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Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Kids must learn healthy eating habits early

Kids must learn healthy eating habits earlyBy Donya Betancourt SANUR, Bali (JP): When discussing obesity in kids, I am mostly concerned about food and feeding habits of infants at the time they start eating solid food, when there is an opportunity to introduce healthy eating habits that will ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/IM to decide Rommy's fate soon

IM to decide Rommy's fate soon JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia Muda (IM) club is expected to decide to which club it will sell top player Rommy Chandra for the 2001 season, said Doedie Gambiro, the Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) official in charge of the national basketball league ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/DHL expects 10 percent growth in Indonesia

DHL expects 10 percent growth in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): DHL Worldwide Express predicts a 10 percent revenue growth in Indonesia this year partly due to the launching of value-added services, as recently announced in its new Asia campaign.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Forgiving easier said than done when a spouse cheats

Forgiving easier said than done when a spouse cheats Infidelity, particularly repeated episodes of unfaithfulness, can mean a total loss of trust in a marriage or relationship. In the first of a regular series of articles on relationships, psychologist and family counselor Monty P.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Trial of SIRA Chief to be held in Banda Aceh next week

Trial of SIRA Chief to be held in Banda Aceh next week BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The government has bowed to demands to try Muhammad Nazar, the chief of the Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA), in Banda Aceh.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Hotels exempt from nightspot ban

Hotels exempt from nightspot ban JAKARTA (JP): The ban against nightspots in connection with the Idul Adha Islamic Day of Sacrifice next week will be applied selectively, an official said on Tuesday.Spokesman for the city administration Muhayat said the ban would be effective from Sunday at 5 p.m.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Forum on Asia by Asia launched

Forum on Asia by Asia launchedBy Endy M. Bayuni BOAO, Hainan, China (JP): Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Tuesday launched the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), a new platform for government and non-government leaders of the region to address their problems from regional perspectives.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Council has yet to endorse tap water rate hike plan

Council has yet to endorse tap water rate hike plan JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has yet to endorse the city administration's proposal to impose the new tap water rates as many councillors still disagree with the proposed increase, a councillor said on Tuesday.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/No signs of reduction in clashes

No signs of reduction in clashes SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan (JP): There have been no signs of abatement in the bloody ethnic attacks perpetrated by the indigenous Dayaks on Madurese migrants in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, despite the fact that the mayhem, which has claimed hundreds of lives, ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Addressing the Papua issue: A doctor's view

Addressing the Papua issue: A doctor's viewBy Jozep Lukman Ojong TEMBAGAPURA (JP): Many Indonesians fear that Irian Jaya, now known as Papua by many people, could in the near future separate from Indonesia.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb.27, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Seeing red in a green garden at Kampung Daun

Seeing red in a green garden at Kampung Daun BANDUNG (JP): The "in" places to eat in Bandung are two restaurants way up in the hills of Lembang. They have the style, but what about their substance? The Jakarta Post checked out one of them, Kampung Daun.Kampung Daun: Jl. Sersan Bajuri Km 4.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Radius quizzed for twelve hours over Tutut case

Radius quizzed for twelve hours over Tutut case JAKARTA (JP): Former senior minister Radius Prawiro was grilled for almost 12 hours at the Attorney General's Office on Tuesday as a witness in an alleged mark-up of a state project involving former president Soeharto's daughter Siti ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Police say no sabotage in ammonia leakage

Police say no sabotage in ammonia leakage SURABAYA (JP): The leak from an ammonia tank belonging to Unit II of PT Petrokimia (a petrochemical producer) on Monday has been confirmed as being caused by technical problems, while environmentalists are urging severe punishment for the errant company.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:30 p.m.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/The emperor is sick

The emperor is sick The strongman former president Soeharto has been often likened to an emperor with absolute power. Although he has been reported a number of times as being very sick and was rushed recently to the hospital for an appendectomy, he is a free man.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Major factions oppose questioning over Bulog scandal

Major factions oppose questioning over Bulog scandal JAKARTA (JP): Five major factions at the House of Representatives will recommend that faction members, who were on a special committee investigating two financial scandals allegedly linked to President Abdurrahman Wahid, defy summonses for ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/PBSI suffers deficit for All England trip

PBSI suffers deficit for All England trip JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) will suffer Rp 300 million (US$37,760) deficit as a result of its about-face in deciding to finance the participation of all of its 28 shuttlers in the All England in Birmingham, England, in ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Indonesia looks into co-insurance scheme for future IPPs

Indonesia looks into co-insurance scheme for future IPPs JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to set up a co- insurance scheme with the World Bank to protect power projects in the country against risks which may stem from social and political uncertainties, according to an executive of ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Drugs-free certificates needed

Drugs-free certificates needed YOGYAKARTA (JP): The new Yogyakarta Police Chief Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said Tuesday his office is planning to require drugs- free certificates for those applying for driving license and police clearance.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Spicy fried rice from the Kebon Sirih sidewalk

Spicy fried rice from the Kebon Sirih sidewalk JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta residents fond of a bowlful of fried rice will no doubt be familiar with the nasi goreng kambing (mutton fried rice) found at sidewalk eateries around the city.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Market glut pushes down pulp prices

Market glut pushes down pulp prices JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Pulp and Paper Producers Association (APKI) said on Tuesday that a market glut had driven international pulp prices down to as low as US$350 per metric ton, paling in comparison to the $550 demanded only six months ago.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/A real option: Grass roots human security

A real option: Grass roots human securityBy David Harries JAKARTA (JP): If human security is the ability to live, to move and to work in satisfying, safe ways then the human security of a majority of Indonesian citizens is falling. The reasons are all too obvious.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Critics reproach Gus Dur for staying calm despite problem

Critics reproach Gus Dur for staying calm despite problem JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid became the target of sharp criticism as critics here on Tuesday reproached his seeming obliviousness to the nation's problems.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Bombs, gunfights in Ambon

Bombs, gunfights in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: Sporadic bomb explosions and gunfire hit several parts of Ambon island in from Monday to Tuesday, officials reported later in the day.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Feb.27

Rupiah Rates Feb.27 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,353.00 10,353.00 9,804.00 9,902.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Revocation of regulation on governor's accountability sought

Revocation of regulation on governor's accountability sought JAKARTA (JP): Observers on Tuesday demanded the government revoke its regulation on the requirement for governors to present an accountability speech, saying that the law still has many loopholes which could be exploited.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/More areas in Banten prone to landslides

More areas in Banten prone to landslides JAKARTA (JP): A team of geologist from the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University warned that major landslides could recur in Cipanas district, Banten province."The team conducted field observations in Cipanas district from Feb.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Compaq, Sisindosat team up

Compaq, Sisindosat team up JAKARTA (JP): Computer hardware and software producer PT Compaq Computer Indonesia has named Indosat subsidiary PT Sisindosat Lintasbuana its distributor in Indonesia.Compaq president B.T.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Drug trafficker gets 15-year jail term

Drug trafficker gets 15-year jail term JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Tuesday a 25-year-old man to 15 years in jail for possessing and trafficking 160 kilogram of marijuana.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Bad news hits rupiah

Bad news hits rupiah The Indonesian rupiah remained at its new lows on Tuesday after falling 2 percent on Monday to almost Rp 9,890 against the U.S. dollar, already its lowest level since October 1998, suffering from an accumulation of bad news over the past ten days.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/New garbage collection fee expected to solve problems

New garbage collection fee expected to solve problems JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will apply increased garbage collection charges in all subdistricts in the capital by 2002, an official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Island Seaplanes offers special sightseeing flights

Island Seaplanes offers special sightseeing flights JAKARTA (JP): Island Seaplanes, a local chartered airline operator, launched on Tuesday a service offering sightseers a different view of Jakarta and surrounding areas from a 1952 Beaver DHC-2 seaplane.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Higher interest rates could bleed banks

Higher interest rates could bleed banks JAKARTA (JP): The country's major banks expressed fear on Tuesday that they could suffer financial bleeding again due to negative spread problem if domestic interest rates continued to increase.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/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 Urban Legends: The Final Cut 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Meet The Parents ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Twisted media reports deplored

Twisted media reports deplored BOGOR, West Java (JP): The civil emergency administrator in Maluku, Governor Saleh Latuconsina, has urged the National Press Council to help the media in "telling the truth and being objective in reporting the Maluku case".

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Dutch national arrested over drugs

Dutch national arrested over drugs JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives arrested a Dutch national for possession of 108 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), at his residence on Jl. Maja in Mangga Besar, Taman Sari subdistrict in West Jakarta, on Monday evening.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Luxury tax affects PC sales: Apkomindo

Luxury tax affects PC sales: Apkomindo JAKARTA (JP): The imposition of the 20 percent luxury tax in January has caused a significant drop in sales of personal computers during the last two months, according to PC distributors.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Madurese association calls for restraint

Madurese association calls for restraint JAKARTA (JP): The nationwide Madura Community Association (Ikamra) on Tuesday urged all Madurese affected by the bloody pogroms in Central Kalimantan to exercise restraint and allow the matter to be resolved through the legal process.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Verdict on Sapuan to be handed down on March 20

Verdict on Sapuan to be handed down on March 20 JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court will hand down on March 20 the verdict for former deputy chief of State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Sapuan, who is being tried for allegedly embezzling Rp 35 billion (US$3.6 million).

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Timah attributes profits to rise in other income

Timah attributes profits to rise in other income JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed tin company PT Timah announced on Tuesday its consolidated net income reached Rp 331.6 billion ($35 million) in 2000, a 4.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Objections pour in over 22 KPU candidates

Objections pour in over 22 KPU candidates JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives has received a significant number of public objections to the 22 government- proposed candidates for General Elections Commission (KPU) membership, a legislator said on Tuesday.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Animal welfare in Indonesia

Animal welfare in Indonesia There are animal welfare groups all over the world -- Iran Thailand, etc., so why not here in Indonesia? Most people, regardless of race or religion, do not like to see the suffering of any creature.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Government-NGOs launch anti-drug campaign

Government-NGOs launch anti-drug campaign JAKARTA (JP): A consortium of government and non-government institutions launched on Monday a nationwide five-year campaign aimed at encouraging young people to eschew drugs.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Resettlement project for refugees begins

Resettlement project for refugees begins MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): A massive resettlement project for some 40,000 refugees in North Sulawesi began this month in an attempt to help them get on their feet again.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Foreign banks eye Bank Mandiri's IPO business

Foreign banks eye Bank Mandiri's IPO business JAKARTA (JP): President of the giant Bank Mandiri E.C.W. Neloe said on Tuesday that several foreign investment banks had sweetened their offers in a bid to win the underwriting business of the state-owned bank's initial public offering (IPO).

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Mahathir wants tax on rich states to replace foreign aid

Mahathir wants tax on rich states to replace foreign aidBy Endy M. Bayuni BOAO, Hainan, China (JP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, continuing his anti-globalization rhetoric, broached his most bold proposal to date on Tuesday, with a call for the imposition of a tax on rich countries ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Agenda power: Why no takers?

Agenda power: Why no takers?By Donna K. Woodward MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Asked recently about holding one of their domestic summits, the government's key leaders said there was no point in meeting without a clear agenda.

Wed, 28 Feb 2001

JP/Police arrest 3 suspects over donation scams

Police arrest 3 suspects over donation scams JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives have recently arrested three men for allegedly using the names of top Indonesian Military (TNI) officers and government officials to con firms and officials into giving them donations for aid to Aceh and other causes.