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Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Regional autonomy 'not as easy as it sounds'

Regional autonomy 'not as easy as it sounds' JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Regional Autonomy Ryaas Rasyid denied the central government was being tardy in its preparations to implement regional autonomy, saying officials were painstakingly drafting the necessary arrangements to make the program ...

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/PKB to have non-Muslim officials: Matori

PKB to have non-Muslim officials: Matori KUTA, Bali (JP): National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil stressed on Saturday his party's readiness to accept non-Muslims as senior officials after the party's congress in July.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Government will not amend Freeport contract: Alwi

Government will not amend Freeport contract: Alwi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab said on Saturday the government had rejected calls for the amendment of the contract of giant copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia, reiterating the government's pledge to honor ...

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/UN tribunal jails war criminal for 45 years

UN tribunal jails war criminal for 45 yearsBy Richard Norton-Taylor LONDON: A former commander of Croatian forces in Bosnia was sentenced last Friday to 45 years in jail -- the longest prison term handed out by the UN war crimes tribunal and the first verdict against a senior military officer in ...

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Reorganization of Supreme Court urged

Reorganization of Supreme Court urged JAKARTA (JP): Legal observers hailed President Abdurrahman Wahid's plan to expel corrupt judges from Jakarta's judicial system but suggested the leader first help reorganize the Supreme Court.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/The law of karma

The law of karma An individual named HT was a colleague of mine from 1971 to 1974 when I was the export manager of a Japanese-Indonesian joint venture company dealing in goatskin. After 20 years I met him again.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Habibie backs province's birth

Habibie backs province's birth MANADO, North Sulawesi: Former president B.J. Habibie has donated Rp 300 million (about US$38,000) to help people in Tomini Raya, near here, campaign for the formation of a new province there.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Petronas buys Proton stake

Petronas buys Proton stake KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): Malaysia's state oil and gas monopoly has agreed to pay 1 billion ringgit (US$263 million) to become the biggest shareholder in the national car company started by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Singapore seeks more cohesion

Singapore seeks more cohesion Brig. Gen. (ret) Lee Hsien Loong is almost certain to become Singapore's next prime minister, replacing Goh Chok Tong after the next general election which is likely to take place late this year or early in 2001.

Mon, 06 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.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Alwi to leave for UAE to save maid on death row

Alwi to leave for UAE to save maid on death row JAKARTA (JP): Foreign minister Alwi Shihab says he will go to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month to plead for the life of Indonesian maid Kartini bin Karim, who has been sentenced to death for adultery.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Foreign investors review Batam's advantages: BG Lee

Foreign investors review Batam's advantages: BG LeeBy Endy Bayuni SINGAPORE (JP): Many companies may be reassessing their investment plans on Batam, Bintan and Karimun if the Indonesian government goes ahead with its plan to impose value added tax (VAT) on the three industrial designated islands ...

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/CBN Internet, unprofessional

CBN Internet, unprofessional On Thursday Feb. 24, I decided to move my web page server to CBN from Indonet. In a meeting with Mr. Dede from CBN that day I asked what I needed to do for that purpose, how much it would cost and how long it would take.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Student killed in attack

Student killed in attack JAKARTA (JP): An 18-year-old STM student was fatally stabbed in the ribs by a group of 10 students from a rival school in a street brawl on Jl. Soegiono, East Jakarta, on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, March 6, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Monday, March 6, 2000)Hollywood KC Three Kings 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Life is Beautiful 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Anywhere But Here 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Enemy Of My Enemy 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Nigeria violence latest feud over Islam

Nigeria violence latest feud over IslamBy Paul Taylor LONDON (Reuters): Inter-faith bloodshed over attempts to impose sharia law in Nigeria is the latest in a series of global clashes over the political role of Islam.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Congratulations, Baihaki Hakim

Congratulations, Baihaki Hakim First, I would like to congratulate you on your appointment as president director of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Audacity in parliament

Audacity in parliament The House of Representatives is entering a new phase. Not only has it become more persistent, it has also become more courageous and more candid.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/STPDN freshman tortured to death

STPDN freshman tortured to death BANDUNG (JP): A freshman of the Institute of State Administration (STPDN) died on Friday after being tortured, but the police released the suspects after 1,000 students from the school thronged the police station to demand their release on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/RSCM needs better, informative directory signs

RSCM needs better, informative directory signsBy Maria Endah Hulupi JAKARTA (JP): The lack of directory signs and their improper placement at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital often causes inconvenience to both patients and visitors.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Mataram to get int'l airport

Mataram to get int'l airport MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: An international airport will soon be built here, replacing the province's inadequate airport, Selaparang, after a year-long delay due to the economic crisis, Antara reported on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Armed men attack Matori

Armed men attack Matori JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives are searching for one of the two suspects in the Sunday morning attack on National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil at his residence in the Tanjung Mas Raya housing complex.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Nokia committed to developing mobile Internet in RI

Nokia committed to developing mobile Internet in RIBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang HONGKONG (JP): Finnish mobile communications company Nokia has said it is committed to developing the mobile Internet, using Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) technology in Indonesia.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/List of hot money centers getting longer

List of hot money centers getting longerBy Sue Kendall PARIS (AFP): Work is progressing on the first official "hit list" of global money-laundering centers, with the ultimate threat of an international boycott of those who refuse to mend their ways.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Debate marks Kostrad's anniversary

Debate marks Kostrad's anniversary JAKARTA (JP): In a rare candid debate with human rights campaigner Bambang W.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/IBRA to sell nine firms in 2000 to raise $2.5b

IBRA to sell nine firms in 2000 to raise $2.5b ANYER, West Java (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is planning to sell its stakes in some nine additional companies this year in a bid to help raise Rp 18.9 trillion (US$2.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/NISP to buy Daiwa stake

NISP to buy Daiwa stake JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed Bank NISP approved on Saturday a plan to increase the bank's ownership in Bank Daiwa Perdania to 20.10 percent from 11.93 percent.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Business resumes in Nabire

Business resumes in Nabire JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Economic activity in Nabire regency showed signs of recovery on Saturday after almost a week of total standstill due to rioting, police said.Nabire Police chief Lt. Col. Faizal A.N.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Madurese are not coarse -- they are just direct

Madurese are not coarse -- they are just directBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): All the warnings about the unpredictable temper of its people could not lessen Lorraine's love for Madura.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Japan to take off, strength in doubt

Japan to take off, strength in doubtBy Tatsuo Ito TOKYO (Reuters): Capital spending by Japanese firms, one of the twin forces pivotal to economic recovery, may take off soon but analysts said the rise may be tempered by Old Japan trepidation over new information technology.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Buses and students

Buses and studentsFrom Rakyat MerdekaWe are students at SLTPN 21 high school in North Jakarta and we are often ignored by public transportation vehicles passing along Jl. Bakti to Jl. Bandengan Utara. This happens almost daily and of course we get punished when we are late for school.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/City police to further probe illegal gun trade

City police to further probe illegal gun trade JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police handed over on Saturday two illegal gun trade suspects to the city police for a further probe into the recent arrest of 12 fellow suspects, the South Jakarta Police chief of detectives said.Maj.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Afghan war may boost Russia in C. Asia

Afghan war may boost Russia in C. AsiaBy Mike Collett-White ALMATY (Reuters): Russia may exploit security concerns across Central Asia caused by renewed fighting in Afghanistan to regain its lost influence over the strategic region, political analysts said last Friday.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Will Annan finally put out Africa's fires?

Will Annan finally put out Africa's fires?By Michael Kibaara Muchiri YOGYAKARTA (JP): While other continents are celebrating the turn of a century, Africa is in tears.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Share trading at JSX remains bearish

Share trading at JSX remains bearishBy Wachyudi Soeriaatmadja JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investor pullout from the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is expected to continue this week as they size up their holdings in technology stocks in other exchanges in the region, equity analysts have said.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Liquor confiscated and destroyed

Liquor confiscated and destroyed BOGOR (JP): Police here destroyed on Saturday over 9,000 bottles of alcohol of various brands confiscated in separate raids over the past week from distributors and retailers throughout the city.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Man, pregnant lover die in Tambora fire

Man, pregnant lover die in Tambora fire JAKARTA (JP): A 48-year-old butcher and his pregnant 38-year- old live-in girlfriend were burned to death in a fire that razed their small two-story rented house in Tambora district, West Jakarta, in the early hours of Saturday.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Tape backup systems still play a vital role

Tape backup systems still play a vital roleBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): What has the love affair between business and information technology (IT) brought us? Today we are swamped by data.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/TNI 'not involved' in Aceh massacre

TNI 'not involved' in Aceh massacre BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The chairman of the independent commission investigating rights abuses in Aceh, Amran Zamzami, dismissed on Sunday speculation that certain institutions, including the Indonesian Military (TNI), were behind the massacre of Tengku ...

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Higher education deregulation

Higher education deregulationBy Freddy Kirana JAKARTA (JP): A wave of public institution deregulations has swept the world both in developing and developed countries.The recent announcement about the government's plan to revoke its subsidies on state universities is one of the latest trends.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Road accident kills four

Road accident kills four SEMARANG: All four passengers of a Kijang van were killed in a head-on collision with a truck carrying oxen in Sirangkang village of Pemalang, some 130 kilometers west of here, on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/An American affront against Europe

An American affront against Europe Since Paris gave up their persistent opposition against the German candidate, so stands the duel: the German-Brazilian (Caio) Koch-Weser against the American and the American deputy managing director Stanley Fischer.The situation is tricky.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/BG Lee readies Singapore for the future challenges

BG Lee readies Singapore for the future challenges SINGAPORE (JP): With a general election in a year or so, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is already being portrayed by the Singapore media as the next prime minister.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Amendment to the Constitution

Amendment to the ConstitutionFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe amendment being processed for the 1945 Constitution at the House of Representatives will apparently take a long time due to the controversies surrounding its necessity.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Government told to delay toll increases

Government told to delay toll increases JAKARTA (JP): City councilors suggested on Saturday the central government postpone its plan to raise toll road tariffs until next year, in the hope that by then the country's economy would have improved.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Naked body found in a ditch

Naked body found in a ditch JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Medan Satria subdistrict, West Bekasi, found on Saturday morning the naked body of a young woman dumped in a local ditch.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Malaria in Kulon Progo

Malaria in Kulon ProgoFrom Suara KaryaMany residents in the Kulon Progo region in Yogyakarta are suffering from malaria, but until now there has not been any serious effort from the local authorities. The condition is critical, particularly in the Banjarsari subdistrict.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Officials involved in land scam to be summoned

Officials involved in land scam to be summoned TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang Legislative Council has said it will summon officials allegedly involved in the private acquisition of a 10-hectare plot of state land in Babakan subdistrict.

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Chechnya and the West

Chechnya and the West The second Chechen war is having effects well beyond the Caucasus.It has already reshuffled the political pack in Moscow, clearing the way for an election success for interim president Vladimir Putin and, with that, a more nationalist and authoritarian administration than ...

Mon, 06 Mar 2000

JP/Vietnam a rare winner in Mideast peace efforts

Vietnam a rare winner in Mideast peace effortsBy Luke Hunt HANOI (AFP): Vietnam, cash-strapped and deprived of international attention, emerged last week a rare winner from attempts by the United Nations to break the deadlocked peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.