Archive: 28 December 1997
21 articles found
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Photos place local architecture in space and time
<p>Photos place local architecture in space and time</p><p>By Maria Sandra</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The 50-year-old building stands firmly in contrast to a neighboring modern building in Kota, Jakarta.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
More new records set in interclub swimming c'ships
<p>More new records set in interclub swimming c'ships</p><p> YOGYAKARTA (JP): Eighteen more meet records were broken at the second day of the 19th national interclub swimming championships (KRAPNAS) here yesterday.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Animals on wild flying safari
<p>Animals on wild flying safari</p><p> MOSCOW (Reuters): Like a modern-day Noah of the skies, a Russian airline needed the world's largest cargo plane to carry a menagerie of animals including four giraffes from Prague to Indonesia, an official said on Friday.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Peace be with us
<p>Peace be with us</p><p> 1997</p><p>A year to remember for its assault of terrible happenings</p><p>Forest fires which blinded our view of the trees</p><p>The cry of a little girl whose innocence was bargained for Rp</p><p>2...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
SilkAir plane's black box found
<p>SilkAir plane's black box found</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Investigators found yesterday the flight data recorder, or black box, of the ill-fated SilkAir airplane which plunged into the Musi river last week with 104 people on board.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Costly 'Titanic' a horrible tale of love and disaster
<p>Costly 'Titanic' a horrible tale of love and disaster</p><p>By Stevie Emilia</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Can we ever forget the Titanic, the ship which suffered a horrific end in the North Atlantic ocean after crashing into an iceberg on her maiden voyage and...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Phang Nga Bay canoeing is a tourist draw
<p>Phang Nga Bay canoeing is a tourist draw</p><p> PHUKET, Thailand (JP): Swiss Ana Maria and her companion Phillip Marti had weighed the options on where to vacation in Southeast Asia.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Amazing Thailand 1998/1999 is a image makeover for tourism
<p>Amazing Thailand 1998/1999 is a image makeover for tourism</p><p>Text and photos by Sirikit Syah</p><p> Thai International recently invited several journalists to inspect tourism projects in Thailand. The following two articles are the result of that visit.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
TV stations to drop Indonesian dubbed programs
<p>TV stations to drop Indonesian dubbed programs</p><p>By Yogita Tahil Ramani</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Beginning Thursday, television viewers will no longer find characters speaking in Indonesian in Indian films, Latin melodramas and Chinese action movies.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Soldiers for debt collectors
<p>Soldiers for debt collectors</p><p> BANGKOK (AP): Thailand's army commander in chief will investigate reports that a colonel and 50 military policemen were hired to collect a 100 million baht ($2.1 million) debt from a wealthy businessman.</p><p>Gen.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
A paradise found: The Gili islands between Bali and Lombok
<p>A paradise found: The Gili islands between Bali and Lombok</p><p>By Soenke Krueger</p><p> PEMENANG, Lombok (DPA): Every backpacker in Indonesia knows them, and now the Gili islands are described in better-quality travel guides too.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Yermo wins '97 United States Open
<p>Yermo wins '97 United States Open</p><p>By Kristianus Liem</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The 1997 United States Open, the 98th in the series, was won by GM Alex Yermolinsky with an impressive, undefeated score of 10.5 points from twelve rounds Swiss system.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Strange legal cases
<p>Strange legal cases</p><p> In Indonesia guru means a school teacher but in America a guru is a person who gives religious or spiritual guidance to his or her many followers.</p><p>The Dec.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Rumors, the main enemy of the rupiah
<p>Rumors, the main enemy of the rupiah</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Judging by his voice, my cousin Tony was certainly in panic when he called me. In low tones he said: "Be careful, don't tell anybody what I'm going to tell you, but the 'bald man' is dead.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
What lies in your horoscope for the upcoming year?
<p>What lies in your horoscope for the upcoming year?</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Whether you are the scales, bull or scorpion among signs of the Zodiac, some things in life are predetermined, says astrologer Anton Rudolph Nico.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Tanah Abang is one of the capital's meanest districts
<p>Tanah Abang is one of the capital's meanest districts</p><p>Text and photos by P.J. Leo</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Ugly tales about Tanah Abang market have been splashed across newspapers in recent months.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Soothsayers see gloom and hope in 1998
<p>Soothsayers see gloom and hope in 1998</p><p>By Stevie Emilia and Endy M. Bayuni</p><p> With three days to go, most people are wondering what 1998 has in store for them. For Indonesia, 1997 will not go down as one of its best years.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Austerity measures in RP
<p>Austerity measures in RP</p><p> MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday ordered government agencies to implement austerity measures to help the Philippines weather the Asian financial crisis, the presidential palace said.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Adventure to Krakatau: A journey of pleasure
<p>Adventure to Krakatau: A journey of pleasure</p><p>By Sona V. Blessing</p><p> ANAK KRAKATAU, On Sunda Strait (JP): It is surrounded by azure, blue waters, an open, unending sky punctuated with fluffy white clouds.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Rupiah crisis tops list of public figures' regrets
<p>Rupiah crisis tops list of public figures' regrets</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): What has been your single biggest regret this year? The economic crisis appears to top the list for most people because it spared almost no one.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
TV today
<p>TV today</p><p> 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: Disekitar Kita 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music:...