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Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Father and son arrested for drug trafficking

Father and son arrested for drug trafficking JAKARTA (JP): A father and his son were arrested for the possession of 1.3 tons of dried marijuana with a street-value of Rp 2.6 billion (US$247,600), the police announced on Monday.The head of detectives at the National Police's narcotics unit, Brig.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Thousands demand Gus Dur resign

Thousands demand Gus Dur resign JAKARTA (JP): No bullets or tear gas were fired when more than 10,000 protesters, mostly students, besieged Merdeka Palace on Monday, intensifying the pressure on President Abdurrahman Wahid to resign.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/TV today

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

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Merpati airline services

Merpati airline services I, and a few others, planned a holiday trip to Surabaya and Bali during the recent holiday (from March 2 to March 7).

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Govt to raise fuel prices for industry

Govt to raise fuel prices for industry JAKARTA (JP): The government decided on Monday to raise fuel prices for industries by 50 percent up to 100 percent on April 1 but keep kerosene and fuel prices at gas stations unchanged until October to protect the poor.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/SCB, BII sign deal

SCB, BII sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) customers are now able to pay their credit card bills through Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) automatic teller machines (ATMs) under an agreement signed here on Monday.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 12, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo Tbk ...

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Govt officially declares GAM as separatists

Govt officially declares GAM as separatists JAKARTA (JP): The government officially declared on Monday the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as separatists with a clear aim to separate Aceh province from the unitary Republic of Indonesia.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition* Handicrafts NTT Traditional Handicrafts, the lobby of Grand Hotel Preanger Bandung, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 81 (Phone: 022 4231631), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until March 31.Performances* Sundanese Traditional Drama Dalemcuka, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Rounders 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Virgin Suicides 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Snatch 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Cell 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Family Man ...

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/RI's chaotic decentralization

RI's chaotic decentralizationBy Hans W. Vriens JAKARTA (JP): Two months ago Indonesia overnight moved from one of the most centralized to one of the most decentralized states in the world. The first results are not promising.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Chen still needs to earn his stripes

Chen still needs to earn his stripesBy Benjamin Kang Lim TAIPEI (Reuters): A year after ending half a century of one- party rule, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is still struggling to dispel doubts he can govern or should be re-elected when his four-year term expires in 2004.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Several buses hijacked during massive strike

Several buses hijacked during massive strike JAKARTA (JP): Monday's mass student rally was marked by the hijacking of several buses with their drivers being forced to transport protesters to the scene of the demonstration.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Gus Dur refuses to step down

Gus Dur refuses to step down JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid remained unmoved despite loud protest on Monday by thousands of students besieging the presidential palace calling for his resignation.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/U.S.-China tension is bad for Southeast Asia

U.S.-China tension is bad for Southeast AsiaBy Kavi Chongkittavorn BANGKOK: With U.S.-China tension steadily on the increase, Southeast Asia's future strategic environment is full of uncertainties.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Call for national strike gets mixed response

Call for national strike gets mixed response JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Student Executive Boards' (BEMs) call for a national strike received a mixed response from both the people and university students nationwide, and life practically went on as normal in all cities in the country on Monday, ...

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Akbar briefs Gus Dur on scam

Akbar briefs Gus Dur on scam JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung admitted on Monday to have met with President Abdurrahman Wahid in connection with his alleged involvement in a land scam in the past.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Dodgy land deal sealed by group

Dodgy land deal sealed by group JAKARTA (JP): About 30 former employees of the now defunct Ministry of Information sealed entry to a 14,198-square meter plot of land in South Jakarta on Monday which once belonged to the ministry's State Film Production Company (PPFN).

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/'Baku Bae' team meets Maluku governor

'Baku Bae' team meets Maluku governor AMBON, Maluku (JP): The Maluku's Baku Bae reconciliation team met with Maluku Governor Saleh Latuconsina here on Monday in an effort to establish a neutral turf for the two warring camps and speed up the recovery process in the riot-torn province.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Net delivery service puts women first

Net delivery service puts women firstBy Dwi Rahayu JAKARTA (JP): Joko is a tall, well-groomed young man who is glad to be at your beck and call.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/KOSTRAD

KOSTRAD Correction: The story Kostrad to launch new intelligence battalion which appeared on Monday, March 12, 2001, should have read Kostrad to launch new intelligence platoon. We apologize for the error.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Centralink wins bid to purchase Indocoal

Centralink wins bid to purchase Indocoal JAKARTA (JP): PT Centralink Wisesa, in a joint venture with Thai coal mining firm Banpu Plc, has won the bid to purchase Indocoal, a group of four coal mining companies in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Refugees want to return to Sampit

Refugees want to return to Sampit SURABAYA: Governor Imam Utomo said here on Monday most Madurese refugees displaced from Sampit and Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, by ethnic violence refused to be relocated to their hometowns in Madura, East Java.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Court to continue trying Aceh activist

Court to continue trying Aceh activist BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The judges of the Banda Aceh District Court ruled on Monday that the court could continue to try Acehnese independence activist Muhammad Nazar, ruling that the court had legal grounds on which to proceed.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/The crisis deepens

The crisis deepens The rupiah predictably plunged past 11,000 to the U.S. dollar on Monday morning before closing slightly up at 10,700. It dragged down the composite price index of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) to 396.611, below the psychologically important 400 point level, and a 4.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Bind them with your brand

Bind them with your brandBy Rhenald Kasali JAKARTA (JP): "If you build they'll come," says Steve Rifkin, and that is correct. If one builds the right community, people will soon flock and fill up that community.That was what Yahoo did when it set up a health site in its portal.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/City to disburse part of Rp 73b fund to 267 subdistricts

City to disburse part of Rp 73b fund to 267 subdistricts JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will soon disburse part of the Rp 73 billion (US$7.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/PBSI pledges changes after All England failure

PBSI pledges changes after All England failure JAKARTA (Agencies): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) will revise it training programs for the men's singles and mixed doubles following the poor showing of its shuttlers in both events at the just-concluded All England Open Championships ...

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/FORKI selects 19 karatekas for SEA Games

FORKI selects 19 karatekas for SEA Games SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Karate-Do Federation (FORKI) has selected 19 karatekas comprising 11 men and eight women to perform in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in September.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/New spy revelations add to U.S.-Russian tensions

New spy revelations add to U.S.-Russian tensionsBy Tom Raum WASHINGTON (AP): President George W. Bush has yet to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and seems in no rush to do so. As they wait, grievances on both sides multiply.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Millions die of AIDS just to respect patent rights

Millions die of AIDS just to respect patent rightsBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Half of all the teenage boys in South Africa will eventually die of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, predicted a United Nations report last year.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/U.S. delegation to assess aid

U.S. delegation to assess aid JAKARTA: A United States delegation will visit Indonesia beginning Tuesday to assess the country's food situation and its need for food aid, the American Embassy said on Monday.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Newly-wed robber arrested

Newly-wed robber arrested BOGOR (JP): The police have arrested a newly-wed man who has allegedly committed at least 13 robberies at various places in Cibubur, East Jakarta, and in Bogor, Cipanas and Cianjur in West Java. Bogor police detectives' chief Comr.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Closures pose threat to Aceh's fertilizer plants

Closures pose threat to Aceh's fertilizer plants JAKARTA (JP): Aceh-based fertilizer companies PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM) and PT ASEAN Aceh Fertilizer (AAF) expect monthly loses of up to Rp 85 billion (about US$8.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Nguyen checks Andrean with final counterattack

Nguyen checks Andrean with final counterattack JAKARTA (JP): Vietnamese Under-12 world champion Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son showed his quality on Monday by toppling host Andrean Susilodinata's king in a last-minute attack on Monday.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Rupiah hits 11,500 against dollar as politics heat up

Rupiah hits 11,500 against dollar as politics heat up JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah plunged on Monday to an intraday low of 11,500 against the U.S. dollar amid growing political concerns as thousands of students took to the streets to demand President Abdurrahman Wahid resign.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Rupiah rate March 12

Rupiah rate March 12 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,225.00 11,225.00 10,671.00 10,779.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Campaigns to protect the environment can start in our homes

Campaigns to protect the environment can start in our homesBy Bambang Parlupi JAKARTA (JP): The ozone layer is thinning, acid rain is falling on us and animal and plant species are slipping into extinction every day.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Communities without faces

Communities without facesBy Tjipto Ramuni JAKARTA (JP): Roy Sembel is a financial and investment expert. He assigns himself to educate people so that they will have a better understanding about money and investment. Hence, almost all of his writings are influenced by this "personal" assignment.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/People swarm money changers

People swarm money changers BANDUNG: The weakening rupiah, which fell to over Rp 11,000 against the U.S. dollar on Monday, resulted in a rush on money changers as people exchanged their dollars.Even before these businesses opened at 9 a.m.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/The aftermath of Uganda's flawed polls

The aftermath of Uganda's flawed pollsBy Alex de Waal LONDON: The outcome of the Ugandan election is not in doubt. President Yoweri Museveni will win handsomely, aided by some 2.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Woman jailed for dumping baby in Garuda plane

Woman jailed for dumping baby in Garuda plane JAKARTA (JP): A migrant worker was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment on Monday for abandoning her newly born baby in the toilet of a Garuda Indonesia aircraft which brought her home from Saudi Arabia.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/America debates the perfect killing

America debates the perfect killing The execution of human beings is one of the excesses of the American justice system that defies justification. The catalog of values subscribed to by European nations no longer leaves room for capital punishment, which is why the U.S.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/BUN abused Rp 5 trillion of liquidity support

BUN abused Rp 5 trillion of liquidity support JAKARTA (JP): Tycoon Kaharudin Ongko and banker Leonard Tanubrata of the now defunct Bank Umum Nasional misappropriated more than Rp 5 trillion (US$476 million) of Bank Indonesia liquidity support funds to finance affiliated businesses, prosecutors ...

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/TNI's role in Indonesia

TNI's role in Indonesia I understand the full support pak Soegih Arto has for the Indonesian Military (TNI) as he is a retired military officer.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/European allies seek to bolster Powell

European allies seek to bolster PowellBy Paul Taylor LONDON (Reuters): European governments are making a concerted effort to bolster U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in the hope that his moderate foreign policy line will prevail in a divided Bush administration, officials say.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Fresh tomatoes for prosecutors

Fresh tomatoes for prosecutors JAKARTA (JP): Student demonstrators hurled dozens of fresh tomatoes at the Attorney General's Office compound at Jl. Sultan Hasanuddin No.1, South Jakarta, on Monday as they protested to demand an independent prosecutors' office.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/TNI may take control of security affairs

TNI may take control of security affairs KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Army chief of staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto warned on Monday that the Indonesian Military (TNI) would take control of security affairs from the National Police if the political situation deteriorates into chaos.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from March 12 to March 18

Rates for tax payment, valid from March 12 to March 18 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 9,810.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 662.59Australian dollar 1 Rp 4,993.29Belgian franc 1 Rp 226.01Canadian dollar 1 Rp 6,331.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Prijadi asked to impose tax on raw leather exports

Prijadi asked to impose tax on raw leather exports JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Panjaitan has proposed that Minister of Finance Prijadi Praptosuhardjo reimpose an export tax on raw leather in a bid to protect the country's ailing tanning industry.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Two-thirds of Asia's online sites may fold by 2003: Survey

Two-thirds of Asia's online sites may fold by 2003: Survey BANGKOK (DPA): About two-thirds of Asia's business-to-business electronic marketplaces may fold by the year 2003 when the estimated value of online transactions in the region is set to top US$400 billion, news reports said.

Tue, 13 Mar 2001

JP/Mismanaging media Mori's worst blunder?

Mismanaging media Mori's worst blunder?By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters): Whoever succeeds Yoshiro Mori as Japan's next prime minister should learn one key lesson from the drawn-out drama that looks set to end with his departure from the stage: Don't underestimate the power of the press.