Archive: 10 January 1999
22 articles found
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
INDORENT: Respected business offering convenience, flexibility
INDORENT: Respected business offering convenience, flexibility Uncertain times demand flexibility, convenience and intelligent financial management in order to survive and get ahead of the pack. Indonesia today is an economically tumultuous environment, making adaptability and budgeting more...
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Why poverty alleviation schemes fail
Why poverty alleviation schemes failBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Heads of state, bureaucrats, employers and military leaders never starve when poverty grips an authoritarian society. Democracy, by contrast, would spread the penalty of famine to the ruling groups and the political leadership,...
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
38 rebel arrested in Lhokseumawe
38 rebel arrested in Lhokseumawe JAKARTA (JP): At least 38 followers of separatist leader Ahmad Kandang were arrested on Saturday morning in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, the military said, while Ahmad himself remains at large.The raid, part of the Wibawa '99 Operation led by North Aceh Police chief Lt.Col.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Jakarta no haven for migrant workers
Jakarta no haven for migrant workersBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Glittering skyscrapers, fancy cars and luxurious malls full of shoppers might confirm Jakarta's status as a cosmopolitan city.The bright lights have lured many people from various parts of the country to seek a better life here.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
First Lady opens cheap market
First Lady opens cheap market JAKARTA (JP): Accompanied by her husband B.J. Habibie, First Lady Hasri Ainun Habibie opened a three-day cheap market on Saturday at the National Monument (Monas) Park aimed at providing city dwellers with food and other basic needs at very affordable prices for...
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Landslide claims more lives in Garut after Bali tragedy
Landslide claims more lives in Garut after Bali tragedy JAKARTA (JP): Five residents, including a father and son, who were working to clear out mud from a landslide in Garut, West Java, died when another landslide hit them on Friday. As of Saturday at least two more were believed to have died.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Poor accept poverty as their lot in life
Poor accept poverty as their lot in lifeBy Fadjar, M. Achadi and Tjahjono Ep. YOGYAKARTA (JP): More than a year and a half have passed, but there is no sign that the crisis will soon be over. Life becomes more difficult and more and more people become poor.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Crisis ruins poor people's dreams
Crisis ruins poor people's dreams The crisis has shattered many people's dream, and it seems that there is no sign that it will be over soon. The Jakarta Post visited the home of some of the poorest people in different areas of Indonesia to see their real life situation, and talked with experts on...
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Entranced 'ebeg' dancers dance with death with feats
Entranced 'ebeg' dancers dance with death with featsText and photos by Agus Maryono PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): In the beginning, Darsono's dance looks normal, rhythmic, amusing, and extremely dynamic.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
The terrible headache of the 'krismon'
The terrible headache of the 'krismon' JAKARTA (JP): It must be the krismon (monetary crisis), why else would I be having more difficulty reading now? Newspapers are shrinking and the print has become smaller -- media moguls must also be economizing on printing ink too, because the letters have...
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Balinese sculpture, from mysticism to handicraft
Balinese sculpture, from mysticism to handicraftBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): More than 100 Balinese wooden statues are on display at the Puri Lukisan Museum from Dec. 19 to Feb. 4. The exhibition, "The Legacy," is presenting the historical development of sculpting from its initial concept as...
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: SheratonSheraton Nusa Indah ResortABOUT TIME TOO!: Sheraton Nusa Indah Resort's General Manager Lothar Pehl (with glasses) and the resort's recreation manager Wayan Sujana release two 25-year-old endangered sea turtles into the Indian Ocean.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Rural people admit defeat at hands of economic crisis
Rural people admit defeat at hands of economic crisisBy Gin Kurniawan and Teddy Novan GUNUNGKIDUL, Yogyakarta (JP): A young woman sat quietly in front of her modest house with a vacant look on her face. Nobody knows what she was thinking.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Tennis body seeks world rankings boost
Tennis body seeks world rankings boost JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) has made the world rankings of national players' its major agenda for the year, the association's Secretary-General Sugeng Sarjadi said.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Election monitoring
Election monitoring In reference to a Jan. 7, 1999's news story in The Jakarta Post under the headline "Universities band together to form poll watchdog," the final part of which refers Dr. T. Mulya Lubis as "a founder of the Independent Election Monitoring Committee," allow me to give the...
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Harvest failure, economic crisis make people poorer
Harvest failure, economic crisis make people poorerBy Yacob. J. Herin MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Harvest failure in the past year has driven more people in Sika regency, already suffering due to the economic crisis, to the brink of poverty.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Transport services to fit your needs
Transport services to fit your needs Living in a cosmopolitan city like Jakarta, it is not always practical to be driving one's own vehicle.With its solid infrastructure and 24-hour services, Golden Bird, fills the space for car-hire needs.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Crisis drives wedge between families
Crisis drives wedge between familiesBy Ainur R. Sophiaan SURABAYA (JP): For many people, this year's Idul Fitri won't be the same as before. There will be neither new clothes nor abundant food. Worse still, they might not be able to afford a family reunion, a very long-standing tradition in the...
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Soldiers on alert in Karawang
Soldiers on alert in Karawang JAKARTA (JP): Soldiers were still on guard on Saturday around the devastated business district in Karawang, West Java, which was hit by a major riot the day before, to prevent any possible fresh outbreak of unrest.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Private stations suffered during New Order
Private stations suffered during New OrderBy Brillianto K. Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The oppressive political climate in the New Order era meant that the freedom of private television stations was severely hampered.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSundayMaghrib 6:16 p.m.MondayImsak 4:14 a.m.Subuh 4.24 a.m.
Sun, 10 Jan 1999
Avoiding potential hassle down the road
Avoiding potential hassle down the road HIGHWAY robbery has come to mean much more in Jakarta recently than being woefully overcharged for a trinket by a sidewalk vendor.Road safety in the capital once covered dodging the mine field of potholes in the city streets, or eating the dust of Michael...