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Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Women's minister offers advice
Women's minister offers advice BOYOLALI, Central Java: State Minister for Women's Roles Mien Soegandi has asked Indonesian women, in their campaign against sexual harassment, to have the courage to examine themselves.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Traffic flow to be rerouted
Traffic flow to be rerouted JAKARTA (JP): Traffic flow around National Police headquarters on Jl. Trunojoyo, South Jakarta, will be rerouted during the commemoration of the 49th police anniversary this week."Streets around police headquarters will be closed on June 27, 29 and July 1, 1995 from 8.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Greater campus freedom?
Greater campus freedom? Given the fact that the issue of freedom of speech on Indonesian campuses has long been the cause of so much frustration among students, academics and intellectuals, one might wonder why the recent announcement by the Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security,...
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Texmaco Group posts 2.8% profit increase
Texmaco Group posts 2.8% profit increase JAKARTA (JP): The Texmaco Group of publicly-listed textile and textile engineering companies reported a combined net profit of Rp 108 billion (US$48.5 million) last year, 2.8 percent higher than 1993's level.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Councilors want tighter control over apartments
Councilors want tighter control over apartments JAKARTA (JP): Councilors urged the city administration Saturday to tighten control over the development of low-cost apartments.Saud Rachman and Abdoelhamid Notowidagdo pointed out that developers build more luxury apartments and tend to neglect their...
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
What street?
What street?From Berita BuanaMany street signs in the Jakarta area have disappeared or are damaged or unreadable. It would be appropriate if the authorities make a regular check of street signs so as to facilitate the task of postmen, electricity company employees as well as telecommunications...
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Soldier jailed for killing three
Soldier jailed for killing three NABIRE, Irian Jaya: First Private Samto of the Nabire Infantry battalion was sentenced to one year and 10 months imprisonment for reckless driving which caused the death of three high school students last year.The military tribunal handed down the verdict on Friday.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Govt to build 600,000 houses
Govt to build 600,000 houses BOYOLALI, Central Java: State Minister for Public Housing Akbar Tanjung announced the government's plan to build 600,000 houses for people in the lower income brackets during the current sixth Five-Year Development Plan period.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Riau officials warn of phony journalists
Riau officials warn of phony journalists PEKANBARU, Riau: Officials of the Riau branch of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) are warning the public of extortionists disguised as journalists."You should inform the local PWI office if you are in doubt of the real identity of a person...
Mon, 26 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, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Cheppy fails to seize OPBF title
Cheppy fails to seize OPBF title BANDUNG (JP): Indonesian Cheppy Holman punched wildly in every round but it was not enough to seize the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation junior lightweight crown from South Korean Choi Yong-soo.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Academic urges abolition of gathering permit
Academic urges abolition of gathering permit SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): A noted political scientist from Gadjah Mada University has charged that permit requirements have allowed one political faction to dominate Indonesia's political arena.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Election system already proportional: Hartono
Election system already proportional: Hartono JAKARTA (JP): Despite the infancy of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences' study of possible electoral reforms, an Armed Forces official expressed his confidence in the existing system.Army Chief of Staff Gen. R.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Golden Key Group's firm to be managed by Pusri
Golden Key Group's firm to be managed by Pusri JAKARTA (JP): The state-run fertilizer company PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri) was appointed by the state-owned Bank Dagang Negara (BDN) to manage chemical company PT Hamparan Rejeki, a subsidiary of the debt-ridden Golden Key Group, an official says.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Worries mount over Jakarta's air pollution
Worries mount over Jakarta's air pollution JAKARTA (JP): A legislator urged the ministry of health on Saturday to announce the results of its research on diseases caused by heavy vehicular emission in major cities like Jakarta.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Trade fair boon to work-hungry youths
Trade fair boon to work-hungry youthsBy Wahyudi M. Pratopo JAKARTA (JP): The annual ongoing Jakarta Fair turns in not only good for business promotion, it also introduces youngsters to the world of work.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
'Religious life won't cure social ills'
'Religious life won't cure social ills' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher says a vigorous religious life alone may not be enough to solve the social ills of modern life.Addressing the meeting of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) in Kotamobago, Bolaang Mongondow,...
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
RI needs broad-based development
RI needs broad-based development SOLO, C. Java (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad reaffirmed on Saturday the urgent need for broad-based economic development to ensure sustainable growth in the long term.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Flood is chief worry for most North Jakartans
Flood is chief worry for most North Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): Despite the construction of new dikes, floods remain North Jakarta's headache.Flood was the residents' main complaint when Governor Surjadi Soedirdja visited Papanggo subdistrict in Tanjung Priok over the weekend.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
330 have won French contests
330 have won French contests JAKARTA (JP): Some 330 Indonesians have won various French culture and language contests that the embassy here sponsored over the past two months.According to the embassy, nearly 2,500 students, teachers and members of the public took part in the contests which offered...
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Dispose of cartels
Dispose of cartels In its annual report, the World Bank notes, among other things, that a number of industries in Indonesia operate like cartels supported by government policies. According to the World Bank this practice has eroded competitive spirit and in a number of instances is hurting...
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Semen Gresik seeks Rp 1.45t from rights issue
Semen Gresik seeks Rp 1.45t from rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Semen Gresik expects to raise around Rp 1.45 trillion (US$653 million) from its rights issue next month.Semen Gresik's president, Anang Fuad Rivai, said over the weekend that part of the proceeds from the rights issue...
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Promotion of Bahasa Indonesia
Promotion of Bahasa Indonesia Let me start first with Mr S.K. Srivastava's letter (The Jakarta Post, June 20, 1995). Had he carefully read my letter of June 15, 1995, he would have noted that what I said was: Urdu is the main language of Indian Moslems.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Government must balance information flow: Expert
Government must balance information flow: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The government should play a stronger role in balancing the flow of information to help educate the media public, a mass communication expert says.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Priok port management assailed
Priok port management assailed JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Importers Association of Indonesian Amiruddin Saud criticized the poor management of Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port, saying that "conflicting interests" caused facility maintenance and services to be neglected.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
CPO producers to assist Bulog in market operation
CPO producers to assist Bulog in market operation JAKARTA (JP): The National Logistics Agency (Bulog) has announced that starting from the middle of next month, all crude palm oil (CPO) producers in the country are required to allocate part of their production for its market operations.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Temmy Kusuma quashes South Kalimantan spree
Temmy Kusuma quashes South Kalimantan spree JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champion Temmy Kusuma spoiled South Kalimantan's conquering run in the national diving championships when he handed Husaini Noor his first defeat on Saturday.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Weekly Stock Exchange Review
Weekly Stock Exchange Review JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) closed mixed on moderate trading last week.The absence of fresh incentives kept trading within a narrow range of between 485 and 490. The JSX Composite Index closed the week at 491.66 points, up 4.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
Kranji Baru market to be renovated
Kranji Baru market to be renovated BEKASI (JP): The Bekasi regency administration plans to renovate the Kranji Baru market in the near future to provide a more comfortable shopping mecca for the city's residents.The chief of the local agency overseeing markets, S.
Mon, 26 Jun 1995
'Class has nothing to do with Indonesian politics'
'Class has nothing to do with Indonesian politics' JAKARTA (JP): The issue of class, according to State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, has not played a significant part in Indonesia's political development because the country has no middle class.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Japan, Thailand remain unbeaten
Japan, Thailand remain unbeaten FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP): Defending champion Japan and close challenger Thailand coasted to their fourth straight wins yesterday to remain unbeaten at the Asia Pacific Cup men's volleyball tournament.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
'Keroncong' breaks Tugu people's isolation
'Keroncong' breaks Tugu people's isolationBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Arthur Michiels, 26, displayed an old phonograph record released in 1972 in the Netherlands. Its worn-out cover features a group of musicians posing behind a cloth banner reading "Tugu Village, the Birthplace of Kroncong...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Betawi programs become favorite
Betawi programs become favorite JAKARTA (JP): Rano Karno, producer and actor of the popular television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Doel, the Graduate), was upset to discover that the series had been pirated abroad.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fresh with Berty Tilarso 7:40 Cartoon: Vicky The Viking 8:05 Culture Program 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Search For The World 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Homestay Craze: Worth the Money?
Homestay Craze: Worth the Money? I am writing concerning the June 4 article titled The Homestay Craze: Worth the Money? in The Jakarta Post. On behalf of the Educational Advising Service of the American-Indonesian Exchange Foundation, I would like to set the record straight by stating the...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Battered body of Kuta waiting for 'Ngaben' to lure tourists
Battered body of Kuta waiting for 'Ngaben' to lure touristsBy Rob Goodfellow DENPASAR (JP): Some time between the early 1970s and the mid 1980s, the area around the Balinese seaside village of Kuta Beach, from Bemo Corner to the coconut groves of Legian, reached its zenith as a bottom of the market...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Benyamin Sueb helps preserve Betawi culture
Benyamin Sueb helps preserve Betawi cultureBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Benyamin Sueb, popularly known as Benyamin S., a rather ordinary seeming Betawi (indigenous Jakartan) man was catapulted into stardom with the humorous lyrics of a song titled Ondel-Ondel.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Dam project
Dam project As a person from Jatirogo, I was very pleased and proud upon learning that a dam would be built in Dingil village, Jatirogo subdistrict, Tuban regency, East Java.But, why isn't there any sign that the project will start?Local people are waiting for the realization of the project, which...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Diverse cultures, musical styles meet at Bamboo Music Festival
Diverse cultures, musical styles meet at Bamboo Music FestivalText by Dini S. Djalal Photos by Mulkan Salmona UBUD, Bali (JP): Musicians often say that music is something that is felt and difficult to quantify.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Indonesian gold exhibition now on in Paris
Indonesian gold exhibition now on in ParisBy Kunang Helmi-Picard PARIS (JP): A total of 71 artifacts belonging to the National Museum in Jakarta, mainly made of gold, are on display in Paris until the end of July.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Wimbledon court memories
Wimbledon court memoriesBy Russell Barlow JAKARTA (JP): I count myself lucky to be one of the few to fulfill every tennis player's dream to play on the Center Court at Wimbledon, the world's oldest and most revered tennis tournament.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Tracing Old Jakarta through photographs a thrilling experience
Tracing Old Jakarta through photographs a thrilling experienceBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The voyage of Lawrence Blair and his brother the late Lorne Blair around the Indonesian archipelago in the 1970s traced Alfred Russell Wallace's 19th Century journey, as recorded in the latter's Malay...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Female paranormal
Female paranormal I am interested in the story printed in your daily on June 11, page 8, about Retno Widati, a female paranormal specializing in sexual problems. But I don't know her address in Jakarta.I hope you could give her address to me.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Soeharto opens Bali art festival
Soeharto opens Bali art festival JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto opened yesterday the 17th Balinese art festival in Denpasar, calling Indonesians to be careful in facing the negative impact of foreign culture.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Never underestimate the address books
Never underestimate the address booksBy Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): A friend once asked me which book I would bring if I was exiled to a remote island and was allowed only one book. I couldn't decide which one to bring because I have so many favorite books, but my daughter was very quick with her...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Yayuk Basuki sets sights on Wimbledon quarterfinals
Yayuk Basuki sets sights on Wimbledon quarterfinalsBy Bruce Emond Jakarta (JP): Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki wants to take her career one step further at Wimbledon this year by becoming the first Asian woman to reach the quarterfinals of the world's most prestigious tournament.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Drawings cast new light on painter's career
Drawings cast new light on painter's careerBy Sarah Murray JAKARTA (JP): "The struggle of the Indonesian people to drive out the Dutch colonial government cannot be freed from the struggle and development of painting." So wrote noted artist and critic F.X.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
For the hottest gossip, press one!
For the hottest gossip, press one! JAKARTA (JP): Answering machines, though a decade late, are taking Indonesia by storm! Now you have to get used to talking to the machines. Don't be surprised if you call a friend you haven't seen for ages and have to listen to this awkward voice: Hi, gorgeous,...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Humorous insight
Humorous insight Your By the Way column in the Sunday Post is one of the most entertaining I have read anywhere. I encourage you to collect the best of those pieces and to publish them in a book (if you can find the paper to print it on).
Sun, 25 Jun 1995
Tumen River project running into problems
Tumen River project running into problems Mark J. Valencia examines the potential of the only existing multilateral inter-governmental institution for economic cooperation in Northeast Asia. The United Nation's Development Program's much-touted Tumen River Area Development Project (TRADP) has run...