Archive: 27 June 2004
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Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives on
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives onChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tucked away off Jl. Tebet Raya in South Jakarta is a rather nondescript office in a ruko shop-house block -- nondescript, perhaps, except for the plain white sign that reads Yayasan Warga Persahabatan and...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
HMI irked by Salahuddin, Siswono absence
HMI irked by Salahuddin, Siswono absence JAKARTA: Executives of the Muslim Student Association (HMI) issued a "motion of no confidence" in vice presidential candidates Salahuddin Wahid and Siswono Yudohusodo on Saturday.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Rival flags fly in support at Amien-Siswono rally
Rival flags fly in support at Amien-Siswono rallyBambang Nurbianto and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Presidential candidate Amien Rais and his running mate not only managed to attract a huge crowd during their outdoor rally here on Saturday, but perhaps garnered support from constituents of...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Megawati given honorary title
Megawati given honorary title PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The South Sumatra Traditional Council awarded President Megawati Soekarnoputri the honorary title of Nyi Mas Ratu Junjung on Saturday, only two weeks ahead of the July 5 presidential election.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Truck owners, drivers support Wiranto
Truck owners, drivers support Wiranto CIREBON, West Java: A group of truck drivers and owners in Cirebon pledged their support on Saturday for the candidacy of Gen. (ret) Wiranto in the upcoming presidential election.Muh.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
YCAB honors antidrug journalism
YCAB honors antidrug journalism INDONESIA: Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB), together with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC), presented awards on Saturday to nine journalists for their articles on juveniles and narcotics, in conjunction with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives on
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives onChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tucked away off Jl. Tebet Raya in South Jakarta is a rather nondescript office in a ruko shop-house block -- nondescript, perhaps, except for the plain white sign that reads Yayasan Warga Persahabatan and...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Joining the crowd in the election song and dance
Joining the crowd in the election song and dance With only a week left until the country goes to the polls on July 5 -- the country's first ever direct presidential election -- some of us have already made our minds up.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Poet Sitok not afraid to say it like it is
Poet Sitok not afraid to say it like it isOmar Prihandono, Contributor, Jakarta What are the chances you would find yourself sitting on the back of a motorbike, behind one of the country's most celebrated poets, who had offered to drive you to buy a pack of cigarettes because you told him you...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Olympic qualifiers exit Jakarta Open
Olympic qualifiers exit Jakarta OpenEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Daniel Shirley and Sara Runesten-Petersen, who will represent New Zealand in the badminton competition at the Olympic Games, lost to Unang and Angeline of Indonesia in the quarterfinal mixed doubles match at the Jakarta Open here on...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
President pens Sriwijaya stadium
President pens Sriwijaya stadium President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated the Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Saturday.The stadium will be used as the venue for the opening ceremony of the 16th National Games (PON), which will run from Sept. 2 to Sept.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, June 27, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, June 27, 2004Exhibitions* Japanese Calligraphy, Shoudou, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Tel. 5201266), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until June 30.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Muslim group supports all presidential candidates
Muslim group supports all presidential candidates PEKALONGAN, Central Java: It appears to be the flavor of the moment for social, political and even religious groupings to pledge their support to one or other of the presidential candidate, but not for religious grouping Jamiyah Al Tareqoh Al...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Election watchdog says KPU lying
Election watchdog says KPU lyingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Contradicting an earlier claim by the General Elections Commission (KPU), the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) said on Saturday that it had found that more than 1.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Ju Ming: Lifelike sculptures descend upon Singapore
Ju Ming: Lifelike sculptures descend upon SingaporeCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Singapore Those entering Singapore after Wednesday will be struck by a set of parachutes coming down at Changi Airport. Don't be misguided, however, as these are the Living World series of sculptures made by Ju Ming.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Fatimah
FatimahKorrie Layun Rampan Had it not been due to the insistence of Totot Walahualam, a fellow journalist from Timbul Tenggelam (rise and sink) -- a local tabloid appearing on and off, as its name suggested -- I would have had no aversion today to Jantur Mapan waterfall.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
ARF set to back more N. Korean nuke talks
ARF set to back more N. Korean nuke talksAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministers will urge all the participants in the six-nation talks to continue their dialog process to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis despite the fact that their third...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
TV Program: Sunday, June 27, 2004
TV Program: Sunday, June 27, 2004.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria9:00 Music: Delta10:00 Sports: Otoscreen11:00 TV Drama12:30 p.m. English for Fun1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Music5:00 Cartoon: Robocon6:30 Talk Show: Obrolan...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Behind the smokescreen of politics after Soeharto
Behind the smokescreen of politics after SoehartoMarcus Mietzner, Contributor, Jakarta Reorganizing Power in Indonesia: The Politics of Oligarchy in an Age of Markets Richard Robison and Vedi R. Hadiz, RoutledgeCurzon, 2004 304 pp US$22.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Students find learning made fun at international schools
Students find learning made fun at international schoolsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Besides the predominant Caucasian, Indian and non-Indonesian Asian students, there are also a number of Indonesian students to be found in the classrooms of the British International School (BIS) in...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Plantation chief feels the heat over forest fires
Plantation chief feels the heat over forest firesPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru A director of a plantation company in Minas district, Riau, has been declared a suspect for ordering the clearing of hundreds of hectares of land by setting fires, which has contributed to the haze now...