Archive: 22 June 1997
29 articles found
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Bar on service passport entry to Taiwan needs review
Bar on service passport entry to Taiwan needs review JAKARTA (JP): Last month, when I wanted to accept an invitation from the Taiwanese government to visit Taiwan, I had difficulties because of my service passport.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Till tiaras do us part: Kim Thong's bridal gowns don't die
Till tiaras do us part: Kim Thong's bridal gowns don't dieBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Three things happened at the Kim Thong Exclusive Bridal House Bridal show last weekend: a lot of wedding gowns were modeled by pretty girls on the arms of even prettier boys, a lot of salespeople tried to sell...
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
More great Mexican meals from Amigos
More great Mexican meals from Amigos JAKARTA (JP): Mexican cuisine's exquisite smorgasbord of dishes warrants some more previously unpublished recipes from the kitchen of Amigos restaurants in Jakarta.Chef Suwarno from the Amigos outlet at the Setiabudi Building, Kuningan, South Jakarta, prepared...
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Book depicts Javanese puppet world
Book depicts Javanese puppet world Leather Gods and Wooden Heroes: Java's Classical WayangBy David IrvineTimes Editions, Singapore, 1996,360 ppRp 175,000 JAKARTA (JP): For newcomers to this country who know little, if anything, about traditional cultures, David Irvine's book is a good place to...
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
What's special about June 22, 1527?
What's special about June 22, 1527?By K. Basri JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans celebrate the city's anniversary today as they have done for decades.Authorities, businessmen and residents spend billions of rupiah every year for the event.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Julius Caesar walks the runaway
Julius Caesar walks the runawayBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): "Let me have men around me that are fat," said Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's eponymous play. But when the play comes on stage in Jakarta next month, the girths of Caesar's men will hardly be noticed underneath this staging's...
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
More soccer coaching clinics needed
More soccer coaching clinics neededBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Nearly 500 boys packed South Jakarta's Soemantri Brodjonegoro stadium wearing colorful soccer costumes. Some even wore colorful shoes.They all there for the same reason - Alan Kennedy's soccer clinic.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
On the trail of the treasure of Betawi's culinary secrets
On the trail of the treasure of Betawi's culinary secrets JAKARTA (JP): Betawi food, the native cuisine of Jakarta, has traditionally been put on the back burner when praise over Indonesia's culinary riches is handed out.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Great sales puts items up for grabs until July 14
Great sales puts items up for grabs until July 14 JAKARTA (JP): Attention ardent shoppers. The Jakarta Great Sales '97 is underway, and about 50 shopping centers and malls around the city will offer tempting discounts ranging from 5 to 70 percent until July 14.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Rong
RongBy Gendut B. Riyanto Rong, a famous Indonesian poet who is a chronic alcoholic notorious for his disgraceful social behavior, took his very sick wife to Doctor Rajit one evening.He had to trundle four kilometers over heavy slick mud in a storm, with a flashlight as his only means of...
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Man killed in beauty salon fire
Man killed in beauty salon fire JAKARTA (JP): A 78-year-old man was killed yesterday in a fire which destroyed a beauty salon in the Harmoni shopping center on Jl. Suryo Pranoto, Gambir, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Infertility is not just the woman's problem
Infertility is not just the woman's problem JAKARTA (JP): Not so long ago, the finger of blame was almost always pointed at women when a couple was unable to conceive.This is changing today as medical authorities confirm the problem lies with the man in 35 percent of cases.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Bali to build world's tallest statue to woo tourists
Bali to build world's tallest statue to woo touristsBy Pandaya UNGASAN, Bali (JP): About one hundred Hindus, deeply engrossed in prayer, sat on mats in the open next to a 1.4 hectare, 15- meter-deep pit on the peak of the Memedi barren lime hill.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Does Bali really need US$83 million statue?
Does Bali really need US$83 million statue? DENPASAR (JP): No word of objection was spoken and no protests were staged as government officials marked the beginning of construction for the colossal Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue on the Memedi hill top on June 8.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Ramayana ballet show goes on before tiny audiences
Ramayana ballet show goes on before tiny audiencesText and photos by Lucia Idayanie YOGYAKARTA (JP): Despite the fire burning in his body, he does not step back. Hanoman, the sacred white monkey, is undaunted as he courageously fights his enemy.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Success on the menu for Toastmasters
Success on the menu for ToastmastersBy Paul Franks JAKARTA (JP): When thinking about the communication skills of medical practitioners, the first thing that comes to mind is the undecipherable scribble that appears on most doctor's prescriptions.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Big budget 'Fatahillah' is in the spirit of Islam
Big budget 'Fatahillah' is in the spirit of IslamBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): Fatahillah has resources that are but a dream for other local film producers.Big, important names are behind the making of the historical epic. Imam Tantowi and Chaerul Umam, two experienced filmmakers, directed.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Fadhillah Khan, the founder of Jayakarta
Fadhillah Khan, the founder of JayakartaBy Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): It was dawn on June 22, 1527. Fadhillah Khan, the young ulema who led the stunning military operation to expel the well-armed Portuguese forces from Kalapa port, now Jakarta, addressed his men.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Jakarta's child musicians relax classical conventions
Jakarta's child musicians relax classical conventionsBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): The classical music performance suddenly lost its usual stiffness.Little children smiled, trying not to giggle on stage. Even the older audience, mostly parents of the young performers, could not help smiling as they...
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Lisbon, Jakarta agree to continue Timor talks
Lisbon, Jakarta agree to continue Timor talks UNITED NATIONS (AP): Portugal and Indonesia agreed Friday to continue talks next month at the "senior official" level in hopes of building momentum to resolve the 22-year dispute over East Timor.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Jakarta city of cars is bursting at its seams
Jakarta city of cars is bursting at its seamsBy Rita A. Widiadana and Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Start looking for environs far from Jakarta if you cannot stand winding traffic jams, being squashed cheek to jowl with others on fetid public buses and pollution which ranks among the worst on the...
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Many happy returns, Jakarta
Many happy returns, Jakarta Today is Jakarta's 470th anniversary. To mark the event, The Jakarta Post talks with people to find out what they think about their city. Related stories are on Page 2, Page 9 and Page 13. JAKARTA (JP): It is hot and crowded.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Bird market chirps with discount fever
Bird market chirps with discount fever JAKARTA (JP): Discount fever is flying high in the bird market on Jl. Pramuka, East Jakarta.Traders say they are offering 10 to 20 percent discounts on particular species every Sunday during the month-long Jakarta Great Sales '97.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Former prison island takes on tourist identity
Former prison island takes on tourist identityBy Wahyu Mandoko NUSAKAMBANGAN, Central Java (JP): The gloomy pall has lifted from Nusakambangan, an island south of the Cilacap coast in Central Java.Mention of its name once drew shudders, as it was notorious as a penal island for hardened criminals...
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Long road to Puncak
Long road to PuncakFrom MerdekaIt appears that Saturday and Sunday traffic jams on the Puncak road are hard to overcome. Travelers to the mountain resort find their patience sorely tried, despite the presence of traffic officers along the route.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
TIM stages operatic Javanese dance drama 'Dewabrata'
TIM stages operatic Javanese dance drama 'Dewabrata'By Sal Murgiyanto TAIPEI (JP): Jakarta dance-goers are in for a real treat. Highly respected Javanese choreographer Retno Maruti will present her latest composition Dewabrata, an operatic Javanese dance drama, at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail...
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Govt denies reports on additional seat for PDI
Govt denies reports on additional seat for PDI JAKARTA (JP): The government dismissed yesterday reports that the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) obtained an additional House of Representatives' seat for its North Sumatra legislative candidates.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Health of parents key to fetal development
Health of parents key to fetal developmentBy Elvina Karyadi JAKARTA (JP): All parents wants their children to be fit and healthy. Many focus on eating well, obtaining sufficient calories and nutrition, for their reproductive health.
Sun, 22 Jun 1997
City museums are not best place to learn about Fatahillah
City museums are not best place to learn about FatahillahBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): This year, Jakarta celebrates its 470th anniversary. In grade schools, Jakarta's school children are taught that Jakarta was founded on June 22, 1527, the date when Fatahillah seized Sunda Kelapa from the...