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Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Going digital
Going digital I was ready to write a letter of complaint about having to buy a new box to watch Indovision's digital TV, when my landlord offered me the use of his son's system until he moved. Great!Imagine being able to watch Formula One again.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Indonesia seen to spend $6 billion on tourism in 1997
Indonesia seen to spend $6 billion on tourism in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): The annual compounded growth of Indonesians' personal travel and tourism spending will reach 7.7 percent over the next decade, according to the Britain-based WTTC.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Police probe toddlers' deaths
Police probe toddlers' deaths SURABAYA, E. Java: Police plan to question two women whose four-year old toddlers died last week when they left them unattended in a car with the air-conditioning running in a supermarket parking lot, Antara reported Saturday.East Java Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
No new cement plants
No new cement plants JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry will stop issuing recommendations to any new cement plant in Java because of environmental consideration.But the ministry will still process applications that had already been received by yesterday, the Director General of Inventory and...
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Over 40 to enter snake taming contest
Over 40 to enter snake taming contest KUALA LUMPUR (AP): More than 40 snake tamers have a chance to win a $2,000 top prize if they're especially adept at such maneuvers as kissing cobras. And they don't have to bring their own snakes to the contest.The international contest is scheduled for Sept.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Ringgit may come under new speculative attacks
Ringgit may come under new speculative attacks SINGAPORE (AFP): The Malaysian ringgit is expected to be in the frontline of speculative attacks on Southeast Asian currencies this week as the weary Bank Negara keeps close watch.The ringgit plunged to a 39-month low of 2.6830 against the U.S.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Malaysia sets ethics for receiving gifts
Malaysia sets ethics for receiving gifts KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government, waging a battle against corruption in official ranks, is to set out in writing the types of gifts politicians and top officials can keep, reports said yesterday.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Ficorinvest opens branch in Surabaya
Ficorinvest opens branch in Surabaya SURABAYA (JP): Publicly listed Ficorinvest Bank has opened a new branch in Surabaya, East Java, to tap into the growing business activities in the province.Ficorinvest's director Supari Dhirdjoprawiro said the rapidly developing manufacturing sector would be the...
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 Cartoon Film: Silvan 3:10 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 3:35 Belief in God the Almighty 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Health Program: Kesehatan Keluarga 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show: Music City Today 5:30 Sports: Diving 6:00 News:...
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Gianyar regency cuts through red tape
Gianyar regency cuts through red tapeBy William Sommers JAKARTA (JP): Lately the Jakarta Post has been focusing on ways to reduce corruption in the Indonesian government.Suggestions from editorial writers, pundits and commentators include social control, modernized bureaucracy, better pay, more...
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Analyst calls for greater role for VP
Analyst calls for greater role for VP JAKARTA (JP): A political analyst at a military think-tank suggested Indonesia give its next vice president a bigger role to play to help reduce President Soeharto's workload.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Moslems and Christians urged to intensify dialogs
Moslems and Christians urged to intensify dialogs JAKARTA (JP): An international conference on Moslem-Christian relations ended here Saturday with a call for followers of both faiths to intensify discussions on creating peace between the two communities.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Ban on dubbing
Ban on dubbing Although the measure could have been expected, considering objections that have been raised by the public in past months, Minister of Information Hartono's order banning the airing of foreign films dubbed into the Indonesian language, Bahasa Indonesia, nevertheless seems to have come...
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Indonesia signals growth before rupiah's strength
Indonesia signals growth before rupiah's strength SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia's latest interest rate cuts are designed to signal that it is not prepared to defend its currency, the rupiah, at the cost of economic growth, analysts in Singapore said.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Riau has new police chief
Riau has new police chief PEKANBARU, Riau: Col. Mukhlis Mukhtar, former inspector at the Jakarta Police, was installed as the new Riau Police chief on Saturday, Antara said.He replaced Brig. Gen. Moch. Maliki Sudirja who was recently appointed deputy chief of West Java Police, Antara reported.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
President Ramos travels and toils
President Ramos travels and toilsBy Uday Khandeparkar MANILA (Reuter): It is Manila's mellowest hour. At 5 a.m. the streets are deserted except for a few cruising cab drivers and members of President Fidel Ramos' cabinet.The ministers are heading for yet another out-of-town cabinet meeting.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Russian jets fly Asian skies
Russian jets fly Asian skies The Indonesian government announced last week that it would buy 12 Russian-made SU-30K fighters and eight MI-17-IV helicopters after canceling the purchase of F-16s from the United States in May.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Bill will make police sole probe coordinators
Bill will make police sole probe coordinators JAKARTA (JP): A draft bill on police being deliberated in the House of Representatives will make the police the sole coordinators of criminal investigations in the country two observers said at a forum here Saturday.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
SEA Games Hockey field asphalt 'substandard'
SEA Games Hockey field asphalt 'substandard' JAKARTA (JP): The asphalting of the new hockey field for the SEA Games is not up to the international standard set by American company Astro Turf, and must be fixed.Astro Turf has said it will not install artificial turf on substandard asphalt.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
RP's central bank warns of capital flight if bank secrecy lifted
RP's central bank warns of capital flight if bank secrecy lifted MANILA (AFP): The governor of the Philippines Central Bank warned yesterday of large capital flight and a further weakening of the peso if Congress pushes through with plans to scrap the bank secrecy law and tax foreign currency...
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
60 military members netted at night spots
60 military members netted at night spots JAKARTA (JP): About 60 Armed Forces (ABRI) members were caught at discotheques and night clubs here on Friday and Saturday night in raids conducted jointly by police and military officers.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Covenants, not governance
Covenants, not governance Interviews in Indonesian translated into English over the telephone make bad copy. The fault is mine.With reference to Discourse (page one, Aug. 9) what I actually said was that two international covenants (not governance), the one on Civil and Political Rights, the other...
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Orphans die in Philippine fire
Orphans die in Philippine fire DUMAGUETE, Philippines (AFP): Five children burned to death when fire razed an orphanage in this central Philippine city, a fire official said yesterday.Fire marshal Ignacio Sy said four other people, including an American who ran the orphanage and his Filipina wife,...
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Myanmar daily links Suu Kyi to terrorism
Myanmar daily links Suu Kyi to terrorism YANGON (AFP): Myanmar's state-run press has linked opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to acts of anarchy and terrorism and claimed she was in the pay of Western colonialists."Daw (Mrs.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
'Halal' Swiss restaurant here
'Halal' Swiss restaurant here JAKARTA (JP): A new franchise restaurant combining Swiss ambience and guaranteed halal (passed Moslem rules) food opened Saturday in the business and diplomatic district of Kuningan in South Jakarta.On the ground floor of the Graha Surya Internusa building on Jl.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Vietnam boosts rice exports
Vietnam boosts rice exports HANOI (AFP): Vietnam is set to surpass the United States to become the world's second largest rice exporter after Thailand, a report said on Saturday.The official Lao Dong newspaper said a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development source cited the U.S.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Canadian firms dominate seventh-generation COWs
Canadian firms dominate seventh-generation COWs JAKARTA (JP): Canadian mining companies dominate the seventh generation contracts of work (COWs) which are now being examined by the House of Representatives, accounting for 75 percent, or 124, of the total 164 COWs.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Learning disabilities need prompt action
Learning disabilities need prompt action JAKARTA (JP): If your child has to repeat a year at school, it is possible that he or she suffers from a learning disability, an expert says.Learning disabilities should be treated properly and promptly before they hamper the child's future, Ika Widyawati of...
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
RP to probe oil price hike
RP to probe oil price hike MANILA (AFP): The chief aide of Philippine President Fidel Ramos said here Saturday that he favored a probe into oil companies raising their prices and called for a special law to address alleged collusion in pricing.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Malaysian govt to stop defending weak ringgit
Malaysian govt to stop defending weak ringgit KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government will stop defending the ringgit, which has been battered in recent weeks by currency speculators, Premier Mahathir Mohamad said in remarks published Saturday."We are satisfied with the ringgit's position.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
New deputy police chief for E. Timor
New deputy police chief for E. Timor DILI, E. Timor: Col. Bambang Pranoto was installed as deputy chief of East Timor Police on Saturday, Antara reported.Bambang, formerly a lecturer on criminal law and police operations management at the Police Academy in Semarang, replaced Col. Atok Rismanto.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
ASEAN mission visits China
ASEAN mission visits China BEIJING (AFP): Trade ministers from Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam will lead large business delegations to the Kunming Export Commodities Fair over the next week, the China Daily reported Saturday.
Mon, 11 Aug 1997
Anatomist is a dying profession
Anatomist is a dying profession YOGYAKARTA: Anatomist is a dying profession attracting fewer and fewer people, the chairman of the Association of Indonesian Anatomists, I Nyoman Sana, said."We don't know what really causes this, but we find it difficult to find people to continue our profession,"...
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Downside to increase in boardinghouses
Downside to increase in boardinghousesBy Primastuti Handayani and Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Boarding houses are not just about making a profit.Complex sociological sketches of real life are played out under their roofs by a motley stockpile of humanity, many from different social and educational...
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Photographs of a Jakarta seething in modernity
Photographs of a Jakarta seething in modernityBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Relentless delving into the realm of modernistic culture has replaced sentimental cliches of humanity and poverty in this developing metropolis with bump-and-grind insights.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Rizqi, Santi crowned Jakarta ambassadors
Rizqi, Santi crowned Jakarta ambassadorsBy Edith Hartanto and Emilie Sueur JAKARTA (JP): She wants to be a lawyer and he wants to be a businessman. But for the next 12 months, they will have to postpone their ambitions and serve as ambassadors of Jakarta.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Thammanoon leads Sabah Masters
Thammanoon leads Sabah Masters KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (JP): Thailand's Tahmmanoon Sriroj, alternating between the two drivers off the tee, broke the course record yesterday to take the lead after the third round of the US$200,000 Sabah Masters at Sabah Golf and Country Club.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
'Night Falls on Manhattan' pounds with corruption
'Night Falls on Manhattan' pounds with corruptionBy Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): If one person can be cited for molding New York's urban angst into its present film noir form, it is Sidney Lumet.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 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 People and Events 9:30 Talk Show: Disekitar Kita 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album...
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Kasparov still number 1, Utut slipped to rank 60
Kasparov still number 1, Utut slipped to rank 60By Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): PCA's world champion Garry Kasparov achieved an all-time high Elo rating of 2820 when the July 1997 list was posted by FIDE. Vladimir Kramnik leaped up to 2770 and second place.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
A midsummer night's dream at Mt. Gede-Pangrango
A midsummer night's dream at Mt. Gede-PangrangoBy Sona Vora Blessing CIBODAS, West Java (JP): When we left Switzerland for an assignment in Indonesia, one of the things high on our checklist of things to do was trekking up a volcano.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Malaysia's first daughter speaks out on touchy topics
Malaysia's first daughter speaks out on touchy topicsBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): Marina Mahathir may be the daughter of the Malaysian prime minister, but this lofty distinction has not kept her from becoming actively involved in controversial causes.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Forbes magazine has listed Muhammad "Bob" Hasan as one of the wealthiest people in the world, but he said he didn't know how rich he was."I don't know. I can only eat three times a day," he told Reuters this week during an interview in a remote part of East Kalimantan province.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Swiss painter taps essences of Bali
Swiss painter taps essences of BaliBy Astri Wright UBUD, Bali (JP): The marbled, cooling halls of the main exhibition building at the Agung Rai Museum have yielded the pluralism, variation and color of the Indonesian Art Awards exhibition to the vision of a single artist: Swiss painter and...
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Sarawak state bans gambling
Sarawak state bans gambling KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's eastern Sarawak state has banned all forms of gambling in a district to protect landowners expected to become "instant millionaires" thanks to the Bakun dam project, news reports said yesterday.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Soeharto opens course for new legislators
Soeharto opens course for new legislators JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto kicked off a crash course for prospective members of the House of Representatives yesterday intended to equip them with basic knowledge of state affairs before starting their term on Oct. 1.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Despite the huge popularity of his many TV series, producer Raam Punjabi has even grander designs to weave them into the fabric of Indonesian life.He wants to make series produced by his Multivision firm an integral part of daily living, the sixth basic need to sustain Indonesians day...
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Musician Harry Roesli still up to his 'naughty' ways
Musician Harry Roesli still up to his 'naughty' waysBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Twenty years on, Harry Roesli is still stuck with the nickname of the "naughty" one.The 'si bengal' label came from his penchant for putting a heavy dose of wry social criticism into his music.
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
Music series explores local traditions
Music series explores local traditions Seri Musik Indonesia (Indonesian Music Series)CD Dian RecordsCopyright: Masyarakat Seni Pertunjukan IndonesiaDistributor: PT Dian Pramudita Kusuma, JakartaRp 25,000 per CDFirst six CDs titled Musik Dari Pinggiran Jakarta; Musik Populer Indonesia; Musik Dari...
Sun, 10 Aug 1997
All quiet on the Indonesian cultural front
All quiet on the Indonesian cultural front JAKARTA (JP): As I watched the shadow puppets prance and contort their stiff arms on television one night, I wished that I understood kromo inggil, the high Javanese language used in the performance.