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Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Fuel siphoners earn a living by running after dregs

Fuel siphoners earn a living by running after dregsBy A'an Suryana JAKARTA (JP): Motorists in and around the capital are probably familiar with the sight of teenage boys and young men chasing after passing fuel trucks, opening the valves on the backs of the vehicles, collecting drops of fuel in ...

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Percasi to stage Olympics selection

Percasi to stage Olympics selection JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) will hold a selection tournament which will determine the men's and women's teams that will compete in the Chess Olympics in Istanbul from Oct. 28 to Nov. 14.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Films* French Film at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: La vie est un long fleuve tranquille, August 1. Le bonheur est dans le pre, August 8. E.T. I'Extraterrestre, August 11. Indiana Jones et le Temple Maudit, August 15.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/The new letter of intent between IMF and Indonesia

The new letter of intent between IMF and Indonesia The following is the complete text of the new Letter of Intent signed by the Indonesian government and the International Monetary Fund on Monday. The text and tables may be found on http://www.thejakartapost.com.I. INTRODUCTION 1.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Maid found dead in E. Jakarta

Maid found dead in E. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Duren Sawit Police detectives are still searching for robbers believed to have broken into a house in the Cipinang Indah residential complex, East Jakarta.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Pros and cons over non Jakarta-based taxis

Pros and cons over non Jakarta-based taxis JAKARTA (JP): The decision adopted recently by the Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) for its Jakarta chapter to prohibit non Jakarta-based taxis has received strong objections from owners of Jakarta-based taxis.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Akbar furious over Golkar flag burners

Akbar furious over Golkar flag burners SEMARANG (JP): Chairman of Golkar Party Akbar Tandjung has urged the police to be tough on people who burned the party's flags during protests last week.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Megawati last to confirm for Yogya summit

Megawati last to confirm for Yogya summit JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri agreed on Monday to attend a meeting with three other national leaders in Yogyakarta on Tuesday after some intensive lobbying by President Abdurrahman Wahid and Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, the ruler of ...

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Anton and Ismu to show up at Indocement Cup tournament

Anton and Ismu to show up at Indocement Cup tournament JAKARTA (JP): Men's table tennis players Anton Suseno of NHI club and Ismu Harinto of Gani Artha club will compete at the fourth Indocement Cup table tennis open tournament from Aug. 3 to Aug. 6.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Letters on record

Letters on record I feel encouraged to learn from the "Letters" column of July 31 that Mr. Sukardi has been included in the Museum of Records as the most productive letter writer in The Jakarta Post's "Your Letters" column, and encouraged not to break Mr.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Mandiri merges subsidiaries

Mandiri merges subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): State Bank Mandiri signed here on Monday a legal document for the merger of its three securities companies into a single business entity.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/The Army reshuffle

The Army reshuffle As could have been expected, the replacement on Monday of Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah, the chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad), has opened up a trail of questions that are begging to be answered.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Gone in 60 Seconds 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Battle Field Earth 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Love Stinks 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Crouching Tiger 14:55 18:00 21:05 The Skulls ...

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/City to have three new fish auction centers

City to have three new fish auction centers JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta will soon have three new fish auction centers, besides the one in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, as part of the administration's double-edged campaign to promote the fishing industry and the consumption of fish.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Team to discuss request for MPR special session

Team to discuss request for MPR special session JAKARTA (JP): The plenary session of the People's Consultative Assembly's working committee was postponed on Monday after a group of legislators presented two letters, one of them demanding that the Assembly provide the possibility of turning the ...

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Japan's zero-interest-rate policy

Japan's zero-interest-rate policy While acknowledging that concerns about deflation have largely been dispelled, the central bank said that the potential fallout from the bankruptcy of Sogo Co., the department store chain, precluded it from raising interest rates at this time.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Eight cops discharged

Eight cops discharged BANDUNG: West Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Adang Daradjatun dishonorably discharged eight noncommissioned officers on Monday for theft, drug abuse and desertion."This is our way to achieve police professionalism.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Wild boar meat sold as beef

Wild boar meat sold as beef JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration warned shoppers on Monday not to buy inexpensive wild boar meat which may be sold in markets as beef.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/EVA Air says traffic loads back to precrisis level

EVA Air says traffic loads back to precrisis level JAKARTA (JP): The number of passengers flying between Taipei and three Indonesian cities on EVA Air has returned to its precrisis level, the Taiwan-based airline said on Monday.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Jakarta wins Junior C'ships

Jakarta wins Junior C'ships SEMARANG (JP): Jakarta won the overall championship at the National Karate Junior Championships at Jatidiri indoor stadium on Sunday evening.The team from the capital finished with nine golds, seven silvers and five bronzes.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Indonesia fails to meet coffee retention 'deadline'

Indonesia fails to meet coffee retention 'deadline' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia had failed to meet the July 31 deadline set by the Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC) to decide whether to join the global coffee retention program, an executive of the Association of Indonesian ...

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Rebuilding of trust through a new Cabinet urged

Rebuilding of trust through a new Cabinet urgedBy Alvin Ung KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): When prosecutors moved against Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim two years ago, they sent hundreds of police officers, dozens of army rangers and an elite weapons squad to arrest him.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Jayapura accepts refugees fleeing strife-torn Maluku

Jayapura accepts refugees fleeing strife-torn Maluku SORONG, Irian Jaya (JP): The remaining 968 refugees fleeing strife-torn Maluku on board the KM Dobonsolo disembarked in Jayapura on Monday.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Mob attacks kill 21

Mob attacks kill 21 BANYUMAS, Central Java: Fourteen people have been burned alive and seven more hacked to death by mobs in Cilacap regency over the last seven months.Cilacap Police chief Supt.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from July 31 to August 6

Rates for tax payment, valid from July 31 to August 6 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,850.00Austrian schilling 1 599.22Australian dollar 1 5,178.14Belgian franc 1 204.41Canadian dollar 1 6,013.05Swiss franc 1 5,317.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Honesty and responsibility

Honesty and responsibility We would like to thank Vredy Hopkins of the American Women's Association (AWA) for reporting her story about the Blue Bird taxi driver. It is indeed unusual to entrust a taxi driver with US$100 to change at the money changer.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Salim Group debt 'won't be annuled'

Salim Group debt 'won't be annuled' JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie said on Monday the government would not cancel a debt settlement agreement signed between the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) and the Salim Group.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Gold medalists to get Rp 1b awards

Gold medalists to get Rp 1b awards JAKARTA (JP): Companies are catching Olympic fever, pledging money to sponsor the Indonesian contingent at the quadrennial event.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Pedicab drivers win lawsuit against Jakarta governor

Pedicab drivers win lawsuit against Jakarta governor JAKARTA (JP): Over 1,000 people crammed into the Central Jakarta District Courthouse and joyfully screamed after the judges ruled in favor of becak (pedicab) drivers, declaring unlawful the Jakarta governor's ban on pedicabs in the capital.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Indonesia signs new LoI to receive $400m aid from IMF

Indonesia signs new LoI to receive $400m aid from IMF JAKARTA (JP): The government signed a new letter of intent (LoI) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday, paving the way for the next disbursement of IMF funds.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Bulog to become state company next year: Ramli

Bulog to become state company next year: Ramli JAKARTA (JP): The government will change the status of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) to a state firm by June next year in a move to improve the agency's performance, Bulog chief Rizal Ramli said on Monday.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Agus, Ryamizard deny political motives behind reshuffle

Agus, Ryamizard deny political motives behind reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): Outgoing Army Strategic Reserves (Kostrad) commander Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah and his successor Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu have brushed aside political motives behind their reshuffle.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Locals shine in President's Cup quarters

Locals shine in President's Cup quarters SANUR, Bali (JP): Indonesian welterweight Bara Gomies survived a hard fight in the quarterfinals of the 19th President's Cup international amateur boxing tournament on Monday, narrowly beating Chinese Lu Zong Wei 8-7.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Shrinking habitat and greedy men endanger rare birds

Shrinking habitat and greedy men endanger rare birdsBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): A good soldier knows what he is supposed to give as a present to his commander when he returns from duty in the jungle. Not fresh fruit or live fish, but a rare species of monkey, bird or deer.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/East Timor issue

East Timor issue Indonesia's credibility over the East Timor issue has once again been brought into question by the failure of the court in Kupang to handle the notorious Eurico Gutteres seriously.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Jihad group raids discotheque

Jihad group raids discotheque PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Around 150 people claiming to represent the Toriqotul Jihad Front (FTJ) Muslim group raided a discotheque on Sunday, seizing 52 bottles of alcohol and bringing them to the police.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Indonesian manufacturers: Adjust or perish

Indonesian manufacturers: Adjust or perishBy Lion A. Kraaybeek JAKARTA (JP): The dawn of globalization has brought new challenges to manufacturing companies all over the world. Old concepts are being replaced by new ones, competition is becoming more fierce and everyone is forced to adjust.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/MPR factions still undecided over regional representatives

MPR factions still undecided over regional representatives JAKARTA (JP): Party factions in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) remain undecided about a plan by 164 regional representatives to form their own faction at the upcoming MPR Annual Session.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 31, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Jakarta workers get 20% wage hike

Jakarta workers get 20% wage hike JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower has granted workers in Jakarta a 20 percent mid-term minimum wage (UMR) rise effective from next month, an official said on Monday.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 31, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Agus W.K. removed from Kostrad

Agus W.K. removed from Kostrad JAKARTA (JP): Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah, a controversial Army figure, was replaced as the chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) on Monday after only four months on the job.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/One killed, nine injured in crash

One killed, nine injured in crash TANGERANG (JP): A man was killed and nine others severely injured when a public minibus plying between Cimone and Balaraja collided head-on with a water tanker at around 5 a.m. on Monday in Cikupa district, police said.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Destruction of Tanjung Puting continues

Destruction of Tanjung Puting continues JAKARTA (JP): The destruction of Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan shows no sign of stopping, leaving its few remaining orangutans -- Asia's only great ape -- on a desperate plight, environmentalists have warned.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Regent Hotel program

Regent Hotel program I'm writing about the recent campaign held by Regent Hotel Jakarta. The campaign is promoting the Platinum Plus Program wherein a new member is entitled to a (1) complimentary stay; (2) vouchers worth 75 percent off the room rate; a 750 milliliter bottle of wine or liquor to ...

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Soeharto fit for trial: Marzuki

Soeharto fit for trial: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto is fit to face trial over charges of corruption, Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Monday.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/OPIC claim needs DPR approval: Government

OPIC claim needs DPR approval: Government JAKARTA (JP): The government needs approval from the House of Representatives to settle an outstanding US$290 million claim made by the U.S. government's Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC), Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo said on Sunday.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Indonesia okays plan to close East Timor refugee camps

Indonesia okays plan to close East Timor refugee camps JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has approved a plan to close shelters for East Timorese refugees in East Nusa Tenggara amid growing allegations that anti-independence activists were using the camps as a base to sneak into the ...

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Djoko S. Tjandra faces jail term of 18 months

Djoko S. Tjandra faces jail term of 18 months JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor demanded on Monday a jail term of one year and six months for Djoko S. Tjandra, the primary defendant in the Rp 546 billion (US$61.3 million) Bank Bali scandal.

Tue, 01 Aug 2000

JP/Indonesia supports EC proposal to hold new WTO round this year

Indonesia supports EC proposal to hold new WTO round this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has thrown its support behind the European Commission's proposal to relaunch a new round of talks for global trade liberalization in the World Trade Organization framework this year, Minister of Industry and ...