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On This Day - October 22, 2000

RP church charities get casino funds

RP church charities get casino funds MANILA (AFP): Catholic charities in the Philippines received a vast amount of money from government-run casinos and other gambling operations despite the church's opposition to gambling, official records revealed here Saturday.

Young designers dominate annual show

Young designers dominate annual showBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Young designers dominated the annual trends show at the Indonesian Fashion Design Council (IPMI) at the Bidakara Building last week.Young talents like Oscar Lawalata, Era M.

Women's struggles in the realm of religion

Women's struggles in the realm of religion Pengalaman Perempuan: Pergulatan Lintas Agama (Women's Experience: Interfaith Inner Struggle) Edited by Yanti Mochtar KaPal Perempuan in cooperation with the Ford Foundation 2000 xix and 155 pp JAKARTA (JP): Numerous books on subjects previously seen as...

Family to forgive maid

Family to forgive maid KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian couple are willing to forgive an Indonesian maid who abducted their baby son if she returns the boy, according to reports Saturday."I am willing to accept her back as long as Emir Daniel is returned," the New Straits Times quoted the father,...

E-mail still to become part of everyday Indonesian life

E-mail still to become part of everyday Indonesian lifeBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): "What is your e-mail address?" is a question more frequently heard nowadays than enquiries about your telephone or fax numbers.

Guess What? Wiranto

Guess What? Wiranto Former Indonesian military chief Gen. (ret.) Wiranto, who is linked to mass violence in East Timor last year, plans to record a pop album and give proceeds to the victims of bloodshed in his troubled country.

Singer Anggun makes a name around the world

Singer Anggun makes a name around the worldBy Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): After marrying a Frenchman and moving to France, former teen-rocker Anggun C. Sasmi made a surprising appearance three years ago with the release of her first international album, Anggun, which was hardly Indonesian at all.

Leaders inject new vigor into European-Asian ties

Leaders inject new vigor into European-Asian ties SEOUL (AP): European and Asian leaders on Saturday said they had injected new vigor into their partnership at a summit where the main message was one of support for reconciliation between North and South Korea."We have gone up to a higher level.

Nurfaizi donates cars, motorbikes

Nurfaizi donates cars, motorbikes JAKARTA (JP): Insp. Gen. Nurfaizi ended his 10-month term as the City Police chief on a remarkable note, thanks to a fleet of 22 imported cars and 17 trail bikes he donated to the institution he had formerly led.

I'm a certified pessimist -- it's safer'

I'm a certified pessimist -- it's safer' Earlier this month, poet, librettist, essayist and former editor-in-chief of Tempo weekly magazine, Goenawan Mohamad, was in Australia for the Indonesia Update Conference in Canberra and to attend various talks and interviews in Melbourne.

Crash inquiry completed

Crash inquiry completed SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesian authorities have completed their investigation into the 1997 crash of a SilkAir jet, which claimed 104 lives, and the full report may be released by the end of the year, officials here said Saturday.

Book Review

Book Review The Green Iguana By Rob Goodfellow, illustrated by Weldon Neville Kang Djoko books, 1999 JAKARTA (JP): This is a delightfully illustrated book, with the cover depicting an iguana on a leash perched on a bus seat.

Gus Dur backs plan to revamp intelligence system

Gus Dur backs plan to revamp intelligence system HONG KONG (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said here on Saturday he was fully supportive of the plan to reorganize the country's intelligence system.

A day with a bartender from a characteristic Irish bar

A day with a bartender from a characteristic Irish bar Asep Syaifurahman, 31, has been tending bars all his life. He's currently shaking it up at Kelts at the Hotel Gran Melia in South Jakarta. Born in Subang, West Java, he lives in Bekasi, also in West Java, with his wife Sri Wahyuni,...

Murni explores eroticism of modern Balinese art

Murni explores eroticism of modern Balinese artBy Aendra H. Medita JAKARTA (JP): Wild dreams, obsessions and eroticism are expressively revealed in woman painter I Gusti Kadek Murniasih's works currently being displayed at Galeri Nadi here.

Fashion industry shows true colors

Fashion industry shows true colors President Abdurrahman Wahid can turn to an unlikely ally to back up the contention that the country's economy is on the mend -- the fashion industry. The Jakarta Post's contributor Agni Amorita reports on how fashion designers have survived and prospered while...

Hotel owners face changing times with optimism

Hotel owners face changing times with optimismBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Despite a chain of challenges faced by owners, hotels seem to be here to stay."We have no major worries," said a confident Fabrice Burtin of Accor Asia/Pacific.

Local fashion -- any room for the grass skirt?

Local fashion -- any room for the grass skirt? JAKARTA (JP): If France and Indonesia have an extradition treaty, then fashion designer Thierry Mugler could be running scared.His crime? Putting his name to fanciful, no doubt extremely creative clothing which does not look out of place on a Paris...

On the records

On the records Album : Invincible Summer (Warner Music Indonesia/2000) Artist : k.d. lang Her music was once considered too weird for country stations but too country for rock stations. But music categorization can be too boring sometimes.

Run, help cancer patients and win free tickets to Singapore

Run, help cancer patients and win free tickets to SingaporeBy Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): Twenty years ago, a courageous young man with only one leg set out to help cancer patients by running across the second largest country in the world. Sadly, he did not finish his journey.

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