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48 articles.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Zoo animals given new diet

Zoo animals given new diet MEDAN, North Sumatra: Although a number of zoos in the country have been forced cut food rations for animals under their care, the management of Medan Zoo have announced that their exhibits have continued to get their usual portions.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/BI forex reserves up again to $15.1b

BI forex reserves up again to $15.1b JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia announced on Wednesday the country's net foreign exchange reserves rose slightly to US$15.1 billion as of Jan. 29, from $15.05 billion a week earlier.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Reconsidering our cultural image

Reconsidering our cultural imageBy Marianus Kleden KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Apparently inspired by the continual rioting, looting and terror in the country, Sapardi Djoko Damono, a noted literary critic, discussed in a recent interview with TVRI the need to reconsider Indonesia's ...

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/'E. Timorese not armed by ABRI'

'E. Timorese not armed by ABRI' JAKARTA (JP): Amid escalating tension in East Timor, the Armed Forces (ABRI) has denied supplying ammunition to the province to terrorize pro-referendum East Timorese and to protect pro- integration forces.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Sales pitch for Yogyakarta

Sales pitch for Yogyakarta The unstable political situation is having an impact on tourism in Indonesia. The number of tourists visiting Indonesia has decreased by up to 60 percent. This sharp decline has apparently been caused by the recent riots occurring in several regions.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Telkom responds

Telkom responds In response to Mr. Pranajaya's complaint in his letter to The Jakarta Post (Jan. 14) on "Paying telephone bills" in the Pamulang area, we would like to say that:1.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Sectarian antagonisms in India

Sectarian antagonisms in India The murders of the Australian missionary Graham Staines and his sons Philip, 10, and Tim, 6, in rural India are a reminder of the hazards missionaries face in many places. But their deaths were not the result of sheer chance.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/450,000 students to monitor June elections

450,000 students to monitor June elections JAKARTA (JP): University rectors across the country are to recruit 450,000 students to monitor voting at 75 percent of the estimated 600,000 polling booths, even as experts warned of possible unrest marring the event planned for June 7.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Rupiah gains ground as stock prices fall further

Rupiah gains ground as stock prices fall further JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah extended its gains on Tuesday, closing firmer at 8,825 against the U.S. dollar in very thin trading as the stock market continued its slide, falling nearly 1 percent.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Humankind witnesses dawn of biological warfare

Humankind witnesses dawn of biological warfareBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON: The contrast was familiar but instructive. In California recently, J. Craig Venter, co-founder of a genetic research company called Celera Genomics Corp.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/PT Timor official questioned

PT Timor official questioned JAKARTA: A commissioner of PT Timor Putra Nasional, a company awarded controversial tax breaks to manufacture a national car, was questioned at the Attorney General's Office on Monday.The commissioner, Effendi Lubis, arrived at the Attorney General's Office at 9 a.m.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Police are still in the dark about bomb threat callers

Police are still in the dark about bomb threat callers JAKARTA (JP): The city police are still in the dark as to the identities and whereabouts of the mysterious callers in a series of recent bomb threats to numerous public places in the capital, police chief Maj. Gen.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Women seeking greater future role

Women seeking greater future role JAKARTA (JP): A national women's organization long considered close to the government is pouncing on opportunities from the reform movement to establish a more significant role for itself in society.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Gloomy outlook forecast for office space market

Gloomy outlook forecast for office space market JAKARTA (JP): Owners of office buildings in Jakarta's central business district are in for more tough times over the next two years, with a slump in demand and falling rent forecast, property consultants PT Procon Indah/Jones Lang Wootton said on ...

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Asiad veteran boxers to compete at SEAG

Asiad veteran boxers to compete at SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will pin its hopes of winning gold medals in boxing at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on its Asian Games veterans, an official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Environment on agenda, but poll priority: Parties

Environment on agenda, but poll priority: Parties JAKARTA (JP): The environment has lost its importance in this era of reform, but representatives of 10 political parties here denied on Tuesday they had overlooked green issues when drawing up their strategies for the election.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Pertamina chief vows to step up graft probe

Pertamina chief vows to step up graft probe JAKARTA (JP): The new president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, seeking to quiet public distrust about his commitment to fighting graft, has ordered an investigation into all the firm's contracts worth more than Rp 10 billion (US$1.17 million).

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Transvestite found dead in his house

Transvestite found dead in his house JAKARTA (JP): A transvestite was found dead in his house in Ciputat, Tangerang, south of here, on Tuesday morning, Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said.The victim was identified as Rusdi, alias Yuli, 56, he said.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Govt defends plan to import Indian beef and buffalo

Govt defends plan to import Indian beef and buffalo JAKARTA (JP): The government defended on Tuesday its plan to import beef and buffalo meat from India to compensate for local market shortfall despite heated opposition from industry and consumer associations.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Inflation in January ballooned to 2.97%

Inflation in January ballooned to 2.97% JAKARTA (JP): Inflation in January rose to 2.97 percent from 1.42 percent in December, sending the year on year inflation to 70.66 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Hate, fear or jealousy?

Hate, fear or jealousy? In the last few months the Armed Forces' (ABRI) role has come under attack from many sides, such as from students, political parties, organizations and so on. It seems that ABRI can do no good anymore and it often becomes the scapegoat for all kinds of incidents.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Hotel workers go on strike

Hotel workers go on strike DENPASAR, Bali: Hundreds of employees of the Kartika Plaza Hotel in Kuta, 15 kilometers south of Denpasar, have gone on strike in protest at unfair treatment meted out by managers in the hotel.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/The election agenda

The election agenda With Monday's announcement of the campaign and voting schedule for the June general election, this country's first truly free election in 44 years -- and only the second in the republic's 54 years of existence -- is a step closer to becoming reality.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/City police investigate four cases of vehicular theft

City police investigate four cases of vehicular theft JAKARTA (JP): City police are investigating four vehicular thefts that occurred in the capital over the last two days and arrested a man on Tuesday who was believed to be involved in one of the thefts.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/City Hall probes irregularities causing losses of Rp 139.32b

City Hall probes irregularities causing losses of Rp 139.32b JAKARTA (JP): The city administration team is investigating irregularities in the implementation of various development projects, which have caused losses amounting to about Rp 139.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Civil servants told to come clean

Civil servants told to come clean JAKARTA (JP): City administration employees active in political parties, including the ruling Golkar, were urged on Tuesday to inform the city employee affairs bureau as soon as possible.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: There's Something About Mary 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Urban Legend 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Practical Magic 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Antz 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Rush Hour ...

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Bakin chief: Power needs control to prevent cruelty

Bakin chief: Power needs control to prevent cruelty JAKARTA (JP): The power of the government and military needs to be controlled through a check and balance mechanism so as to avoid a repetition of past atrocities, chief of the State Intelligence Coordinating Board (Bakin) Lt. Gen. (ret.) Z.A.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Tourism investments may get tax holiday after all

Tourism investments may get tax holiday after all JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering extending a system of tax-incentives designed to attract new investment to include projects related to tourism, an official from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture said on Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/House seeks greater say in deciding BI's key staff

House seeks greater say in deciding BI's key staff JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives insisted on Tuesday that Bank Indonesia retain its bank supervisory role and that the House have a greater say in deciding the central bank's key personnel.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/16 die of dengue fever in Palu

16 die of dengue fever in Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: At least 16 out of 486 people who contracted dengue fever here last year died as a result of the disease, Antara reported on Monday.The head of the local health agency office, Muslimah L.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/North Jakarta gets new police chief

North Jakarta gets new police chief JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman installed Lt. Col. Wisjnu Amat Sastro as the new chief of North Jakarta Police Precinct on Tuesday, replacing Lt. Col. Setyanto.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 2, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Mother seeks help to find missing American daughter

Mother seeks help to find missing American daughter JAKARTA (JP): A 32-year-old woman visited the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute on Tuesday to request assistance in finding and getting back her four-year-old daughter, who she said was taken away by her American ex-husband.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Tribunal told of another senior officer's involvement

Tribunal told of another senior officer's involvement JAKARTA (JP): A military tribunal trying 11 Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers charged with abducting political activists in the last months of the Soeharto regime heard evidence on Tuesday of the involvement of yet another ...

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Songs 7:30 TV Series 8:30 Tour and Travel 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Crisis centers established for family planning

Crisis centers established for family planning JAKARTA (JP): The state minister of population is setting up crisis centers to monitor the family planning program throughout the country, an official said Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/CPO export tax will continue to encourage smuggling: Kadin

CPO export tax will continue to encourage smuggling: Kadin JAKARTA (JP): The government's move to cut the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) from 60 percent to 40 percent will not help farmers and plantations firms, but will continue to encourage smugglers, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and ...

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Two-fisted fun

Two-fisted fun In response to Gandhi Sukardi's musings in "Congratulations to Yayuk" in the Feb. 2 edition of The Jakarta Post, it is perfectly legal to play tennis ambidextrously, switching from the left to right hand or vice versa.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Mia to marry boyfriend

Mia to marry boyfriend JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's current top woman badminton player Mia Audina will marry her boyfriend Tylio Lobman on Feb. 26, an official confirmed on Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Helping Russia to disarm

Helping Russia to disarm U.S. President Bill Clinton had little to say about the world in his recent, annual State of the Union address, when he laid out his vision of the coming year for America. The U.S.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 2, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Pioneer to build new plant

Pioneer to build new plant JAKARTA (JP): Corn seed producer PT Pioneer Hibrida Indonesia said on Tuesday it would build a new hybrid corn seed plant in Malang, East Java, to increase its production capacity and boost exports.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Discussion held on access to information

Discussion held on access to information JAKARTA (JP): An expert commiserated with journalists in the developing world who complained about poor governmental respect for people's right to information, but said on Tuesday that the situation also existed in countries such as the United States.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Futures commodities bourse to start by early 2000

Futures commodities bourse to start by early 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is set to establish by August its first futures commodity exchange, which is to be operational later this year or early next year, one of the exchange's advocates said on Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Unrest greets ministers, rights activists in Ambon

Unrest greets ministers, rights activists in Ambon JAKARTA (JP): Fresh violence on Tuesday greeted the arrival of six Cabinet ministers and a fact-finding team of the National Commission on Human Rights in the riot-torn city of Ambon, Maluku, where at least 61 people were killed in religious ...

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Residents protest textile factory over pollution

Residents protest textile factory over pollution BOGOR (JP): Dozens of Nanggewer villagers living near the Kalibaru River in the Cibinong subdistrict here continued on Tuesday to demand that a nearby textile factory immediately stop dumping its wastewater into the river.

Wed, 03 Feb 1999

JP/Restaurants pressed to stay open

Restaurants pressed to stay openBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Those were the days when Kenny ruled over two restaurants in the heart of Jakarta. His guests remember being treated like royalty feeding on meals fit only for a moghul.