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Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/TMII sees more visitors on anniversary

TMII sees more visitors on anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) marked the final day of a week-long fiesta to commemorate its silver jubilee on Sunday with some 80,000 visitors packing the huge entertainment and education park.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/IMF's Fischer arrives for review of reform

IMF's Fischer arrives for review of reform JAKARTA (JP): International Monetary Fund (IMF) Acting Managing Director Stanley Fischer plunged into a series of meetings on Sunday with senior officials immediately after arriving here to review Indonesian reform programs.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/PKB awaiting Sarwono, Susilo to join party

PKB awaiting Sarwono, Susilo to join party JAKARTA (JP): National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil claimed on Saturday Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Minister of Maritime Exploration Sarwono Kusumaatmadja would officially join PKB.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Confidence grows in German economic rally

Confidence grows in German economic rallyBy Andrew McCathie BERLIN (DPA): Germany's economy is gaining momentum with the country's six leading economic institutes revising upwards their forecasts to predict solid growth of 2.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Newmont: Tax peace at any price?

Newmont: Tax peace at any price?By Donna K. Woodward MEDAN (JP): After months of lawsuits, threats and counterthreats, the American multinational PT Newmont Minahasa Raya and the Minahasa regency in North Sulawesi have reached an out-of-court settlement of their tax dispute.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Arabs renew pressure on Israel over nukes

Arabs renew pressure on Israel over nukesBy Lachlan Carmichael CAIRO (AFP): Arab states led by Egypt are renewing pressure on Israel to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) as a key step toward ensuring a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Taxi driver brutally murdered in morning robbery in Bekasi

Taxi driver brutally murdered in morning robbery in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): A 50-year-old taxi driver was found dead on Sunday morning in a vacant field in Tambun, Bekasi, with severe slash wounds over most of his body and face, an officer said.Second Lt.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Border disputes impede Indo - Aussie relations

Border disputes impede Indo - Aussie relations JAKARTA (JP): Udayana Military Commander Maj. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri admitted that various incidents occurring in the border between Indonesia and East Timor have impeded efforts to restore bilateral ties between Indonesia and Australia.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Dolce & Gabbana designs for women on the go

Dolce & Gabbana designs for women on the goBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): It was Vucceria, the market of Palermo, Italy, that inspired Domenico Dolce, 42, and Stefano Gabbana, 38, for their spring/summer 2000 collections.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Pertamina to select 3 designs for Tangguh

Pertamina to select 3 designs for Tangguh JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company PT Pertamina said it would select three designs for its Tangguh natural liquefied gas (LNG) plant in Berau Bay, Irian Jaya, to obtain the most competitive cost for the construction of the LNG plant.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Amato sets out to form center-left govt

Amato sets out to form center-left govtBy Gunther Kern ROME (AFP): Giuliano Amato was nominated as Italy's new prime minister last Friday and now faces the task of putting together a viable coalition to rally enough votes to survive a confidence vote in the Italian parliament.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Fischer visit to influence JSX this week: Analysts

Fischer visit to influence JSX this week: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): The outcome of the meeting between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive, Stanley Fischer, with President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday will determine the direction for share trading of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this ...

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/RI wraps up with 5 golds in SKIF world c'ships

RI wraps up with 5 golds in SKIF world c'ships NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The Indonesian women's team took on Sunday one more gold from the kumite event in the last day of the seventh Shotokan Karate-do International Federation (SKIF) World Championships to finish third in the medal standings.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Ombudsman requires legal muscle

Ombudsman requires legal muscleBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): There are frequent reminders that personalities are the most important element when instituting an organization in Indonesia. The recent establishment of the National Ombudsman Commission is one example.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Sukarno's rebuttal translated by Oxford

Sukarno's rebuttal translated by Oxford BANDUNG: The rebuttal of founding president Sukarno when he was a youth movement leader in a 1931 court during Dutch colonialism has been translated into English by the Oxford University in England, former foreign minister Roeslan Abdulgani said here on ...

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Respect differences of opinion: Gus Dur

Respect differences of opinion: Gus Dur SURABAYA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid called on the nation to respect differences of opinion in order to facilitate democracy.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Girl drowns in Pulau Seribu

Girl drowns in Pulau Seribu JAKARTA (JP): A vacation trip turned into tragedy on Saturday when Yu Chun Wei, 8, a Taiwanese national, drowned while swimming with her father Yu Chung Hok in Pulau Putri in the Pulau Seribu marine resort, North Jakarta, an officer said.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/WorkPad all you need to take to conferences

WorkPad all you need to take to conferencesBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP) What is wrong with notebook computers? Well, they are either too heavy or too pricey.And their batteries always live shorter than the interval between a seminar's coffee breaks.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Un-leaded fuel product hiked

Un-leaded fuel product hiked BANDUNG (JP): Greater environmental awareness and continued anti-pollution campaigns have prompted an increasing demand for unleaded fuel which already exceeds the current production level of state-owned gas and oil company Pertamina.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Fresh Maluku clashes claims four lives

Fresh Maluku clashes claims four lives AMBON, Maluku (JP): At least four people were killed in the latest sectarian violence to rock Maluku on Sunday, just two days before the arrival of Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri.A military officer given the task of guarding the Vice President, Lt.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, April 24, 2000

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, April 24, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Agape by Filipino artist Ramon J. Tongko Sr. at the lobby of The World Trade Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 29-31, South Jakarta (Phone: 5211320), until April 28.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Bangladesh tribal leader feels betrayed

Bangladesh tribal leader feels betrayedBy Anisur Rahman and Nurul Alam RANGAMATI, Bangladesh (AFP): A former Bangladeshi tribal guerrilla chief, who rose to prominence three years ago after signing a peace treaty with the government to end a two-decade insurgency, now complains he has been ...

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/BI expects rupiah to gain strength soon

BI expects rupiah to gain strength soon JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda Gultom expressed confidence the rupiah would gain strength against the U.S. dollar in light of the improving domestic political situation.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Journalists seek legal settlement

Journalists seek legal settlement DENPASAR, Bali: A journalists association here on Sunday supported one of its members' attempt to seek a legal settlement over harassment by an official while on duty.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Motive in train killing still a mystery

Motive in train killing still a mystery JAKARTA (JP): Police and officials of state railway firm PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) are still puzzled over Friday's murder of a female passenger on an express Parahyangan train, saying that more information was needed to solve the case.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Defense team asks TNI be absolved in Aceh killing

Defense team asks TNI be absolved in Aceh killing BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Defense lawyers in the joint civilian- military trial here on Saturday demanded that the court acquit the defendants charged with mass killings in West Aceh last year.The 90-minute session which ended at 11 a.m.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, April 24, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, April 24, 2000)Hollywood KC Deuce Bigalow 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Sleepy Hollow 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Story of Us 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Bicentennial Man 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/IBRA to visit Singapore next month to offer assets

IBRA to visit Singapore next month to offer assets JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will visit Singapore to offer assets early next month as the Singaporean government was set to disburse loan facilities to the city state's businessmen to buy Indonesian assets, ...

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Regent Rustri to build democracy with a smile

Regent Rustri to build democracy with a smileBy Agus Maryono KEBUMEN, Central Java (JP): "Building democracy with a smile" is probably the sweetest promise that Rustriningsih made when she won a regent race in this male dominated territory on March 15.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Bolstering the rupiah

Bolstering the rupiah The rupiah sank to a new low last Thursday. At a close of Rp 8,000 -- Rp 7,995 to be precise -- to the U.S. dollar, it reached the lowest point in the past six months.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Lutheran Church

Lutheran Church Correction: In paragraph seven of the Save Old Batavia article which appeared on this page on Saturday, it was mistakenly reported that Lutheran churches could be found on Jl. Teh in Kota. The church no longer exists. We regret the error.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Man nabbed for raping daughters

Man nabbed for raping daughters JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police detectives have arrested a man for the rape of his three daughters, aged six, 19, and 21, at his residence in the Cilincing area.North Jakarta police chief of detectives Capt.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/SCB offers new loan product

SCB offers new loan product JAKARTA (JP): Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) announced on Wednesday a new loan service offering clients a personal loan of between Rp 30 million (approximately US$3,850) and Rp 750 million, with car ownership documents used as collateral.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Postal firm charters plane

Postal firm charters plane JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Pos Indonesia will charter a locally built CN-235 plane to speed up delivery of mail and packages from Makassar to Jayapura, Antara reported on Saturday.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Disaster relief does more than just feed starving stomachs

Disaster relief does more than just feed starving stomachsBy Michael Birnbaum MUNICH (DPA): The same plagues that bedeviled Africa at the close of the last century -- starvation in Ethiopia, murderous land disputes in Zimbabwe, Biblical flooding in Mozambique -- still plague the continent as the ...

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Wardah Hafidz clarifies

Wardah Hafidz clarifies A number of media reported that the World Food Program (WFP) accused the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) of probable involvement in a demonstration in order not to pay the Rp 1.25 billion that the consortium owed to the WFP from sales of subsidized rice to the urban poor.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Cut out the sensationalism

Cut out the sensationalism The Jakarta Post can certainly look back with a certain pride and satisfaction at its achievements. The Post has truly become the mouthpiece of Indonesia to the outside world. International agencies like the IMF, World Bank, etc.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Future of UN force in Lebanon up in the air

Future of UN force in Lebanon up in the airBy Pascal Mallet BEIRUT (AFP): The future of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon is up in the air as the planned pullout by Israeli troops in the south of the country by July 7 looms, diplomatic sources said.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/City buses offer risk and entertainment

City buses offer risk and entertainment JAKARTA (JP): Most readers of The Jakarta Post might not take a chance on using the city's public buses, and the reasons might vary.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/PGI asks govt to act on Poso rioting

PGI asks govt to act on Poso rioting JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) called on authorities to keep a close eye on Central Sulawesi following recent riots in Poso, warning the area could be used as a springboard to incite unrest in neighboring Maluku.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/More teachers threaten to strike, demand salary hike

More teachers threaten to strike, demand salary hike JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,000 teachers of kindergarten to high school across Jambi staged a noisy rally in front of the provincial legislative building on Saturday.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Give TNI a chance

Give TNI a chance President Abdurrahman Wahid's call to the nation to give its unwavering support to the Indonesian Military (TNI) comes as the institution struggles to regain its credibility and public image.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Expert urges body to promote use of biotechnology

Expert urges body to promote use of biotechnology JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must establish a national board to advise the government on how to promote biotechnology in the country, according to an expert.F.G.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Jakartans sign support for Thomas/Uber Cup teams

Jakartans sign support for Thomas/Uber Cup teams JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans flocked to the Senayan Main Stadium ring road on Sunday morning to give support to national shuttlers competing in the upcoming Thomas and Uber Cup Finals by signing banners.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Orchestra, choir mark UI jubilee

Orchestra, choir mark UI jubilee JAKARTA (JP): The University of Indonesia will end the commemoration of its 50th anniversary with performances by its student Mahawaditra symphony orchestra and Paragita choir on Tuesday evening.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Grand Master Utut gives in to Polgar

Grand Master Utut gives in to PolgarBy Ivy Susanti SANUR, Bali (JP): Indonesia's top chess player Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto bowed out to GM Judit Polgar of Hungary in the 48th move in the second round of the US$56,500 JAPFA Classic International Chess Tournament 2000 on Sunday.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Man kills brother over Rp 700,000

Man kills brother over Rp 700,000 BOGOR (JP): Local police here named Ujang, 32, a resident of Kampung Rawai in Jonggol, as a wanted criminal for his alleged role in the killing of his own brother, Mamad, 40, on Sunday over a dispute of Rp 700,000 cash that Mamad owed him.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000

JP/Regent's account unanimously denied

Regent's account unanimously denied KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: All factions in the local legislative council here turned down on Saturday the regent's accountability report due to its incompleteness and lack of transparency.