Archive: 20 May 2001
31 articles found
Sun, 20 May 2001
Fuel crisis
Fuel crisis Pertamina boosts diesel supplies to end fuel crisis. Page 2 Art expert Helena, visiting expert on Indonesian contemporary art Page 3 Tourist site Situ Lengkong: A lake of ten thousand water lilies. Page 4 Art teaching Why teaching art to children has become so essential.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Contemporary art galleries in Singapore
Contemporary art galleries in SingaporeBy Boudewijn Brands SINGAPORE (JP): Many expatriates make quick visits to Singapore for immigration purposes. The fact is, Singapore is now the closest developed country to Indonesia. It is clean, well organized and it has high standards of culture.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Estrada congratulates Arroyo on poll results
Estrada congratulates Arroyo on poll results MANILA (Reuters): Ousted Philippine leader Joseph Estrada congratulated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Saturday after her coalition party's apparent victory in the senatorial race, the presidential spokesman said.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Thailand's novice attempts to launch female monkhood
Thailand's novice attempts to launch female monkhoodBy Peter Janssen NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (DPA): Every Sunday morning a Buddhist service is held at the Songdharmakalayani temple, 52 kilometers west of Bangkok, offering something unique to this land of ubiquitous monks, pagodas, shrines and...
Sun, 20 May 2001
PAN deplores attack
PAN deplores attack SURABAYA (JP): Unidentified people riding motorbikes threw fireworks and plastic bags filled with gasoline at the residences of five members of the National Mandate Party in different locations at Bondowoso and Cerme regencies, East Java, in the small hours of Friday.
Sun, 20 May 2001
'I'll stick to public relations'
'I'll stick to public relations' JAKARTA (JP): For 36-year-old Nadira Alatas, the second daughter of former foreign minister Ali Alatas, public relations is her world. After studying Political Science at New York University from 1983 to 1988 and obtaining a BA, she decided to quit the school that...
Sun, 20 May 2001
A relaxing way to soothe the spirit and restore well-being
A relaxing way to soothe the spirit and restore well-being As part of activities in commemoration of its 10th anniversary, the Javana Spa's management invited journalists last week to tour its facility in the scenic highlands of Sukabumi, West Java.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Press freedom to be curtailed?
Press freedom to be curtailed? President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid feels that the press no longer deserves its freedom and, in many respects, needs to be curtailed. Its coverage of presidential activities in particular and those of the government in general are regarded as being disadvantageous...
Sun, 20 May 2001
Fine Chinese food for dinner
Fine Chinese food for dinner JAKARTA (JP): Chinese cookbook writer Mary Winata shares her recipes for asparagus soup, which is one of the most popular Chinese soups and Ma Po bean curd. The soup makes an appetizing starter before a heavier course, while the spicy Ma Po's bean curd is best served...
Sun, 20 May 2001
Guess What? James F. Sundah
Guess What? James F. Sundah It never crossed musician James F. Sundah's mind that Lilin- lilin Kecil (Little candles), a song he composed 24 years ago, would become popular again due to AIDS, which started to hit Indonesia only in the second half of 1980s.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Why teaching art to children is essentialBy Tut Sayogya JAKARTA (JP): Many educators like to criticize the mistakes
Why teaching art to children is essentialBy Tut Sayogya JAKARTA (JP): Many educators like to criticize the mistakes made by the New Order education system, especially the curriculum, which is still in use now.
Sun, 20 May 2001
'It's rainy out there. Let's play games, kids'
'It's rainy out there. Let's play games, kids' JAKARTA (JP): Playgroups are a wonderful way for children to have early social interaction with a familiar set of friends before they reach school age.Looking for some activities to keep those little ones occupied?Whether you run a day-care center or...
Sun, 20 May 2001
Pertamina boosts diesel supplies to end fuel crisis
Pertamina boosts diesel supplies to end fuel crisis JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina has ensured that the diesel fuel crisis in the capital will end by Monday as it has increased supplies to gas stations throughout the city by 50 percent.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Still Playing
Still Playing JAKARTA (JP): There are not so many exciting movies currently screening at local theaters. If you still insist on going to the movie this Sunday, you may need to read Joko E.H. Anwar's reviews.Exit Wounds (Action, 103 minutes).
Sun, 20 May 2001
JP/10/JOB
JP/10/JOBNetworking for competitive advantage JAKARTA (JP): Relationships are at the heart of our lives. And it can also be said that our professional relationships are at the heart of our success.Networking, therefore, has become an invaluable skill, tool or orientation.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Tae kwon do team to be announced next week
Tae kwon do team to be announced next week JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tae kwon do Association (TI) will announce the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games squad next week, canceling the original plan to announce it this week.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Indonesian contemporary art developments
Indonesian contemporary art developmentsBy Boudewijn Brands JAKARTA (JP): With her dissertation The Ideal of Modern Indonesian Painting, 1900-1995, (see The Jakarta Post of 23-8- 1998), Helena Spanjaard has made an important contribution to the international acceptance and understanding of...
Sun, 20 May 2001
Why teaching art to children has become essential
Why teaching art to children has become essentialBy Tut Sayogya JAKARTA (JP): Many educators like to criticize the mistakes made by the New Order education system, especially the curriculum, which is still in use now.
Sun, 20 May 2001
School or just at home with moms?
School or just at home with moms?By K. Basrie More and more moms and dads, including those from the lower economic classes, realize the importance of early education for their children. What do they really have in mind when they think about the appropriate schools, teachers, facilities, activities...
Sun, 20 May 2001
'The X-Files' fails to alienate TV audiences in return to RI
'The X-Files' fails to alienate TV audiences in return to RIThe X-Files SCTV, Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. JAKARTA (JP): After suspended for few months, The X-Files, returns to meet it fans in Indonesia. Since May 2, the private TV station Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) has scheduled to air the eighth...
Sun, 20 May 2001
Local in the English-speaking groups
Local in the English-speaking groups JAKARTA (JP): Preschools and playgroups offer children obvious benefits in social skills for when they enter primary school, but there are some in Jakarta that are increasing kids' advantages by instructing them in English.
Sun, 20 May 2001
PAN deplores attack
PAN deplores attack SURABAYA (JP): Unidentified people riding motorbikes threw fireworks and plastic bags filled with gasoline at the residences of five members of the National Mandate Party in different locations at Bondowoso and Cerme regencies, East Java, in the small hours of Friday.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Nuke-free status discussed
Nuke-free status discussed HANOI (Reuters): Senior Southeast Asian officials wrapped up on Saturday a three-day regional security meeting in Hanoi with talks on a protocol to make the region a nuclear-free zone.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Mega changes plans due to 'emergency'
Mega changes plans due to 'emergency' JAKARTA (JP): Due to an "emergency situation" in the capital, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri canceled a weekend trip and returned to Jakarta late on Friday night.
Sun, 20 May 2001
West Java dominates fencing c'ships
West Java dominates fencing c'ships JAKARTA (JP): The West Java contingent proved its dominance at the national fencing championships which ended on Saturday, winning the junior and senior division titles.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Is Indonesia still relevant, 55 years on?
Is Indonesia still relevant, 55 years on? At the age of 55, Indonesia has been showing no signs of prosperity as the founding fathers would have dreamed of. On the contrary, the unitary state is at the verge of bankruptcy.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Advertisement Postcard, Gallery RPC, Jl. Suryo 8 Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, until May 31. * Modern Indonesian Literature, Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), May 31.
Sun, 20 May 2001
Situ Lengkong: A lake of ten thousands water lilies
Situ Lengkong: A lake of ten thousands water liliesBy Wawan S. Husin CIAMIS, West Java (JP): If you are tired of big cities, drowning in a sea of paper, or have a headache from the incessant ringing of the telephone and glare of the computer monitor screen please come to Situ Lengkong in the small...
Sun, 20 May 2001
Student activism '77/78 revisited
Student activism '77/78 revisited Menentang Tirani, Aksi Mahasiswa '77/78 (Against Tyranny, Student Activism of '77/'78); Edy Budiyarso; Grasindo, Jakarta 2000; Paperback 354 pp MELBOURNE (JP): In a private conversation, Arief Budiman, sociologist and political observer, once said that he regarded...
Sun, 20 May 2001
Two convicts executed
Two convicts executed KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Two convicts sentenced to death for murder were executed on Friday midnight after their request for a presidential pardon was rejected.Gerson Pandie and Fredik Soru, both 34, were killed by the gunshots of two different firing squads, deep in...
Sun, 20 May 2001
Senior generals support Army chief
Senior generals support Army chief JAKARTA (JP): Senior generals gave their political support to the Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto on Saturday for his call to President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's not to disband the House of Representatives.