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Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Tension grips Poso after murder
Tension grips Poso after murderIrvan NR, PosoTension returned to the restive regency of Poso, Central Sulawesi province, on Sunday, following a bomb explosion and two separate murders on Friday and Saturday.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
S'pore PM Goh says may have role in new cabinet
S'pore PM Goh says may have role in new cabinetJennifer Tan, Reuters/SingaporeSingapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, who steps down next month, said on Sunday he may have a role to play in the next government.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Mega says PDI-P must work harder to win runoff
Mega says PDI-P must work harder to win runoffFabiola Desy Unidjaja, JakartaIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri told her party's members to work harder to support her bid for president in the runoff on Sept.20.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Photo: A
Photo: AJP/Mulkan Salmona A motorbike rider speeds along Jalan Casablanca, South Jakarta, where many high-rise apartment buildings are located. The apartments along the thoroughfare are among the most sought after in Jakarta thanks to their strategic locations.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Opposition Forces
Opposition ForcesFrom RepublikaAlthough the official results of the presidential election are yet to be announced, the final ranking of all five candidates is almost certain.Therefore, those who lose in this election should not be discouraged because they can serve as opposition forces in the House...
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Underdogs Indonesia snarls at Qatar in Asian Cup
Underdogs Indonesia snarls at Qatar in Asian CupAgence France-Presse, BeijingThe underdogs bared their teeth at the Asian Cup on Sunday as three-time champions Saudi Arabia were held by debutante Turkmenistan while Indonesia scored an upset victory over Qatar.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Malaysia to start new course on racial ties
Malaysia to start new course on racial tiesMalaysian university students will soon have to take a compulsory course on racial relations amid fears of a widening gap among races in the country, reports said on Sunday.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Germany bounces back to beat Japan at v'ball GP
Germany bounces back to beat Japan at v'ball GPMoch. N. Kurniawan and Eva C. Komandjaja Jakarta The German women bounced back from their opening loss to defeat Japan 3-1, while Cuba enjoyed a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Russia in the second series of the World Volleyball Grand Prix here on...
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Tycoon Oei is all the talk in Singapore
Tycoon Oei is all the talk in SingaporeJake Lloyd-Smith, Associated Press/SingaporeHe's the son of one of Indonesia's most prominent businessmen. He received part of his education at the hands of China's Red Guards in the 1960s.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Timing of the essence to create effective legislative elections
Timing of the essence to create effective legislative electionsMedelina Hendytio, Budi Setiyono and Guy Janssen , Jakarta When the General Elections Commission ordered a nationwide recount of the ballot, election monitoring groups rightly expressed their concern there would be no subdistrict-level...
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
JP/7/LET
JP/7/LETDisappointed in PangandaranFrom KompasSome time ago, I went to Pangandaran beach with some friends. Unfortunately, the trip was spoiled by the bad conduct of a motorized vessel provider. We were told that for Rp 20,000 per person we could tour the Pangandaran waters, and for another Rp...
Mon, 19 Jul 2004
Soldiers kill three GAM members
Soldiers kill three GAM membersBANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Indonesian Military (TNI) has said its troops killed three Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatists on Saturday following gunfights that erupted during a routine patrol.Aceh military spokesman Lt. Col.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Mega wishes Jenkins happiness, good health
Mega wishes Jenkins happiness, good healthFabiola Desy Unidjaja, JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri wished Charles Robert Jenkins and his family happiness before their departure for Japan on Sunday.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Lesbians find ways to make peace with their sexuality
Lesbians find ways to make peace with their sexualityDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOscar Wilde, himself imprisoned for a scandalous relationship with another man, once said that the only sin one would have committed was to have lived against one's nature.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Gaddafi sets sights on Palace
Gaddafi sets sights on Palace LONDON: Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi could buy promoted English premier league soccer club Crystal Palace, The Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday.It said Gaddafi, who owns a 7.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Fashion school's students show their stuff
Fashion school's students show their stuffEmiria Wijayanti Contributor JakartaOriental themes, young, playful attire and a striking '60s comeback were the flavors of the night when ESMOD Jakarta presented its 8th annual Fashion Festival last week.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Sutiyoso named new PBSI chairman
Sutiyoso named new PBSI chairmanEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso won the chairmanship of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) on Saturday after contender Dahlan Iskan withdrew his bid just before the votes began during an extraordinary meeting here.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Location remains buyers' main consideration
Location remains buyers' main consideration Apartments have become an important alternative as a place to live for many Indonesians, as indicated in the continued increase in apartment sales during the past few years.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Tips: Shopping for studio apartment
Tips: Shopping for studio apartment When you're looking for a studio apartment, some of the things that are merely important in other apartment searches become critical. What do you really need to think about? Space, light and color are going to be your most critical considerations.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Fashion school's students show creative force
Fashion school's students show creative forceEmiria Wijayanti, Contributor, JakartaOriental themes, young, playful attire and a striking '60s comeback were the flavors of the night when ESMOD Jakarta presented its 8th annual Fashion Festival last week.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
'I like down-to-earth tales'
'I like down-to-earth tales'Comedian Butet Kartaredjasa never fails to amuse audiences, especially in his wickedly funny caricatures of former presidents Soeharto and Habibie.All jokes aside, however, Butet's rubber face and comical mannerisms sometimes make it difficult for him to be taken...
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
More locals choosing to live in apartments
More locals choosing to live in apartmentsSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Apartment living is often looked upon as second best to living in one's own house. However, in a city of 10 million people, where traffic jams are a daily inconvenience, apartment living has become a growing...
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Travellers' tales of meeting voters out and about
Travellers' tales of meeting voters out and aboutAndre Vltchek and Rossie Indira, Contributors, DenpasarFrom the captain's bridge, Sumbawa Island was barely visible, blanketed by the heavy fog ahead. Behind us, Lombok had already disappeared.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Puteh set to be replaced: Minister
Puteh set to be replaced: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/JakartaInterim chief security minister Hari Sabarno confirmed on Saturday the government had made plans to replace Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh in order for him to face corruption investigations.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Seeing stars, maybe, at 'celebrity' fitness centers
Seeing stars, maybe, at 'celebrity' fitness centersElvera N. Makki, Contributor, JakartaPerhaps it is a last-ditch but very savvy marketing gimmick to shape gym-weary you up in our popular culture-obsessed world.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Steps of solidarity
Steps of solidarityDance has always been a means to bring people together, its tacit messages bridging cultural divides of language and perception.And so it was at the Indonesian Dance Festival VII, where dancers from around the world came together at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki and...
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
TV Program: Sunday, July 18, 2004
TV Program: Sunday, July 18, 2004.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria9:00 Music: Delta10:00 Sports11:00 Comedy12:30 p.m. English for Fun1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Music5:00 Cartoon: Robocon6:30 Talk Show7:00 News: Berita...
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
A foreign view of RI, sans tears or fears
A foreign view of RI, sans tears or fearsDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, AustraliaSemar's Cave, an Indonesian Journal John Mateer Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2004, Western Australia Paperback, 334 ppIn the last decade, readers in Asian countries have come to view travel accounts with an...
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Peaceful election brings fresh hope to landlords
Peaceful election brings fresh hope to landlordsAgustina Wayansari/Hendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Major apartment complexes are gearing up for face-lifts and more aggressive sales campaigns to anticipate a surge in demand, following the nation's peaceful direct presidential election.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
The ups and downs of apartment living
The ups and downs of apartment livingBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMany of us are putting aside our misty dreams of the three- bedroom with the white picket fence, and instead taking a long, hard look at the reality of what apartments have to offer.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Nurdin takes sick as police detain him
Nurdin takes sick as police detain himP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNurdin Halid was rushed to the hospital early on Saturday, hours after police detained him as a suspect in a sugar smuggling case, while the lawmaker's lawyers said their client would fight his arrest.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
All together now at Surabaya's Kya-Kya Kembang Jepun
All together now at Surabaya's Kya-Kya Kembang Jepun Omar Prihandono Contributor Surabaya"OK, reserve 100 tables right in front of the music stage. Just stay cool, there'll be flocks of people coming to see him," Freddy Istanto said in a somewhat panicked voice to his assistants.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
ICR offers riding package at Phillip Island GP circuit
ICR offers riding package at Phillip Island GP circuitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Australia-based International Circuit Riders has launched the world's first Grand Prix riding academy to teach the general public how to ride "like a championship racer".
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Career diplomat tipped as U.S. envoy
Career diplomat tipped as U.S. envoyUNITED STATES: B. Lynn Pascoe, a deputy assistant secretary of state, has been chosen as the next U.S. ambassador to Indonesia.The announcement was made Friday in West Virginia, where President George W. Bush was on a campaign visit.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Abilio first to serve jail time for 1999 East Timor mayhem
Abilio first to serve jail time for 1999 East Timor mayhemMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFormer East Timor governor Abilio Soares began serving on Saturday a three-year prison term for his role in the 1999 violence in the former Indonesian province, becoming the first person to...
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Under a Bugis mast
Under a Bugis mastClaudine FrederikThe Bugis schooner cut through calm waters without so much as a sound. Only its main sail creaked at regular intervals when it swayed slightly under pressure of a mild wind.
Sun, 18 Jul 2004
Surabaya: All together now at Kya-Kya Kembang Jepun
Surabaya: All together now at Kya-Kya Kembang JepunOmar Prihandono, Contributor, Surabaya"OK, reserve 100 tables right in front of the music stage. Just stay cool, there'll be flocks of people coming to see him," Freddy Istanto said in a somewhat panicked voice to his assistants.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
'ASEAN must do more to release Suu Kyi'
'ASEAN must do more to release Suu Kyi'MALAYSIA: Southeast Asian countries should do more to pressure Myanmar's military regime to restore democracy and free Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from detention, the UN's special envoy to Myanmar said on Friday.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Rupiah Rates July 16
Rupiah Rates July 16 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,882.48 6,152.24 6,552.15 6,482.34 Brunei dollar 1 5,559.79 4,971.86 5,292.94 5,238.63 Canadian dollar 1 7,166.62 6,407.25 6,822.65 6,751.04 Swiss franc 1 7,709.20 6,893.75 7,339.19 7,263.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Busway: Six months after
Busway: Six months after It may seem somewhat premature to judge Jakarta's six-month- old busway system's failure or success. Nevertheless, after that time span, a thorough evaluation is certainly appropriate.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
House ends session, only 13 bills endorsed
House ends session, only 13 bills endorsedKurniawan Hari, JakartaThe House of Representatives closed its two-and-a half-month long session with Speaker Akbar Tandjung boasting that the legislators had been able to finish deliberating 13 bills.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Revive the student loan scheme
Revive the student loan scheme The Jakarta Post reported this week that three students from Java were accepted into the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB). On the surface, nothing is extraordinary about this good news -- there are thousands of other students in the country who are granted similar...
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Police in the dark over Bandung blasts
Police in the dark over Bandung blastsBANDUNG: Police have no leads in two separate bomb blasts that shook Bandung on Wednesday.Police investigators so far have only been able to identify the substances used in the bombs and how they were detonated.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Busway: Six months after
Busway: Six months after It may seem somewhat premature to judge Jakarta's six-month- old busway system's failure or success. Nevertheless, after that time span, a thorough evaluation is certainly appropriate.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Nahdlatul Ulama politics reinterpreted
Nahdlatul Ulama politics reinterpretedMuhaimin Syamsuddin Jakarta The politics of 30-million-strong Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has been interpreted as the day-to-day politics of anyone who makes use of traditional Islamic symbols.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Police name project supervisor as suspect in bridge collapse
Police name project supervisor as suspect in bridge collapseIndra Harsaputra, SurabayaEast Java Provincial Police have named as a suspect Karto Sujono, a project supervisor, for negligence in the collapse of six concrete slabs at the Suramadu bridge construction site recently.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Bangkok's grim reminder
Bangkok's grim reminder When did Indonesians last hear about the global HIV/AIDS epidemic? After the initial fright, came a hush that lulled many among us into a state of complacency. Then came wishful thinking, as in the minds of many Indonesians AIDS is something that happens elsewhere.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
It is all a matter of timing
It is all a matter of timingMedelina Hendytio, Budi Setiyono and Guy Janssen Jakarta When the General Elections Commission ordered a nationwide recount of the ballot, election monitoring groups rightly expressed their concern there would be no subdistrict-level representatives of the candidates...
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Rupiah Rates July 16
Rupiah Rates July 16 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,882.48 6,152.24 6,552.15 6,482.34 Brunei dollar 1 5,559.79 4,971.86 5,292.94 5,238.63 Canadian dollar 1 7,166.62 6,407.25 6,822.65 6,751.04 Swiss franc 1 7,709.20 6,893.75 7,339.19 7,263.
Sat, 17 Jul 2004
Monorail changed to avoid disputes
Monorail changed to avoid disputesBambang Nurbianto, JakartaTo minimize losses ensuing from "social costs" from the construction of the monorail, developer PT Indonesia Transit Central (ITC) has decided to alter route of the Blue Line from Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, to Roxy, West Jakarta.