Archive: 26 May 1996
33 articles found
Sun, 26 May 1996
How to apply for a visa and stay permit
<p>How to apply for a visa and stay permit</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Any foreigner who wants to work in Indonesia should obtain a visa and a stay permit. The immigration authorities will issue the visa upon the request of the foreigner's sponsor and a recommendation from the...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Indonesia retains Uber Cup crown
<p>Indonesia retains Uber Cup crown</p><p>By Arif Suryobuwono</p><p> HONG KONG (JP): The chant "Who owns badminton if not Indonesia?" echoed around the packed Queen Elizabeth stadium as the Indonesian second-string duo of Lili Tampi and Finarsih sealed their...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Foreigners working in Indonesia
<p>Foreigners working in Indonesia</p><p> Government institution which issue working permits for foreigners:</p><p> Position Manpower BKPMD KBN Ditjen Manpower BIDA Total</p><p> Parpostel Represen-</p><p> Office in tative</p><p>...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Foreign workers: Job predators or catalysts?
<p>Foreign workers: Job predators or catalysts?</p><p>By Djisman Simandjuntak</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The cross-border movement of workers, blue collar and white collar alike, is becoming a heated issue in international economic relations.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Club says research in Irian must continue
<p>Club says research in Irian must continue</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The Biological Science Club of Indonesia said yesterday research programs must continue in Irian Jaya in spite of a hostage-taking tragedy in which the club lost this month two of its members.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Freed hostage details last days in captivity
<p>Freed hostage details last days in captivity</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Five Indonesian and six European scientists held hostage by separatist rebels walked through the Irian Jaya jungle for five consecutive days with their abductors to avoid military pursuit, before nine of them...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Tuyul
<p>Tuyul</p><p>By Dewi Anggraeni</p><p> Trevor pushes the door open and walks in, leaving the key dangling. Usually he would call his wife's name at this stage. But this time he deflects. The house is quiet.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Downsize your dream if you hit a wall
<p>Downsize your dream if you hit a wall</p><p>By L.E. Nugroho</p><p> BANDUNG (JP): About the only constant in today's workplace is change. Nothing is guaranteed, but resilient people can learn to weather career setbacks with optimism and a sense of humor.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Guest What?
<p>Guest What?</p><p> Is nationalistic chauvinism waning among the Japanese? That seems hard to believe, but why then is Japanese Ambassador Taizo Watanabe driving a Mercedes-Benz and not a Japanese make as expected of all senior Japanese...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Bird trainer on the way up
<p>Bird trainer on the way up</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): There are many ways to make a living. Being a bird trainer is one of them and that is what Misstimah has been doing for the past five months.</p><p>"I love birds.
Sun, 26 May 1996
National book production in continuous decline
<p>National book production in continuous decline</p><p>By R. Masri Sareb Putra</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): May 1996 has been proclaimed National Book Month. This is necessary considering that books are not on most Indonesians' shopping lists.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Sex before marriage? Some say yes, others no
<p>Sex before marriage? Some say yes, others no</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Sex is always a sensitive but interesting topic to talk about, especially when premarital sex is the topic.</p><p>For the last couple of years, the number of abortions among unmarried women,...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Pujangga: An experiment in computer-generated poetry
<p>Pujangga: An experiment in computer-generated poetry</p><p>By Ruli Manurung</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Computer Generated Writing has become quite a hot item of discussion. Evidence is on the Internet, where quite a lot of World Wide Web home pages have been dedicated to...
Sun, 26 May 1996
The Tokdo/Takeshima dispute aggravates Tokyo-Seoul ties
<p>The Tokdo/Takeshima dispute aggravates Tokyo-Seoul ties</p><p>By Mark J Valencia</p><p> Japan and South Korea should jointly explore and develop any resources in their disputed maritime areas.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Development and demolishing
<p>Development and demolishing</p><p>From Media Indonesia</p><p>It seems not too long ago that several newspapers in the capital, as well as some television stations, were covering the demolition operations of squatter huts on the banks of the Ciliwung river.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Indonesia's disabled face on uncertain future
<p>Indonesia's disabled face on uncertain future</p><p>By Theresia Ariswari</p><p> YOGYAKARTA (JP): Being disabled in Indonesia is not an easy thing.</p><p>I want to be treated with the same dignity as anyone else.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Indonesia lacks home-grown managers
<p>Indonesia lacks home-grown managers</p><p>By T. Sima Gunawan</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): An ideal manager is home-grown. But such managers are rare. Many Indonesian companies import or hijack managers from other firms to skirt this shortage of professionals.
Sun, 26 May 1996
'Pelita' warned over inflammatory report
<p>'Pelita' warned over inflammatory report</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Information has issued a stern warning to Pelita daily newspaper over articles suggesting that most high school girls in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, have lost their virginity, Antara...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Getting away from the office at B.A.T.S. factory
<p>Getting away from the office at B.A.T.S. factory</p><p>By Johannes Simbolon</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): New factories have long been relegated to the outskirts of Jakarta, except for the "factory" built below the Shangri-La hotel.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Some girls just want to have fun with language
<p>Some girls just want to have fun with language</p><p>By Bret Galloway</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Maybe Cindy Lauper was right. It seems natural enough. But writing a language book is not many people would do for fun.</p><p>Retno Krisnawati did.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Tanri Abeng works without stress
<p>Tanri Abeng works without stress</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Everyone who works under pressure is prone to stress, but not Tanri Abeng, the president of Bakrie & Brothers.</p><p>"What is stress? If you ask me if I work under pressure, the answer is yes.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Unofficial warders exercise power politics in prisons
<p>Unofficial warders exercise power politics in prisons</p><p>By Tri Agus S. Siswowihardjo</p><p> Unofficial wardens exercise great influence on the internal condition of Indonesian prisons.
Sun, 26 May 1996
RI economic boom draws expatriates
<p>RI economic boom draws expatriates</p><p> An Indonesian woman on her first trip to London whispered to a colleague, "Gee, isn't it something to have these bule carrying our luggage?" This woman was expressing a feeling shared by some Indonesians about foreigners,...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Indonesia to face Denmark in Thomas Cup final
<p>Indonesia to face Denmark in Thomas Cup final</p><p> HONG KONG (AFP): Indonesia will defend its Thomas Cup men's team badminton championship title against Denmark amidst tight security here today.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Made Wijaya still a stranger after 22 years
<p>Made Wijaya still a stranger after 22 years</p><p> A Stranger In Paradise By Made Wijaya 260 pp, Rp 90,000 (hrdcover), Rp 65,000 (paperback)</p><p> DENPASAR (JP): Made Wijaya's A Stranger in Paradise, the Diary of an Expatriate in Bali 1979-1980 hit Bali's...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Surdiyanto wins bank golf tourney
<p>Surdiyanto wins bank golf tourney</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Jakartan banker Surdiyanto, a 13-handicap golfer, won the Indonesian Bankers Association best gross overall title after scoring a 77 at Imperial Golf Course, Karawaci, Tangerang, West Java yesterday.
Sun, 26 May 1996
MBA certificate no longer ticket to instant success
<p>MBA certificate no longer ticket to instant success</p><p>By Rita A. Widiadana</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Ten years ago, an MBA degree was a ticket to instant success.</p><p>An MBA graduate, especially from a foreign business school, enjoyed many privileges as...
Sun, 26 May 1996
Italian soccer team Lazio receives warm welcome
<p>Italian soccer team Lazio receives warm welcome</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The Italian soccer team Lazio arrived yesterday amid tumultuous cheers by a throng of Indonesian fans who flocked to the Sukarno-Hatta airport just to see their idols.
Sun, 26 May 1996
A national symblol on the brink of extinction
<p>A national symblol on the brink of extinction</p><p>By T. Sima Gunawan</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and the United States have at least two things in common: both have adopted eagles as national symbols, and both of these symbolic eagles are endangered.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Secondhand tires hot despite blowout dangers
<p>Secondhand tires hot despite blowout dangers</p><p>By Imran Rusli</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Despite the risk, the future of re-patterned tires, called ban batik in Indonesian, is secure.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Most expatriates happy to work in RI
<p>Most expatriates happy to work in RI</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): How do Indonesians perceive foreign workers? How do expatriate workers find working with Indonesians?</p><p>The Jakarta Post interviewed both Indonesians and foreigners on the matter.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Work permits for foreigners issued by several agencies
<p>Work permits for foreigners issued by several agencies</p><p>By Johannes Simbolon</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Work permits for foreigners are issued by a number of government offices.</p><p>According to Hermanto R.
Sun, 26 May 1996
Bali Boys sought for their virility
<p>Bali Boys sought for their virility</p><p>By Putu Wirata</p><p> KUTA, Bali (JP): Ketut Mendra, born in Kuta, Bali in 1963, was a prominent surfer in the 1980s. A junior high school graduate, he earned money by selling postcards and newspapers to tourists.