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Koran not root of sexism in Islam

Koran not root of sexism in Islam JAKARTA (JP): Islam does not discriminate against women but its adherents may be guilty of discrimination due to a misinterpretation of the religion, Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher says.

Logitech's ScanMan EasyTouch: A companion for your notebook

Logitech's ScanMan EasyTouch: A companion for your notebookBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): With most scanners, one of the things we have to do in connecting them with the PCs is to install their internal interface card.Small as it is, this card requires a standard ISA slot in the motherboard.

Thai bid for WTO seat

Thai bid for WTO seat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia pledged its backing for Thailand's bid to the chair of the Committee for Agricultural Products of the World Trade Organization (WTO) when the two nation's trade ministers met on Saturday.Jakarta will lend full support, Minister of Trade S.B.

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.

Heart disease affects rich and poor alike

Heart disease affects rich and poor alike JAKARTA (JP): Coronary heart diseases, long popularly believed to be a "rich man's affliction", turn out to also be a major health problem for the poor. In fact, in certain cases, the poor are more prone to heart problems than the rich.

Squatters face eviction

Squatters face eviction BATAM, Riau: The Batam industrial authority plan to demolish some 1,200 houses erected on a plot belonging to the government and evict their inhabitants saying that the community will create social problems.

Toll road to finish by 1996

Toll road to finish by 1996 A toll road which links the Bumi Serpong Damai real estate complex, the Bintaro Jaya area and Jakarta is slated for completion by 1996, a spokesman said Saturday.Johannes Tulung, spokesman for the PT Bintaro Serpong Damai (BSD), the developer which will build the 13.

Mahathir exchanges letters with Rabin

Mahathir exchanges letters with Rabin KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he had exchanged several letters with his Israeli counterpart Yitzhak Rabin discussing Malaysian recognition of the Jewish state.

Dewi Sukarno's nude pictures now available on floppy disk

Dewi Sukarno's nude pictures now available on floppy disk SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Shots of erotic poses of Ratnasari Dewi, the widow of the late president Sukarno, are now available in floppy disks, outwitting the government's ban on her book, Madame D. Syuga from which the pictures are taken.

No steak in Batam

No steak in Batam BATAM ISLAND: Authorities here have seized 4.5 tons of illegally imported beef.A spokesman for the Batam authority, Dadang Kusnandar, said the authorities have not yet identified the origins and the importer of the meat but said that the case would be referred to the district...

Malaysia changes policy of its rubber industry

Malaysia changes policy of its rubber industry KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia announced it was revamping its natural rubber policy, saying current productivity needed to be enhanced to match rising competition from other producers.

Cycling in Beijing offers a glance at the people

Cycling in Beijing offers a glance at the peopleBy Harry Bhaskara BEIJING (JP): The bicycle is still the most popular means of transportation in Beijing despite the invasion of taxis on the city's streets.

Mahathir accuses U.S. of racism

Mahathir accuses U.S. of racism KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad questioned yesterday whether U.S. opposition to the East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) was due to racism."Why the rejection? Is it because of our color?" Mahathir said in reaction to Washington's reported...

Phone for diplomatic center

Phone for diplomatic center JAKARTA (JP): PT Abadi Guna Papan, a private company under the Bimantara Citra business Group, signed here yesterday an agreement with the state-owned PT Telkom domestic telecommunications company to construct telephone infrastructure at the Grand Kuningan diplomatic...

Surabaya judge cleared of bribe scandal

Surabaya judge cleared of bribe scandal JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has cleared a top Surabaya judge from allegations that he accepted bribes in acquitting three businessmen from tax evasion charges.

RI to contact Pyongyang, Seoul to defuse tension

RI to contact Pyongyang, Seoul to defuse tension JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, in his capacity as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), plans to dispatch an envoy to Pyongyang yet again in the hopes of defusing the escalating tensions on the peninsula.

E. Timor coffee farmers have jubilant harvest

E. Timor coffee farmers have jubilant harvest DILI (JP): This year's (May-October) harvesting season is bringing joy to East Timor's coffee farmers, but not without worries.Local farmers now say they are free at last to sell their produce to higher bidders -- free from the fettering monopoly held...

Sjamsiah, figure behind success of meet on women

Sjamsiah, figure behind success of meet on womenBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): As delegates of a regional conference on women held here prepared to leave following their verbal tug-of-war, the conference chairperson, Sjamsiah Achmad, is one person who can at last breathe a bit easier.

Police crack case of dismembered woman

Police crack case of dismembered woman Jakarta (JP): Police in Malang, East Java, say they may have cracked the case of the murder of a young woman, whose head, intestines and limbs were found floating in the Brantas river last month.

Subroto bows out of OPEC with a big smile

Subroto bows out of OPEC with a big smile VIENNA (Reuter): OPEC lost one of its most persistent voices of moderation on Thursday as Indonesia's Subroto made his final appearance as Secretary-General at a conference of the sometimes fractious 12 oil exporters.

Taiwan to invest in Sulawesi

Taiwan to invest in Sulawesi PALU (JP): Weifhuan Enterprise Company (WEC), a Taiwan agribusiness company, will invest US$5 million in crab farming in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, and a fishing venture at the Tomini bay and Makassar strait, South Sulawesi.

Man missing at sea

Man missing at sea SORONG, Irian Jaya: Search and rescue workers were still looking for a man who has been missing since he fell from a ferry into the sea on Thursday.Sorong Port administrator A. Jarangga said the KM Dobonsolo ferry was on its way from Biak to Ambon when the incident happened.

Canada, NZ send relief aid

Canada, NZ send relief aid JAKARTA: The New Zealand and Canadian governments have extended NZ$50,000 (Rp 63 million) and Rp 45 million worth of aid relief respectively for the victims of the recent tidal waves in East Java.

Australia Today Indonesia is only the beginning

Australia Today Indonesia is only the beginningBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Australia Today Indonesia 1994, the big trade and cultural promotion program which got underway here this week, is only the beginning of Australia's effort to establish greater linkages with its northern neighbor.

Govt urged to open palm oil futures trading

Govt urged to open palm oil futures trading Jakarta (JP): The Indonesian vegetable oil and fat trade federation (FAMNI) cautioned the government yesterday against intervening in the crude palm oil (CPO) trade to push its price down and proposed instead the opening of the futures trading Bourse for...

Rights commission proposes merger of SPSI and SBSI

Rights commission proposes merger of SPSI and SBSI JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission of Human Rights joined in an appeal, yesterday, for the two major workers' unions in Indonesia -- one of which is not officially recognized -- to merge into one organization.

Building material book to be issued

Building material book to be issued A guidebook on building construction materials and related equipment and services is currently being prepared for its launching early next year.The 400-page Color Pages Indonesia (Guide to Building Material & Equipment) is mainly aimed at providing comprehensive...

Shopping center reopened

Shopping center reopened BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Deputy governor Hasan Aman reopened the Amuntai shopping center in Hulu Sungai Utara district Thursday.The largest shopping center in Hulu Sungai Utara caught fire last month, less than a year after the multi-billion rupiah project was opened.

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after the broad-based Composite Index, lost nearly five points on Thursday.The broad-based Composite Index, closed lower at 476.54 from 477.13 previously.

Actress Ria may not be tried for her alleged role in murder

Actress Ria may not be tried for her alleged role in murder JAKARTA (JP): The planned trial of starlet Ria Irawan for her alleged role in the death of a young married man at her house five months ago may not materialize after all.

Govt settles dispute with Dayak tribes

Govt settles dispute with Dayak tribes JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday that it has come to an amicable agreement with the Bentian Dayak tribes in East Kalimantan in the dispute over a piece of land in Jelmu Sibak which it is acquiring for a forestry estate.

Dinosaur Park

Dinosaur Park Correction: The dinosaur show at the Jakarta Fair ground will last until July 16, not as reported on this page yesterday. The grand opening of the Dinosaur Park will be today. -- The Editor

Workers complain of dismissal

Workers complain of dismissal Around 150 workers of PT Duta Busana Danastri, a garment company, marched to the headquarters of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday to complain of the dismissal of a co- worker.

Population is puzzles Jakarta

Population is puzzles Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Governor of Jakarta Surjadi Soedirdja believes population growth is one of Jakarta's most serious problems and that the city must find a way to curb migration of rural people.

Branta to expand business in ASEAN

Branta to expand business in ASEAN JAKARTA (JP): PT Branta Mulia, a yarn and tire cord manufacturer listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, will expand its business network in Southeast Asia through a joint venture agreement with several Malaysian companies to construct a third tire...

Timor honors Gen. Wismoyo

Timor honors Gen. Wismoyo DILI, East Timor: Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares has named Army Chief of Staff Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar an honorary customary leader.The ceremony was highlighted with traditional dances and martial arts on Thursday where senior local civilian and military leaders were...

Surveyor Indonesia to replace SGS by end of this year

Surveyor Indonesia to replace SGS by end of this year JAKARTA (JP): The pre-shipment inspection of goods to be imported to Indonesia, which has been done by the Swiss company Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) since 1985, will be taken over by PT Surveyor Indonesia (PTSI) by the end of this...

The amazing Dayak Bungan porters of West Kalimantan

The amazing Dayak Bungan porters of West KalimantanText by Dolly Priatna photos by Ismunandar SAMARINDA, E. Kalimantan (JP): Fifteen days after setting out from Pontianak, the provincial capital of West Kalimantan, the long-boat trip upstream from the mouth of the Kapuas river ended at Tanjung...

School as cultural center

School as cultural center Speaking before the national congress of the Association of Indonesian Educational Scholars, President Soeharto reemphasized that schools should become cultural centers. We wish to underline this statement because educators should continuously make efforts to be sensitive...

Major arts events planned for 1995

Major arts events planned for 1995 JAKARTA (JP): The year 1995, when Indonesia marks its 50th year of independence, could well put Indonesia on the map in the world's arts scene.The government announced its plan to host two major art events of international scale, yesterday.

How much for a game ball and fries?

How much for a game ball and fries? JAKARTA (JP): Amidst the World Cup's largely hedonistic football fiesta, an American-fast food style restaurant is carrying out a pricey auction of the event's official FIFA match ball for charity.

Burns bursts to early lead in Indonesia Rally

Burns bursts to early lead in Indonesia RallyBy Dwiatmanta MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Briton Richard Burns is making an impressive debut at the 1994 Indonesia Rally championship when he steered to victory in the first leg of the race yesterday.

Demolition of houses on state land continues

Demolition of houses on state land continues JAKARTA (JP): While the city mayors say they are planning to continue demolishing squatters homes on state land, they have pledged to carry out the evictions and destruction wisely.

Trucks impounded in North Jakarta

Trucks impounded in North Jakarta At least seven trucks have been impounded by the North Jakarta Traffic and Land Transportation Control Office after the vehicles were discovered carrying soil during daylight hours on certain roads.

PT Lamtoro Gung proposes $2b road project in Manila

PT Lamtoro Gung proposes $2b road project in Manila MANILA (AFP): PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada, controlled by Indonesian President Soeharto's eldest daughter, has offered to build a two billion-dollar toll road in the Philippines, sources said yesterday.

Suba Indah stops production of liquor

Suba Indah stops production of liquor JAKARTA (JP): PT Suba Indah, a manufacturer of sausages, condiments, spirits, wines and soft drinks, has stopped its liquor production due to Operation Cleansing."Our liquor sales have been hampered since the operation was intensified in April.

12 cock-fighting gamblers nabbed

12 cock-fighting gamblers nabbed A city police team from the On-the-Alert squad have arrested a total of 12 people believed to have bet on cock-fighting behind the railway station in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.During the raid on Wednesday, the team also confiscated five cocks, Rp 105,000 (US$48.

Street widening

Street wideningFrom JayakartaWe, residents of Jl. Kerkof, South Cimahi district, are disappointed at the measures taken by the Bandung authorities who forcefully demolished the fence walls of the community to make way for a road widening project.

More protests over Bapindo

More protests over Bapindo SEMARANG, Central Java: Students of the Walisongo State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) staged a protest on Thursday demanding the trial of three former ministers in connection with the huge fraud at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo).

Forest for sale or for exchange

Forest for sale or for exchange JAKARTA (JP): Forests may now be stripped bare for other uses only if the developer converts a non-forested area that is at least three times larger into a forest.Director General of Inventory and Forest Land Use Titus Sarijanto said yesterday that the Minister of...