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Tue, 06 Mar 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 p.m. Interval 3:00 News 3:30 TV Series 4:00 Children's Songs 4:30 Student's Quiz 5:00 News 6:00 Village News 6:15 TV Drama 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show 8:00...
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
People jostle over meat at Istiqlal Grand Mosque
People jostle over meat at Istiqlal Grand Mosque JAKARTA (JP): The Day of Sacrifice, meant to be a show of compassion and brotherhood, turned into a stampede on Monday as around 2,000 poor people fought for slices of meat at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Manila to file another case against Estrada
Manila to file another case against Estrada MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines said on Monday it would file a case of economic plunder, which is punishable by death, against ousted president Joseph Estrada over almost four million dollars he allegedly received from state pension funds.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
TV film called Lo Fen Koei
TV film called Lo Fen KoeiFrom KompasOn Jan. 23, 2001, a Jakarta-based private television station aired Lo Fen Koei, a TV film on, among other things, the actions and behavior of a young Indonesian of Chinese descent.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
S'pore, Malaysia urged to push ASEAN forward
S'pore, Malaysia urged to push ASEAN forward SINGAPORE (DPA): Malaysia and Singapore were urged on Saturday to push the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) forward in the face of economic competition from China.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Belhotel expands operation
Belhotel expands operation JAKARTA (JP): Hotel chain operator Swiss-Belhotel International will expand its hotel management network in other Indonesian cities following the opening of its hotel in Bali recently, a senior executive said.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Japan helps Indonesia make new shipping strategy
Japan helps Indonesia make new shipping strategy JAKARTA (JP): The government has received financial assistance from the Japanese government to study and formulate a new strategy to help develop the country's ailing shipping industry, a senior government official said.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Endangered Bali starling nearing point of no return
Endangered Bali starling nearing point of no return The Bali starling is on the verge of extinction with only 13 left in the wild of Bali Barat National Park. With an invitation from Conservation International, The Jakarta Post's Pandaya visited the birds' habitat from Feb. 20 to Feb.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
A president-in-waiting
A president-in-waiting Megawati Soekarnoputri is looking more and more like the president-in-waiting today than she ever has before, since becoming vice president in October 1999. Under the nation's laws, the vice president will step into the number one job if something happens to the serving...
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Nightspots may operate longer
Nightspots may operate longer PAREPARE, South Sulawesi: Bucking the trend in other cities in the country, nightspots here have received support in their campaign to extend their operating hours.Local police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Mass burials in Sampit, as refugees flow
Mass burials in Sampit, as refugees flow JAKARTA (JP): With thousands of refugees continuing to flow out of Sampit, Central Kalimantan, officials in Sampit began to dig up mass graves during the long weekend to give those who died a decent burial.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
TNI is not like Kumbokarno
TNI is not like KumbokarnoFrom Rakyat MerdekaI do not agree with the editorial of this newspaper and also a number of letters to the editor that say the Indonesian Military (TNI) is now sleeping like Kumbokarno, a character in the Indian epic.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Police hunt for real robber
Police hunt for real robber JAKARTA (JP): The City Police have assigned a special team to hunt down an alleged bank robber to make amends for the wrongful shooting dead of an innocent man on Wednesday.A mobile detective told reporters on Sunday the team had searched the house of the suspect,...
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Mahathir defends govt's mega projects
Mahathir defends govt's mega projects KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday defended his government's strategy of building so-called mega projects, saying they had benefitted Malaysia's people and were not extravagant.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Training for export workers
Training for export workers BANDUNG: The West Java office of the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration plans to hold a training course to improve the skills of Indonesians hoping to work abroad, the head of the office, Sukarto Karnen, said on Saturday.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Madurese refugees observe Day of Sacrifice in fear
Madurese refugees observe Day of Sacrifice in fear JAKARTA (JP): While millions of Indonesian Muslims celebrated Idul Adha Islamic Day of Sacrifice peacefully on Monday, hundreds of Madurese refugees observed it in fear following bloody ethnic riots in Sampit, Central Kalimantan.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Palm oil closes higher
Palm oil closes higher KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Technical covering pushed up Malaysian palm oil futures at the close on Monday ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha celebration and an edible oils conference this week, traders said.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
GPM congress begins in Maluku
GPM congress begins in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Governor Saleh Latuconsina opened the 34th Maluku Protestant Church Synod (GPM) Congress in Ambon on Sunday, with a call for conflicting camps in the province to make peace and to refrain from using religion for political means.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Bryaden to coach Indonesia's U-16
Bryaden to coach Indonesia's U-16 JAKARTA (JP): A former member of England's Coventry soccer club, Jims Bryaden, will coach the Indonesian under-16 soccer team for at least three years, the project director of U-16 training at the Soccer Association of Indonesia, Johny Pardede, said on Monday.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Unitary state is God's bestowal
Unitary state is God's bestowalFrom Media IndonesiaWhy can we not thank God enough for His bestowal in the form of an archipelago made up of thousands of islands, large and small, surrounded by a vast expanse of seas endowed with a huge potential in marine resources.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Ginandjar questioning in graft case set for March 15
Ginandjar questioning in graft case set for March 15 JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has summoned former minister of mines and energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita and his successor Ida Bagus Sudjana for questioning over their suspected roles in graft cases which took place during their...
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Conventions may be canceled
Conventions may be canceled JAKARTA (JP): At least 40 business conventions to be held in Indonesia this year are under threat of cancellation following the incessant political conflicts and riots, an executive said.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
IDI's appeal
IDI's appealFrom Media IndonesiaDuring the last three years there have been a lot of disasters in various parts of Indonesia. They were caused not only by nature but also differences in religion, ethnicity, politics and so forth in our society.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
APP's unit pays interest
APP's unit pays interest SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): Asia Pulp and Paper Co Ltd (APP) said that unit PT Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk has paid the US$13.25 million interest on its bonds due on Feb. 1. The payment was made within the applicable grace period, it added.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Sjahril, Akbar to discuss reshuffle at Bank Indonesia
Sjahril, Akbar to discuss reshuffle at Bank Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Sjahril Sabirin plans to meet Speaker of the House of Representatives Akbar Tandjung on Tuesday (today) to discuss the list of candidates proposed to replace deputy governors Achwan and Dono Iskandar.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Local stock market to remain flat as Sampit aftermath lingers
Local stock market to remain flat as Sampit aftermath lingers JAKARTA (JP): The local stock market is unlikely to experience a quick recovery from last week's fall, when worsening ethnic clashes in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, finally took their toll on the market's upward trend of previous weeks,...
Tue, 06 Mar 2001
Police break up meeting of Fiji's ousted Labor Party
Police break up meeting of Fiji's ousted Labor Party SUVA (Reuters): Fiji police broke up a meeting of the Labor Party of deposed prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry held on Monday to determine how to react to last week's court ruling that Fiji's military-backed interim government was illegal.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Mizan publishing house launches first e-book in Indonesia
Mizan publishing house launches first e-book in IndonesiaBy Ahmad Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): For the computer-literate, reading a book may soon go out of fashion. Now, you can read it on your PC or down load it from the Internet to your pocket computer and read it any time you wish.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
RI shuttlers head for Birmingham
RI shuttlers head for Birmingham JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top shuttlers left here for Birmingham on Saturday, vowing to give their best at this week's 2001 Yonex All England Open.While some have been dispatched with specific orders to go for glory, others will go with the hope of achieving...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Spirit of solidarity needed
Spirit of solidarity neededFrom Rakyat MerdekaObserving an important event in the history of national struggle must not be construed as boasting with mere slogans and nostalgia of the struggle.We thank God that the Indonesian people with their distinct plurality have tapped their rich experience in...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Napster pulls plug on copyrighted music
Napster pulls plug on copyrighted music SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): Napster Inc., facing a corporate death sentence at the hands of a federal judge, bought itself a brief reprieve on Friday by promising to block users from accessing some one million music files covered by recording industry copyrights.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Muslim pilgrims flock to Mena
Muslim pilgrims flock to Mena MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters): Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims left the holy city of Mecca for the plains of Mena on Saturday, following in the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad at the start of the annual haj pilgrimage.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Decision on Estrada Monday
Decision on Estrada Monday MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine government will decide by Monday whether to file criminal charges against former president Joseph Estrada for graft and economic plunder, Ombudsman Aniano Desierto said on Saturday.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Old mammal fossils found
Old mammal fossils found ADDIS ABABA (Reuters): Scientists in eastern Ethiopia said on Saturday they had discovered 250 four-million-year-old mammal fossils which could provide new clues about how humans evolved.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Landry Quebec separatist leader
Landry Quebec separatist leader SAINT-HYACINTHE, Quebec (Reuters): Bernard Landry, a political veteran who said as a boy he wanted to become "president of the Republic of Quebec," was chosen leader of the ruling separatist Parti Quebecois on Friday night, a post that will make him the province's...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
G-8 ministers brace for the heat in climate talks
G-8 ministers brace for the heat in climate talks TRIESTE, Italy (Reuters): Environment ministers from the world's leading industrialized nations get down to the heated issue of climate change on Saturday as the threat of demonstrations hang over the talks.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Pick of the Flicks
Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Proof of Life 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Woman on Top 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Get Carter 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Cell 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Family Man 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15Senayan Urban Legends: The Final Cut 13:00 15:15 17:30 19:45 Meet The Parents 13:45...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Save mangrove forests: Official
Save mangrove forests: Official JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations has called on the private sector to help protect mangrove forests in the Muara Angke reserves in North Jakarta.Besides providing a natural habitat for marine biota, shrimps, fish and crustaceans, mangrove trees...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Return of an old enemy: Tuberculosis
Return of an old enemy: TuberculosisBy Adam James LONDON: Disadvantage and deprivation are far removed from the life of Ali Khaleeli. With his background, there seemed little risk of him catching tuberculosis, which is known as the disease of poverty.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Computer geek: A villain to Hollywood, a hero to hackers
Computer geek: A villain to Hollywood, a hero to hackersBy Doug Mellgren STEINSHOLT, Norway (AP): In the basement of an old farmhouse deep in the Norwegian countryside, a 15-year-old computer geek named Jon Lech Johansen pecked out the finishing touches on a piece of programming that had been...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Ratdomopurbo, learning the ways of Merapi
Ratdomopurbo, learning the ways of MerapiBy Asip A. Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): "Let Merapi residents' mystical calculations decide if they will vacate their village or not, because we scientists cannot determine if and when the volcano will erupt.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Champion faces domestic battery charge
Champion faces domestic battery charge PENSACOLA, Florida (AP): WBA featherweight champion Derrick "Smoke" Gainer is free on bond following an innocent plea to a battery charge made after his estranged wife said he grabbed her by the throat and shoved her down.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Ted Turner reflects on his new role - and his legacy
Ted Turner reflects on his new role - and his legacyBy Erin McClam ATLANTA (AP): In a sprawling office perched atop an empire he no longer rules, the man once called Captain Outrageous is cowering - chin on his knees, hands clasped over his head.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Still playing
Still playing JAKARTA (JP): Local movies theaters are screening almost all same films as last weekend. But, if you have not had a chance to see any of them, like Meet the Parents, The Jakarta Post's contributor Joko E.Anwar has some suggestions for you. Duets (Drama/Comedy, 112 minutes).
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Keanu Reeves a romantic lead? Nah!
Keanu Reeves a romantic lead? Nah!By Christy Lemire NEW YORK (AP): Sweet November is a remake of a 1968 film of the same name. But it also rehashes Love Story, Autumn in New York, and any other movie in which a high-powered, self-centered jerk finds humility in the arms of a beautiful woman who's...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Kampung Sampireun, a highland spot for tourists
Kampung Sampireun, a highland spot for touristsBy Dewi Anggraeni SAMPIREUN VILLAGE, West Java (JP): Thanks to increasing environmental consciousness we no longer see multi-storeyed four or five-star hotels being built in rural regions of Indonesia.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
PSM tops the eastern standing
PSM tops the eastern standing MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Defending champion PSM Makassar took over the eastern division's top position from Barito Putra of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan following a narrow 2-1 defeat over the visitor on Saturday.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Snapshot
SnapshotPhoto A: IndocementPT Indocement Tunggal Prakasa TBKFLOOD RELIEF: Robert Polowijaya (holding box, left) of PT Indocement Tunggal Prakasa Tbk hands over an aid package to a resident in flood-stricken Lebak, Banten.
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Pierce leads Celtics past Jazz 103-99
Pierce leads Celtics past Jazz 103-99 BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters): The Celtics got 30 points from Paul Pierce -- 22 in the second half -- to beat the Utah Jazz 103-99 on Friday.Antoine Walker added 26 points for Boston, which moved within 1 1/2 games of Indiana for the final Eastern Conference...
Sun, 04 Mar 2001
Viduka strike earns Leeds 1-1 tie with Reds
Viduka strike earns Leeds 1-1 tie with Reds LONDON (AP): Mark Viduka headed an equalizer seven minutes from the end to deny Manchester United victory at Elland Road on Saturday as Leeds hit back for a 1-1 tie.