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Sun, 06 Feb 2000
EU calls for rights trial
EU calls for rights trial LISBON (Reuters): The European Union presidency congratulated the United Nations and Indonesia on Friday for reporting on rights abuses in East Timor last year and called for suspects to be brought to trial.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Random thoughts on mobile phones
Random thoughts on mobile phones Being American, I had no great awareness about the cellular phone culture until coming to Indonesia. Mobile phones in America have only recently begun to make inroads. Five years ago in America if you had a mobile phone, people would cast sidelong glances at you,...
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: PosJP/msaPARTNERSHIP DEAL: PT Pos Indonesia's planning director Widodo Dwi Tjahyono (left) hands over souvenirs to PT Telkomsel's commercial director Chasnul Suhaimi (right) and PT Ponsel Direk Indotama's president director Sugiono.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Cellular phones and your health, safety
Cellular phones and your health, safety JAKARTA (JP): Once I received a very interesting e-mail about cellular phones on my account. Curiosity lead me to read it because the subject was about the careless cellular phone usage.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Secretaries are the people behind successful executives
Secretaries are the people behind successful executivesBy I. Christianto Secretaries are vital to the performance of top executives, a fact that could lead to a negative perception, overshadowing their professional roles. More on Page 9.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Close proximity in office leads many to hives of flirtation
Close proximity in office leads many to hives of flirtationBy William Furney JAKARTA (JP): Quick. Out with the lippy, on with the rouge and spray down that piece of flyaway hair.The boss is on his way and her aim is to be noticed, not in her capacity as an employee, but as a sensual woman.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Guess What? Thomas Jorgi
Guess What? Thomas Jorgi Good looking models trying to be singers are a common trend. But model and sinetron actor Thomas Jorgi surprised people with his unpredictable choice of music: dangdut instead of pop songs.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
The latest generation of mobiles
The latest generation of mobiles JAKARTA (JP): Starting your car engine or turning down the volume of your radio with your cellular phone? Very soon you will be able to do it. Mobile phone makers have been moving into the next generation of technology with the introduction of various types of...
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Exhibition a bridge for Indonesia-U.S. cultural ties
Exhibition a bridge for Indonesia-U.S. cultural ties JAKARTA (JP): The language of the arts is universal. It has no social, political and cultural boundaries.The current exhibition of American contemporary art, displayed at Cipta Gallery II, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center in Jakarta, is a...
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Guess What? Liza Natalia
Guess What? Liza Natalia Wanting to have a body like a model? Now, there's no need to buy videos by Hollywood celebrities like Jane Fonda or Cindy Crawford since an Indonesian model, sinetron actress and work-out instructor, Liza Natalia, just released her VCD entitled Shaping Beauty Body.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Parking in Jakarta
Parking in JakartaFrom NeracaParking motor vehicles in Jakarta is more expensive than in other cities in Indonesia. In Yogyakarta, parking your motorcycle costs Rp 100 or Rp 200. In Jakarta, one pays Rp 500 for the same service, which does not include the cost of storing your helmet with the...
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
RI, RP doubles match hangs in balance after rain delay
RI, RP doubles match hangs in balance after rain delay JAKARTA (Agencies): Playing under pressure, Indonesians Edy Kusdaryanto and Hendri Susilo Pramono were tied two sets apiece in the doubles match against the Philippines in the Davis Cup group II Asia Oceania zone tie in Manila on Saturday.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Guess What? Tessy
Guess What? Tessy For popular comedian Tessy, his Hardtop jeep is everything to him, although it recently prevented him from turning up to one of his regular Ketoprak Humor's shows on RCTI."My car's radiator pipe broke on my way to the show after shooting in Cimanggis.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Ghea Boutique, House of Prayudi keep ethnic flavor hot
Ghea Boutique, House of Prayudi keep ethnic flavor hotText by Agni Amorita, photos by Mulkan Salmona JAKARTA (JP): How do you reconcile tradition in these modern times of the 21st century?Local designers Ghea Panggabean of Ghea Boutique and Arie Seputra from House of Prayudi have their own...
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Liliana, one of the victims of savagery that devastated E. Timor
Liliana, one of the victims of savagery that devastated E. TimorText by Jan Mayman, photos by John Kenneth DILI, East Timor (JP): This is Liliana, a child of East Timor, the world's newest nation for the new millennium.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
RI has Olympic funding problems
RI has Olympic funding problems JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Olympic training executive director, Arie Sudewo, said on Friday he was still facing difficulties arranging the funding for the country's preparations for the event.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Festivities, detentions on Lunar New Year
Festivities, detentions on Lunar New Year BEIJING (AFP): Asia ushered in the Year of the Dragon Saturday with celebrations and hopes of economic recovery, but the festivities were marred as Chinese authorities moved in on a Lunar New Year protest staged by the Falungong sect in Beijing.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Abdurrahman visits Pope, Italian PM
Abdurrahman visits Pope, Italian PM ROME (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid paid a courtesy call to Pope John Paul II on Saturday, following an overnight meeting with Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Australia honors Commander Taufik Idrus OAM
Australia honors Commander Taufik Idrus OAMBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): When the late Idrus, Indonesia's well known 'Generation of 1945' writer, accepted an offer from Monash University in Melbourne to help establish its Southeast Asian Department in 1964, he made a major decision.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Residents should grow productive plants: Sutiyoso
Residents should grow productive plants: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): In an ambitious campaign to have a green and healthy city and self-supporting residents, Governor Sutiyoso urged city residents on Friday to grow productive plants, especially fruit trees, in their respective neighborhoods.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
RI takes 2-0 lead over Philippines in Davis Cup
RI takes 2-0 lead over Philippines in Davis Cup JAKARTA (Agencies): Indonesia opened up a 2-0 lead over the Philippines on the first day of the Asia Oceania Zone Group II Davis Cup tie at Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in Manila on Friday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Kang of South Korea wins Indonesia Ladies Open
Kang of South Korea wins Indonesia Ladies Open JAKARTA (JP): Kang Soo-yun of South Korea won the Indonesia Ladies Open at the Senayan Golf Club here after scoring a total of 206 (72-64-70) points or four under par on Friday.For her victory, Kang earned US$10,500 (Rp 84.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Christians gather for commemoration
Christians gather for commemoration MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya (JP): Thousands of Christians began to gather here on Friday to participate in the commemoration of the 145th anniversary of the arrival of the first missionaries in Irian Jaya.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Fighters plan to take gold in PON
Fighters plan to take gold in PON SEMARANG (JP): The team manager of Central Java pencak silat team, Brawijaya, expressed his optimism that his fighters can earn three gold medals in the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya, East Java.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 4, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 0 15,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 875 -25 19,569,000 Alakasa Industrindo 475 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Demolition of tea plantation rampant, claims PTPN official
Demolition of tea plantation rampant, claims PTPN official BOGOR (JP): A caretaker of state-owned plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN VIII), Dody Haryadi, said on Friday that ransacking of plantations has been rampant since 1992 as there was no firm solution to the problem.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Chinese puppets perform once more
Chinese puppets perform once moreBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): The audience members, most of them of Chinese descent, were moved to tears. It was understandable -- they were watching a rare performance of Wayang Po Tay Hie (Chinese puppetry) at Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center in Jakarta.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Wiranto reticent of resignation call
Wiranto reticent of resignation call JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Gen. Wiranto maintained on Friday his refusal to bow to President Abdurrahman Wahid's request to resign, saying he would wait until the President returned from his extended trip abroad.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
WB retains 1% advanced fee on loans despite RI concern
WB retains 1% advanced fee on loans despite RI concern JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank vice president for East Asia and the Pacific region, Jean-Michel Severino, said on Friday that the bank retains the one percent advance fee it charges to borrowers despite concern from Indonesia.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Police arrest Brimob officers for robbery
Police arrest Brimob officers for robbery JAKARTA (JP): Five officers of the elite Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police force, including one from the health division and another from Brimob internal affairs, stole two luxury cars from a home in Kebayoran Lama with the help of five civilians.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
PGN's net profits surge 376 percent to Rp 433 billion
PGN's net profits surge 376 percent to Rp 433 billion JAKARTA (JP): Gas distribution company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) said on Friday its unaudited net profits increased by 376 percent to Rp 433.1 billion (US$57.7 million) last year from Rp 90.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Medco acquires more oil fields
Medco acquires more oil fields JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed oil company PT Medco Energi Corporation announced on Friday its acquisition of the stake of Union Texas Tomori Inc. in Senoro-Toili Ltd., an oil company in Sulawesi.Medco said it agreed to pay US$1.03 million to Union Texas Tomori Inc.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Top officers deny generals' meeting
Top officers deny generals' meeting JAKARTA (JP): Top military officers brushed aside on Friday President Abdurrahman Wahid's allegation that a group of generals had held a covert meeting.In a clear reference to the President, they also appealed to all political elites not to make statements that...
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Observers ponder Wiranto's next move
Observers ponder Wiranto's next moveBy Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Although he is facing imminent retirement, cabinet suspension and censure for alleged human rights abuse, no one doubts that Gen. Wiranto will fight back.The question is what kind of counterattack the four-star general will launch.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Hashim survives bankruptcy suit at Supreme Court
Hashim survives bankruptcy suit at Supreme Court JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has rejected a bankruptcy appeal filed against businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, according to a court document.The Supreme Court verdict document, dated Jan.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Teater Koma still packing them in with 'Sampek Engtay'
Teater Koma still packing them in with 'Sampek Engtay'By Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): In celebration of the Lunar New Year, Teater Koma is restaging Sampek Engtay, the legendary Chinese romantic comedy centering on the concealed identity of the protagonist.Directed by N.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Lombok hotels lay off employees
Lombok hotels lay off employees MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Residents on Lombok island are starting to feel the impact of the religious riots which recently swept the area as hotels and other businesses have begun laying off employees due to the drastic drop in tourists.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Grandmother survives abduction
Grandmother survives abduction JAKARTA (JP): An elderly woman was rushed to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital emergency room for multiple injuries, including a broken leg, after she survived an abduction.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Police say man shot 'for unclear reasons'
Police say man shot 'for unclear reasons' JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang Police detectives have the shell of a .8 caliber bullet and the police number of a motorcycle, used by an unidentified person to shoot a man in the Gembor subdistrict of Jatiuwung, Tangerang, on Friday evening.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Banderas' brutal movie joins cinema lineup in the capital
Banderas' brutal movie joins cinema lineup in the capital JAKARTA (JP): Antonio Banderas seems to have fun beheading brutal, unwashed tribesmen at the movie theaters. The following reviews and grades are by Rayya Makarim (RM), Oren Murphy (OM) and Tam Notosusanto (TN).Anna and the King.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Official says TNI at its lowest point
Official says TNI at its lowest point YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) is now in worse shape than at any point in its history, chairman of the Reform Faction at the House of Representatives (DPR) Hatta Rajasa said."Never in its history has TNI been as fragile as it is now.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Reinstate govt authority
Reinstate govt authorityFrom Media IndonesiaActs of arbitrary crime and vandalism committed individually or in groups are getting more violent by the day. They are happening in Jakarta and all over the country. People now have the courage to resist, denigrate and even threaten the government.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Sports council offers bonus
Sports council offers bonus SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java Sports Council is offering a bonus for local athletes who earn medals in the 15th National Games (PON) in June in Surabaya, East Java.Council chairman Djoko Sudantoko said a gold medal winner would get Rp 20 million, silver Rp 10 million...
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 5, 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: 12 paintings by 12 Russian painters, at Borobudur Hotel, Jl.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Wiranto would do well to stand down
Wiranto would do well to stand down As a soldier, Indonesia's Gen. Wiranto has sworn to protect his country. The best way he can do that now is to resign his cabinet post and fight the charges he was instrumental in the carnage visited on East Timor in court before his recalcitrance tears apart...
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Compromises vital to settle debate on human rights bill
Compromises vital to settle debate on human rights bill JAKARTA (JP): Political compromises are needed to settle the debate over the retroactive clause within a new bill on human rights tribunal, Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Friday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Rabobank helps cooperatives
Rabobank helps cooperatives JAKARTA (JP): Rabobank, one of the Netherlands' major banks, will help to set up a cooperative banking system in Indonesia to speed up the development of the country's cooperatives.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
PLN's subsidiary insured for US$3.6 billion
PLN's subsidiary insured for US$3.6 billion JAKARTA (JP): Eleven local insurance companies won the rights on Friday to provide all risk insurance coverage to PT PLN PJB-I, a subsidiary of state power company PT PLN for US$3.6 billion.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Wiranto a scapegoat
Wiranto a scapegoat Why is poor Gen. Wiranto being made a scapegoat? He was only doing what he believed to be right in the position he was in.Is there not just a wee bit of exaggeration going on here, because of such a worldwide preoccupation with human rights.
Sat, 05 Feb 2000
Historical building saved from damage: Officials
Historical building saved from damage: Officials JAKARTA (JP): The city administration instructed on Friday owner of the historical Supreme Court building on Jl. Lapangan Banteng Timur in Central Jakarta to temporarily stop construction activities at the back of the building due to damages which...