Archive: 4 March 2001
51 articles found
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Computer geek: A villain to Hollywood, a hero to hackers
Computer geek: A villain to Hollywood, a hero to hackersBy Doug Mellgren STEINSHOLT, Norway (AP): In the basement of an old farmhouse deep in the Norwegian countryside, a 15-year-old computer geek named Jon Lech Johansen pecked out the finishing touches on a piece of programming that had been...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Country music fans explore Kentucky
Country music fans explore KentuckyBy Roger Alford PRESTONSBURG, Kentucky (AP): Naomi and Wynonna Judd, Ricky Skaggs, Loretta Lynn and Patty Loveless have always talked - or sung - about growing up in eastern Kentucky.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Light Ornaments, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5241069), until March 24. * Painting Hanafi 2001, Galeri Minima - Maxima, Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda 88D, Arteri Pondok Indah, 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., until March 20.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Viduka strike earns Leeds 1-1 tie with Reds
Viduka strike earns Leeds 1-1 tie with Reds LONDON (AP): Mark Viduka headed an equalizer seven minutes from the end to deny Manchester United victory at Elland Road on Saturday as Leeds hit back for a 1-1 tie.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Pierce leads Celtics past Jazz 103-99
Pierce leads Celtics past Jazz 103-99 BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters): The Celtics got 30 points from Paul Pierce -- 22 in the second half -- to beat the Utah Jazz 103-99 on Friday.Antoine Walker added 26 points for Boston, which moved within 1 1/2 games of Indiana for the final Eastern Conference...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Snapshot
SnapshotPhoto A: IndocementPT Indocement Tunggal Prakasa TBKFLOOD RELIEF: Robert Polowijaya (holding box, left) of PT Indocement Tunggal Prakasa Tbk hands over an aid package to a resident in flood-stricken Lebak, Banten.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
PSM tops the eastern standing
PSM tops the eastern standing MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Defending champion PSM Makassar took over the eastern division's top position from Barito Putra of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan following a narrow 2-1 defeat over the visitor on Saturday.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Kampung Sampireun, a highland spot for tourists
Kampung Sampireun, a highland spot for touristsBy Dewi Anggraeni SAMPIREUN VILLAGE, West Java (JP): Thanks to increasing environmental consciousness we no longer see multi-storeyed four or five-star hotels being built in rural regions of Indonesia.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Keanu Reeves a romantic lead? Nah!
Keanu Reeves a romantic lead? Nah!By Christy Lemire NEW YORK (AP): Sweet November is a remake of a 1968 film of the same name. But it also rehashes Love Story, Autumn in New York, and any other movie in which a high-powered, self-centered jerk finds humility in the arms of a beautiful woman who's...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Still playing
Still playing JAKARTA (JP): Local movies theaters are screening almost all same films as last weekend. But, if you have not had a chance to see any of them, like Meet the Parents, The Jakarta Post's contributor Joko E.Anwar has some suggestions for you. Duets (Drama/Comedy, 112 minutes).
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Ted Turner reflects on his new role - and his legacy
Ted Turner reflects on his new role - and his legacyBy Erin McClam ATLANTA (AP): In a sprawling office perched atop an empire he no longer rules, the man once called Captain Outrageous is cowering - chin on his knees, hands clasped over his head.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Champion faces domestic battery charge
Champion faces domestic battery charge PENSACOLA, Florida (AP): WBA featherweight champion Derrick "Smoke" Gainer is free on bond following an innocent plea to a battery charge made after his estranged wife said he grabbed her by the throat and shoved her down.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Ratdomopurbo, learning the ways of Merapi
Ratdomopurbo, learning the ways of MerapiBy Asip A. Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): "Let Merapi residents' mystical calculations decide if they will vacate their village or not, because we scientists cannot determine if and when the volcano will erupt.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
NOW SHOWING
NOW SHOWING The Cell (Thriller/Sci-Fi). Starring Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jake Weber. Directed by Tarsem Singh.Psychotherapist Chaterine Deane (Lopez) is developing a new procedure with her colleagues to help their patients.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Return of an old enemy: Tuberculosis
Return of an old enemy: TuberculosisBy Adam James LONDON: Disadvantage and deprivation are far removed from the life of Ali Khaleeli. With his background, there seemed little risk of him catching tuberculosis, which is known as the disease of poverty.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Save mangrove forests: Official
Save mangrove forests: Official JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations has called on the private sector to help protect mangrove forests in the Muara Angke reserves in North Jakarta.Besides providing a natural habitat for marine biota, shrimps, fish and crustaceans, mangrove trees...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Pick of the Flicks
Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Proof of Life 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Woman on Top 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Get Carter 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Cell 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Family Man 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15Senayan Urban Legends: The Final Cut 13:00 15:15 17:30 19:45 Meet The Parents 13:45...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
G-8 ministers brace for the heat in climate talks
G-8 ministers brace for the heat in climate talks TRIESTE, Italy (Reuters): Environment ministers from the world's leading industrialized nations get down to the heated issue of climate change on Saturday as the threat of demonstrations hang over the talks.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Landry Quebec separatist leader
Landry Quebec separatist leader SAINT-HYACINTHE, Quebec (Reuters): Bernard Landry, a political veteran who said as a boy he wanted to become "president of the Republic of Quebec," was chosen leader of the ruling separatist Parti Quebecois on Friday night, a post that will make him the province's...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Old mammal fossils found
Old mammal fossils found ADDIS ABABA (Reuters): Scientists in eastern Ethiopia said on Saturday they had discovered 250 four-million-year-old mammal fossils which could provide new clues about how humans evolved.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Decision on Estrada Monday
Decision on Estrada Monday MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine government will decide by Monday whether to file criminal charges against former president Joseph Estrada for graft and economic plunder, Ombudsman Aniano Desierto said on Saturday.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Muslim pilgrims flock to Mena
Muslim pilgrims flock to Mena MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters): Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims left the holy city of Mecca for the plains of Mena on Saturday, following in the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad at the start of the annual haj pilgrimage.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Napster pulls plug on copyrighted music
Napster pulls plug on copyrighted music SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): Napster Inc., facing a corporate death sentence at the hands of a federal judge, bought itself a brief reprieve on Friday by promising to block users from accessing some one million music files covered by recording industry copyrights.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Spirit of solidarity needed
Spirit of solidarity neededFrom Rakyat MerdekaObserving an important event in the history of national struggle must not be construed as boasting with mere slogans and nostalgia of the struggle.We thank God that the Indonesian people with their distinct plurality have tapped their rich experience in...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
RI shuttlers head for Birmingham
RI shuttlers head for Birmingham JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top shuttlers left here for Birmingham on Saturday, vowing to give their best at this week's 2001 Yonex All England Open.While some have been dispatched with specific orders to go for glory, others will go with the hope of achieving...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Mizan publishing house launches first e-book in Indonesia
Mizan publishing house launches first e-book in IndonesiaBy Ahmad Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): For the computer-literate, reading a book may soon go out of fashion. Now, you can read it on your PC or down load it from the Internet to your pocket computer and read it any time you wish.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Different conditions breed different necessities
Different conditions breed different necessities MELBOURNE, Australia (JP): I keep telling myself that the reason we are sent hither and thither in an Indonesian shop before we can take home the goods we purchase is so that a fair number of people can be employed.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
The 'Post' never interviewed me
The 'Post' never interviewed me I would like to bring to your attention the article Violence escalates in Aceh, 11 found dead in The Jakarta Post on page two, of March 1, 2001, in which I was quoted in my capacity as director of public information for the humanitarian pause in Aceh.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
The world's first four-million pixel digital SLR
The world's first four-million pixel digital SLR JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of digital cameras have been flooding the markets in the past few years.The players are not only veterans of the camera industry like Nikon, Canon, Olympus and Kodak.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Dragila wins U.S. Indoor pole vault title
Dragila wins U.S. Indoor pole vault title ATLANTA, Georgia (AFP): Stacy Dragila won her sixth consecutive US Indoor women's pole vault on Friday, clearing 4.56m to edge Kellie Suttle by virtue of fewest misses.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
The downfall of a president: A Feng Shui analysis
The downfall of a president: A Feng Shui analysisBy Mauro Rahardjo and Dewi Mariana BANDUNG (JP): As we all know, at 9.00 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2001, The Philippine President Joseph Ejercito Estrada decided to resign.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Mori leaves political storm
Mori leaves political storm TOKYO (Reuters): Japan's embattled leader Yoshiro Mori toured a volcano-stricken island on Saturday trying to look prime ministerial even as he faces a no-confidence motion in parliament and widespread calls for his resignation.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Working out to stay fit and healthy
Working out to stay fit and healthyBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): You walk into a mall and all heads turn to look at you. A few years ago, no one would even give you a second look. That is because now you are trim, fit and healthy.Many dream of being fit and healthy, and with a great body to boot.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
On The Record
On The RecordAlbum: Marshall Mathers (Universal Music/2000); Artist: Eminem This album is obscene, violent and rage-filled, but that's what makes it great. It's sooo bad, it's good.The first time you listen to this album, be careful, as it might stress you out.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Beckenbauer proposes Platini for UEFA chief
Beckenbauer proposes Platini for UEFA chief MUNICH, Germany (AP): Franz Beckenbauer, ruling himself out for the top job in European soccer, said on Friday that former French star Michel Platini would be a good candidate for the UEFA presidency."He has great chances to be elected.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Mount Merapi, an overlooked potential tourism spot
Mount Merapi, an overlooked potential tourism spotBy Tarko Sudiarno and Nugroho CH YOGYAKARTA (JP): "When the volcanic activities intensify, it can be a beautiful sight though a potentially disastrous one. Enjoy the beauty of Mount Merapi but always stay alert.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
TV Program: Sunday, March 4, 2001
TV Program: Sunday, March 4, 2001TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Children's Film 9:30 Sports 11:00 Haj Pilgrimage 12:00 p.m. Traditional Comedy 1:30 Children's Program 3:00 News 3:30 Religious Teachings 4:00 Children's Program 5:00 News 5:30 Children's...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Islamic Day of Sacrifice falls on March 6, astronomer says
Islamic Day of Sacrifice falls on March 6, astronomer says BANDUNG (JP): An astronomer at the Bandung Institute of Technology's (ITB) Bosscha Observatory here said on Saturday, that according to visual observation the Idul Adha Islamic Day of Sacrifice should fall on March 6, instead of March 5 as...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Versace fails to impress as big Milan shows begin
Versace fails to impress as big Milan shows beginBy Jane Barrett MILAN (REUTERS): The big name fashion shows kicked off in Milan on Wednesday as Versace strutted its way onto the catwalk. But the traditionally glitzy, glam label lacked vim and vigor in a collection which had little new to offer.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Finding the link between food and films
Finding the link between food and filmsBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): Some people say good food is better than sex. The statement may be an exaggeration but it certainly tries to makes a good point. Remember the phrase "You are what you eat?"To some people who are not too picky about what they...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
See you at the gym!
See you at the gym!By Ade Rai JAKARTA (JP): A good health is the most important thing in life, but maintaining it can be expensive. Many people spend lots of money to be healthy and one way they do it is by exercising.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Walraven, Dutch East Indies writer 'in exile'
Walraven, Dutch East Indies writer 'in exile'By H Rosihan Anwar JAKARTA (JP): Some time ago I found on the shelves of Erasmus Library Rob Nieuwenhuys' book Oost Indische Spiegel! (1972) (Mirror of the Indies: A history of Dutch colonial literature) and since then I became an avid reader of the...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
A day with a conservation chief in Bali
A day with a conservation chief in Bali Tri Siswo Raharjo, chief of West Bali's Conservation Office, loves to dress like a Texas cowboy from Hollywood westerns, with a Stetson, greyish green shirt and casual pants and sneakers.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
'Soto Kudus' soup, everybody's favorite
'Soto Kudus' soup, everybody's favorite JAKARTA (JP): Among the most popular chicken-based fare in the whole country is soto Kudus which can be found in many food stalls and major restaurants.Kudus refers to a small town in Central Java, where the recipes were originally concocted.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Only 16,000 Madurese 'left in Sampit'
Only 16,000 Madurese 'left in Sampit' SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan (JP): There are only 16,000 Madurese people left in the blood-drenched town of Sampit, as an ethnic sweeping campaign against Madurese conducted by Dayak groups was mounted again on Saturday.Sampit Regent Wahyudi K.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Foreign products dominate local comic industry
Foreign products dominate local comic industryBy Yusuf Susilo JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of cartoonists under the flag of the Indonesian Comics Society (MKI), an association of some 700 cartoonists from across the country, held a rally in front of Pasar Festival in Jakarta recently.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Surveillance on workers tightened
Surveillance on workers tightened KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has ordered stricter security and surveillance along its coastal areas to prevent an influx of Indonesian illegal immigrants, reports said Saturday.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Agassi, Gambill into Sybase Open semis
Agassi, Gambill into Sybase Open semis SAN JOSE, California (Agencies): Australian Open champion Andre Agassi remained unbeaten in 2001 and swept into the semifinals at the Sybase Open on Friday with a 6-1, 6-3, victory over Sargis Sargsian of Armenia.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
The stars and this business
The stars and this businessBy Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): Celebrities and the fitness business seem to have a symbiotic relationship. They need each other.The celebrities need to have good, respectable places to hang out. They need to be in places where a lot of "other" people gather.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Sexual health suggests death of the condom culture?
Sexual health suggests death of the condom culture?By Dave Hill LONDON: Where have all the rubbers gone? The question, unconnected with the provision of classroom equipment, might seem unnecessary. Long past are the days when purchasing prophylactics involved pharmacists reaching furtively under...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
No paper
No paper In observance of Idul Adha (the Islamic Day of Sacrifice), The Jakarta Post will not be published on Monday. The Post will appear again on Tuesday. -- Publisher