Archive: 20 December 1998
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Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Purbalingga wig business unfazed by crisis
Purbalingga wig business unfazed by crisisBy Agus Maryono and Ngudi Utomo PURBALINGGA, Central Java (JP): Carefully Kasini, 50, sorted the strands of hair in front of her. She picked the good strands out of the tangled bunch to make accessories ranging from hair- knot nets to modern wigs.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Porn books
Porn booksFrom PelitaThumbs up indeed to the Jakarta regional administration as in welcoming the Ramadhan fasting month it has taken a number of praiseworthy measures such as reducing the opening hours of night entertainment centers and also closing down for one full month Kramat Tunggak red-light...
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Beauty and harmony
Beauty and harmonyFrom PelitaA great people are a people that will always honor the merits of their heroes. Let's ask ourselves where the beauty of this saying lies. A people will not be great if they are devoid of harmony -- this is indeed the yardstick of a great people.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Fasting expected to improve morality
Fasting expected to improve morality Last Sunday's rioting in Surakarta, Central Java, was merely one on a long list of episodes of vandalism and violence that have demonstrated the degradation of Indonesians' morality.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Designers offer Ramadhan fashions
Designers offer Ramadhan fashionsBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): The gown is a mini, with tiny spaghetti straps, colored in trendy metallic gray. This gown, designed by Anne Rufaidah, and many others were displayed at the Female Muslim Fashion Trend 1999 fashion show.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
RI among 1999's top hot spots
RI among 1999's top hot spots WASHINGTON (AP): Iraq, Central Africa and Colombia are expected to be among the 10 most serious areas of conflict and political instability the world will face in 1999, a humanitarian organization said Friday.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Dayak tribe 'in' according to Gotot Prakosa
Dayak tribe 'in' according to Gotot PrakosaBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): There are artists who like changes and there are those who don't. Gotot Prakosa, one of Indonesia's multimedia artists, is one of those belonging to the first category.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Iran beats Kuwait 2-0 to win Asiad soccer gold
Iran beats Kuwait 2-0 to win Asiad soccer gold BANGKOK (Reuters): Iran, even with a player sent off late in the game, won the Asian Games soccer gold on Saturday, beating Kuwait 2-0 in a game played under extra security because of U.S.- led bombing raids on Iraq.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Revitalizing your health
Revitalizing your health If you have ever despaired that there was nowhere close to Jakarta that you could escape to, to just relax, go for hikes in the mountains, eat well and benefit from clean, fresh air, then no one has told you about Javana Spa.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Deng's missing statue saddens Shenzhen natives
Deng's missing statue saddens Shenzhen nativesBy Andrew Browne SHENZHEN, China (Reuters): The most famous statue in this southern Chinese boomtown is nowhere to be seen.Its polished marble plinth stands forlornly on a Shenzhen hilltop while Beijing leaders agonize over the bronze figure that is...
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Bangkok Games get 'clean' tag
Bangkok Games get 'clean' tag BANGKOK (Reuters): The Bangkok Asiad on Saturday was declared the "Clean Games" by medical authorities looking for drug use.With only one event -- the men's marathon -- left on Sunday's closing day, medical chiefs reported only two doping cases since the Games started...
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Asiad sips 1.6m cans of drink
Asiad sips 1.6m cans of drink JAKARTA (JP): More than 1.6 million cans of drink have been consumed by athletes, officials and journalists during the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok.Organizers said Saturday that of the figure, 600,000 were mineral water, 590,000 were soft drinks provided by official...
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Special recipes for the fasting month
Special recipes for the fasting month JAKARTA (JP): As the fasting Muslim is to abstain from food and drink from dawn to sunset, the choice of menu is important for the pre-dawn meal and the breaking of the fast meal.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Islamic spiritual clinic helps give meaning to life
Islamic spiritual clinic helps give meaning to life JAKARTA (JP): If you are dying to become a devout Moslem but are too caught up in the rat race to learn more about the religion, try going to a new "clinic" which has been established to help people like you.Opened on Saturday, Dec.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Most Thais want to host Olympics
Most Thais want to host Olympics JAKARTA (JP): Most Thais want their country to host the Olympic Games following their success in hosting the Asian Games which conclude on Sunday, a survey said.Nearly 82 percent of 400 Bangkok residents surveyed on Dec.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Jakartans visist graves, shop on eve of Ramadhan
Jakartans visist graves, shop on eve of Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): Muslim Jakartans marked the last day before the start of the Ramadhan fasting month on Saturday by visiting the graves of late relatives, seeking apologies from them and going shopping for the first sahur (dawn meals).
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
S. Korean city of Pusan gears up for 2002 Games
S. Korean city of Pusan gears up for 2002 Games BANGKOK (JP): With the 13th Asian Games drawing to a close, the South Korean city of Pusan is reportedly gearing up well for the next event in 2002.The Pusan Asian Games Organizing Committee (PAGOC) was quick to promise on Saturday "the greatest Asiad...
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Indonesia is no longer SE Asia's sports power
Indonesia is no longer SE Asia's sports power BANGKOK (JP): Although six gold medals from the Asian Games here are already in hand as expected, Indonesia finds no reason to celebrate after seeing Thailand emerge as a new Asian sporting powerhouse.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Demo greets Marker's arrival in Dili
Demo greets Marker's arrival in Dili DILI, East Timor (JP): About 1,000 youths took to the streets on Saturday to greet the arrival of Jamsheed Marker, the special envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who came here for talks with both pro-integration and pro- independence...
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Malinda presents work of Li Shuji
Malinda presents work of Li Shuji Where can you find a display of the finest artwork by Li Shuji? At a Li Shuji painting exhibition at the Malinda Art Gallery, of course.Li Shuji has lived in Indonesia for the past 10 years, and has taken many exhibitions abroad, including to France, Japan, Taiwan,...
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
BAGOC provides predawn meals
BAGOC provides predawn meals JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the Bangkok Asian Games have provided pre-dawn meals for Muslim athletes and officials who will start their month-long fast on Sunday.An official in charge of catering service in the Thammasat athletes village, Pismai Chandrubeksa, said on...
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Gus Dur meets Soeharto, Benny
Gus Dur meets Soeharto, Benny JAKARTA (JP): Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid pushed ahead on Saturday with his campaign for national reconciliation and met with former president Soeharto and former Armed Forces (ABRI) chief Gen. (ret) L.B. "Benny" Moerdani.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Muslim youths go high-tech with Islamic propagation
Muslim youths go high-tech with Islamic propagationBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): Once seen as estranged, technology and religion are drawing closer together. In many cases, the credit goes to innovative young people.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSundayMaghrib 6:07 p.m.MondayImsak 4:02 a.m.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: AirForceDispenauHONORED: Air Force Chief of Staff Vice Marshall Hanafie Asnan (right) pins honorary Class I aviator wings to Brunei Darussalam's Defense Attache Lieutenant Col. Radin Bin Mohd Dms Dian in the Air Force headquarters, Cilangkap, East Jakarta.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Fasting 'makes Muslims healthier, happier'
Fasting 'makes Muslims healthier, happier' JAKARTA (JP): More than one billion Muslims around the globe start their month-long Ramadhan fasting today as prescribed by the holy Koran.From now until mid-January, Muslims will refrain from food, drink and sex between dawn and sunset.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Sleepless nights for probe chief of SilkAir plane crash
Sleepless nights for probe chief of SilkAir plane crash SINGAPORE (AFP): The chief investigator into the crash of a Singapore plane that killed all 104 on board a year ago Saturday says he has suffered sleepless nights as he searches for the cause of the tragedy.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Spirit of Ramadhan, Christmas ideal to bolster harmony
Spirit of Ramadhan, Christmas ideal to bolster harmonyBy Andy Jauhari JAKARTA (Antara): This year Muslims in Indonesia will start fasting on Dec. 20. It is also in this fasting month (Ramadhan) that Christians will celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
'Les Miserables' 1998 goes back to roots of Hugo novel
'Les Miserables' 1998 goes back to roots of Hugo novelBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): Do not expect the characters in Les Misrables, the 1998 film from Columbia Pictures and Mandalay Entertainment, to break into song any time during its 135-minute duration.
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 7:00 Morning Focus 7:15 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena 123 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Creative Program: Widya Wahana 10:00 Cooking...
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
Ayu's Decision
Ayu's DecisionBy Ariani Kartika This afternoon my sister Sekar came home again by a taxi. She walked in without removing her shoes, forbidden in our family. I knew she had not forgotten our customs but it was just her way of saying, "Look, I live as a Westerner".
Sun, 20 Dec 1998
If only Dewi Ratih could descend to this earth...
If only Dewi Ratih could descend to this earth... JAKARTA (JP): Tanto's face suddenly turned pale as his secretary said that Ratih wanted to see him. "Are they already at large?" he gasped in dismay. "Tell them I am not here."Now, it was his secretary's turn to get puzzled.