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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/IBRA told to publish audit result

IBRA told to publish audit result JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid ordered chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Cacuk Sudarijanto on Tuesday to immediately publish and verify the agency's financial audit result.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Ocalan's fate still hanging in the air

Ocalan's fate still hanging in the airBy Christopher Wade ANKARA (DPA): When rebel Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death by a special state security court on June 29, 1999, many Turks were overjoyed that Turkey's enemy number one was to be executed.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Computer classes for dump-site children

Computer classes for dump-site childrenBy Joko E.H. Anwar BEKASI (JP): The unpleasant odors and flies inside the 2-meter-by-4-meter classroom at the nearby Bantargebang garbage dump could not dampen the mood of the children.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Waryadi goes bananas in his collages

Waryadi goes bananas in his collagesBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): Every cloud has a silver lining, so the age- old adage goes. Waryadi, 72, who hails from Tanon village, Colomadu, Surakarta, Central Java, found it to be true.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Australia assures RI on new defense paper

Australia assures RI on new defense paper JAKARTA (JP): Australia sought on Tuesday to preempt Indonesian concerns and suspicions as Canberra launched a new official document seeking to bolster its defense spending.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Govt, GAM undecided on troop withdrawal

Govt, GAM undecided on troop withdrawal BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Representatives of the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the highest forum in Geneva have failed to come to an agreement on the question of a troop withdrawal, an official said here on Tuesday.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Telkom, Lucent extend ties

Telkom, Lucent extend ties JAKARTA (JP): American telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies and RisTI, the research and development arm of state telecommunications company PT Telkom, have agreed to extend a 1997 agreement to jointly develop intelligent network software in Indonesia.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 Sports 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Puppet masters attend course

Puppet masters attend course BANYUMAS, Central Java: A two-day course was held here on Tuesday and Wednesday for Javanese puppet show masters, which was aimed at guiding them back to basics.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Eduardus Nabunome still enjoys his golden years

Eduardus Nabunome still enjoys his golden yearsBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): National men's marathon runner Eduardus Nabunome remained fastest on the track, netting his second gold medal for Jakarta on Tuesday in the men's five kilometers run at the 15th National Games (PON) at Delta stadium in ...

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Indonesia really in transition?

Indonesia really in transition? This is the first of two articles by Chris Manning, who heads the Indonesia Project at The Australian National University in Melbourne. He is also co-editor, with Peter van Diermen, of Indonesia in Transition: Social Aspects of Reformasi and Crisis.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Foreign investment up 16.7% in first semester: Minister

Foreign investment up 16.7% in first semester: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday that foreign direct investment approvals during this year's first semester rose by 16.7 percent to US$2.1 billion from $1.8 billion during the same period last year.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Small countries face big WTO problems

Small countries face big WTO problemsBy Nainu Koppel GENEVA (AP): Renald Clerisme is the first to admit he doesn't always understand what's going on at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/What's going on?

What's going on? Even without the outbreaks of violence, developments in Indonesia have received vivid interest from the media and the Australian public. They seem to be as confused as the Indonesians living here.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 27

Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 27 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,195.00 9,195.00 8,652.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Prosecutor wants 15-year terms for counterfeit gang

Prosecutor wants 15-year terms for counterfeit gang JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor at Central Jakarta District Court demanded a panel of judges on Tuesday to sentence three men to 15 years in jail for counterfeiting Rp 50,000 banknotes worth 19.2 billion.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Oracle starts program to help RI dot-coms

Oracle starts program to help RI dot-coms JAKARTA (JP): Oracle Indonesia, the subsidiary of American software maker Oracle Corp., announced on Tuesday a US$8 million program to help Indonesian Internet start-ups and accelerate e- business momentum in the country.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Police detain boatpeople

Police detain boatpeople KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police have detained 42 Afghan and Pakistani boatpeople who officials believed were bound for Australia, police said Tuesday.Alor deputy police chief Maj.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Local carmakers want delay in implementation of AFTA

Local carmakers want delay in implementation of AFTA JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian car manufacturers have called on the government to delay the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) to give the local automotive industry more time to enter the free competition era.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Amien visits Sjahril to offer moral support

Amien visits Sjahril to offer moral support JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais visited on Tuesday detained Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Sjahril Sabirin to give him moral support ahead of a possible trial for his alleged role in the Bank Bali scandal.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/What professionalism, Garuda?

What professionalism, Garuda? Well, it's just fantastic that Garuda is promising to "professionalize" its flight service.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Violence defies civil emergency

Violence defies civil emergency AMBON, Maluku (JP): Gunfire and explosions were the sounds of the day here on Tuesday, defying a state of civil emergency imposed across Maluku hours earlier.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/JSX share price spread revised

JSX share price spread revised JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will change the price spread in share trading to Rp 5 from the existing Rp 25 early next month, according to JSX president Mas Achmad Daniri.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Man gets robbed at city police gas station

Man gets robbed at city police gas station JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives are still in the dark over a recent violent van robbery, which occurred at a gas station inside the Jakarta Police headquarters.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Tourism training for taxi drivers

Tourism training for taxi drivers JAKARTA (JP): City Tourism Agency held on Tuesday a training course for 100 taxi drivers to improve the city's tourism human resource as well as transportation service."Drivers are the first party to deal with tourists when the latter arrive in our country.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/RI pledges support for cooperatives movement

RI pledges support for cooperatives movementBy Kornelius Purba SINGAPORE (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri made her first international performance here on Tuesday by acting as a keynote speaker at the First International Cooperatives Alliance Asia Pacific Forum at the Mandarin Hotel.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Killers still at large in NTT

Killers still at large in NTT ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: The killers of two local traders, whose bodies were found near the West and East Timor border on Saturday, are still at large, local police said on Tuesday.Belu police deputy chief Capt. M.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Aboriginal struggle

Aboriginal struggle I would like to respond to the letter published in The Jakarta Post on June 14, 2000, titled Impressions from Australia by Gandhi Sukardi.The message coming from Gandhi Sukardi is both confused and bizarre. To hear that he met a man called Mr.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Keeping fit turns back the biological clock for men

Keeping fit turns back the biological clock for menBy Clare E. Urwin SURABAYA (JP): Fitness is youth. Staying young by exercising is a smart move. In today's cut-throat world, men have to look competitive in a younger workforce.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, June 28, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, June 28, 2000)Hollywood KC Dinosaur 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Mission Impossible 2 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Candyman 3 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Gen X Cops 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/IMF sees three economic problems hampering recovery

IMF sees three economic problems hampering recovery JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jakarta representative John Dodsworth said on Tuesday that there are three structural problems hampering Indonesia's economy from achieving a sustainable recovery.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Govt vows to curb influx of cheap Chinese goods

Govt vows to curb influx of cheap Chinese goods JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday it would find ways to curb the influx of cheap Chinese goods, saying their presence has severely undermined local industries.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/BII's mutual funds on the net

BII's mutual funds on the net JAKARTA (JP): BII Lend Lease Investment and its affiliate, Sinar Mas Multiartha, jointly launched on Monday a website called Danamas.com to sell mutual funds to the public.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Long road ahead for S. Africa's opposition

Long road ahead for S. Africa's oppositionBy Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters): The merger between South Africa's Democratic Party (DP) and the New National Party (NNP) will pose no threat to the political supremacy of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for a long time.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Military reform a must for political reform

Military reform a must for political reformBy Denny J.A. JAKARTA (JP): The links between the military and politics in Indonesia show a graphic of ups and downs.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Unauthorized fee approved by mayor: Tanah Abang Union

Unauthorized fee approved by mayor: Tanah Abang Union JAKARTA (JP): The Union of the Big Family of Tanah Abang (IKBT) maintained on Tuesday it had legal grounds to impose a Rp 2,000 (23 US cents) daily levy on mikrolet (public minivan) drivers serving the Tanah Abang-Kebayoran Lama and Tanah ...

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/No more 'rogue' nations?

No more 'rogue' nations? The Clinton administration's declaration that "rogue nations" no longer exist and the countries which have been so labeled will hence forward be known as "states of concern" can be attributed to reasons other than those officially stated by the U.S.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 28, 2000

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 28, 2000Exhibition * Photo Exhibition at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10, July 4 to 30.Seminar * Seminar with Franck Michel, at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10, 7 p.m., June 28.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/The Korean summit

The Korean summit We must keep in mind that the dialogue between South and North Korea has just begun and could be severed at any time. However, the possibility of rapid development in the relationship beyond the expectations of the countries in the region also exists.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Five RI workers overseas may face death sentence

Five RI workers overseas may face death sentence JAKARTA (JP): At least five Indonesian workers overseas have been charged with murder and are facing possible death sentences.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Australian politics hung up on new taxes

Australian politics hung up on new taxesBy Belinda Goldsmith CANBERRA (Reuters): For most people talk of tax reform usually stops a conversation as fast as the pursuit of trainspotting.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 27, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Experts call for military emergency in Maluku

Experts call for military emergency in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Just a day after a state of civil emergency was imposed on Maluku and North Maluku, observers suggested on Tuesday raising the alert status further to a military emergency to ensure that violence is truly suppressed.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/City told to improve its shelter program

City told to improve its shelter program JAKARTA (JP): An activist said on Tuesday that the city administration's street children sheltered housing program had failed and suggested it invited nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to take part in the project.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from June 26 to July 2

Rates for tax payment, valid from June 26 to July 2 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,590.00Austrian schilling 1 584.12Australian dollar 1 4,123.94Belgian franc 1 199.25Canadian dollar 1 5,818.99Swiss franc 1 5,192.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Have we lied to our children?

Have we lied to our children? The effect on children who have witnessed continuing violence is beyond most adult's comprehension. The Jakarta Post talked to Karlina Leksono of the Volunteer Team for Humanity, who has been in contact with victims in various conflict areas.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/The Korean summit -- more questions than answers

The Korean summit -- more questions than answers The following is the second of two articles on the recent Korea summit by The Jakarta Post's Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin. HONG KONG (JP): Token exchanges are not what South Korea's President Kim Dae-jung was supposed to obtain.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Political observers fault leaders with negligence

Political observers fault leaders with negligence JAKARTA (JP): Observers lamented here on Tuesday that all political elites, including President Abdurrahman Wahid, were too busy searching for leverage in the next general election while neglecting their larger responsibilities to the state.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Last chance in Maluku

Last chance in Maluku The imposition of a state of civil emergency in Maluku and North Maluku on Monday may be too little and too late.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Deer population at Bogor Palace concerns officials

Deer population at Bogor Palace concerns officials BOGOR (JP): The 804 deer grazing on the 28-hectares Bogor Palace grounds is worrying the palace staff because of the limited amount of grass for their feeding.

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Wed, 28 Jun 2000

JP/Sampoerna pays dividend

Sampoerna pays dividend JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna approved on Tuesday the management's proposal to distribute a cash dividend of Rp 500 (about 6 U.S. cents) per share for the 1999 financial year.

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