Archive: 26 December 1999
26 articles found
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Celebrations and hopes for 2000
Celebrations and hopes for 2000 The hype and the mood is all there for welcoming the new millennium, although there have been misgivings over whether we are celebrating this a year too early. The Jakarta Post asked various people whether welcoming in the New Year of 2000 involved any special plans...
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
A celebration of Indonesia's new architecture
A celebration of Indonesia's new architectureBy Reita I. Malaon JAKARTA (JP): To feast your eyes on an object d'art is an enriching experience, particularly when what one sees is not customarily presented in this country as an art form.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Trishaw ride down memory lane in Malaysia
Trishaw ride down memory lane in MalaysiaBy Sean Yoong MALACCA, Malaysia (AP): On a blazing afternoon here in the narrow streets of Malacca, five aging monks in fading orange robes are chanting in front of the altar at the Cheng Hoon Teng, Malaysia's oldest Buddhist temple.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Malaysian group Raihan gains popularity here
Malaysian group Raihan gains popularity hereBy Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): Why are Malaysian songs easily accepted by Indonesians? The answers are varied. It might be because the melodies presented by Malaysian musicians are in tune with the feelings and emotions of most Indonesians, or because its...
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
A long day spent around and about Central Java
A long day spent around and about Central JavaBy Philip McCausland BOROBUDUR, Central Java (JP): It was still dark, not yet 4:30 a.m, when my driver and I left the Central Javanese resort of Amanjiwo. The limestone hills of Menoreh flickered with scattered lights: villagers either climbing the...
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Diamonds are a villager's best friend in Martapura
Diamonds are a villager's best friend in MartapuraBy Erma S. Ranik PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Diamonds, very precious stones, are unequivocally familiar to all and Martapura in South Kalimantan is one of Indonesia's most famous diamond-producing areas.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSunday Maghrib 6:10 p.m.Monday Imsak 4:06 a.m.Subuh 4:16 a.m.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Home Minister's firm stance
Home Minister's firm stanceFrom Suara KaryaA newspaper reported recently that Minister of Home Affairs Surjadi Soedirdja stated that the government is consistent in rejecting the option of seceding from the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia, as voiced by a number of provinces.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Robber arrested as he tries to sell hot car
Robber arrested as he tries to sell hot car JAKARTA (JP): The tables turned on a man when he tried to sell a stolen Mercedes Benz to a car showroom owner, who happened to be the elder brother of the owner of the car who was murdered and his car stolen on Jl.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
RI's television industry hopes to tune in to good times
RI's television industry hopes to tune in to good timesBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): In a free television landscape, where size, of advertising expenditure, does matter, 1999 was considered a turning point for Indonesian stations, from the doom and gloom of 1998 to a brighter, rosier future.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Wiranto denies TNI played role in E. Timor chaos
Wiranto denies TNI played role in E. Timor chaos JAKARTA (JP): Former military commander Gen. Wiranto, after being queried by an inquiry commission, argued that violence by militias in East Timor after the Aug. 30 ballot was an emotional outburst which was neither premeditated nor controllable.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Carmel set to keep on contributing
Carmel set to keep on contributingBy Helly Minarti LONDON (JP): Few of us have had the privilege of witnessing a vital part of history taking place, and not many of the few who do manage to survive to see the tables turn.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Christmas celebrated in peaceful and calm mood
Christmas celebrated in peaceful and calm mood JAKARTA (JP): Peace and calm was the prevailing mood in local Christmas celebrations conducted from Friday evening to Saturday.About 100 students of the Doulos school of theology and residents of Cipayung in East Jakarta celebrated Christmas on Friday...
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Guess What?
Guess What? Noted singer Iwan Fals' popularity is far from declining. It is rumored that a monthly magazine will soon publish a special edition consisting of Indonesia's Top 20 People, and Iwan is listed to represent the artist circle.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto H: BorobudurHotel BorobudurINSIDE TOUR: Dressed as a firefighter, Hotel Borobudur's general manager, A. Antonio Zamora, pushes a Millennium-theme pedicab with one of his staffs as passenger. The event took place during a recent party to celebrate a number of hotel staff birthdays.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Coconuts bring livelihood to Menoreh
Coconuts bring livelihood to MenorehBy Ahmad Solikhan YOGYAKARTA (JP): The arid and barren land of the Menoreh range of hills is not suitable for tilling. Only cassava, coffee, clove and second crop plants can grow on it, but the harvest of these plants is not very lucrative for farmers.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Exquisite wallets made of chicken skin
Exquisite wallets made of chicken skinBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): A wallet is a friend on many occasions. It holds one's identification, driver's license, car license number certificate, photographs and, of course, the all important money.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
In Indonesia, ad regulations are created to be violated
In Indonesia, ad regulations are created to be violatedBy Emma Cameron JAKARTA (JP): The brother and sister bicker. The brother tells his sister she can't be an astronaut because astronauts can't eat chocolate.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Andrian loses in 12-round IBF bout
Andrian loses in 12-round IBF bout JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian IBF Continental featherweight boxer Andrian Kaspari bowed out to Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym of Thailand in a 12-round match in Bangkok on Friday evening.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Few takers as local designers put on bazaar
Few takers as local designers put on bazaarBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): It is an unusually busy December this year, with Christmas, the fasting month of Ramadhan and the New Year, with its added punch of the turn of the new millennium.For many, it's time to splurge on new clothes.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Earning forex with coconut fiber
Earning forex with coconut fiberBy Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): Coconut husk fiber used to be ignored because it wasn't considered useful. It was mostly used simply for fire wood, mats or sofas. But thanks to one person's creativity, it is now capable of yielding foreign exchange.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Don't waste this New Year's Eve
Don't waste this New Year's Eve JAKARTA (JP): This is the time! This is the end of the year, the end of the decade, the end of the century, and it is the end of the millennium. So at this great moment of history, let us spend a little time alone to ask ourselves about the true meaning of New Year's...
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Doctors warned of millennium births
Doctors warned of millennium births BANGKOK (AP): Thailand's Health Ministry has warned doctors they could end up in jail if they perform Caesarean operations to time baby births with the onset of the new millennium.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Sujono taps into a profession all his own
Sujono taps into a profession all his own YOGYAKARTA (JP): A dark complexioned man lugs dozens of bamboo tubes tied with a plastic rope, a sharp sickle strapped to his waist.He looks into the distance, his gaze piercing through the coconut leaves in search of something.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Newly empowered Erna: 'Just do it'
Newly empowered Erna: 'Just do it'By Endy M. Bayuni JAKARTA (JP): For more than two decades, she has been fighting on behalf of the people against adversaries who have almost always been the government or the powerful corporations.
Sun, 26 Dec 1999
Guess What?
Guess What? Popular dangdut singer Camelia Malik is happy. The sinetron (television miniseries) Camelia that she stars in was finally aired by private television station SCTV on Monday."It's natural if I feel proud.