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Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Facing ticket scalpers
Facing ticket scalpersFrom Warta KotaThe customary annual journey to one's home town, popularly known as "mudik", is being undertaken by a huge number of people this year, particularly in the most densely populated island of Java.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Women have less seats in most govt offices: Report
Women have less seats in most govt offices: Report JAKARTA (JP): A report on gender statistics and indicators released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) on Thursday shows that women were very much underrepresented in influential public sector positions.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Bali, Lombok count the costs from brief unrest
Bali, Lombok count the costs from brief unrest Bali has long been the shining star of Indonesian tourism, famed as the gentle "island of the gods". But its pristine reputation and that of Lombok, which became known as "Bali 30 years ago", has been tarnished by spates of unrest over the past 18...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Correction of Demak story
Correction of Demak story Thank you for printing my story Demak: A Javanese town of Islamic saints on the Post, Dec. 19. However, I'm moved to write this letter after I read my edited story carefully as I found some corrections from your copy editor are not correct in terms of fact.1.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
MICE sector still looking for window of opportunity
MICE sector still looking for window of opportunityBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): The country's business events organizing community is dealing with an unpredictable future amid unstable economic and political conditions.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
The younger beauty business queen
The younger beauty business queen JAKARTA (JP): Once upon a time Mooryati Soedibyo and Martha Tilaar, founder of Martina Berto, were friends. In fact they did business together.Today the bitterness between two of the most prominent houses of cosmetics has become talk of the town.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Local hotel chains try to look on the bright side
Local hotel chains try to look on the bright sideBy Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): Having survived 40 months of a dire monetary crisis and ongoing political uncertainty, the Indonesian tourism industry has little choice but to remain optimistic that the hard times will eventually pass.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Bali needs all 'classes' of tourists
Bali needs all 'classes' of touristsBy Rob Goodfellow WOLLONGONG, Australia (JP): Bali Governor Dewa Made Berata made the very reasonable statement in November that he wanted to attract more high-spending, "value-added" tourists to the island.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Yogyakarta tries to branch out in tourism
Yogyakarta tries to branch out in tourismby Asip A. Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): There is no question that Yogyakarta has almost everything to develop its tourism industry. And there are those who contend that the city has more to offer than even the famed tourist destination of Bali.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaFriday Maghrib 6:09 p.m.Saturday Imsak 4:04 a.m.Subuh 4:14 a.m.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Queen of her own 'jamu' kingdom
Queen of her own 'jamu' kingdom JAKARTA (JP): Mooryati Soedibyo is a born princess. Pakubuwono the 10th, and ruler of the central Java court of Surakarta, was her maternal grandfather.But instead of whiling away her time at the court like an aloof member of the royal family, she spent much of her...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Caltex renews hope after a gloomy year 2000
Caltex renews hope after a gloomy year 2000By Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Bruised by conflicts with locals and labor, entangled in a political tug-of-war between the local and the central government, Indonesia's largest oil and gas company takes a look back at an eventful year 2000.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
PT KA agrees to pay Rp 17.7b electricity bill
PT KA agrees to pay Rp 17.7b electricity bill JAKARTA (JP): State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api (PT KA) has agreed to pay Rp 17.7 billion (US$ 1.8 million) in electricity bills dating back to January 1999 for its Bogor railway station, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Kanzen motorcycles expects brisk sales next year
Kanzen motorcycles expects brisk sales next year JAKARTA (JP): The manufacturer of Kanzen motorcycles, PT Semesta Citra Motorindo (SCM), said on Thursday it expected to sell at least 60,000 units next year.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Sutiyoso's open house celebration
Sutiyoso's open house celebration JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso will be having an open house celebration at his official residence on Dec. 27, the first day of Idul Fitri. All Jakartans are welcome, a staffer said on Tuesday.The annual celebration at the state-funded house on Jl.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Explosion at home kills one, injures 3
Explosion at home kills one, injures 3 TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): An early morning explosion tore through the home of a man involved in the production of firecrackers, killing his wife and injuring three others, an officer said on Thursday.The explosion took place on Wednesday at about 1:15 a.m.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Government to seek broader dialog with Acehnese
Government to seek broader dialog with Acehnese JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Thursday that it would seek an all-inclusive dialog with the Acehnese to defuse separatist sentiment in the troubled province.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Human rights body demands end to alleged harassment
Human rights body demands end to alleged harassment JAKARTA (JP): A coordinator of a human rights body has demanded the National Police chief order an end to the alleged harassment of Institute for Human Rights Research and Advocacy (Elsham) executive Johanes G. Bonay.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Cellular operators vie for a niche
Cellular operators vie for a niche JAKARTA (JP): A cellular phone for everyone: This may be at the heart of the campaign for cellular operators in Indonesia, particularly in Jakarta, the country's most promising cellular phone market, within the next few years.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Betawi unhappy with FPI
Betawi unhappy with FPI JAKARTA (JP): The Betawi (native Jakarta ethnic group) Consultative Body, or Bamus Betawi, has joined Muslim organizations in condemning the violence and anarchic acts carried out against various entertainment spots by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI).
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Newmont Nusa Tenggara enjoys quiet year amid reform euphoria
Newmont Nusa Tenggara enjoys quiet year amid reform euphoriaBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Copper and gold mining company PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) began its operation at a time when mining companies in Indonesia were badly affected by the unruly reform euphoria.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Economists upbeat on economic recovery
Economists upbeat on economic recoveryBy Reiner S. JAKARTA (JP) Despite the critical problems the country is facing, economists said the economy would continue its recovery process next year.The Econit Advisory group expressed confidence that the economy would grow by around 6 percent to 7 percent...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Burglars break into regency complex
Burglars break into regency complex BOGOR (JP): A group of unidentified people broke into the Bogor regency office complex in the early hours of Thursday, stealing five computers and four printers, an official said.The head of the information department at the regency office, M.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 21, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,350 -50 23,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 105 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 1,000 0...
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Elisa to compete in Aerosports Olympics
Elisa to compete in Aerosports Olympics SEMARANG (JP): Central Java paraglider Elisa Manueke will compete in the Aerosports Olympics in Spain in July."I was contacted by the Indonesian Aerosports Federation (FASI) to prepare for the event," she said on Wednesday evening.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Rupiah Rates Dec. 21
Rupiah Rates Dec. 21 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,788.00 9,788.00 9,242.00 9,334.00Australian dollar 1 4,859.76 5,417.66 5,110.83 5,166.37Austrian schilling 1 579.45 645.74 609.38 615.79Belgian franc 1 197.65 220.27 207.87 210.
Fri, 22 Dec 2000
Legal aid identifies new trend in disputes
Legal aid identifies new trend in disputes YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Yogyakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) has handled 461 cases this year, but only 46 percent of them have been settled, its director says.Speaking at the Institute's year-end press briefing, Budi Santoso said that only nine of the settled...
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Kamra problem to be brought to the House
Kamra problem to be brought to the House JAKARTA (JP): Instead of fulfilling its promise to dissolve the People's Security Militia (Kamra), the government on Wednesday said that it planned to seek help from the House of Representatives (DPR) in settling the case.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
'Regional autonomy policy may end in chaos'
'Regional autonomy policy may end in chaos' Andi Alfian Mallarangeng believes autonomy is not only an important step toward democratization but an answer to regional discontent or even possible disintegration.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Fuel supply for holidays adequate
Fuel supply for holidays adequate CILACAP, Central Java: The state-owned oil and gas company Refinery Unit in Cilacap will not increase its fuel and oil production ahead of the Christmas, Idul Fitri and New Year holidays as its daily production would be adequate, an official says.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Five years of autonomy, Pucukan still poor
Five years of autonomy, Pucukan still poorBy Ainur R. Sophiaan SIDOARJO, East Java (JP): Pucukan, a hamlet inhabited by 41 families, is located on the eastern coast of Sidoarjo regency and squeezed in by thousands of hectares of shrimp ponds, which are the hamlet's livelihood.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Fake ship tickets found at Tanjung Priok port
Fake ship tickets found at Tanjung Priok port JAKARTA (JP): The annual exodus of people heading home for the upcoming Idul Fitri and Christmas holidays was marred by the discovery of counterfeit ship tickets at Tanjung Priok seaport in North Jakarta on Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Indonesia will survive, but needs fresh leadership
Indonesia will survive, but needs fresh leadershipBy Michael Vatikiotis HONG KONG (JP): When the Soeharto regime collapsed in May 1998, the world was in a hurry to herald a new democratic era in Indonesia.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
East Java officials baffled by regional autonomy
East Java officials baffled by regional autonomy SURABAYA (JP): Officials of the East Java provincial administration are no less bewildered by the approaching implementation of regional autonomy. They have on their plate problems of restructuring government agencies and rearranging financial and...
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Democracy seeds will grow and strengthen
Democracy seeds will grow and strengthenBy M. C. Ricklefs MELBOURNE (JP): Will the Republic of Indonesia survive the crisis which it has been suffering for the last two or three years? The answer is obvious: yes and no.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Reconciliation first among the contending forces
Reconciliation first among the contending forcesBy Omar Halim JAKARTA (JP): In mid-1998, Abdurrahman Wahid, then chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, asked this writer to assist him in setting up a commission for national reconciliation.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Agree to immediate polls
Agree to immediate pollsFrom Rakyat MerdekaSome people are of the opinion that President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) will not resign. Their reasoning is that if Gus Dur steps down under pressure, he would feel defeated.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Bali's churches provide Christmas packages for the poor
Bali's churches provide Christmas packages for the poor DENPASAR, Bali (Antara): A number of churches in Bali will deliver Christmas packages to needy children and poor widows as part of their Christmas programs.The packages contain food, beverages and clothes for these unfortunate people.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
'No autonomy but declaration of war in strife torn Aceh'
'No autonomy but declaration of war in strife torn Aceh' Question: What is your assessment of the plan to apply the autonomy policy next January?Answer: I am concerned, as are many people, about the lack of detailed regulations for autonomy.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
More time needed to complete BI law, Akbar says
More time needed to complete BI law, Akbar says JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Wednesday that the House would not be able to quickly complete the amendment of the central bank law as requested by the government.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Indonesia to keep on muddling through in the next few years
Indonesia to keep on muddling through in the next few years Dr. Hal Hill is a professor of Southeast Asian Economics, convener of Southeast Asian Economies Program at the Economics Division, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RPAS) at the Australian National University.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Autonomy: A wish to repeat the success of Makassar harbor
Autonomy: A wish to repeat the success of Makassar harbor MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Mayor HB Amiruddin Maula says he is most optimistic that autonomy will bring back the glory of Makassar."This policy (promises) us the glorious tradition of Makassar harbor, which served as an international...
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
'No such thing as clean accountable political party'
'No such thing as clean accountable political party' When the central government is widely attacked for its reluctance to facilitate the autonomy policy, among the first things to look at is the quality of its bureaucracy.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Councillors in a muddle over 'charity' plans
Councillors in a muddle over 'charity' plans JAKARTA (JP): The plan of some councillors to donate Rp 40 million (about US$4,325) to charity attracted dozens of interested applicants to City Council on Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Judiciary system reform may be slow but it is coming
Judiciary system reform may be slow but it is coming Dr. Timothy Lindsey is associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne. He is also the Director of Asia Law Center of the university.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Tips for homebound holiday travelers
Tips for homebound holiday travelers JAKARTA (JP): If you are one of the millions heading to your hometown for the holidays there are a few words of advice which may come in handy.Several officials have predicted that the coming week could be "the most chaotic, delay-prone, and tiring trip home.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
BII expects big jump in profit next year
BII expects big jump in profit next year JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) said it expected net profit next year to hit Rp 600 billion (US$63.15 million), up from an estimated Rp 250 billion this year.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Abdurrahman Wahid implements half-hearted autonomy
Abdurrahman Wahid implements half-hearted autonomy Question: What challenges are facing the plan to implement regional autonomy?Answer: Great challenges, obviously, despite the fact that the autonomy concept was already contained in the 1945 Law No. 1.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
Foreign loans next generations' burden
Foreign loans next generations' burdenFrom Pikiran RakyatIndonesia, our beloved country with a population of over 200 million, is very rich in that it has abundant natural resources and minerals. Unfortunately, the people of Indonesia have not been able to process the natural wealth themselves.
Thu, 21 Dec 2000
BI says holidays will not affect businesses
BI says holidays will not affect businesses JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) gave assurances on Wednesday the 10-day shutdown of its clearing operations during the holidays would not have a serious impact on businesses, including those making overseas transactions.