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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Suspect says he learned to make bombs in Afghanistan

Suspect says he learned to make bombs in Afghanistan JAKARTA (JP): A senior police detective revealed on Friday that one of four suspects in the Christmas Eve bombing case has confessed to having received explosives training in Afghanistan.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Indonesia's economy not as bad as people think: Economist

Indonesia's economy not as bad as people think: Economist Noted economist Dr. Mubyarto said recently that he had a different opinion about the state of Indonesia's economy to most mainstream economists. The following interview attempts to pinpoint those differences.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/New Order figures must 'be tried'

New Order figures must 'be tried' JAKARTA (JP): The director of the Institute of Public Policy Studies said that in the rush to indict former president Soeharto and his family, the activities of other prominent players in the New Order regime should not be overlooked.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/C. Java to send full team to c'ship

C. Java to send full team to c'ship SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java chapter of the Indonesian Taekwondo Association will send a full team to the LG Cup National Taekwondo Championship in Jakarta in early February, an official said on Friday.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 9:30 Variety Show 11:00 Talk Show 2:00 p.m.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Subagyo upbeat about RI men's singles chances in Korea Open

Subagyo upbeat about RI men's singles chances in Korea Open JAKARTA (JP): Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) chairman Subagyo Hadisiswoyo expressed optimism that Indonesian men's singles shuttlers would perform well at the six-star Korea Open despite the absence of the country's two top ...

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Indover creditors may be named as suspects

Indover creditors may be named as suspects JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors could name several businessmen as suspects in the loan scandal involving two of Bank Indonesia's (BI) foreign based subsidiaries, an official said on Friday.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Joint investigation on Xmas bombings proposed

Joint investigation on Xmas bombings proposed JAKARTA (JP): The Forum for Indonesian Peace (FID) in a meeting with Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday appealed to be given access to information on the Christmas Eve bombings.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Government asked to be flexible on tax policy

Government asked to be flexible on tax policyBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Legislators on Friday called upon the government to show willingness to review recent regulations that raised income taxes on interests from bank time deposit, and imposed value added taxes on agriculture and animal ...

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Corruption as role distortion

Corruption as role distortionBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): Corruption in Indonesia should always be a question and an issue, never to be taken for granted because almost everybody is tempted to practice it.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 5, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Textile association hails new export quota policy

Textile association hails new export quota policy JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Textile Association (API) on Friday welcomed the government's new regulation on the allocation of export quotas, calling it a concrete step towards eradicating rampant quota trading practices among textile producers.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Shangri-La Hotel staff seek help from House

Shangri-La Hotel staff seek help from House JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of striking workers from Shangri-La Hotel went to the House of Representatives on Friday to ask legislators to intervene in their dispute with the hotel.The workers, who have been on strike since Dec.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Crime rate drops in Bogor

Crime rate drops in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police recorded a sharp decline in its crime rate throughout 2000, but 40 percent of the cases investigated during the same period remain unsolved.The regional police's Chief Comr.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/School building needs renovation

School building needs renovation TANGERANG (JP): The Cempaka Putih state elementary school building in the district of Ciputat, Tangerang, is in very poor condition, forcing students from two classes to go home when it rains.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/National Education Minister opens Papua University

National Education Minister opens Papua University JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education inaugurated on Friday the new Papua State University and appointed the first rector for the university located in Manokwari city, some 638 kilometers west of the Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/IBRA to resume talks with Marubeni over Chandra Asri debt

IBRA to resume talks with Marubeni over Chandra Asri debt JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) plans to start fresh negotiations with Japanese Marubeni Corp.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Exploring the Hyde Park of Batavia

Exploring the Hyde Park of BataviaBy Ida Indawati Khouw It's the Jakarta landmark that everybody knows and looks up to. The National Monument (Monas), located in the heart of the capital, was once a favorite spot for residents to enjoy a breath of fresh air and a stroll.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Withdrawal of Ajinomoto's products closely watched

Withdrawal of Ajinomoto's products closely watched JAKARTA (JP): The government said it is closely monitoring PT Ajinomoto Indonesia's recall of its monosodium glutamate (MSG) products, which the company has promised to withdraw from store shelves within three weeks.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Faulty conversion

Faulty conversion As a regular reader of The Jakarta Post, I feel I must point out this time one of the Post's regular mistakes: the conversion of monetary values from rupiah to U.S. dollar.In page 12 (Business and Investment) of Jan.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo: A Letter from the Ocean by Mosista Pambudi at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), until Jan. 24. * Painting Flying Horizon by Teguh Ostenrik, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/A hidden treasure in Sumatra

A hidden treasure in SumatraBy Naswan Iskandar Like it or not, this province is probably the most forgotten region in the country. It seems many Indonesians have no idea that, for instance, 60 percent of Jambi comprises forests.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Dutch man arrested over fake passport

Dutch man arrested over fake passport MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): A Dutch national was arrested on Thursday for using a fake passport to live in Makassar for two years, an Immigration official said here on Friday.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Aceh talks to resume in Switzerland

Aceh talks to resume in Switzerland JAKARTA (JP): Make or break talks on Aceh will commence in Davos, Switzerland, on Saturday with Indonesian government negotiators likely to make one final offer to Free Aceh Movement (GAM) representatives for special autonomy in the province.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Trouble in Shangri-La

Trouble in Shangri-La While millions of Jakartans were reveling in a binge of merrymaking celebrating Christmas, Idul Fitri and the coming of the new year, the end of the year was anything but happy for Jakarta's Shangri-La Hotel. On Friday, Dec.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Airlines boost seats for holidaymakers

Airlines boost seats for holidaymakers JAKARTA (JP): Several national airlines are boosting their seat capacity to accommodate people returning to Jakarta from December holidays.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Princess Selaras and the Chosen Land

Princess Selaras and the Chosen Land Jambi (JP): Once, Princess Selaras Pinang Masak, one of the ascendants of King Adityawarman, who resided in Pagaruyung (also known as Minangkabau in what is now West Sumatra), wished to return to her native land in the Malay Kingdom, east of the Pagaruyung ...

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/JSX bomb suspects to be handed over

JSX bomb suspects to be handed over JAKARTA (JP): The City Police will hand over the six suspects in the bomb explosion at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building on Sept. 13 last year, to the Jakarta Prosecutors Office, early next week.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/President denies shifting task to VP Megawati

President denies shifting task to VP Megawati JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid denied accusations on Friday that he had been trying to shift the responsibility for making major political decisions to his deputy Megawati Soekarnoputri.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Going for laughs with comedian Tika Panggabean

Going for laughs with comedian Tika PanggabeanBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Tika Panggabean is accustomed to being the odd woman out.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: 102 Dalmatians 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Asterix and Obelix 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Bless The Child 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Red Planet 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Replacements ...

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/PDI-P under fire for 'illogical' protest

PDI-P under fire for 'illogical' protest JAKARTA (JP): Government and parliamentary watchdogs slammed the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the City Council on Friday, for its walkout during a plenary session which endorsed the city's draft budget last week.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Payoff scam prompts mayor's resignation

Payoff scam prompts mayor's resignation PADANG, West Sumatra: Padang mayor Zuiyen Rais finally resigned following his alleged involvement in a payoff scandal, deputy speaker of the provincial legislature Muhidi said on Friday.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Police report two deaths

Police report two deaths JAKARTA (JP): City Police reported two deaths on Thursday and Friday, with the latter case appearing to be murder.A police clerk, Rojak, identified Friday's victim as 35-year- old Baharudin from Medan, North Sumatra, a driver of the local Swa Sembada taxi group.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Jan. 5

Rupiah Rates Jan. 5 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,035.00 10,035.00 9,487.00 9,583.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Curriculum needs reviewing

Curriculum needs reviewing I am interested in what Prof. S. Hamid Hasan says about the Indonesian curriculum (Pikiran Rakyat, Dec. 20, 2000) which produces the current student profile that is rigid and robotic in terms of the national development goal.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Minister demands law to combat ticket scalpers

Minister demands law to combat ticket scalpers JAKARTA (JP): In response to the rampant incidents of ticket scalping occurring over the recent holiday period, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Agum Gumelar pledged on Friday an all-out effort to stamp out the practice.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Australia's new generation: Think globally, act neighborly

Australia's new generation: Think globally, act neighborlyBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): It is no secret that the majority of adults in Australia are still more conversant in cultures originating in Britain and continental Europe than in Asia or other parts of the world.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Heidelberger to buy Indocement shares: IBRA

Heidelberger to buy Indocement shares: IBRA JAKARTA (JP): German cementmaker Heidelberger Zement AG has agreed to purchase the government's interest in publicly listed PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa at Rp 1,900 per share, an official at the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said ...

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Tension still grips Lombok rival villages

Tension still grips Lombok rival villages JAKARTA (JP): Tension continued to grip the border between the warring villages of Bongor and Parampuan on the resort island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara on Friday amid a heavy security deployment in the area.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2001

JP/Jakarta gets approval to buy Chinese buses

Jakarta gets approval to buy Chinese buses JAKARTA (JP): The central government has endorsed the city administration's proposal to import some 4,000 completely-built- up (CBU) buses from China, Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday.

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