Archive: 27 June 1999
22 articles found
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
What next after the banking crisis?
What next after the banking crisis?By A. Putu Mandau Wijayanto Tremors from the economic crisis did not only wiped out ailing banks and cause widespread layoffs. Bank customers now wish for a sense of security from those banks which survived the process of closures within the past year.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Does Dharma Wanita help or hurt its members?
Does Dharma Wanita help or hurt its members?By Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): For the first time in 20 years, Irmayantie, wife of a high-ranking government official, was able to express her own political aspirations in the recent general election.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Korpri pledges reform to retain members
Korpri pledges reform to retain membersBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): "We, members of the Civil Servants Corps (Korpri), as part of the state apparatus, pledge to always put the state's and the people's interest above our individual's or corps'.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
RI lift ban on Japanese scholar
RI lift ban on Japanese scholar TOKYO (DPA): A Japanese scholar who has been barred from entering Indonesia because of pro-democracy activities will visit the country for the first time in 18 years Sunday.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Houses give dignity to the homeless
Houses give dignity to the homelessBy Gin Kurniawan LAMONGAN, East Java (JP): They were treated like garbage. Pulled from city streets in lightning raids, they were dumped in the jungle -- and thrown in jail when they returned.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
The woman is called Aceh
The woman is called Aceh Oh God, since You have planted a womb inside meI am a womanAceh, is my nameAnd in the womb You also have channeled a spiritMore than this I am also the people's paddy field Oh men and women, I'm your motherwho cried at seeing your bodies pierced by bullets.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Kalambret Village
Kalambret VillageBy S. Yoga Sekar Tanjung turned up at one end of the village. His eyes and nose were swollen and bruised, apparently the result of being hit by dull objects. With unkempt hair, cracked lips and seriously injured hands, he swayed, heavily dragging both feet.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Megawati's bid suffers setback
Megawati's bid suffers setback JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, Amien Rais, Nur Mahmudi Ismail and Hamzah Haz agreed on Saturday that Islam bars women from becoming heads of state, delivering the heaviest blow yet to Megawati Soekarnoputri's presidential bid.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Ramos-Horta meets Xanana
Ramos-Horta meets Xanana JAKARTA (JP): East Timor independence campaigner Jose Ramos- Horta met jailed proindependence leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao after 23 years of self-exile and said he felt speechless.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Fountain Cafe brings entertainment to dining out
Fountain Cafe brings entertainment to dining out JAKARTA (JP): At this cafe complex, there are several of, to be more precise, tent cafes, popularly known as warung tenda. The complex is located at a square with a stage for live entertainment at Plaza Senayan, one of the leading shopping malls in...
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Rival Koreas resume Beijing talks on family reunions
Rival Koreas resume Beijing talks on family reunions BEIJING (AP): Four days after faltering over a naval skirmish in the Yellow Sea, North Korea and South Korea briefly resumed talks Saturday, trading views on the clash, the detention of a tourist, and reuniting families separated in their bitter...
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Singer Ruth Sahanaya relaxes in new easy-listening album
Singer Ruth Sahanaya relaxes in new easy-listening albumBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Singer Ruth Sahanaya is back. Well, she never actually leaves the pop world. If she disappears occasionally from local stages, it is usually because she is taking part in a song festival abroad, or throwing gigs...
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Maintaining and developing quality-oriented customers
Maintaining and developing quality-oriented customers Almost two years of economic crisis have not stopped the growth and development of Indonesia's cellular phone operators, particularly GSM. With prepaid SIM cards, GSM operators have been able to tap into the changing behavior of crisis-wary...
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Three die in Halmahera clash
Three die in Halmahera clash JAKARTA (Reuters): Three people died in a clash between two villages in Indonesia's eastern Maluku islands, the official Antara news agency reported on Friday.They were killed on the northern island of Halmahera on Thursday, the agency said. Another 12 were injured.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Flores culture rich in tradition, talent and depth
Flores culture rich in tradition, talent and depthBy Yacob Herin MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A strong awareness of Portuguese culture pervades Paga village, about 43 kilometers east of Maumere, the capital of Sikka regency in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Heads and faces haunt Pande's solo exhibition
Heads and faces haunt Pande's solo exhibitionBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): A painting, made up of 30 panels of canvas -- each on of them 30 cm x 30 cm -- depicts various kinds of faces with various kinds of expressions.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Next step Olympics 2000 gold, says windsurfer Oka
Next step Olympics 2000 gold, says windsurfer OkaBy Lukman Natanagara KUTA, Bali (JP): For an athlete, winning an Olympic Games gold medal is the ultimate ambition. This is certainly the case for I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana, Indonesia's top windsurfer.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Dharma Wanita of limited use: Members
Dharma Wanita of limited use: Members JAKARTA (JP): Since 1974, millions of Indonesian women have grudgingly joined Dharma Wanita simply because their husbands were government officials.Government institutions including ministries, state-owned companies, state banks, state universities and even...
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Mailman, bring me no more blues
Mailman, bring me no more blues JAKARTA (JP): Most people are delighted to receive mail from home. Even if it takes some time to get here!I am no exception, but when Pos Indonesia sent me one of those little chits asking me to go to them to pick up mail I wondered aloud.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto F: MeliaGran MeliaGRASS BUSTERS: Employees of Gran Melia hotel clean an area near the hotel compound on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. They held a Cleanliness Campaign in observance of Jakarta's 472th anniversary on June 22. About 40 employees took part in the drive.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
A secret shared: Masturbation in marriage
A secret shared: Masturbation in marriageBy Sri Utami PURWODADI, Central Java (JP): A wife was shocked when one night she walked in to find her husband masturbating while watching the television."Is he not satisfied having sex with me?" she asked her doctor.
Sun, 27 Jun 1999
The largest convention center in Central Java
The largest convention center in Central Java Sheraton Mustika Resort and Spa Yogyakarta boasts a grand convention center which can accommodate up to 3,000 guests. This is the most flexible and largest Convention Center in Yogyakarta and Central Java, with state-of-the-art sound equipment, and can...