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Searching for all articles published on 2000-07-09 ...

36 articles.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Is Bali ready to host int'l events?

Is Bali ready to host int'l events?By Rita A. Widiadana NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The idea to hold Bali Fashion Week emerged a few years ago, but as Indonesia was badly hit by economic, social and political upheavals, Mardiana Ika, or just Ika, had to postpone her plan.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Fangs for the memories, say fans as man pull plane with teeth

Fangs for the memories, say fans as man pull plane with teethBy Gin Kurniawan SURABAYA (JP): Suddenly the tense faces of thousands of onlookers disappeared and they shouted merrily with admiration when a man, who was the focus of attention, managed to pull a more than seven-ton aircraft with the ...

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Typewriter fans spurn computers

Typewriter fans spurn computersBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): A young man recalled an experience he had one afternoon of desperately calling his friends one by one, asking them if they had a typewriter.When he found a friend whose father still had his aging typewriter, he rushed to pick it up.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Shaolin's kung fu masters perform fabulous movement

Shaolin's kung fu masters perform fabulous movementBy Rika Saraswati SEMARANG (JP): A Buddhist monk moved his hand gently, yet the effect was tremendous. The several small needles which were thrown were able to penetrate a 1 cm thick plate of glass and to pop a balloon hanging behind it.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Astaga!com: An Internet portal company rising at the right time

Astaga!com: An Internet portal company rising at the right timeBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Astaga is an Indonesian exclamatory word, and it was no more than that until last February, when 27-year-old Jonathan Moriss and 26-year-old Andrew Hayek launched Astaga!com, a general Internet portal company.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/A day with an expat English teacher

A day with an expat English teacherRoss Gulliver, 38, is a senior teacher at The British Council on Jl. Sudirman, South Jakarta. Originally from Bexhill in the English county of Sussex, he moved to Jakarta almost 10 years ago. He lives in Cipete, South Jakarta, with his wife Rr.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Dodo Abdullah captures street life on canvas

Dodo Abdullah captures street life on canvas BANDUNG (JP): Like other big cities in this country, Bandung also enjoys art exhibition euphoria. Not one day passes without an art exhibition, especially those featuring paintings.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Imax theater thrills young audience with wild sea film

Imax theater thrills young audience with wild sea filmBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Want to feel the power of thundering waves off of Hawaii or surf to the bottom of the sea and have a close encounter with strange sea creatures? Just visit the Keong Emas Imax Theater at Taman Mini Indonesia ...

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Art Agenda

Art Agenda * Theater When Jane Aspari Dances by Teater Yuka, directed by Renny Djajoesman, at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Gedung Kesenian No. 1, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3808283); 8 p.m., July 14 to 16.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Now showing ...

Now showing ... Titan A.E, Animated-Science Fiction, 95 minutes; voices by Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, Drew Barrymore, Nathan Lane and Hank Azaria. Directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Marks & Spencer makes it back to Indonesia

Marks & Spencer makes it back to IndonesiaBy Danielle Bray JAKARTA (JP): After an Autumn departure from Jakarta, the UK- based chain Marks & Spencer is launching a new look, and three new stores around the city.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Gili Trawangan gains more popularity

Gili Trawangan gains more popularityBy Wahyuni Kamah MATARAM, Lombok (JP): Mentioning the island of Lombok can conjure up fabulous images of Senggigi beach. But there is more to Lombok than just this famous retreat.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Battle of strategy, supporters for league's quarterfinals

Battle of strategy, supporters for league's quarterfinals JAKARTA (JP): The European Championships, better known as Euro 2000, finished up last week with France becoming the new champion. But Indonesia's soccer fever did not die there.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/The sound of 'typing orchestra' softening

The sound of 'typing orchestra' softeningBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): Passing through a small neighborhood next to Padjadjaran University, one hears a massive clattering. If you listen a bit longer, you hear it has a sort of orderly beat, like a percussion orchestra.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Are you ill? Pick some leaves in the park

Are you ill? Pick some leaves in the parkBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): If every Indonesian had the knowledge to be able to grow useful plants on every inch of their land, they would certainly be better able to survive the economic crisis.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/'MTV' tuning into the needs of fans with radio launch

'MTV' tuning into the needs of fans with radio launchBy Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): Last Saturday night at Bengkel Night Park, South Jakarta, some 5,000 teenagers crowded the indoor concert arena, with their dazzling dyed hair, cargo pants, capri pants, tank tops and tube tops.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Watch out! A beautiful ghost is out and about

Watch out! A beautiful ghost is out and about JAKARTA (JP): A ghost is roaming town, but don't be afraid. She is beautiful and is ready to entertain you.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/RI 'wushu' team reaches final

RI 'wushu' team reaches final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has reached the final of the 2000 Genting World Lion Dance Championships along with China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Macau.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/'Children of Heaven', an inspiring tale of two children

'Children of Heaven', an inspiring tale of two childrenBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): Life is simple for nine-year-old Ali (Mir Farrokh Hashemian) and his younger sister, Zahra (Bahare Seddiqi).

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/N'ice and easy does it at ice carving contest

N'ice and easy does it at ice carving contestBy William Furney JAKARTA (JP): Anyone who has read Paul Theroux's Riding the Iron Rooster, by train through China will know of the wonders of Harbin, the algid Chinese city where remarkable ice sculptures remain all winter long.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/A Cinematographer's Confession

A Cinematographer's ConfessionI think the images feel the movements.That is why, my beloved sibling, I cannot be complete in photography. The static eye does not deliver me to contention. I want the motion. I want the sequences. I want the ambience. I want the sounds. I want the rising dust.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/The check is in the mail ...

The check is in the mail ... Getting Paid and Loving it, Your guide to collecting debt with the muscle of the mind By Graham Edwards, Martin O'Shannessy and Rob Goodfellow; Published by Lily Publications, Singapore, 2000; 122 pages; AS$27.75, online at www.getting-paid.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Exploring taboos in search of contentment

Exploring taboos in search of contentmentBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): There are many things that bother Rusdy Rukmarata, 37, in life, but what he finds most traumatic is the refusal of people to talk about things that really matter.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Indonesia-expat-marriage cinderella stories

Indonesia-expat-marriage cinderella storiesBy Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): "You're kidding right? Tom is going back to Sydney next month? He's getting married this weekend! To whom?" It was 10 a.m. on Sunday. I was trying to concentrate on what Judy was saying on the other end of the line.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Gus Dur tells Muhammadiyah, NU to increase cooperation

Gus Dur tells Muhammadiyah, NU to increase cooperation JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid urged on Saturday the country's two largest Islamic organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, to step up cooperation for the sake of the nation.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/RI sends juniors to World C'ships

RI sends juniors to World C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Ten Indonesian junior golfers, including one girl, will compete in the World Golf Junior Championships on four golf courses in San Diego, California, from July 18 to July 21.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Sunday, July 9, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Sunday, July 9, 2000)Hollywood KC House on Haunted Hill 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Next Best Thing 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Mission Impossible 2 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Dinosaur 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/MICE industry increasingly hot in Bali

MICE industry increasingly hot in BaliBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR (JP): With many national and international events being relocated from Jakarta to Bali primarily on account of security considerations, several hotels in Bali are now giving the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, ...

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Debra sets her sights on being a novelist

Debra sets her sights on being a novelistBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): As if it was not enough being a broadcaster, feminist, wife and mother, Debra Yatim wants to be a novelist as well.A former journalist, Debra has been working on a novel for a couple of years.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Prime-time quize makes learning science fun

Prime-time quize makes learning science funBy Sri Ramadani JAKARTA (JP): Learn physics, chemistry and biology and have fun! That's the idea behind the Indosat Galileo Quiz (SCTV, Sunday, 8:30 p.m.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Everybody blames it on (commercial) television

Everybody blames it on (commercial) televisionBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): The euphoria of Indonesian politics, which sees demonstrators take to the streets almost every single day, extends to screened entertainment.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Being a guest

Being a guestBy Dewi Anggraeni Wieke checks that her safety belt is correctly fastened. A flight attendant is demonstrating the safety routine beside her. His choreographed movements to a recorded voice overhead are too predictable to be eye-catching. Sometimes his elbow barely misses her head.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/City bus collision kills five on toll road

City bus collision kills five on toll road JAKARTA (JP): Five people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed on Saturday morning when a city bus collided with the car they were traveling in on Jl. Wiyota Wiyona toll road near Jatinegara, East Jakarta.East Jakarta Traffic Police chief Asst.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Film 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Series: Dos Mujeres 12:00 p.m.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/Bali strives to be int'l fashion center

Bali strives to be int'l fashion center Bali, long known as an exotic holiday resort, has major potential to play a role in the international fashion industry. Yet it has still a long way to go before it becomes a fashion center. The Jakarta Post's Rita A. Widiadana and I.

Sun, 09 Jul 2000

JP/C. Java provides Rp 2.3b PON bonus

C. Java provides Rp 2.3b PON bonus SEMARANG (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) Central Java chapter is providing a Rp 2.3 billion (US$247,300) cash bonus to the 15th National Games (PON) medalists.