TV Today: Saturday, March 26, 2005 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee 7:30 Religious Teachings 8:00 Talk Show: Hembing 10:00 Sports 11:30 TV Drama 1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang 1:30 Documentary: Forces of the Wild 2:00 Music 3:00 English News Service 4:30 Comedy 5:00 Documentary 6:00 Battle of Wits 7:00 News: Berita Nasional 8:00 TV Series: Demigods 9:00 News: Dunia Dalam Berita 9:35 Class Music 10:00 Documentary 10:30 Puppet Show TPI 6:00 a.m.

Mataram archery continues despite lack of promotion Bambang M, Contributor/Yogyakarta Every 70 days, on a Selasa wage day according to the Javanese calendar, archers, in Mataram-kingdom style, gather at Kemandungan, inside the Yogyakarta Palace complex, to compete. Dressed in complete Javanese costume, except for the women archers, these Javanese archers -- who are mostly over 50 years of age, aim at the bandulan (targets) set some 30 meters away.

JP/5/PITI Chinese Muslims gaining more acceptance Suherdjoko The Jakarta Post/Semarang Chinese-Indonesian Muslims have gained greater acceptance among the ethnic Chinese community, according to the chairman of the Central Java chapter of the Chinese-Indonesian Muslim Brotherhood (PITI), Gautama Setiadi. Speaking before the opening of PITI's regional meeting in Semarang on Wednesday, he said the ethnic Chinese community had a much more positive view of Chinese-Indonesian Muslims.

India Club Jakarta a popular meeting place Joyeeta Dutta Ray, Contributor/Jakarta Indonesia has a flourishing Indian community of business professionals and executives who are rapidly making a name for themselves. As a forum for bringing them together, The India Club Jakarta plays a prominent role. The club is a not-for-profit organization registered in Indonesia. The Indian ambassador to Indonesia in 1981, Mr. Bhutani, initiated the club on Aug. 23 that year.

Surviving the tsunami, bracing for the future Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh If you visit a refugee camp in Lampuuk, Aceh Besar regency, you will find the food to be in abundant supply and varied, ranging from instant noodles to rice. Mineral water is also plentiful. In fact, there is enough food to feed the refugees for several weeks to come. But, not all the refugees are happy. They still want to work, especially the women. "The refugee aid is only temporary.

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, March 26, 2005 Exhibitions * Painting Radius 1 KM: Jogja Bergera, Kedai Kebun Forum Jl. Tirtodipuran 3 (Tel. 0274-376114), until March 27 * Photo Bawah Laut Nusantara, works of Unit Selam Gajah Mada University, at Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl Suroto 2 Kotabaru (Tel. 0274-560404), until March 27 * Fine Art Wake Up by Danny Ardhiyanto and I Made Suparta Wijaya at Lembaga Indonesia Perancis - LIP, Jl. Sagan No. 3 (Tel.

Acehnese women begin rebuilding lives =============================================================== Women play a prominent role in society, especially in the family. Yet, their existence is often neglected by many, including the government. The Jakarta Post's Nani Afrida has been looking into roles that women can play to sustain the lives of their families and community in Aceh in the wake of the tsunami. This is the first of the two articles, sponsored by Inter Press Service Asia Pacific.

Indians a notable feature in Pasar Baru Anton Doni, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Passer Baroe, known nowadays as Pasar Baru, was originally the Chinatown of Jakarta. Since the late 1940s, people of Indian descent began to contribute to a more colorful Pasar Baru. Nowadays, the area is associated more with Indians than Chinese. Along Jl. Dr Soetomo on its southern margins, you can clearly see Indian symbols.

Novotel introduces new chef Four-star Novotel Yogyakarta hotel on Jl. Sudirman is introducing its new chef, Arif Samsul Hadi, with a pledge to serve international menus with a local touch. "Arif is an expert in Asian cooking as well as European, especially French," said Novotel public relations manager Erny Kusmastuti, expressing the hope that the new chef would offer new taste sensations at the hotel.

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Students perform Sundanese arts A four-day Sundanese arts festival kicked off in Bogor municipality on Wednesday, with hundreds of students from 30 universities in West Java participating. The festival, which was officially opened by assistant to the Office of the State Minister for Culture and Tourism for its arts and film program Aswari Afandi, will feature various Sundanese art forms.

Wedding Fair 2005 at Santika Jogja A special exhibition on wedding-related matters is to be held at Santika Jogja hotel on Jl. Sudirman, Yogyakarta, on March 26 and March 27. Themed One-stop Weddings, the exhibition will present a variety of facilities and accessories needed at a wedding ceremony, including invitation cards, pre-nuptial treatments, wedding dresses, cosmetics and wedding cakes.

TNI personnel arrested in Papua JAYAPURA: Capt. Kaspar, the deputy commander of the Army's subdetachment in Sorong, was named a suspect in an illegal logging investigation in Papua, according to a military official. "He has been named a suspect and was arrested two days ago. I issued his arrest warrant," said the detachment commander, Col. Herry Pramono, on Thursday. Kaspar was arrested and charged with the possession of about 2,000 cubic meters of illegal logs in Teminabuan, Sorong.

DONE FOR SPOTLIGHT: MONDAY, March 28, 2005 BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY : World Trade Center (WTC) Jakarta's executive director Arief Gunawan (left) stands with PT. Sinar Expo Prima general manager Yuanita Kurniawan (center) and PT Ruswin Indonesia director Stuart Neal following the successful "First Indonesia Biometric Technology and Corporate Secretary Exhibition". PT Ruswin is an exhibitor at the event held in the center's atrium, which ran from March 15 to 18.

Province, regency battle over project Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan A controversial hotel development in Merek, Karo, encroached into a protected forest, a team from the North Sumatra forestry office and forest area protection bureau said on Thursday. Office head Prie Supriadi, said the team's result was based on the province's land resource plan, which showed that developer PT Merek Indah Lestari's hotel and golf course project overlapped with a protected area.

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, March 26, 2005 Exhibitions * Painting Radius 1 KM: Jogja Bergera, Kedai Kebun Forum Jl. Tirtodipuran 3 (Tel. 0274-376114), until March 27 * Photo Bawah Laut Nusantara, works of Unit Selam Gajah Mada University, at Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl Suroto 2 Kotabaru (Tel. 0274-560404), until March 27 * Fine Art Wake Up by Danny Ardhiyanto and I Made Suparta Wijaya at Lembaga Indonesia Perancis - LIP, Jl. Sagan No. 3 (Tel.

Kaliwadas, the town where tambourines are made Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post/Bumiayu, Central Java If you happen to see musicians from Brunei or Malaysia playing a rebana (traditional tambourine), there is a good chance the instruments were created in Kaliwadas village, Bumiayu subdistrict, Brebes, Central Java. The village is a production center for rebana, most of which are exported to Malaysia and Brunei. The rebana is often associated with Islamic music.