Archive: 28 June 1998
22 articles found
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
No need for another riot
No need for another riotFrom RepublikaHaving observed the country's present economic and political turmoil, we, in the spirit of reform, would like to call on the transitional government under B.J. Habibie to reform the laws on politics and organize a general election as soon as possible and...
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Habibie upbeat of restoring economic crisis
Habibie upbeat of restoring economic crisis JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie expressed confidence yesterday that his government would be able to sufficiently restore the economy and create a clean government within one-year if there were no further disruptions to the nation.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: Semen CibonongJP/alxACCOUNTABILITY: Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo (second from right), president director of publicly listed PT Semen Cibinong, speaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting at the World Trade Center, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Exlusive Jl. Braga looks to change its image
Exlusive Jl. Braga looks to change its imageBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): Ask your Bandung friends of average means to take a stroll down Jl. Braga, and their likely response will be a polite rejection."That is not my kind of place," could well be their reason.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 6:30 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Creative Program: Widya Wahana 10:00 Family's...
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Custom has its place in Sikka from cradle to grave
Custom has its place in Sikka from cradle to graveBy Yakob J. Herin MAUMERE, Nusa Tenggara (JP): For centuries the inhabitants of Sikka, a village 45 kilometers south of Maumere, have strongly adhered to custom.Violators are fined either in gold, money or cattle like a buffalo, horse, swine or goat.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Long-haired students live a plain life
Long-haired students live a plain lifeBy Agus M. Yon PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The squeeze of the protracting monetary crisis has forced cutbacks in daily spending, especially if your income is just enough to make both ends meet.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Reform commotion: Where do we go from here?
Reform commotion: Where do we go from here? JAKARTA (JP): "Bingo!", shouted my wife defiantly, raising both of her fists the way a political campaigner would in front of an audience."What's that, Mom?" joked Sulung, my eldest son.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Boardinghouse business, humanism or profit?
Boardinghouse business, humanism or profit? JAKARTA (JP): The economic crisis, which has gripped the country for almost a year, has brought uncertainty to almost all businesses, including the rented accommodation sector.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Juwono tries to lower drop outs
Juwono tries to lower drop outsBy Emmy Fitri and Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): A month ago he was the state minister of environment in Soeharto's Cabinet. Today he is the minister of education and culture in President B.J. Habibie's reform Cabinet.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Plakotham
PlakothamBy Bakdi Soemanto "Mas, yesterday evening, Rina, Sita, Tutty, Bu Binny, Bu Alex Bu Eddy and I visited Bu Bazar, not for our monthly chat but to see her son, Plakotham, who the day before had cut off his finger with a kitchen knife usually used by his mother for peeling red onions, slicing...
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
An insight into Putu Wijaya, writer of weird stories
An insight into Putu Wijaya, writer of weird stories NGEH, Kumpulan Esai Putu Wijaya (NGEH, Putu Wijaya's Collection of Essays); Pustaka Firdaus, Jakarta, December l997.; Foreword by Jacob Sumardjo; 504 pp + xvi; Rp 32,500 JAKARTA (JP): Putu Wijaya is prolific not only in creating short stories and...
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Second mutilated female body found
Second mutilated female body found JAKARTA (JP): While the identity of a dismembered female body found last Sunday in Tangerang remains a mystery, the city was rocked again yesterday by the finding of another mutilated female body in East Jakarta.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
One dead in E. Timor clash
One dead in E. Timor clash JAKARTA (JP): One man died and two others were seriously wounded when pro and anti-integrationists clashed yesterday in Manatuto, about 60 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Dili.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Emha's baby dies at birth
Emha's baby dies at birth JAKARTA (JP): The first child of poet Emha Ainun Najib and singer Novia Kolopaking died at birth Friday evening.Novia, recuperating at Hermina Hospital, East Jakarta, said the baby, which weighed 3.2 kilograms, had its umbilical chord wrapped around its neck.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Jakarta's misunderstood monuments
Jakarta's misunderstood monumentsBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): When Karlina Leksono and her Suara Ibu Peduli (The Voice of Concerned Mothers) group protested rising prices of milk and other foodstuffs at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, it was clear that it was only like-minded women and...
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Students come face to face with crisis
Students come face to face with crisis The countdown to the new school year is underway with high school graduates busy preparing to get into their favorite universities. But unlike in previous years, in this time of crisis the university students to-be have to be talented enough to tackle not just...
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Garuda pilots ignore bomb threats, continues flights
Garuda pilots ignore bomb threats, continues flights JAKARTA (JP): Three Garuda Indonesia Airways flights ignored a bomb threat allegedly from an East Timorese rebel group in Australia on Friday and safely landed at Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar, Bali, later that afternoon.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Love is what you make it at the movies
Love is what you make it at the moviesBy Sunaryono Basuki Ks DENPASAR (JP): Love has become a dominant theme not only in novels but also in films. People are interested in love stories however it comes wrapped.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Stress can be a downer to a man's love life
Stress can be a downer to a man's love life JAKARTA (JP): Stress is a natural part of our life, but too much of it can take the spark out of a man's sexual performance.That warning came from Dr. Akmal Taher, founder of the impotency clinic at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
From Indonesia with love
From Indonesia with love Children everywhere.Cute, little girls here, good-looking boys thereAll crammed on a bus, stretching out their necksas far as they could,looking out for those they love so muchwho might be somewhere there or be gone for good.
Sun, 28 Jun 1998
Books for university students, buy them now or not at all
Books for university students, buy them now or not at all JAKARTA (JP): If you are starting university this year you have to consider whether to buy the required books and other reading material right now.