OnTheTown-MetroMad Better dead than red by Simon Pitchforth When I was a child, my first experience with the law occurred when I was riding my bicycle home one evening. It was already dark and I had no lights on my bike. A policeman stopped me, told me I was breaking the law and endangering people and ordered me to dismount and push it home.

WTGJKT - Nov. 13 Indonesian Cultural Extravaganza Paintings, sculpture, textiles, artifacts, antiques from all parts of Indonesia, and the Heritage Indonesia Collection & Islam Heritage Collection of silver jewelry. With a demonstration by armless painters who paint with their mouths and feet. From Nov. 14 through Nov. 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., World Trade Center lobby, Jl. Sudirman. A percentage of sales will go to the Partisan Club (Peduli Aids) Foundation.

'Dispersed attacks' new terror worry Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung As police widened the search for the followers of master bombmaker Azahari, an antiterror official warned on Saturday that Islamic militants could carry out widely dispersed attacks across the country following Azahari's death. Ansyaad Mbai, the head of the antiterrorism desk at the security ministry, said extremists were likely to operate in small groups, each capable of launching attacks.

Azyumardi Azra: Islam, restraint and corruption Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prominent Muslim intellectual and rector at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) in Ciputat, Banten, Prof. Azyumardi Azra is a friendly, humble person. He often discusses a variety of matters with colleagues, academicians, politicians, leaders of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and newspeople.

'Personal ties part of bilateral relations': W.S. Rendra shares neighborly insights Cynthia Webb, Contributor, Brisbane, Australia Indonesian poet W.S. Rendra has recently completed a three-week Australian tour of Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane that included readings of his poetic works, several seminars and a dramatic workshop in Sydney.

L'Oreal's Rockmantique trends launched For women bored with their black hair who would like to experiment with different colors, L'Oreal Professionnel has recently introduced a series of hair colors as part of its Autumn/Winter 2005/2006 collection. Themed "Rockmantique Trends", the collection of hair colors have nuances of "Dandy and Paupee (doll)".

Air conditioners offer healing and decorative functions Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Dozens of air conditioning units of various brands are displayed at a showroom on Jl. Fatmawati, South Jakarta. Three men looked busy, tidying up the electronic merchandise in the spacious store.

Mango promotion at Shangri-La Healthy mangoes will be on offer at Satoo Restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta all through November to satisfy customers' palates. Famously sweet, mangoes are considered a very healthy delicacy. And the green flesh of young mangoes can be eaten as a salad.

APEC faces WTO jam, bird flu fears and security Martin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse/Busan, South Korea Asian and Pacific nations worked Saturday to ease the deadlock in troubled global trade talks and agreed joint measures to help prevent a possible bird flu pandemic. The 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum began talks in the South Korean city of Busan amid gloomy predictions about the Dec. 13-18 World Trade Organization talks in Hong Kong. A U.S.

Staying healthy and strong until 'mudik' calls Wayan Sadia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What could be more gratifying for Muslims than being united with relatives -- grandparents, parents, siblings, in-laws -- and meeting friends during Idul Fitri or Lebaran, as it is popularly called here, after fasting throughout Ramadhan. Certainly, refraining from food and drink from dawn to dusk is not easy. Thus, Muslims who observe the fasting month deserve the joyous get-together at the end of the month.

Sports Meet 2005: A tribute to true spirit of sportsmanship The Gandhi Memorial International School (GMIS) held its Sports Meet on Sept. 1, 2005, at Sunter Stadium, North Jakarta. The primary school, the middle school and the senior school all participated in the sports day with tremendous enthusiasm.

A House of a Mahatma The crowds that congregated in Gandhi Ashram on Ashram Road in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Oct. 2, had just left the ashram complex. However, many people from different walks of life continued to flock to the ashram. They paid a visit to Gandhi's museum and house on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti -- Gandhi's birthday. The enthusiastic visitors were not only from Ahmedabad, but also from other Indian cities like Delhi, who came with families.

Cheerful Susilo gets victory munchies Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While well-heeled regents and governors here might think twice about eating lunch at a humble food stall on a dusty road, it was not so with an upbeat President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who decided a Padang feed was the perfect antidote to a growling stomach in Banten on Saturday.

TV Program: Sunday, November 13, 2005 .TB.30" .90" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital 6:00 Morning News 9:00 Music: Delta 10:00 Sports: Antar Gelanggang 11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 11:30 Children Variety Show 1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang 1:30 Survivors 3:00 English News Service 3:46 TV Drama 4:00 Talk Show 7:00 News: Berita Nasional 7:30 Music: Dian Rana 9:00 News: Dunia Dalam Berita 9:30 Kalam Illahi 10:30 Music: Nostalgia TPI 5:00 a.m.

Boy arrested for false bomb threat INDONESIA: Police said a first-grade student identified only as Charles was arrested on Friday night after allegedly making the false bomb threat to the Flobamor mall in Kupang, the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara. Police chief Marten Raja told Deutsche Presse-Agentur by telephone on Saturday, saying no bomb was found during the search. "He was all smiley and happy when we took him in and questioned him," Raja said.

Going Home By Budi Wahyono Sitting on a bamboo bench in his shabby hut under the overhang of a building, Komar found himself again staring in bewilderment. The sun was shining down on him, urging him to hurry to work. But what work? The question struck him abruptly. He had been jobless for almost a year, ever since his dismissal for being caught stealing 10 liters of oil. He lived like a squirrel, hopping from one job to another, willing to do anything, anywhere.

Azyumardi Azra: Islam, restraint and corruption Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prominent Muslim intellectual and rector at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) in Ciputat, Banten, Prof. Azyumardi Azra is a friendly, humble person. He often discusses a variety of matters with colleagues, academicians, politicians, leaders of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and newspeople.

JP/1/RESHUFFLE Kalla assures businessmen of their places in Cabinet Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Ministers coming from a business background, notably Aburizal Bakrie, may breathe a sigh of relieve as their patron, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, has defended their seats at the Cabinet table ahead of an imminent reshuffle.

Ibis Slipi wins international award Ibis Hotel in Slipi, West Jakarta, has been named Best Economy Hotel Asia Pacific by Travel Trade Gazette Asia, more popularly known as TTG Asia, in this year's reader survey. The vice president of Accor Indonesia, Gerard Guillouet, said the Ibis Hotel in Slipi was the first Ibis Hotel in Asia. He thanked readers of TTG Asia for voting for Ibis Slipi. According to him, Ibis Slipi enjoys an occupancy rate of above 90 percent.

Fall/winter collection at Mela boutique Indonesian women can now choose from the new collections from several renowned international fashion designers at Mela boutique in the Darmawangsa Square City Walk, South Jakarta. Among the items now available at the boutique are collections from Class Roberto Cavalli, Jean Paul Gaultier, Ungaro Fuchsia, Plein Sud and Paolo Frani.

Air conditioners offer healing and decorative functions Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of air conditioning units of various brands are displayed at a showroom on Jl. Fatmawati, South Jakarta. Three men looked busy, tidying up the electronic merchandise in the spacious store.

Mango promotion at Shangri-La Healthy mangoes will be on offer at Satoo Restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta all through November to satisfy customers' palates. Famously sweet, mangoes are considered a very healthy delicacy. And the green flesh of young mangoes can be eaten as a salad.

Model Olga peddles books and bicycles A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Model and television presenter Olga Lidya is not afraid that cycling through the city's streets would damage her smooth skin and hairstyle. "I'm not worried at all. Maybe I could try it on Sunday. But the administration should first build special lanes for cyclists as many other countries have done," Olga told The Jakarta Post after a hairstyle fashion show recently.

Ayu Utami on literature, sex and politics A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sexuality -- from a woman's perspective-- is one powerful theme besides politics in Ayu Utami's novel Saman and its sequel Larung. Born in Bogor, West Java, on Nov. 21, 1968, Ayu became a well- known figure throughout the country after her first work Saman won a novel writing contest organized by the Jakarta Art Institute eight years ago.

Building collapse kills one INDONESIA: A still-under-construction building located near a filling station in Medan, North Sumatra, has collapsed, leaving one construction worker dead and 10 others seriously injured. One of the 10 injured was the owner of the filling station. Eyewitnesses said the building suddenly collapsed on Friday night as workers were putting the finishing touches to the first floor. The dead worker was crushed by the falling masonry.

Biking to work fun, healthy, cheap A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When Ozy Sjahrindra made the decision to bike to his office on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta from his home in Bintaro, South Jakarta, every Tuesday and Friday, he was thinking about his health. "It's exercise. I'm 40 years old now. Cycling helps keep me healthy.

Parkdrive: Relaxing in the jazz park Artist: Parkdrive Album: Parkdrive Record Company: Gowa music Featured Single: Sekedar Cinta Rating: *** out of ***** There are a number of misleading and just plain wrong stereotypes floating around about jazz. That jazz is boring. That it is difficult to listen to, or just plain uninteresting.

RI jazz mourns legendary bassist Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian jazz has lost a seasoned bass player, Perry Pattiselano, 55, and his contemporaries mourned the passing of a "reliable, stable and consistent" musician and good friend. Perry was playing with Indonesian jazz vocalist Pinky and pianist "Sukat" Harjanto at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman when a bomb exploded at the hotel, killing him instantly.

Wynne vies for Jakarta Open double Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wynne Prakusya outclassed Montinee Tangphong 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals of the US$25,000 Jakarta ITF Women's Open at the Hotel Hilton tennis courts here on Saturday. The win, which came after Wynne's 7-5, 3-6, 1-6 defeat to her Thai rival in Phuket, Thailand, earlier this year, gave Indonesia's fifth seed a finals date against seventh seed Chuang Chia-jung of Chinese Taipei on Sunday.

Dim Sum Extravaganza at Lai Ching Lai Ching Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta is serving up a dazzling variety of delicious dim sum. Chefs are creating a delicious selection of dim sum with different fillings, types and shapes. Offering Cantonese-style cuisine, Lai Ching Restaurant also specializes in dim sum, including its steamed vegetable dumpling with fungus, which has bamboo shoots and black mushrooms. Steamed ha gao with shark's fin is also a favorite.

Wot practices art of bridge-building Cynthia Webb, Contributor, Brisbane, Australia Wot Cross-Cultural Synergy is a cultural organization based in Sydney, Australia, and formed with the intention of creatively bridging the space between Australia and Indonesia to enhance cultural understanding. The word wot means river crossing or bamboo bridge in Javanese.