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Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/World Food Day

World Food Day Your esteemed newspaper on Oct. 17 published an opinion by Prof. Didin S. Damanhuri on the problems faced by rice farmers, especially the declining price of rice in the market. This opinion and the others in the paper were thought-provoking.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Decision on tycoons not final: Attorney General

Decision on tycoons not final: Attorney General JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's order to delay the prosecution of three top businessmen on account of their huge contribution to exports was intended as a public discourse and not binding, Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Friday.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Beware the 'thief in the night', warn doctors

Beware the 'thief in the night', warn doctors JAKARTA (JP): Doctors urged the public, especially women above 45-years-old, to be more alert to the dangers of osteoporosis, the prevalency of which is believed to be rising among the Indonesian population.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Spirit of punctuality must be inculcated among workers

Spirit of punctuality must be inculcated among workersBy HL Kumar NEW DELHI: The phenomenon of absenteeism is not peculiar to India but is a universal fact. The difference is only in magnitude. It may differ from industry to industry, place to place and occupation to occupation.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Media ads and gender insensitivity

Media ads and gender insensitivityBy Michael K. Muchiri YOGYAKARTA (JP): You have been glued to a television program, probably watching the local love dramas, the Mexican dramas or the Indian musicals where mostly the woman is typified as ungrateful, self-seeking, insatiable, but a gorgeous thing.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Police slam new religious groups

Police slam new religious groups AMBON, Maluku (JP): Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. Firman Gani criticized on Friday the establishment of new organizations along religious lines, saying the trend runs counter to the drive to restore peace between Muslims and Christians in the province.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Wimar and the funnier government

Wimar and the funnier government Wimar Witoelar is now the presidential spokesman. Wimar was quoted by Thomas L. Friedman in the International Herald Tribune of Oct.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Japan-North Korea diplomatic ties likely to mend last

Japan-North Korea diplomatic ties likely to mend lastBy Hisahiko Okazaki TOKYO: Since June's summit meeting between North and South Korea, diplomatic activities surrounding Pyongyang have heated up.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Journalists protest new police chief

Journalists protest new police chief YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Yogyakarta branch of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) sent a letter to the National Police Chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro on Friday, protesting the decision to promote Brig. Gen. Mulyono Sulaiman as Jakarta Police chief.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Toward a democratic state

Toward a democratic state Glancing at the editorial on Oct. 7 on the Indonesian position viewed from Friedman's study on the five categories of countries in the post-Cold War era, in which Indonesia and Russia belong to the "messy states", I herewith wish to comment from my educational point of ...

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Democracy 'may not yield results'

Democracy 'may not yield results' JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's approach to overcoming separatist problems in the regions through political means rather than military strength is cumbersome and does not necessarily guarantee results, a senior military officer says.Lt. Gen.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Court rejects Eurico's presence at hearing

Court rejects Eurico's presence at hearing JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court rejected once again on Friday a call for pro-Indonesia East Timor militia leader Eurico Guterres to be allowed to appear at his own pretrial hearing.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Indocement owners approve debt restructuring plan

Indocement owners approve debt restructuring plan JAKARTA (JP): The extraordinary general shareholders meeting of publicly listed cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa approved on Friday the company's US$1.1 billion debt restructuring plan.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Blackout hits vast area

Blackout hits vast area JAKARTA (JP): Vast areas in western and southern parts of the capital, including several spots in Tangerang, experienced a blackout lasting a few minutes on Friday evening.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Gus Dur to delay his visit to Australia

Gus Dur to delay his visit to AustraliaBy Budiman Moerdijat SEOUL (JP): Indonesian Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab said late Thursday here that President Abdurrahman Wahid would likely postpone his planned visit to Australia in November.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/After passing resolution, IPU closes its conference

After passing resolution, IPU closes its conference JAKARTA (JP): The 104th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) closed its week-long conference by calling for a review on the effectiveness of embargoes and economic sanctions to resolve international issues.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Indonesia's present chaos is food for satire in new play

Indonesia's present chaos is food for satire in new playBy Kartika Bagus C. SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): For most Javanese, Wisanggeni is a familiar name, symbolizing power that can change a decadent national order.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Inequality before the law

Inequality before the law President Abdurrahman Wahid has made a complete mockery of the country's legal process by ordering the Attorney General's Office to delay the prosecution of three prominent tycoons on account of their supposedly huge contribution to exports, and hence to the process of ...

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Bring It On 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 MVP 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Flinstones in Viva Rock Vegas 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Shaft ...

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Rupiah Rates Oct. 20

Rupiah Rates Oct. 20 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,388.00 9,388.00 8,844.00 8,932.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Yasser Arafat boosted in the Arab world

Yasser Arafat boosted in the Arab worldBy Paul Taylor JERUSALEM (Reuters): Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has boosted his stature with his people and in the Arab world with three weeks of anti-Israeli violence, but wrecked any prospect of an early peace with the Jewish state.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Glodok street vendors to be moved: Sutiyoso

Glodok street vendors to be moved: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has announced it will relocate the some 400 roadside vendors, most of whom sell pirated VCDs and small electronic goods, operating around the busy Glodok shopping center in West Jakarta beginning next year.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 TV Series: Labyrinth 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/'Boot Polish', classic Indian film returns

'Boot Polish', classic Indian film returnsBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): Moviegoers from the 1950s may well recall Boot Polish, a classic Indian neorealist children's film.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 20, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/BPK refuses to join team to resolve loans

BPK refuses to join team to resolve loans JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Satrio B.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Awad denies criticizing Abdurrahman

Awad denies criticizing Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribbhi Awad denied on Friday that he had criticized President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's stance over the Middle East crisis.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Correction on Garuda

Correction on Garuda Please note that your article Garuda secures deals to lease 7 Boeing 737s (Oct. 6) has an error concerning one of the companies mentioned. GE Cash should be GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services).

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Court asked to clear Pande of all charges

Court asked to clear Pande of all charges JAKARTA (JP): A defense lawyer has asked the South Jakarta District court to declare former deputy chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Pande Lubis not guilty and acquit his client of all corruption charges.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Kiu Sen grabs Ibis Chess title

Kiu Sen grabs Ibis Chess title JAKARTA (JP): Kiu Sen of Jakarta-based Gunadharma University won the Ibis Youth Chess Tournament here on Friday after collecting 3 match points in the final round.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Metrodata to issue bonds

Metrodata to issue bonds JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed electronic firm PT Metrodata Electronics will issue five-year bonds worth Rp 65 billion (US$7.3 million) to pay its debts and acquire a stake at its subsidiary, the company said on Friday.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/BI closes down Bank Prasida and Bank Ratu

BI closes down Bank Prasida and Bank Ratu JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia closed down Bank Prasidha Utama and Bank Ratu on Friday, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said in a statement.IBRA said that it would immediately send its officers to secure all of the assets of the two banks.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Aceh police firm on special operation

Aceh police firm on special operation BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The police vowed on Friday to continue the Cinta Meunasah (Love the Mosques) security operation in Aceh, despite growing public demand that the action be halted.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Eddy Nalapraya decides to quit as chairman of Persilat

Eddy Nalapraya decides to quit as chairman of Persilat JAKARTA (JP): Incumbent chairman of the International Pencak Silat Federation (Persilat) Eddy Nalapraya said he had no intention of running for a fifth successive term.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/An intelligence service for the President

An intelligence service for the President The more intelligence agencies a regime maintains, the more it tends to be cruel. That, at least, is the conviction of liberals and democrats.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/150 shrimp farmers rally against Brimob intimidation

150 shrimp farmers rally against Brimob intimidation JAKARTA (JP): About 150 shrimp farmers from the region's largest integrated shrimp firm PT Dipasena Citra Darmaja in Lampung, southern Sumatra, staged a rally at the National Police Headquarters here on Friday over intimidation from some ...

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Foreigner shot dead in Tanah Abang drug bust

Foreigner shot dead in Tanah Abang drug bust JAKARTA (JP): A drug trafficker was shot dead when he attempted to escape arrest in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta on Thursday.Tanah Abang Police chief Sr. Insp.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Disturbing circumcision

Disturbing circumcision In the article Circumcision ritual honors children which appeared last Sunday in this newspaper, it says that "girls' circumcision would be a grisly and shocking sight for foreigners" and that "it is one of the most important rites of passage in Indonesian Muslim ...

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Exporters to reclaim paid handling fees

Exporters to reclaim paid handling fees JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Indonesian Importers Association (Ginsi) and Indonesian Exporters Association (GPEI) said they would reclaim terminal handling charges (THC) paid to foreign shipping companies for the last five years.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Rodent trouble at Semarang council

Rodent trouble at Semarang council SEMARANG: A rodent problem at the Berlian building on the premises of the provincial Council compound has become so serious that the Council's secretariat has issued an order to vacate the building for two days so that it can be fumigated.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Garuda neglects inbound travelers

Garuda neglects inbound travelers Garuda has recently, in huge advertisements in the local press, praised and bragged about their improvements and how service-minded they are today. Gone are the old days and all the troubles faced by Garuda passengers.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Schulpture Exhibition: Budaya Papua by Icnatius Owiok Haluk, and Agustinus Ongge, at Hotel Borobudur Jakarta, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3805555), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Oct. 26.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Drivers get cash over Suwondo's arrest

Drivers get cash over Suwondo's arrest BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Two public minivan drivers received Rp 1 million (US$112) each from Sr. Supt.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Registry of Trusts to open this month

Registry of Trusts to open this month JAKARTA (JP): The Registry of Trusts in Jakarta, the first of its kind in the country, will open for business on Oct. 30.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Brimob officers arrested for motorcycle theft

Brimob officers arrested for motorcycle theft JAKARTA (JP): A gang of eight members of the elite police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) have been arrested for allegedly stealing a number of motorcycles, including some parked in their unit's compound in Jakarta Police Headquarters, an officer said.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Protect your batik: Megawati

Protect your batik: Megawati SURAKARTA, Central Java: Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged local batik artists on Friday to register copyright of their products so the legacy of the ancestors can be legally protected.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Incident mars last day of Kobatama league

Incident mars last day of Kobatama league BANDUNG (JP): Unruly spectators marred the final day of the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama basketball league's fourth leg on Friday, forcing a half hour delay to the start of the third match of the day.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/All Hawk-100s grounded

All Hawk-100s grounded JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) decided on Friday to ground all of its British-made Hawk-100 fighters, after one of the aircraft crashed on Thursday killing two pilots.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Militia rallies at The Habibie Center

Militia rallies at The Habibie Center JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of East Timorese militia members rallied at The Habibie Center on Jl. Kemang Selatan, South Jakarta, on Friday, demanding that its founder B.J.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Society: A new millennium free from hunger

Society: A new millennium free from hungerBy John Madeley LONDON: More than 800 million people still lack access to the food they need according to a recent UN report.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Gus Dur comes under fire

Gus Dur comes under fire JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's instruction to delay the prosecution of three of the country's top indebted businessmen could damage the economy and the legal system, analysts here said on Friday.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Aussie govt leaps from triumph to crisis in a month

Aussie govt leaps from triumph to crisis in a monthBy Jack Taylor SYDNEY (AFP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard has suddenly found himself mired in crisis with his government's future tied to the success of rescue efforts by his two most likely successors.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/UK ties with N. Korea leave few out in cold

UK ties with N. Korea leave few out in coldBy Dominic Evans LONDON (Reuters): First Iran's revolutionary clerics, then Sudan's military rulers and Libya's maverick leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Journalism and political struggle: Soeryono 1927-2000

Journalism and political struggle: Soeryono 1927-2000By Aboeprijadi Santoso AMSTERDAM (JP): Journalism only thrives with freedom as fish do with water.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Non-operating income pushes up PT Timah's profit

Non-operating income pushes up PT Timah's profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Tambang Timah, one of the world's major tin producers, reported a net profit of Rp 296 billion (about US$34.8 million at the current rate) for the nine months ending September 30.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Another Wamena riot victim found

Another Wamena riot victim found WAMENA, Irian Jaya: Jayawijaya Police chief Supt. D. Suripatty said on Friday that another victim of the bloody Wamena riots had been found floating in Uwe River, Woma village.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Munir refuses to help government

Munir refuses to help government JAKARTA (JP): Noted rights activist Munir refused on Friday to help the government draft a revision of the Emergency Law and argued that such a law is completely unnecessary."This country doesn't need such a law.

Sat, 21 Oct 2000

JP/Batavia, the city of beautiful canals

Batavia, the city of beautiful canalsBy Ida Indawati Khouw Canals played an important role in the old city of Batavia. In the course of time, the canals have been lost. This 61st article on old and protected buildings in Jakarta traces their history again.