi has moved closer to reality after winning the key support of senior Vietnamese leaders, government officials and businessmen said in a news report yesteday.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Officials suggest HIV test for Sea Games athletes
Officials suggest HIV test for Sea Games athletes JAKARTA (JP): A senior sports official of the National Sports Council (KONI) suggested yesterday that all Indonesian athletes to be sent to the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, be tested for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Councilors upset at demolition of squatters' houses
Councilors upset at demolition of squatters' houses JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has expressed disappointment with the Central Jakarta mayoralty's demolition of 40 houses along the banks of the Ciliwung river on Thursday, two days ahead of schedule.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
New NAM membership leads to lengthy debates
New NAM membership leads to lengthy debatesBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, Colombia (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said that the admission of new members to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) had "stalled".
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Three children die of dengue
Three children die of dengue GROBOGAN, Central Java: Three children of the Belor village have died, while 128 others have been hospitalized in a dengue outbreak striking the Ngaringan district.Hengki Pramono and Susanto, both four years old, and Kabudiyah, 11, died of the hemorrhagic fever over the...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Sleepless in Jakarta
Sleepless in Jakarta After having read about sleeping problems in "Your Letters" column dated Oct. 18, 1995, I felt relief. I used to think that I was the only citizen of Jakarta who has a sleeping problem. I lived in Cililitan for 12 years.