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Sun, 17 Mar 2002
The board of directors of
The board of directors of PT Bina Media Tenggara and the management and staff of The Jakarta Post wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Indonesia's foremost literary figure Umar Kayam in Jakarta on Saturday, March 16, 2002. May God Almighty bless and keep him at His side.
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
JIS gets into festive mood for 50th anniversary
JIS gets into festive mood for 50th anniversaryViva Goldner, Contributor, Jakarta The Jakarta International School celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, with the aim of connecting more than 20,000 past and present students and their families, staff and teachers for "2002: A JIS Odyssey" -- a...
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
Terrorists targeted, not Muslims: FBI
Terrorists targeted, not Muslims: FBII Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert S Mueller restated here on Friday night that U.S. security efforts in operation in various countries around the world, were directed at terrorism and not...
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
Young start to scale down wedding day
Young start to scale down wedding dayMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Arranging a traditional wedding ceremony is the dream of many, the upholding of custom and an auspicious blessing for the couple's future.
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
Charm of Koni Herawati's ceramics and painting
Charm of Koni Herawati's ceramics and paintingSusi Andrini Contributor JakartaKoni Herawati may not be a household name, but she is quite popular indeed in the artistic circles of Yogyakarta and Bali. Though in her forties, she looks about ten years younger, despite the prominence of her glasses.
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
Supremacy of law
Supremacy of law must be upheldFrom Rakyat Merdeka The Attorney General need not hesitate about upholding the supremacy of the law in conjunction with the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), particularly in the case of Buloggate II.
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
BPPT plane-leasing
BPPT plane-leasing costs nation dearFrom KompasWhen the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) was headed by Prof.Habibie, the agency, which had a central office at Jl.Thamrin, Jakarta, bought six brand-new CASA series-200 planes from the factory.
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
A Thousand Fireflies in Manhattan
A Thousand Fireflies in ManhattanBy Umar Kayam The couple, an Indonesian man and an American woman, were lounging on the sofa in the woman's apartment, Marno with a glass of scotch in his hand, and Jane with a martini. Both were staring out the window.
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
Indomitable Dewi overcomes all obstacles
Indomitable Dewi overcomes all obstaclesEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Belying the stereotype of a delicate and demure Japanese woman, Ratna Sari Dewi Sukarno shows her true colors.She is tough, defiant and ambitious, a woman who declares proudly that her achievements came through hard work...
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
Lombok gets its good name back
Lombok gets its good name backPariama Hutasoit, Contributor, Senggigi, Lombok Lombok has always been compared to Bali, as though it is the beautiful but neglected step-sister, the Cinderella of the Indonesian travel world.
Sun, 17 Mar 2002
Charm of Koni Herawati's ceramics and paintings
Charm of Koni Herawati's ceramics and paintingsSusi Andrini, Contributor, Jakarta Koni Herawati may not be a household name, but she is quite popular indeed in the artistic circles of Yogyakarta and Bali.Though in her forties, she looks about ten years younger, despite the prominence of her glasses.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
President wants urine test for all public officials
President wants urine test for all public officialsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For President Megawati Soekarnoputri, a clean government does not rest with being free from corruption, collusion and nepotism, but also from drugs.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
1 x 30
1 x 30 School fees are unaffordable in Ciamis haze4 x 10 Haze forces airplane to cancel landing in N. Sumatra 1 x 30 E. Java readies workers for Brunei
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Farmers complain of rampaging monkeys
Farmers complain of rampaging monkeys SUKOHARJO, Central Java: Farmers from villages in Bulu subdistrict nearby the Central Java town of Sukoharjo have been taking turns over the past two years at keeping their plantations free from hungry monkeys.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Haze forces
Haze forces Garuda plane to cancel landing in N. Sumatra Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post MedanThick haze from forest fires on the island of Sumatra and neighboring Malaysia have forced airlines to cancel flights to Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, due to reduced visibility, local officials...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Rupiah Rates March. 14
Rupiah Rates March. 14 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,460.00 9,460.00 10,010.00 9,910.00Australian dollar 1 5,444.43 4,919.20 5,210.21 5,153.20Brunei dollar 1 5,737.79 5,186.40 5,490.95 5,433.11Canadian dollar 1 6,557.99 5,927.32 6,275.86 6,209.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Young choreographers bring dance into the spotlight
Young choreographers bring dance into the spotlightKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta A dancer uttered some Javanese sentences in high pitch."Urip iku bisane aweh pepadhang, marang sopo wae sing lagi nandhang pepeteng, dadi manawa urip ora bisa aweh pepadhang iku ateges wis mati....
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Checked
Checked;JP; ANPAc..r.. Celphones-basic-needsVenerdi Handojo Contributor JakartaMobile phones: More than just basic needs The first time I lost my mobile phone, I thought to myself, "Oh well, it's quite common for a Jakartan to lose a cell phone.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Realization of 20 megaprojects
Realization of 20 megaprojects Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro Jakti has reportedly disclosed that 20 national megaprojects worth US$300 billion will be implemented between now and 2005. This positive news has emerged amid an increasing number of corruption cases.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Tantri Yuliandini
Tantri Yuliandini The Jakarta Post JakartaLocal operators heading for '2.5G' technology Voice transmission is still the darling of Indonesian mobile phone users, while data transmission and applications over the mobile system have yet to gain enough momentum for local operators to worry about it.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Foul play apparent in Akbar's case
Foul play apparent in Akbar's caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Efforts to salvage corruption suspect Akbar Tandjung became increasingly transparent when Attorney General's Office investigators suddenly declared the Golkar chairman's dossier complete, and...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
More delays on Pansus decision likely
More delays on Pansus decision likelyKurniawan Hari and Annastashya Emmannuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another delay to the decision over the establishment of the House of Representatives' committee of inquiry into a financial scandal implicating House Speaker Akbar Tandjung remains wide open,...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
[i][b]Please don't use state "apparatuses" when something like state
Please don't use state "apparatuses" when something like state "agencies", "bodies" or similar is meant, as the word doesn't work in English (can't translate aparat directly from Indonesian), and is both ugly and cumbersome. Thanks.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Religious leaders to help settle sectarian clashes
Religious leaders to help settle sectarian clashesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of prominent religious leaders agreed on Thursday to work together in settling sectarian conflicts in several areas of the country, saying that a security approach might not solve the root of the...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
BI aims to cut inflation to 6-7% in five years
BI aims to cut inflation to 6-7% in five yearsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said in its 2001 annual report released on Thursday that it was committed to gradually lowering the inflation rate to between 6 percent and 7 percent in the next five years.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Closed soccer match
Closed soccer match The soccer match between Indonesian Cabinet ministers and members of the foreign diplomatic corps on March 9 will go down in the history of the foreign diplomatic corps in Indonesia as a unique event.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Police handle Ayu's family spat
Police handle Ayu's family spat JAKARTA: The police are looking into actress Ayu Ashari's complaint that she was physically assaulted by her Finnish husband, Teemu Yusuf Ibrahim."We will be reviewing her complaint, interviewing witnesses and collecting material evidence before we summon her...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Cambodia may help boost textile exports
Cambodia may help boost textile exportsAdianto Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Trade and Industry Rini M. Soewandi said on Thursday she planned to visit Cambodia in May to seek ways of helping improve Indonesia's textile exports.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Indonesia should send right message to E. Timor
Indonesia should send right message to E. TimorAboeprijadi Santoso, Radio Netherlands, Amsterdam It is odd, to say the least, that some legislators should press the President not to attend the celebration of East Timor's proclamation of independence on May 20.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Corrupt legal system selective with corruptors
Corrupt legal system selective with corruptorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the last few days, seemingly good news in the drive against corruption came to the fore.There was the detention of graft suspect and House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung, the conviction of Bank Indonesia Governor...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Less pain - now is the age of minimal invasive surgery
Less pain - now is the age of minimal invasive surgeryTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Long convalescences in hospitals and ugly postsurgery scars are a thing of the past, thanks to today's advances in medical science and the developments of minimal invasive surgery.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
People called on to fight AIDS
People called on to fight AIDS JAKARTA: The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Southeast Asian countries called on the public "to step up efforts to fight AIDS" at the conclusion of their three-day international meeting here on Friday.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
FPI attacks billiard center
FPI attacks billiard centerAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Islamic New Year was marked by an attack by hundreds of members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on the Mekar Jaya billiard center in Casablanca, South Jakarta, early on Friday morning.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Convict, suspect head public institutions
Convict, suspect head public institutionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A convicted corruptor and a detained graft suspect now lead two of the country's most important public institutions, respectively Bank Indonesia and the House of Representatives.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
[i][b]Please not spelling of Guinness (2"n"s). Spelling should be
Please not spelling of Guinness (2"n"s). Spelling should be corrected throughout story Guinness World Records: Open door for IndonesiaKornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post 2. Herald -- Selecting future fighters 1 x 32 36pt BodoniTempations in selecting jetfightersThe Korea Herald Asia News...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Residents 'cheated' by Golkar
Residents 'cheated' by Golkar JAKARTA: Dozens of people packed on Thursday the Golkar Jakarta Chapter's office on Jl. Pegangsaan Barat, Cikini in Central Jakarta to exchange their coupons for basic commodities only to find out that they had been deceived.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting Image of Ganesi by Made Gunawan, Hadiprana Gallery, Jl. Kemang Raya 30, South Jakarta (Tel. 7194715), March 16. * Sculpture by Pintor Sirait, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008 ext. 7910/7911), 10 a.m.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
10 parities 'shared Rp 109b from Bulog'
10 parities 'shared Rp 109b from Bulog'The Jakarta Post, Medan/Jakarta Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid alleged on Friday that 10 parties received Rp 109 billion (US$10.9 million) from the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) and former president B.J. Habibie.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Indonesian markets up, but have long way to go
Indonesian markets up, but have long way to goSabyasachi Mitra, Reuters, Hong Kong Investment bankers and fund managers are trickling back to Jakarta, three or four years since many last bothered to visit, drawn by a combination of rock bottom valuations, soaring returns and a demand for yield.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
E. Java readies workers for Brunei
E. Java readies workers for BruneiAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya With hundreds of thousands of Indonesians in the process of deportation or already deported from Malaysia following a recent riot there, East Java is preparing to send 76,000 skilled and unskilled workers to Brunei this...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Brunei Air's poor service
Brunei Air's poor service In November 2001 we used Brunei Air for our flight to and from Shanghai. What a mistake!They managed to commit the following compounded errors: 1. They lost all our properly tagged luggage after departure from Jakarta. 2.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
S. Sulawesi, Hubei -- sister provinces
S. Sulawesi, Hubei -- sister provinces MAKASSAR: South Sulawesi and Hubei province in China have agreed to establish a sister-province scheme to boost economic development in both countries.Syamsudin, the spokesman for the South Sulawesi administration, said on Thursday the cooperation would be...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
NGOs report Governor supporters to police
NGOs report Governor supporters to policeBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of non-governmental organizations on Thursday filed complaints with the police against Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's supporters, who violently attacked activists and demonstrators during an anti-Sutiyoso...
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Endriartono closer to TNI chief post
Endriartono closer to TNI chief postThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto moved a step closer to the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s top post after current TNI chief Adm. Widodo A.S. extended Endriartono's term of service another five years.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Fire leaves hundreds homeless
Fire leaves hundreds homeless BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Hundreds of mostly wooden houses in the village of Kelayan Luar, Central Banjarmasin subdistrict, were destroyed after being gutted by fire early on Thursday.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Aceh crowd paid to mark 'Syariah' implementation
Aceh crowd paid to mark 'Syariah' implementationIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh About 15,000 people paraded through Banda Aceh to mark the first day of Syariah law implementation which happened to coincide with the Islamic New Year on Friday.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Military launches post-flood action
Military launches post-flood action JAKARTA: The Jakarta military launched a postflood program at a ceremony in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Thursday in its effort to help flood victims in the capital.Jakarta Military chief Maj. Gen.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
1. Court - 4x12
1. Court - 4x12 Prosecutors and press confused over graft trial 2. Suti - 2x18 NGOs report Governor supporters to police 3. Sale - 2x12 Jakarta promotion to reach Rp 3.7t 4. Sayur - 2x30 Hard-working vegetable farmers harvest but middlemen profit
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Vendors rally at Bogor council
Vendors rally at Bogor council BOGOR: Dozens of sidewalk vendors near Kebon Kembang and Anyar markets here staged a rally at the town council on Wednesday to protest the Rp 96 million fraud related to a beautification project for their shops.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002
Pertamina cuts fuel supply to industry
Pertamina cuts fuel supply to industryDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina confirmed on Thursday it had reduced the supply of subsidized fuel products to several sectors, including the plywood and textile industries, citing a slowdown in the...