Archive: 3 August 1997
32 articles found
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Happy Idul Fitri *)
Happy Idul Fitri *) Happy Idul Fitri, Mother Earthplease forgive us for our crueltyin pillaging you everyday Happy Idul Fitri, oh Skyforgive us, we have been nastyin making you look gray Happy Idul Fitri, our Sunforgive our irresponsibilityin making you look hazy Happy Idul Fitri, oh Seaforgive us...
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Maria
MariaBy AA Navis Batang Antokan river flowed swiftly from Lake Maninjau to the Indian Ocean. I could clearly hear the clamor it made from the spot where I stood. During the colonels' rebellion, popularly known as PRRI, at the end of the 1950s, many dead bodies were thrown into this river by both...
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Taman Safari breeding program offers hope
Taman Safari breeding program offers hopeBy Stevie Emilia CISARUA, West Java (JP): It is a perilous race against time for many endangered animal species in Indonesia.As the country's fauna slips into extinction at a faster rate than ever before, the captive breeding program at Taman Safari carries...
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Author HB Jassin is still being treated at Jakarta's Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital for a stroke, but this did not stop his friends from celebrating his 80th birthday in style.A Who's Who of literary figures, writers, artists and journalists organized a birthday celebration at the HB...
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Western fare knocks traditional RI dishes off the menu
Western fare knocks traditional RI dishes off the menuBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): They may be swimming in fat and laden with calories, but pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs and other Western dishes are threatening to supplant traditional Indonesian cuisine.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
ASEAN proves its crisis-management skill
ASEAN proves its crisis-management skill ASEAN has demonstrated its growing ability to deal with a crisis in an appropriate way.By Rizal Sukma SINGAPORE: The outbreak of the Cambodian crisis has been unfortunate for both Cambodia and ASEAN.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Arifien tells whimsical tales in art
Arifien tells whimsical tales in artBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): One of the Kurawa brothers attempts to undress Dewi Drupadi by pulling her translucent selendang cloth, causing the vase on a nearby table to almost tip over. In fact, the entire table is also about to tip over.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Seeing orangutans at their devilish best needs caution
Seeing orangutans at their devilish best needs cautionText and photos by Mulkan Salmona LANGKAT, North Sumatra (JP): I was panting from exhaustion after trekking up the sequestered trail in the woods of the Bohorok rehabilitation center for orangutans.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Garin hopes of lucky number four
Garin hopes of lucky number fourBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): Garin Nugroho is both worried and hopeful."People say four is the death number," said the young filmmaker. "But, I believe that it also signifies births and revivals.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
What they say about endangered species
What they say about endangered species JAKARTA (JP): The problem of endangered animals has more to do with humans than the animals themselves.Is the government doing enough to protect the country's wildlife? Is it a question of economic demand? Or could it be that humans, as the dominant mammal,...
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Minister fails to sign Games sponsorship
Minister fails to sign Games sponsorship BANGKOK, Thailand (AP): Thailand's education minister failed to show up to sign a major sponsorship contract for the 1998 Asian Games, but the company on Friday said it hoped to wrap up the deal next week.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Indonesia's fauna is in dire straits
Indonesia's fauna is in dire straits Dead as a dodo has been the epitaph for many animal species after they have slipped into extinction. But for future generations, the name of the flightless bird could well be replaced with dozens of Indonesian species now perilously close to vanishing forever.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Indonesian species on the brink of extintion *)
Indonesian species on the brink of extintion *)Photo A: RhinoAlain CompostJavan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus). Estimated Population: 47Photo B: DicerorhinusJP/msaSumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis). Estimated Population: 250-319Photo C: OrangutanJP/msaOrangutan (Pongo pygmaeus).
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
SEA Games athletes eye overall title
SEA Games athletes eye overall title JAKARTA (JP): The country's athletes are determined to reclaim the overall medal honors at the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games this October, the title they lost to Thailand two years ago.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Leadership and Asia's 'Economic Miracle'
Leadership and Asia's 'Economic Miracle' Tigers: Leaders of the new Asia-PacificBy Greg Sheridan,Allen and Unwin Pty Ltd., NSW, Australia, 1997xviii and 324 pages,S$29.90 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Many books and articles explore Asia's "economic miracle".
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Ciputat antiques going for a song
Ciputat antiques going for a songBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): Antique dealers along Jl. Ciputat Raya in South Jakarta are offering discounts of up to 50 percent for the whole of August.Banners outside shops and galleries between Pasar Jumat and Rempoa will indicate which shops are participating...
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Assessment of ASEAN's achievements at 30
Assessment of ASEAN's achievements at 30 Lee Poh Ping examines ASEAN's achievements after 30 years. SINGAPORE: One would not think that the circumstances behind the formation of ASEAN in 1967 were particularly auspicious.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Hun Sen agrees to ASEAN suggestions
Hun Sen agrees to ASEAN suggestionsBy Santi WE Soekanto PHNOM PENH (JP): ASEAN took a step forward in its mission to help restore political stability in Cambodia yesterday when First Prime Minister Hun Sen agreed to some of its suggestions.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
KL detains 17 Japanese
KL detains 17 Japanese KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian authorities arrested 17 Japanese expatriates, including three women at an electronics factory in the northern state of Penang, officials said yesterday.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Anand mauls Illescas in Leon chess festival
Anand mauls Illescas in Leon chess festivalBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): Indian chess star Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand crushed Spain's top Grandmaster Miguel Illescas 4,5-1,5 in a six- game match which was part of the main attraction at this year's 10th City of Leon chess festival in Spain.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Indonesia is Asia's 46th most corrupt nation: Survey
Indonesia is Asia's 46th most corrupt nation: Survey BERLIN (AFP): Pakistan is the most corrupt Asian nation for the second year running and Singapore the most honest, according to a survey released here.Indonesia is in the 46th place.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
'Pacinko' riders burning up the streets in downtown Jakarta
'Pacinko' riders burning up the streets in downtown Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): On lazy Saturday nights when many streets are deserted and quiet save for the motley sounds of street vendors, the city's downtown is galvanized by the roar of motorbike racing.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Sumatran tiger tries to beat the extinction odds
Sumatran tiger tries to beat the extinction oddsBy Dini S. Djalal SUMBER JAYA, Lampung (JP): He lay there quietly, hiding his face behind a stray log. Through the handycam's viewfinder, I watched him watch me with piercing green eyes. Then, without warning, he growled. And jumped.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Sharks are nature's misunderstood monsters
Sharks are nature's misunderstood monstersBy Gayatri R. Lilley JAKARTA (JP): Sharks have always been known as the fiercest creatures in the sea. The idea of being eaten by a shark horrifies everyone, even people who have little or no contact with the sea.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
'Insecurity dilemma' haunts Cambodia
'Insecurity dilemma' haunts Cambodia In the politics of survival, morality is used by the contending parties only for political advantage.By Sorpong Peou SINGAPORE: In recent weeks, the concepts of justice and legality have often been invoked by Cambodian leaders and people.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Of greed and other family values
Of greed and other family values JAKARTA (JP): Sita came from a typical upper middle-class family. Her brothers and sisters went to university overseas, their privileged education paid for by the wealth their parents acquired during Indonesia's development years in the 1970s.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Moslem women find unity in their faith as Sisters
Moslem women find unity in their faith as SistersBy Natasha Sky JAKARTA (JP): Amid myriad faces and accents, a group of women has learned to put superficial differences aside. Intelligent, faithful and devoted, they are united in one belief -- Islam.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
New subscription rate
New subscription rateTo meet with increasing production costs, The Jakarta Post will apply a new monthly subscription rate of Rp 22,000 as of Sept. 1, 1997. The new unregistered mailing rate will be Rp 66,000 for a three-month subscription. -- The Publisher
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Smoke disrupts Yogya flights
Smoke disrupts Yogya flights YOGYAKARTA, C. Java (JP): Flights to and from Yogyakarta's Adisucipto airport were disrupted Friday and yesterday morning due to poor visibility caused by thick smoke, Antara said.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
ETimor talks reconvene at UN
ETimor talks reconvene at UN UNITED NATIONS (AFP): Portuguese and Indonesian diplomats meet here from tomorrow to discuss East Timor after President Nelson Mandela joined the search for a political settlement.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Exhibition turns JCC into jewelry center
Exhibition turns JCC into jewelry centerBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's booming economy has lured the world's precious jewelry and watch businesses to try to tempt the country's well-heeled into buying their status symbols.
Sun, 03 Aug 1997
Bemusing business of business cards
Bemusing business of business cardsBy Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The man made a deep bow while presenting his name card to me with both hands. An unconventional way of introducing oneself, but for a person who has difficulty hearing and remembering foreign names, it is a good solution.