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Epson Cup organizers increase prize money

Epson Cup organizers increase prize money JAKARTA (JP): The fourth Jagorawi Japan Golf Foundation (JJGF) Open Golf Championships - Epson Cup will provide the biggest winnings so far for a local golf tournament with total prize money of Rp 270 million (US$31,700) up for grabs.

Two nabbed in huge drug bust

Two nabbed in huge drug bust HONG KONG (AFP): An Indonesian man and a Hong Kong woman were arrested after a record seizure of 60,000 Ecstasy tablets worth 20 million Hong Kong dollars (US$2.57 million) at the international airport here, a customs spokesman said on Tuesday.

Osaka, Mitsui team up

Osaka, Mitsui team up TOKYO (Dow Jones): Osaka Gas Co. said Tuesday it will team up with Mitsui & Co. to form a 30-year forest plantation project in Western Australia starting in 2001.It will be the first overseas afforestation project conducted by a Japanese city gas company, Osaka Gas said.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:30 Interval 12:45 p.m. Women Soccer (live) 3:00 Music 4:00 Soccer (live) 6:30 Performance 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 News 9:35 Economic News 10:00 Comedy 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.

The Marcoses and cronies strutting again

The Marcoses and cronies strutting again MANILA: In 1986, the Marcoses fled the country in the wake of the people's pent-up wrath that had exploded in the Edsa revolution. The exuberant cry that spread throughout the land was "Free at Last!" There was dancing in the streets over the downfall of the...

Standardization of hospital equipment urged

Standardization of hospital equipment urged JAKARTA (JP): In an attempt to meet massive domestic demand for affordable and secure health machinery, the Indonesian Hospital Association (Persi) called on Monday for the standardization of the country's health equipment.

Where to go in Surabaya

Where to go in SurabayaMusic and Entertainment * The Westin Surabaya, Jl. Embong Malang 85-89 (Phone: 031 5458888): - Java Jimmy's Irish Pub: Live music, Sunday to Thursday, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., Friday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.* Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.

Police accuse GAM of abducting officer's son

Police accuse GAM of abducting officer's son BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The police accused members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) of kidnapping the son of the Aceh Besar police chief, Supt. Sayed Hoesainy. The boy has been missing since Aug. 28, 2000, a police officer said on Tuesday.

Shivering East Timorese secure warm welcome

Shivering East Timorese secure warm welcome SYDNEY (Reuters): East Timor's tiny team of athletes may huddle over their radiators on chilly spring nights, but their reception at the Olympics could not be warmer.Just existing is an achievement.

Nike: American dream on RI sweat

Nike: American dream on RI sweatBy Donna K. Woodward MEDAN (JP): Once again Nike is in the news for its employee relations philosophy and local compensation schemes. Nike Indonesia's Manager Tony Naya responded in this paper to Jim Keady's campaign against Nike for its treatment of its Indonesian...

Grand Master Utut beats Irawanto in play-off

Grand Master Utut beats Irawanto in play-off JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Grand Master (GM) Utut Adiyanto managed to secure his way to the next round after beating FIDE Master (MF) Irawanto in a play-off match by 2.0-0.0 victory points at the Enerpac Masters Tournament in Bekasi.

Soeharto's defense team okays foreign doctors

Soeharto's defense team okays foreign doctors JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto's defense team said on Tuesday it had no objection to foreign doctors being used to give another opinion of their client's health.

Australian businessman holds wife and employees hostage

Australian businessman holds wife and employees hostage SURABAYA (JP): Police besieged the house of an Australian businessman on Jl. Puncak Permai in Tandes on Tuesday after he opened fire on officers attempting to question him over an alleged swindle.

Bomb hoax hits bank

Bomb hoax hits bank CILACAP, Central Java: A bomb hoaxer forced the state BNI 46 bank on downtown Jl. Ahmad Yani to close for five hours on Tuesday.Banyumas Police deputy chief Supt. Agus Yudanto said a man who identified himself as Suwondo called Cilacap Police station at around 6.30 a.m.

Trial of Bulog man to continue

Trial of Bulog man to continue JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court ruled on Tuesday to continue with the trial of Sapuan, the man at the center of a Rp 35 billion (US$ 4.1 million) scandal at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog).

Jl. Jaksa may be seedy but it has a heart

Jl. Jaksa may be seedy but it has a heartBy Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): There is no other street in Jakarta as internationally well-known as Jl. Jaksa, a 500-meter one-way road near City Hall. Its fame, or infamy, also has spread among locals, though Jakartans and foreigners have very different ideas of...

Govt backs policy on BRI corporate loan transfer

Govt backs policy on BRI corporate loan transfer JAKARTA (JP): The government defended on Tuesday its controversial policy requiring state Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) to divest its corporate loans by the end of this year despite the bank saying it was unlikely to meet the target.

Three units of Salim Group to go public through IPOs

Three units of Salim Group to go public through IPOs JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) plans to sell three companies of the Salim Group through initial public offerings (IPOs) before the end of the year, according to an official at the agency.

KPKPN to audit Gus Dur's wealth

KPKPN to audit Gus Dur's wealth JAKARTA (JP): In compliance with the nation's paternalistic culture, the National Commission on State Officials' Assets (KPKPN) would audit President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's wealth as its top priority, an official said on Tuesday.

More suspects named in case of looted treasure

More suspects named in case of looted treasure JAKARTA (JP): After detaining a retired three-star general, police have named three more suspects in the illegal recovery of sunken treasure from the Gelassa Straits east of Sumatra, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.

GE launches e-shopping site

GE launches e-shopping site JAKARTA (JP): PT GE Finance Indonesia, a subsidiary of the United States-based GE Capital, launched on Tuesday an internet shopping site www.GetEkstra.com, offering some 300 products ranging from household appliances, electronics, computers to cameras.

UN mission 'inappropriate'

UN mission 'inappropriate' JAKARTA (JP): The government on Tuesday said the UN Security Council's decision to dispatch a mission to Indonesia next week following the killing of three UN relief workers in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, was at this time "inappropriate".

ING Life responds

ING Life responds Referring to the letter submitted by Mr. Hans de Graaf (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 21: Insurance and illness), we would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest appreciation for the trust that has been placed in ING during the last six years by Mr. and Mrs. Hans de Graaf.

Kidnappers strike Malaysian resort, three abducted

Kidnappers strike Malaysian resort, three abducted KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (Agencies): Gunmen have seized hostages from an east Malaysian dive resort in the second such kidnapping in five months and were headed by boat for the southern Philippines with their three captives, officials said on Monday.

Government to consider lifting ban on polygamy

Government to consider lifting ban on polygamy JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tolchah Hasan said on Monday that he would consider demands to end a ban on polygamy for civil servants which has been in force since the 1970s.

House refuses to discuss bill on development plan

House refuses to discuss bill on development plan JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives on Monday postponed initial hearing on a bill on the National Development Program (Propenas) due to the absence of Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli.

More bodies of 'massacre victims' recovered in Poso

More bodies of 'massacre victims' recovered in Poso POSO, Central Sulawesi (JP): A fact-finding team investigating the recent sectarian riots here has recovered 19 more bodies in a ravine situated between Taipa and Bancea villages in South Pamona subdistrict, some 95 kilometers south of here.

Hotel workers demand management pay salaries

Hotel workers demand management pay salaries JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of Sari Pan Pacific hotel workers staged a rally in front of the four-star hotel's lobby on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Monday, demanding that management pay their salaries, which have been unpaid since June.

State firms 'must set aside' profit for the poor

State firms 'must set aside' profit for the poor JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Monday it would order state-owned companies to contribute 1 percent of their net profit to poor families and small-scale enterprises.

10 foreign fund managers eye Indonesia's debt market

10 foreign fund managers eye Indonesia's debt market JAKARTA (JP): Ten foreign fund managers with some US$5 billion in investment funds are on a visit here to take a closer look at the Indonesian debt market, a senior executive at a local investment firm said on Monday.

Malaysian palm oil futures fall

Malaysian palm oil futures fall KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Falls in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Project A screen trading wiped out earlier gains by Malaysian palm oil futures on Monday while August 1-10 export figures failed to remove worries about rising stocks in the coming months, traders said.

Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 11, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 690 60 483,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 245 -15 126,500 Alakasa Industrindo 695 -95 19,000...

Tension grips Pasaman after day of unrest

Tension grips Pasaman after day of unrest PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Tension gripped Pasaman regency, located some 150 kilometers southwest of here, on Monday following an overnight riot involving thousands of locals in the Airgadang Simpang plantation area.

Indonesia cuts export taxes on CPO and products

Indonesia cuts export taxes on CPO and products JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday that the government had agreed to cut down export taxes on crude palm oil (CPO) to five percent and on its products to two percent.

Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Performances* Traditional Dance, Workshop by Rigas Dance Studio at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 3 p.m., Sept. 16-17. * Sundanese Traditional Music Competition, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 10 a.m., Sept. 19-20.

Kamra wants legal status

Kamra wants legal status YOGYAKARTA: Some 700 members of People's Security (Kamra) civilian militia from Yogyakarta and the Central Java towns of Semarang, Surakarta and Klaten staged a street protest on Monday, demanding their status be clarified.

Housing complex residents rally

Housing complex residents rally JAKARTA (JP): Some 200 residents of the Angkasa Pura housing complex in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, rallied at the Kemayoran New Town Authority (DPPPKK) offices on Monday, demanding the right to buy their houses.

Kerinci Seblat Park: Conservation vs economic interest

Kerinci Seblat Park: Conservation vs economic interestBy Yusran Edo Fauzi KERINCI SEBLAT, West Sumatra (JP): Conservation efforts at Kerinci Seblat National Park are being thwarted. The park, which straddles Jambi, West Sumatra, Bengkulu and South Sumatra provinces, has become a stage where the...

Mini tennis tour for students

Mini tennis tour for students SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java chapter of the Indonesian Tennis Association is organizing a mini tennis tournament for elementary school students."We expect to recruit talented young players from the tournament.

Honor must be protected

Honor must be protected No prophet has ever prohibited any believer, man or women, to run, jump, throw, wrestle, knock or swim for the honor of his or her country or to compete for the glory of sports.But what begun about 500 BC in honor of Zeus, a god from Greek mythology, in Olympiad, Greece --...

One killed as group attacks school

One killed as group attacks school BOGOR (JP): A high school student was killed and another one severely injured when a group of armed scoundrels, allegedly from SMK YTKB high school in Pasar Mawar area, raided and attacked a public minivan in the crowded street of Jl.

Bob Hasan's graft trial begins on Sept. 20

Bob Hasan's graft trial begins on Sept. 20 JAKARTA (JP): The multimillion dollar graft trial against timber tycoon and former president Soeharto's golfing buddy, Muhamad "Bob" Hasan, will begin on Wednesday next week at the Central Jakarta District Court, an official said on Monday.

ASEAN warned of being sidelined

ASEAN warned of being sidelined SINGAPORE (DPA): ASEAN parliamentarians were warned on Monday the regional organization will be marginalized and relegated to the sidelines by international investors if it continues to be perceived as "weakened and drifting.

'It was Soeharto's order': Sutiyoso

'It was Soeharto's order': Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso, a retired three-star Army general, admitted on Monday that military personnel were assigned to take over the PDI headquarters on Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, on July, 27, 1996 after then president Soeharto had implicitly...

Few Malaysian visitors to RI

Few Malaysian visitors to RI JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is not a very attractive place to visit for Malaysians compared to several other countries in the region, despite the close cultural ties between the nations, chairman of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Tunku Iskandar...

Investment climate key to recovery: BI

Investment climate key to recovery: BI MELBOURNE (Reuters):Indonesia's central bank acting governor on Monday declared that improvement in the country's investment climate was key to a sustainable recovery for its economy."We are very serious about improving the investment climate.

Youths call on government to ban luxury car imports

Youths call on government to ban luxury car imports JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of people calling themselves the Anti- Luxury Cars Movement (GAMM), staged a rally at the Jakarta Convention Center on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, on Monday demanding the government ban the import of luxury cars.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 TV Drama 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Show 3:30 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Talk Show 5:30 News (in English) 6:00 Sports 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 News 9:30 TV Drama 10:30...

JAL to pay repairs to houses damaged by falling engine

JAL to pay repairs to houses damaged by falling engine JAKARTA (JP): Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on Monday it would pay for repairs to houses in three Tangerang villages that were damaged when engine parts from a Boeing 747 fell on them last week.

Cabinet meets over Atambua killings

Cabinet meets over Atambua killings JAKARTA (JP); Under international pressure following the killing of three UN workers in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, last week, President Abdurrahman Wahid called a special Cabinet meeting to discuss the latest situation in the area shortly after returning from a...