Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, July 18, 1997Music * Planet Hollywood, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 16, South Jakarta, Music Hours, Wednesday to Sunday, 9.30 p.m. onwards: Tricia Tahara, an American Singer. Top Classic Rock Music, every Thursday.

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Lippo Cikarang's IPO oversubscribed JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippo Cikarang said Wednesday that its recent initial public offering (IPO) was a big success, with demand far exceeding available shares.Lippo Group's deputy chairman, James T.

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JP/10/Table Fortune's top 10 companies---------------------------------------------------- No Name Country 1996 revenues ----------------------------------------------------- 1. General Motors United States US$168.37 billion 2.

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'Warriors of Virtue' is not just another East-meets-West By Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): In the stunning opening scene of Warriors of Virtue, Chinese chef Ming (the irresistible Dennis Dun, Big Trouble in Little China) performs staggering kung fu acrobatics at his, uuh, wok.

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Exhibition points up artistic concerns of 1970sBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP) Add the Jakarta Art Council to the list of cultural institutions getting back into the swing of the 1970s.

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Three genocides mark this century's politics Events served as reminders of three genocidesBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "If someone said did I kill people like Dusko Tadic killed people, then I would say I was not guilty," Milan Kovacevic told journalist Ed ...

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Dede found his artistic calling by chance JAKARTA (JP): When he was a little boy, Dede Erie Supria wanted to be a teacher like his father. But in one of life's ironic detours from the planned path, he became a painter, a profession he had never considered seriously.

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Painter Dede Eri Supria gets down to businessBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Small is beautiful may now have entered the realm of cliche, but it seems a fitting summary of Dede Erie Supria's exhibition at the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

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Humpuss eyes oil palm, jute in Sulawesi JAKARTA (JP): A subsidiary of Humpuss group is studying the feasibility of developing oil palm and jute plantations on a 30,000 hectare area of Southeast Sulawesi, Antara reported.

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TV Program: Friday, July 18, 1997 TVRI .tb .30" .90" 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara2:40 Travel: My Country2:45 Children's Film: Kelley3:10 Children's Dance: Aneka Tari Timor Timur3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa4:00 Regional News4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat5:10 Film: Home ...

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Stock quotations on JSX.rm .plStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 16, 1997: ------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading ...

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Where to go in Surabaya, for Friday, July 18, 1997Music and Entertainment * Tunjungan Crystal Hotel, Jl. Tunjungan 102-104: - Lounge Bar: Stief's Band, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, open at 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. * Mirama Hotel, Jl. Raya Darmo 58-76: - Mirama Bar: Desire Band, Monday.

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National pride I am writing in reference to the article Surly secretaries, English lesson ("By the way...," June 29). I have been thinking about writing on the same subject, but couldn't find the right words to express it. You accurately and clearly expressed what I have been wanting to say.

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Spinning-off made to allow Indocement to focus on core JAKARTA (JP): Anthony Salim, chief executive officer of Indocement, said Wednesday the company had sold its 50.1 percent share in Indofood so that the cement giant could concentrate on its core business.

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Art agendaModern Dance Performance: Incident by Teater Tari Bimo Wiwohatmo at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Gedung Kesenian Jakarta No. 1, Central Jakarta, Ph. 3808283, 3441882. July 19, 8 p.m. The staging of nine dances -- Bunga Malam, Sangkakala, Lotus, Lover, Mr. Pardal and Mrs.

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Melia Purosani Hotel gets loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Purosani Sri Persada, which owns the Hotel Melia Purosani, Yogyakarta, secured Wednesday a syndicated loan worth US$14.75 million from five local and overseas banks.

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Summarecon to build new high-rise building at Kelapa Gading JP/11/SUDWISummarecon to build new high-rise building at Kelapa Gading JAKARTA (JP): A business and entertainment center will highlight Kelapa Gading Permai's 20-hectare town center, scheduled for completion by 1999.

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New measure needed to boost sugar output JAKARTA (JP): The government must change its sugarcane farming policy if it wants to stop a continued decline in sugar production, a senior official said.

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