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Djaduk Ferianto's 'Gades Sumpeg' make shallow waves

Djaduk Ferianto's 'Gades Sumpeg' make shallow wavesBy Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): Music for the theater often makes a valuable contribution to the contemporary music scene. Proof enough is that two of Indonesia's most talented composers, Embie C.

Feby/Hendri reach Japan Open finals

Feby/Hendri reach Japan Open finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's junior doubles Feby Widhiyanto and Hendri Susilo Pramono will play in today's final of the Japan Open Junior Tennis Championship in Tokyo.Feby/Hendri beat Chinese Taipei pair of Cheng Wei Jen/Fu Shao Wei 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) yesterday.

Batik and painting turn Ardiyanto's creative wheel

Batik and painting turn Ardiyanto's creative wheelBy Amir Sidharta YOGYAKARTA (JP): First and foremost, Ardiyanto is known for his batik. Iwan Tirta may still be the most famous batik designer in Indonesia, but Ardiyanto's work is gaining world renown.

Time etches changes on urban landscape of Jakarta

Time etches changes on urban landscape of JakartaBy Richard Watson JAKARTA (JP): Early in the 1970s, the capital was still spelled as Djakarta. It was widely reported by the international press that Indonesia was a country in a state of anarchy with most services broken down.

Megawati believes in a nation with a vision

Megawati believes in a nation with a visionBy T. Sima Gunawan and Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): She does not talk much, but she is one of the most talked about persons in the country. A low-profile and soft- spoken woman, Dyah Permata Megawati Soekarnoputri is a tough and powerful figure in New Order...

Resort bans controversial Aussie MP from meeting

Resort bans controversial Aussie MP from meeting PERTH, Australia (AFP): Controversial Australian politician Pauline Hanson has been banned from speaking at a fashionable resort here next month because of her views on Asian immigration, The West Australian reported yesterday.

Australia tries to fathom the emerging Asia

Australia tries to fathom the emerging Asia Pathways to Asia, The Politics of Engagement Edited by Richard Robinson Allen & Unwin, NSW, 1996 Paperback, 270 pages A$24.95 MELBOURNE (JP): While a fascination with Asia in the Western world is not a new trend, it was only just over a decade ago that...

KONI takes over wushu training duties

KONI takes over wushu training duties JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games training director, Djoko Pramono, has announced that he has taken charge of wushu training because the athletes had not been following correct training programs.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:45 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Children's Program: Arena 123 8:00 TV Series: Brudy and Family 8:30 Performances: Warna Warni 9:00 Children's Film: 9:30 Cooking Program: Masakan Indonesia 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album Minggu Ini 11:30 People...

RI feedom ally dies at 81

RI feedom ally dies at 81 JAKARTA (JP): Biju Patnaik, an Indian leader known for his strong support of Indonesia during its fledgling republic days, died Thursday at the age of 81 in New Delhi.The former minister in the Indian government and former chief minister of Orissa, a state in eastern...

For 'Si Kuncung' life may start after 40

For 'Si Kuncung' life may start after 40By Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The oldest children's magazine in Indonesia, Si Kuncung, celebrates its 41st anniversary this month. Once the darling of every child in Indonesia, you will no longer find it in the bookstore even though it still clings on to...

Highest Paid Female Executives in Indonesia

Highest Paid Female Executives in Indonesia(Rank, Name, Company, Position, Estimated 1995 Income in million Rp): 1. Eva Rianti Hutapea, Indofood Sukses Makmur, Director 2. Rini M.S. Suwandi, Astra International, Finance Director 3. Angel L. Umali, Indofood Sukses Makmur, Director, 800-999 4.

Flores' village keeps up whaling tradition

Flores' village keeps up whaling traditionBy Yacob Herin LARANTUKA, East Flores (JP): Excited cries of baleo ring out along the Lamalera coastline as children and adults point to the spot where a whale has surfaced, its presence heralded by a fountain of seawater sprayed high in the air.

New center expected to raise RI's Islamic profile

New center expected to raise RI's Islamic profileBy Rita A.Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is set to take a more prominent place in the Islamic world following today's opening of the Bayt-Al Quran and Istiqlal Museum by President Soeharto at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta.

The commercialization of marriage in Bali

The commercialization of marriage in BaliBy Garret Kam DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Special wedding-holiday packages are being openly and shamelessly promoted by several travel agents, with foreign tourists as the potential buyers.

Liza, Mimma get wild card at Open

Liza, Mimma get wild card at Open JAKARTA (JP): Two young Indonesian players received wild cards to play at the Danamon Indonesia Open women's tennis tournament here next week.The Indonesian Tennis Association said Liza Andriyani, world ranked 469, and Mimma Chernovita, world ranked 477, would...

Holy row colors Balinese wedding package

Holy row colors Balinese wedding packageBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): A young wedding couple walked elegantly from the padmasana, the worship place for Balinese Hindus, at the Agung Rai Museum in Ubud, Bali.At first glance they looked like a Balinese bridal couple.

Merpati plane crash kills 15 on Belitung Island

Merpati plane crash kills 15 on Belitung Island JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 people were killed and six others missing when a Merpati Nusantara airliner crashed on Belitung Island near South Sumatra yesterday morning.

Clinton reassures democracy leader on HK status-quo

Clinton reassures democracy leader on HK status-quo WASHINGTON (Reuter): President Bill Clinton has told a Hong Kong democracy advocate there "would be consequences" if freedom erodes in the colony once China assumes control on July 1, according to the White House.

Career and marriage, or career versus marriage?

Career and marriage, or career versus marriage?By Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): Some working women, some day, may have to make the unenviable choice of sacrificing either career or marriage. The two, in some circumstances, are not always compatible.

To the classical beat of inferior cassettes

To the classical beat of inferior cassettes JAKARTA (JP): Music hath charms to soothe the savage ... is it breast or beast? Well, never mind. I am here to tell you that it also arouses the beast, or savageness in breasts -- or whatever.

Canberra, KL and much ado about ASEM

Canberra, KL and much ado about ASEM Exclusion from ASEM will disadvantage Australian diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific, says Milton Osborne. SINGAPORE: Malaysia's decision to exclude Australia from the next Asia-Europe summit (ASEM), due to be held in London in 1998, has evoked a range of reactions in...

Working mother' motive affects children's growth

Working mother' motive affects children's growth JAKARTA (JP): The motive of mothers who work outside the home plays an important role in the success or failure of children's personality development, noted psychologist Utami Munandar said.

Unemployment

UnemploymentFrom Suara KaryaA constant problem in our community is unemployment vis-a-vis work opportunities.People are often hoaxed into paying millions of rupiah to an myriad of go-betweens who promise jobs. Some may land jobs but many others get nothing but more promises.

Bank Dharmala gets loan

Bank Dharmala gets loan JAKARTA (JP): Bank Dharmala has signed a US$20 million term loan consisting of a series of offshore bilateral.A statement Thursday said the facility was arranged by Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Ltd.

Timor and Maleo to jointly develop local suppliers

Timor and Maleo to jointly develop local suppliers KARAWANG, West Java, (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday PT Timor Putra Nasional and PT Maleo, respectively the producers of national cars Timor and Maleo, will cooperate in developing spare parts vendors.

31 shuttlers named for Sudirman Cup

31 shuttlers named for Sudirman Cup JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia named 31 players Thursday to represent the country at next month's Sudirman Cup and world championships.Association official Hadi Nasri said the names were the same as those listed by the International...

Food poisoning disturbs schooling

Food poisoning disturbs schooling BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Sabuk Indah II primary school has kept its doors open despite the food poisoning incident that killed two students last week.But the incident clearly disturbed class, Antara quoted Sri Wardhani of the local office of the Ministry of...

Astra management institute receives ISO certification

Astra management institute receives ISO certification JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra International's Management Development Institute has received two 9001 ISO certificates for quality management design.Astra's director Gagianto Kumala said the Association Francaise pour l'Assurance Qualite International...

Relocation site needed for Kemang businesses

Relocation site needed for Kemang businesses JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave wants the city administration to provide new sites for Kemang businesses which have been forcibly closed.

Orangutans lure tourists to Bohorok

Orangutans lure tourists to BohorokBy Sugianto Tandra BUKIT LAWANG, South Aceh (JP): A group of orangutans race silently down from the treetops when they spot their caretakers approaching the feeding platform, loaded with bags of bananas.

Twelve die in diarrhea outbreak

Twelve die in diarrhea outbreak SEMARANG: Twelve people have died and 412 others have been hospitalized in an outbreak of diarrhea in Kebumen regency from early February to April.Dr. Margo Utomo from the Central Java provincial health office said the outbreak could be considered a disaster, given...

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Animated Classic 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Vokal Group SLTA 3:25 Soccer: Kansas League (live) 4:15 Regional News 4:30 Soccer: Kansas League (live) 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The...

Unibank to sell 70m new shares

Unibank to sell 70m new shares JAKARTA (JP): Unibank, a banking arm of the Garuda Mas business group, plans to offer 70 million new shares to strengthen its capital structure.The bank's president Odang Kariana said Thursday that the shares to be offered to the public would account for 34.

Firm to manage reclamation project set up

Firm to manage reclamation project set up JAKARTA (JP): The City Council set up Thursday a joint-venture company to carry out the reclamation project in the North Jakarta coastal area.The company PT Pembangunan Pantai Utara Jakarta would work under the auspice of the North Jakarta Reclamation...

Dayak tribesman wins environmental award

Dayak tribesman wins environmental award JAKARTA (JP): Before April 14th, few people had heard of Dayak tribesman Lois Botor Dingit of Bentian, East Kalimantan -- let alone associated his name with the concept of sustainable development.

Indonesian diplomacy suffers a setback: Rights official

Indonesian diplomacy suffers a setback: Rights official JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations' resolution criticizing Indonesia's human rights performance in East Timor has dented Jakarta's diplomatic efforts to resolve the East Timor question, an official of the National Commission on Human Rights said.

Study says NTT has 398 bird species

Study says NTT has 398 bird species KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT): The province of NTT has 35 native bird species and 363 other bird species, Deputy Governor Piter Alexander Tallo said yesterday.Tallo was quoting the results of a recent survey by the Bird Life International Indonesia Program in...

Japan to ask for WTO help on RI car policy

Japan to ask for WTO help on RI car policy GENEVA (AFP): Japan will ask the World Trade Organization this month to form a panel to examine a dispute over Indonesia's controversial national car policy, a diplomatic source said here Thursday.

Indostar ready for launch

Indostar ready for launch SENTUL, West Java (JP): The European aerospace consortium Arianespace will launch the Indostar-1 satellite, a direct broadcast television spacecraft owned by PT Media Citra Indostar on July 15.

Mamberamo project

Mamberamo project Irian Jaya has an undeniably high potential for hydroelectric power. It has 51 rivers with an estimated capacity of 22,121 megawatts or an energy of 135,036.8 kilowatt-hours. None of that potential has been utilized so far.

PT Polyfin secures DM134 million loan

PT Polyfin secures DM134 million loan JAKARTA (JP): Polyester chip and yarn maker PT Polyfin Canggih, a sister company of integrated textile maker PT Artostex, has secured a DM 134 million (US$77.9 million) loan to finance its expansion program.

RI fighter Suwito defends WBF title

RI fighter Suwito defends WBF title JAKARTA (JP): Suwito Lagola of Indonesia defended his World Boxing Federation welterweight title by outpointing Leroy Owens of the United States with a unanimous decision.The three ring judges from the U.S.

Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Poolside - Pasar Senggol, daily, 6.30 p.m. Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, 7 p.m.

Govt approves local switching exchanges

Govt approves local switching exchanges SENTUL, West Java (JP): The government has approved a telephone switching exchange produced by PT Elektrindo Nusantara, making it the fourth "official" product in Indonesia.

Duta Anggada Realty to split its shares

Duta Anggada Realty to split its shares JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of the publicly listed PT Duta Anggada Realty have approved the company's proposal to split the company's shares by reducing the stock's nominal value to Rp 500 from Rp 1,000.

Hundreds of job seekers cheated

Hundreds of job seekers cheated JAKARTA (JP): Two hundred and eighty-eight people went to the Ministry of Transmigration on Thursday to start work only to find that their letters of appointment had been forged, Antara reported.

Oracle, NEC tie up

Oracle, NEC tie up JAKARTA (JP): Oracle Asia-Pacific, a division of the world's leading information management software vendor, and NEC Corp. announced Thursday a partnership for the Asia-Pacific region.

I'm healthy, Soeharto says

I'm healthy, Soeharto says JAKARTA (JP): "I'm in good health," seventy-five year old President Soeharto pronounced on Thursday, Antara reported.His remarks, made during a meeting with about 23,000 villagers from Cilacap in Central Java, seemed to be aimed at dismissing rumors that his health was...

Declaration of ASEAN-China ties studied

Declaration of ASEAN-China ties studied HUANGSHAN, China (AFP): Top officials from Southeast Asian countries have agreed to consider a Chinese proposal to draft and sign a political declaration cementing their relations with the Communist giant.