Archive: 7 May 1995
25 articles found
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
The rubble of the emerging middle class
The rubble of the emerging middle class JAKARTA (JP): We hear about them constantly, we see them more often than we might want, but who are these people called the emerging middle class? A walk through my neighborhood might help sort the question out.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Owning German shepherds takes more than love
Owning German shepherds takes more than love By T. Sima Gunawan CIMACAN, West Java (JP): Giovanni von Lowenstein is only five months old, but he can certainly run. Its in his German shepherd genes. Giovanni, his brother Glicko von Lowenstein, and sister Gina von Lowenstein, were among the 104...
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Muller wants to leave J league
Muller wants to leave J league TOKYO (AFP): Brazilian 1994 World Cup winner Muller, who plays for Kashiwa Reysol in the Japanese football league, has declared his desire to leave the team for family reasons, a team official said Saturday.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What? Robert Smith
Guess What? Robert Smith "What do you call the word 'development' in bahasa Indonesia, perkembangan or pengembangan," asked Robert Smith, of the U.S. Commercial and Information Center, to his Indonesian colleague Melink Simanjuntak.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dogs lead way toward community boar hunts
Dogs lead way toward community boar hunts PADANGPANJANG, West Sumatra (JP): Joining a band of men and dogs in the traditional boar hunt here exercises both the body and the mind. Not only do you see the rich culture of the Minangkabau, an ethnic group in West Sumatra, but are also able to immerse...
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI officers sent to Angola
RI officers sent to Angola JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has sent a delegation of police officers as observers to a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Angola. Lt. Gen. Soeyono, the Armed Forces (ABRI) chief of general affairs, said on Friday, while sending off the Indonesian delegation to the UN...
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Give kids education they deserve
Give kids education they deserve By Johannes Simbolon What can you expect from a teacher who receives only Rp 25,000 (US$11.30) per month? The following story reveals the grim situation of two primary schools in a village, near Bogor, two hours' drive from Jakarta.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
PLN Revisited
PLN Revisited I was amused to read Beatrix Noe's letter, which criticized Linda Hollands' story in The Jakarta Post on April 23, 1995. The comments I found to be the most absurd are as follows: 1. "It amazes me that there were no servants around to take care of people who come to the house.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Poerwoto is one with Merpati Putih
Poerwoto is one with Merpati Putih JAKARTA (JP): Cigarettes are never far from him. His short stature, thin body, simple clothes, wrinkled face and gray hair tell nothing but a nobody. But appearance sometimes deceives.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hero-series stamps
Hero-series stamps With regard to the commemoration of Indonesia's golden jubilee I would like to propose that the Post and Telecommunication Service reissue the Indonesian national hero series stamps. I think this is one way of fulfilling the wishes of some ministers who always remind us in their...
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Amien Rais: Succession is necessary
Amien Rais: Succession is necessary By Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): For many people, discussions on succession of national leadership would not be complete without somehow mentioning Amien Rais. The chairman of Indonesia's reformist Moslem organization, Muhammadiyah, first brought up the issue...
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
PSSI wants Eindhoven's best team
PSSI wants Eindhoven's best team JAKARTA (JP): The Secretary-General of the All Indonesia Soccer Association (PSSI), Soeparjo Pontjowinoto, hopes that the Dutch First Division club PSV Eindhoven will send its best team to Indonesia.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Risk essence of W. Sumatran bullfight legend
Risk essence of W. Sumatran bullfight legend By Wisnu Pramudya KOTO BARU, West Sumatra (JP): Cubit, a veteran fighting bull owned by a resident in the Tanah Datar regency, stamped his hoofs near the bullfighting arena in this mountainous town.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indochina needs good ties with ASEAN
Indochina needs good ties with ASEAN The countries of Indochina need to strengthen linkages with the dynamic ASEAN states and also with the rest of the Asia- Pacific if they are to achieve comprehensive development.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bon Jovi's 'Saturday Night' rocks 100,000 fans
Bon Jovi's 'Saturday Night' rocks 100,000 fans By Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Some Day I'll Be Saturday Night Bon Jovi sings. And what a fine Saturday evening last night was for the 100,000 spectators at the band's concert at the former Ancol circuit in North Jakarta.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Philippine military gets lift from Spratlys
Philippine military gets lift from Spratlys China's encroachment onto a reef claimed by the Philippines has provided the latter's armed forces with a much needed boost. Francisco L. Roman Jr. examines the issue.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta's own information 'supir taksi' highway
Jakarta's own information 'supir taksi' highway By Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Personally, I'm all for Bill Clinton and Al Gore's information highway. However, Guy Kawasaki's Wise Guy column, published in the July 1994 issue of MacWorld, provided me with some alternative insights.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Guess What? Rudi Khoirudin
Guess What? Rudi Khoirudin "I'm very...very honored to know that I have been appointed a member of the panel of judges at such a prestigious cooking festival in Hong Kong," said Indonesian culinary expert Rudi Khoirudin, smiling.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Neglect leaves schools on brink of crisis
Neglect leaves schools on brink of crisis By Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): "We have been neglecting our elementary schools for years," a high-ranking government official admitted recently. Both the Indonesian government and public have long considered these elementary schools worthless, said...
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
RP labor minister quits
RP labor minister quits MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos yesterday accepted the resignation of Labor Minister Nieves Confesor, the second senior official to quit in the fallout over the hanging of a Filipina maid in Singapore in March.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Merpati Putih makes the blind 'see' clearly
Merpati Putih makes the blind 'see' clearly By Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): Can a man see nothing yet he sees something? Socrates once asked. But the reverse is also true. A man can see something though he sees nothing.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian development analyzed
Indonesian development analyzed Indonesia Assessment 1994. Finance as a Key Sector in Indonesia's Development. Edited by Ross H. McLeod. Published by Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995. Paperback, 353 pages.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Gandhi and Marley alive in Candi Dasa
Gandhi and Marley alive in Candi Dasa By Degung Santikarma and Emma Baulch DENPASAR (JP): Most people consider Bob Marley and Indira Gandhi long gone, but they are alive and well in Candi Dasa. Perhaps the Balinese belief in reincarnation has allowed their rebirth there.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Van der Sterren paints landscape from memory
Van der Sterren paints landscape from memory By Benito Lopulalan DENPASAR (JP): Mooi Indie, or "Beautiful Indonesia", a school of painting that explores the beauty of Indonesia, used to be accused of not caring about the problems of the country's poor people.
Sun, 07 May 1995, 00:00 WIB
Santa Ursula strives to live up to reputation
Santa Ursula strives to live up to reputation JAKARTA (JP): She is 55 and she watches Satria Baja Hitam and Sailor Moon, the two most popular Indonesian cartoons on TV. "I watch the children's favorite TV programs to enable me to understand them better," school teacher Loes Tan Tjin Tjoe said.