Archive: 9 July 1995
30 articles found
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Semsar takes the system to task in life, art
Semsar takes the system to task in life, art By Lela E. Madjiah JAKARTA (JP): I was quite unprepared to see the rented house that well-known sculptor turned painter Semsar Siahaan lives in. It is a very simple house but with a large garden.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Supporters boost Amien Rais' chances
Supporters boost Amien Rais' chances BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Supporters of incumbent Muhammdiyah chairman Amien Rais made a last minute dash to rally support for him as the congress of the Moslem organization began the long process of electing its new leaders.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Local kite makers still favor bamboo frames
Local kite makers still favor bamboo frames JAKARTA (JP): What makes Indonesian kites different from their foreign counterparts? Their frames. While most kite makers from overseas have started using fiberglass, Indonesian kite makers still favor bamboo.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
AIDS victims need family members' support
AIDS victims need family members' support By Chris W. Green JAKARTA (JP): The scourge of AIDS has hit Indonesia. Although only 309 people have been diagnosed as being HIV positive, experts estimate that more than 200 times that number are actually carrying the virus that causes AIDS.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Working with NGOs can be rewarding
Working with NGOs can be rewarding JAKARTA (JP): Rita Serena Kalibonso, a lawyer at the Jakarta chapter of the Legal Aid Institute (LBH): It's nice to work with people who have the same vision. We work for the public interest.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Guess What? Harmoko
Guess What? Harmoko When Minister of Information Harmoko came for his scheduled hearing with the House of Representatives' Commission I on foreign policy, information and security, it was expected that the issue of the paper crisis would be among the most debated topics.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Arbi survives heat to lead RI charge
Arbi survives heat to lead RI charge KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): World champion Heryanto Arbi sweated his way to a 15-6 12-15 18-17 victory over South Korea's Lee Kwang-jin on Friday in quarter-final action at the star-studded Malaysian Open badminton championships.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
'Bina Swadaya' excels in cooperation spirit
'Bina Swadaya' excels in cooperation spirit By Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The office you first see once you get into Bina Swadaya's headquarters in Central Jakarta, does not look that interesting, except for the notice attached to the counter, which reads, "Leader in Alternative Tourism".
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Holf circuit tournaments offer attractive cash prizes
Holf circuit tournaments offer attractive cash prizes JAKARTA (JP): Handsome cash prizes totaling about Rp 250 million are on offer in a golf circuit to be staged on four courses around the greater Jakarta area starting next week.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Can NGOs achieve their destiny?
Can NGOs achieve their destiny? JAKARTA (JP): Achmad Baskara, 29, an employee of a Jakartan public relation consultancy, channels his socio-political concerns through two NGOs, which he and friends finance themselves.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Indonesia commits to economic reforms
Indonesia commits to economic reforms Reza Y. Siregar examines Indonesia's success with its various economic reform programs. From the end of the era of the oil price boom in the early 1980s up to 1994, Indonesia has attempted about 23 economic reform packages.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Royal staff search for blessings
Royal staff search for blessings YOGYAKARTA (JP): Working as abdi dalem (kraton personnel) clearly doesn't pay the bills, but 600 abdi dalem work at Kraton Surakarta for between Rp 20,000 and Rp 50,000 a month. The Mangkunegaran Palace of Surakarta provides a maximum of Rp 100,000.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Cemetery available for beloved pets
Cemetery available for beloved pets JAKARTA (JP): A bouquet of fresh red roses lay on top of a tiny grave. The lovely bouquet had been placed there by the bereaved owner of the grave's occupant. Owner? Yes. The grave was that of a dog buried in the Jakarta Pet Hospital's animal cemetery.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Vet recommends monthly checkups
Vet recommends monthly checkups JAKARTA (JP): To make sure that your pets are safe from any disease, regular checkups are essential, veterinarian Wiwiek Bagdja, the director of the Jakarta Pet Hospital, advises. "At least, once a month a checkup should be performed.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Stop littering at the zoo, it can kill animals
Stop littering at the zoo, it can kill animals By Jim Plouffe JAKARTA (JP): The Komodo dragon lay motionless, which isn't unusual. However, early in January last year, the native lizard hadn't moved for days.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 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 Children's 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 Music 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang 1:15 p.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Alatas in Geneva for Timor talks
Alatas in Geneva for Timor talks GENEVA (Agencies): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas met with United Nations' Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali yesterday at the start of the latest round of talks to discuss the future of East Timor.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Raw deal
Raw deal From Republika I am one of the 2,000 Indonesian workers hopeful to depart to South Korea. I deposited the Rp. 1,100,000 application fee and attended training at PT Binawan Group's overseas workers' training center in Cianjur, West Java in July, 1994.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Kite history stretches back over 2,000 years
Kite history stretches back over 2,000 years JAKARTA (JP): Although they were probably independently developed in many areas of the world, kites almost certainly first originated in China more than two thousand years ago.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Guess What? Ali Alatas
Guess What? Ali Alatas Some people feel tremendous pressure when being bombarded by a barrage of questions but not, apparently, Foreign Minister Ali Alatas. During his announcement on the withdrawal of the appointment of Mantiri as ambassador for Australia, journalists blitzed the minister with...
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Kraton festival boosts tourism but fails to help palaces
Kraton festival boosts tourism but fails to help palaces The week-long National Royal Palace Festival, which involved 20 palaces from all over Indonesia, has just ended. Behind the glamor of the festival, the kratons are actually facing various problems, which have yet to be solved.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Can Asia-Pacific security vacuum really be filled?
Can Asia-Pacific security vacuum really be filled? Denny Roy looks at whether the prospective vacuum created in the Asia-Pacific in the wake of a U.S. military withdrawal will actually be filled by another power. The assumption that a withdrawal of U.S.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Citra Usadha campaigns against AIDS in Bali
Citra Usadha campaigns against AIDS in Bali By Dini S. Djalal Kuta, Bali (JP): It is midnight in Kuta, Bali. The packaged tourists and their families have retired to their air-conditioned hotel rooms. Taking their place are single travelers and surfers, and the prostitutes, male gigolos, drug...
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Souvenir sales up in Dili
Souvenir sales up in Dili DILI, East Timor (JP): As East Timor opens up to the world, inhabitants with an eye for business have turned to selling souvenirs. One shop, right in front of the Dili Sports Stadium on Jl. Bispo Medeiros, is called "Toko Dili".
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Government to reduce ABRI representation
Government to reduce ABRI representation Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin analyses the reasons for and the likely impact of the proposed reduction of the Indonesian Armed Forces' representation in the House of Representatives.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
It's a game of musical maids
It's a game of musical maids Musical maids JAKARTA (JP): If someone was to procure a statistic on the favorite topic of conversation among housewives in Jakarta, I can say the topic of maids would win hands down.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Well equipped veterinary hospital caters to pets' needs
Well equipped veterinary hospital caters to pets' needs JAKARTA (JP): When the veterinarians of Jakarta's Pet Hospital in Ragunan, South Jakarta, decided to put Astor, an ailing, handicapped Doberman, to sleep, the facility's kennel boys got angry, protested and cried.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Two Pattimura teams to meet in final
Two Pattimura teams to meet in final JAKARTA (JP): Pattimura One and Pattimura Two, both from the Pattimura Club of South Jakarta, were scheduled to meet in the final of the National Inter-club Bridge Championship on Saturday in Kuta, Bali.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
How to teach mathematics to your children
How to teach mathematics to your children By Novita Tandry JAKARTA (JP): Your child's first experience with numbers has little to do with math. Your child may have learned to chant them in order without really knowing what the words mean.
Sun, 09 Jul 1995, 07:00 WIB
Resistance and memory in the visual field
Resistance and memory in the visual field Astri Wright prepared this article on a special publication of a terracotta art exhibition featuring the works of Dadang Christianto, which took place between June 24 and 30 in Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta.