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Searching for all articles published on 1999-03-14 ...
29 articles.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Millennium Bug: Do we still have the time to cope with the impact?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Think of a typical computer program as a stairway to the sky. On each step, you must pause, look carefully and try to locate one or more land mines -- if there are any.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Y2K consultants warn time is of the essenceBy Johannes Simbolon and Wachyudi Soeriaatmadja JAKARTA (JP): As the year 2000 nears, Y2K consultancy firms are anticipating a flood of orders from local companies wanting their computers and computerized equipment made Y2K compliant.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

SpotlightPhoto A: LippoJP/alxAPPRAISAL CERTIFICATE: PT Lippo Karawaci's president commissioner Freddy Hadi Suryadihardja (center) proudly displays the ISO-9001 certificate that he just received from the president of SGS International Certification Service London, Eric Roger (right), in Jakarta ...
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Democracy is for democrats Democracy is for democrats not for autocrats let alone bureaucrats or technocrats. But who knows times may have changed. A great bureaucrat and famous technocrat like President Habibie has touched on something that only true democrats would have raised in their speech.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Condom campaign encounters resistance JAKARTA (JP): When the government, with the strong support of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), embarked on a nationwide campaign to promote the use of condoms to check the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency ...
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Guess What? Harry Darsono There will be no lavish birthday party for famous designer Harry Darsono who turns 49 on March 15.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Viratprasert, Weir Smith win junior c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Thai teenager Suchayun Viratprasert survived a shaky start to beat Indonesian underdog Frederika Girsang for the girls singles title at the 1999 Indonesia Baskin-Robbins International Junior Championships on Saturday.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Lull in Ambon violence fails to halt unease JAKARTA (JP): Calm remained in devastated Ambon on Saturday but fears were kindled by rumored abductions and the discovery of a body in the Maluku capital, witnesses and hospital staff said.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Guess What? Rano Karno Actor and director Rano Karno, popularly known as Si Doel for his role in the TV drama Si Doel Anak Sekolahan, has been tirelessly traveling around remote villages as a special envoy of the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef).
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Telephone bill or Bulungan Gate? JAKARTA (JP): "Hallo, Mom. How are you?""Fine, see you later!""Mom, hold it! It's me. I want to know how everybody is. I want to talk to Dad too.""Everybody is fine, we love you. Assalaamu Alaikum." With that, Mrs. Bandi put the receiver.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

RI braces for millennium bug It will be 293 days into the year 2000 when information- technology (IT) systems worldwide in many critical areas like business, government, education, and industry may crash -- putting the organizations they support on hold, at best, or out of business, at worst -- ...
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Govt must face up to Y2K threat, advocate saysBy Primastuti Handayani and Reiner S. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is already behind schedule in dealing with the Y2K problem.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Enemy Of The State 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Girl From Vietnam 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Water Boy 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Dragon dance performed again after 20 years of neglectBy Sugianto Tandra SINGKAWANG, West Kalimantan (JP): Carpenter Cen Hian Sen is no Jet Lee, the famous kungfu actor from Hong Kong. In fact, Hian Sen does not do the ancient Chinese martial arts.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Javanese in Suriname strive to preserve originsBy Santo Koesoebjono PARAMARIBO (JP): The sound of the gamelan music was alluring on a sultry evening in Marinburg in a rural area some 20km east of Suriname's capital.There was a full moon.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Pulau Burung: A home of the heron and cormorantBy David Jardine JAKARTA (JP): Pulau Untung Jawa, or "Lucky Java" island, is a felicitous name for an island.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News 7:00 Morning Focus 7:15 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings 7:30 Children's Program 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Children's Program 9:30 Education Program 10:00 Family's Skill 11:30 Talk Show 12:15 p.m.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Karto's MisfortuneBy Sartono Kusumaningrat The heavy downpour that had pounded the hilly land since early that morning seemed to mock Karto, who wanted to go out weeding his farm. The daily rains would hasten the growth of wild grass on his cassava farm.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Dream in Amsterdam Have you happened to ask yourself, dearwhen and where you suddenlybecame close to me?Perhaps you could not believeyourself thenthat I had got to know youfar beyond your nameBut later in your dreamsyou composed long storiesabout how warm was our friendshipIn winter, when snow ...
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

International schools study safety options before pollsBy Lena Rosenthal JAKARTA (JP): Life in the international community here has changed since last May's riots.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Anxiety and apathy as millennium bug nears JAKARTA (JP): The Y2K confusion has raised alarms in all institutions and offices which rely on a computer system to keep operations running.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

H.B. Jassin still a major literary force on his old ageBy Rita Sri Hastuti JAKARTA (JP): Dressed in a brown long-sleeved batik shirt, pink sarong and with a black cap, Hans Bague Jassin came out of his room in a wheelchair to welcome guests to his house on Jl. Arimbi, Central Jakarta.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Have millennium bug fears been blown out of proportion?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In the history of the press, has there ever been a topic so widely, continuously and vigorously reported as the millennium bug? Obviously not.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

An analysis of model women politicians Kiprah Wanita dalam Dunia Politik (Original Title: Women in Power); Dorothy W. Cantor, Tony Bernay and Jean Stoess; Gramedia, 1998; xx + 414 pp JAKARTA (JP): Women have played an insignificant political role in Eastern countries.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Govt closes 38 banks, takes over seven others JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Saturday the closure of 38 banks, including three owned by two sons and one daughter of former president Soeharto, in a bid to clean up the country's messy banking sector.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Popo Iskandar's painting career traced in exhibitionBy Wawan S. Husin "A well has been dug up" -- Tisna Sanjaya BANDUNG (JP): Popo Iskandar's 55 productive years as a painter, represented recently in a retrospective exhibition held at the National Gallery, are evidence that Indonesia's ...
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

List of banks affected by government rulingClosed 1. Bank Aken 2. Bank Sahid Gajah Perkasa 3. Bank Putra Surya Perkasa 4. Bank Namura Internusa 5. Bank Dana Asia 6. Bank Budi Internasional 7. Bank Yakin Makmur (Yama) 8. Bank Lautan Berlian 9. Bank Danahutama 10. Bank Orient 11.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Andi's paintings boast 'great sales' on opening nightBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): As the art business booms, the increasing number of red tags on the easels has generously encouraged not only gallery owners and art promoters but also rejuvenated the inspiration of artists.
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999

Oka finishes 4th in Okinawa windsurfing JAKARTA (JP): National windsurfer Oka Sulaksana was able to muster only fourth place in an international windsurfing competition in Okinawa, Japan, on Saturday.
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