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Archive: 16 January 2005

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As Darkness Falls: Part 1 of 2

As Darkness Falls: Part 1 of 2Laine Berman Darkness falls quickly in Indonesia. Crisp cerulean skies turn grey, then green. The green lingers for a bit, turns the color of aged bronze, then the blackness drops in, enveloping everything.

TV Program: Sunday, January 16, 2005

TV Program: Sunday, January 16, 2005.TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Maya The Bee7:30 Children Show9:00 Music: Delta10:30 Sports: Antar Arena 11:30 English for Fun12:30 p.m.

Spectacular Hindu fete will again be a major attraction in Singapore

Spectacular Hindu fete will again be a major attraction in SingaporeArnd Petry, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Singapore One of the biggest and most spectacular Hindu festivals outside the Indian subcontinent is celebrated in the city state of Singapore with its substantial Hindu community.

Breezeway creates tropical home with breath of fresh air

Breezeway creates tropical home with breath of fresh airMaria Endah Hulupi, Contributor, Jakarta Tucked away from the busy area of Cipete, South Jakarta, the tropical house was designed with a corridor to allow a fresh breeze and natural light into its interior, as well as provide a view of the...

Indonesia faces tough odds against Singapore

Indonesia faces tough odds against SingaporeChristopher Bodeen, Associated Press, Singapore Peter Withe has beaten long odds before.At the 1998 Asian Games, the former England and Aston Villa striker coached a nine-man Thailand to an extra time victory in the quarter finals against heavily favored...

A smart book for women to enter politics

A smart book for women to enter politicsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hopefully the field of politics will seem more attractive to women after the launching of a book titled Modul Perempuan Untuk Politik: Sebuah Panduan Tentang Partisipasi Perempuan Dalam Politik (Module for Women in...

Woman in love sends bomb threat: Police

Woman in love sends bomb threat: PoliceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A woman sent a bomb threat through a text message to foreign embassies in Jakarta in a ruse to prevent her boyfriend who works at an embassy from going out of town, police revealed here on Saturday.

Setu Babakan, a lake site with Betawi flavor

Setu Babakan, a lake site with Betawi flavorIn southern Jakarta, away from the busy traffic, lies a beautiful lake called Setu Babakan. Around the lake in Jagakarsa district, live hundreds of Betawi families.

Ryan, Putty stopped in quarters in ABF tourney

Ryan, Putty stopped in quarters in ABF tourneyMoch. N. Kurniawan,. The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The quarterfinal round of the US$75,000 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tournament of Champions on Saturday saw an anticlimactic performance by Indonesian Ryan Lalisang along with his countrywoman Putty...

Change will do Indonesian badminton some good

Change will do Indonesian badminton some goodThe dominant force in women's badminton in the 1990s, Susy Susanti took all the major international singles titles. Unfortunately, it's been lean days for Indonesian women since her retirement in 1998.

Photo A: Lounge

Photo A: LoungeJP/Hera DianiA cozy lounge at the Institut Musik Daya in upmarket Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. One of the very few professional music schools in the country, the institute aims to provide international-standard music education.

Tremor jolts Jakarta

Tremor jolts Jakarta INDONESIA: A three to five minute tremor jolted Jakarta at around 8:50 p.m. on Saturday.The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) confirmed the quake but has not given any details. "We are still studying the tremor," an official with BMG was quoted by detik.

Commitment name of the game for Shalin

Commitment name of the game for ShalinMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At the age of nine, Shalin Zulkifli sat down with her parents and quietly discussed her sporting future.Although she was active in netball, handball and table tennis, they decided that she would have one main aim:...

Sitinjo, a unique spiritual tourism site

Sitinjo, a unique spiritual tourism siteBesalicto S. T., Contributor, Sitinjo, North Sumatra Imagine you are on top of a mountain surrounded by forests. The slightly overcast sky seems close to you. Around you there are only trees. Through the trees you can see a wide valley below.

AP/Eugene Hoshiko

AP/Eugene HoshikoU.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. left, and Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab (second from left), shake hands in front of a U.S. military cargo plane at the military air base.

Saudis dole out cash to tsunami victims

Saudis dole out cash to tsunami victims MEULABOH, Aceh: A group of Saudi businessmen appeared in the remote tsunami-ravaged town of Meulaboh Saturday on what they said was a mercy mission to personally dole out US$2 million.

Setu Babakan, a lake with Betawi flavor

Setu Babakan, a lake with Betawi flavorIn southern Jakarta, away from the hustle and bustle, lies a beautiful lake called Setu Babakan. Around the lake in Jagakarsa district, live hundreds of Betawi families.

Photo A: Lounge

Photo A: LoungeJP/Hera DianiA cozy lounge at the Institut Musik Daya in upmarket Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. One of the very few professional music schools in the country, the institute aims to provide international-standard music education.

Many give up search for missing loved ones

Many give up search for missing loved onesMiranda Leitsinger, Associated Prest, Phuket, Thailand After spending days poring over photos of corpses, wandering through Thai beach resorts destroyed by the tsunami and searching through hospital wards, Canadians Catherine and David Smith decided to end...

Wolfowitz has high hopes for Aceh

Wolfowitz has high hopes for AcehRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz is still very much linked to Indonesia, as made evident at a press conference here on Saturday when he expressed hope that the tsunami catastrophe would unite...

1. Wolf: (2 x 14)

1. Wolf: (2 x 14) Wolfowitz has high hopes for Aceh 2. Abbas (2 x 25) Palestinian president sworn in, peace call clouded 3. Aceh (2 x 14) Aid group warns of tetanus scare

Yingge offers more than just pottery

Yingge offers more than just potteryWhen I first learned that a visit to Yingge, a small town in the southernmost part of Taipei County, was included on our schedule, I wondered how the trip would be, considering that some parts of Indonesia are also famous for their pottery.

Aid group warns of tetanus scare

Aid group warns of tetanus scare Dozens of survivors scavenging through debris in Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh have contracted tetanus, and the confirmed number of infections is set to spike in coming weeks, a medical aid group has warned in Banda Ace..

Not all is 'fishy' in Makassar

Not all is 'fishy' in MakassarSuryatini N. Ganie, Contributor, Jakarta Many people would answer fish or other seafood when asked what dishes Makassar is most noted for, but actually Makassar has a very large variety of cuisine.

Institut Musik Daya, a rare music school

Institut Musik Daya, a rare music schoolHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was the first day of the Sundanese gamelan class, and the five students of the Institut Musik Daya (IMD) music school here took positions in front of each traditional instrument in the auditorium on the second floor.

Setu Babakan, a lake with Betawi flavor

Setu Babakan, a lake with Betawi flavor In southern Jakarta, away from the hustle and bustle, lies a beautiful lake called Setu Babakan. Around the lake in Jagakarsa district, live hundreds of Betawi families.