Archive: 14 March 1999
34 articles found
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Guess What? Rano Karno
Guess What? Rano Karno Actor and director Rano Karno, popularly known as Si Doel for his role in the TV drama Si Doel Anak Sekolahan, has been tirelessly traveling around remote villages as a special envoy of the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef).
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Ruling coalition retains power in Sabah state
Ruling coalition retains power in Sabah state KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ruling government was returned to power late Saturday in a crucial election in the east Malaysian state of Sabah.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Sandi undergoes operation
Sandi undergoes operation PERTH, Australia (AFP): An Indonesian youth born with a face so deformed he had considered killing himself, has undergone the first of two operations to correct the problem, surgeons said Saturday.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Govt must face up to Y2K threat, advocate says
Govt must face up to Y2K threat, advocate saysBy Primastuti Handayani and Reiner S. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is already behind schedule in dealing with the Y2K problem. What preparations are now being drawn up? The Jakarta Post interviewed Ichyar Musa, head of the national Y2K awareness division, a...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
RI braces for millennium bug
RI braces for millennium bug It will be 293 days into the year 2000 when information- technology (IT) systems worldwide in many critical areas like business, government, education, and industry may crash -- putting the organizations they support on hold, at best, or out of business, at worst --...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Doomsday scenarios ruled out as Asia ups Y2K compliance
Doomsday scenarios ruled out as Asia ups Y2K complianceBy Mynardo Macaraig MANILA (AFP): A worldwide recession will not occur, Russian nuclear missiles will not accidentally launch themselves and phone lines will not go dead on the stroke of New Year's Day next year.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Pesona Rupiah Package a Grand Hyatt Bali
Pesona Rupiah Package a Grand Hyatt Bali The Pesona Rupiah Package at Grand Hyatt Bali offers a holiday temptation for your family at an affordable rupiah rate. The offer is valid until June 30, 1999, for Indonesian citizens and KITAS holders for Rp 888,000++ per room, per night.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Y2K could become second Asian contagion
Y2K could become second Asian contagionBy Jason Gutierrez MANILA (AFP): A computer glitch linked to the year 2000 could spread like a contagion similar to the currency crisis that battered Asia, the World Bank's principal information officer warned.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Telephone bill or Bulungan Gate?
Telephone bill or Bulungan Gate? JAKARTA (JP): "Hallo, Mom. How are you?""Fine, see you later!""Mom, hold it! It's me. I want to know how everybody is. I want to talk to Dad too.""Everybody is fine, we love you. Assalaamu Alaikum." With that, Mrs. Bandi put the receiver.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Dragon dance performed again after 20 years of neglect
Dragon dance performed again after 20 years of neglectBy Sugianto Tandra SINGKAWANG, West Kalimantan (JP): Carpenter Cen Hian Sen is no Jet Lee, the famous kungfu actor from Hong Kong. In fact, Hian Sen does not do the ancient Chinese martial arts.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Lull in Ambon violence fails to halt unease
Lull in Ambon violence fails to halt unease JAKARTA (JP): Calm remained in devastated Ambon on Saturday but fears were kindled by rumored abductions and the discovery of a body in the Maluku capital, witnesses and hospital staff said.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Viratprasert, Weir Smith win junior c'ships
Viratprasert, Weir Smith win junior c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Thai teenager Suchayun Viratprasert survived a shaky start to beat Indonesian underdog Frederika Girsang for the girls singles title at the 1999 Indonesia Baskin-Robbins International Junior Championships on Saturday.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Guess What? Harry Darsono
Guess What? Harry Darsono There will be no lavish birthday party for famous designer Harry Darsono who turns 49 on March 15."I am going to spend my birthday with several close friends, orphans and street children in Yogyakarta," said Harry, who left for Yogyakarta with a number of foreign...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Condom campaign encounters resistance
Condom campaign encounters resistance JAKARTA (JP): When the government, with the strong support of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), embarked on a nationwide campaign to promote the use of condoms to check the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Democracy is for democrats
Democracy is for democrats Democracy is for democrats not for autocrats let alone bureaucrats or technocrats. But who knows times may have changed. A great bureaucrat and famous technocrat like President Habibie has touched on something that only true democrats would have raised in their speech.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: LippoJP/alxAPPRAISAL CERTIFICATE: PT Lippo Karawaci's president commissioner Freddy Hadi Suryadihardja (center) proudly displays the ISO-9001 certificate that he just received from the president of SGS International Certification Service London, Eric Roger (right), in Jakarta...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Millennium Bug: Do we still have the time to cope with the impact?
Millennium Bug: Do we still have the time to cope with the impact?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Think of a typical computer program as a stairway to the sky. On each step, you must pause, look carefully and try to locate one or more land mines -- if there are any.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
International schools study safety options before polls
International schools study safety options before pollsBy Lena Rosenthal JAKARTA (JP): Life in the international community here has changed since last May's riots. Many expatriate families left Jakarta due to the economic troubles or unstable political situation; those who stayed have been forced...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Andi's paintings boast 'great sales' on opening night
Andi's paintings boast 'great sales' on opening nightBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): As the art business booms, the increasing number of red tags on the easels has generously encouraged not only gallery owners and art promoters but also rejuvenated the inspiration of artists.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
List of banks affected by government ruling
List of banks affected by government rulingClosed 1. Bank Aken 2. Bank Sahid Gajah Perkasa 3. Bank Putra Surya Perkasa 4. Bank Namura Internusa 5. Bank Dana Asia 6. Bank Budi Internasional 7. Bank Yakin Makmur (Yama) 8. Bank Lautan Berlian 9. Bank Danahutama 10. Bank Orient 11.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Popo Iskandar's painting career traced in exhibition
Popo Iskandar's painting career traced in exhibitionBy Wawan S. Husin "A well has been dug up" -- Tisna Sanjaya BANDUNG (JP): Popo Iskandar's 55 productive years as a painter, represented recently in a retrospective exhibition held at the National Gallery, are evidence that Indonesia's current crop...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Govt closes 38 banks, takes over seven others
Govt closes 38 banks, takes over seven others JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Saturday the closure of 38 banks, including three owned by two sons and one daughter of former president Soeharto, in a bid to clean up the country's messy banking sector.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Have millennium bug fears been blown out of proportion?
Have millennium bug fears been blown out of proportion?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In the history of the press, has there ever been a topic so widely, continuously and vigorously reported as the millennium bug? Obviously not.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
H.B. Jassin still a major literary force on his old age
H.B. Jassin still a major literary force on his old ageBy Rita Sri Hastuti JAKARTA (JP): Dressed in a brown long-sleeved batik shirt, pink sarong and with a black cap, Hans Bague Jassin came out of his room in a wheelchair to welcome guests to his house on Jl. Arimbi, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Anxiety and apathy as millennium bug nears
Anxiety and apathy as millennium bug nears JAKARTA (JP): The Y2K confusion has raised alarms in all institutions and offices which rely on a computer system to keep operations running.But as it turns out, not all people from those institutions are nervous about the "doomsday" prospect of the next...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Skipper jailed for smuggling
Skipper jailed for smuggling PERTH, Australia (AFP): An Indonesian fishing boat skipper has been jailed for almost four years after being caught smuggling human cargo into Australia, reports here said Friday.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Oka finishes 4th in Okinawa windsurfing
Oka finishes 4th in Okinawa windsurfing JAKARTA (JP): National windsurfer Oka Sulaksana was able to muster only fourth place in an international windsurfing competition in Okinawa, Japan, on Saturday.Oka, the 13th Asian Games gold medalist in the IMCO heavy division in December, narrowly lost out...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Karto's Misfortune
Karto's MisfortuneBy Sartono Kusumaningrat The heavy downpour that had pounded the hilly land since early that morning seemed to mock Karto, who wanted to go out weeding his farm. The daily rains would hasten the growth of wild grass on his cassava farm.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News 7:00 Morning Focus 7:15 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings 7:30 Children's Program 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Children's Program 9:30 Education Program 10:00 Family's Skill 11:30 Talk Show 12:15 p.m.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Guess What? Ully Sigar Rusady
Guess What? Ully Sigar Rusady The political clamor which has practically dominated everyday life in Indonesia does not interest Ully Sigar Rusady, everyone's favorite ballad singer who specializes in environmental issues."I have no interest at all in politics.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Portuguese envoy visits tense E. Timor
Portuguese envoy visits tense E. Timor DILI, East Timor (Reuters): The first official Portuguese representative to visit East Timor in more than 23 years arrived in its capital Dili on Saturday and said she was confident the bloodied territory would soon have its freedom.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Pulau Burung: A home of the heron and cormorant
Pulau Burung: A home of the heron and cormorantBy David Jardine JAKARTA (JP): Pulau Untung Jawa, or "Lucky Java" island, is a felicitous name for an island. And for the couple of thousand people who call this home and make a living from fishing in the waters of the Thousand Islands, it may well be...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Indonesian teenager Taufik makes All England history
Indonesian teenager Taufik makes All England history BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters): Indonesian "wonderkid" Taufik Hidayat, 17, created a slice of badminton history on Saturday when he became the youngest player to reach the men's singles final at the All England championships.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Javanese in Suriname strive to preserve origins
Javanese in Suriname strive to preserve originsBy Santo Koesoebjono PARAMARIBO (JP): The sound of the gamelan music was alluring on a sultry evening in Marinburg in a rural area some 20km east of Suriname's capital.There was a full moon.