Bouraq's president dies JAKARTA (JP): Jerry A. Sumendap, president of the private airline PT Bouraq Indonesia, died in Jakarta yesterday afternoon from heart failure. He turned 68 last December.

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Youngsters enjoy homestay programs JAKARTA (JP): "I hope I meet Brandon and Brenda when I go to Los Angeles," 16-year-old Penny Juwita exclaimed while attending a briefing with her chaperon at the LIA Foundation last weekend.

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Pair bridge meet expanded JAKARTA (JP): The international pair bridge championship, Epson Worldwide Bridge Contest, will be expanded to 10 provincial cities in Indonesia next year, with priorities given to Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.

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RI pianist to perform in Norway JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian pianist Kuei Pin Yeo will play a number of solo piano compositions by Indonesian Mochtar Embut today at the Festspillene i Bergen in Bergen, Norway.

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Teguh Ostenrik I don't know if Teguh Ostenrik's Dutch or German is good or not, because I don't speak either language (Letters, May 28).

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The history of bamboo musical instruments in IndonesiaBy Endo Suanda BANDUNG (JP): Bamboo used for musical instruments is as old as bamboo in cultural artifacts. This is due to the nature of bamboo as a source of sound.

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Contest: The importance of being differentBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): "It's a pity that progress in photography in Indonesia did not feature in Rana Citra 1994 as it did in the previous Rana Citra competitions," the chairman of the team of judges, Wisaksono Noeradi, remarked in a speech prior ...

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Clarifying Gandhi As a visitor to Jakarta, I have been reading your newspaper for the last week. In the Sunday, May 7, issue my eyes fell on the article about Candi Dasa in Bali entitled Gandhi and Marley alive in Candi Dasa which I read with much interest.

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The late Arifin C. Noer: His life and works JAKARTA (JP): How appropriate it was for the theater/movie director Arifin C. Noer, who died a week ago today, to describe Indonesia as a country with the most dense "jungle of statements" in the world.

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Tommy steps down from IMI JAKARTA (JP): Hutomo Mandala Putra sprang a surprise on Friday night when he refused his second term as chairman of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) and handed the post to Bob RE Nasution at the end of the IMI congress in Medan, North Sumatra.

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Lir-ilir: Javanese song and its meaningBy DWR Mastuti JAKARTA (JP): Traditional Javanese songs are more than just lyrics and rhythm, their words contain the philosophy of life.When I was young, my parents always sang Lir-ilir. I understood it only after studying Javanese.

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Timor reconciliation talks begin in Austrian castle STADTSCHLAINING, Austria (Reuter): East Timorese leaders began a historic meeting yesterday to try to reconcile differences that have torn their people apart for the last 20 years.

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Preserving the traditional wavy daggerBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Tradition and modernism seem to stand in unreconcilable contradiction with one and another. Explaining tradition in a modern way is not easy. But it is not impossible to do so.

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Rambitan: Lombok's 'traditional village'By Dini S. Djalal SENGGIGI, Lombok (JP): The village can be seen from miles away. Perched upon a hill, the grouping of thatched huts provided a stark contrast against the bright blue sky.

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Polish booters to come to town JAKARTA (JP): The Polish Olympic soccer team will tackle the Indonesian national squad in a friendly match at the Senayan stadium in mid July.

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Physical strength rules French OpenBy Russell Barlow JAKARTA (JP): The French Open, like all the Grand Slam tennis tournaments, possess its own special qualities.

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Looking for a nice, bright house? JAKARTA (JP): Ever scanned the classifieds for a place to stay? This newspaper carries enticing messages from landlords, housing agents, brokers and entrepreneurial housewives (or should I say home-makers?) flogging accommodation to prospective lessees.

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Zero-PointBy B.Y. Tand He gazes at the sun and sees it spinning. He gazes at the moon and sees it spinning. He gazes at a stand of trees and sees them spinning. Looking inward, he sees himself spinning like a top. At zero-point the top topples. He examines the top.

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The homestay craze: Worth the money?By Rita A. Widiadana and T. Sima Gunawan Homestay programs have become trendy among Indonesia's school students in big cities. The programs, which are expensive, are also considered profitable, attracting many organizations to this business.

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'Outbreak' sweeping cinema screens with virus scareBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Schadenfreude: it's a German phrase meaning "joy at the suffering of others.

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Promote Positivism "Positive Attitude is a Plus" -- so goes the corporate advertisement of Essar Gujarat, one of the leading industrial conglomerates in India. The ad clearly describes positivism as having a logic and momentum all its own.

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TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News7:30 Healthy and Fresh with Berty Tilarso7:40 Cartoon: Vicky The Viking8:05 Around Us8:35 Children's Stories9:00 People and Events9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka9:45 Music 10:45 Youth Program 11:15 Science Program 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang Ke Gelanggang1:15 p.

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Suro's celebration no fun for the royaltyBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Javanese people, and the royalty in particular, celebrate the Javanese New Year, which fell on May 31 this year, by reflecting on the past and contemplating the future. No dances. No songs. No fun.

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Colorful events mark the arrival of Japanese New YearPhoto A: ReogJP/28The management of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta organized a series of events to celebrate the Javanese New Year, which fell on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, the eve of the new year, a procession was held.

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Grisham is the master Rainmaker The Rainmaker; John Grisham; 434 pages; Published by Doubleday, New York, New York. JAKARTA (JP): A novel about a young lawyer trying to unveil a health insurance scam doesn't sound very sexy.

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