Simple shapes, but luxury fabrics: Biyan goes minimalistBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): It's 1996 -- do you know where your jewelry is?Fashion's neophytes may grin while twiddling their gold
baubles, but style zealots hide their glittering trinkets in
Louis Vuitton trunks. More ...
Medal of Freedom recipients serve the needs of othersBy Hillary Rodham Clinton Every day across our country, thousands of men and women
perform deeds that help make our world a more just place. They
don't do it for fame or money. More ...
Rusli's essential elements are not for saleBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): A modest exhibition at Taman Ismail Marzuki's
Cipta II Gallery presents 27 small and four medium-sized
watercolors and two oil on canvas paintings by Rusli, an
Indonesian painter who may not be very famous, yet whose ... More ...
The ones left behindBy Rayni N. Massardi "Tohir, where are you off to? Running around every afternoon!""Ah, Mak, the usual, just hanging out. I'm bored at home!""You always give me that answer. More ...
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi
6:25 News
6:45 Healthy and Fit
7:00 News
7:30 TV Series: Grandizer
8:00 TV Drama
9:00 English News Service
9:30 People and Events
10:00 Music: Album Minggu Ini
11:00 Children's Stories
11:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka
11:45 Sports: ... More ...
Large-scale offensive begins in mock war over the NatunasBy Ridwan M. Sijabat RANAI, Natuna Island (JP): Indonesian jets fired rockets from
the air while warships a few miles from the shore launched
missiles to provide cover for yesterday's massive landing of
several battalions of troopers on ... More ...
Nabunome wins second gold for his province JAKARTA (JP): Eduardus Nabunome of East Nusa Tenggara was
clearly on the decline when he entered the 14th National Games
(PON), but he can leave the sporting meet with a smile. More ...
Jakarta strengthens its grip on PON JAKARTA (JP): Midway into the 14th National Games, host
Jakarta issued a true warning yesterday that no provinces are
likely to dethrone it. More ...
Collusion practices inflate medicine pricesBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Although he no longer chairs the influential
Indonesian Medical Association, Kartono Mohamad remains
authoritative in medical affairs.He is now chief editor of Medika health magazine. More ...
Soeharto warns of revolution to replace state ideology JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto appealed yesterday to the
nation for vigilance, saying that some people are trying to
replace the state ideology Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution
through a revolution. More ...
'Jamu' carries the stigma of being unscientificBy Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): Alternative medicine has been around for ages,
and long after the introduction of western medicine and
professionally trained doctors, it remains popular. More ...
Medicine prices tell a horror story Medicine prices continue to increase each year in Indonesia
as producers enjoy an "overdose" of profits. Government officials
and doctors benefit from this situation. More ...
Bogus medicines targeted at low-income consumersBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): Bogus pharmaceuticals are there for those who
cannot afford to buy the expensive real ones. The stuff is also
there because there the low-budget consumer's problem is an
opportunity to make money. More ...
The Lesser Chuan and Li stylesDear friends,The third period in the development of Chinese brushwork is
the Ripening Period.The ripening of brushwork manifested itself at the end of the
Chou dynasty -- in the Ch'in era, beginning in 221 B.C. -- when
the Lesser Chuan and Li styles had developed. More ...
Butchering a classic -- or Dostoevsky made readableBy Parvathi Sharma JAKARTA (JP): For several years now, I have told myself at the
start of every summer vacation that this time I will read both
Crime and Punishment and War and Peace. More ...
Host Jakarta, C. Java secure tennis golds JAKARTA (JP): Host Jakarta assured itself of the men's singles
gold medal in the 14th National Games (PON) tennis competition
yesterday when its two aces set up an all-Jakartan final. More ...
Skansen preserves Sweden's disappearing traditionsBy Lela E. Madjiah STOCKHOLM (JP): One day barely counts when it's all the time
one has to explore a new country. More ...
Roadside drug stalls offer affordable, cheap medicines JAKARTA (JP): If you believe drugs are just too expensive and
your doctors are quacks anyway, go to Jakarta's "drug markets".
The prices may amaze you. More ...
Guess What? It has been unusually wet recently but there was no rain on
Wednesday, at least not in the Prapanca area, thanks to New
Zealand Ambassador Tim Groser. More ...
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