Archive: 20 April 2003
23 articles found
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Levi's Type 1 for the young
Levi's Type 1 for the youngNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post , Lido, West Java The public may have the impression that all Levi's jeans have a basic and classical design, easily recognized with their well- known icons of double stitching, leather patches, rivets and red tab.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Moment of pure Hollywood in Saddam's hometown
Moment of pure Hollywood in Saddam's hometownLuke Harding, Guardian News Service, Tikrit, Iraq It is not difficult to find a statue of Saddam Hussein in Tikrit, the town of a thousand Saddams. There is the equine statue of Saddam - sword in hand - in Tikrit's main square.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
TV Program: Sunday, April 20, 2003
TV Program: Sunday, April 20, 2003.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English New Service9:00 Children's Program: Media Kids11:00 Variety Show: Maskum Show12:00 p.m.News: Berita Siang12:30 Traditional Comedy: Mustika Campur Sari3:00 English For Fun4:00 Sports5:00 Entertainment6:00...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Important but financially impossible for most
Important but financially impossible for mostLeo Wahyudi S, Contributor, Jakarta Despite the controversy over the weakness of education for the very young, some parents still consider it vital.Nini, mother of four-year old Veraldi, said her only son deserved the best education she could offer him.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Blazer DOHC: SUV that will pamper your family
Blazer DOHC: SUV that will pamper your familyNitza Arbi and Zatni Arbi, Contributors, Jakarta Americans, or those who have spent some time in the U.S., will immediately recognize "Blazer" as the name of an American SUV.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Megawati looks for Romanian guns as U.S. embargo takes toll
Megawati looks for Romanian guns as U.S. embargo takes tollAgencies, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is looking into possible cooperation in the weapons industry with Romania to accommodate Indonesia's need for weapons after an almost four-year military embargo imposed by the United States.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
INDONESIA: Amid escalating tension in strife-torn Aceh, an army
INDONESIA: Amid escalating tension in strife-torn Aceh, an army soldier was stabbed to death on Saturday, allegedly by members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), at Glumpang Payong cattle market in Jeumpa district, Bireuen regency, some 210 kilometers east of Banda Aceh, the capital of...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Helping kids to be creative through Si Komo
Helping kids to be creative through Si KomoSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Though there is a growing interest among upper-class parents to send their children to preschools with a Western curriculum, there are still a few schools offering specifically Indonesian curriculum that...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Fear grips Aceh as war looms
Fear grips Aceh as war loomsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The country's westernmost province of Aceh is awash not only with natural resources, but also with horrifying stories of children being orphaned, women raped and fathers and husbands assassinated during the military operation to...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Escaped RI SARS patient in HK
Escaped RI SARS patient in HKAgencies, Hong Kong A runaway SARS patient who fled Indonesia where he was being kept in isolation was tracked down in Hong Kong Saturday, while a second patient with fewer SARS symptoms escaped a hospital quarantine in Bali.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Iraq: U.S. uses ur-symbol of civilization
Iraq: U.S. uses ur-symbol of civilizationOliver Burkeman, Guardian News Service, Washington When the Bush administration said last week that a crucial meeting of Iraqi politicians would take place "outside Nasiriyah", there was little hint of how powerfully symbolic the chosen location would be.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Reading, vital key to winning debating contest
Reading, vital key to winning debating contestM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There probably are not many youngsters in Indonesia who spend their youth digesting Salman Rushdie's The Midnight Children, Isabelle Allende's The House of the Spirits or Gabriel Marcia Marquez's One Hundred...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Sunday, April 20, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Sunday, April 20, 2003 Exhibitions* Painting by Shi Hu, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3812346, 3868172), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until April 27. * Painting, Milestones Of Modesty, by I Made Djirna, at Graha Paramita Building, Jl.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Preparing children to enter the real world
Preparing children to enter the real worldDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta "Twinkle-twinkle little star how I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky...", sang four children as they came out of the elevator at Tutor Time Pondok Indah.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
RMS supporters warned of subversion
RMS supporters warned of subversionAzis Tunny The Jakarta Post Ambon, MalukuMaluku authorities renewed their warning against the South Maluku Republic (RMS) separatist movement, saying strong measures would be taken against those supporting for RMS and its affiliate, the Maluku Sovereignty Forum...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Aceh administration
Aceh administration must be audited From Rakyat Merdeka The central government has channeled trillions of rupiah to Aceh, but the province has hardly enjoyed the fruits of development. What is wrong with this situation?Apparently, it is common practice in Aceh for a company that has won a tender...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
SARS and people's irrationality
SARS and people's irrationalityFrom Koran Tempo The mass media has been reporting on the fast spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in some countries in the world, including Indonesia. The media also reported that there are some people here infected with the virus, while another report...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
China objects
China objects This is in response to the letter Taiwan and global health published in The Jakarta Post on March 29, 2003. The article made use of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) as a pretext to criticize the Chinese government, and to advocate Taiwan's entry into the World Health...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Chinese music troupe strives to survive
Chinese music troupe strives to surviveHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Beneath the escalator, amid the cosmetics counters that sprawl on the ground floor of Sogo Department Store, Plaza Senayan, Central Jakarta, a group of six elders were playing traditional Chinese instruments.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Reason must prevail
Reason must prevailFrom Kompas Protests against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq have flared up across the country, involving nearly all social groups.Regrettably, some protesters who have held their rallies in front of several U.S. companies, have also damaged U.S.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Modern dance group tours during troubling times
Modern dance group tours during troubling timesZoel Mohamad, Contributor, Jakarta They originally planned to perform their in September 2001, but the performance was postponed due to the Sept. 11 tragedy in New York and Washington.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
The grass always seems greener across the fence...
The grass always seems greener across the fence... So the war is over, the media tells us. At least we can breathe a sigh of relief that it lasted only about three weeks, and not the months -- or even years -- that some armchair pessimists were predicting.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
GAM is untrustworthy
GAM is untrustworthyFrom Koran Tempo The Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government, inked in Geneva, Switzerland, some time ago, has allowed free rein to GAM's activities.