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Mon, 10 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supplyPT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Hendarsyah Tarmizi
Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post JakartaHoping for big fortune from China's LNG imports China is set to announce this month whether Indonesia, Australia or Qatar will win the multi-billion dollar contract to supply the country with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Nine more killed in Aceh
Nine more killed in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: At least nine people, including one soldier, were killed in renewed gunfights between troops and rebels, local military and police officers said on Sunday.Spokesman for Lhokseumawe military operations Maj.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supplyPT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Military, police hunt 25 Acehnese in Atambua
Military, police hunt 25 Acehnese in Atambua Yemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post KupangLocal military intelligence has confirmed the presence of 25 members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist group in Atambua near the border with East Timor, an officer claimed on Saturday.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Rupiah to remain under pressure
Rupiah to remain under pressureDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following a two percent drop last week, the rupiah's roller- coaster performance against the U.S. dollar is expected to continue this week as the market would remain cautious, awaiting fresh news, currency analysts said.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Bank Rakyat Indonesia BRI 14040 offers quick and easy banking transactions by phone Executives, professionals, academics and businesspeople who are always on the move can now make banking transactions by phone anywhere and anytime through Bank BRI, Indonesia's only bank which has offices in almost...
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Papuan schools lack of teachers
Papuan schools lack of teachers JAYAPURA, Papua: Many schools in remote areas of Irian Jaya have had to halt classes due to the lack of teachers as well as poor transportation for students to get to school, an activist said on Saturday.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Cerdas secures Hamzah chess championship
Cerdas secures Hamzah chess championshipMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cerdas Barus won the Rp 45 million (US$5,000) Hamzah Haz Cup chess tournament after beating Hamdani Rudin in the final at the Tanah Abang Chess Center here on Sunday.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Dredging river estuaries can ease next year floods: Nedeco
Dredging river estuaries can ease next year floods: NedecoThe Jakarta Post Jakarta An expert from the Netherlands Engineering Consultants (Nedeco) said that floods in the capital could be eased by up to 80 percent next year if the city administration dredged at least five of its river's estuaries.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, June 10, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, June 10, 2002Exhibitions * Visual Arts Deep Blue, the Art and the Sea, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3868172), until June 17. * Video Art from Finland, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 8573388), 10 a.m.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
President Megawati arrives in Rome
President Megawati arrives in RomeImanuddin The Jakarta Post Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived in the Italian capital of Rome on Sunday morning (Sunday afternoon in Jakarta) on the first leg of her two-week European visit, a report said.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Hamzah's planned visit to Ambon blasted
Hamzah's planned visit to Ambon blastedMuhammad Nafik The Jakarta Post Jakarta The planned visit by Vice President Hamzah Haz to troubled Maluku province on Tuesday will benefit no one but the Vice President's personal political interests, analysts said on Sunday."The trip is actually not necessary.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Explosion outside disco stuns Jakarta
Explosion outside disco stuns JakartaYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a slew of bombings in 2000 and 2001, Jakarta was rocked once again by an explosion early Sunday morning near the Eksotis discotheque in the Mangga Besar area of Central Jakarta. No fatalities were reported.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Learning islet tourism the Maldives way
Learning islet tourism the Maldives wayFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There is nothing unusual about the four-page brochure in which pictures of white-sand beaches with cheery tourists adorn the pages.
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Antidrug campaign on in East Java
Antidrug campaign on in East Java SURABAYA: East Java Governor Imam Utomo has embarked on an anti-HIV/AIDS and drug campaign, declaring the month of June as "The Month of No-HIV or Drugs".Data issued by the East Java Health Office showed that people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the...
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Children to win long-overdue health rights
Children to win long-overdue health rightsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Children, by nature, love to play, but tougher competition ahead has prompted their parents to overzealously enroll them into extensive extracurricular educational activities aimed at bolstering their academic...
Mon, 10 Jun 2002
Dredging rivers' estuaries is a must: Expert
Dredging rivers' estuaries is a must: ExpertThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An expert from the Netherlands Engineering Consultants (Nedeco) said that floods in the capital could be eased by up to 80 percent next year if the city administration dredged at least five of its river's estuaries.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Agencies' poor service
Agencies' poor serviceFrom Media IndonesiaState Minister of Administrative Reforms M. Feisal Tamin stated that the poor service agencies provided to the public had been going on since the New Order era.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Bank Rakyat Indonesia BRI 14040 offers quick and easy banking transactions by phone Executives, professionals, academics and businesspeople who are always on the move can now make banking transactions by phone anywhere and anytime through Bank BRI, Indonesia's only bank which has offices in almost...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
June 12, 2001 - June 12, 2002
June 12, 2001 - June 12, 2002 A Year of Philippine-Indonesian friendship and cooperation The Philippines and Indonesia have always enjoyed a deep friendship based on a sense of brotherhood as well as a sense of shared culture and history between Filipinos and Indonesians.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Hi-tech method to put Habibie on witness stand
Hi-tech method to put Habibie on witness standMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president B.J. Habibie -- who currently lives in Germany -- is expected to testify via videoconference in the trial of former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Rahardi Ramelan at the...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Krall delays show in Jakarta
Krall delays show in Jakarta The concert of Canadian jazz singer Diana Krall, which was slated to be held here on June 27, is delayed as Krall is still mourning the death of her mother, Adella, who passed away on May 26.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
It's time to respect space in high-density environments
It's time to respect space in high-density environmentsThor Kerr, Contributor, Jakarta Architects and urban planners are under pressure to make apartment buildings more "livable." The dream of a landed house in the outer suburbs is being tainted by commuter nightmares, flooding and burglary.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
How much do you really know about drugs?
How much do you really know about drugs?Monique Natalia, Contributor, Jakarta One of the biggest problems facing young people, especially youths living in a big city like Jakarta, is drug addiction.There have been so many cases of drug addiction that some people think it is a trend.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Cafe Batavia: Glimpse of old Jakarta in Kota
Cafe Batavia: Glimpse of old Jakarta in KotaBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta Those of you who pay any attention at all to the City pages of this esteemed rag will have noticed a propensity on the part of certain Jakarta bigwigs to turn their rapacious eyes every so often to the Kota area in the...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Add color to life with a flower garden
Add color to life with a flower gardenMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When well-planned and properly-maintained, flower gardens can provide an attractive profusion of colors that has never been out of fashion.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Disabled Indonesians fight for rights
Disabled Indonesians fight for rightsChristina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta Getting away from the traffic-clogged streets of Jakarta to visit Niken's house in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta is like a perfect idyll: Visitors enter a garden with colorful flowers, the calming sound of flowing water...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Biyan: Floral designs still in vogue
Biyan: Floral designs still in vogueHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Romanticism, as a theme in fashion, had already started a year ago and will likely peak in the middle of this year. So, seeing ruffles, floral designs and all the detail that derived from the early 20th century, becomes a bit...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Ine Febriyanti might not be so familiar to Indonesian TV fans but
Ine Febriyanti might not be so familiar to Indonesian TV fans but at 26 she has various acting experience, ranging from the small- screen to the theater stage. Get a look in on how she describes herself.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
RI poets in exile: On the outside looking in
RI poets in exile: On the outside looking inLie Hua, Contributor, JakartaDi Negeri Orang -- Puisi Penyair Indonesia Eksil; (On Foreign Shores -- Poems by Exiled Indonesian Poets); Published by Amanah Lontar, Jakarta, in cooperation with Yayasan Sejarah Budaya Indonesia, Amsterdam, 2002; xiv + 253...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Indonesia seen through the eyes of a Filipino artist
Indonesia seen through the eyes of a Filipino artistEleanor San Jose, Contributor, Jakarta In today's post-colonial world, race, ethnic issues and national pride bubble just beneath the surface of globalization. There is the inevitable debate about location, origin and nationality.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supplyPT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Portugal review Sukarno's visit to in 1960
Portugal review Sukarno's visit to in 1960Mehru Jaffer, Contributor, Jakarta There is nothing like a quick peek into the past for getting a better perspective of the present. This is exactly what happens after a stroll through, Sukarno and Portugal, an on-going exhibition at the National Museum,...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
What I would do if I were environment minister
What I would do if I were environment ministerSheila Schulze, Contributor, Jimbaran, Bali As I take part in the Clean Up Bali program and look at my surroundings, it helps me think clearly about what I would do if I were the environment minister.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supply PT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
On the shelves
On the shelvesKerudung Merah Kirmizi (The Dark Red Headscarf); By Remy Sylado; Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia Publisher, Jakarta (April 2002); 616 pp + iv; Rp 50,000 Women and their integrity have been an endless inspiration for Remy Sylado, especially in his three most recent novels: Ca-Bau- Kan...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Earth friends in action
Earth friends in actionPhoto A/B/C/D/E/F: Bali There was no limit to the colors and noises emanating from Bali where people from around the globe had gathered for the United Nations fourth and final preparatory committee (PrepCom) meeting for the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development in...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Healthy looking Soeharto turns 81
Healthy looking Soeharto turns 81Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Soeharto celebrated his 81st birthday on Saturday in a subdued gathering of close friends and relatives, one of his lawyers said.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supplyPT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
BRI 14040 offers quick and easy
BRI 14040 offers quick and easy banking transactions by phone Executives, professionals, academics and businesspeople who are always on the move can now make banking transactions by phone anywhere and anytime through Bank BRI, Indonesia's only bank which has offices in almost every town across the...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Visual Arts Deep Blue, the Art and the Sea, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3868172), until June 17. * Portuguese Traditional Art, Textile Museum, Jl. K.S. Tubun No. 4, West Jakarta (Tel. 5606613), until July 9.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Photo: JP/Christina Schott
Photo: JP/Christina SchottLife for the disabled: Indonesia can be an unfriendly place for the disabled, with inadequate facilities in public places. Little effort has been made by other members of society to improve the situation, which may reflect how members of the public view their disabled...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Megawati embarks on low key European visit
Megawati embarks on low key European visitAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just one month after her last trip overseas, President Megawati Soekarnoputri left on a whirlwind two-week trip to Europe on Saturday, her first stop being Rome to attend a Food and Agriculture Organization...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
RI hosts first Southwest Pacific forum meeting
RI hosts first Southwest Pacific forum meetingFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesia takes one step further toward realizing the idea of establishing a Southwest Pacific forum by hosting the first meeting of senior officials from six countries in the region.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Wan Chai is no holds barred for nightlife
Wan Chai is no holds barred for nightlifeDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Hong Kong Once upon a time, or rather, at some point of time in the 1950s, novelist Richard Mason came to stay in a hotel in Hong Kong, where he wrote a book about a touching but unlikely love story between an American artist and...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
A challenging interview with DJ Joseph Hahn
A challenging interview with DJ Joseph HahnHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If you think that Britney Spears is the only young star to have produced one of the highest selling albums, then think again.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
Top designer tells about Indonesian fashion
Top designer tells about Indonesian fashionHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singer Anggun C. Sasmi, who is now big in Europe, once said that going international does not necessary mean you have to accentuate your ethnicity or traditional music."I prefer a smoother way.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
On the record
On the recordArtist : Diana Krall; Album : The Look of Love (Universal Music) For die-hard jazz lovers, what you'll find in this album is perhaps too commercial.But somehow, there is added value in this fifth album from the Canadian singer/songwriter/pianist.
Sun, 09 Jun 2002
'Tingkilan': Ancient song from East Kalimantan
'Tingkilan': Ancient song from East KalimantanMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Sangatta, East Kalimantan It might have been just another ordinary night in the small town of Sangatta in East Kalimantan, but when local music show Tingkilan began playing under the starry sky, the night seemed to...