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Sun, 25 Jun 2000
East Java hard to track at top position at PON
East Java hard to track at top position at PONBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): Fifteenth National Games (PON) host East Java raced ahead with 69 golds, 46 silvers and 44 bronzes in the medal tally, leaving its rivals far behind.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Some places to explore for holidays in Jakarta
Some places to explore for holidays in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of kids sat on the floor of the children's section at a book store in Pondok Indah Mall in South Jakarta. They deeply enjoyed their reading, even though there was a sign telling them not to sit on the floor as they may block the...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Bali dressing up for International Fashion Week
Bali dressing up for International Fashion Week JAKARTA (JP): Forget the economic crisis or violence that has hit some parts of Indonesia. Come to the paradise island of Bali and watch the latest international fashion trends at Bali International Fashion Week to be held from July 5 through July 8...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Me, a mysterious killer
Me, a mysterious killerBy Agus Noor The scorching tropical sun is really unfriendly today. Even under a shady tree, where I stand watching angry students vent their rage at a government policy, I feel the intolerable heat.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Arts Agenda
Arts AgendaContemporary Theater Dance Performance Ura-Ura Ngudarasa by Studio Taksu Solo, at Auditorium CCF, Jl. Purnawarman 32, Bandung 40117, Phone: 022-4212417; Fax: 022-4207877; e-mail:ccfbdg@melsa.net.id. on June 26 and June 27 at 8 p.m.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Sigit wants to be world no. 1 again
Sigit wants to be world no. 1 again SURABAYA (JP): Being dethroned because of a mistake was the most bitter moment for former world number one men's doubles player Sigit Budiarto. A year's absence from the court has been enough for him to improve his attitude and sharpen his vision in badminton.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Savarese would like to fight distracted Tyson
Savarese would like to fight distracted Tyson GLASGOW, Scotland (AP): Lou Savarese hopes Michael Tyson's mind is not completely on boxing.A distracted Tyson might be Savarese's best chance of springing an upset in Saturday night's 10-round outdoor bout at Hampden Park.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Lip-sync contest for transvestites
Lip-sync contest for transvestitesBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): What a stage! Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Connie Francis, Celine Dion and some local dangdut singers, including Cici Paramida, shared a stage, performing their best. But halt! They were all fakes.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Plengkung beach: Beautiful, challenging and inconvenient
Plengkung beach: Beautiful, challenging and inconvenientBy Singgir Kartana BANYUWANGI, East Java (JP): If you are keen on surfing, come to Plengkung Beach, Banyuwangi, where you can find out whether you really are a surfer good enough to ride on the raging waves.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Jazz vocalist Al Jarreau delights his loyal fans
Jazz vocalist Al Jarreau delights his loyal fansBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Jazz lovers satisfied their thirst for a good show without the need to envy the MTV generation which had the Westlife concert here last month. Last Tuesday night, they got the best treat they could: Al Jarreau himself.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Researchers discover deadly virus in bat
Researchers discover deadly virus in bat KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A deadly virus that killed about 100 people and ruined pig farms across Malaysia last year has been discovered in a fruit bat found in most parts of Southeast Asia, news reports said Saturday.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Holidays: Time to relax and work?
Holidays: Time to relax and work? School holiday is the most wonderful time for students as they do not have to attend classes or do homework. It's time to relax and refresh themselves, The Jakarta Post's contributor I. Christianto reports.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Prevent harm if we cannot prevent use
Prevent harm if we cannot prevent useBy Chris W. Green JAKARTA (JP): "This is a drug-free area." So shout the banners displayed in many communities in Jakarta and around Indonesia. Paradoxically, banners like this are most prominent in the areas where everyone knows that it isn't true, in places...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
'Kompas' collection provides hints of art history
'Kompas' collection provides hints of art historyBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): In conjunction with the 35 anniversary of Kompas daily, an exhibition of the newspaper's art collection is being held at the Bentara Budaya Jakarta (BBJ), opposite the paper's offices on Jl.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Pick of the Flicks
Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Dinosaur 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Mission Impossible 2 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Candyman 3 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Gen X Cops 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Gunshy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15Senayan: Petualangan Sherina 13:00 15:15 17:30 19:45 Dinosaur 13:45 16:00 18:15 20:30...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Boating about splendid Banjarmasin
Boating about splendid BanjarmasinText and photos by Simon Marcus Gower BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): Sixteen hours of travel in our jet-setting age would probably make us think of a flight from Jakarta to Western Europe but if you take a slow boat from Surabaya, East Java, 16 hours would be...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Little Tokyo is Coming to Jakarta
Little Tokyo is Coming to Jakarta (JP): Hotel Menara Peninsula is pleased to announce the opening of a new restaurant in order to further complete its facilities and services for guests.Supported by an overwhelming demand from guests, who have been increasing in number since the end of 1999, the...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Guess What? Ratih Sanggarwati
Guess What? Ratih Sanggarwati Retired supermodel Ratih Sanggarwati is upset over a newspaper report about her businesses. She said the report quoted her as saying that the turnover of a boutique she owns was unbelievable high while the that of a restaurant she also owns was Rp 45 million.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Word-of-mouth facts now in print
Word-of-mouth facts now in print Lenggak Lenggok Jakarta (Exploring Jakarta); Published by Warta Kota daily newspaper, May 2000; 152 pages; Rp 30,000 JAKARTA (JP): People are now able to check a directory to discover the town's best soto gebrak or other things previously passed on only through word...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Racism concerns unfair treatment
Racism concerns unfair treatment I refer to C. Parry's letter On racism published in The Jakarta Post on June 23, 2000. I'd better write down my own experiences.At one International School, my child and some other children were discriminated against by her bule (white person) teacher because their...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Sutrisno equals world record in powerlifting
Sutrisno equals world record in powerlifting JAKARTA (JP): Despite a wrist injury, Sutrisno of Lampung managed to break the world record in the bench press at the 15th National Games (PON) powerlifting event at the Marine Hall in Surabaya on Saturday.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Granddaughter-in-law of Soeharto nabbed for drug
Granddaughter-in-law of Soeharto nabbed for drug JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police detectives recorded another remarkable success on Thursday with the arrest of a woman, who was later identified as a grand daughter-in-law of former president Soeharto.West Jakarta Police chief Col.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Brag, brag and brag your head off
Brag, brag and brag your head off JAKARTA (JP): "I'm going to nail those economic criminals and drag them to court," an attorney general brags in front of the cheering press. "I promise you, he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Flowers bloom under tutelage of Dutch florist
Flowers bloom under tutelage of Dutch floristBy Charlie Stevens JAKARTA (JP): Well, it's that time of year when Jakarta's marbled shopping malls and diamond-studded hotel foyers burst into florid displays as the Indonesian Flower Arrangement Show kicks in.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Stock trading can be a harsh, despairing experience
Stock trading can be a harsh, despairing experienceBy E. Effendi JAKARTA (JP): If you have big piles of excess money in your home, you'd probably want to do just like I do. I invest it in the stock market, so that I have my money working for me while I only have to sit in front of my TV all day,...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
A day with a recovering drug addict
A day with a recovering drug addict Robin, not his real name, 17, was born in Sydney to an Australian father and Javanese mother before moving to Jakarta when he was 2. Since he was 12 years old, Robin's life has been ruled by the murky world of drugs, leading him down a path of near destruction.
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Exiled East Timorese youths long to go home
Exiled East Timorese youths long to go homeBy Linawati Sidarto LISBON (JP): "You can't imagine how happy we are to be speaking Indonesian again. It's been so long, and we miss it so much!" Nelson Miguel Soares Turquel de Jesus would probably not have uttered those words less than a year ago, but...
Sun, 25 Jun 2000
Support for Ambon martial law grows
Support for Ambon martial law grows AMBON, Maluku (JP): Violence continued to torment the riot- stricken Maluku capital of Ambon on Saturday as support grew for the imposition of martial law in the province.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Government to revise state security bill
Government to revise state security bill JAKARTA (JP): The government will revise the controversial State Security Bill to include a provision that will require the approval of both the provincial council and local administration prior to a presidential declaration of a state of emergency in a...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Old Batavian kampong played historical role
Old Batavian kampong played historical roleBy Ida Indawati Khouw This 44th article of a weekly series on protected buildings and sites is about the roles of Jatinegara Kaum, one of the oldest kampongs in Jakarta, and the tombs of two local figures.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
US$16m for East Timor
US$16m for East Timor LISBON (AFP): Donor countries on Friday pledged an additional US$16 million (17 million euros) to help East Timor meet its budget commitments for the coming year.The pledge came in a statement following a three-day donors' conference here.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Isolating Maluku?
Isolating Maluku? At last, the government is losing its patience. Frustrated by 20 months of bloodshed and violence, President Abdurrahman Wahid banned all travel by "outsiders" to the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku yesterday.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 24, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 24, 2000Exhibitions * Irian Jaya (Papua) Art and Culture Care Exhibition at Arkadia Plaza, Arkadia Office Building, Jl. T.B. Simatupang kav. 88, South Jakarta, June 24.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Govt close Maluku to outsiders
Govt close Maluku to outsiders JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid announced on Friday a travel ban to the riot-torn provinces of Maluku and North Maluku due to accusations that outsiders, especially from Jakarta, are fanning the sectarian violence there.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Police to question Gus Dur on Monday
Police to question Gus Dur on Monday JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to be questioned as a witness by Jakarta Police detectives on Monday over the Rp 35 billion State Logistics Agency scandal, an officer said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
RI mulls purchase of Chinese subs
RI mulls purchase of Chinese subs JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is considering purchasing Chinese-made submarines in the near future.The chairman of the Indonesia-China Economic and Sociocultural Association, Sukamdani Sahid Gitosarjono, told journalists after accompanying visiting Vice Chairman of the...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Megawati visits Air Force cadets
Megawati visits Air Force cadets YOGYAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri completed her tour of four military and police academies, with a visit on Friday to the Air Force Academy here.Megawati described her trip to the academy and the sultanate town where she was born on Jan.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Judge says Hendra's pretrial win doesn't mean early release
Judge says Hendra's pretrial win doesn't mean early release JAKARTA (JP): Wanted suspect Hendra Rahardja may have won the pretrial lawsuit on Friday that he filed against the National Police Headquarters, but it does not mean that he will be released from prison in Australia, the presiding judge...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Reinvestigate Tg Priok bloodshed: Kontras
Reinvestigate Tg Priok bloodshed: Kontras JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has demanded the national rights body reinvestigate the 1984 Tanjung Priok bloodshed.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Shuttler Taufik criticizes PBSI over sponsorship deal
Shuttler Taufik criticizes PBSI over sponsorship deal JAKARTA (JP): Rising badminton star Taufik Hidayat has criticized the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) for skimming off 50 percent of a sponsorship deal he recently signed with a Japan-based electronic company.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Standard Chartered Bank responds
Standard Chartered Bank responds This refers to the letter from Mr. Adrianus Hiyung Tjung that appeared in The Jakarta Post on June 20, 2000. We have since investigated the matter, and following a meeting between Mr.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 23, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 675 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 350 0 3,540,500 Alakasa Industrindo 600 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 875...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Tragedy of the seas in RI archipelago
Tragedy of the seas in RI archipelagoBy Roger Michael Johnson and Daniel Rosyid This is the second of two articles on fisheries. SURABAYA (JP): An artisanal fishery is characterized by much greater importance being placed on labor rather than on capital, by small, flexible and locally significant...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Govt considers dissolving BPIS
Govt considers dissolving BPIS JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering to dissolve the operation of state owned holding company PT Bahana Prakarya Industri Strategis (BPIS) in a bid to give more independence and flexibility to its 10 subsidiaries.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Yogyakarta homestays offer friendly atmosphere
Yogyakarta homestays offer friendly atmosphereBy Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Despite the mushrooming star hotels in Yogyakarta, traditional home stays are still attractive and are able to draw and maintain visitors.One of the traditional homestays is Indraloka Family Homestay located on Jl.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Administration is halting gambling in Pluit: Official
Administration is halting gambling in Pluit: Official JAKARTA (JP): An official dismissed on Friday allegations that the city administration did not take action against rampant gambling in the Pluit area of North Jakarta.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Staff braced for possible Tenda Semanggi closure
Staff braced for possible Tenda Semanggi closure JAKARTA (JP): Workers in cafes and restaurants in Tenda Semanggi are bracing themselves for the possible closure of their establishments, with some saying they will stay put in Jakarta to continue their trade elsewhere in the city.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Traders agree to rent increase
Traders agree to rent increase JAKARTA (JP): Traders at government-supported markets (locally known as pasar inpres) have finally agreed to the city administration's decision to upgrade the markets' status to self- supported markets under certain conditions, an official revealed on Friday.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Indonesia in need of 10,000 IT experts
Indonesia in need of 10,000 IT experts JAKARTA (JP): More and more job vacancies for information technology (IT) professionals are opening up everyday.Rough estimates cite as many as 10,000 IT professionals are needed in this country.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
East Java still on top of PON medal tally
East Java still on top of PON medal tallyBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): There were no records broken in the swimming pool at the 15th National Games (PON) here on Friday, with experienced swimmers and Olympic hopefuls taking most of the medals on offer.