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Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Tourist visa application
Tourist visa applicationFrom Suara PembaruanOn July 21, I submitted tourist visa applications at the Australian Embassy for my mother and myself. An employee at the counter first examined all the documents accompanying the application forms before we were asked to pay an administration fee of Rp...
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Daewoo seeking GM alliance
Daewoo seeking GM allianceBy Zeno Park SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Daewoo Group said over the weekend it was seeking an alliance with U.S. giant General Motors Corp. in a move aimed at buoying its balance sheets and staving off a possible collapse.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Gold miner dies in Pongkor
Gold miner dies in Pongkor BOGOR (JP): A traditional gold miner died at Pongkor mine in the Nanggung district of Bogor on Friday night after smoke enveloped workers in the mine shaft.It is not yet known whether the miner died of respiratory problems or if he was stampeded to death by miners fleeing...
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Ubud museum revives Pitat Maha school
Ubud museum revives Pitat Maha schoolBy I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Puri Lukisan, a downtown Ubud museum with a collection of Balinese classical paintings and sculptures, is holding its fifth annual exhibition until Sept. 17.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Final matches schedule
Final matches schedule Schedule of competitions on the second day of 20th SEA Games on Sunday:Track and FieldDecathlon: Men's discuss throw (final), Women's long jump (final), Women's 100m (final), Men's 100m (final), Men's 3,000m steeplechase (final), Women's shot putt (final), Women's 5,000m...
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Education for all remains a distant dream in Indonesia
Education for all remains a distant dream in IndonesiaBy Rita A. Widiadana and Irene Sugiharto JAKARTA (JP): The 1999/2000 academic year began on July 19. Thousands of new students have eagerly been at their studies since three weeks ago.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Mahathir to visit China
Mahathir to visit China KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will visit China and Russia's Far East later this month to promote economic ties, government sources said on Saturday.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
How far would some women go to look beautiful?
How far would some women go to look beautiful?By Irene Sugiharto JAKARTA (JP): Beauty is only skin deep.Really? Then why do some women break their bones in pursuit of it?Many people believe that looking beautiful is every woman's dream. Beauty has different meanings for different women.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
What do men really think about beauty?
What do men really think about beauty?By Jules Bell JAKARTA (JP): What is it about women that men find beautiful, or sexy? A desire to impress the opposite sex is an innate consequence of our evolution as human beings.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Fashion event fails to live up to the hype
Fashion event fails to live up to the hypeBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): "Watch out for your back!" is the latest fashion statement from designer Itang Yunasz. Exposed backs are his current preoccupation, evidenced in his latest collections staged in a week-long fashion bazaar at the Borobudur...
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Okky believes positive attitude benefits beauty
Okky believes positive attitude benefits beautyBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): With her typical Indonesian face, slender figure and perfect height, it's no wonder that top model Okky Asokawati has become prominent designers' favorite choice and the source of other women's envy, even now after she...
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: ChildrenJP/bayPROTECTING CHILDREN: National Commission of Children's Protection chairman of analysis and advocacy Irwan Julianto (left) introduces Ayom tabloid, while commission secretary Nafsiah Mboi (center) and chairman Seto Mulyadi look on.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Experts wants RI to face court over smog
Experts wants RI to face court over smog JAKARTA (Reuters): Sumatra residents wore masks to keep out a choking smog from forest fires on Friday, as environmental monitors called for Indonesia to face an international court over what is becoming an annual disaster.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Vanishing Jambi forests can still attract tourists
Vanishing Jambi forests can still attract tourists Warsi, a non-governmental organization based in Bangko (about 300 kilometers west of Jambi) that works to protect the Jambi forests and the Kubu jungle people, sponsored a media tour to Bukit Duabelas from July 25 through July 30.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Sultan Bolkiah visits SEA Games village
Sultan Bolkiah visits SEA Games villageBy Ivy Susanti BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Brunei Darussalam leader Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah paid a surprise visit to the region's best sportsmen and women in the athletes village here, hours before officially opening the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on...
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Program 9:30 Variety Show 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Drama 12:15 p.m. Comedy 12:30 Student's Quiz 1:00 TV Series 2:30 Children's Song 3:00 Sports 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Documentary 5:30 TV Drama 6:00...
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Malaysia, Indonesia's shuttlers expect to meet in finals
Malaysia, Indonesia's shuttlers expect to meet in finalsBy Primastuti Handayani BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Malaysia is expecting yet another final showdown with archrival Indonesia in the men's badminton team event at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Economic crisis dries up education ministry's energy
Economic crisis dries up education ministry's energy JAKARTA (JP): The education sector, the most vital human resource investment, has been hit hard by the ongoing crisis, which is still showing no signs of recovery.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Slim, tall and white, media shapes concept of beauty
Slim, tall and white, media shapes concept of beauty Many women spend a lot of time and energy in search of beauty, which is shaped by society and the media and beauty and cosmetic industries. The Jakarta Post's Stevie Emilia, Irene Sugiharto, Ingrid Maack and Jules Bell examine the issue.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Carrots dangled for SEA Games athletes
Carrots dangled for SEA Games athletes BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): More than medals are at stake in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games beginning Saturday, with governments promising cash and other incentives to winners even as the region recovers from an economic slowdown.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Three-in-one zones provide employment for thousands
Three-in-one zones provide employment for thousandsBy Irene Sugiharto JAKARTA (JP): The sight of people gesturing at passing cars and peaking through their windows is a commonplace occurrence in early morning Jakarta.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Ten injured in Habibie's W. Java visit
Ten injured in Habibie's W. Java visit SUMEDANG, West Java (JP): Seven protesting students and three security personnel were injured in a clash during President B.J. Habibie's visit to a college in Jatinangor district on Saturday.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Thai soccer team plays it cool in Brunei
Thai soccer team plays it cool in Brunei BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Defending champion Thailand opted to play it cool when asked about its chances of retaining its title in soccer at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, saying Indonesia, who it beat two years ago, had much improved.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
This year's independence day
This year's independence day To some, freedom tastes sweet, to others, it tastes bitter (civil strife), but for most, it does not matter how it tastes as long as they can enjoy and see the flame of eternal (read national) freedom.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Ministers call for restraint in East Timor
Ministers call for restraint in East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): A 50-strong delegation of Indonesian ministers and senior officials flew in here on Saturday, calling on both proindependence and prointegration forces for restraint ahead of a landmark ballot on the disputed province's future.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
SEA Games opens in modest style
SEA Games opens in modest styleBy Primastuti Handayani and Ivy Susanti BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): The last Southeast Asian (SEA) Games of the second millennium began on Saturday evening in modest but splendid style at the packed Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Brunei.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Quest for fair complexion the dark side of cosmetics
Quest for fair complexion the dark side of cosmeticsBy Ingrid Maack JAKARTA (JP): While many Western women slather tanning lotions over their body for an exotic, dark-skinned look, their Indonesian cousins turn to skin-lightening products.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Deviation, rebellion and modern Indonesian art
Deviation, rebellion and modern Indonesian artBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): Deviation, rebellion and new movements have characterized the journey of modern fine arts, whether in Indonesia or in other parts of the world.
Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Making palm-fiber ropes a lifeline for many
Making palm-fiber ropes a lifeline for manyBy Agus Maryono CILACAP, Central Java (JP): The old woman was relaxed while she worked a mass of palm fiber in her hands. Her right hand twisted the mass, her left hand flattened it and then pulled it hard so that a roll of fiber, the size of her own body,...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Sutiyoso denies knowledge of 'incentives', vows probe
Sutiyoso denies knowledge of 'incentives', vows probe JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso vowed on Friday to investigate allegations that city-owned companies made under-the- table payments worth hundreds of millions of rupiah to auditors from the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP).
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Indonesia, Singapore reach SEA Games semis
Indonesia, Singapore reach SEA Games semis BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia and Singapore settled for a 1-1 draw to qualify for the semifinals of the Southeast Asian Games soccer competition on Friday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Rights body for GAM recognition
Rights body for GAM recognition JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has proposed that the government recognize and initiate a dialog with the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to reduce tension in the province.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Tourist found dead in hotel room
Tourist found dead in hotel room JAKARTA (JP) : A foreign tourist from Taiwan was found dead in his room on Wednesday afternoon by a security guard of Wisma Pasir Putih Hotel in South Jakarta.The tourist, identified as Wang Shin Seu, 68, stayed in the hotel with two other friends for a week.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Motorola sells new handsets
Motorola sells new handsets JAKARTA (JP): Motorola introduced on Friday the new version of its recently launched dual band global system for mobile (GSM) telecommunications handsets, the V Series.The new version of the V Series, claimed to be the world's smallest and lightest dual band handset...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Two Rudys netted for drug deals
Two Rudys netted for drug deals DENPASAR, Bali: Police have made separate arrests of two alleged drug dealers named Rudy Napitupulu. Confiscated were packages of heroin and marijuana."Both men are 24 years of age and born in Balige, North Sumatra.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Indonesia, JICA cooperate in promoting exports
Indonesia, JICA cooperate in promoting exports JAKARTA (JP): The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) have assigned a team to conduct a study on the promotion of six categories of the country's industrial exports, the head of the...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Games torch lit by chairman of organizing body
Games torch lit by chairman of organizing bodyBy Primastuti Handayani BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): The 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games torch relay began on Friday for the official curtain-raising ceremony of the biennial sports event on Saturday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Wan Azizah to address Indonesian seminar
Wan Azizah to address Indonesian seminar JAKARTA (JP): Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, is scheduled to address a seminar on women in Jakarta on Aug. 28 to be attended by leading Indonesian politician Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
More Ambon residents flee to South Sulawesi
More Ambon residents flee to South Sulawesi JAKARTA (JP): Riots that killed at least 31 people in Ambon, in Maluku last week have caused 3,000 residents to seek shelter in Baubau on Buton Island, South Sulawesi, Antara reported.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Closure of voter registration marred by more violence
Closure of voter registration marred by more violence DILI, East Timor (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas and several other ministers are scheduled to meet the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) on Saturday following the end of voter registration for the direct ballot.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Council members take prison van
Council members take prison van MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Council members from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) were forced to ride in a prison van after a group of protesters interrupted their inauguration ceremony on Friday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Megawati may 'pardon' Soeharto, aide says
Megawati may 'pardon' Soeharto, aide says SEMARANG (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri would be lenient as president and pardon Soeharto if he was tried and convicted of alleged crimes during his presidency, her aide Dimyati Hartono said here on Friday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
City police detectives to check HK drug cases
City police detectives to check HK drug cases JAKARTA (JP): A six-member team of police detectives, led by Jakarta Police detective chief Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo, is leaving for Hong Kong on Saturday, in connection with the arrest of 12 Indonesians by the administrative region's customs...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Indonesia looks for SEA Games supremacy
Indonesia looks for SEA Games supremacyBy Primastuti Handayani and Ivy Susanti BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Sports supremacy in Southeast Asia is again at stake when the 20th SEA Games opens here on Saturday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Sweet deal for local sugar producers
Sweet deal for local sugar producers JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade imposed new restrictions on sugar imports on Friday in a bid to protect local sugar producers.The restrictions stipulate sugar can only be imported by Java- based sugar producers which hold import and production...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Smuggling hurts local tiremakers
Smuggling hurts local tiremakers JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Tire Producers (APBI) is attributing July's 10 percent drop in monthly sales of locally produced tires to the influx of smuggled products from China.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Kerton's images
Kerton's images Correction: In the article titled Kerton's Images of Historic Yogyakarta on page 9 on Thursday, Tjandra Kerton was wrongly identified as Sudjana Kerton's son instead of his daughter. His gallery in Bandung is Sanggar Luhur, not Sanggar Budi Luhur as printed.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition: Transformasi Kawat Duri, by Dan Hisman Kartakusumah, at the Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3813021, 3848791), Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Aug. 15.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Soothsayer at Mercure hotel
Soothsayer at Mercure hotel JAKARTA (JP): Guests of the La-tiga cafe, situated in the four-star Mercure Rekso-Hayam Wuruk hotel in the downtown Kota district can now have the opportunity to talk about their lives and the future with famous soothsayer Mr. Naga.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Discord marks KPU's selection of interest group faction
Discord marks KPU's selection of interest group faction JAKARTA (JP): Discord intensified over the General Elections Commission's (KPU) selection of groups to be represented in the interest group faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).