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51 articles.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Govt struggles to provide aid for natural disaster victims

Govt struggles to provide aid for natural disaster victims JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare admitted that it is overwhelmed and struggling to provide sustained assistance to more than 1.2 million survivors of natural disasters that have occurred since April 2000.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/House grills IBRA over Guthrie deal

House grills IBRA over Guthrie deal JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives commission IX on state budget and finance questioned the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) on Tuesday regarding its recent US$350 million deal with Malaysia's Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 13, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/A way of healing people in E. Timor

A way of healing people in E. Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): How do you cheer up whole villages hit twice by armed gangs killing and burning everything in sight?"With competitions -- sports, boat races, cooking, singing," says Father Yosef Daslan of the Liquica parish in East Timor's western region.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Excelcomindo's service

Excelcomindo's service I have found Excelcomindo's short message service (SMS) very beneficial. As mentioned in the ads, customers can send 10 free messages per day. Unfortunately they don't mention that the 10 free messages include failed ones.On Jan.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Official wants meat products exempt from VAT

Official wants meat products exempt from VAT JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Agriculture is currently lobbying the Ministry of Finance to scrap a new ruling which imposes a value added tax (VAT) on the meat and dairy industry in order to protect producers against cheaper imports.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Govt OKs probe into councillors

Govt OKs probe into councillors JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirdja has sent a letter of approval required by the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office to question six city councillors in connection with the alleged misuse of funds belonging to PT Pembangunan Jaya ...

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Pick of the Flicks

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

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Romance not finished for those in twilight of life

Romance not finished for those in twilight of lifeBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): The usual images which come to mind as we think of love on Valentine's Day are of pretty young things in the bloom of youth.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Good dental care must start early

Good dental care must start earlyBy Donya Betancourt SANUR, Bali (JP): A beautiful smile is meant to last a lifetime.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Setting sail for Barbados, a new restaurant in Kemang

Setting sail for Barbados, a new restaurant in Kemang JAKARTA (JP): Shiver me timbers, yo, ho, ho and a bottle of rum and all that twaddle: it was Saturday night and we were off to Barbados.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/10 regions submit proposals demanding provincial status

10 regions submit proposals demanding provincial status JAKARTA (JP): Following the birth of three provinces last year, the government is now being overwhelmed by proposals submitted by 10 regions demanding provincial status.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Seamless Pipe best vendor

Seamless Pipe best vendor JAKARTA (JP): Pipe manufacturer PT Seamless Pipe Indonesia Java said on Tuesday it had been named the best vendor in 2000 by Spanish-Argentine oil firm Repsol YPF Maxus Southeast Sumatra.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Timber tycoon 'Bob' Hasan sent to jail

Timber tycoon 'Bob' Hasan sent to jail JAKARTA (JP): Timber tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan was sent to Salemba Penitentiary in Central Jakarta on Tuesday following a Jakarta High Court decision to lift his house arrest.Prosecutor Arnold Angkaw said Hasan began serving his jail term at 11 a.m.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Akbar approves Cabinet reshuffle

Akbar approves Cabinet reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung hinted on Tuesday that a Cabinet reshuffle may be an appropriate response to the House's memorandum of censure to the President.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/UN intervention in East Timor

UN intervention in East Timor I was surprised to read an article by former Australian Ambassador to the United Nations and Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Richard Woolcott, published in this newspaper on Jan. 29, 2001.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/House agrees to cancel luxury tax on Batam

House agrees to cancel luxury tax on Batam JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives special team for the state budget has approved the government's plan to postpone until the end of the year the imposition of luxury tax on Batam island.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Recap banks will suffer if interest rates rise: IBRA

Recap banks will suffer if interest rates rise: IBRA JAKARTA (JP): A number of recapitalized banks may suffer from liquidity problems once again if domestic interest rates rise above the current level, Chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Edwin Gerungan warned on Tuesday.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Economic reform wobbles

Economic reform wobbles Many are worried that the economy will most likely become the first victim of the heightened political uncertainty and worsening relationship between beleaguered President Abdurrahman Wahid and the House of Representatives because the pace of reform measures will surely ...

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Mahfud clarifies allegation of Golkar's misuse of funds

Mahfud clarifies allegation of Golkar's misuse of funds JAKARTA (JP): Defense Minister Mahfud MD denied on Tuesday diverting the public's attention from two financial scandals involving President Abdurrahman Wahid through leaking accusations over the alleged misuse of State Logistics Agency ...

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/PLN creditors and govt to meet every 3 months

PLN creditors and govt to meet every 3 months JAKARTA (JP): The government and a consortium of foreign creditors agreed on Tuesday to hold meetings every three months to discuss developments in the country's private power sector and the restructuring of state power firm PT PLN.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/W. Java to get new refinery

W. Java to get new refinery CIREBON, West Java (Antara): An American businessman and a number of Indonesian entrepreneurs plan to build an oil refinery in Indramayu district, West Java, district head Irianto Syafruddin said here on Tuesday.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Trisakti tragedy remains a mystery

Trisakti tragedy remains a mystery JAKARTA (JP): The mystery behind the Trisakti University shootings which killed four students remains no closer to being unraveled today as it did two years ago.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Dengue fever outbreak requires public action

Dengue fever outbreak requires public action JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has recorded a staggering 1,547 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Jakarta, Padang and Surabaya, which has already left 12 people dead this year.The cases were recorded between Jan. 1 and Feb.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Govt to revise law on regional autonomy

Govt to revise law on regional autonomy JAKARTA (JP): Less than two months after its implementation, the government is planning to revise Law No. 22/ 1999 on regional autonomy due to existing loopholes that could lead to misinterpretation.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Revocation of subdistrict council bylaw sought

Revocation of subdistrict council bylaw sought JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of nine non-governmental organizations grouped under the Jakarta Residents Forum (Fakta) staged a rally at the City Council on Tuesday, demanding the revocation of City Bylaw No.5/2000 on subdistrict council.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Mouth sores might affect your children

Mouth sores might affect your childrenDear Dr. Donya, I received your e-mail address from The Jakarta Post and it said feel free to write, so I am.My question concerns my 10-year-old daughter who suffers regularly from what is called sariawan, a kind of mouth sore.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Taekwondo gets long term support from LG

Taekwondo gets long term support from LG JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Taekwondo Association (TI) has accepted a commitment of long-term support from South Korean- based LG Electronics Indonesia to further develop the Korean martial art form of taekwondo here.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Implementation of new city planning 'must be delayed'

Implementation of new city planning 'must be delayed' JAKARTA (JP): The city administration must delay implementation of its ongoing spatial plan, while observing the importance of involving the public in the decision making process and to making them aware of the abundance of urban problems ...

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Feb. 13

Rupiah Rates Feb. 13 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,105.00 10,105.00 9,557.00 9,653.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Tropical storm to continue

Tropical storm to continue SURABAYA: A tropical storm, which hit East Java and several parts of the country recently, may continue over the next three days, an official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/BancBali to expand target markets

BancBali to expand target markets JAKARTA (JP): Insurance company PT Prudential BancBali Life will further expand its insurance services into the low and middle markets in a bid to boost future revenues, the groups newly appointed president Kevin Holmgren (left) said here on Tuesday.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Faster Pertamina corruption trial urged

Faster Pertamina corruption trial urged JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives may issue a vote of no confidence against Attorney General Marzuki Darusman unless he can bring to court within three months nine corruption cases at state oil and gas firm Pertamina, including one involving ...

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Killing spree continues in troubled Aceh province

Killing spree continues in troubled Aceh province JAKARTA (JP): Tensions in Aceh remain as three more civilians were shot during military and police operations against the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in East Aceh and Aceh Besar on Monday, a volunteer said on Tuesday.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/E. Timor's difficult questions of reconciliation

E. Timor's difficult questions of reconciliation The following two articles by The Jakarta Post journalist Ati Nurbaiti deal with reconciliation in East Timor, written after an invitation to Dili to attend the first congress of the Association of Journalists of Timor Lorosae in January.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Road to telecoms liberalization

Road to telecoms liberalizationBy Winahyo Soekanto DENPASAR (JP): Djamhari Sirat, who replaced Sasmito Dirdjo as director general of telecommunications in late January, is facing a great deal of homework in implementing the campaign to liberalize the telecommunications industry.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Thaksin's challenge

Thaksin's challenge When Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra first came to political prominence in 1995, he undertook to solve Bangkok's notorious traffic problems in six months.

Wed, 14 Feb 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 12:30 p.m.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Sub crash may damage Japan-U.S. ties

Sub crash may damage Japan-U.S. tiesBy Jon Herskovitz TOKYO (Reuters): The accidental sinking of a trawler by a U.S. submarine off Hawaii has left Japanese bewildered and may give further pause for thought over the need to station tens of thousands of U.S. troops on their soil.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Lumintang appointed Defense Ministry's Secretary General

Lumintang appointed Defense Ministry's Secretary General JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Mahfud MD installed on Tuesday the former governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) Lt. Gen. Johny J. Lumintang as the ministry's secretary general, replacing Lt. Gen. Sugiono.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Seeing Indonesia's violence in Arendt's light

Seeing Indonesia's violence in Arendt's lightBy Harry Bhaskara JAKARTA (JP): The destruction of buildings by a mob in East Java last week during huge rallies in support of beleaguered President Abdurrahman Wahid is only the latest example of public violence, displayed consistently since the ...

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/C. Sulawesi to get new governor

C. Sulawesi to get new governor PALU, Central Sulawesi: Aminuddin Ponulele will be installed as the new governor of Central Sulawesi on Feb. 16 as scheduled, an official said.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/One more hiker found dead

One more hiker found dead PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The body of one of the 16 missing trekkers from Gadjah Mada University's Nature Lovers club was found on Mt. Slamet on Tuesday.The other 15 missing trekkers were found alive but in poor condition.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Pro-govt rallies continue in Java

Pro-govt rallies continue in Java JAKARTA (JP): The wave of support for President Abdurrahman Wahid continued in Central Java on Tuesday with demands that the President remain in office until 2004 and that the Golkar Party be dissolved.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Billboard tender put off

Billboard tender put off JAKARTA (JP): The City Administration was forced to put off its plan to auction a billboard spot on Tuesday as advertising companies complained about the high rental fee.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Wired and waiting for love on the Net

Wired and waiting for love on the NetBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): As if to testify to how far the Internet has penetrated into our personal lives, more and more people are discovering that their significant others are waiting for them on the other side of the world, separated by a phone line.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Where to go in Surabaya

Where to go in SurabayaExhibition* Poster Exhibition Hari Terindah dalam Masa Remajaku, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5615246), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Feb. 17.Music and Entertainment * Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Policemen nabbed for car thefts

Policemen nabbed for car thefts JAKARTA (JP): Two police officers, a military officer, and another nine members of a car theft gang have been arrested for their alleged involvement in several armed robberies here, South Jakarta Police Chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Widaryatmo, said on Tuesday.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Marubeni to complete debt restructuring of Chandra Asri

Marubeni to complete debt restructuring of Chandra AsriBy Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): Following a round of tough negotiations with the Indonesian government, Marubeni Corp.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/Student movement must be free from political interests: Adian

Student movement must be free from political interests: Adian The following is an interview with Adian Napitupulu, the leader of the student group Forum Kota (Forkot), about the perceived split among the student groups that have been waging street rallies in response to the current political ...

Wed, 14 Feb 2001

JP/PBSI urged to send more shuttlers to int'l events

PBSI urged to send more shuttlers to int'l events JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) is being urged to be more flexible in allowing shuttlers from outside the Indonesian Badminton Center in Cipayung, East Jakarta, to take part in international events.