Archive: 22 October 2000
35 articles found
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
RP church charities get casino funds
RP church charities get casino funds MANILA (AFP): Catholic charities in the Philippines received a vast amount of money from government-run casinos and other gambling operations despite the church's opposition to gambling, official records revealed here Saturday. From 1986 until the present, Catholic church charities received 181.87 million pesos (US$4 million) from gambling operations, according to documents submitted by Alice Reyes, head of the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Young designers dominate annual show
Young designers dominate annual show By Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Young designers dominated the annual trends show at the Indonesian Fashion Design Council (IPMI) at the Bidakara Building last week. Young talents like Oscar Lawalata, Era M.Sukamto, Dandy Burhan and others have rejuvenated the local runaway, packing in fashion enthusiasts. It was expected the week-long annual show would set the fashion trend for 2001.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Women's struggles in the realm of religion
Women's struggles in the realm of religion Pengalaman Perempuan: Pergulatan Lintas Agama (Women's Experience: Interfaith Inner Struggle) Edited by Yanti Mochtar KaPal Perempuan in cooperation with the Ford Foundation 2000 xix and 155 pp JAKARTA (JP): Numerous books on subjects previously seen as taboo have been published since Soeharto's downfall in 1998 but seldom does a book have such an impact as this one.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Family to forgive maid
Family to forgive maid KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian couple are willing to forgive an Indonesian maid who abducted their baby son if she returns the boy, according to reports Saturday. "I am willing to accept her back as long as Emir Daniel is returned," the New Straits Times quoted the father, Mohamad Ghazali Abdul Rahim, as saying. The maid, Enny Susilawati, left the couple's Kuala Lumpur home Wednesday with 15-month-old Emir Daniel.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
E-mail still to become part of everyday Indonesian life
E-mail still to become part of everyday Indonesian life By Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): "What is your e-mail address?" is a question more frequently heard nowadays than enquiries about your telephone or fax numbers. As for your street address, does anyone ever ask? The advantages of e-mail communication abound, we are told.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Guess What? Wiranto
Guess What? Wiranto Former Indonesian military chief Gen. (ret.) Wiranto, who is linked to mass violence in East Timor last year, plans to record a pop album and give proceeds to the victims of bloodshed in his troubled country.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Singer Anggun makes a name around the world
Singer Anggun makes a name around the world By Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): After marrying a Frenchman and moving to France, former teen-rocker Anggun C. Sasmi made a surprising appearance three years ago with the release of her first international album, Anggun, which was hardly Indonesian at all.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Leaders inject new vigor into European-Asian ties
Leaders inject new vigor into European-Asian ties SEOUL (AP): European and Asian leaders on Saturday said they had injected new vigor into their partnership at a summit where the main message was one of support for reconciliation between North and South Korea. "We have gone up to a higher level. Asia and Europe are now linked together. We have become partners in the fullest sense," South Korea President Kim Dae-jung said in wrapping up the two- day meeting.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Nurfaizi donates cars, motorbikes
Nurfaizi donates cars, motorbikes JAKARTA (JP): Insp. Gen. Nurfaizi ended his 10-month term as the City Police chief on a remarkable note, thanks to a fleet of 22 imported cars and 17 trail bikes he donated to the institution he had formerly led. "Pak Nurfaizi bought the vehicles with his own money," Jakarta Police spokesman Supt. Muhammad Nur Haji Usman told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
I'm a certified pessimist -- it's safer'
I'm a certified pessimist -- it's safer' Earlier this month, poet, librettist, essayist and former editor-in-chief of Tempo weekly magazine, Goenawan Mohamad, was in Australia for the Indonesia Update Conference in Canberra and to attend various talks and interviews in Melbourne.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Crash inquiry completed
Crash inquiry completed SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesian authorities have completed their investigation into the 1997 crash of a SilkAir jet, which claimed 104 lives, and the full report may be released by the end of the year, officials here said Saturday. The crash of the Boeing 737, which plunged into a river in the Indonesian city of Palembang while en route from Jakarta to Singapore, has already been classified by police as a possible murder-suicide.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Book Review
Book Review The Green Iguana By Rob Goodfellow, illustrated by Weldon Neville Kang Djoko books, 1999 JAKARTA (JP): This is a delightfully illustrated book, with the cover depicting an iguana on a leash perched on a bus seat. It has 21 short tales, or chapters, the first one being about a Kuta watch seller with an attitude. The second chapter touches on superstition in Central Java and gives some insight into how superstition plays a big part in Indonesia's village life.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur backs plan to revamp intelligence system
Gus Dur backs plan to revamp intelligence system HONG KONG (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said here on Saturday he was fully supportive of the plan to reorganize the country's intelligence system.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
A day with a bartender from a characteristic Irish bar
A day with a bartender from a characteristic Irish bar Asep Syaifurahman, 31, has been tending bars all his life. He's currently shaking it up at Kelts at the Hotel Gran Melia in South Jakarta. Born in Subang, West Java, he lives in Bekasi, also in West Java, with his wife Sri Wahyuni, four-year-old daughter and four-month-old son. He spoke to The Jakarta Post's contributor William Furney. JAKARTA (JP): I drag myself out of bed at 5 a.m. to say the morning (Muslim) prayer.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Murni explores eroticism of modern Balinese art
Murni explores eroticism of modern Balinese art By Aendra H. Medita JAKARTA (JP): Wild dreams, obsessions and eroticism are expressively revealed in woman painter I Gusti Kadek Murniasih's works currently being displayed at Galeri Nadi here. The exhibition titled Fantasi Tubuh, Fantasy of the Body, which will run through to Oct. 29, obviously reflects a dreamer's restlessness exposed through her absorbing canvasses.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Fashion industry shows true colors
Fashion industry shows true colors President Abdurrahman Wahid can turn to an unlikely ally to back up the contention that the country's economy is on the mend -- the fashion industry. The Jakarta Post's contributor Agni Amorita reports on how fashion designers have survived and prospered while others faded. JAKARTA (JP): The capital's schedule of fashion shows, already tight, is getting busier.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Hotel owners face changing times with optimism
Hotel owners face changing times with optimism By Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Despite a chain of challenges faced by owners, hotels seem to be here to stay. "We have no major worries," said a confident Fabrice Burtin of Accor Asia/Pacific. Fabrice said business from overseas remains uncertain but domestically the middle management market is solid, providing up to 70 percent occupancy.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Local fashion -- any room for the grass skirt?
Local fashion -- any room for the grass skirt? JAKARTA (JP): If France and Indonesia have an extradition treaty, then fashion designer Thierry Mugler could be running scared. His crime? Putting his name to fanciful, no doubt extremely creative clothing which does not look out of place on a Paris runway, but could have some of its wearers arrested on charges of causing public disorder in the more sedate surroundings of a Jakarta shopping mall on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
On the records
On the records Album : Invincible Summer (Warner Music Indonesia/2000) Artist : k.d. lang Her music was once considered too weird for country stations but too country for rock stations. But music categorization can be too boring sometimes. Conservatives might hate the Canadian native for her outspoken political views and proud lesbianism, but she came out smelling like a rose. Indonesians perhaps only recognize her from her hit Constant Craving but Kathryn Dawn Lang alias k.d.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Run, help cancer patients and win free tickets to Singapore
Run, help cancer patients and win free tickets to Singapore By Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): Twenty years ago, a courageous young man with only one leg set out to help cancer patients by running across the second largest country in the world. Sadly, he did not finish his journey. Instead, the disease that Terry Fox, 22, was hoping to raise funds to find a cure for stopped him from realizing his dream of crossing Canada on foot.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Planning a holiday? Buy tickets online at Travoo.com
Planning a holiday? Buy tickets online at Travoo.com By Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): Need to buy a ticket for a last minute flight to Singapore? Or do you want to know the best and latest price for a package tour to Hong Kong? Or perhaps you'd like to book a cozy hotel room in Ubud? Let your mouse do the clicking as you traverse the Indonesian on-line travel site, Travoo.com. Launched in April of this year, Travoo offers real-time online reservations for the Internet user.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sukabumi-Kalideres bus route
Sukabumi-Kalideres bus route From Media Indonesia Sukabumi-Kalideres buses are no longer permitted to take Jl. Daan Mogot in Grogol, and this is leading to a large number of passengers being unable to catch the bus. Now the bus to Kalideres has to take the Meruya-Krembangan route and the Kebon Jeruk toll road. As a commuter who must take this bus, I must spend a very large amount of money every day. Even worse there is a 75 percent bus fare hike which is also very hard to bear.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 8:00 Cartoon 9:00 Sports 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Series: Dos Mujeres 12:00 p.m. Comedy 1:00 TV Drama 2:00 News 3:00 Sports 4:00 News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Travel 5:30 TVRI News 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music 9:00 News 9:30 Music 10:30 Performance Program 2 5:30 p.m. News 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 City News 8:30 Documentary TPI 5:30 a.m.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Nova/Vita in Dutch Open badminton
Nova/Vita in Dutch Open badminton JAKARTA (JP): The mixed doubles team of Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa led Indonesian players to the next round at the Dutch Open badminton championships with a surprising win on Friday, as reported by satunet.com online news provider. Nova and Vita, the only surviving Indonesian mixed team left in the draw, beat top seeds Michael Sogaard and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 15-6, 15-13 for a place in the semifinals.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
A braille website creates a breakthrough
A braille website creates a breakthrough By Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Should we look for the greatest benefactor of the visually impaired; the individual who has given them a perpetual source of delight and profit, the choice would certainly fall upon Louis Braille. Louis Braille invented the embossed system which has borne his name ever since, and which enables the blind to read and write easily with their fingers.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Beef ribs from southern Sumatra
Beef ribs from southern Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): Malbi Beef Ribs from southern Sumatra are distinguished by their medley of spices, including heaping on doses of chilis.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rift splits ranks of local fashion designers
Rift splits ranks of local fashion designers JAKARTA (JP): An enduring feud belies the glittering face of Indonesian fashion. Many local fashion designers are now clustered in either of two organizations -- the Indonesian Fashion Design Council (IPMI) and the Indonesian Fashion Designer Association (APPMI). The former groups about 39 members and APPMI has 79. Since their establishment more than a decade ago, they have taken different paths.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Hotels in Yogyakarta, Bali see higher occupancy
Hotels in Yogyakarta, Bali see higher occupancy By I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): The hotel industry in the cultural city of Yogyakarta has slightly rebounded after the prolonged political and monetary crisis. This has been indicated by an increasing room occupancy rate in star-rated hotels in Yogyakarta. The four-star Hotel Santika Yogya, for instance, has seen an average room occupancy of 60.4 percent by mid-October this year.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Competition heats up celebrity news programs
Competition heats up celebrity news programs By Emmy F. Hastuti JAKARTA (JP): Names make news is a classic theory in the news industry which has perhaps spurred the infotaintment producers to pack the "this and that" about local celebrities in their programs. Gossip shows are really hot in the television industry.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Semarang's stations have own place in history
Semarang's stations have own place in history By Tjahjono Rahardjo SEMARANG (JP): It was to be the greatest exposition ever held in the Netherlands East Indies, an unabashed celebration of colonial supremacy. And the venue was Semarang. As the colonial administrators drew up their plans for the exposition celebrating the centennial of Dutch independence, they hoped the Koloniale Tentoonstelling would draw many visitors and an influx of revenue to the city.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Kamra members face dissolution
Kamra members face dissolution JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro announced on Saturday that the police would no longer use the service of some 36,000 members of the People's Security (Kamra). "Their contract will expire on Dec. 31 and we have no intention of extending their service," Bimantoro told a media conference after a ceremony marking the handover of the Jakarta Police chief post from Insp. Gen. Nurfaizi to Brig. Gen.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Art Agenda
Art Agenda Graphic Arts Exhibition Setengah Abad Seni Grafis Indonesia, at Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan 17, Central Jakarta, through Nov.4. To celebrate half a century of Indonesian Printmaking (graphic arts), Bentara Budaya Jakarta is now holding an exhibition featuring noted artists from the printmaking world. The history of the print arts in the Indonesian fine art world may be considered to be a tale of marginalization.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Definition of police authority vital
Definition of police authority vital From Suara Karya It is unclear when domestic security, which is still unstable, will return to normal. The mass media have often published the wishes of the entire community for the restoration of domestic security.
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Home Movies
Home Movies JAKARTA (JP): One does not usually think of death and decadence as the stuff of good entertainment. Yet, a few movie musicals on sale or for rent go to show that exceptions exist. Here are two, each different from the other but both directed by Bob Fosse, who made his name first as a dancer and then as a choreographer on Broadway. It explains his preoccupation with the stage and why both are greatest in their musical numbers. Cabaret: (Musical drama, 124 minutes).
Sun, 22 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Book Review
Book Review Chef's Tales By Michael Saxon Hibiscus Books, 2000 288 pp US$9.99 JAKARTA (JP): Saxon has cooked up a storm at restaurants around the world and lived to tell the tales. He has diced with death on the mean streets of Houston in the United States, been caught in the middle of a passionate love triangle in the Bahamas and battled acute boredom in a secluded resort on an unnamed Indonesian island "45 minutes from Singapore".