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Searching for all articles published on 2000-05-14 ...

32 articles.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/President Abdurrahman again slams the press

President Abdurrahman again slams the press SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid took another shot at the press on Saturday, saying numerous baseless reports and gossip were printed by the media."I was recently upset upon hearing a report that I would resign in September.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Sunday, May 14, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Sunday, May 14, 2000)Hollywood KC Erin Brockovich 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Scream 3 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Romeo Must Die 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Cider House Rules 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Men and sex

Men and sex One Sunday morning my wife, daughter and I paid a visit on a distant relative (female) who had spent almost two months in the hospital, and we knew from hearsay that she was suffering from stomach cancer.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Combination of art, technology: Watch

Combination of art, technology: Watch SINGAPORE (JP): For Yves G. Piaget, the fourth generation of the famous Piaget family, a watch is a harmonious combination of art and technology.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Girls tennis team delay the winning streak

Girls tennis team delay the winning streak JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's junior girls team is still far away from winning the world group final round of the NEC World Youth Cup in Hiroshima, Japan, after a 1-2 loss to South Korea in the second round of the Asia/Oceania zone's qualifying here Saturday.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Glodok erupts after raids on pirated VCDs

Glodok erupts after raids on pirated VCDs JAKARTA (JP): Rioting broke out in the capital's predominantly ethnic-Chinese business district of Glodok on Saturday morning after police raided street vendors selling pirated video compact discs (VCDs).

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/The Communist

The CommunistBy Manaf Maulana After 34 years of self-exile in a faraway province, Murtiono decided to go home to Central Java.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Guess What? Stephen J. Woodhouse

Guess What? Stephen J. Woodhouse Indonesian children have said good bye to Stephen J. Woodhouse, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) area representative for Indonesia and Malaysia who left for Geneva to take up his new post last Friday.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Art Agenda

Art Agenda Painting Exhibition by ISOLA artists at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24 A, South Jakarta, phone 7194268, 7194270, 7194302, through May 20.ISOLA group consists of eleven painters who graduated from former Bandung Teachers' Training College (IKIP), now Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Photo expo -- a must-see for collectors, hobbyists

Photo expo -- a must-see for collectors, hobbyistsBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The one-month-old Cahya photo gallery at its new site in Kemang, South Jakarta, is currently packed with fallen trees, blossoming sakura (cherry flowers), tranquil jungles, bushes, windows, buildings, local artists and ...

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/In the name of love

In the name of loveSacrifices she makes pleases her man for a while, no career or nothing in hand. She does it with the belief it's all right; In the name of love, she does it all.Nine months or something, looking ugly. She doesn't mind, she loves it and looks to it.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/JAPFA, Enerpac lead Group A, B

JAPFA, Enerpac lead Group A, B JAKARTA (JP): Favorite Japfa Chess Club (CC), which boasts four Grand Masters on its book, beat Semen Padang club 4-0 in the Group A first round match of the Indonesian Chess League 2000 in Surabaya on Saturday.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto I: PMIJP/BertoRED CROSS: President of the Indonesian Red Cross Mar'ie Muhammad (right) hands over an award to Peter Haryadi, the winner of a design-a-poster competition.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Korea, Denmark to battle in decisive Thomas Cup

Korea, Denmark to battle in decisive Thomas CupBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): South Korea and Denmark will be involved in a do-or-die match in the blue group round-robin in the Thomas Cup championships at the Putra Indoor Stadium on Sunday.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Westlife to satisfy fans in its coming concert

Westlife to satisfy fans in its coming concert JAKARTA (JP): Boy bands come and go. Apart from having different names, many of them are essentially the same: beautiful boys singing easy-listening, sweet love songs.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Newly formed Flavour Ensemble is lip-smacking good

Newly formed Flavour Ensemble is lip-smacking goodBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): The corridors of Jakarta's five-star hotels are once again reverberating with the sound of music.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Jejen has her eyes on the horizon

Jejen has her eyes on the horizonBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): She comes across as a naturally happy young woman, welcoming and cheerful. But if you are looking for a beaming face emanating the pride of a recent personal achievement, you will still be looking.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Natural dyes and colors enrich Pekalongan Batik

Natural dyes and colors enrich Pekalongan BatikBy Rita A.Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Dudung Ali Syahbana, a batik maker from Pekalongan in Central Java's coastal area, smiled happily when a large number of guests admired and bought dozens of his exquisite hand-drawn silk and cotton batiks.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Seminar gets down to the facts on sex, AIDS and drugs

Seminar gets down to the facts on sex, AIDS and drugsBy Hyginus Hardoyo JAKARTA (JP): What does someone with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) look like?The answers varied among hotel employees in a seminar at The Regent Jakarta last Monday.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Guess What? Djaduk Ferianto

Guess What? Djaduk Ferianto His numerous shows here and abroad do not necessarily make noted musician Djaduk Ferianto feel comfortable when starring in a big screen movie Petualangan Sherina (The Adventure of Sherina).

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Toba group opposes Indorayon reopening

Toba group opposes Indorayon reopening JAKARTA (JP): The Lake Toba Heritage Foundation denounced the government on Saturday for allowing PT Inti Indorayon Utama (IIU) to resume its pulp making operation in North Sumatra.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/On local 'standards' or rather their absence

On local 'standards' or rather their absence JAKARTA (JP): To survive in beautiful Indonesia, there are a number of grim realities you have to watch out for. Being able to comprehend the standards, rules and social mores -- or lack thereof -- of some of the people is one of them.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/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 Comedy 12:00 p.m.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Mother's Day: It's time to focus on maternal deaths

Mother's Day: It's time to focus on maternal deathsBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): After the colorful plastic and cardboard homage is paid to mother and the party is declared over, what does not go away is the fact that every minute a woman dies somewhere around the globe during childbirth.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Kenneth celebrates nature through floral decoration

Kenneth celebrates nature through floral decorationBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Do not trust Kenneth Turner, even with a lemon. For God alone knows what he might do with it.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/'The End of the Affair', is well crafted

'The End of the Affair', is well craftedBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): No one, it seems, plays an adulterer sexier and more romantic than Ralph Fiennes. In The English Patient, he is Count Laszlo Almasy, the charming, seductive cartographer who manages to woo somebody else's wife.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Guess What? Iwan Fals

Guess What? Iwan Fals Popular musician and singer Iwan Fals made a promise to himself that he will not break, no matter what. His promise is that he will not allow himself to be photographed inside his house or in his front yard.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/RI loses to Danes for 1st time in Uber Cup

RI loses to Danes for 1st time in Uber CupBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): As feared, Indonesia's Uber Cup team lost 1-4 to Denmark on Saturday in the pink group round-robin of the Uber Cup team championships, its first loss to the Danes in the event's history.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Ex-truck driver finds success with ceramic handicrafts

Ex-truck driver finds success with ceramic handicraftsBy P.J. Leo JAKARTA (JP): His experiments in crafting dolphins and ashtrays from fiberglass inspired Maskuri, a 43-year-old native of Tegal, Central Java, to start his own handicraft business in the slum of Cipinang Besar Selatan, East Jakarta.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Aceh defendants may get between 6 and 10 years in jail

Aceh defendants may get between 6 and 10 years in jail BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): State prosecutors demanded on Saturday prison terms of between six and 10 years for 24 soldiers and a civilian on trial for the killings at an Islamic boarding school in West Aceh last year.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Kostrad members attack police HQ

Kostrad members attack police HQ MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The provincial police headquarters was attacked by a group of men believed to be members of the Army's Strategic Army Reserves Command (Kostrad) on Saturday.

Sun, 14 May 2000

JP/Sapardi still content to play with words

Sapardi still content to play with wordsBy Chris Brummitt JAKARTA (JP): At the age of 17, Sapardi Djoko Damono left behind a childhood spent playing in the shadows cast by Surakarta's royal court and moved to a village on the outskirts of town. And became a poet.