Archive: 3 December 2000
34 articles found
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Staking out the city for hot year-end sales
Staking out the city for hot year-end sales People can be divided into two groups: those who love a good sale, and those who pass them by, says one wise shopper dedicated to hunting out the best bargains this city has to offer.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
What's in store for holiday shoppers
What's in store for holiday shoppers Upmarket shopping malls are merrily adorned with Christmas and Idul Fitri decorations, the magnet to draw shoppers. Will it work in having cash registers ringing as music to the ears of retailers? The Jakarta Post contributor Tri Hafiningsih reports.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Get a rush playing your favorite tunes as MP3 files
Get a rush playing your favorite tunes as MP3 filesBy Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): There was a crowd of people at Gatot's desk and that could only mean one of two things: there were either free goodies to eat or Gatot had just bought a new toy.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
One day she pierced her naval...
One day she pierced her naval...By Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): Ever since Jenny's baby was born two years ago, there was something she had promised herself, and that was to have her navel pierced. For her, it would be a kind of a statement, as in: "Look at my stomach.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Tropical storm kills 12 in RP
Tropical storm kills 12 in RP MANILA (Reuters): Tropical storm Rumbia has killed at least 12 people in the Philippines as it heads west towards the western island of Palawan and into the South China Sea where it is expected to gain strength, officials said on Saturday.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
KONI wants Taufik on SEA Games squad
KONI wants Taufik on SEA Games squad SEMARANG (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) urged the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) to include world number one men's singles player Taufik Hidayat on its squad for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
PSMTI decries discrimination
PSMTI decries discrimination BATAM, Riau: The Chinese-Indonesian community's Paguyuban Sosial Marga Tionghoa Indonesia (PSMTI) ended its first congress here on Friday night with pledge against any form of discrimination.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Six people killed in Irian Jaya proindependence demonstration
Six people killed in Irian Jaya proindependence demonstrationBy Emmy Fitri JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Police fired upon proindependence supporters on Saturday in the town of Merauke, some 690 kilometers south of Jayapura, killing at least six people after an independence rally that reportedly...
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
A day with an RSCM plastic surgeon, Gentur Sudjatmiko
A day with an RSCM plastic surgeon, Gentur Sudjatmiko Dr. Gentur Sudjatmiko, 53, is head of the plastic surgery unit at Central Jakarta's Cipto Mangunkusomo General Hospital (RSCM), where he spends his days enlarging breasts, sucking fat and erasing wrinkles.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Two die in RI Air Force crash
Two die in RI Air Force crash JAKARTA (AFP); An Indonesian air force training aircraft crashed in the densely-populated province of Central Java, killing an officer and a non-commissioned officer on board, the air force said Saturday.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Idul Fitri -- A blessed time of giving and receiving
Idul Fitri -- A blessed time of giving and receivingBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): It was still four weeks before Idul Fitri, but Fajar had been whining the whole day through for a new pair of shoes. Hairah, his mother, could hardly console the 10-year-old boy but said: "OK.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Rapid development causes high tides in Demak regency
Rapid development causes high tides in Demak regencyText by Tertiani Simanjuntak, photos by Bertho Wedhatama SEMARANG (JP): High tides bring all good things from the sea, but what happens if it reaches your doorstep?"The tides forced us to leave our homes.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Destiny
DestinyBy Lie Hua "So you are Rusmini's daughter?" he asked again, his eyes gazing penetratingly at the fair-skinned girl with an oval face, her hair cut short to reveal the nape of her neck.As if disbelieving his eyes, the man, in his mid-forties, asked again, wanting confirmation that she was...
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
'Sahur Kita' a friend in the early morning hours
'Sahur Kita' a friend in the early morning hours Sahur Kita; Hosts: Eko Patrio and Ulfa Dwiyanti; SCTV; 3 a.m. - 4:30 a.m. JAKARTA (JP): Do you want to make an easy Rp 1 million while partaking of sahur (the predawn meal) this Ramadhan fasting month?Then tune in to Sahur Kita and guess the answer...
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Light dishes for breaking the fast
Light dishes for breaking the fast JAKARTA (JP): These two traditional recipes are suitable to be served at the coffee table for breaking the fast before consuming heavier meals. They are easy to make and will be familiar to Indonesian Muslims from Ramadhan fasting months of the past.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Indonesians flock to lifestyle portals
Indonesians flock to lifestyle portalsBy Joe Cochrane JAKARTA (DPA): Despite being ground zero for Indonesia's staggering political and economic problems, the capital Jakarta has no shortage of trendy bars, restaurants and nightclubs that attract young, upwardly mobile trendsetters.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
S'pore views RI ties over 'long term'
S'pore views RI ties over 'long term' SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid's recent scathing criticism of Singapore should not be allowed to harm bilateral ties, Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Theft in hospital
Theft in hospital I was hospitalized at Mitra Kemayoran Hospital recently and had a bad experience. On Nov. 3, 2000, at about 2 a.m., I had problems sleeping. So I called the nurse and she gave me a sleeping pill, after which l slept well. At about 7 a.m.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Arts Agenda
Arts Agenda Art Exhibition by Peter Dittmar at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jalan Raya Sayan, Ubud, Bali, phone (0361-970253), through February. German artist Peter Dittmar will hold a solo exhibition at Gaya Fusion of Senses in Sayan, Bali from Dec. 20, 2000 through February next year.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Stuffy air in Indonesia's public world
Stuffy air in Indonesia's public world Indonesian Images -- The Culture of the Public World; By Niels Mulder; Kanisius Publishing House, 2000; 249 pp; Rp 25,000 JAKARTA (JP) Vociferous protests are heard loud and clear. Groups of people can easily turn into a mob, sometimes rowdy, sometimes orderly.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Players, clubs 'can seek cosponsors'
Players, clubs 'can seek cosponsors' JAKARTA (JP): Sports observer Fritz E. Simandjuntak said on Friday badminton players and clubs could seek cosponsors without changing the sponsorships deal signed by the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) and Japanese sports equipment producer Yonex.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Govt to launch Rp 100 billion 'economic crash program' in Aceh
Govt to launch Rp 100 billion 'economic crash program' in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Just two days before a planned unilateral declaration of independence in Aceh, the government announced here on Saturday it would launch a Rp 100 billion "economic crash program" for the people in the volatile province.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Utut beats Peng to pave way to play-off
Utut beats Peng to pave way to play-off JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto, whose elo rating is 2583, managed to take revenge on Chinese GM Peng Xiaomin, whose elo rating is 2657, in the second leg of the second game in the US$3.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Guess What? Krisdayanti
Guess What? Krisdayanti For pop artist Krisdayanti, music is everything. Music helped her reap her present success and popularity. It is also where she met her husband, singer and songwriter, Anang."Through music I can meet many people ...
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Book Nook: 'Kisah Intel dan Sebuah Warung'
Book Nook: 'Kisah Intel dan Sebuah Warung' Kisah Intel dan Sebuah Warung (A Story of Intelligence Officers and A Sidewalk Restaurant); By Sobron Aidit; Garba Budaya, August 2000; 170 pp; Rp 20,000 JAKARTA (JP): Many people will probably buy this book out of curiosity, because its author bears a...
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Messages to travel through time, space
Messages to travel through time, spaceBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): When I was eight years old, I watched a documentary about a bunch of archaeologists who discovered some hieroglyphics in Egypt. I was immediately inspired.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Home Movies
Home Movies JAKARTA (JP): Some 50 years after its first appearance -- and after a flood of later Kurosawa films, from the "easterns" Yojimbo and Seven Samurai to the epic Kagemusha and Ran and the musingly beautiful Dreams -- Rashomon may have lost some of its exotic appeal and novelty.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Fire rages in densely populated area, 86 families left homeless
Fire rages in densely populated area, 86 families left homeless JAKARTA (JP): Fire gutted dozens of houses at a densely populated area in Bukit Duri subdistrict, South Jakarta, on Saturday afternoon, leaving some 86 families homeless.No fatalities were reported in the incident.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Taiwan brews up the art of tea drinking
Taiwan brews up the art of tea drinking Taiwan has been known as a producer and exporter of high-grade tea for more than 200 years. At the invitation of Teh Enam Tiga, an importer and retailer of Taiwanese oolong tea in Indonesia, The Jakarta Post's Pandaya took a close look at the tea culture in...
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Autonomy a disaster?
Autonomy a disaster?From NeracaRecently, worries about the implementation of regional autonomy have been either boldly spoken or timidly voiced. Some are concerned about matters pertaining to indigenous people, while others wonder about the sharing of natural resources.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Local celebrations for the holidays
Local celebrations for the holidays Most cultures around the globe mark the holidays at the end of the year with all-out festivities. In Indonesia, Muslims and Christians are celebrating their year-end festivities at almost the same time this year.While Christmas is always on Dec.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
When a noodle vendor speaks up
When a noodle vendor speaks up JAKARTA (JP): What's the correlation between the threat of dragging the President before a special session of the House of Representatives and the fate of a fried noodle seller?This might seem like a ridiculous question, but the threat has much to do with the income...
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
'I can't imagine myself without my moustache'
'I can't imagine myself without my moustache' Andi Alifian Mallarangeng came into great demand as a political observer after the downfall of former president Soeharto, as more political debates were held and the media began to publish and air sharper criticisms.
Sun, 03 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Sunday Maghrib 5:59 p.m.Monday Imsak 3:57 a.m.Subuh 4:07 a.m.