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46 articles.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Rising boxing star Juan only wants career promotion in military

Rising boxing star Juan only wants career promotion in militaryBy Bona Beding SANUR, Bali (JP): The 19th President's Cup international amateur boxing championships might have concluded last week but the jubilation will not last for ever for Juan Saparipan after taking his first gold in the ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Lawyers proclaim Djoko's innocence

Lawyers proclaim Djoko's innocence JAKARTA (JP): Defense attorneys of Djoko S. Tjandra, the main defendant in the high-profile Bank Bali scandal, insisted on Monday that their client had not caused any loss to the state as the Rp 546 billion (US$61.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/'Rodad': Wonosobo's religious art show

'Rodad': Wonosobo's religious art showBy Bambang M WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): The cool town located at the foot of Sumbing and Sindoro mountains has charmed millions of people with its breathtaking scenery.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Government blasted over Internet restriction

Government blasted over Internet restriction JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors and local Internet companies blasted the government on Monday over its controversial policy to ban foreign investors from entering the country's Internet- related businesses, calling it unrealistic.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Pertamina to sign gas contract with Singapore Power

Pertamina to sign gas contract with Singapore Power JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina said on Monday it expected to sign a deal in November with Singapore Power for a 20-year supply of natural gas from Central and South Sumatra to Singapore.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:30 Dialog 10:00 Music 10:30 Documentary 11:30 Dialog 12:00 p.m.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Megawati 'refuses' to read progress report

Megawati 'refuses' to read progress report JAKARTA (JP): While relations between President and Vice President are said to be congenial, aides close to Megawati Soekarnoputri said the fact that she did not read Monday's key presidential report was evidence of her dissatisfaction with it.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Film* French Film at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: Le bonheur est dans le pre, August 8. E.T. I'Extraterrestre, August 11. Indiana Jones et le Temple Maudit, August 15. Jurassic Park, August 18.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 7, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Country's illness not cured yet

Country's illness not cured yet Unfortunately President Abdurrahman Wahid has, up to now, not brought any good fortune to the nation and country even though he possesses a strong legitimacy to rule this country.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Why Indonesia should legally protect its environment better

Why Indonesia should legally protect its environment betterBy Sarah Waddell JAKARTA (JP): Virtually every national constitution revised or adopted since 1970 has addressed environmental concerns.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/GAM commander emerges from hiding, calls for end to unrest

GAM commander emerges from hiding, calls for end to unrest BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The armed wing commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), Tengku Abdullah Syafiie, made his first public appearance on Sunday after months of hiding, calling for his followers to "support Aceh independence through a ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/BPK reviews work over past 10 months

BPK reviews work over past 10 months JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said on Monday that during the 10 months President Abdurrahman Wahid has been in office it completed four audits of state financial transactions worth Rp 901.88 trillion (US$101 billion).

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Prosecutors in Soeharto trial to be protected

Prosecutors in Soeharto trial to be protected JAKARTA (JP): With the South Jakarta District Court yet to decide on a venue for the trial of former president Soeharto, the Attorney General's Office took significant measures on Monday for the safety of prosecutors in the alleged corruption case.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/More NU-affiliated civilian militiamen head to Jakarta

More NU-affiliated civilian militiamen head to Jakarta SURABAYA (JP): At least 2,000 Banser civilian militiamen are leaving for Jakarta from Surabaya over the next two days, despite pleas by police for them to stay at home.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Five injured in Suratin semifinals

Five injured in Suratin semifinals BOGOR (JP): At least five people were seriously injured during a clash between supporters of Semen Padang and Persijatim (East Jakarta Persija) during the Suratin Cup soccer semifinals at Pajajaran Stadium here on Monday.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Mobs loot 8,000 hectare forest

Mobs loot 8,000 hectare forest SEMARANG: About 8,000 hectares of teakwood forest in Blora regency of Central Java have been looted by local residents so far this year, an official said Monday.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Legislators dissatisfied with President's progress report

Legislators dissatisfied with President's progress report JAKARTA (JP): Many legislators said they were less than satisfied with the President's progress report on Monday, saying it was being too general and lacked depth and factual data.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/PABBSI makes one-sided decision to expel Supeni

PABBSI makes one-sided decision to expel Supeni JAKARTA (JP): New officials of the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI) one-sidedly expelled women's weightlifter Supeni from its Olympic Games training program on Monday just two days prior to its ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Sabotage suspected in Pertamina refinery blast

Sabotage suspected in Pertamina refinery blast JAKARTA (JP): The Pertamina refinery in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan was damaged by an explosion on Monday morning, raising suspicions of a plot to disrupt the country's fuel supply system during the Annual Session of the People's Consultative ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Government told not to worry about House's criticism

Government told not to worry about House's criticism JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives called on the administration not to be averse to criticism from the legislative body, saying such censure was a normal democratic process aimed at ensuring a system of checks and balances which was ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/ALRI helping build a just Indonesia

ALRI helping build a just IndonesiaBy Marcus Einfeld SYDNEY, Australia (JP): On July 25 this newspaper published an article by Bob Burton, editor of the Mining Monitor published in Australia by the Mineral Policy Institute under the heading "Small donation for big payoff?"The principal target of ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Cabinet reshuffle crucial to improving performance

Cabinet reshuffle crucial to improving performance JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid must reshuffle his discredited Cabinet to improve the performance of his administration, particularly on the economic front, economists said.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/S. Arabian found dead in hotel

S. Arabian found dead in hotel JAKARTA (JP): A 29-year-old man with a Saudi Arabian passport was found dead in a hotel room on Jl. Pramuka, Central Jakarta on Monday, a police officer said.The victim, identified as Shaker M.S.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Open your trunk, please: Security

Open your trunk, please: Security JAKARTA (JP): There was tight security for anyone entering the People's Consultative Assembly compound during the opening day of the Annual Session on Monday.Everyone's identity was carefully checked and non-Assembly members required a special pass to get in.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/What's wrong with the reform process?

What's wrong with the reform process? What should we expect from the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)? Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono shares his views. JAKARTA (JP): At the end of the Yogyakarta meeting on Aug.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 7, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Dharma Jaya proposes a meat center

Dharma Jaya proposes a meat center JAKARTA (JP): In response to growing public concern over the selling of wild boar meat as cheap beef, city-owned slaughterhouse firm PD Dharma Jaya proposed the establishment of a pork center to control the quality and distribution of meat, an official said on ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Gus Dur pledges to work harder

Gus Dur pledges to work harder JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid apologized to the nation on Monday for the shortcomings of his first 10 months in office and pledged to work harder to lift the country out of its current predicament.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Bali has new Denpasar Bishop

Bali has new Denpasar Bishop DENPASAR, Bali: Mgr. Benyamin Y. Bria Pr was consecrated as the new bishop of Denpasar in a modest ceremony here on Sunday.Benyamin filled the vacant position left by the late Mgr. Vitalis Djebarus SVD, who passed away on Sept. 22, 1998.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/President confirms plan to reshuffle his Cabinet

President confirms plan to reshuffle his Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid gave his strongest signal yet on Monday that he plans to take a backseat role after he reshuffles his Cabinet in the not too distant future.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Picturesque MPR to educate public

Picturesque MPR to educate public JAKARTA (JP): Is there anybody who doesn't know who People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais is?Apparently, the National Information Agency believes many still do not.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Four Taiwanese ships detained

Four Taiwanese ships detained MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Four fishing boats from Taiwan with 48 crew, all Taiwanese nationals, on boards have been netted by Navy officers for illegally entering Indonesian waters, acting regent of Lembata Piter Boliama Keraf said on Monday.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Indonesia against antidumping rules

Indonesia against antidumping rules BANDUNG (JP): Indonesia called on Monday for a review of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) antidumping regulations, saying that these regulations have been manipulated by industrialized countries to become protectionist measures.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/MPR chauffeurs have their day

MPR chauffeurs have their day JAKARTA (JP): What do chauffeurs of members of the Cabinet or People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) do when their bosses are busy attending the proceedings?They watch them together on television.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/400,000 students fail to get into state universities

400,000 students fail to get into state universities JAKARTA (JP): Around 400,000 high school graduates, or around 85 percent of the students who took this year's state university entrance examinations (UMPTN), have failed to get places at the universities of their choice.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Renun River dilemma brought about by deforestation

Renun River dilemma brought about by deforestationBy Benget Simbolon Tnb. JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to divert the Renun River into Lake Toba in North Sumatra to raise the lake's water level has been received with skepticism.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Abdurrahman's account

Abdurrahman's account Indonesians all over the country can draw a breath of relief. President Abdurrahman Wahid's progress report of his first year in office appeared to be received well enough, if not enthusiastically, by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from August 7 to August 13

Rates for tax payment, valid from August 7 to August 13 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,585.00Austrian schilling 1 564.25Australian dollar 1 4,963.85Belgian franc 1 192.47Canadian dollar 1 5,773.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Peace and calm as MPR begins Annual Session

Peace and calm as MPR begins Annual Session JAKARTA (JP): Peace and calm prevailed in the capital on Monday as some 700 legislators gathered for the opening of the 12-day Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).A similar mood also prevailed in the country's other major cities.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Will the nation's top leaders stick to their pledges?

Will the nation's top leaders stick to their pledges? The following is an excerpt from an interview with Cornelis Lay, a political observer in Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, where President Abdurrahman Wahid, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, Speaker of the House of Representatives ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Patriot 14:15 17:20 20:25 Gone in 60 Seconds 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 From Dusk till Dawn 2 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Crouching Tiger 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Christina's House ...

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Reenactment of bomb blast set for Tuesday

Reenactment of bomb blast set for Tuesday JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to refresh the chronology of the last week bomb blast outside the residence of Philippine Ambassador Leonides T. Caday in Central Jakarta, City Police would reenact the bombing on Tuesday, an officer said.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Ruben tops Hamdani, Edhi ties Danny

Ruben tops Hamdani, Edhi ties Danny JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Ruben Gunawan beat FIDE Master Hamdani Rubin in the 56th move using the Sicilian defense in the semifinal of the 34th Chess Olympic Games national selection tournament here on Monday.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Fate of regional faction still unclear

Fate of regional faction still unclear JAKARTA (JP): The plenary meeting of the People's Consultative Assembly's Annual Session skirted controversy on the issue of a regional representatives faction when it referred to the issue to be discussed in a commission.

Tue, 08 Aug 2000

JP/Mujahiddin congress calls for Islamic law

Mujahiddin congress calls for Islamic law YOGYAKARTA (JP): A three-day Mujahiddin Congress ended here on Monday after recommending that the Criminal Code (KUHP) be replaced with Syariah Islamic law and the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) be disbanded.