French Cinematheque nears 60th yearBy Pierre Albert Lambert PARIS: The French Cinematheque (film museum and library) will
soon be 60 years old. The richness of its collections and its
reputation make it the most important in the world. More ...
Nias: Between waves and stone age Nias hosted an international surfing championship between July 19
and 23. Located west of Sumatra, Unspoiled beaches, traditional
houses and stone jumping are among the main tourist attractions
of the island. Ibnu Basori gives the following account. More ...
Pesticide content in baby food debatedBy Susan Milius WASHINGTON (UPI): Test results released earlier this week
demonstrated that baby foods from stores in three U.S. More ...
Tears of joy for the Omar Dhanis JAKARTA (JP): "I want to be a child again," said Dian Sri
Indrapuri, 37.Such a simple wish from a daughter who has been separated from
her father by prison walls for nearly 30 years. More ...
Dr. Kahin is no ordinary historianBy Endy M. Bayuni JAKARTA (JP): If there's one historian who can reminisce about
the Indonesian revolution in great detail, objectively and
passionately, it's American Dr. George McTurnan Kahin.Now 77 years old, Kahin is no ordinary historian. More ...
What do really we get in life? JAKARTA (JP): Life if full of the threats of punishment,
especially so for Indonesians. Even as babies they are faced with
all kinds of punishment. More ...
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News
7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso
7:40 Cartoon: Vicky the Viking
8:05 Culture Program
8:35 Children's Drama
9:00 People and Events
9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka
9:45 Music
10:45 Youth Program
11:15 Indonesian Culinary
1:15 p.m. More ...
Adoption process should easierBy Hillary Clinton The first time I met Mother Teresa was not in an urban slum or
a remote village in India but in the fancy ballroom of a
Washington hotel. It was February 1994, and she had just
delivered a speech against abortion at the National Prayer
Breakfast. More ...
State universities admit 63,090 people JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday the 63,090
people who passed the entrance exams for the 89 state
universities nationwide. More ...
Feasting on king cobra: Danger of delicacy?By V. Anjaiah JAKARTA (JP): We have read stories about blood-sucking
vampires. We have seen people eating fried chicken, goat, cow and
pig blood. But have you ever seen anyone drink fresh cobra blood?If not, go to Jakarta's busy Jl. More ...
Disgusting, barbarousFrom KompasDisgusting, barbarous, insane, sadistic... It seems that there
aren't any more appropriate words to describe the rape of the
wife and children of the Acan family in Bekasi.The rapists must be arrested. More ...
The legend of Bob Marley, resurrected and reissuedBy Jason Tedjasukmana JAKARTA (JP): I first heard Burnin' on my mom's old Marantz
turntable, the record crackling and popping like a smoldering
spliff. A slow, hypnotic groove saturated the room and yet
another reggae disciple emerged. More ...
Persib to play Petrokimia in national soccer league final JAKARTA (JP): The long, grueling and tense competition pitting
34 soccer teams will climax in today's match at the Senayan
stadium when Petrokimia Putra plays Persib Bandung for the
President's Cup, the symbol of national league supremacy. More ...
What bad effect? I would like to respond to the article under the headline of
What bad effect? TV has done a lot, which appeared in Sunday's
edition of The Jakarta Post on July 23, 1995.It reminds me of what Coordinating Minister for Social Affairs
Aswar Anas has said, which was really wise. More ...
Indonesians rank among top ten foreign spenders SINGAPORE (JP): An Rp 250,000 exit tax and an abundance of
sprawling shopping centers at home don't deter Indonesian
shoppers from hunting for bargains abroad.They still swarm into Singapore, particularly on the weekends. More ...
The coast of Nias: A paradise for surfersBy Ibnu Basori NIAS (JP): The International Surfing Championship which ended
on July 23 turned the quiet coast near Sorake on Nias into a
fiesta. More ...
Environmental hazards of biotech, patentsBy Hira P. Jhamtani JAKARTA (JP): Biotechnology is essentially technology that
utilizes life forms (organisms) which are engineered to provide
goods and services for human beings. More ...
Scientists search for new healthier genes Scientists are trying to collect and preserve rare human cells
types and genes from "endangered" indigenous group in a bid to
conquer genetically-linked illnesses. Johanna Son of Inter Press
Service reports. More ...
Singapore still a shoppers' heavenBy Imanuddin Singapore launched its second grand sale on July 14 in an effort
to retain its reputation as a shoppers' paradise. A reporter of
The Jakarta Post was recently invited by the Singapore Tourist
Promotion Board to witness this event. More ...
Remembering Subagio Sastrowardoyo JAKARTA (JP): In the creation of poetry, a distillation of
thought and experience takes place; more often than not what
underlies poems are philosophical conclusions. The tendency on
the part of the poet to philosophize is apparent in even the
simplest of poems. More ...
Ruwiyati slumps to second defeat JAKARTA (JP): National champion Ruwiyati of Central Java had
to eat humble pie again after being outpaced by her hometown
rival Hanny Melon, this time in the women's 10,000m, on the third
day of the Indonesia Open Track and Field Championships at the
Senayan Madya ... More ...
Hariyanto, Susi skip U.S. Open c'ships JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia has
decided not to include Hariyanto Arbi and Susi Susanti in the
team for the U.S. Open badminton championships in Atlanta. More ...
The art of bargaining in BukittinggiBy Carl Chairul BUKITTINGGI, West Sumatra (JP): Skipping Bukittingi in a
journey to West Sumatra is just like going all the way to San
Diego without seeing the Sea World. More ...
Honda riders take lead pole positions YOGYAKARTA (JP): Michael Machio of France led the Honda
riders, with Jimmy Button of U.S.A. and Brian K. Jorgensen of
Denmark making it one-two-three at yesterday's practice for
today's World Motocross Championship.Machio clocked two minutes 34. More ...
Mr. ProfessionalBy Sori Siregar From a distance I saw Karundeng coming from the west. I was
standing in front of the gate of the parking building, waiting
for him. With his hurried steps, he looked like a bullet zipping
through the air. More ...
Tears fill my eyesFrom Berita BuanaMy heart bled when I read the newspaper article on the rape by
a group of burglars of a mother and her two daughters in Bekasi
on July 24.Although I am a man, unconsciously, tears filled my eyes when
I read the news.Their act is barbaric. I can't imagine the agony. More ...
Top HK policemen sees 1997 as an 'adventure'By Denis Brulet HONG KONG (AFP): With two years to go before Hong Kong's
handback to China, a high-ranking career public servant like
Andrew Leung would seem to be a prime candidate to quit the
British colony pronto.Not so. More ...
Guess What? Djisman Simanjuntak Have you ever heard Djisman Simanjuntak talk about press
freedom?Probably not.Simanjuntak is the executive director of the Prasetiya Mulya
Graduate School of Management and he is popular for his sharp
analysis in the field of economics. More ...
Architecture only surviving key to Nias originsText by Ibnu Basori
Photos by Arief Hidayat NIAS (JP): The origins of the Nias people are uncertain. But
the elders of the island are convinced that one place, Gomo in
Central Nias, is the origin of their ancestry. More ...
Guess What? Koos Arumdanie Collector of traditional Indonesian textiles Koos Arumdanie
couldn't hide her disappointment upon seeing that the Borobudur
Inter-Continental Hotel's Flores room -- where a one-day seminar
on Indonesian traditional woven cloths was held on Thursday --
was almost empty. More ...
Rendra: When love borders ruin, failure and deathBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Rendra, "The Peacock", strutted out of his
socio-political garden to read his collection of love poems this
week. More ...
Guess What? Linda Evangelista Being a top model is probably a sweet dream for many young
girls worldwide, but for one of the world's super models, Linda
Evangelista, it is only a stepping-stone career. More ...
ASEAN told to move faster on free tradeBy Oei Eng Goan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Brunei leader Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
yesterday to move faster in implementing free trade in the
region. More ...
Asia-Pacific Film Festival lacks focus and direction JAKARTA (JP): The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (APFF) must
develop a specific focus in order to become respectable.Indonesian film critic Marselli Sumarno said the APFF does not
have any particular character or theme. More ...
Guess What? Toeti Adhitama Some people are against lotteries, which are considered
gambling. But not Toeti Adhitama, editor of Eksekutif, a business
monthly. More ...
Grief hangs heavy over Bekasi farmer's modest homeBy Johannes Simbolon BEKASI (JP): Grief hangs over the house which stands a stones
throw away from the dirty river that separates the Bekasi and
Bogor regencies. More ...
Rape, violence rock the countryBy T. Sima Gunawan and Rita A. Widiadana Reports on the brutal rape of a mother and her two teenage
daughters in Bekasi, east of Jakarta, on Monday had not yet died
down when police announced they had arrested four teenagers
several hours after allegedly raping a ... More ...
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