Archive: 21 March 2004
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Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Swedish law enforcers question JSX bombers, ex GAM hostage
Swedish law enforcers question JSX bombers, ex GAM hostageP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSwedish prosecutors and police questioned on Saturday five Acehnese, including two convicted of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) bombing in 2000, as part of their investigation into Free Aceh Movement...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, March 21, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, March 21, 2004Exhibitions* Fine Arts Temple-temple, dari Perjalanan ke Kuil Petak Sembilan, Glodok, GoetheHaus, Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9-15 Central Jakarta (Tel. 23550208), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until March 25.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Local contractors upbeat on 2004 outlook
Local contractors upbeat on 2004 outlookRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Indonesian population growth of 1.4 percent to 1.9 percent per annum constitutes a source of optimism for the country's construction sector, which has started showing signs of recovery during the past two years.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Traditional approach to healing ripe for change
Traditional approach to healing ripe for change David Kennedy, Contributor, Jakarta, d_kenn@yahoo.comIt's early Sunday morning at a nondescript hotel near Blok M in South Jakarta, and an anxious group of women are waiting to see Jeng (Mrs.) Asih Marlyna.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Ancient knowledge gets a modern makeover
Ancient knowledge gets a modern makeoverA new government policy on paranormal and alternative healing therapies is expected to be unveiled in the near future. In a similar way to other countries which have recognized certain nonscience-based health care therapies like acupuncture, the Ministry of...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Search under way for ferry missing
Search under way for ferry missingINDONESIA: A search and rescue (SAR) team, assisted by local fishermen, are looking for victims of a ferry accident in the waters off Kabaruan island in Talaud regency, some 300 kilometers north of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Regional candidates square off in poster war
Regional candidates square off in poster warThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/Semarang/PaluMost regional representative candidates have been involved in a poster war rather than promoting their platforms to seek support for their candidacy in the legislative election.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
LPG truck explodes, six injured
LPG truck explodes, six injuredINDONESIA: A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank truck exploded late Friday in Citerep subdistrict in Serang regency, severely burning six people. The six people are employees of LPG Refilling Station in Citerep, Banten province.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
On the shelves
On the shelvesWorshiping Siva and Buddha: The Temple Art of East Java Ann R. Kinney, with Marijke J. Klokke, Lydia Kieven University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu 2003 304 ppTheir imposing neighbors in Central Java -- beautiful Borobudur, with its beguiling tale of rediscovery after centuries lost, the...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Campaigners outshone by singers, rallies
Campaigners outshone by singers, ralliesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter almost two weeks, election campaigning nationwide is barely living up to its name, instead resorting to dangdut performances and street rallies to attract crowds.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Sea of solace
Sea of solaceSri Mulyanti GoenawanIt is our life; it has been for generations but now it has brought death.We always knew to respect it. At times, for sure, we lived in fear of it and understood its power and the potential it had to bring destruction and even death.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
'Dangdut' singers make a killing
'Dangdut' singers make a killingYOGYAKARTA: Dangdut (traditional music) performers and their managers in Yogyakarta are being swamped with bookings during the election campaign, which has doubled or tripled their incomes.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Architectural odds and ends add up to an inviting home
Architectural odds and ends add up to an inviting homeAsip A. Hasani, Contributor, YogyakartaA first visit to the house in Kembaran village in Bantul, Yogyakarta, can prove a bit confusing.Where, the perplexed visitor asks, is the front door?A few meters into the front yard of the home of Javanese...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Peace reigns in Dutch cemetery amid Aceh's strife
Peace reigns in Dutch cemetery amid Aceh's strifeNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehGen. J.H.R. Kohler, who led the stepped up Dutch advance to take Aceh in the late 19th century, probably never imagined that one day that he would finally -- posthumously -- find his own peaceful corner in the...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Juliana, signatory to RI independence, dies
Juliana, signatory to RI independence, diesAgencies, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFormer Dutch queen Juliana, who presided over the dismantling of the centuries-old Dutch empire, including granting Indonesia's independence, during her 31-year reign, died on Saturday. She was 94.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Signs of life seen in infrastructure sectors
Signs of life seen in infrastructure sectorsSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For major construction companies involved in the construction of property and infrastructure, business has almost returned to normal after being hard hit by the country's economic crisis five years ago.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Peace reigns in Dutch cemetery amid Aceh's strife
Peace reigns in Dutch cemetery amid Aceh's strifeNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehGen. J.H.R. Kohler, who led the stepped up Dutch advance to take Aceh in the late 19th century, probably never imagined that one day he would finally -- posthumously -- find his own peaceful corner in the...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
More voter cards printed
More voter cards printedBATAM: Batam General Elections Commission (KPU) printed 30,000 more voter registration papers after it discovered that many eligible voters had not received the forms, which they need to enable them to vote.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Supermarket chains build more stores
Supermarket chains build more stores The expansion of supermarket chains has also contributed to an increase in construction activities in the country.Makro Indonesia, a subsidiary of Dutch-based SVH Holdings, which at present operates 14 stores, plans to open three more 10,000-square-meter (sq m)...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Easy does it with the party hardy
Easy does it with the party hardyColorful flags and banners adorning most parts of the city, and normally bad traffic becoming horrendous, are signs of the times as 24 parties contesting the upcoming legislative elections take their campaigns to the streets.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Fewer takers for some drug rehab programs
Fewer takers for some drug rehab programsFather Johanness "Hanny" Osbourne Repi from Rumah Anak Panah drug rehabilitation center said there were fewer patients signing up for his drug treatment program.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Airport systems back up and running
Airport systems back up and runningINDONESIA: After two consecutive days of radar malfunctions, the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, west of Jakarta, resumed normal operations on Saturday.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Poll body insists no problem in preparation
Poll body insists no problem in preparationDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite the bulk of unfinished work, the General Elections Commission (KPU) ensured on Saturday that election materials would be ready on time, saying preparations for their distribution was nearing completion.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Indian cricket fans invade Pakistan
Indian cricket fans invade PakistanAgence France-Presse, Lahore, PakistanSourav Ganguly's Indians will find full-throated support from the stands when they attempt to salvage the one-day series against Pakistan in a do-or-die clash here on Sunday.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Hard line of religion used to treat addiction
Hard line of religion used to treat addictionHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt was not a pretty picture: A shabby little mosque in a dark alley, filled with puddles of mud because of the heavy rain, with a foul odor emanating from the nearby river and traditional market.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
TV Program: Sunday, March 21, 2004
TV Program: Sunday, March 21, 2004.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News6:30 Documentary7:00 Children's Program: Dongeng Anak9:00 Music: Delta10:00 TV Drama: Si Kabayan11:00 Variety Show: Maskum Show12:30 p.m.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Upcoming concerts: Enrique, Gareth and Maksim come to town
Upcoming concerts: Enrique, Gareth and Maksim come to townHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe list of international artists who braved the travel warnings to play gigs here in recent years is not very impressive.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
'Kwaliteit 2': New comedy a self-indulgent prank
'Kwaliteit 2': New comedy a self-indulgent prankJoko Anwar, Contributor, JakartaKwaliteit 2 (Quality 2) Comedy Starring Bramatyo W., Rahadian, Mualimin, Dennis Adhiswara, Yunita David Directed by Dennis Adhiswara *1/2 (out of ****) Twenty-two-year-old Dennis Adhiswara just made his mark as the...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Traditional approach to healing ripe for change
Traditional approach to healing ripe for changeDavid Kennedy, Contributor, Jakarta, d_kenn@yahoo.comIt's early Sunday morning at a nondescript hotel near Blok M in South Jakarta, and an anxious group of women is waiting to see Jeng (Mrs.) Asih Marlyna.
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Slip of tongue startles supporters
Slip of tongue startles supportersSURABAYA: For most people, a slip of the tongue is usually just a simple mistake and is quickly forgotten, but it can spell the end of a politician's career.A campaigner for the Indonesia Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) made a major gaffe on Saturday when...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Multitalented Putu still a rebel with a cause
Multitalented Putu still a rebel with a causeChristina Schott, Contributor, JakartaThe huge animal twitches and writhes when it finds its master with a whip. Then the white object changes into new forms: soldiers going to war, a human being born in pain, another swallowed by the constantly moving...
Sun, 21 Mar 2004
U.S. warns of RI terror attack
U.S. warns of RI terror attackReuters, Washington, D.C.The United States said on Friday a terror attack in Indonesia was possible in the run-up to the April elections and also warned of persistent threats worldwide, particularly in the Middle East.