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Searching for all articles published on 2001-06-25 ...

49 articles.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Property market remains bleak

Property market remains bleak By I. Christianto There are no promising signs yet that there is even a slow recovery in the property and real estate sector. Meanwhile, in the stock market, concerns over weak consumer demand has dragged down property and real estate heavyweights.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Govt won't force banks to merge: Burhanuddin

Govt won't force banks to merge: Burhanuddin JAKARTA (JP): The government will avoid forcing domestic banks into merging as part of its efforts to restructure the weak and overcrowded banking sector.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Many 'revolutionary' bodies have their home base in Yogya

Many 'revolutionary' bodies have their home base in YogyaBy Asip A. Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Abdullah Fatah, a student of Gadjah Mada University's school of economics manages to maintain his composure when members of Laskar Saddam Husein Muslim hard-line group intercept him on Jl.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Indonesian SEA Games karatekas still out of form

Indonesian SEA Games karatekas still out of form JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian karatekas due to compete at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, to be held in Kuala Lumpur this September, performed during a two-day trial session over the weekend.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Violence hits Poso, Pontianak

Violence hits Poso, Pontianak JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of armed men attacked a residential area in the town of Poso, Central Sulawesi, in the early hours of Sunday morning, killing two people and injuring three others.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Strikes and protests affect Jakarta Fair

Strikes and protests affect Jakarta Fair JAKARTA (JP): The current political tension, rampant demonstrations and strikes by public transportation drivers in the capital seem to have all been factors preventing people from going to the one-month-long Jakarta Fair, traders and tenants said on ...

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Israel must stop blaming the Palestinian side

Israel must stop blaming the Palestinian sideBy Martin Woollacott LONDON: Those who plead there is nothing to be gained from raking over the past are often those who have most to gain from obliterating the claims and grievances of the other side.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?

Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): You must have heard a lot about it already: Microsoft has just launched the latest version of its Office productivity suite.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/TV today

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

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Great promotions launched despite uncertainties

Great promotions launched despite uncertainties JAKARTA (JP): Housing and property developers are currently promoting their projects with attractive advertisements in the media. Property exhibitions are also held regularly in the capital.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Making your way around the office in tough times

Making your way around the office in tough timesBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): The big, bad world of the office empowers some people with overconfidence about their abilities and fills others with such insecurities that defensiveness born from fear becomes second nature.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Hepatitis B affects 126,000 in Bandung

Hepatitis B affects 126,000 in Bandung BANDUNG: Some 126,000 Bandung residents are suffering from the infectious disease, Hepatitis B, a health expert has claimed.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Legislators regret RI's blacklisting

Legislators regret RI's blacklisting JAKARTA (JP): Legislators expressed regret over the decision by industrialized nations to add Indonesia to a money laundering blacklist, saying it was not a wise step while the country was struggling to defuse a prolonged economic crisis.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Man caught raping kid

Man caught raping kid JAKARTA (JP): Police are currently questioning a man over the alleged rape of a 10-year-old schoolgirl, inside a storage room of 05 Susukan Ciracas elementary school in East Jakarta, on Friday afternoon.Ciracas Police chief Comr.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Poor treatment of migrant workers takes its toll

Poor treatment of migrant workers takes its toll JAKARTA (JP): The recent death of a woman migrant worker upon her arrival at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport has prompted calls for the government to close the special gate at Terminal III for migrant workers.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/'Silaturahmi' to Australia

'Silaturahmi' to Australia If and when President Abdurrahman Wahid's plane touches down at Canberra airport on Monday morning, history will be made.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Major parties say no compromise struck

Major parties say no compromise struck JAKARTA (JP): After three weeks, lobbying initiated by President Abdurrahman Wahid has not achieved compromise, his political foes declared on Sunday.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Bombings reflect Israelis' deviant insistence, frustration

Bombings reflect Israelis' deviant insistence, frustrationBy Azzam Tamimi LONDON (JP): An unprecedented number of "official pilgrims" from European capitals and the United States flocked to Palestine to meet with Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon during the warm summer month of June in a feverish ...

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/RI women's coach Mei Hua to move to Malaysia

RI women's coach Mei Hua to move to Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): It has been confirmed that Indonesian women's singles coach Kho Mei Hua will begin coaching the Malaysian squad on Monday, although she recently denied the report.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/3G mobile phones on a roll at telecoms exhibition

3G mobile phones on a roll at telecoms exhibitionBy Tantri Yuliandini SINGAPORE (JP): Third generation (3G) mobile telephones have once again become the main attraction at the annual telecommunications exhibition, CommunicAsia 2001.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Ericsson launches chat pen

Ericsson launches chat pen SINGAPORE (JP): Swedish mobile phone manufacturer Ericsson unveiled the Chatpen CHA-30 at the CommunicAsia 2001 exhibition here last week.The pen can transfer text handwritten on a special Anoto paper to mobile phones, computers, and the Internet.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Coral reefs

Coral reefs Thank you for your article about WWF Wallacea in The Jakarta Post, June 21, 2001, Page 9: Campaign pulls in the public to save endangered coral reefs. We hope the articles can raise people's awareness about coral reefs and their conservation.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/RI vows to combat money laundering

RI vows to combat money laundering JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy Burhanuddin Abdullah said that the government of Indonesia would cooperate in the worldwide fight against money laundering.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Korean association seeks protection

Korean association seeks protection JAKARTA (JP): A city-based foundation for the Korean community has sought police protection following the occupation of its land and building by a former foundation executive.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Every computer needs a peripheral

Every computer needs a peripheralBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Come to think of it, a computer system is so much like our stomach. It typically consists of one or more input devices, one central processing unit (CPU), and one or more output devices.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Robbers ransack house of political party chief

Robbers ransack house of political party chief JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian People's Party (PARI) Agus Miftah was injured and suffered losses of Rp 200 million after 11 unidentified burglars entered and attacked him at his house in the upmarket Permata Hijau area, on Jl.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Lots going on in theater, dance, music at JakArt 2001

Lots going on in theater, dance, music at JakArt 2001By Nuraini Razak JAKARTA (JP): Acting Indonesian-style will be on show this week, with six local theater groups, including ones for children and the blind, performing as JakArt 2001 winds down.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Man gets three years for arson

Man gets three years for arson JAKARTA (JP): Zainal Arifin, 44, was sentenced to three years in prison by the Central Jakarta District Court on Friday, for torching the Development and Finance Comptroller Agency (BPKP) building on Jl. Hayam Wuruk last October.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Pro-Gus Dur rally proceeds despite new bomb finding

Pro-Gus Dur rally proceeds despite new bomb finding SURABAYA (JP): Another bomb was found at the compound of gubernatorial office here on Sunday, ahead of a rally against the planned special session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) later in the day.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Priests to negotiate with Irian Jaya rebels

Priests to negotiate with Irian Jaya rebels JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Church officials have assigned a Catholic and Protestant priest to negotiate with a rebel group from Irian Jaya who have currently taken two Belgian filmmakers hostage.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Major changes needed to boost local film industry

Major changes needed to boost local film industryBy Tertiani Simanjuntak JAKARTA (JP): Picture this. A man who had left his family for decades decided to come home for the sake of a cup of coffee.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Inmate marries girlfriend in jail

Inmate marries girlfriend in jail SURABAYA: Jumali bin Sawal, 21, one of the suspects in the Pasuruan riot late last month, married his girlfriend Nikmah binti Suwaji, 18, on Sunday inside an East Java Police detention center."We received the permit at 10 a.m.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Bukaka gets 75% discount on foreign debt payment: Imron

Bukaka gets 75% discount on foreign debt payment: Imron JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed engineering and construction design firm PT Bukaka Teknik Utama said that its creditors had agreed to provide a "haircut" or discount of up to 75 percent on its foreign debt payment.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Mob attack mars party meeting

Mob attack mars party meeting CIANJUR, West Java: A group of men thronged a meeting of the local branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) late on Saturday, forcing a delay to the event.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Positive sentiments to boost JSX

Positive sentiments to boost JSX JAKARTA (JP): The stock market is poised for more gains in this week's trading as investors rush in amid growing confidence that the upcoming People Consultative Assembly special session will bring fresh hope for the resolving of the country's political problems.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Indonesia's bad dream that might not end

Indonesia's bad dream that might not endBy Peter Milne JAKARTA (JP): Despite two cabinet reshuffles in as many weeks, these have only created a temporary distraction from the main power game being played out between President Abdurrahman Wahid and his supporters, and those intent on bringing him ...

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Thaksin and the law

Thaksin and the law The show of force by senior members of the police and military at the home of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday morning would have received wider media attention had it taken place on any other day. But Monday was the day Mr.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/JP/2/A02

JP/2/A02 JAKARTA (JP): The receent death of a woman migrant worker upon her arrival at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport has prompted calls for the government to close the special gate at Terminal III for migrant workers.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Tangerang may lose Rp20b in tax

Tangerang may lose Rp20b in tax JAKARTA (JP): The mayoralty of Tangerang will lose Rp 20 billion (US$1.8 million) in income from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport following the government's plan to hand over the airport's management to foreign firms.Tangerang Mayor M.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Jakarta sweeps volleyball c'ships

Jakarta sweeps volleyball c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Host Jakarta grabbed both the men's and women's titles at the 2001 interchapter national volleyball championships, defeating West Java in the finals on Sunday at the basketball hall of the Bung Karno Sports Complex.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Abdurrahman set to meet Australian PM John Howard

Abdurrahman set to meet Australian PM John Howard CANBERRA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid will hold talks with Australian Prime Minister John Howard here on Monday morning in a bid to bury any perceived animosity between the two countries.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?

Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): You must have heard a lot about it already: Microsoft has just launched the latest version of its Office productivity suite.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/ANNIVERSARY CARNIVAL:

ANNIVERSARY CARNIVAL:JP/R. Berto WedhatamaCITY ANNIVERSARY CARNIVAL: A float adorned by faces of Kurawa, a character from the Mahabarata epic (photo above), plies Jakarta's main thoroughfare, Jl. MH Thamrin.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Online payment may replace credit cards

Online payment may replace credit cards JAKARTA (JP): The recent arrests of several Internet thieves in Yogyakarta had at least two effects on us, Indonesians.The first, which was very saddening, was that they put us in deeper disgrace.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Tear gas halts Persija-Persib soccer match

Tear gas halts Persija-Persib soccer match JAKARTA (JP): The match on Sunday between Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung was halted two minutes before the final whistle after security personnel fired tear gas into the stands at Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Jakarta.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Endangered rabbit found in park

Endangered rabbit found in park BENGKULU, Bengkulu: After more than five decades, Bukit Barisan National Park has reported a sighting of the endangered Sumatra jungle rabbit (nesolagus netscherii).

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/U.S. military zeal is a fantasy

U.S. military zeal is a fantasyBy Geoffrey Wheatcroft LONDON: No historical themes are more fashionable at present than invented tradition and the uses of memory.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/Just ruler and just citizenship

Just ruler and just citizenshipBy Clare Wolfowitz WASHINGTON, D.C.: Indonesia is in need of clear, positive leadership. On this point everyone agrees.For an outsider who loves Indonesia, the present leadership crisis is both distressing and puzzling.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001

JP/56 drivers ticketed for illegally raising fares

56 drivers ticketed for illegally raising fares JAKARTA (JP): Fifty-six public transportation drivers have been cited over the past two days for illegally raising their fares, official said on Sunday.