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Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Anwar courts ethnic Chinese from behind bars
Anwar courts ethnic Chinese from behind bars KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): From behind bars, ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is making attempts to court Malaysia's ethnic Chinese ahead of the Lunar New Year.In a two-page statement faxed to AFP, Anwar warned of a new plot to "plant fear" of ethnic clashes...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Government's capital participation in banks
Government's capital participation in banksFrom Bisnis IndonesiaDisregarding the pros and cons surrounding the premature issuance of Government Regulation No. 4/1999, the enforcement of this government regulation must be postponed.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Five officers killed in accident
Five officers killed in accident JAKARTA (JP): Five South Jakarta police officers were killed in a motor accident on Jl. Patuk Besi, Ciasem, in Subang, West Java on Saturday night together with a crook they were escorting in search of his accomplices' hideouts.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Tareq Aziz visits Turkey to discuss U.S., British raids
Tareq Aziz visits Turkey to discuss U.S., British raids DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters): Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz swept into NATO-member Turkey on Sunday for a high profile visit to the country the United States uses as a launch- pad for air strikes on northern Iraq.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News 7:00 Children's Songs 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:35 Soccer: New Castle vs Blackburn Rovers (rerun) 3:05 Documentary 3:30 TV Drama 4:00 Regional News 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
KL police set for PR classes
KL police set for PR classes KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Hoping to nurture a more people-friendly police force, Malaysia will enroll 11,000 of its top brass in courses on morals and public relations, news reports said on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Parties back strict rules on campaigning
Parties back strict rules on campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of political parties support a strict code of conduct to govern campaign activities, including stiff sanctions for offending parties and supporters, to guard against violence when electioneering gets underway on May 18.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Rumored Saudi plan to let women drive a test of tradition
Rumored Saudi plan to let women drive a test of traditionBy Hosniya Hanem JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia may soon allow women to drive, which could be the most significant advance for women since girls were allowed to go to school in the 1960s.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Jakarta hoodlums warned
Jakarta hoodlums warned SEMARANG: The police here have warned hoodlums who have moved to this city from elsewhere to refrain from committing crimes and acts disturbing the peace, Antara reported Saturday.The warning was issued in view of the arrival of hoodlums from Jakarta, Col.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Subdistricts can't pay for cheap rice
Subdistricts can't pay for cheap rice JAKARTA (JP): Most of the capital's 265 subdistricts owe a total of Rp 1.9 billion (about US$215,000) to the Jakarta chapter of the State Logistics Agency (Dolog Jaya) for cheap rice they received in the past five months, an official said.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Handicraft expo at WTC
Handicraft expo at WTC JAKARTA (JP): A two-day handicraft fair will be held in the atrium of the World Trade Center, Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, from Tuesday, Feb. 16, organizers said on Saturday.The Jakarta Arts and Crafts Fair will offer a selected range of local handicrafts from several...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Regional autonomy bill dissappoints experts
Regional autonomy bill dissappoints experts JAKARTA (JP): Instead of meeting its promise of greater regional autonomy, a recently issued draft bill is striking out with analysts who charge it fails to sever the dependent relationship of regional governments to their central counterpart.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
LNG team heading to China
LNG team heading to China JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto and president of state oil and gas company Pertamina Martiono Hadianto will travel soon to China to market liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced at Tangguh LNG plant in Irian Jaya.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Persib 1-3 defeat to Persija sparks violence
Persib 1-3 defeat to Persija sparks violence BANDUNG (JP): Hundreds of dejected fans turned violent on Sunday after local team Persib suffered a 1-3 defeat to Persija Jakarta.The upset crowds stoned windows of dozens of shops and smashed flower pots to pieces on their way home from the Siliwangi...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Emergency fund disbursement
Emergency fund disbursement TANGERANG (JP): Disbursement of an emergency fund amounting to Rp 7.9 billion has been hindered in Tangerang by failures on the part of the Village Resilience Boards (LKMD) to meet the set requirements, an official said on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Malaysia allots $28.2m to win 2001 SEA Games
Malaysia allots $28.2m to win 2001 SEA Games KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has set aside 107 million ringgit (US$28.2 million) under an athlete training program to dislodge Indonesia as the overall champion in the 2001 SEA Games, reports said Sunday.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Translation works demand cultural mastery
Translation works demand cultural masteryBy S. Harmono JAKARTA (JP): A letter to The Jakarta Post on Jan. 25 by Adrianus Hiyung Tjung declares: "Translators deserve high pay." Translators deserve to be better remunerated because theirs is a demanding job, he said.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Administration suable over lost traffic signs
Administration suable over lost traffic signs JAKARTA (JP): City residents, whose convenience is disturbed by the disappearance of traffic signs and the neglected condition of thoroughfares, have the right to sue the city administration, an activist and two city councilors said on Sunday.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant
Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant Have you ever dreamed of spoiling your beloved family or loved ones by taking them to Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant? There is no need to imagine its fantastic beach-style decor and pleasant atmosphere, which was created in Singapore by Mr. Lim Choon Nge in 1962.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Singapore Muslims asked to skip Valentine
Singapore Muslims asked to skip Valentine SINGAPORE (AP): Singapore Muslims have been advised by their religious leaders not to celebrate Valentine's Day on Sunday because of its non-Islamic origins despite the modern commercialization of dining out and buying flowers, presents, candy or card for...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Steps to ward off hypertension in kids
Steps to ward off hypertension in kids SEMARANG (JP): The medical world is paying increasing attention to hypertension among children and youths, especially after the finding that about five percent of children worldwide suffer from it.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Bishop Belo urges immediate referendum
Bishop Belo urges immediate referendum DILI, East Timor (JP): In the face of repeated statements by the government that it wants to let East Timor go in a short time, a referendum is needed now to let the East Timorese have their own say, Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo has said.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Hosts of 2002 World Cup have work cut out for them
Hosts of 2002 World Cup have work cut out for them TOKYO (AFP): For officials of Japan and South Korea, joint hosts of the 2002 soccer World Cup, trips between each other's capitals have become routine as they try to bridge more than the stretch of water that separates them.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Exploring various avenues at Jakarta's bars and cafes
Exploring various avenues at Jakarta's bars and cafes Anton entered the cafe wearing a red Manchester United shirt with the number 11 blazoned across the back. There the similarity between him and the Welsh wing wizard ends.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Year of the Rabbit: A time for self-sacrifice
Year of the Rabbit: A time for self-sacrificeBy Mauro Rahardjo BANDUNG (JP): A current of foreboding links numerous recent articles in the mass media forecasting events in the year ahead. Our instincts sense that 1999 may not be an improvement on the previous explosive year and may not be able to...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News 7:00 Morning Focus 7:15 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings 7:30 Children's Program 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Children's Program 9:30 Creative Program 10:00 Family's Skill 11:30 Talk Show 12:15 p.m.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
'Mighty Joe Young' a tame King Kong for the kids
'Mighty Joe Young' a tame King Kong for the kids JAKARTA (JP): How would you describe a film about a 20-foot gorilla running amok in an American metropolis? King Kong.An "ape", excuse the pun, of the classic King Kong movies is what audiences will probably be saying after they see Mighty Joe Young.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
GP Ansor chief dies in car accident
GP Ansor chief dies in car accident JAKARTA (JP): Muhammad Iqbal Assegaff, chairman of the six- million-strong Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor), died from injuries suffered in a car accident on the Cawang-Tanjung Priok toll road on Saturday.He was 41.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
La Nina, My Love
La Nina, My Love Angels are descending from heavenand dark clouds are headingtoward Indonesia The La Nina God has sent us your love Dances are seen and yells are heard from the air,all angels happily wave their hands,flapping their wingsand strewing drizzle while singingthe songs of thunder La...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Senior painters serenade colors
Senior painters serenade colorsBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): Yudha Citra Promo has again agglomerated various senior artists from the Seniman Peduli (Artists Care) group. They are displaying their works in a painting exhibition titled Serenade of Colors at the Shangri-La Hotel in Central Jakarta.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Don't let East Timor go
Don't let East Timor goFrom MerdekaRegarding the issue of East Timor, I do not want East Timor to separate from Indonesia because the separation of East Timor would have a negative impact on both the Indonesia people and the East Timorese themselves.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Sports Council urged to improve performance
Sports Council urged to improve performanceBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia won six gold, 10 silver and 11 bronze medals at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December, many sports experts expressed their dissatisfaction with the results, saying that national athletes could...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Tanri latest street crime victim
Tanri latest street crime victim JAKARTA (JP): Street criminals on the prowl for vehicle side mirrors practice a strict nondiscrimination policy.Finding out the identity of the car owner is not a priority.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
RI navy plane spots victims
RI navy plane spots victims JAKARTA (Reuters): The Indonesian navy has discovered 19 bodies believed to be those of passengers on a ship which sank in the South China Sea last weekend, the Antara news agency said on Saturday.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Fertilizer crisis heaps on the social tension
Fertilizer crisis heaps on the social tension SEMARANG (JP): Mulyadi, his hands and feet drenched with mud, sat daydreaming on a dike of his farm. Puffing his cigarette once in a while, the 50-year-old farmer in Wonogiri set his eyes on the paddy crop he planted a week before.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Country Style offers donuts and much more
Country Style offers donuts and much more Country Style, the Canadian donut and sandwich franchise now making its mark in Indonesia, knows a rigid menu should not dominate breakfast, lunch and dinner, or any culinary diversions taken in between.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Ambary devotes life to Islamic archeology
Ambary devotes life to Islamic archeologyBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Unearthing stones, artifacts and the skeletal remains of ancient humans in remote areas may sound like an unappealing job to many people, but not to Hasan Muarif Ambary.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
U.S. told not intervene
U.S. told not intervene MANILA, Philippines (AP): Philippine President Joseph Estrada said Saturday the United States should stay out of a territorial dispute over islands claimed by six nations.Estrada indicated that the Philippines may not be able to invoke a Mutual Defense Treaty with the United...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Questioning ABRI's hegemony on politics
Questioning ABRI's hegemony on politics Hegemoni Tentara (Army's Hegemony); M. Najib Azca; Introduction by Herbert Feith; LKis, 1998; xiii + 284 JAKARTA (JP): The political role of the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) has again come under public scrutiny.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
History blamed for assimilation's failure
History blamed for assimilation's failure JAKARTA (JP): Disharmony between ethnic Chinese and indigenous communities was the failure and "success story" of Soeharto's regime, which included the dominant political party Golkar and the Armed Forces (ABRI), analysts say.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Exhibition puts tourism under the microscope
Exhibition puts tourism under the microscopeBy Tjahjono Ep. YOGYAKARTA (JP): It was a quiet morning at Via-via cafe on Jl. Parangtritis. Several employees busied themselves preparing meals probably ordered by foreign tourists a day or two before.A woman looked at a photobox created by J.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Chinese-Indonesians hold new year hope
Chinese-Indonesians hold new year hope Millions of Chinese-Indonesians, like other Chinese communities around the world, will celebrate the Lunar New Year, Imlek, on Tuesday.The Year of the Rabbit celebration in Indonesia is expected to be the sweetest in over 30 years because the fall of former...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Encouraging pluralism would create a richer RI culture
Encouraging pluralism would create a richer RI culture JAKARTA (JP): A nation-building process is never ending."It's a struggle," says a seasoned political observer of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Harry Tjan Silalahi.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
The Amstel Trio
The Amstel Trio The Amstel Trio is one of six musical ensembles currently in the country performing at a festival representing six of the European Union's 15 member countries. This unique group of musicians presents harmonious musical arrangements without each member losing his or her individual...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
One killed in boat accident
One killed in boat accident KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): One Indonesian died and another 11 were missing after their boat capsized in strong winds along Malaysia's narrow Straits of Malacca last week, officials said Saturday.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: DonationIda Sudoyo & AssociatesTENDER LOVING CARE: Head of the health ministry's Directorate of Community Health Dini Latief (center) accepts a donation from Zwitsal through president director of Kiwi Brands Indonesia, Don Godsden (right), watched by Sarsito Sarwono of the...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Post office service
Post office serviceFrom RepublikaI am disappointed with the service of PT Pos Indonesia. Many of the letters and packages sent by my pen friends from the Netherlands are never delivered to me. For example, letters and packages sent last year by Jan In't Veen, Peggy Deliege and Alex AM de Groot have...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Does Valentine's Day mean love or a business opportunity?
Does Valentine's Day mean love or a business opportunity?By Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): Myths mixed with commercialization swirl around Valentine's Day. However, all elements share a common point of departure: namely how to best express feelings of affection to our nearest and dearest.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Getting ready for Chinese New Year
Getting ready for Chinese New YearBy Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): When I came to visit Auntie Hong just before Christmas, I found her busy preparing for the Chinese New Year. She had bought sacks full of sticky rice and brown sugar.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
A rose by any other name
A rose by any other name JAKARTA (JP): About 30 years ago the Chinese-Indonesian community was rocked by a New Order government recommendation that advised the replacement of Chinese names with indigenous ones.