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Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/President must be given chance to improve

President must be given chance to improve JAKARTA (JP): While calling for a tighter rein on President Abdurrahman Wahid due to his glaring flaws which have come to the fore in the past 10 months, scholars warned that replacing him now would be politically more costly to the nation.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Charity concert to promote the arts

Charity concert to promote the arts JAKARTA (JP): Noted pianist Ananda Sukarlan will perform a solo recital at the Hotel Mulia Senayan in Central Jakarta at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Hero reschedules $25m debt

Hero reschedules $25m debt JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Hero Supermarket announced on Wednesday the extension of the maturity of its US$25 million debt to June 2002.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Government vows to crack down on tax evasion

Government vows to crack down on tax evasion JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo said on Wednesday the government would crack down on tax evasion, which is estimated to cost the government billions of dollars a year.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: FurnitureFURNITURE EXPO: The Ideal Furniture and Interior Expo 2000 will run at the Jakarta Convention Center through Aug. 6, 2000. The exhibition is a regular event held by PT Debindomulti Adhiswasti. National and international buyers and traders are expected to visit the expo.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/RI foreign debt $144.24b

RI foreign debt $144.24b JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance, and Industry Kwik Kian Gie said on Wednesday that Indonesia's foreign debts as of March 31 totaled US$144.24 billion.He said $75.04 billion of the total were the government's debts, and $69.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Haze in Riau: Case of deja vu

Haze in Riau: Case of deja vuBy Roderick Bowen PALEMBANG (JP): The vegetation fires along the Riau - North Sumatra border that started on July 7 and sent smoke across the Straits of Malacca until July 20 should have been no surprise to anybody.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Government to boost health care in Irian Jaya

Government to boost health care in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health will launch an intensive health care program in Irian Jaya this August in order to improve community health in Indonesia's easternmost province, which is below national standard.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/CPO benchmark unchanged

CPO benchmark unchanged JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to retain the export benchmark prices for palm oil and its derivatives, including crude palm oil (CPO), for the Aug. 1 to Aug. 31 period.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/More companies issue bonds to raise funds

More companies issue bonds to raise funds JAKARTA (JP): More companies are turning to the bond market to raise funds because the banking sector remains hesitant to provide large loans to the industrial sector, analysts said.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Reviewing debt deals

Reviewing debt deals It is comforting to note that President Abdurrahman Wahid acted quickly to end the controversy caused by inconsistent and contradictory statements by senior economic officials about the agreements hastily drawn with five conglomerates in October, 1998, for the settlement of ...

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Patriot 14:15 17:20 20:25 Gone in 60 Seconds 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Love Stinks 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Crouching Tiger 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Battle Field Earth ...

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Telkom, Indosat welcome move to remove monopoly

Telkom, Indosat welcome move to remove monopoly JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state-owned telecommunications companies PT Telkom and PT Indosat welcomed on Wednesday the government's decision to terminate their monopoly over the sector in 2002 and 2003, ahead of the original schedules of 2010 ...

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Artist utilizes cultural symbols, identity in work

Artist utilizes cultural symbols, identity in workBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Anna Zuchriana's work entitled Kenapa Sih Cina? (Why Chinese?, 1997) surprised its audience when it was first exhibited.In the middle of the canvas, appears a bride in full costume.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Land scam

Land scam Given that two former forestry ministers were named recently in a land scam that has cost the state over Rp 140 billion, it is not difficult to imagine that Soni Keraf inherited a fundamentally corrupt department.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Seminar on energy outlook

Seminar on energy outlook JAKARTA (JP): The upcoming Indonesian International Oil, Gas & Energy Conference and Exhibition 2000 (IIOGE 2000) will address Indonesia's energy outlook and its effects on the global energy markets, the conference's organizer said on Wednesday.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Maya Sigit drug hearing begins at district court

Maya Sigit drug hearing begins at district court JAKARTA (JP): Gusti Maya Firanti Noor, 29, wife of former president Soeharto's grandson, Ari Sigit, appeared at the West Jakarta District Court without her husband on Wednesday for the initial hearing of her alleged involvement in drugs.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Drought hits C. Java regencies

Drought hits C. Java regencies SEMARANG: A total of 72 villages in 15 districts in Grobogan regency are suffering clean water shortages as nearby wells and rivers are empty due to a long dry spell.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Police distribute sketches of suspected office bomber

Police distribute sketches of suspected office bomber JAKARTA (JP): After four weeks of investigation, South Jakarta Police distributed on Wednesday sketches of a man suspected of detonating a bomb at the Attorney General's Office in South Jakarta on July 4.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Stern action against boar meat vendors urged

Stern action against boar meat vendors urged JAKARTA (JP): City Council Commission B for economic affairs demanded the city administration on Wednesday to take stern action against vendors who sold wild boar meat as cheap beef at marketplaces in the capital.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Thieves active on Galungan day

Thieves active on Galungan day DENPASAR, Bali: Thieves broke into Federal International Finance (FIF) credit company on Wednesday morning and made away with at least Rp 30 million in cash.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 2, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Fresh violence in Ambon, 11 injured

Fresh violence in Ambon, 11 injured AMBON, Maluku (JP): Explosions erupted and gunshots rang out again in ravaged Ambon city on Wednesday, leaving at least 11 people injured.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/IBRA to sell catering firm

IBRA to sell catering firm JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Wednesday that it would sell all of its stake in industrial catering company PT Pangansari Utama, which was formerly owned by Mohamad "Bob" Hasan."Pangansari will be sold this year to help raise Rp 18.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/KKN alleged in West Java

KKN alleged in West Java BANDUNG: A special provincial council committee on graft in the West Java administration alleged on Tuesday that Governor R. Nuriana may be involved in corruption.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Summit distraction and destruction

Summit distraction and destruction Undeniably, the recent summit of influential political leaders -- Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati Soekarnoputri, Amien Rais, Akbar Tandjung -- arranged in the former capital city of the Republic, Yogyakarta, and hosted by the popular Sultan of that ...

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Bomb attack was personal: Caday

Bomb attack was personal: Caday JAKARTA (JP): The blast in front of the residence of the Philippine Ambassador, Leonides T.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/First the bomb, now the hoaxes

First the bomb, now the hoaxes JAKARTA (JP): Still gripped by horror after Tuesday's powerful blast in front of the Philippine envoy's residence, Jakartans received more scary news: bomb hoaxes.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/The 10th anniversary of Iraq's brazen invasion into Kuwait

The 10th anniversary of Iraq's brazen invasion into KuwaitBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): It caused a great uproar, followed by a middle- sized war, when Saddam Hussein's tanks rolled into Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, but 10 years later the whole episode has left only three visible legacies.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Speculation continues of motive behind bomb blast

Speculation continues of motive behind bomb blast JAKARTA (JP): Speculation continued on Wednesday on the motive behind the bomb explosion in front of the Philippine ambassador's house, with theories ranging from international terrorism, a personal vendetta to local groups bent on creating chaos.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Relatives identify one of bomb blast fatalities

Relatives identify one of bomb blast fatalities JAKARTA (JP): One of the two fatalities of the bomb blast at the Philippines ambassador's residence was identified by her relatives on Wednesday as Titin, 42.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Indosat profit rises by 41.5% in first half

Indosat profit rises by 41.5% in first half JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed international telephone operator PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation (Indosat) announced on Wednesday unaudited consolidated net income of Rp 944.4 billion (US$108.1 million) for the first half of 2000.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Why press freedom is like owning and driving a car

Why press freedom is like owning and driving a car The following is based on a presentation by Jim Carden at the Ethics in Journalism Conference held in Jakarta on July 12.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Banser members flood Jakarta

Banser members flood Jakarta SURABAYA (JP): Huge numbers of Banser civilian militiamen have arrived in Jakarta from East Java to safeguard the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) Annual Session, despite an official ban.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Wynne Prakusya earns Olympics wild card

Wynne Prakusya earns Olympics wild card JAKARTA (JP): Young women's tennis player Wynne Prakusya managed to reach her goal of competing in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney after the International Olympics Committee (IOC) awarded her a wild card earlier this month.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Chia leads second day despite heavy rain

Chia leads second day despite heavy rain JAKARTA (JP): Danny Chia of Malaysia played more convincingly in the second day of the Olympic Golf Championship at the Rancamaya golf course in Bogor Wednesday despite heavy rain which halted the match.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Interval 12:30 p.m.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/KPC workers back on strike

KPC workers back on strike JAKARTA (JP): Coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal halted its operations once more on Wednesday as workers backed away from negotiations and blockaded the company's mine in Sanggata regency, East Kalimantan, an executive at the company said on Wednesday.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Indonesia eyes two golds in President's Cup

Indonesia eyes two golds in President's Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is aiming to take two gold medals in the final of the 19th President's Cup international amateur boxing tournament at the Grand Bali Beach hotel at Sanur, Bali, on Thursday night.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Gus Dur to embark on overseas visit next month

Gus Dur to embark on overseas visit next month JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid will visit the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand early next month, a presidential aide said on Wednesday.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Nine men's chess players advance to second round

Nine men's chess players advance to second round JAKARTA (JP): Nine men cruised into the second round of the 34th Chess Olympic Games national selection tournament on Wednesday.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Informatics network

Informatics network Informatics is glad to reply to the article in The Jakarta Post on July 21, 2000, from Mr. Adrianus Hiyung Tjung. Mr.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Can legislators evaluate their own performances?

Can legislators evaluate their own performances? JAKARTA (JP): A political observer considered it strange and paradoxical that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), a majority of whom are members of the House of Representatives (DPR), will have to evaluate the House's progress report in ...

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Ceramics Exhibition: Traveling Exhibition of Peoples Ceramics and Tilted Potter's Wheel Technique Pager Jurang, at Kintamani Hall, Santika Beach Bali Hotel, Jl. Kartika Plaza, Tuban (Phone: 0361 751267), until Aug. 4.

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Yemeni investors build palm oil plant in North Sumatra

Yemeni investors build palm oil plant in North Sumatra MEDAN, N. Sumatra (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Rozy Munir praised the two palm oil factories built by Yemeni investors in the Medan industrial estate as a vote of confidence in Indonesia's future ...

Thu, 03 Aug 2000

JP/Central bank claims on-site inspections helping rupiah

Central bank claims on-site inspections helping rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) acting governor Anwar Nasution said on Wednesday the central bank's recent move to send its inspectors to foreign exchange banks operating in the country had been effective in helping to stabilize the rupiah.