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Mon, 05 Jun 1995
Graft eroding Indonesians' religiosity: Intellectual
Graft eroding Indonesians' religiosity: Intellectual SEMARANG (JP): Indonesians should hold to their religious traditions more firmly so that foreign values, flowing into Indonesia via television, will not destroy the local culture, according to a respected intellectual.
Mon, 05 Jun 1995
Beware dangers of the Internet: Government
Beware dangers of the Internet: Government JAKARTA (JP): Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Jonathan L. Parapak has warned Indonesians about the provision of misleading information by certain irresponsible people on the Internet global computerized information...
Mon, 05 Jun 1995
ABRI not power hungry
ABRI not power hungry Reading Syamsudin Haris' article (The Jakarta Post, May 29, 1995), I cannot escape the feeling that the author is trying to point out that ABRI is power hungry and reluctant to have its fate decided by powers other than itself and that the House of Representatives is more or...
Mon, 05 Jun 1995
Fidel Ramos approves dismissal proceedings
Fidel Ramos approves dismissal proceedings MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday approved the conduct of summary proceedings that could lead to the dismissal of three police generals and a colonel implicated in the controversial killing of 11 suspected bank robbers.
Mon, 05 Jun 1995
Govt gives assurances on pulp production
Govt gives assurances on pulp production JAKARTA (JP): Several Golkar legislators say the Ministry of Forestry would try to boost pulp production, to help solve the current shortage of newsprint paper."The Minister of Forestry has instructed his staff, especially those related to forestry...
Mon, 05 Jun 1995
'Bank Papan Sejahtera should retain housing role': Bank Indonesia chief
'Bank Papan Sejahtera should retain housing role': Bank Indonesia chief JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (central bank) Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono wants the new majority shareholder of the publicly listed Bank Papan Sejahtera (BPS) not to change the bank's core business.
Mon, 05 Jun 1995
Boat people used private boat
Boat people used private boat DILI, East Timor: A local official has denied reports that the 18 East Timorese who sought refuge in Australia last week traveled to the neighboring country on a boat owned by the government.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Bouraq's president dies
Bouraq's president dies JAKARTA (JP): Jerry A. Sumendap, president of the private airline PT Bouraq Indonesia, died in Jakarta yesterday afternoon from heart failure. He turned 68 last December.The Antara news agency reported that Sumendap, who was also president of Bali Air and concurrent chairman...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Youngsters enjoy homestay programs
Youngsters enjoy homestay programs JAKARTA (JP): "I hope I meet Brandon and Brenda when I go to Los Angeles," 16-year-old Penny Juwita exclaimed while attending a briefing with her chaperon at the LIA Foundation last weekend.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Pair bridge meet expanded
Pair bridge meet expanded JAKARTA (JP): The international pair bridge championship, Epson Worldwide Bridge Contest, will be expanded to 10 provincial cities in Indonesia next year, with priorities given to Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
RI pianist to perform in Norway
RI pianist to perform in Norway JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian pianist Kuei Pin Yeo will play a number of solo piano compositions by Indonesian Mochtar Embut today at the Festspillene i Bergen in Bergen, Norway.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
The history of bamboo musical instruments in Indonesia
The history of bamboo musical instruments in IndonesiaBy Endo Suanda BANDUNG (JP): Bamboo used for musical instruments is as old as bamboo in cultural artifacts. This is due to the nature of bamboo as a source of sound.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Contest: The importance of being different
Contest: The importance of being differentBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): "It's a pity that progress in photography in Indonesia did not feature in Rana Citra 1994 as it did in the previous Rana Citra competitions," the chairman of the team of judges, Wisaksono Noeradi, remarked in a speech prior to...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Clarifying Gandhi
Clarifying Gandhi As a visitor to Jakarta, I have been reading your newspaper for the last week. In the Sunday, May 7, issue my eyes fell on the article about Candi Dasa in Bali entitled Gandhi and Marley alive in Candi Dasa which I read with much interest.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
The late Arifin C. Noer: His life and works
The late Arifin C. Noer: His life and works JAKARTA (JP): How appropriate it was for the theater/movie director Arifin C. Noer, who died a week ago today, to describe Indonesia as a country with the most dense "jungle of statements" in the world.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Tommy steps down from IMI
Tommy steps down from IMI JAKARTA (JP): Hutomo Mandala Putra sprang a surprise on Friday night when he refused his second term as chairman of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) and handed the post to Bob RE Nasution at the end of the IMI congress in Medan, North Sumatra.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Lir-ilir: Javanese song and its meaning
Lir-ilir: Javanese song and its meaningBy DWR Mastuti JAKARTA (JP): Traditional Javanese songs are more than just lyrics and rhythm, their words contain the philosophy of life.When I was young, my parents always sang Lir-ilir. I understood it only after studying Javanese.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
New quake jolts Russianoil town of Neftegorsk
New quake jolts Russianoil town of Neftegorsk MOSCOW (Reuter): A new earthquake jolted the Far Eastern oil town of Neftegorsk early yesterday, a week after it was flattened by a killer quake, Russia's Ministry of Emergencies said.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Poet denies wedding news
Poet denies wedding news DHAKA (Reuter): Self-exiled Bangladeshi poet Daud Haider denied yesterday he secretly married controversial compatriot writer Taslima Nasrin, whom fundamentalist Moslem clerics accuse of blasphemy.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Timor reconciliation talks begin in Austrian castle
Timor reconciliation talks begin in Austrian castle STADTSCHLAINING, Austria (Reuter): East Timorese leaders began a historic meeting yesterday to try to reconcile differences that have torn their people apart for the last 20 years.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Preserving the traditional wavy dagger
Preserving the traditional wavy daggerBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Tradition and modernism seem to stand in unreconcilable contradiction with one and another. Explaining tradition in a modern way is not easy. But it is not impossible to do so.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Rambitan: Lombok's 'traditional village'
Rambitan: Lombok's 'traditional village'By Dini S. Djalal SENGGIGI, Lombok (JP): The village can be seen from miles away. Perched upon a hill, the grouping of thatched huts provided a stark contrast against the bright blue sky.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Polish booters to come to town
Polish booters to come to town JAKARTA (JP): The Polish Olympic soccer team will tackle the Indonesian national squad in a friendly match at the Senayan stadium in mid July.The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) has yet to decide on the date of the international match, but says that any time...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Physical strength rules French Open
Physical strength rules French OpenBy Russell Barlow JAKARTA (JP): The French Open, like all the Grand Slam tennis tournaments, possess its own special qualities.The huge crowds which throng to Rolland Garros every year and the well-planned maze of outside courts in a huge park setting, are...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Looking for a nice, bright house?
Looking for a nice, bright house? JAKARTA (JP): Ever scanned the classifieds for a place to stay? This newspaper carries enticing messages from landlords, housing agents, brokers and entrepreneurial housewives (or should I say home-makers?) flogging accommodation to prospective lessees.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
The homestay craze: Worth the money?
The homestay craze: Worth the money?By Rita A. Widiadana and T. Sima Gunawan Homestay programs have become trendy among Indonesia's school students in big cities. The programs, which are expensive, are also considered profitable, attracting many organizations to this business.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
'Outbreak' sweeping cinema screens with virus scare
'Outbreak' sweeping cinema screens with virus scareBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Schadenfreude: it's a German phrase meaning "joy at the suffering of others." It may not be the intention of the moviemakers, but Outbreak, a new film depicting a deadly epidemic, not unlike the Ebola scourge...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Promote Positivism
Promote Positivism "Positive Attitude is a Plus" -- so goes the corporate advertisement of Essar Gujarat, one of the leading industrial conglomerates in India. The ad clearly describes positivism as having a logic and momentum all its own.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Suro's celebration no fun for the royalty
Suro's celebration no fun for the royaltyBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Javanese people, and the royalty in particular, celebrate the Javanese New Year, which fell on May 31 this year, by reflecting on the past and contemplating the future. No dances. No songs. No fun.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995
Colorful events mark the arrival of Japanese New Year
Colorful events mark the arrival of Japanese New YearPhoto A: ReogJP/28The management of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta organized a series of events to celebrate the Javanese New Year, which fell on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, the eve of the new year, a procession was held.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Cathay serves Surabaya
Cathay serves Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Cathay Pacific started serving a new route linking Hong Kong and Surabaya in East Java Thursday night with a TriStar aircraft carrying more than 250 passengers, a company executive said.N.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
S'pore export growth falls
S'pore export growth falls SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's non-oil exports, excluding re- exports, rose only 2.3 percent in April to S$6.39 billion (US$4.6 billion), down sharply from 22 percent growth in the same period of last year, the Trade Development Board (TDB) said.
Sat, 03 Jun 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.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
More concern about Japan's slow pace on APEC plan
More concern about Japan's slow pace on APEC plan JAKARTA (JP): Philippine Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon further ignited concerns yesterday that Japan was sluggish in completing a free trade blueprint for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Acquitted defendants cannot face trial again
Acquitted defendants cannot face trial again JAKARTA (JP): The people acquitted of the murder of labor activist Marsinah cannot be tried again on the same charges, a senior justice official said yesterday.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Suggestion for letters column
Suggestion for letters column There is little doubt that the readership of The Jakarta Post is drawn from an influential segment of Indonesian society. Thus "Your Letters" should be an important forum for exchange of views and ideas.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Scherrer's designs expected to inspire local designers
Scherrer's designs expected to inspire local designersBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's fashion industry is determined to break onto the international stage. In August, the Indonesian Fashion Designers' Association (AAPMI) is inviting 11 Asian countries to take part in its first-ever Asia...
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Apartment should be promoted intensively
Apartment should be promoted intensively JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja emphasized yesterday the importance of intensifying the promotion of apartment buildings to all classes of society.The governor said that intensive promotion is very important to encourage Jakartans to live in...
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
ID cards for seasonal residents
ID cards for seasonal residents JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Population Office Soemarto announced yesterday that all seasonal residents are obliged to register themselves at the city's subdistrict offices to process temporary citizenship cards.Based on Gubernatorial Degree No.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Buchori quits his post at Muhammadiyah
Buchori quits his post at Muhammadiyah JAKARTA (JP): Noted columnist Mochtar Buchori resigned his rectorship at the Muhammadiyah Teachers' Training Institute (IKIP) in Jakarta after months of conflict with other staff lecturers and the management of the powerful Moslem organization.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.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, 03 Jun 1995
IPTN wants to sell planes to Australia
IPTN wants to sell planes to Australia JAKARTA (JP): President of the state-owned PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), B.J. Habibie, said yesterday that his company is willing to offer an offset arrangement to win a US$500 million tender from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Conditions on Bira Island discussed
Conditions on Bira Island discussed JAKARTA (JP): The Environment Impact Analysis Commission evaluated a study yesterday on the environmental conditions on Bira Island.However, Ery Chajaridipura, head of the commission, declined to give the results of the evaluation.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
New bourse law to make Bapepam more independent
New bourse law to make Bapepam more independent JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the new capital market law, when enacted, will enable the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) to operate more independently.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Omni hotel names manager
Omni hotel names manager JAKARTA (JP): The Omni Batavia Hotel in the downtown area here which is scheduled for opening next September announced yesterday the appointment of Rudy Schouten as its general manager.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Force 5 Danguard Ace 3:05 Sports: Dunhill League (live) 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Variety Show: Dian Rana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30...
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Soeharto to open world archery meet
Soeharto to open world archery meet JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is expected to officially open the 38th World Archery Championships, the first event of its kind to be held in Indonesia, on Aug. 1."The president has confirmed his willingness to open the tournament and let the organizers use his...
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Housing estates must use local names by August
Housing estates must use local names by August TANGERANG (JP): By Aug. 17 this year the government expects that all housing complexes using foreign names to have changed the names to Indonesian, Minister for People's Housing Akbar Tandjung said.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Japanese study center opened
Japanese study center opened JAKARTA (JP): Cultural exchange between Indonesians and Japanese will be better facilitated with the official opening of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Indonesia's campus in Depok yesterday.
Sat, 03 Jun 1995
Police Academy to hold funbike
Police Academy to hold funbike JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Academy will hold a cycling event on June 18 to help promote traffic discipline and anti-drug movement, a high-ranking officer said yesterday.Police Academy Governor Maj. Gen.