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Archive: 23 January 2005

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Culinary festival takes regional journey via laksa

Culinary festival takes regional journey via laksaMaria Endah Hulupi, Contributor, Jakarta Clear or rich, tang or savory, laksa is one of the most versatile soups that comes in many different versions. In addition, this one-meal dish is proof that the Malay people of Southeast Asia have a shared...

Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, January 23, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, January 23, 2005Exhibitions* Indonesia Good Design Exhibition, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said kav. S-3, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Jan. 26 to Feb. 18.

1. Wolf: (2 x 14)

1. Wolf: (2 x 14) Wolfowitz has high hopes for Aceh JP/1/PAULWolfowitz hopes Aceh now feel good to be part of IndonesiaRiyadi Suparno The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz is still very much linked to Indonesia, as made evident at a press conference...

JP/P.J. Leo

JP/P.J. LeoSingkawang's main landmark is popularly known as "kelenteng kota" or "town temple" due to its position in the heart of town.JP/P.J. LeoMotorists pass rows of traditional shop houses in the Singkawang commercial area. JP/P.J.

French relief worker dies in tsunami-hit Nias

French relief worker dies in tsunami-hit NiasApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra French relief worker Alain Richard Patrick has died while carrying out humanitarian work on Nias Island, North Sumatra, making the 59 year old the first reported fatality among relief workers in...

Hell on wheels? The bright side to Jakarta's buses

Hell on wheels? The bright side to Jakarta's busesM. Grazella, Contributor, Jakarta If I had to make a promotional poster for buses in Jakarta, it would sound like this:"Ladies and gentlemen, climb aboard bus No.

Meeting agrees on tsunami alert system

Meeting agrees on tsunami alert systemElaine Lies, Reuters, Kobe, Japan Experts and officials from around the world agreed to try to cut the number of deaths in disasters over the next decade and promised to set up a tsunami warning system at a conference that ended on Saturday.

Tsunami survivors face test of will in makeshift shelters

Tsunami survivors face test of will in makeshift sheltersTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Under the scorching sun, Zuraida and her three children struggled to get close to the boxes of secondhand clothes being dropped off by a long-haired relief worker from a pick-up truck.

Shops, eateries slowly reopen doors in Banda Aceh

Shops, eateries slowly reopen doors in Banda AcehAhmad Pathoni and Cindy Sui, Agence France-Presse, Banda Aceh, Aceh The Grandma's Advice Cafe in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh is back in business, but customers should not expect to be greeted with music.

WHO raises spectre of human bird flu transmission

WHO raises spectre of human bird flu transmission Nguyen Nhat Lam Reuters/Hanoi The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the spectre of human-to-human transmission of deadly avian influenza following confirmation that two Vietnamese brothers had contracted the virus and one had died.

Chile, Mexico, Venezuela eye tsunami aid

Chile, Mexico, Venezuela eye tsunami aid SANTIAGO: Chile on Friday donated US$1 million to UNICEF, earmarked for aid to children who survived the devastating December 26 tsunami in South Asia.The money was collected from a benefit concert and a campaign dubbed "The Chilean people help southeast...

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.

Indonesia pledges to keep Aceh relief efforts free of corruption

Indonesia pledges to keep Aceh relief efforts free of corruption Bhimanto Suwastoyo Agence France-Presse/Banda Aceh Indonesia on Saturday outlined measures aimed at proving to the world that relief and reconstruction operations in tsunami- devastated Aceh will not fall victim to the widespread...

Welcome to Jakarta, the underwater metropolis

Welcome to Jakarta, the underwater metropolis "What a beautiful sight!" a friend exclaimed upon seeing the skyline from the 27th floor of a five-star hotel in Central Jakarta. It was raining heavily on that Tuesday night.He went on, "There are still many vacant plots.

Floods keep thousands stranded in regions

Floods keep thousands stranded in regionsThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Palembang/Jakarta While flooding has receded in Jakarta and allowed people whose houses were inundated to return home, thousands of people in the regions were still displaced due to floods as of Saturday.

Singkawang: Town of beaches and kilns

Singkawang: Town of beaches and kilnsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Singkawang, West Kalimantan Singkawang, a small town three hours by car from Pontianak, is known among certain crowds for its amoy -- a derogatory term for teenaged female sex workers of Chinese descent.

2 x 22 (heading)

2 x 22 (heading) Govt plans monitoring teams to supervise Aceh reconstruction Govt open to NGOs and donors in team to supervise Aceh reconstruction or NGOs, donors welcome to join team to supervise Aceh reconstruction Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh The government will set up a number of...

JP/18/Town

JP/18/TownCulinary festival takes regional journey via laksaMaria Endah Hulupi The Jakarta Post Clear or rich, tang or savory, laksa is one of the most versatile soups that comes in many different versions.

Small talk, big dreams fill coffee shops

Small talk, big dreams fill coffee shopsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, West Kalimantan At least one ubiquitous American-based coffee shop chain ought to be interested in establishing its upmarket coffee shops in the city of Pontianak, where the people really seem to have an affinity for coffee and...

Quick recovery of Meulaboh

Quick recovery of Meulaboh Life is returning to normal in the western coast town of Meulaboh, Aceh, which lost a third of its population and 80 percent of its area to the earthquake and tidal waves of Dec. 26.

TV Program: Sunday, January 23, 2005

TV Program: Sunday, January 23, 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.

Pontianak: A city with an increasingly lonely yet serene river

Pontianak: A city with an increasingly lonely yet serene riverEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Pontianak, West Kalimantan On one quiet cloudy day in the town of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia's longest river the Kapuas was a picture of serenity, with only a few boats drifting listlessly down...

Cafes, shops, restaurants slowly come back to life in Indonesia's

Cafes, shops, restaurants slowly come back to life in Indonesia's Banda Aceh Ahmad Pathoni and Cindy Sui Agence France-Presse/Banda Aceh The Grandma's Advice Cafe in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh is back in business, but customers should not expect to be greeted with music.

Women bowlers decry prize gender gap

Women bowlers decry prize gender gapMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When women's bowler Wendy Chai of Malaysia won the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tournament of Champions here last week, she had every reason to be proud about taking the season-ending championships.

Rebuilding team open to NGOs and donors

Rebuilding team open to NGOs and donorsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The government will set up a number of supervisory bodies tasked with monitoring various reconstruction projects in tsunami-battered Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, a minister said.

KL to crack down on illegal immigrants

KL to crack down on illegal immigrants KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will not further extend an amnesty for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from tsunami-hit Indonesia and other countries, and will begin a crackdown on Feb. 1, a report said Saturday.