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Sun, 17 Sep 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 8:00 Olympics Program 12:00 p.m. Music 1:00 TV Drama 2:00 News 3:00 Olympics Program 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Sports 8:00 Olympics Program 9:00 News 9:30 Music 10:30 PerformanceProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Roots
RootsBy Dewi Anggraeni Rusdi reluctantly climbed into the back seat of the car before Sadli, his driver, closed the door. He waited while Sadli turned on the ignition and started the engine, then asked, "Did you pick up Ibu Sepuh, then?" referring to his mother-in-law, who had come visiting from...
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Java hokokai batik: legacy of wartime Indonesia
Java hokokai batik: legacy of wartime IndonesiaBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Hardship can enhance people's artistic creativity. This was true for numerous local batik artisans in Central Java living in the miserable World War II period between l942 and l945.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
U.S. upset about UN-policed E. Timor peace
U.S. upset about UN-policed E. Timor peace SINGAPORE (Reuters): The United States and other nations are worried that violence in Indonesia's West Timor could shatter a U.N.-imposed peace in independent East Timor, U.S. Defence Secretary William Cohen said on Saturday.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Sujata pessimistic about the future of the law
Sujata pessimistic about the future of the lawBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): "I am pessimistic about the future of the law." Such a statement is nothing new. But it comes as a surprise to hear it from the mouth of Antonius Sujata, the chairman of the National Ombudsman Commission.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto F: AmekAmerican Express BankENTERTAINING CHILDREN: American Express Bank Indonesia's senior country executive Sylvia-Marie Challita (center) poses with street children from the Dian Mitra Foundation.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Ully Sigar Rusady -- mother of the disaffected
Ully Sigar Rusady -- mother of the disaffectedBy Chris Ashton JAKARTA (JP): For someone who has achieved national recognition in a number of different fields, the ability to avoid the limelight is a skill that Ully Sigar Rusady has worked hard to develop.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Erna's office to launch fuel-recovery program
Erna's office to launch fuel-recovery program JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure is set to launch a massive three-month recovery program, involving 4,895 villages in 14 provinces outside Java, using funds from the fuel subsidy worth some Rp 300 billion.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Stop messing about! Useful toilet training sites for pets
Stop messing about! Useful toilet training sites for petsBy Lim Tri Santosa JAKARTA (JP): Pets are adorable but when it comes to their waste, they can create trouble. Just imagine: you return home from a tiring journey and find your beloved pet's waste in your living room, or worse, on your new...
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Fadjar Sidik responds to changing times creatively
Fadjar Sidik responds to changing times creativelyBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The works of painter Fadjar Sidik in the 1950s, such as Portrait of Mrs. Abas Alibasjah and Portrait of Wim Nirahua, are figurative compositions which depict the nuances of the time.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
School built with the aim of helping autistic children
School built with the aim of helping autistic childrenBy Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): So far there has been no cure found for autism, a brain disorder which causes disruption to the development of a child's communication and interaction abilities, and affects behavior and emotions.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Elma Theana's hard times no bar to stardom
Elma Theana's hard times no bar to stardomBy Tuti Gintini JAKARTA (JP): Like mother like daughter, so goes the life of TV star Elma Theana.Elma's mother, Waty Siregar, played in titillating films in the 1970s and danced with snakes in nightclubs. Elma, too, worked her way from the bottom.
Sun, 17 Sep 2000
Devastating Krakatau eruption commemorated
Devastating Krakatau eruption commemoratedBy Joko E.H. Anwar SERANG, WEST JAVA (JP): Like many hotels around the globe that use historical events to promote their premises, some resort operators in the scenic Anyer Beach area turn to the events of Aug. 27, 1883, when the devastating Mt.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Sacred cows
Sacred cows The public has since long lost even the slightest confidence in the police and security apparatuses, who have the authority to investigate the recent bombings in the country. It is therefore entirely appropriate for the public to demand that the chief of the Jakarta Police, the chief of...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
PBB to strive to become big party
PBB to strive to become big party YOGYAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) Yusril Ihza Mahendra, who is also minister of justice and human rights, said here on Friday that his party was determined to become one of the "big three" in the 2004 general elections.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Man killed for suspicious behavior
Man killed for suspicious behavior SALATIGA, Central Java: A man suspected of stealing one kilogram of green beans was mobbed to death on Wednesday by local residents in Bandungan village, an officer said on Friday.Salatiga Precinct Police chief Supt.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Asian women set to dominate in Olympic debut
Asian women set to dominate in Olympic debut SYDNEY (AP): From the farms of China, the island of Taiwan and even seemingly less likely places like Thailand and Indonesia, Asian women weightlifters have come to Sydney prepared to dominate a sport which makes its debut at the Olympics.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Freeport violated Government Regulation: Minister Sonny
Freeport violated Government Regulation: Minister Sonny JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Environment Sonny Keraf announced mining firm PT Freeport Indonesia misled the public in recent advertisements by not revealing the full results of its environmental audit.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Aceh violence costs hundreds of lives
Aceh violence costs hundreds of lives BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Violence in restive Aceh province in the last year cost over Rp 42,8 billion (US$5.1 million) in material losses, the province's governor Ramli Ridwan said on Friday.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
RI eyes business prospects in PNG
RI eyes business prospects in PNG JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government would encourage the country's textile manufacturers to invest in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as part of efforts to promote bilateral trade between the two countries, Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut B.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Ex-Dutch shipyard now trendy cafes
Ex-Dutch shipyard now trendy cafesBy Ida Indawati Khouw The VOC shipyard in Old Jakarta, which was once among the busiest in the region, has turned into an upscale dining and wining complex. This 56th article on old and protected buildings in the city provides a glimpse of the history of one of...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
1,772 buyers to join Jakarta trade fair
1,772 buyers to join Jakarta trade fair JAKARTA (JP): As many as 1,776 buyers from 68 countries have confirmed their participation in the Export Products Exhibition 2000 to be held at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran next month, a senior official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Stock exchange braces for possible sell-off
Stock exchange braces for possible sell-off JAKARTA (JP): Selling pressure might hit the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) when it resumes trading on Monday as investors remain nervous following the recent bombing of the building, securities analysts said on Friday.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
KL says memoirs will not strain ties
KL says memoirs will not strain ties KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The memoirs of Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, will not strain good relations with Malaysia, the foreign ministry here said on Friday.Malaysia reacted angrily to Lee's first volume of memoirs, published in 1998.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Firms promise to cover claims of clients
Firms promise to cover claims of clients JAKARTA (JP): Two major auto insurance firms, Garda Oto Insurance and Sinar Mas Mobil Insurance, pledged on Friday to cover the claims of their clients whose cars were damaged in Wednesday's blast at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
PT KAI lacks courage to punish employees, Minister Agum says
PT KAI lacks courage to punish employees, Minister Agum says BANDUNG (JP): Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Agum Gumelar criticized on Friday the state railway operator PT KAI for lacking the courage to punish errant employees.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Malaysian palm oil prices extend losses
Malaysian palm oil prices extend losses KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil futures slid further at the close on Friday on overnight falls at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and worries over a build-up in stocks, traders said.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
RP boosts military build-up on RP hostage island
RP boosts military build-up on RP hostage island JOLO, Philippines (Agencies): President Joseph Estrada on Friday boosted the military presence on the remote southern Philippine island of Jolo where the Abu Sayyaf rebels are holding 22 hostages, despite ruling out an immediate rescue bid.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
RI looks for $4.8b loans from CGI donors
RI looks for $4.8b loans from CGI donors JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is seeking some US$4.8 billion in loans from its traditional international donors grouped under the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) to help finance the budget deficit in 2001, according to Coordinating Minister for the Economy...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Aborigines stage lonely vigil
Aborigines stage lonely vigil SYDNEY (Reuters): As the world watched the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics, a handful of Aborigines intent on telling their story of dispossession to the world, staged a lonely vigil around a "Sacred Fire" at Sydney's "tent embassy".
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Gus Dur orders arrest of Tommy
Gus Dur orders arrest of Tommy JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Friday he had ordered the arrest of former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.The reasons for the order were not explained by the President.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Visitors impressed by exciting table-setting show
Visitors impressed by exciting table-setting showBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition showing exciting table settings in various styles, at the Bidakara complex on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, has proven to be more than just a culinary and silverware fanfare.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 15, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,030.00 9,030.00 7,334.47 7,413.07Australian dollar 1 4,413.29 4,967.40 4,664.46 4,716.01Austrian schilling 1 504.32 567.45 533.02 538.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
High oil prices likely to dominate APEC summit
High oil prices likely to dominate APEC summit KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): High oil prices which could derail East Asia's economic recovery will be one of the main topics when Asia-Pacific leaders hold a summit in November, a top US official said Friday.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Hotel, building owners gear up for bombings
Hotel, building owners gear up for bombings JAKARTA (JP): While no one can predict when and which buildings could be bomb targets, operators and management of buildings and hotels in the capital have taken preemptive and responsive measures in anticipation of such acts of terror.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Duty on airplane parts lifted
Duty on airplane parts lifted JAKARTA (JP): The government has lifted the duty on the imports of materials, spare parts, components and tools for airplanes for a year in a bid to promote the country's aircraft maintenance industry.According to a decree issued by the minister of finance dated Sept.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
1975 murders to be investigated
1975 murders to be investigated DILI, East Timor (AP): The United Nations has opened an investigation into the deaths of five foreign newsmen killed during Indonesia's invasion of East Timor in 1975, a UN official said on Friday.On Oct.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
RI firms clinch $1.5m sales
RI firms clinch $1.5m sales JAKARTA (JP): Five Indonesian companies producing furniture and handicrafts, clinched sales worth around US$1.5 million in London during a gathering organized by the Indonesian Embassy on Wednesday.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Indonesia and UNTAET sign agreement
Indonesia and UNTAET sign agreement DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The Indonesian government and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) signed on Friday an agreement on jointly resolving the East Timor refugee problem.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Govt's policy on CPO gets cool response
Govt's policy on CPO gets cool response JAKARTA (JP): The government's recent move to cut the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) has received a cool response from producers.Chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) Derom Bangun said here on Friday the cut in the export tax...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
UN calls for shipping tieup
UN calls for shipping tieup SINGAPORE (DPA): A U.N. official called for greater cooperation among ASEAN's public and private sectors in the shipping industry at a Singapore conference winding up on Friday.What impacts one country effects the entire region, Barry Cable, the chief of the U.N.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Wynne, Yayuk fighting flu in Sydney ahead of matches
Wynne, Yayuk fighting flu in Sydney ahead of matches JAKARTA (JP): Women's tennis hopefuls Wynne Prakusya and Yayuk Basuki are fighting off the flu as Sydney's chilling temperature is proving to be a hurdle to Indonesia's bid to excel in the Olympic Games.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Fire razes shops
Fire razes shops PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Fire razed a three story Rita supermarket and several adjacent shops on Jl. Kol. Suprapto here on Friday morning. No one was injured in the blaze which caused an estimated Rp 5 billion (US$595,000) in material losses.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
UOB signs pact with Bo-Coms
UOB signs pact with Bo-Coms SINGAPORE (DPA): United Overseas Bank (UOB) has signed a pact with China's fifth-largest bank in a bid to increase the Singapore institution's market share in the country, it was reported on Friday.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Hospitals asked to check radiology devices
Hospitals asked to check radiology devices JAKARTA (JP): The Nuclear Energy Control Agency (Bapeten) asked hospitals on Friday to service and organize their equipment used in nuclear medicine treatments following a number of incidents in the country.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Storm demolishes dozens of houses
Storm demolishes dozens of houses SEMARANG, Central Java: Heavy rain and strong winds knocked down dozens of houses in Demak and Blora regencies on Thursday and damaged hundreds others. No fatalities were reported.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Betawi preservation project begins
Betawi preservation project begins JAKARTA (JP): The construction of a Betawi cultural reserve began on Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Governor Sutiyoso.The project in Srengseng Sawah subdistrict in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, is part of efforts to preserve the traditions of native...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Motorcycle thief mobbed to death
Motorcycle thief mobbed to death TANGERANG (JP): One of four men who was caught in the act of stealing a motorcycle, belonging to a policeman, at Bitung subdistrict in Cikupa on Friday, was mobbed to death after stabbing the policeman.Tangerang Police chief Supt.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Enron gets World Bank's 1st-ever insurance payout
Enron gets World Bank's 1st-ever insurance payout WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): Enron Corp. received the first-ever payout from the World Bank's political risk insurance arm this year, as Indonesia broke a taboo that has surrounded bank guarantees offered for investments in 75 developing countries.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Hardcourt troubles Indonesian shuttler
Hardcourt troubles Indonesian shuttler JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian badminton mixed doubles specialist Bambang Suprianto said on Friday the hardcourt in the Dome's Pavillion 3 at the Olympics Park in Homebush Bay, Sydney, could jeopardize his opening campaign at the Olympic Games.