Archive: 31 December 1995
21 articles found
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian women played prominent role in history
Indonesian women played prominent role in history Prominent Women in the Glimpse of History Ibrahim Alfian, Editor Published by Bank Exim Jakarta, 1994 155 pages JAKARTA (JP): The woman's role has always been a hot topic in developing countries and will apparently continue to be so into the next...
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Obituary for Dicky and Nike
Obituary for Dicky and Nike The article Nation bids farewell to some of its best artists published in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 26, 1995 encouraged me to write a letter in order to inform the Post that it did not publish any news about Dicky Zulkarnaen, who died of a heart attack in March, and Nike...
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Simple solutions to seminar slambers
Simple solutions to seminar slambers JAKARTA (JP): Meeting at a karaoke bar one afternoon, my friends and I broke into laughter. We were supposed to be at a seminar in a nearby hotel, listening to somebody drone on from a prepared text.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Iwan Tirta challenges fashion norms to fight alien competition
Iwan Tirta challenges fashion norms to fight alien competition By Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Iwan Tirta was nervous. His yearly fashion show was being staged a week later than scheduled and followed Oscar de la Renta's groundbreaking show.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
An Indonesian guide to gracious gift giving
An Indonesian guide to gracious gift giving By Sneha JAKARTA (JP): Most of us will have experienced the pleasure of receiving and giving gifts. A gift is a token of goodwill, affection and friendship. A gift received when least expected evokes even greater joy because the element of surprise adds...
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Obituary
Obituary Monsignor Leo Soekoto, the former Archbishop of Jakarta, died in Semarang last night. He was 75 years old. He died while undergoing treatment for cancer at the Elizabeth Hospital in Semerang, the capital of Central Java. He was admitted to the hospital on Dec.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? Artists performing at the New Year's party at Hotel Horison get special advice from the hotel general manager, Boediman Kusika. "Don't bug the audience," he said at a year-end media conference last week. "I notice that many artists like to grab the audience and bring them to the stage.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dewi Yull: An artist who adores teachers
Dewi Yull: An artist who adores teachers By T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): You would expect an actress to admire another actor, but not actress and singer R.A. Dewi Yull Pujiati. It's not Madonna, Pavarotti or Pierce Brosnan she idolizes. Instead, she adores special education teachers.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
'TNT & Cartoon Network' struggling in Indonesia
'TNT & Cartoon Network' struggling in Indonesia By Johannes Simbolon HONG KONG (JP): Within one year, the TNT & Cartoon Network has invaded many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, but it has to work harder before capitalizing on the Indonesian market.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indovision cuts rates in hope of more sales
Indovision cuts rates in hope of more sales JAKARTA (JP): Does pay TV have a future in Indonesia? The answer is vague, but one thing is certain: PT Malicak Lintas Cakrawala, the sole authorized pay TV agency in Indonesia and better known as Indovision, has struggled to survive over the past year.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramos declares calamity
Ramos declares calamity MANILA (Reuter): Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday declared a state of calamity in the flood-ravaged provinces of Kalinga and Apayao in the northern Philippines, the presidential palace said in a statement.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
The stench of Senen station
The stench of Senen station From Neraca It's been three years since I visited the Senen railway station. I was very shocked to find how horrible it has become when I went there early this week to send a package to Yogyakarta. The station was filthy.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Executive shot dead in broad daylight
Executive shot dead in broad daylight JAKARTA (JP): A Jakarta business executive was shot point blank in the head yesterday while driving his car along busy Jl. Suprapto in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta. Police apprehended the suspect within hours.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tirta Taruna dominates swimming c'ships
Tirta Taruna dominates swimming c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Felix C. Sutanto and Catherine Surya were named the best swimmers as Jakarta swim club Tirta Taruna retained the overall title at the 17th Interclub Swimming Championships yesterday.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Cremation: Sending souls to the abode of God
Cremation: Sending souls to the abode of God By I Wayan Sadia SINGARAJA, Bali (JP): Ngaben (cremation) is an age-old tradition in Hindu Balinese society. It is regarded as the most significant religious ritual, and is known as pitra yadnya (sacred sacrifice for the dead).
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
1996 worse than 1995, seers say
1996 worse than 1995, seers say By Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Three psychics predict 1996 will be worse than 1995. The seers also say the political temperature will soar while corruption, manipulation and collusion will run even more rampant.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hotel business booming due to free market
Hotel business booming due to free market JAKARTA (JP): Isadore Sharp, the chairperson and chief executive officer of the Four Seasons and Regent Hotels and Resorts, was in the city recently for the gala opening of the Regent Jakarta.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What?
Guess What? Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman is certainly looking forward to this coming New Year's celebration. Any reason? Well, for one thing he will be in a town he loves so much: Yogyakarta.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Wismoyo accepts SEA Games report
Wismoyo accepts SEA Games report JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar has formally accepted the report on Indonesia's performance at the just concluded 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from chef de mission Arie Sudewo.
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
S. Maluku's leader dies
S. Maluku's leader dies ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP): Johan Manusama, former president of the Free Republic of South Maluku, has died in a Rotterdam hospital, his family said Friday. He was 85. Manusama, whose self-declared government claimed independence for the southern part of Indonesia's Maluku...
Sun, 31 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
New Year's resolutions that should be kept
New Year's resolutions that should be kept By T. Sima Gunawan and Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Different people have different ideas and plans for the coming year. Yet, all have something in common. They want to do their best to make tomorrow better than yesterday.