Archive: 8 September 2002
28 articles found
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Mentawai offers a taste of Eden
Mentawai offers a taste of EdenChristina Schott, Contributor, Padang This must be how it looks in paradise. A perfect white sand beach and a transparent turquoise sea. The shadows of palm trees offer a shelter from the sun while waiting for fallen coconuts.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Say no to drugs, Asian youths pledge
Say no to drugs, Asian youths pledge Hundreds of youths from 19 Asia Pacific countries gathered in Bali to attend the first Asian Youth Congress on Drug Abuse Prevention from Aug. 26 through Aug. 29. The magnitude of drug- related problems has joined together these young people to combat the menace...
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Location remains key factor to lure new tenants
Location remains key factor to lure new tenantsI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta Apartments generally offer similar facilities and services such as ample living areas, large bedrooms and luxurious bathrooms in addition to a good security system.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Recovery trend continues amid increasing demand
Recovery trend continues amid increasing demandRikza Abdullah, Contributor, Jakarta Jakarta's rental apartment market, severely hit by the economic crisis in 1997, continues its recovery amid a steady increase in new demand.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
The phenomenon of Garin
The phenomenon of GarinLei Hua, Contributor, Jakarta Membaca Film Garin (Reading Garin's Films); Team of Editors: Philip Cheah, Taufik Rahzen, Ong Hari Wahyu and Tonny Trimansanto; Pustaka Pelajar, March 2002; 208 ppGarin Nugroho is an extraordinary phenomenon in Indonesia's film world.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Dream becomes nightmare for workers
Dream becomes nightmare for workersFitri Wulandari and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, Nunukan, East Kalimantan Rustan was dreaming of streets paved in gold when he took the offer to work in Malaysia last year.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Vanness entertains girls, for sure
Vanness entertains girls, for sure Hera Diani The Jakarta Post JakartaNever before was covering a foreign artist as tiring or as irritating as it was on Wednesday, when Taiwanese Vanness Wu performed here in a charity concert.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
JP/2/HIGH
JP/2/HIGHOfficer shoots three, kills himself INDONESIA: A police officer in the Central Java town of Salatiga shot three people, reportedly out of jealousy, before finally killing himself on Saturday. Chief Brig.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
'Drugs affect not only users but also families'
'Drugs affect not only users but also families'Thomas More Adhika Prabhaswara, Member of ASEAN Law Students' Association, Sanur, Bali Illegal drugs have been around for thousands of years but only in recent times have they become a worldwide scourge that is irreverent of place, age or status.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION PLAN
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION PLAN At the conclusion of the Asian Youth Congress on Drug Abuse Prevention, held in Sanur, Bali, from Aug. 26 to Aug. 29, hundreds of young participants pledged to adopt and uphold the following recommendations and action plan:1.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Megawati lashes out at foreign trip critics
Megawati lashes out at foreign trip criticsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri, now in Algeria, defended her much-criticized foreign visit to several countries, saying that she would go ahead with the trip despite the controversy at home.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Catch the cultural vibes at WOMAD 2002
Catch the cultural vibes at WOMAD 2002Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Singapore It was damp and a bit hot sitting on the hill in Fort Canning Park, which is located at Cox Terrace, some two kilometers to the south of the oh-so-famous Orchard Road.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
1. Nunukan -- 1x32
1. Nunukan -- 1x32 Dream becomes nightmare for workers2. Akbar ---- 2x28 Legislators object to convicted Akbar's travel to VietnamLegislators disappointed over convicted Akbar's Vietnam trip 3. Byway ---- 1x26 The logic of air travel security 4.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Legislators disappointed over convicted Akbar's Vietnam trip
Legislators disappointed over convicted Akbar's Vietnam tripThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The nation's dignity is at stake as disgraced Akbar Tandjung has insisted on leading an Indonesian delegation of legislators to the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference in Hanoi, legislators have...
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
checked by Melinda[b]
checked by Melinda revised by agpi Apartemen Golf : Advertorial Focus Edition : Sunday -- Sept. 06 Approval : Monday -- Aug. 30 AGPI will soon open its 2nd tower offering spacious family rooms with fascinating viewFrom the front gardens, inside the building to the back gardens, Apartemen Golf...
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Newly opened Curves offers affordable Indian food
Newly opened Curves offers affordable Indian foodBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta Not so many moons ago, Jl. Wahid Hasyim in Central Jakarta was a pretty dismal, nondescript sort of place, traversed mostly by backpackers on their way to and from McDonald's in Sarinah and their home-away-from-home...
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Apartemen Golf : Advertorial
Apartemen Golf : Advertorial Focus Edition : Sunday -- Sept. 06 Approval : Monday -- Aug. 30 Apartemen Golf Pondok Indah's Tower 2 opens this month with special rates From the front gardens, inside the building to the back gardens, Apartemen Golf Pondok Indah in Jakarta provides the comforts of...
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
On the Shelves
On the Shelves Jejak Tanah (Traces on Soil) - 2002 Kompas Selected Short Stories; Edited by Kenedi Nurhan; Published by Kompas, 2002; xxiii + 165 pp.Since 1992, Kompas has made it a tradition to publish a number of the best short stories it has published in a year.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Colonial and modern flair combine at Hotel Batang Arau
Colonial and modern flair combine at Hotel Batang Arau Swallows' nests have long been known as sources of income, as they are part an ingredient in some Chinese soups. These little black oscine birds (family Hirundinidae) often productively make their nests in big, dark spaces with some cooling...
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
APEC unveils plan to sever terror funds
APEC unveils plan to sever terror fundsGlenn Somerville, Reuters, Los Cabos, Mexico Finance ministers from around the world unveiled a plan on Friday to cut off funds to extremists, pledging to boost efforts to investigate money launderers and the financing of terror.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
IBS can be reduced by balanced diet and stress management
IBS can be reduced by balanced diet and stress managementMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Are you anxious, depressed or stressed out lately? Are you also experiencing an altered bowel movement to either diarrhea or constipation or both alternately?Such bowel irregularities, popularly...
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
1. Vannes --- 1x36
1. Vannes --- 1x36 Girls swoon over singer-actor Vanness Wu or Girls crazy about singer-actor Vanness Wu or Asian sensation Vanness Wu woos Jakarta fans 2. Score --- 2x21 Film scores of all time that ought to be remembered 3.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Vanness entertains girls, for sure
Vanness entertains girls, for sure Hera Diani The Jakarta Post JakartaNever before was covering a foreign artist as tiring or as irritating as it was on Wednesday, when Taiwanese Vanness Wu performed here in a charity concert.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
More people love Taiwan's bubble tea
More people love Taiwan's bubble teaEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is spreading so quickly that it is resembling an epidemic, but this one is healthy and trendy. It is tea, but not the usual brown, plain-looking kind.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Some 300 students from 19 Asia Pacific countries gathered in Bali
Some 300 students from 19 Asia Pacific countries gathered in Bali recently to attend the first Asian Youth Congress on Drug Abuse Prevention. They strongly pledged to fight against drugs and move forward as proponents in their own communities to create a "clean, healthy and drug-free" society.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Denmark's bang-it-up Safri Duo entertains Jakarta clubbers
Denmark's bang-it-up Safri Duo entertains Jakarta clubbersJoseph Mangga, Contributor, Jakarta Surveying the massive array of lighting and musical equipment crowding Embassy's dance floor, it truly looked as if we were all in for one hell of a show.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, September 8, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, September 8, 2002Exhibitions * Painting Excellence in Small by Mas Dibyo, lobby level, Club Rasuna Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. C22, Kuningan, South Jakarta, until Sept. 14. * Fine Arts Read! Exhibition, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Surf-Aid provides health care for local people
Surf-Aid provides health care for local people Ben Gordon is the ultimate beach boy. He has shining bright eyes, an always smiling, tanned face, a muscular build and a beaded necklace hanging around his neck.But this sunny Australian boy is much more than just an ordinary surfer.