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Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/History revision

History revision As we move into a new millennium, World War II will be viewed increasingly as a piece of history that took place midway through the last century.And yet to many, certain of the war's more horrific aspects will take a great deal longer to become mere historic details.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Jan. 31, 2000

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Jan. 31, 2000Exhibitions * Arts Exhibition: Drawings by Widayanto, The Regent Jakarta, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta (Phone: 2523456), until Feb. 5. * Arts Exhibition: Magie en Modernisme, Pre-War Balinese Modernists, 1928-1942, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/What issues lies ahead in the Internet and e-Business world?

What issues lies ahead in the Internet and e-Business world?By Zatni Arbi SINGAPORE (JP): When someone from the Framingham-based IT research company International Data Corporation (IDC) speaks, heads in the IT industry turn.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/IMF reform initiative isn't coming from Summers

IMF reform initiative isn't coming from SummersBy Caroline Baum NEW YORK (Bloomberg): The Group of Seven (G-7) meeting came and went without incident. Or substance.The communique was deadly dull.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Make your life easier with e-shopping

Make your life easier with e-shopping You may not have the guts to buy eggs and groceries over the Internet yet, but then, even in the U.S. not many people do that.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Tiga Dua travel agent

Tiga Dua travel agent The name Tiga Dua travel agent may give the impression that it is an appropriate place where we can purchase bus tickets, especially considering that this travel agent, located at Probolinggo bus station, is quite large.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Police bust renowned pub

Police bust renowned pub DENPASAR, Bali: Local police detectives here raided the renowned Denpasar Moon Karaoke and Pub on Jl. Sudirman in the wee hours of Sunday, confiscating several ecstasy pills, 3.2 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal metamphetamine) and implements for its use.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Ryaas cites hurdles in solution for Aceh

Ryaas cites hurdles in solution for Aceh JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Regional Autonomy Ryaas Rasyid said on Saturday it was difficult for the government to seek a peaceful and comprehensive solution to the conflict in Aceh if the Acehnese themselves were divided over what they wanted.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Ensure invests $200m in RI

Ensure invests $200m in RI JAKARTA (JP): Taiwan-based aluminum group Ensure Co. Ltd. said at the weekend it would invest $200 million in various prospective business sectors in Indonesia.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Prisoners escape in daring jailbreak

Prisoners escape in daring jailbreak MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Police opened fire on 53 inmates attempting to escape from the Gunung Sari penitentiary here in the early hours of Sunday morning, injuring five of them.Another nine inmates were wounded in the operation to recapture the escapees.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Aussie upbeat to boost ties with RI

Aussie upbeat to boost ties with RI JAKARTA (JP): Australian Ambassador John McCarthy expressed confidence that ties with Indonesia would undoubtedly improve in the future as the two main impediments to the relationship -- the East Timor issue and an authoritarian regime in Jakarta -- had been ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Residents gear up for celebration of Chinese New Year

Residents gear up for celebration of Chinese New Year JAKARTA (JP): City residents continued preparing for the upcoming Chinese New Year (Imlek) celebration on Sunday, amid calls to celebrate the event in a modest fashion.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Closed banks' furniture auctioned

Closed banks' furniture auctioned JAKARTA (JP): Auction firm PT Balai Lelang Indonesia (Balindo) is displaying furniture belonging to closed banks under the management of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency.The furniture will be offered to the public in a seven-day auction beginning on Feb.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Ostrich husbandry illegal: Regent

Ostrich husbandry illegal: Regent PURWAKARTA, West Java: Purwakarta Regent Bunjamin Dudin revealed on Saturday that an anthrax-plagued ostrich husbandry in Ciparungsari village here was running without a permit from the local administration.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/No more one-man show

No more one-man show The editorial After the first 100 days which appeared in your Jan. 26, 2000 issue was welcomed since it is entirely appropriate at this time for your editorial staff to take stock of performance of the new government. You also put forth a real suggestion of sorts, i.e.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Donors meeting determined to keep Indonesia afloat

Donors meeting determined to keep Indonesia afloat JAKARTA (JP): The Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) will start its meeting here on Tuesday amid the country's need for loans and its pressing security and political problems.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/City police recruitment

City police recruitment JAKARTA (JP): The city police are offering the opportunity for Indonesian youths to be recruited and trained as noncommissioned police officers for the 2000-2001 school calendar year, an official said over the weekend.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Abdurrahman ready for economic forum

Abdurrahman ready for economic forum GENEVA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid arrived here on Sunday for the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he is expected to deliver speeches on Monday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Political factors to reign again in stock mart: Analyst

Political factors to reign again in stock mart: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will be dictated by the domestic political situation this week, with investors fearing that instability could arise during the President's two-week overseas trip, according to ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Where is Australia heading?

Where is Australia heading?By Richard Woolcott CANBERRA (JP): A buoyant economy, recent sporting successes and languid days at the beach may lull many Australians into feeling that now is the summer of our content.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Govt to ban parade of academic titles

Govt to ban parade of academic titles JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians may soon no longer be able to flaunt their academic degrees as a new ruling is being drafted to regulate the public use of such credentials.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Officers clash with residents over eviction

Officers clash with residents over eviction JAKARTA (JP): City public order officials clashed with residents of Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta on Saturday when they attempted to evict the occupants of six houses belonging to the city administration.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Abdurrahman's absence

Abdurrahman's absence There is no doubt many Indonesians are having difficulty deciding whether to be reassured or worried that the military has put itself on heightened alert "to anticipate any possible disturbances" during President Abdurrahman Wahid's 16-day absence from the country.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, Jan. 31, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, Jan. 31, 2000)Hollywood KC Double Jeopardy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Mighty 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Random Hearts 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Anna And The King 13:45 16:30 20:15 ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Nearly 1700 killed in North Maluku violence

Nearly 1700 killed in North Maluku violence JAKARTA (JP): At least 1,692 people have been killed in sectarian clashes in North Maluku since they first erupted in late December, an official said on Sunday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Human beings are not good or bad

Human beings are not good or bad No, Muslims are not more peaceful than Christians. Also Muslims have been sometimes aggressive. One of the most important genocides in human history happened in 1915 against the Armenians in Turkey.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Auto association expects robust sales this year

Auto association expects robust sales this year JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo), said this year's cars sales could reach 160,000 units, almost twice last year's figure, but warned that continued social unrest could hamper the growth.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/47 named suspects in Mataram riots

47 named suspects in Mataram riots MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: At least 47 people have been declared suspects in the four days of sectarian riots here recently, local police spokesman Capt. Agus Sutisna said on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Indonesia may lose its natural forests in 15 years

Indonesia may lose its natural forests in 15 years JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is facing a severe depletion of forest resources and may lose its natural forest areas within 15 years if no strong commitment is given by the government and private sectors to practice sustainable forest management, ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Tangerang puzzled by thousands of pedicabs

Tangerang puzzled by thousands of pedicabs TANGERANG (JP): The Jakarta Administration has imposed a ban on becak (pedicab) in the capital; the streets of the neighboring Tangerang administration, however, are now teeming with around 5,000 pedicabs.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Church pelting mars peace rally

Church pelting mars peace rally YOGYAKARTA (JP): A rally by some 10,000 Muslims deploring sectarian violence in Maluku on Sunday was marred when some of those present pelted churches with stones on their way home.Six churches -- the Javanese Christian Church on Jl.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Kohl scandal grows in dimension

Kohl scandal grows in dimension The scandal surrounding secret cash payments to Helmut Kohl, the former German Chancellor, has become an international, and far more serious, affair.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Alleged prostitutes nabbed in city antivice operation

Alleged prostitutes nabbed in city antivice operation JAKARTA (JP): City social and public order agencies arrested on Friday 29 alleged female prostitutes in a move to cleanse the city of prostitution."This is only the beginning.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000

JP/Widodo says President's remark serves a warning

Widodo says President's remark serves a warning YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Admiral Widodo A.S. said on Sunday the President's statement that the 10 percent of military officers who were not loyal should serve as a warning for the military to strengthen its unity.