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Mon, 14 May 2001
S'pore shipping traffic falls
S'pore shipping traffic falls SINGAPORE (AP): The number of shipping containers passing through Singapore - generally considered the world's busiest seaport - dropped by 13 percent in the first three months of this year, a news report said.Singapore handled 3.
Mon, 14 May 2001
China eyes greater trade with Pakistan
China eyes greater trade with Pakistan ISLAMABAD (Reuters): Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji said on Saturday his country and Pakistan ought to step up economic cooperation, and praised the record of Pakistan's military ruler since he took power 18 months ago.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Malaysia won't devalue ringgit
Malaysia won't devalue ringgit KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysia won't devalue the ringgit despite rumors to the contrary by currency speculators, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Saturday according to Bernama news agency.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Three killed in weekend accidents
Three killed in weekend accidents JAKARTA (JP): Three people were killed in traffic accidents over the weekend, according to city police records.One man, identified by Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital as Bobby Anthony, 49, was killed in an accident on Jl. Yos Sudarso on Sunday afternoon.
Mon, 14 May 2001
The 'acrobatic' way to share your documents with others
The 'acrobatic' way to share your documents with othersBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): A colleague, Bayu, recently sent me a short e- mail. "I want to send you an invitation, but I want to make sure it will be OK as the file size is 350 KB.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Kurnia opens D'Best outlet
Kurnia opens D'Best outlet JAKARTA (JP): PT Kurnia Phileo Selaras has spent at least Rp 75 billion for the opening of D'Best retail outlet on Jl. Fatmawati, South Jakarta.Kurnia's director R. Budhiwan said the new five-floor retail outlet, which was officially opened on Friday, occupied the site of...
Mon, 14 May 2001
Solemn prayers mark tragic May 1998 riots
Solemn prayers mark tragic May 1998 riots JAKARTA (JP): Families of those who perished in the May 1998 riots remembered their loved ones with prayers at the Pondok Rangon cemetery in East Jakarta on Sunday.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Police secure Purwakarta tests
Police secure Purwakarta tests PURWAKARTA, West Java: The education office here has employed 19 policemen to take part as official organizers of the national school exams here due to be taken by local students on June 11 to June 13.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Sampang refugees face health crisis
Sampang refugees face health crisis SAMPANG, Madura: The health agency at Sampang regency has established a crisis center to focus attention on the increasing numbers of deaths of refugees stranded on the islands.
Mon, 14 May 2001
RI will join Canadian expo
RI will join Canadian expo JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will take part in the international furniture trade exhibition in Toronto, Canada from June 2 until June 4.The National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) said on Saturday that participation in the Toronto International Home Furnishings Market...
Mon, 14 May 2001
Brimob combs villages to track down Syafe'i
Brimob combs villages to track down Syafe'i BANDA ACEH, Aceh(JP): Mobile Brigade Police (Brimob) personnel have been combing villages in Pidie regency, Aceh, over the past two days, in what is suspected to be a mission to track down the Free Aceh Movement's (GAM) war commander, Tengku Abdullah...
Mon, 14 May 2001
What anxious Asian currency swaps could challenge IMF
What anxious Asian currency swaps could challenge IMF HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP): Japan's efforts to forge a network of currency swap arrangements with neighbors are being carefully monitored by Western countries anxious they do not become a regional rival to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Mon, 14 May 2001
Market nervous as President rejects power sharing
Market nervous as President rejects power sharing JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's rejection of increased power sharing with his deputy Megawati Soekarnoputri, has unnerved the financial market and could set the rupiah for more losses this week, analysts said over the weekend.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Home teams still dominate Kobatama
Home teams still dominate Kobatama JAKARTA (JP): Dwui Eriano's basket with eight seconds left lifted Jakarta-based Satria Muda to a 64-63 victory over Wismilak Cahaya Lestari Surabaya (CLS) in the third series of the 2001 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league on Sunday.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Sugar factories closed due to cane shortage
Sugar factories closed due to cane shortage BANDUNG (JP): Three of eight state-owned sugar factories in West Java have been closed down due to a prolonged shortage of sugarcane supply from farmers.Mulyadi, head of plantation directorate of the provincial Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation's...
Mon, 14 May 2001
Jakarta dominates swimming c'ships
Jakarta dominates swimming c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta grabbed the overall winner's title of the swimming national championships by collecting 43 golds, 38 silvers and 38 bronzes at the Bung Karno swimming pool in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Suffering a stroke hurts everyone in the family
Suffering a stroke hurts everyone in the familyBy Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): At 38, Liswar Saybi had it all.He was a high-income executive who was promoted to marketing manager the year before at a major timber company.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Weekly club a lifeline to survivors of stroke
Weekly club a lifeline to survivors of stroke JAKARTA (JP): If experience is the best teacher, then Berry Tanukusuma is the most fitting person to lead the Indonesian Stroke Club at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Police say SIRA activists involved in Guntur blast
Police say SIRA activists involved in Guntur blast JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Insp. Gen. Sofjan Yacob said on Sunday that there was strong evidence to suggest the involvement of activists from the Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) in Thursday's bombing.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Traumatic May riots still haunt people
Traumatic May riots still haunt peopleBy Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): On this day back in 1998, the capital was paralyzed as thousands of rioters poured forth on to the streets in an orgy of violence the left hundreds of buildings and vehicles ransacked and burned.
Mon, 14 May 2001
All remaining charges against Anwar dropped
All remaining charges against Anwar dropped KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Lawyers for jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim rejected on Sunday the official reason for the dropping of all remaining charges against the former Malaysian deputy premier, saying he was denied his day in court to refute the allegations.
Mon, 14 May 2001
MPR told to issue power-sharing decree
MPR told to issue power-sharing decree BANDUNG (JP): A power-sharing arrangement between President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri depends mostly on the People's Consultative Assembly, a constitutional law professor said here on Sunday.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Over $25b in foreign debt matures in 2001
Over $25b in foreign debt matures in 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) deputy governor Burhanudin Abdullah said that the country's overseas debt maturing this year reached some US$25.39 billion.Burhanudin told a weekend gathering with reporters at Anyer, West Java, that the total consisted of...
Mon, 14 May 2001
S'pore opposition plans alliance
S'pore opposition plans alliance SINGAPORE (AFP): Eight Singaporean opposition parties have been holding talks aimed at forming an alliance to fight the next general elections, the Sunday Times here reported.
Mon, 14 May 2001
Is the system to blame?
Is the system to blame? On the evening of May 10 in the "Around Indonesia News" program on RCTI, Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that "The problem of this nation is not in individual but maybe in the system...
Mon, 14 May 2001
Peril of war against corruption
Peril of war against corruptionBy Peter Kerr This is the first of two articles on efforts to fight corruption in recent months. JAKARTA (JP): Legislator Laksamana Sukardi, speaking recently at a public discussion on legal reform, said a diplomat friend had told him over dinner that he had good news.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Book on life as lived by the majority
Book on life as lived by the majority It's Not An All Night Fair; Pramoedya Ananta Toer; Equinox Publishing, Jakarta-Singapore, 2001; xv+103 pp JAKARTA (JP): When Bill Watson first came to Indonesia in 1969 to teach English here, he recalls everyone suggesting to him that he should read Pramoedya...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Prayers for end of the economic crisis
Prayers for end of the economic crisisBy P.J. Leo MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Under the full moon on a windy night, thousands of Buddhists from across Indonesia and abroad prayed solemnly at the Borobudur temple. It was the most important ceremony of Waisak, the Buddhist Day of Enlightenment.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Manado's models are pretty, zealous, but not the right size
Manado's models are pretty, zealous, but not the right sizeBy Yusuf Susilo Hartono MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): It was twilight in late April at Manado's Sunset Cafe when Nike Lomban, 17, a fashion model now gaining popularity, posed before the camera of a photographer from NiKita tabloid.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Just a false alarm
Just a false alarm In my letter of April 30. 2001 Bribery in education must be eliminated I made a potential misrepresentation, especially for the readers who have no direct experience of the Graduate School of the University of Jakarta.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Snapshot
SnapshotPhoto A: PostJP/Mulkan SalmonaTHE WINNER: The Jakarta Post's chief editor Susanto Pudjomartono (right) symbolically hands over a Rp 3 million cheque to Eddi Setio Hardono, corporate secretary of private tv station RCTI, whose team won a soccer competition held in conjunction with the Post's...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Behind the facade of the RI embassy in Washington
Behind the facade of the RI embassy in WashingtonBy Abdullah Balbed WASHINGTON D.C. (JP): One hundred years ago this month, construction began to erect an enormous mansion located at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Prosecutors drop outstanding charges against Malaysia's Anwar
Prosecutors drop outstanding charges against Malaysia's Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Prosecutors dropped five criminal charges against Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim Saturday, but the jailed politician said he would rather have been tried so he could expose a conspiracy against him.
Sun, 13 May 2001
A look at modeling in North Sulawesi: Pretty, Zealous but not the
A look at modeling in North Sulawesi: Pretty, Zealous but not the right sizeBy Yusuf Susilo Hartono MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): It was twilight in late April at Manado's Sunset Cafe when Nike Lomban, 17, a fashion model now gaining popularity, posed before the camera of a photographer from NiKita...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Political troubles put pressure on reform plan: Prijadi
Political troubles put pressure on reform plan: Prijadi HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP): Besieged Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid's political troubles are putting severe pressure on his country's efforts to restructure a financial sector ravaged by the Asian crisis, officials said here Friday.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Snapshot on the role of women in an era of armed struggle
Snapshot on the role of women in an era of armed struggle Larasati; Pramoedya Ananta Toer; Hasta Mitra, Jakarta, 2000 ; viii + 176 pp; Rp 23,000 JAKARTA (JP): What was the role of women in defending Indonesia's independence during the revolutionary era?At that time, most of the women involved in...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Fun in the sun at silver jubilee Highland Gathering
Fun in the sun at silver jubilee Highland Gathering TANGERANG (JP): The first day of the two-day Scottish summer fiesta, the Jakarta Highland Gathering, began here on Saturday, highlighted by a parade of bagpipe bands from eight countries.
Sun, 13 May 2001
RI needs high-class campaign
RI needs high-class campaignBy Grace Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The eyes of the international tourism industry, especially in ASEAN, will soon be upon Yogyakarta as the biggest tourism event in South East Asia, namely the Asean Tourism Forum (ATF), will be held there in January 2002.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Advertisement Postcard, Gallery RPC, Jl. Suryo 8 Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, until May 31. * Painting by Rusli, Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), until May 19.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Students rally for Reform Heroes
Students rally for Reform Heroes JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students took to the streets on Saturday to commemorate the May 12, 1998 slaying of four Trisakti University students, an event which to this day continues to be shrouded in mystery.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Guess What? Vina Panduwinata
Guess What? Vina Panduwinata Pop star Vina Panduwinata failed to hide her devastation at the death of senior musician Charles Hutagalung on Monday.Charles, the lead singer of the Mercy's, a rock group popular in the 1970s, died of a stroke at age 52.
Sun, 13 May 2001
'Merdeka': Japanese as RI's liberators
'Merdeka': Japanese as RI's liberatorsBy Eric Prideaux TOKYO (AP): A major Japanese film distributor on Saturday debuted a movie that critics say falsely suggests Japan helped liberate Indonesia from Dutch colonizers after World War II.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Food-combining: Bringing metabolism into balance
Food-combining: Bringing metabolism into balanceBy Melinda J. Hewitt JAKARTA (JP): While the concept of food-combining is relatively new to Indonesia, nutritionist, author and chief editor of popular natural health magazine Majalah Nirmala Andang Gunawan has a lot to share on the subject.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Political troubles put pressure on reform plan
Political troubles put pressure on reform plan HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP): Besieged Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid's political troubles are putting severe pressure on his country's efforts to restructure a financial sector ravaged by the Asian crisis, officials said here Friday.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Kamoro festival strives to help locals enjoy diverse culture
Kamoro festival strives to help locals enjoy diverse cultureBy Simon Sinaga TIMIKA (JP): Kamoro men, followed by their women, were dancing by stamping and moving their backs like birds in rhythm to the Tifa drumming.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Kasiyadi reclaims lead in JJGF Open c'ship
Kasiyadi reclaims lead in JJGF Open c'ship BOGOR (JP): Kasiyadi regained form to reclaim the lead in the Rp 200 million (US$18,350) fifth Japan Jagorawi Golf Foundation (JJGF) Open Golf Championship on Saturday by scoring two-under- par 70 for an aggregate one-under-par 215.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Political troubles put pressure on reform plan: Prijadi
Political troubles put pressure on reform plan: Prijadi HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP): Besieged Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid's political troubles are putting severe pressure on his country's efforts to restructure a financial sector ravaged by the Asian crisis, officials said here Friday.
Sun, 13 May 2001
On bribery in education
On bribery in education I refer to the letter Bribery in education must be eliminated from Dr. Ruwihadi in the April 30, 2001 edition of The Jakarta Post.As a respected and highly popular institution, the Graduate School of the University of Jakarta is not free from rumors.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Taipei backs Beijing's Olympic bid
Taipei backs Beijing's Olympic bid TAIPEI (DPA): Chinese Taipei said Friday that it supports Beijing's hosting the 2008 Olympic Games and could partially open air links with China "if Beijing shows enough goodwill".
Sun, 13 May 2001
Authentic Thai flavors at Coffee Garden restaurant
Authentic Thai flavors at Coffee Garden restaurant JAKARTA (JP): A flurry of Thai food festivals over the past few months has made many gourmands wonder if the fares from the country of the white elephant are gaining popularity.