Kebon Kacang declares war on cockroaches as chaos hits Just as President Bush has declared war on terrorism and Jakarta's Governor Sutiyoso has vowed to fight to the bitter end against those beastly becak (pedicab) drivers, I myself have resolved to do my bit for the civilized world by declaring war on cockroaches.

TV Program: Sunday, July 21, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Quiz 8:30 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Maskum Show 12:30 p.m. Comedy 2:00 Music 3:00 Documentary 3:30 Religious Teachings 4:00 Sports 6:00 News 7:30 Music: Dansa Yo Dansa 9:00 News 9:30 Variety Show 10:00 TV Drama TPI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 7:00 Cartoon 8:30 Chinese Food 9:00 Entertainment News 10:30 TV Champions 11:30 TV Drama 12:30 p.m.

Tintin aims at filmmaking Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What do you do when you cannot sleep at night? Toss and turn? Count sheep? Smoke? Watch TV? None of these work for Denpasar-based experimental filmmaker Maria Clementine Wulia, nicknamed Tintin, 29. Having insomniac nights ever since she was a kid, she instead kept her mind running to get more and more ideas until it was quite difficult to handle.

Life far from normal as tensions rise in Aceh Edith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Banda Aceh is not a dead capital, but one could not call it alive. Unlike major cities in Indonesia like Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya or even Medan, Banda Aceh has no mall. The only shopping center in Banda Aceh, Geunta Plaza, was shut down because nobody shopped there and its parking lot has now become a parking lot for angkot or public minivans.

Chili's: Cool is where the ice is in Central Jakarta Bill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta What is it about the pubs in Jakarta anyway, that every minute rise in the rate of inflation is taken as an excuse to slap a couple of thousand extra on the price of drink, even if there's not the remotest hint of an increase from the brewers or wholesalers? Out of order, right?

Court acknowledges Laskar Jihad chief's objection The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ambon District Court on Saturday approved an objection filed by Laskar Jihad commander Ja'far Umar Thalib over his detention as ordered by the Ambon Prosecutors' Office. The court, however, refused to order his release because of an earlier decision by the East Jakarta District Court which extended his detention for another 30 days, Antara reported. During Saturday's hearing, Judge J.

2. KERING: 2 x 32 Farmers near Gondang dam cannot access water for their fields 3. CARTER: 1 x 45 U.S. needs to understand foreign hatred: Carter

Farmers near a dam cannot access water for their fields Edith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Lamongan, East Java Sitting on the edge of a paddy field under the burning sun, a farmer from the remote Gondang village in Lamongan regency, East Java, takes a long look at the dry and cracking soil in front of him. He lifts his eyes slightly to gaze just beyond the fields to the Gondang Dam and its sparkling water. "We have nothing.

On the Shelves Paris La Nuit - Sajak-Sajak Sitor Situmorang dalam bahasa Indonesia dan terjemahan bahasa Perancis (Paris La Nuit - Sitor Situmorang's Poems in Indonesian and in French translation); Editor: Henri Chambert-Loir; Published by Forum Jakarta-Paris & Komunitas Bambu, Jakarta, 2002, lxiv + 262 pp One of the most famous Indonesian lyrical poets, Sitor Situmorang has seen many of his poems translated into other languages.

Proton's first self-designed engines to go into cars Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Kuala Lumpur The Campro engine designed in-house by a unit of Malaysia's national automaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (Proton) are expected to be in Proton cars by March 2003, reports said recently.

Indian hand-rolled cigarettes get cool in overseas markets Biman Mukherji, Agence France Presse, New Delhi India's humble bidi, the pungent hand-rolled cigarette touted as the poor man's mini cigar, is proving an unlikely export earner with rising sales in the overseas market. Top Indian brands such as 501 and 502 Pataka are beginning to do brisk business in countries as diverse as Britain, Switzerland, the West Indies and Indonesia.

The fruitful life of Ramadhan K.H. Lie Hua, Contributor, Jakarta Ramadhan K.H. Tiga Perempat Abad (Ramadhan K.H.: Seventy Five Years); Ajip Rosidi, Ahmad Rivai, Hawe Setiawan; Pustaka Jaya, Jakarta, 2002; 279 pp. While poet, novelist and biographer Ramadhan K.H.

Garin dreams of elevating film distribution John Badalu, Contributor, Jakarta Securing an interview with Garin Nugroho these days is surprisingly easy. Although he is busy preparing his latest film (he declines to describe the plot or even give the title of the film), he looks relatively relaxed. When the country's film industry was declare dead in the early 1990s, Garin released the poetic film Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti (Love in a Slice of Bread).

Hardship, debt trouble farmers as drought starts Yogita Tahilramani and Edith Hartanto, The Jakarta Post, Mojokerto Rising at dawn everyday, 60-year-old grandfather Hardjo prays long and hard before he prepares himself for work in the dry, rock-hard fields of Suru village, in the drought-ravaged district of Dawarblandong, Mojokerto regency, East Java. "I have not tasted rain since April. That is all I can pray for. I have ...

Police general killed in plane crash Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A small single-engine plane made a crash landing on the Jagorawi toll road, only hundreds of meters from the Cililitan toll gate in East Jakarta, killing the pilot and injuring the three passengers, including an Australian, and two motorists. The pilot, Brig. Gen. Bakat Purwanto, 47, was dead on arrival at the Indonesian Christian University (UKI) Hospital.

SimakDialog sticks with jazz music genre Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dominated by baby blue, with an addition of a white trapezoid and entitled Trance/mission, the album cover looks more like the latest volume of Cafe Del Mar or some other clubbing tunes, rather than jazz. The design probably does not mean anything but the title marks the changes in the body of simakDialog, one of very few local jazz bands.

MIMPI helps students get dream school Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Megamendung, Bogor Pink Floyd's front man Roger Waters sang "We don't need no education" in the 1979 hit Another Brick in The Wall, which inspired millions of angst-ridden teenagers all over the globe. Almost two decades later in 1998, director Robert Rodriguez used the song for his teen flick The Faculty. While the impact of the song was not as strongly felt as it was 20 years ago, it still sounds appropriate even now.

Infotainment shows fails to give tasteful entertainment Joko E.H. Anwar Contributor Jakarta We often heard about how hard it is for journalists in other countries such as in the U.S. to dig stories about personal life of celebrities. Such stories could be worth a lot of money if being sold to the media since most celebrities would likely try hard to keep their personal life to themselves.

Yunus fights to save pet orangutans Danny Raharto, Contributor, Jakarta The name Yunus Makasau is not well known. He is not a celebrity or high-ranking official in the country. But as a staff member at the Ministry of Forestry, he has the tough job of stopping Jakarta's rich, who love to keep rare animals as pets, from stealing Indonesia's natural heritage. Yunus, 51, uses different approaches from direct raids on markets to quiet diplomacy in seizing the animals.

Display woes buyers with dream-cars The green park in front of the JW Marriott Hotel in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, became the center of attraction on Thursday when a huge white tent was pitched. Inside, 14 cars produced by DaimlerChrysler were displayed. Six cars -- the Mercedes-Benz S600L, C240ELG, A140 and ML270, Jeep's Grand Cherokee Limited and Chrysler's PT Cruiser -- were displayed at the tent's entrance.

Images When farmers expect rain or When dry season hits or Falling rain expected Text by Edith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani Photos by Edith Hartanto As the dry season began around April this year, many parts of the country, including the nation's main rice producing area of East Java, have suffered billions of rupiah in losses due to severe drought and the resulting failed crops.

MIMPI helps students get their dream school And what about Agus' fellow participants? According to the head of the organizing committee, Aman Utario, the kids are high-spirited, especially those from outside of Jakarta. But will the students leave the program with a greater appreciation for school and a greater willingness to study? One of the participants only smiled when asked that.