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Archive: 22 September 2003

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The growing trend towards eating out among the Indonesian

The growing trend towards eating out among the Indonesian middle class has turned the country's major cities into fertile ground not only for Western fast-food chains but also restaurants selling non-Indonesia Asian delicacies.

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JP/8/SPEAK'I'm fed up with the annual floods'Rain has started to fall once again in the city. Those people suffering from water shortages have welcomed the apparent arrival of the rainy season with joy -- a joy tempered, however, by concern about the possibility of flooding.

18 candidates in race for Tangerang mayor

18 candidates in race for Tangerang mayor TANGERANG: A total of 18 mayoral and 16 deputy mayoral candidates in Tangerang municipality will contest the elections for the 2003-2008 period.The elections will be held before the end of November at the Municipal Council building on Jl.

Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customers

Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customersRudijanto Contributor Jakarta With the departure of a significant number of Japanese expatriates, the owners of Japanese restaurants, which have mushroomed throughout Indonesia since the early '70s, have mostly shifted their strategy,...

Dementieva fends off a hard-charging Sugiyama to reach WTA final

Dementieva fends off a hard-charging Sugiyama to reach WTA final Agence France-Presse Shanghai, ChinaTop seed Elena Dementieva fought off a gutsy performance on Saturday by Japan's Ai Sugiyama, beating the third seed 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the finals of the WTA Shanghai Polo Open here.

1. THAI 2x28

1. THAI 2x28 Thais clean up fast ahead of APEC summit

Thailand cleans up fast ahead of APEC summit

Thailand cleans up fast ahead of APEC summitUamdao Noikorn, Associated Press, Bangkok Thailand's congested, bawdy and frenetic capital is being cleaned up fast so visiting foreign leaders won't see its infamously seedy side.

FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- ASIAN CUISINE -- SEPT 21

FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- ASIAN CUISINE -- SEPT 21 ;JP; ANPAc..r.. Asia-cuisine-trend Exotic Asian dishes becoming more popular among middle class The growing trend towards eating out among the Indonesian middle class has turned the country's major cities into fertile ground not only for Western fast-food...

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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Cuisine-vegetarian-food Checked EJKVegetarian restaurants offer alternative, healthy food T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta It may be called spicy duck or fried chicken, but there is no fowl in the food.

Vegetarian restaurants offer alternative, healthy food

Vegetarian restaurants offer alternative, healthy food T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta It may be called spicy duck or fried chicken, but there is no fowl in the food. The sauteed beef, the fried tuna fish and the shark fin soup are also meat free.

FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- ASIAN CUISINE -- SEPT 21

FOR FOCUS ISSUE -- ASIAN CUISINE -- SEPT 21 ;JP; ANPAc..r.. Asia-cuisine-trend Exotic Asian dishes becoming more popular among middle class The growing trend towards eating out among the Indonesian middle class has turned the country's major cities into fertile ground not only for Western fast-food...

Key ingredients: Scientific, Safe and Honest

Key ingredients: Scientific, Safe and HonestIrwan Hidayat Contributor JakartaJP/9 "Back to nature". This credo is gaining more popularity in recent years. This and the abundant information on health currently available have triggered an increased preference for herbal medicines.

Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customers

Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customersRudijanto Contributor Jakarta With the departure of a significant number of Japanese expatriates, the owners of Japanese restaurants, which have mushroomed throughout Indonesia since the early '70s, have mostly shifted their strategy,...

Marketing Perspective: Sept 23. 2003

Marketing Perspective: Sept 23. 2003 jP/17 Pharmaceutical industry: Torn between business and conscienceT. Hidayat Contributor Jakarta Medicines are bitter, so goes one Indonesian saying. However, the makers of medicines -- the pharmaceutical industry -- is having a sweet time businesswise.

MARKETING PERSPECTIVE: SEPT 23

MARKETING PERSPECTIVE: SEPT 23 Key ingredients: Scientific, Safe and HonestIrwan HidayatContributor JakartaJP/9 "Back to nature". This credo is gaining more popularity in recent years. This and the abundant information on health currently available have triggered an increased preference for herbal...

Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customers

Japanese restaurants offer new concept to lure local customersRudijanto Contributor Jakarta With the departure of a significant number of Japanese expatriates, the owners of Japanese restaurants, which have mushroomed throughout Indonesia since the early '70s, have mostly shifted their strategy,...

Tourism, housing threaten forest in Bandung

Tourism, housing threaten forest in BandungYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungA massive tourism and housing project is threatening a forest and the water supply to the West Java provincial capital of Bandung.

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JP/9/Pharmaceutical industry: Torn between business and conscienceT. Hidayat Contributor Jakarta Medicines are bitter, so goes one Indonesian saying. However, the makers of medicines -- the pharmaceutical industry -- is having a sweet time businesswise.

JP/8/FLOODS

JP/8/FLOODSPeople living along rivers worry about floodsBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaThe onset of the rainy season has caused thousands of people living along the city's rivers to worry about the safety of their homes and the possibility of floods on a similar scale to those of 2002.

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JP/9Creating strong brands for over-the-counter medicines Agus W. Soehadi Contributor JakartaIn Indonesia, the pharmaceutical business is one of the most competitive industries. More than 200 companies fight for a share of the Rp 17 trillion (US$2 billion) market.

Traditional communities meet in Lombok, demand rights

Traditional communities meet in Lombok, demand rightsLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Delegates from some 450 traditional communities across the archipelago concluded their second congress in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, with a call for the government to restore...

Cemeti Art House: A place for artists with ideas

Cemeti Art House: A place for artists with ideas Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Contemporary artists Nindityo Adipurnomo and wife Mella Jaarsma never thought the Cemeti Art House, which they established in 1988 as a non-profit institution, would endure for more than a decade, or become...

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, September 23, 2003Exhibitions* Photo Bali Baru-Baru Ini, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 26. * Photo Image et paysage at Galeri Kita, Jl. R.E. Martadinata No. 209, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept.

1. WHOOPI 1x30

1. WHOOPI 1x30 'Whoopi' takes on terror, Bush 2. CLARK 1x40 Gen. Clark to fight for presidential seat orGen. Clark intends to unseat George Bush

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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Cuisine-vegetarian-food Checked EJKVegetarian restaurants offer alternative, healthy food T. Sima Gunawan Contributor Jakarta It may be called spicy duck or fried chicken, but there is no fowl in the food.