Archive: 17 August 2003
28 articles found
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
No paper
No paper In accordance with the government-stipulated observance of Independence Day on Monday, The Jakarta Post will not be published on Monday. The Post will resume publishing on Tuesday. -- Management
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Blast victim fights on to make his wedding day
Blast victim fights on to make his wedding dayK. Basrie, Contributor, Jakarta Febby Ferdiansyah had not planned to eat lunch at the JW Marriott Hotel that day.Feeling drowsy, he was ready to beg off from his colleague's invitation and take a nap at his company's nearby office in the Menara Rajawali...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Author Nukila Amal strikes her own balance
Author Nukila Amal strikes her own balanceHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As she turns 32 this year, writer Nukila Amal is proud to confirm that she has freed herself from "the blueprint of how women should live their lives".
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
RI maid jailed for killing newborn
RI maid jailed for killing newborn HONG KONG: An Indonesian maid has been sentenced to two years in prison for killing her baby daughter and then burying the body on a beach at an outlying Hong Kong island, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Denmark skips Indonesian Open
Denmark skips Indonesian Open JAKARTA: Denmark has withdrawn from the 2003 Sanyo Indonesia Badminton Open due to a travel warning issued by its government following the Aug. 5 bombing at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Arroyo denies military reforms
Arroyo denies military reforms PHILIPPINES: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Saturday that military reforms had begun last year -- and were not prompted by rogue soldiers who held a mutiny weeks ago.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
TV Program: Monday, August 18, 2003
TV Program: Monday, August 18, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:30 Music: Pop Daerah3:00 Children's Program4:00 Music5:00...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Denmark skips Indonesian Open
Denmark skips Indonesian Open JAKARTA: Denmark has withdrawn from the 2003 Sanyo Indonesia Badminton Open due to a travel warning issued by its government following the Aug. 5 bombing at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
RI establishes Constitutional Court
RI establishes Constitutional CourtFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri installed on Saturday nine judges to the bench of the newly created Constitutional Court.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Aceh the home to RI's first voice of independence
Aceh the home to RI's first voice of independenceTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Bireuen, Aceh Swallowed up by an advancing army of shrubs and weeds, the monument in the mountainous territory around Takengon, Central Aceh, stands as neglected as the history it...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
TV Program: Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003
TV Program: Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News 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 Fun3:30 Religious Teachings4:00 Sports5:00...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Businesses commemorate the big day in their own way
Businesses commemorate the big day in their own way A festive and colorful atmosphere has descended on most parts of the country in recent days as many people prepare for the celebration of the 58th Independence Day.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Protest turns violent in Buol
Protest turns violent in Buol INDONESIA: The legislative council building in the Central Sulawesi regency, Buol, was badly damaged on Saturday when thousands of locals ran amok over their disappointment at the legislature's bad performance.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
'Paris Van Java' brings back to life a time gone by
'Paris Van Java' brings back to life a time gone byLisa Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta It's often said that God smiled when creating the perfect beauty of the land of Pasundan, now known as West Java.Its natural wonders have always drawn people to the area, including those from a small country a...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
RI interested in interrogating Hambali
RI interested in interrogating HambaliFebiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government wants access to terror suspect Hambali, currently in U.S. custody, to question him about a string of attacks in the country, including the Aug.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Local skinheads take a walk on the milder side
Local skinheads take a walk on the milder sideJan Johannsson, Contributor, Jakarta On Jl. Barkah, an otherwise nondescript side street in the South Jakarta suburb of Tebet, several long-established Jakarta skinheads have gathered in a small store known as the Warriors Shop.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Are we really independent?
Are we really independent?Debbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta "Are we really independent?" This sarcastic question is often heard these days, not only from the people in the street but also from almost all segments of society.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
What's your sense of patriotism on Independence Day?
What's your sense of patriotism on Independence Day?The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a country run ragged by assorted problems, from corruption to crime, terrorism and lack of leadership, does a sense of patriotism still have a place? As Indonesia celebrates its 58th Independence Day anniversary today,...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Expatriates hanging in despite fears after Marriott bombing
Expatriates hanging in despite fears after Marriott bombingMegan James, Contributor, Jakarta Ambulances were still rushing away from the JW Marriott Hotel in Central Jakarta when the first wave of e-mails and phone calls arrived."Surely, after this one in Jakarta, you're coming home.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
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Skin deep The Indonesian skinhead may seem like a cultural anomaly, but it's a subculture that can encompass not only religion but also feminism in the struggle to find meaning and respect in life.Page 10 Nature crossing Surrounded by natural beauty, Tasmania is rightly dubbed Australia's natural...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Patriotism should be about coming together in a crisis
Patriotism should be about coming together in a crisis At the closing of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly two weeks ago, speaker Amien Rais told all Assembly members not to leave their seats before singing a couple of patriotic songs.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Skinheads find followers around the world
Skinheads find followers around the world In order to "get" Indonesian skinheads, you need to know a little about the history of the style in England, the country where it began.The look emerged in the late 1960s out of a weird collision between the white mod subculture and the "ska" music of black...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Minahasa: A subdued warior rise again
Minahasa: A subdued warior rise againFroly Lelengboto Horn, Contributor, Manado, North Sulawesi That frightening clunking of wheels released for touchdown jerked me out of a stupor.Through the window of the tilting airplane, the poetic appellation Tanah Nyiur Melambai (the land of waving coconut...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Tips on recycling
Tips on recyclingIn Jakarta there is no system of recycling household waste, in a formal sense. An informal approach exists in the form of scavengers who walk the streets pushing wooden carts searching for reusable goods in people's household garbage, at garbage dumps and at busy public places...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
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Skin deep The Indonesian skinhead may seem like a cultural anomaly, but it's a subculture that can encompass not only religion but also feminism in the struggle to find meaning and respect in life.Page 10 Nature crossing Surrounded by natural beauty, Tasmania is rightly dubbed Australia's natural...
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Tariq Ramadhan: Being a good Westerner by being a good Muslim
Tariq Ramadhan: Being a good Westerner by being a good MuslimSanti W.E. Soekanto, Contributor, Jakarta TIME named him one of the world's "innovators in spiritualism," praising him to the hilt for being "an academic who is creating a new European Islam".
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 17, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 17, 2003Exhibitions* Contemporary Art Childhood Objects, Cemara 6 Galeri (kafe), Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 9 - 11 Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Aug. 18. * Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 17, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, August 17, 2003Exhibitions* Contemporary Art Childhood Objects, Cemara 6 Galeri (kafe), Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 9 - 11 Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Aug. 18. * Photo The Transfixed Spectator, by Kassian Cephas, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.