Millennium offers Xmas package Turn the Christmas and New Year holidays into a more festive
and memorable experience by staying at one of Jakarta's hotels. More ...
High Octane RockAlbum : Damaged (Reissue)
Artist : Black Flag
Label : SST
Rating : ****1/2 out of *****
Standout tracks : Rise Above, Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie, TV Party
MCA flatly refused to release this album in 1981, arguing that
its lyrics could be ... More ...
CorrectionAn error appeared in "Young photographers create global ties
through ASEF" by Kunang Helmi on page 6 in the Dec. 4 issue of
the Sunday Post, as regards photographer Stefanny Imelda's
background. More ...
Traditional children's tales launched in EnglishIndonesian Children's Favorite Stories
Joan Suynaga, transl.; Salim Martowiredjo, illus.
Periplus Editions, November 2005
65 pp. More ...
Four-hour blaze destroy 240 homesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Susi, 43, was still sound asleep when she was suddenly awoken by
her neighbors shouting that her house, located in Kota Bambu
Utara subdistrict, West Jakarta, was on fire. More ...
Christmas magic at Borobudur People say Christmas is always a magical time, and the
Borobudur Hotel is offering its own holiday magic with a special
two-night stay in its Magical Christmas Treat promotion.The promotion is limited to bookings from Dec. 23 to Dec. 25
or from Dec. 24 to Dec. More ...
Bad weather hinders famine relief in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura No relief has arrived as yet for starving Papuans, after bad
weather prevented on Saturday the delivery of food aid and
medicines to a famine-stricken area of Papua. More ...
'I La Galigo'Correction: The photo caption of a scene from I La Galigo on the
front page of our Saturday edition should read Dec. 11 and Dec.
12 for public performances of the play and not Dec. 10 and Dec.
11 as printed. We regret the error. More ...
Louis Vuitton opens new outlet International luxury goods producer Louis Vuitton (LV) opened
a new store at Plasa Senayan in South Jakarta last week, with a
ribbon cutting ceremony officiated by actress Dian Sastrowardoyo. More ...
Unearthing Cham links with Indonesia Dr. Pierre-Yves Manguin is a member of the Ecole francaise
d'Extreme Orient (EFEO) and teaches at the Ecole Pratique des
Hautes Etudes in Paris. More ...
Dining at lovely Mei RestaurantKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The lovely interior of Mei Chinese restaurant at Jakarta's
Nikko Hotel could make guests forget for a moment that they are
in a restaurant. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, December 11, 2005Exhibitions* Painting and lithograph by Ken Pattern at Galeri Hadiprana Jl
Kemang Raya # 30 South Jakarta (Tel 7194715), Monday - Saturday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Dec. More ...
Now Showing The Descent (Thriller/Horror, 99 minutes) Starring Shauna
Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Nora-Jane Noone. Directed
by Neil Marshall. More ...
Fighting corruption, a lesson to be learned A few weeks ago, a smart new banner began billowing between the
power poles at a major intersection down the road.It was a nice fresh colorful ad, yet to succumb to the fading
powers of sunlight and the fretting effects of the wind. More ...
Twilight of the pretendersAlbum : Dangerous And Moving
Artist : T.A.T.U.
Label : Interscope
Rating : **1/2 out of *****
Standout tracks : All About Us
T.A.T. More ...
'I do' it my way Clothed in a spotless white dress, her hair swaying in the wind,
the bride's arms embraced her groom's hip firmly, and the
newlyweds galloped into a pastel sunset, their mount's hooves
splashing through the shallow whitecaps rolling up the shore... More ...
Festive season at Four Seasons The Seasons Cafe is offering a range of sumptuous festive
treats, such as traditional roast turkey with chestnut stuffing,
sweet potato, pumpkin and cranberry compote. More ...
Agent Provocateur releases new scent After a wait of a couple of years, high-end Jakarta consumers
can finally purchase a bottle of Agent Provocateur Eau de Parfum,
which was launched on Tuesday. More ...
Jones' 'Three Burials' a charmKenny Santana, Contributor, Cannes, qnoy2k@yahoo.com Name a few great Tommy Lee Jones movies: Blue Sky, Heaven and
Earth, The Fugitive, JFK, Men in Black (yes, even this commercial
flick) comes to mind. More ...
W.S. Rendra, 70 and still going strongKurniawan Hari and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poet W.S. Rendra is now 70 years old. Unlike many Indonesians,
he is still strong, both mentally and physically, and eager to
talk about his poems and the nation.Born on Nov. More ...
B&O unveils Beoliving Bang & Olufsen (B&O) put its final touches on its outlet in
Plaza Senayan on Thursday and launched Beoliving, a cozy space
with an integrated audio, video and lighting system. More ...
Mining life from a crater The Kawah Ijen crater of Mt. Ijen in Banyuwangi, East Java,
stands 2,384 meters above sea level and is a combination of
beauty and horror. The crater features a peaceful, breathtaking lake with
greenish-blue water. More ...
CorrectionAn error appeared in "Young photographers create global ties
through ASEF" by Kunang Helmi on page 6 in the Dec. 4 issue of
the Sunday Post, as regards photographer Stefanny Imelda's
background. More ...
Bvlgari launches Assioma series Luxury watchmaker Bvlgari launched last week its Assioma watch
series for men and women at a Italian cocktail party at the Imam
Bonjol events house in Central Jakarta. More ...
It's time to make merry: Let's all make moonshine Back from Bali again into the sweating maw of Jakarta. Time to
relax on the sofa, I thought. Hunker down with a bottle of hooch
and a few DVDs. One quick trip to Hero later and ... More ...
Microsoft launches new servers Software producer PT Microsoft Indonesia launched last week
three new servers for business enterprises: the SQL 2005, Visual
Studio 2005 and Biztalk 2006. More ...
Papua Police admit to HIV/AIDS casesThe Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Jakarta A few days after the military admitted a dozen deaths due to
AIDS-related causes, four policemen have reportedly died of AIDS
in Papua over the past five years and at least eight others now
living with HIV. More ...
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Holistic balanceMany may have heard of Ayurveda treatment, but what is it,
exactly? Not to worry -- three Indian sisters have opened an
Ayurvedic spa in Jakarta to spread the knowledge and wealth of
this traditional therapeutic way of life. More ...
Aceh writing school to give humanitarian award Banda Aceh's Do Karim creative writing school, part of the Tikar
Pandan cultural community network, is to present the Do Karim
Award at 8 p.m. on Dec. 15 at the Do Karim bookstore on Jl.
Iskandar, Banda Aceh. More ...
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