Guess What? Sofyan Wanandi "I'm stressed. My blood pressure is going up," Sofyan Wanandi, the boss of the Gemala group, grumbled. He told The Jakarta Post that leading a conglomerate put him under great pressure. He didn't share his problems, but did explain how he copes with stress. "I do a lot of sports. I go to Puncak (a resort area an hour outside Jakarta) or I go overseas," Wanandi explained, who likes swimming, as well as golf and tennis.

Guess What? Siti Hardiyanti Hastuti Rukmana The newest project of Mrs. Siti Hardiyanti Hastuti Rukmana, known as Mbak (Javanese for an older woman) Tutut, sounds very modest considering that the first daughter of President Soeharto is usually involved in million dollar projects like toll roads, airport expansions, a private television station and a bus station.

RP guerriallas have foreign links: Ramos IPIL, Philippines (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos yesterday linked foreign extremist groups to Moslem guerrillas who massacred 53 people in a raid on this southern Philippines town. "We see a definite connection between the Abu Sayyaf (and) international terrorist groups," he told a news conference after touring the fire-ravaged commercial center of Ipil town, which was attacked by a 200-man rebel band on Tuesday.

The River's Song By Seno Gumira Ajidarma Dawn was breaking beyond the forest. Still drowsy, I saw it from behind the awning of the boat whose motor roared like a hungry dragon. The journey still wasn't over. When had I left Tenggarong? The Kelinjau River twisted and turned amid the forest, its banks sometimes denuded and heaped with logs. For a day and a night I had lounged about in this boat. I thought we would soon arrive at Muara Ancalong.

Debating paradigms Having read with interest the article Indonesia still dreams of a new architectural paradigm by Bambang Eryudhawan in last Sunday's edition of The Jakarta Post, I offer a few thoughts for your readers. The article put forward the conceptual argument for urban consolidation -- reinforcing the dominance of the city center by higher density urban land uses.

Funeral homes provide burial services JAKARTA (JP): "Show me the manner in which a nation or a community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender sympathies of its people, their respect for the law of the land and their loyalty to high ideals...," wrote W.E. Gladstone and used in an advertisement for funeral homes in the Jakarta Yellow Pages. Generally, the wish of the family of the deceased is "To give their best at the end of someone's life," as put by T.L.

Balinese iconography turned into a commodity By Kadek Adnyana DENPASAR (JP): A few years ago, when coming down the steep road from Bukit to the village of Jimbaran, now the location of the Bali Intercontinental, I noticed a tree split in two in a strange way. Branching just above the ground before rejoining again higher up, it was the perfect simile of the female vagina. This similarity had not escaped the attention of the locals either.

'Three-in-one' policy applied to cemeteries By T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 people die in Jakarta everyday. Between 80 and 90 of these deaths are officially reported to the City Cemetery Agency. Ninety percent of the bodies are buried in the city, while the rest are either sent out of town or cremated.

Indonesia will not appear at SEA Games hockey JAKARTA (JP): Poor preparation has dodged the national hockey team, preventing it from appearing at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai next December, a top official of the National Sports Council (KONI) says. "We have had no hockey activities the whole year. What can we expect from an unprepared team?" Moch. Hindarto, KONI's training director, said yesterday.

Herawati Diah: A woman of all seasons By Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Herawati Diah is often called a woman of all seasons by her younger colleagues in the local media. No wonder. She was born during the Dutch colonial period. She started her journalistic profession when Japan occupied Indonesia, and continues to contribute to the industry. A career spanning for more than 50 years places her as one of the country's pioneer women's reporters.

Kuala Lumpur grows into a boom city By Amy Haight KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A hundred years ago, it was little more than a depot for tin miners and the fledgling capital of British Malaya. Today, Kuala Lumpur is one of Asia's fastest growing cities, sporting a skyline that changes by the day before the eyes of its two million residents.

Missing Australian found dead JAKARTA (JP): The body of Australian Sally Margaret Borgnis who has been missing since setting-off on a lone boat ride in Bali's north coast four days ago, was found in a decomposed state on Friday evening with a 10-kilogram weight tied to her left-leg. As reported by Antara, police continue to investigate the death but have ruled out the possibility of an accident and suspect either murder or suicide.

Feng Shui governs realm of the dead for Chinese Text and photos by Mauro Rahardjo BANDUNG (JP); The Encyclopedia Sinica defines Feng Shui as: "Feng Shui -- wind and water, the outward and visible signs of celestial yang and yin; the art of adapting the residence of the living and the dead so as to harmonize with the cosmic breath." This means that Feng Shui rules apply to buildings for both the living and the dead. Feng Shui principles have their origin in antiquity.

Guess What? Hamsad Rangkuti Hamsad Rangkuti, a leading Indonesian short story writer and chief editor of Horison art magazine, is happy now. He and Ikranegara, a dramatist and editor at the same magazine, will journey this month to Mecca on a Haj pilgrimage sponsored by the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Every year the ministry sponsors several artists for the pilgrimage. "I have long wished to go, but can not afford it on my own," says Hamsad.

Children's paintings on display JAKARTA (JP): A total of 165 paintings are on display at Bentara Budaya, Jl. Palmerah Selatan, Central Jakarta. The exhibition, organized jointly by PT Grasindo, a subsidiary of PT Gramedia publishing company, with Yogyakarta-based Melati Suci atelier, opened yesterday and will continue through April 14. The exhibition features the works of children from the Melati Suci atelier.

Swiss born Pierre documents Bali's rural areas By Intan Petersen DENPASAR (JP): Pierre Poretti, a Swiss born photographer now living in Bali, is one of many who has fallen under the spell of Bali. He has made the island his home and workplace since 1984.

RI initiative on Bosnia gains more support JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's initiative for a comprehensive solution to end the war in former Yugoslavia has gained the support of virtually all the conflicting parties, according to a senior Indonesian diplomat. Soeharto, in his capacity as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement, broached to the leaders of Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina with his plan during his visits to Zagreb and Sarajevo last month. Both states welcomed the plan.

Guess What? Tri Hanurita Sudwikatmono Tri Hanurita Sudwikatmono, third child of Indonesian tycoon Sudwikatmono, plans to promote local musicians, who seem to be losing ground to competition from foreign artists, with profits from the scheduled Bon Jovi concert. "The profits I make from the Bon Jovi concert will go to that purpose. We don't expect to make a profit from local musicians," Tri said during a press conference early this week.