Archive: 24 September 1995
23 articles found
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Daily commute can affect mental health
Daily commute can affect mental health JAKARTA (JP): Eddi wakes up at 4:30 every morning to catch the 5:30 a.m. train to Jakarta from his house in Serpong, 30 kilometers west of here.He usually arrives at the Tanah Abang railway station in Central Jakarta at 7:00 a.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Gambuh project preserves Balinese dance
Gambuh project preserves Balinese danceBy Jean Couteau DENPASAR (JP): Balinese dance conformed to the whims of its changing patrons in the 1900s. Dutch colonials and cosmopolitan travelers in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as Javanese officials and jet-setters in post-independence years, have all...
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Ubud offers respite from Jakarta's travails
Ubud offers respite from Jakarta's travailsBy Mohammad Sadli UBUD, Bali (JP): It is refreshing to get away from the haunting debate in Jakarta where day in and day out the media underline the gloom of a frighteningly widening gap between the rich and the poor.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Kartika Affandi inspires many women
Kartika Affandi inspires many womenBy Astri Wright JAKARTA (JP): Kartika Affandi, 61, has been recognized as one of Indonesia's most important female artists for nearly a decade. However, as the daughter of the celebrated painter Affandi and his first wife, Maryati, also an artist, Kartika has been...
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Traveling in Delhi buses, trains like knocking on death's door
Traveling in Delhi buses, trains like knocking on death's doorBy V. Anjaiah JAKARTA (JP): We have seen the millions of Jakartans undertake their mudik (mass exodus) to their hometowns in Java during the Idul Fitri holiday each year.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? If wet-look hair buns are in again next year, Indonesia's top hair dresser Rudy Hadisuwarno deserves the praise."During last month's hairdressers' meeting in Paris, I proposed wet-look hair buns for next year's hair fashion," said Rudy.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Age old traditions thrive on secluded Roti Island
Age old traditions thrive on secluded Roti IslandBy Dipika Ray ROTI ISLAND, Nusa Tenggara (JP): The tiny southernmost Indonesian island of Roti is home to the hermaphrodite gewang palm, which flowers once during its one-hundred-year lifespan.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
RI jewelry designs have many sources
RI jewelry designs have many sources JAKARTA (JP): Remarkable gold jewelry, household and ceremonial utensils, and weapons have been crafted in Indonesia since the 4th century.Many crowns, necklaces, medallions and earrings were discovered at a site of the former Majapahit Kingdom, which ruled Java...
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Sri Lankan athletic coach's hard labor pays off
Sri Lankan athletic coach's hard labor pays off JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen minutes of glory brushed aside years of hardship in Dervin Pereira's coaching job when two Sri Lankan female runners dashed to two gold medals on the penultimate day of the 11th Asian Track and Field Championships here yesterday.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Salary increase
Salary increaseFrom JayakartaBoth the beginning and end of the year is almost always marked by psychologists raising the issue of civil servants' salaries. Recently they also suggested that the government raise the salary of middle-ranking police officers by between 300 and 1,000 percent.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? "I urge those in power not to be hostile to those who have differences of opinion," stated Indonesia's most senior economist Sumitro Djojohadikusumo at a gathering of thousands of alumni of the University of Indonesia's School of Economics.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
S'pore sailors to Sweden
S'pore sailors to Sweden SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's navy is sending 40 officers to Sweden next April as part of a submarine training program, a deputy prime minister told state television yesterday.Tony Tan, who is also defense minister of the island republic of three million.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Mighty China looks certain to extend reign
Mighty China looks certain to extend reign JAKARTA (JP): China's mean gold mining machine sped into top gear yesterday to assure itself of the overall title at the 11th Asian Track and Field Championships here.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Yayuk to play in Surabaya
Yayuk to play in Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Despite her tight schedule, Indonesia's tennis queen Yayuk Basuki is strongly expected to join the Rp 236.5 million (US$104,001) Wismilak Open women's international tennis tournament, the organizer said yesterday.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Every Jakartan has a travel tale
Every Jakartan has a travel taleBy Johannes Simbolon and Imran Rusli Getting around in Greater Jakarta is a struggle. Every day commuters labor to catch buses or trains. Those who drive to work are not indisposed to problems as they, too, have to deal with the serious congestion.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Congestion causes stress, sickness
Congestion causes stress, sicknessBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Life is hard enough in Jakarta, even without traffic jams destroying the health of drivers and people who take public transportation. Some people choose to look at the jams in a positive way, others recognize their gravity.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Commuters clinch love affairs, rare dates
Commuters clinch love affairs, rare datesBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): They leave at the same hour every morning, take the same bus or train, meet the same people, and stand by or sit beside the same person throughout the trip.Anything could happen. Including falling in love.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Indonesians to receive training as good fans
Indonesians to receive training as good fans JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) has appointed a tourism bureau to organize Indonesians going to the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Wardiman opens Art Summit Indonesia
Wardiman opens Art Summit Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Art Summit Indonesia 1995 opened at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) in Central Jakarta yesterday in what is billed as one of the largest performing art festivals ever held in the country.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Guess What?
Guess What? Director Garin Nugroho has proven that if you work for a dream it can come true."Five years ago, when I saw Alan Parker's film The Commitment at Orchard Hall, Tokyo, I dreamed that one day my film would also be screened at that prestigious place," Garin said.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Efficiency? Who needs it?
Efficiency? Who needs it? JAKARTA (JP): One day the general manager of the state agency where my husband works asked him to find a way to improve efficiency in the workplace.No big deal, my husband thought.He was wrong.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso 7:40 Film 8:05 Around Us 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Indonesian Cooking 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang 1:15 p.m.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
Jakarta's Gold Council promotes local jewelry designs
Jakarta's Gold Council promotes local jewelry designsBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): For decades local jewelry designs have been strongly influenced by western tastes because many Asian artists prefer to imitate western designs rather than explore ideas from their own ancestry.