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Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Canon aims to secure top rank in the inkjet printer market
Canon aims to secure top rank in the inkjet printer marketBy Zatni Arbi BANGKOK (JP): "What do people think of your previous government?," I casually asked the guide that was taking a group of IT journalists from Indonesia -- including myself -- from the airport to our hotel in Bangkok.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Megawati told to take lead in ending political stalemate
Megawati told to take lead in ending political stalemate YOGYAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, in her capacity as chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), must take the initiative to mediate between President Abdurrahman Wahid's supporters and...
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Ban knots up Malaysian puppeteers' strings
Ban knots up Malaysian puppeteers' stringsBy Marty Logan KETEREH, Malaysia (Reuters): The shadows projected on a screen to bring alive old myths for generations of Malaysian villagers are fading after the Islamic rulers of Kelantan state banned the ancient art of wayang kulit (shadow puppetry)It is...
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Amnesty Intl. to highlight execution, torture in RI
Amnesty Intl. to highlight execution, torture in RI GENEVA (AFP): Arbitrary executions and arrests, torture and poor treatment have continued in Indonesia, Amnesty International alleged, while adding that governmental reforms are moving too slowly.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Broadcasting bill and press freedom
Broadcasting bill and press freedomFrom Media IndonesiaIf the significant differences between the broadcasting community, represented by ATVI, MPPI, PRSSNI and so forth, and the working committee of the House of Representatives on the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) are not wisely handled...
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
ADB links Indonesia aid to reform, better governance
ADB links Indonesia aid to reform, better governance MANILA (Agencies): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Saturday it was prepared to lend Indonesia between US$600 million and $1.2 billion a year over the next three years, provided the government pressed ahead with key reforms.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Five questioned over railroad track bombing
Five questioned over railroad track bombing JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang police detectives are intensively questioning five people in connection with a bomb attack on a railway track in Serpong district early on Saturday.Deputy chief of Tangerang police precinct Comr.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Rizal calls for revise of forestry policies
Rizal calls for revise of forestry policies JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to revise its forestry policies to solve the acute problems in the forestry sector, said Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Ex-hotel workers protest violence
Ex-hotel workers protest violence JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing 500 dismissed workers of Shangri-La Hotel lashed out at the measures taken by police to halt a rally their clients held to protest the reopening of the hotel on Saturday.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Apjati urges creation of national agency for TKI
Apjati urges creation of national agency for TKI JAKARTA (JP): The Labor Exporters Association (Apjati) is calling on the government to set up a new national agency to simplify overseas Indonesian worker (TKI) affairs which it currently considers to be too complicated, ineffective and inefficient.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
China, Russia, Israel in UN dock for rights records
China, Russia, Israel in UN dock for rights records GENEVA (Reuters): Israel's use of force against Palestinians in the occupied territories and continuing Russian abuses in Chechnya will be under the spotlight at the UN human rights forum opening on Monday, diplomats and UN sources said.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Will Fed answer Wall Street's prayers?
Will Fed answer Wall Street's prayers? NEW YORK (Reuters): Wall Street's leading firms were split Friday over whether the Federal Reserve will answer the markets' prayers for a three-quarter point cut in interest rates next week, a new Reuters poll showed.In a survey of the 25 primary dealers of U.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Japan's Tohuku shifts LNG imports away from Indonesia
Japan's Tohuku shifts LNG imports away from Indonesia TOKYO (AP): One of Japan's largest electric power companies is shifting natural gas procurement away from Indonesia after violence by separatist rebels in Aceh province disrupted production, a company spokesman said Saturday.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
DPR, government should cooperate
DPR, government should cooperate In observing the current situation, there is no doubt that President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid is facing his biggest challenge yet. Since the censure by the House of Representatives, many political maneuvers have been made to place pressure on Gus Dur to resign.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
My mission is to spread gender equality: Khofifah
My mission is to spread gender equality: Khofifah JAKARTA (JP): Khofifah Indar Parawansa is decidedly a new breed as a state minister in charge of women's affairs. Unlike most of her predecessors, she brings well-defined concepts into an office that was once created as mere lipstick to appease...
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Tiger on track at Bay Hill for first title of the year
Tiger on track at Bay Hill for first title of the year ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters): The title drought may be about to end for Tiger Woods. Woods, winless in six tournaments this year, took a big step toward ending his malaise when he carded a six- under-par 66 in the third round at the Bay Hill...
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Farmers occupy taxiway at Hasanuddin airport
Farmers occupy taxiway at Hasanuddin airport MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): More than 200 farmers of Maros regency occupied the taxiway II area at Hasanuddin International Airport on Sunday in a demonstration against what they termed unfair land acquisition over their plots of land to be used for...
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Passport summit in Paris
Passport summit in Paris ROME (AFP): Magistrates and police from Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, Britain and Spain will meet next week in Paris to discuss the false passport affair currently rocking European soccer, Italian paper Gazzetto dello Sport reported on Saturday.
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
VP to open a seminar on Simatupang
VP to open a seminar on Simatupang JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri will open a seminar in commemoration of the late T.B. Simatupang's 80th birthday on Thursday.The seminar will feature, among others, military analysts Hasnan Habib and Salim Said, as well as religious...
Mon, 19 Mar 2001
Low level of moral awareness
Low level of moral awarenessFrom Pikiran RakyatExchanges of fire between soldiers of the Indonesian military and police mobile brigade members in Sampit, Central Kalimantan some time ago were attributable to the very low level of moral awareness on both sides.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Under the Shadow of the Legendary Queen
Under the Shadow of the Legendary QueenBy Panji Kuncoro Hadi Perhaps, it is not for me to understand why my father still loves this barren coastal area, the dangerous waves and his rotting canoe. I also have no idea why Nyai Lara Kidul, the legendary and beautiful Queen of the South Seas, has not...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Between desire and loathing in extramarital affairs
Between desire and loathing in extramarital affairsBy Hyginus Hardoyo JAKARTA (JP): In front of a sympathetic audience, the young man was willing to speak up and tell of his marital troubles."Doctor, my wife is having an extramarital affair with her former boyfriend.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Waiting for Jakarta's quick action
Waiting for Jakarta's quick actionBy Hyginus Hardoyo Today, the people of Lampung celebrate the province's 37th anniversary. Prior to government regulation number 3/1964 issued on March 18, 1964, Lampung was a karesidenan (regency) under the province of South Sumatra.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Still Playing
Still Playing JAKARTA (JP): For Jakarta's movie lovers, there are lots of interesting films currently screened at local theaters. If you are confused at the amount and variety, The Jakarta Post's contributor Joko E.H. Anwar may have some suggestions for you. A Fighter's Blues. (Drama, 100 minutes).
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
The land, the Dutch, Raffles
The land, the Dutch, Raffles JAKARTA (JP): In the 17th century, this region was one of the many targets of the V.O.C, the Dutch trading company, in its bid to take over and monopolize trading, especially that of spices, in Lampung.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
OPEC restrains oil exports again
OPEC restrains oil exports again VIENNA (Reuters): OPEC producers agreed on Friday to restrain oil exports for the second time this year, slicing about one million barrels a day -- near the upper end of expectations.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Candra, Tony, Lisa win Bola's Awards
Candra, Tony, Lisa win Bola's Awards JAKARTA (JP): Men's doubles shuttlers Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan and women's weightlifter Lisa Rumbewas won the 2000 Best Athlete Award conferred by Bola sports tabloid on Saturday to commemorate its 17th anniversary.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
When religion is manipulated for political ends
When religion is manipulated for political ends Agama Rakyat Agama Penguasa, Konstruksi tentang Realitas Agama dan Demokrasi (People's religion Ruler's Religion: A Construction on Reality of Religion and Democracy); Zainuddin Maliki; Published by Galang Press, Yogyakarta, 2000; 252 pp.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
TNI sends 3 battalion units, cavalry to Aceh
TNI sends 3 battalion units, cavalry to Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) has dispatched three battalions to guard the gas field installation of US-based ExxonMobil Oil Indonesian Inc. (EMOI) in Aceh as part of an effort to let the company resume operations, Coordinating Minister for...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Forged art a a lucrative business
Forged art a a lucrative business The Indonesian art market is saturated with forged paintings, and members of the local art community have tried in vain to combat the crime. The Jakarta Post's Rita A Widiadana, along with contributors Putu Wirata, Yusuf Susilo and Reita I.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Securing your twilight years
Securing your twilight years JAKARTA (JP): To date only some 350 out of millions of companies in this country have established the pension fund DPPK (Employer Sponsored Pension) for their workers to afford them financial security on retirement.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Guess What? Khofifah Indar Parawansa
Guess What? Khofifah Indar Parawansa A woman is usually highly conscious about age. How would you react if someone told you that you look older than your age?Khofifah Indar Parawansa, the State Minister for Women's Empowerment/Chairperson of the National Family Planning Board, could hardly believed...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Samudra Beach's Room No. 308 still retains its mystery
Samudra Beach's Room No. 308 still retains its mysteryBy Ida Indawati Khouw PELABUHAN RATU, West Java (JP): You can book any room you want at the Samudra Beach Hotel at Pelabuhan Ratu near Sukabumi, about 160 kilometers from Jakarta, but don't ask for room no. 308.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Indonesia -- The land of fine art forgery?
Indonesia -- The land of fine art forgery?By Agus Dermawan T JAKARTA (JP): Still remember the scandalous exhibition and cancelled auction of alleged painting forgeries called The Old Painting Pre-World War II held in Jakarta in November 2000?This scandal was one of the world's most pathetic fine...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
'ANteve' begins airing 'Boleh Contest'
'ANteve' begins airing 'Boleh Contest' Boleh Contest; ANteve, 5:30 p.m., Sunday JAKARTA (JP): One of the many local dot-com companies, bolehmail.com, launched Boleh Contest, a TV program linked to bolehmail's ongoing Cyber Model 2001 Contest, last Wednesday at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Indonesia aims to stay in 1st division of Asian baseball
Indonesia aims to stay in 1st division of Asian baseball JAKARTA (JP): The just-promoted Indonesian baseball team is aiming to maintain its presence in the first division of the Asian Championship baseball tournament.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Modus operandi of swindling
Modus operandi of swindlingFrom Media IndonesiaA colleague of mine has been cheated by a man with a typically Middle Eastern face claiming to be called Nadjib Baktir (about 50). He got to know my colleague from the latter's advertisement in a Jakarta-based newspaper about the selling of his...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Guess What? Anggun C. Sasmi
Guess What? Anggun C. Sasmi JAKARTA (JP): Internationally acclaimed singer Anggun C. Sasmi seems to have decided that there is no place like home.But in her case, after spending several years in Paris and making it big there with the hit Snow on the Sahara and her recent album Chrysalis, absence...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Forgery, crime plaguing art world
Forgery, crime plaguing art worldBy Reita I. Malaon JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian art market has enjoyed a boom since 1998, despite the economic crisis. You can visit any major art gallery or attend various art auctions and witness the increasing appreciation for works of art.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Children deal with trauma through art
Children deal with trauma through artBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): What can one say about children who have not met the same fate as their parents but have lived instead to see the their father's head chopped off and paraded on a pole, and their mother raped and murdered before their eyes?That they...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo: Frida Kahlo and Her Friends, by Lola Alvarez Bravo, La Casa de Mexico, Jl. Panglima Polim III no. 1-3, South Jakarta, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., until March 28. * Video Installation by Christophorus Ade Desembris, French Cultural Center, Jl.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Indonesia, a country of convenience!
Indonesia, a country of convenience! JAKARTA (JP): One may think that visiting Indonesia is risky; what with the riots, demonstrations, robberies, bombings and all that.But the truth is different, at least for those who have been here for quite some time.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Marzuki installed, told to save forests
Marzuki installed, told to save forests JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid installed Marzuki Usman as the new Minister of Forestry on Saturday replacing Nurmahmudi Ismail who was sacked from the Cabinet on Thursday.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Bomb explodes, destroys railway track in Serpong
Bomb explodes, destroys railway track in Serpong JAKARTA (JP): A bomb exploded early Saturday morning in the middle of a railway bridge over the Cisadane river in Serpong district, Banten province, shortly after a freight train passed.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
NU defends planned mobilization of Gus Dur supporters to the capital
NU defends planned mobilization of Gus Dur supporters to the capital YOGYAKARTA (JP): Deputy chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization's Syuriah (law-making body) Said Agiel Siradj defended on Saturday the planned mobilization of NU supporters to Jakarta.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Paintings of Nyai Rara Kidul 'claimed victims'
Paintings of Nyai Rara Kidul 'claimed victims' PELABUHAN RATU, West Java (JP): Basoeki Abdullah's paintings of Nyai Rara Kidul, considered by many as the spiritual Queen of the South, are mystical and by the artist's account claimed a number of victims.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
All's well that ends well
All's well that ends wellBy Darul Aqsha JAKARTA (JP): Many parents in Indonesia used to encourage their children to join the civil service or military.They deemed as "servants of the state" their children's future would be guaranteed, or at least they would receive a pension at retirement.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Luluk Purwanto: You have to keep creating
Luluk Purwanto: You have to keep creating JAKARTA (JP): Violinist Luluk Purwanto is one of very few Indonesian musicians to have gone international.She was born in the Central Java city of Surakarta on June 25, 1959.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Children's Film 9:30 Sports 11:00 Music 12:00 p.m. Traditional Comedy 1:30 Children's Program 3:00 News 3:30 Religious Teachings 4:00 Children's Program 5:00 News 5:30 Children's Program 6:00 Student's Program 7:00...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Dim Sum to make your snack time special
Dim Sum to make your snack time special Starting this week, The Jakarta Post's Cook's Corner will present recipes prepared by Mary Winata twice a month, in the first and third week. JAKARTA (JP): A wide variety of Dim Sum is usually served as a snack during morning or afternoon tea in some Asian...