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On This Day - December 18, 2000

Death threat and right to live

Death threat and right to live I totally disagree when a person caught red handed for stealing a motor-cycle is beaten to death by a mob. Once again a pickpocket was caught stealing, immediately beaten and then burned to death. I don't agree with this type of street justice.

Papua rights activist questioned

Papua rights activist questioned JAKARTA (JP): The director of the Irian Jaya office of the Institute for Human Rights Research and Advocacy (ELSHAM), Johanes G. Bonay, was questioned at the Jayapura Police station on Saturday for allegedly slandering the police.

Onyx urn largest in the world

Onyx urn largest in the world TANGERANG (JP): The 4.89 ton urn for the placing of joss- sticks in the Nimmala Buddhist Monastery, which recently won a certificate for its remarkable size from the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI), is now waiting for its name to be written up in the prestigious...

Indonesian media and the absence of peace

Indonesian media and the absence of peace The following is based on a presentation by The Jakarta Post journalist Santi Soekanto at a workshop on the role of the media in promoting peace, held in Manila from Dec. 3 to Dec. 6, and hosted by the Singapore-based Asian Media Information Centre.

Police arrest kidnapper of gambling king's grandson

Police arrest kidnapper of gambling king's grandson JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested one of four suspected kidnappers of deceased gambling boss Nyo Beng Seng's grandson on Thursday, an officer said over the weekend.Head of the city police's general crime investigation unit, Asst. Supt.

McDonald's yet to decide on aid for SEAG contingent

McDonald's yet to decide on aid for SEAG contingent JAKARTA (JP): Fast food firm McDonald's Indonesia aims to help the Indonesian contingent in the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games but the company is still considering the mechanism to be employed.

Year-end fun, festivities at Jakarta hotels

Year-end fun, festivities at Jakarta hotels JAKARTA (JP): Star-rated hotels in the capital are again busy offering special room, food and entertainment packages to woo Jakartans and holidaymakers observing the upcoming Christmas, Idul Fitri and New Year's Eve festivities.

Yaspem foundation helps Maluku refugees, the poor

Yaspem foundation helps Maluku refugees, the poor JAKARTA (JP): Maria Mediatrix Mali, a resident of Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, and director of the Society Development Foundation (Yaspem), dashes to a pig sty in nearby Kewapante village.

Government considering presidential decree on fuel price policy

Government considering presidential decree on fuel price policy JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering to issue a presidential decree to require export oriented companies to buy fuel at international prices, according to a senior government official.

Astra Graphica divestment

Astra Graphica divestment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed information technology company PT Astra Graphica said it had completed the divestment of all of its non-ore business activitiesThe company said on Saturday it had sold its shoe-making business unit and its leather and garment business units to...

10 die ahead of Gus Dur's visit to Aceh

10 die ahead of Gus Dur's visit to Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): An ominous specter of violence looms ahead of President Abdurrahman Wahid's visit here on Tuesday, as at least 10 people died in separate incidents across the province over the weekend.

SMUN 70 stages photo expo

SMUN 70 stages photo expo JAKARTA (JP): Students of state run senior high school SMUN 70 will launch on Monday an exhibition of their photographs at the Foto Cahya Gallery in Kemang, South Jakarta.Altogether, some 70 black and white and color prints will be displayed in the exhibition which will...

Donors pledge US$2.4b in aid to Vietnam

Donors pledge US$2.4b in aid to Vietnam HANOI (AP): International donors have pledged US$2.4 billion in development aid to Vietnam, praising the government's efforts in pursuing economic reforms.Last year, the aid pledges totaled $2.

Demo to be held against workers' rights abuses

Demo to be held against workers' rights abuses JAKARTA (JP): Some 100 workers from West Java who used to work abroad are slated to gather at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout on Monday in a rally to commemorate International Migrant Workers Solidarity Day and as part of the campaign against violence...

Thorny period in Indonesia-Singapore relations is over: Marzuki

Thorny period in Indonesia-Singapore relations is over: MarzukiBy Budiman Moerdijat JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman, after a meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, said that the thorny period between the two countries which erupted...

PBVSI eyes gold at SEA Games

PBVSI eyes gold at SEA Games SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Federation (PBVSI) is aiming to win two golds for the men's division and two silvers for the women's division at the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the PBVSI deputy chairman for athletes development Putut...

Government has no intention of negotiating in Aceh: Activist

Government has no intention of negotiating in Aceh: Activist The signs are that the government has no plans to come to the table to seek a peaceful settlement on Aceh, sociologist Otto Syamsudin who is also the director of Cordova, a non-governmental organization focusing on human rights, told The...

Consumers feel more confident about economy

Consumers feel more confident about economy JAKARTA (JP): The consumer confidence index rose to 56.8 from 52.2 on the back of stronger confidence in the economy in the reporting month and its prospects in the coming six months.

Pawning business picks up for holidays

Pawning business picks up for holidays JAKARTA (JP): Pawnshops in the capital are no longer dominated by visits from the poor, with many affluent figures, like businesspeople, celebrities and even children of former ministers, visiting the shops often to get loans by pawning their belongings.

Boats could be those feared sunk

Boats could be those feared sunk CANBERRA (AP): Two boatloads of suspected illegal immigrants found off northwest Australia this weekend could be those feared lost at sea last week, authorities said on Sunday.

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