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Execution of Kupang convicts imminent

Execution of Kupang convicts imminent JAKARTA (JP): Three men sentenced to death for murdering an entire family in 1989 will be executed soon. They were allowed to meet with their close relatives for the last time last weekend at a penitentiary in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara.

RI forest concessions restructured

RI forest concessions restructured JAKARTA (JP): A ministerial decree will force the merger of 195 forest concessions into a smaller number in the coming five years under a new management system aimed at assuring the sustainability of Indonesian forests.

3,000 dogs vaccinated

3,000 dogs vaccinated SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The provincial government embarked on a two-week anti-rabies campaign Saturday, providing vaccinations for 3,000 pet dogs.Deputy governor Said Abdurrachman said the campaign aimed at making East Kalimantan rabies-free.

Islanders told to shop by mail

Islanders told to shop by mail PEKANBARU, Riau: The state post office company `Perum Pos dan Giro' is introducing a "shop by mail" service to facilitate the people in this province.Syahril Lubis, head of the company's local branch, said shopping by mail can offer goods at competitive prices with...

NGOs demand release of Moslem sect leader and family

NGOs demand release of Moslem sect leader and family KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian human rights groups yesterday demanded the immediate release of a Moslem sect leader and his wife, who were keeping their six-month-old baby with them while under state detention.

House welcomes next tax bills as revenue getters

House welcomes next tax bills as revenue getters JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday welcomed the tax bills which will improve law enforcement among taxpayers and streamline the tax collection system.

Govt introduces workers export quota

Govt introduces workers export quota JAKARTA (JP): The government effective Jan. 1 will enforce a quota system on the number of persons a manpower supplier company can send as part of its scheme to phase out the sending of unskilled workers.

Water supply to some areas stopped

Water supply to some areas stopped The City Water Company, PAM Jaya, announced yesterday that its services to some areas in the city will be stopped for several hours today due to the installation of a remote control system in an electrical relay station.The stoppage will last from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

PSP to see more profits

PSP to see more profits JAKARTA (JP): PT Putra Surya Perkasa, a private real estate developer, estimates a 316 percent increase in this year's net profits which will be due to a growth in sales.The company's senior vice president, Jacob Kang, told reporters over the weekend that his company will...

Ulemas and Politics: The case of the NU `kiyai'

Ulemas and Politics: The case of the NU `kiyai' Nahdlatul Ulama politicians, disappointed by the recent congress of the United Development Party, are contemplating joining the Indonesian Democratic Party, while others are toying with the idea of setting up a new political entity.

Tasik ready for NU parlay

Tasik ready for NU parlay BANDUNG: The host organizers of the upcoming congress of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, says they are ready to accommodate the participants and observers to the big gathering.

Prevent pregnancy!

Prevent pregnancy! When this letter appears in The Jakarta Post, the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo may just have ended. Controversial issues linked to fertility and the status of women have been the topics of the conference.

Quality human resources

Quality human resources During the sixth five-year development plan we must focus our attention on enhancing the quality of human resources and the quality of the life. The values of social justice must touch every aspect of life.

Man may get 5 years for raping maid

Man may get 5 years for raping maid JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor H.P.W. Soekewi urged the North Jakarta District Court, yesterday, to sentence Ferdinand Sitompul to five years imprisonment for allegedly raping a maid.

Bapindo bosses sacrificed banking principles: Witness

Bapindo bosses sacrificed banking principles: Witness JAKARTA (JP): The directors of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) sacrificed banking principles in 1989 when they extended loans to Golden Key Group because they wanted to help the company beat a deadline to win a project.

Ulemas facing rising temptation to join with PDI

Ulemas facing rising temptation to join with PDI JAKARTA (JP): Moslem ulemas who opposed the re-election of the United Development Party's Ismail Hasan Metareum are becoming increasingly tempted to shift their support to the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).

Radar installed at troubled airport

Radar installed at troubled airport KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A mobile radar has been installed at Kuala Lumpur's airport to replace one knocked out by a fire but it will be another week before flight schedules return to normal, Malaysian Airlines System said yesterday.

TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 2:00 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: International Family Classic 4:30 Iptek 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: East Java 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Open University 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Insight 8:05 Drama 9:00...

Missionaries repatriated

Missionaries repatriated JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The government's plan to repatriate foreign missionaries under the "Indonesianization" of Christian propagation is a blow to the provincial administration, governor Jacob Pattipi said Saturday.

Major trading houses' joint ventures soaring

Major trading houses' joint ventures soaring TOKYO (AFP): The number of Asian joint ventures affiliated with six major Japanese trading houses is rapidly increasing, notably in China, where the figure is expected to surge 79 percent in the year to next March, according to a survey published...

Apartments for fire victims

Apartments for fire victims Victims of the fire which gutted hundreds of houses at Bendungan Hilir, Tanah Abang subdistrict, Central Jakarta, on Friday, have supported the municipality's plan to build apartments on the old fire site.

Indonesia's biggest shopping mall being built in Pluit

Indonesia's biggest shopping mall being built in Pluit JAKARTA (JP): Residents of North Jakarta will soon enjoy a new mega shopping mall called Mega Mall Pluit being built at a total cost of Rp 150 billion (US$68.7 million).

Huge power expansion

Huge power expansion The massive development of new power generation stations recently, as explained by Zuhal, the president of the State Electricity Company (PLN), augurs several encouraging trends. One significant advance is the doubling of PLN's generation capacity to more than 26,000 megawatts...

Gulf to learn from Asia

Gulf to learn from Asia ABU DHABI (AFP): Gulf Arab states should copy the development experience of Japan and other Asian economic giants if they want to achieve adequate growth in non-oil sectors, a former World Bank expert says.

Car taxes

Car taxesFrom Bisnis IndonesiaAccording to reports, the Jakarta City legislative council has already given its approval to a draft regulation regarding a progressive system of taxes on motorized vehicles in the Jakarta area.

Malaysian police nab 600 illegals

Malaysian police nab 600 illegals KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian police rounded up more than 600 illegal immigrants, comprising Bangladeshis, Indonesians, Burmese and Filipinos, following a swoop on a coastal town, officials said yesterday.

Environmental tragedy

Environmental tragedy A friend and I recently completed a trek in the Gunung Leuser National Park in Sumatra. During our stay we were greatly disturbed by the flagrant disregard for the park's boundaries shown by a few unscrupulous residents.

21 killed in road crash

21 killed in road crash MEDAN, North Sumatra: Twenty-one people were killed when a bus rammed into a truck which was parked on the Trans Sumatra Highway in Labuhan Batu regency on Sunday.The Berlian Baru bus was on its way from Rantau Prapat towards Pematang Siantar when its driver lost control...

Tanah Merah people strike back over demolition of their home

Tanah Merah people strike back over demolition of their home JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of residents living in a 160-hectare disputed plot of land in Tanah Merah, North Jakarta, visited the National Commission of Human Rights yesterday, asking the Commission to stop the demolition of their shanties by...

Rubber prices firmer

Rubber prices firmer SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's rubber futures prices ended a shade firmer yesterday during quiet trading, in line with the slightly elevated Tokyo and Kobe markets, dealers said."With the Japanese markets going up almost everyday, traders were reluctant to trade today and were...

Islands rift may be raised during Mahathir's visit

Islands rift may be raised during Mahathir's visit JAKARTA (JP): The lingering dispute over the ownership of the Sipadan and Ligitan islands is likely to find its way into talks between President Soeharto and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad when the latter makes an unofficial visit later...

Expo of export products

Expo of export products JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will hold its ninth export product exhibition at the Jakarta Fairgrounds next month to promote the country's non-oil exports, which have been declining since early this year.

Resort project resumes

Resort project resumes JAKARTA (JP): The construction of the Bali Nirwana Resort (BNR) project near the Tanah Lot temple in Bali, which has been halted for eight months, will soon resume after the completion of the study on environmental impact (amdal).

Metro Mini needs reorganization

Metro Mini needs reorganization Aip Sjarifuddin, the head of Land Transportation Company (Organda) Organization says that the management of PT Metro Mini, the biggest private land transportation in Jakarta, should be reorganized.

Beware of medical technology abuse: Defense minister

Beware of medical technology abuse: Defense minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Gen. Edi Sudradjat warns Indonesia against potential abuse of medical technology as weapons for destruction.

Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly lower on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after gaining ground the last three weeks.The broad-based Composite Index yesterday closed at 521.23, 11.12 points off Friday's close of 532.25.

Illegal fee

Illegal feeFrom KompasLast June my family went to the Central Jakarta Religious Court Office at Tanah Abang to draw up a will. In the process we came across some rather puzzling facts.To begin with, upon registration (at table 1) we were asked to pay the administration cost of Rp 2,500 without any...

RI's per capita income will be $1,000 by 1999

RI's per capita income will be $1,000 by 1999 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's per capita income will reach US$1,000 a year by the end of the current Sixth Five Year Plan (Repelita VI) in 1998/99, according to the country's leading statistician.

Amway expands spans

Amway expands spans JAKARTA (JP): PT Amindoway Jaya, a sole direct-selling distributor of Amway products, expands its spans into eastern provinces of the country by opening its branch in Surabaya.Frank Reuneker, president of Amindoway Jaya, said here yesterday that the opening of the Surabaya...

Investors need more information on East Timor

Investors need more information on East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): The government and local administration need to prepare detailed information on potential businesses that can be developed by private sector companies in a bid to attract investors into East Timor, economist Frans Seda says.

Two may be jailed for operating gambling den

Two may be jailed for operating gambling den JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Soejitno demanded yesterday that the North Jakarta District court sentence defendant Guan An and Willy Hartono to eight and five months imprisonment respectively for their alleged roles in a gambling operation.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Diarrhea hospitalizes 36 and kills one on Panggang Island

Diarrhea hospitalizes 36 and kills one on Panggang Island JAKARTA (JP): An outbreak of diarrhea has killed one person and caused 36 other people to be hospitalized in Panggang -- one of the Seribu islands -- a newspaper report said.

Family planning in East Timor

Family planning in East Timor DILI, East Timor: Some 43 percent of an estimated 106,000 fertile couples in the predominantly Roman Catholic East Timor are registered as participants of family planning.An official of the governor's office, Armen Thaher, said that the majority of the couples opted...

Terminal fees

Terminal feesFrom NeracaI would like to bring my personal experience in Pulogadung terminal to the authority's notice. The practice of taking illegal fees at this particular terminal is rampant and it becomes livelier particularly in the early hours when the inter- city buses are arriving from West...

Industrial estates need more roads

Industrial estates need more roads JAKARTA (JP): Rapid development makes it imperative to provide more roads to facilitate the transportation of the raw materials needed by the industry in Karawang and Bekasi and to carry products to market.

Islamic students demonstrate

Islamic students demonstrate SEMARANG, Central Java: About 600 students of the state Walisongo Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) staged a demonstration Saturday to protest the government's plan to merge the school with one in Purwokerto.

Medan jails union leader

Medan jails union leader MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court has sentenced an executive of the rebel Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union to six months in jail for his role in April's workers' riots.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

State banks cut lending despite excess funds

State banks cut lending despite excess funds JAKARTA (JP): The country's six state banks significantly reduced their lending activities in the first semester of this year amid growing public scrutiny of their bad loan problems.