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Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Vendors want assurance
Vendors want assurance BOGOR (JP): A group of sidewalk vendors along Jl. Binamarga here demanded the local administration keep its promise to help maintain their businesses.The traders were recently moved from their previous location on Jl. Padjajaran."Business is slow at the new place (on Jl.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
'Tablig Akbar' held for peace
'Tablig Akbar' held for peace BOGOR (JP): About 2,000 people joined the Tablig Akbar mass gathering at the An-Nuur mosque in Empang subdistrict of South Bogor on Saturday night, voicing their hopes for the country to be saved from harm.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Robber shot to death
Robber shot to death JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta police detectives on Friday shot dead an alleged member of a three-member robber gang as he was trying to resist the police arrest.Tumpak Marbun, 30, was arrested on Friday morning at his house in Bekasi.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
IMF approves $5b loan for Indonesia to seal recovery
IMF approves $5b loan for Indonesia to seal recovery WASHINGTON (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund threw Indonesia a new financial lifeline on Friday, approving a new three-year loan worth $5 billion to help seal a tentative economic recovery.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Student drug users need empathy not media attention: UI rector
Student drug users need empathy not media attention: UI rector JAKARTA (JP): University of Indonesia (UI) rector Asman Boedisantoso called on the Indonesian press over the weekend not to give too much coverage to students involved in drug abuse cases.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Megawati wins support for renomination
Megawati wins support for renomination JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri has secured overwhelming support for her renomination as chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), a month before the party's congress in Semarang.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Police perplexed over mob attack on three men in Cawang
Police perplexed over mob attack on three men in Cawang JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta police detectives are in the dark about the eight suspects who mobbed a man to death and caused severe injuries to two others for unclear reasons in front of a gas station on Jl.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Irianese celebrate Christian arrivals
Irianese celebrate Christian arrivals MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: While the ethnic Chinese here celebrated their new year on Saturday, thousands of Irianese commemorated the 145th anniversary of the arrival of the first Christian missionaries on Mansinam Island, Manokwari regency.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Supervision of donors' aid
Supervision of donors' aid In noting that various donor countries are to make grants and loans to Indonesia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 3, 2000: Donors pledge $4.7 billion in loans), I see that the meeting of the donors was chaired by the World Bank.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Stop unskilled labor exports, Minister Khofifah says
Stop unskilled labor exports, Minister Khofifah says SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): State Minister of Women's Empowerment Khofifah Indar Parawansa expressed her determination to halt the export of Indonesian housemaids and non-skilled female workers.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Fund set up to stabilize rubber prices
Fund set up to stabilize rubber prices KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia and Thailand, among the world's top rubber producers, are to establish a US$43 million fund to help stabilize rubber prices, the official Bernama news agency said.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
'Federal state improper for RI'
'Federal state improper for RI' JAKARTA (JP): A state administration based on federalism cannot work in an archipelagic country like Indonesia, experts and officials said on Saturday.Harun Alrasid, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Indonesia, said Indonesia should maintain its...
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
DeskJet 970Cxi for printing photos at home
DeskJet 970Cxi for printing photos at homeBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): When I bought my HP DeskJet 1600C, I was convinced that I would not have to buy another printer in another 10 years. Well, it turned out to be a case of yes and no.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Cooperation needed in Marsinah case
Cooperation needed in Marsinah case JAKARTA (JP): The police, military police and East Java Prosecutor's Office have been warned against covering up the May 8, 1993, murder of labor activist Marsinah.A member of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Koesparmono Irsan, said in...
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
I trust Wiranto, will forgive him: Gus Dur
I trust Wiranto, will forgive him: Gus Dur ROME (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid cooled the standoff with Gen. Wiranto on Sunday by saying he fully trusted his senior minister who once saved his life from a planned assassination attempt.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Trade meet to hear globalization fears
Trade meet to hear globalization fears KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia will raise the developing world's fears of the detrimental effects of globalization at a United Nations trade conference in Bangkok beginning next week, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
IBRA completes 1st round of internal restructuring
IBRA completes 1st round of internal restructuringBy Reiner S JAKARTA (JP): The new chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), Cacuk Sudarijanto, quietly completed the first round of the agency's "internal restructuring" last week, but formidable challenges lie ahead.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Observers regret alleged police involvement in crimes
Observers regret alleged police involvement in crimes JAKARTA (JP): Observers in the legal and human rights circles expressed concern on Sunday over some police officers' alleged involvement in a series of criminal acts.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Late paper
Late paper Due to technical problems, The Jakarta Post reached its readers in Bali late on Sunday. We apologize for the delay. -- Publisher
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Officer questioned in traffic shooting
Officer questioned in traffic shooting JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang Military Police confiscated the FN-45 gun of Chief Sergeant Ismail Husen and took him in late Friday night for questioning over the alleged shooting of a man in the Gembor subdistrict of Jatiuwung, Tangerang, on Friday evening, said a...
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
The end of an era for privatization
The end of an era for privatizationBy Jasper Goss JAKARTA (JP): For roughly the last quarter of a century, the idea that governments did too much dominated the thinking of mainstream economists, most politicians and senior bureaucrats.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Portuguese reporters deported
Portuguese reporters deported KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Three Portuguese reporters arrested by police for illegally entering East Nusa Tenggara from East Timor were deported to East Timor on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Red threat
Red threatFrom Suara KaryaAmong the interesting rumors which emerged recently concerned the revocation of the stipulation of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) No. 25/1966, banning Marxism, Leninism and communism.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Number of Internet users in RI expected to increase
Number of Internet users in RI expected to increase JAKARTA (JP): The number of Internet users in Indonesia are projected to increase from approximately 1 million in 1999 to 1.45 million in 2000 and 1.98 million in 2001, according to the Association of Indonesian Internet Service Providers.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Armed group attacks, sets fire to airport in Aceh
Armed group attacks, sets fire to airport in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): An armed gang attacked and set fire to the terminal of Malikussaleh Airport, which serves the economically strategic Arun gasfields, about 45 kilometers west of Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, on Saturday night.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Djajanti breaks East Indonesia's isolation
Djajanti breaks East Indonesia's isolationBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): When fishing and forestry company Djajanti Group started its fishery project in 1995 in Wanam, Kimaam district, Merauke regency -- a remote and isolated village on the Southern coast of Papua -- the area lacked everything...
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Antidrug body warns nightspots
Antidrug body warns nightspots TANGERANG (JP): Entertainment centers and nightspots must only operate as such so they do not become a place of drug distribution, an activist said on Sunday."It's shameful that many nightspots have had their reputations tarnished by these drug dealing activities,"...
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Gus Dur's gripe with Wiranto, not military
Gus Dur's gripe with Wiranto, not military Tension built in the past week between President Abdurrahman Wahid and Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Gen. Wiranto, the former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
New relief for JSX as coup rumors fade away
New relief for JSX as coup rumors fade away JAKARTA (JP): According to stockbrokers, trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is likely to take further relief this week as investors discount the possibility of the once widely feared military coup.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
PAN's first congress set to devise new political strategy
PAN's first congress set to devise new political strategy The National Mandate Party (PAN) entered the 1999 general elections with a bold program advocating inclusiveness of all groups in society, but only gained 7.12 percent of votes in the polls.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Three die of electric shock
Three die of electric shock SEMARANG: Three people died and 14 needed to be hospitalized when they were electrocuted as they were erecting a large television antenna at a house in Rowoseneng village, Kandangan district on Saturday afternoon.Central Java Police spokesman Lt. Col. M.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Astra meeting may become showdown
Astra meeting may become showdown JAKARTA (JP): Tuesday's extraordinary general meeting of PT Astra International's shareholders is shaping up to be a showdown between the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) and the Astra management led by Rini Soewandi.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Key witness in Aceh rights abuse trial missing
Key witness in Aceh rights abuse trial missing JAKARTA (JP): A key witness in the prosecution of alleged human rights abuses in Aceh has gone missing, bogging down a planned trial due for later this month.Minister of Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Gold miner shot dead in Bogor
Gold miner shot dead in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Twenty-seven-year-old Aduy was shot dead by an officer in the compound of Gunung Pongkor gold mine on Saturday.Two officials who were suspected of being involved in the shooting were questioned by the Bogor Military police, but no names have been released.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Chinese paper launched here
Chinese paper launched here SURABAYA, East Java: To coincide with the Chinese New Year, a new Chinese language daily, named Naga Surya, was launched here on Saturday."The newspaper will be published in Chinese characters," the daily's chief editor Dondy Ariesdianto said, as quoted by Antara.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Tourism with a massage at Pancuran Tiga resort
Tourism with a massage at Pancuran Tiga resortBy Agus Maryono PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Pancuran Tiga (better known as Pancuran Telu, or three fountains) is located in the vicinity of the tourist resort of Baturraden, about 14 kilometers north of Banyumas, the regency's capital in Central Java.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Feb. 7, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Feb. 7, 2000Exhibitions * Comics, Animation Exhibition, at National Gallery, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3813021), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Feb. 14. * Painting Exhibition: by Melo Tedesco, at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Reading the President
Reading the President Whatever the limitations of the office, there can be no question that the President of the Republic of Indonesia is a powerful man. He is not only the country's head of government, but also its head of state.
Mon, 07 Feb 2000
Prakosa to exclude NGOs from KUT participation
Prakosa to exclude NGOs from KUT participation MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Minister of Agriculture M. Prakosa said here on Saturday that he would exclude non- governmental organizations (NGOs) from participating in the disbursement of credit for farmers (KUT) over growing allegations of...
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Many Solo women face great struggles in their lives
Many Solo women face great struggles in their livesText by Singgir Kartana, photos by Ali Budiman SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Surakarta, better known as Solo, is famous for its beautiful women, a phenomenon that inspired the late Ismail Marzuki to compose Putri Solo (Girl from Solo).
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Ulfa is more than just a comedian
Ulfa is more than just a comedianBy Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): Quite a few comedians showed up for the shooting of Ludruk Glamor, a TV program for SCTV on Wednesday Jan. 26. Noted comedian-presenter Ulfa Dwiyanti was seen among them.In the make-up rooms backstage, there were only a few people left.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Under the shade of paper umbrellas in Juwiring village
Under the shade of paper umbrellas in Juwiring villageBy R. Agus Bakti KLATEN, Central Java (JP): Despite the modern age they live in, some of the residents of Juwiring village, Klaten regency, still make umbrellas from used cement bags, a tradition that has been going on in this village for many...
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
First lady battles on to empower women
First lady battles on to empower womenBy Linawati Sidarto THE HAGUE (JP): Looking elegantly traditional in a cream kebaya (blouse) and chocolate-gold veil, First Lady Sinta Nuriyah Rahman's words bore the grit of the fighter she's long been for a cause close to her heart: the struggle to empower...
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Two more die in flooding
Two more die in flooding MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Two more people were killed on Saturday and the body of another person reported missing was found, bringing the death toll in the flooding which has hit Makassar since Thursday to five.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Targeting the local market
Targeting the local market JAKARTA (JP): Some people do not buy certain types of cellular phones because they considered the models either too feminine, too masculine or too commonplace.Handset producers also realize this and have gradually changed their marketing strategies.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Rita Subowo named PBVSI chairwoman
Rita Subowo named PBVSI chairwoman JAKARTA (JP): Rita Subowo was elected chairwoman of the Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI), replacing Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, better known as Tutut, during a two-day congress on Feb. 5 and Feb. 6.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
People turn to malls to exercise
People turn to malls to exerciseBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Going to a mall to exercise might never have crossed your mind; but if you want to flex your muscles a bit, you can do it in malls with fitness centers attached.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Bali's ethnic Chinese living in state of fear
Bali's ethnic Chinese living in state of fear DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Chief of the Udayana Military Command Maj. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri appealed to Chinese-Indonesians to remain calm despite rumors of imminent unrest targeting their property.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
An unforgettable trip to Bidadari and Damar islands
An unforgettable trip to Bidadari and Damar islandsBy Michael Upton JAKARTA (JP): Although Bidadari and Damar islands cannot beat the fine snorkeling and scuba available on some of the more distant islands in Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands), the bay itself can offer a good day out, particularly if...
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Chinese New Year marked solemnly
Chinese New Year marked solemnly JAKARTA (JP): The Chinese New Year was marked with solemn and restrained celebrations across the nation on Saturday.Thousands of Chinese-Indonesians in Jakarta marked the New Year, the first free from the restraints placed on the celebrations by the New Order...