Archive: 30 July 2000
35 articles found
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Ananda Mikola fails to qualify for German GP
Ananda Mikola fails to qualify for German GP JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian young driver Ananda Mikola has had to bury his dream to qualify for the German Grand Prix Formula 3000 being held at the Hockenheim circuit due to engine failure during the third lap of a 20-lap qualifying race.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Museum of records
Museum of records For some years now, as most of us remember, the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) has awarded certificates to people who set records in some human endeavor or because of coincidence.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Shoe designer in step with marine marvels
Shoe designer in step with marine marvelsBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): That art and technology are two sides of the same coin is reflected in the footwear designed by Agung Wicaksono, which was displayed at the auditorium of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Yogyakarta in early July.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Children hold out hope for others in misery
Children hold out hope for others in misery JAKARTA (JP): She did not know them personally but Meliyana, 12, penned a letter to children in Ambon, Maluku."Hello friends, how are you doing there? Is it bad or good news? I understand that you have experienced terrible things.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Labyrinth of life under Grogol overpass
Labyrinth of life under Grogol overpassBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Masija, 23, is pregnant again. Already a mother of four-year-old Faan, the young woman with an aging face and a terrible odor has no home, no job and no dreams.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Surjadi opens karate meet
Surjadi opens karate meet SEMARANG (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Surjadi Soedirdja officially opened on Saturday the National Junior Karate Championships at Jatidiri indoor stadium.About 500 karatekas from the country's 24 provinces are competing in the event, which is featuring eight age groups:...
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Time to hurry up and wait and wait and ...
Time to hurry up and wait and wait and ... JAKARTA (JP): Patience is in short supply when it comes to Jakarta residents.Look at how they compete in trying to get where they want to go. In a traffic jam, you might think you are doing the right thing and obeying traffic regulations by maintaining...
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Muthahhari enlivened by classical music
Muthahhari enlivened by classical musicBy Rikza Abdullah BANDUNG (JP): Muthia and her colleagues from various parts of the country find a fresh but challenging learning environment in their new school here as they are exposed in the classrooms to baroque classical music while listening to their...
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Piano recital to benefit arts
Piano recital to benefit arts JAKARTA (JP): Noted pianist Ananda Sukarlan will perform a solo recital at the Hotel Mulia Senayan in Central Jakarta on Thursday.The event, part of a series of charity concerts to support local youth in the arts, is hosted by the Jakarta Foundation for the Arts.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Welcoming the rising sun in E. Timor
Welcoming the rising sun in E. Timor Menyongsong Matahari Terbit di Puncak Ramelau (Welcoming the Rising Sun at the Top of Ramelau); By George J. Aditjondro; Published by: The Foundation of Law, Rights and Justice and Fortilos (Solidarity Forum for the People of Timor Lorosa'e), January 2000; 312...
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
A day with model Nyoman
A day with model Nyoman Nyoman Triwahyuni, 26, is one of Indonesia's popular models. Born to Balinese parents in the East Java capital of Surabaya, the top-earning model currently lives with them in Cinere, South Jakarta. This month, Nyoman launches her own fashion program on RCTI.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Mooryati Soedibyo, from court to cosmetics
Mooryati Soedibyo, from court to cosmeticsBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Mooryati Soedibyo, 72, left the palace of the ancient rulers of Surakarta behind her only to be crowned queen of the sprawling kingdom of Mustika Ratu, the blue chip cosmetics company she founded three decades ago.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Military Operations Area (DOM) victims (1989 -1998)
Military Operations Area (DOM) victims (1989 -1998)Killed : 1,321 persons Missing : 1,958 " Tortured : 3,430 " Raped : 128 " Harassed : 81 " Fatherless : 16,375 " Source: The Forum of Human Rights Care, AcehPost-DOM Victims (August 1998 to 30 April 2000)Dead/Missing : 5,533 persons Tortured : 1,201...
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
RI partakes in Edmonton's Klondike Days
RI partakes in Edmonton's Klondike DaysBy Danielle Bray JAKARTA (JP): Amid the cotton candy, ferris wheel and bustling crowds, Indonesia displayed its cultural wonders during Klondike Days 2000, a yearly trade exhibition held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Local boxer Albert keeps winning at President Cup
Local boxer Albert keeps winning at President Cup SANUR, Bali (JP): Indonesian heavyweight boxer Albert Papilaya continued his journey through the preliminary rounds of the 19th President's Cup international amateur boxing tournament on Saturday after beating Che Andli Che Hashim of Malaysia.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Children bear scars of violence
Children bear scars of violenceBy I.Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Buyung has lived for about a year in a refugee center in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, after the eruption of violence in neighboring East Timor last year forced his family to flee.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
NU and PDI-P rally to defend Abdurrahman
NU and PDI-P rally to defend Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): A mass prayer for a peaceful session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) at Senayan Stadium in Central Jakarta turned into a show of force on Saturday in support of President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Secluded Seribu Islands offer serenity
Secluded Seribu Islands offer serenityBy Danielle Bray JAKARTA (JP): Crystal blue waters that swarm with rainbow colored fish. The sound of waves lapping against the shore. The silence you crave. An escape from the big city.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Ulemas urged to promote tolerance
Ulemas urged to promote tolerance JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid called on the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) on Saturday to champion the spirit of tolerance and promote respect for pluralism.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Will Aceh's hungry kids one day take up arms?
Will Aceh's hungry kids one day take up arms?By Ibnu Matnoor BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): He is only nine years old and he does not want to be a beggar. Yet there is no other way to put food on his family's table.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Tonton likely to set pace in cycling Tour
Tonton likely to set pace in cycling Tour JAKARTA (JP): Senior cyclist Tonton Susanto remains the backbone of the West Java team in the upcoming 2000 Tour de ISSI, to be held from Aug. 31 to Sept. 10.West Java cycling coach Gatot Senjaya said on Friday that Tonton's rich experience could earn him a...
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Kerosene supply in Jakarta back to normal: Pertamina
Kerosene supply in Jakarta back to normal: Pertamina JAKARTA (JP): Housewives will be able to continue to cook and keep their husbands at home as the kerosene supply in the capital will last until the end of the month, an official at state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina said on Saturday.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Is violence part of Indonesian culture these days?
Is violence part of Indonesian culture these days?By Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE, Australia (JP): In the aftermath of the Violence in Asia Conference held in Melbourne earlier this month, The Jakarta Post spoke to one of the participants, Kathryn Robinson. Dr.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Olympic flame in Melbourne
Olympic flame in Melbourne MELBOURNE (AP): The Olympic flame revisited Melbourne for the first time in 44 years on Saturday as the torch relay continued its journey to Sydney for the Sept. 15 opening ceremony at Stadium Australia.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Nosocomial infections lurking in hospital wards
Nosocomial infections lurking in hospital wardsBy Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): It once happened that all the babies in a ward in a famous Yogyakarta hospital were struck by diarrhea. At first the hospital thought the cases were attributable to the garbage dump, but after a more thorough study, it...
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Hendri loses in the singles, wins doubles title at Future-4 tourney
Hendri loses in the singles, wins doubles title at Future-4 tourney JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Hendri Susilo Pramono failed to fulfill his ambition to make a clean sweep at the Extra Joss Future-4 tournament at Kemayoran Tennis Center on Saturday as he only won the doubles event.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Off the street (corner), Cozy gets groovy on stage
Off the street (corner), Cozy gets groovy on stageBy Danielle Bray JAKARTA (JP): Intensely humid weather and a swarm of mosquitoes did not deter a crowd from forming on the hill behind the Aikon office in Kemang, South Jakarta.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Nike Ardilla's fame lives on in museum in her honor
Nike Ardilla's fame lives on in museum in her honorBy Bruce Emond BANDUNG (JP): There is not much in the Nike Ardilla Museum, but then the singer was only 19 when she was killed in a car accident in her native Bandung, West Java.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Young artist puts his body on the line
Young artist puts his body on the lineBy Cynthia Web YOGYAKARTA (JP): Thirty-two year old Nurcholis is an emerging artist with a most promising future, great authenticity and courage.His paintings, currently exhibited at Dirix Gallery until July 31, are endlessly fascinating.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Helping kids caught up in conflicts
Helping kids caught up in conflicts Violence is a way of life for children living in strife-torn areas of the country. Psychologists warn of the long-term effects of violence upon the young, including development of post- traumatic stress disorder. The Jakarta Post's Rita A. Widiadana and I.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Albright and Alwi discuss Maluku, E. Timor troubles
Albright and Alwi discuss Maluku, E. Timor troubles BANGKOK (JP): Indonesian Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab and United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met here on Saturday to discuss the troubles in Maluku and the situation in East Timor.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
'Keluarga Cemara' successfully shows slice of family life
'Keluarga Cemara' successfully shows slice of family lifeBy Lies Sartika JAKARTA (JP): "Thank you, Emak (Mother), thank you, Abah (Father)," says the theme song of popular TV serial Keluarga Cemara (Cemara Family). The show, which airs at 12:30 p.m.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Two Skulls
Two SkullsBy Motinggo Busye I take a deep breath every time the story of two skulls buried somewhere in the restive province of Aceh, the northernmost province of Sumatra, crosses my mind. The two human body parts are very important to me because they belong to my relatives.
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Guess What? Wiranto
Guess What? Wiranto "The reform spirit has yet to penetrate our law enforcers' minds," said former coordinating minister for political affairs and security Gen. (ret) Wiranto on Wednesday.The general then proceeded to give two examples taken from his experiences on Jakarta's streets to illustrate...
Sun, 30 Jul 2000
Klewer, a shopper's delight for folk textiles
Klewer, a shopper's delight for folk textilesBy Emmy Fitri SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): It is a traditional market in the heart of Java, with most of its tradition intact. Smells, humidity and crowds mingle in Klewer, the biggest textile market in Central Java.