Self-motivation the best way to stop smoking habitBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Want to quit smoking? Chewing gum and avoiding cafes might help a little in kicking the habit, but top model Enny Sukamto Hehuwat says that strong willpower and motivation must do the job in the end.

Your Eyes Your eyes have beenBeacons of joyWherever we have met.In the market,Near the river,In the street.Never lifelessalways shining.Lifting me higherIn love forIndonesiaIndonesian She walks in simplicityHair long and straightEyes black as coalsSparkling in the light.

RI will have no problem obtaining IMF money JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss said Saturday that it was highly unlikely that the next installment of the rescue package brokered for Indonesia by the fund would be further delayed.

Slamet's 'Telegram' is set for editingBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): Amid the crisis and uncertainty, Indonesia is presenting three feature-length films at international forums this year.The Christine Hakim and Garin Nugroho production, Daun Di Atas Bantal (A Leaf On A Pillow), was shown last week...

Texas woman fined for role in RI baby sale AUCKLAND (AP): A Texas woman desperate to be a mother was fined US$31,800 (NZ$60,000) Friday for her role in an international baby trafficking case.Charli Shirley Connelly, 35, of Austin, Texas, pleaded guilty to four fraud charges relating to the baby's...

Looted goods on offer for sale at cheaper prices JAKARTA (JP): Bloodied hands need to be washed. Particularly if they can give some relief to upset stomachs.These could be thoughts running through the minds of a handful of hard-eyed males, from teenage boys and to middle-aged men, on Jl.

Retired generals push for MPR special session JAKARTA (JP): A group of 18 retired generals are demanding that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) hold an extraordinary session no later than July to revoke decrees installing Soeharto as president and B.J. Habibie as vice president.

Indonesia still haven for smokers The cigarette industry is one of the most lucrative businesses in the country. It provides the government with huge revenue in taxes and absorb millions of workers. Yet, we all know there are negative sides to tobacco, especially its harmful effects on our health.

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 6:30 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Creative Program: Widya Wahana 10:00 Cooking...

No reprieve for 19th SEA Games consortium over debt JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Agung Laksono has supported the decision made by the management of the Gelora Senayan sports complex to refuse to waive the 19th SEA Games underwriting consortium's Rp 1 billion (US$100,000)...

SpotlightPhoto A: ArtsThe Regent JakartaOFF TO ITALY: Art critic Jim Supangkat (left) greets Susrinah Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo, the chairwoman of the Indonesian Fine Arts Foundation, at the opening of an exhibition titled Sixteen Women Artists.

Guess What? Dwiki Dharmawan University students shaved their heads to show their gratitude to God for the fall of Soeharto.Keyboard player Dwiki Dharmawan followed their lead."On the 21st, after he (Soeharto) withdrew from the presidency, I badly wanted to see the scene at the House of...

'Crossing over' lifts religious barriers Passing Over: Melintasi Batas Agama (Passing Over: Crossing Religious Borders); PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, in cooperation with Yayasan Wakaf Paramadina, Jakarta 1998; Edited by Komaruddin Hidayat & Ahmad Gaus AF; Foreword by Nurcholish Madjid; 464pp + xi...

Ratna questions artists' sensitivityBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Playwright Ratna Sarumpaet had promised she would never cry when police arrested her for organizing a public meeting without their permission.But she couldn't keep her promise.

Ups and downs of aphrodisiacs Recently, scientists in Uncle Sam's country have been able to concoct a drug by the name of Viagra, which has become an instant best seller throughout the world. I do not know whether this wonder drug has reached Indonesia, but in other countries it is being sold at...

Indonesian NGOs wages war against cigarettesBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Despite years of health warnings, smoking is still socially acceptable in Indonesia.Activists have launched antismoking campaigns, yet many people ignore the warnings.

Late delivery I am from the United States. I go to a school named Caltex American school and I love to read your paper but I have some suggestions to make.First, I was hoping you could put more comics in your newspaper and add the This Odd World section to the Sunday paper.

Thousand celebrate reform at Depok campus DEPOK (JP): Under the sullen glow of moonlight and bamboo flares, some 10,000 people descended on the University of Indonesia campus in Depok Friday night, listening to music and casually exchanging views on the mood of reform gripping the country.

Workers' deportation fails to dull the attraction of Malaysia The Indonesian Navy ship KRI Tanjung Oisina repatriated 1,725 illegal workers and their children on May 5 from Johor, Malaysia. The operation was part of a mass deportation supported by the Indonesian government and aimed at reducing the...

Pitfalls of learning English from books JAKARTA (JP): There is no doubt that English is a very important language. Just look at all the materials out there in English. Text books used in universities are mainly in English; the movies in the cinemas are in English; The Jakarta Post is in English.