Archive: 23 January 2000
28 articles found
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Museums need to change with times: Expert
Museums need to change with times: ExpertBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Sudarmadji Damais, popularly known as Adjie Damais, knows a thing or two about museums. The head of the Jakarta History Museum from 1989 to 1999 has spent more than a quarter century in the museum world, earning respect for his...
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Spending money in pursuit of coolness
Spending money in pursuit of coolnessBy William Furney JAKARTA (JP): The British comedian Eddie Izzard once said that coolness was the pursuit of youth and for some time now the youth of many Asian countries has been looking to the West in attempts to become the hippest, coolest, trendiest young...
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
So, what else is new?
So, what else is new? JAKARTA (JP): Gus Dur and my wife share the same priority in facing the new year. The priority is, shaping up their respective Cabinet! My wife with her kitchen cabinet, and Gus Dur, as President Abdurrahman Wahid is popularly known, with his government Cabinet.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
RI boxers fail in pre-Olympics bouts
RI boxers fail in pre-Olympics bouts JAKARTA (JP): Two more Indonesian boxers were abruptly defeated in the second match of the pre-qualifying round for the 2000 Olympic Games at Tae Jeon City in South Korea on Saturday.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Yogyakarta artist likens reform to fashion trend
Yogyakarta artist likens reform to fashion trendBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): "Reform", which, as a word proper and a yell, is expected to bring about a change for the better in our social and political lives, and after Soeharto's fall, it has been shouted by Indonesians in places across the...
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Why literature is not popular among students
Why literature is not popular among studentsBy A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): Literature is simply defined as a collection of the best writings. How good is the best? It is judged using a set of criteria accepted by the literary community.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Spotligth
SpotligthPhoto G: CrowneCrowne PlazaMONEY, SUGAR AND RICE: Stefan Voogel, general manager of Hotel Crowne Plaza Jakarta, hands over a check to Haj Abdullah of Baitul Al Muklisin Mosque, while Albert Hinsen, the hotel executive assistant manager, looks on.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
RI shooters' chances 'slim' in qualifying for Olympics: Official
RI shooters' chances 'slim' in qualifying for Olympics: Official JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian female shooters have slim chance of qualifying for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in September due to their poor world record, the Indonesian Shooting and Hunting Association official in charge of target...
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Singaporean dancer displays her talent in five solo pieces
Singaporean dancer displays her talent in five solo piecesBy Julianti Parani SINGAPORE (JP): Amid the hustle and bustle of modern Singapore, where the rivers of culture from East and West meet, a vibrant arts scene resonates.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
RI makes top ten in Transnational bridge event
RI makes top ten in Transnational bridge event JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia men's team finished in the top 10 of the Transnational Contract Bridge World Championships at Bermuda Islands on Thursday. Indonesia collected 266 Victory Points (VPs), as did France.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Taking in the stunning panorama of Mount Merapi
Taking in the stunning panorama of Mount MerapiBy Ahmad Solikan BOYOLALI, Central Java (JP): Thin layers of fog carried on the wind penetrated the darkness slowly enveloping the villages clinging to the slopes of Mount Merapi in Central Java.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
'Gajah Uling' batik: The pride of Banyuwangi
'Gajah Uling' batik: The pride of BanyuwangiBy Antariksawan Jusuf BANYUWANGI, East Java (JP): When the name Banyuwangi is mentioned, many Indonesians think of it as the land of erotic Gandrung dance. But not many of them realize the significance of the type of batik worn by the dancers.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Mataram refugees put heavy strain on Bali
Mataram refugees put heavy strain on Bali DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The influx of refugees from riot-hit Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, to Denpasar and its vicinity is feared to create food and health problems.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Program 9:30 Cooking Program 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Drama 12:15 p.m. Comedy 1:00 TV Series 2:00 News 2:30 Children's Song 3:00 Sports 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Music 5:30 Sports 6:00 News (in English) 6:30 Music 7:00...
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
A reminder of the importance of preserving the environment
A reminder of the importance of preserving the environment Archipelago: The Islands of Indonesia: From the nineteenth- century discoveries of Alfred Russel Wallace to the fate of forests and reefs in the twenty-first century.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
New concepts needed to enliven museums
New concepts needed to enliven museums Visiting museums is not what people here like to do. For them, museums are dull and unattractive. Why do they have such an idea? What should be done to improve their attitudes? The Jakarta Post's team of writers Rita A.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
'Social workers' make money from damaged roads
'Social workers' make money from damaged roadsBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): For most people, potholes in the road are a major annoyance as you drive around them to avoid breaking an axle or chassis. To others, however, they are not so much an irritant as a way of making something resembling a meager...
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Guided museum tours take the historical route
Guided museum tours take the historical routeBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): It started with some inquisitive members of Jakarta's expatriate community wanting to know more about a city that is home to more than 300 ethnic groups from all over the Indonesian archipelago and has been constantly...
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
UN blamed for E. Timor TB cases
UN blamed for E. Timor TB casesBy Joanne Collins DILI, East Timor (Reuters): From his ramshackle clinic in one of Dili's backstreets, Dr. Dan Murphy says the easily preventable disease tuberculosis is killing too many East Timorese.And he blames the United Nations administration.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Religious leaders join forces in preventing riots
Religious leaders join forces in preventing riots JAKARTA (JP): In a fresh call for harmony, leaders of five religious communities pledged on Saturday to maintain peace and support for strict measures against perpetrators of violence.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Candra and Tony clinch spot in Taipei Open
Candra and Tony clinch spot in Taipei Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia was saved a place in the men's doubles final of the US$150,000 Chinese Taipei Open after top seeds Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan defeated Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of South Korea in Saturday's semifinals.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Presumption of innocence
Presumption of innocenceFrom NeracaApparently not everybody understands the principle of presumption of innocence. It is not rare that the defendant in a case experiences a trial by the press as well as a trial by the public.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Guess What? Eko Patrio
Guess What? Eko Patrio A bachelor often becomes anxious when he turns 30, especially when it comes to girlfriends. Eko Hendro Purnomo, a member of the Patrio group of comedians, better known as Eko Patrio, is no exception.Born in Jakarta on Dec. 30, 1970, Eko is yet to get serious about a woman.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Taxi driver and accomplice rape and rob woman passenger
Taxi driver and accomplice rape and rob woman passenger JAKARTA (JP): Nobody expects rape to be hiding in wait for them, whether in a stranger, a neighbor, or any other person.Ruth, 23, never expected to be raped by the driver of a very unpopular taxi and the man hiding in the trunk of that taxi on...
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
No glut of visitors to lonely Taman Mini museums
No glut of visitors to lonely Taman Mini museumsBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): A weekday is really not the best time to visit the museums at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah recreation park. For what you will find are sleeping ticket booth attendants.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
The pain and suffering of making that first move
The pain and suffering of making that first moveBy E. Effendi JAKARTA (JP): More and more people are getting married these days as they believe that the year 2000, influenced by the dragon sign in Chinese horoscope, is blessed with good fortune.
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
RI cartoonists win
RI cartoonists win TOKYO (Antara): Five Indonesian cartoonists have won three prizes at 21st Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest held by Japan's leading newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun.Zainal Abidin of Kendal, Central Java province, has won the Special Prize along with cartoonists from the United...
Sun, 23 Jan 2000
Homeward-bound travel
Homeward-bound travelFrom Media IndonesiaThe media often say that one minute of television broadcast costs several thousand U.S. dollars, emphasizing that television reports must therefore be useful and efficient. What you actually see on television tells a different story.