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Sun, 21 Jul 2002
2. KERING: 2 x 32
2. KERING: 2 x 32 Farmers near Gondang dam cannot access water for their fields 3. CARTER: 1 x 45 U.S. needs to understand foreign hatred: Carter
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Farmers near a dam cannot access water for their fields
Farmers near a dam cannot access water for their fieldsEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Lamongan, East Java Sitting on the edge of a paddy field under the burning sun, a farmer from the remote Gondang village in Lamongan regency, East Java, takes a long look at the dry and...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
On the Shelves
On the Shelves Paris La Nuit - Sajak-Sajak Sitor Situmorang dalam bahasa Indonesia dan terjemahan bahasa Perancis (Paris La Nuit - Sitor Situmorang's Poems in Indonesian and in French translation); Editor: Henri Chambert-Loir; Published by Forum Jakarta-Paris & Komunitas Bambu, Jakarta, 2002, lxiv...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Proton's first self-designed engines to go into cars
Proton's first self-designed engines to go into carsDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Kuala Lumpur The Campro engine designed in-house by a unit of Malaysia's national automaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (Proton) are expected to be in Proton cars by March 2003, reports said recently.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Indian hand-rolled cigarettes get cool in overseas markets
Indian hand-rolled cigarettes get cool in overseas marketsBiman Mukherji, Agence France Presse, New Delhi India's humble bidi, the pungent hand-rolled cigarette touted as the poor man's mini cigar, is proving an unlikely export earner with rising sales in the overseas market.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
The fruitful life of Ramadhan K.H.
The fruitful life of Ramadhan K.H.Lie Hua, Contributor, Jakarta Ramadhan K.H. Tiga Perempat Abad (Ramadhan K.H.: Seventy Five Years); Ajip Rosidi, Ahmad Rivai, Hawe Setiawan; Pustaka Jaya, Jakarta, 2002; 279 pp. While poet, novelist and biographer Ramadhan K.H.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Garin dreams of elevating film distribution
Garin dreams of elevating film distributionJohn Badalu, Contributor, Jakarta Securing an interview with Garin Nugroho these days is surprisingly easy. Although he is busy preparing his latest film (he declines to describe the plot or even give the title of the film), he looks relatively relaxed.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Hardship, debt trouble farmers as drought starts
Hardship, debt trouble farmers as drought startsYogita Tahilramani and Edith Hartanto, The Jakarta Post, Mojokerto Rising at dawn everyday, 60-year-old grandfather Hardjo prays long and hard before he prepares himself for work in the dry, rock-hard fields of Suru village, in the drought-ravaged...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Police general killed in plane crash
Police general killed in plane crashDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A small single-engine plane made a crash landing on the Jagorawi toll road, only hundreds of meters from the Cililitan toll gate in East Jakarta, killing the pilot and injuring the three passengers, including an...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
SimakDialog sticks with jazz music genre
SimakDialog sticks with jazz music genreHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dominated by baby blue, with an addition of a white trapezoid and entitled Trance/mission, the album cover looks more like the latest volume of Cafe Del Mar or some other clubbing tunes, rather than jazz.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
MIMPI helps students get dream school
MIMPI helps students get dream schoolHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Megamendung, Bogor Pink Floyd's front man Roger Waters sang "We don't need no education" in the 1979 hit Another Brick in The Wall, which inspired millions of angst-ridden teenagers all over the globe.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Infotainment shows fails to give tasteful entertainment
Infotainment shows fails to give tasteful entertainmentJoko E.H. Anwar Contributor JakartaWe often heard about how hard it is for journalists in other countries such as in the U.S. to dig stories about personal life of celebrities.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Yunus fights to save pet orangutans
Yunus fights to save pet orangutansDanny Raharto, Contributor, Jakarta The name Yunus Makasau is not well known. He is not a celebrity or high-ranking official in the country. But as a staff member at the Ministry of Forestry, he has the tough job of stopping Jakarta's rich, who love to keep rare...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Display woes buyers with dream-cars
Display woes buyers with dream-cars The green park in front of the JW Marriott Hotel in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, became the center of attraction on Thursday when a huge white tent was pitched. Inside, 14 cars produced by DaimlerChrysler were displayed.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Images
ImagesWhen farmers expect rain or When dry season hits or Falling rain expectedText by Edith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani Photos by Edith HartantoAs the dry season began around April this year, many parts of the country, including the nation's main rice producing area of East Java, have suffered...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
MIMPI helps students get their dream school
MIMPI helps students get their dream schoolAnd what about Agus' fellow participants?According to the head of the organizing committee, Aman Utario, the kids are high-spirited, especially those from outside of Jakarta.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
S'pore man jailed, caned over death of RI maid
S'pore man jailed, caned over death of RI maidRosana Gulzar Mohd, Agence France-Presse, Singapore An "inhuman" Singapore man who lost track of the number of times he beat and burned his 19-year-old Indonesian maid was sentenced to more than 18 years' jail and caning Friday after the teenager died...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Emergency status would starve Aceh refugees
Emergency status would starve Aceh refugeesEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Thousands of refugees in Aceh will completely lose access to aid and food supplies due to blocked lines of transportation if, as expected, a civilian emergency is imposed in this restive...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Get a new looks with fashionable wigs
Get a new looks with fashionable wigsAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purbalingga, Central Java Do you want your hair to look like top singers Kris Dayanti or Titi DJ? Or maybe you want to go blonde or brunette for a change?Thanks to wigmakers in Purbalingga, Central Java, women can enjoy different...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Street children hope to be breadwinners of poor families
Street children hope to be breadwinners of poor familiesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many children hope to become doctors or pilots when they grow up, but street children have other ideas.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
More councillors sought to reject Sutiyoso's speech
More councillors sought to reject Sutiyoso's speechAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of city councillors who have rejected Governor Sutiyoso's accountability speech increased on Friday, but it still falls short of the required figure to win the battle.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
WBC lifts ban on Indonesia
WBC lifts ban on Indonesia MEXICO: The World Boxing Council on Thursday lifted the ban it imposed on Indonesia last December after five boxers had died in the previous 18 months. The WBC said it was sending doctors, safety experts and trainers to Indonesia to help the sport pick itself up off the...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
I received a statement showing the balance of my old age
I received a statement showing the balance of my old age pension from Jamsostek (Workers' Social Security scheme) for 11 years on it, but only this year have I received two statements with a discrepancy amounting to some Rp 700,000.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Probe into fatal shooting demanded
Probe into fatal shooting demandedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of Aceh provincial councillors said on Friday they could not accept the reasons given by the police for the fatal shooting of a student and demanded a thorough investigation into the case.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Rice assistance for poor slashed
Rice assistance for poor slashed TASIKMALAYA, West Java: Hundreds of poor people in Cilampunghilir village in the West Java regency of Tasikmalaya have complained they have received only half a kilogram of rice rather than the 20 kilograms (kg) the government had promised.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Asian monies end higher on WorldCom jitters
Asian monies end higher on WorldCom jittersTom Wright, Dow Jones, Jakarta The U.S. dollar lost ground against Asian currencies Friday on further worries over the U.S. economy sparked by a report that U.S. telecommunications giant WorldCom Inc. may file for bankruptcy as soon as this weekend.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
JP/6/OTHER3
JP/6/OTHER3The PDI Perjuangan and PPP meetings Two major political parties -- the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the United Development Party (PPP) -- have been organizing a national congress and a national meeting, respectively, one in Bali and the other in Jakarta.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Students nabbed for drugs
Students nabbed for drugs TANGERANG: Tangerang Police arrested 19 teenagers, one of whom is a suspected drug dealer, on Thursday evening, near Kota Bumi Market in Pasar Kemis district for drugs possession.Police detective chief Insp.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Disrespecting
Disrespecting state symbols From Koran Tempo When university students held a protest rally in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, some of them stamped their feet on the pictures of the president and the vice president, a disrespectful act against symbols of the state.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
'Property market weak in Q2'
'Property market weak in Q2'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Demand for property in Jakarta during the second quarter (Q2) of this year remained weak despite improvement in the country's macroeconomic condition, property consultant PT Procon Indah said.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Filipinos in RI advised to take precautions
Filipinos in RI advised to take precautionsAgence France-Presse, Manila Philippines officials on Friday advised Filipinos living in Indonesia to take precautions amid street protests outside Manila's diplomatic mission in Jakarta over the jailing of an Indonesian man in Manila.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Parties lack incentives to improve political life
Parties lack incentives to improve political lifeBerni K. Mustafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As political parties begin jostling for votes in the 2004 General Election, concern is growing that the public's only choice will be between Islamic and nationalistic parties.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
JP/3/INSIGHT
JP/3/INSIGHT Seeking an integrative negotiation between the government and GAM Bantarto Bandoro Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Center for Strategic and International Studies bandoro@csis.or.id The conflict in the restive province of Aceh has reportedly killed more than 10,000 people in the...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Rp 63b for Bekasi infrastructure
Rp 63b for Bekasi infrastructure BEKASI: The administration of Bekasi regency has allocated Rp 63 billion (more than US$7 million) from the 2002 budget for the development of infrastructure, including the repair of roads and the construction of drainage.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Manhole covers go missing
Manhole covers go missing TANGERANG: Hundreds of manhole covers in Tangerang went missing, the open manholes posing a danger to pedestrians.Mayor MH Thamrin said on Friday that the thieves had stolen the covers, made of concrete with iron bars, because the iron had a high resale value.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
House delays establishment of Riau Islands province
House delays establishment of Riau Islands provinceKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A plenary meeting of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday unexpectedly delayed the establishment of the province of Riau islands, despite unanimous support shown earlier by all nine factions in the...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
JP/3/INSIGHT
JP/3/INSIGHT Seeking an integrative negotiation between the government and GAM Bantarto Bandoro Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Center for Strategic and International Studies bandoro@csis.or.id The conflict in the restive province of Aceh has reportedly killed more than 10,000 people in the...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Govt to form anti-trafficking team
Govt to form anti-trafficking team JAKARTA: The government said on Friday that it would form a national committee to tackle women and child trafficking problems in the country.State Minister of Women's Empowerment Sri Redjeki Sumaryoto said that the committee would handle cases like baby peddling...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Where to go in Semarang: Saturday, July 20, 2002
Where to go in Semarang: Saturday, July 20, 2002Tour and Travel Services* Antara Travel Service, Puri Anjasmoro, Ruko E1/9 (Tel. 024- 7605341, fax: 024-7605779). * Electra Duta Wisata Tour and Travel, Jl. Gajah Mada 1 (Tel. 024-3518444, 3511112, fax: 3511114). * Fortuna Tours and Travel, Jl. Dr.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
'Reformasi' disenfranchised: Sutiyoso and Komnas HAM
'Reformasi' disenfranchised: Sutiyoso and Komnas HAMMax Lane, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Two recent developments in the political scene underline clearly how the reformasi sector of society has become disenfranchised...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Police told to raid terrorist network
Police told to raid terrorist network JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Thursday that it was the duty of the police to investigate the possible existence of the Nusantara terrorist network linking terrorist groups in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Indonesian lifters hope for two golds at 2002 Asiad
Indonesian lifters hope for two golds at 2002 AsiadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian weightlifting body PABBSI, which is currently preparing eight lifters for the 2002 Asian Games, were hoping to win two gold medals, according to coach Hadi Wihardja.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Dissolve Rights Commission
Dissolve Rights CommissionFrom Warta KotaThe fact that Hendardi and Wardah Hafidz, who are famous for championing human rights, failed to get in the new line-up of the National Human Rights Commission implies that the old/status quo forces are still very strong in every line of life.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Islam-based economy
Islam-based economyFrom RepublikaThe economic problem now facing Indonesia basically stems from the unequal distribution of goods and services among the entire public. This is a result of the adoption of the capitalist economic system.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
* Headlines: U.S. Senates vote to aid RI military 2
* Headlines: U.S. Senates vote to aid RI military 2 * National: Most civil servants unproductive 4 * Archipelago: Officer nabbed at drug party 5 * City: New HI pond in trouble after renovation 8 * Opinion: U.S.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Sudanese vice-president to visit RI
Sudanese vice-president to visit RI JAKARTA: Sudanese First Vice President Ali Osman Taha will pay a three-day visit to Indonesia, the foreign ministry said Friday.Taha is due to arrive on Saturday and will witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation, the ministry said in a...
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Police seize pirated electronics
Police seize pirated electronics MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Makassar Police confiscated thousands of pirated electronic appliances bearing the Philips brand on Thursday following complaints from the company.The police seized the electronic goods from one warehouse owned by CV Sinar Makmur on Jl.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
JP/6/OTHER2
JP/6/OTHER2End of Pertamina's glory? Pertamina, a state-owned company that has frequently entered the public spotlight, no longer enjoys the right to handle oil and gas contracts. This marks a new chapter for the company.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Govt pay no serious heed to environmental issues
Govt pay no serious heed to environmental issuesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration had the worst record of every previous administration in this country with regard to environmental concerns, a non-governmental organization said.
Sat, 20 Jul 2002
Journalists organize photo show
Journalists organize photo show JAKARTA: As many as 120 photographs picturing the life of Indonesian people from 30 provinces will be on display during an exhibition at Ambassador Mall, South Jakarta, from July 22 to July 28.