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Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Putin to consolidate his hold on power

Putin to consolidate his hold on powerBy Henry Meyer MOSCOW (AFP): Vladimir Putin will be sworn in as president of Russia on Sunday, and is expected to move swiftly to consolidate his hold on power to allow him a free hand in pushing through vital economic reforms.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Double order of Bruce Willis movies

Double order of Bruce Willis movies JAKARTA (JP): This week, moviegoers will be seeing double: there's Bruce Willis the unhappily married man and there's Bruce Willis the mob hit man.Meanwhile, a Hong Kong martial artist wreaks havoc in underworld America.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/'Hotspots' on display at Hotel Indonesia lobby

'Hotspots' on display at Hotel Indonesia lobby JAKARTA (JP): The lobby of the 37-year-old Hotel Indonesia looks slightly different since Wednesday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/City councilors to submit report on European trip

City councilors to submit report on European trip JAKARTA (JP): City councillors from Commission D for development affairs promised on Friday to submit reports on their recent 10-day European tour for their accountability to the council.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Oka questioned over embezzlement

Oka questioned over embezzlement DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Former state minister of population and head of the National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) Ida Bagus Oka was questioned on Thursday at the Bali prosecutor's office over embezzlement allegations.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Australia supports democracy in RI

Australia supports democracy in RI This is the second of two articles based on a presentation by Kim Beazley, leader of the opposition in the Australian Federal Parliament and chairman of the Australian Labor Party at the Indonesia Australian Business Council breakfast meeting in Jakarta on May ...

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Why China prefers 'disaster' to 'war' on Taiwan

Why China prefers 'disaster' to 'war' on TaiwanBy Ching Cheong SINGAPORE: Even though it was a three-day conference filled with rhetoric warning Taiwan against choosing independence, what was also apparent were Beijing's efforts to avert military confrontation at all cost.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Message from the EU Presidency

Message from the EU Presidency On behalf of the Presidency of the European Union (EU), I am honored to send a message of friendship to the Indonesian people on the occasion on which we celebrate Europe Day.Indonesia has gone through significant changes in the past three years.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Who is next?

Who is next? Every time President Abdurrahman Wahid has gone on state visits to foreign countries, he made one or two of his Cabinet members shooting targets. Gus Dur criticized his ministers who were considered to be performing poorly in their duties.Previously, Gen.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Damages sought for falling billboards

Damages sought for falling billboards JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has asked the city administration to give adequate compensation to residents who suffered physical and/or material damages from falling billboards on Thursday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/KONI spends Rp 1.59b on Olympics training

KONI spends Rp 1.59b on Olympics training JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) has spent Rp 1.59 billion (US$213,332) as of Thursday to finance the training preparations of 72 athletes, 25 national coaches and four foreign coaches for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Less exposed opiate abuse alarming: Experts

Less exposed opiate abuse alarming: Experts JAKARTA (JP): The abuse of opiates, including morphine and heroin, is alarming in the country given its low exposure but more addictive nature compared to other commonly used drugs.Psychiatrist R.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/French tourist found dead in Bali

French tourist found dead in Bali DENPASAR: A French tourist was found dead in his hotel room in Legian Kuta on late Thursday, Antara reported.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Riau may choose own partner for CPP oil block

Riau may choose own partner for CPP oil block JAKARTA (JP): The Riau provincial administration may choose its own partner to develop and manage the Coastal Plain Pekanbaru (CPP) oil block, Governor Saleh Djasid said here on Friday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Gus Dur insists on lifting communism ban

Gus Dur insists on lifting communism ban NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is staking his reputation in proposing the revocation of a 34-year-old decree banning communism, saying he is willing to be branded a traitor."I don't care if people consider me a traitor, go ahead.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/S. Korea to invest over $100m in Indonesia

S. Korea to invest over $100m in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): South Korean companies will invest over US$100 million in Indonesia this year to underpin their confidence on the economy, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab said on Friday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Alwi pours cold water on Aceh plan

Alwi pours cold water on Aceh plan JAKARTA (JP): Foreign minister Alwi Shihab has poured cold water on rising expectations of the signing of an accord between Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) next week, saying it was neither a peace agreement nor a cease-fire.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Underdog tag motivates female shuttlers

Underdog tag motivates female shuttlers JAKARTA (JP): Being an underdog in the Thomas and Uber Cup championships in Kuala Lumpur next week has motivated Indonesia's female shuttlers to turn the presumption upside down."Being an underdog makes us want to prove that it's not right.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Tommy must pay Timor debts: IBRA

Tommy must pay Timor debts: IBRA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) insisted on Friday "Tommy" Hutomo Mandala Putra, the former owner of automaker PT Timor Putra Nasional, repay his debt to the agency before pulling out of the company.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Train crash survivors tell of final moments

Train crash survivors tell of final moments TANGERANG (JP): Most of the passengers injured in Monday's fatal head-on train collision on the Jakarta-Merak line have been allowed by doctors to leave hospital.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Privatization of state enterprises

Privatization of state enterprises The State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Mr. Rozy Munir told journalists that the target to raise about Rp 6,5 trillion in privatization proceeds this year is a very tough job (The Jakarta Post, April 27, 2000).

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/'Political patron' blamed for July 1996 incident

'Political patron' blamed for July 1996 incident JAKARTA (JP): Two retired generals separately testified before National Police investigators on Thursday and Friday that the country's former "political patron" was behind the July 27, 1996, violence.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Illegal shoes destroyed

Illegal shoes destroyed BANDUNG: The West Java Police burned on Friday 120,000 pairs of locally produced sports shoes for misusing the famous brand of American shoemaker New Balance.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/A Europe Day Message

A Europe Day Message Instead of giving an overview of the different aspects of the European Union's relations with Indonesia, I would like to concentrate more on the issue of to what extent the European Union's integration can be of inspiration to Indonesia's democratic process.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/China, U.S. keen to consign embassy bombing to history

China, U.S. keen to consign embassy bombing to historyBy Phil Chetwynd BEIJING (AFP): One year after a NATO jet blew a gaping hole in Sino-U.S.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Embassy security chiefs told Jakarta is now safer to live

Embassy security chiefs told Jakarta is now safer to live JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi told the security chiefs of dozens of embassies here on Thursday that the capital is now a safer place to live and is also safe for foreign investment.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Two suspects named in reforestation fund fraud

Two suspects named in reforestation fund fraud JAKARTA (JP): On Friday The Attorney General's Office named two suspects who allegedly misused Rp 23.3 billion of reforestation funds and abused government properties.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Reformist newspapers in Iran

Reformist newspapers in Iran Teheran's courts crossed the red line with the closure of two more reformist newspapers, including 'Mosharekat,' headed by President Mohammed Khatami's brother Mohammed Reza.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Rizal wants to revive Bulog's rice monopoly

Rizal wants to revive Bulog's rice monopoly JAKARTA (JP): Newly-appointed chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Rizal Ramli said on Friday that the agency needed greater "authority and resources" to resolve the national rice problem.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Celebrating 50 years of European Union

Celebrating 50 years of European Union The Europe Union celebrates its 50th anniversary today. The EU has its roots in World War II, which was so cataclysmic that European leaders sought to find a way to avoid the possibility of such wars reoccuring.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on May 5, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,455.00 8,455.00Australian dollar 1 4,427.52 5,029.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/NATO's new commanders face new problems

NATO's new commanders face new problemsBy Peter Muench MUNICH (DPA): New is good, the public relations wizards and slick-talking advertising writers say -- new is always better than old.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 6, 2000

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 6, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Pelepasan Energi by Sulan, at Indo Steak Restaurant, Menara Kadin, 2nd fl, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Blok 3-5, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until May 11. * Sculpture Exhibition: Klein Plastiek, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Hanging in the balance

Hanging in the balance Although the government and the International Monetary Fund played down their failure to reach a new agreement on Indonesian reform programs on Wednesday, one cannot help but think that maybe things had gone awry in principle rather than technically in the last review ...

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, May 6, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, May 6, 2000)Hollywood KC The End Of The Affair 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Whole Nine Yards 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Romeo Must Die 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Bachelor 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/EC and Indonesia: A partnership in development

EC and Indonesia: A partnership in development Development cooperation between the European Commission (EC) and Indonesia started in 1976. The basic criterion has been that it should focus on Indonesia's own development priorities.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Four missing in Freeport accident

Four missing in Freeport accident JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Four people were reported missing after the collapse of a large pile of waste belonging to giant mining company PT Freeport Indonesia at the Grasberg mine in Tembagapura, Mimika regency collapsed on Thursday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Use English!

Use English! I am dismayed about the quality of our education, which is not commensurate with the high cost spent on school fees. It is way below our expectations if we compare our graduates with those who studied overseas, especially concerning the mastery of English.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Lippo launches new ISP despite row on Lippo e-Net

Lippo launches new ISP despite row on Lippo e-Net JAKARTA (JP): Lippo Group launched on Friday an Internet service provider (ISP), www.link.net.id, despite some controversy over the group's insurance-turned-Internet company Lippo e-Net.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Antam 1Q ferronickel output down by 16%

Antam 1Q ferronickel output down by 16% JAKARTA (JP): Gold and nickel mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) reported on Friday a 16 percent decline in its ferronickel production to 2,406 tons in the first quarter of this year from 2,860 tons in the previous quarter.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/TV today

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

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 5, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/EU moves toward closer relations with Indonesia

EU moves toward closer relations with Indonesia The European Council adopted on March 20, 2000, the European Commission's Communication on Developing Closer Relations between Indonesia and the European Union.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/New diesel oil policy needs govt approval

New diesel oil policy needs govt approval JAKARTA (JP): A new policy requiring industries in the eastern part of Indonesia to pay diesel oil at international prices will not be applied until the government gives its approval, state oil and gas company Pertamina said on Friday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Cyber love bug has little impact on Jakarta's web

Cyber love bug has little impact on Jakarta's web JAKARTA (JP): The ILOVEYOU computer virus, which caused computer havoc across much of the world on Friday, did not appear to do much damage here.Few computer crashes were reported due to the virus.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/EU: Indonesia's main investor and trading partner

EU: Indonesia's main investor and trading partnerEU: The largest investor in IndonesiaMature economic links exist between Indonesia and the European Union (EU). These deep roots to bilateral economic relations have proven their value during the current economic crisis.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Workers set to take on corporate power

Workers set to take on corporate powerBy Alan George BRUSSELS: The "battle in Seattle" over the World Trade Organization meeting and the disturbances during the IMF meeting in Washington coupled with last weekend's anti-capitalism demonstration in London may or may not say much about the "freedom ...

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Policemen tested positive for drugs

Policemen tested positive for drugs PALEMBANG: Eleven policemen were under questioning after they tested positive for drugs, Antara reported on Friday.Spokesman for the South Sumatera Police, Maj.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Another E. Timor conference planned

Another E. Timor conference planned BOGOR, West Java: A two day EU-INA conference on East Timor, jointly organized by Indonesia's Research Institute for Democracy and Peace (Ridep) and the Institute for Strategic and International Studies (IEEI) of Portugal ended here on Thursday, recommending ...

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Govt considers sabotage as cause of train crash

Govt considers sabotage as cause of train crash JAKARTA (JP): Following rumors of railway tracks in Central Java being tampered with, Minister of Communications Agum Gumelar instructed on Friday an investigation into the possibility of sabotage being behind a train collision last Monday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Independent foundations for museums to be set up

Independent foundations for museums to be set up JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to have financially independent city-owned museums, the city administration will establish foundations to improve their performance and services, officials said on Friday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Navy unable to curb crimes in Malacca Strait

Navy unable to curb crimes in Malacca Strait JAKARTA (JP): The Navy conceded on Friday it was unable to curb growing piracy, smuggling activities and other crimes along the busy Straits of Malacca.Chief of the Navy Western Fleet overseeing the country's western sea waters, Rear Adm.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/The institutions of the EU

The institutions of the EU The governing system of the European Union (EU) differs from all previous national and international models. The EU is founded on international treaties between sovereign nations rather than on a constitution.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Living in a dangerous world?

Living in a dangerous world?By Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Vice-Adm. Herbert Browne, deputy commander of US Space Command, lives in a dangerous world.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Central Sulawesi earthquake death toll reaches 17

Central Sulawesi earthquake death toll reaches 17 MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The death toll from the tectonic earthquake in Central Sulawesi has reached at least 17, an emergency official said on Friday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/New train plying Bandung-Surakarta

New train plying Bandung-Surakarta BANDUNG: Starting on May 12, state railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) is running a new service between Bandung in West Java and Surakarta in Central Java, replacing the previous Pajajaran train.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Five people killed in fresh sectarian violence in Maluku

Five people killed in fresh sectarian violence in Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): Fears of a new cycle of sectarian conflict mounted in Maluku islands on Friday following the latest outbreak of violence that killed at least five people and injured dozens others.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/AAJ Associates mulls tie-up

AAJ Associates mulls tie-up JAKARTA (JP): Local consulting group AAJ Associates plans to establish a joint venture with Origin, the Singapore-based global information technology consultant, to support its expansion program.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Lake Toba gets new sewage system

Lake Toba gets new sewage system MEDAN, North Sumatra: Lake Toba tourist resort in North Sumatra now has a safe and efficient sewage system to handle waste from households, restaurants and hotels, an official said on Friday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Immanuel Church built in honor of Willem I

Immanuel Church built in honor of Willem IBy Ida Indawati Khouw This is the 3rd article on old churches in Jakarta, published in commemoration of Easter. It is also the 37th in a series of articles on protected buildings in the capital appearing in Saturday editions of The Jakarta Post.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Gus Dur and his ministers

Gus Dur and his ministers The polemic about the recent dismissal of two ministers has become excessive, as though the interests of the political parties represented by the ministers were above those of the nation.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/National chess players continue success

National chess players continue success JAKARTA (JP): National chess players continued their winning ways against top foreign players in the third round of the JAPFA International Open 2000 at the Grand Bali Beach hotel in Sanur on Friday.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Activists lash out at E. Timor probe

Activists lash out at E. Timor probe JAKARTA (JP): Leading human rights groups on Friday blasted the government's tedious approach in investigating last year's violence in East Timor, saying that the investigation does not meet international standards.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Detectives baffled by fraud cases

Detectives baffled by fraud cases JAKARTA (JP): City police banking crime detectives are handling two fraud cases, which have led two banks here to transfer hundreds of millions of rupiah to certain bank accounts based solely on transfer orders faxed by the suspects.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Anticorruption team to refine law enforcers

Anticorruption team to refine law enforcers JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman announced on Friday that members of the national joint anticorruption team would be installed on Thursday, saying their priority was to clean up the country's law enforcement bodies.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Gore doing worse than expected in five key states

Gore doing worse than expected in five key statesBy Ron Fournier WASHINGTON (AP): Al Gore is performing worse than expected in a handful of states carried by Democrats since 1988, a sign that his political base needs shoring up in the race for the White House.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Rp 60,000 robbed from vendor

Rp 60,000 robbed from vendor JAKARTA (JP): Depok Police detectives are still questioning a man arrested on Friday for allegedly stealing a purse containing Rp 60,000 (US$8) from a mobile vegetable vendor near Jembatan Gandul, Cinere, Sawangan.Sawangan Police chief Capt.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/No ready recipe to deal with terrorists

No ready recipe to deal with terroristsBy Stefan Kornelius MUNICH (DPA): Terror has a chilling power. It comes unexpectedly and respects no rules, it turns and twists according to mood or the tactics of the moment. Terror can visit anyone, and these days can turn up anywhere.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Husband kicks wife out of taxi

Husband kicks wife out of taxi JAKARTA (JP): A woman was strangled and pushed out of a taxi by her husband on the toll road near Jatibening, Bekasi, on Monday, a police report says.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Finding convenient whipping boys

Finding convenient whipping boys It is unfair for government official or leaders, if they have to be accountable for mistakes, to quickly find an easy scapegoat who can be labeled provocateur, communist, saboteur or neocolonialist.

Sat, 06 May 2000

JP/Officer mobbed over robbery

Officer mobbed over robbery JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Kukusan subdistrict, Beji, Depok, mobbed an officer from the police Mobile Brigade Unit (Brimob) to death on Thursday night for attempting to steal a motorcycle.City police chief of internal affairs Lt. Col.