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Sun, 13 May 2001
Guess What? Harry Roesli
Guess What? Harry Roesli Musician Harry Roesli went through three sleepless days after a self-proclaimed soothsayer went to him and foretold of his imminent death.The soothsayer, Joko Satrio, predicted that Harry would die on May 8 at 4:10 p.m..
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
Gus Dur cancels checkup plan
Gus Dur cancels checkup plan JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid canceled his scheduled medical examination on Saturday while his aides gave unclear reasons about the President's abrupt decision.Wahyu Muryadi, head of the presidential protocol bureau, indicated the President called off the...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Guess What? Muhammad A.S. Hikam
Guess What? Muhammad A.S. Hikam State Minister for Research and Technology Muhammad A.S. Hikam, who had never been seen singing in public before, performed alongside the Cisya Kencana Orchestra in Jakarta.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Richard Gere or 'pretty woman'?
Richard Gere or 'pretty woman'?By Grace Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Should a tourism destination be a lady and the tourists prince charming, which one comes first?The lady is already very beautiful and attractive so the prince falls for her, or the lady is just plain and ordinary, but since the handsome...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Popular 'Aroma' offers tasty and simply prepared food
Popular 'Aroma' offers tasty and simply prepared food JAKARTA (JP): Badminton player Ricky Subagja and his lovely wife Elsa Manora, a national swimmer, rushed around the kitchen preparing their lunches to take with them.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Underdogs shock Wismilak CLS and Bali Jeff CSP
Underdogs shock Wismilak CLS and Bali Jeff CSP JAKARTA (JP): Over confidence brought defeat to both Surabaya- based Wismilak Cahaya Lestari Surabaya (CLS) and Bali Jeff Citra Satria Pelita (CSP) of Jakarta in the third leg of the 2001 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league on Saturday.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Movie blooper Internet sites spawns interest in film-nitpicking
Movie blooper Internet sites spawns interest in film-nitpickingBy Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): It is one of the most tragic scenes ever filmed. A young mother tucks her children to bed in the third class cabin of the Titanic, knowing that they are all doomed.
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
Still Playing
Still Playing JAKARTA (JP): A number of good to second-rate movies are still playing at local theaters. If you love action movies, Steven Seagal's Exit Wounds may tickle your fancy. There are several good dramas like The Gift and drama-comedy The Mexican starring Hollywood darlings Julia Roberts...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Time to escape from domestic drudgery
Time to escape from domestic drudgeryBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): The holiday season is coming around again and it's time for travel agents to reap the benefit.While the political and financial turmoil goes on, travel agents are helping those in the country who are likely not affected, but just...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Gus Dur
Gus Dur Gus Dur cancels health checkup plan. Page 2 Food-combining Food-combining: Bringing metabolism into balance Page 3 Kamoro festival Kamoro festival strives to help locals enjoy diverse culture Page 4 RI embassy Behind the facade of the RI embassy in Washington.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Thai atmosphere and flavors at Sukhothai
Thai atmosphere and flavors at Sukhothai JAKARTA (JP): The first thing you notice when you enter the Sukhothai restaurant at Sheraton Media hotel is its distinct ambience. Then the spices on display tempt you to discover the original flavors of Thai cuisine.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Health, safety in the workplace neglected
Health, safety in the workplace neglected It is public knowledge that very few companies and employers in Indonesia treat their employees as their principal assets. Occupational health and safety are often ignored. Work-related illnesses and injuries are commonplace. The Jakarta Post's Rita A.
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
Get the lowdown on obedience training for your dog
Get the lowdown on obedience training for your dogBy Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): Akuna was ecstatic to see her master's guests at the house, but the guests were certainly not excited to see her.Here was a chunky exuberant Labrador, which had spent most of its first year of life on a leash, doing wild...
Sun, 13 May 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 Film 6:00 Children's Songs 7:00...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Magical visit to gate to earth's stomach
Magical visit to gate to earth's stomachBy Ridlo Aryanto KEBUMEN, Central Java (JP): Kebumen, a hilly regency about two hours drive west of Yogyakarta, is one of only a few places in Java which boasts extensive caves suitable for adventure.The regency has been busy promoting Goa (cave) Petruk.
Sun, 13 May 2001
Run-down taxis and rogue drivers
Run-down taxis and rogue drivers JAKARTA (JP): Arriving home from a trip overseas I stepped out of the Soekarno Hatta International Airport to find myself without a means of transportation back to town.
Sun, 13 May 2001
JP/12/UNIVERSE
JP/12/UNIVERSE__________________________________________ Miss Universe 50th Anniversary Pageant Indosiar, Sunday, May 13, at 10 p.m. ________________________________________ JAKARTA (JP): The island of Puerto Rico will host the Miss Universe 50th Anniversary Pageant featuring more than 79 young and...
Sun, 13 May 2001
Castro 'close to heaven'
Castro 'close to heaven' KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Cuban President Fidel Castro went sightseeing Saturday on the second day of his visit to Malaysia, touring the world's tallest buildings and declaring he feels "closer to heaven.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Don't abandon history
Don't abandon history The situation nowadays is quite different from that in 1956. President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri agree on how to run a government. Both accept and carry out the broad guidelines of state policy and implement decisions made by the People's...
Sat, 12 May 2001
Rupiah rate May 11
Rupiah rate May 11 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,708.00 11,708.00 11,152.00 11,264.00Australian dollar 1 5,616.35 6,146.70 5,849.22 5,913.60Austrian schilling 1 685.73 750.20 714.17 721.75Belgian franc 1 233.91 255.90 243.61 246.
Sat, 12 May 2001
WB supports government's 2001 fiscal adjustment package
WB supports government's 2001 fiscal adjustment package JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has expressed its full support of the government's fiscal adjustment package, which contains various measures to prevent the 2001 state budget deficit from growing out of control.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Government to pay OPIC claim of $260m
Government to pay OPIC claim of $260m JAKARTA (JP): The government will pay a US$260 million insurance claim lodged by the United States government-owned Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) from the sales of two power plants, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli said on...
Sat, 12 May 2001
Indofood expects stronger CPO exports
Indofood expects stronger CPO exports JAKARTA (JP): Giant publicly listed food producer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said on Friday it aimed to expand its crude palm oil (CPO) export market through its recent acquisition of Singapore listed Golden Agri Resources, a unit of the Sinar Mas Group's Asia...
Sat, 12 May 2001
680 fake documents found
680 fake documents found JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency has found 680 fake roadworthy certificates during raids on public and commercial vehicles over the past two months.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Police find third body, live bomb in blast site
Police find third body, live bomb in blast site JAKARTA (JP): National Police found a third body, a huge bomb and hundreds of Molotov Cocktails on Friday buried deep under rubble, at the bomb blast site on Jl. Perahu, known among locals as Jl.
Sat, 12 May 2001
No more power or censure: Gus Dur
No more power or censure: Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid defiantly ruled out the possibility of delegating more power to his deputy Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday and said he would refuse to respond to the House of Representatives' second memorandum of censure.
Sat, 12 May 2001
House members split on date of plenary session
House members split on date of plenary session JAKARTA (JP): With the summit of the G-15 drawing nearer, the House of Representatives remains split on whether they will reschedule an all important plenary session which coincides with the head of states meeting.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Ex-minister says Australia alienating itself from Asia
Ex-minister says Australia alienating itself from Asia SYDNEY, Australia (Agencies): Australia is alienating itself from its Asian neighbors by gloating about its economic success and failing to stem anti-Asian sentiment, a former foreign minister said on Friday.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Treason trial of Theys to start
Treason trial of Theys to start JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Jayapura District Court will open on Monday the trial of Irian Jaya independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluway and four other members of the Papuan Council Presidium for alleged treason.
Sat, 12 May 2001
RI to host Aspactel expo
RI to host Aspactel expo JAKARTA (Antara): A number of telecommunication and information technology ministers from some Asian countries will attend the Asia Pacific Telecommunication (Aspactel) Exhibition 2001 here on May 14-17, an organizer disclosed here on Friday.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Japan eyes more FX swap deals with RI, S'pore
Japan eyes more FX swap deals with RI, S'pore HONOLULU (Reuters): Japan on Thursday said it wants to strike currency swap deals with Singapore, and later Indonesia, as part of the plan for an Asia-wide safety network that it sees as prelude to an "Asian Monetary Fund" (AMF).
Sat, 12 May 2001
Introdans headed to Jakarta
Introdans headed to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): One of the best known dance companies in the Netherlands, Introdans, will return to Jakarta next week for the second consecutive year.Founded in 1971, the group is skilled in providing an entertaining mix of modern ballet with classical and lyrical elements.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Minister supports nontariff barriers against rice imports
Minister supports nontariff barriers against rice imports JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Industry and Trade, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, said on Friday that he supported the State Logistics Agency's (Bulog) plan to impose non-tariff barriers against imports of rice next year.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Malaysia palm oil ends up
Malaysia palm oil ends up KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil futures closed mostly higher on Friday on covering ahead of the weekend, new crop data and the impending visit by India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, traders said.Vajpayee is scheduled to sign an agreement worth $1.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Telephone tariffs to rise by 21.67% in June
Telephone tariffs to rise by 21.67% in June JAKARTA (JP): After being delayed for more than a year, the government finally got approval from the House of Representatives on Friday to raise telephone tariffs by 21.67 percent in June.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Asian monies mostly up late, led by Singapore dollar rise
Asian monies mostly up late, led by Singapore dollar rise TOKYO (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies strengthened against the U.S. dollar late Friday, driven by the Singapore dollar's rise on suspected intervention by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and by the surge in many Asian stock markets,...
Sat, 12 May 2001
PT Telselindo to operate CDMA technology in 2002
PT Telselindo to operate CDMA technology in 2002 JAKARTA (JP): Local cellular phone operator PT Telselindo Nusantara and its British partner Inquam Limited announced on Friday plans to develop a US$300 million cellular phone network in the country, based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)...
Sat, 12 May 2001
Trisakti students say 'no rally'
Trisakti students say 'no rally' JAKARTA (JP): Students of Trisakti University on Friday paid a memorial visit to the Tanah Kusir cemetery in South Jakarta to pay tribute to their peers Elang Mulya and Heri Hartanto, who were killed three years ago in shootings during a student protest.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Labor strikes
Labor strikes Labor unions plan strikes against ministerial decree Page 2 Bomb Police find third body, live bomb at blast site. Page 3 Expats More on expatriate employees in Indonesia. Page 4 Taufik PBSI chairman continues war of words with Taufik.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Is no one responsible?
Is no one responsible? The conclusion drawn from a recent survey conducted by the New Indonesia Alliance (PIB) that by far the majority of Indonesians crave for the good old days of peace and stability under president Soeharto's New Order hardly comes as a surprise.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Gus Dur to undergo checkup on Saturday
Gus Dur to undergo checkup on Saturday JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid, who has previously suffered two strokes, is scheduled to undergo a medical examination on Saturday, a palace official revealed on Friday.
Sat, 12 May 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:30 Variety Show 10:00 Music 11:00 Performance 12:00 p.m. Interval 3:00 News 3:30 Feature 4:00 Children's Songs 5:00 News 5:30 Documentary 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Quiz 8:30 Music: Kamera Ria 10:00 Sports...
Sat, 12 May 2001
RI volleyballers to play in Japan
RI volleyballers to play in Japan JAKARTA (JP): Chairwoman of the Indonesian Volleyball Federation (PBVSI) Rita Subowo said that she would send the national team which was being prepared for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to Fukuoka, Japan, for an overseas tryout.
Sat, 12 May 2001
JP/10/JOB
JP/10/JOBNetworking for competitive advantage JAKARTA (JP): Relationships are at the heart of our lives. And it can also be said that our professional relationships are at the heart of our success.Networking, therefore, has become an invaluable skill, tool or orientation.
Sat, 12 May 2001
UN pushes U.S. dollar as E. Timor currency
UN pushes U.S. dollar as E. Timor currency DILI (AP): The UN administration in East Timor announced plans Friday to push for the enforcement of the U.S. dollar as the official currency in the territory.
Sat, 12 May 2001
Man mobbed for motorcycle theft
Man mobbed for motorcycle theft JAKARTA (JP): A motorcycle thief was mobbed to death after being caught red handed by the vehicle owner in Cijantung, Pasar Rebo subdistrict, East Jakarta, late on Wednesday.The thief was identified as 30-year old Doni, also a resident of the subdistrict.
Sat, 12 May 2001
KL to up military ties with Myanmar
KL to up military ties with Myanmar KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysia is considering boosting military ties with Myanmar, possibly including joint exercises, the chief of the Malaysian armed forces said on Friday.The move is likely to raise international controversy.