Archive: 5 March 2000
26 articles found
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
PBSI accused of leaving juniors development
PBSI accused of leaving juniors development JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) West Java chapter chairman, Lutfi Hamid, has accused PBSI of abandoning juniors development after the organization declined to finance them to compete in the German and Dutch Junior Opens.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
As green, and good, as it gets at Melrimba Garden
As green, and good, as it gets at Melrimba GardenBy Mehru Jaffer PUNCAK, West Java (JP): Next time hubby waves yet another business-class air ticket to where ever, do not despair. Forget the flying and concentrate on the advantages of having feet firmly and forever on the ground.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
A look at Bank Muamalat Indonesia's journey
A look at Bank Muamalat Indonesia's journey As long as there are no funny moves, being a solo player in a market often bears fruit. This is one of the important lessons to take from the journey of Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI).
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Understanding 'Syariah' banking
Understanding 'Syariah' banking Perbankan Syariah, Perspektif Praktisi; (Syariah Banking, Perspective of the Practitioner); Written by the Muamalat Institute; Published by the Muamalat Institute, November 1999; xiii and 162 pages Why is Syariah banking, (based on Islamic law), so unpopular in...
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
C. Java wrestlers eye golds at PON
C. Java wrestlers eye golds at PON SEMARANG (JP): Central Java wrestlers are eying two golds in the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya, coach Rubiyanto Hadi said on Saturday.The golds are expected to be won by free-style wrestlers Ngabdi M. (63 kgs) and Sukahar (67 kgs).
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
What's up, Doc? (Dealing with quack doctors)
What's up, Doc? (Dealing with quack doctors) JAKARTA (JP): Rizal's graduation from medical school left his parents flat broke. The poor traditional farmers had sacrificed all their properties, including the only rice field they had.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Bonit, Sulistyo go to Futures final
Bonit, Sulistyo go to Futures final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian veteran pair Bonit Wiryawan and Sulistyo Wibowo have marched on to the final of the US$15,000 Indonesia Futures-2 at Kemayoran Tennis Center, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Living in the present is key to happiness
Living in the present is key to happinessBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih JAKARTA (JP): A friend of mine recently complained about feeling trapped in his present job. He apparently doesn't like the job, yet he doesn't have the courage to leave to start doing what he really likes.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
PSIS should not give up, mayor says
PSIS should not give up, mayor says SEMARANG (JP): Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip and head councilor Ismoyo Subroto expressed hope on Saturday that financial difficulties would not force the city's top club PSIS to quit the national Bank Mandiri soccer league.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Disaster on Bogor-Jakarta train
Disaster on Bogor-Jakarta trainFrom Sinar PagiOn Feb. 2, my son, on his way to school, boarded the Bogor- Jakarta train in Depok at noon. The train arrived at the Cawang tunnel at 12:20 p.m. Suddenly, from outside, somebody threw a stone into the train car.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: GarudaJP/msaQUALITY SERVICE: PT Garuda Indonesia president director Abdul Gani (right) and Principal Maintenance Inspector FAA Dame Wood (left) talk seriously, while the strategic business unit director of Garuda's maintenance facility, Hadinoto Sudigno (second right), and U.S.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Fowl-friendly salon is definitely for the birds
Fowl-friendly salon is definitely for the birdsBy Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): Beauty parlors are not only the domain of people to spruce themselves up. Makeovers for dogs and cats have become commonplace but this town boasts a special place to tend to the needs of birds, particularly roosters.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Guess What? KLa Project
Guess What? KLa Project When you are at the top and fall, it really hurts. Which happened to the popular group KLa Project when their seventh album, Sintesa (Synthesis), received a cold response from fans.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Jakarta property sector inching out of economic crisis
Jakarta property sector inching out of economic crisisBy Bruce Emond As the dark days of 1997 drew to a close, Jakarta resembled a modern-day Pompeii, scarred with eerily desolate construction sites where activities had seemingly stopped in midstream.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Blurring the sexes with sexy scents
Blurring the sexes with sexy scentsBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): What would Al Pacino say in his Oscar winning movie Scent of a Woman if the leading lady, Gabrielle Anwar, followed Indonesian actress' tendency in using perfume?Many local actresses say that branded perfumes for women are too sweet...
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Paddler Anton gets Olympics berth
Paddler Anton gets Olympics berth JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's singles table tennis player Anton Suseno qualified for the Olympic Games in Sydney in September after finishing 15th on Friday in the Asian Championships, which also served as Olympic qualifiers.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Confusing certificate service
Confusing certificate serviceFrom Pos KotaOn Feb. 26 we applied for our child's birth certificate. When it was completed it contained a misspelling. Instead of our child's name, Fadly Putra Nurama, it had Fadly Putra Nurmana, and we were told to pay Rp 25,000 for the certificate.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
The Indonesian business landscape 2000
The Indonesian business landscape 2000By Hermawan Kartajaya, Finally, we are leading ourselves into a new century and a new millennium safely and smoothly. Y2K worries are behind us and temporarily unproven.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Blind Yogyakarta couple find light from their love
Blind Yogyakarta couple find light from their loveBy Ali Budiman YOGYAKARTA (JP): Love is blind, so they say. But for a blind couple, Suwadji and Ramini, blindness has been no obstacle to their mutual love and having four healthy children.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Midplaza offers information technology
Midplaza offers information technology Looming over Jl. Sudirman in the heart of Jakarta's Golden Triangle, Midplaza may look no different from the surrounding buildings in this exclusive neighborhood. But there is a difference, a very large one, in the same way there is a difference between the...
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Pramoedya speaks out about Buru Island
Pramoedya speaks out about Buru Island The Mute's Soliloquy; By Pramoedya Ananta Toer; Translated by Willem Samuels; Published by Hasta Mitra in cooperation with The Lontar Foundation, Jakarta, 1999; 375 pages; Rp 150,000.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Quakes hit PNG, Banda Sea
Quakes hit PNG, Banda Sea HONG KONG (AP): An intense earthquake hit Papua New Guinea early Saturday, followed by another in the Banda Sea near East Timor, seismologists in Hong Kong and Australia said.There were no reports of damage or casualties, nor was there evidence of tsunami, the huge waves...
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Virtual offices are here for real
Virtual offices are here for real Virtual and serviced offices are still relatively new in the country, but there is a growing demand for the service. The Jakarta Post's contributor Rudy Madanir takes a close look at the trend. JAKARTA (JP): Be a guest of Michael Sinjorgo.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
President visits Habibie, plans to meet Soeharto
President visits Habibie, plans to meet Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): After having dinner with Gen. Wiranto on Friday night, President Abdurrahman Wahid continued his visits on Saturday by having breakfast with former president B.J. Habibie, with plans to meet Soeharto in the next few days.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
A bride's interpretation of the apocalypse
A bride's interpretation of the apocalypseBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): In contemporary art, especially in the genre of installations, the work of art, the exhibition room, the artist and the curator are inseparably intertwined.
Sun, 05 Mar 2000
More awareness needed of 'Syariah' banking
More awareness needed of 'Syariah' bankingBy Taufik, Associate Consultant, MarkPlus Strategic Consulting Two and a half years after the crisis hit Asia, a great majority of Indonesia's banks are still not acting like the mediators of recovery they should be.