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Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Audacity in parliament
Audacity in parliament The House of Representatives is entering a new phase. Not only has it become more persistent, it has also become more courageous and more candid. Now it has revealed the names of those it recommends for investigation by the Attorney General's Office -- public authorities...
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Astro blasted over Chinese shows
Astro blasted over Chinese shows KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysia's largest cable television operator is being accused of undermining national culture by showing Chinese-language programs from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
STPDN freshman tortured to death
STPDN freshman tortured to death BANDUNG (JP): A freshman of the Institute of State Administration (STPDN) died on Friday after being tortured, but the police released the suspects after 1,000 students from the school thronged the police station to demand their release on Saturday.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
RSCM needs better, informative directory signs
RSCM needs better, informative directory signsBy Maria Endah Hulupi JAKARTA (JP): The lack of directory signs and their improper placement at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital often causes inconvenience to both patients and visitors.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Mataram to get int'l airport
Mataram to get int'l airport MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: An international airport will soon be built here, replacing the province's inadequate airport, Selaparang, after a year-long delay due to the economic crisis, Antara reported on Saturday.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Armed men attack Matori
Armed men attack Matori JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives are searching for one of the two suspects in the Sunday morning attack on National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil at his residence in the Tanjung Mas Raya housing complex.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Nokia committed to developing mobile Internet in RI
Nokia committed to developing mobile Internet in RIBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang HONGKONG (JP): Finnish mobile communications company Nokia has said it is committed to developing the mobile Internet, using Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) technology in Indonesia.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Thai fishermen detained
Thai fishermen detained KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Sixteen Thai fishermen have been detained by Malaysia's Sarawak state for straying into an exclusive economic zone, the official Bernama news agency reported on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Debate marks Kostrad's anniversary
Debate marks Kostrad's anniversary JAKARTA (JP): In a rare candid debate with human rights campaigner Bambang W. Suharto, soldiers from the Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) explained why the public often accused them, and the Indonesian Military as a whole, of being serial human rights...
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
IBRA to sell nine firms in 2000 to raise $2.5b
IBRA to sell nine firms in 2000 to raise $2.5b ANYER, West Java (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is planning to sell its stakes in some nine additional companies this year in a bid to help raise Rp 18.9 trillion (US$2.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Senate poll big step toward Thai democracy
Senate poll big step toward Thai democracy BANGKOK (AP): Thailand's first Senate election was hailed on Sunday as a major step toward full-fledged democracy, despite rampant vote-buying and victories by wives of Cabinet ministers, provincial godfathers and suspected underworld figures.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
NISP to buy Daiwa stake
NISP to buy Daiwa stake JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed Bank NISP approved on Saturday a plan to increase the bank's ownership in Bank Daiwa Perdania to 20.10 percent from 11.93 percent.The bank said the increase in ownership in the joint venture bank would be carried out through the...
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Business resumes in Nabire
Business resumes in Nabire JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Economic activity in Nabire regency showed signs of recovery on Saturday after almost a week of total standstill due to rioting, police said.Nabire Police chief Lt. Col. Faizal A.N.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Madurese are not coarse -- they are just direct
Madurese are not coarse -- they are just directBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): All the warnings about the unpredictable temper of its people could not lessen Lorraine's love for Madura.In fact, the stories told to her about the coarse and unrefined manners of the Madurese made her even more...
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Oil prices soar amid uncertainty over output
Oil prices soar amid uncertainty over output LONDON (AFP): Oil prices soared to fresh nine-year high points as uncertainty continued to swirl through the market over future production levels.Leading producers gathered in London and agreed that output would rise in the coming year, but the key...
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Officials to attend forum on Myanmar
Officials to attend forum on Myanmar BANGKOK (AFP): Three senior Thai officials will defy requests from Yangon and leave this weekend for an international symposium on Myanmar, officials said on Saturday.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Buses and students
Buses and studentsFrom Rakyat MerdekaWe are students at SLTPN 21 high school in North Jakarta and we are often ignored by public transportation vehicles passing along Jl. Bakti to Jl. Bandengan Utara. This happens almost daily and of course we get punished when we are late for school.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
City police to further probe illegal gun trade
City police to further probe illegal gun trade JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police handed over on Saturday two illegal gun trade suspects to the city police for a further probe into the recent arrest of 12 fellow suspects, the South Jakarta Police chief of detectives said.Maj.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Share trading at JSX remains bearish
Share trading at JSX remains bearishBy Wachyudi Soeriaatmadja JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investor pullout from the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is expected to continue this week as they size up their holdings in technology stocks in other exchanges in the region, equity analysts have said.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Liquor confiscated and destroyed
Liquor confiscated and destroyed BOGOR (JP): Police here destroyed on Saturday over 9,000 bottles of alcohol of various brands confiscated in separate raids over the past week from distributors and retailers throughout the city.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Man, pregnant lover die in Tambora fire
Man, pregnant lover die in Tambora fire JAKARTA (JP): A 48-year-old butcher and his pregnant 38-year- old live-in girlfriend were burned to death in a fire that razed their small two-story rented house in Tambora district, West Jakarta, in the early hours of Saturday.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Tape backup systems still play a vital role
Tape backup systems still play a vital roleBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): What has the love affair between business and information technology (IT) brought us? Today we are swamped by data. It is now so easy to capture and collect data -- through Websites, through Point of Sales (POS) systems and...
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
TNI 'not involved' in Aceh massacre
TNI 'not involved' in Aceh massacre BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The chairman of the independent commission investigating rights abuses in Aceh, Amran Zamzami, dismissed on Sunday speculation that certain institutions, including the Indonesian Military (TNI), were behind the massacre of Tengku Bantaqiah...
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Higher education deregulation
Higher education deregulationBy Freddy Kirana JAKARTA (JP): A wave of public institution deregulations has swept the world both in developing and developed countries.The recent announcement about the government's plan to revoke its subsidies on state universities is one of the latest trends.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Road accident kills four
Road accident kills four SEMARANG: All four passengers of a Kijang van were killed in a head-on collision with a truck carrying oxen in Sirangkang village of Pemalang, some 130 kilometers west of here, on Saturday.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
BG Lee readies Singapore for the future challenges
BG Lee readies Singapore for the future challenges SINGAPORE (JP): With a general election in a year or so, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is already being portrayed by the Singapore media as the next prime minister.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Amendment to the Constitution
Amendment to the ConstitutionFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe amendment being processed for the 1945 Constitution at the House of Representatives will apparently take a long time due to the controversies surrounding its necessity.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Government told to delay toll increases
Government told to delay toll increases JAKARTA (JP): City councilors suggested on Saturday the central government postpone its plan to raise toll road tariffs until next year, in the hope that by then the country's economy would have improved.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Naked body found in a ditch
Naked body found in a ditch JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Medan Satria subdistrict, West Bekasi, found on Saturday morning the naked body of a young woman dumped in a local ditch.A police officer, who brought the body to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, said the unidentified woman, believed to...
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Malaria in Kulon Progo
Malaria in Kulon ProgoFrom Suara KaryaMany residents in the Kulon Progo region in Yogyakarta are suffering from malaria, but until now there has not been any serious effort from the local authorities. The condition is critical, particularly in the Banjarsari subdistrict.
Mon, 06 Mar 2000
Officials involved in land scam to be summoned
Officials involved in land scam to be summoned TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang Legislative Council has said it will summon officials allegedly involved in the private acquisition of a 10-hectare plot of state land in Babakan subdistrict.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
As green, and good, as it gets at Melrimba Garden
As green, and good, as it gets at Melrimba GardenBy Mehru Jaffer PUNCAK, West Java (JP): Next time hubby waves yet another business-class air ticket to where ever, do not despair. Forget the flying and concentrate on the advantages of having feet firmly and forever on the ground.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
A look at Bank Muamalat Indonesia's journey
A look at Bank Muamalat Indonesia's journey As long as there are no funny moves, being a solo player in a market often bears fruit. This is one of the important lessons to take from the journey of Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI).
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Understanding 'Syariah' banking
Understanding 'Syariah' banking Perbankan Syariah, Perspektif Praktisi; (Syariah Banking, Perspective of the Practitioner); Written by the Muamalat Institute; Published by the Muamalat Institute, November 1999; xiii and 162 pages Why is Syariah banking, (based on Islamic law), so unpopular in...
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
C. Java wrestlers eye golds at PON
C. Java wrestlers eye golds at PON SEMARANG (JP): Central Java wrestlers are eying two golds in the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya, coach Rubiyanto Hadi said on Saturday.The golds are expected to be won by free-style wrestlers Ngabdi M. (63 kgs) and Sukahar (67 kgs).
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
What's up, Doc? (Dealing with quack doctors)
What's up, Doc? (Dealing with quack doctors) JAKARTA (JP): Rizal's graduation from medical school left his parents flat broke. The poor traditional farmers had sacrificed all their properties, including the only rice field they had.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Bonit, Sulistyo go to Futures final
Bonit, Sulistyo go to Futures final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian veteran pair Bonit Wiryawan and Sulistyo Wibowo have marched on to the final of the US$15,000 Indonesia Futures-2 at Kemayoran Tennis Center, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Living in the present is key to happiness
Living in the present is key to happinessBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih JAKARTA (JP): A friend of mine recently complained about feeling trapped in his present job. He apparently doesn't like the job, yet he doesn't have the courage to leave to start doing what he really likes.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
PSIS should not give up, mayor says
PSIS should not give up, mayor says SEMARANG (JP): Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip and head councilor Ismoyo Subroto expressed hope on Saturday that financial difficulties would not force the city's top club PSIS to quit the national Bank Mandiri soccer league.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Disaster on Bogor-Jakarta train
Disaster on Bogor-Jakarta trainFrom Sinar PagiOn Feb. 2, my son, on his way to school, boarded the Bogor- Jakarta train in Depok at noon. The train arrived at the Cawang tunnel at 12:20 p.m. Suddenly, from outside, somebody threw a stone into the train car.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: GarudaJP/msaQUALITY SERVICE: PT Garuda Indonesia president director Abdul Gani (right) and Principal Maintenance Inspector FAA Dame Wood (left) talk seriously, while the strategic business unit director of Garuda's maintenance facility, Hadinoto Sudigno (second right), and U.S.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Fowl-friendly salon is definitely for the birds
Fowl-friendly salon is definitely for the birdsBy Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): Beauty parlors are not only the domain of people to spruce themselves up. Makeovers for dogs and cats have become commonplace but this town boasts a special place to tend to the needs of birds, particularly roosters.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Guess What? KLa Project
Guess What? KLa Project When you are at the top and fall, it really hurts. Which happened to the popular group KLa Project when their seventh album, Sintesa (Synthesis), received a cold response from fans.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
PBSI accused of leaving juniors development
PBSI accused of leaving juniors development JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) West Java chapter chairman, Lutfi Hamid, has accused PBSI of abandoning juniors development after the organization declined to finance them to compete in the German and Dutch Junior Opens.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Blurring the sexes with sexy scents
Blurring the sexes with sexy scentsBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): What would Al Pacino say in his Oscar winning movie Scent of a Woman if the leading lady, Gabrielle Anwar, followed Indonesian actress' tendency in using perfume?Many local actresses say that branded perfumes for women are too sweet...
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Paddler Anton gets Olympics berth
Paddler Anton gets Olympics berth JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's singles table tennis player Anton Suseno qualified for the Olympic Games in Sydney in September after finishing 15th on Friday in the Asian Championships, which also served as Olympic qualifiers.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Confusing certificate service
Confusing certificate serviceFrom Pos KotaOn Feb. 26 we applied for our child's birth certificate. When it was completed it contained a misspelling. Instead of our child's name, Fadly Putra Nurama, it had Fadly Putra Nurmana, and we were told to pay Rp 25,000 for the certificate.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
The Indonesian business landscape 2000
The Indonesian business landscape 2000By Hermawan Kartajaya, Finally, we are leading ourselves into a new century and a new millennium safely and smoothly. Y2K worries are behind us and temporarily unproven.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Blind Yogyakarta couple find light from their love
Blind Yogyakarta couple find light from their loveBy Ali Budiman YOGYAKARTA (JP): Love is blind, so they say. But for a blind couple, Suwadji and Ramini, blindness has been no obstacle to their mutual love and having four healthy children.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Midplaza offers information technology
Midplaza offers information technology Looming over Jl. Sudirman in the heart of Jakarta's Golden Triangle, Midplaza may look no different from the surrounding buildings in this exclusive neighborhood. But there is a difference, a very large one, in the same way there is a difference between the...