Archive: 25 June 1995
22 articles found
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Wimbledon court memories
Wimbledon court memories By Russell Barlow JAKARTA (JP): I count myself lucky to be one of the few to fulfill every tennis player's dream to play on the Center Court at Wimbledon, the world's oldest and most revered tennis tournament.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Japan, Thailand remain unbeaten
Japan, Thailand remain unbeaten FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP): Defending champion Japan and close challenger Thailand coasted to their fourth straight wins yesterday to remain unbeaten at the Asia Pacific Cup men's volleyball tournament.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Keroncong' breaks Tugu people's isolation
'Keroncong' breaks Tugu people's isolation By Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Arthur Michiels, 26, displayed an old phonograph record released in 1972 in the Netherlands. Its worn-out cover features a group of musicians posing behind a cloth banner reading "Tugu Village, the Birthplace of Kroncong...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Betawi programs become favorite
Betawi programs become favorite JAKARTA (JP): Rano Karno, producer and actor of the popular television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Doel, the Graduate), was upset to discover that the series had been pirated abroad.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fresh with Berty Tilarso 7:40 Cartoon: Vicky The Viking 8:05 Culture Program 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Search For The World 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Homestay Craze: Worth the Money?
Homestay Craze: Worth the Money? I am writing concerning the June 4 article titled The Homestay Craze: Worth the Money? in The Jakarta Post. On behalf of the Educational Advising Service of the American-Indonesian Exchange Foundation, I would like to set the record straight by stating the...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Battered body of Kuta waiting for 'Ngaben' to lure tourists
Battered body of Kuta waiting for 'Ngaben' to lure tourists By Rob Goodfellow DENPASAR (JP): Some time between the early 1970s and the mid 1980s, the area around the Balinese seaside village of Kuta Beach, from Bemo Corner to the coconut groves of Legian, reached its zenith as a bottom of the...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Benyamin Sueb helps preserve Betawi culture
Benyamin Sueb helps preserve Betawi culture By Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Benyamin Sueb, popularly known as Benyamin S., a rather ordinary seeming Betawi (indigenous Jakartan) man was catapulted into stardom with the humorous lyrics of a song titled Ondel-Ondel.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dam project
Dam project As a person from Jatirogo, I was very pleased and proud upon learning that a dam would be built in Dingil village, Jatirogo subdistrict, Tuban regency, East Java. But, why isn't there any sign that the project will start? Local people are waiting for the realization of the project,...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Diverse cultures, musical styles meet at Bamboo Music Festival
Diverse cultures, musical styles meet at Bamboo Music Festival Text by Dini S. Djalal Photos by Mulkan Salmona UBUD, Bali (JP): Musicians often say that music is something that is felt and difficult to quantify.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian gold exhibition now on in Paris
Indonesian gold exhibition now on in Paris By Kunang Helmi-Picard PARIS (JP): A total of 71 artifacts belonging to the National Museum in Jakarta, mainly made of gold, are on display in Paris until the end of July.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Development pushes Betawi to the outskirts
Development pushes Betawi to the outskirts JAKARTA (JP): If anyone has fallen victim to the current development drive, the Betawi people have. The more development projects go on in the nation's capital, the further they are pushed from the homes of their ancestors.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tracing Old Jakarta through photographs a thrilling experience
Tracing Old Jakarta through photographs a thrilling experience By Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The voyage of Lawrence Blair and his brother the late Lorne Blair around the Indonesian archipelago in the 1970s traced Alfred Russell Wallace's 19th Century journey, as recorded in the latter's Malay...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Female paranormal
Female paranormal I am interested in the story printed in your daily on June 11, page 8, about Retno Widati, a female paranormal specializing in sexual problems. But I don't know her address in Jakarta. I hope you could give her address to me.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto opens Bali art festival
Soeharto opens Bali art festival JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto opened yesterday the 17th Balinese art festival in Denpasar, calling Indonesians to be careful in facing the negative impact of foreign culture.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Never underestimate the address books
Never underestimate the address books By Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): A friend once asked me which book I would bring if I was exiled to a remote island and was allowed only one book. I couldn't decide which one to bring because I have so many favorite books, but my daughter was very quick with her...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk Basuki sets sights on Wimbledon quarterfinals
Yayuk Basuki sets sights on Wimbledon quarterfinals By Bruce Emond Jakarta (JP): Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki wants to take her career one step further at Wimbledon this year by becoming the first Asian woman to reach the quarterfinals of the world's most prestigious tournament.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Drawings cast new light on painter's career
Drawings cast new light on painter's career By Sarah Murray JAKARTA (JP): "The struggle of the Indonesian people to drive out the Dutch colonial government cannot be freed from the struggle and development of painting." So wrote noted artist and critic F.X.
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
For the hottest gossip, press one!
For the hottest gossip, press one! JAKARTA (JP): Answering machines, though a decade late, are taking Indonesia by storm! Now you have to get used to talking to the machines. Don't be surprised if you call a friend you haven't seen for ages and have to listen to this awkward voice: Hi, gorgeous,...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Humorous insight
Humorous insight Your By the Way column in the Sunday Post is one of the most entertaining I have read anywhere. I encourage you to collect the best of those pieces and to publish them in a book (if you can find the paper to print it on).
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tumen River project running into problems
Tumen River project running into problems Mark J. Valencia examines the potential of the only existing multilateral inter-governmental institution for economic cooperation in Northeast Asia. The United Nation's Development Program's much-touted Tumen River Area Development Project (TRADP) has run...
Sun, 25 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where are the Betawi headed?
Where are the Betawi headed? Jakarta, which celebrated its 468th anniversary last week, is a melting pot of various ethnic groups from almost all parts of the country. Can the Betawi, its indigenous people, compete with the migrants who keep flowing in? Is it true that the Betawi natives have...