Archive: 31 December 2000
51 articles found
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
On the record
On the record Album: Orkestra (PT Musica's Studio/2000); Artist: Erwin Gutawa All of a sudden, Indonesian musicians are crazy about orchestra. Everyone is inserting orchestral compositions in their music. From child sensation Sherina to rock group Dewa, orchestra highlights their albums or their performances. Whether it has improved the quality of the music is another question (for teenage bubble-gummers Base Jam, it obviously did not help).
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
How secure is your computer?
How secure is your computer? By Vishnu "Ramius" Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): I was working an excel worksheet at my desk when Albert, the company's network God, looked up from his computer monitor. "You better save it now, dude." One look at Albert's mischievous face said it all. I immediately saved and made a quick backup of all my documents. When I was done, my computer froze; no keyboard input accepted, no cursor movement recognized. It just hung for no reason.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Which PDA is for you? Palm OS vs Pocket PC
Which PDA is for you? Palm OS vs Pocket PC By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Quite simply put, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are no longer the technology of tomorrow. They are the reality of today. They are just as useful, practical, and applicable, albeit still less popular, than you cellular phone. And just like your cellular phone, there are many models and types to choose from. It can all be quite confusing.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
PDA brings digital future within grasp
PDA brings digital future within grasp By Endy M. Bayuni JAKARTA (JP): At the recent Comdex, the annual trade show where state-of-the-art computers and the future are presented, Bill Gates proudly unveiled a prototype of Microsoft's TabletPC, a full-fledged PC pad-like device which allows you to write and read with ease because of its portability.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police deny Tommy's 'arrest'
Police deny Tommy's 'arrest' JAKARTA (JP): National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf denied on Saturday that police had ever arrested fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, as claimed by President Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday. "The National Police Headquarters officially denies that," Saleh said in a telephone interview. "Don't say that the National Police spokesman is saying that the President is wrong.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Young, rich and lost amid the high-rise jungle
Young, rich and lost amid the high-rise jungle By Joyce Djaelani Gordon JAKARTA (JP): To be young, affluent and living life in the fast lane. Who would not want to be in the shoes of the young and rich? Most certainly, there are many wanna-bes. Many rural youths would surely love to be in these shoes. Yet, they can only dream about that kind of lifestyle, that they usually only see on sinetron (Indonesian soap operas).
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
No Paper
No Paper The Jakarta Post will not appear on Monday due to the New Year's Day holiday. The newspaper will resume publication on Tuesday. We wish all our readers a happy and prosperous new year. -- The Publisher
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
The young knows well how to dress for success
The young knows well how to dress for success JAKARTA (JP): The past decade has seen a tremendous rise in fashion consciousness among young people in Jakarta. Those twenty-somethings -- in relatively well-paid jobs -- are positioning themselves as one of the most important markets for the fashion industry here. "They are amazing," commented senior fashion designer Chossy Latu.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Fun with cyber jargon
Fun with cyber jargon JAKARTA (JP): Have you ever browsed hardrockfm.com to listen to the radio program? It is real time! What is not real about the time? No millennium bug has plagued the world. This must be a pretty big bug. Millennium bug and real time along with many other new words, phrases, and terms are the product of the digital era, the new economy era. English is very fluid, both in absorbing words from other languages and in creating new words.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Flying Horizon by Teguh Ostenrik, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5241069), until Jan. 13. * Photo Exhibition: Yang Terlupakan by students of SMU Tarakanita I, Galeri Foto Cahya, Wisma Surya Kemang Jl. Kemang Raya No. 33, South Jakarta (Phone: 7193731), Jan. 2 to Jan. 8. Performances * Traditional Javanese Play Wayang Orang Bharata at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Gedung Kesenian No.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia digital library: Dreams and reality
Indonesia digital library: Dreams and reality By Rosa Widyawan JAKARTA (JP): Digital libraries might make research easier for scholars, as well as easing the budgetary pressures on libraries. They might solve our intellectual heritage preservation problems, or they might help libraries extend their collections to include new media. But perhaps their most important advantage would be their ability to help society, to make information more available, improve its quality and increase its diversity.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Finding Mr. or Ms. Right could be a headache
Finding Mr. or Ms. Right could be a headache JAKARTA (JP): Time has a way of changing everything. The younger generation are now more outspoken than their parents. They want greater freedom in their life, not only in expressing their views but also the freedom to choose their soulmate. In this cosmopolitan city of Jakarta, young people meet all kinds of individuals who come from different backgrounds and have different characters.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Local online stores still fight to win trust, orders
Local online stores still fight to win trust, orders By Christiani Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): The Internet has brought some amazing changes to the way many people live. There is the new concept of communication brought about by email, digging for information in virtual libraries, downloading music for free, medical advice from e-doctors and shopping at virtual stores. In some countries, Internet users shop online as frequently and freely as they use email, online chat rooms and online news services.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Flandy/Eng Hian win Copenhagen Masters
Flandy/Eng Hian win Copenhagen Masters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia grabbed the men's doubles title at the Copenhagen Masters badminton invitational event on Friday thanks to Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian who beat compatriots Tony Gunawan and Halim Heryanto 8-7, 5-7, 7-4, 5-7, 7-5 under a new scoring system. The new scoring system, consisting of seven points in five sets, was first introduced in the World Junior Championships for the Bimantara Cups in Guangzhou, China in November.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's Internet pioneer's achievements, vision
Indonesia's Internet pioneer's achievements, vision By Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): The Internet gained popularity in Indonesia about five years ago, and in several years to come, some observers predict, warnet (Internet cafes) will find their way into villages. The pioneer in Internet development in Indonesia is Joseph Fellipus Peter Luhukay, a doctor of philosophy in computer science from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Cybercity Indonesia, where no one has gone before
Cybercity Indonesia, where no one has gone before By Mila Day JAKARTA (JP): Living in today's world, the net is open for business-big time. As big as it gets, the 21st century's civilization builds cities on networking, virtual or real. Now, cybercities are blooming all around the world. One of them, carefully and intelligently planned, is Malaysia Super Corridor (MSC) by Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (MDC). Indonesia, with its setbacks and uproars, comes next.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Why not jetski to the next island?
Why not jetski to the next island? By Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is known for its beautiful beaches. At the beach you can feel the breeze, watch the beautiful view and hear the roaring waves. But if you want to enjoy the beach and the sea in a different way, try jetskiing. Jetskiing is like riding a motorcycle. The difference is, you ride it on the sea. To popularize the sport a new program that allows middle and long-distance journeys to be made on jetskis will soon be introduced.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Film scene 2000: A year of alternative movies in Indonesia
Film scene 2000: A year of alternative movies in Indonesia By Joko EH Anwar JAKARTA (JP): Moviegoers were blessed with more nonmainstream films among the still dominating straight entertainment entries this year. It seems that Studio 21, the company which owns most film cinemas, finally realized that there is a market for alternative films, those that do not follow the usual Hollywood formula.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Ian earns fame with his achievements
Ian earns fame with his achievements BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany (JP): Born in Medan, North Sumatra, Harianto Wijaya just turned 25. Only last year he graduated with a Dipl-Ing (engineering) degree from the School of Information Engineering, Rhine-Westphalia Technical College (RWTH), Aachen, Germany.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sydney Olympics symbolize long process of development
Sydney Olympics symbolize long process of development By Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): The Sydney 2000 Olympics is over. No more cheering at the Olympics Park. Spectators, athletes and officials have returned to their daily lives with good memories of victory and shameful drugs scandals.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Cabinet reshuffle
Cabinet reshuffle From Pikiran Rakyat In a predictable turn of events, President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's cabinet will be reshuffled as a reaction to the possibility that several ministers will resign.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Young city women: Living in two worlds
Young city women: Living in two worlds By Joyce Djaelani Gordon JAKARTA (JP): Let's just face it... Many of our young people living in big cities are living in two worlds. One foot is outside the door raring to go and venture out into the future of great possibilities, while the other foot is still stuck inside the house of yesterday, which is filled with customary expectations. Transition is a happening, and happening at a very fast rate.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
The joy of soaring high like an eagle
The joy of soaring high like an eagle Young executives in Jakarta have turned their attention to more challenging sports in which to spend their spare time. They need more than just playing golf, tennis or squash. Speeding on jetskis, watching the blue sky in a glider, paragliding from the Gunung Mas area in Puncak, whitewater rafting in several rivers in Gunung Halimun West Java or playing paintball war have become the latest trend.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian engineers in Germany living it up
Indonesian engineers in Germany living it up BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany (JP): Indonesian engineers living in Germany receive good income which allows them to enjoy a decent lifestyle. Priyatna Surawijaya, a post-doctorate student who works in a research institute and teaches at a university, earns around DM 3,500 a month. "It's more than enough," he said. This is reasonable as he lives by himself and as a student, he gets a variety of discounts beginning from transportation to movie tickets.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Here come the Yummies climbing the ladder of life
Here come the Yummies climbing the ladder of life By Sarasvati JAKARTA (JP): As an area sales manager for a steel distributing firm, Barito Riviera, 29, travels across the country for at least a quarter of the month to broker multi-billion rupiah deals and meet prospective clients. As an ordinary, fun-seeking young man, he gives punctuation to life by giving diving lessons on the weekends and guiding dive trips in nearby waters.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Youth has time on its side
Youth has time on its side JAKARTA (JP): They are young, smart and energetic. They are fun and fashionable. They also hold important positions in the workplace. Here come the "yummies" -- young upwardly mobile modern independent elite singles. In this special edition, The Jakarta Post presents a series of articles focusing on today's urban young and their lifestyles. These people, many of whom are still in their 20s, were well educated at reputed education institutions at home or abroad.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
From Dewa to Sheila, the young rules the Indonesian music scene
From Dewa to Sheila, the young rules the Indonesian music scene JAKARTA (JP): There is no business like show business, as some people say it. Just take a look at the Indonesian music scene in this past two or three years. Despite the monetary crisis which battered the country, some musicians/singers have managed to sell more than 500,000 or even over a million copies of their album. That is such a fantastic number as the crisis had made it difficult for producers to even sell 100,000 copies.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
A special guest on a special day
A special guest on a special day By AA Navis An aged couple enjoyed the Idul Fitri holiday from the verandah of their house, watching the well-dressed and cheerful procession of passers-by. They were celebrating the first day of the Muslim post-fasting festivities, popularly known as Lebaran. Some people were happily strolling the streets, while many others were riding horse-drawn carts. Some were also in cars which moved slowly through the crowd.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
The simplicity of accessing your POP E-mail
The simplicity of accessing your POP E-mail By Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): A new technology has been introduced that has fundamentally transformed human society by changing the way people communicate with each other. Every day the citizens of the Internet send each other billions of e-mail messages. If you are online a lot, you yourself may send a dozen or two e-mails each day without even thinking about it.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Home Movies
Home Movies JAKARTA (JP): It's time to turn the lens on relationships between unlikely pairings, especially across classes and character. The movies reviewed below, available on VCD and/or laser disc, show how Cupid's arrow works so fancifully in Tinseltown. The African Queen (Adventure/Romance, 1951). Starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Theodore Bikel. Directed by John Huston.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
TV programs
TV programs Today TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Film 12:00 p.m. Comedy 1:00 TV Drama 2:00 News 3:00 Sports 4:00 News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:30 TVRI News 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 New Year Special: Doa Bersama 8:30 News 9:30 New Year Special: Goodbye 2000, Welcome 2001 Program 2 5:00 p.m. TVRI 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, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Media Convergence: The next step of the Internet Evolution
Media Convergence: The next step of the Internet Evolution By Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): What a year it's been. We have seen a flurry of Internet sites both here and abroad from the beginning of the year. Net stocks rocketed up in the Nasdaq stock exchange making thousands of "paper" millionaires. Venture Capitalists began pouring money around the world hoping for the next Amazon.com or Yahoo! Then the stock market corrected itself and the dot coms started to crash and burn.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
More trouble for Anwar
More trouble for Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim may be hauled back to court to face further sex charges, the country's new top prosecutor indicated on Saturday. "I will look into it when I come in. That will be next week. Okay," incoming attorney general Ainum Mohamed Saaid told reporters when asked if prosecutors would continue with sodomy charges pending against Anwar. Ainum will take over on Jan.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
A guide on where to go to buy computers, components in Jakarta
A guide on where to go to buy computers, components in Jakarta By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): "Every notebook on these shelves is guaranteed to be secondhand," said Sony Walla, grinning. He was not kidding. The name of his store said it all: Notebook-Bekas.com. I happened to pass by his store, which was tucked away in the far corner of the third floor of Ambassador Mall, Kuningan, while I was preparing for this article. It turned out that Sony's store was quite an interesting one.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
More young people call for 'war'
More young people call for 'war' JAKARTA (JP): People have been calling for peace all over the world but for some youngsters war can be a perfect antidote for stress release. Wars in Jakarta? Don't panic -- this is not a real war. It is all just a game, and instead of bullets paint is the only ammunition used, with victims becoming brightly colored after a direct hit. However, the bullet can be harmful if it strikes a target within five-meters range.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
In search of excitement when the night arrives
In search of excitement when the night arrives By Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): After a hectic, stressful working day, you rush home to take a hot shower before laying down on the bed for sweet dreams; sounds perfect. No, not for the 'yummies' - young upward mobile modern independent elite singles. Despite the days hard work, they still have the energy to hang-out and stay up till late at night, especially on the weekends.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Urban youth believe old timers still the best
Urban youth believe old timers still the best By Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): It is often said that young people and music are inseparable. However, this is probably an ageist statement as James Finn Garner (author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories) put it because music cuts across everything, including age. If it didn't, Mick Jagger would probably have given up crooning when he hit forty.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police assure public of security on New Year's Eve
Police assure public of security on New Year's Eve JAKARTA (JP): National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf told the public on Saturday to go ahead with New Year's celebrations despite rumors of more bomb attacks. "Don't be afraid, don't panic, don't be scared by bomb threats. Just enjoy your New Year's Eve," Saaf said in a telephone interview with The Jakarta Post. He said the police, in cooperation with the military, would be on full alert.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Hopes high for better 2001
Hopes high for better 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Days come and go. Today, we are at the very end of the year and the second millennium. Tomorrow we enter the New Year, with hopes for improved times and a better life -- and personal resolutions to make the best of who we are. The Jakarta Post talked to a cross-section of people, ranging from businessmen to artists to sports stars, to find out their New Year's wishes.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Snacks for a low-key New Year
Snacks for a low-key New Year JAKARTA (JP): Ready to drop after all the family get-togethers and running around to make sure you did not leave anyone out over the holidays? Desperately seeking a reprieve from the rich dishes of the past few days? Rest easy, because below are a couple of easy-to-make and tasty snacks to unwind with as you take in some New Year's entertainment.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Jealousy and insecurity the seed of in-law conflicts
Jealousy and insecurity the seed of in-law conflicts By Maria Endah Hulupi JAKARTA (JP): Lydia and Agnes have something in common: both are married and each has a child. The difference is that Agnes is happily married, while Lydia is in the process of having a divorce. Lydia's relationship with her mother-in-law is problematic. After she married Mardi six years ago, she agreed to his request to move in to his mother's house because the latter was old and lonely.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
A complete year at the movies
A complete year at the movies JAKARTA (JP): What is your favorite movie this year? Is it the one with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton punching each other's face? Or the one showing Mr. DiCaprio running around on the beach in his shorts? Or is it the one which shows five extremely attractive women shaking their stuff as waitresses in an eccentric bar in New York City?
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Too much fun bring them down
Too much fun bring them down JAKARTA (JP): A famous television newscaster's son, a famous fashion designer's daughter, a famous general's son, the son of a famous professor, the son of a well known surgeon, a wealthy international businessman's son, the son of a famous rock star, top government officials, minister's sons and daughters, some of Indonesia's most well known, distinguished, and famous family names populate the expanding list of drug abusers and addicts across our nation.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Internet.ID v2.0: Happy New Year!!
Internet.ID v2.0: Happy New Year!! By Hasan Yahya JAKARTA (JP): In this day and age, it's amazing what can happen in a year. Early in the year, the local Internet scene was buzzing with energy and excitement. Launch parties and fancy campaigns, you can almost feel it in the air. Things were happening, or at least were expected to happen, and it was a gold rush toward that land of opportunity called cyberspace.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Catch a movie, get a good book or get out of town
Catch a movie, get a good book or get out of town JAKARTA (JP): If you go down to the mall today, you are sure to be in for a big surprise. It's either going to be a case of the capital's huddled masses thronging together in avid preparation for the new millennium (which some of us thought actually came at the stroke of midnight on this date last year), or deathly quiet as people stay indoors lest they end up being caught in the political horror play of a few twisted minds.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
At your customer's service: Websites with an advantage
At your customer's service: Websites with an advantage BANDUNG (JP): You have just launched a brilliant marketing campaign, one that is worthy of many awards. You have convinced me that you have a good product. I want to do business with you! But first, being the Internet-empowered consumer that I am, I want to ask a few questions, so I visit the website mentioned in your ad. I quickly locate the feedback section, peck away at my keyboard and sit back to wait for your response.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Watch out for the pitfalls
Watch out for the pitfalls By David Gordon JAKARTA (JP): Brilliant, daring and assertively intelligent, higher education (frequently education abroad), bank checking and saving accounts, business ventures, stock market investments, real estate investments and speculations, BMW's and Blazers, computers, cell phones and e-mail, hair and beauty salons, golf and tennis clubs, gyms and aerobics for healthy mind and body, fancy people - fancy weddings, Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, Jazz Club,...
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Pramoedya lays bare the cruelty of the city
Pramoedya lays bare the cruelty of the city Tales from Djakarta -- caricatures of circumstances and their human beings; By Pramoedya Ananta Toer (translated by The Nusantara Translation Group); Equinox Publishing, Jakarta- Singapore 2000; xviii + 266 pp; Rp 99,000 JAKARTA (JP): After his release from prison on Buru island, Pramoedya has captivated readers at home and abroad with his profound analysis of the social fabric leading to the birth of the nationalist movement in Indonesia, as his Buru...
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: Aid JP/alx HELPING THE NEEDY: President director of Korean food distributor Mu Gung Hwa, Kim Woo Jae (right), shakes hands with a member of staff of the presidential secretariat Yudhi Wijayanto. The company handed over 1,000 boxes of instant noodles for victims of natural disasters in Padang, West Sumatra and Manado, North Sulawesi.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
A day in the life of Samsuri, a busker
A day in the life of Samsuri, a busker Samsuri is just a seven-year-old boy but he has already experienced a great deal of hardship in the city. The fourth of five children of a poor single mother he is one of the family's bread winners. He sings along with his younger brother Jois, and plays the ukulele on the bus plying the short straight roads of Jl. Imam Bonjol and Jl. Diponegoro in Central Jakarta. The boy, who lives in Tangerang, talked to The Jakarta Post's reporter Ida Indawati Khouw.
Sun, 31 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Candra and Tony to be named Indonesia's year 2000 heroes
Candra and Tony to be named Indonesia's year 2000 heroes By Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): If the Indonesian government wants to name year 2000 heroes, the answer must be Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan. In the middle of the country's crisis both badminton players, each 25 years old, managed to distract world attention from unsavory perceptions of Indonesia, and hoist the red-and-white flag in Pavilion 3 of the Dome in the Olympic Park, Homebush Bay, Sydney, on Sept. 21.