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Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Health club manners need some toning
Health club manners need some toningBy Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): I checked my watch again for the 14th time. Seemingly unaware of the involuntary "ready for war" expression across my face, the guy was completely ignoring me. I couldn't believe it.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Agenda
Agenda Theater Performance The Ghost Train presented by The Jakarta Post at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta, on June 5 and June 6, at 7.45 p.m. A group of passengers are forced to spend a night at a waiting room in Fal Vale, a desolate station near Cornwall,...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
A day with Garuda pilot Ida Fiqriah
A day with Garuda pilot Ida Fiqriah Of the 612 pilots at national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Ida Fiqriah, 23, is one of two women, and the youngest flying the fleet of Boeing 737-300, -400 and -500 aircraft.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Guess What? Reza Artamevia Adriana Eka Suci
Guess What? Reza Artamevia Adriana Eka Suci Pop singer Reza Artamevia Adriana Eka Suci will soon have a new status. Not that she's divorcing her sinetron actor husband Adjie Masaid, but shortly, she will be a mother.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
IMF to release $372m loan to RI
IMF to release $372m loan to RI JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund approved in Washington on Friday the disbursement of a US$372 million loan to support economic reform program in Indonesia.The decision by the IMF's 24-member executive board came after a review of the country's three...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto C: ManulifeJP/msaPOINTING OUT: PT Manulife Asset Management Indonesia (from left to right) director Imam Rasyidi, managing director Chris Bendl, president commissioner Philip H. Smith and commissioner Adi Purnomo talk about the company's performance.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Little Tokyo at Hotel Menara Peninsula
Little Tokyo at Hotel Menara Peninsula Hotel Menara Peninsula is opening a new eatery in order to complete its facilities and services for guests. Supported by a good demand from its guests, the management feels it is very important to add quality facilities to the hotel.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Sriyanto's diversity shows in gallery
Sriyanto's diversity shows in galleryBy Mehru Jahfer JAKARTA (JP): It is hard to neatly characterize Sriyanto for the man escapes any definition. He looks neither like a banker nor a painter, but he is both.He studied law but has worked for nearly three decades at a bank.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Substitute for exit tax
Substitute for exit taxFrom KompasI have often read reports about go-betweens in paying the exit tax -- the Rp 1 million tax for people going abroad. Those middlemen offer their services to get an exit tax certificate for a price lower than the official one.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
KL police suspect RI link to Aceh leader's murder
KL police suspect RI link to Aceh leader's murder KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian police are seriously viewing the involvement of criminal syndicates with Indonesian links in Thursday's execution style killing of Acehnese separatist movement leader Teuku Don Zulfahri, a news report said Saturday.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Clean up your act, PT KAI
Clean up your act, PT KAI We all know PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) is beset by criticism about its sliding safety record as the number of collisions and crashes mount.Still, apart from setting straight the missed signals and stopping the fatal accidents, PT KAI also needs to do something to...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Draft political resolution adopted at Papuan Congress
Draft political resolution adopted at Papuan Congress JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The Papuan Congress has officially adopted a draft political resolution that affirms the province's determination to separate from Indonesia.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Security worries intensify after bomb threat on expat
Security worries intensify after bomb threat on expat JAKARTA (JP): One day after finding a suspicious package in a West Jakarta church, city police were called on Friday night by a foreigner living in Cilandak, South Jakarta, who said he had received a bomb threat earlier the same afternoon.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Colonial heritage embellishes Majapahit Hotel in Surabaya
Colonial heritage embellishes Majapahit Hotel in SurabayaBy Mehru Jaffer SURABAYA (JP): If you want to continue from where the colonial powers left off you might want to visit Hotel Majapahit in Surabaya.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Rattan craft provides good life for Central Java villagers
Rattan craft provides good life for Central Java villagersBy Ali Budiman SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): It is an interesting phenomenon that certain villages in Central Java make particular handicrafts. Some specialize in gamelan instruments for example, some leather puppets, while others make...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Angry fishermen torch trawlers
Angry fishermen torch trawlers PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Dozens of local fishermen in Musi Banyuasin regency burned three trawlers on Wednesday, injuring three people.South Sumatra Police spokesman Maj.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Abdurrahman to visit Portugal
Abdurrahman to visit Portugal JAKARTA (JP): In a sign of improving relations between Jakarta and Lisbon, Portugal's visiting Foreign Minister Jaime Gama said on Friday that President Abdurrahman Wahid had agreed to visit the country later this year.The visit is expected to occur in September.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
On direct elections
On direct elections If, as you suggest in your June 2 editorial, Indonesia holds a direct presidential election in 2004, it should use a one person- one vote system with 50 percent plus one needed to win.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 2, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 725 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 275 0 75,500 Alakasa Industrindo 950 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 800 0...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Crisis boosts govt debt to $134 billion
Crisis boosts govt debt to $134 billion JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economic crisis increased government debt to US$134 billion, or about 83 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), in the early part of this year from $53 billion, or 23 percent of GDP, before the crisis started in the middle of 1997,...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Government policies
Government policies I fully agree with the government policies implemented after careful consideration and through thoughtful deliberation. Hence, I call on all of us to help the government realize its policies in the efforts to solve the prevailing problems and to give the government a chance to...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Fund established for reform projects
Fund established for reform projects JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to boost the process of economic and social reforms in Indonesia, the government and several foreign institutions have established an organization to help fund various reform projects.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
PT Pos Indonesia says stamp prices must go up
PT Pos Indonesia says stamp prices must go up BANDUNG (JP): State-owned postal company PT Pos Indonesia (Posindo) announced on Friday that it would propose a significant increase in the cost of stamps due to rising operational costs.Posindo spokesman M.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Blaming politics for the abyss
Blaming politics for the abyssBy Satish Mishra JAKARTA (JP): It is fashionable these days to blame politics for everything. The downward revision of national income projections by the Central Bureau of Statistics, the slow progress of asset sales under the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency and...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Cargill enters RI plantation
Cargill enters RI plantation SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Cargill Inc., Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. and Temasek Holdings signed a joint venture agreement Friday to own, develop and operate palm-oil plantations in Indonesia, according to a Golden Agri-Resources' company release.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Dutch buildings designed modestly, experts say
Dutch buildings designed modestly, experts say JAKARTA (JP): The Dutch colonial government didn't construct tremendous buildings during their decades of rule in ancient Jakarta, and this is chiefly because they were concerned with making money, experts said on Wednesday.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Fire razes nine houses in Kramat Jati
Fire razes nine houses in Kramat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Fire razed nine stores in Kramat Jati district, East Jakarta, at midday on Friday, a firefighter said.Tukiman said the fire broke out at about 1:30 p.m. and razed the stores, which had been converted from homes.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Drunken sergeant assaults masseuse
Drunken sergeant assaults masseuse PURWOKERTO, Central Java: About 200 residents of Kaliori subdistrict here marched to Wijaya Kusuma Military Command on Thursday night to protest the beating of a masseuse named Yanti by Sgt. Roy for undisclosed reasons.The command's intelligence chief, Lt. Col.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Badminton fan
Badminton fan I am a Malaysian citizen and a fan of badminton. I praise the Indonesian badminton players. I think they are really wonderful. Kudos to them!They have shown their might and capability, despite the fact that Indonesia has been plagued by various problems, and succeeded in retaining the...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Papuans reject the creation of provisional govt
Papuans reject the creation of provisional govt JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): A majority of participants at a landmark conference on the future of Irian Jaya rejected on Friday an idea to create a provisional government in exile for an independent West Papua state, fearing the move would trigger a...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Govt urged to act to curb fuel smuggling
Govt urged to act to curb fuel smuggling JAKARTA (JP): A Reform faction legislator has called on the government to take strict measures against "rife" fuel smuggling which he said was causing massive losses to government and consumers.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Once prestigious Stovia building revisited
Once prestigious Stovia building revisitedBy Ida Indawati Khouw In commemoration with the recent May 21 National Awakening Day, the following 41st article of a weekly series on historical protected sites in the capital focuses on the Stovia building, a key component in the creation of Awakening Day.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
End the Soeharto Era
End the Soeharto Era At long last, someone in the Cabinet has the guts to publicly unveil the face of the provocateurs behind the various conflicts which have wreaked havoc in Indonesia these past two years.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Laskar Jihad link in Nganjuk blast negated
Laskar Jihad link in Nganjuk blast negated SURABAYA (JP): A survivor and prime witness of Tuesday's car blast in Nganjuk has denied any links with the Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah (Jihad Force) and said he thought he was only transporting foodstuff.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Global Sources to launch RI portal
Global Sources to launch RI portal JAKARTA (JP): The Hong Kong-based Global Sources Ltd., a leading B2B market maker and e-commerce solutions provider for the global trade community, announced on Friday that it has signed a licensing agreement with PT Global Jaringan Nusantara (PT Global) to...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Police general implicated in corruption
Police general implicated in corruption JAKARTA (JP): At least one of three police generals, accused of alleged malfeasance involving Rp 300.77 billion (US$35.4 million) of the National Police 1999-2000 Crash Funding Program, has been implicated in corruption, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Suspicious parcel found outside Salvator Church
Suspicious parcel found outside Salvator Church JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta police are still waiting for the National Police examination results of an object, believed to be a bomb, found outside the backdoor of Salvator Christ Church on Jl. K.S. Tubun on Thursday, an official said.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Asian currencies rise on news of RI capital control plan
Asian currencies rise on news of RI capital control plan SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Mounting confusion over whether Indonesia would impose capital controls and the resilience in most regional stock markets lifted Asian currencies late Friday, dealers said.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Man reports car robbery
Man reports car robbery JAKARTA (JP): A man reported on Friday the robbery of a rented 1995 model silver Mercedes Benz to the city police headquarters, and that he had allegedly been drugged by the thieves.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Three more parking operators adjust rates
Three more parking operators adjust rates JAKARTA (JP): Three more parking operators adjusted their rates in line with a city-mandated regulation on Friday to avoid the prospect of their premises being sealed off by the administration.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
KONI to clarify report on illegal migrant workers
KONI to clarify report on illegal migrant workers JAKARTA (JP): Secretary General of the National Sports Council (KONI) Rudolf S. Warouw said he would invite representatives of three sports organizations to respond to allegations that they had sent illegal migrant workers overseas by falsely...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Govt mulls capital control to protect rupiah
Govt mulls capital control to protect rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Pandjaitan confirmed on Friday that the government was studying the possibility of imposing capital control to arrest the falling rupiah.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Sapuan shifts blame to Gus Dur, Suwondo
Sapuan shifts blame to Gus Dur, Suwondo JAKARTA (JP): Suspended National Logistics Agency (Bulog) deputy chairman Sapuan pointed his finger on Friday at President Abdurrahman Wahid and his masseur, Suwondo, in connection with a Rp 35 billion scam, saying the two know where the money is and why it...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
BPS reports continued upward trend in exports
BPS reports continued upward trend in exports JAKARTA (JP): The upward trend in exports continued in April, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), indicating that the economy is still recovering.Newly appointed BPS chief Soedarti Surbakti said April's exports increased by 0.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Little-known dugong center stage at Sea World bash
Little-known dugong center stage at Sea World bashBy Jihan F. Labetubun JAKARTA (JP): Many people think the strange creature with the Latin name dugong dugon is a fish, and it is indeed the stuff of myth.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Thais come to the aid of elephant
Thais come to the aid of elephant BANGKOK (AFP): A group of Thai specialists will leave for Indonesia in two weeks to tend to a sick elephant and bring the animal back home, a government minister said Friday."The mission will leave Bangkok on June 17 ...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 2, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,985.00 8,985.00Australian dollar 1 4,554.64 5,129.54Austrian schilling 1 539.38 607.58Belgian franc 1 183.99 207.25Brunei dollar 1 4,620.68 5,202.36Canadian dollar 1 5,354.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 3, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 3, 2000Exhibitions * 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 June 25. * Painting Exhibition by John Van Der Sterren at Galeri Kafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
'Antara' Bali has new chief
'Antara' Bali has new chief DENPASAR, Bali: Antara chief editor Mohamad Sobary installed on Friday Chandra Hamdani Noor as the head of the news agency's bureau in Bali, replacing IGB Alit Wiratmaja.In his remarks, Sobary criticized the national press for abusing its freedom by allowing "a...
Sat, 03 Jun 2000
Equity research report on BCA
Equity research report on BCA I refer to my article Report on Bank Central Asia: Setting the record straight (The Jakarta Post, May 31, 2000), I would like to make some corrections on the mistakes found in the first paragraph.