Archive: 8 June 1997
31 articles found
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Noted playwright Nano Riantiarno celebrated his 48th birthday last Friday.What is the most precious birthday gift Nano, the founder of Teater Koma, could ask for?"Permits for performing arts.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Annan concerned on E. Timor
Annan concerned on E. Timor UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed concern Friday over a reported upsurge in violence in East Timor while Indonesia and Portugal prepared for a new round of talks aimed at resolving the conflict.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Vacation means hard work for Muhammad Iman
Vacation means hard work for Muhammad Iman JAKARTA (JP): The school holidays will mean hard work for Muhammad Iman, 19, who works until late at night after finishing school each day at SMEA IX Muhammdiyah IX in Kramat Sawah, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
The rosy slant of mainstream RI paintings
The rosy slant of mainstream RI paintingsBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): The late Indonesian art critic Sanento Yuliman described the negative flip side to a commercial art boom.When art enters the world of big business, collectors, patrons and commercial galleries come aboard in droves.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Soeharto celebrates 76th birthday
Soeharto celebrates 76th birthday JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will celebrate today his 76th birthday with his six children, their spouses, 12 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, close relatives and friends at his residence on Jl. Cendana.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Peter Mueller is the architect of dream resorts
Peter Mueller is the architect of dream resortsBy Dini Djalal MEDANA BAY, Lombok (JP): When Peter Mueller, who built Bali's legendary resorts The Oberoi and The Amandari, is asked about his influence on hotel style in Indonesia, his reply is plain and simple."I'm just an architect," said Mueller.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Students plan to flee to religious retreats
Students plan to flee to religious retreatsBy Deborah Hutauruk JAKARTA (JP): Get away from home, forget the rat race and the material world and become closer to God.This is what many urban high school students want to do, or their parents want them to do -- spend their forthcoming month- long...
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Cleanliness at Senayan Plaza
Cleanliness at Senayan PlazaFrom KompasSenayan Plaza is one of the most magnificent shopping centers in the capital and opened one and a half years ago. We often shop there because of its strategic location.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
New virus found in Sarawak
New virus found in Sarawak KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The death toll from a new virus strain in Malaysia's Borneo state of Sarawak has climbed to 19, local newspapers reported on Saturday.Sarawak state director of medical and health services department, Mohammed Taha Arif was quoted by the papers as...
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
What do parents say about school holidays?
What do parents say about school holidays? JAKARTA (JP): Many parents want their children to continue learning, even during long holidays. But some parents say school holidays should not be used for studies.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Indonesian Everest team impresses Apa Sherpa
Indonesian Everest team impresses Apa SherpaBy Rudi Nurcahyo KATHMANDU, Nepal (JP): "I have often worked with foreign teams climbing Mount Everest. With the Indonesian team, however, I found something special that other teams do not have," said Apa Sherpa at the farewell evening in Hotel Ghauri...
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Zarina admitted to hospital
Zarina admitted to hospital JAKARTA (JP): Zarina, the television actress sentenced to four years jail Thursday for storing 29,677 Ecstasy pills, was rushed to hospital a day after the verdict.She was admitted to East Jakarta's Kramatdjati Police Hospital on Friday about 3 a.m.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Using school vacation time for introspection
Using school vacation time for introspectionBy Aloysius Unditu JAKARTA (JP): Arif Rachman is a firm believer that learning does not stop the minute one steps out of the classroom, but is a continual lifetime process.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? May 30 was definitely Armed Forces (ABRI) day for Jayapura Bishop H.F.M. Munninghoff OFM.He attended the ceremony in which Col. Purnawa handed over his duties as the Raja Wira Yakthi military district chief in Jayapura to Col. Y. Samuel.Lt.Col.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Ministry to launch holiday programs
Ministry to launch holiday programs JAKARTA (JP): Long school holidays can be a headache for parents, particularly for those with not much money to spare. That is why the Ministry of Education and Culture's holiday programs at its city office are big help.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Film industry 'needs thematic freedom'
Film industry 'needs thematic freedom'By Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): Fatahillah promises to be one of the finest presents awaiting Jakarta on its 470th anniversary celebration this June 22.The film epic, which premieres on June 11 and goes into city- wide release in Jakarta on June 20, is the work...
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Below the Baliem sky
Below the Baliem sky The two lofty mountains standing between a vast field in this Baliem valley of Irian Jaya are so beautiful because they look like huge women's breasts. New visitors to this central highland will find the view fantastic.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Supermodel Tamara treads the boards in 'Julius Caesar'
Supermodel Tamara treads the boards in 'Julius Caesar'By Elisa Tobing JAKARTA (JP): Artists as famous and successful as Tamara Bleszynski rarely deign to perform in theater.With their commercial contracts for TV films, advertisements and appearances, there is usually little reason or time for them...
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Cars damaged in collision
Cars damaged in collision JAKARTA (JP): Thick smoke from burning grass is believed to have caused yesterday's four-car pileup on Cikampek toll road, West Java. No fatalities were reported in the accident on kilometer 51 of the toll road.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
PPP protests against election irregularities
PPP protests against election irregularities JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) strongly protested yesterday the widespread fraud in this year's general election and it was still undecided whether it would accept the final poll result.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
An unusual pledge
An unusual pledgeFrom Media IndonesiaAn article published in Terbit on May 29 quoted an outstanding Moslem ulema as saying that he could capture fugitive Eddy Tansil in 20 days. And if he failed to accomplish his job, he said he would be willing to go to prison.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Jassin hospitalized at RSCM
Jassin hospitalized at RSCM JAKARTA (JP): Literary critic Hans Bague Jassin was admitted to the Cipto Mangun Kusumo General Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta on Friday after a stroke.His sister-in-law, Rina Sudirman, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that Jassin was under close observation after...
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Restaurants hold promotion for school vacation
Restaurants hold promotion for school vacation JAKARTA (JP): June is probably the best time for family picnics as school vacations arrive in the next few days.The Amigos Restaurants in Jakarta and Cilegon, West Java, is holding a special barbecue promotion until the end of June to celebrate the...
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Spending school holidays in style
Spending school holidays in style With the month-long school holidays just around the corner, many students have been planning to make them unforgettable. But many poor families cannot afford to send their children on holidays; these students will, as usual, stay home to help their parents earn a...
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
RI sends 36 athletes to Universiade
RI sends 36 athletes to Universiade JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is sending 36 national athletes, part of the team being groomed for the 19th SEA Games here in October, to compete in six of the 10 events at Universiade in Sicily, Italy, from Aug. 19 to Aug. 31.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
God willing, please don't confuse us
God willing, please don't confuse us JAKARTA (JP): Insya Allah, the Arabic expression meaning "God willing", is in popular usage in Indonesia. When you ask someone whether he or she can come to dinner, the usual answer is Insya Allah.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Everything is green and religius in Madura
Everything is green and religius in MaduraBy Dini S. Djalal SAMPANG, Madura (JP): I was half asleep when the ferry arrived at the port town of Kamal, but even in my midnight stupor, I could make out the silver dome and crescent-moon glimmering in the dark.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
Reaching Everst peak from the north remains a dream
Reaching Everst peak from the north remains a dreamBy Rudi Nurcahyo KATHMANDU, Nepal (JP): Sgt. Sunardi, chief privates Tarmudi and Gunawan "Ogun" Ahmad left the last camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters. The summit of Mount Everest was clearly visible.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
America regrets Indonesia's decision on F-16s
America regrets Indonesia's decision on F-16s WASHINGTON (Agencies): The United States expressed regret Friday over Indonesia's decision to drop its plan to purchase nine F-16 fighter planes, but agreed that bilateral cooperation on other issues should continue.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
ASEAN membership defended
ASEAN membership defended SINGAPORE (AFP): ASEAN has not reached a stage where the principle of human rights can dictate membership in the regional club, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in remarks released here yesterday.
Sun, 08 Jun 1997
A quizzical view of Bali's mystique
A quizzical view of Bali's mystique Bali: Cultural Tourism and Touristic CultureBy Michel PicardArchipelago Press, Singapore1996, 231 pp. JAKARTA (JP): Bali's wondrous culture and the fawning attention paid it by outsiders have been both boon and bane.