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Mon, 25 Aug 2003
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doneDebbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta Schools or universities with internationally recognized curriculums are becoming increasingly popular, not only with expatriate parents but also with Indonesians who lack a choice of quality educational institutions.
Mon, 25 Aug 2003
Fresh clash injures three in Indonesia's Papua
Fresh clash injures three in Indonesia's Papua Hundreds of people clashed on the street of a town in Indonesia's Papua on Sunday in the second brawl to take place following the inauguration of a new province there a day earlier, police said.
Mon, 25 Aug 2003
* Headlines:Senior people give in to terror at their nursing home
* Headlines:Senior people give in to terror at their nursing home 2 * National:SARS might strike back in November: Government 4 * Archipelago:Drought-stricken villagers sell belongings for water 5 * Opinion:The wall blocking the peace road map 7 * City:Councillors get itchy feet, cut fire budget 8...
Mon, 25 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, August 25, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, August 25, 2003Exhibitions* Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), until Aug. 30.
Mon, 25 Aug 2003
Senior citizens give in to terror at their nursing home
Senior citizens give in to terror at their nursing homeTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After three nights of terror and intimidation at the Pniel nursing home on Jl. KH Samanhudi Dalam in Central Jakarta, the residents and staff savored rujak (fruit salad with spicy peanut...
Mon, 25 Aug 2003
Idealism and reality
Idealism and reality Aside from the festivities and merrymaking that so many people from all walks of life enjoyed while celebrating the 58th anniversary of Indonesia Day, other events took place with more of a thanksgiving theme.
Mon, 25 Aug 2003
Resilient SMEs still facing problems
Resilient SMEs still facing problemsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) -- which have proved more resilient than many corporate giants in coping with the economic crisis -- still struggle with persistent problems in tapping overseas markets, according to...
Mon, 25 Aug 2003
Police to check Hambali's identity
Police to check Hambali's identity STABAT, North Sumatra: Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said he would soon check the citizenship of Hambali, the alleged terror suspect.Da'i made the statement after inaugurating a police station in Langkat district on Sunday.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Drug kingpin arrested after spat
Drug kingpin arrested after spatTHAILAND: Myanmar has arrested a drug kingpin as a sign it is cooperating with neighboring Thailand in the war on drugs, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Housewife arrested for drugs
Housewife arrested for drugsINDONESIA: A housewife was arrested carrying 1,950 ecstasy pills in her underwear at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang on Friday afternoon.This was the first drug arrest at the airport since police foiled an attempt by Brazilian Marco Archer Cardoso...
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 24, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 24, 2003Exhibitions* Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), until Aug. 30.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Parvathi Nayar: Recounting her 'passages' through art
Parvathi Nayar: Recounting her 'passages' through artCarla Bianpoen Contributor JakartaParvathi Nayar's monograph Passages is as exceptional as the artist herself: a contemporary thinker, someone dubbed a new-Asia woman and an artist of the Renaissance generation.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
No end in sight for GAM hostages
No end in sight for GAM hostagesThe Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Farida has spent much of her time reading the Koran and praying to God during the past two months.The Acehnese woman has not seen her husband and children since Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels captured her, her sister Soraya and...
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Austrian robbed of Rp 60 million
Austrian robbed of Rp 60 millionINDONESIA: A 45-year-old Austrian, Rudolf Lytner, was robbed by a gang of eight thieves at his house in Bogor, West Java, early on Saturday.The victim, who works at German-based PT Siemens distribution company, valued his losses at Rp 60 million (US$7,229).
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Lessons to be learned
Lessons to be learned Whether in a state-of-the-art classroom in the bustling capital, or a cramped, dirt-floor shack in some less developed corner of the archipelago, Indonesian children make the best of their situation and take their lessons seriously.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Nh. Dini: A writer bravely bares her soul
Nh. Dini: A writer bravely bares her soulLie Hua Contributor Jakarta A novelist weaves words into a mosaic of events to get across a particular message. The events are those that the novelist has gone through, observed or heard in daily life.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Violent birth of new Papuan province
Violent birth of new Papuan provinceNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Timika, Papua Violence erupted as hundreds of protesters attacked thousands parading in Timika in support of the controversial formal establishment of the new province of Central Irian Jaya.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Terrified senior citizens held hostage for a third day
Terrified senior citizens held hostage for a third dayZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The violent attack on the century-old Pniel nursing home on Jl. Samanhudi in Central Jakarta apparently has not satisfied the unidentified attackers, who smashed their way in on Thursday and remain holed up...
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Thai police arrest more terror suspects
Thai police arrest more terror suspectsAgencies, Bangkok/Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur Thai police have arrested five suspected terrorists including three Pakistanis and two Myanmar nationals in the northern province of Chiang Mai, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Saturday.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Finding a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome
Finding a treatment for irritable bowel syndromeClaudine Frederik The Jakarta Post JakartaIt is a very common health condition that disrupts the lives of sufferers, but too often irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) goes unrecognized by local physicians.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Muslim communities put fire into antismoking drive
Muslim communities put fire into antismoking drive It has become the source of a good giggle at Langitan pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Tuban, East Java, the tale of a student who threw a cigarette butt on the floor of the toilet where he was sneaking a smoke.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
"Un-Islamic" hairstyles get razed
"Un-Islamic" hairstyles get razedMALAYSIA: Mohawk-style haircuts may be coming back in style, but officials in northeastern Malaysia have deemed them as "un- Islamic".Officials in Kelantan state, which is ruled by the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, ordered a 17-year-old teenager to shave...
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Giving Bahasa Indonesia a say -- and some respect
Giving Bahasa Indonesia a say -- and some respect Local TV stations have long been known for their appetite for pretty indo (Eurasian) faces. If they can speak Indonesian relatively well, some Westerners also get parts in local soap operas or comedies, doing cameos with deliberately broad...
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Tobacco and poverty make for a deadly duo
Tobacco and poverty make for a deadly duoSanti W.E. Soekanto, Contributor, Jakarta santi_soekanto2001@yahoo.com For as long as 19-year-old "Mariah" can remember, her father has smoked cigarettes, often up to two packs a day.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
TV Program: Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003
TV Program: Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon7:30 Documentary9:00 Children's Program: Bando11:00 Variety Show: Maskum Show12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang12:30 Traditional Comedy: Mustika Campur Sari2:00 Film3:00 City News3:30 Religious Teachings4:00...
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Finding a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome
Finding a treatment for irritable bowel syndromeClaudine Frederik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is a very common health condition that disrupts the lives of sufferers, but too often irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) goes unrecognized by local physicians.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Iranian twins' surgeon ponders what went wrong
Iranian twins' surgeon ponders what went wrongHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The world's attention turned to Singapore last month, hoping that the wish of Iranian conjoined twins Ladan and Laleh Bijani to be separated would come true.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Medan offers whiff of the past amid traffic jams
Medan offers whiff of the past amid traffic jamsPeter Janssen, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Medan, North Sumatra Medan's Tip Top Restaurant has plenty of "tempo dulu" -- Indonesian for "times past" or "nostalgia" -- on the menu.
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
Laluba (Part 2 of 2)
Laluba (Part 2 of 2)Nukila Amal They've run short of men in the subdistrict. How strange; there are not enough men in this world, a world of theirs.The night of departure of more men. It was already late, but our village did not sleep. People packed for the trip.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
Idealism and reality
Idealism and reality Aside from the festivities and merrymaking that so many people from all walks of life enjoyed while celebrating the 58th anniversary of Indonesia Day, other events took place with more of a thanksgiving theme.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
New envoys submit credentials
New envoys submit credentials JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri received the credentials of new Portuguese Ambassador to Indonesia Jose Manuel Santos Braga and South Korean Ambassador Yun Hai-jung on Friday.The President welcomed the two ambassadors during a ceremony at the State Palace.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
Hospitals criticized for malpractice
Hospitals criticized for malpracticeA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) Farid Anfasa Moeloek warned on Friday that a good number of hospitals in Jakarta and several other cities had allegedly committed fraudulent practices.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
Papua murders haunt survivors, strain U.S.-Jakarta relations
Papua murders haunt survivors, strain U.S.-Jakarta relationsDean Yates, Reuters, Timika Papua Nearly a year has passed, but American couple Saundra Hopkins and Ken Balk cannot shake off the terror of waiting to die.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
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RI pluralism mismanaged Nico Harjanto & Christine Susanna Tjhin Researchers Department of Politics and Social Change Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta2. Pro23 -- The denial of caste 1 X 30 The denial of 'consecrated' caste Deepak Lal Professor of Economics University of...
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
1. Corruption -- 3 cols, 3 lines, 19 counts
1. Corruption -- 3 cols, 3 lines, 19 counts ICW urges President to axe M.A. Rachman for 'poor record' 2. Maggy -- 3 cols, 2 lines, 25 counts Crime pays a bundle, while corruption rules govt: LIPI 3. Bali -- 3 columns, 2 lines, 25 counts House backs Balinese, urges probe into 'fixed' election 4.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
IBRA completes sale of 2,647 property assets
IBRA completes sale of 2,647 property assetsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has raked in some Rp 751 billion (US$89.5 million) in proceeds from its latest property assets sale program.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
1. HAMBALI: 3 x 20
1. HAMBALI: 3 x 20 U.S. remains aloof over RI demand for Hambali's custody 2. INLAW: 2 x 31 Hambali's mother-in-law says he was quiet, hated television 3. MARKET: 1 x 35 Local market makes quick recovery 4. OZONE: 1 x 37 '2003 ozone hole may be record size' 5.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
New envoys submit credentials
New envoys submit credentials JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri received the credentials of new Portuguese Ambassador to Indonesia Jose Manuel Santos Braga and South Korean Ambassador Yun Hai-jung on Friday.The President welcomed the two ambassadors during a ceremony at the State Palace.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
Indonesia must clean up terrorism
Indonesia must clean up terrorismAmien Rais, Speaker People's Consultative Assembly, Jakarta The recent JW Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta did not only leave a deep scar on those who lost their loved ones, but moreover a majority of Indonesians.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
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What we expect from the WTO Muhammad Sauri Hasibuan Researcher Fortech Consulting Jakarta 2. Rich25 -- 1 X 30 Is the U.S. really unilateralist? Richard Halloran 3. Fuji25 -- Japan should hadn over Fujimori to Peru 1 X 30 Japan should give up Fujimori Sayo Saruta Lawyer Coordinator Japan Network...
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
Police intercept porn, pirated movies
Police intercept porn, pirated movies MALAYSIA: Police arrested a man and seized pornographic and pirated movie discs worth about one million ringgit (US$263,000) that were due to be shipped to Indonesia and the Philippines, news reports said on Friday.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
'We rely the kindness of others'
'We rely the kindness of others' The recent forecast of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) indicates that the dry season will peak in September and rain will not start to fall until October. Areas of Java have been hit by the most severe drought since 1997.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
16,000 pirated CDs, VCDs seized
16,000 pirated CDs, VCDs seized BOGOR: Police seized at least 16,000 pirated compact discs (CD) and video compact discs (VCD) from a number of shops and street traders on Thursday evening.Bogor Police deputy chief First Insp.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
JP/5/mundur
JP/5/mundurVillage heads threaten to thwart Golkar election bidAndi Hajramurni The Jakarta Post Makassar, South SulawesiDozens of village heads in Enrekang regency, South Sulawesi, have threatened to resign en masse so as to prevent the Golkar Party from winning the 2003 regental election in the...
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
Cultural scholarship program helps build bridges
Cultural scholarship program helps build bridgesSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Recently Australian Zoe Campbell found it difficult and culturally shocking to have rice three times a day as her main meal, especially if it was served with spicy and hot side dishes, like most Indonesians...
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
Ambarawa rail tour a real adventure
Ambarawa rail tour a real adventureBambang M, Contributor, Ambarawa, Central Java As the whistle blew, the old funicular locomotive and its two cars resembling the ones in cowboy movies jerked to life and began to move noisily.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
Intikeramik shares suspended
Intikeramik shares suspended JAKARTA: The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) suspended on Friday trade in the shares of porcelain tile company PT Intikeramik Alamasri Industri, on reports the company faces a bankruptcy lawsuit.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 23, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 23, 2003Exhibitions* Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), until Aug. 30.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
JP/5/irja
JP/5/irjaStudents, other Papuans reject C. Irian Jaya provinceNethy Dharma Somba The Jakarta Post Timika, PapuaHundreds of students occupied the Mimika legislative council building in Papua on Friday to express their opposition to a controversial central government decision to divide the province.
Sat, 23 Aug 2003
House seat allocation receives mixed reactions
House seat allocation receives mixed reactionsMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaElectoral activists gave on Friday mixed reactions over the decision by the General Elections Commission (KPU) to allocate 550 House of Representatives seats for the nation's 32 provinces in the 2004 general...