Archive: 3 April 2000
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Mon, 03 Apr 2000
UMNO celebrates by-election victory
UMNO celebrates by-election victory KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Leaders of Malaysia's ruling party on Sunday celebrated their victory in a closely watched by-election, trumpeting the win as a rebuke of opposition claims that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was losing the people's support.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Matraman residents called to settle battle themselves
Matraman residents called to settle battle themselves JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi regretted the seemingly endless dispute between two neighboring residents in the Matraman area, East Jakarta, urging the disputed parties to settle the prolonged battle on their own.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Human skeletons found in separate graves in Aceh
Human skeletons found in separate graves in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): A joint team of policemen and military personnel found eight human skeletons -- some dressed in military uniforms -- during search operations in Aceh Besar, North and West Aceh on Saturday, a military source said.Lt. Col.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Asia enters new era in digital audio service
Asia enters new era in digital audio service A group of Indonesian journalists were invited by WorldSpace Corp. to witness the live broadcast in Singapore recently of the launch of its digital satellite in Kourou, French Guiana. The following is a report from The Jakarta Post's Hyginus Hardoyo.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Investors, where are you?
Investors, where are you?From PelitaWhen President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid went on successive tours of many countries, many people, including Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly Amien Rais, voiced sharp criticism.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Save Kartini and baby's lives
Save Kartini and baby's lives The photos of brides and grooms, most with babies in arms (The Jakarta Post , March 20, 2000) spoke volumes about the tolerance of the world's largest Muslim society. Here were hundreds of couples, most already blessed with the gift of new life, being gracefully...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Berau Coal restructures US$40 million in debt
Berau Coal restructures US$40 million in debt JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed heavy equipment distributor PT United Tractors said its coal mining subsidiary, PT Berau Coal, had signed an agreement with its creditors on the restructuring of a debt worth US$40 million.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Free circumcision for students
Free circumcision for students JAKARTA (JP): The student senate at the Medical School of the University of Indonesia held a one-day free circumcision service for teenagers living near the Salemba campus in Central Jakarta on Sunday.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
PDI Perjuangan: So much to learn to become a modern party
PDI Perjuangan: So much to learn to become a modern party The leadership of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) have been talking about making the party into a "modern" one. Mochtar Buchori, the chief organizer of the party congress which ended on Saturday, talked to The...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Singh wins Rally Indonesia
Singh wins Rally Indonesia MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Malaysian racer and top seed Karamjit Singh and navigator Allen Goh won the final stage of the Gudang Garam Rally Indonesia here on Sunday.Singh, driving the Proton PERT, finished first with a total time of 3:01:00.5.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
SNYL expects 40% growth
SNYL expects 40% growth Insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwa Sewu New York Life (SNYL) said it expected its new individual sales to grow by 40 percent this year amid the growing demand for life insurance.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Collector offers wide range of rare books
Collector offers wide range of rare booksBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Having trouble locating books and other printed materials dealing with the history of Indonesia?Browsing the virtual bookstores on the Web might prove helpful.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
The dilemma in hiking oil prices
The dilemma in hiking oil pricesBy David E. Sumual JAKARTA (JP): The price of oil is of critical importance to today's Indonesian economy, given that oil is the largest traded commodity, both in volume and value terms. It is generally known that we depend on a "hydrocarbon economy".
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Student working as taxi driver murdered
Student working as taxi driver murdered JAKARTA (JP): Efendi Manurung, a college student who earned his living driving a taxi, was killed by two thieves pretending to be passengers on Saturday evening.According to a police report, the crime took place at about 7:30 p.m. on a spot of Jl.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Mob burns house of 'witch'
Mob burns house of 'witch' PURWOKERTO, Central Java: About 100 angry residents in Karangtengah village in Cilongok of Banyumas regency burned down on Saturday the house of a local named Muhidi Watim, 50, for allegedly practicing black magic.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Soeharto's lawyers 'can be arrested'
Soeharto's lawyers 'can be arrested' JAKARTA (JP): Observers and legal practitioners said on Saturday that Soeharto's lawyers could be arrested for hampering the investigation into the former president's alleged corruption case.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Five die in car accident
Five die in car accident TANGERANG (JP): Five passengers of an angkot (public minivan) were killed when a truck speeding in the wrong direction hit the vehicle on Jl. Daan Mogot at Tanah Tinggi area on Saturday around midnight, police and witnesses said.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
PDIP comes under fire from experts
PDIP comes under fire from experts SEMARANG (JP): The first congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) crossed the finishing line unimpeded, but has raised criticism from both insiders and outsiders over its failure to live up to people's demands.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Landslide kills six
Landslide kills six WONOSOBO, Central Java: A landslide resulting from torrential rains hit Gerangan village late on Thursday, leaving at least six people dead and six others injured.Rescue workers and locals managed to unearth the six bodies from the mud on Friday afternoon, Antara reported on...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
'Democracy' vs democracy
'Democracy' vs democracy There was never any question that Megawati Soekarnoputri would be reelected chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) this weekend. Before PDI Perjuangan held its congress in Semarang last week, Megawati commanded such immense support from...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Study center to be established at Jakarta Historical Museum
Study center to be established at Jakarta Historical Museum JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Historical Museum will have a study center for Jakarta history, an official said on Saturday.The museum director, Tinia Budiati, said the center is expected to become the place for research activities, including...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Wullems to help PSM Makassar
Wullems to help PSM Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Henk Wullems of the Netherlands, a former coach of the national soccer team, signed a contract with the PSM Makassar club on Saturday.Williams, who also coached the Bandung Raya and Pelita Bakrie (now Pelita Solo) teams, and Dutch teams...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
No paper
No paper In observance of the Hindu Day of Silence, The Jakarta Post will not be published on Tuesday. The Post will appear again on Wednesday. -- Publisher
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Central Java fisheryfolk sink in debt
Central Java fisheryfolk sink in debtBy Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java high seas are rich in marine resources; most notably fish but, ironically, loan sharks, who prey on local fisherfolk by throwing them into the jaws of sheer poverty.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
New service to pamper prepaid simPATI cards
New service to pamper prepaid simPATI cards JAKARTA (JP): The extraordinary expansion of Internet-enabled cellular telephone facilities owes much to factors peculiar to humankind, making consumers receptive to a handset-based online experience.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Government to set up anticorruption body
Government to set up anticorruption body JAKARTA (JP): The government is to set up an anticorruption body within two weeks as part of its commitment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Saturday.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Corporal detained for being 'trigger-happy'
Corporal detained for being 'trigger-happy' JAKARTA (JP): The city police have detained a police corporal over the shooting of an 18-year-old student in the midst of Saturday's street brawl in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, an officer said on Sunday.Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Job recruitment goes interactive
Job recruitment goes interactiveBy Tantri Yuliandini JAKARTA (JP): The advent of e-business is revolutionizing the way companies recruit their employees.Soon, companies will no longer have to spend heavily on newspaper advertisements. Nor will they have to wait months for responses to their ads.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
TNI told to generate intellectuals
TNI told to generate intellectuals BANDUNG (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. asserted on Saturday the need for TNI Staff and Command School (Sesko TNI) to find -- in the face of rapid change in the country -- intellectuals to help deal with many complex issues.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
S'pore to become technological hub
S'pore to become technological hub SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore has announced new measures to strengthen its intellectual property framework aimed at supporting plans to transform itself into a technology hub.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Rev. Nathan named lawsuit against Johny
Rev. Nathan named lawsuit against Johny JAKARTA (JP): The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) elected Rev. Nathan Setiabudi from West Java the new chairman in the final day of its congress in Central Kalimantan's capital of Palangkaraya on Saturday.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
S'pore officials say hospital water safe
S'pore officials say hospital water safe SINGAPORE (DPA): Environmental officials ruled out on Sunday any risk of contracting Legionnaires' disease from hospital tap water and urged people not to become alarmed by an American physician's theory on the origin of the bacteria.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
IBRA sells Indovina stake
IBRA sells Indovina stake JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has sold a 50 percent stake in Vietnam's Indovina Bank to Taiwan's United World Chinese Commercial Bank for US$10.1 million, the agency said on Saturday.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Robbers steal a Lippo ATM
Robbers steal a Lippo ATM DENPASAR, Bali: A group of thieves made away with a Bank Lippo Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) containing Rp 85.5 million in cash on the northern outskirts of Denpasar in the early hours of Saturday.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Ballo, Stevie win first matches
Ballo, Stevie win first matches JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boxers Hermansen Ballo and Stevie Binalay won their first matches at the Olympic Games third qualifying round in Bangkok on Saturday evening.Ballo defeated RMA Bratnayake of Sri Lanka while Stevie beat Namjil Munkshaikan of Mongolia.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Try Sutrisno ready for questioning
Try Sutrisno ready for questioning JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Try Sutrisno welcomed on Saturday plans by the National Commission on Human Rights to question him over the bloody 1984 incident in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Canon hopes to capture half of printer market
Canon hopes to capture half of printer market BANGKOK (JP): Canon will introduce four new premium "bubble jet" printer products in Indonesia at the end of this month. Its target is to control half of the printer market in the country this year, according to Merry Harun, Canon division manager at PT...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Rp 1m fake note found in Bogor
Rp 1m fake note found in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Residents at the BPPT housing complex on Jl. Pajajaran in Central Bogor handed over three men, along with bundles of fake bank notes worth Rp 1 billion, to the Bogor City Police headquarters in the early hours of Sunday, according to witnesses.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Irian seeks only eligible migrants
Irian seeks only eligible migrants JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The province will only accept transmigrants who can help local people achieve prosperity, Governor Freddy Numberi said here on Saturday.Freddy said the new approach of the resettlement program in the easternmost province was a response to...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
RP tops in expat survey on quality of life
RP tops in expat survey on quality of life SINGAPORE (AFP): Despite its chronic economic and political problems, the Philippines offers the best overall quality of life for expatriates in Asia, according to a new survey.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
E-commerce boom expected in RI in three years
E-commerce boom expected in RI in three years JAKARTA (JP): E-commerce is expected to start booming in Indonesia in three years thanks to a better telecommunications infrastructure, a growth in the number of computers and more Internet users, an international consulting firm has said.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Doctors demand ruling on legal abortion to curb illegal practice
Doctors demand ruling on legal abortion to curb illegal practice JAKARTA (JP): Lack of a government regulation in performing abortions has led to the uncontrolled illegal practice in Indonesia, obstetricians stated Saturday in a symposium on abortion.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
No more medals for RI swimmers in Pusan
No more medals for RI swimmers in Pusan JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia failed to earn more medals in the Sixth Asian Swimming Championship's final day at Pusan, South Korea after its swimmers only managed to finish below the top three.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Cruelty of PKI
Cruelty of PKIFrom Pikiran RakyatWhat? Gus Dur has apologized to the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI)? You must be wrong! Have you heard correctly? So, in what capacity has Gus Dur made the apology? As a private person or as the President and leader of the Indonesian people?Gus! Have you forgotten...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Asia needs biotechnology to boost rice yields: Experts
Asia needs biotechnology to boost rice yields: Experts MANILA (DPA): Asia needs to turn to such "cutting-edge science and technology" as genetic engineering to boost rice production and feed its growing population, scientists attending a rice research conference in the Philippines said Sunday.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Govt plays down lawsuit against Johny
Govt plays down lawsuit against Johny JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab played down on Saturday a lawsuit filed by two U.S. human rights groups against an Indonesian Army general, saying it was an ordinary case in the United States.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
JSX to be quiet due to religious holidays
JSX to be quiet due to religious holidays JAKARTA (JP): The religious holidays on Tuesday and Thursday will drive trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) to a very quiet state this week, according to equity analysts.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
IMF does not object to delay in fuel price hikes: Kwik
IMF does not object to delay in fuel price hikes: Kwik JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not object to the government's decision to delay fuel price hikes, Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie said.
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, April 3, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, April 3, 2000Exhibitions * Sculpture Exhibition: Mother of Earth, at Galeri Lawang, 8th floor of block L building, Campus I Tarumanegara University, Jl. S. Parman no. 1, West Jakarta, until April 21.