On the Record Artist: Vanessa Carlton, Album: Be Not Nobody (Universal Music).It is exhilarating to see young women continue to emerge in the music industry, writing their own songs and playing their own instruments.

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Afternoon's SurpriseBy Siti Nurhayati I couldn't hide my surprise when suddenly I saw standing before me, a man panting for breath as if he had been chased by a ghost. I didn't know how I looked when he held out his hand to shake mine. Apparently, I got nervous and confused.

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Kebon Kacang declares war on cockroaches as chaos hits Just as President Bush has declared war on terrorism and Jakarta's Governor Sutiyoso has vowed to fight to the bitter end against those beastly becak (pedicab) drivers, I myself have resolved to do my bit for the civilized world by declaring ...

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TV Program: Sunday, July 21, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Quiz8:30 Children's Program10:00 Music11:00 Maskum Show12:30 p.m.

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Tintin aims at filmmakingHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What do you do when you cannot sleep at night? Toss and turn? Count sheep? Smoke? Watch TV?None of these work for Denpasar-based experimental filmmaker Maria Clementine Wulia, nicknamed Tintin, 29.

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Life far from normal as tensions rise in AcehEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Banda Aceh is not a dead capital, but one could not call it alive. Unlike major cities in Indonesia like Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya or even Medan, Banda Aceh has no mall.

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Chili's: Cool is where the ice is in Central JakartaBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta What is it about the pubs in Jakarta anyway, that every minute rise in the rate of inflation is taken as an excuse to slap a couple of thousand extra on the price of drink, even if there's not the remotest hint ...

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Court acknowledges Laskar Jihad chief's objectionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ambon District Court on Saturday approved an objection filed by Laskar Jihad commander Ja'far Umar Thalib over his detention as ordered by the Ambon Prosecutors' Office.

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Now Showing Shaolin Soccer (Comedy/Martial Arts, 111 minutes). Starring Stephen Chow, Vicki Zhao, Man Tat Ng, Yin Tse. Directed by Stephen Chow and Lik-Chi Lee.

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Farmers near a dam cannot access water for their fieldsEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Lamongan, East Java Sitting on the edge of a paddy field under the burning sun, a farmer from the remote Gondang village in Lamongan regency, East Java, takes a long look at the dry and ...

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On the Shelves Paris La Nuit - Sajak-Sajak Sitor Situmorang dalam bahasa Indonesia dan terjemahan bahasa Perancis (Paris La Nuit - Sitor Situmorang's Poems in Indonesian and in French translation); Editor: Henri Chambert-Loir; Published by Forum Jakarta-Paris & Komunitas Bambu, Jakarta, 2002, ...

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The fruitful life of Ramadhan K.H.Lie Hua, Contributor, Jakarta Ramadhan K.H. Tiga Perempat Abad (Ramadhan K.H.: Seventy Five Years); Ajip Rosidi, Ahmad Rivai, Hawe Setiawan; Pustaka Jaya, Jakarta, 2002; 279 pp. While poet, novelist and biographer Ramadhan K.H.

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Chris Stowers unveils the nomad withinVivid N. Savitri, Contributor, Jakarta Ayn Rand wrote in her masterpiece The Fountainhead: "I never have a definite destination. This ship is not for going places, but for getting away from them.

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Garin dreams of elevating film distributionJohn Badalu, Contributor, Jakarta Securing an interview with Garin Nugroho these days is surprisingly easy. Although he is busy preparing his latest film (he declines to describe the plot or even give the title of the film), he looks relatively relaxed.

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Hardship, debt trouble farmers as drought startsYogita Tahilramani and Edith Hartanto, The Jakarta Post, Mojokerto Rising at dawn everyday, 60-year-old grandfather Hardjo prays long and hard before he prepares himself for work in the dry, rock-hard fields of Suru village, in the drought-ravaged ...

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Still Playing Minority Report (Sci-Fi/Thriller/Action, 144 minutes). Starring Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Collin Farrell, Samantha Morton. Directed by Steven Spielberg.Intriguing, full of eye-popping imagery and suspense that keeps your heart racing despite predictable outcome.

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Police general killed in plane crashDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A small single-engine plane made a crash landing on the Jagorawi toll road, only hundreds of meters from the Cililitan toll gate in East Jakarta, killing the pilot and injuring the three passengers, including an ...

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SimakDialog sticks with jazz music genreHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dominated by baby blue, with an addition of a white trapezoid and entitled Trance/mission, the album cover looks more like the latest volume of Cafe Del Mar or some other clubbing tunes, rather than jazz.

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MIMPI helps students get dream schoolHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Megamendung, Bogor Pink Floyd's front man Roger Waters sang "We don't need no education" in the 1979 hit Another Brick in The Wall, which inspired millions of angst-ridden teenagers all over the globe.

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Infotainment shows fails to give tasteful entertainmentJoko E.H. Anwar Contributor JakartaWe often heard about how hard it is for journalists in other countries such as in the U.S. to dig stories about personal life of celebrities.

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Yunus fights to save pet orangutansDanny Raharto, Contributor, Jakarta The name Yunus Makasau is not well known. He is not a celebrity or high-ranking official in the country.

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Display woes buyers with dream-cars The green park in front of the JW Marriott Hotel in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, became the center of attraction on Thursday when a huge white tent was pitched. Inside, 14 cars produced by DaimlerChrysler were displayed.

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ImagesWhen farmers expect rain or When dry season hits or Falling rain expectedText by Edith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani Photos by Edith HartantoAs the dry season began around April this year, many parts of the country, including the nation's main rice producing area of East Java, have ...

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MIMPI helps students get their dream schoolAnd what about Agus' fellow participants?According to the head of the organizing committee, Aman Utario, the kids are high-spirited, especially those from outside of Jakarta.

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