Archive: 3 September 2000
40 articles found
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
President Abdurrahman to attend Millennium Summit
President Abdurrahman to attend Millennium Summit JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled on Monday morning to begin his fourth overseas trip of the year, to attend the United Nations-organized Millennium Summit in New York.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
'Ketoprak Humor' sets the stage for laughs on television screens
'Ketoprak Humor' sets the stage for laughs on television screens JAKARTA (JP): "She" sashays across the stage, making pointed over-the-shoulder glances, a simpering femme fatale from tales of old.There are plenty of hoots and whistles, derision for the woman's coy smile and smeared-on lipstick.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Aircraftmaker offers to replace the 'bajaj'
Aircraftmaker offers to replace the 'bajaj'By Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): First came the controversial Timor "national" car, which boasted self-reliant technology but was imported from South Korea. It was doomed to bankruptcy.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Art Agenda
Art AgendaPainting Exhibition The Image of Charming Bali by Romanus Susilo, at the Romano Gallery, Jl. Cinere Raya, Blok M - Kav. 4c, Depok (Phone: 7534885), through Sept. 9. This exhibition marks the opening of the Romano Gallery in South Jakarta.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
More RI children battling the bulge
More RI children battling the bulgeBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Check out an upmarket mall on a Sunday and watch as a veritable army of little children carrying a few extra kilograms marches by.Diminutive nannies can be seen struggling to keep in hand not so little moppets who are eagerly clutching...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Guess What? Susy Susanti
Guess What? Susy Susanti Can a shuttler cook? Well, former badminton queen Susy Susanti wants to prove her culinary skills by opening a restaurant near her home in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta.However, Susy, who gave birth to her second child, Albertus Edward Wiratama, on June 9, said she was still...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Potatoes a good bet for sweet dishes
Potatoes a good bet for sweet dishes JAKARTA (JP): Versatile potatoes can be the main ingredient in a sweet cake, as in the first recipe below, or a variation on traditional perkedel spicy croquettes.Potato Cake 400 grams boiled potatoes 6 chicken eggs 250 grams fine sugar 1 tablespoon raising...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Crisis hides treasures in North Sulawesi
Crisis hides treasures in North Sulawesi MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Indonesia's economic crisis has not only unveiled the country's numerous maladies but also concealed many of its magnificent tourist resorts. Among them are those in North Sulawesi province.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Hotel puts regional culture on the stage
Hotel puts regional culture on the stage JAKARTA (JP): Putting local culture on show seems a natural tie-in for Jakarta hotels to bring in foreign guests. After all, there is so much to choose from, with each of the country's 29 provinces offering something unique in dance and cuisine.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto G: TourismJP/msaTOURISM TALK: Minister of Tourism and Culture I Gde Ardhika (center) talks with Qantas Airways' general manager for Indonesia John Campbell (left) and Qantas' general manager for North Asia Alan Loke (right) during a lunch to celebrate Qantas' 50th anniversary of...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
DTH services to enlarge competition in Indonesia
DTH services to enlarge competition in IndonesiaBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): For the first time there will be competition in Indonesia's direct-to-home (DTH) industry. For years, there has only been one operator -- Indovision -- offering multichannel entertainment to thousand of homes.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
East Timor debacle a study in cultural differences
East Timor debacle a study in cultural differences Ballot and Bullets: Seven Days in East Timor By Tim Fischer Allen and Unwin, Sydney 149 pp A$19.95 JAKARTA (JP): Australian reviewer Ray Duplain wrote last May that former Australian deputy prime minister Tim Fischer's account of the United...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
'I want to go back to school'
'I want to go back to school' Badminton player Taufik Hidayat has become a star. The world number one and the favorite to win gold in the men's singles at the Olympics, Taufik is somewhat of an idol, especially among young women. Born in Bandung on Aug.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Des Alwi, the brave man from Banda who believes in peace
Des Alwi, the brave man from Banda who believes in peaceBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): He witnessed the Japanese occupation, the Dutch colonial era and the Indonesian revolution. He rebelled against founding president Sukarno and helped mediate in the Malaysian dispute.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Website dedicated to local gaming community
Website dedicated to local gaming communityBy Vishnu 'Ramius' Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): One year ago, I was asked how many local websites there were; sites that were Indonesian in content or design. I quickly responded "less then 200".
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
True believers -- tales of being possessed
True believers -- tales of being possessedBy Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): "Rose" considers herself a typical young Canadian. She does not go to church and never believed in the supernatural. But two years after her scuba diving holiday in Manado, North Sulawesi, she is still trying to find a logical...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Much to cluck about with fried chicken on the streets
Much to cluck about with fried chicken on the streetsBy Muhammad Yazid JAKARTA (JP): Lovers of American-style fried chicken no longer have to drag themselves out of their homes for a crispy piece of thigh or breast.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Police to query Aryanti and other witnesses
Police to query Aryanti and other witnesses JAKARTA (JP): With the public abuzz over a marital affair President Abdurrahman Wahid allegedly had with housewife Aryanti Sitepu in 1995, police will question the woman, journalists, hotel staff and others believed to have information about the case.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Contemporary RI arts go international
Contemporary RI arts go internationalBy Boudewijn Brands DELFT, the Netherlands (JP): Appreciation of an artist's work is like the effect a stone has when thrown into a calm lake: ripples spread in expanding circles. At a first exhibition there is mostly family and friends.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Striker pair puzzles RI ahead of final
Striker pair puzzles RI ahead of final JAKARTA (JP): The coach of the national soccer team, Nandar Iskandar, faces a dilemma in naming his strikers for the Independence Cup final against Iraq on Sunday.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Is the supernatural for real?
Is the supernatural for real? JAKARTA (JP): It's a hard question to ask, and one likely to be met with either a troubled look or one of skepticism. People talk about how they put the supernatural in perspective, and whether they are one of the believers in "another world".
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Exploring the wealth of the sea beneth Bunaken
Exploring the wealth of the sea beneth Bunaken TONGKAINA, Molas, North Sulawesi (JP): It was early in the morning and the sun was bright. Members of our group thronged the Thalassa diving center at the Hotel Santika Manado before we set off for nearby Siladen and Bunaken islands.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Much-maligned Kwik finally answering his critics
Much-maligned Kwik finally answering his criticsBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): It is clear that former coordinating minister for economics, trade and industry Kwik Kian Gie wants to set the record straight.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Give traditional culture ample space: Sultan
Give traditional culture ample space: Sultan JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia should make space for both traditional and modern cultures to prevent it losing humanitarian values, Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X said on Saturday.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Dowes 'susuk' work like a charm for some?
Dowes 'susuk' work like a charm for some?By Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Nobody's perfect, we are told, but some of us will do almost anything to prove the saying wrong.Almost anything goes in the pursuit of being a flawless human being, at least from the outside.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
A day with herbal medicine vendor 'Ibu' Slamet
A day with herbal medicine vendor 'Ibu' Slamet Ibu Slamet, 55, was born in the ancient Central Java city of Surakarta (Solo). A jamu (traditional herbal medicine) seller all her life, she moved to Jakarta when she was 16.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Guess What? Dwiki Dharmawan
Guess What? Dwiki Dharmawan Well-known jazz musician Dwiki Dharmawan of the band Krakatau is trying his luck in the virtual world. With some friends, he is working to set up a new website for music, art and culture. IndonesianArt.Net is scheduled to be launched in November.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Tropical paradise on the tip of Sulawesi
Tropical paradise on the tip of Sulawesi TONGKAINA, Molas, North Sulawesi (JP): If work stress burns you up consider taking a break in a place where you can hear the voices of nature.North Sulawesi province offers sea and mountain lovers many places of interests.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
A trip to Tomohon, Tondano highlands
A trip to Tomohon, Tondano highlands TONGKAINA, Molas, North Sulawesi (JP): In addition to its long coastal lines, Sulawesi is hilly and mountainous, hence its peculiar shape; some say it looks like a disheveled starfish. It also has 17 volcanoes, 13 of which are active.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Chinese-Indonesian association
Chinese-Indonesian associationFrom Suara KaryaRecently I read an article in an Indonesian newspaper about the Chinese-Indonesian Social Association (PSMTI) cooperating with local firm PT Rully Nawatri to promote a business book titled Successful Businessmen Information -- Importers and Exporters...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Peggy lacks leisure time
Peggy lacks leisure time JAKARTA (JP): If settling into white sand on a virgin beach is your particular slice of heaven, you'd be in good company with actress and singing sensation Peggy Melati Sukma. That's what the svelte actress and chanteuse would be doing at this moment, were it not for the...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Indonesian young chess team shines in Merdeka Cup tourney
Indonesian young chess team shines in Merdeka Cup tourney JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's future chess stars are proving they can match the region's best talent at the Merdeka Cup international tournament in Kuala Lumpur now underway.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Gus Dur agrees to Aceh humanitarian pause extension
Gus Dur agrees to Aceh humanitarian pause extension JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has chosen temporarily to extend the expired three-month humanitarian pause in Aceh pending further negotiations between the government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), a minister announced on...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Do we need magic to solve the crisis?
Do we need magic to solve the crisis? JAKARTA (JP): A "provocative" photo is making the rounds of the Internet. The picture shows the country's number one man, Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, wearing a casual shirt and shorts, sitting relaxedly.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
That old black magic could hurt you
That old black magic could hurt youBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Does it only happen in the movies, especially local low-budget flicks dealing with the supernatural?For instance, an egg flies through the air, entering a house and exploding like a bomb, killing everybody around.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
35 arrested for brawling
35 arrested for brawling MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Local police here arrested on Saturday 35 students from two schools of the Makassar State University for brawling.Two students were seriously wounded in the brawl.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
A look at smallest primates at Tangkoko
A look at smallest primates at Tangkoko The following articles on this page were made possible through the courtesy of the Hotel Santika Manado, Bouraq Airlines and Manado-based Maya Express travel agency.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Strange attraction of the supernatural
Strange attraction of the supernatural Many of us are believers in supernatural phenomena even though they defy all rational and scientific explanations. Tales abound of possession, hexes and special amulets to make desires, both good and evil, come true.
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Counting your days with biorhythms
Counting your days with biorhythmsBy Lim Tri Santosa JAKARTA (JP): Do you believe in destiny? Liam Neeson as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables said one day more, another day, another destiny. The movie is great, not only because of the actors; if you understand the vision of Victor Hugo, you are going...
Sun, 03 Sep 2000
Indonesian pavilion but no national traits
Indonesian pavilion but no national traits HANOVER, Germany (JP): The Indonesian pavilion is located in a huge area of the Hanover Expo 2000, which is occupied together with several other countries like Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, United Arab Emirates as well as the Palestinians.