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Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/TV programs

TV programsSunday, Dec. 24, 2000TVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Series: Dos Mujeres 12:00 p.m.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Auction scandal shadows Indonesian Arts scene 2000

Auction scandal shadows Indonesian Arts scene 2000By Agus Dermawan T. JAKARTA (JP): When 1999 drew to a close and the year 2000 arrived, the Indonesian fine art community had high hopes that the quality of fine art events in the country would show an upward trend.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Quick and tasty recipes for Christmas get-togethers

Quick and tasty recipes for Christmas get-togethers JAKARTA (JP): These recipes can help you celebrate Christmas in an old-fashioned way. They are wonderful served at family gatherings on Christmas Eve.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Grinch 13:00 15:15 19:30 Kuch-Kuch Hota Hai 14:30 19:45 The Replacements 13:00 15:15 19:30 102 Dalmatians 13:45 16:00 20:15 Asterix and Obelix 13:00 15:15 ...

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Mashrooming Internet cafes facing tight competition

Mashrooming Internet cafes facing tight competitionBy Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): For 15-year old Wulan, chatting with someone through the internet is "her kind of thing," besides going to movies, listening to her favorite music, or discussing the latest gossip with her peers.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Perfect table settings for Christmas and Idul Fitri

Perfect table settings for Christmas and Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Tonight is Christmas Eve, and you are intent on preparing the very best table for your loved ones to show them that you care.The problem is that you really have no idea what to do.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Indonesian soccer can't move further than SE Asia

Indonesian soccer can't move further than SE AsiaBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian soccer community received a nice gift at the end of the second millennium when the national team managed to finish as the runner-up of the 2000 Tiger Cup in Thailand in November.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Midwife tours villages at the foot of Mount Merapi

Midwife tours villages at the foot of Mount MerapiText and photos by Ali Budiman YOGYAKARTA (JP): The sun regally shone that morning. Warm air replaced the coldness enveloping the villages perched at the foot of Mount Merapi. The road was deserted and the two young women sped up their motorbikes.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/How to live without helpers

How to live without helpers JAKARTA (JP): If your maids do not come back from the Idul Fitri exodus, you might want to try to live without them as a few families in Jakarta have already done.Of course, some prerequisites are necessary before you make a decision.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Now Showing

Now Showing The Cup. (Drama/Comedy, 90 minutes). Starring Orgyen Tobgyal, Jamyang Lodro, Neten Chokling. Directed by Khyentse Norbu.The World Cup craze begins to influence the lives of young Tibetan monks at a monastery-in-exile in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Slamet wants to bring Marsinah back from the grave

Slamet wants to bring Marsinah back from the graveBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): With his latest film Telegram just released in Europe and the United States, film director Slamet Rahardjo is now working on another film called Marsinah.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Worker strike closes Shangri-La hotel

Worker strike closes Shangri-La hotel JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of workers of the five-star Shangri-La Hotel continued their strike for the second day on Saturday, forcing the management to temporarily close their business activities and evacuate all room guests.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/A Palm-sized community established

A Palm-sized community establishedBy Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): Many people are now using the Palm Vx PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) to manage their life.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Semarang to host Golden Gloves

Semarang to host Golden Gloves SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) has selected Central Java as host of the Sarung Tinju Emas (Golden Gloves) all-star boxing event next year, an official with the local chapter said on Saturday.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Accessory a winner for Indonesian fashion designer

Accessory a winner for Indonesian fashion designerBy Kunang Helmi-Picard PARIS (JP): Fashion connoisseurs still head straight for Paris. Here they can admire the elegant flair of superbly cut garments, completed with the ultimate in accessories.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Young designer makes his mark in Paris

Young designer makes his mark in Paris PARIS (JP): A decade ago when Samudra Hartanto left his hometown of Malang, East Java, to study in Australia, he never dreamed that he would become a design assistant for such a prestigious fashion designer like Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Exodus expected to reach peak today

Exodus expected to reach peak today JAKARTA (JP): The number of people joining the country's annual Idul Fitri and Christmas holiday exodus kept increasing on Saturday, and is expected to reach its peak on Sunday.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Virtual beauty makover is clicking at you

Virtual beauty makover is clicking at youBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Sometimes choosing a new hairstyle can be quite confusing. Many of us choose to keep the same style year after year, due to either fear of change or fear of a horrible and irreversible mistake.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/'Calon Arang' -- literary work or not?

'Calon Arang' -- literary work or not? Calon Arang: Kisah Perempuan Korban Patriarki (Calon Arang: Story of a Woman Victimized by Patriarchy); By Toeti Heraty; Yayasan Obor Indonesia in cooperation with Yayasan Adikarya Ikapi and the Ford Foundation; November 2000; 79 pp JAKARTA (JP): Toeti ...

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Gus Dur to visit Irian Jaya

Gus Dur to visit Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): At least 5,000 security personnel are preparing to safeguard President Abdurrahman Wahid, who will visit the Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura on Christmas Day.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Book Nook: Eating Well for Optimum Health...

Book Nook: Eating Well for Optimum Health... Eating Well for Optimum Health -- The Essential Guide to Food, Diet and Nutrition; By Andrew Weil, M.D.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/No newspaper

No newspaper With Christmas and Idul Fitri falling within a four day period, The Jakarta Post will not appear from Monday to Thursday. Our website, www.thejakartapost.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/'I have to say what I think'

'I have to say what I think' Indonesian men's doubles badminton player Rexy Ronald Mainaky has been in the spotlight since he and partner Ricky Ahmad Subagja took the world top spot in 1993, but he is retiring at the end of this year.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Choices galore for holiday TV programs

Choices galore for holiday TV programsBy Sri Ramadani JAKARTA (JP): It's a bumper TV season this week as the six TV stations do battle to give viewers what they want during the Christmas and Idul Fitri holidays.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Life without maids and helpers

Life without maids and helpers As the annual exodus of people returning to their hometowns during the Idul Fitri begins, many middle and upper income families start having headaches. Their housemaids, cooks, baby sitters, drivers are on leave, forcing the family to do the household chores.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/A Xmas Sonnet

A Xmas Sonnet Let me sing to you a carol of joy A rejoice to all believers The Son of God is born To redeem our sinsLet me recite to you scriptures of joy A rejoice to all believers God has sent his Son To cleanse the world of all our sinsA heavenly host sings hallelujah hordes of folks, young ...

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Snapshot

SnapshotPhoto A: ReligionJP/msaRELIGIOUS TOUCH: Popular singer Trie Utami (center) explains a new television program with Islamic nuances, Reuni Anak Cucu Adam (Adam's Children and Grandchildren), while singer Franky Sahilatua (right) and moderator Yusuf Susilo listen.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/On the record

On the record Album: Black and Blue (PT Indo Semar Sakti/2000) Artist: Backstreet Boys Oh my God, they're back again! But wait. Hold that insult. Yes, for some people they might appear to be annoying hunkalicious singing studs. But admit it, they can really sing.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/A day with Santa Claus

A day with Santa Claus Santa Claus has come to town - in the form of Tony Lalamentik, 37. As one of Santa's helpers, the Manado, North Sulawesi, native can be seen daily at Mal Taman Anggrek in West Jakarta.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Grief and Sympathy

Grief and SympathyBy Dewi Anggraeni My palm moistens and my heartbeat quickens. I stop listening. I sit down."Ibu*) Jauhari? Are you there?" finally the voice, at first sounding like it is coming from a different dimension, pulls me back to the telephone conversation.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/For postmen, Idul Fitri can be a time of separation

For postmen, Idul Fitri can be a time of separationBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): Many are still packing up and getting ready to leave for their hometowns (mudik) as Idul Fitri draws near. Others who have completed the trip are tasting the joy of reunion with their old friends and families.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/The spirit moves young gospel singer Nikita

The spirit moves young gospel singer Nikita JAKARTA (JP): Nikita smiled shyly, looked down and clasped her fingers in her lap when her father began recounting how she first sang in public when she was barely four years old.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Still Playing

Still Playing JAKARTA (JP): Want to catch a movie during the holiday season? The Jakarta Post's Joko E.H. Anwar rates the celluloid offerings in local theaters.Bedazzled. (Comedy, 93 minutes). Starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor. Directed by Harold Ramis.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSunday Maghrib 6:10 p.m.Monday Imsak 4:05 a.m.Subuh 4:15 a.m.Maghrib 6:10 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 4:06 a.m.Subuh 4:16 a.m.Maghrib 4:11 p.m.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Local film chosen for competition in French film festival

Local film chosen for competition in French film festivalBy Kunang Helmi-Picard NANTES, France (JP): The 22nd edition of the Festival of 3 Continents took place in Nantes, France in the last week of November.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Gus Dur to meet House on chief justice veto

Gus Dur to meet House on chief justice veto JAKARTA (JP): Presidential spokesman Wimar Witoelar said on Saturday that the government will officially convey its rejection of Muladi and Bagir Manan as the Supreme Court chief justice candidates, and that the President would not compromise ...

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Merry Christmas and Happy Idul Fitri

Merry Christmas and Happy Idul FitriBy Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): Anna looked up at the greasy clock on the kitchen wall. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. It was a bit hard to see the numbers behind the grayish layers of smoke and fat covering the clock's glass surface.

Sun, 24 Dec 2000

JP/Savory entrees for celebrating Idul Fitri

Savory entrees for celebrating Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Idul Fitri is a time to be spent with the family after the long fasting month of Ramadhan. It is an occasion to savor relationships, and good food.