Archive: 16 March 1997
28 articles found
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
RI beats Taipei to win Fed Cup Asia Oceania
RI beats Taipei to win Fed Cup Asia Oceania JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, unbeaten since the opening round of the Fed Cup Asia Oceania regional qualifying women's tennis tournament, beat Chinese Taipei 3-0 yesterday and will now play in July for promotion to world group two.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Apartments offer privacy, convenience and prestige
Apartments offer privacy, convenience and prestigeBy Sugianto Tandra and Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The city's population is growing but land availability for housing is shrinking because it is being allocated to develop office buildings and public facilities.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Living and working in the buffer zones
Living and working in the buffer zones Jakarta, the home of some 10 million people, has become so crowded it can be hard to find a place to live. To meet the rising demand for housing, new towns are being developed in Jakarta's bufferzone areas.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
The price of a dream: New town residents cope with commuting
The price of a dream: New town residents cope with commuting JAKARTA (JP): For many people living in new towns around Jakarta, their homes are more like a rest stop between long commutes to and from work.Thomas, a resident of Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang, leaves the house at 6 a.m.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Dive with the sharks and stingrays at SeaWorld's aquarium
Dive with the sharks and stingrays at SeaWorld's aquariumBy Rebecca Moubray JAKARTA (JP): As Margie Bauer was petting a turtle on the head, a stingray zoomed by and nibbled on her's. She offered the stingray a fish, and then mustered her courage to touch it.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
National car on credit
National car on credit After 50 years of independence Indonesia is showing rapid development in many fields: technology, science, business, and education. Indonesian citizens should feel proud of the country's achievements which have given the nation dignity and prosperity.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Hunting for adventure in 'The Ghost and the Darkness'
Hunting for adventure in 'The Ghost and the Darkness'By Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): If you think that The Ghost and the Darkness sounds like one of your typical Joseph Conrad titles, you may not be far off the mark.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Vietnamese media fights against graft
Vietnamese media fights against graftBy Russell Heng Gone are the days when a Cabinet Minister or a Provincial Party Secretary would be brought to book through the pages of the press. SINGAPORE: In keeping with political and economic reforms, Vietnam has also liberalized its mass media.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Some people believe that being an underdog is the way to get things done. Businessman Fadel Muhammad is among them."You get a lot more appreciation and respect if people underestimate you," he said, giving away one of his precious business secrets during a break at the ASEAN Business...
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
ABRI source of fascination
ABRI source of fascination The Armed Forces of Indonesia By Robert Lowry ALLEN & UNWIN, NSW, February 1997 Paperback, 282 pages MELBOURNE (JP): It would not be an exaggeration to say Indonesia's Armed Forces has been a source of fascination, speculation and awe for people in the region, be they...
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Sales of vast tracts of land affect the house prices
Sales of vast tracts of land affect the house pricesBy Benget Simbolon Tnb. JAKARTA (JP): Heny considers herself lucky. In 1989 she bought a house in a housing complex in Bekasi, east of Jakarta, for Rp 43 million. Today it is worth more than Rp 100 million.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Government encourages law-cost housing
Government encourages law-cost housing JAKARTA (JP): Akbar Tandjung, the minister of public housing, has been active in political organizations since he studied at the University of Indonesia in 1960s.Being active in the college senate made him popular among youths and students.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Haj transport takes of to a flying start
Haj transport takes of to a flying start JAKARTA (JP): The first batch of 8,000 haj pilgrims left for Mecca from six embarkation ports across the country yesterday to begin a month-long compulsory journey for well-to-do Moslems.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Parangtritis mega project
Parangtritis mega projectFrom SinarThe controversy surrounding the Parangtritis tourism center development in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, ended when Yogyakarta Governor Paku Alam VIII decided to cancel the mega project.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Celebrating a birthday with peppermints and chocolates would be very rare for an Indonesian minister. But Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo did it when he turned 61 last Thursday.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Riot rocks Lombok after bus station closure
Riot rocks Lombok after bus station closure JAKARTA (JP): About two hundred public van drivers ran amok in the small West Nusa Tenggara town of Praya in Central Lombok yesterday morning, attacking two bus stations and a government office, the military said.Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Red and White School
Red and White SchoolBy A.D. Donggo The scouts' flag in our school, an emergency junior high school in a small town in Nusa Tenggara, was red and white with a triangle in the upper left corner.Our junior high school was considered an emergency school because the facilities were limited, including...
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Ecological balance sought
Ecological balance sought RIO DE JANERIO (DPA): Eight countries shoulder the main responsibility for maintaining the Earth's ecological balance, the WorldWatch Institute said Friday.The United States, India, China, Indonesia, Russia, Japan, Germany and Brazil together had 56 percent of the world's...
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Wushu athletes to train in China
Wushu athletes to train in China JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's wushu athletes will undergo a two- month overseas stint in China in July in preparation for the 19th SEA Games here in October.The Indonesia Wushu Association chairman Antonius Haliman said yesterday the Games athletes, being groomed here...
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? What a does wife do when her husband works every single hour, even on weekends? She shoves a note under his nose. That is what Hasri Ainun Habibie decided to do when her husband, B.J. Habibie, the state minister of research and technology, kept scribbling away under heaps of paper at...
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Playful combination of jazz and gamelan
Playful combination of jazz and gamelanBy Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): If you are a musician, you are used to recognizing the differences in pitch of various instruments. In an ensemble, the differences of pitch among instruments are to be avoided if you do not want the music to be out of tune.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Six generations hammer away at gong-making tradition
Six generations hammer away at gong-making traditionText by Rebecca Moubray, photos by P.J. Leo BOGOR, West Java (JP): Above the roar of the Bogor traffic, the rhythmic pounding of the gongmakers' hammers can be heard on the red-hot bronze.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Between the rich and the poor
Between the rich and the poor JAKARTA (JP): A young girl climbed the stairs to the main entrance of Plaza Senayan, one of Jakarta's prestigious shopping malls. She wore torn pants. They seemed to have been ripped purposely. The shreds were on both knees and the front and back part of both thighs.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Raden Saleh paintings to be auctioned in S'pore
Raden Saleh paintings to be auctioned in S'poreBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The boom in Indonesian art seems far from over. At the end of the month, four works by Raden Saleh will be auctioned in Singapore. Sotheby's will feature a painting of Fighting Animals (ca.
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Indonesian shuttlers fail in All England
Indonesian shuttlers fail in All England BIRMINGHAM, England (Agencies): Indonesia failed to bring home a single title from the All England Badminton Open yesterday.First seeded Tri Kusherjanto/Minarti Timur failed to fulfill the country's only hope of winning the mixed doubles, losing 10- 15, 2-15...
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Amir Syamsuddin recounts his tough life
Amir Syamsuddin recounts his tough lifeBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): During his childhood, even a plate of rice was a luxury for Amir Syamsuddin. Today, as one of the country's most prominent lawyers, he earns Rp 2 billion (US$832,300) a year, drives the latest Mercedes Benz and belongs to several...
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
India and Southeast Asia: Neighbors at ease
India and Southeast Asia: Neighbors at ease Multifaceted relations have expanded enormously in recent years, but there are still a few uncertainties.By Kripa Sridharan SINGAPORE: As regional neighbors, India and the Southeast Asian countries in the 1990s have been on a rediscovery mission...
Sun, 16 Mar 1997
Former information minister dies
Former information minister dies JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of information Vice Air Marshal (ret.) Boediardjo died shortly after midnight yesterday while in a coma at the state-owned Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital.