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Sat, 19 Feb 2000
On plagiarism
On plagiarism The Jakarta Post, Feb. 17's letter on plagiarism has opened a Pandora's box. How can The Jakarta Post prevent this widespread phenomenon?Universities are also having to cope with this enormous task of detecting such dishonesty in education.
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
Asian currencies lower on U.S. rate fears
Asian currencies lower on U.S. rate fears HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Ruffled by hawkish commentary from the U.S. Federal Reserve chief, and edgy as investors dump yen, Asian currencies are weaker Friday.Indonesian government officials offered up some soothing words to shore up confidence in the rupiah,...
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
President supports Agus in argument with Wiranto
President supports Agus in argument with Wiranto YOGYAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday threw his support behind Maj. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah, who is facing disciplinary measures for openly criticizing former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Wiranto.
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
Human rights to get 'respect' in Constitution
Human rights to get 'respect' in Constitution JAKARTA (JP): A People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) committee working on amendments to the 1945 Constitution will propose the specific inclusion of the words "respect for human rights" in its proposals.
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
WB upbeat government can fight corruption
WB upbeat government can fight corruption JAKARTA (JP): World Bank president James Wolfensohn expressed confidence on Friday that the Indonesian government would be able to confront and root out corruption, reduce the foreign debt burden and boost economic recovery.
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
S'pore launches RI aid scheme
S'pore launches RI aid scheme SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore on Friday launched a S$400 million (US$235.3 million) finance scheme to encourage local companies to invest in Indonesia.The scheme is run by the Economic Development Board (EDB), Singapore's state investment promotion arm and caters to both...
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
Damura not gambling, says Mutiara Mandala
Damura not gambling, says Mutiara Mandala JAKARTA (JP): PT Mutiara Mandala Mahardhika (3M) has set up a verification team which claims the Damura (the People's Fund for Sports) coupons will not encourage people to gamble.
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
No delay in Ambon airport expansion
No delay in Ambon airport expansion AMBON, Maluku (JP): Officials here on Friday said the expansion of Pattimura Airport was continuing on schedule despite the turmoil which has swept across the city in recent months.
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
Central Java optimistic over hosting PON
Central Java optimistic over hosting PON SEMARANG (JP): Central Java Governor Mardiyanto remains hopeful of the province winning the right to host the 16th National Games (PON) in 2004 despite losing in preliminary voting.
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
Indonesian shuttlers advance to the Uber Cup semifinals
Indonesian shuttlers advance to the Uber Cup semifinals JAKARTA (JP): Top seed Indonesia advanced to the semifinals by defeating third seed Chinese Taipei 4-1 in third-day action at the Thomas and Uber Cup qualifying round in New Delhi on Friday.
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
On HIV/AIDS cases
On HIV/AIDS cases It appears that your article 37 HIV/AIDS cases reported from The Jakarta Post, Feb. 16, 2000, has suffered at the hands of the editor's scissors. I suspect that the last sentence of the third paragraph should read: Of these 37 new cases, ten people are known to be infected with...
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
Bumi Modern gets approval for rights issue
Bumi Modern gets approval for rights issue JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) finally gave approval on Friday to publicly listed tourism and hotel concern PT Bumi Modern's controversial rights issue plan.
Sat, 19 Feb 2000
Residents stand by doctor in opposing transfer order
Residents stand by doctor in opposing transfer order BOGOR (JP): An official at the Ministry of Health's Bogor office rejected a demand on Thursday by residents of Mulyaharja village that their favorite doctor is not transferred.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
PT Kaltim Parna scheduled to produce ammonia by 2002
PT Kaltim Parna scheduled to produce ammonia by 2002By Berni K. Moestafa BONTANG, East Kalimantan (JP): After years of delay, PT Kaltim Parna Industri began on Thursday the construction of its ammonia plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan, setting 2002 as its first production year.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Textile and Fiber Art Indonesia - Korea at Textile Museum, Jl. Karel Satsuit Tubun, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta (Phone: 5606613), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Feb. 19. * Installation Exhibition: Pangaradeon Ni Oroan (Persiapan Pengantin Perempuan, by Altje Ully...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Farmers upset over unsold rice
Farmers upset over unsold rice MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Four million farmers in 23 regencies in South Sulawesi province are frustrated because at least half of the four tons of unhusked rice in the recent harvest remains unsold.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Code of conduct in DPR
Code of conduct in DPRFrom KompasI watched SCTV's live report on the introductory address for the draft state budget delivered by the vice president on Jan. 20, 2000, and observed that a number of members of the House of Representatives were not in the convention room but stayed outside instead,...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Provocateurs reported targeting Sumbawa town
Provocateurs reported targeting Sumbawa town DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Following their "success" in igniting sectarian riots in Mataram, Lombok Island, provocateurs are now targeting the town of Dompu in neighboring Sumbawa Island, police claim.Chief of Dompu Police Subprecinct, Lt. Col. M.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Policeman attacked in Nabire
Policeman attacked in Nabire JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A police sergeant was stabbed by a man claiming to be a member of the Papuan Security Force (Satgas Papua) in Nabire, the capital of Nabire regency, on Thursday.Nabire Police chief Lt. Col. Faizal A.N.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Gus Dur says he tried to notify Wiranto
Gus Dur says he tried to notify Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid insisted on Thursday that he tried to inform Gen. Wiranto of the decision to suspend him from his Cabinet post, but the former military chief was asleep.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
'Dozens questioned over 27 July case'
'Dozens questioned over 27 July case' JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives are hastily questioning related witnesses in an attempt to complete the investigation into the 1996 bloody takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters within the three-month deadline set by National Police...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Urban poor 'left out' of poverty programs
Urban poor 'left out' of poverty programs JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Settlement and Regional Development Erna Witoelar lamented on Thursday that poverty alleviation programs in the country continued to overlook the urban poor.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
On Visa Electron
On Visa Electron We refer to the letter by Adrianus Hiyung Tjung published in The Jakarta Post dated Feb. 9, 2000.We appreciate his valuable input to our new product, Lippobank Visa Electron. In response to his inquiries, we would like to provide the following information; Lippobank charges no fees...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Parahyangan choir presents classy love songs
Parahyangan choir presents classy love songsBy Y. Bintang Prakarsa JAKARTA (JP): Once again Avip Priatna renewed his longtime association with the Parahyangan Catholic University Choir to present a concert at the Dharmawangsa Hotel on Feb. 12 with smart programming.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Retired general supports police probe of son
Retired general supports police probe of son JAKARTA (JP): The city police have received the support of the family of Lt. Gen. (ret) Z.A. Maulani in its investigation of Maulani's son, who was arrested on Wednesday, an officer said.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Fireworks seized from warehouse
Fireworks seized from warehouse DENPASAR, Bali: Six people, including a soldier, were arrested in a raid on a warehouse illegally used to keep fireworks in the Kediri area, some 12 kilometers west of here on Wednesday.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
BRI plans to sell performing corporate loans to other banks
BRI plans to sell performing corporate loans to other banks JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) plans to sell performing corporate loans to other local banks to lower its corporate credits to 20 percent of its total loan portfolio, as mandated by the government and the...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Three Indonesian players reach Circuit quarterfinals
Three Indonesian players reach Circuit quarterfinals JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesian players reached the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Women's Circuit 1 at the Danamon Tennis Center in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Aides discount role of `whisperers'
Aides discount role of `whisperers' JAKARTA (JP): Close aides of President Abdurrahman Wahid have denied feeding him wrong information resulting in his controversial statements or policies.The House of Representatives summoned the President's four secretaries on Thursday, in the hunt to uncover the...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Cholera kills 29 in southern Somalia
Cholera kills 29 in southern Somalia MOGADISHU (AFP): A cholera epidemic has killed 29 people in two southern Somali towns during the past two days, a local doctor said on Thursday.Omar Nur Ali said the victims were residents of the towns of Janale and Golweyna in the southern Lower Shabelle region.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Clinton offers mediation over Kashmir dispute
Clinton offers mediation over Kashmir dispute NEW DELHI (AFP): U.S. President Bill Clinton has stepped into the heart of the dispute between India and Pakistan, saying he was prepared to try and broker a solution to the issue of Kashmir just weeks before a visit here.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Sports 4:00 News 4:30 Arabic Lessons 5:00 Quiz 5:30 Sports 6:00 Music 6:30 TVRI News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Music 9:00 World...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Gorontalo seeks status as province
Gorontalo seeks status as province JAKARTA (JP): Gorontalo has followed the example of Banten, West Java, the Riau archipelago and Bangka-Belitung, South Sumatra, and formally proposed that it be given provincial status.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
KONI accepts Yana's decision to quit sport
KONI accepts Yana's decision to quit sport JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Olympic Games team executive training director, Arie Sudewo, said on Thursday that he could accept archer Nurfitriyana Saiman's Lantang reason for resigning from the sport after the 15th National Games (PON) in June and bow out of...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Razaleigh will not challenge Mahathir
Razaleigh will not challenge Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A veteran politician who almost unseated Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in 1987 was quoted on Thursday as saying he had no plans to contest either of the top two ruling party posts this year.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Nurturing a fledgling democracy
Nurturing a fledgling democracy The following article is based on address to the Indonesian Council on World Affairs by Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General in Jakarta on Feb. 16, 2000. This is the first of two articles. JAKARTA: The Asian financial crisis was neither Asian nor financial.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Seaport police confiscate Ferraris
Seaport police confiscate Ferraris JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok Seaport (KP3) Police in North Jakarta confiscated three Italian made Ferraris from a warehouse at the port on Thursday morning, KP3 Police chief said on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
HK upsets Indonesia in Uber Cup ties
HK upsets Indonesia in Uber Cup ties JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia was upset by Hong Kong 2-3 in second- day action at the Thomas and Uber Cup semifinals in New Delhi on Thursday.First singles Lidya Djaelawidjaja fell to Ling Wan Ting 11-2, 10-13, 11-13, while third singles Yuli Marfuah lost to Wang...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Missing persons' reports flood human rights office
Missing persons' reports flood human rights office BANDUNG (JP): The newly created Office of the State Minister of Human Rights Affairs has received some 3,000 reports of missing persons, most of them alleged abductions in Aceh, East Timor and Jakarta.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
House arrest 'viable option' for Soeharto
House arrest 'viable option' for Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman acknowledged on Thursday that house arrest was a viable option which could be imposed on former president Soeharto.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Pedicab drivers sue Governor Sutiyoso for operating ban
Pedicab drivers sue Governor Sutiyoso for operating ban JAKARTA (JP): Six becak (pedicab) drivers claiming to represent some 130 fellow drivers lodged a civil lawsuit against Governor Sutiyoso on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Nane Annan graces meeting of women leaders
Nane Annan graces meeting of women leadersBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Although they were visibly delighted to have Nane Annan among them, the glittering galaxy of Indonesian women leaders wondered why Kofi Annan, her husband and the United Nations secretary-general, had not come to see them.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Singapore consortium in $500m bid for Astra: Report
Singapore consortium in $500m bid for Astra: Report SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's top state investment arm was reported Thursday to be spearheading a bid of half a billion U.S. dollars for a 43 percent stake in Indonesia's automotive giant, PT Astra International.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Agus ready to meet summons over city-owned Bali hotel
Agus ready to meet summons over city-owned Bali hotel JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Agus Rayadi Iskandar di Nata, whose firm has been accused of causing financial losses to a city-owned asset in Bali, said he was ready to face city councilors.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Two rare eagles hatched in RP
Two rare eagles hatched in RP MANILA (AFP): Two rare monkey-eating eagles have been hatched in captivity in the past two months, using an innovative breeding technique, a local newspaper reported here on Thursday.The first eaglet was hatched on Dec. 23 and the second on Feb.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Asian monies weaker, hostage to yen and rupiah
Asian monies weaker, hostage to yen and rupiah SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies declined against the U.S. dollar late Thursday, caught between the vagaries of the rupiah and the yen.Regional currencies embarked on their downward trend late Wednesday in sympathy with the rupiah, and the yen's...
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Two Nepalese sentenced to death over drugs
Two Nepalese sentenced to death over drugs TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang District Court sentenced on Thursday two Nepalese nationals to death for drug trafficking.The men, identified as Til Bahadur Bhandari, 24, and Bahadur Gurung, 32, were convicted of smuggling 1.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
RI-Australia talks proposed
RI-Australia talks proposed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday the Indonesia government wanted to discuss its sea boundaries with Australia following the secession of East Timor from Indonesia.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Eight state companies to be privatized this year
Eight state companies to be privatized this year JAKARTA (JP): The government will speed up the privatization of eight state companies to raise much-needed funds to help finance the deficit in the April-December state budget.
Fri, 18 Feb 2000
Government affirms commitment to fight corruption
Government affirms commitment to fight corruption JAKARTA (JP): Top government officials pledged their commitment on Thursday to eradicate corruption in the country, but warned that it may take time for the legal system to be able to properly address the problem.