Archive: 28 December 1997
21 articles found
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Photos place local architecture in space and time
Photos place local architecture in space and timeBy Maria Sandra JAKARTA (JP): The 50-year-old building stands firmly in contrast to a neighboring modern building in Kota, Jakarta.The new building is constructed of iron, concrete and walls of green reflecting glass.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
More new records set in interclub swimming c'ships
More new records set in interclub swimming c'ships YOGYAKARTA (JP): Eighteen more meet records were broken at the second day of the 19th national interclub swimming championships (KRAPNAS) here yesterday.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Animals on wild flying safari
Animals on wild flying safari MOSCOW (Reuters): Like a modern-day Noah of the skies, a Russian airline needed the world's largest cargo plane to carry a menagerie of animals including four giraffes from Prague to Indonesia, an official said on Friday.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Peace be with us
Peace be with us 1997A year to remember for its assault of terrible happeningsForest fires which blinded our view of the treesThe cry of a little girl whose innocence was bargained for Rp2 millionBabies, their existence denied and their right to liveextinguished by those who claim they know what is...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
SilkAir plane's black box found
SilkAir plane's black box found JAKARTA (JP): Investigators found yesterday the flight data recorder, or black box, of the ill-fated SilkAir airplane which plunged into the Musi river last week with 104 people on board.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Costly 'Titanic' a horrible tale of love and disaster
Costly 'Titanic' a horrible tale of love and disasterBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Can we ever forget the Titanic, the ship which suffered a horrific end in the North Atlantic ocean after crashing into an iceberg on her maiden voyage and taking almost all her 1,500 passengers to their death in the...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Phang Nga Bay canoeing is a tourist draw
Phang Nga Bay canoeing is a tourist draw PHUKET, Thailand (JP): Swiss Ana Maria and her companion Phillip Marti had weighed the options on where to vacation in Southeast Asia."We talked about vacationing in Thailand or Bali, and we chose Thailand, because Phillip had been to Bali before," Ana, a...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Amazing Thailand 1998/1999 is a image makeover for tourism
Amazing Thailand 1998/1999 is a image makeover for tourismText and photos by Sirikit Syah Thai International recently invited several journalists to inspect tourism projects in Thailand. The following two articles are the result of that visit.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
TV stations to drop Indonesian dubbed programs
TV stations to drop Indonesian dubbed programsBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Beginning Thursday, television viewers will no longer find characters speaking in Indonesian in Indian films, Latin melodramas and Chinese action movies.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Soldiers for debt collectors
Soldiers for debt collectors BANGKOK (AP): Thailand's army commander in chief will investigate reports that a colonel and 50 military policemen were hired to collect a 100 million baht ($2.1 million) debt from a wealthy businessman.Gen.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
A paradise found: The Gili islands between Bali and Lombok
A paradise found: The Gili islands between Bali and LombokBy Soenke Krueger PEMENANG, Lombok (DPA): Every backpacker in Indonesia knows them, and now the Gili islands are described in better-quality travel guides too. Yet the local people, when asked about the tiny islands off-shore, just shrug.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Yermo wins '97 United States Open
Yermo wins '97 United States OpenBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): The 1997 United States Open, the 98th in the series, was won by GM Alex Yermolinsky with an impressive, undefeated score of 10.5 points from twelve rounds Swiss system.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Strange legal cases
Strange legal cases In Indonesia guru means a school teacher but in America a guru is a person who gives religious or spiritual guidance to his or her many followers.The Dec. 15 edition of Newsweek reported that such a guru in America had a relationship with a girl, who was later found dead in the...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Rumors, the main enemy of the rupiah
Rumors, the main enemy of the rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Judging by his voice, my cousin Tony was certainly in panic when he called me. In low tones he said: "Be careful, don't tell anybody what I'm going to tell you, but the 'bald man' is dead.""Which bald man?" I asked, not understanding his anxiety.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
What lies in your horoscope for the upcoming year?
What lies in your horoscope for the upcoming year? JAKARTA (JP): Whether you are the scales, bull or scorpion among signs of the Zodiac, some things in life are predetermined, says astrologer Anton Rudolph Nico.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Tanah Abang is one of the capital's meanest districts
Tanah Abang is one of the capital's meanest districtsText and photos by P.J. Leo JAKARTA (JP): Ugly tales about Tanah Abang market have been splashed across newspapers in recent months.A wholesale center for textiles and garments, Tanah Abang is often associated with violence, general chaos and...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Soothsayers see gloom and hope in 1998
Soothsayers see gloom and hope in 1998By Stevie Emilia and Endy M. Bayuni With three days to go, most people are wondering what 1998 has in store for them. For Indonesia, 1997 will not go down as one of its best years.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Austerity measures in RP
Austerity measures in RP MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday ordered government agencies to implement austerity measures to help the Philippines weather the Asian financial crisis, the presidential palace said.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Adventure to Krakatau: A journey of pleasure
Adventure to Krakatau: A journey of pleasureBy Sona V. Blessing ANAK KRAKATAU, On Sunda Strait (JP): It is surrounded by azure, blue waters, an open, unending sky punctuated with fluffy white clouds. It has verdant green foliage on its slopes and looks mystical with a veil of willowy, wispy mist...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Rupiah crisis tops list of public figures' regrets
Rupiah crisis tops list of public figures' regrets JAKARTA (JP): What has been your single biggest regret this year? The economic crisis appears to top the list for most people because it spared almost no one.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
TV today
TV today 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Brudy and Family 8:30 Cartoon Film 9:00 People and Event 9:30 Documentary: Disekitar Kita 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album Minggu 11:30 Teenager's...