Archive: 6 August 2000
40 articles found
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Utut still tops Rapid Chess meet
Utut still tops Rapid Chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto still topped the standings with 3.5 Match Point (MP) after six matches in the Rapid Chess Tournament at Liepaja Art Center in Liepaja city, 210 kilometers from Riga, the capital of Latvia. Utut shared the top position with host player GM Edvins Kengis and GM Maxin Dlugy of the United States.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
'Lesung' music pounding its way into listeners' hearts
'Lesung' music pounding its way into listeners' hearts By Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): Traditional arts are not only a way to win over foreign tourists to the country's cultural riches, but also yield much needed foreign exchange for the country. Prambanan, the small city which is the capital of Prambanan subdistrict in Klaten regency, Central Java, is a place of cultural interest. It is home to such ancient archeological sites as Rorojonggrang, Plaosan and Boko temples. Tlogo village chief H.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia prays to ...
Indonesia prays to ... From Republika Indonesia Prays, an event in which people of different faiths pray together, is a comical thought from the theological point of view because each religion has its own theological concept, which is quite distinct from that of other religions. Christians have the concept of a trinity. The Christians' God has a Son.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
The left hand of a blast victim found
The left hand of a blast victim found JAKARTA (JP): A security guard found on Saturday the left hand of Suhantin, alias Titin, one of the two people killed in the bomb blast in front of the residence of Philippine Ambassador Leonides T. Caday on Jl. Imam Bonjol in Central Jakarta last Tuesday. Aries Wibowo, a security specialist at the residence of City Council speaker Edy Waluyo which is located directly in front of the Ambassador's residence, said he found the left hand because of the stench.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Captive orangutans relearn what nature intended
Captive orangutans relearn what nature intended By PJ Leo SAMBOJA, East Kalimantan (JP): Slowly but surely, several young orangutans (pongo pygmaeus) climb the tall trees of Wanariset, Samboja, East Kalimantan, after being released from cages in the morning. After a day of playing in the trees, swinging and moving among the cluster of branches, they return to their cages in the evening. One day, if they are judged to be ready to live on their own, the jungle will once again be their home.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sports promise bright future: Ismu
Sports promise bright future: Ismu JAKARTA (JP): Most youngsters nowadays avoid a career in sports due to the poor prospect, but young hopeful table-tennis player Ismu Harinto said he wanted to set an example that sports did promise a bright future. But such a desire will cost him hard work and dedication, since table tennis is less popular in Indonesia than in the other Asian countries, like China or Singapore. "I want to pursue a career as a table-tennis player.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
How greed put the East Indies on the map
How greed put the East Indies on the map Nathaniel's Nutmeg, or The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed The Course of History By Giles Milton Published by Penguin, USA 400 pages US$24 JAKARTA (JP): The proper title of this book should perhaps be "Plunder, Greed and Gluttony, Engines of Empire".
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Evaluating Gus Dur
Evaluating Gus Dur President Abdurrahman Wahid is always the center of attention, and sometimes because of his controversial statements. He will be under the media microscope on Monday morning at the opening of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). What do the people think of the President's performance so far and his future?
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
MPR session brings mixed luck to hotels
MPR session brings mixed luck to hotels JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Annual Session, which is slated for Aug. 7 through Aug. 18, will bring mixed luck to hotel operators in the capital. Interviewed separately, hotel operators gave varied answers and expectations over their hotels' occupancy rate during the 12- day session.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Is Gus Dur living up to people's expectations?
Is Gus Dur living up to people's expectations? JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to present his progress report at the Annual Session of People's Consultative Assembly, which starts on Monday. People are putting high hopes on President Gus Dur -- as he is popularly called -- who came to power last October as Indonesia's fourth president. They hope that the President will bring the nation out of crisis, getting them out of the prolonged politic and economic ruin.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bondan tells officials of squash body to promote the sport
Bondan tells officials of squash body to promote the sport JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Squash Association (PSI) chairman Bondan Gunawan has asked his officials to promote the sport across the nation. Bondan, former acting state secretary and the secretary of government supervision, said he wished the sport was played nationwide by people from all walks of life. "We must change the conception that squash is played only by the upper level of society.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
No Batak wedding is complete without a band
No Batak wedding is complete without a band JAKARTA (JP): The Batak people in Jakarta, especially the Toba Bataks, often highlight their wedding parties with traditional music commonly known as uning-uningan. At least five people make up an uning-uningan group. All their instruments are made of wood: flutes, the marimba-like garantung, the taganing, a small drum covered with leather at each end, and kulintang, which is a percussion instrument.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Life not all fun and games for TV host Sonny
Life not all fun and games for TV host Sonny By Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Game show host Sonny Tulung is quick to admit that he is not always the life and soul of the party. Known for his quick wit and playful use of double entendres in dealing with contestants on Famili 100, Sonny said the demands of being a public figure can be a trial.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Kla Project realizes its dream in concert for all seasons
Kla Project realizes its dream in concert for all seasons By Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): Kla Project is a band with dozens of mellow love songs. Kla Project is a band with an acoustic, heart-melting sound. Kla Project is a band with poetic and romantic lyrics. And watching Kla Project live in concert without being accompanied by your truelove as s/he was away or you happened to be dateless, was one dreadful experience. Sigh!
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Envoys in friendly territory on English talk show
Envoys in friendly territory on English talk show By Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Do not expect any diplomatic incidents during 30 Minutes with a Friend, the new talk show every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. on TPI. The show, consisting of half-hour interviews with foreign ambassadors to Indonesia, gives the countries a friendly forum to put their best face forward. The countries are shown in soft focus, with host Brigitta Priscilla providing neat segues between the topics.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Untangling the Web: One view of the Net
Untangling the Web: One view of the Net JAKARTA (JP): The Internet, which made its debut here six years ago, is attracting more and more users, including Chitra Darwis, 41, a former top model who runs the Image modeling agency and Graha Cipta Artha graphic design company in Central Jakarta. Question: When did you first use the Internet? Answer: I started using the Internet in late 1998. Where do you use the Internet? Mostly at the office, for my graphic design company.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Do call me, I will not be calling you
Do call me, I will not be calling you JAKARTA (JP): For those of you who enjoy chatting on the phone all day, let me give you these words of encouragement: You are likely to become a poor man faster than Dow Jones investors a couple of months ago. I say this because PT Telkom is planning to increase our telephone rates. We, the customers, asked them why they were hiking our rates once again, after last putting them up in February 1999. Telkom answered, "The reason for this raise is ...
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
PDI-P wants no changes to Art. 29 on religion
PDI-P wants no changes to Art. 29 on religion JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) hinted on Saturday that it would be ready to "trade" on the question of the inclusion of Islamic law in the constitutional amendments with its proposal for the formalization of Pancasila as a state principle.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rafting on the Kokok Segara River in Lombok
Rafting on the Kokok Segara River in Lombok By Hernawardi MATARAM (JP): Since time immemorial Kokok Segara has been famed among Lombok natives for its river. Flowing through Tanjung in the northern party of West Lombok, it is renowned among the Sasak people for its location at the foot of Mt. Rinjani, which is the pride of locals for its stunning natural beauty. Its charms have not been lost on tourist operators.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Top clubs cruise to semifinals
Top clubs cruise to semifinals JAKARTA (JP): Gani Artha and NHI 'A', both from Bandung, West Java, were fighting for the final berth in the men's team of the fourth Indocement Cup table tennis open tournament here on Saturday. Gani Artha, who beat Kuda Laut club 3-0, will challenge host Tiga Roda 'A' who narrowly defeated favorite Surya 'C' 3-2 in the quarterfinals on Saturday morning.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Paying respect to an Indonesian presidency in Blitar
Paying respect to an Indonesian presidency in Blitar By Simon Marcus Gower JAKARTA (JP): It was quite ironic to hear two elderly ladies talking of Indonesian presidents in the small East Java town of Blitar. At a bustling market area, with the clatter of a train passing nearby and car horns being sounded by motorists impatient to cross the train tracks, the ladies were first discussing the price of commodities in the market.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
TUK still leads the way in free thought
TUK still leads the way in free thought By Charlie Stevens JAKARTA (JP): Three years ago, the Indonesian intellectual and arts community was struggling for survival under a cloud of censorship and government control. There was very little support for the arts and definitely no encouragement for free thought or broad-minded artistic expression.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Ananda Sukarlan: Indonesia's musical ambassador
Ananda Sukarlan: Indonesia's musical ambassador By Danielle Bray Jakarta(JP): A soft-spoken gentleman with a warm smile and honest demeanor is a perfect description of Jakarta-born pianist Ananda Sukarlan. The talented musician arrived back in Jakarta last week after performing a series of concerts across New Zealand. Together with The Jakarta Foundation for the Arts, Ananda hosted a charity recital at the Hotel Mulia Senayan on Aug. 3. The concert was his 400th performance to date.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia keen to be Asia's Hollywood
Malaysia keen to be Asia's Hollywood KUALA LUMPUR (AFP):Malaysia's multi-million dollar answer to Hollywood will be launched next month with the aim of making the country an Asian movie-making hub, a local company announced Thursday. Three billion ringgit (US$789 million) will be spent over seven years to develop Entertainment Village on a 485 hectare (1,198 acre) site, it said. "E-Village ...
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rita Effendy can speak for herself, thank you
Rita Effendy can speak for herself, thank you By Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Time for a whispered "uh-oh". A few minutes late, singer Rita Effendy arrived with her manager and an old school friend in tow. While it is not exactly an interviewer's nightmare, it is an almost assured prescription for less than spontaneous answers.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Amalia takes pride of place at contest
Amalia takes pride of place at contest By Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Hot Synthetic, the design that dazzled the judges most at the first creative fashion contest held here recently was inspired by little more than a ball of thread. AR Amalia S, 23, the petite designer with a soaring imagination responsible for creating Hot Synthetic said that she sat fiddling with some thread one day when the idea dawned on her to make a dress without first weaving the thread into cloth.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Guess What? Iga Mawarni
Guess What? Iga Mawarni Jazz singer Iga Mawarni has acquired a new skill, and it has nothing to do with singing. Accompanied by popular emcee Nico Siahaan, Iga recently took part in a promotion for a new hair moisturizer product. Expertly, she provided tips about the product's benefits and shared her hair treatment secrets. She said that since she was a child, her mother took care of her hair by applying traditional conditioner it. Now, her hair is long and healthy.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
My father is a hero to me, Yenny says
My father is a hero to me, Yenny says Zannuba "Yeni" Arifah Chafsoh Rahman, 25, a former journalist and the second eldest daughter of President Abdurrahman Wahid, found time in her busy schedule as the presidential translator to share a light discussion with The Jakarta Post's Kornelius Purba. It is the first interview with public figures in our new weekly column. Question: If you had a choice, what would you be doing now? Answer: I would like to spend a year just reading and writing.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stigma of dark complexion fading
Stigma of dark complexion fading By Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): In the much acclaimed English film Bhaji on the Beach, an elderly character of Asian origin blames the breakup of her son's marriage to the very dark complexion of her daughter-in-law.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Some people do choose to say it with flowers
Some people do choose to say it with flowers By Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Do you want to express a heartfelt message to loved ones, but cannot find the right words? Perhaps the best way, then, is to say it with flowers. A bouquet of flowers makes a perfect gift for a wife or mother. Specially selected flowers can also brighten the day of an ailing friend, or sweeten up a business relationship. Noted gynecologist and sex consultant Boyke Dian Nugraha regularly sends flowers to his wife.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Suspicious object in U.S. embassy
Suspicious object in U.S. embassy JAKARTA (JP): A bomb-like object was found inside the United States Embassy, Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, on Saturday morning, a police officer said. The suspicious object was a small bottle, more like a perfume bottle, containing dark liquid. The bottle had a fuse and was found in the embassy's garden near the front gate. Gambir Police Asst. Supt. Slamet Rijanto said, "A duty security officer at the embassy, M.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
'Gladiator' gets thumbs-up, 'Patriot' gets thumbs-down
'Gladiator' gets thumbs-up, 'Patriot' gets thumbs-down By Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): Two lengthy would-be epics are on movie screens. One is set during Roman times, the other during the American Revolution. The first is a real winner but the latter, while not exactly a loser, certainly misses the bull's-eye. Gladiator is a grand spectacle which tells the story of the great Roman general Maximus (Russel Crowe).
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
TV industry seeks foreign boost
TV industry seeks foreign boost By Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): In which direction is the Indonesian terrestrial television industry heading? Will it be a part of global TV networking? The simplest answer is: Are there any foreign interests in the country's television industry at all? Press reports and rumors circulating in industry circles have it that foreign investors are still eying up the stations here.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Film 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Series 12:00 p.m. TV Drama 1:00 TV Drama 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Sports 4:00 News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Travel 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Sports 8:00 Music 9:00 News 9:30 Music Program 2 5:30 p.m. News 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 City News 8:30 Variety Show TPI 5:30 a.m.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Art Agenda
Art Agenda Jazz Concert at Teater Utan Kayu, Jl. Utan Kayu No. 68H East Jakarta; Phone: 8573388; Aug. 9, 7 p.m. Teater Utan Kayu will hold a jazz concert Pentas Musik Jazz to celebrate its third anniversary featuring Jessica Kenney, Nyak Ina Raseuki (Ubiet) and Iwang Nursaid. Indiana-born jazz vocalist Jessica has learned several traditional musical pieces like Javanese karawitan music and vocal under the tutorship of Nyi Mujinah and Nyi Supami in Surakarta, Central Java.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
A day with an emergency room doctor
A day with an emergency room doctor Dr. Ahsan Hatman, 37, is a senior resident at the anesthesiology department of Cipto Mangunkusomo General Hospital (RSCM) and an emergency room (ER) doctor at the Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC), South Jakarta. Born in Ujung Gading, West Sumatra, he moved to Jakarta to study medicine at the University of Indonesia in 1982 and lives here with his wife, Rifi, two sons and daughter in Ciputat, South Jakarta. He spoke to The Jakarta Post's William Furney.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Govt, GAM take stock of truce
Govt, GAM take stock of truce GENEVA (Agencies): Indonesian government representatives and separatist rebels from Aceh met in secret near Geneva Saturday to take stock of a two-month-old "humanitarian pause" agreed between the two sides to try to end violence in the restive province, officials said.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Baby makes two a choice for some Indonesian women
Baby makes two a choice for some Indonesian women By Tuti Gintini JAKARTA (JP): Entertainer Lula Kamal knows the very different worlds of celebrity and medicine. An actress in several TV soaps and the host of a medical issues show, she also knows that the phenomenon of Hollywood actress Jodie Foster giving birth to a child through in vitro fertilization is not unknown in Indonesia. She told of the experience of a western male friend, a blue- eyed ringer for Mel Gibson.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Batak 'sacred' music comes out of the closet
Batak 'sacred' music comes out of the closet By Tuti Gintini JAKARTA (JP): To North Sumatra's Toba Batak community, their traditional orchestra does not perform at just any time. It is usually reserved for funeral rites or a rite marking the occasion where bones or graves are moved. This orchestra, called gondang sabangunan, is a sacred one, unlike uning-uningan, which is mundanely entertaining.
Sun, 06 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian Mujahiddin holds first congress in Yogyakarta
Indonesian Mujahiddin holds first congress in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): Some 5,000 Muslims converged on the Kridosono Sports Stadium here on Saturday to attend the first Indonesian Mujahiddin Congress, with calls for Syariah Islam (Islamic Law) to be applied in the country. The participants, including women and children, from various parts of the country, first enjoyed the congress' opening ceremony, followed by the first day's speakers. The congress' organizing committee chairman, Irfan S.