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Sun, 07 May 1995
Give kids education they deserve
Give kids education they deserveBy Johannes Simbolon What can you expect from a teacher who receives only Rp 25,000 (US$11.30) per month? The following story reveals the grim situation of two primary schools in a village, near Bogor, two hours' drive from Jakarta.
Sun, 07 May 1995
PLN Revisited
PLN Revisited I was amused to read Beatrix Noe's letter, which criticized Linda Hollands' story in The Jakarta Post on April 23, 1995. The comments I found to be the most absurd are as follows:1. "It amazes me that there were no servants around to take care of people who come to the house.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Poerwoto is one with Merpati Putih
Poerwoto is one with Merpati Putih JAKARTA (JP): Cigarettes are never far from him. His short stature, thin body, simple clothes, wrinkled face and gray hair tell nothing but a nobody.But appearance sometimes deceives.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Hero-series stamps
Hero-series stamps With regard to the commemoration of Indonesia's golden jubilee I would like to propose that the Post and Telecommunication Service reissue the Indonesian national hero series stamps. I think this is one way of fulfilling the wishes of some ministers who always remind us in their...
Sun, 07 May 1995
Amien Rais: Succession is necessary
Amien Rais: Succession is necessaryBy Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): For many people, discussions on succession of national leadership would not be complete without somehow mentioning Amien Rais.The chairman of Indonesia's reformist Moslem organization, Muhammadiyah, first brought up the issue...
Sun, 07 May 1995
PSSI wants Eindhoven's best team
PSSI wants Eindhoven's best team JAKARTA (JP): The Secretary-General of the All Indonesia Soccer Association (PSSI), Soeparjo Pontjowinoto, hopes that the Dutch First Division club PSV Eindhoven will send its best team to Indonesia.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Risk essence of W. Sumatran bullfight legend
Risk essence of W. Sumatran bullfight legendBy Wisnu Pramudya KOTO BARU, West Sumatra (JP): Cubit, a veteran fighting bull owned by a resident in the Tanah Datar regency, stamped his hoofs near the bullfighting arena in this mountainous town.
Sun, 07 May 1995
The rubble of the emerging middle class
The rubble of the emerging middle class JAKARTA (JP): We hear about them constantly, we see them more often than we might want, but who are these people called the emerging middle class? A walk through my neighborhood might help sort the question out.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Bon Jovi's 'Saturday Night' rocks 100,000 fans
Bon Jovi's 'Saturday Night' rocks 100,000 fansBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Some Day I'll Be Saturday Night Bon Jovi sings. And what a fine Saturday evening last night was for the 100,000 spectators at the band's concert at the former Ancol circuit in North Jakarta.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Philippine military gets lift from Spratlys
Philippine military gets lift from Spratlys China's encroachment onto a reef claimed by the Philippines has provided the latter's armed forces with a much needed boost. Francisco L. Roman Jr. examines the issue.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Jakarta's own information 'supir taksi' highway
Jakarta's own information 'supir taksi' highwayBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Personally, I'm all for Bill Clinton and Al Gore's information highway. However, Guy Kawasaki's Wise Guy column, published in the July 1994 issue of MacWorld, provided me with some alternative insights.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Guess What? Rudi Khoirudin
Guess What? Rudi Khoirudin "I'm very...very honored to know that I have been appointed a member of the panel of judges at such a prestigious cooking festival in Hong Kong," said Indonesian culinary expert Rudi Khoirudin, smiling.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Neglect leaves schools on brink of crisis
Neglect leaves schools on brink of crisisBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): "We have been neglecting our elementary schools for years," a high-ranking government official admitted recently.Both the Indonesian government and public have long considered these elementary schools worthless, said...
Sun, 07 May 1995
RP labor minister quits
RP labor minister quits MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos yesterday accepted the resignation of Labor Minister Nieves Confesor, the second senior official to quit in the fallout over the hanging of a Filipina maid in Singapore in March.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Merpati Putih makes the blind 'see' clearly
Merpati Putih makes the blind 'see' clearlyBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): Can a man see nothing yet he sees something? Socrates once asked. But the reverse is also true. A man can see something though he sees nothing.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Indonesian development analyzed
Indonesian development analyzed Indonesia Assessment 1994. Finance as a Key Sector in Indonesia's Development. Edited by Ross H. McLeod. Published by Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995. Paperback, 353 pages.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Gandhi and Marley alive in Candi Dasa
Gandhi and Marley alive in Candi DasaBy Degung Santikarma and Emma Baulch DENPASAR (JP): Most people consider Bob Marley and Indira Gandhi long gone, but they are alive and well in Candi Dasa. Perhaps the Balinese belief in reincarnation has allowed their rebirth there.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Van der Sterren paints landscape from memory
Van der Sterren paints landscape from memoryBy Benito Lopulalan DENPASAR (JP): Mooi Indie, or "Beautiful Indonesia", a school of painting that explores the beauty of Indonesia, used to be accused of not caring about the problems of the country's poor people.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Santa Ursula strives to live up to reputation
Santa Ursula strives to live up to reputation JAKARTA (JP): She is 55 and she watches Satria Baja Hitam and Sailor Moon, the two most popular Indonesian cartoons on TV."I watch the children's favorite TV programs to enable me to understand them better," school teacher Loes Tan Tjin Tjoe said.
Sun, 07 May 1995
Indochina needs good ties with ASEAN
Indochina needs good ties with ASEAN The countries of Indochina need to strengthen linkages with the dynamic ASEAN states and also with the rest of the Asia- Pacific if they are to achieve comprehensive development.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Consortium clears hurdle to acquiring Kanindotex
Consortium clears hurdle to acquiring Kanindotex JAKARTA (JP): A politically well connected consortium has overcome the final hurdle to its acquisition of the Kanindotex textile group which defaulted on Rp 1.3 trillion (US$585 million) in loans owed to two state banks.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Australian writer to debut new play
Australian writer to debut new playBy Deborah Cameron JAKARTA (JP): With the New Zealand ambassador as the leading man, the Australian ambassador's wife as the leading lady and a string of embassy officials and amateur actors making up a scratch cast, the only thing that's certain about the Jakarta...
Sat, 06 May 1995
No drugs, no booze: Bon Jovi
No drugs, no booze: Bon Jovi JAKARTA (JP): This evening's performance by American rock band Bon Jovi has the laudable mission of stopping alcohol and drug abuse."We get higher with music than drugs and alcohol," guitarist Richie Sambora answered when questioned if they did drugs or drank alcohol...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Police inspect LA triple murder case evidence
Police inspect LA triple murder case evidence JAKARTA (JP): National Police inspected material evidence from the Los Angeles triple murder case involving Harnoko Dewantono yesterday.The material evidence, tightly sealed in two boxes and a bag, consisted of 113 pieces of material evidence.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Kipling classic loses jungle touch in remake
Kipling classic loses jungle touch in remakeBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): In Disney's 1995 reworking of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, the film's childlike hero Mowgli puts forward the question: "What is hate?" To which followed much "deep" philosophizing amongst the audience about the...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Sense of justice
Sense of justice Herewith I would like to ask you to convey my warmest and deepest feelings of gratitude to Chief Judge Benjamin Mangkoedilaga as well as Judges Sumaryono and Tengku Abdul Rachman Husni of the Jakarta State Administrative Court for having the moral integrity and courage to let...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Garuda gets new routes
Garuda gets new routes JAKARTA (JP): The government has approved the increase of Garuda Indonesia's domestic routes from 12 to 34, Director General of Air Transportation Zainuddin Sikado said yesterday.
Sat, 06 May 1995
City Hall renovation
City Hall renovation JAKARTA (JP): The renovation of city hall is almost complete and will be finished before June 22, the city's 468th birthday, an official said yesterday.Project supervisor Benny Suratna said that the main hall of the building would be ready in time for the celebrations...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Night transportation not viable
Night transportation not viable JAKARTA (JP): The City Traffic and Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ) said yesterday that the night transportation provided by a number of city bus companies had proven to be unprofitable.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Indonesia favored in Sudirman Cup
Indonesia favored in Sudirman Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has an excellent chance to complete its badminton supremacy with a Sudirman Cup mixed team championships victory in Lausanne, Switzerland, a badminton legend says.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Strong quake jolts Morotai
Strong quake jolts Morotai AMBON, Maluku: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook the northern regency of Morotai on Thursday, an official said yesterday.Chief of the local meteorologic and geophysics office, Hendry Subakti, said that the government had not yet obtained detailed...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Private investors urged to mine industrial minerals
Private investors urged to mine industrial minerals JAKARTA (JP): The government is urging private investors to mine more industrial materials like phosphate and glass sand, both of which are badly needed by local industries.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Houses for pedicab drivers
Houses for pedicab drivers PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The local government is keeping its promise to help the poor, building 50 houses which it will offer to pedicab drivers without dawn-payment.Musi Banyuasin regent Arifin Djalil said here on Thursday that the project was part of the government's...
Sat, 06 May 1995
New inquiry into death of activist
New inquiry into death of activist JAKARTA (JP): East Java Police said yesterday that they will set up a special team to investigate who really murdered labor activist Marsinah."We will reopen investigations following the exoneration by the Supreme Court of all defendants of all charges in the...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Equal justice for all
Equal justice for all This has been a memorable week indeed for those who aspire to see the principle of equal justice for all upheld in Indonesia.Only a day after the Jakarta State Administrative Court declared the government's revocation of the publishing license of the weekly news magazine Tempo...
Sat, 06 May 1995
164 companies unable to renew staff permits
164 companies unable to renew staff permits JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta office of the Ministry of Manpower disclosed that 164 companies in the city have failed to renew the work permits of foreign workers they employed last year.Head of the office Freddy P.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Property market dampened by numerous factors
Property market dampened by numerous factors JAKARTA (JP): An international property consultant firm claims that while high foreign investment approvals have propelled demand for property in Indonesia, a number of other factors have dampened the industry's prospects.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Bank Mashill to issue bonds locally
Bank Mashill to issue bonds locally JAKARTA (JP): Bank Mashill, a foreign exchange bank listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, announced its plans yesterday to issue bonds worth Rp 75 billion (US$33.6 million) on the local stock exchange.
Sat, 06 May 1995
'Prahara Budaya' puts history in perspective
'Prahara Budaya' puts history in perspective JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro welcomed yesterday Prahara Budaya, or Cultural Calamity, saying the new book "straightens out history.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Liza marches into semis
Liza marches into semis JAKARTA (JP): Unseeded Indonesian Liza Andriani delighted her home fans with a surprising win for a semifinal berth in the Astra International junior tennis championships yesterday.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Military students graduate
Military students graduate JAKARTA (JP): Chief of Staff of the Jakarta Military Command Brig. Gen. Sutiyoso presided over the graduation of 70 students from the second stage of their military education yesterday.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Probe on diarrhea outbreak
Probe on diarrhea outbreak JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health yesterday said it is still waiting for a full report from its local office on the major outbreak of diarrhea in Garut, West Java.The Angkatan Bersenjata daily reported yesterday that seven people died and 215 others were hospitalized...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Labor conditions in Indonesia
Labor conditions in Indonesia In response to an article in The Jakarta Post of April 28, 1995, entitled RI should Improve labor conditions: WB, with comments made by Nisha Agrawal, the World Bank economist, I would be pleased to submit the following information:1.
Sat, 06 May 1995
TGI Friday's is more than a just a place to eat
TGI Friday's is more than a just a place to eatBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): If you think that the grand opening of TGI Friday's took place last Friday, you are wrong. It was on Saturday, when U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Robert L. Barry officially launched the American Bistro.
Sat, 06 May 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Force 5 Danguard Ace 3:05 Sports: Dunhill League (live) 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Drama: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:25 Music: Dangdut 10:25...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Indorayon's profit surges
Indorayon's profit surges JAKARTA (JP): The operating profit of PT Inti Indorayon Utama, a publicly listed pulp and rayon producer based in North Sumatra, increased by 1,286 percent to Rp 56.6 billion in the first quarter of this year due primarily to higher gross profits from pulp and rayon fiber...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Java speeds up development
Java speeds up development SEMARANG: The provincial administrations of Central and East Java have agreed on closer cooperation in order to speed up development in their respective border regencies."We are designing the legal basis for the cooperation," Chairman of the Central Java provincial...
Sat, 06 May 1995
Identify negligent developers: City Council
Identify negligent developers: City Council JAKARTA (JP): The City Council is urging the City Development Supervision Office to announce the names of the developers found guilty of building projects without licenses.
Sat, 06 May 1995
See it live
See it live The following sports matches will be shown live on TV this weekend:SaturdaySoccer Indonesian League: PSMS Medan v Persija, TVRI at 3.20 p.m. English premier league: Crystal Palace v West Ham, SCTV at 9 p.m.Sunday Indonesian League: Gelora Dewata v Assyabaab SGS, ANTeve at 3.30 p.m.
Sat, 06 May 1995
Radio, television stations urged to protect copyrights
Radio, television stations urged to protect copyrights JAKARTA (JP): The dominant political organization Golkar yesterday appealed to all radio and television stations to join in the government's campaign to enhance copyright protection for music works.