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Searching for all articles published on 1999-10-25 ...

46 articles.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Call phone firms target women

Call phone firms target womenBy Christiani S.A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Mobile phone producers are coming up with more fun, attractive and dazzling handsets to suit the tastes of affluent young men and women who are becoming one of their most important market segments.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Oct. 25, 1999

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Oct. 25, 1999Museums * Bayt Al-Qur'an Museum, at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Bambu Apus, East Jakarta (Phone: 8416466), Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Adam Malik Museum, Jl. Diponegoro 29, Menteng, Central Jakarta (Phone: 337403), Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Log theft in East Kalimantan

Log theft in East Kalimantan SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Thousands of cubic meters of illegal logs are allegedly transported every month to east Malaysia, costing the country billions of rupiah.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Fee paid to Gus Dur after three years

Fee paid to Gus Dur after three years JAKARTA (JP): What's is the price of Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's comments for a book?"It's US$900," said Tadjus Sobirin, who had used Gus Dur's comments in his book published in 1996 but only paid the latter some three years later.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/East Timor and the free association model

East Timor and the free association model Many East Timorese leaders and people have returned to rebuild their lives and their ravaged new nation.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Whereabouts of drug case questioned

Whereabouts of drug case questioned JAKARTA (JP): A senior Jakarta Police detective questioned the whereabouts of a three-month old drug case allegedly concerning an offense committed by a member of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) which is currently being handled by the city Military Police.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Suspending Pakistan?

Suspending Pakistan? It is understandable that Western democracies are deeply concerned about a military coup and are demanding a quick return to civilian rule.But Pakistan was a democracy neither under Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif nor under his predecessor, Benazir Bhutto.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/New daily paper for Palu

New daily paper for Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: Governor H.B. Paliudju launched the Metro Palu morning daily on Friday.The paper will focus its coverage on crime and justice.Paliudju asked the daily to work hard and develop professionalism in the run-up to the third millennium.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Blair under fire as Jiang ends his visit

Blair under fire as Jiang ends his visitBy Denis Hiault LONDON, (AFP): Chinese President Jiang Zemin ends his state visit to Britain last Friday with both sides hailing it as a success, but British Premier Tony Blair now faces criticism over stifled human rights protests and his so-called ethical ...

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/The myths in Indonesia's higher education reform

The myths in Indonesia's higher education reformBy Nirwan Idrus JAKARTA (JP): Various discussions with many Indonesian academics have revealed a number of myths around higher education. A look at a few of them reveals the profound beliefs among those who are supposed to be "agents of change".

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/38 found alive in Irian ship wreck

38 found alive in Irian ship wreck JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Rescuer workers fished out 53 passengers from MV Bimas Raya II which sank off south coast of Irian Jaya on Wednesday. Fifteen of them were dead, and 38 others were taken to Merauke Hospital.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/200 residents to sue Humpuss Intermoda

200 residents to sue Humpuss Intermoda JAKARTA (JP): Some 200 residents from Central and East Java intend to sue publicly listed Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi for allegedly misusing their names for the interests of the company's controlling shareholder, former president Soeharto's youngest ...

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Irian to export garments

Irian to export garments JAKARTA (JP): Irian Jaya will export 36,000 sets of work clothing to Madang province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) as part of a cooperation agreement between the Irian Jaya chapter of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and its PNG counterpart.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Modest lives please

Modest lives please Mr. Amien Rais has said that he and the deputy speakers, as well as all members of the People's Consultative Assembly/House of People's Representatives (MPR/DPR), are fighters for the reform movement.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Street money changers rue rupiah stabilization

Street money changers rue rupiah stabilization JAKARTA (JP): Black market money changers are preparing to find other jobs or return to their former professions following a significant slowdown in foreign exchange transactions.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Hotel occupancy starts recovery

Hotel occupancy starts recovery BOGOR (JP): The occupancy rate of hotels in Bogor has improved and has reached an average of 40 percent, head of the West Java Tourism Agency Abdul Kadir said on Saturday.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Bagito regrets president-bashing

Bagito regrets president-bashing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian entertainers may start to limit their recent habits of mocking the country's number one person as they rampantly used to do during the tenure of former president B.J. Habibie.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/JSX trading to slow down ahead of Cabinet formation

JSX trading to slow down ahead of Cabinet formation JAKARTA (JP): Share trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will slow ahead of the announcement of the lineup for the new cabinet later this week.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Lexmark: Another contender in the ink jet printer market

Lexmark: Another contender in the ink jet printer marketBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP) About two years ago, when the crisis was beginning to have its impact on us, I suggested in the By The Way column that we should not worry too much about it as there would soon be light at the end of the tunnel.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/President orders probe into hospital incident

President orders probe into hospital incident JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid on Sunday ordered leaders of the military and police to carry out a thorough investigation of the Oct. 20 attack at the health facility of Jakarta Hospital.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Invalid generalization

Invalid generalization Ms. Ratnaningsih and I both have had articles published in this newspaper. Sometimes we have opposing views. According to her latest letter Indonesian psychology, published on Oct. 21, 1999, Ms.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Students continue demands for independence

Students continue demands for independence MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): University students here pledged on Sunday to continue their street rallies to demand an independent state.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Children's Program9:00 Music10:30 Interval2:00 p.m.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Students to maintain opposition role

Students to maintain opposition role JAKARTA (JP): University students vowed to continue with their street demonstrations in the absence of any opposition political parties to control the newly established government.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Meteorologist warns Jakartans to be ready for possible floods

Meteorologist warns Jakartans to be ready for possible floods JAKARTA (JP): A meteorologist warned city residents on Saturday to be ready for flash flooding in some parts of the city during the upcoming rainy season.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Regional reps in MPR set up their own forum

Regional reps in MPR set up their own forum JAKARTA (JP): Regional representatives at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) set up on Saturday a forum which they hope will enhance unity among them while they carry out their future tasks.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Megawati seeks report on riot in Surakarta

Megawati seeks report on riot in Surakarta SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri has personally asked Surakarta Mayor Imam Soetopo for comprehensive information on Wednesday's riot which involved supporters of her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle ...

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Reconciliation or reform?

Reconciliation or reform? Having acceptably settled the question of what to do with the biggest vote-winner in the general election -- the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and its hugely popular chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri -- Indonesia now faces the dilemma of ...

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Death toll rises in Saparua clashes

Death toll rises in Saparua clashes JAKARTA (JP): Security authorities have gradually restored order on Saparua Island in Maluku following three days of communal clashes which claimed 11 lives.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, Oct. 25, 1999)

Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, Oct. 25, 1999)Hollywood KC Inspector Gadget 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Leslie Nielsen Is Wrongfully Accused 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Base 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Arlington Road 14:55 ...

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Aceh concerned as settlers leave

Aceh concerned as settlers leave BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Aceh Governor Syamsuddin Mahmud has expressed concern over the reported exodus of thousands of transmigrants from the riot-torn province, Antara reported on Saturday.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/All or nothing at all at the WTO

All or nothing at all at the WTOBy Andreas Oldag BRUSSELS (DPA): Pascal Lamy is fond of comparing himself with a tennis player. "I rush from one international tournament to the next," says the European Union's trade commissioner.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Officials upset over tree cutting

Officials upset over tree cutting BOGOR (JP): The city of Bogor will face serious environmental problems if residents continue cutting down the trees, Bogor spokesman Yus Herdiyus said on Saturday."If we allow this (the cutting down of tress) to continue ...

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/It is democracy at last

It is democracy at last Former president Habibie's term report rejection was the crucial turning point to bring democracy back to this country.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/GPEI seeks foreign trade minister

GPEI seeks foreign trade minister JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Exporters' Association (GPEI) joined the debate on the lineup of the new Cabinet, saying that President Abdurrahman Wahid should name a separate minister in charge of international trade.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Older population and cheaper prices

Older population and cheaper pricesBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): In the long run, prices always go up, right? Wrong.1999 is not over yet, but it is shaping up to be the first year in over half a century when global prices actually fell.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Salim's land halts bridge construction

Salim's land halts bridge construction TANGERANG (JP): The construction of a bridge crossing the Cisadane river has stopped due to a problem in the appropriation process of a plot of land belonging to the country's former top tycoon Sudono Salim, alias Liem Sioe Liong, an official said on Sunday.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Gunmen burn hotel in Aceh

Gunmen burn hotel in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An unidentified armed group set alight Hotel Meutia and three fire engines belonging to fertilizer producer PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda in North Aceh on Sunday, Antara reported.Maj.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Xanana pays visit on independence fighters

Xanana pays visit on independence fighters JAKARTA (JP): Independence leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao wept openly on Sunday as the East Timorese guerrillas who struggled for over two decades against Indonesian rule welcomed him home with celebrations and tears of their own.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Peronists in uphill battle to hang on to Argentine presidency

Peronists in uphill battle to hang on to Argentine presidencyBy Hildegard Stausberg BERLIN (DPA): Argentina looks set for a change at the top, with voters going to the polls on Sunday amid strong indications that the party of President Carlos Menem is about to lose its lease on the presidential ...

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Irawati fails to win Circuit tennis

Irawati fails to win Circuit tennis JAKARTA (JP): Irawati Iskandar of Indonesia failed to capture the singles title at the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit 4 tennis tournament after falling to Suchanan Viratpraseth of Thailand 4-6, 1-6 in the final at the Danamon Tennis Center in Kemayoran, ...

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Megawati's rise offers hope for women

Megawati's rise offers hope for womenBy Nori Andriyani JAKARTA (JP): When Megawati Soekarnoputri announced her intention to run for the presidency this writer was filled with joy in anticipation that she could be the vehicle to bring about changes for women.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Social visit visa

Social visit visa I am a foreigner married to an Indonesian woman and here on a social visit visa with a maximum validity period of six months. Recently I had to leave Indonesia and my family against my will, because my visa was no longer renewable. I had to go abroad to apply for a new visa.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Jakarta's double act

Jakarta's double act Peace should return to the streets of Indonesia now that the "mother of the nation", Megawati Sukarnoputri, has been elected vice-president in Abdurrahman Wahid's government.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/President attends Hindu mass prayer

President attends Hindu mass prayer DENPASAR, Bali (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and his wife Sinta Nuriyah attended a Hindu mass prayer here on Sunday, which was seen as an illustration of his concern for religious harmony in the country."In my opinion, all religions are the same.

Mon, 25 Oct 1999

JP/Suparwati wins Bali half marathon race

Suparwati wins Bali half marathon race JAKARTA (JP): Suparwati of Banyuwangi, East Java won the women's half-marathon race in Sanur, Bali on Sunday.