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Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/The students' voice

The students' voiceFrom Rakyat MerdekaGen. Wiranto apparently has difficulty in giving a reason why students hold demonstrations, most recently on rejecting the state security bill, other than accusing them that their demonstrations are not purely motivated since they are guided by other sides and ...

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/New edition of 'Merdeka' daily

New edition of 'Merdeka' daily JAKARTA (JP): One of the pioneers in Indonesian newspapers, the Merdeka daily, reappeared again on Friday after a six-month hiatus.The daily, first published in 1945, appeared in a 12-page edition under a new masthead.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Gus Dur heads race for MPR top job

Gus Dur heads race for MPR top job JAKARTA (JP): Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid was tipped by major parties on Friday to take the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker post.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Sixth Sense 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The General's Daughter 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Pushing Tin 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Runaway Bride 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Universal Soldier, The ...

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/British ensemble teaches us about music

British ensemble teaches us about musicBy Y. Bintang Prakarsa JAKARTA (JP): An interesting incident happened when the British ensemble, Piano Circus, a group of six pianists playing contemporary music, rehearsed Steve Reich's Six Pianos in a workshop involving students and teachers from the ...

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/From E. Timor to Aceh

From E. Timor to Aceh Indonesia's modern history closed an unhappy, if not tragic, chapter this week with the ending of its often brutal 24-year rule in East Timor.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Jockeying for power sacrifices reform

Jockeying for power sacrifices reform "Prepare to bid farewell to reform if all presidential aspirants continue to jostle for power," political researcher Muhammad A.S. Hikam said in an interview with The Jakarta Post.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Aussie miners return to East Kalimantan

Aussie miners return to East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Australian mining staff, who evacuated the province of East Kalimantan two weeks ago amid rising anti- Australia sentiments, have been returning to the province after being assured of their safety, several coal mining companies said on Friday.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Let Indonesians choose a ruler

Let Indonesians choose a rulerBy Nova Poerwadi JAKARTA (JP): Donna K. Woodward commented that it would be a pity if presidential frontrunner Megawati Soekarnoputri were "mistaken for a reform leader" (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 28, 1999).Woodward based her comment on the Sept.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Indonesia Muda goes down to Bima Sakti in thriller

Indonesia Muda goes down to Bima Sakti in thrillerBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): Bima Sakti Nikko Steel of the Eastern division beat Indonesia Muda (IM) Texmaco of the Western division by a narrow margin 62-60 on the third day of the A Mild Kobatama National Basketball League's third series at the ...

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Asian values?

Asian values? Asian values? What are Asian values? The protesters at the Australian Embassy on Sept. 22 seem to think they know, but I must confess I remain in the dark.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Pertamina told to take action against corruption

Pertamina told to take action against corruption JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina should take firm action against 159 of its contractors and suppliers allegedly involved in corruption, collusion and nepotism, the secretary-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy said ...

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Government critics among new MPR members

Government critics among new MPR members JAKARTA (JP): The newly inaugurated People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) promises to be a rambunctious body which includes some of the harshest government critics from the past few years.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Jakarta could learn from Manila: Envoy

Jakarta could learn from Manila: EnvoyBy Ida Indawati Khouw MANILA (JP): Jakarta was once proud of its high-rise buildings, better infrastructure and other modern facilities in comparison with Metro Manila.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Put sports on the MPR agenda: Siregar

Put sports on the MPR agenda: Siregar JAKARTA (JP): Sports observer Mangombar Ferdinand Siregar expressed his hope the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) would issue a statement during its General Session expressing its commitment to developing sports in the country.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Experts split on ways to run the presidential election

Experts split on ways to run the presidential election JAKARTA (JP): As factions within the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) debate the General Session timetable, political analysts are also disputing whether the president should be elected before or after the State Guidelines are formulated ...

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Residents hit by water shortage

Residents hit by water shortage BOGOR (JP): Residents of Galuga village in Cibungbulang district have been hit by a clean water shortage due to contamination of artesian wells by garbage dumps.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/NISP revises share value

NISP revises share value JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed PT Bank NISP approved on Friday the management's proposal to increase the nominal value of the bank's shares from Rp 100 (about US$1.20 cents) to Rp 250.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Cooperatives' shares in firms managed by PT PNM

Cooperatives' shares in firms managed by PT PNM JAKARTA (JP): PT PNM Asset Management, a subsidiary of the newly established state financing company PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM), will manage cooperatives' stocks in publicly listed companies.The president of PNM, B.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Ceramics Exhibition, at the Indonesia National Gallery Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3813021, 3848791), until Oct. 20. * Fine Art Exhibition by Shawnee Puti, Jl. Kemang Timur XVII no. 111, South Jakarta, until Oct. 15.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/New bosses at Astra Graphia

New bosses at Astra Graphia JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed PT Astra Graphia have endorsed the appointment of three directors and two commissioners, the company announced on Friday.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Interpol fugitive deported to Austria

Interpol fugitive deported to Austria JAKARTA (JP): The government has deported an Austria national listed as wanted by Interpol after being arrested here for violating immigration regulations, an official said on Friday.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Jail sentences handed down for Ramayana store bombing

Jail sentences handed down for Ramayana store bombing JAKARTA (JP): A Central Jakarta District Court judge sentenced on Friday the two main defendants in the January bombing of the Ramayana department store on Jl. Sabang in Central Jakarta to jail sentences of one year and six months each.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/MPR agrees to move forward elections

MPR agrees to move forward elections JAKARTA (JP): Members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed on Friday to accelerate the presidential elections, but adjourned the General Assembly after failing to reach a consensus on the exact dates of the crucial schedule.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/RI must retain East Timor

RI must retain East Timor Habibie's bungling in the case of East Timor has left the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and Indonesia no other legitimate way out of the issue than the one explained below.1.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Assembly to have nine political groupings

Assembly to have nine political groupings JAKARTA (JP): The newly established People's Consultative Assembly will involve at least nine political groupings, with six minor parties agreeing to coalesce into one faction.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Line between IMF, WB continues to blur

Line between IMF, WB continues to blurBy Janet Guttsman WASHINGTON (Reuters): The lines between Washington's two main multilateral lenders blurred further at their annual meetings this week as both sought a role in the tricky task of saving the world from poverty.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Woman wounded by high school student

Woman wounded by high school student JAKARTA (JP): A 33-year-old woman was severely wounded in the forehead and right elbow on Monday after being struck with a machete by a senior high school student.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Abortion rate on the rise

Abortion rate on the rise SURABAYA, East Java: The number of abortions in the country continues to climb steadily, currently reaching an alarming rate of one million per year.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Army sleuth Travolta part of this week's movie lineup

Army sleuth Travolta part of this week's movie lineup JAKARTA (JP): Military cover-ups, high-strung air traffic controllers, what could be more fun to watch? Here is the lineup of movies playing at local movie theaters, with reviews and grades by screenwriter Rayya Makarim and film reviewer ...

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Consumer price index fell 0.68 percent in September

Consumer price index fell 0.68 percent in September JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's consumer price index continued to decline in September, falling by 0.68 percent thanks in large part to a drop in food prices, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Friday.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/World community wants facts not excuses

World community wants facts not excusesBy Raphael Lengesa Nombo YOGYAKARTA (JP): The arguments raised by Aleksius Jemadu in Can Australia sever ties with RI? (The Post, Sept. 20) have a bias which might have been born out of blind, narrow nationalism.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/RI wrestlers set for SEA C'ships

RI wrestlers set for SEA C'ships JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Wrestling Association (PGSI) plans to send seven athletes to compete in the second Southeast Asian Championships in Kuala Lumpur from Nov. 18 to Nov. 21.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Neighbor accused of molesting girl

Neighbor accused of molesting girl JAKARTA (JP): An East Jakarta housewife has filed a police report accusing her neighbor of sodomizing her six-year-old daughter, a close friend of the woman's family said.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Stop all kinds of violence

Stop all kinds of violence We, teachers, parents of students and alumni of the Bandung Institute of Technology have observed that the incidents of Trisakti, Semanggi I, Semanggi II and Lampung University have claimed a great number of victims, with many dead and many others injured.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Pasar Baru a return to elegant times past

Pasar Baru a return to elegant times pastBy Ida Indawati Khouw Once called Passer Baroe, the Pasar Baru shopping complex remains a nostalgic mirror into the past. Some of the old shops are still standing, kept by the descendants of the first owners from bygone eras.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/New Assembly members sworn in

New Assembly members sworn in JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly, bearing the task of setting the nation on the course of democracy, solemnly began its General Session on Friday amid tight security.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 1, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,176.00 8,258.00Australian dollar 1 5,329.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Bank Bali suspects to be freed in 20 days: Police

Bank Bali suspects to be freed in 20 days: Police JAKARTA (JP): Five suspects detained in the Rp 546 billion Bank Bali scandal will be freed no later than 20 days from their arrest on Wednesday, an officer said on Friday."Detainment of suspects can be renewed every 20 days.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Drought blight for paddy fields

Drought blight for paddy fields PURWOKERTO, Central Java: About 700 hectares of rice fields in Wangon district here have been hit by water shortages due to the prolonged dry season."How can we water the paddy fields? ...

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Putra Surya trading suspended

Putra Surya trading suspended JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) suspended on Friday the share trading of finance company PT Putra Surya Multidana (PSM) for alleged malfeasance committed by the company's former president.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Mahakam gets 5-star award

Mahakam gets 5-star award JAKARTA (JP): The Gran Mahakam hotel in South Jakarta has received a five star certificate from the Jakarta regional office of Tourism, Art and Culture.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Lawyer questions missing held drugs

Lawyer questions missing held drugs JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer questioned on Thursday the disappearance of 200 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal metamphetamine) said to be seized from his client.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Habibie takes jeers in stride

Habibie takes jeers in stride JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie brushed off the jeering by several members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Friday by calling it a sign of democracy at work.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 1, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Council rejects call to hire ex-councilors

Council rejects call to hire ex-councilors JAKARTA (JP): City councilors rejected on Friday a plan to hire former councilors to assist the City Council's five commissions, and instead requested the help of independent experts to provide the council with alternative solutions to city problems.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/New dictionary

New dictionary There was news from Washington (Suara Merdeka, July 22, 1999) that St. Martin Press USA will soon publish the Escarta World English Dictionary (not British/American/Australian or black English but "world" English).

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Threats close Sigli govt offices

Threats close Sigli govt offices SIGLI, Aceh: Most government offices in Pidie regency were closed on Friday following a reported threat by separatist guerrillas to shut down offices on Oct. 1.Almost all 95 offices in the regency were closed and civil servants who did show up wore plainclothes.

Sat, 02 Oct 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, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Indonesian students in Australia should continue studying

Indonesian students in Australia should continue studying JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono urged Indonesian students in Australia to continue their studies and not to become distracted by the deteriorating diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/Hermes to be replaced with Rp 100m replica

Hermes to be replaced with Rp 100m replica JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has finally approved a plan to replace the statue of the Greek god Hermes with a replica estimated to cost just under Rp 100 million (US$12,000), a city official said on Friday.

Sat, 02 Oct 1999

JP/IMF 'not softening' on Bank Bali scandal

IMF 'not softening' on Bank Bali scandal JAKARTA (JP): Opposition politician Laksamana Sukardi dismissed reports on Friday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was softening its stance toward Indonesia over its demand for a satisfactory resolution of the Bank Bali scandal."It's not true.