Archive: 23 April 1995
23 articles found
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
UN chief upbeat on East Timor
<p>UN chief upbeat on East Timor</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali is confident that negotiations between Indonesia and Portugal to settle the status of East Timor will eventually bear fruit, a senior Indonesian official said yesterday.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Guess What? Dewi Motik Pramono
<p>Guess What? Dewi Motik Pramono</p><p> Dewi Motik Pramono, a prominent Indonesian businesswomen, pledges she will stay a flirt forever.</p><p>She underlined the debatable need to be flirtatious during a lecture held by Nusabank Friday in observance of R.A.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Guru Kangguru performs Indonesian poetry
<p>Guru Kangguru performs Indonesian poetry</p><p>By Dewi Anggraeni</p><p> MELBOURNE, Australia (JP): I have listened to Indonesian poets reading and performing their poetry in Australia, often followed by the English translation read by Australians.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
What you do, they do too...
<p>What you do, they do too...</p><p>By Hema V. Thiagarajan and Deepak V. Thiagarajan</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): One evening, a teenaged boy asked his friend why he loved to smoke. "Well, 'cause I love it, and my folks don't mind.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
The right brain, behavior, and beauty for 1995
<p>The right brain, behavior, and beauty for 1995</p><p>By Johannes Simbolon</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Name: Susanty Pryscilla Adresina Manuhutu. Place and date of birth: Jakarta, January 7, 1974. Height/weight: 176/52.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Gedung Merdeka: From cafe to convention center
<p>Gedung Merdeka: From cafe to convention center</p><p>By Petty Prihartini</p><p> Forty years ago, Bandung, the capital of West Java, hosted the Asia-Africa Conference. It led to the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) which is now known as the Child of Bandung.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Tennis, anyone? ATP Tour courts sponsors in Indonesia
<p>Tennis, anyone? ATP Tour courts sponsors in Indonesia</p><p>By Bruce Emond</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Russell Barlow slumps down in an empty chair in the lobby lounge of a Jakarta hotel, offering a weary smile after a full day of meetings.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
UN can cope with world problems
<p>UN can cope with world problems</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali denied yesterday that the organization needs to be radically restructured, saying it is fully capable of coping with the world's current problems.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Guess What? Linda Garland
<p>Guess What? Linda Garland</p><p> "What a wonderful award," exclaimed interior designer and bamboo lover Linda Garland upon hearing that she will receive a design award from Architecture Digest, a well-known architectural and design magazine.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
New gold watch for sportsmen goes on the market
<p>New gold watch for sportsmen goes on the market</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): For a sportsman, gold is the ultimate goal, especially when he competes in the world's most prestigious arena. The Olympics.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Poverty
<p>Poverty</p><p> President Soeharto is confident that by the year 2000 there will be no more poverty in Indonesia.</p><p>In every country there are rich people and less rich ones. Here, there are many of us who can help less fortunate fellow Indonesians.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Guess What? Ismail Saleh
<p>Guess What? Ismail Saleh</p><p> Ismail Saleh, a former minister of justice, has become a suiseki (natural, artistic stones) trader and suggests handling thieves with a well aimed stone.</p><p>He said the best suiseki in Indonesia are found in West Sumatra.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Four Moslem rebels killed in RP air raid
<p>Four Moslem rebels killed in RP air raid</p><p> ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Reuters): Four Moslem rebels were killed and six others wounded when Philippine warplanes bombed an island near the southern city of Zamboanga, the military said yesterday.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Bilveer Singh goes against the stream
<p>Bilveer Singh goes against the stream</p><p>By Johannes Simbolon</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The 16-square-meter room is packed with books. On one wall is an unobtrusive wooden plaque stating the Javanese proverb "ing ngarso sung tulodo, ing madyo mangun karso, tut...
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Indonesia forces Argentina to 1-1 tie in Fed Cup
<p>Indonesia forces Argentina to 1-1 tie in Fed Cup</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, on the strength of Yayuk Basuki's win over Florencia Labat, forced favored Argentina to a 1-1 tie after the first day of their Federation Cup tennis clash at the Senayan indoor tennis stadium...
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Foreman to be Schulz guide to a new world
<p>Foreman to be Schulz guide to a new world</p><p> LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuter): George Foreman on Saturday night will take Axel Schulz to a world he has never been to -- a heavyweight championship fight.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Guess What? Guntur Soekarno
<p>Guess What? Guntur Soekarno</p><p> Guess where Guntur Soekarno celebrated his silver wedding anniversary last weekend.</p><p>Not in the usual hotel ballroom or a restaurant, but in a pub.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
No power, no eternal bell
<p>No power, no eternal bell</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): I've had my ups and downs with employees from the state-owned electricity company PLN. My meter reader is an abrasive man which used to made me react to him in kind.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Score Roundup
<p>Score Roundup</p><p> LONDON (Agencies): Collated results of competitions played on Friday and Saturday:</p><p>Tennis</p><p>Fed Cup World Group France 1 S. Africa 2 Spain 2 Bulgaria 0</p><p>Group One qualifying Indonesia 1 Argentina 1...
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
TV today
<p>TV today</p><p>TVRI</p><p> 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fresh with Berty Tilarso 7:40 Cartoon: Vicky The Viking 8:05 Around Us 8:35 Children's Stories: Akur 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15...
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Barclay's summer collection reflects romantic trend
<p>Barclay's summer collection reflects romantic trend</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Many Indonesian fashion buffs are not familiar with Betty Barclay's collection, but they will find her items quite intriguing.</p><p>Three trends influence her summer collection.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
Indonesian smart cards apparently not that smart
<p>Indonesian smart cards apparently not that smart</p><p>By T. Sima Gunawan</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): What do rich people have in their wallets or purses? A lot of money, right? Wrong.
Sun, 23 Apr 1995
City of Bandung sacrificed all to defend independence
<p>City of Bandung sacrificed all to defend independence</p><p>By Johannes Simbolon</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): It was Sunday evening, March 24, 1946. The 200,000 inhabitants of the southern part of Bandung knew they wouldn't sleep that night.