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Searching for all articles published on 1998-04-19 ...

29 articles.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 6:30 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Variety Show: Widya Wahana 10:00 ...

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Reform urged for agricultural sector

Reform urged for agricultural sector JAKARTA (JP): People here are still wondering about the irony of this supposedly rich country having to increasingly import agricultural products to overcome food shortages.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/New Jazz bar out to help patrons escape worries

New Jazz bar out to help patrons escape worriesBy Marieke Van Heek JAKARTA (JP): Jazz and Jakarta, still underestimated in the city's nightlife. Although JakJazz proves every year that Jakarta residents love jazz, there has, until recently, only been one jazz bar here.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Guess What? Maya Tamara

Guess What? Maya Tamara Aerobics is not a term ballet instructor Maya Tamara, 36, cringes at."No one should. Why? A trim, muscled body is something everybody wants and nobody's getting younger," she said.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Small companies survive crisis the best

Small companies survive crisis the best The business sector has long been feeling the pinch of the economic crisis, with many companies going bankrupt or slowing down their pace. But there are some survivors which are able to maintain their performance or even step up a gear.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Family to be reunited with 'missing' activist

Family to be reunited with 'missing' activist JAKARTA (JP): Family members of Haryanto Taslam, an Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) politician who disappeared under strange circumstances a month ago, are due to meet him today in Surabaya after receiving an unexpected phone call summoning them to ...

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/The virtue of being crazy

The virtue of being crazy JAKARTA (JP): "You're crazy!"That was the unanimous response of my friends when I told them that I would not be able to accompany them on an agreed excursion because I had to attend a court session over a recent traffic offense.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/What should we do with museums?

What should we do with museums? JAKARTA (JP): A few days after the appointment of the Seventh Development Cabinet, which caused much discomfort among artists, Director of Museums Tedjo Susilo said museums could "be merged into the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture" because they "were more ...

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Glimmers of hope for small businnesses in crisis

Glimmers of hope for small businnesses in crisis JAKARTA (JP): Irwan Suryanto has made a name for himself in the West Java town of Majalengka.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Guess What? Ira Riswana

Guess What? Ira Riswana First she won a TV drama award at 19. Then she went out with someone 11 years older than herself. A year later, she shaved her head and posed with her new, bald boyfriend for local print media.Critics said that Ira Riswana, 21, had shaved her head for the publicity.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Saving what's left of forest foliage and its precious fauna

Saving what's left of forest foliage and its precious faunaBy P.J. Leo BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): The fires in East Kalimantan are far from dying down. Who knows how many decades will pass before the forests are green again and safe for all its inhabitants.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Guess What? Mandela

Guess What? Mandela Hostile honey bees attacked Nelson Mandela in the bathroom, repeatedly stinging the South African president.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Tabot fiesta to mark Islamic New Year

Tabot fiesta to mark Islamic New Year JAKARTA (JP): About 100,000 tourists are expected to descend on Bengkulu, the capital of the southern Sumatran province of the same name, for the Tabot Festival from April 27 to May 7.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Shoes with lights

Shoes with lightsBy Sartono Kusumaningrat The economy-class evening train Supar boarded really served its function to the letter. All the cars were packed with passengers. There was not even any empty space between the seats.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Fire guts 32 houses, leaves 128 homeless

Fire guts 32 houses, leaves 128 homeless JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted 32 houses on Jl. Kayu Mas Utara in East Jakarta yesterday, leaving at least 128 people homeless.No injuries were reported in the incident and losses were still being calculated last night.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Wardiman's idea may be worth a review

Wardiman's idea may be worth a review The following articles by art critic Amir Sidharta, curator of the Museum Universitas Pelita Harapan at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, examine the confusion created by the recent cabinet reorganization granting two ministries the management of arts and culture.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Dialog tries to bridge gap on reform

Dialog tries to bridge gap on reform JAKARTA (JP): Senior government officials and students held a much-anticipated dialog yesterday to try and bridge the gap between them on the shape and pace of the political reforms which both sides claim to advocate.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Bad behavior

Bad behavior A relative of mine who is a mother of two little girls told me the following story. A third grade elementary school girl was terrorized regularly by one of her classmates who would order her to yield part of her lunch and sometimes buy a coca-cola for her.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Fuad gives his word RI won't backtrack

Fuad gives his word RI won't backtrackBy Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON D.C. (JP): The government reiterated here Friday that it would carry out all the economic reform programs it had worked out with the International Monetary Fund this month to lift the country out of the present crisis.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Preacher gets dengue

Preacher gets dengue JAKARTA (JP): Celebrated Moslem preacher Zainuddin M.Z. has become the latest victim of the dengue fever outbreak which has spread throughout the country.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Government to announce Games audit tomorrow

Government to announce Games audit tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce the results of an audit on the 19th Southeast Asian Games' underwriting consortium tomorrow, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Agung Laksono said yesterday.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Sukyatno, the man behind Es Teler

Sukyatno, the man behind Es TelerBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): Es teler is a household name in cities across the archipelago for its unique combination of coconut, avocado, jackfruit, syrup, milk and ice.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Corel Gallery Magic adds spice to flyers

Corel Gallery Magic adds spice to flyersBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): My friend Michael bought a Pentium PC about two years ago. He latter added an HP ScanJet 4P and an HP DeskJet 850C.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Gen. Soemitro sheds more light on the Jan. 15 riots

Gen. Soemitro sheds more light on the Jan. 15 riots Pangkopkamtib Jen. Soemitro dan Peristiwa 15 Januari 1974 (Chief of the Internal Security Agency Gen. Soemitro and the Jan.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Woman jumps from RSCM's 3rd floor

Woman jumps from RSCM's 3rd floor JAKARTA (JP): A woman, who had just given birth to a baby boy, suffered severe injuries when she jumped from the third floor of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta.Tri Darwati, 38, had delivered the baby about 1:30 a.m.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Fashion Center to open

Fashion Center to open JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Mohamad "Bob" Hasan and Canadian ambassador Gary J.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Poem

PoemSilent Silhouette She stands tonight,Silent, imposingA gray silhouetteAgainst gray cloudsAnd gray sky.Mt. SalakIs thinkingHer evening thoughts,Is saying her nightlyPrayers.Mt.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Two events to decide RI Asiad shooting team

Two events to decide RI Asiad shooting team JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will select its representatives for the 13th Asian Games shooting competition after two overseas outings, national coach Glenn Clifton Apfel has announced.

Sun, 19 Apr 1998

JP/Kompiang teaches love of dance

Kompiang teaches love of dance JAKARTA (JP): Mysticism, according to Balinese choreographer I.G. Kompiang Raka, comes from the belly of religious dancing. Any other kind would be its commercialization."Dance-dramas, as some call it nowadays," Kompiang said.