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Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Jakarta int'l film festival showcases new Asian cinema

Jakarta int'l film festival showcases new Asian cinemaBy Dini Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Before bankruptcies swept through Asia in the last years of the 20th century, the millennium was going to be called the Pacific Century.That judgment has been reconsidered.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/RI girl shuttlers crushed in World Junior C'ships

RI girl shuttlers crushed in World Junior C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian girls singles shuttlers failed to make their way to the semifinals of the World Badminton Junior Championships for the Bimantara Cups in Guangzhou, China, on Thursday, sending an alarming message to the ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Consumers lose confidence in future of economy: Survey

Consumers lose confidence in future of economy: Survey JAKARTA (JP): The consumer confidence index in October fell by 14 percent to 52.2 from 60.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Three killed in latest landslide in Central Java

Three killed in latest landslide in Central Java PURWOREJO, Central Java (JP): Heavy rain over the past two days in Purworejo caused a landslide on Thursday which killed three people, injured six others and destroyed 10 houses, bringing the death toll in the area from landslides to 51.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Singapore struggles for victory over Laos

Singapore struggles for victory over Laos SONGKHLA, Thailand (Agencies): Defending champion Singapore was made to struggle here Thursday for its 3-0 victory over a gritty Laos team to notch up its second win in the preliminary Group B match of the Tiger Cup on Thursday.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Is India throwing good money after bad?

Is India throwing good money after bad?By Hirak Choudhuri NEW DELHI: Sometime later this month, according sources who refuse to divulge their identity, there's going to be a trial run of the T-90 main battle tank.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Midwife gets 10 years in jail for abortions on 83 women

Midwife gets 10 years in jail for abortions on 83 women BOGOR (JP): The Depok District Court handed down on Thursday a 10-year prison sentence to a midwife for performing abortions on 83 women in three separate maternity clinics in Depok between September 1999 and February 2000.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/More deaths as Acehnese arrive for huge rally

More deaths as Acehnese arrive for huge rally BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): At least 11 people have been killed as hundreds of thousands of people from five regencies across strife-torn Aceh defied security cordons to arrive at the capital for a planned assembly this weekend.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/APEC faces risk from WTO failure

APEC faces risk from WTO failureBy Tony Hartono JAKARTA (JP): Integrating liberalization and economic and technical cooperation objectives into a balanced agenda would sustain the momentum of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Brunei, because it would meet the needs of both ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Achmad opens ICMI congress

Achmad opens ICMI congress JAKARTA (JP): The third congress of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) was opened on Thursday by its acting chairman Achmad Tirtosudiro, who stressed the importance of human resources development.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Cibinong, Polysindo to finalize debt plans

Cibinong, Polysindo to finalize debt plans JAKARTA (JP): Cement producer PT Semen Cibinong and integrated textile company PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa are expected to finalize their debt restructuring programs by the end of this year, according to the Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF).

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Surcharge

Surcharge Correction: The second paragraph of the letter Postal surcharge on Nov. 9 in this column says: "... contrary to the Indonesian Postal Agreement". It should say "... contrary to the International Postal Agreement". We regret the error.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Protest mars anniversary

Protest mars anniversary MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Student demonstrations spoiled the ceremony commemorating the 393rd anniversary of the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar held at the legislative council building on Thursday.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Feisal Tanjung points at Soeharto

Feisal Tanjung points at Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Former Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) chief Gen. (ret) Feisal Tanjung testified on Thursday that former president Soeharto implicitly ordered the halt of a free speech forum at the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters in July 1996.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Men told to get into contraception

Men told to get into contraception Padang, West Sumatra: Khoifafh Indar Parawansa, chairwoman of the National Family Planning Board, said one of the major obstacles facing the country's family planning program was the lack of participation and interest on the part of husbands.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Authorities 'serious about arresting Tommy'

Authorities 'serious about arresting Tommy' JAKARTA (JP): Authorities on Thursday were quick to assert their seriousness in the hunt for Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra amid growing public skepticism as a nationwide search was launched for the nation's most wanted fugitive whom they believe is still ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Jihad force struggles to shed militant image

Jihad force struggles to shed militant image JAKARTA (JP): Laskar Jihad, an army of Muslim volunteers sent to the conflict zone in Maluku, is trying to shed its image as a bunch of sword-carrying young men, an image it helped to create when the group was established earlier this year.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/KONI needs to develop more young athletes

KONI needs to develop more young athletes JAKARTA (JP): In its effort to improve athletes performances and reach higher levels of achievement in international competitions, the Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) needs to develop more young athletes and set priorities on sports featured in the ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Lebanon's PM Rafik al-Hariri faces crisis over Syrian role

Lebanon's PM Rafik al-Hariri faces crisis over Syrian roleBy Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT (Reuters): Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri returned to office in Lebanon this month intending to concentrate on pulling the economy out of deep recession.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/What's on at JiFFest this Saturday

What's on at JiFFest this Saturday Brief History of Time (TIM 1, 4:55 p.m.)A film adaptation of Stephen Hawking's book about the origins of the Universe. Morris has woven together graphics, interviews and archival material in a story about both Hawking's life and astrophysics (80 minutes).

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Four painters bring color to differences

Four painters bring color to differencesBy Matdon BANDUNG (JP): For painters, their works are an expression of their spiritual experience and at the same time, give them a sense of spiritual comfort.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Fight against terrorism must continue

Fight against terrorism must continue TOKYO: Japanese Red Army leader Fusako Shigenobu, wanted by police for allegedly masterminding a number of international terrorist attacks in the 1970s and 1980s, was arrested Wednesday in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/RP crisis: The poor to be the hardest hit

RP crisis: The poor to be the hardest hitBy Michael L. Tan MANILA: No doubt, the Erap resign movement is gaining momentum, but there is a tendency to overrate the clamor for resignation.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Province told to secure UN visit

Province told to secure UN visit JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating minister for political, social and security affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday he had ordered military and police chiefs in East Nusa Tenggara to secure the visit of the UN inquiry team next week.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Over 1 million people displaced nationwide: Govt

Over 1 million people displaced nationwide: Govt JAKARTA (JP): Disaster and unrest have increased the number of internally displaced people in the country to a staggering 1,050,000, officials said on Thursday.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/PSM to host Asian Club C'ships

PSM to host Asian Club C'ships MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed the national league champion PSM of Makassar to host the quarterfinals for the eastern Asia zone of the Asian Club Championships next March.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Rupiah Rates Nov. 9

Rupiah Rates Nov. 9 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,734.00 9,734.00 9,188.00 9,280.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Next show in Canberra

Next show in Canberra In the aborigine language Canberra means the "center of the earth", which is now the capital city of Australia, founded in 1913, with a population of about 300,000.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Justice for Soeharto

Justice for Soeharto Trouble seems always to be just around the corner for the Soeharto family these days.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Agreement on 2,000 buses for city signed

Agreement on 2,000 buses for city signed JAKARTA (JP): Amid doubts over the ability of PT Texmaco Perkasa Engineering to produce high quality buses and the uncertainty of their sales, the Jakarta chapter of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) signed a memorandum of ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/The time is not ripe for a national AMC

The time is not ripe for a national AMC Calls by some political parties to establish a national asset management company to buy the bad loans of local banks would be a sweeping reversal of existing policy. It also would represent a profligate waste of taxpayer money.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Work on Paper by Eddie Hara, Ivan Sagito, Galeri Santi, Jl. Benda no. 4, Cilandak Timur, Kemang, South Jakarta (Phone: 7806079), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Nov. 23. * Art Oltre la Visione, a Touch of Italian Contemporary Art, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Jl.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Crack down planned on tax evaders

Crack down planned on tax evaders JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Thursday it would soon launch a massive crackdown on companies, institutions and individuals suspected of tax crimes.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Indonesia crashes in Chess Olympiad

Indonesia crashes in Chess Olympiad JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's teams, men and women, failed to score victories at the 11th round of the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul and had to face the fact that its ranking has been dropping.Indonesian men's players had to bow out to Sweden 1.0-3.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Jakarta administration mulls cows to eat waste

Jakarta administration mulls cows to eat waste JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso hinted on Thursday about a plan to use cows at garbage dumps to help reduce the waste problems in the capital.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Officers equipped with gas pistols

Officers equipped with gas pistols JAKARTA (JP): The increasing threat of violence faced by City Public Order Agency personnel has led the agency to purchase 100 gas pistols, which are designed to incapacitate people, from the police to aid its staff in dealing with stubborn street ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/TV today

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

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Clooney in adaptation of Homer's classic

Clooney in adaptation of Homer's classic JAKARTA (JP): Adapted from Homer's classic piece The Odyssey, O'Brother Where Art Thou is set in the 1930s, a period when America was a junction of a number of great streams of sentiment.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Indonesia plans to raise LNG export to Taiwan

Indonesia plans to raise LNG export to Taiwan JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina said on Thursday that it was planning to export more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Taiwan from the Bontang LNG plant in East Kalimantan and the Tangguh plant in Irian Jaya.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Tourist visas in Indonesia

Tourist visas in Indonesia Referring to the article published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 3, 2000 entitled RI ponders fees for visas on arrival, I would like to make the following comments:Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that Indonesians had been receiving unfair ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Jihad Force clarifies

Jihad Force clarifies With reference to a news report published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 8, 2000 about the Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah (Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah Jihad Force) in which it is said that Ayip Syafruddin (chairman of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah Communication Forum) failed to ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Bosnians urged to reject nationalism in weekend poll

Bosnians urged to reject nationalism in weekend pollBy Philippa Fletcher SARAJEVO (Reuters): Across former Yugoslavia, voters have used elections this year to turn their backs on the parties that led them into war.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Separatist flags in Irian Jaya to be lowered after Dec. 1

Separatist flags in Irian Jaya to be lowered after Dec. 1 JAKARTA (JP): From Dec. 2 onward no separatist flags will fly in Irian Jaya, independence supporters and the local authorities agreed on Thursday."After Dec. 1, the Morning Star flag will no longer fly in public places.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Hollow Man 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Coyote Ugly 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Autumn in New York 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 U - 571 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Space Cowboys ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Elusive convict and the right to suspect a conspiracy

Elusive convict and the right to suspect a conspiracy The process of arresting businessman Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra is yet another elusive case in bringing the high and mighty to accountability. Criminologist Harkristuti Harkrisnowo shares her views in an interview with The Jakarta Post.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Regent asked to stop sand quarrying

Regent asked to stop sand quarrying TANGERANG (JP): Council Speaker of Tangerang Regency, Dadang Kartasasmita, on Thursday asked Regent Agus Djunara to immediately stop the illegal sand quarrying in Sepatan.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 9, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Income tax for expatriates

Income tax for expatriates The recent improvement in President Abdurrahman Wahid's eyesight is evident in his statement pertaining to the abolition of the ministerial decree on higher severance pay.Mr. Wahid states that "foreign people want to help us but we make trouble for them".

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Repurchase of QAF shares by Salim 'unethical'

Repurchase of QAF shares by Salim 'unethical' JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli said on Thursday that the repurchase of QAF Pte. Ltd.'s shares this week by the Salim Group was "unethical.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Pertina might train in Hungary

Pertina might train in Hungary JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) is considering holding its centralized training program for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hungary. The games will be held in Kuala Lumpur.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/New United States president will face huge problems ahead

New United States president will face huge problems aheadBy Alan Elsner WASHINGTON (Reuters): Pity the winner.Whether Republican George W.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/June Korean summit spurs global rivalry

June Korean summit spurs global rivalryBy Harry Bhaskara SEOUL (JP): Pundits at a recent symposium here, mulling over changes in inter-Korean relations, were not sure as to how the political landscape would unfold in the region.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Imports of oil equipment decline over security

Imports of oil equipment decline over security JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia said on Thursday security concerns were causing a significant decline in imports of equipment for the exploration and production of oil and gas.

Fri, 10 Nov 2000

JP/Wardah questioned over illegal rally

Wardah questioned over illegal rally JAKARTA (JP): Coordinator of the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) Wardah Hafidz, and an activist from the Philippines, Ted Anyana, were brought to the City Police Headquarters on Thursday evening for questioning in connection with the continuing rally by dozens of ...