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54 articles.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Military tribunals cover soldiers' impunity: YLBHI

Military tribunals cover soldiers' impunity: YLBHI JAKARTA (JP): Legal activists made a fresh call on Wednesday for the abolishment of military courts and joint civilian- military tribunals which, they said, were often used to protect the military's impunity.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 p.m.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Maid tries to kill her newborn baby

Maid tries to kill her newborn baby JAKARTA (JP): A housemaid who claimed to work for the Philippine Embassy was detained on Tuesday evening for allegedly trying to kill her one-day-old baby at the Menteng public health clinic (Puskesmas) on Jl. Menteng Raya, Central Jakarta.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Displaced Acehnese move southward

Displaced Acehnese move southward BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Hundreds of residents of Aceh Timur regency, displaced by the armed conflicts, have migrated southward to the neighboring province of North Sumatra, Antara said on Wednesday."They decided to move to North Sumatra because of security concerns," O.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Ceasefire efforts test Arafat's control

Ceasefire efforts test Arafat's control By Timothy Heritage JERUSALEM (Reuters): Yasser Arafat's ability to rein in Palestinian militants and halt suicide bombings is vital to enforcing a cease-fire after eight months of violence, Israeli and Palestinian political analysts said on Tuesday.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Performance artist Erawan mouths off about politicians

Performance artist Erawan mouths off about politiciansText and photos by I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Erawan did it again. The versatile artist gave new meaning to the act of tooth brushing in his most recent performance.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Udayana to take on more students

Udayana to take on more students DENPASAR, Bali: State-run University of Udayana will accept 3,191 new students in the new academic year starting in August, slightly higher than this year's 3,058 intake, according to Antara on Wednesday.No explanation was given for the increase in the intake.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Golkar chairman Tadjus Sobirin to be replaced

Golkar chairman Tadjus Sobirin to be replaced JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party city chapter chairman Tadjus Sobirin will likely be replaced in an expedited congress this month, a councillor said on Wednesday.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/On the white media

On the white media A good purpose, poorly served, was my impression of the article The media is part of problem of racism (The Jakarta Post, May 2, 2001) by Mr. Teun A. van Dijk, who succeeds, besides the good points he makes, in being simultaneously hyper-, hypo-, and uncritical.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/National boxers to train in Cuba

National boxers to train in Cuba JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) will send boxers for a two-month overseas stint in Cuba as the final preparation for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Rupiah rate June 6

Rupiah rate June 6 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,678.00 11,678.00 11,122.00 11,234.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Cartoon by 16 Balinese cartoonists, Gedung Titik Dua, Jl. W.R. Supratman, Denpasar, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until June 15. * Indonesian Ikat from many places around the country of many ages, at Gaya Gallery (Gaya Fusion of Senses), Jl.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Two hikers remain missing

Two hikers remain missing PADANG, West Sumatra: Bad weather on Wednesday hampered the search for two teenagers who went missing while hiking on Mount Marapi in Tanah Datar regency on Sunday.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/European ambience at Fatahillah Museum

European ambience at Fatahillah Museum JAKARTA (JP): Ignore the traffic jam. Put aside the air pollution. Pretend the street vendors aren't there. If you can do all this, visiting the Jakarta History Museum will feel much like visiting a museum in a European country.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Man stabbed for rebuking brother

Man stabbed for rebuking brother BEKASI (JP): A man was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after being stabbed by his brother who was angry at being reproached for being drunk.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Lessons behind Sukarno and Hatta's bittersweet relationship

Lessons behind Sukarno and Hatta's bittersweet relationship This is the second of two articles on Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta by Halida Nuriah Hatta Jusuf.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/House urges Telkom to review rate hike

House urges Telkom to review rate hike JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives urged the government on Wednesday to review a plan to increase fixed telephone rates by an average of 21.67 percent beginning next week.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Dual police leadership remains

Dual police leadership remains JAKARTA (JP): The present dual leadership of the National Police remains, with suspended National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro denying reports that he will accept a new position in the government.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 6, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Jatiluhur has plenty of water

Jatiluhur has plenty of water PURWAKARTA, West Java: The water level of the Jatiluhur reservoir is approaching the maximum limit due to the excessive amount of rain in the region, Antara reported on Wednesday.The water level reached 106.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/No gray areas in the black and white art of Hanafi

No gray areas in the black and white art of HanafiBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Hanafi believes there is no room for ifs and buts in his life. For he has simplified it all to black and white, and he refuses to take solace in gray areas.What has to be done, has to be done, says the artist.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/New privatization strategy

New privatization strategy The government's decision last week to focus its privatization program on private placement to strategic investors, instead of public share offerings, seems to be the best alternative available in the present circumstances.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/IBF president against importing players

IBF president against importing players JAKARTA (JP): The increasing number of people playing for other countries is troubling newly elected president of the International Badminton Federation (IBF) Korn Dabbaransi of Thailand.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Agum opposes imposing state of emergency

Agum opposes imposing state of emergency JAKARTA (JP): Newly installed Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Agum Gumelar has kept his predecessor's key policy intact with his opposition to the issuance of a presidential decree on a state of emergency.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Mining firms in limbo under regional autonomy

Mining firms in limbo under regional autonomy JAKARTA (JP): Six months after the implementation of regional autonomy, unprepared local governments have left mining firms adrift in legal limbo, the Indonesian Mining Association (IMA) said on WednesdayIMA executive Kosim Gandataruna said in a ...

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Palestine's suffering and the misery of Yasser Arafat

Palestine's suffering and the misery of Yasser Arafat The following is an interview with Dr. Azzam Tamimi, director of the Institute of Islamic Political Thought, on the recent suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. He spoke to The Jakarta Post's Santi Soekanto in London.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Indonesia seeks larger quota for textile exports to the U.S.

Indonesia seeks larger quota for textile exports to the U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will ask for a larger textile export quota from the United States to enable the country's textile industry to absorb jobless workers during the economic crisis, Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut B.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/National parks under threat, says expert

National parks under threat, says expert BOGOR (JP): The uncontrolled deforestation of the Salak, Pangrango and Halimun national parks in West Java, which are crucial water conservation areas for at least 30 million people, including Jakartans, is an environmental disaster in the making, a green ...

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/PSSI to reschedule soccer league matches

PSSI to reschedule soccer league matches JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has been forced to reschedule numerous matches of the 2001 Bank Mandiri national league, which were postponed over fears of fan violence.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Painter Arie Smit honored for contribution to the arts

Painter Arie Smit honored for contribution to the artsBy I Ketut Sutika UBUD, Bali (JP): Harmony emerging out of bright colors used in unusual formats and contexts is the defining characteristic of the works of the Young Artists, a school of Balinese painters who owe their existence to Dutch-born ...

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Indonesian shuttlers dominate Junior Indonesia Open

Indonesian shuttlers dominate Junior Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian junior shuttlers dominate the seeds for the Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton championships to be held in Surakarta, Central Java, next week.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Three killed in Padalarang plane crash

Three killed in Padalarang plane crash PADALARANG, West Java (JP): Three people were killed after a U.S.-made Baron training plane, belonging to the Curug Civil Aviation Academy, crashed in the village of Tagog Apu, Padalarang subdistrict, Bandung, on Wednesday.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Council moves on without chairman

Council moves on without chairman BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Lampung Legislative Council continues to work as usual even though it has been without a leader following the vote of no confidence against its chairwoman Srie Atidah last month, according to deputy chairman Azib Zanim on Wednesday.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/MPR to revive regional representatives' faction

MPR to revive regional representatives' faction JAKARTA (JP): Despite its lateness, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will restore a separate faction of regional representatives in its next plenary session to accommodate the aspirations of people in the provinces, says MPR speaker ...

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Petition against Danamon rejected

Petition against Danamon rejected JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta Commercial Court turned down on Wednesday a bankruptcy petition filed by Bank IFI against the publicly listed Bank Danamon, saying the petition violated the bankruptcy law.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Palestine's suffering and the miserable Yasser Arafat

Palestine's suffering and the miserable Yasser Arafat The following is an interview with Dr. Azzam Tamimi, director of the Institute of Islamic Political Thought, on the recent suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. He spoke to The Jakarta Post's Santi Soekanto in London.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Gus Dur inaugurates new NU headquarters

Gus Dur inaugurates new NU headquarters JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid inaugurated on Wednesday the new headquarters of Nahdlatul Ulama on Jl. Kramat Raya, Central Jakarta.It took 18 months to finish the construction of the Rp 28.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Lampung contractor cries foul play

Lampung contractor cries foul play BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A contractor is suing the head of the Lampung Agency for Population and Transmigration and his entire staff at the local state administrative court, claiming collusion in the way they awarded contracts, Antara reported on Wednesday.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Travel ban impossed on businessmen

Travel ban impossed on businessmen JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has banned four suspects in corruption cases from traveling overseas for one year, spokesman Muljohardjo said on Wednesday."The travel ban is aimed at facilitating the ongoing investigation into the cases," he said.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from June 4 to June 10

Rates for tax payment, valid from June 4 to June 10 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 11,100.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 681.48Australian dollar 1 Rp 5,617.71Belgian franc 1 Rp 232.45Canadian dollar 1 Rp 7,191.91Swiss franc 1 Rp 6,180.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/60% of import invoices underpriced

60% of import invoices underpriced JAKARTA (JP): A high proportion of import invoices are underpriced, due to the lack of control from the customs and excise authority, according to the Indonesian Importers Association (Ginsi).

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/More arrested for Net crime in Yogya

More arrested for Net crime in Yogya YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta Police announced here on Tuesday that they had arrested four more people for allegedly using other people's credit card numbers for purchasing goods over the Internet.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/RI bids to host Asian futsal c'ship

RI bids to host Asian futsal c'ship JAKARTA (JP): The McDonald's futsal team is visiting the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday to lobby the soccer body to appoint Indonesia as the host for the 2002 Asian futsal championships.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Sukarno's children vie for father's heritage

Sukarno's children vie for father's heritage JAKARTA (JP): Amid the media hype and public adulation marking the 100th anniversary of Sukarno's birth on Wednesday, the occasion has in many respects been clouded over by arguments and recriminations over who are the true inheritors of the ...

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Office assistant murdered

Office assistant murdered MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Amir, alias Lili, 22, who worked as an office assistant for the Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI), was stabbed to death on Wednesday by an unidentified man in the AJI office on Jl. Serigala.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/14,500 'Kancil' to start plying city streets

14,500 'Kancil' to start plying city streets JAKARTA (JP): Some 14,500 kancil, the locally made four- wheeled motorized vehicle, are expected to ply the city's streets in the next three months, replacing the notoriously noisy and polluting bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicle), an official said ...

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/RI forex reserves decline

RI forex reserves decline JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's gross foreign exchange reserves fell to US$28.59 billion in the week ended on May 23 from $28.62 million the previous week, Bank Indonesia said in its weekly report.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Refugee registration runs smoothly

Refugee registration runs smoothly KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The registration of East Timorese refugees in West Timor ran smoothly on Wednesday with a tentative result of 9,226 out of 9,533 voters choosing to stay in Indonesia and only 277 choosing to leave.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Ami Priyono passes away after stroke

Ami Priyono passes away after stroke Prominent movie director Ami Priyono, 61, took his last breath on Wednesday morning after suffering a stroke at his home on Jl. Sindanglaya in Cinere, Sawangan, south of Jakarta.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Police hunt Bogor drug dealers

Police hunt Bogor drug dealers BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police are searching for drug dealers operating in a number of local university campuses, following reports of an increase in drug abuse among students.Bogor Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/House demands higher fuel price increase

House demands higher fuel price increase JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives state budget task force surprisingly demanded on Wednesday a much higher fuel price increase than that proposed by the government.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/A tribute to Sukarno from the people of Algeria

A tribute to Sukarno from the people of AlgeriaBy Abdelaziz Bouteflika ALGIERS (JP): There are men who, due to their unique qualities, flawless commitment and a rarely denied prospective vision, emerge from the community to mark their era and their contemporaries' wits.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/Balinese artist Erawan mouths off about politicians

Balinese artist Erawan mouths off about politiciansText and photos by I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Erawan did it again. The versatile artist gave new meaning to the act of tooth brushing in his most recent performance.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001

JP/30% cigarette price rise unacceptable

30% cigarette price rise unacceptable In reference to a The Jakarta Post article published on June 6, 2001 titled Philip Morris eyes 20% increase in sales, which said: "When asked to comment on the government's plan to raise the retail price of cigarettes by an average 30 percent in July, Geroad ...