Archive: 12 February 1995
27 articles found
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
My friend, the Professor has little capability
My friend, the Professor has little capability By E. Sadtono SURABAYA, East Java (JP): It comes as no surprise that there is a glut of professors in Indonesia. There are three kinds of professor here: the real professor, the marginal professor and the fake professor.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Garin is swimming against the current
Garin is swimming against the current By Marseli Sumarno JAKARTA (JP): It's fortunate we still have Garin Nugroho. In the past few years, with the Indonesian film industry in a doldrums, the name Garin Nugroho has continued to ascend.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Teenagers lured by ads in magazines
Teenagers lured by ads in magazines JAKARTA (JP): Love your children. For some of Jakarta's parents, the slogan means hand your kid money or a credit card. Nunui, in her second year at SMP Sumbangsih junior high school, says that her parents give her Rp 15,000 (US$6.81) a week.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
11 killed in road crash
11 killed in road crash JAKARTA (JP): At least 11 people were killed when a speeding bus crashed head-on into a truck along the notorious Prapat to Balige highway in North Sumatra on Friday, Antara reported yesterday.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Sunday Post columns
Sunday Post columns We are regular subscribers to The Jakarta Post. I especially enjoy the Sunday edition because of the many general interest stories, especially those dealing with Indonesian life and culture.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soldiers said out of line in East Timor killing
Soldiers said out of line in East Timor killing JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono yesterday said that some members of the Armed Forces (ABRI) violated procedures in last month's killing of six people in East Timor. Moerdiono said Armed Forces Chief Gen.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tennis blends profits and sport commitment
Tennis blends profits and sport commitment JAKARTA (JP): There are tennis courts scattered across Jakarta, offering various facilities to benefit people who like hitting a furry ball across a net. Playing time is arranged as easily as a quick meal at a warung (food stall). Weather is a minor hurdle.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What? Astari Rasjid
Guess What? Astari Rasjid The day-long fast passes by rapidly for artist Astari Rasjid as she hops around town checking on various preparations for the non-aligned nations exhibit in April. The day starts with hovering around the Fine Arts Gallery in Gambir, Central Jakarta, accompanying officials...
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Sunday Maghrib 06.19 p.m. Monday Imsak 04.29 a.m. Subuh 04.39 a.m.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Oasis restaurant caters to presidents and kings
Oasis restaurant caters to presidents and kings By Lenah Susianty JAKARTA (JP): You're in the gent's when U.S. President Bill Clinton enters, slaps you on the back and says "Hi!" It's not a scene from a new Hollywood blockbuster.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gen. Hartono installed as new Army chief of staff
Gen. Hartono installed as new Army chief of staff JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, yesterday installed Gen. R. Hartono as the new Army chief of staff to replace Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Throwing together independence parties
Throwing together independence parties JAKARTA (JP): If you remember, one subject in my scrawlings last Sunday was dirty flags, the numerous rags -- national and foreign -- you see flapping from many a pole throughout the city.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Teaching children to swim takes patience, knowledge
Teaching children to swim takes patience, knowledge By L. Moroney JAKARTA (JP): The prospect of teaching their child to swim is often approached by parents with trepidation. "I can't possibly do that," they grumble, remembering their parent's tales of: "My dad just threw me in the river and there's...
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mother of Vice President Try Sutrisno's dies at 82
Mother of Vice President Try Sutrisno's dies at 82 JAKARTA (JP): Mardiyah Soebandi, the mother of Vice President Try Sutrisno, died here yesterday at the age of 82. Mrs. Soebandi, who for the last several years had been living with Try's family in Jakarta, died at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Western values influence teens
Western values influence teens They wear branded clothes and shoes, eat at fast food restaurants, hang out at shopping malls, listen to rap and rock, speak in slang and are very pompous. They are what Jakartans call the ABG, an abbreviation for anak baru gede -- urban pre-teens.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
The figure of Semar is local creation
The figure of Semar is local creation By M.M.S. Marthawienata JAKARTA (JP): In 1970, former Singapore ambassador to Indonesia, Lee Khoon Choy, wrote in his book entitled Indonesia between Myth and Reality that Semar was a Javanese creation and was much more interesting than any other character in...
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What? Btari Karlinda
Guess What? Btari Karlinda Many people, women in particular, are quite happy if told they are slim, but not Btari Karlinda (Linda), a movie star turned public relations officer at the Hilton. "Being slim doesn't annoy me, but questions about my weight stress me out," Linda said, admitting that in...
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Parents-teenagers relationship have changed
Parents-teenagers relationship have changed JAKARTA (JP): The relationship between parents and teenagers has changed. A few decades ago, teenagers would do whatever their parents told them to do. A parent's words and wishes were considered final, few kids bothered to rebel.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
New hotels continue to spring up in Yogyakarta
New hotels continue to spring up in Yogyakarta By R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): Despite a limping hotel industry, new star-rated hotels continue to spring up in Yogyakarta. The city's 13 star-rated hotels are struggling to survive with only 48 percent capacity.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Belgian uses local materials to present universal ideas
Belgian uses local materials to present universal ideas Text and photos by R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): A journey often yields new ideas. Apart from enriching our visual experience, our encounter with objects we have never seen before may also lead to a spiritual experience.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What? Goenawan Mohamad
Guess What? Goenawan Mohamad The Jakarta State Administrative Court came alive on Thursday when Goenawan Mohamad, the former Chief Editor of the banned Tempo newsweekly, was called as a witness in the case of former Tempo employees against the Minister of Information Harmoko for revoking the...
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What? Tunky Ariwibowo
Guess What? Tunky Ariwibowo "It's easy to build our own car," Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said to a bunch of journalists while briefing them on Indonesia's automotive industry earlier this week. The problem, Tunky said, lies in whether Indonesians will buy the product.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rap generation has much to learn from folk hero Semar
Rap generation has much to learn from folk hero Semar By M.M.S. Marthawienata JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto suggested recently that dalang (puppet masters) should create themes surrounding Semar, a reincarnated god and servant at the royal palace that didn't exist in the original Ramayana or the...
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Six die of electrocution
Six die of electrocution JAKARTA (JP): Six people from two neighboring families died of electrocution on Thursday in a accident in Tulungagung, East Java, the Antara news agency reported yesterday. When one of the men was electrocuted while working on the house, the other household members tried to...
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Moersia Zaafril-Ilyas, a woman with vision
Moersia Zaafril-Ilyas, a woman with vision By Carla Bianpoen MALANG, East Java (JP): "I do not believe in material development alone," says Moersia Zaafril Ilyas. Her sparsely furnished sitting room in a garage, where market vendors, becak (pedicab) drivers, youths and colleagues have come to...
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fresh 7:40 TV Series: Vicky The Viking 8:10 Culture Program 8:40 TV Series: Voltron 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Beauty 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang 12:45 p.m.
Sun, 12 Feb 1995, 00:00 WIB
Music, language and fashion shape Jakartan pre-teen lifestyle
Music, language and fashion shape Jakartan pre-teen lifestyle By Rita A. Widiadana "Nyokap, bokap cabut, kita nyepik ke Pim, asyik lhaa yaow !" JAKARTA (JP): What speech! These strange words will surely raise the eyebrows of many a parent.