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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Abdurrahman plans whirlwind trips abroad, including Australia

Abdurrahman plans whirlwind trips abroad, including Australia JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid, struggling to maintain a grip on his presidency, is planning trips abroad, including a long-awaited visit to Australia.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Now it is even simpler to network your computers

Now it is even simpler to network your computers In the past, trying to connect one PC to another PC or to a Mac would mean a lot of headache. The most basic method was to use a null-modem, a pair of modems that were connected to each other without using the phone line.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Ecological rehabilitation can earn billions

Ecological rehabilitation can earn billions JAKARTA (JP): A scientist claimed here on Thursday that our country can earn billions of dollars through ecological business by trading green house gases with developed countries as stipulated in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo: Indonesian Press Photo Service's (Ipphos) photos (1945 - 1950), I See Gallery, The Polish cultural center, Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, until Feb. 28. * Painting Bramasto's Collections 1939-1996, Gallery Twilite Cafe, Jl. Kemang Raya No.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/BI forex ruling diverts speculators into stocks

BI forex ruling diverts speculators into stocks JAKARTA (JP): The new Bank Indonesia foreign exchange (forex) ruling has prompted offshore speculators to divert their attention toward the local stock market after losing the opportunity to profit from speculation against the rupiah, according to a ...

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Major reshuffle on the cards in National Police

Major reshuffle on the cards in National Police JAKARTA (JP): A major reshuffle is in the works in the National Police, with 36 high-ranking and middle-ranking officers involved.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Transgenic plantation in South Sulawesi

Transgenic plantation in South Sulawesi MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Bantaeng regent Azikin Solthan said on Sunday that the local administration will continue developing transgenic cotton plantation in a bid to achieve maximum quality crops.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Uzbekistan beats RI 3-2 in Davis Cup tie

Uzbekistan beats RI 3-2 in Davis Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia bowed out 2-3 to visitor Uzbekistan before a home crowd at the Kemayoran Tennis Center, Central Jakarta, Sunday during the final day of the three-day Davis Cup Group I Asia Oceania zone tie.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/West in dark about ways to re-establish ties with Iran

West in dark about ways to re-establish ties with IranBy Rudolph Chimelli PARIS (DPA): When will Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder travel to Iran? Although he happily accepted the invitation relayed him by Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi on the latter's recent visit to Berlin, whether he will go at ...

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Floods, landslides, storms beset E. Java and Sumatra

Floods, landslides, storms beset E. Java and Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): The Bengawan Solo river in Bojonegoro, East Java, continued to overflow on Sunday, inundating thousands of houses and hundreds of hectares of rice fields in the area.Fortunately no fatalities have been reported.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Indonesia and GAM strike accord to reduce violence

Indonesia and GAM strike accord to reduce violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Government representatives and rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) commanders reached an agreement here on Saturday on ways to reduce the violence in strife-torn Aceh.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Passenger ship sinks off Pangkep

Passenger ship sinks off Pangkep MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The KM Santini III vessel which was heading for Surabaya from Makassar sank in rough seas off Tanakeke in Pangkep, some 32 kilometers into its journey in the early hours of Saturday, an officer said.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Can't stomach red meat? Moderation may be key

Can't stomach red meat? Moderation may be keyBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Long before we came to know about the mad cow disease, nutritionists had been pleading with people to treat red meat with a great deal of respect.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Vertical Limit 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Legends of Bagger Vance 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Cast Away 14:15 17:15 20:15 Meet The Parents 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Art of War ...

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Answers to some common computer problems

Answers to some common computer problemsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Recently, a friend distributed a file through a mailing list. When I received her e-mail, I simply clicked on the attachment icon on the top right hand corner of the 'Outlook Express'(OE) preview pane.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Armed thieves injure Bulog employee

Armed thieves injure Bulog employee JAKARTA (JP): A gang of six robbers stole a Mercedes sedan and other belongings of a State Logistics Agency (Bulog) employee in the early hours of Saturday.Police said the robbers broke into the house of Ahmad Syaifuddin on Jl.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Ex-athletes gather to seek a better future

Ex-athletes gather to seek a better future JAKARTA (JP): About 150 former athletes gathered for the Great Reunion of Athletes from Three Eras organized by Prestasi Anak Bangsa Foundation at the Bung Karno Tennis Indoor Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta on Sunday to seek a better future.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/An avoidable pause

An avoidable pause Pakistan's chief executive Gen. Pervez Musharraf, may have chosen a diplomatically contentious occasion to call upon the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, to act in a statesmanlike manner so as to avoid a reversal of the recent positive trends on the bilateral front.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Coral reef game for schools launched

Coral reef game for schools launched JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to raise awareness of the nation's rich sea resources, the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (Coremap) has launched an educational game to inform children about the preservation of coral reefs.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Gus Dur urged to let Megawati take lead

Gus Dur urged to let Megawati take lead JAKARTA (JP): A younger brother of President Abdurrahman Wahid suggests the incumbent president to step aside and let Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri take the lead.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Controversial policy over arrest status

Controversial policy over arrest statusBy Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak JAKARTA (JP): Not every criminal goes to jail and not every suspect is detained.But do not ask why.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Bumiputera targets lower end of market

Bumiputera targets lower end of market JAKARTA (JP): Bumiputera 1912 Mutual Life Insurance (AJB Bumiputera 1912) hopes to sign up one million new policyholders in 2001, aiming at the largely untapped lower end of the market.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/E-banking inevitable, but too early for local banks

E-banking inevitable, but too early for local banksBy Bernie K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Since the Internet became a tool that is reinventing the way people do business, banks have become among the first to consider the technology a threat to their existence.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Vegetarians: What they eat and what they don't

Vegetarians: What they eat and what they don't JAKARTA (JP): Most of us have, at some time or another, reduced our consumption of meat. But it's only those who go cold turkey, giving up meat and meat products completely, who can be called vegetarians.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Bank NISP's profit up 198%

Bank NISP's profit up 198% JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank NISP almost doubled its net profit to Rp 58.05 billion (US$6.1 million) last year and increased its total assets to Rp 5.26 trillion from Rp 4.04 trillion in 1999, the bank said in a statement.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Sect row fuels erosion of HK freedoms

Sect row fuels erosion of HK freedomsBy Alan Low HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong's freedoms may be slowly ebbing away as Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa walks a wobbly tightrope under pressure to toe Beijing's line over the Falungong spiritual movement, analysts warned Friday.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Five injured in Army plane's aborted takeoff

Five injured in Army plane's aborted takeoff JAKARTA (JP): An Army Cassa-212 carrying paratroopers crashed when it aborted its takeoff on Sunday during a training session at Pondok Cabe Airfield in Ciputat, Tangerang, injuring at least five soldiers aboard.The plane was piloted by Lt.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/PT Angkasa Pura gives scholarships

PT Angkasa Pura gives scholarships TANGERANG (JP): The state airport management PT Angkasa Pura granted on Sunday Rp 25 million in scholarships for 213 students of several elementary schools located near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/NU, Muhammadiyah becoming victims of fighting elephants

NU, Muhammadiyah becoming victims of fighting elephantsAn asset of civil society, the 30-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama, is under threat in the current conflict, researcher and executive of Nahdlatul Ulama Ulil Abshar Abdalla told The Jakarta Post.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Bush under pressure to boost defense spending

Bush under pressure to boost defense spendingBy Charles Aldinger WASHINGTON (Reuters): President George W. Bush, who made improvements in the military a centerpiece of his election campaign, is under pressure to spend a lot more money to reshape a ponderous U.S. armed forces for the 21st century.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Floods catch Jakartans by surprise

Floods catch Jakartans by surpriseBy Esta Sallvithya Dirgantari JAKARTA (JP): Flash floods which swept through several neighborhoods in Kampung Melayu last week caught many people by surprise even though the densely-populated district has been prone to such disasters over the past two decades.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Residents return as Merapi calms

Residents return as Merapi calms YOGYAKARTA (JP): Residents living at the foot of Mount Merapi have suspended plans to evacuate their homes after the volcano on Sunday showed only minor signs of the potential fury which had been so evident a day earlier.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Govt urged to probe election violations

Govt urged to probe election violations JAKARTA (JP): Eleven minority political parties on Saturday called on the government to reevaluate serious violations committed by major parties during the 1999 general election.They said the alleged misappropriation of the Rp 35 billion (US$3.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Persija beats Persib 1-0 in Mandiri's first round

Persija beats Persib 1-0 in Mandiri's first round JAKARTA (JP): Persija outplayed host Persib 1-0 in the first qualifying round of the Bank Mandiri soccer league at Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung on Sunday which was marked by unruly behavior from both teams supporters.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/NU to hold mass prayer in support of the President

NU to hold mass prayer in support of the President JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) will hold a mass prayer here on Sunday as a show of support for beleaguered President Abdurrahman Wahid and to seek divine intervention for peace.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/End of Cold War doesn't mean the end of all wars

End of Cold War doesn't mean the end of all warsBy Jim Anderson WASHINGTON (DPA): It's now ten years since the Cold War officially ended. But the end of the great struggle between super powers didn't mean the end of wars -- not by a long shot.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Akbar Tandjung questions the existence of PRD

Akbar Tandjung questions the existence of PRD MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung urged the government on Sunday to reassess the existence of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) following allegations of its involvement in vandalism of Golkar offices in East Java.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Profit-taking may continue to hurt local stock market

Profit-taking may continue to hurt local stock market JAKARTA (JP): Profit-taking will most likely continue to dominate trading at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week as investors remain wary about the future of President Abdurrahman Wahid's administration, securities analysts have said.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Take action against bus operators: YLKI

Take action against bus operators: YLKI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) encouraged the public on Saturday to sue bus operators for overpricing tickets during the Idul Fitri holidays."License revocation by the Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications is not enough.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/The masses behind East Java rallies

The masses behind East Java rallies East Java's rallies have drawn much attention over the past few days.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Kudos to Garuda

Kudos to Garuda In these dim and disturbing times it's sometimes a great joy to experience an act of kindness which is unexpected.Such was my experience after flying back from Medan on GA185 on Feb. 6, 2001.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Iran's revolution, 20 years after

Iran's revolution, 20 years after This is the first of two articles on the Iranian revolution by Sidhesh Kaul, a commentator on regional economic and political issues based in Jakarta. JAKARTA (JP): Feb.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Fresh violence in Ambon

Fresh violence in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: After weeks of calm, violence erupted here as gunmen shot dead a local resident in Suli village, Salahutu district in Ambon on Saturday at around 12 p.m. local time, an official said on Sunday.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:30 Computer 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 p.m.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Property market to remain under pressure

Property market to remain under pressure JAKARTA (JP): The property sector in Jakarta will remain under pressure this year as business uncertainty and the tense political situation keep new investments quiet, property consultant PT PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in its latest survey.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Thieves take Rp 100m in jewel

Thieves take Rp 100m in jewel JAKARTA (JP): Kebayoran Lama Police detectives are questioning four people in connection with a Rp 100 million (US$10,400) jewel heist at a jewelry store on Jl. Pasar Panjang in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, early on Friday morning.Kebayoran Lama Police chief Comr.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Rivals out to topple Nepalese PM

Rivals out to topple Nepalese PMBy Kedar Man Singh KATHMANDU (AFP): Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's position remains unstable and insecure despite a cabinet reshuffle, analysts said.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Nothing wrong with voting

Nothing wrong with voting I'm surprised to learn that some of our people, just like the previous ruling regime, seem to fear the electoral system very much. Voting is the main part of any democracy.

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Mon, 12 Feb 2001

JP/Watch Mt. Merapi

Watch Mt. Merapi Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes located in the very heart of Java, is once again going through one of its periodic spasms. This time, though, it looks as if the danger might be for real.

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