Archive: 23 August 1998
21 articles found
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Amien Rais replaced as Muhammadiyah chairman
Amien Rais replaced as Muhammadiyah chairman JAKARTA (JP): Amien Rais was replaced yesterday as chairman of Muhammadiyah, an influential Moslem organization, because of his impending chairmanship of a new political party.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Oral English
Oral English As an English teacher at a state senior high school in Sidoarjo, East Java, I would like to express my feelings on how many job seekers, whether university or high school graduates, are unable to communicate in English orally.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Guess What? Siswono Yudohusodo
Guess What? Siswono Yudohusodo If one day you are appointed transmigration minister, get ready to peek into the needs of every household in far-flung areas of the archipelago. Siswono Yudohusodo had his share of headaches when he held the job in a previous cabinet.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Foreign investors sought to rescue TV stations
Foreign investors sought to rescue TV stationsBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang and Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): Television audiences may have noticed that they are not being subjected to as many ads interrupting their favorite shows these days.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
TV association out to end old bugaboo of self-censorship
TV association out to end old bugaboo of self-censorship JAKARTA (JP): When news reports of a recent congress of television journalists was aired by their colleagues, they were distinctly different from the usual humdrum segments devoted to the goings-on of political organizations.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Soerjadi's camp blocked by rivals
Soerjadi's camp blocked by rivals JAKARTA (JP): At least 60 pro-Soerjadi Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) members were blocked yesterday by pro-Megawati supporters at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from boarding their flight to Palu, Central Sulawesi, to attend their party congress.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Sanyo
SanyoBy Idrus Beneath the radio loudspeaker that had been rigged up in the village square sat Kadir, a fried-peanut vendor, whose basket was full of hot peanuts but whose pockets were empty. Over his head an oil-lamp flickered, like a beacon far out to sea.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
TV team strive to put the bite in news
TV team strive to put the bite in newsBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): Television journalism is a relatively new profession here, essentially ushered in with the advent of five private TV stations since 1989.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Sumadiyasa's 'emotion' on display
Sumadiyasa's 'emotion' on display DENPASAR (JP): Maps of Paris from a bewildering first-time visit were among inspirations for painter Made Sumadiyasa, who is now displaying his works in Ubud.Sumadiyasa points to a drawing with a blackened map of the city in his studio.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Skeletons excavated from North Aceh grave
Skeletons excavated from North Aceh graveBy Pandaya LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (JP): The skeletal remains of 12 bodies were dug up yesterday from a single grave at Bukit Sentang, North Aceh, lending further credence to local people's claims that the site had been used for burial of victims of military...
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Beijing tells Indonesia to act over ethnic violence
Beijing tells Indonesia to act over ethnic violence BEIJING (AFP): China warned Indonesia's chief of police Saturday to stop prevaricating and take action against those responsible for atrocities committed against ethnic Chinese during civil unrest in May.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Two die in stampede near Estrada's office
Two die in stampede near Estrada's office MANILA (AP): Men breaking into line set off a stampede yesterday at a presidential office that offers jobs and help for the poor, killing at least two people and injuring dozens, authorities and witnesses said.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Inferior TV reruns keep couch potatoes happy
Inferior TV reruns keep couch potatoes happyBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): This year has been marked by almost constant changes in scheduled TV programming, bringing about its own inevitable change in viewer habits.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Chugging along in nostalgic tour of teak forest
Chugging along in nostalgic tour of teak forestBy Tjahjono EP and Sumanto CEPU, Central Java (JP): The old locomotive moved on, its roar breaking the tranquility of a teak forest in Cepu.A number of Caucasians sat in the railway coach pulled by a 1928 German locomotive made by Berliner Maschinenbau.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Jakarta today is a tale of two cities
Jakarta today is a tale of two cities JAKARTA (JP): What difference can two months make to a vibrant city like Jakarta?In one sense, none at all. To a casual visitor on his first visit to this great city, everything seems normal.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Guess What? Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman
Guess What? Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman Imagine Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman among a gaggle of journalists jostling for a precious quote.Hard to envision, perhaps, but true. "I may not look like it, but I was once a journalist," he said last Wednesday.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Time for Surabaya artists to protest arts council
Time for Surabaya artists to protest arts councilBy Sirikit Syah SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Councils aimed at fostering the arts in each province are coming under scrutiny and being targeted in protests just like local administrative heads.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Sukraj, Rae set new records in track and field simulation
Sukraj, Rae set new records in track and field simulation JAKARTA (JP): Two new national records put an eleventh-hour spark into the final day of an otherwise lackluster track and field simulation at the Senayan Madya Stadium yesterday.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Setting 'modern Indonesian art' straight
Setting 'modern Indonesian art' straight Het Ideaal Van Een Moderne Indonesische Schilderkunst, 1900-1995 (The Ideal of Modern Indonesian Painting, 1900-1995); By Helena Spanjaard; Helena Spanjaard, The Netherlands; 276 pp + xii; 49.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
Image blurs on future of TV stations
Image blurs on future of TV stations Tomorrow, the nation's television industry celebrates its 36th anniversary in a glum mood, due to an unabated economic crisis. The Jakarta Post team of Ahmad Junaidi, Edith Hartanto, Sylvia Gratia M.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998
60 rebels surrender
60 rebels surrender ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): At least 60 rebels surrendered yesterday to military forces in the southern Philippines ahead of a new round of peace talks next week.Mohammad Murad, military chief of the Moslem seccesionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), said the rebels...