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45 articles.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya:Performance * Traditional Dance: Rangkaian Melati, at Balai Adika Balroom, Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 5454333), 7:30 p.m., April 28.Music and Entertainment * Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Pertamina to cut kerosene supply to stop smuggling

Pertamina to cut kerosene supply to stop smuggling JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company PT Pertamina said on Tuesday it would cut its kerosene supply to Jakarta and West Java and verify the demand for diesel in both areas to prevent fuel smuggling.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Yoris arrested in connection to July 27 case

Yoris arrested in connection to July 27 case JAKARTA (JP): The National Police arrested on Tuesday Yoris Raweyai for his alleged role in the violence which followed the forcible takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) office on July 27, 1996.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Wisma Soewarna greets investors upon arrival

Wisma Soewarna greets investors upon arrival JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to attract foreign investors, Minister of Communications Agum Gumelar inaugurated on Tuesday Wisma Soewarna, a first-class integrated commercial estate at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/PBSI revises shuttler selection system

PBSI revises shuttler selection system JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has given in to its shuttlers' offer and has approved a revision in the promotion and expulsion selection system.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Court asked to suspend Roche drug distribution

Court asked to suspend Roche drug distribution JAKARTA (JP): Drug distributor company PT Perusahaan Dagang Tempo has requested that the South Jakarta District Court order a temporary stop to the distribution of some products of drug company PT Roche Indonesia while a hearing of a dispute ...

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Cigarette companies need to come clean on ills of smoking

Cigarette companies need to come clean on ills of smokingBy Michael Kibaara Muchiri YOGYAKARTA (JP): Someone at the Ministry of Health is taking home a paycheck he should not get. Some people at the main private television channels are drawing money that they have not earned.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Deuce Bigalow 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Sleepy Hollow 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Drive Me Crazy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Stir Of Echoes 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Boys Don't Cry ...

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Nikko, BII sign agreement

Nikko, BII sign agreement JAKARTA (JP): PT Nikko Securities Indonesia signed an agreement on Tuesday with publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) to allow its retail clients to purchase equity stocks using the bank's debit cards.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Bus crews protest frequent attacks

Bus crews protest frequent attacks BANDUNG: About 300 people working on buses operating along the northern coastal road of West Java rallied at the provincial council building on Jl. Diponegoro on Monday to protest frequent violence against them during their trips.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/A nation of smugglers

A nation of smugglers The revelation by Kompas daily last week that cheap Indonesian kerosene has been smuggled out of the country in large quantities exposed a major flaw in the government's fuel subsidy system.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/La Paene, Ballo to go to Cuba for training

La Paene, Ballo to go to Cuba for training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) will send two boxers who have qualified for the Olympic Games to Cuba early next month.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Soeharto's daughter undergoes questioning for five hours

Soeharto's daughter undergoes questioning for five hours JAKARTA (JP): Siti "Tutut" Hardiyanti Rukmana, the eldest daughter of former president Soeharto, was questioned for five hours at the Attorney General's Office on Tuesday in connection with one of her father's charitable foundations.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Travoo's online services

Travoo's online services JAKARTA (JP): PT Travoo Online, a new Internet-based travel company, launched on Tuesday its online ticketing, travel-related products and information services.Speaking during a media conference, company president director Ferri W.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/TV today

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

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Central Bank to tighten liquidity to help ailing rupiah

Central Bank to tighten liquidity to help ailing rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will continue to tighten domestic liquidity conditions in a bid to help stabilize the weakening rupiah, according to central bank deputy director of economic and monetary research Halim Alamsyah.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/State Secretariat to reduce its staff

State Secretariat to reduce its staff JAKARTA (JP): The State Secretariat will dismiss 25 of its 28 top officials as part of the government's plan to revamp the state agency, acting State Secretary Bondan Gunawan said on Tuesday.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Poso crippled as unrest continues despite deployment of more troops

Poso crippled as unrest continues despite deployment of more troops PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): Sectarian riots continued sporadically in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso on Tuesday despite the heavy presence of security personnel.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on April 18, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,225.00 8,225.00Australian dollar 1 4,284.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Study finds little has changed in politics

Study finds little has changed in politics JAKARTA (JP): A study conducted by the Institute for Policy and Community Development Studies (IPCOS) found no significant political changes had occurred in the country despite the democratic election in June 1999.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/IBRA won't delay BCA IPO amid dull market

IBRA won't delay BCA IPO amid dull market JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) won't delay its overseas road show plan for the initial public offering (IPO) of Bank Central Asia (BCA) despite the sluggish conditions in international stock markets, according to ...

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/'Time' did not libel Soeharto: Witnesses

'Time' did not libel Soeharto: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): Two witnesses testified before the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday that a May 24, 1999 cover story of New York-based Time magazine did not defame the good name of former president Soeharto.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/What makes a good teacher?

What makes a good teacher? The role of a teacher in teaching students is apparently a very positive contribution to improving the quality of human resources. In general, what we really need from a teacher is that the outcome of their efforts can fulfill the needs of nation building.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Ambon refugees need relief aid

Ambon refugees need relief aid AMBON, Maluku: More than 8,100 refugees in Maluku capital have yet to receive the third package of relief aid the provincial government should have distributed last month, Antara reported on Tuesday.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/'Ojek' drivers stage protest

'Ojek' drivers stage protest BATAM, Riau: Almost all stores in the business areas of Nagoya and Sei Jodoh, Batam, were closed on Tuesday due to a huge demonstration by thousands of ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers, who objected to the government's tax policy on the industrial bonded zone.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/One arrested over murder

One arrested over murder JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Police arrested on Saturday one of two men allegedly connected with a vicious murder of a peddler whose body was found late last month in the fields of the Gobang area in the Cidokom village of Rumpin.Bogor Police chief Col.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Four dead, eight injured in a massive train collision

Four dead, eight injured in a massive train collision KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Four people were killed and at least eight others, including a baby girl, injured in a three-train collision on a busy section of track in Karawang early on Tuesday, officials said.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Medan gets new mayor

Medan gets new mayor MEDAN, North Sumatra: Abdillah was installed as the city's mayor on Tuesday despite the fact that he has been declared a suspect in a bribery case.North Sumatra Governor T. Riza Nurdin swore in Abdillah, who replaced Bachtiar Djafar, on behalf of the minister of home affairs.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Bimasena offers new dining choice for food lovers

Bimasena offers new dining choice for food loversBy Grace Segran JAKARTA (JP): Dining Room -- Jakarta's newest dining choice -- opened its door to customers for the first time last Friday.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Teachers' protest turns ugly

Teachers' protest turns ugly JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of West Java teachers descended on the capital on Tuesday holding a boisterous demonstration despite tentative agreement by the government to raise their allowances by 200 percent.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Regional autonomy needs transition period: Researchers

Regional autonomy needs transition period: Researchers JAKARTA (JP): Regional autonomy, scheduled to become effective May 2001, urgently needs a transition period given the vulnerability to continued communal conflict, researchers said on Tuesday.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Bayer plans to delist from SSX

Bayer plans to delist from SSX JAKARTA (JP): PT Bayer Indonesia will pull out from the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) due to what the pharmaceutical company called a lack of liquidity in the East Java capital's bourse.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/New parking system in Jakarta

New parking system in Jakarta A large amount of criticism has been voiced against the policy of the Jakarta administration, especially the Parking Management. They continue to implement the old parking system with an increase in parking rates, effective March 23, 2000.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Two sought for stealing taxi

Two sought for stealing taxi JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives are searching for two men in connection with Monday night's theft of a taxi on Jl. Poncol Raya in Cirendeu, Ciputat.South Jakarta Police chief of robberies and thefts unit First. Lt.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Remote-sensing specialists in Indonesia seek equal treatment

Remote-sensing specialists in Indonesia seek equal treatment JAKARTA (JP): A standard for qualification of professional remote-sensing specialists will soon be forwarded to the government by the Indonesian Geomatics Council to ensure fair treatment between Indonesian and foreign professionals.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Aceh gears up for joint military-civilian tribunal

Aceh gears up for joint military-civilian tribunal BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): On the eve of the joint military- civilian tribunal of the Bantaqiah murder case here, Minister of Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M. Saad called on all parties to refrain from seeking revenge.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/PKB urges Amien Rais to resign as MPR speaker

PKB urges Amien Rais to resign as MPR speaker JAKARTA (JP): Political supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid have retaliated against Amien Rais' stinging criticism of the President, warning that they would move to replace the People's Consultative Assembly speaker.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Dynamite blast shocks villagers

Dynamite blast shocks villagers TANGERANG (JP): A stick of dynamite, the size of a battery, exploded on Monday evening in the backyard of a resident's home in Dongkal village, Cipondoh Indah subdistrict, without causing any fatalities, a police officer said.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Moonlighting pharmacists

Moonlighting pharmacists According to an article published in The Jakarta Post on April 17, 2000, under the title Moonlighting pharmacists neglect public's rights, a survey conducted by University of Indonesia students revealed that in only 5 percent of drugstores surveyed were pharmacists ...

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/JSX probes 29 firms for wrongdoing

JSX probes 29 firms for wrongdoing JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-nine companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange have been investigated for price manipulation and insider trading during the period from October last year to February this year.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Laksamana says no sign his job is at risk

Laksamana says no sign his job is at risk JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Laksamana Sukardi said on Tuesday President Abdurrahman Wahid gave no indication to him his job might be on the line.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Apr. 18, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Hospital staffers to be questioned

Hospital staffers to be questioned JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta Police will question four staff members at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue regarding a severed hand which was stolen and sent to a woman in Setiabudhi subdistrict on Monday last week, an official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/NU ulemas support civilian control over military

NU ulemas support civilian control over military MALANG, East Java (JP): A two-day dialog between Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization and top military officers and intellectuals concluded on Tuesday with united calls to uphold civilian supremacy.

Wed, 19 Apr 2000

JP/Media: The creator of policy panic

Media: The creator of policy panicBy A. Widjajanto MELBOURNE (JP): With the growth of Ted Turner's 24-hour-a-day Cable News Network (CNN) and other rapid developments in news media technologies, scholars have voiced growing concern that journalists are exercising an irresistible control over ...