Archive: 26 March 2000
22 articles found
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Arts Agenda
Arts Agenda Twilite Orchestra Campus Tour, at Balairung (auditorium) at the University of Indonesia (UI) in Depok, on Monday, March 27, at 4 p.m. The concert is part of the group's campus tour program of several universities in Indonesia.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Misery, not gold on Jakarta's streets
Misery, not gold on Jakarta's streets The bright lights of Jakarta are a magnet for migrants who continue to try their luck in the metropolis. Behind the glow, however, there are serious urban health problems that do not emerge in rural areas, observes The Jakarta Post's Rita A. Widiadana.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Baan provides powerful solutions for all enterprises
Baan provides powerful solutions for all enterprises "Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) can mean different things to different people, but ultimately it should empower enterprises to harness their resources for maximum impact," said G.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
RI maid on trial over murder
RI maid on trial over murder SINGAPORE (AFP): An 18 year-old Indonesian maid has been charged with murder after an infant was found dead in a housing estate in Singapore, the Straits Times reported Saturday.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Rector joins rally
Rector joins rally YOGYAKARTA (JP): Gadjah Mada University rector Prof. Ichlasul Amal joined university officials and staff members in a protest here on Saturday against the government's plan to increase the structural allowance of civil servants by more than 1,000 percent.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Gus Dur wants reduced dependence on U.S. arms
Gus Dur wants reduced dependence on U.S. arms BANDUNG (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said here on Saturday he wanted to reduce Indonesia's dependence on arms procurement from the United States or any single foreign country.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Sutiyoso opens wrestling meet
Sutiyoso opens wrestling meet JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso officially opened the seventh National Wrestling Junior Championships at Ragunan Sport Complex, South Jakarta on Saturday.Sutiyoso said such championships were important to develop young athletes in the future.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
PDI congress 'must be democratic'
PDI congress 'must be democratic' SEMARANG (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) deputy chairman Dimyati Hartono said the party's first congress must be serious and democratic."I hope there aren't any jokes in the congress.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Bidara Cina slum now a healthy area
Bidara Cina slum now a healthy area JAKARTA (JP): Bidara Cina kampong in Jatinegara area, East Jakarta is difficult to find."You have to go to Kampung Melayu bus station and take a Metromini bus to Otista (a popular acronym for Jl.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
'Unburiable poetry' digs up little on '65 coup attempt
'Unburiable poetry' digs up little on '65 coup attemptBy Oren Murphy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian director Garin Nugroho's latest endeavor in filmmaking Puisi Tak Terkuburkan (Unburiable Poetry) sounds great on paper but ultimately disappoints as a film.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
3M not violating ministerial decree, GM Mutia proclaims
3M not violating ministerial decree, GM Mutia proclaims JAKARTA (JP): PT Mutiara Mandala Mahardhika (3M) general manager, Mutia Farida, said on Saturday her company was not violating a ministerial decree issued by the former ministry of social services last year.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Fewer shooters on Central Java team
Fewer shooters on Central Java team SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java chapter of the Indonesian Target Shooting and Hunting Association (Perbakin) will reduce the number of women shooters it will send to the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya, in June.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
The games children play could have lasting effects
The games children play could have lasting effectsBy E. Effendi JAKARTA (JP): The children's toy that my parents gave me when I was a child was the 'Lego'. Remember those hundreds of tiny blocks that you were supposed to attach to each other to make figures like houses, or cars, or dogs? Of course...
Sun, 26 Mar 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 Teen Program 3:00 Sports 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Film 5:30 Sports 6:00 News (in English) 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening...
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
ASEAN states to expand money swap arrangement
ASEAN states to expand money swap arrangement BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters): Southeast Asian finance ministers on Saturday watered down their plans to create a regional support fund and instead focussed on expanding an existing facility to tackle future balance of payments crisis.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Message from the Ambassador
Message from the Ambassador Message from H.E. Mr. M. Afsarul Qader, Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on the occasion of the 29th Anniversary of Independence and National Day of Bangladesh on March 26, 2000.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Risking life and limb to gather prized bird's nests
Risking life and limb to gather prized bird's nestsText and photos by Ali Budiman KEBUMEN, Central Java (JP): With acrobatic movements in the open air, a man cautiously climbed the bamboo ladder leaning against the steep cave wall.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
RI-Malaysia extradition deal
RI-Malaysia extradition deal KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): Malaysia and Indonesia on Saturday agreed to consider widening their extradition agreement to allow for frequent prisoner exchanges.Malaysia's minister in the prime minister's department Rais Yatim was quoted as saying by the national news...
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Charles Suryadi moved by unhealthy urban poor
Charles Suryadi moved by unhealthy urban poor JAKARTA (JP): Twenty four years ago, a young doctor by the name of Charles Suryadi was posted at a puskesmas (community health center) in Penjaringan, one of North Jakarta's most impoverished subdistricts.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Far from the madding crowds in a guest house
Far from the madding crowds in a guest houseText and photos by Mulkan Salmona BOGOR, West Java (JP): Entering the HB Garden Guest House area in Cihedeung Udik village, Ciampea, Bogor, you will be stunned by its beautiful, quiet and pleasing ambience.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Intu's dream comes true at prestigious French art school
Intu's dream comes true at prestigious French art schoolBy Kunang Helmi PARIS (JP): Everybody wants their dream to come true. Recent art graduate Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono, known as Intu, realized her's by using them in her art.
Sun, 26 Mar 2000
Thomas Cup a checkpoint for Olympics, Agus says
Thomas Cup a checkpoint for Olympics, Agus says JAKARTA (JP): Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) vice chairman Agus Wirahadikusumah said on Saturday that the Thomas Cup could be a leverage point for Indonesian male shuttlers to reach victory in the Olympics.