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Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Are the disabled close to equality?

Are the disabled close to equality?By Inge Komardjaja BANDUNG (JP): The International Day for Disabled People on Dec. 3 is held to commemorate the existence and plight of disabled people. They are the world's largest minority and most of them live in Asia and the Pacific.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Pertamina to own majority stake in CPP oil block: Govt

Pertamina to own majority stake in CPP oil block: Govt JAKARTA (JP): The government said state oil and gas company Pertamina will own the majority stake in a joint company that will operate the Coastal Plains Pekanbaru (CPP) oil block in Riau.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Hollow Man 13:00 15:15 19:30 Million Dollar Hotel 13:45 16:00 20:15 Charlie's Angels 13:00 15:15 19:30 Storm Catcher 13:45 16:00 20:15 Bedazzled 13:00 15:15 ...

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Provincial council speaker to be fired

Provincial council speaker to be fired BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has approved a move to dismiss party member Srie Atidah, the speaker of the provincial legislature here.In her decree dated Nov.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Pinochet's last legal ramparts crumble

Pinochet's last legal ramparts crumbleBy Isabel Hilton LONDON: Friday's historic indictment of the former Chilean dictator, Gen. Augusto Pinochet, on charges of kidnapping, murder and concealment of crimes was a moment that few of those who suffered under his dictatorship had ever expected to see.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Minister assures safe trips ahead of holidays

Minister assures safe trips ahead of holidays YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Agum Gumelar has assured holidaymakers bound for Central Java of a safe passage, despite concerns about possible landslides that may endanger their trips.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/National Park looted

National Park looted On Oct. 16, 2000, driving down from Banyuwedang toward Negara in Bali, just before reaching Melaya we saw about 200 people with axes and hatchets cutting and marking trees along the side of the road around the West Bali National Park.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Police seize firecrackers

Police seize firecrackers SEMARANG: Sragen Police in Central Java arrested two firecracker sellers and seized their merchandise on Saturday.Police detective chief First Insp.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaMonday Maghrib 6:00 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 3:57 a.m.Subuh 4:07 a.m.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Land owned by Tommy in Serang confiscated

Land owned by Tommy in Serang confiscated JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta prosecutors seized on Saturday a plot of land belonging to fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, as a guarantee against his some Rp 30.6 billion (US$3.2 million) debt to the state.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/First Lady feeds Jakarta's poor

First Lady feeds Jakarta's poor JAKARTA (JP): First Lady Shinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman personally delivered food packages to 400 workers at the Tanjung Priok bus station and 3,000 residents of a low-cost apartment block in Cilincing, North Jakarta, early on Saturday morning.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Failure at The Hague

Failure at The Hague It is a measure of the inability of the international community to look beyond the immediate future that governments of the world -- those in the industrial world in particular -- are still unable to decide how to reduce the emission of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), which at ...

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Referendum without options

Referendum without options After his recent visit to Aceh, People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais said: "If the autonomy law is unsatisfactory and the security situation in Aceh is not improved and the people's suffering continues to worsen, anyone with a healthy brain can predict ...

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Mori's future measured in months

Mori's future measured in monthsBy Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters): Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori was dealt a critical blow by the sudden resignation of his top lieutenant on Friday and his future will likely be measured in months, if not days.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Indonesia to send doctors to Malaysia, says Sujudi

Indonesia to send doctors to Malaysia, says Sujudi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ahmad Suyudi said on Saturday the government was working on an agreement with the Malaysian government to send Indonesian doctors to Malaysia.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Police receive bomb threat

Police receive bomb threat BATAM, Riau: A bomb squad rushed to the council building in Tanjung Pinang, Bintan Island, on Saturday after police were told a bomb had been planted in the building.The head of the East Riau Islands Police, Supt.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Police should follow up on Rusdihardjo's testimony

Police should follow up on Rusdihardjo's testimony JAKARTA (JP): Legal observers said on Saturday former National Police chief Rusdihardjo's testimony before a special committee of the House of Representatives could not be used as evidence in court, but should be investigated by the police.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Sulawesi flood victims in need of relief aid

Sulawesi flood victims in need of relief aid JAKARTA (JP): Some 10,000 people, who have had their homes buried, swept away or destroyed by massive flooding and devastating landslides in several areas of North Sulawesi, have been living in squalid conditions and are facing inadequate stocks of ...

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Before you buy powered speakers, know your listening taste

Before you buy powered speakers, know your listening taste A powered speaker ("active speaker" in Indonesia) is a speaker which has a built-in amplifier.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Govt, House agree on 2001 state budget

Govt, House agree on 2001 state budget JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House of Representatives state budget committee reached a final agreement Saturday on the size of the 2001 state budget, with some revisions.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Stocks of foodstuffs OK in Jakarta: Official

Stocks of foodstuffs OK in Jakarta: Official JAKARTA (JP): The current stocks of basic foodstuffs and necessities in the capital are enough to last until 10 days after the Dec. 27-28 Idul Fitri holidays, an official said.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Lessons from Malaysian elections

Lessons from Malaysian electionsBy Karim Raslan KUALA LUMPUR (JP): I am quietly pleased by the National Front's (Barisan Nasional) recent defeat in the by-election in Lunas town, Kedah.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Tangerang Police busy hunting down 2 women escapees

Tangerang Police busy hunting down 2 women escapees JAKARTA (JP): While still unable to pick up the trail of the country's most wanted criminal, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, police officers are busy hunting down two women convicts who escaped on Friday from Tangerang Women's Penitentiary on ...

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Aceh peaceful ahead of GAM anniversary

Aceh peaceful ahead of GAM anniversary BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): While tension was mounting in Irian Jaya following the celebration of the unsuccessful 1961 declaration of independence, there was a semblance of peace at the opposite end of the archipelago on Sunday.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Making intelligible sense of the pi

Making intelligible sense of the piBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Welcome to the world of mathematics. Believe it or not, you have been living in a world synchronized by numbers your entire life. Everything has a shape and in order to get to that shape, numbers are needed.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Iraq escalates efforts to control oil revenue

Iraq escalates efforts to control oil revenueBy Michael Georgy LONDON (Reuters): Iraq's suspension of oil exports marks its biggest challenge yet to the United Nations on a new battleground -- control over Baghdad's oil revenue, analysts said on Friday.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/What's in a color; use it as a natural therapeutic tool

What's in a color; use it as a natural therapeutic toolBy Tishy Bruce JAKARTA (JP): Colors have unique qualities which can be used by you, for you.They can be used in clothes you wear, colors in your environment and in any empowerment or healing situation.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/State must care for soldiers: General

State must care for soldiers: General PADANG, West Sumatra: The chief of the Bukit Barisan Military Command, Maj. Gen. IG Purnawa, said the nation should not demand too much of its soldiers as long as their basic needs are not being met.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Mt. Bromo volcano begins to spew ash

Mt. Bromo volcano begins to spew ash JAKARTA (JP): The 2,392-meter Mt. Bromo volcano in East Java has been closed to tourists as ash was constantly spewing from its crater, officials said on Sunday.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Draft city budget to be examined before endorsement

Draft city budget to be examined before endorsement JAKARTA (JP): A councillor promised on Sunday to look into the 2001 draft city budget to prevent the city administration from squandering money on unnecessary programs.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Photographs go on show for charity

Photographs go on show for charity JAKARTA (JP): Three South Koreans who have been living in Jakarta for the last eight years will display their photographs during a two-week exhibition at Cahya Photo Gallery in Kemang, South Jakarta, beginning next week.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Monastery entered in museum records

Monastery entered in museum records JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Museum of Records will present a certificate to the Nimmala Buddhist Monastery foundation in Tangerang for its 10,753.6 pound (4,888 kilogram) urn for holding joss sticks, which is made of onyx.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Unpresidential words

Unpresidential words Foreign minister Alwi Shihab may be right, that the President's latest untempered words regarding Singapore will do no lasting harm to Indonesia's relationship with that country.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Row leading to attack on apartment settled

Row leading to attack on apartment settled JAKARTA (JP): A dispute between management of the Taman Rasuna Apartments and local residents has been peacefully settled following a recent attack on the building, a police officer said on Sunday.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Men make a difference

Men make a difference More than two decades after it first began making headlines in the media in the industrialized world, the health condition known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is nowhere near to being defeated.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Laos govt shows no sign of yielding power

Laos govt shows no sign of yielding powerBy Matthew Pennington VIENTIANE, Laos (AP): Communist parties may have gone out of fashion with the fall of the Berlin Wall, but not for the veterans of the revolution in this impoverished Southeast Asian nation.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Police seize Papuan militia HQ

Police seize Papuan militia HQ JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Police occupied on Sunday a cultural center housing the headquarters of the Papuan taskforce proindependence militia.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/One dead in Ambon clash

One dead in Ambon clash AMBON, Maluku: Fresh violence erupted in Mardika here on Saturday, leaving one person dead and five injured.Civil Security Post's spokesman John Tomasowa confirmed the attack, but could not identify the fatality.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/Youth drowns during brawl

Youth drowns during brawl JAKARTA (JP): A teenager was found dead in the Kali Buntu river, Kebon Bawang, North Jakarta, after he tried to escape a brawl with a rival gang in the early hours of Sunday, relatives said.

Mon, 04 Dec 2000

JP/House inquiry on financial scandals illegal, experts say

House inquiry on financial scandals illegal, experts say JAKARTA (JP): A House of Representatives inquiry into two financial scandals linked to President Abdurrahman Wahid is illegal as it had yet to be listed in the state gazette, two constitutional law professors said on Sunday.