Archive: 14 September 1997
26 articles found
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Rethinking the IMS-Growth Triangle
Rethinking the IMS-Growth TriangleBy Linda Low The IMS Growth Triangle has unique potentials and advantages. SINGAPORE: Mooted in 1989, the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle (IMS-GT), formerly dubbed Sijori (Singapore-Johor-Riau Islands) was the first subregional growth triangle in ASEAN.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Modern housemaid
Modern housemaid In a country where mass media pinpoints the wide gap between rich and poor, or the haves and have nots, I would like to cite the true story of a modern maid.Yeyen (not her real name) commutes by bus from Tangerang to Jakarta, where she works as a maid.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
English-version 'Wayang' loses something in translation
English-version 'Wayang' loses something in translationBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): The sight, even viewed closely, was familiar.Two pesinden (singers of traditional Javanese songs), sitting demurely in their red kebaya, let out a melancholy lament as their male peers scaled the delicate...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
KL seeks foreign help to combat haze
KL seeks foreign help to combat haze KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has turned for help to France and Canada to combat the haze pollution hanging over the country, reports said yesterday.Science, Technology and Environment Minister Law Hieng Ding said officials from the two embassies were helping the...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
New bug takes a fancy to pricey gourmet cuisine
New bug takes a fancy to pricey gourmet cuisine JAKARTA (JP): Just read in The Economist that there's a new bug doing the rounds on this sphere we call earth. Perhaps "new" isn't exactly the way to describe it -- after all, it may've been busy since time began but only now have come to the...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Good times are long past for the Djakarta Theater
Good times are long past for the Djakarta TheaterBy Budiman Moerdijat JAKARTA (JP): People say 21 -- as in the chain of movie theaters Group 21 -- when they talk about going to the movies today.The Djakarta Theater, in a prime location on bustling Jl.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Young Indian duo set for Ericsson Masters match
Young Indian duo set for Ericsson Masters matchBy Bobby Allen Wilson BINTAN, Riau (JP): The young Indian duo of Arjun Atwal and Jeev Milkan Singh set up their final day pairing for the Asia Pacific Ericsson Masters after finishing the third round on top of the leaderboard.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
How to make museums more attractive
How to make museums more attractiveBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): The city's museums are poor. The problem has nothing to do with the value of artifacts they store, but the poor quality of displays, poor funding and poor human resources.And, above all, poor public interest.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Whatever happened to Eddy Silitonga, whose songs were on everybody's lips in the 1970s?"I am still in pop music," the North Sumatra native told The Jakarta Post recently at a Batak wedding reception.He has now turned his attention to promoting the government's development programs.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
RI women chess players fail to take GM norm
RI women chess players fail to take GM normBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): None of Indonesia's three best women chess players made the Women's Grandmaster (WGM) norm at the STAHL Women's Grandmaster Chess Tournament at Wisma Catur Frederick Sumanti.Maria Lucia, Upi D.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Old polemics die hard in Indonesian literary circles
Old polemics die hard in Indonesian literary circles Polemik Hadiah Magsaysay (Polemics on the Magsaysay Award)Editor: A.S. LaksanaForeword: Nirwan DewantoInstitute of the Study on Information Flow (ISAI) and the Cultural Work Network (JKB), Jakarta, May 1997xiv and 241 pagesRp 17,500.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Workers' lot gets stage treatment
Workers' lot gets stage treatment JAKARTA (JP): A lot of work and some play. A combination of these two elements makes Teater Abu, most of whose members are factory workers.Teater Abu performed Mesin Baru (New Machine), their seventh production, at Bengkel Teater Rendra in Cipayung, West Java, last...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Money talks is anthem for today's young professionals
Money talks is anthem for today's young professionals JAKARTA (JP): Nobody knows who posted the sticker on the front of the bus plying the Kampung Rambutan-Grogol route. But its message -- Better to Be Rich than Poor and Ailing -- may be the anthem for today's young professionals.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Palmist rewrites fate by sleight of hand
Palmist rewrites fate by sleight of handBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): For some people, fame and fortune lies in their hands. Literally.While many consider palmistry -- the practice of reading a person's character or future from the lines on the palms -- little more than a pseudoscience, others trust...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Obituary
Obituary JAKARTA (JP): Retno Poernomoningsih Djamaludin, wife of Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo, died at the Cikini public hospital yesterday. She was 63.Relatives at the minister's residence, in the high-ranking government officials complex in Kuningan, South Jakarta, said Retno...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Fashion of haute couture -- an escape from reality
Fashion of haute couture -- an escape from realityText by Dini S. Djalal and photos by P.J. Leo JAKARTA (JP): Christian Dior, the late French designer who spent the 1950s whittling a million socialite waists into his hourglass New Look, once said, "Fashion comes from a dream, and the dream is an...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Small movie theaters struggle in Jakarta
Small movie theaters struggle in Jakarta In a city where entertainments are countless, movie theaters seem to remain the main option for weekend leisure activities. The Jakarta Post reporters Budiman Moerdijat, Devi M.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Is home entertainment gaining ground over movie theaters?
Is home entertainment gaining ground over movie theaters? JAKARTA (JP): In a bleak survival of the fittest scenario bandied about by fearful movie theater owners, home entertainment will mean bankruptcy for all but the most competitive.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Stone quarriers dig their business in heat and dust
Stone quarriers dig their business in heat and dustBy Tarko Sudiarno and Ronaldo al Hakim MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): The clang of iron banging against stone sets a monotonous, discordant beat. A little further off, men use hoes and crowbars to excavate a plot of land.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Victoria's secret of steak and crepe
Victoria's secret of steak and crepe JAKARTA (JP): Just as ice-cream adds an edge to desserts, a fine sauce and thoughtful presentation makes steak mouthwateringly good.Victoria's Char-grill Steakhouse and Cafe trains it's staff with well-known chefs, and offers quality customer service that...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Low-class movie theaters cling to existence
Low-class movie theaters cling to existenceBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): The movie posters jump out at passersby with seductive images of tangled bodies and exposed flesh.Provocative film titles -- spiced with adjectives like wanton, lust and insatiable -- also lure with promises of a steamy...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Indonesia gets the hard sell in upcoming tourism mart
Indonesia gets the hard sell in upcoming tourism martBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Bali and Indonesia are one and the same to many foreigners, but the Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board is trying to bring name recognition to the rest of the archipelago.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Darga put RI artists on global map
Darga put RI artists on global mapBy Jean Couteau JAKARTA (JP): When art connoisseurs visit Bali, what they are normally looking for are old traditional Kamasan paintings or works of modern Indonesian masters, both of which they can find in the main galleries of the island.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Electronic toys now child's play in major cities
Electronic toys now child's play in major citiesBy Sona Vora Blessing JAKARTA (JP): It is a sunny Tuesday afternoon. A toy store located in an upmarket North Jakarta mall is deserted, quite unlike itself on weekends and most evenings.
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
Cinema theaters encounter challenges
Cinema theaters encounter challengesBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Movie theater owners are worried as the final curtain falls for many of their colleagues.The problem is dwindling audiences. Some lay blame squarely with alleged monopolistic practices of a nationwide film distributor and cinema...
Sun, 14 Sep 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Brudy and Family 8:30 Cartoon Film 9:00 People and Event 9:30 Creative Program: Disekitar Kita 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album Minggu Ini 11:30...