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Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Pakpahan launches critical book
Pakpahan launches critical book JAKARTA (JP): The recently-freed leader of an independent trade union, Muchtar Pakpahan, called on the Armed Forces (ABRI) to take a neutral stance and withdraw its support for the ruling political grouping Golkar.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Philippines teaches migrant brides survival techniques
Philippines teaches migrant brides survival techniques An increasingly worried Philippine government is arming Filipina migrant brides with advice on how to survive married life abroad. Johanna Son of Inter Press Service reports.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Saddam Hussein's fort is cracking
Saddam Hussein's fort is crackingBy Riza Sihbudi JAKARTA (JP): Saddam Hussein's grip on power, which apparently was as solid as ever following the 1991 attack by the Allied coalition forces, now seems to be crumbling.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Unbeaten Cuba conquers China's volleyball team
Unbeaten Cuba conquers China's volleyball team JAKARTA (JP): World champion Cuba lived up to its famed prowess by beating arch rival China in the second leg of Women's World Volleyball Grand Prix yesterday.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Lippobank's profit up
Lippobank's profit up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Lippobank announced on Saturday that its consolidated net profit for the fist six months of this year grew by 39.5 percent to Rp 45.9 billion (US$20.27 million), compared to Rp 32.9 billion in the same period of last year.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Takeovers in Singapore
Takeovers in Singapore It is perhaps too early to view the flurry of company acquisitions by Indonesian businessmen in Singapore over the last few months as a major trend which may lead to significant capital flight.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Adobe Premiere 4.0 makes video editing easy
Adobe Premiere 4.0 makes video editing easyBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Video editing is not exactly for the fainthearted. However, if you're equipped with good video editing software, such as Premiere 4.0 from Adobe, MediaStudio from Ulead, and Razor 2.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Four robbed at Hotel Indonesia
Four robbed at Hotel Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Four people lost their purses Saturday afternoon outside the Reog Room on the eighth floor of Hotel Indonesia. The four young women were assigned to receive guests entering the Reog Room, where a meeting among Moslem youth of Southeast Asian countries...
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Freeport not involved in Timika case: Rights body
Freeport not involved in Timika case: Rights body JAKARTA (JP): Not one witness of the alleged murder, torture or disappearance of civilians in Timika, Irian Jaya, mentioned any involvement by PT Freeport, a giant American mining company, the National Commission on Human Rights said over the...
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Indonesia's Balkans peace effort
Indonesia's Balkans peace effort As chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement, President Soeharto has fulfilled his responsibility. After his historic and dramatic visit, his judgment was that the crisis in Bosnia called for a new approach aimed at attaining a comprehensive settlement.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
UI hosts language congress
UI hosts language congress JAKARTA (JP): A total of 136 delegates from 22 countries, including Indonesia, will attend an international congress on teaching Indonesian to foreigners, from Monday to Wednesday, at the campus of the University of Indonesia in Depok, about 30 km from here.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Business partners
Business partners On behalf of our client Plaza Senayan I would like to thank you for the article on them in the Aug. 25, 1995 issue of The Jakarta Post.However, there were two oversights that we would be grateful if you could mention in the Post.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
Venture capital reflects economic democratization
Venture capital reflects economic democratization JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said Saturday that the establishment of venture capital companies is one step in the important process of attaining democracy in the economic field.
Mon, 28 Aug 1995
ICMI to hold congress to elect new leaders
ICMI to hold congress to elect new leaders JAKARTA (JP): The influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) will hold a congress in December to elect new leaders for the 1995-2000 period.President Soeharto will open the four-day congress on Dec. 6.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
AIDS: What kind of disease is it?
AIDS: What kind of disease is it? JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of health reported that as of July this year the number of people infected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has reached 316.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Indonesia beats Hong Kong 4-1
Indonesia beats Hong Kong 4-1 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's junior soccer team picked up a consolation win by crushing Hong Kong 4-1 in their last Asia- Oceania Zone Olympic qualifying round match played on rain-soaked pitch in the Mong Kok stadium in Kowloon, Hong Kong, yesterday.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Arung Samudra '95: Smooth sailing and high spirits
Arung Samudra '95: Smooth sailing and high spiritsBy Mulkan Salmona BENOA PORT, Bali (JP): A pistol shot was fired from the Indonesian navy ship Teluk Banten just as the sun was setting overhead. Other shots, fired by Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Tanto Koeswanto, followed, marking the start of Arung...
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Queen Beatrix's visit to the Jakarta Art Institute revealed another reason why she wears gloves. Her Majesty, a sculptor, was working on an alabaster stone from Zimbabwe prior to her trip to Indonesia.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Sex workers get crash course in health basics
Sex workers get crash course in health basics JAKARTA (JP): Tears and laughter occupied a small but tidy room at a North Jakarta clinic, where more than 20 young women took part in a special health program recently.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Indonesian women face growing threat of lethal AIDS
Indonesian women face growing threat of lethal AIDSBy Harry Purnama JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's safe motherhood plan was still struggling when the country was confronted with a new public health problem -- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Doctor's dealings with AIDS patients
Doctor's dealings with AIDS patientsBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): "I am not an AIDS doctor. I am an internist," Dr. Sjamsuridjal Djauzi said.But it seems impossible to discuss the issue of AIDS in Indonesia today without mentioning his name.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Holy Communion
Holy CommunionBy Sitor Situmorang It was three o' Clock in the morning. Our Land Rover crawled in the dimness of the dying moon over the steep and winding road towards Prapat. The huge island in the middle of the lake looked like a reclining giant.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Gombloh: The composer of 'unofficial' anthem
Gombloh: The composer of 'unofficial' anthemBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): When patriotic feelings fill the air and national pride occupies the hearts and minds of the Indonesian people, millions proudly sing the song Kebyar-Kebyar (Sparkling Lights).
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso 7:40 Cartoon: Vicky the Viking 8:05 Around Us 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Cooking's Program 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang 12:45 p.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Primavera to go on, PSSI chairman says
Primavera to go on, PSSI chairman says JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's junior soccer team, PSSI Primavera, will be rejuvenated, not totally dissolved as announced previously, according to Azwar Anas, chairman of the All- Indonesia Football Association.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
South Koreans find Cuba still too tough to beat
South Koreans find Cuba still too tough to beat JAKARTA (JP): For Cuba, it took two to have South Korea foraging for just two points in the fourth and deciding set at this year's Women's World Volleyball Grand Prix's second leg at Istora Senayan yesterday.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Sunda Strait harbors Mother Nature's mysteries
Sunda Strait harbors Mother Nature's mysteries Today marks the 112th year since the deadly eruption of Mt. Krakatau. It is one of the most violent explosions known to man and brought about global environmental changes in the 19th century, including a 0.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? "I don't agree with the opinion that it is a woman's way of dressing which provokes men to rape," said top Indonesian fashion model Kintan Umari.Wearing a mini skirt and a black blazer, Kintan clearly expressed her argument on rape in Tuesday's talk on the subject held by Kalyanamitra,...
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? The United States is not the only country which produced famous husband and wife writers like Alvin and Heidi Toffler. Indonesia joined the ranks when Henry A. Rudolf and Martha Tilaar publishing their books recently.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? To laymen, the famous expressionist paintings of Affandi may look "scrawly", done carelessly. The question is: Why did Affandi scrawl on his canvases, instead of making "good" works like Basuki Abdullah's? The late Affandi and Basuki were both Indonesia's leading painters of different...
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Kerkhof Peucut, Dutch war cemetery in Aceh
Kerkhof Peucut, Dutch war cemetery in AcehBy Lila Fitri Aly BANDA ACEH (JP): Directly in front of Blang Padang Square, a popular housing estate exhibition areas in Banda Aceh, is the Dutch war cemetery known as Kerkhof Peucut.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Tycoons reminded of greater social resposibility
Tycoons reminded of greater social resposibility DENPASAR (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono reminded Indonesia's largest-scale businessmen yesterday of their increasing social responsibility in line with their expanding role in the economy.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
A century after eruption, Krakatau still dangerous
A century after eruption, Krakatau still dangerousBy MMI Ahyani BANDUNG (JP): Captain FCP Vereker had just dropped anchor off of Banquey Island in Kalimantan on Aug. 27, 1883 when he suddenly heard a series of distant explosions.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Child prostitutes overwhelm RP
Child prostitutes overwhelm RP MANILA (AFP): Teenagers Myrna and Raquel were among 200 young girls arrested last week in a huge police operation in Manila ordered by President Fidel Ramos in an attempt to stamp out child prostitution in the Philippines.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Climber death in Mt. Ciremai
Climber death in Mt. Ciremai CIREBON, West Java (JP): A mountain climber was found dead yesterday in a ravine of Mt. Ciremai crater in Kuningan regency, eight days after he went missing.Kuningan police said Juhana, 18, a resident of Cikaso village, Jalaksana district, Kuningan regency, fell 200...
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Bimantara to display paintings
Bimantara to display paintings JAKARTA (JP): A number of big names in Indonesia's painting world will take part in a ten-day exhibition called "Citra Realistik Indonesia" (Realistic Image of Indonesia), which opens on Sept. 1.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Amusing piece in 'By the Way'
Amusing piece in 'By the Way' Thank you, Jak Jaunt, for your highly amusing piece Making The Man Mightier Than The Word in your By The Way column in The Jakarta Post, Sunday, August 6, 1995.I have clipped out the article and it will probably be found among my possessions when I depart this world.Mr.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Bus accident kills eight
Bus accident kills eight JAKARTA (JP): Eight passengers were killed and 16 others were seriously injured Friday evening when their bus plunged into a ravine in Madura, an island north of East Java.Spokesman of East Java police Lt.Col.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Tolerance vital to maintaining unity: Soeharto
Tolerance vital to maintaining unity: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto underlined yesterday the importance of tolerance, brotherhood and mutual cooperation among Indonesians in a bid to help maintain national unity.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Scars of war: Missing toenails
Scars of war: Missing toenailsBy Carole Biniasch JAKARTA (JP): When we were growing up, one thing about our father puzzled us greatly... his toes simply looked different. Like most Chinese fathers, ours was a man of few words, and one would not broach a subject as delicate as ten toes that looked...
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Professionalism of radio announcer
Professionalism of radio announcer I venture to question the professionalism displayed by one of the local radio stations, 107.85 FM, otherwise commonly known as radio DMC. Last Saturday night I happened to tune my radio to DMC, listening to what was, apparently, a combination of rap and soul music.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Monitoring system for Krakatau
Monitoring system for Krakatau BANDUNG (JP): To develop a physical or mathematical model of a volcanic system, scientists rely on monitoring systems to continuously provide them integrated information.Waluyo, a seismologist and volcanologist at the Physics Department of the School of Mathematics...
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Credit cards, a boon or a bane?
Credit cards, a boon or a bane? JAKARTA (JP): One reason I avoid people is that most of them are unbearably loquacious. Recently, I had an occasion where I had to put up with a lot of yap on credit cards.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Indonesians are losing their ability to use the language of symbols, said psychologist Sartono Mukadis."Look at how our mass media exposed the news on the rape of Acan's wife and two daughters in Bekasi recently. Heartless.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
King Sihanouk wins Russian film award
King Sihanouk wins Russian film award PHNOM PENH (Reuter): The organizers of the recent St. Petersburg film festival have presented Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk with a bronze award for his latest film, a royal assistant said on Tuesday.
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
AIDS shatters a would-be bride's dream
AIDS shatters a would-be bride's dreamBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Ria's dream to marry Tio in July this year has been shattered. Her fiance died, three months before the big day of AIDS.Her life will never be the same, not just because Tio has gone but also because Ria herself has been...
Sun, 27 Aug 1995
Personal attack
Personal attack What Mr. Abdul Rachman wrote in his letter (Ill-advised presumptions, Aug. 13, 1995) seems to have been a personal attack on Ratih, Teguh and myself. However, since the letter was made public through the Post, I feel that I should respond as such.First of all, it appears that Mr.
Sat, 26 Aug 1995
Magazine names Asia's most powerful women
Magazine names Asia's most powerful women HONG KONG (UPI): Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Wu Yi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar and Hong Kong publisher Sally Aw Sian joined three prime ministers Wednesday in Asiaweek's list of Asia's most powerful women.
Sat, 26 Aug 1995
Reform coming to Indonesia
Reform coming to Indonesia Until his removal from office following a coup attempt 30 years ago, Indonesia's first president, the charismatic Sukarno, was a living symbol of the country's fight against imperialism.
Sat, 26 Aug 1995
Marsinah's remains buried again
Marsinah's remains buried again SURABAYA, East Java: The remains of labor activist Marsinah were buried again in her home town of Nganjuk yesterday, a month after the police exhumed her body for another forensic test in Jakarta.