Archive: 4 June 1995
23 articles found
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Poet denies wedding news
Poet denies wedding news DHAKA (Reuter): Self-exiled Bangladeshi poet Daud Haider denied yesterday he secretly married controversial compatriot writer Taslima Nasrin, whom fundamentalist Moslem clerics accuse of blasphemy.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bouraq's president dies
Bouraq's president dies JAKARTA (JP): Jerry A. Sumendap, president of the private airline PT Bouraq Indonesia, died in Jakarta yesterday afternoon from heart failure. He turned 68 last December. The Antara news agency reported that Sumendap, who was also president of Bali Air and concurrent...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Youngsters enjoy homestay programs
Youngsters enjoy homestay programs JAKARTA (JP): "I hope I meet Brandon and Brenda when I go to Los Angeles," 16-year-old Penny Juwita exclaimed while attending a briefing with her chaperon at the LIA Foundation last weekend.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Pair bridge meet expanded
Pair bridge meet expanded JAKARTA (JP): The international pair bridge championship, Epson Worldwide Bridge Contest, will be expanded to 10 provincial cities in Indonesia next year, with priorities given to Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI pianist to perform in Norway
RI pianist to perform in Norway JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian pianist Kuei Pin Yeo will play a number of solo piano compositions by Indonesian Mochtar Embut today at the Festspillene i Bergen in Bergen, Norway.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
The history of bamboo musical instruments in Indonesia
The history of bamboo musical instruments in Indonesia By Endo Suanda BANDUNG (JP): Bamboo used for musical instruments is as old as bamboo in cultural artifacts. This is due to the nature of bamboo as a source of sound.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Contest: The importance of being different
Contest: The importance of being different By Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): "It's a pity that progress in photography in Indonesia did not feature in Rana Citra 1994 as it did in the previous Rana Citra competitions," the chairman of the team of judges, Wisaksono Noeradi, remarked in a speech prior...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Clarifying Gandhi
Clarifying Gandhi As a visitor to Jakarta, I have been reading your newspaper for the last week. In the Sunday, May 7, issue my eyes fell on the article about Candi Dasa in Bali entitled Gandhi and Marley alive in Candi Dasa which I read with much interest.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
The late Arifin C. Noer: His life and works
The late Arifin C. Noer: His life and works JAKARTA (JP): How appropriate it was for the theater/movie director Arifin C. Noer, who died a week ago today, to describe Indonesia as a country with the most dense "jungle of statements" in the world.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tommy steps down from IMI
Tommy steps down from IMI JAKARTA (JP): Hutomo Mandala Putra sprang a surprise on Friday night when he refused his second term as chairman of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) and handed the post to Bob RE Nasution at the end of the IMI congress in Medan, North Sumatra.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lir-ilir: Javanese song and its meaning
Lir-ilir: Javanese song and its meaning By DWR Mastuti JAKARTA (JP): Traditional Javanese songs are more than just lyrics and rhythm, their words contain the philosophy of life. When I was young, my parents always sang Lir-ilir. I understood it only after studying Javanese.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
New quake jolts Russianoil town of Neftegorsk
New quake jolts Russianoil town of Neftegorsk MOSCOW (Reuter): A new earthquake jolted the Far Eastern oil town of Neftegorsk early yesterday, a week after it was flattened by a killer quake, Russia's Ministry of Emergencies said.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Colorful events mark the arrival of Japanese New Year
Colorful events mark the arrival of Japanese New Year Photo A: Reog JP/28 The management of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta organized a series of events to celebrate the Javanese New Year, which fell on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, the eve of the new year, a procession was held.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Timor reconciliation talks begin in Austrian castle
Timor reconciliation talks begin in Austrian castle STADTSCHLAINING, Austria (Reuter): East Timorese leaders began a historic meeting yesterday to try to reconcile differences that have torn their people apart for the last 20 years.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Preserving the traditional wavy dagger
Preserving the traditional wavy dagger By T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Tradition and modernism seem to stand in unreconcilable contradiction with one and another. Explaining tradition in a modern way is not easy. But it is not impossible to do so.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rambitan: Lombok's 'traditional village'
Rambitan: Lombok's 'traditional village' By Dini S. Djalal SENGGIGI, Lombok (JP): The village can be seen from miles away. Perched upon a hill, the grouping of thatched huts provided a stark contrast against the bright blue sky.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Polish booters to come to town
Polish booters to come to town JAKARTA (JP): The Polish Olympic soccer team will tackle the Indonesian national squad in a friendly match at the Senayan stadium in mid July. The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) has yet to decide on the date of the international match, but says that any...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Physical strength rules French Open
Physical strength rules French Open By Russell Barlow JAKARTA (JP): The French Open, like all the Grand Slam tennis tournaments, possess its own special qualities. The huge crowds which throng to Rolland Garros every year and the well-planned maze of outside courts in a huge park setting, are...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Looking for a nice, bright house?
Looking for a nice, bright house? JAKARTA (JP): Ever scanned the classifieds for a place to stay? This newspaper carries enticing messages from landlords, housing agents, brokers and entrepreneurial housewives (or should I say home-makers?) flogging accommodation to prospective lessees.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
The homestay craze: Worth the money?
The homestay craze: Worth the money? By Rita A. Widiadana and T. Sima Gunawan Homestay programs have become trendy among Indonesia's school students in big cities. The programs, which are expensive, are also considered profitable, attracting many organizations to this business.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
'Outbreak' sweeping cinema screens with virus scare
'Outbreak' sweeping cinema screens with virus scare By Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Schadenfreude: it's a German phrase meaning "joy at the suffering of others." It may not be the intention of the moviemakers, but Outbreak, a new film depicting a deadly epidemic, not unlike the Ebola scourge...
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Promote Positivism
Promote Positivism "Positive Attitude is a Plus" -- so goes the corporate advertisement of Essar Gujarat, one of the leading industrial conglomerates in India. The ad clearly describes positivism as having a logic and momentum all its own.
Sun, 04 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB
Suro's celebration no fun for the royalty
Suro's celebration no fun for the royalty By T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Javanese people, and the royalty in particular, celebrate the Javanese New Year, which fell on May 31 this year, by reflecting on the past and contemplating the future. No dances. No songs. No fun.