PSM likely to beat MBR in soccer final JAKARTA (JP): PSM Ujungpandang will win today's Dunhill league final against Mastrans Bandung Raya (MBR) if it manages to play consistently, a soccer observer told a press conference yesterday.

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Brazil shines in beach volleyball c'ships JAKARTA (JP): The 1995 World Champions Franco Jos Vieira Neto and Roberto Lopes da Costa of Brazil cruised into today's semifinals after winning convincingly 15-2 against Americans Eric Fonoimoana and Bill Boulianne yesterday.

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Hillary's urgent message on children's issues It Takes A Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us By Hillary Rodham Clinton Simon & Schuster, New York, 1996 318 pages US$20 JAKARTA (JP): Hillary Clinton once displayed a stack of manuscripts in a television interview to counter those who ...

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Ancient empire of Majapahit comes to lifeBy C.G. Miller SURABAYA (JP): On a recent visit to Indonesia's second largest city, Surabaya, I happened to be strolling by the convention rooms of my hotel, when a door was opened by an exited guest.

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ABRI's greatest challenge: Remaining the people's protector Text by Lela E. Madjiah and photos by Mulkan Salmona JAKARTA (JP): From what started as unarmed, untrained and often unruly bands of nationalist youths -- with the few exceptions of those who were trained by the Japanese military during ...

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Cruising the Internet in the MUD?By Ruli Manurung JAKARTA (JP): Cyberspace. Cyberporn. Cybersex. Cyberpunk. Cybersports. Cybercop. Here a Cyber, there a Cyber, everywhere a Cyber Cyber. What is the next phenomenon? Try CyberMUDs.

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Rights body promises to do its very bestBy Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): At 71, Munawir Sjadzali has a new job and his children don't like it very much."They say I have been working with the government for too long," Munawir says with a smile. "They wish I could be less busy.

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Women of the world enjoying fruits of Beijing conferenceBy Hillary Rodham Clinton A year ago, thousands of people from around the world gathered in Beijing with a simple message: "Women's rights are human rights -- and human rights are women's rights.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:25 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fit 7:00 News 7:30 TV Series: Grandizer 8:00 Fashion 9:00 English News Service 9:30 People and Events 10:00 Music: Album Minggu Ini 11:00 Children's Stories 11:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 11:45 ...

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The culminationBy Satyagraha Hoerip It was suffocatingly hot. Dust was dancing all over town. Since early morning the wind had been blowing harder that usual, stronger than yesterday. I saw hats blown off and rolling around the streets.

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Fashion students show off but subtle designs steal 1st prizeBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): At the annual Indonesian Designers Contest last week, sponsored by the Femina group of magazines, technicolor fashions of dizzying proportions came strutting down the runways.

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Human rights body needs to improve role JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has so far proven to be capable of being the guardian of human rights protection in the country, as has been shown by the international and domestic respect accorded to it in the last few months.

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Superstitions play a big part in people's livesBy Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): You say you don't believe in superstition? Well, think again.Last year, Aranxta Sanchez said she won the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Stadium, because her dog Roland was watching.

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After Chuan, Li and Kai comes the Hsing styleDear friends,After Chuan, Li, and Kai, the next style is: HSINGThe word Hsing means to walk. It refers here to a manner of writing that is freer than the Kai style, from which it evolved; it appears sketchy in comparison with Kai, yet it is very readable.

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Woman's body cut into three BANDUNG (JP): A 29-year-old woman was found dead in her rented room in Jl. Astanaanyar here yesterday.The body of the woman, identified as Wida, had been cut into three pieces and put in a sack, police said yesterday.Chief of the Bandung detectives, Lt.Col.

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Rights body in the spotlight again The three-year old National Commission on Human Rights elected on Tuesday as its new chairman, Munawir Sjadzali, a former minister of religious affairs and currently an advisor to President Soeharto.

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600 police safeguard football match tonight JAKARTA (JP): At least 600 police equipped with batons and five dogs will be deployed for the final between Mastrans Bandung Raya and PSM Ujungpandang of the Indonesian football championship here tonight.

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Soeharto orders ABRI to safeguard election JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday ordered the Armed Forces (ABRI) to make every effort to protect the 1997 general election against possible disturbances.

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Controversial cases dominate human rights body's work JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has received thousands of reports of human rights violations since it was established in late 1993.Last year alone it received 3,321 letters.Most are related to land and worker disputes.

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