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49 articles.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Minister takes a turn as reporter

Minister takes a turn as reporter JAKARTA (JP): What do ministers do on a Sunday to take a break from the hectic schedule of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly?State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela considers posing as a journalist to be a pleasant ...

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Give Islamic 'syariah' law a chance: Mujahidin leader

Give Islamic 'syariah' law a chance: Mujahidin leaderBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Some 1,500 Muslims held their first Indonesian Mujahidin Congress in Yogyakarta on Aug. 5 to Aug. 7 which resulted in the establishment of a Mujahidin Assembly and a document named the Yogyakarta Charter.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Warning for teenagers

Warning for teenagers BOGOR (JP): Women who become pregnant between the ages of 15 and 19 are twice as vulnerable to death during childbirth as women between the ages of 20 and 34, an obstetrician said.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC The Patriot 14:15 17:20 20:25 Gladiator 14:55 17:55 20:55 Gone in 60 Seconds 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 From Dusk till Dawn 2 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The First 9 1/2 Weeks 14:15 ...

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Danamon, Fiserv sign deal

Danamon, Fiserv sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Singapore-based Fiserv Asia Pacific has agreed to provide publicly listed Bank Danamon with an international comprehensive banking system to help improve speed, accuracy and efficiency of service.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Amed and the developing coast of East Bali

Amed and the developing coast of East BaliBy Brant Connors Three hours from the crowds of Kuta and the traffic of Denpasar, East Bali beckons the traveler in search of peace and serenity.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Taking lobbying to new heights

Taking lobbying to new heights JAKARTA (JP): Lobbying skills are part of any good politician's repertoire, but members of the National Awakening Party (PKB) faction are leaving nothing to chance in getting their message across.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/HZ buys into Indocement

HZ buys into Indocement JAKARTA (JP): Heidelberger Zement Group (HZ) of Germany has agreed to take over US$250 million of debts from PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa and convert them into shares in the company, the publicly listed Indonesian cement giant said.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Finance Minister Bambang wants to retain his job

Finance Minister Bambang wants to retain his job YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo hinted on Saturday that he still wanted to retain his position in the Cabinet to allow him to accomplish his unfinished works.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Workers' protests threaten Badak natural gas supply

Workers' protests threaten Badak natural gas supply JAKARTA (JP): Workers' protests at gas company Vico Indonesia Ltd might cause a total cut in the natural gas supply to the country's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer PT Badak in Bontang, East Kalimantan, a spokesman of state oil and ...

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Riantini, Irne join Olympic bridge team

Riantini, Irne join Olympic bridge team SEMARANG (JP): Riantini, the silver medalist at the 15th National Games, and Irne Korengkeng were included on the women's national bridge team for the Olympic Bridge competition at Maastricht, the Netherlands, starting on Aug. 27.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Three die in Sawu Sea mishap

Three die in Sawu Sea mishap MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Three men died and four others are still missing after a strong eddy destroyed an eight- crew fishing boat on the Sawu Sea, the only known survivor said on Friday evening.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Bali's dynamics in the shadow of tourism

Bali's dynamics in the shadow of tourismBy I Gde Pitana DENPASAR, Bali (JP): At present, tourism has touched almost every corner of the world -- every country and every region -- directly, as well as indirectly.Bali has had a significant slice of the action.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/PDI Perjuangan, Golkar becoming political allies

PDI Perjuangan, Golkar becoming political allies JAKARTA (JP): In politics anything is possible and enemies can quickly become friends.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Central Asian unrest shows region's vulnerability

Central Asian unrest shows region's vulnerabilityBy Mike Collett-White ALMATY (Reuters): Growing violence this week along the southern belt of oil-rich Central Asia has served as a stark reminder to leaders, diplomats and businesses that turbulence in the region is unlikely to disappear any time ...

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/PPP wants DEN/DPUN dissolved

PPP wants DEN/DPUN dissolved JAKARTA (JP): The United Development (PPP) faction urged President Abdurrahman Wahid on Saturday to dissolve his two advisory groups, the National Economic Council (DEN) and National Business Development Council (DPUN) saying the two councils only complicate the ...

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Creative aims high in world of digital audio

Creative aims high in world of digital audioBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): I have a short list of technology companies that I have a lot of respect for. One of them is the Singapore-based Creative Technology Ltd.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Troops reportedly run amok in Aceh following shooting

Troops reportedly run amok in Aceh following shooting BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): A large number of residents were injured after a gang of soldiers and police officers reportedly ran amok on Sunday, destroying shops and markets in the Idi Rayeuek district of East Aceh on Sunday.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Live bullets found in steel box at post office

Live bullets found in steel box at post office SURABAYA (JP): A staff member of the Surabaya post office found a steel package containing 1,200 nine millimeter bullets for FN guns on Friday, a police officer said.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/'Last paradise' reflects on its development path

'Last paradise' reflects on its development pathBy I Wayan Juniartha. DENPASAR, Bali (JP) Several noted figures have urged the people and government of Bali to take the province's 42nd anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on and contemplate the path of development that the "last paradise" has ...

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Arrest and try BI officials

Arrest and try BI officials The results are in on an investigation carried out by the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP), which was probing a total Rp 106 trillion of Bank Indonesian Liquidity Support (BLBI) recorded as of Jan. 31, 2000.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/MPR moves to formalize task-sharing formula

MPR moves to formalize task-sharing formula JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) moved a step closer on Sunday to formalizing the task-sharing arrangement between the President and Vice President, although not through a separate decree.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Emasculation of the presidency

Emasculation of the presidency On Aug. 7 President Abdurrahman Wahid gave his progress report before the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). On Aug. 8 the MPR members responded negatively, in particular criticizing the President's management failures.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/BAT cuts cigarette output

BAT cuts cigarette output JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed cigarette producer PT BAT Indonesia Tbk has suffered a substantial drop in sales due to the introduction of a new excise tax in April.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Ethics dilemma in selecting tourism development

Ethics dilemma in selecting tourism developmentBy I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): That tourism is the backbone of Bali cannot be denied. Nevertheless, such a claim should not prevent us from thinking critically and reflectively about the development of our tourist industry.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Two die after being hit by speeding bus

Two die after being hit by speeding bus JAKARTA (JP): Two people died after a speeding intercity bus plowed into their motorbikes on Jl. Margonda Raya in Depok on Sunday morning.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Soeharto's health decline: Lawyer

Soeharto's health decline: Lawyer JAKARTA (JP): With former president Soeharto's corruption trial approaching, a lawyer said on Sunday the country's former ruler was not healthy enough for the court proceedings.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Nowhere to hide

Nowhere to hide Old age for Chile's former strongman Augusto Pinochet and Indonesia's former president Suharto looks much different from anything they had probably envisaged.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Thief mobbed to death

Thief mobbed to death DENPASAR, Bali: A crowd of people Pemogan village, some eight kilometers south of Denpasar, beat an alleged thief to death and wounded two other criminals who managed to escape on Sunday.Badung Police detectives chief Sr. Supt.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Six killed, 18 injured in fresh Ambon fighting

Six killed, 18 injured in fresh Ambon fighting AMBON, Maluku (JP): Ambon was still tense on Sunday following clashes between troops and armed rioters at the border between Batu Merah and Mardika areas that left at least six people dead and 18 others wounded, officials and witnesses said.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/TNI/Police to leave MPR after 2009

TNI/Police to leave MPR after 2009 JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Commission B deliberating draft decrees, proposed on Sunday that the presence of the military and police in the highest law-making body would be maintained until 2009.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Legislators pessimistic on constitutional amendments

Legislators pessimistic on constitutional amendments JAKARTA (JP): With the clock ticking fast, hopes that Commission A at the People's Consultative Assembly will complete proposals for constitutional amendments are fading.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Drawing contest for children

Drawing contest for children JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 children between the ages of 3 and 12 took part in a drawing and coloring contest at Mal Ciputra in West Jakarta on Sunday.The contest was held in connection with the country's 55th anniversary of independence, which falls on Aug.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/FedEx sees bright outlook in rebounding Asian market

FedEx sees bright outlook in rebounding Asian market SUBIC BAY, The Philippines (JP): Leading air express transportation company Federal Express (FedEx) sees a favorable Asian market ahead as the region recovers from its economic crisis.Managing director for its Southeast Asia operation of the U.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Official suggests spice museum for Jakarta

Official suggests spice museum for Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The City Museum and Restoration Agency has proposed the establishment of Indonesia's first ever spice museum in an unused building within the Maritime Museum compound on Jl. Pasar Ikan I in North Jakarta.Agency chairman Robert P.

Mon, 14 Aug 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 MPR Session (live) 12:00 p.m.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/The 'syariah' debate

The 'syariah' debate Should a modern Muslim beat his wife, even if his holy book allows him to do so? Obviously, the answer to this question is an unambiguous 'no'.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Councillors question lack of police on raids

Councillors question lack of police on raids JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta City Councilmen questioned on Saturday the absence of police officers on several raids conducted recently by local officials against gambling dens in the capital.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Calls to defer amendments grow

Calls to defer amendments grow JAKARTA (JP): Calls to postpone the consideration of constitutional amendments to a more "appropriate" time are growing as many argue that the nation is currently still too unsettled to deal with such fundamental changes to the 1945 Constitution.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/E-Procurement helps firms cut down on purchasing costs

E-Procurement helps firms cut down on purchasing costs Are the employees in your company still using the old, paper- based procurement procedure? Does Ina still have to obtain seven signatures before she can get a new ink cartridge for the inkjet printer on her desk? Does Tommy often get angry ...

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Military training?

Military training? Further to Melody Kemp's letter Violence on the border (Aug. 5) and my own on cross-border raids into East Timor (Aug.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Badung Regent offers praise

Badung Regent offers praiseBy Brant Connors DENPASAR, Bali (JP): As Bali celebrates its 42nd anniversary as a province, Badung Regent A.A. Ngurah Oka Ratmadi SH praised efforts to develop and promote Bali and Badung.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Sulawesi governors sign Poso peace deal

Sulawesi governors sign Poso peace deal TENTENA, Central Sulawesi (JP): Sulawesi governors signed a peace accord for Poso here on Sunday with recommendations for security guarantees for refugees, psychological and infrastructural rehabilitation and fair law enforcement.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Observers say MPR blackmailing President

Observers say MPR blackmailing President JAKARTA (JP): Observers lashed out at People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) legislators on Sunday for pushing for a decree to formalize the task-sharing agreement between President Abdurrahman Wahid and the Vice President, saying it was an attempt to ...

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Siloam Gleneagles has new scanning device

Siloam Gleneagles has new scanning device TANGERANG (JP): Siloam Gleneagles Hospital, jointly owned by the Lippo Group and its Singaporean partner, introduced on Saturday its US$2 million Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Gyroscan INTERA 1.5.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/E-mail notification alert with SMS provides convenience

E-mail notification alert with SMS provides convenienceBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Wow, I have received a lot of e-mails from JP readers, either giving compliments or asking for more tips or for a detailed procedure in Indonesian.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition Bukan Pelukis by Sitok Srengenge, Butet Kartaredjasa, Djaduk Ferianto, and Agus Noor, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Plaza complex, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Aug. 30.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/VW rally congests Bandung streets

VW rally congests Bandung streets BANDUNG: A procession of a 860 German-made Volkswagen (VW) cars of all types congested the streets of west and north Bandung on Sunday.The vehicles, which made a 10-kilometer trip along the city's streets, belonged to members of the Bandung VW Club.

Mon, 14 Aug 2000

JP/Aceh: Toward new political arena?

Aceh: Toward new political arena?By Aboeprijadi Santoso GENEVA (JP): There was an air of growing optimism after the talks on Aceh in Switzerland last week. Aceh seems to be moving toward a new game and leaving the military battle.