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Searching for all articles published on 2000-04-09 ...

26 articles.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Visualization vital for achieving goals

Visualization vital for achieving goalsBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih JAKARTA (JP): Major James Nesmeth had a dream of improving his golf game. He developed a unique method of achieving his goal. Until devising his method, he was just your average weekend golfer, shooting in the mid to low nineties.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Chinese puppeteer back on stage after 32 years

Chinese puppeteer back on stage after 32 yearsBy Ali Budiman SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The new government's tolerance toward anything authentically Chinese after three decades of stamping it taboo, has not only made a political impact.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Sunday, April 9, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Sunday, April 9, 2000)Hollywood KC The Insider 14:30 17:15 21:00 Very Bad Things 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Green Mile 13:45 17:15 20:45 The Prophecy II 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Beach ...

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Deviana vows to break the ceiling

Deviana vows to break the ceilingBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): When Deviana Daudsjah, 42, saw Abdurrahman Wahid sworn in as the fourth president of Indonesia on television, she decided that it was at last time to come home.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Arts Agenda

Arts Agenda Talk on Architecture, Revitalization of Kampung Batik Laweyan in Surakarta, Central Java by Naniek Widayati, at the Indonesian Art and Culture Development office on Jl. Pakubuwono VI No.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Tengger people find happiness in harmony

Tengger people find happiness in harmonyBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): In the mind of Siri Sugiartini, 26, Jakarta was synonymous with Taman Mini Indonesia Indah's pretty pavilions and the ocean kissed shores at the recreation park in Ancol, north of the city.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto H: CarJP/msaCLASS CAR: Daimler Chrysler Indonesia's president Friedel Engisch (left) and the Indonesian Record Museum's director, Jaya Suprana, pose with a certificate presented by the museum to mark the company's spectacular promotion of its Mercedes-Benz A-Class (in background).

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/a cockroach

a cockroacha cockroach is approaching tempted, I lift my right foot ready to stamp on it on second thoughts, though, I put my foot back a cockroach has life, hasn't it? and have I the right to cut it short? I don't think I have why not let it roam the room and enjoy its day? then I take a ...

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Power and passion of Balinese music

Power and passion of Balinese musicBy Degung Santikarma DENPASAR (JP): A life without music would be unthinkable in Bali.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Indonesia cruises into Davis Cup Group Two final

Indonesia cruises into Davis Cup Group Two final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is close to fulfilling its hope of promotion to Group One of the Davis Cup after beating Malaysia 3- 0 in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to book a Davis Cup Group Two Asia Oceania zone final berth.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Sketches, drawing exhibition put focus on disregarded art

Sketches, drawing exhibition put focus on disregarded artBy Wawan S. Husin BANDUNG (JP): Sketching is regarded as a rudimentary foundation for painting, engraving and sculpting, but often these preliminary blueprints for much larger works are overlooked and not respected as works of art in ...

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Surakarta royal wedding still attracts huge crowds

Surakarta royal wedding still attracts huge crowdsBy Tarko Sudiarno SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): A large crowd filled the spacious courtyard of the Surakarta palace. They had been there for hours, braving the drizzle, waiting to watch the royal wedding procession.It was five p.m.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Free press? Not likely in Singapore

Free press? Not likely in SingaporeSelf Censorship: Singapore's Shame By James Gomez Think Centre, Singapore, 1999 90 pages S$18.90 SINGAPORE (JP): What does it take to speak one's mind in Singapore, especially on topics deemed "sensitive"? A thick skin helps. That, and a freedom from fear.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/On celebrities and sensibilities

On celebrities and sensibilities JAKARTA (JP): A coworker complained that her daughter has decided not to go to college after high school. She wants to join a modeling school instead."What does she think she'll become?" he asked fretfully.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/A fair share of trouble in paradise in 'The Beach'

A fair share of trouble in paradise in 'The Beach'By Oren Murphy JAKARTA (JP): For anyone who has spent more than a couple of nights in ratty boardinghouses somewhere in Asia, Danny Boyle's (Trainspotting) latest film, The Beach, will bring back memories, fond or otherwise.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Price of premix, super TT gas hiked

Price of premix, super TT gas hiked JAKARTA (JP): The price of unleaded gas was officially hiked on Saturday to Rp 1,500 per liter from Rp 1,300 for premix and Rp 1,600 from Rp 1,400 per liter for super TT.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Napoleon in the eyes of Javanese

Napoleon in the eyes of JavaneseBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, a key figure in the French Revolution, has inspired Javanese scholars to pen works of literature and history.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Erwin hits right note for Indonesia pop orchestras

Erwin hits right note for Indonesia pop orchestrasBy Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): Erwin Gutawa is a successful arranger, conductor who has an orchestra named after him and has been a music director on a number of albums. And he is ready to become more involved through his "pop orchestra".

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Bus owners say no turning back on massive strike plan

Bus owners say no turning back on massive strike plan JAKARTA (JP): The organization representing private owners of buses and minibuses in the capital vowed on Saturday to proceed with a mass strike on Monday to send home its message for a fare increase.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/The Banyan Tree

The Banyan TreeBy Kerkan "Let's cut it!" shouted a young intellectual who was leading revolutionary reforms against the old way of thinking in my village.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/11 taekwondoins to train in S. Korea

11 taekwondoins to train in S. Korea SEMARANG (JP): Eleven taekwondoins from Central Java, along with four officials and coaches, will go on an overseas stint to South Korea for several weeks next month in preparation for the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Government denies Cabinet reshuffle

Government denies Cabinet reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): The present Cabinet remains intact and there is no immediate plan for a shake-up, acting State Secretary Bondan Gunawan said on Saturday.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Program 9:30 Variety Show 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Drama 12:15 p.m.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/RI driver Ananda to race in F3000 opener

RI driver Ananda to race in F3000 opener JAKARTA (JP): Young driver Ananda Mikola qualified for the first leg of the FIA's F3000 series at the Imola circuit in Italy, beginning on Saturday evening (Jakarta time), Ananda's manager Piers Hunnisett said.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Dance as if nobody is watching you

Dance as if nobody is watching youBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Three-and-a-half-year-old Afifah Faishal ran around the dance room at Baile International, the social dance center in Jakarta, on last Tuesday morning.

Sun, 09 Apr 2000

JP/Expat workers take crisis in their stride

Expat workers take crisis in their stride Some dollar-salaried expatriates in Indonesia cleaned up when the rupiah hit rock bottom. For others, the party was over, with many firms laying off foreign workers.