`Treasure Planet' crash endangers Disney animationAndy Goldberg, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Los Angeles For kids around the world, and many of their parents too,
Disney has long been synonymous with lavish animation, fantasy
tales, and engrossing characters. More ...
HK festivities: Try your luck at a wishing tree The Hong Kong Tourism Board invited The Jakarta Post reporter
Hendarsyah Tarmizi from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 to witness the Chinese
New Year celebrations in Hong Kong. Below is an article about the
festivities held during the visit. More ...
Thick clouds foil search for missing aircraftNana Rukmana
The Jakarta Post
Cirebon, West Java The search and rescue team doubled the number of planes
deployed to locate a missing training aircraft to six on
Saturday, but their efforts were hampered by thick clouds. More ...
TV Program: Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003TVRI
5:03 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Oto Screen8:30 Variety Show: Arena Kece9:00 Film: Si Unyil9:30 Bando10:30 TV Drama: Rumah Kita11:00 Variety Show: Maskum Show12:00 p.m. More ...
Still Playing Hero (Drama/Action, 96 minutes) Starring Jet Li, Tony Leung,
Maggie Cheung, Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi, Daoming Chen. Directed by
Zhang Yimou.A study of power, war, and the cost of peace with gravity-
defying fight sequences. More ...
Gray days for RI's colorful print mediaBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Strolling past one of the many sidewalk newsstands Jl.
Sudirman, one's eyes will inevitably glance at the headlines of
the many newspapers, magazines and tabloids on display. More ...
Borobudur people are poor despite wealthy region Heru Prasetya, Contributor, Magelang, Central Java The presence of a world famous tourist and heritage site nearby,
the Borobudur Temple, perhaps gives one the impression that the
local residents there might be earning a nice living from all the ... More ...
Where to go for fine European cuisineBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta Before I start off, I must admit that I'm definitely among the
converted when it comes to European food. More ...
`The trend nowadays is toward story-telling'Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It's National Press Day. Almost five years since the print
media was confronted with sudden and fundamental changes. More ...
A LieTeguh Winarsho AS Leaping over a fence one-and-a-half-meters high, Surip gashed
his feet as he trod on broken pieces of glass and crumpled to the
ground. With a suppressed groan of pain, Surip had no more fear
after racing down the street. More ...
Avalon: More of the same, but music saves the day I think it's no exaggeration to say that the bright young
things and beautiful people of Asia are partial to a spot of
luxury and ease. More ...
GAM to comply with disarmamentIbnu Matnoor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)
pledged on Saturday to uphold the cease-fire agreement as the
peace process in the province starts a promising new phase on
Sunday. More ...
Saturday more flooding in Jakarta INDONESIA: Although Saturday was a sunny day, Jakarta saw
residential areas near the Ciliwung river, such as Balimester and
Bidaracina subdistricts, inundated by water, a report said. More ...
Now Showing Gangs of New York (Drama/Action, 166 minutes) Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent,
John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas. Directed by Martin Scorsese. More ...
JP/1/CHANDRABlessed absentmindedness
A human brain is a versatile organ and no computer can duplicate
its myriad functions, to paraphrase Reader's Digest. In spite of
this we are assailed with forgetfulness, which proves to be very
convenient at times. More ...
Blessed absentmindedness, misplaced advice A human brain is a versatile organ and no computer can duplicate
its myriad functions, to paraphrase Reader's Digest. In spite of
this we are assailed with forgetfulness, which proves to be very
convenient at times. More ...
Borobudur people are poor despite wealthy region Heru Prasetya, Contributor, Magelang, Central Java The presence of a world famous tourist and heritage site nearby,
the Borobudur Temple, perhaps gives one the impression that the
local residents there might be earning a nice living from all the ... More ...
Thick clouds foil search for missing aircraft in JavaNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The search and rescue team doubled the number of planes
deployed to locate a missing training aircraft to six on
Saturday, but their efforts were hampered by thick clouds. More ...
Digital voice recorders, a new way of writingVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta Walking away from a client interview, my minidisk recorder
suddenly burst into flames. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Donated Prize Winning Paintings, 100% proceeds to
Charity, at Gallery Cafe Linggar, Kemang Timur No. 36, South
Jakarta, (Tel. 021-71790008), until Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. More ...
Meatier guide to explore Southeast AsiaDes Price, Contributor, Jakarta The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia by Jeremy Atiyah et al;
Rough Guides, 2002; 1136 ppThe travel guide business is very competitive these days. More ...
True cafes offer relaxing ambience but beware...Joko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Shortly after coffee was first introduced to Europe early in
the 1600's through the activities of the East India Company, word
about the unique drink quickly spread across the continent. More ...
Popular destination for Indonesians Although many Indonesian tourists are choosing to spend their
holidays in Europe or Japan, Hong Kong is still one of the most
popular tourist destinations for Indonesians. More ...
Ronan Keating survives the demise of BoyzoneM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the cut-throat competition of today's music industry, only
a handful of pop singers manage to survive, let alone evolve
after leaving the groups that have made them big. More ...
JP/20/INTRO
All work and little rewardText and photos by R. Berto WedhatamaAlthough the people working at a glass recycling center earn only
Rp 25 per kilogram for the items they sort, there are no sad
faces among them. Their life is hard enough and complaining will
not make it better. More ...
Romantic dine-out along Singapore's riversideKenny Santana, Contributor, Singapore The idea of a romantic evening could draw many suggestions but
nobody would disagree that having dinner on the banks of a river
is one of them. Too bad there's no such place in Jakarta. More ...
1001buku: Colors the kid's world with booksSusanna Tjokro, Contributor, Jakarta "I've always believed that books are the greatest treasures that
a child can have. More ...
When art works and junk mingle in a galleryFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What is the difference between art and garbage?. Apparently,
none if you walk into a fundraising exhibition "Garbage Sale"
currently held by art community Ruangrupa. More ...