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Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Lepers opt to stay longer at leprosarium
Lepers opt to stay longer at leprosarium The last Sunday of January every year is celebrated by the earth community as World Leprosy Day. This year, Indonesia celebrates the day under the theme of Let's Free Our People from Leprosy through the Multi-Drug Treatment System.
Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Rohadi's case trial to start soon
Rohadi's case trial to start soon JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta District Court is today scheduled to begin the trial of five people accused of killing a women and three children in Bambu Apus, on Oct. 2 of last year.The court has established three panels of judges to try the accused.
Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Minibus replacement proram halted
Minibus replacement proram halted JAKARTA (JP): The one-year-old plan to phase out Metro Mini and Kopaja minibuses from the city's main thoroughfares faces an uncertain future as the administration and the minibus companies have yet to reach a final agreement.
Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Leisure firm gets license
Leisure firm gets license SANTA MONICA, USA (Reuter): Harvey Entertainment Co said it licensed its stable of cartoon characters to an Indonesian leisure firm building an interactive entertainment center in Jakarta.
Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Damaged coral reefs to be studied
Damaged coral reefs to be studied SORONG, Irian Jaya: Forensic experts from the Ujungpandang police force will soon be dispatched to study the coral reefs and other marine life in the waters off the Mayaban Island, Misool district, which have been destroyed by potassium cyanide.
Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Govt prepays debts
Govt prepays debts By prepaying the high-interest portion of its foreign debts, the government has made a concerted, frontal attack on a main cause of the large deficit in the current account of Indonesia's balance of payments.
Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Retailers want fewer licenses
Retailers want fewer licenses JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Retail Business Association has asked the government to reduce the number of licenses needed to establish a retail business, the association's chairman Kustarjono Prodjolalito said.
Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Houses built for compensation
Houses built for compensation BANDA ACEH, Aceh: More than 280 makeshift houses have recently sprung up along the River Peusangan, built by residents hoping to obtain higher compensation once the government proceeds with its planned construction of a water-powered plant.
Mon, 29 Jan 1996
NGOs fret as govt pushes on with nuclear agenda
NGOs fret as govt pushes on with nuclear agenda JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) voiced their objections over the weekend to the government's plan to push ahead with its plan to build Indonesia's first nuclear power plant without involving the public in the process.
Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Malaysian bank raises SRR beginning Feb. 1
Malaysian bank raises SRR beginning Feb. 1 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's central Bank Negara Saturday announced an increase in the statutory reserve requirement (SRR) of banking institutions with effect from Feb. 1.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
ASEAN: A key partner of EU in emergimg Asian region
ASEAN: A key partner of EU in emergimg Asian region Yeo Lay Hwee sketches out the future direction of the relationship between ASEAN and the European Community Asia-Europe relations have been receiving a lot of attention lately.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Finding a proper use for that diary
Finding a proper use for that diary JAKARTA (JP): A dairy is a place of useful production. There used to be some nuns up in Puncak who kept cows and you could visit them to buy their delicious fresh cheese.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
ABRI announces major reshuffle in its ranks
ABRI announces major reshuffle in its ranks JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) has announced a big reshuffle in its mid-level command structure, affecting 92 officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and National Police.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit 7:40 TV Series: Speed Keteers 8:05 Among Us 8:35 Children Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music: Album Kita 10:45 Youth Program: Temu Remaja 11:15 Cooking: Masakan Indonesia 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang ke...
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Guess What?
Guess What? Question: What is the longest word in English? Answer: Smiles. (There is a mile between the first character and the last one.)Megawati Soekarnoputri, chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), may not know the riddle, but that isn't important.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
12 elephants found dead
12 elephants found dead JAKARTA (JP): Twelve wild elephants were found dead in a coconut palm plantation in the province of Riau, an conservation officer said yesterday.The head of the local natural conservation office, Soesilo Legowo, told Antara that the elephants were found dead earlier this...
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Ricky and Rexy save the day for Indonesia
Ricky and Rexy save the day for Indonesia SEOUL (Agencies): World men's doubles champions Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky claimed Indonesia's share of the final day's honors at the Korea Open badminton championships yesterday.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Wimar opts for show business not politics
Wimar opts for show business not politics This is the second and last part of The Jakarta Post's interview with Wilmar Witoelar, a former student activist who became a management consultant and then host of the Perspektif TV talk show.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
'Mbok' Nah turns 60
'Mbok' Nah turns 60By Lea Pamungkas For the past two weeks Mbok Nah had been feeling perplexed. It wasn't that she was no longer strong enough to carry the basket of jamu, even though she had just turned 60. Her jamu still sold well.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Gus Dur, the sleepy but alert scholar
Gus Dur, the sleepy but alert scholar JAKARTA (JP): One needs only to attend a seminar featuring Abdurrahman Wahid, the controversial scholar and leader of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization, to realize that the man can fall asleep anywhere.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSunday Maghrib 6.20 p.m.Monday Imsak 4:23 a.m. Subuh 4.33 a.m.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Special recipes for Ramadhan month
Special recipes for Ramadhan month JAKARTA (JP): Certain kinds of food go with certain holidays. At Thanksgiving, for example, Americans serve turkey and pumpkin pie. In Indonesia certain foods are served during the Ramadhan fasting month and on Idul Fitri.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Idul Fitri's exodus brings problems for many women
Idul Fitri's exodus brings problems for many womenBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Ramadhan is always the busiest month for Sita, a woman with three sons. Her maid as well as her son's nanny will soon leave for their hometown in Central Java to celebrate Idul Fitri with their families.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Jakarta mosques reflect various cultures of city
Jakarta mosques reflect various cultures of cityText by Rita A. Widiadana photos by Mulkan Salmona JAKARTA (JP): For Moslems, a mosque, be it big or small, symbolizes eternal tranquility. A mosque is a very important place for religious activities, and as a cultural and a information center.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Stressed ministers flock to Asshiddiqiyah 'pesantren'
Stressed ministers flock to Asshiddiqiyah 'pesantren'By Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): It's 2 a.m., a time when most Jakartans are fast asleep. In the huge white building that is the Asshiddiqiyah Pesantren (traditional Islamic boarding school) in Kedoya, West Jakarta, however, hundreds of students...
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
WB recommendations seen as conditionalities
WB recommendations seen as conditionalities Is the World Bank interfering with the domestic political environment of client countries?By Joaquin L Gonzalez III Is the World Bank drifting away from its mandate? This is a serious question one asks after examining Bureaucrats in Business (1995), the...
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Truth about balance of power dimension
Truth about balance of power dimension From its very inception, ASEAN's approach to security issues has contained a balance of power dimension.By Michael Leifer In academic and political debate on regional security within Southeast Asia, a dismissive attitude has arisen towards the concept and...
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Frans Seda hospitalized
Frans Seda hospitalized JAKARTA (JP): Ex-minister Frans Seda is being treated at the Carolus hospital for fatigue.His wife, Johanna Maria Pattinaya, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that Seda had been admitted to the hospital last Saturday, and was scheduled to return home next week.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
NU, 70 years in the whirlpool of politics
NU, 70 years in the whirlpool of politicsBy Santi W.E. Soekanto and Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): An elderly kyai (Moslem teacher) from a remote office of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) wept openly when he realized he had inadvertently been caught in a conflict between the elite layer of Indonesia's...
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Change looms for Nahdlatul Ulama
Change looms for Nahdlatul Ulama Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Moslem organization with 30 million members and supporters, will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Jan. 31. Under the leadership of Abdurrahman Wahid and Ilyas Ruhiyat, it is undergoing reform geared to accommodate the growing...
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Rebels reportedly moving with hostages
Rebels reportedly moving with hostages JAKARTA (JP): The military said yesterday that Irian Jaya separatist rebels holding 13 hostages were planning to move out of their jungle hideout in Mapunduma, Antara reported.Brig. Gen.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Keeping to ASEAN's 'rules of the game'
Keeping to ASEAN's 'rules of the game' Vietnam's membership and the likely entry of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar bring certain challenges to ASEAN.By Hoang Anh Tuan After decades of competing with ASEAN in establishing a regional order, Vietnam finally joined the regional organization in July 1995.
Sun, 28 Jan 1996
Six killed in car explosion
Six killed in car explosion JAKARTA (JP): Six people riding in a minibus were killed, and two others seriously injured after the vehicle exploded in Semarang, Central Java on Friday night.The vehicle's body was cut in two and the roof thrown 10 meters away by an explosion heard two kilometers away.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Murdered official a loan shark
Murdered official a loan shark SERANG, West Java: Dulati, an official at the local administration whose body was found badly mutilated on Monday, was a loan shark who often intimated clients, Antara reported.The agency quoted local police chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Warning over foreign education agency
Warning over foreign education agency JAKARTA (JP): The city police warned yesterday residents who intend to study overseas to scrutinize institutions offering education programs abroad.The warning echoed a U.S. embassy announcement that a local group was claiming to represent the embassy here.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Wim will remain pillar of RI film industry
Wim will remain pillar of RI film industryBy Rita A. Widiadana and Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): He died when people seemed to have had forgotten him. William Umboh Achmad Salim, or Wim Umboh, the prominent film director who died in despair last Wednesday, was a forgotten hero.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Ajib, Canoy to fight for title
Ajib, Canoy to fight for title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Ajib Albarado will fight Filipino Dindo Canoy on March 21 at the Go Skate stadium in Surabaya, East Java, for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) junior welterweight crown.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Eye operation
Eye operation I would like to relate an honest and accurate account of my personal experiences with the Jakarta Eye Center.One and a half years ago I had my right eye operated on and a few days ago my left eye had its turn. Both operations were a success.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Decline in human resources quality worries government
Decline in human resources quality worries governmentBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): Over the past 20 years, there has been a complete reversal of attitudes toward wealth and money. Until the mid-1970s, critics of the state still discussed whether our strategy should follow capitalistic or...
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Pakistani state firm buys rice for export
Pakistani state firm buys rice for export KARACHI (Reuter): Pakistan's state Rice Export Corp (RECP) has started buying rice for possible export to Indonesia, Iraq and elsewhere, dealers said.One dealer said the RECP was paying about 270 rupees (US$7.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Wimar believes nation will see more political freedom
Wimar believes nation will see more political freedom JAKARTA (JP): Wimar Witoelar may not be as popular as Larry King or Oprah Winfrey, but he is one of the best known talk-show hosts in Indonesia. Four months after his Perspektif talk show on SCTV was banned last September, Wimar is back by...
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
HIPMI meets with military
HIPMI meets with military JAKARTA (JP): City Military Commander Maj. Gen. Wiranto has asked the Jakarta branch of the Association of the Young Indonesian Entrepreneurs (HIPMI) to participate in a discipline campaign.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
German mission due here
German mission due here JAKARTA (JP): German State Minister of Economic Affairs of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Erhard Rittershaus is expected to arrive here tomorrow for a four-day trade mission, participated in by a group of 20 businesspeople.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Dreams take strange twist for Suparno
Dreams take strange twist for Suparno JAKARTA (JP): When Suparno Saputro graduated from a management school he never thought he would end up being the chief clown in a small-scale entertainment business.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Military denies abusing villagers
Military denies abusing villagers SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Commander of the 091 Military Administrative Unit Col. Sutarjo denied reports that members of the Armed Forces have mistreated 14 residents of Menamang village, Kutai regency.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Megatech's Lamborghini unveiled in Detroit
Megatech's Lamborghini unveiled in DetroitBy Russell Williamson LAMBORGHINI, the Italian performance car-maker owned by Indonesia's Megatech has unveiled its latest supercar and a vision for the future baby Lambo.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
U.S. extends grants for RI's legal development
U.S. extends grants for RI's legal development JAKARTA (JP): The Asia Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday signed an agreement to extend two-year grants worth US$210,000 (Rp 483 million) for the development of Indonesia's legal system.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
More qualified athletes welcome for Olympics
More qualified athletes welcome for Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The government is encouraging all athletes to try to qualify for the national team for the Olympic Games in July, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said yesterday.
Sat, 27 Jan 1996
Providing superschools for all
Providing superschools for allBy John Phillips This is the second of two articles on the definition of superschools and how to foster them. YOGYAKARTA (JP): In the first part of this article I suggested that super education was readily available and inexpensive provided that educational systems...