Guests poisoned at wedding party BOGOR (JP): At least one wedding guest died and 100 others are
being treated for food poisoning, allegedly caused by dishes
served at a Sunday wedding reception in Udik village, Ciampea
district. More ...
Bulog benefited from Goro land deal, says Beddu JAKARTA (JP): Former chief of the State Logistics Agency
(Bulog) Beddu Amang told the South Jakarta District Court on
Wednesday that the agency suffered no losses in the land exchange
deal with private firm PT Goro Batara Sakti. More ...
ASEAN moves to implement SEANWFZ treatyBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat SINGAPORE (JP): Nearly four years after signing a nuclear-free
zone treaty, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
will take the first step in its implementation on Saturday by
convening an inaugural commission ... More ...
ICW distrusts government's stance on Ghalib case JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) expressed
doubt on Wednesday that the government and the military would
earnestly investigate the corruption allegedly committed by
former attorney general Andi M. Ghalib. More ...
Cyclist Fery undeterred by road accident JAKARTA (JP): Eight years ago, 13-year-old Fery Sonic was
cycling along the road in front of his house in the small town of
Sukabumi in West Java when a car hit him."The driver was found to be drunk. More ...
Habibie may change, says Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid came up on Wednesday with yet
another surprising move when he praised President B.J. More ...
Goenawan resigns as 'Tempo' chief editor JAKARTA (JP): After 28 years as the driving wheel behind
leading weekly magazine Tempo, senior journalist Goenawan Mohamad
stepped down as chief editor on Wednesday to sample a broader
world of culture. More ...
Wismoyo inaugurates SEAG team JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) chairman,
Wismoyo Arismunandar, inaugurated the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA)
Games contingent at the Senayan Indoor Tennis Stadium on
Wednesday. More ...
Grand festivities mark Hemingway birthday centennialBy Riyadi CHICAGO (JP): The Chicago suburb of Oak Park held a week-long
centennial festival celebrating the life of hometown hero Ernest
Hemingway, wrapping up the celebration on Wednesday, the
anniversary of the writer's birth. More ...
Baby turtles released MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: About 381 of 721 baby turtles confiscated
from an alleged smuggler at Mopah airfield here last April have
been released into the wild, Antara said on Wednesday. More ...
AIA launches new products JAKARTA (JP) : Life insurance schemes have become increasingly
preferable investment vehicle alternatives, the vice president of
PT Asuransi AIA Indonesia life insurance company, Angger P
Yuwono, said on Wednesday. More ...
Tangerang councilors land Rp 450m 'farewell token' TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang Regency office has provided a
"farewell token" of Rp 10 million (US$1,500) cash to each of the
45 regency councilors. More ...
Holes found in social safety net KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: More than Rp 500 billion in social
safety net funds have yet to reach their intended target groups,
an official said. He blamed local regency administrations' poor
understanding of the necessary poverty alleviation projects. More ...
Soeharto told to stay in hospital JAKARTA (JP): Doctors have told former president Soeharto to
spend five to six days at Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta to
recover from his mild stroke, hospital director Sudjono
Martoatmodjo announced on Wednesday. More ...
Expert calls for scrapping of social safety net program JAKARTA (JP): A top official called for the immediate
termination of the government's social safety net program, saying
it was riddled with shortcomings as the result of being drawn up
in a time of panic and pessimism at the onset of the ... More ...
Deviled egg on the face A number of us Western readers were appalled to read a notice
of congratulations in The Jakarta Post, July 19, page 14, by PT
Pertamina to the wise leadership of Iraq on their glorious
revolution in winning against the "devil spirit". More ...
Jakarta wins national junior athletics meet JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta team won the three-day National
Junior Athletics Championships with six golds, three silvers and
three bronzes at Senayan Madya Stadium on Wednesday. More ...
Indonesia's recovery 'far from assured': WB JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank warned Indonesia on Wednesday
that its economic recovery was far from assured, despite
heartening progress in economic stabilization efforts. More ...
Table tennis hopes to serve up two golds JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Table Tennis Association (PTMSI)
has set its sight on two of the seven golds on offer in the 20th
Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam next month.R.M. More ...
House and government cannot connect on airtime rate JAKARTA (JP): The government has turned down a recommendation
from the House of Representatives to raise the airtime rate for
cellular telephones by 15 percent. More ...
AII donates geography books JAKARTA: The Australia Indonesia Institute (AII) has published
50,000 Australian geography books and plans to distribute 1,000
copies to a number of junior high schools across the country. More ...
Robbers steal Rp 75m from bank client in South Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Two men on a motorcycle got away with Rp 75
million (US$11,500) on Tuesday when they grabbed a bag belonging
to a businessman who had just withdrawn the money from a bank. More ...
Where to go in SurabayaFilm * English Film Festival organized by British Council (Phone: 031
5689958) at Mitra 21 Jl. Yos Sudarso, July 23-24.Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. More ...
No more funds for PPD I, governor Sutiyoso says JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Wednesday that his
administration had decided not to allocate any further funds for
the Jakarta Provincial Elections Committee (PPD I). More ...
Indonesian politics a far cry from democracyBy Desi Anwar JAKARTA (JP): In Indonesia, problems are rarely solved. They
simply get more complicated as the day goes by. More ...
Auto association sees improved car sales JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Automotive
Industries (Gaikindo) expects domestic car sales will reach
60,000 units this year, up from the initial forecast of 50,000
units. More ...
The Aceh quagmire On Monday at around dawn, five riot troops were ambushed and
shot dead by rebels in the village of Reng Krueng in the troubled
Pidie regency, about 170 kilometers east of the provincial
capital of Banda Aceh. Another 20 soldiers were wounded in the
clash. More ...
Existence of document on East Timor denied JAKARTA (JP): The government has denied the authenticity of a
'leaked' document outlining contingency plans, including large-
scale evacuation measures, should East Timorese reject its offer
for wide-ranging autonomy and select the independence option. More ...
Exiled Aceh leader calls Indonesian rule absurd JAKARTA (JP): Exiled Aceh rebel leader Hasan Tiro has
dismissed the government's new autonomy legislation as irrelevant
and called Indonesian rule in the troubled province "absurd". More ...
Alleged drug gang caught in Bandung BANDUNG: Central Bandung Police arrestd a group of alleged
drug dealers in a raid early Wednesday, confiscating a luxurious
sedan, thousands of narcotic-type pills and packages of heroin
and marijuana. More ...
Luxury hotel plan gets thumbs-down DENPASAR, Bali: Plans to build a 2,000-room five-star hotel in
Sendang Pasir, Buleleng, Bali, are in jeopardy because the local
government believes the project violates land-use rules. More ...
Foreign capital inflow 'illusory' JAKARTA (JP): Foreign capital inflow has yet to reflect a
solid return of investor confidence in the country's economy, a
noted financial analyst said.Theo F. More ...
Gandrik's 'Orde Maling' kills with laughterBy Putu Wijaya JAKARTA (JP): Teater Gandrik, established in Yogyakarta in
1983, is still proving a capable exponent of a "Killing while
laughing" style of theater. More ...
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Anugerah Seni, by 36 Balinese traditional
Artists, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl. Raya Ubud, Gianyar (Phone:
0361 975136), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Sept. 10.
* Arts Exhibition by D. More ...
Golfers to tee it up in Olympic C'ship JAKARTA (JP): About 300 professional and amateur golf players
will compete in the Olympic Golf Championship at Gunung Geulis
Country Club, near Bogor, July 27 to July 30, the organizer said
Wednesday. More ...
Islam as a 'cultural movement'By Arief Fauzi-Marzuki YOGYAKARTA (JP): The politics of Islam has resurfaced as a
lively intellectual exercise after the relatively peaceful June 7
general election.Three important things may have prompted the emergence of this
matter. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 21, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Skeletons found at Pongkor mine BOGOR (JP): Dozens of skeletons believed to be of illegal gold
miners were found buried at Pongkor gold mine recently by miners
from state-owned general mining company PT Aneka Tambang, a
company official said on Wednesday. More ...
Megawati is the cure needed As a regular reader of The Jakarta Post (when I am in
Indonesia) I was painfully struck by the letter that Willem
Oltmans wrote (July 10, 1999). More ...
Cak Kandar, the father of feather artBy Ingrid Maack JAKARTA (JP): Seni lukis bulu (feather art) is being touted as
an emerging Indonesian art form, as the celebrated father of
feathers, Cak Kandar, passes onto his students his passion for
natural materials. More ...
Dayaks want governor out PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Dayak tribal leaders said
on Wednesday they wanted outgoing Central Kalimantan Governor
Warsito Rasman to leave the province as soon as possible, saying
his five-year term was more than enough and his presence was no
longer needed in the ... More ...
One student dies in street brawl JAKARTA (JP): A brawl between the students of two high schools
on Jl. Matraman in East Jakarta claimed one life on Wednesday, a
local police officer said. More ...
BI sees benchmark interest rate in double digit at year-end JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda Goeltom
said on Wednesday that the central bank's benchmark interest rate
might not be able to drop to single digit by year-end, as
suggested recently by International Monetary Fund ... More ...
Are Megawati's chances fading? A new idea has been suggested to the Indonesian public, this
time by Amien Rais. The National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman
suggested forming a "center axis", with himself and (National
Awakening Party founder) Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid as the
motivating forces. More ...
Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC:
Cruel Intentions 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15
Never Been Kissed 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55
Letters From A Killer 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15
Devil In The Flesh 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55
The Matrix ... More ...
Indonesian riders expected to keep ahead of the packBy Ivy Susanti and Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian cyclists are vowing to retain their
regional supremacy by grabbing four of seven golds at stake in
the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, despite financial problems
which prevented local and ... More ...
PLN jolted by big losses in 1998 JAKARTA (JP): State-owned electricity company PT PLN saw its
losses jump 15 fold in the year ending Dec. 31, 1998, mainly as a
result of the increased cost of procuring electricity from
private contractors and soaring debt servicing costs. More ...
Indonesia's money still going down the drainBy Santo Koesoebjono WASSENAAR, The Netherlands (JP): Former president Soeharto is
widely said to be smarter than Ferdinand Marcos. More ...
Merpati wants role in transporting haj pilgrims JAKARTA (JP): Local private airline Merpati Nusantara is
seeking the government's approval to become involved once again
in the transportation of haj pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,
next year. More ...
State security bill 'could snuff out democracy': Parwi JAKARTA (JP): Observers warn that the bill on state security
grants excessive power to the military and the government in the
event of perceived threats to the state. More ...
Police snap to it with cases against magazines JAKARTA (JP): Unlike work on other pressing cases, such as
corruption, the National Police on Wednesday announced they had
completed dossiers on Matra and Popular magazines in just a
matter of weeks. More ...
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