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Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/NU takes issue with religious harmony bill

NU takes issue with religious harmony bill JAKARTA (JP): Supporters of a bill promoting religious harmony have suffered another setback after the country's largest Muslim organization dismissed it as a wasteful exercise because true harmony could not be mandated.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Rafsanjani falls to friends and foes alike

Rafsanjani falls to friends and foes alikeBy Jonathan Lyons TEHRAN (Reuters): The last-minute resignation of ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from Iran's new parliament marks a striking reversal for a conservative establishment clinging to power in the face of popular demands for change.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Freedom, love the new democracy in Indonesia

Freedom, love the new democracy in IndonesiaBy Tishy Bruce JAKARTA (JP): Freedom is one of those words used frequently without much understanding of its connotations.Freedom and love are, in many ways, interchangeable words. Freedom and love are a by-product of integrity.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Marsinah case near end: police

Marsinah case near end: police SURABAYA: Police here claim that the investigation into the 1993 murder of labor activist Marsinah is close to being completed.Head of the Police Detectives directorate at the provincial police headquarters, Col. Suharto, said "the investigation is almost finished.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/IBRA sells properties

IBRA sells properties JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said that it managed to book Rp 105 billion (about US$12.3 million) from the auction of 18 properties on Saturday.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Gold caddies go on strike in Bogor

Gold caddies go on strike in Bogor JAKARTA (JP): About 220 caddies at Bogor Raya Golf Club (KGBR) course at the elite residential area of Bogor Lake Side went on strike on Sunday demanding an increase in their salaries and better working conditions.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Banyumas Council speaker questioned

Banyumas Council speaker questioned PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Banyumas Council Speaker Tri Waluyo was questioned for two hours by police on Saturday over his alleged involvement in an attempt to foil a disputed land execution which eventually led to an attack on the execution officials.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Aprilia earns Olympics ticket

Aprilia earns Olympics ticket JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's judoka Aprilia Marzuki finished in fourth place in the women's 70 kilograms division at the Asian Judo Championships in Osaka Japan.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/After Lebanon: Peace process or war?

After Lebanon: Peace process or war?By Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "I thought of leaving," said Gen. Antoine Lahad, commander of the Israeli-controlled South Lebanese Army (SLA), last month. "But I am staying there no matter how bad it gets ...

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Kalla, Mulyono to face questioning over Bulog scam

Kalla, Mulyono to face questioning over Bulog scam JAKARTA (JP): Police will question former chief of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) Yusuf Kalla and chairman of the Bulog employees-owned foundation Yanatera Mulyono early this week in connection with a Rp 35 billion scandal involving the ...

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/An exercise in democracy

An exercise in democracy Many theories are being bandied about concerning the decision of the House of Representatives to summon President Abdurrahman Wahid to explain his decision to fire two Cabinet ministers last month.

Mon, 29 May 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, 29 May 2000

JP/Highland Gathering attracts huge crowd in Karawaci

Highland Gathering attracts huge crowd in Karawaci TANGERANG (JP): Thousands of people thronged the Scottish annual spring festival at the sports field of Pelita Harapan University (UPH) in Lippo Karawaci here on Sunday.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Minister, experts condemn Friday's act of violence

Minister, experts condemn Friday's act of violence JAKARTA (JP): Cabinet member and experts strongly condemned Friday's violent burning of military vehicles and abuse of military officers by angry students and mobs in Salemba, Central Jakarta.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Fiji coup spells danger for South Pacific region

Fiji coup spells danger for South Pacific regionBy Belinda Goldsmith CANBERRA (Reuters): If Fiji's democratically elected government is pushed out, analysts see serious political and economic repercussions for the South Pacific, where ethnic tensions are running high and weapons plentiful.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Govt braces for peace accord to begin in Aceh

Govt braces for peace accord to begin in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Indonesia's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva Hassan Wirajuda expressed guarded optimism on Saturday that the humanitarian pause he signed with the representative of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ...

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/No exam leaks in C. Sulawesi

No exam leaks in C. Sulawesi PALU, Central Sulawesi: Officials at the provincial office of the Ministry of National Education are denying that there have been leaks in test questions used in national high school final examinations in the province.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/3,000 Irian representatives meet to 'rectify' history

3,000 Irian representatives meet to 'rectify' historyBy Neles Tebay JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): More than 2,000 people from all corners of Irian Jaya arrived here this weekend ahead of Monday's opening of the six-day Papuan Congress to discuss the future of the natural resource-rich province.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Astaga!com has new channels

Astaga!com has new channels JAKARTA (JP): News portal Astaga!com announced over the weekend 10 new content channels covering sports, crime, technology, gossip, music, film, dining, tourism, entertainment and health.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Investors set to stay away as uncertainty remains

Investors set to stay away as uncertainty remains JAKARTA (JP): After significant drops, share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will likely stay flat this week as most investors will take no positions due to lingering instability in the domestic political and security conditions.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Tens of thousands attend KPB rally in Banten

Tens of thousands attend KPB rally in Banten PANDEGLANG, West Java (JP): Newly established Work for National Care (KPB), a non-governmental organization dominated by Golkar Party figures, drew the attention of tens of thousands of Muslims here on Sunday by staging an anticommunism rally.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/On Myanmarese elections

On Myanmarese elections Seldom have hopes been raised so high and dashed so hard as the Burmese elections of 1990. Ten years ago last Saturday, the nation turned out en masse to open what they hoped was a new era of democracy. Burmese voted overwhelmingly for a new parliament.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Protests upset Kalimantan oil firms

Protests upset Kalimantan oil firms JAKARTA (JP): Protests against oil and gas operations in East Kalimantan could escalate if gas company Vico Indonesia Ltd fails to settle its dispute with locals, a senior official at state oil and gas company Pertamina said on Saturday.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Knowing soldiers' plight urged

Knowing soldiers' plight urged JAKARTA (JP): Udayana Military Commander Maj. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri defended criticism of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) performance saying people should take into account that many soldiers earn less than street bakso (meat ball) vendors.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Increased child deaths in Iraq, from sanctions?

Increased child deaths in Iraq, from sanctions?By Sarah Boseley LONDON: Deaths among babies and children in Iraq have more than doubled in the past 10 years because of the deprivation and malnutrition caused by UN sanctions, according to reports in the Lancet medical journal published May 26.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Put them in their place

Put them in their place We are confronted all the time by stories about the lording of power by the military and police, from the Army ringleader of a band of thieves in Bandung, the soldier who fatally shot another man after he cut him off in his car, to the petty bribery so glaringly obvious on ...

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Exam leak a crime: Police

Exam leak a crime: Police JAKARTA (JP): A senior city police officer classified the selling of the nation-wide examination transcripts as a crime and urged the related offices to report the case to the police so that it could be traced thoroughly.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Police arrest foreigner, seven locals in drug raid

Police arrest foreigner, seven locals in drug raid JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested a Nigerian for drug possession in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, along with seven local residents during a four-day drug crackdown, an official said on Saturday.Chief of Jakarta Police detectives Col.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/BCA's initial public offering: Let the buyer beware

BCA's initial public offering: Let the buyer bewareBy Melville S. Brown The following is the first of two articles on the Indonesian banking crisis.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Local property market shows sign of recovery

Local property market shows sign of recovery JAKARTA (JP): The property market in Jakarta showed signs of recovery in the first quarter of this year with demand in the retail sector growing faster than in the office and apartment sector, property consultant PT Procon Indah/Jones Lang LaSalle said.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/The elusive masseur

The elusive masseur Apart from finding the best method for a breakthrough in the economic recovery, this nation has been urged by the head of state to find the whereabouts of the elusive masseur by the name of Suwondo who became a masseur-turned-presidential confidante.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/47 injured in Medan chruch blast

47 injured in Medan chruch blast MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): With sectarian violence already testing the unity of the country, a blast rocked a Protestant church here on Sunday, injuring at least 47 members of the congregation.North Sumatra Police chief Brig. Gen.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Maraden Panggabean dies at 78

Maraden Panggabean dies at 78 JAKARTA (JP): Gen. (ret) Maraden Panggabean, former Armed Forces deputy chief and former coordinating minister for political affairs and security, died on Sunday after a stroke. He was 78.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Costs of war with guerrillas mounting in RP

Costs of war with guerrillas mounting in RPBy J.L. Hazelton ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP): They lie in dimness on scarred iron beds, wounded soldiers and civilians together, sweltering in hot, heavy air unrelieved by a few whirring fans.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Govt focuses more on small, medium firms

Govt focuses more on small, medium firms JAKARTA (JP): Government economic policies will be geared more towards promoting small and medium enterprises and less on big businesses, Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo said on Saturday.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Gus Dur's small 'r' reform

Gus Dur's small 'r' reformBy Lesley McCulloch CANBERRA (JP): It seems that with each day that passes, criticism of Indonesia's President Abdurrahman Wahid gains momentum.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/The sensation of traveling on cheap W. Java trains

The sensation of traveling on cheap W. Java trains JAKARTA (JP): Willing to experience the worst means of transportation in the city? Just take trains plying short distances to neighborhood areas in West Java.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, May 29, 2000

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, May 29, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition by Eddy Sundara, at Negeri Lama Gallery, Jl. Cinere Raya A-36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7543133), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Jun. 25. * Painting Exhibition by John Van Der Sterren at Galeri Kafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/The West Bank violence

The West Bank violence How can the new explosion of violence in the West Bank be explained? Is it again the Israelis' fault, their reluctance to negotiate a peace accord with the Palestinians? No, it's not this.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Men's problems on Net

Men's problems on Net JAKARTA (JP): Internet site klinikpria.com, was launched here on Saturday especially for men and others seeking information on health problems mostly affecting men.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Mobs storm, vandalize hotels and discotheque

Mobs storm, vandalize hotels and discotheque JAKARTA (JP): Angry mobs raided and vandalized two hotels at separate locations in East and West Jakarta over the weekend, claiming both establishments offered the services of prostitutes.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Records made at SEA Age Croup Swimming C'ships

Records made at SEA Age Croup Swimming C'ships DENPASAR (JP): Two records were created by Singaporean swimmers on the final day of the 24th Age Group Swimming Championships at the Bali Cliff Hotel swimming pool Sunday.Chay Mark clocked 52.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Using the Net to avoid fraud and scams

Using the Net to avoid fraud and scamsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Many years ago a postcard arrived in the mailbox of my tiny apartment in Honolulu. The message read: "Mr. Arbi, we are very excited to inform you that you have won the most sophisticated electronic piano.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Kerosene still scarce in Java

Kerosene still scarce in Java PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Despite promises by the state oil and gas company Pertamina to increase output, kerosene is still scarce in the province.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Kwik says govt may revise 2000 state budget

Kwik says govt may revise 2000 state budget JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie said on Saturday that the government would have to revise the 2000 state budget if the rupiah failed to strengthen from the current level.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Telkom gives Net access

Telkom gives Net access JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkom will start its new high speed broadband Internet access service in Kalimantan by the third quarter this year, according to Cable & Wireless Mitratel, Telkom's joint operation (KSO) partner in the region.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, May 29, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, May 29, 2000)Hollywood KC Mission to Mars 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Bats 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Talented Mr.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/Uranium studies in W. Kalimantan

Uranium studies in W. Kalimantan PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Officials from the National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) claim that the province has huge potential for developing a uranium mine.

Mon, 29 May 2000

JP/RI team wins bridge congress

RI team wins bridge congress TANGERANG (JP): Indonesia Bridge Olympics team won the AIG Lippo PABF Congress 2000 in the open team event after beating Japan 138-96 IMP in the final at the Imperial Country Club at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, Saturday.