Benyamin fund set up<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Starting next week, the private-owned television
\nstation ANteve will open bank account No: 011.005.0224 at Nusa
\nBank for those who want to make donations for the establishment
\nof a Betawi (Jakarta's native people) cultural center.<\/p>\n
The donation-collecting drive, called Dompet Cite-cite Bang
\nBen (Fund for Benyamin's Dream) is aimed toward remembering and
\nappreciating the late comedian and actor Benyamin Sueb, also
\nknown as Bang Ben, who contributed so much to the preservation of
\nthe Betawi culture.<\/p>\n
Since the early 1970's Benyamin, who was considered a symbol
\nof Betawi society, had expressed his dream to set up a Betawi
\ncultural center. Unfortunately, until he died on Sept. 5 this
\nyear, his dream was yet to come true.<\/p>\n
The idea for the fund came as a spontaneous move during a
\nshooting of one of ANteve's talk shows called Bincang Bincang
\n(Chit-Chat), which featured a Betawi leader, Ridwan Saidi, critic
\nSalim Said and the program presenter Soraya Perucha early this
\nweek.<\/p>\n
The idea, according a statement issued by ANteve, is supported
\nby South Jakarta's Mayor H. Pardjoko.(als)<\/p>",
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