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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Religions can be wrong, says theologist

Religions can be wrong, says theologist JAKARTA (JP): Can religions be wrong? Yes, they can, according to a speaker in a discussion here on Friday.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Autonomy and education

Autonomy and education Ross Worthington, a graduate in public policy from the Australian National University, said that Indonesia needed five to 10 years to make the necessary preparations for the implementation of regional autonomy (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 25, 2000).

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Sat, 09 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 TV Series: Labyrinth 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Storm Catcher 13:00 15:15 19:30 Million Dollar Hotel 13:45 16:00 20:15 Charlie's Angels 13:00 15:15 19:30 A Murder of Crows 13:45 16:00 20:15 Chicken Run 13:00 15:15 ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Uneasiness about the Internet

Uneasiness about the Internet When, in the 1960s, the Chinese prime minister Chou En-lai was asked whether, on the whole, he thought the French Revolution was a success, he replied that it was still too early to say.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Pertamina may offer short-term LNG contracts

Pertamina may offer short-term LNG contracts JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina might offer short-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts in a move to raise the company's competitiveness in a tight market, an executive at Pertamina said on Friday.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Istiqlal offers more than 'buka puasa' meals

Istiqlal offers more than 'buka puasa' mealsBy A'an Suryana JAKARTA (JP): Would you like a different atmosphere for breaking your fast? It is free, and so is the meal.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Education program launched to combat child labor in RI

Education program launched to combat child labor in RI JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education and the International Labor Organization (ILO) launched a program on Friday titled "Integrated Approach of Non-Formal Education to Combat Child Labor" to provide 19.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Clubhouse Harmonie now a parking lot

Clubhouse Harmonie now a parking lotBy Ida Indawati Khouw Batavia once had the oldest clubhouse in Asia, Societeit de Harmonie. Although the building has been demolished, its romance still remains. This 68th article on Batavia looks into its good old days. JAKARTA (JP): The 1985 Jl.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Workers strike for fair holiday allowance

Workers strike for fair holiday allowance JAKARTA (JP): Wood and furniture company PT Wintrad Jaya rejected on Friday its workers' demand for proportional holiday allowances according to their length of employment, and decided to grant an allowance equivalent to each worker's one-month salary.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/W. Java taxis want fare hike

W. Java taxis want fare hike BANDUNG: The West Java chapter of the Land Transportation Owners' Organization (Organda) is seeking fare increases for all taxis operating in the province.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturday Maghrib 6:02 p.m.Sunday Imsak 3:59 a.m.Subuh 4:09 a.m.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/KONI appoints SEA Games project manager

KONI appoints SEA Games project manager JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar has appointed his official in charge of organizational affairs Putera Astaman as the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games project manager, KONI deputy chairman Arie ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Rupiah Rates Dec.08

Rupiah Rates Dec.08 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,050.55 10,050.00 9,502.00 9,598.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Forum data shows 841 people killed in Aceh this year

Forum data shows 841 people killed in Aceh this year BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The number of people killed in the strife-torn province of Aceh reached 841 from Jan. 1 to Dec. 7 this year, much more than last year's toll of 'only' 393, the Aceh Human Rights Care Forum revealed.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Questioning of soldiers over E. Timor opposed

Questioning of soldiers over E. Timor opposed JAKARTA (JP): The Army has vowed not to let the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) question its soldiers over human rights abuses in the former Indonesian province last year.Deputy Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Mount Bromo reopened to tourists

Mount Bromo reopened to tourists SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The local administration here reopened the foothills of Mount Bromo to the general public on Friday after they had been declared off-limits for the past week due to ash emissions spewing from the volcano's crater.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/It is time to pledge organs for the sake of humanity

It is time to pledge organs for the sake of humanityBy Amit Mukherjee NEW DELHI: Arpita -- a 12 year old student -- died of kidney failure. She was on dialysis. The nephrologist had advised kidney transplantation. Ten months had passed, yet the life-saving organ was not available.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Wartime forced labor case settled

Wartime forced labor case settled Kajima Corp. agreed on Wednesday to settle a damage suit brought by Chinese laborers who were forced to work in a mine in Akita Prefecture during World War II operated by Kajima-gumi, the predecessor of Kajima Corp.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Air Force member arrested for robbery

Air Force member arrested for robbery JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested three members of a vicious gang of robbers on Thursday, one of whom turned out to be a member of the Air Force, during a raid in Kampung Tengah, East Jakarta, Jakarta Police Detectives chief Sr. Supt.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Vendetta against Sjahril

Vendetta against Sjahril The series of sagas encountered by Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin since February -- starting with his rejection of the request by President Abdurrahman Wahid that he resign from his post, his subsequent arrest on corruption charges in late June and continuing ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Singapore a convenient target for Indonesia's ire

Singapore a convenient target for Indonesia's ireBy Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): In his memoir, From Third World To First, The Singapore Story: 1965-2000, Lee Kuan Yew recalls his conversation with then president Sukarno at Merdeka Palace, five years before Singapore officially separated from ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Sjahril to face trial soon: Abdurrahman

Sjahril to face trial soon: Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Friday that Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin would be brought to the court soon for a trial over his alleged involvement in the Bank Bali scandal.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Resort hotels booked up for long holiday

Resort hotels booked up for long holiday JAKARTA (JP): Many hotels and cottages in popular resorts in and around Jakarta say they are fully booked for the duration of the coming holiday season.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Tribunal on sexual slavery opens

Tribunal on sexual slavery opens SEOUL: The Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery, which opens in Tokyo on Friday, will possess no punitive powers.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Indosiar to float shares next year

Indosiar to float shares next year JAKARTA (JP): Private television station Indosiar, one of the companies handed over to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) by the Salim Group, will float its shares on the local stock market next year.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Locals attack armed FPI members

Locals attack armed FPI members JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of local residents at the Pertamina housing complex in Tugu Selatan area, North Jakarta, engaged in a brawl with some 50 members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on Thursday night after the latter, armed with daggers and swords, marched ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Community empowerment program to help the poor

Community empowerment program to help the poor JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure is running a community empowerment program involving 5,147 villages in 17 provinces outside Java using funds allocated from the cut fuel subsidy which amounts to Rp 250 billion, ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Official faced with dismissal for drugs

Official faced with dismissal for drugs JAKARTA (JP): An immigration official currently detained for alleged drug abuse is facing dismissal, Director General of Immigration M. Mudakir said on Friday.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Moment of truth for RP's Estrada

Moment of truth for RP's Estrada MANILA (Reuters): The moment of truth has arrived for Philippines President Joseph Estrada.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Awair International to offer three new routes

Awair International to offer three new routes JAKARTA (JP): Privately owned airline PT Awair Internasional will open three new routes this month and is awaiting the arrival of its Airbus A310-300 to help service the additional routes, a spokesman of the company said on Friday.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Controversy surrounds S. Korean police reshuffle

Controversy surrounds S. Korean police reshuffle SEOUL: The Kim Dae-jung administration apparently doesn't care much about allegations concerning its abuse of regional ties in appointing public officials.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/House urged to continue presidential investigation

House urged to continue presidential investigation JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 people from various labor and student organizations assembled at the House of Representatives building here on Friday to express support for the House special committee probing corruption scandals allegedly linked ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Man burned to death for stealing bull

Man burned to death for stealing bull BOGOR (JP): A man was burned to death by a mob for allegedly attempting to steal a bull in Leuwi Batu village, Rumpin district, Bogor regency, on Friday morning.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Chances of Indo-Pak talks remote

Chances of Indo-Pak talks remoteBy Elizabeth Roche NEW DELHI (AFP): The recent flurry of statements from India and Pakistan has taken the nascent peace process in Kashmir to a delicate stage, but analysts say direct talks are a remote possibility.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Padang mayor to be fired

Padang mayor to be fired PADANG, West Sumatra: Mayor Zuiyen Rais, who has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for fraud, will soon be dismissed from his post, speaker of the Padang legislative council Maigus Nasir said here on Friday.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Govt wants action on nightspots

Govt wants action on nightspots JAKARTA (JP): Following an attack on an alleged gambling den in Pluit, North Jakarta, Governor Sutiyoso warned the director of PT Pembangunan Pluit Jaya to take action against nightspots violating a governor's circular on opening hours during Ramadhan.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/PSM to face Persipura in league opener

PSM to face Persipura in league opener JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has confirmed that the 2001 Bank Mandiri national soccer league first qualifying round will kick off on Jan. 14 in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The second round will start on April 7.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Chirac under pressure to succeed at Nice summit

Chirac under pressure to succeed at Nice summitBy Shada Islam and Leon Mangasarian NICE, France (DPA): Battered by a domestic party-finance scandal and allegations of poor preparation, French President Jacques Chirac is under massive pressure to make the European Union reform summit in Nice a ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 8, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Christians, Muslims meet for reconciliation in Maluku

Christians, Muslims meet for reconciliation in Maluku YOGYAKARTA (JP): A total of 92 representatives from Christian and Muslim groups in the Malukus joined the Baku Bae reconciliation meeting here on Friday, pledging to commence recovery efforts after two-years of violence in the ...

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Grandfather and grandson

Grandfather and grandson I have a very aggressive, obstinate and stubborn grandson about 7 years old who stays with me.We he wants something he must get it, if not he will get angry and then he says things he might regret afterward. He is a very spoiled child, indeed.

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Sat, 09 Dec 2000

JP/Ministers say Theys' release unlikely

Ministers say Theys' release unlikely JAKARTA (JP): Security authorities rejected on Friday a request by President Abdurrahman Wahid to release Irian Jaya proindependence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.

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