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Sat, 12 Feb 2000
KONI set to launch Damura fund raising drive in April
KONI set to launch Damura fund raising drive in April JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) will launch a fund-raising program called Damura (The People's Fund for Sports) in April by distributing about 10 million coupons nationwide.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Welcome opposition!
Welcome opposition! A group of people, consisting mostly of young men and women, declared themselves to be the "opposition" when they gathered recently at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle. What is laudable is the fact that, at least as far as I know, they did not demand or seek to bring about the...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
KIA to resume national car project in Indonesia
KIA to resume national car project in Indonesia SEOUL (JP): South Korea's KIA Motors Corp. agreed on Friday to resume the stalled national car project from April after its chairman met President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
IBRA may be exempted from paying taxes
IBRA may be exempted from paying taxes JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering exempting the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) from paying taxes on gains from the sale of assets under its control.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Rare turtle found in Bali
Rare turtle found in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: A rare female turtle (Caretta caretta) has been found by local fishermen in Perancak, Jembrana, some 80 kilometers west of Denpasar, an environmental activist said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
No labor of love to celebrate Valentine's Day
No labor of love to celebrate Valentine's DayBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Lovers, get ready to spoil the one who sends your heart racing with thoughts of the birds and the bees. Valentine's Day on Monday is the special day when love is cherished and treasured by those in love.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Garuda, MAS sign code-sharing deal
Garuda, MAS sign code-sharing deal JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): Garuda Indonesia and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) signed a code-sharing agreement on Friday, giving their respective passengers more scheduled weekly flights between the two countries.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Celebrate your love with Bel Canto
Celebrate your love with Bel Canto JAKARTA (JP): For those who like to delight in romantic love, there is one option that is culturally more enriching than just exchanging Valentine gifts or having a romantic dinner in a posh restaurant.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Britania Airways for haj pilgrimage
Britania Airways for haj pilgrimage MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: To anticipate the tremendous rise in the number of haj pilgrims departing from Makassar, local transportation officials here said they had chartered the services of Britania Airways to help.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Indonesian government must prove itself to Investors
Indonesian government must prove itself to Investors SINGAPORE (AP): Protests in Indonesia show President Abdurrahman Wahid cannot yet guarantee a stable environment for investors, Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said late Thursday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Forestry firms violate permits
Forestry firms violate permits MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Some 200 hectares of forest land have been illegally exploited by seven forestry firms in Mamuju regency, regent Almalik Pababari claimed on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Alternative road to airport
Alternative road to airport TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang city administration will soon widen the four-kilometer Selapang-Karangsari street as an alternative access road to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, an official said on Friday."The project, estimated at Rp 10.5 billion (US$1.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Kwantas plans RI plantation
Kwantas plans RI plantation KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Kwantas Corp. Bhd., a Malaysian oil palm company, said Friday it has signed an agreement with Indonesian company PT Agronesia Makmur Sentosa to jointly convert 51,200 hectares of timber land in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo into oil palm...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Construction halted near old Supreme Court building
Construction halted near old Supreme Court building JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will hold off issuing construction permits for a four-story building behind the protected former Supreme Court building in Central Jakarta, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Megawati told to focus on next presidential election
Megawati told to focus on next presidential election MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's withdrawal from the race for the top post in the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will not affect her chances in the next presidential race, a party executive said on...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Over 9,500 still in hiding in Maluku jungle
Over 9,500 still in hiding in Maluku jungle AMBON, Maluku (JP): As rebuilding starts in riot-torn Maluku, over 9,500 residents of Tehoru and Weriname regencies on Seram Island remain in hiding in the jungle and nearby mountain, a humanitarian group reported recently.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
State bank to sponsor Ligina
State bank to sponsor Ligina JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) will sign a sponsorship deal with state Bank Mandiri next week to support the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina), a PSSI official said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Feb. 11, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,288.00 7,362.00Australian dollar 1 4,577.59 4,627.75Austrian schilling 1 521.96 527.47Belgian franc 1 178.05 179.93Brunei dollar 1 4,299.20 4,345.41Canadian dollar 1 5,028.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Islam is politically difficult to describe
Islam is politically difficult to describe Acting chairman of Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Muslim organization, Ahmad Syafii Maarif, shares his views with The Jakarta Post on Islam in politics today and the Maluku issue which has flared religious sentiments.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Forensic test matches suspect, police say
Forensic test matches suspect, police say JAKARTA (JP): Ciputat police in South Jakarta have temporarily concluded that Monday's rape and murder of a housewife was committed solely by the suspect, who was arrested on the following day, an officer said on Friday.Head of the police sub-precinct, Capt.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
PAN to target constituents from rural areas, Amien says
PAN to target constituents from rural areas, Amien says YOGYAKARTA (JP): National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais has blamed his party's poor performance in last year's elections for its failure to attract votes from people in rural areas.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Beng Kong: Tomb of a forgotten captain
Beng Kong: Tomb of a forgotten captainBy Ida Indawati Khouw Residents around Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta in Central Jakarta know of an area in their neighborhood called Beng Kong. But, only a few of them know that the name belongs to a great figure among the Chinese community in Batavia in the 16th...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Thorough probe pledged into Marsinah's murder
Thorough probe pledged into Marsinah's murder JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Bomer Pasaribu pledged to ensure that the East Java Provincial Police conduct a thorough reinvestigation into the 1993 murder of labor activist Marsinah.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
After anthrax, now brucellosis
After anthrax, now brucellosis BANDUNG: Still reeling from the recent outbreak of anthrax in Purwakarta, the West Java administration is now on the alert after receiving reports of a possible outbreak of another animal disease, brucellosis.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition: Desa Batu di Costabrava, by Hanafi, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Plaza complex, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until March 2.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
New ruling on narcotic import quota drafted
New ruling on narcotic import quota drafted JAKARTA (JP): A new regulation is being drafted to set a quota on the amount of narcotic substances imported and produced in the country in an effort to curb a possible spill-over seeping into the illegal market.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Foreign exchange gain pushes up Telkom's earnings
Foreign exchange gain pushes up Telkom's earnings JAKARTA (JP) Domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom Indonesia reported on Friday a 85.9 percent increase in net income but the surge failed to incite investors.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Rp 3.5 trillion in the works for 2000 city budget
Rp 3.5 trillion in the works for 2000 city budget JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is projecting a 2000 budget of between Rp 3 trillion (US$416 million) and Rp 3.5 trillion, most of which will go toward poverty alleviation and routine expenditure, officials said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Sports 4:00 Regional News 4:30 English Lessons 5:00 Quiz 5:40 Sports 6:00 Music 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Quiz 8:00 TV Drama 9:00...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
IRC-led investor group in hunt for Astra stakes
IRC-led investor group in hunt for Astra stakes JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-based fund management company Indonesian Recovery Company Co. (IRC) has placed a bid with the Indonesian Banking Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to acquire IBRA's 45 percent stake in PT Astra International.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Extortion outside university
Extortion outside universityFrom Warta KotaMy younger brother was a victim of extortion in mid-December 1999. A gang of youths held him up in front of the Indonesian Christian University (UKI) at Cawang, East Jakarta. It happened in broad daylight when he was waiting at a bus stop.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Utut set for Net game with Short
Utut set for Net game with Short JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto said on Friday he was ready to challenge GM Nigel Short in the first round of the Grand Prix Chess Online via the Internet at Ibis Slipi Hotel, West Jakarta, on Saturday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Attorney General insists on summoning Soeharto
Attorney General insists on summoning Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's office is insisting Soeharto answer a summons for questioning on Monday despite being informed by lawyers on Friday that the former president is physically and mentally unfit.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 11, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 -25 70,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 800 75 17,064,500 Alakasa Industrindo 600 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Something for everyone at the local movie theater
Something for everyone at the local movie theater JAKARTA (JP): A serial killer is on the loose and a lethal chemical weapon is on the run as a teenage ugly duckling turns into a swan. It is all happening at a theater near you. The following reviews and grades are by Oren Murphy and Tam Notosusanto.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
RP launches Internet gateway
RP launches Internet gateway MANILA (AFP): Leading carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said Friday it has launched an Internet gateway service which provides high-speed and cheaper worldwide links.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Forging ties with Jakarta
Forging ties with Jakarta At last, relations between India and Indonesia are back on track and clearly on the upswing. The visiting President, Mr. Abdurrahman Wahid, has clearly spelt out his canvas for building pan-Asian ties and creating a new equation between New Delhi and Jakarta.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Cilegon calm after unrest
Cilegon calm after unrest CILEGON, West Java: Security remained tight around the PT Krakatau Steel factory complex here on Thursday following unrest which exploded on Wednesday afternoon.Several platoons of police and soldiers were seen standing guard near the 3,000 hectare factory complex.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Pertamina picks Chiyoda, Bechtel designs for plant
Pertamina picks Chiyoda, Bechtel designs for plant JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina has chosen Japanese joint venture Chiyoda-Mitsubishi and American firm Bechtel to design the blueprint for its Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) giant project in Wiriagar, Irian Jaya, industrial...
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Radisson to open sales office
Radisson to open sales office JAKARTA (JP) United States-based Radisson Hotels will soon open a regional sales office in Jakarta to coordinate the marketing of its Indonesian hotels, Antara news agency reported.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Luxury car imports prohibited?
Luxury car imports prohibited?From NeracaThe Ministry of Industry and Trade bans the imports of automobiles of 4000cc and above or with a value of more than US$50,000. The possession of such a luxury car is illegal so the government will not issue a registration license.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
More troops guard border
More troops guard border KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian Military (TNI) will tighten security in the border connecting East Nusa Tenggara and East Timor to anticipate further gun smuggling.Wirasakti's Military Commander Col.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Perpani upbeat team to qualify for olympics
Perpani upbeat team to qualify for olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) is still optimistic that its women's team will be able to qualify for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.Perpani secretary-general, Udi Harsono, told reporters on Thursday that the international archery...
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Soccer body chairman Agum tells unruly fans to behave
Soccer body chairman Agum tells unruly fans to behave JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Agum Gumelar has urged soccer fans nationwide to avoid violence during matches."If soccer fans turn brutal and disrupt matches, they will damage their clubs' prestige.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Hopes of female police cadets get a boost
Hopes of female police cadets get a boost JAKARTA (JP): The fight for gender equality in the military and the police has gotten a big boost from a reported pledge by National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo to support the entry of female cadets into the police academy.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Corruption in the forestry sector
Corruption in the forestry sector The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations has taken a major step. This institution, which for decades had practically existed under the control of timber barons, is beginning to show some muscle.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Yogya's Masjid Gede has colorful history
Yogya's Masjid Gede has colorful historyBy Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Yogyakarta Grand Mosque was in the spotlight lately following the foiled attempt to burn it down late last month. Although the arson attack caused only minor damage, the incident damaged the ancient city's peaceful image.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Governor rejects plan for PPD management handover
Governor rejects plan for PPD management handover JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso rejected on Thursday the House of Representatives (DPR) plan to transfer the management of the state-owned city bus company PPD to the city administration as the company is in poor financial condition.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
TNI plans to add personnel, weapons
TNI plans to add personnel, weapons JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) unveiled on Thursday a plan to enhance its arsenal and manpower reserves in a bid to address the escalating threats of security disturbances and social unrest in the country.
Fri, 11 Feb 2000
Living an unending nightmare
Living an unending nightmare Thank you for printing the article Liliana, one of the victims of savagery that devastated E. Timor on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000. This matter-of-fact presentation and the heart-rending picture of the little girl tell the whole story of what it is like to be an Indonesian...