TV Program: Sunday, January 16, 2005 .TB.30" .90" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Maya The Bee 7:30 Children Show 9:00 Music: Delta 10:30 Sports: Antar Arena 11:30 English for Fun 12:30 p.m.

Spectacular Hindu fete will again be a major attraction in Singapore Arnd Petry, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Singapore One of the biggest and most spectacular Hindu festivals outside the Indian subcontinent is celebrated in the city state of Singapore with its substantial Hindu community. Thaipusam is celebrated again on Jan. 25 in the tenth month of the Hindu calendar when the star Pusam can be seen in the skies and it is full moon.

Breezeway creates tropical home with breath of fresh air Maria Endah Hulupi, Contributor, Jakarta Tucked away from the busy area of Cipete, South Jakarta, the tropical house was designed with a corridor to allow a fresh breeze and natural light into its interior, as well as provide a view of the peaceful garden outside. The man behind the design of the 1,000 square-meter plot is Bayu Witjaksono from Image architecture firm; the land belongs to his mother.

Indonesia faces tough odds against Singapore Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press, Singapore Peter Withe has beaten long odds before. At the 1998 Asian Games, the former England and Aston Villa striker coached a nine-man Thailand to an extra time victory in the quarter finals against heavily favored South Korea.

A smart book for women to enter politics A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hopefully the field of politics will seem more attractive to women after the launching of a book titled Modul Perempuan Untuk Politik: Sebuah Panduan Tentang Partisipasi Perempuan Dalam Politik (Module for Women in Politics: A Guidebook on Women's Participation in Politics).

Woman in love sends bomb threat: Police The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A woman sent a bomb threat through a text message to foreign embassies in Jakarta in a ruse to prevent her boyfriend who works at an embassy from going out of town, police revealed here on Saturday.

Setu Babakan, a lake site with Betawi flavor In southern Jakarta, away from the busy traffic, lies a beautiful lake called Setu Babakan. Around the lake in Jagakarsa district, live hundreds of Betawi families. Visitors to the area can feel that Betawi culture is still vibrant, proven by the sound of the brash yet cute Betawi dialect in every corner.

Ryan, Putty stopped in quarters in ABF tourney Moch. N. Kurniawan,. The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The quarterfinal round of the US$75,000 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tournament of Champions on Saturday saw an anticlimactic performance by Indonesian Ryan Lalisang along with his countrywoman Putty Armein. Malaysia, in the meantime, is now already assured of a title in the women's division with its four players advancing to the semifinals.

Change will do Indonesian badminton some good The dominant force in women's badminton in the 1990s, Susy Susanti took all the major international singles titles. Unfortunately, it's been lean days for Indonesian women since her retirement in 1998. What will it take to get back on the champion's podium? Our badminton is in a slump, particularly for the women, and much of it has to do with our lateness in stepping up the effort for regeneration.

Photo A: Lounge JP/Hera Diani A cozy lounge at the Institut Musik Daya in upmarket Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. One of the very few professional music schools in the country, the institute aims to provide international-standard music education. Photo B: Class JP/Hera Diani Five students of Institut Musik Daya practice with instructor Sri Aksana Sjuman (back to camera) in the Sundanese gamelan class, which is headed by Atep Gunawan.

Tremor jolts Jakarta INDONESIA: A three to five minute tremor jolted Jakarta at around 8:50 p.m. on Saturday. The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) confirmed the quake but has not given any details. "We are still studying the tremor," an official with BMG was quoted by detik.com news portal as saying. Some Jakartans claimed that they felt the tremor. "My house shook but nothing was broken. I just hope there are no more tremors," said Didik, a resident of Pamulang, Tangerang.

Commitment name of the game for Shalin Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At the age of nine, Shalin Zulkifli sat down with her parents and quietly discussed her sporting future. Although she was active in netball, handball and table tennis, they decided that she would have one main aim: to become the world champion in bowling.

As Darkness Falls: Part 1 of 2 Laine Berman Darkness falls quickly in Indonesia. Crisp cerulean skies turn grey, then green. The green lingers for a bit, turns the color of aged bronze, then the blackness drops in, enveloping everything. The sky was just turning green on Thursday june 10th when the phone rang. It was Agus. "Laine, Gus here. How are things?" "Good, what's up? Have you delivered the computer to the studio yet?" "No. I tried to earlier but something was going on." "Oh yeah?

AP/Eugene Hoshiko U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. left, and Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab (second from left), shake hands in front of a U.S. military cargo plane at the military air base. Massive relief efforts in Aceh moved to the local level on Saturday, with the United Nations paying survivors to clear rubble.

Saudis dole out cash to tsunami victims MEULABOH, Aceh: A group of Saudi businessmen appeared in the remote tsunami-ravaged town of Meulaboh Saturday on what they said was a mercy mission to personally dole out US$2 million. Armed with briefcases full of cash, the Saudis peeled off Rp 100,000 (roughly $10) notes to give every adult survivor in a relief camp while offering 50,000 to children. "The situation here is bad.

Setu Babakan, a lake with Betawi flavor In southern Jakarta, away from the hustle and bustle, lies a beautiful lake called Setu Babakan. Around the lake in Jagakarsa district, live hundreds of Betawi families. Visitors to the area can feel the continuing vibrancy of Betawi culture, mostly by the sound of the brash, yet cute Betawi dialect being spoken.

Photo A: Lounge JP/Hera Diani A cozy lounge at the Institut Musik Daya in upmarket Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. One of the very few professional music schools in the country, the institute aims to provide international-standard music education. Photo B: Class JP/Hera Diani Five students of Institut Musik Daya practice with instructor Sri Aksana Sjuman (back to camera) in the Sundanese gamelan class, which is headed by Atep Gunawan.

Many give up search for missing loved ones Miranda Leitsinger, Associated Prest, Phuket, Thailand After spending days poring over photos of corpses, wandering through Thai beach resorts destroyed by the tsunami and searching through hospital wards, Canadians Catherine and David Smith decided to end their search for their two missing friends. The first turning point came when a nurse said there were no unidentified foreign tourists left in the nearby hospitals.

Wolfowitz has high hopes for Aceh Riyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz is still very much linked to Indonesia, as made evident at a press conference here on Saturday when he expressed hope that the tsunami catastrophe would unite the country, and spoke a few sentences in Bahasa Indonesia.

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Yingge offers more than just pottery When I first learned that a visit to Yingge, a small town in the southernmost part of Taipei County, was included on our schedule, I wondered how the trip would be, considering that some parts of Indonesia are also famous for their pottery. After a drive of around one hour from Taipei, our group -- comprising around 30 journalists from South America, Eastern Europe and Asia invited by the Taiwanese government -- arrived in the small town.

Aid group warns of tetanus scare Dozens of survivors scavenging through debris in Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh have contracted tetanus, and the confirmed number of infections is set to spike in coming weeks, a medical aid group has warned in Banda Ace.. Tetanus has been detected in 67 people and because the sometimes deadly disease has an incubation period of up to 60 days, that number is expected to jump in the near future, Medecins Sans Frontiers said in a statement Friday.

Not all is 'fishy' in Makassar Suryatini N. Ganie, Contributor, Jakarta Many people would answer fish or other seafood when asked what dishes Makassar is most noted for, but actually Makassar has a very large variety of cuisine. Makassar cuisine is a real melting pot, originating from all the ethnic groups that have dropped anchor off Makassar over the centuries.

Institut Musik Daya, a rare music school Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was the first day of the Sundanese gamelan class, and the five students of the Institut Musik Daya (IMD) music school here took positions in front of each traditional instrument in the auditorium on the second floor. Now, the major difference between music students and us, regular, tone-deaf folks, is that it did not take long for the former to get in tune with the new instruments.

Setu Babakan, a lake with Betawi flavor In southern Jakarta, away from the hustle and bustle, lies a beautiful lake called Setu Babakan. Around the lake in Jagakarsa district, live hundreds of Betawi families. Visitors to the area can feel the continuing vibrancy of Betawi culture, mostly by the sound of the brash, yet cute Betawi dialect being spoken.

Sitinjo, a unique spiritual tourism site Besalicto S. T., Contributor, Sitinjo, North Sumatra Imagine you are on top of a mountain surrounded by forests. The slightly overcast sky seems close to you. Around you there are only trees. Through the trees you can see a wide valley below. In the distance is a chain of thousands of mountains, shrouded in beautiful blues. And quiet. Only birdsong occasionally breaking the total silence.