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Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Tragic demise of an artist
Tragic demise of an artist Pak Dermawan (not his real name) is the owner of a small shop on a narrow road, too narrow for two cars from opposite directions to pass each other. In the neighborhood, lived a painter, Donny (not his real name), all by himself in a small rented room.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Bags made from bark impress with ethnic style
Bags made from bark impress with ethnic styleBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): Today's bags appear in various shapes and sizes, are made of diverse materials and attract people in different ways. A bag can give self-confidence to whoever carries it. A bag can also be made of bark.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: PhotographyJP/leoNOBLE CAUSE: Korean photographers Kim Yoon-ho, Kim One-kwan and Kang Hee-joon (from left to right) pose for a photo. They were attending the opening of their charity photo exhibition, From Heart to Heart, at Galeri Foto Cahya in Kemang, South Jakarta, on Dec. 4.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Randhawa leads in Singapore Open golf
Randhawa leads in Singapore Open golf SINGAPORE (Agencies): India's Jyoti Randhawa jumped into a one-shot lead after the third round of the US$400,000 Singapore Open on a day when upcoming star Gerald Rosales of the Philippines shattered his own course record with a stunning 10- under-par 62.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Guess What? Juwono Sudarsono
Guess What? Juwono Sudarsono During the Soeharto era, a ministerial post would mean money and a life of luxury. But under former president B.J. Habibie and the incumbent President Abdurrahman Wahid, the job has meant lots of stress, not to mention the threat of dismissal at any time.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Up-close and not so personal with 'MTV It's My Life'
Up-close and not so personal with 'MTV It's My Life' MTV It's My Life; ANteve: Saturday, 3:30 p.m.; MTV Asia: Tuesday, 8:30 p.m., Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 4:30 p.m. JAKARTA (JP): The phenomenon that is MTV -- who can doubt its popularity among teenagers?When the music-only TV channel was first...
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
At 66, Bambang Hidayat still seeing stars
At 66, Bambang Hidayat still seeing starsBy Bruce Emond BANDUNG (JP): Rain is falling in sheets in the night sky of Lembang but Bambang Hidayat is still hard at work in his office.A spry 66, he is probably the country's foremost astronomer, and his "office" is the Bosscha Observatory, standing like...
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Movie theaters show three family films during holidays
Movie theaters show three family films during holidaysBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): It's safe for parents to take their children to movie theaters during this upcoming holiday season. There are at least three films showing over the holidays that are suitable for family viewing: Chicken Run, The...
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Bhinneka stages exhibition matches
Bhinneka stages exhibition matches SEMARANG (JP): Surakarta-based Bhinneka basketball club will stage a series of exhibition matches in Surakarta from Jan. 11 to Jan. 14, to prepare players for the 2001 Kobatama national basketball league starting in February.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Comedy 12:00 p.m.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Lessons in nationalism in foreign lands
Lessons in nationalism in foreign lands Student Indonesia di Eropa (Indonesian Students in Europe); By Dr. Abdul Rivai; Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia in cooperation with Yayasan Adikarya; IKAPI and the Ford Foundation, September 2000; 383 pp; Rp 27,000 JAKARTA (JP): As the country faces the very...
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Long trail of Indonesia's terra-cotta
Long trail of Indonesia's terra-cottaBy Ipong Purnama Sidhi JAKARTA (JP): Historically speaking, Indonesia's terra-cotta is some 3,000 years old, a long span of time beginning when human beings no longer lived as nomads, who gathered food, but dwelt in one place as producers of foods.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Swedish parliament honors Munir with 'alternative Nobel'
Swedish parliament honors Munir with 'alternative Nobel' STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP): Scientists and activists from four different continents were honored Friday as this year's winners of the Right Livelihood awards - known as the "alternative Nobels" - for their human rights and environmental...
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Sleeping with firecrackers blasting at your side
Sleeping with firecrackers blasting at your side JAKARTA (JP): Outside, it sounds like Beirut in the dark days. Snipers attacking the enemy, bombs falling on the populace, people running for cover. Not exactly that, but not far from the reality either.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Two more alleged criminals mobbed to death
Two more alleged criminals mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): The number of suspected criminals killed by people on the streets here continues to soar with two more alleged crooks killed by mobs on Friday in two separate incidents in West Jakarta.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Let's join the elite gaming clan
Let's join the elite gaming clanBy Vishnu 'Ramius' Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): Edward Gunawan has a problem. Surrounded by a squad of elite counter-terrorist forces, he and his motley crew of terrorists must fend off the impending assault to keep their hostages (as well as their lives).
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Malaysian court dismisses Anwar's appeal on lawsuit
Malaysian court dismisses Anwar's appeal on lawsuit KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A Malaysian court dismissed on Saturday an appeal by jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim against a High Court decision striking out his US$26- million lawsuit against Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Bites to take the edge off your hunger
Bites to take the edge off your hunger JAKARTA (JP): What to do when those old hunger pangs surface in the late afternoon? The following recipes take the bite off your hunger without leaving you too full to enjoy your evening meal, and are great to for breaking the fast.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Off the beaten tourist track with special tours
Off the beaten tourist track with special toursBy Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): Tired of thumbing through glossy holiday brochures and finding nothing of interest?If you are bored being in the mainstream of holidaymakers, and the "usual" historical sites and tourist destinations are now a yawn,...
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Spending a day with a Minang restaurant manager in Jakarta
Spending a day with a Minang restaurant manager in Jakarta Fifteen years ago, Ibnu Rusdi, 40, forsook the classroom for a different life. The former high school mathematics teacher now manages one of the capital's Minang restaurants, Natrabu, on the frenzied Jl. Agus Salim in Central Jakarta.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Djarum starts intensive training
Djarum starts intensive training KUDUS, Central Java (JP): The Djarum Kudus badminton club will start intensive training on Dec. 18 to face the upcoming National Interclub Championships in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, from Jan. 23 to Jan. 28.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Derry to compete in SEA C'ships
Derry to compete in SEA C'ships SEMARANG (JP): Central Java men's tae kwon doin Derry Darmawan will compete in the bantam class at the Southeast Asian Tae kwon do Championships in Vietnam from Dec. 13 to Dec. 15.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Reaching for the warmth of Ramadhan far from home
Reaching for the warmth of Ramadhan far from homeBy Sri Pudyastuti Baumeister BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany (JP): Fasting in the month of Ramadhan, a routine annual ritual for Muslims, can mean another experience if you live in a non-Muslim society, such as Germany.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Arts Agenda
Arts Agenda Painting Exhibition Sukma+Raga, Soul and Body by Balinese artists at Galeri Hadiprana, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 30, South Jakarta, through Dec. 19. Three young Balinese painters -- Putu "Bonus" Sudiana, I Wayan Sadu and I Made Hantaguna -- exhibit their most recent works at Galeri Hadiprana.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
I prefer to be a doctor than an artist: Lula Kamal
I prefer to be a doctor than an artist: Lula Kamal Starting her career as the None (Miss) Jakarta winner in 1990, the 30-year-old Lula Kamal is now a familiar face as she appears in ads, hosts TV programs and stars in a televison soap opera sinetron.
Sun, 10 Dec 2000
Police top human rights abuse, reports Kontras
Police top human rights abuse, reports Kontras JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has recorded 1,216 cases of human rights abuse throughout the year, with police troops taking the lion's share.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
S'pore activists lobby for marathon
S'pore activists lobby for marathon SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore rights activists have asked police to allow a planned marathon on Sunday to commemorate international human rights day, but they fear it will be rejected as a threat to public order.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Prosecutors seek evidence on Estrada
Prosecutors seek evidence on Estrada MANILA (AP): After branding President Joseph Estrada a crook and comparing him to the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, impeachment trial prosecutors sought to prove it on Friday with testimony about illegal gambling payoffs.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Religions can be wrong, says theologist
Religions can be wrong, says theologist JAKARTA (JP): Can religions be wrong? Yes, they can, according to a speaker in a discussion here on Friday."Every time bloody religious conflict breaks out in Indonesia, people say that it is the believers who are in the wrong and not the religion," says...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Autonomy and education
Autonomy and education Ross Worthington, a graduate in public policy from the Australian National University, said that Indonesia needed five to 10 years to make the necessary preparations for the implementation of regional autonomy (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 25, 2000).
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 TV Series: Labyrinth 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
U.S. drug firm to invest millions in S'pore plant
U.S. drug firm to invest millions in S'pore plant SINGAPORE (AP): A U.S. drug company on Friday announced plans to invest US$450 million to expand its manufacturing and research activities in Singapore.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Pertamina may offer short-term LNG contracts
Pertamina may offer short-term LNG contracts JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina might offer short-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts in a move to raise the company's competitiveness in a tight market, an executive at Pertamina said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Istiqlal offers more than 'buka puasa' meals
Istiqlal offers more than 'buka puasa' mealsBy A'an Suryana JAKARTA (JP): Would you like a different atmosphere for breaking your fast? It is free, and so is the meal.If so, then spend a day during Ramadhan at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque, one of the city's landmarks that is a few meters away from the...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Education program launched to combat child labor in RI
Education program launched to combat child labor in RI JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education and the International Labor Organization (ILO) launched a program on Friday titled "Integrated Approach of Non-Formal Education to Combat Child Labor" to provide 19.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Clubhouse Harmonie now a parking lot
Clubhouse Harmonie now a parking lotBy Ida Indawati Khouw Batavia once had the oldest clubhouse in Asia, Societeit de Harmonie. Although the building has been demolished, its romance still remains. This 68th article on Batavia looks into its good old days. JAKARTA (JP): The 1985 Jl.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Workers strike for fair holiday allowance
Workers strike for fair holiday allowance JAKARTA (JP): Wood and furniture company PT Wintrad Jaya rejected on Friday its workers' demand for proportional holiday allowances according to their length of employment, and decided to grant an allowance equivalent to each worker's one-month salary.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
W. Java taxis want fare hike
W. Java taxis want fare hike BANDUNG: The West Java chapter of the Land Transportation Owners' Organization (Organda) is seeking fare increases for all taxis operating in the province.The vice chairman of the organization, Yunus Situmorang, told reporters here on Thursday that an official letter...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturday Maghrib 6:02 p.m.Sunday Imsak 3:59 a.m.Subuh 4:09 a.m.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
KONI appoints SEA Games project manager
KONI appoints SEA Games project manager JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar has appointed his official in charge of organizational affairs Putera Astaman as the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games project manager, KONI deputy chairman Arie Sudewo confirmed...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Banpu plans US$15-20m for coal investment in 2001
Banpu plans US$15-20m for coal investment in 2001 BANGKOK (AFX-ASIA): Banpu Plc chief executive officer Chanin Vongkusolkit said the company plans to spend US$15-20 million on investment next year, mainly on new coal mines in Indonesia.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Rupiah Rates Dec.08
Rupiah Rates Dec.08 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,050.55 10,050.00 9,502.00 9,598.00Australian dollar 1 4,933.16 5,483.28 5,179.54 5,236.67Austrian schilling 1 584.55 649.51 613.75 620.30Belgian franc 1 199.40 221.55 209.36 211.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Suggestion to Garuda
Suggestion to GarudaFrom Media IndonesiaLately Garuda Indonesia has been intensifying its efforts to promote the quality of its services. Allow me to give some suggestions in connection with this effort.Some time ago, every Sunday there was a flight to Medan, using a DC-10 aircraft.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Australia supports a unified Indonesia
Australia supports a unified Indonesia CANBERRA (Agencies): Australia, at the end of a two-day ministerial forum with Indonesia on Friday, asserted, in a joint statement, that it welcomed Indonesia's continuing political and economic reform and underlined its commitment to support Jakarta as it...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Forum data shows 841 people killed in Aceh this year
Forum data shows 841 people killed in Aceh this year BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The number of people killed in the strife-torn province of Aceh reached 841 from Jan. 1 to Dec. 7 this year, much more than last year's toll of 'only' 393, the Aceh Human Rights Care Forum revealed.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Bass plans Asian expansion
Bass plans Asian expansion SINGAPORE (AFP): Bass Hotels Friday unveiled a US$70 million expansion plan for its Inter-Continental Hotel brand, targeting the growing business and tourism travel market in the Asia Pacific region.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Questioning of soldiers over E. Timor opposed
Questioning of soldiers over E. Timor opposed JAKARTA (JP): The Army has vowed not to let the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) question its soldiers over human rights abuses in the former Indonesian province last year.Deputy Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
PowerGen sells Asia assets to CLP
PowerGen sells Asia assets to CLP LONDON (Reuters): UK electricity company PowerGen Plc on Thursday said it had sold a group of Asian assets put up for sale earlier this year for 458 million pounds (US$662 million) including debt.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Top rubber nations endorse support plan
Top rubber nations endorse support plan BATAM, Riau (Reuters): Senior officials from the world's top rubber exporters - Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia - agreed a scheme to support ailing natural rubber prices that have lingered near 30 year lows, delegates said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Malaysian palm oil futures close lower
Malaysian palm oil futures close lower KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Friday on fresh liquidation prompted by bearish data released by private forecaster Ivan Wong, traders said.Wong estimated end-November Malaysian palm oil stocks at a record high of 1.