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Sun, 25 Feb 2001
It's time to try Chinese recipes
It's time to try Chinese recipes JAKARTA (JP): For those who don't have time to prepare elaborate meals for the weekend, try these easy and practical Chinese recipes.You will only need 15 minutes of your precious time to prepare these two delicious meals.
Sun, 25 Feb 2001
Wisma Dharmala Sakti, a building of art
Wisma Dharmala Sakti, a building of art Looking at the architecture of Wisma Dharmala Sakti, or upon entering the lobby of building, located on Jl. Sudirman, people get a distinctive impression: it is a building of art.
Sun, 25 Feb 2001
Soeharto rushed to hospital for appendectomy
Soeharto rushed to hospital for appendectomy JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto was rushed to the privately-run Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta on Saturday for an appendectomy.His lawyer Juan Felix Tampubolon told reporters later in the day the former ruler had recovered after the one-hour...
Sun, 25 Feb 2001
Last open spaces up for sale
Last open spaces up for sale The planned sale of property at Cibubur camping ground in East Jakarta has sparked controversy. It is only one of a number of cases which illustrate how the Jakarta administration sacrifices the city's green and open spaces for commercial purposes.
Sun, 25 Feb 2001
Councillors uncaring of people's welfare
Councillors uncaring of people's welfareFrom Warta KotaThumbs up to the City Council's regional legislative assembly. After creating controversy with "Ancolgate", allegedly a money scandal involving some members of Ancol Dreamland's management, it has now sparked another, no-less sensational...
Sun, 25 Feb 2001
ERA commerce establishes new era in property brokerage
ERA commerce establishes new era in property brokerage Choosing a good office location is important in running a business. Therefore, it will be very helpful to have a commercial real estate agent who understands your needs, and can help you navigate through the administrative and legal maze to...
Sun, 25 Feb 2001
Expert blasts City Hall's poor attention to greenery
Expert blasts City Hall's poor attention to greeneryBy Marco Kusumawijaya JAKARTA (JP): Batavia (old Jakarta) is rather a park city than a garden city, wrote H.P. Berlage, the great Dutch architect who designed the South Amsterdam expansion after his visit in 1923.
Sun, 25 Feb 2001
A real or phony recovery
A real or phony recoveryBy Riyadi Suparno In this time of continuing political and economic uncertainty, the office market, according to property consultants, appears to be rising from the dive it took in 1998 and 1999.
Sun, 25 Feb 2001
The long and winding road
The long and winding roadBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): The office market in the capital's Central Business District (CBD), which was badly hit by the economic crisis, is on a long and winding road to recovery.
Sun, 25 Feb 2001
Can you be a good person in Jakarta?
Can you be a good person in Jakarta? JAKARTA (JP): We were traveling on the congested Jl. Gatot Subroto moving toward Semanggi. Cars, trucks and buses were streaming out from the Cawang-Grogol toll road through the Komdak ramp.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
BP to meet UNJ in soccer final
BP to meet UNJ in soccer final JAKARTA (JP): Buana Putri and State University of Jakarta (UNJ) women's soccer team breezed into the derby final of the 2001 women's soccer invitational on Sunday.Jakarta-based Buana Putri beat Putri Priangan of Bandung 4-0 at the semifinals on Friday while UNJ...
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Annulment of decree on transgenic products sought
Annulment of decree on transgenic products sought JAKARTA (JP): Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are preparing to file a suit at the State Administrative Court in a bid to annul a ministerial decree which has opened the door for the use of transgenic crops.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Denmark to finance local fish breeding project
Denmark to finance local fish breeding project JAKARTA (JP): The Danish government has agreed to provide Indonesia with a US$2.7 million soft loan to finance a fish breeding project in Gondol, Bali.The agreement was signed in Jakarta on Friday by Danish Ambassador to Indonesia Michael Sternberg and...
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Students, officials discuss latest situation in Maluku
Students, officials discuss latest situation in Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): Students of state Pattimura University and the civil emergency authorities on Friday held a dialog to discuss the latest situation in the province.University rector Mus Huliselan, Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Ginandjar must appear for questioning: AG
Ginandjar must appear for questioning: AG JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman insisted on Friday that former top official Ginandjar Kartasasmita, a visiting scholar at Harvard University in the U.S., should come to his office to be questioned over several graft cases.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Reform era a boon for costume maker
Reform era a boon for costume maker YOGYAKARTA (JP): Dul Wahab is proof that it is not only politicians who found a new lease on life when the reform movement was launched by students in 1997."For me, reform is a blessing," said the 68-year-old maker of costumes for the barongsai (lion dance) at...
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Former spokesman installed as Yogyakarta police chief
Former spokesman installed as Yogyakarta police chief YOGYAKARTA (JP): Amid strong public demands that the police solve the murder of a local journalist, outgoing National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf was installed as the new Yogyakarta Police chief on Friday.Saleh replaces Brig. Gen.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Batavia's small Arab community made its mark
Batavia's small Arab community made its markBy Ida Indawati Khouw Although they never figured as prominently in the capital's history as the ethnic Chinese, Arabs and their descendants have resided in the city since the 17th century.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Dutch losing trust in RI's nurses
Dutch losing trust in RI's nursesBy Solita Sarwono WASENAAR, The Netherlands (JP): Last month a controversy regarding Indonesian nurses fired by a hospital in The Hague, brewed in the Dutch media. They had failed a three-month probationary term and most of them have sued the hospital.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Akbar visits ruins of Golkar office
Akbar visits ruins of Golkar office JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung visited on Friday afternoon the ruins of the party's East Java headquarters in Surabaya, which was burned to the ground during a massive demonstration on Feb. 7.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
The end of oligopoly in telecommunications?
The end of oligopoly in telecommunications?By Winahyo Soekanto DENPASAR (JP): A step forward was achieved in early February when Telkom and Indosat settled their cross-ownership worth US$1.5 billion in major subsidiaries Telkomsel, Satelindo and Lintasartha.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Sutiyoso relinquishes post of commissioner of PJA
Sutiyoso relinquishes post of commissioner of PJA JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has officially quit as the chief commissioner of scandal-plagued recreational park operator PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol (PJA), a city official said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Outlook for Asia's banking sector should remain stable
Outlook for Asia's banking sector should remain stable HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Rating agency Fitch said its outlook on Asia's banking sector will likely remain stable in the medium term, as it doesn't expect any major credit rating upgrade in the region in the near term.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Beware renewed crisis
Beware renewed crisis The last few days have certainly seen Indonesia in a very downcast condition, unnerved by the spate of grave warnings from its loyal international supporters that their traditionally fulsome assistance could stop if the government does not set its act straight.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Bulog has new chairman
Bulog has new chairman JAKARTA (JP): Widjanarko Puspoyo, a member of the House of Representatives from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), has been named the new head of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), replacing Rizal Ramli, who is the coordinating minister for the...
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo: Indonesian Press Photo Service's (Ipphos) photos (1945 - 1950), I See Gallery, The Polish cultural center, Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, until Feb. 28. * Painting Bramasto's Collections 1939-1996, Gallery Twilite Cafe, Jl. Kemang Raya No.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Violence continues amid peace talks
Violence continues amid peace talks BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Violence continued in Aceh as Indonesian Police and Military officers held talks with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on Thursday and Friday, officials said.As of Friday afternoon, no immediate results had been revealed.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
PBSI 'can't finance' all shuttlers to All England
PBSI 'can't finance' all shuttlers to All England JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) Subagyo Hadisiswoyo said on Friday that the body could not afford to fulfill shuttlers' demands for their expenses to be covered for the All England tournament.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
House commission demands review of Guthrie deal
House commission demands review of Guthrie deal JAKARTA (JP): A commission of the House of Representatives has urged the government to revise the sale of 24 palm oil estates to Malaysia's Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd. in view of claims by local farmers that they were not properly compensated for their land.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
300 students face dismissal
300 students face dismissal PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Around 30 percent of some 14,700 students of state Jendral Sudirman University are facing dismissal for failing to pay their tuition fees for over four semesters.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Campuses the bait for Yogya's real estate boom
Campuses the bait for Yogya's real estate boomBy Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Scan local newspapers and the advertisements appear to indicate that the property business, laid low by the economic crisis, is on the mend.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Vicofa revises estimate of Vietnam coffee output
Vicofa revises estimate of Vietnam coffee output HANOI (Reuters): The Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa) on Friday raised its estimate of Vietnam's 2000/01 output to more than 700,000 tonnes of beans from a previous 680,000 tonnes.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Uzbekistan beats Malaysia 19-3 in consolation game
Uzbekistan beats Malaysia 19-3 in consolation game JAKARTA (JP): Uzbekistan outclassed Malaysia 19-3 on Friday in the consolation game of the fourth Asian Cup Baseball Championship on Friday, to finish fifth in the event.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Woodside, Phillips, Shell detail Timor sea gas deal
Woodside, Phillips, Shell detail Timor sea gas deal MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): Takeover target Woodside Petroleum Ltd. Friday finalized the details of its deal with Phillips Petroleum Co. to jointly develop their Timor Sea gas fields.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Macau model for East Timor
Macau model for East Timor I read with great interest Mr. C.G. Moghe's article A framework for East Timor's economic planning which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 21 and Feb. 22.The existing reality in East Timor dictates that planning and developing this nascent nation along the lines of...
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Prejudiced Penn-manship?
Prejudiced Penn-manship? Two smacks in the face for Jl. Jaksa! First we are told by now The Jakarta Post reviewer Penn Dawson in the Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, edition that Jl. Jaksa customers swill their beer. Now, we learn that a new place is situated "not too far from Jl.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 23, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,875 25 262,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 125 -5 951,000 Alakasa Industrindo 145 -20 1,000...
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Nearly all Asian currencies down against U.S. dollar
Nearly all Asian currencies down against U.S. dollar TOKYO (Dow Jones): Nearly all Asian currencies fell against the dollar in Asia late Friday, hurt by Standard & Poor's downgrade of Japan's sovereign credit ratings.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Militia member admits to stabbing UNHCR worker
Militia member admits to stabbing UNHCR worker JAKARTA (JP): A pro-integration East Timorese militia member told the North Jakarta District Court on Thursday that he had stabbed a UNHCR humanitarian aid worker after witnessing another man do the same thing.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Jose Ramos-Horta to visit S'pore
Jose Ramos-Horta to visit S'pore SINGAPORE (AP): About 20 academics and experts from Asia, including East Timor's Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, will meet in Singapore next week to discuss peacekeeping in Asia and how the United Nations can improve operations in the region.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Governor defends purchase of cars for councillors
Governor defends purchase of cars for councillors JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso defended on Friday the purchase of new official cars for councillors, saying the decision was taken after consultation with the City Council, as requested by the public.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
No pardon for Estrada, says RP government
No pardon for Estrada, says RP government MANILA (AFP): Ousted Philippines leader Joseph Estrada can expect no pardon from a new government which wants him jailed for corruption, Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Minister Mahfud's proposal on military sparks criticisms
Minister Mahfud's proposal on military sparks criticisms JAKARTA (JP): Legislators on Friday slammed Minister of Defense Mahfud M.D. for proposing a review of two MPR decrees on the separation of the Indonesian Military and the National Police, charging that the minister had no understanding of the...
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Elite forces chief confirms military loyalty to President
Elite forces chief confirms military loyalty to President JAKARTA (JP): Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu confirmed on Friday he had assured Abdurrahman Wahid of his soldiers' loyalty prior to the President's departure on an overseas trip.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Ex-bank teller testifies in tears
Ex-bank teller testifies in tears JAKARTA (JP): Tears rolled down the face of a former Bank Aspac teller who was testifying in the trial of her former boss on Thursday as the presiding judges severely warned the witness.Judge M.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Five firms interested in PSSI's notes
Five firms interested in PSSI's notes JAKARTA (JP): Five companies have shown interest in investing their money in the medium term notes issued by the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) on Thursday, according to PSSI treasurer Irawadi D. Hanafi.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
PM Mahathir must go, says Islamic opposition leader
PM Mahathir must go, says Islamic opposition leader KOTA BARU, Malaysia (Reuters): A senior leader of Malaysia's Islamic opposition says the country's divided Malay community will not unite until Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is replaced by jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Heated debate mars UNTAET House meeting
Heated debate mars UNTAET House meeting JAKARTA (JP): An entourage led by the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) chief Sergio Viera Demello met with House Speaker Akbar Tandjung and Assembly Speaker Amien Rais on Friday in a move to promote the relationship between Indonesia and...
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
IMF-RI row `does not hurt rupiah but blocks upsurge'
IMF-RI row `does not hurt rupiah but blocks upsurge' JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said on Friday that the current standoff between the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had not impacted on the rupiah, but admitted that it had become a factor in...
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
Brunei launches program to curb unemployment
Brunei launches program to curb unemployment BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Brunei marked its national day on Friday with an intensified campaign against worsening unemployment in the oil-dependent kingdom known for lavish cradle-to-grave welfare policies.