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Mon, 13 Mar 2000
Mahathir closes in on reelection
Mahathir closes in on reelection KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has crossed the halfway mark to being reelected to the pinnacle of Malaysia's ruling party while his only possible challenger languishes far behind.
Mon, 13 Mar 2000
Agency calls for more funds to improve roads
Agency calls for more funds to improve roads JAKARTA (JP): A limited budget and the increase in the price of construction materials due to the weakening of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar has crippled the city's efforts to repair the capital's streets, an official said.
Mon, 13 Mar 2000
'Linguist': A locally-made Indonesian-English dictionary
'Linguist': A locally-made Indonesian-English dictionaryBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Have you often wished that there had been an English-Indonesian dictionary right there on your PC so that you would not have to leave your machine just to find the equivalent of the word "exchequer" in Indonesian?...
Mon, 13 Mar 2000
Part-time teachers demand appointment
Part-time teachers demand appointment JAKARTA (JP): Some 700 part-time teachers questioned on Thursday why they were denied status as civil servants after years of teaching at various public schools in Central Jakarta, a city official said.
Mon, 13 Mar 2000
Graft, bank laws nourish Asia's dirty money
Graft, bank laws nourish Asia's dirty money SYDNEY (Reuters): Money laundering is on the rise in Asia, and reasons cited are official corruption, strict bank secrecy laws, traditional ethnic underground banking networks and in some countries a lack of anti-laundering laws.A recent U.S.
Mon, 13 Mar 2000
Lawyers to be available for RI migrant workers
Lawyers to be available for RI migrant workers BANDUNG (JP): A minister said here on Saturday that in a bid to protect Indonesians working abroad from abuse, the government planned to provide them with lawyers.
Mon, 13 Mar 2000
Shorter curfew imposed in Ambon
Shorter curfew imposed in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: Military authorities here announced on Saturday that the city-wide curfew remained effective, although its length would be reduced by one hour due to improving security conditions.
Mon, 13 Mar 2000
Muslim organizations split on sacrifice day
Muslim organizations split on sacrifice day JAKARTA (JP): Muslims will celebrate Idul Adha (the Islamic day of sacrifice) on two separate days as the country's two leading Islamic organizations have decided upon different dates for the holiday.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Endangered Omo Hada in poor condition
Endangered Omo Hada in poor conditionBy Edy Suhartono MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Omo Hada, an 18th century building on the island of Nias, North Sumatra, and Tanah Lot temple on Bali are among the 100 most endangered sites in the world.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Angelique wins junior c'ship
Angelique wins junior c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Girl's tennis player Angelique Widjaja outclassed teammate Dea Sumantri 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the an all- Indonesian final of the Indonesia Gas Negara International junior championship here on Saturday.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
BII's Internet Banking gives users convenience
BII's Internet Banking gives users convenience Performing transactions through Internet-based banks is now common practice for certain people around the globe. Indonesians also have been able to enjoy this convenience via on-line services run by Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII).
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Japanese professor shows his love for Bayat pottery
Japanese professor shows his love for Bayat potteryBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): Chitaru Kawasaki, a ceramics expert from Japan, fell in love at the first sight with a set of plain yet unique pieces in an exhibition in Japan more than ten years ago.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Leech: Sucking the life out of you
Leech: Sucking the life out of you JAKARTA (JP): No matter where you go in life there are leeches. Not the parasite that lives in muddy waters. The type of bloodsucker I'm referring to is the one we come into contact with on a daily basis: leechoros humongous or the human variety.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Art Agenda
Art Agenda Photo Exhibition: Peneliti & Fotografer (Researchers & Photographers), at the French Cultural Center (CCF) on Jl. Wijaya I/48, South Jakarta; Phone 720-8133; from March 9 to March 31.This exhibition puts on display part of the collection of IRD Indigo Base.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Globalization
GlobalizationIndonesian chaos piles its citizens in stacks, chimneys, pipes and styles it flatters and hijacks.The king'd extolled his parliament for not expressing pus; I came to meet their firmament and got lost on the busThe way I used to camp out bush to catalog my words But Indonesian chaos...
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Essential reading for the military
Essential reading for the military From the Place of the Dead, Bishop Belo and the Struggle for East Timor; by Arnold S. Kohen; Published by Lion Publishing, Oxford, England, 1999; 398 pages JAKARTA (JP): Carlos Filipe Ximenes may have remained totally unknown to the world but for a surprise...
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Increase in tuition fee? No way: Students
Increase in tuition fee? No way: Students JAKARTA (JP): The party is over. State universities are now having to work hard seeking ways to generate more funds in anticipation of the government's plan to reduce subsidies.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Memory of Jassin remains vivid
Memory of Jassin remains vivid JAKARTA (JP): HB Jassin has gone, but the memory of this respected figure and his valuable works remains alive in Indonesian literary.Sapardi Djoko Damono, a professor of literature at University of Indonesia, said, "He was a great man.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Danamon committed to customers with new vision, mission
Danamon committed to customers with new vision, missionBy Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Commitment in consumer service industries will not suffice a company to prove itself as being a preferred choice. Customer loyalty will have its say.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Maria Ressa struggles with life choice
Maria Ressa struggles with life choiceBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): CNN without Maria Ressa? This could happen if Ressa, 37, makes a certain choice."I am now at an age when I have to think about it. The biological clock is ticking away. I have to ask myself if I want children.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Angry terminal vendors break bus windows
Angry terminal vendors break bus windows JAKARTA (JP): About 500 fruit, candy and cigarettes vendors pelted and broke the windows of six intercity buses at the Pulogadung bus terminal, East Jakarta, in a protest against City Public Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) officials' rough actions for the...
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Falling for a Javanese folk dancer, beware the surprise
Falling for a Javanese folk dancer, beware the surpriseText by Singgir Kartana, photos by Ali Budiman WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): Once there was a very pretty dancer in a village in Wonosobo regency, Central Java. Many were charmed by her beauty.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: MeliaGran MeliaWELCOME TO THE CLUB: Aston Atrium general manager Hamilton Toledo (left), Crowne Plaza general manager Stefan W. Voogel (second left), Gran Melia Jakarta general manager Ricardo Castaneda (second right) and Aston Atrium director of sales & marketing Rubi W.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
New themes for jewelry and watch designs
New themes for jewelry and watch designs JAKARTA (JP): Clean, innovative and elegant are the themes of the jewelry and watch designs presented by Piaget, one of the world's leading jewelry and watchmakers, at its current exhibition at the Time boutique at Plaza Senayan.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Internet banking facilitates customers in banking
Internet banking facilitates customers in bankingBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Some people are reluctant to visit banks due to such reasons as long queues or fronting up to unprofessional tellers. Well, they can now enjoy carrying out transactions through the Internet from their home PCs.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
State universities brace for big monetary cutbacks
State universities brace for big monetary cutbacks The government's plan to cut financial assistance to state universities is worrying college administrators and students. The Jakarta Post's reporters Ainur R. Sophiaan, Agus Maryono, Asip A. Hasani, I.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Haze feared to affect ships
Haze feared to affect ships KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Marine police have warned all ships plying the busy Malacca Straits to be alert for haze after visibility dropped to about two nautical miles, a news report said Saturday.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
U.S. expedition team fined
U.S. expedition team fined KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Two scientists and 14 cave explorers from the United States have been fined 20,000 ringgit ($5,260) for collecting rare invertebrates from a Borneo rain forest without a permit, a government official said Saturday.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Pandering for good food? Get yourself to Bandung
Pandering for good food? Get yourself to BandungText and photos by Agni Amorita BANDUNG (JP): One Saturday afternoon young Yeannie Adisubrata, with her three girl friends, drove her car along Jl. Kolonel Masturi, leaving the busy city of Bandung and making for its hinterland, Lembang.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
HB Jassin dies of stroke
HB Jassin dies of stroke JAKARTA (JP): Hans Bague Jassin, the "Pope of Indonesian literature", died on Saturday at the age of 83.Jassin died at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital almost 12 hours after suffering a stroke.
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Oscar Lawalata making strides in fashion world
Oscar Lawalata making strides in fashion worldBy Chris Brummitt JAKARTA (JP): Tall, skinny and wearing an orange cotton blouse with matching scarf, black velvet jacket and dark-blue flared jeans, clothing designer Oscar Lawalata turns heads as he walks quickly through Tuesday's lunchtime crowds in...
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
Officers sent to Slawi, Solo for main suspect
Officers sent to Slawi, Solo for main suspect JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police have sent at least 10 detectives to Slawi and Surakarta in Central Java to hunt down Achmad Riyadi, alias Assadullah, the fourth and most important suspect in last Sunday's attempted murder of National Awakening Party (PKB)...
Sun, 12 Mar 2000
'Indonesia Baru' talk show
'Indonesia Baru' talk showFrom Media IndonesiaI am among the fans of talk show Indonesia Baru, which is simultaneously broadcast by the five private TV stations on Feb. 29 at 9 p.m.I watch the show to broaden my horizons.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
City Council withholds approval of bylaw draft
City Council withholds approval of bylaw draft JAKARTA (JP): After a heated debate, the City Council postponed the enactment of a city bylaw on the establishment of subdistrict councils following a vote during a plenary meeting on Friday evening.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
What a performance! Challenging nights at TUK
What a performance! Challenging nights at TUKBy Rudy Madanir JAKARTA (JP); When the master of ceremonies welcomed Chinese artist Ma Liu Ming to perform before a packed crowd at Teater Utan Kayu, the organizer of the Jakarta International Performance Arts Festival (JIPAF) distributed small pieces of...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Government supports Benjamin
Government supports Benjamin JAKARTA (JP): Support mounted for noted retired judge Benjamin Mangkoedilaga to join the Supreme Court after the government officially named him a candidate on Friday to fill one of 10 vacant Supreme Court justice seats.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
IBRA restructures bad loans
IBRA restructures bad loans JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is in the final stages of completing the restructuring of some Rp 14.4 trillion (about US$1.8 billion) worth of bad bank loans under its control.IBRA said in a statement that the debts were owed by 144 debtors.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Pulp producers' ratings upgrade
Pulp producers' ratings upgrade JAKARTA (JP): Local rating agency PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (Pefindo) has upgraded the rating of rupiah bonds issued by three local pulp and paper producers from idA minus to idA.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Why Kissinger?
Why Kissinger? Referring to the article in New York Herald Tribune, on Feb. 29, 2000 entitled "Kissinger appointed as aide", I can only conclude that Indonesia has fallen into the hands of a "lunatic". I have voiced this warning since 1999.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
HIH enters RI market
HIH enters RI market JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Australian company HIH Insurance Group has entered the Indonesian insurance market through joint venture company PT Asuransi Hastin FAI.HIH Insurance Group said here on Friday the joint venture's operation had been approved by the Ministry of...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on March 10, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,348.00 7,422.00Australian dollar 1 4,505.79 4,556.37Austrian schilling 1 516.54 522.28Belgian franc 1 176.20 178.15Brunei dollar 1 4,296.57 4,342.38Canadian dollar 1 5,045.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Counterfeit money getting harder to trace: Official
Counterfeit money getting harder to trace: Official JAKARTA (JP): As the technology for printing valuable papers is no longer the monopoly of the state money printing company Perum Peruri, people will find it difficult to tell whether their money is original or counterfeit, businesspeople in the...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
UNHCR concerned by RI aid ultimatum
UNHCR concerned by RI aid ultimatum GENEVA (AP) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Friday criticized Indonesian plans to cut off aid later this month to 100,000 East Timorese remaining in West Timor unless they decide whether or not to return home.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Foreign investors continue to ignore RI
Foreign investors continue to ignore RI JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's risk premium has changed significantly over the past two years but the country has yet to regain the interests of large international investment houses, a senior official from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
TNI asked to help prevent E. Timor border skirmishes
TNI asked to help prevent E. Timor border skirmishes JAKARTA (JP): The head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), Lt. Gen. Jaime de los Santos, is calling on the Indonesian Military (TNI) to help prevent cross-border attacks into East Timor.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
NZ rescues hostage in RI: Newspaper
NZ rescues hostage in RI: Newspaper AUCKLAND (AFP): Former New Zealand special forces soldiers staged a covert operation to rescue a Chinese-Indonesia businessman being held captive for five years in Indonesia, The New Zealand Herald reported here on Friday.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Two protected Betawi houses in poor state
Two protected Betawi houses in poor stateBy Ida Indawati Khouw While experts and scholars debate the history of Betawi and the role of Betawians in the early days of old Batavia, some Betawians continue to push for somebody with Betawi blood to become governor of Jakarta.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Batam's investors want clear policy on island's status: BIDA
Batam's investors want clear policy on island's status: BIDABy Devi M. Asmarani BATAM ISLAND, Riau (JP): Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) said on Friday foreign and local investors here were concerned over the government's seemingly inconsistent economic policy on the island.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Police raid gambling dens
Police raid gambling dens MEDAN, North Sumatra: Local police have confiscated millions of rupiahs and arrested 80 alleged operators and gamblers during a two day crackdown here, an officer said on Friday.Detective chief of the provincial police Capt.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Team set to present E. Timor findings
Team set to present E. Timor findings JAKARTA (JP): A special team from the Attorney General's Office will hand over its preliminary report on last year's mayhem in East Timor to Attorney General Marzuki Darusman on Monday.