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Searching for all articles published on 2000-07-10 ...

35 articles.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Competition in cell phone services becomes fiercer

Competition in cell phone services becomes fiercerBy Christiani Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Competition in the domestic mobile telephone service business is expected to become more severe next year with the expected entrance of Indosat and Telkom to challenge the existing seven operators.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/More statesmen needed

More statesmen needed With the economy still in disarray and violence still raging in parts of Maluku, Aceh, Irian Jaya and other spots in the country, the focus of attention here seems of late to have taken a rather odd turn.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/House speaker Akbar hit by graft allegations

House speaker Akbar hit by graft allegations JAKARTA (JP): Pressure has shifted to House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung in the intensifying conflict among the political elite in the country.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Water shortage threatens C.Java

Water shortage threatens C.Java SEMARANG: Water reserves have begun to run dry in some villages in the Central Java regency of Boyolali as the dry season arrives, Antara reported.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Police's new bike patrol members nowhere in sight

Police's new bike patrol members nowhere in sight JAKARTA (JP): Three weeks after its establishment, the Jakarta Police's bike patrol was conspicuously absent from the areas around the National Monument (Monas) and Senayan Sports Stadium in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Government told to start plans on bank supervising agency

Government told to start plans on bank supervising agency JAKARTA (JP): The government must immediately start making preparations to create a new independent body to take over Bank Indonesia's banking supervisory role by 2002, a senior official at the central bank said on Friday.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Security committee fo nightspots to be formed

Security committee fo nightspots to be formed JAKARTA (JP): Nightspot operators are forming a committee with officials from related city institutions next month to monitor security at their premises following recent incidents of mob violence and vandalism, a prospective committee executive said ...

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Police, councillor demand stern action for rioters

Police, councillor demand stern action for rioters JAKARTA (JP): Two former police officers and a city councillor said on Sunday the police should take tough measures against rioters and criminals during the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) next month.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Muhammadiyah may cast off Pancasila

Muhammadiyah may cast off Pancasila JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah, looks set to drop state ideology Pancasila and adopt Islam as its basic philosophical principle.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Terror to continue in crisis of confidence

Terror to continue in crisis of confidence Those investigating corruption cases should brace for continued harassment following last week's bomb blast at the Attorney General's Office. Teten Masduki, who coordinates the private Indonesian Corruption Watch, believes the crimes will not be the last.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Makro Ciputat in business again after two-year halt

Makro Ciputat in business again after two-year halt CIPUTAT, Tangerang (JP): After being set on fire and looted in the May 1998 riots, the Makro wholesale store in Ciputat reopened its doors on Saturday on its old site.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Irian Jaya needs 7,000 teachers

Irian Jaya needs 7,000 teachers JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Irian Jaya still needs some 7,000 elementary school teachers, JP. Letsoin, the head of the local education office, said here.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/More Garuda grievances

More Garuda grievances As one of the more often than not disgruntled passengers of Garuda Indonesia who has been following with great awe Garuda's recent full-page new era advertisements apologizing for poor service, I was both amazed and dismayed to see Susan Scherer's recent letter regarding ...

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/E-mail service can be (virtually) free

E-mail service can be (virtually) free There are tons of freebies on the Internet. You can have free information -- so much of it, actually, that you can get overloaded in just a few minutes. You can have free entertainment -- some decent and some less so.

Mon, 10 Jul 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 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition by Ketut Mastrum, Galeri Milenium, Jl. RS Fatmawati 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., July 11 - Aug. 2 * Sculpture Exhibition: Netherlands Small Size Sculpture, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/East Java's bamboo handicrafts go global

East Java's bamboo handicrafts go globalBy Singgir Kartana BANYUWANGI, East Java (JP): To many villagers, bamboo is only useful for the making of simple household items such as baskets while for others bamboo is a preferred source of firewood.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/5 BI officials suspected of being members of a counterfeit syndicate

5 BI officials suspected of being members of a counterfeit syndicate BANDUNG (JP): Five employees of the Bank Indonesia branch office in Bandung were arrested on suspicion of being part of a counterfeit syndicate.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Two nabbed for drug possession

Two nabbed for drug possession JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested two men, one of whom claimed to be a relative of former president Soeharto, for being in possession of 1.5 grams of heroin, an officer said on Saturday.Jakarta Police detective chief of the narcotics division, Supt.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Indonesia optimistic to win China's LNG tender

Indonesia optimistic to win China's LNG tender JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will participate in a tender to supply China with 3 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Tangguh gas field in Irian Jaya, a senior government official has said.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Does the elite want to wreck Indonesia?

Does the elite want to wreck Indonesia?By Omar Halim JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been going through remarkable changes ever since May 1998 when president Soeharto stepped down.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Suggestion to lawyers

Suggestion to lawyers I refer to the letter from Dr. Puspokusumo on July 1, 2000 titled Legal awareness must be fostered. Although phrased in language beloved of lawyers, I think I got the drift.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Rp 100 billion allocated for rehabilitation program in Aceh

Rp 100 billion allocated for rehabilitation program in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): At least Rp 100 billion has been allocated by the Aceh provincial administration for a rehabilitation program during the humanitarian pause in the strife-torn territory.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/WAP to help reduce distraction at seminars and elsewhere

WAP to help reduce distraction at seminars and elsewhereBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): You are sitting in the seminar room and listening intensely to the speaker. Suddenly you hear a piercing, continuous screech from a cellular phone nearby.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Limited isolation imposed in Maluku

Limited isolation imposed in Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): The civil emergency ruler in Ambon, Saleh Latuconsina, declared on Saturday a limited isolation of the territory to prevent arms and ammunition smuggling.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/The Williams sisters

The Williams sisters You do not need to be a tennis fan to pay attention to the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) who this year met in the semifinal of the Wimbledon tournament in London.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/124 arrested over latest Poso violence

124 arrested over latest Poso violence MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): At least 124 people were arrested over the weekend for their alleged involvement in communal clashes in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso, local security officers said on Sunday.Sgt.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Fewer register to work overseas

Fewer register to work overseas PURWAKARTA, West Java: The number of people from Puwakarta interested in registering with the government to work overseas has seen a significant drop this year.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Relief aid for flood victims

Relief aid for flood victims KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The office of the coordinating minister for people's welfare and poverty eradication has allotted Rp 9.2 billion and 1,842 tons of rice for people affected by the recent flooding in Belu and Timor Tengah Selatan regencies.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Arema upsets favorite Persija in league quarters

Arema upsets favorite Persija in league quarters JAKARTA (JP): Home favorite Persija was upset 1-2 by Arema of Malang in Sunday's opening quarterfinals match followed by an incident on the field between players from both teams. Both sides also questioned referee Yulius Dede's judgment.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: House on Haunted Hill 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Next Best Thing 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Mission Impossible 2 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Dinosaur 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Pukar ...

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/More quakes jolt Bengkulu

More quakes jolt Bengkulu BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Another series of aftershocks measuring between 4.7 and 5.1 on the Richter scale shook the province on Saturday, but no fatalities were reported.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Fuel drought scares Jambi

Fuel drought scares Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: Diesel fuel supplies at gas stations and kerosene reserves at local stores in some regencies of the province here are running out due to a delay in distribution, Antara reported.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Moving toward a post-UN administered East Timor

Moving toward a post-UN administered East Timor The following article is based on an address by Musma Musa Abbas, head of the Indonesian delegation to the Donors' Meeting of the United Nations Transitional Authority for East Timor (UNTAET) - World Bank on East Timor.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000

JP/Singaporean robbed of $100,000

Singaporean robbed of $100,000 JAKARTA (JP): A visiting Singaporean businessman was robbed of US$100,000 in front of the ITC Roxy Mas shopping center on Jl. K.H. Hasyim Asyhari in Central Jakarta on Friday afternoon, a police report said.According to Asst. Supt.