Archive: 21 July 2002
22 articles found
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Indian hand-rolled cigarettes get cool in overseas markets
Indian hand-rolled cigarettes get cool in overseas marketsBiman Mukherji, Agence France Presse, New Delhi India's humble bidi, the pungent hand-rolled cigarette touted as the poor man's mini cigar, is proving an unlikely export earner with rising sales in the overseas market.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Kebon Kacang declares war on cockroaches as chaos hits
Kebon Kacang declares war on cockroaches as chaos hits Just as President Bush has declared war on terrorism and Jakarta's Governor Sutiyoso has vowed to fight to the bitter end against those beastly becak (pedicab) drivers, I myself have resolved to do my bit for the civilized world by declaring...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
TV Program: Sunday, July 21, 2002
TV Program: Sunday, July 21, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Quiz8:30 Children's Program10:00 Music11:00 Maskum Show12:30 p.m. Comedy2:00 Music3:00 Documentary 3:30 Religious Teachings4:00 Sports6:00 News7:30 Music: Dansa Yo Dansa9:00 News9:30 Variety Show10:00 TV DramaTPI 5:30...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Tintin aims at filmmaking
Tintin aims at filmmakingHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What do you do when you cannot sleep at night? Toss and turn? Count sheep? Smoke? Watch TV?None of these work for Denpasar-based experimental filmmaker Maria Clementine Wulia, nicknamed Tintin, 29.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Life far from normal as tensions rise in Aceh
Life far from normal as tensions rise in AcehEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Banda Aceh is not a dead capital, but one could not call it alive. Unlike major cities in Indonesia like Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya or even Medan, Banda Aceh has no mall.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Chili's: Cool is where the ice is in Central Jakarta
Chili's: Cool is where the ice is in Central JakartaBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta What is it about the pubs in Jakarta anyway, that every minute rise in the rate of inflation is taken as an excuse to slap a couple of thousand extra on the price of drink, even if there's not the remotest hint of...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Court acknowledges Laskar Jihad chief's objection
Court acknowledges Laskar Jihad chief's objectionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ambon District Court on Saturday approved an objection filed by Laskar Jihad commander Ja'far Umar Thalib over his detention as ordered by the Ambon Prosecutors' Office.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
2. KERING: 2 x 32
2. KERING: 2 x 32 Farmers near Gondang dam cannot access water for their fields 3. CARTER: 1 x 45 U.S. needs to understand foreign hatred: Carter
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Farmers near a dam cannot access water for their fields
Farmers near a dam cannot access water for their fieldsEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Lamongan, East Java Sitting on the edge of a paddy field under the burning sun, a farmer from the remote Gondang village in Lamongan regency, East Java, takes a long look at the dry and...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
On the Shelves
On the Shelves Paris La Nuit - Sajak-Sajak Sitor Situmorang dalam bahasa Indonesia dan terjemahan bahasa Perancis (Paris La Nuit - Sitor Situmorang's Poems in Indonesian and in French translation); Editor: Henri Chambert-Loir; Published by Forum Jakarta-Paris & Komunitas Bambu, Jakarta, 2002, lxiv...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Proton's first self-designed engines to go into cars
Proton's first self-designed engines to go into carsDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Kuala Lumpur The Campro engine designed in-house by a unit of Malaysia's national automaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (Proton) are expected to be in Proton cars by March 2003, reports said recently.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
MIMPI helps students get their dream school
MIMPI helps students get their dream schoolAnd what about Agus' fellow participants?According to the head of the organizing committee, Aman Utario, the kids are high-spirited, especially those from outside of Jakarta.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
The fruitful life of Ramadhan K.H.
The fruitful life of Ramadhan K.H.Lie Hua, Contributor, Jakarta Ramadhan K.H. Tiga Perempat Abad (Ramadhan K.H.: Seventy Five Years); Ajip Rosidi, Ahmad Rivai, Hawe Setiawan; Pustaka Jaya, Jakarta, 2002; 279 pp. While poet, novelist and biographer Ramadhan K.H.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Garin dreams of elevating film distribution
Garin dreams of elevating film distributionJohn Badalu, Contributor, Jakarta Securing an interview with Garin Nugroho these days is surprisingly easy. Although he is busy preparing his latest film (he declines to describe the plot or even give the title of the film), he looks relatively relaxed.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Hardship, debt trouble farmers as drought starts
Hardship, debt trouble farmers as drought startsYogita Tahilramani and Edith Hartanto, The Jakarta Post, Mojokerto Rising at dawn everyday, 60-year-old grandfather Hardjo prays long and hard before he prepares himself for work in the dry, rock-hard fields of Suru village, in the drought-ravaged...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Police general killed in plane crash
Police general killed in plane crashDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A small single-engine plane made a crash landing on the Jagorawi toll road, only hundreds of meters from the Cililitan toll gate in East Jakarta, killing the pilot and injuring the three passengers, including an...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
SimakDialog sticks with jazz music genre
SimakDialog sticks with jazz music genreHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dominated by baby blue, with an addition of a white trapezoid and entitled Trance/mission, the album cover looks more like the latest volume of Cafe Del Mar or some other clubbing tunes, rather than jazz.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
MIMPI helps students get dream school
MIMPI helps students get dream schoolHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Megamendung, Bogor Pink Floyd's front man Roger Waters sang "We don't need no education" in the 1979 hit Another Brick in The Wall, which inspired millions of angst-ridden teenagers all over the globe.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Infotainment shows fails to give tasteful entertainment
Infotainment shows fails to give tasteful entertainmentJoko E.H. Anwar Contributor JakartaWe often heard about how hard it is for journalists in other countries such as in the U.S. to dig stories about personal life of celebrities.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Yunus fights to save pet orangutans
Yunus fights to save pet orangutansDanny Raharto, Contributor, Jakarta The name Yunus Makasau is not well known. He is not a celebrity or high-ranking official in the country. But as a staff member at the Ministry of Forestry, he has the tough job of stopping Jakarta's rich, who love to keep rare...
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Display woes buyers with dream-cars
Display woes buyers with dream-cars The green park in front of the JW Marriott Hotel in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, became the center of attraction on Thursday when a huge white tent was pitched. Inside, 14 cars produced by DaimlerChrysler were displayed.
Sun, 21 Jul 2002
Images
ImagesWhen farmers expect rain or When dry season hits or Falling rain expectedText by Edith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani Photos by Edith HartantoAs the dry season began around April this year, many parts of the country, including the nation's main rice producing area of East Java, have suffered...