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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Beggars stake their own claim to the streets

Beggars stake their own claim to the streetsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The red light is not the only thing facing you when you stop at an intersection in the city these days.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Discrimination blamed for ethnic conflicts

Discrimination blamed for ethnic conflicts JAKARTA (JP): Discriminative government practices have been one of the major causes of tension among ethnic groups because one group has often been favored over another.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Police find no foul play in death of officer's wife

Police find no foul play in death of officer's wife JAKARTA (JP): Police said over the weekend they have found no evidence of criminal behavior in the death of the wife of police Lt. Col. Benyamin whose body was found in the trunk of her husband's car on Wednesday.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Traders, producers believe cooking oil prices will fall

Traders, producers believe cooking oil prices will fall JAKARTA (JP): Prices of cooking oil are likely to stabilize this week as stocks of crude palm oil (CPO), the main raw material in its production, are growing in the domestic markets, traders and CPO producers have said.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Calls mount for probe into mastermind of abductions

Calls mount for probe into mastermind of abductions JAKARTA (JP): As pressure to fully investigate the abductions of political activists mounts, President B.J. Habibie has stressed that Armed Forces (ABRI) members involved in the kidnappings would be dealt with in accordance with the law.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/14 suspects arrested

14 suspects arrested BOGOR (JP): Local police have arrested at least 14 people for their alleged involvement in seven robberies here earlier this month, chief of the Bogor Regency Police Lt. Col. Edmon Ilyas said on Saturday.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/PWI urges govt to be more open

PWI urges govt to be more open JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI), Sofyan Lubis, yesterday urged government officials to abandon their fear of the media and be more open in providing public information.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Couple found dead in hotel

Couple found dead in hotel WONOSOBO, Central Java: A man and his lover were found dead in their room in Hotel Sri Kencono here last week, police said over the weekend.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Fake diplomas keep lecturer employed

Fake diplomas keep lecturer employed PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): For five years, Djar had been part of the senior academic staff of Soedirman University.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/The line on phone banking

The line on phone banking This is in reference to our customer, Mr. Adrianus Hiyung T., whose letters to the editor were published in your publication of July 16 and July 17.By way of clarification, our submission is that while Mr.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Love thy neighbors

Love thy neighbors Once upon a time there was a neighborhood called Southeast Asia. Some years ago, five of the 10 households in the neighborhood got together to form an association.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Outspoken Kajiyama says what he thinks

Outspoken Kajiyama says what he thinksBy Brian Williams TOKYO (Reuters): Seiroku Kajiyama is a pugnacious veteran politician whose outspoken ways, including a shocking comment on American blacks, has often landed him in hot water.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Profit taking predicted to dominate Jakarta shares

Profit taking predicted to dominate Jakarta shares JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah is likely to remain steady this week but local share prices are expected to bounce off their highs on profit taking following last week's strong gains, analysts said over the weekend.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Bali Big Sale opens in Kuta

Bali Big Sale opens in Kuta DENPASAR, Bali: "Bali Big Sale 1998," featuring export commodities including electronics, household goods and handicrafts, is being held in Kuta's central parking lot.Opened by Badung's Regent I Gusti Bagus Alit Putra Friday night, the event will last till Aug.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Big Blue's ThinkPad 770 takes notebooks into thinner territory

Big Blue's ThinkPad 770 takes notebooks into thinner territoryBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): When it comes to designing a high-end notebook to capture your rapture, it may be hard to beat Big Blue. Take IBM's ThinkPad 770 Series, for example.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Management Program: Kiat Manajemen 3:30 TV Drama: Permata 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz: Tangkas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My ...

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Press freedom and ASEAN TV

Press freedom and ASEAN TV The fifth conference of ASEAN ministers responsible for information ended in Bangkok this week with a resolution to set up a satellite TV station to help propagate ASEAN's views throughout the region and the rest of the world.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Govt proposal on royalties' split gets widespread supports

Govt proposal on royalties' split gets widespread supports JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto's proposal to split the government's royalties from mining, oil and gas operations with the producing provinces has received widespread support from legislators.F.X.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Belo calls on migrants to return to E. Timor

Belo calls on migrants to return to E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): Bishop of Dili Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo called Saturday on the thousands of people who fled East Timor over the past week to return because the territory is safe.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Breaking the ethnic divide

Breaking the ethnic divide This is in response to the letter 'Minority and majority stock' by Zahar Indra, in The Jakarta Post on July 8, 1998.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/New budget 'shows inept crisis handling'

New budget 'shows inept crisis handling' JAKARTA (JP): The new 1998/1999 State Budget is one indication of the government's ineptness in bringing the country out of economic turmoil, according to economists.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Call a state of emergency

Call a state of emergency Nobody doubts the power of trust and confidence. This is as true in interpersonal relations between people, like family members, as it is of a government and its people.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Getting cheap goods and losing kid

Getting cheap goods and losing kid JAKARTA (JP): A 45-year-old mother had good and bad experiences when she visited a cheap market at Monas Square yesterday with her two toddlers, Herawati, 2, and Ragilio Yoginugroho, 4.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Govt plans to impose export quota on logs

Govt plans to impose export quota on logs JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to impose a quota on exports of logs to guarantee a sufficient supply for domestic demand, a minister has said.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/'Intrepid' Pius greeted like hero

'Intrepid' Pius greeted like hero JAKARTA (JP): Pius Lustrilanang, an abducted activist who fled abroad seeking safety after revealing his harrowing experience, returned to a hero's welcome here yesterday amid revelations that the abductions may have been the work of certain Army special force ...

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Kriyono's Cynorure by Kriyono, at Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7990008), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Aug. 9. * Embroideries Exhibition in the lobby of Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jl. M.H.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Lean times for S'pore retail industry

Lean times for S'pore retail industryBy Angela Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters): The fluttering banners of "The Great Sale" draping facades of malls along Singapore's main shopping belt of Orchard Road scream for attention, but fail to excite the almost zombie-like crowd.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Would Kajiyama keep to reform pledges?

Would Kajiyama keep to reform pledges?By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters): Conservative politician Seiroku Kajiyama has emerged as a financial market favorite for Japan's next prime minister, but some question just how deep his commitment to real reform runs.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Treating ethnic Chinese equally

Treating ethnic Chinese equallyBy Amir Sidharta This is the first of two articles on the ethnic Chinese minority. JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi has supported the notion that all administrative requirements that racially discriminate must be abolished.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/A quick fix can help out

A quick fix can help out Apropos my letter 'Skipping one meal a day is no joke' of July 16 which appears to have ruffled some feathers.I fully agree with Zatni Arbi that you have to take long-term measures that attack the source if you really want to solve a problem.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Unemployed man nabbed on Ecstasy charge

Unemployed man nabbed on Ecstasy charge JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested an unemployed man for alleged possession and trafficking in Ecstasy and the amphetamine-derivative shabu-shabu, an official said Saturday.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Indonesia, Internet drive Guru Kanguru

Indonesia, Internet drive Guru KanguruBy Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): I see a blue procession/ as sky stoops in clouds/name of God rips up my breast screen/ till wind loses language/and I know what is bound/ between the throne and blood/ tyrant history pounds.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Bantar Gebang, a home to teenage scavengers

Bantar Gebang, a home to teenage scavengersBy Christiani A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Karya, 11, and friends Casduki, 10, and Darkana, 13, wake up between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. every morning.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Police say cheap market fiasco was only petty theft

Police say cheap market fiasco was only petty theft JAKARTA (JP): The total loss from looting which occurred at a two-day cheap market at the National Monument (Monas) park in Central Jakarta on Saturday reached only about Rp 7 million (US$538), not Rp 20 million as reported earlier, an officer ...

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Obuchi: A politician with behind-the-scenes clout

Obuchi: A politician with behind-the-scenes clout TOKYO (Reuters): Keizo Obuchi is a veteran politician of Japan's old school.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Pastrana brings hope to battered Colombia

Pastrana brings hope to battered ColombiaBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Colombian President-elect Andres Pastrana does not even take office until Aug.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Long-term commitment: Australia and East Asia

Long-term commitment: Australia and East Asia This is the first of two articles based on a speech delivered by Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer at a meeting of the Indonesian Council on World Affairs and the Indonesia-Australia Business Council in Jakarta on July 9.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Amien retains ICMI experts council post

Amien retains ICMI experts council post JAKARTA (JP): Amien Rais has again been retained as head of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals' (ICMI) Council of Experts.The decision to retain Amien was made during a council meeting here Saturday.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Merapi spews more hot clouds

Merapi spews more hot clouds MAGELANG, Central Java: Despite no major outburst in the last three days, Mt. Merapi showed little sign of simmering down as it continued to puff dangerous gasses yesterday.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Two killed as minibus skids in East Jakarta

Two killed as minibus skids in East Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Two men, one found hugging his young son to protect him, were killed when a public minibus driver failed to control his speeding vehicle on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan in East Jakarta Saturday morning.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Telkom halts big projects

Telkom halts big projects YOGYAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telephone monopoly PT Telkom said over the weekend it would cancel all large, long-term projects and instead concentrate on developing quick yielding projects.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Property rental rates plunge but leases still down

Property rental rates plunge but leases still down JAKARTA (JP): A significant drop in commercial property rental rates in U.S. dollar terms in the second quarter of this year failed to boost leases, property consultant First Pacific Davis (FPD) has reported.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Marker visits East Timor stresses support for dialog

Marker visits East Timor stresses support for dialog JAKARTA (JP): United Nations special envoy Jamsheed Marker made a hasty four-hour visit to East Timor yesterday, holding brief talks with officials and local leaders.

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Mon, 20 Jul 1998

JP/Susi to retire from badminton

Susi to retire from badminton JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number one women's badminton player Susi Susanti announced Saturday that she would retire from the sport after the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok this December.

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