The facts of TB transmission in travel JAKARTA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for Prevention and Control to inform the world's 1.4 billion air passengers and airlines on preventing transmission of the disease.

Escape urban grime, crime at Novotel French-based hotel management giant Accor Asia Pacific recently invited The Jakarta Post reporter Sylvia Gratia M.N to Novotel Bogor to attend the grand final of its Miss Novotel tourism ambassador contest 1998.

How to make museums attractive JAKARTA (JP): Oscar Wilde, a well known British playwright, poet and novelist, once said that a museum is a place where the souls of the dead are preserved.Indonesian museums, which are low on the list of places of interest, can learn from Japanese museums how to...

SpotlightPhoto A: CrowneCrown Plaza JakartaRIDING OUT: Patrick G. Fiat (center), the outgoing general manager of Crowne Plaza Jakarta, rides a trolley as he bids farewell to all the hotel's staff members in the lobby.

Travelers find Jakarta airport a chaotic journeyBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): A security guard used a rolled-up newspaper to cuff several men jostling to grab trolleys from women at the airport's arrival terminal.Onlookers appeared surprised or matter-of-fact about the scene.

Just another ordinary day in the Jakarta traffic jungle JAKARTA (JP): For the past six months or so, I have set off to work, five days a week, by Taxi. Somewhere along the line, the car had to go, and with it, the unfortunate driver.

Quake hits Bengkulu BENGKULU: A tectonic quake measuring 4.55 on the Richter scale was felt in Bengkulu early on Saturday, surprising residents who had just had their predawn meal before fasting."After the dawn prayer I was going back to sleep when my bed began rocking and people were shouting...

Six killed in Tangerang toll road accident JAKARTA (JP): At least six people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and more than 10 others seriously injured when their speeding bus overturned on the Kebon Jeruk-Tangerang toll road during a downpour late on Saturday afternoon.

'Tarawih' at Atma Jaya runs smoothly JAKARTA (JP): Despite mounting criticism from Muslim figures, students grouped in the Big Family of the University of Indonesia (KB-UI) proceeded with their plan to hold a breaking of the fast gathering and tarawih (Ramadhan evening prayer) on the campus of Atma...

'Made Wianta's Evolution' rocks Tokyo Station GalleryBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): Balinese artist Made Wianta, 51, is back to shock the overseas art community. Last year, he had an exhibition, Catur Yuga, in a museum in Basel, Switzerland, and since Oct.

Kamasutra, words people only dare to whisper Jalan Kesempurnaan Melalui Kamasutra, Sex, Cinta & Kasih(Road to Perfection through Kamasutra, Sex and Love)Anand KrishnaGramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta, 1998IX + 122 pp JAKARTA (JP): Kamasutra.

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 7:00 Morning Focus 7:15 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena 123 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Creative Program: Widya Wahana 10:00 Family's...

Govt to fly in chicken eggs from Thailand and U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Three Cabinet ministers inspected several traditional markets in Jakarta on Saturday to investigate for themselves the dire shortage of several basic foodstuffs, particularly chicken eggs.

Ramadhan time for JakartaSundayMaghrib 6:10 p.m.MondayImsak 4:06 a.m.Subuh 4.16 a.m.

Basino writing again, wins award after her long absenceBy Masri Sareb Putra JAKARTA (JP): It is a proven fact that age does not have an influence on an author's productivity. Titis Basino, 60, is a fine example of this.

Six killed in sinking car PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Six people were killed as their car sank in the Kapuas river, Central Kalimantan, Antara reported on Saturday.The Kijang van had started to get off a traditional ferry which serves two villages separated by the Kapuas river.