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Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Sleman handicrafts find international market
Sleman handicrafts find international marketBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): Bamboo in rural areas is most often used for simple household articles, such as baskets and containers. Walls are often made of sheets of plaited bamboo. Bamboo may also serve as firewood.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Lazy, hazy days in the orchards of Batu town
Lazy, hazy days in the orchards of Batu townBy Gin Kurniawan BATU, East Java (JP): Fruit trees, vegetable plants and flowers grow luxuriantly over a wide expanse on the slopes of shady hills here. This vast garden has been laid out naturally, a delight for the eyes.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Arts Agenda
Arts Agenda Painting Exhibition: Bentuk-Bentuk Purba (Ancient Shapes), an exhibition of work by I Made Wiradana at the Chedi Ubud, Desa Melinggih Kelod, Payangan, Gianyar 80572, Bali. Phone (0361) 975963, fax (0361) 975968. Through until May 18.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Apartments: A new concept in Jakarta
Apartments: A new concept in JakartaBy I. Christianto Dubbed a concrete jungle, Jakarta has numerous sky scrappers, and many luxury high-rise apartments. Apartment living is not entertained by most Indonesians, but as time goes by, more locals seem to feel comfortable with the new lifestyle.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Balinese architecture: Home for body and soul
Balinese architecture: Home for body and soulBy Degung Santikarma DENPASAR (JP): Traditionally, Balinese architecture offers not just shelter from sun and storm but provides a commentary on the order of the cosmos.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Int'l meet lures 450 karatekas
Int'l meet lures 450 karatekas JAKARTA (JP): Some 489 karatekas and 41 referees from 59 countries will attend the seventh World Shotokan Karate-do International Federation (SKIP) championships from April 21 to April 23 in Nusa Dua, Bali.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
People made April fools by the authorities
People made April fools by the authorities JAKARTA (JP): Perhaps only a few people here remember that the annual game known as April fool was once enjoyed by people because it was very entertaining. That is why nobody connected the government's announcement that it had postponed the fuel price hike...
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Contemporary designs reshape the nature of jewelry
Contemporary designs reshape the nature of jewelry JAKARTA (JP): The emergence of new and more innovative designs in jewelry making have led it to evolve from being a mere craft to that of a fine and difficult art.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Megawati announces new PDI Perjuangan lineup
Megawati announces new PDI Perjuangan lineup SEMARANG (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, coming off her reelection as chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), announced the lineup of the party's executive board.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
SE Asia to bid to host World Cup
SE Asia to bid to host World Cup SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are making a joint bid to host the World Cup 2010 soccer championships, a report said on Saturday.Francis Loo, a council member of the ASEAN Football Federation, told the Straits Times that he would meet...
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Government optimistic about meeting IMF's new deadline
Government optimistic about meeting IMF's new deadline JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Saturday it was confident it would meet the new deadline set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to complete key economic reforms.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: TelkomselJP/msaNEW SERVICE: PT Telkomsel's president Mulia Tambunan (left), Interactive Mall 2000's president Sianny Gunawan (center) and CommerceNet's president Soebiakto Leksokumoro sign a cooperation agreement for automatic refill of Simpati prepaid cards through the Internet.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
Fit and proper?
Fit and proper? The government has a new policy obligating all prospective directors of state enterprises (BUMN) to undergo a fit and proper test.In addition to having managerial and technical skills, a prospective director of a BUMN is expected to possess integrity and a clean track record.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
After the riots, Lombok waits for tourists' return
After the riots, Lombok waits for tourists' returnBy Grace Segran MATARAM, Lombok (JP): Nothing much happens in Lombok. People are by and large content with their quality of life, going about their daily affairs as they have done for generations.
Sun, 02 Apr 2000
U.S. interventionism goes back to the 1950s
U.S. interventionism goes back to the 1950s Feet to the Fire, CIA Covert Operations in Indonesia, 1957-1958; By Kenneth Conboy and James Morrison; Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1999.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
V-Kool to open RI outlets
V-Kool to open RI outlets JAKARTA (JP): V-Kool Franchise International is to open outlets in Indonesia under franchising agreements with local companies to meet the growing demand for its window coating films.Andrew K.T.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
PDI-P pledges to train cadres for challenges ahead
PDI-P pledges to train cadres for challenges ahead SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will intensify training and consolidation programs over the next three years to prepare for the 2004 general election, party activists said.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Fuel hike delay a blessing in disguise
Fuel hike delay a blessing in disguise JAKARTA (JP): While the central government announced on Friday afternoon a postponement of the fuel price hike, the city administration stated earlier in the morning that it was not ready to carry out the fuel subsidy scheme due to lack of written instruction.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
PBSI extends contract deal with Yonex
PBSI extends contract deal with Yonex JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) extended its contract with Japanese sports equipment giant Yonex starting from October 2000.PBSI chairman Subagyo Hadisiswoyo said on Friday at the Indonesian Badminton Center in Cipayung, East...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
U.S. rights groups file lawsuit against TNI general
U.S. rights groups file lawsuit against TNI general JAKARTA (JP): Lt. Gen. Johny Lumintang was notified of a lawsuit filed against him by two human rights groups in the United States representing victims of atrocities committed in East Timor last year, a New York-based human rights group said on...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Police officer takes on street thieves
Police officer takes on street thieves JAKARTA (JP): Armed with a gun, a police sergeant apprehended a group of five young men who attempted to rob the officer and his female friend at a traffic light in Permata Hijau, South Jakarta early Friday morning.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Western Java's history written on stones
Western Java's history written on stonesBy Ida Indawati Khouw Many may be unaware that flood problems in the capital date back to ancient times. The evidence is on ancient boulders, which also show that Jakarta was part of the Tarumanagara kingdom.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
RI hands over E. Timorese refugees to UNHCR
RI hands over E. Timorese refugees to UNHCR JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia handed over responsibility for some 140,000 East Timorese refugees in the western half of Timor island to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday, saying that the cost of caring for them has become too...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Billet makers face closure
Billet makers face closure JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Steel Billets and Concrete Bars Producers (ABBESI) said on Friday most of its 27 members would close down their operations if state electricity company PLN continued with its plan to increase it rates on April 1.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Mar. 31, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,552.00 7,628.00Australian dollar 1 4,575.76 4,625.62Austrian schilling 1 525.77 531.62Belgian franc 1 179.35 181.34Brunei dollar 1 4,392.49 4,439.27Canadian dollar 1 5,185.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
ABN AMRO Bank opens model branch in Jakarta
ABN AMRO Bank opens model branch in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Netherlands based ABN AMRO Bank opened on Friday a newly designed branch in Kemang, South Jakarta, a forerunner for all of the bank's other branches throughout the South Asia Pacific region.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
University boys tried for drugs
University boys tried for drugs BOGOR (JP): A prosecutor at Bogor District Court here demanded 10-month jail terms for two university students accused of illegally possessing and consuming several grams of marijuana.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
More funds needed for reforestation
More funds needed for reforestation BANDUNG: Director General of Site Rehabilitation and Social Reforestation Yaman Mulyana said here on Thursday that shortage of funds had hampered the reforestation programs for critical areas.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Butet's monolog probes diseased Indonesia society
Butet's monolog probes diseased Indonesia societyBy Rita A. Widiadana and Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): Visitors to Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center last Monday turned their back on films of Hollywood stars like Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey or Denzel Washington, which were playing at the on-site movie theater.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
More public involvement
More public involvement Nearly every piece of new legislation or government policy draws public protest as soon as it is announced. In a fledging democracy like Indonesia, this is somewhat expected. People who feel their interests will be harmed by a new law or policy will try their best to prevent...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Mahadi assures world racer safety in RI
Mahadi assures world racer safety in RI MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela guaranteed the security of world racers should Indonesia be appointed host to the 2001 World Rally Championship.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Irianese students meet in Manado
Irianese students meet in Manado JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Hundreds of Irianese students from all over Indonesia will hold a congress for four days beginning on April 3 in Manado, North Sulawesi.The event will take place prior to a planned Papuan Congress in July, to be attended by Papuans, officially...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
$100m needed to rebuild Maluku, official says
$100m needed to rebuild Maluku, official says JAKARTA (JP): The government can only provide US$40 million of the $110 million needed to rebuild ravaged Maluku, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Eradication Basri Hasanuddin said on Thursday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Bogus officer arrested at Blok M
Bogus officer arrested at Blok M JAKARTA (JP): Kebayoran Baru police detectives in South Jakarta caught a tattoo artist pretending to be a police officer in order to rob two street vendors on Friday morning.South Jakarta Police chief Col.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Police declare high alert status to face mass rally
Police declare high alert status to face mass rally JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi said on Friday the capital would be on high alert from Saturday through until the end of April."Waspada I (high alert) will be declared on Saturday, considering that mass protests are...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Clark Hatch to open three new outlets
Clark Hatch to open three new outlets JAKARTA (JP): Clark Hatch International fitness center and life spa will open three new outlets, two in Jakarta and one in Denpasar, company representative Terje H. Nelson said here on Thursday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, April 1, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, April 1, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition by Satya Graha, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Plaza complex, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until April 2.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Bank Mandiri shifts all bad loans to IBRA
Bank Mandiri shifts all bad loans to IBRA JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Mandiri has transferred its remaining bad loans of Rp 16.5 trillion (US$2.2 billion) to the Indonesia Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), Bank Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Government to establish Agrotourism complex
Government to establish Agrotourism complex JAKARTA (JP): In a move to help traders survive the continuing slump in business, the city administration is planning to develop the Flower and Decorative Plants Promotion Center in Rawa Belong, West Jakarta, into an Agrobusiness Tourism site, an official...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Government submits general elections bill to the House
Government submits general elections bill to the House JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Surjadi Soedirdja submitted to the House of Representatives on Thursday the general elections bill which recommends that the government set up an independent election commission.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Suspected killer arrested
Suspected killer arrested JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta police detectives arrested on Friday the primary suspect in the murder of Silvy Maugpin, a French national who was robbed and murdered on Monday at her residence, on Jl. Madrasah II in Cilandak Timur, South Jakarta.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Govt told to put in place freedom of information law
Govt told to put in place freedom of information law JAKARTA (JP): A law allowing public access to information is essential to create transparent and accountable government institutions, a legislator and an observer said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Indorayon's foreign shareholders to sue govt
Indorayon's foreign shareholders to sue govt JAKARTA (JP): Foreign shareholders of publicly listed pulp and rayon firm PT Inti Indorayon have decided to file suit against the Indonesian government over the mid-1998 suspension of the factory's operations in Porsea, North Sumatra.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Some top city police officers accused of pocketing payoffs
Some top city police officers accused of pocketing payoffs JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo vowed on Friday to conduct a thorough probe into a report that several top Jakarta Police officers took a percentage of illegal fees for driver's licenses.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Aceh rebels attack Exxon-Mobil airfield
Aceh rebels attack Exxon-Mobil airfield BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Separatist rebels in Aceh province shot and wounded two employees of the multinational company Exxon- Mobil Inc. in an attack on an airfield run by the company in Lhokseumawe on Friday, officials said.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Challenges to RI foreign policy
Challenges to RI foreign policyBy Ali Alatas This is the second of two articles based on a presentation by the former minister of foreign affairs at the Aksara Foundation, which focuses on the development of an interactive civil society. The function was held on March 23.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
New investor CCL plans no shake-up in Astra International
New investor CCL plans no shake-up in Astra International JAKARTA (JP): The new investor in PT Astra International has no immediate plans for a management shake-up of the country's largest automotive company but has prioritized debt payment, Astra's president Theodore Permadi Rachmat said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Tax collections exceed target
Tax collections exceed target JAKARTA (JP): The government collected Rp 95.57 trillion (US$12.74 billion) in income, sales, value-added and property taxes in the fiscal year which ended on Friday, about 3 percent above the Rp 92.14 trillion target.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Sea crossing route closed for Nyepi
Sea crossing route closed for Nyepi SURABAYA, East Java: The sea route to Bali between the ports of Ketapang Banyuwangi and Gilimanuk in Bali will be closed on April 4 for 24 hours to respect the Hindu Day of Silence, observed by most Balinese, Antara reported on Friday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Gus Dur holds firm on lifting communist ban
Gus Dur holds firm on lifting communist ban JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid repeated his demand on Friday that the ban on communism and Marxism be lifted on the grounds that it had often been abused to suppress people's political rights.