Archive: 30 November 1997
31 articles found
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Truth in fantasy in tender trap of RI women
Truth in fantasy in tender trap of RI womenPace-setting or trend-setting Fantasizing the Feminine in Indonesia Laurie J. Sears, Editor Duke University Press, 1996 349 pages A$34.00 JAKARTA (JP): An entertaining read is a rare find in academic literature.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Hello? Customer service, anybody there?
Hello? Customer service, anybody there? JAKARTA (JP): Do you believe in customer service? Sounds like a silly question, but do you? I don't. I think customer service is a mythical being in Indonesia, as mythical as Hercules or Xena.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Tight competition in 'sinetron' festival
Tight competition in 'sinetron' festival JAKARTA (JP): A young village woman, dying from hemorrhaging during childbirth, is stared at by her dumbfounded husband, rendered inert by his own insecurities.The scene from the television drama, Perkawinan Siti Zubaedah, (The Marriage Of Siti Zubaedah)...
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Devers wins Tugu Pratama Omega Tour by one shot
Devers wins Tugu Pratama Omega Tour by one shot JAKARTA (JP): Little-known American Clay Devers won the US$300,000 Tugu Pratama PGA Championship 1997 with a 12-under-par 276 at the Bumi Serpong Damai course yesterday to take home the $48,450 first prize.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Sea Games cyclist stripped of gold medal
Sea Games cyclist stripped of gold medal JAKARTA (JP): After waiting for about one month, the Indonesian Cycling Association finally banned the 19th SEA Games gold medalist Tonton Susanto, who was found guilty of using banned substances, for one month.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Ecotourism in the hills of Gunung Halimun National Park
Ecotourism in the hills of Gunung Halimun National ParkBy Amanda Talbot BOGOR (JP): Thinking of a relaxing break away from the traffic jams and bustle of urban Java? Wanting a break away from the hectic tourist trails?Ecotourism in the hills of Gunung Halimun National Park, West Java, gives...
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Five arrested for dumping aborted babies
Five arrested for dumping aborted babies JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday they had arrested five people, including a doctor, for their alleged involvement in last week's dumping of the bodies of 11 babies and fetuses at a garbage site in North Jakarta.City Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Rumania to produce Barbie
Rumania to produce Barbie BUCHAREST, Romania (AP): The world largest toymaker, Mattel Inc., will begin producing its famous Barbie doll in Romania early next year.Mattel signed a contract Friday with Rumanian toy factory Aradeanca to produce 100,000 dolls in 1998.Mattel has offices in 36 countries.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Most 'sinetron' are inferior productions
Most 'sinetron' are inferior productions JAKARTA (JP): Simple and shallow screenplays, pretty faces in sexy dresses, handsome heroes, a touch of romance, a blend of comedy and violence here and there. Welcome to the world of Indonesian sinetron (television miniseries).
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Oil well explodes in Aceh
Oil well explodes in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): An oil well owned by state-owned oil company Pertamina exploded early yesterday morning in Karang Baru subdistrict, East Aceh, 500 kilometers southeast of Aceh's capital Banda Aceh.First Lt.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Table of output quotas
Table of output quotas Country New quota Previous Quota -------------------------------- Algeria 0.9085 0.750 Indonesia 1.45644 1.330 Iran 3.94224 3.600 Iraq 1.31408 1.200 Kuwait 2.19013 2.000 Libya 1.52214 1.390 Nigeria 2.04230 1.865 Qatar 0.41394 0.378 Saudi Arabia 8.76053 8.000 UAE 2.36644 2.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Ken Pattern's lithographs confront Jakarta realities
Ken Pattern's lithographs confront Jakarta realitiesBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): Graphic art remains a mystery to many people here. They still know little about the various graphic art techniques, such as woodcut, etching, screenprint, linoprint, monoprint and lithography.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Soeharto calms fears over monetary crisis
Soeharto calms fears over monetary crisisBy Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has told the nation not to lose hope and to trust the government in finding the best way out of the monetary crisis.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Unfair practice hurt production houses
Unfair practice hurt production houses JAKARTA (JP): While the demand for locally produced teleserials is rocketing, their producers are in dire straits.Every year, more than 2,000 sinetron (teleserials) titles are required by local television stations as they are obliged to have local content...
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Shoppers tighten their belts, even luxury ones
Shoppers tighten their belts, even luxury onesBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): It is lunch hour at Plaza Senayan, and Vita, a 30-year-old marketing executive, is browsing through the shops.Inside an opulent marble-floored boutique, she eyes a black leather handbag not unlike the one she is proudly...
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Free-spirited Sydney gears up for the next Olympics
Free-spirited Sydney gears up for the next Olympics Sydney has been extensively promoting itself since officially being named host of the 2000 Olympics Games in September 1993. The Jakarta Post's reporter Sugianto Tandra was invited recently to visit Australia's New South Wales capital by the...
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Will teleserials' glory days last?
Will teleserials' glory days last? Day or night, there is always an audience for teleserials. Critics snipe about the shoddy quality and ham acting in the shows, but there is no disputing their hefty ratings points.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Woven cloth traces Lombok's history
Woven cloth traces Lombok's historyBy Susi Andrini SUKARERA, Lombok (JP): It is said that a person's clothes reflect their personality. A piece of cloth can do the same. The difference is that a cloth does not only represent someone's personality but it is also typical of the people who make it and...
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
A note from Karpov versus Utut
A note from Karpov versus UtutBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): FIDE World Champion, Russia's GM Anatoly Karpov, won the Clash of the Titana against Indonesian GM Utut Adianto after a tie-break.In the main event the score was 3-3, but in the blitz game (5 minutes each) play-off Karpov won 2,5-0,5.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
OPEC agrees to raise output ceiling by 10%
OPEC agrees to raise output ceiling by 10% JAKARTA (JP): The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed yesterday to raise its output ceiling by about 10 percent to 27.5 million barrels per day (bpd) for the first half of next year, from 25.03 million pbd.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Merpati aborts flight
Merpati aborts flight JAKARTA (JP): A Merpati Nusantara Airlines Fokker-100 was forced to return to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for an emergency landing Friday night after problems with its landing gear, Antara reported yesterday.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Fate of 'sinetron' lies with viewers
Fate of 'sinetron' lies with viewersBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Members of the jury for this week's Indonesian Sinetron Festival have specific criteria for selecting nominees and deciding on the winners.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Productions nominated for the 1997 Sinetron Festival
Productions nominated for the 1997 Sinetron Festival The following are nominations for the Indonesian Sinetron Festival:Best Comedy Serial: - Asmara dan Dara (Passion and the Maiden -- PT Sepro KaryaPratama) - Fatima (PT Wana Kusuma/ANteve) - Inem Pelayan Seksi (Inem, The Sexy Maid -- PT Rama...
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Jambi's 'children of the forest' come under threat
Jambi's 'children of the forest' come under threatBy Ida Indawati Khouw BUNGO TEBO, Jambi (JP): Deep in the Sumatran jungle live a people a world away from the hectic cybernetic era.They call themselves Orang Rimba, the forest people, or Suku Anak Dalam, literally "Tribe of the Inner Children".
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Video workshop digs artistic possibility
Video workshop digs artistic possibilityBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Alongside mainstream artistic expressions such as painting and sculpting, video art has emerged as a new medium serving the same purpose.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Kasepuhans maintain unique way of living
Kasepuhans maintain unique way of living BOGOR (JP): There are two communities living in and around the Gunung Halimun National Park, the indigenous Kasepuhan and the migrant community, referred to as the non-Kasepuhan.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Score roundup
Score roundupGOLFTugu Pratama PGA: 276 - Clay Devers (USA) 69-69-68-70 277 - Kwon Young-suk (Kor) 70-71-70-66, Mike Cunning (USA) 67-72-70-68, Paul Friedlander (Swz) 67-62-75-73 278 - Jim Rutledge (Can) 68-73-70-67 279 - Kasiadi (Ina) 74-72-66-67, Christian Pena (USA) 69-75-66- 69, Simon Owen (Nzl)...
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Tale of Indonesian studies in Melbourne University
Tale of Indonesian studies in Melbourne UniversityBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): When Indonesian academic Arief Budiman arrived earlier this year to take up the position of Chair of the Indonesian Language Program at the University of Melbourne, colleagues and friends saw the event as the coming...
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Try wants badminton body led by the right person
Try wants badminton body led by the right person JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno told the 17th badminton national congress participants yesterday to elect the best possible person to chair the Badminton Association of Indonesia for the 1997-2001 period.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Dutch institute saves RI history below sea level
Dutch institute saves RI history below sea levelBy Thor Kerr LEIDEN, The Netherlands (JP): Five hundred thousand books and journals, most on Indonesia, lie below sea level here in the vault of the Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology's library.Chief librarian Dr.
Sun, 30 Nov 1997
Instilling a love of humor in family life
Instilling a love of humor in family lifeBy Soekanto S.A. BOGOR, West Java (JP): "You know Ade Rai, Mom? The strong man? Do you know who can beat him?" five-year-old Sammy, who had just got home from his kindergarten, asked gleefully."No.