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Policeman killed in clash in Nabire

Policeman killed in clash in Nabire JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): A policeman was shot dead in Nabire, Irian Jaya, in a clash between members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and local police on Sunday morning.No information was available on what triggered the clash, Antara reported.

Maritime training for RI seamen

Maritime training for RI seamen JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Seafarers Association (KPI) signed a memorandum of understanding on vocational training with several maritime academies and oil company Pertamina on Saturday to improve the quality of Indonesian seamen both at home and overseas.

Govt officials' wealth

Govt officials' wealthFrom Bisnis IndonesiaKeeping abreast of the latest news about our country through the website of Bisnis Indonesia (www.bisnis.com) is really enjoyable, especially concerning the wealth of government officials or future officials.

Govt-IMF relation to set tone for rupiah: Analysts

Govt-IMF relation to set tone for rupiah: AnalystsBy: Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): With the eagerly awaited Cabinet in place, the new government's ability to push ahead talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will set the tone for the rupiah's movements in the coming weeks, according to...

Indofood cancels Golden Agri deal, mulls replacement

Indofood cancels Golden Agri deal, mulls replacement JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed giant food producer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said on Saturday it had canceled the acquisition of the Sinar Mas Group-owned oil palm firm PT Golden Agri Resources, intensifying speculation that Indofood may acquire...

Arroyo's strong warning to protect peso

Arroyo's strong warning to protect peso MANILA: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has announced that the Philippine government would not rule out the imposition of currency controls to defend the peso from speculative attacks.

Allow the cabinet to do its work

Allow the cabinet to do its work Megawati's Cabinet could be solid because almost all elements in society are represented. This could prove to be of vital importance because experience has taught us that the absence of an absolute majority in the national legislature is giving politics in this...

KEM prepares to close Kalimantan's gold mine

KEM prepares to close Kalimantan's gold mineBy: Mochammad N. Kurniawan KELIAN (JP): With three years to go until the closure of its gold mine in Kelian, Kutai Barat regency, East Kalimantan province, PT Kelian Equatorial Mining (KEM) is planning several programs to convert its mining site into...

Hopes, fears about Cabinet

Hopes, fears about CabinetBy Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): The new Cabinet is Megawati's personal cabinet. While she sought advice from all her advisers, (including her party's board, her husband and others, such as senior politician Frans Seda and her assistant Bambang Kesowo), she was the one that...

Tata eying Enron project

Tata eying Enron project NEW DELHI (AFP): Indian corporate giant, the Tata Group, is willing to buy a stake in U.S. energy firm Enron Corp's three billion dollar Dabhol power project in western India, the Economic Times said Saturday.

'None' and 'Abang' Jakarta crowned

'None' and 'Abang' Jakarta crowned JAKARTA (JP): Rahma Alia from South Jakarta and Roni Ardhianto from East Jakarta were crowned here at the Jakarta Convention Center on Saturday as this year's Miss and Mr. Jakarta or None and Abang Jakarta.

Most expensive gorillas for most expensive enclosure

Most expensive gorillas for most expensive enclosureBy Muninggar Sri Saraswati JAKARTA (JP): Jurassic Park. That might be your first impression when you look at the gorilla enclosure under construction now in Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta.

Flag raising for five days

Flag raising for five days JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has called upon city residents to raise the national flag from Aug. 14 to Aug. 18, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., in celebration of the 56th Independence Day.

Jakarta will have most expensive gorillas in most expensive

Jakarta will have most expensive gorillas in most expensive enclosureBy Muninggar Sri Saraswati JAKARTA (JP): Jurassic Park. That might be your first impression when you look at the gorilla enclosure under construction now in Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:45 Variety Show 10:00 Children's Program 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 2:00 News 2:15 Debating 3:40 Quiz 4:15 Children's Program 4:30 Regional Program 5:00 News 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 News...

Govt to set up team to probe Aceh massacre

Govt to set up team to probe Aceh massacre JAKARTA (JP): The government will set up a team to investigate the recent killing of dozens of civilians in East Aceh following the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM)'s accusation that the Indonesian Military (TNI), along with the National Police, were...

'None' and 'Abang' Jakarta named

'None' and 'Abang' Jakarta namedJP/R. Berto Wedhatama JAKARTA (JP): Rahma Alia from South Jakarta and Roni Ardhianto from East Jakarta were crowned here at the Jakarta Convention Center on Saturday as this year's Miss and Mr. Jakarta or None and Abang Jakarta.

Banks bear brunt of RP crackdown

Banks bear brunt of RP crackdown MANILA (AFP): Monetary authorities in the Philippines are publicly identifying and fining banks linked to speculation of the embattled peso currency in an unprecedented name-and-shame campaign.

Gusmao to run for president

Gusmao to run for president SYDNEY, Australia (DPA): Xanana Gusmao will be East Timor's first president, Interim Timorese Foreign Minister Jose Ramos- Horta said on Sunday.Speaking on a visit to Canberra, Ramos-Horta said that even though Gusmao was not a candidate in the August 30 constituent...

Cellular phones still top items

Cellular phones still top itemsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): "I was really mad," a chum from my university days said to me recently as we lunched together after so many years. He was talking about Christine, his only daughter, who is a second-year senior high school student.

Lawyers call for Tutut's arrest

Lawyers call for Tutut's arrest JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts called upon the police on Sunday to immediately arrest former president Soeharto's eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti "Tutut" Rukmana for allegedly concealing the whereabouts of her fugitive brother Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

Job creation a tough priority

Job creation a tough priority JAKARTA (JP): While the mission of new Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti to make job creation his priority is appealing, experts warned its implementation faced wide-ranging problems arising out of labor disputes, regional autonomy, tax...

Asia rejects nightmare vision of cloned humans

Asia rejects nightmare vision of cloned humansBy Cassie Biggs HONG KONG (AFP): Much of Asia recoiled in horror as Aldous Huxley's Brave New World moved closer to reality with Italian embryologist Severino Antinori's plans for "designer babies" cloned in the image of their parent.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Ceramics by Yogiswari and Kurniawati, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61- 62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), until Aug. 18. * Painting, Ceramics Paul Husner, F. Widayanto, Galeri Minima - Maxima, Jl.

Minahasa teachers on strike over salary hike

Minahasa teachers on strike over salary hike MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Children attending schools in Minahasa regency, North Sulawesi, received no lessons on Friday and Saturday as thousands of teachers in the area went on strike for having received no rise in their salaries since January 2001.

JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts called upon the police on Sunday

JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts called upon the police on Sunday to immediately arrest former president Soeharto's eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti "Tutut" Rukmana for allegedly concealing the whereabouts of her fugitive brother Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

Appeal to education minister

Appeal to education minister The prolonged economic crisis has lowered people's per capita income, causing an increase in the poor and a sharp increase in the number of dropouts, from elementary schools to high schools and universities.

Search for 169 missing in flood-hit Nias to end

Search for 169 missing in flood-hit Nias to end GUNUNGSITOLI, North Sumatra (JP): Search and rescue personnel were still searching for 169 missing people in flood-hit Nias on Sunday, but the search operation would be stopped on Wednesday, or two weeks after devastating flooding that had killed 108...

Posthumous GOWA award for Lopa

Posthumous GOWA award for Lopa JAKARTA (JP): The non-governmental organization Government Watch (GOWA) is to present its first award to the late Baharuddin Lopa in recognition of his efforts to curb corruption, collusion and nepotism in the country.Government Watch coordinator Farid R.

MCA protest against Japanese textbook

MCA protest against Japanese textbook KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's ethnic Chinese community Sunday launched a signature campaign in a protest over a controversial Japanese history textbook accused of glossing over the nation's wartime record.

Arroyo's strong warning to protect peso

Arroyo's strong warning to protect peso MANILA: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has announced that the Philippine government would not rule out the imposition of currency controls to defend the peso from speculative attacks.

1. Market (2 x 25)

1. Market (2 x 25)Govt-IMF relation to set tone for rupiah: Analysts 2. Wall (2 x 21)Nasdaq sustains losses, Dow loses week's gains3. Taiwan (2 x 16)Taiwan revamping financial firms 4. Bank (2 x 21)DBS concedes defeat in S'pore merger battle5. LNG (1 x 35)Political risk over Asian LNG projects 6.

Mega wants realistic ties with Australia

Mega wants realistic ties with Australia JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard arrived here for a working visit on Sunday in a bid to jump start relations with the new Indonesian government.

1. IMF (2 x 25)

1. IMF (2 x 25)Japan risks new cycle of bankruptcies: IMF 2. Cocoa (2 x 24)Local cocoa exporters ask govt to impose quota scheme 3. KEM (2 x 20)KEM prepares to close Kalimantan's gold mine 4. ASEAN (2 x 24)China-Taiwan economic ties could hurt ASEAN: S'pore5.

Ngawen temple victim of artifact theft

Ngawen temple victim of artifact theftText and photo by Bambang M. MUNTILAN, Central Java (JP): Central Java has long been known for its temples, evidence that the province was a center of human civilization many centuries ago.

Nias

Nias Search for 169 missing in Nias to end Page 2 Literacy Literacy is the heart of democracy Page 5Athletics Doping allegation mars Yegorova's glory Page 7Temple Ngawen temple a victim of artifact theft Page 8Rupiah Govt-IMF relations to set tone on rupiah Page 11Indofood Indofood cancels Golden...

Thousands of train commuters stranded

Thousands of train commuters stranded BANDUNG (JP): Thousands of train passengers at both Bandung station and Gambir station in Jakarta were left stranded following a train derailment at KM 139 in Padalarang, West Java, on Sunday afternoon.

Major challenges facing Megawati

Major challenges facing MegawatiFrom KompasA statement of former President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid that Megawati Soekarnoputri would be trapped by the New Order forces in the administration, House of Representatives (DPR) and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), should be taken into account...

Hearth of democracy: Literacy

Hearth of democracy: LiteracyBy John Michael Phillips MALANG, East Java (JP): Every year articles are printed in local newspapers concerning the need for literacy in Indonesia. These articles remind readers that literacy means the ability to both read and write as the latter is often forgotten.

Harmfull lifestyle exposes teens to health threats

Harmfull lifestyle exposes teens to health threats JAKARTA (JP): Doctors and an NGO here over the weekend raised the alarm over the health perils faced by teenagers due to unhealthy lifestyles commonly found among the youth.

'None' and 'Abang' Jakarta crowned

'None' and 'Abang' Jakarta crowned JAKARTA (JP): Rahma Alia from South Jakarta and Roni Ardhianto from East Jakarta were crowned here at the Jakarta Convention Center on Saturday as this year's Miss and Mr. Jakarta or None and Abang Jakarta.

Ongoing terror

Ongoing terrorFrom Warta KotaUntil now, innocent Jakartans, who have nothing to do with the politicians vying for power, have become the unfortunate victims of various bombings; naturally fear is widespread in Jakarta.

Taiwan minister backs direct China trade

Taiwan minister backs direct China trade TAIPEI (Reuters): Taiwan Economics Minister Lin Hsin-i has recommended lifting a ban on direct trade with rival China after the sides are admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO), media reported on Sunday.

Keep calm and maintain unity

Keep calm and maintain unityFrom Rakyat MerdekaWith regard to the bombing of the Catholic church in Duren Sawit and the Batak Protestant church in Jatiwaringin on July 22, 2001 perpetrated by irresponsible persons, we, the executive board of the Community of Indonesian Christians are deeply...

For some, Soeharto still president

For some, Soeharto still president ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: National events have escaped the attention of a tribal group at Tafuli hamlet, Belu regency, as they still recognize Soeharto as the country's current president."The president of the Republic of Indonesia is Bapak Soeharto.

First virtual university enrolling students

First virtual university enrolling students JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first multimedia and Internet-based virtual university, which provides lectures and tutorials through the Internet, has started enrolling students.

Hopes, fears about Cabinet

Hopes, fears about Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): The new cabinet is Megawati's personal cabinet. While she sought for advice from all her advisors, including her party's board, her husband, and others, such as senior politician Frans Seda and her assistant Bambang Kesowo, she was the one that decided on...

DBS concedes defeat in S'pore merger battle

DBS concedes defeat in S'pore merger battle SINGAPORE (AFP): DBS Bank has conceded defeat in its merger battle with United Overseas Bank (UOB) for control of a smaller rival, leaving the banking industry here closer to only three domestic players.

China-Taiwan economic ties could hurt ASEAN: S'pore

China-Taiwan economic ties could hurt ASEAN: S'pore SINGAPORE (DPA): The prospect of Taiwan integrating economically with China would have serious implications for Singapore's business activities and the "weaker and fragmented ASEAN," trade officials warned in a report on Saturday.

Premium income

Premium incomeCorrection: Total premium in life insurance in the 15th paragraph of "Life is positive -- if you're prepared" appeared in our Focus Issue on Sunday Post's Aug. 5 edition should be Rp 7.15 trillion in 2000, an increase of 33 percent from Rp 5.37 trillion in 1999.