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Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Mass violence and the problem of managing pluralities
Mass violence and the problem of managing pluralitiesBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Each eruption of mass violence across the country signals the government's inability to contain such violence, raising fears of disintegration.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
KL palm ends down, eyes on India
KL palm ends down, eyes on India KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Tuesday after a keenly awaited crop report for October came within expectations and left players with few leads.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
UN team to observe refugee camps
UN team to observe refugee camps JAKARTA (JP): A United Nations' Security Council team is expected to arrive in Indonesia on Nov. 14 to observe refugee camps for East Timorese in East Nusa Tenggara, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Tommy to be arrested Wednesday morning
Tommy to be arrested Wednesday morning JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra would be arrested at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, a reliable source said at midnight Tuesday."Negotiations for Tommy's safety are ongoing.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
President launches health program
President launches health program JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid launched on Tuesday a nationwide health program calling on people to raise their awareness of health.Speaking in the ceremony which marked the national drive at National Monument (Monas) square in Central Jakarta, the...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
AS-IOP cruises in Aspirin Cup
AS-IOP cruises in Aspirin Cup JAKARTA (JP): Host team AS-IOP Apacinti cruised into the round of 16 by defeating Pondok Cipta 8-1 on the fourth day of the Under-13 Aspirin Cup soccer tournament here on Tuesday.AS-IOP tops Group A, followed by Pondok Cipta.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Athletes arrive for pencak silat c'ships
Athletes arrive for pencak silat c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Pencak silat athletes from Belgium, Great Britain and Spain touched down in Jakarta seven days prior to the Pencak Silat World Championships.The European fighters arrived a week ahead of the competition in order to adjust to the climate in...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Malaysia, Vietnam dance in goal feast in soccer tourney
Malaysia, Vietnam dance in goal feast in soccer tourney BANGKOK, Thailand (Agencies): Rusdi Suparman scored in the 28th and the 53rd minutes to help Malaysia trounce lowly Laos 5-0 in its preliminary Group B Tiger Cup match Tuesday in the southern town of Songkhla.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
'Reveal identities' of check recipients
'Reveal identities' of check recipients JAKARTA (JP): Lawyer Muhammad Assegaf demanded on Tuesday that prosecutors find out more about the recipients of checks issued by legislator Suko Sudarso in connection with the disbursement of Rp 15 billion (US$1.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Fire in Sampang well put out
Fire in Sampang well put out SYDNEY (AFX): Santos Ltd said the fire in the Sampang well, offshore East Java, has been put out, although gas is still escaping from the well bore.Specialist well control personnel have been mobilized and are currently assessing the situation at the well site, with...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Asian currencies mostly down late; no U.S. election relief
Asian currencies mostly down late; no U.S. election relief SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies failed to hold on to their recent gains late Tuesday, with the Philippine peso feeling the brunt of the pain as it resumed its downward spiral following Monday's brief rally.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Higher fees for 3rd-class at private hospitals seen
Higher fees for 3rd-class at private hospitals seen JAKARTA (JP): Officials and members of the medical profession say the city's fees for third-class services at private hospitals are far too low to cover costs.The fees, which include the daily room charge of Rp 35,000, were set in 1996.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Soldier's gun to be handed over
Soldier's gun to be handed over WELLINGTON (AFP): The Indonesian Military is to ceremoniously hand over a New Zealand soldier's light machine gun stolen when he was murdered by a militia group in East Timor four months ago.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
'Year of Living Dangerously' to get first RI screening
'Year of Living Dangerously' to get first RI screeningBy Daniel Cooney JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): Banned by Indonesia's former dictator Soeharto for graphically depicting his tumultuous and bloody rise to power in the 1960s, the movie, The Year of Living Dangerously, is set to be screened here for...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Gus Dur wants labor decree reviewed
Gus Dur wants labor decree reviewed JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid asked Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Al-Hilal Hamdi on Tuesday to review the ministerial decree on higher severance pay for dismissed or resigning workers, saying it had hampered foreign investment.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Govt plans to divest 15% stake in Sucofindo
Govt plans to divest 15% stake in Sucofindo JAKARTA (JP): The government will divest 15 percent of its shares in surveyor company PT Superintending Company of Indonesia (Sucofindo) to Swiss company Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS).Sucofindo president director Didie B.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Useful tips for you on avoiding malaria
Useful tips for you on avoiding malaria This interactive health column appears in cooperation with the Singapore-based Parkway Group Healthcare. Readers are encouraged to ask questions through features@thejakartapost.com.Question: Dear Dr.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
E. Timor gets oil royalties from Australia
E. Timor gets oil royalties from Australia SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Newly independent East Timor received its first oil royalty payment from Australia last week, according to an Australian official at the department of Industry, Science and Resources.The payment of A$6 million (about US$3.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Rice traders to meet in Bali
Rice traders to meet in Bali SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Rice traders and exporters will seek answers to the slack demand for rice at an annual rice conference in Bali this week.The Fifth Asia International Rice Conference, Nov. 8-9, organized by IBC Asia Ltd.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Hundreds ransack police station
Hundreds ransack police station BOJONEGORO, East Java: An angry mob ransacked a police sub- precinct here on Tuesday after the release of a group of people accused of assaulting a martial arts guru.Antara reported that at least one police officer was injured in the incident.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
An address to President Gus Dur
An address to President Gus Dur Mr. President, you keep on making controversial statements despite the fact that Indonesia is still in the grip of many problems: disintegration, economy, collusion, corruption, nepotism, law, and the community taking the law into their own hands.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Expert blames landslide on environmental damage
Expert blames landslide on environmental damage CILACAP, Central Java (JP): A leading marine expert has blamed the recent floods and landslides here on environmental destruction in the forms of erosion, sedimentation and deforestation in the regency.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Unocal hopes to raise oil production in E. Kalimantan
Unocal hopes to raise oil production in E. Kalimantan SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Unocal Corp.'s (UCL) Indonesian unit is producing 4,000 barrels a day of crude oil from its Mahoni field in the southern portion of Unocal's East Kalimantan production sharing contract area, Unocal Indonesia Co.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
BCA responds
BCA responds First of all, thank you to Mr. Adrianus Hiyung Tjung for his complaint about the BCA ATM in Wisma Indocement, which was published in The Jakarta Post of Oct. 13, 2000.Please be informed that at the time of the publication of the complaint, the space rental contract for the BCA ATM in...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
RI wants wrestling in SEA Games
RI wants wrestling in SEA Games SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Wrestling Association (PGSI) is still fighting to have the sport included in the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur."Wrestling may not be included in the SEA Games, but PGSI and the chairman of the National Sports Council...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Major provinces guarantee existing foreign investments
Major provinces guarantee existing foreign investments JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to woo foreign investors, officials from the Regional Investment Coordinating Board (BKPMD) of seven major provinces, including Jakarta, gave their guarantee on Tuesday to maintain and protect all existing foreign...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Acehnese gear up for mass gathering
Acehnese gear up for mass gathering BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): With the Acehnese mass gathering approaching, more people are heading to the capital of Banda Aceh, leaving many areas in the strife-torn province paralyzed and unguarded, residents said on Tuesday.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Public warned on illegal Xenical
Public warned on illegal Xenical JAKARTA (JP): PT Roche Indonesia has warned customers that Xenical, its antiobesity drug, is being sold on the black market without a registration number from the Ministry of Health and is being imported through illegal channels.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Japan's quest for its security
Japan's quest for its securityBy Santo Darmosumarto JAKARTA (JP): This past week, the Japanese Self-Defense Force (SDF) celebrated its anniversary by showing some of its sophisticated weaponry. Having been deprived of its "normal state" status since the end of World War II, Japan has lately looked...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Edi denies meeting discussed violent PDI HQ takeover
Edi denies meeting discussed violent PDI HQ takeover JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of defense and security Edi Sudradjat admitted on Tuesday that a ministerial meeting discussing efforts to put a halt to an ongoing free speech forum, was held prior to the attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Euphoria of provincial status
Euphoria of provincial status DENPASAR, Bali: A kind of euphoria has erupted among people who are demanding provincial status for their areas but they have not considered certain criteria required by the law, Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Soerjadi Sudirdja said.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Megawati to close women's league
Megawati to close women's league JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri is expected to close the Kobanita women's basketball league at Sumantri Brojonegoro Hall on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, on Saturday.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Councillors want nightspots closed during Ramadhan
Councillors want nightspots closed during Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): Councillors from Muslim-based parties countered on Tuesday Governor Sutiyoso's recent decision to allow nightspots to remain open during the holy month of Ramadhan.
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Three sports will not yield gold: KONI
Three sports will not yield gold: KONI JAKARTA (JP): Vice chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Arie Sudewo has expressed the pessimistic view that three sports -- sepak takraw, hockey and squash -- would probably miss the chance to win gold medals in the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games...
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
Futures exchange boss threatens to resign
Futures exchange boss threatens to resign JAKARTA (JP): The president of the Jakarta Future Exchange (JFX) threatened Tuesday to resign if the government does not issue the exchange's operating license by the end of this year.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Festival to show virtues of recycling
Festival to show virtues of recycling JAKARTA (JP): The City Recycling Agency in cooperation with three women's organizations in Jakarta will hold a series of events, including discussions and bazaars, on garbage recycling issues over three days beginning Wednesday.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
APRIL nets $29m in profit
APRIL nets $29m in profit JAKARTA (JP): The APRIL Group (Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd.) announced US$29 million in net profits for the quarter ended Sept. 30 on total sales of $147.6 million.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Gus Dur welcomes new Aceh governor
Gus Dur welcomes new Aceh governor SEMARANG (JP): Convinced of his nationalism and knowledge on the problems facing the Acehnese, President Abdurrahman Wahid eventually welcomed the election of former youth leader Abdullah Puteh as governor of Aceh and asked Minister of Home Affairs and Regional...
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Vietnam Airlines eyes two long-haul jets
Vietnam Airlines eyes two long-haul jets HANOI (AFP): State-owned Vietnam Airlines has requested government permission to place orders for two long-haul jetliners worth US$300 million in 2002, a company spokesman told AFP Monday.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
LSF still needed
LSF still neededFrom Media IndonesiaWe, the members of the Society Against Pornography (MTP), are quite concerned with the strong demands voiced by certain circles lately that the Film Censorship Institute (LSF) be disbanded.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Indonesia loses to Moldova in Chess Olympiad
Indonesia loses to Moldova in Chess Olympiad JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia placed the wrong line-up against Moldova by resting its ace player Utut Adianto at the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul on Sunday which resulted in a 1.5-2.5 Victory Points (VPs) defeat in the eighth round.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Ancol accident survivor still in critical condition
Ancol accident survivor still in critical condition JAKARTA (JP): Tjandrawati Arifin, the only survivor in Sunday's horrifying traffic accident at the Kemayoran flyover in Ancol, North Jakarta, remained in critical condition on Monday.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Govt separates agriculture and forestry ministry
Govt separates agriculture and forestry ministry JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bungaran Saragih said on Monday that the government has decided to separate his ministry into two state ministries.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Judges asked to use conscience in rulings
Judges asked to use conscience in rulings JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts agreed on Monday that Indonesian judges should have moral courage and conscience in issuing verdicts on criminal cases.Satjipto Rahardjo, a law professor at the Semarang-based Diponegoro University in Central Java and his...
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
MPR Speaker needs escort
MPR Speaker needs escortFrom RepublikaAccording to the Republka issue of Oct. 16, the speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plans to visit Sumatra in the near future to assess land issues. He seems to be trying to fill the gap left by the President who is busy touring the world.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Indonesia outclasses RP in Tiger Cup's Group A opener
Indonesia outclasses RP in Tiger Cup's Group A opener CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Agencies): Indonesia banked on its superior skills and a relentless pace to shut out the Philippines 3-0 Monday in the first of the Tiger Cup matches staged in this northern city while host Thailand began its campaign with...
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Susilo assures Japan safe investment in RI
Susilo assures Japan safe investment in RI TOKYO (JP): Less than one month after sending Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli to Japan, President Abdurrahman Wahid dispatched another senior minister in his bid to assure the Japanese government and businesspeople of safe investment in...
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition* Fine Arts Exhibition, Liyan by Nindityo Adipurnomo, at Selasar Seni Sunaryo, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur no. 100 (Phone: 022 2507939), until Dec. 3.Performances* Ballet by Wisma Nartaki group, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl.
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
RP painter Jane in town
RP painter Jane in town JAKARTA (JP): The young and famous Philippines-born painter Jane del Rosario, who now resides in America's Beverly Hills, is to display her original paintings in a six-day exhibition starting Thursday at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel here as part of a tour of other major...
Tue, 07 Nov 2000
Euro has little impact on trade relations with RI
Euro has little impact on trade relations with RI JAKARTA (JP): Since its launching in 1999, the European currency euro has had little impact on trade relations between Indonesia and the 11 European Union (EU) members adopting the currency, analysts said on Monday.