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Six die from diarrhea in NTT

Six die from diarrhea in NTT KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: At least six people have died in the latest outbreak of diarrhea over the last month, while 40 others are still undergoing intensive treatment in public health centers in remote parts of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), local health officials say.

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4 x 10 Govt team barred from Al Zaetun pesantren Lampung2 x 20 Lampung governor urged to announce budget audit ITP1 x 35 Cement firm sued for harassing journalists Sumut2 x 20 Sumut Airlines likely to use Malaysian aircraft

Kopassus to celebrate golden year

Kopassus to celebrate golden year JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Adm. Widodo A.S. is scheduled to preside over a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) on April 16, while President Megawati Soekarnoputri will president nasi tumpeng, a traditional...

Respite from Paris

Respite from Paris The government can now enjoy a respite from severe cash-flow problems after its sovereign creditors grouped in the Paris Club, as widely expected, approved its request for the rescheduling of US$5.

Noted religious leaders to make first Ambon visit

Noted religious leaders to make first Ambon visitA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After three months of delay, prominent religious leaders in the country were set to make an unprecedented visit to riot-torn Ambon in Maluku on Monday, a noted Muslim leader said on Saturday.

Govt told to impress investors after Paris Club

Govt told to impress investors after Paris ClubDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's US$5.4 billion debt rescheduling deal with the Paris Club group of creditor nations has given the country fresh credibility, which economists say the government should follow up and capitalize on...

Band of protesters demands casinos for Jakarta, not islands

Band of protesters demands casinos for Jakarta, not islandsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 250 fierce-looking protesters from Metro Watch, an organization allegedly backed by certain powerful underworld gambling businessmen, besieged Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's residence at...

Troops kill 10 rebels in Aceh

Troops kill 10 rebels in Aceh INDONESIA: Ten separatist rebels have been killed in the latest violence in Aceh province, the military said on Saturday. Troops killed the 10 members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in three separate clashes at Tapaktuan in South Aceh district on Friday, Aceh military...

Hope springs eternal for jaded ol' Jl. Jaksa

Hope springs eternal for jaded ol' Jl. JaksaBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta Less like a gracious old dame fallen on hard times than a raunchy old hussy gone past her use-by date, Jl. Jaksa has been looking decidedly frayed around the edges of late.

Paris Club gives RI $5.4b in debt relief

Paris Club gives RI $5.4b in debt reliefReuters, Paris The Paris Club of creditor countries rewarded Indonesia's economic and legal reforms on Friday with a debt rescheduling deal vital to the nation's fiscal and overall stability.

Tips for a trip to Anak Krakatau

Tips for a trip to Anak Krakatau Getting there: There are several alternative ways of getting there. However, we chose to go first to Carita Beach by bus before sailing to the island by motorboat.It's about two hours' drive from Jakarta to Carita, and three hours more on the boat.

Fitness fits and starts: Sticking with the program

Fitness fits and starts: Sticking with the programThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta LifeSpa consultant Brian Bildt calls it "the rhythm method of girth control".He is joking, but serial fitness failures -- people who start a program but quickly give it up due to one of a litany of excuses -- is a serious...

Tropical Gardens: A jungle setting in your own backyard

Tropical Gardens: A jungle setting in your own backyardMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The beauty of tropical plants never loses its charms and it is among the most popular concepts brought home to adorn residential gardens.

Public grows more open to on-screen sex

Public grows more open to on-screen sexJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Moviegoers may still recall the public outcry after the release of action/horror flick Pembalasan Ratu Pantai Selatan (The Vengeance of South Coast Queen), back in 1987.

Anak Krakatau: Getting into the spirit of adventure

Anak Krakatau: Getting into the spirit of adventureHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Sertung Island, Lampung It was not a classy resort this time. No fancy hotel, no comfortable room, no hot water, no king-size bed. In fact, no bed at all.

Portuguese ambassador Gomes feeling right at home

Portuguese ambassador Gomes feeling right at homeMehru Jaffer, Contributor, Jakarta Portuguese ambassador Ana Gomes has lived and worked in some of the most exciting cities in the world -- London, New York and Tokyo.

Select your type of detoxification

Select your type of detoxificationMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mother Nature has regained popularity among Indonesians, particularly with those who are health conscious.Despite its novelty, the body purification program called detoxification, or detox, in the form of cleansing...

Tropical storm Bonnie headed Jakarta's way

Tropical storm Bonnie headed Jakarta's way Meteorological experts warned that an extraordinarily large amount of precipitation and strong winds may pound Jakarta within the next three days as tropical storm Bonnie makes its way northward in the eastern Indian Ocean from an area near East Nusa...

Confidence counts for director Rudi

Confidence counts for director RudiHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There are at least two things you should keep in mind if you meet director Rudi Soedjarwo, whose latest film Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? (What's Up With Cinta?) has turned out to be a major hit here.

On the record

On the record Artist: Sheila on 7. Album: 07 Des (Sony Music Indonesia) Listening to this album is kind of a relief. Before its release, skeptics doubted the Yogyakarta-based band would maintain their "one-million-copies sold" rating.

TV Program: Sunday, April 14, 2002

TV Program: Sunday, April 14, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News7:30 Sports8:30 Children's Program9:00 Music10:00 Children's Program12:30 p.m. Comedy1:00 Sports4:30 Performance6:00 News7:00 Comedy7:30 Music: Dansa Yo Dansa9:00 News9:30 Comic10:00 Music: Rock and Round12:30 a.m.

Silence descends on Bali on Hindu holy day

Silence descends on Bali on Hindu holy dayI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Following another year of busy daily activity, Bali, the country's most popular tourist destination, turned eerily silent and peaceful during the observance of the Day of Silence (Nyepi) on Saturday, also a...

SE Asian sports officials select sports for SEAG

SE Asian sports officials select sports for SEAGAssociated Press, Hanoi Sports officials from the 10 Southeast Asian countries have agreed unanimously on 21 events to be included in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in Vietnam in 2003, state-controlled media reported Saturday.

Alternative medicine into the mainstream

Alternative medicine into the mainstreamEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The growing popularity of alternative medicine can be attributed in part to an underlying distrust in what conventional medicine here has to offer.

Why can't we spare a thought for others?

Why can't we spare a thought for others? The series of articles that appeared in The Jakarta Post this past week about our reluctance to queue were interesting to read, particularly after my own experience of living abroad for many years.

Do-it-yourself for someone special

Do-it-yourself for someone specialPersonalized presents -- mementos from the heartSusanna Tjokro, Contributor, Jakarta For many people, a gift is more than meets the eye. The idea and the work behind giving someone the best present possible deserves appreciation.

Matori favors putting off amendments

Matori favors putting off amendmentsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil expressed wariness on Saturday over the ongoing constitutional amendments and urged legislators to postpone the process due to the potentially divisive and unsettling...

On the Shelf

On the Shelf World Food INDONESIA; By Patrick Wooton, photographs by Jerry Alexander; Published by Lonely Planet, 2002; Pb 272 pages; US$13.99 If you are thinking of going on a diet, hold your horses. Lonely Planet has just brought out a surreptitiously seductive culinary teaser to undermine your...

Helping out others brings its own rewards

Helping out others brings its own rewardsMonique Natalia, Contributor, Jakarta During February and March it was an everyday sight to see young people hauling boxes and soliciting donations at traffic lights to help Jakarta's flood victims.

Steve Lawler: Testing dance music's boundaries

Steve Lawler: Testing dance music's boundariesJoseph Mangga, Contributor, Jakarta England's Steve Lawler -- a Global Underground DJ artist, a true turntable virtuoso, and the undisputed master of ultra- spacey, percussive Tribal House -- played at the end of March to a capacity crowd of over 3,000...

Bandung designers: Not content to be a fashion also-ran

Bandung designers: Not content to be a fashion also-ranMuara Bagdja, Contributor, Bandung Bandung offers more in the style stakes than its famous Cihampelas jeans, factory outlets crowded with Jakarta weekend visitors or Cibaduyud leather footwear.

Rediscovering the Asian identity

Rediscovering the Asian identityMegawati Soekarnoputri President, Indonesia We are now living in fast-changing world. What often concerns us is that the changes themselves always entail problems. They can be big, they can be small and in many cases they can be cumulative in nature.

1. NELAYAN -- 55 pts Bodoni Bold 7/1

1. NELAYAN -- 55 pts Bodoni Bold 7/1North Sumatra fisherfolk live in sheer poverty 2. BUDDHA -- 40 pts Bodoni Bold 4/1Buddhist novices wage war on drugs ============== 3. PEOPLE AND PLACES 4. PHOTOS

MUI's antipornography movement

MUI's antipornography movementFrom Pikiran Rakyat The moral movement of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) against pornography was not only initiated by its central executives but also resulted from its national meeting in 2000, national working conference in 2001 and the consensus between MUI and...

JP/4/NELES

JP/4/NELESSpecial autonomy will not solve crimes against Papuans Neles Tebay Pontifical University of Urbaniana The Jakarta Post Rome In December 2001, the Papuans, through peaceful rallies, rejected Jakarta's offer of special autonomy and demanded the government reveal who killed Theys Hiyo Eluay,...

City road conditions

City road conditions Since many people haven't experienced the daily dilemma of going to work in Jakarta on a motorcycle, my experience should prove to be an eye-opener.Having lived and worked in Indonesia for over 30 years, I, like most Indonesian executives and expatriates, enjoy the luxury of...

Decorate your desktops to brighten your day

Decorate your desktops to brighten your dayVishnu K. Mahmud Contributor Jakarta Tired of seeing the same color on the background of your computer screen? Are you sick of the picture of the beautiful rolling hills on your PC? Perhaps it's time to accessorize your virtual desktop.

Apriadi Gunawan

Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Medan Kamaluddin gently guided his 14-foot long boat to the pier where fishermen living in Block E of the Nelayan Indah housing complex tie up their boats. The complex is located only 2.5 kilometers from Jl. Yos Sudarso, the main road to Belawan Port near Medan.

Adrian edited this around 5pm on 12/4/02

Adrian edited this around 5pm on 12/4/02;JP;ICN; ANPAc..r.. Office-property-outlookMarket demand remains modest, trend is likely to continueI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta Office property in the capital reported modest growth during the first quarter of this year in line with the country's slow...

Software industry for Indonesia: What needs to be done

Software industry for Indonesia: What needs to be done (1x35)Zatni Arbi Columnist Jakarta zatni@cbn.net.id "Have you heard of the bumblebee story?" Andrew McBean, president director of PT Microsoft Indonesia, asked me over lunch last week. No, I had not.

Allocations for

Allocations for political partiesFrom NeracaAs a citizen I am surprised to read newspaper reports, including reports in this daily on government funds allocated for political parties. In the general elections of 1999, I exercised my right to vote as an obedient member of the nation.

More education on privatization is needed

More education on privatization is neededWinarno Zain Director Institute for Policy Studies Jakarta The debate on the government privatization programs for the state owned enterprises (SOEs) reflects how the issue is narrowly understood by the public.

India's perspectives on ASEAN and the Asia Pacific Region

India's perspectives on ASEAN and the Asia Pacific RegionAtal Bihari Vajpayee Prime Minister of India India's relations with Singapore have grown considerably over the last decade, but a vast potential still remains untapped.

Day of Silence // 16 pt univ //

Day of Silence // 16 pt univ // Correction: In the editorial of April 12 titled Bali's Day of Silence, we mistakenly wrote that "The Hindus are highly guided by the Ari Hita Karana,". This should have read "Tri Hita Karana. We apologize for the error. --Editor

City road conditions

City road conditions Since many people haven't experienced the daily dilemma of going to work in Jakarta on a motorcycle, my experience should prove to be an eye-opener.Having lived and worked in Indonesia for over 30 years, I, like most Indonesian executives and expatriates, enjoy the luxury of...

1. ZATNI -- 55 pts Bodoni Bold 4/2

1. ZATNI -- 55 pts Bodoni Bold 4/2 Software industry for RI: What needs to be done? 2. VISH -- 40 pts Bodoni Bold 3/2 Decorate your desktops to brighten your day ================= 3. PHOTOS 4. IT-SuperHighway (Supplement)

Illegal fees

Illegal fees still rifeFrom Kompas I recently processed a permit in an office under the supervision of the finance ministry. Talking with one of the office division heads, I was told that the office had a very limited operational fund while it had to provide services to the public to process...

Indonesia, narcotics exporter

Indonesia, narcotics exporter A recent police raid on an ecstasy factory in Tangerang indicates that Indonesia has become an exporter of ecstasy, and not merely a destination or transit point for drug trafficking.

Three killed, 35 houses burned in Maluku brawl

Three killed, 35 houses burned in Maluku brawlThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Ambon At least three people were killed, 12 others injured and 35 houses set ablaze in a brawl between two Christian villages on Saparua island, Central Maluku, police said on Thursday.

Laskar Jihad members start to upset Papuans: Thaha

Laskar Jihad members start to upset Papuans: ThahaR.K. Nugroho and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/Yogyakarta Separatist leaders have rejected the presence of the Java-based Laskar Jihad militant group in the troubled province of Papua, which they said had sparked disquiet among local...