JAKARTA (JP): At last, after a 19-year wait, the Uber Cup, the symbol of supremacy in women's team badminton, returned to Indonesia as the host nation dethroned heavily-favored six-time champion China 3-2 in a nerve-wracking, hard-fought battle Friday night at Senayan indoor stadium. Fourteen-year-old Mia Audina showed maturity beyond her years and proved deserving of her place on the team. She clinched the Cup for Indonesia with an 11-7, 10-12, 11-4 win over Zhang Ning in the final rubber.

Train crash claims 10 lives in W. Java JAKARTA (JP): Two trains collided head-on in Cirebon, West Java in the early hours of Friday morning, killing 10 people. Preliminary findings indicate that the accident occurred when the driver of one of the trains fell asleep. "There is no excuse. The driver had already had one day's rest. But apparently he didn't use his time properly," said Rony Wahyudi, head of the Cirebon office of Perumka, the state railway firm.

Soeharto invokes nationalism for development JAKARTA (JP): Amid much pomp and circumstance, President Soeharto proclaimed May 20 the beginning of the second National Awakening to take Indonesia on a path towards a just and prosperous nation. During a celebration to mark the 86th anniversary of National Awakening Day on Friday, Soeharto said the lofty goals of the second long-term development program which began on April 1 would not be attainable without a common national vision.

Companies must treat their toxic waste: Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): All manufacturing companies in Indonesia must, with immediate effect, neutralize the toxic and hazardous waste they produce, either through one of the waste treatment centers that are being constructed, or by installing their own facility. State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja announced the ruling on Friday on the eve of the inauguration of the country's first-ever industrial waste management center in Cileungsi, Bogor.

Idul Adha sees mini-exodus out of Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The weekend saw an unexpected mini-exodus out of Jakarta as many people decided at the last minute to extend the Idul Adha Moslem holiday on Saturday to Wednesday, which is Buddha's Day of Enlightenment, by going to their home towns. Pulogadung, Jakarta's main intercity bus terminal, reported that thousands of people turned up there after the Idul Adha prayers on Saturday morning looking for buses which were far too few.

Indonesia regains Putra Cup TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Playing almost flawless golf, Indonesia carded an 848 total and won the Putra Cup team amateur championship at the par-72 Bumi Serpong Damai course here on Friday. Sukamdi made it a double for Indonesia when he captured the individual event by one stroke over Singapore's Mardan Mamat. The Indonesian veteran had a four-day total of 279 (66, 72, 72, 69). Mardan' scores were 74, 69, 71, and 66.

JP/3/Pam PAM Jaya told to resume construction of water main JAKARTA (JP): City councilors are urging the City Water Company, PAM Jaya, to resume construction work of a 17-kilometer water main, stretching from Pos Pengumben to a point near the Orchid Hotel in West Jakarta.

Wage research council needs more 'teeth' JAKARTA (JP): The National Wage Research Council (DPPN) says it should be given more power to formulate as well as enforce its recommendations. DPPN Chairman A.S. Ruky told a seminar on the wage system this past Friday that the council's role should be expanded beyond simply that of a government think-tank to also anticipate problems in connection with wages as well as formulate policy.

RI ascends to badminton supremacy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, spurred by a raucous partisan crowd of 12,000 that had Senayan indoor stadium bursting at the seams, notched a memorable double by lifting both the Thomas and Uber Cups, badminton's most prestigious team competitions, over the weekend.

Across the Archipelago Titi's autopsy inconclusive BANDUNG: An autopsy on a labor activist whose body was found floating at a factory's waste pond in Bandung failed to conclude whether or not she was tortured before her death, police said. Police say the will now continue the investigation into the death of 23-year-old Titi Sugiarti, found dead on April 30.

Widayat Museum Paragraph six of the article on the Widayat Museum, which appeared on this page of the May 19 edition, read The works on display were selected by a team of curators made up of the late But Mochtar, the late Oei Hong Djien, Koesnadi and Fadjar Sidik. It should read "The works on display were selected by a team of curators made up of the late But Mochtar, Oei Hong Djien, Koesnadi and Fadjar Sidik. We apologize for the error. -- Editor

RI welcomes Manila's move against East Timor talks JAKARTA (JP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos may be drawing domestic fire for his decision to put the brakes on a conference on East Timor in his country, but the move seems to be healing the strained bilateral relations with Indonesia.

Four arrested for robbing minibus passengers JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested four men believed to be members of a gang stealing from commuters they pick up in a rented minibus after an early morning chase in Bekasi. "The police are still searching for the other gang members the suspects informed us about," City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar said on Friday.

Yogie defensive over Ritonga case JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M., who is facing a lawsuit in Jakarta Administrative Court from a councilor in South Sumatra, has denied charges that he acted arbitrarily when he sacked the plaintiff. Yogie's office, which on Friday decided to respond to the charges through the media rather than the court, said that the decision to remove M.H.

55,999 bottles of alcoholic drinks crushed JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta authorities crushed the 55,999 bottles of high-grade alcoholic drinks seized during the ongoing Operation Cleansing anti-crime drive in the mayoralty with a steamroller late last week. The steamrolling of the liquor was done at the defunct Cililitan bus station on Friday in the presence of the mayoralty's top officials, including the East Jakarta Police Precinct Chief, Lt. Col.

Six domestic airlines agree to end competition on prices JAKARTA (JP): Six domestic airlines have agreed to collude on prices, beginning in July, by signing a memorandum of understanding establishing allowable discount airfare levels for travel agencies and passengers. Under the agreement signed here Friday, discounts for travel agents will be limited to a maximum of seven percent.

Graves relocated for road construction JP/3/Focus < set 12pts U75 1 col 2 lines Graves relocated for road construction The Menteng Pulo public cemetery in Tebet district, South Jakarta, is still open for burials despite a plan to use part of it for the construction of a new road. The head of the Municipal Cemetery Office, H.R.M. Sridhana, said on Friday that the removal of 760 bodies which occupy 2,853 square meters in the cemetery, will not change the status of the cemetery.

APEC meeting ends with pledge to improve infrastructure By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Senior officials of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum have agreed to recommend improved cooperation on infrastructural development and on the nurturing of smaller-scale businesses. At the close of the second three-day APEC senior officials meeting (SOM) on Friday, delegates expressed the need to deal with the regions growing infrastructure demands.