Archive: 1 June 2003
24 articles found
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Operetta hoped to bring fairy-tale ending for disadvantaged children
Operetta hoped to bring fairy-tale ending for disadvantaged childrenLeo Wahyudi S, Contributor, Jakarta Since it was first published 1697, Charles Perrault's legendary tale Cinderella has lived through the hearts of children around the world.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Jakarta tour a stroll down memory lane
Jakarta tour a stroll down memory lanePrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Group four, please gather here!" shouted our guide Alie.About 30 people clustered together in a group on Jl. Veteran, Central Jakarta, on a recent morning as Alie ordered us to smile for a photographer.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Late Painter's legacy helping youth choir go places
Late Painter's legacy helping youth choir go placesFifi Yulianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Internationally acclaimed artist Affandi continues to do some good for his country, 13 years after his death.Three of his works -- Tangkuban Perahu, Self Portrait Affandi (sketch) and Still Life -- were sold...
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Reality bites for soldiers on front line in Aceh
Reality bites for soldiers on front line in AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh A soldier from the military strike force unit ran laughing toward a group of his colleagues."You've got mail, you've got mail," he teased one of them, who was put through a series of push-ups before...
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
NORTH ACEH: GAM leader in Blang Pidie, Abu Toha, was arrested at
NORTH ACEH: GAM leader in Blang Pidie, Abu Toha, was arrested at an Islamic boarding school in Krueng Batee, Tangan-tangan district, North Aceh. Four other suspected GAM members were also arrested as police searched the school. Army troops attacked a GAM base in Sawang district.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Dodging the potholes in Manado city sight-seeing
Dodging the potholes in Manado city sight-seeingBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Manado Travelers headed to North Sulawesi rarely include more than a day on their itinerary for the hot, sticky provincial capital.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Swimming with sharks on undisturbed Karimun
Swimming with sharks on undisturbed KarimunAgustina Wayansari and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Karimun Jawa, Central Java A convoy of vehicles, from cars to becak (pedicabs), disturbed a sedate Saturday afternoon on Karimun Jawa Island.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Warwick sings up sweet, soulful deja vu
Warwick sings up sweet, soulful deja vuHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDionne Warwick is a diva in the true sense of the word.She has a career spanning four decades, dozens of hit singles, millions of record sold and an intriguing personal life.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Jakarta anniversary celebration opens
Jakarta anniversary celebration opensArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso officiated at the opening of the capital's month-long 476th anniversary celebrations on Saturday evening with a cultural parade that ended at the Jakarta History Museum in West Jakarta.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
From politics to a penchant for poetry
From politics to a penchant for poetryLie Hua, Contributor, JakartaDalam Rimba Bayang-Bayang (In the Jungle of Shadows) By Mochtar Pabottinggi Kompas Book Publisher, Jakarta, 2003 xiv + 128pp Mochtar Pabottinggi is best known as an astute political scientist who carefully measures his public...
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Artistic siblings turn eye on human nature
Artistic siblings turn eye on human natureHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGraphic art is a relatively new, lesser known tradition compared to the genre of painting in this country.Interestingly, the pioneers of the development of graphic art were painters, sculptors and other artists who...
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Ragusa still offering a scoop or two 70 years on
Ragusa still offering a scoop or two 70 years onPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The more things change, the more they stay the same for Ragusa Es Italia.Seven decades have passed since it began operations, five presidents have led the country but Ragusa is still dishing up its...
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
A Party for Spirits
A Party for SpiritsMaria Magdalena Bhoernomo Tan Pamalu was finally back in Indonesia after 35 years exiled in mainland China. A youth leader during the Old Order, he had been placed on the list of communist cohorts when the New Order swept into power.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Artists say they were left high and dry for Venice event
Artists say they were left high and dry for Venice eventEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaStories of local artists who go it alone to become a success are growing in number. Unfortunately, much more common are the nightmare tales about the government, the party that is supposed to accommodate...
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Bali blast 'strategic failure' by terrorists
Bali blast 'strategic failure' by terroristsAgencies, Singapore International terrorists have suffered strategic losses by launching attacks on Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said here on Saturday at the Asia Security Conference.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Escaping from it all in Central Java
Escaping from it all in Central JavaAgustina Wayansari and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Karimun Jawa, Central Java We drank in the beautiful view as the Kura-Kura Aviation Cessna 402 approached Karimun Jawa, the string of islets set in a clear turquoise sea.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
TNI blames GAM in mass home burnings
TNI blames GAM in mass home burningsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After 400 schools were set ablaze across Aceh, members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are targeting residential homes as another guerrilla war tactic, the Indonesian Military (TNI) said on Saturday.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Group taking steps to make history more accessible
Group taking steps to make history more accessiblePrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Organizing about 200 people for a walking tour of Jakarta is no easy task.But for the young people in Sahabat Museum (Friends of Museums), it's a means to spread their interest in preserving the...
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Strong quake rocks Palu
Strong quake rocks Palu INDONESIA: A strong earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Palu in Central Sulawesi on Saturday but there were no reports of damage or casualties, officials and police said.The tremor struck at 10:41 a.m.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Sleek New Ford Ranger able to tough it out
Sleek New Ford Ranger able to tough it outPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Sukabumi, West Java The moderator looked ahead and asked, "Any questions". None of the journalists, gathered at the Lido Lakes hotel in Sukabumi, West Java, on Tuesday, raised their hands.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
TV Program: Sunday, June 1, 2003
TV Program: Sunday, June 1, 2003.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English New Service9:30 Children's Program: Bando11:00 Variety Show: Maskum Show12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang12:30 Traditional Comedy: Mustika Campur Sari2:00 English for Fun4:00 Sports5:00 Music6:00 News: Berita...
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
S'pore student on threat charge
S'pore student on threat chargeSINGAPORE: A 17-year-old student was charged with threatening to kill his teacher and her colleagues at a Singapore school, it was reported Saturday. Ng Wei Soi was accused in subordinate court on Friday of threatening to pull out a knife at the Yuhua Secondary School...
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Hitting Singapore's hip fashion trail
Hitting Singapore's hip fashion trailKenny Santana, Contributor, Singapore When Singapore's young and trendy go on the prowl for the hippest, funkiest fashions, they head to two favorite hunting grounds.
Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Suryatini still hungry for knowledge
Suryatini still hungry for knowledgeMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suryatini N. Ganie knows her way around a kitchen, that's for sure. Her contributions to the field of gastronomy have served up the richness of the country's culinary traditions to the public both here and abroad.