Singapore's Goh calls for ASEAN investment road show By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat SINGAPORE (JP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong pushed forward his idea for a Joint ASEAN Investment Roadshow on Friday to help bolster economic recovery in the crisis-hit region. Speaking before a gathering of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Goh said pooling such an effort would make the region more attractive for investment.

Bali loses idealist artist Made Poleng By I Wayan Juniartha UBUD, Bali (JP): Bali has lost a painting legend. Ida Bagus Made Rai, better known as Ida Bagus Made Poleng, died at Puri Raharja Hospital, Denpasar, on July 17. He was 85. The eccentric Poleng was most respected for his ardent refusal to commercialize art.

Hilton quits Indonesia after prolonged dispute JAKARTA (JP): Hilton International has withdrawn all its services from all its hotels in Indonesia following a prolonged dispute with the hotels' owner here over payment, the hotel chain's top executive confirmed on Friday.

Impoverished kids step out on National Children's Day JAKARTA (JP): About 500 children from 26 slum areas in the capital celebrated National Children's Day on Friday in a lively parade along city streets, and with a minimum of assistance from adults. They sang songs as they marched about four kilometers from the Proclamation Monument in Central Jakarta, along Jl. Diponegoro, Jl. Salemba and back to the starting point. Motorists and passersby good-naturedly waited for them to pass.