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Persebaya tamed in Eindhoven match

Persebaya tamed in Eindhoven match JAKARTA (JP): Persebaya Surabaya had to eat a 6-2 (4-1) defeat at home on Saturday night. But the match was just a friendly, and a pretty good performance considering the rival: Dutch first division runner-up PSV Eindhoven.

Reproductive rights still largely denied

Reproductive rights still largely denied JAKARTA (JP): Women's reproductive rights in Indonesia are still largely shunned by society, says a prominent physician and family planning campaigner.Kartono Mohamad, the chairman of the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (PKBI), said at a discussion...

Promoting business cost effectively with Winfax Pro

Promoting business cost effectively with Winfax ProBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Obviously, a small or new business would not have the financial power to buy space in newspapers to place their ads, or airtime on radio or TV stations to place commercials.

'Keroncong' music contest

'Keroncong' music contest JAKARTA (JP): A keroncong music contest for mayoralty level will be held by the South Jakarta Mayoralty on Jan. 11.South Jakarta's coordinating body for keroncong, Portuguese- influenced, music announced on Saturday that the contest will be open to any keroncong group...

Does Mr. Mochamad confuse you?

Does Mr. Mochamad confuse you? JAKARTA (JP): A businessman from the Middle East eying Indonesian investment opportunities recently found himself in a tortuous situation as he tried to locate his friend's name in a local telephone book.

Floods spread to W. Java

Floods spread to W. Java BANDUNG (JP): Spreading floods in West Java have destroyed crops and forced nearly 10,000 people to flee their homes, Antara reported yesterday.The news agency said that floods in West Java, Indonesia's main rice producer, had over the past several days destroyed 2,871...

Balinese transmigrants make good in Tolai

Balinese transmigrants make good in TolaiBy Iriandi Ibrahim TOLAI, Central Sulawesi (JP): When I Nyoman Suweto came to Tolai in 1969, there was no road in the area. Tolai was a jungle inhabited by a few native people.Things have changed.

Black magic -- real or fancied?

Black magic -- real or fancied?By T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Many people are familiar with the term witchcraft, even though not everybody believes it exists.Well, you won't see an old woman flying with her magic broom as found in many children's story books.

Suwandi, Andrian receive wild card

Suwandi, Andrian receive wild card JAKARTA (JP): Suwandi and Andrian Raturandang of Indonesia were named yesterday wild card recipients for the US$328,000 Indosiar Men's Tennis Championships which start tomorrow.

Aftershocks felt in Tolitoli

Aftershocks felt in Tolitoli PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): Residents of Tolitoli rushed out of their homes after a four second aftershock jolted the Central Sulawesi town on Friday night, Antara reported yesterday.There were no reports of damage or casualties.

The mystery of sorcery puzzles scientists

The mystery of sorcery puzzles scientistsBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Seeing is believing, but there are things which are hard to believe even after you have seen them. Some things are also hard to explain.

Gendeng Pamungkas, the doctor of death

Gendeng Pamungkas, the doctor of deathBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The man hands me his business card.One side reads "Ki Gendeng Pamungkas, Damned Hell Ltd., Death Street No. 810, Afterlife Green Complex, Phone: ...". At the top, there is the picture of a red monster sticking out its tongue.

Ricky and Rexy drop to world number two

Ricky and Rexy drop to world number two JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian world doubles champions Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky have to start the new badminton season as world number two, after suffering a string of losses in the last few months of last year.

Indonesia, U.S. engage in week of meetings

Indonesia, U.S. engage in week of meetings JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and the United States are preparing for a flurry of activities this week as Congressional aides, businesspeople and senior officials arrive to take part in talks here and in Bali.

Brief profile of successful Tolai farmers

Brief profile of successful Tolai farmers TOLAI, Central Sulawesi (JP): Hard work has transformed Tolai from a wild jungle into a successful agricultural area. From morning until dusk Tolai villagers work in the rice fields. Some have become rich and own cars, and fine houses with satellite dishes.

Hocus-pocus and all that jazz

Hocus-pocus and all that jazz Believe it or not, black magic, which has its roots in animism, is still very much alive in these modern times. It is practiced in many parts of Indonesia under different names.

World rally champion team braces for 1996 season

World rally champion team braces for 1996 season JAKARTA (JP): There is no real enemy but interest, a classic doctrine in politics says.It proves to be true for a new pair of world rally champion team, Subaru's Colin McRae and Kenneth Eriksson, who last season locked horns bitterly but who have now...

TV today

TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit 7:40 TV Series: Speed Keteers 8:05 Around Us 8:35 Children Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music: Album Kita 10:45 Youth Program: Temu Remaja 11:15 Music: Minggu Gembira 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang ke Gelanggang...

Colonarang has special place in Balinese daily life

Colonarang has special place in Balinese daily lifeBy Putu Suasta and Intan Petersen DENPASAR (JP): "The witch hobbles forward, clutching her stick in both hands, doing a cramped, old woman's dance, taking one step with one foot drawn up, bending forward with stiff neck and back, moving in...

Balian penengen: Black magic medicine man

Balian penengen: Black magic medicine man DENPASAR (JP): The clock strikes twelve. It is midnight, but nobody wants to go home yet. Some small children are sleeping soundly in their mothers' laps, still clad in their prayer attire complete with an Udeng (a head band used when praying and in...

What religious leaders say about black magic

What religious leaders say about black magicBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Religions recognize good and evil things, the visible and the invisible world. The Jakarta Post interviewed a number of religious leaders for their comments on black magic and how to avoid it.

Cashier robbed of Rp 30m

Cashier robbed of Rp 30m SOLO, Central Java (JP): Thieves ran away with Rp 30 million (US$13,043) when they snatched a bag containing the salaries of a cigarette company carried by its cashier on Friday.

Try cancels Soreang trip

Try cancels Soreang trip SOREANG, West Java (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi had to abruptly open the Village Information Week here yesterday after Vice-President Try Sutrisno's departure from Jakarta was delayed for over three hours due to bad weather.

Qian to make African tour

Qian to make African tour BEIJING (AFP): Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen is to make a 10-day African tour this month, Xinhua said yesterday, two days after Senegal shifted diplomatic recognition from Beijing to rival Taipei.

Photographs of forgotten humanity on display

Photographs of forgotten humanity on displayBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): In the early 1980s, I heard of an overpainted Rembrandt. An X-ray analysis revealed another layer of paint depicting an earlier version or composition of the rendering, or an entirely different image altogether.

Canada eyes Indonesian wheat market

Canada eyes Indonesian wheat market WINNIPEG, Canada (Reuter): Canadian Wheat Board commissioner Gordon Machej said on Thursday he will join the Canadian Prime Minister's trade mission to Indonesia and other South East Asian countries in a bid to expand his agency's market share in the region.

Legal intervention sought in Haryanto affair

Legal intervention sought in Haryanto affair SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The allegations of misconduct against Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto have been so widely politicized that the only way to resolve the matter once and for all is through a court of law, political observers say.

Shootings rank third in murder methods

Shootings rank third in murder methods JAKARTA (JP): Shootings ranked third in the commonest methods of murder in the city during 1995, says a noted forensic doctor.Most victims were killed by sharp weapons, such as knives, while the second most common murder method was by blunt objects, such as...

Deputy PM's supervision of Thai finance minister hailed

Deputy PM's supervision of Thai finance minister hailedBy Thomas Fox BANGKOK (AFP): A decision by Prime Minister Banharn Silpa- archa to place Thailand's embattled finance minister under the supervision of another senior cabinet member was welcomed by financial analysts Thursday.

Volleyball body needs strong leader: Kunarto

Volleyball body needs strong leader: Kunarto JAKARTA (JP): The first part of a fish to decompose is its head, or so a Dutch saying goes."The same holds true for a sports organization like the one whose chairmanship I am about to give up," Gen.

Embrace successes, ulemas told

Embrace successes, ulemas told JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians should make the best use of the country's accomplishments and not destroy them out of dissatisfaction, President Soeharto said yesterday.Addressing some 80 Moslem leaders visiting from Kalimantan, Soeharto said that pushing the development...

Bogor zoological museum to be renovated

Bogor zoological museum to be renovated JAKARTA (JP): A private company has agreed to become the fund raiser for the renovation of Bogor Zoological Museum.The signing of the deal between PT Ayuta Samarthya and the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) was made on Wednesday, with Soetikno...

Administration to review decree on developers

Administration to review decree on developers JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is reviewing a loop-hole riddled gubernatorial decree stipulating that developers must build low cost apartments.The Assistant City Secretary for Administrative and Development Affairs, Prawoto Danoemihardjo, said...

Shipwreck victims' wives seek House intervention

Shipwreck victims' wives seek House intervention JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will urge a Singapore shipping company agent here to pay insurance money to the heirs of crews who were killed in a ship wreck.

Obituary

Obituary K.H. Shohib Bisri, a respected Moslem scholar and leader of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) organization, died of kidney failure on Thursday in Jombang, East Java. He was 66 years old.Bisri, who is son of NU leader K.H. Bisri Syansuri, is survived by nine children and 15 grandchildren.

Floods claim 18 lives

Floods claim 18 lives BANDA ACEH, Aceh: This week's floods that swept East Aceh regency inflicted more than Rp 200 billion ($86 million) in material losses, a provincial administration official said yesterday.

Ex-Im Bank to help RI upgrade power plant

Ex-Im Bank to help RI upgrade power plant TOKYO (Kyodo): The Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of Japan said yesterday it will join a 6.9 billion yen lending program for Indonesia to boost the capacity of a power plant to help meet local electricity demand which has been soaring on recent...

Govt must show greater unity, YKPK says

Govt must show greater unity, YKPK says JAKARTA (JP): A group of respected statesmen yesterday urged the government to show greater unity, saying that recent discord among cabinet members is undermining the integrity of the entire administration.

Central Sulawesi forests unproductive

Central Sulawesi forests unproductive JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry has decided not to extend any forest concessions in Central Sulawesi, the province's Governor Azis Lamajido said yesterday.Lamajido told journalist after meeting with President Soeharto that the decision had been made...

Crimes on the road

Crimes on the roadFrom Media IndonesiaI would like to warn motorists to be vigilant when passing the Coca Cola crossroads, intersection of Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan/Jl. Letjen. Suprapto, Cempaka Putih and Jl. A. Yani/Jl.

Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Pollution drives local fishermen to other jobs

Pollution drives local fishermen to other jobs JAKARTA (JP): Most traditional fishermen in the Seribu Islands have moved here and surrounding towns because they could no longer eke out their living in the polluted sea, chairman of the Network for Forest Conservation in Indonesia has said.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: Ninja Turtles 3:05 Sports: Marathon World Champions 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Sports: Marathon World Champions (continued) 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: Wajah Negeriku 5:30 Science Film: Bill Bixby's Wonderful...

Six students admit their role in brawl

Six students admit their role in brawl JAKARTA (JP): Six students being tried in the South Jakarta District Court yesterday admitted their role in a brawl which caused another student's death.The six students, Abdur Rohman, Nandan Mulyadi alias Penjor, Hendi Hendarsyah, Heryansyah alias Yayang,...

Employers don't always get their way

Employers don't always get their way JAKARTA (JP): Employers don't always have their way when it comes to disputes with workers, contrary to what labor activists and union leaders claimed, according to a leader of the association of employers (APINDO).R.

Import curb sought to ease account deficit

Import curb sought to ease account deficit JAKARTA (JP): The government should take down-to-earth measures to curb import growth and drive up exports to reduce the growing current account deficit, executives suggested yesterday.

German tried in Bali

German tried in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: A German travel executive was arraigned in the Denpasar District Court on Friday on charges of defrauding Rp 147.50 million ($64,130) from eight hotels in Bali.Antara reported that the defendant, identified only as NJA, a 45-year-old general manager of the...

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 5, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 750 -50 1,000 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,675 25 1,353,500 Aneka...

Bank Bali announces profit rise

Bank Bali announces profit rise JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Bali announced yesterday that its gross profit increased by some 35 percent to about Rp 130 billion (US$56.5 million) last year and its total assets increased by 38 percent to about Rp 6.5 trillion.

Deer chase turns fatal

Deer chase turns fatal JAKARTA (JP): The manager of the Medan zoo and one of his employees drowned in the Deli River while chasing a deer that escaped from its enclosure on Thursday, Antara reported yesterday.