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48 articles.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Indonesia seeks voter registration extension

Indonesia seeks voter registration extension JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas expressed a wish that the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) would extend registration for the self-determination vote in East Timor to allow more eligible people to participate.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Romana no shot in the dark for Games tennis

Romana no shot in the dark for Games tennis JAKARTA (JP): Absent from national and international tennis events for three years, Romana Tedjakusuma wants to make a golden return to the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/German firm offers help

German firm offers help JAKARTA (JP): Target Europe Trade Council, a group of German management consultants, is offering assistance to Indonesian medium-sized exporters wishing to enter Germany, the council said in a statement.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: King Cobra 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Mod Squad 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Cruel Intentions 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Afterglow 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Matrix ...

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Railway company to raise fine to fare dodgers

Railway company to raise fine to fare dodgers JAKARTA (JP): State train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia will raise the fine for fare dodgers riding trains plying the routes between Jakarta and cities in West Java beginning on Sunday, a company executive said on Friday.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Condition of local banks still fragile, senior analyst says

Condition of local banks still fragile, senior analyst says JAKARTA (JP): Some of the 74 A-category banks which had a relatively stronger capital condition early in the year have now suffered either a negative or insufficient capital adequacy ratio (CAR) due to a continuing "negative ...

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Megawati's speech comes under scrutiny

Megawati's speech comes under scrutiny JAKARTA (JP): Observers and rivals alike responded on Friday to Megawati Soekarnoputri's speech in which she asserted her right to national leadership and gave views on problems facing the country.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Shoe exports predicted to increase by 25%

Shoe exports predicted to increase by 25% JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo) expects shoe exports to increase by 25 percent to US$1.5 billion this year from $1.2 billion in 1998, an industry insider said on Friday.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/School security patrol may help stop brawls

School security patrol may help stop brawls JAKARTA (JP): After being halted for a year, the school security patrol, locally known by the abbreviation PKS, was relaunched by city police on Friday in a bid to lessen the number of street brawls in the capital.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/'Suaka Metro' tabloid protested

'Suaka Metro' tabloid protested JAKARTA (JP): About 400 members of the Islam Defender Front (FPI) staged a protest on Friday in front of Suaka Metro daily's office in Central Jakarta, demanding the closure of the tabloid on the grounds that it had insulted the FPI leadership.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Team calls off search of mine

Team calls off search of mine SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A search and rescue team ended on Friday the search for victims of a landslide which hit a traditional gold mine in the East Kalimantan district of Kutai, with the death toll at 32, Antara reported.But Kutai Police chief Lt. Col.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on July 30, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Faith in the Almighty

Faith in the Almighty Why is sublime faith in the Almighty of utmost importance? I hereby quote a few sentences which I came across in my reading. The paradox of time -- the more we advance technologically the more we retreat in our humaneness.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Land exchange deal 'caused Bulog losses'

Land exchange deal 'caused Bulog losses' JAKARTA (JP): An official from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) told the South Jakarta District Court on Friday that State Logistics Agency (Bulog) suffered substantial losses in its land exchange deal with wholesale firm PT Goro Batara Sakti.M.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Trading unit of bank stocks to increase to 5,000 shares

Trading unit of bank stocks to increase to 5,000 shares JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will raise the trading unit (lot) of bank shares to 5,000, from the current 500. to improve efficiency, the exchange's executive said on Friday.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Pale Soeharto leaves Pertamina Hospital

Pale Soeharto leaves Pertamina Hospital JAKARTA (JP): After undergoing 10 days of intensive medical treatment for a minor stroke, former president Soeharto left Pertamina Hospital for his home on Friday afternoon.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Wedding party of Sutiyoso's daughter

Wedding party of Sutiyoso's daughter JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso visited chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic organization Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday, at his office on Jl. Kramat in Central Jakarta, to deliver an invitation for the wedding of Sutiyoso's daughter.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: The Body Evolution and Social Bias, by Katirin, at Java Gallery, Jl. Kemang Raya no. 36, South Jakarta, until Aug. 14. * Photo Exhibition: Indonesia in white and red, by Polish photographer Grzegorz Torzecki, at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jl.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Falun Gong raid shocks followers

Falun Gong raid shocks followersBy I. Wibowo BEIJING (JP): The temperature in Beijing reached a record 42 degrees Celsius. The main streets and the popular commercial district of Wangfujing were deserted. People simply could not stand the heat.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Indonesia sees Malaysia, Hong Kong as strong rivals in Asiad bidding

Indonesia sees Malaysia, Hong Kong as strong rivals in Asiad bidding JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's lobbying team for the 2006 Asian Games hosts sees Malaysia and Hong Kong as tough rivals in the bidding in October 2000.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Treasure hunt aborted

Treasure hunt aborted The elite group of special international detectives, assigned and probably prepaid for, must be disappointed now that the treasure hunt, the underworld and the international media are eagerly waiting for, has been suspended by the country's highest justice watchdog.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Top designers join fashion, art party

Top designers join fashion, art party JAKARTA (JP): About 30 top local designers will take part in a week-long fashion and art event starting Sunday at the Hotel Borobudur, Central Jakarta, in celebration of Jakarta's 472nd anniversary and Indonesia's 54th Independence day.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/House amends judiciary law as part of legal reform drive

House amends judiciary law as part of legal reform drive JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives amended on Friday the 1970 Judiciary Law as part of the government's campaign for legal reform, placing all judicial courts under the supervision of the Supreme Court.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Wiranto denies ordering end to Ghalib probe

Wiranto denies ordering end to Ghalib probe JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Wiranto denied on Friday allegations that military headquarters instructed the military police chief to halt a corruption probe of Andi M. Ghalib.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Officials lambast sea piracy claim

Officials lambast sea piracy claim UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Indonesian officials and a tourism entrepreneur lambasted on Friday unconfirmed reports of mushrooming sea piracy off South Sulawesi's southern shores."We doubt the reports' accuracy.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/City Council proposes halving of public bus levies

City Council proposes halving of public bus levies JAKARTA (JP): The City Council will ask the city administration to stop collecting up to 50 percent of the levies imposed on bus companies to help the public transportation industry, a councilor said on Friday.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Government will scrap CPO export taxes: Official

Government will scrap CPO export taxes: Official JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon remove export taxes on crude palm oil (CPO) and its by-products from the current 10 percent, a senior official said on Friday.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Residents oppose planned cemetery

Residents oppose planned cemetery BOGOR (JP): Residents of Palasari village at Cijeruk district here rejected on Friday the Sri Asih Pratama foundation's plan to build a luxury cemetery on a 32-hectare plot of land which used to belong to them.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Acehnese refugees brace to start all over again

Acehnese refugees brace to start all over again SIGLI, Aceh (JP): Among the student volunteers at a refugee shelter here is a tall thin young man majoring in engineering at a private institution in the capital, Banda Aceh.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Lindskog wins Olympic Golf Championship

Lindskog wins Olympic Golf Championship JAKARTA (JP): Swedish Stephan A. Lindskog won the Olympic Golf Championship at the Gunung Geulis Country Club, near Bogor, on Friday.Jakarta-based golfer Lindskog won Rp 22 million and the crystal Bohemia trophy.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/President appoints 10 new ambassadors

President appoints 10 new ambassadors JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie swore in 10 new ambassadors at the State Palace on Friday, including incumbent Presidential Household Chief Maftuh Basyuni and Lt. Gen. Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Two more bodies found in Ambon, death toll hits 21

Two more bodies found in Ambon, death toll hits 21 JAKARTA (JP): Two bodies with stab wounds were discovered on Friday at Yos Sudarso port and two people died in an intervillage clash on Thursday, raising the death toll in Ambon this week to 21.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Garuda raises capacity to Aceh

Garuda raises capacity to Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia Airways has expanded the capacity of its Jakarta-Banda Aceh service via Medan with the operation of 142-seat capacity Boeing 737-400 planes to replace the smaller version Boeing 737-500.M.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Pelti confident of romping home with five tennis golds

Pelti confident of romping home with five tennis goldsBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) is optimistic about its chances to bag five golds at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam next month.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Press gets new freedom

Press gets new freedom No sane person could deny that one of the most efficacious efforts this nation has undertaken in the struggle for reform is the establishment of a free press.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Cellular phone sales start recovery

Cellular phone sales start recovery JAKARTA (JP): Sales of cellular telephones have started to bounce back after suffering a sharp drop last year, according to the Association of Cellular Telephone Dealers.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Indonesia enjoys deflation again

Indonesia enjoys deflation again JAKARTA (JP): Inflation for the month of July is expected to be negative, between 0.8 percent to 0.9 percent, amid weak demand and stable commodity prices, according to a source at the central bank.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/House urged to drop new forestry bill

House urged to drop new forestry bill JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) urged the House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday to drop the forestry bill which was believed to continue exploitation of natural resources if enacted.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Muslims told to trust each other

Muslims told to trust each other JAKARTA (JP): With the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) approaching, Muslim leaders and ulemas are expected to overcome suspicions among themselves to ensure its success, a leading figure said.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/New assistance program

New assistance program JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched a Technical Assistance and Training Program to help small and medium-scale companies.The program's project manager Albert Batti said the project, which is financed through a US$5.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/52 die, five missing in recent Aceh violence

52 die, five missing in recent Aceh violence JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-one more people killed in the military's July 23 operation against separatists in Beutong Ateuh, West Aceh, were found on Wednesday and Thursday, raising the death toll to 52.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 30, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Pertamina to lose contract-awarding rights

Pertamina to lose contract-awarding rights JAKARTA (JP): The government has finally gained support from House leaders for its plan to take over contract-awarding rights from state oil and gas company Pertamina, a move that will end the latter's decades-long monopoly of the country's oil and ...

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Nonacademic writers face challenges

Nonacademic writers face challengesBy Inge Komardjaja BANDUNG (JP): In his article Writing needs more recognition, A. Chaedar Alwasilah (The Jakarta Post, July 10, 1999) revealed the lack of writing ability in the academic realm in a clever way.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Truce signed in Batam hostilities

Truce signed in Batam hostilities BATAM, Riau: Leaders of ethnic groups involved in bloody clashes in Batam have pledged a truce, Antara reported.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/The central axis

The central axis The recent emergence of the "central axis" is in fact only a formality of an existing political reality in Indonesia.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 9:30 TV Series: The Saint 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Sat, 31 Jul 1999

JP/Krugman to speak at economics forum

Krugman to speak at economics forum JAKARTA (JP): Distinguished world economist Paul Krugman, Hubert Neiss, the director of the International Monetary Fund for Asia and Pacific, and several other economists will speak at an economics forum to be held here on Aug. 25.