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Archive: 21 November 2004

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Cayung bridges cultural divisions with art

Cayung bridges cultural divisions with art Cynthia Webb, Contributor, New York City From a family in which a career in the arts was frowned upon, Cayung Siagian has found success in a land far from home, but he is still a North Sumatra boy at heart.

A trip to the Holy Land

A trip to the Holy LandKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jerusalem, IsraelDespite the absence of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Israel, the government has relaxed restrictions on visiting the Holy Land.

Cayung bridges cultural divisions

Cayung bridges cultural divisionsCynthia Webb, Contributor, New York City From a family in which a career in the arts was frowned upon, Cayung Siagian has found success in a land far from home, but he is still a North Sumatra boy at heart.

Quake victims laid low by disease

Quake victims laid low by diseaseYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, AlorAt least 811 people have been treated for various diseases including diarrhea, malaria and respiratory ailments in Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, raising fears of disease outbreaks in the quake-stricken regency.

Indonesian nuns and priests make good envoys

Indonesian nuns and priests make good envoys Endy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, SantiagoAn ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country, the saying goes. Fransiskus Kama and Sister Ni Ketut will definitely not tell a few untruths for Indonesia, but they still make good...

Sailor in hot water over weapons find

Sailor in hot water over weapons findINDONESIA: An Australian sailor arrested after Indonesian police seized guns and ammunition on his boat will be charged with illegally possessing firearms -- an offense that carries a maximum punishment of 20 years in jail, a police spokesman said on Saturday.

Fast-food giant starts drive for needy children

Fast-food giant starts drive for needy childrenEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe assumption may be that fast-food restaurants merely see children as a lucrative market for their products, but at least one is raising funds for disadvantaged children to access basic education and quality...

RI maid suing HK employer: Report

RI maid suing HK employer: ReportHONG KONG: An Indonesian maid is suing her former Hong Kong employer for allegedly beating and forcing her to work 21 hours a day without pay, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Keeping to tradition

Keeping to traditionWhile much of the simpler, true meaning of the post-fasting month holiday of Idul Fitri has been lost in modern urban centers, it lives on in small communities not so far from big cities like Jakarta.

Bali welcomes world's practical shooters

Bali welcomes world's practical shooters Six days and counting, Bali, Indonesia, here we come. The 28th General Assembly of the practical shooting sports organizing body and the 2004 AustralAsia Shooting Championship will run from Nov. 27 to Dec. 4 in Pulau Serangan, Bali.

Indonesian nuns and priests make good envoys abroad

Indonesian nuns and priests make good envoys abroadEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, SantiagoAn ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country, the saying goes. Fransiskus Kama and Sister Ni Ketut will definitely not tell a few untruths for Indonesia, but they still make...

Yanking the 'iconic' three-wheelers from the streets

Yanking the 'iconic' three-wheelers from the streetsEric Unmacht and Sukino Harisumarto, Deutsche Press-Agentur/JakartaIn the period between the fall of man-powered public transport and the rise of cleaner, more efficient mass transit, one can usually find on city streets in Asia some sort of...

Savvy, discerning students shop for college

Savvy, discerning students shop for collegeHariati Azizan, The Star/ANN/MalaysiaAny economist will tell you that in a buyer's market the consumer is king. With over 600 private and public institutions of higher learning to choose from in Malaysia, it is no surprise that students are more discerning.

Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, November 21, 2004

Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, November 21, 2004Exhibitions* Fine Arts Agoes Jolly Sendiri, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, Nov. 24 to Dec. 4. * Painting Rediscovering Indonesia by Italian Maestro Agostino De Romanis, Gedung Arsip Nasional (the National...

Susilo, Howard vow to address security issues

Susilo, Howard vow to address security issuesEndy Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, SantiagoPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Australian Prime Minister John Howard agreed on Friday to address concerns about defense and security matters to prevent possible misunderstandings in the future.

Making sense of RI's business climate

Making sense of RI's business climateArya B. Gaduh, Contributor, JakartaBusiness in Indonesia: New Challenges, Old Problems Editors: M. Chatib Basri and Pierre van der Eng ISEAS Publications, 2004 276 ppSuppose you can bring a single book on Indonesia on a desert island vacation; what would it be?...

Reading matters for Winfred Hutabarat

Reading matters for Winfred HutabaratHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Yale graduate who has found his place in the world of books, Winfred Hutabarat wants others to return to the printed page even in the age of the Net.

Trim the fat the old-fashioned way

Trim the fat the old-fashioned wayThe day after the second day of the post-fasting month holiday of Idul Fitri, I was already bored. So I did what other city folks do when they have a full week's vacation on their hands.I went to a mall.Sad, I know.

Indonesian impulses of de Romanes' works

Indonesian impulses of de Romanes' worksCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, JakartaThe island of Bali has been a particular haven for many foreign artists who sought inspiration from what they considered an almost forgotten world.But Agostino de Romanes (b. 1947) went beyond all that.

Diarrhea incidence surges after holidays

Diarrhea incidence surges after holidaysAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarDozens of people, mostly children, have died over the recent Idul Fitri holidays across the country after suffering from serious diarrhea.

Hopes, doubts greet film festival return

Hopes, doubts greet film festival returnHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt could be of the gigantic upswept hairdos, the Citra trophy or autograph hunting, but those born before the 1980s are likely to recollect the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI).

Hot under the collar with spicy Acehnese food

Hot under the collar with spicy Acehnese foodSuryatini N. Ganie, Contributor, Jakarta The some who like it hot should head to Aceh, try their hand at a few of the local recipes, for that pack a powerful punch.

Respect still in short supply for short films

Respect still in short supply for short filmsAdmittedly, expectations were low before seeing the entries of the short film competition for the upcoming Indonesian Film Festival (FFI).Although it has never really faded from view, and notwithstanding its "boom" at the end of the 1990s, the local...

Reading matters for Winfred Hutabarat

Reading matters for Winfred HutabaratHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Yale graduate who has found his place in the world of books, Winfred Hutabarat wants others to return to the printed page even in the age of the Net.

Two Poso men released, no link to terror bomb found

Two Poso men released, no link to terror bomb foundRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, PaluThe two men arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Pasar Sentral bomb attack in Poso, Central Sulawesi on Nov.

Plain and simple with tropical charm

Plain and simple with tropical charmMaria Endah Hulupi, Contributor, Jakarta A tropical style home in leafy surroundings that did not require continual upkeep was the dream house of one Bandung family.Standing on 450 square meters of land, this simple tropical house has all the qualities the owners...