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Sun, 22 Oct 1995
RI no stranger to consequences of malpractice
RI no stranger to consequences of malpractice JAKARTA (JP): Malpractice can occur anywhere. At an isolated Puskesmas community health center, at a sophisticated, expensive clinic, in the examination room of a private doctor, or in a state-owned hospital.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
ATP doubles championship moved to Netherlands
ATP doubles championship moved to Netherlands JAKARTA (JP): The ATP Tour has decided to move the World Doubles Championship from Jakarta to Eindhoven, the Netherlands, ending months of speculation over the existence of the tournament here.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Nasution book stresses morality in development
Nasution book stresses morality in development JAKARTA (JP): Gen. (ret.) A.H. Nasution, Indonesia's most senior military figure, denied speculation that he and the other army generals, including (now President) Soeharto, attempted to take over power from President Sukarno in the 1960s.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Soeharto in New York for UN anniversary
Soeharto in New York for UN anniversaryBy Rikza Abdullah NEW YORK (JP): President Soeharto arrived here Friday night to attend this week's celebrations of the United Nations' 50th anniversary, and to meet with a number of world leaders.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Tips to prevent malpractice
Tips to prevent malpractice JAKARTA (JP): How can you lessen your chances of suffering from medical malpractice? Dr. Azrul Azwar, chairman of the Indonesian Medical Association, gives some tips:Establishing a good doctor-patient relationship is essential. See the same doctor all the time.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Traffic '3-in-one' policy stays
Traffic '3-in-one' policy stays JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to allow civil servants to stay at home on Saturdays will not affect the 'three- in-one' policy or other traffic regulations, the police said yesterday.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Malaysian Chinese Association sports a confident new look
Malaysian Chinese Association sports a confident new look Dr. Heng Pek Koon examines the maturation of ethnic Chinese politics in Malaysia. Often dismissed as a dormant and largely irrelevant force in Malaysian politics, the Malaysian Chinese Association, the most senior and largest non-Malay party...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Taiwan's Lin stays top of leader board
Taiwan's Lin stays top of leader board JAKARTA (Agencies): Despite his disappointing two-over par 74 yesterday, Taiwan's Lin Keng-chi retained his place at the top of the leader board after the third round of the Omega Tour's US$500,000 Samsung Masters in Pusan, South Korea.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Mentawai now West Sumatra's main tourist attraction
Mentawai now West Sumatra's main tourist attractionBy Imran Rusli MENTAWAI (JP): The Mentawai Islands have become the mainstay of West Sumatran tourism.Its position has been recognized by Nazif Lubuk, chief of the West Sumatra Tourist Department, and Governor Hasan Basri Durin of West Sumatra.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? A painters' exceptional money making ability was shown when Sri Hady made Rp 35 million (US$15,55) in 20 minutes. He displayed both his money making and artistic his talent in front of his former student colleagues at a gathering of former members of Catholic Students Union of the...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Traffic Woes
Traffic Woes A motorist saw a friend walking down a street in Bangkok, and offered him a lift. "No thanks, I'm in a hurry," the pedestrian replied.In New York, the best way to solve the parking problem for the new motorist is to buy a parked car.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Poster Cafe enters Jakarta's nightlife scene
Poster Cafe enters Jakarta's nightlife sceneBy Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Another nightlife spot has opened for those who love to spend their evenings away from home. Poster Cafe -- located in Jalan Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, next to Manari Restaurant -- opened its doors to the public on Tuesday.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
'Youths no longer dream of becoming doctors'
'Youths no longer dream of becoming doctors'By Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian youngsters no longer dream of becoming doctors, according to the president of the Indonesian Medical Association, Dr. H. Azrul Azwar.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso 7:40 TV Series: Space Keteers 8:05 Among 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 Cuisine 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang 12:45...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Noted Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid never fails to tickle his audience. Instead of regurgitating the usual pleasantries seminar speakers inevitably spout, he went off track at a conference on Tuesday.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Bali, four hundred years of journey
Bali, four hundred years of journey Traveling To Bali: Four Hundred Years of Journeys Compiled and introduced by Adrian Vickers Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1994 278 pages DENPASAR (JP): Tourists: "They have a lot of money, yes, but they know nothing about gods, they can't dance...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
The joys of Indonesianization
The joys of Indonesianization JAKARTA (JP): "I think," cousin Joseph said, "I'll have to change my name."He, I mean Joseph (among family circles also known as Jos and occasionally Jop), is the kind of guy where you never know if he is being serious or pulling your leg.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Jeepney shop turns to car assembly
Jeepney shop turns to car assemblyBy Ramoncito dela Cruz MANILA (Reuter): The Filipino jeepney, admired by visitors but more often cursed by Manila motorists, has taken Fernando Francisco a long way.Francisco started out painting the distinctive mini-buses just after World War II with his older...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Alan and Hariyanto off SEAG badminton team
Alan and Hariyanto off SEAG badminton team JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's badminton team won't take its eyes off the seven gold medals at stake at the 18th Southeast Asian Games, but it will lose the superb attacking games of Hariyanto Arbi and Alan Budikusuma.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995
Traditional body care for modern women
Traditional body care for modern women JAKARTA (JP): Traditional jamu herbs have been used for ages by the Javanese as medicine and cosmetics. Javanese princesses, famous for their beauty, use jamu to make their skin smooth and healthy.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Pornographic film posters
Pornographic film postersFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe film posters displayed at the two cinemas, one on Jl. Raya Pondok Aren and the other in Pondok Betung have caused great concern because they are so pornographic. Everybody, including children can see the posters very clearly.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 20, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,500 -75 1,000 AHAP Insurance 3,250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,100 100 151,500...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Gov't urges credit unions to become corporate bodies
Gov't urges credit unions to become corporate bodies JAKARTA (JP): The government urged independent credit unions yesterday to turn themselves into legal entities to allow for government supervision and prevent irregularities which could be detrimental to union members.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Research on ancestors
Research on ancestors I am a German artist from France and staying here in Jakarta, working on a book project about two ancestors of mine. They lived in Batavia (now Jakarta) and Palembang in the 19th century.My great-great-great-grandfather Carl Wilhelm Reinhard Voigt came to Batavia in 1836.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Injured Yayuk set to lead SEA Games team
Injured Yayuk set to lead SEA Games team JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki, struggling with a back injury, intends to give everything she has to Indonesia's quest to win five tennis gold medals at the 18th Southeast Asian Games.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
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, 21 Oct 1995
Ciputra Group to build satellite city in Hanoi
Ciputra Group to build satellite city in Hanoi Hanoi (DPA): A 2.5-billion-dollar satellite city project for the Vietnamese capital Hanoi has moved closer to reality after winning the key support of senior Vietnamese leaders, government officials and businessmen said in a news report yesteday.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Officials suggest HIV test for Sea Games athletes
Officials suggest HIV test for Sea Games athletes JAKARTA (JP): A senior sports official of the National Sports Council (KONI) suggested yesterday that all Indonesian athletes to be sent to the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, be tested for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Councilors upset at demolition of squatters' houses
Councilors upset at demolition of squatters' houses JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has expressed disappointment with the Central Jakarta mayoralty's demolition of 40 houses along the banks of the Ciliwung river on Thursday, two days ahead of schedule.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
New NAM membership leads to lengthy debates
New NAM membership leads to lengthy debatesBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, Colombia (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said that the admission of new members to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) had "stalled".
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Three children die of dengue
Three children die of dengue GROBOGAN, Central Java: Three children of the Belor village have died, while 128 others have been hospitalized in a dengue outbreak striking the Ngaringan district.Hengki Pramono and Susanto, both four years old, and Kabudiyah, 11, died of the hemorrhagic fever over the...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Sleepless in Jakarta
Sleepless in Jakarta After having read about sleeping problems in "Your Letters" column dated Oct. 18, 1995, I felt relief. I used to think that I was the only citizen of Jakarta who has a sleeping problem. I lived in Cililitan for 12 years.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Private schools, colleges offered tax concessions
Private schools, colleges offered tax concessions JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Finance and private schools and colleges have finally come to a compromise over the new regulation requiring them to start paying income taxes.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Indonesia urged to enact more economic laws
Indonesia urged to enact more economic laws JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to continue its economic legal reforms by producing more governing laws on economic activities to anticipate the implementation of free trade in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, according to lawyers.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
The Pulse of Paradise: Bali in Paul Nagano's watercolors
The Pulse of Paradise: Bali in Paul Nagano's watercolorsBy Garrett Kam JAKARTA (JP): Throughout East and Southeast Asia intensive wet-rice cultivation, immense archipelagos, extensive maritime trade, mighty rivers, and temperamental monsoons led to advanced civilizations with highly-refined art...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Sujudi urges return to basic foods
Sujudi urges return to basic foods JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi appealed to the Indonesian people yesterday to get back to dietary basics and away from foods rich in fat and cholesterol.Speaking at a workshop in Denpasar on the impact of changing diet habits among Indonesians, Sujudi...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Silk Air expands its flight service
Silk Air expands its flight service JAKARTA (JP): Silk Air, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, will double the frequency of its flight service between Singapore and Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, to six times a week due to the increasing traffic volume, an official said yesterday.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Foreign loans to finance cement plant
Foreign loans to finance cement plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Osin said its cement plant in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, will be financed by US$133 million in loans from a Belgian bank and Asian Development Bank consortium.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Cambodia logging project critizied
Cambodia logging project critizied PHNOM PENH (Agencies): Cambodia's most prominent opposition figure, former finance minister Sam Rainsy, has joined King Norodom Sihanouk in vehemently protesting the government's award of a massive logging contract to an Indonesian timber company.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Inco to pay interim dividend
Inco to pay interim dividend JAKARTA (JP): PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced yesterday that it will distribute an interim dividend of U.S. five cents per share on Dec. 13.The company said in a statement that the company's decision to distribute the interim dividend has taken into...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Morenitos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7:15 p.m.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Tiny health posts mean a lot to Kalimantan villagers
Tiny health posts mean a lot to Kalimantan villagersBy Primastuti Handayani SANGGAU, West Kalimantan (JP): The road to Sei Kelik village is bumpy and muddy. The motorcycle is the only vehicle that can travel it.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
EU anti-dumping on RI
EU anti-dumping on RI BRUSSELS (AFP): The European Union applied anti-dumping duties to bicycles imported from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand yesterday, officials said.The duties would be enforced initially for four months and ranged from 13. 2 to 48.8 percent.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
French power giant EDF eyes Asian countries
French power giant EDF eyes Asian countries SINGAPORE (Reuter): The world's biggest power company, Electricite de France, plans to leap into Asia over the next five years, spending US$1 billion on power stations and grids, its Southeast Asian representative said yesterday.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Four killed in traffic accident
Four killed in traffic accident SEMARANG, Central Java: Four people were killed and one was seriously injured in a traffic accident yesterday in Mantianom village in Banjarnegara regency.Sources at the Central Java provincial police headquarters said a van, running at high speed, first fatally hit...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Tourists bothered by beggars, traders
Tourists bothered by beggars, traders DENPASAR, Bali: Governor Ida Bagus Oka said he has received many complaints from foreign tourists annoyed by swarming souvenir hawkers in virtually every tourism location here.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
APB-Net to convene in Osaka tomorrow
APB-Net to convene in Osaka tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): The Asia Pacific Business Network (APB-Net) will open a two-day meeting in Osaka, Japan, tomorrow to finalize its policy views prior to the Osaka meeting of the Leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in November.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Asian airlines raise profits
Asian airlines raise profits SINGAPORE (AFP): The 15-member Orient Airlines Association (OAA) yesterday reported a threefold annual jump in combined net profits to US$1.3 billion in fiscal year 1994-95.
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
Sri Lankan sprinter awaiting test results
Sri Lankan sprinter awaiting test results JAKARTA (JP): The organizing committee of the 11th Asian Amateur Track and Field Championships, which concluded in Jakarta on Sept. 24, is waiting for the result of Susanthika Jayasinghe's second drug test sample before confirming if Sri Lanka's top...
Sat, 21 Oct 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Teenage Mutant Ninja 3:05 Sports 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music Program: Jazz 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 Bintang Nusantara 9:00 World News 9:30 Music: Rona Nusantara 10:30 Film...