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On This Day - December 24, 2000
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
TV programs
TV programsSunday, Dec. 24, 2000TVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Series: Dos Mujeres 12:00 p.m.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Auction scandal shadows Indonesian Arts scene 2000
Auction scandal shadows Indonesian Arts scene 2000By Agus Dermawan T. JAKARTA (JP): When 1999 drew to a close and the year 2000 arrived, the Indonesian fine art community had high hopes that the quality of fine art events in the country would show an upward trend.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Quick and tasty recipes for Christmas get-togethers
Quick and tasty recipes for Christmas get-togethers JAKARTA (JP): These recipes can help you celebrate Christmas in an old-fashioned way. They are wonderful served at family gatherings on Christmas Eve.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Mashrooming Internet cafes facing tight competition
Mashrooming Internet cafes facing tight competitionBy Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): For 15-year old Wulan, chatting with someone through the internet is "her kind of thing," besides going to movies, listening to her favorite music, or discussing the latest gossip with her peers.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Perfect table settings for Christmas and Idul Fitri
Perfect table settings for Christmas and Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Tonight is Christmas Eve, and you are intent on preparing the very best table for your loved ones to show them that you care.The problem is that you really have no idea what to do.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Indonesian soccer can't move further than SE Asia
Indonesian soccer can't move further than SE AsiaBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian soccer community received a nice gift at the end of the second millennium when the national team managed to finish as the runner-up of the 2000 Tiger Cup in Thailand in November.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Midwife tours villages at the foot of Mount Merapi
Midwife tours villages at the foot of Mount MerapiText and photos by Ali Budiman YOGYAKARTA (JP): The sun regally shone that morning. Warm air replaced the coldness enveloping the villages perched at the foot of Mount Merapi. The road was deserted and the two young women sped up their motorbikes.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
How to live without helpers
How to live without helpers JAKARTA (JP): If your maids do not come back from the Idul Fitri exodus, you might want to try to live without them as a few families in Jakarta have already done.Of course, some prerequisites are necessary before you make a decision.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Slamet wants to bring Marsinah back from the grave
Slamet wants to bring Marsinah back from the graveBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): With his latest film Telegram just released in Europe and the United States, film director Slamet Rahardjo is now working on another film called Marsinah.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Worker strike closes Shangri-La hotel
Worker strike closes Shangri-La hotel JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of workers of the five-star Shangri-La Hotel continued their strike for the second day on Saturday, forcing the management to temporarily close their business activities and evacuate all room guests.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
A Palm-sized community established
A Palm-sized community establishedBy Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): Many people are now using the Palm Vx PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) to manage their life. They have the choice of using the phone book, e-mail database, appointment book and memo software to keep their thoughts and plans...
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Semarang to host Golden Gloves
Semarang to host Golden Gloves SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) has selected Central Java as host of the Sarung Tinju Emas (Golden Gloves) all-star boxing event next year, an official with the local chapter said on Saturday.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Accessory a winner for Indonesian fashion designer
Accessory a winner for Indonesian fashion designerBy Kunang Helmi-Picard PARIS (JP): Fashion connoisseurs still head straight for Paris. Here they can admire the elegant flair of superbly cut garments, completed with the ultimate in accessories.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Young designer makes his mark in Paris
Young designer makes his mark in Paris PARIS (JP): A decade ago when Samudra Hartanto left his hometown of Malang, East Java, to study in Australia, he never dreamed that he would become a design assistant for such a prestigious fashion designer like Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Exodus expected to reach peak today
Exodus expected to reach peak today JAKARTA (JP): The number of people joining the country's annual Idul Fitri and Christmas holiday exodus kept increasing on Saturday, and is expected to reach its peak on Sunday.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Mahathir vows crackdown on political violence
Mahathir vows crackdown on political violence KULIM, Malaysia (AP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad vowed Saturday to crack down on political violence, hours after three opposition leaders were charged with alleged crimes during a recent by-election victory for their party.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
'Calon Arang' -- literary work or not?
'Calon Arang' -- literary work or not? Calon Arang: Kisah Perempuan Korban Patriarki (Calon Arang: Story of a Woman Victimized by Patriarchy); By Toeti Heraty; Yayasan Obor Indonesia in cooperation with Yayasan Adikarya Ikapi and the Ford Foundation; November 2000; 79 pp JAKARTA (JP): Toeti Heraty,...
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Gus Dur to visit Irian Jaya
Gus Dur to visit Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): At least 5,000 security personnel are preparing to safeguard President Abdurrahman Wahid, who will visit the Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura on Christmas Day.
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
Book Nook: Eating Well for Optimum Health...
Book Nook: Eating Well for Optimum Health... Eating Well for Optimum Health -- The Essential Guide to Food, Diet and Nutrition; By Andrew Weil, M.D.; Albert Knopf, New York, 2000; 308 pp; Rp 275,000 JAKARTA (JP): Is this yet another in the long line of food help books decided to put fast food...
Sun, 24 Dec 2000
No newspaper
No newspaper With Christmas and Idul Fitri falling within a four day period, The Jakarta Post will not appear from Monday to Thursday. Our website, www.thejakartapost.com, however, will continue to be maintained in order to provide you with constant updates of the latest news over the holiday break.
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