Archive: 9 August 1998
21 articles found
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
The decades-long struggle of sex slaves
The decades-long struggle of sex slaves Derita Paksa Perempuan (Suffering of Women); By A. Budi Hartono and Dadang Juliantoro; Pustaka Sinar Harapan, Jakarta in cooperation with Ford Foundation, September 1997; xx + 230 pp; Rp 14,400 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Every time we speak of war, pictures of arms,...
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Kontras aims to end climate of fear
Kontras aims to end climate of fear JAKARTA (JP): First there was the case of missing activists. Then came revelations of torture and executions in Aceh and Irian Jaya, some of them committed many years ago.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
The poor need food, politicians parties
The poor need food, politicians parties On Nov. 3, 1945, a few months after the chains of colonial rule were broken, vice president Mohammad Hatta issued a decree, Maklumat X/1945, that encouraged citizens to set up parties in the run-up to the country's first general election, which was held in...
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Brave Scot on threshold of golf career victory
Brave Scot on threshold of golf career victory TAWAU, Sabah (Agencies): Lightweight Scot Simon Yates overcame searing heat and the intimidating presence of big South African Des Terblanche yesterday to move into the third round lead at the Sabah Masters.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Activists blast attacks against athnic Chinese
Activists blast attacks against athnic Chinese LOS ANGELES (AP): Hundreds of activists protesting attacks on ethnic Chinese in Indonesia this year packed sidewalks and streets Friday outside the Indonesian consulate in Los Angeles.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Guess What? Okky Asokawati
Guess What? Okky Asokawati Aside from running modeling school OQ and producing her own show, Okky, on RCTI, model Okky Asokawati, 37, recently took up another job."I am public relations officer for The Center for Chinese Traditional Services (Pusaka Timur) which offers alternative medication for...
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: SCBStandard Chartered BankBRITAIN BECKONS: Arisudono Soerono of Andersen Consulting (center), one of two recipients of scholarships to Britain, is flanked by managers of Standard Chartered Bank, Suvo Sarkar (left) and Komarati Sofia.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Troop withdrawal from Timor concluded: ABRI
Troop withdrawal from Timor concluded: ABRI JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces has claimed to have withdrawn all its combat troops stationed in the troubled province of East Timor with 600 soldiers pulled out yesterday in the third and final wave of a pullout totaling 1,300 soldiers.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Sokaraja artists paid Rp 3,000 a painting
Sokaraja artists paid Rp 3,000 a paintingBy Agus Maryono & Ngudi Utomo BANYUMAS, Central Java (JP): Sokaraja, a district in Banyumas regency, is famous for fried gethuk (sweet loaves made of ground cassava) and, believe it or not, its paintings.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Will old political parties slid into trash can of history?
Will old political parties slid into trash can of history?By Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): Emerging proreform parties are threatening to toss the three old political organizations -- United Development Party (PPP), Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) -- into the dust bin of history.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Buffaloes: Central figures in W. Sumatra culture
Buffaloes: Central figures in W. Sumatra cultureBy Izabel Deuff KOTA BARU, West Sumatra (JP): Buffaloes can do more than just pull a plow. Apart from this agrarian duty, they also play a role for entertainment freaks.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Maybe Pfizer can rise to the occasion
Maybe Pfizer can rise to the occasion JAKARTA (JP): To be honest, I'm no longer concerned about when the IMF, the World Bank, CGI or all the rich countries in the world will have enough confidence in our government that they start disbursing their money to bail us out of our current mess.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
New parties list
New parties list JAKARTA (JP): The mass media has recorded the establishment of 56 new political parties since government restrictions were lifted in the aftermath of Soeharto's resignation. Some have been registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs and some have not.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Mom with HIV turns dealer
Mom with HIV turns dealer BANGKOK (AP): Police have arrested a woman who turned to amphetamine-trafficking to feed her three children.Police said yesterday that Ratchada Chenchom had lost her factory job in Lamphun, in northern Thailand, after her employers and co-workers discovered she was...
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Utut survives marathon scare against Neverov
Utut survives marathon scare against Neverov JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Utut Adianto displayed a cool defense to force a draw with Valery Neverov of Ukraine in the fifth round of the MK Cafe Cup chess tournament Friday.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Message from Ambassador Edward Lee
Message from Ambassador Edward Lee Singapore celebrates its 33rd National Day today.Indonesia and Singapore have a long history of friendship and cooperation. We are close neighbors. Over the years, we have built useful institutional and people-to-people links.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Jakartans must not worry about rumors
Jakartans must not worry about rumors JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman urged Jakartans yesterday not to believe or worry about widely circulated rumors of renewed riots in the capital on Aug. 17.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Megawati asks govt to dissolve Soerjadi's PDI
Megawati asks govt to dissolve Soerjadi's PDI JAKARTA (JP): The Megawati Soekarnoputri camp of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) at the end of a three-day working meeting yesterday called on the government to dissolve rival Soerjadi's leadership of the party.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Split-second decisions in the face of a comet
Split-second decisions in the face of a cometBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): What would one do if the president announced a 500-billion-ton comet was about to hit Earth and destroy all its noble beings?Panic or pray, no doubt.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Golkar, PPP, PDI face tough battle
Golkar, PPP, PDI face tough battle JAKARTA (JP): Next year's general election will be anything but plain sailing for the three existing political organizations: Golkar, the United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), according to political analysts.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Film importing monopoly 'should be scapped'
Film importing monopoly 'should be scapped'By Marselli Sumarno JAKARTA (JP): In the New Order era, Harmoko, who made quite an achievement by assuming the position of information minister three times, consistently denied the allegation that there were monopolistic practices in the purchase and...