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Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Figurare at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Phone: 0361 979253), until April 24. * Photo Mystic, Art and Light Reflection in Bali, by Paul Spies, Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl. Raya Ubud, Gianyar (Phone: 0361 975136), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Pemecutan, a symbol of religious tolerance

Pemecutan, a symbol of religious toleranceBy Alpha Savitri The grave of Anak Agung Sagung Sayu Rai in Denpasar is called Pemecutan Grand Sacred Temple. It is here that Islamic and Hindu cultures peacefully blend.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Bogor employs 116 former Kamra

Bogor employs 116 former Kamra BOGOR (JP): Bogor municipal administration has admitted 116 former people's security (Kamra) personnel for various jobs on a short-term contract basis only.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Dutch approval of euthanasia sends ripples around the world

Dutch approval of euthanasia sends ripples around the world SEOUL: The upper house of the Dutch parliament approved last week a bill legalizing euthanasia, unleashing waves of criticism and debate on the issue around the world.

Thu, 19 Apr 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 9:30 Documentary 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 p.m.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Bali: A source of inspiration for Dutch-born artist Arie Smit

Bali: A source of inspiration for Dutch-born artist Arie SmitAmir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Dutch-born artist Arie Smit ranks today among Indonesia's most senior artists, and his works are also highly sought after by art collectors in the region. His paintings have been described as "Poems of Color".

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Chandra Asri's debt workout

Chandra Asri's debt workout After more than 18 months of negotiations, including vigorous political lobbying by the Japanese government, and at least four controversial preliminary agreements, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) finally decided on a take-it-or leave-it restructuring ...

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/More suspects seized for police murder

More suspects seized for police murder BOGOR (JP): Police here arrested on Tuesday night four other men who allegedly burned and stabbed two National Police officers to death, the Bogor Police Detective Chief said on Wednesday.Adj. Comr.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Manuk appointed Lembata regent

Manuk appointed Lembata regent MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Andreas Duli Manuk and Felix Kobun are Lembata's first elected regent and deputy regent, respectively.Lembata administration spokesman Simon Tokan said on Wednesday the two would serve five year terms.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Govt policies blamed for labor disputes

Govt policies blamed for labor disputes JAKARTA (JP): Representatives from various industrial associations blamed on Wednesday the government's misguided labor policies as being the cause of the current spate of labor disputes, and, consequently, foreign investors' reluctance to enter Indonesia.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Bureaucratic web hampers reform

Bureaucratic web hampers reformBy Marco Kusumawijaya JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has canceled the disbursement of the US$300 million social safety net loan to Indonesia due to the government's failure to meet the loan conditions.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/The use of child soldiers

The use of child soldiers The conference on the Use of Children as Soldiers in the Middle East and North Africa is a unique chance for representatives to voice their opinions on the optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Child that would set the minimum age for all forms of military ...

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Park Geun-hye: A woman president for S. Korea?

Park Geun-hye: A woman president for S. Korea?By Robert J. Fouser SEOUL: Senator Hillary Clinton isn't the only woman politician who is being coy about her presidential ambitions.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/PT Pos to collect tap water bill

PT Pos to collect tap water bill JAKARTA (JP): The city tap water joint venture PT PAM Lyonnaise (Palyja) extended on Wednesday its billing collection cooperation with state postal company PT Pos Indonesia.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Move to stop paramilitary training gains support

Move to stop paramilitary training gains support JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono voiced his full support on Wednesday for all efforts conducted by the National Police to maintain security in the capital and other regions.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Explosion occurs near penitentiary

Explosion occurs near penitentiary JAKARTA (JP): A loud blast rocked local residents around the Salemba Penitentiary in Central Jakarta on Wednesday night, and destroyed one of three public telephone booths located in front of the penitentiary.No fatalities were reported.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Indonesia to focus on team at table tennis c'ships

Indonesia to focus on team at table tennis c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will focus its attention on the team events rather than individual events at the World Table Tennis Championships in Osaka, Japan, next week."We have a slight chance in the individual events.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Three men shot during separate city robberies

Three men shot during separate city robberies JAKARTA (JP): Three men were shot, two to death, in three separate robbery incidents in the capital on Wednesday.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Illegal migrants nabbed in Maluku

Illegal migrants nabbed in Maluku AMBON, Maluku: Immigration officers detained eight Iraqi nationals who entered Maluku illegally, an official said on Wednesday.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Families of killed strikers want justice

Families of killed strikers want justice JAKARTA (JP): The families of two striking workers murdered in a recent attack, demanded on Wednesday that National Police detectives immediately arrest the masterminds of the incident, one of whom is allegedly an Army officer.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Taiwan's dilemma over plans to buy 'Aegis'

Taiwan's dilemma over plans to buy 'Aegis'By Alice Hung TAIPEI (Reuters): Taiwan is in a dilemma over plans to buy four U.S. destroyers equipped with the ultra-modern Aegis missile defense system.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Villagers think weed is weed

Villagers think weed is weed YOGYAKARTA: Police here are looking into a report by Dlingo villagers that a weed known as orok-orok is in fact a type of marijuana.Bantul Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. L.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Gus Dur, Mega discuss security

Gus Dur, Mega discuss security JAKARTA (JP): Top state officials met here on Wednesday to discuss security ahead of the April 30 House of Representatives (DPR) plenary session, which will decide whether to issue the second memorandum of censure against President Abdurrahman Wahid.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Government to call GAM to meeting table again

Government to call GAM to meeting table again JAKARTA (JP): Efforts to settle problems in the strife-torn province of Aceh took a new turn when the government revealed on Wednesday a plan to invite the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to the meeting table for talks.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Hannibal 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Miss Congeniality 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Men of Honor 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Thirteen Days 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 What Women Want ...

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Ten cars damaged in chain accident

Ten cars damaged in chain accident JAKARTA (JP): Ten cars were damaged beyond repair in a chain accident on the Jl. Yos Sudarso tollroad heading toward Sunter in North Jakarta, on Wednesday morning.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Property market suffering from domestic uncertainty

Property market suffering from domestic uncertainty JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta property sector fared poorly over the first three months of this year, battered by an economic downturn and uncertainty on the social and political fronts.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Indonesian pepper exports down 28 percent in February

Indonesian pepper exports down 28 percent in February JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's pepper exports plunged 28 percent in February to 1,564 metric tons from 2,170 tons in the same month last year, according to the International Pepper Community (IPC).

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Sucofindo confident govt will extend its contract

Sucofindo confident govt will extend its contract JAKARTA (JP): State surveyor company PT Sucofindo said on Wednesday it was optimistic that the government would extend the company's two-year contract, although the Directorate General of Customs and Excise has said it wanted to end the contract.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/SOEs should have audit committee to promote trust

SOEs should have audit committee to promote trust JAKARTA (JP): An audit committee should be established in state owned enterprises (SOEs) to help commissioners promote practices of good corporate governance, according to a noted executive.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Spin-off plan won't affect bond issue: Gresik executive

Spin-off plan won't affect bond issue: Gresik executive JAKARTA (JP): State cement producer PT Semen Gresik said on Wednesday that the government's plan to spin off the company's two subsidiaries would not effect its plan to issue bonds in July this year.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/ISSI asks SEAG to let cyclists perform in various events

ISSI asks SEAG to let cyclists perform in various events JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Cycling Association (ISSI) has requested that the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Federation, in Kuala Lumpur, allow cyclists to perform in multiple events, ISSI secretary general Husein Argasasmita said on ...

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Anwar factor haunts PM Mahathir

Anwar factor haunts PM MahathirBy Simon Cameron-Moore KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Not all of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's problems are as simply dealt with as the opposition activists police locked up ahead of a banned street protest last week.Winning back lost support is a lot harder.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Councillors scolded for evading audit

Councillors scolded for evading audit JAKARTA (JP): The move by city councillors on Tuesday to refuse to cooperate with visiting officials from the State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) has been roundly criticized by members of the public.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/U-15 players to be selected in league

U-15 players to be selected in league JAKARTA (JP): Thirty under-15 soccer players will be selected for a national training program from the U-15 Bogasari League, which kicks off on Monday at Delta stadium in Sidoardjo, East Java.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Attorney General will not let Ginandjar go

Attorney General will not let Ginandjar go JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office refused on Wednesday to release former minister of mines and energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita, saying that the court ruling on the suspect's investigation and detention did not order his release.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Rusli gets to the bare essentials in his works

Rusli gets to the bare essentials in his worksBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The ceremonial bade -- the vehicle in which the corpse is transported to the funeral ground in the ngaben Balinese Hindu cremation ceremony -- stands majestically above the crowd in Rusli's 1969 work Ngaben.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/The music moves pianist Ananda Sukarlan

The music moves pianist Ananda SukarlanBy Y. Bintang Prakarsa JAKARTA (JP): Living in Spain, giving recitals in European cities, having his performances recorded, working with great composers, meeting all sorts of people, including royalty -- nobody would deny that Ananda Sukarlan is simply the ...

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Six dead in road accident

Six dead in road accident MEDAN, North Sumatra: Six people were killed and eight others suffered injuries in a collision on Tuesday morning between a bus and truck in Mas Besitang village, some 95 kilometers south of here.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Swimmers may only win 2 golds at SEAG

Swimmers may only win 2 golds at SEAG JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) has given only a "yellow-light" to the National Sports Council (KONI) as it may have trouble in repeating its five gold medal achievement at the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/The messy BPPN

The messy BPPN I was a client of ex-BBKU of Bank Bira for credit for car ownership under contract No.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/SEA Games to open at three venues: Imran

SEA Games to open at three venues: Imran JAKARTA (Agencies): Organizing Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games plan to create history in the biennial event by staging the opening ceremony simultaneously in three cities.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Child slave labor still a global issue

Child slave labor still a global issueBy Jeremy Lovell LONDON (Reuters): Millions of women and children are being forced or tricked into slavery every year even as the world enters the 21st century, experts said on Tuesday."Children in slavery around the world are in their millions.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Palu food aid gone to waste

Palu food aid gone to waste PALU, Central Sulawesi: The coordinator for the Poso refugees, Yus Mangun, said on Wednesday 3,000 packages of food aid from the Kuwaiti government had gone to waste.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Yurita, Nunung head to Taipei

Yurita, Nunung head to Taipei JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's hammer thrower Yurita Ariani and pole vaulter Nunung Jayadi both qualified from the Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) selections to compete in the Taipei Open championships, to be held in Taipei on April 28 and April 29.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Rupiah rate April 18

Rupiah rate April 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,460.00 11,460.00 10,905.00 11,015.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Surakarta to host badminton tourney

Surakarta to host badminton tourney SEMARANG (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has named Surakarta, Central Java, to host the Indonesian Open Junior badminton tournament from July 12 to July 17.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Eight injured, five arrested in Gambir clash

Eight injured, five arrested in Gambir clash JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of street vendors operating near the National Monument in Central Jakarta clashed with security officers who were carrying out a joint operation against traders in front of Gambir railway station on Wednesday.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Fire destroys classrooms and houses at elementary school

Fire destroys classrooms and houses at elementary school JAKARTA (JP): Students of an elementary school located on Jl. K.S. Tubun II in Central Jakarta fled outside on Wednesday, some even taking chairs along with them, when a fire virtually gutted the second floor of the building.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Economists call for replacement of leadership

Economists call for replacement of leadership JAKARTA (JP): Noted economists on Wednesday called for a replacement in national leadership in the face of a possible worsening economic crisis in the coming few months.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/IMF says nod on new LoI hinges on budget revision

IMF says nod on new LoI hinges on budget revision JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will only accept the government's new Letter of Intent (LoI) on reform measures if the House of Representatives approves the revision of the current 2001 state budget, legislator Kwik Kian Gie ...

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 18, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades ...

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Megawati gets full-blown support from minor parties

Megawati gets full-blown support from minor parties JAKARTA (JP): Formal support for Megawati Soekarnoputri to replace President Abdurrahman Wahid grew on Wednesday as two house factions stated their political backing for a change of leadership.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/PLN, IPPs reach agreement on power prices

PLN, IPPs reach agreement on power prices JAKARTA (JP): Financially troubled state electricity company PT PLN announced on Wednesday that it had reached agreements with three independent power producers (IPPs) regarding alterations in the terms of their power purchase contracts, particularly ...

Thu, 19 Apr 2001

JP/Documents on alleged graft by Prajogo submitted

Documents on alleged graft by Prajogo submitted JAKARTA (JP): Former secretary-general of the Ministry of Forestry Suripto handed documents to the Attorney General's Office on Wednesday regarding the alleged involvement of tycoon Prajogo Pangestu in corrupt practices at PT Musi Hutan Persada.