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Every computer needs a peripheral

Every computer needs a peripheralBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Come to think of it, a computer system is so much like our stomach. It typically consists of one or more input devices, one central processing unit (CPU), and one or more output devices.

Ex-police chief backs Bimantoro

Ex-police chief backs Bimantoro JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's efforts to seek moral support from former National Police chief Hugeng Iman Santosa apparently proved fruitless when, during an almost-one- hour meeting between the two here on Saturday, Hugeng said that he saw no reason to...

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.

Indonesian batik on show in Amsterdam

Indonesian batik on show in AmsterdamBy Kunang Helmi-Picard AMSTERDAM (JP): Yet again, Indonesian batik plays a prominent role in an internationally renowned museum, this time at the venerable Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

A bomb victim dies at hospital

A bomb victim dies at hospital JAKARTA (JP): One of 14 people injured by Wednesday's bomb blast under the Slipi flyover, West Jakarta, died on Saturday from serious wounds in his body and head at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) emergency room.

Deceived by a furniture trader

Deceived by a furniture traderFrom KompasIn June 2001, we bought a furniture set for our bedroom, a TV cabinet and bookcase from Decho Artistica represented by Ir. Deborah Rosanti residing in Taman Permata Buana at Jl. Pulau Selayar I Blok JI/12 A, Jakarta.

On the fast lane into oblivion?

On the fast lane into oblivion?By Avie K. Utomo JAKARTA (JP): It's 6:47 a.m. on Saturday. A speeding S-Type blue Jaguar passes on Jagorawi toll road.The person behind the wheel is driving fast to join his already waiting golfing buddies.

Text and photo

Text and photo by Nuraini Razak JAKARTA (JP): Nervous teenage girls squeeze into their flashy designer clothes backstage. They then apply eyeliner and lipstick with careful precision before admiring their reflection in the mirror. They all have the same hope: winning the cover girl contest.

Healthy lifestyle helps avert diabetes

Healthy lifestyle helps avert diabetes JAKARTA (JP): If you belong to the group at high risk for diabetes mellitus, you should make certain adjustments to your lifestyle.Experts warn that if significant, long-term lifestyle changes are not made, your health could be affected and this could lead to...

Local dotcom companies adapt swiftly to stay alive

Local dotcom companies adapt swiftly to stay aliveBy John Ruwitch JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesian Web company Kopitime.com is not afraid of change.In the last two years it has changed its name three times, evolved from a "bricks-and-mortar" advertising firm into a multi- portal dotcom, sprouted an...

Rehab centers help local drug addicts

Rehab centers help local drug addicts In this and related articles on Pages 2 and 3, The Jakarta Post's Santi W.E. Soekanto and contributors Nuraini Razak and Deka Kurniawan explore the question of drug rehabilitation centers in Indonesia.

Working hard to court Indonesians

Working hard to court Indonesians JAKARTA (JP): Australian property developers consider Indonesia a great foreign market. The Australian government is also encouraging foreigners to purchase apartments in the continent.

Snapshot

SnapshotPhoto A: AlatasFrench EmbassyALATAS HONORED: French Ambassador to Indonesia Gerard Cros (right) on behalf of the French government honors former minister of foreign affairs Ali Alatas with a Commandeur dans l'Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur medal.

Lisa wins silver in Asian c'ships

Lisa wins silver in Asian c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Young Indonesian weightlifter Raema Lisa Rumbewas won a silver medal in the 53-kilogram division of the 14th Asian Senior Women's weightlifting championships in the southern South Korean city of Chonju on Saturday.Lisa lifted a total of 192.

Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?

Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): You must have heard a lot about it already: Microsoft has just launched the latest version of its Office productivity suite.

TV Program: Tuesday July 10, 2001

TV Program: Tuesday July 10, 2001TVRI.TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Music8:30 Documentary9:00 Children's Program10:00 Music11:00 Regional News12:00 p.m. Interval3:00 News3:30 TV Series4:00 Music4:30 Children's Program5:00 News5:30 Economic News6:00 Village News6:15 TV...

Taufik's withdrawal his own decision: Coach

Taufik's withdrawal his own decision: Coach JAKARTA (JP): The training director at the Indonesian Badminton Center, Christian Hadinata, said world number three Taufik Hidayat decided on his own to withdraw from the US$120,000 Malaysian Open, starting on Monday.

A privilege through memberships

A privilege through memberships JAKARTA (JP): In the United States there are several private golf clubs that only allow up to 200 members and whose membership and annual fee run into the millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of dollars, respectively.

Enchanting Balinese-Chinese dance drama

Enchanting Balinese-Chinese dance dramaBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): When the nine-meter-long traditional Chinese jung vessel rolled onto the stage, the hundreds of people who thronged the Werdhi Budaya Art Center's Ardha Chandra open- air stage gasped in awe.

Indonesian cigarette manufacturer clings to old ways

Indonesian cigarette manufacturer clings to old waysBy Achmad Sukarsono KEDIRI, Indonesia (Reuters): Juniarsih has been hand-rolling tobacco for the last 17 years at a big factory run by Gudang Garam, Indonesia's largest cigarette maker, but with little hope things will change.

Loyalty to President?

Loyalty to President?From Rakyat MerdekaReferring to an article in Rakyat Merdeka of July 12 on ministers' loyalty to the President, as advocated by Agum Gumelar, in my opinion Agum Gumelar's recommendation is far too late.

Parents dreaming of Tiger kids

Parents dreaming of Tiger kidsBy Novan Iman Santosa and Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Five-year-old Andhika sat stunned in front of the TV watching golf icon Tiger Woods make a final birdie putt on the 18th green at Augusta on April 10.

Makes more sense to purchase than to rent

Makes more sense to purchase than to rentBy Riyadi Suparno Australian property companies, or their agents here, confirm that the principal reason for Indonesians buying property in Australia os to provide their children with accomodation because, for those who can afford it, it makes more sense to...

Great promotions launched despite uncertainties

Great promotions launched despite uncertainties JAKARTA (JP): Housing and property developers are currently promoting their projects with attractive advertisements in the media. Property exhibitions are also held regularly in the capital.

Indonesia to host four-nation meeting on choking haze

Indonesia to host four-nation meeting on choking haze SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesia will host a four-nation meeting on July 19 to find ways to combat forest fires raging on Sumatra and Kalimantan as smoke from the blazes drives up pollution levels in the region.

Crispy seafood spring rolls

Crispy seafood spring rollsBy Mary Winata JAKARTA (JP): I would like to share this particular secret recipe with all of you who love seafood and fruit. This is how to make seafood spring rolls, which are a combination of shrimp and mild, sweet mango flesh.

Dorothea's poems cry out for equality

Dorothea's poems cry out for equalityKILL THE RADIO, Sebuah Radio Kumatikan; Dorothea Rosa Herliany; Editor & Translator: Harry Aveling; Indonesiatera, Magelang, 2001; 127 + xxxiv pp; Rp 40,000 JAKARTA (JP): Readers of the literature columns in local newspapers must be familiar with Dorothea's...

RI greenfields among the region

RI greenfields among the region JAKARTA (JP): Golf Digest Indonesia in its June 2001 edition identified Indonesia as home to some 250 golf courses.In the edition, the monthly presented "the best golf courses in 100 countries" in the Planet Golf column.

Pearls, unique organic gems with incandescent glow

Pearls, unique organic gems with incandescent glowBy Roland M. Sutrisno JAKARTA (JP): A unique organic "gem" from the bottom of the sea with an amazing luminous glow, pearls are admired by almost everyone. They gleam under the sun, their characteristic whiteness rivaled by none.

Angelique, one step further in pro tennis career

Angelique, one step further in pro tennis careerBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): Winning this year's Wimbledon junior title has taught rising tennis star Angelique Widjaja a lesson: be courageous and stay focussed.

PDI-P urges MPR to hold snap special session

PDI-P urges MPR to hold snap special session JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) ended its three-day national working meeting on Saturday with nine resolutions, including the decision to support an accelerated People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) special...

Private TV station 'TPI' launching new mystery series

Private TV station 'TPI' launching new mystery series JAKARTA (JP): Uninvited guests in the form of hideous ghosts appear at a cafe at night. Frightened guests run for their lives.That was a scene in a play performed at the launching of a new program on private TV station TPI called TV Misteri or...

KITLV: Where we can learn about RI

KITLV: Where we can learn about RI LEIDEN, The Netherlands (JP): Foreign scholars may imagine that the Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology, the scholarly association that focuses on studies of Southeast Asia, Caribbean and Oceania, has its office in a grand building.

RI-India cultural ties in Devare's eyes

RI-India cultural ties in Devare's eyesBy Nuraini Razak JAKARTA (JP): Hema Devare, wife of S.T. Devare -- a former Indian Ambassador to Jakarta, who held the post from 1994 to 1998 -- came to Jakarta last week on a cultural mission.Devare, born in Puna, India on Oct.

Guide for overseas buyers

Guide for overseas buyers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians have their own reasons for owning apartments, offices and houses in Australia.The reasons may include accommodation for a child studying there, or for an employee working Down Under.

Announcement

Announcement Due to the increase in production costs over the past year, which have been exacerbated by the recent increase of fuel and electricity prices, The Jakarta Post, while continuing to provide readers with up-to-date news and high quality information, has been compelled to raise its...

Steps to buying property Down Under

Steps to buying property Down Under If you have children studying in Australia and want to buy a property for your children there, or if you plan to buy property in Australia for investment purposes, the following steps -- contributed by Central Equity Limited, Raine and Horne and PT Procon Indah...

Railway tracks are home to many poor Jakartans

Railway tracks are home to many poor JakartansBy Multa Fidrus JAKARTA (JP): If you happen to travel by train from Jatinegara station heading toward Senen, take a look toward the left-hand side just before you pass the train depot.

Slipi blast -- who dunnit?

Slipi blast -- who dunnit? Another blast, another puzzle and another mystery to solve. Do people in Jakarta really care? Apparently not much.Some major daily newspapers in Jakarta did not even bother to report the explosion at the busy Slipi intersection on Wednesday night which left 14 people...

Vendors clash with East Jakarta public order officers

Vendors clash with East Jakarta public order officers JAKARTA (JP): A mob, mostly of street vendors and car washers, clashed with public order officials in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta on Friday morning after the latter forcibly attempted to close their businesses.Public order officials came to Jl.

Jakarta wins Students Games

Jakarta wins Students Games PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (JP): Jakarta topped the medal standing after romping home 34 golds, 19 silvers and 24 bronzes at the Sixth Students Games here, which was officially closed by Governor Rosihan Arsyad on Friday.

Pertamina, BP to supply gas to PLN's C. Java power plant

Pertamina, BP to supply gas to PLN's C. Java power plant JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and its Anglo-American production sharing contractor BP Plc will supply natural gas to the Tambak Lorok power plant in Central Java, which is owned by state electricity company PT PLN, under a...

Government's ignorance of the haze problem

Government's ignorance of the haze problem The former administration became miffed when neighboring countries complained about the haze caused by fires in Indonesia, and the current administration is no better, writes regional analyst Rizal Sukma, director of studies at the Centre for Strategic...

No raise in pension

No raise in pensionFrom RepublikaRecent rumors that the salary and pension of civil servants and pensioners respectively would be raised were gladdening, particularly to latter group. It was also rumored that the raise was retroactive from Jan. 1, 2001.

Apartment owners now prefer leasing: Agent

Apartment owners now prefer leasing: Agent JAKARTA (JP): Property consultant Colliers Jardine sees a shift in trends in the Jakarta residential apartment market as more and more developers rent their units out instead of selling them in order to offset the decline in sales in the second quarter of...

Jamboree causes environmental damage

Jamboree causes environmental damage PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Environmental activists, grouped in the Dynamic Forum for Nature Lovers (Fordik), blamed the National Scout Jamboree 2001 on Friday for causing major environmental damages to the 14-hectare Baturraden tourist resort.

Estrada postulates that he is above the law

Estrada postulates that he is above the law MANILA: Deposed President Joseph Estrada the other day refused to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty during his arraignment on charges of plunder before the Sandiganbayan court. Two weeks ago, he spurned entering a plea on charges of perjury.

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.

ASEAN strives to fight child prostitution

ASEAN strives to fight child prostitution PHNOM PENH (AFP): Southeast Asian tourism delegates wound-up a two-day conference here on Friday pledging to help negate child prostitution through education, law enforcement and improved standards of living.

Regional center to check Net crimes proposed

Regional center to check Net crimes proposed KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Southeast Asian countries should set up a security center to shield the region from Internet abuses and rising cybercrime, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Friday.