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Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Buy Indonesian
Buy Indonesian President Soeharto has once again appealed to Indonesians to show their appreciation of home-made products. Mothers, he said, should encourage their children to use products made by Indonesians.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Cheap imported clothes at Senen Market
Cheap imported clothes at Senen Market JAKARTA (JP): City life often demands people to appear in trendy clothes with outstanding foreign brand names at the workplace and other locations.This often becomes a problem for those who cannot afford brand-name clothes, but still want to be clad in better...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Carnaval time at fairgrounds
Carnaval time at fairgrounds JAKARTA (JP): Performers from Brazil, Australia and Poland are among the attractions of the Jakarta Carnaval at the Jakarta Fairgrounds through next Sunday.The Jakarta Percussion Festival is also being staged at the same in venue in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, tomorrow...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Asea Brown Boweri seeks to expand RI operation
Asea Brown Boweri seeks to expand RI operationBy Sona Vora Blessing ZURICH, Switzerland (JP): Asea Brown Boweri's (ABB) presence in Indonesia dates back to before the merger of its parents BBC Brown Boweri and ASEA in 1988.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Single PDI congress
Single PDI congressFrom JayakartaI would like to respond to the article Put an end to the PDI conflict with a single congress published in Jayakarta (June 17).If the article describes the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) as a kite being chased by children, I imagine the PDI as a chaotic family in...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Apartment proposed for city slum areas
Apartment proposed for city slum areas JAKARTA (JP): About 2,700 hectares of the city's slum areas should be turned into cheap apartments, a real estate expert said Friday evening.Speaking after the opening of a housing exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Center on Friday night, the chairman of...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Implement Islamic laws with moderation: Anwar
Implement Islamic laws with moderation: Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia wants the implementation of Islamic law and principles to be carried out with moderation and wisdom, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was reported saying yesterday.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Ford, Mazda build plant
Ford, Mazda build plant NEW YORK (Reuter): Ford Motor Co and Mazda Motor Corp may build a new Asian auto plant to expand their production in the region, Bloomberg News reported in the New York Times.The companies are considering building Mazda-developed cars in the Philippines, the paper said.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Asia Food is ready to take over Amcol
Asia Food is ready to take over Amcol SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asia Food & Properties Ltd has received valid acceptances from holders of 98.6 percent of Amcol Holdings Ltd's share capital for Asia Food's takeover bid, the Overseas- Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said late on Friday.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Iraq to attend Arab Games
Iraq to attend Arab Games BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP): Displaying disdain for Kuwait's threat to boycott the event because of the presence of its athletes, Iraq said Saturday that its sportsmen will attend the Arab Games and will begin departing for the competition in Lebanon later this week.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
KL uses water as political tool
KL uses water as political tool The affluent island state of Singapore is looking beyond Malaysia for its water needs, writes Jacqueline Lee of Inter Press Service. SINGAPORE: Each time a word war erupts between Malaysia and Singapore, residents of this rich city-state are invariably reminded of...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
RP waters tested for contamination
RP waters tested for contamination MANILA (AP): Officials will check the quality of sea water at the country's beaches following reports of bacterial contamination at the famous Boracay beaches, an official said yesterday.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Expert says RI must tackle land and manpower issues
Expert says RI must tackle land and manpower issues JAKARTA (JP): Political analyst Juwono Sudarsono warned Saturday that the country needed effective policymaking to confront land and manpower issues, which he predicted would be the biggest problems in the future.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Govt urged to cut its dependency on foreign loans
Govt urged to cut its dependency on foreign loans JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia could reduce its dependency on foreign loans because state revenue from domestic sources had improved in recent years, an economist said over the weekend.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Need for new agency on corruption downplayed
Need for new agency on corruption downplayed JAKARTA (JP): Setting up an independent agency to fight corruption here could do more harm than good, a legal expert said here over the weekend.Rector of Semarang's Diponegoro University and member of the National Commission on Human Rights, Muladi,...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Keraton festival ends today as qualified success
Keraton festival ends today as qualified success CIREBON, West Java (JP): The week-long keraton (palace) festival ends today.Visitors, the media and more than 3,000 participants, mostly the descendants of former royal families, are heading home, leaving this coastal town to go about its usual...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Expert links riots during campaign to information gap
Expert links riots during campaign to information gap JAKARTA (JP): An expert attributes recent election-related unrest in various parts of Indonesia to a gap in political communication channels.M. Alwi Dahlan, the chief of the BP7, an agency in charge of public education on state ideology...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Cartoon Film: Silvan 3:10 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 3:35 Religious Teachings: Hindu 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Inovatif 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show: Music City Today 5:30 Scouts' Program:...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Six RI workers receive double punishment
Six RI workers receive double punishment JAKARTA (JP): Six Indonesian men, who were deported from Malaysia several months ago but returned illegally, were the first batch to receive double punishment under Malaysia's new judicial system.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Three female HIV carries vow to remain childless
Three female HIV carries vow to remain childless UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi (JP): Three former prostitutes who are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) say they will go ahead with their marriage plans but forego having children.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Central bank to speed up Timor car loans
Central bank to speed up Timor car loans JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank, has promised to speed up credit financing procedures for national car manufacturer PT Timor Putra Nasional.BI director for credit, Muchlis Rasyid, said yesterday loan financing procedures for Timor Putra...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Share prices are likely to undergo correction
Share prices are likely to undergo correction JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are expected to fall this week as profit takers cash in on last week's big gains.Securities analysts said profit taking would dominate trade at the start of the week, with selling pressure...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
MAS cancels flights
MAS cancels flights KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia Airlines (MAS) announced on Saturday it was canceling flights to Phnom Penh following the outbreak of fighting in the Cambodian capital."Following recent political developments in Phnom Penh, Malaysia Airlines has, in the interest of the safety of...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Award awaits injured detective
Award awaits injured detective JAKARTA (JP): A detective severely wounded in foiling a robbery attempt in Tebet, South Jakarta, will be honored, the spokesman for the City Police said yesterday."The police chief (Maj.Gen. Hamami Nata) is very proud of Sgt.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Student wins contest
Student wins contest BANDUNG, West Java: A Magelang state junior high school student, Fani Kartikasari Kurniawati, has won the Youth International Letter Writing Contest's grand prize.With the theme "Letter To The Person I Admire Most", the contest was organized and sponsored by PT Pos Indonesia in...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Radio seismograph damaged by rocks
Radio seismograph damaged by rocks PANDEGLANG, W. Java: The radio seismograph installed at the foot of Mt. Krakatau volcano in Sunda Strait was damaged and stopped functioning when it was hit by flying rocks from the volcano on June 5.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Ten die in accident
Ten die in accident BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Ten people were killed in a traffic accident involving seven cars and a motorcycle here Friday, Antara reported.Eight other people were injured in the accident on a descending curve in South Lampung, about 240 kilometers northwest of Jakarta.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Golkar won't prioritize House commission issue
Golkar won't prioritize House commission issue JAKARTA (JP): Golkar will not push for the scaling down of the House of Representatives' 11 commissions when the legislative body begins deliberation on changes to internal rules this Wednesday.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Brit abducts son in custody case
Brit abducts son in custody case KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A 25-year-old British woman, involved in a child custody battle with a Malaysian artist, has abducted her son from right under the noses of the police, reports said yesterday.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Timber firms to take ecolabeling trial
Timber firms to take ecolabeling trial JAKARTA (JP): At least 22 timber companies have been offered the opportunity to undergo ecolabeling trials to test their readiness for the start of international ecolabeling in 2000, a timber executive says.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Fair fares
Fair fares In less than a week, the authorities sent two conflicting messages regarding Jakarta's bus fares. First, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said the current lowest fare of Rp 300 (12 U.S. cents) was too low, prompting speculation that fares would soon be hiked.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Consumers body calls for lower phone tariffs
Consumers body calls for lower phone tariffs JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has again criticized the cost of telephone calls, saying they are unrealistically high.YLKI's Zoemrotin K.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Great Britain bids farewell to Hong Kong in style
Great Britain bids farewell to Hong Kong in style Following is the second of three articles by The Jakarta Post's Asia correspondent, Harvey Stockwin, dealing with the return of Hong Kong to China on June 27th. The first in the series appeared on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Indonesians 'want political change'
Indonesians 'want political change' JAKARTA (JP): More than 90 percent of Indonesians want political change soon because they have lived in discontent for so long, an observer claimed over the weekend.A professor of Jakarta's 17 Augustus University, Usep Ranawijaya, said Saturday that the recent...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Ranariddh, the prince in the shadow of the king
Ranariddh, the prince in the shadow of the king PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Prince Norodom Ranariddh emerged from the shadow of his charismatic father Sihanouk in 1993, joining a coalition government only to be eclipsed by the man with whom he had formed the world's only dual premiership.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
State firms asked to sell stickers
State firms asked to sell stickers JAKARTA (JP): State-owned corporations appointed to sell stickers to help fund the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in October should be careful to protect the public, the director of the Indonesian Consumer Organization (YLKI) said Saturday.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Work accidents rising on Batam
Work accidents rising on Batam BATAM, Riau: The local manpower office said workplace accidents were rising with 1,042 cases recorded last year.The acting chief of the Batam manpower office, Siti Lestari, said there were 1,423 companies on Batam island.These cases cost about Rp 1.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
New councilors to be installed on July 18
New councilors to be installed on July 18 JAKARTA (JP): All 75 candidates nominated for the City Council, including the only one from the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), have said they are willing to become councilors in the 1997 to 2002 council.The PDI's representative, Lukman F.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Jamz, Jl. Panglima Polim Raya. No. LMN 11, South Jakarta, at 9.30 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Harvey M, Benny L & Co, Monday. Benny L & Co, Dixie Night, Tuesday. Indra, Jamz Session, Wednesday. Wachdach Band, Thursday. Embong R and Audensi Band, Friday.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
498 police officers inducted
498 police officers inducted LIDO, Bogor, West Java (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata inducted 498 graduates of the police school (Secaba) into the force on Friday.Hundreds take the school's 11-month course every year to learn basic police skills to qualify as second sergeants.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Break-in at home of photographer
Break-in at home of photographer JAKARTA (JP): Burglars stole cameras and electronic goods valued at Rp 25 million (US$10,416) from the home of a photographer early Saturday morning in South Jakarta.A police sergeant at the South Jakarta police precinct said the thieves entered by breaking a window...
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
91 arrested in crackdown by Jakarta military
91 arrested in crackdown by Jakarta military JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Garrison arrested 91 people, including 34 soldiers, in a six-and-a-half-hour law and order enforcement operation Friday night.Jakarta Military Spokesman Lt. Col. D.J.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Geologist mum on Busang scam
Geologist mum on Busang scam GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands (AP): The geologist who oversaw the Busang gold mining project in East Kalimantan later found to be a hoax won't speak publicly any time soon despite his promise to tell his story, his lawyer said.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Copyright laws should cater to cultures' needs
Copyright laws should cater to cultures' needs Indonesia has often been criticized for rampant intellectual property rights violations. A seminar titled Copyright Protection in the Field of Art was held earlier last week in conjunction with the 27th anniversary of the Jakarta Arts Institute.
Mon, 07 Jul 1997
Politician says desire for Islamic state 'over'
Politician says desire for Islamic state 'over' JAKARTA (JP): The government's efforts to create laws benefiting Moslems have paid off by reducing the community's distrust and the desire to establish an Islamic state, a politician said Saturday.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 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 Talk Show: Etika 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album Minggu Ini...
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
In search of a noble heritage
In search of a noble heritage The week-long National Keraton (Palace) Festival in Cirebon, West Java, which ends tomorrow, may seem no more than a cultural festival, a remembrance of a feudalistic culture most Indonesians never experienced.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Shock of the new in Jakarta production of 'Julius Caesar'
Shock of the new in Jakarta production of 'Julius Caesar'By Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): The mob cannot care less when Cinna the poet pleads he is not the traitor they are searching for in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
The Food Stall
The Food StallBy Lea Pamungkas Idah choked and some moist grains of rice fell from her mouth. Her mother's call had disturbed her. The woman across the street had just arrived. This morning she was dressed in white down to her shoes. Only her hair, long and tangled, was black.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Jakarta Fair's provincial stalls unattractive
Jakarta Fair's provincial stalls unattractive JAKARTA (JP): If the Jakarta Fair was a competition between exhibitors to see who could attract the most interest, then the stands in Hall C exhibiting goods from the nation's 27 provinces would be the losers.