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Searching for all articles published on 2000-06-05 ...

39 articles.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition by Eddy Sundara, at Negeri Lama Gallery, Jl. Cinere Raya A-36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7543133), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Jun. 25. * Painting Exhibition by John Van Der Sterren at Galeri Kafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/12 killed in Lembang bus crash

12 killed in Lembang bus crash BANDUNG (JP): A speeding bus crashed into a pine tree at the foot of Tangkuban Perahu volcano in Lembang, West Java, on Sunday, killing 12 of its passengers.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Visitors throng Bogor Palace

Visitors throng Bogor Palace BOGOR (JP): The 518th anniversary of the Bogor Botanical Gardens was marked on Sunday with a sea of some 10,000 people thronging the historical Bogor Palace located inside the vast compound of the gardens.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Mickey Blue Eyes 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Bats 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Mission to Mars 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Teaching Mrs.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Abdurrahman's federalist system opposed by some

Abdurrahman's federalist system opposed by some HONG KONG: As violence continued to flare across Indonesia last week, the nation's military territorial affairs chief, Lt. Gen.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Learning center, copy shop implicated in exam leak

Learning center, copy shop implicated in exam leak JAKARTA (JP): The city office of Ministry of National Education has discovered the alleged roles of a learning institution (locally known as Bimbingan Pelajar) and a photocopy shop in the recent leaks of nationwide final examinations (Ebtanas) ...

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Divorce on the rise in Gorontalo

Divorce on the rise in Gorontalo MANADO, North Sulawesi: The number of divorce cases in Gorontalo, a regency southwest of here, is rising; 128 couples got divorced last year compared to 106 cases the previous year.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Official, experts push for use of lie detectors

Official, experts push for use of lie detectorsBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): A Cabinet minister and experts have urged law enforcers to start using lie detectors in probing crime cases, particularly high-profile scams, many of which remain unresolved.

Mon, 05 Jun 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.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/TNI's territorial function needs review: Legislators

TNI's territorial function needs review: LegislatorsBy Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): Legislators and observers are calling for a complete transformation of the Army's territorial function, which they say has aggravated political and security instability nationwide.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Teenager sets fire to grandma's home

Teenager sets fire to grandma's home JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives arrested a teenager on Saturday for allegedly setting fire to a house belonging to his grandmother in Ulujami, Kebayoran Lama, after she refused to buy a motorcycle for him.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Electronic sales to reach precrisis level in two years

Electronic sales to reach precrisis level in two years JAKARTA (JP): Sales of electronics goods, especially audio video products, have shown significant growth in recent months but it will take two years to bring them back to precrisis levels, according to market research and consultant firm ...

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Lawson opens retail outlet

Lawson opens retail outlet TOKYO (AP): Lawson Inc., a major Japanese convenience store operator, has set up a joint venture company with Digital Garage, Mitsubishi Corp., and Toyo Information Systems Co.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Soemarjono takes lie detector test on fake rupiah case

Soemarjono takes lie detector test on fake rupiah case SURABAYA (JP): Surabaya Police interrogated on Saturday the main suspect in the distribution of Rp 4.7 billion counterfeited bank notes, Col. (ret) Soemarjono, for four hours using a lie detector.Surabaya Police chief Col.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Sudi denies military link to Nganjuk blast

Sudi denies military link to Nganjuk blast SURABAYA (JP): Chief of Brawijaya Military Command overseeing East Java Maj. Gen. Sudi Silalahi dismissed on Saturday speculation that weapons and ammunition found in a van which exploded in Nganjuk on Tuesday originated from areas under his supervision.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Curb the traffic

Curb the traffic Traffic congestion on Jakarta's streets is a common sight. Even the toll roads are not spared. Often we get stranded for hours and feel miserable till we maneuver to get out of it and give a temporary sigh of relief till we get stuck again.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/IBRA short-lists more NPLs servicing agents

IBRA short-lists more NPLs servicing agents JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has short-listed 11 groups of financial institutions to be servicing agents in the third round of its outsourcing program for commercial credit settlements.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/W. Papuans declare independence from Indonesia

W. Papuans declare independence from IndonesiaBy Neles Tebay JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Defying warnings from Jakarta, the Papuan Congress ended on Sunday with a declaration that West Papua, or Irian Jaya as the territory is still officially called, is no longer a part of the Republic of ...

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/BMC's 'PATROL' good for your applications

BMC's 'PATROL' good for your applicationsBy Zatni Arbi LAS VEGAS (JP): What is the No. 1 wish of every IT manager? Well, their life expectancy could become longer -- and their hair could grow a bit longer, too -- if their applications and databases would just stop acting like they were water and ...

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Menwa members vow to maintain regiments

Menwa members vow to maintain regiments JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,000 members of Jakarta-based university student paramilitary regiments (Menwa) held an assembly at the National Monument in Central Jakarta on Saturday, airing their demand to maintain the regiment's existence in campuses.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Insecure parking

Insecure parking On May 31, we went to dinner at the Crown Plaza Hotel's Plaza de Espana restaurant, followed by dancing at their newly opened Retro Disco. Upon our arrival at 8:30 p.m.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Calm returns to Aceh

Calm returns to Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The disputed province was relatively calm over the weekend, giving a morale boost to the humanitarian pause between the government and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels that took effect on Friday.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/C. Java legislators want more money

C. Java legislators want more money SEMARANG, Central Java: Despite a 30 percent rise, Central Java provincial council legislators are still complaining that their salaries are lower than their counterparts across the country.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Papuan aspirations

Papuan aspirations The chorus for independence during the week-long Papuan Congress which wound up in Jayapura on Sunday sent the loudest and clearest message to date about the extent to which many people in the region, which is still officially called Irian Jaya, feel about their place in the ...

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Fantastic telephone bill

Fantastic telephone bill I have had my own experience with the illegal use of a telephone line. Before this happened, I had often read letters to the editor to the effect that readers' telephone bills had unaccountably soared to millions of rupiah.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Quake jolts Jakarta, West Sumatra

Quake jolts Jakarta, West Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): An earthquake rocked Greater Jakarta for about 10 minutes late on Sunday night, causing panic among people living in high-rise buildings.The first tremors lasted for about eight minutes at 11:30 p.m.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Bulogate not valid reason to unseat Gus Dur: Expert

Bulogate not valid reason to unseat Gus Dur: Expert BANDUNG (JP): The House of Representatives lacks the legal basis to summon President Abdurrahman Wahid over the alleged Rp 35 billion scam at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), not to mention to seek his removal, an observer said on Sunday.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Koehler to meet Gus Dur on Monday

Koehler to meet Gus Dur on Monday JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Horst Koehler is scheduled to meet President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) on Monday morning during his one-day visit here to discuss the country's ongoing economic reform program, ...

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Lombok provocateur on trial

Lombok provocateur on trial MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara : Prosecutors here on Saturday demanded a one-year sentence for the man whom they claimed incited the January riots on Lombok island.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/The ups and downs of general car importers

The ups and downs of general car importersBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): On driving along Jakarta's main thoroughfares one cannot but help notice the growing presence of exotic cars, previously seen only in automotive magazines.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Promoting democracy, sharing the RP experience

Promoting democracy, sharing the RP experience This is the first of two articles by former president of the Phillipines Corazon C. Aquino, based on a presentation at the colloquium and inauguration of The Habibie Center in Jakarta on May 22.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/On leasing of islands

On leasing of islands I very much regret Amien Rais' and Amin Arjoso's rejection of an island-leasing idea, as reported in Kompas, May 29, 2000.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Jakarta to hold Miss Indonesia contest

Jakarta to hold Miss Indonesia contest JAKARTA (JP): After a four year gap, the Miss Indonesia beauty contest is being held this week and is expected to be attended by the newly elected Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta, the organizers said.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Priest killed in speedboat attack

Priest killed in speedboat attack AMBON, Maluku: A priest was killed and three other people were injured while on their way to Gudang Arang Port from Galala in Ambon when gunmen on two speedboats attacked their fishing ship Anda V on Saturday.Witnesses aboard the ship said Rev.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Siemens touts new phones

Siemens touts new phones JAKARTA (JP): The German-based mobile telecommunications company Siemens Indonesia has recently launched three new models of mobile phones; the S35, C35 and M35, all of which are equipped with the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Government 'to get tough with Papuans'

Government 'to get tough with Papuans' JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. have pledged to take stern measures against the Irianese for declaring independence, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Sunday.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Lawsuit against attorney general fabricated: Experts

Lawsuit against attorney general fabricated: Experts JAKARTA (JP): The move by former president Soeharto's lawyers to file a lawsuit against Attorney General Marzuki Darusman was merely to seek a legal loophole to free their client from all the corruption charges, legal experts said on Saturday.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Why the poor are still poor

Why the poor are still poor The following is the first of two articles on an assessment of poverty in Indonesia by Poppy Ismalina, a researcher and lecturer on economics at the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University.

Mon, 05 Jun 2000

JP/Capital controls likely to dictate JSX this week

Capital controls likely to dictate JSX this week JAKARTA (JP): Talks surrounding the government's possible move to impose a capital control on the country's monetary system might dictate the direction of trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week.