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Mon, 15 May 2000
Jihad force is no one's political tool': Commander Ja'far
Jihad force is no one's political tool': Commander Ja'far JAKARTA (JP): The name of Ustadz (religious teacher) Ja'far Umar Tholib evokes images of military-style training for a holy war following the closure last month of the Bogor training ground for Muslim males dressed in white robes and...
Mon, 15 May 2000
NISP reports higher earnings
NISP reports higher earnings JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank NISP reported healthy growth in the first three months of the year ending on March 31, on the back of a recovery in the country's overall business climate.The bank announced over the weekend its net profit rose 33 percent to Rp 7.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Men in black robes attack bar
Men in black robes attack bar TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Police detectives are probing Saturday's armed attack on a karaoke bar in Cibodas, Jatiuwung, which caused Rp 100 million (US$11,770) in losses."About 100 armed men in black outfits and robes stormed into the bar at midnight and caused serious...
Mon, 15 May 2000
S. Jakarta police catch 19 people in gambling raid
S. Jakarta police catch 19 people in gambling raid JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives arrested 19 people and confiscated gambling equipment and cash during a raid on Saturday night in the Grand Wijaya Center office/shop complex."Of the 19 people arrested, 14 claim to be Korean nationals.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Portuguese experts are here
Portuguese experts are here JAKARTA (JP): A group of Portuguese experts arrived here on Friday to help preserve Portuguese heritage in the country, an executive said on Saturday.Joao Pedro Garcia, director of the international department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation which focuses on...
Mon, 15 May 2000
Fortune Mate goes public
Fortune Mate goes public JAKARTA (JP): Shoes producer PT Fortune Mate Indonesia plans to sell 66 million new shares or about 20 percent of its enlarged stock through an initial public offering later this month.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Police shift blame for Glodok raid
Police shift blame for Glodok raid JAKARTA (JP): Top police officers blamed each other on Sunday for the botched raid on sellers of illegal Video Compact Discs (VCDs) in Glodok on Saturday which triggered widespread rioting in the West Jakarta commercial district.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Hermes placed at Historical Museum
Hermes placed at Historical Museum JAKARTA (JP): The Hermes statue, famous after being reported missing from its place on Harmoni Bridge, was placed in the back yard of the Jakarta Historical Museum on Jl. Taman Fatahillah in West Jakarta on Saturday.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Respect for contracts imperative
Respect for contracts imperativeBy Bob P. Nainggolan JAKARTA (JP): The machinations of the dispute between PT Roche Indonesia as the accused and PT Perusahaan Dagang Tempo as the plaintiff in a recent legal case has opened up discussion on a number of important and far reaching points in regards to...
Mon, 15 May 2000
No fishing permits until June
No fishing permits until June BANDUNG: The government will hold off issuing fishing permits until June to allow the new administration to correct deficiencies in the system.Director General of Coastal Areas, Beaches and Small Islands Rochmin Dahuri said the past permit system was careless and...
Mon, 15 May 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Private Expressions 2000, at Galeri Foto Cahya, Wisma Surya Kemang, Jl. Raya Kemang no. 33, South Jakarta (Phone: 7193731), South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until May 31.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Asian fortunes to fluctuate with unstable global trends
Asian fortunes to fluctuate with unstable global trends SINGAPORE (AFP): Despite sound economic fundamentals, the region's financial markets will stay weak in the short term with volatile flows of investment reflecting uncertainty in the global economy, analysts said.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Capable of 3.3 MP, Powershot S20 fits nicely in your pocket
Capable of 3.3 MP, Powershot S20 fits nicely in your pocketBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Just last Saturday, Mr. Daripin Wongso, a Jakarta Post reader, wrote in Your Letters column about his less than happy experience in buying a Kodak DC 240 digital camera from a local distributor.
Mon, 15 May 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Teen Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music 5:30 News (in English) 6:00 Variety Show 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 World News 9:35 TV Drama 10:30...
Mon, 15 May 2000
Lifting ban on communism
Lifting ban on communismFrom TempoI am of the opinion that there is no reason for us to object to the revocation of the Decree of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) No XXV/1966 concerning the ban on Marxism and Leninism and the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).
Mon, 15 May 2000
Poor find fault with community health center
Poor find fault with community health center JAKARTA (JP): Mothers of poor families across the capital are urgently calling on the authority to improve the service at community health and nutrition centers (Posyandu).
Mon, 15 May 2000
Government still sees environment as minor issue
Government still sees environment as minor issue JAKARTA (JP): A local environment organization said here on Saturday that the government still considers environmental problems as minor issues and often sides with investors in settling environmental disputes.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Paul settles for fourth
Paul settles for fourth JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Robert Paul of the Star Mild team failed to make up for past defeats in taking fourth place in the third leg of the national drag race at the Sentul circuit, near Bogor, on Sunday.The engineering consultant drove his Holden Torana to a time of 11.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Indonesia pledges better corporate governance in SOEs
Indonesia pledges better corporate governance in SOEs SANUR, Bali (JP): The government vows to improve corporate governance in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in a bid to boost their performance and help ensure successful privatization programs.
Mon, 15 May 2000
TNI's territorial function ample snag to reform
TNI's territorial function ample snag to reform JAKARTA (JP): Despite the military's withdrawal from politics, the Army could still pose a very substantial obstacle to reform due to its territorial organization which remains intact, a noted Indonesianist said.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Violence takes devastating toll in Greater Jakarta
Violence takes devastating toll in Greater Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Murders, physical harassment and violence invaded the streets of the capital over the weekend.City Police recorded four murders on Saturday in Tangerang and North Jakarta -- a three-day-old baby, a suspected thief, a student and a man...
Mon, 15 May 2000
SCB launches new scheme
SCB launches new scheme JAKARTA (JP): Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), in cooperation with insurance company CIGNA International, launched on Saturday a new savings scheme combining a regular savings account with insurance coverage.
Mon, 15 May 2000
NU chief Hasyim supportingly critical of President Abdurrahman
NU chief Hasyim supportingly critical of President Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Hasyim Muzadi criticized President Abdurrahman Wahid's inner circle palace aides for their incompetence in establishing an effective public relations campaign for the President.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Malaysia still in running, Korea into final four
Malaysia still in running, Korea into final fourBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Host Malaysia saved face in earning another chance to reach the semifinals by beating India 4-1 and South Korea upset favorite Denmark 3-2 in the Thomas Cup at the Putra Indoor Stadium here on Sunday.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Brunei hopes for transparency
Brunei hopes for transparency BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AP): A day after Brunei's Sultan reached an out-of-court settlement with his estranged brother, observers welcomed the deal and said they hoped it lead to greater government transparency.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Kostrad suspected in police attack
Kostrad suspected in police attack MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The provincial police headquarters were attacked on Saturday by a group of men believed to be from the Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad).
Mon, 15 May 2000
Forum aims to protect interests of Islam
Forum aims to protect interests of IslamBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): It's hard to believe that the quiet housing complex in Degolan Village, Umbulmartani Ngemplak Sleman, some 15 kilometers north of here, is headquarters to the controversial Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah Communication...
Sun, 14 May 2000
President Abdurrahman again slams the press
President Abdurrahman again slams the press SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid took another shot at the press on Saturday, saying numerous baseless reports and gossip were printed by the media."I was recently upset upon hearing a report that I would resign in September.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Girls tennis team delay the winning streak
Girls tennis team delay the winning streak JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's junior girls team is still far away from winning the world group final round of the NEC World Youth Cup in Hiroshima, Japan, after a 1-2 loss to South Korea in the second round of the Asia/Oceania zone's qualifying here Saturday.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Glodok erupts after raids on pirated VCDs
Glodok erupts after raids on pirated VCDs JAKARTA (JP): Rioting broke out in the capital's predominantly ethnic-Chinese business district of Glodok on Saturday morning after police raided street vendors selling pirated video compact discs (VCDs).
Sun, 14 May 2000
The Communist
The CommunistBy Manaf Maulana After 34 years of self-exile in a faraway province, Murtiono decided to go home to Central Java. His decision was not only based on his longing for his family, but also inspired by the new government policy on those who were allegedly involved in leftist activities...
Sun, 14 May 2000
Guess What? Stephen J. Woodhouse
Guess What? Stephen J. Woodhouse Indonesian children have said good bye to Stephen J. Woodhouse, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) area representative for Indonesia and Malaysia who left for Geneva to take up his new post last Friday.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Art Agenda
Art Agenda Painting Exhibition by ISOLA artists at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24 A, South Jakarta, phone 7194268, 7194270, 7194302, through May 20.ISOLA group consists of eleven painters who graduated from former Bandung Teachers' Training College (IKIP), now Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Photo expo -- a must-see for collectors, hobbyists
Photo expo -- a must-see for collectors, hobbyistsBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The one-month-old Cahya photo gallery at its new site in Kemang, South Jakarta, is currently packed with fallen trees, blossoming sakura (cherry flowers), tranquil jungles, bushes, windows, buildings, local artists and...
Sun, 14 May 2000
DJALIN Presents Wedding Exhibitions
DJALIN Presents Wedding Exhibitions Djalin and PAGA are holding a major three-part wedding exhibition called, Wedding Colors of Indonesia 2000. The first part of the exhibition was held at Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jakarta, from April 26 to April 28 and had representations from Indonesia's western...
Sun, 14 May 2000
Mahathir backs Abdullah
Mahathir backs Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Veteran Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Saturday he had been in power long enough but refused to set a date for his retirement.He also gave full backing to his deputy premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to take over.
Sun, 14 May 2000
JAPFA, Enerpac lead Group A, B
JAPFA, Enerpac lead Group A, B JAKARTA (JP): Favorite Japfa Chess Club (CC), which boasts four Grand Masters on its book, beat Semen Padang club 4-0 in the Group A first round match of the Indonesian Chess League 2000 in Surabaya on Saturday.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto I: PMIJP/BertoRED CROSS: President of the Indonesian Red Cross Mar'ie Muhammad (right) hands over an award to Peter Haryadi, the winner of a design-a-poster competition. The Asia-Pacific wide competition, which took as its theme HIV/AIDS discrimination, was held this week to mark the...
Sun, 14 May 2000
Korea, Denmark to battle in decisive Thomas Cup
Korea, Denmark to battle in decisive Thomas CupBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): South Korea and Denmark will be involved in a do-or-die match in the blue group round-robin in the Thomas Cup championships at the Putra Indoor Stadium on Sunday.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Newly formed Flavour Ensemble is lip-smacking good
Newly formed Flavour Ensemble is lip-smacking goodBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): The corridors of Jakarta's five-star hotels are once again reverberating with the sound of music. After the ghost-like silence that followed the country's recent economic and political troubles, happy days seem to be...
Sun, 14 May 2000
Jejen has her eyes on the horizon
Jejen has her eyes on the horizonBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): She comes across as a naturally happy young woman, welcoming and cheerful. But if you are looking for a beaming face emanating the pride of a recent personal achievement, you will still be looking. She keeps a relatively low profile.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Natural dyes and colors enrich Pekalongan Batik
Natural dyes and colors enrich Pekalongan BatikBy Rita A.Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Dudung Ali Syahbana, a batik maker from Pekalongan in Central Java's coastal area, smiled happily when a large number of guests admired and bought dozens of his exquisite hand-drawn silk and cotton batiks.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Seminar gets down to the facts on sex, AIDS and drugs
Seminar gets down to the facts on sex, AIDS and drugsBy Hyginus Hardoyo JAKARTA (JP): What does someone with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) look like?The answers varied among hotel employees in a seminar at The Regent Jakarta last Monday.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Guess What? Djaduk Ferianto
Guess What? Djaduk Ferianto His numerous shows here and abroad do not necessarily make noted musician Djaduk Ferianto feel comfortable when starring in a big screen movie Petualangan Sherina (The Adventure of Sherina).
Sun, 14 May 2000
Toba group opposes Indorayon reopening
Toba group opposes Indorayon reopening JAKARTA (JP): The Lake Toba Heritage Foundation denounced the government on Saturday for allowing PT Inti Indorayon Utama (IIU) to resume its pulp making operation in North Sumatra.
Sun, 14 May 2000
On local 'standards' or rather their absence
On local 'standards' or rather their absence JAKARTA (JP): To survive in beautiful Indonesia, there are a number of grim realities you have to watch out for. Being able to comprehend the standards, rules and social mores -- or lack thereof -- of some of the people is one of them.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Mother's Day: It's time to focus on maternal deaths
Mother's Day: It's time to focus on maternal deathsBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): After the colorful plastic and cardboard homage is paid to mother and the party is declared over, what does not go away is the fact that every minute a woman dies somewhere around the globe during childbirth.
Sun, 14 May 2000
Guess What? Iwan Fals
Guess What? Iwan Fals Popular musician and singer Iwan Fals made a promise to himself that he will not break, no matter what. His promise is that he will not allow himself to be photographed inside his house or in his front yard.
Sun, 14 May 2000
PT Alga Jaya Raya and Traditional Wedding Attire
PT Alga Jaya Raya and Traditional Wedding Attire An exhibition on traditional and neotraditional wedding attire by top Indonesian designers was held from April 26 to April 28 at the Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jakarta, and sponsored by PT Alga Jaya Raya.
Sun, 14 May 2000
RI loses to Danes for 1st time in Uber Cup
RI loses to Danes for 1st time in Uber CupBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): As feared, Indonesia's Uber Cup team lost 1-4 to Denmark on Saturday in the pink group round-robin of the Uber Cup team championships, its first loss to the Danes in the event's history.