Archive: 3 December 1995
23 articles found
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian music industry survives foreign invasion
Indonesian music industry survives foreign invasion By Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The party's over. It's time to get back to reality. But, oh, such a dreadful one. That is the general feeling shared by Indonesian musicians who participated in the Pacific Harmony music convention in Bali last...
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Aga Khan Award a critique on architecture and society
Aga Khan Award a critique on architecture and society JAKARTA (JP): The 1995 presentation of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in Surakarta, Central Java, happened a week ago, but the echo of its significance in the world of architecture, in particular Moslem architecture, remains.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
JakJazz 95 to introduce local flavor to jazz fans
JakJazz 95 to introduce local flavor to jazz fans By Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta International Jazz Festival 1995, or JakJazz 95, returns next week with an Indonesian flavor. Keeping in the spirit of this year's celebration of Indonesia's 50th anniversary, the organizers have scheduled...
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Major powers still key to Asia-Pacific security
Major powers still key to Asia-Pacific security Much more than the current mechanisms are needed to maintain regional stability. Amitav Acharya offers an old idea to fit the new geostrategic setting. The end of the Cold War has contributed to a great deal of uncertainty in the Asia-Pacific as to...
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
How to make Indian 'chapathis' and 'puris'
How to make Indian 'chapathis' and 'puris' By Syamala Monie PURWAKARTA, West Java (JP): The other day I attended an Indonesian wedding ceremony. There was a separate lunch table with 'makanan dari India', or food from India.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kampar Calamity
Kampar Calamity By Hudri Hamdi Abang was very busy working when I first stepped into Kampar. Together with his fellow workers, Abang was busy sawing up a giant tree in this eerie wilderness close to Pekanbaru, Sumatera.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Conflicting comments worry AIDS activist
Conflicting comments worry AIDS activist By T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Nafsiah Mboi is worried. A pediatrician, politician and AIDS activist, Nafsiah has reason to worry. "AIDS is a very serious problem. But it seems that the issue is not addressed seriously enough here," she said.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thank God, Jakarta is back to normal
Thank God, Jakarta is back to normal JAKARTA (JP): "Just what do they think they're doing to my Jakarta?" said Martha vehemently upon seeing the shaping-up activities that were pounding this metropolitan city in line with the golden anniversary of Indonesia's independence.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Nyoman brings shine to Balinese sculpture
Nyoman brings shine to Balinese sculpture By Jean Couteau JAKARTA (JP): No Indonesian sculptor commands as much public attention as the 44-year-old, Balinese born, Bandung-based Nyoman Nuarta. When still a student, he won in 1977 the commission for the Proclamation Monument in Jakarta.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? Who would have thought that Prof. Dorodjatun Kuntjoro Jakti, the dean of the School of Economics of University of Indonesia, is mad about music? More than that, he used to be a guitarist in his younger years.
Sun, 03 Dec 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: Speed Keteers 8:05 Around Us 8:35 Children Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Indonesian Music: Album Minggu Ini 10:45 Youth Program: Temu Remaja 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke...
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Punchy sauce attracts stars to 'Steak 41'
Punchy sauce attracts stars to 'Steak 41' By Imran Rusli JAKARTA (JP): Located on the side of a busy road and separated from the bustling traffic by only a foul culvert and a stand of bamboo, Steak 41 is a very unusual dining place. Its exterior exudes a certain strength.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Joko meets Ardy in Grand Prix final
Joko meets Ardy in Grand Prix final SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesians Joko Suprianto and Ardy Wiranata tamed their Malaysian opponents in the last four yesterday to enter the final of the US$325,000 Grand Prix badminton tournament here.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Injuries befall RI shuttlers bound for SEA Games
Injuries befall RI shuttlers bound for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Mia Audina was injured in Singapore Friday night as fellow members of the national team gathered at Senayan for 40 minutes of meditation in preparation for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand. A bad omen? Could be.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
UN human rights commissioner begins Indonesia visit
UN human rights commissioner begins Indonesia visit JAKARTA (Agencies): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Jose Ayala Lasso arrived yesterday for a series of discussions with Indonesian officials in Jakarta and East Timor.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indecent activity
Indecent activity From Kompas I was impressed by a recent episode of Harry de Fretes' Hari- Hari Mau comedy show titled Wawancara dengan Ajakin (Interview with the Association of Indonesian Pirates) on the ANteve television channel. It was a good satire which could embarrass the pirates.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? Accompanying her father, the Aga Khan, Princess Zahra certainly became a center of attention - outside the field of architecture - during presentation of the Aga Khan award for Architecture in Solo last week.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? Initially it was models testing their talent at acting. Now, Indonesian designer Robby Tumewu has found a niche in several television dramas, popularly known as sinetron. "It's a thrill to be involved in sinetron, although it's a bit tiring," said Tumewu, who has acted in Lenong Rumpi,...
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? The future head of Indonesia's special forces, Kopassus, is afraid of reporters? Of course not, but it was obvious that Prabowo Subianto, 43, who was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general on Friday, was trying to avoid the press.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Medistra incident
Medistra incident I was amazed to read a feature story written by Veronica Soediro in The Jakarta Post (Nov. 29, 1995; page 7) which stated that the Indonesian AIDS Foundation was the main player in dealing with the incident in which Medistra Hospital in South Jakarta rejected patients with AIDS...
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Table-tennis queen injured
Table-tennis queen injured NEW DELHI (AFP): India's former table-tennis champion Monalisa Barua and two other senior players were injured when their bus crashed in the northeastern state of Assam, The Press Trust of India reported yesterday.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Church leaders send joint Xmas message
Church leaders send joint Xmas message JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the Protestant and Roman Catholic churches in Indonesia made a joint appeal yesterday to their flock to celebrate this Christmas by showing solidarity with fellow human beings, particularly those who are less fortunate.
Sun, 03 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? There are many factors that can bankrupt small-scale traders. One of them is improper decisions made by government officials, according to Adi Sasono, director of the Center for Information and Development Studies.