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Searching for all articles published on 1998-05-24 ...

29 articles.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Jakarta's poor view Soeharto's resignation with apathy

Jakarta's poor view Soeharto's resignation with apathyBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): The world witnessed students jumping into the fountain at the House of Representatives compound Thursday amid outcries that "the president is now former president Soeharto".

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Robert Huxtable claims Fila Open golf title

Robert Huxtable claims Fila Open golf title SEOUL (Agencies): American Robert Huxtable clinched the Fila Open title yesterday to restore some pride which plummeted after a disastrous collapse in the final round of Myanmar Open earlier this year.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 6:30 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Variety Show: Widya Wahana 10:00 ...

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Victoria's peaks inspire pioneer Hilda

Victoria's peaks inspire pioneer HildaBy Astri Wright VICTORIA, Canada (JP): Hilda Soemantri holds a long list of "firsts".One is that she is the first Asian scholar to be Orion Program Artist-in-Residence, an exchange program at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Victoria.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Colleague takes over Justika's unfinished business

Colleague takes over Justika's unfinished businessBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang Analysts have said that rebuilding the economy should include much more attention to agriculture. Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin is now faced with this challenge.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Break the mirror when your face is ugly

Break the mirror when your face is uglyBy R. Masri Sareb Putra JAKARTA (JP): The government recently slapped a ban on a book by Soebadio Sastrosatomo, Politik Dosomuko Rezim Order Baru: Rapuh dan Sengsarakan Rakyat (The New Order Regime's Dosomuko Politics: Fragile and Making People Suffer).

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Composer worried about new children's songs

Composer worried about new children's songsBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Millions of Indonesian children are familiar with the modest yet touching song Pelangi (Rainbow). Even now, this composition still echoes in homes, in schools and other places.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/TV pooling reflects authoritarian government: Expert

TV pooling reflects authoritarian government: ExpertBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): She said she did not really like watching television, but lately she had become addicted to it. She had even become aware of the exact scheduling of news programs on each of the six local television stations.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Guess What? Jay Subiakto

Guess What? Jay Subiakto When are artists no longer content with creating and performing? When the country needs everyone to take part, said Jay Subiakto, video clip artist and music producer now working with the Guruh Soekarnoputra dancing company.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Child singers set their hearts on popular game called fame

Child singers set their hearts on popular game called fameBy Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Pint-sized Innez may look like she should be at home arranging her doll collection, but she knows what she wants."I wanna be famous, and appear on TV," she belts out in her tune Ingin Ngetop.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Poem of simmering people

Poem of simmering people Since we only consume rootswhile you keep huge stocks of flour ...Since we are squeezed in small houseswhile you live in spacious facilities ...we say you are not our comrades Since we are shabbyand you are glamourous ...

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/High school students demand total reform

High school students demand total reform JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of fresh senior high school graduates celebrated yesterday with a peaceful demonstration for total reform, held at the Central Jakarta campus of the University of Indonesia.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Noted writer Sudjati dies

Noted writer Sudjati dies JAKARTA (JP): Noted writer and publisher Sudjati S.A. died of a stroke yesterday morning at his residence on Jl. Prof. Moch. Yamin, Menteng, Central Jakarta. He was 76 years old.Sudjati was buried later yesterday in a family plot in Sumedang, West Java.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Soeharto's children are in Indonesia: Probosutedjo

Soeharto's children are in Indonesia: Probosutedjo JAKARTA (JP): All of Soeharto's six children are in Jakarta and intend to continue with their business activities without the special privileges they once enjoyed, a close relative of the former president said yesterday.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Habibie swears in reform cabinet

Habibie swears in reform cabinet JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie swore in his cabinet yesterday, with some of the 36 cabinet members pledging to fight for political reform from within.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Sunday paper

Sunday paper Your Sunday editions are probably the most-read issues. Could you, therefore, conduct a bottom-up piece of research in the form of a readers poll? If you reserved at least 16 pages for your Sunday editions, then we would not lose the valued World Paper, not the other Arts and Culture ...

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Proverbs

Proverbs I am very fond of proverbs, because through the ages they have been passed down from father to son, from mother to daughter, from generation to generation, so there must be some truth in what our ancestors intended to give as a heritage to their inheritors.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Child singers come of age on TV screens

Child singers come of age on TV screens Cute moppets of both sexes slink across TV screens warbling inane ditties about their fingernails or their nagging aunt.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Child stars: Entertainment or exploitation?

Child stars: Entertainment or exploitation?By Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Clad in a colorful outfit, the boy swayed his little body and burst into song. His voice was far from beautiful, but it did not matter. Several other children joined him and danced vigorously to the music.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Ayu Utami staggers critics with her literary eloquence

Ayu Utami staggers critics with her literary eloquence Saman, an excerpt from the unfinished novel Laila Tidak Mampir di New York (Laila Didn't Stop By in New York); By Ayu Utami; Cultural Journal KALAM in cooperation with Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, Jakarta l998; 197 pp + vi; Rp 18,000 ...

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Political prisoners may get amnesty

Political prisoners may get amnesty JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Soedjono C. Atmonegoro said yesterday he has written to President B.J. Habibie requesting amnesty for noncommunist political prisoners and expected a response by tomorrow.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Why Do I Have to be Sick?

Why Do I Have to be Sick?By Sartono Kusumaningrat Sungeb's son, a junior high school student, was also hit by the breakout of dengue fever in the country. Sungeb felt that he was really the unluckiest among the poor.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Employees count their losses from rampaging mobs

Employees count their losses from rampaging mobsBy Ati Nurbaiti TANGERANG (JP): A lone bust of a mannequin guarded the entrance to what remains of gutted Borobudur Plaza on Jl. Dewi Sartika, Ciputat.Barely a week ago, the male figure may have sported a chic shirt and jeans.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Beg, steal or borrow? Looting is all relative

Beg, steal or borrow? Looting is all relative JAKARTA (JP): At the risk of sounding archly melodramatic, a common affliction in the media these days, I count myself among those Jakarta residents who will never forget the past May 14.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/China clinches a record sixth Uber Cup title

China clinches a record sixth Uber Cup title HONG KONG (Agencies): China won the Uber Cup team badminton championship for a record six times after downing holder Indonesia 4-1 here yesterday.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/End to student sit-in was as fast and frenzied

End to student sit-in was as fast and frenzied JAKARTA (JP): About 200 security personnel stood guard at the House of Representatives (DPR) compound yesterday following the frantic eviction of antigovernment students a few hours earlier.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Night rounds bring neighbors together

Night rounds bring neighbors togetherBy Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): The riots which jolted Jakarta recently may have served as a blessing in disguise for people living in housing complexes, though for many, the experience may be too bitter to warrant remembering.

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/Prabowo's replacement 'routine tour of duty'

Prabowo's replacement 'routine tour of duty' JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Wiranto denied yesterday that the removal of Lt. Gen. Prabowo Subianto as chief of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) was untimely, stressing that it was part of an officer's "tour of duty".

Sun, 24 May 1998

JP/TV reporter Ira Koesno escapes political fire

TV reporter Ira Koesno escapes political fire JAKARTA (JP): Several days before former president Soeharto stepped down, he still tried to hold onto power by announcing he would reshuffle the cabinet -- an effort which proved futile.