Archive: 6 December 1998
22 articles found
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Local boutiques not sitting pretty in the crisis
Local boutiques not sitting pretty in the crisisBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Despite trying hard, international currency speculators praying on our helpless rupiah have been unable to kill off the international brand boutiques which sprung up in Jakarta's top shopping malls throughout the early...
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
New bug attack clouds Games opening
New bug attack clouds Games opening BANGKOK (Reuters): The Asian Games -- the unlucky 13th -- open in Bangkok on Sunday with Thailand's crippling economic recession on harsh display but organizers hoping the "Asian Way" of compromise gets them through the next two weeks.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Changes needed at Jakarta Biennale
Changes needed at Jakarta BiennaleBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Many people come out of the 11th Jakarta Biennale feeling disappointed. The event is far from being a biannual event presenting the most current art forms created in Indonesia.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Tips on how to be thrifty during the crisis
Tips on how to be thrifty during the crisis JAKARTA (JP): Those among us who used to live by the words I am therefore I shop may now have to think twice before splashing out on new purchases. With no sign of an end to the monetary crisis in sight and prices climbing ever higher, the time for...
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Cuban boxing know-how on show at Asiad
Cuban boxing know-how on show at Asiad BANGKOK (Reuters): Their fighters are not here but the soul of Cuba's famed fighters will be present in a host of coaches when the boxing gets underway at the Asian Games on Monday.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Looking critically at RI's ventures into democracy
Looking critically at RI's ventures into democracy Meretas Jalan Demokrasi (Trailblazing the road of democracy); Dadang Juliantara; Foreword by Mansour Fakih; Kanisius, Yogyakarta, 1998; 191 pp, Rp 18,500 YOGYAKARTA (JP): In this book, Dadang attempts to examine the process of democratization at...
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
How to economize on cooking oil use
How to economize on cooking oil useBy Mangku Sitepoe JAKARTA (JP): As virtually all aspects of life are affected by the agonies of the monetary crisis which has fast swept across the entire country, cooking oil is also necessarily very much affected.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Ambiguity over the work of Arifin C. Noer
Ambiguity over the work of Arifin C. NoerBy Marselli Sumarno JAKARTA (JP): Arifin C. Noer is known as a director of serious films, which is not surprising considering his background.Before entering the film world in the 1970s, Arifin was active as a playwright.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Students stage rally in academic gowns
Students stage rally in academic gowns JAKARTA (JP): Still wearing their academic gowns and carrying tubes containing their diplomas, a group of 128 new graduates from STMIK Indonesia computer college staged a rally at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta on Saturday.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Next president 'to be installed on Nov. 10'
Next president 'to be installed on Nov. 10' JAKARTA (JP): If all goes according to plan, Indonesia will see its fourth president taking the oath of office on Nov. 10, according to a senior Ministry of Home Affairs official."The plan is that on Nov.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
78 political parties discuss general election
78 political parties discuss general election YOGYAKARTA (JP): Representatives of 78 political parties sat down together here on Saturday to begin a two-day seminar aimed at producing recommendations for the House of Representatives (DPR) when it resumes deliberating the new political laws on...
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
RI eyes beach volleyball, yachting medals
RI eyes beach volleyball, yachting medals BANGKOK (JP): Indonesia is eying a bronze medal from its men's beach volleyball team and a silver plus a bronze from its windsurfers at the 13th Asian Games, which will start on Dec. 6.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
'Krismon' forces change in habits
'Krismon' forces change in habits The prolonged monetary crisis (krismon) has forced people from all walks of life both in big cities and quiet villages to change their lifestyles. Even those who are normally thrifty need to take extreme care.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Jakarta Biennale awards face competition
Jakarta Biennale awards face competition JAKARTA (JP): Vietnamese art is certainly becoming very popular these days. It has become the prima donna of the auctions of Southeast Asian art held by Christie's and Sotheby's nowadays.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: DonationIPMDONATION: Nicholas Wood (center), Standard Chartered Bank's country treasurer in Indonesia, symbolically hands over a donation to Indonesian Committee for Humanity chief Mar'ie Muhammad.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Hamzah: The accidental politician
Hamzah: The accidental politician JAKARTA (JP): Hamzah Haz, the low-profile man newly entrusted to lead the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP), is a self-styled, accidental politician.Born in the West Kalimantan district of Ketapang on Feb.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Soros under fire in KL
Soros under fire in KL KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Leaders of Malaysia's ruling coalition have rebuked international financier George Soros after he said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad should be removed from office, newspapers said on Saturday.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Murti's Tale
Murti's TaleBy Teguh Winarsho AS Murti was disoriented. The words of Ningsih, a friend of hers, kept ringing in her ears: "Don't you have any compassion for your mother who is old and sickly? Care for your younger siblings. They need food."Ningsih gave Murti a piece of her mind a few days ago.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
President Habibie losing publicity battle: ICMI
President Habibie losing publicity battle: ICMI YOGYAKARTA (JP): Ahmad Tirtosudiro, the acting chairman of the Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI), said on Saturday that President Habibie appeared to be losing the publicity battle on the question of his legitimacy.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Saudis escape punishment for last minute pull-out
Saudis escape punishment for last minute pull-out BANGKOK (Agencies): Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan will escape punishment for their late withdrawal from the 13th Asian Games, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah, president of the Olympic Council of Asia, announced Saturday.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Karangbanjar locals reap gains from area's beauty
Karangbanjar locals reap gains from area's beautyBy Agus Maryono and Ngudi Utomo PURBALINGGA, Central Java (JP): Sanraji, a 54-year-old farmer, has tilled his paddy field with a traditional wooden plow drawn by a pair of buffaloes for as long as he cares to remember.
Sun, 06 Dec 1998
Indonesia losing sight of rights, says Amnesty
Indonesia losing sight of rights, says Amnesty SYDNEY (Reuters): Amnesty International said on Saturday the Indonesian government was failing to live up to its pledges on human rights and democracy and was resorting to repressive measures used by former President Soeharto's regime.