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Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/British reflections on RI's Heroes Day

British reflections on RI's Heroes DayBy David Jardine JAKARTA (JP): "Happy the land without heroes," said the philosopher Bertolt Brecht. Maybe, but he would find few, if any, takers for such a sentiment in Indonesia as the country celebrated National Heroes Day on Nov. 10.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Gus Dur officiates mosque, church in Surabaya

Gus Dur officiates mosque, church in Surabaya SURABAYA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid, known for his high religious tolerance, officiated the use of a new mosque and a new Catholic church in two subsequent ceremonies here on Friday, saying that the events could be cited as evidence of ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Smart Megawati

Smart Megawati Being smart is different from being clever. Megawati is not said to be clever; she is said to be smart. Prof. Budiyatna said that it was not right for Megawati to say she disagrees with Abdurrahman Wahid's stepping down.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Hospital duped into paying evacuation

Hospital duped into paying evacuation DENPASAR, Bali: City police here are looking for U.S. citizen Eisenhower D. Jay, 41, who has allegedly cheated the Sanglah General Hospital of almost Rp 300 million.Police spokesperson Ass. Supt.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Telkom posts 48 percent rise in its net income

Telkom posts 48 percent rise in its net income JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telephone operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) booked a 48 percent increase in its net income for the first nine months of the year to Rp 2.18 trillion ($233.02 million) from Rp 1.47 trillion a year earlier.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Kursk sailor's note found

Kursk sailor's note found The note recovered from the body of an officer in the remains of the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk is an agonizing reminder of the horror its crew suffered at the bottom of the Barents Sea.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/KAMMI wants Gus Dur to be impeached

KAMMI wants Gus Dur to be impeached YOGYAKARTA (JP): The United Front of Indonesian Muslim Students (KAMMI) ended its second national congress on Friday with a recommendation that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) hold a special session to ask for the President's accountability.

Sat, 11 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 Children of the ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Wismilak, Mahaputri reach Kobanita final

Wismilak, Mahaputri reach Kobanita final JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Wismilak CLS of Surabaya was only one step away from its ambition to retain its title after beating another Surabaya-based team Sahabat 64-35 in the semifinals of the Rexona women's Kobatama national basketball league at ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Former inmates talk about Cipinang jail

Former inmates talk about Cipinang jailBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): Amid doubts and speculations about the police's failure so far to locate the nation's most wanted fugitive, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, shocking stories about the life in Cipinang Prison could be a factor that makes the ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Seminar on infrastructure

Seminar on infrastructure JAKARTA (JP): A seminar on the importance of infrastructure development in Indonesia will be held at the Shangri-La Hotel on Thursday to discuss the need for increased participation of the private sector.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Over 4,000 Kamra members question their future

Over 4,000 Kamra members question their future YOGYAKARTA (JP): More than 4,000 members of police-sponsored civilian militia, known as Keamanan Rakyat or Kamra, took to the streets in Yogyakarta on Friday querying about their future as their working contract with then Ministry of Security and ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Nikko Securities, BNI sign deal

Nikko Securities, BNI sign deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Nikko Securities and state owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) signed on Friday an agreement to jointly market their products.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Awaiting recommendation to buy buses from China

Awaiting recommendation to buy buses from China JAKARTA (JP): Following the signing of the agreement for the marketing of 2,000 buses from Texmaco on the previous day, the city administration on Friday said that it would continue efforts to obtain a government recommendation which would lower ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/United Tractors' sales surge

United Tractors' sales surge JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed heavy machinery company PT United Tractors announced on Friday net sales of Rp 3.79 trillion ($US421 million) during the first nine months of the year, or 32 percent higher than during the same period last year.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 10, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Locusts hit farms in Sumatra

Locusts hit farms in Sumatra PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Some 99 hectares planted with rice and corn in Ogan Komering Ulu and Ogan Komering Ilir regencies in the province have been damaged following a locust attack (locusta migratoria), an official said on Friday.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/A brief profile of some noted Huangs in Indonesia

A brief profile of some noted Huangs in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): A number of public figures originating from the Huang families can be found in Indonesia, varying from business people to professionals and community leader as well as politicians.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Local theater undergoes regeneration

Local theater undergoes regenerationBy Kartika Bagus C. SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): A young woman, Silvi, has fallen into prostitution and is ready to let any man enjoy her for a price. Every night this beautiful girl enjoys worldly pleasures -- liquor, transient love and the like.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Geopolitics behind Jiang's trip to SE Asia

Geopolitics behind Jiang's trip to SE AsiaBy Peter Harmsen BEIJING (AFP): When Chinese President Jiang Zemin embarks on a week-long trip to Laos, Cambodia and Brunei this week he will be carrying China's ambition to be a regional power, but will be weighed down by history.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Democracy extravaganza

Democracy extravaganza The greatest show of democracy on earth is undoubtedly also the most expensive. Yet, in spite of the US$3 billion which the two main candidates have spent in the election campaign, the United States still does not know who will be its next president.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Recent history's heroes remembered in street plays

Recent history's heroes remembered in street plays JAKARTA (JP): Heroes of recent history including slain students were remembered Friday as hundreds of students and aspiring actors marked National Heroes Day of Nov. 10.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/The invisible empire of America

The invisible empire of AmericaBy Martin Woollacott LONDON: At the beginning of the 20th century, prescient Americans wondered what was to become of the British empire, the contradictions and weaknesses of which seemed evident to them just as they were acquiring their own first imperial ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Ministry holds free HIV/STD tests

Ministry holds free HIV/STD tests YOGYAKARTA: In commemoration of Sunday's National Health Day, the Ministry of Health will conduct free Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) examinations for pregnant women.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Tables are set for Kwik Kian Gie's party

Tables are set for Kwik Kian Gie's party JAKARTA (JP): All the preparations were completed on Friday, and the stage is set for Saturday's informal gathering of like- minded legislators to discuss national problems.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Govt warns organizers of Aceh mass rally

Govt warns organizers of Aceh mass rally JAKARTA (JP): While thousands of Acehnese were bracing for the popular assembly for peace, the government issued a stern warning to organizers of the rally on Friday not to inflame separatist passion.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/U.S. Dollar Rates Nov. 10

U.S. Dollar Rates Nov. 10 Current High Low Euro* 0.8637 0.8706 0.8629 Japanese Yen 107.71 107.82 107.35 British Pound* 1.4276 1.4357 1.4249 Swiss Franc 1.762 1.7631 1.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Forestalling global warming

Forestalling global warming The effort to forestall global warming continues Monday, Nov. 13, with the opening of the sixth session of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Hague to work out details of the protocol adopted three years ago in Kyoto.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Iran satisfied with its three years at the helm of the OIC

Iran satisfied with its three years at the helm of the OICBy Jean-Michel Cadiot TEHRAN (AFP): Iran, about to pass on the mantle as head of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), is pleased with the diplomatic, economic and cultural influence it has achieved during its three-year tenure.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Arjuna gets first bath in 15 years

Arjuna gets first bath in 15 years JAKARTA (JP): The city administration on Friday conducted a clean up of the Arjuna Wijaya statue, located at the Bank Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/City official to sue ads company

City official to sue ads company JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the City Planning Agency Ahmadin Ahmad, initially accused of receiving compensation from an advertising firm, vowed on Friday to sue the firm for defamation.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Tight vote highlights deep U.S. societal divisions

Tight vote highlights deep U.S. societal divisionsBy Peter Sisler WASHINGTON (DPA): The focus on the extraordinarily close, and undetermined, presidential election vote count in Florida has drawn attention away from the broader reality cloaked in the national vote -- Americans are deeply divided ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Ex-bankers given deadline to surrender more assets

Ex-bankers given deadline to surrender more assets JAKARTA (JP): The government has given the country's prominent former bank owners until Wednesday to agree to surrender more assets and provide personal guarantees to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to ensure full settlement of ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/'Rockestra' concert adds new dimension to music

'Rockestra' concert adds new dimension to musicBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Three super rock groups were given the same chance: forty five minutes onstage, an orchestra of 85 musicians and Erwin Gutawa, the arranger with the special touch who developed the idea.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/PBSI not to expel Taufik, says executive director

PBSI not to expel Taufik, says executive director JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) executive director, Karsono, gave his word on Friday that the association would not expel its men's singles player Taufik Hidayat from the Indonesian Badminton Center after the ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Decision on Chandra Asri debt delayed

Decision on Chandra Asri debt delayed JAKARTA (JP): The government has delayed taking the final decision on the high profile debt restructuring of petrochemical company PT Chandra Asri.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Thais ensure semis berth after beating Indonesia 4-1

Thais ensure semis berth after beating Indonesia 4-1 JAKARTA (Agencies): Indonesia narrowed its chance for a semifinal ticket following a 1-4 defeat over Southeast Asian soccer powerhouse Thailand in its second encounter in the Tiger Cup soccer match in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Friday.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Livoli to kick off in Senayan next week: Officials

Livoli to kick off in Senayan next week: Officials JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) will stage the second leg of the Samator 2000 Indonesian Volleyball League (Livoli) in the Senayan Basketball Hall next week, officials revealed on Friday.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/'The Cup' sees no escape from modernization

'The Cup' sees no escape from modernizationBy Hartoyo Pratiknyo JAKARTA (JP): In the yard of a remote little Buddhist monastery of Tibetan refugees in the Himalaya foothills in Bhutan, monks in crimson robes are busy playing soccer with an empty Coca-Cola can.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/American political system: Is it a matter of trust?

American political system: Is it a matter of trust?By Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): The events of the past few days amply demonstrate the absurdities of which the American political system is capable, but there is an underlying principle.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Law enforcers come under fire over fugitive Tommy

Law enforcers come under fire over fugitive Tommy JAKARTA (JP): Police and state prosecutors came under fire on Friday for failing to arrest Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra who has been convicted in a Rp 76.7 billion corruption case.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/800 landslides over the past 10 years

800 landslides over the past 10 years BANDUNG (JP): As many as 800 landslides have taken place across the archipelago over the past decade, killing at least 735 people, data collected by the directorate of geology and environment at the Ministry of Mine and Energy showed.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Utut plays well but RI bows out to Belarus

Utut plays well but RI bows out to Belarus JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto played outstandingly against Belarus in the 12th round of the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul on Thursday.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Mask: Sartoris' Masks in the Commedia dell'Arte, at Museum Nasional Jakarta, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3868172), daily except Monday, until Nov. 27.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Rizal against PLN proposal to bailout US$2.36b debt

Rizal against PLN proposal to bailout US$2.36b debt JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli said on Friday that he would reject a proposal by state owned electricity company PT PLN to bailout its debts of Rp 21.5 trillion (US$2.36 billion).

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Israeli soldiers confront a complex dilemma in the field

Israeli soldiers confront a complex dilemma in the fieldBy Megan Goldin JERUSALEM (Reuters): The Israeli army walks a tightrope every time soldiers are embroiled in clashes with Palestinians.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/RI warned of losing local languages

RI warned of losing local languages JAKARTA (JP): Regional autonomy, which will take effect in January, should provide a base for efforts to foster the use of the country's surviving 706 local languages, a linguist said on Friday.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Pura denies collusion reports

Pura denies collusion reports KUDUS, Central Java (JP): Paper printing, processing and engineering business Pura Group denied media reports that it had colluded with officials of Bank Indonesia and the state-owned money printing company PT Peruri in winning the US$7 million contract to supply ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Pemda's actions in Bandung

Pemda's actions in Bandung My Sundanese family never received any kind of assistance from the regional authority (Pemda) in Bandung, and neither in Tasikmalaya, West Java. Since we arrived in Belgium in January 2000, Pemda removed my in-laws from their kiosk on Jl.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/No religion without humanism

No religion without humanismBy Franz Magnis-Suseno SJ JAKARTA (JP): Religious people like to be suspicious of humanism. For them, it smells of trying to center on humanity instead of God.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Protesting street vendors lower flag

Protesting street vendors lower flag BOGOR (JP): The protest staged by some 200 street vendors in front of the Bogor mayoralty office on Friday turned into a heated argument with the office staff after some of the angry traders lowered the national red and white flag hoisted at the mayoralty ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Governor hesitant about nightspots

Governor hesitant about nightspots JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso on Friday admitted that he was hesitant about his decision to allow nightspots in the capital to stay open during the fasting month."Many people seem against my decision.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/What's on at JiFFest this Sunday

What's on at JiFFest this Sunday Dawn of Islam (TIM 1, 4:55 p.m.)This film starts by depicting the life, style and ways of life in pre-Islamic days. How illiteracy, superstition, tyranny, injustice and barbarism prevailed and darkness covered society.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Hunt for fugitive Tommy intensifies

Hunt for fugitive Tommy intensifies JAKARTA (JP): After asking the help of Interpol to put the name of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra on their worldwide list of wanted people, the police have widened their search for the nation's most wanted fugitive by combing several additional sites outside of ...

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/RI hopes remain in World Junior C'ships

RI hopes remain in World Junior C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's hopes of seeing its shuttlers in the semifinals of the World Badminton Junior Championships for the Bimantara Cups in Guangzhou, China, remains as boys singles Sony Dwi Kuncoro survived his way to Saturday's semis.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/St. Martin's Day to be celebrated at Kempinski

St. Martin's Day to be celebrated at KempinskiBy Grace Segran JAKARTA (JP): On the 11th day of the 11th month at exactly 11 minutes past 11 o'clock a.m. St. Martin's Day is celebrated. This holiday, which is celebrated in honor of St.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000

JP/Huang families to gather at Taman Mini

Huang families to gather at Taman MiniBy Oei Eng Goan JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Huang Foundation will host the two-day World Huang Family Congress 2000 beginning Saturday at Taman Mini Indonesia.

Sat, 11 Nov 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.