Archive: 3 October 2004
23 articles found
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Choosing excellent preschools for your kids
Choosing excellent preschools for your kidsSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Early childhood education programs provided by preschools and kindergartens undoubtedly offer an opportunity for children to develop their full potential.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Manuela to be flown to Italy
Manuela to be flown to ItalyA 5-year-old girl who was taken to Singapore for treatment after being critically wounded in the Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta will be flown home to Italy, authorities said on Saturday.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Mega appeals for women's release
Mega appeals for women's releaseIan Timberlake, Agence France-Presse/JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri appealed on Saturday for the release of two Indonesian women held hostage in Iraq as their captors demanded Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir be freed in return.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Focus on academic skills causes stress among preschoolers
Focus on academic skills causes stress among preschoolersT.Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta The five-year-old girl pouted and shouted: "I don't want to go to school. I am tired." As her mother stared at her, the girl took back her words and said that she was just kidding.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
TV Program: Sunday, October 3, 2004
TV Program: Sunday, October 3, 2004.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News7:30 Children Show9:00 Music: Delta10:30 Sports: Antar Gelanggang11:00 English for Fun12:30 p.m. Music 1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Zooming5:00 Robocon6:30 Talk Show: Obrolan Wong Cilik7:00...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Ba'asyir appeals for hostages' release
Ba'asyir appeals for hostages' releaseLely T. Djuhari Associated Press/JakartaJailed cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir said on Saturday he did not want to be freed in exchange for the release of two Indonesian women taken hostage in Iraq, as their captors have reportedly demanded.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Arts Summit Indonesia: Much lacking in first visual arts exhibition
Arts Summit Indonesia: Much lacking in first visual arts exhibitionCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, JakartaThe opening of the fourth Art Summit Indonesia on Sept. 11 in the open air of Galeri Nasional Indonesia kindled high expectations for the visual arts exhibition, which was included for the first...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Gender expert Musdah speaks within reason
Gender expert Musdah speaks within reasonHera Diani, The Jakarta Post,JakartaSiti Musdah Mulia has raised the ire of many for her boldness in criticizing some aspects of Islam considered sacred.Take, for instance, her views on the jilbab (head covering), which she herself wears, but says is an...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Ratna targets a political stigma that lives on
Ratna targets a political stigma that lives onEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAnak-anak Kegelapan (Children of Darkness) (from the original stage play) Satu Merah Panggung, Pustaka Pencerahan and Yayasan TIFA September 2004 169 ppHistory repeats itself: It is the message playwright Ratna...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Tourism group holds fun walk
Tourism group holds fun walkINDONESIA: The Indonesian Tourism Society's (MPI) Jakarta chapter is inviting the public to participate in a mass walk on Sunday, to commemorate World Tourism Day, which fell on Sept. 27.The walk will start from City Hall on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan at 6:30 a.m.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Susilo to ask ministers to sign contracts
Susilo to ask ministers to sign contractsThe Jakarta Post, Bogor, JakartaProspective president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Saturday he would require all ministerial candidates to sign contracts spelling out their commitment to state duties.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Manuela set to be flown to Italy
Manuela set to be flown to ItalyA five-year-old girl who was taken to Singapore for treatment after being critically wounded in the Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta will be flown home to Italy, authorities said on Saturday.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Gender expert Siti a force to be reasoned with
Gender expert Siti a force to be reasoned withHera Diani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Siti Musdah Mulia has raised the ire of many for her boldness in criticizing some aspects of Islam considered sacred.Take, for instance, her views on the jilbab (head covering), which she herself wears.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Indie band Seringai are boys who wanna have fun
Indie band Seringai are boys who wanna have funHera Diani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indie rock quartet Seringai acknowledges that their signature heavy metal inflected sound will have trouble finding its place in a market dominated by sugar-coated candy pop and dull love songs.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Indie band Seringai are boys who just wanna have fun
Indie band Seringai are boys who just wanna have funHera Diani , The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndie rock quartet Seringai acknowledge that their signature heavy metal inflected sound will have trouble finding its place in a market dominated by sugar-coated candy pop and dull love songs.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Fuming Akbar sends PPP packing
Fuming Akbar sends PPP packingM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaInfuriated by the United Development Party's (PPP) move to nominate its own candidate for the House of Representatives speakership post, Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung said on Saturday the Muslim-based party was out of a...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
A wide range of language instruction
A wide range of language instruction As a metropolitan city, Jakarta is home to people of various nationalities from around the world. Foreigners come to the country not only to enjoy its natural beauty or to explore the rich arts and culture. They also work and live here.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Susilo to ask ministers to sign contracts
Susilo to ask ministers to sign contractsThe Jakarta Post Bogor/JakartaProspective president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Saturday he would require all ministerial candidates to sign contracts spelling out their commitment to state duties.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Fresh from the studio, onto the stage
Fresh from the studio, onto the stageThe latest, most cutting edge creations in contemporary performing arts have been brought to town for the ongoing Art Summit Indonesia.Entering its final week, the international festival presents inspiring artistic creativity to relish, as well showcasing...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Rich look to Indonesia for exotic pets
Rich look to Indonesia for exotic petsEric Unmacht, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/JakartaAmong the honking cabs and towering skyscrapers of New York City is likely the last place someone would look to find a Komodo Dragon, the giant lizard that devours live goats, deer and wild boars in its native island...
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Biyan's young at heart collection no youth quake
Biyan's young at heart collection no youth quakeHera Diani , The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe usual fashion queries about the latest collection from Biyan Wanaatmadja's teenage line (X) S.M.L. can be answered in two parts.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Gypsy queens: Sebastian takes a cruise to fashion hot spots
Gypsy queens: Sebastian takes a cruise to fashion hot spotsSherry Samtani, Contributor, JakartaLast Thursday, the creme de la creme of society was out and about at Hotel Mulia Senayan in Central Jakarta for a firsthand look at local fashion at its best.
Sun, 03 Oct 2004
Factions vying for speakership
Factions vying for speakershipM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFoot-dragging among political factions in the People's Consultative Assembly over the mechanism for selecting its leaders prompted the law-making body on Saturday to extend its session until Monday.