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Jakarta is as exciting

Jakarta is as exciting My Jakarta is as exciting as I want to make it, even with those un-laundered flags, the mobile telephone exhibitionists, the sometimes bad, ugly, wicked cab-drivers, the unpredictable rains and the macet (traffic jams).

American seeks long lost mother

American seeks long lost mother JAKARTA (JP): An American is currently seeking the whereabouts of his long lost mother, identified as Dasinie Rosier, whom he believes is still alive and living in Indonesia.

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.

Indonesia needs new concepts on foreign policy

Indonesia needs new concepts on foreign policy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must formulate new concepts in managing its foreign policy to enable the country face the growing challenges and trends in world politics and sustain an active role world diplomacy, leading scholar Juwono Sudarsono said on...

Infrastructure discussed

Infrastructure discussed JAKARTA (JP): A seminar on infrastructure innovation, jointly organized by the Indonesian and French governments, will present managers of major French construction companies and principal contractors and their Indonesian counterparts.

Mantiri appointment may still face opposition: Evans

Mantiri appointment may still face opposition: Evans JAKARTA (JP): Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans said on Saturday that he remained doubtful whether a recent comment made by Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.B.L.

Tourism to become third biggest foreign exchange earner by 2000

Tourism to become third biggest foreign exchange earner by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): A survey predicts that by the end of the century, the tourism industry will become the third biggest non- oil foreign exchange earner after textile products and wood, reaping US$8.9 billion a year from 6.

Garuda resumes flights

Garuda resumes flights PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The chairman of Garuda Indonesian Airways, Soepandi, said over the weekend that the national flag carrier will resume the shuttle flight from Jakarta to Palembang in South Sumatra, to Padang in West Sumatra, and to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan,...

Educators urge equal access to good education

Educators urge equal access to good education JAKARTA (JP): The government's "education for all" program, while successful, is no longer sufficient, education experts say.They are now pushing for "quality education for all".

Javanese opera opens at TIM

Javanese opera opens at TIM JAKARTA (JP): Thirty groups of wayang orang, or traditional Javanese opera, are taking part in the fourth national festival that opened at the Taman Ismail Marzuki on Friday night.

National prosperity lies on human resources: Soeharto

National prosperity lies on human resources: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The key to Indonesia's prosperity lies in its ability to develop strong and skilled human resources, President Soeharto said on Saturday.

RI businessman buys 5.11% stake of Amcol

RI businessman buys 5.11% stake of Amcol JAKARTA (JP): Prominent Indonesian businessman Henry Pribadi has acquired a 5.11 percent stake in property and trading group Amcol Holdings for US$59.42 million.

Subway

Subway The article Environment and Mass Transit Interlink (The Jakarta Post, June 17, 1995) prompts me to write this. Since Jakarta will build a subway, allow me please, to share with your readers my experience in a large city which built a subway.

HP DeskJet 1200C still a champ despite age

HP DeskJet 1200C still a champ despite ageBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Once in awhile we encounter products that remain the champions longer than anticipated. In the old XT days, for example, there was this Leading Edge Model D that was surely one of them.

Weekly Stock Exchange Review

Weekly Stock Exchange Review JAKARTA (JP): Mixed market sentiment kept shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) within its narrow path, with the Composite Index ending last week at 492.28 points, a marginal 0.62-point (0.13 percent) increase from 491.66 in the previous week.

Syafii denies internal rifts, intervention

Syafii denies internal rifts, intervention BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): As thousands of Moslems began streaming into the spruced up town to attend Thursday's opening of the Muhammadiyah congress, leading members of the organization heatedly denied reports of internal rifts and outside intervention in the...

Erratic builders face dismissal

Erratic builders face dismissal JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Builders Association (Gapensi) has threatened to dismiss members who produce substandard work."We mean to offer quality service to boost our image in the public.

Why this interrogation?

Why this interrogation?From RepublikaIf the report published in Republika (June 14, 1995) about the police interrogation of Prof. Dr. Robert Hefner is true, it is indeed a shameful and deplorable action. According to the report the professor was interrogated for about six and a half hours.

See boxing at Jakarta Fair

See boxing at Jakarta Fair JAKARTA (JP): To woo visitors, the ongoing month-long Jakarta Fair at Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, has organized a two-week boxing tournament which opened yesterday.R.G. Harahap, the chairman of the organizing committee, said Saturday all boxing clubs in Jakarta, Bogor,...

Apkindo to help govt in marketing

Apkindo to help govt in marketing JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Wood Panel Producers (Apkindo) said Saturday that it is ready to cooperate with the government in evaluating the widely-criticized plywood marketing system.Apkindo's executive chairman, A.

Lampung to host kite festival

Lampung to host kite festival BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: At least 250 participants from 13 countries will participate in the four-day Lampung Kite Festival which starts today."Participants from the United States, Australia, France, the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria,...

Rival church groups clash, 5 injured

Rival church groups clash, 5 injured JAKARTA (JP): At least five people were injured in a clash involving two rival camps of the rift-ridden Sumatra-based Toba Batak Christian Church (HKBP) on Saturday, church and police sources report.

Development contests proposed

Development contests proposed JAKARTA (JP): A senior official proposed yesterday that the city administration sponsor regular contests at the subdistrict level to encourage people's participation in development activities.

Residents protest delinquent chief

Residents protest delinquent chief BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Dozens of villagers from Tri Karya Mulya in North Lampung have lodged a protest with Governor Poedjono Pranyoto over their chief's lawbreaking.

Language needs new words to survive

Language needs new words to surviveBy John Philips This is the first of two articles on the recent raid on foreign names in Jakarta. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Malaysia says "go for it". Bonny Prince Charles says only the English know how (the Americans are corrupting and should be "avoided" at all costs).

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Voltron 3:05 Entertainment 3:30 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 4:30 Quiz Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Technology program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Hindu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series:...

The Mantiri argument

The Mantiri argument Possible political consequences aside, the latest spat between Jakarta and Canberra concerning the nomination of Lt. Gen. Herman Mantiri is sure to raise a number of interesting questions among observers.

Silver ingot freed from VAT

Silver ingot freed from VAT JAKARTA (JP): The government has exempted the 10 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on imports and domestic sales of polio vaccine, silver granule and silver ingot to support the anti-polio campaign and home industries.The tax exemption is stipulated in Presidential Decree No.

USA to participate in national march

USA to participate in national march WASHINGTON (JP): A group of 27 young Americans will depart for Jakarta from Los Angeles today (Monday) to take part in the National Youth March, known in Indonesia as the Kirab Remaja Nasional.

Kraton festival begins in Surakarta

Kraton festival begins in Surakarta JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto opened the Nusantara Kraton Festival in the Central Javanese city of Surakarta over the weekend, saying that the tourist industry had become an important economic factor in Indonesia.

Surabaya to host craft council meet

Surabaya to host craft council meet SURABAYA: Surabaya will host the 19th congress of the World Craft Council's Asia Pacific chapter in October, a provincial official said.Soedirman, the head of economic affairs of the provincial government, said 30 institutions from 27 Asia Pacific countries would...

Govt blamed for uncertainty in textile industry

Govt blamed for uncertainty in textile industry JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Federation of Batik Cooperatives says the current uncertainty in the textile industry is partly a result of a lack of support for the industry from the government.

Friends launch biography of late Chairul Saleh

Friends launch biography of late Chairul Saleh JAKARTA (JP): Friends and "adversaries" of the late Chairul Saleh launched a biography on Saturday intended to set the record straight about one of Indonesia's most controversial political figures in the 1950s and 1960s.

Muhammadiyah to elect chairmanship candidates

Muhammadiyah to elect chairmanship candidatesBy Santi WE Sukanto and Wisnu Pramudya BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): About 100 leading members of the Moslem organization Muhammadiyah will begin today the preliminary process of electing the group's chairman by short-listing 39 of the 95 registered candidates.

Panin Bank debt collectors to face trial

Panin Bank debt collectors to face trial JAKARTA (JP): The case of two debt collectors suspected of involvement in the recent kidnaping and beating of a businessman will be brought to court soon, police sources said Saturday.

Detaining boy a mistake

Detaining boy a mistake Regarding the news about a nine-year-old boy imprisoned for 52 days (The Jakarta Post June 22, 1995) I would like to make some comments.I am very concerned with the boy's condition and I deplore the police official's pretext.

City military chief advises students to shun protests

City military chief advises students to shun protests JAKARTA (JP): City Military chief Maj. Gen. Wiranto advised Jakarta students on Saturday to stay away from politics so that they can better serve public interest with innovative, concrete work.

Enhancing police efficacy

Enhancing police efficacy Almost all kinds of disorderly and indisciplinary conduct is blamed on failings on the part of the police. Actually, as the American police expert Walter Hartinger says, there is no correlation between the occurrence of disorder in the community and police shortcomings.

Singing contest for disabled

Singing contest for disabled SURABAYA: Fifty-four disabled children from 26 provinces competed in the singing festival at the National Olympics for the Disabled, Abilympics 1995, which was held here over the weekend.

Jakarta glitters with light campaign

Jakarta glitters with light campaign JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta at night. Colorful lights decorate skyscrapers and strategic places to make Jakarta "alive" 24 hours a day.That is what the city government officials are dying to see, at least over the coming few months when Jakartans celebrate the city's...

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange As of June 30, 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Market Cap. PER P/BV Company Name Price Previous Change Volume Value 1995F FY94 week (Rp) (Rp) (+/-Rp) (shares) (Rp) (Rpbn) (x) (x)...

Vanuatu PM here for 3-day visit

Vanuatu PM here for 3-day visit JAKARTA (JP): Vanuatu Prime Minister Maxime Carlot Korman arrived here last night for a three-day visit at the invitation of President Soeharto.Korman was welcomed at Soekarno-Hatta international airport by Foreign Minister Ali Alatas who accompanied him to the...

Toll road fare to increase?

Toll road fare to increase?From NeracaI am very concerned with the government's plan to increase the toll fares. I don't really know what is behind the plan. Toll road users argue that "business" is the only reason why they are raising toll road fares.

How to spend time while visiting Singapore

How to spend time while visiting SingaporeBy Johannes Simbolon SINGAPORE (JP): A journalist who visited Singapore recently said that what amazed her most was the fact that the country has not only managed to discipline its people, but also its animals.

Fourth time lucky for Yayuk at Wimbledon?

Fourth time lucky for Yayuk at Wimbledon?By Russel Barlow JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki will make her fourth attempt tomorrow to serve up a little piece of history for herself at Wimbledon, the oldest and most revered tennis tournament in the world.

The road to Medan will vex the best

The road to Medan will vex the best JAKARTA (JP): The battle for the top honor in the Rally of Indonesia '95 is reaching its peak as world class drivers fully backed-up by their giant car producers re-affirmed their confidence in making the event their victory.

Having a bad-cab-day in Jakarta

Having a bad-cab-day in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): It's Wednesday morning and your coworker storms into the office, flings down her bag and heads straight for the coffee machine. She gulps the scalding coffee, composes herself somewhat and snarls, "You won't believe what happened to me on the way to...

Responses to crises: Jakarta and the Balkans

Responses to crises: Jakarta and the BalkansBy Suryono Darusman Suryono Darusman looks at President Soeharto's recent proposal to bring peace to the Balkans. On his flight back from a recent trip to Europe, Indonesia's President Soeharto put forward proposals for a peaceful settlement of the...

Another story about bamboo

Another story about bamboo The Jakarta Post has run several interesting articles recently on the uses of bamboo. I would like to recount a story I read (author unknown), which the readers might find interesting.Once upon a time in the heart of the Eastern Kingdom lay a beautiful garden.

Feisal demands more from police force

Feisal demands more from police force JAKARTA (JP): The National Police force marked its 49th anniversary with an impressive show of force yesterday, but Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung demanded more from them in terms of professionalism and in providing public services.