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39 articles.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Andrean, Taufik still winners

Andrean, Taufik still winners JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) Master (MP) Andrean Susilodinata took back fourth place in the 10-year age group in the World Youth Chess Championship 2000 in Oropesa del Mar, Spain, after beating Simon Fandler of Austria on Saturday using the ...

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Police arrest suspected dealer

Police arrest suspected dealer KUTA, Bali: Badung Police arrested on Saturday an alleged drug dealer and seized 290 ecstasy pills and five packages of shabu- shabu (crystal memthamphetamine) when the suspect was reportedly about to meet a buyer.The chief of the narcotics unit, Second Insp.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Three killed in Aceh latest violence

Three killed in Aceh latest violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): At least three people, including one police officer, died in the latest violence in Pidie and North Aceh regencies on Saturday, a police officer said.Police Deputy Chief Supt.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Shadows of German unification

Shadows of German unification Recently a group of Asian editors, who are members of the Asia News Network, were invited by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation to visit Germany and Brussels, days before the 10th anniversary of the German unification on Oct. 3.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/8,000 refugees face hunger after Irian riots

8,000 refugees face hunger after Irian riots JAKARTA (JP): Some 8,000 refugees of the Wamena disturbances who are sheltering in nearby military and police posts in Jayawijaya regency are living in squalid conditions and facing hunger and a lack of medical supplies.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Guterres a patriot?

Guterres a patriot? I am staggered by the support shown to Eurico Guterres, who is now being paraded before us as a true Indonesian patriot. This same man was quoted two years ago as saying that he just wanted to be left in peace to drink and gamble.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Armed men attack Kawanua pub

Armed men attack Kawanua pub JAKARTA (JP): Some 100 armed men in Muslim clothes, stormed the Kawanua pub and restaurant on Jl. Abdullah Syafi'i in Tebet district, South Jakarta, in the early hours of Sunday.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Is reading becoming an obsolete pastime?

Is reading becoming an obsolete pastime?By Uma Ramakrishnan JAKARTA (JP): Reading makes a full man, conference, a ready man and writing, an exact man.But nowadays reading has become an obsolete term. Not all, but yet most of us do not have the habit of reading books.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Gus Dur told to comply with law on Tommy's case

Gus Dur told to comply with law on Tommy's case JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has been reprimanded following his secret meeting with former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, who has been convicted in a Rp 76.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/RI power supply hinges on PLN talks with IPPs

RI power supply hinges on PLN talks with IPPsBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Java and Bali could suffer a power crisis in 2003, says state electricity company PT PLN president Kuntoro Mangkusubroto.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Students rally against Israel

Students rally against Israel SEMARANG, Central Java: Some 1,500 students claiming to support the Justice Party (PK) rallied at the provincial legislative council on Saturday to condemn Israel's attack on Palestinians.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/IPU meeting opens amid call for peace

IPU meeting opens amid call for peace JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid officially opened the 104th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference on Sunday, calling on the organization to contribute to the peace process between the Palestinian people and Israel who are now on the brink of ...

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Brimob officers, teenagers brawl

Brimob officers, teenagers brawl JAKARTA (JP): At least five were injured in an unusual brawl on Saturday night between teenage "punk rockers" and officers of the elite National Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) near the Moestopo University, which is located close to Plaza Senayan in South Jakarta.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Maluku military to carry out major reshuffle

Maluku military to carry out major reshuffle AMBON, Maluku (JP): Amid prolonged sectarian violence in Maluku and North Maluku provinces, Pattimura Military Command will get six new middle-ranking officers to fill strategic posts in the command.Pattimura Military Commander Brig. Gen.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Book fair opens Tuesday

Book fair opens Tuesday JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri will inaugurate the Indonesia Book Fair 2000 at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center on Tuesday, the Indonesian Publishers Association (Ikapi) announced on Saturday.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Eager for access, arms companies reach across Atlantic

Eager for access, arms companies reach across AtlanticBy Noah Barkin PARIS (Reuters): Earlier this year, a senior European defense official took Norman Ray aside and explained to him the bitter truth of Europe's new approach to buying weapons ahead of a hotly contested purchase.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Suwondo has yet to link Gus Dur to Bulog scandal

Suwondo has yet to link Gus Dur to Bulog scandal JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's former masseur, Alip Agung Suwondo, alias An Peng Sui, has yet to speak of the President's alleged involvement in the Rp 35 billion (US$3.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/The world blinks, but Indonesia loses

The world blinks, but Indonesia loses Nationalism is cheap when it is without principles, writes Jeffrey Winters, an expert on Indonesia from Northwestern University Chicago, USA. CHICAGO, Illinois (JP): Countries lose credibility when they make threats and then cave in.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Credit crunch continues in local banking industry

Credit crunch continues in local banking industry JAKARTA (JP): The amount of the loans being channeled by domestic banks remains far below the amount of their third-party funds, reflecting the lack of growth in the industry's lending activities.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Children's Program8:30 Music9:00 Interval2:00 p.m.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Bomb hoax in Makassar

Bomb hoax in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Ratu Indah Mall on Jl. Dr. Sam Ratulangi received a bomb threat on Sunday afternoon, forcing hundreds of shoppers to rush out of the mall in panic.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/C. Java stages tennis c'ships

C. Java stages tennis c'ships SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) Central Java chapter will stage the Central Java Governor's Cup national championships early next month.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Expert hints of more HIV-contaminated blood

Expert hints of more HIV-contaminated blood JAKARTA (JP): An expert said on Sunday that each year saw an increase of contaminated blood at the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) along with a rise in HIV/AIDS carriers in the country.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Who regulates billboards?

Who regulates billboards? I am expatriate currently working and living in Jakarta and have enjoyed several assignments in the capital city since 1979 for periods in excess of two/three years at various times.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition Body Fantasy by I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih, at Nadi Gallery, Jl. Kedoya Raya 53, West Jakarta (Phone: 5818129), Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday- Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., until Oct. 29.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/WW II bomb kills one

WW II bomb kills one MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: A bomb thought to date back to World War II has exploded in remote Mole hamlet on Pemana island, killing a woman and injuring two others, an official said on Saturday.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/The province of Banten

The province of Banten Without fanfare and practically unnoticed by many Indonesians, Banten, a former regency on Java's western tip, became this country's youngest province earlier this month.That should have been reason for celebration.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Two die in traffic accident

Two die in traffic accident JAKARTA (JP): Two people died and three others were badly injured in a multiple traffic accident on the Tanjung Priok- Cawang highway near Prumpung, East Jakarta in the early hours of Sunday.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Security system blamed over lack of visitors to Indocomtech

Security system blamed over lack of visitors to Indocomtech JAKARTA (JP): The promoter of the computer exhibition Indocomtech 2000 complained over tight security measures at the exhibition venue on the final day of the five-day exhibition on Sunday, describing the arrangements as preventing ...

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/BaliCamp gears up to become Indonesia's Silicon Valley

BaliCamp gears up to become Indonesia's Silicon ValleyBy Zatni Arbi BATURITI, Bali (JP): I just spent two very interesting days in Bali.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Better education urgent for Banten, experts say

Better education urgent for Banten, experts say ANYER, Banten (JP): To prepare for the enactment of the regional autonomy law in 2001, the authorities of the newly established Banten province should first focus on improving education, an economist said here on Saturday.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Police officers escape kidnapping

Police officers escape kidnapping MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Sinjai deputy police chief Sr. Insp. Sappewali and his adjutant Pvt. Achmad Patudangi were assaulted and abducted at Balampesoang village on Saturday, but subsequently managed to escape.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Sarwono warns against illegal sea exploitation

Sarwono warns against illegal sea exploitation SEMARANG (JP): Minister of Maritime and Fisheries Sarwono Kusumaatmadja lamented again on Saturday that much of the country's marine resources were being exploited by foreigners or parties who choose to ignore prevailing regulations.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Foreigners are welcome in Germany

Foreigners are welcome in Germany Every German is concerned about xenophobia, which indeed occurred in recent weeks in a brutal way. But the perpetrators do not represent the majority of Germans.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Cycle of violence

Cycle of violence It is still possible that outsiders will prove able to rescue Israelis and Palestinians from their own worst instincts, but the chances decrease with each new atrocity and violent retaliation.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Govt addresses expatriate taxation concerns

Govt addresses expatriate taxation concerns JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Taxation has insisted that expatriates in Indonesia have to register with local tax offices and file tax returns in line with the a new income tax law that will come into force in January but assured them of ...

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Bima Sakti, Pacific survive relegation

Bima Sakti, Pacific survive relegation BANDUNG (JP): Bima Sakti Nikko Steel and Pacific Caesar took one victory each to avoid relegation in the fourth leg of the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league at Padjadjaran stadium Sunday.

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Judgment Day 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 What Lies Beneath 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Shaft 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Teacher's Pet ...

Mon, 16 Oct 2000

JP/President to make another trip abroad

President to make another trip abroad JAKARTA (JP): Less than two weeks after his last overseas trip, President Abdurrahman Wahid will embark on yet another trip on Tuesday, which will take him to Malaysia, South Korea and Singapore.