Archive: 4 June 2000
25 articles found
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
A day with Garuda pilot Ida Fiqriah
A day with Garuda pilot Ida Fiqriah Of the 612 pilots at national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Ida Fiqriah, 23, is one of two women, and the youngest flying the fleet of Boeing 737-300, -400 and -500 aircraft.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
A spa helps you boosts inner beauty
A spa helps you boosts inner beautyBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): "To be pampered like one there is no need for you to be born a princess," says Ida as she emerges from a local spa glowing like the full moon on a midsummer's night.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Illegal loggers
Illegal loggers Correction: Operasi Wibawa was conducted by the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations in cooperation with the Indonesian Military, not with the National Police as mentioned last Sunday on this page.We regret the error. -- Editor
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Acehnese artist tells of region's pain
Acehnese artist tells of region's painBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Is there room for artistic creativity in war- torn Aceh? That is one of the questions that came to mind when I learned about the works of Mahdi Abdullah, an artist who works and lives in Aceh.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
IT skills in demand
IT skills in demand Information technology is changing the world, including crisis-plagued Indonesia. The problem is the dearth of skilled workers in the country who know their way around the web. The Jakarta Post contributor Rudy Madanir looks at the hunt for workers with Net value, including...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Living in Jakarta's crime-ridden jungle
Living in Jakarta's crime-ridden jungle JAKARTA (JP): It was an early morning call which jolted me from my slumber."Wake up! This is not Indonesia, this is America," said a familiar voice from the past. It was W.W.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Get to know the human side of Xanana Gusmao
Get to know the human side of Xanana GusmaoTo resist is to win! The Autobiography of Xanana Gusmao with selected letters & speeches Edited by Sarah Niner Published by Aurora Books, Richmond, Victoria, in association with David Lovell Publishing, Ringwood, Victoria, 2000.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
New Indonesian TV stations: To be or not to be
New Indonesian TV stations: To be or not to beBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): On the Indonesian television landscape, the talk of the town is whether the five new free television licensees are ever going to hit the air at all.
Sun, 04 Jun 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 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 8:00 Music...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
'Bazaar Indonesia' hits newsstands
'Bazaar Indonesia' hits newsstands JAKARTA (JP): Internationally renowned Harper's Bazaar has launched Bazaar Indonesia, its 13th international edition for women who are "already up there" in their personal and professional lives.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
PAS to keep Islamic name
PAS to keep Islamic name KUALA TERENGGANU, Malaysia (Reuters): Malaysia's conservative Islamic party on Saturday vowed to resist any government effort to strip the word Islam from its name as it grappled with widening its appeal to non-Moslems.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Health club manners need some toning
Health club manners need some toningBy Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): I checked my watch again for the 14th time. Seemingly unaware of the involuntary "ready for war" expression across my face, the guy was completely ignoring me. I couldn't believe it.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Agenda
Agenda Theater Performance The Ghost Train presented by The Jakarta Post at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta, on June 5 and June 6, at 7.45 p.m. A group of passengers are forced to spend a night at a waiting room in Fal Vale, a desolate station near Cornwall,...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Rattan craft provides good life for Central Java villagers
Rattan craft provides good life for Central Java villagersBy Ali Budiman SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): It is an interesting phenomenon that certain villages in Central Java make particular handicrafts. Some specialize in gamelan instruments for example, some leather puppets, while others make...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Guess What? Reza Artamevia Adriana Eka Suci
Guess What? Reza Artamevia Adriana Eka Suci Pop singer Reza Artamevia Adriana Eka Suci will soon have a new status. Not that she's divorcing her sinetron actor husband Adjie Masaid, but shortly, she will be a mother.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
IMF to release $372m loan to RI
IMF to release $372m loan to RI JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund approved in Washington on Friday the disbursement of a US$372 million loan to support economic reform program in Indonesia.The decision by the IMF's 24-member executive board came after a review of the country's three...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto C: ManulifeJP/msaPOINTING OUT: PT Manulife Asset Management Indonesia (from left to right) director Imam Rasyidi, managing director Chris Bendl, president commissioner Philip H. Smith and commissioner Adi Purnomo talk about the company's performance.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Little Tokyo at Hotel Menara Peninsula
Little Tokyo at Hotel Menara Peninsula Hotel Menara Peninsula is opening a new eatery in order to complete its facilities and services for guests. Supported by a good demand from its guests, the management feels it is very important to add quality facilities to the hotel.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Sriyanto's diversity shows in gallery
Sriyanto's diversity shows in galleryBy Mehru Jahfer JAKARTA (JP): It is hard to neatly characterize Sriyanto for the man escapes any definition. He looks neither like a banker nor a painter, but he is both.He studied law but has worked for nearly three decades at a bank.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Substitute for exit tax
Substitute for exit taxFrom KompasI have often read reports about go-betweens in paying the exit tax -- the Rp 1 million tax for people going abroad. Those middlemen offer their services to get an exit tax certificate for a price lower than the official one.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
KL police suspect RI link to Aceh leader's murder
KL police suspect RI link to Aceh leader's murder KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian police are seriously viewing the involvement of criminal syndicates with Indonesian links in Thursday's execution style killing of Acehnese separatist movement leader Teuku Don Zulfahri, a news report said Saturday.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Clean up your act, PT KAI
Clean up your act, PT KAI We all know PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) is beset by criticism about its sliding safety record as the number of collisions and crashes mount.Still, apart from setting straight the missed signals and stopping the fatal accidents, PT KAI also needs to do something to...
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Draft political resolution adopted at Papuan Congress
Draft political resolution adopted at Papuan Congress JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The Papuan Congress has officially adopted a draft political resolution that affirms the province's determination to separate from Indonesia.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Security worries intensify after bomb threat on expat
Security worries intensify after bomb threat on expat JAKARTA (JP): One day after finding a suspicious package in a West Jakarta church, city police were called on Friday night by a foreigner living in Cilandak, South Jakarta, who said he had received a bomb threat earlier the same afternoon.
Sun, 04 Jun 2000
Colonial heritage embellishes Majapahit Hotel in Surabaya
Colonial heritage embellishes Majapahit Hotel in SurabayaBy Mehru Jaffer SURABAYA (JP): If you want to continue from where the colonial powers left off you might want to visit Hotel Majapahit in Surabaya.