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Searching for all articles published on 2001-08-08 ...

58 articles.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Breastfeeding room required

Breastfeeding room required JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has asked all government and private offices in Jakarta to provide a mother's room for female employees to breast-feed their babies."They need to provide this room as a way to respect a mother's privacy in breast-feeding her baby.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 7, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Ticketed drivers need middleman

Ticketed drivers need middlemanBy Multa Fidrus JAKARTA (JP): Violating a traffic regulation here does not always mean that you will be ticketed as the police officer might prefer to settle the case "amicably" with the traffic offender having to fork out tens of thousands of rupiah.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Drug recovery centers: Solution or problem?

Drug recovery centers: Solution or problem?By David and Joyce Djaelani Gordon JAKARTA (JP): Recently, there was an article on page 2 of The Jakarta Post. The bold black letters read: "Government to boost campaign on HIV/AIDS".

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/SEA Games women's team named

SEA Games women's team named JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) has named 12 players for the national women's basketball squad for the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games following trial games in China and Hong Kong.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Riau Police declare top alert in Caltex operation

Riau Police declare top alert in Caltex operation JAKARTA (JP): Police in oil-rich Riau province were on top alert on Tuesday to anticipate a planned blockade by angry local people on the oil operation of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI).

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Pro-independence students sentenced

Pro-independence students sentenced JAKARTA (JP): Four student activists from Irian Jaya were each sentenced to three months and 25 days in jail for joining a demonstration outside the Dutch Embassy and the U.S. Embassy on Dec. 1, 2000.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Dwidaya, Amex tie up

Dwidaya, Amex tie up JAKARTA (JP): PT Dwidaya Tour & Travel signed a co-branding agreement with credit card company American Express International Inc. to provide a foreign exchange service.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Top figures at risk feel unthreatened, vow to uphold law

Top figures at risk feel unthreatened, vow to uphold law JAKARTA (JP): All officials targeted by Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra Soeharto, the youngest son of former President Soeharto, revealed on Tuesday that they were not really affected by the death threat.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Addressing democracy after Genoa trade talks

Addressing democracy after Genoa trade talksBy Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul BERLIN (DPA): The violent clashes at the G-7/8 Summit in Genoa have drawn attention to a serious lack of democracy in globalization.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Missing soldiers' fate still unknown

Missing soldiers' fate still unknown AMBON, Maluku (JP): Three privates of Infantry Battalion 731 are still missing after they attempted to disperse rioters attacking Allang Asaude village in West Seram subdistrict, Central Maluku regency, at dawn last Saturday.Pattimura Military Commander Brig.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Tycoon Ciputra denies Ancol land swindle

Tycoon Ciputra denies Ancol land swindle JAKARTA (JP): Property tycoon Ciputra denied on Tuesday charges by city council members that he had personally profited from a land deal in Ancol, North Jakarta, in 1992-93, at the expense of the city administration.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Veritable Swiss feast at JP Bistro

Veritable Swiss feast at JP Bistro JAKARTA (JP): All lovers of Central and Northern European cuisine have a veritable feast in store for them over the next four days if they happen to wander into the JP Bistro at the Aryaduta Hotel.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Knowing when to send children to school

Knowing when to send children to schoolDear Dr. Donya, I hope you could give me your advice regarding my daughter who is going to be three years old in October.In January this year, she went to a nursery school three times a week, for two hours, starting at 10 a.m.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Police frustration

Police frustration With political and social change on the march, the police lately have appeared to be the most vigorous law enforcement agency in the country.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/W16: Stylish, if pricey, sandwich bar that finds its niche

W16: Stylish, if pricey, sandwich bar that finds its niche JAKARTA (JP): I'm sure I'm not alone in regretting the fact that, despite all the developments in the restaurant trade in Jakarta in recent years, it is still relatively difficult to get a decent sandwich.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Cuba-American relationships

Cuba-American relationships The recent fainting spell of Cuba's Fidel Castro should send a signal to the United States and a shudder down the spine of Cuba- watchers.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Where to go in Surabaya

Where to go in SurabayaMusic and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - Lobby: Gamelan (Traditional Music), 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Except Saturday), Solo Pianist, Monday to Friday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Army blasts UNPKF over fatal shooting

Army blasts UNPKF over fatal shooting JAKARTA (JP): Army deputy chief of staff Lt. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri regrets the reluctance of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNPKF) in East Timor to launch a joint investigation into the fatal shooting of an Indonesian soldier.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Revival of social affairs ministry

Revival of social affairs ministry The plan to revive the ministry of social affairs is almost certain, as confirmed by Vice President Hamzah Haz, and it seems that the President has listened more to the opinions of her allies rather than the public.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Army regrets UNPKF's reluctance for a joint investigation

Army regrets UNPKF's reluctance for a joint investigation JAKARTA (JP): Army deputy chief of staff Lt. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri regrets the reluctance of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNPKF) in East Timor to launch a joint investigation into the fatal shooting of an Indonesian soldier.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/W16: Stylish, if pricey, sandwich bar that finds its niche

W16: Stylish, if pricey, sandwich bar that finds its niche JAKARTA (JP): I'm sure I'm not alone in regretting the fact that, despite all the developments in the restaurant trade in Jakarta in recent years, it is still relatively difficult to get a decent sandwich.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Cable exports on the rise

Cable exports on the rise JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian cable manufacturers association (Apkabel) said on Tuesday that cable exports had been steadily increasing the last six years due to a slump in domestic demands.Apkabel secretary-general Toto A.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Strong quake jolts Bali

Strong quake jolts Bali DENPASAR, Bali (JP): A relatively strong earthquake rocked the island of Bali on Tuesday morning, scaring hundreds of people working in multi-storey buildings, but no fatalities were reported."It was the strongest quake I have ever felt.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/East Timor veterans removed

East Timor veterans removed KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Police forcibly evacuated some 500 former prointegration militiamen from East Timor on Tuesday.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Secure Parking warned over parking system

Secure Parking warned over parking system JAKARTA (JP): A city parking official said on Tuesday that his agency had sent a letter to private parking operator PT Securindo Packatama warning them against arbitrarily increasing its parking fees.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Children can also be infected with HIV/AIDS

Children can also be infected with HIV/AIDSBy Donya Betancourt SANUR, Bali (JP): Right now there is an army of health professionals at war, trying to save more lives from the most deadly disease man has ever known, AIDS, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Airport taxi

Airport taxi I arrived last Friday evening at 9:15 p.m. to find that there were no taxis at the taxi stand but that they were all parked upstream from the official stand and that all the drivers were gathered in a group.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/W16: Stylish sandwich bar that finds its niche

W16: Stylish sandwich bar that finds its niche JAKARTA (JP): I'm sure I'm not alone in regretting the fact that, despite all the developments in the restaurant trade in Jakarta in recent years, it is still relatively difficult to get a decent sandwich.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Reform and restoration

Reform and restoration The state of dualism in the National Police leadership has ended. President Megawati Sukarnoputri -- though still unable to come up with a new cabinet -- issued a decree restoring Gen. Suroyo Bimantoro as chief of the National Police.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/DLLAJ asks for trail bikes, guns

DLLAJ asks for trail bikes, guns JAKARTA (JP): The City Traffic and Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) is to ask the government for 100 trailer bikes and dozens of firearms to facilitate its members in carrying out their duty to discipline public bus drivers.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Thousands welcome Gus Dur in E. Java

Thousands welcome Gus Dur in E. Java SURABAYA (JP): Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of East Java's Tapal Kuda area on Tuesday to welcome home former president and influential Muslim cleric Abdurrahman Wahid.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/W16: Stylish, if pricey, sandwich bar that finds its niche

W16: Stylish, if pricey, sandwich bar that finds its niche JAKARTA (JP): I'm sure I'm not alone in regretting the fact that, despite all the developments in the restaurant trade in Jakarta in recent years, it is still relatively difficult to get a decent sandwich.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Govt urged to revise political party laws

Govt urged to revise political party laws JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) and the Indonesian Accountants' Foundation (YAI) urged the government on Tuesday to revise political party laws to allow party financial management to be more accessible to public scrutiny.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Hope for millions

Hope for millions After years of denying the problem existed, the central government faces a daunting task in trying to bring HIV and Aids under control. But, commendably, a start has been made, giving a glimmer of hope to the uncounted millions of mainland victims.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Mideast needs more intervention from EU

Mideast needs more intervention from EUBy Ewen MacAskill LONDON: The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, warned on Thursday, on a visit to Italy, that the Middle East conflict has reached "the point of tragedy" and that it will have "international repercussions".

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Army regrets UNPKF's reluctance for a joint investigation

Army regrets UNPKF's reluctance for a joint investigation JAKARTA (JP): Army deputy chief of staff Lt. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri regrets the reluctance of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNPKF) in East Timor to launch a joint investigation into the fatal shooting of an Indonesian soldier.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Two more suspects arrested in judge's murder

Two more suspects arrested in judge's murder JAKARTA (JP): Two more suspects arrested by police for their alleged role in killing Supreme Court Justice M.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Badminton elite for SEA Games

Badminton elite for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) defied the mounting calls that it allow younger players to don the national colors at the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as it announced on Tuesday a field of shuttlers who join the ranks of ...

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Education 'should be priority in Irian'

Education 'should be priority in Irian' JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): When Irian Jaya eventually receives its special autonomy status, it will have to focus on education to improve human resources, an education expert says.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Bomb blast kills one person in Surabaya

Bomb blast kills one person in Surabaya SURABAYA (JP): A 32-year-old housewife was killed in a blast at her residence in a densely populated area of Kedung Sroko, East Surabaya, on Tuesday morning.Police have yet to conclude how the fatal accident took place.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Suspected highway robbers nabbed

Suspected highway robbers nabbed JAKARTA (JP): Police efforts to fight crime on the Cikampek toll road paid off on Monday when they identified three men thought to belong to a notorious six-member gang in Cimahi, West Java.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Garuda flies Makassar-Surabaya

Garuda flies Makassar-Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): National flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia announced on Tuesday the opening of its new Citilink route between Makassar, South Sulawesi and Surabaya, East Java, beginning on Wednesday.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Local property is for all

Local property is for allBy Martin R. Jenkins JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesia is a nation born out of a 350-year independence struggle against Dutch colonialism, it is perhaps understandable that foreign companies and individuals are barred from owning either Indonesian land or property.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Old wounds reopened

Old wounds reopened "I am not glorifying or justifying the past," insists Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of his impending visit to the Yasukuni shrine to his country's war dead, and seven war criminals.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Rupiah increases to reach nine-month high

Rupiah increases to reach nine-month high JAKARTA (JP): Confirming growing confidence in the next Cabinet lineup, the rupiah spurred to its nine month high supported by state banks dollar selling on Tuesday trading.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/By Multa Fidrus

By Multa Fidrus JAKARTA (JP): Violating a traffic regulation here does not always mean that you will be ticketed as the police officer might prefer to settle the case "amicably" with the traffic offender having to fork out tens of thousands of rupiah.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Megawati in control of Cabinet lineup

Megawati in control of Cabinet lineup JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri is keeping the construction of her Cabinet closely under wraps, including from her own party, making it a point that any decisions and initiatives are her own.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/BI keeps SBI rates up until after economy improves

BI keeps SBI rates up until after economy improves JAKARTA (JP): Even as the rupiah entered its third week of a rally, Bank Indonesia said on Tuesday that it would keep interest rates high until after the country's economic fundamentals showed concrete signs of improvement.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/JAKARTA (JP): Four student activists from Irian Jaya were each

JAKARTA (JP): Four student activists from Irian Jaya were each sentenced to three months and 25 days in jail for joining a demonstration outside the Dutch Embassy and the U.S. Embassy on Dec. 1, 2000.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Hamzah meets with Nias flood victims

Hamzah meets with Nias flood victims MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Vice President Hamzah Haz met with some 200 Nias flood refugees on Tuesday and handed over a total of more than Rp 5 billion (US$526,000) for the affected families, whose houses and belongings were swept away in the floods.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/We all share the obligation to preserve A-bomb history

We all share the obligation to preserve A-bomb history How to convey the experience of being witness to the horrors of atomic bombs to the young people of the new century becomes an every more important challenge.Aug. 6 and Aug.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Bus fare hikes 'should take public into account'

Bus fare hikes 'should take public into account' JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Tuesday that the increase in fares of air-conditioned buses should account for their service and be in line with the recent fuel price hike so as to avoid burdening society.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Aug. 7

Rupiah Rates Aug. 7 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,785.00 9,785.00 9.239.00 9,331.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/Neutrality, Megawati's mantle?

Neutrality, Megawati's mantle? Surely, the very same money that undemocratically squeezed the red-neck, George W. Bush, into the White House, must be behind the article titled U.S. must prevent chaos in RI (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 2, 2001) by Tom Plate. It is all too redolent of the arms industry.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/DTP-Hep B vaccine launched in 2003

DTP-Hep B vaccine launched in 2003 JAKARTA (JP): Aiming to provide affordable vaccination packages nationwide, public company Biofarma will launch a combined vaccination for diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) and hepatitis B in 2003."The combined vaccine is currently in the clinical trial phase.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/JAKARTA (JP): Four student activists from Irian Jaya were each

JAKARTA (JP): Four student activists from Irian Jaya were each sentenced to three months and 25 days in jail for joining a demonstration outside the Dutch Embassy and the U.S. Embassy on Dec. 1, 2000.

Wed, 08 Aug 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Variety Show 10:00 Children's Program 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 12:00 p.m.