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Searching for all articles published on 2001-03-16 ...

50 articles.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/660 graves to be moved for waste treatment pump

660 graves to be moved for waste treatment pump JAKARTA (JP): Spirits of the dead here can no longer rest in peace as the City Administration is planning to move 660 graves at the Menteng Pulo graveyard in South Jakarta to make way for the construction of a waste water treatment pump house.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Reporter dies on duty

Reporter dies on duty JAKARTA (JP): Crime reporter Catur Budi Hartono, 25, of the Warta Kota daily was killed on Thursday in a traffic accident near the Ayam Grendeng traditional market in Tangerang.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/PAN dismisses ministers Yahya, Hilal

PAN dismisses ministers Yahya, Hilal JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais said on Thursday that the party had "honorably discharged" two Cabinet ministers from its membership because they had gone against party orders, ignoring calls to quit their posts.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/U.S. supports RI integrity, warns of rights violations

U.S. supports RI integrity, warns of rights violations JAKARTA (JP): The United States government maintained on Thursday its opposition to separatism such as that in Aceh, but warned the Indonesian government to be "conscious of the local people's human rights.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Regional autonomy brings more rights issues

Regional autonomy brings more rights issues JAKARTA (JP): The implementation of regional autonomy may increase the number of human rights violations, an expert said on Thursday.Political scientist Andi A.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Several options for CMNP debt restructuring

Several options for CMNP debt restructuring JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed toll road operator PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada is considering a number of options to restructure its US$97.8 million foreign debts, the company's executive said here on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Student movements must not be used for political gain

Student movements must not be used for political gain The following is an interview with Chusnul Mar'iyah, a political lecturer at the University of Indonesia who was recently elected a member of the General Elections Commission.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Finding solution to forest destruction

Finding solution to forest destruction The minister of forestry has asked the Kapuk Naga Indah Real Estate, North Jakarta, to return the land, because it belongs to the Ministry of Forestry and the process of acquiring the land was not legal and full of malpractice such as corruption, collusion ...

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Govt mulls raising export tax on crude palm oil

Govt mulls raising export tax on crude palm oil JAKARTA (JP): The government is mulling raising export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) amid worries that the recent fall in the rupiah would cause a wave of CPO exports and an increase in the CPO price on the domestic market.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Gus Dur admitted he was wrong: Ex-police chief

Gus Dur admitted he was wrong: Ex-police chief JAKARTA (JP): Former National Police chief Gen. Rusdihardjo said on Wednesday that President Abdurrahman Wahid had admitted that he was wrong in handing over a Rp 5 billion check to businesswoman Siti Farika.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Train passengers stranded in Depok

Train passengers stranded in Depok JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of passengers on two electric trains serving the Bogor-Jakarta route were stranded outside Old Depok station for hours on Thursday due to a severed electricity cable.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Invalid voucher

Invalid voucher In December 2000, we joined a kids program at a hotel in South Jakarta and received a complimentary voucher from D'BEST department store - Fatmawati (Diamond Group), valid until Feb. 1, 2001. But we found that the voucher expired before the store had opened.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Incitement to religious hate law sought

Incitement to religious hate law sought JAKARTA (JP): A political and religious observer has underlined the need for an incitement to religious hatred law to deal with provocateurs in interreligious conflicts, who have so far managed to escape any legal sanction.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Legislator questions JORR project

Legislator questions JORR project JAKARTA (JP): There are allegations a Malaysian consortium was awarded the delayed Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) toll road project through corruption, collusion and nepotism, a legislator said on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Frightening journey to Putri island

Frightening journey to Putri island Last month I made a weekend trip to Putri island. The island experience was not what I expected as the level of transportation, service, food and rooms left a lot to be desired. However, the worst part of the journey was the trip back from the island.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/BI fines foreign bank for breaching forex ruling

BI fines foreign bank for breaching forex ruling JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Achjar Iljas said on Thursday that an unnamed foreign bank has been fined for breaching a newly introduced foreign exchange ruling.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Bank Indonesia to raise interest rates

Bank Indonesia to raise interest rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia says it will further increase interest rates to cope with strong inflationary pressures from rising import costs and higher fuel prices imposed on major industrial users.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Rupiah rate March 15

Rupiah rate March 15 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,600.00 10,600.00 10,049.00 10,151.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Army chief denies new TNI reshuffle

Army chief denies new TNI reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto dismissed on Thursday speculation that there would soon be a major reshuffle in the Indonesian Military (TNI).

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Unruly fans mar soccer league match

Unruly fans mar soccer league match JAKARTA (JP): Unruly behavior marred two matches in the 2001 Bank Mandiri soccer league's western division on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/'Pay it Forward' one for the believers

'Pay it Forward' one for the believersBy Joko E.H. AnwarPay It Forward *** (out of ****); Starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr, James Caviezel, Angie Dickinson, Jon Bon Jovi.; Directed by Mimi Leder A Bel Air Entertainment/Tapestry Films/Warner Bros Production.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/C. Java to host Caltex Yamaha Cup

C. Java to host Caltex Yamaha Cup SEMARANG (JP): Surakarta, Central Java, will host the 2001 Caltex Yamaha Cup national motor racing championships at the Solo Baru circuit starting Monday.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Pupuk Kujang to build new fertilizer factory

Pupuk Kujang to build new fertilizer factory JAKARTA (JP): State fertilizer producer PT Pupuk Kujang will build a new plant in its industrial compound in Cikampek, West Java to replace its old production unit.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Gus Dur supporters block Ketapang Port

Gus Dur supporters block Ketapang Port SURABAYA (JP): More than 5,000 supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid, armed with sickles, machetes and bamboo spears, blocked Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, some 290 kilometers east of Surabaya, on Thursday, demanding that the House of Representatives ...

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/The dangers of fundamentalism

The dangers of fundamentalism The vandalism and the destruction of the Buddha statues now being carried out by the Taliban militia in Afghanistan has been condemned, among many others, by the VHP and other arms of the Sangh Parivar.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Healing the pain of bereavement

Healing the pain of bereavement Coping with grief caused by the death of a loved one can be a long and painful process.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/TNI is misjudged

TNI is misjudged I would like to thank The Jakarta Post for printing my letter to the editor on March 12, 2001, titled No more problems, please. But unfortunately there was a mistake in the edited version of the letter that may cause misunderstanding on the part of the Indonesian Military (TNI).

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Faster process for privatization of Soekarno-Hatta airport demanded

Faster process for privatization of Soekarno-Hatta airport demanded JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's major airport operator is hoping the government will soon recommence the tender process for the privatization of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta after being delayed for over a year.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Death penalty sought for Poso riot instigators

Death penalty sought for Poso riot instigators PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): A state prosecutor demanded on Thursday that the Palu District Court impose the death penalty on three men charged with instigating the Poso sectarian clash which claimed hundreds of lives last year.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Seminar on furniture market

Seminar on furniture market JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forestry Society (MPI) and Ministry of Trade and Industry are organizing a one-day seminar on March 22 on ways to enter the US$22.5-billion home furniture market in the United States.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Politics 'inseparable from education'

Politics 'inseparable from education' JAKARTA (JP): Politics is inseparable from education, unless the country plans to generate "illiterate politicians" who could not be expected to lead the republic out of the current crises, a noted politician and educationalist said here on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Nguyen outclasses Andrean in chess meet

Nguyen outclasses Andrean in chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Junior chess player Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam became overall champion after outclassing Indonesian Andrean Susilodinata in the last day of the duel meet on Thursday.Nguyen earned 3.5 Match Points (MPs) against Andrean's 0.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo: Frida Kahlo and Her Friends, by Lola Alvarez Bravo, La Casa de Mexico, Jl. Panglima Polim III no. 1-3, South Jakarta, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., until March 28. * Video Installation by Christophorus Ade Desembris, French Cultural Center, Jl.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Criminal issues pile up

Criminal issues pile up I have not troubled your columns for the past three years, since Soeharto was toppled, although there have been a hundred "sensitive" issues on which I would have liked to comment upon.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Rp 6.5b exam fund to be taken from City Budget

Rp 6.5b exam fund to be taken from City Budget JAKARTA (JP): City Council endorsed on Thursday a proposal by the City Administration to cover the expenses of this year's national final examination (Ebtanas) for elementary and junior high schools in the city which amounts to Rp 6.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Dissolve the current legislature

Dissolve the current legislature The following is the first of two articles based on a conference paper by sociologist George J. Aditjondro, a lecturer at Australia's Newcastle University.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Cipinang jail warden replaced following Wednesday's riot

Cipinang jail warden replaced following Wednesday's riot JAKARTA (JP): The warden of Cipinang Penitentiary was removed from his post on Thursday following a riot in the prison on Wednesday.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/RI women's singles no show in Japan Open

RI women's singles no show in Japan Open JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) will not be sending any women's single shuttlers to the five-star US$180,000 Japan Open following their poor performance at the just-concluded Yonex All England Open.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 9:00 Computer 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 p.m.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Maluku residents don't need help from outsiders

Maluku residents don't need help from outsidersBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja LANGGOR, Maluku (JP): Representatives from across Maluku gathered on Thursday to begin a three-day discussion aimed at finding a solution to the prolonged sectarian conflict that has plagued the area since 1999.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/President willing to meet with MPR leaders

President willing to meet with MPR leaders JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is willing to meet with leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), a presidential spokesman said on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Taking time out at Sportsmans bar

Taking time out at Sportsmans bar JAKARTA (JP): There is a bar called Sportsmans; it may be grammatically incorrect, but there are so many other things that are right about the place.This is a bar for people who like bars, in the true sense of the word.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/U.S. extends free milk program for RI students

U.S. extends free milk program for RI students JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian and United States governments signed on Thursday an agreement to provide an extra US$14 million in grant aid for the funding of another two years of the School Milk Project in five provinces across Java, an official said.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March.15, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Pay It Forward 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Lost Souls 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Snatch 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Dude Where's My Car 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Crouching Tiger ...

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Doing it right in helping the bereaved

Doing it right in helping the bereaved JAKARTA (JP): How do you console a person grieving the death of a loved one? You may think the answer is simple -- after all, you've seen people offering their condolences to the bereaved, or may have done so yourself.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Thoughtless extravagance

Thoughtless extravagance It may be that no financial impropriety was involved in the incident, as presidential secretary Mujib Manan has insisted.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/More dismissals at PT DI

More dismissals at PT DI BANDUNG: State-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) will dismiss another 550 of its employees as part of its restructuring efforts.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/Telkom secures majority stake in DayaMitra

Telkom secures majority stake in DayaMitra JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire a majority stake in PT Daya Mitra Telekomunikasi (DayaMitra), its partner in the KSO joint operation scheme.Telkom said it would pay US$121.

Fri, 16 Mar 2001

JP/International tax system or debt cancellation?

International tax system or debt cancellation?By Bahtiar Arif JAKARTA (JP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia once again took on the rich countries when he recently proposed that Asian countries tax them rather than depending on their aid.