Archive: 22 October 1995
29 articles found
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traffic '3-in-one' policy stays
Traffic '3-in-one' policy stays JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to allow civil servants to stay at home on Saturdays will not affect the 'three- in-one' policy or other traffic regulations, the police said yesterday.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
German dance group closes Art Summit festival
German dance group closes Art Summit festival By C.G. Asmara JAKARTA (JP): The curtain closed on the ambitious and well- attended Art Summit Indonesia l995 on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 with performances of the dance Highland, choreographed by Joachim Schlomer and performed by the Deutsches National...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? The influx of foreign food into town makes Minister of Tourism and Telecommunication Joop Ave wonder: Why don't we export Indonesian cuisine? "I hope one day it's not only American food which is imported here, but we can also export ayam goreng Mbok Berek or ayam Suharti to Hollywood,"...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
'A Touch of Color': Sex workers tell tale
'A Touch of Color': Sex workers tell tale JAKARTA (JP): ...Ow, hues color my eyeswhich have been blinded by the beauty of love or lust masked with love.Darling, I give you everything,ut why isn't your shadow in the clouds?...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Shedding excess kilos and rupiah
Shedding excess kilos and rupiah JAKARTA (JP): To get slimmer quickly and easily, without suffering from hunger or hard exercise, is a dream of many people. Slimming machines could be an answer. Realizing the market for such machines, Jeanette Joesoef, owner of Maxie computerized beauty center in...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Catnap
Catnap By Marianne Katoppo There was very little traffic in the sun-soaked alley. It was really too narrow for motor vehicles, and being a shortcut to the busy shopping center on the artery road, it was mainly used by pedestrians.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sharpening skills for Vision 2020
Sharpening skills for Vision 2020 Lim Pui Huen highlights Malaysian policy initiatives on science and technology. Several recent developments in Malaysia have underscored the government's seriousness of purpose with regard to its science and technology policy.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Spas offer various treatments for stress
Spas offer various treatments for stress JAKARTA (JP): For hundreds of years people have visited spas near natural springs that yield hot, bubbling and mineral-rich water. During the 1700s and 1800s, many doctors sent patients to spas to bathe or to drink the water, which was believed to have...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Oh Garuda, Merpati
Oh Garuda, Merpati A few days off, friends from Germany in town, a nice hotel booked in Lombok -- what more do you want? That was how the four of us felt when we left our house on Oct. 5, at 6 a.m. to catch the 8 a.m. Garuda flight to Surabaya and to proceed from there with Merpati to Lombok.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
French violinist to perform here
French violinist to perform here JAKARTA (JP): French violinist Virginie Robilliard will perform tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Sasono Mulyo Ballroom at Hotel Meridien in South Jakarta. Robilliard, a winner of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud contest, will be accompanied by Indonesian pianist...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI no stranger to consequences of malpractice
RI no stranger to consequences of malpractice JAKARTA (JP): Malpractice can occur anywhere. At an isolated Puskesmas community health center, at a sophisticated, expensive clinic, in the examination room of a private doctor, or in a state-owned hospital.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
ATP doubles championship moved to Netherlands
ATP doubles championship moved to Netherlands JAKARTA (JP): The ATP Tour has decided to move the World Doubles Championship from Jakarta to Eindhoven, the Netherlands, ending months of speculation over the existence of the tournament here.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Nasution book stresses morality in development
Nasution book stresses morality in development JAKARTA (JP): Gen. (ret.) A.H. Nasution, Indonesia's most senior military figure, denied speculation that he and the other army generals, including (now President) Soeharto, attempted to take over power from President Sukarno in the 1960s.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto in New York for UN anniversary
Soeharto in New York for UN anniversary By Rikza Abdullah NEW YORK (JP): President Soeharto arrived here Friday night to attend this week's celebrations of the United Nations' 50th anniversary, and to meet with a number of world leaders.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tips to prevent malpractice
Tips to prevent malpractice JAKARTA (JP): How can you lessen your chances of suffering from medical malpractice? Dr. Azrul Azwar, chairman of the Indonesian Medical Association, gives some tips: Establishing a good doctor-patient relationship is essential. See the same doctor all the time.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traditional body care for modern women
Traditional body care for modern women JAKARTA (JP): Traditional jamu herbs have been used for ages by the Javanese as medicine and cosmetics. Javanese princesses, famous for their beauty, use jamu to make their skin smooth and healthy.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian Chinese Association sports a confident new look
Malaysian Chinese Association sports a confident new look Dr. Heng Pek Koon examines the maturation of ethnic Chinese politics in Malaysia. Often dismissed as a dormant and largely irrelevant force in Malaysian politics, the Malaysian Chinese Association, the most senior and largest non-Malay party...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan's Lin stays top of leader board
Taiwan's Lin stays top of leader board JAKARTA (Agencies): Despite his disappointing two-over par 74 yesterday, Taiwan's Lin Keng-chi retained his place at the top of the leader board after the third round of the Omega Tour's US$500,000 Samsung Masters in Pusan, South Korea.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mentawai now West Sumatra's main tourist attraction
Mentawai now West Sumatra's main tourist attraction By Imran Rusli MENTAWAI (JP): The Mentawai Islands have become the mainstay of West Sumatran tourism. Its position has been recognized by Nazif Lubuk, chief of the West Sumatra Tourist Department, and Governor Hasan Basri Durin of West Sumatra.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? A painters' exceptional money making ability was shown when Sri Hady made Rp 35 million (US$15,55) in 20 minutes. He displayed both his money making and artistic his talent in front of his former student colleagues at a gathering of former members of Catholic Students Union of the...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traffic Woes
Traffic Woes A motorist saw a friend walking down a street in Bangkok, and offered him a lift. "No thanks, I'm in a hurry," the pedestrian replied. In New York, the best way to solve the parking problem for the new motorist is to buy a parked car.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Poster Cafe enters Jakarta's nightlife scene
Poster Cafe enters Jakarta's nightlife scene By Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Another nightlife spot has opened for those who love to spend their evenings away from home. Poster Cafe -- located in Jalan Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, next to Manari Restaurant -- opened its doors to the public on Tuesday.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Youths no longer dream of becoming doctors'
'Youths no longer dream of becoming doctors' By Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian youngsters no longer dream of becoming doctors, according to the president of the Indonesian Medical Association, Dr. H. Azrul Azwar.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso 7:40 TV Series: Space Keteers 8:05 Among Us 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Indonesian Cuisine 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang 12:45...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? Noted Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid never fails to tickle his audience. Instead of regurgitating the usual pleasantries seminar speakers inevitably spout, he went off track at a conference on Tuesday.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bali, four hundred years of journey
Bali, four hundred years of journey Traveling To Bali: Four Hundred Years of Journeys Compiled and introduced by Adrian Vickers Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1994 278 pages DENPASAR (JP): Tourists: "They have a lot of money, yes, but they know nothing about gods, they can't dance...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
The joys of Indonesianization
The joys of Indonesianization JAKARTA (JP): "I think," cousin Joseph said, "I'll have to change my name." He, I mean Joseph (among family circles also known as Jos and occasionally Jop), is the kind of guy where you never know if he is being serious or pulling your leg.
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jeepney shop turns to car assembly
Jeepney shop turns to car assembly By Ramoncito dela Cruz MANILA (Reuter): The Filipino jeepney, admired by visitors but more often cursed by Manila motorists, has taken Fernando Francisco a long way. Francisco started out painting the distinctive mini-buses just after World War II with his older...
Sun, 22 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB
Alan and Hariyanto off SEAG badminton team
Alan and Hariyanto off SEAG badminton team JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's badminton team won't take its eyes off the seven gold medals at stake at the 18th Southeast Asian Games, but it will lose the superb attacking games of Hariyanto Arbi and Alan Budikusuma.