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Mon, 06 May 2002
Military has no objection to 'Marsinah' film
Military has no objection to 'Marsinah' film SURABAYA: The Brawijaya Military Command overseeing East Java has no objection to the film Marsinah screening in numerous theaters in the province, says a local military officer.
Mon, 06 May 2002
Public demands up for BPK to audit military foundations
Public demands up for BPK to audit military foundationsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Body (BPK) chairman Satrio Budihardjo Joedono blamed Law No. 16/2001 on foundations on Sunday for preventing his office from auditing military foundations, but fell short of demanding...
Mon, 06 May 2002
Devon workers end strike in Sorong
Devon workers end strike in Sorong JAKARTA: All 200 workers of American firm Devon Salawati in Sorong, Papua have ended their 10-day strike and started work on Saturday, according to a senior official at state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina.
Mon, 06 May 2002
Laborers need political party to fight: PRD
Laborers need political party to fight: PRDFabiola Desy Unidjaja and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As no single faction in the House of Representatives is truly fighting for labor rights, it is high time for Indonesian workers to unite and build a strong political party that could win...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Compact kitchen a recipe of efficiency
Compact kitchen a recipe of efficiencyMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Understanding the different functions of each area in the kitchen and how to optimize this space is key in designing a practical, functional and artistic kitchen for your home.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Fuel price adjustment
Fuel price adjustment It is encouraging to note the relative calm in which the general public reacted to the increase in fuel prices on Thursday, the third since January. Unlike January's announcement of price increases, which was met by major street demonstrations, the latest rise, though much...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Don't get landed with a lemon
Don't get landed with a lemonPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Buying luxury Completely Built Up (CBU) cars has become a trend for affluent Indonesians, especially those who live in big cities like Jakarta. What you drive reflects who you are, or so they say.
Sun, 05 May 2002
From Media Indonesia
From Media IndonesiaIsrael has shown great cruelty toward Palestinians under the guise of combating terrorism, by arguing that Palestinians have launched suicide bombings. However, Israeli solders raided and devastated Palestinian settlement sites occupied by innocent families, instead of capturing...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Corruption rife in Indonesia
Corruption rife in IndonesiaFrom Suara Karya The statement made by the Minister of Administrative Reform, Feisal Tamin, after his meeting with Vice President Hamzah Haz, is related to the result of a survey conducted by Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) stating that Indonesia is Asia's...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Elza admits giving Rp 5.8m to guards
Elza admits giving Rp 5.8m to guardsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's lawyer, Elza Syarief, admitted on Saturday in front of a lawyers' ethics committee that she gave Rp 5.8 million (US$621.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Megawati bids good luck to shuttlers
Megawati bids good luck to shuttlersJP/P.J. Leo President Megawati Soekarnoputri smiles as she fails to send the shuttlecock over the net at the Indonesian Badminton Center (PBI) in Cipayung, East Jakarta.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Islam: In search of a civil society
Islam: In search of a civil societyImam Cahyono, Contributor, Purworkerto, Central Java Islam & Civil Society -- Pandangan Muslim Indonesia (Views of Indonesian Muslims); By Hendro Prasetyo, Ali Munhanif et al; Gramedia, Jakarta 2002 Traditionalist Islam and modernist Islam: Debates about the two...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Concerned about
Concerned about missing heirloomsFrom Pikiran Rakyat I am concerned about the two missing gamelan instruments and other heirlooms belonging to the Indramayu people, as published in Pikiran Rakyat daily on March 25. The regional administration should not evade responsibility on these missing assets.
Sun, 05 May 2002
For ADVERTORIAL purposes
For ADVERTORIAL purposes RI's second largest trading partner Trade relations between the EU and Indonesia have benefited from Indonesia's export diversification policy that was initiated in the mid-80s. Over the period of 1980 to 2000, the EU's share in Indonesian exports has been steadily growing.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Don't get landed with a lemon
Don't get landed with a lemonPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Buying luxury Completely Built Up (CBU) cars has become a trend for affluent Indonesians, especially those who live in the big cities like Jakarta. What you drive reflects who you are, so they say.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Unsafe parking in Taman Ria
Unsafe parking in Taman Ria From Bisnis IndonesiaOn Saturday, April 27, 2002, two friends of mine and I had a meeting in Pulau Dua restaurant, Senayan. I entered the parking area at 1:03 p.m. and parked my car, B 1261 YS, in a space about 100 meters from the entrance gate.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Deep Purple: Still living up to legendary ways
Deep Purple: Still living up to legendary waysHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It's tough to be a music reporter sometimes. Despite the perks, like free concert tickets, you've also got to meet the boybands, or else, to take the challenge of reviewing shows of rock groups that reigned supreme...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Application for name change From Kompas Born and bred in Indonesia, I am an Indonesian citizen of Chinese descent. On Oct. 10, 1992 I filed an application to change my name into an Indonesian one. My name change was published in State Gazette No.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Laskar Jihad chief arrested, facing provocation charges
Laskar Jihad chief arrested, facing provocation chargesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police confirmed on Saturday the arrest of Laskar Jihad Ahlussunah wal Jamaah commander Ja'far Umar Thalib over an allegedly provocative speech he made last week.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Sabaya's threat
Sabaya's threatPhilippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network Manila After all the terrible things it had done, it looked as if the Abu Sayyaf had exhausted its capacity to shock people and make them recoil in revulsion, horror and anger.
Sun, 05 May 2002
For ADVERTORIAL PURPOSES:
For ADVERTORIAL PURPOSES: EURO DAY - May 8 EU-RI development co-operation Development co-operation between the EC - as the executive body of the EU - and the government of Indonesia started in 1976. Since then, a stable and continuous relationship has been built, in which Indonesia's own...
Sun, 05 May 2002
For ADVERTORIAL purposes
For ADVERTORIAL purposes RI's second largest trading partner Trade relations between the EU and Indonesia have benefited from Indonesia's export diversification policy that was initiated in the mid-80s. Over the period of 1980 to 2000, the EU's share in Indonesian exports has been steadily growing.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Video pirates find smooth sailing in Indonesia
Video pirates find smooth sailing in IndonesiaJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Though no authentic survey has ever been undertaken, it is clear that Indonesia has become a safe haven for video piracy.
Sun, 05 May 2002
S'pore suggests antiterror tie-up
S'pore suggests antiterror tie-up SINGAPORE: Singapore said on Saturday it was willing to help antiterrorism efforts under a pact between Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines."Singapore has indicated that if the three countries wanted the rest of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Done
DoneFOCUS ISSUE MAY 2 ;JP;HEN; ANPAc..r.. Property-housing-market 'Krismon' -- not for landed houses!Aswin Widjanarko Head of Residential Department PT Procon IndahDespite the prolonged crisis within the property industry, the "luxury" landed housing sector has remained active.
Sun, 05 May 2002
FOR ADVERTORIAL purposes
FOR ADVERTORIAL purposes A stable investment partner for Indonesia Investors from the EU have traditionally shown a strong interest in Indonesia. Reforms in Indonesia's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations, which took place in 1994, triggered a substantial increase in investment activity by...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Mexican artist Polin explores eastern philosophy
Mexican artist Polin explores eastern philosophyMehru Jaffer, Contributor, Jakarta For Marisa Polin, moving from Mexico to the Netherlands was interesting enough. But two years ago, when she first visited Indonesia, the Mexican painter was transported, quite literally, into another world.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Legendary dancer Retna, Cartier-Bresson's Indonesian influence
Legendary dancer Retna, Cartier-Bresson's Indonesian influenceKunang Helmi-Picard, Contributor, Paris As an Indonesian student in the 1970s, I was first struck by the poetry conveyed by a Henri Cartier-Bresson print in London.
Sun, 05 May 2002
'I'm just the same Rina who likes eating at street stalls'
'I'm just the same Rina who likes eating at street stalls'Sri Ramadani, Contributor, Jakarta Rina Gunawan has taken several paths in her journey in the entertainment world. Born Rina Mustikana Gumilan, she was a child entertainer in the 1980s and went on to an adult career as a singer and actress...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Flashpoints engulf Indonesia
Flashpoints engulf IndonesiaBantarto Bandoro Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Center for Strategic and Indonesian Studies Jakarta Indonesia has had four presidents in just four years (1998- 2002) and each of them has experienced a turbulent period during their presidency.
Sun, 05 May 2002
President asks shuttlers to defend Thomas Cup
President asks shuttlers to defend Thomas CupAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged on Saturday all Indonesian badminton players set to leave for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals to do their best and give cause for some...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Lightning in golf course
Lightning in golf courseFrom Kompas In response to news about lightning striking the Soewarno golf course near Soekarno-Hatta airport, I would like to inform readers that it was not true that the golf course management had warned visiting golfers not to play golf.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Friedman a foot soldier for globalization
Friedman a foot soldier for globalizationMehru Jaffer, Contributor, Jakarta It is not important to agree or disagree with Thomas Friedman, but it is important to listen to him, simply because he seems to go out of his way to listen to others.Ever since the Sept.
Sun, 05 May 2002
On code of conduct
On code of conduct From Media Indonesia In Indonesia almost every profession has their own code of conduct. Even the House of Representatives has its own. An organization has a code of conduct to ensure that its members act in an orderly, honest and polite manner.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Hot but not bothered at popular Manado restaurants
Hot but not bothered at popular Manado restaurantsClaudine Frederik, Contributor, Jakarta Jakarta in the past decade has evolved to something close to a gourmet city. Earlier, the capital's citizens had to adjust with restaurants serving fried rice, fried noodles, soup noodles, not to mention the...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Where is my motorbike?
Where is my motorbike? In January I asked the Indonesian Consulate in Perth if there were any special regulations I would need in order for me to transport my motorbike to Bali, where I would be staying on a KITAS-basis.
Sun, 05 May 2002
'Kuta Cowboys' strutting their stuff for lovelorn visitors
'Kuta Cowboys' strutting their stuff for lovelorn visitorsClaire Harvey, Contributor, Denpasar When night falls over Bali, the bule-hunters come out in search of prey.Flicking their long hair and displaying their pumped-up chests, the handsome young men swagger along the crowded streets and lean...
Sun, 05 May 2002
checked
checked FOR FOCUS ISSUE May 2;JP;HEN; ANPAc..r.. Housing-new-projectsMore new housing projects built as demand surgesSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta The residential property market has come alive again after a long sleep during the peak of the country's economic crisis in the past three...
Sun, 05 May 2002
For ADVERTORIAL PURPOSES:
For ADVERTORIAL PURPOSES: EURO DAY - May 8 Message from the European Commission In the aftermath of the Second World War, Europe lay in ruins. Rebuilding Europe required a radically new way of building friendship and co-operation between European nations and peoples.
Sun, 05 May 2002
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For ADVERTORIAL PURPOSES: EURO DAY - May 8The union at a glance The EU was set up after the Second World War. The process of European integration was launched on May 9, 1950, when France officially proposed to create "the first concrete foundation of a European federation".
Sun, 05 May 2002
Makassar: Brimming with sights and surprises
Makassar: Brimming with sights and surprisesJohn Badalu, Contributor, Makassar With a population now in excess of one million people, Makassar is the sixth largest city in the country. Its Chinese population is, surprisingly, one of the biggest after Medan in Sumatra and Pontianak in Kalimantan.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, May 5, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, May 5, 2002Exhibitions * Photo Papua expedition Race to the Snow, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), until May 18. * Painting Wandering Water Colors by Tamara De Fretes, Gallery Cafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Staid ol' Tavern goes on 'reenergization' trip
Staid ol' Tavern goes on 'reenergization' tripBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta The Aryaduta Hotel has been eagerly spreading the word that the its rather sedate Tavern Pub has gone and gotten itself all "reenergized".
Sun, 05 May 2002
Putting fun back into education
Putting fun back into educationTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What Dony remembers about his elementary school days in Sydney is the immense fun he had and the games he played while at his Australian school.
Sun, 05 May 2002
FOR ADVERTORIAL purposes
FOR ADVERTORIAL purposes A stable investment partner for Indonesia Investors from the EU have traditionally shown a strong interest in Indonesia. Reforms in Indonesia's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations, which took place in 1994, triggered a substantial increase in investment activity by...
Sun, 05 May 2002
For ADVERTORIAL PURPOSES:
For ADVERTORIAL PURPOSES: EURO DAY - May 8 EU-RI development co-operation Development co-operation between the EC - as the executive body of the EU - and the government of Indonesia started in 1976. Since then, a stable and continuous relationship has been built, in which Indonesia's own...
Sun, 05 May 2002
Sales of new houses on an upward trend
Sales of new houses on an upward trendI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta After experiencing an economic downturn over the past three years, sales of new houses are showing an upward trend thanks to the expansion of housing loans.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Five killed in bus-train collision in Central Java
Five killed in bus-train collision in Central JavaKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a Jakarta-Malang train in the Central Java town of Karanganyar early on Saturday.
Sun, 05 May 2002
On the Shelves
On the Shelves Saksi Mata (Eyewitness); By Suparto Brata; Kompas Book Publisher, Jakarta, January 2002; ix + 434 pp Suparto is best known as an author of Javanese literature, having written more than 110 works, half of them in Javanese.
Sun, 05 May 2002
Are DPRD members already immune to money?
Are DPRD members already immune to money? Hopefully, it is not merely a fleeting enthusiasm but a consistent attitude. A number of the City Legislative Council (DPRD) members, who concurrently become the Kemayoran Special Committee members, have reportedly been given a bundle amounting to Rp20...