Club helps patients manage healthBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Suffering from any kind of health problem may
make people feel vulnerable and unsure about everything. The
slightest symptoms can easily create anxiety and worry. More ...
Andrian and Yoon win men's doubles' final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Andrian Raturandang who paired with
Yoon Yong-il of South Korea won the men's doubles final of the
Men's Indonesian Fertilizer Future 4 at Kemayoran Tennis Center
on Saturday. More ...
Curriculum in for a trimming to cut the workload of studentsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): After working as a teacher for 35 years, Ratno
Hadi still thinks his job as an elementary school teacher is not
easy, and carries huge responsibilities. More ...
Art dealer Jais Darga Wijaya goes internationalBy Jean Couteau DENPASAR (JP): Indonesian modern painting is, at last,
reaching the stage of internationalization. More ...
Badminton stars lack sponsorship dealsBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Modern sports is inevitably tied to the sponsors
who pay prize money, support events and make household names
around the world of stars. More ...
CJ's No Ties After 5 offers new Wednesday evening entertainment JAKARTA (JP): Cafes and pubs are becoming favorite places for
professionals in the capital to meet their clients and discuss
business during office hours. More ...
RI sculptors fill Singapore's Volume and FormBy Amir Sidharta SINGAPORE (JP): Visitors lining up at Singapore's immigration
checkpoint at Changi airport are greeted with the city's latest
touch of aesthetics. More ...
RI karatekas win bronze JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia won a bronze medal in the third World
Ladies Cup karate tournament in the women's kata team event in
Tokyo on Saturday. More ...
Godly living in the beautiful and tranquil Ciater resortBy Kafil Yamin CIATER, West Java (JP): Not many tourist destinations are
truly natural. More ...
SpotlightPhoto A: KompasJP/msaRECOGNITION FOR SENIORS: Chairman of Kompas-Gramedia Group Jacob
Oetama (right) hands the inaugural edition of Senior tabloid to
its first customer, Hardito (second left) to mark its launch. The
tabloid's chief editor Sumohadi Marsis (left), general manager
Ign. More ...
Owning up to an addition is a hard reality to face JAKARTA (JP): If you ask a person who drinks alcohol if he or
she is an "alcoholic" or an "addict", you would most probably get
a "don't be ridiculous!" look as an answer, a cold flat "no" or a
fit of laughter from the more humorous. More ...
Victor Andrian rushed to hospital after bout JAKARTA (JP): The International Boxing Federation (IBF)
Intercontinental junior featherweight champion, Andrian Kaspari
of Indonesia, was rushed to hospital shortly after knocking out
Russia's Alexander Yurikov in a non-title bout at Indosiar ... More ...
Alcoholics Anonymous still robust at 64 JAKARTA (JP): "Hi, my name is Joe, and I am an alcoholic..."
says Joe, lead actor Peter Mullan, in the opening of My Name is
Joe, a film directed by Ken Loach and awarded Best British Film
of 1998. More ...
More trouble ahead as drug menace takes hold Drugs and alcohol have caused much trouble for many families,
and the problem is apparently becoming more serious, as reflected
by the increasing number of addicts. More ...
Ruwiyati picks studies over SEA Games training JAKARTA (JP): Long-distance runner Ruwiyati has prioritized
her studies over joining the centralized training program for the
20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Pengalengan tea plantation in
West Java. More ...
Designer Stephanus Hamy has designs on the theaterBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Brutus is one of the characters that grabbed the
audience's attention when Teater Lembaga, a theatrical group
under the auspices of the Jakarta Institute of the Arts, staged a
grand version of Shakespeare's Julius ... More ...
'The Matrix' is pure entertainmentBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): Matrix: 1) (Math.) a set of numbers or terms
arranged in rows and columns between parentheses or double lines.
2) (Anatomy) any nonliving, intercellular substance in which
living cells are embedded, as in bone, cartilage, etc. More ...
A woman as president draws mixed views from public JAKARTA (JP): While the country's top politicians are debating
over whether a woman, or more precisely Megawati Soekarnoputri,
should be allowed to become president, few have bothered to ask
ordinary people how they feel about the subject. More ...
Mothball our hard-won reforms? No way! JAKARTA (JP): On a visit to the workshop of a geothermal power
plant in West Java recently, I was advised that the plant was
idle, waiting for the green light from the government to go ahead
with electricity production. More ...
'Romo' Mangun's works in the eyes of intellectuals Mengenang Y.B. Mangunwijaya, Pergulatan Intelektual Dalam Era
Kegelisahan (Remembering Y.B. Mangunwijaya: Intellectual Struggle
in a Restless Era); Edited by Dr. Sindhunata; Kanisius, Yogyakarta, 1999;
422 pages; Rp 34,000 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Y.B. More ...
For Indonesians, the waiting game continuesBy Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON (JP): It's hot and humid in Washington, and this is
especially felt sitting outside a Starbuck's coffee shop on a
busy downtown street. More ...
Glodok overrun with 'hot' VCDsBy Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): The ubiquitous VCD vendors in downtown Kota
treat passers by like long lost friends. They try to intercept
pedestrians and lead them to their rudimentary wooden stalls. More ...
Guess What? Being a celebrity and a mother is hard enough. But if it also
entails being called a porn artist, it could be very disturbing.
Ask Sophia Latjuba about this and she will instantly agree. More ...
Life StreamBy Diani Savitri The city sky had never been clearer. Yet, there were only
three, or four, or five stars -- she lost count of even that
small number -- glimmering. The polluted air and city dust had
combined into a cover that did not allow the stars to be seen at
night. More ...
Juana qualifies for 2000 Olympics JAKARTA (JP): Taekwon Doin Juana Wangsa Putri qualified for
the 2000 Olympics Games after reaching the semifinals in the
world pre-qualifying round for the Olympics at Zagreb, Croatia,
on Friday. More ...
Narcotics Anonymous: Addicts helping addicts JAKARTA (JP): It's Wednesday evening again. Outside a small
hospital in South Jakarta, 12 recovering drug addicts come
together for a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting.Enthusiasm for the meeting to start is obvious. More ...
What's in it for our children?By Irene Sugiharto JAKARTA (JP): The girl was staring at her math book with a
hopeless look. She had read it many times but still did not
understand. More ...
Govt defends decree over poll results validation JAKARTA (JP): The government on Saturday threw its support
behind the General Elections Commission (KPU), which is facing
the possibility that minor parties will refuse to sign the poll
results. More ...
Emma and Vita through to Thailand Open Final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's new partnership of Vita Marissa and
Emma Ermawati remained the country's sole doubles' contenders in
the Thailand Open finals in Bangkok, after defeating Chinese
juniors Lu Ying and Huang Sui 15-12, 15-6 in the women's doubles. More ...
Feng shui portends Megawati's chance as presidentBy Mauro Rahardjo BANDUNG (JP): In feng shui, an individual's rise to leader of
a country is simply accounted for in terms of the interaction
between the five earthly elements -- water, fire, wood, metal and
earth. More ...
Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC:
The Matrix 14:15 16:55 19:20 21:30
Tarzan In Cinemas 1999 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55
Virus 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15
Analyze This 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55
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