Archive: 19 April 1998
25 articles found
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Wardiman's idea may be worth a review
Wardiman's idea may be worth a review The following articles by art critic Amir Sidharta, curator of the Museum Universitas Pelita Harapan at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, examine the confusion created by the recent cabinet reorganization granting two ministries the management of arts and culture.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: IndofoodJP/alxFOOD SUPPLEMENTS: Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare and Poverty Eradication/Chairman of National Family Planning Board Haryono Suyono (right), accompanied by Stephen Woodhouse, Unicef's representative for Indonesia and Malaysia (second right), comments on a...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Reform urged for agricultural sector
Reform urged for agricultural sector JAKARTA (JP): People here are still wondering about the irony of this supposedly rich country having to increasingly import agricultural products to overcome food shortages.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
New Jazz bar out to help patrons escape worries
New Jazz bar out to help patrons escape worriesBy Marieke Van Heek JAKARTA (JP): Jazz and Jakarta, still underestimated in the city's nightlife. Although JakJazz proves every year that Jakarta residents love jazz, there has, until recently, only been one jazz bar here.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Water to be rationed
Water to be rationed KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Water rationing in Malaysia's capital and its surroundings may last to October if the drought caused by the El Nio weather phenomenon continues, the daily Star quoted government officials as saying yesterday.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Small companies survive crisis the best
Small companies survive crisis the best The business sector has long been feeling the pinch of the economic crisis, with many companies going bankrupt or slowing down their pace. But there are some survivors which are able to maintain their performance or even step up a gear.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Family to be reunited with 'missing' activist
Family to be reunited with 'missing' activist JAKARTA (JP): Family members of Haryanto Taslam, an Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) politician who disappeared under strange circumstances a month ago, are due to meet him today in Surabaya after receiving an unexpected phone call summoning them to...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
What should we do with museums?
What should we do with museums? JAKARTA (JP): A few days after the appointment of the Seventh Development Cabinet, which caused much discomfort among artists, Director of Museums Tedjo Susilo said museums could "be merged into the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture" because they "were more...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Glimmers of hope for small businnesses in crisis
Glimmers of hope for small businnesses in crisis JAKARTA (JP): Irwan Suryanto has made a name for himself in the West Java town of Majalengka.The owner of a soccer ball business, Irwan can proudly claim credit for a welcome sign displayed on the road outside of the small town reading: "Welcome to...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Saving what's left of forest foliage and its precious fauna
Saving what's left of forest foliage and its precious faunaBy P.J. Leo BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): The fires in East Kalimantan are far from dying down. Who knows how many decades will pass before the forests are green again and safe for all its inhabitants.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Tabot fiesta to mark Islamic New Year
Tabot fiesta to mark Islamic New Year JAKARTA (JP): About 100,000 tourists are expected to descend on Bengkulu, the capital of the southern Sumatran province of the same name, for the Tabot Festival from April 27 to May 7.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Fire guts 32 houses, leaves 128 homeless
Fire guts 32 houses, leaves 128 homeless JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted 32 houses on Jl. Kayu Mas Utara in East Jakarta yesterday, leaving at least 128 people homeless.No injuries were reported in the incident and losses were still being calculated last night.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Salaries of civil servants
Salaries of civil servantsFrom MerdekaThe current difficult situation requires the government to not only carefully and prudently lay down its policies, including a decision to raise the salaries of civil servants and members of the Armed Forces, but also to do so quickly.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Kompiang teaches love of dance
Kompiang teaches love of dance JAKARTA (JP): Mysticism, according to Balinese choreographer I.G. Kompiang Raka, comes from the belly of religious dancing. Any other kind would be its commercialization."Dance-dramas, as some call it nowadays," Kompiang said.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Dialog tries to bridge gap on reform
Dialog tries to bridge gap on reform JAKARTA (JP): Senior government officials and students held a much-anticipated dialog yesterday to try and bridge the gap between them on the shape and pace of the political reforms which both sides claim to advocate.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Fuad gives his word RI won't backtrack
Fuad gives his word RI won't backtrackBy Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON D.C. (JP): The government reiterated here Friday that it would carry out all the economic reform programs it had worked out with the International Monetary Fund this month to lift the country out of the present crisis.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Preacher gets dengue
Preacher gets dengue JAKARTA (JP): Celebrated Moslem preacher Zainuddin M.Z. has become the latest victim of the dengue fever outbreak which has spread throughout the country.Zainuddin was forced to call off scheduled sermons for mass prayer gatherings at the Sabilul Hasanah Islamic Boarding School...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Government to announce Games audit tomorrow
Government to announce Games audit tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce the results of an audit on the 19th Southeast Asian Games' underwriting consortium tomorrow, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Agung Laksono said yesterday.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Sukyatno, the man behind Es Teler
Sukyatno, the man behind Es TelerBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): Es teler is a household name in cities across the archipelago for its unique combination of coconut, avocado, jackfruit, syrup, milk and ice.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Corel Gallery Magic adds spice to flyers
Corel Gallery Magic adds spice to flyersBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): My friend Michael bought a Pentium PC about two years ago. He latter added an HP ScanJet 4P and an HP DeskJet 850C. He owned one of the biggest bakeries in town, and what he had in mind was to design the flyers and catalogs for his...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Gen. Soemitro sheds more light on the Jan. 15 riots
Gen. Soemitro sheds more light on the Jan. 15 riots Pangkopkamtib Jen. Soemitro dan Peristiwa 15 Januari 1974 (Chief of the Internal Security Agency Gen. Soemitro and the Jan. 15, 1974 incident); By Heru Cahyono; Pustaka Sinar Harapan, Jakarta, 1998; xii + 312 pages; Rp 32,000 JAKARTA (JP): Today's...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Woman jumps from RSCM's 3rd floor
Woman jumps from RSCM's 3rd floor JAKARTA (JP): A woman, who had just given birth to a baby boy, suffered severe injuries when she jumped from the third floor of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta.Tri Darwati, 38, had delivered the baby about 1:30 a.m.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Fashion Center to open
Fashion Center to open JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Mohamad "Bob" Hasan and Canadian ambassador Gary J. Smith will officially inaugurate the Indotex LaSalle Documentation Center of Indonesian Fashion here tomorrow at the LaSalle International College, Gedung Pusat Niaga, Central...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Singapore and Malaysia hail bridge, mend fences
Singapore and Malaysia hail bridge, mend fences SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore and Malaysia officially opened a second road link between them yesterday, with their leaders taking the opportunity to reaffirm the diplomatic ties that were strained in a row last year.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Two events to decide RI Asiad shooting team
Two events to decide RI Asiad shooting team JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will select its representatives for the 13th Asian Games shooting competition after two overseas outings, national coach Glenn Clifton Apfel has announced.