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Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Thai cuisine: Tasty and healthy!
Thai cuisine: Tasty and healthy!Susanna Tjokro, Contributor, Jakarta These days, Thai food seems to be everywhere. But, not all of the restaurants serve authentic Thai cuisine, so if you are wanting some genuine Thai cooking, try dropping by the Bogor Cafe in the Borobudur Hotel.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Women raise Indonesia through sports
Women raise Indonesia through sportsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn celebration of International Women's Day, which fell on Tuesday, the Sunday Post has compiled several articles on woman's issues, including the contributions of Indonesian women to sports (Page 1) and literature...
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Women readers need more than just beauty, fashion
Women readers need more than just beauty, fashionHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Stop by a newsstand, browse through women's magazines, and what will you find?A series of glossy magazines that are more or less the same: Focusing on fashion, beauty and lifestyle.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Prima vows to bounce back from defeat
Prima vows to bounce back from defeatMusthofid, The Jakarta Post,Jakarta After a mistimed forehand soared over the baseline to give Uzbekistan a 3-2 win in last Sunday's Davis Cup tie, Prima Simpatiaji slumped in his chair at courtside, a towel wrapped around his head.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Perfect wines to match your dining menus
Perfect wines to match your dining menusSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen food is served with wine, the authentic taste of dishes can be more tantalizing. This might explain why wine is always a part of fine dining.In Indonesia, wine as a social drink is popular in executive circles.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Danes get the better of Luluk/Alven in All-England
Danes get the better of Luluk/Alven in All-EnglandBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's second seeded men's doubles pairing of Luluk Hadiyanto and Alven Yulianto let a final game lead slip away in losing to Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark at the All- England championships on...
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Donation made at tsunami golf tourney
Donation made at tsunami golf tourney BINTAN, Riau: A donation of S$100,000 was made during a tsunami benefit golf pro-am here on Saturday.The amount was given by Singapore-based the Keppel Group, which organized the benefit at Ria Bintan course for 120 golfers, including businesspeople, officials...
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Beauty unmasked: From Aceh ... ... to Papua
Beauty unmasked: From Aceh ... ... to Papua One of the most unique and defining characteristics of Indonesia is its diversity, including ethnic diversity.While fashion magazines, pageants and cosmetics companies tend to promote their idealized definition of what makes a women beautiful, The Jakarta...
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
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;AFP; ANPAf..r.. Indonesia-attacks-US Security boosted at Jakarta mall after US embassy warning JP/2/HILITE Security boosted at Jakarta mall INDONESIA: Armed Indonesian policemen were deployed Saturday to a Jakarta shopping mall after the US and Australian embassies warned their nationals of a...
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
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Please check headings 1 x 35 Security boosted at Jakarta mall Rod Stewart to marry at Eiffel Tower Jackson has huge debt: Prosecutors JP/2/Hilite Train derails in Vietnam, 11 killed
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
New take on Spartacus focuses on the man
New take on Spartacus focuses on the manM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEvery movie producer must be aware that if they remake one of the grandest of Hollywood epic films, they must be prepared for high expectations that the new film will outshine the old one -- and for criticism.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Women reject categorization, defend literary voice
Women reject categorization, defend literary voiceA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta They are young and beautiful women writers; thus it was that literary critics -- mostly men -- categorized them as the Sastra Wangi (fragrant literature) generation of Indonesian writers.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Security boosted at Jakarta mall
Security boosted at Jakarta mall INDONESIA: Armed Indonesian policemen were deployed Saturday to a Jakarta shopping mall after the US and Australian embassies warned their nationals of a possible bomb attack there in the next three days.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Headings
Headings 1. Lopers 2 Newspaper vendors feted Syrian units head home to hero's welcome 3. Foreign (2 x 22) Govt to meet House about foreigners in Aceh
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Newspaper vendors feted
Newspaper vendors feted The Jakarta Post JakartaFor Agus, 27, being able to take a day off to spend time with his eight-month old daughter, Syaula, even during an official holiday such as Friday's, is a luxury."I work seven days a week, usually 12 hours a day," said Agus, who earns Rp 1.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
On the record
On the recordArtist : Netral Album : Hitam (Kancut Record)One of the notable rock groups worth mentioning in the country, the trio Netral, has done what an established group's gotta do: Quit a major label -- which interferes too much with the creative process and is not too transparent about money...
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
[b]Please check headings
Please check headings 1 x 35 Security boosted at Jakarta mall Rod Stewart to marry at Eiffel Tower Jackson has huge debt: Prosecutors JP/2/Hilite Train derails in Vietnam, 11 killed
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Indonesians take top spot for early risers
Indonesians take top spot for early risersIndonesians take the top spot for early risers in the Asia- Pacific region, while Taiwanese are the last out of bed, a study on sleep habits showed on March 6.Nine in 10 of the Indonesians polled are out of bed by 7 a.m.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Finding fine restaurants in the heart of Jakarta
Finding fine restaurants in the heart of JakartaRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta "Do you want the food to be warmed in the microwave, sir?" asked a waiter at Pelangi Cafe inside Hotel Ambhara near the block M area, to my great surprise after letting the food I had ordered go untouched for almost an...
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Newspaper vendors feted
Newspaper vendors fetedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta For Agus, 27, being able to take a day off to spend time with his eight-month old daughter, Syaula, even during an official holiday such as Friday's, is a luxury."I work seven days a week, usually 12 hours a day," said Agus, who earns Rp 1.
Sun, 13 Mar 2005
Scholar explores Muslim clerics' 'appreciation' of women
Scholar explores Muslim clerics' 'appreciation' of womenHatim Gazali, Contributor, YogyakartaIslam Agama Ramah Perempuan: Pembelaan Kiai Pesantren (Islam, a woman-friendly religion: Defense by a Muslim boarding school cleric) KH Husein Muhammad Nuruzzaman, et al, eds.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Czech Republic to boost economic ties with RI
Czech Republic to boost economic ties with RI Veeramalla Anjaiah The Jakarta Post/JakartaCzech Republic, a small Central European state, wants to give improve upon its existing economic relations with Indonesia, Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda said in Jakarta on Thursday.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Customs destroys fake cigarettes
Customs destroys fake cigarettes TANGERANG: The Tanjung Priok Customs and Excise Office in North Jakarta burned on Thursday 18.9 million cigarettes bearing fake excise stickers at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
JP/5/ILO
JP/5/ILOILO sends mobile libraries to Aceh BesarThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe International Labor Organization (ILO) will soon provide children with mobile libraries in two locations of Aceh Besar regency. The UN agency will also set up a Children's Rehabilitation and Creativity Center in the regency.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Medco appoints new finance director
Medco appoints new finance director JAKARTA: Medco Energy International named Darmoyo Doyoatmojo as its new chief financial officer to replace incumbent State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto, who joined the company in 1974.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Cinematic chemistry seen in RI film
Cinematic chemistry seen in RI filmPaul F. Agusta, Contributor/pfa0109@yahoo.com Take one talented music video director with a simple yet unusual story idea, add in two of Indonesia's most innovative screenwriters, a no-holds-barred cinematographer, along with a thematically adventurous producer,...
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Regions told to implement sustainability
Regions told to implement sustainabilityRidwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan Under regional autonomy, local governments should play strategic roles in implementing sustainable development, a top government minister says.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Banks to allocate Rp 60.4t for MSME this year
Banks to allocate Rp 60.4t for MSME this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The high demand of loans from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) last year -- supported by sound credit performance -- has prompted the banking industry to increase its lending targets for the businesses by 60 percent...
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Acehnese barracks
Acehnese barracks The letter by Peter Droege from Australia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24) raises a number of good points. I have just returned from Aceh after staying in a refugee camp at Lhoknga for a few nights that was adequate but not easy for everyone to live in.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Slowly but surely, Mandarin becomes second foreign language
Slowly but surely, Mandarin becomes second foreign languageEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After four years of freedom for the expression of Chinese culture, the Mandarin language has started attracting Indonesians, as private schools begin to provide Mandarin courses in response to popular...
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
1. EU ------ 2x18
1. EU ------ 2x18 ASEAN, EU increase pressure on Myanmar 2. Malay ---- 2x20 RI, Malaysia cool off, talks to start soon 3. Hindu --- 2x20 Jakarta's Hindus hold Tawur Kasanga ritual or Jakarta's Balinese hold Tawur Kasanga ritual 4. Foreign --- 1x38 Confusion lingers over foreigners in Aceh
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Illogical punishment destroys school life
Illogical punishment destroys school lifeRachel Davies, Sydney Every time I arrive in Jakarta I notice how severe the traffic congestion seems to be and, unfortunately, how it only seems to be getting worse.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Growing internationalism vital for developing modern education
Growing internationalism vital for developing modern educationSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta It has, to some extent, become habit for people to propose that we now live in "the age of globalization", but globalization has been an on-going process for literally centuries now.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
ADB to provide $300m for Aceh reconstruction
ADB to provide $300m for Aceh reconstructionUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide an additional US$300 million in grants for the reconstruction of tsunami- stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and parts of North Sumatra.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
House agrees to meet Susilo on Monday over fuel protests
House agrees to meet Susilo on Monday over fuel protestsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives leaders have agreed to hold a consultative meeting on Monday with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss the fuel price hikes, which many legislators have rejected.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
*U.S. warns of possible attack in Jakarta Page 3
*U.S. warns of possible attack in Jakarta Page 3 *House to meet Susilo on Monday over fuel protests Page 4 *Tobacco the lifeblood of Kediri economy Page 5 *Fuel price hike: Is it truly for the sake of the poor? Page 7 *Council okays bylaw on Betawi village Page 8 *Kasparov, world's No.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
213 Hindu inmates get remission
213 Hindu inmates get remission DENPASAR, Bali: A total of 213 inmates of nine prisons across the island received remission in observance of this year's Nyepi (Hindu Day of Silence), which fell on Friday, officials said.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
1. TOBA: 3 X 18
1. TOBA: 3 X 18 Indonesia urges world solidarity to fight poverty 2. NYEPI: 1 X 30 'Nyepi' silence descends upon Bali 3. DEFENSE: 2 X 28 Juwono leaves for U.S to seek resumption of military ties 4. LOG: 2 X 24 Police intensify hunt for illegal loggers in Papua
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
5,000 residents stay put in floods
5,000 residents stay put in floodsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Unbuttoning his short-sleeved shirt, Arman rushes to a nearby pond where four of his friends splash about with a ball. Without hesitation, the 12-year-old boy throws off his clothes and plunges into the dark brownish-green...
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Aceh reconstruction program to begin March 26
Aceh reconstruction program to begin March 26Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan The rehabilitation and reconstruction programs in Aceh were set to commence on March 26, a top government official said on Thursday.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
10 officials reported to police for graft
10 officials reported to police for graft JAYAPURA, Papua: Jayawijaya Regent David Augustin Hubi has reported 10 members of his staff to police for their alleged involvement in a graft case. The 10 were suspected of having embezzled state funds earmarked for paying expenses to teachers in the...
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Foreign investment in M'sia slows in 2004
Foreign investment in M'sia slows in 2004 KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investment in Malaysia's manufacturing sector slowed in 2004 but domestic investment took up the slack, hitting its highest level in six years, trade minister Rafidah Aziz said on Thursday.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Police intensify hunt for illegal loggers in Papua
Police intensify hunt for illegal loggers in PapuaEva C. Komandjaja and Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Jayapura Police said on Friday they had arrested at least 25 suspects accused of massive illegal logging in Papua and were looking for five others, mostly non-nationals.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Sekaten entry cost up by 20 percent
Sekaten entry cost up by 20 percent YOGYAKARTA: The increase in fuel prices at the beginning of March has apparently influenced the entertainment sector in the city.The organizing committee of the annual traditional event of Sekaten night market to be held from March 11 to April 22 at Alun-Alun...
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Thousand Islands proposed as dump
Thousand Islands proposed as dump JAKARTA: Since no solutions are in sight to the prolonged waste crises in the city following the abortive trial of the operation of the Bojong waste treatment plant in Bogor, West Java, City Council Commission D on development affairs has proposed the use of islets...
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Damaged schools seek funds for renovation
Damaged schools seek funds for renovationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly planted grass in front of SDN 3 state elementary school in Ciburuy village, Cijeruk district, in Bogor, West Java, does little to hide the woeful condition of the school building.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Malaysia rules out carmakers' merger
Malaysia rules out carmakers' mergerAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's trade minister on Thursday ruled out the need to merge national carmakers Proton and Perodua to boost their competitiveness, saying a tie-up was not beneficial now as they compete for different markets.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 10, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 10, 2005 ______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Indonesia oil production falls 1.1% in February
Indonesia oil production falls 1.1% in February Indonesia's crude oil production fell 1.1 percent in February from a month earlier as heavy rain and flooding disrupted drilling, an official at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005
Soldiers stay cool despite Ambalat row
Soldiers stay cool despite Ambalat rowNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh The afternoon heat is stifling and several soldiers from the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces are enjoying their lunch in a tent on the Sultan Iskandar Muda military field in Banda Aceh."Come, join us for lunch.