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Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Wynne closer to Toray tennis main stage
Wynne closer to Toray tennis main stageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Wynne Prakusya moved a step closer to the main stage of the US$1.224 million Toray Pan Pacific tennis tournament after advancing to the final qualifying match at the Indoor Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sunday.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Officers grilled over murder of Dutch journalist
Officers grilled over murder of Dutch journalistYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office have begun questioning two army officers as part of their investigation into the 1999 murder of a Dutch journalist in East Timor, officials said on Saturday.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
A breakthrough decision
A breakthrough decision In a historic decision made at an annual policy-making meeting in Bali on Sunday, Muhammadiyah, the country's largest modernist Muslim organization, accepted pre-Islamic traditions as a reality. Muhammadiyah chairman Dr.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Blasts, gunshots rock Ambon after ministers leave
Blasts, gunshots rock Ambon after ministers leave Oktovianus Pinantoan The Jakarta Post AmbonBlasts and gunfire rang in the eastern city of Ambon on the riot- wracked Maluku Islands, just a few hours after two senior ministers left it on Saturday to talk with leaders of warring gangs as part of the...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
FATF meeting to focus on terrorism financing
FATF meeting to focus on terrorism financingAude Genet, Agence France-Presse, Paris The international Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) is to examine the financing of terrorism at a plenary meeting next week in Hong Kong.Following the Sept.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Sculpt artisans musch needed but underpaid
Sculpt artisans musch needed but underpaidSugeng Budiarto, Contributor, Magelang, Central Java The Muntilan streets that link Yogyakarta and Magelang are famous for their bustling sculpture businesses.This art very much helps make Muntilan, some 11 kilometers to the west of the famed Borobudur...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
'New Order ghosts' still around
'New Order ghosts' still aroundA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political observers expressed concern on Saturday that amid the crisis of leadership the nation was facing, the government of President Megawati Soekarnoputri had failed to accommodate the aspirations of the people.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Moro rebel group unaware of Malaysian militant link
Moro rebel group unaware of Malaysian militant linkAgencies, Kuala LumpurThe Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a separatist Philippine rebel group, said on Sunday it was not aware that any members of a militant Malaysian Muslim group had trained at its camps.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Plaza Senayan's
Plaza Senayan's parking lot unsafe From Koran Tempo At 4 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2002, I arrived at Plaza Senayan and, as I usually do, looked for a parking spot on the second floor (P2). I found one in a corner for my black Mercedes Benz E320 Masterpiece with Bali license plate DK-123-AN.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Fathur used fake ID to obtain RI passport
Fathur used fake ID to obtain RI passportBlontank Poer and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Sragen/Jakarta An Indonesian arrested for suspected links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network in the Philippines used fake identification to procure a false passport from the Surakarta...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
GAM wants talks to be postponed
GAM wants talks to be postponedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is asking the Indonesian government to postpone indefinitely a meeting planned for Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 in Geneva, Switzerland to give the insurgents sufficient time to adjust to the killing of military Commander...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Blasts rock Ambon after ministers leave
Blasts rock Ambon after ministers leaveOktovianus Pinantoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Bomb blasts and gunfire rang out in the eastern city of Ambon in the volatile Maluku Islands on Saturday, just hours after two senior ministers left to negotiate with leaders of warring gangs there as part of the...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Is TNI slowly regaining its grip on politics?
Is TNI slowly regaining its grip on politics?Imanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After years of privilege under Soeharto's rule, the Indonesian Military's (TNI) role in politics has been gradually fading since 1998.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Muri records new invention
Muri records new invention YOGYAKARTA: The Indonesian Museum of Records (Muri) awarded on Saturday Kokoh Handoko, an alumnus of the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Akprind in Yogyakarta, a certificate of record for his invention of an electric device called an Electric Current Shock...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Region's tour operators to focus on Asia
Region's tour operators to focus on AsiaAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Travel firms in Southeast Asia are to focus their marketing efforts on attracting tourists from the Asia Pacific region as the number of travelers from Europe and the U.S. has declined following the Sept.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Kosambi slum area turns into robust warehouse industry site
Kosambi slum area turns into robust warehouse industry siteMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The warehouse industry in the Kosambi area of Tangerang has been experiencing robust growth, creating new jobs for locals and changing the face of the slum area, which used to be rife with gambling...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Blasts, gunshots rock Ambon after ministers leave
Blasts, gunshots rock Ambon after ministers leave Oktovianus Pinantoan The Jakarta Post Ambon Bomb blasts and gunfire rang out in the eastern city of Ambon in the volatile Maluku Islands on Saturday, just hours after two senior ministers left to negotiate with leaders of warring gangs there as part...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Poor discipline of road users
Poor discipline of road usersFrom Warta Kota In the present era of openness, many community members, particularly drivers of motorized vehicles, are inclined to violate traffic signs, not to mention parking vehicles in prohibited areas.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Watch groups
Watch groups demand investigation of Sutiyoso 2. Oil: Pertamina worries about loss of unguarded evidence 3. Kosambi: Kosambi slum area turns into robust warehouse industry site 4. Flood: Floods hit parts of Jakarta 5. StopAward for archive building
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Laksamana urges KPPU not to interfere in asset sales
Laksamana urges KPPU not to interfere in asset salesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi called on the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) not to interfere in the government asset sale program as such intervention could scare off would-be...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Japan, ASEAN to meet Tuesday on Koizumi partnership idea
Japan, ASEAN to meet Tuesday on Koizumi partnership ideaDow Jones, Tokyo Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold a meeting Tuesday in Bangkok to discuss how to realize the Initiative for Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership proposed by Japanese Prime...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Award for archive building
Award for archive building The National Archive Building (Gedung Arsip Nasional), located on Jl. Gajah Mada in Central Jakarta, has won the UNESCO Award of Excellence for 2001 in the category of, "best restoration of an historical building in the Asia-Pacific region".
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
1. Kanisius, 2lines, 25 counts
1. Kanisius, 2lines, 25 counts Kanisius publisher braves rough waves of time at age 80 2. PAHAT, 1 line, 36 counts Sculpt artisans much needed but underpaid
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Muhammadiyah intensifies 'Cultural Propagation'
Muhammadiyah intensifies 'Cultural Propagation'Rita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post Denpasar Building a consensus based on its 90 years in existence, Muhammadiyah, one of the most influential Muslim organizations in Indonesia, is now trying to intensify its "Cultural Propagation" to reach out all...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
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;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo- Photo caption JP/17/CAPTION A Reuters/Michael CrabtreeB APC AP/Lionel CironneauD bywell.nedE AP/Fiona Hanson FJP/Tarko Sudiarno A Muslim woman (right) browses inside the Kanisius showroom in Deresan, Yogyakarta.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Debt extension plan review waste of time, economist says
Debt extension plan review waste of time, economist saysDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rather than setting up a special team of senior ministers to review the controversial policy to ease repayment terms of indebted ex-bank owners, the government should instead focus on how to execute...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Locals to sue PIK over floods
Locals to sue PIK over floodsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 5,000 families living around Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) luxury housing complex will seek compensation of up to Rp 500 million (US$50,000) each through a class action due to be filed within a month against developer PT...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Pertamina worries about loss of unguarded evidence
Pertamina worries about loss of unguarded evidenceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina asked the police on Saturday to speed up the legal processing of fuel hoarding cases as it feared any further delay could result in a loss or alteration of the evidence,...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
TV Program: Monday, January 28, 2002
TV Program: Monday, January 28, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:05 Environment8:45 City News10:00 Music10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Debating3:30 Talk Show4:00 Quiz5:00 TV Drama6:00 News7:00 Dialog8:00 Quiz9:00...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Muhammadiyah seeks an end to new imperialism
Muhammadiyah seeks an end to new imperialismI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, ended its annual meeting here on Sunday, calling on the international community to put an end to what it sees as a new form of imperialism.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
1. BKPM - 14 x 3 lines
1. BKPM - 14 x 3 linesBKPM wants to be more open to investors 2. Dakwah - 21 x 2 linesMuhammadiyah intensifies its 'cultural propagation' 3. Migrants - 24 x 2 linesMalaysia to halve number of Indonesian workers 4. Malays - 24 x 2 linesMoro rebel group unaware of Malaysian militant link
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Many NGOs exploit children program
Many NGOs exploit children program JAKARTA: At least 25 percent of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working for the benefit of the country's 100,000 street children were set up because of the lure of huge loans from the Asian Development Bank, the Ministry of Social Affairs' director general...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
U.S. troops will patrol in RP, but carefully
U.S. troops will patrol in RP, but carefullyAgencies, Zamboanga, Philippines U.S. forces will patrol in the southern Philippines with local troops fighting Moro guerrillas but only in areas with a low risk of combat, a Philippine military spokesman said on Sunday.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
[b]Foreign capital flows
Foreign capital flows to JSX set to continue 2. wall (4x18) Little more Fed can do as market tries to stand on its own two feet 3. US (1X40) Economists herald end to U.S. recession4. BELUM1 (2X30) Japan, ASEAN to meet Tuesday on Koizumi partnership idea5.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Floods in Jakarta
Floods in JakartaFrom Investor IndonesiaThe comments by some Jakarta administration officials on recent floods in the city were extremely amusing. They said that flooding was all part and parcel of the seasonal cycle.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Free propaganda for GAM
Free propaganda for GAM When I looked at the front page of the Jan. 25 edition of The Jakarta Post I was surprised, or perhaps "shocked" would be a better word, to find free propaganda for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Aikidi to hold demonstration
Aikidi to hold demonstration JAKARTA: The Indonesian Aikido Association (KBAI) will hold a one-day gathering on Tuesday, a release said on Saturday.The gathering will take place at the STEKPI campus in South Jakarta where Indonesian aikido guru Ferdiansyah will lead a mass training session and...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Muhammadiyah intensifies its 'cultural propagation'
Muhammadiyah intensifies its 'cultural propagation'Rita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Building a consensus based on its 90 years in existence, Muhammadiyah, one of the most influential Muslim organizations in Indonesia, is now trying to intensify its "Cultural Propagation" to reach out...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Monster New Year cake planned
Monster New Year cake planned HANOI: Fifty Vietnam cooks plan to make a monster sticky rice cake capable of feeding 20,000 people to celebrate Vietnam's lunar new year next month.The team will mix 330 kg (728 lb) of sticky rice, 100 kg (221 lb) of green peas, 100 kg (221 lb) of pork and 10 kg (22...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Building collapse stops classes
Building collapse stops classes TANGERANG: Hundreds of students of the state elementary school in Pangadegan, Tangerang, Banten, have not attended classes since their school was damaged by a strong wind two weeks ago.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Angie adds feather to her crown
Angie adds feather to her crownThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's Angelique Widjaya added another Grand Slam title to her Wimbledon achievements of last year with an Australian Open junior women's doubles victory in Melbourne on Sunday.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
All public officials should be dismissible
All public officials should be dismissible The majority of the Surabaya Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) has voted to dismiss Surabaya Mayor Sunarto Sumoprawiro. The decision to dismiss Sunarto from the mayoralty post was taken following a tough debate in a council meeting.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Delivering sonic therapy
Delivering sonic therapyJoseph Mangga, Contributor, Jakarta Master DJ Dave Seaman administered a nearly four-hour emotion- packed mosaic of sonic samplings that absolutely mesmerized the overcapacity crowd of enthusiastic clubbers at Musro in Hotel Borobudur, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Waxing: A short, sharp shock for unwanted hair
Waxing: A short, sharp shock for unwanted hairMaria Kegel, Contributor, Jakarta A long-time resident of Jakarta was overjoyed to find a salon in West Jakarta that would wax her bikini area before her long- anticipated holiday to Manado some five years ago.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Air travel today really is all the range
Air travel today really is all the range Have you ever woken up and just known it was going to be a very bad day? I found myself in such an unfortunate position recently when I was flying from San Francisco to Japan on my way back to Indonesia.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Razor's edge: Seeking that clean cut
Razor's edge: Seeking that clean cutMaria Kegel, Contributor, Jakarta The barbershop at Hotel Indonesia is one of the few in Jakarta that offers customers a traditional shave in addition to its other services of haircuts, shampoo and styling, manicures, pedicures, massages for the scalp, shoulders...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
A guide to traditional bites for your sweet tooth
A guide to traditional bites for your sweet tooth--------------------- Hera Diani The Jakarta Post Jakarta --------------------- Take a stroll around Melawai, Blok M, in South Jakarta early in the morning, around 5 a.m.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Mayling breaks the gender ceiling
Mayling breaks the gender ceilingHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Once in a while, you interview people who say so little that you have to dig deeper and deeper to make them open up. Other times, you've got to put up with babblers who just can't stop talking nonsense.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Hello, honey! A food with a thousands different uses
Hello, honey! A food with a thousands different usesMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Honey, one of the oldest sweeteners known to man, is not only tasty but also nutritious.In ancient times, the food was so rare and valuable that it was also used in place of gold to pay taxes.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
A guide to traditional bites for your sweet tooth
A guide to traditional bites for your sweet tooth--------------------- Hera Diani The Jakarta Post Jakarta --------------------- Take a stroll around Melawai, Blok M, in South Jakarta early in the morning, around 5 a.m.