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Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Jakarta administration gets in record books
Jakarta administration gets in record books JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration received a rare gift in honor of its 474th anniversary on Friday: a certificate from the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) in recognition of its gathering together in one place approximately 10,000 people wearing...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Fort Rotterdam needs breathing space
Fort Rotterdam needs breathing spaceBy Hasanuddin Hamid MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Fort Rotterdam, the 16th century building that is a legacy of the Dutch colonial age, is one of the few historical buildings left intact, but it is slowly choking to death.
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
E-journals: The advantages and pitfalls
E-journals: The advantages and pitfallsBy Rosa Widyawan JAKARTA (JP): Thanks to the advent of the Internet, Indonesian scholars can keep abreast of scientific developments by accessing the World Wide Web (WWW) where they can conveniently refer to relevant scholarly electronic journals (e-journals)...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Swallows' nests turn Medan into ghost town
Swallows' nests turn Medan into ghost townBy Apriadi Gunawan MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Visit Kawasan, Kampung Keling, Ayahanda, Tembung, Labuhan Deli, Sanggal and Padang Bulan and almost any other part of this capital city of North Sumatra, and observe the almost overnight emergence of tall...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Gus Dur prays at graveyard prior visit to Australia
Gus Dur prays at graveyard prior visit to Australia JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid prayed at the tomb of an Islamic crusader on Saturday ahead of a state visit to Australia, and said that the spirit there had asked him to pay attention to people "outside the system".
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Don't interfere with breast-feeding: Experts
Don't interfere with breast-feeding: ExpertsBy Peter Kerr JAKARTA (JP): The 1997 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey showed that 44.3 percent of children aged two to three months were breast-feeding exclusively, but by four to five months this had dropped to 23.9 percent.
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
'Gus Dur politically exploits culture, religion'
'Gus Dur politically exploits culture, religion'By Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): He is a cousin of Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, but Ishom Hadzik, who now runs a Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) boarding school in East Java, is critical of the embattled President to the point of "understanding" calls for...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Muslim separatists hail peace deal with RP govt
Muslim separatists hail peace deal with RP govt MANILA (AFP): Muslim separatist rebels on Saturday hailed a landmark ceasefire signed with the Philippines government, saying it would kick-start desperately needed economic development in the war-ravaged south.
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Cruel, inhuman treatment of migrant workers takes toll
Cruel, inhuman treatment of migrant workers takes toll JAKARTA (JP): The death of a woman migrant worker upon her arrival at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport on Thursday has prompted calls for the government to close the special gate at Terminal III for migrant workers.
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Rosy Muslim-state relations in Sweden
Rosy Muslim-state relations in SwedenBy Santi W.E. Soekanto STOCKHOLM (JP): Sweden, often claimed to be among the world's most open and equal societies, has long been a safe haven for foreigners fleeing turmoil in their countries.
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Muslims in Sweden enjoy rosy relations with government
Muslims in Sweden enjoy rosy relations with governmentBy Santi W.E. Soekanto STOCKHOLM (JP): Sweden, often claimed to be among the world's most open and equal societies, has long been a safe haven for foreigners fleeing turmoil in their countries.
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Ridding West Kalimantan of the rubber mafia
Ridding West Kalimantan of the rubber mafia PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Repression and other injustices are common here, leaving rubber farmers powerless to lift themselves out of poverty.These practices have gone past all tolerable limits and must be stopped, so says a declaration by a number...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
A student exchange program that involves family
A student exchange program that involves familyBy Hyginus Hardoyo JAKARTA (JP): Are you looking for an international student exchange program which also involves the participation of members of the family?If you are, learn about the Children's International Summer Villages (CISV), a charitable...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
New volume reveals 'hidden intentions'
New volume reveals 'hidden intentions' Kronik Revolusi Indonesia Jilid III (1947); By Pramoedya Ananta Toer, et.al.; Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, Jakarta (2001), xxvi, 507 pp.; Rp 54,000,- JAKARTA (JP): A friend once warned me against "the hidden intention" of the two earlier volumes (1945 and...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership Philippine-Indonesian relations are characterized by a genuine sense of brotherhood borne out of centuries of close and vibrant interaction as neighbors. In precolonial times, trade, commerce and transmigration flourished between our peoples.
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Still Playing
Still Playing JAKARTA (JP): Looking for a celluloid feed in addition to all the art events going on in conjunction with JakArt@2001? The Jakarta Post's contributor Joko E.H. Anwar gives his bites on substantial movie fare and that which leaves a lot to be desired.
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Children from two different countries play gangsing, one of
Children from two different countries play gangsing, one of traditional Indonesian toys at a bilateral, family-centered exchange program. Through the game the children are asked to freely express themselves and to actively interact with others and to get to know their friends better, in particular...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
JP/2/DAYAK
JP/2/DAYAKFollow-up actions to Dayak-Madura reconciliation urged PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan (JP): Several local tribal leaders have called on all levels of the government to promptly follow up results of the newly concluded Dayak people's congress, which recommended the settlement of...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Why West Kalimantan rubber farmers remain shackled by poverty
Why West Kalimantan rubber farmers remain shackled by povertyBy Edi Patebang SANGGAU, West Kalimantan (JP): Cockcrows in the small hours wake up Linjang (50 years old) from his deep slumber. Without washing his face, and while waiting for his spouse to serve him a glass of hot coffee, he prepares...
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Can you truly be anonymous online?
Can you truly be anonymous online?By Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): Some time ago, an Internet portal received a complaint about one of it's classified ad features. It seems that someone had posted an advertisement selling an item for a very low price.
Sun, 24 Jun 2001
Helpful strategies to achieve scholarships
Helpful strategies to achieve scholarshipsBy Yuyu Komariyah BANDUNG (JP): Are you seeking a scholarship to pursue further education? Do not worry. There are many scholarships now being offered to Indonesians wishing to pursue either undergraduate or postgraduate studies at home or abroad.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Weekend lineup
Weekend lineup JAKARTA (JP): The following sports competitions are to be broadcast live this weekend on local TV stations (all times are Jakarta Time):Sunday Boxing: Junior middleweight: Javier Castillejo vs Oscar de la Hoya, RCTI, 9 a.m.Soccer: Bank Mandiri league: Persija vs Persib, RCTI, 4 p.m.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 22, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,500 0 35,000 Adindo Foresta 120 5 34,000 AGIS 145 0 700,000 Alakasa 150 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 1,075...
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Pharmaceutical firms swallow bitter pill of weak rupiah
Pharmaceutical firms swallow bitter pill of weak rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Most local pharmaceutical companies are still facing difficulties due to the Indonesian rupiah's continued slump against the U.S. dollar, an industry insider said here on Friday.PT Darya-Varia Laboratoria president Philip A.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Press charged with disinformation
Press charged with disinformationBy Harry Bhaskara JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian press retains many of its less- than-satisfactory qualities three years into the so-called reform era. Pundits assessing press performance said in a recent discussion here that they found that the "culture of lies",...
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Tight schedules for Yogya railways
Tight schedules for Yogya railways YOGYAKARTA: State railway authorities in Yogyakarta had to arrange very tight schedules on Friday following the detour of trains serving northern routes to the south.Spokesman for the company's Yogyakarta and Central Java operation Purnomo told Antara that the...
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Confident Jakarta 'ready for more autonomy'
Confident Jakarta 'ready for more autonomy' JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso feted the 474th anniversary of Jakarta on Friday with a declaration that the nation's capital was ready to accept greater responsibility, as well as duties, from the central government under the new regional autonomy law.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Give Megawati a chance
Give Megawati a chanceFrom Koran TempoPresident Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has repeatedly said that he would not step down and that he could not do so even if he had wanted to. His latest statement in this respect was made when he responded to KH Attabil Ali, who had quite wisely reminded him of...
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Former red-light district to become Islamic center
Former red-light district to become Islamic center JAKARTA (JP): The city administration revealed on Friday its plan to convert the former Kramat Tunggak brothel area in North Jakarta into an integrated Islamic center.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Give me back my hot spot
Give me back my hot spot I have been reading The Jakarta Post for years. I first started to love the paper when I once found some nice issues on education. At present, however, your paper is no longer enjoyable to read since you have forgotten my favorite "hot spot".
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Rp 9 billion for Poso refugees
Rp 9 billion for Poso refugees PALU, Central Sulawesi: The central government has provided Rp 9 billion in relief aid for at least 79,000 refugees from Poso currently accommodated in Palu and several regencies in Central Sulawesi.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
JP/2/DAYAK
JP/2/DAYAKFollow-up actions to Dayak-Madura reconciliation urged PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan (JP): Several local tribal leaders have called on all levels of the government to promptly follow up results of the newly concluded Dayak people's congress, which recommended the settlement of...
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Jakarta at 474
Jakarta at 474 It may be a sign of the times that Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, marked its 474th anniversary on Friday all but unnoticed even by the its own citizens. This is a far cry from earlier years, especially in the 1970s, when the city was governed with both forward-looking vision and...
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Special session
Special sessionFrom Sinar PagiThe House of Representatives and People's Consultative Assembly speakers have given the green light for the holding of the special session. No matter whether the special session is held in August or July, it appears it is largely aimed at impeaching the President.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Two killed in road accident
Two killed in road accident SURABAYA, East Java: At least two people, a middle-aged woman passenger and a toddler, were killed instantly when a minibus was hit by a passing freight train at a railroad crossing near the Pondok Benowo Indah housing complex in West Surabaya at around 1:30 p.m.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Jakarta meets Yogyakarta in men's semifinals
Jakarta meets Yogyakarta in men's semifinals JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's men's team outclassed East Java 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-22) in the last qualifying match of the 2001 interchapter national volleyball championships on Friday to top group A.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Gus Dur repeats threats after Friday prayers
Gus Dur repeats threats after Friday prayers JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid claimed on Friday that he has not run out of ammunition that could foil an attempt by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to impeach him or restrict his power.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Thai-Myanmar
Thai-Myanmar border to re-open BANGKOK (Agencies): Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Myanmar would reopen its three main border gateways with Thailand on Sunday, after having closed them in February amid tension between the two countries.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Abortion case suspects quizzed
Abortion case suspects quizzed BANDUNG: Three suspects in a case allegedly involving over 500 illegal abortions in Bandung are being questioned by police to find out if they were linked to a criminal ring.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Identifying opportunities in today's job market
Identifying opportunities in today's job marketBy Pri Notowidigdo JAKARTA (JP): Hartono (a fictitious name) was stunned when he walked out of his boss' office.After 12 years of working as an engineer for PT Engineering Indonesia (also a fictitious name), he was informed that he was being laid off.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
AriaWest rejects demand to set up transitional management
AriaWest rejects demand to set up transitional management JAKARTA (JP): One of state-owned PT Telkom's joint cooperation partner, PT AriaWest International, has rejected its workers' demand for establishment of a transitional management team to run its telecom services in West Java and Banten.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
President, TNI united in defense of troops actions
President, TNI united in defense of troops actions JAKARTA (JP): Despite perceived tension between President Abdurrahman and the Indonesian Military (TNI) recently, both made a united stand on Friday in defense of the much-criticized action of joint security troops stationed in the riot-torn Maluku...
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Tommy skips tax debts as document missing
Tommy skips tax debts as document missing JAKARTA (JP): With the mysterious disappearance of a court document, Indonesia's most wanted fugitive, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, has managed to avoid the payment of Rp 3.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Miss Universe almost loses her dazzling crown
Miss Universe almost loses her dazzling crown JAKARTA (JP): The thunderous applause from some 100 guests, mostly noted businessmen and celebrities, filled the entire Sasono Mulyo ballroom of Le Meridien hotel when the newly crowned Miss Universe 2001, Denise Quinones August, appeared from backstage.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Message from the President
Message from the President To all our kababayans abroad, I convey my warmest felicitations on the occasion of the 103rd Anniversary of Philippine Independence.This year's Philippine Independence Day should be extra meaningful in light of another glorious moment in our history at EDSA II.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Violent protests irrational: NGOs
Violent protests irrational: NGOs JAKARTA (JP): A labor watchdog has claimed that the recent violent labor protests demanding the revocation of two ministerial decrees on labor issues were irrational as they were not comparable to their goals.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership Philippine-Indonesian relations are characterized by a genuine sense of brotherhood borne out of centuries of close and vibrant interaction as neighbors. In precolonial times, trade, commerce and transmigration flourished between our peoples.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Bank syndicate loans Rp 400b to Indosiar
Bank syndicate loans Rp 400b to Indosiar JAKARTA (JP): A syndicate of local banks led by publicly listed Bank Danamon agreed on Friday to provide a loan worth Rp 400 billion (US$35.7 million) to publicly listed television company PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Mortuary assistant performs thankless job from the heart
Mortuary assistant performs thankless job from the heartBy Multa Firdaus JAKARTA (JP): The stench of the rotten corpse was unbearable, but Sofah calmly leaned over the body and cleaned it. The dead was not a member of her family, nor her best friend.
Sat, 23 Jun 2001
Position of deputy police chief restored
Position of deputy police chief restored JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has issued a decree to reinstate the post of the National Police deputy chief, a position which he had earlier removed.Dated June 21 this year, presidential decree No.