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'Tahu', 'tempe' can damage your kidneys

'Tahu', 'tempe' can damage your kidneys JAKARTA (JP): A doctor warned here on Tuesday that Indonesians should not overindulge in one of their favorite culinary delights, eating tofu and soybean cake (tempe), as it may eventually result in damage to their kidneys.

Doctors give Gus Dur clean bill of health

Doctors give Gus Dur clean bill of health JAKARTA (JP): Doctors gave President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid a clean bill of health on Tuesday following a regular medical checkup here.Aulia Sani, the director of the private Harapan Kita Hospital in West Jakarta, where the three-hour examination took...

Rates for tax payment, valid from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5

Rates for tax payment, valid from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,905.00Austrian schilling 1 535.20Australian dollar 1 4,617.24Belgian franc 1 182.55Canadian dollar 1 5,837.43Swiss franc 1 4,889.63Deutschemark 1 3,768.51Danish krone 1 1,005.30French franc 1 1,122.69Poundsterling 1 12,748.

Politicians to blame for children's poor lot

Politicians to blame for children's poor lot Following last week's national conference on children, The Jakarta Post spoke with Yaumil Agoes Achir, a professor of psychology at the University of Indonesia and deputy secretary for people's welfare to Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Wong sees Taufik as main threat at Asian C'ships

Wong sees Taufik as main threat at Asian C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian top player and second seed Wong Choon Hann named Indonesian Taufik Hidayat as his toughest rival at the US$150,000 JVC Asian Badminton Championships to be held at the Senayan indoor stadium starting Wednesday.

Probe starts on W. Java KKN case

Probe starts on W. Java KKN case BANDUNG: The West Java Prosecutor's Office will question more than 100 witnesses in connection with alleged corrupt, collusive and nepotistic practices involving the West Java administration.

Crowded Senayan running track

Crowded Senayan running trackFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe running track at Senayan Main Stadium is my favorite place for afternoon jogging. However, it is no longer comfortable to do this exercise there.Previously street vendors, limited in number, neatly took their place at the side of the track...

Legal circles differ on Tommy case

Legal circles differ on Tommy case JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian legal circles differ in their views on the legal status of former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, following a Supreme Court verdict in September that sentenced him to 18 months in jail over an unlawful land...

Akbar agrees to abolition of MPR's annual session

Akbar agrees to abolition of MPR's annual session JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung expressed support on Tuesday for arguments that the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) be scrapped, saying that the MPR had no right to control the...

Major companies start expansion projects: Luhut

Major companies start expansion projects: Luhut JAKARTA (JP): Although foreign investors are still reluctant to enter the country, several major existing companies have started to expand their businesses, Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut B. Panjaitan said on Tuesday.