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33 articles.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Bathrooms now a center for style

Bathrooms now a center for styleMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bathroom is often considered a less important part of a house. Because it is not so exposed, many think they do not need to spend extra effort on their bathroom.However, times are changing.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/On the shelves

On the shelves What Would Buddha Do at Work? 101 Answers to Workplace Dilemmas Written by Franz Metcalf and B.J. Gallagher Hateley Published in 2001 by Seastone, an imprint of Ulysses Press, P.O. Box 94703, Berkeley, CA 94703 and Berrets-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Still Playing

Still Playing Bad Company (Thriller/Action/Comedy, 116 minutes). Starring Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Matthew Marsh, Kerry Washington. Directed by Joel Schumacher.A ticket scalper is recruited by the CIA to stop an attempt to nuke New Jersey.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Powell's visit smooths edges on U.S.--RI ties

Powell's visit smooths edges on U.S.--RI tiesEast-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Jakarta, albeit a one-day whirlwind, has brought the much-needed balm of personal diplomacy to a delicate and, in recent months, edgy relationship between the two ...

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

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Fall in gold production continues as uncertainties grow Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta The falling trend in gold production in the country is showing signs of continuing due to a decline in new exploration activities.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Diana Krall in concert: Rich in music and performance

Diana Krall in concert: Rich in music and performanceHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jazz and corruptors. The connection emerged in 1995 when former president B.J.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/The Cranberries come to town

The Cranberries come to town After a few rumors about their visit here, it has finally been confirmed that Irish band The Cranberries will put on a concert on Aug. 21, at the Indoor Tennis Stadium at the Bung Karno Sports Complex, Senayan, Central Jakarta.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Proamendment legislators dominate crucial commission

Proamendment legislators dominate crucial commissionTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) looks likely to endorse the fourth amendment to the Constitution after it selected on Saturday proconstitutional-reform legislators for ...

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Living without hope

Living without hope Scattered across Sampang, on the island of Madura, over 88,000 refugees live in abhorrent conditions with children continuously gnawing on tiny fish bones as there is no meat or vegetables to eat, while jobless adults wait for death to fetch them.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Musa's feminine style fail to shine

Musa's feminine style fail to shineHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ruffles, lace, brocade, beads, paillettes. Looks like every designer today is going for a feminine style and moving toward the past.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/RI's elitist democracy fails the people

RI's elitist democracy fails the peopleEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than four years since the student-led people power movement ended three decades of tyranny, one's first impression of Indonesia today is that democracy is very much alive.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Tiga Puluh: Heaving and shoving in nice sort of way

Tiga Puluh: Heaving and shoving in nice sort of wayBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta There are some blessed souls who plough through this life with rose-tinted spectacles perched on the ends of their noses and permanent smiles etched onto their mugs.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Ipang goes solo with a switch to trip hop

Ipang goes solo with a switch to trip hopHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Megamendung, Bogor Singer Ipang stood on stage in front of an audience of a couple hundred at the recent Exotic Millennium Arts Festival (EMAF) in Megamendung, Bogor.He laughed nervously, delighted with the warm response.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/On the record

On the recordArtist : Deep Forest, Album : Music Detected (Sony Music) Still innovative, still otherworldly, and still fusing traditional ethnic music with state-of-the-art rhythms.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Ford Escape: The latest SUV to be launched here

Ford Escape: The latest SUV to be launched hereHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After Explorer, Excursion and Expedition, Ford presents Escape, its latest Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) which is slated to become the most powerful compact SUV.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Now Showing

Now Showing John Q (Drama, 118 minutes) Starring Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Ray Liotta, Anne Heche, Kimberly Elise. Directed by Nick Cassavetes.Beefy Washington plays a factory worker whose dying son needs a heart transplant.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Indonesia spared Thais in Tiger Cup group draw

Indonesia spared Thais in Tiger Cup group drawThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia may be relieved that it has not been drawn in the same group as defending champion Thailand, but the team's manager warned against taking other participants lightly at the upcoming Tiger Cup.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/A Choice

A ChoiceBy Lie Hua The bus is crowded with passengers. He cannot get a seat so he just stands near the driver. Around him several middle-aged women chew betel. Their lips are wet, the color of blood. Yes, blood oozed freely two years ago to the day. He remembers it well. He was there.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Brimob suspected of killing 3 women in Aceh

Brimob suspected of killing 3 women in AcehNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Three women were shot to death and one girl was wounded by an armed group of men in Meunasah Blang Kandang village, Muara Dua district, North Aceh Friday evening.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/TV Program: Sunday, August 4, 2002

TV Program: Sunday, August 4, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Quiz8:30 Children's Program10:30 Music11:00 Maskum Show12:30 p.m.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Jakarta International Community Center: A big melting pot to help expats

Jakarta International Community Center: A big melting pot to help expatsSusanna Tjokro, Contributor, Jakarta If you have just arrived in a foreign country without friends, your family, if you are married, will be your only companions. You don't speak the local language.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Tommy keeps comfy three-room 'cell'

Tommy keeps comfy three-room 'cell'Leo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra maintained his privileges in the Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta despite a promise by the government that he would be treated as a normal convict after Friday midnight, when he failed to ...

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/More stylish models hit the street

More stylish models hit the streetI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta In addition to the wide range of luxury imported and locally assembled sedans and sport utility vehicles (SUV), the automotive industry in Indonesia has been enlivened with new models of vans, or multipurpose vehicles (MPVs).

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Jakarta metropolis is like a big durian

Jakarta metropolis is like a big durian Jakarta. Of all the cities in the world, why does it have to be Jakarta? For some Westerners, it is a shock to hear that they are going to be sent to Indonesia's capital, even if it's only for a short time.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/New names gain more popularity

New names gain more popularitySudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta Although the Toyota Kijang, Mitsubishi Kuda, Suzuki Carry and Daihatsu Zebra continue to dominate the multipurpose vehicle (MPV) market, several new models have also received a warm response from buyers.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Now Showing

Now Showing John Q (Drama, 118 minutes) Starring Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Ray Liotta, Anne Heche, Kimberly Elise. Directed by Nick Cassavetes.Beefy Washington plays a factory worker whose dying son needs a heart transplant.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Old players remain dominant in local market

Old players remain dominant in local marketRikza Abdullah, Contributor, Jakarta The success of the locally assembled multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in the domestic market has encouraged distributors to import similar types of cars but with a higher quality and more alluring designs.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/A look at immigrants' fate

A look at immigrants' fateHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Australian government's handling of the Tampa refugee ship last August put it in the international spotlight, but few people realize that the strongest opposition to Australia's tough policy on asylum seekers and refugees ...

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Eight die in boat mishap

Eight die in boat mishap INDONESIA: At least eight people have died and three others have gone missing after a boat carrying 23 passengers sank on Saturday in waters between Haruku and Saparua islands in the troubled province of Maluku.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Floride, where art and nature meet

Floride, where art and nature meetCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Amsterdam On April 9, the International Horticultural Exhibition Floriade 2002 opened under the motto "Feel the Art of Nature".

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Students skeptical of MPR Annual Session

Students skeptical of MPR Annual SessionAnnastashya Emmanuelle, Contributor, Jakarta While many people are closely following the ongoing Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which began on Aug. 1 and will end on Aug. 10, not everybody is enthusiastic about the event.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/I. Christianto

I. Christianto Contributor JakartaIt's not just hitting the ball in the fairway Playing golf is not just walking down the fairway and hitting the ball.

Sun, 04 Aug 2002

JP/Indira marches on to serve the people

Indira marches on to serve the peopleEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a politician she has been disheartened and let down by her own party, but as a concerned citizen she keeps her spirits high and is idealistic when talking about political parties and the people.