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`One condition for dialog with Fretilin'

`One condition for dialog with Fretilin' DILI, East Timor (JP): East Timor governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares says he is willing to hold a dialog with leaders of the separatist movement Fretilin but on one condition.

Indonesia's Mia, Alan to miss Asian Games

Indonesia's Mia, Alan to miss Asian Games JAKARTA (JP): 1992 Olympic gold medalist Alan Budikusuma and Uber Cup heroine Mia Audina have revealed to the press that they will not be included in the country's badminton line-ups for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima next October.

Govt defends protection of PT Chandra Asri

Govt defends protection of PT Chandra Asri JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo defended the government's plan to protect PT Chandra Asri, the country's first olefin plant, against imports yesterday.

Veteran golfer shares lead

Veteran golfer shares lead JAKARTA (JP): Veteran player Hawani Tobing of the Jakarta Golf Club and Elizabeth Latief of the CGC shared the early lead of the Madam Tien Soeharto Cup women's amateur golf championship with 69 each after the first round yesterday.

Eco-labeling is voluntary, Minister Sarwono says

Eco-labeling is voluntary, Minister Sarwono says JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja yesterday assured entrepreneurs that the government would not compel them to label their products as environmentally friendly, stressing that the move was to be made on a voluntary...

Local TV networks told to reduce foreign programs

Local TV networks told to reduce foreign programs JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko yesterday urged all local television networks to cut down on the number of foreign programs and to promote local products.

NZ minister due here

NZ minister due here JAKARTA (JP): New Zealand Minister for Tourism John Banks is due to arrive here today for a one day visit to explore ways of increasing cooperation with Indonesia in the tourist sector.

Buddhist council board seeks to consolidate position

Buddhist council board seeks to consolidate position JAKARTA (JP): The government-backed executive board of the Indonesian Buddhist Council (Walubi) yesterday sought to consolidate its position by calling for a meeting with representatives of religion's nine member denominations.

Beware of `goats' in the park

Beware of `goats' in the park The North Jakarta mayoralty will install a goat statue in all its parks to encourage the local people to take care of the gardens.North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito told newsmen that people who destroy gardens will be thought of as goats.

Rice market operation in city to be continued amid objections

Rice market operation in city to be continued amid objections JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Logistics Agency will continue to deliver rice in city markets in an effort to prevent another price speculation as in July.

Grand exhibition to display works of master painters

Grand exhibition to display works of master paintersBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): "To the historians accustomed to studying the growth of scientific or philosophical knowledge, the history of art presents a painful and disquieting spectacle, for it seems normal to proceed not forward but...

Three-day dance concert planned

Three-day dance concert planned The Jakarta Students' Communication Forum (FKPJ) in cooperation with the Jakarta Dynamic Forum (FDJ) and the FKPJ Alumni Association (IKBA-FKPJ) will hold a three-day concert featuring a colossal dance at the Senayan Sport Hall early next month.

RI-Malaysian palmoil plant

RI-Malaysian palmoil plant JAKARTA (JP): A Malaysian firm will establish a US$750 million palm oil plant in West Kalimantan in cooperation with Indonesian businessman Indra Rukmana, a son-in-law of President Soeharto.

Karawang imports rice from Vietnam

Karawang imports rice from Vietnam Karawang, West Java: Karawang, one of Indonesia's main "rice bowl" areas, will be supplied with 13,000 tons of rice from Vietnam soon, according to local officials.Officials of the Karawang food logistics agency (Bulog) however stressed that the Vietnamese rice...

Elvis Presley sighted in Shangri La hotel!

Elvis Presley sighted in Shangri La hotel! JAKARTA (JP): Elvis Presley fans in the city will have an opportunity to see the king of rock'n'roll sing again next month by way of Max Pellicano, an impersonator of the late, great superstar .

U.S. embassy guard gets 7 years in drug case

U.S. embassy guard gets 7 years in drug case JAKARTA (JP): An American Air Force officer tried over a Jakarta drug case was sentenced to seven years in prison by a military tribunal in the U.S. territory of Guam.

PP to sue weekly for naming it a debt collection agency

PP to sue weekly for naming it a debt collection agency JAKARTA (JP): Amid the mysterious killing of a prominent debt collector, a powerful youth organization is threatening to file a lawsuit against Sinar weekly magazine for allegedly identifying it as a debt collection agency.

Japanese, Asian firms eye projects in the Philippines

Japanese, Asian firms eye projects in the Philippines MANILA (AFP): Japan's Idemitsu, Mitsubishi and Itochu are interested in investing in downstream oil projects in the Philippines as they position for the deregulation of the oil sector next year, an official said yesterday.

Sanur show sheds light on mystery painter

Sanur show sheds light on mystery painterBy Carla Bianpoen SANUR, Bali (JP): A bit of the shroud of mystery over the life and works of painter Emiria Sunassa, who disappeared without a trace, will be lifted soon.

Violence on television

Violence on television In these past few days, as a number of our television stations are busy marking their anniversaries with a variety of special entertainment for the benefit of their viewers, many of us tend to forget that there is reason for us, Indonesians, to be grateful for their presence.

Spirit of development

Spirit of development Everything can change in this world, including age and conditions. What is now valid may be irrelevant in the future. But what should remain unchanged is the spirit of development.

U.S. has no plan to change APEC to formal body: Barry

U.S. has no plan to change APEC to formal body: Barry JAKARTA (JP): U.S. Ambassador Robert Barry said here yesterday that his government has no intention of changing the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum into a formal body or trade grouping.

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued rallying on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues gaining ground in moderate trading.The broad-based Composite Index gained 2.11 points to close at 498.54 yesterday, as compared to 496.42 on Tuesday.

RI-Australia infrastructure ties boosted

RI-Australia infrastructure ties boosted JAKARTA (JP): Australia and Indonesia agreed yesterday to initiate a tangible program to boost infrastructure development which would support national economic growth and regional cooperation.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Tarzan 3:05 Children's Creativity 3:30 TV Series: Gunsmoke 4:30 Children's stories 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Maluku 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV...

Drama on TV

Drama on TVFrom Media IndonesiaMost of the drama stories that are shown on television concern urban life. The stories usually depict lives of well-off families which are unfamiliar with people who live in the countryside and have to struggle hard for their survival.

Kotjo helps save debt-ridden Kanindo

Kotjo helps save debt-ridden Kanindo JAKARTA (JP): Johannes Kotjo, a former executive of the Salim Group, is reportedly helping revive debt-ridden PT Kanindo Success Textile, a textile manufacturer in Bawen, Central Java.Legislator A.

Government drafting plan of action for AIDS

Government drafting plan of action for AIDS JAKARTA (JP): Some 380 high-ranking officials, policy-makers and activists of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) attended the first national workshop on AIDS, demonstrating the government's seriousness in combating the deadly disease.

Favorite horses enter top race

Favorite horses enter top race JAKARTA (JP): The second series of the 28th Soeharto Cup will see top favorite racing horses from Jakarta, North Sulawesi, West Java and Central Java in a fierce battle to help decide the winner of the trophy.

Investigation bogged down as `crucial' evidence burnt

Investigation bogged down as `crucial' evidence burnt JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday that the investigation into Johny Sembiring's kidnap-murder was complicated because his car, which could be used as key evidence, had been incinerated."The car was an important piece of evidence.

Makarenko due here to boost ties

Makarenko due here to boost ties JAKARTA (JP): The Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Alexander Makarenko, was due to arrive here yesterday evening to begin a three-day visit to further solidify bilateral ties with Indonesia.

851 migrants leave for their hometowns

851 migrants leave for their hometowns The city administration has sent a total of 851 illegal migrants, many of them worked as prostitutes and squatters, to their hometowns in West, Central and East Java in the last two months.

Indonesia and prosperity

Indonesia and prosperityFrom ProspekIndonesia has been independent from colonial rule for almost 50 years. But so far we have not felt that prosperity is equally spread. I am not saying that our agents of development have failed in giving substance to freedom.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

New hotel to operate

New hotel to operate JAKARTA (JP): The Singapore-based Equatorial Group will start operating a four-star hotel here early next month, offering some 405 rooms.The Grand Metro Equatorial, located in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, plans to compete with other well-operated hotels of the same class in...

EU duties on RI products

EU duties on RI products BRUSSELS (AFP): The European Commission is to reintroduce import duties on leather-topped shoes from Indonesia, and radio and television equipment from Malaysia and China, effective on Aug. 26, the European Union's official journal indicated yesterday.

Financial reform: Achievements, problems

Financial reform: Achievements, problems This is the first of a three-part article based on a keynote address given by presidential advisor Ali Wardhana at the Indonesia Update 1994 seminar at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 19.

City to hold a grand celebration for award

City to hold a grand celebration for award JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will hold a grand celebration as an expression of gratitude in connection with the naming of Jakarta as the recipient of the 1994 meritorious Parasamya Purnakarya Nugraha development award.

Poor fund has been tampered with: Yogie

Poor fund has been tampered with: Yogie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. confirmed yesterday that some of the funds collected under a presidential aid program -- funds which were intended for the poor -- had been tampered with.

Trees at TMII

Trees at TMIIFrom Media IndonesiaThe trees planted by the representatives of Non-aligned countries at TMII (Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park) will be two years old on Sept. 1, 1994. When I visited the Friendship Park of the Non-aligned countries I was very pleased to see most of the trees have...

BOO concept behind RI power plant projects

BOO concept behind RI power plant projects GARUT, West Java (JP): The government is offering contracts for the construction of geothermal power plants with a combined capacity of 275 megawatts (MW) in West Java to private firms under a regulation allowing contractors to build, operate and own (BOO)...

Mitsubishi motors in RI

Mitsubishi motors in RI TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Mitsubishi Material Corp. said yesterday its wholly-owned subsidiary had set up a company in Indonesia to produce small motors for consumer electrical goods, such as air conditioners, next year.

RI and Malaysia to build container port

RI and Malaysia to build container port KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia wants to jointly develop a one- billion-dollar container port with Indonesia in the Batam tourist island off Indonesia, officials said yesterday.

Soeharto is healthy, doctors say

Soeharto is healthy, doctors say JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto checked out of the Army hospital yesterday morning after spending one night to have his kidneys checked, with doctors pronouncing that his health is fine.

Airport in Solo to be expanded

Airport in Solo to be expanded BOYOLALI, Central Java: Some 360 villagers say they are prepared to give up their land to make way for the expansion of the Adisumarmo airport in Surakarta (Solo) if the price is right.

Use `Bahasa', says Governor

Use `Bahasa', says Governor The public should avoid the use of foreign words which already have their Indonesian counterparts, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said."The use of good and correct Indonesian language will strengthen national unity and reinforce our cultural personality," Surjadi said, in a...

Bad road

Bad roadFrom NeracaThe Director General of Road Development and the Department of Public Works seem to be neglecting the need to continue repairing a certain road in Sawangan, Depok, West Java that is in extremely bad condition. The damaged part starts from the Jl.

Rubber prices fall again

Rubber prices fall again SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's rubber futures prices ended lower in line with the Japanese markets, which finished slightly down after a strong opening, dealers said yesterday."The markets in Tokyo and Kobe opened three yen higher from their overnight closing levels but there...

Two held for alleged role in factory theft

Two held for alleged role in factory theft JAKARTA (JP): Tambora, West Jakarta police have apprehended two members of a gang believed to have broken into a garment factory in the district two months ago.Lt. Col.

What about Kanindo workers?

What about Kanindo workers? SEMARANG: Central Java legislators have expressed concern about the fate of some 11,000 employees of PT Kanindoteks, the giant weaving company which is reported to be in dire financial difficulty.