Archive: 25 October 1998
27 articles found
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Rooms with a view: Apartment living in Jakarta
Rooms with a view: Apartment living in Jakarta Toto finally made a break from his parents and moved into a serviced apartment building in August.The 31-year-old real estate broker and antique shop owner had lived with his family all his life in South Jakarta.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Environmentalists lament ruin of the 'lungs of the world'
Environmentalists lament ruin of the 'lungs of the world' Leuser Development Project invited journalists and environmental activists to Soraya, one of its research centers, in the Leuser National Park from Sept. 21 to Sept. 27. The following are The Jakarta Post's Wiratmadinata's reports.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Female film characters skirt with stereotypes
Female film characters skirt with stereotypesBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Scrubbed of the canvas of makeup she uses in performances, the protagonist in Penari (Dancer) presses her face against the glass of an aquarium.Sila is both lusciously ingenuous and forlorn.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Charity vital to beat the crisis
Charity vital to beat the crisis In this time of crisis, more and more people are crying out for help. What is the country doing to cope with the problems? The Jakarta Post's team of Ahmad Junaidi, Arief Suhardiman, Edith Hartanto, Dwi Atmanta, Kornelius Purba, Kosasih Deradjat, Sylvia Gratia M.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Crisis forces many to beg on the streets
Crisis forces many to beg on the streetsBy Brigid O'Halloran and Ahmad Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): In the shadow of the Kebayoran Lama overpass in South Jakarta, six-year-old Kukur zigzags through the traffic, rattling bottletops nailed to a piece of wood and singing a hackneyed tune.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Supangkat wooden parody of society
Supangkat wooden parody of societyBy Text and photo by Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): Five tigers were once licking water from a basin on the outskirts of a town. The water in the basin looked more like sewage but the five tigers seemed to enjoy it, while at the same time keeping a watchful eye on...
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Children express love in any language
Children express love in any languageBy Angela Romano BRISBANE, Australia (JP): Forty-five Indonesian schoolchildren came to Australia on a singing tour with a mission to promote international understanding.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Is Indonesia really suffering from 'krismon'?
Is Indonesia really suffering from 'krismon'? JAKARTA (JP): A friend of mine recently remarked that he didn't really believe that Indonesia is at present undergoing its worst-ever crisis in history. "Why do you think so?" I asked him.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Kingship clashes determine male Leuser monkeys' fate
Kingship clashes determine male Leuser monkeys' fate BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): If you happen to be in Soraya in the Leuser jungle, don't think you are surrounded by vampires when you hear loud laughs sounding just like human laughter.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Dynamic Asmat auctions surpass Christie's and Sotheby's
Dynamic Asmat auctions surpass Christie's and Sotheby'sBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Christie's and Sotheby's, eat your hearts out. The New York and London auctions of these two houses may fetch astronomical prices, but they would certainly seem tame and boring compared to the auctions at Agats.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
EMA offers quality services at competitive rates
EMA offers quality services at competitive rates In an increasingly tough and competitive Greater Jakarta apartment market, people can still find the best choice, at Executive Menteng Apartments (EMA).Located on Jl.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: ExhibitionHotel Sari Pan PacificJUST JOKING: Japanese ambassador Takao Kawakami (second right) and Hotel Sari Pan Pacific Hotel general manager Ken Ide are ceremonially crowned with Wayang Theater Bharata.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Expatriate charity groups help out in economic crisis
Expatriate charity groups help out in economic crisisBy Brigid O'Halloran JAKARTA (JP): Expatriate living in Indonesia is not just about large dollar salaries, mansions with swimming pools and having dozens of servants to answer every beck and call.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
The Photo
The PhotoBy William Chen One morning in 1975, I went to see the Le Mayeur museum in Sanur, Bali. It was still early. The museum had just opened its doors to the public. I walked into a quiet empty courtyard. A lone gardener was piling up dead leaves and fallen Cempaka flowers into small heaps.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Checking out apartment living before buying
Checking out apartment living before buying There are rich pickings to be scooped up at present as apartment prices plummet.Expatriates and locals are turning to the comfort and convenience of apartment living, which offers the added selling point of security following the May unrest.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Guess What? Marzuki Usman
Guess What? Marzuki Usman Could Indonesia one day lose its famed cultural heritage of Javanese shadow puppetry (wayang) and learn the art from Westerners?Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture Marzuki Usman says he is afraid it could happen.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Have Indonesians found their national identity?
Have Indonesians found their national identity? Mencari Makna Kebangsaan (In Search of the Meaning of Nationality); Franz Magnis Suseno; Kanisius, Yogyakarta (1st edition, 1998); 193 pp. As a nation, the Indonesian people are used to brandishing their strongly held nationalism to respond to all...
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Chainsaws imperil the lovely Soraya
Chainsaws imperil the lovely Soraya BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): To meet the beautiful Soraya, we had to travel 1,000 kilometers, going along the northern coasts down to Medan where a four-wheeler took us to Brastagi, Bukit Barisan and Simpangkiri in southern Aceh.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Activist encourages the poor to be self-reliant
Activist encourages the poor to be self-reliantBy Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): Poor people are not so much the "have-nots" but the "have little" who need to join forces and stick together to overcome their hardships.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Guess What? J.E. Sahetapy
Guess What? J.E. Sahetapy A killing spree of more than 150 people in East Java, including many suspected practitioners of black magic, has drawn worldwide concern and is definitely not a laughing matter.But criminologist J.E.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
S'pore denies infringement
S'pore denies infringement SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore said on Saturday it was puzzled by Malaysia's latest allegations the island state's aircraft had intruded into its airspace."MINDEF (Ministry of Defense) is puzzled by these latest allegations of intrusion and wishes to reiterate that there...
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Hindus threaten massive strike
Hindus threaten massive strike JAKARTA (JP): A Balinese activist who coordinated this week's series of protests against a cabinet minister on Bali said on Saturday that he planned to call a general strike among all Hindus in Indonesia unless their demands were met.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Indonesia's unity in diversity: Fact or Fiction?
Indonesia's unity in diversity: Fact or Fiction? JAKARTA (JP): Seventy years ago, on Oct. 28, 1928, a group of youths from various ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds assembled and pledged loyalty to One Country, One Nation and One Language: Indonesia.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Jakarta offers more choices in apartments
Jakarta offers more choices in apartments As the ravaged rupiah starts to gradually recoup its losses and nudge its way back to strength, the choice of apartments in the capital, and their affordability, are now probably greater than ever.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Japanese animated films eye the international market
Japanese animated films eye the international marketBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): On Oct. 19 and Oct. 20, a workshop on animation featuring Yashuo Yamaguchi, 62, and Koichi Tsunoda, 59, was held at the Japanese Cultural Center.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Auctions preserve Asmat tribal traditions
Auctions preserve Asmat tribal traditionsBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The Asmat Art Festival and auctions have been held since 1981. They are organized jointly by the Diocese of Agats-Asmat and the regional administration.
Sun, 25 Oct 1998
Apartemen Golf Pondok Indah for good living
Apartemen Golf Pondok Indah for good living There was a time when living in a high-rise apartment was something less than desirable for people in Jakarta and other big cities in Indonesia. But times have changed.