Jakarta Post articles from July 2006, page 15

Jakarta Post archives from July 2006

Getting well again through hypnosis.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 6 A middle-aged lady entered a clinic, restless and worried. She had consulted many doctors and had taken various tests. All the physical examinations and...

Openface watch to hit the market.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Vacheron Constantin has yet to release the Platinum Malte Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date watch. This watch is multifunctional; it not only shows the...

Watch collection by Cartier.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Cartier has launched the Calisson De Cartier Watch as part of the Cartier Libre Collection in April 2006. The Bordeaux leather strap of the watch is dark...

Make it better, make it work: Desire to improve.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 7 On Jan. 5, 1998, Sonny Bono, ex-husband of Cher, died from injuries sustained when he hit a tree while skiing. His death came only several days after Michael...

Maize: Columbus' Cuban discovery.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Never did Christopher Columbus expect that one of the grains brought back by two of his Spanish sailors from Cuba, where they weighed anchor in 1492, would...

Rotary assists with hygiene in E. Bali schools.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Amed area in the far east of Bali is a ruggedly beautiful part of the island with volcanic bays and fishing villages. Despite a steadily growing tourism...

Fashion students explore creativity courageously.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 9 What do prostitutes, geisha, the emperor of China, and Einstein have in common? They are among the characters that inspire students of Esmod Jakarta fashion...

Raising hope, building character through sports.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 10 Universitas Pelita Harapan's Sport & Arts Department and Sekolah Pelita Harapan's Physical Education Department have joined together to create an...

Learning to do good for others through action.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 10 The NBA is the most well-known basketball organization in the world today. Yet their organization does not merely play basketball and compete. On several...

Sharing, caring -- and counting blessings.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 10 It has been a wonderful experience being part of the Karawaci Youth League. It was a whole lot of fun for me not to just teach basketball but from what I...

Opening hearts to do God's work.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 10 The Meulaboh trip was a great experience as it helped me to develop as a basketball player and a better person. The suffering and effects of the tsunami...

Reaching out to community through sports.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 10 I am very proud to be part of the Karawaci Youth Sports League, made up of the SPH senior basketball team, and the UPH basketball team. No other basketball...

True happiness is serving others.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 10 When I learned about having to write about the Meulaboh trip experience, the first thing that came to mind was writing about what we did for those people....

WFM Irene draws in first round.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 11 AKARTA: Indonesia's Women's FIDE Master (WFM) Irene Kharisma Sukandar kicked off Saturday her run in the women's grandmaster tournament in Marseille,...

Jakarta A stuns S'pore in final.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 11 AKARTA: The Jakarta A U-20 men's team upset powerhouse Singapore in the grand final to win the first Betawi Cup Junior Waterpolo International Championship...

Lake Toba: Majestic, tranquil getaway.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The journey to Lake Toba from Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, is quite long and arduous -- three to four hours should be allowed -- but as one...

'Indonesian Education' highlights problem of teacher-bureaucrats.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 14 Indonesian Education: Teachers, Schools, and Central Bureaucracy Christopher Bjork New York and London: Routledge, 2005 200 pp Asked why Finland has the...

A Home to Build.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 14 Since I decided to leave home, I had only the night sky to shelter me when I slept. I had moved from one town to another, traveling from one alley to...

Exhibit pays tribute to father of taxonomy.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 15 A rare photo exhibition called Herbarium Amoris: A Tribute to Carl Linnaeus is being held by the Swedish Embassy in cooperation with Swedish Institute and...

Walter Spies: The legacy of a banished demon.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 15 In creating the image of Balinese idyll, the influence of German painter, photographer and musician Walter Spies (1895-1942), who was banished by the Dutch...

Spaced-out treats.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 16 Album: Constant Pressure Artist: Beat Pharmacy Label: Deep Space Media/Wave Music Rating: *** out of ***** Standout tracks: Caramel, Pieces, Wata (Water)...

Now Showing.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 17 Cars (Animation/Comedy, 116 minutes) Voiced by Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Tony Shalhoub, Guido Quaroni, Jenifer Lewis, Paul Dooley, George Carlin, Michael...

Still Playing.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 17 The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift (Action/Thriller, 104 minutes) Starring Lucas Black, Brian Tee, Zachery Ty Bryan, Nathalie Kelley, Brandon Brendel,...

Superman returns a savior of mankind.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 17 He's probably the one superhero that moviegoers have missed the most Especially after former Man of Steel Christopher Reeve was paralyzed in a horse...

Day of sporting fun.
July 2, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 -- PAGE 20 Every year, the 700 or so elementary and junior high students of the Jakarta Japanese School (JJS) in Bintaro, South Jakarta, look forward to the day when...

Lawyer gets 4 years for attempted bribery.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 1 The Corruption Court sentenced lawyer Harini Wijoso to four years in jail and fined her Rp 150 million (about US$17,000) Friday for attempted bribery of...

VP says Mideast tourism remarks misunderstood.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Vice President Jusuf Kalla stated Friday that he did not support the use of women in Middle Eastern tourism campaigns, saying his recent off-the- cuff...

Investigation widening into massive arms stash.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto said Friday military police were investigating the possible involvement of other Army...

Aceh governance law set for enactment.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 2 The House of Representatives is scheduled to endorse the long-awaited and much-debated Aceh governance bill on July 11, with the main focus then on holding...

Jakarta Police devising new security scheme to fight crime.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Recent finds of a high number of sophisticated weapons in the capital have compelled the Jakarta Police to set up a new security scheme aimed at stopping...

10K holder Talel keeping an eye on the opposition.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 2 Defending champion Wilberforce Talel does not expect to coast to an easy victory in Sunday's Jakarta International 10K "I see lots of challenges this...

Officials, TNI back probe into Timor Leste abuses.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 2 The joint Indonesia-Timor Leste Truth and Friendship Commission said Friday it received backing of Indonesian Military (TNI) and government officials to...

Jakarta, Bekasi to extend Bantargebang agreement.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 4 As the Jakarta administration has yet to establish high-technology waste management facilities in the capital, it is a relief to know that the neighboring...

Students learning from nature.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Amid criticism over the national education system, under which students who do not pass the final examination do not graduate, an inner-city elementary...

Residents set upon village secretary.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 4 TANGERANG: Dozens of residents of Sukamanah village in Jambi district ran amok Friday, beating up the village secretary and destroying the village...

East Jakarta teachers win TV quiz jackpot.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Two school teachers in East Jakarta finally brought home their cash prize of Rp 2 billion (about US$214,000) on Thursday night after waiting for...

'Playboy' proceeds to prosecution.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Jakarta Police investigators will soon submit the Playboy Indonesia case file to prosecutors, following the status of the magazine's chief editor and two...

'Jakartans can make money out of anything'.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 4 Jakarta is a magnet for people from other regions, who courageously set out for the big smoke to try their luck, even though there is no guarantee they...

Study says new turnpikes would widen gap between rich and poor.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 4 A study on the economic impact of building six new inner-city turnpikes has fleshed out the reality of the income gap between the rich and the poor The...

Pollution of mussel farms makes shells of men.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 5 "One, two, three, heave!" men shout as they strain against a wooden motor boat used to catch green mussels just a few hours before Heading out at dawn...

Toward a more humane welcome.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 6 News on the House of Representatives' plan to deliberate a bill allowing dual citizenship for children from Indonesians with foreign spouses arrives like a...

Islamic bylaws and democracy.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 6 Over the past few weeks there has been another round of debate concerning the growing number of Islamic bylaws. The critics call these bylaws...

Failed education system.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 6 The Education Ministry reports that around 9 percent of high school students failed the national final examinations. Ironically, some of them had already...

Students want another exam.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 7 I'm a third-year high school student who failed the national final examination in May. I got a 3 in math, even though I got an 8.60 in English and a 9.20...

Schools in need of help.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 7 The devastating earthquake in Yogyakarta and Klaten on May 27, has destroyed not only thousands of houses but also hundreds of school buildings A lot...

In absentia trial for Soeharto: No more delays.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 7 Judge Andi Samsan Nganro of the South Jakarta District Court has decreed in a pre-trial hearing that the recent decision by the Attorney General's Office...

Tsunami survivors leave tents.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 8 A girl looks on as her parents dismantle their tent in Gue Gajah village, Darul Imarah district in Aceh Besar regency on Friday (see photo) Some 200...

Fuel crisis in E. Nusa Tenggara.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 8 KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Diesel fuel shortages have affected Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara, for the past two days as a result of supply disruptions...

Sinjai mudslide survivors wait for promised assistance.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 8 The government is being urged to meet its earlier pledge to provide compensation to victims of landslides and flash floods in Sinjai, South Sulawesi ...

Kalimantan flood victims suffer diarrhea, skin rashes.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Flood victims in South Kalimantan, mostly children, have started to suffer from skin rashes and diarrhea, forcing some of them to skip school ...

Yogya quake's emergency phase over.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Emergency operations following the May 27 earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java officially ended Friday, marked by the distribution of cash and rice...

Quake brings out survivors' creativity.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 8 Survivors of the earthquake that jolted the island of Java and devastated parts of Yogyakarta and Central Java have been compelled to be creative in...

President SBY rules out clemency for drug dealers.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 9 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reiterated here Friday he would not grant clemency to those sentenced to death for drug trafficking, saying those...

Police say close to naming suspects in mudflow case.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 9 After nearly a month of questioning witnesses and studying documents related to the mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java, an officer said Friday police were...

Russia extends credit for arms.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 9 The Russian government has agreed to provide Indonesia a US$1 billion export credit to procure several Sukhoi fighter jets, warships and other military...

Govt to buy new presidential plane.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: The government plans to purchase a new aircraft to replace the 30-year-old presidential plane. The announcement comes after a cracked windshield...

Migrants waiting for plots of land.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: Three years after they moved to South Sumatra, some 700 migrant families from Central Java are yet to receive plots of land to farm on Alimin...

Students left in limbo after failing exams.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 9 Thousands of high school students who failed to graduate this year have been left in limbo as they will only be able to go on to higher education in 2007...

Singapore uses experience to dominate in water polo.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 10 Singapore is a leading water polo power in Southeast Asia thanks to its long experience in the sport "In men's water polo, we're traditionally...

SG to boost exports as local demand slums.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 13 As a result of a fall in domestic consumption, the country's leading cement producer, PT Semen Gresik (SG), says it will increase its exports from 13 to...

Retail bond sales rescheduled to Aug. 2.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 13 The government has postponed its plan to offer Indonesian retail bonds for the first time ever to individual investors until August, the Finance Ministry...

Kalla urges regions to start spending development funds.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 13 Vice President Jusuf Kalla urged the country's local administrations Friday to immediately start spending the investment funds they had been given on...

Bank Indonesia upbeat LDR will increase despite tough challenges ahead.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 14 The central bank is upbeat that the loan to deposit ratios of commercial banks will continue to increase this year from last year's level of 53.2 percent,...

Let the circus tricks begin.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 18 Last session we taught Fido to fetch, and if you thought that was hard wait till you try teaching him to skip. It's a tough trick but well worth the...

Top chamber orchestra to stage quake benefit concert.
July 1, 2006... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 -- PAGE 21 A highly respected UK orchestra is planning to waive its professional fees when it performs in a benefit concert in London on July 11 for survivors of the...