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41 articles.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Inflation threatens economic recovery, says economist

Inflation threatens economic recovery, says economist BOGOR, West Java (JP): The country's economic recovery process is now being threatened by the inflationary pressure caused by the weakening rupiah and greater demand for goods and services, according to noted economist Sri Mulyani.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Landslides, floods wreak havoc in Central Java

Landslides, floods wreak havoc in Central Java PURWOREJO, Central Java (JP): Landslides and floods which had struck Purworejo, Purbalingga and Kebumen regencies following two days of torrential rains, have killed at least 21 residents and damaged dozens of houses, an official reported on Sunday.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Lippo launches new housing complex

Lippo launches new housing complex JAKARTA (JP): Real estate developer Lippo Cikarang has launched a new housing complex on its 3,000-hectare site in Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Newmont projects 50% increase in gold output

Newmont projects 50% increase in gold output JAKARTA (JP): PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT), a subsidiary of the Denver-based Newmont Mining Corporation, expects to produce between 550 to 600 million pounds of copper and 400,000 to 450,000 ounces of gold from its Batu Hijau copper and gold mine on ...

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/U.S. presidential election and the spat with RI

U.S. presidential election and the spat with RIBy Gandhi Sukardi JAKARTA (JP): Like anywhere else, the United States presidential election has been closely watched by many Indonesians, but this time with a difference.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Rexy says goodbye to fans in final show

Rexy says goodbye to fans in final show JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian badminton lovers should have been smiling and laughing when Rexy Mainaky and Tony Gunawan managed to oust top seeds Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah of Malaysia in Sunday's final of the US$150,000 JVC Asian Badminton Championships at ...

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Govt wants to reform oil and gas industry

Govt wants to reform oil and gas industryBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): The government recently submitted to the House of Representatives (DPR) a draft law on oil and gas in another legal move to lift the exclusive rights given to state owned oil and gas company, Pertamina, over the country's ...

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Muslim students congress opens

Muslim students congress opens YOGYAKARTA: The Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front (KAMMI) opened its second congress on Sunday at Wisma LPP Demangan here.The congress, is being participated in by some 250 KAMMI activists from throughout the country.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Show greater statesmanship!

Show greater statesmanship! If U.S. Ambassador Robert Gelbard was genuine when he claimed in The Washington Post that the worsening relationship between the U.S.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Puteh elected Aceh governor

Puteh elected Aceh governor BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Ignoring calls by President Abdurrahman Wahid and Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Minister Surjadi Soedirdja for delay, the Aceh Legislative Council elected Abdullah Puteh governor of Aceh on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/RI beats Portugal in Chess Olympiad

RI beats Portugal in Chess Olympiad JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian chess players booked a 2.5-1.5 VPs victory over the Portuguese in the men's event while the women settled for a tie result with Bangladesh in the seventh round of the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Taufik, Xie grab titles at Asian badminton c'ships

Taufik, Xie grab titles at Asian badminton c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian wonder boy Taufik Hidayat and Chinese new starlet Xie Xinfang grabbed the men's and women's singles titles respectively at the US$150,000 Asian Badminton Championships Sunday at the Senayan Indoor Stadium.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/House to urge Gus Dur to delay Australian visit

House to urge Gus Dur to delay Australian visit JAKARTA (JP): Upset by the latest remarks of Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer, the House of Representatives has vowed to continue urging President Abdurrahman Wahid to cancel his visit to Canberra, a senior legislator said.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/City makes plan to anticipate floods

City makes plan to anticipate floods JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is preparing for the coming rainy season and its usual floods by establishing task- force teams in each mayoralty to watch over the 80 spots vulnerable to flooding.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Art Oltre la Visione, a Touch of Italian Contemporary Art, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Jl. Cokroaminoto 117, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3927531), Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., until Nov. 17. * Photo Ordinary People, by Deniek G.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Aqua

AquaCorrection: There is a mistake in the third paragraph of the letter An appeal to 'Aqua' of Nov. 4. The sentence "..., arguably the leading market player...", should be "..., unarguably the leading market player...". We regret the error.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Tripartite force gets support from city councillors

Tripartite force gets support from city councillors JAKARTA (JP): Councillors supported on Sunday the city administration's plan to establish a tripartite force to improve its performance in maintaining security and order in the capital.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Elections may improve RI-U.S. ties

Elections may improve RI-U.S. ties Indonesian-U.S. relations are poor at the moment following the verbal sparring between U.S. Ambassador Gelbard and Indonesian officials and the shutting down of the U.S. Embassy's public services after receiving threats.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/RI beats Japan in World Junior

RI beats Japan in World Junior JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian junior shuttlers beat the Japanese 3- 0 in the quarterfinal match of the World Junior Championships for the Bimantara Cups in Guangzhou, China Sunday.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Oracle 'eats its own dog food' to excel

Oracle 'eats its own dog food' to excelBy Zatni Arbi SINGAPORE (JP): Doing business is about making money. The more money made the better the business. Now, how can we make more money?One school of thought places emphasis on selling more. The more we sell, the more money we'll make.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Amien concerned over people's immaturity

Amien concerned over people's immaturity YOGYAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker and Chairman of National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais said on Saturday the demand for his resignation from people in Pasuruan and the restriction for him to visit East Java reflected the fact ...

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Foundations can improve soldiers' welfare

Foundations can improve soldiers' welfare JAKARTA (JP): Army chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto admitted that professionalism among soldiers was at its lowest ebb and stressed that efforts to boost moral and welfare, including the presence of business oriented foundations, should be ...

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Gus Dur opens Islamic seminar

Gus Dur opens Islamic seminar SEMARANG: President Abdurrahman Wahid is slated to open the International Seminar and Camp on Religion for all-Indonesia Islamic Institutes and Universities here on Monday.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Xie has growing ambitions in team

Xie has growing ambitions in team JAKARTA (JP): She may well be the prettiest and friendliest of all Chinese players, always flashing a smile on her beautiful face.Forget the typical stiff and cold Chinese shuttlers and get ready for a more open and warmer one.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Plan to import buses from China delayed

Plan to import buses from China delayed JAKARTA (JP): The city administration's plan to import cheap buses from China will likely be delayed until the Ministry of Industry and Trade agrees to lower the import duty, an official has said.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Tommy's vanishing act

Tommy's vanishing act From the beginning, as far as the public is concerned, it had never been very likely that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, former president Soeharto's youngest son, would ever spend time in prison, never mind his legal transgressions.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Bina Nusantara responds

Bina Nusantara responds We welcome Mr. Tolani's input about our MMSI (Magister Manajemen Sistem Informasi) program. He is one of our 17th batch of students enrolled in the "Pre MM" term, which is a matriculation to prepare students for the actual Masters program.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/China's entry to the WTO

China's entry to the WTO Multinational negotiations on China's entry into the World Trade Organization have run into trouble in their final stages, making it doubtful that China will achieve WTO membership within this year.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Govt considers buying buses, ships and railways from China

Govt considers buying buses, ships and railways from ChinaBy Johannes Simbolon SHANGHAI, China (JP): The Indonesian government is considering buying buses, passenger and cargo ships and railways from China to improve the country's transportation system, Minister of Transportation and ...

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/JSX bombing suspect converted Rp 350 million to U.S. dollars

JSX bombing suspect converted Rp 350 million to U.S. dollars JAKARTA (JP): Prior to executing the bombing at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building parking lot on Sept.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Master program at Bina Nusantara Univ.

Master program at Bina Nusantara Univ. I would like to share my experience at Bina Nusantara University for the MMSI Dua (Master's Degree Program) in cooperation with Curtin University of Australia during my current semester in Batch 16.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Talk against Gelbard should reduce

Talk against Gelbard should reduce JAKARTA (JP): Senior observers urged a toning down of rhetoric against Ambassador Robert Gelbard despite his shortcomings as the coming United States presidential election may signal the end of the American envoy anyway.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Religions being trivialized

Religions being trivialized JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid expressed his deep concern over the current conflict between religions, which he said represented a setback of religious life of people in the country.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/No presidential decree, no Tommy, lawyer says

No presidential decree, no Tommy, lawyer says JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra will not present himself to authorities until he receives a presidential decree rejecting his plea for a pardon, one of Tommy's lawyers said on Sunday.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Coyote Ugly 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Fortress 2 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Frequency 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Autumn in New York 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Space Cowboys ...

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/The heart of the matter in 'Fast Food, Fast Women'

The heart of the matter in 'Fast Food, Fast Women'By Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Bella, the protagonist of Fast Food, Fast Women, is a mind-boggling mass of contradictions, achingly needy in her disjointed relationships with men even as she serves up helpings of moral sustenance in her job as a ...

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Trains delayed by flooding

Trains delayed by flooding BANDUNG: The trains passing the northern route of Java were delayed for at least four hours due to continuing torrential rain and floods in Central Java, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) spokesman Gatot Wibowo said here on Sunday.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Three killed in jailbreak attempt

Three killed in jailbreak attempt JAKARTA (JP): Tension has plagued the outlying Irian Jaya town of Merauke after police shot dead three members of the proindependence civilian guards while they were escaping police detention on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/Wahana, RYacoby win in Aspirin Cup

Wahana, RYacoby win in Aspirin Cup JAKARTA (JP): Bogor-based Wahana team won 7-3 against Pamulang II in Group B the second day of the Aspirin Cup kids soccer tournament at Senayan Sunday. In another group's round-robin, Depok Jaya had to bow out to Ciledug.

Mon, 06 Nov 2000

JP/UI into final in debate contest

UI into final in debate contest JAKARTA (JP): A convincing analysis that a plan by the Congress to impeach President Joseph Estrada is no bluff led the University of Indonesia (UI) to the final of the ASEAN Varsities Debate in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, at the expense of home favorite the Islamic ...