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Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Troops intensify raids on GAM hideouts in Sabang
Troops intensify raids on GAM hideouts in SabangThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 150 military and police personnel continued the hunt on Monday for at least 15 separatist rebels in a mountainous area of Sabang regency, Aceh province, where the military earlier launched an air strike on their...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Strike ends, KPC expects full production next week
Strike ends, KPC expects full production next weekEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After going on strike for several weeks, about 2,300 workers of East Kalimantan-based PT Kaltim Prima Coal returned to work on Sunday morning.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Supervising central bank
Supervising central bank The amendments to the 1999 Bank Indonesia Act that were proposed by the government in late 2000 were designed to have been approved by the House of Representatives by January, 2001 at the latest because the proposed changes would affect only several articles that would make...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Romanian team in town for talks
Romanian team in town for talks JAKARTA: A high-powered delegation from the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs arrived here on Sunday to hold talks with Indonesia on bilateral matters and international issues of common interest.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
RI Lacks services for poor: World Bank
RI Lacks services for poor: World BankFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Services for the poor in Indonesia are still insufficient and the government has yet to allocate money to make services more available for the poor, the World Bank says.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
18 in race for Tangerang mayor
18 in race for Tangerang mayor TANGERANG: A total of 18 mayoral and 16 deputy mayoral candidates in Tangerang municipality will contest the elections for the 2003-2008 period.The elections will be held before the end of November at the Municipal Council building on Jl. Satria Sudirman, Tangerang.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Rabies kills Maluku children
Rabies kills Maluku children AMBON, Maluku: The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) expressed on Monday grave concern about a rabies epidemic in Maluku province, where 11 people have died from the animal-borne disease since 1999.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
RI vows to protect agro-products
RI vows to protect agro-productsEvi Mariani and Johannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has vowed to continue protecting certain agricultural commodities against liberalization and will align with tens of other poor countries to block any efforts at the World Trade Organization...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
44,000 babies malnourished in C. Java
44,000 babies malnourished in C. Java SEMARANG: As many as 44,633 babies in Central Java province are suffering from malnutrition this year, local health office head Khrisnajaya has said.Of that number, at least 4,378 babies were very poorly nourished, he added.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Key ingredients: Scientific, safe and honest
Key ingredients: Scientific, safe and honestIrwan Hidayat, Contributor, Jakarta "Back to nature". This credo is gaining more popularity in recent years. This and the abundant information on health currently available have triggered an increased preference for herbal medicines.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Secularism is to blame
Secularism is to blameFrom Media Indonesia Indonesians are unfortunate. For several years they have been suffering from a protracted economic crisis characterized by price hikes in almost every aspect of life, ranging from education and daily necessities, to electricity and fuel.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Cemeti Art House: A place for artists with ideas
Cemeti Art House: A place for artists with ideasSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Contemporary artists Nindityo Adipurnomo and wife Mella Jaarsma never thought the Cemeti Art House, which they established in 1988 as a non-profit institution, would endure for more than a decade, or become...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
ASEAN to sign historic concord in Bali
ASEAN to sign historic concord in BaliMoch. N. Kurniawan and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to adopt the draft of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), paving the way for the signing of the Bali Concord II.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
It is indeed difficult to manage the country
It is indeed difficult to manage the country Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has several times complained about how heavy her duty is as head of state.She has already expressed dissatisfaction over government bureaucracy and the performance of cabinet ministers.
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
'Torture footage' at school causes outcry
'Torture footage' at school causes outcryA'an Suryana and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the wake of the public outcry over the death of student Wahyu Hidayat, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Monday it had taken over the management of the Public Administration Institute...
Tue, 23 Sep 2003
Traffic congestion in Bintaro
Traffic congestion in BintaroFrom Bisnis Indonesia Under the assumption that the toll road would help ease access from Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) to Jakarta through Bintaro, as part of the integrated Jakarta Outer Ring Road, the real estate developer opened up the BSD-Bintaro toll road without taking...
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
JP/8/SPEAK
JP/8/SPEAK'I'm fed up with the annual floods'Rain has started to fall once again in the city. Those people suffering from water shortages have welcomed the apparent arrival of the rainy season with joy -- a joy tempered, however, by concern about the possibility of flooding.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
18 candidates in race for Tangerang mayor
18 candidates in race for Tangerang mayor TANGERANG: A total of 18 mayoral and 16 deputy mayoral candidates in Tangerang municipality will contest the elections for the 2003-2008 period.The elections will be held before the end of November at the Municipal Council building on Jl.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customers
Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customersRudijanto Contributor Jakarta With the departure of a significant number of Japanese expatriates, the owners of Japanese restaurants, which have mushroomed throughout Indonesia since the early '70s, have mostly shifted their strategy,...
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Dementieva fends off a hard-charging Sugiyama to reach WTA final
Dementieva fends off a hard-charging Sugiyama to reach WTA final Agence France-Presse Shanghai, ChinaTop seed Elena Dementieva fought off a gutsy performance on Saturday by Japan's Ai Sugiyama, beating the third seed 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the finals of the WTA Shanghai Polo Open here.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Thailand cleans up fast ahead of APEC summit
Thailand cleans up fast ahead of APEC summitUamdao Noikorn, Associated Press, Bangkok Thailand's congested, bawdy and frenetic capital is being cleaned up fast so visiting foreign leaders won't see its infamously seedy side.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- ASIAN CUISINE -- SEPT 21
FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- ASIAN CUISINE -- SEPT 21 ;JP; ANPAc..r.. Asia-cuisine-trend Exotic Asian dishes becoming more popular among middle class The growing trend towards eating out among the Indonesian middle class has turned the country's major cities into fertile ground not only for Western fast-food...
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Cuisine-vegetarian-food Checked EJKVegetarian restaurants offer alternative, healthy food T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta It may be called spicy duck or fried chicken, but there is no fowl in the food.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Vegetarian restaurants offer alternative, healthy food
Vegetarian restaurants offer alternative, healthy food T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta It may be called spicy duck or fried chicken, but there is no fowl in the food. The sauteed beef, the fried tuna fish and the shark fin soup are also meat free.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- ASIAN CUISINE -- SEPT 21
FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- ASIAN CUISINE -- SEPT 21 ;JP; ANPAc..r.. Asia-cuisine-trend Exotic Asian dishes becoming more popular among middle class The growing trend towards eating out among the Indonesian middle class has turned the country's major cities into fertile ground not only for Western fast-food...
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Key ingredients: Scientific, Safe and Honest
Key ingredients: Scientific, Safe and HonestIrwan Hidayat Contributor JakartaJP/9 "Back to nature". This credo is gaining more popularity in recent years. This and the abundant information on health currently available have triggered an increased preference for herbal medicines.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customers
Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customersRudijanto Contributor Jakarta With the departure of a significant number of Japanese expatriates, the owners of Japanese restaurants, which have mushroomed throughout Indonesia since the early '70s, have mostly shifted their strategy,...
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
The growing trend towards eating out among the Indonesian
The growing trend towards eating out among the Indonesian middle class has turned the country's major cities into fertile ground not only for Western fast-food chains but also restaurants selling non-Indonesia Asian delicacies.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
MARKETING PERSPECTIVE: SEPT 23
MARKETING PERSPECTIVE: SEPT 23 Key ingredients: Scientific, Safe and HonestIrwan HidayatContributor JakartaJP/9 "Back to nature". This credo is gaining more popularity in recent years. This and the abundant information on health currently available have triggered an increased preference for herbal...
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customers
Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customersRudijanto Contributor Jakarta With the departure of a significant number of Japanese expatriates, the owners of Japanese restaurants, which have mushroomed throughout Indonesia since the early '70s, have mostly shifted their strategy,...
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Tourism, housing threaten forest in Bandung
Tourism, housing threaten forest in BandungYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungA massive tourism and housing project is threatening a forest and the water supply to the West Java provincial capital of Bandung.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
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JP/9/Pharmaceutical industry: Torn between business and conscienceT. Hidayat Contributor Jakarta Medicines are bitter, so goes one Indonesian saying. However, the makers of medicines -- the pharmaceutical industry -- is having a sweet time businesswise.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
JP/8/FLOODS
JP/8/FLOODSPeople living along rivers worry about floodsBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaThe onset of the rainy season has caused thousands of people living along the city's rivers to worry about the safety of their homes and the possibility of floods on a similar scale to those of 2002.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
JP/9
JP/9Creating strong brands for over-the-counter medicines Agus W. Soehadi Contributor JakartaIn Indonesia, the pharmaceutical business is one of the most competitive industries. More than 200 companies fight for a share of the Rp 17 trillion (US$2 billion) market.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Traditional communities meet in Lombok, demand rights
Traditional communities meet in Lombok, demand rightsLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Delegates from some 450 traditional communities across the archipelago concluded their second congress in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, with a call for the government to restore...
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Cemeti Art House: A place for artists with ideas
Cemeti Art House: A place for artists with ideas Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Contemporary artists Nindityo Adipurnomo and wife Mella Jaarsma never thought the Cemeti Art House, which they established in 1988 as a non-profit institution, would endure for more than a decade, or become...
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, September 23, 2003Exhibitions* Photo Bali Baru-Baru Ini, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 26. * Photo Image et paysage at Galeri Kita, Jl. R.E. Martadinata No. 209, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
1. WHOOPI 1x30
1. WHOOPI 1x30 'Whoopi' takes on terror, Bush 2. CLARK 1x40 Gen. Clark to fight for presidential seat orGen. Clark intends to unseat George Bush
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Cuisine-vegetarian-food Checked EJKVegetarian restaurants offer alternative, healthy food T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta It may be called spicy duck or fried chicken, but there is no fowl in the food.
Mon, 22 Sep 2003
Marketing Perspective: Sept 23. 2003
Marketing Perspective: Sept 23. 2003 jP/17 Pharmaceutical industry: Torn between business and conscienceT. Hidayat Contributor Jakarta Medicines are bitter, so goes one Indonesian saying. However, the makers of medicines -- the pharmaceutical industry -- is having a sweet time businesswise.
Sun, 21 Sep 2003
Alatas to leave for Myanmar
Alatas to leave for Myanmar JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri's special envoy Ali Alatas is slated to leave for Myanmar on Sunday to lobby the military junta for the release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Sun, 21 Sep 2003
Bissu shamans still letting the spirits move them
Bissu shamans still letting the spirits move themSharyn Graham, Contributor, Auckland, New Zealand As assorted officials and participants in suits and formal attire clustered together in the room, a group of colorfully dressed people, their faces heavily made up, stood out from the rest.
Sun, 21 Sep 2003
Mahathir lashes out at fundamentalist opposition
Mahathir lashes out at fundamentalist oppositionJasbant Singh Associated Press Kuala LumpurMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad lashed out on Saturday at the country's main Islamic opposition group, calling it "a bunch of liars" out to impose laws restricting the rights of non- Muslims.
Sun, 21 Sep 2003
Letting more than just Bromo touch your soul
Letting more than just Bromo touch your soul Corinne arrived yesterday. We had a nice chat but this morning at 4:30 a.m. she sped away in a jeep to experience the Bromo sunrise. By the time I got back to the hotel in the early afternoon, she had already checked-out.
Sun, 21 Sep 2003
A healthy lunchbox proves a tasty challenge
A healthy lunchbox proves a tasty challengeMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sparing time to prepare an interesting and nutritionally balanced lunchbox for their children day in and day out is a major challenge for many busy parents.
Sun, 21 Sep 2003
U.S lauds RI's success in war on terrorism
U.S lauds RI's success in war on terrorismAgence France-Presse, Washington, D.C The United States praised Indonesia's "energetic" role in the U.S. anti-terror campaign since the Bali bombings last year, as Secretary of State Colin Powell met Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs...
Sun, 21 Sep 2003
Shifting strategy to lure local customers
Shifting strategy to lure local customersRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta With the departure of a significant number of Japanese expatriates, the owners of Japanese restaurants, which have mushroomed throughout Indonesia since the early '70s, have mostly shifted their strategy, location and even...
Sun, 21 Sep 2003
Top sees Dementieva beats Sugiyama
Top sees Dementieva beats SugiyamaAgence France-Presse, Shanghai, China Top seed Elena Dementieva fought off a gutsy performance on Saturday by Japan's Ai Sugiyama, beating the third seed 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the finals of the WTA Shanghai Polo Open here.
Sun, 21 Sep 2003
Once honored members of South Sulawesi's royal courts, Bissu
Once honored members of South Sulawesi's royal courts, Bissu transgender shamans are finding a new place in modern society, calling up deities and performing elaborate rituals to bless believers.Page 8 Class act Style arbiter Oscar de la Renta did it again at New York Fashion Week, pulling out all...