City traffic jams blamed on poor planningAdianto P Simamora and Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ever feel like you are going nowhere in this city? Perhaps it's because you are -- stuck in one of Jakarta's notorious traffic jams.

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Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, June 12, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Black is Black by M. Faisal (Iconk) at Galeri Nasional Indonesia Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No.14 Central Jakarta, until June 14 * Photo Images from the Heart by Arbain Rambey, Arun Taneja, Charlie Sianipar, Deniek G.

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Culture vultures, Old Europe and the Big Durian Jakarta's foreign cultural centers are a great asset to the city's cultural life. They are a haven for those arty aspirants who are looking for something slightly more intellectually stimulating than concerts by Seventies, prog.

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On the RecordArtist : Souljah Album : Breaking the Roots (Naga Swarasakti) Following the chart takeover by bands such as No Doubt and Save Ferris, the local music scene enjoyed a ska revival in the mid 1990s. The ska and reggae explosion however, was short-lived.

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Lone voices: Lawyer and anchor call out across the W. BankAti Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Among the almost bare shelves of a local Times bookstore outlet, which was closing recently, was a 2003 Penguin paperback, Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine.

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Driving in Jakarta takes nerves of steel Having good health or being physically fit is not enough to drive in Jakarta: one needs guts, and maybe a touch of insanity.Feeling unable to meet this extra, frivolous requirement, some people have stopped sitting behind the wheel altogether.

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Santia finally gets Dutch visa JAKARTA: After a delay forced her to put off her travel plans, national cyclist Santia Tri Kusuma was granted a visa by the Dutch embassy to race in the Netherlands.

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Contemporary dance making steady comebackHelly Minarti, Contributor, Jakarta The sense -- or scent -- of spring is hardly felt in the capital, but this year, this time somehow marks the beginning of dance season on the familiar stages of the Jakarta Playhouse and Teater Utan Kayu.

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JP/1/Blurb Wonder of Banten The Baduy's cultural wisdom, unique community and the exotic natural beauty of their environment continue to appeal to visitors. Not surprisingly, the ethnic group is listed as one of the Seven Wonders of Banten.

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Kanaya Tabitha: Learning to control the emotionsSyahmedi Dean, Contributor, Jakarta Two new elements have shown up in designer Kanaya Tabitha's latest offerings: the heyday of Hollywood and the modern aspect of today's women.

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Minor quake causes panicINDONESIA: An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Yogyakarta and the southern part of East and Central Java on Saturday, causing people to leave their homes in panic.

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Studying in Singapore, Malaysia less costlyT.Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta Studying abroad has long been the choice of many students who want to have an international experience while enjoying quality education.

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Exploring Baduy settlements in ancient landBambang Parlupi, Jakarta The rustle of trees in the mountain breeze, and the sound of flowing streams with intermittent chirps of songbirds, signaled a welcome as visitors enter settlements of the Baduy community in Banten, Java's westernmost province.

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Jakarta: It's chaotic, crowded and pollutedKurniawan Hari and Anissa S. Febrina The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Ayako Shimizu, a staff member of the Information and Culture Section at the Embassy of Japan, was waiting one morning for a taxi in Hang Lekir, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, when a car ...

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Jakarta's anniversary date, an endless controversyAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Is Jakarta really 478 years old? The question should probably pop up in one's mind while observing the frustrating traffic woes, irregular spatial pattern in several places in the city and other ...

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Jakarta needs more green areasAdianto P. Simamora and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While shopping centers and high-rise buildings are sprouting up all over Jakarta, green spaces, which are essential to enhance the quality of life in the capital, are apparently getting more difficult ...

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On the RecordArtist : Maliq & d'essentials Album : 1st (Warner Music Indonesia) Maliq & d'essentials' big break came when the band gave a performance at the first international Java Jazz festival last March.

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Cristiano Ronaldo in the thick of things in AcehMoch N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo's whistle-stop visit to Banda Aceh on Saturday encountered a hitch when crowd control problems forced the cancellation of a coaching clinic.

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Int'schools offer diverse, complex learningSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta The name Maria Montessori is perhaps most readily associated with the many schools that bear her name (a number of which may be found in various locations around Jakarta).

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Call 0811109949, Susilo will answerRendi Witular, The Jakarta Post, Purwakarta, West Java For those of you who find the notoriously inept bureaucracy is posing a stumbling block in seeking a solution to your problems, add 0811109949 to your phonebook and the President will lend a helping hand.

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TV Program: Sunday, June 12, 2005.TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga7:30 Hero Classics8:00 The Adventures of Red Ant9:00 Children Drama10:00 Sports: Antar Gelanggang11:30 English for Fun12:30 p.m.

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Jakarta surgeons separate conjoined twinsThe Jakarta Post JakartaAfter a five-hour operation, a team of doctors from Jakarta's Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital managed to separate conjoined twins Nia and Mia on Saturday.

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Tasty lumpia A special spring roll from Semarang in Central Java, its makers call the snack lunpia or loenpia, but most people know it as lumpia.

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Surgeons separate conjoined twinsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter a five-hour operation, a team of doctors from Jakarta's Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital managed to separate conjoined twins Nia and Mia on Saturday.

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Visitors have fun with 'angklung'T. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Bandung Clad in colorful traditional costumes, dozens of children and teenagers cheerfully sing while playing unique bamboo musical instruments called angklung.

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Dual Degree Program: Another option for a world-class educationDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta Studying overseas remains the best way for high-school graduates to further their studies and get world-class education.

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Megawati, Zainuddin boost chances of candidates for local governmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The election campaign across the archipelago ran well and was full of merriment on Saturday as big shots flocked to the regions in support of candidates running for local government.

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Jakarta: It's chaotic, crowded and pollutedKurniawan Hari and Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn celebration of Jakarta's 478th anniversary, this Sunday's edition features a cover story detailing the traffic problems and the lack of green areas in the city.

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