Archive: 8 October 2000
29 articles found
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
What must athletes do for their future?
What must athletes do for their future? JAKARTA (JP): Life can be thick or thin for athletes after their competitive days are over. The Jakarta Post asked several athletes and an official from the National Sports Council (KONI) about what athletes should do to plan for their retirement.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Indonesia's golden couple courting success
Indonesia's golden couple courting successBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Susy Susanti and Alan Budikusuma gained enduring national fame when they took gold in the women's and men's singles in badminton at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Experts see rising trend in apartments
Experts see rising trend in apartments If a home is in a quiet neighborhood, surrounded by lush gardens, with a 24-hour security system, parking place and is close to the place of work, it is likely to be taken immediately.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Arts Agenda
Arts Agenda Pottery Exhibition Kendi-Kendi, Water Pots F. Widayanto, at Koi Galeri and Restaurant, Jl Mahakam I/2, South Jakarta, tel: 722-2864. From Oct. 9 F. Widayanto will again display his distinguished pottery works titled Kendi-Kendi, traditional water pots.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Links
LinksBy Dewi Anggraeni "You cannot speak Cantonese, ah? How come?" was one of the questions frequently thrown at Dinah whenever she was in Hong Kong.She had tried to explain that she was Indonesian and had yet to learn Chinese.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Former athletes face tough times
Former athletes face tough times A sports career is no promise of a comfortable future in Indonesia. Despite huge bonuses for gold medals in multisports events like the Olympics, many also-ran athletes end up with little after their careers end.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 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 Sports 8:00 Music 9:00 News 9:30 Music 10:30...
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Historical facts about coffee
Historical facts about coffee JAKARTA (JP): What was the historical route of the brew which perks up millions?Origins: Coffee is believed to have originated in the town of Kaffa in Ethiopia, writes Jane Pettigrew in Coffee, a 1999 tribute to the finest coffees of the world.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Government has to guarantee our future, athletes say
Government has to guarantee our future, athletes say JAKARTA (JP): They stood on the stage carrying banners saying they received millions of rupiah in cash bonuses Saturday evening in a handing over ceremony at TVRI auditorium. The ceremony itself was broadcast nationwide by TVRI, TPI and ANteve.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Police make arrests in truck hijacking
Police make arrests in truck hijacking JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang Police detectives arrested five suspects in the hijacking of a container truck loaded with 35 tons of iron.The arrests came about one hour after the truck was hijacked at about 7 p.m. on Friday, an officer said on Saturday.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Viewers waking up to new breakfast TV show
Viewers waking up to new breakfast TV showBy Bruce Emond Selamat Datang Pagi (Welcome the Morning); Hosts: Becky Tumewu, Ferdy Hasan; RCTI, 8 a.m. Weekdays JAKARTA (JP): It's hard to be heard amid the din of dangdut music shows on TV in the early morning hours, but breakfast television is finally...
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Leo Kristi: Turning from musician to painter
Leo Kristi: Turning from musician to painterBy Aendra H. Medita JAKARTA (JP): When a musician holds a solo exhibition of his own paintings, it shows a daring process in achieving a new aesthetic expression because his works reflect the rhythm of the music he is usually identified with.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Balinese traditional textiles in tune with modern times
Balinese traditional textiles in tune with modern timesBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): As the pencil thin model draped in a body hugging kebaya walked in, the audience let out a collective cry. Some thought that the outfit -- a combination of a lemon green songket skirt topped with a laced kebaya,...
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
The fall guy for the mighty who've fallen
The fall guy for the mighty who've fallen JAKARTA (JP): Last week I did not commemorate the victory of the Pancasila state ideology over the antigovernment coup plotters, who in 1965 helped put the then Gen. Soeharto into the country's saddle of power.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
26 people killed as Wamena's worst riots
26 people killed as Wamena's worst riots JAKARTA (JP): At least 26 people were killed and scores of others seriously wounded in a rampage by proindependence supporters in the Irian Jaya town of Wamena, police said on Saturday.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Indonesia beats Taipei to join Group I
Indonesia beats Taipei to join Group I JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia crushed Chinese Taipei 3-0 at the Davis Cup Group II Asia Oceania zone and was promoted at the same time to compete in Group I next year.Host doubles Bonit Wiryawan and Sulistyo Wibowo proved their superiority over contenders Cheng...
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Male menopause not all gloom and doom
Male menopause not all gloom and doomBy Clare E. Urwin SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Thanks to modern science and medicine, men can look forward to a satisfying and vibrant life in their later years.This was the main message of a two-day symposium, Management of Erectile Dysfunction and The Aging Male,...
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
New Korea WCup OC appointed
New Korea WCup OC appointed SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's 2002 World Cup Organizing Committee on Saturday named Korea Football Association president Chung Mong-joon and Seoul Olympic Sports Promotion Foundation chairman Lee Yun-taek as new co-heads.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Spilling the beans on perking up coffee culture
Spilling the beans on perking up coffee culture JAKARTA (JP): The mere mention of java is enough to get the juices flowing for coffee lovers around the world.The export from the central island in the then Dutch East Indies was so coveted by 19th century Europeans that they came to know it by its...
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
A day with a Kuta beach lifeguard
A day with a Kuta beach lifeguard I Made Kariasa, better known as Brenk, 30, has been a lifeguard at Kuta beach on Bali since 1989. Born in the island's capital Denpasar, he made straight for the beach after finishing high school and continues to live at home, with his parents, one sister and a...
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
The long and winding road to spectacular Lake Maninjau
The long and winding road to spectacular Lake ManinjauBy Simon Marcus Gower MANINJAU, West Sumatra (JP): Local people will tell you it's better to visit on a sunny day. Guidebooks warn against traveling there when skies are gray and clouds are low.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
CJava, Jakarta compete in ASEAN
CJava, Jakarta compete in ASEAN SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java men's volleyball team and the Jakarta women's team will represent Indonesia in the ASEAN Junior Volleyball Championship in Namcamrat, about 200kms of Bangkok, from Oct. 22 to Oct. 27.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Finding a solution to Jakarta's lack of adequate housing
Finding a solution to Jakarta's lack of adequate housing From a center of intensive agricultural activity, Jakarta graduated to manufacturing and is redefining itself as the financial and commercial capital of Indonesia.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Apartment market surges after suffering decline
Apartment market surges after suffering decline JAKARTA (JP): More middle-class people are choosing to live in high-rise residential buildings, kick-starting the apartment market in the capital again after a tough time with the economic downturn.Apartments are a relatively new concept here.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Home Movies
Home Movies JAKARTA (JP): Many older Jakartans may miss the little movie house from the 1950s that was located next to the Garden Hall theater, inside what was then the city zoo -- now Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Agus, Saurip may face disciplinary charges
Agus, Saurip may face disciplinary charges JAKARTA (JP): Controversial Army officers Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah and Maj. Gen. Saurip Kadi may soon face disciplinary action, as rumors swirl that the pair will be brought before an Officers Honorary Council.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
Jakarta: From humble harbor to modern metropolis
Jakarta: From humble harbor to modern metropolis Everybody would like to have an apartment here as Jakarta is known to be a city of a thousand dreams. Like a loving mother, Jakarta embraces thousands of people each day with open arms.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
A webtoon that is 'User Friendly' on the Net
A webtoon that is 'User Friendly' on the NetBy Vishnu "Ramius" Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): As a child, I always grabbed the newspaper in the morning to read my favorite comics: Garfield, Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes. Now (a few years on) as an information junkie, I troll the Net for news, views and reviews.
Sun, 08 Oct 2000
RI told to curb forest fires
RI told to curb forest fires KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (Reuters): Southeast Asian environment ministers urged Indonesia on Saturday to take steps against forest fires which sparked a regional smog crisis in 1997, with dry weather was expected again next year.