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Sat, 28 Oct 2000
American Indian-inspired crafts no mere decorations
American Indian-inspired crafts no mere decorationsBy Kartika Bagus C. YOGYAKARTA (JP): American Indians are legendary among those that admire them even though they have been alienated and often subjected to cruel treatment at the hands of Europeans.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Five commercial banks under BI surveillance
Five commercial banks under BI surveillance JAKARTA (JP): Five commercial banks including one publicly listed bank are currently under the special surveillance of the central bank, according to Bank Indonesia deputy director for banking supervision Sabar Anton Tarihoran.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Mustika Ratu wins battle over `Taman Sari' name
Mustika Ratu wins battle over `Taman Sari' name JAKARTA (JP): Local cosmetic giant PT Mustika Ratu has won the battle against its main rival, Martha Tilaar, the owner of PT Martina Berto, over the right to use the name "Taman Sari".
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
RI plane completes UN mission
RI plane completes UN mission BANDUNG: A Buffalo DHC-9 aircraft, belonging to state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT. Dirgantara Indonesia, returned home Tuesday after a 15-month United Nations humanitarian mission in Kenya.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Government ourged to take action for better reef management
Government ourged to take action for better reef managementBy Edith Hartanto NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): A call for immediate action in management and policy to prevent coral destruction was made at the closing of the Ninth International Symposium on Coral Reefs on Friday, demanding that governments and...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Native Soul puts on a rocking show at CJ's
Native Soul puts on a rocking show at CJ'sBy Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): "Just play the sax, will you!" yelled one Middle Eastern guy sitting in front of the bar in CJ's that Thursday night. He had been perched in the same spot since seven o'clock.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
RI to get $50m ADB loan
RI to get $50m ADB loan MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Friday that it had approved a 50 million-dollar loan to Indonesia to improve coastal and marine resource management.Indonesia is in the process of decentralizing the management of natural resources from the national...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Matsushita to make VCR in RI
Matsushita to make VCR in RI TOKYO (Nikkei): Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries Ltd. will complete the transfer of domestic VCR production to its subsidiary in Indonesia by the end of this year, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Friday morning edition, citing company sources.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Jakartans get 'Djakarta!' life magazine
Jakartans get 'Djakarta!' life magazineBy Charlie Stevens JAKARTA (JP): The appearance on Sunday of the new city life magazine Djakarta! is occasion for cautious hope in a city struggling with a post-New Order identity crisis.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Reinforcements arrive in Pontianak
Reinforcements arrive in Pontianak JAKARTA (JP): The National Police dispatched on Friday reinforcement troops to West Kalimantan's troubled capital of Pontianak and took stricter measures to quell the ongoing interethnic clashes there.National Police Chief Gen.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Land dispute shuts Newmont operation
Land dispute shuts Newmont operation JAKARTA (JP): PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, a subsidiary of the United States-based Newmont Corp., shut down on Friday its mining operation in Ratatotok village, North Sulawesi, for the fourth time this year over a land dispute with locals.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Nitros to meet Fellas in final
Nitros to meet Fellas in final JAKARTA (JP): Good Fellas will meet Fleming Nitro in Sunday's final of the Sky Rink Jakarta Ice Hockey Open tournament at Taman Anggrek Mall, West Jakarta.Each team collected six points from two victories in their respective groups.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Female circumcision
Female circumcision The Jakarta Post has during the last few weeks focused its attention on women and religion, including female circumcision.I disagree with Melly R's statement that female circumcision is a ritual tradition (of Islam?) because nothing at all is mentioned in the Koran, nor in the...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
On Youth Pledge Day
On Youth Pledge Day One country? One nation? One language?Those question marks weren't there when the words were first stated on Oct. 28, 1928 by a handful of young Indonesian intellectuals meeting in Batavia, the present-day Jakarta.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
A tribute to 'keroncong' composer Gesang
A tribute to 'keroncong' composer Gesang JAKARTA (JP): Sekar Mekar, an innovative keroncong band, will take center stage this Saturday night at 9:30 at the Bali Room in Hotel Indonesia.With a host of top keroncong singers, including Dewi Yull, Tuti Trisedya, Mamiek Marsudi, Toto Salmon and Gatot...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
SwissAir, MAS may tie up
SwissAir, MAS may tie up KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): SwissAir AG has emerged as a possible strategic partner for loss-making Malaysian Airline System Bhd. (MAS) after talks with Qantas Airways apparently collapsed, according to a report Friday.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Eight wushu athletes to compete in c'ships
Eight wushu athletes to compete in c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Three wushu athletes from Jakarta -- Susyana, Gorane Bulana and Herman Wijaya -- are expected to finish in the top six at the Fifth Asian Wushu Championships in Hanoi from Nov. 1 to Nov. 8.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Moving toward a new broadcast law
Moving toward a new broadcast lawBy Santoso JAKARTA (JP): The broadcast industry in Indonesia has grown significantly over the last five years. In the radio sector, the number of private stations has increased by about 25 percent over this period, from 794 to 1,007 stations.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
KL budget woos foreign investors
KL budget woos foreign investors KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia on Friday unveiled a budget for 2001 aimed at boosting foreign investment and infrastructure spending to keep it among the fastest growing economies in the world.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Toyota plans new RI venture
Toyota plans new RI venture TOKYO (AFX-ASIA): Toyota Motor Corp and Mitsui & Co Ltd said they will set up a joint venture to produce livestock feed and plastic from sweet potatoes in Indonesia.Toyota will take a 90 pact in the venture, PT Toyota Bio Indonesia, which will have capital of 2.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Andersen changes name
Andersen changes name JAKARTA (JP): Andersen Consulting said on Friday that the global management and technology consulting agency would change its name to Accenture.The company said it would cease operating under the name Andersen Consulting as of midnight Dec. 31.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 27, 2000:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 27, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,650 -75 320,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 120 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 435 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 800 -25 10,000 Alter...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
More self-government offers way out of Aceh strife
More self-government offers way out of Aceh strifeBy Lee Kim Chew BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Acehnese separatism is a festering problem that Jakarta has proved incapable of solving for the past two decades because it has relied largely on force rather than persuasion to end the rebellion.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Hendrawan, Johan advance to quarters
Hendrawan, Johan advance to quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's badminton singles Hendrawan and Johan Hadikusuma reached the quarterfinals of the US$250,000 Danish Open at Farum Arena in Copenhagen on Thursday, while teammate Budi Santoso bowed out in the third round.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Forex reserves increase
Forex reserves increase JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's international reserves rose by US$103 million to $28.34 billion as of Oct. 23 from $28.23 billion in Oct. 13, according to the weekly report issued by Bank Indonesia.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Government to look into regent election in Riau islands
Government to look into regent election in Riau islands JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirdja said on Friday he would set up a team to investigate the disputed election of Uzrin Hood as Riau islands regent.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
People of Kerebet carve a living out of wood
People of Kerebet carve a living out of woodBy Ahmad Solikhan YOGYAKARTA (JP): A young woman was sitting at the side of a furnace, her lips once in a while puffing into a canting, a small dipper to apply wax in batik printing, held between her slender fingers. She was designing batik motifs on wood.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Mahathir vows investigation against opposition leader
Mahathir vows investigation against opposition leader KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad vowed Friday to investigate a prominent opposition figure accused of launching a smear campaign against the Malaysian leader aimed at bringing international economic sanctions that could...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
A tale of Jakarta's beginnings
A tale of Jakarta's beginningsBy Ida Indawati Khouw When it was first built by the Dutch in the 17th century, Batavia was a walled city, a fortress with four protruding bastions named after precious stones. This is the 62nd article on old and protected buildings in Jakarta.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Bank Indonesia will intervene in currency market `if necessary'
Bank Indonesia will intervene in currency market `if necessary' JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will intervene in the currency market to prop up the ailing rupiah if such a measure would have a positive result, deputy governor Achjar Iljas said on Friday."We'll intervene if it will be positive.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Workers in land, sea transport underpaid
Workers in land, sea transport underpaid JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of All Indonesian Workers Union (FSPSI) called on the government to regulate industrial relations in the transportation sector, saying that most of the 18 million employed in the land and sea transportation sectors were underpaid.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
KL palm oil ends down
KL palm oil ends down KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures surrendered earlier gains to close lower on Friday following the government's forecast of a 7.5 percent increase in 2001 output.The Finance Ministry said on Friday that Malaysia's palm oil production was expected to rise to 11.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Oki prefers to demand review of case
Oki prefers to demand review of case JAKARTA (JP): Convicted murderer Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, 35, has changed his mind about seeking clemency from the President and prefers to demand a review of his case, after the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed on him by the Jakarta High...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Government dismisses allegations of American espionage
Government dismisses allegations of American espionage JAKARTA (JP): The government launched efforts at further damage control on Friday to stop the possibility of corroding ties with the United States when it dismissed allegations that an American was involved in espionage in Irian Jaya and...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Rebels resort to arson again in troubled Aceh
Rebels resort to arson again in troubled Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The official residence of the head of the Prosecutors' Office in Meureude district, Pidie regency and more than 10 shop-houses in Central Aceh regency were burned down on Friday.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Yogya's museums in dire need of attention
Yogya's museums in dire need of attentionBy Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Wayang or shadow puppets usually feature patriotic stories or characters taken from ancient stories like the epic Mahabarata.But when one steps into Kekayon Puppet Museum located in Jl.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
UN to dispatch team to probe murders in W. Timor
UN to dispatch team to probe murders in W. Timor DILI (AP): The UN Security Council will dispatch a special team to East Timor next month to investigate the killings of three UN foreign aid workers in neighboring Indonesia, a top official said on Friday.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
'General's son' mobbed
'General's son' mobbed KUTA, Bali: A man, claiming to be the son of a retired Army general, was beaten black and blue by an angry mob in Legian, Kuta, some 12 kilometers west of Denpasar, for refusing to pay for the dozens of clothes he picked from a department store on Friday.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Suwondo strikes back, plans to sue Yanatera official
Suwondo strikes back, plans to sue Yanatera official JAKARTA (JP): Alip Agung Suwondo, alias An Peng Sui, a main suspect in the Rp 35 billion State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal plans to sue any party who had named him as President Abdurrahman Wahid's personal assistant.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
MRT project to start early next year, Sutiyoso says
MRT project to start early next year, Sutiyoso says JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso confirmed on Friday that the construction of the mass rapid transit (MRT) would start early next year."The MRT construction will start early next year because the master plan and the results of the project's...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Bogor trains used for gambling
Bogor trains used for gambling BOGOR (JP): Regular passengers on the economy-class trains plying the Bogor-Jakarta route are complaining about the presence of certain men who close the last cars for gambling.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000
Refugees want transparency
Refugees want transparency MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: As many as 598 families of East Timor refugees in the regency of Sikka are demanding the administration be fair and transparent in the spending of Rp 2 billion allocated to them.
Fri, 27 Oct 2000
ADB approves loan for RP
ADB approves loan for RP MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved loans totaling US$70 million to help rehabilitate a key toll road linking the Philippines capital with the northern provinces.
Fri, 27 Oct 2000
Indomaret no threat
Indomaret no threat Desar Evyanti wrote in the Oct. 18 edition of The Jakarta Post that Indomaret outlets appearing everywhere posed a threat to small-scale traders in the same areas.Evyanti should realize that Indomaret and other such establishments that will more than likely pop up in the future...
Fri, 27 Oct 2000
Embargo, lessons from history
Embargo, lessons from history On Sept. 30, The Jakarta Post printed the article Embargo and lessons from history by Riza Sihbudi, who attempted to analyze the threat of a U.S. embargo, the reasons why the U.S. would want to impose an embargo on Indonesia and whether we had to worry about the threat.
Fri, 27 Oct 2000
Mobile phone snatchers
Mobile phone snatchersFrom Media IndonesiaAt 9 a.m. on Oct. 18, I boarded an electric train (KRL) from Manggarai to the UI railway station to go to my campus, University of Indonesia, Depok. The train was rather empty that morning so each passenger could get a seat.
Fri, 27 Oct 2000
Gus Dur calls on Irianese to change symbol
Gus Dur calls on Irianese to change symbol JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Thursday he had asked proindependence supporters in Irian Jaya to pick another cultural symbol to replace the Morning Star flag.
Fri, 27 Oct 2000
Draft for setting up subdistrict councils approved
Draft for setting up subdistrict councils approved JAKARTA (JP): After holding a series of meetings and making significant revisions in the past few weeks, the City Council passed the draft on the establishment of subdistrict councils during a plenary session on Thursday.
Fri, 27 Oct 2000
Bayan Mosque, witness to the spread of Islam
Bayan Mosque, witness to the spread of IslamBy Wahyuni Kamah BAYAN VILLAGE, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): Masjid Bayan Beleq as the locals call is situated in Bayan--a stronghold of Islam Wetu Telu-of North Lombok, 80 kilometers from Mataram.
Fri, 27 Oct 2000
Defense matters
Defense matters Had it not come from Minister of Defense Mahfud MD, the proposal to forge a defense pact or alliance between Indonesia and a number of East Asian countries would have been dismissed as outrageously irrelevant and unworthy of attention.