Archive: 28 May 2000
28 articles found
Sun, 28 May 2000
Today's menu: Bad food, bad service, bad deal
Today's menu: Bad food, bad service, bad dealBy Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): With his nose pointed up, his right hand supporting a tray full of perfectly arranged plates, the waiter elegantly approached our table. Without any mistake, he placed each plate of food on the table according to our order.
Sun, 28 May 2000
KL badminton chief must go: Sidek
KL badminton chief must go: Sidek JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia's Nusa Mahsuri coach Misbun Sidek said on Saturday Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan should stick to his plan to quit after his team's disappointing Thomas Cup showing.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Calm returns to capital despite minor demonstration
Calm returns to capital despite minor demonstration JAKARTA (JP): Calm returned to Jakarta on Saturday, although some 200 student protesters, grouped under the City Network (Jarkot), made another effort to march to former president Soeharto's residence on Jl.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Traditional tooth filing ceremony in today's Bali
Traditional tooth filing ceremony in today's BaliBy Degung Santikarma DENPASAR (JP): A small army of Balinese, dressed in traditional sarongs and headdresses and sporting walkie-talkies and lighted batons, have been deployed to direct traffic.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Erratic Amien
Erratic AmienFrom NeracaI formerly admired Amien Rais for what I thought was his consistency in fighting corruption, collusion and nepotism. Unfortunately, my admiration has dimmed with each passing day.The outstanding Amien has now become the fussy Amien.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Yogyakarta lures tourists with 'bekakak'
Yogyakarta lures tourists with 'bekakak'Text and photos by R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): A bride and the groom are always treated in a special way. Everybody gives them privileges and spoils them with attention and gifts.
Sun, 28 May 2000
C. Java athletes lack of budget
C. Java athletes lack of budget SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java National Games (PON) contingent still suffers a Rp 550 million (US$65,050) deficit although it has received funds from the Provincial Budget of Rp 13.5 billion and from the Central Java Sports Fund Foundation (Yadora) of Rp 1.2 billion.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Getting old is unavoidable, but not a crime
Getting old is unavoidable, but not a crime Elderly people face complex hidden problems. The Jakarta Post's contributor Mehru Jaffer reveals the facts in conjunction with the National Day of the Elderly that falls on May 29.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Arts Agenda
Arts AgendaCultural Discussion and Performance on the Bissu Community at The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, 2nd floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62, Jakarta 12190, on June 6 and June 7. For centuries, the Bissu community of South Sulawesi has been wisely preserving their rituals, language, oral...
Sun, 28 May 2000
President cancels plan to open Papua Congress
President cancels plan to open Papua Congress JAKARTA (JP): Presidential aides confirmed here on Saturday that President Abdurrahman Wahid has canceled plans to open Monday's Papua Congress in Jayapura, over fears that his presence would be interpreted as tacit support for the province's...
Sun, 28 May 2000
Allowance for Angie in French Open
Allowance for Angie in French Open JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) met Saturday and approved financial assistance for junior girls singles hopeful, Angelique Widjaja, to compete in the French Open junior tournament next week.
Sun, 28 May 2000
National Gallery needs private sector involvement
National Gallery needs private sector involvementBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): In Mungkid, Central Java, the Museum Widayat stands as the bastion of Widayat's art world and his circle of influence. In Yogyakarta, everyone knows of the unique Museum Affandi, which certainly reflects the character...
Sun, 28 May 2000
Delicious meals for those tired for eating out
Delicious meals for those tired for eating out Cash Cow Burgers; By Julia Philipp; Times Book International, Singapore, 2000; 128 pages; US$9.5 JAKARTA (JP): Julia Philipp may hold a MBA from top school Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania, but that does not make her compromise when it comes...
Sun, 28 May 2000
World population growing older due to better care
World population growing older due to better care JAKARTA (JP): Of the approximately 580 million elderly people in the world today, about 355 million live in developing countries. By 2020, more than 1,000 million people aged 60 years and older will be living in the world.
Sun, 28 May 2000
A do-it-yourself spa job in the home
A do-it-yourself spa job in the homeBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Spas are the in-thing at Indonesian hotels and fitness centers.Call it the ultimate in self-gratification or merely part of the holistic approach to putting both mind and body on an even keel, but spas are opening their doors across...
Sun, 28 May 2000
Musings on using the Internet
Musings on using the Internet JAKARTA (JP): If you asked most Indonesian people about whether they have ever lost money, or been victims of fraud, or caught a computer virus on the Internet, you would feel relieved because most would say, "No".
Sun, 28 May 2000
Government must change tourism policy
Government must change tourism policy Tourism is vital for generating foreign exchange revenues, but facts show that the industry is in turmoil. While earnest work to lure tourists back remains unfruitful, fresh violence hit the capital city of Jakarta on Friday.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Crackdown a letdown as illegal loggers fly the coop
Crackdown a letdown as illegal loggers fly the coopText and photos by PJ Leo TARAKAN, East Kalimantan (JP): As the helicopter landed in the Kalimantan jungle, the armed soldiers jumped off one by one, ready to fight the enemy.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Dita meets calling to fight for oppressed
Dita meets calling to fight for oppressedBy Emmy Fitri Hastuti JAKARTA (JP): Dita Indah Sari, 27-year-old labor activist, shows her true concerns when she speaks at length about the hard life of laborers and their oppressed aspirations amid the current strong wave of capitalism and industrialism.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Formal talks launched on release of RP hostages
Formal talks launched on release of RP hostages BANDANG, Philippines (AFP): Government negotiators and rebel leaders Saturday held their first formal talks over the release of 21 mostly foreign hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf group.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Guess What: Ciputra
Guess What: Ciputra Property tycoon Ciputra said he had enough with KKN, an Indonesian acronym for corruption, collusion and nepotism, condemning it as the cause of the country's economic and political calamities.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Group attacks police at boardinghouse
Group attacks police at boardinghouse BOGOR (JP): A Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officer was hurt and two motorcycles were destroyed on Friday evening when a group of about 75 men attacked a boardinghouse in Kedung Halang.
Sun, 28 May 2000
The fall of a Deity
The fall of a DeityBy Putu Arya Tirtawirya In his living room, in the last of the evening's fading light, High Priest Ida Pedanda Madi Sugriwa paced back and forth as he ground his false teeth on the stem of his cold pipe that jutted outward from his face beneath a white mustache streaked with gray...
Sun, 28 May 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Program 9:30 Variety Show 10:00 Music 11:00 Film: Dos Mujeres 12:00 p.m. TV Drama 1:00 TV Drama 2:30 Teen Program 3:00 Sports 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Tourism Program 5:30 Sports 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Sports...
Sun, 28 May 2000
Thailand strokes ahead at SEA Age Group event
Thailand strokes ahead at SEA Age Group eventBy Lukman Natanagara DENPASAR (JP): Thailand continued its supremacy in the 24th Southeast Asia (SEA) Age Group Swimming Championships on Saturday by sweeping 12 more gold medals at the Bali Cliff pool.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Twenty-for hours with vegetable seller Jarmi
Twenty-for hours with vegetable seller Jarmi Vegetable seller Jarmi thinks she may be about 50 years of age -- like many elderly Indonesians, she does not know the exact year of her birth. A trader all her life, Jarmi has been operating from a stall at Pasar Rumput, South Jakarta, for over 20 years.
Sun, 28 May 2000
HIV screening of foreigners
HIV screening of foreigners SINGAPORE (AP): The government on Saturday defended laws obliging foreigners to undergo an AIDS test and prohibiting those who have contracted the HIV virus from remaining in Singapore.
Sun, 28 May 2000
Women giving their all for others
Women giving their all for othersBy Barbara Anello JAKARTA (JP): The talk was animated over dinner at a chic restaurant in Jakarta.It ranged from topics as disparate as Fifth Avenue fashion, to the depletion of species and forests throughout the archipelago, to the skills of Indonesian women, the...