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Searching for all articles published on 1995-09-03 ...
33 articles.
Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Youngsters show no shyness when discussing sex

Youngsters show no shyness when discussing sex JAKARTA (JP): When I asked a junior colleague whether his peers get sexually excited when reading porn books or watching blue movies, he matter-of-factly said "Of course, that's what they are for.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Reflections on the golden Balinese 'barong'

Reflections on the golden Balinese 'barong'By Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The importance of numerology often gets exaggerated around anniversary celebrations, which is especially true about the golden one Indonesia is celebrating this year.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Hermawan sees a big leap in world ranks

Hermawan sees a big leap in world ranks JAKARTA (JP): If the badminton world rankings list were a sea, the U.S. Open concluded on Aug. 13 in Atlanta, Georgia would have caused only a ripple.Winning the Open's men's title was a great leap for Indonesian Olympic bronze medalist Hermawan Susanto.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Cataracts cure not popular

Cataracts cure not popular JAKARTA (JP): Health Minister Sujudi estimates that, of the 250 new cataract patients in Indonesia each year, only 50 can afford to undergo surgery for the condition.The minister says there are now 1.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Foundation to hold timed rally

Foundation to hold timed rally JAKARTA (JP): The foundation of Manunggal Karsa Nusantara will hold a timed rally called Margarana Pelabuhan Ratu on Oct. 21-22.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Be prepared for rains in Jakarta, otherwise...

Be prepared for rains in Jakarta, otherwise...By Julie L. Litchfield JAKARTA (JP): As much as I am enjoying my time here in Indonesia, I must admit to experiencing a bit of culture shock.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit with Berty Tilarso 7:40 Cartoon: Vicky the Viking 8:05 Around Us 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Cooking's Program 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke ...
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Film censorship a must to retain certain norms

Film censorship a must to retain certain norms JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government rules that all films and commercials must be censored to protect the public from any possible negative impact of the productions.Under the tight censorship, certain scenes must be omitted.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Foreign land ownership erodes Bali's cultural identity

Foreign land ownership erodes Bali's cultural identityBy Bulan L. DENPASAR (JP): Indonesian regulations encourage foreign investors to develop houses and apartments but prohibit foreign ownership of land.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Young Designers Contest stuns audience

Young Designers Contest stuns audienceBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): The hip brigade has landed and immersed itself among Indonesia's fashion students. At the 1995 Indonesian Young Designers Contest last Friday, the audience was given an unexpected education on the newest version of cool.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Hillary Clinton a star attraction in Beijing

Hillary Clinton a star attraction in BeijingBy Hillary Rodham Clinton As you read this column, I am traveling to Beijing for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women.The United States is sending a delegation of 45 men and women.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Between moral stimulus and severe libel

Between moral stimulus and severe libelBy Limas Sutanto JAKARTA (JP): There is a close association between progress and criticism in life. Paul Karl Feyerabend, an Austrian philosopher and the pioneer of epistemological anarchism, says that most standards of criticism are found outside ourselves.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Bored

Bored I am a junior member of the expatriate community in Jakarta. My parents compel me to read The Jakarta Post everyday.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Is pornography a threat to society?

Is pornography a threat to society? What is pornography? Different people have different views on the subject. What one country considers art might be banned in another which views it as pornography. Religions, too, influence the way people perceive things.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Pornographic literature sold everywhere

Pornographic literature sold everywhereBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): A group of junior high school girls walk past a book street vendor in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta.Seeing the girls glance at his merchandise, the vendor, Yudi, a man in his 20s and clad in shabby clothes, goads them to come.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Guess What?

Guess What? Music can cure illnesses. Don't believe it? Just ask folk singer Ully Sigar Rusadi."Indonesia is rich with traditional music.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Harry composes a melody with audience

Harry composes a melody with audienceBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Harry Roesli surprised the rock music lovers packing the Classic Rock Pub near the Blok-M Bus Terminal in South Jakarta on the eve of Independence Day by involving them in the composition of a melody to be dedicated to the ...
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/President's gifts find a home in Taman Mini museum

President's gifts find a home in Taman Mini museum JAKARTA (JP): A peek inside the Purna Bhakti Museum at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta reveals what heads of state receive as gifts from their own people and other heads of state.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Soeharto launches savings drive

Soeharto launches savings drive JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday urged the public, including students, to save more money so the country could lessen its dependence on foreign aid to finance its development programs.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/NAM's call on poverty, women included in Beijing Message

NAM's call on poverty, women included in Beijing MessageBy Santi WE Soekanto BEIJING (JP): The Non-Aligned Movement, led by Indonesia, adopted a resolution yesterday calling for a concerted global effort to combat poverty and violence against women.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Missing bulbs

Missing bulbs I read By The Way..., lighten up please... (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 20, 1995) with laughter and tears in my eyes.In fact, the missing bulbs occurred not only in Jakarta but also here in my small town of Probolinggo in East Java.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/F. Widayanto tracks down the enigmatic 'ukelan'

F. Widayanto tracks down the enigmatic 'ukelan'By Hartoyo Pratiknyo JAKARTA (JP): Ukelan: A hair bun? A chignon? In the purely descriptive sense of the word, perhaps both "hair bun" and "chignon" do correctly denote the object: head hair, done more or less in the shape of a bun and normally worn ...
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Marking time until the final gong in Indonesian jails

Marking time until the final gong in Indonesian jailsBy Tina Gue What is life like behind bars? Only those who have been prisoners know the agony of waiting for time to pass until the day freedom is allowed once again.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Special tree makes long journey to Jakarta

Special tree makes long journey to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The carved inverted tree in the middle of the Struggle Exhibition hall of the Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum took a long and interesting journey from its natural home in East Java to the President's museum.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Forest fires on Mt Agung

Forest fires on Mt Agung JAKARTA (JP): Forest fires are incinerating the tropical forest on Mount Agung in Bali, a forestry official said yesterday.Gede Arya Latihan, head of the provincial office of the forestry ministry, said the fires have razed dozens of hectares of forest.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/MLM destroys ties among close friends

MLM destroys ties among close friends JAKARTA (JP): The emergence of Multi-Level Marketing ruined a friendship. MLM companies such as CNI, Amway, Avon, Sara Lee and Fortune have crept into established companies and usurped the loyalty of their employees.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Guess What?

Guess What? You have to talk before the public, but you are nervous. What should you do?"Take a deep breath," suggests Pia Alisjahbana, chairwoman of the Indonesian Ceramics Society.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Beach volleyball queens due here

Beach volleyball queens due here JAKARTA (JP): The world's queens of beach volleyball, including the Australian pair of Anita Palm and Liane Fennick and the Brazilian team of Tavares Pires Sandrinha and Jacky Silva Jacqueline Louise Cuz will be in Bali for this year's World Beach Volleyball ...
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Preventing the pressure of pornography

Preventing the pressure of pornographyBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Sex and pornography are two different things, but pornography has everything to do with sex. Accordingly, people's perception of pornography relates to their views on sex.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/The tune

The tuneBy Dewi Anggraeni The music started and I moved. I felt unnatural at first, sort of forced, and the music seemed to play on its own, detached from the flow of my movements. I was grateful for the anonymity provided by the yellow silk veil that covered my hair and the lower part of my face.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Keeping your maids

Keeping your maids This letter is an addendum to an article published on July 9, 1995, in The Jakarta Post. Here are some do's and dont's in keeping a maid.First of all do find out how many names your maid has. Dewi, who worked for me was earlier Lily.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/Crossword Puzzler

Crossword Puzzler Starting this month The Jakarta Post's Sunday edition will publish a new, more challenging but equally fun crossword puzzler. The cryptic puzzler will appear the first week of every month. We hope this new element will be a welcome addition to our readers.
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Sun, 03 Sep 1995

JP/'Kangaroo 95' brings neighbors together

'Kangaroo 95' brings neighbors togetherBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE, Australia (JP): Kangaroo 95, or the K-95 defense exercise in Australia which involved 17,000 navy, army and air force personnel, 16 ships, 110 aircraft and large numbers of wheeled and tracked vehicles, just ended.
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