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Govt to establish secondary mortgage facility

Govt to establish secondary mortgage facility JAKARTA (JP): The government will establish a secondary mortgage facility (SMF) to help finance the country's growing demand for housing, State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung says.

MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): A labor activist reportedly told a

MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): A labor activist reportedly told a colleague that he was responsible for mobilizing nearly 11,000 workers to stage a peaceful protest on April 14, which later turned into anti-Chinese rioting.

Business News in Brief

Business News in BriefSeeds donated for research JAKARTA (JP): Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Allan Taylor handed over yesterday 100 kilograms of Acacia mangium seeds to Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo.The seeds are worth A$90,000 (US$64,249).

Port company to issue bonds

Port company to issue bonds JAKARTA (JP): PT (Persero) Pelabuhan Indonesia II, a state- owned port company, will issue five-year bonds next month to raise Rp 100 billion (US$46.5 million) to finance the construction of Container Terminal III at Koja in North Jakarta.

Telkom to market 600,000 digital cellular telephone lines

Telkom to market 600,000 digital cellular telephone lines JAKARTA (JP): Investors in Batam and Bintan, two islands south of Singapore, will be able to communicate with cellular telephones next month, when their global system for mobile (GSM) telecommunications begin operations.

Share prices decline on Jakarta Stock Exchange

Share prices decline on Jakarta Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued their sustained fall yesterday with most issues loosing ground in heavy trading in line with the downward trend on other Asian markets.The Composite Index closed 1.

Small Islamic school makes mosque central to children's lives

Small Islamic school makes mosque central to children's livesBy Santi WE Soekanto CIMANGGIS, Depok, West Java (JP): It's nap time at the Nurul Fikri Integrated Islamic School in Depok. Dozens of small girls wearing religious headdress are laying down on prayer mats spread on the floor of the...

Across the Archipelago

Across the ArchipelagoE. Java defends ban on seminar SURABAYA: The police, responding to criticism of their ban on a seminar on human rights last Sunday, blamed the organizers for failing to observe proper procedures in applying to hold the meeting. East Java Police Chief Maj. Gen.

Thomas and Uber Cup players get boost

Thomas and Uber Cup players get boost JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian badminton players received the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals boost they needed when they met President Soeharto at the State Palace yesterday.

Again, the worker problem

Again, the worker problem President Soeharto's call the other day for higher industrial wages may sound like music to many laborer's ears. "The wage system should not widen the social gap," the President said in a seminar, jointly organized by the Ministry of Manpower and the International Labor...

'Happy Day' restaurant sticks to basics

'Happy Day' restaurant sticks to basics JAKARTA (JP): It seems that Jl. Ir. H. Juanda in Central Jakarta is exerting a compulsive attraction on me because I often find myself on that road with the small hope of finding, perhaps, an exciting new restaurant, to replace the memory of those long gone...

Special team tickets 199 bus drivers, impounds 21 buses

Special team tickets 199 bus drivers, impounds 21 buses JAKARTA (JP): The City Traffic and Land Transportation Control Office ticketed at least 199 bus crews and impounded 21 buses for various violations yesterday.

Tanah Lot project wins approval from government

Tanah Lot project wins approval from government JAKARTA (JP): The government has recommended the development of the Bali Nirwana Resort, a US$200 million tourism project adjacent to the Tanah Lot temples in Bali, go on, despite the persistent criticism of local residents and students nationwide.

Discovering lamb chops and other New Zealand dishes

Discovering lamb chops and other New Zealand dishes JAKARTA (JP): People say the fastest way to get to know a country and its inhabitants is to know what their food is like. In New Zealand, where sheep outnumber the population (18 million to 4 million) it is not surprising that cooks have developed...

Neighborhood night-watch system to be intensified

Neighborhood night-watch system to be intensified JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command sees the siskamling or night watch system, as the most effective way to combat and prevent crime.The night watch system is currently on the wane but the Military Command has vowed to strengthen it.

Australia ready for Asia: Keating

Australia ready for Asia: Keating CANBERRA (AFP): Australia has reformed its business and popular culture and made the necessary macro-economic changes to take its place in Southeast Asia as an exporter of high-value- added goods, Prime Minister Paul Keating said yesterday.

Compulsory

Compulsory education The Outlines of the State Policy (GBHN) 1993 stipulates that the aim of the second long-term development plan is to build an advanced and prosperous nation, materially and spiritually.

Focus on Jakarta

Focus on JakartaMMPI to hold a one-day seminar In anticipation of a possible increase in the prices of school textbooks, the Indonesian Book Society (MMPI) plans to sponsor a one-day seminar on Books and National Education at the Sari Pacific hotel on May 7.

Press complain about Cups game schedule

Press complain about Cups game schedule JAKARTA (JP): The organizers of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals are seeking every avenue to overcome coverage problems caused by the late evening program of the world badminton team championships.

Abdurrahman tells NU officials not to compete for PPP post

Abdurrahman tells NU officials not to compete for PPP post JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the nation's largest Islamic organization, have again been advised not to jockey for position in the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP), which will elect new leadership in August.

Tarmizi and Saudi envoy clear up `misunderstanding'

Tarmizi and Saudi envoy clear up `misunderstanding' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher met with Saudi Arabia envoy Abdullah Abdurrahman Alim in an apparent move to resolve the rift that has grown between the two men in the past week over Indonesia's administration of haj...

Textile firm loses Rp 25 billion

Textile firm loses Rp 25 billion JAKARTA (JP): A fire, high interest on loans and a decline in operating income have brought losses of Rp 25.2 billion (US$11.7 million) to PT Pan Brothers Tex, a garment manufacturer listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

Rights commission's next client may be themselves

Rights commission's next client may be themselves JAKARTA (JP): The police ban on a discussion in Surabaya last weekend could prove an interesting case for the National Commission on Human Rights -- the seminar was on the effectiveness of the commission.

Traditional markets

Traditional marketsFrom ProspekWe are witnessing how the traditional markets are struggling to maintain their existence in the era of modern supermarkets, department stores, super stores and the like. Will the traditional markets be driven away?I strongly believe it is unlikely the traditional...

Sexual promiscuity may cause cancer: Experts

Sexual promiscuity may cause cancer: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Doctors at the Dharmais Cancer Hospital strongly advised couples to remain sexually faithful to avoid contracting one of the five most deadly forms of cancer in the country.Dr.

Work force problem

Work force problemFrom PelitaI feel concerned about the recent laborers' demonstration in Medan, which has drawn the attention of many parties. We clearly remember that the world of labor was tarnished by the incident of Marsinah.

Bimantara negotiates with MTV for broadcast rights

Bimantara negotiates with MTV for broadcast rights JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala (Malicak), a subsidiary of the Bimantara Group, is negotiating with MTV (Music Television) to market the round-the-clock music cable network through a direct-broadcast satellite television service.

Latief denies monopoly in sending of workers overseas

Latief denies monopoly in sending of workers overseas JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief denied yesterday accusations by manpower supplier companies that the government was monopolizing the lucrative business of sending workers overseas.

A Lay denies role in Nyo Beng Seng murder

A Lay denies role in Nyo Beng Seng murder JAKARTA (JP): The lawyer of Oey Jeng Lay, alias A Lay, suspected of playing a role in the slaying of businessman Nyo Beng Seng, acknowledged yesterday that his client was the victim's close friend but said he had nothing to do with the murder.

Funding still hampers compulsory education

Funding still hampers compulsory educationBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): With the enforcement of the nine-year compulsory education program today, the following incident calls to mind the problems already faced in enforcing compulsory grade-school education and the implications for the expanded...

The nine-year education program

The nine-year education program The late Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjadiningrat, known as Ki Hadjar Dewantara, was an Indonesian hero who pioneered the national education system.Born 85 years ago and a descendant of Yogyakarta's royal family, Paku Alam III, he realized that education was the only way...

Invisible Indonesia thrusts into the world

Invisible Indonesia thrusts into the worldBy Claudia Kalb The following is the second of two articles based on a report about a conference on Indonesia held in New York from March 13 to March 15. NEW YORK (JP): In reference to the tension between developing and industrialized countries, Don...

Indonesian oil explorer invites Filipino firms for Kalimantan project

Indonesian oil explorer invites Filipino firms for Kalimantan project MANILA (AFP): Petrocorp Exploration Indonesia Ltd. is inviting Filipino firms to take part in an exploration project in the Karang Besar area off east Kalimantan, an official of one of the local companies said yesterday.

Open doors to put buses out of circulation

Open doors to put buses out of circulation JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Traffic and Land Transportation Control Office, JP Sepang, vowed yesterday to impound any city bus whose crew defies the regulation requiring doors to be closed while the bus is in motion.

JP/2/ACROSS

JP/2/ACROSSBone marrow patient dies SEMARANG, Central Java: The first patient to receive a bone marrow transplant in Indonesia died last Tuesday of heart complications after surgery.Lorensia Putri, 3 and a half years old, was treated at the Telogorejo Hospital in Semarang for the past month...

Investors watch handling of riot, warn businessmen and analysts

Investors watch handling of riot, warn businessmen and analystsBy Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Leading businessman and economic analysts, skeptical about the government's handling of the recent riots in Medan, North Sumatra, warn that the incident might deter foreign businessmen from investing in...

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Musico 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 00:30 a.m.

Kadin set to boost bilateral trade with India

Kadin set to boost bilateral trade with India JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and Assocham, its Indian counterpart, are set to boost bilateral trade and investment ties.

Three men jailed for 12 years for murdering Marsinah

Three men jailed for 12 years for murdering Marsinah JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya District Court yesterday sentenced three men to 12 years imprisonment each for their role in the murder of labor activist Marsinah last year.

Thoughts for educationists

Thoughts for educationists The government kicked off yesterday the nine-year compulsory education program after successfully implementing the similar six-year program during the last 10 years. The success story is really but a significant progress for a developing country which is trying hard to...

ANC heads for victory, de Klerk party holding Cape

ANC heads for victory, de Klerk party holding Cape JOHANNESBURG (Reuter): Nelson Mandela's ANC headed for a big win in South Africa's historic elections yesterday but President F.W. de Klerk's National Party, reformed architect of apartheid, seemed to be clinging to power in the Cape.

Courting bribery

Courting briberyFrom Sinar PagiThe General Attorney has denied that there is some kind of a `mafia' in the court rooms in this country.His statement was aimed at thwarting the widely publicized issue of bribery among district attorneys and judges in the recent tax restitution trial in Surabaya.

Myanmar warlord seeks ties with Thailand: report

Myanmar warlord seeks ties with Thailand: report BANGKOK (AFP): Myanmarese warlord Khun Sa would like his Shan state to become a province of Thailand, The Nation daily reported yesterday. In an interview, Khun Sa said Thailand had more to gain from ties with the Shan state than from ties with the...

Tansil's trial slated to begin on May 10

Tansil's trial slated to begin on May 10 JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court will begin the trial of Eddy Tansil, the businessman at the center of the massive loan scandal at Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), on May 10.

Various factors may affect economic development

Various factors may affect economic development JAKARTA (JP): The recent banking scandal, leveling-off of non- oil exports, declines in foreign investment, slow depreciation of the rupiah, low oil prices and the increase in U.S.

JP/3/FOCUS

JP/3/FOCUSTwilite Orchestra to perform at JHCC The Twilite Orchestra will present its third concert at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center on Saturday.Oddie Agam, the group's production director, said as quoted by Antara over the weekend that the third Twilight Orchestra Gala Concert, which is...

Poverty and corruption

Poverty and corruptionFrom Panji MasThe most interesting issue in the mass media recently is the Bapindo credit fraud case.I'm sure that this sort of thing happens in Indonesia a lot, but the Bapindo case is noteworthy because it is the biggest one to ever have been exposed.

Governor pledges to keep Kebon Kacang apartment status

Governor pledges to keep Kebon Kacang apartment status JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja reassured occupants of Kebon Kacang apartment buildings that he would not let the their low-cost apartment status be a means for letting developers use the building for other functions.

One-way route system is a fast lane to congestion

One-way route system is a fast lane to congestion JAKARTA (JP): An expert yesterday called on the municipal administration to review its policy on one-way route system, implemented on several roads in the city, as it has aggravated traffic congestion instead of alleviating it.

Freedom Forum holds workshop on environment

Freedom Forum holds workshop on environment JAKARTA (JP): Twenty four Indonesian journalists received training on effective reporting on environmental issues from the Freedom Forum, a New York-based organization concerned with promoting freedom of the press worldwide.