Archive: 17 October 1999
26 articles found
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Golkar may review Habibie's nomination
Golkar may review Habibie's nomination JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung, who was given the power to review the party's support for the presidential candidacy of incumbent B.J. Habibie by party executives on Wednesday, indicated on Saturday he may review Habibie's nomination if the...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Yogyakarta's artist takes potshots at society's villains
Yogyakarta's artist takes potshots at society's villainsBy Susi Andrini YOGYAKARTA (JP): Have you ever seen paddy grow on a mattress? Never? But you can see it at Cemeti Art House in Yogyakarta.Here the viewer will see and capture the restlessness of an artist called Edi Prabandono, 35, in an...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Italians to join Interfet
Italians to join Interfet CANBERRA (AP): A contingent of 200 Italian paratroopers will join the international peacekeeping force in East Timor, Italian officials in Australia said Saturday.The soldiers will leave the northern Australian city of Darwin early Monday and arrive in the East Timorese...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
The typical character of Indonesian capitalism
The typical character of Indonesian capitalism JAKARTA (JP): You have two cows.You pledge the profits from the milk they will produce and from the milk their offspring will produce for the next 50 years as the sole collateral for a US$100 million loan from the bank owned by the industrial group you...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Carlos Santana's music for the mature
Carlos Santana's music for the matureBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): When a once-famous artist suddenly makes a comeback after over a decade of nonproductivity, it usually raises one of two reactions: curiosity or skepticism.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Domestics helpers face danger at home and abroad
Domestics helpers face danger at home and abroad JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of women leave the country everyday to try their luck abroad as domestic helpers. The difficulties in finding jobs here and the large salaries offered by employment agencies has motivated them to travel as far as Singapore,...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Streets deserted after two days of clashes
Streets deserted after two days of clashes JAKARTA (JP): The capital's major thoroughfares were virtually deserted on Saturday following two days of violent clashes between anti-Habibie protesters and security personnel.Few vehicles were seen on Jl. Sudirman and Jl.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Relax, folks, we have great names on the presidential list
Relax, folks, we have great names on the presidential list JAKARTA (JP): "One parabola and two internets," shouted the cafe owner to his cook after taking orders from his customers.Intrigued by such "sophisticated" names on the menu, I ordered the same, imagining that I would get special food that...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Guess What?
Guess What? During the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly, it seems like the barriers have been pulled down between ordinary people and the wives of high-ranking officials.It is true for Krisnina Maharani, or Nina, wife of the newly elected House of Representatives' speaker Akbar...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Barren land turned forest now in peril
Barren land turned forest now in perilBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): Nine years ago the Gadingsari coast, some 3 kilometers west of the Samas coast, was a spread-out barren area of dry and thick sand.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Factions set to endorse Assembly's draft decrees
Factions set to endorse Assembly's draft decrees JAKARTA (JP): All factions in the People's Consultative Assembly gave an initial agreement to nine draft decrees proposed by the working committee on Saturday.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Indonesian men's singles crash out in Danish quarters
Indonesian men's singles crash out in Danish quarters JAKARTA (Agencies): Indonesian men's singles shuttlers crashed out in the quarterfinals of the US$120,000 V6 Danish Open in Vejle, Denmark, on Friday evening.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Expatriates stay calm amid anti-Australian sentiment
Expatriates stay calm amid anti-Australian sentimentBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Gone are the days when Australians would happily hop into anything that promised to keep them afloat to breeze into Indonesia at a whim or at will.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Entrepreneurs make a killing mixing 'jamu' with drugs
Entrepreneurs make a killing mixing 'jamu' with drugsBy Agus Maryono PURWOKERTO, C. Java (JP): Banyumas province in Central Java produces some of the most well-known jamu (traditional medicine) in the country, with its products reaching throughout the country, including Sulawesi, Sumatra,...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
PSIM, Persebaya ousted in Hamengkubuwono Cup
PSIM, Persebaya ousted in Hamengkubuwono Cup YOGYAKARTA (JP): Defending soccer champion PSIM Yogyakarta swallowed a bitter pill when it lost to Indocement Cirebon 0-2 in the semifinals of the Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX Cup at Mandala Krida Stadium on Saturday.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
No cure for addiction to vintage automobile owners
No cure for addiction to vintage automobile ownersBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Antiques will always hold a special appeal for some people. This includes not only china and furniture, but items ranging from coins to vintage cars.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Social and cultural concerns dominate arts
Social and cultural concerns dominate arts JAKARTA (JP): The development of fine arts in a country is always reflected in its culture, traditions and social and political conditions.This assertion appears to be borne out if we consider the majority of art works presented at the Sixth Indonesian Art...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: AspirinJP/msaBLOOM OF HEALTH: A worker takes care one of aspirin's "tablets", which are flower arrangements made from 300 million edelweiss flowers and 75,000 fresh-cut chrysanthemums at the Soemantri Brodjonegoro soccer field in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Scholar calls for recognition of local cultures
Scholar calls for recognition of local culturesBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): The study of the archipelago's traditions attracts very few people in Indonesia. One of them is Pudentia Maria Purenti Sri Suniarti, chairwoman of the Association of Oral Traditions.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Indonesian women's pairs eye doubles tennis title
Indonesian women's pairs eye doubles tennis title JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian pairing of Irawati Moerid Iskandar and Wukirasih Sawondari will face off against compatriots Dea Sumantri and Mudarwati in the finals of the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit 3 at the Danamon tennis complex in...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Public pressure needed to stop Habibie
Public pressure needed to stop Habibie Following heavy criticism over President B.J. Habibie's accountability speech, some may think his days are over, moreover with the controversial nomination by the Golkar Party of Gen. Wiranto for vice president.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Fourth faction rejects speech
Fourth faction rejects speech JAKARTA (JP): The Love the Nation Democratic Party (PDKB) faction became the fourth faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to reject President B.J. Habibie's accountability speech, while the United Ummat Sovereignty faction stood alone on Saturday in its...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Talk Show 9:00 News Break 9:50 Music 10:00 General Sessions of MPR 12:05 p.m. Talk Show 1:00 Music 2:00 News 2:30 General Sessions of MPR 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Documentary 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News...
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Dharmawangsa presents Bel Canto Vocal Music
Dharmawangsa presents Bel Canto Vocal Music Bel Canto (beautiful song) is an Italian term that describes a singing style popularized across 18th century Europe when great value was placed upon the dynamic beauty of the human voice.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Dreams come true for rising magician Deddy
Dreams come true for rising magician DeddyBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): He holds a metal spoon tightly and looks deeply at the object. And it bends.Magic?Yes, that's what Deddy Carbuzier demonstrates. But to him, it's not magic, it's mind power. Deddy does not like being called a magician, either.
Sun, 17 Oct 1999
Protesters brush off effects of tear gas with toothpaste
Protesters brush off effects of tear gas with toothpaste JAKARTA (JP): Standing face to face with street protesters these days, security personnel could be forgiven for mistaking them for stereotypical Native American warriors due to the white lines running below their eyes.