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Sun, 17 Dec 2000
'Siapa Berani' still not bold enough
'Siapa Berani' still not bold enough Siapa BeraniHosts: Helmi Yahya, Alya RohaliIndosiar8 a.m. - 9 a.m. (weekdays) JAKARTA (JP): Siapa Berani (Who's Brave) owes much to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, the UK show which became a phenomenon in the U.S.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Old buildings still have some spirit left
Old buildings still have some spirit leftBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): "The Ministry of Finance will move its offices because ghosts have been seen roaming the building and scaring the staff," a newspaper reported in July.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSunday Maghrib 6:06 p.m.Monday Imsak 4:02 a.m.Subuh 4:12 a.m.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
C. Java youths eye Sri Lanka
C. Java youths eye Sri Lanka SEMARANG (JP): Three Central Java tennis players have been training hard over the past month in the hope of being selected for next year's junior tennis World Cup in Sri Lanka.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Bogus psychics taking advantage of the economic crisis
Bogus psychics taking advantage of the economic crisisBy Gin Kurniawan SURABAYA (JP): Crisis does not always mean sluggish business. On the contrary, while many are complaining about the protracted economic crisis, psychics are making a lot of money.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Political sparring on chat lines? Why not?
Political sparring on chat lines? Why not? JAKARTA (JP): I didn't know how much people needed to share their thoughts, anger, sorrow and happiness until I sat in the operators' room at a communications company providing telephone chatting services.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Announce every fraud
Announce every fraudFrom Media IndonesiaThis is the time that we should rise and work together to face the cruelty shown by our own fellow countrymen, who claim to be religious people.Everyone must prove themselves clean and should not just casually brag about their high morality. Let Mr.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Indonesia's fashion world on the international catwalk
Indonesia's fashion world on the international catwalkBy Asniar Sahab JAKARTA (JP): Going international is the dream of many fashion designers around the world, including Indonesians.Building a strong foothold on the intricate and glamorous world fashion stage requires a lot of hard work and...
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
'Passion makes life worth living'
'Passion makes life worth living' Top Indonesian bodybuilder I Gusti Agung Rai Kusumayudha, or Ade Rai, has a successful career as a bodybuilder, is a graduate of the University of Indonesia's School of Social and Political Sciences and has several fitness center branches in Jakarta and Bali.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: A Letter from the Ocean by Mosista Pambudi at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), until Jan. 24.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Surakarta opts for Asian c'ship
Surakarta opts for Asian c'ship SEMARANG (JP): The Surakarta branch of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has chosen to host the Asian junior championship next July instead of the Aqua Cup tournament.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Susanto won again in the Philippines
Susanto won again in the Philippines JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian junior chess player Susanto Megaranto defeated Filipino Sadora Julio in the Asian Continental Boys Under-16 championships at the National Power Corporation (NPC) training center in Bataan, the Philippines.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
When another Harry met another Sally
When another Harry met another SallyBy Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): Let me tell you how Jenny's boyfriend reacts every time she has a "nice" new male friend. He narrows his eyes, his right hand reaches for his nose and scratches it and his face reddens.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
A day with Tirah, the housemaid
A day with Tirah, the housemaid Tirah, 30, is employed as a housemaid in a Central Jakarta home. A former housewife in her native Lampung, South Sumatra, she arrived in Jakarta eight months ago to earn some money after her husband left for the capital and never returned.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Searching for the origins of the 'digital world'
Searching for the origins of the 'digital world' JAKARTA (JP): Remember the old days when your Mom or Dad -- or maybe your Grandma or Grandad -- had to crank the telephone repeatedly before the operator in the central office picked up her receiver and asked which number he/she wished to call?That...
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Norbu's 'The Cup' shows the triumph of the spirit
Norbu's 'The Cup' shows the triumph of the spiritBy Joko E.H. Anwar The CupDrama/Comedy, 90 minutes, in Tibetan/Hindi with Bahasa IndonesiasubtitlesStarring: Orgyen Tobgyal, Jamyang Lodro, Neten ChoklingWritten & Directed by Khyentse NorbuA Palm Pictures Presentation.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Swiss journalist heads home at last
Swiss journalist heads home at last JAKARTA (AFP): A Swiss journalist was bound for home Saturday after a 10-day ordeal in a mosquito-infested Indonesian jail where he faced the threat of a five-year jail term for working while on a tourist visa.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Sweet somethings for Idul Fitri
Sweet somethings for Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): These two cookies can be prepared a week ahead of the post-fasting month celebration of Idul Fitri and are suitable for gifts to relatives and friends after the Day of Forgiveness. They are simple to make and are always the most popular Lebaran cookies.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
How's your luck today? Ask Nyai Salmah's bird
How's your luck today? Ask Nyai Salmah's bird TEGAL, Central Java (JP): It drizzled in the morning and the earth was slightly wet. But this did not stop the people crowding the traditional market.A middle-aged woman stepped from a public transport vehicle and walked purposefully along the rows of...
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
DecideNow.com will make decisions for you
DecideNow.com will make decisions for youBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Take a look at your life. Whatever knowledge you have accumulated, however successful you are, whatever genetic mental, physical or material benefits you have inherited, your life primarily reflects your decisions.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Bangladesh' Independence Day
Bangladesh' Independence Day DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP): Thousands cheered a military parade and placed flowers at a war memorial Saturday at an independence anniversary laced with bitterness against Pakistan, hours after a Pakistani diplomat was expelled from the country.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Ruling the capital is 'difficult but interesting'
Ruling the capital is 'difficult but interesting' Many firmly believe that his days in the Medan Merdeka Selatan office are numbered with possibly only a few weeks to go. This turn of events is due to him being named as a suspect in the July 27, 1996 forcible takeover of the PDI headquarters.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Close aides discuss 'private' side of Sutiyoso
Close aides discuss 'private' side of Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Like many top officials, the "private" side of Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso is known to few people, among them his close aides.Two of them recently were willing to discuss the "real" Sutiyoso with The Jakarta Post.
Sun, 17 Dec 2000
Controversy over ghost stories
Controversy over ghost stories JAKARTA (JP): Discussing the possible existence of ghosts is always sure to lead to disagreements and arguments.A Dutch expert on historical buildings, Lodewijk Wagenaar, once said he did not believe the stories about old buildings being haunted by ghosts.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Wait-and-see stance on Sutiyoso: Council
Wait-and-see stance on Sutiyoso: Council JAKARTA (JP): City Council will take a wait-and-see stance over Governor Sutiyoso's status in the 1996 violent takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters, saying that the council had no legal basis to take action.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Anwar's assailant stays in jail
Anwar's assailant stays in jail KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The Malaysian police chief who beat up jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday lost his appeal for a reduction in the two-month jail sentence handed down to him for the assault.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Appeal to the police
Appeal to the police I have been following news of attacks conducted by armed groups recently. They have attacked not only pro-democracy activists but also minority groups in Jakarta and Yogyakarta.These attacks were countered by other civilians, for instance the security task force of the...
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
JSX market cap down 72% this year
JSX market cap down 72% this year JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) lost 72.5 percent of its market capitalization this year dropping to Rp 261.9 trillion (US$27.56 billion) from Rp 451.8 trillion at the end of 1999 as share prices tumbled amid a sluggish market.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Indofood plans more Middle East exports
Indofood plans more Middle East exports JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed food giant PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said on Friday its noodle exports to the Middle East were expected to reach about 5 percent of its total production in 2001 as compared to 3 percent this year.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Irian Jaya may acquire Freeport stake
Irian Jaya may acquire Freeport stake JAKARTA (JP): The central government gave the green light for the Irian Jaya administration's plan to acquire holdings in the copper and gold mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Geologists warn of landslides
Geologists warn of landslides YOGYAKARTA: A team of geologists from Gadjah Mada University are calling on residents of Kulonprogo regency in the province, along with two towns in Central Java, Magelang and Purworejo, to remain on high alert as their respective areas are prone to landslides.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Mahfud announces Kamra compensation
Mahfud announces Kamra compensation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Mahfud M.D. said on Friday that some 36,000 members of the People's Security civilian guards (Kamra) would receive compensation equivalent to four months salary when disbanded at the end of the year.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
'Regulations on abortion needed to protect women'
'Regulations on abortion needed to protect women' JAKARTA (JP): Regulations on abortion need immediate revision to ensure protection of women, experts and activists told a public discussion on Thursday."The public have a misinformed image of abortion.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 15, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,275 -50 265,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 110 0 15,000 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Relatives mull legal action after inconclusive crash probe
Relatives mull legal action after inconclusive crash probe SINGAPORE (Agencies): Relatives of victims from a 1997 SilkAir plane crash on Friday sought legal advice, saying they felt frustrated and disappointed that the three-year investigation into the tragedy had proven inconclusive.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Asian monies mostly up as Singapore dollar leads rise
Asian monies mostly up as Singapore dollar leads rise SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were higher late Friday, with the Singapore dollar outshining its regional peers as the U.S. currency lost ground against the euro, dealers said.The euro's ability to extend its gains above $0.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
SLB teachers demand better pay
SLB teachers demand better pay YOGYAKARTA (JP): As many as 23 intern teachers from schools for the mentally disabled in Bantul regency, accompanied by dozens of their students, staged a rally at the Yogyakarta gubernatorial office on Thursday to demand a pay increase.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
The return of 'securo-crats' in U.S.
The return of 'securo-crats' in U.S. Under George W. Bush, the United States may be more willing to act unilaterally, writes Kusnanto Anggoro, a senior researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and a lecturer in the postgraduate studies program at the University of Indonesia...
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
New kata fighters for 2001 SEAG
New kata fighters for 2001 SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Secretary General of the Indonesian Karate-Do Federation (FORKI), Hendardji, confirmed on Thursday that two seniors players -- women's karateka Omita Olga Ompi and men's counterpart Abdullah Kadir -- have quit the training program for 2001 Southeast...
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
IMF again delays loan
IMF again delays loan The government got another thumbs down from the international supervisor of the country's economic reform, resulting in another delay of at least two months in the next disbursement of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) US$5 billion bailout fund.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Aceh military post attacked, soldiers nabbed
Aceh military post attacked, soldiers nabbed BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Alleged separatist rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) stormed a Military Subdistrict Command headquarters in Montasiek district, Aceh Besar, on Friday, and kidnapped four soldiers.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
C. Java archers join SEAG training
C. Java archers join SEAG training SEMARANG (JP): Two Central Java archers, Permadi Sandra W and Tri Mudo Joko, have been called to join the selection process for the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. The selection will take place in Jakarta next January.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Prosecutor files appeal over Pande Lubis verdict
Prosecutor files appeal over Pande Lubis verdict JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Tarwo Hadi Sadjuri submitted on Thursday an appeal statement against a Nov. 23, 2000 court ruling which acquitted Pande Nasorahona Lubis from all graft charges in the Rp 546 billion (US$57.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Cargo ship seized by Navy
Cargo ship seized by Navy SURABAYA: Two Navy patrol ships from the Eastern Navy Fleet Command seized a cargo ship KM Fajar Kanguru, whose freight included one container of explosives, while it was docking at Tanjung Jangkar waters in Karang Tekok, Situbondo regency, in the early hours of Friday, an...
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Badminton body delays GP Finals in Brunei
Badminton body delays GP Finals in Brunei JAKARTA (JP): The International Badminton Federation (IBF) announced on Friday the delay of the World Grand Prix Finals in Brunei Darussalam, due to the Ramadhan and Chinese New Year holidays.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Criticizing Singapore
Criticizing SingaporeFrom Media IndonesiaThere seems to be a tendency in Indonesia that if there is a failure in overcoming a domestic problem, attention will be diverted overseas. Hence the idea to establish a military pact or to set up the West Pacific Forum, whose membership would include...
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
RI banks back on track 'but still in danger'
RI banks back on track 'but still in danger' HONG KONG (Dow Jones): International credit rating agency Fitch said in a report released Friday that it affirms its stable credit rating outlook on Indonesian banks.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Regional autonomy could endanger national unity
Regional autonomy could endanger national unity JAKARTA (JP): The incoming implementation of regional autonomy is prone to neo-tribalism and ethnic nationalism, which may bring nation building in Indonesia back to square one, a noted sociologist warned on Friday.
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Damri suspends Medan-Jakarta service
Damri suspends Medan-Jakarta service MEDAN, North Sumatra: State-owned bus company Damri will temporary halt service on the Medan-Jakarta route for two weeks as of Dec. 20.Head of the company's Medan branch Bambang Sugiharto said on Friday that the buses serving that route would be reassigned to...
Sat, 16 Dec 2000
Mahathir warns rivals to behave
Mahathir warns rivals to behave KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies) Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned the country's opposition parties on Friday not to force his government's hand into taking action against them.