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Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Foreign groups make their way back
Foreign groups make their way back After a lull in the nervous months following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, foreign artists are set to return here for performances.Artists who are scheduled to grace the stage in the near future are French duo Modjo, Lou Bega and quartet Bond.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Pregnancy no reason to put a stop to sex
Pregnancy no reason to put a stop to sexEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For some parents-to-be, pregnancy can lead to the interruption of sexual activity, which for most people is linked to the fear of harming the womb.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Brewing popularity: A sip of herbal teas
Brewing popularity: A sip of herbal teasMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tea is no longer just about a cup of dark jasmine tea, served so sweet that it makes your teeth ache.Herbal teas, or infusions, have become a pick-me-up for those down in the dumps, and a soothing drink when...
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Good for all seasons, except when there's flooding
Good for all seasons, except when there's floodingHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People have different reasons for buying a particular car. It can be due to the popularity of the car's marque, its safety specification, eye-catching design or sophisticated technology.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Wary public stocking up on essentials
Wary public stocking up on essentialsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the floods have still to recede, Jakartans are haunted by the fear of running out of food. Terrible traffic congestion at several spots in the capital encouraged people to stock up on food for their homes.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
People reach saturation point as transportation troubles pile up
People reach saturation point as transportation troubles pile upThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A long line of slow-moving vehicles is almost an ordinary scene in Jakarta, but flooding this week caused some of the worst congestion many residents had ever experienced, creating frustration and desperation.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Intro
Intro Sedans are, of course, not so popular during the rainy season in such a poorly-planned city as Jakarta. Under such unfriendly weather, producers of other types of vehicle aggressively pour money into ads to claim the extra plus of their products.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Lighthouse Family: Soft sounds spell success
Lighthouse Family: Soft sounds spell successHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lighthouse Family is synonymous with laid-back, yet catchy pop tunes. Formed in Newcastle eight years ago by vocalist Tunde Baiyewu and programmer/keyboard player Paul Tucker, the duo had two years to wait before its...
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting, Sculpture: PEREK - "Women's experiment" by members of the Yogyakarta-based art group, The British Council Gallery, S. Widjojo Centre, Jl. Jendral Sudirman 71, South Jakarta, until Feb. 16. * Painting Friendship through Arts 2002, Gran Melia, Jl. H.R.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Latest teen flick comes light 'n' frothy
Latest teen flick comes light 'n' frothyHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAda Apa Dengan Cinta ** (out of ****); Teen drama, 112 minutes; Starring Dian Sastrowardoyo, Nicholas Saputra, Titi Kamal, Ladya Cheryl, Sissy Priscillia, Adinia Wirasti; Directed by Rudi Soedjarwo.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
A journey to self-discovery through verse
A journey to self-discovery through verseLie Hua, Contributor, JakartaThe Rites of the Bali Aga; By Sitor Situmorang; With Introduction + Epilog by Harry Aveling; Metafor, Jakarta, 2001; xix + 55 pages; Rp 65,000.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Disrupted delivery
Disrupted deliveryDue to flooding in Jakarta, Saturday's edition of The Jakarta Post could not reach subscribers in Tanjung Karang, Lampung, and many parts of Jakarta, namely Pluit, Muara Karang, Jelambar, Grogol, Kalideres, Kelapa Gading, Pulo Gadung, Gunung Sahari, Regent Hotel, Omni Batavia...
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Doctor goes to areas where others fear to tread
Doctor goes to areas where others fear to treadSanti W.E. Soekanto, Contributor, Jakarta It's a painful memory that sticks with Joserizal Jurnalis."We came upon layers upon layers of burned bodies at a mosque ... bits and pieces of rotting limbs with larva swarming all over them.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
CAR PRICE IN RUPIAH
CAR PRICE IN RUPIAH Audi A3 1.8 Automatic 322.700.000 Audi A4 1.6 LAT 313.000.000 Audi A4 1.8 LAT /SE 490.981.000 Audi A6 2.8 Triptonik 669.500.000 BMW 3 Series 318i Automatic E-46 415.000.000 BMW 3 Series 325 Ci A 783.000.000 BMW 3 Series 330 Ci A 888.000.000 BMW 5 Series 520i Automatic 550.000.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
No Other Choic
No Other ChoicBy Siti Nurhayati I was holding the letter tight, as if in a dream.Incredulous, I read it again."Look, your dad has no other choice," it read. "I have to divorce your mother. This is the best way, for me, and, perhaps for your mom, too.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Aikido strives for more popularity
Aikido strives for more popularityNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If you know a little bit about action movie star Steven Seagal, maybe you already know that he is a master of aikido, a self defense martial art originally from Japan.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Coffee vendor stays true to time-honored traditions
Coffee vendor stays true to time-honored traditionsEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Bandung There is not much difference in the way Widyapratama, 50, sells coffee from how his father did when he first started up his own business back in the 1930s.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
AIDS activist Green soldiers on
AIDS activist Green soldiers onEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Cordial and warm, that is the first impression of activist Chris W. Green. He speaks excellent Indonesian, and quickly says that he likes to be called babe (father in the Betawi language of native Jakartans) instead of Mr.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
U.S. envoy tells Jakarta to do more
U.S. envoy tells Jakarta to do more SINGAPORE: Indonesia should follow the lead of Singapore and Malaysia in taking firmer action against suspected terrorists, U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Frank Lavin said here Saturday.
Sun, 03 Feb 2002
Domestic prices remain high despite AFTA agreement
Domestic prices remain high despite AFTA agreementBy Sudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta Under the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement, Indonesia and the association's other member countries are required to reduce import tariffs to between zero to five percent beginning this year.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
KfW provides PELNI with boat loan
KfW provides PELNI with boat loan JAKARTA: The Indonesian government and German financing firm Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW) signed an 81.8 million euros (approximately US$72 million) loan agreement on Friday to allow the government to buy a 3000-passenger boat.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Disastrous floods affect many more regions
Disastrous floods affect many more regionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Devastating floods, which have swamped much of the capital, have also hit many other parts of Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi provinces on Friday, claiming more lives, destroying thousands of hectares of rice fields and cutting the...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Leakages in JEC project likely to burst soon
Leakages in JEC project likely to burst soonAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta State-owned construction company PT Adhi Karya has been implicated in a Rp 125 million bribery scandal to secure support from the Yogyakarta provincial legislature for the Jogya Expo Center (JEC) upgrade.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Feb.1, 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Feb.1, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,125 -25 380,500 Adindo Foresta 75 0 0 AGIS 120 -5...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
RI takes on Italy, Brazil at Salt Lake
RI takes on Italy, Brazil at Salt Lake JAKARTA: Indonesia is scheduled to play Italy and Brazil on the opening day of the contract bridge exhibition event at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.The Winter Games will officially open on Feb.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb.1
Rupiah Rates Feb.1 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,830.00 9,830.00 10,382.00 10,278.00Australian dollar 1 5,496.23 4,983.81 5,268.87 5,210.95Brunei dollar 1 5,896.44 5,349.08 5,652.53 5,592.86Canadian dollar 1 6,818.61 6,185.11 6,536.55 6,467.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
RP vows to protect American soldiers
RP vows to protect American soldiersAgencies, Angeles City, Philippines The Philippine military will step up security to protect Americans, following news of hostilities against U.S. citizens, officials said on Friday.The attacks have coincided with the launch of a Philippine- U.S.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Proliga pledges donation to flood victims
Proliga pledges donation to flood victimsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four matches involving eight volleyball teams in Jakarta marked the start of the inaugural Proliga on Friday, with the organizers pledging a donation to charity from ticket sales.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Maluku meeting postponed until middle of February
Maluku meeting postponed until middle of FebruaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government-sanctioned reconciliation meeting between Maluku Muslims and Christians that was scheduled for Feb. 5 through Feb.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Just do it, Sut!
Just do it, Sut! Few people really believed in Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's sincerity when he said that he was ready to resign if people wanted him out in the wake of the worst ever flood disaster to hit Jakarta this week.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Manggarai floodgate protects the rich
Manggarai floodgate protects the richAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso tried to calm hundreds of angry flood victims by partially opening the Manggarai floodgate in Central Jakarta on Friday.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Houses deluged in Bogor
Houses deluged in Bogor BOGOR: A total of 12 buildings, home to 17 families, in Cibogor subdistrict, Bogor, slid down an embankment Friday morning while at the same time dozens of houses were submerged in water at the Sari Gaferi housing complex at Bojonggede district.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Telkom, Indosat annul $375 million deal
Telkom, Indosat annul $375 million dealFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications firms PT Telkom and PT Indosat officially declared that a US$375 million planned sale of the former's Central Java and Yogyakarta regional units to the latter has been annulled as...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Creditors reject APP debtextension plan
Creditors reject APP debtextension planSoraya Permatasari, Reuters, Jakarta Creditors on Friday rejected a proposal by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to restructure its massive U$12.2 billion debt only hours after the embattled group presented the long-awaited plan in Jakarta.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
i-box
i-boxDeath Toll and Missing People due to flooding in Greater Jakarta No. Date Name Places Died/Missing 1. Jan.29 Fitrah Rachmat,17 Jl.Subur, Pejaten Timur, South Jakarta died in landslide 2. Jan.29 Sawaluddin Asri,16 ditto ditto 3. Jan.29 Ade Mutia, 14 ditto ditto 4. Jan.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
East Kalimantan promises free room
East Kalimantan promises free room JAKARTA: Organizers of the East Kalimantan 2008 National Games (PON) have pledged "totally" free lodging and accommodation for all participating groups."We initially proposed to take up to 75 percent of the expenses the participants would have, but the Kutai...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Chinese New Year holiday optional
Chinese New Year holiday optional JAKARTA: Chinese New Year, which falls this year on Feb. 12, is not a national holiday, but an optional holiday, a religious affairs ministry official says."Optional holiday means its implementation depends on individual discretion, whether to make it a holiday or...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
KL arrests opposition activists
KL arrests opposition activists MALAYSIA: Police arrested three leaders of the Islamic opposition party and 46 supporters during an unlawful gathering on Thursday night, the official Bernama news agency reported on Friday.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
East Java governor to remain neutral over mayor's dismissal
East Java governor to remain neutral over mayor's dismissalAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Aware of his neutral position, East Java Governor Imam Utomo said he would immediately set up an independent team to study the recent dismissal, by Surabaya legislative council, of Mayor Sunarto...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Where is our compassion?
Where is our compassion? Stop the conflict, the silly debates, trading of accusations and thinking only of winning the 2004 general election. This is addressed to everyone -- particularly the political elite, religious figures, NGO activists and the wealthy.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Under rule by law, offenders are rewarded
Under rule by law, offenders are rewardedLuhut M.P. Pangaribuan, Lawyer, Jakarta The basic issue underlying today's legal crisis is how to free legal policy and practices from what may be termed "rule by law", and then how to restore the rule of law? Despite the reforms touted by three presidents...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Another Garuda cock-up
Another Garuda cock-up Should we trust a pilot who is unable to navigate himself overland to an airport? That was the question I asked myself on Jan. 30 as I waited with about fifty other passengers for a Garuda Indonesia flight to take off for Sumatra.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
checked
checked----------------------------------------------------------------Sedans are, of course, not so popular during the rainy season in such a poorly-planned city as Jakarta. Under such unfriendly weather, producers of other types of vehicle aggressively pour money into ads to claim the extra plus...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Just do it, Sut!
Just do it, Sut! Few people really believed in Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's sincerity when he said that he was ready to resign if people wanted him out in the wake of the worst ever flood disaster to hit Jakarta this week.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Govt to set up Narcotics Agency
Govt to set up Narcotics Agency JAKARTA: In a bid to curb rampant drug abuse and trafficking, the government will soon form a National Narcotics Agency (BNN) that will be given the power to take legal steps against both users and dealers.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Garbage still haunts Jakarta
Garbage still haunts JakartaAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration cannot yet breath a sigh of relief despite signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Bekasi municipality for the use of Bantar Gebang garbage dump, since the agreement will not last forever.
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Ba'asyir
Ba'asyirThe headline on Ba'asyir's story on this page yesterday should read Ba'asyir 'not linked to al-Qaeda'. It is against the editorial policy of The Jakarta Post to give unsubstantiated labels to any person or group. We regret the error. -- Editor
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
East Timorese refugees remain a headache
East Timorese refugees remain a headacheYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Despite the cancellation of humanitarian assistance as of Jan. 1, 2002, the remaining 128,000 or so East Timorese people taking refuge in West Timor has become a headache for the government because they have not...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Flood health policy too complicated
Flood health policy too complicatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta It seemed too good to be true. The city administration, which has received sharp criticism for their belated and ill-suited efforts to help flood victims, had announced that all victims could go to any hospital in the capital and receive...
Sat, 02 Feb 2002
Justice is
Justice is long goneFrom Koran Tempo I was shocked to read about discriminatory practices by the Attorney General's Office, which still allows certain people with "suspect status" to be free from police custody and, worse, to travel overseas.