Archive: 5 October 1997
32 articles found
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Old dancers never fade away
Old dancers never fade awayBy Mariam K. Sutalaksana JAKARTA (JP): Dancers who have survived for more than 20 years in Indonesia and are dedicated in their field to produce the best of works deserve an individual commentary.The performances held at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta on Sept. 26 and Sept.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Live Reports: Peringatan HUT ABRI Ke-53 11:15 Music: Album Minggu Ini 12:30 p.m. Sports: Dari Gelanggang ke Gelanggang 1:30 Music: Minggu Gembira 2:00 News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country...
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Used cars can be big deals: Buyers
Used cars can be big deals: Buyers JAKARTA (JP): Used cars can be big bargains, even among the status conscious who would balk at buying anything else secondhand.But it takes a bit of savvy and sometimes the help of experts to pick out the choice buys from lemons.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Japan's middle-aged warble 'Bengawan Solo'
Japan's middle-aged warble 'Bengawan Solo'By Maria D. Andriana TOKYO (Antara): Yamamoto's two daughters were stunned as they listened to their father singing. To the girls, the lyrics of the song was as strange as the tune.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Thailand's Prayad shines at Yokohama Singapore PGA
Thailand's Prayad shines at Yokohama Singapore PGABy Bobby Allen Wilson SINGAPORE (JP): Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng caught compatriot Thammanoon Sriroj yesterday in the US$200,000 Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship at Raffles Country Club to share the lead going into today's final round.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Can we say 'I am from Indonesia'?
Can we say 'I am from Indonesia'? JAKARTA (JP): "Look at that," I said to the friendly swimming pool attendant, "is it mist or smoke?" We were standing on top of Singapore's lush Four Seasons Hotel in the middle of August.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Newly opened Hotel Mulia ready for Games activities
Newly opened Hotel Mulia ready for Games activities JAKARTA (JP): The Hotel Mulia Senayan rejected accusations yesterday that it was not ready for the SEA Games after it turned away foreign athletes on Friday who thought they were staying there.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Giving Indonesian art the respect it deserves
Giving Indonesian art the respect it deservesMasterpieces of Contemporary Indonesian Painters By Esmeralda and Marc Bollansee Times Editions, Singapore, 1997 173 pages Rp 223,000 UBUD, Bali (JP): Western observers and art connoisseurs are often reluctant to accept the validity of other types of...
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Pasar Mobil Kemayoran bids good prices for used cars
Pasar Mobil Kemayoran bids good prices for used cars JAKARTA (JP): One of the most popular used-car markets in the city is Pasar Mobil Kemayoran at the Jakarta Fairground complex, at the now defunct Kemayoran Airport, in Central Jakarta.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
One killed, two others injured in car crash
One killed, two others injured in car crash JAKARTA (JP): A motorist died while her friends -- a woman and a South Korean man -- suffered serious injuries in a crash on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Armed Forces undergoes generation changes
Armed Forces undergoes generation changes SINGAPORE: Now that the commotion surrounding the Indonesian general election on May 29, 1997, has more or less subsided, the preoccupation of ABRI - the Indonesian Armed Forces - is to clean up the mess and set the stage for another equally, if not more,...
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Rain brings some relief but haze is still a threat
Rain brings some relief but haze is still a threat JAKARTA (JP): In some drought-stricken areas of Indonesia, residents have started to breathe easier because of downpours over the past two days, but haze remains a threat for a greater part of the country.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
RI seamen face prosecution
RI seamen face prosecution TAIPEI (DPA): Kaohsiung Harbor police on Taiwan's have turned six Indonesian seamen over for prosecution for smuggling in 24 rare birds, a spokesman for the authorities said yesterday.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Thailand to help RI quash forest fires
Thailand to help RI quash forest fires BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand will send six experts to Indonesia next week to evaluate what help can be given to fight the raging forest fires that have left much of Southeast Asia engulfed in smog, reports said yesterday.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? In Irian Jaya, the words "yesterday", "today" and "tomorrow" do not exactly stay true to their meaning. Not when talking about newspapers published outside the province.Subscribers get their copies a day late, particularly since not all of the newspapers are available on the Internet.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
French couple and son travel globe on tandem bike
French couple and son travel globe on tandem bikeBy Emilie Soeur JAKARTA (JP): The Soulats -- Alain, 38, Sylvie, 40, and Aymeric-Ulysse, 2 -- are anything but a usual family. They seem to suffer from a strange illness we could call: the tandem-bike addiction.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
How to avoid buying a jalopy
How to avoid buying a jalopy JAKARTA (JP): More can go wrong when buying a used car than when purchasing a new one. There are many things that have to be checked out to make sure you are not saddled with a jalopy.The following are tips on how to pick up a decent secondhand car.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Mobil'88 fine tunes formula in selling used cars
Mobil'88 fine tunes formula in selling used carsBy Sugianto Tandra JAKARTA (JP): In the 1970s, purchasing a used car from a doctor was judged a safe buy. Their caring hands were assumed to have kept the vehicle in tip-top condition.This notion has slowly faded away.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Yogyakarta's new students get 'lessons' in politics
Yogyakarta's new students get 'lessons' in politicsBy Tedy Novan YOGYAKARTA (JP): This decade has ushered in a hotbed of political activism among Yogyakarta university students.Political themes have found their way into orientation programs, which were originally aimed at preparing new students for...
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
900 SEA Games referees scheduled to arrive today
900 SEA Games referees scheduled to arrive today JAKARTA (JP): More than 900 foreign and local referees are due to arrive today for the 19th SEA Games.The organizing committee's competition deputy, Mohammad Hindarto, announced yesterday that about 500 local referees and 400 foreign referees were...
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Home may be best venue to have guests
Home may be best venue to have guestsBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): As one of the top interior designers in town, Yuna Nasution's daily agenda is packed with meetings. Entertaining clients, business colleagues or friends is a big chunk of her heavy schedule.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? In the bundle of often inaccurate Teutonic stereotypes, Germans are known for stoic natures. Yet German Ambassador to Indonesia Dr. Heinrich Seemann brims with enthusiasm when talk turns to Raden Saleh, the famed 19th century Indonesian painter.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Unique art of entertaining is a stylish tradition
Unique art of entertaining is a stylish tradition JAKARTA (JP): Entertaining and honoring guests in style is a centuries-old tradition in this country.Rich hospitality is usually at the heart of traditional festivities involving hundreds of people in a community.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
RI reports progress on UN role in Cambodia
RI reports progress on UN role in Cambodia UNITED NATIONS (Reuter): Southeast Asian countries secured an agreement from rival Cambodian leaders for the United Nations (UN) to monitor the return of exiled politicians before crucial elections next year, Indonesia said on Friday.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Cats, Cockroaches 'raid' Teater Utan Kayu
Cats, Cockroaches 'raid' Teater Utan KayuBy Leon Agusta JAKARTA (JP): Actors Rita Matu Mona and Iman Soleh unleashed the virus of innovation and renewal into Indonesia's increasingly commercialized world of contemporary theater at Teater Utan Kayu in the Lontar Gallery complex in East Jakarta last...
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
ABRI committed to upholding democracy
ABRI committed to upholding democracy JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung declared last night the military's commitment to democratization, saying it never meant to fetter people's initiatives even as it strove to protect stability.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Short ribs, cheesecake from Victoria
Short ribs, cheesecake from Victoria JAKARTA (JP): Harmonizing original recipes with today's "food- processing" culture, Victoria's Char-grill Steak-house and Cafe has achieved the ideal blend of Western and Eastern concepts, said Mulyadi, the restaurant's operations manager.Situated at Jl.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
ABRI marches toward 21st century
ABRI marches toward 21st century The challenges ahead As Indonesia marks its Armed Forces Day in October, John B. Haseman and Rukmantoro Hadi Sumukti look at recent developments and the challenges ahead.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Two five-star generals to attend ABRI jubilee
Two five-star generals to attend ABRI jubilee JAKARTA (JP): Two five-star "Great Generals" will attend this morning's celebrations of the Armed Forces (ABRI) 52nd anniversary: President Soeharto and government critic Abdul Haris Nasution.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
Porters spend their nights at Kramatjati market
Porters spend their nights at Kramatjati marketText and photos by Agus Y. Ranu JAKARTA (JP): In the dead of night, 12:50 a.m., most Jakartans are fast asleep. In the encompassing darkness, bare light bulbs shine on stacks of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
UN information center
UN information center The day was Monday, Sept. 29, 1997 at about 1:30 p.m. As I passed by a Central Jakarta street called Jl. Kebon Sirih, my eyes suddenly spotted one of the high-rise buildings on the left in front of which there was a colorful United Nations flag.
Sun, 05 Oct 1997
AFC official warns of haze and bribery
AFC official warns of haze and bribery JAKARTA (JP): Bribery and the haze threat were the two main concerns at the 19th SEA Games soccer technical meeting.Secretary-general of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Dato Peter Velappen said that the haze, which has shrouded some of Indonesian...