Golkar assured of landslide victory JAKARTA (JP): With Golkar's election landslide victory already
well assured, attention shifted yesterday to the number of valid
votes as the National Election Committee continued with its
count.By 5 p.m. More ...
Val Kilmer finds his perfect alter ego in 'The Saint' JAKARTA (JP): The grungy, long-haired man stares at the blonde
girl with love-sick eyes. He obviously thinks he's Fabio, while
the girl looks like Cheryl Ladd's ultra-perky Charlie's Angel. More ...
Global cooperation needed to create world peaceBy Hillary Rodham Clinton One of my first stops after arriving in Amsterdam this week
was the house where Anne Frank hid during the Nazi terror of
World War II. More ...
Cerruti debuts first online fashion show HONG KONG (JP): A parade of Hong Kong models sashayed down the
catwalk in long, sheer and flowing daytime slip dresses, all in
beige. More ...
British animal lovers rush to Irian JayaBy Spencer Vignes LONDON (JP): Indonesia can expect to benefit from an unusually
high number of British tourists flocking to its shores over the
coming months. More ...
Guess What? There was a full house at the official residence of National
Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo on Jl. Pattimura in South
Jakarta last Monday evening. More ...
Fire guts 127 shanty houses JAKARTA (JP): Firefighters argued with residents yesterday as
they tried to put out a fire that destroyed 127 shanty houses in
Palmerah, West Jakarta.More than 500 people were left homeless after the fire on Jl.
Pelita in Palmerah's Jati Pulo subdistrict. More ...
Letting off steam at a 'latah' sessionBy Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The women had worked hard all day to make the
party a success and now it was time for fun.Seated around the betelnut box, they started to let go of
themselves. More ...
'Mother of a thousand cats' tends forgotten felinesBy Izul Abidi PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The pretty girl stopped her
motorbike short of a garbage dump on Jalan Sudirman in
Purwokerto. An older woman dressed in gray immediately hopped off
the back seat. More ...
The HeirloomBy Dewi Anggraeni "Rod," Wati said unexpectedly - that is, Rod hadn't expected
it. "I know it's a bit sudden. Would you mind staying the night?"Rodney was dumbfounded. More ...
Tracing batik's threads across the North Coast of Java Fabric of Enchantment: Batik from the North Coast of Java,
a catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art, Oct. 31, 1996 - Jan. 26, 1997. More ...
Fashion designer owes his success to HollywodBy Rita A. Widiadana HONG KONG (JP): The 1990s have been heralded as the age of
Hollywood in the global fashion industry.The center of the movie business is so powerful and
influential that it has become a new fashion capital. More ...
Subronto named SEA Games cycling training director JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Cycling Association has named
businessman Subronto Laras as training director for the 19th SEA
Games in October.Subronto, president director of PT Indomobil, was surprised by
the offer but accepted it. More ...
Tips for parents in sending kids to preschool JAKARTA (JP): It is still a month until school admission
begins in July, but anxious parents are in the midst of weighing
their children's education options. More ...
Three Grandmasters share first spot in U.S. MastersBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): Grand Masters Alexander Shabalov, Dmitry
Gurevich and Suat Atalik shared 1st-3rd places with 6 Match
Points from seven rounds in a 130 player field at the U.S. More ...
Preschool education sprouts in big cities More parents than ever are sending their children to
preschool. Preschool education centers, especially playgroups,
are growing rapidly in big cities like Jakarta. Most of them are
crowded with toddlers. The Jakarta Post reporters Devi M. More ...
RI and Malaysia sign agreement on Island disputeBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia signed an agreement
yesterday to jointly submit the dispute over the Sipadan and
Ligitan islands to the International Court of Justice (ICJ),
thereby avoiding the impression of ... More ...
Bina Anaprasa provides preschool for the needyBy Devi M. Asmarani and Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): The small, plain building in Kwitang
subdistrict, Central Jakarta, goes unnoticed save for the clamor
resonating from inside. More ...
ASEAN to welcome Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia in July KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Foreign ministers of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed at a special meeting here
yesterday to admit Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar as new members in
July. More ...
TV todayTVRI 6:45 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi
7:15 Healthy and Fit
7:30 Children's Program: Arena 123
8:00 TV Series: Brudy and Family
8:30 Performances: Warna Warni
9:00 Children's Film
9:30 Variety Show: Disekitar Kita
10:00 TVRI News
10:30 Music: Album Minggu Ini
11:30 ... More ...
Day care centers in workplace called for JAKARTA (JP): Child psychologist Fauziah Aswin Hadis believes
that daily visits to playgroups can be too much of a good thing
for young children.She says that up to three visits a week to a group are
acceptable, but more than that will leave children bored. More ...
I really don't understand youBy Mustofa Bisri I really don't understand you,nor do I know what you want me to do What are you like, really?You said I'm freeYet you decide everything for meYou asked me to use my rational capacityAfter I had done it you branded me an infidel(... More ...
Government to repeat voting at 111 polling stations in Madura JAKARTA (JP): In an unprecedented move, the government
acquiesced yesterday to the United Development Party's (PPP)
demand for a repeat of voting at 111 polling stations on Madura
island, East Java. More ...
Al-Falah blends int'l education, IslamBy Listiana Operananta JAKARTA (JP): There is something special about this open
classroom. It does not look like any ordinary classroom in the
country. The room is filled with neatly arranged colorful toys
and blocks. More ...
Singer Nugie comes of age on national music sceneBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): A convoy proceeded down a Kuta street in Bali
during the recent campaign. Waiting for the youngsters at a
crossroads was a police line determined to keep them from
reaching the main street. More ...
IPTN sponsors student on path to excellenceBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): Humanly speaking, a young woman should be
brimming with pride to have completed a four-year undergraduate
course with top marks, as well as secured a job in PT Industri
Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), one of ... More ...
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