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Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Hong Kong creditors sue Bakrie Finance

Hong Kong creditors sue Bakrie Finance JAKARTA (JP): Five Hong Kong-based creditors jointly filed a bankruptcy claim against listed finance company PT Bakrie Finance Corporation for failing to pay a total of US$21 million in bank loans, according to the plaintiff's lawyer.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Art Spectrum 2000, at Galeri Penjor, Jl. Panglima Polim Raya No. 53, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Aug. 14-25. * Graphics Art Exhibition: Workshop Seni Grafis dari Kamboja, at the exhibition hall of IKJ, TIM, Jl.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Malaysia edges Thailand in medal pursuit

Malaysia edges Thailand in medal pursuitBy Primastuti Handayani and Ivy Susanti BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): The race for supremacy at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) could be decided in a photo finish after Malaysia bumped Thailand from the lead on Friday.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/On flying private planes

On flying private planes I refer to Flying is dangerous in America from Odo Fadloeli, (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 10, 1999).While I agree that it's tragic that several prominent Americans, most recently including John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Medal tally

Medal tally G S B Total Malaysia 50 38 42 130Thailand 49 40 53 142Indonesia 38 32 53 123Singapore 18 21 40 79Vietnam 15 18 24 57Philippines 14 22 36 ...

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/IBRA asked to maintain Chandra's operation

IBRA asked to maintain Chandra's operation JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade has urged the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) continue operating PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center, despite its massive bad debts.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Most people said polls fair and free

Most people said polls fair and free JAKARTA (JP): More than 80 percent of Indonesian voters believe the June 7 general election proceeded in a fair and free manner, according to an electoral survey conducted one week after the polls.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Taufik leads Indonesia charge to badminton finals

Taufik leads Indonesia charge to badminton finals BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Teenager Taufik Hidayat led a pack of Indonesian badminton players through to four of the finals at the 20th Southeast Asian Games here Thursday.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Five killed in bus accident

Five killed in bus accident PEKANBARU, Riau: Five died when the bus they were riding in overturned on the Pekanbaru-Duri highway on Thursday morning, Antara reported.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/The rout in Brunei

The rout in Brunei Although there are two more days and a handful of gold medals to go before the Southeast Asian Games (SEA) Games wind up in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, it is safe to assume that Indonesia has lost its claim as the preeminent sporting power in the region.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Two quakes jolt Luwuk

Two quakes jolt Luwuk KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted the Central Sulawesi town of Luwuk and its environs at 10:56 a.m. on Friday, causing panic among residents, Antara reported.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Phony journalists scare officials

Phony journalists scare officials BOGOR (JP): Regent Agus Utara Efendi spoke out against phony journalists loitering at the regency office and ordered staff not to divulge any information to them.He said bodrek (people who impersonate reporters) were bothering officials at the office for money.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Budget surplus still at Bank DKI: Vice governor

Budget surplus still at Bank DKI: Vice governor JAKARTA (JP): Vice governor Fauzie Alvi Yasin confirmed on Thursday city-owned Bank DKI had lent out the Rp 822 billion (US$109.6 million) surplus from the 1998/1999 city budget, but stressed the money could at any time be withdrawn.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/UI plans to form team to monitor hazing day

UI plans to form team to monitor hazing day DEPOK (JP): The University of Indonesia (UI) will set up teams to monitor the upcoming student orientation programs for any mistreatment, a university official said on Friday.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Regent's entourage lost in forest

Regent's entourage lost in forest PADANG, West Sumatra: Rescue workers have found the entourage of some 100 people of Solok Regent Gamawan Fauzi in the forested areas along Batang Anai River, after they went missing on Wednesday.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Indonesia's political elite has no statesmanship

Indonesia's political elite has no statesmanshipBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Political education has been a "traditional" out-of-school activity among Indonesian intellectuals.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Independence Day traffic changes

Independence Day traffic changes JAKARTA (JP): Motorists are suggested to avoid the area around Merdeka Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Tuesday due to street closures for the 54th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day, an official said on Thursday.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Qantas asked to serve Irian

Qantas asked to serve Irian JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has asked Australian airline Qantas Airways Ltd. to open flight services between Darwin and the country's eastern-most province, Irian Jaya.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Teachers face challenges in restive provinces

Teachers face challenges in restive provinces JAKARTA (JP): Being caught in the middle of violence and facing death are sometimes the hazards of teaching in troubled areas of Aceh and East Timor.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/George Benson stays in the shallow end to please fans

George Benson stays in the shallow end to please fansBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a number of musicians and singers found that crossing the increasingly thin line between jazz and the more commercially viable pop was a good way to get people to buy ...

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Government promises transparent oil contracts

Government promises transparent oil contracts JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Mines and Energy promised on Friday greater transparency and collusion-free procedures if it was given the right to award lucrative oil exploration contracts.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/East Timor's history ignored

East Timor's history ignoredSri Pamoedjo Rahardjo This is the second of two articles on East Timor. JAKARTA (JP): The results associated with the rapid development of East Timor included an increase in the local population's health status and survival rate.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/East Java to hold travel expo

East Java to hold travel expo SURABAYA: East Java will hold Majapahit Travel Fair '99 to attract more foreign tourists to the province following the success of the Bali Travel Mart in June, a spokesman for the regional tourist service said.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Indosat offers discount

Indosat offers discount JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed telecommunications company PT Indosat will offer a 40 percent discount for its International Direct Dial (IDD) service rate to celebrate Indonesia's Independence Day on Aug. 17.Indosat's general manager for marketing, Brata T.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Cooking oil-fuel mixture sold

Cooking oil-fuel mixture sold SEMARANG: Central Java Police arrested five people on Thursday suspected of selling cooking oil mixed with diesel fuel over the past few weeks, leaving consumers in five villages suffering from food poisoning.Police spokesman Lt. Col.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Tripartite talks back special body for East Timor

Tripartite talks back special body for East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Senior officials of Indonesia, Portugal and the United Nations (UN) endorsed on Friday the formation of a consultative body in East Timor to facilitate peace and cooperation following the Aug.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Mummy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Thick As Thieves 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Living Out Loud 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Afterglow 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Forces Of Nature ...

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/'Telkom-1' launched after six-month delay

'Telkom-1' launched after six-month delay JAKARTA (JP): After a six-month delay, the Telkom-1 communications satellite owned by state telecommunications company PT Telkom was launched at 5:50 a.m. on Friday (Western Indonesia Time) from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Indonesia aims for one boxing gold amid punchy Thai onslaught

Indonesia aims for one boxing gold amid punchy Thai onslaught BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): With Thai boxers securing berths in all but one of Saturday's 11 final bouts at the 20th Southeast Asian Games here, Indonesia has set a realistic target to win a single gold medal, far below the six it won on ...

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Preventing AIDS

Preventing AIDS I am a little bit intrigued by the news from South Africa about AIDS. The country is bracing itself for children orphaned by parents who have died from AIDS related illnesses (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 7, 1999).

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Limited funds complicating efforts to put out forest fires

Limited funds complicating efforts to put out forest fires JAKARTA (JP): The government admitted on Friday that a lack of funds had hampered efforts to put out the spreading forest fires causing haze across many areas.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Hillary Clinton's private life

Hillary Clinton's private life Details of Hillary Rodham Clinton's private life, given her powerful status and senatorial ambitions, have become subject to public scrutiny, not only because of the possible political spin- offs in the Bill Clinton-Hillary Rodham Clinton-Monica Lewinsky soap opera, ...

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Councilors nix land exchange proposal

Councilors nix land exchange proposal JAKARTA (JP): City councilors rejected on Friday a land exchange plan between the city administration and privately-owned retail firm PT Pasaraya Toserba Jaya.A.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Police stymied in search for showroom robbers

Police stymied in search for showroom robbers JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police detectives are finding it difficult to locate three members of an armed gang who wounded a high school girl during a robbery on Thursday afternoon, an officer said.Chief of the police precinct Lt. Col.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 13, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,828.00 7,906.00Australian dollar 1 5,099.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Self-developed curriculum adds efficiency to education

Self-developed curriculum adds efficiency to educationBy Bambang Sugeng YOGYAKARTA (JP): The 1994 school curriculum passed by the government prescribes a national load of 60 percent to 70 percent and a local load of 30 percent to 40 percent.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/IMF alarmed over banking scandal, urges resolution

IMF alarmed over banking scandal, urges resolution JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund on Friday expressed great concern over the Bank Bali scandal, urging the authorities to act quickly and firmly to resolve the matter.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Poor kids sit down with politicians

Poor kids sit down with politiciansBy Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): What did we really expect from a discussion between impoverished children and top politicians? Surely not a heated debate on recent political stances, leaked political secrets or who was going to be the next president?No, the children ...

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/House warns government of no-confidence motion

House warns government of no-confidence motion JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives threatened on Friday to propose a motion of no confidence in the Habibie government if it did not act firmly and quickly in dealing with US$70 million Bank Bali scandal.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Indonesia no longer a model for developing countries: Minister

Indonesia no longer a model for developing countries: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Alleviation Haryono Suyono bitterly told representatives of eight developing countries he was not ashamed to confess that Indonesia was world renowned not because of ...

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Indonesia second best in pencak silat

Indonesia second best in pencak silat BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP):Indonesia was forced to acknowledge the emerging supremacy of Vietnam in pencak silat as the event closed at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Friday.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Akbar, Megawati meeting hailed

Akbar, Megawati meeting hailed JAKARTA (JP): Support has greeted the meeting of Akbar Tandjung and Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday, after Akbar acknowledged the possibility of a Golkar Party tie-up with Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), the winner in the recent polls.

Sat, 14 Aug 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 1:00 p.m.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Fantastic entrance fee

Fantastic entrance fee During my last visit to Yogyakarta with guests from Europe, we went on a tour of the lesser known temples at Prambanan. As usual, such a visit is a real treat for art lovers worldwide who flock to Indonesia to admire these wonders of civilization.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Young women find fair a chance for fun, money

Young women find fair a chance for fun, money JAKARTA (JP): The annual trade fair in Jakarta, besides promoting the latest goods and products of local and foreign companies, also offers young women the opportunity to earn money by working as part-time saleswomen.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Moslem protest against 'togel'

Moslem protest against 'togel' JAKARTA (JP): Some 50 activists from the Islamic Society Forum (FMI) staged a protest in front of the City Council building in Central Jakarta on Friday, calling for the council to play an active role in combating gambling in the city.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Real story behind demolition of historical sites is vague

Real story behind demolition of historical sites is vagueBy Ida Indawati Khouw Old Batavia is no less attractive than metropolitan Jakarta. However, many of the finest buildings have been demolished, neglected, refurbished out of character or are poorly managed.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Elderly woman slashed to death

Elderly woman slashed to death TANGERANG (JP): A 70-year-old woman was found dead on Thursday in the early morning hours at the back of her house in Selon hamlet of Kaliasin village, Balaraja district, an officer said.Balaraja Police chief Capt.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 13, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Wisdom, discretion and health needed

Wisdom, discretion and health needed In this modern era the social status for both men and women is no longer really a debatable issue. If this country is to be truly democratic, a woman should have every right to be elected president through popular vote and all of us should accept it.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Death toll increases to 98 in renewed Ambon violence

Death toll increases to 98 in renewed Ambon violence JAKARTA (JP): Renewed clashes between Muslims and Christians in the riot-torn Maluku capital of Ambon have raised the death toll to 98 after 10 more people died of slash and bullet wounds in hospitals on Friday, a local police spokesman said.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Refugees continue to flow out of Aceh villages

Refugees continue to flow out of Aceh villagesBy Ati Nurbaiti and Tarmilin Usman SIGLI, Aceh (JP): Despite reports of a new police operation to improve security, residents of troubled Pidi regency have continued to flow out of their villages in fear of armed conflicts between separatist ...

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Albert's saving grace brings gold in the pool

Albert's saving grace brings gold in the poolBy Ivy Susanti BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Albert Christiadi Sutanto saved face for Indonesia's swimming team in the Southeast Asian Games on Friday, striking gold in the 200 meters butterfly in a record- setting time.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Mentari prepaid card usable nationwide

Mentari prepaid card usable nationwide JAKARTA (JP): Users of Mentari's prepaid card can now make calls from their cellular phone to and from all 27 provinces, cellular operator PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) announced on Friday.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Indonesia secures women's doubles title

Indonesia secures women's doubles titleBy Primastuti Handayani BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia assured itself at least one more tennis gold medal at the 20th Southeast Asian Games here on Friday after its two women's doubles pairs reached Saturday's final.

Sat, 14 Aug 1999

JP/Developing writing skills from childhood

Developing writing skills from childhoodBy A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): The response by readers of this paper (three letters and one article) to my article Writing needs more attention (July 10, 1999), raised issues which included writing as an art, nonacademic writing, feedback on ...