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Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Sri keeps her feet on the ground as career soars
Sri keeps her feet on the ground as career soarsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Even today, Sri Qadariatin says that she has no idea why she was selected to play the Chinese princess We Cudaiq in the prestigious I La Galigo theatrical production.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Lap of luxury: YSL boutique opens in Jakarta
Lap of luxury: YSL boutique opens in JakartaAgatha Belinda Contributor/Jakarta One hundred and seventeen square meters is the size of the brand new Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) flagship boutique in Plaza Indonesia.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Stairways can be steps to personal style
Stairways can be steps to personal styleNirwono Joga, Contributor, Jakarta A little bit of creativity does a lot to a flight of stairs, transforming it into something more than just the connection to the second floor of a house. It shows a house's character as well as improving the overall image.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
House Prices in Tangerang
House Prices in Tangerang Sizes (sq m) Prices (Rp) Names Location Smallest Largest Lowest Highest 1. Graha Bintaro Bintaro Jaya 36/72 60/112 106,200,000 170,200,0002. Graha Taman Bintaro Jaya 213/320 265/400 1,108,550,000 1,382,750,0003.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
More exclusive housing estates under construction
More exclusive housing estates under constructionSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An ideal residential area should not be only safe and free from pollution, but also have easy access to shopping and recreation centers and schools.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
It's Joy to the world as she becomes first Indonesian Idol
It's Joy to the world as she becomes first Indonesian IdolStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After 34,358 hopefuls sang their hearts out in the pitch battle to be the first Indonesian Idol, Joy Destiny Tiurma Tobing was the last singer standing on Saturday night.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Nurdiana wins second gold for N. Sumatra
Nurdiana wins second gold for N. SumatraMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang Nurdiana of South Sumatra grabbed her second gold on Saturday at the 16th National Games (PON) after she scored the highest points in the qiangshu of the wushu competition here on Saturday.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Who's who among the performeres
Who's who among the performeres Dance, music and theater are all on the event-packed menu for the 4th Art Summit Indonesia 2004 International Festival on Contemporary Performances & Visual Arts. So who are the performers?* I Wayan Sadra (Indonesia)Considered one of the most dynamic emerging modern...
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Local eatery goes global
Local eatery goes globalDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia The newly founded Indonesian Business Forum -- Melbourne (IBF-M) has been vigilant. It promptly took advantage of Sukyatno Nugroho's visit to Melbourne by inviting him to address a business seminar.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Inul shaken but not stirred by fame game
Inul shaken but not stirred by fame game When dangdut singer Inul Daratista was set to perform at last week's WOMAD Singapore 2004, there was concern that the audience would prefer to watch the local favorite, the percussion group Wicked Aura Batucada.Both Inul and the group's gig were at 7 p.m.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Joy to the world as first Indonesian Idol
Joy to the world as first Indonesian IdolStevie Emilia The Jakarta Post/JakartaAfter 34,358 hopefuls sang their hearts out in the pitch battle to be the first Indonesian Idol, Joy Destiny Tiurma Tobing was the last singer standing on Saturday night.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Taufik crashes again as Jakarta, East Java reach badminton final
Taufik crashes again as Jakarta, East Java reach badminton finalEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Palembang Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat, representing West Java, suffered his second defeat at the National Games (PON) here on Saturday, leaving East Java to challenge Jakarta in the final for...
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Surono enjoys his latest challenge as restaurateur
Surono enjoys his latest challenge as restaurateur In an era when some people would falsify a university degree to get ahead in the world, it is quite novel to meet someone with a degree who chose an occupation where academic credentials would make no difference.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Ford's fond farewell
Ford's fond farewellAgatha Belinda, Contributor, Jakarta One hundred and seventeen square meters is the size of the brand new Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) flagship boutique in Plaza Indonesia.It is the latest enticement from PT Graha Citra Prima, the local license holder of Gucci group, owner of YSL,...
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Go Gorontalo: A young province stirs for change
Go Gorontalo: A young province stirs for changeBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Gorontalo City In the parched central square of Gorontalo City, where colonial resistance fighter Nani Wartabone is immortalized in a towering granite statue, only the occasional drone of a bentor (motorized pedicab)...
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Burhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta
Burhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta Celebrity homes. No place arouses quite so much curiosity -- think Graceland or Neverland in the United States, for example -- as TV producers are well aware. A well-known actor in Jakarta was more than happy to show TV audiences around his beautiful home...
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Nature first in a Mediterranean style home
Nature first in a Mediterranean style homeMaria Endah Hulupi, Contributor, Jakarta Suffocating amid our fast-rising concrete jungles, we all know how much we need the beauty and rejuvenating power of nature in our lives.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Cutting edge
Cutting edge The cold breeze cut to the bone as the procession went along the Dieng plateau in Wonosobo, Central Java.For on this day at Telaga Warna complex, locals held their biggest event, known as the "cutting of tangled hair" ritual, involving some 60 children.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
JP/10/JAVA
JP/10/JAVASomething borrowed: Nature first in a Mediterranean style home Maria Endah Hulupi, Contributor, Jakarta Suffocating amid our fast-rising concrete jungles, we all know how much we need the beauty and rejuvenating power of nature in our lives.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Showcasing a traditional craft
Showcasing a traditional craft Although the origins of kerawang are vague to most of its current practitioners, Johnny Koraag is a name they all recognize.He is, after all, the man whose designs can be found on almost every piece of the threadwork produced in the last 25 years.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Japan-ASEAN free trade talks to reopen in April
Japan-ASEAN free trade talks to reopen in AprilZakki P. Hakim The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Japan and Southeast Asia's trade ministers agreed to resume talks on establishing a free trade agreement between the nations next April and to include agriculture in the negotiations.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Presidential candidates do more glad-handing
Presidential candidates do more glad-handingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The two presidential candidates camps intensified their efforts on Saturday to garner more support nationwide as the Sept. 20 presidential election runoff draws near.
Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Storytelling fascinates children
Storytelling fascinates childrenEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "We are wicked pirates, as wicked as we can be," 10 angelic- looking children all under the age of five shouted merrily during an English storytelling event at the Kinokuniya bookstore inside Sogo at Plaza Senayan, Central...
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Energi Mega Persada finds oil deposits
Energi Mega Persada finds oil deposits Publicly listed energy firm PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP) has discovered oil deposits in its two concessions, the Makassar Straits block in Riau and the Brantas block in East Java.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
PON: The achievement of Palembang
PON: The achievement of Palembang The National Games (PON), opened by President Megawati Soekarnoputri in South Sumatra's provincial capital of Palembang on Thursday night, is the 16th of its kind. The two-week event, held every four years, however is far from the spectacular Olympic Games, held...
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
The Jakarta Post is launching a new advertisement column:
The Jakarta Post is launching a new advertisement column: INFObrief. This column has been specially designed for event organizers to effectively promote various activities, such as seminars, exhibitions, conferences or gala-parties. Published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
KIPP monitors polls in Afghanistan
KIPP monitors polls in Afghanistan JAKARTA: Barred from conducting its activities in the country, the Independent Elections Monitoring Committee (KIPP) has dispatched three of its observers to war-torn Afghanistan to monitor the poll there.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Rupiah Rates
Rupiah Rates Sept. 3 Banknote rates TT Rates Selling Buying Selling BuyingAustralian dollar 1 6,826.44 6,123.55 6,509.32 6,440.45 Brunei dollar 1 5,740.04 5,150.59 5,473.39 5,417.13 Canadian dollar 1 7,511.34 6,741.20 7,162.40 7,090.06 Swiss franc 1 7,745.90 6,950.56 7,386.07 7,310.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Sleman inaugurates new resort in Gamplong
Sleman inaugurates new resort in GamplongSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Sleman, Yogyakarta The usually quiet riverine village of Gamplong, some 40 kilometers southwest of Yogyakarta, looked completely different last Monday evening.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
City gears up for floods wth drills, campaigns
City gears up for floods wth drills, campaignsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sporadic rains that will start this month have prompted the city administration to start coordinating among the relevant agencies in anticipation of devastating floods, as happened in 2002, that might occur...
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
KPU kicks off education program for poll workers
KPU kicks off education program for poll workersM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hoping to avoid the mistakes of the first round of the presidential election, the General Elections Commission (KPU) launched on Friday an education program for poll officials at various levels nationwide.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Bali to host ACFIF conference
Bali to host ACFIF conference JAKARTA: The Asia Chemical Fiber Industry Federation (ACFIF) is to hold from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11 its fifth biannual conference in Nusa Dua, Bali, according to a press release.The conference, which will be opened by Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.S.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Another corpse of RI worker sent home
Another corpse of RI worker sent home MEDAN, North Sumatra: The remains of another Indonesian migrant worker arrived in Medan airport on Friday, adding one more to the number of Indonesian workers killed in the neighboring country of Malaysia.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Costly Bentley turns heads at motor show
Costly Bentley turns heads at motor showNovan Iman Santosa and Primastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Before they were officially "unveiled" to the press, many photographers had already taken pictures of the two fenced-off cars under a large billboard that read "Bentley".
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Old problems haunt PON
Old problems haunt PON As expected, the opening of the 2004 National Games (PON) on Thursday night in Palembang by President Megawati Soekarnoputri was warmly welcomed by the sports community and locals, although a few eyebrows were raised at the appearance of some old faces in the quadrennial...
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Mega urges ASEAN to accelerate integration
Mega urges ASEAN to accelerate integrationFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged ASEAN economic ministers gathering here for a key annual meeting to formulate ways of accelerating the integration of the region's economies.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Robbers steal Rp 3.2m in Menteng
Robbers steal Rp 3.2m in Menteng JAKARTA: Two unidentified men stole a bag belonging to Tanti Riana on Jl. Wahid Hasyim in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Thursday night.The bag contained Rp 3.2 million (US$347.83) in cash. Police said the suspects fled the scene on a motorbike.Tanti, who lives on Jl.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
N. Sumatra scores triple victory in wushu event
N. Sumatra scores triple victory in wushu eventMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang The wushu competition at the 16th National Games (PON) started on Friday with four golds on offer.North Sumatra took three gold medals and Central Java grabbed the other.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Merrill Lynch downgrades RI rating, raises Thailand's
Merrill Lynch downgrades RI rating, raises Thailand'sBloomberg, Singapore Merrill Lynch & Co. advised investors to buy more Thailand stocks, especially lenders such as Krung Thai Bank Pcl and construction companies including Siam Cement Pcl, because of an expected increase in domestic demand.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Mangrove case stalled again
Mangrove case stalled againEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police investigators were puzzled upon seeing their 500- page case files on suspects in a mangrove felling case returned on Monday by the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office without any explanation.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Council receives 92 malpractice cases
Council receives 92 malpractice cases JAKARTA: Of the 92 reports of medical malpractice it has received in Jakarta between 1997 and 2003, only 64 could be investigated further and only 24 were proven in court, the Medical Ethics Council says.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Mulyo's patience helps push Taufik to Olympic glory
Mulyo's patience helps push Taufik to Olympic glory Eva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/Jakarta National coach Mulyo Handoyo has the recipe for success with temperamental shuttler Taufik Hidayat, and it led to Olympic glory.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Euphoric Indonesia: A nation of stage idols
Euphoric Indonesia: A nation of stage idolsB. Herry-Priyono, Jakarta One day a few weeks ago, an acquaintance of mine shared a grievance about the behavior of her 14-year-old son. A few days earlier, he went with her to a friend's birthday party at a cafe.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Water consumers urged to complain
Water consumers urged to complainUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The customer is king, so the saying goes, and Jakartans should not hesitate to file complaints to tap water companies if there are problems with the service, the firms say.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
1. Motor (2x25)
1. Motor (2x25) Motorcycle manufacturers see bright prospects ahead 2. ASEAN (1x42) Mega urges ASEAN to accelerate integration 3. Texma (3x16) Texmaco firms seek loans from foreign banks 4. Mega (2x20) Energi Mega finds oil deposits 5. Market (2x20) Telkom, Bank Mandiri drive shares up
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
RI, Aussie artists to stage 'Sawung Galing' legend
RI, Aussie artists to stage 'Sawung Galing' legendSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaA joint theater production, Kembalinya Legenda Sawung Galing (The Sawung Galing legend returns), involving noted Indonesian musician cum composer Sawung Jabo as the music director and Australian artistic...
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Texmaco firms seek loans from foreign banks
Texmaco firms seek loans from foreign banksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed textile firm PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa, a unit of troubled textile conglomerate Texmaco Group, said it was currently in talks with two foreign-based banks to acquire loans to revive its ailing operation.
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Community winning war on drugs
Community winning war on drugsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The fact that an estimated 3.9 percent of the country's population of 220 million people, or about 8.58 million people, either use illegal drugs and/or sell them, has raised concern among the mothers of Community Unit 9 in...
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
KKN must cease to exist
KKN must cease to existFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe campaigns by presidential and vice presidential candidates claiming the introduction of various improvements to the country will not be meaningful without serious attempts to eradicate corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN).
Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Sept. 6: A Red-Letter Day for the Southeast Asian Press
Sept. 6: A Red-Letter Day for the Southeast Asian Press Roby Alampay, Bangkok The libel trial of Thai media advocate Supinya Klangnarong -- along with two reporters and one newspaper editor -- starts in Bangkok on Sept. 6.