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Searching for all articles published on 2002-12-01 ...
45 articles.
Sun, 01 Dec 2002

A debacle of British policyDavid Jardine, Contributor, Jakarta As the New Labour government of Tony Blair seeks to take Britain to war again, it is instructive to take a look at a book that deals with a recent, major foreign policy issue involving a British government.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, December 1, 2002Exhibitions * The Art of Poster by Jan Lavies, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), until Dec. 5. * Jukung-Boats from the Barito Basin, Maritime Museum, Jl. Pasar Ikan No. 1, North Jakarta (Tel.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Parang Kencana pretty and chic designs, motifsHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is exhilarating to see how batik has become more and more socialized.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Cozy Street Corner offers solid musicHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cozy Street Corner is a little bit too long to become a band's name. It also sounds more like the name of a small cafe across the street.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

A bitter tale of two male prostitutes "Deden", 29, came to Jakarta from his hometown of Cirebon, West Java, seven years ago seeking a better life.He came from a happy but poor farmer's family. They never had enough money and his education stopped at junior high school.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Life goes on for HIV-infected peopleTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What would you feel the moment you were told that you had contracted HIV?"At first, nothing. I was still on detox in a crazy camp full of mentally sick people ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

On the Record Artist: Robbie Williams; Album: Escapology (EMI Music).British tabloid nme trashed this album, saying that Robbie's as trapped as he was in the Take That boyband, with clumsy lyrics, confessional bleating and an ability to wreck decent tunes.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Bali's hotels gear up for holiday seasonI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The hotel industry in the country's main resort island, Bali, is expecting a higher occupancy rate during the year-end holiday season, which will be kicked off by a five-day Idul Fitri break next week and ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Santosa Doellah: Enriching the world with love of batikLila Fitri Aly, Contributor, Jakarta Piracy is rampant in Indonesia. Not only does it rob the artist and the music industry of royalties, but it also is an infringement of intellectual property rights, including patents.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Needle sharing, top HIV/AIDS riskDavid and Joyce Djaelani Gordon, Directors of Yayasan Harapan Permata Hati Kita, Drug Recovery Center and Community, Ciawi, Bogor Only a few years ago Indonesia was passed over by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a high-concern country predicted to have an ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Creativity helps create gorgeous gifts and wrapsMaria Endah Hulupi The Jakarta Post JakartaWith Idul Fitri, Christmas and New Year festivities on the horizon, people are getting busy buying gifts for their loved ones and colleagues.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

On the Shelves Studying Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia; By Charles A. Coppel; Singapore Society of Asian Studies, Singapore, 2002; 410 pp.The role of the Chinese ethnic group in Indonesia has always been known to be controversial, yet relatively few books have been published on the topic.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Special dining experiences offered to New Year revelersSudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta Jakarta's restaurants and cafes are offering special and unique dining experiences for those who wish to celebrate welcoming in the New Year.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

The Scorched MoonHawa Arofah Parto felt dizzy. He was in a state of confusion and was starting to panic. He was being forced to return to his home in a remote village in Central Java.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Continuing education is designed for adult learners VANCOUVER, Canada: The old saying goes, "It's never too late to learn". In other words, "It's never too late to mend.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Sago, forgotten but beneficialFor ages, Papuans have eaten sago as their staple diet. But since the 1970s, due to the government's policy on food, more and more Papuans began to consume rice instead.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Samudra not linked to Ba'asyir or Mukhlas: LawyersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being barred from sitting in on the questioning sessions, lawyers representing principle Bali bombing suspect Imam Samudra signed the interrogation reports of their client on Saturday, in which Samudra did not ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Schizophrenia, not a beautiful experienceHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ward of the psychiatric department of state Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) is no different from the rest of the place: It's grim, old and dirty.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Asians study in Canada to build better careers TORONTO, Canada: Julie Eveline Wijaya, in her early 20s, left her hometown and parents in Medan in North Sumatra three years ago to study chemical engineering at Ottawa University in Ontario, Canada.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Growing for the welfare of the people On this day, Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, the United Arab Emirates celebrates the 31st Anniversary of its National Day.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Needle swapping, top HIV/AIDS risk in RI David and Joyce Djaelani GordonDirectors of Yayasan Harapan Permata Hati Kita Drug Recovery Center and Community Ciawi, Bogor Only a few years ago Indonesia was passed over by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a high-concern country predicted to ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Creativity results in gorgeous gifts, wrapsMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With Idul Fitri, Christmas and New Year festivities on the horizon, people are getting busy buying gifts for their loved ones and colleagues.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Police ban independence celebrationNethy Darma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The Papuan people will not likely get to commemorate their 41st annual self-proclaimed independence day on Sunday as the police have intensified security across the volatile province to prevent any celebrating on Dec.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Star hotels provide more incentives to local residentsRikza Abdullah, Contributor, Jakarta Idul Fitri, Christmas and New Year holidays will offer executives and other business people an opportunity to leave their usual hectic and busy life away by staying at star-rated hotels and enjoying various ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Ds that kill: Denial and discriminationTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta HIV-related fear has, ironically, led society to deny the presence of the deadly virus at our doorstep despite the collective risk we are bound to face with the silent spread of the virus due to our rapidly ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Bimo's Dragonfly more hip on your dining tablePrimastuti Handayani The Jakarta Post JakartaWhat would you do if a dragonfly landed on your dinner table? Smack it dead? You would definitely think twice about doing that if the Dragonfly tableware collection from young artist Bimo Chondro was there ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Support needed to help vein of galen malformation patientsMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For Ina, a teenage girl from a small town in Bengkulu, her headaches and worsening vision have been very annoying. Her swollen left eye looks like it will pop out of its socket.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Balancing act of the Indonesian spiritRobert S. Finnegan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tika Bisono is a noted Indonesian psychologist and Editor in Chief of Parents Guide Magazine.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Expressing humanity through language of danceHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The body can say what words cannot, British choreographer Martha Graham once asserted.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Street kids, orphans crave family warmth at Idul FitriLeo Wahyudi S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In observance of the upcoming Idul Fitri holidays, which falls on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 this year, Muslims have been busily preparing food in anticipation of the festivities.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

TV Program: Sunday, Desember 1, 2002TVRI 6:00 a.m. News7:30 Sports8:00 Documentary 8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cartoon10:30 Music11:00 Maskum Show12:30 p.m.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Sobering statistics on Indonesia in World AIDS Day commemorationJohn Badalu, Contributor, Jakarta World AIDS Day is coming this Sunday. Once more we are reminded of those who have died and those now living with HIV/AIDS.This is a condition that has no cure yet.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

A transition from fishing town to towering city Shanghai history dates back to the Sung dynasty (960-1279) when it was a fishing town of little importance near the mouth of the Yangtze river.Several centuries later, precisely in 1842, it began to rise to become a great city in China.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Bimo's Dragonfly more hip on your dining tablePrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What would you do if a dragonfly landed on your dinner table? Smack it dead? You would definitely think twice about doing that if the Dragonfly tableware collection from young artist Bimo Chondro was ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Some celebrate holiday by ripping off travelersBambang Nurbianto and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Travelers heading to their hometowns to celebrate the Muslim's Idul Fitri holiday have always been a great target for fraud by both bus operators and ticket scalpers, and this year ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Still Playing Changing Lanes (Drama/Thriller, 99 minutes). Starring Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette. Written by Chap Taylor. Directed by Roger Michell.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Hotels offer unique holiday hampers The end of the year is always a busy time for office workers and businesspeople to start thinking about the gifts they will give to their colleagues and loved ones. Moreover, Idul Fitri also falls in December this year, and is sure to add to the headaches.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Canada moves into to knowledge-based economyThe Jakarta Post's journalist Ardimas Sasdi along with six journalists from Asia visited Canada's cities of Ottawa,Toronto, Victoria and Vancouver on a tour involving more than 20 universities, colleges, institutions and government agencies in charge ...
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

A blend of the Orient and Europe in China's busiest port city The city of Shanghai is located on the coast of the East China Sea on the western edge of the Pacific Rim. It is a major commercial and industrial center in China and the busiest port city in the country.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Shanghai, a city of a thousand buildingA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Shanghai, China The day I put my feet down in Shanghai, I recalled one of my friends who said that "Asia is rising and the West is falling.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Going home for Idul Fitri not always nice The tradition of going home for Idul Fitri holiday is the reason I am not very keen about the holiday itself.At any other time of the year, I can always make excuses to my mother not to go home to Medan, the capital of North Sumatra.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Kampong Ayer, Brunei's celebrated water worldJason Volker, Contributor, Bandar Seri Begawan Brilliant equatorial sunshine mellows my mood as we cruise beneath a bougainvillea-trimmed footbridge. The lulling lapping of water on the boat's prow washes away my worldly cares.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Langkawi: A land of legends and a pocket of peaceVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Langkawi, Malaysia Whenever tourists hear the words "tropical paradise", they immediately think of Indonesia's Bali or Thailand's Phuket.Now they can add Malaysia's Langkawi to their list of travel destinations.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

Now Showing Baran (Drama/Romance, 94 minutes). Starring Hossein Abedini, Zahra Bahrami, Mohammad Amir Naji, Abbas Rahimi. Directed by Majid Majidi.Another neorealist Iranian film (from the director of Children of Heaven, Majidi), which is another fine example of near flawless filmmaking.
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002

'Indonesians are confused by global power shifts' or The rationale for corruption and immorality in RI or West, int'l economists responsible for chaos, terror in RI or Indonesians are good, West is influencing bad behavior or None of the problems are a result of our own doing, West is at fault ...
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