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Mon, 01 May 1995

Be civilized

Be civilized When I read what happened to Bintang's house, I was shocked. How could this have happened?Indonesians are a civilized, cultured and law abiding people.It is very much regrettable that there are among us, radical people who forget that they are Indonesians.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Sanitation program in East Jakarta

Sanitation program in East Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Mayor Sudarsono has urged businessmen in his mayoralty to participate in the sanitation improvement program which has been launched there in conjunction with the central government's drive to improve discipline nationwide.

Mon, 01 May 1995

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, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Regulating demonstrations

Regulating demonstrations The draft law on demonstrations is at present in its final stages of preparation. The draft will shortly be proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. A team representing various ministries is at present finalizing it.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Tradition vs traditionalism (1)

Tradition vs traditionalism (1)By Ignas Kleden This is the first of a two-part article examining the relations between the concept of tradition and political thinking. JAKARTA (JP): Tradition and traditionalism are two closely related concepts which, however, are quite different.

Mon, 01 May 1995

RI to market agro-tourism

RI to market agro-tourism JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, with its rich and varied agricultural fields and plantations, will soon market agricultural tourism to attract more foreigners to visit the country."We have a lot of assets to develop agro-tourism facilities, but we don't know yet how to manage the...

Mon, 01 May 1995

JSX prices weak on cautious sentiments

JSX prices weak on cautious sentiments JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) remained weak as nervous investors cashed in their holdings last week. The market was seen trading within a narrow range, reflecting investors' mixed and cautious sentiments.

Mon, 01 May 1995

13 arrested in Medan demonstration

13 arrested in Medan demonstration JAKARTA (JP): Police in Jakarta have confirmed the arrest of 13 demonstrators in the North Sumatra capital city of Medan last week for their involvement in anti-government rallies.However, National Police Chief Spokesman Brig. Gen.

Mon, 01 May 1995

23 pledge cash for ESCAP

23 pledge cash for ESCAP BANGKOK (AFP): Twenty-three member states of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific have pledged US$13.77 million for ESCAP projects in 1995, ESCAP announced Saturday.

Mon, 01 May 1995

52,500 livestock for Idul Adha

52,500 livestock for Idul Adha JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has prepared 50,000 goats and 2,500 cows to secure an adequate supply of sacrificial livestock for the Islamic Day of Sacrifice (Idul Adha), which falls on May 10.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Indonesian music hard to define, musician says

Indonesian music hard to define, musician says JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian music is in currently in a state of flux, making it difficult to characterize, prominent musician and composer Sukahardjana says.Speaking at a discussion on Indonesian contemporary music entitled Indonesian modern music -- its...

Mon, 01 May 1995

Multimedia may change the way children learn

Multimedia may change the way children learnBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Ask a computer salesman what multimedia is, and he'll most likely tell you that it means a PC with a CD ROM drive, a stereo sound card and a pair of speakers.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Electronics still shielded by protection

Electronics still shielded by protection JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's electronics industry is too domestically-oriented and dependent on the government's protectionist policies, an expert said.Farid Harianto, a visiting professor at the Center for International Studies of the Canadian University of...

Mon, 01 May 1995

Govt striving to reduce number of drug addicts

Govt striving to reduce number of drug addicts JAKARTA (JP): The government is determined to further decrease the number of drug addicts and psychotropic substance abusers, says chairman of Bakolak Inpres 6/1971, a government coordinating board in charge of eliminating drugs trafficking, addicts...

Mon, 01 May 1995

Three Merapi victims found

Three Merapi victims found YOGYAKARTA: The skeletal remains of three people, believed to have been the victims of a Mount Merapi eruption last year, were found last week in the worst hit hamlet of Turgo, near the volcano.

Mon, 01 May 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Cartoon: Little Wizards 3:00 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mysteries 4:30 Student Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Welfare: Health 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:30 Religious Teachings: Hindu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama:...

Mon, 01 May 1995

Illegal houses to be flattened

Illegal houses to be flattened SURABAYA, East Java: The East Java administration will flatten the illegal houses built along the flood plain of the Kali Mas and Kali Surabaya rivers ahead of January's ASEAN Tourism Forum 1996, a governor aide said Saturday.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Nurhayati expected to win SEA Games cycling gold

Nurhayati expected to win SEA Games cycling gold JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is placing its gold medal hopes in the 18th Southeast Asian Games cycling competitions on top national female rider Nurhayati, who had an impressive showing at the world championships in Manila over the weekend.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Exporters need faster process for VAT refund

Exporters need faster process for VAT refund JAKARTA (JP): Procedures for the refund of value added tax (VAT) paid by export-oriented companies need to be reformed in order to promote the development of local trading companies, says an analyst of the World Bank.

Mon, 01 May 1995

SPSI members not maximizing union power: Official

SPSI members not maximizing union power: OfficialBy Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): Workers in Indonesia are not using the power at their disposal to further their interests, says a senior leader of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI).

Mon, 01 May 1995

New Zealand's statement on Joop expected today

New Zealand's statement on Joop expected today WELLINGTON (AFP): New Zealand's foreign minister, Don McKinnon, is to issue a statement today on allegations an Indonesian cabinet minister indecently assaulted a hotel employee in Auckland, the New Zealand Press Association reported yesterday.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Gays barred from Labor Day rallies

Gays barred from Labor Day rallies MANILA (AFP): Leftist groups said that they would not include homosexual groups in this year's Labor Day rallies in the southern Philippines, the official Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported here yesterday.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Lactose intolerance causes diarrhea

Lactose intolerance causes diarrheaBy Tony Smith JAKARTA (JP): "Many cases of diarrhea in young children may not be caused by bacterial infection due to insanitary conditions, but because of intolerance to the carbohydrate lactose found in milk," says leading international pediatrician Dr.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Coordination in quarrying needed

Coordination in quarrying needed JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Economic and Development Affairs Tb. M. Rais wants related offices to coordinate excavation work in the capital to prevent inconvenience to the public.

Mon, 01 May 1995

City told to give traditional marts chance to compete

City told to give traditional marts chance to compete JAKARTA (JP): The government has been asked to set aside more funds to renovate traditional markets in a bid to help them compete with supermarkets and other modern business centers.

Mon, 01 May 1995

NPC signs $100m loan

NPC signs $100m loan MANILA (AFP): State-owned National Power Corporation (NPC) on Saturday signed a US$100-million syndicated loan facility, the Philippine presidential palace said in a statement.The NPC, the Philippines' main power producer, will use the proceeds of the loan for various...

Mon, 01 May 1995

Parking study results emerge

Parking study results emerge JAKARTA (JP): City Inspector Djoko Brotosurjono said his office had finished the first stage of its investigation into the embezzlement of parking fees at the City Parking Authority, BP Parkir.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Third-party autopsy of maid confirmed

Third-party autopsy of maid confirmed MANILA (AFP): The Philippines and Singapore yesterday issued a joint statement saying both countries would abide by the results of a third-party autopsy on a murdered Filipina maid whose death was central to a diplomatic squabble between the two.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Moslems to blame for no political clout

Moslems to blame for no political clout JAKARTA (JP): Moslems are to blame for their perceived marginal roles in international and domestic political arenas, experts agreed yesterday.Ahmad Sumargono, Muhammad Al Khaththath, M.

Mon, 01 May 1995

DAP may make comeback attempt

DAP may make comeback attempt KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's largest opposition party, which last week said goodbye to northern Penang state after being trounced in national polls, has hinted it may make a comeback attempt in the showcase industrial hub.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Private TV should have ethics code

Private TV should have ethics code JAKARTA (JP): Noted communications expert Alwi Dahlan reminded managers of private television stations on Saturday of the need for a code of ethics, despite the fact that the government has been slow in issuing TV broadcasting laws.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Maumere still tense after incident

Maumere still tense after incident JAKARTA (JP): The town of Maumere on the East Nusa Tenggara island of Flores was still tense yesterday following a violent demonstration which left at least one person killed, residents said.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Int'l school for the blind

Int'l school for the blind JAKARTA (JP): The Merpati Putih pencak silat school will open an international school for the blind in Cibubur, South Jakarta, in September.The international school will offer an 18-month course. In the first six months students will learn how to walk as normal people do.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Bus drivers end strike

Bus drivers end strike SURAKARTA, Central Java: Bus drivers plying the Surakarta- Yogyakarta ended on Saturday their two-day strike to protest the police killing of a bus conductor."The buses have resumed operation.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Forest firms all set for labeling

Forest firms all set for labeling JAKARTA (JP): Fifty of Indonesia's forest concessionaires will be examined to qualify for ecolabeling certification, which will be required for the exportation of wood products in the coming years, an executive of the country's forestry association says.

Mon, 01 May 1995

Communist may use literature for revenge

Communist may use literature for revengeBy Wahyudi M. Pratopo JAKARTA (JP): A senior Golkar party official warns that frustrated supporters of communism could use literature as a means of taking their revenge.

Mon, 01 May 1995

RI to stay on USTR 'watch list'

RI to stay on USTR 'watch list' WASHINGTON (Reuter): The United States has decided not to target any countries for possible trade sanctions over copyright violations or discrimination in government contracting, U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said on Saturday.

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

PLN fling

PLN fling I would like to comment on Mrs. Linda Hollands' story on the front page of The Jakarta Post, Sunday edition of April 23, 1995.Usually PLN messengers come to the house at 8 a.m. at the earliest. It amazes me that there were no servants around to take care of people who come to the house.

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

Latter day gold rush brings prosperity to Irianese town

Latter day gold rush brings prosperity to Irianese townBy John Owen-Davies TIMIKA, Irian Jaya (Reuter): Indonesians are flocking to this mosquito-blown coastal town in remote Irian Jaya to seek jobs and fortunes in what resembles a latter day Gold Rush.

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

Peace treaty boosts Jordan's tourism sector

Peace treaty boosts Jordan's tourism sectorBy Rana Sabbagh MADABA, Jordan (Reuter): Jordan's small tourism industry is creaking under a boom fueled by the kingdom's October peace treaty with Israel.Jordan's 150 tourist buses, owned by the country's sole agency, are overwhelmed by foreign and...

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

Dede's paintings social commentaries

Dede's paintings social commentariesBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Works of painter Dede Erie Supria have an amazing super-realistic quality that everybody -- well, perhaps it would be safer to say almost everybody -- likes them.

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

TV today

TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fresh with Berty Tilarso 7:40 Cartoon: Vicky The Viking 8:05 Around Us 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Indonesian Cooking 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang...

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

Indonesia-Netherlands ties enter a new era

Indonesia-Netherlands ties enter a new era Indonesia and the Netherlands, whose relations hit rock bottom in 1992 when Indonesia barred Dutch development aid, are entering a new era of cooperation which will most probably be strengthened with Queen Beatrix's planned visit to Indonesia in August...

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

Back to nature in wrong way!

Back to nature in wrong way! JAKARTA (JP): Everybody nowadays is getting back to something. Religious organizations are returning to their old philosophies. The military is getting back to basics. Music lovers are tuning in to the 1960s, bringing a fortune to recording companies reproducing oldies...

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

ABN AMRO Bank creates strong presence in Indonesia

ABN AMRO Bank creates strong presence in Indonesia The presence of ABN AMRO Bank in Indonesia dates back to 1826, when the bank's predecessor, Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, a trading company founded by King Willem I, first opened its offices in Indonesia.

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

The rise of regionalism in the Asia-Pacific region

The rise of regionalism in the Asia-Pacific region What are the factors spurring the phenomenon of regionalism? Vijayakumari Kanapathy provides an analysis. Economic regionalism has become an important item in most countries' national, regional and international agenda. And Malaysia is no exception.

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

Reinforcements rush to troubled Maumere

Reinforcements rush to troubled Maumere JAKARTA (JP): Police have sent reinforcements to Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara to restore peace and order in the city which was rocked on Friday by unrest that left one person dead and seven others injured.

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

Oasis restaurant mixes western, Indonesian cooking

Oasis restaurant mixes western, Indonesian cooking JAKARTA (JP): Have you ever witnessed someone incessantly snacking on crispy ikan teri? Probably not, unless you have visited Oasis restaurant on Jl. Raden Saleh in Central Jakarta."Our ikan teri is for guests to snack on while waiting for a table.

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

Guess What? Martina Sudwikatmono

Guess What? Martina Sudwikatmono Alcohol is an enemy of Martina Sudwikatmono, owner of Planet Hollywood."I can't drink alcohol. It makes me dizzy," Martina said at the official launching of Star TV, which took place at her restaurant Thursday evening.

Sun, 30 Apr 1995

Playboy is widely available here

Playboy is widely available hereBy T. Sima Gunawan There are some things we can do without. Perfume is one. However, many Indonesians readily part with a few hundred thousand rupiah for a small bottle of scent.

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