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Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Foreigner nabbed for cheating

Foreigner nabbed for cheating BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police have arrested two people in Bukit Sentul housing complex for swindling people with claims that were able to multiply their U.S. dollar bills by spiritual means.Police Intelligence chief Cmr. Edi S.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/House to go ahead with oil bill

House to go ahead with oil bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will go ahead with its plan next month to enact the oil and gas bill proposed by the government, despite protests from oil-rich regencies, several legislators said.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/On Bavarian specialties

On Bavarian specialties I would like to thank Ms. Zainal for her letter Slim pickings published in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 27, 2001.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/U.S. companies in Indonesia remain clam despite threats

U.S. companies in Indonesia remain clam despite threats JAKARTA (JP): Major U.S. companies operating in Indonesia are remaining calm despite the growing threats made against Americans in the country.Two oil and gas companies, ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Inc.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Guns offered at police expo

Guns offered at police expo JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition of police and security equipment opened here on Thursday amid growing concerns over poor security enforcement and widespread ownership of illegal firearms in the capital.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Militant activists stage largest anti-U.S. demo

Militant activists stage largest anti-U.S. demo JAKARTA (JP): Militant Muslim activists staged the biggest anti-US rally here to date since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States as the government promised to get tough on unruly protests on Friday.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta:

Where to go in Yogyakarta:Exhibitions * Painting by Bambang Toko Wicaksono, Cemeti Art House, Jl. D.I. Panjaitan 41 (phone: 0274-371015, e- mail:cemetiah@indosat.net.id), until Sept. 30. * Damar Murup Lamps, Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2 (phone: 0274-560404), Sept. 29.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Police ready to rescue foreigners

Police ready to rescue foreigners JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police have prepared contingency plans to rescue foreigners in the capital should the situation take a turn for the worse amid the increasing anti-American sentiment in the country.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/BI to move into defense against rupiah weakening

BI to move into defense against rupiah weakening JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Friday it would attempt to defend the rupiah against rising selling pressure amid fears of growing anti-foreign sentiment here.Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said a surge in anti U.S.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/The UN's role on Afghanistan

The UN's role on Afghanistan The U.N. Secretary-general Kofi Annan has kept a low profile regarding the 11 September attacks which have thrown the world into one of the most turbulent crises in modern history. President George W.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Comfort women demand government attention

Comfort women demand government attention JAKARTA (JP): A group of elderly women forced by Japanese soldiers to be comfort women in the period between 1942 and 1945 reiterated their demand on Thursday that the government pay attention to their fate.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Religious leaders urged to keep peace

Religious leaders urged to keep peace JAKARTA (JP): The country's top religious leaders on Friday called on all religious and community leaders not to create the impression that an interreligious conflict had taken place in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Police prepare 'safe refuges' for foreigners

Police prepare 'safe refuges' for foreigners JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police have prepared contingency plans to rescue foreigners in the capital should the situation take a turn for the worse amid the increasing anti-American sentiment in the country.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b

Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b JAKARTA (JP): PT Holdiko Perkasa, a unit of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in charge of overseeing the sale of Salim Group assets, announced on Friday that it had sold a 60 percent stake in PT Salim Rengo Containers (SRC) for Rp 204 ...

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Agribusiness, a long bumpy road for Yogyakarta

Agribusiness, a long bumpy road for Yogyakarta By Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Hoping that agribusiness would some day become the number one source of income for Yogyakarta seems to be too optimistic, regardless of the fact that the tiny province is a location for fertile soil.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/New bus routes scheduled

New bus routes scheduled JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-five bus routes using the Blok M bus terminal in South Jakarta will be rerouted starting Monday in an effort to alleviate the traffic on Jl. Trunojoyo.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Computing away from the desktop

Computing away from the desktop By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In the 1970s, when personal computers began appearing (think Radio Shack's TRS-80, Commodore's PET or Apple II), no one would have thought that we would be able to compute anywhere, at any time.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Ethno-religious clashes need to be addressed

Ethno-religious clashes need to be addressed YOGYAKARTA (JP): Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries need concerted efforts to deal with ethnic and religious conflicts in the region, experts have said.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Woman killed in hit and run

Woman killed in hit and run JAKARTA (JP): A blonde woman in her twenties was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Jl. Dharmawangsa in South Jakarta in the early hours of Friday night.The 170-centimeter-tall woman, whose identity is still unknown, was pronounced dead at Fatmawati Hospital.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Immigrant treatment 'causes resentment'

Immigrant treatment 'causes resentment' BANDUNG (JP): It is feared that an increasing number of illegal immigrants sheltered in the West Java towns of Bogor and Cianjur could cause resentment among local people because of the special treatment the immigrants receive, an immigration official said.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Message from Ambassador

Message from AmbassadorChen Shiqiu Good neighborliness and mutual trust The beginning of a new century is witness to the 52nd Anniversary of the People' s Republic of China. For 52 years, China has traveled tortuous roads and experienced trials and hardships.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Tourism show held to counter protests

Tourism show held to counter protests JAKARTA (JP): Amid the wave of anti-America protests in the country, the city administration and the Jakarta Tourism Board are hosting an exhibition on tourism in an effort to show the world that the country is still conducive for tourism.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/BPK calls for concrete action to fight corruption

BPK calls for concrete action to fight corruption JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has called on the government to take concrete action in preventing future financial irregularities in state finances.BPK's chief, Satrio B.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Seven killed in clashes in Aceh

Seven killed in clashes in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Seven people were killed as Army troops and police personnel clashed with members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in separate incidents on Thursday.Both the Indonesian Military and GAM acknowledged the clash on Friday.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Maan surges ahead at Epson Cup by three shots

Maan surges ahead at Epson Cup by three shots JAKARTA (JP): Maan Nasim extended his lead by three strokes after two rounds as 46 players survived the cut for the remaining two rounds fight for a total of Rp 370 million (US$38,900) in cash prizes at the sixth JJGF Golf Championship at the ...

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/'Dancer in the Dark' offers beauty despite tragedy

'Dancer in the Dark' offers beauty despite tragedyBy Darul Aqsha Dancer In the Dark; Musical Melodrama, 140 minutes; Starring: Bjork Gudmundsdottir, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Cara Seymour, Vladan Kostic; Written and Directed by Lars von Trier; Fine Life Features Production, ...

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Persija downs PSM 1-0

Persija downs PSM 1-0 MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): With only 10 players, Jakarta- based Persija humiliated host PSM before its own crowd with a 1-0 win at the second match of the Indonesian Soccer League's Eastern division quarterfinals at Mattoangin Stadium here on Thursday.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Megawati offers 'housewife management system'

Megawati offers 'housewife management system' Kornelius Purba Fabiola Desy Unidjaja TokyoPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri had a secret to tell 200 Indonesian community members here on Friday. She said she believes in a "housewife management system" to manage the state economy.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Satelindo, ANZ Panin team up

Satelindo, ANZ Panin team up JAKARTA (JP): ANZ Panin Bank and PT Satelindo, a leading cellular operator in the country, have agreed to establish a strategic partnership with the aim of providing better services for the customers of both companies.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Expert suggests commercial debt haircut for Indonesia

Expert suggests commercial debt haircut for Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Despite constant refusal by foreign creditors, a reduction of Indonesia's huge debts is still possible if structured in commercial terms, according to an economist.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Muhammadiyah, NU against jihad call

Muhammadiyah, NU against jihad call Riyadi Suparno The Jakarta Post YogyakartaThe two largest Muslim organizations in the country, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have said they do not agree with any plan to send Muslims to Afghanistan should the U.S. attack it.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Poultry business gets nice and crispy

Poultry business gets nice and crispyBy Israr Ardiansyah YOGYAKARTA (JP): Chicken breeders in Yogyakarta have been hit badly by the economic crisis, with only a few of them able to survive the bad times.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Trafficking victims sent home

Trafficking victims sent home JAKARTA (JP): Sixteen of 17 victims of forced prostitution returned to their respective hometowns late on Thursday after they received some transportation money from a number of members of the House of Representatives, an officer at the Penjaringan Police subprecinct ...

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Trade in women must stop

Trade in women must stop Trafficking in women and children has not only occurred in Western Europe since the fall of the Soviet Union but also right here under our very own noses.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

jp/House to go ahead with oil and gas bill

House to go ahead with oil and gas bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will go ahead with its plan next month to enact the oil and gas bill proposed by the government, despite protests from oil-rich regencies, several legislators said.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Ismuhadi's

Ismuhadi's lawyer blasts police Sima Gunawan The Jakarta Post JakartaA lawyer denounced the police investigation of Sunday's blast at the Atrium Plaza Senen, saying several things were amiss.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Can nations drop the terror habit?

Can nations drop the terror habit? King Abdullah of Jordan had an interesting idea. He told the American interviewer Larry King last week that some countries had unquestionably supported terrorists.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Weapons offered at Police Expo 2001

Weapons offered at Police Expo 2001 JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition of police and security equipment opened here on Thursday amid growing concerns over poor security enforcement and widespread ownership of illegal firearms in the capital.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/America's Afghan dilemma

America's Afghan dilemma Any American effort to intervene in Afghanistan that comes with open Russian assistance, as now seems likely, is bound to backfire.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/BI vows to mount defense against rupiah weakening

BI vows to mount defense against rupiah weakening JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Friday it would attempt to defend the rupiah against rising selling pressure amid fears of growing antiforeigner sentiment here.Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said the surge in anti-U.S.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/ANZ Panin Bank and PT Satelindo, a leading cellular operator in

ANZ Panin Bank and PT Satelindo, a leading cellular operator in the country, have agreed to establish a strategic partnership with the aim of providing better services for the customers of both companies.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/BI to move into defense against rupiah weakening

BI to move into defense against rupiah weakening JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Friday it would attempt to defend the rupiah against rising selling pressure amid fears of growing anti-foreign sentiment here.Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said a surge in anti U.S.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Muhammadiyah and NU against plan calls for jihad

Muhammadiyah and NU against plan calls for jihad JAKARTA (JP): The two largest Muslim organizations in the country, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have said they do not agree with any plan to send Muslims to Afghanistan should the U.S. attack it.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Hand-foot-mouth sufferers need more rest and nutrition

Hand-foot-mouth sufferers need more rest and nutritionBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Some kindergartens and elementary schools in Jakarta closed down temporarily last week after some of their students became infected by a disease that causes ulcers around the hands, feet and mouth.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/KAI seizes 1,060 fake rail tickets

KAI seizes 1,060 fake rail tickets PURWOKERTO, Central Java: State-owned railway company PT KAI has confiscated 1,060 fake tickets from middlemen operating at Kutoardjo station, about 100 kilometers east of here.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Foreign crossers in Medan

Foreign crossers in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): New Zealand's Peter Broxholme heads a foreign assault on the third leg of the Gudang Garam Supercross Asia at Maryland Paya Pasir, near here this weekend.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * World Press Photo, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5241069) until Oct. 7. * Sukarno's collections; paintings, batik, statues, Chinese ceramics, kris, photos, Gedung Pola, Jl. Proklamasi 56, Central Jakarta, until Oct.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Religious leaders urged to maintain peace

Religious leaders urged to maintain peaceKurniawan The jakarta Post JakartaThe country's top religious leaders on Friday called on all religious and community leaders not to create the impression that an interreligious conflict had taken place in the aftermath of the Sept.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Green tea view in Mt. Menoreh remains a dream

Green tea view in Mt. Menoreh remains a dreamText and photos by Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Menoreh mountain range -- lying in the northern part of Kulon Progo regency, some 50 kilometers west of here -- is not known for a distinct characteristic apart from the danger of landslides that often ...

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Megawati reveals 'housewife management system'

Megawati reveals 'housewife management system' TOKYO (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri had a secret to tell 200 Indonesian community members here on Friday. She said she believes in a "housewife management system" to manage the state economy.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Is Kwik dreaming?

Is Kwik dreaming? (National Planning Board Chairman) Kwik Kian Gie remains faithful to his idea regarding the rupiah's exchange rate. He had proposed that Indonesia adopt a fixed rate system for the national currency even before he became a cabinet minister.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Autonomy and the reform agenda

Autonomy and the reform agendaBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): The initial "reform agenda" proposed by concerned scholars and college students in the early stages of the Indonesian transition in 1998 was not only intended to include the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b

Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b JAKARTA (JP): PT Holdiko Perkasa, a unit of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in charge of overseeing the sale of Salim Group assets, announced on Friday that it had sold a 60 percent stake in PT Salim Rengo Containers (SRC) for Rp 204 billion ...

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Woman

Woman killed in hit and runEmmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta A blonde woman in her twenties was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Jl. Dharmawangsa in South Jakarta in the early hours of Friday night.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/BPK calls for concrete action to fight graft

BPK calls for concrete action to fight graft JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has called on the government to take concrete action in preventing future financial irregularities in state finances.BPK's chief, Satrio B.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Mali man nabbed for cheating to multiply money

Mali man nabbed for cheating to multiply money BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police have arrested two people in Bukit Sentul housing complex for swindling people with claims that were able to multiply their U.S. dollar bills by spiritual means.Police Intelligence chief Edi S.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Agribusiness, a long bumpy road ahead

Agribusiness, a long bumpy road aheadText and photo by Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Hoping that agribusiness would some day become the number one source of income for Yogyakarta seems to be too optimistic, regardless of the fact that the tiny province is a location for fertile soil.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 8:30 Mom and Me 9:00 Music 10:30 Entertainment News 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Wide choices for mobile professionals

Wide choices for mobile professionals By Onno W. Purbo JAKARTA (JP): As civilization advances toward a knowledge- based society, old limitations and paradigms in space, time and bureaucracy could be diminished.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Indonesia accepts the blame for SEAG doping case

Indonesia accepts the blame for SEAG doping case JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) accepted the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Federation's decision to withdraw a gold medal won by national lifter Gustar Junianto who had failed a doping test.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/High duty imposed on KS exports

High duty imposed on KS exports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's PT Krakatau Steel has been slapped with a 47.86 percent countervailing duty for its hot-rolled carbon steel flats (HRC) exports to the United States, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has said.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Police rapped for Atrium bombing investigation

Police rapped for Atrium bombing investigation JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer denounced the police investigation of Sunday's blast at the Atrium Plaza Senen, saying several things were amiss.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Regional officers' training in S'pore

Regional officers' training in S'pore BANDUNG: Public administration civil servants in regional offices throughout Indonesia will be sent to Singapore to get training on how to deal with the implementation of regional autonomy, an official has said.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Comfort women demand government attention

Comfort women demand government attention JAKARTA (JP): A group of elderly women forced by Japanese soldiers to be comfort women in the period between 1942 and 1945 reiterated their demand on Thursday that the government pay attention to their fate.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Managing ethics in your professional life

Managing ethics in your professional lifeBy Pri Notowidigdo JAKARTA (JP): We frequently find ourselves facing ethical dilemmas -- situations concerning right and wrong where values are in conflict.As a student, you may have seen a friend cheating and wondered what to do.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/The Singapore government Friday abandoned plans for imminent

The Singapore government Friday abandoned plans for imminent commercial and residential land sales, a day after canceling the sale of an industrial site as the worsening recession bites.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Rules of engagement

Rules of engagement Outside Afghanistan, the administration should be careful about how it applies Mr. Bush's demand that nations prove themselves either allies or enemies in the fight against terrorism.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/What to do if your kids get HFMD

What to do if your kids get HFMD JAKARTA (JP): Below is general information released by the city health agency regarding the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), which mainly affects children under 10 years of age, and tips on how to avoid the disease.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Sept.28

Rupiah Rates Sept.28 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,175.00 10,175.00 9,627.00 9,723.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/JP/5/UNESCO

JP/5/UNESCO Racism: Towards new threats?Pierre Sani Jirtme Bindi UNESCO Paris Over the last two centuries, pseudo-biological theories of "racial" inequality have often been enlisted in an attempt to bolster ideologies of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b

Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b JAKARTA (JP): PT Holdiko Perkasa, a unit of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in charge of overseeing the sale of Salim Group assets, announced on Friday that it had sold a 60 percent stake in PT Salim Rengo Containers (SRC) for Rp 204 ...

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/JP/ /

JP/ /Workers without an office, who cares?Onno W. Purbo JAKARTA (JP): There was a time when a person was respected by his/her physical appearance.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 28, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Expert suggests commercial debt haircut for RI

Expert suggests commercial debt haircut for RI JAKARTA (JP): Despite constant refusal by foreign creditors, a reduction of Indonesia's huge debts is still possible if structured in commercial terms, according to an economist.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/Oris exhibits latest watches

Oris exhibits latest watches JAKARTA (JP): Oris, a Swiss-based mechanical watch manufacturer, has launched its latest products, which will be exhibited for three days at Plaza Senayan starting Friday, a release said.

Sat, 29 Sep 2001

JP/BPK calls for concrete action to fight corruption

BPK calls for concrete action to fight corruption JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has called on the government to take concrete action in preventing future financial irregularities in state finances.BPK's chief, Satrio B.