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Mon, 08 May 1995
Kids must learn morals, etiquette at home: Expert
Kids must learn morals, etiquette at home: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Families have the obligation to implant morality and etiquette in children because these basic values are not supposed to be taught formally at school, a respected educator said Saturday.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Man dies in police detention
Man dies in police detention PURWAKARTA, West Java: A man detained by the police on charges of distributing counterfeited currencies has died, possibly from being tortured during interrogation, Antara reported Saturday.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Enseval's profit surges
Enseval's profit surges JAKARTA (JP): PT Enseval Putera Megatrading, a trading company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, reported a surge in its after tax profit to Rp 18.44 billion (US$8.2 million) in 1994 from Rp 2.23 billion in 1993.The company's president, K.A.I.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Samaranch to visit Jakarta next week
Samaranch to visit Jakarta next week JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch will pay a private visit to Jakarta on his way to South Korea for an Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) meeting in Seoul.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Justice under trial
Justice under trial The authority of the law and justice is once again under trial -- this time by the case of Marsinah, the female worker who was brutally killed three years ago, after leading protest actions against a company in Sidoarjo, East Java, where she was working.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Police arrest 112 traffickers and bootleggers
Police arrest 112 traffickers and bootleggers JAKARTA (JP): The City Police Narcotic Investigation Unit arrested 112 people suspected of trafficking and using drugs, as well as distributing alcoholic beverages in the period between March and April.Lt. Col.
Mon, 08 May 1995
On relations with Israel
On relations with Israel Please allow me to comment on the article from Gatra picked up by The Jakarta Post on April 28, 1995, as follows. I do not share the writer's views at all. Let us take it point by point.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Pardon sought for Filipinos
Pardon sought for Filipinos MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday asked Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to pardon five Filipino sailors serving lengthy prison terms in the Middle East country.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Military supports ban on Megawati in E. Java
Military supports ban on Megawati in E. Java JAKARTA (JP): The military in East Java supported the provincial administration's decision to bar Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party, from visiting the province last week, saying that her presence could further sow...
Mon, 08 May 1995
Jakarta to phase out 515 public cemeteries
Jakarta to phase out 515 public cemeteries JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration will phase out 515 public cemeteries covering a total area of 92 hectares because they are no longer in line with city planning.H.S.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Growing foreign investments
Growing foreign investments Two-hundred and twenty nine foreign investment projects in Indonesia, worth a total of US$15.6 billion, were approved during the first four months of this year, representing an increase of 468 percent over the figure for the corresponding period in 1994.
Mon, 08 May 1995
RI takes doubles titles at the Astra c'ships
RI takes doubles titles at the Astra c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia swept both doubles titles at the Astra International junior tennis championships at Senayan yesterday.National junior number two Wukirasih Sawondari formed a powerful team with Marieke Gunawan to beat top seeded Liza Andriani and...
Mon, 08 May 1995
Indocement opens new clinic
Indocement opens new clinic JAKARTA (JP): PT Indocement, a private-owned cement company, has opened a 24-hour health center in its factory in Cibinong, West Java, for its workers as well as residents around the factory.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Bintang vows to defy police summons for questioning
Bintang vows to defy police summons for questioning JAKARTA (JP): Legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas vowed yesterday to defy a police summons for questioning as a suspect in the recent anti-Indonesian government demonstration in Germany.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Leprosy prevalent in Irian Jaya
Leprosy prevalent in Irian Jaya SORONG, Irian Jaya: The number of Irians suffering from leprosy has reached over 2,300, says a local official.Leprosy was still high in Monokwari (38 per 10,000 people), Yapen Waraopen (39), Sorong (21), Fak-fak (14), Biak (13.4), Merauke (12.5) and Jayapura (11.
Mon, 08 May 1995
Gus Dur ready for questioning
Gus Dur ready for questioning SURAKARTA, Central Java: Chairman of the powerful Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama Abdurrahman Wahid said Saturday he was ready to be questioned by police for allegedly slandering his political foe.
Mon, 08 May 1995
No immediate impacts seen from rate hikes
No immediate impacts seen from rate hikes JAKARTA (JP): The half percentage point increase in discount rates of Bank Indonesia's short-term securities last week is unlikely to immediately affect deposit rates of commercial banks, bankers say.
Mon, 08 May 1995
U.S. lauds RI's forestry policies
U.S. lauds RI's forestry policies JAKARTA (JP): Three U.S. politicians announced their support of Indonesia's recent forestry policies to Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo in Washington on Friday.U.S.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Owning German shepherds takes more than love
Owning German shepherds takes more than loveBy T. Sima Gunawan CIMACAN, West Java (JP): Giovanni von Lowenstein is only five months old, but he can certainly run.Its in his German shepherd genes.Giovanni, his brother Glicko von Lowenstein, and sister Gina von Lowenstein, were among the 104...
Sun, 07 May 1995
Muller wants to leave J league
Muller wants to leave J league TOKYO (AFP): Brazilian 1994 World Cup winner Muller, who plays for Kashiwa Reysol in the Japanese football league, has declared his desire to leave the team for family reasons, a team official said Saturday.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Guess What? Robert Smith
Guess What? Robert Smith "What do you call the word 'development' in bahasa Indonesia, perkembangan or pengembangan," asked Robert Smith, of the U.S. Commercial and Information Center, to his Indonesian colleague Melink Simanjuntak.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Dogs lead way toward community boar hunts
Dogs lead way toward community boar hunts PADANGPANJANG, West Sumatra (JP): Joining a band of men and dogs in the traditional boar hunt here exercises both the body and the mind.Not only do you see the rich culture of the Minangkabau, an ethnic group in West Sumatra, but are also able to immerse in...
Sun, 07 May 1995
RI officers sent to Angola
RI officers sent to Angola JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has sent a delegation of police officers as observers to a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Angola.Lt. Gen. Soeyono, the Armed Forces (ABRI) chief of general affairs, said on Friday, while sending off the Indonesian delegation to the UN...
Sun, 07 May 1995
Give kids education they deserve
Give kids education they deserveBy Johannes Simbolon What can you expect from a teacher who receives only Rp 25,000 (US$11.30) per month? The following story reveals the grim situation of two primary schools in a village, near Bogor, two hours' drive from Jakarta.
Sun, 07 May 1995
PLN Revisited
PLN Revisited I was amused to read Beatrix Noe's letter, which criticized Linda Hollands' story in The Jakarta Post on April 23, 1995. The comments I found to be the most absurd are as follows:1. "It amazes me that there were no servants around to take care of people who come to the house.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Poerwoto is one with Merpati Putih
Poerwoto is one with Merpati Putih JAKARTA (JP): Cigarettes are never far from him. His short stature, thin body, simple clothes, wrinkled face and gray hair tell nothing but a nobody.But appearance sometimes deceives.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Hero-series stamps
Hero-series stamps With regard to the commemoration of Indonesia's golden jubilee I would like to propose that the Post and Telecommunication Service reissue the Indonesian national hero series stamps. I think this is one way of fulfilling the wishes of some ministers who always remind us in their...
Sun, 07 May 1995
Amien Rais: Succession is necessary
Amien Rais: Succession is necessaryBy Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): For many people, discussions on succession of national leadership would not be complete without somehow mentioning Amien Rais.The chairman of Indonesia's reformist Moslem organization, Muhammadiyah, first brought up the issue...
Sun, 07 May 1995
PSSI wants Eindhoven's best team
PSSI wants Eindhoven's best team JAKARTA (JP): The Secretary-General of the All Indonesia Soccer Association (PSSI), Soeparjo Pontjowinoto, hopes that the Dutch First Division club PSV Eindhoven will send its best team to Indonesia.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Risk essence of W. Sumatran bullfight legend
Risk essence of W. Sumatran bullfight legendBy Wisnu Pramudya KOTO BARU, West Sumatra (JP): Cubit, a veteran fighting bull owned by a resident in the Tanah Datar regency, stamped his hoofs near the bullfighting arena in this mountainous town.
Sun, 07 May 1995
The rubble of the emerging middle class
The rubble of the emerging middle class JAKARTA (JP): We hear about them constantly, we see them more often than we might want, but who are these people called the emerging middle class? A walk through my neighborhood might help sort the question out.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Bon Jovi's 'Saturday Night' rocks 100,000 fans
Bon Jovi's 'Saturday Night' rocks 100,000 fansBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Some Day I'll Be Saturday Night Bon Jovi sings. And what a fine Saturday evening last night was for the 100,000 spectators at the band's concert at the former Ancol circuit in North Jakarta.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Philippine military gets lift from Spratlys
Philippine military gets lift from Spratlys China's encroachment onto a reef claimed by the Philippines has provided the latter's armed forces with a much needed boost. Francisco L. Roman Jr. examines the issue.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Jakarta's own information 'supir taksi' highway
Jakarta's own information 'supir taksi' highwayBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Personally, I'm all for Bill Clinton and Al Gore's information highway. However, Guy Kawasaki's Wise Guy column, published in the July 1994 issue of MacWorld, provided me with some alternative insights.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Guess What? Rudi Khoirudin
Guess What? Rudi Khoirudin "I'm very...very honored to know that I have been appointed a member of the panel of judges at such a prestigious cooking festival in Hong Kong," said Indonesian culinary expert Rudi Khoirudin, smiling.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Neglect leaves schools on brink of crisis
Neglect leaves schools on brink of crisisBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): "We have been neglecting our elementary schools for years," a high-ranking government official admitted recently.Both the Indonesian government and public have long considered these elementary schools worthless, said...
Sun, 07 May 1995
RP labor minister quits
RP labor minister quits MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos yesterday accepted the resignation of Labor Minister Nieves Confesor, the second senior official to quit in the fallout over the hanging of a Filipina maid in Singapore in March.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Merpati Putih makes the blind 'see' clearly
Merpati Putih makes the blind 'see' clearlyBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): Can a man see nothing yet he sees something? Socrates once asked. But the reverse is also true. A man can see something though he sees nothing.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Indonesian development analyzed
Indonesian development analyzed Indonesia Assessment 1994. Finance as a Key Sector in Indonesia's Development. Edited by Ross H. McLeod. Published by Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995. Paperback, 353 pages.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Gandhi and Marley alive in Candi Dasa
Gandhi and Marley alive in Candi DasaBy Degung Santikarma and Emma Baulch DENPASAR (JP): Most people consider Bob Marley and Indira Gandhi long gone, but they are alive and well in Candi Dasa. Perhaps the Balinese belief in reincarnation has allowed their rebirth there.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Van der Sterren paints landscape from memory
Van der Sterren paints landscape from memoryBy Benito Lopulalan DENPASAR (JP): Mooi Indie, or "Beautiful Indonesia", a school of painting that explores the beauty of Indonesia, used to be accused of not caring about the problems of the country's poor people.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Santa Ursula strives to live up to reputation
Santa Ursula strives to live up to reputation JAKARTA (JP): She is 55 and she watches Satria Baja Hitam and Sailor Moon, the two most popular Indonesian cartoons on TV."I watch the children's favorite TV programs to enable me to understand them better," school teacher Loes Tan Tjin Tjoe said.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Indochina needs good ties with ASEAN
Indochina needs good ties with ASEAN The countries of Indochina need to strengthen linkages with the dynamic ASEAN states and also with the rest of the Asia- Pacific if they are to achieve comprehensive development.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Consortium clears hurdle to acquiring Kanindotex
Consortium clears hurdle to acquiring Kanindotex JAKARTA (JP): A politically well connected consortium has overcome the final hurdle to its acquisition of the Kanindotex textile group which defaulted on Rp 1.3 trillion (US$585 million) in loans owed to two state banks.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Australian writer to debut new play
Australian writer to debut new playBy Deborah Cameron JAKARTA (JP): With the New Zealand ambassador as the leading man, the Australian ambassador's wife as the leading lady and a string of embassy officials and amateur actors making up a scratch cast, the only thing that's certain about the Jakarta...
Sat, 06 May 1995
No drugs, no booze: Bon Jovi
No drugs, no booze: Bon Jovi JAKARTA (JP): This evening's performance by American rock band Bon Jovi has the laudable mission of stopping alcohol and drug abuse."We get higher with music than drugs and alcohol," guitarist Richie Sambora answered when questioned if they did drugs or drank alcohol...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Police inspect LA triple murder case evidence
Police inspect LA triple murder case evidence JAKARTA (JP): National Police inspected material evidence from the Los Angeles triple murder case involving Harnoko Dewantono yesterday.The material evidence, tightly sealed in two boxes and a bag, consisted of 113 pieces of material evidence.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Kipling classic loses jungle touch in remake
Kipling classic loses jungle touch in remakeBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): In Disney's 1995 reworking of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, the film's childlike hero Mowgli puts forward the question: "What is hate?" To which followed much "deep" philosophizing amongst the audience about the...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Sense of justice
Sense of justice Herewith I would like to ask you to convey my warmest and deepest feelings of gratitude to Chief Judge Benjamin Mangkoedilaga as well as Judges Sumaryono and Tengku Abdul Rachman Husni of the Jakarta State Administrative Court for having the moral integrity and courage to let...