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Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Top leaders agree to ease political tension
Top leaders agree to ease political tension YOGYAKARTA (JP): The country's top figures agreed on Tuesday to ease political hostility ahead of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and renewed their commitment to the reform movement.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
An unusual reshuffle
An unusual reshuffle For whatever reason, a reshuffle in the Army has taken place. A reshuffle involving high-ranking officers never stands on its own. Questions will be asked by the public, especially when the moves involve the Army.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Three home favorites crash, Bonix, Juan reach finals
Three home favorites crash, Bonix, Juan reach finals SANUR, Bali (JP): Three Indonesian boxers crashed out on Tuesday of the semifinals of the 19th President's Cup international amateur boxing tournament while two reached the final.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Agus' replacement well planned, Tyasno says
Agus' replacement well planned, Tyasno says JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto asserted on Tuesday that the replacement of Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah was free from political motives.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
China marks Army Day with plea, warning to Taiwan
China marks Army Day with plea, warning to Taiwan BEIJING (Reuters): China's army called on rival Taiwan on Tuesday to march along the "bright path" of reunification with the Communist mainland, but said darkly it would crush any move toward independence for the island.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Public Order offices get 13 new pickups
Public Order offices get 13 new pickups JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso on Tuesday handed over 13 patrol pickup trucks worth some Rp 1.3 billion (US$ 144,000) to representatives of the City Public Order Office and five mayoralties in an effort to enable the public order officials to uphold city...
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Badminton queen Susy urges parents' backing in sport
Badminton queen Susy urges parents' backing in sport JAKARTA (JP): Lack of parental support is hindering the recruitment of young female badminton players which, if it continues, could damage the sport's development, former Badminton Queen Susy Susanti says.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Rubber industry to learn from mistake
Rubber industry to learn from mistake BALI, Indonesia (Dow Jones): Rubber industry participants are still smarting over contracts that were not honored when a big rubber dealer went bust early this year.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Do not restrict regions
Do not restrict regionsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI refer to the statement of State Minister of Regional Autonomy Ryaas Rasyid in Bisnis Indonesia of July, 21, titled Autonomous regions shall not issue unilateral regulations.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Residents unaware of wild boar meat issue
Residents unaware of wild boar meat issue JAKARTA (JP): Many city residents were unaware of a warning by the Jakarta administration on Monday that wild boar meat was being sold as beef in a number of markets.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
RP ambassador in stable condition
RP ambassador in stable condition JAKARTA (JP): Philippine Ambassador Leonides T. Caday was reportedly in stable condition and undergoing intensive treatment here Tuesday night.Several officials who visited him said the ambassador was about to undergo surgery on his broken leg, however, till 11 p.m.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Indonesia to reopen tourism centers overseas
Indonesia to reopen tourism centers overseas JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to reopen Indonesia's tourism promotion centers in Germany, England, France, the Netherlands, the United States, Japan and Australia, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Bomb hurts Manila envoy
Bomb hurts Manila envoy JAKARTA (JP): While the police have yet to uncover the truth behind a bomb blast at the Attorney General's Office compound early last month, another bomb exploded outside the residence of the Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leonides T. Caday on Jl.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Pregnant women often face unexpected problems
Pregnant women often face unexpected problems JAKARTA (JP): In local traditional society, there is nothing a married woman looks forward to more than being pregnant and having a baby.When the dream eventually comes true, it is usually accompanied by anxiety.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Percasi to dismiss cheats from Olympics team
Percasi to dismiss cheats from Olympics team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) will not hesitate to punish players it finds cheating in the selection tournament for the Chess Olympics national teams.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
ESCAP holds meeting here
ESCAP holds meeting here JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pasific (ESCAP) in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold a consultative meeting on financing for development in Jakarta from Aug. 2 through Aug. 5.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 1, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 625 -10 6,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 310 5 1,721,500 Alakasa Industrindo 900 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 895...
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Top four leaders urged to take follow-up steps
Top four leaders urged to take follow-up steps JAKARTA (JP): A meeting of the country's top four political leaders in Yogyakarta will only bear fruit if the leaders take follow-up steps to end their political feuds, sociologist Selo Soemardjan said on Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
New Thai speaker not govt choice
New Thai speaker not govt choice BANGKOK (AP): A former government official was elected on Tuesday as Speaker of Thailand's Senate, defeating a candidate backed by the Democrat party of Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Decorative plants center planned
Decorative plants center planned JAKARTA (JP): The administration is to establish a decorative plant center on a 6-hectare plot of land in Meruya Utara, West Jakarta, as a new tourist destination in the capital, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
S. Korea trade surplus falls
S. Korea trade surplus falls SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's trade surplus fell to US$823 million in July from $2.3 billion a month earlier, the Commerce, Industry and Energy Ministry said Tuesday.Customs-cleared exports rose 23.6 percent from a year earlier to $14.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
MPR receives empowerment to call Special Session
MPR receives empowerment to call Special Session JAKARTA (JP): Repeated assurance from People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais did not stop an ad hoc committee from approving on Tuesday a controversial ruling that will allow the legislative body to call for a Special Session during...
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
How to deal with Soeharto
How to deal with SoehartoFrom GammaThe 32-year Soeharto reign has made people restless because Indonesia's enormous foreign loans caused by his policies now must be borne by the current administration and future generation.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
An act of cowardice
An act of cowardice The bomb attack outside the Philippine embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday may have heralded the arrival of international terrorism in Indonesia. Or it could mark an attempt to internationalize Indonesia's domestic conflicts, of which there are too many.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Learning the ins and outs of cancer
Learning the ins and outs of cancer Starting this week, The Jakarta Post and Singapore-based Parkway Group Healthcare will jointly run an interactive health column on various medical topics. The column will appear twice a month.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Government and GAM to hold consultation dialog
Government and GAM to hold consultation dialog JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) will hold a consultation dialog on Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, to evaluate the implementation of the humanitarian pause in the troubled province.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Lack of top athletes cuts competition at meet
Lack of top athletes cuts competition at meet JAKARTA (JP): The absence of Asia's top athletes from the 13th Asian Track and Field Championships will make the event less competitive, said the secretary-general of the Indonesian Amateur Athletic Association (PASI), Tigor M. Tanjung.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Asia-Pacific predicted to have 40m Internet users this year
Asia-Pacific predicted to have 40m Internet users this year SINGAPORE (AFP): The Asia-Pacific region outside Japan is expected to have 40 million Internet users by year-end, with electronic commerce worth US$7.3 billion, according to research released on Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Top golfers share lead in Olympic golf
Top golfers share lead in Olympic golf JAKARTA (JP): Three golfers shared the leader position at the end of the opening day of the second Olympic Golf Championships (Olympic Open 2000) at the Rancamaya golf course in Bogor on Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Telkom, Indosat to lose exclusive rights sooner
Telkom, Indosat to lose exclusive rights sooner JAKARTA (JP): The government formally announced on Tuesday the termination of exclusive rights awarded to state owned domestic telephone provider PT Telkom Indonesia and international telephone operator Indosat ahead of initial schedules.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
PDI-P vs PDI-P in Surabaya
PDI-P vs PDI-P in Surabaya SURABAYA: A member of the East Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has reported a party legislative councilor to the police over blackmail.Chief of the police detective Unit Sup.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Asian currencies mixed late; bomb blast jolts rupiah
Asian currencies mixed late; bomb blast jolts rupiah SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mixed late Tuesday after losing some of their earlier gains, as news of a bomb blast in Jakarta knocked the wind out of the Indonesian rupiah's sails.
Wed, 02 Aug 2000
Residents applaud court's verdict on 'becak'
Residents applaud court's verdict on 'becak' JAKARTA (JP): Housewives, motorists and taxi drivers hailed on Tuesday the Central Jakarta District Court's ruling allowing becak (three-wheeled pedicabs) to operate in the capital.Their support came with reservations, however.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Fuel siphoners earn a living by running after dregs
Fuel siphoners earn a living by running after dregsBy A'an Suryana JAKARTA (JP): Motorists in and around the capital are probably familiar with the sight of teenage boys and young men chasing after passing fuel trucks, opening the valves on the backs of the vehicles, collecting drops of fuel in...
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Percasi to stage Olympics selection
Percasi to stage Olympics selection JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) will hold a selection tournament which will determine the men's and women's teams that will compete in the Chess Olympics in Istanbul from Oct. 28 to Nov. 14.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Films* French Film at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: La vie est un long fleuve tranquille, August 1. Le bonheur est dans le pre, August 8. E.T. I'Extraterrestre, August 11. Indiana Jones et le Temple Maudit, August 15.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
The new letter of intent between IMF and Indonesia
The new letter of intent between IMF and Indonesia The following is the complete text of the new Letter of Intent signed by the Indonesian government and the International Monetary Fund on Monday. The text and tables may be found on http://www.thejakartapost.com.I. INTRODUCTION 1.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Maid found dead in E. Jakarta
Maid found dead in E. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Duren Sawit Police detectives are still searching for robbers believed to have broken into a house in the Cipinang Indah residential complex, East Jakarta."The thieves killed the young maid and escaped with 500 grams of jewelry on Sunday night," said...
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Pros and cons over non Jakarta-based taxis
Pros and cons over non Jakarta-based taxis JAKARTA (JP): The decision adopted recently by the Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) for its Jakarta chapter to prohibit non Jakarta-based taxis has received strong objections from owners of Jakarta-based taxis.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Akbar furious over Golkar flag burners
Akbar furious over Golkar flag burners SEMARANG (JP): Chairman of Golkar Party Akbar Tandjung has urged the police to be tough on people who burned the party's flags during protests last week."We respect the law and we want the law to be enforced," Akbar, who is also the House of Representatives'...
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
No civilian militias allowed at MPR building
No civilian militias allowed at MPR building JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Insp. Gen. Nurfaizi called on all civilian militias on Monday to stay away from the Senayan legislative building complex during the upcoming Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) next week.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Megawati last to confirm for Yogya summit
Megawati last to confirm for Yogya summit JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri agreed on Monday to attend a meeting with three other national leaders in Yogyakarta on Tuesday after some intensive lobbying by President Abdurrahman Wahid and Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, the ruler of the...
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Anton and Ismu to show up at Indocement Cup tournament
Anton and Ismu to show up at Indocement Cup tournament JAKARTA (JP): Men's table tennis players Anton Suseno of NHI club and Ismu Harinto of Gani Artha club will compete at the fourth Indocement Cup table tennis open tournament from Aug. 3 to Aug. 6.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Letters on record
Letters on record I feel encouraged to learn from the "Letters" column of July 31 that Mr. Sukardi has been included in the Museum of Records as the most productive letter writer in The Jakarta Post's "Your Letters" column, and encouraged not to break Mr.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Mandiri merges subsidiaries
Mandiri merges subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): State Bank Mandiri signed here on Monday a legal document for the merger of its three securities companies into a single business entity.The bank said PT Bumi Daya Securities, formerly operated by Bank Bumi Daya, and PT Exim Securities, formerly owned by...
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
RI IT ace gets green card
RI IT ace gets green card NUREMBERG, Germany (AFP): Indonesian computer specialist Harianto Wijaya became the first person Monday to receive a special permit allowing non-European Union nationals to work in Germany because of their sought-after information technology (IT) skills.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
The Army reshuffle
The Army reshuffle As could have been expected, the replacement on Monday of Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah, the chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad), has opened up a trail of questions that are begging to be answered.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
City to have three new fish auction centers
City to have three new fish auction centers JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta will soon have three new fish auction centers, besides the one in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, as part of the administration's double-edged campaign to promote the fishing industry and the consumption of fish.
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Team to discuss request for MPR special session
Team to discuss request for MPR special session JAKARTA (JP): The plenary session of the People's Consultative Assembly's working committee was postponed on Monday after a group of legislators presented two letters, one of them demanding that the Assembly provide the possibility of turning the...
Tue, 01 Aug 2000
Malaysia palm oil closes lower on data, Project A
Malaysia palm oil closes lower on data, Project A KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by bearish export figures and sharp falls in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures in Project A screen trading.