Archive: 23 March 1997
24 articles found
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Simple yet aesthetic, the photos of Boediardjo
Simple yet aesthetic, the photos of BoediardjoBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): In the past, I used to see Boediardjo taking pictures with his Leica at cultural events in Jakarta. However, until recently, I had never seen his photographs.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
RI pop music goes ethnic: A hope or just a trend?
RI pop music goes ethnic: A hope or just a trend?By Achmad Nurhoeri JAKARTA (JP): Trekking through Indonesia's developing popular music sometimes prompts a hopeful smile. In the blizzard of the Americanization of popular music, more Indonesian pop artists are giving their work a touch of identity...
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Scooters that time almost forgot roar on the street again
Scooters that time almost forgot roar on the street again Like Volkswagen beetle and Harley Davidson motorcycle buffs, scooter owners are now racing each other to dress up their vehicles. Scooter clubs, which disappeared for years, are roaring back in many big cities. K.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
East Flores regency hopes to exploit tourism potential
East Flores regency hopes to exploit tourism potentialText and photos by Yacob Herin LARANTUKA, Flores (JP): Tourism in East Flores is marked by a wealth of natural and cultural attractions.Many sites in the mountainous and coastal areas have great potential.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
YKCI works for copyright protection, remuneration
YKCI works for copyright protection, remunerationBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Do you want to listen to the latest song by your favorite band but have no money to buy the cassette or CD? No problem. Just tune in a radio station, request the song, and you'll have it for free.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
The headache of customary regulations in Gianyar
The headache of customary regulations in GianyarBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): The body of Ni Wayan Pasek, 55, had been in the house for more than one month. The head of the desa adat (traditional village) would not allow the family to bury the deceased in the cemetery due to a dispute over the Pura...
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Fariz is back after all the 1980s hits
Fariz is back after all the 1980s hitsBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): There are many roads for musicians to explore today. Fariz Roestam Moenaf, a well-known whizkid-pop musician in the 1980s, is one of those who has taken a different road to build a new career.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Maid life not an easy option for village girls
Maid life not an easy option for village girlsBy Rosa Widyawan JAKARTA (JP): Housemaids are critical in a household in which both the husband and wife work. Child care, the management of daily expenses, gardening and dish washing are just a handful of the matters handled by housemaids.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
RI workers in HK need legal protection
RI workers in HK need legal protection HONG KONG (JP): When Ina, 25, left home in rural East Java, she chose to work in Hong Kong instead of one of the other migrant worker destinations, such as Saudi Arabia or Malaysia."Hong Kong is the only country that has good protection for workers," she said.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:25 Morning news 6:45 Healthy and Fit 7:00 News 7:30 TV Series: Speed Racer 8:00 Fashion: Tata Busana 8:30 Information 9:00 English News Service 9:30 People and Events 10:00 Music: Album Minggu Ini 11:00 Children's Story: Cerita Untuk Anak...
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
TV, TV on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?
TV, TV on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? JAKARTA (JP): The singer, mini-skirted and heavily made-up, was basking in the on-screen attention. Her duet partner crooned sweetly to her, and she responded with a sexy shake of her hips.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
International record labels plan to court local talent
International record labels plan to court local talentBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): The competition in Indonesia's pop music industry is heating up, but surviving the competition offers considerable rewards.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Low pay awaits Indonesian workers in Hong Kong
Low pay awaits Indonesian workers in Hong Kong Finding a job is not always easy. Some have to leave their family and homelands to try their luck abroad. Yenni Kwok, a contributor to The Jakarta Post, recently went to Hong Kong to observe the condition of Indonesian migrant workers on the island.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
A fragment of Indonesia in Vietnam
A fragment of Indonesia in VietnamBy Dewi Anggraeni HO CHI MINH CITY (JP): If you met Mohamach Abdoula in a restaurant in town and heard him speak Vietnamese fluently and flawlessly, it would never occur to you to tell him apart from other local gentlemen around.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Ade Rai dreams of opening up gym for juniors
Ade Rai dreams of opening up gym for juniorsBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): The name I Gusti Agung Rai Kusuma Yudha may mean nothing to sports lovers, but if they knew that it was the real name of Ade Rai they would surely respond differently.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Bre-X stock plummets amid new twists
Bre-X stock plummets amid new twists TORONTO (Reuter): The saga of Bre-X Minerals Ltd. and its rich Indonesian gold discovery took another twist on Friday as doubts about the Busang deposit and the mysterious death of its chief geologist pushed investors to dump the stock.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Defector Hwang safe in RP
Defector Hwang safe in RP MANILA (Reuter): Top North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop is under heavy guard in a safe place, eats Korean dishes prepared by a specially hired cook and spends his time watching cable TV, senior Philippine military officers said yesterday.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Exotic-looking models are hot at the moment."I'm now finishing my TV show," said Kintan Umari.But she's not actually on the show. She is the producer and MC of the fashion program called Kaya Gaya, which RCTI will start airing on April 5.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
'Kantata Samsara': The music of Power
'Kantata Samsara': The music of PowerBy Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): When hard rock and underground music in the West brought about social reformation movements in the 1960s, Indonesian youngsters reacted spontaneously.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
'The English Patient', a mosaic of meditative aspects
'The English Patient', a mosaic of meditative aspectsBy Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): Europeans have been known to leave their cold and structured homelands for the North African desert, ultimately to deal with lost loves, painful love, the fear that new loves would be impossible to find.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Home favorite Kasiyadi reatain title by one stroke
Home favorite Kasiyadi reatain title by one strokeBy Robert Soelistyo SURABAYA (JP): Home favorite and defending champion Kasiyadi earned his billing as the country's leading golfer yesterday when he won the Bukit Darmo Golf Championship by one stroke with a four-round, 8-under-par total of 280.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
GM Michael Adams smashes Morovic in six-game match
GM Michael Adams smashes Morovic in six-game matchBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): Grandmaster Michael Adams, the second best player in Britain after Nigel Short, smashed Chilean Grandmaster Ivan Fernandez Morovic 4.5-1.5 in a six-game match in Santiago, Chile, between Jan. 16 and Jan 22.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
AB Three don't want to be young forever
AB Three don't want to be young forever JAKARTA (JP): If there is a will, there is a way, and with a pinch of luck, one will probably stay. For the young and energetic singing trio AB Three, their strong will and bags of luck have definitely led them on the right path to fame and fortune.
Sun, 23 Mar 1997
Indonesian pop music goes pop
Indonesian pop music goes popBy Dini S. Djalal The Indonesian music industry is booming, with a bunch of young artists trying their luck in the business. But they can not always play merry tunes as climbing the stairway of success is not easy. The Jakarta Post's contributors, Dini S.