Archive: 21 November 2004
26 articles found
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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...
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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...
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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...
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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...
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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...
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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?...
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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).
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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...
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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.
Sun, 21 Nov 2004
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...