Archive: 3 November 2002
44 articles found
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
City boutiques offer more choice of designer clothes
City boutiques offer more choice of designer clothesRikza Abdullah, Contributor, Jakarta As the Idul Fitri, Christmas and New Year holidays draw closer, Jakartans are preparing by visiting boutiques and other stores to find casual dresses that will be suitable for different occasions during the...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Asia, Europe still fascinate interior designers
Asia, Europe still fascinate interior designersMaria Endah Hulupi The Jakarta Post JakartaAsia has long been known for its exotic ornaments while Europe has been famous for its glamor. Both continents have inspired American designer Thomas B.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Good diet, exercise help reduce risk of coronary heart problems
Good diet, exercise help reduce risk of coronary heart problemsMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What would you do if someone sitting next to you suddenly fainted? A middle-aged woman -- who was attending a health seminar at a hospital in South Jakarta -- shouted in panic when she...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
BMW 735iL: Enjoying a luxurious and prestigious car
BMW 735iL: Enjoying a luxurious and prestigious carHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Strangely, the recent journey to try out the new BMW 7-Series was highlighted by "fly moments".A couple of times, a green fly got inside the car, flying around hysterically before our instructor, Arthur, shooed...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
TV Program: Sunday, November 3, 2002
TV Program: Sunday, November 3, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News7:30 Sports8:00 Quiz8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cartoon10:00 Music11:00 Maskum Show12:30 p.m. Traditional Comedy2:00 TV Drama3:00 Documentary 3:30 Religious Teachings4:00 Volley League 2002 (Live)6:00 News7:00 TV...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Auto brands make innovations to satisfy customers
Auto brands make innovations to satisfy customersPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For a young executive like Ronny who does not have the time to go to a auto workshop, after-sales service means a lot.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Suspect in grenade attack arrested
Suspect in grenade attack arrested INDONESIA: Following the arrest of Thayib, one of the suspects in the grenade attack near a property of the U.S. government on Jl. Teluk Betung, Central Jakarta, police managed to nab another suspect in Cianjur, West Java.Jakarta Police Detectives chief Sr. Comr.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
U.S. implicates RI in Papua attack: Paper
U.S. implicates RI in Papua attack: Paper AUSTRALIA: U.S. intelligence services have intercepted messages between Indonesian Army commanders implicating them in an ambush in Indonesia's Papua province that killed three teachers, two of them Americans, an Australian newspaper said on Saturday.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Retail construction: Is business back?
Retail construction: Is business back?Text by Emmy Fitri, photos by Robert S. FinneganAlready bustling and dense Jakarta will soon see a number of new and modern retail centers break ground in the capital.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
James Nachtwey, a sensitive war photographer
James Nachtwey, a sensitive war photographerHera Diani The Jakarta Post JakartaThe only disappointing thing about longtime war photographer James Nachtwey, 54, is that he can't give a satisfactory answer on how to cope with the tragedy of war.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Gusmao tells refugees they are safe in homeland
Gusmao tells refugees they are safe in homelandYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Visiting East Timor President Jose Alexandre Xanana Gusmao called on the remaining East Timorese refugees to return home and assured them that they would be treated humanely upon their arrival home.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Night to remember singing in Children of the World Choir
Night to remember singing in Children of the World ChoirAnshu Agarwal, Contributor, Jakarta A thousand children flocked into the Jakarta Convention Center in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Oct. 10 to attend the Children of the World Choir Indonesia performance.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
DJ Max Graham: Sharing experience in Bali, DJ-ing and career
DJ Max Graham: Sharing experience in Bali, DJ-ing and careerJoseph Mangga, Contributor, Jakarta Traveling around the globe, Canadian DJ Max Graham -- currently rated number 23 on the planet -- has experienced more than his fair share of surreal situations.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Indonesian shopkeepers lack innovation
Indonesian shopkeepers lack innovationHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When you walk inside Plaza Senayan in Central Jakarta you are welcomed by a gigantic picture of a sweating, half-naked model in the window of the Christian Dior store.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Consumers ignore economic 'problems'
Consumers ignore economic 'problems'A'an Suryana and Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is a land of controversy. When statistics announce that consumption rates are dropping and economic growth is rapidly shrinking, consumers still go to shopping malls, movie theaters and music...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
U.S. warns of risk of new terror attacks in SE Asia
U.S. warns of risk of new terror attacks in SE AsiaAgence France-Presse, Washington The U.S. authorities warned Friday that they feared the possibility of a repeat of last month's devastating Bali bomb attack in another part of Southeast Asia.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
A Thousand steps to revive Bali tourism
A Thousand steps to revive Bali tourismFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali A mantra from the holy Hindu scripture Wedha to praise Almighty God was chanted by members of the Hindu Waisnawa Sampradaya sect in a solemn "A Thousand Steps to Bali" procession on Saturday afternoon, a campaign...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
JP//BRIEF
JP//BRIEFE. Timor 11 beats NTT in friendly KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A friendly soccer game was played between East Timorese and their neighbors in West Timor on Saturday.Watched enthusiastically by President Xanana Gusmao, the East Timorese team beat the Kupang team 3-1 in the game staged on the...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Accentuate your house with lighting
Accentuate your house with lightingMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When we think about lighting, the first thing comes to mind is it only serves to help people see and to facilitate their activities at night.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Furniture-beds-sleep checked Latex mattress or spring bed ... which one is better?Rikza Abdullah Contributor JakartaAs adequate sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, mattress manufacturers compete with each other by designing new products and claiming their goods are the best...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Uncovering the Lost History of Gerwani
Uncovering the Lost History of GerwaniRachel Rinaldo, Contributor, Jakarta Sexual Politics in Indonesia; By Saskia Wieringa; Palgrave MacMillan, 2002; 390 ppWhy is the history of Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Gerwani), the mass women's organization once associated with the Indonesian Communist Party...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Police release man resembling one of Bali bombing suspects
Police release man resembling one of Bali bombing suspectsThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Kupang The police released on Saturday a man arrested in Ngada regency, East Nusa Tenggara, two days earlier for his resemblance to a sketch of a suspect in the Bali nightclub bombings that killed over 190 people.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Fashion goes on the wild side in 2003
Fashion goes on the wild side in 2003Muara Bagdja, Contributor, Jakarta What fashion will prevail in Indonesia in 2003? Last Thursday, designers from the Indonesian Association of Fashion Designers and Entrepreneurs (APPMI) and the Indonesian Association of Fashion Designers (IPMI) tried to answer...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
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done ;JP;HEN; ANPAv..r.. Photo-funiture-expoJP/IGGP Bayu Ismoyo TRY BEFORE BUYING: A visitor tries out an arm chair on display at an exhibition in Jakarta. Although the furniture business has yet to fully recover from the recession, demand for foreign brands in the upper-income market remains...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
On the Shelves
On the Shelves Surat dari Palmerah: Indonesia dalam Politik Mehong 1996 - 1999 (Letters from Palmerah: Indonesia under the Mehong Politics 1996 - 1999); By Seno Gumira Ajidarma; Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG), Jakarta, April 2002; xxii + 287 ppAlthough the reform drive in Indonesia has been...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Sniper kills one, injures three
Sniper kills one, injures three INDONESIA: An unknown sniper shot dead one civilian and injured three others on Galunggung-Galela street in the capital of strife-torn Maluku province, Ambon, late Saturday.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Xanana assures refugees' safety in homeland
Xanana assures refugees' safety in homelandYemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post KupangVisiting East Timor President Jose Alexandre Xanana Gusmao called on the remaining East Timorese refugees to return home and assured them that they would be treated humanely upon their arrival home.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, November 3, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, November 3, 2002Exhibitions * Mask by Gallis and Rakidi, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center 1st floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta (Tel. 2524115), until Dec. 31. * Painting Goresan Warna 2002, World Trade Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Most people buy glasses for fashion purposes
Most people buy glasses for fashion purposesSudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta Even though glasses are not a basic necessity like food or clothes, optic retail stores in the country see a stable market from year to year because there are always customers racing out to buy new eyewear for...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Superstar Khan wants to give something back to audiences
Superstar Khan wants to give something back to audiencesPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Stepping inside the lobby of the JW Marriott Hotel in Casablanca, South Jakarta, I can sense the tight security, but it's not only because of the Bali bomb blast three weeks ago.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Fashion and interior design reflect one's lifestyle
Fashion and interior design reflect one's lifestyleMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Do you remember the Von Trapp' children roaming around Saltzburg dressed in nothing but some old drapes in The Sound of Music?In the much-loved film, drapes were used to make simple play clothes for the...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
BIN house cloth presentation: From heart and hands come excellence
BIN house cloth presentation: From heart and hands come excellenceHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent cloth presentation from designer Obin (she prefers to be called cloth vendor, though) was wrapped in a way that it became a feast for the eyes, the heart and, yes, the stomach.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Muslim fashion: Getting Ramadhan, Idul Fitri in new style
Muslim fashion: Getting Ramadhan, Idul Fitri in new styleEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a predominantly Muslim country, fashion for Muslims is very important to many Indonesian women.To welcome the coming holy fasting month of Ramadhan, which starts on Wednesday, and the Idul Fitri...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
High schools students enjoy making documentaries
High schools students enjoy making documentariesJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Among many filmmakers who attended the screening of their work during this year's Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest), 18 high school students may have been the most excited.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Quake injures dozens, destroys hundreds of buildings
Quake injures dozens, destroys hundreds of buildingsNani Farida and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Medan A strong earthquake rocked parts of Aceh province and neighboring North Sumatra on Saturday morning, injuring at least 43 people and destroying or damaging hundreds of houses,...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
'Up the Garden Path' now available in Indonesian
'Up the Garden Path' now available in IndonesianEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Once in a while, you should take the time to walk around a garden, feel the breeze and smell the flowers, grass and trees.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
SE Asian leaders step up fight against terrorism
SE Asian leaders step up fight against terrorismP. Parameswaran, Agence France Presse, Phnom Penh Southeast Asian leaders announced measures on Saturday to step-up their fight against terrorism but also criticized Western government travel warnings issued against the region.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Asia, Europe inspire designers
Asia, Europe inspire designersMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Asia has long been known for its exotic ornaments while Europe has been famous for its glamor. Both continents inspired Indonesian designer Jaya Ibrahim in his latest creations for the Elite Grahacipta interior design...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Christian Frei: Documentary shows authentic moments
Christian Frei: Documentary shows authentic momentsHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At this year's Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest), which ended on Sunday, one of the most attended films was War Photographer, a 2002 Academy Award nominee.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
The perils of being a transnational
The perils of being a transnational Most of the time, being able to access both Australia and Indonesia in my psyche is fun, as well as emotionally and, hopefully, mentally enriching. And most of the time, the elements of my two geographical homes harmoniously merge to form a big soft cushion for...
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
Retail construction: Is business back?
Retail construction: Is business back?Text by Emmy Fitri, photos by Robert S. FinneganAlready bustling and dense Jakarta will soon see a number of new and modern retail centers break ground in the capital.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
James Nachtwey, a sensitive war photographer
James Nachtwey, a sensitive war photographerHera Diani The Jakarta Post JakartaThe only disappointing thing about longtime war photographer James Nachtwey, 54, is that he can't give a satisfactory answer on how to cope with the tragedy of war.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
'It's the brains, stupid': Kleinsteuber
'It's the brains, stupid': KleinsteuberRobert S. Finnegan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dr. Fritz Kleinsteuber is the Managing Director of the German- Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (EKONID) and has resided in Indonesia for 30 years.
Sun, 03 Nov 2002
James Nachtwey, a sensitive war photographer
James Nachtwey, a sensitive war photographerHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The only disappointing thing about longtime war photographer James Nachtwey, 54, is that he can't give a satisfactory answer on how to cope with the tragedy of war.