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Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Government: Mining deals must be unaffected by autonomy law
Government: Mining deals must be unaffected by autonomy law JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Mines and Energy has demanded that the wider autonomy to be given to provincial administrations should not affect existing mining contracts.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Reconciliation crucial for Indonesia, says sociologist
Reconciliation crucial for Indonesia, says sociologist SEMARANG (JP): Reconciliation is crucial for the nation to rebuild trust among its people, political observer Daniel Sparingga said on Saturday."Everybody must be assured that the ideal to help build a better life for people in the country,...
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
IMF to disburse loan to Indonesia soon
IMF to disburse loan to Indonesia soon JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to disburse US$400 million in loans to Indonesia later this month, according to Cabinet Secretary Marsillam Simanjuntak.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Bawa puts modern renaissance on canvas
Bawa puts modern renaissance on canvasBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): To look at the paintings of I. Wayan Bawa is to float back in time to the 16th century, when painters of the historic period of the High Renaissance in Italy had elevated art to a level of noble expression.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
TNI must reject President's proposal
TNI must reject President's proposal I read an article in The Jakarta Post of April 6, 2000 which reported that the Indonesian Military (TNI) is studying the lifting of the ban on communism. As a retired TNI officer I think that this study is a waste of time and not worth the effort.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Legitimacy on the wane
Legitimacy on the wane For four months, Gus Dur (President Abdurrahman Wahid) and Mega (Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri) have joined hands in running the government. Many problems have been resolved, but many new ones have arisen.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Ananda flops in first leg of F3000
Ananda flops in first leg of F3000 JAKARTA (JP): Young Indonesian racer Ananda Mikola failed to survive the first leg of the FIA F3000 series opener at the Imola Circuit in San Marino, Italy, after his car hit the safety wall on the 15th lap on Saturday evening.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Dependency on sugar import dangerous: HKTI chairman
Dependency on sugar import dangerous: HKTI chairman JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Farmers (HKTI) urged the government to raise sugar import duty from the present 25 percent to help speed up the process of Indonesia becoming self-sufficient in the commodity.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Companies alleged in fuel fraud
Companies alleged in fuel fraud MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The provincial legislature revealed on Saturday the involvement of three fuel delivery companies and a gas station in the distribution of a blend of gasoline kerosene, and diesel fuel.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
President to open Koran recital
President to open Koran recital PALU, Central Sulawesi: President Abdurrahman Wahid has agreed to officially open the 19th National Koran Recital Contest (MTQN) here on June 1.Spokesman for the provincial administration, Longki Djanggola, said on Saturday that the President's approval was given...
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Expert supports bus fare increase
Expert supports bus fare increase JAKARTA (JP): An expert on transportation engineering says he supports bus owners' demand to increase fares immediately, but has suggested the government share the burden through a subsidy.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Govt, Mandiri sign contract
Govt, Mandiri sign contract JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Finance and state Bank Mandiri signed on Saturday a management contract on the bank's financial and privatization targets for 2000 and 2001.The ministry announced that under the agreement, the bank has to raise its capital adequacy ratio...
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
JSX may make gains if government meets IMF demands
JSX may make gains if government meets IMF demands JAKARTA (JP): Clear progress in the implementation of lagging areas of the government's economic reform programs will remain a driving factor in stock trading this week, securities analysts said.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Man arrested over widow's murder
Man arrested over widow's murder JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police arrested a man over the murder of a widow on Jl. Delima Raya in Tanjung Duren Utara, West Jakarta, on Thursday night.West Jakarta Police chief Col.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Gang robs jewelry store
Gang robs jewelry store JAKARTA (JP): A gang of armed thugs robbed a jewelry store in Plaza Senayan shopping center in South Jakarta on Sunday evening, a witness said.Budi Santoso, an on-duty security guard, said all the four robbers wore dark hats to cover their faces.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
'Laskar Jihad' worry Bogor residents
'Laskar Jihad' worry Bogor residents BOGOR (JP): Residents of the otherwise peaceful Munjul village of Kayumanis in the Tanah Sareal district expressed on Sunday their deep concern and fear over the presence of the military- style training camp of the Laskar Jihad (Jihad Army).
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Standoff in Maluku
Standoff in Maluku The government is gravely mistaken in assuming that the sectarian conflict in Maluku has ebbed or even been resolved just because there have been fewer clashes between Christians and Muslims in recent weeks.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Star Alliance to bid for Thai Airways stake
Star Alliance to bid for Thai Airways stake SINGAPORE (AP): A consortium of airlines representing Star Alliance would most likely bid for a share of Thai Airways International (H.TAI) once it is privatized, the Singapore Airlines chief executive said Saturday.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Anwar's party to riot, alleges Mahathir
Anwar's party to riot, alleges Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday accused the opposition party headed by the wife of his ex-deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, of planning to stage riots here on April 15.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
BNI gets government bonds
BNI gets government bonds JAKARTA (JP): Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has signed a management contract with the Ministry of Finance, paving the way for the publicly listed bank to join the government-sponsored recapitalization program.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Council grills developer over alleged corruption
Council grills developer over alleged corruption JAKARTA (JP): The City Council questioned PT Duta Pertiwi on Friday over the development permit for a three-story shopping complex on a pedestrian overpass that connects ITC Shopping Center and Mangga Dua Mall in Mangga Dua, West Jakarta.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Shuttlers Candra and Tony save RI's face once more
Shuttlers Candra and Tony save RI's face once more JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's most respected men's doubles duo, Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan, saved their country's face in international tournaments one more time by winning the US$180,000 Yonex Japan Open.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Two die and three injured in scuffle on bus at Senen
Two die and three injured in scuffle on bus at Senen JAKARTA (JP): Two people died and three others were injured when passengers tried to disembark from a moving city bus in Senen, Central Jakarta, on Sunday morning, a witness said.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Colonialism: A pimple?
Colonialism: A pimple? The preoccupation with Dutch colonialism in the responses to my analysis (East Timor: Dutch war replayed I & II, The Jakarta Post, March 22 and March 23) suggests a curious predisposition to avoid the issue of East Timor.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Indonesia challenges Taipei for Group One promotion
Indonesia challenges Taipei for Group One promotion JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will meet China Taipei in the final of the Group Two Davis Cup Asia Oceania zone in a battle for a promotion to Group One in October.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Indonesian Air Force warns air intruders
Indonesian Air Force warns air intruders JAKARTA (JP): With reports of intrusion into the country's airspace bordering East Timor becoming more and more common, the Indonesian Air Force warned on Sunday that it would not hesitate to shoot down any foreign airplanes, viewing such violations as a...
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Uncertainty shrouds planned bus strike
Uncertainty shrouds planned bus strike JAKARTA (JP): While bus owners insist the planned strike will go ahead on Monday, bus drivers are still debating the move as striking would mean losing their income for as long as the strike lasts.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Accommodation sought in North-South ties: Gus Dur
Accommodation sought in North-South ties: Gus DurBy Budiman Moerdijat PRETORIA, South Africa (JP): Visiting President Abdurrahman Wahid said here on Sunday that accommodation is better than confrontation in North-South relations.
Mon, 10 Apr 2000
Lippo e-Net probed for allegedly misleading public
Lippo e-Net probed for allegedly misleading public JAKARTA (JP): Listed life insurance company PT Lippo e-Net has presented misleading information to the public to give a false image of the company, an informed source has said.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Chinese puppeteer back on stage after 32 years
Chinese puppeteer back on stage after 32 yearsBy Ali Budiman SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The new government's tolerance toward anything authentically Chinese after three decades of stamping it taboo, has not only made a political impact.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Deviana vows to break the ceiling
Deviana vows to break the ceilingBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): When Deviana Daudsjah, 42, saw Abdurrahman Wahid sworn in as the fourth president of Indonesia on television, she decided that it was at last time to come home.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Arts Agenda
Arts Agenda Talk on Architecture, Revitalization of Kampung Batik Laweyan in Surakarta, Central Java by Naniek Widayati, at the Indonesian Art and Culture Development office on Jl. Pakubuwono VI No.6, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, phone and fax (021)-34833586, 7244836, on Monday, April 10, at 10 a.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Tengger people find happiness in harmony
Tengger people find happiness in harmonyBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): In the mind of Siri Sugiartini, 26, Jakarta was synonymous with Taman Mini Indonesia Indah's pretty pavilions and the ocean kissed shores at the recreation park in Ancol, north of the city.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto H: CarJP/msaCLASS CAR: Daimler Chrysler Indonesia's president Friedel Engisch (left) and the Indonesian Record Museum's director, Jaya Suprana, pose with a certificate presented by the museum to mark the company's spectacular promotion of its Mercedes-Benz A-Class (in background).
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Indonesia grabs three berth of Open finals
Indonesia grabs three berth of Open finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian shuttlers secured three final spots in the men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles in the US$180,000 Yonex Japan Open in Tokyo.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Power and passion of Balinese music
Power and passion of Balinese musicBy Degung Santikarma DENPASAR (JP): A life without music would be unthinkable in Bali. Here music is woven into the very fabric of society, playing an essential role in ceremonies to mark the cycle of life, to celebrate the anniversaries of temples and to...
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Group of 77 plans summit
Group of 77 plans summit HAVANA (AP): Moammar Qaddafi of Libya and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat are among at least 65 heads of state who will attend the first presidential summit held here next week by the Group of 77 developing nations, organizers announced Friday.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Indonesia cruises into Davis Cup Group Two final
Indonesia cruises into Davis Cup Group Two final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is close to fulfilling its hope of promotion to Group One of the Davis Cup after beating Malaysia 3- 0 in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to book a Davis Cup Group Two Asia Oceania zone final berth.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Surakarta royal wedding still attracts huge crowds
Surakarta royal wedding still attracts huge crowdsBy Tarko Sudiarno SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): A large crowd filled the spacious courtyard of the Surakarta palace. They had been there for hours, braving the drizzle, waiting to watch the royal wedding procession.It was five p.m.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
KL blames criminals for ATM card thefts
KL blames criminals for ATM card thefts KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's central bank on Saturday charged that criminal syndicates were behind a rash of automatic teller machine (ATM) thefts with "cloned" cards which has sparked fears of a run on the country's banks.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Free press? Not likely in Singapore
Free press? Not likely in SingaporeSelf Censorship: Singapore's Shame By James Gomez Think Centre, Singapore, 1999 90 pages S$18.90 SINGAPORE (JP): What does it take to speak one's mind in Singapore, especially on topics deemed "sensitive"? A thick skin helps. That, and a freedom from fear.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
On celebrities and sensibilities
On celebrities and sensibilities JAKARTA (JP): A coworker complained that her daughter has decided not to go to college after high school. She wants to join a modeling school instead."What does she think she'll become?" he asked fretfully.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
A fair share of trouble in paradise in 'The Beach'
A fair share of trouble in paradise in 'The Beach'By Oren Murphy JAKARTA (JP): For anyone who has spent more than a couple of nights in ratty boardinghouses somewhere in Asia, Danny Boyle's (Trainspotting) latest film, The Beach, will bring back memories, fond or otherwise.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Price of premix, super TT gas hiked
Price of premix, super TT gas hiked JAKARTA (JP): The price of unleaded gas was officially hiked on Saturday to Rp 1,500 per liter from Rp 1,300 for premix and Rp 1,600 from Rp 1,400 per liter for super TT.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Tropical winery contends with fungi, religious riots
Tropical winery contends with fungi, religious riotsBy Slobodan Lekic BALI (AP): The only winery in the world's largest Muslim nation is nearly impossible to find. It stands behind an unmarked gate on a dusty village lane where motorscooters, chickens and water buffalo jostle for space.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Napoleon in the eyes of Javanese
Napoleon in the eyes of JavaneseBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, a key figure in the French Revolution, has inspired Javanese scholars to pen works of literature and history.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Erwin hits right note for Indonesia pop orchestras
Erwin hits right note for Indonesia pop orchestrasBy Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): Erwin Gutawa is a successful arranger, conductor who has an orchestra named after him and has been a music director on a number of albums. And he is ready to become more involved through his "pop orchestra".
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Bus owners say no turning back on massive strike plan
Bus owners say no turning back on massive strike plan JAKARTA (JP): The organization representing private owners of buses and minibuses in the capital vowed on Saturday to proceed with a mass strike on Monday to send home its message for a fare increase.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
11 taekwondoins to train in S. Korea
11 taekwondoins to train in S. Korea SEMARANG (JP): Eleven taekwondoins from Central Java, along with four officials and coaches, will go on an overseas stint to South Korea for several weeks next month in preparation for the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000
Government denies Cabinet reshuffle
Government denies Cabinet reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): The present Cabinet remains intact and there is no immediate plan for a shake-up, acting State Secretary Bondan Gunawan said on Saturday.Bondan said after a meeting with President Abdurrahman Wahid that the Cabinet's teamwork was solid enough to...