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Archive: 1 June 2003

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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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.