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Mon, 15 Sep 1997
ASEAN should expand the ARF
ASEAN should expand the ARFBy A.K.P. Mochtan JAKARTA (JP): As if eluding the prevailing trend toward multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific region, trilateral ties remain dominant and critical to strategic and security equations in Northeast Asia.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Who should lead our nation?
Who should lead our nation?From Berita YudhaOver the last few days we have again heard debate about whether our leaders should be military or civilian figures. Some say that civilians will not be ready to lead this nation for another five years, while others believe civilians are, in fact, ready to...
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
A fiery debate
A fiery debate There was an emotional storm in a political tea cup here last week. The root of the low-quality but high-voltage debate, which involved high-profile politicians, was a statement made by Dr. Juwono Sudarsono, a professor of political science at University of Indonesia.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Experts call for review of 1996 Press Law
Experts call for review of 1996 Press Law JAKARTA (JP): Experts greeted the scheduled endorsement of the broadcasting bill over the weekend, calling for equal "freedom" between broadcast and print journalists.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Coffee harvest to decline
Coffee harvest to decline JAKARTA (JP): The Association of the Indonesian Coffee Exporters estimates a drop of up to 60 percent in Indonesia's coffee production this year because of drought, Antara reported Saturday.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Officials air different opinions on CEPA project
Officials air different opinions on CEPA project JAKARTA (JP): Officials have voiced different opinions over the government's decision to award PT Consolidated Electric Power Asia (CEPA) Indonesia the Tanjung Jati C power project in Jepara, Central Java.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Maid found dead in employer's home
Maid found dead in employer's home JAKARTA (JP): A 22-year-old housemaid was found dead with foam oozing from her mouth at her employer's house in Jatiwarigin, Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, Friday evening.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Indomobil, Indomulti merge
Indomobil, Indomulti merge JAKARTA (JP): Two companies in the widely diversified Salim Group, PT Indomobil and PT Indomulti, will be merged in group's restructuring program.Indomulti president Fransiscus Welirang said Saturday the group would create a firm called PT Indomobil Sukses International...
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
E. Timor gets Rp 24b fund
E. Timor gets Rp 24b fund DILI, East Timor: The government has channeled a Rp 24 billion (US$8.2 million) fund to help poor families in 442 villages start their own businesses, State Minister of Population Haryono Suyono said Saturday.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Share prices likely to remain volatile
Share prices likely to remain volatile JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are predicted to remain volatile this week as most foreign investors would stay away from the market.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Principal's naked mischief
Principal's naked mischief JAKARTA (JP): An elementary school principal in the remote Bengkalis island, Riau, amused himself by ordering "nasty students" to run around a soccer field stark naked.The unusual punishment has angered the students' parents who demanded last week that the education...
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Record breakers at Games to get house
Record breakers at Games to get house JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said any athlete who breaks a world record at the 19th SEA Games here next month will receive a house from a sponsor.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Mahathir addresses fund managers on market woes
Mahathir addresses fund managers on market woes KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday addressed foreign fund managers as part of his government's efforts to reassure nervous investors about Malaysia's economic policies.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Over 3,000 teachers needed
Over 3,000 teachers needed SEMARANG: More than 3,000 junior and senior high school teachers will be needed in Central Java next year to make the government's nine-year compulsory education program a success, an official here said Saturday.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Verdict expected for Vietnam gang leader
Verdict expected for Vietnam gang leader HANOI (AFP): The alleged head of one of Vietnam's most notorious crime syndicates wept in court and begged for leniency for his followers while denying charges against him, official reports said.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Vietnam ports not feasible
Vietnam ports not feasible HANOI (AFP): An Asian Development Bank (ADB) investment project to upgrade Vietnam's ports at Ho Chi Minh City is not economically feasible and terms of the deal should be altered, the Saigon Port authority was quoted as saying Saturday.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Indonesian charged with insider trading
Indonesian charged with insider trading NEW YORK (Reuter): A J.P. Morgan trainee was charged with insider trading Friday for allegedly trading in the securities of three companies based on confidential information he learned at his job, federal prosecutors said.Papers filed in U.S.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Sad reflection of immaturity on nation's leadership debate
Sad reflection of immaturity on nation's leadership debate Political scientist Juwono Sudarsono has come under criticism this past week for suggesting the presidency remain in the hands of someone with a military background, at least until 2005.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Serang on the Internet
Serang on the Internet SERANG, West Java: Cyberspace welcomed a new website yesterday as the regency of Serang opened up its very own homepage.Serang regent Sukron Roshadi said the website is aimed at attracting investors to the area which is fast becoming an industrial and tourist hot spot.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Asian stocks poised for another poor week
Asian stocks poised for another poor week HONG KONG (Reuter): Asian stocks are mainly poised for another poor week, with Hong Kong depending on Wall Street for direction and sentiment weak in the rest of the region."Traders in Hong Kong are driving these markets," one head trader said.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Bintan a new rising star for investment
Bintan a new rising star for investmentBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): In a relatively short time, Bintan Island in the Riau archipelago has turned itself into a burgeoning center for investment activities in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Manpower office told to draw up 'wise' directives
Manpower office told to draw up 'wise' directives JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives promised Saturday to keep monitoring the government's preparations for implementing the newly approved manpower bill.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Traditional herbal 'jamu' needs scientific proof
Traditional herbal 'jamu' needs scientific proof JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian traditional herbal medicines, known as jamu, need to have empirically-proven curative elements to be scientifically proven and in order to compete in the world market, officials and manufacturers said at a seminar Friday.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Orchid forest smoke-free
Orchid forest smoke-free SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The 5,000 hectare Kersik Luway Melak orchid forest in Kutai has just been declared a smoke-free area in anticipation of the increasing number of fires which have become a national problem.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
TENNIS CHAMPION:
TENNIS CHAMPION: Indonesia's unseeded Andrian Raturandang won the third series of the Satelindo Indonesia Satellite Circuit after beating second seeded Alexei Gavrilov of Russia in yesterday's final 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Senayan tennis complex.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Dengue kills four in Medan
Dengue kills four in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: Dengue fever has claimed the lives here of at least four people, including a mother, her new born baby and 12-year-old daughter and hospitalized at least 42 others in the last week.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
U.S. cuts RI cacao prices
U.S. cuts RI cacao prices JAKARTA (JP): Cacao exporters in Southeast Sulawesi are losing at least Rp 28 billion (US$9.6 million) a year because of the mandatory cut in price of cacao exported to the United States.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Haze threatens RI's reputation
Haze threatens RI's reputation JAKARTA (JP): Haze continued to envelope many parts of the country yesterday as people began praying for rain to allay a problem which could tarnish Indonesia's image abroad.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Crime victims' rights
Crime victims' rights Vice President Try Sutrisno has reminded us once again of the need to provide legal protection for crime victims. A public debate concerning the issue developed a few years ago, when crimes occurred with increasing frequency and brutality.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Sutiyoso pledges not to disappoint Jakartans
Sutiyoso pledges not to disappoint Jakartans SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso, who will be installed as the new City Governor next month, has pledged not to disappoint Jakartans.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Pupil held for stabbing school mate
Pupil held for stabbing school mate JAKARTA (JP): An elementary student has been arrested in South Jakarta for allegedly stabbing a junior high school student in the chest after an argument between the two, police said.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Pulogebang project delayed indefinitely
Pulogebang project delayed indefinitely JAKARTA (JP): The construction of a modern bus terminal in Pulogebang, East Jakarta, which was previously scheduled to start in July, has been postponed indefinitely due to financial problems, a city official said.
Mon, 15 Sep 1997
Evicted Depok people occupy House compound
Evicted Depok people occupy House compound JAKARTA (JP): More than 70 residents of Pancoran Mas, Depok, who were recently expelled after occupying the National Commission on Human Rights office, took up position Saturday at the House of Representatives compound.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Modern housemaid
Modern housemaid In a country where mass media pinpoints the wide gap between rich and poor, or the haves and have nots, I would like to cite the true story of a modern maid.Yeyen (not her real name) commutes by bus from Tangerang to Jakarta, where she works as a maid.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
English-version 'Wayang' loses something in translation
English-version 'Wayang' loses something in translationBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): The sight, even viewed closely, was familiar.Two pesinden (singers of traditional Javanese songs), sitting demurely in their red kebaya, let out a melancholy lament as their male peers scaled the delicate...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
KL seeks foreign help to combat haze
KL seeks foreign help to combat haze KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has turned for help to France and Canada to combat the haze pollution hanging over the country, reports said yesterday.Science, Technology and Environment Minister Law Hieng Ding said officials from the two embassies were helping the...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
New bug takes a fancy to pricey gourmet cuisine
New bug takes a fancy to pricey gourmet cuisine JAKARTA (JP): Just read in The Economist that there's a new bug doing the rounds on this sphere we call earth. Perhaps "new" isn't exactly the way to describe it -- after all, it may've been busy since time began but only now have come to the...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Good times are long past for the Djakarta Theater
Good times are long past for the Djakarta TheaterBy Budiman Moerdijat JAKARTA (JP): People say 21 -- as in the chain of movie theaters Group 21 -- when they talk about going to the movies today.The Djakarta Theater, in a prime location on bustling Jl.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Young Indian duo set for Ericsson Masters match
Young Indian duo set for Ericsson Masters matchBy Bobby Allen Wilson BINTAN, Riau (JP): The young Indian duo of Arjun Atwal and Jeev Milkan Singh set up their final day pairing for the Asia Pacific Ericsson Masters after finishing the third round on top of the leaderboard.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
How to make museums more attractive
How to make museums more attractiveBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): The city's museums are poor. The problem has nothing to do with the value of artifacts they store, but the poor quality of displays, poor funding and poor human resources.And, above all, poor public interest.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Whatever happened to Eddy Silitonga, whose songs were on everybody's lips in the 1970s?"I am still in pop music," the North Sumatra native told The Jakarta Post recently at a Batak wedding reception.He has now turned his attention to promoting the government's development programs.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
RI women chess players fail to take GM norm
RI women chess players fail to take GM normBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): None of Indonesia's three best women chess players made the Women's Grandmaster (WGM) norm at the STAHL Women's Grandmaster Chess Tournament at Wisma Catur Frederick Sumanti.Maria Lucia, Upi D.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Old polemics die hard in Indonesian literary circles
Old polemics die hard in Indonesian literary circles Polemik Hadiah Magsaysay (Polemics on the Magsaysay Award)Editor: A.S. LaksanaForeword: Nirwan DewantoInstitute of the Study on Information Flow (ISAI) and the Cultural Work Network (JKB), Jakarta, May 1997xiv and 241 pagesRp 17,500.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Workers' lot gets stage treatment
Workers' lot gets stage treatment JAKARTA (JP): A lot of work and some play. A combination of these two elements makes Teater Abu, most of whose members are factory workers.Teater Abu performed Mesin Baru (New Machine), their seventh production, at Bengkel Teater Rendra in Cipayung, West Java, last...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Money talks is anthem for today's young professionals
Money talks is anthem for today's young professionals JAKARTA (JP): Nobody knows who posted the sticker on the front of the bus plying the Kampung Rambutan-Grogol route. But its message -- Better to Be Rich than Poor and Ailing -- may be the anthem for today's young professionals.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Rethinking the IMS-Growth Triangle
Rethinking the IMS-Growth TriangleBy Linda Low The IMS Growth Triangle has unique potentials and advantages. SINGAPORE: Mooted in 1989, the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle (IMS-GT), formerly dubbed Sijori (Singapore-Johor-Riau Islands) was the first subregional growth triangle in ASEAN.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Obituary
Obituary JAKARTA (JP): Retno Poernomoningsih Djamaludin, wife of Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo, died at the Cikini public hospital yesterday. She was 63.Relatives at the minister's residence, in the high-ranking government officials complex in Kuningan, South Jakarta, said Retno...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Fashion of haute couture -- an escape from reality
Fashion of haute couture -- an escape from realityText by Dini S. Djalal and photos by P.J. Leo JAKARTA (JP): Christian Dior, the late French designer who spent the 1950s whittling a million socialite waists into his hourglass New Look, once said, "Fashion comes from a dream, and the dream is an...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Small movie theaters struggle in Jakarta
Small movie theaters struggle in Jakarta In a city where entertainments are countless, movie theaters seem to remain the main option for weekend leisure activities. The Jakarta Post reporters Budiman Moerdijat, Devi M.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Is home entertainment gaining ground over movie theaters?
Is home entertainment gaining ground over movie theaters? JAKARTA (JP): In a bleak survival of the fittest scenario bandied about by fearful movie theater owners, home entertainment will mean bankruptcy for all but the most competitive.