More attention to local sports clubs needed Born on the banks of the Kali Malang river in East Jakarta in November 1928, Mangombar Ferdinand Siregar is a veteran swimming trainer and leading sports figure.

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Edinburgh, the most beautiful city in BritainBy Lela E. Madjiah The Edinburgh International Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary last month.

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Rich wedding traditions in Asia in danger of dying outBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): In the era of globalization, it is becoming increasingly more important to preserve a country's traditional practices while making them more accessible to the modern- oriented generation.

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Stone Drum: One of Greater Chuan's 4 stylesDear friends,The second important category in the Greater Chuan is the STONE DRUM style: This style has been one of the most influential styles. It was discovered in the early part of the T'ang dynasty (7th A.D.).

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Ragunan school trains RI's best as athletes JAKARTA (JP): The joy greeting gold badminton medalists Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja who beat the Malaysians in Atlanta was marred by disappointment that the women's single team only managed to bring home a silver.

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Jackets for reporters JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) plans to distribute jackets or vests to reporters to help the public and security forces distinguish them in a crowd.

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Guess What? Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai has lent her prominence to the concept of eye donation among Indians, saying her eyes should be used to help a sightless person after her death, a newspaper report has said.

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'Seeds of Peace' helps forge vision for peaceful futureBy Hillary Rodham Clinton Lina is a 14-year-old Palestinian girl who lives in the town of Jenin on the West Bank. Until a few weeks ago, the only Israelis she had ever come in contact with were soldiers who patrolled the area around the city.

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Indonesia's Davis Cup teamFrom Media IndonesiaThe Davis Cup tennis match between Indonesia and Taiwan, the host, is drawing near. The skills of our players are soon to be tested at the PON XIV sports week, on courts which meet the requirements set for the Davis Cup tournament.

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Road crash kills three BEKASI, West Java (JP): Three died and eight were injured when a Toyota Kijang van overturned on the Cikampek toll road yesterday morning.Police said the van carrying a family from Jatinegara, East Jakarta, was heading for Bandung.

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Pictorialism, part of Indonesia's photographic historyBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Merely five years after its discovery by Daguerre in 1839, photography was introduced to Indonesia by Adolf Schaeffer, who was assigned to document archaeology in the Netherlands Indies.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Religious Teaching: Hikmah Pagi 6:25 News 6:45 Healthy and Fit 7:00 News 7:30 TV Series: Grandizer 8:00 TV Drama 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 Sports: ...

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Guess What? Brooke Shields says the most difficult day of her life was when she broke off her professional relationship with her mother, who had orchestrated her career from babyhood.

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AssistanceBy Jujur Prananto Parwanto took a deep breath. His wrinkled forehead betrayed his anxiety. For a few moments he stared in silence at the letter in his hands, from Yanti, his youngest sister, even though he had already read it several times.

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PON -- a time for talent scouting The National Games (PON) which opens in Jakarta tomorrow is more than just a contest for collecting the most gold between the 27 provinces taking part.

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Does Indonesian fashion have a foot in the graveBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Imagine yourself a newcomer to Jakarta looking to buy some Indonesian-designed fashions.

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Benny Wijaya eligible for PON: Organizers JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association has no reason to bar the country's former men's singles number one Benny Wijaya from the 14th National Games, the association's secretary-general Subianto said yesterday.

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Guess What? Actor Eddie Murphy says he hopes to play Stevie Wonder in a screen adaptation of the life of the American pop star."Everybody loves Stevie, but nobody really knows him because of his blindness," Murphy told reporters at the Deauville film festival in northern France.

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Lack of funds still a major problem for PON JAKARTA (JP): The 14th National Games (PON), a sports extravaganza for Indonesia's 27 provinces, will be officially opened here tomorrow. Yet daunting funding problems remain.The executive chairman of the organizers, R.S.

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Can we still tell right from wrong? JAKARTA (JP): Independence Day really seemed one of those "can't miss" movies, so my daughter, my wife and I went to see it at Ciputra Mall one Thursday afternoon. We bought the tickets, and went for a short stroll in the mall.

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Guess What? For some men, a mustache is a symbol of masculinity. Others say they have one because they are too lazy to shave.

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