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Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, nightly except Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday,...

Tunky meets exporters

Tunky meets exporters Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo, already preoccupied with the preparations for the defense of Indonesia's national car policy against complaints lodged by Japan, the United States and European Union under the World Trade Organization, has resumed what we see as...

PM Goh to visit Cambodia

PM Goh to visit Cambodia PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will visit Cambodia with a large business delegation next week, Foreign Ministry officials said yesterday.The Singaporean leader will arrive on Nov. 4 for an overnight visit.

Regional demand eats into Asian oil exports

Regional demand eats into Asian oil exports SINGAPORE (AFP): Rising demand among Asia-Pacific oil- producing countries will lead to a decline in crude export availability, increasing the region's dependence on the Middle East, an expert said yesterday.

G-15 to discuss WTO issues in Harare: Alatas

G-15 to discuss WTO issues in Harare: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas hinted yesterday that the Group of 15 (G-15) may, at the summit in Harare next month, negotiate a common stand on issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Two men detained for illegally publishing magazine

Two men detained for illegally publishing magazine JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police have detained two men since Sunday for illegally publishing magazines which contain stories that are said to defame President Soeharto.

Marriage that works: Local and Western food

Marriage that works: Local and Western food DENPASAR, Bali (JP): You like cream? The answer, will be a resounding yes from all quarters. You like rujak? Though limited, the response will be just at unequivocal.

Fighting erupts between RP troops, Moro rebels

Fighting erupts between RP troops, Moro rebels ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Heavy fighting between Philippine government troops and Moro rebels erupted again yesterday in the southern Philippines, but the government said it expected cease-fire negotiations to begin soon.

Reading interest

Reading interestFrom KompasWhen the President observed National Reading Day in Bogor, West Java sometime ago, he made it known that interest in reading among the Indonesian public is still very low. Maybe this is because of a lackadaisical attitude toward reading.

Display helps public understand sex workers

Display helps public understand sex workersBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): A pair of worn out shoes is the focus of a black and white snapshot.Anna, the photographer, says: "Maybe some day I will end up like these shoes. As long as I am fresh I am used. When I am ill I will be thrown out. That hurts.

Tourists want culture, says tourism official

Tourists want culture, says tourism official YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tourist industry does not make the most of the country's natural and cultural wealth because of a lack of professionals, an official says.

Pertamina asked to take lead out of gasoline

Pertamina asked to take lead out of gasoline JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has asked the state oil company Pertamina to phase out the use of lead as an additive in its gasoline by 1999 to reduce air pollution, a minister said yesterday.

Ladies Orchestra mesmereizes Jakartans

Ladies Orchestra mesmereizes JakartansBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): For Indonesian women, housewives in particular, a gathering will usually mean an arisan (a rolling loan scheme). Or a time for tea or coffee which might degenerate into a gossipy Kaffekrnzchen (ladies' coffee party).

Fares for night transport

Fares for night transport JAKARTA (JP): The organization of public transport owners, Organda, said yesterday the night transport program would not be successful unless the city administration increased fares.

Local cafe culture blossoms in Jakarta

Local cafe culture blossoms in JakartaBy Angela Romano JAKARTA (JP): The opening of a new cafe in Jakarta's Mandarin Oriental hotel last week reflects a blossoming local "cafe culture". KafeKafe is the latest in a stream of cafes, bistros and cafe-cum-nightclubs to open in the city in the past...

Australians learn how Golkar gets votes

Australians learn how Golkar gets votes JAKARTA (JP): Visiting members of the Australian College of Strategic Studies met with executives from the ruling Golkar yesterday to exchange information and discover how Golkar executives worked voluntarily without salary.

Indonesians crash out of Masters

Indonesians crash out of Masters JAKARTA (JP): Two leading Indonesian players made early exits from the Indonesian Satellite Masters tennis tournament in Surabaya, East Java, yesterday.Former national number one Suwandi failed to control his nerves in his first-round 6-3, 7-5 defeat to Bernd...

New condo with high technology

New condo with high technology JAKARTA (JP): Four South Jakarta condominium towers, scheduled to be lived in by the middle of next year, will provide residents with the most sophisticated telecommunications and security systems, the developer said yesterday.

Dozens of houses gutted by fire

Dozens of houses gutted by fire TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Dozens of makeshift houses built on a plot of state-owned land at Karawaci Bedeng, in the Karawaci sub-district, were reduced to ashes when a fire tore through the site yesterday.

Supporters of Soerjadi obeyed order, police say

Supporters of Soerjadi obeyed order, police say JAKARTA (JP): Supporters of Soerjadi, the officially recognized chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), obeyed orders to disperse during clashes with their opponents in Central Jakarta last July, a police chief said yesterday.

Dragoon ties up Detta

Dragoon ties up Detta JAKARTA (JP): Dragoon Limited of Britain signed a licensing and technology transfer agreement here yesterday letting PT Detta Marina produce and sell garments under its trademarks.Dragoon's managing director Gordon B.

Indonesian men qualify 2nd for Olympic bridge quarters

Indonesian men qualify 2nd for Olympic bridge quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's team had to be content with staying second to Group A leader France after beating Japan 18-12 in the 35th and last qualifying round of the 10th Bridge Olympics on Rhodes Island, Greece, Monday evening.

Noted writer Trisnojuwono dies at the age of 71

Noted writer Trisnojuwono dies at the age of 71 JAKARTA (JP): Trisnojuwono, a noted writer and the oldest skydiver in Asia, died yesterday of a stroke at his house in Bandung, West Java. He would have turned 71 on Nov. 12.

Firm to close gold mines

Firm to close gold mines JAKARTA (JP): PT Prima Lirang Minang will close its gold and silver mines on Wetar Island, Southeast Maluku, next March because its deposits are depleted, chief executive Gery Mbatemoy said yesterday.

Eat out with authentic movie memorabilia

Eat out with authentic movie memorabiliaBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): On Planet Hollywood Jakarta's second anniversary last Tuesday, the situation was a little bit more rowdy than usual. Techno music was blasting out in the background as beautiful models danced MTV-style to a cheering crowd.

RP cleans up its facade before APEC Summit

RP cleans up its facade before APEC SummitBy Juergen Dauth SINGAPORE (DPA): The Philippine government is cleaning up its facade for the Nov. 25 Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila.

ANA to fly to Bali regularly

ANA to fly to Bali regularly JAKARTA (JP): All Nippon Airways (ANA) is scheduled to begin flying from Tokyo to Denpasar, Bali, via Jakarta today, after serving Indonesia with charter flights for two decades.

Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: WeddingJP/byiCONGRATULATIONS: Armed Forces Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Let. Gen. Syarwan Hamid marries his daughter, Hayuning Diah Sari, to Cap.(Inf.) Almuchalif Suryo, the son of Brig.Gen.(ret.) Dirham, in Jakarta, last Tuesday.

Eye care clinic gets aid

Eye care clinic gets aid DENPASAR, Bali: Bali's Community Eye Care and Blindness Prevention Center has received its final grant from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).The final payment last month brought the agency's financial assistance to the program to a total of...

PT Mandiri licensed as sole agent

PT Mandiri licensed as sole agent JAKARTA (JP): A British manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment, JCB, licensed a Mandiri Group subsidiary, PT Mandiri Tractor Utama, yesterday as its sole agent here."We have been operating as the sole agent of JCB here since January.

National archives

National archivesFrom RepublikaAs a new employee, I am very concerned about the condition of the National Archives. The morale of the employees is low, and unity among the workers is weak. This has resulted from the employees' inadequate understanding of the principles of modern management and...

'Harsh punishment needed to eliminate corruption'

'Harsh punishment needed to eliminate corruption' JAKARTA (JP): Only stringent punishment will eliminate rampant corruption in the country, said a cabinet minister yesterday.Minister of National Development Planning/Chairman of National Development Planning Board Ginandjar Kartasasmita made this...

Jabotabek a special region?

Jabotabek a special region?From Suara KaryaRecently, the press had a field day because of Prof. Emil Salim's idea to unite the regions of Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek) into one administration under a governor at ministerial level. The idea drew a host of pro and con responses.

KNPI hit by withdrawal threats

KNPI hit by withdrawal threats JAKARTA (JP): Four more major youth organizations threatened yesterday to pull out of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI), criticizing its leaders for attempting to sway them towards the fold of ruling political group Golkar.

Doctors support claim on high AIDS death rate

Doctors support claim on high AIDS death rateBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Two leading medical doctors supported yesterday the claim by a research agency from the University of Indonesia that between 12,000 and 31,000 people die in Indonesia each year from the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...

Rights activists urge ASEAN to pressure Myanmar govt

Rights activists urge ASEAN to pressure Myanmar govt BANGKOK (Reuter): Asian human rights activists urged southeast Asian nations yesterday to follow the United States and Europe and put more pressure on Myanmar's military rulers over human rights abuses.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 29, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 -150 5,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 750 -25 25,000 Andayani Megah 1,000 0 161,000 Aneka...

Soeharto sets deadline for SEAG village row decision

Soeharto sets deadline for SEAG village row decision JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday urged the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Organizing Committee to settle the row over plans to build a new athletes village this week.

East Timor's cement project

East Timor's cement project JAKARTA (JP): PT Bangun Timor Indonesia Pratama will construct a cement plant with a production capacity of 2.3 million tons per year in East Timor an official said."The plant construction investment fund will be derived from local sources.

Kabelindo gets $40m loan

Kabelindo gets $40m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Kabelindo Murni, a publicly-listed cable producer, said yesterday it had secured US$40 million in loans from a syndicate of 11 international banks.The company said the syndicate would lend it $25 million in the short term to strengthen its working capital,...

East Timor issue

East Timor issue The colonial leaders of Portugal during the 1970s created the East Timor problem. But the new leaders in Lisbon can solve this issue, if there is a will. In 1962, India -- the so-called "largest democracy" -- did not care about world opinion, the United Nations or human rights when...

Ex-Davis Cuppers join selection

Ex-Davis Cuppers join selection JAKARTA (JP): Former Davis Cuppers Suwandi, Edy Kusdaryanto and Donny Susetyo confirmed yesterday their participation in a national selection tournament scheduled for Nov. 7 to Nov. 9.

Students questioned over Jakarta riots

Students questioned over Jakarta riots PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Five Soedirman University students were questioned last week by the district prosecutors' office in connection with the July 27 riots in Jakarta.

'Foreign cargo aircraft must land in Batam'

'Foreign cargo aircraft must land in Batam' JAKARTA (JP): No foreign cargo plane may land in Indonesia, except at Batam's Hang Nadim airport, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday.

Be polite

Be polite As a foreigner living in Jakarta, it has struck me that the native Indonesians are incredibly friendly, while the exact opposite is true of the expat community.Many a time, I've walked down a busy street and seen one or several chipper young men or women call out to my expatriate cousins:...

Intl. seminar on forestry to be held

Intl. seminar on forestry to be held PADANG, West Sumatra: The Andalas University will commemorate its 40th anniversary today with a two-day international seminar on tropical rain forests.Organizer Prof.

ESCAP promotes standard water policy

ESCAP promotes standard water policy JAKARTA (JP): Water policies on households and irrigation in some Asian and Pacific countries will soon be standardized if the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has its way.

Two Japanese die in six-car pile-up

Two Japanese die in six-car pile-up BEKASI, West Java (JP): Two Japanese nationals died yesterday in a six-car pile-up in the Cibitung district on the Cikampek- Cawang toll road.The two men, Yoshimi Shirasahi, 53, and Tanaka Kunihiro, 47, were in a Kijang van, driven by Djunaedi, 27, when a truck...

University riots

University riotsFrom KompasThe Trisakti student riot has been widely covered by various media. I am one of the female students who witnessed the disaster at the university campus in Grogol, West Jakarta.

On alcohol

On alcoholFrom NeracaOur organization, the Indonesian Environmental Agency (BLHI), opposes the legalization of alcoholic beverages in general. The reasons are their negative social impact, as they can lead to a higher level of crime and anarchy, and that they are contrary to the values of Pancasila...