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Tue, 06 Jun 2000
Government to help Sony settle labor strike
Government to help Sony settle labor strike JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Bomer Pasaribu promised on Monday that the government would help settle the labor problem currently being faced by PT Sony Electronics Indonesia.
Tue, 06 Jun 2000
Keys to economic revival
Keys to economic revival The most important keys to reviving the economy are stability in politics and security. This has not been achieved by the government of President Abdurrahman Wahid. A number of regions are still in turmoil.
Tue, 06 Jun 2000
23 survivors in Kendari accident
23 survivors in Kendari accident KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Search and rescue teams on Monday said they have found 23 survivors from the KM Citra Baru ship which sank on May 30 near Wawonii Island some 49 kilometers southeast of Kendari.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition by Eddy Sundara, at Negeri Lama Gallery, Jl. Cinere Raya A-36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7543133), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Jun. 25. * Painting Exhibition by John Van Der Sterren at Galeri Kafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
12 killed in Lembang bus crash
12 killed in Lembang bus crash BANDUNG (JP): A speeding bus crashed into a pine tree at the foot of Tangkuban Perahu volcano in Lembang, West Java, on Sunday, killing 12 of its passengers.The bus, carrying 31 students of the Mentuwariway Nurse Academy of Manado, North Sulawesi, and their colleagues...
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Visitors throng Bogor Palace
Visitors throng Bogor Palace BOGOR (JP): The 518th anniversary of the Bogor Botanical Gardens was marked on Sunday with a sea of some 10,000 people thronging the historical Bogor Palace located inside the vast compound of the gardens.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Yen falls against greenback on concern of June 25 polls
Yen falls against greenback on concern of June 25 polls HONG KONG (AFP): Concerns over Japan's financial sector and political uncertainties ahead of the June 25 general elections led to yen falls against the dollar as other regional currencies posted mixed performancesThe Japanese yen lost ground...
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Abdurrahman's federalist system opposed by some
Abdurrahman's federalist system opposed by some HONG KONG: As violence continued to flare across Indonesia last week, the nation's military territorial affairs chief, Lt. Gen. Agus Widjojo, spoke out against President Abdurrahman Wahid's plan to implement some form of federalist system in the...
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Learning center, copy shop implicated in exam leak
Learning center, copy shop implicated in exam leak JAKARTA (JP): The city office of Ministry of National Education has discovered the alleged roles of a learning institution (locally known as Bimbingan Pelajar) and a photocopy shop in the recent leaks of nationwide final examinations (Ebtanas) for...
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Divorce on the rise in Gorontalo
Divorce on the rise in Gorontalo MANADO, North Sulawesi: The number of divorce cases in Gorontalo, a regency southwest of here, is rising; 128 couples got divorced last year compared to 106 cases the previous year.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Official, experts push for use of lie detectors
Official, experts push for use of lie detectorsBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): A Cabinet minister and experts have urged law enforcers to start using lie detectors in probing crime cases, particularly high-profile scams, many of which remain unresolved.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
TNI's territorial function needs review: Legislators
TNI's territorial function needs review: LegislatorsBy Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): Legislators and observers are calling for a complete transformation of the Army's territorial function, which they say has aggravated political and security instability nationwide.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Electronic sales to reach precrisis level in two years
Electronic sales to reach precrisis level in two years JAKARTA (JP): Sales of electronics goods, especially audio video products, have shown significant growth in recent months but it will take two years to bring them back to precrisis levels, according to market research and consultant firm AMI...
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Malaysia PM to visit Japan
Malaysia PM to visit Japan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will make a week-long visit to Japan from Tuesday to explore technologies that could boost industrial development, his office said on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Soemarjono takes lie detector test on fake rupiah case
Soemarjono takes lie detector test on fake rupiah case SURABAYA (JP): Surabaya Police interrogated on Saturday the main suspect in the distribution of Rp 4.7 billion counterfeited bank notes, Col. (ret) Soemarjono, for four hours using a lie detector.Surabaya Police chief Col.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Muslims set up education committee
Muslims set up education committee SINGAPORE (AP): A group of Muslim clerics and academics in Singapore have set up a committee to address how the religion's schools can be made exempt from a government-proposed system of compulsory education, a news report said on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Sudi denies military link to Nganjuk blast
Sudi denies military link to Nganjuk blast SURABAYA (JP): Chief of Brawijaya Military Command overseeing East Java Maj. Gen. Sudi Silalahi dismissed on Saturday speculation that weapons and ammunition found in a van which exploded in Nganjuk on Tuesday originated from areas under his supervision.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Curb the traffic
Curb the traffic Traffic congestion on Jakarta's streets is a common sight. Even the toll roads are not spared. Often we get stranded for hours and feel miserable till we maneuver to get out of it and give a temporary sigh of relief till we get stuck again.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
IBRA short-lists more NPLs servicing agents
IBRA short-lists more NPLs servicing agents JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has short-listed 11 groups of financial institutions to be servicing agents in the third round of its outsourcing program for commercial credit settlements.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
W. Papuans declare independence from Indonesia
W. Papuans declare independence from IndonesiaBy Neles Tebay JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Defying warnings from Jakarta, the Papuan Congress ended on Sunday with a declaration that West Papua, or Irian Jaya as the territory is still officially called, is no longer a part of the Republic of Indonesia.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Menwa members vow to maintain regiments
Menwa members vow to maintain regiments JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,000 members of Jakarta-based university student paramilitary regiments (Menwa) held an assembly at the National Monument in Central Jakarta on Saturday, airing their demand to maintain the regiment's existence in campuses.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Calm returns to Aceh
Calm returns to Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The disputed province was relatively calm over the weekend, giving a morale boost to the humanitarian pause between the government and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels that took effect on Friday.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Airport blast heightens new tension in Manila
Airport blast heightens new tension in Manila MANILA (Reuters): A bomb blast rocked the Philippines' international airport in Manila on Sunday, damaging a building and heightening tension in a city gripped by fear of attacks from Moro militants.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
C. Java legislators want more money
C. Java legislators want more money SEMARANG, Central Java: Despite a 30 percent rise, Central Java provincial council legislators are still complaining that their salaries are lower than their counterparts across the country.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Papuan aspirations
Papuan aspirations The chorus for independence during the week-long Papuan Congress which wound up in Jayapura on Sunday sent the loudest and clearest message to date about the extent to which many people in the region, which is still officially called Irian Jaya, feel about their place in the...
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Fantastic telephone bill
Fantastic telephone bill I have had my own experience with the illegal use of a telephone line. Before this happened, I had often read letters to the editor to the effect that readers' telephone bills had unaccountably soared to millions of rupiah.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Analyst questions point on RI moves over forex controls
Analyst questions point on RI moves over forex controls SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesia might think foreign exchange controls are an easy cure for the hemorrhaging rupiah, but analysts say any control measures will be little more than a band-aid.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Quake jolts Jakarta, West Sumatra
Quake jolts Jakarta, West Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): An earthquake rocked Greater Jakarta for about 10 minutes late on Sunday night, causing panic among people living in high-rise buildings.The first tremors lasted for about eight minutes at 11:30 p.m.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Bulogate not valid reason to unseat Gus Dur: Expert
Bulogate not valid reason to unseat Gus Dur: Expert BANDUNG (JP): The House of Representatives lacks the legal basis to summon President Abdurrahman Wahid over the alleged Rp 35 billion scam at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), not to mention to seek his removal, an observer said on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Koehler to meet Gus Dur on Monday
Koehler to meet Gus Dur on Monday JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Horst Koehler is scheduled to meet President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) on Monday morning during his one-day visit here to discuss the country's ongoing economic reform program,...
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Lombok provocateur on trial
Lombok provocateur on trial MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara : Prosecutors here on Saturday demanded a one-year sentence for the man whom they claimed incited the January riots on Lombok island.Prosecutor Kundarto told the court that the man, identified by his initials IS, had incited the riot by making...
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
The ups and downs of general car importers
The ups and downs of general car importersBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): On driving along Jakarta's main thoroughfares one cannot but help notice the growing presence of exotic cars, previously seen only in automotive magazines.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
On leasing of islands
On leasing of islands I very much regret Amien Rais' and Amin Arjoso's rejection of an island-leasing idea, as reported in Kompas, May 29, 2000.Amien's bombastic statement that he could not allow the leasing of even a portion of an island gives the impression that he is most patriotic in defending...
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Jakarta to hold Miss Indonesia contest
Jakarta to hold Miss Indonesia contest JAKARTA (JP): After a four year gap, the Miss Indonesia beauty contest is being held this week and is expected to be attended by the newly elected Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta, the organizers said.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Priest killed in speedboat attack
Priest killed in speedboat attack AMBON, Maluku: A priest was killed and three other people were injured while on their way to Gudang Arang Port from Galala in Ambon when gunmen on two speedboats attacked their fishing ship Anda V on Saturday.Witnesses aboard the ship said Rev.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Siemens touts new phones
Siemens touts new phones JAKARTA (JP): The German-based mobile telecommunications company Siemens Indonesia has recently launched three new models of mobile phones; the S35, C35 and M35, all of which are equipped with the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Government 'to get tough with Papuans'
Government 'to get tough with Papuans' JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. have pledged to take stern measures against the Irianese for declaring independence, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Lawsuit against attorney general fabricated: Experts
Lawsuit against attorney general fabricated: Experts JAKARTA (JP): The move by former president Soeharto's lawyers to file a lawsuit against Attorney General Marzuki Darusman was merely to seek a legal loophole to free their client from all the corruption charges, legal experts said on Saturday.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Why the poor are still poor
Why the poor are still poor The following is the first of two articles on an assessment of poverty in Indonesia by Poppy Ismalina, a researcher and lecturer on economics at the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University.
Mon, 05 Jun 2000
Capital controls likely to dictate JSX this week
Capital controls likely to dictate JSX this week JAKARTA (JP): Talks surrounding the government's possible move to impose a capital control on the country's monetary system might dictate the direction of trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
A spa helps you boosts inner beauty
A spa helps you boosts inner beautyBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): "To be pampered like one there is no need for you to be born a princess," says Ida as she emerges from a local spa glowing like the full moon on a midsummer's night.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Illegal loggers
Illegal loggers Correction: Operasi Wibawa was conducted by the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations in cooperation with the Indonesian Military, not with the National Police as mentioned last Sunday on this page.We regret the error. -- Editor
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Acehnese artist tells of region's pain
Acehnese artist tells of region's painBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Is there room for artistic creativity in war- torn Aceh? That is one of the questions that came to mind when I learned about the works of Mahdi Abdullah, an artist who works and lives in Aceh.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
IT skills in demand
IT skills in demand Information technology is changing the world, including crisis-plagued Indonesia. The problem is the dearth of skilled workers in the country who know their way around the web. The Jakarta Post contributor Rudy Madanir looks at the hunt for workers with Net value, including...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Living in Jakarta's crime-ridden jungle
Living in Jakarta's crime-ridden jungle JAKARTA (JP): It was an early morning call which jolted me from my slumber."Wake up! This is not Indonesia, this is America," said a familiar voice from the past. It was W.W.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Get to know the human side of Xanana Gusmao
Get to know the human side of Xanana GusmaoTo resist is to win! The Autobiography of Xanana Gusmao with selected letters & speeches Edited by Sarah Niner Published by Aurora Books, Richmond, Victoria, in association with David Lovell Publishing, Ringwood, Victoria, 2000.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
New Indonesian TV stations: To be or not to be
New Indonesian TV stations: To be or not to beBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): On the Indonesian television landscape, the talk of the town is whether the five new free television licensees are ever going to hit the air at all.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Program 9:30 Variety Show 10:00 Music 11:00 Film 12:00 p.m. TV Drama 1:00 TV Drama 2:30 Teen Program 3:00 Sports 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Tourism Program 5:30 Sports 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Sports 8:00 Music...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
'Bazaar Indonesia' hits newsstands
'Bazaar Indonesia' hits newsstands JAKARTA (JP): Internationally renowned Harper's Bazaar has launched Bazaar Indonesia, its 13th international edition for women who are "already up there" in their personal and professional lives.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
PAS to keep Islamic name
PAS to keep Islamic name KUALA TERENGGANU, Malaysia (Reuters): Malaysia's conservative Islamic party on Saturday vowed to resist any government effort to strip the word Islam from its name as it grappled with widening its appeal to non-Moslems.