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Searching for all articles published on 1998-01-25 ...

20 articles.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Thoughts at a Lounge Bar

Thoughts at a Lounge BarBy Valentinus Irawan This is my third glass of tequila. The first irritated my throat, but this one is helping me forget the daily nag of the monetary crisis. I have never faced such a nuisance in all the time since I was appointed bank director.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Feasting and forgiveness highlights of Idul Fitri

Feasting and forgiveness highlights of Idul FitriText and photos by Oka Budi Yogaswara JAKARTA (JP): "Lebaran is coming, Lebaran is coming" goes the excited refrain from a popular song on TV.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Ardy Wiranata resigns from badminton center

Ardy Wiranata resigns from badminton center JAKARTA (JP): Ardy Bernardus Wiranata, who joined Indonesia's Thomas Cup squad five times, has finally resigned from the Badminton Training Center in Cipayung, East Jakarta.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Brudy and Family 8:30 Cartoon Film 9:00 People and Event 9:30 Documentary: Pemungutan Lebah Hutan 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: ...

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Unwanted comments

Unwanted comments For the first time in my life, I feel grateful to those who pirate new films and put them on video cassettes or video compact discs so that they can be watched at home or in private places.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Remodeling RI museums for consumer tastes

Remodeling RI museums for consumer tastesBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Despite the economic crisis, the country is still in a consumerist age. In less than 10 years, dozens of shopping malls have sprouted up here and in other urban centers.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Piket trounces Topalov in world chess c'ships

Piket trounces Topalov in world chess c'shipsBy Kristianus Liem This is the third part of a report on the world chess championships held in Groningen, the Netherlands, in December.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Aidan Quinn on target as lead in 'The Assignment'

Aidan Quinn on target as lead in 'The Assignment'By Nicolas Colombant JAKARTA (JP): Even though Carlos, alias "the Jackal", now stands trial in France for the murder of two French agents and an informer, we will never know the true measures taken by the intelligence community to capture him.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSundayMaghrib 6:19 p.m.MondayImsak 4:23 a.m.Subuh 4:33 a.m.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/E. Java Taman Safari aims to solve population problem

E. Java Taman Safari aims to solve population problemBy Sirikit Syah SURABAYA (JP): Four years ago, Taman Safari Indonesia realized it had a growing problem on its hands at its wildlife park in Cisarua, West Java.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Celebrating Idul Fitri with concern

Celebrating Idul Fitri with concern JAKARTA (JP): The post-fasting holiday of Idul Fitri is a time for celebration and gathering with relatives for Moslems.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/America the greatest on earth? Just ask an American for the answer

America the greatest on earth? Just ask an American for the answer JAKARTA (JP): As a enthusiastic visitor to the U.S., I am always fascinated by the Yankee penchant and continuing love affair with the superlative.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Deserted markets greet Chinese New Year

Deserted markets greet Chinese New Year JAKARTA (JP): The Year of the Tiger is just a few days away, and the city's Chinatown of Kota is festooned with red and gold, traditional colors of the Chinese New Year.Behind all the gaudy decorations, business is gray.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/The Prodigal Son

The Prodigal Son In the fiery heat of middayA speck, a boat, appears in the bayThe anxious mother runs to the shoreTo greet the son she's long waited for In time the speck becomes a boatThe mother's tears, in languid pools floatSo many years abroad, yet safe from harmThe son delivers himself to ...

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Ice skating glides into Jakarta's teen mall culture

Ice skating glides into Jakarta's teen mall cultureBy Monika Winarto JAKARTA (JP): For urban teenagers like Patricia, ice skating has become a pastime similar to going to the movies or shopping. And it is now recognized as a teenage trend and part of the mall culture.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/A book entrepreneurs should read

A book entrepreneurs should readThe Living Company By Arie de Geus Harvard Business School Press, Boston, 1997 215 pp Rp 181,350 JAKARTA (JP): Books like Arie de Geus' The Living Company ought to come with a warning, as with prescription drugs.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Guruh at ease with that imposing family name

Guruh at ease with that imposing family nameBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Fate dealt Guruh Soekarnoputra that double-edged sword of a resoundingly famous family name.The youngest son of the nation's first president says he no longer feels he has to live up to his lofty lineage.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Artistic gold expo to be held

Artistic gold expo to be held JAKARTA (JP): The Italian Trade commission invites interested Indonesian gold jewelry designers, painters, sculptors and architects to take part in the second Oro d'Autore artistic gold exhibition of 1998.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Ananda hoping to reach F-3 Italian series top five

Ananda hoping to reach F-3 Italian series top five JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's rising star Ananda Mikola expressed optimism on Friday of reaching the world top five in his second year at the Italian Formula-3 series.

Sun, 25 Jan 1998

JP/Buying what we don't need in sales

Buying what we don't need in sales JAKARTA (JP): Sales, sales, sales! Signs, each bigger than the other, smile at me whenever I go shopping. It is difficult to resist the seduction, but usually I try to be strong."Buy things only when you need them," I say to myself.