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Tue, 16 Oct 2001
A former Acehnese rebel negotiator Zulfani bin Abdul Rani, 32,
A former Acehnese rebel negotiator Zulfani bin Abdul Rani, 32, was shot dead by Indonesian Military (TNI) in a sweeping at the Krueng Seumideun village in Peukan Baro district in Pidie, some 1230 kilometers east of Banda Aceh, on Sunday.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Former GAM negotiator shot dead by military
Former GAM negotiator shot dead by militaryIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh An Acehnese separatist negotiator Zulfani bin Abdul Rani, 32, was shot dead by the Indonesian Military (TNI) in a raid on the Krueng Seumideun village in Peukan Baro district in Pidie, some 1230 kilometers east...
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Tourists cancel trip to S. Sulawesi
Tourists cancel trip to S. Sulawesi PALU, Central Sulawesi: Hundreds of European tourists have canceled their plans to visit Central Sulawesi due to the rising number of anti-U.S. demonstrations protesting the U.S. military attacks on Afghanistan and threats to expel foreigners in Indonesia.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Javanese pessimistic about return to Aceh
Javanese pessimistic about return to AcehRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Medan Syaimin, 59, still feels he is the most unfortunate man in the world. He lost almost everything he had to the Acehnese rebels: his wife, six of their eight children, his home and his coffee plantation in North Aceh.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Police break up illegal rally, dozens injured
Police break up illegal rally, dozens injuredAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of people were injured and 12 were arrested as some 1,500 people who staged an anti-U.S. rally in front of the House of Representatives building clashed with police officers on Monday.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Three badly injured in bus crash
Three badly injured in bus crash SURABAYA, East Java: A passenger bus, number plate L-3768-MA, crashed on the Gempol-Surabaya toll road, leaving 21 passengers injured, three of them in a critical condition.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Becak drivers participate in story-telling competition
Becak drivers participate in story-telling competitionAnnastashya Emmanuelle The Jakarta Post Jakarta Could story-telling become an alternative occupation for becak (pedicab) drivers whose vehicles have been seized by the city administration? Not quite, according to some of the drivers, but...
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Don't pit me against Mega: Hamzah
Don't pit me against Mega: HamzahThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz pleaded on Sunday with his critics to refrain from creating a rift between him and President Megawati Soekarnoputri over differences in their respective positions with regard to the U.S. war on terrorism.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Gin Kurniawan
Gin Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JeparaEcolabeling haunts the town of teak wood Ecolabelling. This world, for most of the furniture makers in Jepara, is just like a ghost. The ecolabeling requirement imposed by some Western countries is not only frightening but is also threatening their existence.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
"We also heard later that he was Zulfani, but based on his ID
"We also heard later that he was Zulfani, but based on his ID card he was Fahmi Rizal." Lt. Col. Supartodi
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
People are frustrated
People are frustratedFrom KompasVarious media have recently published reports on corruption. Politicians, legislators, non-governmental organization (NGO) members as well as law experts are vying with one another to air their opinions in their own rhetorical style.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Ryan, Nurul to World Cup
Ryan, Nurul to World Cup JAKARTA: Ryan Lalisang and Nurul Yawati will represent Indonesia at the World Bowling after winning their respective age groups of the National Bowling Championship which ended in Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
East Kalimantan grabs wrestling championship
East Kalimantan grabs wrestling championshipJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi East Kalimantan won the President's Cup at the 23rd National Wrestling Championships while the West Java squad was declared the tournament's best performer at the Mattoangin Sports Hall on Saturday.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Extortion of motorists still rampant in troubled Aceh
Extortion of motorists still rampant in troubled AcehRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Idi, East Aceh Yasdi, 40, has abandoned his job as a truck driver because he can no longer endure the rife extortion by security personnel on the streets in the province of Aceh.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Law can be bought
Law can be boughtFrom Rakyat MerdekaUpholding the supremacy of law in Indonesia is virtually impossible at present. Various cases have shown that the country's judiciary yields to bribery and death threats.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Better late than never
Better late than never Better late than never? Certainly, this is one maxim that is much overused -- and one that does not always hold true. Fortunately, though, in the context of the current Indonesian situation there is reason to believe that the long delay in the government's readiness to...
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Asian currencies up late, S'pore leads rebound
Asian currencies up late, S'pore leads reboundNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were higher late Monday, as the dollar underwent a downward correction after failing to sustain its recent ascent, dealers said.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Bali botanical garden suffers from lack of attention
Bali botanical garden suffers from lack of attentionPrapti Widinugraheni, Contributor, Jakarta Mid morning at the Eka Karya Botanical Garden in Bali, and few gardeners are about. Its paths, neat and tidy, run between large Balinese statues.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Australia and Britain warn against travel to Indonesia
Australia and Britain warn against travel to IndonesiaAntara, Canberra The Australian government has warned its citizens against traveling to Indonesia, except Bali and Bintan and Batam in Riau, due to the rising number of demonstrations displaying hostility toward expatriates in Indonesia.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsSingapore Telecom Ltd will launch a 10-year bond issue of up to US$2.0 billion in November to finance the acquisition of a 22.3 percent stake in Indonesian mobile phone operator PT Telkomsel, with the deal valued at roughly $600 million, industry sources said.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Nuraini -- her love of teaching overrides her fears
Nuraini -- her love of teaching overrides her fearsThe Jakarta Post, Takengon, Central Aceh Nuraini may have lost her home and every possession that was in her house, but unlike many of her neighbors who also lost their homes in a recent arson attack, she refuses to leave town.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Rp 2 billion foreign aid scam being investigated
Rp 2 billion foreign aid scam being investigatedAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu The Indramayu regency legislative council is conducting an investigation into the alleged swindling of foreign aid worth Rp 2 billion (US$200,000) intended for the local drinking water company.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Performances* Theater Faust written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 18 - 19. * Children's Drama Aminah, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 12 p.m., 2 p.m., Oct. 20.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Contest for Indonesian Chinese
Contest for Indonesian Chinese JAKARTA: For the first time ever, Indonesian Chinese people will have the chance to join a beauty contest organized especially for them by the West Jakarta mayoralty office in celebration of the next Chinese New Year.The so-called Cici (Miss) and Koko (Mr.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
1. Flood - 3x 12
1. Flood - 3x 12 High tides at full moon may cause floods 2. PDIP - 2x16 'Councillors might be small corruptors' 3. Becak - 2x24 'Becak' drivers participate in story-telling competition
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Refugee repatriation gets top priority
Refugee repatriation gets top priorityYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang In handling the remaining 290,000 East Timorese refugees in East Nusa Tenggara, the provincial government will give priority to those who want to go back to their homeland.J.B.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
KL urges cut in palm oil production
KL urges cut in palm oil productionAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Palmoil producers in Malaysia, the world's top supplier, were urged Monday to cut production amid fears rising stocks would lower prices.Primary Industries Minister Lim Keng Yaik said the Sept.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Cheap rice for poor families
Cheap rice for poor familiesFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government on Saturday launched two national food aid programs for the poor.The National Food Aid Program for Poor Families was launched in conjunction with the 21st World Food Day commemoration at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah...
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
This is a special report of The Jakarta Post's reporter Ridwan
This is a special report of The Jakarta Post's reporter Ridwan Max Sijabat and photographer R. Berto Wedhatama, on their recent journalistic trip to Aceh.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
National leaders putting parties ahead of country, analysts say
National leaders putting parties ahead of country, analysts sayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several political party leaders in charge of important state functions have apparently put a higher priority on campaigning for the 2004 election to the detriment of long-term national interests and their...
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Roy Suryo's search for antique Mercy
Roy Suryo's search for antique MercyAntique Mercy is Roy Suryo's new toy------------------ Sri Wahyuni The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta ------------------ Multimedia expert Roy Suryo, 33, who is also a lecturer at the Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI) and Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, is indeed a...
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Judge dismisses appeal of bomber
Judge dismisses appeal of bomber MALAYSIA: A court on Monday dismissed the appeal of a man who sent a parcel bomb which injured two Malaysian students in New Zealand five years ago, the national news agency reported.
Tue, 16 Oct 2001
Truce preliminary condition for Aceh solution
Truce preliminary condition for Aceh solutionRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh There seems no right policy for Aceh. Whatever policy is pursued by the government seems to reach a dead end.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
P.K. Ojong -- A simple life full of achievement
P.K. Ojong -- A simple life full of achievementLie Hua, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hidup Sederhana Berpikir Mulia; P.K. OJONG - Satu Dari Dua Pendiri Kompas Gramedia (Live Simple, Think Noble - P.K. OJONG - One of Two Founders of Kompas Gramedia); By Helen Ishwara; Published by Kompas, Jakarta,...
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Artist Jay now choosing his fights on canvas
Artist Jay now choosing his fights on canvasMehru Jaffer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The canvas titled Fight says it all. It is in fact the entire autobiography of painter Jay Briones De Gala, and also the title of his debut exhibition.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Hendri Lamiri, the unknown violinist
Hendri Lamiri, the unknown violinist----------------- Hera Diani The Jakarta Post Jakarta ----------------- He has been the unknown backup musician for dozens of singers and pop groups. Most people probably know him as the long-haired violinist playing behind singer Chrisye, pop group Kla Project,...
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
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What's in Sunday (text for Friday edition)Opening Up: He started out as a teen model, but Anjasmara is playing down his baby-faced good looks as Cecep in the TV comedy Wah Cantiknya. A lot of his popularity may have to do with the Cecep whine, which can send shivers down the spine and has fueled a...
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Cloth is all that counts for Obin
Cloth is all that counts for ObinHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a comfortable room inside her old but smart house on Jl. Teluk Betung, adjacent to the Hotel Indonesia, cloth designer Obin, 46, spreads her collection across the carpeted floor.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Gin Kurniawan
Gin Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JeparaEcolabeling haunts the town of teak wood Ecolabelling. This world, for most of the furniture makers in Jepara, is just like a ghost. The ecolabeling requirement imposed by some Western countries is not only frightening but is also threatening their existence.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Sales reduced to a crawl
Sales reduced to a crawlEddy Soetriyono, Contributor, Jakarta Quiet and listless. That's the general prognosis of the current furniture industry in Indonesia as shown by the low sales during several major exhibitions in Jakarta over the past few months.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Transsexuals see both sides of life
Transsexuals see both sides of lifeAdrian Smith and Dewi Kurniawati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta You see them at the side of the road, shadowy, statuesque figures lit up by car headlights: They are one of the haunting spectacles of Jakarta's nightscape.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Newcomer Andrea's blooming career
Newcomer Andrea's blooming career----------------------------- Asniar Sahab The Jakarta Post Jakarta ----------------------------- She was a newcomer in the fashion world and was known only to a few insiders. Yet Andrea Sutisno made a few waves right from her first solo fashion show in April 2000.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Festival set to showcase cinema of Asia Pacific
Festival set to showcase cinema of Asia PacificIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 46th Asia Pacific Film Festival will open in Jakarta on Tuesday amid concern over the future of Indonesia's film industry.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Gentle approach helps children who stutter
Gentle approach helps children who stutterMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dino was a healthy and smart child but he often withdrew from socialization. At school, friends made fun of him because he stuttered when speaking, while at home he just didn't like the way his parents made him...
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Indian, Thai-style curries from your own kitchen
Indian, Thai-style curries from your own kitchenMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Madras Lamb Curry: A leg of lamb stewed in curry blended from cumin seed and dried chili powder.To make Madras Lamb Curry, Jakarta Hilton International executive chef Michel Camy uses: 30ml oil, 180g...
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Is it nature or nurture?
Is it nature or nurture?Adrian Smith, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Psychiatrist and noted Muslim scholar Prof. Dadang Hawari believes environmental rather than genetic factors lead to gender disorientation."Basically, nearly all babies are born the same.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Violinist Hendri a reluctant celebrity
Violinist Hendri a reluctant celebrityHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta He has been the unknown backup musician for dozens of singers and pop groups. Most people probably know him as the long-haired violinist playing behind singer Chrisye, pop group Kla Project, rock band Dewa, dangdut singer...
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
Sipping on nostalgia at the Jaya Pub
Sipping on nostalgia at the Jaya PubBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta Location: Jl. Thamrin, Kav. 1-2, Central Jakarta. You can call them at 325633. Hours: Sunday to Thursday, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
A long road back for local comic books
A long road back for local comic booksHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local film and comic books hold sort of the same fate. Both used to be very popular, both were subsequently in the doldrums for years and now both are showing signs of revival.
Sun, 14 Oct 2001
A career starts to bloom
A career starts to bloomAsniar Sahab, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta She was a newcomer in the fashion world and was known only to a few insiders. Yet Andrea Sutisno became a designer to be reckoned with after her first solo fashion show in April 2000.She caused a few sensations right from the start.