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Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Thief shot dead
Thief shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead a man Saturday who was allegedly trying to steal a Kijang van on Jl. Cideng in Gambir, Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. M. Ibrahim said a police patrol found Jaelani, 27, and three accomplices, trying to steal the van.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
T-shirts trendy in Yogyakarta
T-shirts trendy in YogyakartaFrom TirasT-shirts are very common in sports. Most people wear them when doing sports for relaxation. In Yogyakarta, T-shirts of special make are sold like peanuts. People wear them while strolling in town and I am no exception.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Planned seminar on Sukarno draws debate
Planned seminar on Sukarno draws debate JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to hold a seminar on the 1966 rejection of first president Sukarno's accountability speech before the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly has drawn mixed reactions.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Manggarai station likely to be on revised spatial plan
Manggarai station likely to be on revised spatial plan JAKARTA (JP): Discussions are continuing on the inclusion of all planned projects, including the Manggarai terminal, in the reviewed urban spatial plan, a councilor said Saturday.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Febi targets junior Grand Slams
Febi targets junior Grand Slams JAKARTA (JP): He is not Indonesia's number-one, but he could be the country's best hope after winning the boys singles at the 10th Indonesia Astra International Championship.The 282-ITF-ranked player always smiles during a match, even if he's losing.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Call for subways
Call for subwaysFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI live in Bekasi and travel every day to Jl. Sudirman in Jakarta. I am compelled to "enjoy" traffic jams which become worse by the day, in the morning as well in evening.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Thais monopolize SEA swimming meet
Thais monopolize SEA swimming meet JAKARTA (JP): Thai swimmers monopolized the 24th Southeast Asia inter-club age group swimming championship by winning 23 golds yesterday on the last day of the three-day competition.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Surjadi ignorant of waste plan
Surjadi ignorant of waste plan JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has denied knowledge of the intentions of a private Malaysian firm to work with the city in managing its waste.He was responding to reports that the private construction and infrastructure firm, Bescorp Industries Bhd, had...
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Chinese province holds trade exhibition here
Chinese province holds trade exhibition here JAKARTA (JP): A business delegation representing 28 companies from the Chinese province of Zhejiang has arrived here to promote trade with Indonesia.Delegation head Jianshe Te said over the weekend the 90-strong delegation was searching for business...
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Indonesia wins three titles in Astra Junior c'ship
Indonesia wins three titles in Astra Junior c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia won three titles, in its best performance ever, in the 10th Indonesia Astra International Junior Championships yesterday at the Hilton Hotel tennis courts.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Pulp mill gets raw material from state firm
Pulp mill gets raw material from state firm JAKARTA (JP): Pulp maker PT Lontar Papyrus Pulp and Paper Industri, a subsidiary of PT Wira Karya Sakti, has entered into a joint-operation contract with state-owned PT Inhutani V to secure raw material supplies for its Jambi pulp mill.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Power plants in C. Java
Power plants in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): The Central Java administration has promised to provide facilities to speed up the development of two giant power plants in Jepara and Cilacap.The head of Central Java's investment coordinating board, Soedarsono, said over the weekend the realization of the...
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Antam told to halt exploration in Maluku
Antam told to halt exploration in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): The provincial office of the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Maluku has requested state-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) to stop its gold exploration activities on Haruku island at the community's request, an official said.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
City abuses tender procedures: Lawyer
City abuses tender procedures: Lawyer JAKARTA (JP): The lawyer for a small supplier firm has said his client is demanding that a project bid under the city's personnel bureau be voided and bidding held again.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Bitung's project delayed
Bitung's project delayed JAKARTA (JP): The North Sulawesi administration has appealed to the government not to delay the building of a fishing port in the province's Bitung district.The head of North Sulawesi Investment Coordinating Office, Wempi Punuh, was quoted by Antara as saying in Manado over...
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Petronas says 'no' to French climber
Petronas says 'no' to French climber KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): National oil company, Petroliam Nasional Bhd is against any attempt by French climber Alain Robert to scale the Petronas tower citing the building is not designed to be climbed from the outside, a junior minister said yesterday.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Elephants die at training center
Elephants die at training center BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Stress and throat inflammation have swept through the Seblat elephant training center, killing two female elephants, a press report said yesterday.Seblat Elephant Training Center's deputy chief, M.H.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Golkar landslide victory a must: Amir Santoso
Golkar landslide victory a must: Amir Santoso JAKARTA (JP): The dominant political group Golkar has to maintain its majority in the upcoming general election to ensure a strong government, an analyst said over the weekend.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
30 go on trial for last week's riot in Pekalongan
30 go on trial for last week's riot in Pekalongan SEMARANG (JP): Speedy trials are being staged for the 30 people arrested over last Wednesday's riot which targeted ethnic Chinese and left dozens of buildings in Pekalongan damaged.Pekalongan Police Chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Plot to kill Kumaratunga uncovered
Plot to kill Kumaratunga uncovered COLOMBO (Reuter): Sri Lankan police have arrested a senior Tamil Tiger rebel suicide squad member planning to assassinate President Chandrika Kumaratunga, the state-owned Sunday Observer newspaper reported.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
PPP's Ismail wavers in vice presidency race
PPP's Ismail wavers in vice presidency race JAKARTA (JP): United Development Party (PPP) chief Ismail Hasan Metareum backed off Saturday from his determination to run for vice president in 1998.Ismail said he would not nominate himself vice president but would carefully select names to be proposed...
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
PT Pos, Putra sign deal
PT Pos, Putra sign deal JAKARTA (JP): State postal company PT Pos Indonesia has set up a cooperation with private firm Global Putra International to provide international and domestic air, land and sea cargo services.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Residents use untested water
Residents use untested water TERNATE, Maluku: Thousands of migrants from central Java and local residents in three districts have to use unsafe river water for their daily needs, an official said Saturday.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Cultural approach needed on books
Cultural approach needed on booksBy R. Masri Sareb Putra JAKARTA (JP): Former governor of Jakarta, Ali Sadikin recently received a summons from the chief justice, purely for owning a book.The book, titled Era Baru Pemimpin Baru: Badio Menolak Rezim Orde Baru (New Era, New Leader: Badio Rejects the...
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Four die in diarrhea outbreak
Four die in diarrhea outbreak BANDUNG: Four people have died and 156 others have entered hospital as a plague of diarrhea swept through Padalarang last week, a local official said yesterday.Padalarang administrative affairs chief Iim Imanudin told Antara that people in eight villages had got...
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
Easter mass run smoothly in East Timor
Easter mass run smoothly in East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): Up to 700,000 Catholics joined solemn Easter mass across East Timor on Saturday night, shrugging off the clash between protesters and security forces that left 37 people injured on March 23.
Mon, 31 Mar 1997
People run amok after race banned
People run amok after race banned JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of spectators at a motorcycle street race ran amok Saturday as police tried to disperse them after banning the race.Eyewitnesses said the people threw stones at police and burned the sheet metal fences along the Bintara toll road in Bekasi,...
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Indonesia through to four Astra finals
Indonesia through to four Astra finals JAKARTA (JP): The country's rising star Wynne Prakusya led Indonesia to four final places, two singles and two doubles, in the 10th Indonesia Astra International Junior Championships at the Hilton Hotel tennis courts yesterday.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Callers beware, party lines less fun than advertised
Callers beware, party lines less fun than advertised JAKARTA (JP): More than 25 services are trying to win the long-distance phone business of Indonesian callers.One of the services even originates in the Netherlands Antilles (country code 599), a tiny country in the Atlantic Ocean.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Thailand extends its domination
Thailand extends its domination JAKARTA (JP): Thai swimmers continued their domination of the 24th Southeast Asia interclub age group swimming championships yesterday despite stiff challenges from Singaporean swimmers.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Bre-X mining saga could have been scripted for film
Bre-X mining saga could have been scripted for film TORONTO (AFP): David Walsh, president of the Bre-X mining company, was hunkered down in his Calgary office on Friday, trying to sort out what went wrong with a company that once had taken the investment world by storm.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Book on film appreciation glosses over issues
Book on film appreciation glosses over issues Dasar-dasar Apresiasi Film (The Basics of Film Appreciation) By Marselli Sumarno Grasindo, 1997 127 pages JAKARTA (JP): It's ironic that at a time when Indonesian films are all but obsolete, film critic Marselli Sumarno publishes a book titled...
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:25 Morning news 6:45 Healthy and Fit 7:00 News 7:30 TV Series: Speed Racer 8:00 Fashion Program: Tata Busana 8:30 Information 9:00 English News Service 9:30 People and Events 10:00 Music: Album Minggu Ini 11:00 Children's Story: Cerita Untuk...
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Cambodian film festival opens without top guest
Cambodian film festival opens without top guest PHNOM PENH (Reuter): A landmark film festival got under way in Cambodia yesterday, but guest of honor Alain Delon failed to make it for the opening.The First Southeast Asian Biennial Film Festival kicked off with the showing of an Indonesian film,...
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Christie's Gallery Talks offer Previews to Sales
Christie's Gallery Talks offer Previews to SalesBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): Only a prestigious name like Christie's could make the rich and wealthy stay, enduring mosquito bites and the humid temperature of the non-air-conditioned Museum Seni Rupa Jakarta.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
'Prayer in the Moonlight' series airing postponed
'Prayer in the Moonlight' series airing postponedBy Marselli Sumarno JAKARTA (JP): At last Philippine President Fidel Ramos banned the showing of The Sarah Balabagan Story. The film on the woman who became a defendant in a "self-defense murder" case had been earmarked for simultaneous release in a...
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Probe into envoy dropped
Probe into envoy dropped AMSTERDAM (AFP): A court here rejected Friday an application for bail made by lawyers for a pilot of Indonesia's Garuda airline, who is suspected of involvement in trafficking the drug ecstasy, legal sources said.Mohammad Said, 49, was arrested on Sept.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Night Safari, another must-see wildlife tourin Cisarua
Night Safari, another must-see wildlife tourin CisaruaBy K. Basrie CISARUA, West Java (JP): When did you last visit the country's famous Safari Wildlife Park at the foot of Mount Pangrango?On that occasion, you might not have been satisfied when touring the wildlife zone not only because of the...
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Female caddies work hard for their living
Female caddies work hard for their living SURABAYA (JP): Ni Ketut Sariati, 21, is perhaps one of the lucky caddies in Indonesia. She told The Jakarta Post she could earn Rp 650,000 (US$271) per month. That is much more than a university lecturer earns in a month.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
MacLaine's star still shines in an otherwise mediocre sequel
MacLaine's star still shines in an otherwise mediocre sequelBy Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): The fundamental problem confronting The Evening Star is the inevitable scrutiny it will come under in being compared to its 1983 predecessor. Yes, sequels are a chancy business at best.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Take a trip down memory lane at Rawamangun golf course
Take a trip down memory lane at Rawamangun golf courseBy Kosasih Derajat JAKARTA (JP): A local newspaper once published a letter from a student who said he was almost hit by a flying golf ball. The student said he had been waiting for a bus in front of his campus in Rawamangun, East Jakarta.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Comfort women continue to suffer
Comfort women continue to suffer The Japanese occupation of Indonesia during World War II lasted only three years. But for some, the pain lasts forever. R. Fadjri and Lucia Idayanie, contributors to The Jakarta Post, write the following two articles on the issue of comfort women and the long...
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Golf memberships booming in Jakarta
Golf memberships booming in Jakarta If you don't like golf, you should, because a great deal of important lobbying has been successful after a few hours with the right partner on the greens. These benefits may have kept fees high but memberships are increasing.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Why Indonesian golfers still get left behind
Why Indonesian golfers still get left behindBy Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Golf does not necessarily exclude the less-than wealthy. Regardless that the market price of transferable permanent membership at certain golf courses is very expensive -- some cost up to US$150,000 -- there is also a growing...
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
'Fatty food is no bad food for you, but...'
'Fatty food is no bad food for you, but...' JAKARTA (JP): Can't give up fried chicken? No problem if that's your pleasure. Same with pizza, burgers, chocolate, ice cream and milk shakes, or anything else included in your daily menu.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
East Java gets aboard blossoming golf bandwagon
East Java gets aboard blossoming golf bandwagonBy Sirikit Syah SURABAYA (JP): There are no less than six golf courses in East Java and at least one more will emerge this year. But is there a market for them?Recent data doesn't make it look very promising.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
The amusing and confusing technology era
The amusing and confusing technology era JAKARTA (JP): "I don't want to be a dinosaur," announced Mia one day. "I want to be ready for the new millennium, I want to be computer literate and I am going to be on the Internet.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
At 26 'Prambors Rasisonia' is still the hottest in town
At 26 'Prambors Rasisonia' is still the hottest in townBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): How do Jakarta's teenagers start their day? Many of them might turn on the radio right after they wake, tuning to 102.3 FM and listening to the latest songs and the fresh jokes of popular DJs Becky and Ari.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Busy people prefer driving ranges
Busy people prefer driving ranges JAKARTA (JP): Business people with limited time to practice their swing prefer to go to the city's driving ranges.One can just stop by for one or two hours after work instead of driving out of town to a golf course.
Sun, 30 Mar 1997
Garin optimistic on ailing local film industry
Garin optimistic on ailing local film industryBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): People may say that Indonesian cinema industry is dead, but Garin Nugroho presses forward in his role as one of the country's most prolific and talented movie directors.