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Navy's training ship returns

Navy's training ship returns JAKARTA: After sailing around the globe for more than a year, the Indonesian Navy's training ship KRI Arung Samudra is scheduled to arrive home on May 4.The tall ship will be moored at the Tanjung Priok port, Col.

Tutut and Gus Dur meet NU members

Tutut and Gus Dur meet NU members JAKARTA (JP): Tens of thousands of members Indonesia's largest Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) took part yesterday in a "grand prayer meeting" with their chairman Abdurrahman Wahid and Golkar leader Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana.

Timor car

Timor car On April 11 I was shown both a Timor S515 and S515i metallic car which sell for Rp 38 million and Rp 40.5 million cash "on the road" respectively. The rupiah credit terms were "fair" with an annual interest rate of 23 percent irrespective of the loan term (1 to 4 years).

Mutual funds gaining ground in domestic market

Mutual funds gaining ground in domestic market JAKARTA (JP): Testimony to the remarkable growth of open-end mutual funds is that they were almost unheard of in Indonesia just two years ago.Today they have emerged as an important investment alternative in the country's capital market, with...

ABRI legislator says not voting a valid option

ABRI legislator says not voting a valid option SURABAYA (JP): A military legislator said choosing not to vote in the election was a "valid" option in Indonesian politics.Maj. Gen. Theo Syafei, a member of the Armed Forces (ABRI) faction of the House of Representatives, said in a seminar here...

Armed Forces ready to secure general election

Armed Forces ready to secure general election JAKARTA (JP): The National Police, with the support of the Army, Navy, Air Force and civilian defense units, is ready to secure next month's general election, the Armed Forces spokesman, Brig. Gen. Slamet Supriyadi, said Saturday.

Sinar, Samsung sign deal

Sinar, Samsung sign deal SHANGHAI (Reuter): The Sinar Mas Group on Friday signed a contract worth US$18.5 million with Samsung Corp, a unit of Samsung Group, for substructuring construction work on the $460- million Bund Finance Center in Shanghai, a company spokesman said.

Career women face many challenges

Career women face many challenges Today's women are becoming more liberated -- they know what they want and many do not hesitate to express themselves, thanks to R.A. Kartini (1879-1904). She was declared a national heroine of emancipation in 1964, and since then her birthday, April 21, has been...

Rare giant plant finally blossoms at Taman Mini

Rare giant plant finally blossoms at Taman Mini JAKARTA (JP): The amorphallus titanum, a member of the rafflesia family of giant plants, has bloomed at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta.The rare flower bloomed four days later than expected and is the largest ever recorded in Indonesia.

Single mom juggles job and home to support son

Single mom juggles job and home to support sonBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Nine-month-old Isaiah squeals in delight as his mother waves him over her head and drapes his tiny frame around her shoulders.It is nearly midnight but Ade Juniarti is snatching a few moments of fun with her child after an...

Fuel prices

Fuel pricesFrom Suara KaryaAt the end of last year, when I was in the U.S., I bought unleaded gasoline at prices -- depending on the trademark -- equivalent to a range from Rp 703 to Rp 720 per liter. Pertamina is said to have produced unleaded gasoline which is sold at Rp 1,000 a liter.

Djaduk Ferianto's 'Gades Sumpeg' make shallow waves

Djaduk Ferianto's 'Gades Sumpeg' make shallow wavesBy Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): Music for the theater often makes a valuable contribution to the contemporary music scene. Proof enough is that two of Indonesia's most talented composers, Embie C.

Feby/Hendri reach Japan Open finals

Feby/Hendri reach Japan Open finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's junior doubles Feby Widhiyanto and Hendri Susilo Pramono will play in today's final of the Japan Open Junior Tennis Championship in Tokyo.Feby/Hendri beat Chinese Taipei pair of Cheng Wei Jen/Fu Shao Wei 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) yesterday.

Batik and painting turn Ardiyanto's creative wheel

Batik and painting turn Ardiyanto's creative wheelBy Amir Sidharta YOGYAKARTA (JP): First and foremost, Ardiyanto is known for his batik. Iwan Tirta may still be the most famous batik designer in Indonesia, but Ardiyanto's work is gaining world renown.

Time etches changes on urban landscape of Jakarta

Time etches changes on urban landscape of JakartaBy Richard Watson JAKARTA (JP): Early in the 1970s, the capital was still spelled as Djakarta. It was widely reported by the international press that Indonesia was a country in a state of anarchy with most services broken down.

Megawati believes in a nation with a vision

Megawati believes in a nation with a visionBy T. Sima Gunawan and Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): She does not talk much, but she is one of the most talked about persons in the country. A low-profile and soft- spoken woman, Dyah Permata Megawati Soekarnoputri is a tough and powerful figure in New Order...

Resort bans controversial Aussie MP from meeting

Resort bans controversial Aussie MP from meeting PERTH, Australia (AFP): Controversial Australian politician Pauline Hanson has been banned from speaking at a fashionable resort here next month because of her views on Asian immigration, The West Australian reported yesterday.

Australia tries to fathom the emerging Asia

Australia tries to fathom the emerging Asia Pathways to Asia, The Politics of Engagement Edited by Richard Robinson Allen & Unwin, NSW, 1996 Paperback, 270 pages A$24.95 MELBOURNE (JP): While a fascination with Asia in the Western world is not a new trend, it was only just over a decade ago that...

KONI takes over wushu training duties

KONI takes over wushu training duties JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games training director, Djoko Pramono, has announced that he has taken charge of wushu training because the athletes had not been following correct training programs.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:45 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Children's Program: Arena 123 8:00 TV Series: Brudy and Family 8:30 Performances: Warna Warni 9:00 Children's Film: 9:30 Cooking Program: Masakan Indonesia 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album Minggu Ini 11:30 People...

RI feedom ally dies at 81

RI feedom ally dies at 81 JAKARTA (JP): Biju Patnaik, an Indian leader known for his strong support of Indonesia during its fledgling republic days, died Thursday at the age of 81 in New Delhi.The former minister in the Indian government and former chief minister of Orissa, a state in eastern...

For 'Si Kuncung' life may start after 40

For 'Si Kuncung' life may start after 40By Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The oldest children's magazine in Indonesia, Si Kuncung, celebrates its 41st anniversary this month. Once the darling of every child in Indonesia, you will no longer find it in the bookstore even though it still clings on to...

Highest Paid Female Executives in Indonesia

Highest Paid Female Executives in Indonesia(Rank, Name, Company, Position, Estimated 1995 Income in million Rp): 1. Eva Rianti Hutapea, Indofood Sukses Makmur, Director 2. Rini M.S. Suwandi, Astra International, Finance Director 3. Angel L. Umali, Indofood Sukses Makmur, Director, 800-999 4.

Flores' village keeps up whaling tradition

Flores' village keeps up whaling traditionBy Yacob Herin LARANTUKA, East Flores (JP): Excited cries of baleo ring out along the Lamalera coastline as children and adults point to the spot where a whale has surfaced, its presence heralded by a fountain of seawater sprayed high in the air.

New center expected to raise RI's Islamic profile

New center expected to raise RI's Islamic profileBy Rita A.Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is set to take a more prominent place in the Islamic world following today's opening of the Bayt-Al Quran and Istiqlal Museum by President Soeharto at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta.

The commercialization of marriage in Bali

The commercialization of marriage in BaliBy Garret Kam DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Special wedding-holiday packages are being openly and shamelessly promoted by several travel agents, with foreign tourists as the potential buyers.

Liza, Mimma get wild card at Open

Liza, Mimma get wild card at Open JAKARTA (JP): Two young Indonesian players received wild cards to play at the Danamon Indonesia Open women's tennis tournament here next week.The Indonesian Tennis Association said Liza Andriyani, world ranked 469, and Mimma Chernovita, world ranked 477, would...

Holy row colors Balinese wedding package

Holy row colors Balinese wedding packageBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): A young wedding couple walked elegantly from the padmasana, the worship place for Balinese Hindus, at the Agung Rai Museum in Ubud, Bali.At first glance they looked like a Balinese bridal couple.

Merpati plane crash kills 15 on Belitung Island

Merpati plane crash kills 15 on Belitung Island JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 people were killed and six others missing when a Merpati Nusantara airliner crashed on Belitung Island near South Sumatra yesterday morning.

Clinton reassures democracy leader on HK status-quo

Clinton reassures democracy leader on HK status-quo WASHINGTON (Reuter): President Bill Clinton has told a Hong Kong democracy advocate there "would be consequences" if freedom erodes in the colony once China assumes control on July 1, according to the White House.

Career and marriage, or career versus marriage?

Career and marriage, or career versus marriage?By Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): Some working women, some day, may have to make the unenviable choice of sacrificing either career or marriage. The two, in some circumstances, are not always compatible.

To the classical beat of inferior cassettes

To the classical beat of inferior cassettes JAKARTA (JP): Music hath charms to soothe the savage ... is it breast or beast? Well, never mind. I am here to tell you that it also arouses the beast, or savageness in breasts -- or whatever.

Canberra, KL and much ado about ASEM

Canberra, KL and much ado about ASEM Exclusion from ASEM will disadvantage Australian diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific, says Milton Osborne. SINGAPORE: Malaysia's decision to exclude Australia from the next Asia-Europe summit (ASEM), due to be held in London in 1998, has evoked a range of reactions in...

Working mother' motive affects children's growth

Working mother' motive affects children's growth JAKARTA (JP): The motive of mothers who work outside the home plays an important role in the success or failure of children's personality development, noted psychologist Utami Munandar said.

Unemployment

UnemploymentFrom Suara KaryaA constant problem in our community is unemployment vis-a-vis work opportunities.People are often hoaxed into paying millions of rupiah to an myriad of go-betweens who promise jobs. Some may land jobs but many others get nothing but more promises.

Bank Dharmala gets loan

Bank Dharmala gets loan JAKARTA (JP): Bank Dharmala has signed a US$20 million term loan consisting of a series of offshore bilateral.A statement Thursday said the facility was arranged by Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Ltd.

Timor and Maleo to jointly develop local suppliers

Timor and Maleo to jointly develop local suppliers KARAWANG, West Java, (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday PT Timor Putra Nasional and PT Maleo, respectively the producers of national cars Timor and Maleo, will cooperate in developing spare parts vendors.

31 shuttlers named for Sudirman Cup

31 shuttlers named for Sudirman Cup JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia named 31 players Thursday to represent the country at next month's Sudirman Cup and world championships.Association official Hadi Nasri said the names were the same as those listed by the International...

Food poisoning disturbs schooling

Food poisoning disturbs schooling BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Sabuk Indah II primary school has kept its doors open despite the food poisoning incident that killed two students last week.But the incident clearly disturbed class, Antara quoted Sri Wardhani of the local office of the Ministry of...

Astra management institute receives ISO certification

Astra management institute receives ISO certification JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra International's Management Development Institute has received two 9001 ISO certificates for quality management design.Astra's director Gagianto Kumala said the Association Francaise pour l'Assurance Qualite International...

Relocation site needed for Kemang businesses

Relocation site needed for Kemang businesses JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave wants the city administration to provide new sites for Kemang businesses which have been forcibly closed.

Orangutans lure tourists to Bohorok

Orangutans lure tourists to BohorokBy Sugianto Tandra BUKIT LAWANG, South Aceh (JP): A group of orangutans race silently down from the treetops when they spot their caretakers approaching the feeding platform, loaded with bags of bananas.

Twelve die in diarrhea outbreak

Twelve die in diarrhea outbreak SEMARANG: Twelve people have died and 412 others have been hospitalized in an outbreak of diarrhea in Kebumen regency from early February to April.Dr. Margo Utomo from the Central Java provincial health office said the outbreak could be considered a disaster, given...

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Animated Classic 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Vokal Group SLTA 3:25 Soccer: Kansas League (live) 4:15 Regional News 4:30 Soccer: Kansas League (live) 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The...

Unibank to sell 70m new shares

Unibank to sell 70m new shares JAKARTA (JP): Unibank, a banking arm of the Garuda Mas business group, plans to offer 70 million new shares to strengthen its capital structure.The bank's president Odang Kariana said Thursday that the shares to be offered to the public would account for 34.

Firm to manage reclamation project set up

Firm to manage reclamation project set up JAKARTA (JP): The City Council set up Thursday a joint-venture company to carry out the reclamation project in the North Jakarta coastal area.The company PT Pembangunan Pantai Utara Jakarta would work under the auspice of the North Jakarta Reclamation...

Dayak tribesman wins environmental award

Dayak tribesman wins environmental award JAKARTA (JP): Before April 14th, few people had heard of Dayak tribesman Lois Botor Dingit of Bentian, East Kalimantan -- let alone associated his name with the concept of sustainable development.

Indonesian diplomacy suffers a setback: Rights official

Indonesian diplomacy suffers a setback: Rights official JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations' resolution criticizing Indonesia's human rights performance in East Timor has dented Jakarta's diplomatic efforts to resolve the East Timor question, an official of the National Commission on Human Rights said.

Study says NTT has 398 bird species

Study says NTT has 398 bird species KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT): The province of NTT has 35 native bird species and 363 other bird species, Deputy Governor Piter Alexander Tallo said yesterday.Tallo was quoting the results of a recent survey by the Bird Life International Indonesia Program in...

Japan to ask for WTO help on RI car policy

Japan to ask for WTO help on RI car policy GENEVA (AFP): Japan will ask the World Trade Organization this month to form a panel to examine a dispute over Indonesia's controversial national car policy, a diplomatic source said here Thursday.