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Searching for all articles published on 1998-01-04 ...

34 articles.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Waldjinah's stardom is a road well-traveled

Waldjinah's stardom is a road well-traveledText and photos by Tarko Sudarno SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Tune in to the many music programs on television, and cross a musical assortment of pop, rock, jazz and the Arab-influenced beat of dangdut.Some local music is left out of this musical medley.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Sino-U.S. relations maintain unique consistency in 1990s

Sino-U.S. relations maintain unique consistency in 1990sBy Denny Roy There will be a consistency in China's policies through this decade on commitment to economic reform, on Taiwan, and on its posture in East Asia and the U.S.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Adversity

Adversity All hope is deadHate crawls like maggots within a decaying corpseMisery burns turbulent patterns in a turbulent brainInnards filled with reptiles of anger and despairDeath looms bereft of sustenance and hope Sad shrunken skeletons slowly sinking into oblivionFaint weakened entreaties ...

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Santi

SantiBy Gus tf Sakai Unlike yesterday, Santi came to the building on her own today. By herself and with her sad face, marked by the glaring absence of self-confidence. She is nervous and repeatedly bites her lip. No, she does not want to behave out of character like she did yesterday.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Fasting's best lesson virtue of self-restraint

Fasting's best lesson virtue of self-restraintBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Practicing fasting during the holy Ramadhan month is always spiritually enriching.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Govt must make hard choices in new budget

Govt must make hard choices in new budgetBy Rikza Abdullah President Soeharto is scheduled to present the government's draft budget to the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Joko to compete in Japan Open for Thomas Cup selection

Joko to compete in Japan Open for Thomas Cup selection JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's veteran shuttler Joko Suprianto will compete in the Japan Open tournament in Tokyo from Jan. 13 to Jan. 18.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Curtain to fall on Kemang nightlife

Curtain to fall on Kemang nightlifeText and photos by Arif Suhardiman JAKARTA (JP): It's almost midnight on Saturday in Kemang. As most of Jakarta is calling it a day, this district in South Jakarta is just getting going.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Pop culture reexamined at Kedai Kebun Gallery

Pop culture reexamined at Kedai Kebun GalleryText and photos by R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): Plazas, malls, pubs and superstores are not just popular places in urban communities.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Milestone in ties between China and U.S.

Milestone in ties between China and U.S.By Dipankar Banerjee Hopefully, the U.S.-China Summit marked the end of the post- Tiananmen phase of relations between the two countries The unfolding U.S.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/GM Nikolic takes Dutch title

GM Nikolic takes Dutch titleBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): Grandmaster Predrag Nikolic of Sarajevo now lives in the Netherlands, and GM Jan Timman squared off for a four-game match to settle the Dutch championship on Oct. 20.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/'She's So Lovely' in cinematic testimony to Penns' love

'She's So Lovely' in cinematic testimony to Penns' loveBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): The new film by Nick Cassavetes, She's So Lovely, opens with a bird's-eye view of an average industrial town. Mediocrity more than smog obscures the unexceptional skyline.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Budget must promote growth: Businesspeople

Budget must promote growth: Businesspeople JAKARTA (JP): The nation's business leaders are still hopeful the government will find ways of reviving the embattled economy through its 1998/1999 budget.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Ramadhan welcomed amid monetary crisis

Ramadhan welcomed amid monetary crisis Ramadhan began at the most inopportune time. Escalating prices have dampened the joy that normally comes with the arrival of Ramadhan. The Jakarta Post reporters -- Lukman Natanegara, K.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Moslems see this year's fasting month a challenge

Moslems see this year's fasting month a challenge JAKARTA (JP): Ramadhan is here. Moslems spend this holy month by abstaining from life's worldly temptations -- eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations -- from dawn until dusk. It is a purification of body and soul.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/'Becak' still riding high far from Jakarta's congestion

'Becak' still riding high far from Jakarta's congestionBy Jonathan Agranoff GARUT, West Java (JP): Midnight, in a west Javan highland town. All is peaceful. The shops which, during the day were a hive of frenetic activity, have now long shut their doors to the darkness of the night.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Ramadhan ultimate equalizer for rich and poor Moslems

Ramadhan ultimate equalizer for rich and poor MoslemsBy Yogita Tahil Ramani, Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang and Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): In a troubling 1997 marked by forest fires, the economic crisis and starvation, the opening of the Ramadhan fasting month on its final day came as a sobering ...

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Recalling New Year's 'Billy-Ge-Good'

Recalling New Year's 'Billy-Ge-Good'By Hillary Rodham Clinton My first memory of New Year's Eve goes back to when I was around 6. My little brother and I were sitting in our kitchen eating a favorite dinner, poached eggs on corned beef hash.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Guess What?

Guess What? Brad Pitt delighted Springfield, Missouri, his hometown fans merely by coming home again for the holidays.The 34-year-old actor hit several Springfield nightspots with a couple of friends over the weekend.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Next budget may look familiar

Next budget may look familiarBy Rikza Abdullah JAKARTA (JP): The composition of the government's budget for the 1998/1999 financial year will be drastically changed because of the economic crisis, yet it may have some familiar rings.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Australia in favorable position against S. Africa

Australia in favorable position against S. AfricaBy Vic Mills SYDNEY (JP): Shane Warne with five wickets and Mark Waugh with an unbeaten 78 played Australia into a strong position against South Africa on the second day of the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Laborers keep faith, hope amid hard times

Laborers keep faith, hope amid hard timesBy Sugianto Tandra and Prismatuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Many blue-collar workers may find it harder to follow the disciplined tenets of fasting this month.Most are bewildered by the sudden economic downturn, and at a loss to understand how it happened.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Guess What?

Guess What? Brazilian film and television star Xuxa will star in a Spanish-language version of I Love Lucy, taking on the title role immortalized by Lucille Ball.The international version, based on original Lucy scripts, will be filmed in Spain and aimed primarily at Spanish-speaking audiences.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Guess What?

Guess What? The Notorious B.I.G., felled by a gunman last March in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, continues to dominate the pop music scene.In his most recent honor, the Brooklyn crack dealer-turned rapper was named the winner of Vibe magazine's album of the year.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Doing your bit to save the environment

Doing your bit to save the environment JAKARTA (JP): What exactly do we mean when we talk about an ecological conscience? Is it that we cherish the beauty of nature when we take our families out for a ride on a sunny weekend?Or that we despise those companies making headlines because of their ...

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/A hike for the hardy along Mt. Merapi

A hike for the hardy along Mt. MerapiBy Ahmad Solikhan KALIURANG, Yogyakarta (JP): The sun is not out yet and dark bathes the pine forest. Flashlights point the way along the footpath.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSundayMaghrib 6.14 p.m.MondayImsak 4:11 a.m.Subuh 4.21 a.m.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Guess What?

Guess What? Princess Anne was the busiest member of the royal family in 1997, according to a devoted analyst of the Windsor workload.Anne carried out 642 official engagements, 24 ahead of her mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/A nuclear-weapon-free zone for Central Asia

A nuclear-weapon-free zone for Central AsiaBy Ramesh Thakur An NWFZ in the strategically important Central Asian region will be a confidence-building measure, adding a new normative barrier to the acquisition or use of nuclear weapons ON Sept 15 1997, foreign ministers of the five Central ...

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Kris Dayanti personifies 'the babe' in pop music

Kris Dayanti personifies 'the babe' in pop musicHelly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Pop music groups of the 1990s have created a new image for women through lyrics that express "girl power".

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Sports body gets only Rp 2b for Asiad

Sports body gets only Rp 2b for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar said the National Development Planning Board only allocated Rp 2 billion (US$350,880) for the country's 13th Asian Games from its original budget of Rp 10 billion.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Jiang's visit a start in confidence-building

Jiang's visit a start in confidence-buildingBy Wang Jisi Probably most diplomatic specialists in Beijing and Washington, for different reasons, judged the recent state visit by Chinese President Jiang Zemin to the United States as a great success.

Sun, 04 Jan 1998

JP/Coastline and hills meet on The Great Ocean Road

Coastline and hills meet on The Great Ocean RoadBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): One of the reasons more and more Australians flock to Bali for their holidays is the compactness of the island's beauty. One does not have to travel for hours to find a beach or a mountain.

Sun, 04 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 Ethic 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Religious Songs 11:30 ...