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Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Poso back to normal after signing of peace accord

Poso back to normal after signing of peace accord POSO, Central Sulawesi (JP): The town of Poso returned to normal on Monday following the signing of a peace accord by Sulawesi governors the day before and the deployment of Cinta Damai (Love of Peace) special troops from the Wirabuana ...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Three foreigners apply to Persijap

Three foreigners apply to Persijap SEMARANG (JP): Three foreign soccer players from Cameroon, Brazil and Liberia have requested to join the Persijap Jepara club, an official said here on Monday.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Tunas posts higher profit

Tunas posts higher profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed automotive company PT Tunas Ridean announced on Monday net profits of Rp 45 billion (US$5.6 million) for the first half of this year.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/RI sets time frame for refugee camp closure

RI sets time frame for refugee camp closure JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab said on Monday that East Timorese refugee camps in West Timor would be closed within three to six months.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Voices against proposal on 'syariah' law heard

Voices against proposal on 'syariah' law heard YOGYAKARTA (JP): Voices disagreeing with the proposal to include Islamic syariah law in the 1945 Constitution were heard throughout the country on Monday.Many people warned of the danger of social segregation if it was passed.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Sjahril files lawsuit

Sjahril files lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Suspended Bank Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin has filed a pretrial lawsuit against the Attorney General's Office over his arrest status, a South Jakarta District Court official said on Monday.M.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/City to lease houses to expats

City to lease houses to expats JAKARTA (JP): City-owned property developer, PT Sarana Wisesa Properindo, will lease 12 houses, located on Jl.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/3-in-1 regulation

3-in-1 regulation I wonder why nobody speaks against the silly three-in-one traffic rule? Does the government think it will settle the problem by reducing the number of vehicles on the street?If asked whether it creates new problems, the answer is yes, definitely! It certainly creates problems ...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Tension high in Ambon ahead of Aug. 17 celebrations

Tension high in Ambon ahead of Aug. 17 celebrations AMBON, Maluku (JP): Tension gripped Ambon on Monday ahead of the Aug. 17 Independence Day celebrations as rumors of renewed massive attacks continued to spread fear among the city's residents.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/MPR wants Megawati's tasks to be detailed

MPR wants Megawati's tasks to be detailed JAKARTA (JP): Subcommission C of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has agreed to prepare only one draft decree that instructs the President to issue a detailed presidential decree on the Vice President's new tasks.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Gore tries to distance himself from scandal

Gore tries to distance himself from scandalBy Ron Fournier LOS ANGELES (AP): George W. Bush wants to make moral values a campaign issue. Well, guess what? So does Al Gore.Republicans tried in their presidential convention to resurrect voter disgust with the 1999 impeachment saga.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/House approval for BCA, Niaga divestment needed

House approval for BCA, Niaga divestment needed JAKARTA (JP): The government is seeking approval from the House of Representatives (DPR) to divest ownership of publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA) and Bank Niaga this year.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/RI tourist office in China

RI tourist office in China JAKARTA (JP): The government is canceling a plan to reopen its Indonesian tourist office in Los Angeles and instead prioritizing opening one in Beijing, Minister of Art and Tourism Hidayat Djaelani said on Monday.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/JSX suspends three Texmaco subsidiaries

JSX suspends three Texmaco subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) temporally suspended on Monday the trading of PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa, PT Texmaco Perkasa Engineering and Texmaco Jaya, three of four publicly listed subsidiaries of the giant Texmaco Group.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Shareholders' meeting to decide KPC's future

Shareholders' meeting to decide KPC's future JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal in East Kalimantan will meet here to decide on the company's future, following failed efforts to end a dispute with striking workers.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Antidumping body still has much to do

Antidumping body still has much to doBy Erry Bundjamin JAKARTA (JP): The issue of dumping goods has received a great deal of attention in Indonesia recently.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from Aug. 14 to Aug. 20

Rates for tax payment, valid from Aug. 14 to Aug. 20U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,300.00Austrian schilling 1 543.59Australian dollar 1 4,801.55Belgian franc 1 185.42Canadian dollar 1 5,582.83Swiss franc 1 4,839.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 MPR's Annual Session (live) 12:00 p.m.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Jacob Tobing mindful of duty but not overawed

Jacob Tobing mindful of duty but not overawed JAKARTA (JP): How does it feel to be in charge of a commission assigned to alter the nation's Constitution?"Anxious," was Commission A chairman Jacob Tobing's answer.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Witness in Soeharto case dies

Witness in Soeharto case dies JAKARTA (JP): A witness in former president Soeharto's alleged graft trial, Dharmais foundation treasurer Brig. Gen. (ret) Hedijanto, died from a brain hemorrhage on Monday morning after undergoing surgery the previous evening. He was 73.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/BI official expects SBI rate to fall this week

BI official expects SBI rate to fall this week JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution expects the benchmark interest rate on Bank Indonesia one-month SBI promissory notes to decrease at the weekly auction on Wednesday.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 14, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Writing TNI in the Constitution

Writing TNI in the Constitution After so many attacks on the political role played by the Indonesian Military (TNI), I was surprised to read in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 9, 2000 an article titled TNI set to write itself into the Constitution.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/PDI vs PDI-P in Bali

PDI vs PDI-P in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Hundreds of disgruntled supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) stormed the party's office in Jembrana, some 90 kilometers west of Denpasar, on Monday.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/MPR changes definitions of territorial borders

MPR changes definitions of territorial borders JAKARTA (JP): Upon hearing expert advice, members of the People Consultative Assembly's (MPR) Commission A made a last- minute change to a constitutional amendment, which initially defined Indonesia's territorial borders using map coordinates.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/'Sacred' Dayak tattoos lose their meaning

'Sacred' Dayak tattoos lose their meaningBy Edi Petebang and Theresia Game PONTIANAK (JP): The indigenous Dayak in Kalimantan are known for the art of tattooing, but it is hard to tell whether it is an original tradition or whether it was introduced from outside.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Excuse me, may we interrupt?

Excuse me, may we interrupt? JAKARTA (JP): Anyone speaking in support of President Abdurrahman Wahid must be prepared to face a three-pronged attack.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Arafat told to make peace before declaring state

Arafat told to make peace before declaring stateBy Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters): President Yasser Arafat's plans to unilaterally declare a Palestinian state, seem to have won only lukewarm support from Arab and European leaders who say he should do it only as part of a peace deal with Israel.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/How to refill Lake Toba and save its surroundings

How to refill Lake Toba and save its surroundingsBy Pasi Lehmusluoto JAKARTA (JP): A careful reading of the article, "Renun River dilemma brought about by deforestation" (The Jakarta Post, Aug.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Purbalingga lacking teachers

Purbalingga lacking teachers PURBALINGGA, Central Java: As many as 568 elementary schools in 237 villages in the regency of Purbalingga need more than 1,000 teachers, regent Triyono Budi Sasongko said here on Monday.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Fish to curb water pollution

Fish to curb water pollution BANDUNG: In a bid to negate the level of pollution of the Cirata, Saguling and Jatiluhur dams in West Java, a special species of fish will be released into the waters of the three large dams.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Sophan causes a stir with doctors

Sophan causes a stir with doctors JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction chairman Sophan Sophiaan caused quite a stir with doctors on Monday after a brief head massage.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Film * Steven Spielberg Film at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: Indiana Jones et le Temple Maudit, Aug. 15. Jurassic Park, Aug. 18. * Cannes Film Screening at CCF, 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: L'odeur de la papaye verte, Aug. 22.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Israel targets 'their Jerusalem homes'

Israel targets 'their Jerusalem homes'By Mohammed Assadi JERUSALEM (Reuters): Hashem Aqel has seen a lot in his 95 years as a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem, including the loss of much of his 75 acres of land to Israel.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/President asked to lift investment ban on dot-coms

President asked to lift investment ban on dot-coms JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Rozy Munir is asking President Abdurrahman Wahid to revise his controversial decree which bans foreign investment in the multimedia and telecommunications sectors, a ...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/PET exporters escape EC antisubsidy investigation

PET exporters escape EC antisubsidy investigation JAKARTA (JP): The European Commission has withdrawn its threat to impose antisubsidy measures on Indonesia's polyethylene terephthalate (PET) products due to a lack of evidence.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000)Hollywood 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 ...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Response to starving refugees

Response to starving refugees Commenting on the article Refugees die of starvation (The Jakarta Post, July 27, 2000, page 2) we would like to give our explanation based on the results of monitoring carried out in the refugee camps and statements made to the service office concerned by the ...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/One killed in a well

One killed in a well PURWOKERTO, Central Java: One person was killed while three others slightly injured when they were cleaning a water well in the village of Pageraji, Banyumas regency, on Sunday.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Chinese xenophobia still brooding

Chinese xenophobia still broodingBy Peter Harmsen BEIJING (AFP): One hundred years ago on Monday a contingent of 20,000 troops -- mostly Japanese, Russian, American and British -- fought their way into Beijing, relieving the staff of foreign legations who had been under siege for two months.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/A betrayal

A betrayal It now looks almost certain the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will extend the political role of the Indonesian Military (TNI) beyond 2004, the original deadline promised by leaders of the 1998 reform movement that included the likes of President Abdurrahman Wahid, Vice President ...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/New fisheries ministry urged for new Cabinet

New fisheries ministry urged for new Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Fisheries Community on Monday urged President Abdurrahman Wahid to set up a ministry in charge of sea and inland fisheries development in the new Cabinet which he is to announce early next week.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Travel ban planned for former bank owners

Travel ban planned for former bank owners JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Monday that the government would impose a travel ban on former owners and management of 42 commercial banks who allegedly abused the government liquidity support.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Application of syariah law

Application of syariah law As a comment to The Jakarta Post's interview with Irfan S. Awwas, chairman of Mujahidin Congress organizing committee, I would like to say that the suspicion and fear among non-Muslims of the idea to apply syariah law in Indonesia is understandable.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/IBRA announces sale of five mosquito coil firms

IBRA announces sale of five mosquito coil firms JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced on Monday the sale of five mosquito coil companies which together control 59 percent of the domestic market.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/UAI opens its doors to prospective students

UAI opens its doors to prospective students JAKARTA (JP): The Al-Azhar Islamic School Foundation's newly- founded University of Al-Azhar Indonesia (UAI) is opening its doors to prospective students, regardless of their religion, a foundation executive said on Monday.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Factors beyond Pertamina affecting fuel supply

Factors beyond Pertamina affecting fuel supplyBy Rikza Abdullah JAKARTA (JP): The recent gasoline shortage here, the first of its kind in 30 years, made the public wonder if there might be something wrong with the country's fuel distribution system.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Kazakh town's bio-weapons past haunts present

Kazakh town's bio-weapons past haunts presentBy Sujata Rao STEPNOGORSK, Kazakhstan (Reuters): Forget the atom bomb. Something just as lethal could be brewing in a neighborhood garage -- experts say biological weapons, easy and cheap to make, will be a major menace in the 21st century.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/More than 1,000 rally at Assembly session

More than 1,000 rally at Assembly session JAKARTA (JP): Over 1,000 people from different groups rallied on Monday in front of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), voicing various demands ranging from support for the government of President Abdurrahman Wahid to the expulsion of ...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/BPS gets new soft loan worth $12.9b from Japan

BPS gets new soft loan worth $12.9b from Japan JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday a new soft loan worth 1.4 billion yen (US$12.9 million) from the Japanese government to improve its computerized system of data collection.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/MPR unlikely to complete amendment drafts

MPR unlikely to complete amendment drafts JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) looks certain to delay its overhaul of the 1945 Constitution after Commission A, assigned with deliberating the amendments, reached agreements on only 23 of 79 draft articles at the end of Monday.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/VP warns of declining appeal of scout movement

VP warns of declining appeal of scout movement JAKARTA (JP): The scouting movement is no longer compulsory and is fast losing appeal because of failing to keep up with the times.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Sumatran tiger, RI's vanishing treasure

Sumatran tiger, RI's vanishing treasureBy Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): The statistics are disturbing: there are only between 400 and 600 Sumatran tigers left in the wild.And that was in 1992.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/India's chief graft buster means business

India's chief graft buster means business NEW DELHI: At 61, N. Vittal is still the sort of man who makes people half his age feel exhausted.He speaks rapidly and incessantly, underscoring points with jabs of the fingers and ideas drawn from Hindu mythology, Socrates and de Tocqueville.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Indonesia's politics

Indonesia's politics The Indonesian people and the international community are sick and tired of the ongoing internal discord within the administration. It is not as if the infighting has stemmed from disagreements over any particularly worthy cause.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/More discussion about TNI/Police

More discussion about TNI/Police JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly factions defended their decision on Monday to extend the Indonesian Military (TNI)/Police role in the Assembly, calling on critics to face the "political reality" that immediately abolishing their political roles could ...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 14, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Acehnese free to hoist flags: GAM chief

Acehnese free to hoist flags: GAM chief BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): With tension high following the fatal shooting of two students at state-run Syiah Kuala University on Monday, a Free Aceh Movement (GAM) commander said people in the province could fly the Indonesian flag on Independence Day on Aug.

Tue, 15 Aug 2000

JP/Parties' task forces ready to end gambling

Parties' task forces ready to end gambling JAKARTA (JP): Task forces of major political parties have expressed their readiness to deploy their private troops to help the Jakarta Administration in its efforts to close down gambling dens in the capital.