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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, March 27, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, March 27, 2000)Hollywood KC The Insider 13:45 16:30 20:15 The Beach 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Green Mile 14:30 18:00 21:30 Turbulence 2 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Crazy in ...

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Drug producer held in Medan

Drug producer held in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: After receiving a tip-off from nearby residents, police detained on Friday an alleged drug producer at his residence on Jl. Danau Semayam in West Medan district, an official said.Chief of Medan Police Col.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Govt allows cell phone operators to set their rates

Govt allows cell phone operators to set their rates JAKARTA (JP): The government will allow local mobile phone operators to set their own rates as part of its program to gradually liberalize the country's telecommunications sector, a senior telecom official said here on Saturday.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/China keeps wary eye on Clinton's India visit

China keeps wary eye on Clinton's India visitBy Elisabeth Zingg BEIJING (AFP): China is keeping a wary eye on U.S. President Bill Clinton's historic visit to India -- welcoming efforts to promote greater stability in South Asia but concerned about growing U.S. influence in the region.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Right trials could mean curtains for TNI's top brass

Right trials could mean curtains for TNI's top brass JAKARTA (JP): Human rights abuses by the Indonesian Military (TNI) were so common during the New Order regime that the country would stand to lose most of its top officers if all the offenders were punished, a human rights activist said on ...

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Downtown bar gang clash leaves 2 dead

Downtown bar gang clash leaves 2 dead JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police detectives are questioning nine people, including the son of a youth organization chairman, following the murder of a police mobile brigade (Brimob) private and a civilian early on Sunday morning.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Police declare 10 as suspects in illegal abortions

Police declare 10 as suspects in illegal abortions JAKARTA (JP): Depok Police have declared 10 people as suspects for allegedly conducting and/or assisting in at least 35 abortions since September last year.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Megawati out to revamp PDI-P

Megawati out to revamp PDI-P SEMARANG (JP): Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Megawati Soekarnoputri criticized her party's executives on Sunday for their old-fashioned approach and arrogance following the party's victory in the 1999 general election.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Bus owners pledge improved service in line with fare hike

Bus owners pledge improved service in line with fare hike JAKARTA (JP): While insisting that their proposal for a bus fare increase be accommodated, the Jakarta chapter of the Land Transportation Owners Association (Organda) vowed on Saturday to improve service for city residents in return for ...

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Kabayan meets Moliere in play

Kabayan meets Moliere in play BANDUNG (JP): Keroncong-style music enlivened the air in Rumentang Siang, a building erected in the colonial era near Kosambi market here.The room in the building was not a full house.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Indian drowns in pool

Indian drowns in pool JAKARTA (JP): An Indian national identified as Ameer Syed Azeezuddin drowned in a swimming pool at the Country Wood Estates residences in Ciputat, South Jakarta, early on Sunday.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 27, 2000

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 27, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Pameraya 2000 by H. Widayat at the National Gallery, Central Jakarta, until March 31. * Painting Exhibition by Satya Graha, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Plaza complex, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/New parliament, old attitude?

New parliament, old attitude? Leaders of the House of Representatives have asked the President to ratify a draft law stipulating the conditions for declaring a state of emergency. The draft was passed in September 1999 by the legislature during the tenure of the Development Reform Cabinet.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Oil prices are up, but it is a far cry from the 1970s

Oil prices are up, but it is a far cry from the 1970sBy H. Josef Hebert WASHINGTON (AP): Oil prices are soaring and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is to blame. The prospects of US$2 per gallon (3.8 liters) gasoline this summer is real.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/E. Timor refugee disaster looms as aid deadline nears

E. Timor refugee disaster looms as aid deadline nearsBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja ATTAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A colossal humanitarian disaster involving 100,000 refugees is looming as the March 31 aid cutoff date approaches for those East Timorese remaining in Indonesia.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Soeharto's crime

Soeharto's crime When Attorney General Marzuki Darusman announced (The Jakarta Post, March 23, 2000) that Soeharto (78) is fit enough to be questioned, anyone who has witnessed events since 1965 in Indonesia is aghast to hear Mr. Darusman talk strictly about money.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Taiwan's election is Asia's latest revolution

Taiwan's election is Asia's latest revolutionBy David DeRosa NEW CANAAN, Connecticut (Bloomberg): Taiwan's voters turned out in record numbers to elect Chen Shui-bian president recently.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Gus Dur renews call for lifting ban on communism

Gus Dur renews call for lifting ban on communism MALANG, East Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid insisted on Saturday that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) revoke its 34-year-old decree banning communist teachings.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Antidumping committee looks into imports

Antidumping committee looks into imports JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Antidumping Committee (KADI), which is looking into allegations of dumping practices by wheat flour producers from Europe, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, is expected to issue a ruling in three months.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Three children drown in Citarum river

Three children drown in Citarum river BEKASI (JP): The corpses of three children were pulled out of the Citarum river in Tapak Serang village, Lenggah Jaya, Cabangbungin district, on Saturday afternoon.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Market fire injures 11

Market fire injures 11 JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Entrop market here caught fire on Sunday during a fight between residents of different ethnic groups, Antara reported.At least 11 people were seriously injured in the fight.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Tough postures lurk behind Clinton visit

Tough postures lurk behind Clinton visitBy M.V. Balaji NEW DELHI (DPA): U.S. President Bill Clinton and his host, Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, described the American leader's visit in a jointly signed document as "a day of new beginnings".

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Police vow to protect rebels at congress

Police vow to protect rebels at congress BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Security authorities in this strife- torn province have vowed to guarantee the safety and security of separatist rebels attending the Acehnese Community Congress (KRA) on April 22.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/HSBC, Petrosea sign deal

HSBC, Petrosea sign deal JAKARTA (JP): HSBC Indonesia has won a contract to provide a cash management service to PT Petrosea Tbk, a publicly listed engineering, construction and mining company.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Fire severely injures 2 brothers

Fire severely injures 2 brothers JAKARTA (JP): Fire razed a musholla (prayer house) in Pekong, Balaraja district, Tangerang, on Saturday night, leaving two brothers suffering severe burns.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Use of KPU funds

Use of KPU funds The Jakarta Post of March 21 published the audit report of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) on the General Elections Commission (KPU). The report questioned the funds spent by KPU in connection with the 1999 elections.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis turns 30

Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis turns 30By Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Erasmus Huis is not just a building on Jalan Rasuna Said in South Jakarta, but is also a name that arouses deep passions of personal freedom in many.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/KAI plans to adjust fares of electric rail services

KAI plans to adjust fares of electric rail services JAKARTA (JP): PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), the state railway company, plans to adjust the fares of its electricity-operated train (KRL) services in Greater Jakarta in line with the increase in electricity rates taking effect next month.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Five more Internet startup companies enter the market

Five more Internet startup companies enter the market JAKARTA (JP): At least five new on-line services were launched here last week by Internet startup companies following the entrance of dozens others during the past two months.Two of the new on-line services, such as Warbiz-e.com and ChemRound.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Why English is so important

Why English is so important Once in a meeting my senior told the audience that English is not merely for the Englishmen but it is a language for all people in the world, a world language.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Govt finally bringing illegal mining to a halt: Executives

Govt finally bringing illegal mining to a halt: Executives JAKARTA (JP): Illegal mining which proliferated during the economic crisis and the period of legal limbo following the fall of Soeharto are declining thanks to the government's actions, mining executives said.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Two tons of fish poisoned by factory waste in Bogor

Two tons of fish poisoned by factory waste in Bogor BOGOR (JP): About two tons of fish farmed by Pasir Jambu villagers, North Bogor, have died after being poisoned by waste water from nearby textile factory PT JN Loundry on Jl. Pemuda Baru in Kampung Kedung Halang, North Bogor.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Advertising scams may drag down 30 city officials

Advertising scams may drag down 30 city officials JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has instructed the City Inspectorate Agency to investigate 30 city officials allegedly involved in corruption cases at the just-dissolved Outdoor Advertising Review Team (TPTPR).

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Upswing in Indo-U.S. relations

Upswing in Indo-U.S. relations The U.S. president, Mr. Bill Clinton's visit to India has inaugurated what could be a brighter and more promising chapter in the history of the relationship between India and the United States which has for long been a troubled and difficult one.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Jerusalem row mars Pope's pilgrimage

Jerusalem row mars Pope's pilgrimageBy Howard Goller JERUSALEM (Reuters): Pope John Paul hoped to inspire peace during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land but he has been dogged at every step by one of the most intractable issues in the Middle East -- the future of Jerusalem.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Kill the security bill

Kill the security bill Now you see it, now you do not. The draconian bill on national security, endorsed by the previous House of Representatives in October, is making a comeback.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Hopeful sources of change for PDI Perjuangan

Hopeful sources of change for PDI Perjuangan The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), winner of the 1999 elections, opened its congress in Semarang on Sunday.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Tax breaks urged for treasury bond trade

Tax breaks urged for treasury bond trade JAKARTA (JP): Deutsche Bank has called on the Indonesian government to provide tax incentives to stimulate the trading of treasury bonds on the local debt market.Deutsche Bank Indonesia's head for global markets and country treasurer, Suresh L.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/N. Korea raises disputed waters in U.S. talks

N. Korea raises disputed waters in U.S. talksBy Zeno Park SEOUL (AFP): North Korea has taken out the old card of disputed waters in the Yellow Sea in a bid to wrest concessions from the United States at their bilateral talks on improving ties, analysts here said.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Investors feeling blue in letdown from Astra deal

Investors feeling blue in letdown from Astra deal JAKARTA (JP): Market disappointment over last week's Astra share sale may send a negative signal to trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week, according to securities analysts.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/PDI-P congress puts Megawati under scrutiny

PDI-P congress puts Megawati under scrutiny SEMARANG (JP): The congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) here will serve as a test of Megawati Soekarnoputri's leadership and her prospects for the 2004 presidential election, party figures said.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Where are you going on next vacation?

Where are you going on next vacation? Your son has promised to work harder at school and your daughter has been getting great grades, too. Business in rebounding and you haven't taken your vacation for the past five years.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Seminar on mining, energy

Seminar on mining, energy JAKARTA (JP): Bimasena, the mining and energy society, will hold a conference in Jakarta on July 10-12 to discuss investment opportunities in the country's mining and energy sector.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Publishing revolution in Indonesia

Publishing revolution in IndonesiaBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): It is no secret that in the past publishing in Indonesia has been dismal.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2000

JP/Need to write business letter with punch? Use Office Letters 2000

Need to write business letter with punch? Use Office Letters 2000By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Life is full of amusing stories. Just because I speak and write a little English, friends and relatives often come to me and ask me to translate -- even compose -- business letters for them.

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