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Fri, 22 Dec 2000
RP economy may slow down
RP economy may slow down MANILA (AFP): Philippine economic growth is expected to slow down in 2001, the economic planning secretary said on Thursday, although the quick resolution of President Joseph Estrada's corruption trial may help pull up growth figures.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
West Java falls short in tourism designs
West Java falls short in tourism designsBy Yuli Tri Suwarni BANDUNG (JP): With implementation of regional autonomy looming in 2001, West Java tourist businesses are still experiencing problems concerning their tourist attractions and infrastructure.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
An airline with a fleet of one... Why not?
An airline with a fleet of one... Why not? JAKARTA (JP): The country's skies are becoming crowded like at no other time in recent years. New commercial airlines are considered a lucrative enterprise, with investors rushing in, even if they have only one aircraft.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Economy still troubled despite sign of recovery
Economy still troubled despite sign of recoveryBy Reiner S. JAKARTA (JP): The economy is still facing several critical challenges in 2001 despite continuing signs of the economic recovery process.Economists said that one of the most important challenges is the restructuring of the country's huge...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Taiwan releases SIA pilots: Airline
Taiwan releases SIA pilots: Airline SINGAPORE (AFP): Taiwan has freed the three Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots detained more than seven weeks since the crash of an SIA plane that left 83 people dead in Taipei, an airline spokesman said on Thursday.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Sex aids seized at Soekarno-Hatta
Sex aids seized at Soekarno-Hatta TANGERANG (JP): Customs and Excise officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have foiled several attempts to smuggle sexual aids and pornographic VCDs into the country over the past six months, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Most banks put their faith in risk-free promisory notes
Most banks put their faith in risk-free promisory notes JAKARTA (JP): The fact that most of banks still prefer to invest their money in the relatively risk-free SBI notes rather than lend money to the real sector could also add to the economic uncertainty.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
65 soldiers sacked this year
65 soldiers sacked this year MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: As many as 65 soldiers under the auspice of the Wirabuana Military Command have been sacked for various reasons this year.Quoting records made from January to November, chief of legal section Capt.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Ringing in the era of competition in telecommunications
Ringing in the era of competition in telecommunicationsBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): The implementation of Telecommunications Law No. 36/1999 in September this year ended the era of monopoly of the country's telecommunications sector.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
C. Java targeting three cyclist for SEA Games
C. Java targeting three cyclist for SEA Games SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Cycling Association (ISSI) Central Java chapter is targeting three of its seven cyclists to join the country's 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games squad.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Don't bring relatives: Sutiyoso
Don't bring relatives: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso urged all Jakartans spending the week-long festive holidays at home not to bring relatives or friends back with them to the capital.The arrival of new migrants here will only be a burden to the city, he said during a visit to several...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
'We must free ourselves from the shackles of pessimism
'We must free ourselves from the shackles of pessimism The Indonesian capital market, one of business sectors hardest hit by the economic crisis, is showing signs of recovery. Below are excerpts taken from an interview with the president of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Mas Achmad Daniri on...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Banten to have governor soon
Banten to have governor soon TANGERANG (JP): Acting Banten governor Hakamuddin Djamal said on Thursday that he was trying to complete his task in less than six months set by the central government, so as to allow a gubernatorial election to be held ahead of schedule.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Looking skyward for future housing needs
Looking skyward for future housing needs JAKARTA (JP): Expatriates love apartments. Indonesians, as observed by those who make such overly general observations, prefer landed housing; i.e. they like to live close to the ground.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
'Jamu' business started pure and simple
'Jamu' business started pure and simple JAKARTA (JP): It all started probably with those pretty women who have been going around town with a basket of bottles tied to their back for centuries.It is said that these women are capable of conversing with trees and plants who whisper back to them...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Tempo makes successful debut in stock market
Tempo makes successful debut in stock market JAKARTA (JP): The initial public offering (IPO) of PT Tempo Inti Media, the first Indonesian print media company to float its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), has been oversubscribed by 81 percent.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Environment watchdog demands ban on leaded gas
Environment watchdog demands ban on leaded gas JAKARTA (JP): Environmentalists wrapped up the year with a demand for an end to the use of leaded fuel and the holistic management of rivers, seas and forests to reduce the problem of pollution.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Something for everyone in beautiful Bandung
Something for everyone in beautiful Bandung Despite increasing traffic and a swelling population of more than three million, Bandung retains the charm which made it a favorite posting and retirement area for the Dutch during the colonial era.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Councilors who receive payoffs asked to resign
Councilors who receive payoffs asked to resign JAKARTA (JP): Councilors receiving payoffs from city officials and business people while conducting official duties must resign, an activist said on Wednesday."It is about moral standards.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
BI may open on Dec. 29 if necessary: Official
BI may open on Dec. 29 if necessary: Official JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Thursday that its office may open on Dec. 29 if it is necessary to help banks meet their cash demand during the year-end holidays.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Magnificent Bromo needs respect -- and protect
Magnificent Bromo needs respect -- and protectBy Simon Marcus Gower BROMO, East Java (JP): A little after 3 a.m. is not ordinarily a time that one would choose to take a walk, but then there is nothing ordinary about a trip to Mount Bromo.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Outlets bringing in domestic tourists
Outlets bringing in domestic touristsBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): "Irma" played a part in Bandung's notorious traffic congestion on a recent weekend.She bundled all her family members into two vans, and headed from their home in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, to Bandung, a three-hour drive.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Political conflict bites into stock market price index
Political conflict bites into stock market price indexBy David Gordon JAKARTA (JP): Brilliant, daring and assertively intelligent, higher education (frequently education abroad), bank checking and saving accounts, business ventures, stock market investments, real estate investments and...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
President denies rumors of Cabinet shake-up
President denies rumors of Cabinet shake-up JAKARTA (JP): Speaking during the last Cabinet meeting of the year, President Abdurrahman Wahid reiterated on Thursday that there would be no Cabinet reshuffle.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Police declare war on scalpers
Police declare war on scalpers JAKARTA (JP): With the demand for tickets rising steadily, City authorities here on Thursday declared war against ticket scalpers exploiting the public rush for intercity transport during the holiday season exodus.Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Revamped Merpati seeks to earn its wings
Revamped Merpati seeks to earn its wings JAKARTA (JP): Floating shares and becoming considered a world- class company is enough for most corporations to prove their efficiency and value.These goals are part of the vision of state-owned domestic air carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines, which has just...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Natural way of things what counts for one business
Natural way of things what counts for one business JAKARTA (JP): It seems like an ideal partnership -- and a guaranteed recipe for business success.Bring in a body care store which prides itself on its natural products in a country of more than 200 million people, many of whom have grown up with...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Can Bandung be a trip down memory lane?
Can Bandung be a trip down memory lane? BANDUNG (JP): Far removed from the crowded tourist haunts of Bali and Jakarta, the provincial capital of West Java attracts its own unique type of tourists.It's not what is sparkling and new about Indonesia that draws them to the city cradled in a ring of...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: A Letter from the Ocean by Mosista Pambudi at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), until Jan. 24.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Appeal to political elite
Appeal to political eliteFrom Rakyat MerdekaAs a freedom fighter of the 1945 generation, I, Let. Gen. (ret) M. Jasin, 80 years of age, have prepared an appeal to the political elite. It was exactly three months ago that Sultan Hamengkubuwono X invited four high ranking state officials -- the...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Indonesian tourism ready and waiting for business
Indonesian tourism ready and waiting for businessBy Tantri Yuliandini JAKARTA (JP): People tend to look back at the 1990s as the golden years of Indonesian tourism.And no wonder -- with tourist arrivals steadily growing at an average rate of 16 percent and bringing in as much as US$6.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Upset Kamra leave Jakarta, plan response
Upset Kamra leave Jakarta, plan response JAKARTA (JP): Angry with the government, approximately 1,000 People's Security Militia (Kamra) members from Central Java left the capital for their hometowns on Thursday, pledging to do "something" to express their dissatisfaction.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
50 hopefuls will compete for MAT
50 hopefuls will compete for MAT JAKARTA (JP): PT Philip Morris Indonesia will hold the local competition for its adventure program Marlboro Adventure Team (MAT) Winter Challenge 2000 at Bromo Mountain, East Java, late January.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Is recovery building for the property sector?
Is recovery building for the property sector?By David Eyerly JAKARTA (JP): The country's property sector is, according to the experts, showing signs of recovery -- or so they have been saying for most of the year.On Feb.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Fasting can actually improve your health
Fasting can actually improve your healthBy Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): Fasting during the holy month of Ramadhan can improve your overall health, new research shows.The research, which was presented early this week, showed that an average of 12 percent reduction of caloric intake during the...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Tunas Toyota responds
Tunas Toyota responds Referring to the letter from Mr. Vinanda Sanyoto dated Nov. 29 regarding the service he received from one of our Tunas Toyota branches, we would like to apologize for the inconvenience caused and advise that the Toyota Kijang in question has been repaired and returned to Mr.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Model management: What is right for Bali's tourism?
Model management: What is right for Bali's tourism? DENPASAR, Bali (JP): For years Balinese intellectuals have demanded that the government reevaluate the mass-tourism model, which has been applied as the basis for the island's tourism development.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Half of W. Java crimes solved
Half of W. Java crimes solved BANDUNG: West Java Governor R. Nuriana says that police have solved less than half of the 14,443 crimes they had handled from January to October this year.Presenting the provincial development plan at the legislative council's plenary session on Wednesday, he blamed...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
New minister's daunting task is to lure back visitors
New minister's daunting task is to lure back visitors For more than three decades, the government has been trying in vain to make Indonesia the hottest tourist spot in the region. Thwarting its grand ambition is a poor management system, combined with the lack of a promotional budget and clumsily...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
What is the forecast for Indonesia and ASEAN tourism?
What is the forecast for Indonesia and ASEAN tourism? JAKARTA (JP): Most of the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have experienced the inclement weather of crisis in the last three years.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Indonesian cosmetics businesses sitting pretty
Indonesian cosmetics businesses sitting pretty Cosmetics is big business, with Indonesian firms finding that traditional approaches to beautifying the face and body are a winner at home and abroad. The Jakarta Post contributor Mehru Jaffer examines the handsome profits to be made from making people...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Pertamina predicts drop in crude oil output next year
Pertamina predicts drop in crude oil output next year JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and its foreign oil and gas production-sharing partners have forecast a drop in Indonesia's crude oil production to 463.2 million barrels (mmbo) next year from this year's output of 515.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Govt won't be 'too aggressive' in taxing foreigners: Official
Govt won't be 'too aggressive' in taxing foreigners: Official JAKARTA (JP): The tax office "will not be too aggressive" at first in enforcing the new income tax ruling on foreigners working or living in the country, director general of taxation Machfud Sidik said on Thursday.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Government no longer effective: Golkar Party
Government no longer effective: Golkar Party JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's second largest political party, the Golkar Party, in its year-end reflection on Thursday fired a broadside at the government which it described as an ineffective administration and incapable of resolving the nation's problems.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Wanted: Trendsetters to put ecotourism on the map
Wanted: Trendsetters to put ecotourism on the mapBy Grace Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Ever since he was a director general of tourism, current Minister of Culture and Tourism I Gede Ardika has been a passionate advocate of the importance of maintaining a respect for God and the environment in developing...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Three original works grab awards for best Indonesian books
Three original works grab awards for best Indonesian books JAKARTA (JP): Three original Indonesian works of literature -- Modernisme Sebuah Tinjauan Historis Desain Modern, Renaisans Islam Asia Tenggara and Kembali Ke Akar Kembali Ke Sumber -- won on Thursday the best book awards in their...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Singapore says it does not control rupiah forex trade
Singapore says it does not control rupiah forex trade SINGAPORE (AP): Singapore officials on Thursday rebutted Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid's remarks that the Singapore government should rein in currency trading by commercial banks.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Up, up and away for a flock of fledging airlines
Up, up and away for a flock of fledging airlines The economic crisis clipped the wings of the country's airline industry, claiming at least one high-profile corporate victim and impacting the tourism industry with the elimination of many routes. The Jakarta Post contributor I.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Village people
Village people The annual exodus from city to villages reaches its peak this weekend. This year, with the Muslim Idul Fitri holiday falling in the same week as Christmas, a record number of city folks will head for their rural home towns to mark the festivities.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Surakarta hotels pick up the pieces after the 'sweep'
Surakarta hotels pick up the pieces after the 'sweep'By Sulistyo Budi N SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): It took the actions of one night to wipe out all that had been achieved by years of costly promotions.Groups of people went to several four and five star hotels in Surakarta on Oct.