Archive: 18 April 1999
27 articles found
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
June 7 polls to be closely watched
June 7 polls to be closely watched JAKARTA (JP): Among dozens of local election watchdogs ready to monitor the June 7 general election, the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), the University Network for Free and Fair Elections (Unfrel) and the Rectors Forum have emerged as the biggest...
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
RI says no to UN force in Timor
RI says no to UN force in Timor JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia rejected on Friday mounting calls for some kind of United Nations presence in East Timor, even as critics charged it with failing to arrest the rising violence in the territory.U.S.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Nature and culture should coexist
Nature and culture should coexist JAKARTA (JP): Some people believe everything in the world is created in pairs. Naturally, the pairs are the opposite of each other, just like day and night, good and bad, sweet and bitter.That positive-negative difference is believed to create balance in life.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Manchester serves as new gateway to UK for MAS
Manchester serves as new gateway to UK for MAS Malaysia Airlines invited The Jakarta Post's reporter Hyginus Hardoyo to join an entourage for the inauguration of its maiden flight from Kuala Lumpur to Manchester on March 29.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Proper diet, exercise keys to longevity
Proper diet, exercise keys to longevityBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Disprove the common notion that being elderly is "useless" and burdensome. Live longer and stay vital, but how?A lively seminar on active aging last week focused on the search for vitality during old age.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Poll rigging practices haunt KIPP, Unfrel, Rectors Forum
Poll rigging practices haunt KIPP, Unfrel, Rectors Forum JAKARTA (JP): The following unlawful practices were identified in past elections. Data has been provided by the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), the University Network for Free and Fair Elections (Unfrel) and the Rector Forum.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
When conscience says enough is enough
When conscience says enough is enough Malu (Aku) Jadi Orang Indonesia (I am) Ashamed of Being Indonesian), Seratus Puisi Taufiq Ismail (One hundred poems of Taufiq Ismail); Taufik Ismail; Yayasan Ananda, Jakarta, 1998, xvi + 206pp. JAKARTA (JP): Taufiq Ismail is an inexhaustible source of poems.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Children will have their say in court
Children will have their say in court SINGAPORE (DPA): Children caught in bitter divorce and custody battles in Singapore will have a legal say over which parent they want to live with in a landmark program starting in July, a published report said Saturday.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Drug 'ice' abuse queried
Drug 'ice' abuse queried SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore expressed concern Saturday over growing abuse of the designer drug "ice" among the young in Southeast Asia."The abuse of ice, especially, is spreading quickly among younger persons in Southeast Asia, overtaking traditional plant- based narcotic...
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Malaysia's Anwar -- from threshold of power to prison
Malaysia's Anwar -- from threshold of power to prison KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Once Malaysia's prime-minister-in- waiting, Anwar Ibrahim was cast into the political wilderness only months after he stood at the doorstep of power.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: RegentThe Regent JakartaFAREWELL PARTY: The World Bank office in Jakarta bids farewell to the outgoing World Bank country director Dennis de Tray (right) and his wife, Mary de Tray (second right) in a reception at The Regent Jakarta's ballroom.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Smugglers blamed on virus
Smugglers blamed on virus KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A pig-borne virus that has killed 97 people in Malaysia could spread to still unaffected regions of the country because pigs are being smuggled across state lines, health authorities have said.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Satanic worship create real potential for conflict
Satanic worship create real potential for conflictBy Herdie Togas MANADO, North Sulawesi (Antara): Recent reports of Satanic worship among local youth, published in serial form in the Manado Post daily, have shocked the provincial capital and other areas of the North Sulawesi province.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Kalimantan's proboscis monkeys close to extinction
Kalimantan's proboscis monkeys close to extinctionBy Hasan Zainuddin BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (Antara): The proboscis monkey in Kalimantan is on the brink of extinction due to the rapid loss of its habitat.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Nonpartisan media vital for free and fair elections
Nonpartisan media vital for free and fair elections JAKARTA (JP): As a pillar of democracy, freedom of the press most certainly becomes a vital element for free and fair elections, however, only ethical, fair and balanced reporting would safeguard the elections and contribute to democracy.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Aussie businessman safe
Aussie businessman safe CANBERRA (AP): An Australian businessman was detained by Indonesian authorities on the strife-torn island of Ambon after they discovered two guns on his boat, officials said Saturday.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Project monitoring
Project monitoring I am responding to Ms. Nila Ardhianie's article titled "WB Project monitoring needs revision" published on April 8.I am responding in an official capacity as regional director of advocacy for the U.S. based Project Management Institute (PMI).
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Modernization continues to permeate Dayak lives
Modernization continues to permeate Dayak lives Is it true that Dayak tribes living deep in the hinterland of Kalimantan still live primitive lives? Early this month, The Jakarta Post photographer P.J. Leo visited a number of villages in Kapuas Hulu, Putussibau district, West Kalimantan, about 700...
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Election monitoring has become a commodity
Election monitoring has become a commodityBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): Mulyana Wira Kusumah used to be one of the New Order government's "enemies" for his critical stand on the regime's policies. But now, he is entrusted by the government to help prepare the upcoming elections.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Police crackdown fails to stop pro-Anwar march
Police crackdown fails to stop pro-Anwar march KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian police detained dozens of youths here Saturday in a surprise crackdown but failed to quell a march by hundreds of supporters of ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Poll watchdogs vow to go all out
Poll watchdogs vow to go all out As the general election draws near, things are not running smoothly, particularly preparations for poll monitoring. There are also other hurdles, such as coordinating poll watchdogs, and legal constraints.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
East Java coffee farmers prosper amid crisis
East Java coffee farmers prosper amid crisisBy Lewa Pardomuan SIDOMULYO, East Java (Reuters): Not all Indonesians have suffered so badly in their country's economic collapse. In fact, coffee growers are doing rather nicely.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
At least 20 killed in E. Timor after pro-independence rally
At least 20 killed in E. Timor after pro-independence rally DILI, East Timor (JP): At least 20 people, including the nephew of former governor Mario Viegas Carrascalao, were confirmed dead when armed pro-Indonesian militia rampaged unchecked through Dili on Saturday.Dili police chief Col.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
'Kamasan' painters preserve Bali's art
'Kamasan' painters preserve Bali's artBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Traces of the Klungkung kingdom heyday 300 years ago can be found in Kamasan village in Klungkung regency, about 45 kilometers east of here.The village inherits the kingdom's tradition of painting wayang (puppets).
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Provocateur
ProvocateurBy Maria Magdalena Bhoernomo A petty quarrel suddenly broke out at Terminal A. According to witnesses, it started from a squabble between a driver of a public vehicle and a mysterious passenger who was wearing sunglasses and a cap and smoking a cigar.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
Official sound out haze alarm
Official sound out haze alarm BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): ASEAN environment ministers sounded the alarm once more against forest fires raging in the large Indonesian island of Sumatra that have brought back air pollution to Singapore and Malaysia.
Sun, 18 Apr 1999
'Wall of a Thousand Messages'
'Wall of a Thousand Messages' After 25 years of being Jakarta's best meeting place, PEACOCK CAFE, located in Jakarta Hilton International's Main Tower, is having a massive facelift. This 24-hour coffee shop is scheduled to be reopened by the end of June 1999 with a thoroughly rejuvenated,...