Spending your school holiday the homestay wayBy Christiani S.A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Imagine yourself studying English three hours a day, five days a week and spending most of the remaining hours of each day barbecuing on the beach, shopping, playing sport, or visiting some stunning tourist ...

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Vacation means hard work for Muhammad Iman JAKARTA (JP): The school holidays will mean hard work for Muhammad Iman, 19, who works until late at night after finishing school each day at SMEA IX Muhammdiyah IX in Kramat Sawah, Central Jakarta.

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The rosy slant of mainstream RI paintingsBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): The late Indonesian art critic Sanento Yuliman described the negative flip side to a commercial art boom.When art enters the world of big business, collectors, patrons and commercial galleries come aboard in droves.

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Soeharto celebrates 76th birthday JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will celebrate today his 76th birthday with his six children, their spouses, 12 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, close relatives and friends at his residence on Jl. Cendana.

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Peter Mueller is the architect of dream resortsBy Dini Djalal MEDANA BAY, Lombok (JP): When Peter Mueller, who built Bali's legendary resorts The Oberoi and The Amandari, is asked about his influence on hotel style in Indonesia, his reply is plain and simple."I'm just an architect," said Mueller.

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Students plan to flee to religious retreatsBy Deborah Hutauruk JAKARTA (JP): Get away from home, forget the rat race and the material world and become closer to God.

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What do parents say about school holidays? JAKARTA (JP): Many parents want their children to continue learning, even during long holidays. But some parents say school holidays should not be used for studies.

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Indonesian Everest team impresses Apa SherpaBy Rudi Nurcahyo KATHMANDU, Nepal (JP): "I have often worked with foreign teams climbing Mount Everest.

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Zarina admitted to hospital JAKARTA (JP): Zarina, the television actress sentenced to four years jail Thursday for storing 29,677 Ecstasy pills, was rushed to hospital a day after the verdict.She was admitted to East Jakarta's Kramatdjati Police Hospital on Friday about 3 a.m.

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Using school vacation time for introspectionBy Aloysius Unditu JAKARTA (JP): Arif Rachman is a firm believer that learning does not stop the minute one steps out of the classroom, but is a continual lifetime process.

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School graduation brings joy, sadness for parentsBy Hillary Rodham Clinton I didn't know it at the time, but after dropping me off at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, my mother climbed into the back seat of the car and cried all the way home to Chicago.

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Guess What? May 30 was definitely Armed Forces (ABRI) day for Jayapura Bishop H.F.M. Munninghoff OFM.He attended the ceremony in which Col. Purnawa handed over his duties as the Raja Wira Yakthi military district chief in Jayapura to Col. Y. Samuel.Lt.Col.

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Ministry to launch holiday programs JAKARTA (JP): Long school holidays can be a headache for parents, particularly for those with not much money to spare. That is why the Ministry of Education and Culture's holiday programs at its city office are big help.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Children's Program: Arena 123 8:00 TV Series: Brudy and Family 8:30 Performances: Warna Warni 9:00 Children's Film 9:30 Variety Show: Disekitar Kita 10:00 TVRI News ...

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Film industry 'needs thematic freedom'By Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): Fatahillah promises to be one of the finest presents awaiting Jakarta on its 470th anniversary celebration this June 22.

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Guess What? Noted playwright Nano Riantiarno celebrated his 48th birthday last Friday.What is the most precious birthday gift Nano, the founder of Teater Koma, could ask for?"Permits for performing arts.

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Supermodel Tamara treads the boards in 'Julius Caesar'By Elisa Tobing JAKARTA (JP): Artists as famous and successful as Tamara Bleszynski rarely deign to perform in theater.

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Kids put election campaign in focusBy A. Hari Santosa YOGYAKARTA (JP): The general election campaign, dubbed a 5- yearly fiesta of democracy with fanfare, with colossal and impressive processions, attracted children to the rallies of poll contestant supporters.

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Cars damaged in collision JAKARTA (JP): Thick smoke from burning grass is believed to have caused yesterday's four-car pileup on Cikampek toll road, West Java. No fatalities were reported in the accident on kilometer 51 of the toll road.

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PPP protests against election irregularities JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) strongly protested yesterday the widespread fraud in this year's general election and it was still undecided whether it would accept the final poll result.

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Jassin hospitalized at RSCM JAKARTA (JP): Literary critic Hans Bague Jassin was admitted to the Cipto Mangun Kusumo General Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta on Friday after a stroke.

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Restaurants hold promotion for school vacation JAKARTA (JP): June is probably the best time for family picnics as school vacations arrive in the next few days.

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Spending school holidays in style With the month-long school holidays just around the corner, many students have been planning to make them unforgettable.

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RI sends 36 athletes to Universiade JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is sending 36 national athletes, part of the team being groomed for the 19th SEA Games here in October, to compete in six of the 10 events at Universiade in Sicily, Italy, from Aug. 19 to Aug. 31.

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God willing, please don't confuse us JAKARTA (JP): Insya Allah, the Arabic expression meaning "God willing", is in popular usage in Indonesia. When you ask someone whether he or she can come to dinner, the usual answer is Insya Allah.

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Everything is green and religius in MaduraBy Dini S. Djalal SAMPANG, Madura (JP): I was half asleep when the ferry arrived at the port town of Kamal, but even in my midnight stupor, I could make out the silver dome and crescent-moon glimmering in the dark.

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Reaching Everst peak from the north remains a dreamBy Rudi Nurcahyo KATHMANDU, Nepal (JP): Sgt. Sunardi, chief privates Tarmudi and Gunawan "Ogun" Ahmad left the last camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters. The summit of Mount Everest was clearly visible.

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'Absolute Power' is govt-bashing, Eastwood style JAKARTA (JP): Fight evil with brains. Play two powerhouses against each other. These seem to be the typical brusque messages Clint Eastwood is trying to convey in his latest directorial effort, Absolute Power.

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A quizzical view of Bali's mystique Bali: Cultural Tourism and Touristic CultureBy Michel PicardArchipelago Press, Singapore1996, 231 pp. JAKARTA (JP): Bali's wondrous culture and the fawning attention paid it by outsiders have been both boon and bane.

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Below the Baliem sky The two lofty mountains standing between a vast field in this Baliem valley of Irian Jaya are so beautiful because they look like huge women's breasts. New visitors to this central highland will find the view fantastic.

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