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Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Thirteen massacred in C. Sulawesi village attack

Thirteen massacred in C. Sulawesi village attack JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen mutilated bodies have been found in the village of Buyung Katedo, some 16 kilometers south of Poso, Central Sulawesi, following a Tuesday dawn massacre by masked men in black, local police officers and residents said.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Special session still offers compromise

Special session still offers compromise JAKARTA (JP): The working committee of the People's Consultative Assembly finally dropped on Tuesday the draft of conditional acceptance of President Abdurrahman Wahid's accountability statement, but have kept the possibility of a compromise wide open.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/KPKPN warns of sanctions for late declarations

KPKPN warns of sanctions for late declarations JAKARTA (JP): The State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) threatened officials on Tuesday with dismissal or jail if they do not submit an audit report of their personal wealth soon.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Jakarta-Palembang route fully booked

Jakarta-Palembang route fully booked PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Those planning to buy airplane tickets for the Jakarta-Palembang route may be in for a long wait as a surge in passengers in the past few weeks has left air tickets in short supply.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 3, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Hercules seeks Rp 2b in compensation

Hercules seeks Rp 2b in compensation JAKARTA (JP): Former notorious hoodlum Hercules, who used to operate in Tanah Abang area, Central Jakarta, has demanded that the city administration pay him compensation of Rp 2.2 billion for the destruction in 1997 of five properties that he owned in the area.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Lopa dies of heart failure

Lopa dies of heart failure JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Baharuddin Lopa died on Tuesday night of heart failure at a hospital in Riyadh.An embassy official told The Jakarta Post that Lopa died at Al-Hamadi Hospital in the Saudi Arabian capital at about 6:10 p.m. local time or 10:10 p.m.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Hotel Dili case casts doubt on Timor law

Hotel Dili case casts doubt on Timor lawBy Damien Kingsbury VICTORIA, Australia (JP): Possession, it has been said, is nine-tenths of the law, although this dictum has rarely applied in East Timor under its successive administrations.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Students continue hunger strike despite doctors' orders

Students continue hunger strike despite doctors' orders JAKARTA (JP): One of six students who have been on hunger strike for five days at the grounds of the National Commission of Human Rights office was rushed to hospital on Tuesday night due to his deteriorating health.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/22 countries join Merapi Walk

22 countries join Merapi Walk JAKARTA (JP): Twenty two country members of the International Marching League will send their teams to join the fifth Indonesian International Two Day Walk on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9 at Kaliurang resort, located on the slopes of Mount Merapi, in Yogyakarta.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/RI's forex reserves down

RI's forex reserves down JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Tuesday that the country's gross foreign exchange reserves declined by US$30.1 million, to $28.64 billion, as of the end of June compared to the previous week's level.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Political parties to get elections subsidy

Political parties to get elections subsidy JAKARTA (JP): Beginning next year, the central and local governments will pay each political party Rp 1,000 (US$0.08) annually for every vote it secured in the 1999 general elections.

Wed, 04 Jul 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.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Lunar eclipse on July 5

Lunar eclipse on July 5 BANDUNG: A partial lunar eclipse is expected to appear at 7 p.m. on Thursday, an astronomer said here on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Fires leave thousands of people homeless

Fires leave thousands of people homeless JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of the city's poor were left homeless as separate fires devastated in the slum areas of Jl. Lodan Raya in Ancol, North Jakarta, and the Kayu Mas Raya area of Pulogadung, East Jakarta, on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Garuda Airways is better now

Garuda Airways is better now On June 25, 2001, I flew with Garuda Indonesian Airways (GA 829) from Singapore to Jakarta.After the plane had taken off, I realized that I had left my wallet behind on the Air France plane (AF 256) on which I had flown from Paris to Jakarta.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Scant mention of NATO in Milosevic indictment

Scant mention of NATO in Milosevic indictmentBy Douglas Hamilton THE HAGUE (Reuters): The fact that NATO was bombing Yugoslavia while Slobodan Milosevic was allegedly orchestrating the mass killing and deportation of Kosovo Albanians is not mentioned until the last-but-one page of his 32-page ...

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Leaders of youth organizations warn Gus Dur's supporters

Leaders of youth organizations warn Gus Dur's supporters JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of major youth organizations warned supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid not to engage in any anarchic activity as they would be ready to take counter actions during the special session of the People's ...

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Bali temple thief caught

Bali temple thief caught DENPASAR, Bali: Police on Monday detained a 16-year-old boy for allegedly stealing a sacred statue and mask at a Hindu temple here.The suspect has reportedly confessed that he burgled many temples during the past year.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Milosevic -- other tyrants too?

Milosevic -- other tyrants too?By Aboeprijadi Santoso THE HAGUE, the Netherlands (JP): Given the impatient wait for hours of the world press and the public for the arrival of the former Yugoslav dictator in The Hague, the late hours of June 28, 2001 may be remembered as "the night of Slobodan ...

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/130 turtles seized in police raid

130 turtles seized in police raidJP/I Wayan Juniartha SANUR, Bali (JP): Police on Tuesday afternoon seized some 130 live turtles in a raid on a slaughter house, believed to be one of the biggest in the area.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Hope of debt relief helping poor fades

Hope of debt relief helping poor fadesBy Traci Carl SAN JUAN, Honduras (AP): Very little government aid ever makes it up the washed-out dirt road to this mountain village, and people here have learned not to expect much.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Violence prevails in Aceh

Violence prevails in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Killing continues in the restive province of Aceh despite the recent peace meeting between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Geneva.On Tuesday two dead bodies with gunshot wounds were found in the village of Blang Reun.

Wed, 04 Jul 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.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Wrong figure

Wrong figure A news story published in The Jakarta Post on June 18, 2001 titled House approves revised state budget contains a wrong figure in the table (in billions) regarding State Spending 1.1.b. Spending on Goods.

Wed, 04 Jul 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 12:30 p.m.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/A protest to God

A protest to God Could this be Gus Dur's final maneuver? To many people who read Tuesday's newspapers or watched the news on TV, it must have sounded like it.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/On Leuser Park

On Leuser Park I was surprised and disappointed by the article Leuser Park - a battle unbegun by Donna K. Woodward (June 30).

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Rights abuses in Pasuruan

Rights abuses in Pasuruan SURABAYA, East Java: The police were guilty of committing human rights violations when they acted to quell protests in Pasuruan between May 28 and May 30, the joint independent fact- finding team investigating the incidents said on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Pakistan and India share common culture

Pakistan and India share common cultureBy Tahir Ikram and Y.P. Rajesh ISLAMABAD (Reuters): Despite years of enmity that have plagued relations since their troubled partition over half a century ago, India and Pakistan still have more in common than they have differences.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Acquisition saves BII, analysts say

Acquisition saves BII, analysts say JAKARTA (JP): The government has no other option than to let state-owned Bank Mandiri acquire publicly listed PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) to prevent the bank from collapsing, analysts said on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Young girl raped by 11-year boy

Young girl raped by 11-year boy JAKARTA (JP): A distraught mother reported to the Bekasi Police on Tuesday the rape of her seven-year-old daughter by an 11-year-old boy, the victim's neighbor and playmate.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Agency proposes LPG to replace gasoline in cars

Agency proposes LPG to replace gasoline in cars JAKARTA (JP): Local environmental officials here on Tuesday warned that the introduction of unleaded fuel in the capital should be only the first of many steps needed to reduce the dangerous level of pollution in the city.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/University entrance tests begin nationwide

University entrance tests begin nationwide YOGYAKARTA (JP): Gregorius Aryoko, one of tens of thousands of applicants sitting the two-day state university entrance examinations (UMPTN) had to do the test on Tuesday in bed, as he was still under treatment for various diseases.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Rifat leads GR-2 national group

Rifat leads GR-2 national group JAKARTA (JP): Pertamina Prima XP team's rally driver Rifat Sungkar and navigator Herkusuma won the title at the fourth leg of the national sprint rally championship in Yogyakarta Sunday.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Lifter Lisa may compete in different weight at SEAG

Lifter Lisa may compete in different weight at SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Olympics silver medalist women's weightlifter Lisa Rumbewas will likely participate in the 53-kilogram instead of the 48-kilogram weight division in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in September.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Indocement says it will focus on local market

Indocement says it will focus on local market JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cement company PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa said on Tuesday it would focus on serving the local market, citing growing domestic demand and unfavorable cement prices in the international market.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Students want Iramasuka disbanded

Students want Iramasuka disbanded MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Fifteen university student' executive boards in Makassar demanded that the political group Iramasuka Nusantara, which claimed to represent people in the eastern part of the country, be disbanded, saying that the group represented no ...

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Bimantoro is still police chief: DPR

Bimantoro is still police chief: DPR JAKARTA (JP): As tension gripped top police generals over the dual leadership at the National Police, the House of Representatives declared on Tuesday their support for National Police Chief, Gen. Surojo Bimantoro.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Water faucets and toilets stolen at Jamboree ground

Water faucets and toilets stolen at Jamboree ground PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The National Scout Jamboree 2001 here rehearsed on Tuesday despite the theft of some 620 water faucets and dozens of toilets, which had been installed in the camping area.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Crooning the night away at fun-filled Colours Cafe

Crooning the night away at fun-filled Colours CafeBy Bill Blade JAKARTA (JP): It was with a great deal of curiosity that I'd read the regular advertisements in a leading newspaper over the last few months proudly announcing the "Singing Service" available only in Colours Cafe, and asking if you ...

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Afghans scrounge for food after fleeing war

Afghans scrounge for food after fleeing warBy David Longstreath JALOZAI REFUGEE CAMP, Pakistan (AP): Frustration, anger and despair mingle as thousands of Afghan refugees crowd around the gate of this forlorn camp near the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/U-12 tournament organizer criticizes PSSI

U-12 tournament organizer criticizes PSSI JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the Under-12 Campina Kids league criticized the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) for ignoring the sporting development of children under 12 years old.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Sand quarrying goes on despite ban

Sand quarrying goes on despite ban BOGOR (JP): Sand quarriers in the village of Pasir Buncir, Caringin district, Bogor regency, are continuing with their illegal operations despite an official ban by the Bogor mining office.

Wed, 04 Jul 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.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Pinworm infestation common among children

Pinworm infestation common among children Dear Dr. Donya, My son is 20 months old now. One night I noticed him scratching his bottom and this happened again the next day. So I gave him a teaspoon of antiworm syrup. The next morning there were many worms in his excrement.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/TNI officers face new probe over rights violations in E. Timor

TNI officers face new probe over rights violations in E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): A number of Indonesian Military (TNI) officers are facing a new probe into their alleged involvement in the gross human rights violations that took place in East Timor two years ago.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Government raises excise tax on cigarettes

Government raises excise tax on cigarettes JAKARTA (JP): The government raised minimum cigarette retail prices by between Rp 12.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Keep alert to symptoms of dengue fever in kids

Keep alert to symptoms of dengue fever in kidsBy Donya Betancourt SANUR, Bali (JP): When the rainy season comes, dengue fever is never far away.An Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquito finds its prey and bites, causing only mild irritation at first.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/La Bastille, another gem for good French food in Jakarta

La Bastille, another gem for good French food in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta must be dotted with small to medium-sized restaurants, tucked away from the well-known areas, but offering tasty, well-cooked food to discerning customers.

Wed, 04 Jul 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.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Customers in some areas get less water

Customers in some areas get less water JAKARTA (JP): Tap water company PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) apologized on Tuesday for water shortages in parts of West and South Jakarta but said it had increased untreated water supplies since Tuesday to tackle the problem.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Government to lift emergency in North Maluku

Government to lift emergency in North Maluku JAKARTA (JP): The government will lift the civil state of emergency in North Maluku in December, but in the neighboring province of Maluku it will be maintained, pending the restoration of law and order there.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/City postpones bus fare increase for a week

City postpones bus fare increase for a week JAKARTA (JP): Failing to reach an agreement with bus operators and councillors over bus fares, the city administration decided on Tuesday to postpone its plan to increase bus fares for a week.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Rupiah rate July 03

Rupiah rate July 03 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,810.00 11,810.00 11,253.00 11,367.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/RI shuttlers pullout may hamper SEAG goal

RI shuttlers pullout may hamper SEAG goal JAKARTA (JP): The recent withdrawal of Indonesia's women's doubles players Etty Tantri and Carmelita will jeopardize the country's hopes of winning five out of seven golds up for grabs at the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Team selects tour agents for Chinese visitors

Team selects tour agents for Chinese visitors JAKARTA (JP): A special team established by the government and the Association of Indonesian and Tour and Travel Agencies (Asita) is selecting local tour operators who will be authorized to serve Chinese tourists, Minister of Culture and Tourism I ...

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/Govt targets 500,000 Internet kiosks by 2004

Govt targets 500,000 Internet kiosks by 2004 JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to boost the number of Internet kiosks across the nation from 2,500 to 500,000 in 2004 to popularize Internet among the public, a top government official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Jul 2001

JP/A tyrant's comeuppance

A tyrant's comeuppance If patriotism is indeed the last refuge of the scoundrel, as Samuel Johnson said so famously, then the handcuffed figure of Slobodan Milosevic, en route to his jail cell in the Hague, is living proof of its truth.