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Jakarta stocks under foreign selling pressure

Jakarta stocks under foreign selling pressure JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) dropped significantly last week, following the heavy selling pressure from offshore investors on the last day of trading.

Is it Padang, or Java?

Is it Padang, or Java? PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave declined when a Sedona Bumi Minang Hotel waiter offered to him a plate of a brown-colored delicacy called serikaya during a visit there on Saturday.

Security in Bumi Serpong Damai

Security in Bumi Serpong DamaiFrom Media IndonesiaOur motto in Bumi Serpong Damai is "comfortable in a fresh environment". Almost all facilities needed for the convenience of the complex's residents are available. However, the condition of the complex's security is beginning to concern us.

Religious-based groups should hold more dialogs

Religious-based groups should hold more dialogs JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) has called on all five religious-based intellectual organizations to hold regular dialogs to strengthen the national culture.

Reflexology cures a wide variety of illnesses

Reflexology cures a wide variety of illnesses JAKARTA (JP): Edo grimaced as Sahibi Mudasir massaged his left foot. Edo shook his head, closed his eyes and then opened his mouth. Nothing came out.Mudasir was massaging the young man's foot to cure him of myopia. No ordinary masseur.

Ministers stay away from PCPP initial congress

Ministers stay away from PCPP initial congress YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development (PCPP) opened its inaugural congress here yesterday without the presence of a single cabinet minister.

Guess What?

Guess What? Three things bother Daniel Bahari, father and coach of Indonesian boxing champion Pino Bahari, about the coming SEA Games in Chiangmai, Thailand."First, Chiangmai is a mountain resort, and that means the air pressure is different than here, but the national boxing team is training in...

Traditional medicine cures cancer

Traditional medicine cures cancer JAKARTA (JP): Ten years ago, a doctor told Risma Abednego that she had cancer. The doctor said she need a hysterectomy because there was no other way to cure the disease. But Risma refused to undergo the operation.

Rummenigge visits Surabaya

Rummenigge visits Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Former German team captain Karl Heinz Rummenigge suggested that Indonesia invite foreign trainers here to better its soccer, instead of sending players off on overseas stints."It's good to train junior player overseas.

Catalog launch a relief for film buffs

Catalog launch a relief for film buffsBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Most people love movies. Some watch them only once in a while, others everyday. Movie lovers might occasionally watch two or three films in one night, but what do you call someone who watches three films a night all year...

Wild rafting with 'Scorpions' on Ayung River in Bali

Wild rafting with 'Scorpions' on Ayung River in BaliBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Supergroup Scorpions from Germany had never gone white-water rafting before. But they got the chance during the recent "Pacific Music Rainbow" songwriters meeting in Bali.

Athletes hard-pressed to hide drug usage

Athletes hard-pressed to hide drug usage JAKARTA (JP): "He tested negative for drugs but was three- months pregnant" is an old joke of dope testers. But it still made Dangsina Moeloek, the first Indonesian woman specializing in dope testing, laugh when she told it to The Jakarta Post recently.

Dangsina, Indonesia's first female dope tester

Dangsina, Indonesia's first female dope testerBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): Only a privileged few have the authority to watch champion athletes urinate and, when necessary, examine their genitals.One of the few is Dangsina Moeloek, the first Indonesian woman ever to specialize in testing...

Saturday night out on the town for a chat, drink and snacks

Saturday night out on the town for a chat, drink and snacksBy Claudine Frederik JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's nightlife has grown a lot more varied through the years. Witness the sprouting of pubs, discotheques, music rooms and karaoke bars, not to forget the number of new eateries.

Solichin uses art, faith and logic to heal patients

Solichin uses art, faith and logic to heal patientsBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Art transcends consciousness to allow people to find peace and spiritual happiness.For Ahmad Afif Solichin, an artist and healer, art means love and is the source of happiness.

Guess What?

Guess What? Famous poet and playwright W.S. Rendra celebrated his 60th birthday last Tuesday.The flamboyant poet, popularly known as si Burung Merak (peacock), said he rarely stages a birthday party but this time was different."For a Javanese man, 60 is an important age.

Old soldier Wismoyo retires but he is not fading away

Old soldier Wismoyo retires but he is not fading away MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar and 60 other senior ranking Army officers were given a fitting military farewell at the National Military Academy yesterday as they formally began retirement from service.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso 7:40 TV Series: Space Keteers 8:05 Children's Program: Panggung Gembira Anak 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Tata Rias 11:45 Sports: Dari...

Is technology really the best way?

Is technology really the best way? JAKARTA (JP): It seems that I created an uproar the last time I was in the U.S. You see, I had heard that I could get the old fashioned kind of gramophone needles in the antique shops there.

Indonesia strives to dominate rowing

Indonesia strives to dominate rowing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to maintain its winning streak at the 18th Southeast Asian Games traditional boat races despite the unfamiliar sculls."There is no reasons for a humble showing, although we will use longer and heavier sculls," chairman of the...

Security tightened as strike cripples Bangladesh

Security tightened as strike cripples Bangladesh DHAKA (Reuter): Heavily armed security men chased protesters and took up position across the Bangladesh capital Dhaka yesterday as a day long strike virtually paralyzed this city of nine million, witnesses said.The strike, which began at 6 a.m.

Assessing Taiwan's 'southward policy'

Assessing Taiwan's 'southward policy' Samuel C.Y. Ku analyses whether Taiwan has bitten off more than it can chew in striving for a diplomatic breakthrough in Southeast Asia. In November 1993, Taiwan launched its "Southward Policy".

Traditional healing: Is it effective?

Traditional healing: Is it effective? As the appeal to get back to nature grows stronger, more and more people are turning to alternative healing and medicine. Does this truly heal? The Jakarta Post discusses this issue in conjunction with National Health Day, which falls today.

Boarding houses make a fortune for the Betawi people

Boarding houses make a fortune for the Betawi peopleBy Imran Rusli JAKARTA (JP): Room and board. Just the space dedicated to it in the city's classified ads gives the two words a familiar ring. The Pos Kota daily, for example, runs an average of 40 ads a day.

Less euphoric about APEC's Osaka summit

Less euphoric about APEC's Osaka summit The distracting domestic political agendas of the United States and Australia have brought a new sober reality to the notion of economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. Stephen Leong analyses the issue. Japan is in a quandary over APEC.

Tracking back the years: A catalog of local films

Tracking back the years: A catalog of local films Katalog Film Indonesia 1926-1995 J.B. Kristanto PT Grafiasri Mukti, Jakarta, 1995 xvii, 425.; 21x27 cm, index JAKARTA (JP): "Film is a social document," according to J.B. Kristanto.

Police bust Ecstasy ring

Police bust Ecstasy ring SURAKARTA, Central Java: Police have arrested three people during a raid on a syndicate that has been supplying drug abusers with the "designer drug" Ecstasy.Surakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.

Archbishop Leo Sukoto quits

Archbishop Leo Sukoto quits JAKARTA (JP): Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Jakarta's archbishop yesterday.Purbo Tamtomo, secretary of the Jakarta diocese, said in a statement yesterday that Monsignor Leo Sukoto SJ's successor has yet to be appointed.

Good sales at Istiqlal Festival

Good sales at Istiqlal Festival JAKARTA (JP): The souvenir and food stands at the ongoing Second Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Arts and Culture are each making approximately Rp 3 million (US$1,311) per day, according to one of the organizers.

Bank Bira's profit rises

Bank Bira's profit rises JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bira, a private bank listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, yesterday reported a 48.59 percent increase in its net profit in the first nine months to Rp 20.83 billion (US$9.1 million) from Rp 14.02 billion in the same period of 1994.

Harjono takes top Ikadin post again

Harjono takes top Ikadin post again YOGYAKARTA (JP): Incumbent chairman Harjono Tjitrosoebono was re-elected yesterday to lead the Indonesian Bar Association (Ikadin) for a third consecutive five-year term.

Council agreement sought

Council agreement sought JAKARTA (JP): The postponed reclamation of the Mutiara coast, in northern Jakarta, will resume only if the City Council approves, the developer said yesterday.According to the developer, PT Harapan Indah, the city administration has ordered it to delay the project, which...

Bus for women

Bus for womenFrom NeracaTraveling in the city by public bus -- either Metromini, Kopaja, limited passenger bus, or air-conditioned bus -- is not very comfortable because, more often than not, the buses are exceptionally crowded.

Sex tourism not tolerated

Sex tourism not tolerated KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A local tourism official has declared a fight against sex tourism in the province.Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Tourism, Musa Tarigan, called on hotel managers and owners not to let their hotels become venues for "the sex...

RI stars lose in China Open

RI stars lose in China Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia suffered one of its heaviest blows in badminton this season when its top singles players flopped in the China Open semifinals in Chengdu yesterday.Women's singles world number one Susi Susanti was without her characteristic stubborn style when she...

Beware of pickpockets

Beware of pickpocketsFrom Pikiran RakyatOn Oct. 31, 1995 at about 1:30 a.m. I took an Angkot bus from the Research and Development Office, Jl. Raya Timur, heading for Kebon Kelapa terminal, Bandung. I must start off that early to catch the bus to Jakarta, where I work.

Judges told to be ready for officials' wrath

Judges told to be ready for officials' wrath JAKARTA (JP): Judges of the State Administrative Court must be prepared to bear the wrath of the government over their decisions, the court's chief judge said yesterday.

EAEC initiative lacks clear future

EAEC initiative lacks clear futureBy Takehiko Kajita TOKYO (Kyodo): Despite nearly five years of warming up exercises, the East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) proposed by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shows no sign of getting up and running any time soon.

South Korean prosecutors may summon Roh again

South Korean prosecutors may summon Roh again SEOUL (Reuter): State prosecutors said yesterday they were considering summoning disgraced ex-president Roh Tae-woo again after questioning heads of South Korea's top business conglomerates over his US$654 million slush fund.

Police bust syndicate of adulterated fuel

Police bust syndicate of adulterated fuel JAKARTA (JP): City police arrested yesterday two men and seized 50,000 liters of adulterated diesel fuel they had produced in the Pamulang district, Tangerang, about 25 kilometers south of here.Capt.

Manila, Bangkok big losers in Asian market

Manila, Bangkok big losers in Asian market HONG KONG (Reuter): Asian stock markets again failed to take their lead from Wall Street yesterday with most bourses recording losses, but the closely-watched Tokyo index gained slightly.

Koran reciters join international contest

Koran reciters join international contest BANDUNG, West Java: Four local reciters of the Koran, who won the national competition in July, will soon take part in international Koran-reading contests in several countries.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Ninja Turtles 3:05 Sports 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Film Series: Bill Bixby's Wonder World Of Magic 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music: Pop Daerah 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 Film series: Hati Yang Mendua 9:00 World News 9:30...

Most RI kids not healthy

Most RI kids not healthy JAKARTA (JP): Only 1.8 percent of Indonesia's 29 million elementary school children, between the ages of six and nine years, are physically healthy, a recent survey shows.The figure slightly rose to 6.8 percent among children of between nine and 12 years old.

Ex-minister warns of technology pitfalls

Ex-minister warns of technology pitfalls JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia should learn from the developed countries that have suffered from the domination of technology so as not to suffer the same negative effects, an ex-minister said yesterday.

KL to promote Proton

KL to promote Proton KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian industrialist Yahaya Ahmad, who has assumed control of former state-owned HICOM Holdings Bhd., said yesterday he had plans to make the country's national car industry more profitable.

PCPP starts congress without Yogie's presence

PCPP starts congress without Yogie's presence YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development (PCPP), a group which has become a source of public controversy, begins its first congress today.

Four large banks agree to help Bank Lippo

Four large banks agree to help Bank Lippo JAKARTA (JP): Bank Danamon, Bank Bali, Bank Internasional Indonesia and Bank Central Asia have reached an initial agreement to help Bank Lippo with its alleged financial problems, reliable banking industry sources said yesterday.

Councilors question governor's mansion

Councilors question governor's mansion SEMARANG, Central Java: Councilors are still debating the proposal for the construction of a Rp 7.07 billion (approximately US$3.128 million) official house for the provincial governor."The committee in charge of the budget...

Power plants for India

Power plants for India SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Daewoo Corp. would invest US$1.47 billion to build two steam power plants with a combined capacity of 1,000 megawatts in Madhya Pradesh, India, a company spokesman said yesterday.