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On This Day - September 25, 2000

Art and culture important

Art and culture important The Jakarta Post Sept. 17, 2000, Sunday issue published an article on Batik Hokokai. Please do not stop publishing articles on art and culture. This country does not only require high-tech specialists and brilliant military generals, but it should also keep introducing and...

Mahathir claims he's overworked, underpaid

Mahathir claims he's overworked, underpaid KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he is overworked and underpaid, reacting to critics who call him extravagant, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Aceh violence continues amid Geneva peace effort

Aceh violence continues amid Geneva peace effort BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Separate attacks on government and police facilities continued in the province on the weekend, which security officials claim was the work of separatist rebels.At least four attacks were recorded since Saturday.

Tax compliance needs improvement: Official

Tax compliance needs improvement: Official JAKARTA (JP): Only a little more than half of Indonesia's 1.3 million registered individual tax payers have fulfilled their tax obligation in full, according to a senior official at the office of the director general of taxation.

Rumanian diplomat killed in car accident

Rumanian diplomat killed in car accident JAKARTA (JP): Second secretary of the Rumanian Embassy here, Getoniu Stere, was killed in a traffic accident when his car hit a tree on the capital's main thoroughfare of Jl. Sudirman in the earlier hours of Sunday, a police officer has said.

Seven nabbed over public disorder

Seven nabbed over public disorder DENPASAR, Bali: Police arrested seven men on Sunday who were suspected of mobilizing dozens of youth blocking the main road in Denpasar.Several sharp weapons also were seized, a police officer said.The chief of the Badung riot police, Sr. Insp.

Press urged to be accurate in reporting

Press urged to be accurate in reporting JAKARTA (JP): Observers urged the local press on Saturday to place more attention on accuracy and developing social consciousness in presenting news that will educate people rather than going for tacky or sensational stories.

Self-destructing e-mail, possibly impossible mission

Self-destructing e-mail, possibly impossible missionBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Several companies are exploring ways to control the copying and dissemination of electronic documents with their own versions of self-destructing e-mail.

Indonesian business at the crossroads

Indonesian business at the crossroadsBy Nabiel Makarim JAKARTA (JP): Big businesses with considerable assets, like mining and chemical based industrial companies, are now under attack and mounting pressure from the government and the public in the media almost every day.

Estrada orders signing of new air pact with Taiwan

Estrada orders signing of new air pact with Taiwan MANILA (DPA): Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Sunday ordered the country's representative office in Taiwan to immediately sign a new air agreement to resume direct commercial flights between Manila and Taipei.

Armed Myanmar intruders killed by Thai army

Armed Myanmar intruders killed by Thai army MAE SOT, Thailand (AP): Four unidentified, armed intruders from Myanmar were killed on Saturday in a gun battle with Thai soldiers near the border between the two nations, Thai army officers have said.

AriaWest fires back at Telkom over line services

AriaWest fires back at Telkom over line services JAKARTA (JP): American telecom giant AT&T's Indonesian subsidiary, PT AriaWest International, said on Saturday it regretted accusations against the company by its local partner, the publicly listed PT Telkom, and called them "blatantly untrue".

Hotel returns favor in form of foodstuffs

Hotel returns favor in form of foodstuffs JAKARTA (JP): The Ibis Hotel in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, distributed food packages to residents who live in the surrounding area on Saturday as a gesture of appreciation for the help the locals' gave in protecting the hotel during the May riots of 1998.

RI athletes hailed for winning medals at Sydney Olympics

RI athletes hailed for winning medals at Sydney Olympics SYDNEY (JP): The Indonesian team can hold its head high despite missing an opportunity to win its second gold at the Olympic Games here, chef de mission Arie Sudewo said on Sunday.

Nuarta in rites of tangible and intangible reality

Nuarta in rites of tangible and intangible realityBy Aendra H. Medita JAKARTA (JP): Symbols of tangible and intangible reality are to be found in Nyoman Nuarta latest selection of sculptures currently on display at Edwin's Gallery in Kemang, South Jakarta.

President's move to install police chief draws ire

President's move to install police chief draws ire JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's move to hastily swear in Gen. Bimantoro as National Police chief has drawn ire from several legislators and observers.

15 firms explore gold in Barito

15 firms explore gold in Barito JAKARTA (JP): Only one of the 15 gold contractors licensed to operate in North Barito regency, Central Kalimantan, has started mining the precious metal, regent Badaruddin said on Saturday.

Makindo sees bright future for online stock trading

Makindo sees bright future for online stock trading JAKARTA (JP): The country's first securities company offering online stock trading, PT Makindo, expects to attract one million clients in the next five years.

No need to guard the former president

No need to guard the former president President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's order to disarm former president Soeharto's guards is a resolute step in upholding law and order. The society has indeed waited for such a step.Though no longer in power, Soeharto is still treated as a power holder.

Abandoning the city?

Abandoning the city? The historic drop in Jakarta's population was happily greeted by Governor Sutiyoso quoted in Sept. 20 The Jakarta Post as saying "Whatever the reason, it gives us fewer problems and people to take care of".

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