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Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Control Gus Dur, says scholar
Control Gus Dur, says scholar DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Strict control over President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid is imperative now that he is guiding the nation through a trial-and-error democracy, a noted Muslim scholar said here on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Government suspends sale of cisapride
Government suspends sale of cisapride JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to suspend the sale of the gastric drug cisapride, pending the completion of an investigation into the risks of taking the medicine.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 30, 2000 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,235.00 9,235.00 8,691.00 8,779.00 Australian dollar 1 4,924.53 5,531.77 5,197.22 5,258.62 Austrian schilling 1 569.73 639.59 601.28 608.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
President closes PON with tribute to achievement
President closes PON with tribute to achievementBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): East Java has realized its ambition to become not only a successful host but also the overall champion at the 15th National Games (PON) which was officially closed on Friday evening by President Abdurrahman Wahid at the...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Indonesia in search of foreign investor confidence
Indonesia in search of foreign investor confidence HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The Indonesian government officials who set out on a pilgrimage to New York to meet investors earlier this month probably had few illusions about the effectiveness of their mission.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
DHL responds
DHL responds Referring to the letter in your column dated June 27, 2000, titled DHL's service, on behalf of PT Birotika Semesta/DHL, I wish to responds as follows. It is correct that Mr. S. Kunasekaran's shipment dated June 8, 2000, was delayed in Europe en route to Italy, due to a transit delay...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Hutchison wins HTP's Koja's bid
Hutchison wins HTP's Koja's bid JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-based Ocean Investment Ltd. of Hutchison Whampoa was high bidder for PT Humpuss Terminal Petikemas' (HTP's) 49 percent interest in Jakarta's Koja container terminal, said an executive of HTP.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
I can see clearly now
I can see clearly now During my brief stay in the western Australian city of Perth, I sent a couple of letters which found their way into the letters column of this newspaper.To Mr. Yaluritja of Koondoola, West Australia, who happens to be a subscriber of The Jakarta Post, I would like to apologize...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Handicapped beggar says no reason good enough to stop living
Handicapped beggar says no reason good enough to stop livingBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Some people believe that ignorance is a bliss. A staunch believer of this is Asep, a 35-year-old handicapped beggar.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Muhammadiyah congress on July 8
Muhammadiyah congress on July 8 YOGYAKARTA (JP): The congress of the 28-million strong Muhammadiyah Muslim organization is set to begin in Jakarta on July 8 and continue through July 11 an organization official said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Death toll rises in Padang accident
Death toll rises in Padang accident PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): The death toll from Wednesday's train accident in Jembatan Tinggi, Lembah Anai, has risen to 16 as rescue workers found one more body on Friday morning.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Funny Amien Rais
Funny Amien RaisFrom NeracaAmien Rais' political moves get more amusing by the day. It seems that every issue has been politicized by him. Also, Amien Rais, who is Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, is concerned about the detention of central bank Governor Sjahril Sabirin by the...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Mass wedding for prostitutes, beggars
Mass wedding for prostitutes, beggars BOGOR (JP): A total of 23 couples, mostly prostitutes and beggars, joined a mass wedding celebration at At-Taqwa mosque here on Thursday.The wedding, sponsored by the Social Welfare Bureau of the Bogor administration, was held in a modest ceremony and witnessed...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Charity box children wait for end of detention
Charity box children wait for end of detention JAKARTA (JP): Seven teenage girls, aged between 15 and 19, who have been in custody at the city's Bangun Daya 02 temporary detention house in Kedoya, West Jakarta, for about six weeks, are waiting impatiently for the end of their detention.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Boat seized with explosive material
Boat seized with explosive material KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A naval patrol boat KRI Singa recently seized a fishing boat in Maluku waters for carrying explosive materials used for fishing.KRI Singa commander, Lt.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
People have yet to adjust after a change of regime
People have yet to adjust after a change of regime The following is the second part from an interview with Greg Barton Ph.D, senior lecturer at Deakin University, Australia, who is also the authorized biographer of Indonesian President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
ASEAN to seek higher OPEC output
ASEAN to seek higher OPEC output MANILA (AP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will ask Indonesia to lobby members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase crude oil production levels, Philippine Energy Secretary Mario Tioaqui said Friday.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Our National Police
Our National Police The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has passed a major milestone in its history. It is finding itself in the totally unfamiliar situation of having to change into a brand new organization as it turns 54 years old on Saturday.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Legal awareness must be fostered
Legal awareness must be fostered It is a fact that the application of a legal system in Indonesia at present is still weak, as well as biased toward and vulnerable to political pressure and lacking in the full enforcement of legal certainty across the country, a condition which makes it difficult...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Search efforts to locate 'Cahaya Bahari' intensify
Search efforts to locate 'Cahaya Bahari' intensify JAKARTA (JP): Efforts to locate the ferry which vanished in stormy waters off North Sulawesi intensified on Friday as fears grew that the death toll could reach nearly 500.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Talks on Timor oil soon: UN
Talks on Timor oil soon: UN UNITED NATIONS (AFP): Talks on sharing oil and gas reserves in the Timor Sea between East Timor and Australia should open soon and wind up before the territory gains formal independence from Indonesia, the UN said Thursday.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Raids on street vagrants to continue: Agency
Raids on street vagrants to continue: Agency JAKARTA (JP): The City Public Order Agency will continue to round up vagrants in its effort to preserve order in the streets although many will subsequently find their way back, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Islamic mission to war-torn southern Philippines accepted
Islamic mission to war-torn southern Philippines accepted MANILA (Agencies): The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) was welcome to send a fact-finding mission to the war-torn southern Philippines, Manila said on Friday, provided it did not interfere in the nation's sovereignty.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
More moral subjects 'unnecessary'
More moral subjects 'unnecessary' JAKARTA (JP): School children already have enough subjects touching on issues of morality and thus there is no need to formally add yet another subject to the laden curriculum, Minister of National Education Yahya A. Muhaimin said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Doubts surround President Estrada at midterm
Doubts surround President Estrada at midtermBy Ruben Alabastro MANILA (Reuters): Joseph Estrada, the Philippines' actor turned president, begins his third year in office on Friday with questions over his capabilities and skepticism he can steer past the pitfalls of economic malaise and Muslim...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Asian monies mostly down in late trading
Asian monies mostly down in late trading SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): While most other Asian currencies drifted lower late Friday, the Singapore dollar defied the downward pressure, thanks to suspected intervention by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), dealers said.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, July 1, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, July 1, 2000Exhibitions * Sculpture, Sketch Exhibition: Dua Perintis at Mon Decor Gallery, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya no. 1 blok B 13-14, Central Jakarta (Phone: 6299660), Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until July 9.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 30, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 675 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 325 -25 5,113,500 Alakasa Industrindo 650 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
GKJ survives raging engine of development
GKJ survives raging engine of developmentBy Ida Indawati Khouw Gedung Kesenian Jakarta has a long history and is the oldest playhouse that still exists in the city. This is the 45th article on old and protected buildings in Jakarta, appearing in The Jakarta Post's Save Old Batavia column.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Microsoft puts faith in Indonesia despite rife piracy
Microsoft puts faith in Indonesia despite rife piracy JAKARTA (JP): The Microsoft Corporation continues to have strong faith in Indonesia although the country ranks among the worst in the world when it comes to protecting intellectual property rights for computer software.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Products of democracy
Products of democracy Indonesia is at present in a climate of the most liberal kind of democracy for which it is not quite ready. The economy has not recovered. A large part of the population is experiencing a reduction in social status, having been downgraded from the middle class to a class below...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Interpellation plan gets cool response from Gus Dur
Interpellation plan gets cool response from Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has reacted coolly to a proposal by the House of Representatives to question him over the recent dismissal of two of his economics ministers, a senior official said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Assembly session not to impeach President Wahid, says Amien Rais
Assembly session not to impeach President Wahid, says Amien Rais JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais assured foreign investors on Friday that the President's progress report in the August general session of the Assembly was not an accountability hearing that could lead...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
APRIL restructures debts
APRIL restructures debts JAKARTA (JP): Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd. (APRIL) said its pulp and paper subsidiaries in Indonesia had signed agreements for the restructuring of US$1.2 billion of their total $1.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Don't politicize legal measures, urges Marzuki
Don't politicize legal measures, urges Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman has called on all parties not to politicize the legal measures being taken by his office so that legal processes can proceed appropriately.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Zarina sentenced to three years
Zarina sentenced to three years JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta District Court sentenced on Thursday former television actress Zarina Mirafsur, alias Zarina, to three years in prison and fined her Rp 7.5 million (US$882) for possessing one gram of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) on Oct.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Truce fails to stop Aceh violence
Truce fails to stop Aceh violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Community leaders and observers in strife-torn Aceh have expressed concern over a lack of sanctions against those violating the ongoing humanitarian pause here.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Police must pay attention to basic duties: Experts
Police must pay attention to basic duties: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Observers told the National Police to stay focused on its basic law enforcement duties, rather than dealing with preparatory measures for a total separation from the Indonesian Military (TNI) in January 2001.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Indosat to expand into cellular business
Indosat to expand into cellular business JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed international telephone operator PT Indosat expects to expand its business into the wireless communications service next year, the company's senior executive said here on Friday.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
S'pore tourist arrivals rise
S'pore tourist arrivals rise SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore's tourist arrivals in May rose 6.5 percent to 595,101 from a year earlier, reflecting the continuing economic recovery in Asia.However, the number of visitor arrivals in May fell 6.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Governor demands peace from community leaders
Governor demands peace from community leaders AMBON, Maluku (JP): Maluku Governor Saleh Latuconsina ordered on Friday all religious and community leaders to support the peace process by refraining from making provocative speeches.Gubernatorial Decree No.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Military police to question officers over July 27 case
Military police to question officers over July 27 case JAKARTA (JP): Following the completion of a police probe into the July 27, 1996 attack on the PDI headquarters, the National Military Police plans to question all army officers, police officers and civilians allegedly involved in the violent...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
OBI to raise attention, funds for disabled people
OBI to raise attention, funds for disabled people JAKARTA (JP): In a campaign to raise funds for and attention to the plight of the city's disabled and elderly, outdoor management training specialist Outward Bound Indonesia (OBI) will hold a leisurely walk with camels, titled Lions-OBI Camel Walk...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 TV Series: Labyrinth 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music 5:30 TVRI News (in English) 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 8:30 Quiz 9:00 World...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Economic indicators improving, says BPS
Economic indicators improving, says BPS JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economic indicators continued improving in May despite a slight drop in non-oil and gas exports according to data issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) here on Friday.The monthly inflation rate increased by 0.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Agency calls for campaign to push use of domestic products
Agency calls for campaign to push use of domestic products JAKARTA (JP): The influential National Business Development Council (DPUN) has asked President Abdurrahman Wahid to start a campaign for the people and companies to use more locally made products.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Se-Orkes-Nyah music group born in Australian town
Se-Orkes-Nyah music group born in Australian townBy Sonya Sandham SYDNEY (JP): What started out as a joke between some Sydney- based Indonesian musicians has turned into a serious business.With a colorful collection of Indonesian working class uniforms, a repertoire of dangdut favorites from long...
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Three killed in Tanah Abang fire
Three killed in Tanah Abang fire JAKARTA (JP): Three women were killed and five others injured in a fire that gutted part of a four-story building on Jl. Fakhrudin in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Friday evening, a police officer said.Tanah Abang Police substation chief, Capt. Angesta R.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
IBRA files bankruptcy suits against Ongko
IBRA files bankruptcy suits against Ongko JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) filed bankruptcy suits on Friday against four subsidiaries of the Ongko Group for failure to pay their matured debts, according to a document from the Jakarta Commercial Court.
Sat, 01 Jul 2000
Shell eyes new Indonesian deal
Shell eyes new Indonesian deal AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones): Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (RD) said Friday that its Shell International Gas Ltd. division has started talks with the Indonesian Ministry of Mining and Energy and with Pertamina on the possibility of using Shell's technology to develop...